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The Usher Sisters of Early Augusta County, VirginiaTheir Ancestry, and Pullin, Steuart, and Dickinson Descendants
Debrett Ancestry Research Ltd 2005
Oren Morton, in his History of Highland County Virginia, told
the story of Edward Usher and his elopement with the daughter of an
English nobleman named Perry. Three daughters of Edward Usher — Ann
Jane, Margaret, and Martha — married early pioneers of Augusta County
and founded dynasties that have spread throughout America. With little
more than these clues to work on, the ‘nobleman Perry’ has been
identified as an attorney and gentleman named James Perry who lived at
Perrymount, County Down, Ireland and was married to Ann Swift, a first
cousin of the famous Jonathan Swift. Perry was associated with an
Edward Usher, linen draper, and his will abstract mentions Edward
Usher, first husband of his daughter Jane Perry ‘in America.’
The Usher Sisters of Early Augusta County, Virginia
places the Perry family in its historical context and traces the Swift
line back to its Dryden, Cope, and Spencer roots. Through the Cope
connection, Ann Swift and her progeny can be tied to Edward I and his
famous forebears back to William the Conqueror, Charlemagne and others.
For readers who are interested in confirming a connection to the
Usher/Perry family, three-generation register reports are supplied for
the Pullin, Steuart, and Dickinson descendants of the Usher sisters.
The book is in A4 paperback format (8" x 11.5") and contains
148 pages, with several full colour photographs and portraits and five
pedigree charts. It is available from:
Gerald Richardson, 1109 Pine St, Richland WA 99354 USA
Tel: 509-943-9547
Email: glrich@charter.net
or
Phyllis Buchanan, 3141 Keywest Ct, Wichita KS 67204 USA
Tel: 316-838-0870
Email: phyllisbuchanan@cox.net
A donation of $25 per copy is requested to help pay for printing and shipping.
Cheques made payable to Gerald Richardson or Phyllis Buchanan please. |
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