Foster Sperry, Sr.

Foster married Margaret J. Caldwell. Margaret was born in 1885; died in 1974; was buried in Caldwell Cemetery, Boyd Co, KY. [Group Sheet]

1. Gladys Sperry was born in 1909.
2. Walter M. Sperry was born in 1911; died in 1983.
3. Claude H. Sperry was born in 1914; died in 1995.
4. Foster Sperry, Jr. was born on 29 Sep 1916 in Boyd Co, KY; died on 2 Apr 1987 in Berry Creek, Butte Co, CA; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo Co, CA.

Notes:

Birth:
Fact 1 - Jacob's death record gives his birth date as February 29, 1858.
Fact 2 - His birth year and age indicated in censuses is 1859.
Fact 3 - His birth record gives January 31 with no year indicated on the page.

People transcribing from the 17-page set of records identified as 1857 have understandably believed that this January date was in 1857. However, "1857" appears only on the first six pages of that set. At the bottom of page 6, the county clerk signs off on the "foregoing", dated 29 June 1858. This must indicate that the "following" pages would be 1858 or later. Jacob's January birth listed after the clerk signing off would be in 1859. Apparently, Jacob believed he was born in February; however, this may have come from a record of a baptism or christening.

1900 Census:

Jacob married Sarah Belle Church on 15 Feb 1886 in Lawrence Co, KY. Sarah was born in Jan 1867 in Lawrence Co, KY; died on 6 May 1936 in Kenova, Wayne Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 19 November 1861. Enlisted in Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 10 December 1861. Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 11 August 1864. Promoted to Full Captain on 1 July 1865. Mustered out Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 15 September 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky. Was grazed in the head by a bullet during the battle for the control of the Cumberland Gap in Tazewell, Tennessee. On the 1890 Veteran Census he's living in Culberson, Boyd County and census notes say, "Gunshot in head and side of head." Obituary: "Capt. J. H. Sperry, one of the most prominent pioneer citizens of the county, died at his home near Palermo, Sunday (December 4, 1910), as the result of sudden stroke of paralasys. "Captain" Sperry was a man of great principle; honest, industrious and every ready to extend a helping hand to the unfortune and needy; a good neighbor, an excellent citizen and truly may it be said, the county has sustained a great loss - the people a sincere friend. Mr. Sperry was one of the great multitude of brave men who wore the blue through the Civil war and assisted in preserving the Union. We knew him as a man who always denounced wrong and upheld and praised the right, and having closed his earthly career at the age of 78 years, we feel that his race has been run well, and that God has said "Well done thou good and faithful servant," and has called him to enter into that never perishing home of the happiness." Source: "Lincoln Republican", Hamlin, (Lincoln County) West Virginia, Thursday, December 8, 1910. (Vol. VIII. No. 1)

James married Susannah Workman on 6 Feb 1855 in Lawrence Co, KY, and was divorced in Apr 1866. Susannah (daughter of Stephen Workman, Sr. and Catherine Edwards) was born in 1838 in KY; died on 13 Jun 1890 in Greenup, Greenup Co, KY. [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Nancy Canterbury on 24 Sep 1825 in Lawrence Co, KY. Nancy was born on 12 May 1808 in Greenup Co, KY; died on 5 Jan 1878 in Lawrence Co, KY. [Group Sheet]

Stephen married Catherine Edwards in 1826 in VA. Catherine was born on 13 Jan 1810 in Louisa, Lawrence Co, KY; died on 9 Mar 1862 in Louisa, Lawrence Co, KY. [Group Sheet]

Abijah married Nancy Ann Houser on 24 Dec 1792 in Montgomery Co, VA. Nancy was born in 1769 in NH; died after 1860 in Lawrence Co, KY. [Group Sheet]

Jacob married Eleanor Bell Jones in 1803. Eleanor was born in 1776 in Ireland; died in 1850 in Wayne, Wayne Co, VA. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Mary Roberts on 3 Apr 1761 in Southington, Hartford Co, CT. Mary was born on 4 Jan 1735 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Excerpt from "Workman Family History"
by Thelma Chidester Anderson, Publishers Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1962 p.29:

2. ISAAC WORKMAN, number 81H above, son of Peter Derick Woertman 16H (Dirck Jan 13H John William 1H) and born 1710 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; married about 1733; with his wife, FEMMETJE (PHOEBE) RAGEL, witnessed the christening of Isaac, son of Lucas Covert and Harmptje (Hermitien) Woertman 41H. The couple moved from New York to Somerville, Somerset Co., New Jersey, where their children seem to have been born.

Just what Isaac's military service was during the Revolution has not been determined but when the military land in Maryland was apportioned he was granted title to fifty acres of land, military lot No. 3656, in Fort Cumberland, at the April session of the Assembly of 1784. Ten years later, on the 14 day of April 1794, Isaac transferred the title of this land to his son, Isaac Jr. Whether or not Isaac Sr. ever actually lived on the land in Maryland is questionable.

The children of Isaac and Femmetje, so far as known, were:

10. SARAH WORKMAN born about 1734; known to be in Maryland later; married NATHAN COMPTON.
11. JOSEPH WORKMAN born 1735 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; appears in the list of recruits raised by Capt. Paul Jackson for the Pennsylvania Regiment, 2 June 1758: "Joseph Workman, laborer, 5 feet 8 inches tall, Of Chester Co., Pa., enlisted 6 May 1756 aged 21, born in New Jersey; Of thin visage." (See Pennsylvania Archives) . He is also listed with the men who returned in Capt. Charles Stewart's Co., 5 June 1759, having enlisted this time 22 May 1759, age 24, from Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution, enlisted 28 Aug. 1776 and is believed to be the progenitor of the family that settled Boone Co., West Virginia, inasmuch as he did not receive military land in Maryland. (See later chapter.)
12. FANNIE WORKMAN chr 11 April 1736. May have died young.
13. STEPHEN WORKMAN born 1738 in New Jersey. Served in the Revolution.
14. JOHN WORKMAN born 1740; probably the John who served in the Revolution.
*15. ISAAC WORKMAN born 1742 in New Jersey; died 1827 in Danville, Knox, Ohio.
16. REBECCA WORKMAN, known to have lived in Maryland.,
17. NANCY WORKMAN, known to have lived in Maryland.

Joseph married Phoebe Mcray McCmeher on 4 Aug 1761 in York, York Co, PA. Phoebe (daughter of Hugh McCmeher) was born about 1745 in York Co, PA; died about 1826 in Tazewell Co, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Abraham Workman and Annetje Smith, and their children and ancestors, often cited as being the parents of Joseph Workman (variously represented as born 1732-1736), have no documented son named Joseph.
Abraham's children have been researched carefully in Anderson (Workman Family History) and no son named Joseph, or John, or Isaac are mentioned, even though the oft-"estimated" birth years fit nicely into the 7-year gap in the child-bearing of Annetje with Abraham. Abraham's cousin, Isaac Workman, also descended from John William Workman/Woertman, but through Peter rather than Jans, did have three sons by these same names. Isaac's son, Joseph, is represented in Anderson's work as born in 1735 in Somerset Co., NJ, and her extensive research shows him as the Joseph who enlisted under Capt. Jackson and Capt. Stewart, drawn by her from original sources (noting that such Revolutionary War records do not always fully identify who is who). Therefore, our web site shows Joseph's father as Isaac and cites his lineage to John William.

Notes:

Name:
(Wortman)

Isaac married Femmetje Ragel about 1733. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Phoebe

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Died:
(it is believed Peter died in Allegany Co, MD)