Susanna Fleming

It has been said that Susanna Tarleton was a cousin of the infamous British Colonel Banastre Tarleton during the American Revolution. He reportedly broke into the home of our ancestor Tarlton Fleming at Rock Castle in Goochland Co., Virginia. Tradition has it that when he saw his family's coat of arms on the parlor paneling, he angrily tore them down and carried them away. (See Col. Tarlton Fleming.)

Additional Curator's Notes

Susanna Tarleton was the daughter of Stephen Tarleton and Susanna Bates. She was most likely born in 1661 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. She married Charles Fleming and raised a large family. She died c. 1717 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia.

Because of frequent attempts to attach her husband, Col. Charles Fleming, to important English or Scottish families, Susanna's details have often been bent to fit the picture particular authors want to create. Her date of birth has been set as early as 1656 and as late as 1680. Her place of birth has been recorded as England, as Henrico County, Virginia and St. Peter's, Virginia. Her date of death varies from 1657 to 1717, in either New Kent County or Goochland County, Virginia. These data fields have been locked with what the curator believes to be most accurate. As primary sources are found, they will be added.

There are a great many children credited to Susanna and Charles. This curator is still working through the list to very their true offspring. As sources are found to positively identify the children, the many notes below this Curator's Note will be cleaned up. They remain now as possible leads to the answers we seek.

Maria Edmonds-Zediker, Volunteer Curator, Jan. 23, 2015

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Susannah Fleming was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, VA 1680. Susannah died 15 Nov 1757 in Goochland, VA, at 77 years of age.

• RESIDENCE: Henrico and New Kent Cos. VA
• BIRTH: 11 Oct 1661, Henrico Co., Virginia
• DEATH: AFT 7 Oct 1717, St Peters Parish, New Kent Co. Virginia
• RESOURCES: See: [S533] [S598] [S706] [S1117] [S1121] [S1615] [S1918]
• Father: Stephen TARLETON
• Mother: Susanna BATES

Family

1. : Charles FLEMING MARRIAGE: 15 Jun 1680, Henrico Co. Virginia

Children

1. +Elizabeth FLEMING
2. +Ursula FLEMING
3. +Susannah FLEMING
4.  Grace FLEMING
5. +Judith FLEMING
6.  Sarah FLEMING
7. +John FLEMING
8. +Tarleton FLEMING
9. +Ann FLEMING

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Sister of Elizabeth Fleming, Ursula Fleming Woodson, Judith Fleming, Grace Fleming, Sarah Fleming, Tarleton Fleming, Anne Payne and John Fleming

comments

July 2014 Not sure I understand these notes:

"She married four times. She married John Woodson. She married John Woodson in Goochland, Virginia, about 1699. She married John Bates Jr. 12 Apr 1713. She married John Bates in York, VA., 5 Aug 1713. ???"

"Mother of Fleming Bates, John Bates, Hannah Easley, Charles Bates, James Bates, George Bates, Elizabeth Bates, Nathaniel Bates, Matthew Bates and Josiah Woodson"

GEDCOM Note

She has been said to have been his cousin and also of the same family of Col. Banastre Tarleton of the British army in the Revolution. Sources state that her first husband was John Bates. Related to our Bates line? Her will was probated 15 Nov 1757.

Disputed child

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83825214/ann-penn

It has been noted here in the past that her [Ann Dudley] parents were Charles Fleming and Susanna Tarleton. This is incorrect. Charles would have been born between 1692-1700. His parents, Alexander Fleming and Sarah Kennedy married in 1690. He was mentioned in his father's will in 1720 and given land. Ann Fleming Penn was born about 1706 making it impossible to be a daughter of Charles Fleming and Susanna Tarleton. Charles and Susanna did have a daughter named Anna, but she married Josias Payne.

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References

1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d009...
2. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 17 2022, 18:15:32 UTC
3. Tidewater Virginia Families. Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson, self published, Urbanna, VA, 1989, pp. 481-482v Susanna Tarelton Birth Date: 1663; Birth year: 10 December 1667 Birth Place: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia Marriage Date: 1679; Place: New Kent, Virginia Death Date: 7 October 1717 Death Place: St Peter S Parish, New Kent County, VA Marriage Date: 1679 Marriage Place: New Kent County, VA
4. Updated from WikiTree Genealogy by SmartCopy: Jan 23 2015, 17:55:47 UTC
5. Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Jan 23 2015, 22:34:43 UTC