A special thank you to John Harper who has taken the Day Cemetery repairs on by himself. The Day Family is grateful beyond words for his amazing work.
Documentation is NEEDED as a Samuel Day descendant has a DNA match to a descendant of John D. Day b: abt 1798 Maryland and both families have not found a paper trail to tie our families together.
Our Day family loves research and more than that they love stories. I have original handwritten notes, ledgers and letters from and to my Great-Grandmother circa 1930's, as she researched and documented our family. Our Day Family has notoriously made claims of relationships to famous individuals. Some claims have no hard proof and they can best be described as Family Stories, which we will continue to diligently research for documentation.
A Day Family researcher claimed we are related to Daniel Boone. Samuel Boone b: 20 May 1728, in New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (brother of Daniel Boone) married Sarah Day. To date Day Family researchers have not found documentation tying Sarah Day to Samuel Day. Boone Family researchers do not have documentation on where Sarah Day was born or where and when Samuel Boone married her.
One story provided by Louis Day, a family historian of the 1930s, is that Samuel's parents were John Day and Martha Nichols and his wife was Margaret Cohagen. Margaret Cohagen's parents were Alec Cohagen and Leka, daughter of a Cherokee Chief (Lou Day provided no supporting documentation.)
Louis Day also claimed that Samuel Day was a younger brother of the John Day who went to Oregon. The "Oregon" John Day was actually born about 1770 in Culpeper County, Virginia, and his parents were Ambrose and Winifred Day. DNA testing has been done on the Ambrose line and there is no DNA match to our Samuel Day; this claim has been disproved by Y-DNA testing.
Willard Day (another family historian) has listed in the Sons of The Revolution, that Samuel's parents were Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day of North West Hundred, Fredrick County, Maryland (no hard proof; however there is definitely a relationship to this family that has some paper trail.)
VernaFiles.FBK: In my g-g-grandmother's diary Samuel's father was listed as Benjamin Day (no other information provided.)
Samuel Day was born in 1757 (calculated by his original tombstone) and died May 11, 1820 (recorded in his will.) His wife, Margaret Cohagen was born in 1764 (calculated by her tombstone) and died May 22, 1837 (recorded on her tombstone.)
It is still unclear when or where they married but it was believed to be between 1780 (when Samuel mustered out of the Revolutionary War) and 1786 (when their first known child Ransom was born.) One source says they were married in Guilford County, NC and another Petersburg, VA. (This is still unverified information.)
Samuel served in the 14th VA Regiment and is a Revolutionary War Patriot. He settled on the Upper Tract on the west side of the North Fork River at Clay Lick in Pendleton County, VA on 150 acres. They are believed to have been there in the late 1780's when it was Hardy County VA and Sims Index proves they were there in 1796.
All of their known children were born in Pendleton County (W) Virginia.
Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day's sons are living in the North Fork River area at Clay Lick by Samuel and Margaret Cohagen Day. The History of Pendleton County states that Basil and Ezekiel, thought to be Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day's son are instead Samuel and Margaret Cohagen Day's children. Further research needs to be done on this subject.
Samuel and Margaret sold their land in October 1805 to John Dolly, moved to Ross County, Ohio and settled near what is now called Concord Township, near Frankfort, Ohio where they are buried in the Day Cemetery.
KNOW CHILDREN:
Ransom DAY
Birth 20 AUG 1786 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia,
Death 20 MAR 1859 in Good Hope, Ross, Ohio,
Married Anna MICHAEL, 27 JAN 1811, Ross County, Ohio
Addison DAY
Birth 27 FEB 1790 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 6 SEP 1841 in Good Hope, Ross, Ohio
Married Elizabeth COMPTON, 30 APR 1812, Fayette County, Ohio
Ovington DAY
Birth 28 JAN 1794 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 26 MAY 1876 in Scottown, Meeker County, Ohio
Married Jane CLARK, 1 OCT 1818, Ross County, Ohio
Demoville Talbot DAY
Birth 15 JAN 1798 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 24 DEC 1843 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio
Married Ruth MERRIAM, 2 FEB 1831, Pickaway County, Ohio
Hedgeman Triplett DAY
My 3rd great grandfather
Birth 18 MAR 1801 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 13 SEP 1865 in Ross County, Ohio
Married Martha CLINE, 4 MAR 1824, Ross County, Ohio
Dorcas DAY
Birth 1801 in Pendleton County (W) Virginia
Death 1829 in Ross County, Ohio
Married William Cooper LIKES, 18 NOV 1819, Ross County, Ohio
Rebecca DAY
Birth 18 SEP 1803 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia,
Death 19 MAR 1877 in Ross County, Ohio
Married John BLUE, 9 AUG 1821, Ross County, Ohio
Samuel Owen DAY
Birth 30 MAY 1805 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 4 NOV 1881 in Concord TWP, Ross, Ohio
Married Margaret HEWITT, 26 JAN 1830, Ross County, Ohio
A special thank you to John Harper who has taken the Day Cemetery repairs on by himself. The Day Family is grateful beyond words for his amazing work.
Documentation is NEEDED as a Samuel Day descendant has a DNA match to a descendant of John D. Day b: abt 1798 Maryland and both families have not found a paper trail to tie our families together.
Our Day family loves research and more than that they love stories. I have original handwritten notes, ledgers and letters from and to my Great-Grandmother circa 1930's, as she researched and documented our family. Our Day Family has notoriously made claims of relationships to famous individuals. Some claims have no hard proof and they can best be described as Family Stories, which we will continue to diligently research for documentation.
A Day Family researcher claimed we are related to Daniel Boone. Samuel Boone b: 20 May 1728, in New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (brother of Daniel Boone) married Sarah Day. To date Day Family researchers have not found documentation tying Sarah Day to Samuel Day. Boone Family researchers do not have documentation on where Sarah Day was born or where and when Samuel Boone married her.
One story provided by Louis Day, a family historian of the 1930s, is that Samuel's parents were John Day and Martha Nichols and his wife was Margaret Cohagen. Margaret Cohagen's parents were Alec Cohagen and Leka, daughter of a Cherokee Chief (Lou Day provided no supporting documentation.)
Louis Day also claimed that Samuel Day was a younger brother of the John Day who went to Oregon. The "Oregon" John Day was actually born about 1770 in Culpeper County, Virginia, and his parents were Ambrose and Winifred Day. DNA testing has been done on the Ambrose line and there is no DNA match to our Samuel Day; this claim has been disproved by Y-DNA testing.
Willard Day (another family historian) has listed in the Sons of The Revolution, that Samuel's parents were Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day of North West Hundred, Fredrick County, Maryland (no hard proof; however there is definitely a relationship to this family that has some paper trail.)
VernaFiles.FBK: In my g-g-grandmother's diary Samuel's father was listed as Benjamin Day (no other information provided.)
Samuel Day was born in 1757 (calculated by his original tombstone) and died May 11, 1820 (recorded in his will.) His wife, Margaret Cohagen was born in 1764 (calculated by her tombstone) and died May 22, 1837 (recorded on her tombstone.)
It is still unclear when or where they married but it was believed to be between 1780 (when Samuel mustered out of the Revolutionary War) and 1786 (when their first known child Ransom was born.) One source says they were married in Guilford County, NC and another Petersburg, VA. (This is still unverified information.)
Samuel served in the 14th VA Regiment and is a Revolutionary War Patriot. He settled on the Upper Tract on the west side of the North Fork River at Clay Lick in Pendleton County, VA on 150 acres. They are believed to have been there in the late 1780's when it was Hardy County VA and Sims Index proves they were there in 1796.
All of their known children were born in Pendleton County (W) Virginia.
Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day's sons are living in the North Fork River area at Clay Lick by Samuel and Margaret Cohagen Day. The History of Pendleton County states that Basil and Ezekiel, thought to be Leonard and Tabitha Barker Day's son are instead Samuel and Margaret Cohagen Day's children. Further research needs to be done on this subject.
Samuel and Margaret sold their land in October 1805 to John Dolly, moved to Ross County, Ohio and settled near what is now called Concord Township, near Frankfort, Ohio where they are buried in the Day Cemetery.
KNOW CHILDREN:
Ransom DAY
Birth 20 AUG 1786 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia,
Death 20 MAR 1859 in Good Hope, Ross, Ohio,
Married Anna MICHAEL, 27 JAN 1811, Ross County, Ohio
Addison DAY
Birth 27 FEB 1790 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 6 SEP 1841 in Good Hope, Ross, Ohio
Married Elizabeth COMPTON, 30 APR 1812, Fayette County, Ohio
Ovington DAY
Birth 28 JAN 1794 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 26 MAY 1876 in Scottown, Meeker County, Ohio
Married Jane CLARK, 1 OCT 1818, Ross County, Ohio
Demoville Talbot DAY
Birth 15 JAN 1798 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 24 DEC 1843 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio
Married Ruth MERRIAM, 2 FEB 1831, Pickaway County, Ohio
Hedgeman Triplett DAY
My 3rd great grandfather
Birth 18 MAR 1801 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 13 SEP 1865 in Ross County, Ohio
Married Martha CLINE, 4 MAR 1824, Ross County, Ohio
Dorcas DAY
Birth 1801 in Pendleton County (W) Virginia
Death 1829 in Ross County, Ohio
Married William Cooper LIKES, 18 NOV 1819, Ross County, Ohio
Rebecca DAY
Birth 18 SEP 1803 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia,
Death 19 MAR 1877 in Ross County, Ohio
Married John BLUE, 9 AUG 1821, Ross County, Ohio
Samuel Owen DAY
Birth 30 MAY 1805 in Pendleton County, (W) Virginia
Death 4 NOV 1881 in Concord TWP, Ross, Ohio
Married Margaret HEWITT, 26 JAN 1830, Ross County, Ohio
Inscription
In June 2008, a Mr. Steve HEISS of Skyver Road, i.e., Huntington Township, Ross County, OH, contacted the writer. HEISS had acquired an old sandstone cemetery stone for a Samuel DAY, from a friend who obtained it from a lady who wanted to get rid of it. Mr. HEISS' desire was to get the stone either to a family member or to the original gravesite. The stone said" "Samuel DAY/ died May 11 1820 / aged 63." Aided by a Mr. LANCEFORD, HEISS had found that Samuel DAY was buried at the DAY Family Cemetery in Concord Township, near Austin. The date of birth seemed to be quote. "a little confusing," when comparing the cemetery stone to this stone.
Further search by FETTERS found that Samuel DAY was a Revolutionary War Patriot, that he was truly buried at the DAY Family Cemetery and that the cemetery is located on the Ross County Engineer's map as stated. Those citations can be verified. The DAY Family Cemetery is located on private land owned by Manly and Teresa STINSON, at 5920 Good Hope Road, in Concord Township. After the wheat crop was "off" the STINSON'S gave permission to the Arthur St. Clair Chapter of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) to bring the stone "back: to the family graveyard. No intentional destruction or dismantling of the cemetery had been carried out.
The 2003, Revolutionary War Patriots of Ross County, Ohio book by the Arthur St. Clair Chapter of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution (page 43) included pictures (1990) of the stones of Samuel and Margaret DAY, Samuel DAY's showed that he was "53 years" of age at his death, but all other information was identical. This was a little confusing at best, and the locations of the two stones for Samuel DAY were problematic.
The HEISS' stone was picked up on Skyver Road for "return to the DAY Family Cemetery. Eureka! The stone photographed at the DAY Family Cemetery does not look at all like the stone that Mr. HEISS was trying to return (shape or composition). The stone at the DAY Family Cemetery was marble, vs. rough-hewn sandstone for the stone in HEISS' possession. The marble stone is square or flat topped, while the sandstone one had a rounded top typical of the earlier period. The marble stone would appear to be a more modern, replacement stone for what could have been the original sandstone stone found by HEISS? If this is truly what happened, then the date of birth (age 63 vs. 53) should probably be corrected from 1767 to 1757.
In August, four members of SAR Chapter, 3 wives and the ladies of the STINSON family helped return the stone to the DAY Family Cemetery. The cemetery itself, on a knoll in the middle of a crop filed, had deteriorate considerably since the earlier 1990 visit, and was completely overgrown with weeds and brush. None of the original cemetery stones were upright, and many were actually down and buried. The stones of Samuel DAY and his wife Margaret – originally photographed in 1990 were not to be found. The HEISS' sandstone stone was reset in a small area of the cemetery that was cleared for that purpose, and the 1990 Revolutionary War flag holder was re-set at that location. A dedication ceremony was held, with all attendees participating.
Above Information Submitted by Robert A FETTERS
Ross County Genealogical Society
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