Col. SPRINKLE John Morgan Redfern

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Burial: Fincastle, Botetourt, VA
• Alt. Burial: Fincastle, Botetourt, VA; Godwin Cemetery
• Military: 1862+-, Botetourt County, VA; Civil War
• Census: 1880, Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia

Notes:

From: Fabfuhr5
Sent: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 2:48 pm
Subject: Re: New message from genecharris on Ancestry.com: RE: Sprinkle
Attached are the pictures I have associated with J.M.R. Sprinkle. This is the additional info I have on him:
Census Information
In 1850 Census, listed as a stonecutter. In 1860 and 1870 censuses, listed as a farmer.
Confederate Captain in The Civil War
J.M.R. Sprinkle was a Captain for the Confederacy -- Company: Sprinkle's Company, Regiment: Burk's Virginia Local Defense. One Muster Roll card states Catawba County, Burk's Reg't, Botetourt Home Guards.
Redford or Redfern? Other sources show his name as John Morgan Randoplh Sprinkle and John Morgan Redfern Sprinkle. Margaret L. Sprinkle Sopp believes Redfern is the most likely because his mother's maiden name is Redfern. Records from Virginia Crawford Hawley show his name as John Morgan Redford Sprinkle.
Place of Birth According to records from Virgie Hawley (J.M.R. Sprinkle's great-granddaughter and my grandmother), John Sprinkle's place of birth was unknown. Virgie stated that he came to Rockingham County at the age of 17 from Ohio. However, Margaret L. Sprinkle Sopp, who has researched the Sprinkle family, states "I'm confused as to why John would have stated he was from Ohio. All census records show a Virginia birth. Additionally, he was born in 1811 and his father was living in Rockingham County at the time of the 1810, 1820 & 1830 censuses. That said, I've always found the following excerpt from a letter written by Charles T. Burton to Robert Wayne Helton dated 12/10/1966 interesting: 'Col. John Morgan Redford Sprinkle 1811-1889 married 9-8-1834 to Mary Jane Barley 1819-1898. When he was 17, he came to Rockingham County, Virginia. It was understood he was an orphan, but no one said who his parents had been. There were lots of other Sprinkles in the county who must have been relatives. He soon made lots of friends and in 1857 he was elected to the House of Delegates from his adopted county. In the same year, he bought his first land in Botetourt County and soon moved onto it.'" Margaret further states, "Odd, huh? We do know he was very young when his mother, Nancy, died and it's been suggested that Peter didn't have much to do with his children by Nancy once he married again. It's quite possible that's what the orphan reference means." I noticed on your website that you have J.M.R. Sprinkle's place of birth as Rockingham County, Virginia. Do you have a source for that information? Would love to find something that verifies his place of birth. If you find out anything else about him, please let me know! I named one of my sons Jared Redford Fuhrman, thinking that Redford was a family name. Looks like I may not have been right, but I still love the name. :) Dee Fuhrman fabfuhr5@aol.com

According to my records, John Morgan R. Sprinkle's ancestors were:

Peter Sprinkle (b. 3 Jun 1778 in York County, Pennsylvania, married Nancy Redfern in 1800 in Berkeley, West Virginia, d. 12 Sep 1859)
William Sprinkle (b. 1735 in York County, Pennsylvania, married Catherine in 1765, d. 1805 in Rockingham, Virginia)
William Sprenckel (b. 1695 in Germany, married Anna Catherina Ehrhard on August 6, 1727 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, d. 16 Jan 1772 in York County, Pennsylvania)
Johann Heinrich Sprenckel (b. 1650 in Rhineland, Pfalz, Germany)
Johann Peter Sprenckel (b. 1610 in Rhineland, Pfalz, Germany)

I was told as a child that we were distant cousins of Amelia Earhart, I now wonder if Anna Catherina Ehrhard was an ancestor of Amelia Earhart's. Will have to look into it later...

Dee

Alt. Burial:
Godwin Cemetery

Military:
J.M.R. Sprinkle was a Captain for the Confederacy -- Company: Sprinkle's Company, Regiment: Burk's Virginia Local Defense. One Muster Roll card states Catawba County, Burk's Reg't, Botetourt Home Guards

Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John M. R. SPRINKLE Self M Male W 68 VA Farmer PA PA
Mary J. SPRINKLE Wife M Female W 58 VA Keeping House VA VA
Samuel E. SPRINKLE Son S Male W 24 VA Works On Farm VA VA
Walter R. SPRINKLE Son S Male W 14 VA At Home VA VA


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Source Information:
Census Place Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia
Family History Library Film 1255356
NA Film Number T9-1356
Page Number 9A

Buried:
                         Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal"
SPRINKLE, John R.           12 Apr 1853 - 27 Feb 1923 "Ran"
SPRINKLE, Lela D. Brugh           16 Jan 1868 - 30 Apr 1903 "Drusie" Wife
                         of J. R.
SPRINKLE, Samuel Edward, Sr.      21 Jul 1855 - 12 Feb 1900 Father 44 Yrs
                         6 Mos 2 Days
SPRINKLE, Col. J. M. R.           04 Dec 1811 - 24 Dec 1889
SPRINKLE, Mary J.           10 Jul 1820 - 17 Jan 1898 Wife of J M R
DODD, Catharine                16 Apr 1810 - 25 Dec 1892 Wife of Edley
                         82 Yrs 8 Mos 9 Days
DODD, Edley                05 Jun 1804 - 03 May 1883 78 Yrs 20 Mos
                         28 Days
CRONISE, Unk                No Date - 03 Oct 1911 Inf of E C &
                         Bessie L.
CRONISE, Emory C.           27 Nov 1877 - 19 Dec 1928
CRONISE, Bessie L. Henderson      03 Mar 1878 - 19 Dec 1928 Wife of E C
                         With Emory C.
OVERSTREET, Olive E.           30 Jan 1892 - 27 Jul 1910
OVERSTREET, Hubert B.           01 Aug 1868 - 02 Sep 1910
OVERSTREET, Georgia C.           10 Feb 1870 - 20 Jan 1946
SPRINKLE, Lula Jane Harris      31 Jul 1868 - 25 Apr 1944 Wife of J R

MANGES, Nellie Sprinkel           13 Apr 1885 - 04 Mar 1944 Mother Wife of
                         C W
MANGES, Charlie W.           21 Mar 1877 - 13 Feb 1952 Father
MANGES, Leona Ellena           26 Jun 1882 - 15 Nov 1912 Wife of C W
MANGES, John D.                08 Apr 1908 - 03 Sep 1913
MANGES, Ruby L.                20 Dec 1904 - 25 Mar 1915
MANGES, George W.           08 Apr 1908 - 21 Dec 1989 With Helen T.
MANGES, Helen T.           07 Apr 1914 - No Date

John married BARLEY Mary Jane on 8 Sep 1834 in Rockingham County, VA. Mary (daughter of BARLEY Jacob) was born on 10 Jul 1820 in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia; died on 17 Jan 1898 in Botetourt County, VA; was buried in Haymakertown, Boutetourt County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SPRINKLE Francis Marion was born on 2 Jan 1837 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 4 Feb 1915 in Logan, Harrison, Iowa, USA; was buried in Logan, Harrison, Iowa, USA.
2. SPRINKLE Sarah Catherine was born on 4 May 1843 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 15 Dec 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
3. SPRINKLE William Milton was born in 1850 in Rockingham County, VA; died in 1931.
4. SPRINKLE Peter Jacob was born in 1852 in Rockingham County, VA; died in 1913.
5. SPRINKLE John Randolph was born in 1853 in Rockingham County, VA; died in 1923; was buried in Botetourt County, VA.
6. SPRINKLE Samuel Edward was born on 21 Jul 1855 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 12 Feb 1900 in Botetourt County, VA.
7. SPRINKLE Virginia Alice was born in 1857 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 22 Mar 1922; was buried in Haymakertown, Boutetourt County, VA.
8. SPRINKLE Ada Jane was born on 22 Mar 1861 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 9 Nov 1922.
9. SPRINKLE Walter R was born in 1867 in Rockingham County, VA; died in 1937.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Land: 28 Jul 1830, Shenandoah Valley, Rockingham County, Virginia
• Will: 10 Dec 1852, Shenandoah Valley, Rockingham County, Virginia

Notes:

I am reluctant to assume that Peter and Christian are the same person. I will keep looking for documentation to support the theory. Also, I have never seen anything in writing (besides the book, Related Families of Botetourt County, that states that John Morgan's name was Redford. Although the book is a great source of information, I believe it may contain some errors so I keep looking for other sources to corroborate what's contained in the book. Sure wish the census records listed his full name somewhere! The civil war records and tombstone don't list his full name either. Maybe we'll run across something...

Please let me know if you find anything else! ... Dee

Thanks, for the info. I have seen the book and used it as a source for some of my other ancestors, also. I am confused, though, as to why page 172 indicates that Col. J.M.R. Sprinkle was the son of Christian Sprinkle. This does not match the information I have recorded. I have J.M.R. Sprinkle's father as Peter Sprinkle, married to Nancy Redfern, and then after Nancy's death to Catherine Hulvey. Perhaps Christian was a relative who took Peter in after Nancy's death?? (although I don't have a Christian Sprinkle in my index)

I have several notes about Peter, including:

A tragic time in the life of Peter's family came when Nancy died in about 1819. Peter was alone with at least six children. Peter married his second wife, Catherine Hulvey, on 3 Dec 1921. In a few years, Peter Sprinkle migrated from Rockingham County down river to Shenandoah County, leaving his children in Rockingham. Peter's son, Samuel R., likely cared for his brothers and sisters. The 1830 census places most of the family near each other and Samuel apparently has his youngest brother and sister living with him. Peter remained in Shenandoah County with his second wife and three unmarried daughters. This was his final home. As reported to the census taker, Peter Sprinkel's age and birthplace match the birth records of York County, providing a vital link of evidence in a complicated migration chain. Peter had very few land dealings in Rockingham County and none in Shenandoah despite his 35 years there. Peter may have been estranged from his older children by circumstances surrounding his second marriage. They had little to do with him after he married Catherine. In 1835, Peter had sold his parcel of land in Harrisonburg to his brother William shortly before William's death, despite the fact that three sons were married and raising families in Rockingham County. When Peter died, his will was proven in Shenandoah County in September 1849. He mentions his second wife and their three daughters, but none of the children of his first marriage.

If I find any more information, I will let you know. Please let me know when you update your website. You have a wonderful website that I hope to look at more closely later!

Thanks,
Dee Fuhrman

Land:
On Mill Creek at Short Hills. (Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1800-1862. [Vol. IV] Book D-2 and F-2)

Will:
Peter Sprinkel of the county of Shenandoah do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. And as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to entrust me with I disposed of the same as follows. First. I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid as sson after my death as possible to do which I drect that my executor sell as much of my personal estate as he may find necessary such personal estate to be sold for that purpose as my wife select. Second. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife during her natural life all my real estate being the farm of which I now reside. Also all the personal estate embracing stock of every kind, money on hand and all my farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture and all other personal estate of every description I may die possessed of not necessary to be disposed of by my executor to pay whatever demands may be against my estate as before directed. Third. I direct that at the death of my said wife the real and personal estate as may then be remaining in her possession of that bequeathed to her above be equally divided between my daughter Amanda, Rohannah and Catherine (children of my said wife) and their heirs. Should either of them not survive my said wife and leave heirs, those heirs to receive the portion their mother would have received had she been living. And should either not survive my wife and not leave heirs then in that event the said real and personal property be divide between the survivors and their heirs. Or all be the property of but one of my said daughters should but one survive there being no heirs of either of my other daughters. Fourth. I ordain and appoint my brother-in-law John Heulva as executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony wehre I Peter Sprinkel have hereunto set my hand and seal. And publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below this tenth day of December 1852. Peter Sprenkel (seal) Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us who have subscribed in the presence of each other Aaron pearce, Benj. B. Wireman, Jos. M. Moore, Chas. S. Wunder

Peter married REDFERN Nancy on 16 Mar 1800 in Berkley, West Virginia. Nancy was born in 1780 in Berkley, West Virginia; died in 1820 in Rockingham County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Death: Abt 1819

Notes:

Alt. Death:
A tragic time in the life of Peter's family came when Nancy died in about 1819. Peter was alone with at least six children.

Notes:

Married:
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
about Nancy Redfern Groom Name: Peter Sprinkle
Bride Name: Nancy Redfern
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1800
County: Berkeley
State: Virginia

Notes:

Migration of the Sprinkle family (From The Sprinkle Family in America):
The Sprinkle family's migration follows the trail of William Senior's two oldest sons, William and Henry. During the early 1780's they headed southwest with many of their neighbors. From the rocky hills of Pennsylvania they slowly moved their faith and families to the fertile and rolling valley of the Shenandoah River. At least half of the settlers of this Valley of Virginia could boast of a German ancestry. During the course of the next fifteen years, the Sprinkel kin and cousins discovered different places to call home in Virginia. Virginia was the most populous of the original thirteen colonies. By 1800 it had 91 counties and a population of 880,000 many of whom were slaves, although the German settlers had little tolerance for slavery. For a few years, William and Henry sojourned with their families in Berkeley County (Jefferson County in 1801, now West Virginia). Casper Walper married Henry's daughter, Mary, on 3 June 1789. When Casper died there in 1815, Mary stayed on his farm. She evetually married Joseph Engle and later died in the area on 8 October 1846. In 1799, Casper acted as surety to bond the marriage of Henry's daughter, Elizabeth Sprinkle, and John Darnhafer. William's daughter, Elizabeth, married William Becket in 1792, and his son, Peter, married Nancy Redfern on 16 March 1800. Another son, Anthony, may have married during this same time period. He resided in the Berkeley area for a number of years as the 1810 census shows.

Dee

Military:
According to Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. II, Pgs. (1) 488 & (2) 717: (1) Fought in the Revolutionary War: Private, 3rd Batt., York Twp., York Co. Militia (Capt. Godfry Fry); (2) On a list of men who apprehended British deserters

William married SPRINKLE Catherine --LNU-- in 1765. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Wilhelm Sprinkle Compact Disc #115 Pin #778083 Pedigree
Sex: M

Event(s)
Birth: 1695

Rheinland, Pfalz, Germany
Death: 1772

York Co., PA.

Parents

Marriage(s)
Spouse: Anna Cathrine Ehrhard Disc #115 Pin #778084
Marriage:

Notes and Sources
Notes: None
Sources: None

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William married EHRHARD Anna Catherina on 6 Aug 1727 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Anna was born on 11 Apr 1695 in York County, PA; died in 1790 in York County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Anna Catharine SCHULTES

Notes:

I was told as a child that we were distant cousins of Amelia Earhart, I now wonder if Anna Catherina Ehrhard was an ancestor of Amelia Earhart's. Will have to look into it later...

Dee