Jacob  Rector and Mary Hitt

Married

Child 1:   Peter Rector Born: 1-Nov-1749 Died:   Spouse: Children:

Child 2:   Nancy Rector Born: 23-May-1752 Spouse: Children:

Child 3:   James Rector Born: 22-Aug-1754 Died:   Spouse: Children: James was born in Germantown in Prince William County, in the part that later was made into Fauquier County. He died in Lincoln County, Missouri, date unknown. Hiw wife was Leannah. James was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was in the battle at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered in 1781. He was living in Lincoln County, Missouri when he applied for a pension for service in the war, May 12, 1834. See File No. R8638, National Archives, Washington, DC.

Child 4:   Jesse Rector Born: 22-Dec-1759 Died: 22-Jan-1843 Spouse: Unknown, Margaret Winford Children: Samuel  Rector, Levi Rector, Rhoda Rector, Jane Rector, Alexander Rector, Mary Rector, Rebecca Rector, Leona  Rector, Isaac Rector, Susannah Rector, Chloe Rector, Elizabeth Rector, Johnathan Rector, Margaret Rector, Joseph Rector Born in Fauquier Co., Va., died Jan. 22, 1843 in Lawrence Co., Indiana. Dr. Levi Salmans wrote a lengthy book concerning this branch of the family. It is in the Library of Congress. Jesse's family moved from Fauquier Co., VA about 1786 to Rowan County in North Carolina, along with the father, Jacob, and a brother Bennett and their families. Jessey (as it was spelled) was listed in the first census (1790) of Rowan Co., N.C. Before this time, Jesse fought in the War of the Revolution with the Virginia Militia as a footsoldier at the battle of Little York (Yorktown) and stood with soldiers on the surrender field when Cornwallis capitulated to George Washington the 19th day of October, 1771. He was refused a pension because he served on ly 3 1/2 months before the war as over, and 6 months service was necessary to quality for a pension. All of the above information comes from his file at the War Department, given by him in his old age in his application for a pension. From Rowan County, N.C. he moved his family to Grayson County, VA, just above the N. Carolina Line. This was after a few years in Rowan County. He remained in Grayson County for a number of years, and is shown in the census for 1820, which is the first one for that county. He moved in 1821. In that year he sold out his land and he and his youngest son, Joseph, moved their families to Lawrence County, Indiana. (Youngest son by his first wife). He married a second time to Margaret Winford on Feb 2, 1802. He had eight children by his first wife and seven by his second.

Child 5:   Bennett Rector Born: 10-Mar-1769 Died: 25-Dec-1866 Spouse: Children: Married twice. His first wife was Nancy Conley. They had nine children. His second wife was Susannah Austin. They had 10 children. Chronicled in Mr. Clifford Rector's book, "The Rectors 1714 to 1972"

Child 6:   Elizabeth Rector Born: 5-Nov-1769 Died:   Spouse: Children: