Notes:

From "Our Family, The Colaws of Virginia and Points West" by Shirley (Colaw)
Howell. Child, Churchill used the name Ketterman at times.

According to family records of Harold Collins, Alice took her maiden name back
following her divorce from John Allen and changed Churchill's last name to
Waybright from Allen. Marriage to Esau Ketterman was by John W. Osborne.

Family/Spouse: John R. Allen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Church Allen Waybright was born on 3 Aug 1844 in Pendleton Co., Va; died on 11 Jul 1911 in Pocahontas Co., Wv; was buried in Thornwood Cem, Thornwood, Pocahontas Co., Wv.

Alice married Esau A. Ketterman on 28 Jan 1847 in Pendleton Co., Va. Esau was born in May 1822 in Pendleton Co., Va; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roxanna Ketterman
2. Solomon A. Ketterman was born in Dec 1851; and died.
3. Melvina Ketterman was born on 12 Oct 1853; and died.
4. Ann Rebecca Ketterman was born on 24 Nov 1855; died before 1893.
5. Susan P. Ketterman was born on 17 Mar 1858; died in 1900/1910 in Glady, Wv.
6. Adam Milton Ketterman was born on 4 Jan 1861; and died.

Notes:

From Amanda Arbogast research, copy in file, including father and mother.

father of Mathias Waybright, Johann Martin Weybright, mother, Elizabeth Ammer. I have information on Weybrecht back to 1595. Cathe McConiga

Mathias married Rebecca Arbogast on 15 Dec 1813 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Rebecca (daughter of John C. Arbogast and Hannah Davis) was born in 1791 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died on 1 Jan 1878 in Pendleton Co., Wv; was buried on 3 Jul 1878 in Waybright Cem., Pendleton Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Amanda Arbogast Forbes research, copy in file.

Children Elijah, Kitty, Alice and Jess including the two marriages of Alice
and her four children, Churchill and his spouse, Roxanna, Melvin and Adam M.,
all from 'Our Family, The Colaws of Virginia and Points West", by Shirley
Jeanee (Colaw) Howell of Sumter, SC, copy in file.

Children, Sidney, Adam, Morgan, Miles, Sarah, and Cyrus from family group
record of Clayton M. Waybright of Turlock, Calif., copy in file.

Johann married Elizabeth Ammer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States
• Residence: 1820, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from census cited and 1787 Personal Property Tax List for
Augusta Co., VA. John listed as over 21 years of age. Born in Frederick or
Augusta Co., VA.

MARRIAGE: Date estimated but must have been before 1790.

DEATH: Will dated 20 Dec., 1820, proven on 3 Apr., 1821. Will Book 4, Page
49, Pendleton Co., VA/WV; lists children.

CENSUS: 1810 and 1820, Pendleton Co., VA/WV.

DEEDS: See deed from John Arbogast heirs and George Arbogast and his wife,
Katherine, to Henry Arbogast. Deed Book 14, pages 173 & 174, Pendleton Co.
Court Records, 1838. John in will of his father, Michael, in Pendleton Co.

HOMESTEAD: Near Circleville, across the mountain from his parents. His
children married into families from the Circleville area.

MILITARY: Private, Capt. Peter Hull's Company, 2nd Bn, Augusta Militia, 1779,
page 148, "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War", by McAllister. Pages 22
and 93, Company in battles during the Yorktown Campaign, 1781. On D.A.R. List
of Patriots from Augusta Co., VA, DAR Index, Volume II, 1979, p. 6., in file.

John married Hannah Davis in Apr 1788 in Pendelton, Virginia, West Virginia, United States. Hannah was born in 1770/1780 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died in 1830/1838 in Pendleton Co., , Va/Wv, ,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from 1810, 20 and 30 census, Augusta Co., VA, later Pendleton
Co., VA/WV.

DEATH: Living on 1830 census, not on 1840 census or deed from heirs, 1838.
Deed Book 14, Pages 171-174, Pendleton Co.

PARENTS: Unknown, maiden name from Morton's histories of Pendleton and Highland
Counties.

See notes of Spouse, John Arbogast. All information on this family from
research by Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

Regarding possible parents of Hannah; from Marian Ramona (Tracy) Bittle letter
in file, lists Davis heads of household from 1810 census and tax lists of the
period as follows: DAVIS, William, John, James, John, John, Joseph, Robert and
William.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

For family, see History of Pendleton (Highland) Co., by Morton, pages 257 &
332. Michael immigrated through Philadelphia on 25 Sep 1749 on ship,
Speedwell.

CHILDREN: Ft. Seybert births of children are approximate from census reel,
except Peter (Fam.Cem.), Adam (Pension), David (Fam. Rec.) and Dorothy, from
Highland History, page 290. Settled prior to 1758 in VA.

WILL: Probated in Pendleton Co., VA, 4 Aug 1812, now Highland Co., VA.

MARRIAGE RECORDS: Only records available are found in Augusta Co. Marriage
Records and Pendleton Co. Court Records.

All information from extensive research and records of Amanda Crawford Arbogast
Forbes on Michael and his descendants unless otherwise indicated.

BIRTH record from Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Kehl, Baden, Germany

Records of daughter, Mary, indicate Michael had two wives. Considering all
available information, Mary was probably his first wife, Elizabeth his second.

Naturalized in Augusta Co., VA, 22 Aug 1770, #117, Chalkleys Abstracts, Vol.
I, p. 161.

Records of Dr. Dunham indicate the possibility of another son, Joseph, b. 1769
based on information from tax records, d. 1820 based on information in Morton's
Pendleton Co. History. The Peter Arbogsast who married Henry Arbogast's daughter also not placed.

Christened:
Michael was baptized on 27 Sept 1732.

Buried:
"Take Wimer Mountain road from Blue Grass, at the intersection with Hardscrabble road, continue north on Wimer Mountain, go approximately 3/10 mile. On the left will be a pond. The two rocks marking the graves are on the right side of the road. The graves sit almost in the fence row, if the grass is high its difficult to see them from the road. "

Michael married Mary E Samuels about 1758 in Prb Frederick Co, Va. Mary was born in 1736; died in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Pendleton (Highland Co.), by Morton, indicate Mary as wife. First
public document found by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes on wife of Michael is
a deed in 1791 from Michael and Elizabeth to one of his sons. Elizabeth's
signature appears on deed, documents, etc.

MILITARY: Accepted by DAR as Revolutionary War veteran, Yorktown Campaign,
1781. Capt. Peter Hull's Company of Cavalry. AAF's DAR Nat'l.#-484839.

See Deed Book 19, page 267, 130 acres on head of South Branch of Potowmackpatented to Michael Arbocust, undated, but adjacent entries indicate the year
was 1773; Augusta Co., VA. Also Deed Book 23, page 90, 17 Aug 1779, conveying
property to Michael Armingcost. This area is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.
This information from, Records of Augusta Co., VA, Vol.III, by Chalkley, p.
531, 560. Page 195, citing Will Book VI, records appraisment of the estate of
Barnet Lance by Peter Hull, Jno. Gum, Sr. and Michael Armengash, 20 Sep 1791.
In other books, Michael's sons married into the Hull and Gum families, so they
were probably neighbors.

Only Mary's given name is on record, her full name has not been proven by documents at this time.

Notes:

Married:
No actual marriage record has, as of yet, been found for Michael and Mary. And as of yet only Mary's given name has been documented.