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Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch

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Birth	:	10 Mar 1750 USA
Death	:	25 Jul 1834 Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Welsh Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7884810, -80.4816230
Description	:	Frances Hunter was born at sea after her parents set sail for America. She was the daughter of John Henry and Frances Mortimer Hunter. She married three times. First to James Lawrence, Jr. who died shortly after the wedding, second to Captain Matthew Arbuckle and third to Alexander Welch. She married Capt. Arbuckle on December 17, 1774 in Botentourt County, VA and they had four children, all males, James Harvey, General Matthew, Thomas and Samuel. Her marriage to Alexander came after Matthew's death and they had four known children; Agnes, Frances and two unknown. Ann Royal... Read More	Frances Hunter was born at sea after her parents set sail for America. She was the daughter of John Henry and Frances Mortimer Hunter. She married three times. First to James Lawrence, Jr. who died shortly after the wedding, second to Captain Matthew Arbuckle and third to Alexander Welch. She married Capt. Arbuckle on December 17, 1774 in Botentourt County, VA and they had four children, all males, James Harvey, General Matthew, Thomas and Samuel. Her marriage to Alexander came after Matthew's death and they had four known children; Agnes, Frances and two unknown. Ann Royal wrote a book on Greenbrier County and in her research she interviewed Frances, "I am now (1824) sitting on the site where this fort once stood, not the least vestige of it however remains. It is now the property of Mrs. Welch, whose house and garden stands within the limits once occupied by this fort. From Mrs. Welch, who is now in her seventieth year, I collected these particulars. She is now sitting by me and goes on to relate: " That she was one of the earliest permanent settlers of Greenbrier and lived within a mile of the fort just mentioned, which was called Fort Savannah. She was then the wife of a Mr. Arbuckle who was in the famous battle of the Point, and spent all his life in guarding the settlements. There was, besides Fort Savannah, another about eight miles northeast of it called Donnallys Fort...." But to return to Mrs. Welch, the most extraordinary woman I ever saw, she has been and now is possessed of much personal beauty. Although this female has spent her life in the western wilds of America; often running from the Indians and cooped up in forts among people as rude as the savages themselves, yet she is eminently qualified to adorn the most polished assembly. Her pleasing and courtly manners are unequaled and every was bewitching; and a mind unimpaired, she possess all the gaiety and sprightliness of youth; but her predominate trait is benevolence. God knows what she must have been in youth for she is irresistible now."

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Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch's memorial is located at: Welsh Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA.
When did Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch death?
Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch death on 25 Jul 1834 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 37.7884810
Longitude: -80.4816230

Family Members:

Spouse

Capt Matthew Arbuckle

(1740 - 1781)

Capt Alexander Welch

(unknow - 1810)

Children

James Harvey Arbuckle

(1774 - 1869)

Agnes Nancy Welch Reynolds

(1786 - 1847)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Welsh Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7884810, -80.4816230

2. Tuckwiller Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7860100, -80.4990900

3. Rodgers Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8029290, -80.4748250

4. Holly Family Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8006790, -80.4994790

5. Hedrick Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7998420, -80.5030070

6. Stuart Burying Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7679960, -80.4971830

7. Lewis Family Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8097760, -80.4965300

8. Confederate Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8018913, -80.4517288

9. African Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8014290, -80.4493470

10. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8011017, -80.4483032

11. Wilson Family Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8205010, -80.4825210

12. Bright Memorial Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8138300, -80.4501150

13. Lewisburg-Bolling Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8066720, -80.4410330

14. Crone Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8027780, -80.5333380

15. Roach Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8238810, -80.5134240

16. Rosewood Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8088989, -80.4317017

17. Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7888985, -80.4244003

18. Honaker Cemetery
Caldwell, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7742240, -80.4264550

19. Harvey Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7997600, -80.5391760

20. Harvey Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8049210, -80.5372920

21. Kelley Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8194100, -80.5281910

22. Falls Cemetery
Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7913410, -80.5433540

23. Flack Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8102610, -80.5410240

24. Curry Farm Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7526680, -80.5289220