Descendants of William Travers I

Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5

Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9 Generation 10

Note: this information describes our ancestors from William Travers (1563) to Charles Edward Travis (1866).   To see descendants of Charles Edwards Travis, visit the Travis Family Tree site.  You can also view this Descendants of William Travers information in an Adobe file.

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM¹ TRAVERS I was born Abt. 1563.  He married AGNES LATHOM January 25, 1583/84. 

  Children of WILLIAM TRAVERS and AGNES LATHOM are:

                   i.       ISABEL² TRAVERS, m. JAMES WALL, August 19, 1613.

                  ii.       HELENA TRAVERS, m. MAXLEY NELSON.

                 iii.       DOROTHY TRAVERS, d. March 19, 1667/68.

 Notes for DOROTHY TRAVERS: Spinster

                  iv.       ELEANOR TRAVERS.

                  v.       CATHERINE TRAVERS.

                 vi.       RICHARD TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1590.

                vii.       EDWARD TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1592.

2.            viii.       WILLIAM TRAVERS II, b. Abt. 1597, Nateby, Lancashire, England; d. September 22, 1664.

Generation No. 2

2.  WILLIAM² TRAVERS II (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1597 in Nateby, Lancashire, England, and died September 22, 1664.  He married REBECCA BOOTH Abt. 1623.  She was born Abt. 1608, and died April 15, 1688 in London, England.

Notes for REBECCA BOOTH:

Rebecca Booth (or Barrett).

Children of WILLIAM TRAVERS and REBECCA BOOTH are:

3.                i.       WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, b. Abt. 1624, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland; d. Abt. 1685, Pasquotank, NC.

                  ii.       MATTHEW TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1626.

                 iii.       THOMAS TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1629.

                 iv.       UNKNOWN TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1631.

                  v.       REBECKAH TRAVERS, b. Abt. 1634.

                 vi.       JABUR TRAVERS, b. December 16, 1656.

Generation No. 3

3.  WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III (WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1624 in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, and died Abt. 1685 in Pasquotank, NC.  He married SARY WEST 1666, daughter of ROBERT WEST.  She was born Abt. 1648.

 Notes for WILLIAM TRAVERS III:

Was a Quaker.  Immigrated to America at the age of 31.

Children of WILLIAM TRAVERS and SARY WEST are:

                   i.       MARGERY⁴ TRAVIS, b. 1667.

                  ii.       DANIEL TRAVIS, b. 1669, County Cork, Ireland; d. 1694; m. SUSANNAH KING, Abt. 1690.

                 iii.       WILLIAM TRAVIS IV, b. 1671, County Cork, Ireland; d. 1701.

                 iv.       SARY TRAVIS, b. 1672.

4.               v.       JOHN TRAVIS, SR., b. 1676, County Cork, Ireland; d. 1740.

                 vi.       DEBORAH TRAVIS, b. 1678.

                vii.       REV. WILLIAM TRAVIS, b. June 17, 1681; m. ELIZABETH CHAPLIN.

Generation No. 4

4.  JOHN⁴ TRAVIS, SR. (WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1676 in County Cork, Ireland, and died 1740.  He married UNKNOWN (JOHN, SR.) 1697. 

Child of JOHN TRAVIS and UNKNOWN (JOHN is:

5.                i.       JOHN⁵ TRAVIS, JR., b. Abt. 1705, Baltimore County, Maryland.

 Generation No. 5

5.  JOHN⁵ TRAVIS, JR. (JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1705 in Baltimore County, Maryland.  He married NANCY (UNKNOWN). 

Children of JOHN TRAVIS and NANCY (UNKNOWN) are:

6.                i.       ROBERT⁶ TRAVIS, b. 1732, Baltimore County, Maryland; d. November 07, 1807, Richland County, SC.

7.               ii.       THOMAS TRAVIS, b. 1737, Baltimore County, Maryland; d. June 05, 1837, Fentress County, Tennesee.

Generation No. 6

6.  ROBERT⁶ TRAVIS (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1732 in Baltimore County, Maryland, and died November 07, 1807 in Richland County, SC.  He married PHOEBE L'ESTRANGE October 24, 1761 in Freehold, NJ.  She died 1811 in Columbia, SC.

Children of ROBERT TRAVIS and PHOEBE L'ESTRANGE are:

                   i.       JOHN⁷ TRAVIS, m. ELIZABETH OLIVER.

                  ii.       ELIZABETH TRAVIS, m. DANIEL MCGUYRE.

                 iii.       MARY TRAVIS, m. JOHN WALSH.

                 iv.       THOMAS TRAVIS, m. MARGARET MILLER.

                  v.       GRACE TRAVIS, m. THOMAS CUNNINGHAM.

                 vi.       PHILIP TRAVIS, m. ELIZABETH STONEBRAKER.

                vii.       DEBORAH TRAVIS, m. JACOB S. ROHR.

               viii.       ROBERT TRAVIS, JR., m. ELEANOR GRACE.

                  ix.       WILLIAM TRAVIS, m. MARGARET MILLER (??).

                   x.       CATHERINE TRAVIS, m. WILLIAM BROWN.

                  xi.       JOSEPH TRAVIS, m. ELIZABETH FORSTER. 

7.  THOMAS⁶ TRAVIS (JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1737 in Baltimore County, Maryland, and died June 05, 1837 in Fentress County, Tennesee.  He married (1) UNKNOWN 1758.    He married (2) HANNAH HUTCHINS February 20, 1774. 

Notes for THOMAS TRAVIS:

Lived to be 100 years old!  He is our 23rd generation of the Travis family from the time of William the Conqueror.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from the State of Maryland.

He was married two or three times.

Children of THOMAS TRAVIS and UNKNOWN are:

8.                i.       JAMES⁷ TRAVIS, b. 1760, Baltimore County, Maryland; d. 1839, Shelby County, Kentucky.

                  ii.       JOHN TRAVIS, b. 1763.

                 iii.       BEVERLEY TRAVIS, b. 1770.

                 iv.       JEREMIAH TRAVIS, b. Abt. 1780.

                  v.       WILLIAM TRAVIS, b. 1783; m. MARY CROCKETT.

Generation No. 7

8.  JAMES⁷ TRAVIS (THOMAS⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1760 in Baltimore County, Maryland, and died 1839 in Shelby County, Kentucky.  He married (1) ? ST. CLAIR 1775.    He married (2) EDY DAVIS June 05, 1826. 

Child of JAMES TRAVIS and ? ST. CLAIR is:

9.                i.       JOHN S.⁸ TRAVIS, b. 1776.

Generation No. 8

9.  JOHN S.⁸ TRAVIS (JAMES⁷, THOMAS⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1776.  He married MARY (POLLY) TELFORD September 13, 1791 in Mercer Co., KY. 

Children of JOHN TRAVIS and MARY TELFORD are:

10.              i.    ST. CLAIR⁹ TRAVIS, b. 1793; d. 1868, Sheppardsville, KY.

                  ii.    JOE TRAVIS.

                 iii.       JOHN TRAVIS.

Generation No. 9

10.  ST. CLAIR⁹ TRAVIS (JOHN S.⁸, JAMES⁷, THOMAS⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1793, and died 1868 in Sheppardsville, KY.  He married LUCINDA JONES December 21, 1827, daughter of CHARLES JONES.  She was born 1809 in Kentucky, and died July 01, 1883.

Notes for ST. CLAIR TRAVIS:

There were two foster brothers who married two Travis girls in St. Clair's family???????

Children of ST. TRAVIS and LUCINDA JONES are:

11.              i.       CHARLES JONES¹⁰ TRAVIS, b. July 08, 1836, Louisville, Kentucky; d. March 08, 1915, Enders, Chase County, Nebraska.

                  ii.       JOHN TRAVIS.

Notes for JOHN TRAVIS:

Died in a hospital in the Civil War

                  iii.       JAMES TRAVIS.

Notes for JAMES TRAVIS:

Was shot in the Civil War.

                  iv.    JOE TRAVIS.

Generation No. 10

11.  CHARLES JONES¹⁰ TRAVIS (ST. CLAIR⁹, JOHN S.⁸, JAMES⁷, THOMAS⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³ TRAVERS III, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born July 08, 1836 in Louisville, Kentucky, and died March 08, 1915 in Enders, Chase County, Nebraska.  He married EMMA "EMILY" TOLSON March 24, 1859 in Charleston, Indiana, daughter of JOHN TOLSON.  She was born March 04, 1838 in Brooks Station, Indiana, and died March 10, 1927 in Independence, Missouri.

Notes for CHARLES JONES TRAVIS:  Re: Richard L. Travis in Publication: "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Travis"

Charles Jones Travis was named after his maternal grandfather, Charles Jones.  He was living at Blue Lick in Bullitt County, KY when he married Emma Tolson.  He joined the Union Army at Louisville on August 8, 1862.  His two brothers, John and James, also enlisted that day.  Charles was assigned to duty in Company L, 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers under the command of Captain Hare and were assigned the duty of protecting a strategic river crossing at Munfordville, KY, in September, 1862.

Charles and brother, James, were taken prisoner by General Bragg's Army on September 14, 1862.  They were paroled three days later.  "In the early months of the war, prisoners were paroled and sent home after promising not to take up arms again."  Charles honored that promise.  He continued in the Union Army (not taking up arms) until discharge on March 8, 1865.

He became guardian to Jacob and Nancy Jane Travis, infant children of his brother, John S. Travis, who died in the Civil War.

In 1871, Charles and Emma moved to Shoals, Indiana.... then to Louisville.... then to Oskaloosa, Iowa.....then to Council Bluffs, IA.... then finally to Chase County, Nebraska (near Enders).  They farmed there for nearly thirty years.  He received an old age pension of $30 per month.  He died at his home in Enders, Nebraska, on March 8, 1915 at the age of 78 years and 8 months.  Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Imperial, Nebraska.

Later, Emma moved to Independence, Missouri and lived with her two sons: Philip and Harris Benton Travis.  She died at the age of 89.

He was 5'8", blue eyes, fair complexion and light hair.

Notes for EMMA "EMILY" TOLSON:

Buried at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence, MO.  Obit in Saints Herald of RLDS Church in 1927 page 366.

Emma was Scottish.

Children of CHARLES TRAVIS and EMMA TOLSON are:

                   i.       SARAH (SADE)¹¹ TRAVIS, b. April 08, 1860, Shepardsville, KY; m. (1) FRANK HORNBECK; m. (2) AUTHUR MCFEE.

                  ii.       WILLIAM WILLARD TRAVIS, b. January 21, 1862, Shepardsville, KY; d. 1935, Yoder, WY; m. MOLLY.

Notes for MOLLY:  Burned in fire with son, William.

                  iii.       CHARLES EDWARD TRAVIS, b. April 02, 1866, Shepardsville, Kentucky; d. June 1939, Holyoke, Colorado; m. MARY EUNICE SPEER, December 20, 1893; b. August 03, 1875, Red Oak, Iowa; d. August 22, 1938, Chase County, Nebraska.

                 iv.       JENNIE TRAVIS, b. March 26, 1868; m. ED MCGOWN.

Notes for ED MCGOWN:  McGown or McGowan

                   v.       ELLEN (ELLA) TRAVIS, b. May 24, 1870; d. December 18, 1939; m. (1) ED WORKS; m. (2) A.V. MOORE, 1926.

                 vi.       PHILIP JOSEPH TRAVIS, b. September 13, 1873, Shoals, IN; d. October 31, 1937, Independence, Missouri; m. (1) MAUDE SIMS; m. (2) PEARL ?; m. (3) BERTHA REBECCA SIMS, March 29, 1896; b. September 09, 1877, Smicksburg, PA; d. June 06, 1952.

Notes for MAUDE SIMS:

Maude was married before and is the Grandmother of Clayton Henry who taught and coached basketball at Graceland College.

                 vii.       EVERETT ALEXANDER TRAVIS, b. June 19, 1878, Shoals, IN.

Notes for EVERETT ALEXANDER TRAVIS:

Everett was a bachelor.  According to family tradition, Great Grandfather, Charles Jones Travis, met President Lincoln twice during the Civil War.  His son, Everett, resembled Abe Lincoln.  Hence, he acquired the nickname and was know as "Uncle Abe".

                viii.       HARRIS BENTON TRAVIS, b. March 25, 1881, Louisville, KY; d. September 15, 1941, Denver, CO; m. VERNA BLANCHE HALL, September 12, 1907; b. March 15, 1890; d. February 14, 1976.