WELCH

CYNTHIA (Sintha) WELCH was born on 20 December 1814 in Georgia and died at Georges Camp, Soso, Jones County, Mississippi, on 15 September 1887. About 1832 in Mississippi, she married Allen Vallentine (see Valentine) who was born on 27 May 1808 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died on 3 March 1901 in Jones County, Mississippi. They are buried in the Union Line Cemetery, near Soso.

Cynthia was born in Georgia and we find Richard, her grandfather, living in Bryan County, Georgia, in 1802. It was possibly here that her parents, Bryant and Sabra, met and were married and their first six children were born; the younger five were born in Mississippi. Cynthia and her twin sister, Mercy, were only six months old when Bryant, his father, and brothers--John, Timothy, Henry, and James--Ieft Bryan County, Georgia, and moved to Covington County, Mississippi, where they lived in 1820.

For the children of Allen and Cynthia, see "Valentine." Cynthia was the daughter of

BRYANT WELCH was born in South Carolina before June 1791, and died about 1830 in Mississippi.  About 1807, in Bryan County, Georgia, he married Sally (Sabra) Martin.

Bryant came to Bryan County, Georgia, with his father around 1802. He was married there around 1807 and their first six children were born in Georgia before the family started their move to Mississippi in January 1815. They moved, first, to Wayne County where they were living in 1816, and then to Covington County, Mississippi, by 1820.

The children of Bryant. and Sally were: Martin; Betsy, married Asa Anderson, brother of Sarah Anderson, wife of Stacy Collins (see Collins) ; Judith, married Drury Bynum; James, married Mary Valentine; Cynthia (see above) (twin), born 20 December 1814, died 15 September 1887, and married Allen Valentine; Mercy (twin), born 20 December 1814 and married, first, a Doris, and, second, John Chambers; the following children were born in Mississippi; Sarah, married Darell Valentine (brother of Allen) ; John Ira, married Katy Brynum; Timothy W., married Mary Elzy; Tabitha, married I. L. Welborn; and Desdmonia, married Riley James Collins (son ff Stacy Collins).

Bryant was the son of Richard and Mary Welch.

RICHARD WELCH was born in the Sumter District, South Carolina, in 1762, and died on 10 November 1838, in Natchez, Mississippi. He married, first, in South Carolina, Mary (Marguerite) Stuart who died there before June 1791. The children 0f Richard and Mary were: Timothy, born 4 January 1785 and died 4 July 1872; John; Henry; and Bryant (see above), died about 1830 and married Sally Martin.

Richard married, second, in South Carolina, on 10 June 1791 Sarah Ervin who was born 17 October 1768. She was the daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth James Ervin. The Col. John Ervin Family Bible records this under Marriages, as follows: "Sarah Ervin to Richard Welch, Rev. Soldier of Charleston, South Carolina, son of James Welch and descendant of the Reformers, John Welch and John Knox, on 10 June 1791." They had a son, James, born in the Sumter District, South Carolina, on 11 January 1799, died 25 July 1882, and married Martha Hobart Hill. Sarah Ervin Welch is said to have died in South Carolina and we see Richard moving to Bryan County, Georgia, in 1802. Richard married, third, before 1807, Faraby. It is thought that there were no children of this marriage.

Richard seems to have lived in the Sumter District, South Carolina, until about 1802 when he was living in Bryan County, Georgia. In January 1815, he and his children and their families moved to Wayne County, Mississippi, where they were living in 1816, and on to Covington County, Mississippi, where they settled in Oakeywork Creek and were living as shown in the 1820 Census.

As noted in the marriage entry in the Ervin Bible, Richard Welch was a Revolutionary Soldier. The Historical Commission of South Carolina has in its files an account against the state for L 2.11.5 submitted by Richard Welch for 36 days as a private in General Marion's Brigade in 1782. See also the Book Copy of the Original Index Book Showing Revolutionary Claims filed in South Carolina by Janie Reville, Page 359.

Richard was the son of

JAMES WELCH was born in South Carolina about 1733. On Christmas Day, 1755, he married Elizabeth Ervin.

The children of James and Elizabeth were: John; Ann; Richard (see above), born about 1762, died 10 November 1838; Mary; and Thomas. Family tradition says all but Richard perished in an epidemic.(4)

James was the son of

JAMES WELCH, SR., was the son of

WALTER WELCH was born about 1698 and died in 1754. He married Mary.(4) Walter was the son of

THOMAS WELCH was born about 1645 in Scotland. He married Jane and they came to Charleston, South Carolina, about 1682.

They had two sons: James; and Walter (see above), born about 1698, died 1754; and possibly other children. The children 0f James moved to Pennsylvania.(4) Thomas was the son of

REV. JOHN WELCH of Irongray was born in 1612 and died in London on 9 June 1681. John Welch was an active "Covenanter" and fought in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679. The Covenanters were religious extremists and regarded all Scotland, other than themselves, as lost souls. John was contending for "freedom to preach" and for twenty years preached in the hills and in the fields. Armed parties were sent into the hills to break up the meetings and "a price was set upon his head." Because of this persecution, many Covenanters, including his son, Thomas, came to America. John was the son of

REV. JOSIAS WELCH of Temple Patrick was born in 1590 and died in 1634. Josias was educated in Geneva and Glasgow and became Professor of Humanities at Edinburgh University. In 1626, he moved to the north of Ireland and settled at Six Mile Water.(4)

LUCY WELCH married Rev. William Witherspoon, one of the parish ministers of Scotland. Some of their descendants came to South Carolina.

JOSIAS and LUCY were the children of

REV. JOHN WELCH of Ayr was born in 1558 and died in 1622. He married Elizabeth Knox who was born in 1569 and died in 1625. Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. John Knox and his wife, Margaret Stewart (4) (see "Knox" and "Scotland-Stewart" in the Ancient Genealogy section of this book). John Welch was the son of

JOHN WELCH of Coliston in the parish of Dunscove, Dunfrieshire, Scotland, was born about 1520 and died in 1568. He married Marion Grier. Among their children were: David; Cuthbert; Rev. John of Ayr (see above), born 1558, died 1622; Margaret, married Hector Maxwell; Marion; Helen; and Thomas.(4)

Ref:

1. Allen Valentine Family Bible, stereotyped for "The American Bible Society" by E. & J. White, New York, 1829.

2. Allen Valentine Family Group Sheet, Genealogical Society, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

3. Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers by Alice Tracy Welch, Mississippi Society D.A.R., 1955.

4. The Welch Family by Mrs. Sarah S. Ervin.

5. Welch and Allied Families by Gustine Courson Weaver, 1932.

6. Historic Commission of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.