Drury CHRISTIAN1,4,5,2,3,6,3

17301 - about Jul 17851,2

Life History

1730	Born in Virginia.1
1751	Married Lucretia WILLIAMS in Goochland County, Virginia.1,7,4
16th Aug 1766	Birth of son Drury CHRISTIAN in Virginia.1,5
1771	Resident NC State census for Bute County 1771; This large county was later divided into several smaller counties, including Warren County, where later records report Drury and his family. in Bute County, North Carolina.3
1773	Resident Bute County Tax List for 1773 in Bute County, North Carolina
26th Apr 1780	Wrote will in Warren County, North Carolina.2
Jul 1785	Probate in Warren County, North Carolina.2
about Jul 1785	Died in Warren County, North Carolina.1,2

Notes

"Thomas Christian (1664 VA - 1739 VA) married Rebecca Stith (1664 VA - 1739 VA) in 1680; Rebecca's father was Lt. Col. Drury Stith and he owned land adjoin Thomas Christian ... Possibly this could be the origin of Christians being named Drury?"
-- Keith Farris, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 March 2017

Family Data Collection - Births
Drury Christian
Father Drury Christian
Mother Lucy Williams
Birth 16 Aug 1766 Virginia

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Drury Christian
Spouse Lucy Williams
Spouse Birth Place Virginia
Marriage 1751 Virginia

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Drury Christian
Spouse Lucy Williams
Marriage 1751 St James Northam Parish,Goochland,Virginia

Early North Carolina records reports Drury Christian resident in Bute County in 1771. This large county was later divided into several smaller counties, one of which was Warren, where later records report him and his family.

North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Drury Christian
1771 Bute County NC
NC Early Census Index

"Bute County is a former county located in the state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1764 from the eastern part of Granville County. It was named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763. In 1779 Bute County was divided into Franklin County and Warren County, and ceased to exist."
-- "Bute County, North Carolina," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bute_County,_North_Carolina

North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Drury Christian
1773 Early Tax List
Bute County NC
NC Early Census Index

Sources

1. Ancestry Messaging
2. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
3. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
4. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
5. Family Data Collection - Births
6. Wikipedia
7. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900