William Naylor

Pt 2
From 1801 on William was taxed in Hampshire County, VA where he had fifty acres on Town Run. He gradually increased his holdings.  By 1806 he had added slaves to his property, and in the years 1809-1811 he paid takes on a chair carriage.

In 1808 he used two treasury warrants to put together a land holding of 355 acres.  He continued to buy land over the years, but as it appears he was a middleman in some of the documents, it is difficult to ascertain the exact lands that he held.

Nancy Sanford Naylor died between 1810 and 1813 and William married Susan McGuire the daughter of Edward.  The had four children, Edward (1813), Millicent (1815), James (1821) and John Samuel (1824).

In January 1818 William was elected as a director of the Valley Bank Branch in Romney.  His brother-in-law Edward McGuire was elected as a director of the of the company at large.

In 1822 William was appointed as a School commissioner for the year. He was also an active member of the Romney Literary Society.  The Romney Literary society met between two and four times a month to discuss the times.  They collected dues of 25 cents with which they bought books for a library.  It was against the society bylaws to publish the text of any speeches from their meetings.  The members went on record as supporting public school education over private.

 Between 1818 and 1829, William was the prosecuting attorney for Hampshire County.  He became involved in politics, serving on the constitutional committee and eventually running for congress.


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William Naylor - pt 1

William Naylor

Part 1 - William Naylor was born about 1771 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania according to various sources, which go on to state his father was William Naylor and his mother an Armstrong.  Supposedly his grandfather is Robert Naylor, a Quaker from Darby, PA and his wife Elizabeth.  The sources go on to state that he was a graduate of Dickenson College who moved to lower Virginia in 1793 and on to Winchester in 1795 where he taught in Rev. Dr. Hill's school and studied law.  He was listed as a practicing attorney in Winchester in 1812.  Unfortunately, some of the information culled from these resources was wrong, but they did provide a starting point for researching William.

Old West - Dickenson College built 1805

William Naylor was born about 1771 probably in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the son of Ralph Naylor and Leacy Armstrong.  Growing up in Carlisle, he lived close to Dickenson School.  Dickenson was chartered as a grammar school in 1773 and as a college in 1783.  It was housed in a small two-room brick building on Liberty Avenue, near Bedford and Pomfret Streets Until 1799.  Unfortunately few records seem to be available from those early years, and to date I have found no corroboration of his attendance.  We do, however, know that he was educated, so attendance at least of the grammar school seems likely.

William was not found in the 1800 census in Pennsylvania, Virginia, or Maryland where he married his first wife later that year.  Most likely he was a resident in another household.  High on the list of possibilities would be that of Rev. William Hill.  Dr. Hill was instrumental in the establishment of the Presbytery of Winchester in 1794 and became Pastor of the same in 1800.  No mention of a school has been found in the biographies of Rev. Dr. Hill, but it seems probable that he might have run one, and it is definitely possible that William might have taught there as he pursued his studies in law.  His stint as a teacher, and marriage to Nancy are corroborated by his  granddaughter, Flora McDonald Williams,  in her family history, Glengarry McDonalds of Virginia.

On 2 Oct 1800 William married Ann (Nancy) Sanford of Allegheny County, Maryland.  Records show that he had been helping her father, William Sanford with the purchase of land in Hampshire county. 

William and Nancy took up residence in Romney Hampshire county, Virginia (now WV).  They had four known children

1. Leacy Ann m. Col. Angus William McDonald III, CSA , they had nine known children

2. Jane m. Chester Tapscott  they had three known children

3. Ann Sanford (Nancy) m. Dr. Joseph William Bronaugh they had five known children

4. William m. Nancy Bragg they had four known children 

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Edward Ralph Naylor and Cornelia Myers

Edward Ralph Naylor was born on 7 Aug 1813 in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia).  He was the oldest of four children of William Naylor and Susan McGuire.  He also had four older half siblings, the children of William and Nancy Sanford.

William's father died in 1837 and Edward moved to Missouri along with a number of his siblings.

There he met Cornelia Myers the daughter of Jacob Francis Myers and Elizabeth.  Elizabeth brought her  daughter to Missouri after the death of her husband in Virginia.  Cornelia and Edward were married on 9 Sep 1841.

In 1850 the family is living in District 94 in Shelby County, Missouri. Besides Edward and Cornelia, there are four children and Cornelia's mother Elizabeth Myers. Slave schedules for the district also show one 8 year old male slave.  By 1856 there were two additional children.

Then tradgedy struck.  It was most likely cholera that took five year old Gilbert in July of 1856.  Edward's death followed on 18th August.

Edward left a good estate for his wife and children.  With no will the property passed mainly to his wife.  Those items that were sold netted Cornelia over $1000, a goodly sum in the years before the Civil War.

Cornelia continued farming the land for the next six years. Millicent, Edward's unmarried sister, moved in to help.  Then in 1862 Cornelia became the third wife of Matison Vanosdol.  They had two children, Craig born in 1863 and Mattie born in 1865.  In 1877 tragedy struck again, both Craig and Mattie died within a month of each other.

At this time Cornelia left the home she had shared with Matison.  The 1880 Census finds her in the home of her son James Monroe Naylor. When James moved to Colorado permanently she moved in with another son John Meyer Naylor.  This is where she was living when she died at the age of 76 in 1896.

Cornelia is buried  in Kings Graveyard near Pelvna, with the Vanosdols, including Craig and Mattie.  Edward is buried in the Naylor Cemetery on the old homestead in Bethel township along with son Gilbert.

The Children of Edward Ralph Naylor and Cornelia Myers

1. Susan McGuire  1842 MO - 1930 NM m. James Redd Brawner
2. William  
3. John Monroe  1846 MO - 1933 MO
4. Edward Ralph 1849 MO - 1925
5. Gilbert Francis 1851 MO - 1856 MO
6. James Monroe 1854 MO - 1935 CO