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     Mary Thomson Mason was born in 1804 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Mary married Fayette BALL, son of Col. Burgess BALL and Frances Ann WASHINGTON, on 6 October 1819 in Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia.¹

Mary Thomson Mason died on 13 April 1837 in Virginia. She was buried in Ball Burial Ground, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.

     Gundreda de Gournay was born circa 1100 in Gournay-en-Bray, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France.

Gundreda married Nigel D'Aubigny, son of Roger D'Aubigny and Amicia de Mowbray, on 2 June 1118. She was the dauther of Gerald de Gournay and Edith de Warenne.¹

     William D'Albini IV was also known as William Belvoir.

He was the last Albini lord of Belvoir. He held land in Belvoir, Woolsthorpe, Bottlesford, Oskinton and Stoke.

William D'Albini IV died in 1247.

     Isabel D'Albini, daughter of William D'Albini IV, was born circa 1233. She was heiress of Belvoir.

Isabel married Sir Robert de Ros in Leicestershire, England. From Henry III's calendar of patent rolls on 17 May 1244: Mandate to Bernard de Sabaudia and Hugh Gill'ard to deliver Isabel daughter of William de Aubynny, who is in the king's custody, to Robert son of William de Ros, her husband, and let him take her where he will.

Isabel D'Albini died on 15 June 1301.

     Sir Robert de Ros was born circa 1223 in England.

Robert married Isabel D'Albini, daughter of William D'Albini IV, in Leicestershire, England.

Sir Robert de Ros died on 17 May 1285.

     William Wootton Abney Jr., son of William Wootton Abney and Elizabeth Richardson, was born on 5 January 1807 at Melbourne in Derbyshire, England.^1,2

William Wootton Abney Jr. inherited the estates of Measham from his grandfather, Edward Abney, after his death in 1827. Edward's son, William's father, had died before him.¹

William married Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan on 6 May 1828. She was the eldest daughter of James Buchanan, Esq. of Craig End Castle, county Stirling, Scotland, by Lady Janet Sinclair, his wife, daughter of James, 12th Earl of Caithness.¹

William Wootton Abney Jr. appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1841 in Measham Hall, Measham, Derbyshire, England. The household was listed as William Abney, age 34; Helen Abney, 30, born Scotland; Matilda Buchanan, 20, born Scotland; John Burton, 25, servant; William Bill, 15, servant; Ann Litherland, 25, servant; Agnes Johnstone, 30, Servant; and Catherine Glover, 20, servant.

William Wootton Abney Jr. appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1851 in Measham Hall, Measham, Derbyshire, England. The household was listed as William Wooton Abney, 44, land owner and Justice of Peace, born Talford, Yorkshire; Helen John Sinclair Abney, 44, wife, born Glasgow, Scotland; Fanny Buchanon, 5, niece, born St. Petersburg, Russia; Loussa Buchanon, 3, niece, born Petersham, Surry; Eric Buchanon, 2, nephew, St. Petersburg, Russia; Andrew Buchanon, 1, nephew, Leamington, Warwickshire; Mary Jones, 24, house servant; Jane Wardie, 22, house servant; Caroline Behte, 27, ladies maid, Hannah Hughes, 32, house servant; Ann Thompson, 28, house servant; Sarah Morton, 23, house servant; Mary Davis, 22, house servant; Thomas Newell, 50, butler; and Thomas Ridgway, 18, footman.

William Wootton Abney Jr. appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1861 in Measham Hall, Measham, Derbyshire, England. The household was listed as William Wootton Abney, 54, born Cheshire; Helen Abney, 50, wife, born Glasgow, Scotland; Eric Buchanon, 12, nephew, scholar, born Russia; Andrew Buchanon, 11, nephew, scholar, born Warwick, Leamington; Thomas Ridgway, 27, butler; John Kirby, 28, coachman; Ann Froud, 31, housekeeper; Ann Freeman, 22, housemaid; Sarah Chapman, 23, housemaid; Ellen Chapman, 20, housemaid; Sarah Woolley, 22, cook; Fanny Litherland, 24, ladies maid; and Thomas ??, 36, servant.

On 22 July 1866 William Wootton died in Measham Hall, Derbyshire, England, at age 59 leaving Helen Jane Sinclair a widow.³ He was buried in St. Laurence Courtyard, Measham, Leicestershire, England.

From the 5 Nov 1866 issue of The London Gazette: "Notice is hereby given, that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of William Wootton Abney, late of Measham Hall, in the county of Derby, Esq. (who died at Measham Hall, aforesaid on the 22nd day of July 1866, and whose will, with one codicil, was proved by Helen John Sinclair Abney, of Measham Hall, in the county of Derby, Widow, the Right Honorable Sir Andrew Buchanan, G.C.B., Her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Russia, James Buchanan, of Craigend Castle, in the county of Stirling, Esq., a Lieuteanant in Her Majesty's Navy, and Edward Buchanan, of Craigend Castle, aforesaid, Esq., the executors named in and appointed by, the said will and codicil, in the District Registry in Her Majesty's Court of Probate for the county of Derby, on the 22nd day of October 1866), are, on or before the 21st day of December, 1866, to send into the said executors, or to me, as their Solicitor, at my office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the county of Leicester, particulars of their respective claims or debts, or in default thereof, the said executors will, at the experaton of the above period, proceed to apply and distribute the assets of the said testator among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims or debts only of which they shall have then had notice; and will not be liable for the assets, or any part thereof, so distributed to any person of whose claim or debt they shall not have had notice at the time of such distribution.-- Dated the 25th day of October 1866." W. E. Smith, Solicitor to the Executors.³

     Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan was born on 13 February 1806 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Helen married William Wootton Abney Jr., son of William Wootton Abney and Elizabeth Richardson, on 6 May 1828. She was the eldest daughter of James Buchanan, Esq. of Craig End Castle, county Stirling, Scotland, by Lady Janet Sinclair, his wife, daughter of James, 12th Earl of Caithness.¹

William died on 22 July 1866 in Measham Hall, Derbyshire, England, at age 59 leaving Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan as a widow.²

In 1867 trustees were appointed under their marriage settlement. The parties of the first part were Rev. William Travis Sandys formerly of Beverly, now of Burton Coggles near Grantham county Lincolnshire and Catherine Elizabeth, his wife. Parties of the second part were their sister in law Helen John Sinclair Abney of Measham Hall Derby, widow; Right Honorable Sir Andrew Buchanan, ambassador at the court of Russia; Helen's brother, James Buchanan of Craig End Castle county Stirling, esquire; and Edward Buchanan of county Middlesex, esquire. The parties of the third part was Rev. Charles Peach of Duffield county Derby and Arthur Walker of Edinburgh, esquire.

Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1881 in Measham Hall, Measham, Derbyshire, England. The household was listed as Helena Mary Abney, 74, widow, born Glasgow, Scotland; John Kirby, 48, coachman; Charles Burton, 32, butler; John Vernon, 20, groom; Jane Wilson, 60, housekeeper; Emily Wilson, 18, cook; Louisa Hawkins, 35, housemaid; Jane Sheridan, 32, laundress; Mary Hampton, 19, kitchen maid; and Sarah Bestbury, 17, kitchen maid.

Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan died on 6 September 1893 in Measham Hall, Derbyshire, England, at age 87.³ She was buried in St. Laurence Courtyard, Measham, Leicestershire, England.³

Helen Jane Sinclair Buchanan appeared in a newspaper article 20 September 1893 in the The Derby Mercury, published in Derby, an unknown place . FUNERAL OF THE LATE MRS. ABNEY, OF MEASHAM HALL, DERBYSHIRE -- On Wednesday, September 6th, there passed away, at Measham Hall, in her 89th year, Helen Jane Sinclair, widow of the late Mr. William Wootton Abney, of Measham Hall, Derby, who is still remembered as one of the most popular squires of the neighborhood. Mrs. Abney had survived her husband 27 years, and until three years ago had enjoyed a vigorous age; but a sharp attack of illness left her enfeebled and somewhat of an invalid, although still bright and cheerful... Mrs. Abney was Scotch by birth and education, being the daughter of the late Mr. and Lady Janet Buchanan, well known names in the West of Scotland... the lady of the Hall was laid to rest beside her husband and sister [Mrs. Richard Fox]. The Measham Hall and Swepstone Estates now pass into the possession of Captain Willliam de Wiveslie Abney, C.B., R.E., eldest son of the late Mr. William Wootton Abney, of Measham Hall.

     Silas Hicks Kyzer was born in 1843 in Alabama.

During the War Between the States, Silas Hicks Kyzer enlisted in Company F, 26/50th Alabama Infantry Regiment in 1862 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He was described as a 19-year-old farmer with black hair, grey eyes, and height 5 ft. 10 inches.

Silas married Sarah Frances YEAGER, daughter of George Wesley YEAGER and Mary "Polly" LINN, on 26 March 1864 in Bibb County, Alabama.¹

Silas Hicks Kyzer and Sarah Frances YEAGER moved from Bibb County, Alabama to Holmes County, Mississippi, between 1864 and 1867.¹

Silas Hicks Kyzer died in Holmes County, Mississippi.¹

     Richard Stephen COLEMAN, son of Andrew Jackson COLEMAN and Lydia Ann BURT, was born on 18 March 1851 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.^3,4

Richard Stephen COLEMAN appeared on a census, enumerated 25 August 1860, in the household of his parents Andrew Jackson COLEMAN and Lydia Ann BURT in Autaugaville, Autauga County, Alabama. He was recorded as Richard Colman, age 10.⁵

Richard Stephen COLEMAN appeared on a census, enumerated 10 June 1870, in the household of his mother Lydia Ann BURT in Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama. He was recorded as R. A. German, age 19 male. German was the name of his step-father.

Richard married Laura Susan Nelson on 15 September 1874 in Coosa County, Alabama.^6,7

Richard Stephen COLEMAN and Laura Susan Nelson appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 7 June 1900 in Stewartville, Coosa County, Alabama. The household was listed as Richard S. Colman, born March 1851, 49, married 25 years, farmer; Laura S. Colman, wife, born May 1857, 43, 11 children, 9 living; Mary S. Colman, daughter, born March 1876, 24, farm labor; James J. Colman, son, born July 1881, 18, farm labor; John Thomas Colman, son, born April 1883, 17, farm labor; Cathern E. Colman, daughter, born May 1885, 15, farm labor; Savanah B. Colman, daugther, born August 1887, 12; Jessy B. Colman, son, born October 1889, 10; Stephen N. Coleman, son, born June 1894, 5; George H. Colman, son, born January 1896, 4; and Vincent Coman, son, born November 1899, 6/12.

Richard Stephen COLEMAN died on 9 February 1912 in Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama, at age 60.⁶ He was buried in Weogufka First Baptist Church Cemetery, Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama.

     Laura Susan Nelson was born on 12 May 1857 in Alabama.¹ She was also known as Sudie.

Laura married Richard Stephen COLEMAN, son of Andrew Jackson COLEMAN and Lydia Ann BURT, on 15 September 1874 in Coosa County, Alabama.^1,2

Laura Susan Nelson and Richard Stephen COLEMAN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 7 June 1900 in Stewartville, Coosa County, Alabama. The household was listed as Richard S. Colman, born March 1851, 49, married 25 years, farmer; Laura S. Colman, wife, born May 1857, 43, 11 children, 9 living; Mary S. Colman, daughter, born March 1876, 24, farm labor; James J. Colman, son, born July 1881, 18, farm labor; John Thomas Colman, son, born April 1883, 17, farm labor; Cathern E. Colman, daughter, born May 1885, 15, farm labor; Savanah B. Colman, daugther, born August 1887, 12; Jessy B. Colman, son, born October 1889, 10; Stephen N. Coleman, son, born June 1894, 5; George H. Colman, son, born January 1896, 4; and Vincent Coman, son, born November 1899, 6/12.

Laura Susan Nelson appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 23 January 1920 in Jordan, Coosa County, Alabama. The household was listed as Susan Coleman, a 62-year-old widowed farmer, born in Alabama; her son Vincent, 20, a farm laborer; and Ora Abernathy, a 32-year-old boarder. Susan's son, James, lived in the next household.³

Laura Susan Nelson died on 3 April 1931 in Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama, at age 73.¹

     G. Henry COLEMAN, son of Richard Stephen COLEMAN and Laura Susan Nelson, was born on 20 January 1897 in Coosa County, Alabama.¹

G. Henry COLEMAN died on 27 February 1943 at age 46.¹ He was buried in Weogufka First Baptist Church Cemetery, Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama.