JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) was born ca. 1767-1770 in Virginia, probably in Culpeper County. JOHN's Last Will & Testament (LW&T) was drafted 9 February 1848, and proved and recorded 17 March 1848, in Edgar County, Illinois, which implies that JOHN died sometime during that interim (see Photos).
The authors of The Arterburn Cousins reported that JOHN died in January, 1847; whether they relied on son William's biographical sketch, or this is a typographical error is unclear (cf. Memorial 31810565). However, this date does not agree with the date of 9 February 1848, when JOHN's LW&T was originally drafted. They correctly reported that JOHN's LW&T was proved and recorded 17 March 1848. JOHN apparently died during that interim period, in 1848.
JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) married MARTHA BARNETT January 14, 1794, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins.
JOHN's gravesite in Kansas Township, Edgar County, has not been discovered. The gravesite of MARTHA, who died in October 1834, is in Old Western Cemetery—apparently unmarked—in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins. (Note: The biographical sketch of son William reported—mistakenly, apparently—1845 as Martha's date of death.) MARTHA's actual date of death appears uncertain. JOHN's LW&T referred to a surviving (second) "beloved wife," who has since been identified, according to Arterburn descendant and researcher, Jim Sellars:
"In the 1820 Census for John Arterburn there was no female old enough to be his wife in his household. There was a male aged 45 and older (JOHN) and a female aged 10 to 14 and several younger males. By 1830, JOHN was aged 50-59 with a female aged 30-39 in his household, which was likely second wife, MARY SMITH, plus younger children who had been born since 1820. JOHN's LW&T also mentions a daughter, Catherine, that he left his estate to for her care. Catherine was the daughter of MARY (SMITH) ARTERBURN, apparently the second wife of JOHN. Catherine was listed in the census with her mother in Edgar County, IL in 1850. Actually they appeared twice in the 1850 Census in different daughter's households. JOHN left Catherine money because she had some sort of disability. The 1850 Census said she was disabled. The Arterburn Cousins has MARY SMITH as the wife of an unknown younger John Arterburn, but that's not accurate. MARY was considerably younger than JOHN, but that was not uncommon. She also had the following children: Amanda (1821), Augustus (1824), Sarah Ann (1825), Henriett (1827), Martha Jane (1828), Nancy Elizabeth (1832), and Catherine (1833)." (Source Contributor: James F. Sellars III)
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Y-DNA test results of a descendant of JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) has confirmed that JOHN shared the same patrilineal ancestry as PETER and WILLIAM. The authors of The Arterburn Cousins believed that JOHN was the son of PETER primarily because he was not named in WILLIAM's LW&T, bolstered by their assumption that HENRY was PETER's daughter. A closer examination of Shenandoah County Censuses and Tax Lists has revealed that HENRY was PETER's son who was counted in Captain John Netherton's Census of 1775, and that JOHN was one of the four (4) males counted—four of the five sons of WILLIAM SR—in WILLIAM's household in the Census of 1775. (Youngest son, PRESLEY, was born in 1778.) WILLIAM's Family count of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters, was confirmed in Netherton's (second) Census of 1785 and Shenandoah Tax Lists (cf. Arterburn, 2013).
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR.'s household. (SAMUEL was born later in 1774.) Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS—JOHN, ELIJAH, WILLIAM JR.—WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771 (cf. Arterburn, 2013, 2023).
The children named in the LW&T of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who are missing. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN is missing from his father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons remains uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be conclusively determined from public records. (James Arterburn, Sr. —half-brother of WILLIAM SR. —named his first-born, John, which might have been a namesake of their grandfather, John Williams. This could be a clue that WILLIAM SR. followed the same naming pattern for his son, JOHN, who may have been his first-born.)
JOHN was counted from 1787 in WILLIAM's household in Shenandoah County Tax Lists until 1794, when he married and was subsequently listed by name as a separate householder.
For some reason unknown to us, JOHN was not named in WILLIAM SR.'s Last Will and Testament. Perhaps his father had made some earlier provision for JOHN, and similarly perhaps for WILLIAM's grandson, Ennis McKie (son of deceased daughter, SARAH), who also was not named a beneficiary in WILLIAM's LW&T.
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Carroll Norben "Art" Arterburn, author of The Arterburn Cousins and who believed at the time that JOHN was a son of PETER, described his surprise to learn that descendants of ELIJAH ARTERBURN, son of WILLIAM SR., were so similar to his Family who were descendants of JOHN, unaware that JOHN and ELIJAH were brothers: "We met some of Henry Vincent Arterburn's descendants, and it is amazing how many of them look, talk, and even laugh just like descendants of our family from Kansas, Edgar County, [Illinois]." (The Arterburn Cousins, p. 69)
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has recognized JOHN as the son of WILLIAM SR. for proof of lineage of his descendants for membership.
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(Updates Welcomed)
The authors of The Arterburn Cousins reported that JOHN died in January, 1847; whether they relied on son William's biographical sketch, or this is a typographical error is unclear (cf. Memorial 31810565). However, this date does not agree with the date of 9 February 1848, when JOHN's LW&T was originally drafted. They correctly reported that JOHN's LW&T was proved and recorded 17 March 1848. JOHN apparently died during that interim period, in 1848.
JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) married MARTHA BARNETT January 14, 1794, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins.
JOHN's gravesite in Kansas Township, Edgar County, has not been discovered. The gravesite of MARTHA, who died in October 1834, is in Old Western Cemetery—apparently unmarked—in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins. (Note: The biographical sketch of son William reported—mistakenly, apparently—1845 as Martha's date of death.) MARTHA's actual date of death appears uncertain. JOHN's LW&T referred to a surviving (second) "beloved wife," who has since been identified, according to Arterburn descendant and researcher, Jim Sellars:
"In the 1820 Census for John Arterburn there was no female old enough to be his wife in his household. There was a male aged 45 and older (JOHN) and a female aged 10 to 14 and several younger males. By 1830, JOHN was aged 50-59 with a female aged 30-39 in his household, which was likely second wife, MARY SMITH, plus younger children who had been born since 1820. JOHN's LW&T also mentions a daughter, Catherine, that he left his estate to for her care. Catherine was the daughter of MARY (SMITH) ARTERBURN, apparently the second wife of JOHN. Catherine was listed in the census with her mother in Edgar County, IL in 1850. Actually they appeared twice in the 1850 Census in different daughter's households. JOHN left Catherine money because she had some sort of disability. The 1850 Census said she was disabled. The Arterburn Cousins has MARY SMITH as the wife of an unknown younger John Arterburn, but that's not accurate. MARY was considerably younger than JOHN, but that was not uncommon. She also had the following children: Amanda (1821), Augustus (1824), Sarah Ann (1825), Henriett (1827), Martha Jane (1828), Nancy Elizabeth (1832), and Catherine (1833)." (Source Contributor: James F. Sellars III)
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Y-DNA test results of a descendant of JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) has confirmed that JOHN shared the same patrilineal ancestry as PETER and WILLIAM. The authors of The Arterburn Cousins believed that JOHN was the son of PETER primarily because he was not named in WILLIAM's LW&T, bolstered by their assumption that HENRY was PETER's daughter. A closer examination of Shenandoah County Censuses and Tax Lists has revealed that HENRY was PETER's son who was counted in Captain John Netherton's Census of 1775, and that JOHN was one of the four (4) males counted—four of the five sons of WILLIAM SR—in WILLIAM's household in the Census of 1775. (Youngest son, PRESLEY, was born in 1778.) WILLIAM's Family count of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters, was confirmed in Netherton's (second) Census of 1785 and Shenandoah Tax Lists (cf. Arterburn, 2013).
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR.'s household. (SAMUEL was born later in 1774.) Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS—JOHN, ELIJAH, WILLIAM JR.—WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771 (cf. Arterburn, 2013, 2023).
The children named in the LW&T of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who are missing. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN is missing from his father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons remains uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be conclusively determined from public records. (James Arterburn, Sr. —half-brother of WILLIAM SR. —named his first-born, John, which might have been a namesake of their grandfather, John Williams. This could be a clue that WILLIAM SR. followed the same naming pattern for his son, JOHN, who may have been his first-born.)
JOHN was counted from 1787 in WILLIAM's household in Shenandoah County Tax Lists until 1794, when he married and was subsequently listed by name as a separate householder.
For some reason unknown to us, JOHN was not named in WILLIAM SR.'s Last Will and Testament. Perhaps his father had made some earlier provision for JOHN, and similarly perhaps for WILLIAM's grandson, Ennis McKie (son of deceased daughter, SARAH), who also was not named a beneficiary in WILLIAM's LW&T.
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Carroll Norben "Art" Arterburn, author of The Arterburn Cousins and who believed at the time that JOHN was a son of PETER, described his surprise to learn that descendants of ELIJAH ARTERBURN, son of WILLIAM SR., were so similar to his Family who were descendants of JOHN, unaware that JOHN and ELIJAH were brothers: "We met some of Henry Vincent Arterburn's descendants, and it is amazing how many of them look, talk, and even laugh just like descendants of our family from Kansas, Edgar County, [Illinois]." (The Arterburn Cousins, p. 69)
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has recognized JOHN as the son of WILLIAM SR. for proof of lineage of his descendants for membership.
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(Updates Welcomed)
JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) was born ca. 1767-1770 in Virginia, probably in Culpeper County. JOHN's Last Will & Testament (LW&T) was drafted 9 February 1848, and proved and recorded 17 March 1848, in Edgar County, Illinois, which implies that JOHN died sometime during that interim (see Photos).
The authors of The Arterburn Cousins reported that JOHN died in January, 1847; whether they relied on son William's biographical sketch, or this is a typographical error is unclear (cf. Memorial 31810565). However, this date does not agree with the date of 9 February 1848, when JOHN's LW&T was originally drafted. They correctly reported that JOHN's LW&T was proved and recorded 17 March 1848. JOHN apparently died during that interim period, in 1848.
JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) married MARTHA BARNETT January 14, 1794, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins.
JOHN's gravesite in Kansas Township, Edgar County, has not been discovered. The gravesite of MARTHA, who died in October 1834, is in Old Western Cemetery—apparently unmarked—in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins. (Note: The biographical sketch of son William reported—mistakenly, apparently—1845 as Martha's date of death.) MARTHA's actual date of death appears uncertain. JOHN's LW&T referred to a surviving (second) "beloved wife," who has since been identified, according to Arterburn descendant and researcher, Jim Sellars:
"In the 1820 Census for John Arterburn there was no female old enough to be his wife in his household. There was a male aged 45 and older (JOHN) and a female aged 10 to 14 and several younger males. By 1830, JOHN was aged 50-59 with a female aged 30-39 in his household, which was likely second wife, MARY SMITH, plus younger children who had been born since 1820. JOHN's LW&T also mentions a daughter, Catherine, that he left his estate to for her care. Catherine was the daughter of MARY (SMITH) ARTERBURN, apparently the second wife of JOHN. Catherine was listed in the census with her mother in Edgar County, IL in 1850. Actually they appeared twice in the 1850 Census in different daughter's households. JOHN left Catherine money because she had some sort of disability. The 1850 Census said she was disabled. The Arterburn Cousins has MARY SMITH as the wife of an unknown younger John Arterburn, but that's not accurate. MARY was considerably younger than JOHN, but that was not uncommon. She also had the following children: Amanda (1821), Augustus (1824), Sarah Ann (1825), Henriett (1827), Martha Jane (1828), Nancy Elizabeth (1832), and Catherine (1833)." (Source Contributor: James F. Sellars III)
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Y-DNA test results of a descendant of JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) has confirmed that JOHN shared the same patrilineal ancestry as PETER and WILLIAM. The authors of The Arterburn Cousins believed that JOHN was the son of PETER primarily because he was not named in WILLIAM's LW&T, bolstered by their assumption that HENRY was PETER's daughter. A closer examination of Shenandoah County Censuses and Tax Lists has revealed that HENRY was PETER's son who was counted in Captain John Netherton's Census of 1775, and that JOHN was one of the four (4) males counted—four of the five sons of WILLIAM SR—in WILLIAM's household in the Census of 1775. (Youngest son, PRESLEY, was born in 1778.) WILLIAM's Family count of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters, was confirmed in Netherton's (second) Census of 1785 and Shenandoah Tax Lists (cf. Arterburn, 2013).
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR.'s household. (SAMUEL was born later in 1774.) Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS—JOHN, ELIJAH, WILLIAM JR.—WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771 (cf. Arterburn, 2013, 2023).
The children named in the LW&T of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who are missing. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN is missing from his father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons remains uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be conclusively determined from public records. (James Arterburn, Sr. —half-brother of WILLIAM SR. —named his first-born, John, which might have been a namesake of their grandfather, John Williams. This could be a clue that WILLIAM SR. followed the same naming pattern for his son, JOHN, who may have been his first-born.)
JOHN was counted from 1787 in WILLIAM's household in Shenandoah County Tax Lists until 1794, when he married and was subsequently listed by name as a separate householder.
For some reason unknown to us, JOHN was not named in WILLIAM SR.'s Last Will and Testament. Perhaps his father had made some earlier provision for JOHN, and similarly perhaps for WILLIAM's grandson, Ennis McKie (son of deceased daughter, SARAH), who also was not named a beneficiary in WILLIAM's LW&T.
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Carroll Norben "Art" Arterburn, author of The Arterburn Cousins and who believed at the time that JOHN was a son of PETER, described his surprise to learn that descendants of ELIJAH ARTERBURN, son of WILLIAM SR., were so similar to his Family who were descendants of JOHN, unaware that JOHN and ELIJAH were brothers: "We met some of Henry Vincent Arterburn's descendants, and it is amazing how many of them look, talk, and even laugh just like descendants of our family from Kansas, Edgar County, [Illinois]." (The Arterburn Cousins, p. 69)
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has recognized JOHN as the son of WILLIAM SR. for proof of lineage of his descendants for membership.
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(Updates Welcomed)
The authors of The Arterburn Cousins reported that JOHN died in January, 1847; whether they relied on son William's biographical sketch, or this is a typographical error is unclear (cf. Memorial 31810565). However, this date does not agree with the date of 9 February 1848, when JOHN's LW&T was originally drafted. They correctly reported that JOHN's LW&T was proved and recorded 17 March 1848. JOHN apparently died during that interim period, in 1848.
JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) married MARTHA BARNETT January 14, 1794, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins.
JOHN's gravesite in Kansas Township, Edgar County, has not been discovered. The gravesite of MARTHA, who died in October 1834, is in Old Western Cemetery—apparently unmarked—in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, according to the authors of The Arterburn Cousins. (Note: The biographical sketch of son William reported—mistakenly, apparently—1845 as Martha's date of death.) MARTHA's actual date of death appears uncertain. JOHN's LW&T referred to a surviving (second) "beloved wife," who has since been identified, according to Arterburn descendant and researcher, Jim Sellars:
"In the 1820 Census for John Arterburn there was no female old enough to be his wife in his household. There was a male aged 45 and older (JOHN) and a female aged 10 to 14 and several younger males. By 1830, JOHN was aged 50-59 with a female aged 30-39 in his household, which was likely second wife, MARY SMITH, plus younger children who had been born since 1820. JOHN's LW&T also mentions a daughter, Catherine, that he left his estate to for her care. Catherine was the daughter of MARY (SMITH) ARTERBURN, apparently the second wife of JOHN. Catherine was listed in the census with her mother in Edgar County, IL in 1850. Actually they appeared twice in the 1850 Census in different daughter's households. JOHN left Catherine money because she had some sort of disability. The 1850 Census said she was disabled. The Arterburn Cousins has MARY SMITH as the wife of an unknown younger John Arterburn, but that's not accurate. MARY was considerably younger than JOHN, but that was not uncommon. She also had the following children: Amanda (1821), Augustus (1824), Sarah Ann (1825), Henriett (1827), Martha Jane (1828), Nancy Elizabeth (1832), and Catherine (1833)." (Source Contributor: James F. Sellars III)
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Y-DNA test results of a descendant of JOHN ARTERBURN (SR.) has confirmed that JOHN shared the same patrilineal ancestry as PETER and WILLIAM. The authors of The Arterburn Cousins believed that JOHN was the son of PETER primarily because he was not named in WILLIAM's LW&T, bolstered by their assumption that HENRY was PETER's daughter. A closer examination of Shenandoah County Censuses and Tax Lists has revealed that HENRY was PETER's son who was counted in Captain John Netherton's Census of 1775, and that JOHN was one of the four (4) males counted—four of the five sons of WILLIAM SR—in WILLIAM's household in the Census of 1775. (Youngest son, PRESLEY, was born in 1778.) WILLIAM's Family count of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters, was confirmed in Netherton's (second) Census of 1785 and Shenandoah Tax Lists (cf. Arterburn, 2013).
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR.'s household. (SAMUEL was born later in 1774.) Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS—JOHN, ELIJAH, WILLIAM JR.—WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771 (cf. Arterburn, 2013, 2023).
The children named in the LW&T of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who are missing. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN is missing from his father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons remains uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be conclusively determined from public records. (James Arterburn, Sr. —half-brother of WILLIAM SR. —named his first-born, John, which might have been a namesake of their grandfather, John Williams. This could be a clue that WILLIAM SR. followed the same naming pattern for his son, JOHN, who may have been his first-born.)
JOHN was counted from 1787 in WILLIAM's household in Shenandoah County Tax Lists until 1794, when he married and was subsequently listed by name as a separate householder.
For some reason unknown to us, JOHN was not named in WILLIAM SR.'s Last Will and Testament. Perhaps his father had made some earlier provision for JOHN, and similarly perhaps for WILLIAM's grandson, Ennis McKie (son of deceased daughter, SARAH), who also was not named a beneficiary in WILLIAM's LW&T.
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Carroll Norben "Art" Arterburn, author of The Arterburn Cousins and who believed at the time that JOHN was a son of PETER, described his surprise to learn that descendants of ELIJAH ARTERBURN, son of WILLIAM SR., were so similar to his Family who were descendants of JOHN, unaware that JOHN and ELIJAH were brothers: "We met some of Henry Vincent Arterburn's descendants, and it is amazing how many of them look, talk, and even laugh just like descendants of our family from Kansas, Edgar County, [Illinois]." (The Arterburn Cousins, p. 69)
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has recognized JOHN as the son of WILLIAM SR. for proof of lineage of his descendants for membership.
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(Updates Welcomed)
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