We are well over 80 Jonson-Jonston-Jonsen-Jonsten-Johnson-Johnston etc
researchers sharing everything we uncover on this surname. The researcher sends it
into the Librarian responsible for that State.
What we do with the information is it first goes into a County file showing; the
researcher who sent it in and where they found the information. If it can be
connected to a DNA Tree it is color coded to that DNA, which is outline below.
We then break it down to the River, Creek, Stream or Mountaintop these folks lived
on. As the Highway’s of Old were the waterways. People went by River and then
located a Creek to settle on to provide water for their crops.
Once these folks were established they brought families into these locations to settle
by them. We log the known families that settled on that Waterway or Mountain tops
and again place known people in the deeds.
So in reading the files the Land Deed, Will, Historical Document, and everyone
identified in the document this is placed in Red below the document as is every
location named in the document. This area is also where the researcher will place his
or her notes on Pedigree, Travel patterns etc. Hopefully making more clues for a
person or person to follow up on.
We share our files willingly with everyone hoping they too when they come upon any
mention of a Johnson (sic) will not pass it up throw it away, but share it with one of
our Librarians so he can post it in our files. Just think how many times you have
eliminated a Surname from your research. Well that elimination might be another
person’s find.
The waterways and their courses are equivalent to our current freeway system...and
EVERYONE used them in Colonial times: Quote is from Lisa Grimes (White Oak
Researcher)
FUSCHIA COLOR IS Tony L. Johnson, Peggy Johnson and Lee Johnson’s Relations mostly: Burton
Farmer, Carter, Dale, Lound,Haile & Hatcher RELATIONS all have connections to White Oak
Group researchers
BLUE IS CLUES TO HUDSON JOHNSON a White Oak Descendant
GREEN IS KNOWN MICHAEL JOHNSON died 1718, Henrico Co Va DNA INFORMATION AND
CONNECTING INORMATION Haplogroup I -The I, I1, and I1a lineages are nearly completely restricted to
northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common within Viking populations. One lineage of this group
extends down into central Europe. Haplogroup I dates to 23,000 years ago or longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c
are found distributed at low frequency throughout Europe Harold Johnson, Dr. L. Neil Johnson, Olen Lee Johnson,
Jr., Donald Keith Johnson, Jim Johnson, William Mathew Johnson, Scott Daniel Johnson, Thomas David
Johnson, Stan Johnson, Lowell Dewayne Johnson, Michael Scott Johnson Group White Oak Group Leader is
Tony L. Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/i1_white_oak_groupleaderspage.htm
Purple is my Cousin Joe Matlock’s Research
Dark Red is Color for: Scarlet Oak Group: The I1a lineages are nearly completely restricted to
northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common within Viking populations.
One lineage of this group extends down into central Europe. Haplogroup I dates to 23,000 years
ago or longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c are found distributed at low frequency
throughout Europe.
Haplogroup I1b -This subgroup of Haplogroup I is found within the Balkans countries at it's
greatest frequency and diversity. These countries probably harbored this subset of Haplogroup I
as a refuge during the Last Glacial Maximum. Group I2b Scarlet Oak A. E. Johnson ,Eugene
Johnson c/o Carmen Johnson, John Kenneth Johnston, Tony Merrell Johnson, Dean Allen
Johnston, Richard Johnson, Walter Wesley Johnston, John Raines Johnson Group Leaders:A.E.
Johnson Carmen Johnson
Dark Yellow: Group PIN OAK: is the DNA LINE Researchers Leonard Johnson Todd A. Johnson:
Paul Martin Johnson: Bill Johnson: Damon Bruce Johnson: Henry Belt Johnson: Richard Gerald
Johnson, Vessie Johnson ,
Haplogroup I2A -This subgroup of Haplogroup I is found within the Balkans countries at it's
greatest frequency and diversity. These countries probably harbored this subset of Haplogroup I as a
refuge during the Last Glacial Maximum.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hjohnson/haplogroup.i1b.html
Group Leader is: Leonard Johnson
Indigo Color is: Group Burr OAK; Haplogroup 12a Researchers Carl Johnson (brother of
Charlotte JOHNSON) and James Clifford Johnson-J.C. Johnson: This subgroup of Haplogroup I is
found within the Balkans countries at it's greatest frequency and diversity. These countries probably
harbored this subset of Haplogroup I as a refuge during the Last Glacial Maximum. James Clifford
Johnson, Joey Travis Johnson Group Leader: Charlotte JOHNSON email:
sjjo1234@yahoo.com.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%2
0Pages/i2a_burr_oak.htm
Lime is the Color assigned Group Pecan; this DNA GROUP OF JOHNSON RESEARCHERS
and will be added to Current Files of Johnson and Allied Families in Faquier Co. Va.
Halifax Co. Va. Pittsylvania Co. Granville Co. NC
Haplogroup R1b1 -Haplogroup R1b is the most common haplogroup in European
populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after
the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup
containing the Atlantic modal haplotype . Lead researcher is Judy Erickson
jmje36@embarqmail.com
Gold is the Color for descendants of Colonel Richard Johnson as per Bonnie Flythes
reports.
Lead researcher: Bonnie Flyhte e-mail is From: Bonnie Flythe
Turquoise is the DNA of Jeffery Michael Johnson
Haplogroup E3a - Haplogroup E3a is an Africa lineage. It is currently hypothesized that this
haplogroup dispersed south from northern Africa within the last 3,000 years, by the Bantu
agricultural expansion. E3a is also the most common lineage among African Americans
Group Leader is
Plum is Color for: Group Cherrybark Oak; is Haplo group I2b1 I2b: The I2b lineage likely has its roots in
northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in Northwest
Europe and extends at low frequencies into Central and Eastern Europe. Researchers: Daryl Keith Johnson,
Larry Dean Johnson, Mark Younger Johnson
Group Leader: Valerie Johnson
Rose Color is for Haplogroup R1b1 -Haplogroup R1b is the most common
haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout
Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years
ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype .
Researchers matching this DNA ARE; James Russell Johnson, Samuel Frank Johnson,
C. Thomas Johnson and Stephen Alexander Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hjohnson/Pedigrees/1195_et
_all.htm.
Group Leader is
Orange Color is for: Live Oak Group: Haplogroup E1b1b1: This lineage is estimated to have
originated in north-eastern Africa about 23,000 years ago. Some of its branches exited Africa during
the Paleolithic, and today it can be found in Europe, the Middle East, and north and east Africa.
Lines of LBJ coming off Samuel E. Johnson Descendants (LBJ). Researchers are David F. Johnson,
Brett Kerry Johnson: Orange Color:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/group_e1b1b1_live_oak.htm
My Notes On This Group: The Roman Empire was the first to use troops all over the world they left blood
groups ever where they went from Countries of Africa to England: The Roman Empire was one of the VAST
spreading Empires in the World to first use troops of other Countries it conquered. The use of using other
troops from Conquered Countries spread with each developing Empire.
Light Orange color is for Group is Aspen Haplogroup R1bi is the most common
haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe
as humans re colonized after the last glaciail maximum 10-13 thousand years ago. This
lineage is also the haplogroups containing the Atlantic modal haplotype:; Researchers are
Jane Johnson Williams, James Johnson born Ca 1718 died 1785 Brunswick Co. Va.
Group Leader is
C
Coolloorr iiss BBrroow
wnn:: Color for Sweet Gum Group: Haplogroup R1b/ R1b1b2 is the most common
haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans
re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the
haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype. Donald L. Johnson c/o Jim Friar, Bryan R.
Johnston, Dean Johnson, Daniel G. Johnson, Michael Johnson
Group Leader: Jim Friar
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Gro
up%20Leaders%20Pages/group_sweetgum.htm
Color Sea Green is for Group Sessile Oak: : Haplogroup I -The I, I1, and I1a lineages are nearly
completely restricted to northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common within
Viking populations. One lineage of this group extends down into central Europe. Haplogroup I dates
to 23,000 years ago or longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c are found distributed at low
frequency throughout Europe Researchers are: Robert Leonard Johnstone, William Jefferson
Johnston, Richard Karl Johnson, Robert Hugh Johnston, Jeffery M. Johnstone: Jeffery M.
Johnstone: Lorne Alvin Johnston; William Bradley Maurice Johnston Clifford Alexander Johnston,
Richard William Johnston, Joseph Duant Johnston, George Edward Johnston: Philip Sherman
Johnston: Oliver Renaud Johnston: David F. Johnston: Christopher Johnston, E.D.L. Johnston:
Robert Edward Johnston Robert J. Johnston care of Nancy Breidenthal, David Keith Johnston
Thomas Harold Johnstone, William R. Noble, Thomas Mowbray Johnson, Van Allen Johnson, Bruce
Wayne Johnson, Laurence Keith Johnstone, Joseph Johnson
Group Leader: Jeffrey M. Johnstone
Co-leader- Cliff Johnston
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Gro
up%20Leaders%20Pages/i2b1_group_sessile_oak.htm Group Leader: Jeffrey M. Johnstone
Tan is the Color for Pond Cypress Haplogroup R1b: is the most common haplogroup in European
populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last
glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the
Atlantic modal haplotype B. Grant Johnson
Ernest Johnson, Group Leader
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1b1b2g_group_pond_cypress.htm
Bright Green is the Color for Turkey Oak Group Haplogroup I - The I, I1, and I1a lineages are
nearly completely restricted to northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common
among Viking populations. One lineage of this group extends down into Central Europe.
Haplogroup I dates back to 23,000 years ago, or longer Gaylen Shaw Johnson, James “Jimmy” M.
Johnston, Charles Lee Johnson, William A. Johnstone, Kim B. Johnston, W. Young Johnston, Ben
Johnston, Ralph Foster Johnson
Group Leader: Jeanette Johnston
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Gro
up%20Leaders%20Pages/i1_group_turkey_oak.htm
Aqua is Color for: White Mulberry Group Haplogroup R1b: is the most common haplogroup in
European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized
after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup
containing the Atlantic modal haplotype
Dan M. Johnson, Michael Johnson, Danny Warren Johnston, Joseph Johnston, David Michael
Johnson, Michael Dewayne Johnson, Esme Johnstone, Gregory Francis Johnston, James Sanders
Johnson, Florence L. Jester, D. Neil Johnston, William Steven Fulford, Brandon Corey Johnson,
Brandon, Corey Johnson, Brandon Corey Johnson, Lloyd Dennis Johnston, John A. Johnston,
Craige Edward Johnston
Group Leader: Dan M. Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Gro
up%20Leaders%20Pages/r1b_group_white_mulberry.htm
Sky Blue is Color for: Apple Group R1a1 -The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the
Eurasian Steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas. This lineage is believed to have originated in
a population of the Korgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (approximately 3000
B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language
group. This lineage is currently found in central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of
Eastern Europe. Bob Johnson, John Johnson, Richard Tolley Johnson, Gloria Johnson
Group Leader: Sherrie Boone
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1a_group_apple.htm
Dark Blue is the Color for Locust Group: Haplogroup R1b/ R1b1c is the most common haplogroup in
European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the
last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic
modal haplotype. Andy E. Johnson, Ed Johnson, Clifford B. Johnson, Jeffrey Lance Johnson, William
B. Risley, Russell McKinley
Group Leader: Ed Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1b_group_locust.htm
Light Blue is the color for Douglas Fir Group Haplogroup R1b1b2 is the most common Haplogroup
in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized
after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the Haplogroup
containing the Atlantic Modal Haplotype. Richard Riley Johnson, Lee E. Johnson, Michael D.
Johnson, Ralph Reverdy Johnson, Ralph Reverdy Johnson, Wayne Eugene Johnson, Harry Disbrow
Johnson, John W. Johnson, James W. Johnson, Robert Charles Johnson
Scott Johnston Group Leader
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Gro
up%20Leaders%20Pages/r1b_group_douglas_fir.htm
Violet is the color for: Water Oak The I and I1 lineages are nearly completely restricted to
northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common within Viking populations. One
lineage of this group extends down into central Europe. Haplogroup I dates to 23,000 years ago or
longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c are found distributed at low frequency throughout
Europe. Duane Beverly Johnson, James Lamar Johnson, Joseph Roy Johnson, James Thomas
Johnson
Group Leader: George L. Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group
%20Leaders%20Pages/group_water_oak_i1.htm
Pale Blue is Color for: Mesquite Tree Group: The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the
Eurasian Steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas. This lineage is believed to have originated in
a population of the Korgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (approximately 3000
B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language
group. This lineage is currently found in central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of
Eastern Europe Ishmael Herman Johnson, Ronnie Dale Johnson, James Ralph Johnson, Wilford Lee
Johnson
Group Leader: Billy Key
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1a1_group_mesquite.htm
Lavender is the Color for: Ash Group Haplogroup R1b/ R1b1b2 is the most common haplogroup in
European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized
after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup
containing the Atlantic modal haplotype. Burley Ray Johnson
Group Leader: Charles E. Johnson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1b1b2_group_ash.htm
Gray 50 percent is the Color for: Group Bald Cypress: Haplogroup R1b/ R1b1b2 is the most
common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as
humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also
the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype. Group Leader: Carol Cicotte
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1b1b2_group_bald_cypress.htm
Gray 40 percent is the Color for: Redwood Group: Haplogroup R1b/ R1b1b2 is the most
common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe
as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is
also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype. John Paul Johnston, Ralph
Donavon Johnson, Richard Johnston, Donald Grady Johnson, James C. Johnston, James R.
“ Randy” Johnston, James R. “ Randy” Johnston, David A. Johnson, Rod Johnston, Russell
Dale Johnson, Glen Lee Johnson, Laverne Dicks, Larry Johnson Group Leader: Grant W.
Johnston
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Groups/Group%20Leaders%20Page
s/r1b1b2_group_redwood.htm
Register Report for Timothy Rich This highlighted color is for known
DNA Matches to LTC NATHANIEL JOHNSON (Researcher) and researcher Mary
Holland’s family of Hiram Johnson who died Humphreys Co. Tn and their
DNA Is an exact match to Descendants of Timothy Rich of Henrico Co Va
Red is the County lines and Parish Lines: These lines can and will change people in a County or in a Parish. This
is to serve as a Time line to show changes, in lines or in changes where families moved to from this area.
Longleaf Pine (Haplogroup J) has been added to the list of Groups within the J/J/J DNA Project.
Martha Hines marthahines182@yahoo.com has agreed to be the group leader for this Family
Group. Thus far, we have 5 members of the group.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/Family%20Gro
ups/Group%20Leaders%20Pages/group_longleaf_pine.htm
Teal is being used for Quaker dates, these are not the same as the Julian Calender for all the other
information, these need to be transcribed to be used in a Julian Calender.
Quaker dates have not been translated Before the 1752 calendar change, the first
month of the year was March. From: Mary E. Stewart
In 1752 the new year began to be counted from Jan 1. Before that it ran from March 26-March 25, Julian
Calender changed. So a date in July 1750 would be earlier in the same "year" as one in Feb 1750 (which once
1752 rolled around, would be thought of as the next year). From: Barbara Schenck
Blue-Grey is being used to show where German Dutch and Holland families lived and those connected to
these families
These files come from numerous Johnson-Johnston-Johnstone-Jonson-Jonston researchers and Sent to
Tony L. Johnson who compiled the information” Please share with Other researchers”
Report made by Tony L. Johnson a descendant of Hudson Johnson and Agness Johnson of Bartons
Creek, Dickson Co. Tn, Big Creek Hawkins Co Tn and Buffalo Creek of Henry Co. Va.
The link to the Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone DNA Project is:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hjohnson/New%20Index/index/j-j-j_index.htm
The link to the J/J/J Research site is:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~johnsonsofva/johnsonfamiliesofvaresearch.htm
New Garden MM was on N. Buffalo Creek which runs through Forsythe and Guilford
Counties.
Center MM is along Polecat creek in the extreme southern part of Guilford County,
about 10 miles south of Greensboro.
Cane Creek MM is located at Snow Camp, NC
Deep River MM is in Guilford County, About 12 sw of Greensboro
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amxroads/NWSWquak/index.html
JOHNSON AND ALLIED FAMILES OF ROWAN COUNTY
NC
1696 Bath Original county subdivided 1705
1712 Craven County renamed from Archdale Precinct of Bath County
1729 New Hanover County formed from Craven County
1734 Bladen formed from New Hanover County
1742-1817 Sarah Curtis, wife of John Robbins, born in Randolph
County,North Carolina and died in Wayne County, Indiana.
Daughter of Samuel Curtice/Curtis and an unknown Lovey. Sarah and
John were married in 1763 in Rowan, later Randolph County, NC.
Sarah's father, Samuel, thought to have been born in England about
1720.
http://boards.ancestry.netscape.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1602&p=surnames.curtis
John Robbins
RESEARCH NOTES: No Way John Robbins was born in Randolph Co. NC in 1742: Randolph Co Formed in 1779:
If they lived on the same lands the County would be found in 1742 ERA iof a Parent Co of Randolph Co. NC
The 1886 biography of a great grandson of John Robbins posted below identifies John
Robbins's wife as Elizabeth Curtis. I wish I had a good source for the name Sarah.
HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, INDIANA (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1886), pp.
863-864 [Sugar Creek Township]:
George W. Robbins, druggist, Pickard's Mill, Indiana, came to Clinton County March 1, 1865,
and settled in Sugar Creek Township, on section 35, buying 120 acres of land on which he
lived seven years. In the fall of 1873 he exchanged a part of his property for lots in Pickard's
Mill and money, and engaged in the general mercantile business a year. He then sold out and
built his store building, and May 25, 1875, put in a stock of drugs and groceries.
In 1876 he sold his stock and rented the building until April, 1886, when he and his son
bought the stock of W. W. Cormack, and now are conducting a successful business.
Mr. Robbins was born February 1, 1829, in Wayne County, Indiana, and when ten years of age
accompanied his parents to Fulton County, Indiana. He was married in Montgomery County,
April 22, 1855, to Rachel Fisher, who was born in Tippecanoe County, August 22, 1832, but
was reared in Montgomery County, her parents moving there when she was ten years old. She
was a daughter of James and Phoebe (Moon) Fisher, natives of Ohio, the father born in
Highland County, January 3, 1808, and died in 1878, and the mother born in Clinton County in
1810, and died in 1846.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have had seven children--Mary C., born January 17, 1856, died March
15, 1874; Olive, born October 15, 1857; Charles, born March 29, 1860; Emma, September
15, 1863; U. S. Grant, August 9, 1868; Schuyler Colfax, August 6, 1870, and Myrtle, August
7, 1874.
In politics Mr. Robbins is a Republican. He is a member of the Society of Friends, his wife
being a member of the Baptist church. He has served Sugar Creek Township as justice of the
peace four years, and has been in the post office either as postmaster or assistant nine years.
His parents, James and Miriam (Davis) Robbins,were natives of Randolph County, North
Carolina, the father born January 7, 1789, and the mother in 1793. His mother died in Fulton
County, March 9, 1869, and his father in Sugar Creek Township, September 25, 1873.
His paternal grandparents were Moses and Alice Harlan Robbins, and his maternal
grandparents were Emmor and Alice Stocker Davis. The latter were Quakers, and Mr.
Robbins's mother was deprived of her membership because of her marriage to a Methodist.
His paternal great-grandparents, John and Elizabeth Curtis Robbins, were also natives of
North Carolina, of Welsh descent. The former was a Baptist clergyman, and at the
battle of Guilford Court-House was taken prisoner by the Tories, and his ill treatment while a
captive affected his mind and he never fully recovered although he lived to be 100 years old.
On the same evening the grandfather of Mr. Robbins was carried off by the same band of
Tories, but being only a boy was released in a few days. Alice Harlan, his grandmother, and an
older sister were compelled by the same band to pilot them to the home of Captain John
Bryant, whose wife was a sister of the grandfather's, he being at home on furlough at
the confinement of his wife. The Tories surrounded the house, and while the two girls
crouched inside of the door, Bryant was shot down in his house and the girls left to get home
as best they could.
http://boards.ancestry.netscape.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1602&p=surnames.curtis /
Samuel Curtice/Curtis and an unknown Lovey
1761 Samuel Curtis Rowan Co., NC Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
married in 1763 1742-1817 Sarah Curtis, wife of John Robbins, born in Randolph
County,North Carolina and died in Wayne County, Indiana. Daughter of Samuel
Curtice/Curtis and an unknown Lovey. Sarah and John were married in 1763 in Rowan, later
Randolph County, NC. Sarah's father, Samuel, thought to have been born in England about
1720.
http://boards.ancestry.netscape.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1602&p=surnames.curtis
08 AUG 1747 General James White Birth: in Rowan County, North Carolina
Death: 14 AUG 1822 in Knox County, Tennessee Married: 14 Apr 1770 in ,
Rowan, North Carolina Mary LAWSON reported daughter of Hugh
LAWSON:
he is reported son of Moses White and wife Mary McConnell
Daughter Margaret WHITE Birth: 08 APR 1771 in Iredell County, North Carolina Death: 27
AUG 1827 married Charles McCLung Birth: 13 MAY 1761 in Rowan County, North Carolina Death:
19 AUG 1830 in Kentucky reported son of Mathew MCCLUNG and Martha Cunningham:
See Chrles McClung below in this REV. WAR VET report
Reported Son is Hugh Lawson White 30 Oct 1773 in , Rowan, North Carolina,
reported son is Moses White Birth: 22 Apr 1775 in in city, Rowan, North Carolina
reported daughter is Melinda WHite Birth: 15 Feb 1789 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee married
John Williams Birth: 29 Jan 1778 in Surry County, Virginia reported father is Col. Joseph Williams
Birth: 17 Mar 1748 and wife Rebecca Lanier: Reported Grandparents are Nathaniel Williams and
wife Elizabeth Washington: Rebecca Lanier is reported daughter of
There are errors in the White, Williams, Lanier genealogy in this report.
Evelyn Rowland From: erowla@sbcglobal.net
General James White
Mary LAWSON reported daughter of Hugh LAWSON:
Frederick CO VA deed- 11 Nov 1747 - Morgan BRYAN to Samuel Bryan -250
acres , granted to Morgan Bryan 12 Nov 1733 - Wit: Samuel STRODE, JOHN
and EVAN ELLIS
Samuel Bryan
RESEARCH NOTES:: Samuel Bryan his will is in Rowan CO NC are John and Margaret ELLIS –
A John Ellis married Margaret Bryan 11 Mar 1779 Rowan CO NC.
Samuel Strode is listed brother of Martha Strode who marr. Morgan Bryan (some list in Chester CO PA ca
1719 ).
Samuel STRODE,
JOHN ELLIS
EVAN ELLIS
1750 Anson County formed from Bladen Co.
The first Donnells in central N.C. came as part of the Nottingham Company of
Presbyterians who began to arrive in a predetermined area then in Anson Co. in 1750
Some 23,000 + acres had been set aside by agreement between the Nottingham
Presbyterian Church, Chester, PA and land representatives of Lord Granville.
Donnells Donnells
RESEARCH NOTES: 1768 Rowan County tax list of Thomas Donnell's district. This land was in an
area that became part of Guilford County when it was created two years later in 1770 and started
administrative operations in 1771.
RESEARCH NOTES: In 1771 the area was broken up to form Guilford and in 1785 the northern part of
Guilford was formed into Rockingham Co. In that final formation, some of the colonists wound up in Rockingham
Co. These people established two principal churches ca. 1756, Buffalo (on North Buffalo Creek) and Alamance in the
southern area, (lying on the waters of Big Alamance Creek).
Nottingham Company of Presbyterians
1750 ERA: This family is reported in Rowan Co NC Children of Sarah Cassandra
Boone and John Wilcoxson , Sr. were as follows:
100 i David Wilcockson, born 22 Oct 1742 in Berks Co., PA; died 25 Feb 1834 in Giles Co., TN.
+ 101 ii Elizabeth Wilcoxson
+ 102 iii John Wilcoxson (Jr.)
+ 103 iv Nancy Wilcockson
104 v George Wilcockson, born 1746 in Berks Co., PA; died 1800 in Sevier Co., TN.
105 vi Israel Wilcockson, born 1748 in Rowan Co., NC; died 1780 in Bryants Station, KY.
106 vii Isaac Wilcockson, born 1749 in Berks Co., PA; died 1783 in TN. He married Ruth Johnston.
+ 107 viii Samuel Wilcockson
108 ix Daniel Wilcockson, born 13 Mar 1755 in Rowan Co., NC; died 16 Jun 1837 in Shelby Co., KY. He
married Sarah Faulconer, born 1760; died 1831.
109 x William Wilcockson, born 1756 in NC; died 1828 in Barren Co., KY. He married Racheal Boone, born
1750, daughter of James Boone, Sr. and Mary Foulke.
110 xi Mary M. Wilcockson, born 1759. She married (1) John Mathews. She married (2) Renalder Walker.
+ 111 xii Rachel Wilcockson
112 xiii Sarah Wilcockson, born 1769 in Rowan Co., NC. She married in 1795, Thomas Hagans.
.John Wilcoxson (Jr.) (Sarah Cassandra5 Boone, Squire4, George3, George2, George1), born 1744 in PA; died
1830 in MO. He married Sarah Notson, born 1774 in NC; died 1846 in MO.
CHILDREN OF JOHN WILCOXSON (JR.) AND SARAH NOTSON WERE AS FOLLOWS:
349 i Daniel Willcockson, born in Rowan County, NC.
350 ii John Willcockson
351 iii Isreal Willcockson, died in Boone Co., MO. He married Polly Fleming.
352 iv Amos Willcockson, died in Boone Co., MO. He married Vina Dawson.
353 v Isaac Willcockson, born in NC; died 1835 in MO. He married Rebecca White.
+ 354 vi William Willcockson
355 vii Martha Willcockson, born 1785 in NC; died in Howard Co., MO.
356 viii David Willcockson, born 1794 in Rowan Co., NC. He married Nancy Johnson
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1043/boone1.htm
My Notes: This is mine and Pegs. Boone families married into the McElyea Families
Isaac Wilcockson, born 1749 in Berks Co., PA; died 1783 in TN. He married Ruth Johnston
David Willcockson, born 1794 in Rowan Co., NC. He married Nancy Johnson
1751 Era: Just when the first Friends came to this “majestic wilderness” is unknown, but
certainly there were a few here by 1751. That year Friends at Cane Creek in present
Alamance County, comprising the first permanent meeting settled by the Pennsylvania
Friends in North Carolina, requested a monthly meeting from the Perquimans and
Little River meetings in eastern Carolina. Their petition stated: “There is Thirty
Families and upwards of Friends settled in them Parts and Desire still in behalf of
themselves and their Friends to have a Monthly Meeting settled amongst them.” Not
surprisingly, the first piece of business to come before Cane Creek Monthly Meeting
(October 7, 1751) was a request from Friends of New Garden for permission to hold a
meeting for worship.
1752 ERA Isaac Holeman (spelling of the name varies) as proved by his
signature--moved about 1752 from Virginia, where he undoubtedly associated
with the Holeman settlement in the Shenandoah valley, to the enterprising of the
North Carolina colony; so the latter state, where he settled permanently stands
out conspicuously by way of background. That he brought along His father and
mother, whose first names, unluckily. are unrecorded, and when they died,
buried them on his own land, produces eight generations as
computed from the last offspring of today. Afterwards two of his younger
brothers, William and James Holeman, followed him to North Carolina, and
together they established another Holeman settlement. The three obtained
Iand-grants in that part of the then enormous Rowan County which was
subsequently set aside as Davie county, and there they lived on adjoining
plantations located among the foothills of the Brushy mountains, on the head
waters of both Bear Creek and Dutchman's creek.
As adherents of the sect called "Missionary Baptist," both he and his wife
belonged to the Bear Creek Baptist Church, one of the oldest religious
organizations in that section, with its meeting-house built on what was then
called the Holeman road; while the names of their posterity, even to the present
generation, have been regularly enrolled on its books. Though he continuously
lived in the extreme northwestern corner of what is now Davie county, with
Mocksville as county-seat, where he eventually acquired his permanent abode,
he bought and sold, in the meantime, several other tracts of land in that region.
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCSURRY/2007-04/1177535485
Isaac Holeman
On October 10,1783, he acquired,his third grant of 300 acres, No. 339 (Deed Book 9, page 339}, described
as on the waters of Hunting Creek," being in the part of Rowan county that became Iredell county; and this
he sold in 1798 to Benjamin Johnson.
Isaac HOLMAN Birth: 1725 in Fairfax Holman Va. Death: 15 Aug 1807 in Family Plantation Rowan County
NC Christening: Bear Creek Baptist married Mary Benton HARDY Death: 1782/1798 in Salisbury Rowan NC
reported son of Daniel HOLMAN Death: 1770 in Virginia and wife Elizabeth CARTLEY Birth: Abt 1700 in
Shenandoah Va Death: 1792 in Va
Isaac Holman’s brother Thomas Holman Death: Apr 1798 in Wilkes NC/Rowan NC married Mary Ann
THOMPSON, their daughter Rachel HOLMAN Death: 10 Mar 1815 in Springfield Robertson County Tn.
Married: Mar 1763 in Lancaster Pa: Henry Johnston Johnson Death: 1815 in Springfield, Robertson County Tn
Their daughter Rebecca Johnston Johnson Death: in Hurricane Creek, Humphreys County Tn. married John
CROCKETT Birth: 1769 in Pa. Death: 1826 in Hurricane Creek Humphreys County Tn
This is the families of Senator Cave Johnson of Robertson Co. Tn and also Post master General of The US
William Holeman
James Holeman
Holeman settlement NC
Bear Creek Baptist Church
September 1754: Joseph Morgan to Henry Simmons for 20 pounds 200 acres on Bear
Creek, at the fork. Tests: Seth Ward, Edwd Ward Jr., Jos. Ward, P. Ward
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Janet-M-Brown/FILE/0001page.html
Joseph Morgan
Henry Simmons
Seth Ward,
Edwd Ward Jr.,
Jos. Ward,
P. Ward
#1753 Rowan County formed from Anson County.
Rowan County was a large undefined section of the northwestern part of our state and was
formed from Anson County The space between the Yadkin and South Yadkin Rivers that is
part of Rowan County and as far west as the current Wilkes County, is known as the
Forks of the Yadkin. http://www.ncvisitorcenter.com/Davie.html
In 1753 Alexander Cathey was a Justice of the Peace in Salisbury, NC.
He presided over the first courts of Rowan County which were held in 1755.
He was a friend and neighbor of Squire Boone, father of the famous Daniel Boone.
He is buried near Salisbury in the Thyatira Cemetery, formerly Catheys Meeting House;
his monument states “Alexander Cathey who died 1766, age 59 years.” Most of the
Cathey clan migrated from Rowan to Mecklenburg County, NC, before the American
Revolution.
Alexander Cathey
Some of the line arrived in Cecil Co. MD with the name of JOHN CATHEY b. 1685 Ulster Ireland.
he arrived between 1746-1751 and they moved from MD into Lancaster Co. PA in early 1730's.
By 1743 the Cathey name is found in Beverly Manor in Augusta Co. VA.
JAMES CATHEY had migrated to ANSON CO. NC by late 1740s'.
That land became ROWAN CO. NC by 1753.
The Cathey Settlement or IRISH SETTLEMENT was located west of Salisbury NC and where James Cathey was in
1749.
His sons moved into Mecklenburg Co. and Haywood Co. NC by late 1700's.
Archibald Cathey is the only one of his siblings to have been listed born in GA.
His father, Andrew Cathey was born in abt. 1721 PA and his sister, Rebecca G. Cathey b. 15 Sept. 1792 in NC.
By 1799, Archibald Cathey is listed being born in GA. http://www.argenweb.net/boone/dunehew.html
1753William Hopper surveyed in Rockingham County, then Rowan County,
William Hopper
Wm. Hopper lived near the NC/VA State line,owning land on both sides.
They first lived on Matrimony Creek, a branch of the Dan River, in North Carolina and later some lived on smith
River in Henry County, VA.
William surveyed in Rockingham County, then Rowan County, in 1753.
In 1761 he obtained a grant of 710 acres.
An additional grant of 510 acres from the Earl of Granville on May 10, 1762 was confirmed.
In 1773 he signed a petition against moving the Courthouse in Guilford Co.
By 1783 he had died, all of his sons owned adjoining on Matrimony Creek in present Rockingham Co.,North
Carolina.
The following are believed to be his surviving sons in the area William Hopper Jr.; Darby Hopper; Joseph Hopper;
Joshua Hopper and Thomas Hopper
Matrimony Creek starts in Henry County, VA. and flows south into Rockingham City, NC.
It empties into the Dan River near the the western city limits of Eden, NC.
It was given it's name in 1728 by a member of William Byrd's surveying party,as they were establishing the VA. -NC.
border. Several small branches that flow into it along the way are known as Matrimony Creek as well.
There are a LOT of Hopper's in the area.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/p/Michael-A-Hopper/BOOK-0001/0002-0003.html
Joshua HOPPER b: 1740 in Matrimony Creek, Rockingham Co., NC
Mother: Lucy COTTON
Lucy COTTON
1753 Era Married William Rutledge, Sr. was born ca 1734, William died After Aug 24,
1803 in Stokes Co., NC, at approximately 73 years of age.
He married Matilda King in Rowan Co., NC, ca 1753. Matilda was born in VA 1734.
Matilda was the daughter of Peter King Sr. and Lulu. Matilda died before 1806 in
Stokes Co., NC.
William Rutledge, Sr.
William Rutledge Sr. and Matilda King had the following children:
i.
Johnson Rutledge was born ca 1754.
ii.
William Rutledge Jr was born ca 1756.
iii.
Peter Rutledge was born in Rowan Co., NC 1758. Peter died aft 1810.
iv.
James Rutledge was born in Rowan Co., NC 1758. James died aft 1806 in Giles Co., TN.
v.
Benjamin Rutledge was born in Rowan Co., NC ca 1760. He married Mary Timmins in Stokes Co., NC, 12
July 1797.
vi.
Sarah Rutledge was born in Rowan Co., NC 1762.
vii.
Mary Rutledge was born in Rowan Co., NC 1764.
viii.
Elijah Rutledge was born abt 1773.
ix.
Joel Rutledge was born in Surry Co., NC ca 1774. He married Susan West in Stokes Co., NC, 10 November
1802.
x.
Isabella Rutledge was born in Neatman Creek, Surry Co., NC ca 1783. She married twice. She married
Alexander Boles Jr in Stokes Co., NC, 25 October, 1800. She married Thomas Southerland.
http://home.wideopenwest.com/~miker00/RutledgeDNA/EKA_368.html
Peter King Sr. and Lulu
RESEARCH NOTES: I believe this to be a connection to Peter King married to ? Johnson daughter of Francis
Johnson See below for details and facts.
1753 - James McMaken warrant dated 30 November 1753 to James Carter to survey 640
acres in Rowan County on ye Dutchmans Creek or Nere it on Lick pen - including the
place where McMaken Lives /s/ Fras Corbin Entered 25 July 1753 Back of document
reads: Grant 2 January 1761 Ref: Granville District of NC 1748-1763 Abstracts of Land Records, Vol. 5,
Margaret M. Hofmann, 1995 http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/h/Beverly-J-Schonewolf/WEBSITE0001/UHP-0137.html
James McMaken or James McMachan
1754 - James McMahon plat dated 14 May 1754 204 acres in Rowan County on the south side of Lyleses Creek CC:
David Johnson, James Forbes (surveyor's name not given) Entered 25 July 1753 Ref: Granville District of NC 17481763 Abstracts of Land Records, Vol. 5, Margaret M. Hofmann, 1995
1762 - James McMahan, from PA, "of Granville" County, NC buys land, 422 acres, near Dutchman's Creek in
Rowan County, NC. "Deed Book 4 p. 744 July 20, 1762 James McMahan of Granville Co., NC buys 422 acres
within 8 chains of Dutchman's Creek, next to David Johnston, for 5 shillings, the release price being 50 pounds
proclamation money on the next day- witnessed by Will Reed and proved."
Will Book "D" p. 220 Rowan County, NC JAMES MCMACHAN. 14 Sept. 1787.
In the name of God Amen! I James McMachan of Rowan County in N. Carolina, be in a tolerable good state of health
thanks be to God calling to mind the mortalite of the Body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do
make and ordain this my last will and test:
Principally & first I recomend my soul into the hands of God: & my body to the earth to be decently buried nothing
doubting as at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again. And as such worldly estate wherewith it has
pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise & dispose of the same in the following manner, first I give & bequeath
to Susanna my beloved wife all my household goods & all my black cattle & sheep also I give to my sons Samuel &
Willm Mcmachan all my land to be equally divided betwixt them beginning at the middle of the west line & run
straight to the east & Samuel shall have the south side & William the north & I also appoint the Samuel McMachan &
William McMachan to executors of this my last will & test: & further my will is that sd executors shall pay as soon as
convenient they can twenty five pounds apiece to the rest of my beloved children to John & Thomas, Elizabeth, &
James & Mary of which same I appoint William to pay one hundred pounds & Samuel twenty five pounds & to my son
William all my ______ of _____ with I give my bay horse & young mare & waggon - and I will that my beloved wife
have comfortable living on the place as long as she lives - I confirm this to be my last will in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal this 14 day of September 1787
Signed, sealed, declared in presence of us, Lazarus Whitehead jun David Johnson X James McMachan seal
prb. 1799. Wife Susanna to have maintenance on the place. Sons Samuel and William to have all the land. Sons John,
Thomas, and James each to have 25 pounds. Daus. Elizabeth and Mary to have 25 pounds. Exrs: sons Samuel and
William. Wit: Lazarus Whitehead, David Johnson
James Carter
Fras Corbin
Issued April 6, 1753, Griffith Rutherford, 700 Acres, Grant No. 187, Rowan Book No. 2,
Page 45 - No. 143 - Location: Upon the E side of Catawba River, near both sides of
Twelve Mile Creek.
Griffith Rutherford,
Griffith became a wealthy farmer and married Elizabeth Graham in 1754.
They had 10 children.
One of Griffith’s daughters, Jane, married Capt. James Cathey, the son of John Cathey and Elizabeth Pickney.
His daughter Blanche married Francis Locke of Rowan Co NC.
Another close relative was Capt. William Moore, the "first white man to settle west of the Blue Ridge".
Capt. Moore has been claimed to be Griffith Rutherford’s brother-in-law, meaning Griffith had an undocumented
sister? [History of Western North Carolina - Chapter V - Revolutionary Days by John Preston Arthur, 1914]
Griffith's children:
i. Jane Rutherford b. 1756 d. abt 1844 Maury TN
ii. James Rutherford b. abt 1758 d. 9/8/1781, Battle of Eutaw Spring, SC
iii. Blanche Rutherford b. abt 1760 d. abt 1844
iv. Margaret Rutherford b. abt 1765 d. about 6/1827 Dyer, TN
v. Alfred Rutherford b. abt 1767 d. about 1844
vi. Newton Rutherford b. abt 1770 d. about 1814 Cocke, TN
vii. Elizabeth Rutherford b. abt 1772 d. about 1844
viii. John Rutherford b. 3/13/1774 d. 9/8/1835 Dyer Co. TN
ix. Griffith Weakley Rutherford b. abt 1775 d. 11/11/1846 Wilson Co. TN
x. Henry Rutherford b. abt 8/17/1782 d. 5/20/1847 Key Corner, Dyer TN
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutherford/general_griffith_rutherford_updated.htm
E side of Catawba River,
Twelve Mile Creek.
#1754
Thomas Willis of Rowan County, North Carolina was born about 1734, married Ann
about 1754 in Rowan County, and died before February 8, 1794 in Rowan County.
His children were James, Rachel (b. abt. 1756, m. first Jonathan Wiseman abt. 1774 in
Rowan Co.), George (b. 1757, From: bulldog1947@comcast.net From Samuel Lawson
Thomas Willis of Rowan County, North Carolina
North Caolina Group Of WILLIS Family
Benjamin Willis of North Carolina was born about 1765 in North Carolina. His ancestors are said to have immigrated
from England. A known son of Benjamin Willis is Rev. Thomas Willis (husband of Keziah Grindstaff), whose Willissurname descendants lived in Mitchell County for many generations. (The North Carolina Group/90449)
Elijah Willis was born in Georgia in 1809, married Elizabeth Daniel in 1834 in Talbot County, Georgia, and about 1836 or
1837 settled in Autauga County, Alabama. Elijah's father was born in North Carolina. Children of Elijah and Elizabeth were
William (born in 1835 in Georgia), John, Mary Francis, James Wesley, George, and Joseph P. (The North Carolina
Group/99629)
Henry Willis of Caswell County, North Carolina married Mary Haddock in May 1783 in Caswell County. He died in
1820 in Caswell County. His sons were William, Nicholas, Benjamin, Henry Jr., and Anderson. Anderson was born Dec. 17,
1800 in Caswell County and moved to Habersham County, Georgia, where his sons W. A., John C., and Drury Dobbins
were born. (The North Carolina Group/42272 and 127670)
James Willis of North Carolina was born about 1755 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died in 1796 in Chatham
County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Benjamin Wilson, also of Cumberland County. Children
mentioned in James' will were Rebecca Caudle, Sally Crow, Suckey Willis (a daughter), Jemima Willis, Wilson Willis, Larkin
Willis (born in 1777), Molly Willis, Nannie Willis, Elijah Willis, and Elisha Willis. (The North Carolina Group/118615)
Jesse Willis of Georgia and Dale County, Alabama was born about 1810 in Georgia. He married Martha (last name
unknown) and had two girls and a boy named Iverson Asbury Willis in Georgia before moving to Dale County, Alabama,
where he was a farmer listed in the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census. His son Iverson Asbury Willis served in "I" Company,
Alabama 33rd Infantry Regiment, in the Civil War and was killed on December 31, 1862 at the battle of Stone River at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Craven County, North Carolina Group/60675)
(Rev.) Joseph Willis of Craven County, North Carolina was born about 1713 and died in 1784 in Craven County. Some
of his descendants moved to Gallatin County, Illinois. Joseph had a son Caleb Willis who was born in 1746 and died in
1827 in Sumner County, Tennessee. (Craven County, North Carolina Group/46443 and 59200)
Richard Willis of North Carolina was born in 1720 and died in 1800 in North Carolina. According to family tradition, he
is descended from one of seven "brothers" who immigrated from England in 1647 and settled in New York, Massachusetts,
North Carolina, and Virginia. His son Richard Jr. married Catherine Brighan. Richard Jr. lived in North Carolina,
Tennessee, and Illinois. (Craven County, North Carolina Group/N4693)
Thomas Willis of Rowan County, North Carolina was born about 1734, married Ann about 1754 in Rowan County,
and died before February 8, 1794 in Rowan County. His children were James, Rachel (b. abt. 1756, m. first Jonathan
Wiseman abt. 1774 in Rowan Co.), George (b. 1757, From: bulldog1947@comcast.net From Samuel Lawson
Jonathan Wiseman
1754 moved to Rowan county:1749 April 13 Colonial Council at New Bern granted
l,000 acres in Anson co to Andrew, Leonard, and John Killion. This was on Killion’s
Creek. 1754 he moved to Rowan county because of the Cherokee uprising. 1764 sold
1152 acres on Killians’ creek. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Leonard Killian
Sept l749 Leonard Killian granted 590 acres of land on Killians. Creek
This is what is in "The North Carolina Gazetter" by William S. Powell page 277.
Leepers Creek is formed by the junction of Sawmill and Lippard creeks in ne Lincoln County. It flows se into Gaston
County where it joins Killian Creek to form Dutchmans Creek. Appears as Leepers Creek on the Collet map 1770.
Lippard Creek rises in s Catawba County and flows into Lincoln County where it joins Sawmill Creek to form
Leepers Creek.
I have earlier deeds than 1770 and Leepers Creek and Kuykendall Creek is shown there as two different creeks both
running parallel to a point where they flow into Dutchman Creek. lMap by Elmer O. Parker "Approximate Boundaries
of Mecklenburg County (N.C.) 1763-1769" http://genforum.genealogy.com/kuykendall/messages/3482.html
Sept l749 Leonard Killian granted 590 acres of land on Killians. Creek
April 13, 1749 Regular Colonial Council held at New Bern, in the petition for land in Anson County, Andrew Killian
and his two sons, Leonard and John, were “granted” 1000 acres each.
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
The tracts of land that these three Killians entered from l749-54 were in that part of Anson County, which is now
Lincoln County, near Beatty’s, Ford on the Catawba River. The Killian’s Creek mentioned was named after this
family; for on this stream pioneer Andrew Killian built his home where he remained until the latter half of the year
1754. At that time the Cherokee Indians began hostilities against the white settlers of that section, and had some
fighting with the Forneys. Then he (Andrew Killian) moved across the Catawba River into Rowan County. Nothing is
known of the whereabouts of this Killian family from 1754 to 1766, but in 1766 Andrew and John were residents of
Rowan County.
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
William Sherrill, also of Anson had been granted 400 acres on April 5, 1749.
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
September 30, 1749, Andrew, Leonard, and John Killian, and William and Abington Sherrill were granted
large tracts of land. About all of the above named land grants can be found in the Land Grant Office at
Raleigh. In 1750, grants for land were issued to Henry Weidner, Daniel Warlick, Peter Broyl (supposed to
be Peter Hoyle), John Batey, the Sherrils, and Leonard Killian; but the petition from George Hager was
delayed until the next Council. These grants, relative to the Killians read “on the south side of the Catawba
River.” The Killian grants after 1749 read “On Killian’s Creek”, some of which grants date 1750-54.
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
June 22, 1766 Andrew Killian and his son, John, bought several hundred acres of land on both sides of
Clark’s Creek, west of St. Paul Church in what is now Catawba County, above and below what is known as
the Bollinger Ford
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
George Killian, the 6th of Daniel Killian, Sr., was born May 6, 1802, and died May 1, 1880. On March 29, 1831,
Daniel Ki1lian, Sr., conveyed to his son George 196-acres of land on Beaver Dam Creek. George was married about
the year l830 to a Miss Polly Johnson, who was born in 1812 and died in 1885. He moved from the Beaver Dam
section in the early 1860’s to Oconee County, South Carolina, about ten miles North of the Town of Walha11a.
George had three boys: Julius, Daniel W. (Dr. Dan), and Elbert. George also had four daughters: Adelaide, the oldest
girl, never married; Clarice, who married William Hodses, who was killed in the War between the States; Marian, who
married Branch Trull of Haywood County, and raised a large family mostly boys; and Julia, the youngest girl, who
married John Dryman at the age of 36. They had four boys: Rob, Roy, Fred and Earl. Fred is a Methodist Minister of
the Asheville Section. George’s oldest son, Julius, married and moved to Clay County, where he lived all his life. His
oldest son was named Lee H. and his youngest, Dock.
http://www.co.catawba.nc.us/library/gen/History%20of%20the%20Killian%20Family%20in%20NC.htm
THE HISTORY OF THE KILLIAN FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA
By J. YATES KILLIAN
The late Rev. Julius H. Shuford makes the following statement relative to the Killian family: "The Killians are an
ancient family and can be traced hack lo the year 1537. During the time when Martin Luther undertook the
Reformation of the Church in Germany, there was one John Killian, a licentiate (one licensed to preach or practice a
profession) in the Eufort College, who took a very active part in that great movement and made himself very
conspicuous in the eyes of Luther's enemies." It is therefore about 400 years since the name Killian first appeared in
History.\par \par \tab The next time we hear of this name was in America. Rupp's list of 30,000 immigrants shows that
on October 4, 1732 Andreas (Andrew) Killian, a native of the Rhenish Palatinate, landed in Philadelphia on the British
ship "Adventure." He must have been a person above average in education as he signed his name io the declaration of
allegiance to the Colonial Government, while many of his fellow passengers could only make their mark. By
comparing his signature on a photostatic copy of the page on which he signed his name and the signature on a will
made by an Andrew Killian (see files of old wills in Clerk's office in Lincolnton, N. C.)
Jean, the 4th child of pioneer Andrew Killian, was probably born about 1727-28. She married William Lewin
(Lawing). The Lawings and the Hagers were early settlers in the Beatty's Ford section, and were close
neighbors, for the times, to the Killians. The Lawlng family name appears in the early history of the Hager
family written by A. Nixon,Esq. William Lawlng is supposed to have been a close relative to Simon Hager's
first wife-- probably her father or older brother.
Mr. John A. Lawing of Charlotte, N. C. gives me much history of the Lawing or Lawings, and in all
probability this William and Jean Lawlng (Lewin) were his ancestors. Their oldest son was named Andrew,
which sounds like he was named after pioneer Andrew Killian. This Andrew Lawing married, first, Obedience
(Biddey) Bradshaw, and the second marriage was to Elizabeth Philips in 19l3 in Lincoln County.
Andrew Lawing had seven sons and two daughters. The Military Census of 1790 gives a Wm. Lawlng with a family of
three men, 16 years of age and upwards, one under 16 and five females.
The Census also gives an Andrew Lawing with one male 16 years and up and four females. It appears
that Joseph, John, Andrew, Jr., and Samuel were sons of Andrew Lawing. Joseph Lawing married Mary
Moore in 1840, Lincoln County. Their son, Gidson Alex Lawing, married Mary Jane Vance (both born in
1848) in 1866, ad their son John T. A. Lawing, my informant of the Lawing family, was first married to Lillie
L. Ramsay of Burke County in 1893 and had eight children--6 boys and 2 girls. John T. A. Lawing married
the second time in 1913---Myra Goodman of China Grove- and they have three boys and four girls.
Andrew and Biddey Bradshaw Lawing's son John was born in 1790, and was a soldier in tile war of 1812,
as also his brother Andrew Jr., born in 1793 was a war of 1812 soldier--both were enlisted from
Mecklenburg County. John had three sons (John died before 1844 when his mother, Biddey, wife of Andrew
Lawing 1st, made her will--she died in 1846): ANDREW K.; JOHN JOHNSON (born 1814); James J. John's
wife was Nancy Johnson. After her husband John Lawing died, she married a Scott. John Johnson Lawing
moved to Middle Tennessee and
married.http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/bluepeter/1081/publications/killian_history_by_yates_killian/book.ht
m
Years: 1754
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, M-Mi Title James McMahon,. Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of State Granville Proprietary Land Office Languages:
Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283 Location: MFR MARS Id: 12.12.78.37 (Folder)
Other Ids: Physical Description: Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials:Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Plat: 1754 May 14. 204 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Lyle Creek.
Chain carriers: David Johnson, James Forbes.
Surveyor: Not shown.
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
James Forbes,
David Johnson,
James McMahon,
Geographical Names Lyle Creek Rowan County
James Forbes,
David Johnson,
James McMahon,
Lyle Creek
Years: 1754
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, Ro-S Title Daniel Swainey,. Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of StateGranville Proprietary Land Office
Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283 Location: MFR
MARS Id: 12.12.80.70 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description: Quantity:
Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Plat: 1754 May 7. 360 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Linville Creek, Carters Creek
Chain carriers: William Johnson, Henry Brubaker
Surveyor: James Carter Deed: 1761 January 9.
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
Henry Brubaker,
James Carter,
William Johnson,
Daniel Swainey,
Geographical Names Carters Creek Linville Creek Rowan County
Henry Brubaker,
James Carter,
William Johnson,
Daniel Swainey,
Carters Creek
Linville Creek
5th April 1754 John Hall, born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
John Hall
1832 Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Hall, born in Pittsylvania
County, Virginia, on 5th April 1754. Volunteered for service in the
Militia from Wilkes County, North Carolina, living in Perry County,
Kentucky, 1832 when making application for pension.
Number: S 30451State of Kentucky Perry County Court
On the 16th of October, 1832, Personally appeared before the Judge of Perry Circuit Court, John
Hall resident of Perry County, age 79 the 5th of April next, who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions made by Act of Congress session of March, 1832. That he entered the service of the
United State in the Revolutionary War as a volunteer and served as following:
First in the year of (now forgotten) he volunteered for three months in Wilkes County, North
Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Ben Cleaveland (Cleveland) in the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the line of the State of North Carolina. He Lieutenant was
W. Linor. In this trip he marched under General Rutherford against the Cherokee Indians and
defeated them on the Tennessee and High-wasse (Hiawassee) rivers. This was some time before
the Battle of King Mountain but he supposes the history of the country will explain
the time. After serving out his three months of service he was honor-ably discharged by Captain
Cleaveland (Cleveland) in Wilkes County.
Next trip he enlisted in Wilkes County, North Carolina for nine months under Captain W.Lewis
and Joseph Lewis, Major in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lytle in the line of the State of
North Carolina on Continental establishment. They march from Wilkes Courthouse, North
Carolina down to the High Rock Ford on the Haw river. Then he was sent home to take care of a
wagon and team belonging to Thomas Robins in the service of the United States until his term of
service(nine months) had expired, when he was honorably discharged by Captain W. Lewis at
Augusta in Georgia.
After quiting Lewis' company by discharge he immediately volunteered for three months in South
Carolina opposite Augusta in Captain Joseph White's company in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Malbody(Frenchman). He served out his term of service of three months and was at the
Battle of Stone, South Carolina. Whe he was honorably discharged about three fourths of a mile
from the battle ground a few days after the battle by Captain White in the Rifle Company in ----Regiment.
Next trip as a volunteer in Captain Sam Johnston's company in Major Hartgroves Battalon there
being no Colonel. He was out for three months against Colonel Fannin, a Tory colonel near Deep
River,North Carolina. And after serving three months he was honorably discharged
by Captain Johnston. This time he was discharged he does not remember.
Next he volunteered in Wilkes County, North Carolina for three months in Captain Samuel
Johnston under Colonel Isaac's Regiment( the time forgotten) in the line of the State of North
Carolina in the year of the Battle of Guilford (Courthouse,1781). This trip he march about
North Carolina upon the waters of Deep River and was discharged after serving out his term in
Randolph County,North Carolina by Captain Johnston.
Next he volunteered under Captain Joel Lewis and Ben Hern, Major acting Colonel. He march
down near High Rock Ford of Rock River in pursuit of Lord Cornwallis. He served out three
months when he was honorably discharged in Rowan County by Captain Lewis. All of these
engagements were on the Line of the State of North Carolina.
He was born in Pittsylvania County, State of Virginia. He has no record of his age. The places he
entered in the service he has described, since then he has lived in North Carolina, then to
Virginia then to Kentucky where he now lives. He recollects no regular officers except what he
has described. As to his discharge which he has described, he has long since lost.
He received no commission but was a private soldier. On his own account as to his character he
refers to his neighbors, John Walker, Kit Walker and David Caloun who are now present.
Signed: John Hall
Roger Turner, 74 years of age, resident of Perry County, states upon oath in open court that he
knew the above John Hall in the Revolutionary War. He knows he served in the campaign of
Kings Mountain as by him stated. He also knows he served in other trips in the militia but how
long does not know. From his general character he has no doubt his statement is true.
Signed: Roger Turner
Submitted by: Robert V. Woods echw@worldaccessnet.com
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/perry/military/revwar/pensions/h400-001.txt
John Hall, born in Pittsylvania County,Virginia,
Roger Turner resident of Perry County
Captain Samuel Johnston under Colonel Isaac's Regiment
1754 - James McMahon plat dated 14 May 1754 204 acres in Rowan County on the
south side of Lyleses Creek CC: David Johnson, James Forbes (surveyor's name not
given) Entered 25 July 1753 Ref: Granville District of NC 1748-1763 Abstracts of Land Records, Vol. 5,
Margaret M. Hofmann, 1995
James McMahon
Lyleses Creek
David Johnson,
James Forbes
1 Oct 1754- Deed Rowan CO NC-John ELLIS of Kredwick CO VAto EVAN ELLIS for livestock.
Wit: William JOHNSON and ABEL WALKER
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
John ELLIS
RESEARCH NOTES:: Samuel Bryan his will is in Rowan CO NC are John and Margaret ELLIS –
A John Ellis married Margaret Bryan 11 Mar 1779 Rowan CO NC.
Samuel Strode is listed brother of Martha Strode who marr. Morgan Bryan (some list in Chester CO PA ca
1719 ).
EVAN ELLIS
William JOHNSON
ABEL WALKER
Research Notes: this is Frederick CO VA
1743- Morgan & Joseph Bryan admin. estate of Mary CURTIS ( wife of Thomas has been listed ) VS
Thomas TURNER & John ELLIS.
Note: this Joseph Bryan should be the father of Rebecca Bryan who marr. Daniel BOONE.
RESEARCH NOTES: this Abel Walker lives in Frderick CO VA and is a QuakerHopewell records show Abel Walker JR son of Abel & Sina was b) 13.1.1735 marr.
Mary BEESON 11.12.1761 dau. of Edard Beeson & Martha (Mendenhall ? )
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
RESEARCH NOTES: the first 2 pages for Frederick CO VA deeds starting in 1743
shows Richard & Charity Grubb Beeson selling land to sons Benjamin, Richard ,
Edward and and son-in-law Mordecai Mendenhall.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
On October 11, 1754, Casper Keener was naturalized in Salisbury,
Rowan County which was the seat of government located in the
middle of North Carolina during its early days. The following
abstract was taken from the minutes of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Session:
"Gasper Keener, Alexander Clingerman, Steffel Goodheart, and
Mathias Beever came into open court and took the oath as by law
appointed and subscribed the testimony. Court adjourned until
tomorrow at 8:00."
Casper Keener
Alexander Clingerman
Steffel Goodheart
Mathias Beever
#1755
In 1755 NC created five District Superior Courts throughout the state. The Salisbury
District included the counties which are now Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie,
Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond,
Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, and Yadkin Counties.
1755.Abstracts of Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter
Joseph Cloud was appointed deputy surveyor for Rowan County, NC
Joseph Cloud
Notes: Joseph Cloud abt 1710 married to Nancy Moore b abt 1721 parents are Joseph Cloud and Ruth Jervis note of
interest is he and Nancy married in Anson County NC also of RESEARCH NOTES: Provided by Nancy D.
Breidenthal::
John Fuller Lane Birth: 7th November 1727 in Baltimore,Anne Arundel, aryland Death: 1785 in Washington
County Tennessee reported married to Elizabeth Cloud daughter of Isaac Cloud of PA granddaughter of Joseph
Cloud Birth: 1651-09-26 in Calne, Wiltshire, England and wife Mary Green
It is not surprising to find the first settlers of our county to be Quakers from Pennsylvania. In the year of
1738, Isaac, Isaac Junior, and Joseph Cloud, of Chester county, Pennsylvania, made several entries for
land along Banister River, where they first made their homes. They later moved westward to what is now
Patrick County, then to North Carolina and Tennessee. In 1740, Daniel and Gideon Smith patented lands
along with the Clouds, and it was probably from these two hardy hunters that Smith Mountain and Smith
River took their names. http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virg, Vol. V, Nov. 1, 1739 - May &, 1754, p 146.May 3, 1744,
Joseph Cloud and others were granted ten thousand acres of land in Brunswick (later Pittsylvania) County,
VA beginning at the mouth of Marrowbone Creek on the Southside of Irwin River and running up the creek
and river. http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
1746 Joseph Cloud enters for 400 acres on Mill Creek at a place called Buffalo Camp Natural Conditions in
Pittsylvania County as Shown by Early Land Grants from an Old Surveyor's Book, (contributed by Mr. N. G.
Clement) http://newmexicoalhn.net/otero/abel_lee_history.html
Notes: Check
when Pittsyvania Co Formed?
Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virg, Vol. V, Nov. 1, 1739 - May 7, 1754, p 264.
November 8, 1748, John Donalson, tidence Lane, Richard Lane Sr., Richard Lane Jr. and Joseph Cloud
sold land in Lunenburg County, VA to James Terry.
http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
Hannah Beals was born about 1745 in Frederick Co, Va. She died on 4 Feb 1804 in Frederick Co, Va.
married (1) William HOGGATT, son of Phillip HOGGATT and Mary GLENDENNING. William was born on
14 Jul 1727 in Chedsford, Chester Co., Pa. He died on 27 Apr 1772 in New Garden, Guillford Co., Nc.
Hannah also married (2) Joseph CLOUD, son of Mordecai CLOUD and Abigail JOHNSON. Joseph was
born on 1 Mar 1743 in Chester Co, Penn. He died on 24 Jul 1815 in Warren Co., Ohio.
Researchers Notes” FYI....The "New Garden" mentioned near Guilford Courthouse was a prominent
Quaker community From: johnsondna
In the county levy in December 1746, we find the following familiar names in the list of those who were paid
for a wolf's head: Gideon Smith, Joseph Echols, Joseph Cloud, Hugh Henry and William Callaway for
William Harvey. http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
at a court held for Lunenburg in June 1749 Richard Parsons was appointed surveyor from Allen's
Creek to Banister River; Joseph Cloud from Smith River to the settlements. This road led from a
point on Staunton River in northern Halifax by Mt. Airy, Chalk Level, and Chatham, crossing
Banister river near the old Poor Farm, and turning west led across Henry and Patrick Counties. It took
its name from John Hickey, whose store and settlement were near its western limits.
http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/clement/mc/abb/05.htm
Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virg, Vol. V, Nov. 1, 1739 - May 7, 1754, p 282.
April 8, 1749, John Dawson, Joseph Cloud and James Terry were granted twelve thousand acres near the
Tarrarat and Yadkin Rivers thence up both sides.
http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
Lunenburg County, VA Order Book, 1748 - 1752, p 155.
June Court Term, 1749, Joseph Cloud was appointed surveyor of part of the new road leading from the
Staunton River to the Mayo settlement at the Wart Mountains.
Abstracts of Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter, 1755.
Joseph Cloud was appointed deputy surveyor for Rowan County, NC
James Watkins Sr. 15 May 1755 to Joseph Cloud Sr. for L45 VA money 150 A. on S. side Dan
River. Richard Crunk, Elias Brock,Mary Crunk. Phoee Watkins also signs. (Phoebe and James
also have a mark as a middle name or in its place that is like an overlayed F and J and T) State
Archives in Raleigh, NC, for a few hours. I found these records for Watkins on the Dan River.
1753-1762
James Watkins Sr. 15 May 1755 to Joseph Cloud Sr. for L45 VA money 150 A. on S. side Dan River.
Richard Crunk, Elias Brock, Mary Crunk. Phoee Watkins also signs. (Phoebe and James also have a mark
as a middle name or in its place that is like an overlayed F and J and T) From: Geneology York
Oct. 25, 1755, John MOORE obtained 600 acres from Evan LEWIS in Anson Co., NC. On Feb. 22, 1762, Mary
MOORE, widow of John MOORE, sold 130 acres to her brother-in-law Moses MOORE, and on May 16, 1762 she
sold 170 acres to Jeremiah POTTS and 300 acres to Joseph CLOUD. [Anson Co. Deed Abstracts, 1757-1766, p. 19.]
10 March 1756 Richard Duggeon: Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 250 acres on
the Middle Branch of Sandy Creek, adjoining Joseph Clouds line Source: Land Office Patents
No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 9 (Reel 33-34).
10 August 1759 Robert Barrett, (Clerk) Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 737 acres
beginning at Joseph Clouds corner by the north fork of Mill Creek of Mayo River, adjoining
Randolphs line. Source: Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 342 (Reel 33-34).
10 August 1759 Samuel Harris: Location: Halifax County. Description: 400 acres on both
sides the Middle fork of Sandy River adjoining the land of Joseph Cloud. Source: Land Office
Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 364 (Reel 33-34).
Abstracts of Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter, 1759.
Rowan County Court ordered that Joseph Cloud's mill on Rock Horse Creek be recorded a public mill
http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
1762: THOMAS ROBINSON, Francis Beaty wit deed for Moses Moore of Anson Co to
Valentine Mauney of same for land on the NS Indian Crk adj Joseph Cloud, dec'd. 170A
granted to John Moore, dec'd, then conveyed to Jeremiah Potts then to Moses Moore and 200A
granted to Moses Moore. Bk 1 Pg 579-581 23 Nov 1762 Mecklenburg Co NC.
Pittsylvania County, VA Entry Book, 1737 - 1770, April 9, 1763.
Joseph Cloud entered 400 acres on Peter's Creek beginning at a White Oak marked J.C., thence down both sides of the
creek.
20 July 1768 Robert Barrett, (Clerk) Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 737 acres
beginning at Joseph Cloud’s corner by the North fork of Mill Creek of Mayo River. Source:
Land Office Patents No. 37, 1767-1768, p. 239 (Reel 37).
Rowan County, NC Tax Lists, 1757 - 1800, 1771.
Petition to the NC House of Burgesses from the Inhabitants dwelling on the three creeks of the Catawba River, Rowan
County. Contains list of Tyths in the "Settlement on Dan River, Peter's Creek, the Grat Creek, Doble & Elk Creek,
Snow Creek." Petition was written by John Deatherage and signed by Joseph Cloud Sr., Joseph Cloud Jr., William
Cloud, Isaac Cloud . . . also five Langfords, including William Langford (Lankford) who was the father of Isaac
Cloud's wife. http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
Stokes County NC Historical Documentation, The Cus, 1772.
Joseph Cloud Sr. submitted a petition addressed to NC Governor Josiah Martin demanding payment to Quakers for
flour and grain furnished to the Provincial Army in its actions against the Regulators.
Notes: 1772 Aug : Joseph Cloyd on the Waters of the James River, begin in a valley in a hollow adj sd Cloyd’s
land, Johnson & Biss Aug 1772 CPv7 Lind Starrs research in Augusta Co. Virginia
Surry County, NC Will Abstracts, p 32.
March 10, 1774 Joseph Cloud Sr. gave a Bill of Sale to Isaac and Jason Cloud, "My mill and improvements on
Peter's Creek for 100 pds. Sterling." The sale was witnessed by Joseph Cloud Jr. and John Lankfo
http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
THRASHER Guilford County, North Carolina (Deed Book One)
P. 409, 8 November 1777, Isaac Thrasher of Guilford to Joseph Cloud Thrasher of same, one
hundred thirty pounds, 218 acres, on both sides of Lick Fork of Hogans Cr., part of the land to
John Thrasher Senr. December 1761 for 693 acres, begin at a white oak on the W side of the
creek, S 272 p. to a cor. white oak, E 128 p. to a cor. white oak, N 201 p. to a red oak, W 50 p. to
a dogwood, N64 p. to a cor. white oak, W 28 p. to the beginning; signed: Isaac Thrasher; witness:
John Guist, William Baley; proved November 1777 Term by Guist.
Notes: 1772 Aug : Joseph Cloyd on the Waters of the James River, begin in a valley in a hollow adj sd Cloyd’s
land, Johnson & Biss Aug 1772 CPv7 Lind Starrs research in Augusta Co. Virginia
History of Henry County, Virginia, p 305.
Joseph Sr. and his son, Joseph Jr., took the oath of allegiance to the newly established Federal government. The oath
was administered in 1777. This Joseph Cloud's name has not been found in any later records.
http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
1778 Henry Co Tax List Joseph Cloud Sr.
Thomas Shipp affidavit in John Martin file describes service under Capt. Cloud in September 1780. Near the
Broad River John Martin and Thomas Lankford were out from headquarters ranging to discover Tories when
Martin was wounded in the head by Tories who lay in ambush. Lankford made his escape and left Martin. The
Tories took their horses and Martin's gun and left Martin lying for dead, but he came to himself and returned
to camp. John Deatherage picked the shot out of Martin's head where they had penetrated through his hat
and skin in his temples. Martin was carried home with attendants as a guard. Martin was in the service nine
weeks when he returned home. But our army proceeded on pursuit of an army of British and Tories and in a
few days after we overhauled them, killed and took them all at Kings Mountain and then marched the
prisoners to old Moravian Town, then in Surry County. All our troops were on horseback
http://www.fmoran.com/revlp.html
Jan 1781: George Joyce was born 25 Oct 1759 VA and died 15 Sep 1835 Bullitt Co, KY. He entered service in
Charlotte Co, VA 7 June 1759 as a private under Capt. Henry King. In Jan or Feb of 1781 he moved part of
his property to the part of Guilford Co that later became Rockingham Co, NC. He was preparing to move his
family, with the help of his brother in Charlotte Co, to NC when he heard that Genl. Nathaniel Greene had been
forced to retreat from Ninety Six, SC, to Jennings Ferry on the Dan River in Virginia. He made arrangements
with his brother to move his family while he entered a rifle company under Capt. Wm. Morse. He was in the
Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781. He was discharged some time later. Again in 1781, he served in a
company of Light Horse under Capt. Richard Verrnon and also served in an expedition against the Cherokee
Indians under Capt. John Leak in the regiment of Maj. Joseph Cloud.
George Joyce moved from Rockingham Co, NC to Bullitt Co, KY in 1806. His discharge papers were left
with his brother-in-law, Thomas Cardwell. George Joyce applied for a pension in Bullitt Co, KY 17 Aug 1835
and died one month later. The pension was awarded and his children paid the sum of $20 per annum,
retroactive to 4 Mar 1831.
George Joyce is found on the 1800 Stokes Co, NC census. His children, named in the pension application, were:
Thomas, Richard, Alexander, George, Sarah, Delisha, Mary and Delila. A Bible record of one of his sons also
names two older children, Elizabeth and William (Brenda Jerome’s ancestor). It is believed that Elizabeth and
William stayed in NC, while the rest of the children went to Bullitt Co, KY.
178? First Elected Officials of Rogersville are Thomas Hutchings, Hutson Johnston, Francis Doherty, Joseph Cloud
and Thomas Gibbons
1783 Feb 7: Surry County, N. C. Deed Book N, page 404, dated 7 February 1783 – This Indenture made
this seventh day of February and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty three between
David Lawson and Adonijah Harbour both of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina
witnesseth that David Lawson for and in consideration of the sum of forty pounds specia to him in hand
paid the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged do bargain and sell, set over and deliver unto Adonijah
Harbour a tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in the County and state
aforesaid on a branch of Hixes Fork, beginning on a white oak tree in the Virginia line,
running South twenty five chains, crossing said branch to a white oak, thence East forty chains to a red oak,
thence North twenty five chains to a post in the Virginia Line, thence west forty chains to the beginning
and I the said David Lawson so give, grant, bargain and sell the aforesaid land with its appurtenances and
all rights and privileges thereunto appertaining or belonging to the aforesaid Adonijah Harbour his heirs
and assigns and that they shall and may forever hereafter peaceably possess, occupy and enjoy the aforesaid
land and premises, and I the said David Lawson so by the presents warrant and forever ____ the aforesaid
land and premises, to the aforesaid Adonijah Harbour his heirs or assigns, and from all and every person
or persons–whatsoever lying and lawful claim thereunto and from myself my heirs forever. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph Cloud,
Mary Cloud, James Gains, Jurat David his "X"mark Lawson (Seal) Surry County February session 1783. The
execution of the within deed was proved by the oath of James Gain ______ the subscribing witness thereto
as ordered to be registered. Test. Jo Williams CC. Recorded in February Court 1783.
http://lawsondna.org/Media/NC-Counties/Stokes.html
Researcher Notes: Adonijah Harbour
28 February 1784 William Cloud: Henry Co: Description: 196 acres on the branches of Elk
and Turkeycock Creek adjoining Joseph Cloud. Source: Land Office Grants K, 1783-1784, p.
279 (Reel 51).
1787 Oct 7: Surry County, N. C., Land Entries – Packet 1053 contains a survey done 7 October 1787 for
John Lawson on 150 acres and was signed by Joseph Cloud DS. The request for the survey, No. 1820, has his
name as John Lawson Junr. http://lawsondna.org/Media/NC-Counties/Stokes.html
IN 1790 a Joseph Cloud is on the Tax List of Washington Co. Tn From: Geneology York
Stokes County, N. C., Deed Book 2, page 199, dated 10 September 1795, Indenture from David Lawson to
John Wilson, both of Stokes County, for the sum of 25 pounds, 100 acres both sides Dan River, beginning
at Samuel Edyman’s line… Witness: Jos. Cloud, Elizabeth Cloud, Nancy Cloud. Signed David Lawson.
"X" Recorded June Term 1795
23 Nov. 1813 (Grayson Co., Va. Court Order Book 1811-1819, p. 129) Ordered that Zadock COMBS be
appointed Overseer of the road from the Creek near Joseph JOHNSONS to the State line in place of Joseph
CLOUD
5 June 1794 Stokes Co NC Page 85, Grant #338. Wt. Granted by Clerk of Court, , Joseph Cloud enters
3,000 acres in Stokes Co.; as "bounty" for iron works agreeable to Act of Assembly for that purpose of waters
of Peters Creek, Snow Creek and Furies Fork; border: his own land, Webb, Alexander Burge, Virginia line,
John Hart, Jonas Lawson, Edwine Hukman, Jeremiah Collins (sis), James Bohanan and William Burris.
30 May 1798 Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth
(his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse
Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner
Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner
and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, decd.). Description: 860 acres on the
waters of Fish Creek. Source: Land Office Grants No. 38, 1797-1799, p. 285 (Reel 104).
30 May 1798. Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth
(his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse
Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner
Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner
and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, dec’d.). Description: 1000 acres on the
waters of Grave Creek. Source: Land Office Grants No. 38, 1797-1799, p. 286 (Reel 104).
30 May 1798 Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth
(his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse
Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner
Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner
and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, deceased). Description: 833 acres on
the waters of Grave Creek and Fish Creek adjoining Benjamin Johnston. Source: Land Office
Grants No. 40, 1797-1798, p. 225 (Reel 106).
George Deathridge in his will written on 10 Dec 1806 named his wife Milly and his children Nancy, "who intermarried
with William Edgmon," Bird, Abner, Anne, "who intermarried with George Cloud," Polly, Ursley, "who intermarried
with Ashly Johnson," John, Phillip, James, William, Coleman, George, and "Achkillas." He named George Cloud as his
executor. The witnesses of the will were Joseph Cloud, William Lankford, Phillip Deatherage, and James Lyon, Jr.
The will was proved in the March 1807 term of the Stokes County Court by William Lankford.
GEORGE DEATHERAGE 2 (William1) was probably a son of William. He died in Stokes Co, North Carolina,
on 12 Jan 1807 [County Record]. He was a native of Virginia according to a biographical article about his
son William found in The History of Morgan Co., Illinois, published in 1878.
George married first Nancy Johnson, according to family tradition. I have found no proof of this. It is said that
Gideon Johnson was her father but he had a daughter Nancy Cotton. http://members.cox.net/rictobin/gen2.html
1813 Mar 16 - Stokes Co., NC - William France of Lee County, Va. appoints *Christopher Stanley of Stokes Co., NC
his power of attorney as one of the legatees of Henry France deceased in all matters concerning the Henry France
estate. Witnesses: Joseph Cloud and Peter Hunt http://juliemorrison.com/gen/rickles/rr01/rr01_009.htm
Reported Children of Richard Lane and Sarah Fuller
Jemima Lane Birth: 7th March 1734 in St. Pauls parish Indipendent City, Baltimore, Maryland
John Fuller Lane Birth: 7th November 1727 in Baltimore,Anne Arundel, aryland Death: 1785 in Washington
County Tennessee reported married to Elizabeth Cloud daughter of Isaac Cloud of PA granddaughter of
Joseph Cloud Birth: 1651-09-26 in Calne, Wiltshire, England and wife Mary Green
Reverend Dutton Lane Birth: 15th July 1730 in St Pauls Parish, Independent City, Baltimore Co, Maryland
Death: 1801 in Henry County Virginia reported to have married Elizabeth Oakes
Reverend Tidence Lane: Death: 30 Jan 1806 in Whitesboro Jefferson Co Tennessee Married: Hester VAN
BIBBER 9th May 1743 in All St. Parish, Frederick Co, Maryland
Samuel Lane: Death: 21 May 1764 in Pittsylvania, Virginia Notes” Pittsylvania County formed in 1767 so he
could not have died in Pittsylvania Co. it would most likely be Halifax County the parent County of
Pittsylvania
Richard Lane
My Notes this is the Joseph Cloud families of Dan River and of Hawkins Co. Tn
The Following is taken from Rootsweb.com on known persons who came from Pa and died in Henry CO. Va:
#1: Joseph Cloud abt 1710 married to Nancy Moore b abt 1721 parents are Joseph Cloud and Ruth Jervis note of
interest is he and Nancy married in Anson County NC
It is not surprising to find the first settlers of our county to be Quakers from Pennsylvania. In the year of
1738, Isaac, Isaac Junior, and Joseph Cloud, of Chester county, Pennsylvania, made several entries for
land along Banister River, where they first made their homes. They later moved westward to what is now
Patrick County, then to North Carolina and Tennessee.
In 1740, Daniel and Gideon Smith patented lands along with the Clouds, and it was probably from these two
hardy hunters that Smith Mountain and Smith River took their names.
http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
Mordecai CLOUD and Abigail JOHNSON.
1755 Rowan County NC WILLIAM JOHNSTON No Township Listed
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
1755 Rowan Co. NC - John Little Will Abstract,
Will Extract: No probate.
Sons: Thomas (of Rowan County), William, John, Archibald, James and Alexander.
Daughters: Margaret Little and Martha Reed, wife of John Reed.
Grandson: Thomas Little. Executors: John Little (son) and John Cathey.
Witnesses: Charles Moore, Henry Johnson and Mary Renick. No probate. [Extract from
"North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790"]
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/wills/l3400001.txt
Notes: John Little
There is a detailed account of this company in "Capt. Samuel Cobrin's Company of Militia: The First Settlers of
Lincoln and Gaston Counties" published by Dr. Robert W. Ramsey Ph. D.
This area was then in the confines of the newly formed Anson Co., which was formed in 1747.
This list of 79 men includes the progenitors of the oldest families in that area.
Among these men listed are Henry and Adam Sides.
From Dr. Ramsey's account is the following: "Henrich and Adam Seitz were both under 21 years of age upon arrival in
Philadelphia aboard the Queen Elizabeth in 1738. Sometime before reaching the Carolinas, Adam learned the tailor's
trade. He settled on Leeper's Creek in modern Lincoln County, four miles north of Peter Oster. Henry Seitz lived on
Killian's Creek, 5 miles northeast of Adam."
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm
Henry Jonston was in 1750 Anson Co NC Capt. Samuel Corbins List: some of these folks are
from Augusta Co Va just as Leumel Sanders was. Lots of Folks on Capt Samuel Corbins List
settled on Leepers Creek and Killian Creek, and are still in the SAME neighborhood. Researcher
Tony L. Johnson
[Anson-1750s]
Samel Cobrin, Captain
Solomon Hooser
Thaoms Betty, Lieutenant
Henry Sides
John Kuykendal, Insin
Jacob Forney
Hendry Jonston, Sergen
Boston Best
George Heger, Sergen
Lenard Kilen
Abraham Kuykendal, Corpl.
John Rorite
Adam Dick, Corpl.
John Camp
Robert Leeper/ Philip Rude???
William Raehford
Robart Patrick, Corpl.
Felty Taliner
William Hendry
John Semerman
Andrew MacNab
Cristen Sumirman
James Kuykindal
Watson Feral Junior
Peter Kuykindal
Watson Feral Senor
Wiliam Hagirty
Joseph Green
Andrew Hemton
Peter Eaker
John Moore
Adams Sides
William Moore
William Adeare
Thomas Stone
John Langham
George Rutledge
William Pleghorn
Samel Willson
John Nellson
Thomas Ranils
Richard Ranils
David Stanley
John Watkins
Charles Macfators (?)
Edward Hogin
Robart Brank
Fredrick Hambright
Hendry Richards
Peterer Hoyl
Peter Bumgardnor
Peter Oyster
Peter Club
Michael Rudeseele
William Heger
(On the back of the previous page is
written)
A list of the Young Men
John Tufts
Guns Wanting 18
John Armstrong
William Armstrong
John Doughart
John Kilen
John Richman
Jacob Hoyl
Joseph Seler
William Little
Archibald Little
William Patrick
John Patrick
Michel Oyster
William Fronebery
Peter Bumgarnor
Thomas <smeared>
James <smeared>
Isaac Cobren
Capt. Cobrin
Adam Dick
Married Men 48
Jacob Simerman
Young Men 30
Cristel Eaker
Guns Wanting 18
Mickel Selor
John Dick
Hendry Ramsour
<faded> Ivey
<faded> Ramsour
David Ramsour (?)
Alixander Ramus
John Ramus (?)
William Pell (?)
http://www.rafert.org/colonial/Cobrin1750s.htm
1756-Jul 28 Anson James Armour, J A Jannet Little, Jno Cathey admin. bond for John Little deceased of Anson Wills
and Estates 1749-1795 p 17 http://genforum.genealogy.com/cathey/messages/1154.html
Samel Cobrin,
Andrew Hampton and the members of the Kuykendall family by names of Peter, James,
Abraham and John show up as members of the Cobrin Company, North Carolina Militia of
Captain Samuel Corbin. In the fall issue of Johnson's NC Genealogy Magazine for 1967, an
article was submitted by the late Dr. Robert W. Ramsey dealing with the Cobrin Company. Dr.
Ramsey's book on page 1932 of the Johnson NC Genealogy Magazine, listed 56 members of
Captain Cobrin's Militia that are known to have settled in present-day Lincoln and Gaston
Counties, of North Carolina. On the following page 1933, by a map of the area, Ramsey
locates the 56 members. Hampton and the Kuykendalls are shown on the branches of
Dutchman's Creek, above the Tuckasege Ford of the Catawba River.
The article by Ramsey identifies Samuel Cobrin as one of the five sons of James Cobrin, a
flourishing Indian Trader, in the Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania in 1724. By 1734, the
father James Cobron was in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania and by 1748 he was
shown as having died in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
http://buloandsusiebriggs.homestead.com/files/the_andrew_hampton_stories.doc
Origin of the men on the Corbin list. (p l928, l929 Ramsey’s article) Of known background 33 were from
Pennsylvania, ll from Shenandoah and five from Maryland.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Captain Thomas Betty,
Lieutenant John Kuykendal,
Sgt Hendry Jonston,
Will Date: 08 Dec 1755 John Little Will Abstract Rowan Co. NC
Will Extract: No probate.
Sons: Thomas (of Rowan County), William, John, Archibald,
James and Alexander.
Daughters: Margaret Little and Martha Reed, wife of John
Reed.
Grandson: Thomas Little.
Executors: John Little (son) and John Cathey.
Witnesses: Charles Moore, Henry Johnson and Mary Renick. No probate Submitted by Edward A. Black, Sr.
<w6uyf@earthlink.net> http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/l3400001.txt
Notes: James Little is on the above list of Capt Sauel Corbin with Henry Johnson
6/22/1764 John Little was exempted from levy. Probably because he was dead!!
Direct Descendants of John Little "Ancient" to David Payne
1 John "Ancient" LITTLE, * d: Bef. Jul 1756 in Anson Co. NC
. +Sarah Jane REED, * d: Bef. 1764
2 Martha LITTLE, * b: 1740 d: Bef. 1819 in Rutherford Co. NC
.. +John REED, Sr., * b: Abt. 1739 in Ireland m: Bef. 1755 d: Aug 09, 1825 in Rutherford Co. NC Father: Robert
REED, * Mother: Nancy CATHEY, (Agnes) *
3 Archibald REED, * b: Sep 20, 1768
... +Mary CHERRY, * b: Jan 13, 1770 m: Abt. 1790 Father: David J. CHERRY, Sr., * Mother: MARY/MARGARET
4 Elizabeth A. "Betty" REED, * b: Nov 08, 1796 in NC d: 1875 in Oconee Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee
St. Park on Rt.107
.... +John Solomon WEST, Rev., * b: 1798 in SC d: Jul 21, 1889 in Oconee Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of
Oconee St. Park on Rt.107 Father: Solomon Redmon WEST, * Mother: JANE
. 5 John Redmond WEST (E.), * aka: EDMOND b: Aug 09, 1831 in Oconee Co. SC d: Apr 19, 1895 in Oconee Co. SC
of typhoid Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107
..... +Dicy Malissa CRAIG? (Dessie), * b: Apr 17, 1837 in South Carolina m: Abt. 1857 in SC d: Aft. 1900 in Oconee
Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107
.. 6 Martha Catherine WEST (Mattie), * b: May 11, 1868 in Georgia d: Jul 03, 1908 in Oconee Co. S.C having baby
Burial: Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C.
...... +William Miles FOWLER, * b: Apr 22, 1869 in Oconee Co. S.C d: May 26, 1937 in Anderson Co. SC Burial:
Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C. Father: Elijah William FOWLER, * Mother: Eddy
Malinda CORBIN, *
... 7 Robert Frederick FOWLER, Sr, Rev., * b: Apr 17, 1897 in Oconee Co. SC d: Dec 08, 1971 in Anderson, SC
Burial: Forest Lawn Fact 1: Born at Mountain Rest, Whitewater Township, Oconee Co. SC
....... +Reba Esther ALLISON, * b: Feb 03, 1898 in Hart Co. GA m: Jan 28, 1917 in Oconee Co. SC d: Mar 27, 1982 in
Anderson Co. SC Burial: Forest Lawn Father: Albin Cone ALLISON, * Mother: Mary Lantha Louiza CENTER, *
.... 8 Mary Ruth FOWLER, * b: Jun 20, 1918 in Anderson Co. SC d: Dec 31, 2007 in Greenville Co. SC
........ +Ralph Ludy PAYNE (Ludie), * b: Sep 16, 1916 in Hart Co. GA m: Dec 24, 1935 in Anderson, SC d: Nov 23,
2000 in Anderson Co. SC Father: John Thomas PAYNE, * Mother: Ellen Pearl HALEY, *
..... 9 David Sheldon PAYNE b: May 27, 1942 in Anderson Co. SC
RESEARCH NOTES: George Washington Payne married Nancy dtr of Enos C. Hooper, Dr.(matching DNA
of Cousin David Hooper of Humphreys Co. Tn)
Researcher:David S. Payne (otime1@yahoo.com)
David and Tony,
I am related through marriage to John Payne , died 1773 Pittsylvania CO VA, married a
Hannah. John Payne made his will in 1771 and mentions wife Hannah, sons:
John Payne JR,
Mark Payne,
David Payne,
Edmond Payne and his wife had a child named Stephen by the time his will was recorded in
1773.
David Payne and Stephen Payne move to Henry CO VA and nearby Surry CO NC on
Stewart´s Creek. David Payne was our next door neighbor, and there is an old Payne
cemetery on my GGGGG grandfather´s land (John Stewart SR) in VA.
David Payne´s son Edmond Payne had 2 children who married Stewart girls and they
intermarried up to the 1900´s. This line has participated in the Payne DNA project. A man
named Bob Juch has a web site and has my John Payne there , but he has it all mixed up. It
is thought we came from one of the Northern Neck lines, we use the name Barnett Payne over
and over again. There was more than one Payne line (I think) in the Northern Neck. The
Poindextors went to Surry CO NC also. My cousin Romaine Stewart Poindexter still has old
Stewart land in Carroll CO VA near the Surry CO NC line and her great grandmother was a
Payne, so we her GG grandmother. All married to Stewart´s.
Teresa lilliebelle3@yahoo.com
John Cathey
158. p. 31. Francis MacKilwean [McIlwain?] and John Cathey. 29 March 1753. 750 acres in Anson Co. on
the S. side of the Catauba River on the N. side of Crowders Creek
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scycghs/1289.html
199. p. 38. George Salter. 6 April 1753. 300 acres in Anson Co., joining John Cathey.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scycghs/1289.html
1753 THOMAS ROBINSON listed adj John Cathey LG 821A in Anson Co NC bet N and S forks
of Catawba Riv. Grant 306 Pg 58 12 May 1753.
http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html
RESEARCH NOTES: John Cathey and wf Jean "lately came from Ireland, how in County of
Augusta VA, intending to travel and settle in Carolina sell to Saml Wallace 300A in Beverly
Manor on Cathey Crk, a middle branch of Shanando, part of 466A sold by Beverly to Wm
Cathey 28 Sep 1738 and by death of Wm (died intestate) descended to John Cathey, his
oldest brother". http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html
1756-Jul 28 Anson James Armour, J A Jannet Little, Jno Cathey admin. bond for John Little deceased of Anson Wills
and Estates 1749-1795 p 17 http://genforum.genealogy.com/cathey/messages/1154.html
1763 THOMAS ROBINSON listed adj in deed bet John Cathey and wf Mary of Mecklenburg
Co NC to Benj Hardings Jr of same for land bet N and S Fork Catawba Riv granted to John
Cathey 12 Mar 1753. Bk 2 Pg 354-356 17 Jan 1763
http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html
1765: THOMAS ROBINSON listed as "nearly adjoining" in LG to John Cathey on 2d Broad
Riv. Bk 17 Pg 165 6 Apr 1765. http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/thomasdates.html
Alexander Cathey [6455] (John2, Cathey1), born 1707 in Ulster, Ireland; died 7 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC. He
married bef. 1740 in DE, Elizabeth Pinkney [6456], died aft. 1768 in Rowan Co, NC.
Children of Alexander CATHEY and Elizabeth PINKNEY were as follows:
+ 48 i Alice Cathey [6462], born bef. 13 Sep 1742 in PA. She married (1) John Locke [8505]. She married
(2) Benjamin Robinson [6463].
+ 49 ii John Cathey [6458], born bef. 13 Sep 1742 in PA. He married Mary Erwin [5704].
+ 50 iii William Cathey (Major) [6457], born 16 Jan 1747 in Anson Co, NC. He married Alice
"Else"
Hagan [6436]. He died 1827 in Sumner Co., TN.
51 iv Margaret Cathey [6461], born bef. 6 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC.
+ 52 v James Cathey (Captain) [4350], born 1750 in Anson Co, NC. He married Jane Rutherford [4349].
+ 53 vi Richard Alexander 4 Cathey [6460], born abt. 1745/50 in Anson Co, NC. He married Elizabeth Giles
[6464]. (R.A. CATHEY was a gunsmith and soldier)
NOTES:
E. H. Cathey (2002) writes that Alexander Cathey, born 1707, married Elizabeth Pinkney.
He appears in the Cumberland Valley in 1734.
EHC speculates that Alexander, an indentured servant, met and married Ms Pinkney when he and his master were
located near Annapolis, MD.
Later, in the McFarland neighborhood on Conodoguinet Creek (near the present day Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76),
Alexander lived across the creek from his uncle James Cathey.
It is believed that Alexander left Lancaster Co., PA, for Virginia after his father’s death.
In 1753 Alexander Cathey was a Justice of the Peace in Salisbury, NC. He presided over the first courts of Rowan
County which were held in 1755. He was a friend and neighbor of Squire Boone, father of the famous Daniel Boone.
He is buried near Salisbury in the Thyatira Cemetery, formerly Catheys Meeting House; his monument states
“Alexander Cathey who died 1766, age 59 years.”
Most of the Cathey clan migrated from Rowan to Mecklenburg County, NC, before the American Revolution.
Heritage of Rowan County, NC, Vol. 1, 1991: Alexander Cathey is described as “a typical Scots; he was loud, rowdy,
hard-working, loved his family and liked a good drink and a good fight.”
“Maury County TN History and Families” (Turner Publ., 1998), p. 222: John Cathey, born in Ulster, Ireland, came
with his family to Lancaster County, PA, where his will was recorded in 1742.
His son, Alexander, is the progenitor of the Maury County branch of the Cathey family.
Alexander (b. 1707 in Ulster, Ire.) married Mary Elizabeth Pinckney.
After his father’s death, his family traveled down the Great Wagon Road, stopping for a short time in Augusta County,
VA, before they journeyed on to Rowan county, NC. ..
Alexander was a leader of the Cathey (Scots-Irish) settlement in Rowan County.
He died in 1766 and is buried in the Thyatira (Old Cathey Meeting House) Church cemetery in Rowan County.
The children of Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Pinckney were:
John Cathey,
James Cathey,
William Cathey,
Richard Cathey,
Margare Cathey t, and
Alice Cathey.
Nine years after the death of Alexander Cathey, the Revolutionary War started. This writer has not documented a
service record for John Cathey, but William Cathey served as a Major and James Cathey served as a Captain during the
war. Richard served in the NC Militia. William received a land grant for 4,000 acres of land on the south side of
Duck River in Tennessee Territory, and James Cathey received 2,000 acres of land in West Tennessee.
Richard Cathey was also granted land in Tennessee.
Before James Cathey died in NC in 1791, he traded his land to his brother, William Cathey, for 2,000 acres of land on
Duck River so that their children could be neighbors in the new land.
The Cathey brothers started disposing the land their father had left them and looked westward to Tennessee Territory.
By 1800 there was but one Cathey family on the Federal Census for Rowan County. {Much of the Cathey data came
from Boyt H. Cathey}”
Sergen George Heger,
George Heger (William is 2 away from Clubb on the military list) along with his kinsman William probably came from
western Maryland or Pennsylvania originally, removed to Carolina from the Shenandoah Valley where in l749 he was
cited as not found. In l753 the two Hagers were granted 800 acres of land on waters of Killian’s Creek in the eastern
part of what is now Lincoln. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Sergen Abraham Kuykendal,
ABRAHAM KUYKENDAL, File No. 0355
Warrent: Unto Abraham Kukendall, 600 A on N side Broad River on Sandy River...
4 Apr 1752 by Gab. Johnson http://www.greatdreams.com/henry/patrick-henry.htm
February 24, 25, 1754- Robert Leeper and Cathrine Leeper, wife of Anson County to Adam Snider(lease
s5, release 60 Va money) land on south side of Catawba, Leepers Creek, 300 acres of land granted to
Leeper October 8, 1751...Signed Robert Leeper 'seal' Cathrine Leeper (seal' Witnessed; Robert Patrick
Abraham Kuykendall, John Thomas.
Note Robert Leeper, James Kuykendall and two others built a fort and a stockade at the junction of the
South Fork and Catawba Rivers
Note: 1814 ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL of Franklin Co, TN deed to PETER KUYKENDALL of Buncombe Co
NC 150 acres on Batts Branch joining JOHN KUYKENDALL and JANE MCMINNS survey. Buncombe Ct NC
Book G page 307. Witnessed Joseph Henry Jr. and ABRAHAM MCGUFFEE
JAMES ARMSTRONG, FILE NO. 1091 (359) Anson Co gr. No. 268; bk. 17, P 135 (18, 121) Plat: 22 Mar.
1764, Surveyed for James Armstrong, 240 A on waters of Fishing Creek adj. Abraham Kuykendal... by
George Alexander. James Young & Moses Cotter,C.B. ISS. 16. 1764
1814, Buncombe Co., North Carolina. 1814 ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL of Franklin Co, TN deed to PETER
KUYKENDALL of Buncombe Co NC 150 acres on Batts Branch joining JOHN KUYKENDALL and JANE
MCMINNS survey. Buncombe Ct NC Book G page 307. Witnessed Joseph Henry Jr. and ABRAHAM
MCGUFFEE http://www.henry.descendants.us/
The Patriots of the Revolutionary War are being honored in a special Historic Courthouse Centennial
Ceremony at 11:45 a.m. today at the Historic Courthouse.
A precise number may never be known, but research has found at least 22 Patriots who died in Henderson
County or are buried in the county.
Listed on a monument erected by the Joseph McDowell Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, are eight Patriots: William Capps, John Peter Corn, William Senter (Sentelle), Joseph Henry,
James Johnson, Andrew Miller, Samuel King, Abraham Kuykendall, James Brittain, Jesse Rickman, Elijah
Williamson and the Rev. Joel Blackwell.
Corpl. Adam Dick,
Corpl. Robert Leeper/ Philip Rude???
1749 THOMAS ROBERSON LG 180A on SS Catawba Riv 5 or 6 miles below Rbt Leeper joining
the Riv. Granted by NC Council 30 Sep 1749. Issued and recorded 24 May 1754 Anson Co NC.
Land in todays Gaston Co NC. http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html
William Henry, Robert Leeper and Catherine his wife, of Anson Co. to Nicholas Leeper, 135 proc money, on N side of
fork of the Catawba opp Andrew Cathey survey, 400A granted Robert Leeper 8/31/1753. Sgned Robert Leeper,
Catherine Leeper. Wit: William Henry, William Patrick, John Thomas http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thegillons&id=I4484
February 24, 25, 1754- Robert Leeper and Cathrine Leeper, wife of Anson County to Adam Snider(lease s5,
release 60 Va money) land on south side of Catawba, Leepers Creek, 300 acres of land granted to Leeper
October 8, 1751...Signed Robert Leeper 'seal' Cathrine Leeper (seal' Witnessed; Robert Patrick Abraham
Kuykendall, John Thomas. http://www.greatdreams.com/henry/patrick-henry.htm
Vol 1, p. 550: 18 Apr 1764: Andrew Armour of Meck, planter to James Armour…land on S. side of Catawba
River between Croders Creek & Allison Creek granted to John Thomas 28 Mar 1755, conveyed to James
Armour, dec'd…adj. James Campbells land..(no wife signed with Andrew..which indicates either he was not
married or was a widower). Wits: Samuel Bigham, Moses Ferguson, Robert Leeper
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncschgs/armourfam.htm
ANSON COUNTY, N.C. DEED ABSTRACTS & 1st TAX LISTS YEAR 1763
Publication: As referenced in ROBERT LEEPER A BROTHER TO IMMIGRANT JAMES LEEPER AND
UNCLE TO NICHOLAS AND JAMES LEEPER, http://users.erols.com/tcathey/Page3.txt
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thegillons&id=I4484
Vol. 1, p. 592: 18 Apr 1764: Andrew Armour of Meck to James Armour, Meck, beginning at a walnut
standing on the bank of ye Cataba River…patented to James Armour 6 April 1753… Wit: Samuel Bigham,
Moses Ferguson & Robert Leeper
Vol. 5, p. 198: 12 & 13 Oct 1770: Moses Ferguson & wf Martha of Tryon Co., NC and Samuel Knox and wf
Mary of Meck, to Francis Johnston and Joseph Jonston, both late of Meck…400 acres on East side of
Catawba River and SE side of path leading from Jean Armour's to the Catawba Nations, patented 4 Apr
1765.. Wits: Thos. Neely, Hugh Neely, Alexander Johnston. Recorded Oct term 1770.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncschgs/armourfam.htm
Robert Leeper, James Kuykendall and two others built a fort and a stockade at the junction of the South
Fork and Catawba Rivers http://www.greatdreams.com/henry/patrick-henry.htm
Papers, 1750-1834, James Graham
Description: (manuscript) Land grants, deeds, indentures, etc., pertaining to lands in the
Catawba River Valley of Iredell and Anson counties, NC, and York County, SC, once
owned by Robert Leeper and later by A.J. Worke, and acquired by James Graham in 1828.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: Manuscripts Dept SHC at UNC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: 2024 http://www.ncgenweb.us/anson/BooksMapsEtc.htm
WILLIAM BROWN 3RD (WILLIAM7 BROWN, JR., WILLIAM6, ALEXANDER5, JAMES4, JAMES3, JAMES2,
JOHN1) was born Abt. 1760 in Anson County NC (Craven County SC), and died Abt. 1832 in St. Clair County
AL. He married MARY ANN LEEPER Abt. 1783 in Hawkins County, NC. She was born Abt. 1768 in Augusta
County, VA, and died Bet. 1834 - 1840 in St. Clair County, Alabama.
http://www.brownsociety.org/browngen/brown-william-3rd.htm
Robart Patrick,
Robert Patrick (1758) West Side of Catawba, Anson Co NC http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgibin/pageload.cgi?ANson::patrick::3232.html
Wills and Estates, Anson County, NC 1749-1795 Page 116: No Date, Estate of James Pickett, Sr. Notes &
Accounts Due Estate: Stephen Brown, Preswood To Crag, George Renek, James Davis, Wm Phillips, John
Betty, James McNish, Joseph Culpepper (#2253), Thos Harrington, Wm Harrington, Robert Patrick, Thos
Davis. Order From Crawford to Patrick, Lawrence Franklin, David Hildeeth, John Dunn, Note from Little to
Thomspon. http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/nc/anson.htm
February 24, 25, 1754- Robert Leeper and Cathrine Leeper, wife of Anson County to Adam Snider(lease
s5, release 60 Va money) land on south side of Catawba, Leepers Creek, 300 acres of land granted to
Leeper October 8, 1751...Signed Robert Leeper 'seal' Cathrine Leeper (seal' Witnessed; Robert Patrick
Abraham Kuykendall, John Thomas.
Robert Patrick (b.pre.1722-d.1776 York Co, Camden District, SC) md ??; received land grant in 1755 in Anson Co
NC; this land became part of Mecklenberg Co in 1762; became part of Tryon Co in 1768; when the NC/SC was
finally settled his land was in York Co SC. http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgibin/pageload.cgi?ANson::patrick::3232.html
Corpl. William Hendry
William Henry, Robert Leeper and Catherine his wife, of Anson Co. to Nicholas Leeper, 135 proc money, on N side of
fork of the Catawba opp Andrew Cathey survey, 400A granted Robert Leeper 8/31/1753. Sgned Robert Leeper,
Catherine Leeper. Wit: William Henry, William Patrick, John Thomas
1755 JAMES KUYKENDALL and SARAH his wife, deeded 300 acres to JOHN KUYKENDAL, South side of
Cuttawba River on KUYKENDALL Creek, part of a larger survey of JAMES KUYKENDAL Anson Co Providence
of NC, witnessed Eton Mooley, William Henry and Frederick Hambright.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncakcdar/abraham3.htm
1757 – Deed – Anson Co. NC Deed book C1 pgs 414/415/416 dated 26 August 1757
MARTIN SCHUCHMAN to ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL, both of Anson Co. 315 acres south side of Catawba River
lying opposite to the Great Shoals (granted to MARTIN SCHUCHMAN by Patent Book 2, pg 92 #543 dated 25 Feb
1754 joining the river.) Beginning at a gum standing on the river brink and runs North 25 chains to a hickory, thence
N78W 70 chains to a hickory, then S45W 60 chains to a red oak at the river, then upon the various courses of the river
to the first station. Signed MARTIN SCHUCHMAN
Wit: Frederick Hambright, Andrew Mc Nabb, Benjamin Brown
Sold in 23 Apr 1772 Abraham Kuykendall of Tryon Co. NC planter to Baptist Scott. Wit: William Henry, James
Eden and John Kuykendall. http://genforum.genealogy.com/henry/messages/7972.html
Andrew MacNab
James Kuykindal
Peter Kuykindal
ANSON COUNTY PETER KUYKENDAL, File No 2078; Bk. 15, p. 461
200 A on fishing Creek adj. Kuykendals, Woods & McDowells ...
N side o Dickeys fork of sd. Creek ... 15 Nov. 1762 - by Arthur Dobbs
This same property was recorded earlier in Bk. 13, p 373 using the same date.
http://www.greatdreams.com/henry/patrick-henry.htm
Wiliam Hagirty
Andrew Hemton
John Moore
Oct. 25, 1755, John MOORE obtained 600 acres from Evan LEWIS in Anson Co., NC. On Feb. 22, 1762, Mary
MOORE, widow of John MOORE, sold 130 acres to her brother-in-law Moses MOORE, and on May 16, 1762 she
sold 170 acres to Jeremiah POTTS and 300 acres to Joseph CLOUD. [Anson Co. Deed Abstracts, 1757-1766, p. 19.]
John MOORE - b. 1720-1730, PA; d. 1760, Echoee, NC. John, and Captain in the militia, was killed during the
French and Indian War while on an expedition against the Cherokees. He and his wife Mary had no children
http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/moore.htm
1762 THOMAS ROBINSON, Francis Beaty wit deed bet Moses Moore of Anson Co NC to
Valentine Mauney of same 370A on NS Indian Crk adj Joseph Cloud, dec'd. 170A granted to
John Moore, dec'd, then conveyed to Jeremiah Potts, then to Moses Moore and 200A granted
to Moses Moore 10 Apr 1761. Bk 1 Pg 579-581 23 Nov 1762.
RESEARCH NOTES:
1. Indian Crk in todays Lincoln and Gaston Co NC.
2. Francis Betty listed in John Christian's Militia Company in Augusta Co VA 1742. Others
listed in the same company are
Rbt McClenachan,
Nicholas Leeper,
James Robinson,
Thos Shield,
John Robinson.
3. Joseph Reed, taylor, to David Sayers Jr land adj James Robinson, Francis Beaty and
Christians Crk. DB 2 Pg 138 15 Sep 1748 Augusta Co VA.
4. Wm Beverly to Thos Shields 202A in Beverly Manor adj William Robinson, Col James Patton,
Francis Beaty, John Cowan. DB 2 Pg 212 5 Apr 1749 Augusta Co VA.
William Moore
William Moore (father of General John Moore ?)
was listed among the men in Captain Samuel Cobrin's Company in 1747-1748.
General John Moore, b. 1759 in Gaston, Lincoln Co, North Carolina
(son of William Moore )
d. 1836 Lincoln Co, bur. Goshen Cemetery, nr Belmont, Lincoln Co. NC,
m. 1stly Elizabeth Adair (Betsy) who d. in GA and in 1815 he returned to NC
m.2ndly Mrs. Mary SCOTT (Alexander) , as her 2nd husband.
His brother was Alexander Moore who d.1837, father of Rosanna Moore,
2nd wife of William SCOTT.
John Moore was one of the guard at Tuckaseege, watching the movements of
Cornwallis after his entrance into Lincoln County. He later served as Commissary
to the Army. His first wife was a sister of Gov. Adair, of Kentucky. ...
He was a member from Lincoln of the Convention at Hillsboro in 1788 and of the Convention at Fayetteville in 1789.
.........................
In book "Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in
North Carolina State Archives" by Barbara T. Cain.
Index. p.519 - Adair, William. efforts to recover land. 1168
http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/adair/messages/5675.html
Andrew Hemton
William Adeare
William Adair in Shenandoah l740's granted 400 acres on Long Creek about a mile above Jacob Hoils l755
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William ADAIR was mentioned in Tryon Co. NC
http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/adair/messages/3667.html
In book "Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in
North Carolina State Archives" by Barbara T. Cain.
Index. p.519 - Adair, William. efforts to recover land. 1168
p.306, relating to efforts by Adair to recover land
by Henry McCulloh through chancery proceedings in North Carolina Courts :
Gabriel Johnston
William Adair
John Rutherfurd
Patrick Gordon
Research Notes: How is this connected to the Adair that owned the lands prior to Stockley Donelson selling
them to Hudson Johnson?
Thomas Stone
John Langham
George Rutledge
On page 486 "Roster of North Carolina Soldiers in the American Revolution" in the Appendix regarding
George Rutledge is written that George Rutledge was a descendant of George Rutledge who was a member
of Sam Corbin's Company in the Spanish Alarm in 1747; whose Company protected the coast of North
Carolina in 1742 from the Spaniards http://www.obcgs.com/KUYKEN.htm
25 Sep 1744, John Armstrong of Anson Co., to George Rutledge
of same, for 10 lbs VA money--land on N Side of Broad River, on main fork off
Turkey Crfeek, 225 a granted to sd Armstrong 31 Aug 1753--John Armstrong (seal)
Wit; Andrew Barry, Richard Barry, Jannet Barry .
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
George Rutledge of Aug. Co., sold land being ready to move to Carolina
abt 1750. Bought land of John Armstrong in Anson Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
George Rutledge from Shenandoah valley, 320 acres l754 Kuykendall’s creek
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On page 66, a second
grant from King George to George Rutledge in 1753 was for 320 acres on Kuykendall Ck joining the lands of James
Kuykendall. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/Karl-Hampton/BOOK-0001/0008-0001.html
George Rutlidge, 20 May 1754, 320 Acres in Anson Co. on the S Side of the Cataba River on kuy kindals
creek--including the place where he now lives below Jas. Armstrongs land,
joining the creek on sd Armstrong. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
George Rutlidge, 24 Sept 1754, 400 acres in Anson Co. on
South side of Enorce River on Rocky creek below David Templeton.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
George Rutledge purchased land from John Armstrong of Anson Co., in 1755--"VA money - - land on N side of Broad
River, on main fork of Turkey Creek, 225 a, granted to sd Armstrong Aug 1753
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donkelly/RUTLEDGE/Rutstates/north_carolina.htm
6 Feb 1760, James Armstrong of Anson Co., Maester, to
George Rutledge, of same, planter, (Lease s5, release, s14)--Land on Dutchman's
Creek, part of tract granted to Robert Leeper, 31 Mar 1750 and sold by L. & R
to sd Armstrong and afterwards found to interesct into sd George Rutledge's
land granted to him 20 May 1754--James Armstrong (seal) Wit; John Armstrong &
Francis Beaty. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
Crown to George Rutlidge, 4 May 1769, 100 acres in Mecklenburgh on the W side of the Catawba river on the
branches of Leepers Creek. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
George Rutledge 5 May 1769, 154 acres in Tryon on both sides of Leepers creek, joining Rutledges own line.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04835.htm
1770: George Rutledge, (who died Abt 1770 (will dated 21 Mar 1770 in Tyron Co., NC., wife
Jean - - (I believe the one that was in Augusta Co, VA & 'removed' to Carolina Abt 1745)
leaves to son James tract of land called the Nickson Ieve containing 150 acres; son John the
place on Dutchman's Creek containing 200 acres below Andrew Hampton's;
son George place on Turkey Creek Cont 255 ac; son Charles, the place I now live on reserving
same to wife for her life.
Dau Mary, mare and 20 pounds in money;
Dau Jean 25 lbs also tract of land on Broad River I got from James Ceisot.
http://buloandsusiebriggs.homestead.com/files/the_andrew_hampton_stories.doc
The Rutledge family is placed on the South Branch of the Potomac near the Hampton family in VA circa 1743 by this
compiler. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/Karl-Hampton/BOOK-0001/0008-0001.htm l
William Pleghorn
Samel Willson
John Nellson
Thomas Ranils
Thomas and Richard Reynolds, also from Cecil co, were granted land n Indian Creek, some six miles sw of the modern
town of Lincolnton. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Richard Ranils
David Stanley
William “Clighorn, a blacksmith and David Stanley temporary residents on land west of Catawaba in l748 (l753) for
Clegnorn bought land on Cedar Creek of James River (Shenandoah valley) in l752 while David and John Stanley
obtained 546 acres on Falling Springs of Jackson River (Covington Va) in l75l. They returned to Carolina after selling
their land I Va. In l762 Cleghorn was granted l50 acres including the mouth of Duhart’s Creek I now Gaston co. Four
years later David Stanley received 200 acre son both sides of Long Creek
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John Watkins
John Watkins land on south side of Catwba adj Thomas Robinson’s creek. Origin of him obscure
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Charles Macfators (?)
Charles McFeeters probably from Cecil co Md lived on west back of Catwaba river about three miles nort of Samuel
Cobron. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Edward Hogin
Robart Brank
Fredrick Hambright
Hendry Richards
Peterer Hoyl
Peter Bumgardnor
Peter Oyster
Peter Oyster from York Pa (sold land to Clubb) http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1758 Peter Club bought 50 from Oyster; http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Peter Club
1753 315 acres on Leopard (Leeper’s which is now the town of Mariposa) Creek on the south of the Catwaba (Anson
co vol 8 p.28 of printed copy, abstract) Deed book B #l pp 304-306 13 and 14 July l753, Lenord Killion and Margaret
his wife of Anson co to Peter Clubb of same (lease s5, release L 30 Va money) .....315 A granted to Killion ll April
l752...Leonard Killion (L) (seal) Margaret Killion (M) (seal), wit James Armour, John Thomas. This indenture made
this Thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and fifty Three between Leonard
Killion and Margett his wife of the county of Anson and province of North Carolina of the one part and Petter (sic)
Clubb of the Cunty and Province aforsd. Of the other part. WITNESSETH that the sd Leonord Killion and Margett his
wife for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings to them in hand paid by the sd Peter Clubb the receipt is herby
acknowledged and hav granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell unto the sd Peter Clubb all
that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county and province aforsd. On the south side of ye Cutawba
River on Leopard’s Creek beginning on the north side of the aforsd Creek on a stony hill thence south l5 degrees West
40 chains to a pine south 67 degrees, east 22 chains thence south 60 degrees east 45 chains to a pine thence north 35
east 50 chains to a hickory from thence to the first station 74 chains containing by estimation three hundred and fifteen
acres the same being granted to the sd Lenord Killion by a patent bearing the date the eleventh day of April one
thousand seven hundred and fifty two and relation there unto being had may more at large appear and all houses
buildings gardens, orchards meadows waters, water courses, mines, minerals profits commodities hereditaments and
appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in a any wise appurtaining the reversion and reversions remainder
and remainders rents issues and profits therefore on half of all gold and silver mines excepted to have and to hold the sd
tract or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises herby granted with the appurtenances unto the sd Peter
Clubb his heirs exors and assigns from the day of the date herof for and during the term of one whole year from thence
next ensuing to be fully compleated and ended , yeilding and pahing therefore the rent of one barley corn on Lady day
next If the same lawfully demand to the intent that by virtue of these presents and force of the statute for transfering
uses into possession that sd Peter Clubb may be in actual possession of the premises and herby may be enabled to
accept and take a grant release for the reversion and inheritance to him the sd Peter Clubb his heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness whereof the said Leonrd Killion and Margett his wife have here unto set their hands and seals the day and
year above written and in the twenty sixth year of his Majesties Reign. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
James Armour, John Thomas. Lenord L Killion (L) Mazrgett (M) Killion (seal mark)
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1753 July 12, l753 Book B #l 305 deed to Peter Clubb from Leonard Killion and Margaret his wife land on Leopard’s
Creek, Anson co deeds index (lease s 5, release L 30 Va money) 315 acres granted to Killion ll April l752. Leonard
Killion (L) (seal), Margett Killlion (M) seal wit James Armour, John Thomas
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1753 Peter Club 250 from Moore http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1753 Oct 19 Deed book B #l p.370 from Samuel Moore and wife Sarah of Anson co, to Peter Clubb of same, for L 35
VA Money...250 acres n s side of Cataba, both sides of Killlion’s creek, between Killion’s and Robert Leeper lines 250
A http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
l754 NC patents #l patent book l8, 464l p.48 Thomas Ourigh 24 Sept 200 acres in Anson co s side of Catawba on
Killion’s creek, joining said Killion land; Peter Club and James Armstrong
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1756 Nc patent 509l p.l99 Hance Adam Snider Oct l3, l756 l25 acres ne side of his old plantation and Leopard creek on
w side of Catwba adjoining land of Peter Club, Bastion Best, and Hance Adam Snider. Boston patented l6 May l754.
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1756 (Anson vol 5, p l42-144 Jan l3, 1757) Hance Adam Snider and wife Sarah of anson to John Walker of same (lease
s 5, release L 5) land on ne side of his old plantation and Leopard Creek, w side of Catawba, adj Peter Club, Boston
Best, Snider’s old line,...granted ot sd Snider l3 Oct l756, ...Adam Snider (seal) signed in German) Sarah Snider (x seal)
wit George Brown, Moutice Pegues, Jno Thomas JP http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1756 Anson #l2 patent book l5 509l pg l99 Hanc eAdam Snider l3 Oct l756 l25 acres in Anson co the ne side of his old
Plantation and Leopard Creek, on the w side of the cAtauba River, joining Peter Club (?), bAstian Best, and Hance
Adam Snider. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1758 50 acre tract sold by Peter Oyster to Peter Clubb is mentioned, but have no deed of it –‘a mile from Leeper’s line”
This would be during the time that the Killians have left until l760 because of the Cherokee uprising. Where is Peter
Clubb? Adam Seitz ‘settled on Leeper’s Creek in modern Lincoln county, four miles north of Peter Oster. Heinrich
Seitz lived on Klllian’s creek five miles northeast of Adam. (Journal NC l966) Andreas Killian had a marker ST Paul’s
Lutheran church, Catwaba county NC. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1758 Peter Clubb from Peter Oyster and wife Mary Feb l, l758 deed book 5 p.292 Leeper’s Creek. Lease s 5..part of
3l0 granted to Oyster 24 Sept l754; adj Leeper...50 A...Peter oYster (seal), Mary Oyster ( 0), (seal), wit; John Thomas,
Jean Thomas, Will Paul (W) http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
1758 Peter Oyster and wife to Peter Clubb 5 -294 adj Robt Leeper
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1758 (Anson co vol 6) page 275 22 March l758 Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson to Michael Oyster of same, for L
l0 ..land about a miles (sic) from Robert Leeper line adj to a 50 acre tract sold by sd Oyster to Peter Club, 260 acres
granted to Peter Oyster 24 Sept l754...Peter Oyster (seal) Mary Oyster (x) (seal) witness Abraham Scott, Peter Clubb
(pc), John Thomas (NOTE John Thomas signed the Killion lease to Peter Clubb l754)
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1758 Vol 6, p 275; 22 Mar 1785 Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson to Michael Oyster of same for L l0...land about
a miles from Robert Leeper’s line, adj to a 50 a tract sold by sd Oyster to Peter Clubb, 260 granted to Peter Oyster 24
Sept l745. Peter Oyster (seal) Mary Oyster (x) (seal) wit Abraham Scott, Peter Clubb, John Thomas.
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1758 (Mecklenburg deed) Peter Club planter, and wife Margaret of Mecklenberg to Michael Master of same L 30 l00
acres w side of Catawaba and Leeper’s , part of 2 tracts granted to Peter l Feb 1758 (sic) Peter Club (PC) witness John
Dunn
Notes on Oyster “Michel Oster/Eyster was probably son of Peter and seems to have lived with or near his father” (NC
op cit. P.1926)
Notes on Leeper non German, originated in Lancaster co Pa, proceeded directly to Carolina, while a kinsman James
remained in the Shenandoah valley. Between l750 and l755 Leeper was issued seven grants of land totaling more than
37000 acres in the present day Lincoln and Gaston counties, along the Catawba river and on Leeper’s and Dutchman’s
creeks. He lived in l75l on a 587 acre tract on Leeper’s Creek adjoining Peter Oster (Land grant book l0 page 240)
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1763 4 July John Armstrong of Mecklenberg to Jacob Costner l50 acres s side of s fork of Catawba below ye great
Shoales. Witness Jacob Seits, Peter Clob (sic) http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
24 March, 1764 Mecklenburg Co .Peter Clubb sold to Jacob Sights 250 acres on Killian's Creek. Deed book 1 pp.
482-6. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/nc_land_records.htm
1764 March 24, Mecklenburg Book l page 482 and 483 “This indenture made the twenty fourth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four between Peter Club of the county of Mecklenburg in the
province of North Carolina, planter of the one part and Jacob Sights of the County of Mecklenbenburg in the
province aforesaid planter of the other part; Witnesseth that the said Peter Club for and in consideration of the sum of
five shillings..money to him in his hand, paid by the said Jacob Sights at or before the sealing and delivery of these
presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents doth
grant bargain and sell unto the said Jacob Sights, all that tract or parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred
and fifty acres be the same more or less situate, lying and being in the county of Mecklenburg in the said province on
the south side of the Cataba river and on the both sides of Killion’s Creek Between Killion’s line and Robert Leepers
old survey. Beginning at Killion’s corner a red oak, then no 7 W 60 poles to a stake then no 2 W 260 poles to a hickory
then s 44 E 60 poles to a hickory on Leeper’s line then S 46 E 120 poles to a stake and thence to the beginning ast the
said lan dis contained in Patent NO 465 granted unto Samuel Moore and bearing date the third day of Sept AD 1753
and afterward conveyed by said Samuel Moore to Peter Club. And all houses......etc .Peter Club his mark.
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1768 Meckelenburg Book 4 page 824
This indenture made the eleventh day of October 1768 between Peter Club
and Margaret his wife of Mecklenberg...Michael Masters of same....Peter Club for 30 L money..l00 acres west side of
Catawba River and Leeper’s (?) Creek joining his own land beginning at a walnut at the side of the creek, running S E
22 poles to a ..in the bottom of the creek, thence s 27 00, 77 poles to a hickory on Peter Oyster’s line thence S 60 W
160 poles t a small B oak thence no 3 E 45 poles to a B O then 50 6 3 E 30 poles to a black oak, thence N O 55, 3 66
poles to a pine thence n 16, # 50 poles to a ..in the creek bank, thence the meander of the same of the..to the beginning
it part of two tracts of land granted to the said Peter Club the first of February 1750 (elsewhere this is listed as 1758) as
of record. ...... (Mecklenberg was formed 1762 from Anson. I looked in the Anson deeds from 1748 but there is no such
record. Anson was formed from Bladen l750, could it be in Bladen? Or since it was a grant, might it be recorded as a
state grant elsewhere? Order Bladen l750 However Bladen is a defunct county, where would the stuff be? )
Peter Club his mark PC http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1769 p.472 Philip Tillinger and wife Mary to Wm Tankersley L 25 both sides of s branch of Leopard Creek, Phillip
Tilinger seal. Mary Tankersely (x), witness George Poofs, Peter Club (P), John Tillilnger
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1769 state patent #l6l2 Michael Masters 4 May l769 94 acres Tryon co on both sides of Leeper joining a hollow, Claus
land (sic) a branch Peter Clubb, the land Gasper Club now lives on, and the branch where Club now lives.
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1773 (p.787 Mo Pioneers) l6 April Thomas Gillespe Tyron co to Paul Wisenunt of same for L 40 proc money land on n
side of s fork Catawaba 300 acre on Hoils Creek about 4 miles above adj Hoyl granted lst term April l759 to (Boyl?)
Thomas Gillisep jr (seal) with Jacob Seits, Marget Club (x) rec April term l774 (this would be Peter’s wife Margaret, or
is it Gasper’s wife, why is she signing? Jacob is Peter Club’s son in law married to his dau Mary )
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1777 (Mo Pioneers p.255) l5 Feb l7877 Henry Masters of Tryon county to John Kincade of same for L 30 NC money
land on Leeper’s creek of Catawba River adj Killians corner 200 acres Heinrich Masters (German signature) (seal).
Witness Peter Club ( ) Benjmain Armstrong. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1783 (Tyron co N Car deeds in Jackson lib p.ll6 pp 720-72l) (lined out) discontinued; Peter Club claims 200 acres in
Lincoln co on waters of Leeper’s Creek adj Mathew Lock and his own land; entered l5 Sept l783 L 30
(file # l55 State records, sec of state record group. Land office, land warrants, plats of survey and related records
Lincoln co l783, l758 call # S l08.769 Frames 773-777, Archives search room Raleigh, Mars id l2.24.82.l56 (folder)
warrants, plats. Index terms; Leeper’s creek, personal name Pete Clubb. 200 acres. Grant #l55, issued Sept 24, l785,
entry 24, entered Sept l5, l783 book, page 59;l90 on waters of Leeper’s creek.
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1784 p.669 l8 of x l784, Peter Clobb sr of Lincoln co to Michael Master of same for 5 s land on Leeper’s Creek Peter
Clobb (PC) with Jos Abernathy, Jacob Seids (prob Jacob Seits his son in law) Rec July term l784. Get acreage
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1784 May 7/Jan l785 Deed of sale from Peter Club and Peter Club jr and Michael Masters to Jacob Sits for 267 (or is it
167 as cited below) acres dated 7 May l784 proved by Joseph Abernathy
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1784 May l7, Peter Clobb sr, Peter Clobb jr and Michael Masters all of Lincoln co to Jacob Seits of same for L ll2 l67
acres adj Michael Master...Peter Clobb sr (P) (seal) Peter Clobb jr (PC) (seal) Michel Master (M) (seal) wit Jos
Abernanthy.....(German signature). Rec Jan term l785 (rec p.720 Missouri Pioneers)
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17 May, 1784 Lincoln Co\Tryon Co. Peter Clubb Sr., Michael Masters and Peter Clubb Jr. sold 167 acres to Jacob
Seitz. Deed book 2 pp. 720-1. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/nc_land_records.htm
1784 p 669-770 Peter Clobb sr of Lincoln co to Michael Masters s 5 land on Leeper’s. Peter Clobb (PC) witness
Joseph Abernathy, Peter Seids. Rec July l874
1785 deed of sale Peter Club (sic) and Peter Club jr and Michael Masters to Jacob Sites 267 acres May 7, l784 proven
Joseph Abernathy (same as above). http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1785 July; John Sumter vs Peter Clubb jury found for plaintif, damage L 6.l9.8 and cost (Court minutes of Lincoln co,
copoy at Knoxville Public lib) http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1785 Oct Peter Club vs Thos Robinson, jury for plaintiff damage L l9.4.l and 6d cost
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1786 Lincoln co deed 3: l62 Bk l4;l25 l5 December Peter Clobb sr of Lincoln co to Peter Clubb jr same for 5 shillings
l) 3l5 acres on both sides of Leeper’s Creek adj a stony hill (this would be his l753 land), 2) l00 acres on branches of
Leeper’s creek adj Abernathy; Peter Clobb x; wit George Clobb, David Abernathy.
1786 Grant Abraham Hairhart, Abraham Forney, Peter Forney and Turner Abernathy ‘in company’ claim l73 acres in
Lincoln county; adj Peter Club, George Sides and Abernatny entered Aug l786 L l0
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1786 discontinued; Jacob Sides claims l50 acres in Lincoln co on waters of Leopard’s (Leeper’s) creek ad Peter Club,
George Rominger, francis Sumit and his own land; entered l4 Oct l786 L l5
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1786 Granted; Jacob Sides claims 208 acres in Lincoln co between Peter Club, George Rominger, Francis Sumit and
his own land; entered l6 Oct l7886 L 20.l6 http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1787 Jan Peter Clubb will proven. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
1787 deed of sale Peter Clubb sr to Peter Clubb jr 4l5 acres dated Dec l5 proved David Abernathy
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1787 will January will of Peter Clubb proven by John Tucker in open court and George Clubb examined
thereto. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.htm
Peter CLUBB Will proved January 1787- "In the name of God, amen. I Peter Clubb of Lincoln County and
state of North Carolina being of perfect understanding do make ordain, constitute and appoint this to by my
last will and testament to be ordered and disposed of in manner following.
First I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God who gave it and as for my worldly estate, I desire should
be disposed of as follows:
2nd. I desire to be buried in a decent manner, expenses thereof to be levied out of my estate not exceeding
four pounds.
3rd. I desire that all my debts should be paid. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Gasper Clubb 5 shilling.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Barbary Tankersley one shilling. Item, I give and bequeath to my
daughter Margaret Masters one shilling. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Masters one
shilling. Item, I give to my daughter Eve Rodi one shilling. Item, I give and bequath to my son Peter Clubb all
the remainder of my estate now in my possession and I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Peter
Clubb my sole executor of all I have her signed sealed and delivered in Peter Clubb his mark (p.c.). I Peter
Clubb gent do ratify and confirm the within to be my last will and testament unto which I annex this item, I
give and bequeath unto my son Peter Clubb one copper still with all the vessels there unto belonging
witnesss my hand and seal the 15th day of December 1786. Geo. Abernathy, George Clubb. Peter Clubb
his mark. Peter Clubb will proved January 1787. " [Source 73]
Peter Clobb, Sr. 26 January 1784, January 1787. Sons Gasper Clobb, Peter Clubb, Daughters Mary Seits,
Barbary Tankersly, Marget Master, Elizabeth Master, Eve Rode. EXEC. Peter Clubb. WIT. John Tucker,
David Abernathy Jr., David Abernathy Sr. Codicil, 15 December 1786. WIT. Jos. Abernathy, George Clobb
(note in long hand after that- son of Gasper Clubb of Solingen, Germany)
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1784/1786/1787 will (original at Nc Dept of Archives Raleigh) “In the name of God, Amen. I Peter Clubb of Lincoln
county and state of North Carolina being of perfect understanding do make ordain constitute and appoint this to be my
last will and testament to be ordered and disposed of in manner following.
First I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God who gave it and as far as my worldly estate I desire it should be
disposed of as follows.
2nd I desire to be buried in a decent manner expenses therof to be levied out of my estate not exceeding four pounds. I
desire that all my debts should be paid.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Gasper Clubb five shillings.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Seits one shilling.
Item I give and bequaeth to my daughter Barbary Tankersly one shilling.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Marget Master one shilling.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Master one shilling.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Eve Rode one shilling.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Peter Clubb all the reminder of my estate now in my possession and I do hereby
constitute and appoint my son Peter Clubb my sole executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I
have herunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of January 1784. Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of us.
John Tucker (?), David Abernathy jrn. David Abernathy sr. . Peter Clubb (PC his mark).
I Peter Clubb do ratify and confirm the within to be my last will and tesatment unto which I annex this item. I give and
bequeath unto my sno Peter Clobb (sic) one copper still with all the vessels hereunto belonging.
Witness my hand and seal this l5th day of Dec 1786 Peter (PC) Clobb (sic) (Mark). Jo Abernathy, George Clobb (sic) .
Peter Clubb will proved Jan 1787.
Gasper Clubb is cited in the deed as living next to the land of his father Peter Clubb sr. 1768 Peter sr sells land to his
son in law Michael Masters; 1784 to his son in law Jacob Sitz. When Peter sr died he left all his unsold land to his son
Peter jr. find land of peter jr sale in later Lincoln deeds. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
John Tufts
Michael Rudeseele
William Heger
John Armstrong
John and William Armstrong, a malster who was in the Shenandoah valley in l746 died there l762. By l762 the
Armstrongs and their brother James possessed nine different tracts of land scattered through present Lincoln and
Gaston counties, although they lived on Kuykendall’s Creek http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
George Rutledge purchased land from John Armstrong of Anson Co., in 1755--"VA money - - land on N side of Broad
River, on main fork of Turkey Creek, 225 a, granted to sd Armstrong Aug 1753."
25 Sept 1755, John Armstrong of Anson Co. to George Rutledge of same, for /10 VA money--land on N. Side of Broad
River, on mainfork of Turkey Creek, 225 a granted to sd Armstrong 31 Aug. 1753—John Armstrong (seal) wit;
Andrew Barry, Richard Barry, Jannet Barry. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rutledge/fgs/c4550001/nti04108.htm
William Armstrong
Abstracts of the Minutes of the Ct of Pleas and Quarter Sessions-Rowan co. 1753-l762 Conrad Saler, 17 Jul
1755 Writ of Inquiry-William Smith & Conrad Silar on Motion ordered P cur that George Sailor & William
Armstrong have letters of Admin. on the estate of Peter Saylor, Dec'd. Securities. John White & Abram
Collett in the sum of (f) 300(money term-franc?). Pro. & qualified. http://www.sellers-sellars-sollarszellars.net/ncrowan.htm
GASPER / CASPER KEENER, b ca 1700, d. before 21 Oct 1762, LINCOLN CO, NC:
ROWAN CO, NC - Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions - 21 Oct 1762 - Ordered
that BARBARA KEENER have Letters of Administration on her deceased husband
GASPER KEANER; Securities: GEORGE SAYLOR & WILLIAM ARMSTRONG. http://www.sellers-sellarssollars-zellars.net/ncwestcatawhariver.htm
27 March, 1769 Mecklenburg Co. William Armstrong and wife Margaret to Jacob Sides, 200 acres on branch
of Leeper's Creek.
Child of Thomas Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong is:
i.James Armstrong, b. 1707, Ireland; d. 1760, Anson Co., NC.
Children of James Armstrong and Jean Armstrong are:
i.
William Armstrong, b. 1733, Lancaster Co., PA.
ii.
Major John Armstrong, b. Abt. 1735, Augusta Co., VA.
iii.
James Thomas Armstrong.
iv.
Martin Armstrong.
v.
Mary Armstrong.
vi.
Joseph Armstrong.
vii.
Benjamin Armstrong.
viii.
Matthew Armstrong. http://www.genealogy.com/users/l/e/o/Wendy-A-Leon/FILE/0002text.txt
November 4, 1805, Abraham Lefever of Wayne County granted Power of Attorney to his "trusty friend" William
Armstrong of Hawkins County, Tennessee, to collect from John Hannah of Hawkins Co., TN, money due said
Lefevers by said Hanna's note for $50.00 http://www.lafavre.us/genealogy/possible-ancestors.htm
John Doughart
John Dunard (origin unk) received warrant 300 acres on Kilians, but (l753) probably on Duhard’s Creek se corner of
Gaston. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
John Kilen
John Richman
Jacob Hoyl
Joseph Seler
William Little
William Patrick
William Henry, Robert Leeper and Catherine his wife, of Anson Co. to Nicholas Leeper, 135 proc money, on
N side of fork of the Catawba opp Andrew Cathey survey, 400A granted Robert Leeper 8/31/1753. Sgned
Robert Leeper, Catherine Leeper. Wit: William Henry, William Patrick, John Thomas
http://www.henry.descendants.us/
1755 JAMES KUYKENDALL and SARAH his wife, deeded 300 acres to JOHN KUYKENDAL, South side of
Cuttawba River on KUYKENDALL Creek, part of a larger survey of JAMES KUYKENDAL Anson Co
Providence of NC, witnessed Eton Mooley, William Henry and Frederick Hambright.
http://www.henry.descendants.us/
1755, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. It is not known which William Henry this deed pertains to:1755
JAMES KUYKENDALL and SARAH his wife, deeded 300 acres to JOHN KUYKENDAL, South side of Cuttawba
River on KUYKENDALL Creek, part of a larger survey of JAMES KUYKENDAL Anson Co Providence of NC,
witnessed Eton Mooley, William Henry and Frederick Hambright. http://www.henry.descendants.us/
1759--William Patrick of Anson Co to John Chittim--land granted William Patrick in 1755 MECKLENBERG CO
NC DEEDS http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?ANson::patrick::3232.html
William Patrick who was a witness to a land transaction between Robert and Catherine Leeper and a Nicholas Leeper.
Other witnesses were William Henry and John Thomas. Recorded 11/4/1761.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/patrick/messages/2595.html
William Patrick (1740 -1818) probated in Rowan Co. and listed 10 children - one named Robert.
http://www.mindspring.com/~forsythnc/oldquer1.html
John Patrick
Michel Oyster
William Fronebery
Peter Bumgarnor
Isaac Cobren
Adam Dick
Jacob Simerman
Cristel Eaker
Mickel Selor
John Dick
David Ramsour (?)(?)
Alixander Ramus (?)
John Ramus (?)
William Pell (?)
Solomon Hooser
Henry Sides
Anson Co. NC land records show that on 24 September 1754, Henry Sides was granted 300 acres on Killian's Creek.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm
On 13 October 1756, Henry Sides was granted an additional 140 acres on Killian's Creek. Crown Patent. book 15 p.
196 http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm
2-3 September 1757 Martin Dellinger and his wife Barbara, sold 200 acres on Leeper's Creek to Adam Sights, Taylor."
(tailor). Deed book C pp. 350-2.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm
There is a detailed account of this company in "Capt. Samuel Cobrin's Company of Militia: The First Settlers of
Lincoln and Gaston Counties" published by Dr. Robert W. Ramsey Ph. D. This area was then in the confines of the
newly formed Anson Co., which was formed in 1747. This list of 79 men includes the progenitors of the oldest families
in that area. Among these men listed are Henry and Adam Sides. From Dr. Ramsey's account is the following: "Henrich
and Adam Seitz were both under 21 years of age upon arrival in Philadelphia aboard the Queen Elizabeth in 1738.
Sometime before reaching the Carolinas, Adam learned the tailor's trade. He settled on Leeper's Creek in modern
Lincoln County, four miles north of Peter Oster. Henry Seitz lived on Killian's Creek, 5 miles northeast of Adam."
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm
Jacob Forney
Boston Best
Lenard Kilen
John Rorite
John Camp
William Raehford
Felty Taliner
John Semerman
Cristen Sumirman
Watson Feral Junior
Watson Feral Senor
Joseph Green
Joseph Green from Hunterdon co Ny or Salisbury twp, Lancaster co Pa settled on Beaverdam Creek joining Christian
Aker’s line. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Peter Eaker
Adams Sides
16 November, 1764 George Adam Sights received adjacent to the land of Gaspar Keener, 200 acres on both sides of
Leeper's Creek. NC Crown Patent book 17 p. 130.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/nc_land_records.htm
2 January, 1770 Lincoln Co\Tryon Co. George Sights sold 200 acres to Adam Sights, located on Leeper's Creek.
Deed book 1 p. 205. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/nc_land_records.htm
27 and 28 April, 1772 Lincoln Co\Tryon Co. Adam Sights and his wife Susannah sold to George Seitz 200 acres on
Leeper's Creek. Deed book 1 pp. 530-2. This land was sold to Adam Sights by Martin Dellinger on 2 September 1757.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/nc_land_records.htm
Notes: Martha Little – John Reed
Charles Moore
Mary Renick
Henry Johnson
1755 in Rowan, North Carolina, William Bryan was born 10 Mar 1734 in Orange Or
Frederick, Virginia, was christened 6 Mar 1734, and died 30 May 1780 in Elkhorn Creek,
Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
He married Mary Boone 1755 in Rowan, North Carolina, , daughter of Squire Boone and
Sarah Morgan. She was born 14 Nov 1736 in Exeter Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, , and
died 1819 in Bryan's Station, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
William Bryan
Squire Boone
17 Jul 1755 Abstracts of the Minutes of the Ct of Pleas and Quarter SessionsRowan co. 1753-l762 Conrad Saler, 17 Jul 1755 Writ of Inquiry-William Smith &
Conrad Silar on Motion ordered P cur that George Sailor & William Armstrong
have letters of Admin. on the estate of Peter Saylor, Dec'd. Securities. John
White & Abram Collett in the sum of (f) 300(money term-franc?). Pro. & qualified.
http://www.sellers-sellars-sollars-zellars.net/ncrowan.htm
William Armstrong
Abstracts of the Minutes of the Ct of Pleas and Quarter Sessions-Rowan co. 1753-l762 Conrad Saler, 17 Jul
1755 Writ of Inquiry-William Smith & Conrad Silar on Motion ordered P cur that George Sailor & William
Armstrong have letters of Admin. on the estate of Peter Saylor, Dec'd. Securities. John White & Abram
Collett in the sum of (f) 300(money term-franc?). Pro. & qualified. http://www.sellers-sellars-sollarszellars.net/ncrowan.htm
GASPER / CASPER KEENER, b ca 1700, d. before 21 Oct 1762, LINCOLN CO, NC:
ROWAN CO, NC - Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions - 21 Oct 1762 - Ordered
that BARBARA KEENER have Letters of Administration on her deceased husband
GASPER KEANER; Securities: GEORGE SAYLOR & WILLIAM ARMSTRONG. http://www.sellers-sellarssollars-zellars.net/ncwestcatawhariver.htm
27 March, 1769 Mecklenburg Co. William Armstrong and wife Margaret to Jacob Sides, 200 acres on branch
of Leeper's Creek.
Child of Thomas Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong is:
i.James Armstrong, b. 1707, Ireland; d. 1760, Anson Co., NC.
Children of James Armstrong and Jean Armstrong are:
i.
William Armstrong, b. 1733, Lancaster Co., PA.
ii.
Major John Armstrong, b. Abt. 1735, Augusta Co., VA.
iii.
James Thomas Armstrong.
iv.
Martin Armstrong.
v.
Mary Armstrong.
vi.
Joseph Armstrong.
vii.
Benjamin Armstrong.
viii.
Matthew Armstrong. http://www.genealogy.com/users/l/e/o/Wendy-A-Leon/FILE/0002text.txt
November 4, 1805, Abraham Lefever of Wayne County granted Power of Attorney to his "trusty friend" William
Armstrong of Hawkins County, Tennessee, to collect from John Hannah of Hawkins Co., TN, money due said Lefevers
by said Hanna's note for $50.00 http://www.lafavre.us/genealogy/possible-ancestors.htm
Peter Saylor, Dec'd
John White
Abram Collett
William Smith
Conrad Silar
#1756
1756 Nathaniel Johnson was born in Rowan Co. NC
Nathaniel Johnson or Nathaniel Johnston: S1841: NC Line applied 1832 Aug 10
Bedford Co. Tn soldier was born in 1756 in Rowan Co. NC and in 1823 he moved to
Bedford Co. Tn. Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files
Pension application of Nathaniel Johnson (Johnston) S1841 fn17NC
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches
of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are
urged to view the original on footnote.com and to make their own decision as to how to decipher what the original scribe actually
wrote. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the original.]
State of Tennessee, Bedford County
On this 10th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before Samuel
Philips, John B. Armstrong and John L. Neill, Justices of the Quorum, appointed to hold the Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions for Bedford County State of Tennessee for the year 1832 -- and now sitting, Nathaniel
Johnston a resident of Bedford County & State of Tennessee aforesaid aged 76 or 77 years -- who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
after stated viz. -- He was born in Roan [sic, Rowan] County North Carolina in the year 1756 as he has
been informed and believes -- in which County & State he resided until the year 1823 when he removed
to the County of Bedford in the State of Tennessee where he has ever since and now resides. He first
entered the Service of the United States in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, under Captain
Brandon, the expedition was commanded as he believes by General Rutherford, whether Rutherford was at
the time of this expedition a Colonel or General he does not recollect. He entered the Service as a volunteer
& served a 5 months Tour. They traversed that part of North Carolina now called East Tennessee,
particularly the Country lying
on Little Tennessee also the northern part of Georgia, through the Country lying on Tugaloo River -- burnt
and destroyed the Indian towns & settlements on Little Tennessee & Tugaloo rivers -- had many
Skirmishes with the Indians, but no general Battle or engagement, took many prisoners & killed many of
the Indians. This expedition commenced in the early part of June and ended about the first of November.
He cannot say what year, he is confident it was before the Battle at Camden called Gates defeat.
He recollects, the names of Colonel or General Rutherford, Colonel Brandon, Major Smith & knows that
they were in this expedition as officers bearing the above or foregoing titles, many others probably not
recollected & many Captains -Captain Brandon commanded the Company to which deponent belonged. Sometime after he was
discharged from the Indian expedition he again volunteered in the service of the United States under
Captain Brandon against an Army of Tories, who were embodied in Lincoln County North Carolina. This
expedition was Commanded by Colonel Lock [sic, Francis Locke] & Major Rutherford, we met with the
Tories at a place called Ramsour's Mills, in Lincoln County where we had a battle, in which the Tories
were defeated. The Whig party lost in this battle about 20 killed & several wounded. Among our killed
were Captains Falls, Armstrong and Patton. I served in this expedition as well as I can recollect from
one to 2 months. After the battle at Ramsour's above noticed, a call was made for volunteers to go in
pursuit of Colonel Bryan who had collected a body of Tories & was marching to join the British at or near
Camden South Carolina. This expedition was commanded by Generals Davidson & Locke. I volunteered &
went under them in this expedition. I do not now recollect the name of my Captain. I [believe?] it was
Captain Brandon. We rendezvoused at Salisbury North Carolina -- & pursued Colonel Bryan through
Montgomery and Anson Counties to the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina where we gave over the pursuit &
returned home. We were in the service I think about 2 months in this trip.
I next volunteered in the Light horse Company, at the time the British came up to Charlotte from South
Carolina, this was under Captain Brandon, and a call was made to raise men to check the British in their
March through the upper parts of North Carolina as deponent understood. This expedition lasted about 2
months as well as deponent recollects, & was commanded by Colonel Davie & Major Graham the principal
officers -- All the above mentioned expeditions & tours was performed & completed previous to the Battle
of Camden, better known as Gates defeat -- but the precise time when they were performed I cannot state,
nor do I know of any person by whom I can prove it. He states further that he afterwards volunteered under
Captain Huggins in a Tour of 3 months -- which he served, General Rutherford was the Chief Commander
-- At the Commencement of this Term of service -- The Army Commanded by General Rutherford
rendezvoused at Salisbury from thence we marched towards Camden & formed a Junction with General
Gates Army not very far from the Cheraw Hills we then marched
with the Main Army to where the battle was fought, I was in the Battle at Camden called Gates defeat. He
further states that he knew General Gates who commanded at this battle -- also General Rutherford,
General Butler & General Caswell, Colonels Ledbetter, White, Majors Allcorn, White, Captains Huggins,
Wilson.
He states further, he volunteered in the service of his Country, after the battle of Gates defeat as aforesaid,
& served one or 2 months as Ensign & commanding the Company the Captain & Lieutenant both being
absent. This Company or army of volunteers was raised at the time Lord Cornwallis crossed the Catawba
River. He was in a little skirmish on the Catawba, at a place called Cowan's Ford, between the Whigs & the
British. At which place General Davidson was killed. The principal officers who commanded this
expedition were Generals Davidson & Davie. The length of this Tour was about one month as he believes.
He further states that he did at several times after this period, entered the Army at the call of his Country,
and some of which he served a longer & in some a shorter period of time. He cannot pretend to say what
would be the
time he subsequently served -- but supposes it would not exceed 4 months -- He believes he served his
Country during the Revolutionary war in the whole a period of not less than 18 months & probably not
much more, but of the precise time he cannot undertake to state. He states further, that at the end of every
Term of service as aforesaid, he obtained a discharge for the same as he believes, but he did not know they
were then or ever would be useful to him, he states he has no knowledge of the manner in which he has lost
them but has no hesitation in saying they are now lost or mislaid or destroyed so that he cannot now
produce them as evidence in this case. He has no documentary evidence in his possession of the facts
spoken of & detailed in the foregoing declaration -- nor does he know of any person by whom he can prove
the services aforesaid.
He does further hereby relinquish all and every claim or claims whatever to a pension or
annuity except the present -- and declares his that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any
State in the United States.
Sworn to in open Court 10 August 1832. S/ Nathaniel Johnston
S/ James McKisick, Clk
Whereupon the Court consisting of the Members first above mentioned, propounded the
following interrogatories to said Nathaniel Johnston in open Court the 10th day of August 1832
viz.
1st When and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Rowan County State of North Carolina in the year 1755 or 1756, as I informed &
believes --
2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer -- I have not, -3rd Where were you living when called into service: where have you lived since the
Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Answer; I was living in Rowan County North Carolina when I was first called into service of my
Country; I continued to live in said County & State during the Revolutionary war and ever since, until the
year 1823 -- at which time I moved to Bedford County in the State of Tennessee, in which last County &
State I have lived ever since, and am now living in the same:
4th How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer or were you a
substitute, and if in substitute, for whom?
Answer -- I was a volunteer in all the tours above mentioned -- one instance not mentioned in my foregoing
declaration I would wish now to mention viz. We were all classed into classes of 7 or 8 persons each of
which classes had to furnish a man as called for -- one out of the class to which I belonged was called for, I
proposed to the others to go if they would give me a certain sum, this they agreed to; and whilst I was
preparing to start, a young man proposed to take my place for much less, I accordingly substituted him. I
have been advised I cannot claim any benefit for his service although he served. Unless this transaction
might be considered as a substitute business [?] & which is not mentioned in my previous declaration, and
to which I would be entitled for
pay -- I have in all the cases been a volunteer. This term was for 12 months -5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such
Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer -The Continental & regular officers which I now recollect were, General Gates, & General
Caswell I think, General Caswell was a regular, but am not certain. The militia officers were Generals
Rutherford, Butler, Davidson and Locke, & Colonel Davie I probably could recollect more but have not at
this time any recollection of them -- I have no recollection of the names or numbers of the Continental &
Militia Regiments -- The General Circumstances have all been detailed in my declaration heretofore stated
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has
become of it?
Answer I did receive discharges for every Tour of Service I rendered, who gave them I cannot now say, nor
do I know what has become of them, they are lost & cannot now procure them -- I recollect that it was a
general practice for the captains of our companies to give the discharges -- I believe Captain Brandon
gave me several as I served under him more than one Tour but I could not state the above fact on oath at
this time
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify
as to your character for veracity and their belief in your services as a soldier in the revolution.
Answer I know a great many persons who can state about my character, in the neighborhood of Shelbyville
Bedford County Tennessee where I now live there are not many living in my immediate neighborhood
who knew me in other States or had much acquaintance with me there, I know of Robert Morgan, Isaac
Anderson & James Graham who have known me for many years.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 10 August 1832.
S/ James McKisick, Clk S/ Nathaniel Johnston
[Robert Morgan & James Graham gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
State of Tennessee, Bedford County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justices of the peace for said
County Samuel Johnson, who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age
and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise periods of the War of the
Revolution and he served; but according to the best of his recollection,
his first tour of duty was in the year 1776 it commenced he thinks about the first of June in that year;
in his 2nd tour was he thinks in the year 1777 about Harvest he recollects the wheat was ripe
his 3rd tour was in May in the year 1780 and
his 4th tour of duty was at Gates defeat on the 16th of August 1780 in his
5th tour was in the year 1781, and the balance of his Service he is not able to say what years it was then -Subscribed in Sworn to before me this 28 December 1832.
S/ [illegible signature of a justice of the peace] S/ Nathaniel Johnston
[George Newton, a clergyman, gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/24/08
Nathaniel Johnson in Bedford Co Tn known Information
Pag 159 Deed Book DD Nov 1832 Nathaniel Johnson to John B. Johnson both of Bedford Co Tn. For
love and affection for his son John B. Johnson and for $1.00 conveyed land in Bedford Co being a part
of a tract of land conveyed by John G. Sims to Nathaniel Johnson on Jan 19 1824. Borders Willis
Cannon, and near the Winchester Road and William Carter,105 acres. Wit. Henry H. Anderson and
James W. Morrison pg 179 Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford Co Tn 1807-1852 Compiled by Helen C
Marsh and Timothy R. Marsh From: Debra Johnson
Nov 13 1832 Deed Book CC Page 323 Nov 5 1832. Nathaniel Johnson to James Johnson. Nathaniel
Johnson conveyed to James Johnson both of Bedford Co Tn for love and affection for his son James M.
Johnson land in Bedford Co. being part of a tract conveyed from John G. Sims to Nathaniel Johnson by
deed Jan 19 1824. Borders Duck River about one mile and a half above Shelbyville near William Carters
corner, Willis Cannon and J.C. Hobbs mill. 105 acres. Wit Henry H. Anderson and James C. Morrison Reg.
Nov 13 1832 pg 173 Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford Co Tn 1807-1852 Compiled by Helen C Marsh and
Timothy R. Marsh From: Debra Johnson
28 December 1832. Samuel Johnston
Personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justices of the peace for said
County Samuel Johnson, who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by
reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the
precise periods of the War of the Revolution and he served; but according to the best of his
recollection,
his first tour of duty was in the year 1776 it commenced he thinks about the first of June in
that year;
in his 2nd tour was he thinks in the year 1777 about Harvest he recollects the wheat was ripe
his 3rd tour was in May in the year 1780 and
his 4th tour of duty was at Gates defeat on the 16th of August 1780 in his
5th tour was in the year 1781, and the balance of his Service he is not able to say what years
it was then --
Subscribed in Sworn to before me this 28 December 1832.
S/ [illegible signature of a justice of the peace] S/ Nathaniel Johnston
[George Newton, a clergyman, gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/24/08
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden Battle- Gate’s defeat- commander Caswell
NC http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scyork/RevWar/KingsMtnRoster
29 Aug 1833 Page 159-5 Nov 1832 Nathaniel Johnson to John B. Johnson, both of Bedford Co TN for
love and affection of his son John B Johnson and for $1:00, conveyed land in Bedford CO, being a part of
land conveyed by John G Sims to Nathaniel Johnson on 19 Jan 1824. Borders Willis Cannon, and near
the Winchester Road, and William Carter, 105 Acres. Wit: Henry H. Anderson & James W. Morrison. Reg:
29 Aug 1833 From: Debra Johnson
Researcher Note: Under Nathaniel Johnson's Rev War Pension claim in Bedford TN he also signs for a
Samuel Johnson (could this be a brother?)
Nathaniel Johnson- Rev War Soldier, Sons named are James M Johnson & John B Johnson
Reg. Aug 2 1852 Deed Book TT page 593 Oct 3 1851: William Pratt and others to H.L. Davidson. Deed 165
acres. William Pratt and others ( same as above) sold land to H.L. Davidson land in Bedford CO. Tn on
South Side of Duck River. Bounded by Nathaniel Johnson now John B. Johnson old Winchester Road,
Chandlers Mills and Robert Morgan. With the exception of the ten acres sold by Willis Cannon to John B.
Johnson which is not here conveyed. Also other land reg. Aug 2 1852 pg 463 Land Deed Genealogy of
Bedford Co Tn 1807-1852 Compiled by Helen C Marsh and Timothy R. Marsh From: Debra Johnson
Robert Morgan,
Isaac Anderson
James Graham
Captain Brandon
Captain Falls,
Captain Armstrong
Captain Patton.
Captain Huggins
1756 January 24
Rowan Co NC: James Lankford to serve as Constable in room of Joseph
Peavey.
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
Source: Rowan County, North Carolina minutes of the court of pleas and quarter sessions, 1753-1789.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
James Lankford
1751 ERA The Dan River flows through today's Stokes and Rockingham Counties, NC. It also enters
Caswell County, NC. It flows into the southern part of Pittsylvania and ends in Halifax Counties,
VA where it flows into the Roanoke (Staunton) River.
Contributor's Note: The following is the tithable (tax) list for residents on the Dan River in 1751 from the North
Carolina State Archives. The Dan River flows through Stokes and Rockingham Counties in North Carolina. The
spelling and punctuation of the original document are retained. 1751 Dan River Tax List James Lankford
1753 Rowan County, NC was formed in from Anson County, NC
Lord Granville To:______________
17 November 1757, Benjamin Deason, 93 acres in Rowan County in the Parish of St. Luke's on the
South side of Dan River, joining Tates corner, the mouth of a Branch on Tates land and the various courses
of said river. Witnesses: W. Churton, Griffith Rutherford. Surveyed 1 March 1754, SSC Sworn chain carriers)
Beverly Watkins, James Langford, W. Churton Surveyor.
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Rowan County Abstract of Land Grants, Secretary of State Land Grants, microfilm reel S108.255,
Volume 3, page 53 and Margaret M. Hofmann, abstractor, The Granville District of North Carolina, 17461763 Abstracts of Land Grants (1995)
Poldi Research Note: 1754 is the year that William Lankford witnessed the Thornton will in Granville. James
is found later near William in Anson County area as Sheriff.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1759 Nov: Francis Rose plat for 510 acres in Rowan County on both sides of Little Rock House Creek.
CC: James Langford, James Simms, W. Churton, Surveyor. Entered 3 July 1759.
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, Microfilm Reel. S108.276 (North Carolina Archives)
Northampton County North Carolina. Volume 5, page 330.
Poldi Research Note: These dates are confusing and also the name of Little House Rock Creek. We need to
view the original record on microfilm.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1765 Rowan County James Lankford purchased land in 1765 along Fagg's Creek
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
Source: Land Map of Stokes County, North Carolina dated 1790. The Custom House put this together 1977 date. Stokes Co., NC Historical Documentation. Lists 1790 tax listings. Colonial Roads, Indian Trails,
Landgrants and various other records are posted on this map. It is like a plat, showing names of land owners
and where the land was located.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1771 Surry County, NC was formed from Rowan County, NC
1771 Rowan County Petition Attached List; List of Tyths in our Settlement on Dann River, Peters Creek, the
Grat Creek, Double & Elk Creek, Snow Creel- John Deatherage. Note: The names are recorded in the
same hand as John Deatheage's name.[spellings are as in book]
James Langford, John Langford, Thomas Langford, William Langford, John Langford (does not say Jr. or
younger and is in the second column of of three on list as published in book.
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Jo White Linn, Rowan County North Carolina Tax Lists (1995) p. 111
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1772 Oct Surry Co. NC James Lankford - Will
In the name of God amen, I, James Lankford of the county of Surry and Province of North Carolina, finding
myself very sick and weak in body at present, but of perfect mind, and memory, thanks be to almighty God
for it, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do
appoint this my last will and testament, and of the things that it hath been pleased God to indue me with
temporarily, I give and bequeath after the following manner:
First I give my soul to Almighty God who gave it to me, and as for my body, I give to the Earth from whence
it came, to be buried in a Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors.
An as for my personal estate, I dispose of it after the following manner;
First, I give and bequeath to my loving son James Lankford, my land that I now live on lying on the North
side of Dan River in the aforesaid county and province which I do entitle him with to a certain branch running
into the aforesaid river at the upper end of my plantation.
Second, I give to my loving daughter Susannah Dickes all my land extending up the river from the
aforesaid branch Third, Of my moveable estate,
I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Sarah Lankford to dispose of as she shall think proper.
Fourth, That my loving son William Lankford shall have free liberty to live on the aforesaid land during his
lifetime if he shall think proper.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of October in the year of our Lord
1772. Witnesses present: Joseph Cloud, Jr, John Henderson, and John Lankford. This will was proven in
1778 in Surry Co NC
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1780 Sept: Thomas LANKFORD Stokes and Surry County, North Carolina
Revolutionary War Pension Applications
1782 Surry Co NC Bet. James and Sarah Lankford, and Joseph Ship...100 pds...100 Ac. N. side of Dan
River, part of 234 ac. surveyed for Joseph Tate, deceased...
Signed: Sarah (X) Lankford and James (X) Lankford
Witness: Thomas Ship and John Lankford
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
Source: Surry County, NC Deed Book B 1782
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
pg. 44 B:20l"29 Nov. l782 Benjamin Isbell to Thomas Ship 24 pds Specie l7 acres N. side Dan River. Joseph Cloud
James Gains s/Ben Isbell SURRY COUNTY, N.C. ABSTRACTS DEED BOOKS A, B, AND C, l770-l788, by Mrs.
W. O. Absher, l992
1783 March Surry Co NC Bet. James Lankford and John Deathereage...50 shillings, VA. Money...15 Ac. N
bank of Dan River in Deatherages line.
Signed: James (X) Lankford
Witness: Thomas Isabell, Edwin Hickman and Thomas Lankford
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
Source: Surry County, NC Deed Book B Mar.1783.
Joseph Peavey.
Nov 1756 in Rowan, North Carolina,. James Bryan was born Bet 1735 and 1736 in
Orange, Virginia Will Book 1. Administered By Father And Brother, Joseph. Names
Same Siblings As Morgan Lists In His Will., and died 18 Aug 1807 in St. Charles,
Missouri Terr., Missouri, United States.
He married Rebecca Enochs Nov 1756 in Rowan, North Carolina,. She was born 1732 in
Prince George, MD, and died 1768.
James Bryan
Rebecca Enochs
#1757
Years: 1757 Title Robert Johnson, Creator: Languages: Call Number: WB-A/70
Location: MARS Id: 5200.85.1302 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Recorded Copy Reference: WB-A/70 (WB = WillBook)
Original: AR (The original will is in the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.) Location where will was filed and
probated: Rowan County
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Subjects Indexes Wills
Personal Names Robert Johnson, Geographical Names Rowan County
Provenance Mars Mitchell Will Index Rowan County
1757- 1778 ROBERT JOHNSON, * A-70 ROWAN COUNTY, NC - WILLS PROBATE: Index to Testators, Volume A (1757-1778)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/wills/indexes/testators/v-a-1757-1778.txt
1757- 1778 THOMAS JOHNSTON, * A-71 ROWAN COUNTY, NC - WILLS PROBATE: Index to Testators, Volume A (1757-1778)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/wills/indexes/testators/v-a-1757-1778.txt
1757 October 17, DEED 2:215 Richard Williams to James Johnson, 137 acres
adjoining Bowater Beals, Granted by Granville in May 1756. John Beals, Mordecai
Mendehall.
Notes: Richard Williams
Notes: Bowater Beals
Notes; Mordecai Mendehall
Note: All of the following deeds were for the Horsepen Creek and area. That area is now present day Guilford
County. From: Wirelake
Note: This Deed is in the Horsepen Creek Area.
1757 Oct. 15, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 2, pg. 217,: Patrick MULLINGS
Sr. & wife Mary let Enoch Conly (both men planters of Rowan Co., NC.) have
120 acres on south side of Dan River, beginning on the south side of the river, for
£10, witnessed by Avenstone Rogers, Thomas Mullin & Noble Lad & proved by
the last named in Oct. 1857.
Patrick MULLINGS
The lands owned by Patrick Mullings will end up in Surry County when it formed
Avenstone Rogers
Thomas Mullin
Noble Lad
Enoch Conly
Enoch Conly, according to FHL was born about 1709 in, and had at least one daughter, Eleanor who was
born about 1730 in NC.
1758 A Michael Wall died in Brunswick Co.
17 November 1757, Benjamin Deason, 93 acres in Rowan County in the Parish
of St. Luke's on the South side of Dan River, joining Tates corner, the mouth of
a Branch on Tates land and the various courses of said river. Witnesses: W.
Churton, Griffith Rutherford. Surveyed 1 March 1754, SSC Sworn chain carriers)
Beverly Watkins, James Langford, W. Churton Surveyor.
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Rowan County Abstract of Land Grants, Secretary of State Land Grants, microfilm reel S108.255,
Volume 3, page 53 and Margaret M. Hofmann, abstractor, The Granville District of North Carolina, 17461763 Abstracts of Land Grants (1995)
Poldi Research Note: 1754 is the year that William Lankford witnessed the Thornton will in Granville. James
is found later near William in Anson County area as Sheriff.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
Benjamin Deason
Tates corner
W. Churton,
Griffith Rutherford
Beverly Watkins,
James Langford,
W. Churton
#1758
1758 Samuel Curtis Rowan Co., NC Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
Samuel Curtis Rowan Co., NC
1761 Samuel Curtis Rowan Co., NC Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
As of circa 1758, Mary CURTIS her married name was Forbes. As of circa
1758,her married name was Forbes. was born circa 1740 at Frederick Co Va
She is reported to have married Robert Forbes in Rowan Co NC
Mary CURTIS
Researcher Notes: This is the granddaughter of Morgan Bran and wife Mary Strode thru their Daughter Mary Bryan
anod husband Thomas Curtis who both died in 1741
Researcher Notes: Thomas Curtis died on 23 July 1741 at Orange, Virginia; Mary Curtis was appointed
administratrix of his estate with Morgan and Joseph Bryan Bondsmen. The inventory of his estate was
returned to the court 25 Feb 1741/42 with a total valuation of 100 pounds, 18 shillings.
http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
Researcher Notes: 1741 Mary Curtiss Part of index to Orange County Wills and Administrations
(1735-1800) p. 125. Accounts rec. 28 May 1748 Will Book 2, 1744-1728 (Reel 23)
Researcher Notes: The will of Mary Curtis in 1741 and the will of Morgan Bryan in 1763 both give the same list of
children of Morgan. Mary names her brothers as: Joseph, Samuel, Morgan, John, William, James and Thomas and
sister Ellinor Linville. Morgan lists the sons in the same order which leads me to believe that is their birth order. He
also names daughter Ellinor Linville. I have seen reports of a Sarah and a Rebecca as children but can't find proof of a
connection. http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4638.html
Researcher Notes: This is the relatived of Sarah Boone married to John McElyea whose off spring of Hiram
McElyea will be found in Humphreys Co. Tn
Researcher Notes: This is the same travel Pattern of the Sevier Families married to the Matlock Families who
are also married to the Ballinger Families. AS the Sevier will come out of lands of North Mountain (See Johnson
and allied families of North Mountain) The Sevier, and Bryan families owned lands on North Mountain as did
one Thomas Curtis aka Thomas Curtice and his wife Mary Bryan
Robert Forbes
Researcher Notes: Robert Forbis married Mary Curtis in 1761 (Morgan Bryans grand-daughter) daughter of
Mary Bryan b. 1724 who married Thomas Curtis in Va.
Jonathan Forbis married Mary Bryan in 1787 dt. Of Thomas & Sarah Hunt Bryan another (Morgan
Bryan grand-daughter)
Joseph Forbis married Mary Bryan 9/13/1791 in Surry Co. NC. (could Joseph be Jonathan?)
Ellis-Forbis Cemetery earliest recorded burial in Yadkin County near Shallowford and Huntsville.
Thomas Forbes b. 1/2/1760 d. 5/13/1779
John Ellis b. 4/1/1723 d. 1/26/1753
Eliza H. Johnson b. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years.
There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.forbis/4.37/mb.ashx
Robert Forbis
1758 ERA The following is only the last part of a very lengthy document in
which John Hatcher is a testator.
Ans I was born in Rowan N Carolina and lived there when I entered the service I
have lived since the revolution in Chesterfield and Kershaw SCarolina in Blount
in Tennessee and now live in Sevier in the latter State
John Hatcher
Publication Number: M804
Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
Publisher: NARA
State: North Carolina
Veteran Surname Starts With: W
Veteran Surname: Wells
Veteran Given Name: George
Pensioner Surname: [BLANK]
Pensioner Given Name: [BLANK]
Service: N.C.
Pension Number: R. 11,312
July 9, 1835
Footnote http://www.footnote.com
Transcribed by: Robert DeLong
Note: The following is only the last part of a very lengthy document in which John Hatcher is a testator.
Ans I was born in Rowan NCarolina and lived there when I entered the service I have lived since the
revolution in Chesterfield and Kershaw SCarolina in Blount in Tennessee and now live in Sevier in the
latter State
Qust 4 how were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute
Ans The first tour I served I volunteered my past service was as a listed soldier
Qust 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troop where you served such can
be ----- & ----- ----- ----- regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service
Ans Genl Green Col William ----- and Col Lee of the regulars Col Hampton Genl Marion Col Campbell &
Captain Ellerbee
Qust 6 did you ever Receive a discharge from Service if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Ans I received no discharge for the tour I served as a volunteer I received one for time I enlisted from
Captain Wade which was burnt?
With my fathers home
Qust 7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify
as to your charater for
varacity & their Belief of your service as a Soldier of the revolution
Ans Revd Elijah Rogers and John Hatcher Equire
----------------------We here by relingeshes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares he
that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state
Sworn to and Subscribed
In open court the day
& year aforesaid.
George Walls [s/b Wells but was clearly written as Walls]
J A Miller Clerk
We Elijah Rogers and John Hatcher Residing in the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with George Walls who has subscribed & sworn to the above decloration that
We believe him to be Seventy two years of age that he is respected and he lives in the neighbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that apinion
Elijah Rogers
John Hatcher
Sworn to & Subscribed
In open Court the
Day and year a foresaid
J A Miller Clerk
And the said Court do here by declare their opinion after investigating the matter & after ----- the
Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
& served as he states & he ----- further certifies that it appears to them that Elijah Rogers & John Hatcher
who has signed the foregoing certificates are credible persons & that their Statements is entitled to credit.
1805 Forks of Little Pigeon Baptist Church Richard Wood, Henry Haggard, John H. Scruggs, John Hatcher
Delegates from Sevier County Churches to Tennessee Baptist Association 1803-1862, by Elaine R.
Wells and Beulah S. Linn, Sevier County Historian:
http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I24273&tree=WmTheIm
Richard Wood,
Henry Haggard,
John H. Scruggs,
John Hatcher
State of North Caroline Washington County
(copy of original)
Know all men by these presents that we John Hatcher and Jamisson Hatcher both of said County are
held & firmly bound unto his Excellency the Governor for the time being and his Successors in Offices the
Sum of five Hundred Pounds to which payment will and truly to be made and done we bind ourselves our
heirs __ ___ and severaly firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 6th day of Jany
1790 The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounden John Hatcher hath this day
obtained a licence to Intermary with Eve Moris Now if there be no lawful impediment to obstruct said
marriage then this obligation to be void else remain in force
Signd Seald & Delivd John Hatcher
before -----1824
4thly At the Request of James Haggard, formerly a member of this church, Richard Wood Senr. and Henry
Parrott are appointed to hold a conversation with Eve Hatcher, and to ascertain from her, whether she holds
such objections against him, as would be a bar with her to his reception into the Church again
1824
according to the appointment of last meeting and reported that Eve Hatcher did have such objections
against James Haggard, as would with her be a bar to his reception into the Church.
Friday before the 3rd Saturday of September 1825.
7th John Hatcher, (who had heretofore been excluded from this church, for having given to Ebenezer Leeth
a certificate concerning a church record to be used by him, Leeth improperly, as the Church believed,) came
forward, and made such acknowledgements, for sedaring, as was satisfactory to the Church. But because
there were other complaints against him, the Church did not receive him into fellowship. See record of April
meeting 1827.
State of Tennessee Jefferson County Providence Meeting house November 3rd Saturday 1826.
The arm of the Baptist Church of Christ at the Forks of Little Pigeon Sevier County, convened.
2ndly Inquired if the members were in fellowship; Answered that they were. Except Sister Eve Hatcher, who
complained that she was distressed with some of her brethren. Whereupon the Church advise her to use
labours with them.
December 3rd Saturday 1826.
2nd Inquired if the members were in fellowship. Answered that they were. And thereupon Sister Hatcher
informed the Church that she was satisfied with the members with whom she was distressed at the last
meeting.
April 3rd Saturday 1827.
3rd The Church took up the case of John Hatcher and restored him to fellowship
August the 3rd Saturday 1827.
3rd Complaint was made by sister Polly Haggard, alleging that when she was absent the church had,
received into its fellowship John Hatcher when with whom it was known she had no fellowship. To this
complain the Church replied: that it had received information, that the difficulties between her and John
Hatcher had been removed; and that upon that supposition the Church had acted. But in as much, as it
appears, that a mistake has been committed on this subject, and that it is the request of said Hatcher to be
placed without the pole of the church; it is resolved that the act by which he had been received into
fellowship be rescinded; and that the said Hatcher be placed in the same situation he was before his
reception into the church.
October 3rd Saturday 1828.
1st Sister Mary Wood charged Polly Haggard with having disregarded an agreement which she charges to
have taken place between her, sister Haggard, and sister Eve Hatcher, in the presence of Johnston Adams
and Samuel Patterson, two brethren.
The Church Received the complaint and appointed Jacob Denton and George Russell to try and produce
effect a reconciliation between them. And also appointed brother James Bruster and William Thornburg to
request the said brethren, Adams and Patterson and sister Hatcher, also brother John Lindsey and
Thomas Atchley to cite sister Polly Haggard all to attend at an early hour at our next church meeting.
The above church records show us that John and Eve were in Sevier Co by 1802. John Hatcher's name was
also listed as a delegate in 1807, 1813, 1814, and 1815.
http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I24273&tree=WmTheIm
Researchers Notes: Finding and proving the children of John and Eve has been a very challenging project.
Much of the research has centered around the estate records of John's brother, Charles, of Lawrence Co,
AR.
Those records clearly identified Nancy Hatcher Taylor and Charles W Hatcher as children of John and Eve.
Son William was also identified through his children who inherited.
But even though we knew of Charles W, we had two Charles W Hatchers, both within 2-3 yrs of age, on our
files, either of whom could be John's son.
One Charles W is the ancestor of Cecil Larsen, who has been an important member of our brainstorming
group.
The other Charles W and family had been sitting on our file of Unconnected Hatchers for some time.
And because of the unique use of the names Charles, Riley, and Selina in various family units, we could
identify a number of families who should be connected. But the question alway came back to "Why, if these
are relatives of Charles, didn't they inherit
The first breakthrough in our impasse came from Heather Hooper whose ancestors were Thomas and
Selina Hatcher Hooper.
She believed the 1830 Sevier Co, TN census for John and Eve showed a daughter the right age to be
Selina.
Heather had also found copies of Sevier Co, TN surveyor records from the 1830s for John Sr (1839), John R
(1831), and Charles W Hatcher (1839). These records proved that all three lived near each other on Gists
Creek.
These records identified John R as another potential son of John and Eve.
This John R was also on our Unconnected file with 3 unnamed males and 1 female child.
Records showed that Charles W removed to Perry/ConwayCo, AR c1842-3 as did Thomas and Selina
Hatcher Hooper.
But John R Hatcher could not be found in any 1840 TN census.
What was known is that these Hatchers lived very near the Spencer and Varnell families in SevierCo.
These same families were found in 1840-50 in McMinnCo, TN as was the widow Mary Hatcher with children
who matched the 1830 census for John R Hatcher.
Further digging found that this Mary Hatcher was on our Unconnected file with children William C, Sabina,
and John F Hatcher.
Both William and John used the middle name of Spencer in naming their children. It now seemed clear that
John R's family, after his death sometime before 1840, had removed to McMinnCo, TN.
But this still does not explain why these children of John did not inherit. There is also no evidence that sons
James and Harrison or their children inherited. It also does not explain our extra Charles W Hatcher, the
ancestor of Cecil Larsen.
Although Charles W, son of John, did not remove to AR until about 1842, census data tells us that James
Hatcher, Cecil's ancestor Charles W, and Riley Hatcher removed to Indiana. By 1840 James, Charles W,
and Riley are all found in IN, Putnam, Clinton, and Owen counties respectively.
The 1860 PolkCo, IA census identifies Charles as C W, thus establishing his middle initial. The 1880
PolkCo, IA census proves that Charles and Riley were brothers, with Riley and his wife living with Charles. It
is also known that both James and Charles W appeared in IA at almost the same time.
Since the birth dates of brothers Charles W and Riley make it near impossible to be sons of James, and they
aren't sons of John and Eve, who could they be? A close look at eldest son William appears to provide the
answer. William married Sally Frazier in 1812. Known children by Sally from Charles' estate records are
Margaret bn c1822 and John Delaney bn 1825. Charles W was bn 1813 and Riley was bn 1816, fitting nicely
in the gap between 1812 and 1822 when Margaret was born. It is now known that William and Sally divorced
with William removing to Cape GirardeauCo, MO and Sally and the children moved to Indiana with brotherin-law James Hatcher.
We know, too, that Harrison removed to MO with William. Yet none of his children inherited while children of
William did. But Harrison died in 1851 and records indicate that shortly after his death, several of his children
removed to RandolphCo, IL, possibly even before Charles died.
Now to answer the question of why so many of these eligible (and now proven) heirs of Charles did not
inherit. I believe the answer lies in where they lived and what they would inherit.
The estate records show us that Charles' living siblings inherited $613 ($6600 today); nieces and nephews
inherited $204 ($2200 today), and grand nieces and nephews inherited $22 ($240 today). Those grand
nieces and nephews who inherited all lived in either LawrenceCo, AR or nearby Cape GirardeauCo, MO.
This would not be a major trip for them. But the children (all grand nieces and nephews) of Harrison, James,
John R, Charles W and Riley of Indiana were living a minimum of 100 miles and in most cases much further
away. The expense and time involved in making a very long wagon/horse trip to LawrenceCo, AR and then
to return home may well have cost more than they would have inherited. This also is assuming they could be
contacted. It would be reasonable to assume that the Arkansas court, in attempting to notify/find potential
heirs, used the local and larger state newspapers. Someone living in states distant would likely never see
these newspapers.
Elijah Rogers
Genl Green
Col William ----- and
Col Lee of the regulars
Col Hampton
Genl Marion
Col Campbell &
Captain Ellerbee
Captain Wade
1758 January 13, in Rowan Co William Hill married Hannah Elizabeth
Halbert on January 13, 1758 in Rowan Co., (daughter of Joel Halbert
and Frances Elizabeth Jones) who was born September 17, 1742 in
Caroline Co., VA, and died after 1811 in Surry Co.
William Hill was born 1737, Caroline Co., VA to William Hill and Susannah Smither. He died
in about February 1785 in Surry Co., NC. He was a Baptist minister. He Reverend William Hill
and his family came to live in Townfork Settlement in Surry County, North Carolina. Here
some information on life there and in those days. Information on his family follows.
The December 1928 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine states that
Rev. William Hill, Jr., came to NC a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan
River, in today's Rockingham Co., NC. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine
article says Reverend William Hill lived there until his death.\
Joel Halbert
Frances Elizabeth Jones
Rev. William Hill, Jr
1777 Dec 5 - Surry Co., NC - From Will of James Charles:
Lastly I do constitue and appoint my son Oliver Charles & William Hill Jr. Executor to this my
last will & Testament http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm
1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #595 - William Hill Jr. enters 200 acres of land in
Surry Co. on Ash Camp Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Evan's claim and my
own deeded land, including the above place from compliment. Warrant granted to C. M.
http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm
1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #596 - William Hill, Jr. enters 150 acres of land on
Ash Camp Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Heaths and my former including
the above place for quantity. Warrant granted C. M. http://rancho.pancho.pagespersoorange.fr/Revhill.htm
William Hill
Petition from inhabitants of Guilford County concerning the location of the county public buildings
Rollston, Richard; Et Al.
1773
Volume 09, Pages 806-809
To His Excellency Josiah Martin Esquire, Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief in
and over the Province of North Carolina, To the Honourable his Majesties Council and to the
Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly now met
The Petition of the Inhabitants of Guilford County
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas some persons Inhabitants of this County through lucrative views have made it their
Business to raise Disquiet and uneasiness in the minds of the people who live in the enterior
parts of the County relative to the fixing the Court house Prison and Stocks for said County by
industriously forwarding a Petition to the General Assembly for appointing other Commissioners
to establish the same Agreeable to their Schemes and lucrative Views And Whereas the
Commissioners Appointed by the late Act of Assembly for establishing the above mentioned
County have already laid out a place for erecting the Publick Bulidings which we are satisfied of
to be the most Convenient and Centrical Place to the Inhabitants of this County particularly for
good Water and plenty
-------------------- page 807 -------------------of Timber for Carrying on the buildings. We would therefore humbly beg that you would reject
every Petition to the Contrary & that no alteration be made relative to the Said Buildings as it will
be attended with Great Inconvenience (as well as the expence of paying two setts of
Commissioners) to the Inhabitants of the said County, And we as in duty will ever pray &c &c
Robert Rollston
Robt Rollston
Henery Cook
Jos Cook
Thos Blear
Thos Hogan
Thos Allen
Robt Brasher
Assa Brasher
Nathl Harris
Alexr McClarin
Darby Calleyhan
Zebolin Davis
Richd Vanlandingham
Forlin Dobbs
Wm Dickson
Rubn Dickson
Reuben Grady
William Crump
Thomas Gray
William Hopper
James Cotton
Robert Fisk
John Fisk
Naam Michel
Francis Cook
John Glen
Richard Davison
William Bostick
Charles Galloway
John Walker
Joel Walkor
Gidion Johnson
Ozinben Headpath
Nathaniel Fields Jr
Jonas Frost
Reubin Shoar
James Harrison
John Nitson Sr
Robert Nitson
John Nitson Junr
Exlander Nitson
Frances Young
Saml Young
Joseph Cunningham
Michael Troulenger
James Hays
Isaac Sanmon
John Willots
David Pursall
John Pursall
Richard Henderson
Charles Mitchell
Zachariah Roberson
Nath. Watson
James Sanders
Charles Philups
James Philups
William Dickson
Reuben Dickson
Fortus Dobbs
Mathew Scoot
Isaac Wheaton
Andrew Scoot
James Preston
Thomas Connor
Wm Campbell
Saml Fulton
James Lay
Moses Short
John Niel
Saml Short
James McBride
William Steal
John Steal
James Steal
Thomas Statt
Richard Sharpe
John Sharpe
George Oliver
James Varnan
William Lewes
John Simmond
John Wotton
David Wotton
William Wotton
David Fulton
Joseph Buffinton
Thomas Willson
Saml Buchanan
William Buchanan
Saml Morrow
Nath. Fields
Timothy Murfey
Wm Boyd
Giles Carter
Benjaman Carter
John Parish
John Thomas
Gehu Fanning
John Hill
William Hill http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr09-0238
Numerous legal documents that show William as having died intestate give him four sons
John, William, James, and Green, and three daughters Elizabeth, Cynthia, and Frances. After
William's death, Elizabeth married John Glenn. Nonetheless, three other children have been
attributed to them.
i. THOMAS HILL, born December 22, 1759. He married KATHERINE SHROPSHIRE on July 17,
1783. A child of THOMAS HILL and KATHERINE SHROPSHIRE is WINKFIELD HILL.
ii. JAMES HILL, born July 25, 1761, Rockingham Co., NC; died 1834, Claiborne Co., TN. He
married NANCY ROYALTY on June 6, 1789 in Surry Co., NC. She was born February 22, 1768
in Albemarle Co., VA, and died after September 8, 1834. I have 10 Children for JAMES HILL
and NANCY ROYALTY.
A son Reuben Mason , b. July 23, 1809, kept the family Bible After the death of his parents. It
was damaged in a flood on Sacramento River in CA and preserved as well as could be. After
Reuben died one of his daughters removed the record portion copying it for preservation of
the data.
iii. MARY POLLY HILL, born 1764, Surry or Stokes Co., NC; and died November 14, 1816 in
Lincoln Co., TN. She married OSBORNE CHILDRESS on January 18, 1805 in Stokes Co., NC.
Then she married THOMAS BLOUNT after 1806. A child of MARY HILL and OSBORNE
CHILDRESS is MINERVA HILL CHILDRESS.
iv. JOHN HILL, born about 1767, Surry Co., NC; died 1830, Wayne Co., TN. Herbert Hill's
ancestor.
v. ELIZABETH HILL, born 1768 married JOHN MOORE. I have 11 children for them.
vi. WILLIAM HILL III, b. September 23, 1773, Surry Co., NC; d. October 29, 1857, Raleigh,
Wake Co., NC. He married Sarah (Sally) Geddy on April (January?)1, 1803 who died February
14, 1833. He then married FRANCES CONNER BLOUNT after 1833. She was the widow of
Joseph Blount. A child of WILLIAM HILL and SARAH GEDDY is WILLIAM G. HILL, b. 1806; d.
1877.
William Hill III came to Raleigh as a clerk to James Glascow, who went out of office in 1798
when William White was elected. On the death of White in Oct. 1811, William became
Secretary of State for NC, and served at that post for forty years.
vii. JOAB HILL, born October 5, 1775, Surry Co., NC; d. October 5, 1847, Revere, Clark Co.,
MO. He married ELIZABETH LANE June 14, 1802 in Claiborne Co., TN, daughter of ISAAC
LANE. She was born December 24, 1784 in Probably Washington Co., NC (now TN), and died
September 18, 1864 in Revere, Clark Co., MO. I have nine children of JOAB HILL and
ELIZABETH LANE.
Elizabeth Lane Hill went to OR with her son Isaac Hill in 1849 and returned to MO in 1856 by
boat from San Francisco via Panama. Her son William Hill's second marriage was to his first
wife's sister. In 1849 he went to Oregon in the wagon train of brother, Isaac. He gold mined in
Yreka, California area, and returned to Missouri with Isaac to visit relatives. He went back to
Oregon again in 1852 as head scout for his brother's wagon train. Returned to Missouri for 2nd
marriage and apparently remained in the mid-west.
viii. CYNTHIA HILL, b. 1776, Surry Co., NC. She married A. CRAWFORD. I have three children
for them.
Daughter Julia married John Hill was educated at the University of NC at Chapel Hill. He was
elected seven times to the legislature and once to Congress in 1839. He was opposed to
secession, but against his will was elected to the convention that carried the state out of the
Union. He said before going that if the state seceded, he did not want to live any longer. He
was stricken with apoplexy during the convention and died on April 24, 1861, Raleigh, Wake
Co., NC.
ix. FRANCES HILL, b. 1778, Surry Co., NC. , married Major Mark Hardin on January 26, 1796
in Rockingham Co. NC. He was born 1776, and died 1812. I have four children of FRANCES
HILL and MARK HARDIN.
Mark Hardin was a Major and Paymaster during the Seminole War (DAR Application # 44735).
x. GREEN HILL, b. 1782, Surry Co., NC, married Nancy Geddy Mitchell, born around 1782 in
Surry Co. Children of GREEN HILL and NANCY MITCHELL are: WILLIAM R. HILL, b. 1804; d.
1890; MARTHA HILL, b. 1814, Wake Co., NC; d. 1865, Wake Co., NC.
http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm
Susannah Smither
Townfork Settlement
"Popular Hill."
Joel Halbert
Frances Elizabeth Jones
February 10, 1758, DANIEL BOONE BRYAN, b. Rowan Co., NC; d. February
1845, Fayette Co., KY
DANIEL BOONE BRYAN,
1758 Mar 15: James Jones of Rowan Co NC to Jerred Erwin of Philadelphia PA 422
acre on Dutchmans Creek next to David Johnston 2:332
Jerred Erwin
David Johnston
#1759
Abstracts of Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter, 1759.
Rowan County Court ordered that Joseph Cloud's mill on Rock Horse Creek be
recorded a public mill http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I68803&tree=mykindred01
Rock Horse Creek
1759 Tax List Rowan County NC William Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson
1759 ROWAN COUNTY TAX LIST
John McADOO
Notes: John McAdoo; John Mcadow
RESERCH NOTE: 1752 Jan 7 New Style Page 529: Lunenburg Co. ( Historical Virginia Roads) Jeremiah
Hatcher is appointed Surveyor of the New Road from Wiltons FOrk over the North Meherrin to the old road
and it is ordered that he together with the following assistance to wit, Philip Pondexter and his hands, John
Twitty and his, John CHANDLER, Phillip Cockrum, Jeremiah Hatcher adn his, William Macadiue (? mine
McAdoo), Daniel Haynes, or whoever lives on his place, Nicholas Hobsons and his, John Hawkins, RIchard
Hawkins, John Hobsons and his, hands at Masons Quarter, do forwith Clear and keep the same in repair
according to law.
c1758 born: - Guilford County, North Carolina David McAdow Child of John McAdow and Ellen Nelson
McAdow: married: 6 March 1786 - Guilford County, North Carolina wife: Margaret McClain died: 27 February
1839 - Guilford County, North Carolina; He was the sheriff of Dickson County, Tennessee for six years.
1760 April 10 born: - Guilford County, North Carolina Samuel McAdow; died: 24 March 1844 - Bond County,
Illinois; buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois; 1st marriage: 24
November 1788 - maybe Guilford County, North Carolina; 1st wife: Henrietta Wheatley died: 20 April 1799 Presbyterian Minister until 1810; Cumberland Presbyterian Minister; 2nd marriage of Rev. Samuel McAdow:
wife: Catherine Clark
died: 17 May 1804
1762 CA: John McAdow: born: c1762 - Guilford County, North Carolina:
died: 1856 - Humphreys County, Tennessee married: - Dickson County, Tennessee wife: Cecilia Hannah
McNeiley: born: c1804 - Davidson County, Tennessee [daughter of Hugh McNeilly and Margaret Martin]
He was the trustee of Dickson County, Tennessee for fourteen years.
1764 CA: 4. William McAdow born: c1764 - Guilford County, North Carolina died: married: 31 October 1788 Guilford County, North Carolina wife: Martha Black
1 March 1764: Benj. Starratt to David Karr for £20 NC money, 547 A adj. John McAdoo granted by Granville
26 Aug 1762. Wit. James Carter, Hugh Forester. http://www.columbiagypsy.net/davker.htm
1766 ca; James McAdow born: Guilford County, North Carolina died: 1800 - wife: Margaret Houston
Notes: 1770 Guilford County formed from Orange and Rowan County NC, so this is note true it would have to
be Orange Co. NC or Rowan Co NC: Per 1759 Tax List John McAdoo lived in what was then Rowan Co. NC
John McBRIDE (b. 22 March 1765, PA d. May 27, 1843 Orange Co., NC). Lived in Guilford Co. for many years.
Married in 1783 in Martinsville, Guilford Co. to Ellenor RYAN, daughter of John RYAN and Ellenor McADOO.
My Notes: This Kerr families ( BELOW) are married to the Wiley families of Buffalow Creek
Guilford Co NC and then they go of to Dickson Co. Tn. by 1809. This McAdoo Families
of Dickson Co. Tn are those that lived by Anne Johnson in 1837 Tax District of
Humphreys Co. Tn.
Buffalo Creek goes up and into Henry Co. Va. where William Johnson lived by Roland
Chiles. Our Hudson Johnson died 1828 Dickson Co. Tn. lived with William Johnson in
one of the tithes lists of 1776-1780 Henry Co. Va
Buffalo Creek is where we find the Shropshire families at in Guilford Co. NC: This
Shropshire families came from Guilford and Rockingham Co NC. to Humphreys Co.
Tn.
the Macdoo family is actual on lands on Buffalo Creek in 1759 in ROWAN CO. NC
these lands go into Guilford and then into Forsythe Co, and some into Rockingham
Co. NC on Buffalo Creek, where we find the Matrimony Baptist Church in Rockingham
Co. NC by the Henry Co. Va Line
On January 6, 1775, John Ryan married Margaret Greer. John McAdow was the bondsman for this marriage
bond. Source: Guilford County, NC marriage bonds (original record from the NC State Archives).
JAMES JESTER - Born July 29, 1763 in Kent County, Delaware and in 1777 moved to North Carolina with
his father. He enlisted in Guilford County, NC under Capt. John McAdoo, Col. Martin, etc. He also
served under General Washington. http://www.obcgs.com/revolution-2.htm
Notes: Guilford Co. Deeds: Kerr, William BOS from John Galbraith K-283 ca. 1809
Kerr, William, of Guilford Co., from John McAdow, of Dickson Co., TN, 24 Oct 1809, filed 4 Feb 1815, for $50.
"...on the waters of Buffalow Creek Beginning at a pine and Turning thence East Sixty seven poles to a grub on
William Armfields line thence south along his line one hundred and twenty poles to a Black Jack thence West Sixty
Seven poles to Bush thence along David Gillaspies line North one hundred & twenty poles to the first Station
containing fifty acres..." Etc. Signed John McAdow (seal Witnesses: John Howell, John Gullett.
Kerr, William to Ralph Gorrell, both of Guilford Co., 13 Sep 1814, for £510 "...being a certain tract of land which
David Kerr Dec'd --- by his last will & Testament bearing date " 19 Nov 1802 "and by his sd Last Will & Testament
did Devise the following Tract of land to his Son William Kerr...Beginning at a Parcel of Small Racks (?) whereon
stood Two white Oaks & on the South Side of south Buffalo Creek on Adam Lacknon line running thence North
Crossing a Small Branch of the Creek Eighty poles to a Black and Sweet Gum on S. Lackey's line one on Each side of
a small Branch thence went forty one poles to an Ash & Two White Oaks & Ellum Tree thence North Crossing Two
Small Branches Two hundred & fifteen poles along Duff's line to a post oak thence south on John Hanner's line
Eighty poles to a post oak thence East seventeen poles to a post Oak thence South Crossing a Branch one hundred Sixty
poles to a grub in S. Gorrells line thence East Crossing the eek three Times along and with the sd Ralph Gorrell's line
Two hundred & seventy nine poles to a Bent Hickory Grub thence North eighty three poles to Walter McConnell's line
thence west forty poles to the first station Containing by Estimation three hundred & forty acres...more at less..." Etc.
William Kerr (seal) Witnesses: Jos Davis, David Kerr.
Kerr, William to James H. Starrat, both of Guilford Co., NC, 15 Sep 1814, for $75. On the "...waters of South
Buffalow. Beginning at a pine & turning thence East Sixty Seven Poles to a grub in Wm Armfields line thence South
along his line one hundred & twenty poles to a Black Jack thence west Sixty Seven poles to a White Oak Saplen thence
along David Gallaspies line one hundred and twenty poles to the first station Containing 20 acres..." Etc. Signed
William Kerr (seal). Witnesses: James Dunning, David Kerr.
Researchers Notes: The McAdoo Flippen is married to the McAdoo Families and the Flippens will be involved
in lands in Washington Co NC with the Sevier Families. The Sevier are involved in lands on Big Creek in
Washington Co NC where we will find land owners of Rev. Thomas Murrell, Hudson Johnson, James Randolph
Robertson a Dodson Family which will also be a cousin line of the Sevier families coming off the Goad and
Isham Familes. The Adam Symes married to ? Isham his families will also be found on Big Creek as James
Bartlett Syme a land owner beside Hudson Johnson-Hudson Johnston
Researchers Notes: The Widow Ann Johnson of Humphreys Co. Tn and her families will sell lands to these
McAdoo families
Oct. 22, 1782 File No. 584, Winkfield Thropshire 100 acres On the north fork of Buffalow Island Creek
http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov
Researchers Notes: This is Winkfield Shropshire
Researchers Notes: 1785 July 16 Pittsylvania DB 7 p.460 Charles Burton Sr. of Louisa Co. Va to
William Quinn of Pittsylvania Co. middle fork of Sandy Creek of Dan River 200 acres.
http://www.rootsweb.com?~vapittsy/qu.html
1790-1812 ( Est) FIrst Settler of Humphreys Co. Per Goodspeed: 1888:: Henry Johnson 640 acres William
and Samuel King, David Biib, Daniel Forsee, Moses Box who came from N.C. in 1800 and settled on Trace
Creek. John McAdoo and Gen. Jarman from NC during the same year (1800): William LOMAX , Joseph
Shouse , Drury Taylor, CHarles Brown, and John Johnson from Georgia all of whom settled on Hurricane
Creek.
1793 April 15 page 365 Deed Book 9 from Joseph Flippen to Pittsylvania Co. to John Johnson Jr. for 30
lbs a certain tract of about 100 acres of land in Pittsylvania Co. on the drafts of Middle Sandy Creek &
bounded by Weatherfords old Order line. Anna Daniel, said Joseph Flippen said John Johnson. Signed;
Joseph Flippen wit. Grief Barksdale, Robert Walters, Asa Thomas recorded April 15 1793:::
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/flip.htm
Notes: Flippens are connected to McAdoo or McAdows of Orange County NC ( Rowan and its split
Counties) They are also connected to the Scott lines off the Mayo Lines
NOTE:: Anne McDaniel's of Halifax CO. is the widow of William McDaniel's whose will was proved Jul 16
1778 in Halifax Co. Va: Grandson is Johnson McDaniel , Anne Mc Daniels is left 482 acres on Sandy Creek
of Dan river to be used to pay William Mc Daniels debts.
NOTE first Thomas Deeds for Sandy Creek is a deed : Daniel (X) Tommus of Rollyey parish to John
Tommus of Rolley in July 1740 the witnesses are Richard Ward and Elizabeth land is Southside Appomattox
River and Big Sandy Creek:: see http://www.rootsweb.com
NOTE: 1791-1801 Places Named in Patrick Co. SANDY CREEK
NOTE: 1749 Nov 17 This Sandy Creek is in Amelia CO. Deeds See Below in Prince Edward Co. Philip
Thomas Deed.
NOTE:1753 Sandy Creek of Dann River in Lunenburg Co. Records: James Parrish Will
NOTE: 1778 Jan 27: sandy Creek deed in Amelia Co.Va: in Nov 1779 this is is Pittsylvania Co. See Joseph
Jackson Jan 27 1778 Amelia Co; then in Pittsylvania Co in Nov 1778.
NOTE: 1809 Mar 28: Sandy Creek of Dan River is in Patrick Co. Deeds see below William Gaines
NOTE: AGAIN WEATHERFORD Line this is in early deeds in this report
NOTE: Asa Thomas and Peyton Thomas are sons of William Thomas and Joyce Thomas: See note at
bottom of Pittsylvania Co. info.
1794 April 19 page 542 John Johnson and Anne his wife, Pittsylvania Co. to Asa Thomas of Pittsylvania Co. for 14
lbs 3 shillings and 9 pence about 56.75 acres in Pittsylvania Co. on the head of Sandy Creek and bounded by the road
on William Dix 's line, Anne Daniels a dividing line between said Johnson and the Excers of John Watkins Deceased.
Sign John ( X) Johnson, Anne (X) Johnson Wit. William Payne Jr., Peyton Thomas, William Walters, Richard
Rannolds, W. Wilkinson. recorded April 21 1794 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/johnson.htm NOTE:
Pittsylvania County Deed Book 9
NOTE :: This ties back to 1740 Amelia County Deed of Daniel Tommus selling land to John Tommus and another
Question does this connect to Philip Thomas?? in 1749 Amelia Co. va. Deed with Gideon Thomas and wife Anne
RESEARCH NOTE OF KAY HADDEN: My husband has direct ancestors in both the Thomas and Walters families
represented above. Asa and Peyton Thomas were brothers to his Nathaniel Thomas. William Walters was a brother to
his Robert Walters. Thomas and Walters will eventually intermarry.
RESEARCH NOTE IS THIS PAYNE Connected to Josias Payne who died in 1785 Pittsylvania Co. who owned
lands on Little Byrd Creek and Licking Hole Creek: Where James Johnson the elder son of Michael Johnson d.
1718 and also where one Charles Johnson owned lands in 1728-1738.
1795 John Thurman purchased 132 acres on Stewart and Sandy creek. Stewart, Strawberry and Sandy creek are in the
Eastern part of Pittsylvania Co. some 30 miles from the Staunton River and straightson Creek.
http://www/rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/Thurmangen.html :
Research Notes: a Phillip Thurmond in Jul 26 1765 Lives by a Benjamin Johnson in Albermarle Co. Va.
Also in 1785 a John Thurman living by Jessie Thurman ,Christopher Johnson are Listed as Head of Households:
1796 May 12 D.B. 10 page 478 Christopher Robertson buys land on Sandy Creek that flows into the Dan
River http://www/rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/Robertsongen.html
Note this is the brother of Edward Robertson who was in Amelia CO. then came into Pittsylvania Co. in
1786: his brother Christopher was married to Mildred " MIlly" Ann Thompson of Amelia CO. Va.
Land was bought from Joseph Tombling
1808 Jan 19 John May transferred 121 acres on the branches of Sandy Creek and south side of White Oak Mountain to
James May for 400 dollars: adjoins Charles Clay, James Lawless: Witness George Adams, Shelton, William Ware,
Drury Puliiam, Cuthbert Price , William Williams . Deed Book A pg. 352 Pittsylvania Co.
RESEARCH NOTE: 1751 Oct 2: O.S. page 464 Lunenburg County ( Historical Virginia Roads) William Williams is
appointed surveyor of the road leading from SMITHS RIVER to Leatherwood and it is ordered that he together with
the male labouring tithables persons convenient therto do forwith CLear and keep the same in repair according to law.
RESEARCH NOTE: Merry WEBB is appointed Surveyor of the road leading from Leatherwood to th North Fork of
Sandy River:: 1751 Oct 2 O.S. Page 464 Lunenburg Co. (HIstoricl Virginia Roads)
1850 Census house # 714 Ann Johnson age 80 born 1770 VA. with THomas Johnson age 33
born abt 1817 :
research Note Anne would've been 52 years of age when Stephen was born, 50 when Joel was
born and 44 when Thomas M. Was born?
beside them
in house # 713 is Martha Dodson wife of Elijah Dodson: with Mary Burgess age 73 of NC and
a James Burgess age 25. Anne Johnson is the AUnt of Sarah Dodson???
House # 715 is Ja. H. Mcadoo age 27 wife is Emily age 22, ELizabeth age 4 and Margaret age
3
House # 715 is also Thomas Box age 14 and Louisa Baox age
11
House # 716 is G.W. Williams age 45 with wife Charlotte age 38, son John age 17, son Felix
age 14, daughter Mary age 13, Martha age 11, Son Stephen 10, son Joel age 9, daughter
Sarah age 7, daughter Frances age 3, son Thomas age 2 with daughter Mirs age 2, son
Washington 3 months, and daughter ELiza
3 months
House # 717 Thomas Holland age 24 wife ELizabeth age 24 son Benjamin, daughter Martha 5
months
House # 718 Wm. Johnson age 36 wife is Jane age 32 daughter Ann age 14, son BEnjamin age
12, daughter Martha Age 10, son Thomas age 8, daughter Matilda age
6
House # 712 is John McAdoo age 69 from NC wife is Hannah age 51 from SC son is John M age
19,
1854 Jan 26 Know all men by these presents that we Stephen B. Johnson, Wm May, Martha May, Wm.
Lain, Mary Lain, of the COunty of DIckson State of Tenesse and Joel S. Johnson, THos. M. Johnson
John Johnson, G. W. Williams, Charlotte Williams IN consideration of ____ good causes have this day
consulated and appointed Robert Easley of the COunty of Humphreys and State aforesaid our ______ and
lawful attorney in fact for us and in our names place and _____ convey and make title with General
Warranty infer simple to James McAdoo his heirs and ____ to the following tracts of land i the county of
Humphreys and State of Tennessee on by Hurricane Creek District # 10 and bounded as follows to wit 1st
tract of one hundred and fifty____ back 170 poles east of the SOuthwest corner of said tract on an ____
wood, in the bottom which is now a stake running thense South 105 poles to a hickory which is now a stake
thence east crossing Hurricane Creek at 160 poles. In all 184 poles to a black oak on a steep hill side near
the Creek. THence south 105 poles to ______ Black Oak. Thence west crossing Hurricane creek at at 184
poles in all. 184 poles to the beggining. 2nd Tract of 20 acres beggining at an iron wood and black oak in the
North boundary line of said McAdoo__________ acres. back to being the southwest corner of 121 acres
tract described above running North 60 poles to a stake thence south sixty poles to a stake in Mc Adoos line
_____ _____ _______ ______ ______ thence east 154 4/5 poles to the eginning in the North Boundary
line of the 121 acre tract at a lime stone rock on a smalll point with a Hickory Dogwood and white oak
______ _______> Thence east _____ with the old line _______ poles to a stake with a persimmons bush
and _____ ________. THence SOuth east 26 poles to a plum bush with a black oak ____ in the west
boundary of the______ tract that belonged to said estate of John Johnson dec'd. Thence 28 poles to a
stake, thence WEst 106 poles to the beggining. 4th Tract beggining at a _____ on a ridge, Johnson at
McAdoos southwest corner of his 350 acre tract. Thence North 70 poles to a stake thence east 68 poles to
a stake thence west 68 poles to a beginning which ____ our attorney is to make to the said McAdoo when
he buys a note that he executed to the heirs of the said John Johnson dec'd for 16 ga it being the price of
said land which note is due the 1st day of 21st day of January 1855. And our said attorney is also authorized
and imowered by us to convey and make title to G.W. Williams to following tract of land to wit containing 72
acres more or less beggining at a stake 116 poles east of the Northwest corner of the 121 acre tract then
North 96 poles to a stump thence east crossing the creek 86 poles in all. 130 poles to a white oak and
dogwood thence sout 96 poles to a stake thence west to the beginning when the said G.W. Williams pays
his note of 63 __ which is due 1st January 1855. WE also authorize our said attorney to execute for us and
in our names and stand the bound to the said Mcadoo and WIlliams for said land compelling our attorney to
make title for the same when the purchase money is paid. We also empower our said attorney to collect said
notes when due and after paying ______ of to pay the balance to these who by ________one entitled to
receive the same and should either of us die before said title is vested our said attorney is to make said title
to the said McAdoo and WIlliams on thte payment of said notes as though we was still alive. By Ratify and
confirm all the lawful acting and doings of our said attorney in the premises as ful if we were present and
doing the same ourselves. THis 26 th day of January 1854. Testeee J.M. McAdoo & J.
________
Signed: Robert Holland:::: William Lain:::: John Johnson:::: Stephen B. Johnson::
Thomas M. Johnson::: J.S. Johnson::: Wm. May ( BHM) Charlotte Williams (BHM) Martha May (BHM):::
Mary Lain (BHM)
RESEARCH NOTE: Joel S. Johnson, THos. M. Johnson, John Johnson, G.W.Williams and Charlotte
Williams appear to be living in Humphreys Co. Tn: Stephen B. Johnson, Wm May wife Martha May, Wm lain
wife Mary Lain in DIckson Co. :
RESEARCH NOTE Wm. Lain has several Notes due to Agnis Johnson on 3rd day of AUg 1846 INventory
of her estate.
RESEARCH NOTE Also in 1841 Oct. Hudson Johnson is annexed as the Administrator of the Will of John
Johnson dec, who inherited lands from the commmissioners of the administration of the the Estate
of Hudson Johnson.
To do this John Johnson is deceased and Hudson Johnson is the son of the Deceased John Johnson:::
Hudson Johnson to John Johnson to Hudson Johnson.
THis is proved in the Census also of 1830 where the only Female with a John Johnson is in HUmphreys
County with a WIfe and one Child:
In 1840 Anne Johnson who is born 1770 Va is with 3 males now::
1 Thomas MOSS b: 1655
2 Alexander MOSS b: 1680 d: 1772
+ Elizabeth CLOPTON b: ABT 1682
3 Ann MOSS b: 30 Sep 1724 d: 1805
+ William DIUGUID b: 26 Feb 1717 d: 22 Mar 1764
4 Mary DIUGUID b: ABT 1746 d: 8 Apr 1833
+ John HARRIS Sr. b: 1741 d: 23 Nov 1824
5 Elizabeth HARRIS b: 1772 d: AFT 1850
+ George Lumpkin SMITH b: ABT 1764 d: 1826
6 Byrd White SMITH b: 12 Sep 1790 d: 16 Mar 1869
+ Martha MCADOO b: 14 Sep 1793 d: 1 Nov 1890
6 Harris SMITH b: 1791 d: 1863
+ Nancy Strather FLOOD b: 1796 d: 1876
6 Poindexter Patteson SMITH b: 14 Aug 1793 d: 13 Nov 1846
+ Martha Jane BERRYMAN b: 1805
6 John Alexander SMITH b: 22 Jul 1795 d: 13 Nov 1845
+ Nancy MCHANEY b: 25 Jun 1799 d: 17 Dec 1882
6 George SMITH b: 1795
+ Elizabeth b: 1799
6 William SMITH
+ Jane L. SMITH b: 1805
6 Robert Bowling SMITH b: 21 May 1818 d: 5 Jun 1905
+ Mary F. TAYLOR b: 22 Aug 1837 d: 30 Nov 1844
+ Charles RICH b: 27 May 1773 d: 27 May 1856
5 John HARRIS Jr. b: 1772
+ Polly
5 James HARRIS b: 1778
+ Eleanor
5 Edmond HARRIS b: 1778/1779
5 Robert HARRIS b: 1778 d: AFT 1860
+ Frances COLEMAN b: 1782 d: BEF 1849
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1802
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1804
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1806
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1808
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1810
6 Sarah Ann HARRIS b: ABT 1813 d: AFT 1870
6 Elizabeth A. HARRIS b: 1815 d: AFT 1870
6 Mary P. HARRIS b: 1820 d: AFT 1880
6 Frances G. HARRIS b: 1822 d: AFT 1870
6 HARRIS b: ABT 1824 d: BEF 1840
6 Martha S. HARRIS b: 1826
+ William H. SHEFFIELD b: 1821
+ Mrs. Mary A. HARRIS b: ABT 1784 d: AFT 1870
5 Mace HARRIS b: 1780/1782 d: AFT 1828
+ Elizabeth (Betsy) DIUGUID b: 1787 d: Apr 1852
6 Burgrub Diuguid HARRIS b: 1808 d: 7 Mar 1881
+ Martha Jane PUGH b: 24 Mar 1813 d: 22 Jun 1880
6 John Mace HARRIS b: 3 Sep 1810 d: 3 Sep 1891
+ Ann Eliza GILLIAM b: 31 Dec 1816 d: 4 Dec 1901
6 Martha HARRIS b: ABT 1812
+ BROWN
6 Jane HARRIS b: ABT 1814
6 Elizabeth HARRIS b: 1828
+ John O. MAYS b: 1823
5 William HARRIS b: 25 Dec 1780 d: 29 Oct 1865
+ Sarah (Sallie) TRACY b: 30 Jan 1792 d: 27 Sep 1875
6 Marian (mary Ann) HARRIS b: 1819 d: 13 Nov 1901
+ Henry STEIN
6 William Nathan HARRIS b: ABT 1820 d: 4 Oct 1898
+ Jane Cynthia SMITH b: 16 Feb 1830 d: 12 Feb 1892
6 Joseph Q. HARRIS b: 1823 d: 3 Jul 1863
6 HARRIS b: 1824
+ WITT b: 1820
6 Elizabeth S. HARRIS b: 5 Dec 1826 d: 17 Feb 1904
+ Abel LOWMAN
6 Timothy R. HARRIS b: ABT 1833
+ Anne P. REYNOLDS
6 Eleanor HARRIS b: ABT 1834
+ MILLER
6 David P. HARRIS b: ABT 1836
+ Polly b: 1779
6 Yancey B. HARRIS b: 1800 d: 9 Jun 1870
+ Louise T. THOMPSON
6 Sarah D. (sally) HARRIS b: 1803
+ David Waddy THOMPSON Jr.
6 Martha HARRIS b: ABT 1804 d: BEF 1865
+ Abner WITT b: ABT 1800
6 Stephen B. HARRIS b: 1804 d: 10 Mar 1863
6 John HARRIS b: 1805 d: AFT 1865
6 Absolum HARRIS b: 1814 d: AFT 1865
+ Sarah B. TURNER
5 Mildred HARRIS b: 1 Apr 1782 d: 1844
+ Lee MILLNER b: 1778
6 William Lee MILLNER
6 James Monroe MILLNER
6 Leanna E. MILLNER
6 Mildred MILLNER
6 Mary Jane MILLNER
6 Martha A. MILLNER
5 Judith HARRIS b: 1784/1785 d: AFT 1870
+ John (Doc or Dr.) COLEMAN b: 1775 d: 1864/1865
6 Bolling COLEMAN b: 1800 d: Oct 1843
+ Elizabeth HAAS b: ABT 1815 d: Jan 1853
6 Bolsie COLEMAN b: 1802 d: 1880
+ James RAKES b: 1794 d: Oct 1853
6 John S. COLEMAN b: 1804 d: 1839
+ Elizabeth THORNHILL b: 1803 d: AFT 1870
6 Theophilus COLEMAN b: 1806 d: 5 Apr 1875
+ Permelia Freeman SMITH b: 1814 d: 1873
6 Julia A. COLEMAN b: 1808 d: May 1877
+ Archibald A. OWEN b: 1805 d: Jul 1888
6 Arianna (airy) COLEMAN b: 1810 d: 1890
+ Henry RAKES b: 1793 d: Oct 1859
6 Martha Ann COLEMAN b: 1816 d: 1841
+ James Nesbit CARTWRIGHT b: 29 Mar 1818 d: 16 Oct 1895
6 Robert COLEMAN b: 1816 d: 26 Sep 1872
+ Mary Jane ROBERTSON b: 1840 c: 4 Nov 1841
6 William John COLEMAN b: 18 Apr 1818 d: 18 Jul 1889
+ Elizabeth MOUNT b: 1829 d: 9 May 1883
6 Mary COLEMAN b: 1820 d: ABT 1862
6 Virginia COLEMAN b: 1820 d: 1820
6 James P. COLEMAN b: Dec 1822 d: Sep 1901
+ Elizabeth CAMPBELL b: ABT 1828
+ Elizabeth GRIMES b: 1835
6 Elizabeth COLEMAN b: 1825 d: Dec 1890
+ Thomas L. WOMACK b: 1805 d: Jan 1862
6 COLEMAN b: 1826
6 Thomas J. COLEMAN b: 1827 d: 1865
4 William DIUGUID b: ABT 1747 d: 1805
+ Lucy PATTESON b: 1752
5 Richard DIUGUID b: ABT 1774
5 Joyce Patteson DIUGUID b: 8 Oct 1775 d: 30 Jun 1849
+ George CHRISTIAN b: 28 Nov 1769 d: 1840
6 Mildred Collier CHRISTIAN b: 1807
6 William Diuguid CHRISTIAN b: 20 Nov 1808 d: 1880
+ Lucy Sampson PATTESON b: 27 Feb 1818 d: 27 Feb 1885
5 Elizabeth DIUGUID b: 19 Dec 1777 d: 6 Oct 1831
+ George E. DIUGUID b: 24 Jul 1782 d: 21 Jan 1861
6 Lucy Patteson DIUGUID b: 1848 d: BEF 1860
6 William Alexander DIUGUID b: 8 Jan 1850 d: 29 Jan 1927
+ Ella A. RENSHAW b: 20 Jan 1857 d: 1940
6 Marshall Nelson DIUGUID b: 17 Jul 1816 d: 18 Aug 1875
+ Mary M. CONNER b: 20 Jan 1822 d: 1903
5 Lydia DIUGUID b: 1779 d: 1824
5 DIUGUID b: 1781
4 Elizabeth DIUGUID b: ABT 1749
+ Charles PATTESON b: 1745
5 Martha PATTESON b: 22 Aug 1764
5 Robert PATTESON b: 13 Apr 1766
5 Elizabeth PATTESON b: 26 Feb 1769
+ Charles (or Robert) MCREYNOLDS
5 Charles PATTESON b: 8 Jan 1771
5 Anne PATTESON b: 30 Apr 1773
+ John BACON b: 1769
5 Mary PATTESON b: 26 Jan 1775
+ Caleb WORLEY
5 Margaret PATTESON b: 28 Apr 1777
+ James (or Nabb) WATT
5 Peter PATTESON b: 31 Jan 1780
5 Jane PATTESON b: 1 Jan 1782
+ William LETCHER
5 Joice PATTESON b: 8 Dec 1785 d: 1856
+ Charles MILLS
5 Henry PATTESON b: 7 Dec 1788
5 Francis PATTESON b: 8 May 1791
4 Jane (jean) DIUGUID b: 1750 d: 1824
+ Joseph KYLE b: 1746 d: 1807
5 Elizabeth Rosalie KYLE b: 26 Aug 1769 d: 1846
+ David KYLE b: ABT 1765
6 Jane Henry KYLE b: ABT 1792
+ James FOULKES b: 1794 d: 1881
6 Harvey KYLE
+ Elizabeth EILER
6 William P. KYLE
+ SPANGLER
6 Joseph KYLE
6 KYLE
+ DOWDELL
6 Jeremiah KYLE
5 Ann (nancy) KYLE b: 16 Nov 1771 d: 1811
5 Mary (polly) KYLE b: 7 Oct 1773 d: 14 Jun 1842
+ Jeremiah KYLE b: ABT 1770
5 Jane KYLE b: 17 Aug 1775 d: 27 Jan 1853
+ Lewis Bernard PITZER Sr. b: 1773 d: 25 Jul 1825
6 Madison PITZER b: 24 Aug 1799 d: 14 Nov 1861
5 Martha (patsy) KYLE b: 27 Mar 1778 d: 29 Mar 1801
5 Robert KYLE b: 31 Dec 1780 d: 27 May 1861
5 Margaret (peggy) KYLE b: 27 Dec 1781
5 Diuguid KYLE b: 27 Sep 1783 d: 5 Apr 1840
5 William KYLE b: 5 Jan 1788 d: 1809
5 Christopher KYLE b: 7 Mar 1796 d: 21 Mar 1866
4 Alexander DIUGUID b: 1751 d: 1803
+ Mary MOSS b: ABT 1755 d: ABT 1782
5 Elizabeth DIUGUID b: 1780
+ Robert MIMS b: ABT 1776
5 George E. DIUGUID b: 24 Jul 1782 d: 21 Jan 1861
+ Elizabeth DIUGUID b: 19 Dec 1777 d: 6 Oct 1831
6 Lucy Patteson DIUGUID b: 1848 d: BEF 1860
6 William Alexander DIUGUID b: 8 Jan 1850 d: 29 Jan 1927
+ Ella A. RENSHAW b: 20 Jan 1857 d: 1940
6 Marshall Nelson DIUGUID b: 17 Jul 1816 d: 18 Aug 1875
+ Mary M. CONNER b: 20 Jan 1822 d: 1903
+ Jane SWANN b: 1792 d: 11 Dec 1855
+ Mary GOOD d: ABT 1794
5 John DIUGUID b: 1794
+ Mary MEADOWS b: 1796
6 William H. DIUGUID b: 1820
4 Ann DIUGUID b: 24 Dec 1752 d: 10 Jul 1836
+ Francis HARRIS b: 1749 d: 1827
5 Jack HARRIS b: ABT 1774
5 Elizabeth HARRIS b: ABT 1777
+ FORD
5 Walter HARRIS b: ABT 1780 d: 1827
5 Mary Ann (polly) HARRIS b: ABT 1782
+ Edward Nathaniel MAXEY
6 George Diuguid MAXEY b: 5 Apr 1822 d: 22 Jan 1895
+ Malinda (mary Jane) ROBERTSON b: 1806
6 Artaxerxes MAXEY b: 25 Jun 1810 d: Dec 1845
6 Laura Clementine MAXEY b: 16 May 1812 d: 27 Oct 1836
6 Zemophilus MAXEY b: 18 Mar 1814 d: 23 Apr 1847
6 Hiram R. MAXEY b: 22 May 1818 d: 18 Jul 1858
6 Francis Nathaniel MAXEY b: 30 Apr 1820 d: 7 Dec 1903
+ Pattie B. FORD b: 1829
+ Alice SPENCER b: 1853
6 Robert B. MAXEY b: 25 Jan 1821 d: 1863/1870
6 Patrick Henry MAXEY b: 27 Nov 1825 d: 1863/1870
5 Martha Clopton HARRIS b: ABT 1787 d: 27 Mar 1859
5 Jane Henry HARRIS b: ABT 1788
+ John MCREYNOLDS
5 William Diuguid HARRIS b: Mar 1788 d: 18 Oct 1848
+ Matilda B. HARRIS b: Jan 1799 d: 3 May 1868
5 George Francis HARRIS b: 1798 d: 1870
+ Rosanna HARRIS b: 1803
4 Martha DIUGUID b: 20 Mar 1756 d: AFT 16 Oct 1786
+ David MIMS Jr. b: 11 Mar 1748 d: Nov 1786
5 Shadrack MIMS b: ABT 1774
+ Nancy CROSS
5 WilliamDiuguid MIMS b: 7 Apr 1776 d: 10 Dec 1836
+ Martha MASSIE
6 David Henry MIMS
+ Eliza COCHRAN
5 Gideon MIMS b: ABT 1778 d: BEF 1812
+ Mrs. Elizabeth MIMMS
6 David MIMS b: ABT 1796
+ Martha CALDWELL b: ABT 1788
6 Sally MIMS b: ABT 1807
6 Gideon MIMS b: ABT 1810
6 Thomas MIMS b: ABT 1813
5 Elizabeth Jane MIMS b: ABT 1780
+ HARRIS
5 Nancy MIMS b: 1782
+ Robert CHRISTIAN
5 Jane MIMS b: ABT 1784
5 Agatha MIMS b: ABT 1786
4 George DIUGUID b: Oct 1762 d: 25 Aug 1838
+ Nancy SAMPSON b: ABT 1764
5 William Sampson DIUGUID b: 4 Sep 1785 d: 5 Dec 1863
+ Susannah THORNHILL b: 29 Mar 1787 d: 15 Apr 1850
6 Jesse Thornhill DIUGUID b: 6 Nov 1809
+ Matilda J. MAYS b: 1820
6 George Sampson DIUGUID b: 6 Jul 1811
+ Mary Elizabeth PIERMAN b: 1815
6 Credilla DIUGUID b: 28 Dec 1812 d: 12 Jun 1866
+ Robinson Green PUGH b: 1808
+ Archer Alexander LEGRAND b: 1803 d: 1879
6 Elizabeth Stevens DIUGUID b: 10 Oct 1814
+ James MCNAMEE b: 1810
6 Nancy Sampson DIUGUID b: 5 Jan 1817
+ Phillip K. SNAPP b: 1811
6 Augustus A. DIUGUID b: 11 Oct 1818 d: 15 May 1880
+ Mary Ann POPE b: 1818
6 John A. DIUGUID b: 1821 d: 24 Apr 1830
6 Lucy Jane DIUGUID b: 26 Apr 1823 d: Mar 1849
6 Susan Jemina DIUGUID b: 11 Dec 1825 d: 4 Nov 1897
+ George Anderson SPILLER b: 9 Aug 1818
6 William DIUGUID b: 25 Dec 1828 d: 1 Dec 1887
+ Harriet Lucinda DIUGUID b: 7 Jun 1833 d: 19 Aug 1921
5 Elizabeth (Betsy) DIUGUID b: 1787 d: Apr 1852
+ Mace HARRIS b: 1780/1782 d: AFT 1828
6 Burgrub Diuguid HARRIS b: 1808 d: 7 Mar 1881
+ Martha Jane PUGH b: 24 Mar 1813 d: 22 Jun 1880
6 John Mace HARRIS b: 3 Sep 1810 d: 3 Sep 1891
+ Ann Eliza GILLIAM b: 31 Dec 1816 d: 4 Dec 1901
6 Martha HARRIS b: ABT 1812
+ BROWN
6 Jane HARRIS b: ABT 1814
6 Elizabeth HARRIS b: 1828
+ John O. MAYS b: 1823
5 Nancy Sampson DIUGUID b: ABT 1788 d: Sep 1841
+ David Bailey PATTESON b: 17 Nov 1789 d: Feb 1870
6 Minerva Ann PATTESON b: 21 Feb 1815
+ PRICE
6 George Diuguid PATTESON b: ABT 1816
+ Eliza T. SWANSON
6 Lucy Sampson PATTESON b: 27 Feb 1818 d: 27 Feb 1885
+ William Diuguid CHRISTIAN b: 20 Nov 1808 d: 1880
6 William Alexander PATTESON b: ABT 1822
6 David Marcellus PATTESON b: 1824
6 Rozella Smith PATTESON b: 1835 d: 25 Jun 1854
5 George DIUGUID II b: ABT 1792 d: 1835
+ Mary Elizabeth (betsy) CHRISTIAN b: 1798 d: 1852
6 William Henry DIUGUID b: 8 Aug 1820 d: 8 Feb 1903
+ Catherine Malinda CHURCHILL b: 14 Feb 1827 d: 11 Jan 1911
6 Christian DIUGUID d: 1835
5 Sampson DIUGUID b: 29 Oct 1795 d: 15 Feb 1856
+ Martha Bradley PATTESON b: 10 Apr 1798 d: 5 Sep 1848
6 David P. DIUGUID b: 25 Aug 1818 d: 4 Jul 1864
+ Mary Parham STURDEVANT b: 2 Apr 1818 d: 2 Dec 1851
6 George Alexander DIUGUID b: 5 Nov 1820 d: 30 Mar 1893
+ Paulina Ann DAVIDSON b: Aug 1825 d: Jun 1885
6 Harriet Lucinda DIUGUID b: 7 Jun 1833 d: 19 Aug 1921
+ William DIUGUID b: 25 Dec 1828 d: 1 Dec 1887
+ Margaret EARLY b: 1799
5 Stephen Sampson DIUGUID b: 16 Jul 1797 d: 16 Jan 1886
+ Jane Elizabeth FURBUSH b: 1818 d: 1847
6 William Furbush (Buck) DIUGUID b: 11 Jun 1843 d: 3 Dec 1895
+ Ellen Ruth HARRIS b: 3 Sep 1860 d: 13 Sep 1940
6 Harris Armstead DIUGUID b: 29 Jul 1883 d: 26 Aug 1945
6 William Henry DIUGUID b: 29 Jul 1883 d: 19 Jun 1965
6 Charles Edwin DIUGUID b: 7 Jul 1887 d: 12 Jul 1982
6 George DIUGUID b: 11 Jun 1889 d: 29 Nov 1890
6 John Sidney DIUGUID b: 13 Jul 1891
6 Asa Otto DIUGUID b: 22 Aug 1894 d: 12 Dec 1897
5 Edwin DIUGUID b: ABT 1798
6 DIUGUID
6 DIUGUID
6 DIUGUID
5 James Henry DIUGUID b: ABT 1800 d: 6 Dec 1866
+ Sarah SNEAD b: 1804
6 John William DIUGUID b: 1826 d: 15 Jun 1864
+ Verilla C. HICKEY b: 1837
5 Judith (Judy) DIUGUID b: 1802 d: AFT 1869
5 Mary A. DIUGUID b: ABT 1810 d: AFT 1869
+ William A. PATTESON b: ABT 1805
6 Anna PATTESON
5 Jacob DIUGUID b: 5 Jan 1812 d: 5 Feb 1891
+ Carolina Matilda PATTESON b: 3 Oct 1815 d: 1847
6 James Edwin DIUGUID b: 6 May 1841 d: 7 Apr 1891
6 Lucy Oglivie DIUGUID b: 22 Aug 1842 d: Apr 1846
+ Louise Temperance JETT b: 1830
6 Hiram DIUGUID b: 12 Jun 1852 d: 3 Dec 1937
6 George DIUGUID b: 1853 d: 28 Apr 1864
6 Mary Elizabeth DIUGUID b: 14 Sep 1854 d: 17 Feb 1926
6 Virginia DIUGUID b: 29 Mar 1856 d: 6 Mar 1932
6 Lulie DIUGUID b: ABT 1858
2 Samuel MOSS b: ABT 1682
2 Thomas MOSS b: 1684
2 Elizabeth MOSS c: 1686
2 William MOSS c: 17 Feb 1688
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McAdow Family Information
John McAdow
[son of William McAdow and ? ?]
born: 1710
died:
married:
wife: Ellen Nelson
[daughter of Alexander Nelson and ? ?]
born: c1736 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 1770
MY NOTES: 1759 John McAdoo is in Rowan County Tax Lists, and in 1770 Guilford County Formed from
Orange and ROWAN CO NC
Children of John McAdow and Ellen Nelson McAdow:
1. David McAdow
He was the sheriff of Dickson County, Tennessee for six years.
born: c1758 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 27 February 1839 - Guilford County, North Carolina
married: 6 March 1786 - Guilford County, North Carolina
wife: Margaret McClain
born:
died:
2. Samuel McAdow
Presbyterian Minister until 1810
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 10 April 1760 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 24 March 1844 - Bond County, Illinois
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois
1st marriage: 24 November 1788 - maybe Guilford County, North Carolina
1st wife: Henrietta Wheatley
[daughter of ? Wheatley and ? ?]
born:
died: 20 April 1799 Children of Samuel McAdow and Henrietta Wheatley McAdow:
2.1. died in infancy
2.2. died in infancy
2.3. died in infancy
2.4. died in infancy
2.5. Isabella McAdow
born: 28 December 1792 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 15 October 1872 - Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois
married: 11 June 1812 - Dickson County, Tennessee
husband: James Hunter
[son of John Hunter and Elizabeth Maben]
born: 21 June 1790 - Tennessee
died: 12 April 1848 - Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois
Children of Isabella McAdow Hunter and James Hunter:
2.5.1. Martha Ann Hunter
born:
died:
2.5.2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Hunter
born: 1813 - Dickson County, Tennessee
died:
married: 30 July 1833 - Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
husband: Samuel Brown Gower
born: 1811 - Davidson County, Tennessee
2.5.3. Samuel M. Hunter
born:
died:
2.5.4. Mary C. "Polly" Hunter
born:
died:
2.5.5. David Foster Hunter
born:
died:
2.5.6. Susan Hannah Hunter
born:
died:
2.5.7. William M. Hunter
born:
died:
2nd marriage of Rev. Samuel McAdow:
2nd wife of Rev. Samuel McAdow: Catherine Clark
[daughter of: ? Clark and ? ?]
born:
died: 17 May 1804
Child of Samuel McAdow and Catherine Clark McAdow:
2.6.
3rd marriage of Rev. Samuel McAdow: 24 July 1806 - Sumner County, Tennessee
3rd wife of Rev. Samuel McAdow: Hannah Cope
[daughter of ? Cope and ? ?]
born:
died: 3 June 1839 - Bond County, Illinois
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
Children of Samuel McAdow and Hannah Cope McAdow:
2.7. Samuel Nelson McAdow
born: 11 September 1806 - Dickson County, Tennessee
died: 27 November 1873 - Bond County, Illinois
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
1840 Census - Bond County, Illinois
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois
1860 Census 1870 Census - Bond County, Illinois
1st marriage:
1st wife: Jane Hays
born: 15 July 1817
died: 3 September 1844
Children of Samuel Nelson McAdow and Jane Hays McAdow:
2.7.1. Mary Ann McAdow
born: 7 November 1836 - Illinois
2.7.2. Nancy H. McAdow
born: 14 May 1837 - Illinois
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with father and step-mother)
2.7.3. John B. McAdow
born: 22 September 1839 - Illinois
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with father and step-mother)
1870 Census - Bond County, Illinois
wife:
2.7.4. William Paisley McAdow
born: 6 November 1841
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with father and step-mother)
2nd marriage of Samuel Nelson McAdow: 13 February 1845 - Bond County, Illinois
2nd wife of Samuel Nelson McAdow: Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Brewer
born: 16 October 1809 - Massachusetts
died: 23 October 1858 buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois
Children of Samuel Nelson McAdow and Elizabeth Ann Brewer McAdow:
2.7.5. Emily J. McAdow
born: 1846 - Illinois
1850 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with parents)
2.7.6. Samuel N. McAdow
born: January 1849 - Illinois
2.7.7. Elizabeth B. McAdow
born: 1850 - Illinois
1870 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with father)
2.7.8. Sarah Lucy McAdow
born: 1856 - Illinois
1870 Census - Bond County, Illinois (living with father)
2.8. David King McAdow
born: 14 March 1809 - Dickson County, Tennessee
died: 28 October 28, 1870 - Johnson County, Texas
buried: Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Bond County, Illinois
married: 25 December 1828 - Bond County, Illinois
wife: Nancy Wright
[daughter of ? Wright and ? ?]
born: 23 September 1812 died:
buried:
3. John McAdow
He was the trustee of Dickson County, Tennessee for fourteen years.
born: c1762 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 1856 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
married: - Dickson County, Tennessee
wife: Cecilia Hannah McNeiley
[daughter of Hugh McNeilly and Margaret Martin]
born: c1804 - Davidson County, Tennessee
died:
Children of John McAdow and Hannah McNeiley McAdow:
3.1. James H. McAdow
born: 17 June 1823
died:
3.2. John M. McAdow
born: 3 April 1831 - Dickson County, Tennessee
died: McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee
3.3. Hugh McAdow
born:
died:
4. William McAdow
born: c1764 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died:
married: 31 October 1788 - Guilford County, North Carolina
wife: Martha Black
born:
died:
5. James McAdow
born: c1766 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 1800 wife: Margaret Houston
born:
died:
Children of James McAdow and Margaret Houston McAdow:
5.1. Mary McAdow
husband: James Larkins
5.2. Sarah McAdow
husband: ? Houston
5.3. Dorcas McAdow
husband: ? Nesbitt
5.4. Martha McAdow
5.5. John McAdow
5.6. William McAdow
5.7. David McAdow
5.8. Ezra McAdow
6. Sarah McAdow
born:
died:
married: 18 February 1774 - Guilford County, North Carolina
husband: John A. Larkins, Sr.
[son of Hugh Larkin and ? ?]
born: c1748 - River Shannon, Ireland
died: 17 April 1826 - Dickson County, Tennessee
Children of Sarah McAdow Larkins and John A. Larkins:
6.1. Joseph L. Larkins
born: 19 June 1786 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 23 September 1837 - Dickson County, Tennessee
married: 25 May 1815
wife: Catherine Clark
[daughter of Hance Clark and Mary Bailey]
born: 25 May 1791 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 30 November 1858 - Dickson County, Tennessee
6.2. John A. Larkins, Jr.
6.3. Sarah "Sally" Larkins
married: 1805
husband: Benjamin Clark
[son of George Clark and ? ?]
1754 death of Thomas Flippin Jr. of Cumberland Co. Va he is reported to be the son of Thomas Flippin
Sr. of Ulster Ireland and Scotland
Note: The estate settlement listed four known children and they are listed in the order as they appeared on the record.
He was deceased by by 25 Mar 1754 when the guardianship record was filed. The estate inventory and settlement
records were filed 23 Jun 1755, 25 Aug 1755 and 24 Nov 1755. No mention was made of a widow. Four known
children were mentioned. Guardians were appointed for his sons, Thomas Flippen and William Flippen. There may
have been other children. He was an owner of a plantation on which he raised tobacco and livestock at the time of his
death
Children
Ann Flippin
Elizabeth Flippin
William Flippin
Thomas Flippin married Rhoda McAdoo daughter of John McAdoo of Ireland and Scotland
These Capt. John McAdoo families of Rowan to Guilford Co NC are the Neighbors of Anne Johnson widow of
John Johnson and Daughter in Law of Hudson Johnson in 1837 Humphreys Co. TN.
Notes: See1747 pg 144: Will of Elizabeth Flippen this is the mother of Thomas Flippen Jr who was married to
Thomas Flippen Sr. Elizabeth Flippen is Grandmother to Thomas Johnson, Anne Johnson, John Johnson and
William Johnson the grand children of his mother Elizabeth Flippen died 1747 in Cumberland Co. Va
This Thomas Flippen deceased in 1754 Cumberland Co. is the Uncle to Thomas Johnson, Anne Johnson, John
Johnson and William Johnson the grand children of his mother Elizabeth Flippen died 1747 in Cumberland Co. Va.
Notes: 1755 Nov 24: Pg 109: Appraisal of the estate of Thos. Flippen.: By Thomas Walker, Ralph Flippen, John
Merryman: Pd by John Roland. Pg 110: Pd Murry, Pd Macky: Moses Smith, One wescoat for Wm Flippen, three pair
of shoes of Holland (?) for Elizabeth Flippen 9 yards of Sankin (?) for Anne Flippen, one pair shoes for Ann Flippen
1759 ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TAX LIST
Francis JOHNSTON (Crane CR)
RESEARCH NOTES: From " Crock Pot" by Dean Crocker e-mail is rderock@attglobal.net:
Peter King born abt 1723 New Kent Co. Va died abt 1788 in what becomes Greene Co. Tn he married on
Mary Johnston born Feb 9 1725-1726 in New Kent Co. Va:
Mary is reported to be daughter of Francis Johnson born abt 1700 New Kent CO. Va and wife Jane:
Francis Johnston died Dec 4 1759 Guilford Co. NC:
Their son Peter King was born abt 1748 and died 1825 in Smith County Tn. He was married to Mary Jane
Edwards born Dec 4 1759 Guilford Co. NC.
RESEARCH NOTES 1728 May 25: Francis son of Francis and Jane Johnson born: Register of St. Peters Parish
Notes: 1729-30 Febry 5th, Isaac son of Frances & Jane Johnson born Register of St. Peters Parish
RESEARCH NOTES 1735 Benjamin Son of Francis & Jane Johnson born Ma_. __,
baptized ___ 13. Register of St. Peters Parish
RESEARCH NOTES Francis Johnson is a name Associated with Richard Johnson “ An Immigrant” who
brought his wife and son Francis into the Jamestowne Colony.
This is possible the Richard Johnson servant to William Farrar whose wife was Cecily Reynolds Bailey
whose daughter Temperance Bailey was the wife of LTC Richard Cocke of Henrico County, see other
Husbands of Cecily which would include Peter De Montague 3 rd
RESEARCH NOTES: Richard Johnson lived on Neck of Land where we find the John DOds families
before they moved over into Northfarnham Creek who are also in this Rowan CO File
Peter King
1745 Aug 20: Brunswick County: Peter King 100 acres on Buffalo Creek: Source Land Office Patents #
23 1743-1745, v 1-2 pg 112 on reel 21: Library of Virginia Archives Section:.
1759 Rowan Co Tax Lists Peter KING......Richard KING.....Robert KING.....James KING.....John KING & Negroes
JOHN and VALDRICK.....Edward KING.....Peter KING..... ______ KILLONHOOK......Johnson KING
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SUB Notes: on Peter King
RESEARCH NOTES: 1674 Oct 4: Eusebius King on Swift Creek by Willm Randolph:
RESEARCH NOTES 1682 Dec 2 Eusebius King on Swift Creek:
RESEARCH NOTES 1687 April 21: Eusebius King's neighbor is Samuel Newman:
RESEARCH NOTES 1698 Oct 15 Eusebius King's neighbor is Henry Randolph on Swift Creek:
RESEARCH NOTES Swift Creek and Appottomax River is the Ancestorial home of William Hatcher b.
1613
RESEARCH NOTES 1723 Mar 24 a Peter King Hanover County lands are on Lines of John McQuerry and
Capt John Symes ( Simms):
RESEARCH NOTES: Unknown if connected to Peter King of 1723 Sept 5 of Hanover County on Turkey
Creek:
RESEARCH NOTES 1729 Sept Hanover Co. a Peter King on Southanna River by John Clark and Andrew
Hunter
RESEARCH NOTES 1735 Hanover County a Benjamin Johnson is on Turkey Run Creek
RESEARCH NOTES 1737 Aug 15 Hanover Co Neighbor of Peter King is John Horn on Turkey Creek
RESEARCH NOTES CROSSING SURNAMES: John Symes (Simms) owns land 1730 on Goochland
County by Timothy Rich on Head of Beaverdam Creek
RESEARCH NOTES Capt. John Symes is the half brother of Patrick Henry married to a Dandridge:
Patrick Henry was also married to a Shelton which is the Matlock-Witt lines
James JOHNSON
William JAMES.
Jas. JACKSON, & 2 sons and free NEGRO
Abraham JETUN
James JACKSON
Cornelius JUNER
Robett JOHNSON
Edward JOHNSON
William JOHNSTON
Johnston King
Charles King, born in 1806 in what is now Quaker Gap Township, was the son of Johnson King and Margaret
Stanley His grandfather, also named Johnson King, received a land grant from the state of North Carolina for an area
on the Dan River in 1754.
Charles King's maternal grandmother was also a resident of this area long before it became Stokes County.
The home of Charles King and Francis Kiser, whom he married May 17, 1826, was located on the Hollow Road.
Their log cabin on his father-in-law's land was built on property that Francis received; however, entanglements caused
it to revert back to Mr. Kiser. When the Charles King family moved to Beardstown, Illinois in 1834
http://juliemorrison.com/gen/rickles/rr01/rr01_077.htm
John JACKSON married Nancy KING daughter of Johnson KING 1819 Stokes Co NC. They removed to Indiana as
does Johnson KING http://juliemorrison.com/surry/qu98.htm
1751 Johnson King is listed Contributor's Note: The following is the tithable (tax) list for residents on the Dan River in
1751 from the North Carolina State Archives. The Dan River flows through Stokes and Rockingham Counties in
North Carolina. The spelling and punctuation of the original document are retained. 1751 Dan River Tax List
This tax list was found between the walls of the old court house by Wm. D. Kizziah, Register of Deeds.
When found, it was but scraps of paper, but was fitted together and transcribed by him. This list was made
before Rowan Co, NC was divided into other counties and is the oldest tax list ever found in Rowan (to my
knowledge). It contains no figures and is not typed here as copied. I have put the "a's" together, the "b's
together, etc. When a slave or negro is listed with another's name, I left those names as they appeared on
the typed list. Some names in the "b's" were torn off or could not be read. They are listed at the end of this
page. There is a copy of this list, as transcribed by Mr. Kizziah, in the Rowan County Library, Salisbury,
NC. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/taxlists/tax1759.txt
How did King's Cabin or King get its name? The answer to this interesting question is based on a combination of facts,
conjectures, and assumptions. Charles King, for whom the city is named, was only 28 years old when he left North
Carolina. At the time he left the community, he owned no property and was not outstanding in any other way. The
second son of Johnson and Margaret Stanley King, Charles King was born and reared in what is now Quaker Gap
Township. His older brother Alexander King stayed in Stokes County and became one of its most prominent
citizens.Charles King married Francis Kiser, daughter of Harmon and Sallie Kiser, one of Stokes County's largest
landowners, on July 17, 1826. They moved into a log house on his father-in-law's land. This house was on the Hollow
Road, and the community was referred to as King's Cabin, for this cabin was probably the only home in the area.
http://juliemorrison.com/gen/rickles/rr01/rr01_077.htm
RESEARCH NOTES 1759 Rowan Co Tax Lists Peter KING......Richard KING.....Robert KING.....James
KING.....John KING & Negroes JOHN and VALDRICK.....Edward KING.....Peter KING..... ______
KILLONHOOK......Johnson KING http://www.mindspring.com/~forsythnc/1759.html
RESEARCH NOTES 23 July 1759: Deed from Johnston King [Johnson King] to Joseph Tate, 350 acres on
N side of Dan River, Rowan County, NC.
RESEARCH NOTES 1759 July 23 4-238: Johnston King of Rowan Co. NC to Joseph Tate of same, £51, 350 acres
on north side Dan River, to Mayho River, then down said River to Dan River. Wit. Anth. Hampton, John McClaren.
(FHL film 313,544) http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dobson/nc/ncrowan.htm
RESEARCH NOTES Johnson King is listed in 1759 ROWAN COUNTY TAX LIST John McADOO: also in
this County
RESEARCH NOTES 1800 -Stokes Co., NC - Johnson King is on the census showing one male age 26-45, one
female age 0-10 and one female age 16-26. 550
RESEARCH NOTES 1810 - Stokes Co., NC - Johnson King is on the census showing one two males age 0-10, one
male age 26-45, 2 females age 0-10, 1 female age 10-16 and one female age 26-45. 551
RESEARCH NOTES 1812 Jan 4 - Stokes Co., NC - Johnson King is the bondsman to the marriage of Jesse Stanley
Jr., brother of Johnson's wife Margaret, to Mary "Polly" Childress. 552
RESEARCH NOTES 1820 - Stokes Co.,NC - Johnson King is on the census showing one male age 10-16, one male
age 16-26,one male age over 45, one females age 0-10, 2 females age 10-16 and one female age 26-45
RESEARCH NOTES Charles King, born in 1806 in what is now Quaker Gap Township, was the son of Johnson and
Margaret Stanley King. His grandfather, also named Johnson King, received a land grant from the state of North
Carolina for an area on the Dan River in 1754. http://juliemorrison.com/gen/rickles/rr01/rr01_077.htm
RESEARCH NOTES Children of Jesse Stanley, Sr. and 1) Agnes Bowles
Female Stanley (abt. 1773)
John Stanley (1775-abt. 1861) m. 1) Susanna Gideons (abt. 1776-abt. 1801); 2) Mary
Margaret Stanley (1781-?) m. Johnson King, Sr. (abt. 1781-?)
Elizabeth Stanley (1783-?) m. Nathan Freeman
RESEARCH NOTES Children of Jesse Stanley, Sr. and 2) ? Smith
Jesse Stanley (abt. 1792-bef. 1850) m. Mary (Polly) Childress (abt. 1794-aft. 1850),
d/o Benjamin Childress and Lucy Walker
Thomas Stanley (abt. 1794-abt. 1850) m. Lucinda (Marion) Pace (abt. 1795-abt. 1855),
d/o Edmund Marion Pace and Susan Walker
Amy Stanley (1809) m. John Garner (1799-1850), s/o William Garner and Eva Call
http://www.fmoran.com/rockford/stanley.html
RESEARCH NOTES Margaret Stanley and Johnson King, Sr.
Nancy King m. John Jackson
Alexander King m. Bethania King
Charles King (1806) m. Francis Kiser (1811)
Mary King m. John Smith
Elizabeth King m. Stewart Bolton
Johnson King m. Matilda Moosley
William King
Ruth King m. Henry Dean
Margaret King m. David Goins
Gabriel King m. Susan Mendenhall http://www.fmoran.com/rockford/stanley.html
RESEARCH NOTES Johnson KING Jr. Born ca 1812 in Stokes Co., NC
RESEARCH NOTES John JACKSON married Nancy KING daughter of Johnson KING 1819 Stokes Co NC. They
removed to Indiana as does Johnson KING . http://www.juliemorrison.com/surry/qu98.htm
1759 July 23 4-238: Johnston King of Rowan Co. NC to Joseph Tate of same, £51, 350
acres on north side Dan River, to Mayho River, then down said River to Dan River. Wit.
Anth. Hampton, John McClaren. (FHL film 313,544)
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dobson/nc/ncrowan.htm
Joseph Tate
Anth. Hampton,
John McClaren
1759 July Anthony Hampton home on the Dan River in Rowan County
Anthony HAMPTON
RESEARCH NOTES 1755 ERA: Anthony Hampton, demonstrated ambition and an ability to lead.
He farmed, learned surveying, and drilled the local militia.
In 1741 the 26 year old married Elizabeth Preston on her twenty-first birthday.
Restless, searching for new land and fresh opportunities, Anthony moved his growing family from Tidewater Virginia
north to Loudon and then south to what is now Halifax County.
Later he built a home on the Dan River in Rowan County, North Carolina, where his neighbors chose him to
command their frontier militia company.
In 1755, at the height of the French and Indian War, Captain Hampton and his men spent the summer campaigning
against Indians in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Respected in his community, he became known as one who stood up for colonial rights. Elected to the North Carolina
general assembly, Hampton served only six weeks; the governor dissolved the body in March 1773. "Wade Hampton"
by Walter Brian Cisco
RESEARCH NOTES Anthony HAMPTON (John (Jr.)) was born 12 Apr 1715 in New Kent Co., VA. He died 1 Jul
1776 in Ninety-Six District (Spartanburg Co), S.C..
John (Jr.) HAMPTON was born 3 Jun 1683 in Hampfield, Gloucester County, VA.. He died 26 Jun 1747/1748 in
Fairfax Co., VA.
Occupation: Hampfield from father in 1677
He married MARGARET WADE of Gloucester County, VA. JOHN II was educated for the church, like his
grandfather but never took orders. He died Jan 15,1748 in Fairfax County,VA.
John Hampton (son of John and Mary Mann) was born 3 Jun 1683, in Gloucester Co., Baptized Sunday Jun
18, 1683 by his grandfather, Rev. Thomas Hampton. This is in John’s prayer book. Married 1st day of 1712
or Mar 25th 1712 in the new calendar. Margeret was born 1 May 1694. They lived first in New Kent (land
record 1712 has father giving him the land. Also lived later (until 1736) in Essex County. 1742 in Pr. William
County. John died 18 Jan 1747. Margaret died 17 May 1773 with the entry in the prayer book "That she hath
done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her". Issue: as recorded in prayer book and bible, John Wade,
called Wade, 27 May 1713, died 1726 of fever, Anthony 2 Feb 1715. (Married Mary Preston), Mary 10 Jun
1717, twin sons William and Richard, 30 March 1719 who lived only a few months, James born 3 Sep 1723,
Margaret born 16 Dec 1725, John born May 27 1727, Thomas born Oct 17, 1729, and Rosamond 8 Sep 1735.
"Wade Hampton" by Walter Brian Cisco; page 5: "The name Wade entered the family lexicon when John
Hampton Jr. - the captain's son - married Margaret Wade of New Kent County. The first of their twelve
children was christened John Wade Hampton. When he was just thirteen years old, "died our beloved oldest
son Wade Hampton of a Lingering fever," wrote the grieving father in the family Bible. "God's will be
done."
Title: Hampton Family of the Southern States
Author: Miller, Dr. J. L.
Publication: District of Columbia Gen. Rec. Com. Report, Vol. 232.
Repository: NSDAR LIBRARY, DALLAS PULIC LIBRARY
Call Number: NSDAR LIBRARY
Media: Magazine
Note: Abbrev: The Venturers-The Hampton, Harrison, and Earle Families
Note: Author: Virginia Meynard
Note: Publication: Southern Historical Press
Note: Page: Page 367.
Emails posted - Hampton Mailing List:
(3 Oct 1734) Benjamin Borden bought 1122 acres Land Patent (Patent Bk, p 328) with Andrew Hampton and
David Griffith (was originally John Hampton Jr., but Griffith was assigned before closing). Bullskin Run on
Sherando river adjacent to Edward Meloy on S side of Bullskin Ru
17 JAN 1743: 200 acres to Borden was to be divided from land David Griffith had bought from John
Hampton "Juner"; and marked as the division between Andrew Hampton and David Griffith; along
Worthington line to Borden line. The possession of 500 acres by Borden is, "by virtue of a bargain to him
thereof made by the said Andrew Hampton for one whole year of indenture," quitrents payable to the King.
"Andrew Hampton "of Brunswick County."
QUESTION: Can you provide the full references to these to land deeds that you mention? I'm refering the
reference to John Hampton Jr. (how do you know that the 1734 deed was first assigned to John Hampton?
and what is the reference for the 1743 document?)
ANSWER:
The Hampton Family - Early in the Shenandoah Valley" compiled by Robert B. Cox, submitted to the
"Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County", Volume IV, Number 2: May, 1976 (pages 7278) & August, 1976 (p. 144-146).
Cox' research (notes) for the above titled report is literally on file somewhere and I wrote for it at one time (a
university or library in NC or VA - I think is the respository, but would have to try to find it) and have copies
packed away somewhere of his work (notes)on Andrew Hampton which was about 40 pages and mostly very
well done. Secondly I have a photocopy of the "Indenture" I got from JW Foster and I don't remember if he
got it from Cox or the VA records, but I don't have a note as to which page number, etc., but the date is 17
JAN 1743, and it would either have to be the deed books or court records. I feel fairly confident about the
research of Foster and Cox on this one, especially as Cox used "quotation" marks which he didn't do unless
he had it.
Father: John I HAMPTON
Mother: Mary MANN
Marriage 1 Margaret WADE
Children
John Wade HAMPTON
James HAMPTON
Anthony HAMPTON
Mary HAMPTON
William HAMPTON
Richard HAMPTON
Elizabeth HAMPTON
Henry HAMPTON
Margaret HAMPTON
John III HAMPTON
Thomas HAMPTON
Rosamond HAMPTON
John married * Margaret WADE, daughter of James WADE and Mary H. or Margaret, on 1712 in New Kent
Co., VA. Margaret was born 1 May 1694 in St. Peters Parish, New Kent Co., VA. She died 17 May 1773 in Prince
William Co., VA.
They had the following children:
+
+
2
M
i.
John Wade HAMPTON (died a child) "Wade" was born 27 May 1713. He died 1726/at age
13.
3
M
ii. Anthony HAMPTON was born 12 Apr 1715 and died 1 Jul 1776.
4
F
iii. Mary HAMPTON was born 10 Jun 1717.
5
M
iv.
William HAMPTON was born 30 Mar 1719.
6
M
v.
Richard HAMPTON was born 30 Mar 1719.
7
M
vi.
* James HAMPTON was born 3 Sep 1723 and died 1794/1801.
8
F
vii.
Elizabeth HAMPTON was born 1720.
Elizabeth married Thomas TRIPLETT.
9
M
viii.
Henry HAMPTON was born 5 Oct 1721 in Fairfax Co., VA. He died 27 Mar 1778 in Prince
William Co., VA.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth CARY HOBSON b: Abt 1719
Married: 8 May 1738 in ,New Kent,Virginia
Sealing Spouse: 10 May 1994 in SDIEG
Children
William C HAMPTON birth b: 4 Jun 1734 in of,Prince William,Virginia
John HAMPTON birth b: 8 Jul 1741 in of,Prince William,Virginia
Margaret HAMPTON birth b: 7 Jun 1743 in of,Prince William,Virginia
Wade HAMPTON birth b: 18 Oct 1744 in of,Prince William,Virginia
Elizabeth HAMPTON birth b: 30 Mar 1746 in of,Prince William,Virginia
Margaret Wade HAMPTON birth b: 1 Sep 1748 in of,Prince William,Virginia
Sarah HOBSON HAMPTON birth b: 16 Sep 1750 in of,Prince William,Virginia
William HOBSON HAMPTON birth b: 14 Aug 1753 in of,Prince William,Virginia
CARY Henry HAMPTON birth b: 16 Nov 1754 in ,Prince William,Virginia
Henry married (1) Ellender PRESTON-GARDNER.
Henry also married (2) Betsy CARY-HOBSON.
10 F
ix.
Margaret HAMPTON was born 16 Dec 1725 in New Kent Co., VA. She died in Fairfax
Co., VA.
11 M
x.
John III HAMPTON was born 28 May 1727 in Fairfax Co., VA. He died 1794 in Fairfax
Co., VA.
Marriage 1 Mary GUNNELL
Married: 1 May 1746 1
Children
Mary HAMPTON
Henry HAMPTON
John IV HAMPTON b: 1748
William HAMPTON b: 1750
Samuel HAMPTON b: 11 Nov 1760 in VA
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 21 Sep 1762 in VA
Joseph HAMPTON b: 1765 in Fauquier Co., VA
Marriage 2 Margaret PIERCE
Henry Hampton who married Susanna Holmes. He is said to have moved to Nelson
County, KY. He had two brothers, Samuel and Joseph, who moved to Lewis
County, KY. They were sons of John Hampton III of Virginia, son of John and
Margaret Wade Hampton. It is possible that this Henry had a daughter, Elizabeth,
who married in Lewis County.
Internet posting: "This is a good time to throw in a correction in my own line of
John Hampton IV of Fairfax County & his wife Mary (mn unknown). Mrs. Meynard
gives their 4 descendants as Anne Hampton,
Sarah (or Sinah) Hampton, Henry Hampton, and John Hampton V. There is one
ommission....actually 5 children viz: Sarah (Sallie) Hampton, Ann Hampton, Henry
Hampton, Sinah Hampton, and John Hampton V."
John married Mary GUNNELL.
----------------------------------------1 John III HAMPTON b: 28 May 1727 d: 1794
+ Mary GUNNELL d: Aft 1746
2 Mary HAMPTON
+ John KING
2 Henry HAMPTON
+ Susanna HOLMES
2 John IV HAMPTON b: 1748 d: Abt 1796
+ Mary UNKNOWN
3 Anne Sinah HAMPTON
3 Henry HAMPTON
+ Ellen SIMPSON
3 John HAMPTON
2 William HAMPTON b: 1750 d: 1820
3 Peggy HAMPTON
3 Frances HAMPTON
3 Mary HAMPTON
2 Samuel HAMPTON b: 11 Nov 1760 d: 1 Oct 1846
+ Margaret MENJOY b: 14 Jan 1777
3 Isaac HAMPTON
3 Susan HAMPTON b: 1798
3 Sarah E. HAMPTON b: 1804
3 John P. HAMPTON b: 9 Aug 1807
3 Samuel M. HAMPTON b: 7 Nov 1809 d: 5 Jul 1855
+ Martha CARR b: 29 Oct 1815 d: 10 Sep 1877
4 Abram Carr HAMPTON b: 1835
4 John N. HAMPTON b: Mar 1837
4 Margaret Jane HAMPTON b: 1839
4 Susan M. HAMPTON b: 21 Jan 1841
4 James M. HAMPTON b: 14 Feb 1843
4 William Kelly HAMPTON b: 1 Jun 1846
4 Samuel Huston HAMPTON b: 4 Jan 1850
4 John H. HAMPTON b: 13 Sep 1852
3 Margaret Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 15 Apr 1818
2 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 21 Sep 1762
+ Henry S. HALLEY
2 Joseph HAMPTON b: 1765 d: 15 Oct 1802
+ Mary HATHAWAY
3 Susanna HAMPTON b: 1784 d: Aft 1840
+ Lewis WEEKS b: 15 Sep 1779 d: 29 Apr 1849
4 Julia Ann WEEKS b: 17 Oct 1815 d: 12 Oct 1856
+ Joseph EVANS
4 Susan WEEKS b: 1818
+ Jesse BARBRE
5 Lucy BARBRE
+ Benjamin Coe COFFEY
6 Lena Leota COFFEY
4 Minarva Ann WEEKS b: 7 Sep 1823
+ Stephen S. STARKS
4 Curmella WEEKS b: 11 Feb 1826 d: 2 Apr 1909
+ Elijah STARKE
4 Sarah WEEKS b: 8 Mar 1828
4 Martha Jane WEEKS b: 1831
4 Louellen WEEKS b: 7 May 1833
4 William Lunsford WEEKS b: 8 Oct 1835 d: 28 May 1876
+ Sarah E. POUND
4 Alfred H. WEEKS b: 2 May 1840
+ Nancy Ann LISTON
3 John HAMPTON b: 1788
+ Sarah UNKNOWN
3 Lawson HAMPTON b: 1790
3 Jeremiah HAMPTON b: 1792 d: 19 Dec 1854
+ Pamela WORSTER
3 Joseph HAMPTON b: 1796 d: 10 Aug 1859
+ Judith OWENS b: 1800 d: 1 Jun 1874
3 Francis HAMPTON b: 1798 d: Aft 1831
+ Catherine UNKNOWN
3 Alfred HAMPTON b: 1801 d: 1892
+ Hulda COCHRAN
4 Isaac HAMPTON b: 1821
+ Julia F. WILSON
5 Adeline HAMPTON b: Abt 1836
5 William Francis Marion HAMPTON b: 1 Jan 1836
+ Jane HALL
+ Eliza Jane EAGER
5 Martha J. HAMPTON b: 1840
+ John COLLETT
5 Elmore HAMPTON b: 27 Oct 1840
+ Melvina BOLLES
5 Rebecca HAMPTON b: 1846
5 Zelphia HAMPTON b: 1846
+ Alexander WARD
5 Ransom S. HAMPTON b: 1847
+ Filecta WOOLUM
4 Frances Ann HAMPTON b: 13 Jan 1839
+ James Riley POUND
+ Margaret PIERCE
-------------------+
12 M
xi.
Thomas HAMPTON was born 17 Oct 1729 and died 17 Dec 1796.
13 F
xii.
Rosamond HAMPTON "Rosa" was born 8 Sep 1735 in New Kent Co., VA. She died 1802
in Winnsboro, SC.
Marriage 1 William WINN b: 1732 in Fauquier Co., VA
Married: 1757 in Winnsborough, Fairfield Co., SC 1
Children
John David WINN b: 1758 in VA
William James WINN b: 1760 in Fauquier Co., VA
Mary WINN b: 1764 in Fauquier Co., VA
Margaret WINN b: 2 Jun 1765 in Fauquier Co., VA
Sarah WINN b: 14 Aug 1767 in Fauquier Co., VA
Rebecca WINN b: 9 Jan 1770
Susan WINN b: 7 Feb 1771
Minor Hampton WINN b: 12 Feb 1775 in Winnsborough, Fairfield Co., SC
Rosa married William WINN.
Second Generation
3.
Anthony HAMPTON (John (Jr.)) was born 12 Apr 1715 in New Kent Co., VA. He died 1 Jul 1776 in Ninety-Six
District (Spartanburg Co), S.C..
The history of the Hampton family in upstate South Carolina dates back to the mid 1700's, when Wade's great
grandfather, Anthony-described as an old "hemp-beater"-moved from Virginia to Spartanburg, South
Carolina. Anthony and his wife raised their family on a farm that was carved out of the Piedmont forest. The
Hamptons were under constant threat from marauding Cherokee Indians spurred by resentment of settlers'
encroachment on their hunting grounds. In July of 1776, while five of their sons were away, Anthony, his
wife, a son and a grandchild were murdered by a band of Cherokees.
"Wade Hampton" by Walter Brian Cisco; page 5-6:
"Second born son, Anthony, demonstrated ambition and an ability to lead. He farmed, learned surveying, and
drilled the local militia. In 1741 the 26 year old married Elizabeth Preston on her twenty-first birthday.
Restless, searching for new land and fresh opportunities, Anthony moved his growing family from Tidewater
Virginia north to Loudon and then south to what is now Halifax County. Later he built a home on the Dan
River in Rowan County, North Carolina, where his neighbors chose him to command their frontier militia
company. In 1755, at the height of the French and Indian War, Captain Hampton and his men spent the
summer campaigning against Indians in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Respected in his
community, he became known as one who stood up for colonial rights. Elected tothe North Carolina general
assembly, Hampton served only six weeks; the governor dissolved the body in March 1773. Many
Americans were demanding liberty, if not yet independence. Hampton was probably one of those who still
pledged allegiane to an empire he found increasingly difficult to obey.
"Anthony Hampton and his extended family made a good living trading the accoutrements of European
civilization for Indian deerskins and furs. To be nearer their source of trade, he decided in 1773 to make one
more moved, this time to the sparsely pupulated frontier of South Carolina. Traveling with Hampton and
wife Elizabeth, were their little grandson John Bynum, son of Preston and his wife, Betty, and fifteen-year
old daughter Elizabeth and her new husband, James Harrison. Hampton's younger sons Henry, Wade, and
Richard probably joined their older brother Edward on the trek south about this time. They cleared land and
began building new homes near the Tyger River in Ninety-six District, less than a mile from the Cherokee
Nation."
"In Charles Town the independence movement was rapidly gaining strength..... By year's end patriot militia
had taken possession of forts guarding the city.... Defeated on the coast, loyalists used their Indian allies to
strike in the Soth Carolina upcountry. On the morning of JULY 1, 1776, Anthony and Elizabeth Hampton
were caring for their infant grandson. The baby's mother, Elizabeth Hampton Harrison, lived with her
parents while husband James recruited men for the militia. PRESTON had stopped by the Hampton place,
leaving his wife and children at home. His younger brothers were away. Nine year old John Bynum was
there with his grandparents. Anthony Hampton was probably surprised, but not alarmed, when the party of
Indians rode up. He scarcely had time to be afraid. Without warning, tomahawk blows split the skulls of the
old man and his wife. Son Preston was shot to death. The celebrating savages began ransacking the house,
trying on clothes, drinking stolen brandy, and scalping and multilating the corpses of their victions."
Their infant grandson was also killed.
"At the time of the massacre, according to a family tradition, Wade and the other brothers were serving with
the patriot army near Charlest Town. When news came of the carnage, they rushed home with vengeance in
their hearts. From across the Carolinas rose a cry to punish the savages and stamp out the Indiant threat once
and for all. Eleven hundred South Carolina militiamen shouldered flinlock rifles and muskets.......The heardeyed frontiersmen fell upon Cherokess whenever they found them - killing, burning villages, destroying
crops. In was a brief, one-sided campaign. Indian survivors signed treaties in the late summer and fall of
1777 that brought an end to the bloodletting and a return of hostages."
------------------------------------------
"The Venturers: The Hampton, Harrison, and Earle Families of Virginia, South Carolina, and Texas." by
Virginia Meynard, pub by Southern Historical Press, 1981.
"30 June 1776 the Cherokees and Tories arrived at the Hampton house. Elizabeth was visiting her parents
while her husband was away recruiting militia. Of her brothers, only Preston was there. He had stopped to
talk with his father before going into the Cherokee Nation with his wagonload of goods. Elizabeth left her
infant son in the care of her mother and went to visit the Sadler family on the next plantation.
"Probably the most accurate versions of the famous Hampton massacre is the eyewitness account of John
Bynum, as related by J.B.O. Landrum in Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina.
"....."When the Indians appeared at the Hampton house, Preston saw a friendly chief in the part and went
outside to greet him. His father followed him into the yard. Old Mr. Hampton gave the Chief a cordial
welcome and handclasp, but almost immediately Preston was shot down by a Tory, and the hand Anthony
had held sent a tomahawk through his skull. Mrs. Hampton appeared and was killed in like manner. The
Indians entered the house, drank some brandy, and pillaged the family wardrobes.
"Hearing the war whoops, Elizabeth Harrison and Mrs. Sadler crept across the canebrake to investigate,
Coming in sight of the house, they saw the mutilated bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hampton and Preston in the
yard. As the terrifed women watched, a Cherokee brave carried Elizabeth's infant into the yard and holding
him by the feet, dashed his brains out against a tree. Mrs. Sadler clasped her hand over Elizabeth's mouth to
stifle her scream and pulled her back through the canebrake to a place where their horses were tethered.
Mounting bareback, they galloped to Wood's Fort for help.
"A search party was sent out, but by the time they reached the Hampton place the Indians had burned the
house and departed, taking Preston's wagons and the Hamptons' nine year old grandson, John Bynum, with
them. The marauders had disappeared over the mountains into Cherokee country. It is said that the raiding
party stopped at Preston's home some distance away and murdered his two children. His wife fled through the
swamp and was found several days later wandering through the woods, her clothing torn to rags. She was so
frightened that her mind never fully recovered from the ordeal".
"Another band of Cherokees galloped north and before their raids were over had murdered members of the
Hannon family in the vicinity of Earle's Fort.
"The Hite, Hampton, and Hannon massacres meant war with the Indians. Col. Andrew Williamson, who
headed the 96th Whig militia, and Anthony's old friend, Col Griffith Rutherford of NC, led their troops over
the mountains into the Cherokee Nation. Joining Williamson were all five of the Hampton sons, John,
Edward, Henry, Wade, and Richard. In a series of bloody conflicts, they defeated the Indians and burned all
their villages and crops in the valleys. The Cherokees sued for peace and in the Treaty of 1777 returned all
captives, including John Bynum. They also ceded to SC the territory of present Greenville, Pickens, and
Oconee counties."
Name: Anthony HAMPTON
Birth: 3 FEB 1713/14 in Fairfax, New Kent Co., VA
Death: JUL 1, 1776 in Ninety Six Dist., SC
1774 Moved from King Co., VA to S.C.
FA2: Fairfax to Stokes Co., NC, then to SC near Pacolet
Note: According to Joy's letter to Uncle Leroy, Anthony had 5 sons of which 4 were in the Revolutionary
war, the youngest, John was just 16. Anthony & his wife were massacred by Indians on Typer River in the
South Carolina Mountains.
Father: John HAMPTON , Jr b: 3 JUN 1683 in Gloucester Co, Virginia
Mother: Margaret WADE b: 1 MAY 1694 in New Kent Co, Virginia
Marriage 1 Elizabeth PRESTON b: 1710 in ?
Married: 10 MAR 1740/41 in Virginia 4
Children
John Preston (Maj) HAMPTON b: ABT 1756
Wade (Maj Gen) HAMPTON I b: 1752 in ?
Henry (Col) HAMPTON b:
Richard HAMPTON
Edward (Capt) HAMPTON b: ABT 1740 in SC
Margaret HAMPTON
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 14 JAN 1758 in Rowan (Stokes) Co.,NC
Sources:
Appendices I. Hampton genealogical Notes., Library at Arcata College. DAR Patriot Index pg 299. WFT
shows Feb. 5, 1714-1715.
Appendices I. Hampton genealogical Notes., Library at Arcata College. DAR Patriot Index pg. 299. WFT
shows June 30, 1776.
Appendices I. Hampton genealogical Notes., Library at Arcata College. Media Reserarch report.
Appendices I. Hampton genealogical Notes., Library at Arcata College
WFT shows March 10, 1740/41
----------------------------------------------Email from descendant of Anthony: Mike Warren <tvillemw@alltel.net>
"Hi Ginga,
(I questioned if anyone knew the identity of two Hampton's that served with Manoah Hampton in the Civil
War. "W.M. Hampton" and "J. G. Hampton")
Those names are new to me but I'm not that familiar with the James Hampton line. I descend from his brother
Anthony Hampton."
----------------------------------------------Anthony married Elizabeth PRESTON "Betsy" on 10 Mar 1741 in Virginia. Betsy was born 1719/1720. She died
1 Jul 1776 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
They had the following children:
+
14 F
i.
Margaret HAMPTON was born Apr 1742 and died about 1800.
15 M
ii. Maj. John PRESTON HAMPTON "Preston" was born 4 Aug 1743. He died 1 Jul 1776 in
South Carolina, by Indians.
"Wade Hampton" by Walter Brian Cisco; page 5: "Traders Edward and Preston
Hampton routinely journeyed to the Cherokee towns and made no secret of their
Whig sympathies. There, on a spring day in 1775, they were surprised by a force of
white Tories and Indian warriors. The young men were robbed, made sport of, and
then taken to an Indian village deep in the mountains. Just as these "enemies of the
Crown" were about to be transported to confinement in Pensacola, West Florida,
they managed to escape. When once again among friends, they warned of Indian
trouble, but as the months passed and nothing happened, settlers began to let down
their guard." (what followed, on July 1, 1776, were the murders of Preston, their
parents, and others by Indians...see "Anthony") Preston was shot to death by
Indians while visiting his parents.
There is another version of this story posted on the Rootsweb WorldConnect of
Victoria Johnson, email tjwsu@earthlink.net
In 1776, the American colonies were in a state of rebellion and one Alexander
Cameron, deputy British Indian agent, had recruited the Cherolkee’s to fight for the
British. On the morning of 30 June 1776 according to an eye witness account made
by John Bynum and some histrias say “that Cameron himself led the strike force of
Torys and Cherokee’s. Elizabeth (Hampton) Harrison was visiting her parents while
her husband was away recruiting militia. Only one of her brothers, namely Preston,
was there. His wife and two children remain at their home up the hill. Elizabeth
Harrison left her infant son in the care of her mother and went to vist the Sadler
family on the next plantation.
The Indians appeared at the Hampton house and Preston saw a friendly chief in the
party and went outside to greet him. His father followed him into the yard. Old Mr.
Hampton (Anthony) gave the Chief a cordial welcome and handclasp, but almost
immediately Preston was shot down by a Tory and Anthony had a tomahawk go
through his skull. Mrs. Hampton appeared and was killed in a like fashion.
--------------------------------------------------Preston married Elizabeh ARMSTONG. Elizabeh died 1 Jul 1776 in South Carolina, by
Indians.
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iii. Anthony (II) HAMPTON was born 16 Dec 1744 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He died an
infant, in 1745.
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iv.
Capt. Edward HAMPTON was born 9 Apr 1746 and died Oct 1780.
+
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v.
Col. Henry HAMPTON of Mississippi was born about 1750 and died 31 Jul 1832.
+
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vi.
Maj. General Wade HAMPTON was born 3 May 1754 and died 4 Feb 1835.
+
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vii.
Elizabeth HAMPTON was born 14 Jan 1758 and died 28 Jul 1799.
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viii.
Col. Richard HAMPTON was born 25 Dec 1752 and died 4 Nov 1792.
7.
* James HAMPTON (John (Jr.)) was born 3 Sep 1723 in New Kent Co., VA. He died 1794/1801 in Surry
County, VA.
James served in the Indian Wars. JAMES HAMPTON'S will is recorded in clerks office at Danbury, NC dated 10 Sept 1790 but was not probated until 1801.
Regarding James Hampton, we have the following quote from "The Hampton Family of Virginia" by Mr.
Mell:
"…… James moved to North Carolina before going to Kentucky. Purchased a fifty (50) acre tract of land in
Fairfax from Ready-Craif. He once lived in Surry County, North Carolina, an old Town Fork had Grants in
1755 and 1758, James lived in Stokes County, North Carolina, near the home of his brother, Anthony
Hampton.
Listed in DAR Patriot Index, Second Supplement, for patriotic service.
Served on the Committee of Safety for Surry Co., NC.
Will dated September 15, 1796. Filed June term 1801.
Bequests: Eldest son, Thomas: Negro man Sutton; Negro woman Comfort, etc.
Youngest son, Samuel 280 acres on TownFork, excepting 1/4 acre for burying ground.
Youngest daughter, Martha Evans: Negro Sango Land adjoining Thomas Flynt
Eldest daughter, Margaret Halbert - Land
Executors: Thomas and Samuel Hampton, sons
Witnesses: John Boner, Martin Flynt, Jurat and Hastin Flynt, Jurat
Signed: James Hampton
James married (1) Martha Mary SMITH, daughter of William SMITH, on 2 Mar 1744 in Fairfax Co., VA.
Martha was born about 1726. She died 1796 in Stokes Co., NC.
They had the following children:
+
22 M
i.
Thomas HAMPTON was born 1748 and died Apr 1838.
+
23 F
ii. Mary Margaret HAMPTON was born 1751 and died 7 Jul 1828.
+
+
24 F
iii. Martha HAMPTON was born about 1752.
25 F
iv.
Hannah HAMPTON.
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v.
Capt. SAMUEL HAMPTON * was born about 1754 and died 19 Dec 1802.
27 M
vi.
Henry HAMPTON.
28 M
vii.
John HAMPTON was born 1758.
29 F
viii.
Theodocia HAMPTON.
James also married (2) Rachel UNKNOWN.
12. Thomas HAMPTON (John (Jr.)) was born 17 Oct 1729 in Fairfax Co., VA. He died 17 Dec 1796 in Cascade
Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA.
[robin taylors margaret wade_john hampton 1..ged]
Thomas Hampton was Sergeant in 2nd Virginia Regiment. Enlisted March 25, 1777 for a term of three years
under Robert Norfolk, Recruiting Officer. Having duly served his time for which he was enlisted, he was
discharged from the service on April 10, 1780. James Quarles, Major, signed his discharge papers.
The Virginia Court of Claims, after the Revolution, paid him ten shillings per day for 19 days for the use of
his team wagon and negro driver.
Thomas Hampton and wife Sarah Pattison Conyers buried in Hampton Family Cemetery in Cascade, Virginia
about one mile from Rockingham County line. NSDAR 261013, 206673, 280949, 186084,519302
Marriage 1 Sara Pattison CONYERS b: Abt 1728 in Stafford Co., VA
Married: 1 Jan 1748/49 in Stafford Co., VA 1
Children
Preston HAMPTON b: 1750 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Henry HAMPTON b: 1752 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
James HAMPTON b: 1755 in VA
Margaret HAMPTON b: 1759
Nancy HAMPTON b: 1760
John Anthony HAMPTON b: 1764 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Marriage 2 Rebecca Sarah VERNON b: Abt 1728 in Cub Creek, Lunenburg Co., VA
Married: 1785 in Stokes Co., NC
Thomas married Sarah Pattison CONYERS.
They had the following children:
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i.
Henry (son of Thomas) HAMPTON was born 1752 and died 1832.
+
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ii. Preston HAMPTON was born 1750 and died 10 Jul 1832.
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iii. James HAMPTON was born 1755 and died 1831.
33 F
iv.
Margaret HAMPTON was born 1759.
Margaret married James COLQUITT.
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v.
Nancy HAMPTON.
Marriage 1 George, Jr. YOUNG
Married: 7 Dec 1785 in Pittsylvania Co., VA 1
Children
Sarah Hampton YOUNG b: 1786
Thomas Hampton YOUNG b: 1787
Susan Wade YOUNG b: 1789
Sanford Wade YOUNG b: 1791
Nancy YOUNG b: 25 Apr 1794
George Hampton YOUNG b: 28 Dec 1799
1 Nancy HAMPTON b: 1760
+ George, Jr. YOUNG
2 Sarah Hampton YOUNG b: 1786 d: 1847
+ James Barnett LEE
2 Thomas Hampton YOUNG b: 1787 d: 1857
2 Susan Wade YOUNG b: 1789
+ John ARNOLD
2 Sanford Wade YOUNG b: 1791
+ wife of Sanford Wade Young BROOKS
+ Nancy MCELROY
2 Nancy YOUNG b: 25 Apr 1794 d: 24 Sep 1833
+ John RUPERT
3 James Colquit RUPERT b: 15 Jul 1811
+ Caroline Virginia JONES
3 Eliza Taliaferro RUPERT b: 9 Aug 1813
+ James Madison BAIRD b: 26 Jun 1809 d: 21 Mar 1878
4 James Madison BAIRD b: 1852
3 Catherine Ann RUPERT b: 4 Jan 1815
+ James GILLESPIE
3 George Philip RUPERT b: 30 Sep 1821
3 John William RUPERT b: 20 Apr 1823
3 John Henry RUPERT b: 20 Apr 1823
3 Benjamin Franklin RUPERT b: 15 Jan 1826
3 Victoria Ann Baldwin RUPERT b: 26 Oct 1827
+ John Johnston STOCKARD
3 Thomas Golding RUPERT b: 31 Aug 1829
3 Leonard RUPERT b: 8 Jan 1832
2 George Hampton YOUNG b: 28 Dec 1799 d: 6 Nov 1881
+ Lucy Woodson WATKINS
--------------------------Nancy married George (Jr.) YOUNG.
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vi.
John Anthony HAMPTON was born 1764.
Birth: 1764 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA 1
Death: 3 Jul 1850 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA 1
Burial: Unknown Hampton Family Cemetery, Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania CO, VA
1
[robin taylors margaret wade_john hampton 1..ged]
Buried in the Hampton Family Cemetery at Cascade, VA, about one mile from
Rockingham County line. To reach cemetery, take NC 770 to Oak Hill Road in VA.
Turn left on VA 621 to town of Cascade. Turn left on VA 855 and again left on
Floyd Smith Road. Follow this road to its end, which is at former Hampton
Plantation. Cemetery is located in trees behind the two houses on this property. It is
marked with a red sign which reads Hampton Cemetery. Most of the graves are not
marked by legible stones due to the growth of tress and undergrowth. A descendant,
Russell Hampton, currently living in Blue Point, LI, NY, maintains a trailer on the
property. A new road into the property may be built soon. The house no longer
exists, but there is debris marking the former location.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Sarah JENKINS b: 20 Aug 1781 in William and Mary Parish,
Charles Co., Maryland
Married: 22 Apr 1801 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA 1
Event: Marriage bond Unknown 22 Apr 1801 in Married by Rev. Thomas Sparks 1
Philip Jenkins gave consent on marriage bond. Thomas Beck was surety.
Date in NSDAR papers is 3-3-1801.
1 John Anthony HAMPTON b: 1764 d: 3 Jul 1850
+ Elizabeth Sarah JENKINS b: 20 Aug 1781 d: 7 Jul 1865
2 Sarah Conyers HAMPTON b: 30 Mar 1802 d: 1 Oct 1810
2 Samuel Henry HAMPTON b: 23 Jan 1804 d: 22 Oct 1836
+ Jane M. GODLEY b: 6 Mar 1805 d: 8 Jan 1870
3 Williamson George HAMPTON b: 26 Aug 1831 d: 9 Oct 1895
+ Anna Elizabeth CARNEFIX b: 3 May 1842 d: 5 Jul 1887
4 Jennie HAMPTON b: 27 Aug 1866 d: 4 Sep 1872
4 Grace HAMPTON b: 10 Oct 1875 d: Feb 1967
+ John WHITEHEAD b: Oct 1876
5 George W. WHITEHEAD b: Jun 1900
5 John Durana WHITEHEAD b: 1906
5 Irene A. WHITEHEAD b: Private
5 Evelyn I. WHITEHEAD b: Private
4 Infant HAMPTON b: 10 Sep 1876 d: 10 Sep 1876
4 Lillian May HAMPTON b: 1879 d: Aft 1965
+ Fred Lester HAIGHT b: 4 May 1877 d: 14 Feb 1965
4 Belle HAMPTON b: 7 Oct 1880 d: Feb 1971
4 Mollie HAMPTON b: 6 Oct 1881 d: 18 Feb 1932
+ Ira W. HAIGHT b: 25 Mar 1879 d: 12 Feb 1959
4 Samuel Madison HAMPTON b: 5 Jul 1887 d: 21 Mar 1957
+ Lukie Elizabeth GENTRY b: 1886
5 Virginia Lucille HAMPTON b: 25 Oct 1914 d: 17 May 1992
5 Living HAMPTON b: Private
3 Julia Ann HAMPTON b: 3 Dec 1833 d: 27 Sep 1918
+ William WHITE b: 3 Dec 1831 d: 27 Feb 1897
4 Mary J. WHITE b: Oct 1860 d: 29 Dec 1935
4 William S. WHITE b: Feb 1863
+ Lily M b: Feb 1865
5 Harry W. WHITE b: Mar 1893
5 Ernest WHITE b: Sep 1895
4 Richard WHITE b: 1865 d: 1937
+ Madeline UNKNOWN b: 1864 d: 1934
5 Annie L. WHITE b: 1891
5 Nellie M. WHITE b: 1902
3 Mary Eliza HAMPTON b: 1836 d: 1 Apr 1881
+ Richard GOTT
+ Julia Ann MILLNER b: 4 Jun 1806 d: 30 Nov 1829
3 John Adams HAMPTON b: 11 Jul 1827 d: 18 Dec 1910
+ Narcissa Jane LEWIS b: 5 Apr 1827 d: 28 Jan 1899
4 Alice HAMPTON b: 5 Aug 1860 d: 3 Apr 1884
+ George Reynolds MILLNER
5 Blanche MILLNER b: 3 Apr 1884 d: 3 Apr 1884
4 Kate HAMPTON b: 25 Mar 1862
+ Thomas Lee MILLNER b: 19 Mar 1855
4 Blanche HAMPTON b: 18 Jun 1863 d: 4 Jan 1873
4 Lula HAMPTON b: 17 Apr 1864 d: 27 Mar 1888
4 Lewis N. HAMPTON b: 3 Aug 1865 d: 3 Aug 1865
4 Second Madison Jenkins HAMPTON b: 14 Feb 1871
+ Bettie Sue MARTIN b: 1875 d: 31 Dec 1902
5 Narcissa Gwendolyn HAMPTON b: 15 Nov 1899
5 Mary Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 25 Dec 1902 d: 18 Jun 1903
+ Elizabeth Pennick ROBERTSON b: 3 Dec 1880
5 Sarah Katherine HAMPTON b: Private
5 Lula Francis HAMPTON b: Private
5 Lewis Robertson HAMPTON b: Private
5 Samuel Madison HAMPTON b: Private
3 Madison Jenkins HAMPTON b: 20 Mar 1829 d: 14 Mar 1862
+ Theresa JONES b: 4 Nov 1839 d: 13 Sep 1923
4 Samuel Lake HAMPTON b: 12 Nov 1858 d: 5 Mar 1889
4 Maybud Julia HAMPTON b: 13 May 1862 d: 5 Jan 1932
+ Thomas Ruffin PRATT b: 29 May 1856 d: 3 May 1931
5 Anne Pearl PRATT b: 8 Jan 1886 d: 16 Sep 1968
5 Thomas Ruffin PRATT b: 15 Jan 1890 d: Aft 1970
5 Madison (Hamp) Hampton PRATT b: 21 Dec 1891 d: 19 May 1961
5 Agnes Theresa PRATT b: 15 Jan 1898 d: Sep 1981
+ Susan Caroline HARRIS b: 28 Jun 1829 d: 21 Jun 1856
4 James Harris HAMPTON b: 4 Oct 1849 d: 21 Nov 1918
+ Rebecca KLYCE b: 8 Aug 1850 d: 4 Aug 1896
5 Wade Klyce HAMPTON
5 Klyce HAMPTON
5 Lena HAMPTON
5 Madison Jenkins HAMPTON
5 Pansy HAMPTON
5 Theresa HAMPTON b: 1870
5 William (Will) Walter HAMPTON b: 29 Mar 1873 d: 27 Oct 1957
5 Hortense HAMPTON b: Abt 1880
+ Arabella MARTIN
5 James Harris, Jr. HAMPTON b: Abt 1900
4 William HAMPTON b: Abt 1856 d: Bef 1900
5 Unknown HAMPTON
2 Thomas Hungerford HAMPTON b: 14 Dec 1805 d: 20 Dec 1836
+ Nancy GODLEY b: Abt 1810 d: Aft 1880
3 Rockhill Thomas HAMPTON b: 1833 d: Aft 1870
+ Elizabeth UNKNOWN
4 Mary S. HAMPTON b: 1855
4 Martha HAMPTON b: 1856
4 Louisa HAMPTON b: 1860
4 William HAMPTON b: 1862
4 Nancy HAMPTON b: 1865
4 Heneretta HAMPTON b: 1868
4 Laura HAMPTON b: 1870
2 Mary Ann Eliza HAMPTON b: 18 Jul 1809 d: 19 Jan 1886
+ John Pryor PRICE b: 19 Feb 1806 d: 10 Mar 1881
3 Mary Elizabeth PRICE b: 18 Jan 1832 d: 12 Nov 1913
+ Woodson BASSETT b: 25 Jul 1820 d: 22 Dec 1917
4 Everett P. BASSETT b: 23 Jun 1859 d: 27 Sep 1862
4 Anna Eliza BASSETT b: 11 May 1861 d: 9 Jun 1944
+ James Monroe HOPPER b: 1861 d: 1943
5 James Woodson HOPPER b: 1888 d: 1965
5 Mary HOPPER b: 1895 d: 1958
4 Martha Celestia BASSETT b: 17 Nov 1863 d: 13 Oct 1948
4 William Woodson BASSETT b: 9 Mar 1866 d: 22 Apr 1944
4 Walter Jenkins BASSETT b: 18 Jun 1868 d: 19 Dec 1930
4 Mary Jessamine BASSETT b: 7 Dec 1870 d: 8 May 1956
4 Eudora BASSETT b: 24 Jun 1873 d: 19 Jan 1874
4 Ada Elizabeth BASSETT b: 26 Nov 1876 d: 22 Apr 1954
3 John Hampton PRICE b: 23 Jan 1834 d: 29 Jul 1923
+ Mary Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 30 Sep 1846 d: 15 Feb 1893
4 Annie B. PRICE b: 1870
4 Nannie Adeline PRICE b: 18 Jan 1870
4 Jennie Eliza PRICE b: 1872
4 George Lewis PRICE b: 1874
4 Sallie Jenkins PRICE b: 1876
4 Robert PRICE b: 1878
4 Charlie PRICE b: 1880
4 Bruce PRICE b: 1882
4 Lula Hampton PRICE b: 1884
3 Nancy PRICE b: 27 Mar 1836
3 Thomas Allen PRICE b: 1839 d: Jul 1862
3 Hannah PRICE b: 1840 d: 1860
3 Sallie Matilda PRICE b: 18 Jan 1845
3 Robert Preston PRICE b: 14 Sep 1847
+ Unknown DALTON
4 Anna Eliza PRICE
4 Lula PRICE
4 Robert PRICE
4 John PRICE
4 Preston PRICE
4 Charles PRICE
4 Ada PRICE
4 Elizabeth PRICE
3 James Madison PRICE b: 24 Jun 1851 d: 6 Dec 1921
+ Mary Lyle FIELD b: 6 Feb 1853 d: 25 Dec 1944
4 Edgar Field PRICE b: 30 Jun 1872 d: 15 Apr 1935
4 Mary Eleanor PRICE b: 27 Dec 1874
4 Margaret Moir PRICE b: 16 Mar 1877
4 Mattie Matilda PRICE b: 22 Mar 1879 d: 22 Mar 1879
4 William Pryor PRICE b: 5 Aug 1881
+ Hulda Emma REDDING
5 William Pryor PRICE b: Private
5 Living PRICE b: Private
5 Living PRICE b: Private
5 Living PRICE b: Private
5 Mary PRICE b: 1916 d: 1919
5 Living PRICE b: Private
5 Living PRICE b: Private
4 John Moir PRICE b: 31 Dec 1886
4 James Bruce PRICE b: 22 Jul 1888
2 Susan Jane Catherine HAMPTON b: 4 Feb 1812 d: 18 Nov 1812
2 Emoree HAMPTON b: 31 Aug 1813 d: 1869
+ Emily CAHALL b: 1831 d: 5 Jul 1864
2 Wade HAMPTON b: 29 Jul 1816 d: Aft 1880
+ Sarah UNKNOWN d: Bef 1880
3 Boston HAMPTON
3 Lyles HAMPTON
3 Martha HAMPTON
3 Robert HAMPTON
3 Sallie A. HAMPTON b: 1855 d: 1955
+ George HAMPTON b: 1859 d: 1930
4 Wiliam G. HAMPTON b: 1879
4 Annie Lue HAMPTON b: 1880
4 King Solomon HAMPTON b: 1883 d: 1953
+ UNKNOWN RACHEL b: 1890 d: 1962
4 Peggy HAMPTON b: Abt 1884 d: Abt 1884
4 Paul HAMPTON b: Abt 1886 d: Abt 1886
4 Sallie Pearl HAMPTON b: 1889
4 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1891
4 Emma HAMPTON b: 1893
3 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1861
3 Wilmoth HAMPTON b: 1863
+ Thomas AIKENS
4 Martha Ann AIKENS
+ Lazarus BROADNAX b: 1867
5 Thomas Coleman BROADNAX
3 Emily A. HAMPTON b: 1865
2 John Anthony II HAMPTON b: 25 Mar 1822 d: 1 Nov 1865
+ Adeline LEWIS b: 1825 d: May 1900
3 Mary Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 30 Sep 1846 d: 15 Feb 1893
+ John Hampton PRICE b: 23 Jan 1834 d: 29 Jul 1923
4 Annie B. PRICE b: 1870
4 Nannie Adeline PRICE b: 18 Jan 1870
4 Jennie Eliza PRICE b: 1872
4 George Lewis PRICE b: 1874
4 Sallie Jenkins PRICE b: 1876
4 Robert PRICE b: 1878
4 Charlie PRICE b: 1880
4 Bruce PRICE b: 1882
4 Lula Hampton PRICE b: 1884
3 Victor Napoleon HAMPTON b: 11 Mar 1848 d: 1931
+ Nora EVANS b: 1861
4 Hattie Lee HAMPTON b: 12 Apr 1878 d: 25 Sep 1974
+ H. L. HUNT
5 Russell Ann HUNT b: Private
5 Paul HUNT b: 22 May 1903 d: 1989
5 Hampton Lewis HUNT b: Private
5 Victor William HUNT b: Infant
4 Berta HAMPTON b: 1880 d: 1969
5 Russell Lee HAMPTON b: 13 Oct 1905 d: 28 May 1974
4 Daisy J HAMPTON b: 1883 d: 1885
4 Charles Napoleon HAMPTON b: 1885 d: 21 Mar 1954
+ Ona UNKNOWN
5 Charles HAMPTON b: Private
5 Clyde HAMPTON b: Private
5 Catherine HAMPTON b: Private
5 Virginia HAMPTON b: Private
5 Living HAMPTON b: Private
4 Jetta Alice HAMPTON b: 1890 d: 21 Dec 1958
+ Joseph DIX
+ Robert LEE
5 Annie Lee LEE d: 7 Mar 1969
+ Gene ARTINGER
4 Addie L. HAMPTON b: 1897 d: 1899
4 Ada Violet HAMPTON b: 18 Dec 1900 d: 1983
5 Living HAMPTON b: Private
5 Living HAMPTON b: Private
3 Jane Eliza HAMPTON b: 24 Feb 1850
+ Thomas J. ARTHUR
3 Martha Ruth HAMPTON b: 14 Jul 1852
+ John MOREFIELD
3 Agnes Lewis HAMPTON b: 29 Jan 1854
+ Samuel MOTLEY
3 John William HAMPTON b: 11 Sep 1855 d: Abt 1912
John married Elizabeth Sarah JENKINS.
Third Generation
14. Margaret HAMPTON (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born Apr 1742 in Prince William Co., VA. She died about
1800.
Margaret married Gray BYNUM. Gray was born 1740.
They had the following children:
36 M
i.
John BYNUM was born about 1767.
Was taken hostage by Indians during the massacre of his grandparents, uncle and
baby cousin, July 1, 1776.
Dr. Jos. Johnson’s “Traditions and Reminiscences of the Revolution," stated:
"After the war, the captured boy, John Bynum, escaped from the Indians and came
back and lived and died in Greenville District. He stated that a few of the Indians
approached the house in a peaceful guise and when Preston went out to meet them,
he was shot from under cover; the party then scalped him and attacked the family."
37 M
ii. William BYNUM.
38 F
iii. Mary BYNUM was born 1776.
Marriage 1 John CARMICHAEL
Children
Elizabeth CARMICHAEL b: 12 OCT 1795
Margaret CARMICHAEL
Abner CARMICHAEL b: 16 SEP 1798
Joseph CARMICHAEL
Marriage 2 GARDNER
Children
Verlinda GARDNER
Gray Bynum GARDNER
39 F
iv.
Dicey BYNUM.
40 F
v.
Martha BYNUM.
41 M
vi.
Benjamin BYNUM.
42 F
vii.
Amelia BYNUM.
43 F
viii.
Sarah BYNUM.
44 F
ix.
Ann BYNUM.
45 M
x.
Gray BYNUM.
46 M
xi.
Hampton BYNUM.
47 F
xii.
Elizabeth BYNUM.
17. Capt. Edward HAMPTON (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born 9 Apr 1746 in Fairfax Co., VA. He died Oct 1780 in
Fair Forest Creek, South Carolina.
Colonel: "Revolutionary War"
Note: He was killed in the battle of Earle's Ford durring a raid by Cunningham's band of Tories, after
returning from a visit to his father-in-law. While at Baylis Earle's house at breakfast, some Tories surrounded
the house. Edward drew his pistol and was mortally wounded.
BIOGRAPHY: In Spartanburg, SC, he stopped at the home of John Blassingame for a meal. The Torry leader
"Bloody Bill" Cunningham learned of his presence, surrounded the house, and entered and shot him.
THE MASSACRE OF THE HAMPTONS compiled from Dr. Jos. Johnson’s “Traditions and Reminiscences
of the Revolution”, quoted in the Atlanta Constitution” on 23 September and from records furnished by Miss
Kate Boardman of Greensboro, AL and shown on Fredreica Atkins Speyer Family TreeMaker Home Page,
email: speyer@bellsouth.net
Anthony Hampton, the father of Colonel Wade Hampton, was among the first emigrants from Virginia to the
upper part of South Carolina. He settled with his family on Tiger River, in Spartanburg District. At the
Commencement of the Revolution, it was of the utmost importance to the frontier inhabitants that the
Cherokee Indians be conciliated and kept in peace. To effect this object, EDWARD, HENRY and RICHARD
Hampton, the sons of Anthony, were sent by their neighbors to invite the Nation to a "talk" at any convenient
town they might proppose; but the British emissaries had been before them and their mission came to
nothing. In July 1776, the Indians and Tories attacked the settlement of the patriots and after destroying a
number of families, they burned the house of Anthony Hampton, killed him, his wife, his son Preston, his
infant grandson and carried off a boy named John Bynum in the employ of the Hamptons. (Note: John
Bynum was a grandson, as well.)
Marriage 1 Unknown DAWKINS b: 1754 in South Carolina
Children
Mary Ellen HAMPTON b: 1777 in South Carolina
Marriage 2 Sallie EARLE b: 4 Jan 1759 in Frederick County, Virginia
Children
Anna/Nancy HAMPTON b: 1779 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1780 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Edward married (1) (unknown) DAWKINS.
They had the following children:
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i.
Mary Ellen HAMPTON was born 1777.
Mary married John COOKE.
Edward also married (2) Sarah EARLE.
They had the following children:
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ii. Noah HAMPTON.
50 F
iii. Nancy HAMPTON.
51 F
iv.
Elizabeth HAMPTON.
18. Col. Henry HAMPTON of Mississippi (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born about 1750 in Hailfax County, Virginia.
He died 31 Jul 1832 in Cherry Field Plantation, Feliciana Parish, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
RESIDENCE: Halifax Co.NC; Greenville Co. Fairfield Co. SC; GA; MS
Revolutionary War Service: 6th South Carolina Regt. Continental Line 1778-80, Col of his own Regt. of
Dragoons 1781, Col. of state troops( Sumpter's Brigade)1781-82,
Military Service: Captain: "Revolutionary War" (USA)
Note: He and his brother, Edward were commissioners to the Indians in 1775 to attempt to secure a treaty of
peace with them. They returned from this errand to find their parents had fallen victim from the wrath of the
savages.
Dr. Jos. Johnson’s “Traditions and Reminiscences of the Revolution”
"Edward, Henry, Wade, Richard and John, the other sons of Anthony Hampton, and James Harrison, his sonin-law, were all officers in the army and absent at the time of the Massacre. They thus escaped to avenge the
deed in the bitter and savage fighting that followed between the Tories, Indians and British and the Patriots
under Sumter and Marion."
Obituary in the Woodville, Miss. "Republican" and the "Columbia Telescope" - praised him as a
Revolutionary War hero, for his public service, and for his virture as a father and husband. "Few men
possessed a greater share of public and private worth..."
Note: Trader, planter, With South Carolina militia in Cherokee War, 1776; offiecer, 6th S.C. Regt. Cont.
Line, 1778-80; col. of own regt. of dragoons, 1781; col. State Troops, Sumter's Brigade, 1781-82. Rep. Up
Country S.C. House, 1776-78; Savannah & Edisto, 1779-80; East of Wateree, 1783-84; Broad & Catawba,
1785-86, Sheriff Camden Dist.,1783-85; justice, Fairfield Co., 1785. Moved to Ga. Justice, Liberty Co., Ga.,
1786; justice, Richmond Co., Ga., 1790. Rep. Columbia Co.,in Ga. Senate, 1792-95. Moved to Wilkinson
Co. Miss. 1805; est. Sligoand Cherry Field plantations near Woodville, Miss. Est. plantation in Feliciana
Parish, La. 1816. Died and buried at Cherry Field 1826. Listed in "Directory of the South Carolina House of
Representatives", Vol. 3.
Henry married Susannah ANDREW on 1774 in South Carolina.
-----------------------------------------------1 Henry HAMPTON b: 1750 d: 31 JUL 1826
+ Susannah ANDREW d: AFT 1826
2 Susan HAMPTON d: 1863
+ Jeter DAVIS
2 Ann HAMPTON
+ John HUGHES
+ TERRELL
2 John Preston HAMPTON b: 1783 d: FEB 1829
+ Ann HERBERT d: AFT 1829
3 Henry R. HAMPTON
+ Lucy FUQUA
3 Thomas H. HAMPTON b: 1822 d: AFT 1873
+ Fannie HERBERT
4 Herbert HAMPTON b: 1847
4 Frank HAMPTON b: 1849
4 Leila HAMPTON
3 Susan HAMPTON
3 Ann HAMPTON
2 Benjamin Franklin HAMPTON b: 1785 d: 1817
----------------------------------------------They had the following children:
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i.
Susannah HAMPTON was born 1775 in Up-Country, South Carolina.
53 F
ii. Ann B HAMPTON was born 1778 in Up-Country, South Carolina.
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iii. John Preston HAMPTON was born 1783 in Fairfield Co., South Carolina.
John married Susan HERBERT.
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iv.
Benjamin Franklin HAMPTON was born 1785 in Fairfield Co., South Carolina.
19. Maj. General Wade HAMPTON (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born 3 May 1754 in Halifax County, VA?. He died1
4 Feb 1835 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina and was buried in Columbia, SC - Trinity Episcopal
Church.
Lt. & Paymaster of 1st Regiment in 1776
Capt. in 1977.
1778 Paymaster of 6th Regiment
1781 Col. of Militia. Commanding a Brigade under Gen. Sumpter.
Stayed in the service and made a Maj. Gen. in 1813
"Wade Hampton" by Walter Brian Cisco; page 5-6: "Wade - the first Wade Hampton - was probably born on
May 3, 1754. It is less certain whether he was a native of Virginia or North Carolina, his family being on the
move around the time of his birth. One tradition assumed that he received "a thorough education," but more
likely he was exposed only to the rudimentary schooling common on the frontier. Hampton was unusually
intelligent, shrewd, and would become widely read. "He seems to have availed himself of every opporunity
to acquire knowledge," wrote one who knew him later, "and is able to converse with ease and spirit on most
subject......"
"Wade Hampton was an extraordinarily ambitious young man. In 1777 after the Indian campaign, he and
brother Richard operated a small business trading with the South Carolina backcountry. Based first in
Charles Town, after a few years the young merchants moved to Granby, near the center of the state, in an
area called the Congarees, in Saxe Gotha Township. They must have been well thought of by their
neighbors for both brothers were elected to South Carolina's Third General Assembly in 1779."
In 1781 Wade Hampton raised a regiment of South Carolina state troops. By April of that "year he was a
colonel commanding a force of dragoons, surpris[ing] the enemy at Friday's Ferry on the Congaree River,
winning a small victory." At the battle of Eutaw Springs, Hampton took over for a wounded Col. Wm.
Henderson. The Redcoats held, but the British never again ventured from Charlestown."
"Hampton was accumulating wealth in the form of land and slaves at a rate that probably amazed even him.
He retained a variety of business interests, but after he married Martha, agriculture became his primary
pursuit. Eventually, he would possess over 12,000 acres in Richland - pine and hardwood forests, useless
swamp, and fertile farmland..............With his profits Hampton bred race horses and speculated in land."
Hampton was also involved as a stockholder in the notorious Yazoo Land Company.
After Harriet's death and his marriage to Mary, Hampton went on "to purchase and develop sugar plantations
in Louisiana and Mississippi. Houmas in Ascension Parish, LA - with 148,000 acres and nearly 12 miles of
frontage on the Mississippi River - became the greatest of all the Hampton holdings. In an era when
possession of perhaps fifty slaves would qualify a Southerner for admission to the planter elite, the first Wade
Hampton came to own upwards of 1,000. His Louisiana plantations alone were said to provide a return of
$100,000 per year - at a time when an annual salary of $2,000 might be considered a confortable middle-class
income. It is difficult to disagree with contemporary characterizations of Hampton as "the richest planter in
the South."
"Justly or not, Hampton was cirticized by some for mistreating his work force. A traveler named James
Stuart claimed to have talked to former Hampton overseers who quit rather than 'assist in the cruel
punishment inflicted upon his slaves.' According to Stuart, Hampton 'stints them in food, overworks them,
and keeps them almost naked."
"Wade Hampton won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in February 1795 after a special
election......Defeated for reelection in 1796, Hampton was elected to the Eighth Congress in 1802, only to
lose again two years later."
"Although a Republican, Hampton's public policy decisions usually turned on pragmatism rather than
ideology." He was a large supporter of the newly chartered South Carolina College. He described himself
as a "loose Christian," although he supported Trinity Episcopal Church.
At the age of 54, in 1808, he reentered the military, at the rank of Colonel. In May 1809 he was promoted to
brigadier general, hoping he would be sent to the Canadian front. Once there, however, he failed to attack the
British, believing the American forces were outnumbered, which they weren't.
Hampton died on February 4, 1835. "His estate, valued at a then astronomical $1,641,065, was divided
equally among his wife, Mary, and children Caroline, Susan, and Wade Jr."
------------------------------------------------Wade Hampton I was the wealthiest man of America in the revolutionary era and Wade Hampton III was the
wealthiest man of America prior to the Civil War (but declared bankruptcy afterwards). The family was full
of generals, Governors, Senators and such, but also highly educated, farsighted and intelligent.
Wade Hampton I, was an officer in the Revolutionary War and a general in the war of 1812. He was also a
delegate to the South Carolina Convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution. He was also a planter, a slaver
owner, and was once considered the richest man in the United States. He is buried in the graveyard at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC.
Wade distinguished himself during the Revolutionary War at the battle of Eutaw Springs in 1781, and rose to
the rank of Colonel. After the war Wade became a successful cotton farmer, yet again left the sedentary life
to take up arms in the War of 1812. He was promoted to Major General, but later resigned after a bitter
dispute with General James Wilkinson at the Battle of Montreal. By his death in 1835, Wade had expanded
his farming empire to cotton and sugar cane plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana, with a labor force of
3,000 slaves, and was known as the richest plantation owner in the United States.
------------------------------------------“Historical Collections, Joseph Habersham Chapter of the DAR”. (page 657-658) …
Excerpts from the diary of GEORGE WASHINGTON on his trip to AUGUSTA, 1783.
“Wednesday, 19th. – Breakfasted at Treicher’s, fifteen miles from Waynesboro. (Note-This habit of leaving
his lodging place before breakfast and riding 15 or 20 miles to it, seems to have been his favorite plan, as in
all his tours he did it. Why, he never explains.) And within four miles of Augusta met the governor
(Telfair), Judge Walton (George Walton), the attorney general, and most of the principal gentlemen of the
place, by whom I was escorted into the town and received under a discharge of artillery. The distance I cam
today was about 32 miles. Dined with a large company of the governor’s and drank tea there with many
well-dressed ladies.
“Thursday, 19th. – Received and answered an address from the citizen of Augusta; dined with a large
company of them at their court house, and went to an assembly in the evening at the academy, at which there
were between sixty and seventy well-dressed ladies.
“Friday, 20th – Viewed the ruins, or rather small remains of the works which had been erected by the British
during the war and taken by the Americans; also the falls, which are about two miles above the town, and the
town itself.
“These falls, as they are called, are nothing more than rapids. They are passable in their present state b boats
with skillful hands, but may at the very small expense be improved by removing a few rocks only. Above
them there is good boat navigation for many miles by which the produce may be, and in some measure is,
transported. At this place, i.e. the falls, the good lands begin, and increase in quality to the westward and
northward.”
“The town of Augusta is well laid out with wide and spacious streets. It stands on a large area of a perfect
plain, but is not yet thickly built, though surprisingly so for the time, for in 1783 there were not more than
half a dozen dwelling houses. It bids fair to be a large town, being at the head of the present navigation and
a fine country back of it for support, which is settling very fast by tobacco planters. The culture of this article
is increasing very fast and bids fair to be the principal export from the state, from this part of it, and will
certainly be so.
“Augusta, though it covers more ground than Savannah, does not contain as many inhabitants, the latter
having by the last census between 1,400 and 1,500 whites and about 800 blacks.
“Dined at the private dinner with Governor Telfair today, and gave him dispatches for the Spanish governor
at East Florida, respecting the countenance given by that government to the fugitives slaves of the union,
which dispatches were to be forward to Mr. Seagrove, collector at St. Mary’s, who was requested to be the
bearer of them and instructed to make arrangements for the prevention of these evils, and if possible, for the
restoration of the property, especially of those slaves who had gone off since the orders of the Spanish court
to discountenance this practice recognizing them.
“Saturday, 21.- Left Augusta about six o’clock, and taking leave of the governor and principal gentlemen of
the place at the bridge over the Savannah river, where they had assembled for the purpose. I proceeded in
company with Colonels Hampton (Wade Hampton) and Taylor and Mr. Littlegrove, a committee from
Columbia, who had come on to meet me and conduct me to that place.”
HAMPTON-PRESTON HOUSE
This mansion was built in 1818 for Ainsley Hall and purchased by Wade Hampton I in 1823 for his wife,
Mary Cantey Hampton. Wade Hampton I was an experienced soldier from the Revolutionary War and a
general in the War of 1812. At the time of his death in 1835, he was considered the wealthiest man in the
United States The house was occupied by the Hampton family for 50 years. The Hampton's daughter,
Caroline Hampton Preston, and her husband, John S. Preston, a wealthy lawyer, planter, banker, and
politician, traveled frequently between the mansion and other family plantations in Louisiana and various
European cities. Other Hamptons made their mark on South Carolina history. Wade Hampton II grew up at
Woodlands, the plantation on the Congaree River and lived at Millwood, another plantation outside of
Columbia, when he married. He was the wealthiest of all the Wade Hamptons. His son, Wade Hampton III
grew up at Millwood. Hampton III commanded the Confederate Calvary during the Civil War and later went
on to become Governor of South Carolina.
During the Civil War, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was seized and used as the Union Army headquarters
for General John A. Logan. It was spared for this purpose while three other Hampton family plantations were
burned. The home was sold outside the family in 1873 and was used as a College for Women until it was
later restored to its antebellum appearance. The home contains Hampton and Preston family furnishings and
memorabilia dating back to 1810.
Location: 1615 Blanding Street
----------------------------------------------------------Dear Reasearcher,
Do you think you are related to General Wade Hampton?
The first thing you should know is that there were four Wade Hamptons. The first Wade Hampton was an
officer in the Revolutionary war and a Major General in the War of 1812. Wade Hampton II was a 2nd
Lieutenant in the First Light Dragoons during the War of 1812. He was many things, but never a general.
However his son, Wade Hampton III, did reach that rank during the Civil War, which from his perspective
was "The War of Northern Aggression." His son, Wade Hampton IV, was a Major in the Confederacy. So
which one is your ancestor?
It's best for family historians to work backwards in time, so allow me to start with the children of Wade
Hampton III and his first wife Margaret Preston: Wade Hampton IV had no children - so he can't be your
ancestor; Thomas Preston Hampton never married; Sarah Buchanan Hampton married John C. HASKELL;
John Preston Hampton died in infancy; and Harriet Flud Hampton died while still a child. Wade III then
married Mary Singleton McDUFFIE. Their children were: George McDuffie Hampton who married
Heloise URQUHART; Mary Singleton Hampton married Randolph Tucker, but had no children; Alfred
Hampton married Frances HERNSEN; and Catherine Fisher Hampton who died in infancy.
So that leaves only three families to choose from. Do you descend from Sarah (Sally) Hampton and John
HASKELL, George McDuffie Hampton and Heloise URQUHART or Alfred Hampton and Frances
HERNSEN?
Or if Wade III isn't your ancestor, perhaps you descend from Col. Wade Hampton II and his wife Ann
FITZSIMMONS? Their first child was Wade III, but they had seven more children: Christopher Hampton
who married Mary Elizabeth McCORD; Harriet Flud Hampton; Catharine Pritchard Hampton; Ann M.
Hampton; Caroline Louisa Hampton; Col. Frank Hampton married Sarah Strong BAXTER; and Mary Fisher
Hampton.
None of the girls ever married, nor did Annie, the only daughter of Christopher Hampton and Mary McCord.
That only leaves Frank HAMPTON and "Sally" BAXTER. You can read more about her in the book, A
Divided Heart, Letters of Sally Baxter Hampton 1853 - 1862, edited by Ann Fripp Hampton.
One more Wade to go. There were no children from his first marriage to Mrs. Martha Epps (Goodwyn)
Howell. The children of the original Wade Hampton and his second wife Harriet FLUD (now you know
where that name came from) were Wade II (already discussed) and Francis Hampton who never married.
After the death of Harriet, Wade married Mary CANTEY. Their children were: Harriet Hampton (never
married); Louisa Wade Hampton (never married); Caroline Martha Hampton married John PRESTON; Mary
Sumter Hampton married Thomson T. Player (she and her only infant died during childbirth); Alfred
Hampton died very young; and Susan Frances Hampton married John MANNING.
So now all you have to do is the research to learn which of the families is actually yours. There were many
young men named after one Wade Hampton or another, simply because they were civic and military leaders - good men who inspired others. Even if you learn that you do not descend from one of the Generals, there
are other many other branches of the HAMPTON family dating back almost a thousand years. In fact there
are so many branches, that we are still trying to figure out where they all came from -- and where they went.
Care to join us?
Rel@ively,
Patrice
Hampton-L, Listowner
"The name and fame of Hampton will endure as long as loyalty and courage are respected by the human
race."
~John Esten Cooke
Wade married (1) Martha Epps Goodwin HOWELL.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco
"Sometime shortly before the end of hostilities (with the British), Hampton married the widow Martha Eppes
HOWELL; she was about thirty years old and the mother of a young son. She lived in Richland District, not
far from Granby, and had interhited from her parents some 2,500 acres and two homes called Mill Place and
Greenfield. Just after their first wedding anniversary, Martha died. No children had been born to them."
Wade also married (2) Harriett FLUD. Harriett was born 1768. She died 31 Oct 1794 in South Carolina.
The children of the original Wade Hampton and his second wife Harriet FLUD were Wade II, and Francis
Hampton who never married.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton":
"In 1786 the widower (Wade Hampton I) married eighteen year old Harriet FLUD, daughter of a wealthy
planter from Santee. Hampton built for his young bride a fine and well-furnished home on property he had
inherited from Martha and called in Woodlands. Off Bluff Road, east of the Congaree River, they lived in
near isolation. Wade Hampton relished this kind of independence and self-sufficiency. "Four miles,"
according to Hampton, "is close enough for a neighbor."
"In middle age, after four years of marriage to Harriet, Hampton finally became a father. Wade Junior was
born on April 21, 1791. A little more than two years later a second son, Francis (called Frank), was born.
But on October 31, 1794, Harriet died, the victim of what the Charleston 'City Gazette' called "a short but
painful illness." She was only 26."
They had the following children:
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i.
Col. Wade II HAMPTON was born 21 Apr 1791 in SC. He died 10 Feb 1858 in Louisiana
and was buried in Columbia, SC - Trinity Episcopal Church.
Wade Hampton II, was a 2nd Lt. in the War of 1812 and later served Andrew
Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. He was an exceptional horseman. You can
read more about his ride from New Orleans to Columbia in "The Venturers" by
Virginia Meynard.
Wade Hampton II (1791-1858), also served in the War of 1812 under Andrew
Jackson. Jackson chose Hampton to carry the message to Washington of the victory
at the battle of New Orleans. However, Wade II was perhaps best remembered for
his domestic activities. He continued to successfully manage the family plantations,
and excelled in social and political life. It was said that Hampton's personal library
was one of the most extensive private collections in the country. At "Millwood," his
plantation in Columbia, South Carolina Hampton bred fine horses and was called
"The Great Warwick of South Carolina."
--------------------------------------Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco:
"Young Wade served as a second lieutenant in the First Regiment of Light
Dragoons, but doffed his uniform when the general (his father) resigned. Looking
after his father's Louisiana plantations, Wade found himself in New Orleans in
December 1814," ....."where Gen. Andrew Jackson invited Hampton to join his staff.
The next day the ragtag American force, outnumbered 2 to 1, routed the attacking
Redcoats, neither side aware that a peace treat had been signed in Ghent, Belgium,
two weeks before. In his report Jackson thanked the 23 year old Hampton. In one
story often told by the family, Hampton galloped to Washington in ten and a half
days with news of the victory."
"The second Wade Hampton had served his father long and well, sharing in the
management of the Hampton empire, spending much time at Houmas." After his
father's death, he continued to "manage his plantations and even invet in mines and
railroads".....however, "he seemed better suited to spending money than
accumulating it. Breeding and racing horses became his passion."
...."back home at Millwood", the Hamptons redefined hospitality. "The orginal
structure was renovated in 1838 and expanded with the addition of wings. Six
massive columns gave Millwood the Greek Revival appearance then in vogue."
DEATH OF WADE HAMPTON II. page 43: "One winter morning in 1858, the
second Wade Hampton, now almost 67 years old, entered the Millwood library and
spoke to his daughters. "Father is very unhappy," he said, "I dreamed last night I
had done a mean thing & God knows, I did not think, that even in a dream I would
do a mean thing.
"On the afternoon of February 9, while reading his Bible, he died. Wade had to
console his sisters as he himself grieved over the loss of his father. "You may be
assured that I shall do all in my power to comfort our dear Sisters," he wrote to
Mary Fisher Hampton. "Their wishes shall be my law, and my time shall be at their
disposal. I feel that I can not better prove my love for him we have lost than by
caring for those beloved daughters who were so dear to him."
General Wade Hampton's father remained a widower after his first wife died, unlike
the General.
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HAMPTON-PRESTON MANSION - This mansion was built in 1818 for Ainsley
Hall and purchased by Wade Hampton I in 1823 for his wife, Mary Cantey
Hampton. Wade Hampton I was an experienced soldier from the Revolutionary War
and a general in the War of 1812. At the time of his death in 1835, he was
considered the wealthiest man in the United States The house was occupied by the
Hampton family for 50 years. The Hampton's daughter, Caroline Hampton Preston,
and her husband, John S. Preston, a wealthy lawyer, planter, banker, and politician,
traveled frequently between the mansion and other family plantations in Louisiana
and various European cities. Other Hamptons made their mark on South Carolina
history. Wade Hampton II grew up at Woodlands, the plantation on the Congaree
River and lived at Millwood, another plantation outside of Columbia, when he
married. He was the wealthiest of all the Wade Hamptons. His son, Wade Hampton
III grew up at Millwood. Hampton III commanded the Confederate Calvary during
the Civil War and later went on to become Governor of South Carolina.
During the Civil War, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was seized and used as the
Union Army headquarters for General John A. Logan. It was spared for this purpose
while three other Hampton family plantations were burned. The home was sold
outside the family in 1873 and was used as a College for Women until it was later
restored to its antebellum appearance. The home contains Hampton and Preston
family furnishings and memorabilia dating back to 1810.
Location: 1615 Blanding Street
An item from the Columbia Chronicle, Dec. 003 newsletter of the Columbia
Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society.
"Thursday, Feb. 18, 1858, Central Georgian
"Died on the 10th inst., at one of his plantations in Louisiana, Col. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and son of the distinguished soldier of that
name of Revolutionary memory. His remains have been carried to Columbia, S.
C."
Wade married Ann FITZSIMONS, daughter of Christopher FITZSIMONS and
Catherine PRITCHARD, on 6 Mar 1817. Ann died 1833.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco:
"Before and after the War of 1812, young Wade traveled extensively, helping to
manage his father's far-flung empire. All was not business, however. It may have
been at Charleston's Washington Race Course that this most eligible of bachelors
first met Ann FITZSIMONS. Three years younger than Wade, Ann was one of ten
children born to Christopher Fitzsimons and Catharine Pritchard. The Irish-born
Fitzsimons parlayed an inheritance and earnings as a Charleston cotton factor into a
fortune in land and slaves. In 1807 he pursed a large house in the city that had been
built a century earlier by William Rhett, the swashbuckler who cleared the coast of
pirates.
Fitzsimons wrote to Wade's father, "He appears as steady as a man of forty years of
age and I think very free from the vices that our young men of his age are generally
addicted to."
"Wade Hampton and Ann Fitzsimons were married at the bride's home on March 6,
1817. As a wedding present Ann's father gave them a 730 acre plantation near
Augusta, GA, with 75 slaves. Not to be outdone, General Hampton presented the
couple with 3,000 acres in Richland District, South Carolina." He built for them a
two story home they called "Millwood."
Ann's trousseau was elaborate. Dresses were made of satin, velvet,and lace, and her
wide-brimmed hats were loaded with ribbons and feathers. She and Wade were
married at the FitzSimons home in one ofthe most elaborate weddings
Charlestonians had ever witnessed.
"On Saturday, March 28, 1818, at the Fitzsimons' home on Hassel Street in the
Charleston neighborhood knkown as Rhettsbury, Ann Hampton gave birth to a son.
Like his father and grandfather, he was christened Wade Hampton." Wade and Ann
would have a large family: "Christopher (Kit) was three years younger than Wade.
Harriet Flud was born in 1823;Catharine (Kate) Pritchard in 1824; Ann M. in 1826;
Caroline Louisa in 1828; Frank in 1829; and Mary Fisher in 1833. "
However, there were complications after the delivery of their eighth child, Mary
Fisher Hampton. "The 39 year old mother never recovered, dying a few weeks
later."
---------------------------------------------Email September 10, 2004 from Lois Waddington: Came across a journal entry I
had written a few years ago and thought some of you might be interested.
"Sunday was very eventful, beginning with services at Trinty Cathedral (Episcopal),
built between 1847 and 1861. It was founded in 1812. The interior is absolutely
beautiful, with stained glass windows and a marble altar. We were impressed by the
number of young families and the music program. Two of the six ordained staff are
women. I also liked the "blessing of the children" during the communion service.
The churchyard was equally fascinating. In the back of the church we found a map
of the graveyard drawn by G. McDuffie Hampton, C.E., 10/1/1901. From it we
located the plot of the Wade Hampton Family. I hadn't thought of this possibility!
We spent some time trying to figure who belonged to which Wade Hampton, for
each one had two or three wives. We finally gave up! We were particularly touched
by the words on one tombstone, which reads as follows:
Tribute of Affection
To the memory of
Mrs. Ann Hampton
consort of Col. Wade Hampton II and
daughter of the late Christopher Fitzsimmons, Esq.
Jan 1794 - Feb. 1833
This exemplary and interesting woman died
as she had lived, an example of every ennobling
quality of mind and every softer virture of
the heart which could dignify the Christian
or adorn the human
character.
Thou art gone to the grave but we will not
deplore thee. Where God was thy ransom,
thy guardian, and guide, He gave thee,
He took thee and He will restore thee and
death has no sting, for the Savior has died.
This Wade Hampton loved horses and had a lot of race horses. We saw his portrait
at the Hampton-Preston Mansion. His nose reminded us of Gordon's and Ruthie's.
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ii. Francis (Frank) - (never married) HAMPTON was born 1792. He died 1816.
Never married.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco:
pg 14: "General Hampton's sons Wade Jr. and Frank had buckled on swords and
followed their father into service once war was declared. Frank would rise to the
rank of captain before leaving the army in 1815. A drinker, dueler, and spendthrift,
a year later he was dead."
Wade also married (3) Mary CANTEY on 4 Jul 1801.
After the death of Harriet, Wade married Mary CANTEY. Their children were:
Harriet Hampton (never married); Louisa Wade Hampton (never married); Caroline Martha Hampton
married John PRESTON; Mary Sumter Hampton married Thomson T. Player (she and her only infant died
during childbirth); Alfred Hampton died very young; and Susan Frances Hampton married John MANNING.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco: Six years [after the death of Wade's 2nd wife, Harriet]
Hampton began a courtship that may have raised a few eyebrows. The object of his affections was Harriet's
step-sister Mary CANTEY. Longtime Hampton friend Aaron Burr informed daughter Theodosia that from
what he had heard Mary was "a charming young girl." Fifty year old Hampton married his twenty-two year
old former sister-in-law on Independence Day, 1801. Mary became mother to her two young nephews,
Wade and Frank. Over the next fifteen years she would bear six children of her own. The first, a daughter,
the couple named Harriet.
They had the following children:
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iii. Harriett HAMPTON (never married) was born 1803.
Never married.
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iv.
Louisa Wade HAMPTON (never married) was born 1805.
Never married.
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v.
Caroline Martha HAMPTON was born 12 Sep 1807 in South Carolina.
Wade I was the richest man in the U.S. at the time of his death, having married three
wealthy women. Mary Cantey, his third wife, outlived him by many years. She left
the beautiful Hampton-Preston House to their daughter, Caroline Hampton Preston.
After the Civil War she did much entertaining and Wade III was often a guest in her
home.
"Wade Hampton, Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman," by Walter Brian
Cisco, Brassey, Inc, 2004.
In 1845, the second Wade Hampton was concerned about his brother-in-law, John
Smith Preston: "John and Caroline Preston had moved to Louisiana in 1840.
Responsibility for managing the vast Houmas plantation left Preston physically
exhausted and emotionally drained. Legal challenges to his ownership of the land,
cases that would drag through the courts for years, added to his burdens. The elder
Hampton thought that a change of scene might help. He suggested that the Prestons,
accompanied by Wade and Margaret Hampton, vacation abroad. They took him up
on the idea. But by the late spring of 1846, Margaret was expected another child,
making a sea voyage and extensive travel impossible. It was agreed that Wade
alone would accompany the Prestons across the Atlantic."
"Mary Chesnut, A DIARY FROM DIXIE" Mary Chesnut was often in the
company of "Mrs. Preston", and they seemed true friends.
April 15, 1861: page 39: "In the afternoon, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Joe Heyward and I
drove around the Battery. We were in an open carriage. What a changed scene, the
very liveliest crowd I think I ever saw, everybody talking at once. All glasses were
still turned on the grim old fort." (Fort Sumter at Charleston)
Footnote on pg 39: "Caroline Hampton, a daughter of Gen. Wade Hampton, of the
Revolution, was the wife of John S. Preston, an ardent advocate of secession, who
served on the staff of Beauregard at Bull Run and subsequently reached the rank of
Brigadier-General."
page 130: Mary Chesnut quoted a saying of Mrs. Preston's, when describing
someone she overheard in a conversation: [he was] "a complicated character truly
beyond La Bruyere, with what Mrs. Preston calls refinement spread thin until it is
skin-deep only."
"Governor Manning said to me: "Look at Sister Caroline. Does she look as if she
had the pluck of a heroine?" Then he related how a little while ago William, the
butler, came to tell her that John, the footman, was drunk in the cellar, mad with
drink; that he had a carving knife which he was brandishing in drunken fury, and he
was keeping everybody from their business, threatening to kill any one who dared to
go into the basement. They were like a lock of frightened sheep down there. She
did not speak to one of us, but following William down to the basement, holding up
her skirts. She found the servants scurrying everywhere, screaming and shouting
that John was crazy and going to kill them. John was bellowing like a bull of
Bashan, knife in hand, chasing them at his pleasure. Mrs. Preston walked up to
him, "Give me that knife," she demanded. He handed it to her. She laid it on the
table. "Now come with me," she said, putting her hand on his collar. She led him
away to the empty smoke-house, and there she locked him in and put the key in her
pocket. Then she returned to her guests, without a ripple on her placid face. "She
told me of it, smiling and serene as you see her now," the Governor concluded.
Before the war shut him in, General Preston sent to the lakes for his salmon, to
Mississippi for his venison, to the mountains for his mutton and grouse. It is good
enough, the best dish at all these houses, what the Spanish call "the hearty
welcome." Thackeray says at every American table he was first served with "grilled
hostess." At the head of the table sat a person, fiery-faced, anxious, nervous,
inwardly murmuring, like Falstaff, "Would it were night, Hal, and all were well."
Page 295, March 8th. 1864: "Mrs. Preston 'a story. As we walked home, she told
me she had just been to see a lady she had known re than twenty years before. She
had met her in this wise: One of the chambermaids of the St. Charles Hotel (New
Orleans) told Mrs. Preston 's nurse-it was when Mary Preston was a baby-that up
among the servants in the garret there was a sick lady and her children The maid was
sure she was a lady, and thought she was hiding from somebody. Mrs. Preston
went up, knew the lady, had her brought down into comfortable rooms, and nursed
her until she recovered from her delirium and fever. She had run away, indeed, and
was hiding herself and her children from a worthless husband. Now, she has one
son in a Yankee prison, one mortally wounded, and the last of them dying there
under her eyes of consumption. This last had married here in Richmond, not wisely,
and too soon, for he was a mere boy; his pay as a private was eleven dollars a
month, and his wife's family charged him three hundred dollars a month for her
board ; so he had to work double tides, do odd jobs by night and by day, and it killed
him by exposure to cold in this bitter climate to which his constitution was
unadapted. They had been in Vicksburg during the siege, and during the
bombardment sought refuge in a cave. The roar of the cannon ceasing, they came
out gladly for a breath of fresh air. At the moment when they emerged, a bomb burst
there, among them, so to speak, struck the son already wounded, and smashed off
the arm of a beautiful little grandchild not three years old. There was this poor little
girl with her touchingly lovely face, and her arm gone. This mutilated little martyr,
Mrs. Preston said, was really to her the crowning touch of the woman's affliction.
Mrs. Preston put up her hand, "Her baby face haunts me."
Marriage 1 Caroline Martha HAMPTON b: 12 Sep 1807 in South Carolina
Children
Charles PRESTON b: 1832
Alfred PRESTON b: 1834
John Smith "Jack" PRESTON, JR. b: 1836 in S.C.
Maj. William "Willie" PRESTON, C.S.A. b: 1837 in S.C.
Wade Hampton PRESTON b: 1839
Mary Canty "Mamie" PRESTON b: 1840 in S.C.
Sarah Buchanan "Buck" PRESTON b: 1842 in S.C.
Susan "Tudie" PRESTON b: 1845 in S.C.
The Hampton-Preston Mansion and the Siebels House. The homes are at Taylor,
Blending and Richland streets, respectively, between Pickens and Henderson Streets
in Columbia, SC.
Caroline married Brig. Gen. John Smith PRESTON C.S.A., son of Gen. Francis Smith
PRESTON and Sarah Buchanan CAMPBELL. John was born 20 Apr 1809 in Abington,
Washington Co., Va. He died 1 May 1881 in Columbia, SC.
Birth: Apr. 20, 1809
Death: May. 1, 1881
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. Educated at Hampden-Sydney, University of
Virginia and Harvard. Preston served in the South Carolina Senate from 1848-1856.
Promoted to Brigadier General on June 10,1864. He was a half uncle by marriage
and father-in-law to General Wade Hampton.
John lived in 1840 in Columbia, SC. He was commissioned assistant adjutant
general with rank of lieutenant colonel on August 13, 1861. In July 1863 he became
superintendent of the Bureau of Conscription in Richmond and was first promoted to
colonel on Apr 23, 1863 and then Brigadier General on June 10, 1864.
Houmas House
Located in Burnside, the original plantation was part of the land purchased by
Maurice Conway and Alexander Latil from the Houmas Indians. Latil built the first
structure on the property sometime during the late 18th century.
In 1812, the property was purchased by General Wade Hampton of South Carolina.
General Hampton’s son-in-law, John Smith Preston, began building a Greek Revival
mansion adjacent to the Latil house in 1840. The two buildings were later attached
by an arched carriage way.
In 1858, John Burnside purchased the house and ultimately the plantation
encompassed 20,000 acres where Burnside grew and processed sugar cane. During
the Civil War, Houmas Plantation was spared from total destruction by Union troops
when Burnside, an Irishman, declared he was a British subject and received
immunity.
After the war, the plantation changed hands but remained prosperous until the turn
of the century. At that point, portions of the land were sold and the house began to
fall apart. In 1940, Dr. George Crozat of New Orleans purchased the house and
began restoring it to its original 1840 appearance.
When you take the tour, notice the details of this fine old house. Of particular
interest is the portico on three sides as well as the glassed-in window walk.
For more information on Houmas House, call 504/473-7841.
--------------------------------------"Mary Chesnut's Diary" February 23rd , 1862" "While Mr. Chesnut was in town I
was at the Prestons. John Cochran and some other prisoners had asked to walk over
the grounds, visit the Hampton Gardens, and some friends in Columbia.. After the
dreadful state of the public mind at the escape of one of the prisoners, General
Preston was obliged to refuse his request. Mrs. Preston and the rest of us wanted
him to say "Yes," and so find out who in Columbia were his treacherous friends.
Pretty bold people they must be, to receive Yankee invaders in the midst of the row
over one enemy already turned loose amid us. General Preston said: "We are about
to sacrifice life and fortune for a fickle multitude who will not stand up to us at last."
The harsh comments made as to his lenient conduct to prisoners have embitter him.
I told him what I had heard Captain Trenholm say in his speech. He said he would
listen to no criticism except from a man with a musket on his shoulder, and who had
beside enlisted for the war, had given up all, and had no choice but to succeed or
die."
"Mary Chestnut's Diary" Page 159, April 27, 1862: "The fall of New Orleans
means utter ruin to the private fortunes of the Prestons. Mr. Preston came from New
Orleans so satisfied with Mansfield Lovell and the tremendous steam-rams he saw
there. While in New Orleans Burnside offered Mr. Preston five hundred thousand
dollars, a debt due to him from Burnside, and he refused to it. He said the money
was safer in Burnside 's hands than his. And so it may prove, so ugly is the outlook
now. Mary Preston was saying she had asked the Hamptons how they relished the
idea of being paupers. If the country is saved none of us will care for that sort of
thing."
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vi.
Mary Sumter HAMPTON was born 1810.
She and her only infant died during childbirth.
Mary married Thomson T. PLAYER.
She and her infant died in childbirth.
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vii.
Alfred HAMPTON (died young) was born 1816.
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viii.
Susan Frances HAMPTON was born 1816. She died Oct 1845.
"Wade Hampton" by Cisco, page 37: "[in 1845] One month later [after the birth of
Wade and Margaret Hampton's daughter, Susan] Susan Hampton Manning died
soon after giving birth to a son.
Susan married John Lawrence MANNING.
Further quotes from "Wade Hampton" by Cisco:
Susan and her husband, John Lawrence Manning, were "regular visitors at the
Columbia townhouse John and Caroline Preston shared with Caroline's widowed
mother."
page 53: "John Lawrence Manning, husband of hte late Susan Hampton Manning,
was elected to the convention from Clarendon District. (South Carolina convention
of December 1860)
20. Elizabeth HAMPTON (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born 14 Jan 1758 in Rowan County, North Carolina Colony.
She died 28 Jul 1799.
Father: Anthony HAMPTON b: 2 Feb 1714/1715 in New Kent Co.,Va
Mother: Elizabeth PRESTON b: 10 Mar 1720 in Virginia
Marriage 1 James HARRISON b: 20 Jul 1748 in Virginia
Married: Jul 1773 in Surry (Stokes) Co,NC
Children
John Hampton HARRISON b: 22 Jan 1777 in Spartanburg Co,SC
Harriet HARRISON b: 23 Dec 1778 in Spartanburg Co,SC
Jane HARRISON b: in Spartanburg Co,SC
Isham HARRISON b: 4 Nov 1788 in Cripple Creek Plant,Greenville District,SC
"Wade Hampton" by Walter Brian Cisco, page 6
On JULY 1, 1776, Elizabeth was away visiting, and her infant son was left at home in the care of his
grandparents. Indians attacked the home, killing all who were there. The report says: "Elizabeth Harrison
and Mrs. Sadler heard the commotion. Cautiously, they approached through a canebrake in time to witness
the final scene of horror. The young mother saw a brave grasp her infant by the feet and swing him through
the air to smash his brains out against a tree. Mrs. Sadler's firm hand kept Elizabth's scream from escaping
her mouth as the two backed away and rode for help."
A further account says: "Elizabeth Hampton, the daughter of Anthony, had married James Harrison, and
during his absence with the army, was living with her only child, an infant of a few months, at the home of
her father. On the day of the attack, she had gone to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Sadler, leaving her baby
asleep in his cradle. They heard the firing in the direction of the Hampton place accompanied by the bloodcurdling Indian war-whoop and hastened thither. Crossing the intervening swamp and creeping under cover
to the edge of the yard or enclosure, they saw the place inpossession of the Tories and Indians. They were
already intoxicated with the brandy that was, at that period, found in every house. The Indians had clothed
themselves in the finery of the household, and were amusing themselves cutting open the feather beds and
chasing the feathers over the yard. The mutilated dead body of Preston Hampton lay in plain view in teh yard;
Elizabeth saw an Indian bring her little son from the burning house and dash his brains out against a tree.
They remained to see no more, but fled to Mrs. Sadler's house, secured what cold food they could, and taking
to the woods, they hunted up and caught two of the horses that had been belled and turned out, and making
hickory bark bridles, they rode to the nearest fort, alarming the country as they went."
Family anecdote: On one occasion she saved Gen. Sumter from defeat by swimming the Enoree River on
her old horse, "Whitey", (and with her small child in her arms) to warn of Tarleton's approach. On another
occasion she and her sister-in-law were alone in the house, weaving cloth for the Continental blue uniforms,
when the soldiers came in sight. They had just enough time to pull it from the loom and get in bed with the
bundled fabric and pretend as if it were a small baby. These antedotes told by her daughter, Harriet Harrison,
then to her daughter, Miriam Earle, who told them to her son, Samuel Mays.
Children:
Anthony HARRISON
+ John Hampton HARRISON
+ Harriet HARRISON
+ Louisa Jane "Hardtimes" HARRISON
+ James HARRISON Jr.
Clarissa HARRISON
+ Richard HARRISON
+ Isham HARRISON
+ Thomas HARRISON
Elizabeth HARRISON
+ Mary Vivian (Polly) HARRISON
Benjamin HARRISON
Henry Hampton HARRISON
Elizabeth married James HARRISON. James was born 1748 in Goochland & Cumberland, VA. He died 1815 in
Greenville County, SC.
The Harrisons come into the picture with the marriage of Wade Hampton I’s sister, Elizabeth, to James
Harrison, but the Hamptons, Harrisons, Daniels, Earles, Williams, Hendersons, Prestons, Bynums, Laniers
and others were associated before that marriage as aristocrats, businessmen and land speculators. James
Harrison was also well educated and wealthy as were his brother and sisters. His descendants were very
frequently Generals, Senators, and such.
James Harrison and Elizabeth Hampton were married 20 July 1773 in Surry County, North Carolina. They
and the Hampton's came by wagon train to Upstate South Carolina and became Indian traders. James
Harrison had a store in the South Tyger River area. Elijah Harrison Cooper, son of William Cooper and Mary
Polly Harrison, apparently, was a favorite of James Harrison. He worked in the Harrison store as a young
man and stayed with the Harrison's. It is likely Elijah H. Cooper influenced William and Mary Polly to move
to Union County, South Carolina William Cooper was a carpenter and it is likely that Elijah H. Cooper was
skilled in this trade as well. James Harrison later migrated to Greenville County, South Carolina. He was an
aggressive business man and eventually acquired 16,000 acres that became the Cripple Creek Plantation. This
was a dangerous time in that area. There was an Indian massacre of the Hampton family where many of their
family were killed as well as one of James Harrison's babies. The child's head was smashed against the log
house and the brains of the child could be seen on the logs. When James Harrison built his mansion on
Cripple Creek, he had port holes built in the brick walls of the house so they could fire at hostile Indians if
need be.
Elijah H. Cooper helped build and supervise the house, perhaps William Cooper assisted. This house was the
finest in Upstate South Carolina. The brick were made on the plantation. Some of the marble and other
supplies were brought by wagon as faraway as Charleston, South Carolina. A cemetery was built a few
hundred yards from the house. This was a rectangular plot that had 6 foot walls made of large stone and no
mortar was used. This area, 20 feet X 30 feet still stands today. Some of the stones would weigh 4 - 5
hundred pounds and unless it is destroyed by man, this cemetery will stand like the pyramids of Egypt.
Bob Harrison, the only remaining descendant that still lives in this area said, "the bodies were put inside the
wall through an opening in the south end of the wall, after the last body was interred the opening was closed."
Some other family members, as well as some slaves, are buried outside the wall. The cemetery is the only
remaining land that still belongs to the Harrison's and consist of just a few acres. The balance of the 16,000
acres has been sold.
James Harrison was a "planter, surveyor. Educated at Donald Robertson's Academy, King and Queen Co.,
VA 1761-62. soldier, SC militia, Rev. War Estab. Fairforest plantation and Harrison's store, Union Co., SC,
ca 1777: commr roads. 1778: rep Upper Dist. SC House 1782-86: Union Co. 1786. Estab Cripple Creek
plantation. Greenville Co.. SC 1784; moved there 1786. Surveyor to lay off lots in new capitol, Columbia,
1786. First state senator from Greenville Co., 1789-90. Washington Dist. (Greenville Co.), 1791; rep.
Greenville Co.. in SC House, 1794-96. Owned over 15,000 acres land in several plantations. His account
book for 1783-90 is with the Harrison Family Papers, USC. Buried with wife in family cemetery at Cripple
Creek. Listed in DAR Patriot Index and Biographical Directory of the South Carolina Senate."
Samuel Henderson and Anthony Hampton signed the marriage bond of James Harrison and Elizabeth
Hampton which was witnessed by Wade Hampton. James and Elizabeth joined the wagon train and
accompanied the Hampton's to the Up-Country of SC.
THE MASSACRE OF THE HAMPTONS compiled from Dr. Jos. Johnson’s “Traditions and Reminiscences
of the Revolution”, quoted in the Atlanta Constitution” on 23 September and from records furnished by Miss
Kate Boardman of Greensboro, AL and shown on Fredreica Atkins Speyer Family TreeMaker Home Page,
email: speyer@bellsouth.net
Anthony Hampton, the father of Colonel Wade Hampton, was among the first emigrants from Virginia to the
upper part of South Carolina. He settled with his family on Tiger River, in Spartanburg District. At the
Commencement of the Revolution, it was of the utmost importance to the frontier inhabitants that the
Cherokee Indians be conciliated and kept in peace. To effect this object, Edward, Henry and Richard
Hampton, the sons of Anthony, were sent by their neighbors to invite the Nation to a "talk" at any convenient
town they might proppose; but the British emissaries had been before them and their mission came to
nothing. In July 1776, the Indians and Tories attacked the settlement of the patriots and after destroying a
number of families, they burned the house of Anthony Hampton, killed him, his wife, his son Preston, his
infant grandson and carried off a boy named John Bynum in the employ of the Hamptons.
Elizabeth Hampton, the daughter of Anthony, had married James Harrison, and during his absence with the
army, was living with her only child, an infant of a few months, at the home of her father. On the day of the
attack, she had gone to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Sadler, leaving her baby asleep in his cradle. They heard
the firing in the direction of the Hampton place accompanied by the blood-curdling Indian war-whoop and
hastened thither. Crossing the intervening swamp and creeping under cover to the edge of the yard or
enclosure, they saw the place inpossession of the Tories and Indians. They were already intoxicated with the
brandy that was, at that period, found in every house. The Indians had clothed themselves in the finery of the
household, and were amusing themselves cutting open the feather beds and chasing the feathers over the
yard. The mutilated dead body of Preston Hampton lay in plain view in teh yard; Elizabeth saw an Indian
bring her little son from the burning house and dash his brains out against a tree.
They remained to see no more, but fled to Mrs. Sadler's house, secured what cold food they could, and taking
to the woods, they hunted up and caught two of the horses that had been belled and turned out, and making
hickory bark bridles, they rode to the nearest fort, alarming the country as they went.
After the war, the captured boy, John Bynum, escaped from the Indians and came back and lived and died in
Greenville District. He stated that a few of the Indians approached the house in a peaceful guise and when
Preston went out to meet them, he was shot from under cover; the party then scalped him and attacked the
family.
Edward, Henry, Wade, Richard and John, the other sons of Anthony Hampton, and James Harrison, his sonin-law, were all officers in the army and absent at the time of the Massacre. They thus escaped to avenge the
deed in the bitter and savage fighting that followed between the Tories, Indians and British and the Patriots
under Sumter and Marion.
DAR No.79 68; No.83 227.
Soon after the war ended, James' brother, Maj. Richard Harrison (who had married Nancy Patillo), and his
brother-in-law and sister, Reuben and Betsy (Harrison) Daniel, moved to South Carolina from Nut Bush and
settled in Spartanburg County. James' eldest sister, Polly, and her husband, William Cooper, also arrived with
their family and lived on the Harrison plantation at Fairforest. One of the Coopers' sons, Elijah, clerked in
Harrison's store. With slaves to work his plantation, relatives to look after his property, and good help in his
store, James was free to travel about the state looking for good land to invest in and attend meetings of the
legislature at Charleston.
The Harrison's returned to Fairforest and prepared to move to Cripple Creek. Apparently James closed his
store at the crossroads, for accounts of Union residents are marked "paid in full" at that time. However, he did
not sell his Fairforest plantation until 1790, and the Coopers continued to reside there. James, Elizabeth, their
six children, and their slaves arrived in Greenville County before September and probably resided there
temporarily in an overseer's house at Cripple Creek. One of James' first acts was to furnish provisions for
Col. Robert Anderson's militia.
The elegant Harrison house finally was completed in 1791. The last 30,000 bricks were brought and wagoned
to Cripple Creek. James kept a record in his account book of the cost of materials and labor (other than
slaves) which totaled over 335 pound sterling. The downstairs rooms, both walls and ceiling were paneled
with natural walnut, and the ironwork was hand wrought. A large, triangular brick chimney stood at one end
of the house, and adjoining the other end was a brick kitchen and dining room with an immense chimney and
a fireplace for cooking. The stairway to the upper floor was enclosed in a hall near the outside wall to prevent
spread of fire, and there were portholes near the eaves to shoot at Indians in case of an attack. (Elizabeth had
never forgotten the Hampton massacre in which she lost her parents and her firstborn child.)
A tenth child, Eliabeth Harrison, was born in the new house in October 1792, and then tragedy struck that
winter when eight year-old Clarissa was burned to death after her clothes caught on fire. Three more children
were born at Cripple Creek: Mary Vivian (called Polly) in 1794, Benjamin in 1796 and Henry Hampton
Harrison in 1798 when Elizabeth was 40 years old. (Both boys died young.)
They had the following children:
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i.
Anthony (infant son killed by Indians) HARRISON was born 1776. He died 1 Jul 1776 in
South Carolina.
65 F
ii. Harriet HARRISON was born Dec 1778.
2 Harriet HARRISON b: 23 DEC 1778 d: 26 AUG 1828
+ Samuel EARLE b: 28 NOV 1760 d: 23 NOV 1833
3 Damaris Miriam EARLE b: 13 NOV 1808 d: 10 NOV 1881
+ James Butler MAYS b: 27 JUN 1798 d: 14 FEB 1836
4 Samuel Elias MAYS b: 12 NOV 1834 d: 1906
+ Catherine Elvira MOSELEY b: 29 MAY 1838 d: 1894
5 Samuel Edward MAYS b: 19 DEC 1864 d: 4 FEB 1932
+ Rowena Lee EVERS b: 6 SEP 1871 d: 23 MAY 1964
6 Katherine Frances MAYS b: 16 JUN 1902 d: 18 AUG 1994
+ Federico Oliva MARTINEZ b: 20 JUL 1924
+ MCDAVID
+ Clifford Harold MERCKLE b: 23 SEP 1898 d: SEP 1967
6 Miriam Rowena MAYS b: 1 APR 1894 d: 18 AUG 1975
+ William Edward LEE b: 8 FEB 1891
6 Samuel Edwin MAYS b: 21 OCT 1905 d: 22 FEB 1967
+ Ruth Elizabeth BLACKMAN b: 6 JUN 1907 d: 16 MAR 2003
6 James Arden MAYS b: 1 MAR 1910 d: 29 SEP 1970
+ Living BYRD
+ Ruby Hazel PRATT
5 James Butler MAYS III b: 26 SEP 1858 d: 8 AUG 1862
5 Matthew Francis MAYS b: 10 OCT 1860
+ Maud Eliza WALTON b: 26 MAY 1864
6 Anne Mosely MAYS
+ Glenn Earle MILLER b: 9 JUL 1887
6 Katherine Toombs MAYS
6 James Francis MAYS
+ ELEANOR
6 Maud Walton MAYS
6 Mildred Miriam MAYS
+ Paul Hilliard MILLER
5 Martha Dart MAYS b: 1868
5 James Butler MAYS b: 17 DEC 1869 d: 25 FEB 1872
5 Catherine Josepha MAYS b: 29 AUG 1873 d: 26 MAR 1897
5 Earle Walton MAYS b: 28 AUG 1876
+ Mary WILMING b: 22 APR 1882
6 Josephine MAYS b: 27 MAY 1909
6 Earle Francis MAYS b: 11 NOV 1912
6 Mary MAYS b: 27 MAR 1909
6 Helen MAYS b: 8 DEC 1915
6 James Butler MAYS b: 7 NOV 1916
6 Grace MAYS b: 8 SEP 1918
6 John MAYS b: 23 JAN 1921
6 Samuel E. MAYS b: 18 DEC 1923
6 June Ann MAYS b: 28 JUN 1928
4 James Butler MAYS , Jr. b: 13 SEP 1836 d: 1920
+ Azelia POE b: 1842 d: 1892
5 James Butler MAYS III b: 13 MAR 1864 d: 14 JAN 1866
5 William Poe MAYS b: 16 APR 1866 d: 1917
+ Sadie EASON
6 James Butler MAYS
6 Charles Williams MAYS
5 Wilton Earle MAYS b: 19 JUL 1868
+ Rosa Florence SMITH
6 Wilton Earle MAYS , Jr.
6 James Smith MAYS
5 Ellen Poe MAYS b: 14 SEP 1873
5 Azelia Josepha MAYS b: 16 FEB 1877
+ John D. HOBBS
6 Mildred Ellen HOBBS b: 9 FEB 1903
6 John Dixon Mays HOBBS b: 5 DEC 1907
5 Samuel Baylis MAYS b: 23 MAY 1871 d: 14 MAY 1893
5 Hallie Poe MAYS b: 7 SEP 1871
+ GATES
5 Franklin Winslow MAYS b: 11 FEB 1882
+ Clorie May HOWELL
3 Baylis John EARLE b: 24 JAN 1795 d: 24 DEC 1844
3 Andrew Pickens EARLE b: 26 MAR 1797 d: 7 AUG 1825
3 James Harrison EARLE b: 15 FEB 1799 d: 1829
3 Elizabeth Hampton EARLE b: 13 MAR 1801 d: 1872
+ John MAXWELL b: 1791 d: 1870
4 Harriet MAXWELL
+ Michael Baylis EARLE
5 Theron EARLE
5 Hannah EARLE
4 Robert MAXWELL
+ Lucy SLOAN
5 Eloise MAXWELL
5 Sloan MAXWELL
5 John MAXWELL
5 Harriet MAXWELL
5 James MAXWELL
5 Jefferson Davis MAXWELL
4 Samuel MAXWELL
+ Julia KEELS
5 Susan MAXWELL
5 Frank MAXWELL
5 Keels MAXWELL
4 Mary Louisa MAXWELL
4 Baylis John MAXWELL
4 John Hampton MAXWELL
+ Mary ALEXANDER
4 Martha Pickens MAXWELL
+ John KEELS
4 Anne Maria MAXWELL
+ Ben SLOAN
4 Miriam MAXWELL
4 Emily Thompson MAXWELL
+ Joseph Bessier WEYMAN
5 Samuel T. WEYMAN
+ FONTAINE
6 George Fontaine WEYMAN
6 Samuel Maverick WEYMAN
6 Fontiane WEYMAN
6 Betsy Shorter WEYMAN
5 Josephine WEYMAN
+ Bryant HOUSTON
+ MAUREY
5 Martha WEYMAN
+ John KEELS
5 Ann Maria WEYMAN
+ Benjamin SLOAN
6 Ann SLOAN
+ Bradshaw BEVERLY
5 Miriam WEYMAN
4 Elizabeth MAXWELL
+ Thomas L. LEWIS
5 Elizabeth LEWIS
5 Mary LEWIS
5 Mattie LEWIS
5 Julia LEWIS
+ Overton HENRY
5 Emily LEWIS
5 James LEWIS
+ BIRNIE
5 Thomas LEWIS
5 Edward LEWIS
+ POPE
5 Benjamin LEWIS
3 Mary Prince EARLE b: 1806
+ Robert MAXWELL
4 Robert MAXWELL , Jr.
4 Anne MAXWELL
+ John WRIGHT
4 Mary Louisa MAXWELL
+ T. J. WARREN
5 Robert WARREN
5 Lilly WARREN
5 Mary WARREN
5 Harriet WARREN
5 Priestly WARREN
4 Thomas Edward MAXWELL
3 Sara Maria EARLE b: 9 AUG 1809 d: 10 AUG 1867
+ John Washington LEWIS d: 1865
4 Pickens Rowland LEWIS
+ Laura EDWARDS
4 Frances Harriet LEWIS
+ James Rice BROWN b: 18 AUG 1827
5 John W. BROWN
5 Sally Rice BROWN d: 1888
5 George R. BROWN
5 Joseph E. BROWN
4 Mary LEWIS
+ F. D. THOMAS
4 Baylis LEWIS
+ Ella SHOCKLEM
4 Mildred LEWIS
+ Thomas MASTIN
4 John Washington LEWIS , Jr.
+ Lucy MERIWETHER
4 Edward LEWIS
+ Mattie MOSS
3 Elias Theron EARLE b: 9 APR 1813 d: 7 JUL 1836
3 Samuel Maxey EARLE b: 15 MAR 1815
+ Eliza Williams HARRISON
4 Samuel EARLE b: 1844
4 Baylis John EARLE
4 Richard Harrison EARLE
4 Edward Hampton EARLE d: 1875
4 Mary Harrison EARLE b: 1852 d: 1857
4 Richard Harrison EARLE b: 1855
4 Elias Pickens EARLE d: MAR 1892
+ Mary Louise PALMER
5 John Baylis EARLE
5 Edward Palmer EARLE
4 James EARLE
3 Edward Hampton EARLE b: 21 OCT 1820 d: 1849
3 Edward Preston EARLE b: 1803 d: 1803
3 Morgan Prietsly EARLE b: 1804 d: 1845
3 Harriet EARLE b: 1811 d: 20 MAY 1850
+ Elias EARLE , Jr.
4 Frances Harriet EARLE
4 Mary EARLE
+ Joseph Berry SLOAN
5 Harriet SLOAN
5 Mays SLOAN
4 Wilton Robertson EARLE
4 Miriam EARLE
+ T. B. LEE
4 Elias EARLE
+ Nettie HARRISON
4 Florence EARLE
+ James H. THORNWELL
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iii. John Hampton HARRISON was born Jan 1777.
2 John Hampton HARRISON b: 22 JAN 1777 d: 1838
+ Jemima WILLIAMS d: 1858
3 Clarissa HARRISON b: 1807
3 Harriet HARRISON b: 1805 d: 1874
+ Samuel Girard MCCLANAHAN
3 James Perry HARRISON b: 26 DEC 1813 d: 5 SEP 1871
+ Nancy Catherine BERRY b: 30 JUN 1825 d: 14 MAR 1872
4 Sallie HARRISON b: AFT 1840
+ Willis Benson HARRISON b: 27 OCT 1846
5 James Furman Benson HARRISON b: 20 MAY 1874 d: 3 OCT 1940
+ Mattie Elizabeth VAUGHAN b: 5 JUN 1881 d: 12 APR 1965
3 John Hampton HARRISON b: 10 NOV 1809 d: 8 JAN 1879
+ Maria Louise BENSON b: 10 MAR 1821 d: 24 SEP 1863
4 John Hampton HARRISON b: 15 NOV 1840 d: 1919
+ Nannie LATIMER
5 Lillian M. HARRISON b: 1877 d: 1909
5 John Hampton HARRISON b: 1878 d: 1943
+ Maggie RICHARDSON
5 James Robert HARRISON b: 1882 d: 1952
+ Marguerite AUSTIN
5 Steven M. HARRISON b: 1884 d: 1907
5 Elizabeth Eudora HARRISON b: 1886 d: 1959
5 William Henry HARRISON b: 1888 d: 1954
+ Lizzie Mae BRASHIER
5 Lena HARRISON b: 1897
+ Lou DEAL b: 15 AUG 1858 d: 4 MAY 1944
4 Willis Benson HARRISON b: 27 OCT 1846
+ Sallie HARRISON b: AFT 1840
5 James Furman Benson HARRISON b: 20 MAY 1874 d: 3 OCT 1940
+ Mattie Elizabeth VAUGHAN b: 5 JUN 1881 d: 12 APR 1965
4 Samuel Earle HARRISON b: 4 OCT 1855 d: 7 OCT 1926
4 William Henry HARRISON b: 9 DEC 1855
+ Harriet MCDANIEL
4 Richard HARRISON
4 Edith Louise HARRISON
3 Elizabeth Hampton HARRISON b: 14 JAN 1803 d: 27 DEC 1865
+ Samuel Girard EARLE b: 1 MAY 1789 d: JAN 1858
67 F
iv.
Louisa Jane HARRISON was born 1780.
2 Louisa Jane HARRISON b: 1780 d: 1827
+ John WRIGHT
3 Harriet Hampton WRIGHT b: BET 1795 AND 1814 d: BET 1816 AND 1899
+ Samuel Sydney EARLE b: 22 MAR 1799 d: 1870
4 Florence EARLE
+ W. S. MUDD
4 John Baylis EARLE
4 Samuel Lowndes EARLE
+ Maria WRENN
4 Sara Ellen EARLE
+ Robert W. GREENE
4 Thomas Wright EARLE
4 Joseph Berry EARLE
+ Elizabeth MARTIN
4 Harriet EARLE
+ C. PERKINS
5 Sophia PERKINS
+ William G. MONTGOMERY
6 Harriet Earle MONTGOMERY
6 William G. MONTGOMERY , Jr.
6 James MONTGOMERY
+ G. W. HEWITT
5 Sophie HEWITT
+ William G. MONTGOMERY
6 James MONTGOMERY
6 Harriet MONTGOMERY
6 William MONTGOMERY , Jr.
4 James Harrison EARLE
4 Paul Hamilton EARLE
+ Mary Gaines GREENE
4 Romert Emmett EARLE
68 F
v.
Clarissa HARRISON was born 1784. She died a child, in a fire, in 1792.
69 M
vi.
Isham HARRISON was born Nov 1788 in Cripple Creek Plantation, Greenville County, SC.
He died 30 Sep 1863 in Sunnyside, Aberdeen, MS.
Isham Harrison
son of James Harrison & Elizabeth Hampton
b. November 1788 at Cripple Creek Plantation, Greenville Coounty, SC
m. Harriett Kelly about 1810 in SC
Served in the War of 1812
Served in the AL Legislature 1825-1825
d. september 30, 1863 at Sunnyside, Aberdeen, MS
Harriett Kelly
daughter of Gershom Kelly and Bridget Tatum
b. February 11, 1789 at Greenville County, SC
m. Isham Harrison about 1810 in SC
d. July 1, 1856 at Aberdeen, MS
Isham married Harriett KELLY.
Children:
1. Ann Eliza Harrison
b. ~1810 in Pendleton District, SC
m. ~1829 to Dr. Bayliss Wood Earle
d. ~1881
2. Laura Harrison
b. ~1812 in Pendleton District, SC
m. Col. William Houston Jack on May 15, 1828
Mother of Thomas McKinney Jack, Co. B.
d. ~1877
3. James Edward Harrison
b. April 24, 1815 in Greenville District, SC
m. ~1842 to Henrietta Hardin
m. ~ 1842 to Mary Ann Evans
an adopted son of the Chickasaw Indian Tribe
delegate to the Texas Seccesssion Convention
Served as Lt. Col in 15th Texas.
Promoted to General in 1864 commanding Brigade in De Polignac's division
Served as trustee of Baylor University.
d. February 23, 1875 in Waco, TX
Harrison, McLennan County, Texas is named in his honor.
4. Louisa Harrison
b. January 1817 in Jonesboro, AL
m. Dr. Wells Thompson
d. ~ 1879
5. John Hampton Harrison
b. ~ 1819 in Jones Valley, AL
trained as a medical doctor
d. from fever ~1840 in Columbus, MS
6. Isham Harrison, Jr.
b.~ 1813 in Jones Valley, AL
m. ~1844 to Julia R. Whitfield
d. 1864 in the Battle of Harrisburg, MS
7. Richard Harrison
b.~ 1813 in Jones Valley, AL
trained as a medical doctor
Promoted to General in the CS Army in January 1865
Served as trustee of Baylor University.
m. Emma Buck
m. Mary Ragsdale
m. Mollie Thompkins
d. ~1876
8. Thomas Harrison
Born in Ruhama, Jefferson County, AL on May 1, 1823.
Married Sarah Ellis McDonald in 1858.
Died July 14, 1891, at Waco TX.
9. William Kelly Harrison
b. ~1825 in Ruhama, Jefferson County, AL
d. ~1852
10. Harriet Kelly Harrison
b. ~1827 in Ruhama, Jefferson County, AL
m. May 1846 to William Bennett Evans
d. ~ 1876
11. Moses Kelly Harrison
b. ~1825 in Ruhama, Jefferson County, AL
trained as a medical doctor
m. ~1859 to Mary McFarland Bradford
served as a Colenel in the CS Army.
d. ~1894 in Deerbrook, Noxubee County, MS
12. Elizabeth Hampton Harrison
b. ~1831 in Ruhama, Jefferson County, A
m. Dr. John T. Barron
13. Mary Vivian Harrison
b. ~1834 at Noxubee Plantation, MS
m. Dr. Mathey Clay III
d. ~1885
70 M
vii.
Thomas HARRISON was born 1790.
2 Thomas HARRISON b: 1790 d: 1835
+ Hannah EARLE b: 1795 d: BET 1835 AND 1850
3 James Thomas HARRISON
+ BLEWITT
4 Unknown HARRISON
+ Stephen D. LEE
5 Blewitt LEE
4 Unknown HARRISON
+ DAWSON
71 M
viii.
James (Jr.) HARRISON was born Aug 1791.
2 James HARRISON , Jr. b: 2 AUG 1791 d: 1866
+ Sarah EARLE b: 2 AUG 1791
3 William HARRISON
3 Henry HARRISON
3 Elias HARRISON
3 Samuel HARRISON
3 Elizabeth HARRISON
3 James W. HARRISON
+ Mary BENSON
3 Frances M. HARRISON
+ WHITNER
72 M
ix.
Benjamin HARRISON was born 1792. He died 1812.
73 F
x.
Elizabeth HARRISON was born Oct 1792.
Elizabeth HARRISON b: 1792 d: 1835
+ Rowland THURMOND
+ S. G. WARD
74 F
xi.
Mary Vivian "Polly" HARRISON was born 1794. She died 1820.
75 M
xii.
Richard HARRISON.
2 Richard HARRISON b: 2 APR 1786 d: 18 AUG 1829
+ Catherine SLOAN b: 3 MAR 1796
3 Sloan HARRISON b: 1810
+ Catherine SAUNDERS
3 Josiah HARRISON
3 Elizabeth HARRISON
3 Mary V. HARRISON
3 Catherine Sloan HARRISON
3 Harriet HARRISON
3 Laura HARRISON
3 Florence HARRISON
76 F
xiii.
Rose HARRISON.
77 M
xiv.
Henry Hampton HARRISON was born 1798. He died 1808.
21. Col. Richard HAMPTON (Anthony, John (Jr.)) was born 25 Dec 1752 in Halifax County, VA. He died 4 Nov
1792 in Edisto Sawmills, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
Richard, along with his brother Wade, were elected to South Carolina's Third General Assembly in 1779.
Colonel: "Revolutionary War"
Note: One of the commissioners to lay out the town of Columbia, SC.
Richard married Mary BOWERS.
They had the following children:
78 M
i.
Henry Preston HAMPTON.
79 M
ii. Edward HAMPTON.
22. Thomas HAMPTON (James, John (Jr.)) was born 1748 in Fairfax County, VA. He died Apr 1838 in Wilkes
County, NC.
Thomas married Abigail LAWES.
They had the following children:
80 M
i.
Judah HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC. He died 11 Feb 1811 in Wilkesboro,
North Carolina.
81 M
ii. William Turner HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC. He died 15 Oct 1852 in
Letcher Co., KY..
82 F
iii. Nancy HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC.
Nancy married Thomas NORRIS.
83 M
iv.
James (son of Thomas & Abigail) HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC.
James married Elizabeth MILLER.
84 M
v.
William Welcome HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC. He died in Wilkes County,
NC.
William married Nancy BRYAN.
85 F
vi.
Elizabeth HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC. She died 1863 in Henderson, IL.
Elizabeth married Benjamin TOMPKINS.
86 M
vii.
Jeremiah HAMPTON was born in Surry County, NC. He died in Wilkes County, NC.
87 M
viii.
Jacob HAMPTON was born 1787 in Surry County, NC. He died in Wilkes County, NC.
88 M
ix.
Livingstone HAMPTON was born 1789 in Surry County, NC.
Livingstone married Phoebe BOWMAN.
23. Mary Margaret HAMPTON (James, John (Jr.)) was born 1751 in Surry County, NC. She died 7 Jul 1828 in
Lincoln County, TN.
Mary married John N. HALBERT in Rowan Co/Stokes Co., NC.
They had the following children:
89 F
i.
Elizabeth HALBERT.
Children of ELIZABETH HALBERT and CHARLES B. Sr. GOODE are:
i. Mary "Polly" GOODE was born 26 DEC 1797 in Stokes Co., NC, and died 3
MAY 1891 in Stone Co., MO (buried Parsons Family Cemetery, Old Oto). She
married John D. SHANNON 25 SEP 1817 in Williamson Co., TN, son of David
SHANNON and Jane MCKNIGHT. He was born 16 APR 1798 in Tennessee, and
died 12 APR 1862 in Greene Co., MO (buried Parsons Family Cemetery, Old Oto,
Stone Co. MO).
ii. Nathan GOODE was born ABT. 1800 in Stokes Co., NC, and died 1865 in
Tishomingo Co., MS, during the Civil War. He married Hulda Ladd GOODE 16
FEB 1826 in Blount Co., AL, daughter of Joel H. GOODE and Mary Ladd
MAJORS. She was born ABT. 1805 in Kentucky, and died 5 JUL 1880 in Cherokee,
Colbert Co., AL.
6. iii. HALBERT GOODE was born BET. 1800 - 1810 in Stokes Co., NC, or
Henry Co., KY, and died AFT. MAY 1835 in AL (probably Lauderdale Co.). He
married JULIA ANN (Juliann) BRYANT 8 FEB 1830 in Lauderdale Co., AL,
daughter of unknown BRYANT. She was born 25 SEP 1811 in Georgia, and died 22
JAN 1897 in Austin, Travis Co., TX.
iv. Milton GOODE was born 4 FEB 1808 in Kentucky, and died 12 APR 1874 in
Limestone Co., AL (buried Old Temperance Oak Cemetery). He married Lettie
LENZ 1829 in Limestone Co., AL. She was born 1812 in Alabama, and died AFT.
1870.
v. Richard GOODE was born 23 FEB 1810 in Henry Co., KY, and died ABT.
1883 in Three Creeks, Union Co., AR. He married Mary Jane STEWART 11 MAR
1851 in Champagnolle, Union Co., AR. She was born ABT. 1830 in Georgia (or
Lisbon, Union Co., AR?).
vi. William GOODE was born 14 MAR 1813 in Williamson Co., TN, and died 18
SEP 1885 in Lauderdale Co., AL. He married Martha YORK 3 DEC 1835 in
Lauderdale Co., AL. She was born 1816 in Alabama, and died NOV 1863 in
Lauderdale Co., AL. He married Olive "Olly" COLE MAR 1864 in (?)Lauderdale
Co., AL. She was born ABT. 1838 in Alabama.
vii. Charles B. Jr. GOODE was born ABT. 1817 in Henry Co., KY (or
Tennessee?), and died ABT. 1883 in (?)Union Co., AR (or Titus Co., TX?). He
married Malinda GRAVES 12 DEC 1842 in unknown (divorced), daughter of
Davenport GRAVES and Nancy MCELROY. She was born ABT. 1827 in Dallas
Co., AL. He married Mary MALONE BEF. 1859. She was born ABT. 1825 in
Alabama. He married Sally PHILLIPS MCDONALD BET. 1863 - 1882. She was
born ABT. 1854 in Texas.
viii. Elizabeth Rebecca GOODE was born ABT. 1821 in Williamson Co., TN,
and died 1898 in Union Co., AR. She married Tubal S. HUDSON 23 DEC 1835 in
Lauderdale Co., AL (no children). He was born ABT. 1817 in Mecklenburg Co.,
VA.
ix. Margaret Ann "Peggy" GOODE was born 1818 in Tennessee, and died 1905
in Three Creeks, Union Co., AR. She married John Y. HUDSON.
x. Joseph GOODE was born in Alabama, and died in Madison Co., AL, near
Point Rock
Elizabeth married Charles B. GOODE on 29 Dec 1796 in Stokes Co., NC. Charles died
1830 in Lauderdale County, AL.
24. Martha HAMPTON (James, John (Jr.)) was born about 1752 in Surry County, NC. She died in Davidson
County, TN.
Martha married Edward EVANS. Edward died in Davidson County, TN.
They had the following children:
90 F
i.
Margaret EVANS was born 28 Aug 1778 in Surry County, NC. She died 25 Oct 1858 in
Greene Co, MO..
1. MARGARET EVANS (MARTHA8 HAMPTON, JAMES7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, LAURENCE2, JOHN1) was born 28 Aug 1778 in Surry
County, North Carolina, and died 25 Oct 1858 in Greene County, Missouri. She
married JOHN FRY 13 Mar 1800 in Germantown, Stokes County, North Carolina,
son of JOHANN FREY and ELIZABETH MORRIS. He was born 15 Jan 1779 in
Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, and died 10 Mar 1854 in Campbellsville,
Giles County, Tennessee.
Children of MARGARET EVANS and JOHN FRY are:
RACHEL FRY, b. 1795, Tennessee; d. 1843, Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas.
WILLIAM FRY, b. 21 Nov 1800; d. Unknown.
MARTHA PATSY FRY, b. 22 Feb 1803; d. Unknown.
ELIZABETH FRY, b. 16 Dec 1805; d. Unknown.
ANGELINA FRY, b. 11 Sep 1811; d. Unknown.
JOHN FRY, b. Bef. 1813; d. Unknown.
JESSE FRY, b. 26 Jan 1814; d. Unknown.
SARAH FRY, b. 31 Jul 1816; d. Unknown.
MARGARET FRY, b. 05 Jul 1819; d. Unknown.
MINERVA FRY, b. 22 Apr 1822; d. Unknown.
Margaret married John FRY/FREY.
26. Capt. SAMUEL * HAMPTON * (James, John (Jr.)) was born about 1754. He died 19 Dec 1802 in Virginia.
Samuel served in the Revolutionary War.
SAMUEL HAMPTON I- fought for American Independence. SAMUEL HAMPTON I fought at
King's Mountain and Brier Creek and went out of the army as Captain. SAMUEL HAMPTON I
AND BETHUNIA BOSTICK HAMPTON'S issues are :
4 sons 2 daughters
JAMES
SUSAN
SAMUEL II(youngest son)
POLLY OR MARY
JOHN
MONOAH BOSTICK
Regarding Samuel Hampton, we note that Samuel Hampton was one of his father's Executors in 1794.
November 4, 1800, he had a Fairfax grant of 70 ½ acres of Land.
HAMPTON, Samuel (Capt.)
Philip Evans pension declaration cites service to Battle of Cowpens under Capt. Samuel Hampton and
Col. McDowell.
2 Samuel HAMPTON b: 1750 d: 19 Dec 1802
+ Bethenia BOSTICK b: 18 Mar 1767 d: 1832
4 Samuel James HAMPTON b: 18 Jul 1818 d: 2 Apr 1819
4 Mary HAMPTON b: 6 Jun 1822 d: Jul 1822
4 Susan Rebecca HAMPTON b: 30 May 1823 d: Mar 1893
+ Elisha BANNER
5 Elisha BANNER
5 James BANNER
5 Henry BANNER
5 Elizabeth BANNER
5 Unknown BANNER
+ W.R. BITING
5 Walter BITING
5 Samuel BITING
5 Joseph BITING
5 Jettis BITING
4 Thornton Preston HAMPTON b: 26 Oct 1825
+ Martha HILL b: Jun 1829 d: 10 Jun 1904
5 John HAMPTON
5 Columbus Samuel HAMPTON
5 Walter Lee HAMPTON
5 Elizabeth Evans HAMPTON
5 William Preston HAMPTON b: 29 Sep 1858 d: 25 May 1928
6 Estelle Olive HAMPTON b: 25 Sep 1899 d: 21 Oct 1937
+ Martha R. DAVIS d: 8 Jul 1852
4 Martha C. HAMPTON b: 28 Apr 1828 d: Jul 1829
4 Mary Jane HAMPTON b: 10 Jul 1830
+ John W. BITTING d: 11 Sep 1877
5 John Anthony BITTING
5 Clay BITTING
5 William BITTING
5 Rachel BITTING
4 John M. HAMPTON b: 21 Dec 1832 d: Oct 1843
4 William A. HAMPTON b: 20 Jun 1835 d: 13 Dec 1862
+ Catherine Elizabeth WILLIS
5 Anne Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 11 Jun 1856
+ Henry C. CASE
5 Mollie HAMPTON b: Abt 1858 d: Abt 1859
5 Susan Virginia HAMPTON b: 12 Jun 1861 d: 1 Dec 1920
+ Theodore E. DAVIS
4 Cynthia Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 7 Dec 1837 d: 4 Dec 1896
+ John A. WOLFF
5 Jasper WOLFF
5 William WOLFF
5 Walter WOLFF
5 Ernest WOLFF
5 Oscar WOLFF
5 Gertrude WOLFF
5 Estella WOLFF
3 Mary HAMPTON b: 14 May 1795
+ Henry HAMPTON
3 Susannah B. HAMPTON b: 27 Mar 1797
+ Hampton BOSTICK
3 Manoah Bostick HAMPTON b: 25 Jun 1799 d: 6 Feb 1858
+ Cynthia MITCHELL b: 24 Jun 1795 d: 21 May 1853
SAMUEL married * BETHENIA BOSTICK, daughter of Col. Absalom * BOSTICK and Bethenia
PERKINS *, on 19 Aug 1785. BETHENIA was born 18 Mar 1767 in NC. She died 1832 in NC.
Bethenia Bostick was born 18 Mar 1767, prob. in Pittsyvlania County, VA and died 1832. She married
first Capt. Samuel Hampton 19 Aug 1785. He died in 1802 and on 23 Jan 1804, Bethenia married
Charles Perkins, a cousin. Bethenia had a number of children by her first husband.
Children of Bethenia Bostick and Captain Samuel Hampton
James Hampton (1786)
Samuel Hampton (1790) m. Elizabeth Barnett
John B. Hampton (1793) m. Polly E. Guinn
Mary Hampton (1795)
Susannah Hampton (1797) m. Hampton Bostick
Manoah Hampton (1799)
Bethenia married twice again after Samuel died:
PERKINS (2 children)
ISAAC JONES (3 children); and CHARLES
They had the following children:
91 M
i.
James M. HAMPTON was born 13 Sep 1786 in Surry County, NC. He died 27 Oct 1837 in
Lincoln County, TN.
James married Sarah (Sally) FLYNT, daughter of Thomas FLYNT and Sally MARTIN,
on 29 Sep 1807 in Stokes Co., NC.
92 M
ii. Samuel (Jr.) HAMPTON was born 14 Oct 1790 in Stokes Co., NC. He died 18 Feb 1874 in
Itawamba County, MS.
He married (1) ELIZABETH MCWILLIAMS. She was born 1808 in Warren
County, Kentucky. He married (2) ELIZABETH BARNETT December 23, 1812 in
Stokes Co., NC, daughter of A. BARNETT and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She
was born November 06, 1795 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died November
02, 1871 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
He moved from NC to Lincoln Co.,Tenn. He was a Lieutenant in the war of 1812
and was a large slave owner before the Civil War.
Their issues are:
7 sons 6 daughters
WILLIAM
CAROLINE
NOAH(MANOAH)
FLANNIE(FANNIE,HANNIE)
SAM(SAMUEL III) born 1824 (LEBS GRANDAD) could not make out)
MATT
SUSIE
JOHN
ELIZABETH
NICHOLAS
MARTHA
LA FAYETTE (youngest son)
MARY
Marriage Bond shows:
Groom: Samuel Hampton
Bride: Elizabeth Barnell
Bond Date: 23 Dec 1812
Bond #: 000139057
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 000422
County: Stokes
Record #: 01 126
Bondsman: Hampton Bostick
1850 CENSUS, District 7, Itawamba, MS
Samuel Hampton, age 60
Elizabeth, age 55
Manoah, age 20
LaFayette, age 14
Martha, age 10
3 Samuel HAMPTON b: 14 Oct 1790 d: 1873
+ Elizabeth BARNETT
4 John HAMPTON
4 Mary HAMPTON
4 Nicholas HAMPTON
4 Suzie HAMPTON
4 William HAMPTON
4 Bethenia Carolina HAMPTON b: 27 Oct 1813
4 Frances HAMPTON b: 1815
4 James Matthew HAMPTON b: 9 Mar 1817
4 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1820
4 Samuel F. HAMPTON b: 1824 d: 1891
4 Manoah HAMPTON b: 1830
4 Lafayette HAMPTON b: 20 Aug 1837 d: 2 Aug 1922
+ Mary Ann MCKOWN
5 Laura Idell HAMPTON b: 22 Sep 1867 d: 18 Nov 1951
5 Lenora Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 12 Feb 1870 d: 1 Feb 1964
+ Edward Almond REYNOLDS
4 Martha HAMPTON b: 1842
Father: Samuel HAMPTON b: 1750
Mother: Bethenia BOSTICK b: 18 Mar 1767
Marriage 1 Elizabeth BARNETT
Children
Elizabeth Carolina HAMPTON b: 27 Oct 1813
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1820
Frances HAMPTON b: 1815
John HAMPTON
Manoah HAMPTON b: 1830
Martha HAMPTON b: 1842
Mary HAMPTON
James Matthew HAMPTON b: 9 Mar 1817
Nicholas HAMPTON
Suzie HAMPTON
William HAMPTON
Samuel F. HAMPTON b: 1824
Lafayette HAMPTON b: 20 Aug 1837
Samuel married (1) Elizabeth BARNETT on 23 Dec 1812 in Stokes Co., NC. Elizabeth
was born 6 Nov 1795. She died 4 Apr 1871.
Samuel also married (2) Elizabeth MEDLEY on 4 Sep 1872.
93 M
iii. John B. HAMPTON was born 12 Jan 1793 in Stokes Co., NC. He died 7 Jun 1881 in
Walkertown, Forsyth Co., NC.
The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume III
Number 1, Winter, 1975
Estate Partitions in the Washington District Court of Equity, 1803-1826
SCMAR, Vol. III, Winter 1975, No. 1, p.9
Commission from Robert Creswell, Commissioner in Equity, to John Hampton,
James McMorris, Benjamin May, James Davis, & Philip Pearson, ordering them to
make the desired partition, dated Third Monday in February(?), 1806.
Commissioners sworn 17 Oct. 1806 before Mich'ls(?) Dickert, J.P.
. JOHN B.12 HAMPTON (SAMUEL11, JAMES10, JOHN9, JOHN8, THOMAS7,
WILLIAM6, LAURENCE5, JOHN4, THOMAS3 DE HAMPTON, JOHN2,
RICHARD GERVAIS1) was born January 12, 1793 in Stokes Co., NC, and died
June 07, 1881 in Walkertown, Forsyth Co., NC. He married MARY E. GUINN
December 15, 1823 in Stokes Co., NC, daughter of THORNTON GUINN and
ANNE BOSTICK. She was born March 10, 1796 in Stokes Co., NC, and died
November 10, 1882 in Walkertown, Forsyth Co., NC.
North Carolina Marriage Record
Groom: Jno B Hampton
Bride: Polly E Guinn
Bond Date: 15 Dec 1812
Bond #: 000139054
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 003180
County: Stokes
Record #: 01 126
Bondsman: Hampton Bostick
3 John B. HAMPTON b: 12 Jan 1793 d: 7 Jun 1881
+ Polly E. GUINN b: 10 Mar 1796 d: 10 Nov 1882
4 Eliza HAMPTON b: 30 Oct 1813 d: 21 Aug 1843
+ John G. PEARSON
5 William Thornton PEARSON b: 8 Mar 1840 d: May 1853
John married Mary "Polly" E. GUINN, daughter of Thornton Preston GUINN and
Anne BOSTICK, on 15 Dec 1813 in Stokes Co., NC. Mary was born 10 Mar 1796. She
died 9 Nov 1882.
94 F
iv.
Mary HAMPTON "Polly" was born 14 May 1795 in Stokes Co., NC.
1 Mary Bostick b: 14 MAY 1795
+ Henry C. Hampton b: 1790
2 John P. Hampton b: 1820
+ Pauline W. Smith Overby b: 1819
3 Martha Eva Hampton b: 8 APR 1847 d: 1882
+ Bartley Johnson Sutton b: 1845 d: 1882
4 Ida Katherine Sutton b: 3 AUG 1877 d: 4 SEP 1928
+ Daniel Herbert Powell b: 23 JUL 1870 d: 5 OCT 1928
5 G. A. (Allen) Powell
5 Hayes E. Powell
5 Ernest S. Powell
5 Junior Powell
5 Doris Darnell Powell
5 Frank Herbert Powell b: 23 SEP 1908 d: 5 JAN 1975
+ Elva Jewel Thomasson b: 31 MAR 1912 d: 2 NOV 1990
6 Robert Carol Powell
6 Katherine Darnell Powell b: 29 AUG 1930 d: 18 JUL 1996
+ Lonnie Duane Watkins b: 14 APR 1922 d: 20 OCT 1979
+ Catherine Stewart
Polly married Henry C. HAMPTON on 26 May 1814 in Stokes Co., NC. Henry was
born about 1795 in North Carolina.
Name: Henry C. HAMPTON
Given Name: Henry C.
Surname: Hampton
Sex: M
Birth: 1795 in N.C. 1
Birth: Bet. 1790 - 1795 in N.C.
Census: 1860 Fayette Co.Tn. living next door to John
Census: 1840 Fayette Co. Tn.
1850 CENSUS, Fayette County, TN
H.C. Hampton, age 55, farmer, born in NC
Polly, age 45, born in NC
John P, age 24, born in NC
Armstead, age 22, born in NC
Eveline, age 17, born in NC
Susan, age 14, born in TN
James W. Ray, age 20,laborer
Marriage 1 Mary Polly HAMPTON b: 14 May 1795 in ,Stokes,N.C.
Married: 26 May 1814 in Stokes, N.C.
Children
John P. HAMPTON b: Bet. 1815 - 1819 in N.C.
O. HAMPTON b: 1828
Evelin HAMPTON
Armsted HAMPTON
Susan HAMPTON b: 1847
Sources:
Title: The Old Three Hundred
Repository: Hackleman
Updated: 2006-05-10 15:46:46 UTC (Wed)
Contact: Lynnette Frost
1 Henry C. HAMPTON b: 1795 d: AFT 1860
+ Mary (Polly) HAMPTON b: 14 May 1795
2 John P. HAMPTON b: 1826 d: ABT 1890
+ Paulina W. SMITH b: ABT 1819
3 Cynthia A. HAMPTON b: ABT 1843
3 John Frank HAMPTON b: ABT 1846
3 Martha Eva HAMPTON b: 8 Apr 1847
3 Bethenia Virginia HAMPTON b: ABT 1849
3 Sallie HAMPTON b: ABT 1856
+ Katherine STEWART
2 O. HAMPTON b: 1828
2 Evelin HAMPTON
2 Armsted HAMPTON
2 Susan HAMPTON b: 1847
Marriage 1 Mary "Polly" Hampton b: 14 MAY 1795 in Stokes County, North
Carolina
Married: 26 MAY 1814 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Children
John P. Hampton b: 1826 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Armstead Hampton b: 1828 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Evelen Hampton b: 1833 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Susan Hampton b: 1836 in Tennessee
95 F
v.
Susannah/Susan HAMPTON was born 27 Mar 1797 in Stokes Co., NC.
Susannah/Susan married Hampton BOSTICK, son of Maj. John BOSTICK Rev. War
(DAR # 158183) and Mary JARVIS/GERVAIS, on 15 Nov 1812 in Stokes Co., NC.
Hampton was born 25 Apr 1793. He died 1822 in Dallas County, AL.
Email query: He died in 1822 Dallas County, AL, leaving a widow, Susanna, and
three minor age sons, John, Don Ferdinand and James Alfred. Susanna married
Armstrong J. Blackburn in 1823 and died in 1859 Mississippi. What happened to
the three sons?
96 M
vi.
MANOAH BOSTICK HAMPTON was born 25 Jun 1799 in Stokes County, NC. He died
16 Feb 1858 in Lawrence County, AL.
Father: Samuel, Capt. HAMPTON b: Bef. 1760 in Surry County, North Carolina
Mother: Bethenia BOSTICK b: 18 Mar 1767 in probably Pittsylvania County,
Virginia
Marriage 1 Cynthia MITCHELL b: 1795
Married: 25 Feb 1822 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Children
Susan E. HAMPTON
Melinda B. HAMPTON
Manoah Bostick II HAMPTON
John Placibo HAMPTON b: 1825
1850 CENSUS, Lawrence County, AL (District 7)
M.B. Hampton, age 55, farmer, $20,000, born in NC
Cynthia, age 55, born in NC
Susan E., age 19, born in Ala
Matilda B., age 17, born in Ala
M.B. Jr., age 13 (?), farmer, born in Ala
Lucy Martin, age 35,. born in Tenn.
HAMPTON, MANOAH B
Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Sequence #:
Document Number: 6337 Total Acres: 39.86
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: September 04, 1835
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section
#
1 NESE HUNTSVILLE No 5S 8W 6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON, MANOAH B
Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Sequence #:
Document Number: 7142 Total Acres: 79.88
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 16, 1835
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section
#
1 W½NE HUNTSVILLE No 4S 9W 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON, MANOAH B
Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Sequence #:
Document Number: 723 Total Acres: 39.98
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 16, 1835
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section
#
1 NWSW HUNTSVILLE No 3S 9W 31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON, MANOAH B
Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Sequence #:
Document Number: 24134 Total Acres: 39.96
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: April 02, 1857
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section
#
1 NESW HUNTSVILLE No 3S 9W 34
--------------------------------------------------------Source: "Olden Times of Colbert & Franklin Counties in Alabama" Page 337
Hampton Cemetery - 5 mi N.E. of Leighton
Hampton, Mandah Bostick (misspellings) April 16, 1835-Mar 2, 1915 Born
Leighton
Hampton, Emma Jane - Aug 17, 1840 - June 7, 1882 Dau Joseph & Eliza(should be Josiah) Battle,
born Madison Co., Ala. Died Lawrence Co., Al.
Hampton Banoah Bostic - June 25, 1799 - Feb 16, 1858; Born in Stokes Co., NC
Mar Cynthia Mitchell on Feb 28, 1822. Died in Lawrence Co., Al.
Martin, Lucy - b. North Carolina - d. Law. Co., Jan 27, 1867
King, Mary Anderson - Dec 15, 1838 - April 23, 1824
Dau John W. & Lucinda King
Hampton, Thomas F. - d. Aug 1, 1835
Hampton, Cynthia Amanda - b May 10, 1827 - died at School in Athens, AL Sept
28, 1843
Hampton, Cynthia Mitchell - June 24, 1795 - May 21, 1853
b. Iridell Co., d. Murfreesbor4o, TN
Mar. M. B. Hampton Feb 28, 1822
----------------------------------------------------------LAWRENCE COUNTY, AL - Leiglatures - Representatives:
1838 - Tandy W. Walker, Sam'l Henderson, MANOAH B. HAMPTON, Micajah
Priest.
----------------------------------------------------------DOCUMENT: Genealogy hand written by Sue Chilton McClure Aldridge
----------------------------------------------------------Mrs. Bostwick obtained Affidavits regarding the inscriptions found on graves sites
in Colbert County, Alabama:
"Know all men by these presents: The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith: that on to-wit: March 2, 1968, in the presence of each other they visited
the Hampton Place in Colbert County, Alabama, (presently farmed by J. H. Johnson)
situate north of Leighton, Alabama; and the undersigned while there did view, and
Betty A Bostwick did abstract, the following information from tombstones in the
cemetery there situate on said Hampton Place:
In Memory of
MANOAH BOSTIC HAMPTON
Born in Stokes County, N.C.
June 25, 1799
Married Cynthia Mitchell
The 28th of February, 1822
Departed this life at his home
In Lawrence County, Ala.
The 16th of February, 1858
MANOAH married Cynthia MITCHELL, daughter of Andrew MITCHELL and Sarah
"Sally" SNODDY, on 28 Feb 1822 in Stokes Co., NC. Cynthia was born 24 Jun 1795 in
Iredell County, NC. She died 21 May 1853 in Murfreesboro, TN.
------------------------------Mrs. Bostwick obtained Affidavits regarding the inscriptions found on graves sites
in Colbert County, Alabama:
"Know all men by these presents: The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith: that on to-wit: March 2, 1968, in the presence of each other they visited
the Hampton Place in Colbert County, Alabama, (presently farmed by J. H. Johnson)
situate north of Leighton, Alabama; and the undersigned while there did view, and
Betty A Bostwick did abstract, the following information from tombstones in the
cemetery there situate on said Hampton Place:
In Memory Of
CYNTHIA HAMPTON
Daughter of Andrew and Sarah Mitchell
Born in Iredell County, N.C.
June 24th, 1795
Married M. B. Hampton
The 28th of February, 1822
Departed this life at
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The 21st of May, 1853
She lived and died a Christian and was beloved
By all who knew her.
M. B. H.
30. Henry (son of Thomas) HAMPTON (Thomas, John (Jr.)) was born 1752. He died 1832.
"Historical Collections of the Joseph Habersham Chapter of the DAR", Volume One, page 213
"I am much interested in the article of September 23rd, giving history of the Hampton family, and wish to
gain some additional information if possible. I particularly wish to get the Revolutionary record of Henry
Hampton, who was, I believe, a nephew of old Anthony Hampton. Henry Hampton and old Genl. Wade H.,
(Grandfather of the present Genl. Wade) were first cousins. Henry Hampton was born in Pittsylvania
County, Virginia. Removed to Stokes County, NC, married Sarah Beavers, and about 1801-02- or 03 moved
to Surry County (now Yadkin) The town of Hamptonville was laid out by the legislature of 1805 and named
for Henry Hampton, who owned the section of land that included the town site. He was a Revolutionary
soldier with the rank of Capt. or Lieut., but I wish to get the historical record of his services. His old chest is
still shown that seven of his nearest settlers-Tories-broke open while he was in the army, took all of his
money in the presence of his wife. After the war they were arrested and brought to Henry Hampton, to be
hung in his presence, but he let them off upon condition that each one should be tied to his gate=post and let
his negro Jerry give him thirty-nine lashes on his bare back and then leave the country. They gladly accepted
the sentence. Henry Hampton died in 1832 and is buried in the town of Hamptonville, where his old home is
still standing and in possession of some of his descendants, from whom the foregoing information was
obtained. Who was the father of Anthony Hampton? The plantation once owned and occupied by Anthony
and his son Wade, in Stokes County, NC, is still in possession of one of his descendants. Mrs. L."
[robin taylors margaret wade_john hampton 1..ged]
Settled in Hamptonville, North Carolina. Buried in Flat Rock Cemetery,
Hamptonville, Yadkin Co., NC.
Will of Henry Hampton:
In the name of God Amen. I Henry Hampton of the State of North Carolina and County of Surry being of
Sound disposing mind and memory do this twenty first day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight
hundred and thirty one, make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following first I
will that my just debts be paid.
2nd I give unto my Son Thomas Hampton all which he has here to fore received from me. I give unto my Son
Henry Hampton all which he has here to fore received from me. I give unto the heirs of at law and the widow
of my Deceased Son William Hampton all which he has received from me also a certain note on Abner
Carmichall for near two hundred Dollars with the Interest Already received there on being to me by said
Carmichall Several years past which said note I gave unto the possession of Said William Hampton a few
years past and Enclosed the said in note over to Said W Hampton for the purpose of collection when ever it
Should be practicable believing that my said Son William Hampton would be the last person to know when it
would be collected and for the Purpose of the better enabling him to make the said Collection I for that
purpose and for no other endorsed Said note over to Said William Hampton I therefore give all my interest in
note Widow and Children of Said William Hampton, Deceased.
I also give unto my Daughter Abigail Benthal one Negro man named George about twenty five years of age
which is in the possession of Said Abigail Benthal after her deceased also.
I give unto my Daughter Hannah Allen wife of Jesse Allen one Negro Woman named Jemmay and her
increase now in the possession of the said Hannah and Jesse Allen to her the Hannah and to her children after
her decease. Also I give unto my daughter Margaret Allen wife of Richard Allen a young Negro woman of
bright color named Edy now in the possession of said Margaret and Richard Allen to her and the children of
said Margaret after her Decease and further more as to my Daughters Abigail Hannah and Margaret as above
mentioned I give them what they have here to fore received from me besides the Negroes as Respectfully
mentioned I will and bequeath unto my sons Thomas Hampton Henry Hampton and John B. Hampton my
tract of land
whereon I reside.
I will unto my son John B. Hampton a Negro boy named Lawson during the life of my said Son John after his
decease to his heirs but if he should die Leaving no Children then Said Negro boy Lawson to go back to the
rest of my children I also give my son John one feather bed and furniture And to my other Negroes which I
have my Desire and will is that they be put into two lots to be valued by two disinterested persons who may
be selected by my Executor for that purpose and Such of my children as may wish to take at Such valuation
to do so but there should be more of my Children wishing to have than there is lots of Negroes and there by
Conflicting Claims arise In that case my Executor Shall , or determine who may take said lot of Negroes.
And as to the rest of my estate my will is that it be sold upon the usual credit I will and bequeath unto my
grand children To wit Sarah Andrews Polly Fautch Children of my Daughter Susannah Whitehead and
William Ladd
Son of my Daughter Theodosia Ladd forty Dollars each to be paid out of the sale of my Estate and the
valuation of the Negroes I further will that Where as a small legacy of ten Dollars and twenty cents each is
due to Ann James Abigail James and Elizabeth Hutcheson Heirs of William Beavers Deceased from the
Estate of said Beavers that my Executor pay over the same where said Heirs may demand it to be paid out of
my Estate
that is the valuation of the Negroes.
1 Henry HAMPTON b: 1752 d: 1832
+ Sarah BEAVERS b: Abt 1754 d: Aft 1832
2 Thomas HAMPTON b: 12 Oct 1774 d: 11 Mar 1850
+ Elizabeth CARMICHAEL b: 12 Oct 1784 d: Mar 1852
3 John Carmichael HAMPTON
+ Ann DOZIER
3 Henry Cray HAMPTON
+ Charlotte DOBIE
3 Mary Eliza HAMPTON
+ Hezekiah JOHNSON
3 Rose HAMPTON
+ Absolom ROBY
3 Joseph Wade HAMPTON b: 7 Jul 1813 d: 14 Jun 1855
+ Cynthia R. WILSON b: 23 Feb 1824 d: 31 May 1896
4 Sarah May HAMPTON b: 20 May 1845
4 Laura Wilson HAMPTON b: 15 Dec 1846 d: 8 Jun 1898
+ D. H. WHITE
4 Margaret Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 19 Jan 1849
+ R .William Abner ALEXANDER
5 Leigh Monteith ALEXANDER d: 13 May 1897
4 Charles Fisher HAMPTON b: 4 May 1852 d: 22 Oct 1896
4 Robert Thomas HAMPTON b: 10 May 1854 d: Apr 1921
+ Sara Frances STIREWALT b: 29 Aug 1814 d: 15 Jun 1841
4 Mary Annette HAMPTON b: 3 Jan 1837
4 Anne Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 14 Jun 1839
3 Thomas Franklin HAMPTON b: 1815
+ Eliza OLIVER
3 Bynum Gardner HAMPTON b: Abt 1818
+ Lizzie DOZIER
4 Willoughby HAMPTON b: Abt 1872
+ Emma Celeste DEMONBRUN
5 Richard Henry HAMPTON b: Private
3 Sara Ann HAMPTON b: 1820
+ Valentine STIREWALT
4 Sallie STIREWALT
+ Unknown PAISLEY
3 Eliza Caroline HAMPTON b: Abt 1822
+ Charles ALEXANDER
3 Martha Jane HAMPTON b: Abt 1824
+ William ATKINSON
3 William A. HAMPTON b: 10 Nov 1831 d: 1853
2 Theodosia HAMPTON b: Abt 1776
+ William LADD
3 William LADD b: Bef 1832
2 William HAMPTON b: Abt 1780 d: Bef 1832
+ Nancy BRYAN b: 21 Oct 1793
3 Frances Louise HAMPTON b: 25 Apr 1818 d: 15 Jan 1894
+ Felix PARKS
3 Henry Columbus HAMPTON b: 1820
3 William W. HAMPTON b: 1823 d: 1891
+ Unknown MARTIN
3 Edmund B. HAMPTON b: 1824
3 Almeda HAMPTON b: 1826
3 Louisa HAMPTON b: 1828 d: 1894
3 Julia HAMPTON b: 1830 d: 1897
+ A.A. SCROGGS b: 1830
2 Henry HAMPTON b: Abt 1782
2 Abigail HAMPTON b: 1784
+ Matthew BENTHAL
2 Hannah HAMPTON b: 1786
+ Jesse ALLEN b: Abt 1785
3 Rose Ann ALLEN b: 1810
+ Cockson C. DELOACH b: 1809 d: 18 Apr 1835
3 Margaret Grisilda ALLEN b: 1812
+ Lloyd W. DELOACH b: 1812 d: Abt 1882
3 Nancy Harriet ALLEN b: 1814 d: 1 Jul 1845
+ Lloyd W. DELOACH b: 1812 d: Abt 1882
2 Margaret HAMPTON b: 23 Apr 1791 d: 16 Dec 1875
+ Richard ALLEN
3 Marcus ALLEN
3 Henry ALLEN
3 Lodema ALLEN
3 Mary Ann ALLEN
3 Rosa Ada ALLEN
2 Susanna HAMPTON b: 1792
+ Unknown WHITEHEAD
3 Sarah WHITEHEAD
3 Polly WHITEHEAD
2 Rosey HAMPTON b: 1795
+ Richard ALLEN
2 John B. HAMPTON b: 4 Aug 1795 d: 11 May 1872
+ Eleanor HOLCOMB
3 Alfred HAMPTON
3 John A. HAMPTON
+ Caroline BROWN
3 Wade D. HAMPTON
3 Leroy HAMPTON
Henry married Sarah BEAVERS.
They had the following children:
97
i.
(ten children - see notes) HAMPTON.
31. Preston HAMPTON (Thomas, John (Jr.)) was born 1750 in Cascade Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA. He died 10 Jul
1832 in Gallatin County, KY..
Settled in Grant County, Kentucky.
Father: Thomas HAMPTON b: 17 Oct 1728 in Fairfax Co., VA
Mother: Sara Pattison CONYERS b: Abt 1728 in Stafford Co., VA
Marriage 1 Elizabeth SMITH
Married: Aug 1779 in Loudon Co., VA 1
Marriage 2 Elizabeth SMITH b: 20 Jun 1754 in Loudoun County, VA
Married: Aug 1779 in Loudoun Co., VA 1
Children
Suzanna HAMPTON
Henry HAMPTON
Preston HAMPTON b: 1777 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 31 May 1780 in Loudon Co., VA
Edward HAMPTON b: 17 Jun 1782
Nancy HAMPTON b: 12 Aug 1783 in Loudoun County, VA
Mary HAMPTON b: 12 Mar 1786 in Loudoun County, VA
James HAMPTON b: 17 Jun 1788 in Loudoun County, VA
Rosanna C. HAMPTON b: 15 Oct 1796 in KY
[robin taylors margaret wade_john hampton 1..ged]
Preston married Elizabeth SMITH.
1 Preston HAMPTON b: 1750 d: 10 Jul 1832
+ Elizabeth SMITH b: 20 Jun 1754 d: Aft 1836
2 Suzanna HAMPTON
+ James ARNOLD
2 Henry HAMPTON
3 Robert Thomas HAMPTON
2 Preston HAMPTON b: 1777 d: 1859
+ Rachel Sawyers CRAWFORD b: 30 Aug 1807 d: 30 Jun 1843
+ Sally BEAVERS b: 3 Apr 1788 d: 6 Jul 1830
3 William HAMPTON b: 1 Aug 1808
+ Sarah MCCLANAHAN b: 6 Jun 1826
4 Clara HAMPTON
+ William Henry ANDERSON
3 Samuel M. HAMPTON b: 1809
2 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 31 May 1780
+ John BURCH
3 Sarah BURCH b: 1801 d: 21 Feb 1860
+ William JACK b: 22 Mar 1791 d: 10 Dec 1864
2 Edward HAMPTON b: 17 Jun 1782
2 Nancy HAMPTON b: 12 Aug 1783
+ John GIBSON
2 Mary HAMPTON b: 12 Mar 1786 d: Aft 1814
+ Barnard SPENCER b: Abt 1780 d: Aft 1814
3 Susan SPENCER
+ Unknown PAYNE
3 Barnett SPENCER
3 Preston SPENCER
3 Joseph Dyke Spencer SPENCER b: 1805 d: 1889
3 Eliza Smith SPENCER b: 1814
+ Andrew M. GREEN
4 Susan GREEN b: 1836
+ Unknown AUSTIN
2 James HAMPTON b: 17 Jun 1788 d: 5 Aug 1847
+ Jane JACK
3 Richard HAMPTON
3 Joel HAMPTON
3 America HAMPTON
+ Joe TURLEY
3 Emily HAMPTON
+ Albert STEELE
3 Mary Eliza HAMPTON
+ Unknown HOLDEN
3 Nancy HAMPTON
+ Unknown RICHARDS
3 Rhoda HAMPTON b: 1814
3 Theodocia HAMPTON b: 1815
+ John LUCAS
+ William T. GOUGH b: 1817 d: 1848
3 James HAMPTON b: 1816
2 Rosanna C. HAMPTON b: 15 Oct 1796 d: 2 Feb 1867
+ Samuel JACK b: 30 Jun 1792 d: 30 Mar 1834
3 Wade Hampton JACK b: 26 Jan 1816 d: 30 Jul 1887
+ Mary Hanna ROGERS b: 16 Apr 1819 d: 1906
3 John James JACK b: 17 May 1818 d: 13 Apr 1848
3 Angeline JACK b: 17 Nov 1820
+ Emer BUTLER
3 Edward Hampton JACK b: 29 Apr 1823
+ Ann W. MOSS
3 Samuel Conner JACK b: 27 May 1825
3 Eliza Smith JACK b: 22 Sep 1828
+ Elias HUMPHREY
3 Mary Emmon JACK b: 25 Jan 1831 d: 5 Jul 1835
3 Benjamin F. JACK b: 23 Dec 1834 d: 25 Jun 1835
-------------------------------------------------------They had the following children:
98
i.
(nine children - see notes) HAMPTON.
32. James HAMPTON (Thomas, John (Jr.)) was born 1755. He died 1831 in KY..
Settled in Frankfurt, Kentucky.
Father: Thomas HAMPTON b: 17 Oct 1728 in Fairfax Co., VA
Mother: Sara Pattison CONYERS b: Abt 1728 in Stafford Co., VA
Marriage 1 Hannah COX b: 1758 in VA
Married: 1775 in Surry Co., NC 1
Children
Samuel HAMPTON
John HAMPTON b: 1779 in Stokes Co., NC
Sidney Lowry HAMPTON b: 1781 in Stokes Co., NC
Preston HAMPTON b: 1782
James HAMPTON b: 1783 in Stokes Co., NC
Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1785 in Warren Co., KY
Thomas HAMPTON b: 25 Dec 1786 in Stokes Co., NC
Theodocia HAMPTON b: 1788 in Franklin County, KY
William HAMPTON b: 1790 in Franklin County, KY
James married Hannah COX.
-------------------------------1 James HAMPTON b: 1755 d: 1831
+ Hannah COX b: 1758 d: Aft 1786
2 Samuel HAMPTON
2 John HAMPTON b: 1779
+ Mary FINNEY
2 Sidney Lowry HAMPTON b: 1781 d: 1820
2 Preston HAMPTON b: 1782
+ Ann S. HAYDON
+ Judy GREEN
2 James HAMPTON b: 1783
2 Elizabeth HAMPTON b: 1785 d: 1823
+ John BIRCH
2 Thomas HAMPTON b: 25 Dec 1786 d: 30 Jun 1848
+ Emily JONES
+ UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
3 Julia Louisa Wade HAMPTON b: 18 Feb 1812 d: 13 May 1845
+ John Slater BESSER b: 3 Aug 1802 d: 1893
4 Ella BESSER
+ J.W. RICHARDS
4 James BESSER b: 1830
4 Tabitha Louisa BESSER b: 1836
+ Stuart WHITLEY
4 Julia Helen BESSER b: 6 Feb 1836 d: Oct 1916
+ William Haley BROOKS
4 Charles BESSER b: 1838
+ Alice CRABB
4 Eliza BESSER b: 1841
+ James R. COX
5 Robert Lamar COX b: 20 Jan 1870
4 Anna BESSER b: 1844
+ Lewis A. COX
2 Theodocia HAMPTON b: 1788
+ Daniel BRANHAM b: 1787
3 Emily BRANHAM b: 1829
3 Anne BRANHAM b: 1831
3 Sarah BRANHAM b: 1833
+ Robert C. STEELE
3 Ellen BRANHAM b: 1836
3 Artemesia BRANHAM b: 1838
2 William HAMPTON b: 1790
1759 September 21. Years: 1759, 1761
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, Br-C Title John Carson,. Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of State Granville Proprietary Land Office
Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283 Location: MFR
MARS Id: 12.12.74.42 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Warrant: 1759 September 21. 640
acres.
Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, Third Creek, Robert Johnson Deed: 1761
December 21.
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
John Carson,
Robert Johnson,
Geographical Names Rowan County Third Creek Yadkin River
Source / Donor: Note: See also 12.12.74.43
John Carson,
Robert Johnson,
Third Creek Yadkin River
1759 September 21 Years: 1759, 1761 Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars
Secretary of State Record Group Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries,
Warrants, and Plats of Survey Rowan County, I-L Title Samuel Luckey,. Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of StateGranville Proprietary Land Office
Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283 Location: MFR
MARS Id: 12.12.77.58 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description: Quantity: Other Copies:
Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Warrant: 1759 September 21. 640
acres. Descriptive references for land: Beaverdam Branch, Robert Tate, Robert Johnson,
Yadkin River. Plat: 1761 January 31. 196 acres. Descriptive references for land: John
Luckie, Joseph Luckie, South Yadkin River, Beaverdam Branch, Robert Tate, Robert
Johnson.
Chain carriers: Robert Tate, Joseph Luckie.
Surveyor: John Frohock. Deed: 1761 December 21.
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
John Frohock,
Robert Johnson,
Samuel Luckey,
John Luckie,
Joseph Luckie,
Robert Tate,
Geographical Names Beaverdam Branch Rowan County South Yadkin River
Yadkin River
John Frohock,
Robert Johnson,
Samuel Luckey,
John Luckie,
Joseph Luckie,
Robert Tate,
Beaverdam Branch
South Yadkin River
1759 Nov: Francis Rose plat for 510 acres in Rowan County on both sides of
Little Rock House Creek. CC: James Langford, James Simms, W. Churton,
Surveyor. Entered 3 July 1759.
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, Microfilm Reel. S108.276 (North Carolina Archives)
Northampton County North Carolina. Volume 5, page 330.
Poldi Research Note: These dates are confusing and also the name of Little House Rock Creek. We need to
view the original record on microfilm.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
Francis Rose
James Langford,
James Simms,
W. Churton
#1760
John Johnson S30512 NC Line soldier was born in 1760, he lived in Burke CO NC at
enlistment. He applied 1834 June 2 in Pike Co. KY having moved there from Tn.
Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of
reading and to facilitate searches of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends
itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are urged to view the original on footnote.com and to
make their own decision as to how to decipher what the original scribe actually wrote. Blanks appearing in
the transcripts reflect blanks in the original.]
[The handwriting of the scribe is very challenging—use this transcript with great care and
circumspection. The handwriting got worse the more the scribe wrote. THIS IS A VERY
POOR TRANSCRIPTION, LARGELY DUE TO THE EXTREME DIFFICULTY OF
DECIPHERING THE HANDWRITING OF THE SCRIBE.]
State of Kentucky, County of Pike
On this 2nd day of June 1834 personally appeared before the County Court of Pike
County, John Johnson, a resident of Pike County and State of Kentucky, aged 74 years who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated.
He was drafted for 6 months in the State of North Carolina in the year 1777 under
Captain Samuel Henry, Colonel John Sevier in Burke County North Carolina he was the first Sergeant in
his Company -- he marched over to the Cherokee Nation, crossing French Broad [River], he was marched
down to the South West Point, commonly called “Sow West Pint” he was in no battles during this 6
months, after arriving at “Sow Wes Pint” he used to scout, as did many, from the block houses, he states
that many scalps were taken, and he was in several brushes, himself went out a scouting. The country
through which he marched was all then North Carolina, and Tennessee being formed out of the same. He
states that he was in no battles, only in skirmishes, There was no Continental regiments that served with
him during the period aforesaid. McDowell's Regiment came from Quaker Meadows, he states he was at
Big Pigeon
[River], this was shortly after Christy [sic, William Christian’s] & Pickens [Andrew Pickens’] Campaign.
He knew Colonel Cocke [could be Locke], Captain Jamieson, Lieutenant Caleb Wallace and many other
militia officers that was out.
And the next spring 1788 [sic, 1778], he entered for a 6 months Tour as a volunteer and
served out his tour under Colonel Cocke, Captain Samuels, and this was also in Burke County North
Carolina, he thinks it was April, about the 10th of that month, and he was marched down to the Tennessee
[River] after crossing the mountains [indecipherable word, looks like ‘drunding’] the Tennessee waters
from Catabee [Catawba] River. The Indians had killed several families and they [the?] State of North
Carolina had to Kich futs [keep forts?] all along on the Catawba during the summer season of that year
[indecipherable word or words] fort at this place as the head of the same he remained during the summer of
1778. He states that the scouts from the Fort killed several Indians in the period of his last engagement. He
does not know certainly that he ever did kill any Indians, The Tories had approached before this to the
same place and the Whigs had burnt it up in August 1778 there were several families killed and they were
chiefly all women and children.
In October the Indians most all left the County for the Indian Nation the country through which he marched
was then North Carolina the Cherokee Indians had made peace before but there was one [indecipherable
word] there who did not like the old Chiefs and could not be prevented [?] from plundering and burning.
He served with no Continental officers and he never did as he did. Joe White from Rowan [County] was
killed up on the Catawba [River] [indecipherable word]. This year he knew Colonel Cleveland, Myer
Jones [Major Jones?], Capt. John Harris Captain Black, Captain Fisher and many officers during his last
service. He believes Colonel McDowell was a regular officer. He served out his term of 6 months in the left
the service.
He served another tour of 6 months as substitute for one John Clarke in the year 1780 on the 15th day of
March under Colonel Ware [? War Dept. interpreted this as Wau], Captain Blair and served with [one or
more indecipherable words] November [one or more indecipherable words] at 9 miles [one or more
indecipherable words] at the station down the French Broad, he served there till April, and [indecipherable
word] scouting and protecting the North Carolina frontier during the whole of that summer, but [several
indecipherable words] was done during that year's service and no battles were fought he scouted from the
1st of May (the bushes in that County about that time were all full-grown until the fall, each day no Indian
disturbance worth a mention occurred during that year and he does not believe the Indians done anything
but steal horses, but few men could be spared out of Rowan whilst the frontier and the forts on French
Broad and Catawba [Rivers] had to be kept up.
He marched directly to the Fort and there remained until he was discharged in September or about the first
of October 1780. He left the service for each of the tours of service aforesaid he received a written
discharge. He knew Colonel Ollaw [?], Major Harrow, Capt. Speight, Lieut. Privel [?could be Privet], but
he served: as an Indian scout and was not after the British or Tories, and he states he has always lived in the
mountains and never saw a Continental Regiments, he knows of no particular circumstances to mention
unless it is to name the persons who was killed by the Indians, which he can do, he states he can establish
this claim by living witnesses. He was very young when he entered the service and it being so long since he
cannot remember all-- as to what has become of his discharges, he has no idea and therefore can only say
they have been long since lost in fact he never took any care of them. He hereby relinquishes every claim to
a pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of
any State, Sworn to
and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
S/ John Johnson, X his mark
[William Tackitt, a clergyman, and Thomas May gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
His answers to the Questions –
1. He was born [indecipherable word] in the year 1760.
2. He has it only by the count of the family.
3. In Burke County North Carolina and then moved to Tennessee and then to this state.
4th He was drafted for 6 months in North Carolina Burke County for 6 months, the 2nd tour was
as a volunteer for 6 months -- the 3rd tour for 6 months as a substitute.
5th He knew but few officers -- Captain Blair Colonel McDowell Captain William Nelson, A. Lofton
Captain, Colonel Ware & Colonel Sevier and Colonel Otlaw [Outlaw?] who lived at the end of French
Broad for many years afterwards -- he states that he served 3 tours of 6 months each against the Cherokee
Indians during which time many were killed, and some few whites were massacred by the Indians, he was
never in any battles of any particular. The hardest fighting was some way the year of our first served.
6. He received his discharges & they were all given by his Captain As he now remembers, but what has
become of them nobody knows and they are all not among his papers.
7. There is Thomas May Esquire, General Ratliffe, Rev.d James Roberts, Rev’d William Tuckitt, Samuel
Hall, George Tuckitt, Henry Newson and Hart Newson.
[Thus ends the horrible handwriting—hallelujah!]
[In a letter dated July 9, 1935, the War Dept. personnel interpreted some of the names in the application as
follows: Captain Samuel Henry, Colonel John Sevier, Captain Samuel; Colonel Cocke, Captain Blair and
Colonel Wau (?).]
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of John Johnson S30512 fn24NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/23/08
William Tackitt, a clergyman,
Thomas May
General Ratliffe,
Rev.d James Roberts
Samuel Hall,
George Tuckitt,
Henry Newson
Hart Newson
Substitute for one John Clarke
Colonel Cocke
Captain Samuel Henry,
Colonel John Sevier in Burke County North Carolina
Captain Jamieson,
Lieutenant Caleb Wallace
Captain Samuels,
Joe White from Rowan [County] was killed
Colonel Cleveland,
Myer Jones [Major Jones?],
Capt. John Harris
Captain Black,
Captain Fisher
substitute for one John Clarke
Colonel Ware interpreted this as Wau
Captain Blair Colonel Ollaw [?],
Major Harrow,
Capt. Speight,
Lieut. Privel [?could be Privet],
William Tackitt, a clergyman, and
Thomas May
Captain William Nelson
Captain Blair
1760 Bartholomew Grogan when he purchased a 384 acre Lord Granville land grant in
1760 on Buffalo Island Creek on the north side of the Dan River for ten shillings
sterling. (Rowan Co. NC Deed Book 5, p. 74.)
Bartholomew Grogan
Then in 1764, Bartholomew Grogan and his wife Lurina sold 186 acres of this land to John Simons. (Book
5, p. 538) In the Rowan County Minute Book 3, p. 158, Bartholomew Grogan is appointed the overseer of
the road from Grassey Spring(sic) to Orange Line (County line) in 1769. There are no other records of any
other Grogans in Rowan County at this time.
Thomas Hill was born in 1759 near the Dan River, close to the Virginia border, in what is now Rockingham County,
near the presently existing town of Eden. We know by pension statements, and his son Abner Hill’s “Obituary,” that his
parents were William and Hannah Hill. Certainly William Hill seems to have legally considered Thomas his own, and
Thomas never indicated otherwise.
However, DNA says otherwise. The Hill descendants of Thomas Hill are genetically descended from a male with the
last name of Grogan. The Hill descendants of Thomas’ brother are not connected by DNA to Thomas’ descendants.
So now the investigation into our Hill roots before Thomas, shifts gears to the Grogan family. DNA will give us no
more information; from here we must rely on the familiar paper trail of deeds, censuses, tax lists, etc.
What do we know about the Grogans? According to Grogan descendants, two brothers came to America from Kings
County (today called Offaly County), Ireland probably in the 1750s. The brothers are Thomas David and Bartholomew
Grogan. Thomas David is believed to have been born around 1727 and Bartholomew around 1730. Some believe they
landed in Pennsylvania and made their way south.
John Lemons With his original 186 acre purchase on Buffalo Island Creek (Feb. 27, 1764 from Bartholomew Grogan),
his plantation comprised about 1,400 acres.After the war, John was an active citizen and participated in various local
civic affairs. Court minutes for the Guilford County Pleas and Quarter Sessions show that he was appointed tax
assessor in 1781 for the District of Dan River. This area was at that time still a part of Guilford. Many of the duties of
the old court were later delegated to a newly created group called the Board of County Commissioners. In 1782, John
was designated overseer of the public road from Grassy Springs to Smith River. These Springs rise in a marsh near the
present-day intersection of Rural Road 2148 and NC 135, the latter of which runs through his old plantation. In former
times, instead of paying a direct tax in the form of money, the people living near a public road maintained it themselves
under direction of a local gentleman appointed as overseer. After the northern end of Guilford was authorized to be
formed into the County of Rockingham, John Lemons, Sr.
http://www.thewilsonfamily.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1301&tree=1
1760 The widow, Margaret Ludman Teter and the children moved to Dutchman's
Creek, near Salisbury George Teter, Sr., b. 1740, as referenced above, was the
son of George Teter, d. 1744, probably Orange Co., VA, [Kellogg also says
George, Sr., was b. 1740, Rowan Co., NC, not impossible that the father
returned to VA on business, but does not seem to be what is implied. It is most
likely that George the younger was b. 1740, in VA, not NC.] and the widow,
Margaret (Ludman) Teter and the children moved to Dutchman's Creek, near
Salisbury, NC. Owing to Indian troubles they removed to the North Fork soon
after 1760. It is not known where Margaret died.
Their known children were: George, Jr.; Paul, d. 1784, m. Rebecca Henkle; [Rebecca Teeter,
head of a family of 7 in 1784, Rockingham, and was still there in 1787. In 1797, Rebecca
disposes of all of her land in Randolph and Rockingham Counties, and probably moved west with
the rest of her known children to St. Clair Co., IL, with the Badgely party, except for George, who
had already settled in Randolph Co.] Philip, m. Susannah Henkle; and Barbara, m. Jacob Henkle.
Joseph Kellogg also names Rosina, m. Martin Bidert (Peterson). She died in 1804. And a
daughter, who married John Gartmann, and lived in Carolina. There may have been others.
Rebecca, Susannah and Jacob Henkle, along with Anna Margaret, were all children of Justus (Yost, or Johann
Justus) Henkle, who was the son of Anthony Jacob Henkel, a preacher, who came from Frankfort, Germany, to
Montgomery County, PA, in 1717. He was killed by a fall from his horse in 1728. His son Justus went to NC and
then, in 1761, to the North Fork, settling a little above Harper's Mill. In addition to those children mentioned
above, there were also: Mary Magdalena, stayed in NC; Catharine, stayed in NC; Abraham, d. 1815, m. Mary
C. Teter; Hannah, m. _____ Johnson; Elizabeth, m. _____ Ruleman; Justus, m. Christian Teter; Isaac, m. Mary
Cunningham. http://www.gandybooks.com/Gandee/ugan2.html
Isaac Henkle birt: 5 Dec 1754 Dutchman's Creek, Rowan, NC
deat: Oct 1824 plac: N Fork of So Branch Of Potomac R, Pendleton, WV
marr: 13 Dec 1781 plac: , Pendleton, WV http://www.edforguson.com/genealogy/greenlee/g26457.html
Margaret Ludman Teter
George Teter, Sr.,
George Teter, d. 1744, probably Orange Co., VA
After 1760 Absalom Jordan and Mary sold land in Albemarle Co. VA c1760, are
next found in Rowan Co. NC, and they (or their son Absalom)
Absalom Jordan
The WALTONs connected to the JOHNSONs may be this family.
My interest is the Mary and Louisa WALTON who married Absolam & Jeremiah JORDAN, so I wasn't looking
at Johnsons when doing the research back in the early 1990s.
I think this Absolam is the brother of "my" Jonas Jordan d. 1785 Bedford Co. (in Amelia 1740-1760s) and I
tentatively link Jeremiah who m. Louisa Walton to them just because he's in the vacinity and married Mary's
sister.
Absalom and Mary Jordan sold land in Albemarle Co. VA c1760, are next found in Rowan Co. NC, and
they (or their son Absalom) end up in GA -- Elbert Co. if memory serves me, but that's just across the
river from Oglethorpe.
I wasn't using a genealogy program at the time I did the GA research and haven't entered Absalom's line
this far down. There are some interesting connectins here IF the same family.
Gwen Downey January 2009:
I've attached copy of page 286 from Historical Collections of Ga. Chapter, DAR - children of Jesse
Walton (Louisa Walton's brother) retain attorney regarding their portion Mullins estate.
The will of John Mullins of Saint James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, admitted
to record 16 June 1783.
"I lend to my beloved with Elizabeth Mullins all my personal estate until such time that my youngest
son William Mullins shall come to be twenty one years old.
I give to my beloved son John Mullins 315 acres of land, lying and being in the county of Albemarle on
the waters of Moormans River.
My will and desire is all the remainder of my estate be equally divided amongst the rest of my children
hereafter named:
Henry Mullins,
Conerly Mullins,
Ann Ewel,
Anthony Mullins,
Daniel Mullins,
Jesse Mullins,
Elizabeth Williams,
Mary Mullins,
William Mullins,
David Mullins, and
Francis Mullins.
I do appoint and order my two sons Henry Mullins and Conerly Mullins and my well beloved friend
James Allen Executors of this my last will and testament and trustees for my wife and children."
In Goochland County, a deed dated 14 Dec. 1798 between the heirs of John Mullins: "John
Mullins and Agnes, his wife; Connely Mullins and Mary, his wife; Anthony Mullins; David Mullins and
Rosanna, his wife; Jesse Mullins and Elizabeth, his wife; William Mullins; Daniel Mullins; Rice Ennes and
Francis, his wife, formerly Francis Mullins; Maxey Ewell and Anne, his wife, formerly Anne Mullins;
Elizabeth Clements, infant daughter of Mary Clements, deceased, formerly Mary Mullins; Elizabeth
Mullins; William Walton and Milley, his wife; Mary Jourdan formerly Mary Walton by Jeremiah
Terrel and Joshua Jordan, her attorneys in fact; Jeremiah Terrel and Louisa, his wife, formerly
Louisa Walton; Achilles Walton and others, the heirs of Jesse Walton, deceased; Charles Cobb
and Ann, his wife, formerly Ann Walton; William Walton Burk, heir of Betsy Burk, formerly
Betsy Walton, and the legal representatives of Susannah Hilton, formerly Susannah Walton.
These being legal distributees of John Mullins, deceased..." From: Linda Sparks Starr
Mary Jordan
Drewry Taylor (Drury Taylor)
1788 Drury Taylor Born: about in Elbert Co., GA Died: 06 DEC 1845 in Jefferson Co., IL
Spouses: Elizabeth Dupree
William May ( father of Dempsey May who still lives at 92), William Lomax, Joseph Shouse, Drury Taylor,
Charles Brown and John Johnson from Georgia settled on Hurricane Creek and John Hales, Jonathan May,
William and Henry Hunter who settled on Tumbling Creek.
Goodpseed History of Humphreys County Tn 1886
Drury Taylor, John S Taylor, and William Taylor appear on the 1820 Hickman County, TN census.
Abner Ponder also appears there in 1820. I don't know if it is a coincidence, but he obtained 1500 acres of land in a
grant in Elbert Co. GA next to my ancestor, William Taylor, Sr. And his brother, John Taylor. William Taylor, Sr. also
had a son, Drury Taylor, who moved to Smith Co. TN, later to Jefferson Co. IL.
http://genforum.com/tn/humphreys/messages/212.html
www.familysearch.com. There are a few records on the Drury Taylor family there .
http://genforum.com/tn/humphreys/messages/106.html
In the Dickson County, Tennessee, Handbook, by Jill Garrett, there is:
Drury Taylor listed as a buyer in the estate sale of Moses Easley. Also, a "D. Taylor" is shown as a buyer in the estate
sale of John Turner. http://genforum.com/tn/humphreys/messages/105.html
Drewry Taylor b 1778 SC (Drury Taylor)
Jincey b 1778 Sc
children b Tn
John (never married) b 1799
Drewry b 1804 m Nettie?
Geo.Wash b 1805 m Matilda?
James E b 1811 m Anna?
Gincey b 1814 m Stephen Forsee
Andrew Jackson b 1820 m Louisa Bibb
Drury was a large land owner on Hurricane Ck.and is buried in Humphreys Co.Tn,on Pullen farm. Appreciate any
info on this family. http://genforum.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?hurricane::tn/humphreys::96.html
Drury Taylor Born: about 1788 in Elbert Co., GA Died: 06 DEC 1845 in Jefferson Co., IL
Spouses: Elizabeth Dupree
Children of William Taylor and Martha Hunt are:
+ 51
i. John Taylor, born Abt. 1763 in NC; died March 19, 1815 in Washington, Adams Co., MS.
+ 52
ii. Barzilla Taylor, born Abt. 1768 in NC; died May 06, 1828 in Union Twp., Montgomery Co.,
IN.
+ 53
iii. George Taylor, born Abt. 1780 in NC; died Unknown in Smith Co., TN.
+ 54
iv. Joseph Taylor, born Abt. 1767 in Richmond Co., NC; died Abt. 1825 in Smith Co., TN.
55
v. Unknown Taylor, born Abt. 1773; died Unknown.
+ 56
vi. Samuel Taylor, born Abt. 1770 in NC; died Bet. 1825 - 1830 in Vanderburgh Co., IN.
+ 57
vii. William Taylor, Jr., born September 07, 1778 in NC; died March 24, 1845 in Elbert Co.,
GA.
58
viii.
Martha Ann Taylor, born Abt. 1782 in Richmond Co., NC; died Aft. 1860 in Elbert Co.,
GA. She married William Terrell Abt. 1799; born 1762 in VA; died October 1850 in Elbert Co., GA.
+
59
ix.
Henry H. Taylor, born Abt. 1776 in NC; died June 04, 1835 in Indian Creek, DeKalb Co.,
TN.
+ 60
x. Drury Taylor, born Abt. 1788 in Elbert Co., GA; died December 06, 1845 in Jefferson
Co., IL.
61
xi. James Taylor, born Abt. 1790 in Wilkes Co., GA; died February 20, 1871 in White Co.,
IL.
He married (1) Rachel Rose Abt. 1800; born Abt. 1790; died Abt. 1852 in Vandenburg Co., IN.
He married (2) Ede Elizabeth Unknown Abt. 1853; born Abt. 1804 in TN; died Unknown.
http://www.genwebsite.com/reports/taylor_rpt.htm
18th Nov., 1760, Robert Gray, of Rowan County, North Carolina, by John Tate,
to James Craige, 5 shillings, 200 acres in Borden's tract, corner to tract sold by
Francis Beaty on Flat Spring Run; corner Thomas Berry; conveyed by Borden,
Jr., to David Kerr, and by David Kerr and Kathrine to Robert. Teste: Gabriel
Madison, John Frogg, Luke Bowyer."
Robert Gray
Notes: "18th Nov., 1760, Robert Gray, of Rowan County, North Carolina, by John Tate, to James Craige, 5 shillings,
James Craige
Borden's tract
Francis Beaty
Flat Spring Run
Thomas Berry
Gabriel Madison,
John Frogg,
Luke Bowyer.
Kathrine Karr or Katherine Kerr
David Kerr or David Karr
"18th Nov., 1760, Robert Gray, of Rowan County, North Carolina, by John Tate, to James Craige, 5 shillings, 200
acres in Borden's tract, corner to tract sold by Francis Beaty on Flat Spring Run; corner Thomas Berry; conveyed by
Borden, Jr., to David Kerr, and by David Kerr and Kathrine to Robert. Teste: Gabriel Madison, John Frogg, Luke
Bowyer."
Ann Kerr. Born, circa 1764[194]. Died, after 1846, in Dickson Co., TN [194]. She married William Charles
Wiley, circa 1785, in Guilford Co., Nc. http://www.columbiagypsy.net/davker.htm
1764 March 1: Benj. Starratt to David Karr for £20 NC money, 547 A adj. John McAdoo granted by Granville 26
Aug 1762. Wit. James Carter, Hugh Forester.
Researchers Notes: Capt John McAdoo was a Rev. War Veteran from NC
Researchers Notes This John McAddoo lives 8 places from the widow Anne Johnson on Hurricane Creek in
Humphreys Co. Tn in 1837 tax List
10 Apr 1765: Benj. Starratt sold 200 A on n. side of Buffalo adj. to David Karr to Wm. Matthews.
18 Apr 1765: David Karr to Benjamin Starratt a tract on S. Buffalo. Wit. Frances McBride, John Stuart, Ralph
Gorrell.
1766: David Karr witnessed sale from Benj. Starret to John Hall, Buffalo Creek.
16 Jun 1768: David Karr and wife Catron (X) to Ralph Gorrell for £50 proc 300A adjacent William Matthews,
Benjamin Starratt, John Karr
Notes: 10 Apr 1765: Benj. Starratt sold 200 A on n. side of Buffalo adj. to David Karr to Wm. Matthews
1770 Guilford County formed from Orange and Rowan County NC
Joseph Odell, Grant #410, entry 1 Dec 1778, issued 1 March 1780, 300 acres on middle fork
of Buffaloe Island Creek adjacent Joseph Gibson.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/239.266/mb.ash
x
1782 Guilford Co. Deeds: David Kerr to James Starret, both of Guilford Co., 1782, £2,050, 100 acres of land "...lying
on the North side of South Buffaloe in the County aforesaid, being a Part of a Tract of Land deeded to the sd David
Kerr for six hundred and thirty seven Acres by Deed by John Earle Granville, the seventeenth day of September 1744.
Beginning at a white oak runing thence East one hundred and one Poles to a Red Oak, thence South one hundred and
fifty nine Poles in a Hickory in Ralph Gorrels line, thence West one hundred and Ten poles with Gorrels line, thence
West one hundred and Ten poles to a stake, thence North one hundred and fifty nine Poles to the Beginning, containing
one hundred Acres..." Etc. David Kerr (seal) Witness: William Clark
200 acres in Borden's tract, corner to tract sold by Francis Beaty on Flat Spring Run; corner Thomas Berry; conveyed
by Borden, Jr., to David Kerr, and by David Kerr and Kathrine to Robert. Teste: Gabriel Madison, John Frogg, Luke
Bowyer."
Notes: Guilford Co. Deeds: William Kerr, BOS from John Galbraith K-283 ca. 1809
William Kerr, to Ralph Gorrell, both of Guilford Co., 13 Sep 1814, for £510 "...being a certain tract of land which
David Kerr Dec'd --- by his last will & Testament bearing date " 19 Nov 1802 "and by his sd Last Will & Testament
did Devise the following Tract of land to his Son William Kerr...Beginning at a Parcel of Small Racks (?) whereon
stood Two white Oaks & on the South Side of south Buffalo Creek on Adam Lacknon line running thence North
Crossing a Small Branch of the Creek Eighty poles to a Black and Sweet Gum on S. Lackey's line one on Each side of
a small Branch thence went forty one poles to an Ash & Two White Oaks & Ellum Tree thence North Crossing Two
Small Branches Two hundred & fifteen poles along Duff's line to a post oak thence south on John Hanner's line Eighty
poles to a post oak thence East seventeen poles to a post Oak thence South Crossing a Branch one hundred Sixty poles
to a grub in S. Gorrells line thence East Crossing the eek three Times along and with the sd Ralph Gorrell's line Two
hundred & seventy nine poles to a Bent Hickory Grub thence North eighty three poles to Walter McConnell's line
thence west forty poles to the first station Containing by Estimation three hundred & forty acres...more at less..." Etc.
William Kerr (seal) Witnesses: Jos Davis, David Kerr.
William Kerr, to James H. Starrat, both of Guilford Co., NC, 15 Sep 1814, for $75. On the "...waters of South
Buffalow. Beginning at a pine & turning thence East Sixty Seven Poles to a grub in Wm Armfields line thence South
along his line one hundred & twenty poles to a Black Jack thence west Sixty Seven poles to a White Oak Saplen thence
along David Gallaspies line one hundred and twenty poles to the first station Containing 20 acres..." Etc. Signed
William Kerr (seal). Witnesses: James Dunning, David Kerr.
William Kerr, of Guilford Co., from John McAdow, of Dickson Co., TN, 24 Oct 1809, filed 4 Feb 1815, for $50.
"...on the waters of Buffalow Creek Beginning at a pine and Turning thence East Sixty seven poles to a grub on
William Armfields line thence south along his line one hundred and twenty poles to a Black Jack thence West Sixty
Seven poles to Bush thence along David Gillaspies line North one hundred & twenty poles to the first Station
containing fifty acres..." Etc. Signed John McAdow (seal Witnesses: John Howell, John Gullett.
My Researchers Notes: This Kerr families are married to the Wiley families of Buffalow
Creek Guilford Co NC and then they go of to Dickson Co. Tn. by 1809. This McAdoo
Families of Dickson Co. Tn and those that lived by Anne Johnson in 1837 Tax District
of Humphreys Co. Tn.
My Researchers Notes: Buffalo Creek goes up and into Henry Co. Va. where William
Johnson lived by Roland Chiles. Our Hudson Johnson died 1828 Dickson Co. Tn. lived
with William Johnson in one of the tithes lists of 1776-1780 Henry Co. Va
#1761
Years: 1761 Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record
Group Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, A-Bo Title Andrew Bailie,. Rowan Co. Creator: Office of Secretary of
State Granville Proprietary Land Office Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283
Location: MFR MARS Id: 12.12.73.21 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Land entry: 1761 December 11.
700 acres. Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, Thomas Whitaker, Edmund
Johnson, Peter Pheagley, Tuter Leney Warrant: 1761 December 11. 700 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, Thomas Whitaker, Edmund
Johnson, Peter Pheagley, Tuter Leney
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents
Index Terms Personal Names
Andrew Bailie,
Edmund Johnson,
Tuter Leney,
Peter Pheagley,
Thomas Whitaker,
Geographical Names Rowan County Yadkin River
Source / Donor: Note:
Andrew Bailie,
Edmund Johnson,
Tuter Leney,
Peter Pheagley,
Thomas Whitaker,
Yadkin River
1761 Samuel Curtis Rowan Co., NC Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
Samuel Curtis
See above in 1759 Rowan CO
1761 Joshua Curtis Rowan Co., NC Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
1761 Rowan CO NC tax list Joshua CURTIS, Benjamin ELLIS, John ELLIS (wife
Rachel) http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
Joshua CURTIS,
Benjamin ELLIS
John ELLIS
1743- Morgan & Joseph Bryan admin. estate of Mary CURTIS ( wife of Thomas has been listed ) VS
Thomas TURNER & John ELLIS.
Note: this Joseph Bryan should be the father of Rebecca Bryan who marr. Daniel BOONE.
RESEARCH NOTES:: 1 Oct 1754- Deed Rowan CO NC-John ELLIS of Kredwick CO VA- to
EVAN ELLIS for livestock.
Wit: William JOHNSON and ABEL WALKER
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
RESEARCH NOTES:: Samuel Bryan his will is in Rowan CO NC are John and Margaret ELLIS –
A John Ellis married Margaret Bryan 11 Mar 1779 Rowan CO NC.
Samuel Strode is listed brother of Martha Strode who marr. Morgan Bryan (some list in Chester CO PA ca
1719 ).
RESEARCH NOTES:: 1796 Rowan Co. Will Book B: Evan Ellis Will In the name of God amen. I Evan Ellis of
Rowan County in the state of North Carolina being weak in body, but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given
to Almighty God for his mercies and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all
men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, Principally and first of all I give and recommend
my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it to me and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a
Christian like manner at the desecration of my friends and Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I
shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods as it has pleased God to
bless me with I give demise and dispose of in manner and form as followsItem I will that all my just debts be paid by my Executors,
Item I will and bequeath unto my son James Ellis the tract of land whereon I now live containing four hundred and
eleven acres to him and his heirs forever, and also my black horse, and one wagon and four ----- of gears belonging
thereunto, one cow and calf his choice, and one three year old heifer, two feather beds, bed steads and furniture his
choice, and the remaining part of stock of hogs, one plow and plow tackling, one set of mail rings, one iron wedge, one
mattock, and a piece of full cloth.
Item: I will unto my cousin William Ellis my great coat.
Item : I will that what remains of my stock and all other of my estate , except what is before mentioned , and my
wearing apparel be valued by three men chosen by my children and all debts due me be equally divided among my
children, John, Evan, William, Isaac, and James, and I do hereby constitute make and ordain my trusted sons John Ellis
& Evan Ellis Executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow and disanul all other wills and
bequest by me made or done heretofore, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of December In the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety six.
Signed sealed published and pronounced in the presents of Thomas Brewer (X) Matthew Johnston Joshua Jones by
Evan Ellis Recorded Rowan Count Will Book B Transcribed by Bob & Linda Ellis, Duluth Ga. File at :
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/wills/ellis208gwl.txt
Ellis-Forbis Cemetery earliest recorded burial in Yadkin County near Shallowford and Huntsville.
Thomas Forbes b. 1/2/1760 d. 5/13/1779
John Ellis b. 4/1/1723 d. 1/26/1753
Eliza H. Johnson b. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years.
There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.forbis/4.37/mb.ashx
Joshua Curtis
1761 Rowan CO NC tax list Joshua CURTIS, Benjamin ELLIS, John ELLIS (wife Rachel)
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
Isaac Beeson son of Richard &
Samuel are on a 1761 Rowan CO
Joshua CURTIS,
Benjamin ELLIS (wife Rachel),
John ELLIS taxed with him are
Benjamin Beeson , Christopher
Frederick CO VA cont-
Charity who marr. Phebe Strode dau. of
NC tax list with
James and William ELLIS,
Nation - he is on the Frederick CO VA deeds.
Isaac Beeson son of Richard Beeson & Charity who marr.
Phebe Strode dau. of Samuel Strode are on a 1761 Rowan CO NC tax list with Joshua CURTIS, Benjamin
ELLIS, John ELLIS (wife Rachel) taxed with him are James and William ELLIS, Benjamin Beeson ,
Christopher Nation - he is on the Frederick CO VA deeds.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
RESEARCH NOTES: the first 2 pages for Frederick CO VA deeds starting in 1743
shows Richard & Charity Grubb Beeson selling land to sons Benjamin, Richard ,
Edward and and son-in-law Mordecai Mendenhall.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
RESEARCH NOTES: this Abel Walker lives in Frderick CO VA and is a QuakerHopewell records show Abel Walker JR son of Abel & Sina was b) 13.1.1735 marr.
Mary BEESON 11.12.1761 dau. of Edard Beeson & Martha (Mendenhall ? )
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
1777 July 1, a man named JOSHUA CURTIS served as Ensign in the 4th North Carolina in Nelson's Company
commanded by Col. Thomas Polk, resigning 21 February 1778. (Roser of North Carolina Soldiers in the American
Revolution). He received land grant # 3054 for 741 acres of land for 24 months service, within the limits of the lands
allotted to Governor Martin. Contact: Brenda Keck Reed BRENDREED@aol.com
Abner Johnson is the Brother of Gideon Johnson who served a tour in Capt. Armstrongs Company who served with
3 Curtis brother, Joshua Curtis, Sgt Reben Curtis and Peter Curtis.
Capt Nelson
Colonel PAISLEY’s regiment,
ABNER JOHNSON, a resident of Maury County, Tennessee, aged 73:
“ In the year 1777 (and as well as he can remember) [It appears from the battle description that
the year was 1778-79] in the month of October of that year, volunteered in Guilford County, North Carolina
under Captain JOHN NELSON, who was a captain in his neighborhood, and when the men were called for,
all who did not volunteer to make up the number wanted were to be drafted, this deponent volunteered, and
so did all the rest, except one who was drafted. The name of the lieutenant was CHARLES HUGHES and
the name of the ensign was GEORGE PARKS, and this deponent and one ALLEN WALKER were
sergeants of the company. His company belonged to Colonel PAISLEY’ s regiment, which together with
Colonel SAUNDERS regiment from Granville County, NC were under the command of General
RUTHERFORD.”
Following are people that served in Capt. Armstrongs Company
Lieutenant was CHARLES HUGHES
Lt. JOSIAH GATES,
Ensign was GEORGE PARKS
Ensign LOVETT REED
Ensign ___ MCBRIDE (he thinks JAMES).
Abner Johnson and ALLEN WALKER were sergeants
Abner Johnson is the Brother of Gideon Johnson who served a tour in Capt. Armstrongs Company who served with
3 Curtis brother, Joshua Curtis, Sgt Reben Curtis and Peter Curtis.
SAMUEL CARUTHERS
JAMES HAYES
Allen Baker
Job Baker
JOHN BURNS
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY
Joshua Curtis
JAMES OLIVER
Served under Capt. Josiah Gate took over from Capt Nelson
George Oliver
Served under Capt. Josiah Gate took over from Capt Nelson
1761 Rowan Co. NC tax List Francis Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
Francis Johnston
1761 Rowan Co. NC Tax List Francis Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
Francis Johnston
1761 Rowan CO NC
Isaac Beeson
Isaac Beeson
Isaac Beeson son of Richard &
Samuel are on a 1761 Rowan CO
Joshua CURTIS,
Benjamin ELLIS (wife Rachel),
John ELLIS taxed with him are
Benjamin Beeson , Christopher
Frederick CO VA cont-
Charity who marr. Phebe Strode dau. of
NC tax list with
James and William ELLIS,
Nation - he is on the Frederick CO VA deeds.
Isaac Beeson son of Richard Beeson & Charity who marr.
Phebe Strode dau. of Samuel Strode are on a 1761 Rowan CO NC tax list with Joshua CURTIS, Benjamin
ELLIS, John ELLIS (wife Rachel) taxed with him are James and William ELLIS, Benjamin Beeson ,
Christopher Nation - he is on the Frederick CO VA deeds.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
Abner Johnson is the Brother of Gideon Johnson who served a tour in Capt. Armstrongs Company who served with
3 Curtis brother, Joshua Curtis, Sgt Reben Curtis and Peter Curtis.
1761 abt: Winkfield SHROPSHIRE III (Winkfield, Winkfield, St. John, Oliver,
Samuel) was born 1761 in Guilford Co., NC, and died May 5, 1816 in Franklin Co.,
TN. He married Catherine Hill: 3 July 10, 1783 in Surry Co., NC. She was born 1766 in
Rowan Co., NC, and died 1834 in Franklin Co., TN
Notes: This is incorrect as Guilford Co. NC formed in 1770 from Orange and Rowan Co. NC,
Winkfield SHROPSHIRE III
Notes: 2 James Henry SHROPSHIRE was born 1784 in Guilford Co., NC, and died 1860 in Yell County, AR. He
married (1) Sarah Eva Henley December 17, 1805 in Greene Co., GA. She was born March 20, 1784/85, and died
February 12, 1886 in Etna, Franklin Co., AR. He married (2) Elizabeth COLSON 1829. She was born Abt. 1817, and
died http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/shropshire/messages/419.html
Notes: Run Sarah Eva Henley is she connected to Leonard Henley
Winkfield Shropshire is the Uncle of Joel Shropshire married to Mary Polly Johnston daughter of Agnes
Johnson 174-50 to 1843 Dickson Co TN and Hudson Johnson died on bartons Creek in 1823 Dickson Co Tn.
Winkfields brother Samier or Seymore Shropshire will leave the Matrimony Baptist Church with Jan Murrell
and move to Rockfish River near Terisha Turner the ancient whose familes include the Henley and HensleyHammer or Hamner families of NC
Catherine Hill:
abt 1761 James Henry Shropshire is the son of Winkfield Shropshire abt 1761 Guilford
Co. NC and Catherine Hill born 1765 in Rowan County NC: Married: 1783-07-10 in
,Surry, North Carolina,
Winkfield Shropshire died in Franklin Co. Tn. is the son of Winkfield Shropshire abt 1725 died 1798 in Oglethorpe,,
Georgia, USA and Jane Jones born in Rowan Co. NC. She died 1834 in Franklin Co. NC
James Henry Shropshire
1761 March 6, deed was issued to David Johnson of Rowan County on, for land that had
been surveyed February 11, 1752 Granville Land Grants, Records of the Secretary of
State, State Archives
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/colonial/Nchr/Subjects/mitchell.htm
Provenance
Click on item to view record. Mars
Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, A-Bo
David Johnson
March 6, 1761 Years: 1761
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Granville Grants of Deed Rowan Co.
Title David. Johnson, Rowan Co. Creator: Office of Secretary of State
Granville Proprietary Land Office Languages: Call Number: SSLG 120J
Location: MARS Id: 12.13.121.27 (Folder) Other Ids:Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents March 6, 1761 325 acres Location:
On Sweet Creek a branch of Dutchmans Creek 2 copies Deed #51
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents
Index Terms Personal Names
David Johnson,
David Johnston,
Henry McCulloh,
Geographical Names
Anson County
Dutchmans Creek
Rowan County
Sweet Creek
David Johnson,
David Johnston,
Henry McCulloh,
Geographical Names
Anson County
Dutchmans Creek
Rowan County
Sweet Creek
Years: 1761 June 26, 1761
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Granville Grants of Deed Rowan Co.
Title Churton, William. Rowan Co. Creator: Office of Secretary of StateGranville
Proprietary Land Office Languages: Call Number: SSLG 115B Location:
MARS Id: 12.13.116.7 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description: Quantity: Other Copies:
Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents June 26, 1761 657 acres Location:
On William Johnson's branch, Yadkin River 2 copies Deed #64
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
William Churton,
William Johnson,
Charles Metcalf,
Geographical Names Rowan County Yadkin River Source / Donor:
Note: Land was surveyed for Charles Metcalf.
William Churton,
William Johnson,
Charles Metcalf,
Yadkin River
William Johnson's branch,
1761 September 26. Years: 1761
Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of State Record Group
Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats of Survey
Rowan County, Ro-S Title John Barnet Stagner,. Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of State Granville Proprietary Land Office
Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283 Location: MFR
MARS Id: 12.12.80.57 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Land Entry: 1761 September 26.
700 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, David Johnson, John McDole
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents
Index Terms Personal Names
David Johnson,
John McDole,
John Barnet Stagner,
Geographical Names Rowan County Yadkin River
David Johnson,
John McDole,
John Barnet Stagner,
Yadkin River
1761 October 8 Years: 1761 Provenance Click on item to view record. Mars Secretary of
State Record Group Granville Proprietary Land Office: Land Entries, Warrants, and Plats
of Survey Rowan County, A-Bo Title John Boone, Rowan Co.
Creator: Office of Secretary of State Granville Proprietary Land Office
Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283
Location: MFR MARS Id: 12.12.73.51 (Folder)
Other Ids: Physical Description: Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials:Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents
Land Entry: 1761 October 8. 700 acres. Descriptive references for land: David Johnson
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
John Boone,
David Johnson,
Geographical Names Rowan County
Source / Donor: Note: The document has been severely damaged and some of the
descriptive references are missing.
John Boone,
David Johnson
1761 October 9Years: 1761 Title Jame Barr, Rowan Co. Creator: Office of Secretary of
State Granville Proprietary Land Office Languages: Call Number: S.108.270 - S.108.283
Location: MFR MARS Id: 12.12.73.31 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Plat: 1761 October 9. 550 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Maho Creek, Dan River, Johnson King
Chain carriers: John Walker, John Wilson
Surveyor: John Frohock
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
James Barr,
John Frohock,
John Walker,
John Wilson,
Geographical Names Dan River Maho Creek Rowan County
James Barr,
John Frohock,
John Walker,
John Wilson
Johnson King
Maho Creek, Dan River,
1761 December 11 Years: 1761 Title, Andrew Bailie. Rowan Co. Creator: Office of
Secretary of State Granville Proprietary Land Office Languages: Call Number: S.108.270
- S.108.283
Location: MFR MARS Id: 12.12.73.21 (Folder) Other Ids: Physical Description:
Quantity: Other Copies: Related Materials: Arrangement:
Abstract:
Scope / Contents: View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Land entry: 1761 December 11.
700 acres. Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, Thomas Whitaker,
Edmund Johnson, Peter Pheagley, Tuter Leney Warrant: 1761 December 11. 700 acres.
Descriptive references for land: Yadkin River, Thomas Whitaker, Edmund Johnson, Peter
Pheagley, Tuter Leney
View Abbreviated Scope / Contents Index Terms Personal Names
Andrew Bailie,
Edmund Johnson,
Tuter Leney,
Peter Pheagley,
Thomas Whitaker,
Geographical Names Rowan County Yadkin River Source / Donor: Note:
Andrew Bailie,
Edmund Johnson,
Tuter Leney,
Peter Pheagley,
Thomas Whitaker,
Yadkin River
#1762
1762 - James McMahan, from PA, "of Granville" County, NC buys land, 422 acres,
near Dutchman's Creek in Rowan County, NC. "Deed Book 4 p. 744 July 20, 1762
James McMahan of Granville Co., NC buys 422 acres within 8 chains of Dutchman's
Creek, next to David Johnston, for 5 shillings, the release price being 50 pounds
proclamation money on the next day- witnessed by Will Reed and proved."
James McMahan, from PA, "of Granville" County, NC
David Johnston,
Will Reed
24 July 1762 II: 424 - Estate of Nicholas Michael to George Hager 1761 July
court. By the amounts of the estate as appears by the vendue papers filed L
26.25.8 paid to Frederick Michael, Barney Michael, Edward Hughes, Martin
Wallox, Jacob Lap, Michael Younger, Arthur ONeal. Abstracts of The Minutes of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Rowan County, North Carolina, by Jo White Linn:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/c/Tracey-L-Lackey/GENE4-0014.html
Nicholas Michael
Sergen George Heger,
[Anson-1750s] http://www.rafert.org/colonial/Cobrin1750s.htm
He came with Samel Cobrin, Captain Hendry Jonston, Sergen
George Heger (William is 2 away from Clubb on the military list) along with his kinsman William probably came from
western Maryland or Pennsylvania originally, removed to Carolina from the Shenandoah Valley where in l749 he was
cited as not found. In l753 the two Hagers were granted 800 acres of land on waters of Killian’s Creek in the eastern
part of what is now Lincoln. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html
Frederick Michael,
Barney Michael,
Edward Hughes,
Martin Wallox,
Jacob Lap,
Michael Younger,
Arthur ONeal.
August 17, 1762 Henry Rutherford was born in Rowan County, North Carolina,
and was the second son of Gen'l. Griffith Rutherford, of that State
Henry Rutherford
1810 Died on Harpeth River: Gen. Henry Rutherford removed many years afterward to Williamson
County, Tennessee, and settled on little Harpeth, where he lived until his death. about 1810. His wife was
Elizabeth, daughter of Governor Graham, of North Carolina.
Gen. Henry Rutherford
Governor Graham, of North Carolina.
Oct 1762 ROWAN CO, NC - Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions - 21 Oct 1762 Ordered that BARBARA KEENER have Letters of Administration on her
deceased husband GASPER KEANER; Securities: GEORGE SAYLOR &
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
BARBARA KEENER
GASPER KEANER
GASPER / CASPER KEENER, b ca 1700, d. before 21 Oct 1762, LINCOLN CO, NC:
http://www.sellers-sellars-sollars-zellars.net/ncwestcatawhariver.htm
GEORGE SAYLOR
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
October 4, 1762 JEMIMA BOONE b: in Bear Creek, Yadkin River Valley, Rowan
Co., NC m: 1776 in Boonesboro, Fayette Co., KY d: August 30, 1834 in Marthasville,
Warren Co., MO; daughter of DANIEL BOONE AND REBECCA BRYAN married
FLANDERS CALLAWAY b: Bet. 1748 - December 9 1758 in Lunenburg Co., VA d:
August 19, 1828 in Marthasville, Warren Co., MO
FLANDERS CALLAWAY
Joseph Callaway b: Bet. 1674 - 1680 in England d: Bef. 1732 in Essex or Caroline Co., VA
..+Catherine b: in Lunenburg Co., VA d: Abt. 1738 in Essex Co., VA
.2 Elizabeth Callaway b: Bef. 1708 in Caroline Co., VA
d: Aft. November 26, 1759 in Bedford Co., VA
.....+William Bramblett
b: 1686 in Luneburg Co., VA
m: Bef. 1726 d: November 1759 in Bedford Co., VA
.....3 [2] Sarah Bramblett b: Abt. 1726 in Essex Co., VA d: Aft. 1781 in Beford Co., VA or Kentucky
.........+[1] James C. Callaway
b: Bet. 1720 - 1724 in Essex Co., VA
m: Bef. 1748
d: Bef. November 26,
1767 in Bedford Co., VA
........4 FLANDERS CALLAWAY b: Bet. 1748 - December 9 1758 in Lunenburg Co., VA d: August 19, 1828 in
Marthasville, Warren Co., MO
............+JEMIMA BOONE b: October 4, 1762 in Bear Creek, Yadkin River Valley, Rowan Co., NC m: 1776 in
Boonesboro, Fayette Co., KY
d: August 30, 1834 in Marthasville, Warren Co., MO;
http://genforum.genealogy.com/callaway/messages/1493.html
THE CALLOWAYS. Among the Kentucky pioneers was Col. Richard Calloway[18]. Two of his daughters, Betsy and
Fanny, were captured with Jemima, Boone's second daughter, in a boat at Boonesborough, Ky., on the 17th of July,
1776. They were recovered unharmed soon afterwards;[19] and in the following August Betsy was married to Samuel
Henderson, one of the rescuing party. [20] Jemima Boone afterwards married Flanders Calloway, a son of Colonel
Calloway. [21] It was this Colonel Calloway who accused Boone of having voluntarily surrendered 26 of his men at the
Salt Licks; that when a prisoner at Detroit he had engaged with Gov. Hamilton to surrender Boonesborough, and that
he had attempted to weaken the garrison at Boonesborough before its attack by the Indians by withdrawing men and
officers, etc.;[22] but Boone was not only honorably acquitted, but promoted from a captaincy to that of major. Related
to this Colonel Calloway was Elijah Calloway, son of Thomas Calloway of Virginia, who "did much for the good of
society and was a soldier at Norfolk, Va., in the War of 1812."[23]
John Calloway represented Ashe county in the House in 1800, and in the Senate in 1807, 1808,1809; and Elijah
Calloway was in the House from 1813 to 1817, and in the Senate in 1818 and 1818, and 1819. One of these men is said
to have walked to Raleigh, supporting himself on the way by shooting game, and in this way saved enough to build a
brick house with glass windows, the first in Ashe, near what is now Obid. He was turned out of the Bear creek Baptist
church because he had thus proven himself to be a rich man; and the Bible said no rich man could enter the kingdom
of heaven. The ehureh in which he was tried was of logs, but the accused sat defiantly during the 'trial in a splintbottomed chair, which he gave to Mrs. Sarah Miller of that locality. This may have been Thomas Calloway, whose
grave is at Obid, marked with a long, slender stone which had marked one of the camping places of Daniel Boone.
http://www.newrivernotes.com/nc/wnc4.htm
DANIEL BOONE
REBECCA BRYAN
1762 CRISS NEGRO JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
CRISS JOHNSTON NEGRO
1762 DAVID JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 GIDEON JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
Gideon Johnson TIME LINE
PETER MASSIE b. abt. 1639, Codington, Cheshire, England; d. 25 Dev 1719, St. Peter's
Parish, New Kent Co., Va. Possibly a descendant of Hugh Massie. He arrived in Virginia before
1677, was a man of means and arrived with a family.
Married about 1665 to Penelope Cooper.
Reported Children of Peter Massey and Penelope Cooper:
1.John Massey-b. England; D. Va. Married abt. 1689. filed in 1732 a petition for patent on land
formerly granted to brother Thomas Massey. children Mark Massey and Elizabeth Massey.
2. Sarah MASSEY-b.1672 England; d.28 Oct 1711, New Kent co., Va. Married abt 1698 William
Johnston (d.6 nov.1714, New Kent Co., Va.)
3. George Massey (mine)- His daughters were baptised 1705 St.Peter's Parish New Kent Co.,
Va. apparently some years after their birth.
My Notes ? on proof of wife being Penelope Cooper
Children of George Massie:
Ann MASSIE
Margaret MASSIE (mine) married Benjamin Johnston Mary " Cousin" Holland
(1660-1693).Blissland and St. Peter's Parishes were both located in the southern part of what was "early
New Kent County" Virginia. Mary " Cousin" Holland
PETER MASSEY was in 1668 a Jurior in New Kent Co., Va. From the Journal of House of Burgesses p.180
Mary " Cousin" Holland
1677: PETER MASSIE The list of 87 or 88 signatures from Blisland Parish appears page xliv - xlvii of
The Vestry Book of Blisland (Blissland) Parish, New Kent and James City Co. VA 1721-1786 by
Chamberlayne.
1690 PETER MASSIS held 4000 acres on Little Bird Creek in what was later Goochland
County, Virginia. Mary " Cousin" Holland
1690 Oct 23: New Kent Co: Peter Massey: 855 acres on the north side of
the mouth of the northernmost branch of Chickahominy River where the
swamp of said river ends: Land Office Patents # 8, 1689-1695 pg 109 on
reel 8: Library of Virginia Archives Section
23 October 1690: Peter Massey aka Massee: Location: New Kent County.
Description: 855 acres standing on the north side of the mouth of the northermost
branch of Chickahominy River where the swamp of the said river ends.
1699 Here followeth a Copy of Thomas Lankford marriage certificate.
Whereas Thomas Lankford of New Kent County and Martha West daughter of Giles West of the same county have
proposed their intentions of marriage before two severall meetings of the people -------- called Quakers who after due
inquiry of their clearness . It appearing to them that the relation of the said Martha West were consenting to this
marriage did give their give their consent that the sd parties should accomplish their sd intentions. Wee therefore
whose names are underwritten do certifie all -------------- that the sd Thomas Lankford and Martha West did at a
meeting ----------------------------------------- aforesaid county the 25th day of 2nd mo 1700 --------.And there take each
other he the sd Thos Lankford taking her the sd Martha West by the hand declaring that in the presence of God and
this congregation I take Martha West to be my lawfull wife – till death shalle part us and she the sd Martha West
then and there declaring that in the presence of God and this congregation I take Thomas Lankford to be my lawfull
husband till my death and for confirmation the sd Thomas and Martha did set to their friends and --- which names are
underwritten are witnesses.
Thomas Lankford
Martha Lankford
Giles West
Charles Fleming
G. R. Elyson
Robt. Hughes
Ricc Hughes
Peter Massey
Wm Beales
Thos Standley
Michal Jonsen
Christifr Clark
Francis Amos
Richd Melten
Edwd Clark
John Madox
Ann Call
Sarah Hughes
Eliz Clark
Silfania Fleming
Sarah Ellyson
Sarah Jonson
Margaret Madox
Mary Amos
Elizabeth Watkins
The Record Book Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Friends Henrico County beginning from the year 1699 to
the year 1757 Inclusive. From FHL #0031762
Peter massie was at the wedding of Thomas Lankford of New Kent County and Martha West daughter of Giles
West as was one Michal JOHNSON
1700 Nov 7: New Kent Co; Peter Massee: 300 acres on the Branches of
Chickahominy Swamp beg. & c. in a line of marked trees of Matthew
Hubberd where Edmund Grosses, So. Et. Line by a mistake in the survey &
c.: Land Office Patents # 9, 1697-1706 vol 1 & 2: pg 287 on re 9:
Library of Virginia Archives Section
1704 Rent Roll for New Kent County, Virginia showed: Peter "Mage" (?) held 450 acres; Peter
"Masey" hwls 100 acres. Mary " Cousin" Holland
m. abt. 1705, Ann MACON, b. 16 Dec 1685, Charles MASSIE From: Lisa Grimes
1705 record in book for St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Va.;
Ann daughter of George Massie was baptized; apparently at the same time as her sister
Margaret.
One or both daughters was considerably beyond the ''infant" stage; perhaps indicative that they
were brought to the church from a distance; perhaps indicative of an earlier connection to Quaker
congeration, with return to Church of England.......from the book "Massey Genealogy Adendum"
by Judge Frank A. Massey p.32 Mary " Cousin" Holland
Gideon Johnson/Johnston (it is written both ways) was b. abt 1717 New Kent Co., Va. or
Henrico Co., Va.
He was a Quaker for a while, as was his dad Benjamin ( I don't have a solid proof of this
connection yet. I need Benjamin Johnson's will), but was removed from the Quakers for
"non-conformism". per research of Mary Holland
Peter Massey Departed this Life December 25, 1719. St. Peters Parish
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/newkent/misc/stpete04.txt
In a meeting held the 6th day of 11th mo 1721, James Magehay and Rebeckah Prist did propose
their intentions of taking each other in marig. The meeting appoints Margaray Johnson and
Elizabeth Johnson to inquire into the young woman's orderly walking among friends as also in
that of her clearness in relation to marig with any other. At the same meeting, John Johnson &
Benja Johnson are appoynted to inspect into the young man's clearness in relation of marig with
any other as also his being in unity with friends.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr/reports/newfindings.txt
1721 11 month Att at mo meeting held at Edwd Mosby the 6th day of 11
mo 1721. the meeting appoints MARGARY JOHNSON and Elizabeth Johnson to
inquire into the young woman's orderly walking among friends as also in
that of her cleanness in relation to mariage with any other. The Record
Book Belonging to the Monthely Meeting of Friends, Henrico County,
Virginia beginning from the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive.
From HFL# 0031762 From researcher Mary Holland<?xml:namespace prefix =
o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
1721 6th Day 11 month Margarey Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson
from Mary Holland she also notes the Following: From the Record Book Belonging to theMonthly
Meeting of Friends, Henrico County beginning from the year 1699
to the year 1757 inclusive:
(her notes these are wives of Benjamin Johnson and John Johnson)
At a meeting held the 8th day of the 9th mo 1721, John Johnson and Benja Johnson reported that
they had inquired into the young man's clearness,which was satisfactory.
In a meeting held the 8th of 2 mo 1722, Wm Elyson son of G. Robt
Elyson and Agnis Johnson daughter of John Johnson did at this meeting
publish their intentions of taking each other in marig. Wm Lead and
Robt Crew were apoynted to inspect into the clearness of the young man inrelation to marig with
any other and help as to his life and conversation. Mary Magaheand Margery Johnson were
apoynted on behalf of the young woman aslike.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr/reports/newfindings.txt
1724 7 month 5 day Att a Mo Meeting held at ye White Oake Swamp in Henrico Co ye 5th day of 7th mo
1724
at the meeting ye 10th day of 11th mo in the year 1734 are listed MARGERY JOHNSON, PETER
MASSEY, and GIDEON JOHNSON Sr. (her son). The Record Book Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of
Friends, Henrico County, Virginia beginning from the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive. From HFL#
0031762 From researcher Mary Holland (her grandfather)
1728 Henrico Co., VA. 3 June. Will of Elizabeth WALKER.
Daus. Elizabeth ALLEN, Mary MASSIE, Sarah ALLEN, Hannah RAGLAND, Tabitha MORRIS, Cecilia STOKES;
Sons: Henry WALKER and Joel WALKER.
Wit: Henry STOKES, John WATSEN, Mary WATSON
1734 10th day 11th month: Margery Johnson, Peter Massey, Gideon Johnson
(Mary Hollamd notes Peter Massey grandfather of Margery and Gideon
Johnson is now of age) from Mary Holland she also notes the Following: From
the Record Book Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Friends, Henrico County
beginning from the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive:
10 September 1735. Samuel Richardson Location: Henrico County. Description:
273 acres on the north side of James River begg. at a corner white oak of Francis
Warrens being Captn. Massey’s corner parting the said Massey and Obediah Smith.
Notes: The First Peter Massie has died and this is not his deed
In the mid-1740s, at about age 30, Gideon Johnson married the mother of all his children,
(Nancy) Ursula Allen/Allin (Feb. 16, 1728-c. 1807), the daughter of his Hanover Co. neighbors
William and Mary Ann Owen Allin and granddaughter of Thomas Owen of Williamsburg, the
colonial capital. Allen became a longstanding family given name.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Ursula Allin, the wife of Gideon Johnson Sr., had a sister Mary Allin who married a possible
relation named William Allen and moved to Brunswick and Greensville Co. in southern
Virginia.
A professional Maury Co. genealogist said those Allens 3 were the parents of Patsy Allen Mangrum; an Allen son,
Hamlin, moved to Maury Co., and his daughter Eliza married yet a fourth child of Benjamin and Mary Johnson Davis. A
fourth Mangrum child married still another of the grandsons of William Allen Johnson.
1724 7 month 5 day Att a Mo Meeting held at ye White Oake Swamp in Henrico
Co ye 5th day of 7th mo 1724 at the meeting ye 10th day of 11th mo in the year
1734 are listed MARGERY JOHNSON, PETER MASSEY, and GIDEON JOHNSON Sr. (her
son). The Record Book Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Friends, Henrico
County, Virginia beginning from the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive. From
HFL# 0031762 From researcher Mary Holland her Grand father is Peter massey
1734 10th day 11th month: Margery Johnson, Peter Massey, Gideon Johnson
(Mary Holland
notes Peter Massey grandfather of Margery and Gideon Johnson is now of
age) from Mary Holland she also notes the Following: From the Record Book
Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Friends, Henrico County beginning from
the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive:
Gideon Johnson is shown as a witness in Quaker records by 1739, adding credibility to his
assigned birth in 1717 in the portion of New Kent Co. that became Hanover four years later.
.
about 1742 Some researchers speculate that he first married a Goodloe, a descendant of George
Goodloe of Middlesex Co., VA, who died young.
William Allen Johnson (Dec. 27, 1749-Feb. 8, 1830) married on March 4, 1773 to Sarah McLaren,
the daughter of Daniel McLaren of Dan River, Guilford, Rockingham and later Bedford Co.,
TN. Sarah McLaren Johnson (Jan. 25, 1756-Sept. 2, 1835) served as a principal witness for her
brother-in-law Abner when he applied for his Revolutionary War pension.
William Allen Johnson and his family moved to Middle Tennessee around 1810, after his
father's death, to join his brother Abner Johnson and sister Ursula Johnson Pillow. They likely
settled first in Rutherford Co. before moving south to the Fountain Creek neighborhood of
Maury Co. by about 1812. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Like his father, William Allen Johnson was a small-scale slaveholder. On the 1823 tax rolls, he listed three slaves to help
him farm 272 acres on Fountain Creek. His eldest known son Alexander Johnson also listed three slaves for a smaller
farm of 93.5 acres.
Alexander Johnson (April 14, 1782, Rockingham-Feb. 7, 1857, Maury) married Mary Jessaline "Polly" Ballanfant, the
daughter of Frenchman Jean and Louisa "Lucy" Yeoman Ballanfant, on Aug. 6, 1805 in Rockingham Co. Alexander
Johnson served several terms on the Maury Co. administrative court. With the Pillows, Alexander Johnson was among
the leading Democrats in Maury County in the 1840s and often chaired political meetings in support of James Knox Polk,
a neighbor, governor and finally the U.S. President.
Son John Johnson (1783-after 1850, Maury Co., TN) married first Elizabeth Arnold and fathered nine children over at
least 30 years before the couple divorced. He then remarried to Mary Beaver on Jan. 18, 1843 in Maury Co.
Son William Allen Johnson Jr. (1789-1852, McNairy Co., TN), a Maury Co. constable and military officer, married Mary
Griffin. His campaign against Nimrod Porter for Maury Co. sheriff is included elsewhere in this manuscript.
The eldest known child, Celia Johnson (Oct. 25, 1776, Guilford, NC), married neighbor John Sanders before 1796 in
Rockingham Co. They had eight children who came to Maury Co.: Mary Sanders "Polly Sanders " (m. James P.
Kennedy), Alexander McClaren Sanders, William Johnson Sanders, Duke Sanders, Sarah McClaren Sanders, James
Sanders and likely Joseph Sanders. John's brother William Sanders married another of the Bellanfant daughters,
Elizabeth Bellanfant, and moved to neighboring Giles Co., TN.
The final known child of William and Sarah -- Mary (March 31, 1784, Rockingham-March 25, 1859, Maury) -- married
Benjamin Davis (July 28, 1778, VA-Nov. 22,1845, Maury) and had at least nine children who came to Maury. Three
married children of Isham and Martha "Patsy" Allen Mangrum, originally from Greensville Co., VA - who were cousins,
too, even though the branches of the family had been separated for more than two decades.
William Allen Johnson and Sarah McClaren Johnson are buried in Johnson-Amis Cemetery in front of the Culleoka, TN
post office in Maury Co. Among the 11 children of son Alexander was Louisa Yeoman Johnson who married Lewis
Amis on July 15, 1830. The Amis couple and five of their seven children lie in the same cemetery.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(Mary) Ursula Johnson (c. 1752, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., VA- 1822 or after 1830, Maury
Co.) married John Pillow, also of Amelia Co., around 1770 when the Dan River valley was still
part of Rowan Co. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
The Pillows decided to move to Nashville in 1788.
May 23, 1752 Gideon Johnson lived in Nottoway Parish when he bought from Samuel Goode
449 acres along Osborn's Branch on the "lower side" of Saylor's Creek The witnesses were
William Walker and Warren Walker
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Most of the children were born in Nottoway Parish of Amelia or in neighboring Prince Edward and
Lunenburg counties where Gideon owned properties that, like his father, exceeded 1,000 acres.
Gideon Johnson lived in Nottoway Parish on May 23, 1752 when he bought from Samuel Goode
449 acres along Osborn's Branch on the "lower side" of Saylor's Creek - the future site of a Civil
War battle - that included a Massie cousin among its neighbors. The witnesses were William
Walker and Warren Walker, cousins of Gideon's wife Ursula allin, and Charles Johnson, Gideon
Johnson 's cousin. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
May 23, 1752 Gideon Johnson lived in Nottoway Parish when he bought from Samuel Goode
449 acres along Osborn's Branch on the "lower side" of Saylor's Creek The witnesses were
William Walker and Warren Walker
Benjamin Johnson 10-21-1752 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County.
John Johnson 1-31-1754 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County.
1754 Nov 5: Gideon JOHNSON, Born
Private, $50.00 Annual Allowance $150.00 Amount Received August 20 1833 Pension Started Age 8 [sic],
Williamson Co, TN, Line Not Given (1835 Pension Roll) GIDEON JOHNSON or JOHNSTON, born 7 Nov
1754 in Amelia County, Virginia, served in the Revolution under Captain John Armstrong of Surry
County, North Carolina, and Lieutenant Tate from Guilford County, North Carolina. He then resided
in Guilford County. Captain Armstrong's company joined the 2nd regiment, North Carolina, Continental
troops. When the County of Rockingham was taken from Guilford County his home was in that
section of North Carolina, and he resided there until 1819 when he moved to Davidson Co,
Tennessee, and in 1826 to Williamson Co, Tennessee where he applied on 2 Oct 1832. He filed a
second declaration in 1840 stating that he was then a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee. In
1832 an Abner JOHNSON aged 74 a res of Maury Co, Tennessee had served with Gideon JOHNSON
and in 1833 a JOHNSON was JP for Williamson Co, TN but their relationship to soldier wasn't stated (Rev
War Pension File S4456)
1755 4th day of 1sy Month: Urshula Johnson( Her notes this is the Wife
of Gideon Johnson Sr) from Mary Holland she also notes the Following: From
the Record Book Belonging to the Monthly Meeting of Friends, Henrico County
beginning from the year 1699 to the year 1757 inclusive:
Notes: A David Johnson of Henrico MM Is reported to be the brother of Gideon Johnson off Benjamin Johnson and Margaret
Massie
On Sept. 10, 1755 Gideon Johnson added a grant of 604 acres on the north side of Meherrin
River in Lunenberg Co. to the south.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Jesse Johnson 9-7-1755 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County.
On April 9, 1757, Gideon Johnson for 24 pounds sold his brother-in-law John Morgan of
Cumberland Co. - who married Ursula Allin's sister Elizabeth Allin - 200 acres of the original
Samuel Goode purchase. The land then lay partly in Amelia and partly in Prince Edward Co.,
which had been created out of Amelia in 1753. This deed places Gideon Johnson's home site 20
miles due east of Farmville, VA near where Saylor's Creek crosses the Amelia-Prince Edward
boundary. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1757 April 9 Gideon Johnson to John Morgan of Cumberland County - for
24 pounds, 200 acres lying partially in Amelia County, being part of
Alexander Shier's land grant that he conveyed to Samuel Goode of
Amelia, and part of 449 acres that Goode subsequently granted to
Johnson. Beginning at pointers in Shier's line, thence along his line
to a corner pine, then continuing along his line to a corner white oak,
then continuing along his line to a corner poplar at Brumfield's line,
then along Brumfield's line to a corner pine near the road, then along
the south side of the road to a corner red oak, then north along a line
of marked trees to the first station.
Recorded at Prince Edward Courthouse on 12 April 1757. (1:91B)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/princeedward/deeds/morgan1.tx
William Johnson 5- 8-1757 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County.
(1758-Oct. 22, 1850)Abner Johnson
Abner Johnson was born in Prince Edward Co., VA, shortly after his father had purchased the
farm along Saylor's Creek. No family or religious reason has been found for the naming of
Abner Johnson or his brother Mordecai Johnson or sister Naomi Johnson.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Sarah Johnson 4-10-1759 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County.
1759, 4, 13: Gideon Johnson Amelia County not a member of this MM, James
Johnson given permission to sue him: Cedar Creek MM: Hinsah Encyclopedia of
American Quaker Records. Volume 6: copys sent in by S.M. Boone
1759, 4, 15: James Johnson Amelia PM, rq. The aid of this MM in a matter of
difference between him and Gideon Johnson: Cedar Creek MM: Hinsah
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Records. Volume 6: copyâ?Ts sent in by S.M.
Boone
1759, 8, 11: James Johnson granted permission to proceed against Gideon
Johnson in a dispute, the said Gideon Johnson not in unity with friends. Cedar
Creek MM: Hinsah Encyclopedia of American Quaker Records. Volume 6: copys sent in
by S.M. Boone
Notes: It appears that Cousin Mary Hollands Gideon Johnson was at one time was a Quaker: Reason
as Gideon Johnson is not in UNITY with them.
Thomas Johnson 12- 1-1760 Children of Jesse and Elizabeth Johnson of Amelia County
1761 ERA: Gideon Johnson and his family quickly established themselves in their Dan River
Valley home, which was in Rowan Co. at the time, but became part of Guilford Co. in 1771 and
eventually Rockingham Co., NC.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1761 Jan 1, Book 2, p 75b Prince Edward VA Deed Book 2 (1759-1765) From EDWARD
SELBE of P. to Samuel Poe of P., for 50? a certain tract of land about 155 acres in P. on the
lower side of Saylors Cr., and bounded by GIDEON JOHNSON, John Spradlin, Richard
Ward, John Morriss, Sherwood MASSIE.
Signed: Edward SELBE (his E mark)
Wit: Gideon Johnson, John Spradln (X) , CHARLES SELBE, EDWARD SELBE, JR. Recorded
Sep 8, 1761 From: Pattie
1761 Jan 5, Book 2, p 17b From Samuel Poe of Prince Edward. to EDWARD SELBE of
Prince Edward, for 50 ? a certain tract of land of 400 acres in Prince . on Spring Creek, it
being a patent of land granted to Thomas Williamson and by him conveyed to Samuel
Goode by deed, and by Goode deeded to James Fear, and by Fear deeded to Daniel Hearn
acknowledged in Amelia Co, and by Hearn deeded to SAMUEL SELBE and acknowledged in
P.
The tract is bounded by Jacob Williamson, Cunningham, Scot, Collins.Signed: Samuel
Poe (X). Wit: GIDEON JOHNSON, John Spradlin, CHARLES SELBE, EDWARD SELBE, JR.
recorded Sep 8 1761. From: Pattie
Gideon Johnson Sr. witnessed the will of John Watkins April 20, 1762 in Prince Edward Co., but
he soon prepared to move south. He was expelled from the Quaker meeting before the family
left for NC. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Researchers Notes : From Mary Holland: This is Gideon Johnson Sr. as Gideon Jr. was not born till 1754 and was only
3 in 1757......Gideon Jr. is the one that moved to Williamson Co. I find it VERY VERY interesting that he is so involved
with the lands of these other Johnson names.
I have aschildren of Benjamin Johnson:
David Johnson;
GIDEON Johnson (MINE);
Micah Johnson;
Nathaniel Johnson;
Squire Johnson;
Robert Johnson
Jesse Johnson; and
Ashley Johnson
Margaret Johnson...
guess Ashley could be a guys name too.
The Jesse Johnson is definitely a brother of Gideon....don't know about the Charles unless he is a son of one of the
brothers.
Will keep looking through my stuff when we get back form Birmingham later today.
LOve Mary
My Notes a Micjah Johnson moved to Smith-Irvine River after the Rev. War. His names is recorded as Michael
Johnson in land deeds info Franklin Co formed from Henry Co. Va.
1764 Nov 3 Gideon Johnson of Rowan Co. NC sold to Col Thomas Tabb of
Amelia Co., 249 acres in P.E. on lower side of Saylor Creek bounded by
Osborns Branch if Philip Good's line, Peter Bland, Shearwood Massie,
Samuel Good. Witnesses to deed were Ashley Johnson, Charles Hudspeth,
John Johnson Jr. (Abstracts of Prince Edward County) From Brenda
BAO44@aol.com
Land records indicate the move occurred by 1764 because Gideon Johnson is shown as a resident
of Rowan Co., NC on Nov. 3 1764 when he sold his home place of 249 acres on Saylor's Creek
to Col. Thomas Tabb of Amelia Ashley Johnson and John Johnson Jr. as witnesses. (A deed
disposing of the Lunenberg Co. land has not been located.)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1764 in Cornwall Parish Samuel Perry is listed under Baker Degraffenreid, with 8 tithes and 1 wheel
carriage, on this same 1764 list are
Andrew Johnson,
John Johnson Sr with John Johnson Jr:
Michael Johnson:
John Johnson,
Daniel Johnson,
Richard Johnson,
John Johnson,
Daniel Johnson,
Philemon Johnson,
James Johnson,
Isaac Johnson
Researcher Notes: Samuel Perry 1782 Henry Co. Tithes near William Johnson 2 places away from William Johnson who had
Hudson Johnson in his Tithes in 1776-1779 era
Researcher Notes: 1792 Aug 13 Samuel Perry is a Grand Jury in Patrick Co:
Researcher Notes: Baker De Graffenried: This family is married to the Gideon Johnson families of who start out as Benjamin
Johnson married to ? Massie in Henrico Co Quaker Records to Saylors Creek in Amelia Co Va to Granville Co NC, Rowan and
Surry Co NC and lands end up in Rockingham Co. NC: Of Note is the De Graffenreid family has its start on the Appottomax River.
Gideon Johnson was surrounded by family on both sides in the Dan River valley, including
deGraffenreids and Vasses from Polly's lines.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
In Rowan Co. in 1765, Gideon Johnson received an original land grant six miles due west of
Wentworth, NC on the south side of the Dan River. That year, daughter Elizabeth Johnson
married James Wray. And on March 19, 1765, he bought 250 acres on the south side of the Dan
River from Peter and Agnes Wilson Perkins of Pittsylvania Co., VA for 120 pounds of English
money. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1765 in Rowan Co Elizabeth Johnson likely the eldest child of Gideon Johnson and Ursula,
married James Ray or Wray in 1765 in Rowan Co. with her father Gideon Johnson Sr. giving
consent. Wray likely had been related to the family of the same name associated with the
Johnsons in Amelia and Prince Edward Cos. The Wrays lived near her father and brothers in
Guilford Co., NC in the late 1700s.
Wray died in 1806.
The Wrays had seven children: Sarah Wray (m. Jean or John Bellanfant), Ursula Wray, Jane Wray, Parson Wray, Payton
Wray, Pleasant Wray and William Johnson Wray.
Sarah or Sally Wray married Bellanfant, a Frenchman who reputedly came to America with the Marquis Lafayette's
troops during the Revolution, just after his first wife Louisa "Lucy" Yeoman died while giving birth at sea on the way
home from visiting his parents in France, according to a longstanding, but possibly far-fetched family story. Bellanfant
lived in the Dan River valley and had real estate transactions with the Johnsons in the 1790s.
Sally Wray became the stepmother of seven children, including twins, all under age 12, and Jean almost immediately
died -- before May 1802 -- while fighting a fire in a foundry or blacksmith shop. The eldest child, twin Mary Jessaline
Bellanfant, married Alexander Johnson, the son of William Johnson and Sally's cousin.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(October 1765-Feb. 18, 1838) Nancy Johnson married Revolutionary War veteran James Cotton
on Dec. 20, 1786 in Rockingham. The couple had settled in Maury Co. with many of the Pillows
by 1808. James Cotton died in McNairy Co., TN, and his widow then moved to Jackson Co., AL
where she died after 1848.
They had five children:
Peter Johnson Cotton (m. Lavinia Tucker);
Mary Cotton (m. John McCartney);
Martha Cotton (m. John C. Ashworth and Samuel Boulds Barron);
Tabitha Allin Cotton (m. William Henry Lewis); and
Charles K. Cotton (m. Ruth Elizabeth Mahan).
One of the Barron children fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, just a couple of miles from his
cousins' Missouri homes. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1765 abt: Born Nancy Johnson Guilford Co NC married Rev. veteran, James Cotten,. Nancy
Johnsons parents, Gideon Johnson and Ursula Allin had migrated to NC from the southwestern
corner of Amelia Co. James Cotton was born about 1765, also reportedly in Guilford Co.,
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Researchers Notes: Guilford CO formed in 1770 from Orange and Rowan Co. NC .
So Nancy Johnson was born in Rowan Co. NC
This Gideon Johnston lands will go intp Guilford Co and into Rockingham Co. NC when it forms
Resaerchers Notes: While I am no kin of the Cotten line, I have written somewhat extensively about Cotten's late 17th and
early 18th century Landing at South Quay, in now Southampton County. My ancestor and most of his neighbors traded
through that tiny port on the River. In fact, my Thomas Drake (c1675-1758) and his brother Richard Drake and several of
their grown sons and neighbors signed a petition in 1722 asking that the British govt. move the customs house to near
Cotten's in order that they not have to load there for down-river trade, then unload . . .
From Paul Drake
1765 Era married is JOHN PILLOW was born 1745 ERA in Amelia Co., VA. He
moved with the Gideon Johnson family to Rowan Co., NC, in 1765 and he married
Ursula Johnson, daughter of Gideon Johnson. In 1775, the farm became a part of
GUILFORD Co. In 1779, JOHN PILLOW bought a farm on Whetstone Creek. In 1785,
his farm was in Rockingham Co.
He did not move,
the county line moved! Al Metts
ametts@juno.com http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilfor
d/572/mb.ashx
Peter Benjamin Johnson (1766-1855, Old Springville, Henry Co., TN) fought in the Revolution
and married Nancy Hubbard, daughter of William Hubbard. Peter Benjamin Johnson is found
in Stewart County, TN in 1820 with his wife, sons Abner Johnson and William Hubbard
Johnson and five daughters. Peter Benjamin Johnson had migrated north of Nashville with his
Hubbard in-laws.
Peter Benjamin Johnson was a veterinarian or "horse doctor," and on a frontier that had few physicians, Nancy earned a
reputation as an "herb doctor."
Peter Benjamin Johnson and Nancy eventually had 10 children:
Abner Johnson;
Joicey Johnson (m. John Leland Hagler);
William Hubbard Johnson;
Milbury Johnson or "Millie Johnson " (m. Horatio Nelson Marberry);
Mary Johnson (m. William Kinkead);
Charlotte Johnson (m. Kenneth Buchanan);
Caroline Johnson (m. Willis Murphy Watson);
Minerva Johnson (m. William J. Conyers);
Ursula Johnson; and
Thomas Johnson (m. Mary Dudgeon).
Peter Benjamin Johnson and Nancy hubbard Johnson are buried at Poplar Grove Cemetery in Henry Co. Tn
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1769 March 18 John Morgan of Granville County, North Carolina to Jesse
Johnson of Amelia County - for 40 pounds, the above tract which now
adjoins the property of Samuel Poe, Thomas Reynolds, John Ellington,
and Peter Bland. John Morgan's mark was witnessed by William and John
Johnson.
Recorded March term 1769. (3:326)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/princeedward/deeds/morgan1.txt
Jesse Johnson of Amelia County
Jesse Johnson is a brother to Gideon Johnson Sr. per research of Mary Holland
Rowan Co., NC records show Gideon Johnson witnessed a land deed from Perkins to Joel
Warren, a distant relative of Ursula Allin Johnson, for 125 pounds VA money to sell 250 acres on
the south side of the Dan River on the same day that Gideon Johnson bought his farm. Gideon
Johnson's neighbors were James Gates and James Presnell of Orange Co., NC, who also bought
land from Peter and Agnes Perkins in 1768.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1772-1868, Maury Co., TN) Col. William Pillow who married second Portia Thomas of Williamson Co.,
TN in 1812; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(Sept. 31, 1774-Feb. 26, 1830, Maury) Gideon Pillow Sr. who married Annie Payne (Feb. 20, 1777April 10, 1864);
Not only did they become wealthy, but Gideon Pillow and Anne Payne Pillow, who are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery,
Columbia, TN, were parents to one of the most controversial American military commanders of the era -- Gideon
Johnson Pillow Jr., who served as a major general in the Mexican-American War and brigadier general for the
Confederacy.
Aspersions on Gen. Pillow's competence and courage in the Mexican War led to a major political feud because he was a
close friend and political ally of President James Knox Polk
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1775-1828, Logan Co., KY) Mordecai Pillow married Mary Baker Johnson, his cousin;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
July 1776 Before his marriage, though, Gideon Johnson Jr. served as a private in July 1776 under
Capt. John Armstrong of Surry Co., NC, and Lt. Joseph Tate of Guilford Co., NC. Armstrong's
company joined the 2nd Regiment of the Continental Line at Salisbury, NC shortly after Gideon
enlisted. He was discharged by then-Col. Alexander Martin, the later governor of North Carolina
who appointed Gideon Johnson and brother Abner Johnson as his bodyguards
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1776-1783 ERA All five sons of Gideon Johnson Sr’s served the colonial cause in the
Revolutionary War. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1776-1783 ERA Abner Johnson is said to have been wounded at the tide-turning battle of
Guilford (N.C.) Courthouse although he made no such claim when he applied for a war pension.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(Feb. 19, 1777-Jan. 13, 1867, Rutherford Co.) Mary Pillow married Hartwell Miles; and Barbary
(a) (possibly married a Johnson).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
October 1777, while living in the Dan River valley, Abner Johnson volunteered for militia service
under his neighbor, Capt. John Nelson; if not enough volunteered, then able-bodied men were
drafted to fill out the unit. Capt. Nelson's company was organized under Col. Paseley's regiment
with Charles Hughes as lieutenant, Allen Walker as sergeant and George Parks and Abner as
ensigns. Col. Paseley's regiment from Guilford Co. was joined with Col. Saunders' regiment from
Granville County under the command of Gen. Rutherford.
The troops reported to Guilford Court House and then marched to SC through Salisbury and
Charlotte, NC and Camden, SC. The destination was Smoky Camp near the town of
Purrysburgh, according to Abner's pension papers. The troops ranged across the Black Swamp
and as far as Augusta and Savannah in Georgia.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1778-after 1860, Maury) Elizabeth Ann Pillow married William Murray and Thomas Latchin
Due; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Around May 10, 1778, Abner Johnson was discharged, and he made his way back to the Dan
River settlement with his neighbor, Capt. Nelson. In a second stint of duty, Abner Johnson was
called up for three months as a bodyguard against British and Tory attacks for "Governor
Martin," who lived in the same county and was traveling to Nutbush for a meeting of the state
legislature. However, a quorum of legislators failed to attend.
Finally, he again was called to accompany Alexander Martin to "Marcurian Tavern" for another
session of the legislature, but again sufficient members failed to gather.
(The royal governor of North Carolina at the time was Josiah Martin. Abner Johnson, however,
accompanied Alexander Martin of Guilford Co., who was only a member of the NC legislature.
Alexander later became governor of North Carolina after statehood, and Abner referred to him
as governor out of habit and respect in the pension papers.)
Abner Johnson 's pension affidavit lists no other action except in "scouting parties" when the
neighbors "were engaged against the Tories," probably simply other neighbors or small troop
units sympathetic to the British.
He produced the testimony of David Dobbins, his brother Gideon Johnson and sister-in-law
Sarah Johnson (Mrs. William), but only that of Sarah has survived. In general she confirmed that
the entire family lived in households on the Dan River and Abner Johnson was absent for long
periods to fight in the Revolution.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Nov. 18, 1779 Gideon Johnson Jr. (Nov. 7, 1754-Nov. 1, 1843) was married Nov. 18, 1779 to Mary
"Polly" Baker de Graffenreid (Sept. 3, 1764-Jan. 7, 1823), a native of Lunenberg Co. Polly Baker de
Graffenreid was a descendant of a Swiss "count" who earned his title through land development
and founded the colonial North Carolina capital of New Bern in 1711.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1780-after 1836, Nashville) Ursula Pillow married Capt. William Rains;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Sarah Johnson (Oct. 9, 1780-1857/8, Weakley Co., TN) married William Hubbard; Born to
Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
May 1780. Gideon Johnson Sr. had entered 250 acres of new land on the north side of Dan River across the water from his original holdings -- in May 1780.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
March 15, 1781 ERA Stories of service in the Revolution were often subject to embellishment, and
the tale persists that Abner Johnson fought and was wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court
House on March 15, 1781 despite no references in his pension papers. It is difficult to imagine
that one of the bloodiest encounters of the Revolution occurred almost in his back yard and he
didn't participate despite three tours of duty. Then again, the NC militia embarrassed itself at
Guilford Court House, and he may have omitted the service from his official papers.
On March 15, 1781 about 2,000 men of British Gen. Cornwallis bore down on the Guilford Co.
Courthouse near New Garden (NC) and the American forces under Gen. Nathanael Greene. The
NC militia, the first line of defense, fired prematurely, panicked and then fled into nearby
woods, exposing the VA militia. The reasons for the hasty retreat are unknown: no one from the
North Carolina troops was wounded or killed in the initial action.
Like many military incidents, the British victory at Guilford Court House, however, really
became a defeat, thanks to the heavy losses.
When the gunsmoke cleared, the Americans had withdrawn to the north - survivors of "one of
the bloodiest (battles) of the war," says Page Smith, a historian of the Revolution and author of A
New Era Now Begins. While the British took the courthouse area (now the site of Greensboro),
their casualties came to 554, or one than one fourth of Cornwallis' troops. "It was a devastating
setback," says Smith, and demonstrated that the American Continental Line (not the militia)
could hold its own against British regulars.
Former British Prime Minister William Pitt later described the Battle of Guilford Court House as
"the precursor of ruin to British supremacy in the South." The conflict would surge north over
the next two years before Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown, VA.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson 's wounds would have occurred in the disarray after the militia retreat. The
Continental Line regulars suffered 144 dead or wounded while the militia men posted 83
wounded. The Americans, however, listed 1,084 missing or deserted, with 552 from the North
Carolina militia. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(March 25, 1781-July 20, 1854) John Pillow who married Mary Fitzpatrick and moved to Giles
Co., TN; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Mary Baker Johnson (Nov. 17, 1782) married cousin Mordecai Pillow; Born to Gideon Johnson
and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson and Nancy Brackett were married on March 14, 1783. No traces have been found
on the ancestry of Nancy; she does not appear to have been the Nancy Brackett who was born
around 1761 (the same age) to Thomas and Judith Brackett of Amelia Co.However, she may
have been the daughter of Thomas' son Benjamin, who moved to that part of NC.
Abner Johnson and Nancy's eldest children
William Allen Johnson,
Gideon Johnson,
Elizabeth Johnson and
Mary Johnson were born in Rockingham Co. before the family moved west.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1784, Rockingham, NC-September 1870, Christian Co., MO) Mary Johnson "Polly Johnson " first
married Isaac Berry on Jan. 13, 1803 in Davidson Co., TN. They had at least one daughter, Anna
Berry, before he likely died in 1805. About 1811, in Giles Co., TN, Mary Johnson Berry remarried
to the younger William Kenamore (Feb. 12, 1787, Fairfield Co., SC-Feb. 10, 1862 Christian Co.)
Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(Jan. 23, 1784-Oct. 25, 1860) Abner Pillow who married Mary S. Thomas, Portia's sister;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Nancy Johnson (July 14, 1784-Sept. 3, 1868, Davidson County, TN) married George Chadwell;
Born to Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Researchers Notes: Tony....I have Nancy Johnson born 14 July 1784 as daughter of Gideon and
Ursula Allen Johnson. I have Gideon b. 7 Nov 1754 and Mary Baker Degraffenreid Johnson
b. 3 Sept 1764.: Mary Holland research
(c. 1786, NC-1862) Elizabeth Johnson married Andrew McCaslin (1778, PA-1860) in Davidson
Co., TN on April 19, 1804. This family, too, settled in southern Maury Co. near the elder
Johnsons, McConnells, Edwardses, McCaffertys, McKissacks and related families.
The couple had at least nine children:
John J. McCaslin,
Elizabeth McCaslin,
Branson McCaslin,
Abner William McCaslin,
Andrew McCaslin,
Isaac Carroll McCaslin,
Jane L. McCaslin "Minnie,"
Grant Allen McCaslin and
James H. Andrew McCaslin married his cousin, Matilda Kenamore, daughter of William and Mary
Johnson Kenamore, on May 23, 1835, but died in the early 1840s, leaving three young
children.The elder McCaslins moved southwest to Hardin Co., TN, where they died. Children of
Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Gideon Johnson (c. 1787, Rockingham-1840s, Maury) appeared on the Maury tax rolls in 1811
and married Celia Travis there on July 16, 1811. By the 1820 census, Gideon had two sons and
two daughters.
Gideon Johnson was a neighbor of his adopted cousin, William Barnes Pillow, in 1830 in Maury
Co. That census shows Gideon Johnson with seven likely children - four sons and three
daughters. In the 1840 census, Gideon Johnson and his family lived near Ginger Hill in the 8th
District of Maury Co. The rolls show as many as 10 children, although two males and two
females in their 20s are likely married children and their spouses.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
January 1787, Gideon Johnson Sr "sold" the property(250 acres of new land on the north side of
Dan River) for a mere five pounds to son-in-law John Pillow.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Ursula Johnson (Dec. 13, 1787-1872, MO) married Charles Powhatan May; Born to Gideon
Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
November 1788, Abner Johnson and his family likely came to Nashville in November 1788, with
his sister Mary Ursula Johnson Pillow and her family.
Abner Johnson is mentioned in Rockingham land records in 1786 and 1787, but no later; his son
Abner Johnson Jr. told census takers he was born in TN in 1792; and Davidson Co. court records
of the early 1790s refer to Abner Johnson Sr. In that era, little of the state was settled except for
the eastern mountain counties and the Red River communities around Nashville, also known as
Nashboro or French Lick. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Oct. 8, 1788 - after holding the property less than two years (250 acres of new land on the north
side of Dan River_ - John Pillow sold the land to his brother-in-law William Allen Johnson for an
unspecified sum. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Oct. 8, 1788, John Pillow sold another 640 acres that he had originally patented, also on the north
side of Dan River, to William Johnson for 100 pounds.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Sept. 25, 1788: The Avery or Old North Carolina Trace opened Sept. 25, 1788 to allow more
convenient transport for Revolutionary War veterans coming west to claim their bounty lands.
The trace, however, was only 10-feet wide and too rugged for wagons, so settlers had to arrange
for sending their household goods by water.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
An October start to the trip to Nashville corresponded to the norm for these early western
moves. Families typically raised and harvested a crop, which was sold to provide the money for
farm rental and supplies when they arrived at their new homes. Spring moves were avoided
because they occupied precious weeks that prevented spring planting. An October trip to
Nashville would have placed the Pillows and Johnsons past the mountains well before the
passes closed with winter snow.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1789, Nashville-1819, Maury Co., TN) William Allen Johnson left few tracks except at his death.
He was listed with brother Mordecai in the 1812 Maury Co. tax rolls. Upon his death, brother
Abner Jr. and brother-in-law Andrew W. McCaslin were named administrators because he left
no will. His cousin, Abner Pillow, filed suit against the estate in July 1819 for apparent bad
debts. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson does not appear in the 1790 North Carolina census although his father and
brothers William Johnson and Gideon Johnson were still located in Rockingham.
Virtually all Tennessee censuses were destroyed before 1820, when Abner Johnson was in
Maury Co.
He may have moved back to NC briefly because one census shows his daughter Sarah Ann
Johnson (Ginger) was born there in 1804. That likely was a census taker's error or a family
member's mistaken memory because
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1790 Hubbards: of Rockingham Co NC
William Hubbard
ROCKINGHAM CO.
Salisbury District
167 01-03-04-00-00
William Hubbard
ROCKINGHAM CO.
Salisbury District
167 00-00-00-00-00
http://www.sokir.com/hubbard/1790nccs.html
Gideon Johnson was a small-scale slaveholder. In the 1790 Rockingham census, he appears to
have been living with son Gideon Johnson Jr., and that household had two slaves while son
William Johnson lived nearby with a single slave. In 1793, the records of Granville Co., NC
show Gideon Johnson - either Sr. or Jr. - bought a slave boy named Nelson from Richard
Whitehead of Mecklenburg Co., VA for 39 pounds.
Gideon Johnson's properties lined the south side of Dan River and Moses Creek.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
By 1790, daughter Elizabeth Johnson Wray and her family also lived adjacent to Gideon Johnson
and Ursula, but both son’s Abner Johnson and daughter Ursula Johnson Pillow had moved west
to Nashville, TN.
The neighborhood was dominated by the numerous family of Joel Walker and Sarah Allen
Walker – Ursula Allin Johnson's sister and her husband, who was also Ursula Allin Johnson's
first cousin. Also living adjacent to Gideon Johnson was Susannah Scurry, Ursula Allin's sister
and the widow of John Butler and Eli Scurry .
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Peter Benjamin Johnson (April 8, 1790); Born to Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Ursula Johnson, born about 1791, married Edward Cole Dec. 20, 1806 in Nashville, Davidson
Co. Although they settled in southern Maury Co., the couple likely died at dates unknown in
Hardin Co., TN near her sister Elizabeth Johnson McCaslin.
Ursula Johnson and Edward Cole had at least three children.
Celia Adeline Cole (1811) married Clarence Daniel Johnson, a likely but unidentified cousin.
Martha Ann Cole (1815-1900) married Samuel Alfred Godwin Jr. in 1832, and they raised a
family of at least 13 children in Maury and Hardin Cos.
Abner Johnson Cole (1822-1879) married Martha Poteet and died in Lawrence Co., TN. Children
of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
July 14, 1791.The Pillows and Abner Johnson's family located on Brown's Creek or near Brown's
Station southwest of Nashville, where John Pillow bought a 50-acre tract from Samuel Barton
on July 14, 1791. No record of his Revolutionary War grant has been found.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(December 1792, Nashville -after 1876, Christian Co., MO) Abner Johnson Jr. enlisted June 22,
1813 in Capt. Benjamin Reynolds' company of Brig. Gen. Roberts' Mounted Rangers during the
War of 1812.
He apparently re-enlisted in Maury as "Abner H. Johnson" in May 1814 in Capt. Samuel
Ashmore's company - the only reference found to the middle name or initial of him or his father.
Abner Johnson Jr. then fathered a child out of wedlock by Lucy Travis, the sister of brother
Gideon Johnson Jr. 's wife Celia, and in February 1816, he was brought before the county court
on bastardy charges. The family reported to the court that the child, however, died by May, and
the charges were dismissed because the county no longer was potentially liable for welfare
costs. (Nevertheless, Lucy Travis is shown as a single mother with a son under 10 in the 1820
Maury Co. census.) Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
May or June 1793: John Pillow Sr. was killed by Indians near Nashville in May or June 1793, and
his wife declined to administer the estate on July 9; that task fell to son William Pillow.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Jane "Jincy" Johnson (Sept. 13, 1795-Oct. 31, 1885, Fannin Co., TX) married David C. Chadwell;
Born to Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Elizabeth Johnson (Oct. 13, 1797) married Valentine Chadwell; Born to Gideon Johnson and
Polly, all in Rockingham Co. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Elinor Johnson "Elsie Johnson " (Dec. 4, 1800) married Nathaniel Bell; Born to Gideon Johnson
and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Tabitha Allen Johnson (June 26, 1803-July 15, 1878, Yalobusha Co., MS) married Robert Booker May; Born
to Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Gideon Johnson is the families of Researcher Mary Holland who we have no DNA member at this time
tested her other familes of Hiram Johnson are a match to the Timothy Rich familes of Beaverdam Creek in
Henrico Co. Va
Abner Johnson 's daughter Elizabeth Johnson was married in Davidson Co., TN in April 1804,
Abner Johnson appears on the Davidson Co. tax rolls in 1805.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(June 8, 1806-Oct. 8, 1878) Gen. Pillow married Mary E. Martin in 1831 and, after her death,
widow Mary Dickson Trigg http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Gideon Johnson died in October 1807 in Rockingham Co NC at age 90; his will was proven at
the November court. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Gideon Johnson Sr. died in Rockingham Co., N.C. and left a will there .Will book A, p. 193. I only
have what I found on the internet and will email you a copy of what I have this afternoon. I have a
bunch of stuff I copied in Williamson Co. on Gideon Sr. & Jr. and will need to re-read it and see
if there is anything that you can use.
Sons of Gideon Sr. were:
Gideon Johnson Jr.;
William Johnson;
Abner Johnson;
Mordecai Johnson; and
Peter Johnson....
daus.
Elizabeth Johnson (married Ray);
Judith Johnson (m. Condon);
Naomi Johnson;
Nancy Johnson (m.Cotton) and granddaughter is Ursula Deatherage. per research of
Mary Holland
William Weakley Johnson (Oct. 10, 1807-March 3, 1874, Williamson Co., TN) married Sarah
Kearney Alston. Born to Gideon Johnson and Polly, all in Rockingham Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
by 1807 Judith Cotton married a Condon
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
By 1808, The Pillow family migrated into northern Williamson Co. at the turn of the century,
but by 1808, most were relocating to Maury Co. with a few working south to Giles.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(1810-Sept. 16, 1892 ) Cynthia Holland Pillow sister 0f Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow's) wed, as a
second husband, Tennessee Gov. Aaron V. Brown;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Sept. 4, 1810 : When Abner Johnson first came to Maury from Davidson Co. is uncertain. An
"A. Johnson" witnessed the deed for the sale of 183 acres in Bedford Co. from Joseph
Rosborough to Joseph B. Porter for $350 on Sept. 4, 1810. Both Porter and Rosborough were
residents of the Giles-Maury border area, and the deed was filed in Maury.8 In a more closely
related act, an "A. Johnston" witnessed a September 29, 1812 deed involving land near his
cousin Gideon Pillow's plantation that also involved Peter Booker, whose family married into
the Pillow clan
Local histories suggest Abner Johnson moved his family first from Nashville to Culleoka or the Fountain Creek area in
southeast Maury Co. where his brother William Johnson settled. Abner Johnson then shifted south of the county seat,
Columbia, near the villages of Bigbyville and Southport.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1811 in Stewart Co., TN Mordecai Johnson and his unnamed wife (possibly Jane), however, had
landholdings in 1811 in Stewart Co., TN near his brother Peter Benjamin Johnson
Mordecai Morgan Johnson was named for John Morgan who married mother Ursula Allen
Johnson's sister Elizabeth Allen. This brother is not believed to have moved from Rockingham
Co., according to reports about the relocation of the other brothers. Descendants of the Johnson
family still live in Rockingham County, including Robert W. Carter Jr., publications chairman of
the local historical society and authority on the Johnson and other local families in the 1990s.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
(Jan. 17, 1811-April 28, 1883) Narcissa Pillow married George W. Martin, a Giles Countian
nominated for governor before his death in 1854; and sister Amanda married Judge West H.
Humphreys. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Aft 1812 Abner Pillow surveyed, owned and developed land across Middle and West
Tennessee after serving as a major in the War of 1812.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Another likely son was Robert Johnson (1812), who was living near mother Celia widow of
Abner Johnson in 1850 with wife Lucinda and six children:
Obediah Johnson (1834),
Gideon Johnson (1835),
William Johnson (1839, shown as "idiotic"),
Alvin or Alvis Johnson (1842),
Paddy Johnson (1844, male) and
Elizabeth Johnson (1849).
The circumstances surrounding Robert Johnson and Alvis suggest a relationship to Obediah Harris, who
had married Gideon Johnson Sr.'s cousin Rebeckah Johnson and lived near these families in Guilford Co.,
NC. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
At least three children of Gideon Johnson and Celia have not been identified. One likely was Edward Cole
Johnson, named for his uncle, who married Mary Jetton on Nov. 15, 1842 in Maury Co. Another was
Abner Johnson III, who wed Martha L. Chamberlain on April 2, 1845.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
On Nov. 11, 1817 in Maury Co., Abner Johnson Jr., a brick mason, married Mary "Polly" Mobley,
the daughter of Ezekiel and Susannah "Sukey" Mobley, originally from Wake Co., NC - a couple
who divorced after Ezekiel abandoned his family by 1824.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson in 1818 : The available records strongly suggest that Abner Johnson was a skilled
tradesman or laborer, not a farmer.
No evidence exists that - unlike his heavily landed ancestors -he ever owned real estate.
Unlike most pioneer settlers who came to Middle Tennessee, Abner Johnson did not exercise his
Revolutionary War land bounty rights.
Instead, Abner Johnson in 1818 was among 20,485 soldiers who began drawing pensions for his
Revolutionary War service under an 1816 law that allowed him $96 a year - or half pay - for five
years in lieu of his land rights.
He then qualified for lesser income under an 1820 congressional act for veterans who were
indigent.
Under laws that became effective in 1832, most veterans lost their pensions, and Abner Johnson
had difficulties qualifying. But in1838 he regained his rights and back pay to 1832.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
With her brother Vincent, Gideon and Polly moved to Davidson Co., TN near Nashville in 1819
where she died in 1823, and Gideon later continued to neighboring Williamson Co., where he
died Nov. 1, 1843. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
by 1820 Abner Johnson and Nancy were firmly established in southern Maury Co., TN.
They were close neighbors to their nephews and large plantation owners William and Gideon
Pillow.
The 1820 census shows Abner Johnson and Nancy living with only sons Gideon Johnson and
Mordecai Johnson and daughter Sarah Ann Johnson still in the home; the other children had
married, but all lived nearby except William Allen Johnson, who died in 1819.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Lucy Travis is shown as a single mother with a son under 10 in the 1820 Maury Co. census.
Abner Johnson Jr. then fathered a child out of wedlock by Lucy Travis, the sister of brother
Gideon Johnson Jr. 's wife Celia, and in February 1816, he was brought before the county court
on bastardy charges.
The family reported to the court that the child, however, died by May, and the charges were
dismissed because the county no longer was potentially liable for welfare costs. Children of
Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Eliza Jane Pillow born 1823 Tn married Williamson Collier
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/572.738.751.1.1
/mb.ashx
1823 Maury tax : This lack of land ownership also applies to his sons and most of his sons-inlaw, except for William Kenamore. The 1823 Maury tax rolls show they only paid poll tax and
held no real estate. But in southern Maury Co., numerous large plantations - especially those
owned by Pillow cousins -- would have provided steady work for trades plied by Abner
Johnson and his sons.
Despite their lack of land - or disdain for farming - the Johnsons were considered influential by contemporaries because
of their family connections in southern Maury http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson and Polly had a daughter, Narcissa Eveline Johnson (April 24, 1825, Maury-Feb.
11, 1906, Nixa, MO), who married William Carroll Edwards on Christmas Eve 1846 in Maury
Co. Son Charles Leroy "Lee" (1825), married Nancy R. McCafferty in Maury Co. on Dec. 22,
1849. Both couples moved to Nixa, Porter Township, Christian Co. to raise their families.
Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson and Polly had a Eliza Johnson (Oct. 29, 1823-Feb. 14, 1901), married blacksmith
Robert S. Barnett in Maury Co., and the couple moved to Giles, where they joined her parents in
the 1840s. They had six children.
Robert Barnett and Eliza Johnson Barnett moved the family to Batesville, Independence Co., AR
where he died before the Civil War, but by 1867, she relocated them to Porter Township,
Christian Co., next to her parents again. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1830 Ursula Johnson Pillow appeared to be living with her son William Pillow in the 1830 Maury
census, but other sources report she died in 1822.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
In 1845, Nancy Johnson's brother Abner Johnson - then almost 90 - prepared an affidavit on
James Cotton's service and Nancy's life to qualify her for a widow's pension.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Col. William Pillow gained a reputation as an Indian fighter, killing Chief Big Foot, serving under Gen. Andrew Jackson,
and eventually settling in Columbia, Maury Co., TN.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Naomi Cotton is listed as a daughter in.her father's will. No other trace of her has been found.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
In 1830, Abner Johnson Jr. lived next door to his father in southern Maury Co., not far from the
Pillow plantations. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson Jr. and Polly moved to Giles Co. by 1840 and were still living there in 1850 with
son John W. Johnson (1828), a schoolteacher.
Abner Johnson Jr and Polly moved to Porter Township, Christian Co., MO, during the Civil War.
They may have been living near Batesville, AR during the 1860 census.
According to Narcissa's obituary, Abner Johnson Jr. and a son laid the brick for the new
courthouse at Ozark in 1867. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Gideon Johnson died during the 1840s in Maury Co., although no burial site has been found
countywide.
By the 1850 census, Celia Johnson, age 51, was living amidst the Johnson settlements with
children
Emily Johnson, 21,
Celia Johnson, 18,
Felix Johnson, 15, and
Thoma Johnson s, 24.
One daughter, Alvis "Ann" Harris Johnson, married Albert Beverly Stubblefield in Maury Co. on
May 10, 1832. He was the son of Peter Stubblefield and Sarah Harris, who moved from Wilkes
Co., GA to Wayne Co., TN via Maury. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
In 1850, Abner Johnson and Nancy were living in a household headed by their granddaughter,
widow Matilda Kenamore McCaslin and her three children, with William and Mary Johnson
Kenamore, Abner Johnson 's granddaughter Sarah Ann Johnson and grandson William C. Duke.
Abner Johnson died on Oct. 22, 1850, and Nancy is believed to have died in 1853.
She was still alive in late 1852 when she transferred the pension benefits from Abner to herself.
Their graves are unmarked, although his name is on a monument in Columbia, TN that honors
Revolutionary veterans buried in Maury Co.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
October 1852 William Kenamore and Mary had seven daughters and one son (see separate
section) while living in Giles and Maury Cos., just south of Bigbyville.
In October 1852 William Kenamore went west to scout for land in Greene Co., MO, and bought
a farm in the area that later became Christian Co. just south of Springfield.
By 1854, they had relocated with their entire family of grown children.
William Kenamore operated one of the largest and most prosperous farms in the entire county.
But he died just two days short of his 75th birthday as the Civil War raged in his neighborhood,
and his son-in-law bought the property in April 1866.
Mary moved to her daughter's James River valley home near what became Nixa and died there
in September 1870. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Eliza Johnson Barnett's son John Lucius Barnett (1853-1918) in November 1876 married Mary
Melissa Hunt, the daughter of Henderson Maynard and Judah Hunt. John and Melissa Barnett
had at least seven children, six of them daughters. Son Robert Frank married his cousin Hester
McConnell of Nixa, the daughter of William Alexander McConnell and Mary Bell Ray. Children
of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Alvis and Albert Beverly Stubblefield moved to Springfield, Greene Co., MO in the last of the
Johnson family wagon trains in the fall of 1854.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
A daughter of Robert and Eliza Johnson Barnett, Sarah A.E. Barnett, married Matthew Duff
McCroskey Jr. in 1868 shortly after the family moved to Christian Co. Children of Abner and
Nancy Brackett Johnson http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Eliza Johnson Barnett died on Valentine's Day 1901, and she is buried at Nixa's Payne Cemetery.
Both her son John Lucius Barnett and grandson Robert Frank died in the great flu epidemic of
1918 and are buried in McConnell Cemetery. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Abner Johnson Jr. and Polly are found in Porter Township in the 1870 census. Mary died before
1876 when she is not shown with her husband in the state census for Christian Co.
Abner Johnson Jr. vanished by 1880 and apparently died in Porter Township, although he
possibly moved to and died in Reno Co., KS where his son Lee Johnson located.
One of Lee Johnson's daughters, Mary Matilda Johnson, however, returned to Christian Co. after
marrying Henry Harrison Keltner, who owned a farm near McConnell Cemetery in Porter
Township. Children of Abner and Nancy Brackett Johnson
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Researchers Notes: on people mentioned above in Time line of Gideon Johnson
Samuel Goode
Notes: This surname takes us back to Burton’s I do beleive
Nottoway Parish , 1752
Osborn's Branch
William Walker
Warren Walker
Alexander Shier's
Samuel Goode of Amelia,
Brumfield's line
This is the William Brumfields Lines or James Brunfield lines, where Charles
Johnson wons Lands
John Morgan of Cumberland County
Reported to Be Gideon Johnson’s brother-in-law John Morgan of Cumberland Co
EDWARD SELBE of P
Notes: Samuel Poe
John Spradlin
CHARLES SELBE
EDWARD SELBE, JR.
Notes: Richard Ward
Notes: John Morriss
Notes: Sherwood Massie
Notes: Spring Creek
Notes: Thomas Williamson
Notes: Samuel Goode
James Fear
Jacob Williamson
Cunningham
Collins
Daniel Hearn
Notes: This Proves the Gideon Johnson of Granville Co NC in 1765 is the Same
Gideon Johnson owning lands on Saylors Creek in Amelia County-Prince Edward
County
Col Thomas Tabb of Amelia Co
Osborns Branch
Research Notes: Note Reps Osborne Sister Ann Osborne married John Childress and went to Saylors Creek in
Amelia County Va. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fredarosie&id=I1703
1744 June 15 Amelia Co: William Osborne mar. Elizabeth Tanner witn was Richard Booker
:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/family/marriage/ameliacovamarr1.html
Philip Good's
Peter Bland,
Shearwood Massie,
Samuel Good
Charles Hudspeth,
John Johnson Jr.
Researchers Notes: 1751 May 27: Culpepper Co: Joseph Cotton: 400 acres adjoining Francis Thornton and James
Taylor White: near a branch of Thornton River at the foot of Over Top Mountian: Northern Neck Grants G, pg 510 on
reel 292: Library of Virginia Archives Section
Williamson Collier
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1762 HENRY JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 ISAAC S OF DAVD JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 JAMES JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 JEFFERY JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
Notes: This Jeffery Johnston lands will go into Wilkes County NC when it forms; See below Rev. War Applications of
William Johnson and his brother Samuel Johnson: Jeffery Johnston is from County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia
1762 JOHN JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 JOSHUA S OF JAS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 RICHARD JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 ROBERT AND BRO. JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 ROBT. AND 2 SONS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 TARLIE AND BRO. JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
Notes: I believe this to be Tarlton Johnson a Quaker at Deep River MM.
Notes: Sarah Mills (b 8/17/1745 Va, m Tarleton Johnson 3/7/1765 at Deep River MM) In 1765 Deep River is in
Rowan Co. NC
1807 August 4, Absalom Johnson, Tarleton Johnson and Isaac Johnson deed to Howell Lewis for land which was not
willed by their father, James Johnson, decd., p. 120 Deed Book T Granville County, North Carolina 1806-1810
Notes: Henry MILLS was born 23 9th month 1720. He died 10 10th month 1810 at age 90 years according to the
records of Center MM, NC. He married about 1740 probably at Hopewell MM, VA to Hannah THORNBURG (17251791) the daughter of Walter Thornburg. Their children included: Moses; Sarah m. Tarlton Johnson; Margaret; Aaron
m. Charity Mendenhall; Hannah m. Manlove Wheeler; Hur; Charity m. Samuel Hoggatt; Joshua; Ruth m. James
Johnson; Rebecca and Rachel.
1762 THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Rowan County
1762 DAVID JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List
1762 JOHN JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List
1762 ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List
1762 ROBERT -TWO SON S JOHNSTON NC Early Tax List 1762
1762 May 17 John Johnston married Elizabeth Locke, Rowan County, NC - County
Index to NC Marriages Database
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/marriages/rowan.txt
18 June 1762. Robert Forbes and his wife Mary of Rowan County, North
Carolina sold the 418-acre patent land to Thomas Lord Fairfax for 200 pounds
on 18 June 1762. Mary released her right of dower on 21 Jun 1762
Robert Forbes
Robert Forbes or a George Forbes is reported to have married Mary Curtis the daughter of Thomas
Curtis and wife Mary Bryan daughter of Morgan Bryan and wife Martha Strode
Mary Forbes
Research Notes: Mary Forbes will the allied cousin families of Sarah Boone married to John McElyea
1762 Jul 22 John Cooper, married Lidia Johnston, in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
before 21 Oct 1762, LINCOLN CO, NC: GASPER / CASPER KEENER, b ca
1700, d. before 21 Oct 1762, LINCOLN CO, NC: ROWAN CO, NC - Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions - 21 Oct 1762 - Ordered that BARBARA KEENER
have Letters of Administration on her deceased husband GASPER KEANER;
Securities: GEORGE SAYLOR & WILLIAM ARMSTRONG. http://www.sellers-sellarssollars-zellars.net/ncwestcatawhariver.htm
#1763
1763 died John Granville, who never saw his vast North Carolina lands, forcing his land
offices to close. Bear Creek is northwest of Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina,
by about 20 miles in Davie County. An explanation is needed for these deeds.
Consequently, it was not possible for a settler to obtain a land title between 1763 and
1778 within the Granville area. In 1778, this changed and a claim for land could be
entered in county records, because British land rights ceased during the American
Revolution. http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=WilcoxJohn.htm
John Granville,
1763 - John T. Nicks [Sr.] and wife Margaret Edwards James Denny of
Longchester Co., for 220 pounds North Carolina money 650 acres on N. bank of
N. fork of Buffalo Creek, including improvements of hisson-in-law Moses Short
[Rowan Co. Deed Book, p. 63]
1756- Moses Short receives grant for 640 acres adjoining Thos. Donnell's plantation on N. Buffalo Creek.
[Sec'y of State Land Grant Records, Granville Land Grants S108.255]
1763 - John T. Nicks [Sr.] and wife Margaret [Edwards] t James Denny of Longchester Co., for 220 pounds
North Carolina money 650 acres on N. bank of N. fork of Buffalo Creek, including improvements of hissonin-law Moses Short [Rowan Co. Deed Book, p. 63]
1763 Thomas HART- note this name appears with WILLIAM COPE
1763 Rowan , Thomas Hart VS William Cope.
Thomas Hart
Thomas Hart of Frederick CO VA also is listed here1743- Road to be cleared from Israel Robinson's gap to Nestal's/Vestal's ?
gap -Overseers- Andrew Campbell, Thomas HART and WILLIAM VESTALthis William Vestal is on the 1715 Bradford, Chester CO PA tax list with JOHN
COPE - William Veatal's mother Alice was a Baptist and he a Quaker.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
1763 The purchase of 160 acres by William Hill on Rock House Creek from James
Sims in 1763 (Rowan Co. Deed Book 5, p. 355). Rock House Creek is south of the Dan
River, and empties into it.
William Hill
William Hill very quickly acquired the warrants #160, and #161 on Feb. 26, 1778. One was for 350 acres, and the
other for 382 acres, both with his improvements (meaning a house or structure, which indicates he had been living
there). Both were on Buffaloe Island Creek, one adjacent to Joseph Gibson, the other to Henry Scales. #161 was
surveyed in July 1779 and the grant #298 was issued March 1, 1780. #160 was surveyed in 1779 and issued as grant
#313 also on March 1, 1780. (Guilford Deed Book 2, p. 156, p. 165)
These were followed by:
Warrant #311 issued to Henry Grogan for 200 acres on both sides of Little Buffloe Cr., a branch of Matrimony
Creek. This was surveyed for 150 acres in 1779 and grant issued March 1, 1780.
Warrant #879 issued to Gustavus Hill (brother to William?) on Dec. 1, 1778 for 200 acres on North fork of Buffloe
Island Creek, with improvement, next to Winkfield Shropshire, William Hill, and Gibson on south. One of the chain
carriers was Henry Grogan.
Warrant #1638 issued to Thomas Bridges (brother to Hannah Bridges Hill) for 350 acres on North side of Buffloe
Island Cr. William Bridges was one of the chain carriers and the grant #760 was issued on Oct. 14 1783.
Warrant #2111 issued to Winkfield Shropshire (either brother or father of Catherine Shropshire Hill, wife of Thomas
Hill) for 100 acres on Buffalow Creek. One of the chain carriers was St. John Shropshire, and the grant #816 was
issued Oct. 14, 1783. http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/a/i/Mary-Helen-Haines/FILE/0019page.html
The Hills and Shropshires made plans to move away. William Shropshire received a land grant in the newly opened
territory of Wilkes County, Georgia. Joseph Pain Johnson, married to William’s sister, Elizabeth, sold his Buffalo Cr.
Land in 1786 to John Hill and moved to Georgia as well. Then William Hill sold his 382 acres in March 1788, and
purchased land in nearby Surry County. http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/a/i/Mary-HelenHaines/FILE/0019page.html
Rev. William Hill removed from Caroline County, Va. was a Baptist minister, a sterling patriot and an honest man.
During the war of the Revolution his stirring appeals stimulated the Whigs of his section. He was a chaplain in the
American army at the battle of Guilford Court House. His son William was then about eight years old, and he well
recollected hearing the roar of the artillery being only four miles distant from the field of battle. He has been heard to
relate that a short time prior to this battle, a band of Tories called at this father's house, where he and his mother were,
and enquired for his father. On being told that he was not at home they departed, avowing their intention to hang him if
they found him. He had incurred their hate by his devotion to the patriot cause. He was a member of the Convention
that met a Hillsborough in August 1775, to improvise a system of government for the State. --the maiden name of his
wife, the mother of the subject of this memoir, was Eliza Halbert. She was a native of Caroline county, Va."
The December 1928 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine states that Rev. William
Hill, Jr., came to NC a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan River, in today's Rockingham
Co., NC. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine article says Reverend William Hill lived
there until his death.
1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #595 - William Hill Jr. enters 200 acres of land in Surry Co. on
Ash Camp Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Evan's claim and my own deeded land, including
the above place from compliment. Warrant granted to C. M.
1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #596 - William Hill, Jr. enters 150 acres of land on Ash Camp
Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Heaths and my former including the above place for
quantity. Warrant granted C. M
.
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/rancho.pancho/Revhill.htm
James Sims
Rock House Creek
1763 ALICE ROBBINS, b. Abt., Rowan County, North Carolina; m. THOMAS
CURTIS JR., 1785, Randolph County (Rowan County), North Carolina.
http://www.geocities.com/famhxlady/richard.html
ALICE ROBBINS
ALICE ROBBINS (RICHARD3, ISAAC2, IAN1) was born Abt. 1734 in Wales, and died Abt. 1790. She
married JOSEPH ROBBINS Abt. 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
ALICE ROBBINS and JOSEPH ROBBINS
Sister ANNA ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. JOHN CURTIS, 1789,
Randolph County (Rowan County), North Carolina
Children of ALICE ROBBINS and JOSEPH ROBBINS are:
i. MARY5 ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1752, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. RICHARD DODD, 1770, Rowan
County, North Carolina.
ii. NANCY ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1754, Rowan County, North Carolina.
iii. RACHEL ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1756, Rowan County, North Carolina.
iv. ALICE ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1763, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. THOMAS CURTIS JR., 1785,
Randolph County (Rowan County), North Carolina.
v. JOSEPH ROBBINS JR., b. Abt. 1765, Randolph (Rowan) County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1789,
Randolph (Rowan) County, North Carolina; m. HANNAH ROBBINS, 1789, Randolph County (Rowan
County), North Carolina.
vi. ELEANOR ROBBINS, b. December 22, 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. June 15, 1824,
White River Township, Johnson County (buried at Lowe Cemetery, White River), Indiana; m. THOMAS
LOWE, January 1788, Randolph County (Rowan County), North Carolina.
vii. JOHN ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1768, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. ANN OWENS, 1789, Randolph
County (Rowan County), North Carolina.
viii. ANNA ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. JOHN CURTIS, 1789, Randolph
County (Rowan County), North Carolina.
ix. WILLIAM ROBBINS, b. 1772, Randolph (Rowan) County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1788.
1762 ERA: JOHN ROBBINS (RICHARD3, ISAAC2, IAN1) was born 1741 in Swansea, Wales, and died
May 08, 1834 in Abington, Wayne County, Indiana. He married SARAH CURTICE 1762 in Randolph,
North Carolina, daughter of SAMUEL CURTICE and LOVEY ?.
(Notes for JOHN & SARAH: Both are buried at Robbins Burial Grounds, now known as Locust Grove
Cementery, Indiana)
Child of JOHN ROBBINS and SARAH CURTICE is:
i. MOSES5 ROBBINS, b. January 26, 1765, Franklin, North Carolina; d. 1850, Wayne, Indiana.
http://www.geocities.com/famhxlady/richard.html
ANNA5 ROBBINS (ALICE4, RICHARD3, ISAAC2, IAN1 was born Abt. 1770 in Rowan County, North
Carolina. She married JOHN CURTIS 1789 in Randolph County (Rowan County), North Carolina, son of
JAMES CURTIS and NANCY MURRAY.
Children of ANNA ROBBINS and JOHN CURTIS are:
i. JOHN6 CURTIS II, b. 1791, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
ii. WILLIAM R CURTIS, b. Abt. 1794, North Carolina; d. 1865, Wayne County, Tennessee.
iii. REBECCA CURTIS, b. Abt. 1796, North Carolina.
iv. NANCY CURTIS, b. April 07, 1806, Wayne County, Tennessee; d. 1877.
v. SARAH GARNER CURTIS, b. December 19, 1812, Wayne, North Carolina; d. June 08, 1886, Wayne
County, Tennessee. http://www.geocities.com/famhxlady/richard.html
THOMAS CURTIS JR
1763 - John T. Nicks [Sr.] and wife Margaret [Edwards] t James Denny of
Longchester Co., for 220 pounds North Carolina money 650 acres on N. bank of
N. fork of Buffalo Creek, including improvements of his son-in-law Moses Short
[Rowan Co. Deed Book, p. 63]
Notes: N. Buffalo Creek
New Garden MM was on N. Buffalo Creek which runs through current Forsythe and Guilford
Counties.
1756- Moses Short receives grant for 640 acres adjoining Thos. Donnell's plantation on N. Buffalo Creek.
[Sec'y of State Land Grant Records, Granville Land Grants S108.255]
Notes: Buffalo Creek is first found in Rowan Co. NC and it goes into Guilford Co NC and is in Rockingham
Co NC deeds. It flows from Henry Co. Va. This is where Hudson Johnson was at in 1776-1780 era tithes
Henry Co. Va.
Notes: Thomas Donnell
The first Donnells in central N.C. came as part of the Nottingham Company of Presbyterians who began to arrive in a
predetermined area then in Anson Co. in 1750 Some 23,000 + acres had been set aside by agreement between the
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, Chester, PA and land representatives of Lord Granville.
1768 Rowan County tax list of, Thomas Donnell's district. This land was in an area that became part
of Guilford County when it was created two years later in 1770 and started administrative operations
in 1771.
In 1771 the area was broken up to form Guilford and in 1785 the northern part of Guilford was formed into
Rockingham Co. In that final formation, some of the colonists wound up in Rockingham Co. These people
established two principal churches ca. 1756, Buffalo (on North Buffalo Creek) and Alamance in the southern area,
(lying on the waters of Big Alamance Creek).
1763-68 Records of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina show Andrew
Hampton of Dutchman's Creek as Administrator of the John Wilson estate; a
name shown earlier in Hampshire County with land adjacent to Phipps land.
Whether related to the above entry or not, Rowan County, North Carolina
records show one David Hampton getting 50 acres on the Dutchman's Creek on
October 10, 1783, selling to James Wilson on September 15, 1785, about the
same time that one David Hampton shows up in Kentucky married to Sarah
Willison [Wilson?], said to be from South Carolina. Joseph Bryan was witness to
the land transfers. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/Karl-Hampton/WEBSITE0001/UHP-0080.html
1763 Jan: William McConnell granted a license is Salisbury to operate a tavern next to
Peter Johnson’s business on Main Street.
Researchers Note: About 1807 Anne McConnel married Jerimiah Johnson: possible daughter Alexander McConnell:
Anne Johnson widow remarried one James Bell of Caburas Co. Two daughters reported from this Marriage Elvia
Johnson who married Mcdonell Small in Muary County Tn in 1836 and one Elizabeth Sebrina Johnson who married
John Watson Kilpatrick. Of note is Anne McConnell Johnson in 1811 Dec 26 sold her inheritance from Alexander of
80 acres on Dutchmans Creek to her Uncle James Holmes. After 1821 James Bell and Anne McDonnell Johnson Bell
moved to Muary County Tn. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Emochrist/earlymcconnells.htm
Dutchmans Creek
3 April 1763 Morgan Bryan Sr. died Rowan Co NC
http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
Morgan Bryan Sr.
Morgan Byran Birth: 1671 in Denmark Death: 3 Apr 1763 in Rowan Co., NC
1691 King and Queen County formed from New Kent
1692 Essex County formed from old Rappahannock County
1710-1702 King William County formed from King and Queen County
1714 St. Georges Parish Formed When Spotsylvania Co was formed in 1720, St. George's went too
1720 Spotsylvania County formed from Essex, King William, King and Queen Counties
Morgan Bryan appeared on the personal property tax list of between 1720 and 1726 at
Marlborough Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania; in the Pequea Creek District, where he owned a 137
acre farm. http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
In 1730, Morgan Bryan and his partner in pennsylvania, Alexander Ross, paved the way for the Opequuon
Settlement in the northern Valley of Virginia.
1730 St. Marks Parish Formed from St. George's Parish.
When Orange Co was formed from Spotsylvania Co in 1734, St. Mark's Parish went too.
After Culpepper Co was formed from Orange Co in 1748, it served both counties.
In 1753, that part of St. Mark's Parish in Orange Co, was added to St. Thomas's Parish.
1734 Orange County formed from Spotsylvania County
1738-1745 Augusta County formed from Orange County
1738 Augusta parish was formed from St. Mark's Parish when Augusta Co was formed from Orange Co
1738 Frederick Parish Formed from St. Mark's Parish, when Frederick Co was formed from Orange Co
1738 Frederick County formed from Orange County
1740 St. Thomas Parish Formed from St. Mark's Parish. After Culpeper Co was formed from Orange Co, it
served both counties. in 1752, that part of St. Thomas Parish in Culpeper Co was added to Bromfield Parish
January 11, 1744, Frederick County (a parent county of Berkley) was formed in 1738 and the records of
that county show that Job Curtis was in the area at least as early as January 11, 1744, when he was a
witness to a transfer of 1,020 acres of land from Morgan Bryan to Joshua Hedges, after whom the town of
Hedgesville was named.
Mary Curtise daughter of Morgan Bryan wrote her will on 9 Jan 1741/42, and it was proven in
Court 25 Feb 1742/41, leaving a riding horse and saddle to her mother, Martha Bryan, and to her
daughter "Mary Curtiss" -- all the rest of stock and household goods, "and if she dies without any
issue to be divided amongst my brethren": Joseph, Samuel, Morgan, John, William, James and
Thomas Bryan and sister Ellinor Linvell. Her father Morgan Bryan and brother Joseph Bryan were
named as executors. http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
26 Feb. 1741. O.S. page 105. On the order for viewing and laying off a road petitioned for by Hobson &
Others Morgan BRYAN John FFROST (sic) and Arthur BUCHANNAN the persons ordered to lay of y s road
made their return as followeth In pursuance of an order of Court We hav viewed and laid off a road from
Evan WATKINS fferry by a Course of Marked trees to the head of y ffaling Spring thence to Roger Turners
thence to Edward Beasons over the Taskerora Branch tence to Joseph EVANS Springhead thence to the
Middle Creek thence toNew Chappel Thence by the head of Evan THOMAS Spring head thence to a Corner
White oak between the lands of John LiTTLER and John FFROSt thence along the said Line to ye orner S E
thence to Seconrns Licks thence to Opecken Creek and Crossing the Same just above John NEILS Mill
Branch thence to the Spout run by Edges CABBIN thence to the Kng's road that leads from Just HITES to
Shennindo for We also recommend Thomas Thornberry & John SHEARER to order the Clearing the said
road from Evan WATKINS to the CHAPPELL & George HoBSON & John LITTLER from thence to conclude
the Same which return being redd to the Court Its ordered that the said road be cleared according to the
Viewers report & that all the tithables from Potomack between Opecken & the little Mt. That lyes on this Side
the little Cape Capon and thence Southward as far as it includes James WRIGHTS near the Mountains and
Joseph CARTERS on Opecken And for over Opecken & Between & Shennando all Such as Shall not
exceed 3 miles from the said liad out road work thereon Under the aft Thomas THORNBERRY John
SHEARER/: from Evan WATTs'' to the Chappell:/& Under George HOBSON & John Littler: from thence to
the end of ye said Road; who are hereby appointed Overssers of the said roa And its furhter ordered that
the said Overseers with ye said Tithables clear the sid roa d & make bridges where they Shall be wanting to
keep ye said Road when cleared in repair according to Law.
ORANGE CO Road Orders for 1734-1749, July 1984, by Ann Brush Miller, Research Hist for Orange Co
Hist. Society, VA Highway & Trans Research Council, Charlottesville, VA
1748 an historic roadway was cut across Lunenburg's western lands from north to south, but was not done by court
order. Morgan Bryan, a Pennsylvania Quaker, had led a body of settlers down into Virginia, along the Shenandoah.
In 1748 Bryan decided to move his family to the Yadkin River in North Carolina. He made the journey down the
Valley of Virginia, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains through Maggoty Gap (near Boone's Mill), and continued
across what is now Franklin and Henry Counties into North Carolina. With the aid of his sons, three months were
required to cut and clear a way for the passage of his wagon. In 1753 the Moravian brethren travelled Bryan's road
when they came from Pennsylvania to make their settlement in North Carolina, (now Winston-Salem).
They kept a diary of the trip, and noted that after crossing Smith River they came to John Hickey's store. The roadway
became known as Morgan Bryan's Road, and was travelled by thousands who made their homes in the Carolinas.
http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
In 1748, the Bryan clan established a settlement in Yadkin Valley, North Carolina, after losing a dispute
with Lord Fairfax in Virginia. During the 1770s, members of the Bryan family opened Kentucky for
settlement, and later Missouri http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
David Johnson, bought the farm of Morgan Bryan, sold it March 11, 1751 to Michael Warren, who owned it
at the time the acknowledgement was secured in order to perfect the title
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
Vol. 3, page 340, September 27, 1753 - Commission to Edward Hughes, Squire Boone and James Carter to take
acknowledgement of Martha, wife of Morgan Bryan, to deed, Bryan to David Johnson. Executed and returned May
20, 1754. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
1768 Rowan County tax list of Morgan Bryan is found that Benjamin Bentley and Thomas Bentley are
included at one poll each. Benjamin was most likely married at this time as he was living separately from his
father. Benjamin Bentley, along with his parents, brother, and sisters lived in old Rowan (now Davie) County
on Bear Creek, a few miles south of Mocksville. http://yeahpot.com/mikeshortt/thomasbentleysr.html
1769, Botetourt was formed from Augusta Parish when Botetourt Co was formed from Augusta Co
1769 Berkley parish Formed from [1st.] St. George's Parish, which continued serving Spotsylvania Co.
1769 Beckford Parish was formed from Frederick Parish in 1769. When Dunmore Co was formed from
Frederick Co, Beckford went with it. Dunmore Co was renamed Shenandoah Co in 1778
1769 Norborne Parish Formed from Frederick Parish, Frederick Co. Still mentioned in "Hening's Statutes" in
1777, so I suspect it went into Berkeley Co (now WV) when it was formed from Frederick in 1772
1772 Shenandoah County formed from Frederick (Originally Dunmore Co, renamed in 1778)
1777 Rockbridge Parish Formed, with Rockbridge Co, from parts of Augusta and Botetourt
1777 Rockingham Parish Formed, with Rockingham Co, from Augusta
From 1778 until his death 1800 (probate started), John Bryan (1) owned land and probably lived around eight miles
southwest of where Morgan Bryan, Sr. last lived. John Bryan, Sr. lived in an area of Rowan County, North Carolina
that, in 1836, became west central part of Davie County, North Carolina. Through numerous land transactions, it has
been determined that John Bryan (1) lived in Rowan County, North Carolina from 1778 to 1800 and that he had the
following neighbors (some deeds from the probate records):
Benjamin Gaither (1778 - 1803),
Thomas Pennery (1778 - 1796),
William Williams (1778 - 1787),
Robert Luckey (1778 - 1787),
John Van Eaton (1778),
Valentine Huff (1783 - 1802),
John Adams (1784),
Mary Luckey (1784 - 1796),
Ralph Vaneleave (1784),
John Hughey (1784),
George Wilcoxon (1784),
John Bryan, Jr. (1787 - 1797),
Daniel Sutherland (1787),
John Pinchback (1787),
Richard Speaks (1787),
William Patrick (1787),
Jacob Nichols (1787),
Samuel Reed (1787),
Jacob Trout (1796 - 1801),
John Little, Sr. (1801),
Beal Ijams (1801) and
Jacob Coon (1802).
It is also known from these deeds that they all lived near the following Creeks: Bear Creek (great majority of deeds),
Hunting Creek and Dutchman’s Creek. http://www.rcasey.net/bryan/bryjohn1.htm
1797 ERA: The will of John Bryan was signed in 1797 and probated in 1801. This will clearly establishes that the wife
of John Bryan was named Sarah. Land associated with this will clearly establish that this was the will of the John
Bryan who lived on or near Bear Creek and Dutchman’s Creek (this is approximately eight miles southwest from
where Morgan Bryan last lived). Also, several children of John Bryan (1) are known to resided in this same area. To
date, this author has never seen any primary documentation that links John and Frances Bryan (or any of their known
children) to the area around where Morgan Bryan last lived. http://www.rcasey.net/bryan/bryjohn1.htm
1797 ERA: The will of John Bryan was signed in 1797 and probated in 1801. This will clearly establishes that the wife
of John Bryan was named Sarah. Land associated with this will clearly establish that this was the will of the John
Bryan who lived on or near Bear Creek and Dutchman’s Creek (this is approximately eight miles southwest from
where Morgan Bryan last lived). Also, several children of John Bryan (1) are known to resided in this same area. To
date, this author has never seen any primary documentation that links John and Frances Bryan (or any of their known
children) to the area around where Morgan Bryan last lived. http://www.rcasey.net/bryan/bryjohn1.htm
1836 Clarke County formed from Frederick
1836 Warren County formed from Frederick, and Shenandoah Counties
1836 Hawkins
County Tax List-Civil District 10: Beginning at the mouth of Big Creek and running down the
river to the mouth of Crocketts Creek thence up said creek to the mouth of
the land that divides the lands of Lazarus Lawson and James McClure then
along said land to the stage road crossing the same and with the dividing
line of said Lawson and McClure to the top of Caney Creek Knobs then a
straight line to the mouth of the land that divides the land of Daniel Lipe
and Thomas Ingram then through said land crossing Caney Creek and following
the road and crossing the house where Orville formerly lived leaving said
house to the east and following the path that leads from Orville's to Wax's
plantation on Stock Creek where Henry Blevins formerly lived thence along
path to the Flag Pond until it intersects a path Orville Rice said Robert D.
Young opened to go to the Suplhur Spring, thence along said path to the road
that goes from Rogersville to the Sulphur Spring, thence with said road
crossing the stone!
mountain to the Sulphur Spring on little poor valley creek, down said
creek to the saltworks gap in Pine mountain, through the gap to Powell's
saltworks thence with road to top of Clinch mountain at lick gap thence with
the top of the mountain east to the corner of District No. 9 to little war
gap road east of Spencer Acuff's house thence with road and line of District
9 crossing through Molsby's gap to the Stanley Valley road and with said
road to John Carmack's Spring Branch then down branch to Big Creek.
Election to be held in Rogersville.
Clinton ARMSTRONG;
Clinton ARMSTRONG;
William A. ALVIS;
John ARMSTRONG (Big);
John ALVIS;
Thomas L. ALVIS;
Samuel ARMSTRONG;
Widow ARMSTRONG;
guardian of Widow ARMSTRONG;
Haynes AMIS;
Charles ANDERSON;
Charles D. ALVIS;
Rachel ARMSTRONG;
Spencer ACUFF;
Wm M. ALEXANDER;
Joel ACUFF;
Joseph BESHER;
Samuel BROWN;
Charles BESS;
John BROWN;
James BRADLEY;
Martin BOAL;
Elisha BROWN;
Wm C. BROWN;
George C. BRADLEY;
John BEAL SR;
John BURNS;
George BEAL;
Jacob BEAL;
Abram BLEVINS;
John D. BLEVINS;
Christopher BENCH;
William BURNS;
Morgan BRYANT;
David BIGGS;
James BROOKS;
George BEAL (son of John);
Reuben BRIANT;
Michael BAUGH;
William CARMACK;
Edward COBB;
John CARMACK;
Robert C. CRAWFORD;
Epps CARMACK;
James Y. CRAWFORD;
Carwell CRAWLEY;
Robert CORDEN (sic);
Daniel CARMICHAEL;
Charles A. COFFIN;
Daniel COFFIN;
John COATNEY;
Joel COATNEY;
James CARMACK;
COFFIN & McKINNEY;
Russell COATNEY;
heirs of James CARDEN (sic);
John A. CANSON;
Wm E. COCKE;
Nancy DALZELL;
F.S. DEWOLF;
John DAWSON;
F.B. EVANS;
Daniel FLORA;
Richard G. FAIN;
Nicholas FAIN;
____FLETCHER;
Jacob FLORA;
heirs of Jacob FLORA;
P. R. FARRIS;
John B. FINDLEY;
Elijah FAULKNER;
Jacob FRY;
Wiat FARRIS (sic);
Martha FARRIS;
Joel GILLENWATERS;
William GARDNER;
John GILLENWATERS;
Thomas GILLENWATERS;
Jacob B. GROVES;
John GROVES SR;
John GROVES JR;
Andrew GOULDY;
William GALBREATH;
Archabald GREEN;
Daniel GREEN;
David GILLENWATERS;
Pleasant GILLENWATERS;
heirs of Joel GILLENWATERS;
Joel GILLENWATERS;
Henry HAMBLIN;
John HAGAN;
Thomas A. HAGAN;
heirs of James HAGAN;
George HALE;
Elizabeth HUNTER;
Peter HART;
Richard HUMPHRIES;
Philip J. HALE;
Joseph HICKS;
John HARLEN;
Joseph HUFFMASTER;
Robert & Noll JACKSON;
George JOHNSON;
James JOHNSON;
Mary JOHNSON;
Joseph JOHNSON (son of Mary;
Jas JOHNSON (son of George);
Thomas JOHNSON;
Robert H. JACKSON;
Abner JOHNSON;
Isaac JOHNSON;
Samuel JONES;
Edward JTSON (sic);
Absolem KYLE;
heirs of Wm KING;
Rodham KENNER;
Charles KING;
Markham KINNER (sic);
Jacob ! KLEPPER;
Wm C. KYLE;
John H. KESHNER;
Robert KING;
Malinda KINNER "err or in giving in";
William KLINE;
Joseph LACKEY;
G. & L.A. Rogers McCROW;
Willie . MITCHELL;
Willie B. MITCHELL;
Richard H. MITCHELL;
Richard H. MITCHELL;
John A. McKINNEY;
John A. McKINNEY;
Wm MOUNTCASTLE;
James McCLURE;
George M. MERRYMOON;
Oliver C. MILLER;
Martin MURPHY;
Robert MALLORY JR;
S. D. & Willie B. MITCHELL;
John C. McLIMORE;
David MARSH;
Wm MALSBEE JR;
David MALSBEE;
S. D. MITCHELL;
James MURRELL;
Eliza McCULOUGH;
James K. NEILL;
NEILL & SIMPSON;
Edward NUGENT;
Haynes NUGENT;
Jacob NUGENT;
Robertson OWENS;
heirs of Levi PANTER;
Joseph PANTER;
John PANTER;
heirs of Joseph PARKS;
Samuel POWEL;
Thomas POWEL;
George R. POWEL;
James POINDEXTER;
John PILANT;
David PATTERSON;
Wm PATTERSON;
Thomas PHIPPS;
Samuel PETTYBONE;
Riley PORTON;
John M. REECE;
Wiet M. REECE (sic);
Allen RUSSELL;
Charles M. RENEAU;
Joseph RUSSELL;
John A. ROGERS;
Thomas ROGERS & heirs;
Moses RICE;
Hiram SAMPULL;
heirs of John H. SMITH;
Joseph SEAVERS;
James S. SIMMONS;
James G. SIMMONS;
Richard SMITH;
John STOKELEY JR;
John STOKELEY, Esq.;
George C. SPECK;
David SENEABOUGH;
David SENEABOUGH;
Pleasant STARNES;
Wm SINGLETON;
George STOKELEY;
Andrew SPIERS;
James SCHROPSHER (sic);
SPITRON/SPITSOR;
G. W.THOMPSON;
William THARP;
John WHEELER;
Wm O. WINSTON;
John G. WINSTON JR;
Jacob WON;
Aaron WILLIAMS;
James WOODS;
John WEST;
S. D. WINTERBOWER;
John WILSON;
Reverend George WHITE;
Wm A. WALKER;
Hugh WALKER;
Joseph WRIGHT;
George WHEELER;
John WILLIAMS;
George WILLHELM;
Montgomery WOODS;
Stephen WEAR.
Children of Martha Strode and Morgan Bryan are:
i. Joseph Bryan was born Abt 1720 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died Bet Nov 1804 and Mar 1805 in Floyd's
Fork, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. He married Hester Simpson. He married Alice "Aylee" Linville Bef
1738, daughter of John Linville. She was born Abt 1722 in Westminster, Virginia, and died Abt 1807 in
Floyd's Fork, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.
ii. Elinor Bryan was born Abt 1722 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 1792 in Maadison, Kentucky. She
married William Linville in Orange, Virginia. He died 1766 in Killed By Indians On Hunting Expedition
With His Son..
iii. Mary Bryan was born Bet 1722 and 1723 in Chester, Pennsylvania, , and died 1742 in Orange, Virginia,. She
married George Forbes. She married Thomas Curtis 1740 in Orange, Virginia. He died Bef 7 Jan 1741 in
Virginia, USA.
iv. Samuel Bryan was born Bet 1724 and 1725 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 15 Aug 1798 in Rowan, North
Carolina,. He married Elizabeth Margaret McMahan. She was born 1737 in Rowan, North Carolina,. He
married Elizabeth Enochs. She was born Aft 1730 in Swedesboro, NJ.
v. Morgan Bryan was born 20 May 1729 in PA, and died Bef 3 Jul 1804 in Fayette, Kentucky, USA. He
married Mary Forbush.
22. vi. John Bryan was born 9 Apr 1730 in Orange, Virginia, and died Bef 1801 in Rowan, North Carolina, He
married Sarah Unknown. She was born 1730 in Rowan, North Carolina, , and died Aft 1793.
vii. William Bryan was born 10 Mar 1734 in Orange Or Frederick, Virginia, was christened 6 Mar 1734, and died
30 May 1780 in Elkhorn Creek, Fayette, Kentucky, United States. He married Mary Boone 1755 in Rowan,
North Carolina, , daughter of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan. She was born 14 Nov 1736 in Exeter Twp,
Berks, Pennsylvania, , and died 1819 in Bryan's Station, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
viii. James Bryan was born Bet 1735 and 1736 in Orange, Virginia Will Book 1. Administered By Father And
Brother, Joseph. Names Same Siblings As Morgan Lists In His Will., and died 18 Aug 1807 in St. Charles,
Missouri Terr., Missouri, United States. He married Rebecca Enochs Nov 1756 in Rowan, North Carolina,.
She was born 1732 in Prince George, MD, and died 1768.
ix. Thomas Bryan was born Abt 1738 in Orange, Virginia, and died 1776 in North Carolina. He married Sarah
Hunt.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=wright1968&id=I15055
Researchers Notes: The Bryan Families came off North Mountain lands ( see Johnson and Allied familes of
North Mountain) this is where the Seveir family came from that will own lands on Big Creek and with Thomas
Flippen whose family is the McAdoo Families of Rowan Co NC that will be founding in Dickson Co. TN and in
Humphreys Co. Tn
1763 May 12, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 5, pg. 361,: Enoch Conly of
Halifax County, VA, - no wife - signs (lets) John Cox of Rowan County, NC,
have 123(?) acres on the south side of Dan River, for £20, witnessed by Peter
Perkins, Francis Cox & Samuel Ridgeway & proved in Oct. 1763 by John
Frohock, C.C. (Also on October 12, 1763, deed from Enoch Coneley to John
Cox for 12 acres bought May 12, 1763, proved by Peter Perkins. Fee £ ¾.)
Enoch Conly has moved to Virginia.
http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Peter Perkins
Francis Cox
Samuel Ridgeway
John Cox
1763 Dec 5 DEED 5:417: Rebecca Mills to Jesse Johnson of Amelia County, 500
acres (in Rowan County) adjacent Henry Ballinger John Mills Jr. & Mordecai
Mendenhall, granted by Granville 8 July 1761. Wits: Thos Beals, Nathan Dicks
Notes: (Horse Pen area)
Notes: Jesse Johnson is the brother of Gideon Johnson of Henrico Co to Amelia County to Granville Co. to
Rockingham Co. NC to Williamson Co. Tn.
Notes: Henry Balligner
1766 July 1, DEED 6:250, Henry Ballinger and wife Hannah to John Payne , 81 ¾ acres on Horsepen Creek
adjacent James Johnson, part of 640 acres granted 30 December 1753.
1767 December 15: DEED 6:401; Henry Ballinger to James Johnson for 120 p, 176 acres on Horse Pen Creek
adjacent Joseph Uthank, part of two tracts granted John Cunningham 3 December 1753 & bought by Ballinger 12 July
1757. Hugh Forster, Wm. Folock, Thos. Brown. Prvd April Court 1767.
1768 May 5, DEED 6:576 John Payne & Wife Mary to Thomas Jesop , 81 ¾ acres on Horsepen Creek adjacent
James Johnson.
Note: James Johnson had a son Joshua. (Proven by tax list) Records. Notes: It would be Rowan County. Present
day Davie County. These guys were close neighbors with the Boones. All of the records are in the Rowan
Deed Books that I have sent you.. I'm sure this came out of one of Zae Gwynns books. I have none of her
deed books and we need them all.From: Wirelake
Researchers Notes: The Ballinger families will be related to Nacny Breidenthals research and also to the Matlock
families of Big Creek Washington Co. NC now Hawkins Co TN
Notes: John Mills
Notes: Thomas Beals
Notes Nathan Dicks
1763 December 5; DEED 6:423: Jesse Johnson of Amelia County, Virginia to Edward
Bond , 250 acres on Wolf Run on Deep River Adjacent John Johnson bought from
Rebecca Mills 5 December 1763. Wits: Thos Elinor, Tarlton Johnson, Proved April
1767
Notes: It would be Rowan County. Present day Davie County. These guys were close neighbors with the
Boones. All of the records are in the Rowan Deed Books that I have sent you.. I'm sure this came out of one
of Zae Gwynns books. I have none of her deed books and we need them all. Records. From: Wirelake
Notes: Jesse Johnson is the brother of Gideon Johnson of Amelia County to Granville Co. to Rockingham Co.
NC to Williamson Co. Tn.
Notes: Wolf Run
1769 Dec.6" ,DEED 7:276: Edward Bond and wife Ann to to Wm Thatcher for 250 acres on Wolf Run, Deep River
that was bought from Jesse Johnson, 10 March 1767. Prvd Nov. 1770.
1765 March 30: DEED 6:169 Jesse Johnson to John Johnson of the same place , (Amelia County, Va. – BK) 250
acres on Wolf Run on Deep River which John (Jesse?) bought from Rebecca Mills 5 December 1763. Wits: James
Johnson, Nathan Stanley, proved July 1763.
Notes: Edward Bond
Edward BOND b. 26 Sep. 1740 in Bucks Co. PA; d. 6 May 1821 in Wayne Co. IN; m 16 Aug. 1764 in New Garden
in Rowan Co. NC. to Ann MILLS b. 7 May 1745 in Frederick Co. VA; d. 3 Apr. 1826 in Wayne Co. IN.
They were Quakers Notes his Sister Ann BOND m COHORN or COCHRAN.
http://www.genealogy105.com/bond.html
Notes: Thomas Elinor
Notes Rebecca Mills
#1764
1764 March 1: Benj. Starratt to David Karr for £20 NC money, 547 A adj. John
McAdoo granted by Granville 26 Aug 1762. Wit. James Carter, Hugh Forester.
Notes: 1759 John McAdoo on Rowan Co. Tax Lists, and in 1770 Guilford Co. will form from Orange and
Rowan Co. NC
Notes: David Kerr or David Karr
Notes: "18th Nov., 1760, Robert Gray, of Rowan County, North Carolina, by John Tate, to James Craige, 5 shillings,
200 acres in Borden's tract, corner to tract sold by Francis Beaty on Flat Spring Run; corner Thomas Berry; conveyed
by Borden, Jr., to David Kerr, and by David Kerr and Kathrine to Robert. Teste: Gabriel Madison, John Frogg, Luke
Bowyer."
Notes: 10 Apr 1765: Benj. Starratt sold 200 A on n. side of Buffalo adj. to David Karr to Wm. Matthews.
Notes: 18 Apr 1765: David Karr to Benjamin Starratt a tract on S. Buffalo. Wit. Frances McBride, John Stuart,
Ralph Gorrell.
Notes: 1766: David Karr witnessed sale from Benj. Starret to John Hall, Buffalo Creek.
Notes: 16 Jun 1768: David Karr and wife Catron (X) to Ralph Gorrell for £50 proc 300A adjacent William Matthews,
Benjamin Starratt, John Karr
1782 Guilford Co. Deeds: David Kerr to James Starret, both of Guilford Co., 1782, £2,050, 100 acres of land "...lying
on the North side of South Buffaloe in the County aforesaid, being a Part of a Tract of Land deeded to the sd David
Kerr for six hundred and thirty seven Acres by Deed by John Earle Granville, the seventeenth day of September 1744.
Beginning at a white oak runing thence East one hundred and one Poles to a Red Oak, thence South one hundred and
fifty nine Poles in a Hickory in Ralph Gorrels line, thence West one hundred and Ten poles with Gorrels line, thence
West one hundred and Ten poles to a stake, thence North one hundred and fifty nine Poles to the Beginning, containing
one hundred Acres..." Etc. David Kerr (seal) Witness: William Clark
Notes: Ann Kerr. Born, circa 1764[194]. Died, after 1846, in Dickson Co., TN [194]. She married William
Charles Wiley, circa 1785, in Guilford Co., Nc. http://www.columbiagypsy.net/davker.htm
Notes: Capt John McAdoo was a Rev. War Veteran from NC
Notes: Benjamin Staratt
Notes: James Carter
Notes: Hugh Forester
Feb 14 1764 John Stewart did marry Hannah Boone ,
Hi Tony,
> Not much is known of the brother in law of Daniel Boone: John Stewart. John Stewart was
killed by Indians in what is now KY abt 1769. I believe a marriage bond was found in Rowan
CO NC where John Stewart did marry Hannah Boone , Feb 14 1764. All Boone researchers
state Hannah and John only had girls. But, we have a couple of people in the Stewart DNA
project that claim John Stewart did have a son named William Boone Stewart born ca 17641769. Wm Boone Stewart moved to the same county in KY that the Boone´s later move to.
Hannah Boone, relict of John Stewart was made admix of the estate of John Stewart. It must
have been all personal estate, as John Stewart never owned land that I or anyone else could
find. He may have lived with Hannah´s father on his farm,. who knows. Or he could have
rented out land from someone else, but he would have still had to pay taxes on that leased
land. I don´t have personal property or land tax lists for Rowan CO NC. Oh, by the way, the
personal estate of John Stewart was very small. Hannah Boone Stewart, relict of John then
marries Richard Pennington, see Wilkes CO NC census for 1790. Most of all of her daughters
with John Stewart marry, and if my memory serves me right, the OSBOURNE family
intermarried with her daughter´s. Do not confuse this Osbourne line with the one from
Henrico CO. They were from New Jersey. It is still very much up in the air as to if Hannah
and John Stewart had a son, like I said all the Boone researchers say, only daughters. I
don´t know who this John Stewart was, where he came from etc. nor do I know if he had
siblings in Rowan CO. It is a very elusive line to research. He may have come down from PA,
as many did from Rowan CO NC. Teresa From: lilliebelle3@yahoo.com
2 Jul 1764 born William Johnson Sr was in Rowan Co, NC.
William Johnson Sr was the son of Henry Johnson and Rachel Holeman(born in 1743 in MA). They were married on
1763 in Lancaster Co. PA.
William Johnson Sr was born 2 Jul 1764 in Rowan co,NC.
William married Diana Adams on 1 Apr 1783 in Rowan Co., NC.
William and Diana were the parents of; Thomas(1784)(NC) * Rachel(1786)(NC)* Elizabeth(1788)(NC) * Henry
H.(1790)(NC) * Margaret(1792)(NC) * Nancy(1795(NC) * Mary Rebecca(1797(TN) * Dianna(1799)(TN) *
Samuel"Sol"William(1799)(TN) * George Albert(1801)(TN) * John Bailey(1803)(TN) * Walter William(1808)(TN).
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER 1764 - 1845 Marker PLACED BY DAVID HOLMES CHAPTER NSDAR 1986.
William Johnson also served in the WAR OF 1812. He was a private in Captain Charles Johnson's Company, under
Col. A Cheatham's Regt., West TN Militia Jan 28,1814 to May 23, 1814.
On May 20,1796, a commission composed of William Johnson Sr. and four others selected the present site of
Springfield as the location of the county seat for Robertson County, Tennessee. http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12801870
Parents:
Henry Johnson (1738 - 1815)
Children:
Rachael Johnson Olyer (1786 - 1867)*
Henry H Johnson (1790 - 1862)*
Margaret Johnson Huey (1792 - ____)*
Mary Rebecca Johnson Woodward (1797 - 1881)*
William Samuel Johnson (1799 - 1881)*
Dianna Johnson Jones (1799 - 1856)*
George Albert Johnson (1801 - 1862)*
John Bailey Johnson (1803 - 1849)*
Walter William Johnson (1806 - 1864)*
Spouse:
Dianna Adams Johnson (1767 - 1840)*
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
Little Rock (Newton County)
Newton County
Mississippi, USA
Maintained by: phil r johnson
Originally Created by: JoAn Estes
Record added: Dec 27, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12801870 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12801870
Cave JOHNSON, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Robertson County, Tenn., January 11, 1793;
pursued an academic course and attended Cumberland College, Nashville, Tenn.; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Clarksville, Tenn.; prosecuting attorney of Montgomery
County in 1817; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March
4, 1829-March 3, 1837); chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims (Twenty-second and Twenty-third
Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress; elected as a
Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3,
1845); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Twenty-sixth Congress), Committee on Expenditures on
Public Buildings (Twenty-seventh Congress), Committee on Indian Affairs (Twenty-eighth Congress);
appointed Postmaster General of the United States and served from March 5, 1845, to March 5, 1849; judge
of the seventh judicial circuit court in 1850 and 1851; president of the Bank of Tennessee 1854-1860;
United States commissioner in settling the affairs of the United States and Paraguay Navigation Co. in 1860;
during the Civil War was elected to the State senate but was not permitted to take his seat; died in
Clarksville, Tenn., November 23, 1866; interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Bibliography
Johnson, Clement L. “The Public Career of Cave Johnson.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 10 (June 1951):
195-223. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000122
Birth:
Death:
Jan. 11, 1793
Robertson County
Tennessee, USA
Nov. 23, 1866, USA
Trained as a lawyer, Johnson served in the U. S. Congress as a representative from Tennessee from 1829 to 1837 and
again from 1839 to 1845. Appointed by President James Polk in 1845 to U. S. Postmaster General, he held that office
until 1849. He was president of the Bank of Tennessee from 1854 to 1860.
(bio by: Don Connelly) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6009350
Cave Thomas Johnson, born July 04, 1766 in Rowan, North Carolina; died March 1821 in Springfield,
Robertson Co. TN.
He was the son of Henry Johnson and Rachel Holman.
He married Mary Noel 1790 in Craig's Station Ky.
Mary Noel, born in Versaile KY;
died Abt. 1816 in TN7. She was the daughter
of X Noel and Mary Cave.
Children of Cave Johnson and
Mary Noel are:
Cave Johnson, born January 11, 1793 in Robertson Co., TN; died
November 23, 1866 in Clarksville,
Montgomery Co, TN; married ElizabethDortch February 20, 1838.
Henry Minor Johnson,
born 1795 in Robertson Co., Tn; married
Sallie Green.
Taylor Noel Johnson,
born 1797 in Robertson Co., TN; died 1818 in Springfield, TN.
Nancy Johnson, born November 19, 1798; died July 12, 1855 in
Springfield TN; married William Couts April 10, 1817 in Springfield, TN.
Willie Blount Johnson, born 1800 in Robertson Co.,
TN; married Catherine Dortch.
Joseph Noel Johnson, born September 1803 in Robertson Co., TN; married Margaret McClure.
Endnotes
1. Nancy Couts letter to Cave Couts - May 10, 1855.
2. Couts Web Site (www.syix.com/bevans/barbara/pic.htm).
3. Couts Web Site (www.syix.com/bevans/barbara/pic.htm).
4. Nancy Couts letter to Cave Couts - May 10, 1855.
5. Nancy Couts letter to Cave Couts - May 10, 1855.
6. Nancy Couts letter to Cave Couts - May 10, 1855.
Nancy Couts letter to Cave Couts - May 10, 1855. http://www.coutsfamily.com/news25.htm
1764 July 13, II:533. James Patterson was sued. Justices: Morgan Bryan,
Jno Brandon, Jno Oliphant. (Jo White Linn's "Abstracts of the Minutes of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1763-1774," v. 2)
The King vs James Patterson.
Evidence: Jno Witherspoon, Abel Armstrong, Jno Kilpatrick, Jas Stuart, Jas
Irwin, Andrew Kerr for ? & Jno Brandon, Jas Stuart, Mat Kerr, M Johnson & Thos
Gillispie for ?.
Jury: Wm McNight, Hugh Parks, Jno Burns, Jno Ellis, Daniel Hackett, Alexr
Reed, Francis Taylor, Antho Hampton, Hugh McKnight, Jas Dobbins, Henry
Horah, Peter Johnson. Not quilty.
Source: Jo White Linn. Abstracts Of The Minutes Of The Court Of Pleas And
Quarter Sessions Written: July 13, 1764
James Patterson (1699-1815) – Emeline (McCorkle) Patterson (1718-after 1814)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/court/patterso273gwl.txt
1764 July 13, II:533. James Patterson was sued. Justices: Morgan Bryan,
Jno Brandon, Jno Oliphant. (Jo White Linn's "Abstracts of the Minutes of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1763-1774," v. 2)
Morgan Bryan Jr,
1764 Aug 17 born Margaret Porter ; d. Mar. 2, 1819. Married May 6, 1786,
Rowan Co., NC James GRAHAM (b. Jan. 29, 1757; d. Feb. 9, 1834.
Children of Margaret and James GRAHAM:
Abel married Mary Knox;
Jane S. married Moses Dickey KILPATRICK;
Matilda married Samuel BARR;
Margaret Foster married David RAMSAY;
William P. married Mary K. BARR;
Aly C. married Rufus JOHNSON;
Sally Hamilton married John N. ANDREWS.
http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/porters.htm
01 Sep 1764 Rowan Co. NC Isaiah Stewart and Mary Coe were married.
Dinah Coe gave her consent to the Marriage, and Samual Stewart was Surety
Aug 16, 1769, Isaiah was Surety on the marriage bond of Benjamin
Stewart. from the Stewart Magazine:
Researchers Notes:
Michael Israel.
1797 May Ord Mastin Durham, Lewis Demoss, William Demoss, George Hulme, William Hulme, Joseph Furguson, Owen
Nujphry(sic)[Humphrey], James Stewa M Robert Epperson, Thomas Field, Jospeh Yarnell, Daniel Yarnell, Mordecai Yarnell, James
Giddins, Eli Coffey, Ambrose Coffey, John Coffee, Senr., Thomas Coffey Senr., Michael Israel. James Epperson view road from road
that goes up Buffalow beg bet Thomas Cottrell's plantation & William Landsdowns plantation; thence to Samuel Curtis's.
[Will have to find the deeds for Cottrell and Landsdowns to figure out which way on the Yadkin this crew was working, but it would
seem since no men from the Warrior Creek area are mentioned that this crew was from Buffalo Creek to Richland.]
http://www.deyoungmatson.com/Other%20Families/Documents/Descendants%20of%20Hezekiah%20Stratton.htm
Sarah Graves (1) was probably born about 1736-40, based on the age of her husband. She may have been a sister of Mary Graves
who married Col. Benjamin Cleveland and was a daughter of Joseph Graves who died in 1774. Joseph Graves was a brother of
Thomas Graves who married Ann Davenport, and both Joseph and Thomas were sons of John Graves of genealogy 270.
Sarah married Michael Israel. He was born about 1736 and died in early 1820. His father was Solomon Israel and his mother
was probably an Owenshire. He is assumed to have been at least 21 years of age in 1758 when he obtained an original grant, number
32, of 82 acres in Albemarle Co., VA.
In the midst of the Revolutionary War, in 1778 or 1779, Michael and Sarah Israel left Albemarle Co., VA and settled in Wilkes
Co., NC. In 1805, when Michael was close to 70 years of age, he moved to Buncombe Co., NC.
Michael Israel died intestate, so the courts were involved in the settlement of his estate. In April of 1820, the court appointed
Michael Israel, Jr., a son of Michael Israel, and William Israel, a grandson of Michael Israel, as administrators of his estate. Since the
courts met quarterly, Michael Israel would have died between January 1820 and April 1820.
Sarah did not live long after 1822. It is not known exactly when she died, but it was before 11 Sept. 1824, when her legatees
signed a bill of sale for Sarah’s slaves, Hannah and her child Trudy.
Both Michael and Sarah were buried in a family graveyard on a rolling hillside above the French Broad River on their plantation at
Avery’s Creek, Buncombe Co., NC. All their children were born in Albemarle Co., VA, with the possible exception of the last, who
may have been born in Wilkes Co., NC.
The similarity of this family to that of John Graves and Margery Harvey of Randolph Co., NC, is striking. The Gilliam and
Watkins names are in both, and many members of both families moved to Missouri and Indiana. See also the comments with the
record of Sarah Israel (3). (R-100)
Children - Israel
+2.
Mary Israel, b. 1755, m. Thompson Epperson, 22 Sept. 1782, d. 6 Nov. 1843.
+3.
Sarah Israel, b.c. 1763, m(1) ------ Ballew, m(2) Epaphroditus Gilliam.
+4.
John Israel, b. 1765, m. Sarah Edmundson, 12 May 1795, d. 1837.
+5.
Johnson Israel, b. 1767, m. Ann (or Anna) Hisaw, d. 1854.
+6.
Jesse Israel, b.c. 1769, m. Mary Jones, d. 1806 or 1807.
+7.
Solomon Israel, b. 1774, m. Nancy Alloway Strange, 27 Feb. 1797.
+8.
Catey Israel, b.c. 1775, m. Robert Edmundson, 1798.
+9.
Michael Israel, Jr., b. 1778, m. Sarah Coffey, 26 Feb. 1800, d. 1866.
+10.
Isom Israel, b.c. 1780, m(1) Judy Alloway Strange, 22 Dec. 1801, m(2) Neaty Parr, 28 March 1823.
http://www.gravesfa.org/gen191.htm
Now , Micheal ISRAEL is related to us through marriage . This would be Lee´s direct line through my
Stewart line.. Micheal Israel of Albemarle CO moved to Wilkes CO NC, along came a Ballowe/Ballou,
Fields, Eppersons. Michael Israel´s son Johnston Israel, had a daughter named Sarah, who married
Edward Stewart born 1780, son of Nathaniel Stewart and Mary Bledsoe. Edward had no issue. The Israel
family moved to Buncombe CO NC by abt 1790, and we hook up with them about 1810. From Teresa De
Rios
My Notes: Colonel Benjamin Cleveland was the Officer of Capt. Sameul Johnson and William Johnson
sons of Jeffery Johnson and wife Rachel Walker. Col. Benjamin Cleveland I think married into this Jeffery
Johnson and Rachel Walker family?
Tony, the Sally Coffey that married Samuel Stewart is not my line, it has been proved by DNA. Samuel
father was James Stewart, now he may have been related to the John Stewart that married Hannha
Boone. But I am just speculating here. I know men who are from William Boone Stewart´s line do not
match them though. Elizabeth´s Field Berry´s son witnessed a land deed for my Stewart´s in Buncombe
CO NC. It´s that Israel-Coffey, Field, Gilliam, Strange, etc line that intermarry with Nathaniel Stewart Sr´s
son Edward Stewart born ca 1780. Edward married Sarah Israel, as I have stated before. No issue though.
Teresa
Teresa, I also have this Stewart family in my tree. John and Isaiah Stewart were the sons of Samuel Stewart
and Lydia Harrison. As you wrote, John Stewart married Hannah Boone. John's brother Isaiah born
1731 married Mary Coe the daughter of Timothy Coe III and Dinah.
From the Book "Coe Families" by Carl Coe:
Isaiah Stewart's brother John married Hannah Boone, sister to the famous Daniel Boone. Isaiah Stewart
died in 1770 on the Kentucky River - where Frankfort, KY is now located, while on a hunting trip with Daniel
Boone.
Also from the Stewart Magazine: Isaiah Stewart and Mary Coe were married 01 Sep 1764 Rowan Co. NC.
Dinah Coe gave her consent to the Marriage, and Samual Stewart was Surety Aug 16, 1769, Isaiah was
Surety on the marriage bond of Benjamin Stewart. He was in Lydia's Will.
Timothy Coe III and Dinah were my mother's third great grandparents. Hope there will be new information in
the above.
Carolyn Mason Anderson From: CCA44@aol.com
Carolyn,
These Coe's are tied into my Stewart line as well, though at a much later date. My grandmother was Rena
Coe Stewart from this line:
Generation 6.
James Abron Coe (James Wesley, William Newton, Vincent, Stephen, Edward)
was born 12 Jan. 1886 in Polk Co. TN, and died 1952 in GA. He married Louisa A. Kelley, daughter of
Pearson Kelley and Sarah Simpson. She was born 3 of Nov. in 1884 in McMinn Co. TN, and died 16 of Dec.
1934 in Polk Co. TN.
Lee johnsondna (johnsondna@att.net)
Hi Carolyn,
> I know Carl Coe, we corresponded back in the 1990´s about this Samuel Stewart who
married Lydia Harrison line. But, I am afraid Samuel and Lydia´s son John Stewart born ca
1734, married a widow named Susanna Bledsoe. Susanna was the daughter of Frederick
Fulkerson and married Thomas Bledsoe who died in an Indian Raid on the Dan River abt 17581759. Shortly after his death, Susanna Fulkerson Bledsoe was given as a gift of deed by her
father ,500 acres of land on the Tarart(Ararat) River near Mt Airy , Surry NC NC (today).
Susanna wasted no time marrying as most women did in those days, she had one son by
Bledsoe: Loving Bledsoe. See 1771-1772 Surry CO NC tithable list. This John Stewart son of
Samuel Stewart SR (born Sussex DE), moved to the Scott CO VA area on the Holstein River
and died there. John had a son named David and William, both Rev War soldiers. William left
a pension and their half
> brother Loving Bledsoe served also. William on hos pension stated he spent one years with
his Uncle in Surry CO NC, probably David.
> I did a little work on the Coe´s years ago. I am surprised Carl Coe wrote this, he is very
aware of the Fulkerson family. We have at least 5 males from Samuel and Lydia Stewart´s
line tested and they all match including the line of John and Susanna Fulkerson Stewart.
> Teresa Stuart de Rios teresa stuart (lilliebelle3@yahoo.com)
From: Darel Coterel < dcoterel@yahoo.com>
Subject: [DNA] 25/25 Match with Different Surname but Surname is in person's proposed line
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:14:36 -0800 (PST)
The test is taken through FTDNA.
Two surname projects are in place.
Cottrell Family and Hatcher Family.
Descendant tested claims to be a descendant of Thomas
Cotterell and Martha Hacher and they were married 1709
in New Kent County, VA, on of VA's infamous "burned"
counties.
The descendant matches the Hatcher family participants
on 25/25 markers in the Haplogroup R1b.
There are no docouments to show that Martha Hatcher was
a widow but who knows due to the fires that happened
in New Kent County, VA.
I know that there is always a possiblity of a "random"
match with someone that has a different surname but in
this case I have Hatcher families living near Cottrell
families from at least 1700 through 1835.
To me it looks like there was a case of infidelity or
undocumented adoption. Has anyone else ran into this
type of scenario?
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2003-12/1070932467
Richard,
From: Darel Coterel < dcoterel@yahoo.com>
Subject: [DNA] 25/25 Match with Different Surname but Surname is in person's proposed line
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:14:36 -0800 (PST)
The test is taken through FTDNA.
Two surname projects are in place.
Cottrell Family and Hatcher Family.
Descendant tested claims to be a descendant of Thomas
Cotterell and Martha Hacher and they were married 1709
in New Kent County, VA, on of VA's infamous "burned"
counties.
The descendant matches the Hatcher family participants
on 25/25 markers in the Haplogroup R1b.
There are no docouments to show that Martha Hatcher was
a widow but who knows due to the fires that happened
in New Kent County, VA.
I know that there is always a possiblity of a "random"
match with someone that has a different surname but in
this case I have Hatcher families living near Cottrell
families from at least 1700 through 1835.
To me it looks like there was a case of infidelity or
undocumented adoption. Has anyone else ran into this
type of scenario?
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2003-12/1070932467
Richard,
I got the information from Stella Cotrill off of this website (Genealogy Forum). There are some parts that
seem really grey to me, and even she admits it may not be 100% accurate. If I follow this correctly the
paternal line is:
1. Richard Cottrell
2. Thomas Cottrell
3. Thomas Cottrell
5. John L. Cottrell
10. Daniel Cottrell
20. Asher R. Cottrell
38. John W. Cottrell (my great grandfather)
Let me know what you think. I concider you the expert on Cottrell genealogy, and have admired your work
for years, so I truly value your opinion. I have cut and pasted Stella's ancestor chart that I used for this
research:
1. RICHARD1 COTTRILL,SR. was born 1662 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died March 16, 1714/15 in
New Kent County, Virginia. He married MARY ANDERSON 1684 in New Kent County, Virginia. She was
born Abt. 1666 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died in New Kent County, Virginia.
Children of RICHARD COTTRILL and MARY ANDERSON are:
2. i. THOMAS COTTRILL,SR.,1ST HUSBAND, b. Abt. 1685, New Kent County, Virginia; d. April 22, 1718,
New Kent County, Virginia.
ii. RICHARD COTTRILL,JR., b. Abt. 1687, New Kent County, Virginia.
Thomas Cottrell: 1737 ABT in Deep Run, Henrico County, Virginia death 1828 in Wilkes County, North Carolina reported married to
Jane Allison ca 1750 To Thomas Cottrell married to Susanna Pattison then; LOL ; to Thomas Cottrell married to Martha Hatcher born
Henrico Co. Va. She is reported daughter of Edward Hatcher and Mary Jamison then to Edward Hatcher married to Mary WARD;
Thomas Cottrell born : 11 APR 1690 in New Kent County, Virginia Married: 25 MAY 1709 in St. Peter's Parrish, New Kent Co, VA
to Martha Hatcher: reported son of Richard Cottrell b: 1665 ABT in New Kent County, Virginia and Mary Anderson: The to Thomas
Cottrell who arrived in 1656.
MARY ANDERSON
Mary Anderson reported daughter of Robert Anderson b: 1640 in VA, York County and wife Cecelia MASSIE grand daughter of
Peter Massie and wife Cooper
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS COTTRILL,SR.,1ST HUSBAND (RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1685 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died April 22,
1718 in New Kent County, Virginia. He married MARTHA HATCHER,1ST WIFE May 25, 1709 in New Kent County, Virginia. She
was born 1690 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1748 in New Kent County, Virginia.
Children of THOMAS COTTRILL and MARTHA HATCHER are:
i. SUSANNA3 COTTRILL, b. April 1, 1710.
3. ii. THOMAS COTTRILL,JR., b. April 2, 1711, New Kent County, Virginia; d. 1763, Amherst County, Virginia.
iii. GILBERT COTTRILL, b. March 1, 1712/13.
iv. WILLIAM COTTRILL, b. Abt. September 1714.
v. ANNE COTTRILL, b. March 31, 1716.
Notes: A Benjamin Hatcher married to a Elizabeth GREENHAUGH is also in Henrico Co in this time period signing Wills and
Inventory of John Watson 1707 Henrico Co Va. father in law of Michael Johnson of St. Peters Parish who died 1718-19. Ben
Hatcher Sr and Jr both have a daughter named Martha Hatcher.
Generation No. 3
3. THOMAS COTTRILL,JR. (THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born April 2, 1711 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died 1763 in
Amherst County, Virginia. He married SUSANNA PATTERSON 1736 in Virginia, daughter of JAMES PATTERSON and 2ND
UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1715 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1763 in Amherst County, Virginia.
Children of THOMAS COTTRILL and SUSANNA PATTERSON are:
4. i. THOMAS COTTRILL,3RD, b. 1737, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1828, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
ii. GILBERT COTTRILL, b. 1739.
iii. WILLIAM COTTRILL, b. 1741.
5. iv. JOHN L. COTTRILL, b. 1743, Northumberland County, Virginia or Henrico County, Virginia; d. Tennessee or Northumberland
County, Virginia or Henrico County, Virginia.
6. v. JAMES COTTRILL,SR., b. October 14, 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1843, Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio.
JAMES PATTERSON
James Patterson is reported to have been married to Martha Hatcher daughter of Benjaimn Hatcher and wife Elizabeth
Greenhaugh. This Benjamin Hatcher is involved in the Estate of Michael Johnson of Tucakhoe Creek
Generation No. 4
4. THOMAS COTTRILL,3RD (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1737 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1828
in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married JANE ALLISON Abt. 1768 in Amherst County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1752 in
Amherst County, Virginia, and died in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Children of THOMAS COTTRILL and JANE ALLISON are:
7. i. JOHN5 COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1769, Amherst County, Virginia; d. Wilkes County, North Carolina.
ii. SUSANNA COTTRILL.
iii. WILLIAM COTTRILL.
iv. EDITH COTTRILL.
v. ROSANNA COTTRILL.
vi. NANCY COTTRILL.
JANE ALLISON Abt. 1768 in Amherst County, Virginia
Jane Allison Death: 1825 in , Wilkes, North Carolina
Notes: Allison Surname
Jameston Hatcher : South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1773-1778
Books F-4 through X-4
Abstracted by Brent H. Holcombe, 1993,
Book P-4, Page 299-300
_____ 1775. John Pelot of St. Peter's Parish, planter, to James Peart, surveyor of land, for L100 SC money,
tract of land on a branch of the north west branch of Long Cane called Penny's Creek adj. lands of Michael
Dorman, James Liddle, Robert Black, Jemson Hatcher, David Hunter, Michael Blair, John Johnston,
granted _____ 1775. John Pelot (LS). Wit: Susannah Thomas, George Allison. Proved by the oath of
George Allison 10 Aug 1775 before Adrian Mayer. Recorded 26 Oct 1775.
Notes: Allison Surname in Amherst Co Va.
5. JOHN L. COTTRILL (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1743 in Northumberland County, Virginia or Henrico
County, Virginia, and died in Tennessee or Northumberland County, Virginia or Henrico County, Virginia. He married
(1) MARTHA PRYOR,1ST WIFE Abt. 1764 in Northumberland County, Virginia or Henrico County, Virginia. She was born Abt.
1747 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1789 in Tennessee. He married
(2) MARY PEARSON,2ND WIFE Abt. 1789 in Northumberland County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1749 in Northumberland
County, Virginia, and died in Northumberland County, Virginia or Henrico County, Virginia.
Notes for JOHN L. COTTRILL:
1782 Tax List
John Cottrell
Northumberland Co, VA
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin,
O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 624. [Scott County] [Stamping Ground Precinct]
JOHN L. COTRELL, farmer; P. O. Minorsville. Thomas, the father of this gentleman, was born in Virginia where he received his
education, in 1801 he emigrated to Green County, Ohio, and soon afterward removed to Miami County, where he remained engaged
in the milling business to the time of his death, which occurred in 1840, being sixty years of age.
His wife, the mother of our subject, was born in Culpepper [six] County, Va., and removed to
Green County, Ohio, about 1800, where she was married; she died in Miami County in 1835,
aged 35 years.
They were the parents of five children, our subject being the second child. He was born in Greene County, Ohio, April 3,1815,where
he remained, receiving such an education
as the common schools of that county afforded. In 1835 he removed to Marion County, Ind., and in 1840 removed to Scott County,
Ky., his present residence. He has during his life been a hard-working and industrious farmer, and by his honesty, industry and
economy has succeeded in accumulating a good property; his is the owner of 350 acres of land, and is now one of Scott County's
Magistrates, having held the office for eight years, to the entire satisfaction
of all.
In 1839, in Scott County, he married Mrs. Sarah E. Nelson, a native of Fayette County, and the daughter of John and Lucy (Sinclair)
Reding; she was born in 1822.
They have been blessed with fifteen children, thirteen of whom are now living, viz:
Zerilda, James, Maria, Thomas, Benjamin F., Alvin, Alice, John S., Joseph, Stephen D., Willis,
Millie A. and Sally. Mrs. Cotrell and family are members of the Christi
Children of JOHN COTTRILL and MARTHA PRYOR are:
i. MARLANN5 COTTRILL, b. 1764, Henrico County, Virginia.
8. ii. SAMUEL 'LEMUEL' COTTRILL, b. 1765, Henrico County, Virginia Was in Hawkins County, Tennessee & Wilkes County,
North Carolina after the War of Independence the Revolutionary War to Greene County, Ohio; d. Greene County, Ohio.
iii. MARY A. COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1767, Northumberland County, Virginia.
iv. JOHN COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1770.
v. PRYOR COTTRILL, b. 1776, Henrico County, Virginia.
vi. THOMAS COTTRILL, b. 1780, Henrico County, Virginia.
9. vii. HYRAM 'HIRAM' COTTRILL, b. 1784, Henrico County, Virginia Was in Hawkins County, Tennessee & Wilkes County,
North Carolina after the War of Independence the Revolutionary War to Greene County, Ohio; d. Greene County, Ohio.
Child of JOHN COTTRILL and MARY PEARSON is:
10. viii. DANIEL5 COTTRILL, b. 1790, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1830, Chester, Clinton County, Ohio.
6. JAMES4 COTTRILL,SR. (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born October 14, 1748 in Albemarle County, Virginia, and
died Abt. 1843 in Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio. He married LYDA CASH 1769 in Virginia. She was born 1752 in
Albemarle County, Virginia, and died in Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio.
Children of JAMES COTTRILL and LYDA CASH are:
11. i. JAMES5 COTTRILL,JR., b. 1770, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
ii. ANNA COTTRILL, b. 1775.
iii. SUSAN COTTRILL, b. 1778.
iv. ELIZABETH COTTRILL, b. 1783.
v. SARAH COTTRILL, b. 1787.
vi. THOMAS COTTRILL, b. 1789.
vii. STEPHEN COTTRILL, b. 1793.
MARTHA PRYOR,
MARY PEARSON,
LYDA CASH
Lydia Cash Death: 1821 in Bedford County, Virginia is reported daughter of Stephen Cash Death: 17 JUN 1799 in Amherst
County, Virginia and wife Jemima Grinning:
Generation No. 5
Stephen Cash
Notes: In 1799 A Stephen Cash died in Amherst Co Va.
Jemima Grinning
7. JOHN COTTRILL (THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1769 in Amherst County, Virginia, and
died in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. She was born Abt.
1773 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and died in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Children of JOHN COTTRILL and UNKNOWN are:
12. i. RICHARD COTTRELL6 COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1791, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1859, Blount County, Tennessee.
ii. WILLIAM COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1793, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
iii. ELIZABETH COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1795, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
13. iv. THOMAS COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1797, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
14. v. JOSHUA L. COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1801, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
15. vi. JACOB COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1803, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
vii. SARAH COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1805, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
viii. JANE COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1807, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
8. SAMUEL LEMUEL COTTRILL, MINISTER (JOHN L.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1765 in Henrico
County, Virginia Was in Hawkins County, Tennessee & Wilkes County, North Carolina after the War of Independence the
Revolutionary War to Greene County, Ohio, and died in Greene County, Ohio. He married He married
(1) CATHERINE REEVES 1815 in Greene County, Ohio, daughter of ASHER REEVES and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1785
in Greene County, Ohio, and died in Greene County, Ohio.
Notes for SAMUEL LEMUEL COTTRILL:
1820 Census; Beaver Creek, Greene County, Ohio
Lemuel Cottrell4 males <10
2 males 10-16
1 male 16-18
2 males 16-26
1 male 45+
1 female <10
1 female 16-26
1 female 26-45
Children of SAMUEL COTTRILL and CATHERINE REEVES are:
16. i. OBEDIAH6 COTTRILL, b. 1816, Silver Creek, Greene County, Ohio; d. Aft. 1870, Hardin County, Ohio.
17. ii. GEORGE C. COTTRILL, b. June 19, 1819, Greene County, Ohio; d. March 9, 1892, Drake County, Ohio.
ASHER REEVES
Asher Reaves- Reeves is reported son of George Rives Death: 13 MAR 1778 in Prince William Co, VA and wife Anna Webster
9. HYRAM 'HIRAM' COTTRILL (JOHN L.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1784 in Henrico County, Virginia
Was in Hawkins County, Tennessee & Wilkes County, North Carolina after the War of Independence the Revolutionary War to
Greene County, Ohio, and died in Greene County, Ohio. He married ELIZABETH REEVES Abt. December 1809 in Greene
County, Ohio, daughter of ASHER REEVES and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1790 in Greene County, Ohio, and died in Greene
County, Ohio.
Notes for HYRAM 'HIRAM' COTTRILL:
Asher Cottrell was probably a son of Hiram Cotrell as found in the :
1820, 1830 and 1840 census' of Greene County, Ohio...
Hiram was listed in 1820, self, wife (26-45), 4 sons under 16 and a dau. under 10.
Hiram was listed in 1830, self, wife (40-50), with 5 sons and 1 dau., all on Silver Creek.
A Lemuel Cottrell and a George Cottrell, relationships unknown, were also enumerated in this 1830 census of Silver Creek, Ohio
Hiram & wife, (50-60) were listed in the 1840 census on Silver Ck. with 5 sons and 1 dau.
Asher, Lemuel and Obediah Cotrell are all enumerated in the same vicinity on Silver Creek.
1840 Census Greene Co., OH Silver Ck Township
Asher Cotrell and wife (between 20-30), plus 3 sons and 1 dau.
1850 Census Drake Co., OH Fam.#36-36 Wabash Twp.
Asher R. and Sarah A. Cotterell and 7 children:
William S., Adam S., Daniel R., John V. M., Betsy Ann, Mary Jane and Eli M.
Occupation: Farmer b. OH
1860 Census Drake Co., OH Fam.#216-215 Wabash Twp.
A. R. Cotteral and Sarah A. Cotteral and 9 children:
W. S., Adam S., Daniel R., John B. U., Betsy A., Mary J., Eliza A., Ruben A., Matilda & George F. (age range 25 down to 4).
Occupation: A. R. & Sarah were listed as farmers, son W. S., teacher; sons Adam & Daniel, carpenters.
1870 Census Linn Co., IA Marion Twp. Fam.#358-348
Asher and Sarah Cottrell and son John, age 21.
There is a Martha, age 18, Mary age 7, & Catherine age 22 in household, all Cottrell.
Occupation: Farmer b. OH
Children of HYRAM COTTRILL and ELIZABETH REEVES are:
18. i. ASHER RAYMOND6 COTTRILL, b. October 9, 1810, Moved from Greene County to Wabash Township, Drake County,
Ohio; d. January 9, 1863, Shook Cemetery, Drake County, Ohio.
ii. LEMUEL COTTRILL.
iii. OBEDIAH COTTRILL.
10. DANIEL COTTRILL (JOHN L.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1790 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1830 in
Chester, Clinton County, Ohio. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1817 in Clinton County, Ohio. She was born Abt. 1790 in Clinton
County, Ohio, and died Aft. 1830 in Chester, Clinton County, Ohio.
Notes for DANIEL COTTRILL:
1820 Census; Chester, Clinton Co, OH
Daniel Cottell2 males 16-26
1 male 26-45
1 male 45+
1 female 10-16
1 female 16-26
1 female 26-45
1830 Census; Chester, Clinton Co, OH
Daniel Cottrell1 male <5
1 male 40-50
1 male 80-90
1 female 20-30
1 female 30-40
Children of DANIEL COTTRILL and UNKNOWN are:
19. i. JAMES6 COTTRILL, b. 1810, Greene County, Ohio; d. Aft. 1840, Chester, Clinton County, Ohio.
ii. MATILDA COTTRILL, b. 1815.
iii. MARTHA COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1816.
20. iv. ASHER R. COTTRILL,2ND HUSBAND, b. 1818, Ohio to South Bend, St. Joseph's County, Indiana; d. Concord, Adams
County, Illinois.
v. JULIA ANN COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1819.
11. JAMES COTTRILL,JR. (JAMES4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1770 in Albemarle County, Virginia, and
died Abt. 1840 in Virginia. He married SUSANNA 'SUSAN' TYREE Abt. July 1797 in Virginia. She was born Abt. 1781 in
Albemarle County, Virginia, and died in Virginia.
Notes for JAMES COTTRILL,JR.:
James Cotteral is noted in "A History of Ross and Highland Counties" as being a resident of
Franklin Township in Ross County, Ohio in 1819. This area today would be Richmondale, Ohio.
This information was written down by Amanda Higby while keeping a record of the area's residents.
It is not known if James was there prior to 1819 or if that is the year he arrived in Ross County.
The 1820 Census of Jackson Township in Pike County, Ohio lists James Cottrel's household as having 4 free white males. 1 under 10,
1 of 10 and under 16, 1 of 16 and under 26, and 1 of 45 and up.
This would indicate that he had three sons and he was at least 45 years old in 1820.
Also, the 1820 census lists 7 free white females. 1 under 10, 2 of 10 and under 16, 3 of 16 and under 26, and 1 of 26 and under 45.
This would indicate he had 6 daughters and his wife was 26 to 45 years old.
Finally, this record indicates 3 foreigners not naturalized.
This could indicate that James and his wife along with their oldest child are the original immigrants of the Coterel line. Since their
oldest child is under 26 years old, it is possible they immigrated to the United States circa 1795.
However, the 1880 census lists Harrison Coterell's mother's and father's place of birth as being
North Carolina and there is a James Cottral on the 1800 census index of North Carolina.
The 1830 Census of Jackson Township in Pike County lists James Cotterel and Benjamin Cotterel.
Benjamin is of 30 and under 40 years old. He is in the same age group as James' oldest son and is
more than likely his son. The 1830 census for James Cotterel still lists 1 free white male of 15 and under 20 and lists his age as being
of 60 and under 70. Also, there is 1 free white female of 15 and under 20 and 1 free white female of 40 and under 50. This indicates
that he has a son and a daughter living with him and his wife. It is possible that his other son might have perished in the prior 10 years
and that that his other 5 daughters have married or passed away. There are no other Coterel variants listed in the census for Pike or
Ross Counties.
The 1840 census of Jackson Township in Pike County, Ohio lists both Benjamin and James Cottrel.
By this time James is 70 and under 80 and his wife is 60 and under 70.
A Tyra Cottrel appears 10 names after theirs and he is 20 and under 30.
This would be consistent with the age of James' youngest son. One complication occurs on this census.
Lewis Cotterel appears on the page before James, Benjamin, and Tyra.
He is 30 and under 40 and that would put him in the same age group as James' middle son.
However, one would have to ask why he is not on the 1830 cesus.
According to the book "Amherst County, Virginia, in the Revolution" on June 9, 1841 in Pike County Ohio, a James Cotrell applied
for Revolutionary War Pension. He claimed he was born on Oct 14, 1748. Also, he claimed he served in the summer of 1776 as a
private under Capt. Sale to guard deserters from Amherst Court House to Williamsburg and that he was discharged after 6 weeks; then
Sept 1,1777 he served 1 month under Capt John Dawson and Col Taylor; Jan 1781 under Capt Richard Ballenger, Lt Thomas Jones,
John Mathews, Ensign; Vol 1782 under Capt John Sale. His claim was rejected as he failed to furnish proof of 6 months of service.
The following is a pension claim for the Revolutionary War filed by James Cotrell of the
Virginia line R2350....
Application Letter:
Piketon march 31st
Sir:
Has a pension ever been obtained for James Coterel a revolutionary soldier by T.R. Stanly or
anyone else if so what is the amt = so obtained.
please ans.
Yours Respectfully
J.J. Green
addrefs
J.J. Green
Piketon
Pike Co. Ohio
Return Letter:
House of Representatives
1st July 1841
Sir
Enclosed I have the declaration of James Coteral who is an applicant for a pension.
I also enclose a private form a gentleman whose statement is entitled to full faith and evident I will thank you to examine this care at
as early a day possible.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Senate
J. L. Edwards Esq. W. Rupel
Application:
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 State of Ohio, Pike County.
On this ninth day of June person appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now setting James Cotrell a
resident of the County of Pike _____ and the State of Ohio aged 92 years the 14th day of October 1840 who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7,
1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as herein stated he was first called
out as a militia man in the Summer of 1776 in a militia company commanded by Capt. John Sales, he was called out in Amherst
County Virginia to guard deserters from Amherst Court House to Williamsburg, was
in the service of the United States something over three weeks. The captain was the only commissioned officer under whom he served
that tour, was honorably discharged but had no written discharge. He was again called out in a militia company commanded by
Captain John Dawson the names of the Lieutenant & Ensign not now remembered. He was mustered in a regiment commanded by
Colonel Taylor was called out about the first of September 1777 and was discharged last of October same year. He was called out in
Amherst County Virginia; the company was stationed at the Court House.
He was again called into the service of the United States in a militia company commanded by
Captain Richard Ballenger, Lieutenant Thomas Jones and John Matthews, Ensign was called into the service in the County of
Amherst, State of Virginia about the first of January 1781 was marched from Amherst County to Hoods, fort on James River about
fourty five miles below Richmond. Left home the first part of January and was discharged the later part of April the following. Was
stationed at the fort under the command of the above named officers.
In the year 1782 in the spring this applicant volunteered in Amherst County, Va. to meet the British army and marched in a company
commanded by Captain John Sales. Was in service about a week then discharged in Amherst County, Va.. He was not in any
engagements while in the service. He has no documentary testimony or evidence and knows of no person who has testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension as annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
(signed James -his mark- Cotrell)
We Benjamin Daniels and Isaac Foster residing in Pike County do hereby testify we are well acquainted with James Cotrell who has
subscribed and swears to the above voucher-petition that we believe him to be 92 years of age and that he is respected and believed in
the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed (signatures of Benjamin Daniels
this day & year aforesaid & Isaac Foster-his mark)
Agreed the court do hereby declaration their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after holding the interrogation prescribed
by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states and the court further certify that it
appears to them that Benjamin Daniels and Isaac Foster who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the same county
and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit.
SUSANNA 'SUSAN' TYREE Albemarle County, Virginia
TYREE Albemarle County, Virginia
20 September 1768 Jacob Tyree Location: Albemarle County Description: 192 acres in the Rich Cove
My Notes: Rich Cove is part of the Rockfish River where Terisha Turner lived and one Janett Murrell came back to from
Matrimony Creek Rockingham Co NC. These lands on Cove Creek Albemarle Co will go into Amherst Co Va and then into
Nelson Co Va.
My Notes Oct 1748 Amherst Co?
Amherst County Created in 1761 from Albemarle County
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Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Benjamin COTTRELL b: 12 Jun 1798 in Virginia
Susanna COTEREL b: ABT. 1799 in North Carolina
Elizabeth COTEREL b: ABT. 1801 in Virginia
Nancy COTEREL b: ABT. 1803 in North Carolina
Mary Polly COTEREL b: ABT. 1804 in North Carolina
Lewis COTEREL b: ABT. 1803 in Virginia
Patsy COTEREL b: ABT. 1809 in Virginia
Harrison Tyra COTEREL b: ABT. 1812 in Ohio
Lucinda COTEREL b: ABT. 1814
Delilah COTEREL b: 15 Mar 1821 in Pike County, Ohio
Children of JAMES COTTRILL and SUSANNA TYREE are:
21. i. BENJAMIN6 COTTRILL, b. June 12, 1798, Virginia; d. April 14, 1874, Wapello County, Iowa.
ii. SUSANNA COTTRILL, b. Abt. June 1799, North Carolina.
iii. ELIZABETH COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1801, Virginia.
22. iv. NANCY COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1803, North Carolina; d. September 1875, Warren County, Iowa.
23. v. LEWIS COTEREL COTTRILL, b. 1803, Pike County, Ohio; d. Bef. 1870, Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio.
vi. MARY 'POLLY' COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1804.
vii. MARTHA 'PATSY' COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1809, Virginia.
viii. LUCINDA COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1810.
24. ix. HARRISON TYRA COTEREL COTTRILL, b. 1812, Ross County, Ohio; d. 1880, Jackson County, Ohio.
x. DELILAH COTTRILL, b. March 15, 1821, Virginia; d. February 3, 1900, Warren County, Iowa; m. DANIEL ALBERT CLARKE,
March 19, 1837, Pike County, Ohio; b. September 23, 1816, Pike County, Ohio; d. January 28, 1896, Warren County, Iowa.
Notes for DELILAH COTTRILL:
Children
Elda CLARK b: ABT. 1838
Branson CLARK b: 11 Sep 1841
Nancy CLARK b: 18 Aug 1845
Mary L. CLARK b: 20 Jun 1847
Margaret J. CLARK b: ABT. 1850
Isaac CLARK b: ABT. 1854
Nunnally CLARK b: ABT. 1856
Albert CLARK b: ABT. 1859
John Wesley CLARK b: 10 Jul 1861.
SUSANNA 'SUSAN' TYREE
DANIEL ALBERT CLARKE
Generation No. 6
12. RICHARD COTTRELL COTTRILL (JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1791 in Wilkes
County, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1859 in Blount County, Tennessee. He married MARTHA VAUGHT December 29, 1821 in
Blount County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1804 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died in Blount County, Tennessee.
Children of RICHARD COTTRILL and MARTHA VAUGHT are:
i. WILLIAM T.7 COTTRILL, b. Abt. October 1822, Blount County, Tennessee.
25. ii. ANDREW JACKSON COTTRILL, b. Abt. December 1823, Blount County, Tennessee; d. Blount County, Tennessee.
iii. CAROLINE COTTRILL, b. Abt. December 1824, Blount County, Tennessee.
iv. JOHN W. COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1827, Blount County, Tennessee.
v. ELIZABETH COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1829, Blount County, Tennessee.
vi. MARY MARGARET COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1831, Blount County, Tennessee.
26. vii. RICHARD COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1833, Monroe County, Tennessee; d. Monroe County, Tennessee.
viii. GEORGE 'WASHINGTON' COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1842, Blount County, Tennessee.
MARTHA VAUGHT
13. THOMAS6 COTTRILL (JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1797 in Wilkes County,
North Carolina. He married LYDIA CHESHER December 27, 1821 in Blount County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1804 in
Tennessee.
Children of THOMAS COTTRILL and LYDIA CHESHER are:
27. i. JOHN7 COTTRILL, b. Abt. October 1, 1822, Knox County, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1849, Parke County, Indiana.
ii. SARAH 'SALLY' COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1824, Tennessee.
iii. CARROLL COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1826, Tennessee.
iv. PRYOR LINDSEY COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1830, North Carolina.
v. AMANDA COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1831, North Carolina.
vi. HARRISON COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1837, North Carolina.
vii. MARSHALL COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1841, North Carolina.
viii. CALLAWAY COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1843, North Carolina.
ix. HENRY CLAY COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1848, Indiana.
LYDIA CHESHER
14. JOSHUA L.COTTRILL (JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1801 in Wilkes County,
North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH 'BETSY' CHESHER January 26, 1826 in Knox County, Tennessee. She was born Abt.
1807 in Knox County, Tennessee.
Child of JOSHUA COTTRILL and ELIZABETH CHESHER is:
i. SAMUEL LEE7 COTTRILL, b. Abt. November 1826, Tennessee.
ELIZABETH 'BETSY' CHESHER
15. JACOB COTTRILL (JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1803 in Wilkes County, North
Carolina. He married REBECCA ELIZABETH HEDRICK Abt. 1827 in Monroe County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1810 in
Monroe County, North Carolina.
Children of JACOB COTTRILL and REBECCA HEDRICK are:
28. i. ISAAC7 COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1828, Monroe County, Tennessee.
29. ii. ENSLEY COTTRILL, b. July 9, 1830, Carroll County, Georgia; d. February 27, 1862, Pike County, Missouri.
iii. HENRY R. COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1834, Carroll County, Georgia.
iv. MARY 'POLLY' COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1836.
v. JAMES COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1838.
vi. JOHN COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1840.
30. vii. WILLIAM LINDSAY COTTRILL, b. September 7, 1843, Walker County,Georgia; d. May 1, 1914, Cleveland County,
Georgia.
viii. ELIZABETH REBECCA COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1845.
ix. NANCY MAY COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1847.
x. ELIZA ANN COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1849.
REBECCA ELIZABETH HEDRICK
16. OBEDIAH COTTRILL (SAMUEL LEMUEL5, JOHN L.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, RICHARD1) was born 1816 in Silver
Creek, Greene County, Ohio, and died Aft. 1870 in Hardin County, Ohio. He married SARAH MINERVA MCKINNEY December 2,
1838 in Greene County, Ohio. She was born 1820 in Greene County, Ohio, and died Aft. 1870 in Hardin County, Ohio.
Notes for OBEDIAH COTTRILL:
1840 Census; Silver Creek, Greene County, Ohio
Obediah Cottrell1 male <5
1 male 20-30
1 female 20-30
(Living by Father Hiram Cottrell)
SARAH MINERVA MCKINNEY
Researcher Nel Hatchers Notes:
Tony,
Edward Hatcher Sr md an unknown Jamison. There is no evidence in the records of her given name. His last
kid by 1st wife was Ed hathcer Jr bn c1672.
He md his 2nd wife, Mary (probably Ward), before Apr 1684 when she releases dower as Mary Hatcher. Her son and
only child, Seth, was bn c1686.
Ed Sr's dau, Martha, DID NOT marry Cottrell. Ed hatcher Sr's Martha was bn c1664 and md Richard Gower c1680.
That's well proven by Ed Sr's records.
No parents have been proven for Martha Hatcher who md Tom Cottrell and it's possible she was a HACKER. An
early settler [1630s] was one John HACKER whose name was, on at least one occasion, transcribed as Hatcher and
subsequently attached by many people as a son of Wm the Im. Bogus! But the garbage piles higher :-) From: nelhatch
Hacker of Henrico Co. Va
In looking thru the Library of Virginia I find no Hacker families in Henrico Co. Va.
not that this is the only source, but I did find the Thomas Correll Families:
Tuckahoe Creek is MY DNA JOHNSON Lines strong hold.
Notes: Edward Hatcher
Edward Hatcher Jr, as was his brother John Hatcher, was living in Henrico prior to their respective moves to
Tuckahoe and then to NC. Their father, Edward Hatcher Sr, died in 1711 and it was after the estate settlement that
his kids began moving west and south. Brother Seth Hatcher went to Orangeburg, SC
1718 Jan 22: Edward Hatcher Jr: Publication 22 January 1718.. Note Location: Henrico County. Description: 223
acres on both sides of Tuckahoe Main Creek on the north side of James River. Source: Land Office Patents No. 10,
1710-1719, p. 411 (Reel 10).
Edward Hatcher Sr owned land mainly north of the James River. See his page at
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~wmhatch1 for deeds that identify landmarks. Neighbors will often be named in
these deeds and witnesses are likely to be neighbors.
This is the families of Tappy Moore, Hudson, possible Robertsons, and of the Hatchers in Dickson and Humphreys
County also connects families of Elam, Farmer, Burton, Stovall, Turbins, Wards,
Name: Samuel CURTIS 1
Sex: M
Name: Samuel CURTICE
Birth: 1756 in South Carolina
Birth: 1756 in South Carolina
Death: 7 FEB 1852 in Caldwell, Wilkes Co., NC
Event: Fact 20 JUN 1795 Received a land grant for 100 acres; he lived near present Caldwell, Wilkes Co., NC.
Event: Fact BET 1787 AND 1789 Cpt. Thos Farguson's Dist, Wilkes Co., NC
Event: Fact 1790 Wilkes Co. NC Census, 1st Company: Samuel Curtis; 1 male and 2 females over age 16.
Event:
Event: Fact 1 NOV 1796 Order to view Bridley way from Haglers Ford to Landsdowns Mill on Buffalow
Event: Fact 1797 Listed on Wilkes Co., NC, A True List of Tax Payers by Ezekiel Baird: Samuel Curtice, 1 poll, no
property; alongside Joshua Curtice Sr. and David Curtice.
Event: Fact 1828 Executor of will of Thomas Cottrell, his father-in-lkaw
Event: Fact 11 SEP 1850 Made his will in Wilkes Co., NC
Event: Fact MAY 1853 Will proven in Wilkes Co, NC
:
SAMUEL CURTIS settled in Wilkes County near what is present-day Caldwell, North Carolina. He married SUSAN
COTTRELL. He lived to be ninety-six years old.
The 1790 Federal Census Wilkes County, NC First Company indicates the following
CURTIS, WILLIAM 1 white male & 1 white female over 16; no slaves; no males under 16
CURTIS SAMUEL 1 white male & 2 white females over 16
JOSHUA CURTIS, 2 white males over age 16; 8 white females over age 16
This could possibly indicate that Joshua had a wife, 1 son, and 7 daughters
in his household.
A chair, known as the "Samuel Curtis chair" was passed on to his son, HEZEKIAH CURTIS, who then gave it to his
son, FINLEY PATTERSON CURTIS, when he removed to Tennessee. Finley Patterson Curtis willed it to his son,
FINLEY PAUL CURTIS of Butler, Johnson County, Tennessee. When Finley Paul Curtis died in June 1980, he left
the chair to MRS. EDWARD BELL of North Wilkesboro, a direct descendant of Samuel Curtis. (Source: Helen B.
Bell, from The Heritage of Wilkes County, NC 1982) http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I15953 Contact: Brenda Keck Reed
Samuel Cutice is reported son of: Joshua Curtis Birth: ABT 1732 in NC
Death: 28 NOV 1818 in Davidson Co., TN and wife Sarah Mary Clark
Joshua Curtis b: ABT 1758 in Ashe Co., NC married Nancy Cotrell reported daughter of Thomas Cotrell and
Nancy Allieson
Reported Children of Joshua Curtis and Sarah Mary Clark
Samuel Curtis b: 1756 in Ashe Co., NC married Susannah Cottrell Death: 8 OCT 1844 in Wilkes Co., NC
reported daughter of Thomas Cotrell Birth: ABT 1737 in Deep Run, Henrico Co., VA Death: 1828 in Wilks Co., NC
and wife Jane Allison; (See Allison line off Rev. Moses Curtis)
Grandson of Thomas Cotrell b: 2 APR 1711 in New Kent Co., VA Death: 1763 in Amherst Co., VA and wife Suzanna
Patterson;
Then to Thomas Cotrell Death: 22 APR 1718 in New Kent Co., VA and wife Martha Hatcher: married 25 MAY 1709
in New Kent Co., VA
Then to Richard Cotrell Death: 16 MAR 1714/15 in New Kent Co., VA Vestry Book of St. Peters Parish, New Kent
Co., VA. Richard Cottrell is interned at St. Peters Parish and wife Mary Anderson
Notes: Suzanna Patterson is reported to be off James Patterson who was also married to a Martha Hatcher
Joshua Curtis b: ABT 1758 in Ashe Co., NC married Nancy Cotrell reported daughter of Thomas Cotrell and Nancy
Allieson To Thomas Cotrell and wife Suzanna Petterson (Patterson?) to Thomas Cotrell and wife Martha Hatcher (
Thomas Cotrell owned lands on Deep Creek of Tuckahoe Creek waterway system)
Name: Joshua CURTIS , Jr.
Birth: ABT 1758 in of Wilkes Co., NC
Death: AFT 1834 in (Posey, IN)
Event: Fact OCT 1808 Requested a letter of dismissal from the Yadkin River Baptist Church (where his brother Samuel
was an active member) because he planned to leave
Event: Fact 1794 Moved to Capt. Dyer's District, became Ashe County
Event: Fact 1796 Returned to Buffalo Cove, Wilkes County, appearing on the 1797 tax list
Event: Fact SEP 1808 Sold land in Wilkes Co., NC.
Event: Fact 1831 Joshua Curtis traveled to Wilkesboro and signed for Nancy's share of Thomas Cottrell's estate, a cash
distribtuion.
1831, Joshua Curtis traveled to Wilkesboro and signed for Nancy's share of Thomas Cottrell's estate, a cash
distribtuion. This document proves that the 1794 marriage bond with no name for the bride was for Joshua and Nancy
Cottrell, as most everyone believed. But the handful of estate records do not say where he (or any of the other heirs)
lived at the time. They signed at different times over a several month period, which would not have been the case if
they all lived nearby.
Subj: Re: Last Record on Joshua Curtis of Wilkes Co., NC
Date: 11/30/2005 9:02:37 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: field@msn.com
To: BrendReed@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Hi Brenda I was going through my emails (note that I am only on "B") and your note reminded me of a couple tidbits I have come
across since then. I am oh so close to closing the loop on Joshua Jr. and thought it would be worthwhile getting your
thoughts. I have worked through the Wilkes County tax and deed records, and have improved my understanding of who
was where when.
In 1794, the same year he married Nancy Cottrell, JOSHUA CURTIS JR. moved to Capt. Dyer's District, which was
the Cove Creek part of what became Ashe County.
By that time, David Curtis had returned from the Pendleton District of South Carolina and was there also. In 1796,
Joshua Sr. moved to Cove Creek, but JOSHUA CURTIS, JR.. returned to Buffalo Cove in Wilkes County, appearing
on the 1797 tax list.
The remaining records for "Joshua Curtis" in Wilkes County refer to JOSHUA CURTIS JR. He acquired parcels of
land totaling 206 acres, which he sold in September 1808, the deed you refer to below. in October 1808, "JOS
CURTIS" requested a letter of dismissal from the Yadkin River Baptist Church (where his brother Samuel was an
active member) because he planned to leave.
In 1831, Joshua Curtis traveled to Wilkesboro and signed for Nancy's share of Thomas Cottrell's estate, a cash
distribtuion. This document proves that the 1794 marriage bond with no name for the bride was for Joshua and Nancy
Cottrell, as most everyone believed. But the handful of estate records do not say where he (or any of the other heirs)
lived at the time. They signed at different times over a several month period, which would not have been the case if
they all lived nearby.
There is a very careful researcher named Nancy Harvey, who you may know, who is a descendant of the Joshua
Curtis who appeared in the 1820 and 1830 censuses for Humphreys County, TN, the 1840 census for Benton County,
TN and who left a brief will in Benton County in 1842. She has done a good job of locating and proving his
descendants, a single son Thomas and a bunch of girls. We both agree that the Joshua Curtis who appears in the 1812
Humphreys County tax list (along with his brother William) is highly likely to be the same Joshua, except she is
looking "backward" from Benton County and I am looking "forward." from Wilkes. I am ready to paste in her Joshua
research with Joshua research, except she properly points out I am missing a fact or two.
So what's the problem? The age of "Joshua" in all censuses is consistent. However, Nancy (Cottrell) Curtis, who was
living in 1850, gave her age as 70, making her born about 1780, which is consistent with her census reporting in 1820,
1830 and 1840. The 1800 Wilkes County census (and her 1794 marriage date) make her at least a year or so younger.
Much more problematic is the four females under age 10 that Joshua reported in the 1800 census in Wilkes County.
His documented descendants were born starting in 1802--none before 1800. It is possible they had four children in six
years before 1800, all of whom were dead by 1840 or so, but that's quite a leap of faith. One problem with the 1800
census is that Samuel and Joshua Jr. appear in Wilkes Co, and Joshua Sr. in Ashe County, but William and Edy
(Cottrell) Curtis are not listed. William and Edy appear to be the adults living with Joshua Sr. in Ashe County.
However, William and Edy had three children under 10 at that time, but no such children are listed in Joshua Sr.'s
household. It's certainly plausible that Joshua Jr. & Nancy's household was not solely composed of their own children,
but there's no way to figure that out.
Any thoughts?
Al
William Curtis b: ABT 1760 in Ashe Co., NC reported to have married Edith "Edy" COTTRELL reported daughter
of Thomas Cotrell and Nancy Allieson To Thomas Cotrell and wife Suzanna Petterson (Patterson?) to Thomas
Cotrell and wife Martha Hatcher ( Thomas Cotrell owned lands on Tuckahoe Creek waterway system)
Also reported to have married Polly Drake Further proof is need that William Curtis md Polly is son of Joshua Curtis,
sr. of Wilkes, NC & Davidson, TN. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I34033
The 1790 Federal Census Wilkes County, NC First Company indicates the following
CURTIS, WILLIAM 1 white male & 1 white female over 16; no slaves; no males under 16
CURTIS SAMUEL 1 white male & 2 white females over 16
CURTIS, JOSHUA 2 white males over age 16; 8 white females over age 16
This could possibly indicate that Joshua had a wife, 1 son, and 7 daughters
in his household. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I34033
Rebecca Curtis b: ABT 1762 in Ashe Co., NC reported to have marred a Mr. Cottrell
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I34033
Anna Curtis b: ABT 1764 in Ashe Co., NC reported to have married Daniel Ward: born 17 JUL 1779 in Ashe Co
.North Carolinia reported son of Benjamin WARD and wife has been proven by Bible records and family letters to be
Celia Stewart, daughter of John Stewart and Susannah Tanner. Celia is also known as Selah and Celey Ward. To
Benjamin Ward and wife mary Duke to Richard Ward and wife Frances to Seth Ward and wife Anne Hatcher to Capt
John Ward and wife Grace
Anne Hatcher is reported daughter of Henry Hatcher and Anne Lound ( Check with Nel Hatcher on this)
My Notes: This family of Capt. John Ward and wife Grace owned the first lands on Wards Creek and Capt. Wards
Widow sold lands to William Hatcher the Immigrant. The Tanner families are married into the 2nd and or 3rd generation
of Hatchers in the Colonies.
It is believed that Joshua Curtis was of English descent and served first as an Ensign and later as Lieutenant during the
Revoluntionary War. He was born about 1732 and died in Davidson County, TN in 1818. His wife was Mary Clark.
Many of his descendants lived in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana.
http://www.fmoran.com/wilkes/curtis.html
Teresa De Rios Research Notes: Hi Tony,
Yes, Benjamin Ward did married Celia Stewart, dau of John Stewart and Susanna
Tanner (married in Chesterfield CO VA probably ca 1748-1750). The Ward family in TN
possess a family Bible. I have seen a letter written by John Stewart born ca 1728, in
Pittsylvania CO VA dated 1774. He is writing to his father and mother (John Stewart born ca
1700, married Mary Bowman in Henrico CO Dec 1720, dau of Edward Bowman), who were
living in Nottaway Parrish, Amelia CO VA (now Nottaway CO VA). He tells of his daughter
Celia marrying Benjamin Ward and moving to NC. He also mentions one son had died by
drowning and mentions other children, says his wife is very ill (Susanna Tanner Stewart).
John and Susanna find themselves in the newly created, Henry CO VA in 1778 and are on tax
lists there until the part he own land to is Franklin CO VA. John also own land in Bedford CO
VA near the Franklin Co Line. His brother Daniel is also in the same neighborhood and later
his brother "Littleberry" joins them.
Benjamin Ward, to my understanding is the half brother of Daniel Ward of Franklin CO VA.
Benjamin, Daniel Ward along with John Stewart and son and a Peter BLANKENSHIP are
together in a 1774 Pittsylvania CO VA tithe list. They were all neighbors.
I cannot say this is my line, most likely not. DNA has been done, but it´s been hard to prove
this John Stewart line as he moved with his brother Daniel and kids to Rowan CO NC by 1789.
Daniel and his brother John left no known will, and really there are not estate papers to find,
we have tried very hard.
Now , Micheal ISRAEL is related to us through marriage . This would be Lee´s direct line
through my Stewart line.. Micheal Israel of Albemarle CO moved to Wilkes CO NC, along
came a Ballowe/Ballou, Fields, Eppersons. Michael Israel´s son Johnston Israel, had a
daughter named Sarah, who married Edward Stewart born 1780, son of Nathaniel Stewart and
Mary Bledsoe. Edward had no issue. The Israel family moved to Buncombe CO NC by abt
1790, and we hook up with them about 1810.
HATCHER goes way back to a Steward line in Henrico CO VA,. a John Steward known as "John
Steward, the Glover", married the widow Susanna Burton, nee Hatcher. No issue with
Steward, they were in they´re 40´s when the marriage too place. I´d imagine John was a
widower, and had kids prior to his married to Susanna Hatcher Burton. He drop from thin air
and not much info is on him.
The WARD_STEWART connection goes back to the late 1600´s, with one female Stewart
marrying a WARD, believe she was a dau of John Stewart JR born ca 1670 and wife Michelle
Ballowe. This John Stewart JR was the son of John Steward SR born ca 1634 England,came
to VA abt 1668, married a Dorothy (LNU), no will, probably destroyed.
> Back to Hatcher, I think they have more connection to John The Glover Stewart´s line. It is
thought that one of his son´s was an EDWARD who married Martha Hatcher. This Hatcher
line was connected with the CHEATHAMS , KNIBB families. Teresa From:
lilliebelle3@yahoo.com
Notes: Cheathams connect to me and Pegs lines as does a Blankenship line of
Humphreys Co. Tn
Hi Tony,
> Not much is known of the brother in law of Daniel Boone: John Stewart. John Stewart was
killed by Indians in what is now KY abt 1769. I believe a marriage bond was found in Rowan
CO NC where John Stewart did marry Hannah Boone , Feb 14 1764. All Boone researchers
state Hannah and John only had girls. But, we have a couple of people in the Stewart DNA
project that claim John Stewart did have a son named William Boone Stewart born ca 17641769. Wm Boone Stewart moved to the same county in KY that the Boone´s later move to.
Hannah Boone, relict of John Stewart was made admix of the estate of John Stewart. It must
have been all personal estate, as John Stewart never owned land that I or anyone else could
find. He may have lived with Hannah´s father on his farm,. who knows. Or he could have
rented out land from someone else, but he would have still had to pay taxes on that leased
land. I don´t have personal
> property or land tax lists for Rowan CO NC. Oh, by the way, the personal estate of John
Stewart was very small. Hannah Boone Stewart, relict of John then marries Richard
Pennington, see Wilkes CO NC census for 1790. Most of all of her daughters with John
Stewart marry, and if my memory serves me right, the OSBOURNE family intermarried with
her daughter´s. Do not confuse this Osbourne line with the one from Henrico CO. They were
from New Jersey. It is still very much up in the air as to if Hannah and John Stewart had a
son, like I said all the Boone researchers say, only daughters. I don´t know who this John
Stewart was, where he came from etc. nor do I know if he had siblings in Rowan CO. It is a
very elusive line to research. He may have come down from PA, as many did from Rowan
CO NC.
> As for the Ward line, yes, they intermarried at least 3 times with Stewart´s , going back to
either very late 1600´s or early 1700´s, before 1710. John Stewart and Susanna Tanner did
have a daughter named Selah/Celia who married Benjamin Ward, half brother of Daniel
Ward of Franklin CO VA. Benj Ward and wife did move to what became Ashe or Watuaga
CO NC by abt 1774 or 1775, they lived in the wilderness as this area was not populated by
many white folks at this time. Selah Ward Stewart had a sister named Mary Bomwan
Stewart that married a Dr Ward and lived in TN, no issue from this marriage that I am aware
of. If you need more info on this Ward line in TN, I would contact Charles Ward, I have his
email address if you need it. He is a very good WARD researcher and we have worked
together before unraveling the Stewart lines. I also have email address of the people from the
William Boone Stewart line, but in my
> humble opinion, they have not researched Rowan CO NC, only KY . I know William
Boone Stewart did have a son named James Stewart that married Tabitha BRAINE in KY. I
am going on memory here, so some things my be a bit off. One other thing, I don't think
John Stewart "did much writing" in Rowan Co, that´s why there is little to nothing on his
presence there. I believe his time was spent as a long hunter and explorer with the Boone
family and others. You are aware that Daniel Boone and family did live for a time in VA
right? I believe it may have been the Frederick CO VA area of Shenandoah Valley.
> Teresa
>
> --- On Sat, 6/12/10, Tony Johnson <tonyempireore@msn.com> wrote:
> Teresa From: lilliebelle3@yahoo.com
Notes: Yadkin River Baptist Church is where Thomas Fields was the recorder prior to the
arrival of the Boones
Notes: The Wards, Hatcher, Tanner families all connect back to Wards Creek and are very
intermarried: Of Note Ben Hatcher Sr. and Jr witnessed the will of John Watson in 1707
Henrico Co Va. John Watson is the father in law of Michael Johnson died 1718 on
Tuckahoe Creek and Matching DNA to mine and Pegs Hudson Johnson of Barton’s
Creek.
ANNA CURTIS is believed to have been born in 1771 to Joshua Curtis and Mary Sarah Clark of Wilkes County, NC.
She is believed to have married DANIEL WARD, son of Benjamin and Selah Stewart Ward of Ashe County, NC,
circa 1800, though no clear proof has been found to date though this researcher continues to search for one. Anna had
eight children and forty-nine grandchildren. She spent her final years with her daughter, Phebe Ward Shull, and
probably died 1850-1860 at Watauga County, NC.
Lennis Isaacs wrote in These My People - Wards of Watauga County the following: Daniel Ward: It is not known for
sure but tradition has it that DANIEL WARD married ANNA CURTIS. This may well be true for there was a family
of Curtiss' living here about that time. DANIEL moved to Powells Valley, according to the way LUTHER WARD
remembered hearing his history, and made an herb doctor and lived to be 110 years old. He had a daughter, PHOEBE
WARAD, that married PHILLIP SHULL and it may be that DANIEL came back to Watauga to live when he was old
as some records show that DANIEL was in Watauga in 1850 and was 80 years old at that time."
A true list of Tax Payers in Wilkes County, 1797 by Ezekial Baird (from New River Notes)
Curtice, David 1797 1 Poll 630 acres
Custice, Joshua, Sr. 1797 1 Poll
Curtice, Samuel 1797 1 Poll
Ward, Benjamin 1797 1 Poll 333 acres
Ward, Joshua 1797
In 1810 DANIEL WARD was enumerated in Ashe County, North Carolina with 3 male children under age 10 born
1800-1810. Daniel was age 26-45 (born 1765-1844). Two female children under age 10 are in the household, and an
adult female age 26-45. [Census Records, Ashe Co., NC, 1810] The adult female is probably his wife, ANNA
CURTIS, daughter of JOSHUA CURTIS and MARY SARAH CLARK of Wilkes County, North Carolina. No
marriage record has been found to date for Anna Curtis and Daniel Ward by this researcher.
NSDAR records for Joshua Curtis indicate that he had a daughter Anna Curtis who married a Mr. Ward. Family
tradition supports that the Mr. Ward was Daniel Ward. In 1850 Anna Ward is enumerated with Daniel Ward's daughter,
Phebe Shull, in Watauga County, North Carolina.] Joshua Curtis is a documented citizen of Wilkes County, North
Carolina and a patriot of the American Revolution. His son, Samuel Curtis, lived near the Ward family in Ashe County.
In 1830 Daniel Ward sold land in Carter County, Tennessee to his son-in-law, Phillip Shull, with the stipulation that
if either of his sons, John or William Ward, desired to repurchase the land when attaining age twenty-one that they
would have the right to do so. Daniel Ward removed to Lee County, Virginia with his sons, Samuel, William, and
daughter, Celia. Between 1840 and 1845 DANIEL WARD removed to Lee County, Virginia to live with his son,
WILLIAM WARD, along with daughter, CELIA WARD. Anna Ward is not believed to have accompanied
DANIEL, SAMUEL, WILLIAM, and CELIA WARD to Virginia. She presumably removed to Watauga County,
NC to live with her daughter, Phebe Ward Shull, for reasons unknown at this time.
Notes: Lee County is a border County of Hawkins Co. Tn
ANNA WARD was found in the household of PHILIP and PHEBE SHULL on 3 October 1850 as indicated in the US
Census for Watauga, Watauga County, NC that lists PHILLIP and PHEBE SHULL as residents in Household # 519
on page 71 as follows: PHILLIP SHULL, age 53, born 1797, NC, farmer with $1500 real property; PHEBE SHULL,
age 48, born 1802, NC; MATILDA SHULL, age 26, born 1824, TN; THOMAS SHULL, age 22, born 1828, farmer
with $100, born in TN; RODA SHULL, age 20, born 1830, TN; TEMPERANCE SHULL, age 19, born 1831, TN;
SARAH SHULL, age 16, born 1834, TN; WILLIAM SHULL, age 16, born 1834, TN; CAROLINE SHULL, age 12,
born 1838, NC; SIMON SHULL, age 9, born 1841, NC; JOSEPH SHULL, age 8, born 1842, NC; SOPHINA SHULL,
age 4, born 1846, NC; and ANNA WARD, age 78, born 1772, NC, she could not read nor write. (No relations were
given in this census record.)
ANNA WARD was not found in the 1860 US Census Records in Watauga, North Carolina, nor was she living with
DANIEL WARD, SAMUEL WARD, WILLIAM WARD, or CELIA WARD in Lee County, Virginia according to
census records in both counties, nor was she found living with any of her other children.
A family history of JOSHUA CURTIS of Wilkes County, North Carolina indicate that he was married to MARY
SARAH CLARK (parents unknown). Joshua and his wife raised a large family in Wilkes County. Joshua Curtis
removed from Wilkes County, North Carolina to Davidson County, North Carolina where he died in 1818. Joshua
served as a Naval Officer, Ensign, and Lieutenant in the American Revolution according to NSDAR records. He had a
large family: William Curtis married Edy Cottrell; Rebecca Curtis married Mr. Cottrell; Rachel Curtis; Mary "Polly"
Curtis; Samuel Curtis married Susannah Cottrell (of Wilkes County, NC); Joshua Curtis, Jr. md Nancy Cottrell
(removed to Indiana); Nancy Curtis md John Henry Stonecipher; Phoebe Curtis md Samuel Stonecipher; Susanna
Curtis (died at Marion County, Kentucky) md Ezra Stonecipher (died at Illinois). The NSDAR records indicate that his
daughter, ANNA CURTIS, married MR. WARD. The family history cited in the Heritage of Wilkes County confirms
this information. However, the NSDAR disputes certain parts of this record.
Anna Curtis Ward is probably buried in Watauga County, North Carolina near her daughter, Phebe, and her family.
DANIEL WARD in 1877 died at Rocky Station, Lee County, Virginia in the home of son, SAMUEL WARD, and
was buried in what is now known as the Ward-Lawson Cemetery above present-Stickleyville on the SAMUEL WARD
homeplace. His gravestone has been destroyed. Their 5th-great-granddaughter, Brenda Keck Reed, had a memorial
stone crafted and placed in the Jonathan Ward Cemetery in his memory.
Nancy Curtis b: ABT 1766 in Ashe Co., NC reported to have married John Henry STONECIPHER , Jr In 1786
JOHN HENRY STONESIFER is listed in the Wilkes County, NC Tax List as having 1 poll and 640 acres of land.
[Lenoir Family Papers # 426] reported son of John Henry STONECIPHER Also Married: 27 AUG 1781 in Wilkes
Co., NC Elower BURCK http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I16222
Phoebe Curtis b: ABT 1768 in Ashe Co., NC reported to have married Samuel STONECIPHER 11 OCT 1783 in
Lewis Fork, Wilkes Co., NC Death: 26 AUG 1879 in Crooked Fork, Morgan Co., TN reported son of Joseph
Marion STONECIPHER Birth: ABT 1760 in Culpeper Co., VA Death: 30 JUL 1847 in Morgan Co., TN reported
wife is Salome ROSE Birth: 1 MAY 1784 in Buffalo Cove, Wilkes Co., NC Death: AFT 1847 in Morgan Co., TN
Grandson of Johannes Henrick STINECIPHER and wife Ellen DORTCH
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I58309
Susan Curtis b: 1 MAY 1784 in NC Death: 2 SEP 1803 in Marion Co., IL or Death: AFT 1840 in Morgan Co., TN
married Ezra B. STONECIPHER Death: 1838 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I15962
Rachel Curtis b: ABT 1786 in Ashe Co., NC Fact Never married. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I15964
Mary Curtis b: ABT 1788 in Ashe Co., NC Event: Fact Never married. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I15964
Notyes: This Curtis family is a DNA Match to Descendants of Eli Thomas Curtis of Humphrey’s Co Tn
Bridle Way
Notes; See above Bridle Way is associated with Warrior Gap, Rev. William Dodson Formed the Primitive
Baptist Church on Warriors Creek- Warriors Gap. His family of Elijah Dodson will be found in 1837 living on
Hurricane Creek of Humphreys Co. Tn. Where the matching DNA of Eli Thomas Curtis Lived, and Elijah
Dodson and wife Sarah Dotson-Dodson lived 7 places from my Ann Johnson widow of John Johnson son of
Hudson Johnson and wife Agness of Barton’s Creek, Dickson Co Tn.
Cove, Wilkes Co, NC
True List of Tax Payers by Ezekiel Baird
11-44: 21 May 1786, Elizabeth Denmam to Brarzilla Baird, both Rowan Co. NC, £235, 291-1/2 acres on both sides
Pott's Creek adj. Henry Sloan's corner and line, part of grant to Elizabeth Denman; wit. Ezekiel Baird, William
Denham; rec. on oath of William Denham Aug. 1787. (FHL film 313,547) (MAD: not Duncan)
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dobson/nc/ncrowan.htm
State of North Carolina Ashe County At a county court begun and held for the county of Ashe on the Second
Monday being the 8th day of May, A. D. 1809Present
Nathan Horton
Ezekiel Baird, Esqr
Elijah Pope http://newrivernotes.com/nc/ashe1809co.htm
Ezekiel Baird was the son of John Baird,(John b 1665 in Scotland, came over on"Caledonia" in 1683, settled in the
Jerseys). Ezekiel's brothers were Bedent, William, Samual, Abidiah, Borzilla and Jonathan. Ezekiel's mother was Mary
Bedent. Before Ezekiel's father married Mary Bedent, he was married to Mary Hall; they had 3 sons: David, Andrew
and Zebulon. Ezekiel married Sarah Susanna Blodgett and they had 2 sons: William, who went west and was lost track
of, and Bedent E. Baird who is my gggg grandfather. Contact me for more info if you'd like.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/baird/messages/758.html
Rowan Co., NC on Nov. 3 1764 Land records indicate the move occurred by
1764 because Gideon Johnson is shown as a resident of Rowan Co., NC on Nov.
3 1764 when he sold his home place of 249 acres on Saylor's Creek to Col.
Thomas Tabb of Amelia Ashley Johnson and John Johnson Jr. as witnesses. (A
deed disposing of the Lunenberg Co. land has not been located.)
1764-1765 Quaker MM’s sending people to Deep Creek MM
Caroline Meeting sent between 1764-65: Joseph Hoggatt, Jeams and Talton
Johnson, William Lane, Joseph Sanders, John Sanders, Jr., Strangeman, Nathan
and Zacharias Stanley. Anthony Hoggatt and wife transferred from Camp Creek in
Va. http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/cass/messages/707.html
#1765
1765 Rowan County James Lankford purchased land in 1765 along Fagg's
Creek
Generously contributed by: Marlene Shake
Source: Land Map of Stokes County, North Carolina dated 1790.
The Custom House put this together - 1977 date. Stokes Co., NC Historical Documentation.
Lists 1790 tax listings. Colonial Roads, Indian Trails, Landgrants and various other records are posted on
this map. It is like a plat, showing names of land owners and where the land was located.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
Sarah Mills (b 8/17/1745 Va, m Tarleton Johnson 3/7/1765 at Deep River MM) In
1765 Deep River is in Rowan Co. NC
1807 August 4, Absalom Johnson, Tarleton Johnson and Isaac Johnson deed to Howell Lewis for land which was not
willed by their father, James Johnson, decd., p. 120 Deed Book T Granville County, North Carolina 1806-1810
Notes: Henry MILLS was born 23 9th month 1720. He died 10 10th month 1810 at age 90 years according to the
records of Center MM, NC. He married about 1740 probably at Hopewell MM, VA to Hannah THORNBURG (17251791) the daughter of Walter Thornburg. Their children included: Moses; Sarah m. Tarlton Johnson; Margaret; Aaron
m. Charity Mendenhall; Hannah m. Manlove Wheeler; Hur; Charity m. Samuel Hoggatt; Joshua; Ruth m. James
Johnson; Rebecca and Rachel.
Hannah THORNBURG born Abt. 1725; died March 27, 1791 in Guilford CO, N.C. She
was the daughter of 106. Walter THORNBURGH and 107. Margaret BEESON.
Children of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG are:
i. Moses Mills, born November 04, 1743 in recorded in New Garden MM, N.C.; died
August 1759 in recorded in New Garden MM, N.C.
ii. Sarah Mills, born August 17, 1745 in recorded in New Garden MM, N.C.; died
November 01, 1825; married Tarlton Johnson March 17, 1765; born Abt. 1740; died
May 05, 1821.
iii. Margaret Mills, born October 27, 1747 in recorded in New Garden MM, N.C.; died
October 1759 in recorded in New Garden MM, N.C.
(Source: Paul Mills, Mills Family History: Quakers and Other Early Arrivals, (Compiled
by Paul Mills).), http://www.haworthassociation.org/Bios/Huber/Generation6-7.htm
HUSBAND: James JOHNSON,
Birth date: 1763
Birthplace: St Peters Parish, New Kent Co, VA
Death date: Aft 1800
Place of death: Webster, Wayne Co, IN
Burial date:
Burial place: Webster, Wayne Co, IN
Other Spouse:
Father: Tarlton JOHNSON,
Mother: Sarah MILLS,
Marriage date: 27 Jan 1780
Marriage place: Deep River, Guilford Co, NC
WIFE: Ruth MILLS,
Birth date: 8 Sep 1763
Birthplace: Guilford Co, NC
Death date: Jun 1801
Place of death: Wayne Co, IN
Burial date: 1801
Burial place: Wayne Co, IN
Other Spouse:
Father: Henry MILLS,
Mother: Hannah THORNBURGH, Submitted by: Shirley Jackson at saj17@iowatelecom.net
http://iagenweb.org/fgs/johnsonjames.txt
By 1765 Col. Charles Ellis PERKINS family was living in Rowan Co, NC that
part that became Gulliford Co., and in 1785 Rockingham Co.
1739 MAR 26 born Peter Perkins died 1813: He is reported to been born on Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico Co. Father
Nicholas Perkins and Betinia Hardin
Other Children of Nicholas Perkins and Betinia Hardin
26 MAR 1742 Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico Co., VA born Charles Perkins
7 JUL 1745 Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico Co., VA born Nicholas Perkins
20 NOV 1747 Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico Co., VA: Born Constatine Perkins
9 AUG 1752 Goochland Co., VA: Born Anne Perkins
3 MAY 1757 Halifax Co., VA Thomas Hardin Perkins
http://farmerfamily.org/ged4web/f_13c.htm
1) Col. Peter PERKINS was born 26 Mar 1739 in Goochland County, VA. He died 12 Feb 1813 in
Williamson County, TN. Peter Perkins was an ardent patriot and during the Revolutionary War served first
as a captain and later as colonel of the Pittsylvania County, Virginia Militia. He also threw open his home,
Berry Hill, to be used as a military hospital after the Battle of Guilford Court House, not so far away. Peter
married Agnes WILSON, daughter of Peter WILSON "The Immigrant" and Alcey, about 1760. from 1783
to 1788, Peter and his brother Constantine Perkins owned the Troublesome Creek Ironworks in
Rockingham County, N.C. Later, about 1795, Peter Perkins moved to Stokes County, N.C., and around
1805 or 1806, to Tennessee. Peter Perkins and his wife, Agnes Wilson, had one child, Alcey (1766-1814),
who married the second son of Robert Hairston (d. 1783) and Ruth Stoval (d. 1808)
2) Bethenia PERKINS * was born 7 Jul 1743 in Goochland, Virginia. She died 1809 in Stokes County,
NC. She married Absalom Bostick, who was one of Stokes County's most active early settlers. He was
country treasurer, justice of the peace, tax lister, member of the House of Commons (1790-1795) from
Stokes County. Before Stokes was created, from Surry County in 1798, he represented Surry County
at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788 and at Fayetteville in 1789. Their plantation in Stokes County
was named “Shoebuckle.” (Read more about Bethenia and Absalom on the Bostick page.)
Col. Charles Ellis PERKINS was born 6 Mar 1742/1743 in Goochland County, VA. He died about 1780 in
Guilford Co.(Now Rockingham), North Carolina. Charles married Mary TATE on 11 Aug 1760 in
Pittsylvania Co., VA. By 1765 the family was living in Rowan Co, NC that part that became Gulliford Co.,
and in 1785 Rockingham Co.. There are references in the Gulliford Co. deeds that indicate that Charles
and Mary (Tate) Perkins lived on a portion of his father-in-law’s tract on land on Beaver Island Creek before
moving to VA. The obituary of their third child Nicholas Tate Perkins, states that he was born in Gulliford
Co., Dec of 1767 and moved at the age of ten (abt. 1777) to Pittsylvania Co., VA.
Charles and Mary had the following children:
1) Ella (dau of Charles) PERKINS (b.Abt 1763 d.1831) - sp: Stephen LYON (m.11 Dec 1782)
2) . Mary PERKINS (b.1 Aug 1774-Gulliford Co.,NC d.1857-Christain Co.,KY.) - sp: (Mr.) KING
3) . Anna PERKINS (b.28 Jul 1765) sp: James WALKER
4) Nicholas Tate PERKINS (b.29 Dec 1767-Rowan Co/Stokes Co.,NC d.6 Aug 1843) sp: Ann PERKINS (b.10
Aug 1770 d.7 Jul 1839),
5) Bethenia Hardin (dau of Charles) PERKINS (b.1 Aug 1770-Rowan Co/Stokes Co.,NC d.17 Jul 1812) sp:
James SNEED (b.29 Dec 1764 d.20 Sep 1853) 6) Micajah/Maaca PERKINS (b.1 Jun 1772 d.1852Tuscaloosa,AL), sp: James MARLOW,
7) Elizabeth PERKINS (b.26 Feb 1776-Gulliford Co.,NC) sp: Israel ROBINSON,
8) Charles PERKINS (b.13 Mar 1778-Virginia d.14 Feb 1813-Stokes Co.,NC)
4) Nicholas, Jr. PERKINS was born 7 Jul 1745 in Goochland County, VA. He died 8 Dec 1800 in
Davidson County, TN. Nicholas, married Leah PRYOR, daughter of John Henry PRYOR and Martha
Gaines, on 26 Aug 1765. Leah was born 20 Nov 1747. She died 8 Feb 1810. Their children were:
1) Maj. Nicholas (III) "BigBee" PERKINS (b.14 Mar 1779 d.6 Jan 1848-TN) | sp: Mary Hardin PERKINS
(b.1794 d.23 Apr 1840-Williamson Co.,Tn)
2) Ann PERKINS (b.10 Aug 1770 d.7 Jul 1839)
Co/Stokes Co.,NC d.6 Aug 1843)
| sp: Nicholas Tate PERKINS (b.29 Dec 1767-Rowan
3) John Pryor PERKINS (b.Circa 1765-Perkins Ferry,Halifax County,Virginia) | sp: Elizabeth Camp
HARRIS (m.25 Jun 1795)
4) Margaret (dau of Nicholas & Leah Pryor) PERKINS
5) Agatha PERKINS,
6) Elizabeth (dau of Nicholas & Leah Pryor) PERKINS,
7) Constantine (son of Nicholas & Leah Pryor) PERKINS,
8) Peter (son of Nicholas & Leah Pryor) PERKINS,
9) Bethenia (dau of Nicholas & Leah Pryor) PERKINS,
10) Sarah PERKINS
Special Note: Maj. Nicholas “BigBee” Perkins (pdf) was involved in the arrest Vice President Aaron
Burr: It’s a very interesting story! I don’t know the names of all of his children.
5) Maj. Constantine PERKINS was born 20 Nov 1747 in Goochland County, VA. He died about 1790 in
Pittsylvania Co., VA. “Bachelor’s Hall” was the home of Constant Perkins. His land grant here was for 639
acres in 1770. He ran a store here on the Berry Hill Road. He was a major in the militia. Peter and his
brother Constantine Perkins owned the Troublesome Creek Ironworks in Rockingham County, N.C.
Constantine married Agatha MARR, daughter of Gideon and Sarah Miller Marr.
6) Susannah PERKINS was born 20 May 1750 in Goochland County, VA. She died about 1815. I show
she had 3 husbands: Susannah married
(1) Green PRYOR. Susannah also married
(2) John Miller Marr (son of Alexander) MARR. Susannah also married
(3) Col. Thomas (son of John & Dorothy Edwards) HARDEMAN. Thomas was born 8 Jan 1750. He died
3 Jun 1833.
7) Anna G. PERKINS "Annie" was born 9 Aug 1752 in Goochland County, VA. She died 20 May 1829 in
Henry County, VA. Annie married Joseph H. SCALES on 8 Jan 1771.
8) Mary Hardin PERKINS was born 6 Aug 1754 in Goochland County, VA. She died 24 May 1798 in
Davidson County, TN. Mary married Col. Thomas HARDEMAN. (son of John & Dorothy Edwards
Hardeman) Thomas was born 8 Jan 1750. He died 3 Jun 1833.
8) Lt. Thomas Hardin PERKINS was born 3 May 1757 in Halifax County, VA. He died 15 Nov 1838 in
Williamson County, TN. Thomas Hardin Perkins built "Meeting of the Waters" in Williamson County, TN.
Ridley Wills, II and his wife, Irene, lived in this home. As stated in the book, "Old Enough To Die" by Ridley
Wills II: The “home built between 1800 and 1809 by Thomas Hardin Perkins, a brother of Bethenia Perkins
Bostick. She was the wife of Absalom Bostick and the mother of John Bostick, who came to Williamson
County about the time his uncle completed Meeting of the Waters.” Thomas Harden Perkins (1757-1838)
lived east of his father. His father died when he was only five years old and left his half the home tract on
the south side of the river. In 1776, he was an ensign in the militia. He later followed his brothers to
Williamson County, Tennessee. Thomas married (1) Mary Magdalena O'NEAL. Mary was born 4 Mar
1763. She died 28 Oct 1835 in Davidson County, TN Thomas also married (2) Rachel TATE. Rachel died
24 Feb 1838 in near Clarksville, TN.
9) Elizabeth PERKINS was born 1 May 1759 in Halifax County, VA. She died 7 Jan 1818. Elizabeth
married (1) Capt. William (son of Giles & Hannah Hughes) LETCHER, son of Giles LETCHER and
Hannah HUGHES, on 20 Nov 1778 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. William died 2 Aug 1780 from /was murdered
during Revolutionary War by a Tory. Elizabeth also married (2) Col. George (son of Robert & Ruth
Stovall) HAIRSTON, son of Robert HAIRSTON and Ruth STOVALL. George was born 1750. He died
1827 in Henry Co., VA. George was a Captain in Col. Penn's Regiment in 1781. He later commanded the
3rd., 4th., 5th., and 6th. Virginia and 36th. North Carolina Regiments and was acting Brigadier General in the
War of 1812. http://oursoutherncousins.com/hardin.html
1765 Gideon Johnson received an Original Land Grant six miles west of Wentworth
NC: That same year his daughter Elizabeth Johnson married James Wray.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
March 19, 1765, Gideon Johnson bought 250 acres on the south side of the Dan River from Peter and
Agnes Wilson Perkins of Pittsylvania Co., VA for 120 pounds of English money.
1765 Rowan Co., NC records show Gideon Johnson witnessed a land deed
from Perkins to Joel Warren, a distant relative of Ursula Allin Johnson, for 125
pounds VA money to sell 250 acres on the south side of the Dan River on the
same day that Gideon Johnson bought his farm. Gideon Johnson's neighbors
were James Gates and James Presnell of Orange Co., NC, who also bought land
from Peter and Agnes Perkins in 1768.
1765 abt born Rowan Co. NC Catherine Hill; 1783 July 10 Married to Winkfield
Shropshire in Surry Co. NC
1788 Born James Henry Shropshire Guilford County, Nc died 1859 in Yell County, Arkansas Married: 17 Dec 1805
in Greene County, Georgia to Sarah Eva “Sally” Henley 2nd wife or first Elizabeth Coalson
Children
1820 Nancy Shropshire in FRANKLIN CO. TN
1821 Sarah “Sally Eva Shropshire in Mississippi
1822 April 27 John M. Shropshire Monre Co. Mississippi
1825 William Shropshire born in Ten.
1833 June James Wesley Shropshire born in Tn
Notes: James Henry Shropshire is the son of Winkfield Shropshire abt 1761 Guilford Co. NC and Catherine Hill born
1765 in Rowan County NC: Married: 1783-07-10 in ,Surry, North Carolina, USA
Winkfield Shropshire died in Franklin Co. Tn. is the son of Winkfield Shropshire abt 1725 died 1798 in Oglethorpe,,
Georgia, and Jane Jones born in Rowan Co. NC. She died 1834 in Franklin Co. NC
Notes: This is incorrect as Guilford Co. NC formed in 1770 from Orange and Rowan Co. NC,
Researcehrs Notes: This is the Uncle of Joel Shropshire married to Mary Polly Johnson daughter of Hudson
Johnson and wife Agnes born 1740-50 died 1843 Dickson Co Tn on Bartons Creek
Notes: Catherine Hill
Notes: Jane Jones
1765 JOHN PILLOW was born in 1745 in Amelia Co., VA. He moved
with the Gideon Johnson family to Rowan Co., NC, in 1765 and he
married Ursula Johnson, daughter of Gideon Johnson.
In 1775, the farm became a part of GUILFORD Co.
In 1779, JOHN PILLOW bought a farm on Whetstone Creek.
In 1785, his farm was in Rockingham Co. He did not move,
the county line moved! Al Metts
ametts@juno.com http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilfor
d/572/mb.ashx
1810 Era: William Allen Johnson arrived Williamson Co Tn his brother Abner Johnson and Sister Ursula
Pillow are already living in the area. In 1812 the are on Fountain Creek and in 1823 William Allen Johnson
is on the Tax Rolls.
William Allen Johnson was born 1749 Dec 27 and died 1830 Feb 8:
He was married to 1773 March 4 to Sarah McLaren daughter of Daniel McClaren of thedan River, lands in
Guilford NC and Rockingham NC. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Eliza Jane Pillow born 1823 Tn married Williamson Collier
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/572.738.751.1.1
/mb.ashx
1784 Jasper Pillow, the ancestor of the family, emigrated from England and settled in the
colony of Virginia, about 1740. He had three sons, John, Jasper and William, all of whom were
soldiers in the Revolutionary war, and continued in the service to its glorious termination, at
Yorktown.
John Pillow emigrated to Cumberland in 1784.
His wife was
Miss Johnston, whose five brothers were soldiers of 1776.
John Pillow settled near Nashville, where, with his two sons, William Pillow and Gideon Pillow,
he encountered all the hardships, and perils, and privations of frontier life, and a constant
conflict with the various Indian tribes, which, to the close of his life, infested and devastated
the country.
Gideon Pillow, the father of Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, late of the United States Army, in Mexico,
was an active soldier in the expedition against Nickajack, and swam the Tennessee River in
the celebrated capture of that Indian fortress.
In the further Annals of Tennessee, Col. William Pillow will be frequently mentioned as a
gallant officer under Gen. Jackson, at Taladega, and as a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, as amiable
in private life as he was vigilant in camp and courageous in battle.
Nickajack and Running Water Towns, were the principal crossing places for the Creeks in their
war excursions over
http://www.roanetnhistory.org/ramseysannals.php?loc=RamseysAnnals&pgid=626
Jasper Pillow
Gideon Pillow
William Pillow
In the further Annals of Tennessee, Col. William Pillow will be frequently mentioned as a
gallant officer under Gen. Jackson, at Taladega, and as a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, as amiable
in private life as he was vigilant in camp and courageous in battle.
http://www.roanetnhistory.org/ramseysannals.php?loc=RamseysAnnals&pgid=626
Pillow Families
1745 ERA JOHN PILLOW was born in in Amelia Co., VA.
He moved with the Gideon Johnson family to Rowan Co., NC,
in 1765 and he married Ursula Johnson, daughter of Gideon Johnson.
In 1775, the farm became a part of GUILFORD Co.
In 1779, JOHN PILLOW bought a farm on Whetstone Creek.
In 1785, his farm was in Rockingham Co. He did not move,
the county line moved! Al Metts
ametts@juno.com http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.cou
nties.guilford/572/mb.ashx
Eliza Jane Pillow born 1823 Tn married Williamson Collier
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/572.
738.751.1.1/mb.ashx
1771 Apr 16 William Dearen on sold 83 acres of land for 10 pounds on branches of Walnut Branch and Sand Creek to
William Pillow adjoining the land of Aaron League, James League, William Mullins, Obediah Hendrick, Stephen
Johnson and John Singleton. Witnesses to deed were John Jesse, William Mullins and Jasper Pillow. (Amelia Co., VA
Deed BK 11 page 320) http://www.dmitchelljones.org/foster.htm
Walnut Branch of Flat Creek which is in Southwest Amelia County near Nottoway County and Prince Edward
1778 Jan 22: John Singleton, of Amelia Co. Va to Isam Johnson of same, in consideration of 125 pounds
for 125 acres in Amelia CO. on Head of Sandy Creek, adj. lines of Pillow, Stephen Johnson, Thomas
Lester and crossing the main road from Prides to Beg. Deed Book 13 pg 261 Amelia Co:
1778 June 25 in Consideration of 50 pounds for 50 acres in Amelia Co. adj. lines of John Dearin and
Garrad ( garret?) Johnson south fork of Sandy Creek north fork of Sandy Creek and line of Isham
Johnson: Witness John Balby, William Pillow, Augustine Bedell, Amelia CO. Deed Bk 14 Pg 366
1780 April 22: Isham Johnson and Ann his wife of Amelia Co. to Thomas Cardwell of same in consideration
of 1200 pounds 125 acre reserving to Avis SIngleton her dower rights during her natural life. Land in Amelia
Co. on Sandy Creek adj. lines of Pillow, Stephen Johnson, Thomas Holt, Thomas Lester the Creek and
huckleberry pod crossing main road from Prides to beggining.: Amelia Co. Deed Bk 16 page 307
1787 March 13: Virginia Tax list B taken on 3-13 is listed Claiborne Foster, Robert Foster, James Hurt,
William Jackson, John Johnson, John Johnson Jr, William Kennon, Robert Ligon, Benja Meadows, Joseph Nobles,
Obadiah Nunnally, Thomas Osborne, William Pillow, Nicholas Vaughan, William Ward;
http://www.dmitchelljones.org/foster.htm
The First Families on Blue Creek have connections right back to the Gideon Johnson families of Dan River.
These would be the Pillow Families and Abner Johnson either the brother or son of Gideon Johnson.
Where Gideon Johnson owned lands at is a disputed area between NC and Va.
The Smith Irvine River, Where we find the Murrells on Muster Creek and Our Hudson Johnson on Buffalo
Creek these creeks will flow into this area of the Dan River.
Now Matrimony Creek is also a Creek flowing out of Henry CO Va into this same Waterway. Matrimony
Creek is where we find the Shropshire Families and a few others like the hill familes. Joel Shropshire
son Seymore Samier Shropshire his Uncles families are in the first records of Matrimony Primitive Baptist
Church.
Joel Shropshire married Marry Polly Johnson daughter of Hudson Johnson and wife Agness, whose off
spring are in District 10 as Anne Johnson widow in 1837 by Elijah Dodson of Jeffery Johnson land owner in
Stafford Co Va in 1720-1730 ERA.
1778 June 25 in Consideration of 50 pounds for 50 acres in Amelia Co. adj. lines of John Dearin and
Garrad ( garret?) Johnson south fork of Sandy Creek north fork of Sandy Creek and line of Isham
Johnson: Witness John Balby, William Pillow, Augustine Bedell, Amelia CO. Deed Bk 14 Pg 366
Research Note: Pillow is a Surname related to Gideon Johnston and Degraffenreid with Mary Hollands
Research
1778 Jan 22: John Singleton, of Amelia Co. Va to Isam Johnson of same, in consideration of 125 pounds
for 125 acres in Amelia CO. on Head of Sandy Creek, adj. lines of Pillow, Stephen Johnson, Thomas
Lester and crossing the main road from Prides to Beg. Deed Book 13 pg 261 Amelia Co:
Note: Who is researching Isham Johnson: as an Isham Johnson is a known DNA Descendant of
Micheal Johnson who died in 1718 of Tuckahoe Creek: Same DNA as Hudson Johnson-Johnston
1780 April 22: Isham Johnson and Ann his wife of Amelia Co. to Thomas Cardwell of same in
consideration of 1200 pounds 125 acre reserving to Avis SIngleton her dower rights during her natural life.
Land in Amelia Co. on Sandy Creek adj. lines of Pillow, Stephen Johnson, Thomas Holt, Thomas Lester
the Creek and huckleberry pod crossing main road from Prides to beggining.: Amelia Co. Deed Bk 16 page
307 Taken from va waterways
1780 circa Ursula Pillow was born in Whetstone Creek, Guilford (now Rockingham) Co., North
Carolina, and died May 1854 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. She married Capt. William Rains on 09 Sep
1795 in Davidson Co., Tennessee, son of John Rains and Christiannah Gowen. He was born circa
1774 in Virginia, and died 09 Jun 1812 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. Col. William Pillow was the
bondsman for this marriage. The only child I have seen for them was Hance Hamilton Rains.
http://oursoutherncousins.com/pillow3.html Notes From NC Matrimony Creek Johnson and Allied
familes (This is the stronghold of Joel Shropshire married to Mary Polly Johnson daughter of
Hudson Johnson and wife Agness)
In the further Annals of Tennessee, Col. William Pillow will be frequently mentioned as a
gallant officer under Gen. Jackson, at Taladega, and as a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, as amiable
in private life as he was vigilant in camp and courageous in battle.
http://www.roanetnhistory.org/ramseysannals.php?loc=RamseysAnnals&pgid=626
April 14, 1793 John Rains was commissioned captain of a "company of mounted infantrymen called into service for the
protection of the frontier of Mero District," according to Robert Hays, muster master. Capt. Rains wrote the names of
the men included in his command. Among the 75 men enrolled for three months service were Sgt. William Pillow and
privates William Gowen, John Gowen, John Shute, William Rains.
http://bz.llano.net/gowen/manuscript/gowenms044.htm
A John Pillow Sr. was killed by Indians near Nashville in May or June 1793, and his wife declined to
administer the estate on July 9; that task fell to son William Pillow.
The Pillow family migrated into northern Williamson Co. at the turn of the century, but by 1808, most
were relocating to Maury Co. with a few working south to Giles.
Among the Pillow children were:
Col. William Pillow (1772-1868, Maury Co., TN) who married second Portia Thomas of Williamson Co.,
TN in 1812;
Gideon Pillow Sr. (Sept. 31, 1774-Feb. 26, 1830, Maury) who married Annie Payne (Feb. 20, 1777-April 10,
1864);
Col. William Pillow gained a reputation as an Indian fighter, killing Chief Big Foot, serving under Gen.
Andrew Jackson, and eventually settling in Columbia, Maury Co., TN.
Abner Pillow surveyed, owned and developed land across Middle and West Tennessee after serving as a
major in the War of 1812.
Info Taken from NC DAn River Johnson and Allied Familes
See Rev. War Application of Abner Johnson Abner Johnson and wife Nancy R5649 NC Line: Soldier applied 1832
Sept 22: Muary Co. Tn age 73, he lived in Guilford Co NC at enlistment.
Widow applied 1852 Oct 11 Maury Co. Tn. Soldier and widow had married 1783 March 14 and soldier died 1850 Oct
22:
One Sarah Johnson widow of William Johnson a brother of Abner Johnson was of Maury Co. Tn age 77 in 1832 Pg
1840 . Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files
Notes: This Pillow-Cotton families are in Matrimony Baptist Church with the Shropshire Hill families
Notes: Check with researcher on John Goen ( John Gowen)
April 14, 1793 John Rains was commissioned captain of a "company of mounted infantrymen called into service for the
protection of the frontier of Mero District," according to Robert Hays, muster master. Capt. Rains wrote the names of
the men included in his command. Among the 75 men enrolled for three months service were Sgt. William Pillow and
privates William Gowen, John Gowen, John Shute, William
Rains.http://bz.llano.net/gowen/manuscript/gowenms044.htm
1780 circa Ursula Pillow was born in Whetstone Creek, Guilford (now Rockingham) Co., North
Carolina, and died May 1854 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
She married Capt. William Rains on 09 Sep 1795 in Davidson Co., Tennessee, son of John Rains and
Christiannah Gowen. He was born circa 1774 in Virginia, and died 09 Jun 1812 in Davidson Co.,
Tennessee.
Col. William Pillow was the bondsman for this marriage.
The only child I have seen for them was Hance Hamilton Rains. http://oursoutherncousins.com/pillow3.html
Taken from Johnson and Allied families of Matrimony Creek
Gideon Johnson Sr. had entered 250 acres of new land on the north side of Dan River - across the water
from his original holdings -- in May 1780. In January 1787, he "sold" the property for a mere five pounds to
son-in-law John Pillow. On Oct. 8, 1788 - after holding the property less than two years - Pillow sold the
land to his brother-in-law William Allen Johnson for an unspecified sum.
Also on Oct. 8, 1788, Pillow sold another 640 acres that he had originally patented, also on the north side of
Dan River, to William Johnson for 100 pounds.
An October start to the trip to Nashville corresponded to the norm for these early western moves. Families
typically raised and harvested a crop, which was sold to provide the money for farm rental and supplies
when they arrived at their new homes. Spring moves were avoided because they occupied precious weeks
that prevented spring planting. An October trip to Nashville would have placed the Pillows and Johnsons
past the mountains well before the passes closed with winter snow.
The Pillows decided to move to Nashville in 1788.
The Avery or Old North Carolina Trace opened Sept. 25, 1788 to allow more convenient transport for
Revolutionary War veterans coming west to claim their bounty lands. The trace, however, was only 10-feet
wide and too rugged for wagons, so settlers had to arrange for sending their household goods by water.
The Pillows and Abner Johnson's family located on Brown's Creek or near Brown's Station southwest of
Nashville, where John Pillow bought a 50-acre tract from Samuel Barton on July 14, 1791. No record of his
Revolutionary War grant has been found.
John Pillow Sr. was killed by Indians near Nashville in May or June 1793, and his wife declined to
administer the estate on July 9; that task fell to son William Pillow.
The Pillow family migrated into northern Williamson Co. at the turn of the century, but by 1808, most
were relocating to Maury Co. with a few working south to Giles.
Among the Pillow children were:
Col. William Pillow (1772-1868, Maury Co., TN) who married second Portia Thomas of Williamson Co.,
TN in 1812;
Gideon Pillow Sr. (Sept. 31, 1774-Feb. 26, 1830, Maury) who married Annie Payne (Feb. 20, 1777-April 10,
1864);
John Pillow (March 25, 1781-July 20, 1854) who married Mary Fitzpatrick and moved to Giles Co., TN;
Mordecai Pillow (1775-1828, Logan Co., KY) married Mary Baker Johnson, his cousin;
Abner Pillow (Jan. 23, 1784-Oct. 25, 1860) who married Mary S. Thomas, Portia's sister;
Ursula Pillow (1780-after 1836, Nashville) married Capt. William Rains;
Elizabeth Ann Pillow (1778-after 1860, Maury) married William Murray and Thomas Latchin Due;
Mary Pillow (Feb. 19, 1777-Jan. 13, 1867, Rutherford Co.) married Hartwell Miles; and Barbary (a)
(possibly married a Johnson).
Col. William Pillow gained a reputation as an Indian fighter, killing Chief Big Foot, serving under Gen.
Andrew Jackson, and eventually settling in Columbia, Maury Co., TN.
Abner Pillow surveyed, owned and developed land across Middle and West Tennessee after serving as a
major in the War of 1812.
Not only did they become wealthy, but Gideon Pillow and Anne Payne Pillow, who are buried in Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, TN, were parents to one of the most controversial American military
commanders of the era -- Gideon Johnson Pillow Jr., who served as a major general in the MexicanAmerican War and brigadier general for the Confederacy.
Aspersions on Gen. Pillow's competence and courage in the Mexican War led to a major political feud
because he was a close friend and political ally of President James Knox Polk.
Gen. Pillow (June 8, 1806-Oct. 8, 1878) married Mary E. Martin in 1831 and, after her death, widow Mary
Dickson Trigg
The Pillows married into some of the most prominent families in Tennessee. Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow's
sister Cynthia Holland Pillow (1810-Sept. 16, 1892) wed, as a second husband, Tennessee Gov. Aaron V.
Brown;
sister Narcissa Pillow (Jan. 17, 1811-April 28, 1883) married George W. Martin, a Giles Countian
nominated for governor before his death in 1854;
and sister Amanda married Judge West H. Humphreys.
Ursula Johnson Pillow appeared to be living with her son William Pillow in the 1830 Maury census, but
other sources report she died in1822.
Like his father, William Allen Johnson was a small-scale slaveholder. On the 1823 tax rolls, he listed three
slaves to help him farm 272 acres on Fountain Creek. His eldest known son Alexander Johnson also listed
three slaves for a smaller farm of 93.5 acres.
Alexander Johnson (April 14, 1782, Rockingham-Feb. 7, 1857, Maury) married Mary Jessaline "Polly"
Ballanfant, the daughter of Frenchman Jean and Louisa "Lucy" Yeoman Ballanfant, on Aug. 6, 1805 in
Rockingham Co. Alexander Johnson served several terms on the Maury Co. administrative court. With
the Pillows, Alexander Johnson was among the leading Democrats in Maury County in the 1840s and
often chaired political meetings in support of James Knox Polk, a neighbor, governor and finally the U.S.
President.
Sessions Term 1832 [Robert Mack and William Pillow gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
State of Tennessee, Maury County: Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions September Term 1832 This day personally
appeared in open court David Dobbins who made oath that he was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war -- that he is
well acquainted with Abner Johnston [sic] the present applicant -- that he has had much conversation with him upon
the subject of his services in the revolutionary war -- that from many circumstances spoken of by him as having
happened & occurred during the war & he entertains no doubt but that he was in the revolutionary war. He is well
acquainted with him & would place full & entire confidence in his statements upon his oath. He thinks he served a tour
in which he himself was & that this tour was 6 months long.
Sworn to September 1832 in open Court. S/ David Dobbins
S/ Thos. J. Porter, Clk
State of Tennessee, Maury County: Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Term 1832
Research Notes: This Abner Johnson is brother of Gideon Johnson who is in Williamson CO. Tn
Research Notes: Gideon Johnson is the families of Researcher Mary Holland who we have no DNA
member at this time tested.
Rains-Pillow Families
May 1, 1707, James Salmon of Surry County, planter, deeded to Wm. Rains of Parish of Westopher, Prince George
County for 40 shillings, 176 acres of land at Joans Hole & mouth of Ready Branch that runs between said Rains
plantation and Capt. Mallory's plantation. Witnesses: Joshua Wynne, John Hamelin, and James Binford. Signed: James
Salmon (X) and Mary Salmon (). On the back of this deed there was an endorsement making over to son, Richard
Rains, one piece of farm land within deed, joining upon upper side of the Great Branch, I do make over to my son,
Thomas Rains. http://members.cox.net/htpiii/w_raines.htm
Research Notes: The Rains families are land owners by the fore fathers of General James
Randolph Robertson on Jones Hole a State line area of NC and Va
Died 02 Jan 1765 SQUIRE BOONE Born 25 Nov 1696 (O.S.) Devonshire, England
Died 02 Jan 1765 Rowan County, North Carolina. Married Sarah Morgan 23 Sep
1720 (O.S.) Philadelphia County, PA Born 1700 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Died 1777 Rowan County, North Carolina
Squire Boone
1751, Squire Boone Sr moved to the Yadkin River in North Carolina. He lived at the Dutchman’s Creek Settlement,
at the “Forks of the Yadkin”, about 20 miles north of Salisbury. Here he obtained several square miles of land, which
were portioned out to his children as they married. The Forks of the Yadkin was one of the main Brethren communities
in the colonial Carolinas.
The 640 acres granted to Squire Boone in April 1753 also has been identified as being on Buffalo Creek and
the other 640 acres, where he built his family home, was granted to Squire in December, 1753. The Boone
house was described as typical of the more substantial border cabins of the time, being a single-storied,
one-roomed structure about twenty feet square which was divided in two by a curtain for sleeping. Built of
faced logs with a pitched roof, it had a deep fireplace and oak floors. [Note 43] The reference to land on
Buffalo Creek apparently refers to Boone's tract on Grant's Creek since Buffalo Creek also is a tributary of
Dutchmans Creek, a short distance upstream from the mouth of Grant's Creek. [Note 44]
http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/berks/bios/boon0001.txt
This is the David Johnson, who bought the farm of Morgan Bryan, sold it March 11, 1751 to Michael Warren,
who owned it at the time the acknowledgement was secured in order to perfect the title
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
Vol. 3, page 340, September 27, 1753 - Commission to Edward Hughes, Squire Boone and James Carter to take
acknowledgement of Martha, wife of Morgan Bryan, to deed, Bryan to David Johnson. Executed and returned May
20, 1754. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
Austin Cooper claims that Squire Boone Jr was put in the ministry by Elder John Hendricks one of the Brethren
Elders at Dutchman’s Creek, who was central in the Pietist Eternal Restoration [Universalist] movement [possibly
even the “John H” of the 1796 Annual Meeting Minutes ban that lost the Brethren churches of the Carolinas] and
moved to the Drake’s Creek congregation south of Bowling Green KY). The Baptists claim Squire Boone Jr as the first
Baptist minister in Kentucky and Indiana. George Boone is listed as an early minister of the Tate’s Creek Baptist
Church, southeast of Lexington, just below the site of Boone Station. In his last days, George Boone is reported to
have moved to the Indiana hills along the Ohio River, just west of Louisville, and lived as a Pietist Solitary (in the
tradition of the Ephrata Cloisters PA). http://www.cob-net.org/docs/brethrenlife_migrations.htm
Children of Squire and Sarah Morgan Boone are:
Sarah BOONE (1724-1815), married in Pennsylvania to John Wilsockson was not a Quaker. They lived on a land
grant near the present Cooleemee, Davie County, NC. The family moved to Kentucky probably in 1779.
Israel BOONE (1726-1756) was buried near the present Mocksville, NC. He and his wife had four children, the two
daughters died young. The two sons went to Kentucky probably in 1779.
Samuel BOONE (1728-1816?), lived on present Rowan County side of the South Yadkin River. All went to
Kentucky, probably in 1779.
Jonathan BOONE (1730-1808?), married Mary Carter. This family also went to Kentucky around 1779.
Elizabeth BOONE (1732-1825), married William Grant about 1750. The family moved to Kentucky.
Daniel BOONE (1734-1820), married Rebecca Bryan. The family settled in Kentucky in October 1779. Additional
links for Daniel Boone's family provided at the end of this narrative.
Mary BOONE (1736-1819), married William Bryan and moved to Kentucky.
George BOONE (1739-1820), married Ann Linville and moved to Kentucky.
Edward BOONE (1740-1780), married Martha Bryan and moved to Wilkes County. More info available at
boonesociety.org Click on Articles and then The Life & Death of Edward Boone Brother of Daniel.
Squire BOONE, Jr. (1744-1815), married Jane Van Cleave and moved with his family to Kentucky. More info
available at boonesociety.org Click on Articles and then Squire Boone Brother of Daniel.
Hannah BOONE (1746-1828), married John Stewart. http://www.emcd.net/boonehistory/squire_boone.htm
Mine and Peg Johnson’s connection to this family
George BOONE IV and Deborah HOWELL.
Hezekiah Boone, Sr. 1735-1823 mar. Rebecca Freelove
Sarah BOONE married John McElyea
Brethren communities
Morgan Bryan
1719 There is also new info found that Thomas Curtis who married Mary Bryan dau. of Morgan &
Martha is the one listed 1719 West Nottingham, Chester CO PA tax list where Alexander Ross is
listed partner of Morgan Bryan. All clues now lead to a possable finding for Morgan Bryan in
these tax listings for Nottingham, PA. http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/COPE/200307/1058042157
In 1730, Morgan Bryan and Alexander Ross, both of Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented a
colonization plan to Lieutenant Governor William Gooch of Virginia and his council. They succeeded in
getting a grant of several thousand acres south of the Potomac River and west of Opequon Creek,
extending to North Mountain
Morgan Bryan's brother, William, is mentioned in Spottsylvania County records:
Page 129, March 5, 1733 - William Bryan of Spottsylvania County to Philip Bourk of same county, 102 acres in St.
Marks Parish - 800 pounds of tobacco
Mrs. Bernis Brien of the National Military Home, Dayton, Ohio reports that William Bryan was born 1685, died 1789,
aged 104 years. His wife, named Margaret; about 1745, he removed to Staunton River in Roanoke County, VA. His
son, William, married Margaret Watson, and he was known as William Bryan of Roanoke. William, Sr. had several
son, viz:
William Bryan, Jr.
David Bryan
John Bryan
James Bryan
Robert Bryan
Morgan Bryan
The tax lists of Orange County for the year 1739 contain the name of Thomas Curtis
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4637.html
Thomas Curtis, 418 acres, probably in what is now Berkeley County, W. Va.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4637.html
Frederick CO VA deed- 11 Nov 1747 - Morgan BRYAN to Samuel Bryan -250 acres , granted to Morgan
Bryan 12 Nov 1733 - Wit: Samuel STRODE, JOHN and EVAN ELLIS
Note: On the Samuel Bryan will in Rowan CO NC are John and Margaret ELLIS –
A John Ellis married Margaret Bryan 11 Mar 1779 Rowan CO NC.
Samuel Strode is listed brother of Martha Strode who marr. Morgan Bryan (some list in Chester CO PA ca
1719 ).
The Orange County (Va.) records show that Mary Curtiss was appointed administratrix of the estate of Thomas
Curtiss July 23, 1741, with Morgan Bryan and Joseph Bryan as bondsmen.
The will of Mary Curtiss was probated in Orange County, February 25, 1742. She makes bequests to her daughter Mary
Curtiss, and mentions her father Morgan Bryan and her mother Martha Bryan [sic]. Her brother Joseph Bryan is named
as executor.
Mary Curtise daughter of Morgan Bryan wrote her will on 9 Jan 1741/42, and it was proven in Court 25 Feb
1742/41, leaving a riding horse and saddle to her mother, Martha Bryan, and to her daughter "Mary Curtiss"
-- all the rest of stock and household goods, "and if she dies without any issue to be divided amongst my
brethren": Joseph, Samuel, Morgan, John, William, James and Thomas Bryan and sister Ellinor Linvell. Her
father Morgan Bryan and brother Joseph Bryan were named as executors.
http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
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1741 Mary Curtis Orphaned as an infant; raised by grandparents Morgan and Martha Bryan. Mentioned in his will,
Mary Forbis http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wright1968&id=I20952
26 Feb. 1741. O.S. page 105. On the order for viewing and laying off a road petitioned for by Hobson &
Others Morgan BRYAN John FFROST (sic) and Arthur BUCHANNAN the persons ordered to lay of y s road
made their return as followeth In pursuance of an order of Court We hav viewed and laid off a road from
Evan WATKINS fferry by a Course of Marked trees to the head of y ffaling Spring thence to Roger Turners
thence to Edward Beasons over the Taskerora Branch tence to Joseph EVANS Springhead thence to the
Middle Creek thence toNew Chappel Thence by the head of Evan THOMAS Spring head thence to a Corner
White oak between the lands of John LiTTLER and John FFROSt thence along the said Line to ye orner S E
thence to Seconrns Licks thence to Opecken Creek and Crossing the Same just above John NEILS Mill
Branch thence to the Spout run by Edges CABBIN thence to the Kng's road that leads from Just HITES to
Shennindo for We also recommend Thomas Thornberry & John SHEARER to order the Clearing the said
road from Evan WATKINS to the CHAPPELL & George HoBSON & John LITTLER from thence to conclude
the Same which return being redd to the Court Its ordered that the said road be cleared according to the
Viewers report & that all the tithables from Potomack between Opecken & the little Mt. That lyes on this Side
the little Cape Capon and thence Southward as far as it includes James WRIGHTS near the Mountains and
Joseph CARTERS on Opecken And for over Opecken & Between & Shennando all Such as Shall not
exceed 3 miles from the said liad out road work thereon Under the aft Thomas THORNBERRY John
SHEARER/: from Evan WATTs'' to the Chappell:/& Under George HOBSON & John Littler: from thence to
the end of ye said Road; who are hereby appointed Overssers of the said roa And its furhter ordered that
the said Overseers with ye said Tithables clear the sid roa d & make bridges where they Shall be wanting to
keep ye said Road when cleared in repair according to Law.
ORANGE CO Road Orders for 1734-1749, July 1984, by Ann Brush Miller, Research Hist for Orange Co
Hist. Society, VA Highway & Trans Research Council, Charlottesville, VA
1743- Morgan & Joseph Bryan admin. estate of Mary CURTIS ( wife of Thomas has been listed ) VS
Thomas TURNER & John ELLIS.
Note: this Joseph Bryan should be the father of Rebecca Bryan who marr. Daniel BOONE.
Frederick County (a parent county of Berkley) was formed in 1738 and the records of that
county show that Job Curtis was in the area at least as early as January 11, 1744, when he was a
witness to a transfer of 1,020 acres of land from Morgan Bryan to Joshua Hedges, after whom
the town of Hedgesville was named.
1748 an historic roadway was cut across Lunenburg's western lands from north to south, but was not done by court
order. Morgan Bryan, a Pennsylvania Quaker, had led a body of settlers down into Virginia, along the Shenandoah.
In 1748 Bryan decided to move his family to the Yadkin River in North Carolina. He made the journey down the
Valley of Virginia, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains through Maggoty Gap (near Boone's Mill), and continued
across what is now Franklin and Henry Counties into North Carolina. With the aid of his sons, three months were
required to cut and clear a way for the passage of his wagon. In 1753 the Moravian brethren travelled Bryan's road
when they came from Pennsylvania to make their settlement in North Carolina, (now Winston-Salem).
They kept a diary of the trip, and noted that after crossing Smith River they came to John Hickey's store. The roadway
became known as Morgan Bryan's Road, and was travelled by thousands who made their homes in the Carolinas.
http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
In 1748 an historic roadway was cut across Lunenburg's western lands from north to south, but was not done by court
order. Morgan Bryan, a Pennsylvania Quaker, had led a body of settlers down into Virginia, along the Shenandoah.
In 1748 Bryan decided to move his family to the Yadkin River in North Carolina. He made the journey down the
Valley of Virginia, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains through Maggoty Gap (near Boone's Mill), and continued
across what is now Franklin and Henry Counties into North Carolina. With the aid of his sons, three months were
required to cut and clear a way for the passage of his wagon. In 1753 the Moravian brethren travelled Bryan's road
when they came from Pennsylvania to make their settlement in North Carolina, (now Winston-Salem). They kept a
diary of the trip, and noted that after crossing Smith River they came to John Hickey's store. The roadway became
known as Morgan Bryan's Road, and was travelled by thousands who made their homes in the Carolinas.
http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm
In 1748, the Bryan clan established a settlement in Yadkin Valley, North Carolina, after losing a dispute
with Lord Fairfax in Virginia. During the 1770s, members of the Bryan family opened Kentucky for
settlement, and later Missouri http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
David Johnson, bought the farm of Morgan Bryan, sold it March 11, 1751 to Michael Warren, who owned it
at the time the acknowledgement was secured in order to perfect the title
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
Vol. 3, page 340, September 27, 1753 - Commission to Edward Hughes, Squire Boone and James Carter to take
acknowledgement of Martha, wife of Morgan Bryan, to deed, Bryan to David Johnson. Executed and returned May
20, 1754. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/u/John-Deutsch-Dexter/FILE/0008page.html
As of circa 1758, Mary CURTIS her married name was Forbes. As of circa 1758,her married name was
Forbes. was born circa 1740 at Frederick Co Va
She is reported to have married Robert Forbes in Rowan Co NC
Researcher Notes: This is the granddaughter of Morgan Bran and wife Mary Strode thru their Daughter Mary Bryan
anod husband Thomas Curtis who both died in 1741
Researcher Notes: Robert Forbis married Mary Curtis in 1761 (Morgan Bryans grand-daughter) daughter of
Mary Bryan b. 1724 who married Thomas Curtis in Va.
Jonathan Forbis married Mary Bryan in 1787 dt. Of Thomas & Sarah Hunt Bryan another (Morgan
Bryan grand-daughter)
Joseph Forbis married Mary Bryan 9/13/1791 in Surry Co. NC. (could Joseph be Jonathan?)
Ellis-Forbis Cemetery earliest recorded burial in Yadkin County near Shallowford and Huntsville.
Thomas Forbes b. 1/2/1760 d. 5/13/1779
John Ellis b. 4/1/1723 d. 1/26/1753
Eliza H. Johnson b. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years.
There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.forbis/4.37/mb.ashx
I was born on the 15th of November, in the year 1760, in the County of Orange and State of Virginia. My
father's name was William Johnson. He died when I was four or five years old. My mother's maiden name
was Elizabeth Cave.
I had three brothers, Robert, the eldest, has been dead upward of thirty years; Benjamin, who has been
dead nearly fifty years; and Valentine, the youngest, who now lives in Orange City, Va. I had five sisters,
Nancy married Wm. Rogers; Mildred married John Sebree; who died at the siege of York in Virginia;
Elizabeth married George Eve, who died at Elkhorn more than thirty years ago; Hannah married Robert
Bradley, who died in Scott Co. some 40 years ago; Sallie married Laban Shipp, who died in the southern
part of Kentucky. After the death of my father, I con- tinued with my mother and worked on the farm. What
education I got was at country schools. I learned to read and write and arithmetic so far as to include the rule
of three.
On the first day of April, 1779, my Brother Robert, myself and one other man (Wm. Tomlinson) set out from
Orange county, Va. for a visit to Kentucky. There was then about two hundred miles of the road from the
back settlements on Holston waters to Kentucky that was considered to be quite dangerous, traveling with
so small a company as ours (only three); but we pushed on, and at the Cumberland River we overtook a
company of several families of Bryants, from North Carolina, on their way to Kentucky, to settle the place
since called Bryant's Station, on North Elkhorn. We joined the company and arrived first at Boonesborough
where we obtained some little Indian corn, and then went on to North Elkhorn, where we arrived about the
last of April. We, that is, Tomlinson and myself, assisted the Bryants in putting up some cabins. Robert
Johnson left us and went to Lexington, which had just been settled from about Alleghaney and
Monongahela. After viewing and exploring the country some weeks, he return to Virginia. Tomlinson and
myself planted about four acres of corn, and after we had finished working it, in July we left for home.
And there I will mention an incident that happened on the way in the wilder- ness. A number, now, of
Bryants and others, were along. One company was considerable as to numbers, and when in the
wilderness, not far from the Cumberland River, we stopped to eat our dinners and noon it, as it was called
and to let our horses graze. While we were stopped, a number of men took their guns and turned out to
hunt, wishing to kill deer, and while they were out from camp, one man, Aquila White, shot and killed William
Beamlett, mis- taking him for an Indian. Beamlett was a preacher, and one of our company, and there we
buried him. Tomlinson and myself reached home in safety.
My brother Robert, having got somewhat acquainted while in Kentucky, with some of the military surveys
that had been made by John Floyd, purchased two tracts, and in the fall of that year started with his family to
Kentucky, to go by water. He got to Redstone or Brownsville, when the river got too low, and continued so
until it froze up. He continued there until spring of the year when he took water and landed at the Falls of
Ohio, and moved from there to Beargrass, upon John Floyd's land, where he raised a crop of corn, and
sometime during that summer he went out with the expedition under Gen. Clark into the Miami country
against the Indians.
And here I will mention another incident which occurred while he resided at Beargrass. The Indians had
waylaid the trace that led from the settlement on Beargrass to the Falls, and had killed several people there.
Having understood from the spies that were sent out to examine the neighborhood that they had discovered
Indian signs, and that they apprehended they might be waylaying that trace, the inhabitants of the Falls and
those of the Beargrass settlement raised a company and undertook to examine said trace. They divided into
three companies. One marched along the trace, the other two marched through the woods on each side.
They found the Indians, as they expected, lying in ambush near the road, and, coming on their backs fired
on them, killing them on the spot and wounding one other that got off. The Indians, discovering the men on
the trace, fired on them at the same time they were fired on, and wounded one of the white men badly. My
brother Robert was one of the men who fired at the Indians. While Robert Johnson, with his family,
continued at Beargrass, Richard M. Johnson was born.
I will now go back a little. In the year 1779, some time after our arrival at Bryant's Station , Col. Bowman,
who lived on the south side of the Kentucky River, raised what force he could, and crossed the Ohio at the
mouth of the Licking, and went up against the Indians where they lived on the little Miami, at old Chillicothe.
They got to the town in the morning before daylight un- discovered, and attacked them. The Indians stuck to
their houses and fought, and killed several of the best and most daring soldiers. The whites retreated, and
the Indians followed them nearly to Ohio.
Robert Johnson moved from Beargrass to Bryant's Station , I think, in the fall of 1780. There he built some
cabins, making part of the fort. I, then a young man, was part of his family. Buffalo being very plentiful in the
woods, there was not much difficulty in obtaining meat for the families, except that of risking our scalps, from
which danger we considered ourselves never absent when out.
The next years, 1781 and 1782, were disasterous for Kentucky. Captain Bird, a British officer from Detroit,
with a large force of Indians, came over the Ohio, brought one field-piece (I suppose a six pounder), and
captured Riddle's and Martin's stations on the Licking. The Indians also broke up Grant's sta- tion, on the
waters of the Licking and killed a number of persons; also Estill's defeat, on the waters of the Licking.
Captain Estill was considered on of our best defenders of the Indians. He raised and headed some twelve or
fourteen men, said to be good soldiers, to fight Indians, and followed about the same number of Indians as
he had men, overtook them and had a severe battle. Captain Estill himself was killed, and near one-half on
each side were killed, and they made a draw battle of it.
Another incident I will mention here. Hunting in the woods for our meat being a dangerous business, twelve
of us at Bryant's turned out for that purpose, all in company. When we got into the hunting woods, near
where Georgetown now stands, we separated into three companies. Wm. Bryant, the head and principal
man of the families and station at that time, headed one of the companies. Another of the Bryants headed
the company that I belonged to. The agreement when we parted was that we were to meet at night at the
mouth of Cane Run on North Elkhorn. Soon after we parted, the Indians, some twelve or fourteen in number,
got on the trail of the company I belonged to, (for it was easy to track a single horse in the woods at that
time). Our leader, Mr. Bryant had slighted from his horse to shoot a deer. The other three of us were sitting
on our horses when the Indians came in sight. I was the first to discover them. We made out to get off before
they fired on us, and having the heels of them, we made use of them, and not being strong enough to fight
them, we went on to the station. On the next day, twelve or fifteen men of the sta- tion turned out and went
to hunt Wm. Bryant and his company, who encamped at the mouth of Cane Run the night before, and were
out the next day not far from Georgetown. He discovered the horse that was hobbled, and with a bell on him,
that was on the other side of the creek from where he was. He dir- ected the other three of his company to
remain where they were, while he should cross the creek and see what it meant. He got over, and when
near the horse, the Indians who were in ambush fired on him and wounded him with three balls. His horse,
however, carried him off. The company from the station who were on the hunt of him were in hearing of the
guns when they fired on him. They rushed on to the place and found the Indians and a battle ensued. They
killed one Indian and got his scalp and wounded several more. Five of the whites were wounded; one of
them, David Jones, was shot through the middle of the breast, but none of them died except Mr. Bryant ,
whom the company found in the woods, badly wounded. He was taken to the camp where he died, much
lamented.
Again during my residence at the station in 1781, we were in want of salt, and a company of us, about ten or
twelve, got on our horses, with our rifles on our shoulders, and started for Bullitt's Lick, near the Falls of the
Ohio, where salt was then made. We passed through Lexington, and a little trace to the Kentucky River to
Leestown, as it was then called, situated about a half mile below Frankfort. The weather was warm, and we
rode down the bank into the water; and while our horses were drinking, all near the bank of the river, a party
of Indians that followed us, came on the bank, fired on us and killed one horse, that fell dead in the river. His
rider pushed on across the river and the Indians crossed after him and took him prisoner. They wounded five
men of our company, all of whom recovered. We gave up our trip and returned to the station.
And again while a man named Daniel Wilcoxen was plowing his corn, in full view of the station about 150 or
200 yards distant, and a man with his son watching as sentry for Indians, a small party crept up near enough
and shot and killed him, and one of them with a tomahawk in hand, ran Wilcoxen toward the fort, and was
very near getting him, when Wilcoxen jumped the fence, which saved him.
And again, a youth, by the name of Hickey Lea was out of the fort on a horse one morning, into the edge of
the woods some 200 or 300 yards, for the pur- pose of grazing the horse, and while he was sitting on the
horse, some Indians got near enough and shot the horse, which ran a short distance and fell. The Indians
then killed the youth and scalped him.
In 1782, my brother, Robert Johnson, was elected a member of the General Assembly of Virginia, and went
to Richmond. I was then also in Virginia. We did not return to Kentucky until after the defeat of the Blue
Licks, therefore can say nothing of my own knowledge, as to that and the siege of Simon Girty and the
Indians, at Bryant's Station.
About that time, or shortly after, General Clark carried on an expedition against the Indians in the Miami
country. My brother, Robert, commanded the company from Bryant's Station, Jeremiah Craig and myself
were subalterns. Every man fit for the campaign, except enough to take care of the fort were called out. Col.
Benj. Logan was second in command. One wing of the army marched from the Falls, the other from
Lexington and Bryant's. They met for general rendezvous on the ground now occupied by Cincinnati, where
General Clark took command. We marched through old Chillicothe on the little Miami, on to the Indian town
of Piqua on the Big Miami. We had one piece of cannon. The Indians fled and gave us no trouble. They did
come back one dark night and fire on us, which caused us to extinguish our fires, but they kept at such a
distance as to hurt none of us. Some scouting parties from our camp went out and killed a few Indians and
took some prisoners and destroyed their corn fields and villages. We then returned, nearly on the same
track we had gone out.
Very shortly after our return home, Col. Thomas Marshall, surveyor of Fayette, who had been waiting for our
return of our army, opened his office in Lexing- ton for the entering and surveying of lands. A mighty
movement then commenced among the people for entering and surveying. I got the appointment of Deputy
Surveyor and commenced surveying, and was considerably in that business for several years. The next
year, 1783, the people began to move and settle out on the lands. My brother, Robert, settled on the Big or
Great Crossing on North Elkhorn. Captain John Craig settled on Clear Creek, where Payton Short
afterwards lived.
Early in 1784 I got married and settled on Green Creek, near Versailles, where it now stands. I was then
appointed and commissioned a Militia Captain, and notwithstanding peace was firmly established between
England and the United States, yet the Indians continued to be troublesome.
In the year 1786, the government authorized General Clark to carry out another expediton against them,
which he undertook, and raised a considerable force. Col. Levi Todd was selected to command Fayette
troops, and Benj. Logan from the south of Kentucky; Col. Wm. Steele, Capt. Robert Sanders and myself
were selected as Captains, with others whose names I do not recollect. In Col. Todd's regiment we
rendezvoused at the Falls, where Gen. Clark took command. He sent his field piece by water down the Ohio
and up the Wabash. The army marched by land, and on the way, before reaching Vincennes, the officers
held a council of war, and sent Col. Logan back for the purpose of raising another army and marching into
the Indian country on the Miami, presuming that the Indians were generally collected on the Wabash in order
to meet our expedi- tion. We marched on to Vincennes where we remained a number of days waiting for our
cannon, which was detained by low water, until we had eaten up near- ly all our provisions. When the
cannon arrived, we marched on up the river about two days, when the regiment that Logan left, mutinied and
refused to go further, alleging they had not sufficient stock of provisions, etc. I suppose losing their Colonel
had its influence. General Clark was mortified. We returned home. Col. Logan with the command he had
raised, went into the Miami country, and succeeded against the Indians fully up to expectations.
In 1789, Woodford County was formed, taken from Fayette, and when the courts were organized, I got the
appointment of the County and Quarter sessions; and when Kentucky was made a state, and the courts
were reorganized, I again got the appointment to the said courts, which I held until 1796, when I moved to
North Bend, in what is now Boone County.
In 1798 an act was passed to establish the said County of Boone, and when the courts were orgainized, I
was appointed Clerk of the County Court. Not long after, I was appointed and commissioned a Colonel of
the Militia which I held until 1811, about which time I was appointed and commissioned a Justice of the
Peace, which office I held until I was commissioned Sheriff of the said county in 1833. In 1813 I was elected
a member of the Kentucky Legislature. I have held various other offices and appointments, and filled my
stations; have all my life been a farmer and attached to the cultivation of the soil; have served my day and
generation, and am now four score and ten, and feel that shortly I must be gathered to my fathers.
Reminiscences from the Life
of Col. Cave Johnson
Written by Cave Johnson, 1849, several months before his passing.
Published in the Ky Register, May 1922, Vol. 20, No.59
Reprinted in the Johnson Digest, by Robert R. & Louise Stracener Payne Private Printing, 1990
(Reminiscences copied from an old printed record in the possession of Mr. William Henry Johnson,
Georgetown, Kentucky, January 16, 1922. Annie Payne Giffman)
1760 Nov15: Cave Johnson was among the most prominent early Boone County citizens. He was
born 15 Nov 1760 in Orange Co., Va., and died in Boone County 19 Jan 1850. He spent service in
the War of the American Revolution, then came to Kentucky in April of 1779 spending time at
Bryant's Station near Lexington. He married in 1784 and moved to Woodford County. In 1786 he
served with Gen. George Rogers Clark under Col. William Steele as Captain Cave Johnson. [See
the roster of his company] He was clerk to the Quarter Sessions of the Woodford County County
Court from 1789-1796. In 1792 he was one of the trustees appointed to lay off the town of
Versailles. In 1796 he moved to the North Bend of the Ohio River in what was then Campbell
County, and soon after united with the Baptist Church at Bullitsburg by letter. At some point he was
appointed Colonel of Militia and he served in this post until 1819. About this time he became
Justice of the Peace until 1833, when he became Sheriff of Boone County at the venerable age of
73. He was elected to the Kentucky Legislature in 1817. In 1819 he became a charter member of
the Sand Run Baptist Church. Cave Johnson and Betsy Craig were married 1 Feb 1784. Betsy died
11 Mar 1833. Cave Johnson and his second wife, Sarah T. Keene, were married 2 Oct 1834. Sarah
died 30 Sept 1835, at just over forty years of age. Cave Johnson and Margaret C. Keene were
married 1 Dec 1836. She died in 1855, surviving him by five years. He died 19 Jan 1850, and was
buried at Sand Run. He was ninety. Cave Johnson The Johnson family was prominent in political
affairs. His older brother, Robert Johnson, was elected a member of the General Assembly of
Virginia in 1782. Robert moved to Kentucky, and settled at Beargrass, now Louisville. His son,
Richard M. Johnson, whom I have written about elsewhere, was vice president under Martin Van
Buren (1837-1841). He was said to have killed Tecumseh in battle. Richard was noted as the
founder of the Choctaw Academy near Georgetown, Ky., about 1819, taking advantage of his
political clout to gain federal funds for the undertaking. He is spoken of in Col. Johnson's Memoirs.
Printed in Boone County Recorder 1 Feb 1877, p. 1 and 8 Feb 1877, p. 1. under the title "The Early
Days of Kentucky" http://geocities.com/boonehistory/cavejohnson.html
Robert Forbis married Mary Curtis in 1761 (Morgan Bryans grand-daughter) daughter of Mary Bryan b. 1724
who married Thomas Curtis in Va.
Jonathan Forbis married Mary Bryan in 1787 dt. Of Thomas & Sarah Hunt Bryan another (Morgan
Bryan grand-daughter)
Joseph Forbis married Mary Bryan 9/13/1791 in Surry Co. NC. (could Joseph be Jonathan?)
Ellis-Forbis Cemetery earliest recorded burial in Yadkin County near Shallowford and Huntsville.
Thomas Forbes b. 1/2/1760 d. 5/13/1779
John Ellis b. 4/1/1723 d. 1/26/1753
Eliza H. Johnson b. 1736 d. 12/28/1754 age 18 years.
There are 25 unmarked graves in this cemetery. http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.forbis/4.37/mb.ashx
3 April 1763 Morgan Bryan Sr. died Rowan Co NC http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
1764 July 13, II:533. James Patterson was sued. Justices: Morgan Bryan,
Jno Brandon, Jno Oliphant. (Jo White Linn's "Abstracts of the Minutes of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1763-1774," v. 2)
12 Apr 1765 (Rowan County NC Deed Book 7. pages 90 & 91) "On the 12th April 1765, John
HOWARD, innholder. sold William Todd LIVINGSTON of Orange County. N.C. 313 acres of land
on the north bank of the Yadkin River below Mill Creek and Mullberry Fields bought of Morgen
BRYAN, Junr. and John BRYAN: "adjoining Morgan BRYANT above Francis RENELD'S
Improvement ." (Rowan County Deed Book 6, pages 265 & 266). In 1769, John HOWARD, innholder,
sold Francis REYNOLDS 40 acres of land on both sides Yadkin River below Mulberry Creek
adjoining said REYNOLDS'S Land ." Pioneers of Wilkes County, Mrs. W. O. Absher, p. 89) SW:
REYOLDS
Notes: William Todd LIVINGSTON'S above land in Rowan became part of Surry, then Wilkes Co
NC, and was located close to the lands of Edmond DENNEY whose (dau?) Ann, m RW Soldier
George Combs of Wilkes Co NC. LIVINGSTON later left Wilkes Co NC for Washington Co VA
where he was granted land on Moccassin Creek of the Holston River - where Combs also patented
land (later in Russell, then Scott Cos, VA).
1768 Rowan County tax list of Morgan Bryan is found that Benjamin Bentley and Thomas Bentley are
included at one poll each. Benjamin was most likely married at this time as he was living separately from his
father. Benjamin Bentley, along with his parents, brother, and sisters lived in old Rowan (now Davie) County
on Bear Creek, a few miles south of Mocksville. http://yeahpot.com/mikeshortt/thomasbentleysr.html
1774 Aug. 8: CHAPTER IX THE SAFETY COMMITTEE Rowan County has the distinction of being the first county
in North Carolina to organize a safety committee.1 This fact shows that the people were keenly alive to the cause of the
colonies. The first committee met August 8, 1774. Its members were
James McCay,
Andrew Neal,
George Cathey,
Alexander Dobbins,
Francis McCorkle,
Matthew Locke,
Maxwell Chambers,
Henry Harmon,
Abraham Denton,
William Davidson,
Samuel Young,
John Brevard,
William Kennon,
George Henry Barringer,
Robert Bell,
John Bickerstaff,
John Cowden,
John Lewis Beard,
John Nesbit,
Charles McDowell,
Robert Blackburn,
Christopher Beekman,
William Sharpe,
John Johnston, and
Morgan Bryan.
The records of the Rowan Committee of Safety have been preserved in Wheeler's "History of North Carolina" and in
the Colonial Records and they give an insight into the opinions and purposes of the times. Though this committee
began its administration before the Revolution its actions belong to the Revolutionary period, and will not be discussed
in this sketch. 3 Caruthers, 30-31. 4 Bernheim, 260-261. 5 Rumple, 84-85. 6 Col. Rec., IX, xxxii. 7 Col. Rec., IX,
1024-1026; Rumple, 147. 52 James Sprunt Historical Publications
From 1778 until his death 1800 (probate started), John Bryan (1) owned land and probably lived around eight miles
southwest of where Morgan Bryan, Sr. last lived. John Bryan, Sr. lived in an area of Rowan County, North Carolina
that, in 1836, became west central part of Davie County, North Carolina. Through numerous land transactions, it has
been determined that John Bryan (1) lived in Rowan County, North Carolina from 1778 to 1800 and that he had the
following neighbors (some deeds from the probate records):
Benjamin Gaither (1778 - 1803),
Thomas Pennery (1778 - 1796),
William Williams (1778 - 1787),
Robert Luckey (1778 - 1787),
John Van Eaton (1778),
Valentine Huff (1783 - 1802),
John Adams (1784),
Mary Luckey (1784 - 1796),
Ralph Vaneleave (1784),
John Hughey (1784),
George Wilcoxon (1784),
John Bryan, Jr. (1787 - 1797),
Daniel Sutherland (1787),
John Pinchback (1787),
Richard Speaks (1787),
William Patrick (1787),
Jacob Nichols (1787),
Samuel Reed (1787),
Jacob Trout (1796 - 1801),
John Little, Sr. (1801),
Beal Ijams (1801) and
Jacob Coon (1802).
It is also known from these deeds that they all lived near the following Creeks: Bear Creek (great majority of deeds),
Hunting Creek and Dutchman’s Creek. http://www.rcasey.net/bryan/bryjohn1.htm
1797 ERA: The will of John Bryan was signed in 1797 and probated in 1801. This will clearly establishes that the wife
of John Bryan was named Sarah. Land associated with this will clearly establish that this was the will of the John
Bryan who lived on or near Bear Creek and Dutchman’s Creek (this is approximately eight miles southwest from
where Morgan Bryan last lived). Also, several children of John Bryan (1) are known to resided in this same area. To
date, this author has never seen any primary documentation that links John and Frances Bryan (or any of their known
children) to the area around where Morgan Bryan last lived. http://www.rcasey.net/bryan/bryjohn1.htm
1836 Hawkins
County Tax List-Civil District 10: Beginning at the mouth of Big Creek and running down the
river to the mouth of Crocketts Creek thence up said creek to the mouth of
the land that divides the lands of Lazarus Lawson and James McClure then
along said land to the stage road crossing the same and with the dividing
line of said Lawson and McClure to the top of Caney Creek Knobs then a
straight line to the mouth of the land that divides the land of Daniel Lipe
and Thomas Ingram then through said land crossing Caney Creek and following
the road and crossing the house where Orville formerly lived leaving said
house to the east and following the path that leads from Orville's to Wax's
plantation on Stock Creek where Henry Blevins formerly lived thence along
path to the Flag Pond until it intersects a path Orville Rice said Robert D.
Young opened to go to the Suplhur Spring, thence along said path to the road
that goes from Rogersville to the Sulphur Spring, thence with said road
crossing the stone!
mountain to the Sulphur Spring on little poor valley creek, down said
creek to the saltworks gap in Pine mountain, through the gap to Powell's
saltworks thence with road to top of Clinch mountain at lick gap thence with
the top of the mountain east to the corner of District No. 9 to little war
gap road east of Spencer Acuff's house thence with road and line of District
9 crossing through Molsby's gap to the Stanley Valley road and with said
road to John Carmack's Spring Branch then down branch to Big Creek.
Election to be held in Rogersville.
Clinton ARMSTRONG;
Clinton ARMSTRONG;
William A. ALVIS;
John ARMSTRONG (Big);
John ALVIS;
Thomas L. ALVIS;
Samuel ARMSTRONG;
Widow ARMSTRONG;
guardian of Widow ARMSTRONG;
Haynes AMIS;
Charles ANDERSON;
Charles D. ALVIS;
Rachel ARMSTRONG;
Spencer ACUFF;
Wm M. ALEXANDER;
Joel ACUFF;
Joseph BESHER;
Samuel BROWN;
Charles BESS;
John BROWN;
James BRADLEY;
Martin BOAL;
Elisha BROWN;
Wm C. BROWN;
George C. BRADLEY;
John BEAL SR;
John BURNS;
George BEAL;
Jacob BEAL;
Abram BLEVINS;
John D. BLEVINS;
Christopher BENCH;
William BURNS;
Morgan BRYANT;
David BIGGS;
James BROOKS;
George BEAL (son of John);
Reuben BRIANT;
Michael BAUGH;
William CARMACK;
Edward COBB;
John CARMACK;
Robert C. CRAWFORD;
Epps CARMACK;
James Y. CRAWFORD;
Carwell CRAWLEY;
Robert CORDEN (sic);
Daniel CARMICHAEL;
Charles A. COFFIN;
Daniel COFFIN;
John COATNEY;
Joel COATNEY;
James CARMACK;
COFFIN & McKINNEY;
Russell COATNEY;
heirs of James CARDEN (sic);
John A. CANSON;
Wm E. COCKE;
Nancy DALZELL;
F.S. DEWOLF;
John DAWSON;
F.B. EVANS;
Daniel FLORA;
Richard G. FAIN;
Nicholas FAIN;
____FLETCHER;
Jacob FLORA;
heirs of Jacob FLORA;
P. R. FARRIS;
John B. FINDLEY;
Elijah FAULKNER;
Jacob FRY;
Wiat FARRIS (sic);
Martha FARRIS;
Joel GILLENWATERS;
William GARDNER;
John GILLENWATERS;
Thomas GILLENWATERS;
Jacob B. GROVES;
John GROVES SR;
John GROVES JR;
Andrew GOULDY;
William GALBREATH;
Archabald GREEN;
Daniel GREEN;
David GILLENWATERS;
Pleasant GILLENWATERS;
heirs of Joel GILLENWATERS;
Joel GILLENWATERS;
Henry HAMBLIN;
John HAGAN;
Thomas A. HAGAN;
heirs of James HAGAN;
George HALE;
Elizabeth HUNTER;
Peter HART;
Richard HUMPHRIES;
Philip J. HALE;
Joseph HICKS;
John HARLEN;
Joseph HUFFMASTER;
Robert & Noll JACKSON;
George JOHNSON;
James JOHNSON;
Mary JOHNSON;
Joseph JOHNSON (son of Mary;
Jas JOHNSON (son of George);
Thomas JOHNSON;
Robert H. JACKSON;
Abner JOHNSON;
Isaac JOHNSON;
Samuel JONES;
Edward JTSON (sic);
Absolem KYLE;
heirs of Wm KING;
Rodham KENNER;
Charles KING;
Markham KINNER (sic);
Jacob ! KLEPPER;
Wm C. KYLE;
John H. KESHNER;
Robert KING;
Malinda KINNER "err or in giving in";
William KLINE;
Joseph LACKEY;
G. & L.A. Rogers McCROW;
Willie . MITCHELL;
Willie B. MITCHELL;
Richard H. MITCHELL;
Richard H. MITCHELL;
John A. McKINNEY;
John A. McKINNEY;
Wm MOUNTCASTLE;
James McCLURE;
George M. MERRYMOON;
Oliver C. MILLER;
Martin MURPHY;
Robert MALLORY JR;
S. D. & Willie B. MITCHELL;
John C. McLIMORE;
David MARSH;
Wm MALSBEE JR;
David MALSBEE;
S. D. MITCHELL;
James MURRELL;
Eliza McCULOUGH;
James K. NEILL;
NEILL & SIMPSON;
Edward NUGENT;
Haynes NUGENT;
Jacob NUGENT;
Robertson OWENS;
heirs of Levi PANTER;
Joseph PANTER;
John PANTER;
heirs of Joseph PARKS;
Samuel POWEL;
Thomas POWEL;
George R. POWEL;
James POINDEXTER;
John PILANT;
David PATTERSON;
Wm PATTERSON;
Thomas PHIPPS;
Samuel PETTYBONE;
Riley PORTON;
John M. REECE;
Wiet M. REECE (sic);
Allen RUSSELL;
Charles M. RENEAU;
Joseph RUSSELL;
John A. ROGERS;
Thomas ROGERS & heirs;
Moses RICE;
Hiram SAMPULL;
heirs of John H. SMITH;
Joseph SEAVERS;
James S. SIMMONS;
James G. SIMMONS;
Richard SMITH;
John STOKELEY JR;
John STOKELEY, Esq.;
George C. SPECK;
David SENEABOUGH;
David SENEABOUGH;
Pleasant STARNES;
Wm SINGLETON;
George STOKELEY;
Andrew SPIERS;
James SCHROPSHER (sic);
SPITRON/SPITSOR;
G. W.THOMPSON;
William THARP;
John WHEELER;
Wm O. WINSTON;
John G. WINSTON JR;
Jacob WON;
Aaron WILLIAMS;
James WOODS;
John WEST;
S. D. WINTERBOWER;
John WILSON;
Reverend George WHITE;
Wm A. WALKER;
Hugh WALKER;
Joseph WRIGHT;
George WHEELER;
John WILLIAMS;
George WILLHELM;
Montgomery WOODS;
Stephen WEAR.
Children of Martha Strode and Morgan Bryan are:
i. Joseph Bryan was born Abt 1720 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died Bet Nov 1804 and Mar 1805 in Floyd's
Fork, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. He married Hester Simpson. He married Alice "Aylee" Linville Bef
1738, daughter of John Linville. She was born Abt 1722 in Westminster, Virginia, and died Abt 1807 in
Floyd's Fork, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.
ii. Elinor Bryan was born Abt 1722 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 1792 in Maadison, Kentucky. She
married William Linville in Orange, Virginia. He died 1766 in Killed By Indians On Hunting Expedition
With His Son..
iii. Mary Bryan was born Bet 1722 and 1723 in Chester, Pennsylvania, , and died 1742 in Orange, Virginia,.
She married George Forbes.
She married Thomas Curtis 1740 in Orange, Virginia. He died Bef 7 Jan 1741 in Virginia,.
iv. Samuel Bryan was born Bet 1724 and 1725 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 15 Aug 1798 in Rowan, North
Carolina,. He married Elizabeth Margaret McMahan. She was born 1737 in Rowan, North Carolina,. He
married Elizabeth Enochs. She was born Aft 1730 in Swedesboro, NJ.
v. Morgan Bryan was born 20 May 1729 in PA, and died Bef 3 Jul 1804 in Fayette, Kentucky, USA. He
married Mary Forbush.
22. vi. John Bryan was born 9 Apr 1730 in Orange, Virginia, and died Bef 1801 in Rowan, North Carolina, He
married Sarah Unknown. She was born 1730 in Rowan, North Carolina, , and died Aft 1793.
vii. William Bryan was born 10 Mar 1734 in Orange Or Frederick, Virginia, was christened 6 Mar 1734, and died
30 May 1780 in Elkhorn Creek, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
He married Mary Boone 1755 in Rowan, North Carolina, , daughter of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan.
She was born 14 Nov 1736 in Exeter Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, , and died 1819 in Bryan's Station, Fayette,
Kentucky, United States.
viii. James Bryan was born Bet 1735 and 1736 in Orange, Virginia Will Book 1. Administered By Father And
Brother, Joseph. Names Same Siblings As Morgan Lists In His Will., and died 18 Aug 1807 in St. Charles,
Missouri Terr., Missouri, United States.
He married Rebecca Enochs Nov 1756 in Rowan, North Carolina,. She was born 1732 in Prince George,
MD, and died 1768.
ix. Thomas Bryan was born Abt 1738 in Orange, Virginia, and died 1776 in North Carolina. He married Sarah
Hunt.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=wright1968&id=I15055
Birth*
Married
Name
Marriage*
NoteB*
Ann (Nancy) Curtis was born circa 1738 at Virginia; married Edward Morgan.1,2
As of circa 1758,her married name was Morgan. 1
She married Joseph Morgan circa 1758 at Frederick, Virginia.1
Joseph served in the Rev War from Burke County, North Carolina; a family narrative says
that he served with his wife's brothers, i.e., Thomas and Jonathan Curtis.
Ann (Nancy) Curtis and Joseph Morgan appeared on the census of 1800 at Burke, North
Carolina, page 770, 1 female under 10, 3 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45.3
Census*
This again is mine and Pegs Boone lines which will marry McElyea families ( which will
marry into the Eli Thomas Curtis Familes of Hurricane Creek)
Researchers Notes: The Bryan Families came off North Mountain lands ( see Johnson and Allied familes of
North Mountain) this is where the Seveir family came from that will own lands on Big Creek and with Thomas
Flippen whose family is the McAdoo Families of Rowan Co NC that will be founding in Dickson Co. TN and in
Humphreys Co. Tn
MARY BOONE (SARAH; MORGAN, EDWARD 1) was born November 03, 1736 in Berks Co., PA, and died
1819 in Bryan's Station, Fayette Co., KY. She married (1) CHARLES SMITH. 2nd to William Bryan
Notes for WILLIAM BRYAN:
He was with the party which explored the north fork of the Elkhorn River in Kentucky 1774-5 near
where Bryan's Station was later located.
He was one of the four Bryan brothers (with James, Morgan and Joseph) who brought their families
to Byran's Station 1775-6.
He was killed by Indians.
He was a gunsmith.
He was a member of the first Boone-Bryan expedition to Kentucky, Sept, 1773 and together with
his brothers James and Morgan, founded Bryan's Station on Elkhorn Creek, scene of the siege
which preceded the Battle of Blue Licks.
Wm. and Mary had 10 children. One was Mary, b. 1777 who married Joseph Ingels, son of James
Ingles and Catherine Boone DeHart of Harrison Co., KY
Children of MARY BOONE and WILLIAM BRYAN are:
i. WILLIAM BRYAN, d. 1780, KY.
ii. SAMUEL BRYAN, b. 1756, Rowan Co., North Carolina; d. March 04, 1837, Southport, Marion
Co., IN.
iii. DANIEL BOONE BRYAN, b. February 10, 1758, Rowan Co., NC; d. February 1845, Fayette
Co., KY.
PHEBE BRYAN, b. 1763.
HANNAH BRYAN, b. 1765.
JOHN BRYAN, b. 1768.
SARAH BRYAN, b. Abt. 1769.
viii. ELIZABETH BRYAN, b. 1771; d. 1810, Flat Gap, TN.
ix. ABNER BRYAN, b. 1772.
x. MARY BRYAN, b. January 07, 1777.
http://www.gwyneddfriends.org/morgan_gen3.htm
She married (2) WILLIAM BRYAN 1755 in Rowan Co., NC, son of MORGAN BRYAN and
MARTHA/MARGARET STRODE.
Researcher Notes of Tony L .Johnson: Need to re check William Morgan 1560 who married Elizabeth Winter, as this is
reported to be the lines of Ceciley Reynolds husband Samuel Jordan, and Joan Jordan who married Thomas Palmer (
Palmers are families of Middleton and Johnson) Ceciley Reynolds comes from the Norton families of Sir John Norton
Researcher Notes of Tony L .Johnson: 1776 Born Sarah Boone died Oct. 21, 1855 married in East
Tennesee to John McElyea. Sarah's father, Hezikiah Boone was a first cousin of the famous
Daniel Boone. John McElyea was a soldier from TN in the war of 1812.He and Sarah came to
Orange Co IN in 1828 buying ground in section 31 in 1829. John and Sarah had 12 children
Researcher Notes of Tony L .Johnson: Hezekiah Boone born Jun. 2, 1735 Berks County
Pennsylvania, was the son of George Boone & Deborah Howell; and was a first cousin
to Daniel Boone.
James BRYANT,
James BRYANT, (probable Baptist from ex-Quaker family)(not on Draper's list)
James appears to be the son of John Bryan and Sarah/Elizabeth Frances Battle. John Bryan was born Opequon Creek,
Frederick Co., VA and is the son of Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode. Thus, if this deduction is correct, the James
Bryant on the Swift list is the first cousin of Daniel Boone's wife Rebecca Bryan.
Thomas Huey on the later Swift list is his brother-in-law. The Bryans are well-known to have been involved in the
Regulator movement. The Bryans were originally a Quaker family, but like the Boones became Baptist in North
Carolina. James' family is not on Worldconnect, if he had one. There are requests for information about people with
this last name from Grayson Co., VA on the Genforum, but they have gone unanswered. Note a Mary Bryant m. the
son of one of the non-Quaker Williams on the Swift musters. This Bryan family also had at least one prominent Tory
leader in near-by North Carolina.
The Bryant family that came to Cane Creek MM from Carteret Co., NC and then is found in the Wesfield MM records
should be investigated. There are no James in this family on Worldconnect, but this family does intermarry with the
Davis and Lundy families of the Chestnut Creek community of Grayson County in the 1790s. The John Bryan (b. 1742,
s/o Nicholas) from this line married Lydia Allen 1760 in Carteret County and they both die in Grayson County. Their
daughter Hope m. John Simcock 1796 in Grayson County and in turn Rebecca Simcock b. 1815 married Mounce Gore,
an ancestor of Vice President Al Gore.
To do: Examine pension applications of John Bryan (Wilkes), Reuben Bryan (Surry), Robert Bryan (Wilkes), Thomas
Bryan (Surry)
Quaker Records: New Garden MM: John received from Carteret Co., NC; Garner Bryant, son of John, Surry Co., m.
Hannah Davies dt. Thomas, Montgomery Co., VA, 30-10-1782, at Tom's Creek Mtg. Witnesses, John Bryant, Thos.
Davis, Charles Davis, Caleb Sumner, Moses Grigg, Daniel Beales, Elizabeth Davis, Elizabeth Ballard, Sarah Beales,
Phebe Sumner, Mary Sumner, Mary Ballard.; 1782 Rebeckah d/o John of Surry Co., NC m. Thomas Davis. Westfield
MM: 1797 - Thomas Bryant of Grayson Co., VA (s/o John Bryant and Lydia) m. Priscilla Lunday, In 1789 a Lydia
Bryant m. John Davis.
1767-1771 Regulator petitions: John Bryan
1782 Montgomery Co. tax list: 1 tithe, 0 slaves, 1 horse, 0 cattle. He has 3 horses and no blacks in 1793. He is not
listed on the 1793 Wythe county land tax list (there is a John Bryant with 170 acres worth 17 pounds)
James Bryant was not fined by Capt. Swift for not participating in the militia company.
http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/swift/swiftbio.html
Thomas HUGHEY:
Thomas Huey m. Mary Bryan (daughter of John Bryan b. 9 April 1730 Opequon Creek, Frederick Co., VA, and she
was a first cousin of Daniel Boone's wife.). This Bryan family was known to have participated in the Regulators. They
were, like the Boones, originally Quaker, but had become Baptists in North Carolina. Thomas was the son of John
Huey and Elizabeth Morgan. The Huey family is from Rowan Co., NC and married with the Bryan family that also
intermarried with the Boones. The Hueys had come from the Opequon Creek, Frederick Co., VA area with the
Bryans. It does not appear that the Hueys were Quakers, but they seem to associate with them. Some of this family
migrate to Clinton Co., IL from Iredell Co., NC. Thomas' children were Elizabeth, Maria, John, Joseph, James,
Samuel and Rebecca.
1782 Montgomery Co tax list: not present. 1793 Wythe list not present.
http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/swift/swiftbio.html
Thomas Curtis, son in law of Morgan Byran
There is also new info found that Thomas Curtis who married Mary Bryan dau.
of Morgan & Martha is the one listed 1719 West Nottingham, Chester CO PA tax
list where Alexander Ross is listed partner of Morgan Bryan. All clues now lead
to a possable finding for Morgan Bryan in these tax listings for Nottingham,
PA. http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/COPE/2003-07/1058042157
The tax lists of Orange County for the year 1739 contain the name of Thomas Curtis
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4637.html
Thomas Curtis, 418 acres, probably in what is now Berkeley County, W. Va.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4637.html
The Orange County (Va.) records show that Mary Curtiss was appointed administratrix of the estate of Thomas
Curtiss July 23, 1741, with Morgan Bryan and Joseph Bryan as bondsmen.
The will of Mary Curtiss was probated in Orange County, February 25, 1742. She makes bequests to her daughter Mary
Curtiss, and mentions her father Morgan Bryan and her mother Martha Bryan [sic]. Her brother Joseph Bryan is named
as executor.
1741 Thomas Curtiss Part of index to Orange County Wills and Administrations (1735-1800)
p. 164-165. Adms. bond rec. 23 July 1741. p. 190-191. Inv. & appr. rec. 25 Feb. 1741 Will
Book 1, 1735-1743 (Reel 23)
Richard Beeson is listed on the estates' of Mary Curtis and Thomas Curtis Orange/Frederick CO VA court.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
Note: Isaac Beeson son of Richard Beeson & Charity who marr.
Phebe Strode dau. of Samuel Strode are on a 1761 Rowan CO NC tax list with Joshua CURTIS, Benjamin
ELLIS, John ELLIS (wife Rachel) taxed with him are James and William ELLIS, Benjamin Beeson ,
Christopher Nation - he is on the Frederick CO VA deeds.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COPE/2005-05/1117391916
Thomas Curtis died on 23 July 1741 at Orange, Virginia; Mary Curtis was appointed administratrix of his
estate with Morgan and Joseph Bryan Bondsmen. The inventory of his estate was returned to the court 25
Feb 1741/42 with a total valuation of 100 pounds, 18 shillings. http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
1741 Mary Curtiss Part of index to Orange County Wills and Administrations (1735-1800) p.
125. Accounts rec. 28 May 1748 Will Book 2, 1744-1728 (Reel 23)
The will of Mary Curtis in 1741 and the will of Morgan Bryan in 1763 both give the same list of children of Morgan.
Mary names her brothers as: Joseph, Samuel, Morgan, John, William, James and Thomas and sister Ellinor Linville.
Morgan lists the sons in the same order which leads me to believe that is their birth order. He also names daughter
Ellinor Linville. I have seen reports of a Sarah and a Rebecca as children but can't find proof of a connection .
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bryan/messages/4638.html
The will of John Hood, who lived near Thomas Curtis on the Potamac River, named Jonathan Curtis as
executor and was witnessed by Thomas Curtis. [Orange County, Virginia Court Book 3, pages 166, 379,
448, quoted by O'Dell] The widow produced the will 22 July 1742, but no witnesses appeared. The will
was not entered in the record book and no copy survived http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
IN 1748, Morgan Bryan took up new land in Lord Granville's extensive holdings in North Carolina. left
behind permanently near Winchester were the graves of Morgan and Martha Bryan's daughter Mary and her
husband Thomas Curtis. The young couple, married only a year or two, died in the early 1740s, leaving
their infant daughter to be raised by grandmother Martha. Seven-year-old Mary Curtis was among several
children who made the trek to North Carolina down the Great Wagon Road, a trip of approximately three
months http://fieldgenealogy.com/p895.htm
Mary Bryan was born Bet 1722 and 1723 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died 1742 in Orange, Virginia,. She married
Thomas Curtis 1740 in Orange, Virginia. He died Bef 7 Jan 1741 in Virginia, did she marry George Forbes. Or was
this the daughter Mary Curtiss that married him?
Martha Bryan
Grant's Creek
Michael Warren
Edward Hughes
James Carter
ALEXANDER MARTIN, ESQ.
Sold to
BARNARD CRYDER
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C.
DEED BOOK 17, Page 130
23 September 1799
This indenture made the twenty third Day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand seventeen hundred and ninety-nine Between ALEXANDER
MARTIN, Esquire of the County of Rockingham in the State of North
Carolina of the one part; and Barnard Cryder of the town of Salisbury,
in the State aforesaid Taveron Keeper of the other part. Witnesseth that
the said Alexander Martin, Esq. for & in consideration of the sum of one
hundred pounds current money to him in hand paid by the said Barnard
Cryder at or before the sealing & Delivery of these presents hath given,
granted, bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents doth give,
grant bargain sell & convey unto the said Barnard Cryder his heirs and
assigns all that certain parcel of land being one fourth part of a lott
situate lying & being in the town of Salisbury in the State aforesaid
Known and distinguished in the plan of the said Town by the name of
Number One in the East Square thereof which said one fourth or a quarter
part of said Lott begins at the end of six poles down Corbin Street from
the West corner of said lot, and runs north East three poles along said
Street to the corner of Johnson’ s late quarter, now said Cryders
aforesaid lot, thence with said John Johnsons or Cryders line South East
twelve poles to the line of the lott Number Nine, thence with the line
of said lott South West three poles to the corner of Paul Barringers
half of said lot. Number one now Richmond Pearson, Esq. thence with
said Barringers line North West twelve poles to the Beginning Containing
thirty six square poles which lot was granted by James Carter & Hugh
Forster Commissioners of said Town by Deed to James Bowers by the said
James Bowers to John Brevard, Esq. and by the said John Brevard to the
said Alexander Martin, reference to all which will more fully appear,
together with all & singular the appurtenances and all the Estate right
title interest property claim and Demand whatsoever of him the said
Alexander Martin of into or out of the same or any part thereof. To
have & to Hold the said land that is to say one fourth part or quarter
of a lot No. one hereby granted or meant mentioned or intended to be
granted with the appurtenances unto the said Barnard Cryder his Heirs &
Assigns to & for his and their only proper use benefit and behoof
forever, And the said Alexander Martin & his heirs, Execrs. And
Administrators covenant promise grant & agree to & with the said Barnard
Cryder & his heirs one fourth or quarter of lott number one and premises
against him the said Alexander Martin and all other persons whatsoever
claiming or to claim by from through or under them or either of them,
shall & will well & truly warrant and forever defend by these presents.
In Witness whereof the said First Party to these presents hath hereunto
set his hand and seal the day and year herein first before written.
Alex: Martin {seal}
Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of us} Henry Giles
Conrad Gillam
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/land/mar1799a.txt
David Johnson
Elder John Hendricks
1765 John FIELDS moved to Rowan County to that part which was
later Rockingham
County, North Carolina, and enlisted September 20, 1775, as
sergeant in
Captain John Armstrong's company in Colonel Alexander
Martin's Second North
Carolina Regiment and was discharged September 20, 1776.
John FIELDS...from Hanover Co. VA These Revolutionary War soldiers settled or stayed for a short while in
Rockingham County, NC. They previously lived in Virginia as noted below. Proven by their Miliatary
Pension Records http://www.ncgenweb.us/rockingham/RMilitary.html
The data which follows were obtained from papers on file in the pension
claim, W.2971, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Fields.
He was born April 3, 1752, in Hanover County, Virginia. The name of his
parents are not shown.
Feb. 13, 1765 Alexander Coulter first appeared in Rowan County, North Carolina as a
witness to a deed made from Thos. Cook, tailor, to Wm. McConnell, inn-holder.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I8517
Alexander Coulter
July 1768 Alexander Coulter was also a witness on a deed in Mecklenburg County, when Wm. Byers purchased land
on Bullock Creek, later recorded in Tryon County 1769 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I8517
1778 Jan Page 179; Estate of John Johnson paid to Alexander Coulter 300 Pounds Records for Alexander Coulter in
Tryon Co. NC. Courts of Tryon Co. NC http://www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu/Coulter.html
1
Alexander Coulter, Sr. 1730 - 1807
b: Abt. 1730
d: January 13,
1807 in Roane CO, TN
...
+Mary
Mary, widow of WILLIAM MOORE Deathabt Oct 1771, Tryon County, North
Carolina Age: 36
m: 1771 in Tryon, CO, NC
.......
2
.............
1794.
James Coulter
1772 - 1849
+Catherine "Caty" Tunnell
d: 1826
b: April 01, 1772 in Rutherford CO, TN
1777 - 1826
m: July 06, 1792 in Rutherford CO, NC
b: January 31, 1777 in
d: 1849 in AR 18
3
Thomas Jefferson Coulter, Sr.
1795 - 1876
b: June 25, 1795
d:
1796 - 1880
b: 1796
m:
May 14, 1876 in Hamilton, CO, TN
......................
+Rebecca Parks
d: 1880
April 26, 1815
..........................
4
Margaret Coulter
..........................
4
Ruth Coulter
..........................
4
Caty Coulter
..........................
4
Robert Coulter
..........................
4
John Jerome Coulter
..........................
4
Milo Coulter
..........................
4
Thomas Jefferson Coulter, Jr.
2
Thomas Coulter
1777 - 1826
1816 - 1885
b: April 15, 1816
b: October 20, 1777 in Rutherford CO, NC
d:
1826 in Bledsoe, CO TN
............. +Louisa "Lucy" Johnston 1800 -
m: January 27, 1800 in Knox, CO TN
.......
2
Elizabeth Coulter
1781 -
.......
2
Delilah Coulter
1786 - 1860
+Jonathan Pope
1786 -
b: 1781 in Rutherford CO, NC
b: May 01, 1786
d: March 19,
1860
.............
.......
2
TN
d: March 28, 1853 in Walker CO, GA
.............
b: 1786
Alexander Coulter, Jr. 1775 - 1853
+Margaret McReynolds
m: Abt. 1808
b: August 16, 1775 in Rutherford CO,
1786 - 1870
b: April 22, 1786 in VA d:
October 06, 1870 in Walker CO, GA
m: January 1804
................ 3
Delila J. Coulter
1809 -
................ 3
Samuel Woods Coulter
................ 3
Alexander Washington "Wash" Coulter
1813 -
................ 3
James Jefferson Coulter
1815 -
b: January 01, 1815 in Bledsoe CO, TN
................ 3
Thomas M. Coulter
b: July 28, 1818 in Bledsoe CO, TN
................ 3
William Mitchel "Mitch" Coulter
Marion CO, TN
d: July 24, 1879 in Cassandra, Walker CO, GA
b: May 11, 1809 in Bledsoe CO, TN
1811 -
b: April 08, 1811 in Bledsoe CO, TN
b: October 09, 1813 in
Bledsoe CO, TN
......................
1818 -
1823 - 1879
+Minerva Lawrence Sutton
b: October 01, 1823 in
1824 - 1895
b: April 10, 1824
in Habersham CO, GA d: April 13, 1895 in Cassandra, GA m: June 20, 1848 in Cassandra, GA
http://www.coulterfamily.com/alexander_coulter_sr.htm
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jeffbott/COULTER/PS28/PS28_137.HTML
1.3.4 Hudson Johnson COULTER (Jan 16, 1815 - Apr 3, 1859) bd. Jan 16, 1815, Bledsoe Co., TN dd. Apr
3, 1859, Hamilton Co. TN brd. McDonald/Hutcheson Cemetery (at Sale Creek), Coulterville, Hamilton Co.,
TN m’ d Elizabeth Agnes Clift, daughter of Col William Clift.
d: Abt. 1885
His other daughter, America m’ d Robert W Coulter.
Robert is the son of Thomas and Rebecca Park Coulter
Estate of John Johnson
Wm. McConnell
Misc. information McConnell Surname crossed into Allied Johnson Files
1810 Era: William Allen Johnson arrived Williamson Co Tn his brother Abner Johnson and Sister Ursula
Pillow are already living in the area. In 1812 the are on Fountain Creek and in 1823 William Allen Johnson
is on the Tax Rolls.
William Allen Johnson was born 1749 Dec 27 and died 1830 Feb 8: He was married to 1773 March 4 to Sarah
McLaren daughter of Daniel McClaren of thedan River, lands in Guilford NC and Rockingham NC.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
1839 march 20 Patriot (Greensboro, NC) MARRIED, in Guilford County, recently, MR. CALVIN N. McADOO
to MISS ISABELLA McCONNELL, daughter of COL. WALTER McCONNELL
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/vitals/marriages/mcadoo1496mr.txt
Thos. Cook,
Coulter Rowan County, North Carolina
1765 Mar 7 New Garden MM on Tarlton Johnson, son of
Charles, Amelia co, VA, marries Sarah Mills, dau of Henry, of Roan
co, NC
Tarlton Johnson,
Cedar Creek MM, Caroline co,VA on 11 Feb 1764 Talton Johnson requests certificate
to New Garden MM, NC; cert delayed by failure of committee to report & now
forwarded on 8 Sep 1764
New Garden MM, Guilford co, NC on 24 Dec 1764 Tarlton Johnson received on
certificate from a MM in Caroline co,VA dated 8 Sep 1764 [Cedar Creek MM]
-Deep River MM set off from New Garden MM,NC in 1778
-Springfield MM set off from Deep River MM, NC in 1790
Death recorded at Springfield MM, NC; in his 82nd yr
1787 Tarleton Johnson, Early landowners of Guilford Co., NC,
http://genforum.genealogy.com/johnson/messages/25691.html
1765 March 19 DEED 6:136: Peter Perkins of Halifax County, Virginia to Gideon
Johnson, 250 acres adjacent Joel Walker on the south side of the Dan River.
Notes: Peter Perkins
Notes: Joel Walker
Notes: Gideon Johnson
This Gideon Johnson is the lines of researcher Mary Holland whose lines are brother Jesse Johnson of Amelia
County now in Lands that are in Rowan County NC.
1765 March 19: Gideon Johnson bought 250 acres on the South side of Dan River
from Peter and Agness Wilkins Perkins of Pittsylvania Co. Va. For 120 pounds English
money. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
researchers Notes
Gideon Johnson in Rowan Co NC records witnessed a deed from Perkins to Joel Warren a distatant relative of Ursla
fro 125 pounds Va money to sell 250 acres on the Dan River on the same day Gideon Johnson bought his farm. Gideon
Johnsons neighbors were James Gates and James Presnall of Orange Co NC who also bought lands from Peter and
Agnes Perkins in 1768
1765 March 30: DEED 6:169 Jesse Johnson to John Johnson of the same place ,
(Amelia County, Va. – BK) 250 acres on Wolf Run on Deep River which John (Jesse?)
bought from Rebecca Mills 5 December 1763. Wits: James Johnson, Nathan Stanley,
proved July 1763.
Note: Due to the possible order of microfilming the deed book, I couldn’t find this deed.
Notes: Jesse Johnson is the brother of Gideon Johnson of Amelia County who went to Granville Co. to
Rockingham Co. NC to Williamson Co. Tn.
Notes: Rebecca Mills
Notes: Nathan Stanley
Notes: Deep River
Deep River is a Quaker Community and Jesse Johnson of Amelia Co was a Quaker as was his fore father
Benjamin Johnson and Margery Massie of Henrico MM
1765 March 30: DEED 6:169: Jesse Johnson to John Johnson of the same place, 250 acres on Wolf Run on Deep
River which John (Jesse?) bought from Rebecca Mills 5 December 1763. Wits: James Johnson, Nathan Stanley,
proved July 1763
Notes: Jesse Johnson is the brother of Gideon Johnson of Amelia County to Granville Co. to Rockingham Co.
NC to Williamson Co. Tn.
Note: Due to the possible order of microfilming the deed book, I couldn’t find this deed.
12 Apr 1765 (Rowan County NC Deed Book 7. pages 90 & 91) "On the 12th
April 1765, John HOWARD, innholder. sold William Todd LIVINGSTON
of Orange County. N.C. 313 acres of land on the north bank of the Yadkin
River below Mill Creek and Mullberry Fields bought of Morgen BRYAN,
Junr. and John BRYAN: "adjoining Morgan BRYANT above Francis
RENELD'S Improvement ." (Rowan County Deed Book 6, pages 265 & 266).
In 1769, John HOWARD, innholder, sold Francis REYNOLDS 40 acres of
land on both sides Yadkin River below Mulberry Creek adjoining said
REYNOLDS'S Land ." Pioneers of Wilkes County, Mrs. W. O. Absher, p.
89) SW: REYOLDS
William Todd LIVINGSTON
Notes: William Todd LIVINGSTON'S above land in Rowan became part of Surry, then Wilkes Co
NC, and was located close to the lands of Edmond DENNEY whose (dau?) Ann, m RW Soldier
George Combs of Wilkes Co NC. LIVINGSTON later left Wilkes Co NC for Washington Co VA
where he was granted land on Moccassin Creek of the Holston River - where Combs also patented
land (later in Russell, then Scott Cos, VA).
1765 May 30: Asher Hiatt: Born New Garden, Rowan Co, Now Guilford Co,
Nc died 16 Jul 1800, Grayson, Va married 1 Oct 1788 Mary Johnson b 1767
era in Rowan Co. NC
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/pedigree_view.asp?recid=7137802&frompage=0
Notes: 1770 Guilford County formed from Orange and Rowan County NC, so this is note true it would have to
be Rowan Co NC as Deep Creek is in Rowan Co. Deeds
1765 AUGUST 14 This Indenture made the fourteenth Day of August in the fifth year of
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God, King of Great
Britain, etc.; and in the year of our Lord 1765 ~ Between William Harrison of the
County of Rowan in the Province of North Carolina, Esq. of the one part and
Alexander Martin of the County & province afsd., Esq. of the other part. Witnesseth
that the sd. William Harrison for & in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds proclm.
money to him in hand paid by the sd. Alexander Martin the receipt whereof he the sd.
William Harrison doth hereby confress & acknowledge & for diverse other good causes
& considerations him thereunto moving, he the sd. William Harrison hath granted
bargained and sold aliened enfeoffed released & confirmed and by these presents doth
grant bargain & sell alien enfeoff and confirm unto the sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs &
Assigns forever all that Messuage Tenement and parcel of land situate lying & being in
the Town of Salisbury in Rowan County aforesd. Beginning at the south corner of the
Lot Number Five in the North Square of the sd. Town a reference being had to plan of the
sd. Town will more fully & at large appear, running thence three poles Front, thence
Twelve poles Back thence three poles to Water Street thence along sd. street twelve poles
to the beginning, containing thirty six square poles, being one Quarter part of the sd. Lot
and also all lands trees woods underwoods, common profits commodities advantages
hereditaments ways waters and appurtenances whatsoever to the sd. Messuage Tenement
& Lot of land belonging or in any wise appertaining: and also the reversion and
reversions remainder & remainders, Rents & Services thereof, the Quit Rents that shall
hereafter grow due to the Trustees of the sd. Town from the sd. Messuage Tenement &
parcel of land being excepted & foreprized; and all the Estate Right Title Interest, Claim
& Demand whatsoever from the sd. William Harrison of in & to the same premises and
of in & to every part & parcel thereof to have and to hold the sd. Messuage Tenement &
parcel of land & all & singular the premises above mentioned with the appurtenances
unto the sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs & Assigns to the only proper use & Behoof of
him the sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs & Assigns forever. And the sd. Willm. Harrison
for himself his Heirs & Assigns, doth covenant & grant to & with the sd. Alexander
Martin his Heirs & Assigns that the sd. William Harrison now is lawfully & rightfully
seized in his own right of a good sure & perfect indefensable Estate in Fee Simple
Inheritance of & in all & singular the sd. Messuage and premises above mentioned and of
every part & parcel thereof with the appurtenances without any manner of condition
mortgage of use or uses or other matter cause or thing to alter change charge or determine
the same. And also that he the sd. William Harrison hath now good Right full power &
Lawful Authority in his own Right to grant bargain sell & convey the sd. Messuage &
premises above mentioned, with the appurtenances unto the sd. Alexander Martin his
Heirs & Assigns to the only proper use & behoof of the sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs &
Assigns forever, according to the true Intent & meaning of these presents. And also that
he the sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time & at all
Times hereafter peaceably & quietly have hold occupy and enjoy all & singular the sd.
premises above mentioned to be hereby granted with the appurtenances without the
Trouble Hinderance Molestation Interruption & Denial of him the sd. William Harrison
his Heirs or Assigns and of all & every other person & persons whatsoever claiming or to
claim by from or under him them or any of them. And the sd. William Harrison for
himself & his Heirs, the sd. Messuage Tenement & parcel of land & every part thereof
against him & his Heirs and against all & every other person or persons whatsoever to the
sd. Alexander Martin his Heirs & Assigns shall & will warrant & forever defend by these
presents. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the Day &
Year above written. Wm. Harrison {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of } Dan’l
Little Robert Johnston North Carolina January Term 1767 Rowan County } This is to
certify that the within Deed was entered in open court & recorded in the Clerk’s office
according to Law Ordered to be Registered ~ Test John Frohock, C.C. DEED BOOK 6,
PAGE 337 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/land/mart1765.txt
Notes: Daniel Little
Notes: William Harrison
Notes: Alexander Martin
Is this Colonel Alexander Martin, og Guilford Co NC and then Governor of NC ?
Robert Johnston
Pp. 450-454: 21
28 Sept 1765, THOMAS GILLASPIE of Anson Co., to
HENRY GILLASPIE of Rowan Co., (amt. not stated)...300A on S of Cateba
Humphries Creek, and N fork of Fishing Creek between MOSES DEICKEYS L
JOHN KUKENDALLS THOMAS GILLESPIE (SEAL), Wit: JAMES WYLLY,
ROBERT HARRIS. http://www.bmgen.com/document/text/Deed_Abs_NC_Mecklenburg.txt
ROBERT HARRIS
Oct 1765 Pp. 455-458: 16,ROBERT TATE to JAMES HENRY, for L33...land on S side Cataba on S fork
Crowders Creek joining DAVID RANKINS survey 360A,granted to sd. TATE 31 Aug 1753 ... ROBERT TATE
(SEAL), Wit: ROBERT HARRIS and WILLIAM REED.
http://www.bmgen.com/document/text/Deed_Abs_NC_Mecklenburg.txt
1765 Sept 29: Elizabeth Johnson, married James Ray, in Rowan County, North
Carolina Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
Notes: James Ray
Oct 1765 James Cotton, born, Rowan CO. NC. married Nancy Jane JOHNSON 20
Dec. 1786 Rockingham, NC died 18 February 1838 Nancy Johnson is daughter of
Gideon Johnson and wife
James Cotton,
1658 April 22 ,John "Berdi" Cotton born Queens Creek, York CO. VA, married #1. Martha ?, Married # 2.
MARTHA GODWIN*, Died ca 1728, Queens Creek, York CO. VA Son OF JOHN COTTON, SIR, AND ANN
HUTCHINSON: John Cotton, SIR, born 1625 England, married Ann Hutchinson, died 1691 VA.
John "Berdi" Cotton
CHILDREN OF JOHN COTTON, SIR, AND ANN HUTCHINSON:
1. John "Berdi" born 22 April 1658, Queens Creek, York CO. VA, married #1. Martha ?, Married # 2. MARTHA
GODWIN*, Died ca 1728, Queens Creek, York CO. VA (THIS LINE BELOW)
2. William, born 1660, Queens Creek, York CO. VA. married Anne Hutchinson
3. Thomas, born 1662, married Mary ? died March 1717/8 Surrey CO. VA
4. Charles, born 1664 Queens Creek, York CO. VA.
5. Richard, born 1669, (nothing known)
6. Ann, born 1674 (nothing known)
7. Elizabeth, born 1676 (nothing known)
8. Robert, born 1678 (nothing known)
9. Jane, born 1680, married John Donelson
10. Walter, born ? (nothing known)
http://members.aol.com/GMA529/Cotton.htm
CHILDREN OF JOHN "BERDIE" COTTON AND SECOND WIFE, MARTHA GODWIN:
1. Alexander Sportswborn 21 December, 1700, South Quay, Nansemond CO.VA. md ca 1718 Ann Foster, died 1769
Barfield, Bertie CO. NC
2. Patience, born 1703, married John Spears, Capt., died 30 Nov. 1725
3.Susannah, born 1704, married Esan Blount
4. Joseph, born 1706, Nasemond, VA. married 1735 Talbora, Edgecumb CO. NC. To ELIZABETH ERVIN. (SEE
THIS LINE BELOW)
CHILDREN OF JOHN 'Bertie" COTTON AND FIRST WIFE, MARTHA:
5.Thomas, born ca 1709, Bertie CO ( Now Hertford) NC md. #1.Mary ?; md #2. Patience "Sarah" Bridges, died 1771
Hardford CO. NC
6. James, born 1712, Nansemond CO. VA Md. #1. Sarah Lutan, md # 2 Sarah Bridges, died 1714 Nansemond, VA
7. Priscilla, born 1714, married #1. ---Leonard, #2. Francis Lee
8. Arthur C., born 9 Sept. 1716, Nansemond VA, md Elizabeth Mary Rutland.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH COTTON AND ELIZABETH ERVIN:
1. WILLIE, BORN Edgecomb Co. NC, (Nothing known)
2. Abesella, born edgecomb, NC, married Robert Cotton
3. Mary,born Edgecomb, NC, married Thomas Dew
4. Lucretia, born Edgecomb NC, married Absolom Merritt
5. Patience, born Edgecomb Co NC, married John Rauls
6. Charity, born Edgecomb Co NC, married James Slaughter
7. Cealla, born Edgecomb Co NC, married Beniah Williams
8.Amos, born 1735, Edgecomb, NC. Married Zelpha WIMBERLY (SEE THIS LINE BELOW)
9. Joseph, born Edgecomb CO. NC, married Elizabet Ervin
10. Thomas, born Esgecomb CO. NC, married Ann ?
11. William H. born 1746, Edgecomb, NC. married Clarmond D. Chappell
EXCERPTS OF AMOS COTTON' S WILL
Amos COTTON, being weak in body...wife Zilpha, use of estate during her widowhood and bequeath one negro, Jude
to wife..
Sons George COTTON and Wimberly COTTON, plantation where Davis Fountain now lives, Son George , Negro
Peter, and one mare and Smiths tools.
Son Joseph, land where I now live adj. the spring branch, the creek field and patent line. It to be the deviding line to be
made by George WIMBERLY and or Elias FORT, son Joseph, one Negro and one mare.
Son James COTTON, remaining part of my land, also Negro, Simon, and my still and worm,
Daughter, Sally COTTON,Negro Cate,
Daughter, Pheribe COTTON, negroes Green and Luke Daughter, Elisabet, negro Lettice.
Excutors : Friends
George WIMBERLY
Robert DIGGERS
Elias FORT
Witnesses:
John X Fountain
Solomon X Fountain
William X Elenor
CHILDREN OF AMOS COTTON AND ZELPHA WIMBERLY :
1. George, born NC (Nothing known)
2. Wimberly, Born NC (nothing known)
3. Joseph, born NC. (nothing known)
4. James, born Oct 1765, Rowan CO. NC. married Nancy Jane JOHNSON 20 Dec. 1786 Rockingham, NC died
18 February 1838 (SEE THIS LINE BELOW)
5. Sally, born NC. (nothing known)
6. Pheribe, born NC (nothing known)
7. Elisabeth, born NC (nothing Known)
CHILDREN OF JAMES COTTON AND NANCY JOHNSON- Johnston :
1. Peter Johnson, born 25 Dec. 1787 Rockingham CO NC, married Lavinia Tucker 20 may 1806, died Oct 1862.
Tippah CO MS.
2. Mary, born 15 March 1792, (maybe TN) married John McCartney
3. Martha, born 19 May, 1796, TN. married #1. John A. Shworth, md # 2. samuel boulds Barrett, died 22 Nov. 1852,
Madison CO.Al.
4. Tabitha, born 3 February, 1801, TN. married 23 Sept. 1819 Henry Lewis, died 1 May, 1877
5.Charles K. born 3 Oct. 1805 Smith CO. TN. married Rutha Elizabeth MAHAN, d/o Thomas MAHAN and Naoimi
COX.10 August, 1828 Jackson CO. AL. Rutha was b. 7 Apr. 1806, Knox CO. KY. She died 27 Nov. 1878, Henderson
CO. Texas.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES K. COTTON AND RUTHA MAHAN :
1. Tabitha Ann, born 7 Nov. 1830,AL. married James Arthur Mitchem 10 June 1852 , died 1 March 1906. Bd Athens
City Cem, Henderson CO TX (See their children at the end of this page)
2. Polly Ann , born 2 January 1834, AL, married John M. Daniel, 5 June 1856, died in 1899 in Anderson Co. TX. bd
Judson Cem.
3. Louisa Pairlee, born 4 November, 1833 Cossa CO. AL. married James Wesley (Wessie) JACKSON 27 August,
1853, Anderson CO. Texas, died 1910. Judson Cem. ( FOR THIS LINE SEE : JACKSON.
4. Clement Clay. born 7 Dec. 1835, Coosa CO. AL. Married Virgina W. Johnson 12 Nov. 1867, died 5 March, 1914,
Anderson CO. TX. BD. Judson Cem.
5. James T. , born 29 Feb. 1837, Coosa Co. AL., md. Louise Williams 17 Feb. 1861, Anderson CO. TX.
7. Alexander Black, born 1 Jan. 1841, Coosa Co AL., Married 15 April 1869 to Elizabeth C. Burns, died April 1920,
Coryell CO. TX.
8. David Crawford. Born 3 Nov. 1842, Coosa CO. AL., died 8 June 1863
9. Rile ., born 3 Nov. 1842, Coosa CO. AL. married Tabitha Cox 12 Dec. 1868, Anderson CO. TX., died 21 Feb. 1929
Hardman TX. but was shipped back to Anderson CO.
10. Charles M., born 3 August 1849 Coosa CO. Al. Married May, 1879 to Martha Eleanor Wallace Henderson CO. TX
. Died 19 April 1922, bd. Willow Spring Cem. Henderson Co. TX.
11. William Clay, born ca 1851, B. AL or TX
12. Rutha E. , born 17 July 1851,, AL or TX Md. William D. Lee, 7 Feb. 1872 in Henderson CO. TX.
( SOME RESEARCHERS HAS ANOUTHER CHILD - WM. PLLEASENT, b. 1829 wh md Susan Anne Yeager )
Children Of Tabitha Allin Cotton & James Arthur Mitcham
1) Sarah Jane, b. 28 oct 1853, Anderson CO TX, Md. R.D. Melton 31 July 1872, died 6 May 1935, Athens
2) Mary E., born 4 June 1855, Henderson CO, TX, Md Levi Gilmore, 18 Sept 1905, died Henderson County TX
3) Martha E. born 6 Nov 1856, Henderson County, TX. Md W.T. Eustace, died Henderson CO TX
4) Arthur G. born 6 Nov 1856, Henderson Co, died 29 Apr 1877, Chatfield, Navarro CO, TX
5) Elizabeth L. born 28 Jan 1861, Henderson CO TX, md. As Miller
6) Charles H. Born 3 July 1863, Henderson County, TX, died 17 Dec 1865
7) Anna, born 6 March 1867, Henderson County TX, Md James Avriett 7 Dec 1887, Navarro CO TX Died 6 March
1922
8) James I. born 28 March 1875, Henderson CO TX, Died 31 July1883, Chatfield, Navarro CO TX
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CHILDREN OF JAMES COTTON AND NANCY JOHNSON: or Nancy Johnston
1. Peter Johnson, born 25 Dec. 1787 Rockingham CO NC, married Lavinia Tucker 20 may 1806, died Oct 1862.
Tippah CO MS.
2. Mary, born 15 March 1792, (maybe TN) married John McCartney
3. Martha, born 19 May, 1796, TN. married #1. John A. Shworth, md # 2. samuel boulds Barrett, died 22 Nov. 1852,
Madison CO.Al.
4. Tabitha, born 3 February, 1801, TN. married 23 Sept. 1819 Henry Lewis, died 1 May, 1877
5.Charles K. born 3 Oct. 1805 Smith CO. TN. married Rutha Elizabeth MAHAN, d/o Thomas MAHAN and Naoimi
COX.10 August, 1828 Jackson CO. AL. Rutha was b. 7 Apr. 1806, Knox CO. KY. She died 27 Nov. 1878,
Henderson CO. Texas.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES K. COTTON AND RUTHA MAHAN :
1. Tabitha Ann Cotton, born 7 Nov. 1830,AL. married James Arthur Mitchem 10 June 1852 , died 1 March 1906. Bd
Athens City Cem, Henderson CO TX (See their children at the end of this page)
2. Polly Ann Cotton, born 2 January 1834, AL, married John M. Daniel, 5 June 1856, died in 1899 in Anderson Co.
TX. bd Judson Cem.
3. Louisa Pairlee Cotton, born 4 November, 1833 Cossa CO. AL. married James Wesley (Wessie) JACKSON 27
August, 1853, Anderson CO. Texas, died 1910. Judson Cem. ( FOR THIS LINE SEE : JACKSON.
4. Clement Clay Cotton. born 7 Dec. 1835, Coosa CO. AL. Married Virgina W. Johnson 12 Nov. 1867, died 5 March,
1914, Anderson CO. TX. BD. Judson Cem.
5. James T Cotton , born 29 Feb. 1837, Coosa Co. AL., md. Louise Williams 17 Feb. 1861, Anderson CO. TX.
7. Alexander Black Cotton, born 1 Jan. 1841, Coosa Co AL., Married 15 April 1869 to Elizabeth C. Burns, died April
1920, Coryell CO. TX.
8. David Crawford Cotton. Born 3 Nov. 1842, Coosa CO. AL., died 8 June 1863
9. Rile Cotton ., born 3 Nov. 1842, Coosa CO. AL. married Tabitha Cox 12 Dec. 1868, Anderson CO. TX., died 21
Feb. 1929 Hardman TX. but was shipped back to Anderson CO.
10. Charles M. Cotton, born 3 August 1849 Coosa CO. Al. Married May, 1879 to Martha Eleanor Wallace Henderson
CO. TX . Died 19 April 1922, bd. Willow Spring Cem. Henderson Co. TX.
11. William Clay Cotton, born ca 1851, B. AL or TX
12. Rutha E. Cotton , born 17 July 1851,, AL or TX Md. William D. Lee, 7 Feb. 1872 in Henderson CO. TX.
( SOME RESEARCHERS HAS ANOUTHER CHILD - WM. PLLEASENT, b. 1829 wh md Susan Anne Yeager )
Children Of Tabitha Allin Cotton & James Arthur Mitcham
1) Sarah Jane Cotton, b. 28 oct 1853, Anderson CO TX, Md. R.D. Melton 31 July 1872, died 6 May 1935, Athens
2) Mary E. Cotton, born 4 June 1855, Henderson CO, TX, Md Levi Gilmore, 18 Sept 1905, died Henderson County TX
3) Martha E. Cotton born 6 Nov 1856, Henderson County, TX. Md W.T. Eustace, died Henderson CO TX
4) Arthur G. Cotton born 6 Nov 1856, Henderson Co, died 29 Apr 1877, Chatfield, Navarro CO, TX
5) Elizabeth L. Cotton born 28 Jan 1861, Henderson CO TX, md. As Miller
6) Charles H. Cotton Born 3 July 1863, Henderson County, TX, died 17 Dec 1865
7) Anna, Cotton born 6 March 1867, Henderson County TX, Md James Avriett 7 Dec 1887, Navarro CO TX Died 6
March 1922
8) James I. Cotton born 28 March 1875, Henderson CO TX, Died 31 July1883, Chatfield, Navarro CO TX
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Research Notes: Check line of Stokley Donelson son of Col. John Donelson as a Thomas Cotton of
this line came with James Randolph Robertson and Col. Donelson to found- settle Nashville.
COTTON FAMILIES IN THE MATRIMONY BAPTIST CHURCH
The Magazine of Migration"
VOLUME I -July Aug-1972- Revised 1975
Published by Yates Publishing Co.
( Virginia, No. Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
and states further west)
JOHNSON SECTION
Excerpt from letter from E. Henry , Shelbyville, Ill to G. Buland
Sapulpa, Ok 10/21/1972
Gideon Johnson b. ca 1717 m. Ursula Allen, dau of William Allen & his
first wife, MARY OWEN. Lived Amelia Co. VA where their children were
born, then to Rockingham Co. NC then to Rowan Co. NC in 1766 10
children:
William Johnson m. Sarah McClaren,
Gideon Johnson Jr. m. Mary DeGraffenreid,
Nancy Johnson m. ---Cotton,
Elizabeth Johnson m.---Ray,
Judith m. ---Condon,
Ursula m. ---Pillow,
Naomi Johnson,
Mordiecia Johnson,
Pete Johnson, &
Abner Johnson.
KNOWN COTTON FAMILIIES IN WILKES CO. GA
Nancy Hill married to Col. William Johnson I have her parents as Henry Hill b. 1730 in Nansemond, Va. and
his wife was Sarah Cotton b. 1764 in Wilkes Co., Ga. Henry's father was Abraham Hill b. abt 1697 Va
Sincerely, Christine Johnson-Williams cwcritters@sbcglobal.net
Sarah Cotton is reported to be off these same Queens Creek Cotton Families as the Cotton families
of Matrimony Creek:
Queens Creek is the home of Thomas Stegg Kinsman of the Byrd Families off Wards Creek:
Need to retrace this on LDS FAMILY SEARCH,
Verifiable “proof” is scarce until the birth of Abraham Hill in 1698. This Abraham Hill, (1698-1760) born in
Virginia or North Carolina, married Sarah Judith Hinton, daughter of Col. John and Mary Hardy
Hinton. Their son Henry Hill, Sr.(1730-1804) served as a private in the North Carolina Militia and married
Sarah Cotton before moving from Chowan County, NC, to Washington, in Wilkes County, Georgia, with
many of their close relatives and neighbors. Moving around 1774, some of the family served during the Revolution
in Georgia, and some in Carolina.
At that time Wilkes County was quite large, including what later became Elbert, Oglethorpe, Coweta,
and others of the later north Georgia counties. Among our Abraham Hill’s close relatives who came to
Georgia with him were his cousin Tom and Tom’s sons –
Thomas Abraham Wylie Hill (-1848),
Middleton Milledge Meade Hill (1802-1850), and
Thomas Baytop Jefferson Hill (1814-1873).
They all started moving west from Washington, GA, within a few years. Thomas Hill, father of the three cousins
who went to Texas, married Sarah “Sallie” McGehee, then moved to Marion County, AL, before later moving
with his sons to Bastrop County, Texas.
http://hillsprairie.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2009/5/8/4179610.html
Sarah Judith Hinton, daughter of Col. John Hinton and Mary Hardy
COLONEL JOHN HINTON (JAMES3, JOHN CHAPMAN2, THOMAS1) was born 1673 in ,England, and died June 06,
1731 in Precinct, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. He married MARY HARDY Abt. 1690 in of Precinct,
Chowan, North Carolina,. She was born Abt. 1675 in Precinct, Chowan, North Carolina, , and died Aft.
1732.
Mary Hardy (ca 1685-before 1744) was the daughter of John Hardy I , (born October 17,
1665, in Dorchestershire, England, died January 19, 1718, in Chowan County, North
Carolina) and Charity O’Dyer (born ca 1660, in England, died before 1719 in Bertie
County, North Carolina). John Hardy I was the son of John Noble Worthington Hardy
(born ca 1638, Pembroke, Wales, died October 7, 1697, Chowan District, North
Carolina) and Emily Parker . John Noble Worthington Hardy moved from Wales to
England, and then sometime after 1677, to America. John Noble Worthington Hardy was
the son of Anthony Hardy , born January 7, 1614, in Pembroke, Wales, and died there in
1655. http://www.carsonjohnson.com/chapter07-bryan.htm
Sub notes: Hinton Families
Notes: On March 11, 1664/65, Francis Spike patented land in the Upper Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia at
the head of Mathews Creek "butting on the land of William Eason." Some seven months later, on October 20, 1665,
Wm. Eason patended 700 acres in the Upper Parish on Mathews Creek "for the importation of himself, wife and
twelve other colonists to Virginia." No additional records have been located connected with this William Eason. He
most likely died in Nansemond County, Virginia before 1704. It is probable that he left three sons because they
appear on the 1704 Rent Roll of that county as land owners. http://www.easons.eason.net/jbbell/jbbpg6.htm
Notes: 1664 March 11: Nansemond Co: Francis Spike: 700 acres on the head of a creek Called Mathews Creek
adjoining the land of William Eaton: Land Office Patents # 5, 1661-1666 vol 1 & 2 pg 205 on reel 5: Library of Virginia
Archives Section
Notes: Descndancy Chart for Francis Speight Sr. who died in Nansmond Co. Va.
William Speight Capt. born Nansemond Co. Va. bef Feb 9 1696
Thomas Speight marrried Mary Hinton Born Nansemond Co. Va. died aft 1737 April 9 Bertie NC
Moses Speight married Mary: at Perquims NC, he was born in Va
Rachel Speight married Thomas Jordan at Nansemond Co. Va.
Ruth Speight married Joseph Jordan at Bertie NC she was of Bertie NC
Joseph Jordan and Ruth Speight children Sarah Jordan born 1739 Dec 13 Bertie Co. NC married William Armistead Sr.
1757 Sept 2, Bertie Co. NC she died aft 1818 Feb 12 in Bertie Co.NC
Contact e-mail for this info fkroots@aol.com
Notes: Mathews Creek is the home of Henry Rowen the First husband of Alice who after his death re married
John Watson and begat Sarah Watson who married Michael Johnson our DNA
Colonel John Hinton, son of John Hinton and Mary Hardy, and wife Grizelle Kimbrough, along with brothers
James and David Hinton, came to the present county line area between Johnston and Wake Counties. They
were great, great grandchildren of Sir Thomas Hinton, the largest investor to establish the Jamestown (VA)
settlement. John Hinton’s first land record (1743) is the oldest known for what is now Wake County, for 138
acres on the west side of the Neuse River.
1767 State Militia
Military Collections
Troop Returns
1755-1773
Officers for which Commissions are to Issue
Johnston Regiment
Samuel Smith
Benj Williams
John Hinton
Captains
Lieutenants
Rank
Colonel
Lieut Colonel
Major
Ensigns
Benj Hardy
[blank]
[blank]
Nathl Williams
Isaac Williams
Thomas Lee
John Rogers
John Hinton
Mathew Lowry
David Hollyman
John Hinnant
Charles Wilkinson
James Wooten
Malachi Hinton
Aron Rogers
Nathl Kimbrough
Swan Thomson
Wm Thomson
Theophs Hunter
Saml Pearson
Ruben Hunter
John McCullers
David Mims
David McCullers
Needham Bryan
John Stevens
John Smith
Simon Turner
Tea Atkins
Hardy Sanders
Willm Bryan
Needham Bryan Junr Sam Smith Junr
Nenry Reans
(m.o.) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/johnston/military/1767reg.txt
1776 Sept. Members of Hinton Family that are in the Matrimony Creek Primitive Baptist
Chruch Charlotte Hinton – suspended and Elizabeth Hinton – dismist
In June 1763 George Sims made his will in Brunswick Co. Virginia, naming sons Nathaniel Sims,
Zachariah Sims, Bartlet Sims, Burwell Sims, and William Sims, and appointing his son
Millington Sims his executor. This George Sims is purported to have married Martha Walton. George
Sims is also purported to have been the brother of William Sims, a well known surveyor of Mecklenburg
and Tryon counties. NC Files JOHNSON AND ALLLIED FAMILIES OF 2nd Broad Creek: Bartlett
Sims is who Hudson Johnston and Agnes Settle by in Carters Valey of Big Creek
On 22 June 1761 Burwell Sims purchased 212 acres on the Meherrin River in Brunswick Co. from James
Wall. On 24 Nov 1766 Burwell Sims sold this same tract to James Hinton. One of the witnesses to this
last deed was Peter Freeman whose widow Faithy Freeman would later move in the 1790's to Rutherford
Co. NC Files JOHNSON AND ALLLIED FAMILIES OF 2nd Borad Creek : Burwell Simms is the
Cousin of Barlett Sims
15 Mar 1795: Richard Johnson married Lettice Hinton. Bondsman: Jeremiah White. Minister: Lazarus
Dodson.[60] Lazarus had also performed the marriage of George Pratley to Lydia Dodson with James
Johnson as bondsman; and marriage of our James Johnston to Joyce Wells. Lazarus was minister of the
Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church. John Johnston, son of Hudson Johnson, supposedly resided
next to Lazarus Dodson in Pittsylvania. See also 22 Apr 1788 See Nancy's Thoughts on Genes and
Genealogy ( NOT MY RESARCH TONY L. JOHNSON)
Burns' line
JOEL THOMAS
JESSE THOMAS
Susannah Fields b: 15 Dec 1765
I have that Susan was born in Rowan, NC. Please be carefull looking into this line it has took me in circles.
I think that there is also some indain blood somewhere. Have you ran into that? I hope that help some.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/fields/messages/6573.html
1760 or so Nathaniel Fields family settled on Mountain Run Cr Rockingham
NC in http://genforum.genealogy.com/nc/rockingham/messages/10.html
Nathaniel Fields
Nathaniel FIELDS, b abt 1730, Hanover Co, VA(?), d Apr 1, 1777, NC
+Mary, b abt 1730
Robert Nelson Pleasant FIELDS, Sr., b Feb 26, 1768
Ansel FIELDS, b unk
John FIELDS, b unk
Agathy FIELDS, b unk
William FIELDS, b unk
Elija FIELDS, b unk
Susanna FIELDS, b unk
Allen FIELDS, b unk
Robert Nelson Pleasant FIELDS, Sr., b Feb 26, 1768, Guilford Co, NC, d Feb 11, 1839, TN, m Dec 9, 1790,
Rockingham Co, NC +Mary Polly DODD, b Aug 14, 1769, NC, d May 29, 1836, TN
Elizabeth FIELDS, b Oct 8, 1791
Ambrose FIELDS, b Oct 8, 1792
William FIELDS, b Apr 1, 1794
Allen FIELDS, b Nov 26, 1796
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields, Jr., b Jul 3, 1798
Absalom FIELDS, b Jun 29, 1801
Matilda FIELDS, b Jun 22, 1803
Martha "Patsy" FIELDS RANKIN, b Jan 20, 1805
Mary "Polly" FIELDS, b May 3, 1807
Maacha FIELDS, b Sep 3, 1809
Martha "Patsy" FIELDS, b Jan 20, 1805, Rockingham Co, NC, d Sep 19, 1860, Weakley Co, TN
+George Hunt RANKIN, b Jun 24, 1798, NC, d Aug 28, 1844, Williamson Co, TN, m Oct 31, 1821, Williamson Co,
TN
John Nelson RANKIN, b Dec 25, 1822
Sarah Robert RANKIN, b Jun 20, 1824
Mary RANKIN STILL, b Dec 2, 1825
George Ezra RANKIN, b Jul 2, 1828
Enoch Jones RANKIN, b May 18, 1830
Josephus William RANKIN, b Apr 5, 1832
Allen Dodd RANKIN, b May 10, 1834
Maacha Ann RANKIN, b Jul 26, 1836
Martha Elizabeth RANKIN, b Mar 13, 1837
James Still RANKIN, b Jun 2, 1839
Matilda Jane RANKIN ARNOLD, b Jul 31, 1841
Thomas Walton RANKIN, b Aug 31, 1843
Daniel Hunt RANKIN, b Dec 1, 1844
http://user.intersatx.net/~loujim/fields.html
My line is Rankin. Hazel Townsend hazelt@bellsouth.net is the head of the Rankin family association and
knows this line. We also have the Rankin Family Tree YDNA project that anyone can go onto..
Bev Conolly A White Oak DNA researcher
From: BRConolly@aol.com
Susanna Fields b. 15 Dec. 1765 NC, d. 20 Sept. 1794. Married Wm. Lester 17 Sept. 1780. It is posted
online that she died in Sumner Co., TN which is not correct. Susanna died after giving Wm. Lester six
sons. Joshua, Presley, William III, Vincent, John & Thomas. Wm. married 2nd wife 10 Sept 1795 in Federal
City (Washington DC). Wm. Lester did not come to wilson Co., TN until 1816. Two of his sons, Joshua and
Presley came to Wilson Co. in 1801. Presley and Joshua were both Baptist ministers. One of the trees list
Joshua b. Smith Fork TN. This is incorrect. He was pastor at Smith Fork Baptist church, Wilson Co., TN. I
know vincent was in Wilson Co. His name appears in a Cainsville Store Ledger dated 1836-37. There is a
William Lester b. VA on the US Fed. Census, Wilson Co.,TN for 1850. There is a marriage record for Wm.
and Mary Jane Duffy.
I am not interested in a full tree on all the descendants of Nathaniel Fields and Mary as there are millions. I
would like substantiated record of Nathaniel Fields. The internet trees list him b. 1725 Hanover co., VA, d.
1 Apr. 1777 Guilford, NC (according to one of the post I read on this forum it was in Revolutionary War
battle). married Mary Allen 1747. b. 1726 Hanover, VA, d. 1797 Rockingham, NC.
Childen
Ansel Fields,
John A. Fields,
Agnes Fields,
Agatha Fields,
Wm. Fields
Obediah Fields
(Elijah Fields?)
Susanna Fields,
Robert N.P. Fields,
Allen.
If someone has correct dates for Susannas' siblings and perhaps their marriages I would be delighted to
have it. Anyone interested in Susannas' offspring I will be glad to share my information on them. Thank
you, Estelle Hall (Hallstree@aol.com) http://genforum.genealogy.com/fields/messages/6490.html
I am also kin thourgh this line. My line is through Robert N.P. Fields bornFeb.26,1765 This is what I have
Anselna Fields b: 5 Jan 1748/49
John Fields b:3 Apr 1752 in Hanover.Va
Agnus Fieldsb:1753
Elijah Fields b:1755
William b:1760
Susannah Fields b: 15 Dec 1765
Allen Fields b: 1770
I have that Susan was born in Rowan, NC. Please be carefull looking into this line it has took me in circles.
I think that there is also some indain blood somewhere. Have you ran into that? I hope that help some.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/fields/messages/6573.html
Ansel FIELDS...from Hanover Co These Revolutionary War soldiers settled or stayed for a short while in
Rockingham County, NC. They previously lived in Virginia as noted below. Proven by their Miliatary
Pension Records. VA http://www.ncgenweb.us/rockingham/RMilitary.html
http://southerncampaign.org/pen/w10021.pdf
THOMAS CARTER ~ Born c.1746 in MD, according to pension application. Private in Virginia
Militia. Pension application (Series M805, Roll 167, Image 267, File S8150) states he was in
Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Pension started 19 February 1833, at age 88. See also:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/pensions/1835roll.txt. Mentioned in pension
application of Ansel Fields (W-10021). Living in Rockingham County, NC, in 1840 federal
census & 1841 NC census. Will in Rockingham Co. Old Wills Book, page 14. Rev. War Claim
in NC State Archives dated 20 March 1843
http://www.ncgenweb.us/guilford/GuilfordBattleListAH.html
John FIELDS...from Hanover Co. VA These Revolutionary War soldiers settled or stayed for a
short while in Rockingham County, NC. They previously lived in Virginia as noted below.
Proven by their Miliatary Pension Records
http://www.ncgenweb.us/rockingham/RMilitary.html
The data which follows were obtained from papers on file in the pension
claim, W.2971, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Fields.
He was born April 3, 1752, in Hanover County, Virginia. The name of his
parents are not shown.
In 1765 he moved to Rowan County to that part which was later Rockingham
County, North Carolina, and enlisted September 20, 1775, as sergeant in
Captain John Armstrong's company in Colonel Alexander Martin's Second North
Carolina Regiment and was discharged September 20, 1776.
After his service he settled within three miles of Spring Garden, Rockingham
County, North Carolina, where he continued to reside.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 15, 1832, at which
time he lived near Spring Garden, North Carolina. He died September 1, 1833,
in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
This soldier married December 4, 1776, in Guilford County, North Carolina,
Mary Gibson, who was born December 24, 1754. She died October 24, 1844 in
Rockingham County, North Carolina.
In 1854 the pension that was due Mary Fields as the widow of John Fields was
allowed for the benefit of her only surviving child, Jeremiah Fields.
John and Mary Fields had the following children:
Anna born October 8, 1777, married December 24, 1795, Thomas Strong
Lydia born May 27, 1779, married December 11, 1796, Charles Harris
Susan born January 20, 1785, married March 14, 1811, Robert Strong, she died
August 20, 1821
Jeremiah born February 20, 1787, married October 31, 1811, Jane Scales
Nathaniel born May 6, 1789
Lucy born February 6, 1792, married January 27, 1814, John Scales, she died
November 3, 1820
John born May 23, 1794, married August 21, 1817, Lueacy Gibson
In 1853 one Richard E. Scales of Rockingham County, North Carolina, aged
forty-three, was administrator of the estate of the widow, Mary Fields,
relationship not shown.
There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/rockingham/military/revwar/pensions/fields01.t
xt
Researchers Notes: It is appearing that this Nathan Fields is some how related to the ???? Fields that married
Elizabeth Murrell, the Aunt of Rev. Thomas Murrell who lead my ancestor Hudson Johnson and wife Agness
into Carters Valley of Washington CO NC now Hawkins Co Tn. Hudson Johnson and wife Agness's daughter
Mary Polly Shropshire married Joel SHropshire off Seymore Samier Shropshire whose brother is Winkfield
Shropshire.
1730 about in Hanover Co. Va Mary Shropshire was born. She died Sep 1806 in
Amherst Co. Va. She married Joseph Smith on April 3 1745 in St. Pauls Parish.:
This indicates that Mary Shropshires father is in the area of Hanover County Va.
in 1730 her father would be Winkfield Shropshire who was married to a Moore:
(see Shropshire web site)
Now Winkfield Shropshire's daughter Elizabeth Shropshire married Joseph Payne Johnson in Orange Co NC a land
owner on Timber Tree Creek and Mountain Run, well this Nathan Fields owns lands in 1760 Orange CO NC on
Timber Tree Creek.
Winkfield and Wiliam Shropshire in Orange CO NC are witness to Joseph Payne Johnson's deeds. Joseph
Payne Johnson went with Winkfield SHropshire and the Hills to lands of Oglethorpe and Wilkes Co. Ga.
Now some of this Nathan Fields- Rankin Families appear to be involved in the Jackson Purchase which is Lands on the
Duck River which is in Maury Co Tn, Williamson CO Tn, Giles Co Tn and in Humphreys CO. Tn.
The files NC Timber Tree Creek are on file at the JJJDNA site as my home computer is in the shop for a hard drive
problem. I hope to get the NC Timber Tree Creek report out Sunday if I get my computer back. I sent it to the JJJDNA
site so I would not loose it. Files on Johnson and allied families of Tn Duck River and Tn Blue Creek of the Duck
River I also sent into the library.
#1766
1766-1767 Quaker MM’s Sending People to Deep Creek MM
From Cedar Meeting - Hanover Co., VA ca. 1766-67: David Brooks, Thomas
Elmore, Obediah Harris, James Harris; Philipp Hoggatt, Robert, John and William
Johnson, John Payne, Hezekiah Sanders and William Stanley. John Payne was the
father of Dolly Madison, who was born at New Garden.
http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/cass/messages/707.html
1766: I would like information regarding Isaac Johnson b. abt 1745 and his wife
Elizabeth Holeman abt 1752. They married 1766 in Rowan, County NC. Isaac Johnson's
place of Res. during the Revolutionary War was Mecklenburg Co. He was a Corporal in
Lt. Colonel Campbells Company 9th VA Regiment commanded by Colonel John Gibson:
Rootsweb.com posted by Jeane Roth: Sept 6 1998: searching for Johnson-JohnstonHolemans
Isaac Johnson & Elizabeth Holeman m 1766 in Rowan Co NC. He served in the Rev War in the 9th VA Reg (per DAR
Patriot Index). They later moved to Jessamine & Anderson Co KY.
They had 11 children:
Mary Johnson abt 1767,
Rebecca Johnson 1768,
Elizabeth Johnson,
Nancy Johnson,
David Johnson, m Mary Burch & had a son Cave Johnson.
Isaac Johnson Jr 1776, m Elizabeth Thurman & had a son Cave Harris.
James Johnson 1786, m Mary Turner Keen (my line) and went to IN
Holeman Johnson abt 1788, m Catherine Murrain & went to . IN.
Lydia Johnson 1791,
Daniel Holman Johnson 1797, m Malinda Wilson & went to OH
John Johnson 1800. m Mary Campbell.
This family is the subject of "The Ancestry of Grafton Johnson". http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgibin/pageload.cgi?Johnson::nc/rowan::1019.html
Elizabeth Holeman
Notes the Holman families lived on Dutchmans Creek
1789 Dec 28: Rowan County Deed Book 12, pages 225, has an entry on December 28, 1789 that John Gwartney of
Iredell Co. NC sold to George Wilkins of Rowan Co. NC the 300 acres State Grant # 1373 on the east side of
Dutchmans Creek adjoining William Cook and Daniel Holman, for L100. The deed was proved by Henry Johnson at
the Feb 1791 Court. Witnesses were Henry Johnson and William Holman.
http://www.newrivernotes.com/misc/gwaltney.htm
Moses Bentley born 1766 Bear creek, Rowan Co., NC, died between May-October 1827
Burke (now Alexander) County, married Mary (Campbell?). Moses Bentley, son of
Benjamin and Jane Bentley, http://www.ncgenweb.us/alexander/benjaminbentley.html
Moses Bentley
Notes: he DID NOT marry Mary Lowrance. The Moses Bentley who married Mary Lowrance was born in
Mecklenburg Co., NC.
born bef. 6 Apr 1766 Margaret Cathey in Rowan Co, NC
died 7 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC Alexander Cathey [6455] (John2, Cathey1), born 1707
in Ulster, Ireland;. He married bef. 1740 in DE, Elizabeth Pinkney died aft. 1768 in
Rowan Co, NC.
Children of Alexander CATHEY and Elizabeth PINKNEY were as follows:
+ 48 i Alice Cathey [6462], born bef. 13 Sep 1742 in PA. She married (1) John Locke [8505]. She married
(2) Benjamin Robinson [6463].
+ 49 ii John Cathey [6458], born bef. 13 Sep 1742 in PA. He married Mary Erwin [5704].
+ 50 iii William Cathey (Major) [6457], born 16 Jan 1747 in Anson Co, NC. He married Alice
"Else"
Hagan [6436]. He died 1827 in Sumner Co., TN.
51 iv Margaret Cathey [6461], born bef. 6 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC.
+ 52 v James Cathey (Captain) [4350], born 1750 in Anson Co, NC. He married Jane Rutherford [4349].
+ 53 vi Richard Alexander 4 Cathey [6460], born abt. 1745/50 in Anson Co, NC. He married Elizabeth Giles
[6464]. (R.A. CATHEY was a gunsmith and soldier)
NOTES:
E. H. Cathey (2002) writes that Alexander Cathey, born 1707, married Elizabeth Pinkney.
He appears in the Cumberland Valley in 1734.
EHC speculates that Alexander, an indentured servant, met and married Ms Pinkney when he and his master were
located near Annapolis, MD.
Later, in the McFarland neighborhood on Conodoguinet Creek (near the present day Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76),
Alexander lived across the creek from his uncle James Cathey.
It is believed that Alexander left Lancaster Co., PA, for Virginia after his father’s death.
In 1753 Alexander Cathey was a Justice of the Peace in Salisbury, NC. He presided over the first courts of Rowan
County which were held in 1755. He was a friend and neighbor of Squire Boone, father of the famous Daniel Boone.
He is buried near Salisbury in the Thyatira Cemetery, formerly Catheys Meeting House; his monument states
“Alexander Cathey who died 1766, age 59 years.”
Most of the Cathey clan migrated from Rowan to Mecklenburg County, NC, before the American Revolution.
Heritage of Rowan County, NC, Vol. 1, 1991: Alexander Cathey is described as “a typical Scots; he was loud, rowdy,
hard-working, loved his family and liked a good drink and a good fight.”
“Maury County TN History and Families” (Turner Publ., 1998), p. 222: John Cathey, born in Ulster, Ireland, came
with his family to Lancaster County, PA, where his will was recorded in 1742.
His son, Alexander, is the progenitor of the Maury County branch of the Cathey family.
Alexander (b. 1707 in Ulster, Ire.) married Mary Elizabeth Pinckney.
After his father’s death, his family traveled down the Great Wagon Road, stopping for a short time in Augusta County,
VA, before they journeyed on to Rowan county, NC. ..
Alexander was a leader of the Cathey (Scots-Irish) settlement in Rowan County.
He died in 1766 and is buried in the Thyatira (Old Cathey Meeting House) Church cemetery in Rowan County.
The children of Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Pinckney were:
John Cathey,
James Cathey,
William Cathey,
Richard Cathey,
Margare Cathey t, and
Alice Cathey.
Nine years after the death of Alexander Cathey, the Revolutionary War started. This writer has not documented a
service record for John Cathey, but William Cathey served as a Major and James Cathey served as a Captain during the
war. Richard served in the NC Militia. William received a land grant for 4,000 acres of land on the south side of
Duck River in Tennessee Territory, and James Cathey received 2,000 acres of land in West Tennessee.
Richard Cathey was also granted land in Tennessee.
Before James Cathey died in NC in 1791, he traded his land to his brother, William Cathey, for 2,000 acres of land on
Duck River so that their children could be neighbors in the new land.
The Cathey brothers started disposing the land their father had left them and looked westward to Tennessee Territory.
By 1800 there was but one Cathey family on the Federal Census for Rowan County. {Much of the Cathey data came
from Boyt H. Cathey}”
General Thomas Johnson born July 4 1766 in Salisbury District of
Rowan County NC
The State of Tennessee rallied around the death of their beloved SON Davey Crockett at the Alamo. Many Tennesseans
went to Texas to fight after Davey Crockett’s death was announced, including my Kinsman coming of Brigadier
General Thomas Johnson of the war of 1812. His family was married to Rebekah Crockett and lived on Hurricane
Creek where John Johnson the son of Hudson Johnson and my fore great grand mother Agness lived near this Crockett
family of Davey Crockett.
1839 District # 8: Humphreys County Tn Tax List
Waters of Hurricane Creek are in the 8th District.
Henry Crockett
John Crockett heirs
John Crockett on 1812 Capt. People’s Tax List of Humphreys Co. Tn.
John Crocket born 1769 Pa. married Elizabeth Johnson- Johnston Birth: 20 Nov 1770 in NC Death: 14 Jul
1847 in Humphreys County Tn daughter of Henry Johnson- Johnstron born 1736 and Rachel Homan b:
1743 in Maryland Death: 10 Mar 1815 in Springfield Robertson County Tn. Married: Mar
1763 in Lancaster Pa
Rachel HOLMAN daughter of Thomas Holman b abt 1717 and Mary Ann Thompson born abt
1727 in Maryland: Children of Henry Johnson and Rachel Holman
William Johnson born July 2 1764 Salisbury District of NC:
General Thomas Johnson born July 4 1766 in Salisbury District of Rowan County NC:
Henry Johnson born Oct 2 1768 in NC: Elizabeth Johnson born Nov 20 1770 in NC Isaac
Johnson abt 1773 in SPringield on lands that become Robertson Co Tn: Joseph Johnson abt
1772 in NC: Jacob V. Johnson abt 1776 on Lands that become Springfield Robertson Co.
Tn: Rebecca Johnson born 1778: Rachel Johnson abt 1782: Mary “Polly Johnson” abt 17821790 lands that become Springfield Robertson Co. Tn
Joseph Crockett
1766 July 1, DEED 6:250, Henry Ballinger and wife Hannah to John Payne , 81 ¾ acres
on Horsepen Creek adjacent James Johnson, part of 640 acres granted 30 December
1753.
Noptes: Hannah Ballinger (Hannah Ballenger)
Notes: John Payne
James Johnson
Horsepen Creek
Notes: It would be Rowan County. Present day Davie County. These guys were close neighbors with the
Boones. All of the records are in the Rowan Deed Books that I have sent you.. I'm sure this came out of one
of Zae Gwynns books. I have none of her deed books and we need them all.
Note: Horsepen Creek rises in present day Guilford County (est. 1771) and flows North east into Reedy Fork Creek.
Records. From: Wirelake
1766 July 16, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 6, pg. 495,: Patrick MULLINS Sr. - no
wife signs lets his son, Thomas MULLINS (Both of Rowan County, NC.) have 120
acres on the south side of Dan river above the upper Charaw Town next the dividing line
of Enoch Conely, then up the river to Punchin Camp, for £50, witnessed by Hugh
Dennum & Beverly Watkins (?) & John Moore & proved on Oct. 13, 1767. (This is
part of the Earl Granville Grant). http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Charaw Town
Punchin Camp
Hugh Dennum
Beverly Watkins (?)
John Moore
1766 Nov 12: Robert Johnston married Mary Stone, in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
Notes: Mary Stone
#1767
1767 Jan 29: Rowan County Deed Bk. 6, 493 PATRICK MULLINGS to WILLIAM
JOHNSON for 35 pounds, 70 acres, N. side Dan River, part of 325 acres granted
15 March 1756. Witness: HUGH DENNUM, THOMAS ROGERS, WILLIAM
MULLINGS. Proved Oct. Ct. 1767
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/deeds/mullings102dd.txt
PATRICK MULLINGS
WILLIAM JOHNSON
HUGH DENNUM
WILLIAM MULLINGS.
THOMAS ROGERS
1767 Jan. 29, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 6, pg. 493,: Patrick MULLINGS - no
wife signs - lets William Johnson (both of Rowan County, NC) have 70 acres on the
north side of Dan River at the mouth of Blackeys Branch, for £30, witnessed by Hugh
Dennam, William MULLINGS, and Thomas Rogers & proved in Oct. 1767. (In notes:
This is part of 320 acres that Earl Granville let MULLINGS have March 15, 1756.)
http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
William Johnson
Blackeys Branch
Thomas Rogers
Hugh Dennam
William MULLINGS
1767 Feb. 2, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 6, pg. 492,: Patrick MULLINGS no wife signs - lets Moses Damron (both of Rotan County, NC) have 60 acres
on the north side of Dan River at the mouth of Blackeys Branch & on lower side
to Dan River at Punchin Camp & on up the river, for £35, witnessed by Thomas
Rogers, William MULLINGS & Hugh Dennum & proved on October 13, 1767.
(Part of 325 acre grant from Earl Granville on Marcy 15, 1756.)
http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Patrick MULLINGS
Moses Damron
1767 Aug 11: Joseph Johnston, married Elizabeth Reed in Rowan County, North
Carolina Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
Notes: Elizabeth Reed
1767 August 14, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 6, pg. 491,: William Johnston no wife signs - lets Moses Damron (both of Rowan County, NC) have 70 acres
on the north side of Dan River, beginning at the mouth of Blackeys Branch on
the upper side, going up it to a white oak & a black oak west to the said river,
then down its various sourses to the beginning, for £35 current N.C. money,
witnessed by Hugh Dennum & Noble Ladd & proved On October 12, 1767. (In
the notes it states that this was part of 340(?) acres from Earl Granville granted
on March 15, 1756, but no deed was found.)
http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
William Johnston Rowan County, NC 1767
Moses Damron
Blackeys Branch
Hugh Dennum
Noble Ladd
1767 Oct. 10, Rowan County, NC, Deed book 6, pg. 494,: John Cox - no wife lets William MULLINGS (both of Rowan County, NC) have 120 acres on the
south side of Dan River, for £20, witnessed by Joel Walker, Jas. Coleman, &
Chs. Gallaway, and proved in Oct. 1767. (October 14, 1767: Deed by John
Cox to William MULLINGS for 220(?) acres October 10, 1767, proved by Charles
Galway. http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Joel Walker
Jas. Coleman
Chs. Gallaway
John Cox
1767 Oct 22 John Ashurst married Judith Johnson, on 22 Oct 1767 in Rowan County,
North Carolina Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
Notes: John Ashurst
1767 Nov 20: Thomas Johnson married Mary Elizabeth Whitacre, in Rowan County,
North Carolina Rowan Co. NC Marriages, 1756-1769 (so far)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/vitals/rowanma.txt
Notes: Mary Elizabeth Whitacre
Whitaker Surname Notes for Rowan Co. NC
Interesting to note that a Thomas Jones was neighbor of Mark Whitaker's son James Whitaker in 1764 Rowan Co., NC
and a Thomas Jones was marriage bondsman (1780) for Mark Whitaker & Catherine Boone.
The Whitackers were from Baltimore MD and lived by Joseph Johnson families in 1712 ERA : 2 May 1712, Joseph
Johnson, of Baltimore Co., Maryland to Thomas Bucknall, planter, of same, 3000 pounds of tobacco, 100
acres...Swan Creek. Signed Joseph Johnson. Wit. John Brown and George Wells.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Johnson::nc/rowan::595.html
1767 December 15: DEED 6:401; Henry Ballinger to James Johnson for 120 p, 176
acres on Horse Pen Creek adjacent Joseph Uthank, part of two tracts granted John
Cunningham 3 December 1753 & bought by Ballinger 12 July 1757. Hugh Forster,
Wm. Folock, Thos. Brown. Prvd April Court 1767.
Notes: Joseph Uthank
Notes: John Cunnigham
Notes: Hugh Forseter
Notes: Wm Folock
Notes: Thomas Brown
Records. From: Wirelake
Notes: Cunnigham’s this surname is married to General James Randolph Robertson Families;
#1768
1768 Rowan County tax list of, Thomas Donnell's district. This land was in
an area that became part of Guilford County when it was created two years
later in 1770 and started administrative operations in 1771.
The first Donnells in central N.C. came as part of the Nottingham Company of Presbyterians who began to arrive in
a predetermined area then in Anson Co. in 1750 Some 23,000 + acres had been set aside by agreement between the
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, Chester, PA and land representatives of Lord Granville.
In 1771 the area was broken up to form Guilford and in 1785 the northern part of Guilford was formed into
Rockingham Co. In that final formation, some of the colonists wound up in Rockingham Co. These people
established two principal churches ca. 1756, Buffalo (on North Buffalo Creek) and Alamance in the southern area,
(lying on the waters of Big Alamance Creek).
1768 Rowan County tax list of Morgan Bryan is found that Benjamin Bentley and
Thomas Bentley are included at one poll each. Benjamin was most likely married at this
time as he was living separately from his father. Benjamin Bentley, along with his
parents, brother, and sisters lived in old Rowan (now Davie) County on Bear Creek, a
few miles south of Mocksville. http://yeahpot.com/mikeshortt/thomasbentleysr.html
Benjamin Bentley
Benjamin Bentley evidently moved his family to Iredell (now Alexander) County about 1784 as this is when he
began selling his land on Bear Creek.
He had the year before on October 10, 1783 received Grant No. 457 for 150 acres as a
branch of the South Yadkin River near the "Cedar Knob" in Rowan County, about five
miles north of Taylorsville. As Iredell was formed in 1788, it is here that Benjamin begins
to appear in the court records. http://yeahpot.com/mikeshortt/thomasbentleysr.html
20 Aug 1796, recorded 1 Aug 1798. Gasper Rowland of Rowan Co., NC, to Jacob Kellar of Rowan Co., NC, for 185
pounds current money of NC for 320 acres in Rowan Co. on Weaver’s Creek, bounded by BENJAMIN BENTLEY,
John Johnson, Rudolph Neat’s corner. Signed Kasper Roland. Wit: John Keller his mark, John Hendrix. Rowan Co.,
NC, Deed Book 16, page 341, 1798-1799 (SLFHL 0019790.
20 Aug 1796 Rowan Co. on Weaver’s Creek, bounded by BENJAMIN BENTLEY, John Johnson, Rudolph Neat’s
corner. Signed Kasper Roland. Wit: John Keller his mark, John Hendrix. Rowan Co.,
More About BENJAMIN BENTLEY:
Occupation: Bet. February 16, 1771 - February 07, 1772, Constable of "lower end of the
forks of the Yadkin" by order of Sheriff of Rowan County
Residence: 1815, Plantation was annexed from Iredell County to Wilkes County
Children of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and JANE UNKNOWN are:
7.
i. ESQUIRE4 BENTLEY, b. 1770; d. 1851, Alexander Co, NC.
8.
ii. BENJAMIN JR. BENTLEY, b. 1771.
9.
iii. JAMES MARTIN BENTLEY, b. 1781, Irdell Co, North Carolina; d. Letcher Co, Ky.
10.
iv. MOSES BENTLEY, b. 1766, North Carolina; d. 1827, Burke Co, NC.
11.
v. DRUCILLA BENTLEY, b. 1772, Bear Creek, Rowan Co, NC. She married JOSEPH HARRISON. He
was born 1790
vi.
vii.
viii.
CATHERINE BENTLEY, b. 1773; m. UNKNOWN CAMPBELL; b. 1770.
PATIENCE BENTLEY, m. UNKNOWN LEWIS.
LYDIA BENTLEY, m. MESHACK DAVIS. http://yeahpot.com/mikeshortt/thomasbentleysr.html
1768 William McBroom’ s name appears on the 1768 Rowan County Tax
Thomas McBroom (I) is known to have had at least three sons,
William McBroom,
John McBroom, and
Thomas McBroom, Jr.
And, there is a convincing story that concerns a family Bible reference which notes that Thomas
McBroom (I) died in the year 1783. Thomas McBroom’
son, William McBroom, might well be the
William McBroom who lived on the wild frontier of Southwest Virginia during 1774 - 1777, part of
which later became North Carolina then Tennessee.
William McBroom’ s name appears on the 1768 Rowan County Tax List, but not on the 1778
Tax List with his father, and brother’ s John McBroom, and Thomas McBroom, Jr II.
It is a good possibility that elements of this family might have begun to establish their homes on
Big Creek, north of the Holston River in present day Hawkins County, Tennessee, before the last
of them moved there immediately after the 1778 Tax List was recorded.
This location might well be the place of McBroom’ s Station, aka McBroom’ s Fort, which is
noted in numerous records of Revolutionary War soldiers, and in other references.
http://themcbrooms.com/index.php/the-tree/
Thomas McBroom
William McBroom,
William McBroom’ s name appears on the 1768 Rowan County Tax List, but not on the 1778 Tax List
Thomas McBroom, Jr
John McBroom,
McBroom’ s Station
McBroom’ s Fort
1768 Rowan Co Tax List Jacob Johnston http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
1768 Rowan Co. Tax List Alexander Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
1768: An Alexander Johnston is listed in a 1768 Rowan County Tax List prepared by William Millikan. Mrs. White
states in her book that the people in that list were residents of present-day southern Guilford and Northern Randolph
County.
1770: Alexander Johnston's name appears on a 1770 Guilford County Tax List.
Notes: 1768: An Alexander Johnston is listed in a 1768 Rowan County Tax List prepared by William Millikan. Mrs.
White states in her book that the people in that list were residents of present-day southern Guilford and Northern
Randolph County.
Notes: Alexander Johnston was taxed on a son named John. He is the only Johnston / Johnson in that district.
Notes: There are no more existing tax lists for Guilford County until 1815.
Notes: There is an not an Alexander Johns(t)on in the Guilford County 1790 Federal Census: There is an Alexander
Johnson in the 1800 Federal Census in Guilford County but he is shown as between 25 – 35 years of age.
Notes: There are no Rowan County Deeds for these people.
Notes: This list was a list of people whose property was on the Little Alamance River and were in Old Rowan but fell
into the newly created Guilford County in 1771. This document was sworn and turned in March of 1772.
Notes: William Millikan
1768 Rowan Co. Tax List Jacob Johnston http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
1768 Rowan Co. NC tax List John of Alexander Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
1768 Rowan Co. NC tax List Thomas Johnston
http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/
Notes: There are no 1770 Rowan County Deeds for these people, Ashley Johnson, Gideon Johnson, James Johnson
as Gideon Johnston lands will go into Guilford County in 1770.
Gideon Johnson is researcher Mary Hollands lines coming off Benjamin Johnson and wife ? Massey, They are
Quakers in Henrico Co.
County, NC tax list in 1768 Charles Hulsey (or Huddlesley) married to Hannah Witt
(c1736' ' c1805) Married Charles Hulsey (or Huddlesley) 2 July 1756 according to the
Douglas Register. Was in the Rowan County, NC tax list in 1768
and the Surry County tax lists of 1774 and 1775, all in an area south of the Dan River.
They moved to Greenville County, South Carolina by 1790.
Children are reported to have been
James Hulsey (or Huddlesley) ,
Charles Hulsey (or Huddlesley) ,
Adonijah Hulsey (or Huddlesley) ,
Jesse Hulsey (or Huddlesley) ,
Adler Hulsey (or Huddlesley) ,
Parthenia Hulsey (or Huddlesley) , and
Elizabeth Hulsey (or Huddlesley)
Hannah Witt
John Witt evidently remained in Goochland County through at least 1757. The 'Douglas Register', essentially a sort of
vestry book for St. James Northam Parish, contains marriage dates for several of the presumed children below.[10]
This implies he was living north of the James, but on what land we don't know.
Presumably John Witt was still in Goochland when his daughter Judith (described as 'of this parish') married John
Matlock in 1756 and his daughter Mary married John Bullington in 1757.
One of the John Witts in the 1748 tithables was also on the 1752 tithables list, but there is no further known record of
him in Goochland or its vicinity.
Later records are presumed to have been of his son John Witt IV, whose children's births are recorded in the Douglas
Register through 1766. In particular, a purchase in 1758 is assumed to be for John Witt IV.
It appears that he moved into Halifax (later Pittsylvania) County near some of his children.
The references to the various John Witts in Pittsylvania (later Henry) and Halifax counties are somewhat confusing,
and I have not yet sorted them out.
It appears that John Witt IV did not move to this area, which should simplify things.
But the John Witt who was a son of Edward Witt, and various next-generation John Witts were in the area and it
is not altogether clear which references apply to which persons.
However, the presence of Pittsylvania surveys by a John Witt 'Jr.' in 1768 and 1769 imply the presence of an older
John Witt (though perhaps not his father), because none of the next-generation John Witts had reached majority by
then.[12]
This John Witt who was a 'Jr.' in 1768 was plain John Witt when Thomas Harbour sold him and William Witt 140 acres
on Blackberry Creek in 1763
Wayne Witt Bates thinks these were grandchildren of Thomas Harbour, but both the grandchildren were minors in
1763, and there is a reference to the land of William Witt in a 1762 survey.
This may be cleared up by future research. In 1773 Adjonijah Harbour sold land next to David Witt on Falls Creek in a
different part of the county to a John Witt 'Sr.' who may have been him, as that John Witt later gifted this land, on
which he lived at the time, to John Matlock and Jesse Witt in 1779[14], obviously the sons of John Witt III.
When and where he died is unknown, but this is the last reference to him that I've been able to find.
His wife's maiden name is unknown. He was evidently married to Elizabeth by 1731 when he filed his patent, else she
would not have released dower at the sale of that land in 1734. His wife was still named Elizabeth in 1751, but she
appears in no record thereafter. The fact that she used 'P' as her mark leads to speculation that her maiden name might
have begun with that letter. A favored candidate of some researchers is Humphrey Parrish, who signed with a 'HP'
mark. I'd propose an additional candidate: Sylvanus Pumphrey who was a neighbor on the Tuckahoe by 1729, and
whose name would explain the son Sylvanus if he were misplaced as a son of John II.
The children are mostly deduced, since there is no definitive record proving their relationships.
1. Charles Witt (c1715' ' c1781) See below. Also see separate page for discussion of whether he is correctly placed as a
son of John Witt III.
2. David Witt (c1720' ' 1810) He first appears on the 1746 tax list of Goochland County with an unknown Witt listed
first in the household. He was clearly living at the time on the 1715 land of his grandfather.
He next appears patenting land near Thomas Harbour in 1756, which he sold in 1772 to David Harbour.
He surveyed land on Falls Creek next to Thomas Harbour with Palatiah Shelton in 1765 and patented the land two
years later. In a deposition taken in a suit between William Murray and Adonijah Harbour in 1779, the clerk states that
David Witt is 'aged about sixty-five years'.
That seems to have been overestimated, but can't be discounted.
There seems little doubt that he married Sarah Harbour (c1735-1819), the daughter of Thomas Harbour.
3. Jesse Witt (c1730' ' 1809) He is provably a son of John Witt by virtue of Sylvanus Witt calling him a 'nephew', and
the deed of gift to him by John Witt in 1779. He witnessed the sale by John Witt III and William Witt in 1751. He
married Martha Cheatham, daughter of Benjamin Cheatham.[15] On 10 June 1752, was overseer for Rev. Richard
Douglas. By 1753 he was (barely) in Chesterfield County[16] and bought land there the following year bordering the
Chesterfield county line with what is now Powhatan.[17] He was evidently still in Chesterfield county as late as 1771
when Sylvanus Witt made his deed of gift.[18] His will was probated on 25 September 1809 in Henry County,
Virginia. He seems to have had three sons and three daughters: Joseph, David, Joel, Tabitha, Elizabeth, and Nancy.
4. Elijah Witt (' ' c1775') There are few citations for this man. He is assumed to be a son of John Witt by his later
associations, probably a younger son. He first appears in early 1767 entering a survey for land on Marrowbone Creek in
Halifax (later Henry) County a few miles from the Falls Creek land David Witt, Palatiah Shelton and Thomas Harbour
were occupying at the time.[19] A month later, it was apparently he who witnessed deeds from Sherwood Walton to
Charles Witt and Samuel Davis. It's not clear that there are any further references to him (see Elijah Witt son of Charles
Witt below), and he does not appear on any tax or tithables lists for the area. It is thought that a Jane Witt mentioned
twice in the records was his wife. In 1809 Sarah Witt, the widow of David, made a deed of gift to her sister Jane Witt of
half her personal property.[20] This suggests that Jane Witt (if a literal sister) was a daughter of Thomas Harbor. Elijah
Witt seems to be the most likely candidate to have been her husband.
5. John Witt (c1725-30' - ') Married Mary Bullington ca 1753 according to the Douglas Register. The births of five
children from 1753 through 1766 in Goochland County are recorded in the Douglas Register. He apparently remained
in Goochland County. He appears to be the John Witt in its 1787 state census.
6. Mary Witt (c1737' -') Married John Bullington on 4 September 1757 according to the Douglas Register.
7. Hannah Witt (c1736' ' c1805) Married Charles Hulsey (or Huddlesley) 2 July 1756 according to the Douglas
Register. He is apparently the same person who was in the Rowan County, NC tax list in 1768 and the Surry County
tax lists of 1774 and 1775, all in an area south of the Dan River. They moved to Greenville County, South Carolina by
1790. Children are reported to have been James, Charles, Adonijah, Jesse, Adler, Parthenia, and Elizabeth.
8. Judah Witt (c1736' - ') Married John Matlock 22 November 1756 according to the Douglas Register. Apparently also
in Rowan County in 1768, and in Henry County afterward.
9. Elizabeth Witt ' (' ' 1810) A daughter named Elizabeth is theorized, as the wife of Thomas Smith, who had owned
land near William Witt in Goochland. This Thomas Smith left a will in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 1797
naming his wife Elizabeth, and children Drury, Zachariah, Mary, Elizabeth (Mays or Mayo), Phoebe (Mayo),
1768 Rowan County is Judah Witt (c1736' - ') Married John Matlock 22 November 1756
according to the Douglas Register. Apparently also in Rowan County in 1768, and in
Henry County afterward.
1768 ERA: Rowan Co., NC records show Gideon Johnson witnessed a land deed
from Perkins to Joel Warren, a distant relative of Ursula Allin, for 125 pounds VA
money to sell 250 acres on the south side of the Dan River on the same day that
Gideon Johnson bought his farm. Gideon Johnson's neighbors were James Gates
and James Presnell of Orange Co., NC, who also bought land from Peter and
Agnes Perkins in 1768. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/johnsonbymcconnell.htm
Researchers Notes: Gideon Johnson’s property was on the Dan River and Moses Creek
Researchers Notes: Parents Nicholas Perkins & Bethenia Hardin- Peter’s sister , Bethenia Perkins married
Absolam Bostick (My great ? Grandparents) . Robert Burton Allen of Ursella Allen family married our Johnson
in-law Debra *Bedford Co Tn Johnson(fullerbb.johnson@gmail.com)
Dan River
Moses Creek
1768. Phebe Hall who married Isaac Eaton Her father Samuel Hall gave written
permission for the marriage. Isaac Eaton and Phebe were charter members of Eaton's
Baptist Church, Rowan Co NC. Phebe Eaton is buried there, 1798. Isaac Eaton of
Buncombe Co NC sold land to John Clifford, 1802. Phebe Hall Eaton's brother George
Hall was one of the first settler's in Buncombe Co.
Gerri Ann http://genforum.genealogy.com/eaton/messages/6666.html
Isaac Eaton
Jan 17, 1779, Rowan Co NC, which shows Isaac Eaton on waters of Dutchman's Creek adjacent to Alexander, Isaac
Johnson, George Wilcoxson and Jonathan Boone http://eatongenealogy.com/blackeaton4.html
Charles Hunt IS LISTED IN THE 1790 CENSUS AT HIS FARM ON CEDAR CREEK AND SHOWN BY EATON
BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS IN 1790 AS A CHARTER MEMBER ALONG WITHHIS WIFE "FRANCES". HIS
BROTHER ANDREW AND THE LATTER'S WIFE LUCY, SARAH BRYAN (PRESUMABLY HIS SISTER,
WIDOW OF THOMAS BRYAN), AND OTHER INCLUDING ISAAC EATON, GEORGE EATON, AND
THOMAS ESTEB. http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?hunt::3209.html
11 May 1792 notation from the Rowan County Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions read:
Ordered that Vachel Ijams, William Clark, Thomas Hughey, Isaac Eaton, John Pinchback, William Hadox,
Richd Speaks, Peter Glasscock, John Beaman, George Stealman, William Stealman, and Solomon Jones
be summoned a jury to lay off a road leading out of the main road, to go by Joppa Meeting house the best
way to Surry lie. John Pinchback Overseer of said road from Riddles Road to Captain Coxes and John
Beaman from thence to the Surry line. http://lemons.homestead.com/SolomonJones1.html
SOURCE: The History of the Stout Family by Captain Nathan Stout
I now bring forward David the third son of David. He was born in the year 1695. He married Anne, the
daughter of William Merrill, and had by her only three children, viz: Nehemiah, Nathaniel and Rebecca.
Nehemiah married Rachel Stout, the history of whose family I have given under the head of John Stout, the son
of Joseph. Nathaniel married Charity Stout and Sarah Stout, daughters of Zebulon Stout, the son of Jonathan,
the history of whose family I have given. Rebecca married Isaac Eaton, a Baptist minister, who was pastor of
the church of Hopewell more than twenty years and was truly a great man.
http://thomaspaulmerrill.com/Benweb/Merrill%20Lineage%20by%20Dorris_McKinney.htm
The information I have comes from "Benjamin Eaton and His Descendants" compiled by Pink Tatum, 1978.
Her notes are in the Rowan Co. Library, Salibury NC. She writes:
Daniel Eaton, son of John and Elizabeth Eaton, Will Book C page 16, 1789. Daniel Eaton married Elizabeth Cantor,
March 17, 1798, Bond signed by Daniel Eaton and Ebed Jones.
My ancestor is Phebe Hall who married Isaac Eaton, 1768. Her father Samuel Hall gave written permission for the
marriage. Isaac Eaton and Phebe were charter members of Eaton's Baptist Church, Rowan Co NC. Phebe Eaton is
buried there, 1798. Isaac Eaton of Buncombe Co NC sold land to John Clifford, 1802. Phebe Hall Eaton's brother
George Hall was one of the first settler's in Buncombe Co.
Gerri Ann http://genforum.genealogy.com/eaton/messages/6666.html
1768 May 5, DEED 6: 576 John Payne & Wife Mary to Thomas Jesop , 81 ¾ acres on
Horsepen Creek adjacent James Johnson.
Note: James Johnson had a son Joshua Johnson. (Proven by tax list) Records. Notes: It would be Rowan County.
Present day Davie County. These guys were close neighbors with the Boones. All of the records are in the
Rowan Deed Books that I have sent you.. I'm sure this came out of one of Zae Gwynns books. I have none
of her deed books and we need them all.From: Wirelake
Notes: Mary Payne
Notes: Thomas Jesop
1768 Oct: Recorded: Joseph Luckie & wf Jean (J) to Thomas Dickie millright for
£6.17, 135 A on S bank Fourth Crk. Robt. Johnson, John Luckie. Prvd Oct. Court
1768 (Linn, Jo White. Abstracts of Deeds of Rowan County NC 1753-1785, 7:28)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/deeds/luckie290gdd.txt
Joseph Luckie
Jean Luckie
S bank Fourth Crk.
Robt. Johnson,
John Luckie
Thomas Dickie
Thomas Dickey (d.1807) – Eleanor Hagen Dickey
#1769
By 1769 he was in Rowan/Surry Co NC. Jabez Jarvis was born around 1720 or 1730,
perhaps in New Jersey. Sometime after 1750 he left New Jersey for Frederick Co
Maryland where he rented land in 1763. http://users.waymark.net/shmartonak/jarvis.htm
Jabez Jarvis
1777 Surry NC Tax Lists "Jabez JARVIS District" (Excerpted):
Charles DODSON
Henry HOLTSCLAW
Henry BURCH
Jabez JERVIS
Richard HORN
Bennett ROSE
John RICHARDSON
George GREEN
Eliphalet JERVIS
Moses JOHNSON
Richard WOOTON
Ephraim PAGET
Job BROUGHTON
Bartholomew MARIAM
John SUMMER
Joshua FREEMAN
Francis COOMS Improvements::0 Vallue: 0 Negros: 0 Value: 0 Horses: 2 Value: 24 Cattle: 3
Value: 9 0:7:8 Cash in Hand: 0 Money on "Interest"0
Joseph WOODRUFF
John JERVIS
William JOHNSTON
John MARIAM
*Isham THOMPSON
*West MOSELY
In different handwriting (includes):
Eliga SMALLW[OOD]
Joseph JONSEN(?)
David BURK http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/nc/surry/
May 12, 1779 Superior Court Minutes, Surry County, North Carolina, Wednesday,. It was ordered that the following
persons be appointed to lay off a road that leads from Richmond to Allen's Iron Work, crossing the Yadkin River at
the White Rock into the road that leads from Richmond to Salisbury near Deep Creek. Persons appointed to lay off
the road: Viz, Jabez, Jarvis, James York, Thomas Johnson, James Linzy, John Moore, AMOS LONDON, John
England, Moses Baker, Robert Ayers, John Summers, Samuel Hagwood, Richard Childress, Joseph England,
Wrightman Summers, Spencer Boiling, Thomas Carson, Thomas Giles, Aaron Speer, Phillip Holcomb and William
Reden Jr.
05 Feb 1788 (Surry NC DBD:257) Nathaniel WOODRIFF to William COOK, 200 pds., 200 A South side
Yadkin River below Joseph WOODRUFF (now John ALLEN). Witnesses W(illiam) MEREDITH, David
RIGGS and Jabez HARVIS [JARVIS?] s/Nathaniel WOODRUFF http://www.combsfamilies.org/combs/records/nc/surry/land.htm
Notes: This land directly across the Yadkin River from land entered by Richard PACE 1791 (Surry NC
Historical Map). On 20 Dec 1791, Edmond PACE recorded 200 acres described as on Fishers River adjoining
Richmond PACE [sic] including his own improvement. (Surry NC DBE:72) The Surry NC Historical map
also show Edmund PACE with a 1791 entry on Davenport Creek of the Fish River. near Jabez JARVIS and
David THOMASON http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/nc/surry/land.htm
Researcher Notes: The Pace familes is part of the William Johnson-Pace familes of Byrd Creek
22 Apr 1795 (Surry NC DBF:300) Jabez JARVIS, Senr. to James MEREDITH, 40 pds., 400 A Branch Codys
Creek between Henry SNOW and West MOSELEY. Wits: William MEREDITH, John CRITCHFIELD, and
Jabez JARVIS, Junr. s/Jabez JARVIS Sr. http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/nc/surry/land.htm
1798 deed in Surry Co NC, Book H Page 95, that shows
Jabez, Sr. and wife Elizabeth to Hezekiah Bronson - 71 A. Forks of Yadkin and Fisher, a grant to Jabez Sr. #1620. Wit.
Abner Rose, Absolem Bronson, Thos. Rice. http://users.ticnet.com/shmartonak/j2kezia.txt
1769 Dec.6, DEED 7:276: Edward Bond and wife Ann to to Wm Thatcher for 250 acres
on Wolf Run, Deep River that was bought from Jesse Johnson, 10 March 1767. Prvd
Nov. 1770.
Notes: 1765 March 30: DEED 6:169 Jesse Johnson to John Johnson of the same place , (Amelia County, Va. – BK)
250 acres on Wolf Run on Deep River which John (Jesse?) bought from Rebecca Mills 5 December 1763. Wits:
James Johnson, Nathan Stanley, proved July 1763.
Notes: A Jesse Johnson is the brother of Gideon Johnson of Amelia County to Granville Co. to Rockingham Co.
NC to Williamson Co. Tn.
Notes: Edward Bonds
Notes Ann Bonds
Notes: William Thatcher
Notes: Deep River
Deep River is home of a Quaker MM
1769 ERA WILLIM JOHNSON AND his father are in Rowan County this area will
become Wilkes County NC
Notes: This William Johnson is the son of Jeffery Johnson listed above in the Rowan Co NC Tax list 1762
1832 Oct 31: State of North Carolina, County of Wilkes he came there from Loudon County Va and was born in
1751 April in Fauquier County Va.
On this 31st day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions of the County of Wilkes and State of North Carolina, now sitting, William Johnson a resident
of the County of Wilkes & State of North Carolina aged Eighty one years, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to attain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he was born in the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia on the 6th day of April 1751 (the
record of which was entered in his Bible by direction of his father) where he continued to reside until he
was about 15 or 16 years of age,(1766 sic) when he removed with his father to the County of Loudoun in
the same State – where he lived about two years (1769 sic), when he again removed with his father to
Rowan (now Wilkes) County in North Carolina.
In the spring of the year 1776, the Cherokee Indians were very troublesome on the Western side of the Blue
Ridge [Mountains] in that part of the Country particularly now embraced in the limits of Ashe County N.
C. and a requisition was made upon the militia of Wilkes County for a company to guard the frontier
settlements on the Western side of the ridge from there depredations. This deponent among others
volunteered himself in the latter part of May in the year 1776 in the said County of Wilkes, and joined the
company of volunteers commanded by Captain Joseph Herndon, and marched
directly across the Blue Ridge near to where Ashe Court House now stands, where they found a number of
the frontier inhabitants engaged in the erection of a fort – upon reaching that place, Captain Herndon
endeavored to prevail upon the inhabitants to abandon the Country and remove to the Eastern side of the
mountains, but this they declined to do – and after remaining there for some time in scouring the
surrounding country, they returned home and was discharged. In this expedition this deponent believes he
served about two weeks.
About the first of August following, this deponent again volunteered himself and joined Captain Benjamin
Cleveland's company and rendezvoused near where Wilkes C.H. now stands, and as soon as the company
could be properly organized, and the necessary arrangements made, they marched to the Pleasant Gardens
in the County of Burke, where they joined the troops under General Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford]. In a
few days after joining General Rutherford they marched direct to the Cherokee Towns of Cowee, Watauga,
Oconoluflee [?] and some others not particularly recollected – at what was called the Middle Towns, (the
troops being a good deal sickly from eating roasting ears & fresh beef) a proposition was made by General
Rutherford for a thousand volunteers of the ablest and stoutest man to turn out and march to the Valley
Towns – this deponent was one of the number, and as
soon as the requisite number was made up they marched immediately to the Valley Towns, a distance of
about sixty miles – upon their arrival, they found a few straggling Indians (the balance having fled) whom
they captured and kept prisoners – after burning the Towns and destroying their corn and all the property
they could find, they returned again to the middle Towns, where they rejoined that portion of the Army
they had left – After remaining a few days at the Middle Town until they rested and recruited, they set out
upon their return to North Carolina, and after reaching the County of Wilkes, Captain Cleveland
discharged his company & this deponent returned home, which place he reached about the last of October,
having been gone about three months. From the time that the deponent returned from the Cherokee Nation
until about the month of August 1780 embracing a period of nearly four years this deponent performed
sundry short tours of duty against the Tories (who at that time were very troublesome) two of which were
performed under Captain William Lenoir on the North Western side of the Blue Ridge – in these two tours
this deponent believes he served about a month – and the particular periods of the other tours performed
against the Tories cannot now be recollected – About the latter part of August 1780 information was
received by Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, that Major Ferguson [Patrick Ferguson] of the British Army was
supposed to be approaching North Carolina from
the South with a large number of British and Tories – upon which Col. Cleveland issued orders
immediately for all the militia in the County of Wilkes to rendezvous at the Court House – this deponent
immediately repaired thither and joined the company commanded by Captain William Lenoir – after
remaining at Wilkes C. H. for some time until the troops could be organized, they set out upon their march
to oppose Major Ferguson – upon the way they were joined by Colonel Campbell [William Campbell],
with a Regiment from Virginia, as also by other troops from North Carolina – when they had advanced
perhaps to the Cherokee ford on Broad River it was ascertained that Major Ferguson was endeavoring to
post himself on King's Mountain – upon which it was proposed that all those who had horses or who
could procure them, should proceed with all possible dispatch to engage with him – this
deponent having no horse, and not being able to procure one was necessarily left behind with the foot men,
and did not reach the battle ground – the battle having been fought – and the Americans being on their
return with their prisoners a short distance, when the foot men rejoined them – after rejoining the Army,
this deponent was detailed by Colonel Cleveland with others to take charge of the wounded (among whom
was a brother of this deponent) and after making what preparations they could, and administering to their
wants as much as possible, they set out in advance of the Army and proceeded on until they reached
Wilkes C H when Col. Cleveland directed this deponent to convey his brother home, as he was in a very
helpless condition, and to remain with him until he should recover – which this deponent accordingly did –
In this expedition, this deponent believes he was absent nearly 3 months, from the time that he
rendezvoused at Wilkes C. H. until his return to that place – not counting the time that he remained with his
brother after their return – though it was counted to him for a three months tour, and he drew pay for that
length of time. -- In the spring of the year 1781 when Lord Cornwallis was marching through North
Carolina, this deponent again volunteered himself and joined a company commanded by Captain Nathaniel
Gordon -- the company to which this deponent belonged endeavored to form a Junction with General
Greene's Army, which was supposed to be at that time somewhere on the waters of Dan River in the
borders of Virginia – but before they had reached the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin, it was ascertained that
Lord Cornwallis was ahead of them, and that he kept scouting and foraging parties constantly scouring the
country so that they found it would be impossible to reach General Greene without running a great risk of
falling into the hands of the enemy – they accordingly took post at a place in the County of Surry where the
village of Jonesville now stands – and where they remained until they were discharged. -- In this expedition
this deponent believes he served about two weeks.
This deponent has resided in Wilkes County ever since the revolutionary War, and resides there at this
time – He never received any written discharge from the service, nor has he any documentary evidence to
prove it – but refers to Mr. Elijah Vickes2 who served with him most of the time, whose affidavit is hereto
annexed, as a witness who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
S/ R. Martin C.W.C.C. S/ William Johnson
On the day and year aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before the Court aforesaid, Elijah Vickes
who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he served with William Johnson the
above applicant during the following tours of service –
to wit: first under Captain Joseph Herndon to the Western side of the Blue Ridge against the Cherokee
Indians – secondly, under General Rutherford to the Cherokee Nation, and thirdly, under Colonel
Cleveland to King's Mountain
and further, that the said three several tours of duty as set forth and specified in the foregoing declaration as
having been performed by the said William Johnson, were performed by him – and that the remaining tour
of duty set forth in the said declaration, he believes (from his knowledge of the character of said William
Johnson) was performed by him. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
S/ R. Martin C. W. C. C. S/ Elijah Vickes, X his mark
Notes: It is probable that Johnson's brother was Capt. Samuel Johnson (Johnston) FPA W5012 whose wife and son sought a pension.
Moss states that Lt. Johnson was wounded in the abdomen during the battle at King's Mountain. Moss, Kings Mtn. Patriots, p. 137.
2 NPA W4368
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of William Johnson S8764
Transcribed by Will Graves
My Notes Capt. Samuel Johnson below served under Col. Benjamin Cleveland and it was Col. Clevland that ordered William
Johnson to take care of the wounded which included his Brother from Kings Mountain battle. Samuel Johnson is the son of
Jeffery Johnson of Wilkes County NC
Notes: It now appears the Jeffery Johnson and his wife Moved from Halifax Co Va-Pittsylvania Co Va. to
lands that were in Rowan County and the lands became Wilkes County. Jeffery Johnson lived and died
on lands that were in Wilkes County NC. Two of the Sons of this Jeffery Johnson are William Johnson
and Capt Samuel Johnson, both serving under Col. Cleveland in the Revolutionary War. We know that
William Johnson moved from County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia, he was born on the 6th day of
April 1751 (the record of which was entered in his Bible by direction of his father) where he continued to
reside until he was about 15 or 16 years of age,(1766 sic) when he removed with his father to the County
of Loudoun in the same State – where he lived about two years (1769 sic), when he again removed with
his father to Rowan (now Wilkes) County in North Carolina. We also know that William Johnson
married Mary Parks and he died in 1835 Wilkes County NC. William Johnson also served in the
Revolutionary war with on Elijah Vickes of Wilkes County NC
We now know that Capt. Samuel Johnson was one of the youngest of Jeffery Johnson’s children and he
died in Sept. 1835 he was married to a Mary Hammon was born abt 1760 she died in 1853 Jan. 21 and they
had at least five children. Those known Children are Ambrose Johnson the 5 th child, Mary Johnson who
married a ? Bora and lived in Grayson Co. Va. Other sons are Lewis Johnson and John S. Johnson, of
Wilkes Co. NC in. We know that Samuel Johnson was wounded at Kings Mountain serving under Col.
Cleveland and that William Johnson of Wilkes County NC was ordered to attend to the wounded of
King Mountain by Col. Cleveland and one of those wounded was his brother. We also know that
James Martin acted with power of Attorney for Mary Hammons Johnson and drew up Legal documents for
her. That Mary Hammons Johnson owned slaves in 1839 and after. Mary Hammons Johnson is some how
connected to Sarah Hammons and a Baptist minister named William Hammons
It is now confirmed that William Johnson and Samuel Johnson’s sister Winifred Johnson married the Rev.
William Dodson see 1789 Wilkes County Will of Jeffery Johnson who mentions his grandchildren in his
will. Rev. William Dodson son in law Elijah Dodson ends up in Humphreys County Tn living by the
widow Ann Johnson who I descend from.
John Dods TRAVEL PATTERNS OF HIS REPORTED OFF SPRING
John Dods, who departed London aboard the Susan Constant on December 19, 1606 along with Captain
John Smith.
The Susan Constant, along with her sister ships, the Discovery and the Godspeed, took the long route
around the Canary Islands arriving on the Virginia coast on may 6, 1607. The ships were driven inland by a
storm and they took refuge in the area that is now known as Hampton Roads, Virginia. They then sailed up
the James River landing at Jamestown. John Dods was listed as an labouror on the passenger list for
original 105 settlers of Jamestown. He was also a soldier in the expeditions against the Indians.
John was born in England in 1588 and was 18 years old when he arrived at Jamestown.
He married Jane Dier, one of the 57 women sent to Jamestown from England aboard the ships Marmaduke,
Warwick, and Tiger in 1621, as brides for the single males at Jamestown;
Jane was the youngest of the women and was said to be 15 or 16 when she arrived in VA. (The source of
the information concerning Jane Dier is from William & Mary College Quarterly, January 1991 by David R.
Ransome, " Wives for Virginia, 1621") http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgibin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ladygardner&id=I12062
John Dods is listed as a laborer in the original 105 settlers of Jamestown with Captain John Smith, and also
a soldier in expeditions against the Indians.
1607-08 James City Parish Formed served James City County until 1785 One of the original shires & parishes .
List of first settlers at Jamestown Island, Virginia, in 1607 as noted by Captain John Smith: Territory of Tappahanna.
John Dodds
The Tax List of James City 16 Feb 1623 lists John Dods and Mrs. Dods as living at the Neck of land near
James City, now Chesterfield, Virginia .
Research Notes this is per the Living and Dead List also at Neck Of Land is ( See Johnson and Allied
families file-report for more information)
1623 February the 16 List of Names of the Living in Neck of Land Virginia
Neck-ofLand.
The MUSTER of the Inhabitant's of the Neck- of-Land in the
Corporation Corporation of Charles Cittie in Virginia taken the 24th of January
of Charles
1624.
Citty.
Luke Boyse aged 44 yeares arived in the Edwine in May 1619
Allice his wife arived in the Bona-Nova in Aprill 1622
Servant's
Robert Hollam aged 23 yeares in the Bonaventure August 1620
Joseph Royall aged 22 yeares in the Charitie July 1622
The MUSTER of Josuah Chard
Josuah Chard aged 36 yeares in the Seaventure May 1607
Ann his wife aged 33 yeares in the Bony besse August 1623
The MUSTER of John Dod's
John Dod's aged 36 yeares in the Susan Constant Aproll 1607
Jane his wife aged 40 yeares
The MUSTER of William Vincene
William Vincene aged 39 yeares in the Mary & James
Joane his wife aged 42 yeares
203
MUSTERS OF THE INHABITANTS IN VIRGINIA
Neck-ofLand.
The MUSTER of Thomas Harris
Charles
Cittie
Thomas Harris aged 38 yeares in the Prosperous in May
Adria his wife aged 23 yeares in the Marmaduke in November 1621
Ann Woodlase theire kinswoman aged 7 yeares.
Servant's
Elizabeth
aged 15 yeares in the Margrett & John 1620
The MUSTER of John Price
John Price aged 40 yeares on the Starr in May
Ann his wife aged 21 yeares in the Francis Bonaventure August 1620
Mary a Child aged 3 Months
The MUSTER of Hugh Hilton
Hugh Hilton aged 36 yeares in the Edwine in May 1619
The MUSTER of Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor aged 50 yeares in the Mary Margrett September 1608
Dorothy his wife aged 21 yeares in the London Marchannt May 1620
Mary theire Child aged 3 months.
Servant's
Christopher Browne aged 18 yeares in the Dutie in May 1620
The MUSTER of Thomas Oage
Thomas Oage aged 40 yeares in the Starr in May
Ann his wife in the Neptune in August 1618
Edward theire sonn aged 2 yeares.
26—2
204
MUSTERS OF THE INHABITANTS IN VIRGINIA
Neck-of-Land.
Charles Cittie
The MUSTER of Robert Greenleafe
Robert Greenleafe aged 43 yeres in the Tryall August 1610
Susan his wife aged 23 yeres in the Jonathan May 1620
Thomas theire sonn aged 3 yeres
Ann a daughter aged 22 week's
The MUSTER of Henery Coltman
Henery Coltman aged 30 yeres in the Noah August 1610
Ann his wife aged 26 yeres in the London Marchannt May 1620
The MUSTER of Hugh Price
Hugh Price aged 35 years in the William & John January 1618
Judith his wife aged 24 yeres in the Marygold May 1619
John his sonn aged 2 yeres.
The MUSTER of Thomas Farmer
Thomas Farmer aged 30 yeres in the Tryall 1616
The MUSTER of Thomas Sheppey
Thomas Sheppy aged 22 yeres in the Supply January 1620
The MUSTER of Allexander Bradway
Allexander Bradway aged 31 yeres in the Supply January 1620
Sisley his wife 28 yeres in the Jonathan May 1620
Adria theire daughter aged 9 months
MUSTERS OF THE INHABITANTS IN VIRGINIA
Neck-ofLand.
Charles
Cittie
The MUSTER of William Sharp
William Sharp aged 40 yeres in the Starr in May
Elizabeth his wife aged 25 yeres in the Bonaventure August 1620
Isack his sonn aged 2 years
Samuell his sonn aged 2 Months
Servant's
Richard Vause aged 20 yeres in the Jonathan May 1620
http://www.allcensus.com/original_lists_201.htm
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John Dods was born in England 1588 and came to Jamestown in 1607 at the age of 18 years.
John married the Indian maiden Jane, daughter of Chief Eagle Plume of Colorado, of the Iroquois Indian
Nation, and be came parents of William Dodson and Jesse Dodson. Jesse Dodson and William Dodson took
brides from the Bride Ships about 1630. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/u/s/James-HMuse/GENE28-0001.html
1638 October 4: Richard Johnson: Henrico Co.: Bill of Sale: 30 acres lying at neck of land: Source Land
Office Patents No. 1 1623- 1643 ( v. 1 & 2) p. 668 ( reel 1): Library of Virginia Archives Section
1638 Oct 14:Francis Derrick to Richard Johnson bill of sale 30 acs Oct 14, 1638 … land of George Cawcott dec’d
sold to Derrick by John & Dorothy Baker per Henrico Co. Court Aug last CPv1 Linda Starrs research
In a bill of sale from Francis Derrick to Richard Johnson for 30 acres of land on On October 14, 1638, John Baker and
Dorothy his wife, daughter of the late deceased Sergeant John Harris have surrendered as of August 27, 1638 unto
land of Captain Francis Derrick all the right and title which they claim was the right of the late George Cawcott and
witnessed by Lawrence Hulett and John Owell. Francis Derrick deeded 30 acres of land to Richard Johnson and
mentioned that Dorothy Baker had been given this land by Mr. George Calwott of James City County. Cawcott had
been in Charles Cittie in 1626 with a 100 acre patent. Johnson is important because he, Jonathan Baker and William
Baker were head rights of William Farrar in Varinae on the James, and later made claim for a head right for William
Mumms whose daughter married Hugh Baker, son of John Baker http://baker.canavancentral.com/shirley.html
1639, we also found a land patent in Henrico at the "Neck of Land" near John Baker by Richard Johnson for 350
acres including head rights for William Mumms http://baker.canavancentral.com/JOHNBAKER.html
1639; Robt. Wiseman, by Richard Johnson, Henrico. www.provenlines.com/hist11h.html
Notes: Robert Wiseman
1639 June 20: Richard Johnson: Henrico Co.: 350 acres at neck of land, butting Northerly upon the land
of James Usher. Source Land Office Patents no 1 1623-1643 (v. 1& 2) p. 662 ( reel 1): Library of Virginia
Archives section.
James Usher
1639 Francis Johnson by Richard Johnson The source for the copies is EARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRANTS by
George Cabell Greer. The date on the fly leave is 1978, but it appears to be a much earlier work. It covers immigrants
from 1623 to 1666 From: A.E. Johnson [mailto:bigfoot@cyberback.com
Francis Johnson
1639 Elizabeth Johnson by Richard Johnson The source for the copies is EARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRANTS
by George Cabell Greer. The date on the fly leave is 1978, but it appears to be a much earlier work. It covers
immigrants from 1623 to 1666 From: A.E. Johnson [mailto:bigfoot@cyberback.com
At this point in time we know that Richard Johnson wife is Elizabeth and he has a child named Francis Johnson
From this we know that Richard Johnson is married to an Elizabeth and has a son Francis Johnson now in the Colonies.
Francis Johnson was not born in the colonies. Run Check thru LDS IGI
1639, a land patent by Richard Johnson at the "Neck of Land" adjacent to City Point for 350 acres included head
rights for William Mumms. John Baker's land was also near "Neck of Land" on the upper James River.
http://baker.canavancentral.com/JOHNBAKER.html
1642 Oct: Abraham Wood Henrico Co. Oct 1642 E upon Sizemores Cr running towards Henrico Rivers & the S side
butting upon Appamattocke Riv Richard Johnson 350 acs at Neck of Land June 1639 N. upon land of James Usher,
E upon Main river, S towards Godspeeds Forte due per adv of his wife Elizabeth and son Francis CPv1 Lind Starrs
research
1642 Nov The Elams were represented in Henrico as early as November 1642 in the person of Robert Elam who at
that date had a patent for land above Bermuda Hundred, between the lands of Thomas Sheppy and Richard
Johnson and among the headrights to the patent is the name of Ann Elam Henrico County, Virginia: Beginnings of
Its Families: Part I William Clayton Torrence William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 24, No.
2. (Oct., 1915), pp. 116-142. Henrico County Virginia - Deeds & Wills, 1706-1845 Film #1697555 Family History
Library
1652 Nov 20: Robert Elam: Henrico Co Va.; 503 acres on the south side of James River above Beroda
Hundred between Thomas Shippey's land and Rich Johnson's: Land Office Patents # 3, 1652-1655 pg
114 on reel 2: Library of Virginia Archives Section:
13 October 1653. Gervase Dodson: Location: Westmoreland County. Description: 1300
acres in upper Machotick Neck adjoining Christopher Boyce, Mrs. Towneshand. &c. Source:
Land Office Patents No. 3, 1652-1655, p. 14 (Reel 2).
Thomas Harris he received 600 acres in Lancaster Co. bounding northeast upon a branch of Corotoman River and
upon land of one Hawkes, southeast upon land of William Thatcher, etc. This land was granted to Gervase Dodson on
June 4, 1655, and sold by him to said Thomas Harris for 4800 lbs. of tobacco and cask. Gervas Dodson appointed
Francis Hobbs attorney to acknowledge sale. In his will 1672 Thomas Harris left this land in Lancaster Co. to his
oldest son John Harris.
1656 March 3: Edwin Conaway and Gervace Dodson: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land
Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Connaway, Conway. Note Location:
Lancaster County. Grantee(s): Conaway, Edwin & Gervace. Dodson, Description: 1000 acres on a creek issuing out
of Fleets Bay, commonly called Corotoman Creek, where the Corotomen Indians lately seated. Source: Land Office
Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 120 (Reel 4).
1656 March 3: Gervase Dodson . Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels
1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: Lancaster County. Description:
600 acres on the south side of a creek issuing out of Fleets Bay called Corotoman Creek being the next creek
Northerly to Hoddyways Creek. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 119 (Reel 4)
1656 Marc h 3: John Burton: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 141. Note Location: Lancaster County. Description: 900 acres on the branches of Corotoman River, a branch of
Rappahannock adjoining the land of Enoch Hawker and Thomas Harris. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 16551664, p. 121 (Reel 4).
Notes: Thomas Burton Born: ABT 1607 Died: ABT 1669 at: Rappahannock Co., Virginia Reported son of Robert
Burton and Catherine Christian
This is researcher Mary Holland and Olen Lee Johnson Burton Families, this Burton family is connected to the
Ward Creek Johnson and Allied families and to the Arrowhattock Johnson and Allied families.
Enoch Hawker
1657 Sept. 16: Gervase Dodson: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels
1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: Westmoreland County.
Description: 5200 acres at and near the head of upper Matchotick River, adjoining land called Turners Land at
Chetank Creek &c. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 294 (Reel 4).
1657 Dec. 1: Charles King: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Lancaster County. Description: 40 acres on the north side of Rappannock River, near Corotoman
River Mouth. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 187 (Reel 4).
1658 August 27: Gervase Dodson: Gen. note At the foot of the record of the patent, there is a memo; by which it
apps. that the patt. was assigned by M. Henry Corbin and by him made over to his daughter Alices Corbyn, Octr. 19.
1660. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Related See also the
following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: County location not given. Description: 2000 acres in
Petomack Freshes above Capt. Brents. 1500 acres part thereof butt.g N.Easterly upon the land of Mrs. Benbage or Capt.
Streater, S: Easterly upon Petomack River &c. the residue upon the land of Henry Vincent, &c. . Source: Land Office
Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 285 (Reel 4).
1658 Nov 29: Gervase Dodson: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels
1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: County location not given.
Description: 500 acres near the head of a Creek issuing out of the bay being the next creek, northerLy from
Haddawaies Creek which issueth out of Fleets Bay. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 337 (Reel 4).
1658 Nov 29: Col. John Trussell and Gervase Dodson: Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land
Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Northumberland County. Grantee(s): Trussell, Colo. John and
Dodson, Gervase. Description: 1000 acres on the south east side of Chickacone River. Bounding N. westerly on the
lands of Jacob Contancean and Colo. Mattron, decd. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 339 (Reel 4).
1655 May: Henry Lawne 516 acs S side James River 1674 …350 acs granted to Richard Johnson 20 Jun 1639 &
sold to sd Lawne 1 May 1655 CPv2 Linda Starrs research
Notes: Henry Lawne or Henry Lound
1659 Nov 29: Gervase Dodson: Gen. note (Renewed Jany. 28th 1662 in the name of Andw. Pettygrow who married
the widow of said Dodson.) Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 141. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: Westmoreland County. Description:
600 acres bounding northeasterly upon Matchotick River, southeasterly upon land of Mr. Barnett northwesterly upon
land of Capt. Thos. Davis. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 337 (Reel 4).
1662 Jan 28: Andrew Pattigrew: . Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42,
reels 1-41. Note Location: Westmoreland County. Description: 5200 acres at or near the head of the Upper Machotix
River adjoining Gervase Dodson, Nathl. Jones, and Christopher Boyce. Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 16611666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 263 (Reel 5).
1662 March 10: John Haynie:. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 141. Note Location: County location not given. Description: 350 acres lying and being upon the head of Wicocomoco
River, bounded S: and Et. upon the land of Gervase Dodson, decd: and H.y Wickers branch. Source: Land Office
Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 113 (Reel 5)
1662 March 18: Sarah Jones, Margaret Jones, Judith Jones and Elizabeth Jones . Other Format Available on microfilm.
Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Joanes. Note Location:
Westmoreland County. Grantee(s): Jones, Sarah; Jones, Margaret; Jones, Judith; and Jones, Elizabeth. Description:
100 acres bounding south easterly upon the Upper Machotix River, N. easterly upon the land of Christopher Boyce.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 173 (Reel 5).
1662 Dec 8: Major John Smith: Gen. note "The sd. land being formerly granted to Christopher Boyce, Nov. 28,
1653." Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Related See also the
following surname(s): Smyth. Note Location: Northumberland County. Description: 602 acres So. Et. on upper
Machotix River. Easterly on the land surveyed for Andrew Farmer. Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666
(v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 259 (Reel 5).
1680: Totuskey Creek; an Indian name of unknown meaning, is a big creek, with lots of
branches. It arises near the Northumberland County line and flows northerly, then
westerly, and finally southwest into the Rappahannock River. I walked along the banks for a
ways and stood by the bridge where the Highway #3 crosses it on it's way to Lancaster
County; and I thought of these ancestors who, three hundred and thirteen years ago, bought
their first land on Totuskey Creek, fought the Indians, cleared the land by girdling the trees
like the Indians, and planted their seeds in between the stumps like them. It is really peaceful
there. No noise and no one is hurrying. Many families with names familiar to us here also lived
along Totuskey Creek, and the Rappahannock River. Along with William Stone and Sarah
Stone there was living in the Northern Neck of Virginia in 1680 William, Thomas and John
Chandlor; John , William and James Creel; Robert, James and Henry Austin, who also lived
on Totuskey Creek. There was Charles and Thomas Dodson; Charles, John, William,
and Alexander Fleming; William, John, George, and Robert Taylor; Samuel Godwin,
many Turners and Tunes, Many Colemans and Coles, and Pursells and others
http://www.joepayne.org/rappa.htm
Points of Interest: the Names Cross Creek also known as Totoskey Creek,
Chucktuck Creek, Chickahominy River are associated with New Town Haven Creek.
William Dodson Publication 23 April 1688.. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note
Location: Henrico County. Grantee(s): William Dodson, and James Frankling,. Description: 360 acres in the
Parish of Bristol, on the great branch of Swift Creek, begg. on the north side of sd. creek. Source: Land Office
Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 655 (Reel 7).
1668 April 28: Mr. John Haney,1250 acs. Northumberland Co., N. side Gr. Wiccocomico Riv., 28 Apr. 1668 p. 165.
On E. side of Whickars Br., to br. Dividing this from land of Jno Hughlett, adj. Nr. Jno. Mattrom, Mr. Wm. & Mr.
Peter Presley, nigh Chiccacone horse path, adj. Rich. Nelms, Jervice Dodson, dec’d, &c. 350 acs. Part granted to him
in Mar. 1662; 400 acs. from Jno. Hughlett & conteyned in part of 900 acs. granted sd. Hughlett in June 1663; 500 acs.
for trans. of 10 pers: Tho. Lane, Eliz. His wife, Wm. Molins, Val. Menstoe (or Mensloe), Anne Morgan, Jane Le Bay,
Jno. Barber, Jno. Howlett, Edw. Morris, Mary Cloud
1690 April 2nd Deed [Henrico County VA Deeds 1677-1705, Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III ©1986, p. 142]
page 329 There is due to Henry WALTHALL (by assignment from his mother Mrs. Anne MORRIS) 650 acres, for
importation of: William DODSON, George MIDDLETON, Sarah CROWTHER, John MACKDANIELL, John
MACHELL, Elizabeth CARR, Mary FRANKLIN, Richard ELKINS, Thomas TOTTY and Tom and Moll (negroes)
and Elizabeth PRATT and Joshuah PRITCHETT http://www.totty-families.org/records/vahenri.html
George Middleton Birth: Abt 1660 Death: Bef 1704 in Surry Co., Va reported married to a Katherine had children
Jane Middleton and John Middleton : His father is reported to be George Middleton married to Sarah Short
daughter of William Short and Elizabeth Symons: To Symon Symons
1704 Fortunatus Dodson, b. North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va., ..., d. North Farnham Parish,
Richmond Co., Va., 9 Sept. 1737 m. Richmond Co., Va., 9 Sept. 1726 http://www.wargs.com/other/hanks.html
1715 Aug 1 Died Charles Dodson, b. ... , Md., ... 1679, d. North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va., 1 Aug. 1715
m http://www.wargs.com/other/hanks.html
1716 Tithables in Lancaster Co.SAINT MARYES WHITE CHAPPELL PARISH LIST OF
TITHABLES.Capt Richard Ball's List
Charles Ewell 7
Wm Bell 2
Hen Stoneham 1
Hen ffleet jr. 4
Wm Dodson 3
Jno Cox 2
Jno Alderton 3
Jno Stanno 1
Theoph Morgan 1
Chas. Christy jr 1
George ffinch 2
Charles Kelly Jr 1
John Moll 5
George Home 1
Darby Dunaway 1
Edwd Mager 3
Danll Bryan 1
Wm Brush 2
John Crosted 1
Tho Davis 2
Wm Pittman 3
Tho Nutall 2
Jno Reeves 2
Alt. Butler 1
Wm Dodson 3
Wm. Martin 5
John Wilkinson 3
Isaac Currell 5
Wm Bertrand 6
Jno Killgore 1
Tho Carpenter 4
Mr Jno Turbervile 10
Edwd Jones 1
Rowland Cornelius 1
Peter Revier 1
Danll McRey 2
Geo. Downton 2
Gawin More 1
Wm ffrizell 2
James Plummer 2
Wm Robertson 2
Jno Hewes 2
Wm Delaney 1
Jno Hart 2
Darby Callahan 1
Murto Wood 1
Jno Callahan 1
Jno Bell Clerk 4
James Stott
2
Walter Heard
Rachel Walker b: Abt. 1725 in Westmoreland Co., VA d: Aug 1816 in Wilkes Co., NC
.....................+Jeffery Johnson III m: Abt. 1745 in Westmoreland Co., VA
.......................5 George Johnson b: Nov 25, 1749 in Prince William Co, VA d: Abt. 1832 in Wilkes Co., GA
.......................5 William Johnson b: Apr 6, 1751 in Fauquier Co., Virginia d: 1835 in Wilkes Co., GA
........................... +Mary Parks m: Abt. 1773 in Surry County (now Wilkes), North Carolina
.......................5 Samuel Johnson
.......................5 [8] Barbara Johnson b: Abt. 1765 in Fauquier Co, VA
........................... +John Shumate m: 1786 in Wilkes Co., GA
.......................*2nd Husband of [8] Barbara Johnson
........................... +Richard York m: Dec 26, 1812 in Wilkes Co., GA
.......................5 Benjamin Johnson b: in Fauquier Co, VA
.......................5 Jeffery Johnson b: Apr 3, 1768 in Fauquier Co, VA d: in Blount Co., Tennessee
........................... +Rebecca Chandler m: Jan 1, 1790 in Fauquier Co, VA
.......................5 Lewis Johnson b: Abt. 1761 in Fauquier Co, VA d: Aft. Mar 4, 1818 in Montgomery Co., AL
........................... +Susanna Chandler m: Dec 20, 1779 in Wilkes Co., GA
.......................5 Martha (or Mary) Johnson
.......................5 Winifred Johnson b: in Fauquier Co, VA d: Bef. 1754
........................... +(Rev) William Dodson m: Nov 30, 1763 in Fauquier Co, VA
.......................5 Rachel Johnson b: Abt. 1753 in Fauquier Co, VA d: May 4, 1834 in Franklin, Williamson Co., TN
........................... +John Parks, Sr. b: in Surry County, (now Wilkes Cty.)
.......................5 Chloe Johnson b: Abt. 1760
........................... +William Rutledge m: Apr 3, 1782 in Wilkes Co., GA
http://bellsouthpwp2.net/a/l/alemons13/walker1.html
Thomas DODSON and Elizabeth ROSE were married on 3 April 1726 in Richmond County, Virginia. Elizabeth
ROSE was born about 1706 in. She died in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Sept 1728 William Dodson’s Brother is Thomas Dodson known as Second Fork born
Sept 1728 in Richmond CO. Va. As he lived on the 2nd fork of Birch Creek. He owns
lands in Pittsylvania County and in Halifax Co. Va. Thomas Dodson married Mary
Neville the daughter of who lived in Prince William Co. Nov 11 1766 he arrived
in Halifax County Va and was under the care of Birch Creek Church.
1730 ERA: Whereas William Lead son of William Lead of ye County of Charles City and Ursula Ellyson daughter
of Gerard R. Ellyson of ye County of New Kente having published their intentions of taking each other in marriage
before severall publick meetings of ye peopell of God called Quakers in Virginia according to ye good order used
among them, whose peopell therein after a deliberate conhsideration there of with regard to the righteous law of God
and I am ---- of his peopled recorded in ye scriptures of truth in that ----- ------ appeared by the sd meeting. They
appearing cleare of all others and having consent of parents and friends concerned. Now these are to certifie all whome
it may concern that for the full accomplishment of their sd intentions this tenth day of ye 12 month called February
1730. They the sd William Lead and Ursula Ellyson appearing in a publick of ye aforesd peopell have met together
in the publick meeting at Black Creek in ye County of New Kent. And in a solemn manner he the said William Lad
taking the sd Ursula Ellyson by the hand did openly declare as followeth – you are my witnesses that I doe this day
take this my friend Ursula Ellyson to be my wife promising with the Lord’s assistance to be unto her a faithfull and
loving husband till deth.
And then and there in ye sd assembly ye sd Ursula Ellyson did in like manner declare in like manner as followeth –
you are my witnesses that I doe this day take this my friend William Lad to be my husband, promising to be to him a
loving wife till deth. And the sd William Lad and Ursula Ellyson for a further confirmation thereof did then and their
to these presents sett their h ands and wee whose names therein to subscribed being present at this ----- sd marriage and
subscription in manner aforesaid as a witness here unto have also ------ to presents subscribed our names ye day and
year above written.
William Lad
Ursula Lad
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Charles Massie
-------- Massie
-------Crew
------ Crew
----- Elmore
John Dodd
------- Elmore
Garet Robt Ellyson
William Ladd
William Ellyson
Thos Elmore
John Lad
James Lad
David Elmore
M--- Elyson
1738 abt Rev. William Dodson son of Thomas Dodsons Grandson of Thomas Dodson and Great
Grandson of Charles Dodson is born, probably in Prince William County, now Fauquier Co. Va. He died
1832 May 6 in lands that were in Iredell Co. NC.
1741 ERA Greenham DODSON, born in Richmond Co., VA; died Aft. 1772; married Elinor HIGHTOWER
Bef. 1741 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/GENE11-0024.html
May 1748 Book 2, page 34
Reference to page 377
Will of John Williams of Dale Parish
To son John, plantation where he lives, next to Henry Dance, Boyling Spring branch, and John Dod, being ½ of 270
acres.
Remainder of my land to my wife for life and then to my daughter Elizabeth; also items to said daughter
To daughters Ann Williams & Frances Williams, items
To son Richard, 1 shilling
All the rest to wife Elizabeth, and she to be executor
Dated 10 May 1747
Wit: Henry Vodin, Henry Dance, John Johnson
Probated May 1748 Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia (2 book set)
book was Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III
The following is a list of all of the Johnsons and Johnstons named in the above book.
It was typed by Marinell Johnson Reeves MarinellRe@aol.com
1751 ERA The Dan River flows through today's Stokes and Rockingham Counties, NC. It also enters
Caswell County, NC. It flows into the southern part of Pittsylvania and ends in Halifax Counties,
VA where it flows into the Roanoke (Staunton) River.
Contributor's Note: The following is the tithable (tax) list for residents on the Dan River in 1751 from the North
Carolina State Archives. The Dan River flows through Stokes and Rockingham Counties in North Carolina. The
spelling and punctuation of the original document are retained. 1751 Dan River Tax List Names Of INTEREST TO
RESEARCHER TONY JOHNSON
Lamberd Dodson
Thos. Brumfield [entry crossed out
Joseph Cloud
John Watson Sener
John Watson Juner
Thos Randolf
Timothy Carter
Samuel Carter
Rason Rutledge
Moses Watson
James Lankford
Wm Bowlling
John Bowling
Benajer King
Johnson King
James Watkins & Negor
Lamberth Dodson b abt 1689 Richmond Co., Virginia died 1780 North Carolina:
Reported one of Charles Dodson and wife Ann Dodson, He was married to Sarah Harris:
Reported Grandson of Jessee Dodson and wife Judith Hager:
Great Grandson of Johns Dodson (John Dods) and Jane EAGLE PLUME:
Sarah Harris is reported daughter of Philip Harris and wife Mary Williams:
To Hugh Harris and wife Patience Miller
Judith Hager is reported daughter of John Hager and Alice Walker
Anne ElmoreDodson is reported daughter of Benjamin Dodson and wife Anne Symes or Simms, which Symes
families?
Notes: This is the same Dodson families as Elijah Dodson of Humphreys Co. Tn
1760 Sep 2 : Moses Cornelius and wife Anne versus William Johnson and wife Anne.
http://www.nancysdeadrelatives.com/Johnston/miscjohn.htm
Researchers Notes:
This is probably William and Anne Brumfield Johnston. There is, however, the possibility that the
couple might be Ann Williams and William Johnson. Plaintiff Anne Cornelius was born Ann Dodson.
http://www.nancysdeadrelatives.com/Johnston/miscjohn.htm
August 06, 1753 WILLIAM DODSON - died bef August 06, 1753 (date that his will was probated). Married to
Hannah Goad http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikegoad/tree0008.htm
HANNAH GOAD, daughter of Abraham Goad and Katherine Williams was born November 1695 in Richmond
Co. VA (Source: Register of the North Farnam Parish, according to K. F. Haas), and died abt 1788 in Henry
Co., VA (Source: Woody Hendrick
She married (1) TOBIAS PHILLIPS 1712 in Richmond Co. VA.
She married (2) WILLIAM DODSON.
Children of Abraham Goad and Katherine Williams are:
WILLIAM GOAD, b. August 1693, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA (Source: Register of the North
Farnam Parish, according to K. F. Haas); d. January 18, 1731/32, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
(Source: register of the North Farnham Parish, according to K. F. Haas); m. MARY, Bef February 13, 1712/13 (Source:
Based on birth date of oldest child).
HANNAH GOAD, daughter of Abraham Goad and Katherine Williams was born November 1695 in Richmond
Co. VA (Source: Register of the North Farnam Parish, according to K. F. Haas), and died abt 1788 in Henry
Co., VA (Source: Woody Hendrick
She
married (1) TOBIAS PHILLIPS 1712 in Richmond Co. VA.
She married (2) WILLIAM DODSON.
TOBIAS PHILLIPS, son of John Phillips and Elizabeth Tobias, was born January 12, 1686/87 in North Farnham
Parish, Old Rappahonnack, Virginia and died April 07, 1740 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Va Beside
his and Hannah's children, Tobias also fathered children by a mistress.
WILLIAM DODSON - died bef August 06, 1753 (date that his will was probated).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikegoad/tree0008.htm
JOHN GOAD, b. November 27, 1700, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA ( d. July 23, 1771, Bedford
Co, VA.; m. (1) KATHERINE (WILLIAMS?), Abt 1723;
m. (2) ANN ISHAM, August 11, 1734, Brunswick Co., VA (Source: Sharon Minton Hill (1/21/97)).
ELIZABETH GOAD, b. Abt 1705, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA; d. 1799; m. JOHN DODSON
(THOMAS DODSON?).
ALICE GOAD, b. Abt 1707, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA; d. September 07, 1767, North
Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA; m. (1) JOHN FOWLER;
m. (2) FORTUNATUS DODSON, September 09, 1726, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA.
ABRAHAM GOAD, b. March 15, 1709/10, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA; d. July 13, 1779,
Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. JOANNA, 1730, Prince William County, VA.
PETER GOAD, b. May 27, 1715, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA; d. December 01, 1794,
Richmond Co. VA
Researchers Notes: Rev. William Dodson married to Winnifred Johnson is forefather Elijah Dodson of
Hurricane Creek Humphreys Co. Tn
Researchers Notes: one of these Dodson families is also involved in Big Creek Baptist church with my
Agness Johnson wife of Hudson Johnson. As Mary Dodson-Mary Dotson is in the church of Rev. Thomas
Murrell at Big Creek
Ann ISHAM 1 Nov 1700 - AFT 1771
1762 December 4th, HISTORY OF BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH, Fauquier Co VA 1762-1987, John S. Moore,
1987
Chapter Two, p.13-15 Joseph Morrison dismissed to Halifax
Margaret Morrison dismissed to Halifax
John Creel dismissed to Halifax
Rhoda Creel dismissed to Halifax
Elisha Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Sarah Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Ann Edwards dismissed to Halifax
John Whitein dismissed to Halifax
Joseph Dodson/William Davis/John Davis/Lucy Davis/Katherine Rhodes dismissed to Halifax
Michael Owens dismissed to Halifax http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
On December 3, 1762, Broad Run Church was orgainized by David Thomas and John Marks with ten members who
were: Edmund Hays, Peter Cornwell, Joshua Dodson, Thomas Dodson, William Stamps, Elizabeth Hays, Sarah
Cornwell, Ruth Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson and Betty Bennett. ‘
All of these ten charter members except Elizabeth Dodson were listed on the Mill Creek Church roll. [Mill Creek
was one of only 3 Regular Baptist Churches in VA prior to Broad Run.] HISTORY OF BROAD RUN BAPTIST
CHURCH, Fauquier Co VA 1762-1987, John S. Moore, 1987
Chapter Two, p.13-15http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
DECEMBER 4TH 1762 /
WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM
ABRAHAM DODSON DECEASED/
OBED CORNWELL DECEASE /
BARBARY DODSON CENSORED JUNE 1775/
JOHN BENNETT DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
(PAGE 2) JOSEPH MORRISON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
MARGARET MORRISON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
JOHN CREEL DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
RHODA CREEL DISMISSED TO HALIFAX
ELISHA DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
SARAH DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
ELIZH. CORNWELL EXCOMMUNICATED JAN 4 1777 /
MARY HIGGINS EXCOMMUNICATED AUG 24 1782 /
ANN EDWARDS DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
WILLIAM MURPHY DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
JOHN WHITEIN DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
JOSEPH DODSON / WILLIAM DAVIS / JOHN DAVIS / LUCY DAVIS / KATHERINE RHODES
DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
MICHAEL OWENS DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gohrpage/broadrun.html
1763 APRIL THE 24TH THE FOLLOWING INFANTS / WERE RECEIVED INTO THE CARE OF THE
CHURCH /
MARY CORNWELL DAUGHTER OF PETER CORNWELL/
NANCY CORNWELL DAUGHTER OF OBIDD CORNWELL /
PLUBY DODSON DAUGHTER OF JOSHUA DODSON
JOSEPH CARTER SON OF WILLIAM CARTER/
JOHN BENNETT SON OF JOHN BENNETT/
MARY HIGGINS DAUGHTER OF ALEXR. HIGGINS /
BETTY DODSON DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH DODSON /
JAMES OWINGS SON OF JOSEPH OWINGS
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
At the May Court of 1763 (Fauquier Minute Book, 1763-64, p.43) the names of 41 persons including 17
members of Broad Run Church were presented by the Grand Jury "for absenting themselves from the parish
church within six months past." There were: David Thomas [the pastor], Thomas Dodson, Abraham
Dodson, Elisha Dodson, Joseph Dodson, George Dodson, Edmund Hays, Peter Cornwell, Obed
Conwell, William Davison (Davis?), John Davis, Timothy Stamps, William Stamps, John Bennett, Joshua
Dodson, John Creel and Joseph Morrison.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
Thomas Dodson
[Thomas, Abraham, Joshua & Elisha Dodson were brothers; Joseph and possibly George were sons
of Thomas;. Timothy & William Stamps were brothers of the John Stamps who married Eleanor Dodson,
dau of Elisha.] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
1763 May 7th
was added the following members by Baptism
Timothy Stamps dismissed to Halifax
George Dodson gone to Halifax
Ann Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Elizabeth Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Sarah Ugelby dismissed to Halifax
Mary Wiatt dismissed to Halifax EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
1763 JULY I0TH /
WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM /
NATHANIEL SANDERS DISMISSED TO ORANGE /
JOSHUA SCURLOCK GONE TO HALIFAX/
WILLIAM PICKETT DISMISSED TO LONDON/
MARGARET DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
KATHERINE STAMPS DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /
1763 October 9th,
was added the following members by Baptism
Lazarus Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Alice Dodson dismissed to Halifax
Anne Dodson dismissed to Halifax EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
OCTOBER 9TH 1763 /
WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM /
LAZARUS DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / ALICE DODSON
DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /BENJAMIN CHANDLER DISMISSED TO LONDON
ANNE DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gohrpage/broadrun.html
1763 OCTOBER THE 9TH. THE FOLLOWING INFANTS / WAS RECEIVED INTO THE CARE OF THE
CHURCH /
GEORGE DODSON SON OF LASAROUS DODSON /
TOLIVER DODSON SON OF ROLY DODSON /
GEORGE STAMPS SON OF TIMOTHY STAMPS /
ELISHA DODSON SON OF ELISHA DODSON/
PRESLEY EDWARDS SON OF BENA. EDWARDS /
JANE LEE DAUGHTER OF STEPHEN LEE /
SALLY LEACHMAN DAUGHTER OF JO. LEACHMAN. /
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
1763 Nov 23, Fauquier County Va. Reverend William Dodson was married his first time as Williamson
Dodson to Winifred Johnson aka Winifred Johnston the Daughter of Jeffery Johnston and wife Rachel
Walker of Fauquier CO. Va.
1763 Nov 23, Fauquier County Va. Reverend William Dodson was married his first time as Williamson
Dodson to Winifred Johnson aka Winifred Johnston the Daughter of Jeffery Johnston and wife Rachel of
Fauquier CO. Va.
1764 FEBRUAY 12TH THE FOLLOWING INFANTS / WAS RECEIVED INTO THE CARE OF THE CHURCH /
MOLLY CREEL DAUGHTER OF JOHN CREEL /
THOMAS DODSON SON OF GEORGE DODSON /
FRANCES DODSON DAUGHTER OF GEORGE DODSON/ (PAGE 187)
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
________________________________________________________________________________
1764 MAY 13TH /
WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM
WILLIAM DODSON EXCOMMUNICATED 1769 /
NEGRO ADAM BELONGING TO THOS DODSON / DISMISSED TO HALIFAX/
1765 JUNE 9TH THE FOLLOWING INFANTS / WAS RECEIVED INTO THE CARE OF THE CHURCH /
ANN DODSON DAUGHTER OF JOR. DODSON./
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OF
BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
1765 August 11th
were added the following members by Baptism
Thomas Dodson dismissed to Halifax
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OFBROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
1765 AUGUST 11TH /
WERE ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM/
ROBT DANDERS ELDER MINISTER DISMISSED / JOHN FRAZIER DISMISSED TO ORANGE
FRANCES GRANT DISMISSED TO ORANGE/
THOMAS DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX/
MOSES COOSENBERRY GONE
/* COOSENBERRY GONE /
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gohrpage/broadrun.html
1765 AUGUS 11TH THE FOLLOWING INFANTS / WAS RECEIVED INTO THE CARE OF THE CHURCH /
SALLEY SPENCER DAUGHTER OF JAMES SPENCER /
JOEL HIGGINS SON OF ALEXR, HIGGINS. /
(SPACE -- ED.) BENNETT DAUGHTER OF JON.BENNETT
RHODY DODSON DAUGHTER OF THOS. DODSON /
ALCE CREEL DAUGHTER OF JOHN CREEL./
EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OFBROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
26 May 1766 Fauquier Co VA DB 2, p.444 Thomas Dodson Sr & wife Elizabeth and Thomas Dodson Jr
and wife Mary of Hamilton Parish to William Hunton ..400 acres on south run of Broad Run ...corner Joseph &
George Dodson, Humphrey Brooks near REv. Mr. Stuarts line.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
Thomas Dodson married Mary Neville the daughter of who lived in Prince William
Co. Nov 11 1766 Thomas Dodson arrived in Halifax County Va and was under the
care of Birch Creek Church.
Notes: 1766 Sept 22: Lazers Dodson Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42,
reels 1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Dobson, Dotson. Note Location: Halifax County. Description:
400 acres on a branch of Sandy Creek. Source: Land Office Patents No. 36, 1764-1767 (v.1 & 2 p.557-1083), p. 1008
(Reel 36).
1767 May 21 on Dec 18 1766 Joseph Terry and Judith his wife to Thomas DODSON 400 acres on Both sides of
Birches Creek : Witness John Creel Lazaruz Dodson, Raughley Dodson :: Deed book 6 page 363 of Halifax Co.
Note Lazaruz Dodson is paying tithable in Pittsylvania Co. Va ? info of Cass Johnson (Researcher of
Dickson Co Tn now deceased)
Notes: I'm not a member of the Humphreys List - but, I've read your posting with great interest. I'm a
descendant of: William Ingram who married Elizabeth Dodson (dau. of Rev. Lazarus Dodson), Garland
Ingram and Johanna Mays, Talitha Isabella Ingram and David Price Thomas. ruthann@SawNet
Notes: When Hudson Johnson moved he moved to lands of Carters Valley Washington Co. NC sold to him by Stokley
Donelson son of Col. John Donaldson-Donelson. Lands are between a William Ingram and a James Bartlett Simms.
James Bartlett Simms Grandparents lived by Jeffery Johnson in Fauquier Co. Va.
1769 November 11th
The church being met agreed to dismiss Thomas Dodson Jur. and Joshua Scurlock as members under sencure to the
church at Birch Creek to be under their care. Monthly meetings to be the Friday before the second Sunday in every
month. W. Stamps deceased and Nicholas Ware appointed Clerk 1773 EXCERTS FROM MINUTES OFBROAD
RUN BAPTIST CHURCH FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/broadrun.htm
NOVEMBER 11TH 1769/THE CHURCH BEING MET AGREED TO DISMISS
/THOMAS DODSON JUR . AND JOSHUA SCURLOCK AS / MEMBERS UNDER
SENCURE TO THE CHURCH AT / BIRCH CREEK TO BE UNDER THEIR
CARE. /MONTHLY MEETINGS TO BE THE FRIDAY / BEFORE THE
SECOND SUNDAY IN EVERY MONTH / W. STAMPS. DECEASED / AND
NICHOLAS WARE APPOINTED CLERK 1773 /
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gohrpage/broadrun.html
Pittsylvania Co. 1773 June It is unknown exactly when William Johnson moved to Halifax/Pittsylvania
County Va area but he probably came with his Father IN Law Jeffery Johnson who was a witness to a bond
and deed of Thomas Dodson and John Creel in Pittsylvania Co. 1773 June ( Pittsylvania Co. Deeds 3361)
p.361 22 Jun 1773 Thomas Dodson to John Creel. 50£. Tract on both sides Burch Creek, 200 acres. Crossing the mill
pond. Signed: Thomas Dodson Senr
Wit: Jeffery Johnson, David Dodson, Caleb Dodson
23 Sep 1773 Proved by oaths of wit Pittsylvania DB 3
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
p.362: 22 Jun 1773 John Creel bound for 1000 £ to provide a place for Thomas Dodson and wife to live during their
lives which shall be the place whereon they now live or such place as shall content them. Signed: John Creel Wit:
Jeffrey Johnson, David Dodson, Caleb Dodson Both deeds recorded on 23 Sep 1773. Pittsylvania DB 3
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
1774 July (Halifax CO.) Elisah Dodson on branchs of Toby's Creek adj. Joseph Terry, William Russell,
John Waller, Christopher Johnson and John Maddin::Per Early Johnson Time lines::
Note Terry Surname has ties into Michael Johnson d. 1718
1776-1785 ERA Moses Johnson and wife Nancy: W153 NC Line: Soldier lived in Surry Co. NC at enlistment.
Soldier married there to Nancy (?) in 1779 at the home of John Branden ( relationship not stated) and soon after the
Revolution he moved to Tn and he applied 1833 Sept 5 in Hawkins Co. Tn and he died there 1834 April 9. Widow
applied 1842 March 11 Hawkins CO. Tn aged 84 however in Feb 1839 she gave her age as 92, a daughter Judith
Liford or Lefor was aged 52 and referred to an older sister ( not named) In 1839 Judith lived in Hawkins CO. Tn and a
Jacob Liford or Leford also lived there at that time. An Elizabeth Belcher of Hawkins CO. Tn in 1841 and in 1841 a
Sarah Stapleton aged 79 of same County made afdts but their relationship to soldier family was not stated. Abstract of
Rev. War Pension Files
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to
facilitate searches of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends itself to varying
interpretations. Users of this database are urged to view the original on footnote.com and to make their own decision as
to how to decipher what the original scribe actually wrote. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the
original.]
State of Tennessee, Hawkins County
Personally appeared on the 5th day of September 1833 before me William Babb one of
the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County & State Moses Johnson a resident of said
County aged 93 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -That this declarant sometime in the month of August in the year 1776, while living in
Surry County North Carolina, joined the troops under the command of Colonel Williams of North Carolina as a
volunteer under Captain Garvis [sic, Jarvis?], and marched to the Long Island of Holston River, (in Tennessee,) and
at which place they formed a Junction with the Virginians under Colonel Christian, from the Long Island they were
marched to the Cherokee Towns -- crossing the Holston River at the Great Island, and after remaining some days at the
ample Springs on Lick Creek, they were joined by other troops from Watauga -- they afterwards crossed the French
Broad River, on to the Tennessee River, then to Tamotbe [?] which they took possession of (an Indian town) from
thence to the Great Island Town, and remained there about 20 days -- and then to [indecipherable name], Tellico,
Chilhowee [?], which they burnt, also TusKegee [?] -- then they were marched to Chota, from thence returned to the
settlements on the
Holston -- having continued in service 6 months, not being discharged until sometime in
February 1777 -- but whether he received a verbal or written discharge he cannot now remember.
That in the year 1780 sometime in the month of March he again volunteered for 9
months, in said County of Surry North Carolina, under a Captain Humphreys in the Regiment of militia
commanded by Colonel Martin, as well as he now remembers, in the United States Service, and from Surry was
marched to within a short distance of Camden South Carolina and during the battle, that took place about the middle of
August -- this declarant was left guarding the baggage, -- after the defeat of General Gates this declarant was marched
back to North Carolina and discharged -- in the month of December, but he does not now remember at what place -- but
this he does remember that he served out his 9 months -That again in the month of January 1781 he again entered the service of his country under
Captain Patrick, as a volunteer, and was marched to the Catawba River, where he came under the command of
General Davidson, who was killed (in attempting to cross a ford on that River) by the troops under Lord Cornwallis,
from thence he with the troops marched to Guilford Court House -- and this declarant states that he was in the battle of
Guilford, where General Greene was obliged to retreat, from Lord Cornwallis, and from the Guilford this declarant was
finally marched to Ramsey's Mills and from thence he with part of his company was marched home, in Surry, which
place the troops did not reach until the month of July, but the exact time he does not recollect, having served 6 months
that tour. He states furthermore that he was acquainted with General Rutherford of North Carolina while in service and
with Generals Butler & Eaton -- and was General Greene who commanded at the battle of Guilford and many other
officers both regular & militia whom he has now forgotten. He knows of no person, by whom he can prove his Services
excepting Henry Blevins & John Dodson
On this night day of September 1833 Personally appeared before me Richard Mitchell -a Justice of the peace in and for said County John Dodson a citizen of to Hawkins County, who being duly sworn
according to law states that he is now a pensioner of the United States his name being on the Jonesborough Agency
in East Tennessee. He states furthermore that he is well acquainted with Moses Johnson, whose declaration is hereto
annexed, made out before of Hawkins County whose certificates he will obtain, should they be living. He has no
documentary proof having lost all his discharges,
one sense -- He has no record of his age. He has been living in Tennessee, almost ever since the close of the
revolutionary war, and still lives in said State as before stated.
There is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood. He is acquainted with James Long, Milam Davis & Jacob Lifer
his neighbors who have testified to his reputation. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except
the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
S/ William Babb, JP S/ Moses Johnson, X his mark
[James Long, Milam Davis & Jacob Lifer gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[On March 11, 1842 in Hawkins County Tennessee, Nancy Johnson, 84, applied for a widow's pension stating that
she was the widow of Moses Johnson a pensioner of the United States for his revolutionary services ; that she married
him in 1779 and that he died April 9 1834 in Hawkins County [in 1839, she said she was then 92]; in 1841, Judith
Liford or Leford, 52, daughter of Moses and Nancy Johnson, filed a supporting affidavit in which she states she had
an unnamed older sister. In a filing dated February 12, 1841 in Hawkins County, Nancy Johnson, 83, states she
married her husband in Surry County, NC in October 1769, that Sarah Stapelton now residing in Kentucky was her
attendant and that her husband died May 9, 1834]
State of Tennessee, Hawkins County
1 Henry Blevins (Blevens) W1703
2 FPA S2518
William Babb Esquire -- that said Johnson served as he states in his declaration, 6 months against the Indians under
Captain Garvis -- this affiant was with said Johnson on the same campaign in 1776 & 1777. He furthermore states that
he has understood that said Johnson served over periods during the revolutionary war, and that seems to be the opinion
of all said Johnson's acquaintances and this affiant concurs in that opinion, and he has the fullest reliance on the
Statement made by said Moses Johnston and the declaration hereto annexed. Sworn to and subscribed before me the
date above.
S/ Richard Mitchell, JP S/ John Dodson, X his mark
State of Tennessee, Hawkins County
Personally appeared before me Richard Mitchell a Justice of the peace in and aforesaid
County Henry Blevins a citizen of Hawkins County and a Pensioner of the United States of the agency of
Jonesborough who being first duly sworn states that he was acquainted with a certain Moses Johnston in a
campaign against the Indians in 1776 and 1777 when the troops marched from Holston to the Indian Towns,
mentioned in the said Johnson declaration hereto annexed, and he believes that the said Moses Johnson now an
applicant for a pension is the same person who served in that campaign -- and from that he high standing the
said Johnson has for truth and integrity this affiant would place the utmost confidence in any statement he
would make & further saith not.
Sworn to & subscribed before made this night day of September 1833
S/ Richard Mitchell, JP S/ Henry Blevins, X his mark
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of Moses Johnson W153 Nancy fn55NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/24/08
1777 Pittsylvania Co. Va oaths of Alligance George Carters List: Matthew Cox, Elisha Dodson, George
Dodson, Lazarus Dodson, Rolly Dodson, Thos. Dodson, Joshua Hardy, William hardy, William Ingram,
JEFFERY JOHNSON< Elisha King,
1777 Oaths of Alligance list of Charles Kennons: Benjamin Burgess, Edward Burgess, David Dodson,
Fortunas Dodson, George Dodson. Greenham Dodson, Hightower Dodson, Rolly Dodson, Thomas
Dodson, William Dodson
RESEARCH NOTE : John Johnson APril 28 1789 pd taxed in Pittysylvania Co. Va. with
Fortunas Dodson
1777 Surry NC Tax Lists "Jabez JARVIS District" (Excerpted):
Charles DODSON
Henry HOLTSCLAW
Henry BURCH
Jabez JERVIS
Richard HORN
Bennett ROSE
John RICHARDSON
George GREEN
Eliphalet JERVIS
Moses JOHNSON
Richard WOOTON
Ephraim PAGET
Job BROUGHTON
Bartholomew MARIAM
John SUMMER
Joshua FREEMAN
Francis COOMS Improvements::0 Vallue: 0 Negros: 0 Value: 0 Horses: 2 Value: 24 Cattle: 3
Value: 9 0:7:8 Cash in Hand: 0 Money on "Interest"0
Joseph WOODRUFF
John JERVIS
William JOHNSTON
John MARIAM
*Isham THOMPSON
*West MOSELY
In different handwriting (includes):
Eliga SMALLW[OOD]
Joseph JONSEN(?)
David BURK http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/nc/surry/
Research Notes : Moses Johnson wil end up in Hawkins Co TN. Where a Dodson was a witness to his
Militart Service during the Rev. War See below
1777 March 20 will of Will Russell wife is Anna dated March 7 1775l sons are Will Russell, Buckner Russell,
George Russell, ABsalom Russell daughters are Ann LIGHT, Sara WALTERS, Lucreasy DODSON, ELiz.
RUSSELL, Judith BENNETT:
Does this connect to the Light families of DIckson and Humphreys Co. Tn. ?
also which DODSON family is his branch?
1777 Nov 27 John Williams and wife Sarah of Pittsylvania Co., VA sold to to Daniel Dotson
of Guilford Co. 404 acres on the west side of Cascade Creek [pittsyl Deed 4-435].
1778 Henry Co Tax
John Dodd: Double tax
Charles Dodson
Lambath Dodson
Will made on Aug 12, 1779, proved Oct. 21, 1783 [Pittsylvania Wills & Deeds, B11, p.133] names grandson
Thomas, son of Joseph Dodson dec'd; sons Thomas, George, William; daughters, Sarah Nevil, Elizabeth
Bennett, Else Dodson, Rhody Creel; wife Ellinor; and to the Baptists, use of the meeting house near John Creel's mill
with 3 acres of land. Executors: Wife and son George.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/dodson/b17167.html
1779 William Dodson received by will of his Father Thomas Dodson dated 1779, after the death of Thomas
Dodson's wife " The plantation and tract of land whereon I now live( we have not located a record of the sale
of this land.
It was reported in the annual register of the Baptist Denomination, by John Asplund that William Dodson
was the minister of Cascade Creek Church in 1780. Halifact by Dr. W.B. Barbeer Danville Va 1941).
1780 era Winifred Dodson has died and her Father Jeffery Johnson has moved on to Rowan County
NC, where his lands will go into Wilkes CO NC.
JULY 29TH 1780 / THE CHURCH BEING MET TOGETHER IN ORDER TO
CONSULT AFFAIRS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE WELFARE OF
SION WM. CARTER/ BEING OFTEN ADMONISHED FOR CERTAIN
OMISSION OF DUTY/ ITS AGREED TO EXCLUDE HIM.
ALSO WINNY HARDING REQUESTS/ A LETTER OF DISMISSION, IS GRANTED,
ALSO ANN GARNER REMOVED/FROM CENSOR UPON ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
ALSO BROTHER ROBD. SANDERS APPOINTED TO GIVE OUR SISTER MARY LEACHMAN / NOTICE
TO COME TO CHURCH MEETING TO ANSWER SOME/ OMISSIONS,
ALSO OUR BROTHER JOSEPH DRURY APPOINTED/ TO GIVE
OUR SISTER BARBARA DODSON TO COME TO OUR NEXT/MEETING TO
ANSWER TO HER CENSOR WHICH HAS LAID/ A LONG TIME.
ALSO THATOUR NEGRO BRETHREN WILL/ AND LEAMON STILL TO UNDER
CENSUR;
ALSO KEEP OUR / CHURCH MEETINGS THE FOURTH SATURDAY
IN EVERY / MONTH AND TO BE STRICTLY OBSERVED BY EACH MEMBER
TO/MEET AT 12 O'CLOCK SIGNED BY ORDER OF CHURCH N WARE CK /
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gohrpage/broadrun.html
1781 Feb 1: Jospeh Terry Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels
42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-. Note Location: Pittsylvania County. Description: 400
acres on the branches of Sandy Creek and adjoining Lazarus Dodson &c. Source: Land Office Grants C, 1780-1781,
p. 43 (Reel 44).
This is interesting as in 1766 Sept 22 Lazers Dodson filed his claim for lands on Sandy Creek in Halifax County then
in 1781 Joseph Terry files his claim of land that borders Lazuras Dotson and this land is now in Pittsylvania Co.
Joseph Terry was also in Halifax County when he bought his first lands and the Witness was Lazarus Dodson
1782 through 1792 - Daniel Dodson appears on the personal property tax lists of Pittsylvania
County, Virginia during which time two of his sons, Eli and Elijah, appear in his househol d.
From: Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
William Dodson is probably shown on Halifax Co. Tax list from 1782 to 1789.
1782 Halifax Co. Head of House hold
Joseph Johnson 10 whites and 4 blacks
Research Notes: Neighbors are James Medley, James Stevens, Spencer Walten, William Water, Bartho
Harris, William Wilson, Biby Bowman, Anne McDaniel ( note this is McDaniels line in 1793 John Johnson
deed in Pittsylvania Co. with grandson Johnson Daniels) John Murphy, Charles Kennon, Benjamin Jordan,
John Pankey, Elias Dejarnett, William Thompson, William Wright, Thomas Dodson ( ? Birches Creek)
Benjamin Edwards, Richard Horsely, James Horsely and Daniel Carter.
1782 Census of Pittsylvania Co. Va Ann Johnson 7 whites::
Archd Johnson 9 whites::
James Johnson 8 whites 11 slaves
Note: Fortunas Dodson, George Dodson, George Dodson Sr, Jesse Dodson, Joshua Dodson, Joshua
Dodson, Rawley Dodson, Thomas Dodson, Zachariah Dodson on 1782 Census
1782 Oct 23: Page 131 State of North Carolina - Alexander Martin, Gov. to William
Payne - Land Grant No. 44 - Date: October 23rd 1782 - for fifty shillings for every
hundred acres, amount of land is 420 acres located in Sullivan County, North Carolina.
A tract of land containing 420 acres lying and being in our county of Sullivan on the
right hand fork of Dodsons Creek above Mitchells survey. Witness: Alexander Martin,
Esq. by his Excellys Com’d J. Glasgow, Sec.
http://www.mountainpress.com/books/tn/details/tn-1300w.html
The entry book for John and Landon Carter, entry takers for Washington Co.,
NC, now Tennessee, shows a warrant, 1783, dated May 21 1779, directing the
surveyor of Sullivan Co to lay off for William Payne 150 acres on the
Holston River adjoining a tract of land known as the "burnt cabin". This
land was surveyed on Roberta Estes From: robertajestes@att.net
A John Dodson & Elizabeth GOAD settled in Shenandoah Co, VA. Their son, Charles DODSON later
settled in Greene TN.
His son, John DODSON, lived in Greene Co, then later purchased land on Dodson Creek of Hawkins Co,
TN, from a Mark Mitchell (See Next),
but kinship, if any, to Jesse Dodson & Judah Combs of Halifax Co VA & White Co TN, unknown.
Likewise, not known if kin to John DODSON, s/o Lambeth DODSON, who d in White Co, TN aged 100-110.
(Primary Source: Dodsons of Northfarnum Parish, Rev. Silas Lucas & S. Underwood Williams, Southern
Historical Press) 1840: John H. Miller, age 77 (1840 White Co, TNGenWeb Census-Revolutionary War
Pensioners) Not found on 1835 TN Pension Roll http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/counties/white.htm
1783 May William Dodson's church activities in NC are noted in Johnson J. Haynes "The land of Wilkes
1962". Mr. Haynes says that "Among the arms of Flat Rock Church constituted in 1783 May, was Warrior
Church constituted in 1799 May" and now called Zion Hill Church, located at Boomer on the waters of
Warrior Creek, a Southern Branch of the Yadkin River which rises in the Brushy Mountains.
25 June 1783 Samuel Johnson (brother of Winnifred Johnson DODSON) married Mary daughter of Ambrose
Hammons of Hammons
Samuel Johnson and Mary Johnson W5012 NC Line. Soldier was a son of Jeffery Johnson who lived 9 miles below
Wilkesboro in Wilkes County NC during the Revolutionary War and soldier lived there at enlistment. He received a
disability pension for 1 Jan. 1809. Soldier married Mary daughter of Ambrose Hammons of Hammons on 25 June 1783
in Wilkes Co. NC, and soldier died there 15 Dec 1834 aged 77. Widow applied there on 224 Jan 1834 Wilkes CO NC
aged 78 and widow there on 21 Jan 183_.
Children were Robert Johnson born 1783 Oct 25 he married a Miss Boran the sister of soldiers son in law Wm Boran
Nancy Johnson born 1783 Oct 3 she married a Mr. Gambill
Cloe Johnson born 1788 Oct 25
Samuel B. Johnson born 1790 May 18
Ambrose Johnson born 1792/93 May 15
Mary “Polly” Johnson born 1796 June 9. she married Wm. Boran
Rachel Johnson no birth date she married a Forrister (his name not clearly written)
Lewis Johnson born abt 1800 married prior to 1834 (wife not named)
John S. Johnson abt 1803 and in 1853 was referred to as Col. Johnson S. Johnson
Widow died leaving children Ambrose Johnson, Lewis Johnson, John S. Johnson, Mrs Clay GAMBILL or Cloy
GAMBILL. Mrs. Nancy Cambill, Mrs Rachel Forrister all of Wilkes Co. NC and Mrs. Mary Boran of Grayson Co.
Va. Soldiers nephew George was an office in Rev. and was the son of soldiers brother William Johnson. A John
Johnson signed the marriage bond with soldier on Jan 24 1782 and in 1851 one John S. Johnson was a J.P. and a James
S. Johnson was a J.P. ( All 3 men were in Wilkes CO. NC but no relationship was shown).
In 1853 Mrs. Nancy Gambill widow of Capt. Martin Gambill made affdt in Ashe Co. NC and a John Gambill was a
J.P. in 1853 for Ashe CO. NC, A Robert Gambill was County Clerk of Ashe Co. NC and a John Gambill was a J.P.
for Wilkes CO. NC, but their relationship to soldiers daughter is not state. Source 1856 Abstracts of Rev. War Pension
From: Marie McKinney
1784: Johnston Co. North Carolina Census
William DODD,
1 w m 21-60
5 w m u21/o60
4 w f 0 b 12-50
0 b u12/o50
John DODD,
1 w m 21-60
5 w m u21/o60
4 w f 0 b 12-50
0 b u12/o50
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncjohnst/1784.prn>: Research of B_bperry@Knology.net
William Dodson is also credited with organizing Arbor Baptist Church in 1785, Halifact by Dr. W.B. Barbeer
Danville Va 1941).
1785 Halifax Co. Va Census
Daniel Carter
James Horsely
Richard Horsely
Benjamin Edwards
Thomas Dodson
William Thompson
Elias DeJarnett
John Pankey
Benjamin Jordan
Joseph Johnson::::: Note is this the son of Isaac Johnson
James Medley
James Stevens
Spencer Walten
William Walten
Bartho. Harris
William Wilson
Bibby Bowman
Anne McDaniel:::: Owns property in Pittsylv.Co. and has a Grandson named Johnson McDaniels ( also
known as Daniels)
John Murphy
CHarles Kennon
Phillip Taylor
John Caldwell
Robert Scott ::Note any relation to John Scott Atorney for John Johnson Brunswick CO. May 16
1740
Thomas Lawson
Robert Chatham
Joseph Kirby
Joseph Kirby
William Watkins
Noell Woddell
1787 Rev. William Dodson in Iredell Co. NC
1787 April a Poll taken or a section of Delegates at Henry County Courthouse the 9th day of April for
ABRAHAM PENN esq..::
# 58: Samuel Johnson:::
#57 is John INGRAM::
#56 is James INGRUM::
#55 Elisha VINSON (disputed)::
#53 Samuel CRUTHCER;;
#52 James ELKINS::
# 51 Mathew Small::
#50 William ADAMS::
#49 VALENTINE MAYO ( note this is one of mine and Pegs MAYO LINES check for connections to
Valentine Minge)::
# 48 ANTHONY TITLE:::
GOING HIGHER ON THE LIST:
#59 John Day::
#60:: William WITT ( ???? De witt) ( Which one of Mine and Peg’s Witt Familes)
# 61:: George Waller::
#62::John Hayley or Hailey::
#63: Daniel Smith::
# 64 Robert Warden::
# 65: Joseph Bolling:
#66 Phillip ANGLIN:
# 67 George DODSON:
# 68 Jesse Reynolds:
#69: John Hutchens:
# 70 Michael Watson
1787 Aug. Big Creek Baptist Church is formed at the home of Rev. Thomas Murrell: Present Thomas Murrell,
Benjamin Murrell and wife Mary, Martha Murrell, Bartlett and Elizabeth SIMMs with Negro Sal, AGNES
JOHNSON, Moses and Sarah Johnson, Mary Dotson and Others, per minutes of Bent Creek Baptist Church on 8-31787
Big Creek Baptist Church
Notes This Church is located 4 miles from Rogersville by George Gildersleeve
Benjamin and Mary MURRELL are found in the records of the Bent Creek Baptist church (then in Hawkins
County, Tennessee) on the third Saturday of August in 1787, when the church minutes state: "The church met at
Thomas MURRELS and after divine service proceeded to receive Mary MURREL by experience.
2nd Miciah BUNCH and Lydia his wife by letter
3rd. Jeffrey MURREL and Margaret his wife by recommendation.
4th Received Moses JOHNSON and Sarah his wife by letter and Thomas TONECANLEY by experience and
baptism given up for constitution
Thomas MURREL, Benjamin MURREL, and Mary his wife, and Jeffry MURREL and Martha his wife, Bartlett
SIMS and Elizabeth his wife, Negroe Sal, Agnes JOHNSON, Elisha WALLEN, Micahah BUNCH, Lydia BUNCH,
Moses JOHNSON, Sarah JOHNSON, Mary DOTSON [DODSON], Elisha DEBUSK and Mary Williams." (Bent
Creek, Journey into Century Three, by Glenn Alfred Toomey, 1988, Church minutes, p. 43)
April 28, 1787 for Rawleigh Dodson by Rawl Dodson,
deputy surveyor. The state of NC issued grants to Raleigh Dodson for two
tracts of 150 acres, both apparently entered before Hawkins Co. was created
from Sullivan in 1786, #1481 for 150 acres on the left fork of Dodson's
creek and 31489 for 150 acres on the south side of Holston River. Roberta Estes From:
robertajestes@att.net
Dodson's creek no doubt named by or for Raleigh Dodson is a branch of Holston River on the s side of the
river and nearly opposite the town of Rogersville where
the power plant is located today. Near this site was Dodson's Ford where
the Great War Path and Trading Path crossed the river. The spot is marked
by a Tennessee Historical marker. The land around Dodson's Ford is some of
the most beautiful in E. Tennessee.
Raleigh Dodson was born in 1730 in North Farnham Parish outside of Richmond,
Va. to George and Margaret Dagord Dodson. His wife's name was Mary, although we have never
determined a surname for her. By 1766 Raleigh was in Halifax County, Virginia and owned land that
appeared to be on the border of Halifax and Caswell County in North Carolina. There was an entire group of
Dodsons who moved to this area about this time. By 1782, Raleigh Dodson was in
Eastern Tn.
Roberta Estes From: robertajestes@att.net
Millstone Baptist Church in 1789, both in Halifax County Va. (Halifact by Dr. W.B. Barbeer Danville Va
1941).
22 Apr 1788: The will of Jeremiah White named widow Jane and children William, Jeremiah, John,
Hamilton, Robert, and Nancy, and sons-in-law Braxton Mabry, William Clark, James Hinton, and daughter
Mary Hardaway. It mentioned land on Lick Fork of Horsepen Creek in Charlotte County.
Witnesses: Micajah Dodson and Tabitha Dodson.
Jeremiah White, the son of Jeremiah Senior and Mary Clark Martin, also owned land on Sandy Creek in
Pittsylvania adjoining Wisdon and Terry;
Sweeting Fork of Sandy Creek adjoining Thompson and Col. Robert Williams;
and Lick Fork of Horsepen Creek in Charlotte adjoining Joshua Chafing.
Jeremiah's widow Jane White (nee Shelton) married James Johnson c. 1788.
Richard and Letitia Johnson and James F. and Nancy Johnson, along with Jeremiah, William, John,
Hamilton, and Robert White, sued William Clark and William White, co-executors of Jeremiah White,
deceased. Was Letitia a White? See 15 Mar 1795.
before 1789 Winifred Johnson-Johnston DODSON evidently died before 1789 when her father died in
Wilkes County NC, naming his grandchildren James, Rachel and Winifred Dodson in his will. In fact
Winifred Johnson Dodson probably died several years earlier maybe in the 1770's.
Rev William Dodson married a 2nd time but no record of this marriage has been found and the name of his
2nd wife is unknown. William Dodson is probably the William Dodson who became a member by Baptism of
Broad Run Church of Fauquier Co. on 1764 May 13 and who was ex communicated in 1769.
April 28 1789 FORTUNAS DODSON AND John Johnson pd taxe on the same day
1789 April 29 Fortunas Dodson, Anderson Hailey, Ambrose Hailey, Joseph HIll, John Johnson, Charles
Mcgloughlin, William Mays, Gardner Mays, David Mays, Bevrly Milner, Martin Palmer, Robert Scoot, Henry
Terry, John Terry, David Terry, George Thompson, Charles Terry, Joseph Wood paid there taxes.
Information provided by Researcher Cass Johnson.
Note:: Terry and Wood names is a surname connected to off spring of Micheal JOhnson who died
1718 of Tuckahoe Creek Henrico Co.Va. ( Stephen wood married ? daughter of Joseph or Isaac
Johnson?)
1789 Dec 2 Sarah Dodson daughter of Rev. William Dodson and Winifred Johnson married Elijah
Dodson in Halifax Co. Va
1789 Dec 2 - Elijah Dodson married, Halifax Co., VA, Sallie Dodson, daughter of Rev.
William Dodson.
Source: Marriage Date: 02 Dec 1789 Marriage Location: Virginia, Halifax County, Spouse 1:
Elijah Dodson, Spouse 2: Sally Dodson, Marriage Date: 02 Dec 1789, Marriage Location:
Virginia Virginia Marriages to 1800 Virginia Marriages to 1800,
Source Information: Jordan Dodd, . Virginia Marriages to 1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage
records held by the individual counties in Virginia. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Abt 1790 - William Beverly Dodson / Dotson born, Halifax County, Virginia Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Elijah Dodson purchased from James Horsley 138 acres in Halifax Co. adjoining the lines of
Thomas Lawson and Car¬son. The deed was witnessed by Thos. White, William Brandon,
Fleming Bates and Francis Lawson [Halifax deed 14¬616]. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1790 United States Federal Census - [Need to locate census]
NOTE: from 1782 through 1792 - Daniel Dodson appears on the personal property tax lists
of Pittsylvania County, Virginia during which time two of his sons, Eli Dodson and Elijah
Dodson , appear in his household. Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Abt 1790 - William Beverly Dodson / Dotson born, Halifax County, Virginia
Note: Aft 1792 - 1790-1795 - William is found on the tax list of Pittsylvania County,
Virginia. He lived on Cascade Creek near his son-in-law, Elijah Dodson (Dotson). Cascade
Creek us ub the extreme southwest part of Pittsylvania county and flows across the line into
North Carolina.
Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County,
Virginia, Volume 1 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1790 John Adams lived in Goblingtown Creek :
William Adams lived in Goblintown Creek IN 1790 other names on this List
John Holland was on this list with
Hall Hudson,
Obadiah Hudson, and
Thomas Hudson,
Daniel Hutcherson,
John Hutchinson, ( note a David Hutchinson administered the will of William Johnson who died in
Charlotte Co. Va.
John Ingram,
Other names of Interest::
John Burgess::
Charles Dodson::
George Dodson Jr::
George Dodson Sr::
Thomas Mayo::::
Valentine Mayo Jr. and
Valentine Mayo Sr:: ( Mayo's are one of my Blood lines)
MY NOTE the Sylvester Adams that came into Dickson Co Father is John Adams died 1782 in Halifax
Co.Va He was married to a Susan WOOD
(? Stephen Wood married Anne Johnson a Joseph to Michael Johnson descendant) :::
Sylvester Adams 's brother William Adams was born on Black Walnut and die s there in 1839::
Now the Father of John Adams who died 1782 is one William Adams who died 1789 in Charlotte
Co.Va .
NOTE IS THERE any connection to a Joseph Wood who payed his taxes on APril 28 1789 in Pitsylvania Co.
with John Johnson
1790 Hutson Johnson , on Voters list of Hawkins Co. Tn.
Note place other Johnson-Johnstons here Jno Johnston William Johnson Michael Johnson Michael Johnston Richard
Johnston
Other names of Interest:: William Allen::Peter COCKE, Stephen COCKE:: John Craig::Thos. Dodson:: Obadiah
Forgeson, THos. Forgeson, William Forgeson, Wm. Forgeson ( ?Fergeson) , Jacob Graft (? Craft) Hugh Gwin, Thomas
Hutchings, James King, John King, Robert King, William King, John King Jr.: Hopkins Lee, James Lee, John Lee,
John Lee, Thomas Lee, John Long, James Massey, Charles Matlock, Frederick Mayes, Wm. Mayes, Thos. Moss,
Benja. Murrill, Jeffery Murrill, John Rice, Bartlett Sims, James Sims, Jno.Sims, Math. Sims, Edward Sizemore,
Geo. Sizemore, James Thompson, John Thompson, Hardey Williams, Jas. Williams, Jas. Williamson, Jno Yeates (?
Yates)
1790 Salisbury District of North Caroline: Guilford County
Benjamin Britton
William McGlauheny
Latham Donnal
John Perkins
Joseph Perkins
Joshua Johnston
James Johnston
Caleb Johnston
Joseph McDowel
Samuel Duck
Jere. Johnston
James McAdow
Howell Parker
William McGee
Barton Stone
Benjamin McRunnels
Richard Dodson
Samuel Hartgrove
Nathaniel Peeples
Andrew McGee
Daniel Dillon
Ambrose Chapple
Isaac Dillon
Alex Hilton
James Hilton
William Farrington
John Perry
Ebenezor Perry
William Gilbert
William Platfield
Rhodeham Martin
John Walker
John Gilbert
Partial List
1790: Following an Act of the General Assembly, the voters who voted for the two members to
go to Congress are listed in the Cumberland County Deed Book for 1790.
Maurice Langhorne
William Hobson
Peter Montague
Montague Surname
Josiah Thomson
William Maxey
Charles Allen
Allen Surname
William Ligon
Question descendant of Thomas Ligon ?
James Isham
How related to ? Isham married to William Randolph and to ?Isham married to Adam
SYmes
Thomas Anderson
Drury Hatcher
Drury Hatcher is off William Hatcher b 1613 of Swift Creek
William Anderson
Cod'n Carrington
John Griffin
Caleb Hobson
Hugh Junior
Harrison Jones
John Holcomb
James Adams
Robert Smith
John Colquit
David Johnson
Jno Dodson
Dodson surname is a clue
Archibald Anglea
Nathan Womack
Womack is a Connecting Surname
Moses Hubbard
Hubbard Family ends up with the William Johnson homestead in Henry Co on Buffalo
Creek
Stephen Robinson
Mayo Carrington
Carringtons are connected to William Hatcher and also my Mayo Lines
James Gilliam
Gilliam is a surname connector to Jonas Lawson and Rev. Thomas Murrell Families
Neighbors of James Gilliam Those mentioned in the 1763 processioning included:
William Austin, Benoni Boatwright, Jeremiah Cannon, Robert Carter, George Carrington,
Hezekiah Daverson, James GILLIAM, Phineas Glover, Joseph Griffin, James Johnson, Joseph
Johnson, John Jones, Daniel Jones, Philip Mayo, John Meador, Burton Newton, John Parrish,
David Preger, David Reynolds, James Robinson, William Rowland, Samuel Taylor, John
Wayles, Drury Woodson.
http://home.triad.rr.com/gilliamsofva/Cumberland/Susannah/Susannah.html
John B. Cooper
Nath'l Carrington
Carringtons are connected to William Hatcher and too my Mayo Lines
John Nunnally
Benj'n Allen
Allen Surname
William Spears
Joseph H. Jenkins
William Bond
Miller Woodson
Woodson and families totally tied to Michael Johnson descendants
James Gates
James Thomas
R'd Richardson
Phinas Glover
William Walker
Thomas Hobson
Alexander Trent
Trent Surname connector to Hatchers
John Minter
Lewis Orange
Bernard Sims
Sims is a clue on James Bartlett Symes cousin of Capt. John Symes Half brother of
Patrick Henry and Adam Symes marrie to Mary Isham
Hump Holland
Holland surname to Michael Holland of St. Pauls Parish descended from Hollands of
Archers Hope
Vern Smith
Joseph Fuquay
John Winfree
Dudley Street
John Slaughter
Thomas Turpin, Sr.
Turpin surname connector to descendants of William Hatcher b 1613 land owner on
Swift Creek and Appottomax River in Bermuda Hundred
Jesse Woodson
Robert Gilliam
Gilliam is a surname connector to Lawson and Rev. Thomas Murrell Families
Joseph Carrington
Carringtons are connected to William Hatcher and my Mayo Lines
Richard Webber
Philip W.7 Webber (Richard6, Tahpanes5 Ward, RICHARD4, SETH3, RICHARD2, SETH1, SethA, JohnB,
SethC)859 was born 1 November 1792 in Cumberland Co., VA860,861, and died Aft. 1863. He married
Susanna Murel Puryear 20 January 1830 in Amelia Co., VA
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/e/Brenda-H-Reed/GENE10-0019.html
Joseph Taylor
William Russell
James Doss
Tho's Johns
William Hobson
Francis Armistead
Rob't C. Harrison
Dan'l Johnson
William Bagby
Hezh Colquit
William Macon
George Keeling
George Anderson
Theodorick Carter
surname tied to researcher White Oak Don Johnson and Researcher Mary Holland
families
John Hill
Electing members to Congress:
For THOMAS EDMUNDS
Tucker Baughan
Jesse Boatright
James Farmer
Farmer is a surname connector to descendants of William Hatcher b 1613 of Swift
Creek
Jno Duncomb
Stephen Woodson
Woodson and families totally tied to Michael Johnson descendants
Richard Allen
Harrison Jones
Jacob Johnson
Wright Bond
Henry Guthrey
Henry Skipwith
Skipworth is name tied to researcher White Oak Don Johnson and Researcher Mary
Holland families
Charles Allen
Joshua Orange
John Holman, Jr.
John Woodson
John Woodson and families totally tied to Michael Johnson descendants
Sam'l Meton (?)
Josiah Cox
Cox surname is married to Burton who Alice Cox is married to Luke Boyce and Edloe
David Bradley
George Baskerville
Carter H. Harrison
Peter F. Trent
Trent is a surname connector to off spring of William Hatcher b 1613 of Appoppatox
River
Sam'l Holliday
Elisha Weatherford
Job Johnston
John White
http://home.triad.rr.com/gilliamsofva/Cumberland/1790Poll/1790Poll.html
From 1790 to 1795 William Dodson is fond on the Tax Lists of Pittsylvania Co.
He lived on cascade Creek near his son in law Elijah Dodson-Dotson.
Cascade Creek is the extreme Southwest part of Pittsylvania County and flows across the State line
into North Carolina
DOCUMENT: Granville Co., NC Will Book 2, page 326 - WILL of John Hargrove
written 9 Nov 1790, probated November Court 1792:
To wife (not named) half my plantation on Little Nutbush Creek., etc.
To son John all lands he holds on south side of Dodsons Creek (except that
given son William) and half land in Warren County on Great Nutbush Creek.
Other half to son William adj Leonard Sims, Henry Lyne.
To daughter Fanny Hanks land on Lower Great Fork adj Wm Dodson,Richard
Hargrove, Argen Hanks.
To daughter Nancy Collins land adj Robert Galligher and Henry
Lyne.
To daughter Molley land adj Fanny Hanks at Taylors Ferry.
To daughter Amey rest of land, etc. "...if either dies without heirs, their
part to the survivors and also if daughters die, that part to
survivors...". Executors Leonard Sims and sons John & William. No witnesses.
June 1791, Raleigh Dodson purchased a tract of 163 acres at a
sheriff's sale, formerly the John Honeycutt property, which adjoined the
property of Elisha and Lazarus Dodson.
Roberta Estes From: robertajestes@att.net
3rd Sat. of March 1792 he Thomas Dodson is found in the records of Baptist
Church on “ North Holston in Hawkins County” he is there with the following
Thomas Dodson and Mary, Jesse Dodson and Ruth, Elisha Dodson and Rachel, Thomas
Dodson, Nancy Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson, Utally Dodson, Alsey and Winifred
Johnson. This church was located in Grainger Co. formed from Hawkins CO. and
Knox Co. in 1796 very near the Hawkins Co. border.
1793 Halifax Co. Va Thomas Dodson’s son Jesse Johnson married Judith Combs in
1793 Halifax Co. Va. And they became members of Big Spring Baptist Church which
was the parent Church of Rev. Thomas Murrell’s church.
In 1793 Rev. Jesse Dodson the brother of William Dodson and of Thomas Dodson is
the minister of this Church.
Research Notes: In Rev. Thomas Murrell’s church is Agness Johnson the wife of
Hudson Johnson
Raleigh Dodson wrote his will on July 20 1793. The date of probate is not known,
but indications are that he was alive in Nov. 1794 when he and his son James
sold tracts of 40 and 110 acres to Robert Brown (Hawkins deeds 2-328 and
2-329). This land may have involved the joint patent with Thomas Jackson
referred to in Raleigh Dodson's will, which land he left to his son James.
Raleigh Dodson does not name his wife in his will, but left to her his whole
estate both real and personal during her lifetime after which I leave to my
son Rawleigh the plantation on which I now live and another piece adjoining.
It was his patent land. Raleigh Dodson Jr, sold this land to James Breeden
on Jan 29 1806 and 'I, Mary Dodson, widow and relict of Raleigh Dodson,
decd, relinquish and quit claim my right, title and interest to this land."
(Hawkins deed 4-154)
The foregoing dower relinquishment proves that the widow of Raleigh Dodson
Sr. was named Mary. She may not have been his only wife although Mary also
signed when he sold his Caswell County, NC land before their journey to
Tennessee (then NC). It is possible that Raleigh Sr. also held title to
some property in Giles Co Tn. Court records there show that Mary Dodson,
widow of Raleigh, acted as administrator is some action (Giles Co court
minutes Sept 7 1815). The widow, Mary Dodson may have gone with her son
Raleigh Jr. to Alabama and then to Giles and Williamson Counties, Tn. It is
not known when or where she died, but she was dead by 1826.
Raleigh Dodson served in the Revolutionary War with his son Lazarus Dodson. The
North Carolina archives provided a roster of men who served from Washington
and Sullivan Counties which were then a part of North Carolina. Raleigh and
Lazarus were both listed as having served beginning August 16, 1782.
In 2008 and 2009, I visited Hawkins County and located the original land of
Raleigh Dodson on the Holston River. The land was subsequently owned by his
heirs, and a family cemetery with many unmarked graves lies in disrepair and
weeds today. I feel certain that this family cemetery that was located on
his land and is where his daughter Nellie and her husband John Saunders
lived, died and were buried as well is the final unmarked resting place of
Raleigh Dodson, Revolutionary War Patriot of Hawkins County, Tn.
Roberta Estes From: robertajestes@att.net
John Dodson JOHNSON -ca 1794 VA Bef. 1832 (not named in father's will)
1794 Aug 24 Page 1. (A) Will of LEONARD SIMS. (Codicil 16 Feb. l794); Nov. Ct. 1804.
Wife SARAH, Extrx. ;
Sister SUSANNA SIMS (who has lived with him);
oldest sons JOHN RICHARD & SWEPSON,
Extrs.; Sons LEN HENLY, THOMAS, JOSEPH & HENRY (minors);
Dtrs: JANE JEFFERS SIMS & SARAH SIMS; child in esse (?). Land devised: 282Y2 A. bought fr.
BRUMFIELD RIDLEY on NES Reedy Br. adj. WILLIAM DODSON, THOMAS SIMS, Widow WILLIAMS,
ELISHA SIMS & his own land; 500 A. in home plantation; 1,513 A. on E & NE the Reedy Br, adj.
"my sister WILSON", JOHN HAREGROVES, WILLIAM SIMS, SIMON & ASHKENAS WILLIAMS; 189 A.
on WS Nutbush Cr.
Wit: JAMES BULLOCK (Jurat), AGNESS BULLOCK (Jurat)& NANCY BULLOCK (Jurat). Codicil names
Dtr. SUSANNAH SIMS (child in esse? & will written 1793?) & refers to land on Reedy Br. bought fr.
RICHARD BULLOCK,
Extrs. of LEN. H. BULLOCK, dec'd. & HENRY PHIFER.
Wit: RICHARD BULLOCK (Jurat), JOHN HARE, WILLIAM SIMS (Jurat) & ELISHA SIMS.
Research Notes: This is the familes of Len Henley whose family will also be the Families of Terisha Johnston of
Nutbush Creek Mecklenburg Co Va and NC. This Sims families is off the Adam Symes married to mary Isham, Or
off Capt Symes whose ½ brother is Patrick Henry: Which is the Winston familes connected to Dr. John Woodson,
These Symes familes are also found in Hawkins Co Tn by Hudson Johnson
after 1795 It is possible William Dodson was preaching in NC churches before he moved his residence
there. ( To NC)
William Dodson moved to NC soon after 1795 as in April 1799 he entered 200 acres on the Bushy
Mountains in Wilkes County NC and in
15 Mar 1795: Richard Johnson married Lettice Hinton. Bondsman: Jeremiah White. Minister: Lazarus
Dodson. Lazarus had also performed the marriage of George Pratley to Lydia Dodson with James
Johnson as bondsman; and marriage of our James Johnston to Joyce Wells. Lazarus was minister of the
Leatherwood Primitive Baptist Church. John Johnston, supposedly resided next to Lazarus Dodson in
Pittsylvania. See also 22 Apr 1788.
Iredell Co. NC in 1797 The Rev. Elias Dodson in his manuscript said that Rev. William Dodson preached in
Virginia for 30 years and then moved to Iredell Co. NC in 1797 and preached nearly all the time until he
died in 1832. While the Rev. William Dodson may have died in Iredell Co. NC he spent a good many years
as a resident of Wilkes Co. NC where he was on the census for 1810 and 1820. Rev. William Dodson died
at the home of a daughter in Present Alexander Co. NC.
Charity Dodson JOHNSON, -1797 - 1798 VA? TN? JOHNSONS related to Jerry PACE in Williamson Co & Wilson
Co, TN in file of Jackie@ashley–pace.com (5/Jan/2009)
page #329
1797 Hawkins County, Tennessee DB2:466 [or 422?] Robert BROWN to Martin JOHNSON, dated
12/26/1797, recorded 12/26/1797, registered 1798 (March Session)
THIS INDENTURE, Made this 26th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and ninety seven BETWEEN Robert Brown of the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee of the one
part, and Martin Johnson of the County and State aforesaid of the other part, WITNESSETH that the said
Robert Brown for and in consideration of the sum of ninety pounds to him in hand paid the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, HATH, and by these presents DOTH grant, bargain, sell, assign, infeoff and
confirm unto the said Martin Johnson his heirs and assigns forever, a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND,
containing one hundred and fifty acres, be the same more or less, lying and being in the county of Hawkins
on Dodsons Creek being the place where Miles Barret & Jno. Willis now lives on and holds by a deed from
James Dodson and Raleigh Dodson in that bounds joining John Payne and Jacob Lauson with all and
singular the woods, waters, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments, and appurtenances
whatsoever to the said Tract of Land belonging or appertaining, and the reversion and reversions,
remainder and remainders, rents and issues thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest property, claim
and demand of him the said Robert Brown his heirs, &c of, in and to the same and
every part and parcel thereof either in law or equity TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said one hundred and
fifty acres of Land, with the appurtenances unto the said Martin Johnson his heirs and assigns FOREVER
against the lawful title, claim and demand of all and every person or persons whatsoever, SHALL and WILL
WARRANT and FOREVER DEFEND by these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Robert Brown hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered s/Robert BROWN
in presence of
Jno PAYNE Jno. LAWSON [sp?]
(Transcribed by C. Hamet, 1995 from LDS Microfilm )
Jacob Lauson or Jacob Lawson
Notes The Lawson surname is a cousin line of Rev. Thomas Murrell and can be found by Thomas
Murrell of Byrd Creek in era of 1730
Notes: Martin JOHNSON, s/o James & Elizabeth UNKNOWN Johnson (Murrell), m by 1797, Sarah
Combs, ancestry unknown. The grantor was RW Robert BROWN, who later removed to Knox Co, TN, then
later to Warren Co, TN (as did the Combs-Johnsons, except some directly and some by way of Jackson Co,
TN). Miles BARRETT, John WILLIS and Jacob LAWSON were also Revolutionary War Pensioners, all
having previously resided in Henry County, Virginia, as had, probably, the Rev. Thomas MURRELL of
Hawkins Co, TN, step-father of Martin JOHNSON, Sr. Raleigh DODSON and Mary DODSON, formerly of
Richmond and Pittsylvania Cos, VA, and Caswell Co, NC, were close associates of the Rev. Thomas
MURRELL in east Tennessee. John PAYNE and William PAYNE are believed to have been brothers of
Daniel PAYNE, husband of Sylvia Combs, also later of Warren Co, TN. http://www.combsfamilies.org/combs/records/tn/hawk.htm
Lazarus Dodson who died 1799 in Pittsylvania County is the son of George Dodson b 1702 and Margaret Dagrod (
Degord) of Farnham Parish in Richmond County Va.
1799 William Dodson's church activities in NC are noted in Johnson J. Haynes "The land of Wilkes
1962". Mr. Haynes says that "Among the arms of Flat Rock Church constituted in 1783 May, was Warrior
Church constituted in 1799 May" and now called Zion Hill Church, located at Boomer on the waters of
Warrior Creek, a Southern Branch of the Yadkin River which rises in the Brushy Mountains.
1799 April William Dodson moved to NC April 1799 he entered 200 acres on the Bushy Mountains in
Wilkes County NC
d. 1799 ELIZABETH GOAD DODSON, b. Abt 1705, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA;; m. JOHN
DODSON (THOMAS DODSON?).
1800 William Dodson entered 300 acres on Beaver Creek.
1800 William Dodson entered 300 acres on Beaver Creek.
1800-1810. William Dodson as Pastor also served as Pastor at King's Creek Church between ‘
1801 - Elijah Dotson bought 134 acres on Cloud's Creek, Rockingham Co., NC from
Naman Roberts [Rockingham deed G-143].
1801 May 4th William Dodson sold 200 acres to Thomas Phillips (Wilkes Cou.. Deeds & grants 17971805 pg 4).
December 7, 1801, at which time the following magistrates were present: Isaac Lane, Joseph Webster,
William Trent, James Chisum, Abraham Lenham, John Wallen, Matthew Sims, John Vanbibber, William
Rogers, George Read, C. Newport, John Casey, Joseph Nations, and James Renfro. The oath of office
was administered by Andrew Evans and Joseph Cobb, magistrate of Grainger County. Isaac Lane was
chosen chairman; Walter Evans, clerk; Nathaniel Austin, ranger; Joseph Nations, corner; Ezekiel Croft,
register; Luke Bowyer, attorney-general, and David Rogers, sheriff. The last named was unable to give
bond, and John Hunt, Sr., was elected to fill the vacancy. The next term of the court was held at the house
of John Hunt, who lived on the site of Tazewell. The grand jury empanelled was composed of the following
men; John Hunt, William Grisum, Nathaniel Austin, Samuel Tate, Jacob Dobins, William Bowman, William
Stroud, John Webster, Nimrod Dodson, Peter Neal, Thomas Gibbons, Peter Huffacker, William Rush,
Thomas Jeffers, Hezekiah Jordan, Elisha Walling, Archibald McKinney and George Snuffer. The third term
of the court was held at the house of Elisha Walling, and it was not until 1804 that a small frame courthouse
was erected Goodspeed history of Claiborne Co Tn: http://www.joepayne.org/goodspeed.html
James Dodson JOHNSON -03 Nov 1803 TN JOHNSONS related to Jerry PACE in Williamson Co & Wilson Co, TN in
file of Jackie@ashley–pace.com (5/Jan/2009)
page #330
Wilkes County in 1805, William Dodson and his son William Dodson are on the tax lists for Wilkes County
in 1805, taxed for 300 acres and 100 acres in Capt. John Carne's District.
1805 ERA I borrowed my brother James' pony and rode 40 miles to Uncle Thomas Gibbons, there being no Baptist
Church nearer. He and Aunt Polly were members, father was there at the church meeting on Saturday, when the door
was opened for anyone to come forward and join by telling an ex- perience of grace. I went forward immediately.
The going forward was such a cross that I hardly knew what I was doing. I told what I had to tell. Only one question
was asked me by Nimrod Dodson, who was the leading member of the church, namely, "Did you ever see that it was
just in God to send you to hell?" I answered "yes" for I knew it would not do to say "no," although I knew at the time I
had not any extraordinary view.Abner Hills’s Autobiography that appeared in Judge Joe Meredith’s Hill’s family book,
A Family History: Hill, Meredith, Lowery, 1966.
21 Sep 1806 - Elijah Dodson was in Davidson Co., TN where he bought 120 acres on
Stones River from Enoch Enochs on 21 Sept 1806 [Davidson deed G-87] and other tracts
during the next few years Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1807 - George C Dotson born, Davidson County, Tn., [This is the 3rd G Grandfather of
Paul B Dotson].
1810 United States Federal Census -[Need to locate census] From: Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Abt 1810 - Elijah Dotson, Jr. born, Davidson County, Tn. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1811 - Elijah Dodson, is listed on the tax list for Davidson County, Tn.,
Source: Early Tennessee Tax List, Bryon and Barbara Sistler. From: Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1811 Dec 9, William Dotson received a NC grant for 50 acres on the waters of Little Lower River, Burke
County NC (Now Alexander Co NC) and on 1812 Nov 28, he received another grant for 50 acres on
Lamberts Fork of Lower Little River ( Wilkes CO. Deeds G/H-394 and G/H-479 ( some of these might be for
his son William Dodson).
m. 20 Dec 1811 in Franklin Co, VA Samuel Johnson, b. about 1782; d. Nov 1821 in Cooper Co, MO; m. 20 Dec 1811
in Franklin Co, VA to Matilda Brockman. Bondsman was John Dodd & her mother Elizabeth consented. They moved
to Missouri & lived in that part of Cooper Co that was formed from Howard Co in 1818. Samuel died by drowning
while crossing the river in Cooper Co. He left his young bride and a son:
1. Samuel Johnson Jr, b. 1820; still living in 1883 in Charilton Co; was
named in last will of his grandfather, Micah Johnson Sr to receive his father's share when he became of age. Matilda &
her son lived in Howard Co & Charilton Co where she remarried Thomas Cravens. I suspect Matilda and Thomas
were divorced as in 1850, Matilda Craven was listed in Prairie Twp of Charilton (Census p.168) & a Thomas
Cravens was listed in Clay Co, Liberty Twp (p.309).
1811 Dec 20 Samuel Johnson mar Matilda Brockman dau of Elizabeth Surety by John Dodd
1812 July - Elijah Dodson was living in Davidson County, Tn., in Captain Creel's Militia Company
Source: Davidson County, Tennessee Court Minute Book 1809-1813, pages 826-842, July Session 1812.
Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1812 Abt- James J Dotson born, Davidson County, Tn. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Muster Rolls of the War of 1812 Detached from the Militia of NC 1812 AND 1814 Published in Pursuance
Of the Resolutions of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of JANUARY 28, 1851 and the Resolution of the General
Assembly of FEBRUARY 29, 1871. Under the Direction of The ADJUTANT GENERAL RALEIGH STONE
AND UZZELL State Printers and Binders 1873; Copied and Indexed by:
SEVENTH REGIMENT EIGHTH COMPANY DETACHED FROM THE SECOND MECKLENBURG
REGIMENT
ROBERT WOOD CAPTAIN
JACOB SHAVER LIEUTENANT
PETER MAPE 2ND LIEUTENANT
JOHN WILSON ENSIGN
WM. FLENIGAN 1ST SERGEANT
JOHN HOOKER 2ND SERGEANT
JOHN BARNES 3RD SERGEANT
FIFTH REGIMENT STOKES COUNTY FIRST REGIMENT
SAM.MARTIN CAPTAIN
THOS. SMITH LIEUTENANT
NEWTON LADD ENSIGN
ELIJAH NELSON;
THOMAS EVANS;
JACOB NELSON;
JOHN HARVEY;
JEREMIAH CLOUD;
JOHN HOOVER;
JAMES LAWSON
THOS. REDDICK;
LARKIN BURGE;
HENRY SPAINHOUWER;
JOEL KETCHUN;
JAMES RIDLEY ;
EDWARD YATES;
JACOB WOLF
EZEKIEL COLLINS;
JACOB HELSEPECK;
WM. BLANCHET;
JOHN BRABIN;
BENJ. FRY ;
JESSE BROWN ;
JAS. G. LYON ;
JOHN EDWARDS
WM. JOHNSON;
JACOB FISCUS;
THOMAS DOSS;
JOHN PRATER;
BARTLETT SHIPP ;
DAVID SPAINHOWER;
JOSEPH MARTIN
FREDERIC FULK ;
WM. SHIPP ;
WM. CHILDRESS ;
JOHN COX ;
SHEDRACK REDDICK;
REUBEN TILLEY;
JAMES MERRITT;
LAMBERT DODSON;
JOHN KANCES;
WM. STANLY;
ISAAC GEORGE ;
JAMES HUTCHENS
JOHN HOOKER
BENJ. THOMAS;
JACOB DENTON
1813 Mar 25 Mastin Johnson married Elizabeth Dodson in Pittsy. Co.
The name Zion Hill church was constituted in 1814 April with William Dodson as Pastor.
1815 Abt - David Gordon Dotson born, Davidson County, Tn. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1816 Abt - Joseph C Dotson born Davidson County, Tn.
1818 Sep - After moving to Davidson Co., he sold in Sept 1818, for $600 to Robert Martin,
Jr., 234 acres "on Dan River adjoining the lands of sd Martin, being the same land that was
lately recorded of the heirs of Daniel Dodson by the heirs of Cyrus B. Roberts, it being a tract
of land purchased by Elijah Dodson of Namen Roberts." Witnesses to the deed were William
Murphey (X) and Lewis Dodson (X) [Rockingham deed S-187]. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1818 Sep - After moving to Davidson Co., he sold in Sept 1818, for $600 to Robert Martin,
Jr., 234 acres "on Dan River adjoining the lands of sd Martin, being the same land that was
lately recorded of the heirs of Daniel Dodson by the heirs of Cyrus B. Roberts, it being a tract
of land purchased by Elijah Dodson of Namen Roberts." Witnesses to the deed were William
Murphey (X) and Lewis Dodson (X) [Rockingham deed S-187]. From: Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1820 United States Federal Census Name: Elias Dotson [Elijah Dotson]Township:
Nashville County: Davidson State: Tennessee
Persons in household, numbers and ages:
Free White Males
To age 10 = 3 DOB 1810-1820 [Abt1807 George C Dotson, 13 years of age]
Abt 1810 [Elijah Dotson, Jr.]
Abt 1812 [James J Dotson]
;
Abt 1815 [David Gordon Dotson]
Abt 1816 [Joseph C Dotson]
26-45 years of age = 1 [Elijah Dotson, Sr.]
Free White Females
To age 10 = 1
16-18 years of age = 1
45 years of age & Above = 2
Source Citation: Year: 1820; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: M33_122;
Page: 93; Image: 104. From: Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1820- Elijah Dodson began selling his land in Davidson Co. in 1820 when he sold a ,tract
of 50 acres to Charles Wright [Davidson deed 0-458]. According to the late Frank D. Fuller,
Charles Wright married a sister of the wife of Timothy Dodson. Elijah Dotson is on the 1820
census of Davidson Co. From: Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
George DODSON, over 45 (b bef 1775), was on the 1820 Williamson census, but is
not found in 1830 (perhaps in the household of another family?).
http://www.tngenweb.org/giles/families/dodson.html
1821 Jun 19 - 1st Dotson found in the Dickson County Deed Books.
Daniel H. Williams, of Dickson County, Tn., sold to Elijah Dodson, of Dickson County,
Tn., for the sum of $2000.00 dollars in hand, a parcel of land containing by estimation 284
acres of land, more or less, (it being a part of 2285 acres granted to Daniel H. Williams by the
state of North Carolina. Sale witnessed by Nehemiah Scott and Wm. B. Dotson
Source: Dickson County, Tn., Deed Book, 1821 From: Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1821 Deed William Martin to Samuel Elton for $87.50, 35 acres whereon said Elton now lives, part
of 150 acres deeded to Martin by William Woods, on waters of Robertsons Fork, adjoining
Archibald Crockett's corner, adj. Joel Lane, Thomas T. Armstrong, Martin Armstrongs NC grant
boundary. Wit. Jordan Dodson & Moses Patterson. Signed with a seal. Giles Co., TN Deed Bk.
E1821, p 312. (I was not able to find the deed where William bought the land from Wm. Woods.
MJM)
1822 Aug. 4. Fishing Creek Church located on old Highway 60, is about 4 miles East of Wilkesboro, and
was constituted in an arm of Brier Creek church, the result of a petition filed by members of Brier Creek
church who lived some distance from the church. The Petition was signed by William W. Wright, clerk dated
the first Saturday in March 1822 and was authorized by Brier Creek and its Pastor. William Dodson and
William Gilliam formed the presbytery who constituted it on 1822 Aug. 4. These were Baptist Churches.
1823 Jan 1 Martha Johnson married James R. Dodson Pittsy. Co.
8 Sep 1824 Giles Survey. 57 - Entry 83 for Pressley BEALE, 50 A on waters of Blue Creek; adj.
George DOTSON; Goodhope THARP; James LEITCH; S boundary line of Martin ARMSTRONG; 5000
A tract. Surv. Basil COMPTON & Robert GUTHRIE, C.C.
http://www.tngenweb.org/giles/families/dodson.html
Notes Blue Creek is now part of Humphreys Co Tn
17 Nov 1826 Gilies Co, TN Deed Bk G, p 383/5. Deed of Trust to Jacob COCHRAN & Archibald
CROCKETT, trustees, for benefit of Nancy BRIDGES, wife of Reubin BRIDGES, Nancy BRIDGES,
wife of Reubin BRIDGES. Reg. 27 Feb 1828. "they have mutually agreed to live separate and apart
from each other" certain tract of land on which he now lives lying in the county of Giles, on waters of
Blue Creek of Richland containing 56 A. and 140 poles. Wit. James LEITCH and George DODSON.
Reubin BRIDGES.( X his mark) Gi. Co., TN
1828 - By 1828 Elijah Dickson is in Dickson Co., TN where a number of land transactions
are recorded in the deed books. One tract he purchased while in Dickson Co. was located on
Hurricane Creek, Humphreys Co. [Dickson deeds D-485, D-521, D-646]. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1828 Sept 15 - Samuel Brown, of Dickson County, Tn., sold to Elijah Dodson, of Dickson
County, Tn., for the sum of $400.00 dollars in hand, a parcel of land containing 90 acres,
more of less, on the waters of Duck River.
Witnessed by, Hutson Johnson and William R. Light.
Source: Dickson County, Tn., Deed Book D Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
15 Dec 1828 - Elijah Dodson, of Dickson County, Tn., sold to Thomas S. Brown, of
Dickson County, Tn., for a sum of $250.00 dollars, in hand, a parcel of land containing more
or less 110 acres of land, being part of 2285 acre tract, grandted to Daniel Williams, by the
state of North Carolina.
Witnessed by William R. Light and Hutson Johnson
Source: Dickson County, Tn., Deed Book D, page 521. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
15 Dec 1828 - Elijah Dodson, of Dickson County, Tn., sold to Samuel Brown, of Dickson
County, Tn., for the suml of $1000.00, dollars in hand, a parcel of land containing more or
less 125 acres, being part of the 2285 acres grandted to Daniel Williams, by the state of North
Carolina.
Witnessed by Hutson Johnson and William R. Light.
Source: Dickson County, Tn., Deed Book D, page 522 Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Samuel Dotson's first wife died before 1830 as that census shows no females in Samuel Dotson's household....."
SAMUEL DODSON, JR. (Samuel-125, John-36, Lambeth-7, Chas-1). Samuel was bornc1774 in Virginia and died in
Grainger Co., TN in 1860. [w.d. 21 Jan 1860; supplement d. 26 Jan 1860; w.p. 10 Mar 1860; Grainger Inventories &
Wills 4-23]. Samuel was married three times. His first wife may have been Mary Dalton (Polly), daughter of Reuben
Dalton, Sr. If this proves to be true, they were married during the early 1790's. 1782-1789 Montgomery Co., VA tax
lists Records which originated with Alyse Morton, Knoxville, TN, give the following information on Reuben Dalton,
Sr.: Reuben Dalton, Sr. and wife Elizabeth, of Grayson Co., VA to Grainger Co., TN - bought 200 acres in
Grainger Co. on the north side of Clinch Mtn.; buried near Thornhill, TN; on.
Their children were: Hannah b. 1802, married Booker Shockley; Meredith b. 1790-1800, married Delphy Rucker on 3
Feb 1813; Enos b. 1772, married Rebecca; Timothy; Carter married Matilda Witcher; Polly married Dotson; Elizabeth
married Rucker; Reuben d. before Jan 1822, married Nancy Shockley; Ann married Harville.
1830 United States Federal Census Name: Elijah Dotson County: Dickson State:
Tennessee
Number of persons in household and ages:
Males
10-15 years of age = 1 DOB 1815-1820 [David Gordon Dotson or Joseph C Dotson]
15-20 years of age = 1 DOB 1810-1815 [James J Dotson]
20-30 years of age = 1 DOB 1800-1810 [Elijah Dotson, Jr.]
60-70 years of age = 1 DOB 1760-1770 [Elijah Dotson, Sr.]
Females
Under 5 years of age = 1 DOB 1825-1830
20-30 years of age = 1 DOB 1800-1810 [Female Dotson, ? married a Norman]
50-60 years of age = 1 DOB 1770-1780 [Sallie Dodson]
Foreigners not naturalized: View image
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 174; Page:
340. From: Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1832/4/6 Voucher #7. Received $106.68 3/4, my distributive share. /s/ James COCHRAN. Sworn to by
(NOTE: I believe the first 3 children of James and Jane COCHRAN were TRIPLETS, all born in TN and not
in GA as reported on some census records. James' father William was on the 1812 Tax list of Giles Co.
They had travelled together between TN and GA several times and it appears the entire William
COCHRAN family came to TN when William sold out his land in GA
1833 ERA: Private, Virginia Militia, $26.66 Annual Allowance $79.98 Amount Received July 6 1833 Pension
Started Age 89 (1835 Tn Pension Roll). Michael ROARK m Letitia GRIGSBY (RW Pension file abstract to be
added). "Rogersville Review" Jan 30, 1896. "One Letitia Roark, 93, widow of Michael ROARK, lived on
Dodson's Creek, South Fork, in the Roark and Louderback Neighborhood." (1840 RW Pensioners, Hawkins
Co, TN article) See Combs &c. of the Revolutionary War: Michael ROARK and See also Combs &c. of
Hawkins County, Tennessee
1835 Mary Johnson Boran is living in Grayson County Va.
The 1836 Giles Co, TN Tax List, District 16, included:
Geo. W DODSON, 300 acres 1 white poll
George DODSON, Sr 75 acres 0 polls
Isaiah DODSON, 0 acres 1 white poll
Willis DODSON, 100 acres 1 white poll
Jordan DODSON, 0 acres 1 white poll http://www.tngenweb.org/giles/families/dodson.html
1836 Giles Co, TN Tax List, District, 15 included
Asa DODSON, 1 white poll
Grunham DODSON, 125 0 white polls (over 50?)
Asa DODSON has not been identified, but presumably was not Elisha, who would have been
over 50 also. District 15 is described as "Begins at the Ash Gap on top of the ridge dividing the
waters of Roberson's Fork from those of Blue Creek and where the road leading from Robert
Gordon's to Columbia Crosses sd ridge, thence west with sd ridge up to the east boundary of
No. 13, thence northwest with sd boundary to the east boundary of No. 14, thence northwest
with sd boundary to the Elk Ridge and Maury County line, thence east with sd line to the
spur running south so as to include all the waters of the branch running through Daniel Usra's
field to Roberson's Fork, thence down sd creek to the Columbia road, thence southeast with sd
road to the beginning; elections to be held at McCaul's old store."
http://www.tngenweb.org/giles/families/dodson.html
1837 Elijah Dodson in Humphreys Co. District # 10
1837 Elijah Dodson who was married to Sarah Dodson Grandaughter of Jeffery Johnson who is in
Humphreys Co. Tn Dist. # 10.
Elijah Dodson is the neighbor of the widow Ann Johnson who in 1850 is the Aunt to Martha Dodson
age 61, living on Ann Johnson's property.
In 1850 Anne Johnson is in HOUSEHOLD #714
ANN JOHNSON, AGE 80, BORN VIRGINIA: on her property
in HOUSEHOLD #713 MARTHA DODSON, AGE 61, BORN NORTH CAROLINA, CAN NOT
READ OR WRITE
SARAH DODSON, AGE 9, BORN TN.,
[JAMES BURGESS, AGE 25, LABORER, BORN TN., CAN NOT READ OR WRITE
MARY BURGESS, AGE 73, BORN NORTH CAROLINA. Who is the husband of Martha
Dodson?
1837 Feb - The family was apparently in Humphreys Co., TN by Feb 1837 when a deed
recorded that date in Davidson Co. shows that "Elijah Dotson of Humphreys Co., TN" sold
53 acres on stone River to Abner Cowgill. From: Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1837 - Elijah Dodson [Dotson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres and 100 school acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 From: Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
Elijah Dodson who was married to Sarah Dodson Grandaughter of Jeffery Johnson who is in
Humphreys Co. Tn Dist. # 10.
1837 Tax District 10 Humphreys Co. Tn
Elijah Dodson
1780 Born: Elijah Dodson Place of Birth - Virginia
Relationship to Paul B Dotson (writer) - 4th Great Grandfather, & 2nd cousin 7 times
removed, and 3rd cousin, of the wife, 5 times removed
Abt 1770 - ELIJAH DOTSON (Daniel-39, Lambeth-7, Chas-1). Elijah's date and place of
birth is not known, but he spent his youth in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
1777 Nov 27 - Daniel Dodson-Dotson , [Elijah Dodson's father: Elijah Dodson would
have been between 7 - 17 years of age, depending on what we accept for his date of
birth ], first appears in Guilford Co., NC in 1777.
On 27 Nov 1777 John Williams and wife Sarah of Pittsylvania Co., VA sold to to Daniel
Dotson of Guilford Co. 404 acres on the west side of Cascade Creek [pittsyl Deed 4-435].
Cascade Creek enters Dan River in Rockingham Co., NC [which was created from
Guilford Co. in 1785].
The known children of Elijah Dodson and Sallie Dotson were:
William Beverly Dotson *
Lesneck Dotson [presumptive] - born c1789; lived near Elijah Dodson in Dickson Co. in
1830 with a family. He is a possible son, but there is no proof.
(Daughter) Dotson - born 1800-04; married a Norman.
George C. Dotson - born 1808 Davidson County, Tn.
Elijah Dotson - born 1810, Davidson Co., TN; living in Humphreys Co. in 1850;
md. 1832, Patsy Burgess; no issue known.
James J. Dotson *
David Gordon Dotson Joseph C. Dotson - born 1816, Davidson County, Tn., d. 1855, no issue
Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County,
Virginia: A History abd Geneakigy of their descendants, Volume One, by Mrs Sherman
Williams, Compiler and Editor. The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Publisher. Southern
Historical Press, Inc. P.O. Box 738, Easley, South Carolina, 29641-0738, Chapter 1, 4th
Generation, pgs 81 & 82. Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1837, George Moore Jr. was dead and the lawsuits involving his 2 sets of children had begun. A chancery
suit regarding the division of land in Lansdown vs Lansdown provides us with a list of his and Rosanna’s
children; James Moore, William Dodson and Elizabeth, Paul Marshall and Polly, and Rose Moore, 1/5
share (to be split among them). Further research gives us more information about his children.
Elizabeth W. Moore married William Dodson in 1826 in Pittsylvania County, so she would have been
born before 1804. Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
in 1837 the Widow Ann Johnson is in Humphreys Co. Tn District # 10, living by
Elijah Dodson who is married to the Daughter of Rev. William Dodson and
Winifred Johnson. Winifred Johnson is the daughter of Jeffry Johnson and wife
Rachel
1838 - Elijah Dotson [Dodson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres and 100 school acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1839 - Elijah Dodson [Dotson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres and 100 school acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1840 - Elijah Dodson [Dotson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1840 - Elijah Dotson is on the 1840 census of Humphreys Co. His wife, Sarah (Sallie), is
absent from the enumeration, so she evidently died before 1840: 1 JUN 1840 United States
Federal Census Name: Elijah Dotson Township: District 10 County: Humphreys State:
Tennessee
Number of persons in household: 2
Ages of persons in household: Male 20-30 - 1 [Joseph C. Dotson ?]
Male 60-70 - 1 [Elijah Dotson, Sr.]
Occupation information : 2 involved in agriculture, [farming]
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Humphreys, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page:
242. Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1841 - Elijah Dotson [Dodson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1842 - Elijah Dodson [Dotson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1843 - Elijah Dotson [Dodson], is on the Humphreys County, District 10 tax list, for 90
acres.
Source: Humphreys County Tax List 1837-1843 Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1845 Jan About - Elijah Dodson died in Humphreys Co., TN
1845 Feb - The will of Elijah Dotson was submitted to the February Court 1845 and proved
[Humphreys Co. Probate Records, p. 143]. Letters testamentary were issued to William B.
Dotson and Joseph C. Dotson. The actual record of the will was destroyed in a courthouse fire.
Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A
History abd Geneakigy of their descendants, Volume One, by Mrs Sherman Williams, Compiler
and Editor. The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Publisher. Southern Historical Press, Inc. P.O.
Box 738, Easley, South Carolina, 29641-0738, Chapter 1, 4th Generation, pgs 81 & 82. Paul
Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
1845 Feb 3 -Elijah Dotson, - Died before 3 Feb1845, when the will was entered. William B.
Dotson and Joseph C. Dotson were named executors.
"A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Elijah Dotson, decd was produced in
open court and proven by the oaths of David A. Massey and J.B. Wilson, subscribing
witnesses thereunto and ordered to be recorded, thereupon William B. Dotson and Joseph C
Dotson the executors therein named appeared in open court and together with david A Massey
and George Washington William, their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond
in the sum of six hundred dollars, conditioned as the law directs, whereupon it is ordered by
the court that said William B Dotson and Joseph C. Dotson have letters testamentary on
the estate of said Elijah Dotson dced."
Source: Tennessee Tidbits, 1778-1914, Volume I, (3rd Book on roll, item #143), Dickson
County, Lib., Dickson, Tn. Paul Dodson: kathleendotson@comcast.net
24 Oct 1845 Grainger Co. Wills Stephen Johnson Deeased.
My Sons James Johnson 3 negors,
Slyvia and Children and a boy named Dav>
My son Hardy Johnson
my daughter Polly Stubblefiedd and her 4 children 4 negros John Clara, the younger Mariah and ALlen.
Disposition of Slaves Clara the Elder Negro man Arthur, George tubblefield husband of my Daughter Polly,
Executor is my son Hardy Johnson, my NEphew Larkin Johnson, and Elisha Dodson squire.
SIgned Stephen Johnson 24 Oct 1845 WItness John McAnall, Joseph F. Seaver
The Present Alexander Co. NC (formed 1846) where Elder William Dodson spent his latter years was
composed of the older counties of Iredell, Wilkes and Burke. The Central portion of Alexander Co. has
had a checkered history because the three older counties met there between 1789 to 1841 and the county
lines between these three counties shifted back and forth.
1850 Humphreys Co TN Census house
# 714 Ann Johnson age 80 born 1770 VA. with THomas Johnson age 33 born abt 1817 :::: research
Note Anne would've been 52 years of age when Stephen was born, 50 when Joel was born and 44
when Thomas M. Was born
house #
713 is Martha Dodson wife of Elijah Dodson: with Mary Burgess age 73 of NC and a James Burgess
age 25.
Research Notes: Anne
Johnson is the AUnt of Sarah Dodson?
House # 715 is Ja. H. Mcadoo age 27
wife is Emily age 22, ELizabeth age 4 and Margaret age
3
House # 715 is also Thomas Box age 14 and Louisa Baox age 11
Research Notes: See Box Families of Wards Creek for Travel Pattern to HumphreysCo.
TN
House # 716 is G.W. Williams age 45 with wife Charlotte age 38, son John age 17, son Felix age 14,
daughter Mary age 13, Martha age 11, Son Stephen 10, son Joel age 9, daughter Sarah age 7,
daughter Frances age 3, son Thomas age 2 with daughter Mirs age 2, son Washington 3 months, and
daughter ELiza 3
months
House #
717 Thomas Holland age 24 wife ELizabeth age 24 son Benjamin, daughter Martha 5
months
House # 718 Wm. Johnson age 36 wife is Jane age 32 daughter Ann age 14, son BEnjamin age 12,
daughter Martha Age 10, son Thomas age 8, daughter Matilda age 6
House # 712 is
John McAdoo age 69 from NC wife is Hannah age 51 from SC son is John M
age19,
1850 Census Part Four HumphreysCo
Page# H# Names
Age
Sex Occ B.P.
115 B 322 Turner, John T.
25
m
1
Tn
38
m
1
SC
Elizabeth
38
f
Mi
Emanda
10
f
Tn
Christopher
8
m
Henrietta
6
f
Rebecca
3
f
Elizabeth, Jr.
1
f
324 Hooper, Catharine
65
f
SC
30
f
Tn
28
m
Charlotte
27
f
Ritta Ann
6
f
31
m
Louisa
29
f
John E.
9
m
Sarah
7
f
Nathan
6
m
William
4
m
Martha
2 mos f
323 Hatcher, Wm. F.
Henrietta
325 Hatcher, James A.
326 Hatcher, Jno. L.
327 Hudson, Anjeloo
1
1
27
m
26
f
36
m
Martha
36
f
SC
Mary
14
f
Tn
John
12
m
Rebecca
9
f
James
7
m]
Eli
5
m
Nathan
2
m
William
3 mos m
Adams, Caryann
10
f
57
f
Martha
328 Curtis, Joshua
329 Curtis, Jane
1
1
Ohio
Ohio
James
22
m
Martha
19
f
Eli
18
m
1
33
m
1
Nancy
26
f
Louisa
9
f
Mary
5
f
Cyrus
2
m
330 Hooper, James
331 Adams, J. B.
116
28
m
Eliza
31
f
William
7
m
Mary
5
f
Sarah
3
f
Louisa
2
f
Frances
3 mos f
332 Hooper, Nimrod
1
Tn
17
26
m
21
f
29
m
Eliza
31
f
Mary
4
f
William
1
m
50
m
Sarah
50
f
Ky
Osmon
21
m
Tn
Susan
19
f
Lankford
11
m
Sarah, Jr.
9
f
Mary
5
f
Dodson, Hervey
17
f
2
1
Keziah
333 Bateman, Alfred
334 Hooper, James
335 Dodson, Thomas
28
m
Martha
33
f
John
17
m
Elizabeth
13
f
Hervey
9
m
George
6
m
William
3
m
Nancy
1
f
37
m
Sarah
24
f
Mary
9
f
John
7
m
Eliza
6
f
336 Hooper, Wm
1
1
1
1
1
Ga
Keziah
2
William, Jr.
1 mo m
337 Hooper, John
f
m
Mary
55
f
Zadoc
34
m
1
Ky
Clark
22
m
1
Tn
George
17
m
81
m
1
Va
78
f
38
m
1
Tn
Nancy
38
f
Ky
Mary J.
13
f
Tn
338 Hooper, Bailey
Frances
116 B 339 Hooper, Demcy
340 Bateman, Edwin
54
m
Rebecca
24
f
Serry
20
f
Bartlett L.
18
m
Anne
17
f
David C.
14
m
Mary
12
f
Edwin J.
9
m
William
4
m
341 Bateman, J.
39
m
Nancy
27
f
William
7
m
Richard
5
m
Julia
3
f
Misouri
1
f
Parker, Julia
70
f
57
m
52
f
30
m
Ritta
22
f
Richard
3
m
344 Turner, Isaac
30
m
Josephine
27
f
Georgeann
9
f
Leah
7
f
James
6
m
William
4
m
345 Smith, James
33
m
Lucinda
33
f
Martin
10
m
342 Hooper, Wm.
Leah
343 Hooper, L. K.
1
SC
71
NC
1
NC
Tn
1
1
Va
1
Ky
Va
1
1
1
Tn
Rebecca
8
f
Andrew J.
5
m
Seraphina
2
f
Lucinda, Jr.
11
f
William
9
m
42
f
Richard
21
m
Elizabeth
18
f
Calvin
16
m
John
14
m
George
12
m
Martin
10
m
64
m
1
NC
William
27
m
1
Tn
Charles, Jr.
18
m
1
Rebecca
18
f
346 Coleman, Irena
117
347 Winstead, Charles
348 Winstead, Alexander 39
m
Sarah
37
f
Samuel
16
m
Thomas
11
m
Calvin
9
m
Alex, C.
4
m
40
m
Rebecca
25
f
Mary
4
f
Theophilus
2
m
Velery
1
f
349 Winstead, David
350 Urley, Washington
28
m
Margaret
27
f
Nancy
10
f
Elizabeth
8
f
Alfred
6
m
Martha
2
f
Josephine
3 mos m
351 Trogdon, Ezekiel
50
m
India
44
f
Samuel
21
John
Green
4
1
1
1
1
NC
1
NC
Tn
1
NC
m
1
Tn
20
m
1
16
m
1
Rebecca
15
f
Alfred
13
m
Lankford
7
m
Frteedonia
5
f
Kiziah
2
f
50
m
Anno
42
f
Josiah
21
m
7
Montgomery
19
m
1
Boyd
16
m
1
John
11
m
Cave
6
m
Sylvester, Jr.
3
m
353 Simmons, Wm. D.
352 Adams, Sylvester
117 B
38
m
Rebecca
29
f
Sarah
7
f
Mary
4
f
Martha
2
f
Nancy
5 mos f
354 Smith, Jarvis
60
m
Sarah
60
f
William
25
m
Sarah E.
22
f
355 Smith, Gibson
37
m
Edy
36
f
Eli
17
m
Sarah
15
f
John
13
m
Catharine
12
f
Wesley
10
m
James
8
m
Betsy
4
f
Mary
4 mos f
356 Warrick, Denard
1
Va
Tn
32
1
NC
SC
1
Tn
1
SC
Tn
1
25
m
Elizabeth
22
f
John
2
m
William
3 mos m
Cooley, Elizabeth
19
f
28
m
Mary
26
f
James
4
m
Robert
2
m
Payner, Eleanor
71
f
MD
Rachael
35
f
Tn
Martha
32
f
357 Payner, John
1
NC
Tn
1
Luter, M. W.
24
m
28
39
m
1
Martha
36
m
Alcey
16
f
John
13
m
Sarah
7
f
Mary
3
f
359 Carney, Wesley
31
m
Catharine
32
f
John
10
m
William
8
m
Sarah
6
f
Mary
4
f
Susannah
3
f
Eliza
3 mos f
358 Edwards, Alfred
118
360 Hendrix, Elijah
1
SC
Tn
87
m
1
Ann
82
f
Judy
55
f
Craig, Nancy
50
f
Elijah
24
m
1
361 Robins, Wm
30
m
1
Evalina
26
f
John
5
m
Robins, Mary
65
NC
SC
Tn
f
NC
Balthrop, Ferdinand 7
m
Tn
Sarah
4
f
362 Hudson, Mithcell
33
m
Mary
25
f
Fredonia
6
f
James
4
m
Sarah
1
f
363 Balden, L. L.
23
m
Mahala
22
f
364 Hudson, Ezekiel
1
2
72
m
Judah
58
f
William
37
m
1
NC
John
30
m
1
Tn
Nancy
27
f
Eliza
6
f
Misouri
4
f
47
m
365 Wildridge, Samuel
1
Md
Va
1
Sarah
39
f
45
m
Jane
40
f
John
19
m
1
Adam
17
m
1
William
15
m
1
Amanda
12
f
Robert
11
m
Mary
7
f
Joseph
6
m
Sarah
4
f
Albert
2
m
Estes, Martha
22
f
367 Wiggins, Hugh
23
m
Elizabeth
17
f
Barns, Williams
9
m
66
m
Ruth
45
f
John
20
m
4
Thomas
18
m
1
Harper, Henry
25
m
1
26
m
3
18
f
54
f
NC
Betsy
36
f
Tn
Vienna
21
f
Thomas
14
m
36
f
Mary
10
f
William
6
m
Joel
4
m
41
m
Elizabeth
28
f
Margaret
17
f
Rufus
15
m
Cordelia
10
f
Rebecca
7
f
Keziah
5
f
William
1
m
69
m
44
f
366 Payner, James
118 B
368 Wiggins, Reuben
369 Walker, J. B.
Eliza
370 Walker, Sarah
371 Smith, Matilda
372 Knight, J. Y.
373 Cummins, James
Elizabeth
1
1
1
NC
SC
1
Tn
Ky
Tn
1
NC
374 Brigham, Sarah
55
f
Hervey
35
m
Elizabeth
31
f
Louisa
26
f
Russel
22
m
Ann
20
f
Udora
16
f
Mary
14
f
James, Jane
30
f
Sarah
3
f
Pain, William S.
24
f
Tn
5
1
3
1853 August 4 Will of Martha Dodson: called Patsy Dodson of Hawkins Co. Tennesse. CHildren are
Penelope Mays, wife of Beverly Mays,
Eliza Dodson,
Thomas L. Dodson,
William E. Dodson,
James H.Dodson,
Sanford Dodson, and
George DOdson.
Identied her late Father as on THomas Johnson as slave were left to her in his will
Will is acknowledge by Testee Wm. F. Lee and Thos. Johnson. Testee?
Martha DODSON in HAWKINS CO. whose father was Thomas Johnson who died 1853 or 1856 left a
Will
1858 June 17 Minerva T. Johnson to Ely Dodson
10-27-1886, Maury or Giles Co., WILLIAM JEFFERSON COCHRAN, b. 06-07-1811, Giles Co., TN; d. 1027-1886, Maury or Giles Co., TN, bur. Dodson/Cannon Cem..
This William Cochran families in 1830 era are having lands dealings with Elisha Dodson and
Josiah Johnson
Of Note is the marriage of the Shelton Families to my Matlock families and to the families of Patrick Henry whose
families will marry into the Dodson families and his Half Brothers family are those coming off Capt. John SymmeJohn Simms whose cousin is Adam Symes and Wife Mary Isham and this line goes to Bartlett Simms of Washington
Co NC, in what lands are now in Hawkins Co. Tn. The neighbor of our Hudson Johnson
Patrick Henry’s first wife also connects back to the Shelton- Matlock lines and to the Dodson Lines of Colonial
Virginia. Patrick Henry’s half brother is Capt. John Symes. He is also related to the Colonial Darby Families of
Virginia
SPECIAL NOTE OF INTEREST: SIR JOHN NORTON CONNECTING TO A DODSON
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Miles Dodson, in common with most of the local gentry, sided with the King, though
he managed somehow to escape punishment and the confiscation of his property.
In July, 1648, he and Francis Steele, of Barrowby, were indicted for that they had acted as Commissioners of Array and
had collected moneys for the Earl of Newcastle, and had also ridden in his army.
These charges they confuted, and on the 11th January, 1650, they were dismissed. But Dodson's sympathy, if not very
truculent, was decidedly for the Royal cause, and he was implicated in the charges brought by Sir Richard
Hawksworth, of Hawksworth, in the parish of Otley, against Sir John Goodrick of Ribston, his brother-in-law Sir John,
who was a Colonel in the King's army, had in October, 1642, sent one of his Captains with a squadron of horse to
Hawksworth Hall to arrest Sir Richard. The latter thereupon was taken to York and kept a prisoner for nearly two years.
Sir Richard had married a sister of Sir John Goodricke, from whom he was separated, and Miles Dodson, it was stated,
had been active in fomenting the feeling of animosity that existed between the Goodrickes and Sir Richard
Hawksworth. He had persuaded Lady Hawksworth to live apart from her husband, who seems to have been a man of
peculiar temper, and contrary to every tradition of his house, had taken up arms against the King. It was further stated
that Miles Dodson and others had been party to the appropriation of lands, &c., at Mitton in Craven, belonging to Sir
Richard Hawksworth, and that they had compelled the tenants to pay their rents to them during the time of the
hostilities, and moreover it was affirmed they had been to Hawksworth Hall and carried away all the deeds and writings
appertaining to the above property.* These charges were wholly denied, and although Hawksworth recovered the
property, yet Sir Richard and his wife were never reconciled. Let us hope, however, that the character borne by Miles
Dodson was justified by the terms of his epitaph in the church, I quoted, that he was " a peace-maker amongst his
neighbours." At any rate the verdict of the Commonwealth judges was in his favour. He died in 1658, and his will, a
copy of which I append, was proved in London before the Judges for Probate, 20th May, 1658, by Lucie Dodson,
hiswidow. This was during the Commonwealth.
The cousin, Thomas Dodson, mentioned in the will, married a
Norton of Langthorne, in the parish of Bedale, of the same family
who, purchased the manor of Kirkby Overblow in the time of Queen Elizabeth. In 1667 Thomas Dodson of Kirkby
Overblow, and Ellen his wife, obtain leave to bring an action to recover money due to the said Ellen by a settlement
made by her father, Thomas Norton, late of Langthorne, in 16 48. There are three daughters recorded of the marriage,
Dorothy Norton, Katherine Norton, and Ellen Norton, and the last mentioned was married, apparently, to a kinsman,
Edward Dodson.
William Goodricke, of Skidby and Walton Head, was a colonel in the Parliamentary army. A long account of him
will be found in Mr. Goodricke's valuable history. He was concerned in the disputes with Sir Richard Hawksworth and
his wife, the friend of Miles Dodson, of Kirkby Overblow (see page 80). Colonel Goodricke married Sarah, daughter of
Mr. William Bellingham, of Bromby, in the parish of Frodingham, co. Lincoln, by his wife Frances, only daughter of
Alex. Amcottes, of Aisthorp, co. Lincoln, Esq., and sister of Rich. Bellingham, Esq., who became Governor of
Boston, New England. By indenture, dated 20th August, 1613, Sir Henry Goodricke, of Ribston, settled upon William
Bellingham, Esq., Sarah's younger brother, and Sir Francis Baildon, as co-trustees, a moiety of the manor of Walton
Head for the use of Sarah Goodricke during her life. Col. Goodricke died in January, 1663-4, at the age of 80, and in
his will describes himself as of Walton Head, in the county of York. Apparently he resided there during the latter years
of his life.
Notes Goodricke- Goodrich will be found on Tuckahoe Creek and are families of Sir John Norton and his allied
familes of Sir Thomas Mith, Sir Thomas Middleton, Sir Thomas Johnson and Alderman Robert Johnson
Notes Re Check Walton Head as this is in Sir? And his property at one time. Waltonhed-Walton Head
Home of Sir Thomas Johnson then home of his son Henry Johnson married to Elizabeth Norton daughter of Sir John
Norton and wife Suzanne De Neville
WALTON HEAD.
WALTON Head is the range of high land lying to the east of the turnpike road between Harewood Bridgeand
Harrogate. Near Buttersyke Bar (3 miles from Harrogate), there is a guide-post at Dawson Lane end (1½ miles from
Kirkby Overblow), and in the perambulation of 1577 mention is made of two stones standing in this lane, the spot
being now marked by one stone bearing the letters and date, " K. F., 1767," on that side of the stone next to the lands of
the Forest. Mention is also made of " ye Wynd Mill at Walton Head, adjoining upon ye common of Swindon."
Following this lane (in the perambulation of 1767 stated to be " the church-way from Rigton to Kirkby Overblow "),
we pass in half-a-mile the solitary farm of Walton Head, the representative of the capital mansion of the manor of
Walton mentioned in Domesday. It is now the property of the Earl of Harewood, and is known as Low Sneap House.
The original mansion has apparently stood within a piece of moated ground situated on the south side of the existing
homestead. The space encompassed by the moat measures about 100 yards by 8o yards, and there is also a smaller area
of about 45 yards by 30 yards, similarly enclosed by a broad ditch and inner rampart formed by the soil thrown out of
it.
At the period of the Reformation a family named Pool was living here, and one Henry Pooll of Walton Head, died in
1550, and his will was proved August 7th. It was doubtless a member of this house who became rector of Kirkby
Overblow in 1496.
In the 16th century the estate was held by Sir Thomas Johnson, Kt., of Lindley, one of whose daughters married
Richard Fawkes, of Farnley, who died in 1587, and was brother of Anthony, whose widow married Philip
Bainbridge of Scotton, kinsman of Guy Fawkes.
Henry Johnson inherited large properties from his father,* most of which he sold during the troublous times of the
Catholic conspiracy that led to the great northern rebellion in 1569. Joining the insurgents, he was in consequence
attainted, and his lands forfeited. Subsequently however, he obtained a pardon and his lands were recovered. See
Surtees Soc., vol 106, page 205.
#1770
1770 Guilford County formed from Orange and Rowan County NC
1770 Surry County was formed from the northeastern part of Rowan.
Surry County was created in 1770 and began administrative jurisdiction over its
territory in 1771. It was created out of a northwestern corner of Old Rowan
County, which covered the whole northwest quadrant of the state at one
time. http://www.ncgenweb.us/surry/
1770 Squire Bentley, born Bear creek, Rowan Co., NC, died 1851 Alexander Co., NC,
married Sarah Hines http://www.ncgenweb.us/alexander/benjaminbentley.html
Squire Bentley
Sarah Hines
1770 November Robert Bell of Rowan to Samuel Bell of Guilford, seventy two pounds,
360 acres, on waters of Sugar Tree waters of Haw R., joins John Nix & John McNight,
begin at a forked black oak on Nix's cor., E 80 ch. to a post oak on Nix's cor., N 45 ch. to
2 post oaks, W 80 ch. to a white oak, to beginning, Granville to Robert Bell 10 May
1762; signed; Robert Bell; witness: William Hamilton, Francis Bell, John Walker; proved
February 1773 by Hamilton.P. 215, 25 Guilford County Deed Book One, Edited by William D. Bennett, C.G.,
Privately Published, Raleigh, North Carolina 1990.
Samll. Bell;
1778 November 17 Guilford County, Deed Book One, p. 459 , Robert Bell of Guilford to Christopher Ziglar of
Culpeper County, Virginia, two hundred fifty pounds, 330 acres, begin at a red oak, S 80 ch. to a red oak, E 40 ch. to a
white oak, N 40 ch. to the center of 3 white oaks, W 40 ch. to first station, Granville to Patrick Hays; signed Robt. Bell;
witness: John Robertson, Samll. Bell; acknowledged November 1779 Term; Mary wife of Robert Bell relinquished
her right of dower. Guilford County Deed Book One, pp. 65-66, edited by William D. Bennett, C.G., Privately
Published, Raleigh, North Carolina 1990.
1781 August 22 Guilford County, Deed Book Two, page 132, James Bell of Guilford to Francis Bell of same, one
hundred pounds, three hundred and sixty acres (said land being granted to Robert Bell 10 May 1762 and by him deeded
the same to Samuel Bell [torn] Estate of sd. Samuel Bell deceased) 360 acres on the waters of Sugartree Creek of
Haw River joining land of John Nix and John McNight’s, begin at a forked black oak on ad. Nix corner, E. 80 ch. to a
post oak on sd. Nix corner, N. 45 ch. to two post oaks, W 80 ch. to a white oak, to the beginning. Signed: James Bell;
witness: John Hamilton, George Denny, Robert Craige; proved August Court 1781 by Robert Craige. Guilford County,
Deed Book Two, 1779-1784, p. 44, Edited by William D. Bennett, C.G., Privately Published, Raleigh, North Carolina
1990.
1770 Feb 1 born Eleanor Turner in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina Married:
William Johnson 14 Feb 1793 in Madison Co., Kentucky
Reported child of Thomas Turner and Catherine Smith
Deed Book part 2 page 326-328 Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina 20 & 21 Jan 1765. Thomas Turner of
Rowan county to John Armstron of meck., (lease s 5, release b 35 land on S side of Cataba, adj Thomas
Robinson survey...granted to sd Thomas Turner or his father John Turner 30 Aug 1765.. Thomas Turner
(Seal), Wit. William Moore, Andrew McNabb, John Fleet
1770 May 1: Samuel Luckie & wf Ann to Joseph Luckie for £18, 63 A on Beaver
Dam branch on S side Yadkin River adj Robert Tate, part of tract granted Sam.
Luckie, John Luckie & Joseph Luckie 21 Dec. 1761. Thomas Dickey, Robt
Johnston, Michael Anderson. Prvd May Court 1770.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/deeds/luckie291gdd.txt
Samuel Luckie
wife Ann Luckie
Joseph Luckie
Robert Tate
Michael Anderson
Beaver Dam branch on S side Yadkin River
Nov. 14, 1770 ELIZABETH DICKEY (JOHN 8, GEORGE 7, THOMA6,
WILLIAM 5, JOHN III4, JR. DICKEY3 JOHN, JOHN2 DICKEY,
ROBERT1) was born July 12, 1750 in Londonderry, Ireland,
died Nov.19, 1803, Lancaster, South Carolina. Married WM.
JOHNSTON Nov. 14, 1770 in Rowan Co., North Carolina, son of
ROBERT JOHNSTON and ELIZABETH SMILEY.
Children of ELIZABETH DICKEY and WM. JOHNSTON are:
145.
i.
RACHEL10 JOHNSTON, b. Jan. 11, 1772;
d. Oct. 22, 1839, Tipton Co., Tennessee.
146.
ii.
JOHN JOHNSTON, b. Aug. 10, 1774; d. Aug. 29, 1816,
Rowan Co., North Carolina.
147.
iii.
AGNES 'NANCY' JOHNSTON, b. September 15, 1776,
Lancaster, South Carolina.
148.
iv.
ROBERT DICKEY JOHNSTON, b. November 30, 1779;
149.
v.
d. 1841. WILLIAM SMILEY JOHNSTON, b. Sep. 16, 1782;
d. September 03, 1853, Western, Tennessee.
150.
vi.
SAMUEL (LEMUEL?) DICKEY JOHNSTON, b. June 02, 1785.
151.
vii.
viii.
JESSE JOHNSTON, b. Mar. 03, 1788; d. Third Creek
Presby. Church, Rowan Co., North Carolina.
MARY 'POLLY' JOHNSTON, b. June 11, 1792;
d. Tennessee; m. HENRY MORRISON.
http://members.fortunecity.com/gen4m/Dickey9.htm
GEORGE DICKEY
1780 May 2: Died: GEORGE DICKEY was born 1743, and died May 02, 1780 in Honor Creek, Rutherford
Co., North Carolina. Married MARTHA JOHNSTON 1768, reported d/of ROBERT JOHNSTON and LILLIAS
CORBETT. (JAMES Dickey8, GEORGE7, THOMAS6, WILLIAM5, JOHN III4, JR. DICKEY3 JOHN, JOHN2
DICKEY, ROBERT1)
Children of GEORGE DICKEY and MARTHA JOHNSTON are:
i.
135.
ROBERT10 DICKEY, b. Abt. 1772.
ii.
GEORGE JR. DICKEY, b. April 26, 1776, Rutherford
Co., North Carolina; d. September 15, 1842,
Fannin Co., Georgia.
136.
iii.
MOSES DICKEY, b. 1780, Rutherford Co., North
Carolina; d. Abt. 1840, Walker Co., Georgia.
His reported brother is ANTHONY DICKEY (JAMES8, GEORGE7, THOMAS6, WILLIAM5,
JOHN III4, JR. DICKEY3 JOHN, JOHN2 DICKEY, ROBERT1) was born
November 29, 1745, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, died Aft. 1832,
Rutherford Co., North Carolina. He married SARAH JOHNSTON,
daughter of ROBERT JOHNSTON and LILLIAS CORBETT.
Children of ANTHONY DICKEY and SARAH JOHNSTON are:
137.
i.
ROBERT JOHNSTON DICKEY, b. 1770, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; d. Bef. 1846, Hickman Co.,
Tennessee.
138.
ii.
CATHERINE DICKEY, b. Apr.13, 1771, Ritherford Co.,
North Carolina; d. Jan. 1850, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina.
iii.
139.
iv.
GEORGE DICKEY, b. Aft. 1775.
MARY DICKEY, b. Abt. 1776; d. Bef. 1852,
Rutherford Co., North Carolina.
v.
JAMES DICKEY, b. Abt.1779; d.1808, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; m. CATHERINE ??.
140.
vi.
SARAH DICKEY, b. Abt. 1782, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; d. Aft. 1870.
vii.
ANTHONY H. DICKEY .(HUET?), b.Abt.1785,Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; d. Aft. 1830, Roane Co., Tennessee.
viii. MARTHA DICKEY, b. Bef. 1790, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; m. JAMES ALLEN, Sep. 29, 1816.
141.
ix.
MOSES DICKEY, b. Aft. 1791, Rutherford Co.,
North Carolina; d. Bef. 1870, Yancey Co.,
North Carolina. http://members.fortunecity.com/gen4m/Dickey9.htm
Reported sister is ELIZABETH DICKEY (JOHN8, GEORGE7, THOMAS6, WILLIAM5,
JOHN III4, JR. DICKEY3 JOHN, JOHN2 DICKEY, ROBERT1) was
born July 12, 1750 in Londonderry, Ireland, died Nov.19, 1803,
Lancaster, South Carolina. Married WM. JOHNSTON Nov. 14, 1770
in Rowan Co., North Carolina, son of ROBERT JOHNSTON and
ELIZABETH SMILEY.
Reported children of ELIZABETH DICKEY and WM. JOHNSTON are:
145.
i.
RACHEL10 JOHNSTON, b. Jan. 11, 1772;
d. Oct. 22, 1839, Tipton Co., Tennessee.
146.
ii.
JOHN JOHNSTON, b. Aug. 10, 1774; d. Aug. 29, 1816,
Rowan Co., North Carolina.
147.
iii.
AGNES 'NANCY' JOHNSTON, b. September 15, 1776,
Lancaster, South Carolina.
148.
iv.
ROBERT DICKEY JOHNSTON, b. November 30, 1779;
149.
v.
d. 1841. WILLIAM SMILEY JOHNSTON, b. Sep. 16, 1782;
d. September 03, 1853, Western, Tennessee.
150.
vi.
SAMUEL (LEMUEL?) DICKEY JOHNSTON, b. June 02, 1785.
151.
vii.
JESSE JOHNSTON, b. Mar. 03, 1788; d. Third Creek
Presby. Church, Rowan Co., North Carolina.
viii. MARY 'POLLY' JOHNSTON, b. June 11, 1792;
d. Tennessee; m. HENRY MORRISON
Honor Creek
1770 Nov 30: born Rebecca JOHNSON Rowan Co NC died 14 JUL 1847 in
Hurricane Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee married John Crockett b: 1769 in
Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA married 26 MAY 1794 or 1792
Notes: Need to recheck but she comes off Senator Cave Johnson lines off Brig. Thomas Johnson and the
Holeman Families.
Reported children of Henry Johnson and Rachel Holman
i William JOHNSON
ii Thomas JOHNSON
iii Henry JOHNSON
iv Elizabeth JOHNSON
v Isaac JOHNSON
vi Joseph JOHNSON
vii Jacob V. JOHNSON Dr. was born in NC. He died 1863 in Allsborough, AL.
Jacob married Sallie JARMAN.
viii Rebecca JOHNSON
ix Mary "Polly" JOHNSON was born 1801 in NC. She died in Robertson Co., TN.
Mary married Jacob FREY.
x Rachel JOHNSON
Accompanied by his brother Isaac, Henry Johnson (1738-1815) came to America from Ireland
(County Antrim) as a small child. He served as a private from 1777-1780 during the
Revolutionary War. He resided in Pennsylvania, NC., and finally settled in Robertson County,
Tenn. Rachel Holman (1743-1815) was from Massachusetts, the daughter of Isaac Holman, a
soldier during the Revolutionary War, and Mary Elizabeth Thompson. She married Henry
Johnson in Pennsylvania in 1763 and is buried beside him in Tennessee.
He Came to America before 1763, lived in PA; Moved near forks of the Yadkin River in Rowan
Co., NC, NC Military service; Private in 2nd NC Battalion (drummer and fith in Capt. Clement
Hall's Co. Revolutionary War Soldier. He came to America with his Brother Issac, Had an uncle
that came to America in 1690. to St. Leonards, MD. Thomas & Mary Baker Moved to NC,
near the town of Salisbury &the Yadkin River in 1796 He moved to Robertson Co., TN. Land
grant #217, 640 Acres in Davidson C., TN. 3-7-1786.
Henry Johnson was buried in Family Cemetery, Holman farm, Springfield,
Robertson Co., TN 73 Abstract pf Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, V
P. Serial: Volume Ancerstry .com
Page 289 Cave Johnson Family Clarksville, Tenn. January 10th, 1863 - To my sons, Hickman, Dickson
and Polk: You will desire to know something of your family relations, and I have concluded to gratify
you with all the information I possess as derived from the various members of the family with whom I have
met. Henry Johnson, my grandfather, removed from Pennsylvania to North Carolina during the
Revolutionary war, in which he served as a private, under what command or in which of the campaign I
know not. He settled near the forks of the Tadkee, a few miles from Salisbury, where he resided until the
year 1796, when he removed to Robertson county and settled at a place now belonging to the family of Ben
Porter, deceased, tow and a half miles east of Springfield.
He afterwards purchased on Karr's Creek, about three miles south of Springfield, where he died in
1815. His place was sold lately to Walter Bell. His wife was Rachel Holman. Of her family I knew nothing,
except her brother Dave Holman, who lived many years in Robertson county near the Cross plains,
where he died, leaving a large family of sons and daughters. She died about the time of her husband,
leaving the following children:
William,
Thomas,
Henry,
Issac,
Joseph,
Jacob V.,
Rebecca,
Mary, and
Rachel.
Rachel died before she became of age and unmarried. All of them moved from North Carolina and settled in
Robertson county, with their families, except Thomas, who had settled there in 1789.
William Johnson, first son, married Diana Adams; had a large number of children, of whom
I knew Thomas, Henry, and Elizabeth, afterwards married to James Burton. Thomas removed with
Morgan and settled in Carroll county, Tennessee, and afterwards to Arkansas, where his family still
resides. Henry removed with his father and family to Green county, Alabama, where William and
wife both died. Henry and most of the family afterwards removed to Mississippi, where they
now reside. Dianna and William are buried at Beulah Church in Newton Co., MS.
Thomas Johnson, second son, settled in Robertson county s a surveyor in 1789, when to
Kentucky the next year, and was married to Mary Noel at Craig's Station, near Versailles, Ky, and
brought her to Robertson county in 1790, then Davidson county. He was actively engaged as
a captain of a company in suppressing Indian hostilities, and rendered much service to the
frontier settlers, and went with the company to Nick-a-Jack on the Tennessee River and was
in the battle. He and his company were compelled to cross the river by swimming on logs and surprised
the Indians and killed a great many. After the treaty of peace with the Indians made at Greenville in 194,
he engaged in surveying, was elected Colonel of his county, and was a member of the convention which
famed the State Constitution in 1796. After the organization of the State, he was elected the Clerk
of the County Court of Robertson county, and in 1800, he was elected Brigadier-General in preference
to Colonel John Shelby, of Montgomery, when it was apprehended that we should be involved in a war with
France, if not a civil war with the Federal party, then headed by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
He was the active, decided and efficient friend to Jefferson, and warmly and zealously opposed to
the doctrines, as well as the leaders, of the Federal Party . Contact: DARLA COLLINS
Notes: Thomas Johnson Reported to have died 1826 in Perry County Tn History of Tennessee
The Volunter State on Ancestory.com
Notes: William Johnson died 13 JUL 1845 in Newton Co, MS buried 1845 Beulah Cemetery, Little
Rock, MS Contact: will jones
Notes: John Crocket born 1769 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA died 1826 in Hurricane Mills,
Humphreys, Tennessee,
My notes need to check with Mary Holland but I believe her Hiram Johnson with wife Margaret are on
Hurricane Mills lands.
1770 Dec 13, Surry County, Deed book A, pg. 98,: Moses Damron - no wife signs over (lets) Hugh Dennum (both of Rowan County, NC) have 50 acres on
the north side of Dann River above the upper Charraw Town next a Puncheon
Camp on Blackeys Branch on to Dann River, for £20, witnessed by William
MULLINS & Stephen Clayton, Jr., proved by the latter in Nov. 1774. (This is part
of the Earl Granville Grant). http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Stephen Clayton, Jr
1770 Dec. 31, Surry County, Deed book A, NC, pg. 31,: Moses Damron - no
wife - signs (lets) Samuel Dunlap (both of Rowan County, NC) have 70 acres,
in Rowan County, Blackeys Branch and on Dan River, for £50, witnessed by
William MULLENS, Stephen Clayton, Jr. & Hugh Dennum & proved by the land
named in Feb. 1773. (This is part of the Earl Granville Grant).
http://www.users.uswest.net/~willmurray/Mullins/patrickmullinsi.htm
Moses Damron
Samuel Dunlap
#1771
1771 Rowan County Petition Attached List; List of Tyths in our Settlement on
Dann River, Peters Creek, the Grat Creek, Double & Elk Creek, Snow CreelJohn Deatherage.
James Langford, John Langford, Thomas Langford, William Langford, John
Langford (does not say Jr. or younger and is in the second column of of three on list as
published in book. Note: The names are recorded in the same hand as John Deatheage's
name.[spellings are as in book]
Generously contributed by: Poldi Tonin
Source: Jo White Linn, Rowan County North Carolina Tax Lists (1995) p. 111
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langford/timeline_nc.htm
1771 January, Griffith Rutherford, a member of the Assembly from
Rowan, introduced a bill for ascertaining the boundary line between Rowan
and the counties of Mecklenburg and Tryon, which lay to the south.47 This
measure was expedient because the settlers on the borders of the three
counties refused to pay their taxes in any of them. Lord Granville's
line had never been surveyed so far westward. Thomas Neal, Thomas Polk,
Matthew Locke, Griffith Rutherford, and Peter Johnston were appointed to
run the line, and the inferior courts of the three counties were
authorized to levy a tax sufficient to defray the expense.48 At the same
session the General Assembly recognized the urgent necessity of setting up new
counties within the vast territory embraced by Rowan. A bill was passed
establishing Guilford County and Unity Parish in the region lying between
Salisbury and Hillsboro.49 (Guilford, which was named for Francis North,
Earl of Guilford, and father of Lord North, Prime Minister of George III
during the Revolution, was composed of territory taken from Rowan and Orange.
The portion taken from Rowan was that which now makes up the counties of
Guilford, Rockingham, and Randolph. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncrowan/rowanhis.txt
Unity Parish
1771 Era: William Johnson and his father are in Rowan Co NC, their lands will go into
Surry Co. NC
William Johnson and his Father moved to Johnston Co. NC which will go into Wake
Co. NC: William Johnson: S7095 NC Line: 1832 Oct 31 applied in Wilkes Co. NC.
Soldier was born 1754 July 28 in Amelia Co. Va and moved with his father to Johnston
Co. NC the part that is now Wake Co. NC. When he was very small & at age 17 he
moved with his father to Rowan CO. NC (now Surry Co. NC) he lived there at
enlistment and after the revolution he moved to Wilkes CO. NC. Abstract of Rev. War
Pension Files
William Johnson: S7095 NC Line: 1832 Oct 31 applied in Wilkes Co. NC. Soldier was
born 1754 July 28 in Amelia Co. Va and moved with his father to Johnston Co. NC the
part that is now Wake Co.NC. When he was very small & at age 17 he moved with his
father to Rowan CO.NC (now Surry Co.NC) he lived there at enlistment and after the
revolution he moved to Wilkes CO. NC. Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches
of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are
urged to view the original and to make their own decision as to how to decipher what the original scribe actually wrote. Blanks
appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the original.]
State of North Carolina, County of Wilkes
On this 31st day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County of Wilkes & State of North Carolina now sitting, William
Johnson Esquire a resident of the County of Wilkes & State of North Carolina, aged 78 years, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he was born on the 28th day of July 1754 in the County of Amelia & State of
Virginia, (the record of which is entered in his family Bible) where he lived until his father removed to
Johnston County (now Wake) North Carolina, at which time he was very small. He lived in said County
until he was about 17 years of age, when he removed with his father to the County of Rowan (now Surry)
in the same State, where he lived until he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the
month of February 1776 in a company of volunteers commanded by Captain Hamblin, and marched
forthwith to Cross Creek or Fayetteville, with a view of suppressing the Scotch Tories who were at that
time committing great depredations in that section of the Country -- before how were they reached the
scene of their expected operations, an engagement had been fought between the Tories, under command of
General McDonald, and the Americans under General Moore, Colonel Caswell & Colonel Lillington at a
bridge on Moore's Creek, in which the former were defeated & taken prisoners. After the
engagement was over the prisoners were brought to Fayetteville where this deponent was
stationed as one of the guard for a considerable time and until the prisoners were sent off -- this deponent
was one of 12 persons detailed from Captain Hamblin's Company to form part of the guard to convey the
prisoners to Halifax, but for some reason unknown to this deponent they did not go, and after being
detained there some time after the principal part of the troops were discharged, they were also discharged
and returned home, which place this deponent reached some time in the month of April, having been in
service about 2 months and a half –
In the month of July or August following the deponent again volunteered himself as an
Ensign in the company of Captain Samuel Mosby, under a commission given him by Governor Caswell,
and rendezvoused near old Richmond in the said County of Surry, where they remained about a week,
making preparations for their intended expedition, and thence marched across the Blue Ridge to Fort
Chissel near the Lead mines in Virginia, where they remained a few days and thence marched direct to the
Long Islands of Holstein [sic, Holston River] where they joined the Virginia troops under ColonelChristie
or Christian, and after remaining there about 2 weeks,
they marched as direct as they could to the Cherokee Nation -- upon arriving at the Cherokee Towns they
found that most of the Indians had fled and abandoned the Towns; & after destroying their towns, corn and
such other property as they could find, they marched back as far as the Tennessee River where they were
halted until they received their rations to carry them home, and then set out for home which place this
deponent reached about 19 November -- having been in service during this tour from 3 to 4 months
-- From the time that this deponent returned from the Indian nation until the Spring of the year 1780, (at
which time this deponent removed into Wilkes County) he performed several tours of duty against the
Tories in various parts of the County but the length of each and the particular circumstances connected
therewith, he cannot now after a lapse of so many years pretend to recollect -In the month of March 1781 directly after the battle of Guilford, this deponent was drafted for a short tour,
to oppose Lord Cornwallis who was supposed intended to return to South Carolina, and rendezvoused at
Hamblin’s old store where he joined the company of Captain John Cleveland (son of Colonel
Cleveland) and marched direct to the old trading Ford on the Yadkin [River] near Salisbury, with a view of
opposing the passage of Lord Cornwallis -- and after being stationed there for a short time, it was
ascertained that Lord Cornwallis had marched for Wilmington, when there being no longer any necessity
for their services, they were discharged and returned home, having been in service during this expedition
about 3 weeks -This deponent has resided in the County of Wilkes ever since the revolutionary war, and
resides there at this time –
He has no documentary evidence to prove his services, the commission given him as Ensign by Governor
Caswell having been lost or mislaid for many years –
He has no discharges, nor has he any recollection of ever having received any -- nor does he know of any
person living whose testimony he can procure, who could testify to his service, but refers to Colonel
William P. Waugh and Samuel F. Patterson as persons to whom he is well-known and who can testify as
to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution -He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
S/ R. Martin, Clk S/ William Johnson Senior
[Wm P. Waugh and Saml. F. Patterson gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of William Johnson S7095 fn12NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/27/08
Captain Hamblin
Captain Samuel Mosby,
Hamblin’s old store
Captain John Cleveland
Colonel William P. Waugh
Samuel F. Patterson
1771 April 1 ~ Original Guilford County began administrative operations over the area
that would eventually become Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties.
1771 May 28 DEED 7:320, John Swaim to Ashley Johnston for 40 p, improvements on
Muddy Creek. Robert & Thomas Johnston, John Buller. Proved Aug 1771.
Notes: Gideon Johnson, Jesse Johnson above have a sibling named Ashley Johnson ( See Amelia Co. Va
Records) They are the children of Benjamin Johnson and Margery Massie of Henrico Co. Va ( See Quaker
Records Henirco Co.Va)
Notes: John Swaim
Notes: Muddy Creek
Notes: John Buller
Note: Is this one of the Robert & Thomas Johnston’s down at Salisbury? These two appear on no Northern lists.
NOTE: John Swann Sr. & Jr. were in present day Guilford County in 1768. (Or area)
John Bulla was a resident of the Guilford area in 1761
Note: Muddy Creek rises in present Forsythe County and flows S. into Davidson County where it enters the Yadkin
River Records. From: Wirelake
1771 Dec 11 - John Johnson married Isbell Erwin 11 Dec 1771, Rowan Co., NC;
Joseph Erwin, Bondsman; Thomas Frohock, witness. http://www.sellers-sellars-sollarszellars.net/ncsell.htm
John Johnson
(their daughter, Judith Johnson married Isaac Sellers Sr., son of James T. Sellers & Patience of Chatham Co., NC)
http://www.sellers-sellars-sollars-zellars.net/ncsell.htm
Isbell Erwin
Joseph Erwin
Thomas Frohock,
#1772
1772 Drucilla Bentley, born Bear creek, Rowan Co., NC., died about 1865 Caldwell
Co., NC, married about 1792 Cedar Run/Black Oak Ridge, Iredell Co., NC to Joseph
Harrison, born 1768. http://www.ncgenweb.us/alexander/benjaminbentley.html
Drucilla Bentley,
Joseph Harrison,
April 02, 1772 Johnson WELBORN, born in Rowan Co., NC; died March 30, 1847 in Wilkes Co.,
GA http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
William WELBORN, Jr. (WILLIAM 2, EDWARD 1) was born October 25, 1734 in St. Georges Parish, Baltimore Co., MD, and died
February 11, 1792 in Wilkes Co., GA. He married Hepzibah STEARNS 1757 in Wilkes Co., NC, daughter of Isaac STEARNS and
Rebecca JOHNSON. She was born 1737 in Franklin Co., VA (probable p of b) [possibly near Sandy Creek, NC], and died
November 30, 1818 in NC http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
William W. WILBURN4 WILBOURN WELBORN (Thomas WELBORN, Jr., Thomas 2, EDWARD1) was born 1766 in NC, and died
Aft. 1822 in Union Co., SC. He married Susannah GIBBS December 06, 1799 in VA, daughter of James GIBBS and Ann
JOHNSON. http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
James Johnson WELBORN, born March 17, 1808 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC; died November 24, 1829. He married Elizabeth
WILLIAMS. http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
Johnson4 WELBORN (William3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born April 02, 1772 in Rowan Co., NC, and died March 30, 1847 in
Wilkes Co., GA. He married Sarah "Sallie" RENDER in NC, daughter of Joshua RENDER and Susanna DICKIE.
http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
Samuel Johnson PICKETT/PIGGOTT, born July 03, 1812 in Rowan Co., NC; died September 22, 1872 in Davidson Co., NC. He
married Asenith Hunt MONTGOMERY Abt. 1843 in NC; born 1824; died July 19, 1886 in Davidson Co., NC
http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm
The March 1772 Rowan County ordered John Luckey, Robert Johnson, Samuel Luckey,
William and James and Morgan Bryan, John Wilcocks, James Brown, Theops Morgan,
Thomas and Will Willson and Luke Lee to lay off a road from the road leading from
Salisbury to the shoals of the Yadkin River. Then they were to do the same between
Second and Third Creek with this road running towards Renshaw’s Ford on the South
River, then along the dividing ridge between Rocky and Hunting Creek, until it
intersected Hunting Creek, and from the head of the creek to the next ford above Widow
Backis on the main Yadkin River, known as Samuel Bryant’s Bottom.
http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=WilcoxJohn.htm
John Luckey,
Robert Johnson,
Recorded: October 1768 Joseph Luckie & wf Jean (J) to Thomas Dickie millright for £6.17, 135 A on S bank
Fourth Crk. Robt. Johnson, John Luckie. Prvd Oct. Court 1768 (Linn, Jo White. Abstracts of Deeds of
Rowan County NC 1753-1785, 7:28) http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/deeds/luckie290gdd.txt
Samuel Luckey,
William Bryan
James Bryan
Morgan Bryan,
John Wilcocks,
James Brown,
Theops Morgan
Thomas Willson
Will Willson
Luke Lee
Eleanor Jones
Basil Gaither
William Ellis Jr. to Ann Riddle, March 27, 1792
Bondsman: Jas Johnson Witness: Basil Gathier
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/vitals/marriages/riddle166nmr.txt
John GAITHER mar Susannah JOHNSON 17 Feb 1795
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/vitals/rowamarr.txt
#1773
After 1773 Jeffery Johnson was born in Prince William Co these lands go
into Fauquier Co. Va This Jeffery Johnson is married to Rachel
Walker: Please take note of a Jefery Johnson on 1761 Tax List in this
same area
Jeffery Johnson will travel to Loudon Co Va, then onto Halifax and
Pittsylvania Co. in 1773 era then into Rowan Co. NC, Jeffery
Johnson’s lands will go into Wilkes Co. NC.
Jeffery Johnson of Fauquier Co. Va
Jeffery Johnson owned lands by Capt. Hooper, a Washington and a Robertson: See Fauquier Co.
Johnson files
Research Notes: This Jeffery Johnson married to Rachel Walker will have the daughter
Winiifred Johnson who will marry rev. William Dodson in this report
Research Notes: 1780 era Winifred Dodson has died and her Father Jeffery Johnson has moved on
to Rowan County NC, where his lands will go into Wilkes CO NC.
Research Notes: 1789 Jeffery Johnson died in Wilkes Co. NC
1773 Mar 11 Thomas Hudson married Eleanor Johnson, Rowan County, NC - County
Index to NC Marriages Database http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/marriages/rowan.txt
Notes: Thomas Hudson
Eleanor Johnson
20th May 1773 "A List of sundry Surveys or Tracts of land lying in the Counties of
Anson, Guildford, & Rowan . . . left for Sale in the hands of Thomas Frohock
esqr. his Attorney . . . with the lowest prices affixed to each Tract at which he is
impowered to dispose of the same, Rowan County 20th May 1773";
Memorials concerning losses in N.C.; schedule "of the Particulars of Mr. McCulloh's Landed
Property in North Carolina, with the Valuations thereof"; schedule of his personal property there;
"A List of sundry Surveys or Tracts of land lying in the Counties of Anson, Guildford, & Rowan . . .
left for Sale in the hands of Thomas Frohock esqr. his Attorney . . . with the lowest prices affixed
to each Tract at which he is impowered to dispose of the same, Rowan County 20th May 1773";
depositions of James Hamilton, late of Rowan Co.; list of McCulloh's credits in account current
with Messrs. Allen Marlar & Boyd; copy of letter from Willie Jones, Halifax, 30 Dec 1784, to
Archibald Hamilton; abstracts of McCulloh's original title deeds to lands in Rowan, Guilford,
Anson, Orange, Granville, Johnston, Duplin, and Mecklenburg counties; accounts of various lands
sold; account of quitrents due on his lands; lists of various plans, surveys, etc.; abstract of lands
confiscated by State of N.C.; certification by Richard Caswell, with great seal of N.C. attached;
abstract of confiscated lands sold by state of N.C.; extract from minutes of Duplin Co. court, July,
1782; order in council (original) of 19 May 1737 granting 1,200,000 acres in N.C. to Murray
Crymble and James Huey; deposition by Felix Kenan, 1767, and William Brummell, 1785; copy of
order in council, 11 Jan 1769; extract from proceedings in court of chancery, N.C., 1770-73, in
William Adair et al v. McCulloh et al; letters to McCulloh from: Willie Jones, Halifax, 1 July 1783
Marmaduke Jones, Wilmington, 28 Sept 1783 Thomas Polk, Wilmington, 26 Dec 1773 Michael
Holt, 17 Jan 1774; 15 March, 21 Aug 1775; 24 Nov 1784 Thomas Frohock, 20 Jan, 19 July 1774
Felix Kenan, 12 Jan 1774 James Iredell, Edenton, 7 Jan 1778; 7 July 1783; 3 March, 15 June
1784; 6 Jan 1785 Cornelius Harnett, Philadelphia, 20 Dec 1778 W. Brummell, Farleigh, 17 Nov
1782 William Johnston, Orange Co., 28 Apr, 25 Sept 1783 B. McCulloh,, Elk Marsh, 20 June
1783; 9 June, 1 Dec 1784 Griffith Rutherford, 22 July 1783 (addressed to James Karr) James
Cotton, Marylebone, 1 Oct 1783 Benjamin Booth Boote, Paddington St., 20 Sept 1783 Archibald
Maclaine, Wilmington, 22 Jan 1785 Brook Watson, Manchester Bldgs., 17 May 1785 Robert
Palmer, 9 July 1786; 24 Apr 1788 Copy of letters from McCulloh to William Eden, 16 Sept 1778;
17 Sept 17__; John Forster, 4 May 1785; Charles Munro, 5 July 1785; Commissioners for
American Claims, 5 July 1785; William Forster, 5 Aug 1788; extract from VIRGINIA GAZETTE, 23
Nov 1782; certificates from William Tryon, Griffith Markelyn, Wm. Eden; note concerning
intercepted letters from McCulloh to Harnett and others, opened by order of Gen. Clinton at Cape
Fear, 1776; fragment of NORTH CAROLINA GAZETTE, 6 Jan [1785]; memorial of William and
Alexander Adair; copy of VIRGINIA GAZETTE, 23 Nov 1782; two copies of act of N.C. Assembly,
1784, "An Act directing the Sale of Confiscated Property"; THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE AND
PETERSBURG INTELLIGENCER, 27 Dec 1787, 3 Jan 1788; account of McCulloh's lands
confiscated and sold, by county; letter from Thomas Person to Col. Lytle, 9 March 1788; abstract
of McCulloh's titles to lands; "A Summary of H. E. McCulloh's Conduct during the late War";
power of attorney, McCulloh to Thomas Frohock, 1773; questions to be put to Mr. McKnight
concerning "certain letters of Mr. McCulloh's stopt & returned to him in 1775"; list of witnesses
for McCulloh, with addresses; account of lands sold since June, 1773.
http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov
#1774
1774: RICHARD HENDERSON AND THE TRANSYLVANIA COMPANY
I happened to fall in company, and have a great deal of conversation with
one of the most singular and extraordinary persons and excentric geniuses
in America, and perhaps in the world. His name is Richard Henderson.
--J. F. D. Smyth: A Tour in the United States of America.
Early in 1774, chastened by his own disastrous failure the preceding
autumn, Boone advised Judge Henderson that the time was auspicious for
opening negotiations with the Cherokees for purchasing the trans-Alleghany
region." In organizing a company for this purpose, Henderson chose men of
action and resource, leaders in the colony, ready for any hazard of life
and fortune in this gigantic scheme of colonization and promotion. The new
men included, in addition to the partners in the organization known as
Richard Henderson and Company, were Colonel John Luttrell, destined to win
laurels in the Revolution, and William Johnston, a native of Scotland, the
leading merchant of Hillsborough.
Meeting in Hillsborough on August 27, 1774, these men organized the new
company under the name of the Louisa Company. In the articles then drawn
up they agreed to "rent or purchase" a tract of land from the Indian
owners of the soil for the express purpose of "settling the country." Each
partner obligated himself to "furnish his Quota of Expenses necessary
towards procuring the grant." In full anticipation of the grave dangers to
be encountered, they solemnly bound themselves, as "equal sharers in the
property," to "support each other with our lives and fortunes."
Negotiations with the Indians were begun at once. Accompanied by Colonel
Nathaniel Hart and guided by the experienced Indian-trader, Thomas Price,
Judge Henderson visited the Cherokee chieftains at the Otari towns. After
elaborate consultations, the latter deputed the old chieftain, Atta-kullakulla, a young buck, and a squaw, "to attend the said Henderson and Hart
to North Carolina, and there examine the Goods and Merchandize which had
been by them offered as the Consideration of the purchase." The goods
purchased at Cross Creek (now Fayetteville, North Carolina), in which the
Louisa Company "had embarked a large amount," met the entire approval of
the Indians--the squaw in particular shrewdly examining the goods in the
interest of the women of the tribe.
On January 6, 1775, the company was again enlarged, and given the name of
the Transylvania Company-the three new partners being David Hart, brother
to Thomas and Nathaniel, Leonard Henley Bullock, a prominent citizen of
Granville, and James Hogg, of Hillsborough, a native Scotchman and one of
the most influential men in the colony. In the elaborate agreement drawn
up reference is explicitly made to the contingency of "settling and voting
as a proprietor and giving Rules and Regulations for the Inhabitants etc."
Hillsborough was the actual starting-point for the westward movement, the
first emigrants, traveling thence to the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga.
In speaking of the departure of the settlers, the first movement of
extended and permanent westward migration, an eye-witness quaintly says:
"At this place [Hillsborough] I saw the first party of emigrant families
that moved to Kentucky under the auspices of Judge Henderson. They marched
out of the town with considerable solemnity, and to many their destination
seemed as remote as if it had been to the South Sea Islands." Meanwhile,
the "Proposals for the encouragement of settling the lands etc.," issued
on Christmas Day, 1774, were quickly spread broadcast through the colony
and along the border." It was the greatest sensation North Carolina had
known since Alamance; and Archibald Neilson, deputy-auditor and naval
officer of the colony, inquired with quizzical anxiety: "Pray, is Dick
Henderson out of his head?" The most liberal terms, proffered by one quite
in possession of his head, were embodied in these proposals. Land at
twenty shillings per hundred acres was offered to each emigrant settling
within the territory and raising a crop of corn before September 1, 1775,
the emigrant being permitted to take up as much as five hundred acres for
him self and two hundred and fifty acres for each tithable person under
him. In these "Proposals" there was no indication that the low terms at
which the lands were offered would be maintained after September 1, 1775.
In a letter to Governor Dunmore (January, 1775), Colonel William Preston,
county surveyor of Fincastle County, Virginia, says "The low price he
[Henderson] proposes to sell at, together with some further encouragement
he offers, will I am apprehensive induce a great many families to remove
from this County (Fincastle) & Carolina and settle there." Joseph Martin,
states his son, "was appointed entry-Taker and agent for the Powell Valley
portion" of the Transylvania Purchase on January 20, 1775; and "he (Joseph
Martin) and others went on in the early part of the year 1775 and made
their stand at the very spot where he had made corn several years before.
In speaking of the startling design, unmasked by Henderson, of
establishing an independent government, Colonel Preston writes to George
Washington of the contemplated "large Purchase by one Col. Henderson of
North Carolina from the Cherokees . . . . I hear that Henderson talks with
great Freedom & Indecency of the Governor of Virginia, sets the Government
at Defiance & says if he once had five hundred good Fellows settled in
that Country he would not Value Virginia."
Early in 1775 runners were sent off to the Cherokee towns to summon the
Indians to the treaty ground at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga; and
Boone, after his return from a hunt in Kentucky in January, was summoned
by Judge Henderson to aid in the negotiations preliminary to the actual
treaty. The dominating figure in the remarkable assemblage at the treaty
ground, consisting of twelve hundred Indians and several hundred whites,
was Richard Henderson, "comely in person, of a benign and social
disposition," with countenance betokening the man of strenuous action"
noble forehead, prominent nose, projecting chin, firm-set jaw, with
kindness and openness of expression." Gathered about him, picturesque in
garb and striking in appearance, were many of the buckskin-clad leaders of
the border--James Robertson, John Sevier, Isaac Shelby, William Bailey
Smith, and their compeers--as well as his Carolina friends John Williams,
Thomas and Nathaniel Hart, Nathaniel Henderson, Jesse Benton,and Valentine
Searcy.
Little was accomplished on the first day of the treaty (March 14th); but
on the next day, the Cherokees offered to sell the section bargained for
by Donelson acting as agent for Virginia in 1771. Although the Indians
pointed out that Virginia had never paid the promised compensation of five
hundred pounds and had therefore forfeited her rights, Henderson flatly
refused to entertain the idea of purchasing territory to which Virginia
had the prior claim. Angered by Henderson's refusal, The Dragging Canoe,
leaping into the circle of the seated savages, made an impassioned speech
touched with the romantic imagination peculiar to the American Indian.
With pathetic eloquence he dwelt upon the insatiable land-greed of the
white men, and predicted the extinction of his race if they committed the
insensate folly of selling their beloved hunting-grounds. Roused to a high
pitch of oratorical fervor, the savage with uplifted arm fiercely exhorted
his people to resist further encroachments at all hazards--and left the
treaty ground. This incident brought the conference to a startling and
abrupt conclusion. On the following day, however, the savages proved more
tractable,agreeing to sell the land as far as the Cumberland River. In
order to secure the additional territory watered by the tributaries of the
Cumberland, Henderson agreed to pay an additional sum of two thousand
pounds. Upon this day there originated the ominous phrase descriptive of
Kentucky when The Dragging Canoe, dramatically pointing toward the west,
declared that a DARK Cloud hung over that land, which was known as the
BLOODY GROUND.
On the last day, March 17th, the negotiations were opened with the signing
of the "Great Grant." The area purchased, some twenty millions of acres,
included almost all the present state of Kentucky, and an immense tract in
Tennessee, comprising all the territory watered by the Cumberland River
and all its tributaries. For "two thousand weight of leather in goods"
Henderson purchased "the lands lying down Holston and between the Watauga
lease, Colonel Donelson's line and Powell's Mountain" as a pathway to
Kentucky -the deed for which was known as the "Path Deed." By special
arrangement, Carter's Valley in this tract went to Carter and Lucas; two
days later, for two thousand pounds, Charles Robertson on behalf of the
Watauga Association purchased a large tract in the valleys of the Holston,
Watauga, and New Rivers; and eight days later Jacob Brown purchased two
large areas, including the Nolichucky Valley. This historic treaty, which
heralds the opening of the West, was conducted with absolute justice and
fairness by Judge Henderson and his associates. No liquor was permitted at
the treaty ground; and Thomas Price, the ablest of the Cherokee traders,
deposed that "he at that time understood the Cherokee language, so as to
comprehend everything which was said and to know that what was observed on
either side was fairly and truly translated; that the Cherokees perfectly
understood, what Lands were the subject of the Treaty . . . ." The amount
paid by the Transylvania Company for the imperial domain was ten thousand
pounds sterling, in money and in goods.
Although Daniel Boone doubtless assisted in the proceedings prior to the
negotiation of the treaty, his name nowhere appears in the voluminous
records of the conference. Indeed, he was not then present; for a
fortnight before the conclusion of the treaty he was commissioned by Judge
Henderson to form a party of competent woodmen to blaze a passage through
the wilderness. On March l0th this party of thirty ax-men, under the
leadership of Boone, started from the rendezvous, the Long Island of
Holston, to engage in the arduous labor of cutting out the Transylvania
Trail.
Henderson, the empire-builder, now faced with courage and resolution the
hazardous task of occupying the purchased territory and establishing an
independent government. No mere financial promoter of a vast speculative
enterprise, he was one of the heroic figures of the Old Southwest; and it
was his dauntless courage, his unwavering resolve to go forward in the
face of all dangers, which carried through the armed "trek" to a
successful conclusion. At Martin's Station, where Henderson and his party
tarried to build a house in which to store their wagons, as the road could
be cleared no further, they were joined by another party, of five
adventurers from Prince William County, Virginia." In Henderson's party
were some forty men and boys, with forty packhorses and a small amount of
powder, lead, salt, and garden-seeds. The warning freely given by Joseph
Martin of the perils of the path was soon confirmed, as appears from the
following entry in Henderson's diary:
"Friday the 7th. [April] About Brake of Day began to snow. About 11
O'Clock received a letter from Mr. Luttrells camp that were five persons
killd on the road to the Cantuckie by Indians. Capt. [Nathaniel] Hart,
uppon the receipt of this News Retreated back with his Company, &
determined to Settle in the Valley to make Corn for the Cantucky people.
The same Day Received a Letter from Dan. Boone, that his Company was fired
uppon by Indians, Kill'd Two of his men--tho he kept the ground & saved
the Baggage &c."
The following historic letter, which reveals alike the dogged resolution
of Boone and his reliance upon Henderson and his company in this black
hour of disaster, addressed "Colonel Richard Henderson--these with care,"
is eloquent in its simplicity
"Dear Colonel: After my compliments to you, I shall acquaint you of our
misfortunes. On March the 25 a party of Indians fired on my Company about
half an hour before day, and killed Mr. Twitty and his negro, and wounded
Mr. Walker very deeply, but I hope he will recover.
"On March the 28 as we were hunting for provisions, we found Samuel Tate's
son, who gave us an account that the Indians fired on their camp on the
27th day. My brother and I went down and found two men killed and sculped,
Thomas McDowell and Jeremiah McFeters. I have sent a man down to all the
lower companies in order to gather them all at the mouth of Otter Creek.
"My advice to you, Sir, is to come or send as soon as possible. Your
company is desired greatly, for the people are very uneasy, but are
willing to stay and venture their lives with you. and now is the time to
flusterate their [the Indians'] intentions, and keep the country, whilst
we are in it. If we give way to them now, it will ever be the case. This
day we start from the battle ground, for the mouth of Otter Creek, where
we shall immediately erect a Fort, which will be done before you can come
or send, then we can send ten men to meet you, if you send for them.
"I am, Sir, your most obedient Omble Sarvent Daniel Boone.
"N.B. We stood on the ground and guarded our baggage till day, and lost
nothing. We have about fifteen miles to Cantuck [Kentucky River] at Otter
Creek."
This dread intelligence caused the hearts of strong men to quail and
induced some to turn back, but Henderson, the jurist-pioneer, was made of
sterner stuff. At once (April 8th) he despatched an urgent letter in hot
haste to the proprietors of Transylvania, enclosing Boone's letter,
informing them of Boone's plight and urging them to send him immediately a
large quantity of powder and lead, as he had been compelled to abandon his
supply of saltpeter at Martin's Station. "We are all in high spirits," he
assures the proprietors, "and on thorns to fly to Boone's assistance, and
join him in defense of so fine and valuable a country."
Laconically eloquent is this simple entry in his diary: "Saturday the 8th.
Started abt. 10 oClock Crossed Cumberland Gap about 4 miles met about 40
persons Returning from the Cantucky, on Acct. of the Late Murders by the
Indians could prevail on one only to return. Memo Several Virginians who
were with us return'd."
There is no more crucial moment in early Western history than this, in
which we see the towering form of Henderson, clad in the picturesque garb
of the pioneer, with outstretched arm resolutely pointing forward to the
"dark and bloody ground," and in impassioned but futile eloquence pleading
with the pale and panic-stricken fugitives to turn about, to join his
company, and to face once more the mortal dangers of pioneer conquest.
Significant indeed are the lines:
Some to endure, and many to fail, Some to conquer, and many to quail,
Toiling over the Wilderness Trail.
The spirit of the pioneer knight-errant inspires Henderson's words: "In
this situation, some few, of genuine courage and undaunted resolution,
served to inspire the rest; by the help of whose example, assisted by a
little pride and some ostentation, we made a shift to march on with all
the appearance of gallantry, and, cavalier like, treated every insinuation
of danger with the utmost contempt."
Fearing that Boone, who did not even know that Henderson's cavalcade was
on the road, would be unable to hold out, Henderson realized the
imperative necessity for sending him a message of encouragement. The bold
young Virginian, William Cocke, volunteered to brave alone the dangers of
the murder-haunted trail to undertake a ride more truly memorable and
hazardous than that of Revere. "This offer, extraordinary as it was, we
could by no means refuse," remarks Henderson, who shed tears of gratitude
as he proffered his sincere thanks and wrung the brave messenger's hand.
Equipped with "a good Queen Anne's musket, plenty of ammunition, a
tomahawk, a large cuttoe knife [French, couteau], a Dutch blanket, and no
small quantity of jerked beef," Cocke on April l0th rode off "to the
Cantuckey to Inform Capt Boone that we were on the road." The fearful
apprehensions felt for Cocke's safety were later relieved, when along the
road were discovered his letters in forming Henderson of his arrival and
of his having been joined on the way by Page Portwood of Rowan. On his
arrival at Otter Creek, Cocke found Boone and his men, and on relating his
adventures, "came in for his share of applause." Boone at once despatched
the master woodman, Michael Stoner, with pack-horses to assist Henderson's
party, which he met on April 18th at their encampment "in the Eye of the
Rich Land." Along with "Excellent Beef in plenty," Stoner brought the
story of Boone's determined stand and an account of the erection of a rude
little fortification which they had hurriedly thrown up to resist attack.
With laconic significance Henderson pays the following tribute to Boone
which deserves to be perpetuated in national annals: "It was owing to
Boone's confidence in us, and the people's in him, that a stand was ever
attempted in order to wait for our coming."
In the course of their journey over the mountains and through the
wilderness, the pioneers forgot the trials of the trail in the face of the
surpassing beauties of the country. The Cumberlands were covered with rich
undergrowth of the red and white rhododendron, the delicate laurel, the
mountain ivy, the flameazalea, the spicewood, and the cane; while the
white stars of the dogwood and the carmine blossoms of the red-bud, strewn
across the verdant background of the forest, gleamed in the eager air of
spring. "To enter uppon a detail of the Beuty & Goodness of our Country,"
writes Nathaniel Henderson, "would be a task too arduous . . . . Let it
suffice to tell you it far exceeds any country I ever saw or herd off. I
am conscious its out of the power of any man to make you clearly sensible
of the great Beuty and Richness of Kentucky." Young Felix Walker, endowed
with more vivid powers of description, says with a touch of native
eloquence:
"Perhaps no Adventurer Since the days of donquicksotte or before ever felt
So Cheerful & Ilated in prospect, every heart abounded with Joy &
excitement . . . & exclusive of the Novelties of the Journey the
advantages & accumalations arising on the Settlement of a new Country was
a dazzling object with many of our Company .. . . As the Cain ceased, we
began to discover the pleasing & Rapturous appearance of the plains of
Kentucky, a New Sky & Strange Earth to be presented to our view . . . . So
Rich a Soil we had never Saw before, Covered with Clover in full Bloom.
the Woods alive abounding in wild Game, turkeys so numerous that it might
be said there appeared but one flock Universally Scattered in the woods .
. . it appeared that Nature in the profusion of her Bounties, had Spread a
feast for all that lives, both for the Animal & Rational World, a Sight so
delightful to our View and grateful to our feelings almost Induced us, in
Immitation of Columbus in Transport to Kiss the Soil of Kentucky, as he
haild & Saluted the sand on his first setting his foot on the Shores of
America."
On the journey Henderson was joined in Powell's Valley by Benjamin Logan,
afterward so famous in Kentucky annals, and a companion, William Galaspy.
At the Crab Orchard they left Henderson's party; and turning their course
westward finally pitched camp in the present Lincoln County, where Logan
subsequently built a fort. On Sunday, April 16th, on Scaggs's Creek,
Henderson records: "About 12 oClock Met James McAfee with 18 other persons
Returning from Cantucky." They advised Henderson of the "troublesomeness
and danger" of the Indians, says Robert McAfee junior: "but Henderson
assured them that he had purchased the whole country from the Indians,
that it belonged to him, and he had named it Transylvania . . . . Robt,
Samuel, and William McAfee and 3 others were inclined to return, but James
opposed it, alleging that Henderson had no right to the land, and that
Virginia had previously bought it. The former (6) returned with Henderson
to Boonesborough." Among those who had joined Henderson's party was
Abraham Hanks from Virginia, the maternal grandfather of Abraham Lincoln;
but alarmed by the stories brought by Stewart and his party of fugitives,
Hanks and Drake, as recorded by William Calk on that day (April 13th),
turned back.
At last the founder of Kentucky with his little band reached the destined
goal of their arduous journeyings. Henderson's record on his birthday
runs: "Thursday the 20th [April] Arrived at Fort Boone on the Mouth of
Oter Creek Cantuckey River where we were Saluted by a running fire of
about 25 Guns; all that was then at Fort . . . . The men appeared in high
spirits & much rejoiced in our arrival." It is a coincidence of historic
interest that just one day after the embattled farmers at Lexington and
Concord "fired the shots heard round the world," the echoing shots of
Boone and his sturdy backwoodsmen rang out to announce the arrival of the
proprietor of Transylvania and the birth of the American West.
http://www.webroots.org/library/usahist/tcotos04.html
James Robertson,
John Sevier,
Isaac Shelby,
William Bailey Smith,
John Williams,
Thomas Hart
Nathaniel Hart,
Nathaniel Henderson,
Jesse Benton,
Valentine Searcy
Jacob Brown,
Thomas Price,
Mr. Luttrells
Mr. Twitty
Samuel Tate
Thomas McDowell
Jeremiah McFeters
Otter Creek.
Virginian William Cocke,
Page Portwood of Rowan.
Michael Stoner
Martins Station
Carter and Lucas;
1774 Rowan Co. Jacob BECK deed of which he purchased land on Dutchman's Creek
from Michael BEAM. http://genforum.genealogy.com/nc/rowan/messages/398.html
Jacob BECK
Jacob BECK wrote a will in 1775; it was probated in 1777. His will lists the following heirs:
Wife: Catrina or Catherine
Sons: Jacob and Ludwick (in later records Ludwick seems to be spelled Ludwig or Lewis)
Daughter: Catherine James. http://genforum.genealogy.com/nc/rowan/messages/398.html
Michael BEAM
On August 7, 1774, a Jane Glasscock became a member of the Dutchman's
Creek Baptist Church. I assume that she was the second wife of this Gregory;
thus he had apparently moved to Rowan County by 1774.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLASCOCK/2005-10/1128390487
Gregory Glasscock
1778 Gregory Glasscock also entered 400 acres on the south side of Dutchman's Creek in 1778.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLASCOCK/2005-10/1128390487
1774 Aug. 8: CHAPTER IX THE SAFETY COMMITTEE Rowan County has the
distinction of being the first county in North Carolina to organize a safety committee.1
This fact shows that the people were keenly alive to the cause of the colonies. The first
committee met August 8, 1774. Its members were
James McCay,
Andrew Neal,
George Cathey,
Alexander Dobbins,
Francis McCorkle,
Matthew Locke,
Maxwell Chambers,
Henry Harmon,
Abraham Denton,
William Davidson,
Samuel Young,
John Brevard,
William Kennon,
George Henry Barringer,
Robert Bell,
John Bickerstaff,
John Cowden,
John Lewis Beard,
John Nesbit,
Charles McDowell,
Robert Blackburn,
Christopher Beekman,
William Sharpe,
John Johnston, and
Morgan Bryan.
The records of the Rowan Committee of Safety have been preserved in Wheeler's "History of North
Carolina" and in the Colonial Records and they give an insight into the opinions and purposes of the times.
Though this committee began its administration before the Revolution its actions belong to the
Revolutionary period, and will not be discussed in this sketch. 3 Caruthers, 30-31. 4 Bernheim, 260-261. 5
Rumple, 84-85. 6 Col. Rec., IX, xxxii. 7 Col. Rec., IX, 1024-1026; Rumple, 147. 52 James Sprunt
Historical Publications
James McCay,
Andrew Neal,
George Cathey,
Alexander Dobbins,
Francis McCorkle,
Matthew Locke,
Maxwell Chambers,
Henry Harmon,
Abraham Denton,
William Davidson,
Samuel Young,
John Brevard,
John Brevard Birth: 1715 in Elk River Cecil Co., MD Death: 15 Sep 1790 in Statesville, Iredell County, North
Carolina married Jean McWhorter Birth: Abt 1726 in Pencader Hundred New Castle, DE Death: 25 Mar 1800 in
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
George Combs enlisted in Captain BREVARD’s company of Regulars in the North Carolina line sometime
in the month of May in the year 1780 or 1781 http://www.combsfamilies.org/combs/military/rw/s41497.htm
ALEXANDER MARTIN, ESQ.
Sold to
BARNARD CRYDER
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C.
DEED BOOK 17, Page 130
23 September 1799
This indenture made the twenty third Day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand seventeen hundred and ninety-nine Between ALEXANDER
MARTIN, Esquire of the County of Rockingham in the State of North
Carolina of the one part; and Barnard Cryder of the town of Salisbury,
in the State aforesaid Taveron Keeper of the other part. Witnesseth that
the said Alexander Martin, Esq. for & in consideration of the sum of one
hundred pounds current money to him in hand paid by the said Barnard
Cryder at or before the sealing & Delivery of these presents hath given,
granted, bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents doth give,
grant bargain sell & convey unto the said Barnard Cryder his heirs and
assigns all that certain parcel of land being one fourth part of a lott
situate lying & being in the town of Salisbury in the State aforesaid
Known and distinguished in the plan of the said Town by the name of
Number One in the East Square thereof which said one fourth or a quarter
part of said Lott begins at the end of six poles down Corbin Street from
the West corner of said lot, and runs north East three poles along said
Street to the corner of Johnson’ s late quarter, now said Cryders
aforesaid lot, thence with said John Johnsons or Cryders line South East
twelve poles to the line of the lott Number Nine, thence with the line
of said lott South West three poles to the corner of Paul Barringers
half of said lot. Number one now Richmond Pearson, Esq. thence with
said Barringers line North West twelve poles to the Beginning Containing
thirty six square poles which lot was granted by James Carter & Hugh
Forster Commissioners of said Town by Deed to James Bowers by the said
James Bowers to John Brevard, Esq. and by the said John Brevard to the
said Alexander Martin, reference to all which will more fully appear,
together with all & singular the appurtenances and all the Estate right
title interest property claim and Demand whatsoever of him the said
Alexander Martin of into or out of the same or any part thereof. To
have & to Hold the said land that is to say one fourth part or quarter
of a lot No. one hereby granted or meant mentioned or intended to be
granted with the appurtenances unto the said Barnard Cryder his Heirs &
Assigns to & for his and their only proper use benefit and behoof
forever, And the said Alexander Martin & his heirs, Execrs. And
Administrators covenant promise grant & agree to & with the said Barnard
Cryder & his heirs one fourth or quarter of lott number one and premises
against him the said Alexander Martin and all other persons whatsoever
claiming or to claim by from through or under them or either of them,
shall & will well & truly warrant and forever defend by these presents.
In Witness whereof the said First Party to these presents hath hereunto
set his hand and seal the day and year herein first before written.
Alex: Martin {seal}
Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of us} Henry Giles
Conrad Gillam
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/land/mar1799a.txt
Children of John Brevard and Jean McWhorter
Nancy Brevard Death: Abt 1781 in Head Of Catawba River, NC mar John Davidson
Ephraim J P Brevard Death: 1781 in Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg Co., NC mar Martha Mary Polk 17 Nov 1779 in
Rowan (Iredell) Co., NC
Benjamin Brevard Spouse: Mary WINSLOW b: 11 Aug 1758
John Brevard Death: Abt 1826 Spouse: Hannah THOMPSON Marriage Date: December 22, 1783 Rowan County,
North Carolina
Elizabeth (Mary) Brevard Burial: Hopewell Presb.Church Mecklenburg NC Spouse: Robert HARRIS
Hugh Brevard Birth: 1748 in Orange Of Anson Co., NC Death: 30 Jun 1781 in Burke Co., N.C. mar Jean (Jane)
Young
Adam Brevard Birth: Mar 1753 in Rowan (Iredell) Co., NC , mar Mary Winslow
Alexander Brevard Birth: 17 Apr 1755 in Iredell (Now Alexander) Co., NC Death: 1 Nov 1829 in Mount Tizah,
Lincoln Co., NC
Jane Brevard mar Ephraim Davidson
Joseph Brevard Birth: Abt 1766 in Iredell (Now Alexander) Co., NC Death: 11 Oct 1821 in Camden, SC Rebecca
Kershaw
Rebecca Brevard wife of John Jones,, died in Giles Co. TN and is buried along side her husband in the Hopewell
Cemetery.
William Kennon,
George Henry Barringer,
Robert Bell,
John Bickerstaff,
John Cowden,
John Lewis Beard,
John Nesbit,
Charles McDowell,
Robert Blackburn,
Christopher Beekman,
William Sharpe,
John Johnston, and
Morgan Bryan.
Johnston, 80,
Although the English Parliament repealed the “Stamp Act,” they did not abandon
their claim to tax the colonies, but directly asserted it. And so in 1767 another
Act, not less an invasion of colonial liberty, was adopted. This was the famous
“Bill” imposing a tax on glass, paper, painters’ colors, and tea, imported into the
colonies.
This Act being resisted was followed by other Acts of unfriendly legislation, such
as the suspension of the Legislative Assembly of New York, and closing the port
of Boston. In consequence of this, the “General Court” of Massachusetts sent a
circular to the other colonies, asking their co-operation in devising some method
ofobtaining a redress of grievances. This circular was laid before the General
Assembly of North Carolina, in November, 1768, by Col. John Harvey, the
Speaker of the House, but no decisive steps appear to have been taken. In fact,
theGovernor kept his watchful eye upon the Assembly and stood ready to
prorogue itssessions at the first indication of the spirit of union and
independence. Thus it happened that North Carolina was not represented in the
first Provincial Congress of the Colonies, nor indeed until the General Congress
assembled in Philadelphia, in September, 1774. The way the “Provincial
Congress” of North Carolina came into existence at the last was as follows: In
1773, the House of Burgesses of Virginia resolved upon establishing committees
of correspondence between the several colonies, and sent forth circulars to the
various Provincial Legislatures. The Virginia “Circular,” as well as letters from
some of the other Provinces, was laid before the North Carolina Assembly by
Speaker Harvey in this same year, and the Assembly seized the opportunity to
appoint a committee to watch the proceedingsof the English Parliament and to=2
0concert with the other Provinces measures for the general defense. The
committee appointed consisted of Speaker Harvey, Richard Caswell, Samuel
Johnston, Hewes, Vail, Harnett, Hooper, John Ashe, and Howe.
When the Virginia House of Burgesses proposed the holding of another General
Congress, after the closing of the port of Boston, Governor Martin intimated that
he would repeat Governor Tryons old trick of proroguing the North Carolina
Assembly, and thus prevent the Province from being represented in that
Congress.
1774 Aug. 27 On the third day of their session, the Congress adopted twenty-five
resolutions, that embody the principles of independence and resistance to
tyranny. These resolutions prudently affirmed a loyal regard for the British
constitution, and devotion to the House of Hanover, but at the same time
declared that allegiance should secure protection; that no person should be
taxed without his own consent, either personal or by representation; that the tax
on tea was illegal and oppressive; that the closing of the port of Boston, and
sending persons to England to be tried for acts committed in the colonies, were
unconstitutional; and that it was the duty of our people to cease all trade with the
mother country, or any Province that refused to co-operate in measures for the
general welfare. They also approved the movement for a General Congress in
Philadelphia, in September following, and appointed William Hooper, Joseph
Hewes, and Richard Caswell to represent this Province in said General
Congress.
After authorizing Moderator Harvey, or in case of his death Samuel Johnstone, to
call the Congress together, if occasion should require it, the body adjourned. In
the Spring of the year 1775, the Provincial Congress met again in Newbern, and
Rowan sent as deputies Griffith Rutherford, William Sharpe, and William Kennon.
At subsequent meetings of this Congress, at Hillsboro and Halifax, Rowan was
represented by Matthew Locke, James Smith, and John Brevard.
82 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY From: johnnylumen@comcast.net
Aug. 10, 1774; JOHN JOHNSTON, b. d. Aug. 29, 1816, Rowan Co., North
Carolina. Reported child of ELIZABETH DICKEY and WM. JOHNSTON
#1775
1775. Minyard Harris and Sarah Johnson married in Charlotte County VA in 1764 and
moved to Rowan County in 1775.
Records and Information Wilkes County , North Carolina Land Records
According to my records, Minyard (b. 1742, d. October 7, 17 80) married Sarah Johnson, sis of Mary ("Polly") Johnson
(who had married Minyard's brother, Edward).
It appears that Minyard and Sarah were both from Lunenburg and Charlotte Counties in Virginia.
I have a copy of a deed for land they purchased on Twitty's Creek there.
Lunenburg was originally a parent of many counties, including Halifax and Charlotte Co unties.
It seems that Minyard and Sarah Johnson Harris married in Charlotte County VA in 1764 and moved to Rowan County
in 1775.
That area of Rowan County later became Burke County and still later, became McDowel l Co.
"V.Mann" vmann@mindspring.com From: PatCLARE@aol.com
1775 Rowan/Salsbury Dist, N.C The youngest son of Darby Henley(3), Jeremiah was
born
Descendants of Darby Henley Jr. by Debbie Johnson contact at: From: Debra Johnson
Generation No. 1
1. DARBY HENLEY JR. (DARBY3, HENRY2, RICHARD1) was born 18 Jul 1701 in Island Creek, Calvert,
Maryland, 1, and died 1785 in Caswell Co., N.C..
He married (1) MARY M. ELLIOT 1730 in Baltimore, Md., daughter of WILLIAM ELLIOTT and ELEANOR. She
was born 1705 in Calvert, Maryland, , and died in Calvert, Maryland, .
He married (2) MARY M. ELLIOT 1730 in 1730 in St.John's par,Baltimore,Md, daughter of WILLIAM ELLIOTT and
ELEANOR. She was born 1705 in Calvert, Maryland, and died in Calvert, Maryland,
Notes for DARBY HENLEY JR.:
Just before 1760 Darby Jr. and his two unmarried daughters had gone to the Province of North Carolina by wagon
train with other families from the same location across the mountains in search of
fertile land and probably to be rid of the "London Merchants" who had the settlers in debt to them.
Land Grant book No 14 of Orange Co. NC. we find Derby Henly-640 acres, Aug 4, 1760 lying on both sides of
Millstone creek. Soon after receiving the Land Grant Darby applied for and got permission to
build a grist mill at the head of Millstone creek. With the help of his slaves and indentured servant or two, the mill was
built of logs: a two storied structure that would serve his family and the surrounding
area with flour, cornmeal and bran for the livestock.
In the newly laid out town of Hillsborough, N.C. Darby bought 2 lots, one acre each in size, and built a "Mansion
House" on each for his family.
In 1760 Darby Henley , Jr. left Maryland for North Carolina. Darby Henley (his son) stayed with his family in
Baltimore, Md. He served in the French and Indian War as Lieutenant. He moved his family into Baltimore Town to
live by buying a lot from Christopher Carnan in 1763. From MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAGAZINE
9:362 : Darby Henley of Baltimore County, paid 2/10.7 1/2 for quartering soldiers of Capt. Joshua Beall's Co. of Prince
George's County, Md. Militia. (no date); also from MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE (French and Indian
War) Darby Henley's name appears on Capt. Stansbury's Muster Roll for payment by the Province of Maryland in
1767.
Information from: Land Records Of Baltimore Co., Md. Vol B # L pg. 308-312
Desperate debts due estate of James Heath, listed: Thomas Lucas and Darby Henley 30 April 1765
He was an "Inn Keeper Ordinary"
TAVERN AND ORDINARY LICENSES IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND 1755-1763 written by Lillian
Bayly Marks pgs 326-339 Maryland Historical Magazine Vol 78, No. 4, Winter 1983
Darby Henly is listed as Ordinary of an Inn in Hartford County, Md. He paid taxes on this Inn for the year 2763
By 1769 the family was in the Province of North Carolina, Orange Co. Town of Hillsborough. Later in Salsbury.
The youngest son of Darby Henley(3), Jeremiah was born in 1775 Rowan/Salsbury, N.C. Elizabeth the wife of Darby
Heley(3) was living during the Revolutionary War. She died sometime between the year 1775 and 1787 which was
about 12 years. The war lasted 7 years but Darby was away fighting for long periods of time from the time they arrived
in Orange co, N.C. She was one of the innocent victims of the Revolution like so many others that starved or was
harrased by Indian raids and Tories alike. Her family survived and began moving out to the other parts of the country.
Darby Henley(3) was a carpenter, a very good one. He traveled everywhere, in the state of Georgia and North Carolina
to help in building. It seems that he was renting while in Georgia as he does not seem to have owned any land while
there. When the new county of Jackson was created out ot Wilkes County, Georgia it threw the Henley family into
Jackson County where they lived in Capt. Alexander Morrisons Company District,( Darby Henly pd.31-1/2 cents tax;
no tax for land so he must have been renting.) On 4 Feb 1799 Darby Handley served as juror in Jackson County,
Georgia.
The 1803 Tax List for Jackson County, Georgia list; (Georgia Pioneers Magazine)
Henly, Darby and Henly, Jere
Darby (3) and his wife, Mary Young Henley lived in Rowan Co, N.C. for about 4 years after their marriage; 11 years in
the state of Georgia so at least one of their children was born in Rowan, Co. N.C. and the majority of their children
were born in Jackson and Wilkes Co, Georgia between 1792 and 1803 (they lived 4 years in Wilkes Co before Jackson
Co. was cut from Wilkes Co, Ga. From 1796 to 1803 equals 7 years in Jackson Co, Ga.
They probably went in a large group of people from Rowan County, N.C. including families of Radford Ellis and
Richard Rogers and other in-laws. Darby is found making a living by carpentry in Washington, Georgia. He was well
known as a builder and moved about quite often. from "The Story of Wilkes Co., Georgia" by Bowan pg 67.
Later that year a new county by the name of Jackson was cut from Wilkes county, Ga. throwing the family of Darby
into Jackson county, Ga. where in the Records found there Darby Henley is listed a number of times.
In the GEORGIA PIONEERS MAGAZINE we find on the 1803 Tax List of Jackson COunty, Ga. listed: Darby Henly
and Jere Henly. In all the family of Darby Henley lived in Wilkes and Jackson counties, Ga. at least fifteen years; 4
years in Wilkes and eleven years in Jackson county, Ga. They were in the Miss. Terri (Spanish Territory) by 18041805. Darby and Jeremiah Henley listed on the Tax List of claiborne Co., Miss. in 1805. THE AMERICAN STATE
PAPERS early inhabitants of the Natchez Dist by Gillis shows; Darby Henley 1810 Tax list for Claiborne and Warren
Co. Miss. The 1816 Hancock Co, Miss tax list shows: Burrell Perry and Jeremiah Henley.
By Sept 1811 we find Darby Henley as one of a long list of Petitioners of the Mississippi Territory to the Govenor.
Payment is coming due on their land and their cotton is not being shiped overseas because of the War of 1812. (All
shipments to Britian had been stopped) The planters were given more time to make payments on their land.
Darby the son of Darby and Elizabeth Chamberlain Henley had returned to Rowan County, N.C. by 1795 and his first
child, John was born in Rowan COunty, N.C. that same year.
The children of Darby and Mary Young were born in Georgia. There were seven.
Darby died in Claiborne Co. Mississippi ca 1822. They left the state after he died in thet year (no will found)
Child of DARBY HENLEY and MARY ELLIOT is:
2.
i.
JOHN5 HENLEY, b. 20 Jul 1739, Baltimore Co., Md.; d. Mar 1802, Washington, Ga..
Children of DARBY HENLEY and MARY ELLIOT are:
ii.
DARBY5 HENLEY, b. 04 May 1733, Baltimore Co., Md..
iii.
JAMES DUNBAR HENLEY, b. Abt. 1725, MD; d. May 1816, Person Co. NC.
Notes for JAMES DUNBAR HENLEY:
The births of Darby and Mary Thatcher's children were in the Christ Church Parish. Baltimore Co. MD.
He married Martha Lytle, dau. of Lt.Col. Archibnald Lytle (Rev.War Soldier who fought under the command of
Richard Caswell in NC.
iv.
v.
ANNE HENLEY, b. Abt. 1725.
MARY HENLEY, b. Abt. 1728, Baltimore Co., Md..
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN5 HENLEY (DARBY4, DARBY3, HENRY2, RICHARD1) was born 20 Jul 1739 in Baltimore Co., Md., and
died Mar 1802 in Washington, Ga.. He married (1) MARGARET CHAMBERLAIN 12 Apr 1757 in Joppa, Baltimore,
Md., daughter of JOHN CHAMBERLAIN and MARGARET GITTINGS. She was born 28 Feb 1744 in Joppa,
Baltimore, Maryland, USA1, and died 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA1,2. He married (2) KATHARINE Abt.
1785 in Wilkes Co., Ga..
Notes for JOHN HENLEY:
Soon after arriving in Orange Co. NC, John, James Dunbar, Darby Edmond and William became members of the
"Loyal Regulators Association of NC". They were the sons of Darby Henley of Baltimore Co,Md. who had been
granted 640 acres of land in Orange Co. Province of NC in
1760. (Land Grant No. 163, Book No. 14,p415 File No.658). The boys joined the local Militia in a Company formed
by Thomas Thaxston, one of the directors of the town of Hillsborough. Records
show that Darby and John Henley; also James Thaxston, witnessed against the Insurgents at New Bern in March 1771.
They received 4 pounds for this service. (State Records Vol.16,p.428.)
When it came to the Rev., our John would not join. He was in Hillsborough NC.
On the 17th of Aug. 1776, John Henley is found at a meeting of the Safety Council in Hillsborough, NC.
complaining against impressment into service. (from Colonial Records of NC. Saunders Vol.
10-785); Proceedings of Safety Council, in Orange Co. in Hillsborough on Tuesday 27 Aug. 1776.
John Henly
appeared before the Com, & complained upon oath that a certain Doctor Edward Bryan, Lt. of Light Horse lately
appointed by Brig. Gen. Person to attend Militia under Col. Ramsey, did come to his home with eight of his men on
Friday the 23rd of Inst. & there having procured an order signed by Capt. John Moore & Archibald Murphey, 2
members of this Com. empowering them to press SD. John Henly, John Barnet; that sd. Henly having found means of
escape...sd. Bryan did with abusive Language demand Ten Pounds from thee wife of sd Henly as a fine for his refusal.
Sd. Bryan has advertized a reward for apprehending sd. Henly dead or alive; for which reason he demands protection
of this Com.
Resolved this Com. have utter abhorence to every attemp to force a free man into the service...John Henly ought and
will be protected. Com. to order comdg., officer of Militia which marched on the Indian expedition from Hillsborough
Brigade to send sd. Bryan to this Board. John Hogan Ch'n.
THE WILL OF JOHN HENLEY, SENR. WILKES CO GA.
copied from the original will in Washington, Ga. dated July 19, 1801/ Probated July 24 1806
1st and for the better maintenance and education of my children by my present wife Katharine, I do give and dispose
of tuition to custody of them to my wife Catharine until such time as they and
either of them respectively continue unmarried and under the age of 21 years and that my wife remains my widow but
if my wife die or marry: during the decease or marriage of any of my children I gave them
____her tuition and custody of such of my children as remain unmarried or under age of 21 years at marriage or death
of my wife to Thomas Terrell,Junr. and Wm. Prince John McLowd whom I do constitute and appoint as trustees to my
said children
2ndly I also do give and devise all those Freehold Lands tenements heredetaments lying and being in the town of
Washington or elsewhere with rents___ and profits of all the singular premises I
likewise give to my said wife the use of my negroes during her natural life or while she remains unmarried excepting a
negro girl named Nancy with the household furniture and all debts that may now be due or hereafter became due
excepting one bed and Furniture to the lone use and behalf of my said wife and children.
3rdly I give and bequeath to my daughter Sukey Henly a negro girl by the name of Nancy to be delivered to her at
the age of 6 with one bed and furniture at the time of marriage of Sukey with 50 dollars at the death or marriage of my
wife which ever shall first happen.
ITEM to my son John Henly I give the sum of five dollars and John Henly the son of said John I give the sum of
fifty dollars.
ITEM to son Philip Henly I give the sum of one Hundred Dollars.
ITEM to my son Edmund Henly the sum of fifty Dollars.
ITEM to my son Wm Henly the sum of fifty Dollars.
ITEM to my son James Henly the sum of one Hundred Dollars.
ITEM. to my son Darby Henly the sum of one Hundred Dollars
ITEM to my son Elijah Henly I give the sum of one Hundred Dollars.
ITEM to my son Micajah Henley the sum of five Dollars.
It is to be understood the above sums of money are not to be paid to the Legatees at the death or marriage of my wife
which ever shall first happen but that the Legacies are to be kept in the hands of the Trustees of my Estate and children
as above appointed until All my children become of age and in Fair Sale thus made of my remaining Property to be
sold to the highest bidder and credited with good security such as my trustees shall approve of. I likewise Will that at
the decease or marriage of
my wife and when my children come of age the negro Betsy with her offspring except Nancy as above directed and the
monies arising from such Sale be equally divided among all my children.
I also Will that the Lands and Tenements Heredetaments and with Household Furniture that may then remain on the
decease or marriage of my wife and when my children come of age to be sold as above directed and the money arising
from such sale (when collected shall first be
applied to the discharge of the Legacies Here-to-fore given by this Will and the Remainder)to be Equally between my
son Abner by my present wife and the rest of her children that is Abner to have one half and the other Half to be
equally divided between my present wife's children. I likewise Will that my Negro fellow James to be given to my son
Abner. I further declare all Wills Power of Attorney
Here-to-fore made to be Revoked and declare them to be nul and void to all tents and purpose whatever. This I declare
to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have this nineteenth day of July in presence of ___my hand and
Seal in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and One. Codicil to the above Will
It is understood that the above sums of money are not to be at the decease or marriage of my wife but until all my
children come of age and not until then shall the sales be made the Signing and
acknowledging of this day will the following words towit, when collected shall first be applied to this Will and
Remainder were interlined between the Second and 3rd lines of this concluding page.
Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us.
Francis Willis
Abram Tyson
John Henley, Senr.
Wm Prince
Recorded July 24 1806 Wilkes Co., Ga.
His Will was made 19 July 1801 Probated 24 July 1806 He was born in St. John"s Parish.
John and his wife Margaret arrived in Orange County,N.C. just prior to 1769-1770. John is listed in 1770 as member of
the" North Carolina Loyal Regulators Association" the local Militia, serving under two Govenors, Tryon and Josias
Martin. They fought against the Cherokee Indians in 1771 and in the Regulator uprising. In 1772 John Henley bought a
lot in the town of Hillsborough, N.C. (Orange County); he built a Mansion House for his wife Margaret and children
(Orange, Co, N.C. Deeds and Grants: 16 Mar 1772 Bk.3,p.474)
In 1777 they were living in the new county of Orange/Caswell , N.C. town of Hillsborough. The family moved to the
Province of Georgia in 1783 with a group of other settlers, where they settled in Wilkes County, Town of Washington,
Georgia. His youngest son, Micajah Henley is said to have been born in Georgia ca. 1783 (Lincoln County, Georgia)
1850 census. A deed for the disposal of the lot in Hillsborough, N.C. has not been found.
In the Will of Darby Henley , Caswell County, N.C. written 1784 John was not mentioned so it is thought that John
recieved his inheritance while in Hillborough prior to leaving for Georgia. The Henleys were fairly well to do, I expect
John received money for his share of inheritance as his brothers received the land in N.C.
When the county of Person was cut from Caswell Co, N.C. in 1792 Darby Henley and John Henley remained in
Caswell County. James Denbar and his family; Edmund and his wife; Lettice Wetherale Henley were cut into Person
County, N.C. where they remained till their deaths. "The Court Clerk buried the records as Cornwalis approached
Hillsborough and failed to dig them up. Later he notified the current clerk but when the records were located most of
the had rotted."
John Henley wrote his Will on 19th of July in 1801 / Probated in WIlkes County, Ga. 24 July 1806 Town of
Washington (WIll Book 1806-1808 page 39 WIlkes Co., Ga.
The only mention of Henley in Caswell County, N.C. Will Book 1777-1814 (by KKK) is for John Henley as witness to
Will of John Lea, written Aug. 17 1778. Lea lived northeast of the present town of Leasburg, just across the line of
Person County of today. (p7).
In Caswell County deeds are found the following: Ann Neal, researcher
He married Katharina in the Spring or before 25 May 1787. On June 26, 1790 they were living in the Town of
Washington, Georgia. John had acquired a fine home and several town lots. He was a "Merchant", a distiller of liquor
pos. had a tavern or store in town. He was known to have been a carpenter also. From "Early Tax Returns of Georgia
1794 Wilkes County" we find: Col. William Bailey's Regiment, Capt William Spruce's Co. listed John Hendley, Senr 1
wm 2 slaves $200 value of lots.
From the "Story of Wilkes County, Georgia" by Bowen we read this story.
IT seens that a number of the merchants and local citizens of the vicinity of Washington, Georgia made whiskey and
sold it with or without a license. "Often prominent merchants" were yearly "guests" of the court on this charge. For
example, in 1790 the following were charged: John Henley, Ferdinand Phinizy, James Goolsby, William Reynolds,
Thomas Walton, Cillin Reed, Fearick Sims, Mr. Rossear, Anthony Poullain, Charles McDonald, Peleg Green, Felix
Gilbert, John Rice, Thomas Duke, and William Allen. Exasperated with the frequency of such cases, the jury attemted
to curb these offences with the recommandation "that the law respecting retailing Spiritous Liquors be revised in such a
manner as to permit Merchants and shop keepers to sell not less than a quart to a customer." There was a lot of
speculation going on buying land and selling it hoping to profit by it in the town of
Washington. Money was scarce during the Revolutionary War, in face, tabacco was used for money for years. Every
man tried to work his way up the ladder of material success by speculating on the land. It is not surprising that John
Henley had bought land and several lots in Washington, Ga. He does not seem to have laid up a whole lot but they
lived quite well for the times. His children were educated and married into some of the wealthiest families in the area of
the Broad River in Franklin, Co., Georgia.
From the Original Papers from Wilke's Co., Georgia- Washington p. 234 - Will of John Henley, dec'd est. Abner
Henley Admr.
Returns for 1818'
paid Fanny Henley certain sums
paid Peggy Henley " "
paid Polly Henley " "
Returns for 1822:
paid Sarah Farnesworth $96.00
paid Jas. C. Henley $100.00
paid John Henley 120.00
paid Peggy Henley 320.00
paid Polly Henley 326.00
Returns for 1823:
paid Wm Robinson, Admr. of Abijah Henley, dec'd $492.00
paid Darby Henley per order and Receipt of Thomas King $220.00
By 1800 cemeteries were beginning to be placed by the Churches instead of burying in family plots as had always been
the custom. There were two cemeteries in the town of Washington, Ga. and as John died in 1802 it is supposed that he
was buried in one of these; also Abijah, John,Jr., Abner and others.
After the death of John Henley, Senr. Katharine continued living in the town of Washington as guardian of her
daughters. This would have been prior to 1818 as all the children had to be of age or married before the property and
goods could be sold. It is not known whether she remarried of when or where she died.
'
GRANTORS:
A: 100 Darby Henley to Abram Childres
C: 43 Edmond Henley to Benjamin South
E: 244 James D. Henley to Joseph Gold
GRANTEES:
A: 72 Darby Henley, Sr. from Darby Henley, Jr.
A: 327 James D. Henley from A. Chambers
A: 431 Edmond Henley from North Carolina (Land Grant)
D: 83 James D. Henley from N.C.
D: 291 James D. Henley from N.C.
KKK abstracts of land grants for Caswell County, N.C.
p. 11--Edmund Henley 200 ac. June 8, 1779 on Henley Mill Creek
James Dunbar Henley 285 ac. Jan. 11 1779 on South Hico Creek
James Dunbar Henley 200 ac. Oct. 1, 1778 on Henley Mill Creek
Darby Jr. James D. and John are listed in St. Lawrence District, which was then the Northwestern quarter of todays
Person County. John was also listed as guardian for J. Ball. Edmund must have been a merchant or some kind of
tradesman.
Grantor Index : Henley deeds Person County, N.C.
1793 James d Henley sold 100 ac. on Henley Mill Creek A: 115
1793 James D. Henley sold 17 ac. on South Hyco A:121
1798 James D. Henley sold 6 ac. on S. Hyco C:34
1798 James D. Henley sold 100 ac. on Henley Mill Crek C:49
1821 Estate of James D. Henley sold land to Lewis Amis, a deed promised to him before he died, for 224 ac. on Hyco
Creek.
The executor was Cary Williams.
P.4- The Dec. 1795 Probate of WIll of Daivd Vanhook shows that his Will was witnessed by James D. Henley
Tax List of Caswell County, N.C.
1789 St. Lawrence District (now Northwestern Person County)
Edmund Hendley 2 white polls 140 ac.
James DBar Henley 1 white poll 306 ac.
Notes for MARGARET CHAMBERLAIN:
----------------------------------------------------------HISTORY OF THE CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY
THOMAS CHAMBLERLAIN was born ca 1682. and died 1720 in St. John's Parish, Baltimore Co., Md., at the age
of 38. He married MARY ab 1705.
Thomas first appeared in Baltimore Co. Md. records ca 1700. He is thought to have come as an indentured servant
ca. 1699-1700. He and Mary are known to have had 3 children. 1. JOHN married MARGARET GETTINGS, bapt. 17
Dec 1713. 2. THOMAS bapt.May 7, 1717 and 3 GEORGE bapt. 27 Dec. 1720. Their names were taken from DAR
library Washington, DC Source: St. John's Parish, Baltimore Co., Md 1696-1788 pg 36.
Thomas Chamberlain appears in the household of Israel Skelton, n. side Gunpowder Hundred in 1700, 1701,1702,
1703, 1704 and was head of household himself in 1705 & 1706 in n. side Gunpowder Hundred. Thomas died 1720
leaving no will. Mary his wife married Henry Wetherall 20 Dec 1722. In the same book Dec 20 1724 Henry and Mrs
Ellen Presbury were married.
#1. John Chamblerlain married Margaret Gittings in Joppa, Md. 31 Oct 1737. John and Margaret lived on "the
Manor" all his live. He and Margaret 's home seat known as "Avondell" (Avondell is listed as one of the Historic land
marks in Baltimore Co., Md.)
Margaret's will of LongGreen, Baltimore Co. Will Book 6 393 Probated 4-29-1801
John's will was probated 1775.
Children of John and Margaret were 1. Elizabeth b.10-12-1738 Long Green, Md. married Darby Hernley (Jr) son of
Darby 2nd and Mary Elliot. 2. Thomas b. 2-14-1739: Mar. 12-9-1764 to Elizabeth
Wilkinson. 3. Mary b. 7-17-1743: mar.3-2-1762 to Rev Thomas Lucas. 4. Margaret b. 1-23-1744 d. ca 1783-85 NC.
Mar. ca 1760 to John Henley son of Darby 2nd. 5. Phillip b. 122-12-1746 6. John married an Elizabeth. 7. James 8.
Priscilla m. 3-6-1783 to Elisha Green. 9. Cassandra m. 1773 to Charles Millerman. 10. Rachel. 11. Susanne m. 10-81768 to Abraham Standiford. 12. Samuel d. Aug 1776. He had married Elizabeth Heathcote 24-10-1771
From JOURNAL OF FRANCIS ASBURY, METHODIST CIRCUIT RIDER
11-12 1772 preached at John Chamberlain's at 6 p.m to many people.
12-30-1772 Many people at Chamberlain's: 1-21-1773 Chamberlain's
2-10-1773 Chamberlain's "This may be the last time, for it is a disorderly house."
3-2(?)-1773 Chamberlain's "but found the old man too much of a Quaker in principal. He objects against prayer in
his family and greatly discourages his daughter, who strives to live in the fear of
God."
------------------------------------------------------------------HISTORY ON THOMAS GITTINGS ESQ AND ELIZABETH REDGRAVE[BO::BO]
THOMAS ESQ was b. 1681 d. Jun 1760 in Balt. Co. Will box 10 Fld 3 (L,folio 862 athe the age of 78.
He married Elizabeth Redgrave in Kent Co., Md 3 Apr 1719 She was b. Shresbury Parish, Kent Co. Md. 3 Mar
1703. She was the daughter of ABRAHAM REDGRAVE. Elizabeth died 1731-1734 in Long Green, Md., Buried in
the St John's Parish, Balto. Co.
THOMAS GITTINS,(Later Gittings) according to tradition came to Md. ab 1684.
All these records of William B. Marye.
In the year 1715 Thomas Gittings was sued by Col Nathaniel Hynson for a debt of four pounds sterling and another
debt of 5562 pounds of tobacco valued at 23 lbs,3 shillings and 6pence (Kent Co. Court). He was aquitted. In the
proceedings of this suit he is twice styled "planter" also "gent"
I attach considerable significance to this title of "gent" or gentleman. At that time, in Maryland, office holders of
the grade of Justices of the Peace and upwards, and men of wealth, who did not
practice a trade , were so styled. A gentleman who was in business was not called "gent" but "merchant". Thomas was
not an office holder, neither was he a man of substance when he lived in Kent Co. He was generally called "planter"
and occasionally "carpenter". Why was he styled "gent"? I believe that it must have been maintained that he was a
"gentleman" either by virtue of gentle birth, or because he could prove his right to a Coat of Arms or for both reasons.
Otherwise, I cannot account for his being so styled (taken from the Manuscript "To Whom It may Concern, Origin of
the Gittings (Gittins) Family of Long Green, Baltimore Co., Md. by the late William G. Marye)
Thomas married twice. Second was to Hannah Clark. Their children were: Clark, Benjamin, John, Jesse, Hannah
Sarah, Susannah who married a Mr. Goe and went to western Pa.
------------------------------------------------------Children of JOHN HENLEY and MARGARET CHAMBERLAIN are:
i.
ABIJAH6 HENLEY2, b. 1762, Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA2; d. 1826, Washington,
Wilkes, Georgia, USA2.
ii.
JOHN HENLEY, b. Abt. 1765, Md.; d. 18 Jul 1824, Washington Co. Ga..
iii.
EDMUND HENLEY2, b. 1770, Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA2; d. Feb 1833,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA2; m. JEANETTE WILLIAMSON GORHAM.
Notes for EDMUND HENLEY:
Edmund was Justice of Inferior Court in Franklin Co., Ga. and Tscaloosa Co., Al.
3.
iv.
Tennessee, USA.
v.
Georgia, USA2.
WILLIAM HENLEY, b. 1772, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA; d. 1832, Maury,
PHILLIP HENLEY2, b. 1773, Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, USA2; d. 1821, Lincoln,
Notes for PHILLIP HENLEY:
He mar. Lucy ____by 1795 (1794 Phillip was at least 21 but owned no land) Tax List of Wilkes Co., Ga. He was a
fine carpenter all of his life in the town of Lincolnton, Ga.(Lincoln Co.)
vi.
Georgia, USA2.
JAMES C HENLEY2, b. 1775, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA2; d. 1854, Lincoln,
Notes for JAMES C HENLEY:
James lived with his brother Micajah on the 1850 census. He was a Lawyer. He and Micahjah disappeared after
Taxes in 1854.
vii.
DARBY HENLEY2, b. 18 Dec 1777, Caswell, North Carolina, Virginia, USA2; d. 31 Oct 1849,
Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, USA2.
viii.
MICAJAH HENLEY2, b. 1783, Wilkes, Georgia, USA2; d. Wilkes, Georgia, USA2; m. (1)
ELIZABETH W. LEE, 29 Feb 1820, Lincoln Co., Ga.; m. (2) ELIZABETH W. LEE, 29 Feb 1820, Lincoln Co., Ga; b.
1804.
Notes for MICAJAH HENLEY:
He was 18 years old in 1801 "Indenture" Wilkes Co., Georgia. He became a lawyer, lived in Lincolnton, Ga.
He was a veteran of War of 1812. from Wilkes County Papers by Davis, p 107 1801--Indenture of John Griffin, 2 Feb
1801, Micajah age 18 is bound by his father John Henley to Griffin Attorney at law for three years.
The Census of 1850 Lincoln County, Ga. Lincolnton, Dist 52, lists 3 other children with no names born 1820, 1822,
and 1828.
He married Elizabeth Lee and they lived in Lincolnton where he had a thriving law practice from 1796 to 1854. He
served in the War of 1812, Marshall of District 188 in 1850 and was a planter and attorney-at-law. After the year of
1854 all of the Henleys removed to other parts, whether to another state or just another county in Ga. is not known. The
children of Micajah and Elizabeth were born in Lincoln County, Ga. In the Census of 1850 they lived in Lincolnton,
Ga. Dist, 52.
4.
ix.
SUSANNAH HENLEY, b. 10 May 1785, Washington, Wilkes ? Georgia, USA; d. 22 Nov 1855,
Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
MARRIED WILLIAM P. JOHNSON B. 1785 NC
Child of JOHN HENLEY and KATHARINE is:
x.
ABNER6 HENLEY, b. Abt. 1785, Wilkes Co., Ga..
Notes for ABNER HENLEY:
After the decease of his father in 1802, Abner began buying up the inheritance from the heirs, one by one, The
property also included 4 slaves. There is a lot of court records Washington Co. Ga.
on that as The slaves came from Margaret Chamberlain's father to her then to her heirs. and Abner was not her child.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM HENLEY (JOHN5, DARBY4, DARBY3, HENRY2, RICHARD1)2 was born 1772 in Hillsborough,
Orange, North Carolina, USA2, and died 1832 in Maury, Tennessee, USA2. He married MARY A WILLIAMSON
Abt. 1796 in Franklin Co. Ga.. She was born 07 Feb 1778 in Bedford Co., Va., and died 09 Jun 1860 in Greene Co.,
Mo. Jackson Twp..
Notes for WILLIAM HENLEY:
According to the Meek connection William was a teacher around Chapel Hill, TN. before he died. He had studied
Law and practiced it in Ga. according to Ruth Henley Harvey. Marshal Co. was made with part of Maury and Bedford
Co. We have a Caleb Henley on record as early as 1809 in Maury Co., TN.
Mary Henley Meek's great granddaughter wrote me. These names are what her mother had said were the Henley
family. I have not found a David. I think there were more children. Jesse and Burton could be two more brothers.
Burton was in Dade Co. with our William and Wm's son Richard named one of his children Richard Burton.
Henley, Russell, Allen and Williamson's were all in the same area in TN in early 1800.
NEW NOTE: we have just found 11-20-0=2001 that Robert Williamson was born 1814. about the time of Micajah
and Elizabeth was an older sister b. on the 1820 census (between 10-16 years old). We have an older brother to find
and Sally.
Elizabeth had married to John Sims Green and took Robert with him and in1832 went to Pennsylvania and stayed.
Also from Mike Beardsley, he found where Elisha Green (lived 13 houses from William Henley on the 1820 census
Bedford Co. TN) had married Priscilla Chamberlain sister of Margaret Chamberland, wife of John Henly
Also I have found where John's middle name was Edmund.
Notes for MARY A WILLIAMSON:
We found Mary (mother) on the 1850 Census with son Micajah (Jackson Twp. Green Co., Mo.) On the 1860 Census
Green Co. Mo. She was living with her grandson's family, Leonidas. They were the
next person to Micajah. On her headstone in Old Fair Grove Cem. Green Co. Mo. was born 7 Feb 1778 died 9 Jun
1860 ag 82y 4m 2d w/of Wm.
HISTORY ON THE WILLIAMSON FAMILY
All the family history I have on this family from J.Peter Williamson back is from David Williamson. He has proof
of it all through Wills, Land records , Landon C. Bell's book (Old Free State), records from England and a lot of hard
work and long time search. I am very much indebted to David for sharing this wonderful family.
Wilkes Co. Washington, Ga. Persons Entitled to Draw in 1807 was Micajah Williamson (son of Wm.Williamson)
as trustee for the orphan of Wm. Williamson 1 draw.
FIRST GENERATION
is Thomas Williamson Married Ann (unknown) and they had 4 children all born in London, Middlesex,
England.
1. George b. Ab. 1589, 2. Elizabeth b. Ab. 1591, 3. OUR Richard b. Ab. 1593-94, 4. William b. Ab. 1595 all b.
London.
The will of Nathaniel West, citizen and mercer of London, England, Proved Sept. 8, 1630, mentions his Uncle
and Aunt, Thomas and Ann Williamson and also mentions cousins: George, Elizabeth, Richard, and William
Williamson
Research Notes : Nathaniel West is a Sir. John Norton descendant family
SECOND GENERATION
is Richard Williamson, b. 1593-94 and died 1659 in Isle of Wight, Va. He married Margaret Sherwood.
Margaret married John Jarrett after Richard died.
There is proof that Richard was in Va. (Isle of Wight) 1640. He was a witness to a deed of Cap. John Upton 1640
and also witness to deed of William Yarnett 1646 a well known Quaker in America. Richard
signed as Richard Sr.
Richard Williamson was Imported by Lt. John Upton; 1638. John Upton came to Va. 1624.
Richard Williamson went back to England 1640 and was imported by Ambrose Bennet 1641 with a new wife, Margaret
Sherwood.
He had a plantation called Codham Hall on the Pagan River across the James River from Jamestown Va. in
what is now Surry Co. Va.(this is the word of Landon C. Bell)
There were also records of Kent England an estate called Codham Hall owned by Sir Joseph Williamson. Sec. of
State for King George 2nd.1680's according to Landon C. Bell's Book (Old Free State) (He married a Williamson.)
Proven
Children of Richard and Margaret are 1. Dr James b. 1621 d. 1656 Old Rappahannock Co. Va. m. Ann
Underwood 2. Our Robert (Later) 3.John b. 1624 d. Henrico Co. Va. 4. Henry b. 1628 d. Henrico Co. Va. 5.
Richard Jr. b. 1629 . All the children were born in England.
THIRD GENERATION
Dr. Robert b. Ab 1623 England. Will probated 16 Feb 1669, his wife Joane Allen Williamson; was granted
the lifetime use of the home-plantation of 850 acres on the branches of Pagan Creek.(River)
Joane was the daughter of Col Arthur Allen of Surry Co. Va.,who built the first brick mansion south of the
James River known in History as Bacon's Castle of Bacon's rebellion. After Robert died, Joan married Robert
Burnett by 1678.
The children of Robert and Joan are Robert (oldest and heir), Our George, then Arthur and Frances.
FOURTH GENERATION
George Williamson b. Isle of Wight, Va. 6 Feb1654 and died in Isle of Wight, Va 28 Oct 1721. George
married Easter Bridger, daughter of Col Joseph Bridger and wife Hester Pitt. Known children
are 1. George M. m. Frances Davis, 2. Robert (moved to Henrico Co. Va.), 3.Thomas m. Olive Exum 4. Patience
m Robert Exum 5. Elizabeth m. ? Jaynes. 6 Juliana unmarried 7. Anne m. Jacob Darden and 8.John m. Susan
Lowe. (Ours)
FIFTH GENERATION
John Williamson b. 1694, Isle of Wight. He married Susannah Lowe probably Buckingham Co. Va. 1723.
Susannah was b. Charles City, Co. Va. 1699. She was the daughter of Michael Lowe and Mary Perry (dau. of
Micajha Perry of London England). Micajha Perry Jr. was Lord Mayor of London. In one of Jr.s records in
London speaks of his sister's (Mary Lowe) Grandsons "Col. Micajha, Lt. William and Peter Williamson in the
Rev. against England".
Susannah Lowe had siblings Mary and Micajha. Micajha Perry a wealthy London merchant and ship owner.
Headed the firm of Perry, Land & Co. Records of that period along with the college of Wm. & Mary, has the
Perry and Lane Co. bequeathed considerable sums toward the establishment of this College. Susannah and
Mary Lowe are mentioned in a will of this Micajha Perry. (Uncle to Susannah,
brother to Mary Lowe. Susannah was not married at the time) received 10,000 Pounds. In 1728 Micajah Perry
(son of the above) was Lord Mayor of London. It is in his History record & rsquo:s William, Micajha and Peter
are the Grandchildren of Michael and Mary Lowe.
John and Susannah's children are 1. William (ancestor of our friend David) b. Buckingham Co. Va. 14 Dec 1745.
Wm married Molly Terrell (Terrill), Bedford Co. Va. and d. 27 Mar 1801 Wilkes Co. Ga.
Wm. sold land in Campbell Co. Va. 1785. Stopped in Mecklenburg Co. NC for a year with brother James. Was in
Wilkes Co. 1787 purchased 1336 acres from Micajha 1787 with the same $300. he got in Campbell co. for land sold
there. Lived 9 miles west of Washington. There are copies of his will. His children are William T., Elizabeth Betsy
m. James Mercer Jr. Claybrook m. Mary Callaway, James, Lydia, Robert, Thomas, Micajha m. Eliz? d. after 1850
Randolph Co. Al., and Jonathan b. 1783 Va. d. 1843. He m Margaret Hudson (dau. of Lemach