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Taken from the book; "THE RUBOTTOM FAMILY IN AMERICA", Author mentioned below;
THE RUBOTTOM FAMILY, EARLY AREA SETTLERS
By Thomas W. Rubottom 1976
3012 Pittsburgh
Houston, Texas 77005

We are Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of our nation. Every individual in each generation of the past has contributed to the well being and growth of the nation. Today we stand as one of the greatest nations in the world. We have the oldest stable government ever devised by man. We as a people have more rights and freedom than any other country in the world.

The RUBOTTOM family is a family that is truly representative of all that America stands for now and has stood in the past. The family has contributed to the religious freedom enjoyed by all. They have contributed to the formation of the government. They have been pioneers in expanding our frontiers. Members of the family have entered into all professions. They have been manufactures, merchant, doctors, lawyers, clergyman, engineers, miners, and all other endeavors of the people. The family has
contributed sons to defend our country and to guard the rights of freedom of the people. This has been a sacred trust handed down from generation to generation.

Eight generations of Rubottom family have contributed their talents and ingenuity to the problems of their time. The family is a small family compared to many other families living in the country today. There are no more than 200 individuals...living in the ...United States today, bearing the name of Rubottom. Even so there are few families which have contributed more to the overall development and permanency of the United States than this family.

Family tradition, search of records and written history gives us intimate knowledge of each generation of the Rubottom family. The knowledge helps us to understand the past and to see the future dimly. For the present, it encourages us and makes us appreciative of our legacy.
The Rubottom family had it beginning with its forebears in Wales. The written history of Wales is small. The Welsh part of the Scotch. The Welsh lived in Clans before the fifteenth century. Each clan was headed by a prince, thus each member of the clan was of Royal blood. The Welsh were
very proud of their ancestry. Genealogy was important to them. When the Welshman died, his estate was divided equally among the members of the family or clan. A Welshman bore only one name. They proved their ancestry by adding their father's name to their own name, with the prefix AP. John,
AP Henry. AP Henry meant John the son of Henry. We find records giving as high as 35 names, such as John Ap Henry AP Thomas AP Simon, Etc. Land, cattle and sheep were owned by the whole clan. They grazed their animals in the lowlands during the winter and in the high valleys during the summer.
Their buildings were stone structures. The house and barn were separated by a breeze-way. Often a separate field house was used for storage of grain, fodder and tools.

Before Christianity was introduced into Wales, the Druids conducted their religious services and court of law. The Druids religious structure was round. The Welsh Built their Christian churches on the Druid
foundations, therefore many churches today are round structures. The Welsh cemeteries were adjacent to their churches. The Welsh people held their social and religious activities at their churches and cemeteries. They would travel long distances to attend festivals and meetings at their churches and cemeteries. They liked music and gathered for social reasons and have always liked their Freudian and loved their country.

The Welsh loved language too. It is a difficult language to master. They have defended their country against all invaders. The Romans were unable to defeat the Welsh and the English have tried to
invade Wales several times, but found the invasion to costly. The English used another tactic in dealing with the Welsh. They made their armed forces attractive to the Welshmen. They were so successful in this that the English armies used on the continent were mostly made up of Welshmen. The
Welshmen were skillful craftsmen. They were excellent musicians and singers, also all Wales would have a festival each year, usually in August, and each community would display their handicraft work for sale or trade. This was a type of national fair. The custom is carried on in our time.
Most of the Welsh art and writing of the past has been distorted or lost, but as far as we know the women wore colorful dress, but the dress of the men was rather drab. The Welsh are of sturdy built, fair complexioned and have light colored hair. The Welsh are very religious and unwavering in
their loyalties.

The Revolution of the Northern Shires of England, which also affected life in Wales, was due to religious and political turmoil. The unrest caused many men with their families to consider emigrating to the American colonies. The colonies were becoming prosperous while England was occupied
with Wars on the European Continent. During this period the colonies were allow much freedom in government, religion and trade. The colonies were becoming a strong force in commerce with each other and countries of Europe. The colonies were producing furs, indigo, grain, tobacco and other products
in ever increasing quantities. The government of England took note of this condition and move toward having all trade clear through London. This lead to unrest in the colonies.

About 1763 a young Welshman, still in his teenage years, arrived in a port on the Delaware River in America. We do not know whether the port was Chester or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had started his voyage to America from an English port, probably Plymouth, as a stow-a-way. The voyage had
been by way of ports in Holland and Ireland. The young man was Thomas Rubottom, the first person by that surname of which there is a record in America.

Thomas Rubottom was a member of the society of friends, (Quakers), and joined in the southern migration of Quakers from Delaware and Pennsylvania. He traveled through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and into North Carolina Colony. Thomas Rubottom located in what was Orange County at that
time, near where the town of Silver City is located. There he met Phebe Dixon, Daughter of George and Ann (Chandler) Dixon. The Dixon's were Quakers, so they had much in common. George Dixon's father was William, son of Henry and Rose Dixon of County Armagh, Ireland. The Dixon's had migrated
from Scotland to Ireland due to the religious persecutions in Scotland under the Scotch king. William Dixon was born in 1662 in County Armagh, Ireland and was a Quaker Immigrant to Newcastle, Delaware. He married Ann Greeg of Newcastle. George Dixon was born in 1706 in New Castle, Delaware. He and
his wife Ann (Chandler) Dixon moved from Delaware to Orange County, North Carolina in 1767. They were the parents of five children; Enoch, Caleb, Phebe, Joshua, and George. Ann Chandler's father, Swithen Chandler, and his wife Ann were the parents of eight children. All born in Chester County,
Pennsylvania. Swithen Chandler's father died at sea on the voyage from England to America. The Chandler home was in Wiltshire, England.

Thomas Rubottom and Phebe Dixon Rubottom were parents of nine Children; Simon, born in 1769, Ezekiel born in 1770, and seven girls. Thomas Rubottom was a member of the Chatham Militia of North Carolina in 1772. He and his brother-in-laws were active in the regulator movement before the
Revolutionary War started. This organization was suppressed by the English and their petitions for better government ignored. Thomas Rubottom was a member of Captain Joab Brooks company of the Chatham Militia. The company consisted of 138 men. Thomas Rubottom owned land in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1790. Thomas Rubottom and Phebe (Dixon) Rubottom died in Chatham County, North Carolina and are buried on Old Napton Cemetery, Quaker, located just south of Silver City. The Quaker meeting house and school are also located near the Cemetery. The last Burial in the Napton Cemetery was a person named Dowd, a descendant of Thomas Rubottom and Phebe (Dixon) Rubottom's daughter Hannah (Rubottom) Dowd.

Simon Rubottom, son of Thomas and Phebe (Dixon) Rubottom, married Elizabeth Dunn, of Orange County, North Carolina in 1790. They were the parents of 15 children: Joseph, Mary, Jane, George, Thomas, Hannah, William, Ruth, Dianah, Samuel, Ezekiel, Elizabeth, John, Mahala, and Zeno.
The Family moved from North Carolina to Lawrence County, Indiana in 1815. They were Quakers and were appeased to slavery as it existed in North Carolina. The Quakers were not all the same opinions concerning slavery and many of them moved to Indiana. They established very progressive
communities in Indiana. Simon Rubottom's descendants are to be found in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Minnesota, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and California. Simon Rubottom's son Thomas was a member of a delegation that established the first Quaker church west of the Mississippi River. The Church was located in Iowa. His Son George kept a diary of the family's move from North Carolina to Indiana in 1815. The letter is still in Existence. His son migrated to California in 1870 and settled in Los Angeles County. There he met William Wiley Rubottom, Son of Ezekiel Rubottom of Wayne County, Missouri. This is the first record of meeting of the two branches of the family. In 1907 Richard Rubottom, son of Lafayette Rubottom of Wayne County, Missouri, visited Samuel Rubottom, a son of Simon Rubottom, in Illinois. Descendants of Simon and Elizabeth (Dunn) Rubottom have been outstanding in church work, as ministers in the Quaker organization, Methodist, and Baptist ministers. They have also been outstanding in Agriculture, music, manufacturing, teaching and other professions. Simon and Elizabeth (Dunn) Rubottom lived in Parke County, Indiana when they died and were buried in Bloomingdale Cemetery, in Parke County.

Ezekiel Rubottom, son of Thomas Rubottom, and Phebe (Dixon) Rubottom was born in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1770. He grew to maturity in Chatham and Moore Counties. He lived with his father's family in Moore County, North Carolina in 1790. Ezekiel Rubottom married Eleanor Bettis,
daughter of Elija Bettis of Moore County, Indiana in 1791. They were the parents of four children, Pleasant, Civility, Mary and William Wiley. The first three children named were born in Moore County, North Carolina, William Wiley Rubottom was born in Wayne County, Missouri in 1909. In 1803
Ezekiel Rubottom with Elija Bettis and several other families emigrated from North Carolina westward, through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee. The wagon train consisted of twenty wagons. The wagon train entered Missouri territory in 1804. They traveled to what is now Wayne County, Missouri.
Ezekiel Rubottom entered land in Wayne County, Missouri in 1806. The land entered was located on the south bank of Lake Creek and west of St. Francois River. Eleanor (Bettis) Rubottom died in 1809. Ezekiel Rubottom, married second, Parmelia Parish, daughter of Joseph Parish of Wayne County. The
Parish family came originally from Orange County, Virginia. The family was the first white family to settle in what is now Wayne County. Joseph Parish served in the Orange County, Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary Way. Ezekiel And Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom were the parents of eight children: David, Lafayette, Frances, Thomas Payton, Simon, Noel, Ezekiel and Charnelsa. All of the children were born in Wayne County.

Ezekiel Rubottom was probably educated in Napton school established by the Quakers in 1870 of Chatham County, North Carolina, The school was located near the church meeting house and cemetery. He was trained as a blacksmith and gunsmith as was his brother Simon. The founding law section
two establishing Wayne County, named Ezekiel Rubottom as one of the commissioners to choose a county seat. Ezekiel Rubottom was a surveyor and help lay out parts of old Greenville. The same commissioners were also charged with laying out the precinct boundaries. Ezekiel had Experience in
observing a new country formed. He knew a strong government was essential to progress and development of the country. He had witnessed this in North Carolina. The County was only 36 years old when he was appointed Justice of the Peace in St Frances Township, Cape Girardeau County, territory of
Missouri in 1817. He served as a member of the First General Assembly of the state of Missouri held in St. Charles, Missouri. He represented Wayne County in the assembly. Ezekiel Rubottom served in several county offices during the early days of the county. He was also a Baptist minister.
Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom died in 1844 and was probably buried in old Rubottom Cemetery, located behind their home. Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom died in 1857 at the age of 89 years. His grave is also probably beside Parmelia's grave in the old cemetery behind their home.

Pleasant D. Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Chandler and Eleanor (Bettis) Rubottom was born in Moore County, North Carolina. He married Jeane Robinson of Wayne County, Missouri in 1815. This is all the history known of Pleasant D. Rubottom.

Civility Rubottom, daughter of Ezekiel and Eleanor (Bettis) Rubottom was born in Moore County, North Carolina in 1795. She grew to maturity in Wayne County, Missouri and married (1st) David Logan of Wayne County. She married (2nd) Overton Bettis of Wayne County. Civility (Rubottom) Bettis
descendants were pioneers in the development of Arkansas and Los Angeles County, California. Her descendants are found in Arkansas, Texas and California.

Mary Rubottom, daughter of Ezekiel and Eleanor (Bettis) Rubottom was born in Moore County, North Carolina in 1797. She married Robert A. Logan of Wayne County, Missouri in 1816. Robert Logan was the first surveyor of Wayne County.

William Wiley Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Rubottom and Eleanor (Bettis) Rubottom was born in Wayne County in 1809. He grew to maturity in Wayne County and married Sarah Edwards of Wayne County. They were married in 1829. They were the parents of three children; Civility, Elizabeth and
James. About 1847 the family moved from Wayne County Missouri to Sparta Township in Johnson County, Arkansas. About 1849, William Wiley Rubottom organized a wagon train and moved west to California. He settled in the El Monte District and later moved to Cucamonga, California.
After he had been in California for about 15 years, he bought some land and started a town, which he named Sparta after the township in Arkansas. He was the first Postmaster of Sparta. He built a hotel on his land and called it the "Rubottom House". The stagecoaches used the "Rubottom House"
to change horses and to rest the weary travelers on their long journeys. The hotel was known far and wide for its food and hospitality. William Wiley Rubottom was known as "Uncle Billy". He was a colorful character and was widely known in the Pomona Valley of California. In 1875, he and his wife, Sarah and their grandson, Kewen Dorsey, visited his two brothers, Thomas P. and Lafayette in Wayne County. The Visit lasted about six months. During this time Uncle Billy told his brother Lafayette that there were not
any opossums in California. After the visit, Uncle Billy and Sarah Ann returned to California. Lafayette Rubottom and his son Richard M. Rubottom trapped two pairs of opossum and shipped them to Uncle Billy. Today there are many opossums in California, all descendants of the Wayne County
opossums. William Wiley Rubottom and Sarah (Edwards) Rubottom lived to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary in the "Rubottom House". Descendants of William Wiley and Sarah (Edwards) Rubottom live in California. They died soon after their trip to Missouri and are buried near
Sparta California.

David Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO in 1817. He grew to maturity in Wayne County, and married Elvira Timmons, of Wayne County, who was born in Kentucky. They were the parents of six children: Jane H., Sarah Ann,
Frances L., Margaret, Samuel and Tinnel R. David Rubottom was a farmer in Wayne County and died young. He died about 1859.
Lafayette Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO in 1824. He grew to maturity in Wayne County, and married Martha Creasy of Wayne County. She was the daughter of William and Bashaba (Taylor) Creasey of Wayne County.
They were the parents of six children: Ezekiel C., Frances P., Richard M., Benjamin H., and Sally P. Lafayette and Martha (Creasy) Rubottom lived with Lafayette's father until his death. Lafayette lived on the old home farm and purchased land adjacent to it. He was a successful and progressive
farmer. Lafayette Rubottom served in the Confederate forces during the Civil Way. Lafayette died in 1904 and is buried in the Rubottom Cemetery as is Martha (Creasy) Rubottom. The Cemetery is located about two miles west of old Greenville on the old Greenville and Piedmont road. Their descendents have been educators, lawyers, farmers, diplomats, politians, ministers, business people, military careers, marine enterprises and other endeavors.
Descendants of Lafayette Rubottom and Martha (Creasy) Rubottom are located in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, Washington D.C., California and Florida.

Thomas P. Rubottom, son of , son of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO in 1827. He grew to maturity in Wayne County. The name of his first wife is unknown to me.* They were the parents of one child; Mary Elizabeth Penelopy. Thomas Peyton
Rubottom married second to Frances Edwards of Wayne County, Missouri. They were the parents of two children: Robert Lee and Charles. He married third, Sarah Emma (Huffman) Walker, Widow of Robert Walker of Wayne County. Sarah Emma Huffman was born in Indiana. She and Robert Walker were the
parents of two children: Mary E. G. Walker, born in Michigan and Parmelia I. Walker, born in Missouri. Thomas P. Rubottom and Sarah Emma (Huffman) Rubottom were the parents of four children: Kewen Darsey, Thomas Newton, William Houston and Fredrick G.. Sarah Emma (Huffman) Rubottom died in
1882. She was buried on the northside of the front yard on the home of their farm. Thomas P. Rubottom, married fourth, Melissa J. (Stokely) Mc Ghee, Widow living in Wayne County. Thomas P. Rubottom was an excellent farmer and at one time owned about 600 acres of land in Wayne County. During the Civil War, he was a member of Company A, 47th Missouri Infantry of the Union Army. He was mustered at Pilot Knob and was stationed at Patterson. He was in the battle at Pilot Knob. A detachment of the Union
Army was stationed on his farm. This belief was due, there being many headstones located between the house and the barn. The tomb stones were placed there by the soldiers to use as card tables. At the time, there were many relics of the Civil War on the hill back of the house. The writer has a Calvery Sword used in the battle of Greenville. Thomas P. Rubottom was a man of quick temper and an excellent boxer. He used this skill to advantage during the Civil War. He was of striking appearance, he had blue eyes, a fair complexion and was five feet, ten inches in height. He and his brother Lafayette were very striking in their resemblance to each other. Thomas Peyton Rubottom died on the farm in 1908. He is buried in the Rubottom Cemetery, located about two miles west of old Greenville. Melissa (Stokely)
Mc Ghee moved from the farm after the death of Thomas P. Rubottom and lived in Williamsville until her death about 1928. Descendants of Thomas P. Rubottom live in Missouri, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Florida, California and Illinois. The descendants have been prominent as educators, farmers, business people, engineers, politicians, Miners, Railroad employees, accountants and many other professions.

Polashan Rubottom, daughter of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom was born in Wayne County, Missouri in 1829. She grew to maturity in Wayne County and married Champion Smith of this county. They were the parents of five children: William R., Anna, Mary E., Wayne B., and
Mason. Champ Smith was the son of George Smith of Wayne County. The family lived in Butler County for a period of time. Champ Smith was killed by Union Troops in 1865. Champ Smith was born in Tennessee. His parents were born in Virginia. After the death of Champion Smith, Polashan (Rubottom)
Smith moved back to Wayne County, Descendants of Polashan (Rubottom) Smith live in Wayne and Butler Counties, Missouri.

Simon Noel Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO in 1830. He grew to maturity in Wayne County, and studied medicine. He was married to Eliza Wiscarver of Poplar Bluff, Missouri in 1859. He began the practice of medicine in Greenville in 1861. He and his family moved from Wayne County to a farm located about 15 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff. Simon Noel Rubottom and Eliza (Wiscarver) Rubottom were the parents of nine children: William L., Elcey T., and Perlie A., President T., Richard M., Ezekiel Z. George L., Oscar M., and Benjamin T.. Simon Noel Rubottom continued his practice of medicine in Butler County. He was also a Successful farmer. He died December 6, 1906 and is buried in the cemetery near his farm. Eliza
(Wiscarver) Rubottom died September 4, 1910. She is buried in the same cemetery as Simon Noel Rubottom. Descendants of Simon Noel Rubottom and Eliza (Wiscarver) Rubottom are to be found in Butler County, and St. Louis Counties, Missouri. They are also found in Kansas and California. Their
descendants have been successful in business, motion picture industries, farming, lawyers and other occupations.

Ezekiel Rubottom, son of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO. Abt. 1826. He grew to maturity in Wayne County and married Elizabeth E. Timmons of Wayne County. They were the parents of two children: Emphery and William L. Rubottom. Ezekiel
Rubottom moved from Wayne County, to Los Angeles County, California about 1854, where he died in 1858. He is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Elizabeth E. (Timmons) Rubottom stayed in California after the death of Ezekiel and married Alvin Routree**, a Deputy Sheriff of
Los Angeles County, California. Descendants of Ezekiel Rubottom settled in Felton, California and were very successful as manufactures of farm machinery. The "Rubottom" plow was widely used in California in the 1800's and 1900's. Descendants of Ezekiel Rubottom are still living in California.

Charnelsa Rubottom, Daughter of Ezekiel Chandler Rubottom and Parmelia (Parish) Rubottom, was born in Wayne County, MO. in 1833 She grew to maturity in Wayne County . The history of Charnelsa Rubottom is unknown.

The above is a sketchy history of the Rubottom family in America, from the start of the country to the present day. The history of the family, has been the history of the country. The history reaches from coast to coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. Two Rubottom families, of which there is a record have emigrated from the United States and settled in another country. One family emigrated to Alberta, Canada; another to Oslo, Norway.

The writer is a descendant of Thomas P. Rubottom. My father was William Houston Rubottom of Desloge, Missouri. My father and mother were married in Greenville in 1900. My parents moved to Desloge, Missouri in 1901. I remember well our family trip to Wayne County for the birthday celebration
of my Grandfather. His eighty first birthday. We made the trip from Desloge to Bismarck by livery stable rig and boarded a train for Piedmont. We were met at the train by my grandfather in a surry with a fringe around the top. The trip from Piedmont to Greenville and the farm was uneventful, but the next day was my grandfather's birthday. About 80 persons attended the celebration and dinner. Almost all were kin. To name a few, Alex Stevens and his wife, Ben Rubottom with wife Sallie, Kewen Rubottom and wife
Addie. Thomas N. Rubottom and wife Mattie, William Smith and wife, Ezekiel Rubottom and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Stokley, Zeda Mc Ghee and wife, Maud. There was also the old friend of the family, Nog Rainwater. In later years, my brother bought a Model T Ford Car and we made a pioneering trip to Greenville. What is now Highway 67 was then little more than a trail at many places between Fredricktown and Greenville. The road followed the creek beds in many places. There were large boulders out to the side of the road
and my brother would drive forward and pick us up for another adventure ahead.

I found Wayne County, Missouri a lovely section of the country to visit and the river a good place to spend time and fish. Many things have changed in Wayne County since 1908. The farms I knew are no more. The roads I knew are now Jeep trails. The Thomas P. Rubottom house has been demolished these
many years. Only the foundation remains. The old sandstone blocks of which it was built stand as a monument to things that have past in Wayne County.
Wayne County is a pleasant place to visit and dream of the past and the hardy pioneers who decided to establish their homes in this new and beautiful country.

The Rubottom surname has been present in Wayne County for 170 years. There is only one by that surname living in the county today as far as the writer knows. This is Rosie Rubottom, widow of Clarence. L. Rubottom.

(end of article).....

* He married Mary Cox, born in 1831, from Wayne County.
** I show her marring Alewis L. Roundtree, born 1826

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The following is copy of indenture for land purchased by Thomas Rubottom in 1790. Land located in Chatham County, North Carolina. Thomas Rubottom sold his land the same year, 1790. The land consisted of 224 acres. From Danene Vincent's Webpage

You can view a transcription of the land purchase (March 1790) here and under the Deeds section of the Rubottom website. Hit your browser's BACK button to return to this page. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dansgen/deedtr1.htm

You can view a transcription of the land sale (June 1790) here and under the Deeds section of the Rubottom website. Hit your browser's BACK button to return to this page. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dansgen/deedtr2.htm

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