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Early roots of the FEATHERSTONE branch of our family tree date back to 1605 with the birth of our 9X Great Grandfather, Henry Featherstone, in London, England.
One of the oldest political subdivisions in Virginia, Henrico was the scene of the second settlement in the colony and was established in 1634 as one of the eight original shires or counties. Its first boundaries incorporated an area from which 10 Virginia counties were later formed in whole or in part, as well as the cities of Richmond, Charlottesville, and Colonial Heights. The county was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King James I of England.
In the spring of 1607, a small band of adventurers led by Captain Christopher Newport left Jamestown on a voyage up Powhatan’s River, now called the James River. Newport’s company included Captain John Smith, George Percy, Esq., Captain Gabriel Archer, and about 20 others. The Virginia Company of London, a private organization chartered by the crown to settle Virginia, had authorized the exploration.
On the third day, they sailed to a place occupied by the Arrohattoc Indians, one of the tribes ruled by the Indian chief Powhatan. The explorers became the first Englishmen to set foot on the soil that was to become Henrico County.
Having been fed and entertained by the Indians, the adventurers departed the next morning. They explored the area, and Newport erected a cross, claiming the river and the country for God and England.www.henrico.us
The first member of the Featherstone branch of our family tree to arrive in Perry County, Missouri, highlighted in red, was our 4X Great Grandfather, Zacharia Sadler.
Henrico, Virginia
11. HENRY FEATHERSTONE
(9x Great Grandfather)
b. 1605, London, Middlesex, England
d. 1682, Henrico, VA
+ Unknown
10. CHARLES FEATHERSTONE
(8x Great Grandfather)
b. 1637, London, Middlesex, England
d. 1682, Henrico, VA
+ Rebecca Stratton
9. HENRY CHARLES FEATHERSTONE
(7x Great Grandfather)
b. 1681, Henrico, Virginia
d. 1759, Chesterfield Co., VA
+ Elizabeth Walthall
8. REBECCA FEATHERSTONE
(6x Great Grandmother)
b. 1722, Henrico, VA
d. 1796, Brunswick, VA
+ Thomas Sadler
7. HENRY SADLER
(5x Great Grandfather)
b. 1742, St. Andrew's Parish, Brunswick, VA
d. October, 1824, Lincoln Co., NC
+ Mary Scarborough
6. ZACHARIAH SADLER
(4x Great Grandfather)
b. 1781, Brunswick, VA
d. August 9, 1836, Perry Co., MO
+ Elizabeth Mabry or Mayberry
5. MARY ELIZABETH SADLER
(3x Great Grandmother)
b. 1824, Perry Co., MO
d. December 22, 1893, Perry Co., MO
+ John Franklin Hager
4. JAMES RUBEN HAGER
(2x Great Grandfather)
b. January 27, 1846, Perry Co. MO
d. November 18, 1915, Ste. Genevieve, MO
+ Theresa Ann Tucker
3. MARY ELIZABETH HAGER
(Great Grandmother)
b. September 16, 1872, Perry Co., MO
d. September 15, 1828 Perry County, MO
+ John Logan Belsha
2. MARY ELEANORA BELSHA
(Grandmother)
b. November 4, 1894 Perry Co., MO
d. August 12, 1974, Perry Co., MO
+ James Henry Gibbar, Sr.
1. ROSE ANNA GIBBAR
(Mother)
b. April 22, 1927, McBride, Perry Co., MO
d. February 23, 2000, Perry Co., MO
+ James Joseph Bohnert
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