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Paschal Crest

by Paul Ridenour

Updated 03/15/2024

Paschal Pictures

Note:  The following information came from Lt Col Joe Paschall, USMC, in an email on 12/13/2007, as he was stationed in Iraq.

John Paschal (1465 - 1548).  He was born and died in France [most likely not true], and married Margery Wiseman (1480 - ?). Their only known child was John Paschal.
(Dottie Ridenour's 13th great grandparents)

John Paschal (1495 - 1544).  He was born in Avenue, France, and immigrated to England before 1528. He married Margaret Noke, and their only known child was Andrew Paschal.
(Dottie Ridenour's 12th great grandparents)

Andrew Paschal (1528 - 1603).  He was born around 1528 in County Kent, England, and married Jane Pynchon (1572 - ?). Their only known child was Thomas Paschal.

(Dottie Ridenour's 11th great grandparents)

Thomas Paschal (1590 - 1637).  He was born in Warrington, Somersetshire, England, and died 26 Jun 1637 in Canterbury, England.  He married Mary (Last Name Unknown) and their only known child was William Paschal.

(Dottie Ridenour's 10th great grandparents)

William Paschal (1608 - 1670).  He lived his entire life in Bristol, England, and married Johanna Collins.  Their only known child was Thomas Paschal.

(Dottie Ridenour's 9th great grandparents)

Thomas Paschal (1634 - 1718).  He was born 03 Sep 1634 in St. Mary, Redcliff, Bristol, England, and was the first Paschall to immigrate to the new colonies sometime between 1655 and 1666. He married Joanna Sloper (1634 - 1707) in Philadelphia, PA, and their only known child was William Paschal.

(Dottie Ridenour's 8th great grandparents)

William Paschal (1666 - 1696).  The first native-born American, he lived his entire life in Philadelphia, PA.  He married Susanna Budd (1675 - ?) in 1690 in Philadelphia, PA, and had two known children with her: Thomas Paschall and William Paschall.

(Dottie Ridenour's 7th great grandparents)

William Paschall (1693 - 1774).  He was born 22 Jun 1693 in Philadelphia, PA, and lived in NJ where he served as a Pewterer.  He married Reliance "Phoebe" Dennis (1708 - ca. 1765) in 1728 and had 13 children with her.  He received a large Land Grant in Granville County, NC, around 1740.  He farmed the land with sons and, after Reliance died, he married Sara Ruth Rachel (1730 - 1768).  After Sarah’s death in 1768, William married a widow, Tabitha Inglis.  He died 06 Nov 1774 in Butte (now Warren County, North Carolina).

ALL PASCHAL NAMES ABOVE HERE HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN AND ARE MOST LIKELY INCORRECT INCLUDING PASCHALS ARE FROM FRANCE 

Note: I obtained the information below originally from the following webpage: http://pedigree.ancestry.lycos.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ti=2816&ind=1&file=G954

William Paschall (6/22/1693 - 11/06/1774 Butte, NC) married #1 Reliance Dennis (1708 - ca. 1765) (Dottie Ridenour's 6th great grandparents) in 1728 and #2 Sara Ruth Rachel (1730 - 1768) in 1743 and #3 wife Tabitha Inglis.
Children:

1.  Samuel Paschall (4/1/1727 - ) married Phereba Ward
Children:

Reliance Paschall
Mary Paschall
William Paschall
John Seth Paschall
Rachel Paschall
Sarah Paschall
Susan Paschall
Nancy Paschall
Mildred Paschall married William Cawthorne on 9/4/1783 [family name today is spelled Cauthen]
Betty Paschall married Henry Van Landingham on 1/4/1787
Phereba Paschall
Samuel Dennis Paschall
Milton Paschall

2. John Paschall (1729 Middlesex, New Jersey  - 1776, Grandville, North Carolina) married Isabella Unknown
Children:

James Paschall
Silas Paschall
Samuel Paschall
John M Paschall
Reliance Paschall

3.  Isaiah Paschall (1731 Middlesex, NJ - 1795 in Franklin, NC) married #1 Margaret Nichols in 1753 in Granville, NC (Dottie Ridenour's 5th great grandparents)
Children:

William Paschall (1754 Granville, NC - 1818 Franklin, NC) married Martha Patsey in 1774 in Granville, NC
George Paschall (12/1762 Granville, SC - 9/14/1832 Oglethorpe, GA) married Agnes Brewer (6/22/1776 - 10/27/1869 Lumpkin, GA)
on 11/25/1802 in Oglethorpe, GA (Dottie Ridenour's 4th great grandparents)
Note:  Descendants of George Paschall can become members of the DAR and SAR
Children:

Augustus Burrell Julias Nichols Paschall (10/1/1803 Oglethorpe, GA - 1846 Craw, AR)

Lorenzo G. Paschall

Isaiah Addison Sanders Goode Paschall married Mary Chew Richardson on 2/16/1844 in Rapi, LA
Isaiah was a Texas State Senator in the 1850s

Franklin Lafayette Warren Greene Paschall, M. D. (1/15/1810 Oglethorpe, GA - 2/13/1884 Bexar, TX)
married Mary Frances Roach on 5/30/1844 in Bexar, TX.
Children:

        George Paschal - (attorney/first mayor of San Antonio)

        Franklin L. Paschal, M.D. (10/22/1843 - ) married Ladie Napier in 1878
        Children:

                Franklin L. Paschal married Stella Unknown
                Children:

                        Franklin L. Paschal (twin) - deceased/son is Frank Lafayette Paschal email
                        Ladie Jane Paschal (twin) - never married/deceased
                        Ella Katherine Paschal - adopted/deceased
                        Stella Mae Paschal married Bonard Rohde

                George H. Paschal, M.D. married Mary Louise Steele
                Children:

                        George H. Paschal, Jr. married Olive Hill (deceased)
                        James Steele Paschal married Lorraine Hebdon (both deceased)
                        Children:

                                Laura Drummond email
                                James Steele Paschal, Jr.

                Edwin Paschal married unknown
                Children:

                        Frank Paschal (raised by Nellie Paschal and Walter Walthall below)
                        Edwin Paschal (raised by Nellie Paschal and Walter Walthall below)

                Nellie Paschal married Walter Walthall
                Children:

                        Walter Walthall M.D. married Alice Ruth Brady
                        Edwin Walthall married Margaret Unknown
                        Frank Paschal "Paschal" or "Bub" Walthall married Sarah Martin
                        James Walthall
                        Thomas P. Walthall married Bobby unknown

                Betty Paschal married a Saunders

        Mary Frances Paschal married Herman Huppertz
        Children:

                Mary F. Huppertz - educator in San Antonio/Elementary School named after her/never married
                [Mary F. Huppertz Elementary School - http://www.saisd.net/school/139/temp/history.html]

                Lily Huppertz

                George Huppertz

                Possibly two more Huppertz

                Ernestine Huppertz "Nessie" ( - 1921) married William Schoch
                (School superintendent in San Antonio around 1900s)
                Children:                       

                        Mary Frances Schoch married Harold Charles Vogtel
                        Children:

                                Mary Frances Vogtel (12/26/1918 Minneapolis, MN - circa 9/24/1991 La Jolla,  California)
                                married #1 Norwood and #2 John W. Smith
                                Children #1:

                                         Michael Vogtel Smith (Born Arvin Nelson Norwood on 1/12/1940 - changed name in 1944)
                                         married #1 Sue Mueck and #2 Nancy
                                         Children #1:

                                                    Jordan Meredith Smith (circa 11/15/1971 - )

                                         Children #2:

                                                    Seth Michael Smith
                                                    Noah Smith                                                                                                     

                                Children #2:

                                        Mary Frances "Francie" Smith email (6/18/1946 - ) married Mr.  Entz
                                        Stephanie Smith (9/10/1950 - )
                                        Ian Arthur Smith (circa 2/6/1952 - ) - has a daughter named Suzanne Smith

                                Jeanne Ness Vogtel (9/17/1923  Salina, KS - ) - never married

                                Constance Vogtel "Connie" email (1/16/1933 - Salina, KS)
                                married #1 Adams #2 Dick McLamore and #3 Jennings
                                Children #1:

                                        Nina Adams (8/6/1951 - ) married #1 W. R. Mahaffay and #2 Randy Jay Jones
                                        Children #1:

                                                    Whitney Ann Mahaffay (12/26/1976 - ) married Joshua Davis Vaughn on 4/6/2002
                                                    Josh is Cherokee
                                                    Children:

                                                                Seth Vaughn (circa 10/17/2002 - )
                                                                Kaleb Vaughn (1/17/2004 - )

                                                    Justin Craig Mahaffay (3/3/1981 - )

                                        Children #2:

                                                    Amber Lynn Jones (11/22/1994 - )

                                        George Michael Adams (11/11/1962 - ) married Marian Jo McGallian
                                        Children:

                                                    Jake Frederick Adams (8/3/1974 - 12/5/1993)
                                                    Heather Michelle Adams (7/27/1977 - ) married Parker Bradley on 5/28/2003

                                Children #2:

                                        Richard Vogtel McLamore married #1 Darcy Litzerman (7/4/1993 - ) and
                                        #2 Diana Lambiase email on 3/11/2000
                                        Children #1:

                                                    Quin James McLamore (8/23/1994 - )

                                        Children #2:

                                                    Sean Richard McLamore (7/16/2003 - )

                        William Schoch (1900 Chicago - 1904 Chicago)

                    Lorenzo Columbus "George" Washington Paschal (12/13/1812 Skull Shoals, GA - 2/18/1878 DC)
                    married #1 Sarah Ridge [a Cherokee] on 2/27/1837 in East Brainerd, TN - see Paschal Pictures
                    (Dottie Ridenour's 3rd great grandparents)
                    Children:

Emily Anderson Paschal
George Walter Paschal
Susan Agnes Paschal
Ridge Watie Paschal
Emily Agnes Paschal married William McNeir (Dottie Ridenour's 2nd great grandparents)(see Major Ridge to the McNeir Family of Texas)
John Franklin Paschal

George Washington Paschal married #2 Marcia (Duval) Price on 3/25/1852 in Travis, TX
Children:

F. Elizabeth Paschal (1853 Travis, TX - 1932 Wash, DC) married #1 T. P. O'Connor married #2 Smart after 1870
Unknown daughter

George Washington Paschal married #3 Mary Lois (Scoville) Harper in 1869
Children:

Samuel Scoville Paschal (3/17/1875 Wash, DC - 1/17/1917 Mont, VA) married Lois Sherman on 5/12/1897 in Wash, DC

Note: George Washington Paschal wrote several books including A Digest of the Laws of Texas (1866) and The Constitution of the United States Defined and Carefully Annotated (1868). He also wrote a book about his mother: Ninety-Four Years: The Life of Agnes Paschal.  George W. Paschal become friends with Sam Houston through his wife Sarah Ridge.  Sarah's daughter Emily Agnes Paschal was also good friends with Sam's daughter Nellie Houston.  The families remained friends through the next generation totaling 150+ years.  Sam Houston received a letter from President Abraham Lincoln asking him if he needed troops in Texas.  Houston turned to four friends including George W. Paschal and they all said "no."  

The Constitution of the United States Defined and Carefully Annotated (1868) - a 2005 paperback reprint can be bought at www.amazon.com for around $27.

Clarissa Harlow Paschall (2/28/1814 Oglethorpe, GA - 1854) married Thomas Lilly on 6/15/1834 in Lumpkin, GA

Theresa Marian Paschall (3/7/1816 Oglethorpe, GA - after 1860) married John F. Lilly on 2/14/1839 in Lumpkin, GA

Elizabeth S. Paschall (7/23/1818 - 7/23/1818)

Sarah P. Paschall (7/23/1818 - 7/23/1818)

Delilah S. Paschall (7/23/1818 - 7/23/1818)

Isaiah #2 wife Ann Jones
Children:

Isaiah Paschall
John H Paschall
Lucinda Paschall
Dennis Paschall

4.  William Paschall (1733 - ) married Unknown Aspen
Children:

Hannah Paschall
Thomas Paschall married Nancy Price
Children:

        Elizabeth Paschal married Rev. Daniel Field James 1795-1871 (his third wife) - a 2nd great grandson Eric James (this is the same Jesse and Frank James family)

5.   Elisha Paschall (1735 - ) married Nancy Ann Nobles (Marti Paschall's 5th great grandparents)
Children:

William Paschall married Annie Tuggle
Children:
  Elisha Paschall married Rachel Christa McClain
  Children: (listing only the four children who came to Sunnyvale, TX)
     Francis Wilmouth Paschall married James Berry Barton (Long Creek Cemetery, Sunnyvalle)
     William George Washington Paschall married #1 Mary Ann Johnson and #2 Martha Ann J. Coats
       - a descendent of #1 is Marti Paschall (I knew Marti Paschall and she and my wife Dottie Doyen Ridenour were 7th cousins)
         [William George W, Mary Ann, and Marti Paschall are all buried at Long Creek Cemetery, Sunnyvale]
      Mary Ann Paschall married Thomas Dodson Coats (Coats-Paschall Cemetery, Sunnyvale)
      Edwin Polk Paschall married Elvira Wilmouth Brisendine (Long Creek Cemetery, Sunnyvale)
Jerusha Paschall
Samuel Paschall
Elizabeth Paschall
Alexander Paschall
John Paschall
Elisha Paschall
Jesse Paschall
Rachel Paschall
Reliance Ellanor Paschall
Isaiah Paschall
Ezekiel Paschall

6.   James Paschall (1737 - 1792) married Unknown in 1762
Children:

Samuel Paschall married Dizey Long
Robert Paschall married Lucy Todd
Children:

        Richard Paschall married Nancy Bray
        Children:

            Richard Bray paschal married Matilda Schmidt
            Children:

                    John Taylor Paschal (1848 - 1924 NC) married Rebecca Jane Gilbert
                    He was a school teacher, merchant, farmer, and a member of the NC House of Representatives in the late 1880's.
                    He is buried in Brush Creek Baptist Church cemetery, southwest of Siler City, NC.

                    Robert Lee Paschall [twin] (7/7/1869 Chatham, NC - 1959 Tarrant Co, TX) married Mary Lyle Martin.  Robert became principal
                    of Central High School in Ft. Worth (Texas)  in 1906. He retired in 1935 and the school was renamed to Robert L. Paschal High School.

                    George Washington Paschal [twin] (7/7/1869 Chatham, NC - 6/13/1956 in Chatham, NC) married Laura Allen Paschal
                    George Washington Paschal was a writer of several books including a History of North Carolina Baptists, Volume  I and II,
                    and A History of Printing in North Carolina, History of Wake Forest College, Volume I-III, and A Study of Quintus of Smyrna.
                    Children:

                            Allen Paschal
                            George Paschal - father of Robert Paschal
                            Richard Paschal
                            Laura Helen Paschal
                            Ruth Paschal
                            Catherine Paschal
                            Francis Paschal
                            Paul Paschal
                            Edward  Paschal
                            Mary Paschal. 

John Paschall (1772 - 1840) married Patsy Mary Wilson in 1798 - a descendant Joe Paschall
James Paschall married Rachel Wilson
Joshua Paschall married Lucy Hicks
Edmond Paschall married Nancy Wilson
Patience Paschall
Elizabeth Paschall married Turner Johnson
Eluena Paschall married Eppa Booth
Sarah Paschall married Zacharias Rives

7.   Dennis Paschall (1739 - ) married Mary N. Anderson
Children:

Anderson Paschall married Sally Mildred Twitty - then son John T. Paschall to daughter Mary A. Paschall to daughter Lou Emma Francis to son Frank Augustus Hamer [Frank Hamer, who killed Bonnie and Clyde. He was a 5th cousin 2x removed from my wife Dottie Doyen Ridenour]
Nichols Paschall (1770 - after 1820 IL) married Sarah Sally Roderique ( - 1813) about 1800
Elisha B Paschall married Nancy Haygood
Mary Paschall married John Haygood
Sarah Paschall

8.   Thomas Paschall (1741 - ) married Charity Russell
Children:

Nancy Paschall
William Paschall
Thomas Paschall
Mary Paschall
John Paschall
Elizabeth Paschall
Henry Paschall
Michael Wood Paschall
Robert Paschall
Martha A Paschall
Bushaba Paschall

9.   Sarah Paschall (1743 - ) married William Buchannon
Children:

10.   Dianna Paschall (1745  - ) married Richard King
Children:

Engles King

11. Rachel Paschall (1747 - ) married Henry Wilson
Children:

Pleasant Wilson
Rachel Wilson
William Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
Elijah Wilson
Fennel Wilson - a descendant Tonya Harrison
George Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Swepston Wilson

12.   Ruth Paschall (1749 - )

13.   Reliance Paschall (1751 - )

Dottie Ridenour - DAR #854078 via George Paschal (South Carolina)

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Pictures below are Joe Paschall's family