- Valognes, Normandy, France
- September 1066
- Walter De Betuile sailed across the
English Channel in heavy winds with William, Duke
of Normandy .... landed at Prevense near Hastings
preparing for the conquest of England. Walter was
from a very prominent family in Normandy. The
family residence was at Bouteville in Canton of
St. Mere Englise, Arrondisement de Valognes.
Familt members were benefactors of the Abbey St.
Sauveur. The family held a fiefdom and Walter was
supposedly a knight under William the Conqueror,
later William I.
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- Hastings, Sussex County, England
- Early Morning
- October 14, 1066
- Among the warriors who answered the roll
call for battle against King Harold II was:
- WALTER DE BETUILE
- Senlac Hill
- Near Hastings, England
- October 14, 1066
- The battle between Harold II, the King of
England and William, Duke of Normandy, began at
9:00 in the morning and lasted until 6:00.
William was the victor when Harold was killed in
battle.
- Many of the men who fought with William
were rewarded with lands and titles in England.
This Battle of Hastings is considered by some
historians as being one of the top fifteen
battles which have shaped the history of the
world.
- Essex Co., England
- 1165
Sir
Richard Battell held the manor of Bataylee Hall.
He was greatgrandson of the Norman warrior.
- Essex Co., England
- 1420
- Sir-Thomas
Battell and his wife, Aliamore, daughter of
Thomas Ondeby, possessed Manor of Ongar Park. (he
was llth generation of Battles in England)
- Essex Co.,England
- 1473
- Manor of Ongar Park
- Possession
passed to John Battaile
- Essex Co., England
- April 2, 1539
- Richard
Battaile, whose wife was named Elizabeth, signed
his will.
- Maidstone, England
- October 25, 1551
- Wylllm
Battell and Cateryn Heman were married at the All
Saints Parish church.
- London, England
- June 16, 1601
- A
marriage license was granted to William Battell
and Margaret Dukes of Essex.
- Essex County, England
- Early 1600's
- Three
known sons were born to William Battell and
Margaret Dukes:
- (1) Mathew - immigrant to Virginia in
1647
- (2) John - Immigrant to Virginia in
1654.(John married Mary Rame July 30, 1638;
his second wife, Elizabeth came with him to
America in 1654).
(3)
Richard - married in England to Katherine Cossins
on November 17, 1637.
James City, Virginia
1647
Mathew Battle arrived from England.
Filby's Ship Passenger Lists:
Mathew Battle, no age, Virginia in 1647
Passage was paid for by William Egberows
of the James City Company.
Surry County, Virginia
Land Map - Along the James River
Click on map to enlarge.
- Surry County, Virginia
- March 21, 1653
- Mathew Battle bought land. (No doubt
after 5 years service to the James City Company
for passage).
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- Surry County, Virginia
- 1669
- Mathew Battle died. Wife, Anne
_______Brother, John. Father of three known sons:
- ***(l) John - born ca 1660
- (2) Thomas -
born ca 1665 and had wife, Mary
- (3) William -
born ca 1667 and died young.
- Surry County, Virginia
- February 6, 1681
- John Battle received possession of his
father's estate from Benjamin Harrison.
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- Surry County, Virginia
- July 1, 1684
- John Battle married Margaret, daughter of
James and Anne Sowersby.
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- Surry County, Virginia
- 1728
- John Battle died. He and Margaret had
four known children:
- (1)
Elizabeth - in father's will
- (2)
Faith - Adm. of father's will
- (3)
Charles, died 1777, wife,Mary
- ***(4) John - born 1690
-
Edgecombe
County, N.C.
1774
John Battle died. Wife, Mary Warden, dau.
of Amy Warden, She had died in 1754.
Known children:
(1)
Thomas, 1721-1769, wife was Mary, dau. of Thomas
Capell
(2)
Sarah
***(3) William, 1728-1785, wife was Mary,
dau. of John Capell
(4)
John, died 1776, wife was Sarah, dau. of Thomas
Capell
(5)
Amy, born 1740, married a Mr. Bell.
(6) James
- Nash County, N.C.
- 1785
- William Battle died. He was born in
Virginia in 1728. Moved later to Edgecombe Co.,
N.C.; moved to Northampton Co., N.C. in 1740
where he served in the Colonial Militia in 1748;
moved to Nash Co., N.C. where he died. Inventory
of his estate was ordered Aug.9,1785, sale of
estate was Oct.3 1,1785 and the estate settled in
May term of the court 1786. He and his wife,
Mary, had three sons:
-
(1) William, 1758-1802, married Mary Ann
Williams, dau. of Major John Williams and Frances
Bustin Slatter.
- (2)
James, 1760-1803, married lst Martha Arrington,
dau. of Arthur Arrington and Mary Sanderford. He
married 2nd,Aug.2,1795, Abia Whitehead.
- ***(3) John, 1762-1803, married Rhoda
Ricks, dau. of James Ricks and Mary Crudup.
- Warren County, Georgia
- 1803
- John Battle died. He was born 1762 in
Northampton Co., N.C. and had moved with his
family to Nash Co., N.C. He married in N.C. and
brought his family to Warren County ca 1790. He
and Rhoda Ricks were married December 24, 1788.
Rhoda died in Warren County, Ga. in 1821.
- John Battle and Rhoda Ricks had the
following children:
- ***(.1) John Randolph, 1789-pl850,
Married lst Jane Allen, and 2nd
- Lettie. (Some evidence points to the fact
that she was Lettie Ellington).
- (2) Dorothy (Dollie)
- (3) Mary (Pollie)
- (4) John Hartwell, 1796-1878, wife, Polly
Bailey.
- (5) Thomas, born 1798, died young.
- (6) William, 1801-1871, wife, Rebecca
Allen.
- (7) Joseph Joel, born 1803
- Warren County,.Gtorgia
- February 24, 1814
- John Randolph Battle and Jane Allen were
married.
- Warren County, Georgia
- 1821
- Jane Allen Battle died. She was buried at
Barnett, Ga. in the cemetery near the railroad
where the Methodist Church is today. This area is
in present-day
- Taliaferro County. Jane had three
children:
-
- (1) Henry died in infancy
-
- (2) Mary died in infancy
- ***(3) CULLEN LAZARUS, 1817-1908, wife,
MARY ELIZABETH COUNTRYMAN.
- Sumter County, Georgia
- 1834
- CULLEN LAZARUS BATTLE, age 17, moved with
his family from Warren County to Sumter County.
After his mother's death, he spent much of his
young years with her family, the Allens. But, now
a young man, he came to Sumter County with his
father and step-mother, and their children. After
his mother died, his father married Lettie
Stroder and they had the following children:
- John Randolph 1822, Ellington 1824,
- Elizabeth 1824, Hartwell 1826,
- Stephen 1829, Reubin 1833, and
Sarah
1835.
- Point Horn, Georgia
- December 31, 1840 41 Cullen Lazarus
Battle married
- Mary Elizabeth Countryman.
- She was the daughter of John Countryman
and Mary Kirk. They were natives of the York and
Lancaster area of South Carolina. Mary's father
was Mathew Kirk, the son of James Kirk. James
Kirk was a Revolutionary Patriot who served on
the Committee of Correspondence with George
Washington. John Countryman's father was also
named John and he served in the Revolution from
York County, SC. His ancestors came from Germany
and first went to New York, then to Pennsylvania,
before coming to South Carolina.John and Mary
Countryman came to the Ebenezer section of Schley
County in 1834. They are both buried in the
Ebenezer Cemetery.
- John Countryman 1785-1856
- Mary Kirk 1788-1852
- Ellaville, Georgia
- February 23, 1908
- Cullen Lazarus Battle died.
- He was buried besides his wife in the
Ellaville Cemetery. She had died in 1899.
- Judge Battle, as he was called, and his
wife (her family called her Betsy) had lived
their younger days in the Ebenezer community.
Later they moved to Ellaville and the Judge led a
very active life with many activities in civic,
church, political and social life of the
community.
- Judge of the Inferior Court
- Board of Commissioners
- Board of Education
- Mayor
- Mason
- Baptist
- Democrat
The
old Battle home in the Ebenezer community is
still standing, though it has been uninhabitable
for years. The artist's drawing of this house was
taken from a photograph made in 1982 and shows
only the original portion of the house consisting
of four rooms.
References:
- The Descendants of Mathew Battle
- England to Virginia 1647
- A Collection of Family Records
- Genealogical and Historical
- Compiler & Editor
- Lynwood Deal Jordan, Sr.
- Woodruff, South Carolina
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- Data Coordinator
- Opal Battle Smith
- Conroe, Texas
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- Published for the
- Descendants of Mathew Battle by
- The Reprint Company, Publishers
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 1992
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- ISBN 0-87152-459-7
- Library of Congress Catalog Card
Number 92-31929
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