Susanna Landis1

b. 6 May 1799, d. 28 March 1850
Birth6 May 1799 Susanna Landis was born on 6 May 1799 in Rockingham County, Virginia.1 
Marr Bond11 Mar 1817 She and John Maiden were issued a marriage bond on 11 Mar 1817 in Augusta County, Virginia.2 
Residence Susanna and John spent the bulk of their married lives living in Botetourt County, Virginia. Of their 11 children who lived to adulthood (9 sons, 2 daughters), the first few were born in Augusta County but the family appears to have settled in Botetourt County between 1822 and 1824. There John farmed, ran an inn, and was employed as a cooper. However in 1843 the couple moved further south, settling in Washington County on Mobley (later Maiden) Creek.3,4,5 
Residence  There the couple built a brick home on a rise at the intersection of present day Shortsville (#703) and Fudge (#741) Roads.6 
Land  John purchased several tracts of land when he moved to Washington County. The first parcel, consisting of 108 1/4 acres was purchased from James Fitzpatrick in May 1843 for $100. The second, larger tract, consisted of 3 smaller parcels, totalling a little over 440 acres. It was purchased for $2,300 from Jeremiah Gardner on 18 February, 1847 and included a mill house.7,8  
Death28 Mar 1850 Susanna died from bowel inflammation on 28 Mar 1850 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 50.9,10 

Research Comment:

Maiden family researchers indicate that John and Susanna had 3 additional children besides those listed below. They include a daughter Ellen who died at age 2, a daughter Nancy who died as an infant while the family was in Botetourt County, and a stillborn son who was born in Washington County.11
Several of John and Susanna's children intermarried with members of the Butt family. Eldest son William married Rebecca Butt; eldest daughter Eliza married Rebecca's brother Richard Butt. Son Henry married, as his second wife, Mary Margaret Kelly, daughter of Margaret (Butt) Kelly, herself another sibling to Rebecca and Richard. And son Samuel married Sarah Butt, who was not a sibling to Rebecca, Richard and Margaret, but was no doubt related to them in some manner. Several of John and Susanna's grandchildren and/or great grandchildren married cousins, further tangling the family relationships.

Family

John Maiden b. 16 Jan 1797, d. 20 May 1862
Children
Last Edited19 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S23] Joanna (Maiden) Owens, "John and Susanna (Landis) Maiden" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 231. Joanna cites, in general: The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families by Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins as well as census and family records.
  2. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 580. Mrs. Rollins in turn acknowleges Mrs. Lee Fox of Santa Cruz, CA who located the marriage bond in the basement of the Augusta Co., VA courthouse.
  3. [S16] The date on which the family moved to Botetourt County is stated to be 1825 in a family history compiled by Julius, Margaret O. and John Britton, descendants of John and Susanna's son James. They also state that James was born before the family moved to Botetourt County. However, according to James's headstone he was born in Feb. 1823 and his marriage record states that he was born in Botetourt County, suggesting either the family moved prior to Feb. 1823 or the information about James's place or date of birth is inaccurate.
  4. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 583. Mrs. Rollins concludes John and Susanna moved to Botetourt Co. in late 1824 with 4 children. She uses 21 Feb. 1823 for James's date of birth but says he was born in Augusta County. She cites, in general, the above mentioned book Brittons - Maidens and Related Families for her information on James. It is also possible she based her conclusion on the fact that John purchased a tract of land in Botetourt Co. on Dec. 23, 1824 (citing Botetourt Co. DB 19:930-1).
  5. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 588. Mrs. Rollins notes that on 4 March 1843 John Maiden sold his Botetourt Co. land.
  6. [S23] Joanna (Maiden) Owens, "John and Susanna (Landis) Maiden" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 231.
  7. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 590. Mrs. Rollins cites Washington Co. VA Deed Book 16:200-1.
  8. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 588. Mrs. Rollins cites Washington Co. VA Deed Book 18:366-7.
  9. [S1853] James Franklin Maiden, family data. The New Testament (Family Bible). Philadelphia: Jesper Harding, 1852.
  10. [S1860] Susan__ Maiden entry, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, Mortality Schedule, p. 238, line 4, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 2 of 2. Died March 1850 at age 50 from Infl Bowel of 4 mos duration; b. VA.
  11. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 600.
  12. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 596. Many items cited in Mrs. Rollin's work establish the names of John and Susanna Maiden's children who survived to adulthood, including Washington Co. VA Deed Book 26:1-11 which includes the partition of John's land after his death.
  13. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 107. Entry abstracted as: Jas F. Maiden, 65, b. Botetourt Co., VA, s/o John & Susanna, minister ANd Ella S. Slump, 22, d/o A.G. & Dalia; marr 8 Oct. 1888.
  14. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 220. Entry abstracted as: Samuel L. Maiden, 38y, wid, b. Botetourt Co., VA, resid WCV, farmer, s/o John & Susannah Maiden AND Sarah A.V. Butt, 36, sgl, b. Botetourt Co., VA, resid WCV, d/o Rignal Butt; marr: 3 Dec. 1862.
  15. [S1727] Mary Ann Leedy, Missouri state death certificate no. 39184 (1913). Personal information provided by J.F. Leedy.
  16. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 220. Entry abstracted as: Morgan Mitz Maiden, 21y, 1m 8d, sgl, b. Botetourt Co., VA, resid WCV, s/o John & Susan Maiden AND Mary Elizabeth Campbell, 17y 1m 8d, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Hugh & Elizabeth Ann Campbell; marr: 18 Feb. 1858.