West Virginia Pioneers
Molly Rector
1780 - 1856 (76 years)-
Name Molly Rector Born 1780 Gender Female Died 1856 Person ID I116 WVPioneers Last Modified 17 Sep 2016
Father Benjamin RECTOR, b. 24 Jan 1743/4, or 1743 Fauquier Co, VA , d. 2 Apr 1808 (Age 64 years) Mother Sarah "Sally" KERR, d. Yes, date unknown Married 9 May 1769 Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Notes
1800 Fauquier Co Tax List:
Rector,Benjamin (Charles Rector) 2-3-1-1
2 free males over age 16, 3 horses owned, 1 tithable slave over 15, 1 tithable slave age 12-16
1810 Fauquier Co
Benjamin Rector page 268
00101-00001-01
1 male 16-26
1 male 45+
1 female 45+
1 slave
John House "Pioneers of Wood Co"
Benjamin Rector was of German descent, but the name does not so indicate, and settled in VA.
A son, Charles, lived in Wirt Co, formerly Wood Co, until a few years before his death, which occured at the home of his son, Charles, in Jackson Co. He came from Fauquier Co soon after the War of 1812. He had a number of slaves and was Sheriff of Wood Co. Of his children:
Susan m. Raleigh M Kyger
Sarah m. William H Smith, their son William H m. a Jackson
Martha m. a Sims
Levin
Steptoe
A Rector married a Sherman and lived at Little Sandy. Charley Rector, who was a candidate for Sheriff of Jackson Co, was a grandson of the Charles Rector above, who must have moved to Jackson County in the '40s.
Enoch Rector, the Baptist preacher, was a son of Thomas, brother of Benjamin.
Family ID F145 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Enoch Rector, b. 1778, d. 1816 (Age 38 years) Notes
1800 Fauquier co tax list
Rector, Enoch 1-3-2-0
1840 Wood Co, WV
RECTOR, Enoch - 2A,2D,1E,1F,1N,1P,1Q,1S,1T
2m 0-5
2m 15-20
1m 20-30
1m 30-40
1f 0-5
1f 5-10
1f 10-15
1f 20-30
1f 30-40
1850 Wood Co, VA
Enoch Rector 45 Bap preacher
Mindwell 45
Thomas 15
Ranson 13
George 7
Enoch 2
Hagar Love (black) 80
Sims Index: Wood County
517 ac Tuckers Creek, 1848, bk 1, pg 381
630 ac Worthington Cr, 1847, Bk 2, pg 368
Enoch Rector et al, 676 ac Pond Run, 1840 Bk 2, pg 175
Family ID F263 Group Sheet | Family Chart