Charles Henry Gosney was born 1763 in Culpepper County, Virginia and died 19 July 1824 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of William Gosney (1741-1799) and Elizabeth Anne Hawkins (1750-abt 1799) Charles Henry Gosney was known as Henry and married Anna Heynor / Hanor (abt 1765-1808) in 1784.
His Will - probated 1824 in Pittsylvania County, VA:
I Henry Gosney living in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia....
- First, I give to my three daughters Polly, Sucky and Sally ... the tract of land whereon I now live... 128 acres
- I also give my negro man Major to my aforesaid three daughters
- I give my negro woman Aggy to my two daughters Polly and Sucky
- I give to my daughter Polly my negro girl Jinny
- I give to my daughter Sucky my negro girl Nilly
- I give to my daughter Polly my negro girl Emily and boy Abram
- I give to my son Henry my negroes Bob and Pichard
- I give to my son Lewis my negro boy John
- I give to my son Henry 100 acres of land including my sawmill and its apparatuses to be laid off in the following manner beginning at a pine on which Glenn land, other land of Flemming Mays deceased, corners in my line north of Stinking River thence to said River just above the sawmill and then to my South line... [on condition Henry permits his brother William to use the mill for one half the year... and Henry permits William to cultivate as much of the said land as he can by his own labor...]
Children of Charles Henry Gosney:
Henry Gosney was born 1784 in Amherst County, VA and died 26 Sep 1862. I could find no further record of him or any enslaved.
Gabriel S Gosney was born 1785 in Amherst County, VA and died after May 1868 in St Charles County, Missouri. He married Winifred Burford. On 23 Sep 1833 Gabriel Gosney and wife Winifred of St Charles County MO conveyed to William Burford their Power of Attorney to convey 125 acres where Mary Burford lived and died. Recorded 11 April 1835 in Deed Book V. Thomas C Batte, Justice of the Peace and William Christy, Clerk for Missouri.
1840 Census Cuivre, St Charles County, MO - Gabriel has NO slaves.
Mary S "Polly" Gosney was born 1787 and died 1860 in Pittsylvania County, VA. She married Lemuel Stephen Shelton.
1820 Census Pittsylvania County, VA - Lemuel Shelton
5 Slaves:
1 M 14-25
3 F under 14
1 F 26-44
1830 Census Pittsylvania County, VA - Lemuel Shelton
11 Slaves:
2 M -10,
1 M 24-35,
1 M 55-99,
3 F under 10,
3 F 10-23,
1 F 36-54
1840 Census Regiment 107 Pittsylvania County, VA - Lemuel Shelton
12 Slaves:
2 M under10,
2 M 10-23,
1 M 55-99,
3 F under 10,
1 F 10-23
2 F 24-35,
1 F 36-54.
Lewis W Gosney was born 1799 in Pittsylvania County, VA and died after 1880, probably in Pike County, Missouri.
1850 Slave Schedule North District Pittsylvania County, VA - Lewis Gosney
3 Slaves:
F 65 B
M 31 B
F 29 B
1860 Slave Schedule North District Pittsylvania County, VA - Lewis Gosney
4 Slaves:
F 75 B
M 45 B or Mulatto
F 39 B
F 4 B or Mulatto
Sarah "Sally" Gosney was born about 1810 in Pittsylvania County, VA She died in Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. She married Chesley M Noell (1806-1858)
1830 Census Pittsylvania County, VA Chesley Noell
3 Slaves:
1 M under 10
1 M 36-54
1 F under 10
1860 Slave Schedule Louisiana, Pike County, MO - Sally Gosney Noell
5 Slaves and 1 Slave House:
F 44 B,
F 32 B,
F 30 B,
M 5 B,
M 7/12 B
William Gosney was born 1790 in Pittsylvania County and died 1862 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married Mary Roach 1829 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Susan "Sucky" Gosney was born 1787 and died 1860 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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