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DOB: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Ancestry.com

Family/Spouse: Catherine Paktheridge. Catherine 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The first known Violett in the United States was William Violett of Kent Island, Maryland, living there in 1668. William had a son Edward who married Eleanor Saunders of Virginia

The Violettes of Virginia: by Martin Violette

This is the history of the Violette family which first Appeared in the colonies in the Northen Neck of Virginia-the lands between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers-in the early partr of the 18th century.

Virginia Violettes, or Violetts, Vyolets, Voylets, Villets-any of these spellings can be found-appear to be a Kentish family from around the Bromley-Beckenham area east-south-east of London, where a number of Violetts live today. Northern Virginia, and the Northern Neck, was an area settled in major part by immigrants from the West and South of England, and from Kent, and their surmames are still prominent in many localities there. Most of the families to whom the Violetts of the 18th and early 19th centuries are related, whether by marriage or business dealings, have Kentish surnames. For example, there is an Ashford Violett who derived his given name from a family related by marriage to ours, who in turn derived their surname in all likelihood from the city of Asford in Kent.

I should explain here why I use the spelling "Violette". Although the first head of the family in the colonies for whom I have found documentary evidence-Edward-signed his name Violet, most documents, tombstones, etc., from the 18th and early 19th century use Violett, and finally, while the "Frenchification" of the name appears to have taken place mostly in the latter part of the 19th century, there are still several reasons to use this form. Of Violet, Violett, and Violette, the most frequently occurring version in the U.S. census of 1990 is the last of the three. The editors of the papers of George Washington, it should be noted, also prefer this usage. But the most important reason to use "Violette" is that there is another Violette family, French in origin and Quebecois in its early North American representation, with the French spelling. This family, fortunately, has a well documented genealogy, so it is relatively easy ro keep them apart in genealogical and historic research (although there are some confusing overlaps, especially in Midwestern states of the U.S). But the added "e" in our family has caused a lot of confusion, and many "Virginia" Violettes erroneously believe themselves to be of French descent. My intention is to make it easy for genealogical researchers to find this resource side-by-side with resources side-by-side with resources pewrtaining to the French family.

William Ann Pike about 1694VA. Ann 1670; 1700Kent, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward and Eleanor had several children that I have listed in MRIN 16884. Both Edward Sr. and Edward Jr. were overseers of one of the farms on George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation called "the Muddy Hole".

Offspring of Edward and Eleonor married into some very prominent historical families such as the famous Hite family of colonial Virginia. A son of Edward Jr. and Elizabeth Hite is said to have been born at Harpers Ferry, Virginia on March 1st, 1801. Descendants of this Violett line reside today in Kentucky, Virginia, Idaho, North Dakota, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Utah, Montana, New York, Maryland. Illinois,Colorada, California and Texas.

These Violetts have spelled their name: Vyolet, Vilet,Violet, Violett and Violette.

Some genealogists have said that William Violett came to America during the Huguenot migration, but no proof has yet been found.

Several years ago I was in touch with a retired Navy Admiral from Annapolis who claimed to have traced his Violett family all the way back to England and William the Conqueor in 1066 AD.

Rod Violette.

Edward Eleanor Saunders 1720Prince William Co., VA. Eleanor (daughter of Hezekiah Saunders and Eleanore Daniel) 1705 Prince William Co, VA; 1775Manassas, Prince William Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sibyl Whaley. Sibyl 1794Fairfax Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Agnes Nessley Stone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Overseer of one of the farms on George Washinton's Mount Vernon Plantation called the Muddy Hole.

Edward Jemima Thomas about 1764Westmorland Co., VA. Jemima (daughter of Robert Thomas and Elizabeth Linton) 1730 Westmoreland Co., VA; 15 Dec 1815Loudown Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lived near Harper's Ferry

Family/Spouse: Jemima Ramey. Jemima about 1734; 15 Dec 1816Buck Creek, Urbana, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas moved from Loudon Co., Virginia, to Berkeley Co., West Virginia and then to Woodford Co., Kentucky. Thomas had a vile temper and was driven out of Berkeley Co. His land was sold by his children.
Thomas is said to have been a wealthy land owner in Virginia and Kentucky.

Will: Kentucky Wills, 1700-1851. Listed Woodford Co., Book C, pg 285, of Thomas Violet lists his sons Henson, Thomas, John, Ashford, Edward, William and Augusta. Daughters Elizabeth, Nancy South, Milly, & Eulinda

Thomas Ann Ashford about 1761Woodford, KY. Ann 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Culverhouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1745

Family/Spouse: Kirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]