Lillian Mai Cantrell

Lillian married Ransom A. "Ranse" Cantrell in 1904 in (DeKalb County) Tennessee. Ransom (son of Leonard "Lem" Cantrell and Josephine Charlotte "Josie" Youngblood) was born on 16 Oct 1880 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 25 Apr 1960 in (Warren County) Tennessee; was buried in Mount View Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Naoma Cantrell was born in 1905 in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
2. Shelton Eugene Cantrell was born on 24 Apr 1906 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1947 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Gath Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
3. Lorena Cantrell was born in 1908 in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
4. Hattie Ola Cantrell was born on 9 Sep 1909 in Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee.
5. Wilma Cantrell was born on 6 Dec 1918 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jun 1918 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
6. Geneva Cantrell was born on 25 Aug 1911 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 25 Nov 2011 in Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia.
7. Cecil Cantrell was born in Warren County, Tennessee.
8. Brackett Aubrey Cantrell was born on 19 Apr 1924 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 17 Nov 1995 in River Park Hospital, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee.
9. Alma Cantrell died after 2011.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Found dead in the field...Warren Cantrell.
Executor for his mother's estate...DAH

Richard married Missouri Josephine "Josie" Estes on 12 Feb 1880 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Missouri (daughter of Brackett Lafayette Estes, Jr. and Drucilla Willis) was born on 19 Jan 1858 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 9 May 1935 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Mount View Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

"The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy", revised edition, p. 24:

" One of the older members of the Cantrell family in Tennessee is our authority for saying that:"All the older Cantrells who went from the Carolinas into Tennessee were Baptists, these were designated as 'Old Baptists','Two Seed Baptists' and later 'Predestinarian Baptists'".

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Re: "The House of Magness", p.16.

William married Constance Maud "Connie" Magness on 31 May 1830 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Constance (daughter of Perry Green "Old Grandsir" Magness and Mary "Polly" Cantrell) was born on 15 May 1815 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 18 Aug 1904 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: midwife & homemaker
• Probate: 14 Mar 1907, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Notes:

Appears living with Leroy Jackson in 1900 DeKalb Census.

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The Connie Magness Cantrell family was the largest of the twelve families and
not the least in interest. She had seventeen children, and two of her
daughters had the same number, so it can be seen how the six-hundred living
descendants of Perry Green Magness at the time of his death came about. She
was a woman of great strength of body and soul, a miracle woman to the mothers
of today. She not only reared seventeen children of her own, but she
was the midwife for the most of the mothers of her section. Horseback on a
sidesaddle with long flowing riding skirt, she rode the highways and byways of
DeKalb and Warren Counties, delivering the young hopefuls and starting them
on their careers.While the midwife has since become obsolete and discredited
by modern medicine, she rendered a great and needed service to her day and
generation , and is deserving of a greater tribute that I am able to pay her
here. All praise and honor to "Aunt Connie" and her like, who knew little
science but loved and served much."

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Probate:
- Estate Settlement

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Residence: 1870, (DeKalb County) Tennessee

Brackett married Drucilla Willis on 4 Feb 1857 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Drucilla (daughter of John Willis and Elizabeth LNU) was born on 29 Nov 1838 in (Cannon County) Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 1872 in (DeKalb County, Tennessee); was buried in Bright Hill Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
,by N. Hayes,MG

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Alt Birth: 1773, Virginia

Notes:

"...moved with his parents to Spartanburg County, SC, near Mayo, where married
and had a large family. He moved to Tennessee by 1810 and settled in Warren
County on Sink Creek which became a part of DeKalb County..."...Christie.

John married Mary Adkins in 1793 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Mary (daughter of William Adkins and unnamed spouse) was born in 1774 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; died in 185? in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Merchant ($3000 | 1500 acres)
• Residence: 1817, Orange County, Indiana
• Residence: 1870, (DeKalb County) Tennessee
• Residence: 1880, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Notes:

"He was the son of George Magness 1768–1810 and Mary Polly Durham 1776–1840. Unfortunately, I do not know where they were buried. He was the grandson of Perrygreen Magness 1722–1800 and Mary Harding 1724–1800. Perrygreen Magness 1722–1800 and at least 2 of his sons fought in the American Revolution. He signed the Tryon Resolves in 1775, predating the American Constitution, and he is DAR Ancestor #A072943." Vonnie Cantrell 47192880

Family Members
Spouse
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Mary Polly Cantrell Magness
1799–1863

Children
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Constant Maud Magness Cantrell
1815–1904

Photo
Bethel C Magness
1821–1846

Photo
Perry Green Magness
1826–1876

Mary J Magness Youngblood
1828–1908

Photo
Martha Magness Cantrell
1831–1897

Photo
Leroy Jackson Magness
1834–1906

Richard Marion W. Magness
1839–1884

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Perry Green Magness married Mary Cantrell early in 1815; in 1816 he got the news of the death of William Magness. Perry Green apparently never went to North Carolina himself to see about his uncle William’s estate, but he made at least three different powers of attorney regarding it. The first two are recorded in Lincoln County, NC, Deed book 28, pages 37 and 686. He made one on 4 September 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee, giving power of attorney to Francis Alexander. The following year Perry Green had moved to Orange County, Indiana, where he lived for a year or more before moving back to Warren County, Tennessee.

On May 24, 1817, (he had his 21st birthday on May 23) in Orange County, Indiana, Perrygreen Magness "son of George Magness Dec’d" gave power of attorney to Berryman Hicks of Rutherford County, North Carolina. (Berryman Hicks was married to Elizabeth Durham, sister of Perry Green’s mother.) A third power of attorney was recorded in Rutherford County, NC Deed Book 34, page 135, and is even more specific as to his relation to George Magness. It was made 4 December 1817 in Orange County, Indiana, by Perrygreen Magness, "son and lawful heir of George Magness, decd.," and gives authority to Berryman Hicks.

Berryman Hicks had difficulty establishing Perry green as George’s legal heir. Perry Green never claimed to be George’s only child; he did claim to be his only legal heir. The Execution Docket of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in Lincoln County, North Carolina, shows that in October 1818 the heirs of William Magness petitioned for a division of the real estate. No division was made, however, and in October 1824 the case of Heirs of Wm. Magness vs. Perrigrene magness was brought to a jury, which found “that the said Perregrine Magness is the son and only heir at law of George Magness dec’d, a brother to Wm. Magness dec’d.” The real estate was ordered to be devided into seven parts, of which Perry Green Magness would receive one.

Actually the seventh part went to Berryman Hicks, who had agreed to pay Perry Green Magness $1500 for Perry Green’s share of the estate if Berryman Hicks succeeded in establishing Perry Green’s claim. Difficulties must have arisen over that after Berryman Hicks died about 1842. In the North Carolina Archives, the Cleveland County Miscellaneous Files contain the suit of Hazael Hicks, admr. of Berryman Hicks, vs. John Roberts, admr. of William Magness. Within this suit is a deposition of Perry G. Magness, aged about 48 years, at Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee 27 May 1844, stating that “I did transfer my interest in the estate of my uncle Wm. Magness deceased to the said Berryman Hicks about the year 1817 or 1818. We came to a settlement about the year 1825.” A second deposition was made by Perry G. Magness, aged about 51 years at Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, on 17 July 1847, stating “I did sell and transfer my interest in said estate to Berryman Hicks for fifteen hundred dollars, provided he established my heirship in said estate.”

With the $1500 , which was a considerable sum at the time, Perry Green Magness bought land and made investments and became a merchant. his sons and grandsons became merchants and bankers, and many of them prospered greatly. Whether Perry Green’s sister was given any of the money is not known; it is known that she was provided for in her old age by her brother Perry Green. Their mother Polly Durham magness, married in Warren County, Tennessee, about 1827 Benjamin Cantrell She died a few years later, between 1830 and 1840. The two children of George Magness and Polly Durham both lived in Warren and DeKalb Counties, Tennessee.

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Biography

Perry G. Magness, son of George Magness and Polly Durham, was born in May 1796 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He passed away in March 1884 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee and is buried in Martin Cemetery, DeKalb County.[1]

Perry married Mary Cantrell in early 1815 in Warren County, Tennessee.[2]

Perry and wife, Mary, traveled to Indiana briefly with her parents about 1816. Daughter Harriet was born there in 1817. By 1819 they had returned to Warren County, Tennessee.

Census

Census: 1830 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1830
Place: Warren County, Tennessee[3]
In Warren County with children Perry G., Bethel, William, Mary J., Elizabeth, Constant, Harriett, and Sarah.
Census: 1840 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1840
Place: DeKalb County, Tennessee[4]
The family did not relocate. DeKalb County was formed from parts of Cannon, Warren and White Counties in 1838. Perry and Mary with children Richard M., Leroy J., Perry, Bethel, William, Charlotte, Martha, Mary J., and Elizabeth.
Census: 1850 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1850
Place: Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee[5]
Perry and wife Mary living in Smithville. Perry is a merchant with real estate valued at $1,680. In the household are the three youngest children Leroy J., Charlotte B. and Richard M. Magness, and Mary J. (Magness) Youngblood, another daughter separated from her husband, with her children Martha and Josephine. A young clerk is living with them as well, John Donald.
Census: 1860 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1860
Place: DeKalb County, Tennessee[6]
Perry and Mary still in Smithville. In the household are daughter, Mary J. Youngblood, and granddaughter, Josephine Youngblood. Perry's business has been quite successful. His real estate holdings are now valued at $5,000 and personal property at $14.180.
Census: 1870 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1870
Place: DeKalb County, Tennessee[7]
Widower Perry living alone on property between sons Perry G., Jr. and Leroy Magness.
Census: 1880 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1880
Place: DeKalb County, Tennessee[8]
Perry is living in household of his son, Leroy, and wife, Malissa.
Sources

? Find A Grave Memorial #51006321
? Source: #SCantrill [quoted from list of children of Richard Cantrell and Constance Bethel] 106. iii. Mary, b. July 20, 1799; m. Perry G. Magness in 1815. p. 13
? Source: #S93 Warren, Tennessee; Page: 374; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 181; Family History Film: 0024539. Perry G Magness Males under 5 1 [Perry Jr] Males 5-9 2 [Bethel, William] Males 30-39 1 [Perry Sr] Females under 5 2 [Mary J., Elizabeth] Females 10-14 3 [Constant, Harriet, Sarah] Females 30-39 1 Mary]
? Source: #S112 De Kalb, Tennessee; Roll: 520; Page: 245; Image: 508; Family History Library Film: 0024543. Perry G. Magnus Males under 5 1 [Richard M. ] Males 5-9 1 [Leroy J.] Males 10-14 1 [Perry Jr] Males 15-19 2 Bethel, William] Males 40-49 1 [Perry Sr] Females under 5 1 [Charlotte] Females 5-9 1 [Martha] Females 10-14 2 Mary J., Elizabeth] Females 30-39 1 [Mary] Slaves: Males 10-23 1 Total persons 12
? Source: #S91 Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 72A; Image: 275. Household #1017 Magness, Perry G 53 M Merchant b SC RE $1680 Mary 50 F b TN Leroy J 18 M Farmer b TN Charlotte B 13 F b TN Richard M 11 M b TN Youngblood, Mary J 22 F b TN RE $500 Martha 4 F b TN Josephine 2 F b TN Donald, John 25 M Clerking b VA
? Source: #S80 District 5, De Kalb, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 116; Image: 237; Family History Library Film: 805247. Household #514 Magness, Perry G 64 M Farmer b SC RE $5000 PP $14,180 Mary 61 F b SC Youngblood, Mary J 32 F b TN Josephine 11 F b TN
? Source: #S92 District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 152A; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 553023. Household #19 Magness, Perry G Sr 74 M W Farmer RE $3000 PP $1500 b NC
? Source: #S1880 District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Family History Film: 1255252; Page: 217A; Enumeration District: 032. Household #284 Magness, Leroy J W M 44 Head Md Farmer b TN Malissa W F 43 Wife Md b TN Robert W M 19 Son S b TN Benjaman W M 16 Son S b TN Asey F W M 14 Son S b TN Annie W F 12 Dau S b TN Perry W M 9 Son S b TN Mary W F 7 Dau S b TN Mattie W F 4 Dau S b TN Perry G W M 84 Father Wd b TN Hickerson, Susan W F 21 Servant S b TN
Source: SCantrill Christie, Susan Cantrill, The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill. New York: The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers, 1908. Full text available online at Internet Archive
Source: S93 Abbreviation: Federal Census 1830 Title: Federal Census 1830 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1830 Repository: #R11
Source: S112 Abbreviation: Federal Census 1840 Title: Federal Census 1840 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1840 Repository: #R11
Source: S91 Federal Census 1850 United States Bureau of the Census Publication: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records. Effective date 1 Jun 1850. Repository: #R11
Source: S80 1860 United States Federal Census U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Repository #R11
Source: S92 Federal Census 1870 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1870 Repository: #R11
Source: S81 Abbreviation: Federal Census 1880 Title: Federal Census 1880 Publication: Effective date 1 Jun 1880. Repository: #R11
Repository: R11 Name: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc. City: Provo State: UT URL: www.ancestry.com

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DeKalb County 1860 Census indicates SC as birth-state for PGM...

Please note that the name, "George", is conspicously absent from Perry Green's line to this day.

1840 DeKalb Census: 1112001-112001

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Residence:
enumerated in the household of his son, Leroy...

Buried:
Tombstone inscription reads, "His toils are over, his work is done, and he is fully Blest, He fought the fight to Victory, won and entered into Rest."

Perry married Mary "Polly" Cantrell in 1815 in Warren County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Richard Cantrell and Constance "Polly" Bethel) was born on 20 Jul 1799 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; died on 3 Jan 1863 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her parents were Richard Cantrell and Constance Bethel.

Family Members
Parents
Richard Cantrell
1771 – unknown

Constance Bethel Cantrell
1776–1848

Spouse
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Perry Green Magness
1796–1884

Siblings
Bethel Cantrell
1807–1858

Photo
Sarah Cantrell Flannigan
1811–1891

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Jonathan Lomax Cantrell
1819–1876

Children
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Constant Maud Magness Cantrell
1815–1904

Photo
Bethel C Magness
1821–1846

Photo
Perry Green Magness
1826–1876

Mary J Magness Youngblood
1828–1908

Photo
Martha Magness Cantrell
1831–1897

Photo
Leroy Jackson Magness
1834–1906

Richard Marion W. Magness
1839–1884

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Tombstone Inscription, "Rest Mother you have ceased from your labors and entered into your Rest She embraced religion early in Life and died triumphant."

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Father of Bracket Estes was William Estes born KY, died 1815 in Smith Co., TN. Mother was Elizabeth Whitesides born VA. Brackett Estes, married (First) 1 Sep 1825, Hannah Melizza Newby born about 1805, died 14 Oct 1846 Smith Fork Creek, Dekalb Co. Brackett Estes married (Second) Mary A. Garretson. Brackett married Mary 18 May 1847 at McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee.

Family Members
Spouse
Mary Ann Garretson
1816–1877 (m. 1847)

Children
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John C. Estes
1827–1884

Thomas Marion Estes
1828–1877

Photo
Bracket Lott Estes
1830–1908

Photo
Hannah Rosanna Estes Hayes
1837–1898

Victoria J. Estes
1848–1869

Samuel T Estes
1849–1849

Virginia Estes
1851–1869

Tennessee Estes Childress
1851–1876

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1840 DeKalb Census: 013001-2100001
"Mary A. Garrettson" is enumerated as his wife in 1850 DeKalb Census...DAH
Apparently, father & son married sisters...DAH

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Brackett married Hannah Melissa Newby on 1 Sep 1825 in (Tennessee). Hannah was born in ~1805 in Tennessee; died on 14 Oct 1846 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth LNU in ~ 1837. Elizabeth was born in 0___ 1815 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Residence: 1753, Orange County, North Carolina, a British Colony in America
• Residence: 1810, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

"Moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina as a small child with his parents, later to South Carolina and there died shortly after his father, leaving no will recorded in the records of that county. It was about the time of his death that most of the Warren County, Tennessee, families came over and settled. His descendants most all came between 1804 and 1824 to that section.

Abraham married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown. His second wife was a Miss ____ Watson of South Carolina. He served as a Revolutionary Soldier in the Salisbury District, North Carolina. He owned land on Buck Creek in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and was a member of the Buck Creek Baptist Church, located three and one-half miles from Mayo, South Carolina, Spartanburg, County...Abraham was one of the executors of his father's estate.

His name is on the pay rolls of the soldiers in the the auditor's office at Raleigh, North Carolina. He is shown in the census of 1790 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, having moved there shortly before.

He died after 1814 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. No will is recorded there nor is there any record showing the exact date or year of his death. He drops from the church record in 1815. He and his two wives had:"


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FAMILY OF CAPT. ABRAHAM CANTRELL 1744-1814
Posted by: Mildred Clark (ID *****4279) Date: June 06, 2008 at 14:56:01
of 6774

After posting the documentations for BARTON LOVELACE, first husband of LUCY WATSON, I had to revise my own direct line back to Capt. Abraham Cantrell and his first wife ??? ??? because he didn't marry Lucy Watson Lovelace until after 1786. This is what I now have.

Comments are welcome along with any other proofs or information. John "Johnny Flat" Cantrell's mother wasn't Lucy Watson Lovelace. I need any information for his full siblings Thomas and Richard. Mildred Seburn Clark
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Descendants of Abraham Cantrell, Capt.

Generation No. 1

1. Abraham5 Cantrell, Capt. (John4, Joseph3, Richard2 Cantrill, ???1) was born Abt. 1744 in Christiana Hundred,nr Wilmington, New Castle Co, PA (now Del.), and died Abt. 1814 in Prob Spartanburg Co, SC. He married (1) ??? ??? Bet. 1769 - 1770 in prob Orange Co, NC. She was born in prob Orange Co, NC, and died Abt. 1782. He married (2) Lucy Watson Abt. 1787. She was born Abt. 1744.

Notes for Abraham Cantrell, Capt.:
per: #4 Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy by Christie 1938 pages 8 & 9; DAR #608378; Tennessee Cousins by Worth S. Ray 1966 p 548 (Fayetteville, AR library).

Abraham Cantrell was born New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Wilmington, Delaware). He moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina as a small child with his parents. He moved later to South Carolina and died there shortly after his father leaving to will recorded. About the same time he died, most of his children settled Warren County, Tennessee from South Carolina, coming about 1804 to 1824 to that section.

Abraham married twice to:

m1_______________?
m2Lucy Watson of South Carolina.

Abraham Cantrell was a Revolutionary Soldier in Salisburg District, North Carolina. He was a member of Buck Creek Church in Spartanbrug South Carolina.

Abraham Sr. moved to No Carolina with parents. He served in the Rev. War from Salisbury District and appears on pay rolls of NC soldiers in auditor's office in Raleigh. Traditions says that he was a captain. After the Rev. War he moved with his siblings to Spartanburg County, South Carolina. the 1790 Census lists him as head of the family having 2 sons over 16, 2 sons under sixteen and one daughter. In 1792 he purchased 192 acres on Buck Creek. In 1803 he was one of the administrators of father John Cantrell's estate.
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Warren G. Cantrell sent Family Group Record to Mildred Dotterer 18 Jan 1999: 9 pages of John Caskey descendants:

Sarah Cantrell b 1794 96th Dist SC d 1870 De Kalb co, TN in the 1850-1860 1870 census of DeKalb Co, TN is the dau of CAPTAIN Abraham Cantrell b 1744 and Lucy Lovelace nee WATSON b abt 1744. She married 1810 John Durham and was apparently married to a Mr. Lovelace before she married Captain Abraham Cantrell.

Warren G. Cantrell (now deceased)
1913 Willowbend Dr.
Killeen, TX 76543
(254) 699-2143
(Wgcantrell@aol.com)
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Marriage Notes for Abraham Cantrell and Lucy Watson:
Date of marriage to Lucy Watson of 1785 is from David Hennessee. It would have been after 1786 when charges were brought against Barton Lovelace, Lucy's first husband. He supposedly drowned in the Potomac Rive. No proof. William Cantrell drowned in the Potomac River during the Revolutionary War.

Children of Abraham Cantrell and ??? ??? are:

2 i. THOMAS CANTRELL.

3 ii.RICHARD CANTRELL, born March 10, 1771 in Orange (now Rockingham) Co, NC; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Warren Co, TN. He married Constance Bethel February 18, 1794 in Spartanburg Co, SC; born October 22, 1776 in Guilford (now Rockingham) Co, NC; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Franklin Co, IL.

4 iii.JOHN "Johnny Flathead" CANTRELL, born 1773 in VA or NC; died Aft. October 1855 in Warren Co, TN. He married Mary Adkins 1793 in Spartanburg Co, SC; born 1774 in Spartanburg Co, SC; died Aft. October 1850 in Warren Co, TN.

Notes for John "Johnny Flathead" Cantrell:
"Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy by Christie 1938 pages 15 & 16.
John "Johnnie Flat" Cantrill moved to Tennessee.
Records are at McMinnville in Warren County, Tenn from 1824 to 1855.
Land grants are on the North side of Sink Creek.

P. 14: ...a son John ("Johnny Flat" Davis) born 1773 NC moved with parents to Spartanburg, SC where he married Mary Adkins and had a large family. He moved to Tennessee settling in Warren County, on Sink Creek in a section later called DeKalb County, Tennessee.

John "Jackie" Davis (son of John "Johnny Flat Davis and Mary Adkins), is listed in error as JACKSON. "Jack" is a nickname for John. In another account he has a middle name of LEWIS.

Occupation: farmer.

He moved with his parents to Spartanburg Co, SC near Mayo, where he married and had a large family. He moved to Tennessee by 1810 and settled in Warren County on Sink Creek which became a part of DeKalb County-Christie
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BIOGRAPHY: Settled in Spartanburg Co., SC, where he was called "Johnny Flat" to distinguish him from the other John Cantrells in the area. Moved to TN perhaps about 1810. Records at McMinnville, Warren Co., TN from 1824-1855 of grants of land made to him on the north side of Sink Creek.

John Cantrell [Parents] "Johnny Flat" 1 was born in 1773 in , , NC, USA. He died in , , TN, USA. He married Mary Adkins estimated 1793.

[Notes]
Mary Adkins was born about 1775 in , Spartanburg, SC, USA. She died in , , TN, USA. She married John Cantrell estimated 1793.

They had the following children:

M i Abraham Cantrell
F ii Elinda (Nellie) Cantrell
F iii Melissa Cantrell was born estimated 1797.
M iv Sampson Cantrell was born in 1799.
F v Syrena Cantrell
M vi Madison Cantrell was born about 1805.
M vii William Riley Cantrell
There are further notes on: Abraham, Elinda (a/k/a Elender md John Lewis Davis of DeKalb Co, TN, son of David Davis, Jr. and Rebecca McMechen, dau of William McMechen), Syrena, William Riley Cantrell
Source: http:www.strutton.org/strutton_database/allfamily/pafg120.htm#3260 from William Chilton June 3, 2003
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The following letter was written by Nancy Strother Smith (Mrs. J. W. Lee), daughter of Rebecca Maizie Davis Smith, dau. of John Lewis Davis and Ellender "Nellie" Cantrell of DeKalb Co, TN. Rebecca Maizie Davis was the family Historian from the time she was a child until she died. She married James W. Lee. Nancy Strother Smith Lee gave each of her three children a copy of her journal. James W. Lee, Jr.'s Journal was passed down to James W. Lee, III who has posted items on the DeKalb County site on usgenweb. Nancy sent the letter to Jerry L. Cantrell who died in the automobile crash on his way to be married in Las Vegas. Jerry's things went to various family members. Warren G. Cantrell ended up with some of the letters and Ann Goszinski, aunt of Sandy Wainwright ended up with some of them. Most valuable to Mildred I. Seburn Clark is the following letter to Jerry L. Cantrell from Nancy Strother Smith Lee (Mrs. J. W. Lee). Sandy Wainwright gave me what is below:

The letter:

Now John, Called "Johnny Flathead", married Mary Adkins. Their children were:

Sampson, Madison, Abraham,, William Riley, Serene and Nellie, my grandmother.

Sampson married and took his family to Alabama. Madison married Nellie Cantrell and went to Mississippi and had six children. They were: Jane, Nancy, Robert, John, Elizabeth, and Melissa Cantrell.
Abraham married Jennie Robbs, no doubt about that! Their children were:
Collins, John, Jefferson (who married ms. West), William (who married Sallie Mullican), eight children, Sallie married Mr. Wilkerson. I knew their son Cleve Wilkerson and went to school with his children.
Susan married Tom Cantrell. Lissie (Melissa) married Richard Cantrell. Tom and Richard were brothers, and were sons of Peter and Polly Cantrell. They were also brothers-in-law to Alex Davis, (my mother's brother). Alex Davis and his father-in-law went with their families to Dade County, Mo., when they were young. Alex Davis made two visits back to Smithville, and died in Missouri at 100 years old.

A daughter of John and Mary Adkins Cantrell was Nellie Cantrell, my grandmother. She married John (Jackie) Lewis Davis. I never heard my grandmother called by the name you mentioned. Everyone called her Nellie. My grandparents were both born in Spartanburg, SC and Rebecca, my mother, and her sister Amanda, were both born in Tennessee. My grandparents both lived to be 87 years old, and both died in an accident. They raised 12 children to be up in years, and never had a doctor in the house. (Strong and Healthy). I have a nephew, James Carlyn Moore who is one of the men at Pepperdine College, Los Angeles. You may meet him sometime. If you should, tell him that you and he are kin. I appreciate all that you sent me. I hope that you will write again and tell me about your family. Anything you will write will be of interest to me. Give my respects to your grandfather. Sincerely, Your cousin,
Mrs. J. W. Lee (Nancy Strother Smith)
Author of the letter: The letter was sent to my uncle Jerry Cantrell in the early 1960s........My aunt's name is Goskini......she doesn't post anything.....But she has thousands of pieces of papers, wills. Letters etc............I found IDA married twice.....and another kid, but can't read the name...
from Sandy Wainwright to Mildred I. (Seburn) Clark Oct, 2002. Sandy said her uncle Jerry had planned to do a book in the 1960's but died before he could. His papers then were divided among the family and Warren G. Cantrell received part of them.
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Rebecca Davis Smith died in 1931. Nancy Strother Davis Lee was her daughter. John "Johnny Flathead" Cantrell was the father of Ellenor "Nellie" Cantrell who married John Lewis "Jackie" Davis. . Tom, Richard and Druzilla E. Cantrell were the children of Peter Cantrell and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Davis, sister of John Lewis "Jackie" Davis. I have a paper copy of a photo of Rebecca Davis and her children from John Gray Davis-Mildred I. Seburn Clark.


Children of ABRAHAM CANTRELL and LUCY WATSON LOVELACE are:

5i. ABRAHAM CANTRELL, born 1789 in VA or SC; died 1846 in Warren Co (now DeKalb), TN. He married Sarah Durham 1813 in Spartanburg, SC.

Notes for Abraham Cantrell:
http://www.dmitchelljones.org/can4.htm has a site for Cantrell, Mullican, and other lines.



6 ii. WATSON CANTRELL, born 1790 in VA or Spartanburg Co, SC; died January 25, 1870 in DeKalb Co, TN. He married Mary Elizabeth Martin Abt. 1814 in prob Spartanburg Co, SC; born Bet. 1793 - 1795 in NC or Spartanburg Co, SC; died October 25, 1860 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for Watson Cantrell:
Watson Cantrell helped organize the new DeKalb county in Tennessee. Occupation: farmer, $1200 land value.
Warren G. Cantrell: Watson Cantrell moved to Tenn between 1814 and 1824. In 1824 he received a grant of land on Sink Creek in a part of Warren Co, TN that is now in DeKalb Co, TN.

Watson Cantrell, 15 Jan 1870 is his date of death- Mildred I. Seburn Clark had.
Watson Cantrell date of death 25 Jan 1870-date of by Sandy Wainwright

7 iii. ELIZABETH CANTRELL, born Bet. 1791 - 1792 in SC; died 1836 in DeKalb Co, TN. She married Tilman Potter 1809 in prob DeKalb Co, TN; born Bet. 1790 - 1792 in Spartanburg Co, SC; died May 09, 1841 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for Tilman Potter:
Tilman may have been the son of Ephraim Potter of Mayo, Spartanburg, SC, however direct proof is lacking-Edith Whitley.Will was proven May 7, 1841 DeKalb Co, TN.

8 iv. SARAH CANTRELL, born 1794 in 96th Dist, SC; died Aft. 1850. She married John Caskey; born Bet. 1794 - 1796 in Chester Co, SC; died Abt. 1856 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for John Caskey:
William L. Bigham, 452 County Road 754, Riceville, TN 37370
www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcminn/ThomasCantrell.htm (Jan 1999):
THOMAS CANTRELL INCLUDING WILLIAM HENRY COOKE DECENDANTS 5 pages, William L. Bigham lists as his source:
The Cantrill-Cantrell Geneology, first pub in 1908 by Mrs. Susan Cantrill Christie; 2nd by Mrs. W. E. Benson & Mrs. Jack Slayden, Bowie, TX (William L. Bigham also notes for more info on the Cantrell-Newman fam to contact him.
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1097. vii. SARAH m JOHN KASKIE. THEY MOVED TO MO. (I think this is the line of Warren G. Cantrell of Killeen, TN and they moved to De Kalb Co, TN) Thomas Kaskie prob his bro married Sarah's sister Brazaila (a note they also moved to MO-Warren in an email mentions Brazella.

Note that John Caskey had two marriages to two women of THE SAME NAME but of different parents.

Warren G. Cantrell sent 2 family group sheets of the Caskey's: Thomas Caskey and John Caskey to Mildred Dotterer. I left his info in this data base and added the submitters of Jerry L. Young's book to it.
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April 5, 2004:
Contact Info: GeorgePark@aol.com

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Descendants of John CASKEY - 20 Jul 1997
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FIRST GENERATION
1. John CASKEY was born between 1740 and 1745 in Ballymoney, Ballymoney,
Ireland. He died on 5 Dec 1785 in Rocky Creek, Chester, SC. He was married to Esther about 1767 in Ballymoney, Ballymoney, Ireland. Esther was born about 1750 in Ireland. She died in , Chester District, SC.

John CASKEY and Esther had the following children:
+2 i. Isabell CASKEY.
+3 ii. Robert CASKEY.
+4 iii. Thomas CASKEY sr.
+5 iv. Mary CASKEY.
6 v. John CASKEY was born about 1780 in Camden, Chester, SC. He died about 1786 in Camden, Chester, SC. He was buried about 1786 in Camden, Chester, SC.
+7 vi. Joseph H CASKEY.

SECOND GENERATION
2. Isabell CASKEY was born about 1768 in Ireland. She was married to William REEDY (son of Laurence REEDY). William REEDY was born.
Isabell CASKEY and William REEDY had the following
children:
8 i. John REEDY

3. Robert CASKEY was born before 1770 in Ireland. He was born abt 1770 in allymoney, Ballymoney, Ireland. He died in 1840 in Tn.. He died in , Randolph County, AL. He was buried in , Randolph County, AL.
Mary CORK (daughter of John CORK and Elizabeth) was born.
Robert CASKEY and Mary CORK had the following children:
+9 i. Robert CASKEY.
+10 ii. George CASKEY.
+11 iii. John CASKEY.
+12 iv. Thomas Leroy CASKEY.
13 v. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1800.
+14 vi. William Robert CASKEY.
15 vii. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1810.
+16 viii. Susan L CASKEY.
(these are carried down)

THIRD GENERATION
11. John CASKEY was born in 1796 in , Chester County, SC. He was born in 1796 in SC?. He died after 1870 in , DeKalb County, TN. He was buried after 1870 in, DeKalb County, TN. He died after 1871 in , DeKalb County, TN. He was married to Sarah Jane CANTRELL (daughter of Thomas CANTRELL and
Elizabeth NORRIS) about 1818 in Athens, McMinn, TN. Sarah Jane CANTRELL was born in
1794 in Greenville, Greenville, SC. She died after 1870 in Athens, McMinn,
TN. She was buried after 1870 in Athens, McMinn, TN.

John CASKEY and Sarah Jane CANTRELL had the following children:
+57 i. Unknown CASKEY.
+58 ii. Thomas Reed CASKEY.
59 iii. CASKEY was born in 1820 in Etowah, McMinn, TN.
+60 iv. Mary Elizabeth CASKEY.
+61 v. Margaret CASKEY.
+62 vi. William Carrol CASKEY.
63 vii. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1830 in Tn..
+64 viii. Elizabeth M CASKEY.
+65 ix. Ester A CASKEY.
+66 x. Joseph Buckner CASKEY.
+67 xi. Nancy Mahalie CASKEY.
(these are carried down)

FOURTH GENERATION
62. William Carrol CASKEY was born in 1828 in Liberty, De Kalb, TN. He
died in, Scott County, AR. He was buried in , Scott County, AR.
He was married to Sarah G TRUITT on 1 Mar 1849 in , Lawrence County, MO.
Sarah G TRUITT
William Carrol CASKEY and Sarah G TRUITT had the following children:
+184 i. William Horatio CASKEY.
+185 ii. Sarah M CASKEY.
186 iii. Ida CASKEY was born in 1855 in , Lawrence County, MO.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL in 1864 in , Lawrence County, MO.
Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL was born.
William Carrol CASKEY and Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL had the following children:
+187 i. Martha K CASKEY.
+188 ii. Mary L CASKEY.
189 iii. Ann Laurie CASKEY was born in 1868 in , Lawrence County, MO.
+190 iv. Sarah Elizabeth CASKEY.
+191 v. Bell CASKEY.
+192 vi. Joseph Thomas CASKEY.
+193 vii. Carol Cecil CASKEY.
+194 viii. John Wesley CASKEY.
(These are carried down)

FIFTH GENERATION
184. William Horatio CASKEY was born on 26 Nov 1850 in , Lawrence County,
MO. He died on 21 Dec 1927 in Leonard, Fannin, TX. He was buried on 23 Dec 1927 in Leonard, Fannin, TX. He was married to Mary Elizabeth PENNICK on 15 Sep 1878 in , Cedar County, MO. Mary Elizabeth PENNICK was born on 26 Nov 1857. She died on 19 Jan 1934 in , Hunt County, TX. She was buried on 21 Jan 1934 in Leonard, Fannin, TX.

William Horatio CASKEY and Mary Elizabeth PENNICK had the following children:
528 i. Anne C CASKEY was born on 17 Dec 1878 in , Cedar County, MO.
529 ii. Josie Lee CASKEY was born on 10 Feb 1882 in, Burnet County, TX.
+530 iii. Owen Wilson CASKEY.
531 iv. Daphne Olive CASKEY was born on 3 Mar 1892 in , Fannin County, TX.
532 v. Willie CASKEY was born on 29 Dec 1893 in Bailey, Fannin, TX. He died on 5 Dec 1946 in , Williamson County, TX. He was buried on 7 Dec 1946 in , Williamson County, TX.
+533 vi. WayneGilbert CASKEY.
+534 vii. Richard Pennick CASKEY.

185. Sarah M CASKEY was born in 1854 in , Lawrence County, MO. She was married to Robert H WEBB on 19 Nov 1871 in , Lawrence County, MO. Robert H WEBB was born in 1851.
Sarah M CASKEY and Robert H WEBB had the following children:
535 i. Nancy WEBB was born in 1874 in MO. She died.
536 ii. daughter WEBB was born in 1879 in MO. She
died.

(no further info on 186. Ida Caskey)

Source of this record is a lengthy report on the Caskey's:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~scedgefi/pioneers/caskey.txt
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Mildred Seburn Clark


http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrell/messages/6773.html


end of biography

Birth: 1744
Virginia, USA
Death: 1826
Warren County
Tennessee, USA

He was the son of John Cantrell and was born in the big valley of Virginia where his parents moved in 1737.

He accompanied them to Orange co. North Carolina in 1753 but he never appears on North Carolina county records.


Who did he marry and where? The eldest son born 1771 was deceased by 1850, but the 2nd son John "Johnny Flat" stated on the 1850 census of Warren county, Tennessee that he was born in 1773 in Virginia.

The children of the 2nd marriage were born in South Carolina. He had two sons by 1st marriage and two sons and three daughters by 2nd marriage. Lucy seens to have died ca 1798 in the old 96th District, South Carolina. Abraham never remarried, he moved to Warren county, Tennessee in 1810 and son Richard sold him land, household goods and animals in May 1810.

Abraham died within 10 months after May 1825 and was buried at the Old Bildad Baptist Church Cemetery.


Family links:
Parents:
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)

Spouse:
Lucy Watson Cantrell (1760 - 1799)*

Children:
Richard Cantrell (1771 - ____)*
Watson Cantrell (1790 - 1870)*

Siblings:
Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1826)
Isaac Cantrell (1745 - 1804)*
Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804)*
John Cantrell (1757 - 1825)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Bildad Cemetery
Keltonburg
DeKalb County
Tennessee, USA

Created by: Lela Parris Koch
Record added: May 09, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 129484734

Abraham married Matilda Watson in 1768 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Matilda (daughter of Samuel Watson and Sarah LNU) was born in 1747 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Posted By: cherle clark
Email: ladyclark5@mailcity.com
Subject: Re: ????? Watson marr. Abraham Cantrell
Post Date: September 16, 1999 at 16:45:00
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/watson/messages/2919.html
Forum: Watson Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/watson/


On the Cantrell genforum it states he was married twice, once to matilda watson ..I believe that was her name and then to her sister Lucy Watson with whom he had the children. My line is from their son Abraham.

Notes:

Posted By: Rhonda Garver
Email: rjgarver62@aol.com
Subject: Mary Adkins CANTRELL b.1774 SC
Post Date: November 17, 1999 at 08:02:40
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/adkins/messages/1226.html
Forum: Adkins Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/adkins/

Mary was b. to William ADKINS
She married John CANTRELL in 1793 Spartanburg, SC Children were: Elinda, Abraham, Sampson, Syrena, Melissa, William Reilly & Madison A.

Please E-mail

Thank you

William married unnamed spouse. unnamed was born in (CIRCA 1750) in (Spartanburg County, South Carolina). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1800, Warren County, Kentucky

Notes:

Monograph by Thomas G. Webb, October 22, 1981:

GEORGE MAGNESS AND POLLY DURHAM

George Magness was born about 1768 in North Carolina, probably in the year that his parents moved to Lincoln (now Cleveland) County, North Carolina. He was the son of Perrigreen Magness and his wife Mary. In a family of nine or more childrem, George was apparently the youngest son. Perhaps he had less work to do than the older boys, perhaps he was catered to and spoiled. Whatever the reason, George was wild. Before he was twenty years old,he was in trouble with the courts, and in 1794, he got in real trouble. In April of that year he was found guilty of petty larceny, his motion for appeal was overruled, and the court ordered "that George Magness receive ten lashes on his Bare Back well laid on by the Sheriff Between the hours of twelve & one o'clock this day at the public whiping post...". Following this, George's oldest brother William (a man of considerable property) and Mark Bird made bond of 500 pounds each for George's good behavior for a year and a day.
Within six months, however, there was more trouble, and in October, 1794, George's brother John (Jonathan) made a 200 pound bond to indemnify the county from the maintenance of George's base born child born of Polly Durham.

On May 20, 1795, George Magness sold to William Earles 50 acres on Hickory Creek, which the State of North Carolina had granted him two years earlier. He was thus left with no property to pay court costs or to make bond, he was held in jail from 26 June 1795 to 16 September 1795. He was released after being tried and found not guilty.

George seems at this time to have settled down to some degree, and apparently he married Polly Durham shortly after his release from jail. Polly was the daughter of Achilles Durham and his wife Mary Cates, and was a source of much grief to them. Polly's parents were dedicated church members, and her behavior disppointed them greatly. However, her family stuck by her, especially her sister Sarah, who married Abraham Cantrell. George Magness, however, did not stick by her. Their first child, Sarah (Sally), was born in 1794, before they married. Their second child, Perry Green Magness, was born May 23, 1796, apparently after they married. Perry Green Magness eventually was able to establish himself as "the son and only heir-at-law of George Magness". However, this was accomplished only with considerable difficulty after eight
years of litigation. Sally was not considerated an heir because illigetimate children were prevented by law from sharing their parents' estates.

George Magness apparently did not live with Polly long after their son was born; by 1800 George was in Warren County, Kentucky, where he was an executor of his father's will. George himself died sometime between 1800 and 1816, but just when, where or under what circumstances is not known. Polly was left in Carolina with two children and little else. She apparently made her home with or near her sister Sarah and Sarah's husband Abraham Cantrell and moved with them about 1808 to Warren (now DeKalb) County, Tennessee. About 1827 Polly married a widower, Benjamin Cantrell, an uncle of Abraham. She died a few years later, between 1830 and 1840. The two children of George Magness and Mary (Polly) Durham were:

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Excerpted from "Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session:1799-1803 of Burke County,NC", complied by Daniel D. Swink, 1988, p. 31:

"October Session, 1799

James McEntire came into open court and made oath in due form of law that the accomps. exhibited abt the following persons for maintainance in jail as annexed to their respective names were just and true and that he had not received them or any of them of any part thereof & believes them to be insolvent, to wit, George Magness L8.5.4., et. al.".

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George Magness was born about 1768 in Tryon County, North Carolina, and died between 1800 and 1816, possibly in Kentucky. George, like some of his brothers, was in various legal difficulties. as with Zachariah and Robert, the court records are not complete, but they furnish enough information to give us a general idea of what was taking place. George made his appearance in court when he was still young; in July 1785 he was about 17 when Benjamin Rice and Benjamin Magness made a 200 pound bond that George would appear in Morgan District Superior Court of Law and Equity on 1 September 1785. On September 7, 1792, George and his brother Robert appeared in the same court to give testimony in a case.

In April 1794 George had not one but two cases of his own. One was in the Rutherford County, North Carolina , Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, where the trial docket showed Polly Durham vs. George Magness, but the case was dismissed. The same docket showed Polly Durham vs. Joseph Magness for slander, but that case was not prosecuted. Just as swell that these were dismissed, as George had big trouble in the Lincoln County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter SEssions.

In the April 1794 Session he was found guilty of petty larceny and ordered to “receive ten lashes on his Bare Back well laid on by the Sheriff Between the hours of twelve and one o’clock this Day at the public whipping post.” This should have tamed him somewhat, but he already had more trouble underway back in Rutheford County. Polly Durham, whose case was dismissed in April, by October 1794 had been delivered of a "base born child." George was evidently the father, as his brother John Magness made 200 pound bond on behalf of George Magness to indemnify the county from having to maintain the child. (This child was Sarah Magness, Born 1794, who later married William Hicks and lived in Tennessee.)

Still more trouble lay ahead for George. In 1795 he was tried in the Morgan District Superior Court in Burke County, North Carolina, on an accusation of horse stealing, but found not guilty. He was nevertheless charged with the court costs and held in jail from June 26, 1795, to September 16, 1795, when a hearing was held at which George declared that he had no "property or money to pay and satisfy the costs, saving the clothes and apparel which eh commonly wears." (One of the witnesses called was Abraham Collins, the same man who was administrator of the James Magness estate in 1783.) Apparently George was released from jail on or about September 16, 1795, and almost exactly nine months later, on May 23, 1796, a son named Perry Green Magness was born to him and Polly Durham. Though no record has been found, we assume that George Magness and Polly Durham were married, as in 1824 Perry Green Magness was declared in court to be "the son and only heir at law of George Magness." Under the North Carolina law, only children of a legal marriage could inherit where there was no will. George’s daughter Sarah, having already been declared base born by the October 1794 court, had no right of inheritance.

Probably neither Polly nor her two children were concerned at this point with rights of inheritance; they were simply trying to survive. George owned no property; he had acquired 50 acres in 1793, but had to sell it in 1795. (39) He was no provider, and evidently he and Polly did not live together long. There were no more children, and she probably returned to her family. George’s name appears in the Burke County, NC, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for October 1799, when he was listed as owing more than 8 pounds for his maintenance in jail. Whether this was the old debt from his 1795 stay or a debt from a more recent time is not clear, but he was believed to be insolvent. Probably in 1799 George joined his father in Warren County, Kentucky. Peregrine’s will, proved in July 1800, names George and his brother Joseph as executors. No further record of George Magness has been found. He was dead by 1816, but we know no more. In all the years of litigation over the William Magness estate, the only mention is of "George Magness deceased"; no record is found of when or where he died.

George’s two children went with their mother to her family; they probably lived with or near their mother’s sister Sarah Durham and her husband Abraham Cantrell, and moved with them about 1809 to Warren (now DeKalb) County, Tennessee. Perry Green Magness married Mary Cantrell early in 1815; in 1816 he got the news of the death of William Magness. Perry Green apparently never went to North Carolina himself to see about his uncle William’s estate, but he made at least three different powers of attorney regarding it. The first two are recorded in Lincoln County, NC, Deed book 28, pages 37 and 686. He made one on 4 September 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee, giving power of attorney to Francis Alexander. The following year Perry Green had moved to Orange County, Indiana, where he lived for a year or more before moving back to Warren County, Tennessee. On May 24, 1817, (he had his 21st birthday on May 23) in Orange County, Indiana, Perrygreen Magness "son of George Magness Dec’d" gave power of attorney to Berryman Hicks of Rutherford County, North Carolina. (Berryman Hicks was married to Elizabeth Durham, sister of Perry Green’s mother.) A third power of attorney was recorded in Rutherford County, NC Deed Book 34, page 135, and is even more specific as to his relation to George Magness. It was made 4 December 1817 in Orange County, Indiana, by Perrygreen Magness, "son and lawful heir of George Magness, decd.," and gives authority to Berryman Hicks.

Berryman Hicks had difficulty establishing Perry green as George’s legal heir. Perry Green never claimed to be George’s only child; he did claim to be his only legal heir. The Execution Docket of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in Lincoln County, North Carolina, shows that in October 1818 the heirs of William Magness petitioned for a division of the real estate. No division was made, however, and in October 1824 the case of Heirs of Wm. Magness vs. Perrigrene magness was brought to a jury, which found “that the said Perregrine Magness is the son and only heir at law of George Magness dec’d, a brother to Wm. Magness dec’d.” The real estate was ordered to be devided into seven parts, of which Perry Green Magness would receive one.

Actually the seventh part went to Berryman Hicks, who had agreed to pay Perry Green Magness $1500 for Perry Green’s share of the estate if Berryman Hicks succeeded in establishing Perry Green’s claim. Difficulties must have arisen over that after Berryman Hicks died about 1842. In the North Carolina Archives, the Cleveland County Miscellaneous Files contain the suit of Hazael Hicks, admr. of Berryman Hicks, vs. John Roberts, admr. of William Magness. Within this suit is a deposition of Perry G. Magness, aged about 48 years, at Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee 27 May 1844, stating that “I did transfer my interest in the estate of my uncle Wm. Magness deceased to the said Berryman Hicks about the year 1817 or 1818. We came to a settlement about the year 1825.” A second deposition was made by Perry G. Magness, aged about 51 years at Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, on 17 July 1847, stating "I did sell and transfer my interest in said estate to Berryman Hicks for fifteen hundred dollars, provided he established my heirship in said estate."

With the $1500 , which was a considerable sum at the time, Perry Green Magness bought land and made investments and became a merchant. his sons and grandsons became merchants and bankers, and many of them prospered greatly. Whether Perry Green’s sister was given any of the money is not known; it is known that she was provided for in her old age by her brother Perry Green. Their mother Polly Durham magness, married in Warren County, Tennessee, about 1827 Benjamin Cantrell She died a few years later, between 1830 and 1840. The two children of George Magness and Polly Durham both lived in Warren and DeKalb Counties, Tennessee.

I.

In 1772, when the state line was surveyed between North and South Carolina, much of what was thought to have been Tryon County was found to be in South Carolina. So the original Tryon County included all or part of a number of South Carolina Counties including present day York, Cherokee, and Spartanburg Counties. In 1779 what remained of Tryon County in North Carolina was abolished and split into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. In 1841 Cleveland County was formed from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. And in 1846 Gaston County was formed from Lincoln County.

Birth:
formerly Tryon County, North Carolina. The county seat, finally designated in 1774, was located eight miles southwest of the present-day community of Lincolnton , in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

In 1772, when the state line was surveyed between North and South Carolina, much of what was thought to have been Tryon County was found to be in South Carolina. So the original Tryon County included all or part of a number of South Carolina Counties including present day York, Cherokee, and Spartanburg Counties. In 1779 what remained of Tryon County in North Carolina was abolished and split into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. In 1841 Cleveland County was formed from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. And in 1846 Gaston County was formed from Lincoln County.

George married Mary "Polly" Durham in 0Oct 1794 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Achilles Durham and Mary Unica 'Unicy' Cate) was born in ~1770 in Orange County, North Carolina, a British Colony in America; died in 1840 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1776, North Carolina
• Alt Death: ~1835, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Mary "Polly" Cantrell formerly Durham aka Magness
Born about 1770 in Orange, North Carolina
HIDE ANCESTORS
Daughter of Achilles Durham and Mary Unity Unicy (Cate) Durham
Sister of Edmund Hardin [half], Charles Alexander Durham, Sarah Sally (Durham) Cantrell, Richard Durham and Elizabeth (Durham) Hicks
Wife of George Magness — married Sep 1795 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Wife of Benjamin Cantrell — married 1828 in Warren, Tennessee, United States
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Sarah (Magness) Hicks and Perry Green Magness
Died about 1835 in Warren, Tennessee, United Statesmap

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Biography

Mary was born about 1770 in orange County, North Carolina.

In 1790 Mary is found on the census in Rutherford County, North Carolina in the household of her father. In his household are himself and one son over 16 years of age, two sons under 16 years and five women. The women would be his wife Mary Cates, his mother Elizabeth (Cates) Durham, and three daughters: Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth.[1]

In April 1794 Polly Durham filed a lawsuit against George Magness in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions which was dismissed. By October 1794 Polly had been delivered of a "base born child." George was apparently the father, since his brother John Magness posted a 200 pound bond on behalf of George to indemnify the county from having to maintain the child. This child was Sarah Magness who later married William Hicks and lived in Tennessee.[2]

George Magness was not exactly your average, law-abiding citizen. He was several times in trouble with the law and in jail. After one episode, he was released from jail about 16 September 1795. Almost exactly 9 months later, on 23 May 1796, a son named Perry Green Magness was born to him and Polly Durham. They apparently did get married because Perry was later declared "the son and only heir at law of George Magness." At that time only children born to a legal marriage could inherit from the parent where there was no will. George's daughter Sarah had been declared base born by the October 1794 court and thus had no right of inheritance.[3]

It is not known how long Polly and George stayed together but by 1799 George had left to join his father in Warren County, Kentucky. Polly and her children probably lived with or near their mother's sister Sarah Durham and her husband Abraham Cantrell. They moved with them about 1809 to Warren County, Tennessee. There Polly married Benjamin Cantrell about 1828. Polly and Benjamin had no children and she passed away about 1835.

It is uncertain when George passed away, but we do know he was living in 1800 when he was named as an executor of his father's estate. He was not living in 1816.[4]

Sources

Webb, Thomas G. Magness History; Copyright 2000, Thomas G Webb, DeKalb County Historian.
? "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-P8Z : accessed 1 February 2017), Kellis Durham, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 135, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
? Webb, George Magness
? Webb, George Magness
? Webb, George Magness

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Notes:

He was the son of Abraham Cantrell.

He married Constance Bethel, 18 Feb 1794, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

In July of 1794 he bought 200 acres of land. After a few years he sold this land to Charles Cantrell. In 1800 he bought another farm and was on the census for that year.

He moved his young family to Smith County, Tennessee in the fall of 1801.

About 1816 they moved to Orange County, Indiana, with most of their children and with Constance's younger brother and sister Cloud Bethel and Talitha Floyd. The 1820, 1830 and 1840 censuses show Constance and Richard Cantrell living in Franklin Co., Illinois.

In 1840 Census for Franklin County, Illinois
Name: Richd Cantrell
Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Females - 60 thru 69: 1

It appears that their son, Bethel, and family are living with them.

It is believed that they both died before 1850.They had thirteen children.

Family Members
Parents
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826

Spouse
Constance Bethel Cantrell
1776–1848 (m. 1794)

Siblings
Watson Cantrell
1790–1870 (m. 1813)

Elizabeth Cantrell Potter
1791–1836

Children
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Mary Polly Cantrell Magness
1799–1863

Bethel Cantrell
1807–1858

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Elizabeth Cantrell Flannigan
1809–1870

Jane M Cantrell McFall
1811–1870

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Sarah Cantrell Flannigan
1811–1891

Irena Cantrell Jordan
1813–1866

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Tilman Bethel Cantrell
1815–1873

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Jonathan Lomax Cantrell
1819–1876

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Narcissa W Cantrell Evans
1823–1881

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Moved to Warren County, Tennessee about 1815-16.
Smith County Deed Book "B" (1801-1807), p. 13:
Cantrell, Richard (from) Benjamin Bridges,drawn 4/16/1806,recorded 11/26/1806,
100 acres Waters Smiths Fork, North Side...
Member of the Old Bildad Primitive Baptist Church.

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Richard married Constance "Polly" Bethel on 18 Feb 1794 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Constance (daughter of Sampson Bethell and Mary Cantrell) was born on 22 Oct 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died in 1848 in Franklin County, Illinois; was buried in McFall Cemetery, Franklin County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was the daughter of Sampson & Mary (Cantrell) Bethel.

She married Richard Cantrell, 18 Feb 1794, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

She was the mother of thirteen children;
1. Sampson b-18 Feb 1795
2. Larkin b-18 Feb 1797
3. Mary b-20 July 1799
4. Isaac b-27 Sept 1802
5. Anna b-20 Oct 1804
6. Bethel b-21 Jan 1807
7. Elizabeth b-5 May 1809
8. Sarah b-21 Apr 1811
9. Jane b-21 Apr 1811
10 Irene b-27 Dec 1813
11 Tilman b-7 Jan 1815
12 Jonathan b-Apr 1819
13 Narcissus b-Oct 1821

Family Members
Parents
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Sampson Bethel
1750–1806

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Mary Cantrell Bethel
1754–1820

Spouse
Richard Cantrell
1771 – unknown (m. 1794)

Siblings
Larkin Bethel
1775 – unknown

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Cantrell Bethel
1779–1848

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Tilmon Bethel
1788–1865

Chester F Bethel
1791–1869

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Cloud Bethell
1793–1844

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Tillitha Bethel Floyd
1795–1859

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Bleuford Bethell
1798–1854

Children
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Mary Polly Cantrell Magness
1799–1863

Bethel Cantrell
1807–1858

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Elizabeth Cantrell Flannigan
1809–1870

Jane M Cantrell McFall
1811–1870

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Sarah Cantrell Flannigan
1811–1891

Irena Cantrell Jordan
1813–1866

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Tilman Bethel Cantrell
1815–1873

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Jonathan Lomax Cantrell
1819–1876

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Narcissa W Cantrell Evans
1823–1881

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CONSTANCE BETHEL,BORN 22 OCT 1776

Her husband Richard Cantrell, was her cousin--their grandfathers were brothers.

Constance and Richard moved by Dec. 1801 to Smith (now DeKalb) Co., TN and in 1809 about twenty miles away to Warren (now DeKalb) Co.,TN.

About 1816 they moved to Orange County, IN, with most of their children and with Constance's younger brother and sister, Cloud Bethel and Talitha Floyd.

Both the 1820 and 1830 censuses show Constance and Richard Cantrell living in Franklin Co., IL.

They had 13 children. Married: 18 Feb 1784.

She died about 1848 in Franklin County, TN.

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Birth:
Guilford or Rockingham Co.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Smith County, Tennessee
• Alt Birth: ~1780, Virginia

Notes:

William Estes
Born about Aug 1779 in Halifax Co, Virginia
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Estes and Elizabeth (Chisum) Estes
Brother of Abraham Estes, Chisum Estes, Moses Estes, Elijah Estes, John Estes, Absolam Estes, Nancy (Estes) Saunders, Elizabeth (Estes) Jordan, Thomas Lafayette Estes and Joseph Estes
Husband of Elizabeth Whitesides — married 15 Mar 1800 in Warren Co., KY
[children unknown]
Died 1 May 1815 in Smith Co., TN

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William married Elizabeth Whitesides on 15 Mar 1800 in Warren County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller
• Religion: Baptist Preacher
• Baptism: 25 Mar 1726, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Birth: Oct. 6, 1724
New Castle County
Delaware, USA
Death: Feb., 1803
South Carolina, USA

Husband of Miss Brittian and Jane. 1st Spouse: Hannah Brittian (1725-1769)


"John Cantrell, Sr., was a miller and Baptist Minister. He helped establish the Buck Creek Baptist Chruch in Buck Creek, Sportanburg Co., South Carolina. He served as Pastor from 1800 to 1803. John is burried in Cantrell Family Cemetery. John had a brother by the name of Isaac Cantrell who was also a Baptist preacher at Buck Creek Baptist Church. The Cantrell Cemetery is near the the Buck Creek Baptist Chruch: Information from: Earnest H. Cantrell, Route 1, Box 50, Beaverton, Al. 35544, (1989)'".

JOHN3 CANTRELL (JOSEPH2 CANTRILL, RICHARD1) was born October 1724 in New Castle, DE, and died 1803 in Spartanburg Co, SC. He married (1) ?? BRITTAIN. He married (2) JANE.

John was in Rockingham Co NC before the Revolution. He later moved to Spartanburg Co SC, where he owned over 800 acres on Buck Creek in the 96th District. One of the first members of the Buck Creek Baptist Church, son Isaac was a messenger there. Sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered his estate. His first 17 sons were by his first wife, four sons and two daughters by his second. There were supposedly a number of twins in the family, and for the sake of his first wife, let us fervently hope so.

According to the Cantrell family file folder in the Georgia Archives, "Aaron, Simon and Peter were captured during the Revolution and were condemned to be shot. Tradition says Peter was shot, and Aaron & Peter [sic] escaped." The three were also supposedly scouts in Gen. Marion's army.

Children of John Cantrell and ?? Brittain are:

i. ABRAHAM4 CANTRELL, b. ca 1744, New Castle.
ii. ISAAC CANTRELL, b. 1745, New Castle, DE; d. ca 1808, Spartanburg Co, SC.
iii. JACOB CANTRELL, b. New Castle.
iv. JOSEPH CANTRELL, b. New Castle.
v. STEPHEN CANTRELL, b. ca 1749, New Castle.
vi. JOHN CANTRELL, b. ca 1751, New Castle.
vii. CHARLES CANTRELL, m. SARAH MURRAY, 1772, Greensboro, NC.
viii. JOSHUA CANTRELL.
ix. AARON CANTRELL.
x. SIMON CANTRELL.
xi. PETER CANTRELL.
xii. THOMAS CANTRELL, b. 1761; d. 1830; m. ELIZABETH NORRIS.
xiii. REUBEN CANTRELL.
xiv. EDWARD CANTRELL.
xv. BENJAMIN CANTRELL.
xvi. BRITTAIN CANTRELL.
xvii. JAMES CANTRELL.

Children of John Cantrell and Jane are:

xviii. WILLIAM4 CANTRELL.
xix. MOSES CANTRELL.
xx. DANIEL CANTRELL.
xxi. GABRIEL CANTRELL.
xxii. DAUGHTER CANTRELL.
xxiii. DAUGHTER CANTRELL.
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Incidentally, I'm told there is no name John Miller Cantrell. Rather, "Old" John Cantrell who m. Miss Brittain had a son who was known as "Miller" John Cantrell because he owned a mill in SC. That's the John who m. Elizabeth Cantrell. Since my husband apparently doesn't have that line, I'm not getting excited about it but it is a point of interest and clarification if true.

The Cantrell name orginated in France, and was spelled CHANTELLE. The first Cantrell to be recorded in England was during the rain of King John 1199, AD. He was William Cantrell. The first Cantrell to be married in America was also a William Cantrell, the nineth in line fron the first William Cantrell. William Cantrell arrived on the Ship Phenix, at Jamestown, Vergnine 1608. This William Cantrell is known as the Progenitor of most of the Cantrell's in America.

From the area of Philadelphia, Pa., the Cantrell's Migroated as "Mishionaries of the Mother Baptist Church" south to North and South Carolines. John Centrell Sr. after service in the Rev. War from N. C. settled in a place called Bucks Creek.

The Bucks Creek Baptist Church is still standing. The Cantrell family Cemetery is a stort destance away. John Cantrell Sr. is beruied in this cemetery.

John CANTRELL Sr. was a miller and Baptist Minester. He helped establish the Bucks Creek Baptist Church in Buck Creek, [Sportanburg Co.] S. C. Served as Pastor from 1800 to 1803. John is burried in Cantrell Family Cemetery. John had a brother by the name of Isaac Cantrell. Isaac also was pastor of the Bucks Creek Baptist Church. The Cantrell Cemetery is near the Bucks Creek Baptist Church.



Notes from Carl D. Cantrell:

He was married twice. He had seventeen sons by his first wife _______ Brittian and four sons and two daughters by his second wife Jane ______. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.

There are may traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle county is not known. It is known, however, that he was living in Rockingham county, or what is now that county, North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg county, SC, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck creek, waters of the Pacolet river. John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active members in the Buck creek Baptist church and some of his descendants still attend this old church. There is not reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants. His father moved to the big valley of Virginia before John reached his teens. In 1738, his father was living in Orange county, Virginia. He spent all of his life as a farmer. We don't know what education he had but he probably received what ever was available to frontier lads. The family genealogist stated that he married two times and, from the ages of the children, this is probably true. She stated that his 1st wife was a Miss Brittain. She was probably a sister of Joseph Brittain, who lived near John in North Carolina and who is mentioned in the records of his brother, Joseph, in 1759, in Rowan county. The marriage was probably somewhere in the valley of Virginia. In the 18th century, families from Pennsylvania filtered down through the Great Valley of Virginia to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas.

The family had become associated with the Baptist Church and Isaac, John's brother, was ordained a minister. The family settled in the "Land of Eden," Granville county, North Carolina, which became Orange county in September, 1752. John is first located on a tax list submitted by the Sheriff in 1754. The list was for two white polls. His brother Isaac received a land grant for 202 acres of land in Orange county, November 13, 1756. He sold this land to John on March 13, 1759. The deed was witnessed by James Watson. The land was on a ridge between the waters of County Line Creek and Jordons Creek. The land was about seven miles north of the Upper Branch of the Haw River, on the waters of Wolf Island Creek which was a branch of the Dan River to the north. It is about two miles north of the present town of Reidsville, Rockingham county, North Carolina. After the tax list of 1754, the next time we find John is in the Minutes of the Orange County Records, when he is sued by James Cary Jr. on a debt in the December court of 1758. In the Court of September, 1759, he and his brother Joseph were on a road jury to lay out a road from Hogna's Creek to the county courthouse. He and William Savage were appointed Overseers of the road. In August, 1760, they were appointed to another road jury to lay out a road from Daniel McGullon's plantation to Taylors road leading to the court house. He was appointed overseer to the lower section. In August, 1763, Henry Cobb was appointed to replace John on the Lower town road, and in May, 1765, John Morrow was appointed Overseer in place of John on the other road. In May, 1766, John was appointed Overseer of a road in place of William Laughlin. On November 12, 1765, John sold his 202 acres of land to William Jones. No record of his having purchased other land are found in Orange county records. Guilford county, North Carolina, was formed in 1771 from the western part of Orange county. John and his family lived in the northern part of this new county, and this area became Rockingham county in 1785. But, by this time John and his family and many others in the area had moved south westward down the Piedmont Plateau to the 96th District of South Carolina. When this move was made has not been firmly established but it appears to have been shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War. His 1st wife died and he married Jane________.

The 1st wife is probably buried at the Wolf Island Baptist Church Cemetery. The church was formed in 1777 by his brother, Isaac, on a part of his 770 acre farm. Isaac's 1st wife died in the area and she was probably buried on the ridge where the church was built. John's wife is probably buried at the same burial place. In the 1960s, the field markers were removed to facilitate mowing. It was estimated that there were probably one hundred unmarked graves in the cemetery. The family genealogist stated that he had seventeen sons by the 1st wife and four sons and two daughters by the 2nd wife. She admitted there was no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for the listed children of John except for the first three. She had heard the tradition of the Cantrell with twenty-one sons and though there was available evidence that Isaac was more likely to have had the twenty-one sons, she attributed them to John and preceded to compile a list of twenty-one. We now know that two of the listed sons were not Cantrells but Curtis. This was due to a misreading of the 1790 census. We know that at least three of the children listed were nephews, sons of brother Isaac. Two sons listed were never located on census reports or other records, but this does not mean that they did not exist, so we end up with a list of sixteen sons. Because two daughters of John were born during the years of the 1st marriage, we can assume there were at least four daughters.

Soon after John arrived in the 96th District, later Spartanburg county, South Carolina, he acquired 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, waters of the Pacolet River. Later his brother Isaac and many of his sons and nephews also acquired land in the area.

In 1790, John is listed as head of household in the census of the 96th District. He had one son under sixteen and two daughters at home. Many family names on this census were familiar names first located in the court records of Orange county, North Carolina. We have assumed that John and his brothers were the first to use the spelling of the family name as Cantrell, but now we find his father, Joseph used this spelling in 1758 in Virginia. The history of the South Carolina Baptist Church gives statistics for the Buck Creek Baptist Church for the period 1790-1800. This church claims to have been a constituted body since 1779. Situated near Pacolet River about twelve miles northeast of Spartanburg, it became a constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789. In 1790, the church had 78 members. When John's brother, Isaac moved south in 1795, he became the minister there from 1796 though 1798. John was a messenger to the Bethel Association from 1797 though 1799. In 1800, John is listed as the minister.

The church building has been rebuilt several times in the past 200 years. At the present time, there is a new, large, red brick church building across the road from the old church location and the cemetery. It is located on a hill, about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of Buck Creek, about 2 miles west of Mayo. Descendants of the family are still members of the church. John was not listed as the head of household in the 1800 census of South Carolina, but his was listed in the household of his son, Moses, age 36. The household listed a male and female over 45 years of age. We know that John owned three slaves and the listing for Moses had 3 slaves listed. John died February, 1803, and three sons, Abraham, Stephen, and Moses were appointed administrators of the estate. The probate was recorded in Deed book "L" page 193. His widow, Jane, received a dower settlement. In the last several years, a number of researchers have tried to locate this deed book without success. John is probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The center of the cemetery has at least one hundred graves marked by fieldstones with only graves since the 1850s containing information on the stones. Jane is not listed as head of household on the 1810 census. She was probably living in the household of a married daughter.


Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)
Catherine Cantrell (1697 - 1755)

Spouse:
Hannah Brittain Cantrell (1724 - 1769)*

Children:
Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1826)*
Isaac Cantrell (1745 - 1804)*
Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804)*
John Cantrell (1757 - 1825)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*

Siblings:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Chesnee
Spartanburg County
South Carolina, USA

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Record added: May 19, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 110842689

Birth:
formerly New Castle Co., PA

Baptism:
at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes Church)

John married Hannah Jane Brittain in 1743 in New Castle County, Delaware. Hannah (daughter of John Brittain and Elizabeth Stillwell) was born on 16 Sep 1724 in New Castle County, Delaware; died in 1769 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1725, New Castle County, Delaware

Notes:

She was probably a sister of Joseph Brittain who lived near John in NC and who is mentioned in the records of Orange Co.,NC.

There is also a James Britton who was on a tax list with his brother, Joseph, in 1789, in Rowan Co.,NC

Notes:

Lt. Colone Samuel Watson
Born 1715 in Craven County, North Carolinamap
Son of Samuel Watson and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Sary (Unknown) Watson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Lucy (Watson) Cantrell
Died 1790 in North Carolina, USAmap
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Samuel married Sarah LNU in 1744 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Sarah was born about 1720 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Will: 8 May 1800, Warren County, Kentucky

Notes:

The following paper on Peregrine Magness, Jr. was written by the DeKalb County Historian, Thomas G. Webb. The contents of these pages are copyright 2000 to Thomas G. Webb. all rights are reserved. The information on these pages are free for private use, but may not be included in any compilation or collection in any media form for either private or commercial use without the author's consent. I am using these papers on this page with Mr. Webbs permission.

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST

Magness History

I have compiled this Magness family history in order to get a comprehensive picture of the entire family of Peregrine Magness, Jr., of Maryland and North Carolina. I have not been able to get completely reliable information; therefore some errors will appear. It is my hope that those who see such errors will let me know what they are and will send me the correct information, along with supporting evidence. I have no telephone or computer, but my mailing address is:

Thomas G. Webb
835 South College Street
Smithville, Tennessee 37166

My line of descent is from two of the daughters of Perry Green Magness (1796-1884), son of George Magness (born about 1768), son of Peregrine Magness (about 1722-1800). Much of the Magness research I have done myself, especially in Maryland and Tennessee. Most of the research in the North Carolina records was done in the 1970’s by Miles Philbeck, Jr., and is very reliable. However, some of it is not complete, partly because the records themselves are not complete. I have used some information from the Verna Magness book, Magness Migration, 1733-1986. I also have correspondence from a number of Magness descendants, including Mrs., Mary Pugh, Mrs. Nell Henry, Bob Wall, Mrs. Vida Harris, James Magness, Mrs. Marilynn Knowles, David Hennessee, G. David MacKenzie, and several others.

I am doing this not as a completed work, but as a work in progress. I am hoping to correct all errors, add such further information as may be available, and eventually be able to compile an accurate and comprehensive history of the Peregrine Magness family.

As you will see, some of our Magness relatives have not behaved as well as they should have. However, most of them paid the penalties for their misbehavior, and most of them and their descendants went on to become useful and productive citizens. And before we condemn too quickly, let us remember the words of the apostle Paul, that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), including ourselves.

The Magness family has proved to be somewhat more interesting than most of my other ancestors. When I began My family research in my early teens, my father told me that I would probably find a horse thief. Sure enough, I did, and he turned out to be the ancestor of both my mother and my father. I have sought the facts, whatever they were, for I wanted to know everything I could about these ancestors. To quote scripture again, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) I find the magness family extremely interesting, and as we all attempt to discern the truth about them, I hope that you will too.

PEREGRINE MAGNESS, JR., and his WIFE MARY

Peregrine Magness, Jr., was born about 1722, possibly in England, but more likely in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was the son of Peregrine Mackaness, Sr., and his wife Mary.. His names, both first and last, have been spelled in many ways in various records. He himself spelled his last name in different ways, mostly as MACKNESS and MAGNESS, with Magness becoming the generally used name by 1780, and the name used by almost all of his descendants.

Peregrine Magness, Jr., was evidently the only child of his parents, or at least the only one who lived to adulthood. He grew up in colonial Prince George’s County, Maryland, where his father was living by 1729. (1) His father was a blacksmith and made more money than did many people of that time. He accumulated land, livestock, and slaves, not in large quantities, but he had enough to give him a comfortable living.

Prince George’s County was very rural and hardly had a town worthy of the name. Young Peregrine’s opportunities for education were somewhat limited; nevertheless he did learn to read and write. There is no evidence that he followed his father in the blacksmith trade; the Maryland deeds speak of Peregrine Jr. as a “Planter”, that is, a farmer. His father owned land, and on April 22, 1757, he gave to “his son the Perygrene Mackaness Junior” for “natural love and affection” one half of a tract of 105 acres called Part of Stoke, lying in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (2)

By the time his father gave him land, Peregrine had been married about twelve years and had five sons. His wife, like his mother, was named Mary, and her maiden name is presently not known. (Some have thought that Peregrine’s wife was Sarah Hamrick, but all evidence indicates that she was definitely not Sarah Hamrick.) Mary was probably born about 1727 in Maryland, and they likely married about 1745 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Their first known child was born about 1747; the last child (and only daughter) was born 1772. They had probably ten sons and one daughter.

Peregrine Magness, Jr., and his wife Mary were apparently members of the Church of England, but the references I have are confusing. One reference says that their son Benjamin was born 6 April, 1745 in St. George's’sa Parish in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A second reference says that in 1759 Perygreen Mackness, Jr., signed a petition to divide Prince George’s Parish in Frederick County, Maryland. (3) Wherever the parish was located, Peregrine was evidently interested enough in the church nearer to his home, as attendance was compulsory, and in the larger parishes many had to travel long distances to reach the church. Maryland had shortage of Anglican ministers, especially in the rural areas such as Prince George’s County.

Whatever interest he may have had in the church, Peregrine Magness did not remain much longer in Prince George’s County. On February 9, 1760, he sold for 20 pounds to George Naylor the 51 acres his father had given him three years earlier, of the tract called Part of Stoke. On the same day hid wife Mary came and relinquished her right of dower, which is the first public record I have found of his wife. Another note of interest in this document is that in the deed itself the name is spelled Perygren Mackness Junr., while in the relinquishment of dower it is spelled peregrine Magness Junr. (4)

Exactly where Peregrine went after selling his land is uncertain. His father, Peregrine Mackaness, Sr., was living in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1764 when he sold his land in Prince George’s County. (5) His wife was apparently dead, and he may have been living with his only known child, Peregrine, Jr. However, in the Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Published 1936, is a reference to Frederick County, Virginia, where the will of Nathaniel Thomas was proved on March 1, 1763, with witnesses Mary Magnus and Perry MackNess. This sounds very much like our Peregrine Magness.

An even more definite reference is found in Bedford County, Virginia, Court Order Book 3, Page 172, when in February 1765 Peregrine Magness was ordered to help view a new Road. This road was from Nicholas Davis’ ferry to James Callaway’s road, and was evidently near the home of Peregrine Magness. This same order book in Bedford County, Virginia, on pages 815 and 820, shows the record of two trials held in 1771. They were not related to the Magness family, but they show the kind of justice administered at the time, with which the Magness family would soon have some experience.

Both trials dealt with black men held as slaves, and the law was harsher with blacks than with whites, but not much. Dick Nanes, valued at 90 pounds, was charged with stealing goods from a store on December 11, 1771. Brought to trial the next day, he pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty, and the court ordered that "the sheriff hang the said Dick on the 27th day of this month until he is dead." Justice was swift and sure; sixteen days after committing the crime he was dead.

The other trial was held on December 27, 1771, on the very day Dick was hanged. Robin, the slave of James Buford, was charged with entering the house of John Dawn and stealing "sundry things." He was found guilty, and the court ordered that "the Sheriff set the sd. Robin in the pillory & nail his Ears to the pillory" for one hour, and then give him 39 lashes "on his Bare Back" and then discharge him. Robin was more fortunate than some; he was not hanged, and he did not even have his ears cut off, as was done in some cases.

Similar administration of justice was found in most of colonial America, including North Carolina, which was where the Magness family went next, and where they stayed for 30 or more years. On December 21, 1786, an order was made to survey for Perry Green Magness 200 acres on both sides of Knob Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. A month later, on January 23, 1769, Perrygreen Magness bought 300 acres on Buffalo Creek in Tryon County from William Sims. (6) In November of that year Peregrine entered 300 acres on both sides of Hickory Creek. He continued to acquire land, and by 1795 owned more than 1500 acres in what started as Tryon County, but later became Rutherford, Lincoln, and cleveland Counties.

Clarence Griffin’s history of these counties, printed in 1973, notes several patriotic activities of Peregrine Magness. The April 1770 Tryon County Court Minutes show that Perrygreen Magness was commissioned as an ensign in the Tryon milita. On July 26, 1775, the Tryon Committee of Safety was organized, including Captain Mackness’ Company: William Graham, James McAfee, and Perrygreen Mackness. Perrygreen mackness also signed the resolution supporting resistance to British forces, which was drawn by the Committe of Safety. He was among those present at the September 14, 1775, meeting of the Committee of Safety. (7) Besides the contributions of Perregrine Magness, provably all four of his oldest sons served the American cause during the Revolution.

By the time the Revolutionary War ended, Peregrine Magness was beginning to prosper. The Rutherford County, North Carolina tax list of 1782 shows him with 2 slaves, 8 horses, 27 cattle, and 700 acres of land. (Horses were almost the only transportation at that time, as roads were very poor.) (8) By the 1790 census he owned 3 slaves, which was a relatively small number, but in Rutherford County at that time, only one family in seven owned any slaves at all. Peregrine and Mary in 1790 only had two children at home, apparently their son George and their daughter Sally. Peregrine was about 68 and Mary about 63. They had done well financially and owned much property. Their children were grown and most of them married; they had several grandchildren. They should have been ready to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labors. Instead, they faced difficult years of trouble and turmoil which would take most of their property and leave Mary and Peregrine almost destitute in their old age.

I can offer little explanation for the behavior of their sons. They may have had little moral influence in their lives. The Church of England in colonial Maryland was very weak, and we presently have no evidence that the Magness family was active in any church in North Carolina. Historians say that the Christian church in general was weak from the time of the Revolution until the Great Revival of 1800. Some of peregrine’s sons seemed lacking not just morals, but even common judgment. When Peregrine tried to help them, he ended in financial ruin, and in his last years he left his home in North Carolina for the Kentucky frontier. At least four of Peregrine’s got into sever legal difficulties. His son Joseph in 1787 married Arabella Twitty, and in 1789 Joseph’s apparent brother, Zachariah Magness, was tried and convicted of raping Arabella; she accused Joseph of aiding and abetting the act. We still do not know what penalty was imposed on Zachariah; quite possibly it was death by hanging. God lawyers were expensive then, as they are now, and very likely much of the legal expense in this case fell on Peregrine, the father. Joseph got into further difficulties involving his brother George Magness, and by 1795 Joseph had left North Carolina and moved to the Kentucky frontier, in what was then the west.

George Magness was Peregrine’s youngest son, and he had been in the Morgan District Superior Court in 1785, when he was only 17. He was giving testimony there in 1792. In April 1794 in Lincoln County, George was found guilty of petty larceny. Though a motion was made for appeal, and Robert Wier and Perrygreen Magness each offered to put up 500 pounds bond, the motion was overruled. George was sentenced to “receive ten lashes on the bard back well laid on by the Sheriff between the hours of twelve and one o’clock this Day at the public whipping post.” Even after suffering this punishment, George still had to make bond with his brother William Magness for 500 pounds each "for the good behavior of the said George for one year & a Day." Five hundred pounds was a sizable sum of money for that time; it would buy several hundred acres of land or five strong young slaves.

Quite possibly the 500-pound bond was forfeited, as George was back in court in October 1794 as the admitted father of a base born child. Again, bond had to be made. Less than a year later he was again in Superior Court on a charge of stealing a horse. Though found not guilty, he was charged with court costs. Having no property other than the clothes on his back, George had to spend three months in jail.

Meanwhile, George’s brother, Robert Magness, had also been accused of stealing a horse. Like George, he was found not guilty of stealing the horse, but he was found guilty of perjury. As we have already seen in the Virginia cases in 1771 and from George Magness’ ten lashes on the bare back, the penalties of the law could be very harsh. Robert did not want to receive the penalty, whatever it was, and he left the state. This left his father, Peregrine Magness, and his brother, Jonathan Magness, to pay the bond they had put up. Peregrine’s sons William, Benjamin, and Jonathan had made bond in several of these cases, and some had been forfeited. Peregrine had also made bond, besides bearing much of the legal expense of these cases. By 1795 Peregrine was selling land to his son William. (9) Robert’s bond forfeiture was the final blow. In the summer of 1796, the sheriff sold more than 1150 acres of Peregrine’s land at public auction. (10)

Like his sons before him, Peregrine left North Carolina; in fact, he apparently followed his son Joseph to Woodford County, Kentucky, where on November 3, 1798, he sold to William Magness two slaves for $500. (11) A little over a year later, Peregrine and his sons George and Joseph (and probably Robert) were all in Warren County, Kentucky, where Peregrine on May 8, 1800, made his will. He left all his property (which was probably very little by that time) to his wife Mary to dispose of as she pleased. George and Joseph Magness were named executors, and the will was proved in July 1800. (12) The exact burial place of Peregrine Magness is not now known. Some have thought that he was buried in North Carolina, but I believe that to be extremely unlikely. I would think that he is buried somewhere in Warren County, Kentucky, in an unmarked grave. How long his wife Mary survived him is not now known.

All the children of Peregrine Magness and his wife Mary are not definitely established, but evidence indicates that they had the following ten sons and one daughter.

Children of Peregrine Magness and wife Mary

1. William Magness was born about 1747 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and moved with his parents to Virginia and later to Tryon County, North Carolina, which in 1779 became Rutherford and Lincoln Counties. William served as captain of a company in Col. Wm. Graham’s Tryon Regiment of Militia during February and March of 1776. (13) William began acquiring land by 1774 (14) and by the time of his death owned about 2500 acres. The 1790 Lincoln County Census shows him with 12 slaves; the 1810 census shows him with 19 slaves. William Magness never married, and he died on May 6, 1816, “Intestate and without legitimate issue.” (15) His estate was eventually divided into seven shares, which went to his living brothers and sisters, and to the heirs of those deceased. However, there was considerable litigation, and the estate was not settled until 1825. Much of what we know about the family comes from these court proceedings. In 1819 four of William’s brothers (Robert, Jonathan, Joseph, and Samuel) brought suit against the administrators, John Roberts and Benjamin Magness. The suit claimed that personal property had been sold worth about $17,000.00 but that still unaccounted for were nine slaves and a large quantity of cider and brandy. (16) When the real estate was divided in 1825, each of the seven shares was valued at $1400.00ma a considerable sun for that time. William Magness was buried near Shelby, North Carolina, on Buffalo Creek in what is now Cleveland County, North Carolina, in the same cemetery as his sister Sarah Roberts and her family. His tombstone says “Sacred to the Memory of William Magness, who died May 6, 1816, age 69 years.

2. James Magness was probably a son of Peregrine and Mary Magness, but no conclusive evidence has been found to establish him positively as one of their children. James was probably born about 1750 in Maryland. On August 2, 1778, in Tryon County, North Carolina, he made claim to 150 acres on Little Broad River, but the claim was denied because someone else had a prior claim. At the October 1783 Rutherford County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, and inventory of the estate of James Magness was returned by Abraham Collins, administrator. (Collins appears as a witness on several Magness deeds.) James Magness was apparently unmarried and died with heirs. Some have thought that James died at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and this seems quite possible, though no record has been found at this time.

3. Perrigreen Magness, Jr., was born in 1753 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was technically Perrigreen Magness III, but apparently was never so designated. Both he and his father were sometimes referred to as Perrigreen Magness, Jr., causing occasional confusion. He apparently enlisted in the army on two successive years. He was age 21 and 5 feet 9 inches tall on July 1, 1775 when he enlisted in Captain Eli Kershaw’s Company of Colonel Thompson’s Regiment of South Carolina Rangers. His name also appears on the roll of Colonel William Thompson’s 3rd South Carolina Regiments, with an enlistment date of July 24, 1776. he probably died in early 1785, as William Magness was appointed administrator of his estate in April 1785 by the Rutherford County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. The inventory showed that he owned four horses and 60 gallons of whiskey (which were sold to William Magness for 32 pounds 5 shillings) and that Ben Magness owed the estate 10 pounds. He was apparently unmarried and died without heirs.

4. Benjamin Magness is said by one source to have been born April 6, 1754, in St. Georges Parish, Prince Geroge’s County, Maryland, and to have died January 26, 1828, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. (17) He was married about 1775 to Katie Mooney, Daughter of Jacob Mooney, and they had probably eight children. He married second July 10, 1808 in Rutherford County, Nancy Walker, by whom he had four children. On October 20, 1779, he bought 200 acres on Sandy Run Creek. (18) He is listed in the 1790 census of Rutherford County with 1 male over 16, 5 males under 16, and 3 females. Benjamin and his brother-in-law John Roberts in 1816 were appointed administrators of his deceased brother William, (19) a difficult job which lasted nine years. Benjamin himself had a large amount of property at the time of his death. One source says Benjamin had a child jeremiah born 1779 and crushed to death by soldiers in 1781. (20) His other children were named in his will:

I. Perry Green Magness, born about 1777, lived in Berrien Co., Michigan.

II. Jacob Magness, born about 1781, died 9 Nov. 1855 in Rutherford Co., NC, married 21 Aug. 1806 in Bath Co., NC, to Edith Webb.

III. Mary Ann Magness, b. about 1783, d. 1860 Cleveland Co., NC, married John Washburn, 1779-1857.

IV. James Magness

V. Benjamin Magness, Jr.

VI. William Magness, married 29 Jan. 1818 Rutherford Co., NC to Sarah Hamrick.

VII. Catherine Magness, b. about 1790, married 7 Jul 1810 to John Reynolds.

Children by second wife, Nancy Walker

VIII. Joseph Magness, b. 7 Jan. 1810, m. 19 Dec. 1827 Rutherford Co., NC Esther Beam.

IX. Sarah Magness, b. about 1812, m. 14 Nov. 1831 to Benjamin Franklin Goode.

X. Samuel Magness, b. 22 Aug. 1817, d. 5 Oct. 1894, Cleveland Co., NC. Married first Susanna Grigg, second 20 Aug. 1868 Mary Whisnant.

5. Jonathan Magness, also known as John, was born about 1756 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and is said to have died in 1834 in Independence County, Arkansas. he married about 1779 Patty------, by whom he had several children. She died at age 74 on March 8, 1832, in Independence County, Arkansas. (21) Jonathan married second on June 3, 1832 in Independence County, Rebecca Hammond. The Arkansas Gazette of July 18, 1832, in reporting their marriage mentions that Jonathan was 76 and Rebecca was 20. They are said to have had one daughter Mary Ann, who died young.

Jonathan in 1779 was granted 150 acres on Big Hickory Creek in Tryon County, joining land of his father. He sold this land in 1790, having in 1788 bought 300 acres on Brushy Creek in Rutherford County, which eh sold in 1794, it being the “Place where said John Magness now lives.” (22) He had five more tracts of land, but in the summer of 1796 they were sold by the sheriff at the same time that much of Jonathan’s father’s land was sold by the sheriff. Apparently this was a result of Jonathan’s making bond for his brother George in the Rutherford County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in October 1794. When George did not fulfill his obligations, the bond was forfeited, and the sheriff sold the land of both Jonathan and Perrigreen Magness. Both of them had also made bond for Robert Magness with similar results. Jonathan apparently left North Carolina about this time. He may have gone with his father to Warren County, Kentucky, or to Davidson County, Tennessee. A few years later he was in neighboring Wilson County, Tennessee, where on 24 August 1806 he paid $800 for 640 acres near Stones River and the Davidson County line. Witnesses were his sons Perry Green and John. On 3 Sept. 1807 he paid $640 for another 640-acre tract on Stuart’s Creek in Wilson County, Tennessee; his sons John and David M. were witnesses. (23)

About this time Jonathan Magness and his sons became involved with a man named Patton Anderson, an involvement which would have a profound effect on their lives for years to come. The precise nature of their quarrel is not known; it is said to have begun in a land transaction. Whatever it was, it developed very strong feelings on both sides, with bitter disputes between Anderson and Magness whenever they met. They met in October 1810 at the Bedford County courthouse, where the case was to be heard. Before the judge arrived, Jonathan Magness and Patton Anderson began to discuss their old grievance, and both became highly excited. Jonathan’s sons Perry Green and David were standing near, and when Patton Anderson raised his hand with a large knife in it, David Magness drew his pistol and shot Anderson dead. He then gave himself up to the authorities, saying that he did it to save his father from being killed.

The trial was held in November 1810 at the Williamson County courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee. A rather detailed account of the proceedings is given by John B. Cowden in his book Tennessee’s Celebrated Case, published in 1958. Cowden’s basic account is factual, but he had the mistaken idea that the Perry Green Magness involved was Perry Green Magness (1796-1884) of DeKalb County, Tennessee. (Perry Green Magness of DeKalb County was actually a son of George, making him a younger first cousin of the Perry Green Magness involved in this case. See George Magness listing.)

Andrew Jackson was a friend of Patton Anderson, and he vowed that all three Magnesses would hang. Jackson appeared as a character witness for Anderson, but the Magnesses had hired the very able Felix Grundy as their attorney; he would one day be Attorney General of the United States. The trial is said to have lasted two weeks and had dozens of witnesses, but when the verdict was returned, David Magness was found guilty not of murder, but of manslaughter. He was sentenced to eleven months imprisonment and to have his left hand branded with the letter M, which was done.

Jonathan Magness was returned to jail to await his trial, which for various reasons was delayed until May 1812, when he was acquitted by the jury. David then had served his eleven months, but both were still in jail in Nashville. Good lawyers were expensive then, as they are now, and evidently legal charges had taken all the money and property of Jonathan Magness and his sons. When they were required to pay the court costs of some $800, they were unable to do so. They were then held in jail until they should pay. They applied to the Circuit Court to be discharged under the law for the relief of insolvent debtors, but were rejected and so faced the prospect of “perpetual imprisonment.” On September 9. 1812, both Jonathan Magness and his son David petitioned the Tennessee Legislature to release them. No record of action on these petitions was found in the Journal of the 1813 General Assembly, and exactly when the Magnesses were released is not now known.

Apparently all of them left Tennessee. Jonathan’s son Perry Green was in Arkansas in 1814, and on January 5, 1815, was appointed a justice of the peace in Independence County. Jonathan’s son David Magness, who was branded, apparently became a major in the militia in Arkansas, and on July 4, 1822, made an outstanding patriotic speech at the Independence County Grand Jubilee. (24) Jonathan Magness in 1817 was in Lawrence County, Missouri Territory; (25) in 1819 he was still in Missouri. By 1826 Jonathan was living in Independence Co., Arkansas, (26) where he apparently spent the remainder of his life. Little information is available to me on the children of Jonathan Magness and his wife Patty.

Those I have are:

I. David M. Magness, lived in Independence Co., Arkansas.

II. Perry Green Magness, married Mary ----- (possibly Mary Steele in 1807 in Tennessee), had several children, died in 1828 in Independence Co., Arkansas.

III. John Magness, who married and had descendants in White Co., Arkansas.

IV. William Magness

V. Morgan Magness, born December 18, 1796, died September 1, 1871. married first May 14, 1827 Kezziah Ann Elliott, second june 23, 1845 Susan Dunnigan, 5 children.

6. Zachariah Magness was probably born about 1759 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and appears to be the son of Peregrine Magness and wife Mary. More research needs to be done on Zachariah, but the records of Morgan District Superior Court of North Carolina reveals quite a bit. In 1789 Zachariah was convicted of raping Arabella Twity Magness, wife of his brother Joseph; She also accused Joseph of aiding and abetting the act. The papers of Morgan District Superior Court (in Bucked County?) show that on March 12, 1789, the sheriff of Rutherford County was commanded to seize 54 pounds and 9 shillings from the property of Zachariah Magness for debts and sossts in the Morgan Superior Court of Law and Equity “in that case expended whereof the said Zachariah Magmess is convicted and liable of record.” He was convicted, but his sentence has not been found at this time. In 1789, long prison terms were seldom given; the usual sentences were whipping, branding, or hanging. Was Zachariah executed? or did he receive other punishment and move away? His name has not been found further in the North Carolina records. No claim was made on the estate of his brother William Magness who died in 1816, so we assume that Zachariah had died without heirs by that time.

7. Samuel Magness was born about 1716, probably in Frederick County Virginia. he is thought to have married first about 1784 Mary Morgan, and second by 1800 Nancy Ragin. Nancy and Samuel signed a deed on 22 january 1800, recorded in Greenville Co., SC Deed Book E, page 405. By 1790 Samuel Magness was living in Greenville County, South Carolina with a son and two daughters; by 1800 he had five daughters and three sons. On 3 May 1792 Samuel had a land transaction recorded in Greenville County Deed Book C, page 436. Samuel was still living in Breenville County on December 19, 1817, when he sold his share of the William magness estate to his brother-in-law, John Roberts, for $625. (27) Nevertheless, he joined his three brothers in 1819 in a lawsuit over William’s personal property. (28) Samuel Magness is thought to have moved to Arkansas about 1828, first to Independence County, then to marion County. On 15 August 1829 he made a deed as Samuel Magness of the Territory of Arkansas, County of Independence. (29) Samuel Magness died in Marion County, Arkansas, in 1831. His wife Nancy died there in 1841. Samuel had several children by his two wives; some of their names are not known.

I. James Magness, b. 25 May 1789 South Carolina, died 2 Aug. 1872 Marion Co., Arkansas. married 22 July 1813 in South Carolina to Narcissa Barnett, b. 12 Feb. 1796 SC, died 26 May 1862 in marion Co., Arkansas.

II. Joseph Magness, born about 1790 South Carolina, died 1840’s Marion Co., Arkansas, married Martha (Patsy) Springfield in South Carolina.

III. Perry Green Magness, born about 1801 Greenville Co., SC, married Jane -----. Lived Union Co., Ga 1850, later in Polk Co., Tn., and died after 1880, probably in Fannin Co., Ga. (both James and Perry Green are mentioned as sons of Samuel Magness in Greenville Co., SC Deed Book Q, page 86.)

IV. Elizabeth (Betty) Magness born about 1810 SC, died 14 July 1889 in Independence Co., Arkansas, married there on 20 Sept. 1829 to Washington Bradley.

Other Possible children of Samuel:

V. David Y. Magness, born 1785 NC

VI. Mary Magness, married ------ Johnson.

VII. Robert Magness, born about 1809, possibly married Sally Wherle.

VIII. Daughter who married John Owens.

8. Robert Magness was born about 1763, probably in Frederick County, Virginia, and died June 22, 1837, in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Some think that his first Wife was Mary Wilson and that his second wife was Lydia Gamble. his wife at the time of his death was Sarah. During the 1790’s at least four of the Magness sons had difficulties with the legal authorities. Robert Magness at this time was tried for stealing a horse and acquitted, but later convicted of perjury. Not wishing to take the punishment (which could be quite harsh), Robert apparently

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APPENDIX TO PEREGRINE MAGNESS, JR., AND HIS WIFE MARY

January 1999

Additional Magness material was recently sent to me by Miles Philbeck of North Carolina, a Magness descendant who has done family research for many years. This material consisted mainly of photocopies of original Rutherford County, N.C. court documents. these were warrants, appearance bonds, depositions, etc., and apparently they existed only as loose papers which were not recorded in the record books. Most of them deal with the case in which Zachariah Magness was accused of raping Arabella Magness, wife of Joseph Magness.

I give a summary of these papers in more or less chronological order, followed by some further information on Joseph, George, and Robert Magness. These papers do give some possible indication as to how the Zachariah case was resolved; some questions are still left unanswered.

These papers indicate that not only Zachariah Magness, but William Alexander was also involved in the case with Arabella Magness. No explanation is given for Arabella being at the home of William Magness for several days without her husband, nor is any reason given for the parties involved being so fearful that the slaves of William Magness would hear them. (See Jan. 1788 depositions of Robert Wier.) Arabella made no accusation against her husband Joseph until a week after complaints against William Alexander and Zachariah Magness.

The final disposition of the case is still not entirely clear. On 16 January 1788, four justices of the peace of Rutherford County signed an order consigning Zachariah Magness, charged with rape and incest, to the jail of Morgan District Superior Court. However, this order was apparently superseded at the same term (Jan. 1788) of the Rutherford County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions when bond was made for Zachariah Magness. Zachariah made bond for 500 pounds to insure his appearance on March 1, 1788, at the Morgan Superior Court "to answer a charge of rape." Perry Magness and Elias Morgan were his sureties for 250 pounds each.

At the March 1788 term of the Morgan District Superior Court a true bill was returned, apparently by a grand jury, indicting "Zachariah Magness late of the county of Rutherford Labourer" for making an assualt "upon one Arabella Magness...forcibly to ravish and carnally know her..." However, it seems that Zachariah Magness himself did not appear at the March term of the Morgan District Superior Court. Consequently, on 12 March 1788, the clerk of Morgan District Court sent an order to the sheriff of Rutherford County to make known to Zachariah Magness, Peregrine Magness, and Elias Morgan "to appear before the judges of Morgan Superior Court" on September 1, 1788, to show cause if any why final judgment should not be had against them, causing Zachariah to forfeit 500 pounds and Perregrine Magness and Elias Morgan to forfeit 250 pounds each. The deputy sheriff made this know to them on 19 August 1788. So apparently Zachariah Magness did not appear in court on the charge of rape, and the sizable bond was forfeited. In all likelihood, Zachariah left the state in order to avoid the severe penalties which would have been imposed had he been found guilty. By not appearing for trial, he was not found guilty on the charge of rape. However, he had apparently earlier been found guilty of a lesser charge, now unknown, in the Morgan District Superior Court. On 12 March 1789 the clerk of Morgan Superior Court commanded the sheriff of Rutherford County to seize property of Zachariah Magness to the value of 54 pounds 9 shillings "which lately in Morgan Superior Court of Law & Equity the State recovered against him for debt & costs in that case expended whereof the said Zachariah Magness is convicted and liable as appears of record." (The sheriff reported that no goods were found by him.) This obviously was not the rape case, which involved a bond of 500 pounds. The sheriff found no property of Zachariah Magness; probably Zachariah had already left the county and the state. Where Zachariah went is not known, but apparently he had died without heirs by 1816, as neither he nor his heirs made any claim on the estate of his brother William Magness. Arabella Magness and William Alexander:

30 Oct. 1787. Rutherford Co., N.C., Warrant to bring William Alexander before Jno. Riggs, Justice of the Peace, to any lawful officer of Rutherford Co. Arrabella Magness, wife to Joseph Magness, complains on oath that said Alexander on Saturday, Oct. 20, did with force "enter into her bed where she lay at the house of William Magnesses" and attempted "to commit a Rape on her," and would have "if it had not been for Zachariah Magness who came & Prevented his bad & wicked intention." Also said Alexander on Oct. 26th "did come into the house of William Magness's and in the dead time of the said night did then and there come into her bed when she was asleep...[and] contrary to her will did then and there Feloniously Ravish her the said Arrabella"

6 Nov. 1787. Rutherford Co. N.C. Jno. Riggs, Justice of the Peace, to the sheriff of gaol [jail] keeper of Morgan District. Riggs sends "the body of William Alexander, apprehended for forceably commiting a Rape on the body of Arrabella Magness the wife of Joseph Magness on friday night the 26 of October last... him safely keep in the gaol...without Bale...fail not."
14 Jan. 1788.Rutherford Co., N.C. George More, Justice of the Peace. William Graham is security for 100 pounds for Arrabella Magness wife of Joseph Magness to appear on 1 March in Superior Court of Law & Equity to prosecute William Alexander for rape.

Zachariah Magness

30 Oct. 1787.Rutherford Co., N.C. Jno. Riggs, Justice of the Peace, to any lawful Officer of said County, warrant to bring Zachariah Magness before him or some other J.P. Arrabella Magness, wife to Joseph Magness, complains that on Saturday, Oct. 20th "Zachariah Magness did come in a forceable manner into her bed where she was alying and did violently make and assault and with force did then and there endeavour to Ravish her the said Arrabella, the first time he came in said night, and afterwards in the said night, he did come again into her bed, and when she awoke, did find him the said Zachariah Magness upon her and carnally aknowing of her, contrary to her knowledge 7 will..."
16 Jan. 1788. Rutherford Co., N.C. Jno. Riggs, Jas. Whiteside, Wm. Grant,and Stephen Willis, all Justices of the Peace, to the sheriff of Rutherford County and to the Gaoler of Morgan Superior Court & Gaol, "send you the body of the said Zachary Magness... him safely keep within the walls of your prison until he shall be thence Discharged by due course of law..." [No mention of bail] He is "charged with Rape and Incest by the oath of Arrabella Magness..."

at January Court 1788. Rutherford Co., N.C. Zachariah Magness is indebted to the State of North Carolina 500 pounds; debt to be void if he makes his personal appearance on March 1 at Morgan Superior Court "to answer a charge of Rape...& not depart thence without leave"


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Perry Magness, security, is indebted to State 250 pounds if Zachariah does not appear.
Elias Morgan, security, is indebted to State 250 pounds if Zachariah does not appear.

March term 1788. Morgan District, N.C., Superior Court of Law & Equity.
A true bill [from the grand jury. An indictment, meaning that the defendant must stand trial for this offense.] W. Avery, attorney for the state. "The Jurors for the State upon their oath, present that Zachariah Magness late of the County of Rutherford Labourer on the Night" of October 20, 1787, made an assault "upon one Arabella Magness wife of Joseph Magness... forcibly to ravish & carnally know her the said Arabella... against the peace & Dignity of the State.

January Court 1788. Rutherford Co., N.C. Deposition of Robert Wier.
"On a complaint Arrabella Magness wife of Joseph Magness against Zachariah Magness now under consideration of the court -- Incest & Rape.

Robert Wier maketh oath that he was at the house of William Graham Esquire about a week after the affair happened which is now the cause of complaint before the court. That after some other conversation passed, the above named Arrabella did not mention to him the deponent anything for her being ravished by Zac; Magness, but said words to this effect, that William Alexander and Zac: Magness had to do with her three times each in one night -- twice she was awake and four times asleep -- he the deponent asked the reason why she did not cry out for assistance. She answered that they, meaning Zac: and William, requested that she ought not to make a noise lest the negroes should hear her or them -- and further that she said that the first time William had to do with her she did cry out for Zachariah.
Sworn & signed in open court. "Robert Wier"

12 March 1788. William Erwin, clerk of Morgan District, to Sheriff of Rutherford Co., N.C. Make known to Zachariah Magness, Peregrine Magness, and Elias Morgan to "appear before the Judges of Morgan Superior Court" on Sept. 1 to show cause if any why final judgment should not be had against them and they forfeit for Zachariah 500 pounds and 250 pounds each for Peregrine and for Elias Morgan. Endorsed on the back: "August 19th... Maid known in the presence of John Roberts & John Ward by Me Yelvaton Nevill C shff"

12 March 1789. "To the Sheriff of Rutherford County, Greeting. We command you that of the goods and chattels Lands and Tenements of Zachariah Magness you make the sum of Fifty four Pounds Nine shillings which lately in Morgan Superior Court of Law & Equity the State recovered against him for debt & costs in that case expended whereof the said Zachariah Magness is convicted and liable as appears of record and have the said monies to pay into my office on the first day of September Next. Witness William Erwin clerk of said court at office the 12 day of March 1789."
[On the back.} "State vs. Magness to Morgan Sup. Ct. March 1789"
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Know goods found by me Heardford [?] D Shff

Know goods found by Robt. Irvine shff [Illegible date] 1789

7 November 1787. Rutherford Co., NC. Jno Rigg, Justice of the Peace to any Lawfull Officer of sd. County, warrant to bring Joseph Magness before him or any other J.P. to answer complaint of Arrabella Magness wife of Joseph Magness "that she has good cause to suspect that her husband Joseph Magness was present Aiding and Assisting or procuring her being Ravished by William Allexander on the night of the 26 of October last."
"Summons George Magness and Anneriter McCray for Evidence in the above case"

9 Nov. 1787. Jno. Riggs, J.P. Joseph Magness and John Magness, his security, make bond for 200 pounds each that "Joseph Magness should personally appear at our Next Superior Court to be held on the first day of March Next at the court House of Morgan District to Answer the Accusation of Arribella Magness his wife on Suspition of his procuring her being Ravished."

George Magness
12 Sept. 1789. Morgan District, NC. William Erwin, Clerk of Superior Court to sheriff of Rutherford Co., NC. George Magness made bond for 100 pounds and Peregrine Magness and John Magness, his securities, for 50 pounds each, on condition that George Magness appear in Superior Court "for Morgan District at Burke Court House' on Sept. 1. "They were solemnly called failled to appear" and judgment was entered against them for 200 pounds. They are to be notified to appear in Superior Court on March 1, [1790]
Endorsed on the back thus:
Jan. 27th 1790 Perygreen Magness notified in presence Thos. Harden and John Roberts. Robt. Irvine Shff
John Magness Notfd. in presence of Thom Coventon John Herod by me Robt. Irvine Shff
George Magness Notfd. in Presents of Thos. Camp and James Camp by me Robt. Irvine Shff

Robert Magness
7 January 1793. Rutherford Co., NC. Wm. Graham, Justice of the Peace, receives complaint of Robert Magness that William Tate does detain from him his lawful property, a bay horse with a blaze face.

10 January 1793. Wm. Graham, J.P., took depositions in the above case from Isaac Collins, Thomas Harrid, Jr., Jonathan Fouch, and John Fouch.
Deposition of George Magness:
"George Magness saith 25th Decbr. 1792 he & his brother Robert met William Tate Between his fathers & his house." At that time Robert Magness and Tate swapped horses, with Tate giving 6 pounds boot. If not satisfied, Magness could have his horse back within a week or ten days.
Signed George Magness
Wm Graham took bond of 20 pounds each from William Tate and his security James Burkendol. Also from Robert Magness, George Magness, Isaac Collins, and Thomas Harrid, Jr. All are to appear in Morgan Superior Court on March 1, 1793.

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End Notes

(1). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book Q, p. 218.

(2). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book NN, p. 522.

(3). Calendar of Maryland State Pagers, The Black Book, 1758-59, p. 137.

(4). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book RR, p. 44.

(5). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book RR, p. 231.

(6). Tryon Co., North Carolina Deed Book, 1, p. 51.

(7). Griffin, Clarance W., History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936. Asheville, 1937. Pages 10, 16, 18, and 27.

(8). Griffin, History, p. 122.

(9). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book M-Q, p. 241.

(10). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book R, pages 52, 54, 62, 64, 66, and 92.

(11). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 19, p. 16.

(12). Warren Co., Kentucky Will Book A, p. 16.

(13). Roster of North Carolina Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, page 42.

(14). Tryon Co., NC Deed Book 2, p. 31.

(15). Lincoln Co., NC Chancery Court of Equity, Magness suit, April 23, 1819.

(16). Same.

(17). Rutherford Co., NC, Deed Book 2, p. 31.

(18). Rutherford Co., NC, Deed Book J-L, p. 198.

(19). Lincoln Co., NC Chancery Court of Equity, 23 April 1819.

(20). Heritage of Cleveland County, Vol. I, p. 409.

(21). Arkansas Gazette, 21 March 1832.

(22). Rutherford Co., Nc Deed Book J-L, pages 224 and 407.

(23). Wilson County, Tennessee Deed Books B, p. 227 and C, p. 113.

(24). Shinn, Joseph H., Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1908, page ---.

(25). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 28, p. 36.

(26). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 36, p. 38.

(27). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 28, p. 160.

(28). Lincoln Co., NC Chancery Court of Equity, Magness suit, April 23, 1819.

(29). Greenville Co., South Carolina Deed Book Q. p. 223.

(30). Warren County, Kentucky Order Book B. p. 82.

(31). Rutherford County, Tennessee Deed Book B, p. 82.

(32). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 28, p. 106, and Lincoln Co., NC Chancery Court of Equity, Magness suit, 23 April 1819.

(33). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book J-L, p. 123.

(34). Warren Co., Kentucky Will Book A, p. 16.

(35). Warren Co., Kentucky Deed Book 5, p. 447.

(36). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 27, p. 383.

(37). Warren Co., Kentucky Order Book E, p. 123.

(38). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book 35, pages 221 and 224.

(39). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book R. p. 95.

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A prominent North Carolina Patriot as evidenced as one of forty-nine signatories of the Tryon Association's Statement (aka Tryon Resolves), August 14, 1775;

go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryon_Resolves

"An Association

The unprecedented,barbarous and bloody actions committed by the British Troops on our American Brethren near Boston on the 19th of April and 20th of May last ,together with the Hostile operations and Traiterous Designs now Carrying on by the Tools of Administerial Vengeance and Despostism for the subjugating all British America, suggest to us the painful necessity of having recourse to Arms for the preservation of those Rights and Liberties which the principles of our Constitution and Laws of god, Nature and Nations, have made it our duty to defend.

We, therefore, the Subscribers, Freeholders and Inhabitants of Tryon County do hereby faithfully unite ourselves under the most sacred ties of Religion, Honor and Love to Our Country, firmly to Resist force by force, in defense of our Natural Freedom and Constitutional Rights against all Invasions, and at the same time do solemnly engage to take up Arms and Risque our lives and fortunes in maintaining the Freedom of our Country, whenever the Wisdom and Council of the Continental Congress or our Provincial Convention shall declare it necessary, and this Engagement we will continue in and hold sacred till a Reconciliation shall take place between Great Britain and America on Constitutional principles, which we most ardently desire.

And we do firmly agree to hold all such persons Inimical to liberties of America, who shall refuse to subscribe to this Association. Signed by:

Perygren Mackness

Resolved that we will continue to profess all Loyalty and attachment to our Sovereign Lord, King George the Third, His Crown & Dignity, so long as he secures to us those Rights and Liberties which the principles of Our Constitution require. Signed by John Walker, Chairman."

Abstracted by David A. Hennessee from "The Annals of Lincoln County", pp., 20-21, by William L. Sherrill and re-published, 1972, by Regional Publishing Company, Baltimore,MD


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Abstracted from, "The House of Magness", by John B. Cowden, 1956, p. 7;


"In the name God Amen. I Perregreen Magnis of the County of Warren and the State of Kentucky being in a low state of health but in perfect sence and memory do constitute & appoint this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following (Viz.)
1st. My will is that all my just debts shall be paid. I then lend to my loving Wife Mary Magnis my whole Estate during her natural life and at the death of the said Mary Magnis she is to have the free & and voluntary
disposal thereof. Also my Will & and desire is that George Magins & Joseph Magnis shall by my whole & and soul Executor.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this the 8th day of May 1800.

Test. Perregreen Magnis (seal)
Wm. Black
John Black.
Probated July Court 1800

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20 Sep 2009:

http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/census/morgandis.txt

This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2

"Magnes, Peregreen 2,0,2,0,3"

1790 Census North Carolina
Rutherford County Morgan District

2 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
0 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years
2 of 3rd # free white females and head of families
0 of 4th # all other free persons
3 of 5th # slaves

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Re: Peregrine Magness

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Posted by: David Dunn dadunn@terranova.net Date: February 01, 2002 at 15:07:17

In Reply to: Re: Peregrine Magness by David Dunn of 592

Thanks and please do let us all know if you find anything new. I did follow up on the Frederick Co. reference when in DC in January. It occurs in the book "Hopewell Friends History" p. 18 where "Mary Magnus" and "Perrygren MackNess" are named as witnesses to the will of Nathaniel Thomas probated there in 1763. Iooked at every other Frederick Co. source at the DAR and LOC and found no other references to the Magness family. Now, Benjamin is certainly the son of Peregrine (Jr.) and Mary - his birth record appears in the parish records of Prince George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

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Posted by: Jeffrey L. Martin Date: June 08, 1998 at 16:43:15
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Well.. after reading EVERY post to this Magness Forum Page.. this is what I came up with. Please feel free to comment on any mistakes I've made. I'm interested in the Magness family that married into the Hamricks, Roberts and Martins in and around Rutherford/Cleveland Co. NC during the early 1800s.
Descendants of Perrygreen Magness

Generation No. 1

1. Perrygreen1 Magness was born Abt. 1722 in England, and died July 1800 in Warren Co. KY. He married Mary.

Children of Perrygreen Magness and Mary are:

2 i. Susannah2 Magness.
3 ii. William Magness, born 1765; died 1817.
4 iii. Joseph Magness, born 1768. He married Anna Belle Twitty August 03, 1787.
5 iv. Benjamin Magness, Sr., born 1772; died 1828 in Rutherford Co. NC. He married Nancy Elizabeth Mauney.
6 v. Sarah Magness, born February 16, 1772 in Tryon Co. NC; died October 16, 1828 in Lincoln Co. NC. She married John Morris Roberts, Col. Abt. 1790 in Rutherford Co. NC.
7 vi. George Magness, born 1774. He married Mary Durham.
8 vii. Jonathan Magness, born 1778. He married Elizabeth Staritt Abt. 1810.
9 viii. Robert Magness, born Abt. 1780.
10 ix. Patsy Magness, born 1782. She married David Preston July 02, 1997 in Lincoln Co. KY.
11 x. David Magness, born 1784.
12 xi. Morgan Magness, born Abt. 1791 in Tryon Co. NC.
13 xii. Sallie Magness, born Abt. 1794. She married William Hicks.

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Subject: Children of Perygren Mackness
Author: HarrietFrye
Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2000
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Don, I haven't been ignoring you. Since I left my message, I've realized there are considerably more than two versions of the list of Perygren Mackness' children. In fact, there seem to be almost as many versions as there are researchers. I think the best way to answer your question is to tell you which children I'm able to document, and which ones I'm still unconvinced about, and why.

First, I use "Perygren Mackness" for the patriarch of this North Carolina branch of the family because that's the way he spelled it when he signed the Old Tryon County Declaration of Independence. Several transcribed deed records from Old Tryon use the name "Magness," but as far as I can tell from Rutherford County records, Perygren himself always used the name "Mackness."

If we start with the fact that Perygren named George and Joseph as his sons in his will, then we can document some other family members for certain. When William Magness died in 1816, he left a large estate, and there's a lot of paperwork naming the siblings who were entitled to inherit. Here are the people in my records:

William, 1747-1816. Died in Lincoln County, NC. Although one record says he was married to Jane Onstott, I think the compiler of this record has confused him with one of his nephews from Arkansas. Apparently, Perygren's son William never married, which is why his siblings and their descendants were his heirs.

George. Most people seem to think he was a younger son, but I'm dubious. When William died in 1816, George's son Perry Green Magness was living in Indiana. He filed papers regarding William's estate, identifying himself as the son of George Magness, deceased. The 1820 census shows that he was already over 45 at the time, which means he was born before 1775. This means that George was probably born before 1755 and was an elder son, not a younger.

Perry Green Magness. Born about 1753 or 1754. He was 21 when he entered Revolutionary service in 1775. He died before 1785; his brother William was the administrator of his estate. Although we can't document that he was Perygren's son, it's hard to see who else he could have been, so I don't have any qualms about including him on the list.

Benjamin. His descendants always thought he was born about 1755, but they also said he was the second son. If so, he was probably a little older than they thought. His oldest son, Perry Green Magness, gave his age as 83 when he was enumerated in the 1850 census of Berrien County, Michigan, which would have given him a birth date of c.1767. He may have been a little off, but I still think Benjamin was probably born around 1749 or 1750.

Jonathan. Moved to Independence County, Arkansas. Filed papers regarding William's estate. I have no fix on his age, but he was having kids in the 1790's.

Robert. Everything I just said about Jonathan applies to him, too.

Samuel. Born in Maryland about 1761, according to nearly everybody. Filed papers regarding William's estate. You'll find some sources that claim Samuel's first wife was Ann Ware, but I think they're confusing him with one of his cousins from the branch that remained in Maryland.

Joseph. Moved to Kentucky with his father. Filed papers regarding William's estate.

Sarah. Supposedly born in 1772, which agrees with your records. Married Colonel John Roberts. Also an heir of William Magness, according to estate records.

There was one more heir in William's estate records that I can't pin down for certain: Perry Green Magness of Warren County, Tennessee, who was born in 1796. Some sources, including yours, claim that he was a late son of Perygren. At least one descendant claims that he was a son of George and supports this claim with quite a bit of documentation, but I keep coming up against the fact that George's son Perry Green was much older, was living in Indiana when William died, and filed a separate set of papers in the estate records.

The people who have been researching this Perry Green Magness don't agree on his parentage, but they all say he had a sister Sally, who married William Hicks and also moved to Warren County. This seems to argue against his having been a son of Perygren, whose daughter Sarah was still living when her brother William died in 1816. I'm wondering whether he might have been a grandson, rather than a son -- especially because I seem to be finding records of an extra George Magness who may have been a son of one of Perygren's sons. (Sorry to be so vague on this one; I'd have to dig through all my paper piles to find it, and it would be an ugly process!)

I've tentatively assigned one more son, James, to this family. All I know about James is that he died in Rutherford County, NC before July 1783 and that he was old enough to have an estate. A man named William Twitty, quite possibly related to Joseph Magness' wife Annabella Twitty, was one of the bondsmen in his estate records.

If there was a son named David, I haven't ever seen a trace of him, and he almost certainly wasn't living when William died in 1816. I've been wondering whether somebody has confused him with Jonathan Magness' son David, who served as his father's attorney in the estate of William.

Since I wasn't aware that anybody had assigned daughters named Patsy and Susannah to Perygren, I didn't think to look for their husbands' names in William's estate records. I'm wondering whether they might also have been grandchildren; a check of the North Carolina records might answer that question for us. In the case of Susannah, it would surprise me if she were Perygren's daughter, because she supposedly lived and died in Rutherford County, yet none of Benjamin Magness' descendants include her in their records of Benjamin's siblings. Patsy supposedly married in Kentucky in 1797; if I had to guess, I'd theorize that she was a daughter of either George or Joseph.

I've been wondering whether some of these "extra" children (Susannah, George, and one or two others I can't pin down) might actually have been the children of Peregrine Magness, Jr. He was about 30 when he died, but we don't seem to know anything definitive about his family. I've even seen one message claiming that he, and not his father, was the person who married Sarah Hamrick. (The Hamricks are a whole different story -- most researchers of this line have concluded that George Hamrick and Nancy Cook, whoever they might have been, had nothing to do with anything.)

I've seen at least one record that includes another supposed son, Zachariah. Again, I can only say that I haven't seen a trace of anybody by this name in this generation of Magnesses.

I hope I've clarified things a little, rather than confusing them utterly. Maybe, if we all get our heads together, we can straighten some of this stuff out.

Birth:
Map & History of Prince George's County ...http://bit.ly/VOUm5X

Peregrine married Mary Naylor in ~1745 in (Prince George's County, Maryland). Mary (daughter of James Naylor and Ann Jones) was born in 1725 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died after 1800 in (Prince George's County, Maryland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Magness (Naylor)
Birthdate: 1725
Birthplace: Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Death: after circa 1800
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Naylor, Sr.
Wife of Perrigreen Magness, Jr.
Mother of Sarah Roberts
Half sister of Johanna Birkhead; George Naylor; James Naylor; Joshua Naylor; Ann Davis and 5 others
Managed by: LP
Last Updated: May 24, 2018
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No, this James Naylor was born 1688 and died 2nd May 1769 in Maryland. He was the son of George Naylor (the immigrant) and Elizabeth. Lots of Ancestry trees, not all correct or up to date. This info regarding the Magness link has only just come to light and does not appear on any tree. I have attached a copy of Ann (Jones) Naylors will probated by son Samuel in 1779. Daughter Mary Naylor (Magness) is named in the will.

On 12 April 2013 21:09, wrote:

Hello Barrie.

Thanks for the update. Would this possibly be the same James Naylor:

http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I29293&tree=hennessee


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Subject: Proposed Change: Family: Peregrine Magness/Mary (F1556)

Proposed Change: Family: Peregrine Magness/Mary (F1556)
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Description: Peregrines wife Mary in all probability was Mary Naylor daughter of James Naylor & Ann Jones. Named in the will of Ann (Jones) Naylor in 1779.

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Re: ACHILLES DURHAM
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Post Date:September 29, 1998 at 18:10:29
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not the right mary polly this mary married george magness ,son of perrygreene magness and sarah hamrick married george magness oct 1794 linclon co n.c.
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Re: Hamrick

Posted by: Harriet Frye Date: January 30, 2000 at 15:54:15

In Reply to: Re: Hamrick by Nancy Clark of 384

Nancy, I'm trying to find out more about Sarah Hamrick, the first wife of Perygren Mackness, whose family moved to the Mecklenburg/Old Tryon County, NC area in the 1760's. Tradition among the North Carolina families is that Sarah was the daughter of George Hamrick and Nancy Cook, but I've seen a variation that says she was the daughter of Moses Bridges Hamrick. Do you know anything about any of this?

Also, do you know anything about the claim by Rev. Jones, who wrote the old book about this family, that the George Hamrick who married Nancy Cook was the same George Hamerich who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1731? After looking at the records of these two men, I think Rev. Jones might have been guessing.

Anything you can tell me about George and Nancy would be helpful. Thanks.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina
• Residence: 1783, Rutherford County, North Carolina

Notes:

According to family tradition, the Durhams were descended from the Durhams who were the Lairds of Grange in Forfarshire, Scotland. The original charter was granted in 1322 by Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, to Sir William Durham, who became the first Laird of Grange.

Robert Lee Durham said that his great-great-grandfather, Achilles Durham, was born in Virginia. Kate Durham, Achilles' great-granddaughter, said that he was born in England and came to Virginia as an infant with his parents.

In 1995, Marla Goodrich said she heard Achilles was in Lunenburg County, Virginia, prior to coming to North Carolina.

Achilles Durham moved from Virginia with his mother, Elizabeth Cates Durham, to the Haw River settlement of Orange County, North Carolina. There he married a widow, Mrs. Mary Cates Hardin, in 1770. In 1783, they moved to what is now Cleveland County, North Carolina, almost exactly on the line between Lincoln and Rutherford Counties.

Achilles' mother died in Rutherford County and was buried near where the present town of Shelby was later located. After the death of his first wife who was the mother of all his children, Achilles married Edith Hicks on March 21, 1806. They moved to South Carolina and settled in what is now Spartanburg County. Achilles died there and was buried at Buck Creek Baptist Church, which is a few miles north of Spartanburg.

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20 Sep 2009:

http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/census/morgandis.txt

This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2

"Durhan, Kellis 2,2,5,0,0"

1790 Census North Carolina
Rutherford County Morgan District

2 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
2 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years
5 of 3rd # free white females and head of families
0 of 4th # all other free persons
0 of 5th # slaves

21 Apr 2012: Found this interesting research on Achilles' antecedents which runs contrary to current DURHAM ancestry... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donnykrun/Richard_Durham_Research.htm

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I have numbered the generations and put a little information about these 11 generations of Durhams.I have siblings for some of these Durhams and more extensive notes, especially about problems resulting from information from different people.I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this information, as I got it from at least four different sources.If you want the complete file, email me at mdr36@gnt.net.Can you give me birth, marriage, and death dates forAchilles and his siblings?I’m hoping to connect Achilles to my DURHAMs.Thanks.

1. William DURHAM. Born About 1322.Died during the reign of Prince David Bruce who reigned until 1371.
2. Michael DURHAM. Born About 1397.
3. John DURHAM. Born About 1457.
4. Thomas DURHAM. Born About 1480.
5. John DURHAM. Born About 1507.
6. Alexander DURHAM. Born After 1525. Minder of the Royal Mint.Married Janet ERSKINE, daughter of John ERSKINE, Baronof Dun.Living in 1525. 6th Baron of Grange.
7. William DURHAM. Born About 1554. Ancestor of the DURHAMs of the Grange. 7th Lord of Grange
8. William DURHAM. Born About 1609. 8th Lord of Grange
9. William DURHAM. Born After 1609. 9th Laird of Grange (Durham 1990).
10. William DURHAM. Born Before 1700 in England. Died inVA.He married Elizabeth CATES. Born Before 1710. Died in Cleveland Co., NC.
11. Achilles DURHAM. Born About 1750 in England?/NC?/VA?. Died About 1810, buried in Buck Creek Ch.Cem., Spartanburg, SC.He first married Mary Unica CATES, 1770 in Orange Co., NC.Born Before 1755 in VA. Died Before 1806 in Cleveland,Rutherford Co., NC.

1. William DURHAM. Born About 1322.Died during the reign of Prince David Bruce who reigned until 1371.
2. Michael DURHAM. Born About 1397.
3. John DURHAM. Born About 1457.
4. Thomas DURHAM. Born About 1480.
5. John DURHAM. Born About 1507.
6. Alexander DURHAM. Born After 1525. Minder of the Royal Mint.Married Janet ERSKINE, daughter of John ERSKINE, Baronof Dun.Living in 1525. 6th Baron of Grange.
7. William DURHAM. Born About 1554. Ancestor of the DURHAMs of the Grange. 7th Lord of Grange
8. William DURHAM. Born About 1609. 8th Lord of Grange
9. William DURHAM. Born After 1609. 9th Laird of Grange (Durham 1990).
10. William DURHAM. Born Before 1700 in England. Died in VA.He married Elizabeth CATES. Born Before 1710. Died in Cleveland Co., NC.
11. Achilles DURHAM. Born About 1750 inEngland?/NC?/VA?. Died About 1810, buried in Buck Creek Ch.Cem., Spartanburg, SC.He first married Mary Unica CATES, 1770 in Orange Co., NC.Born Before 1755 in VA. Died Before 1806 in Cleveland,Rutherford Co., NC. His name is spelled Akillis in some NC records (North Carolina Marriages 1717-1868, Hunting for Bears).

His name is spelled Akillis in some NC records (North Carolina Marriages 1717-1868, Hunting for Bears).

Shirley CARTER says he was born in VA, and came to the Haw River settlement of Orange Co., NC with his widowed mother, Elizabeth, while in his youth.About 1783, Achilles came to Rutherford Co., NC along with his mother, wife and children; they settled near the Lincoln/Rutherford Co., line where present-day Shelby is. His mother died there. His wife, Mary, died shortly after 1800.

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RockyIII@aol.com. (prob. Rocky Strickland).

Info from a letter to Melvin DURHAM from Shirley CARTER, Rt. 5, Box 208C, Andalusia, AL 36420.

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Achilles Durham & Mary Cates

ACHILLES DURHAM married MARY CATES. He was the son of ELIZABETH CATES and possibly WILLIAM DURHAM.

Some interesting reading on this family:

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DURHAM/2001-06/0993659926

From: RockyIII@aol.com
Subject: Re: Durham family in Rutherford Co., NC
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:38:46 EDT


Greg,

Welcome to the list! The Achilles Durham (1825-1901) you mentioned who was married to Amelia Beam (1823-1900) was the son of Lemuel Newton Durham (1798-1881) and Temperance Scruggs (1802-1887). Lemuel was a son of Charles Alexander Durham (1773-1850) and Patience Davis (1772-1862). Charles was a son of Achilles Durham (ca. 1740 - ca. 1814)

I believe Elizabeth Durham (1779-1846), wife of Berryman Hicks (1778-1839)and mother of Artimency Hicks Lovelace (1813-1854), was the daughter of Achilles Durham (ca. 1740 - ca. 1814) and Mary Cates. I have the children of Achilles Durham and Mary Cates as follows:

Charles Alexander Durham (1773-1850)
Sarah Durham
Mary "Polly" Durham
Richard Durham (1777-1844)
Elizabeth Durham (born 1-31-1779 Orange Co., NC, died 4-24-1846 Spartanburg Co., SC)

Achilles Durham, supposedly as a youth, moved from Virginia with his mother,Elizabeth Cates, to the Haw River settlement of Orange County, North Carolina. There he married a widow, Mrs. Mary Cates Hardin, in 1770. He was listed in the 1779 Orange County tax roll.

In 1783, Achilles moved to what is now Cleveland County, North Carolina,almost exactly on the line between Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, bringing his mother, wife, and children.

Achilles Durham purchased 200 acres of land from Jonathan Davis on December 21, 1791 for 50 pds., and he sold the land to John Lindsey on October 8, 1792, for 60 pds. (Chatham County, NC, deed records).

There are two Durhams listed as heads of households in the 1790 census of would have included his mother. William Durham was listed in the 14th Company, Morgan District, with himself and one son over 16, and two women in the family.

Achilles' mother died in Rutherford County and was buried near where the present town of Shelby was later located. After the death of his first wife who was the mother of all his children, Achilles married Edith Hicks on March 21, 1806.

In "Rutherford County, North Carolina Abstracts of Wills, 1779-1822," p. 52,abstracted and compiled by Carolina Heath Davis, an Edith Durham received 10 shillings as the daughter of Richard Hicks. Two grandchildren with the surname Hicks also inherited.

On January 23, 1801, Achilles Durham purchased 100 acres of land on both David Forrester for $100. Witnesses were Beryman Hicks and David Cantrell. The witness oath was dated March 4, 1802, and signed by Beryman Hicks. The 330-332).

On December 9, 1809, Achiles Durham of Rutherford County, North Carolina, sold 100 acres of land on the waters of Buck Creek to Daniel Cantrell of Spartanburg District, South Carolina, for $140. Witnesses were John Martin, John Blackwell, and Dicy Hicks. The witness oath was dated August 18, 1812, and signed by John Blackwell. The deed was recorded on April 6, 1813 (Spartanburg County, SC, Deed Book N, 282-283).

In the 1810 census of Rutherford County, an "Acles" Durham was listed as head were also three children listed, the youngest under 10.

Achilles was buried at Buck Creek Baptist Church, which is a few miles north established by 1815, at which time he was not listed as a member. This would put Achilles' death sometime around 1813-1815.

Robert Lee Durham, a great-great-grandson of Achilles Durham, wrote an Thursday, April 30, 1936. He wrote, "I visited the Buck Creek Baptist Church and cemetery a few years ago; and found there are many unmarked graves in it; of this first Achilles Durham."

Rocky Strickland
http://members.aol.com/rockyiii


http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donnykrun/Richard_Durham_Research.htm

Here are the two original family accounts. This is the first Durham story.

Another old original document was written by Robert L. Durham who was a decendent to Achilles Durham. This clipping appeared in the Forrest City, North Carolina Courier Thursday, April 30, 1936. "The first Achilles Durham, who moved into Rutherford County about the year 1783, came from Virginia, bringing with him his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Cates."

After years of searching for the illusive Elizabeth Cates let me share my findings. Throughout the world in the early 1700s there were only four places to find an Elizabeth Cates. In Norfolk, England, New Hampshire, Virginia with the Robert Cates family, and in Beaufort, North Carolina. If you believe the story that Elizabeth Cates was the mother of Achilles and Matthew Durham then you are looking for a person born between 1700-1715. Keep in mind also, that for practical purposes, Elizabeth Cates would have had been able to have children for a twenty year period. You then have to ask the question where were the other children? There were several women with name Elizabeth Cates, all born in that range between 1700-1715. The only problem, they all married someone other than a Durham and appear to have lived somewhere other than where we find Achilles and Matthew lived. A similar analysis was done with the names Margaret, Betty, and Rachel Cates. None of these names matched the Durham family story but were used with a high degree of frequency during this time. With all the information that has been gathered on the Robert Cates, Sr. family, there seems to be no child by that name either. Later generations give us several Elizabeth Cates, but none that could be the mother of Achilles or Matthew Durham.

"They came from the Haw River Settlement in Orange County, North Carolina where Achilles married Mrs. Mary Hardin, and their son, Charles Alexander Durham and presumably their oldest son, Richard Durham was born. To them was born a daughter, Elizabeth whether in Orange County or after they moved to what is now Cleveland County, but were at that time almost exactly near the line between Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. In this Lincoln--Rutherford home Elizabeth Cates Durham, mother of Achilles died and was buried in about a mile and one half of where Shelby was afterwards located."

Keep in mind that Elizabeth Cates died around 1783. This is important because it fits with our timeline for her birth and child bearing years. "After the death of his first wife (Mrs. Mary Hardin) who was the mother of his children, Achilles Durham married another widow, Mrs. Edith Hicks, on 21 March, 1808; after which they moved to South Carolina and settled in what is now Spartanburg County. Then Achilles died and was buried at Buck Creek Baptist Church which is eight miles north of Spartanburg."

A note on Achilles and the Buck Creek Baptist Church. Achilles died in about 1813 and there are land transactions showing that he donated land to the Church. Actual Church records and the formation of the Church took place in 1715. This has been confirmed by my visiting Buck Creek Baptist Church on several occasions.

Let's look at what can be gleaned from this story. A women named Elizabeth Cates existed. There are no birth records, and no account of who Matthew and Achilles' father was in this account. So what can we deduce? Elizabeth was not really the mother of Achilles and Matthew, or she was some other relationship to them. Keep that idea in the back of your mind.

Here is the second Durham story. The earliest known reference to the Durhams of Scotland can be found in a manuscript entitled, History of Nathaniel Evans of Cat Fish Creek and his Decedents, by James Daniel Evans in 1905. It appears that Cicero A. or C.A. Durham provided the original information. (He would be almost five generations separated from the first Achilles Durham.) Durham Excursus.*

Major Solon A. Durham was the oldest son of Charles Crawford and Eunice Jane (Evans) Durham of Shelby, N.C. Charles Crawford Durham was born 20th February, 1820, and died 1st August, 1897. He saw service through the Civil War for the South. He was the son of Charles Alexander Durham, born 5th June, 1773; died 13th March, 1853; married 31st January, 1793. Patience, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Davis, who was born 24th December, 1731; married Rebecca ___________, born 25th October, 1741. Capt. Davis was prominent in the forces of the Revolution. The father of Charles A. Durham was Achilles Durham, Esquire, of Haw River, North Carolina, and was born about 1720. He was brought as an infant by his father, William, from England. He married Mrs. Catharine Hardin. His father, William, was lineally descended from William, 9th Laird of Grange. ( Since I Was Born, written by a descendent of Achilles Durham, Robert L. Durham very clearly states that his ancestor came from Forfar, Dundee Scotland).

This story is more appealing to me than the first. It has more truth, and yet makes less sense. I'll explain this as we go along. Many researchers have pointed to a Thomas Durham as a potential father to the boys. And then there is the Thomas Durham who married Margaret Peggy Lindsey. Let me stop and review what we have on him. Thomas is thought to be born in Durham, England in 1695-96. The problem I have on him is that we have birth records dating back to the 1200s in England, and yet there is no specific date for his birth. This is the same problem I have with the 1720 date associated with the second story of Achilles Durham's birth. And if by some chance Thomas and Achilles, and Matthew were Scottish, then we should see them also with a real month, day, year date in the very good Scottish Records. Another point that makes Durham research difficult in Scotland are the many variations of the spelling Durham: Durham, Dirram, Dorham, Dunholme, Durame, Dureame, Dureham, Duren, Dirom, Dyrham, Durhame, and Durrame. I have encountered each during my research with the Scottish Records Office.

One conclusion is that the Durhams came from Ireland where records were lost. Another conclusion is that these individuals were born in wilderness areas of America where just no records existed. In Thomas case, I believe he was born in England around 1700-1705. With Achilles being born in 1720 and we know he died in 1813, well you do the math, 93 years. Possible, not likely. From 1740 to 1770 what was Achilles doing, and where were all the children he might have had during this time? In the years 1720-1722 there are no know records of William Durham on a ship manifest.

… It is my firm belief that Matthew and Achilles were also orphaned. They were raised by the Cates family in Virginia and later North Carolina. This is evidenced by the name "Richard" Durham taken from the Robert Cates', Sr. family. Later, we see that Achilles marries a Cates.

Elizabeth Pugh, wife of Robert Cates, Sr. helped to raise the boys. They did farm work, then learned surveying skills (Chain Carriers) as evidenced by land transactions uncovered by Dr. Banks Cates. In 1770 Achilles is still surveying and searching for iron ore on the Yadkin River. (Quaker Meeting House near) Elizabeth Pugh also outlived Robert Cates and probably died around 1783.

And it is from this Cates-Durham relationship born out of hardship and survival that we see how they call Elizabeth Cates their mother, which is a connection that no one could prove. Look at the tons of Cates notes provided by Dr. Banks Cates which show the Cates family migration from Virginia to Orange County, North Carolina. It is clear that Durham and Cates became interconnected through their Quaker faith. And if you follow the locations where you find the Durham and Cates families you will see the southern migration patterns of the Quakers. Researchers will note that the Cheek family who intermarry with the Durhams were also Quakers that migrated to Orange County, North Carolina. And the very first time we see Achilles Durham as an adult, he is surveying near the Yadkin River, home to many of the Quakers who migrated from Pennsylvania.

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/durham/699/
His name is spelled Akillis in some NC records (North Carolina Marriages 1717-1868, Hunting for Bears).

His name is spelled Akillis in some NC records (North Carolina Marriages 1717-1868, Hunting for Bears).

Shirley CARTER says he was born in VA, and came to the Haw River settlement of Orange Co., NC with his widowed mother, Elizabeth, while in his youth. About 1783, Achilles came to Rutherford Co., NC along with his mother, wife and children; they settled near the Lincoln/Rutherford Co., line where present-day Shelby is. His mother died there. His wife, Mary, died shortly after 1800.

Shirley CARTER says he was born in VA, and came to the Haw River settlement of Orange Co., NC with his widowed mother, Elizabeth, while in his youth. About 1783, Achilles came to Rutherford Co., NC along with his mother, wife and children; they settled near the Lincoln/Rutherford Co., line where present-day Shelby is. His mother died there. His wife, Mary, died shortly after 1800. Research: Kenneth L. Durham 1990.

end of biography

Achilles married Mary Unica 'Unicy' Cate in 1771 in Orange County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Thomas "Road Tom" Cate and Elizabeth Ann Fussell) was born in 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina; died on 13 Nov 1794 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Residence: 1753, Orange County, North Carolina, a British Colony in America
• Residence: 1810, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

"Moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina as a small child with his parents, later to South Carolina and there died shortly after his father, leaving no will recorded in the records of that county. It was about the time of his death that most of the Warren County, Tennessee, families came over and settled. His descendants most all came between 1804 and 1824 to that section.

Abraham married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown. His second wife was a Miss ____ Watson of South Carolina. He served as a Revolutionary Soldier in the Salisbury District, North Carolina. He owned land on Buck Creek in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and was a member of the Buck Creek Baptist Church, located three and one-half miles from Mayo, South Carolina, Spartanburg, County...Abraham was one of the executors of his father's estate.

His name is on the pay rolls of the soldiers in the the auditor's office at Raleigh, North Carolina. He is shown in the census of 1790 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, having moved there shortly before.

He died after 1814 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. No will is recorded there nor is there any record showing the exact date or year of his death. He drops from the church record in 1815. He and his two wives had:"


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FAMILY OF CAPT. ABRAHAM CANTRELL 1744-1814
Posted by: Mildred Clark (ID *****4279) Date: June 06, 2008 at 14:56:01
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After posting the documentations for BARTON LOVELACE, first husband of LUCY WATSON, I had to revise my own direct line back to Capt. Abraham Cantrell and his first wife ??? ??? because he didn't marry Lucy Watson Lovelace until after 1786. This is what I now have.

Comments are welcome along with any other proofs or information. John "Johnny Flat" Cantrell's mother wasn't Lucy Watson Lovelace. I need any information for his full siblings Thomas and Richard. Mildred Seburn Clark
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Descendants of Abraham Cantrell, Capt.

Generation No. 1

1. Abraham5 Cantrell, Capt. (John4, Joseph3, Richard2 Cantrill, ???1) was born Abt. 1744 in Christiana Hundred,nr Wilmington, New Castle Co, PA (now Del.), and died Abt. 1814 in Prob Spartanburg Co, SC. He married (1) ??? ??? Bet. 1769 - 1770 in prob Orange Co, NC. She was born in prob Orange Co, NC, and died Abt. 1782. He married (2) Lucy Watson Abt. 1787. She was born Abt. 1744.

Notes for Abraham Cantrell, Capt.:
per: #4 Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy by Christie 1938 pages 8 & 9; DAR #608378; Tennessee Cousins by Worth S. Ray 1966 p 548 (Fayetteville, AR library).

Abraham Cantrell was born New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Wilmington, Delaware). He moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina as a small child with his parents. He moved later to South Carolina and died there shortly after his father leaving to will recorded. About the same time he died, most of his children settled Warren County, Tennessee from South Carolina, coming about 1804 to 1824 to that section.

Abraham married twice to:

m1_______________?
m2Lucy Watson of South Carolina.

Abraham Cantrell was a Revolutionary Soldier in Salisburg District, North Carolina. He was a member of Buck Creek Church in Spartanbrug South Carolina.

Abraham Sr. moved to No Carolina with parents. He served in the Rev. War from Salisbury District and appears on pay rolls of NC soldiers in auditor's office in Raleigh. Traditions says that he was a captain. After the Rev. War he moved with his siblings to Spartanburg County, South Carolina. the 1790 Census lists him as head of the family having 2 sons over 16, 2 sons under sixteen and one daughter. In 1792 he purchased 192 acres on Buck Creek. In 1803 he was one of the administrators of father John Cantrell's estate.
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Warren G. Cantrell sent Family Group Record to Mildred Dotterer 18 Jan 1999: 9 pages of John Caskey descendants:

Sarah Cantrell b 1794 96th Dist SC d 1870 De Kalb co, TN in the 1850-1860 1870 census of DeKalb Co, TN is the dau of CAPTAIN Abraham Cantrell b 1744 and Lucy Lovelace nee WATSON b abt 1744. She married 1810 John Durham and was apparently married to a Mr. Lovelace before she married Captain Abraham Cantrell.

Warren G. Cantrell (now deceased)
1913 Willowbend Dr.
Killeen, TX 76543
(254) 699-2143
(Wgcantrell@aol.com)
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Marriage Notes for Abraham Cantrell and Lucy Watson:
Date of marriage to Lucy Watson of 1785 is from David Hennessee. It would have been after 1786 when charges were brought against Barton Lovelace, Lucy's first husband. He supposedly drowned in the Potomac Rive. No proof. William Cantrell drowned in the Potomac River during the Revolutionary War.

Children of Abraham Cantrell and ??? ??? are:

2 i. THOMAS CANTRELL.

3 ii.RICHARD CANTRELL, born March 10, 1771 in Orange (now Rockingham) Co, NC; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Warren Co, TN. He married Constance Bethel February 18, 1794 in Spartanburg Co, SC; born October 22, 1776 in Guilford (now Rockingham) Co, NC; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Franklin Co, IL.

4 iii.JOHN "Johnny Flathead" CANTRELL, born 1773 in VA or NC; died Aft. October 1855 in Warren Co, TN. He married Mary Adkins 1793 in Spartanburg Co, SC; born 1774 in Spartanburg Co, SC; died Aft. October 1850 in Warren Co, TN.

Notes for John "Johnny Flathead" Cantrell:
"Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy by Christie 1938 pages 15 & 16.
John "Johnnie Flat" Cantrill moved to Tennessee.
Records are at McMinnville in Warren County, Tenn from 1824 to 1855.
Land grants are on the North side of Sink Creek.

P. 14: ...a son John ("Johnny Flat" Davis) born 1773 NC moved with parents to Spartanburg, SC where he married Mary Adkins and had a large family. He moved to Tennessee settling in Warren County, on Sink Creek in a section later called DeKalb County, Tennessee.

John "Jackie" Davis (son of John "Johnny Flat Davis and Mary Adkins), is listed in error as JACKSON. "Jack" is a nickname for John. In another account he has a middle name of LEWIS.

Occupation: farmer.

He moved with his parents to Spartanburg Co, SC near Mayo, where he married and had a large family. He moved to Tennessee by 1810 and settled in Warren County on Sink Creek which became a part of DeKalb County-Christie
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BIOGRAPHY: Settled in Spartanburg Co., SC, where he was called "Johnny Flat" to distinguish him from the other John Cantrells in the area. Moved to TN perhaps about 1810. Records at McMinnville, Warren Co., TN from 1824-1855 of grants of land made to him on the north side of Sink Creek.

John Cantrell [Parents] "Johnny Flat" 1 was born in 1773 in , , NC, USA. He died in , , TN, USA. He married Mary Adkins estimated 1793.

[Notes]
Mary Adkins was born about 1775 in , Spartanburg, SC, USA. She died in , , TN, USA. She married John Cantrell estimated 1793.

They had the following children:

M i Abraham Cantrell
F ii Elinda (Nellie) Cantrell
F iii Melissa Cantrell was born estimated 1797.
M iv Sampson Cantrell was born in 1799.
F v Syrena Cantrell
M vi Madison Cantrell was born about 1805.
M vii William Riley Cantrell
There are further notes on: Abraham, Elinda (a/k/a Elender md John Lewis Davis of DeKalb Co, TN, son of David Davis, Jr. and Rebecca McMechen, dau of William McMechen), Syrena, William Riley Cantrell
Source: http:www.strutton.org/strutton_database/allfamily/pafg120.htm#3260 from William Chilton June 3, 2003
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The following letter was written by Nancy Strother Smith (Mrs. J. W. Lee), daughter of Rebecca Maizie Davis Smith, dau. of John Lewis Davis and Ellender "Nellie" Cantrell of DeKalb Co, TN. Rebecca Maizie Davis was the family Historian from the time she was a child until she died. She married James W. Lee. Nancy Strother Smith Lee gave each of her three children a copy of her journal. James W. Lee, Jr.'s Journal was passed down to James W. Lee, III who has posted items on the DeKalb County site on usgenweb. Nancy sent the letter to Jerry L. Cantrell who died in the automobile crash on his way to be married in Las Vegas. Jerry's things went to various family members. Warren G. Cantrell ended up with some of the letters and Ann Goszinski, aunt of Sandy Wainwright ended up with some of them. Most valuable to Mildred I. Seburn Clark is the following letter to Jerry L. Cantrell from Nancy Strother Smith Lee (Mrs. J. W. Lee). Sandy Wainwright gave me what is below:

The letter:

Now John, Called "Johnny Flathead", married Mary Adkins. Their children were:

Sampson, Madison, Abraham,, William Riley, Serene and Nellie, my grandmother.

Sampson married and took his family to Alabama. Madison married Nellie Cantrell and went to Mississippi and had six children. They were: Jane, Nancy, Robert, John, Elizabeth, and Melissa Cantrell.
Abraham married Jennie Robbs, no doubt about that! Their children were:
Collins, John, Jefferson (who married ms. West), William (who married Sallie Mullican), eight children, Sallie married Mr. Wilkerson. I knew their son Cleve Wilkerson and went to school with his children.
Susan married Tom Cantrell. Lissie (Melissa) married Richard Cantrell. Tom and Richard were brothers, and were sons of Peter and Polly Cantrell. They were also brothers-in-law to Alex Davis, (my mother's brother). Alex Davis and his father-in-law went with their families to Dade County, Mo., when they were young. Alex Davis made two visits back to Smithville, and died in Missouri at 100 years old.

A daughter of John and Mary Adkins Cantrell was Nellie Cantrell, my grandmother. She married John (Jackie) Lewis Davis. I never heard my grandmother called by the name you mentioned. Everyone called her Nellie. My grandparents were both born in Spartanburg, SC and Rebecca, my mother, and her sister Amanda, were both born in Tennessee. My grandparents both lived to be 87 years old, and both died in an accident. They raised 12 children to be up in years, and never had a doctor in the house. (Strong and Healthy). I have a nephew, James Carlyn Moore who is one of the men at Pepperdine College, Los Angeles. You may meet him sometime. If you should, tell him that you and he are kin. I appreciate all that you sent me. I hope that you will write again and tell me about your family. Anything you will write will be of interest to me. Give my respects to your grandfather. Sincerely, Your cousin,
Mrs. J. W. Lee (Nancy Strother Smith)
Author of the letter: The letter was sent to my uncle Jerry Cantrell in the early 1960s........My aunt's name is Goskini......she doesn't post anything.....But she has thousands of pieces of papers, wills. Letters etc............I found IDA married twice.....and another kid, but can't read the name...
from Sandy Wainwright to Mildred I. (Seburn) Clark Oct, 2002. Sandy said her uncle Jerry had planned to do a book in the 1960's but died before he could. His papers then were divided among the family and Warren G. Cantrell received part of them.
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Rebecca Davis Smith died in 1931. Nancy Strother Davis Lee was her daughter. John "Johnny Flathead" Cantrell was the father of Ellenor "Nellie" Cantrell who married John Lewis "Jackie" Davis. . Tom, Richard and Druzilla E. Cantrell were the children of Peter Cantrell and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Davis, sister of John Lewis "Jackie" Davis. I have a paper copy of a photo of Rebecca Davis and her children from John Gray Davis-Mildred I. Seburn Clark.


Children of ABRAHAM CANTRELL and LUCY WATSON LOVELACE are:

5i. ABRAHAM CANTRELL, born 1789 in VA or SC; died 1846 in Warren Co (now DeKalb), TN. He married Sarah Durham 1813 in Spartanburg, SC.

Notes for Abraham Cantrell:
http://www.dmitchelljones.org/can4.htm has a site for Cantrell, Mullican, and other lines.



6 ii. WATSON CANTRELL, born 1790 in VA or Spartanburg Co, SC; died January 25, 1870 in DeKalb Co, TN. He married Mary Elizabeth Martin Abt. 1814 in prob Spartanburg Co, SC; born Bet. 1793 - 1795 in NC or Spartanburg Co, SC; died October 25, 1860 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for Watson Cantrell:
Watson Cantrell helped organize the new DeKalb county in Tennessee. Occupation: farmer, $1200 land value.
Warren G. Cantrell: Watson Cantrell moved to Tenn between 1814 and 1824. In 1824 he received a grant of land on Sink Creek in a part of Warren Co, TN that is now in DeKalb Co, TN.

Watson Cantrell, 15 Jan 1870 is his date of death- Mildred I. Seburn Clark had.
Watson Cantrell date of death 25 Jan 1870-date of by Sandy Wainwright

7 iii. ELIZABETH CANTRELL, born Bet. 1791 - 1792 in SC; died 1836 in DeKalb Co, TN. She married Tilman Potter 1809 in prob DeKalb Co, TN; born Bet. 1790 - 1792 in Spartanburg Co, SC; died May 09, 1841 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for Tilman Potter:
Tilman may have been the son of Ephraim Potter of Mayo, Spartanburg, SC, however direct proof is lacking-Edith Whitley.Will was proven May 7, 1841 DeKalb Co, TN.

8 iv. SARAH CANTRELL, born 1794 in 96th Dist, SC; died Aft. 1850. She married John Caskey; born Bet. 1794 - 1796 in Chester Co, SC; died Abt. 1856 in DeKalb Co, TN.

Notes for John Caskey:
William L. Bigham, 452 County Road 754, Riceville, TN 37370
www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcminn/ThomasCantrell.htm (Jan 1999):
THOMAS CANTRELL INCLUDING WILLIAM HENRY COOKE DECENDANTS 5 pages, William L. Bigham lists as his source:
The Cantrill-Cantrell Geneology, first pub in 1908 by Mrs. Susan Cantrill Christie; 2nd by Mrs. W. E. Benson & Mrs. Jack Slayden, Bowie, TX (William L. Bigham also notes for more info on the Cantrell-Newman fam to contact him.
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1097. vii. SARAH m JOHN KASKIE. THEY MOVED TO MO. (I think this is the line of Warren G. Cantrell of Killeen, TN and they moved to De Kalb Co, TN) Thomas Kaskie prob his bro married Sarah's sister Brazaila (a note they also moved to MO-Warren in an email mentions Brazella.

Note that John Caskey had two marriages to two women of THE SAME NAME but of different parents.

Warren G. Cantrell sent 2 family group sheets of the Caskey's: Thomas Caskey and John Caskey to Mildred Dotterer. I left his info in this data base and added the submitters of Jerry L. Young's book to it.
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April 5, 2004:
Contact Info: GeorgePark@aol.com

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Descendants of John CASKEY - 20 Jul 1997
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FIRST GENERATION
1. John CASKEY was born between 1740 and 1745 in Ballymoney, Ballymoney,
Ireland. He died on 5 Dec 1785 in Rocky Creek, Chester, SC. He was married to Esther about 1767 in Ballymoney, Ballymoney, Ireland. Esther was born about 1750 in Ireland. She died in , Chester District, SC.

John CASKEY and Esther had the following children:
+2 i. Isabell CASKEY.
+3 ii. Robert CASKEY.
+4 iii. Thomas CASKEY sr.
+5 iv. Mary CASKEY.
6 v. John CASKEY was born about 1780 in Camden, Chester, SC. He died about 1786 in Camden, Chester, SC. He was buried about 1786 in Camden, Chester, SC.
+7 vi. Joseph H CASKEY.

SECOND GENERATION
2. Isabell CASKEY was born about 1768 in Ireland. She was married to William REEDY (son of Laurence REEDY). William REEDY was born.
Isabell CASKEY and William REEDY had the following
children:
8 i. John REEDY

3. Robert CASKEY was born before 1770 in Ireland. He was born abt 1770 in allymoney, Ballymoney, Ireland. He died in 1840 in Tn.. He died in , Randolph County, AL. He was buried in , Randolph County, AL.
Mary CORK (daughter of John CORK and Elizabeth) was born.
Robert CASKEY and Mary CORK had the following children:
+9 i. Robert CASKEY.
+10 ii. George CASKEY.
+11 iii. John CASKEY.
+12 iv. Thomas Leroy CASKEY.
13 v. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1800.
+14 vi. William Robert CASKEY.
15 vii. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1810.
+16 viii. Susan L CASKEY.
(these are carried down)

THIRD GENERATION
11. John CASKEY was born in 1796 in , Chester County, SC. He was born in 1796 in SC?. He died after 1870 in , DeKalb County, TN. He was buried after 1870 in, DeKalb County, TN. He died after 1871 in , DeKalb County, TN. He was married to Sarah Jane CANTRELL (daughter of Thomas CANTRELL and
Elizabeth NORRIS) about 1818 in Athens, McMinn, TN. Sarah Jane CANTRELL was born in
1794 in Greenville, Greenville, SC. She died after 1870 in Athens, McMinn,
TN. She was buried after 1870 in Athens, McMinn, TN.

John CASKEY and Sarah Jane CANTRELL had the following children:
+57 i. Unknown CASKEY.
+58 ii. Thomas Reed CASKEY.
59 iii. CASKEY was born in 1820 in Etowah, McMinn, TN.
+60 iv. Mary Elizabeth CASKEY.
+61 v. Margaret CASKEY.
+62 vi. William Carrol CASKEY.
63 vii. Unknown CASKEY was born in 1830 in Tn..
+64 viii. Elizabeth M CASKEY.
+65 ix. Ester A CASKEY.
+66 x. Joseph Buckner CASKEY.
+67 xi. Nancy Mahalie CASKEY.
(these are carried down)

FOURTH GENERATION
62. William Carrol CASKEY was born in 1828 in Liberty, De Kalb, TN. He
died in, Scott County, AR. He was buried in , Scott County, AR.
He was married to Sarah G TRUITT on 1 Mar 1849 in , Lawrence County, MO.
Sarah G TRUITT
William Carrol CASKEY and Sarah G TRUITT had the following children:
+184 i. William Horatio CASKEY.
+185 ii. Sarah M CASKEY.
186 iii. Ida CASKEY was born in 1855 in , Lawrence County, MO.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL in 1864 in , Lawrence County, MO.
Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL was born.
William Carrol CASKEY and Mary Elizabeth CANTRELL had the following children:
+187 i. Martha K CASKEY.
+188 ii. Mary L CASKEY.
189 iii. Ann Laurie CASKEY was born in 1868 in , Lawrence County, MO.
+190 iv. Sarah Elizabeth CASKEY.
+191 v. Bell CASKEY.
+192 vi. Joseph Thomas CASKEY.
+193 vii. Carol Cecil CASKEY.
+194 viii. John Wesley CASKEY.
(These are carried down)

FIFTH GENERATION
184. William Horatio CASKEY was born on 26 Nov 1850 in , Lawrence County,
MO. He died on 21 Dec 1927 in Leonard, Fannin, TX. He was buried on 23 Dec 1927 in Leonard, Fannin, TX. He was married to Mary Elizabeth PENNICK on 15 Sep 1878 in , Cedar County, MO. Mary Elizabeth PENNICK was born on 26 Nov 1857. She died on 19 Jan 1934 in , Hunt County, TX. She was buried on 21 Jan 1934 in Leonard, Fannin, TX.

William Horatio CASKEY and Mary Elizabeth PENNICK had the following children:
528 i. Anne C CASKEY was born on 17 Dec 1878 in , Cedar County, MO.
529 ii. Josie Lee CASKEY was born on 10 Feb 1882 in, Burnet County, TX.
+530 iii. Owen Wilson CASKEY.
531 iv. Daphne Olive CASKEY was born on 3 Mar 1892 in , Fannin County, TX.
532 v. Willie CASKEY was born on 29 Dec 1893 in Bailey, Fannin, TX. He died on 5 Dec 1946 in , Williamson County, TX. He was buried on 7 Dec 1946 in , Williamson County, TX.
+533 vi. WayneGilbert CASKEY.
+534 vii. Richard Pennick CASKEY.

185. Sarah M CASKEY was born in 1854 in , Lawrence County, MO. She was married to Robert H WEBB on 19 Nov 1871 in , Lawrence County, MO. Robert H WEBB was born in 1851.
Sarah M CASKEY and Robert H WEBB had the following children:
535 i. Nancy WEBB was born in 1874 in MO. She died.
536 ii. daughter WEBB was born in 1879 in MO. She
died.

(no further info on 186. Ida Caskey)

Source of this record is a lengthy report on the Caskey's:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~scedgefi/pioneers/caskey.txt
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Mildred Seburn Clark


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end of biography

Birth: 1744
Virginia, USA
Death: 1826
Warren County
Tennessee, USA

He was the son of John Cantrell and was born in the big valley of Virginia where his parents moved in 1737.

He accompanied them to Orange co. North Carolina in 1753 but he never appears on North Carolina county records.


Who did he marry and where? The eldest son born 1771 was deceased by 1850, but the 2nd son John "Johnny Flat" stated on the 1850 census of Warren county, Tennessee that he was born in 1773 in Virginia.

The children of the 2nd marriage were born in South Carolina. He had two sons by 1st marriage and two sons and three daughters by 2nd marriage. Lucy seens to have died ca 1798 in the old 96th District, South Carolina. Abraham never remarried, he moved to Warren county, Tennessee in 1810 and son Richard sold him land, household goods and animals in May 1810.

Abraham died within 10 months after May 1825 and was buried at the Old Bildad Baptist Church Cemetery.


Family links:
Parents:
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)

Spouse:
Lucy Watson Cantrell (1760 - 1799)*

Children:
Richard Cantrell (1771 - ____)*
Watson Cantrell (1790 - 1870)*

Siblings:
Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1826)
Isaac Cantrell (1745 - 1804)*
Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804)*
John Cantrell (1757 - 1825)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Bildad Cemetery
Keltonburg
DeKalb County
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Abraham married Matilda Watson in 1768 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Matilda (daughter of Samuel Watson and Sarah LNU) was born in 1747 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Posted By: cherle clark
Email: ladyclark5@mailcity.com
Subject: Re: ????? Watson marr. Abraham Cantrell
Post Date: September 16, 1999 at 16:45:00
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On the Cantrell genforum it states he was married twice, once to matilda watson ..I believe that was her name and then to her sister Lucy Watson with whom he had the children. My line is from their son Abraham.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1770, Kentucky
• Residence: 1795, Warren County, Kentucky
• Alt Death: 10 Feb 1806, Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee

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10 Mar 2006:

http://www.tngenweb.org/dekalb/sbethell.htm

The following paper on Sampson Bethell was written by the DeKalb County Historian, Thomas G. Webb. The contents of these pages are copyright 2000 to Thomas G. Webb. all rights are reserved. The information on these pages are free for private use, but may not be included in any compilation or collection in any media form for either private or commercial use without the author's consent. I am using these papers on this page with Mr. Webbs permission.

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SAMPSON BETHELL and MARY CANTRELL

Sampson Bethell was born Jul 10, 1750, (1) probably in Frederick County, Virginia. He was almost certainly one of several children of William Bethell and his wife Jean (or Jane) Hurst. His father died in early 1756, when Sampson was only five years old. Apparently his father was a man of many talents; the inventory of his personal effects shows “a parcel of books, carpenters and coopers tools and shoemakers tools, and one violin”. He also owned three slaves.(2) By the time Sampson was ten he had a step-father; his mother by 1760 was married to Larkin Pierpoint. (3) It is not thought that Jean had any children by Larkin Pierpoint, nor is there any evidence that he had children by a previous wife. Sampson Bethell was so young when his father died that he could hardly remember him; apparently Sampson and his step-father had a very close relationship, as Samson named his oldest child Larkin.

Where and when Sampson Bethell got his education is not known, but he could read, could write an excellent hand, and had enough mathematical ability to do surveying of land. (4) His skill as a surveyor was put to use after Sampson, his mother and step-father, his brothers William and Samuel, and other relatives moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1770. They settled in Guilford County, in what is now Rockingham County. There Larkin Pierpoint, William Bethell, and Samuel Bethell had farms which either joins or were within a short distance of each other. Although Sampson surveyed land for the others and appears as a witness on their deeds, he does not seem to have owned land himself. Apparently he lived on the homeplace with his mother and step-father, who owned 558 acres. (5)

Not long after the family moved to North Carolina, Sampson Bethell met the girl who was to become his wife. She was Mary Cantrell, the daughter of Isaac Cantrell and his first wife, Talitha Cloud. Mary was born December 4, 1754, (6) probably in New Castle County, Delaware, where the Cantrells lived before moving to North Carolina by 1758. Mary was one of the older children of her parents. Her father had several children by his first wife (possibly as many as sixteen) and nine more by his second wife. Mary was a young child when the Cantrells made the long trek from Delaware to North Carolina. One or more uncles and various cousins moved at the same time; the Cantrells were a large family. Mary Cantrell was probably better educated than many women of the time; she could at least read and write, for she signed as witness to a deed in 1792. (7) Just when and where Mary Cantrell met Sampson Bethell is not Known, but it was very likely at some sort of church service. Both the Cantrells and the Bethells had strong religious ties, generally to the Baptist Church.

On August 24, 1773, Sampson Bethell and Mary Cantrell were married. (8) He was twenty-three years old; she was nineteen. During the next twenty-five years, the would have twelve children born to them. During their early years of marriage, they apparently continued to live on the farm of Larkin Pierpoint. The Revolutionary War was fought in the years immediately following Sampson and Mary’s marriage. No record has been found indicating that Sampson took part on either side. Historians now estimate that about one third of the residents of the thirteen colonies had neutral feelings and just wanted to be left alone; perhaps Sampson was one of this group. Or perhaps he had some physical handicap of which we have no knowledge. There is a tradition that some of the Bethells were Quakers; religious beliefs may have kept him from serving in the army.

A few years after the Revolutionary War ended, Sampson Bethell and his family, along with Mary’s father and several others Cantrell relatives, made another move, this time to Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Sampson and Mary probably moved in late 1787 or early 1788; their son Tilmon Bethel was born in South Carolina on December 5, 1788. (9)

The Bethells and Cantrells lived in the Buck Creek neighborhood; the center of their religious activity was Buck Creek Baptist Church. Both families had been active in the Baptist Church in North Carolina, probably in the Wolf Island Baptist Church, which was founded in 1775 near the home of Mary Bethell’s father, Isaac Cantrell. The Bethells evidently joined the Buck Creek Baptist Church soon after they moved to Spartanburg County, South Carolina. They also seem to have been closely associated with John Hightower, the minister of Buck Creek Church; Sampson Bethell witnessed a deed for him in 1789. (10) In 1792 Sampson Bethell was sent as a messenger to the Association by the 72 members of Buck Creek Baptist Church, an honor reserved only for the most faithful. (11)

In 1795 John Hightower and several members of the Buck Creek Baptist Church left Spartanburg County and moved to Warren County, Kentucky, where they established Old Union Baptist Church on the west fork of Drake’s Creek. Apparently Sampson and Mary Bethell and their family made this move. Sampson had acquired 270 acres by grant from the State of South Carolina only a year earlier, on September 3, 1794. (12) This land lay on Buck Creek and Island Creek “in the Maple Swamp” and was evidently of little value; when Sampson finally sold it in 1801, it brought less than twenty dollars. (13) Sampson gave John Bankston, a neighbor, power of attorney to sell this tract on October 16, 1795. (14) This seems to have been when the Bethells left Spartanburg County, for they do not appear in the Spartanburg records after that date, even as witnesses.

The Bethells remained in Kentucky about six years. Their son Larkin Bethel entered a land grant of 200 acres on Trammel Fork of Drake’s Creek on September 20, 1798. Sampson Bethell served on the Warren County, Kentucky, grand jury on February 4, 1800, and his son Cantrell Bethell had jury duty the following day. (15) Larkin Bethel appears in the Warren County, Kentucky, Tax List for 1800/1801, but by December 1801 Larkin was living near Liberty in Smith (now DeKalb) County, Tennessee. (16) Also residing near Larkin Bethel in Smith County in 1801 were Richard Cantrell (husband of Larkin’s sister Constance) and Daniel Allen. Daniel Allen married Elizabeth Bethell, who was probably a sister of Sampson Bethell. Daniel Allen was witness to a 1782 survey of Sampson Bethell in Guilford County, North Carolina; it may have been Daniel Allen who first settled in Smith County and encouraged the Bethells to come there. The first settlement in that particular area had been made only three years earlier, in 1798.

Probably Sampson and Mary Bethell were in Smith County in 1801; unquestionably they were there on May 29, 1802, when they along with their son Cantrell Bethel, were among the sixteen members who constituted Brush Creek Baptist Church. (17) Another of the sixteen members was Thomas Jordan, who had lived near the Bethells in South Carolina and also sold his land there in 1795. (18)

After 1802 the information concerning Sampson and Mary Bethell becomes very meager. No record has been located showing that Sampson bought land in Smith County, Tennessee. He apparently leased land from a Sampson Williams; on April 9, 1812, John Looney sold land bordering the tract that Sampson Bethell leased of said Williams, it being whereon John Hays now lives. (19) Just when Sampson Bethell leased this land, or what he did afterward, is not clear. His son Cantrell Bethel came to Liberty and helped establish Salem Baptist Church in 1809. Sampson Bethell is not listed on the membership roll for Salem Church. The 1809 list of members has a Polly Bethell, who asked for a letter of dismission on August 1810. This might have been Mary Cantrell Bethell (Polly is a nickname for Mary), or it might have been Cantrell Bethell’s wife, who was also named Mary.

The Brush Creek Church minutes before 1828 are lost, so any information in them is gone. It seems likely that Sampson and Mary Bethell moved about 20 miles from Liberty to Sink Creek in Warren (now DeKalb0 County, Tennessee. Their daughter Constance and her husband Richard Cantrell made that move in 1809, (20) leaving Liberty and settling on Sink Creek in Warren (now DeKalb) County. There they became members of the Bildad Baptist Church, which covers the years from 1812 to 1816, Also has the names of four of the younger sons of Sampson and Mary Bethell: Green, Tilman, Chester, and Bluford. All were received "by experience," and all were dismissed by letter within the four-year period, (21) indicating that they were living in the vicinity of Bildad and that they then moved away.

It is my belief that Sampson and Mary Cantrell Bethell and their family moved into Warren County, Tennessee, about 1809 and that Sampson Bethell died there about 1813. There would be no record of his death or of the administration of his estate because the Warren County records prior to 1827 were lost in a fire. After Sampson’s death, Mary moved back to Liberty, where she lived alternately with her sons Cantrell and Tilman. (Tilman Bethel was received by letter into Salem Baptist Church at Liberty in August 1814.) By 1815 all of Sampson and Mary Bethell’s children were married except the youngest, Bluford. The Bethells did not own land, so there was no reason to maintain a household of their own. The 1820 census of Tennessee shows the household of Cantrell Bethel with an older woman living there; very likely this was his mother. Cantrell Bethel was a traveling preacher and spent some years as a missionary on "the frontier." (22) The older woman does not appear in the 1830 census; probably Mary Cantrell Bethell died between 1820 and 1830, and probably at the home of her son Tilman Bethel, as the Sampson Bethell Bible came down in his family.

The children of Sampson and Mary Bethell were scattered in Indiana, Illinois, and in Carroll, Franklin, and DeKalb Counties in Tennessee. It is not impossible that Sampson and Mary moved with some of the children, but evidence indicates that they died in Tennessee. The tradition in the Illinois branch of the family is that Sampson and Mary "spent the balance of their lives near Liberty, Tennessee." (23)

They had spent most of their lives moving about, from Virginia and Delaware to North Carolina, where they married, then to South Carolina, from there to Kentucky and on to Tennessee. Since they spent only a few years at each place, and since they lived always on what was then the frontier, we can safely assume that their home was always a log house of two or three rooms. There were no cookstoves then; the Bethell, like everyone else-both rich and poor-did their cooking on the fireplace. Mary and her daughters spent much of their time preparing food, spinning, weaving, and making clothes.

Since only one deed shows Sampson Bethell owning land (and that swampland of little value), it is possible that he followed some occupation other than farmer, perhaps as shoemaker, like his father. This idea is mere speculation; there is little real evidence to support it. It should be noted, however, that of seven of his sons of whom we have knowledge, one was a teacher, one a doctor, and two were preachers- this at a time when more than 90 percent of the people were farmers.

Sampson and Mary Bethell placed a strong emphasis on religion; they were leaders in establishing and maintaining the Baptist Church whereever they went, as were their children. Their sons Cantrell and Cloud were both Baptist Preachers, their son Tilman was clerk of Salem Baptist Church, and their son-in-law Richard Cantrell was clerk of Bildad Baptist Church. We have less knowledge of their other children; they may have been equally active in the church.

There is much that is not known about Sampson and Mary Cantrell Bethell. Perhaps further research will eventually turn up more information which will establish more facts about their lives.

The Children of Sampson and Mary Cantrell Bethell were:

Larkin Bethel, born 4 March 1775 in Guilford (now Rockingham) County, North Carolina, died probably between 1830 and 1840 in Franklin County, Tennessee. Larkin entered 200 acres in Warren Co., Kentucky, in 1798, and on 28 Sept. 1798 in Warren Co., Kentucky, was married to Mary Thompson by John Hightower. He appears on the 1800/1801 tax list of Warren Co., Kentucky, but is in Smith (now DeKalb) County, Tennessee, by Dec. 1801. In 1814 he served in the War of 1812 from Franklin Co., Tennessee, and is in the 1830 census of that county with an apparent wife and daughter or grand-daughter. No Bethels appear in Franklin County census for 1840 or 1850.

Constance Bethel, born 22 October 1776 in Guilford County North Carolina, died probably between 1830 and 1840 in Franklin County, Illinois. Married 18 February 1794 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, to Richard Cantrell (born 10 March 1771). He was her cousin-their grand-fathers were brothers. Constance and Richard moved by Dec. 1801 to Smith County, Tennessee, and in 1809 about twenty miles away to Warren County, Tennessee. About 1816 they moved to Orange County, Indiana, with most of their children and with Constance’s younger brother and sister, Cloud Bethel and Talitha Floyd. Both the 1820 and 1830 Censuses show Constance and Richard Cantrell living in Franklin County, Illinois. They had thirteen children.

J. Bethel, born 2 October 1778. The name of this child is not known, nor whether it was male or female. (The Bible record gave only initials and dates of birth.) The 1790 census indicates that among the first eight children, ;there was one other daughter besides Constance. It also indicates that probably one of the first eight children died young; this may have been the one.

Cantrell Bethel, born 17 December 1779 in Guilford County, North Carolina, died 22 October 1848 (1819?) and buried at Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee. He married by 1809, Mary Bratten; the 1820 census shows them with three sons and three daughters. He became a Baptist preacher very early in life; at the age of 22 he was the principal organizer of Brush Creek Baptist Church in Smith County, Tennessee. In 1809 at Liberty, Tennessee, he helped organize Salem Baptist Church, which he served as pastor for more than 25 years. Salem was the mother church of many Baptist churches. Cantrell Bethel also served as a missionary on the frontier.

P. Bethel, born 26 Feb. 1782 in Guilford County, North Carolina. It is uncertain whether this child is male or female. Another child born in 1786 also has the initial P. Some have speculated that one of them may have been named Pierpoint, for Sampson’s stepfather. There is a P. Bethel whose name appears as a witness on deeds in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1792 and in 1795 (Deed Books C, p. 20 and E, p. 61). He seems too young to have been a witness, but Cantrell Bethel appears as a witness at age 14 and Larkin at age 16. Nothing more is presently known of this child.

Green Bethel, born 14 July 1784 in Guilford County, North Carolina, died probably 1836-1840 in Carroll County, Tennessee. He was married about 1808 to Zilpha (or Zillah) Bucey, daughter of Benjamin. They had seven or more children. Green Bethel was a member of Bildad Baptist Church in Warren County, Tennessee in 1812, but was granted a letter of dismission by 1816. By 1822 he was living in Carroll County, Tennessee, where he probably died by 1840. His widow is listed in the 1840 census of Carroll County, but not in 1850. Some of their descendants moved to Arkansas.

P. Bethel, born 30 November 1786. Nothing more is known of this child.

Tilman Bethel, born 5 December 1788 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, died 9 March 1865 at Liberty, Tennessee. He married 2 September 1813 Sarah Root (Sally) Dougherty, daughter of John and Nancy Davidson Dougherty. She was born 24 March 1793 and died 26 November 1869. They had fifteen children, at least two of whom died in infancy. Tilman spent his married life on a farm near Liberty, where he was a doctor and where he served as clerk of Salem Baptist Church.

Chester Bethel, born 7 January 1791 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died about 1869 near Fieldon, Illinois. He was married in Tennessee to Jane (or Jennie) Jones about 1811. They had ten children. Chester appears on the list of members of Bildad Baptist Church in Warren County, Tennessee, in 1812, but was granted a letter of dismission by 1816. He is said to have moved to Ft. Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1813. Like his father, he moved several times. In 1820 he was in Gallatin County, Illinois; in 1829 in Green County, Illinois, near Springfield, Missouri in 1846; and in Jersey County, Illinois in 1850. He spent his last years living with a son near Fieldon, Illinois, where hid wife died in 1876 and where Chester died in 1869. He had been a farmer all his life.

Cloud Bethell, born 19 may 1793 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, died 30 March 1844 in Warrick County, Indiana. He was given the maiden name of his grandmother Cantrell. On 2 August 1815 in Tennessee he married Rachel Floyd. They had eight children. The name of Rachel Floyd appears on the 1812 list of members of Salem Baptist Church at Liberty. In March 1816 “Rachel Floyd (now Bethell)” was dismissed by letter. Cloud Bethell served in the War of 1812 from 15 Dec. 1813 to 27 Mar. 1814. After returning home, he became a Baptist preacher and continued preaching after he and Rachel moved to Indiana in 1816. Moving first to Orange County, then later moved to Warrick County, where he died in 1844. Rachel lived until 1874; both are buried at Newburgh, Indiana.

Talitha Bethel, born 22 April 1795 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, died probably in Warrick County, Indiana. She was given the name of her mother’s mother. About 1815 Talitha married Jonathan Floyd, a brother to the wife of Talitha’s brother Cloud Bethell. With Cloud and his wife, Talitha and Jonathan moved from Tennessee about 1816 to Orange County, Indiana, and later to Warrick County, where both probably died. They had a daughter who married Union Rice, and probably other children.

Bluford Bethel, the youngest child of Sampson and Mary, was born 8 Feb. 1798, probably in Warren County, Kentucky. He died in 1854 in Warrick County, Indiana. He married about 1820 to Mary Bowen, and they had thirteen children. (She was born 16 Feb. 1800 and died 22 Sept. 1851.) One of their sons was born in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1825, another in Kentucky in 1830. They are said to have settled in Warrick County, Indiana in 1832, and to have spent the remainder of their lives there. Bluford was a school teacher.

FOOTNOTES

(1) Sampson Bethell Bible record, xerox copy in possession of Thomas G. Webb.

(2) Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 2, page 183.

(3) Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 2, page 426.

(4) 1782 survey, xerox copy of land grants in Guilford Co. N. C. clerk’s office.

(5) Larkin Pierpoint to John Dill 6 Aug. 1790, Rockingham Co., N. C. Deed Book.

(6) Sampson Bethell Bible Record.

(7) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Book C, page 20.

(8) Sampson Bethell Bible Record.

(9) Tilman Bethel Bible Record and 1850 Census, DeKalb Co, Tennessee.

(10) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Book B, page 312.

(11) Townsend, Lea, South Carolina Baptist, 1670-1850 (Florence, S. C. 1935) p. 239.

(12) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Books G, p. 288; M, p.273 and I, p. 306.

(13) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Book G, p. 288.

(14) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Book H, p. 1.

(15) Warren County Ky. Surveyor’s book 1796-1815, p. 54; and Order Book 1779-1801.

(16) Smith County, Tn. Court Minutes 1799-1804, page 53.

(17) Brush Creek Baptist Church Minutes, p. 1. (Micro film TSL&A, Nashville, Tn.)

(18) Spartanburg County, S. C. Deed Book E, p. 61.

(19) Smith County, Tn. Deed Book D, p. 125.

(20) Minutes of Salem Baptist Church, Liberty, Tn. Nov. 1809.

(21) Minutes of Old Bildad Baptist Church (Microfilm, TSL&A, Nashville, Tn.)

(22) Salem Baptist Church Minutes, Dec. 1817.

(23) Garde, Virginia Mohler, The Early Bethells and their Descendants, page 92.

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Posted By: Bob
Email: trebeabb@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: looking for something like this??
Post Date: July 25, 2002 at 05:57:47
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Ellen, there is good evidence to prove that Jonathan Floyd of Warrick County, Indiana was a son of Caleb Floyd and Ann aka Nancy Maynard of Maryland who settled on the VA/NC border. This evidence includes a long newspaper article by M. M. Rice, one of Jonathan and Tillitha's grandchildren, which appeared in the Enquirer, Boonville, Indiana, 4 April 1896. M.M. Rice was a son of Mariah Floyd Rice, who was living in Warrick Co. when this article was written.

I've noticed before that your Floyd family lived in some of the same places as some of the Bethels- Spartanburg, SC, and Warren Co., KY, and your Floyds and my Bethels were probably acquainted, but I don't know of any relationship between your Floyds and mine. If your Floyds weren't from MD, they probably weren't related- at least, not closely. I've never found any evidence to show that my Floyds were acquainted with the Bethels until they met in TN or KY. I'm appending the entire article mentioned above to this post since it's the only list I know of for the children of Caleb and Nancy.

Since the writer of the article had input from a woman who was the niece of these children, I think this list can be taken as fairly accurate, barring the possibility of children who died young- it does fit with Caleb and Nancy's census records. I'd like to hear from anyone who has any good evidence for their time in TN or KY. Caleb probably died there but Nancy may be the older woman who appears in one of Jonathan's census records in IN.
I notice as I write this that there's some variance in the names of the known daughters of Sampson Bethel from the list given in this article, which I'm not prepared to comment on at the moment, but is a matter for further study.

An article from the Enquirer, Boonville, Indiana, 4 April 1896. (Microfilm copy at Willard Library, Evansville, Indiana)

"Dickeyville
M.M. Rice Correspondent
For President in 1896
Hon. Claude Matthews
'Popular Government Must Prevail'

A letter from Spencer County, signed D.A. asking a multitude of questions about the bill introduced by Mr. Hemenway to pay Union Bethell for property destroyed during the late war, is to my hand and noted. This letter asks if there is any relation, either by affinity or consanguinuity existing between the Hemenways and Bethells.

Answer. As well as I can determine, the genealogy of the Bethell family of Warrick County runs thus: About the year 1766. in North Carolina, Sampson Bethell and Mary Cantrel were married. Contemporaneous with this event near Baltimore, in Maryland, Caleb Floyd and Nancy Mainard were joined in holy wedlock.

It seems that Sampson Bethell and his young wife were among the first pioneers who settled the state of Tennessee, then a part of the territory of North Carolina included in the grant to Lord Clarendon. This marriage was fruitful of many children, there being born to Sampson and Mary Bethell Larken, Cantrel, Green, Chester, Tilman, Cloud, Bluford, Tilitha, Polly and Esther. Later, Caleb Floyd and his wife migrated to Tennessee from Maryland, by way of Virginia, just what time they remained in Virginia, or when they arrived in Tennessee, does not appear, but they settled near the Bethell homestead, the location of which the writer can not find out. Caleb Floyd was of Dutch and his wife of Scotch extraction.

They had born to them seven children: Sally, Henry, Betsey, Anna, Thomas, Jonathan and Rachel.

These two families grew up together in the backwoods of Tennessee, and about the beginning of the present century Cloud Bethell and Rachel Floyd were married at the same time Jonathan Floyd and Tilitha Bethell were joined in wedlock.

We will now leave the Floyd branch of this great family tree and follow the Bethells down to the present time.

About the year 1820, Cloud Bethell with his family left Tennessee and settled in Orange County, Indiana, when, about this time, as nearly as I can determine Union Bethell was born.

There were four children older than Union: Thomas, Chester, Warren and Eliza: and three younger: Jonathan, Tillman and Frank.

This family remained in Orange County only four or five years and then removed thence to Warrick County, taking a claim in Owen Township near where Calvin Wiggins now lives.

Becoming dissatisfied here, Cloud Bethell moved into Hart Township and entered land on what was known long afterward as the old Doughty farm.

He soon removed from here to Boonville, where he opened a hotel in the northeast corner of the public square in a log building.

He died in Boonville about the year 1841; his remains were buried in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Hart Township, but were afterward removed to Newburgh.

Of the children of this family: Thomas, the oldest, is dead; he was an officer of some renown in the Mexican War; was married three times and died at Newburgh, where his widow lived until her death, which occurred a year or two ago.

Warren, Chester and Frank are now in California; Tilman lives in Kentucky; Union is still living in Newburgh, where he has resided for many years; his second wife and mother of his children was a sister of the late Judge Parrett.

All the old members of this noble family of pioneers were and are Jeffersonian Democrats, save Union, whose political history is well known in Warrick County. Some years back he was elected auditor on the Republican ticket; and as well as I remember, did a great deal of scolding and punching of certain Democrats in Warrick and Spencer Counties.

No, I can not agree with you as to Mr. Hemenway's motive in introducing the bill you refer to. I find no relation existing between the Hemenways and Bethells; and I believe he was prompted only by patriotic motives. Although Jim [Hemenway] was small during the war I believe if it were to be fought over he would fly right into the rebels just as Union Bethell did and make them feel very sorry he was living.

We should honor patriotism wherever and whenever we may find it. I am very glad Jim introduced this bill, as it has gone to the second reading, and no doubt will be placed in the Congressional Record thus enabling future generations to prove beyond question , that Indiana, your state and mine, which is very proud of us, was really represented in the fifty-fourth Congress.

Come again, friend D.A., it gives me great pleasure to answer all such questions."

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Sampson Bethell (b. 10 Jul 1750, m 24 Aug 1773, in Rockingham, NC, Mary Cantrell, b. 4 Dec 1754, New Castle, DE, d. 1820, Liberty, DeKalb, TN. Sampson died 10 Feb 1806, Warren, TN)

Sible Floyd Bethel listed Constance Sampson as the wife of William Bethell and mother of Sampson. He also surmised that the line of James of 1635, ran to William, to John, to Samuel, to William (& Constance Sampson), to Sampson. It is more likely that it is William, to John, to William (the brother of Samuel), to William (& Jean Hurst) to Sampson.*

The following is from a September 23, 1992, letter from Tommy Webb. "My information on the parents of Sampson Bethell came primarily from Mr. John P. Bethel of Des Arc, Arkansas, in 1980. He had done a vast amount of research, hired genealogists, etc., and had lots of documentary evidence to support that William Bethell and Jean Hurst were the parents of Peggy, William Samuel and Sampson (and possibly John, Martha and Elizabeth). John P. Bethel did not state positively who the father of William Bethell (m. Jean Hurst) was, but he thought it was William (1676-1750) the son of John Bethell (1655-1707). I likewise subscribe to this theory, but I acknowledge it to be only theory. John P. Bethel had the records of Augusta and other Virginia counties searched, and no evidence was found of a Constance Sampson anywhere. S. F. Bethel does not present any evidence either. Perhaps further information will eventually turn up to clarify this." ...The Early Bethells and Their Descendants 1635-1994, Carol Garde, Jim Garde, p. 28

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Note: -Civil War records show that a John W. Bethell served in the Union Armyfrom the state of (KY), TN., private, Co. F., 7th Reg., TN MountedInfantry

By the time Sampson was ten he had a step-father; his mother by 1760 was married to Larkin Pierpoint. He had a very good relationship with his stepfather, being too young when his real father died to really remember him. Where and when Sampson Bethel got his education is not known, but he could read and could write an excellent hand, and had enough mathematical ability to do surveying of the land. His skill as a surveyor was put to use after Sampson, his mother and step-father, his brothers William and Samuel, and other relatives moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1770.

The Revolutionary War was fought in the years immediately following Sampson and Mary's marriage. No record had been found indicating that Sampson took part on either side. About 1770 Sampson, age 20, moved with his mother, step father and siblings from VA to KY, settling on the headwaters of the Dor River in Guilford Co. (now Rockingham Co.), NC, which lies on the north line of that state bordering VA. 1787/88 moved to Spartenburg, SC, 1795 moved to Warren Co., KY 1801/2 moved to Smith Co., TN 1807 moved to Warren Co.,TN. In 1782 Daniel Allen was witness to a Sampson Bethel survey for William Bethel in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Possible Source: Mrs. Velva Thrall, 809 Orland, Austin, TX 78745,512-444-1600 (FGS back to immigrant ancestors Cantrell). Toni RichardTurk, 121 Seascape, PO Box 1314, Pfort Lavaca, TX 77979 Donald Terry, 17226 Pinot Pl., Poway, San Diego, CA 92064 Darral Eugene Lawson, 525 San Miguel Dr., Corona, CA 91719

THE EARLY BETHELLS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS; BY Virginia Mohler Garde; pages 91 and 137. 1770 - Residence on Don River, Rockingham County, North Carolina. Before 1790 - Sampson Bethel and Mary Cantrell lived on Buck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. About 1770 Sampson moved with his mother, stepfater, and sibbings from Virginia to North Carolina, settling on the headwaters of the Don River in Guilford County (now Rockingham County) which lies on the north line of that state bordering Virginia; In 1787/88 moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina; About 1795 moved to Warren County, Kentucky; 1801/2 moved to Smith County, Tennessee; and about1809 moved to Warren County, Tennessee. Listed movements of Sampson Bethel family from the headwaaters of the Dor River in Guilford County; 1)in 1787 moved to spartenburg, South Carolina; 2)in 1795 moved to Warren County, Kentucky; 3) in 1801/1802 moved to Smith County, Tennessee; and in 1807 moved to Warren County, Tennessee.

CHILDREN
CANTRELL BETHEL, BORN, 17 DEC 1779 The 1820 census shows his with three sons and three daughters. He becamea Baptist preacher very early in life; at the age of 22 he was the principal organizer of Brush Creek Baptist Church in Smith Co., TN. In1809 he helped organize Salem Baptist Church, which he served as postor for more than 25 years. Salem was the mother church of many Baptist churches. Cantrell Bethel also served as a missionary on the frontier. Married 1809 to Mary Anna Bratten in Liberty, TN Cantrell Bethel, born Dec. 17, 1779, died Oct. 22, 1848. Founder and first pastor of the Salem Baptist Church, serving 28 years.

LARKIN BETHEL, BORN 4 Mar 1775 Born in Guilford County, north Carolina. Larkin entered 200 acres in Warren Co., KY in 1798, and was married by John Hightower. He appears on the 1800/1801 tax list of Warren Co., KY, but is in Smith (now DeKalb) county, TN by Dec. 1801. In 1814 he served in the War of 1812 from Franklin Co., TN and is in the 1830 census of that county with an apparent wife and daughter or grand-daughter. No Bethels appear in Franklin County census for 1840 or 1850. Died in 1830/40, in Franklin County, TN. Married: 28 Sep 1798 to Mary Thompson

CONSTANCE BETHEL,BORN 22 OCT 1776 Her husband Richard Cantrell, was her cousin--their grandfathers were brothers. Constance and Richard moved by Dec. 1801 to Smith (now DeKalb) Co., TN and in 1809 about twenty miles away to Warren (now DeKalb) Co.,TN. About 1816 they moved to Orange County, IN, with most of their children and with Constance's younger brother and sister, Cloud Bethel and Talitha Floyd. Both the 1820 and 1830 censuses show Constance and Richard Cantrell living in Franklin Co., IL. They had 13 children. Married: 18 Feb 1784. She died about 1848 in Franklin County, TN.

JOHN BETHEL, BORN 2 OCT 1778 in Guilford County, North Carolina

PIERPONT BETHELL, BORN 26 FEB 1783 Some have said that his only name was P. It is uncertain whether this child is male or female. Another child born in 1786 also has the initial P. Some have speculated that one of them may have been named Pierpoint for Sampson's stepfather. There is a P. Bethel whose name appears as a witness on deeds in Spartanburg Co., SC in 1792 and in 1795 (Deed Books,C, p.20 and E, p..61). He seems too young to have been a witness, but Cantrell Bethel appears as a witness at age 14 and Larkin at age 16. Nothing more is presently known of this child.

GREEN BETHEL, BORN 24 JUL 1874 Born in Guilford, North Carolina. He had seven or more children. Green was a member of Bildad Baptist Church in Warren Co., TN, in 1812, but was granted a letter of dimission by 1816. By 1822 he was living in Carroll County, TN where he probably died by 1840. His widow is listed in the 1840 Census of Carroll County, but not in 1850. Some of their descendants moved to AR> died aft 1842. Married 1808 to Zillah Bucey

P. BETHELL, BORN 30 MAY 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina

TILMAN BETHELL, BORN 5 DEC 1788 He had fifteen children, at least two of whom died in infancy. Tilman spent his married life on a farm near Liberty, TN where he was a doctor and where he served as a clerk of Salem Baptist Church in Liberty, TN for thirty years. died: 9 Mar 1865 married; 2 Sep 1813 in Smith County, TN to Sarah Root Daugherty I have a picture of his tombstone from Salem Cemetery, in Liberty,DeKalb, TN. Died 9 Mar 1865 in Liberty, TN. 1812-1816 Bildad Baptist Church, Warren Co., (now DeKalb) lists Tilman asa member.

Tilman Bethell was born Dec. 5, 1788 in Spartanburg, SC. His parents were Sampson Bethel and Mary Cantrell. He married Sarah Root "Sally" Dougherty, who was born Mar 24, 1793 in VA. She was the daughter of John Dougherty and Nancy Davidson. Sarah died Nov. 26, 1869. Tilman died March 9, 1865. Both Sarah and Tilman are buried in the Salem Cemetery in Liberty, DeKalb, TN.

Tilman was Doctor and for thirty years served as clerk of the SalemBaptist Church at Liberty, TN.

It is of interest to note the following supplied by S.F. Bether. "It is thought by those who did research that the wife of William Bethell of Northumberland county (1653-1655) in Virginia, was the daughter of Christopher Tilman, hence the frequent recurrence of Tilman as a Christian name among the Bethells in later years. After moving to Tennessee, Tilman became a physician. He served for many years as clerk of the Baptist Church at Liberty, Tenn., of which his brother, Cantrell was pastor for 28 years. Dr. Tilman Bethell had five sons whose names were Chester, Greene, Bluford, Lafayette, and John. The first three were name for his brothers. Chester was born in 1825 and served a a soldier of the Mexican War. The Civil War Records show that a John W. Bethell served in the Union Army from the state of Tennessee.

CHESTER F. BETHEL, BORN 7 JAN 1791 He had ten children. Chester appears on the list of members of Bildad Baptist Church in Warren (now DeKalb) Co., TN, in 1812, but was granted a letter of dismission by 1816. He is said to have moved to Ft. Kaskaskia, IL in 1813. Like his father, he moved several times. In 1820 he was in Gallatin Co., Illinois; in 1829 in Greene Co., Illinois; near Springfield, Missouri, in 1846; and in Jersey Co., Illinois, in 1850. He spent his last years living with a son near Fieldon, IL, where his wife died in 1867 and where Chester died in 1869. He had been a farmer all his life. He served in the Mexican War. Co., F (Capt. Abram M. Savage's Co.) 3rd Reg., TN Infantry. Enrolled at Smithville, TN, mustered in at age 22, Oct 5, 1847 at Nashville, as a corporal, mustered out July 22,1848, at Memphis as a corporal. Death: abt 1869 in Fieldon, Jersey County, Illinois. Married: 2 Aug 1815 in Knoxville, Knox, TN

CLOUD BETHELL, BORN 19 MAY 1793 He was given the maiden name of his grandmother Cantrell. He had eight children. The name of Rachel (his wife) Floyd appears on the 1812 list of members of Salem Baptist Church at Liberty, TN; in March 1816 "Rachel Floyd (now Bethell)" was dismissed by letter. Cloud Bethell served in the War of 1812 from 15 Dec 1813 to 27 Mar 1814. He was a private in Capt. Larkin Ferrill's Co. of Militia Infantry, attached to the 7thBrigade W. TN Militia Infantry. Muster Roll bears this note: Each non-commissioned officer and private traveled 180 miles from Huntsville, where mustered in and from Paint Rock, where discharged, to residence in Williamsburg, Jackson Co., TN. After returning home, he became a Baptist preacher and continued preaching after he and Rachel moved to Indiana in 1816. Moving first to Orange County, they later moved to Warrick County, where he died 30 Mar 1844, in Warrick County, Indiana. Rachel lived until 1874; both are buried at Newburgh, Indiana. Married: 2 Aug 1815 to rachel floyd in Knoxville.

TALITHA BETHELL, BORN 22 APR 1795 She was given the name of her mother's mother. About 1815 she married Jonathan Floyd, a brother to the wife of Talith's brother Cloud Bethel. With Cloud and his wife, Talitha and Johnathan moved from Tennessee about 1816 to Orange Co., Indiana, and later to Warrick County, where both probably died. Died: 12 Nov 1859 in Warrick County,Indiana They had a daughter who married Union Rice, and probably other children.

C. BLUFORD BETHELL, BORN 8 FEB 1798, d. 22 nov 1854 He had thirteen children. His wife, Mary Bowen/Brown was born 16 Feb 1800, died 22 Sept. 1851.) One of their sons was born in Franklin Co., TN in 1825, another in KY in 1830. They are said to have settled in Warrick Co., IN in 1832, and to have spent the remainder of their lives there. Bluford was a school teacher. Died: 22 Nov 1854 in Warrick county, Indiana.

Burial
Date: FEB 1806 Place: Salem Cemetery, Liberty, TN

Christening
Place: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, VA

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1812-1816 Bildad Baptist Church, Warren Co., (now DeKalb) lists Tilman as a member.
1840 U.S. CENSUS, DEKALB CO., TN
1860 US CENSUS DEKALB CO., TN
Early VA marriages. Stafford Co., Overwharton Parish, VA
EARLY BETHELLS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1635 to 1994; by Carol and Jim Garde; pages 28-32 (lacking in source notes); Person #16; mailing Address - 168 Old Stage Road, Saugerties, NY 12477
TERRY AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA - KENTUCKY - ILLINOIS - TEXAS; compliled by Mrs. Frances Terry Ingmire, 11979 Villa Dorado Drive, Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141, Printed 1976; Volume One, Pages 467, 476,,and 699. L.D.S. Book Number 929.273 T278a

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Died:
Portions of Smith Co.,TN were later created as DeKalb Co.,TN...

Sampson married Mary Cantrell on 24 Aug 1773 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Reverend or Elder Isaac Thornton Cantrell and Talitha Cloud) was born on 4 Dec 1754 in New Castle County, Delaware; died in 1820 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Talitha Cloud Cantrell
BIRTH 1729
Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 1768 (aged 38–39)
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 31251056 · View Source

MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 47
Talitha was the first wife of Isaac Cantrell (1733-1805) who formed the Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church in 1777 and was its pastor for over 20 years. The church was first known as "Cantrell's Meeting House".

Family Members
Parents
Ann Baily Cloud
1691–1774

Spouse
Photo
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805 (m. 1750)

Siblings
Photo
Mordecai Cloud
1729–1801

Children
Jacob Cantrell
1752–1813

Robert Cantrell
1753–1787

Photo
Mary Cantrell Bethel
1754–1820

Thomas Cantrell
1755–1833

Reuben Cantrell
1757–1808

Elijah Cantrell
1758 – unknown

Photo
Charles Cantrell
1759–1835

Elizabeth Cantrell Cantrell
1761–1832

Isaac Cantrell
1763 – unknown

Richard Cantrell
1764 – unknown

John Cantrell
1765–1826

James Cantrell
1767–1838

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She was the daughter of Isaac & Talitha (Cloud) Cantrell.
She married Sampson Bethel, 24 Aug 1773, Guilford County, North Carolina.

They moved their young family to Spartanburg County, South Carolina about 1795. They moved to middle Tennessee in 1801. Their son, Cantrell Bethel, established the Brush Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1802. Two years later he established the Salem Baptist Church.

The counties were being divided as the population flooded in. This church and graveyard ended up in DeKalb County.

She was the mother of 12 children;
1. Larkin Bethel b- 1775
2. Constance Bethel b-22 Oct 1776
3. Cantrell Bethel b-17 Dec 1779
4. Esther Bethel b-about 1783
5. Green Bethel b-14 Jul 1784 in SC
6. Sampson S. Bethel b-1787
7. J. Bethel b-1788
8. Tillman Bethel b-5 Dec 1788
9. Chester Bethel b-1789
10 Cloud Bethel b-1793 in SC
11 Tilitha Bethel b-1795
12 Thomas Bethel

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"Her father had several children by his first wife (possibly as many as 16) and nine more by his second wife."..."The Early Bethells..",p. 29

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: Caroline County, Virginia
• Military: War of 1812 Veteran
• Alt Birth: 1738, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British Colonies of North America

Notes:

Notes for John Estes:

Note - 1. John Estes served in the War of 1812 out of Tennessee, received pension from St. Louis, Missouri

Note 2: Will of John Estes on file Warren Co., Ky., names his eleven children. See Book "C" PP 232-233, Warren Co., Kentucky

Note 3: Lee E. Henderson, Poplar Bluff, Missouri and a researcher she used (George Farris) both felt John was the John Estes most often referred to as "Old" John.

Note 4: There is a strong probability that "Old" John served in the Revolutionary War but no record has been found. See page 259 "Virginians in The Revolution, "Estis, John, Clark's Illinois Regt.

Note 5: The will of John can also be found in The Kentucky Library & Museum, at Western Kentucky University MSS Dept. (MSS 54 series, Box 1 F4).

Note 6: John was apparently also in Lincoln Co., then Logan Co., Ky. The whole family might have moved to Lincoln Co. about 1780.

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8 Aug 2007:

Posted By: Don Duncan
Email:
Subject: Re: Thomas L. Estes born 1784, died 1838/wife Rebecca.
Post Date: February 23, 2002 at 16:57:41
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Forum: Estes Family Genealogy Forum
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I have an Elizabeth Estes, d. and 10th of 11 kids of John Estes (b. 1745 Lunenburg Co., Virginia) and Elizabeth Chisum, but she was b. 1780 in Davidson Co., Tennessee and m. Joseph Jordan 19 Dec 1796 in Warren Co., Kentucky. I have her d. 1854 in Anderson Co., Texas. I have not personally verified this info.

I also have an Elizabeth Estes b. 1798 Chester Co., South Carolina, d. of Sylvanus Estes and Nicy Carter.

And, I have Elizabeth Estes, no b. date, m. John White, b. Augusta Co., Virginia. She was d. of John Estes ( b. 22 Jul 1753 in Caroline Co., VA) and ----- Woodfork.

John Estes b. 1745 was a great grandson of Abraham Estes m. Barbara Brock through their son Thomas. John Estes b. 1753 was a grandson of Abraham Estes m. Barbara Brock through their son Moses. At least that's what I've found. No guarantees without iron-clad documentation.

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ELIZABETH5 CHISUM (JOHN4, JOHN3, JAMES2 CHEASM/CHISUM, RICHARD1 CHEESOME/CHISHOLM) was born Abt. 1736 in St. Marg's Par, VA, Caroline Co., USA, and died Bef. 1795 in Logan Co., KY.She married JR. JOHN ESTES Abt. 1762 in VA, son of MOSES ESTES and ELIZABETH WEBB.He was born 1738 in ,VA,Lunenburg Co.., USA, and died October 1825 in ,KY,Warren Co., USA.

Children of ELIZABETH CHISUM and JOHN ESTES are:

i. THOMAS LAFAYETTE6 ESTES, b. 1762, Davidson Co., TN; d. August 1839, Warren Co., KY; m. REBECCA RYAN, 1806, Warren Co., Ky; d. Warren Co. Ky.
ii. ABRAHAM ESTES, b. November 01, 1764, Amelia Co. VA; d. May 22, 1844, Lincoln Co. KY.
iii. JOHN ESTES, b. 1766, VA; d. December 1825, Callaway Co., MO.
iv. NANCY ESTES, b. 1773, TN or VA; d. Bef. 1820, Franklin Co., ILL; m. JOHN SANDERS, June 1806, Warren Co., Ky.
v. CHISM ESTES, b. April 03, 1774, Halifax Co. Va; d. February 01, 1829, Saline, Co., ILL; m. MARY (POLLY) JORDAN, Bet. 1790 - 1818.
vi. MOSES ESTES, b. 1775, VA; d. Bef. November 26, 1815, Wilson Co. TN.
vii. WILLIAM ESTES, b. 1779, TN or VA; d. May 01, 1815, Smith Co., TN.
viii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1780, Davidson Co, TN; d. 1854, Anderson Co., TX; m. JOSEPH JORDAN, December 19, 1796, Warren Co., Ky; d. Anderson Co., TX.
ix. ABSALOM ESTES, b. 1781; d. February 07, 1839, Jefferson Co, ILL.
x. ELIJAH ESTES, b. Abt. 1782, TN or VA.
xi. JOSEPH ESTES, b. Bet. 1784 - 1790, Davidson Co., TN; d. February 27, 1846, Jefferson Co, ILL; m. KITTY OR RITTA LEE, Bet. 1807 - 1835. More About JOSEPH ESTES:Burial: Pace Cem. Jefferson Co. ILL

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John married Elizabeth Chisum in 1763 in Amelia County, Virginia Colony. Elizabeth (daughter of John Chisum, III and Elleanor Gillentine) was born in ~ 1736 in St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia; died before 1795 in Logan County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Children of ELIZABETH CHISUM and JOHN ESTES are:

i. THOMAS LAFAYETTE6 ESTES, b. 1762, Davidson Co., TN; d. August 1839, Warren Co., KY; m. REBECCA RYAN, 1806, Warren Co., Ky; d. Warren Co. Ky.
26. ii. ABRAHAM ESTES, b. November 01, 1764, Amelia Co. VA; d. May 22, 1844, Lincoln Co. KY.
27. iii. JOHN ESTES, b. 1766, VA; d. December 1825, Callaway Co., MO.
iv. NANCY ESTES, b. 1773, TN or VA; d. Bef. 1820, Franklin Co., ILL; m. JOHN SANDERS, June 1806, Warren Co., Ky.
v. CHISM ESTES, b. April 03, 1774, Halifax Co. Va; d. February 01, 1829, Saline, Co., ILL; m. MARY (POLLY) JORDAN, Bet. 1790 - 1818.
28. vi. MOSES ESTES, b. 1775, VA; d. Bef. November 26, 1815, Wilson Co. TN.
29. vii. WILLIAM ESTES, b. 1779, TN or VA; d. May 01, 1815, Smith Co., TN.
viii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1780, Davidson Co, TN; d. 1854, Anderson Co., TX; m. JOSEPH JORDAN, December 19, 1796, Warren Co., Ky; d. Anderson Co., TX.
30. ix. ABSALOM ESTES, b. 1781; d. February 07, 1839, Jefferson Co, ILL.
x. ELIJAH ESTES, b. Abt. 1782, TN or VA.
xi. JOSEPH ESTES, b. Bet. 1784 - 1790, Davidson Co., TN; d. February 27, 1846, Jefferson Co, ILL; m. KITTY OR RITTA LEE, Bet. 1807 - 1835.

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Elizabeth Estes formerly Chisum
Born about 1736 in Caroline Co., VAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of John Chisum II and Eleanor (Girlington) Chisum
Sister of Isam Chisum, Chloe (Chisum) May, Anna (Chisum) May, Priscilla (Chisum) Hill, Sarah (Chisum) Pattillo, Deborah Chisum [half], Joseph Chisum [half], William Chisum [half], John Chisum, James Chisum, Absolom Chisum, Obadiah Chisum, Adam Chisum, Elijah James Chisum and Obadiah Chisum
Wife of John Estes — married 1763 in Amelia Co, Virginiamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Abraham Estes, Moses Estes, Chisum Estes, Elijah Estes, John Estes, Absolam Estes, William Estes, Nancy (Estes) Saunders, Elizabeth (Estes) Jordan, Thomas Lafayette Estes and Joseph Estes
Died 1796 in Logan Co., KYmap
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Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
• Alt Death: 1755, Orange County, North Carolina

Notes:

http://www.dmitchelljones.org/index.html

JOSEPH2 CANTRELL, (Richard1),

b abt 1695 Philadelphia, PA m Catharina _____. Joseph is named as a grandson in the will of Jane Jones, written in 1730. He apparently grew up in Philadelphia, and moved when a young man to what is now Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, about 20 miles down the Delaware River from Philadelphia. This area had been settled by the Swedes, including some Finns, in 1638, and they had established there the Holy Trinity Church, known in later years as "Old Swedes Church.".

The present structure was built in 1698 and is still in use today. It was Swedish Lutheran until 1791, when the last Swedish pastor departed and jurisdiction was transferred to the Protestant Episcopal Church. Joseph married probably married about 1718, his wife was named Catharina. Susan Christie in 1908 thought that Catharina was probably a descendant of one of the old Swedish families, and I tend to agree with that conclusion. Some researchers have thought that Joseph's wife was Catherine Heath, but I have seen no record or evidence to support that idea.

Joseph Cantrell and his wife were attending Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church by 1720, and three of their children were baptized there between 1720 and 1726. Joseph and his family probably lived in the Wilmington area of Delaware until the 1730's. They are said to have been in Orange Co., Virginia, in 1738, and possibly lived there until about 1750.

At that time the proprietor of the Granville District in North Carolina was opening that area for settlement and offering good land at low prices. Many families traveled down the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia into North Carolina, and Joseph Cantrell and several of his children were apparently among those who made this journey. No will or estate settlement for Joseph Cantrell has been found in Delaware or in North Carolina, but he is thought to have died in North Carolina.

The 1755 tax list of Orange Co., North Carolina, shows Joseph's son John Cantrell with two taxable white males. Since John's sons were under 12 years old, it seems likely that joseph Cantrell was the other male, and that he was living with his son John at that time. Joseph probably died in the 1760's, but no record has been found of his death. Joseph and Catharina are thought to have had ten or more children.

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From material prepared by Eddy and Glenda Harrel - Reference attributed to "Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service", compiled and published by members of James Hunter Chapter, National Society, Daughter of American Revolution of Madison, North Carolina, published 1977:

Joseph spent his early boyhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph and Catharina lived in New Castle County, Pennsylvania on or near the site of the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church before 1720. Their first three children were baptised at the old historical church, known as Old Swedes, which is one of the oldest and quaintest churches in this country.

Joseph was probably a farmer in these lower counties of Pennsylvania, which later became part of Delaware. A published work of the wills in the county of New Castle fails to reveal a will of Joseph or Catharina. It is possible that Joseph accompanied some of the sons on the move south to North Carolina. In 1752 and 1753, son John was taxed for two white polls in Orange County, North Carolina. One may have been his father. A complete list of the children of John and Catharina has never been found. The nine children listed were compiled from family records and the court and county records of Orange County North Carolina. The sixth child (a female, name unknown) was born about 1722.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles in length, and one in breadth. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and a half English miles distance from the church. The city of Wilmington is built on the Swedish "church land" and the charter for the town was granted on 1735. At the time Joseph Cantril went there, it was known as Christina.

Many of the earliest records of this locality have been lost, or destroyed, and at best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from the scattered records in New Castle County today, that descendents of Richard Cantril lived there from before 1720 until 1797, though the majority moved south during this period.

A published work of the wills and probates of New Castle County during the period of Joseph's residence there fails to reveal his will or probate. As he was a man in his 50s when his sons moved south to Carolina, it can be assumed that he made the move with his sons. In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court, North Carolina for the year 1754, his son John's household listed two taxable white males. As John's sons were under 16 years of age, it can be assumed that one of these was his father, Joseph.

•******Virginia Young***********

JOSEPH CANTRELL WAS BORN ABOUT 1695 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. HE MARRIED CATHERINE HEATH ABOUT 1718. A COMPLETE LIST OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND CATHERINE HAS NEVER BEEN LOCATED. ONE DAUGHTER MAY HAVE BEEN SARAH, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF LAWRENCE BANKSTON. FOR OVER 60 YEARS THE CANTRELL AND BANKSTON FAMILIES MIGRATED AND SETTLED TOGETHER. LAWRENCE BANKSTON STATED IN A COURT CASE IN 1807, THAT HE HAD KNOWN ISAAC CANTRELL FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS COMPILED FROM THE BAPTISMAL LIST, THE LIST PROVIDED BY THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST IN 1907 AND FROM THE COUNTY RECORDS IN ORANGE COUNTY, NC.:

1. HANNAH CANTRELL-BORN 20 MARCH 1720 IN PA. AND BAPTIZED 25, APRIL 1720 2. DAUGHTER BORN ABT. 1722. 3. JOHN CANTRELL 4. JOSEPH CANTRELL 5. ZEBULON CANTRELL 6. ISAAC CANTRELL 7. JAMES CANTRELL 8. BENJAMIN CANTRELL-BORN ABT. 1733 IN ORANGE CO. 9. STEPHEN CANTRELL-BORN ABT. 1735 IN ORANGE CO. VA.

**********Judia Kemper Terry******************

Joseph Cantrill was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. He died in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He was buried in possibly Orange County, North Carolina. "Joseph Cantrill was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and spent his early boyhood in that city. Married Catharina _______. They were living in New Castle County, Pennsylvania, on or near the site of the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church before 1720. It is probable that Catharina was a daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of this section, but we could not verify this. Their first three children were baptized at the old historic church still used and known as Old Swedes, which is one of the oldest and quaintest churches in this country.

"Christina parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles distant from the church. The city of Willmington is built on the Swedish "church land" and the charter for the town was granted in 1735. At the time Joseph Cantrill went there it was known as Christina.

"Many of the earliest records of this locality have been lost, or destroyed, and at best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from the scattered records in New Castle County today, that descendants of Richard Cantrill lived there from before 1720 until 1797, though the majority moved south during this period. Children: Hannah, born March 20, 1720; baptised April 25, 1720, at Old Swedes; John; Joseph; Zebulon; Isaac; a daughter (name unknown." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 7.)

"Joseph Cantrill, son of Richard, was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, PA., where he probably spent his boyhood years and moved south to the lower counties of PA. after reaching manhood. He married Catherine Heath about 1718. She was a daughter of John and Hannah Haines Heath. John Heath was a grandson of Thomas Heath who came to America from England in 1635 on the ship, SAFETY, landing in VA. and who later moved north to the lower counties, which later became part of Delaware. Joseph was probably a farmer in New Castle county.

We know that they were attending Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church in Wilmington as three of their children were baptized at this oldest and quaintest church in the nation.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek and partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle county.

The most remote families were not more than six and one half miles from the church. Wilmington was first known as Christina and was built on Swedish "Churchland", and the charter was granted in 1735. Most of the records of the area have been lost, but we do know that descendants of Richard were living in the area from 1720-1787, though the majority had moved south to Virginia and the Carolinas. A published work of the wills and probates in New Castle county, does not contain any record of Joseph or Catherine. It can be assumed that they had made the trip south.

In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court for the year of 1754, son, John was listed as having two taxable white males. As John's sons were under 10 years of age, the possibility exists that this other was for his father. A complete list of the children has never been found, but the following was compiled from the family genealogist and from county court records of Orange County, North Carolina."

(Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy, A record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a resident of Philadelphia prior to 1689, and of earlier Cantrills in England and America," by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised and published again by J. R. and Jackie Cantrell, further revised and published in 1973 by Joseph Caten.)

"Joseph Cantrell was born abaout 1695 in Phildelphia, PA.. He spent his early childhood in that city. His parents may have moved to the lower counties of PA. soon after 1700. He married Catherine Heath ca 1718. According to one genealogist, she was a daughter of John and Hannah Heath. So far, research has not been located to substantiate. We do know that her christian name was Catherine from the baptismal records at the Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) church at Wilmnington, Delaware. One researcher has stated that she was a great granddaughter of Thomas Heath who came to America in 1635 on the ship "SAFETY" landing in VA. and later moving north and finally settling near New Castle, PA. (later Delaware).

From the Holy Trinity records of 1697 to 1773, which were translated from the Swedish to English in 1890, we find that Joseph and Catherine had three children baptized there in the 1720's.

They were Hannah, John and Joseph.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Pa. and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles in length and one in breadth. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and one half English miles distant from the church.

The city of Wilmington is built on the Swedish "churchland" and the charter for the town was granted in 1735. At the time, Joseph lived there it was known as Christina. Most of the earliest records of this locality have been lost or destroyed and at the best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from some of the scattered records in New Castle Co., that possible descendants of Richard Cantrill lived in the area from 1720 to 1787, although the majority had moved south during this period. There is a published work of the wills and probates of New Castle Co., during the period of Joseph's residence, but it fails to reveal evidence of Richard or Dorothy's death.

From the records of the western part of VA. we know that in 1738, Joseph and his brother, Zebulon were in Orange County, VA.. A Rev. William William, an early Presbyterian minister filed suit for libel against dozens of the settlers in the Valley. The list of defendents encluded Zebulon Cantrel and Joseph Cantrel. We know that son, John was in Orange County, NC.

in 1754, when the tax list for that year was submitted by the sheriff, and that the list had two taxable white males. John's oldest son was too young to have been taxed so the other one may have been for Joseph. A complete list of the children of Joseph and Catherine has never been located. One daughter may have been Sarah, who was the wife of Lawrence Bankston. For over 60 years the Cantrell and Bankston families migrated and settled together. Lawrence Bankston stated in a court case in 1807 that he had known Isaac Cantrell for over 50 years.

The following list is compiled from the baptismal list, the list provided by the family genealogist in 1907 and from the county records in Orange County, North Carolina."

(Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543.) He was married to Catherina Heath about 1718 in Holy Trinity Ch., New Castle, DE.



It is probable that Catherine was the daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of the section.

Her first three children were baptised in the Old Swedes Chruch. At this time the old location was called Christiana.

{Warren G. Cantrell STRONGLY DISAGREES that Catherine is a daughter of John & Hannah. There were five Heath families in the Philadelphia area. Why would he marry a girl from MA which was so far away....9/2/1995/DAH}

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Will get back to you on this when I have time.

Joyce

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Is this correct? Did you see the gravesite yourself? Please advise as there are many conflicting burial sites for Joseph.

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Birth: 1695
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1755
Orange County
North Carolina, USA

Joseph Cantrell was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and after reaching manhood moved to the “lower counties of Pennsylvania” that later became the state of Delaware. He married Catharina (surname unknown) about 1718, and they were living in New Castle County, Pennsylvania, near the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and before 1720, were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church. Catharina was probably the daughter of one of the original Old Swedes families who first settled on the Swedish “church land.” From the Holy Trinity records of 1697 to 1773, which were translated from Swedish to English in 1890, we find that Joseph and Catharina had three children baptized there in the 1720s. They were Hannah, John and Joseph.

At the time Joseph Cantrell settled there, the town was known as Christina, which was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and a half miles from the church. The city of Wilmington, Delaware was built on Swedish “church land.” The charter for the town was granted in 1735.

There aren’t any further records of Joseph or Catharina in the remaining records of Delaware, but from the records of Jefferson County, West Virginia, we know that in 1738, Joseph and his brother, Zebulon, were involved in a lawsuit in Orange County, Virginia. The libel suit brought against 54 defendants for “signing a scandalous paper reflecting on the Complaintiff” by Rev. William Williams (Presbyterian) occurred on July 27, 1738. It was filed at the Orange County, Virginia courthouse. Both Joseph and Zebulon were listed as "other defendants." The events that were described in the suit probably happened somewhere between Winchester, Virginia and what is now Martinsburg, West Virginia, which is where the Rev. Williams lived.

While living in New Castle County, Joseph's son, Isaac Cantrell, became associated with the Welsh Tract Baptist Church located at the foot of Iron Hill, in Pencader Hundred. It is the oldest Primitive Baptist church in America, and Isaac was probably licensed to preach by this group. As the Church was composed of Welsh People, the preaching for about one hundred years was in the Welsh language. Isaac’s mother, Catharina, was more than likely of Swedish parentage, but we know for certain that his grandmother, Dorothy Jones, was born in Wales. The Welsh language is not just a dialect of English; it is a language with an older pedigree, and a distinct one. Isaac Cantrell would have to have been fluent in the Welsh language to have been a member of this church in the 1700s.

A record of Isaac’s brother Zebulon being a witness to the will of Thomas Edmond on July 21, 1758, is among the Welsh Tract Baptist Church records, and lends further evidence that the Cantrells were early members of this church.

About 1747, many of the Cantrells as well as allied families joined a large caravan in the movement southward. They moved along the Great Wagon Road down through the Great Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Within view to the west of the Valley rose the Alleghenies and to the east were the Blue Ridge Mountains. From Roanoke, the Wagon Road went through the Staunton Gap and on south to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. They settled in the "Land of Eden" Granville County, North Carolina, which became Orange County in September 1752. Later, in 1785, this part of Orange County became Rockingham County.

In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court for the year of 1754, John Cantrell was listed as having two taxable white males. It is possible that one of the males may have been his father Joseph. Isaac received a land grant for 202 acres of land in Orange County on November 13, 1756. Isaac sold this land to his brother John on 13 Mar 1759.

I have created this memorial in honor and memory of Joseph and his descendants at Old Swedes Church where he was a member and several of his children were baptized. He was my husband's 5th great grandfather.

CHILDREN:

*James Cantrell (b. 1719 New Castle Co., DE; d. TN. James Cantrell settled in Southern Tennessee and owned the farm where the Battle of Shiloh was fought during the Civil War.

* Hannah Cantrell (b. 20 Mar 1720 Christina, New Castle, DE)

* John Cantrell (b. 6 Oct 1724 New Castle, DE; d. 11 Feb 1803 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. abt 1743 in Newcastle, DE, Rachel Brittain (b. 1725 New Castle Co., DE; d. abt 1769 Rockingham Co., NC) They had 17 children. John married secondly, Jane ___, and they had 6 children.

*Joseph Cantrell (b. Jun 1726 Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE; d. Jan 1804 Caswell Co., NC) m. Jemima Mitchell.

*Zebulon Cantrell (b. abt 1728 New Castle Co., DE; d. 1765 Orange Co., NC) m. Mary Montgomery.

*Isaac Cantrell (b. abt. 1729 New Castle Co., DE; d. 23 Aug 1805 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Talitha Cloud about 1750 in Rockingham Co., NC, Elizabeth ___ about 1769 in Rockingham Co., NC, and Mary Linder about 1773 in Rockingham Co., NC.



Family links:
Parents:
Richard Cantrell (1660 - 1753)
Dorothy Jones Cantrell (1672 - 1730)

Spouse:
Catherine Cantrell (1697 - 1755)*

Children:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)*
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

Sibling:
Mary Cantril (1694 - 1695)*
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Swedes Churchyard
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA

Created by: jcq
Record added: Feb 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85625396

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Joseph married Catherine LNU in 1718 in New Castle County, Delaware. Catherine was born on 27 May 1697 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1755 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Gloria Dei Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

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For Lord's sake take the Hannah Haynes junk out of your file. That was a rumor that I started 25 years ago and have lived to regret. John "Snow Shoe" and Hannah Hanes Heath did not have, I repeat. Did not have a daughter Catherine among their 10 or 12 children.

Warren G. Cantrell
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Killeen,. TX 76543
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Diane,

Please, please remove all information from your files that Catherine was a daughter of John "Snow Shoe" and Hannah Haynes Heath. That was a ruor that I started 25 years ago and have long regretted. John and hannah did not and I repeat did not have a dau. named Catherine. Futher there is not proof that Catherine was a Heath. That was a rumor that Nobel Bethel started in 1928.
His opinion was based on the 1747 will of John Heath that named a cousin, Alice Cantrell as an heir. john and Hanah Haynes Heath never left MA or Conn.

Warren G. Cantrell
1913 Willowbend Dr.
Killeen TX 76543
(254) 699-2143

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"It is probable that Catherine was the daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of the section. Her first three children were baptized in the Old Swedes Church. At this time the location was called Christiana. Several of Richard Cantrill's descendents lived there between 1720-1797."

Warren G. Cantrell STRONGLY DISAGREES that Catherine is daughter of John & Hannah Haines Heath. Warren notes that there were five HEATH families in the Philadelphia area and posits, "Why would he marry a girl from MA which was so far away"...2 Sep 1995.

It is interesting to note that her first child, a girl, was named, "Hannah" (after her mother?) and her second child, a son, named, "John" (after her father?)

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Proposed Change: Joseph C. Cantrell (I3944)
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Description: Although possible, it is unlikely that Joseph C Cantrell's wife, Catherine Heath Cantrell, and mother, Dorothy Jones Cantrell, died on the same day. Suspect someone has picked up the wrong date for one or the other of these two ladies.

Charline Rambaud
cjunemc@gmail.com

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Birth: May 27, 1697
Haverhill
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Aug. 30, 1755
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA


Family links:
Spouse:
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)

Children:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)*
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Swedes Churchyard
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA

Created by: jcq
Record added: Feb 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85625453

Buried:
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Birth: 1695
New Jersey, United States
Death: October 28, 1784 (89)
PLUMSTEAD TWP, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Son of Richard Brittain and Ann Brittain
Husband of Elizabeth Brittain
Father of Richard Brittain; Samuel Brittain; William Brittain; Elizabeth Morris; Anne Young and 7 others
Brother of William Brittain; Richard Brittain; Susannah Brittain and Nathaniel Brittain
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John married Elizabeth Stillwell. Elizabeth was born in 1695 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey; died in 1761 in Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: Aft 1761, Ireland

Samuel married unnamed spouse(Ireland). unnamed was born in (Ireland); died in (Ireland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Blacksmith

Notes:

The following paper on Peregrine Magness, Jr. was written by the DeKalb County Historian, Thomas G. Webb. The contents of these pages are copyright 2000 to Thomas G. Webb. all rights are reserved. The information on these pages are free for private use, but may not be included in any compilation or collection in any media form for either private or commercial use without the author's consent. I am using these papers on this page with Mr. Webbs permission.

Magness History

I have compiled this Magness family history in order to get a comprehensive picture of the entire family of Peregrine Magness, Jr., of Maryland and North Carolina. I have not been able to get completely reliable information; therefore some errors will appear. It is my hope that those who see such errors will let me know what they are and will send me the correct information, along with supporting evidence. I have no telephone or computer, but my mailing address is:

Thomas G. Webb
835 South College Street
Smithville, Tennessee 37166

My line of descent is from two of the daughters of Perry Green Magness (1796-1884), son of George Magness (born about 1768), son of Peregrine Magness (about 1722-1800). Much of the Magness research I have done myself, especially in Maryland and Tennessee. Most of the research in the North Carolina records was done in the 1970’s by Miles Philbeck, Jr., and is very reliable. However, some of it is not complete, partly because the records themselves are not complete. I have used some information from the Verna Magness book, Magness Migration, 1733-1986. I also have correspondence from a number of Magness descendants, including Mrs. Mary Pugh, Mrs. Nell Henry, Bob Wall, Mrs. Vida Harris, James Magness, Mrs. Marilynn Knowles, David Hennessee, G. David MacKenzie, and several others.

I am doing this not as a completed work, but as a work in progress. I am hoping to correct all errors, add such further information as may be available, and eventually be able to compile an accurate and comprehensive history of the Peregrine Magness family.

As you will see, some of our Magness relatives have not behaved as well as they should have. However, most of them paid the penalties for their misbehavior, and most of them and their descendants went on to become useful and productive citizens. And before we condemn too quickly, let us remember the words of the apostle Paul, that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), including ourselves.

The Magness family has proved to be somewhat more interesting than most of my other ancestors. When I began My family research in my early teens, my father told me that I would probably find a horse thief. Sure enough, I did, and he turned out to be the ancestor of both my mother and my father. I have sought the facts, whatever they were, for I wanted to know everything I could about these ancestors. To quote scripture again, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) I find the magness family extremely interesting, and as we all attempt to discern the truth about them, I hope that you will too.

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PEREGRINE MAGNESS, JR., and his WIFE MARY

Peregrine Magness, Jr., was born about 1722, possibly in England, but more likely in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was the son of Peregrine Mackaness, Sr., and his wife Mary. His names, both first and last, have been spelled in many ways in various records. He himself spelled his last name in different ways, mostly as MACKNESS and MAGNESS, with Magness becoming the generally used name by 1780, and the name used by almost all of his descendants.

Peregrine Magness, Jr., was evidently the only child of his parents, or at least the only one who lived to adulthood. He grew up in colonial Prince George’s County, Maryland, where his father was living by 1729. (1) His father was a blacksmith and made more money than did many people of that time. He accumulated land, livestock, and slaves, not in large quantities, but he had enough to give him a comfortable living.

Prince George’s County was very rural and hardly had a town worthy of the name. Young Peregrine’s opportunities for education were somewhat limited; nevertheless he did learn to read and write. There is no evidence that he followed his father in the blacksmith trade; the Maryland deeds speak of Peregrine Jr. as a "Planter", that is, a farmer. His father owned land, and on April 22, 1757, he gave to “his son the Perygrene Mackaness Junior” for “natural love and affection” one half of a tract of 105 acres called Part of Stoke, lying in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (2)

By the time his father gave him land, Peregrine had been married about twelve years and had five sons. His wife, like his mother, was named Mary, and her maiden name is presently not known. (Some have thought that Peregrine’s wife was Sarah Hamrick, but all evidence indicates that she was definitely not Sarah Hamrick.) Mary was probably born about 1727 in Maryland, and they likely married about 1745 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Their first known child was born about 1747; the last child (and only daughter) was born 1772. They had probably ten sons and one daughter.

Peregrine Magness, Jr., and his wife Mary were apparently members of the Church of England, but the references I have are confusing. One reference says that their son Benjamin was born 6 April, 1745 in St. George's’sa Parish in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A second reference says that in 1759 Perygreen Mackness, Jr., signed a petition to divide Prince George’s Parish in Frederick County, Maryland. (3) Wherever the parish was located, Peregrine was evidently interested enough in the church nearer to his home, as attendance was compulsory, and in the larger parishes many had to travel long distances to reach the church. Maryland had shortage of Anglican ministers, especially in the rural areas such as Prince George’s County.

Whatever interest he may have had in the church, Peregrine Magness did not remain much longer in Prince George’s County. On February 9, 1760, he sold for 20 pounds to George Naylor the 51 acres his father had given him three years earlier, of the tract called Part of Stoke. On the same day hid wife Mary came and relinquished her right of dower, which is the first public record I have found of his wife. Another note of interest in this document is that in the deed itself the name is spelled Perygren Mackness Junr., while in the relinquishment of dower it is spelled peregrine Magness Junr. (4)

Exactly where Peregrine went after selling his land is uncertain. His father, Peregrine Mackaness, Sr., was living in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1764 when he sold his land in Prince George’s County. (5) His wife was apparently dead, and he may have been living with his only known child, Peregrine, Jr. However, in the Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Published 1936, is a reference to Frederick County, Virginia, where the will of Nathaniel Thomas was proved on March 1, 1763, with witnesses Mary Magnus and Perry MackNess. This sounds very much like our Peregrine Magness.

An even more definite reference is found in Bedford County, Virginia, Court Order Book 3, Page 172, when in February 1765 Peregrine Magness was ordered to help view a new Road. This road was from Nicholas Davis’ ferry to James Callaway’s road, and was evidently near the home of Peregrine Magness. This same order book in Bedford County, Virginia, on pages 815 and 820, shows the record of two trials held in 1771. They were not related to the Magness family, but they show the kind of justice administered at the time, with which the Magness family would soon have some experience.

Both trials dealt with black men held as slaves, and the law was harsher with blacks than with whites, but not much. Dick Nanes, valued at 90 pounds, was charged with stealing goods from a store on December 11, 1771. Brought to trial the next day, he pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty, and the court ordered that “the sheriff hang the said Dick on the 27th day of this month until he is dead.” Justice was swift and sure; sixteen days after committing the crime he was dead.

The other trial was held on December 27, 1771, on the very day Dick was hanged. Robin, the slave of James Buford, was charged with entering the house of John Dawn and stealing “sundry things.” He was found guilty, and the court ordered that “the Sheriff set the sd. Robin in the pillory & nail his Ears to the pillory” for one hour, and then give him 39 lashes “on his Bare Back” and then discharge him. Robin was more fortunate than some; he was not hanged, and he did not even have his ears cut off, as was done in some cases.

Similar administration of justice was found in most of colonial America, including North Carolina, which was where the Magness family went next, and where they stayed for 30 or more years. On December 21, 1786, an order was made to survey for Perry Green Magness 200 acres on both sides of Knob Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. A month later, on January 23, 1769, Perrygreen Magness bought 300 acres on Buffalo Creek in Tryon County from William Sims. (6) In November of that year Peregrine entered 300 acres on both sides of Hickory Creek. He continued to acquire land, and by 1795 owned more than 1500 acres in what started as Tryon County, but later became Rutherford, Lincoln, and Cleveland Counties.

Clarence Griffin’s history of these counties, printed in 1973, notes several patriotic activities of Peregrine Magness. The April 1770 Tryon County Court Minutes show that Perrygreen Magness was commissioned as an ensign in the Tryon milita. On July 26, 1775, the Tryon Committee of Safety was organized, including Captain Mackness’ Company: William Graham, James McAfee, and Perrygreen Mackness. Perrygreen mackness also signed the resolution supporting resistance to British forces, which was drawn by the Committe of Safety. He was among those present at the September 14, 1775, meeting of the Committee of Safety. (7) Besides the contributions of Perregrine Magness, provably all four of his oldest sons served the American cause during the Revolution.

By the time the Revolutionary War ended, Peregrine Magness was beginning to prosper. The Rutherford County, North Carolina tax list of 1782 shows him with 2 slaves, 8 horses, 27 cattle, and 700 acres of land. (Horses were almost the only transportation at that time, as roads were very poor.) (8) By the 1790 census he owned 3 slaves, which was a relatively small number, but in Rutherford County at that time, only one family in seven owned any slaves at all. Peregrine and Mary in 1790 only had two children at home, apparently their son George and their daughter Sally. Peregrine was about 68 and Mary about 63. They had done well financially and owned much property. Their children were grown and most of them married; they had several grandchildren. They should have been ready to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labors. Instead, they faced difficult years of trouble and turmoil which would take most of their property and leave Mary and Peregrine almost destitute in their old age.

I can offer little explanation for the behavior of their sons. They may have had little moral influence in their lives. The Church of England in colonial Maryland was very weak, and we presently have no evidence that the Magness family was active in any church in North Carolina. Historians say that the Christian church in general was weak from the time of the Revolution until the Great Revival of 1800. Some of Peregrine’s sons seemed lacking not just morals, but even common judgment. When Peregrine tried to help them, he ended in financial ruin, and in his last years he left his home in North Carolina for the Kentucky frontier. At least four of Peregrine’s sons got into sever legal difficulties. His son Joseph in 1787 married Arabella Twitty, and in 1789 Joseph’s apparent brother, Zachariah Magness, was tried and convicted of raping Arabella; she accused Joseph of aiding and abetting the act. We still do not know what penalty was imposed on Zachariah; quite possibly it was death by hanging. Good lawyers were expensive then, as they are now, and very likely much of the legal expense in this case fell on Peregrine, the father. Joseph got into further difficulties involving his brother George Magness, and by 1795 Joseph had left North Carolina and moved to the Kentucky frontier, in what was then the west.

George Magness was Peregrine’s youngest son, and he had been in the Morgan District Superior Court in 1785, when he was only 17. He was giving testimony there in 1792. In April 1794 in Lincoln County, George was found guilty of petty larceny. Though a motion was made for appeal, and Robert Wier and Perrygreen Magness each offered to put up 500 pounds bond, the motion was overruled. George was sentenced to “receive ten lashes on the bard back well laid on by the Sheriff between the hours of twelve and one o’clock this Day at the public whipping post.” Even after suffering this punishment, George still had to make bond with his brother William Magness for 500 pounds each “for the good behavior of the said George for one year & a Day.” Five hundred pounds was a sizable sum of money for that time; it would buy several hundred acres of land or five strong young slaves.

Quite possibly the 500-pound bond was forfeited, as George was back in court in October 1794 as the admitted father of a base born child. Again, bond had to be made. Less than a year later he was again in Superior Court on a charge of stealing a horse. Though found not guilty, he was charged with court costs. Having no property other than the clothes on his back, George had to spend three months in jail.

Meanwhile, George’s brother, Robert Magness, had also been accused of stealing a horse. Like George, he was found not guilty of stealing the horse, but he was found guilty of perjury. As we have already seen in the Virginia cases in 1771 and from George Magness’ ten lashes on the bare back, the penalties of the law could be very harsh. Robert did not want to receive the penalty, whatever it was, and he left the state. This left his father, Peregrine Magness, and his brother, Jonathan Magness, to pay the bond they had put up. Peregrine’s sons William, Benjamin, and Jonathan had made bond in several of these cases, and some had been forfeited. Peregrine had also made bond, besides bearing much of the legal expense of these cases. By 1795 Peregrine was selling land to his son William. (9) Robert’s bond forfeiture was the final blow. In the summer of 1796, the sheriff sold more than 1150 acres of Peregrine’s land at public auction. (10)

Like his sons before him, Peregrine left North Carolina; in fact, he apparently followed his son Joseph to Woodford County, Kentucky, where on November 3, 1798, he sold to William Magness two slaves for $500. (11) A little over a year later, Peregrine and his sons George and Joseph (and probably Robert) were all in Warren County, Kentucky, where Peregrine on May 8, 1800, made his will. He left all his property (which was probably very little by that time) to his wife Mary to dispose of as she pleased. George and Joseph Magness were named executors, and the will was proved in July 1800. (12) The exact burial place of Peregrine Magness is not now known. Some have thought that he was buried in North Carolina, but I believe that to be extremely unlikely. I would think that he is buried somewhere in Warren County, Kentucky, in an unmarked grave. How long his wife Mary survived him is not now known.

All the children of Peregrine Magness and his wife Mary are not definitely established, but evidence indicates that they had the following ten sons and one daughter.

Children of Peregrine Magness and wife Mary

1. William Magness was born about 1747 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and moved with his parents to Virginia and later to Tryon County, North Carolina, which in 1779 became Rutherford and Lincoln Counties. William served as captain of a company in Col. Wm. Graham’s Tryon Regiment of Militia during February and March of 1776. (13) William began acquiring land by 1774 (14) and by the time of his death owned about 2500 acres. The 1790 Lincoln County Census shows him with 12 slaves; the 1810 census shows him with 19 slaves. William Magness never married, and he died on May 6, 1816, “Intestate and without legitimate issue.” (15) His estate was eventually divided into seven shares, which went to his living brothers and sisters, and to the heirs of those deceased. However, there was considerable litigation, and the estate was not settled until 1825. Much of what we know about the family comes from these court proceedings. In 1819 four of William’s brothers (Robert, Jonathan, Joseph, and Samuel) brought suit against the administrators, John Roberts and Benjamin Magness. The suit claimed that personal property had been sold worth about $17,000.00 but that still unaccounted for were nine slaves and a large quantity of cider and brandy. (16) When the real estate was divided in 1825, each of the seven shares was valued at $1400.00ma a considerable sun for that time. William Magness was buried near Shelby, North Carolina, on Buffalo Creek in what is now Cleveland County, North Carolina, in the same cemetery as his sister Sarah Roberts and her family. His tombstone says “Sacred to the Memory of William Magness, who died May 6, 1816, age 69 years.

2. James Magness was probably a son of Peregrine and Mary Magness, but no conclusive evidence has been found to establish him positively as one of their children. James was probably born about 1750 in Maryland. On August 2, 1778, in Tryon County, North Carolina, he made claim to 150 acres on Little Broad River, but the claim was denied because someone else had a prior claim. At the October 1783 Rutherford County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, and inventory of the estate of James Magness was returned by Abraham Collins, administrator. (Collins appears as a witness on several Magness deeds.) James Magness was apparently unmarried and died with heirs. Some have thought that James died at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and this seems quite possible, though no record has been found at this time.

3. Perrigreen Magness, Jr., was born in 1753 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was technically Perrigreen Magness III, but apparently was never so designated. Both he and his father were sometimes referred to as Perrigreen Magness, Jr., causing occasional confusion. He apparently enlisted in the army on two successive years. He was age 21 and 5 feet 9 inches tall on July 1, 1775 when he enlisted in Captain Eli Kershaw’s Company of Colonel Thompson’s Regiment of South Carolina Rangers. His name also appears on the roll of Colonel William Thompson’s 3rd South Carolina Regiments, with an enlistment date of July 24, 1776. he probably died in early 1785, as William Magness was appointed administrator of his estate in April 1785 by the Rutherford County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. The inventory showed that he owned four horses and 60 gallons of whiskey (which were sold to William Magness for 32 pounds 5 shillings) and that Ben Magness owed the estate 10 pounds. He was apparently unmarried and died without heirs.

4. Benjamin Magness is said by one source to have been born April 6, 1754, in St. Georges Parish, Prince Geroge’s County, Maryland, and to have died January 26, 1828, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. (17) He was married about 1775 to Katie Mooney, Daughter of Jacob Mooney, and they had probably eight children. He married second July 10, 1808 in Rutherford County, Nancy Walker, by whom he had four children. On October 20, 1779, he bought 200 acres on Sandy Run Creek. (18) He is listed in the 1790 census of Rutherford County with 1 male over 16, 5 males under 16, and 3 females. Benjamin and his brother-in-law John Roberts in 1816 were appointed administrators of his deceased brother William, (19) a difficult job which lasted nine years. Benjamin himself had a large amount of property at the time of his death. One source says Benjamin had a child jeremiah born 1779 and crushed to death by soldiers in 1781. (20) His other children were named in his will:

I. Perry Green Magness, born about 1777, lived in Berrien Co., Michigan.

II. Jacob Magness, born about 1781, died 9 Nov. 1855 in Rutherford Co., NC, married 21 Aug. 1806 in Bath Co., NC, to Edith Webb.

III. Mary Ann Magness, b. about 1783, d. 1860 Cleveland Co., NC, married John Washburn, 1779-1857.

IV. James Magness

V. Benjamin Magness, Jr.

VI. William Magness, married 29 Jan. 1818 Rutherford Co., NC to Sarah Hamrick.

VII. Catherine Magness, b. about 1790, married 7 Jul 1810 to John Reynolds.


Children by second wife, Nancy Walker


VIII. Joseph Magness, b. 7 Jan. 1810, m. 19 Dec. 1827 Rutherford Co., NC Esther Beam.

IX. Sarah Magness, b. about 1812, m. 14 Nov. 1831 to Benjamin Franklin Goode.

X. Samuel Magness, b. 22 Aug. 1817, d. 5 Oct. 1894, Cleveland Co., NC. Married first Susanna Grigg, second 20 Aug. 1868 Mary Whisnant.


5. Jonathan Magness, also known as John, was born about 1756 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and is said to have died in 1834 in Independence County, Arkansas. he married about 1779 Patty------, by whom he had several children. She died at age 74 on March 8, 1832, in Independence County, Arkansas. (21) Jonathan married second on June 3, 1832 in Independence County, Rebecca Hammond. The Arkansas Gazette of July 18, 1832, in reporting their marriage mentions that Jonathan was 76 and Rebecca was 20. They are said to have had one daughter Mary Ann, who died young.

Jonathan in 1779 was granted 150 acres on Big Hickory Creek in Tryon County, joining land of his father. He sold this land in 1790, having in 1788 bought 300 acres on Brushy Creek in Rutherford County, which eh sold in 1794, it being the “Place where said John Magness now lives.” (22) He had five more tracts of land, but in the summer of 1796 they were sold by the sheriff at the same time that much of Jonathan’s father’s land was sold by the sheriff. Apparently this was a result of Jonathan’s making bond for his brother George in the Rutherford County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in October 1794. When George did not fulfill his obligations, the bond was forfeited, and the sheriff sold the land of both Jonathan and Perrigreen Magness. Both of them had also made bond for Robert Magness with similar results. Jonathan apparently left North Carolina about this time. He may have gone with his father to Warren County, Kentucky, or to Davidson County, Tennessee. A few years later he was in neighboring Wilson County, Tennessee, where on 24 August 1806 he paid $800 for 640 acres near Stones River and the Davidson County line. Witnesses were his sons Perry Green and John. On 3 Sept. 1807 he paid $640 for another 640-acre tract on Stuart’s Creek in Wilson County, Tennessee; his sons John and David M. were witnesses. (23)

About this time Jonathan Magness and his sons became involved with a man named Patton Anderson, an involvement which would have a profound effect on their lives for years to come. The precise nature of their quarrel is not known; it is said to have begun in a land transaction. Whatever it was, it developed very strong feelings on both sides, with bitter disputes between Anderson and Magness whenever they met. They met in October 1810 at the Bedford County courthouse, where the case was to be heard. Before the judge arrived, Jonathan Magness and Patton Anderson began to discuss their old grievance, and both became highly excited. Jonathan’s sons Perry Green and David were standing near, and when Patton Anderson raised his hand with a large knife in it, David Magness drew his pistol and shot Anderson dead. He then gave himself up to the authorities, saying that he did it to save his father from being killed.

The trial was held in November 1810 at the Williamson County courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee. A rather detailed account of the proceedings is given by John B. Cowden in his book Tennessee’s Celebrated Case, published in 1958. Cowden’s basic account is factual, but he had the mistaken idea that the Perry Green Magness involved was Perry Green Magness (1796-1884) of DeKalb County, Tennessee. (Perry Green Magness of DeKalb County was actually a son of George, making him a younger first cousin of the Perry Green Magness involved in this case. See George Magness listing.)

Andrew Jackson was a friend of Patton Anderson, and he vowed that all three Magnesses would hang. Jackson appeared as a character witness for Anderson, but the Magnesses had hired the very able Felix Grundy as their attorney; he would one day be Attorney General of the United States. The trial is said to have lasted two weeks and had dozens of witnesses, but when the verdict was returned, David Magness was found guilty not of murder, but of manslaughter. He was sentenced to eleven months imprisonment and to have his left hand branded with the letter M, which was done.

Jonathan Magness was returned to jail to await his trial, which for various reasons was delayed until May 1812, when he was acquitted by the jury. David then had served his eleven months, but both were still in jail in Nashville. Good lawyers were expensive then, as they are now, and evidently legal charges had taken all the money and property of Jonathan Magness and his sons. When they were required to pay the court costs of some $800, they were unable to do so. They were then held in jail until they should pay. They applied to the Circuit Court to be discharged under the law for the relief of insolvent debtors, but were rejected and so faced the prospect of “perpetual imprisonment.” On September 9. 1812, both Jonathan Magness and his son David petitioned the Tennessee Legislature to release them. No record of action on these petitions was found in the Journal of the 1813 General Assembly, and exactly when the Magnesses were released is not now known.

Apparently all of them left Tennessee. Jonathan’s son Perry Green was in Arkansas in 1814, and on January 5, 1815, was appointed a justice of the peace in Independence County. Jonathan’s son David Magness, who was branded, apparently became a major in the militia in Arkansas, and on July 4, 1822, made an outstanding patriotic speech at the Independence County Grand Jubilee. (24) Jonathan Magness in 1817 was in Lawrence County, Missouri Territory; (25) in 1819 he was still in Missouri. By 1826 Jonathan was living in Independence Co., Arkansas, (26) where he apparently spent the remainder of his life. Little information is available to me on the children of Jonathan Magness and his wife Patty.

Those I have are:

I. David M. Magness, lived in Independence Co., Arkansas.

II. Perry Green Magness, married Mary ----- (possibly Mary Steele in 1807 in Tennessee), had several children, died in 1828 in Independence Co., Arkansas.

III. John Magness, who married and had descendants in White Co., Arkansas.

IV. William Magness

V. Morgan Magness, born December 18, 1796, died September 1, 1871. married first May 14, 1827 Kezziah Ann Elliott, second june 23, 1845 Susan Dunnigan, 5 children.

6. Zadchariah Magness was probably born about 1759 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and appears to be the son of Peregrine Magness and wife Mary. More research needs to be done on Zachariah, but the records of Morgan District Superior Court of North Carolina reveals quite a bit. In 1789 Zachariah was convicted of raping Arabella Twity Magness, wife of his brother Joseph; She also accused Joseph of aiding and abetting the act. The papers of Morgan District Superior Court (in Bucked County?) show that on March 12, 1789, the sheriff of Rutherford County was commanded to seize 54 pounds and 9 shillings from the property of Zachariah Magness for debts and sossts in the Morgan Superior Court of Law and Equity “in that case expended whereof the said Zachariah Magmess is convicted and liable of record.” He was convicted, but his sentence has not been found at this time. In 1789, long prison terms were seldom given; the usual sentences were whipping, branding, or hanging. Was Zachariah executed? or did he receive other punishment and move away? His name has not been found further in the North Carolina records. No claim was made on the estate of his brother William Magness who died in 1816, so we assume that Zachariah had died without heirs by that time.

7. Samuel Magness was born about 1716, probably in Frederick County Virginia. he is thought to have married first about 1784 Mary Morgan, and second by 1800 Nancy Ragin. Nancy and Samuel signed a deed on 22 january 1800, recorded in Greenville Co., SC Deed Book E, page 405. By 1790 Samuel Magness was living in Greenville County, South Carolina with a son and two daughters; by 1800 he had five daughters and three sons. On 3 May 1792 Samuel had a land transaction recorded in Greenville County Deed Book C, page 436. Samuel was still living in Breenville County on December 19, 1817, when he sold his share of the William magness estate to his brother-in-law, John Roberts, for $625. (27) Nevertheless, he joined his three brothers in 1819 in a lawsuit over William’s personal property. (28) Samuel Magness is thought to have moved to Arkansas about 1828, first to Independence County, then to marion County. On 15 August 1829 he made a deed as Samuel Magness of the Territory of Arkansas, County of Independence. (29) Samuel Magness died in Marion County, Arkansas, in 1831. His wife Nancy died there in 1841. Samuel had several children by his two wives; some of their names are not known.

I. James Magness, b. 25 May 1789 South Carolina, died 2 Aug. 1872 Marion Co., Arkansas. married 22 July 1813 in South Carolina to Narcissa Barnett, b. 12 Feb. 1796 SC, died 26 May 1862 in marion Co., Arkansas.

II. Joseph Magness, born about 1790 South Carolina, died 1840’s Marion Co., Arkansas, married Martha (Patsy) Springfield in South Carolina.

III. Perry Green Magness, born about 1801 Greenville Co., SC, married Jane -----. Lived Union Co., Ga 1850, later in Polk Co., Tn., and died after 1880, probably in Fannin Co., Ga. (both James and Perry Green are mentioned as sons of Samuel Magness in Greenville Co., SC Deed Book Q, page 86.)

IV. Elizabeth (Betty) Magness born about 1810 SC, died 14 July 1889 in Independence Co., Arkansas, married there on 20 Sept. 1829 to Washington Bradley.

Other Possible children of Samuel:

V. David Y. Magness, born 1785 NC

VI. Mary Magness, married ------ Johnson.

VII. Robert Magness, born about 1809, possibly married Sally Wherle.

VIII. Daughter who married John Owens.

8. Robert Magness was born about 1763, probably in Frederick County, Virginia, and died June 22, 1837, in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Some think that his first Wife was Mary Wilson and that his second wife was Lydia Gamble. his wife at the time of his death was Sarah. During the 1790’s at least four of the Magness sons had difficulties with the legal authorities. Robert Magness at this time was tried for stealing a horse and acquitted, but later convicted of perjury. Not wishing to take the punishment (which could be quite harsh), Robert apparently left the State. His bond was forfeited, leaving his father and his brother Jonathan to pay it. They could not, and their land had to be sold. Some was sold to Peregrine’s sons William and Benjamin, but much of it was sold by the sheriff. In the summer of 1796, then tracts in Rutherford County, North Carolina, belonging to Jonathan magness or to his father Peregrine were sold by the sheriff.

Probably Robert went to Kentucky and joined his brother Joseph; in 1801 Robert claimed land in Warren County, Kentucky, on Little Beaver Dam Creek. (30) By 1805 Robert was in Rutherford County, Tennessee; on June 13 he bought lot no. 2 in the town of Jefferson in the forks of Stones River, not far from his brother Jonathan in Wilson County. (31) In 1817 Robert was living in Arkansas (now New Madrid) County, Missouri Territory, and in 1819 he was still in Missouri. (32) He later moved to Pulaski County, Arkansas, where he died in 1837, leaving a will which indicates that he then owned 406 acres of land and two slaves. He names in his will ten children: sons Robert, William, John, Samuel, James, and Thomas, and daughters Eddney Ann Magness, Elizabeth harden, Sarah Adams, and Mary Baker.

9. Joseph Magness was born about 1765, probably in Bedford County, Virginia. The time of his death is not known; he was still living in 1825. On August 3, 1787, in North Carolina he married Arabella Twitty. In 1789 Joseph’s brother Zachariah was convicted of raping Arabella, and she accused Joseph of aiding and abetting the crime. he and Arabella evidently divorced, but jus when is uncertain. On August 10, 1792, Arabella Twitty Magness sold 85 acres which had been granted to her in 1786, before her marriage. (33) The Rutherford County, NC, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in April 1793 shows on the trial docket Arabella Magness vs. Joseph Magness, but the case was dismissed. The trial docket for April 1794 shows Polly Durham vs. Joseph Magness for slander, but that case was not prosecuted. It apparently arose from Polly Durham’s difficulties with Joseph’s brother George at the same time.

Probably Joseph Magness had his divorce by 1794; he and Arabella evidently had no children. He saw only further problems ahead in North Carolina. He left Carolina for what was then the West, and on February 19, 1795, in Woodford County, Kentucky, he was married to Betsy Stewart. By 1798 Joseph’s father, Peregrine Magness, was also living in Woodford County, Kentucky, having lost all his land in North Carolina. In 1800 Joseph and Perigrine were in Warren County, Kentucky, where Joseph’s name is on the tax list. Possibly Robert Magness was also there; he appears in the Warren County records in 1801. Joseph’s brother George was also in Warren County. Peregrine died between May and July of 1800, leaving a will naming Joseph and George as executors.(34) The only clue we have to Joseph’s children is in the 1810 census of Warren County, which shows him with one male under 10 and three females age 10 t0 16, besides the two adults age 26 to 45. Joseph and wife Elizabeth (Betsy) sold 200 acres in Warren County in 1811, but they continued to live in Warren County. (35)
Joseph Magness served in the War of 1812, from September 1 to December 25, 1812, in the company of Captain Alexander Stuart, Miller’s 3rd Regiment. Alexander Stuart was very likely a relative of Joseph’s wife Betsy Stewart. On October 9, 1816, Joseph Magness of Warren County, Kentucky, gave his power of attorney to Alexander Stewart to represent him concerning the estate of Joseph’s brother William Magness in North Carolina. (36) On July 7, 1817, Joseph Magness is in a list of those working on a road, (37) but his name is not found in the Warren County records after that date.

Possibly he returned to North Carolina to claim his inheritance and to make his home. On February 7, 1825, he received as his part of the William Magness real estate 400 acres on Hickory Creek, along with another tract on Main Hickory Creek. A short time later, on April 26, 1825, he sold 191 acres of this property, and he is referred to in the deed as a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina. (38) We presently have no further information on Joseph Magness, nor do we know the names of his children or how many he had.

10. George Magness was born about 1768 in Tryon County, North Carolina, and died between 1800 and 1816, possibly in Kentucky. George, like some of his brothers, was in various legal difficulties. as with Zachariah and Robert, the court records are not complete, but they furnish enough information to give us a general idea of what was taking place. George made his appearance in court when he was still young; in July 1785 he was about 17 when Benjamin Rice and Benjamin Magness made a 200 pound bond that George would appear in Morgan District Superior Court of Law and Equity on 1 September 1785. On September 7, 1792, George and his brother Robert appeared in the same court to give testimony in a case.

In April 1794 George had not one but two cases of his own. One was in the Rutherford County, North Carolina , Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, where the trial docket showed Polly Durham vs. George Magness, but the case was dismissed. The same docket showed Polly Durham vs. Joseph Magness for slander, but that case was not prosecuted. Just as swell that these were dismissed, as George had big trouble in the Lincoln County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter SEssions. In the April 1794 Session he was found guilty of petty larceny and ordered to “receive ten lashes on his Bare Back well laid on by the Sheriff Between the hours of twelve and one o’clock this Day at the public whipping post.” This should have tamed him somewhat, but he already had more trouble underway back in Rutheford County. Polly Durham, whose case was dismissed in April, by October 1794 had been delivered of a “base born child.” George was evidently the father, as his brother John Magness made 200 pound bond on behalf of George Magness to indemnify the county from having to maintain the child. (This child was Sarah Magness, Born 1794, who later married William Hicks and lived in Tennessee.) Still more trouble lay ahead for George. In 1795 he was tried in the Morgan District Superior Court in Burke County, North Carolina, on an accusation of horse stealing, but found not guilty. He was nevertheless charged with the court costs and held in jail from June 26, 1795, to September 16, 1795, when a hearing was held at which George declared that he had no “property or money to pay and satisfy the costs, saving the clothes and apparel which eh commonly wears.” (One of the witnesses called was Abraham Collins, the same man who was administrator of the James Magness estate in 1783.) Apparently George was released from jail on or about September 16, 1795, and almost exactly nine months later, on May 23, 1796, a son named Perry Green Magness was born to him and Polly Durham. Though no record has been found, we assume that George Magness and Polly Durham were married, as in 1824 Perry Green Magness was declared in court to be “the son and only heir at law of George Magness.” Under the North Carolina law, only children of a legal marriage could inherit where there was no will. George’s daughter Sarah, having already been declared base born by the October 1794 court, had no right of inheritance.

Probably neither Polly nor her two children were concerned at this point with rights of inheritance; they were simply trying to survive. George owned no property; he had acquired 50 acres in 1793, but had to sell it in 1795. (39) He was no provider, and evidently he and Polly did not live together long. There were no more children, and she probably returned to her family. George’s name appears in the Burke County, NC, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for October 1799, when he was listed as owing more than 8 pounds for his maintenance in jail. Whether this was the old debt from his 1795 stay or a debt from a more recent time is not clear, but he was believed to be insolvent. Probably in 1799 George joined his father in Warren County, Kentucky. Peregrine’s will, proved in July 1800, names George and his brother Joseph as executors. No further record of George Magness has been found. He was dead by 1816, but we know no more. In all the years of litigation over the William Magness estate, the only mention is of “George Magness deceased”; no record is found of when or where he died.

George’s two children went with their mother to her family; they probably lived with or near their mother’s sister Sarah Durham and her husband Abraham Cantrell, and moved with them about 1809 to Warren (now DeKalb) County, Tennessee. Perry Green Magness married Mary Cantrell early in 1815; in 1816 he got the news of the death of William Magness. Perry Green apparently never went to North Carolina himself to see about his uncle William’s estate, but he made at least three different powers of attorney regarding it. The first two are recorded in Lincoln County, NC, Deed book 28, pages 37 and 686. He made one on 4 September 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee, giving power of attorney to Francis Alexander. The following year Perry Green had moved to Orange County, Indiana, where he lived for a year or more before moving back to Warren County, Tennessee. On May 24, 1817, (he had his 21st birthday on May 23) in Orange County, Indiana, Perrygreen Magness “son of George Magness Dec’d” gave power of attorney to Berryman Hicks of Rutherford County, North Carolina. (Berryman Hicks was married to Elizabeth Durham, sister of Perry Green’s mother.) A third power of attorney was recorded in Rutherford County, NC Deed Book 34, page 135, and is even more specific as to his relation to George Magness. It was made 4 December 1817 in Orange County, Indiana, by Perrygreen Magness, “son and lawful heir of George Magness, decd.,” and gives authority to Berryman Hicks.

Berryman Hicks had difficulty establishing Perry green as George’s legal heir. Perry Green never claimed to be George’s only child; he did claim to be his only legal heir. The Execution Docket of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in Lincoln County, North Carolina, shows that in October 1818 the heirs of William Magness petitioned for a division of the real estate. No division was made, however, and in October 1824 the case of Heirs of Wm. Magness vs. Perrigrene magness was brought to a jury, which found “that the said Perregrine Magness is the son and only heir at law of George Magness dec’d, a brother to Wm. Magness dec’d.” The real estate was ordered to be devided into seven parts, of which Perry Green Magness would receive one.

Actually the seventh part went to Berryman Hicks, who had agreed to pay Perry Green Magness $1500 for Perry Green’s share of the estate if Berryman Hicks succeeded in establishing Perry Green’s claim. Difficulties must have arisen over that after Berryman Hicks died about 1842. In the North Carolina Archives, the Cleveland County Miscellaneous Files contain the suit of Hazael Hicks, admr. of Berryman Hicks, vs. John Roberts, admr. of William Magness. Within this suit is a deposition of Perry G. Magness, aged about 48 years, at Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee 27 May 1844, stating that “I did transfer my interest in the estate of my uncle Wm. Magness deceased to the said Berryman Hicks about the year 1817 or 1818. We came to a settlement about the year 1825.” A second deposition was made by Perry G. Magness, aged about 51 years at Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, on 17 July 1847, stating “I did sell and transfer my interest in said estate to Berryman Hicks for fifteen hundred dollars, provided he established my heirship in said estate.”

With the $1500 , which was a considerable sum at the time, Perry Green Magness bought land and made investments and became a merchant. his sons and grandsons became merchants and bankers, and many of them prospered greatly. Whether Perry Green’s sister was given any of the money is not known; it is known that she was provided for in her old age by her brother Perry Green. Their mother Polly Durham magness, married in Warren County, Tennessee, about 1827 Benjamin Cantrell She died a few years later, between 1830 and 1840. The two children of George Magness and Polly Durham both lived in Warren and DeKalb Counties, Tennessee.

I. Sarah (Sally) Magness, born September 1794 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, married about 1812 William Hicks, died 1880-1900 probably in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Eight or more children.

II. Perry Green Magness, born may 23, 1796, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, married 1815 in Warren County, Tennessee to Mary Cantrell (1799-1863), died March 1, 1884, in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Twelve children.

11. Sarah Magness, was born February 16, 1772, in Tryon County, North Carolina, and died October 16, 1828, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. She was the last child and only known daughter of Peregrine Magness and his wife Mary. Sarah married about 1790 John Roberts, later known as Colonel John Roberts. he was born July 16, 1767, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died June 30, 1847, in Cleveland County, North Carolina. They lived near Sarah’s brother William, and John Roberts was an administrator of the sizable estate of William Magness. William Magness, John and Sarah Roberts, and four of the Roberts children are buried at the Roberts Cemetery in Cleveland County, North Carolina. I have been sent a list of eleven children of John and Sarah Roberts. The dates do not completely match those I have of the tombstones in the Roberts Cemetery.

I. Mary (Polly) Roberts, born about 1791, died 1850, married 10 Feb. 1810 to Charles Doggett.
II. Sarah (Sally) Roberts, born about 1792, died after 1850, married 31 July 1820 to Samuel Green.
III. Joshua Roberts, born about 1795, died about 1865 Buncombe Co., NC. Married Lucinda Patton. JOshua is said to have been mayor of Asheville, NC.
IV. William Roberts, born Sept. 10, 1796, died Oct. 4, 1865. Known as Squire Billy. Married first 2 April 1839 Mary Fulenwider, second Katherine Wray.
V. Thomas Roberts, born August 2, 1799 (or 1794), died August 16, 1841, married 3 Oct. 1820 to Eliza Warlick.
VI. Perry Green Roberts, born October 19, 1801, died November 21, 1837, unmarried.
VII. Morris Roberts, born December 22, 1808, died December 10, 1875, married Dedcember 21, 1838 to Susannah Adams.
VIII. John Martin Roberts, born about 1811, died July 31, 1848.
IX. Rufus A. Roberts, born December 11, 1816, died August 27, 1835,unmarried.
X. Jane P. Roberts, married December 13, 1836 to peter Summey.
XI. Susannah Roberts, married Charles Smith.

This completes the children of Peregrine Magness, Jr., (1722-1800) and his wife Mary.

Peregrine Magness Jr. (1722-1800)

End Notes

(1). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book Q, p. 218.
(2). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book NN, p. 522.
(3). Calendar of Maryland State Pagers, The Black Book, 1758-59, p. 137.
(4). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book RR, p. 44.
(5). Prince George’s Co., Maryland Deed Book RR, p. 231.
(6). Tryon Co., North Carolina Deed Book, 1, p. 51.
(7). Griffin, Clarance W., History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936. Asheville, 1937. Pages 10, 16, 18, and 27.
(8). Griffin, History, p. 122.
(9). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book M-Q, p. 241.
(10). Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book R, pages 52, 54, 62, 64, 66, and 92.
(11). Lincoln Co., NC Deed Book 19, p. 16.
(12). Warren Co., Kentucky Will Book A, p. 16.
(13). Roster of North Carolina Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, page 42.
(14). Tryon Co., NC Deed Book 2, p. 31.
(15). Lincoln Co., NC Chancery Court of Equity, Magness suit, April 23, 1819.
(16). Same.

Early MACKANESS antecedents;

More English records here's a copy of what was on the "free" search section of Burke's Peerage

MACKANESS OF BOUGHTON HALL

JOHN HOWARD MACKANESS, of Boughton Hall, Northampton, CC (1960), jt/jtly MFH Pytchley from 1968, Dir of various Cos., holds Diploma in Horticulture, served in WW II 1939-45, with Home Guard and Civil Defence; b 11 Oct 1915; educ Northampton Town and County Sch, and Oakham and Wye Coll; m 28 Sept 1940, ?Marjorie, dau of Cecil Stanley Andrews, of Carnethie, Trinity Avenue, Northampton, by his wife Jane, dau of Alfred Powell Hawtin, of Northampton, and has issue,

Lineage- JOHN MAKERNES, of Thingdon (later called Finedon), Northants, gentleman; b. ca. 1445; m Elizabeth (will dated 24 April, 1533), and d (will dated 14 Oct 1515), leaving issue, with anot...

Record Type(s): Landed Gentry

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Finedon is in Northampton which is relatively close to Lincolnshire, I believe. It appears that the Lincolnshire Mackaness/Mackernes ect. branch of the family emerged in the late 1500's. John Makernes of the 1445/1460 of Finedon appears to be the earliest mention of the name in that form that I can find and is recognized as the origin of the Northampton branch of the family. So my guess would be that somebody from Northamptonshire moved to Lincolnshire in the 1500's.

I did a web search on this John Makernes and found the following. It is unverified but is a composite of various family trees listed online back to John Makernes of Finedon, Northamptonshire:

1. John Makernes b. Finedon 1445/1460 m. Elizabeth UNKNOWN, d. 1515

children:

Agnes b. 1491
Ellen b. 1496
Thomas b. 1503 d. 1546 m. Ellen UNKNOWN
William b. 1494 d. 1544

2. William Makernes b. Finedon 1494 d. 1544

children:

William b. 1536 d. 1613
Margaret
Richard
John
Joan

3. William Makernes b. 1536 d. 1613 m. Agnes Harrgat

children:

Ellen b. 1564 d. 1645 m. Roger Sargent
George m. Catherine Chapman 1587
Margery m.. William Chapman
Richard m. Elizabeth Chambers 1592

Continued - http://genforum.genealogy.com/magness/messages/591.html

More children of John Makernes b. Finedon 1445/1460 m. Elizabeth UNKNOWN, d. 1515

children:

Agnes b. 1491
Ellen b. 1496
Thomas b. 1503 d. 1546 m. Ellen UNKNOWN
William b. 1494 d. 1544
Edmund b. 1505
Elizabeth b. 1507

Also to anybody interested in researching this further:

I just glanced over that list of English probate records I had posted from earlier and noticed some of the names matched with the descendants of John Makernes of Finedon.

Thingdon and Finedon are apparently the same town/region, which is in or near Rutland - the same county that is next to the border of Lincolnshire where the Perregrine Mackaness/Mackerness appears to have come from around 1700.

Here are the possible matches to the probate records -

Northamptonshire, Rutland: - Calendar of Wills, 1510-1652
Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800.
Wills Relating to the Counties of Northampton and Rutland, Now Deposited at Northampton. 1510 to 1652.
Book D, 1527 to 1534.
County: Rutland
Country: England
Makernes, Edmund: Irthlingborough 324
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Northamptonshire, Rutland: - Calendar of Wills, 1510-1652
Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800.
Wills Relating to the Counties of NortBampton and Rutland, Now Deposited at Northampton. 1510 to 1652.
Book I, 1545 to 1548.
County: Rutland
Country: England
Makernes, Thomas: Thingdon 127
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Northamptonshire, Rutland: - Calendar of Wills, 1510-1652
Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800.
Wills Relating to the Counties of NortBampton and Rutland, Now Deposited at Northampton. 1510 to 1652.
Book W, 1590, 1597 to 1602.
County: Rutland
Country: England
Makernes, Joan: Thingdon 232
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Northamptonshire, Rutland: - Calendar of Wills, 1510-1652
Marriage Allegations, 1660
Wills Relating to the Counties of Northampton and Rutland, Now Deposited at Northampton. 1510 to 1652.
Book D, 1527 to 1534.
County: Rutland
Country: England
Makernes, Edmund: Irthlingborough 324
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Northamptonshire, Rutland: - Calendar of Wills, 1510-1652
Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800.
Wills Relating to the Counties of NortBampton and Rutland, Now Deposited at Northampton. 1510 to 1652.
Book W, 1590, 1597 to 1602.
County: Rutland
Country: England
Makernes, Richard: Thingdon 270

Posted By: Harriet Frye
Email: alltankersleys@bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: Peregrine Falcon/Peregrine Magness
Post Date: October 26, 2000 at 14:12:58
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/magness/messages/342.html
Forum: Magness Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/magness/

Hi, Randa's mom,

There are only two children of Perygren Sr. that I'm sure about. One is a son, Samuel; the other is a daughter, whose Christian name I don't know, who married a Gaines and had a son named Thomas. In 1763, Perygren Sr., who was a blacksmith, leased some land in Fairfax County, Virginia for a term that included not only his lifetime but also the lifetimes of his son Samuel and his grandson, Thomas Gaines.

I think it's possible that Samuel was the Samuel Makanes who married Francisme Cravens in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia in 1742. There's also a later marriage in Maryland between Samuel Magness and Ann War, but this was in the 1770's and may have been a later Samuel.

In addition to Perygren Sr., Perygren Jr. and Samuel, two other Mackness names turn up very early in northern Virginia and the adjoining counties of southern Maryland: John, who married Elizabeth Morris in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1751, and a "George McKness" who appears among the names in the Fairfax County, Virginia estate records of Bridget Costello in 1769. I think John's family ended up in Harford County, Maryland, and I think there may also have been a Moses Magness who was part of this same generation, but whether any of these three men was actually a son of Perygren Sr. still remains to be proven.

Unfortunately, that's about all I know about the possible collateral lines of Perygren Jr.'s family. Most of my research has been on the direct line, since I'm a descendant of one of Perygren Jr.'s sons, who was also named Samuel.

Although Perygren Sr. is the only early Mackness I've found in that particular part of Virginia and Maryland, it's always possible that there were others. Perygren Sr. seems to have emigrated to the American colonies sometime in the 1720's (that's when he first begins to appear in the records, anyway), but there's no guarantee that he was the only family member to emigrate.

I hope this has helped. If I can answer any other questions, please let me know.

Harriet



30 Apr 2006:

Re: Mackaness of Prince George County, Maryland
Author: Tom Magness Date: 11 Apr 2002 2:17 PM GMT

The founder of the Magness family in North American is believed to be Peregrine Mackaness who was born about 1700 in the County of Lincoln on the northeast coast of England. The name Mackaness appears in the parish registers of that county in the late 1600's including some listing with the personal name Peregrine.

The earliest mention of Peregrine Mackaness in North America is found in a trust deed dated February 1729 made to "Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith, and Robert Perlee, carpenter, by Benjamin Loyd" to insure Loyd's bond as administrator of an estate. Later in September of the same year, Thomas Truman Greenfield conveyed to "Peregrine Magness of Prince George's County, blacksmith" a lease to 29 acres on the east side of the Patuxent River in the forks of Taylor's Creek, The lease was the remainder of a 99-year lease which began in 1677. His name is also found in the Maryland State Papers of 1733 on a tax list.

A deed in the name of "Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith, of Prince George County, Maryland, of the one part and Peregrine Mackaness Junior, plantor, of the said county, of the other part" reads as follows:

"For and in consideration of the natural affection that he has and bears for his son, the said Peregrine Mackaness Junior, the said Peregrine Mackaness hath given, granted and confirmed and by those present doth hereby give, grant, alien and confirm unto the said Peregrine Mackaness Junior, his heirs and assigns forever, one half of a tract of land, lying and being in Prince George County, aforesaid, called part of Stoke, containing and laid out for one hundred and five acres, more or less . . ." dated 22 April 1757. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of J. Hepburne, Richard Jameson, Peregrine Mackaness (his X).

The back of which deed was thus endorsed: "Then came Peregrine Mackaness Senior, party to the within deed, and at the same time came Mary, the wife of Peregrine Mackaness Senior, who being by me privately examined apart from her husband and out of his hearing, confessed that she freely relinquished her claim and right of title and dower of the land and premises. Acknowledged before J. Hepburne, 22 April 1757. Received from Peregrine Mackaness Junior, five shillings and two pence sterling for an alienation fine on the within fifty two acres of land by order of the Hon'ble, the Lord Prop'try of Mary'd, J. Hepburne."

magness origins
tom magness Posted: 3 Nov 2006 7:39AM GMT

i note some people have stated the Magness name is from Scotland,this probably is incorrect, as the Magness's who live in Scotland presently, arrived from england in the late 1800's.Professional geneologists state that the name originates in the middle ages in northern Germany/Norway at Schleswig_holstein atown on the present day border of the two countries and was made famous by st. Magnus.

Hereford, England, has the most Magness's in the U.K. and i note that an Adolph Magnes settled there in the late 1600's, and most of the Magness clan may have descended from this line ( still has to be verified) Many of the Magness family migrated to America over the last two centuries, it appears they mostly came from England and Norway, again this requires further research, to substanciate the facts.

The following from the research of Kelly Townsend,San Antonio, TX, Please contact Kelly if you require a source.

The founder of the Magness family in North American is believed to be Peregrine Mackaness who was born about 1700 in the County of Lincoln on the northeast coast of England. The name Mackaness appears in the parish registers of that county in the late 1600's including some listing with the personal name Peregrine.

The earliest mention of Peregrine Mackaness in North America is found in a trust deed dated February 1729 made to "Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith, and Robert Perlee, carpenter, by Benjamin Loyd" to insure Loyd's bond as administrator of an estate. Later in September of the same year, Thomas Truman Greenfield conveyed to "Peregrine Magness of Prince George's County, blacksmith" a lease to 29 acres on the east side of the Patuxent River in the forks of Taylor's Creek, The lease was the remainder of a 99-year lease which began in 1677. His name is also found in the Maryland State Papers of 1733 on a tax list.

A deed in the name of "Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith, of Prince George County, Maryland, of the one part and Peregrine Mackaness Junior, plantor, of the said county, of the other part" reads as follows: "For and in consideration of the natural affection that he has and bears for his son, the said Peregrine Mackaness Junior, the said Peregrine Mackaness hath given, granted and confirmed and by those present doth hereby give, grant, alien and confirm unto the said Peregrine Mackaness Junior, his heirs and assigns forever, one half of a tract of land, lying and being in Prince George County, aforesaid, called part of Stoke, containing and laid out for one hundred and five acres, more or less . . ." dated 22 April 1757. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of J. Hepburne, Richard Jameson, Peregrine Mackaness (his X). The back of which deed was thus endorsed: "Then came Peregrine Mackaness Senior, party to the within deed, and at the same time came Mary, the wife o!
f Peregrine Mackaness Senior, who being by me privately examined apart from her husband and out of his hearing, confessed that she freely relinquished her claim and right of title and dower of the land and premises. Acknowledged before J. Hepburne, 22 April 1757. Received from Peregrine Mackaness Junior, five shillings and two pence sterling for an alienation fine on the within fifty two acres of land by order of the Hon'ble, the Lord Prop'try of Mary'd, J. Hepburne."

Genealogical curiosity..."Hennessee" and "Mackness" have the same Celtic meaning..."Son of Angus".

20 Apr 2006:

By the way, about the name "Peregrine". I'd be very surprised if its derivation is not the same as the word "peregrine" which means "traveling" or "migratory" - or in fact "pilgrim" which derives from the same latin root. "Peregrine" in "peregrine falcon" comes from the same root.

24 Jul 2007:

Surname: Mackness

Recorded in many forms as shown below, this notable and long-established clan surname is both Irish and Scottish. It derives from the ancient Gaelic "Mac Naois", a short form of "MacAonghuis", meaning the son of Angus. This ancient name was borne by Aonghus Turimleach, one of three Irish brothers, who invaded Scotland in the 3rd Century B.C. It was also the given name of an 8th Century Pictish king, said to be the son of Daghda, the chief god of the Irish, who gave his name to the county (now part of Tayside) called Angus. Arguably the clan therefore originated in Irel;and but came ot prominence in Scotland, where the name is variously recorded as MacNish, MacNeish, Macknish, MacNess, Mackness, Mackerness and MacNeice, as well as all the short forms commencing 'Mc'. Early examples of recordings include John Dow MacNeische who witnessed a grantully charter in 1494, and Jonete Macknes, who was a tenant in Drumgy, Menteith, in 1495. The clan once possessed much of the upper part of Stratheam, Perthshire, until they lost it to the Macnabs in a battle fought in the year 1522. The famous Irish etymologist 'Maclysaght, claimed that the clan were a branch of Clan MacGregor, who were outlawed in 1608 for various acts of violence against the state and the neighbouring clans. This may be so, although the Scottish historian Black merely relates that two clan members Donald McNysche and Jon McNysche, followers of the earl of Cassilis were 'respited' for murder in 1526. Apparently not all the clan were so inclined as another recording shows that one James Mackneis was "a venerable and learned man, deserving well of the city" (Glasgow). The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gilmore Macnesche. This was dated 1376, in the Ancient Charters of the Earldom of Morton, during the reign of King Robert 11nd of Scotland, 1371 - 1390. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Hi -

Has anybody had much success trying to find the ancestors of Perigrine Mackaness Sr., father of Perrygreen Jr. (1722-1800)?

It appears that most if not all of the American lines of the family trace back to him. I have not been able to find much of anything about him in the records, especially his early life and parents. Most references to him state that he was a blacksmith. He appears to have arrived in Maryland during the 1720's.

Dates I have seen on him suggest he was born about 1700. His death is less certain but I have seen 1763-64 listed but without a source.

Most references also say he came from Lincolnshire England (Lincoln County) where several records list variations of the Magness name. I had not researched the English part of the family until recently but so far my findings are few.

I did find an old article from Independence County, AR where some of the family settled. It was about an Magness from England travelling to America and presenting the town with a family seal. He mentioned in the newspaper that Perigrine Sr. was the first of the American line but did not have any details beyond that.

I also did a search for variations of the Magness name in England on the Latter Day Saints' website. The hits that came up included the variations Mackenness, Mackarness, Mackernes, Mackerness, Machanist, Machanes, and Macanas. Many were listed in Lincolnshire and neighboring Rutland but several were elsewhere.

There were a few hits for the name Perrigrine and its variations. Here are the dates for them -

1677 in Northampton - married to Susan Titley
1618 in Lincoln - christened, son of Thomas Makernes
1599 in Lincoln - Peregrinus christened, son of Peregrini
1653 in Rutland - married to Elizabeth Butte
1707 in Rutland - married to Ann Smith

everything else except for one was after the 1730's so I ruled it out as a candidate. The remaining one seems the most likely candidate if it is accurate.

There were hits for a Peregrine Macanas (also spelled Peregrin Mackaness) born on April 5, 1698 in Fosdyke, Lincoln, England. This was the only one close to the 1700 birth year traditionally given for his birth. It also identifies a father named John but nothing else.

Has anybody else had any success looking into the England line of the family? Please post if you have. Thanks!

end of comment

Biography
Peregrine Mackaness was born before April 5, 1698 in Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, England, the son of John Mackaness. He was christened on that date. [1] He would be the first American immigrant ancestor of this family. [2]

Peregrine married Mary Miles in 1764 in Prince George County, British Colony of Virginia, North America. They only had one child to survive to adulthood, Peregrine Magness Jr.

Peregrine was a blacksmith.[3]

Peregrine died on June 9, 1763 in Prince George County, British Colony of Maryland.

Sources
? England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, FamilySearch, Peregrine Macanas, 05 Apr 1698; citing FOSDYKE,LINCOLN,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 432,489.
? the Hennessee Family Peregrine Mackness, Sr. the immigrant, article by DeKalb County Historian, Thomas G. Webb.
? Prince George Co.,MD Deeds,p. 143,abstracted by Marilynn Knowles,187 Strong,.
See also:

Webb, Thomas G. Magness History; Copyright 2000, Thomas G Webb.

end of biography

Peregrine Mackaness
Born Bef 1709
Gender Male
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Notes
http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/MAGNESS/2002-04/1018534675

The founder of the Magness family in North American is believed to be Peregrine Mackaness who was born about 1700 in the County of Lincoln on the northeast coast of England. The name Mackaness appears in the parish registers of that county in the late 1600's including some listing with the personal name Peregrine.
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Capt. George Jones 10.384 A PG ¹12.7.4 Aug 6 1730
Received from: John Cambden, James Naylor.
Payments to: Mr. Richard Lee, Charles Calvert, Esq., Edward Henry Calvert, Esq., Mr. Peter Dent, Peregrine Mackaness, Mr. Robert Bradley, John Docwra.
Representatives: all (unnamed) at age.
Administrator: George Jones.
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Benjamin Wailes 10.595 A PG ¹357.8.3 ¹503.16.3 Jan 7 1730
Received from: Alexander Magruder, Robert Skinner, Samuel Waring, John Garratt, Joseph Fry, William Watson, Charles Sewall, William Holland, John Magran, Thomas Ward, Thomas Thomas, John Chesley, Anne Greaves, Richard Brightwell, Mary Lyon, Thomas Trotman, Martha Greenfield, William Oliver, Thomas Gant, Thomas Smith, James Greenfield, Joseph Willson, William Bradford, James Russell, Jane Craycroft, Mrs. Margery Covington, Thomas Brooke, Jr. (of St. Maryts County).
Payments to: Robert Wheller paid to Joseph Wilkinson who married Mary (administratrix of said Robert), David Crauford, John Tunstall paid to Daniel Dulany, Esq., Merrick Ellis, James Holliday, Esq., Margery Covington, George Scott, Robert Whitaker, Robert Whitaker per Benjamin Loyd, John Brightwell, Edward Thursby, Randolph Morris, William Welch, Thomas Atkey, James Scot, Thomas Gray, John Davis, William Kitchin, Thomas Owen, John Lyon, William Brogden, William Hook, Anne Naylor, Andrew Scott paid to Mr. Ralph Crabb the assignee of Col. Levin Gale, John Craycroft, Charles Carroll, Esq. paid to Mr. William Diggs per executor of said Charles, estate of Elisabeth Padgett paid to Owen Ellis for use of Thomas Coleman (administrator of Elisabeth), Mr. Joshua George, Mr. Richard Lee, Mr. Peter Dent, executor of Edward Henry Calvert, Esq.
Payments to (from estate of Elisabeth Wailes): Robert Whitaker, William Welch, Alexander Contee, Mary Willis, Joseph Lovejoy, William Archer, Mr. Richard Lee, Dr. Patrick Sim (accountant).
Payments to (from estates of Benjamin & Elisabeth Wailes): Abraham Wilson, Peregrine Mackeness, Dr. Patrick Sim (accountant).
Legatees: son (unnamed).
Administrator: Dr. Patrick Sim (gentleman), Mr. Marsham Waring (gentleman).
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Edward Truman 12.54 A PG ¹257.10.0 Aug 29 1733
Received from: Jane Taney, Bigger Head, Henry Boteler.
Payments to: Thomas Preston, Richard Keene for Capt. John Watts, John Gibson, Samuel Magruder for his assumption for Edward Truman to Charles Beale, Margery Covington, Alexander Contee for use of Daniel Dulany, Esq. attorney for John Falconer, Richard Lee, John Townly, Peregrine Mackaness, Roger Boyce, Sarah Perrie (administratrix of Samuel Perrie), executrix of Robert Wheeler per Joseph Wilkinson who married Wheeler's executrix, estate of Thomas Letchworth, estate of Benjamin Wailes, estate of Benjamin Wails for account of Jane Taney, Edward Henry Calvert, Edmund Jenings, Esq., Charles Calvert, Esq., Mrs. Sarah Andrew (administratrix of Samuel Perrie).
Administratrix: Mrs. Elisabeth Truman.
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Prince George's Land Records 1726-1730 - Liber M, Page 460
Enrolled at request of Peregrine Mackanesse 2 Aug 1729:
Indenture, 5 Feb 1728; Between Benjamin Loyd, planter, of the one part and Peregrine Makanesse, blacksmith, and Robert Perle, carpenter; for 5s; a tract called The Taylertown; bounded by sd. Taylor's land in the freshes on the west side of the Patuxent; containing 52 acres; also 12 1/2 acres purchased by sd- Benjamin from Samuel Taylor; part of a tract called Taylorton; also 2 Negroes, 15 head of cattle, 2 horses, 1 mare, 16 hogs, and household goods, etc.; also the dwelling house and 1,100# tobacco due Benjamin from Charles Gervis (or Gowis) for rent of land; /s/ Benja. Loyd (mark); wit. Philip Lee, Richard Lee; 5 Feb 1728; ack. by Benjamin Loyd and Teresa his wife
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Prince George's Land Records 1730-1733 - Liber Q, Page 218
Enrolled at request of Pereygrine Mackanesse, lease, 18 Mar 1730:
From Thomas Truman Greenfield of St. Mary's Co.; Samuel Taylor late of Calvert Co. did lease to Thomas Greenfield of the same county, Esq., a parcel on the west side of Patuxent containing 29 acres; lying in the forks of Taylor's Creek between Western and Southern Branches; adjoining Greenfield's land called Quicksale being part of a tract belonging to Samuel Taylor called Taylor's Rest; lease for 99 years; mentions Nicholas Davis, dec'd, and John Davis his heir who releases claim to Peregrine Maguess, blacksmith; /s/ T. T. Greenfield; wit. Philip Lee, John Smith; 9 De 1730 ack. Thomas Truman Greenfield
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1749-1752; Liber PP {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 71. At the request of Peregrine Mackaness the following Deed was recorded September 8, 1750
Indenture made August 31, 1750; Between Edward Sprigg, gentleman on one part and Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas Francis King, deceased, did formerly mortgage unto Richard Bennett, Esq. several tracts redeemable at divers times since expired without payment made and more particularily, mortgaged two parts of a tract called "Waughton" lying on the eastern branch of Potomac River. And whereas Richard Bennett did by his deed bearing date May 21, 1731 for consideration released and quit claimed unto the aforesaid Edward Sprigg in his peaceable possession and seizen for the term in virtue of the said mortgage from Francis King to the two parts of a tract called "Waughton" reputed to contain 492 acres. Now this indenture witnesseth that Edward Spring in consideration of 125 pounds sterling paid by Peregrine Mackaness has sold the term of years claimed in virtue of the said mortage. Signed Edward Sprigg in the presence of and acknowledged before John Hepburn, Joseph Belt, Jr., and at the same time Mary Sprigg wife of Edward Sprigg relinquished her right of dower.
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1749-1752; Liber PP {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 140. At the request of Peregrine Mackaness the following Deed was recorded October 11, 1751
Indenture made October 11, 1751; between Joseph Sim, heir at law to the late Dr. Patrick Sim, deceased of the one part and Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith of the other part. Witnessed that whereas Dr. Patrick Sim, deceased in his lifetime in consideration of 120 pounds currency of the said province paid by Peregrine Mackaness covenanted to make over an absolute estate in fee simple a part of a tract called "Quicksale" formerly his dwelling plantation purchased of Mr. Thomas Gantt containing 90-1/2 acres. But the said Dr. Patrick Sim dying before he convey the said land it remained in obligation to his heir at law to do it. This indenture further witnesseth that Joseph Sim as heir in law in consideration of the sum of 120 pounds currency to his father Dr. Patrick Sam really and bona fide paid by Peregrine Mackaness as by these presents sold the aforesaid tract of land lying on the West side of the Patuxent River and beginning at a bounded Hickory the Southwest corner tree of "Marsham's Rest" to the line of "Taylorton", to "Newton" now in possession of Mr. Thomas Hollyday. Signed Joseph Sim in the presence of Hancock Lee, Thomas Clark, Jr., and acknowledged before John Hepburn.

Prince George's County, October 11, 1751; Came the within Joseph Sim, heir at law to the late Dr. Patrick Sim and also Mary Sim, widow and relict of said Dr. Patrick Sim before me one of the justices of the provincial Court of Maryland and acknowledged all and singular the right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever of in to the within mentioned part of a tract of land and premises with its appurtenances to be in the within named Peregrine Mackaness his heirs and assignees forever. Taken and acknowledged before me on the day and year above written. John Hepburn
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1749-1752; Liber PP {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 143. At the request of Reverend John Eversfield the following Deed was recorded October 14, 1751
Indenture made October 11, 1751; Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith, in consideration of 9000 pounds of tobacco well and truly paid by Reverend John Eversfield, rector of St. Paul's Parish, clerk has sold part of a tract called "Quicksale" containing 90-1/2 acres formerly the dwelling plantation of the late Dr. Patrick Sim, purchased of Mr. Thomas Gantt and now in possession of Peregrine Mackaness, lying on the west side of Patuxent River and beginning at "Marsham's Rest" and running to "Taylorton" to a tract called "Newton" now in possession of Mr. Thomas Hollyday. Signed Peregrine Mackaness in the presence of John Hancock, Hancock Lee and acknowledged before John Hepburn and at the same time Mary Mackaness wife of Peregrine Mackaness relinquished her right of dower.
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1749-1752; Liber PP {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 145. At the request of Reverend John Eversfield the following Assignment was recorded October 14, 1751
I Peregrine Mackaness, in consideration of 1000 pounds of inspected tobacco paid by Reverend John Eversfield, clerk, has assigned and set over all my right title interest term of years claim and demand whatsoever to the land called "Taylor's Rest" to have and to hold the land for and during the residue and remainder of the term of 99 years which is yet to come and unexpired. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this October 11, 1751, Peregrine Mackaness in the presence of John Hancock, Hancock Lee and acknowledged before John Hepburn (vide release in Liber 2, folios 288 and 219.)
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1752-1757; Liber NN {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 143. At the request of Thomas Cramphin the following Mortgage was recorded June 27, 1753
Indenture made May 26, 1753; Peregrine Mackaness, blacksmith in consideration of 93 pounds current money of Maryland and ¹41 money of Great Britain paid by Thomas Crampton, planter, has sold two parts of a tract called "Waughton" lying on the Eastern branch of Potomac River that Richard Bennett Esq. did by his deed bearing date May 21, 1731 demise unto Edward Sprigg in his peaceable possession the two parts of tracts called "Waughton" reputed to contain in both parts the quantity of 492 acres. Together with Negroes Oston (31 yrs.), Sew (30 yrs.), Charles (9 yrs.), Nan (5 yrs.), Jacob (2 yrs.) and mullato Bes (15 yrs.). Provided always that Peregrine Mackaness shall well and truly pay to Thomas Crampton the full sums of money with legal interest on or before the term of 3 years of these presence that in such case these presents and everything in manner herein contained shall cease and be utterly void. Signed Peregrine Mackaness in the presence of and acknowledged before Christopher Lowndes, Joshua Beall
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1752-1757; Liber NN {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 378. At the request of Robert Peter the following Mortgage was recorded July 19, 1755
PGCo Sct, July 15, 1755; indenture made July 12, 1755; Peregrine Mackness, Sr., of PGCo in consideration of 81 pounds 11 shillings and 4 pence sterling and 22 pounds 18 shillings and 5 pence half penny Maryland paper currency also 9660 pounds of heavy crop tobacco paid by Robert Peter of Frederick County, Maryland has sold a tract called "Waughton" in two parcels which he bought of Col. Edward Sprigg containing 492 acres; and the following Negroes, to wit, Aston, Sue, Charles, Jacob, Nan and mulatto Bess; also 8 black cattle, 40 hogs, 2 horses and 2 mares; provided if Peregrine Mackness shall well and truly pay unto Robert Peter the aforesaid sum of money and tobacco at or upon the 1st day of July 1758 then the above instrument of writing to be void. Signed Peregrine Mackness in the presence of and acknowledged before Joshua Beall, David Ross
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1759-1763; Liber RR {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 44. At the request of George Naylor the following Deed was recorded March 27, 1759
Indenture made February 9, 1760; Pergrine Mackness, Jr., planter in consideration of 20 pounds currency of Maryland paid by George Naylor has sold part of a tract called "Stoke" alias "Sarum" containing 51 acres. Signed Pergrine Mackness, Jr., in the presence of John Hepburn, Andrew Symmer and acknowledged before John Hepburn and at the same time Mary Mackness wife of Pergrine Mackness, Jr., relinguished her right of dower

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Christened:
Fosdyke is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south from Boston, just off the A17, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east from the junction of the A17 with the A16.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosdyke

possibly christened at All Saints Church, Fosdyke ... http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/fosdykeallsaints/about-us/page4/

Peregrine married Mary (Miles) in 1724 in Prince George's County, Maryland. Mary was born in (~1700); died in 1757-1764 in (Prince George's County, Maryland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

8 May 2010

Interesting tidbit re MILES genealogy...

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Subject: Peregrine Mackness/ Miles PG Co. MD
Author: Susan Johanson djohanson@mindspring.com
Date: 04 June 2001
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Peregrine Mackness\Magness is listed as a next of kin on my ancestor Margaret Miles Lovejoy Nevitt's probate papers from her 1st husband John Lovejoy.

Maryland Probate Records, Prerogative Court Abstracts 1738-1744

John Lovejoy 27.266 PG 148.11.6 Pounds 10-16-1741 11-24-1742
Appraisers: Thomas Blanford, John Younger
Next of Kin: Peregreen Mackaness, William Miles, Jr.
Administratrix: Margaret Lovejoy

William Miles, Jr has to be Margaret's brother or father. I am descended from William Miles Nevitt, Sr. who was the only child of Margaret Miles second marriage to Richard Nevitt. Do you know the kinship between Margaret Miles and Peregrine Magness? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Susan djohanson@mindspring.com

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(Lincoln County, England or Prince George County, Maryland)

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• Probate: Prince George's County, Maryland

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James Naylor, Sr.
Also Known As: "Nailor"
Birthdate: 1688
Birthplace: Charles Co., Maryland
Death: circa May 02, 1769 (77-85)
Charles Co., Maryland
Immediate Family:
Son of George Naylor and Elizabeth
Husband of Ann Naylor and Johanna Naylor
Father of Johanna Birkhead; George Naylor; James Naylor; Joshua Naylor; Ann Davis; Rebecca Naylor; Sarah Naylor; Jane Naylor; Mary Naylor; Samuel Naylor and Mary Magness « less
Brother of George Naylor, Jr; Elizabeth Adams and Elizabeth Naylor
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Birth of James Naylor, Sr.
Date: 1688
Place: Charles Co., Maryland
Location: Charles Co., Maryland
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James married Ann Jones. Ann (daughter of George Jones and Susannah LNU) was born in 1690 in Prince Georges County, Province of Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ann Naylor (Jones)
Also Known As: "Nailor"
Birthdate: circa 1692
Birthplace: Prince George, Maryland, United States
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Re: Elizabeth Cates Durham b. ca. 1720

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Re: Elizabeth Cates Durham b. ca. 1720
Posted by: Marilyn Cates Radelat;copperdoll1@webtv.com
Date: October 11, 2000 at 19:08:37
In Reply to: Elizabeth Cates Durham b. ca. 1720 by Elaine Durham Lee of
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Sarah Elizabeth CATE born 1725 was the daughter of Robert Cate Jr.( b.1695 ) and Elizabeth Wyatt Cate.

Sarah Elizabeth Cate married 1739 John William Durham b.1710 Their children were :

1- Thomas Durham b.1740
2- Achilles Durham b. 1741
3- Matthew Durham b. 1743

24 Jul 2007

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=durham

Surname: Durham

This name, with variant spelling Durram, is of English locational origin from the city thus called in the North East of England. Recorded variously as Dunholm circa 1000, as Dunhelme in "Historia Anglorum", dated 1122, and as Donelme in the 1191, Fine Court Rolls of that city. The name derives from the Old English "dun", a hill, plus the Old Scandinavian "holm(r)", (Northern Medieval "holm"), an island or piece of raised land partly surrounded by streams. The surname first appears on record in the mid 12th Century, (see below). One, William de Durham, witness, appears in the 1236, "Fine Court Rolls of Essex", and a Robertus de Durham was one of twelve Scots knights appointed to settle the laws of the marches in 1249, "Scottish Acts of Parliament". Walter Durham of Dumfriesshire rendered homage to Edward 1 in 1296, and Lawrence Durham was recorded in the 1400, London Assize Court Rolls. Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calerwood Durham (1763-1845), wounded at Trafalgar, 1805, became G.C.B. and admiral, 1830. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osbert de Dunelm, which was dated 1163, in the "The Pipe Rolls of London", during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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From: "David Hennessee"
To: "Marilyn Radelat"
Subject: Re: Fw: DURHAM
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2001 8:38 PM

Dear Marilyn - Thanks for the leads to Rocky and Richard of whom I am now in contact. Attached your registry of Sarah who married John William DURHAM, parents of Achilles and two siblings. Am requesting the source of your information in hopes I can wrest more data on my lines. Thanks. David H.

From: "Marilyn Radelat"
To: "David Hennessee"
Subject: Re: Fw: DURHAM
Date: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:26 AM

David,

The research done by my elderly relatives 30 and 40 years ago was my source for Durham / Cates. I don't have any other source. They simply went to libraries or State Archives in Genealogy to copy .

Marilyn


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Radelat"
To: "David Hennessee" ; ;

Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: DURHAM


> David,
> These are the e-mail add. for Achilles Durham descendants-- Richard Durham and Rocky Strickland
> Rdurham57@aol.com(Richard Durham )
> rockyiii@aol.com ( Rocky Strickland )
>
> Richard may be slow answering you because his Dad is very sick and Richard is taking care of him.
> You can write Dr. Cates and ask him what you need on Durham, his research is extensive on Cates ,Durham , and related families.

> Dr. Banks Cates Jr.
> 2200 Colony Rd.
> Charotte, N.C.
> 28209
>
> Marilyn
>
>

9 Sep 2008 - Dr. Cates is deceased.

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Read and absorb this opinion regarding Achilles' father... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donnykrun/Richard_Durham_Research.htm

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The father of Charles A. Durham was Achilles Durham, Esquire, of Haw River, North Carolina, and was born about 1720. He was brought as an infant by his father, William, from England.

He (Achilles) married Mrs. Catharine Hardin.

His father, William, was lineally descended from William, 9th Laird of Grange. ( "Since I Was Born", written by a descendent of Achilles Durham, Robert L. Durham very clearly states that his ancestor came from Forfar, Dundee Scotland).

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Descendants of ?William Durham

Generation No. 1

?WILLIAM1 DURHAM married ELIZABETH CATES. Child of ?WILLIAM DURHAM and ELIZABETH CATES is:
ACHILLES2 DURHAM, b. 1740, Virginia; d. 1810, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Generation No. 2

ACHILLES2 DURHAM (?WILLIAM1) was born 1740 in Virginia, and died 1810 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married (1) MARY CATES 1770 in Orange County, South Carolina. She was born 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died November 13, 1794 in Cleveland, North Carolina. He married (2) EDITH March 31, 1808 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She was born 1750 in Virginia, and died 1814. She was the widow of WILLIAM HICKS - father of Berryman Hicks who married Elizabeth Durham - daughter of Achilles Durham. Child of ACHILLES DURHAM and MARY CATES is:

ELIZABERTH3 DURHAM Hicks, Elizabeth Durham b. January 30, 1779, Orange County, North Carolina; d. April 24, 1846, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She m. BERRYMAN THEODORE2 HICKS Hicks, Rev Berryman(WILLIAM1) was born July 01, 1778 in Rutherford County, NC, and died June 11, 1839 in Little Buck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.


Below are PROPOSED ancestors for ACHILLES DURHAM that are found in various Ancestry trees. I have not been able to find valid documentation to support this as being his correct lineage. Documentation from WILLIAM DURHAM b. 1700 to ACHILLES DURHAM as his son, is non existent. Information concerning the below lineage is found on the page for ACHILLES DURHAM and MARY CATES.

The lineage for Mary Cates, wife of Achilles Durham is also unclear.

Proposed Durham lineage:

1. William DURHAM. Born About 1322.Died during the reign of Prince David Bruce who reigned until 1371.
2. Michael DURHAM. Born About 1397.
3. John DURHAM. Born About 1457.
4. Thomas DURHAM. Born About 1480.
5. John DURHAM. Born About 1507.
6. Alexander DURHAM. Born After 1525. Minder of the Royal Mint.Married Janet ERSKINE, daughter of John ERSKINE, Baron of Dun.Living in 1525. 6th Baron of Grange.
7. William DURHAM. Born About 1554. Ancestor of the DURHAMs of the Grange. 7th Lord of Grange
8. William DURHAM. Born About 1609. 8th Lord of Grange
9. William DURHAM. Born After 1609.9th Laird of Grange (Durham 1990).
10. William DURHAM. Born Before 1700 in England. Died in VA. He married Elizabeth CATES. Born Before 1710. Died in Cleveland Co., NC. William, was lineally descended from William, 9th Laird of Grange

11. Achilles DURHAM. Born About 1750 in England?/NC?/VA?. Died About 1810, buried in Buck Creek Ch.Cem., Spartanburg, SC.He first married Mary Unica CATES, 1770 in Orange Co., NC.Born Before 1755 in VA. Died Before 1806 in Cleveland, Rutherford Co., NC. Mary Utica Cates was the dau of Richard Cates – possibly, b. abt 1732 – and Elizabeth Smith. Richard was son of Robert Cates & Elizabeth – brother to Thomas Cates on the Cates page.

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John married Sarah Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Cate in 1739 in (Virginia). Sarah (daughter of Robert (Ezra) Cate, Jr. and Elizabeth Wyatt) was born in 1725 in Prince County, Virginia; died in 1783 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Elizabeth CATE Durham was born in Prince County , Va.

I forgot to mention this on the previous message. Her father Robert CATE Jr. moved to "Olde" Orange County before 1736 where he owned a plantation and was appointed Road Commissioner 18 Oct. 1753.

He was given the task of building a Westward Path.

He enlisted his son Thomas Cate b.1724, ( a land ) surveyor and other Cates to build these roads.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

Notes:

Ernie,

Thomas "Road Tom ) CATE B.1724 son of Robert Cate Jr.b.1695 signed the bond. This Thomas married Elizabeth Fussell mother of all of his children. he married in his old age to Urith MacMillion Baskett ,no children from second marriage.

Thomas" Road Tom "Cate land was on Bear Branch of Cane Creek, became known as Tom's Creek of Cane Creek, named for him.

This research paper says that Thomas and Elizabeth moved to Newberry,S.C. in 1799, most of his sons moved there with him. One of those was Aaron Cates.

The original will is Newberry Court House.

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Thomas "Road Tom" Cate
Born after 1725 in Orange County, North Carolinamap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Robert Cate and Elizabeth Wyatt
Brother of Barnard Cate, Richard Mathias Cate, Sarah Cate, Thomas (Cates) Cate, Robert Cate, Joseph Cate, Joseph Cate, Charles Cate, Ann Cate and John Cate Sr.
Husband of Elizabeth Fussell — married 1757 in Rowan, North Carolinamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Thomas B. Cate, Robert Cate, Mary Unity Unicy Cate, Thomas K Cate, Susannah Cate, Nancy Ann Cate, Elizabeth (Cate) Durham, Aaron Cate, Jehu Cate, Ezra Cate and Isaiah Cate
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Biography

Thomas was born abt 1725, in Orange county, North Carolina to parents Robert Cate and Elizabeth Wyatt. Thomas became a road surveyor. Thomas was called due to his surveying Thomas Road Tom Cate. This name is also found in the references. In 1754 Thomas received land in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

He married Elizabeth Fussell in 1757 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA. [1] Their children: Thomas1758, Robert1758, John, Ezra, Elizabeth1763, Mary1769, Aaron1768, Isaiah1776, Jehu1790, ThomasB (1750-1812), Mary (1754-1794) Elizabeth (1751-), Aaron(1768-1816) Nancy Ann(1759-1824), Robert (1760-1820) Elizabeth (1763-), Jehu(1770-) Ezra (1773.)

Thomas Road Tom served in the American Revolution 1775-1783 for Orange Co., North Carolina, USA. Name misspelled "Keats", date Aug 1781. [2]

In 1780 Thomas Cate was in Caswell County, North Carolina, shown by a petition with his name listed to the "House of Burgises" on a petition, 26 Oct 1779, from inhabitants of Caswell Co. asking that an equal division be made of the county since it is forty miles in length and twenty wide. (General Assembly; Box: Oct - Nov 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; P 3; Family Number: 36.) [3] His first wife died.

1800 US Fed Census[4]
He married secondly in 1808 to Yourith Urith McMillian. US Federal census for 1810 reflects this. [5] Thomas was living in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina as per U S census. On 29 NOV 1802 (Age: 77) he made a Deed of Gift [6], filed in Orange, North Carolina Newberry District under Deed of Gift, D74 to a daughter and a son named Thomas..

He passed away 9 Jan 1818 (Age: 93) Newberry, Newberry, SC [7]

The will was probated in Newberry Dist Court on 9 Jan 1818. 1st settlement made to the family on 13 Dec 1819, Newbery, South Carolina.

Sources

? U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
? Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution with an appendix containing a collection of miscellaneous.., Ancestry.com
? U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 about Thomas Cate
? "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-S3P : accessed 2 December 2016), Thomas Cate, Newberry District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 68, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
? "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH23-DJ5 : accessed 2 December 2016), Thomas Cates, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 117, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 62; FHL microfilm 181,421.
? Deed of Gift. State of North Carolina Newberry District, Deed of Gift
? http://www.earljones.net/aqwg5620.htm
D.A.R. Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in American Revolution: with an appendix
Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution with an appendix containing a collection of miscellaneous r
1800 US Census
Deed of Gift 84 State of North Carolina Newberry District, Deed of Gift
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
1800 United States Federal Census
North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Orange County, 1752-1952
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820

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Thomas married Elizabeth Ann Fussell in (~1750) in (Rowan County, North Carolina). Elizabeth (daughter of Aaron Fussell, Sr. and Elizabeth (Bagley)) was born about 1736 in Bertie County, North Carolina; died before 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE:Deed of Gift, Orange County, NC, Newberry District. 29 Nov 1802. A negro girl to daughter Ann Durham. wife of William Durham.

Dr. Banks Cates of Charlotte, NC research notes.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller
• Religion: Baptist Preacher
• Baptism: 25 Mar 1726, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Birth: Oct. 6, 1724
New Castle County
Delaware, USA
Death: Feb., 1803
South Carolina, USA

Husband of Miss Brittian and Jane. 1st Spouse: Hannah Brittian (1725-1769)


"John Cantrell, Sr., was a miller and Baptist Minister. He helped establish the Buck Creek Baptist Chruch in Buck Creek, Sportanburg Co., South Carolina. He served as Pastor from 1800 to 1803. John is burried in Cantrell Family Cemetery. John had a brother by the name of Isaac Cantrell who was also a Baptist preacher at Buck Creek Baptist Church. The Cantrell Cemetery is near the the Buck Creek Baptist Chruch: Information from: Earnest H. Cantrell, Route 1, Box 50, Beaverton, Al. 35544, (1989)'".

JOHN3 CANTRELL (JOSEPH2 CANTRILL, RICHARD1) was born October 1724 in New Castle, DE, and died 1803 in Spartanburg Co, SC. He married (1) ?? BRITTAIN. He married (2) JANE.

John was in Rockingham Co NC before the Revolution. He later moved to Spartanburg Co SC, where he owned over 800 acres on Buck Creek in the 96th District. One of the first members of the Buck Creek Baptist Church, son Isaac was a messenger there. Sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered his estate. His first 17 sons were by his first wife, four sons and two daughters by his second. There were supposedly a number of twins in the family, and for the sake of his first wife, let us fervently hope so.

According to the Cantrell family file folder in the Georgia Archives, "Aaron, Simon and Peter were captured during the Revolution and were condemned to be shot. Tradition says Peter was shot, and Aaron & Peter [sic] escaped." The three were also supposedly scouts in Gen. Marion's army.

Children of John Cantrell and ?? Brittain are:

i. ABRAHAM4 CANTRELL, b. ca 1744, New Castle.
ii. ISAAC CANTRELL, b. 1745, New Castle, DE; d. ca 1808, Spartanburg Co, SC.
iii. JACOB CANTRELL, b. New Castle.
iv. JOSEPH CANTRELL, b. New Castle.
v. STEPHEN CANTRELL, b. ca 1749, New Castle.
vi. JOHN CANTRELL, b. ca 1751, New Castle.
vii. CHARLES CANTRELL, m. SARAH MURRAY, 1772, Greensboro, NC.
viii. JOSHUA CANTRELL.
ix. AARON CANTRELL.
x. SIMON CANTRELL.
xi. PETER CANTRELL.
xii. THOMAS CANTRELL, b. 1761; d. 1830; m. ELIZABETH NORRIS.
xiii. REUBEN CANTRELL.
xiv. EDWARD CANTRELL.
xv. BENJAMIN CANTRELL.
xvi. BRITTAIN CANTRELL.
xvii. JAMES CANTRELL.

Children of John Cantrell and Jane are:

xviii. WILLIAM4 CANTRELL.
xix. MOSES CANTRELL.
xx. DANIEL CANTRELL.
xxi. GABRIEL CANTRELL.
xxii. DAUGHTER CANTRELL.
xxiii. DAUGHTER CANTRELL.
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Incidentally, I'm told there is no name John Miller Cantrell. Rather, "Old" John Cantrell who m. Miss Brittain had a son who was known as "Miller" John Cantrell because he owned a mill in SC. That's the John who m. Elizabeth Cantrell. Since my husband apparently doesn't have that line, I'm not getting excited about it but it is a point of interest and clarification if true.

The Cantrell name orginated in France, and was spelled CHANTELLE. The first Cantrell to be recorded in England was during the rain of King John 1199, AD. He was William Cantrell. The first Cantrell to be married in America was also a William Cantrell, the nineth in line fron the first William Cantrell. William Cantrell arrived on the Ship Phenix, at Jamestown, Vergnine 1608. This William Cantrell is known as the Progenitor of most of the Cantrell's in America.

From the area of Philadelphia, Pa., the Cantrell's Migroated as "Mishionaries of the Mother Baptist Church" south to North and South Carolines. John Centrell Sr. after service in the Rev. War from N. C. settled in a place called Bucks Creek.

The Bucks Creek Baptist Church is still standing. The Cantrell family Cemetery is a stort destance away. John Cantrell Sr. is beruied in this cemetery.

John CANTRELL Sr. was a miller and Baptist Minester. He helped establish the Bucks Creek Baptist Church in Buck Creek, [Sportanburg Co.] S. C. Served as Pastor from 1800 to 1803. John is burried in Cantrell Family Cemetery. John had a brother by the name of Isaac Cantrell. Isaac also was pastor of the Bucks Creek Baptist Church. The Cantrell Cemetery is near the Bucks Creek Baptist Church.



Notes from Carl D. Cantrell:

He was married twice. He had seventeen sons by his first wife _______ Brittian and four sons and two daughters by his second wife Jane ______. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.

There are may traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle county is not known. It is known, however, that he was living in Rockingham county, or what is now that county, North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg county, SC, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck creek, waters of the Pacolet river. John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active members in the Buck creek Baptist church and some of his descendants still attend this old church. There is not reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants. His father moved to the big valley of Virginia before John reached his teens. In 1738, his father was living in Orange county, Virginia. He spent all of his life as a farmer. We don't know what education he had but he probably received what ever was available to frontier lads. The family genealogist stated that he married two times and, from the ages of the children, this is probably true. She stated that his 1st wife was a Miss Brittain. She was probably a sister of Joseph Brittain, who lived near John in North Carolina and who is mentioned in the records of his brother, Joseph, in 1759, in Rowan county. The marriage was probably somewhere in the valley of Virginia. In the 18th century, families from Pennsylvania filtered down through the Great Valley of Virginia to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas.

The family had become associated with the Baptist Church and Isaac, John's brother, was ordained a minister. The family settled in the "Land of Eden," Granville county, North Carolina, which became Orange county in September, 1752. John is first located on a tax list submitted by the Sheriff in 1754. The list was for two white polls. His brother Isaac received a land grant for 202 acres of land in Orange county, November 13, 1756. He sold this land to John on March 13, 1759. The deed was witnessed by James Watson. The land was on a ridge between the waters of County Line Creek and Jordons Creek. The land was about seven miles north of the Upper Branch of the Haw River, on the waters of Wolf Island Creek which was a branch of the Dan River to the north. It is about two miles north of the present town of Reidsville, Rockingham county, North Carolina. After the tax list of 1754, the next time we find John is in the Minutes of the Orange County Records, when he is sued by James Cary Jr. on a debt in the December court of 1758. In the Court of September, 1759, he and his brother Joseph were on a road jury to lay out a road from Hogna's Creek to the county courthouse. He and William Savage were appointed Overseers of the road. In August, 1760, they were appointed to another road jury to lay out a road from Daniel McGullon's plantation to Taylors road leading to the court house. He was appointed overseer to the lower section. In August, 1763, Henry Cobb was appointed to replace John on the Lower town road, and in May, 1765, John Morrow was appointed Overseer in place of John on the other road. In May, 1766, John was appointed Overseer of a road in place of William Laughlin. On November 12, 1765, John sold his 202 acres of land to William Jones. No record of his having purchased other land are found in Orange county records. Guilford county, North Carolina, was formed in 1771 from the western part of Orange county. John and his family lived in the northern part of this new county, and this area became Rockingham county in 1785. But, by this time John and his family and many others in the area had moved south westward down the Piedmont Plateau to the 96th District of South Carolina. When this move was made has not been firmly established but it appears to have been shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War. His 1st wife died and he married Jane________.

The 1st wife is probably buried at the Wolf Island Baptist Church Cemetery. The church was formed in 1777 by his brother, Isaac, on a part of his 770 acre farm. Isaac's 1st wife died in the area and she was probably buried on the ridge where the church was built. John's wife is probably buried at the same burial place. In the 1960s, the field markers were removed to facilitate mowing. It was estimated that there were probably one hundred unmarked graves in the cemetery. The family genealogist stated that he had seventeen sons by the 1st wife and four sons and two daughters by the 2nd wife. She admitted there was no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for the listed children of John except for the first three. She had heard the tradition of the Cantrell with twenty-one sons and though there was available evidence that Isaac was more likely to have had the twenty-one sons, she attributed them to John and preceded to compile a list of twenty-one. We now know that two of the listed sons were not Cantrells but Curtis. This was due to a misreading of the 1790 census. We know that at least three of the children listed were nephews, sons of brother Isaac. Two sons listed were never located on census reports or other records, but this does not mean that they did not exist, so we end up with a list of sixteen sons. Because two daughters of John were born during the years of the 1st marriage, we can assume there were at least four daughters.

Soon after John arrived in the 96th District, later Spartanburg county, South Carolina, he acquired 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, waters of the Pacolet River. Later his brother Isaac and many of his sons and nephews also acquired land in the area.

In 1790, John is listed as head of household in the census of the 96th District. He had one son under sixteen and two daughters at home. Many family names on this census were familiar names first located in the court records of Orange county, North Carolina. We have assumed that John and his brothers were the first to use the spelling of the family name as Cantrell, but now we find his father, Joseph used this spelling in 1758 in Virginia. The history of the South Carolina Baptist Church gives statistics for the Buck Creek Baptist Church for the period 1790-1800. This church claims to have been a constituted body since 1779. Situated near Pacolet River about twelve miles northeast of Spartanburg, it became a constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789. In 1790, the church had 78 members. When John's brother, Isaac moved south in 1795, he became the minister there from 1796 though 1798. John was a messenger to the Bethel Association from 1797 though 1799. In 1800, John is listed as the minister.

The church building has been rebuilt several times in the past 200 years. At the present time, there is a new, large, red brick church building across the road from the old church location and the cemetery. It is located on a hill, about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of Buck Creek, about 2 miles west of Mayo. Descendants of the family are still members of the church. John was not listed as the head of household in the 1800 census of South Carolina, but his was listed in the household of his son, Moses, age 36. The household listed a male and female over 45 years of age. We know that John owned three slaves and the listing for Moses had 3 slaves listed. John died February, 1803, and three sons, Abraham, Stephen, and Moses were appointed administrators of the estate. The probate was recorded in Deed book "L" page 193. His widow, Jane, received a dower settlement. In the last several years, a number of researchers have tried to locate this deed book without success. John is probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The center of the cemetery has at least one hundred graves marked by fieldstones with only graves since the 1850s containing information on the stones. Jane is not listed as head of household on the 1810 census. She was probably living in the household of a married daughter.


Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)
Catherine Cantrell (1697 - 1755)

Spouse:
Hannah Brittain Cantrell (1724 - 1769)*

Children:
Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1826)*
Isaac Cantrell (1745 - 1804)*
Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804)*
John Cantrell (1757 - 1825)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*
Thomas Cantrell (1761 - 1830)*

Siblings:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Chesnee
Spartanburg County
South Carolina, USA

Created by: Imagraver
Record added: May 19, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 110842689

Birth:
formerly New Castle Co., PA

Baptism:
at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes Church)

John married Hannah Jane Brittain in 1743 in New Castle County, Delaware. Hannah (daughter of John Brittain and Elizabeth Stillwell) was born on 16 Sep 1724 in New Castle County, Delaware; died in 1769 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1725, New Castle County, Delaware

Notes:

She was probably a sister of Joseph Brittain who lived near John in NC and who is mentioned in the records of Orange Co.,NC.

There is also a James Britton who was on a tax list with his brother, Joseph, in 1789, in Rowan Co.,NC

Notes:

Lt. Colone Samuel Watson
Born 1715 in Craven County, North Carolinamap
Son of Samuel Watson and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Sary (Unknown) Watson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Lucy (Watson) Cantrell
Died 1790 in North Carolina, USAmap
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Samuel married Sarah LNU in 1744 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Sarah was born about 1720 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Bethel
Born [date unknown] in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, VAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of William Bethel and [mother unknown]
Brother of Edward Bethel, Mary Bethel and Elizabeth Bethel
Husband of Jean (Hurst) Bethel - married 26 Dec 1739 in Overwhartonparrish, Stafford Co., VA
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elizabeth (Bethel) Allen, Peggy (Bethel) Mullins, John Bethel, Martha Bethel, Samuel Bethel, William Bethel and Sampson Bethel
Died before 24 Feb 1756 in Frederick Co., VA

Note

Note: William Bethel and Jean Hurst may have lived in Overwharton Parish early in their marriage and then moved to Frederick County by 1750; or they may have lived in Frederick County the whole time and their marriage and children are listed in Overwharton Parish because that was the nearest"official Church" and it included Frederick County at that time.

Both Augusta and Frederick counties were formed at the same time (1738) and some records were recorded in the wrong county. This William lived in Frederick County (the part that is now Warren County).

A William Bethel petitioned for a road from Thorn's Gap to Henry Nethertons in 1751/1752. In Augusta County, Virginia a William Bethelwas licensed for an "ordinary" (Court of Justice) 26 November 1751.William bought one hundred and fourty seven acres of land in FrederickCounty, Virginia from Henry and Sary Netherton on 1 March 1755.

Virginia, Frederick County was formed in 1743 out of Orange County.

William's personal effects: "a parcel of books...carpenters and cooperstools and shoemakers tools...one violin..." He also owned three slaves.Frederick Co., VA, Will Book, pg. 183.

He was a member of the court of justice in Augusta Co., from 1751 (orearlier) until 1756 or (later).

Marriage Record:

Early Virgina Marriages: Stafford County -- Overwharton Parrish, 1739 Dec 26 William Bethel married Jean Hurst.

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William Bethel married Jean Hurst (1722) on 26 Dec 1739 and is the father of 7 children and the grandfather of 22 grandchildren. Listed below are details on up to five generations of descendants. Also see William's DNA Descendants and Family Tree & Genealogy Tools for more views.

Elizabeth (Bethel) Allen ancestors descendants (bef 26 May 1740 - 07 May 1827) m. Thomas Daniel Allen (abt 1735 - 30 Jul 1759) on 30 Jul 1759.
Daniel Allen ancestors (Feb 1759 - 30 Jul 1834) m. Aletha Hale (1771 - 16 Jun 1858).
Daniel Allen ancestors (Feb 1769 - 30 Jul 1834) m. Alathea Hales () on 27 Mar 1788.
Moses Allen ancestors (1770 - 22 Aug 1845) m. Priscilla Sleath () on 2 May 1795.
William Allen ancestors (1774)
Charity Allen ancestors (Jan 1775 - 1826) m. Charles Lawrence () on 1800.
Bethel Allen ancestors (29 Apr 1780 - 15 Sep 1856) m. Elizabeth D. Reed (abt 1780) on 1800.
Nancy Allen ancestors (12 Jan 1782 - 10 Oct 1851) m. John Philips UNKNOWN ().
Sampson Allen ancestors (abt 1787 - 07 May 1826) m. Polly Somers () on 10 Jul 1811.
Thomas Allen ancestors (15 Sep 1790 - 23 Aug 1883) m. Elizabeth Betsey Daugherty (06 Apr 1795 - 26 Jul 1837). m. Elizabeth A Daugherty () on 13 Sep 1813.
Peggy (Bethel) Mullins ancestors (30 Nov 1741 - 27 Jan 1822) m. Thomas Mullins (1737) on 1762.
John Bethel ancestors (23 Jun 1744 - 1804) m. Mary UNKNOWN (1748) on 1769.
Martha Bethel ancestors (1746)
Samuel Bethel ancestors (09 Feb 1749 - 1806) m. Mary Moonly (1753) on 1774.
William Bethel ancestors (19 Feb 1749 - 30 Aug 1804) m. Nancy Stewart Stubblefield (1750).
Sampson Bethel ancestors descendants (10 Jul 1750 - 10 Feb 1806) m. Mary Cantrell (04 Dec 1754 - 1820) on 24 Aug 1773.
Larkin Bethel ancestors (04 Mar 1775) m. Mary Thompson (1777) on 28 Sep 1798.
Constance (Bethel) Cantrell ancestors descendants (22 Oct 1776 - 1848) m. Richard Cantrell (10 Mar 1771 - aft 01 Jun 1840) on 18 Feb 1794.
Sampson Cantrell ancestors descendants (18 Feb 1795 - bef 1840)
John Jones Cantrell ancestors (1832 - 05 Dec 1863)
Larkin Cantrell ancestors (18 Feb 1797 - aft 1860) m. Eunice Moberly (abt 1803 - abt 1844) abt 1821.
Mary (Cantrell) Magness ancestors descendants (20 Jul 1799 - 03 Jan 1863) m. Perry Green Magness (23 May 1796 - 01 Mar 1884) on 1815.
Harriet (Magness) Potter ancestors descendants (02 Jun 1817 - 20 Jul 1866) m. Watson Cantrell Potter (15 Feb 1815 - 20 Jul 1891) on 5 Jan 1834.
Mary Elizabeth (Potter) Womack ancestors descendants more descendants (02 Oct 1834 - 29 Apr 1894)
Samantha (Potter) Cantrell ancestors (28 Dec 1851 - 24 May 1897)
Sarah (Magness) Webb ancestors descendants (12 Sep 1819 - 10 Jan 1890) m. Daniel Watkins Webb (14 May 1815 - 23 Sep 1866) abt 1836.
Samantha J (Webb) Gribble ancestors (Jun 1838 - 06 Aug 1892)
Perry Green Webb ancestors descendants more descendants (1839 - 1862)
Mary (Webb) Womack ancestors (1841)
Juleus Caesar Webb ancestors (03 Feb 1843 - 07 Nov 1898)
Hannah Webb ancestors (1844 - 1866)
Bethel Magness Webb ancestors (21 Sep 1847 - 26 Oct 1911)
Martha (Webb) Nowlin ancestors (1850)
Evan Webb ancestors (25 Feb 1852 - 1915)
Daniel Webb ancestors (1854 - 1898)
Eugenia (Webb) Evans ancestors descendants more descendants (14 Aug 1857 - 09 May 1903)
Tennessee Gertrude (Webb) Womack ancestors (25 May 1858 - 16 Oct 1920)
Felix Zollicoffer Webb ancestors (19 Sep 1860 - 16 Oct 1920)
Cartie (Webb) Moore ancestors (1863 - 02 Dec 1924)
Isaac Cantrell ancestors descendants (27 Sep 1802 - 21 Sep 1840) m. Nancy Upchurch (abt 1805 - aft 1860) abt 1825.
Sampson Bethel Cantrell ancestors descendants (abt 1826 - 17 Nov 1883) m. Frances VanTrease (30 Jul 1816 - 14 Feb 1874) on 9 Oct 1851. m. Mary Catherine Lewis (22 Jul 1835 - 02 Jul 1889) on 13 Jun 1874.
John Isaac Cantrell ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Aug 1853 - 30 Jun 1910)
Roena (Cantrell) McPherson ancestors (Feb 1861 - 07 Nov 1949)
Sarah Cantrell ancestors (abt 1863)
Eliza Frances (Cantrell) Lewis ancestors (05 May 1879 - 30 Aug 1928)
Mary (Cantrell) Holland ancestors (abt 1827)
Richard H. Cantrell ancestors descendants (03 Mar 1828 - 25 Sep 1889) m. Marinda Broyles (18 Oct 1832 - 10 Nov 1908) abt 1852.
Henry M. Cantrell ancestors descendants more descendants (1854 - 1900)
Isaac Cantrell ancestors descendants more descendants (1858 - 1892)
Nancy Finetta (Cantrell) Culpepper ancestors (Sep 1859 - 17 Jul 1901)
Tillman S. Cantrell ancestors (1862 - 1881) [unmarried] [no children]
James M. Cantrell ancestors descendants (1830 - 1897) m. Mary Caroline Davis (Sep 1835 - aft 1910) on 23 Oct 1851.
Elizabeth (Cantrell) Sloan ancestors (16 Mar 1853 - 19 May 1930)
Cephas Cantrell ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Oct 1854 - 04 Jul 1943)
Vinetta Cantrell ancestors (abt 1864)
Catherine (Cantrell) Lewis ancestors descendants (23 Feb 1832 - abt 22 Oct 1886) m. James Daniel Lewis (abt 1832 - abt 1891) on May 1864.
Thomas A. Lewis ancestors (abt 1865)
Mary J. Lewis ancestors (abt 1867)
Finetta Lewis ancestors (abt 1869 - bef 1880) [unmarried] [no children]
Jonathan Osborne Cantrell ancestors descendants (Apr 1834 - aft 1900) m. Ellen J. Lampkin (Nov 1842 - aft 1900) on 4 Nov 1862.
Richard Allen Cantrell ancestors (Oct 1863 - 10 Feb 1936)
Sarah Arizona (Cantrell) Lane ancestors (17 Jan 1866 - 01 Feb 1916)
Missouri A. Cantrell ancestors (Oct 1867)
Mary Keturah (Cantrell) Craddock ancestors (Jul 1870 - 1948)
Nancy D. (Cantrell) Irvin ancestors (14 Oct 1873 - 23 Oct 1924)
Harriet Senora (Cantrell) Russell ancestors (17 Nov 1875 - 02 Apr 1956)
Charlotte D. Cantrell ancestors (Oct 1877)
Maud Cantrell ancestors (Jul 1881)
Elizabeth A. (Cantrell) Vantrease ancestors descendants (24 Mar 1836 - 27 Feb 1883) m. John William Vantrease (27 Mar 1825 - 28 Jan 1901) on 3 Mar 1853.
Pauline Catherine (Vantrease) Boyd ancestors (27 Jan 1854 - 10 Mar 1870)
Thomas Osborne Vantrease ancestors (Sep 1861 - 30 Nov 1931)
Thomas A. Cantrell ancestors (Sep 1837 - aft 1900) m. Harriett Unknown (abt 1847 - abt 1875) abt 1862. m. Sarah E. Smith (Sep 1860 - aft 1910) abt 1879.
Tilmon Cantrell ancestors descendants (May 1839 - 31 Dec 1900) m. Caroline Burnett (abt 1849 - abt 1875) abt 1864. m. Minerva A. Tate (20 Dec 1851 - 21 Feb 1940) abt 1876.
Pinkney Cantrell ancestors (02 Jun 1865 - 21 Jun 1914)
John I. Cantrell ancestors (09 Jul 1869 - 23 Apr 1934)
Nancy J. (Cantrell) Barker ancestors (Sep 1879 - aft 1930)
James Cantrell ancestors (12 Dec 1883 - 21 Mar 1973)
Finetta Cantrell ancestors (abt 1840)
Anna (Cantrell) Odle ancestors descendants (20 Oct 1804 - 27 Jun 1876) m. Uriah Odle (1793 - abt 1850) on 1822.
John Odle ancestors descendants (20 Jun 1826 - 01 Oct 1874) m. Charlotte Dudley Lamkin (28 Aug 1835 - 16 Jan 1909) on 18 Dec 1853.
Fanny (Odle) Boczkiewicz ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Jul 1865 - 04 Aug 1944)
Bethel Cantrell ancestors (27 Jan 1807 - 03 Jan 1858)
Tilman Bethel Cantrell ancestors (07 Jan 1815 - 14 May 1873)
Narcissus Cantrell ancestors (18 Oct 1823 - 14 Oct 1881)
John Bethel ancestors (02 Oct 1778)
Cantrell Bethel ancestors (17 Dec 1779 - 22 Oct 1849) m. Mary Anna Bratten (1788) on 1809.
Cantrell Bethell ancestors descendants (17 Dec 1779 - 22 Oct 1848) m. Mary Anne Bratten (1786 - 22 Oct 1846) on 1809.
Lemuel Hall Bethell ancestors descendants (27 Sep 1810 - 01 Jun 1888) m. Elizabeth Buchanan (01 Aug 1815 - 22 Jun 1892) on 11 Dec 1833.
William R. E. Bethell ancestors descendants (1837 - 11 Jan 1897) m. Angeline Pauline Fitzhugh (1841) abt 18 Jan 1865.
Lemuel Hall Bethell II ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Jun 1867 - 28 Aug 1904)
Pierpont Bethel ancestors (26 Feb 1783)
Green Bethel ancestors (24 Jul 1784 - aft 1842) m. Zilpha Bucey () on 1808.
P. Bethel ancestors (30 May 1786)
Tilman Bethel ancestors descendants (05 Dec 1788 - 09 Mar 1865) m. Sarah Root Daugherty (24 Mar 1793 - 26 Nov 1869) on 2 Sep 1813.
Harriet Daugherty Bethel ancestors descendants (30 May 1814 - 13 Nov 1892) m. James Henry Henry Perriman (abt 05 Jul 1807 - 25 Oct 1884) on 1831.
Laura Ann B. Periman ancestors (27 Nov 1832 - 05 Nov 1892)
Elizabeth Allen (Periman) Davis ancestors (07 Aug 1834 - 10 Apr 1894)
Sarah Jane (Periman) Ballinger ancestors (11 Sep 1836 - 21 Oct 1901)
Mary Matilda (Periman) Brockus ancestors (20 Mar 1839 - 12 Jun 1915)
Tillman Bethel Periman ancestors (1841 - 16 Aug 1864)
William Green Periman ancestors (14 Mar 1843 - 26 Jun 1906)
John Alexander Periman ancestors (21 Jul 1845)
Chester Lafayette Periman ancestors (08 Sep 1847 - 13 Nov 1912)
Orlena Melcena (Periman) Pelts ancestors (20 Mar 1850 - 19 Jan 1929)
Harriet (Periman) Hadduck ancestors (07 Mar 1855 - 04 Apr 1940)
Mary Cantrell Bethel ancestors (04 Jan 1816 - 15 Oct 1895) m. Peter Daniel (1812) on 2 Feb 1837.
Nancy Daugherty Bethel ancestors (18 Apr 1817 - 12 Jan 1821)
Unnamed Bethel ancestors (12 Dec 1818 - 13 Dec 1818)
John Witt Bethel ancestors descendants (11 Jan 1820 - 11 Sep 1878) m. Sarah J ( - Jun 1902).
Eliza J. Bethell ancestors descendants (04 Mar 1846 - 14 Aug 1912) m. Elijah Madsen Whaley (21 Aug 1842 - 21 Aug 1901) on 2 Jan 1868.
John Isaac Whaley ancestors (abt 1869 - 06 Oct 1890)
John Isaac Whaley ancestors (09 May 1869 - 06 Oct 1890)
Reps UNKNOWN ancestors (13 Nov 1870 - 1937)
Reps Lemuel Whaley ancestors (13 Nov 1870 - 22 Dec 1936)
Nancy "Nannie) Whaley ancestors (15 Sep 1872 - 25 Nov 1947)
Sarah "Sallie" Whaley ancestors descendants more descendants (15 Sep 1872 - 09 Sep 1945)
Nancy Whaley ancestors descendants more descendants (15 Sep 1873 - 25 Nov 1947)
Sarah Whaley ancestors descendants more descendants (15 Sep 1873 - 09 Sep 1945)
Lela Mai Whaley ancestors (22 Nov 1877 - 09 Apr 1953)
Lelia Mai Whaley ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Nov 1877 - 09 Apr 1953)
Edgar William Whaley ancestors (08 Sep 1878 - Jan 1879)
Oscar William Whaley ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Sep 1878 - 29 Jan 1954)
Tilman A. Bethel ancestors (1848)
Mary C. Bethel ancestors (1855) m. [private spouse]
Harriet F. Bethel ancestors (17 Feb 1859 - 27 Apr 1932) m. [private spouse]
Dela Bethel ancestors (1860) m. [private spouse]
Green William Bethel ancestors descendants (23 Dec 1821) m. Eliza UNKNOWN (1830).
Tennesse F. Bethel ancestors (1830)
Caldonie Bethel ancestors (1854)
Monroe B. Bethel ancestors (1856)
Charles W. Bethel ancestors (1858)
William M. Bethel ancestors (1860)
Susan Elizabeth Bethel ancestors (17 Oct 1823 - 30 Jun 1882) m. Eli Rowland (1819) on 31 Jan 1849.
Chester F. Bethel ancestors (18 Aug 1825) m. Martha Ann Daugherty (1827) on 29 Sep 1848.
Lafayette A. Bethel ancestors (29 Mar 1827) m. Diane Thorinson () on 1850.
Eliza J. Bethel ancestors (28 Sep 1828)
Bluford J. Bethel ancestors descendants (26 Dec 1830) m. Sara Jane Eason (1840).
Maggie Eason ancestors (1859)
Madora Melcenie Bethel ancestors (26 May 1833) m. Isaac Newton Fite () on 1856.
Sarah Palmira Bethel ancestors (02 Feb 1836 - 08 Sep 1906) m. Samuel C. Duncan (1832) on 8 Sep 1870.
Unknown Bethel ancestors (02 Feb 1836)
Woodford M. L. Bethel ancestors (30 Apr 1838) m. Tennie UNKNOWN (1838) on 27 Nov 1859.
Elizabethbethlema Bethel ancestors (1839 - 1914)
Chester F. Bethel ancestors (07 Jan 1791 - abt 1869) m. Jennie Jane Jones (1794) on 2 Aug 1815.
Cloud Bethel ancestors (19 May 1793 - 30 Mar 1844) m. Rachel Floyd (1794) on 2 Aug 1815.
Talitha P. Bethel ancestors (22 Apr 1795 - 12 Nov 1859) m. Jonathan Floyd (09 Oct 1784 - 30 Sep 1855) on 1815.
C. Bluford Bethel ancestors (08 Feb 1798 - 22 Nov 1854) m. Mary Bowen (1799) on 1820.

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William married Jean Hurst on 26 Dec 1739 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Colony. Jean (daughter of Ebenezer Hurst and Amy Campbell) was born in ~1728 in Frederick County, Virginia; died in 1760 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: Aft 1756, Frederick County, Virginia

Notes:

Posted By: Charlotte Smith
Email:
Subject: Hursts in Stafford Co., VA 1739-1757
Post Date: October 30, 1998 at 15:15:29
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurst/messages/384.html
Forum: Hurst Family Genealogy Forum
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Overwarton Parish, Stafford Co., VA records have the folowing Hursts. I am looking for source records to tie these Hurst families together. I have seen many different genealogical variations done on these families. If you can help please contact me at: bwsmith@garlic.com
Marriages:

Jean Hurst married William Bethel 26 Dec 1739
Henry Hurst married Ann Pyke 20 Mar 1750
James Hurst married Rosannah Jones 21 Apr 1751
Mary Hurst married Owen Winfield 26 Nov 1748

Births:

children of Thomas Hurst
Absolum Hurst b.15 May 1750

children of Mary
Landen Hurst b.25 July 1741
Nathaniel Hurst b.6 June 1744

children of Thomas and Mary
Priscilla Hurst b.21 June 1745
Hanny Hust b.24 Jan 1748
James Hurst b.13 Nov 1740
James Hurst b.19 Mar 1757

children of Henry
Nancy Hurst b.20 Apr 1751

children of James and Rosamond (sic)
Elizabeth Hurst b.10 Jan 1752
Henry Hurst b.3 Dec 1753

Deaths:
John Hurst died 6 Dec 1747

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Primitive Baptist Elder

Notes:

IBirth: Jan. 27, 1729
New Castle County
Delaware, USA
Death: Aug. 23, 1805
Chesnee
Spartanburg County
South Carolina, USA

Isaac Cantrell was the son of Joseph and Catharina Cantrell of Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He was the pastor of the Buck Creek Baptist Church from 1796-1799. He is probably buried in the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with a field stone marker. He was the husband of 3 wives: Talitha, Elizabeth, and Mary and the father of 25 children.


Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)
Catherine Cantrell (1697 - 1755)

Spouses:
Talitha Cloud Cantrell (1729 - 1768)
Elizabeth Cantrell (1731 - 1768)
Mary Linder Cantrell (1755 - 1844)*

Children:
Jacob Cantrell (1752 - 1813)*
Robert Cantrell (1753 - 1787)*
Mary Cantrell Bethel (1754 - 1820)*
Thomas Cantrell (1755 - 1833)*
Reuben Cantrell (1757 - 1808)*
Elijah Cantrell (1758 - ____)*
Charles Cantrell (1759 - 1835)*
Elizabeth Cantrell Cantrell (1761 - 1832)*
Isaac Cantrell (1763 - ____)*
Richard Cantrell (1764 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1765 - 1826)*
James Cantrell (1767 - 1838)*
Benjamin Cantrell (1768 - 1846)*
Sarah Cantrell Pirkle (1769 - 1819)*
Daniel Cantrell (1770 - 1841)*
Peter Cantrell (1772 - 1848)*
unknown Cantrell Pirtle (1773 - ____)*
Abraham Cantrell (1774 - 1858)*
Nimrod Cantrell (1780 - ____)*
Mark Cantrell (1782 - ____)*
Caleb Cantrell (1785 - 1851)*
Lanceford Cantrell (1787 - ____)*
Enoch Cantrell (1789 - 1844)*

Siblings:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)*
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Chesnee
Spartanburg County
South Carolina, USA

Created by: jcq
Record added: Nov 09, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31250529

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Following information from notes compiled through the CantrellCousin Project.......... First, NOTES from Warren G. Cantrell ..........

"One of Isaac's descendants stated in 1928 that Isaac married first, Talitha Cloud, and that she was a granddaughter of William Cloud, of County of Wilts, England, who bought 500 acres of land from William Penn, came over in 1682, landed at Philadelphia, and after tarrying awhile in or near that city went far into the woods, settling at length, in what is now the town of Concord, in Delaware County, PA. His house was just across the state line from New Castle Co. As the eldest child of Isaac was born in 1751, we can assume that the marriage was about 1750 and it would indicate that if Talitha was a Cloud, then her parents had also lived in the big valley of VA.
We know that Isaac became an ordained Minister of the Baptist Church. There is no doubt that the last 60 years of Isaac and John Cantrell's lives, they devoted much of their energy to God's work and they became part of God's design for America. Hundreds of descendants have followed in their footsteps."

Isaac is first located in the county records of Old Orange Co., NC 14 Dec. 1756, when he purchased 200 acres of land from the Earl of Granville and the deed was witnessed by Wm. Churton. In the Caswell Co. land grants, we find where Isaac was granted 202 acres of land on a ridge between the waters of County Line Creek and Jordon Creek. He sold this same land to his brother, John, 13 March 1759, and the sale was witnessed by James Watson. On the 10th of Nov. 1761, he purchased 280 acres of land from Robert Cate, Sr. and the deed was witnessed by Robert Cate, Jr. A purchase of 115 acres on the Northeast side of Haw River below Collins Creek is recorded 30 July 1760 in Caswell Co. land records and 13 Aug. 1765 in Orange Co., as a purchase from the Earl of Granville.

On the 26th of April 1768, he sold 300 acres to Henry Pickett Jr. and the deed was witnessed by Thomas Cate. In the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange Co. in the Province of No. Carolina, Court of Aug. 1764 at Childsburg which was then the name of the county seat, changed to Hillsboro in 1766, Isaac was appointed to a Grand Jury that was called and sworn. In the same Court, Isaac and other neighbors were appointed to a Road Jury to lay out a road to Tinnigs Mill, thense to Crow's Ford, thense to Cape Fare Road and to make a report to next Court.

A church, Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church, was formed by Isaac Cantrell and he was pastor of the Church for over twenty years. The Rockingham County Court Minutes indicate that the Church was locally known as "Cantrell's Meeting House" as early as 1785 and as late as 1807. It is noted that the first known pastors of Wolf Island Church owned and lived on the same farm. The land was first owned by Isaac Cantrell who sold the property to Clement Whittemore in 1798. In 1803 Whittemore sold the land to Thomas Moore, who deeded part of the farm to his son-in-law Robert Shreve in 1831. Robert Shreve was a step-son of Robert Cantrell, grandson of Isaac Cantrell. There are many purchases, sales and witnesses of deeds by Isaac Cantrell until he migrated to the old 96th District of SC.

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Isaac Cantrell Estate Papers--File 736, Spartanburg County, S.C. & Court of Common Pleas, Judgement Roll #302

According to Annette Pirkle Starr, Isaac Cantrell died in Spartanburg SC and left a will dated Aug.23, 1805. She also stated that he had (at least rwp) two wives, Talitha CLOUD and Mary LINDER. Mary is shown as the widow in the following documents. John Pirtle, George Purtle, Sarah Pirtle, and Isaac Pirtle- "grandson of the said Isaac Cantrell" attended the proceedings. It's likely that John Pirtle is John Pirkle of Rockingham Co. NC, George - John's son. Sarah Pirtle is probably John's daughter-in-law, Sarah Cantrell Pirkle, wife of William Sr., in attendance with her son, Isaac K. Isaac Cantrell was born about 1733 according to Lawrence Bankston's testimony ,"He was about 72 years old."
Rex W. Pirkle, 103 Twining, Denison TX, 75020
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Isaac Cantrell Estate Papers--File 736, Spartanburg County, S.C. 17th February of 1806.

Court of Ordinary met at Spartanburg Court House to try the protest of Peter Cantrell of Isaac Cantrell will as requested--the same to be proven in due form of Law.

1. James Ezell and John Pirtle desposed that they signed the will of Isaac Cantrell at the testators request in his presence. They did not see him sign the Will nor did they sign at the same time.


2. Lawrence Bankston He knoweth the testator about 50 years, The dec’d had a ver bad pain in his head & he the dec’d told him he thought it made him dull. He was about 72 years old. He done little by business but trusted to his wife or generally asked his wife, when a person came to settle, if it was not so and so.


3. Isaac Young deposeth he was not in his riight senses in regard to the Church, He never agreed to anything to as to stand to it.



4. Esq._____Turner

He knew him for 10 years and did not think he was in proper senses. He only knew him in the Church and thought him childish in that respect and that it was common talk in the neighborhood that he was
in his dotage, that he lay on a sick bed 2 years ond one month before he died.

5. Capt. J. Turner

deposeth he very often saw him and thought he was possessed of as strong a mind as the nature of his infirmanent and age would admit. The dec’d asked him to be Executor and he refused because
the children were not all equal.

6. John Pirtle,

cross examined deposeth that about 14 years ago he thought was out of his senses but at the time he signed the will he was in his proper senses.

7. James Ezell,

cross examined says he was in his proper mind when he signed as a witness

8. Rev. John Bankston

He had known the dec’d from a boy. He Drew the Will contested. He signed his name as a witness and was named an Executor.. He requested the deceased to take his name out as an Executor. That he did believe that he was of disposing mind and memory, at least it was so to the last he knew and he thinks this to be same.

9. William Garrot

Deposeth he the dec’d was of a right mind and could do his business. That he was an industrious man, never kept an overseer and he thinks he directed his farm and he thinks he was in his proper mind. Some years ago he did not seem submissive to the church and he thought he might not be right.

(Conclusion of protest Inquiry)

Decided:

That the Will as far as respects the personal property is valid and sufficiently proved. But it is not sufficient to convey the landed property.

This 5th day of March, 1806 signed/ Gabriel Bumpap, ORD

Cost; Surveying and examining of 8 witnesses 4 P
6 citations and recording 15 P
Decree 14

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Court of Common Pleas, Judgement Roll #302

State of South Carolina
Spartanburg District In Common Pleas
To ______ __________ Alexander Cunningham, William Abbot, Mathew Abbott, & Leonard Adcock, Esq.


Whereas Mary Cantrell & George Purtle Executors of the Last Will & testament of Isaac Cantrell deceased -- were summoned in our court of Common Pleas- before the Justices thereof-at Spartanburg Court House- to answer to Peter Cantrell - one of the sons and heirs of the said Isaac Cantrell deceased - in a pleas whereof - whereas the said

Peter Cantrell,
Mary Cantrell
John Cantrell
Enoch Cantrell
Abraham Cantrell
Elijah Cantrell
Jacob Cantrell
Richard Cantrell
Sarah Pirtle
Caleb Cantrell
Nimrod Cantrell
Mark Cantrell
Daniel Cantrell
Isaac Cantrell
Benjaman Cantrell
Charles Cantrell
Reuben Cantrell
Thomas Cantrell
Lanceford Cantrell
Isaac Pirtle, grandson of the said Isaac Cantrell deceased-hold together and undivided tract or several tracts of land

To Wit;

One tract of land originally granted to Reuben Dickson containing four hundred & twenty six acres on both sides of Pacolet river beginning at a black gum north side of the river running east on John
Bankston’s line twenty-one chains to a pine thence south twenty chains to a birch on the river bank______crossing the river sixteen chains to a black jack thence south 20______twenty chains to a pine- thence north eighty______six chains to a pine on Edward Stubblefields line thence northwest on said line fifty chains to a chestnut on said river thence with the meandering of the waters to the first______., and another tract of land containing one hundred & thirty four acres orignally granted to Lawrence Bankston on the 7th of January 1799 on a branch of Pacolet River beginning at a black jack-running N.W. 80 to a post oak thence S. 35 chains to ______, thence south 18 chains to a pine thence North *0, East 25 chains to a black oak thence along said Cantrell’s line to the first station.

And the said Peter, have desired Partition therof to be made between them- according to the form of the statue in such cases made and provided and permit not the same to be done unjustly or contrary to the statute aforesaid- and the said parties appearing in our said court before the Justices foresaid at the Spartanburg Court House_______the second Monday after the fourth Monday in October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven -- the said defendents freely consentive that Partition should be made between them-whereupon it was considered by our said before the Justices aforesaid--of Spartanburg aforesaid, that Partion should be made between them of the premises with the appurtenances- Therefore we command you that you go in your proper persons to the premises and there in the presence of the _______by you to be forwarded if they should be willing to be present the premises with the appurtenances respect being had to the true value thereof---- you cause to be divided and laid out in the following manner (to wit)

One-third part of the premises aforesaid you cause to be laid out, delivered and assigned to the said Mary Cantrell as her right of inheritance to the said Isaac Cantrell dec’d- and the remaining part of the premises to be divided into nineteen equal parts-(or else the value thereof) you cause the divided and assigned to each of the heirs of the said Isaac Cantrell dec’d -- one nineteenth part thereof to be holden in severatly(?)- so that neither of the said heirs may have more than respectively belongs to them and that that partition so openly & ____ made you have before our said Court the second Monday after the fourth Monday in March next & have then and there this writ.

Witness the Honorable J.F. Grimke, Esq. 2nd Monday after 4th Monday in October 1807.

March 25th, 1808

In pursuance of a writ of petition of the lands and premises of Isaac Cantrell, dec’d, between the widow of the said deceased and his several heirs- To us direct from the Court of Common Pleas held at Spartanburg Court House on the 2nd Monday of the fourth Monday in October last we, William Abbott, Mathew Abbott, Alexander Cunningham, and Leonard Adcock, hath personally met on the land and premises which did belong to the said Isaac Cantrell, Deceased, and after being duly sworn proceeded as follows:

To Wit.

That 862 acres of land shown unto us and after duly inspecting said land, we appraised it to 650 dollars and 50 cents. Also we adjudged that Mary Cantrell, the widow of Isaac Cantrell, Dec’d that she shall have 200 acres of land laid out to her beginning 10 rods above the upper corner of her fance on the River thence running south _______by running with the old origiinal grant to Reuben Dixon from States office and the balance of the said being 662 acres of land _____ upon a credit of twelve months to be sold for the use of the said Isaac Cantrell’s heirs. Adjudged by us from the time _____ _____ the day and date above

written, signed/

Leonard Adcock
Alexander Cunningham
William W. Abbott
Mathew Abobott

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Rev. Issac Cantrell NEVER had the Middle name of Throton! He was NEVER married to anyone named Talitha Cloud.. Has been documented that he was ONLY married twice. and ONLY had 19 chidren by between his TWO wives.

Mrs. Donna L. Oglesby (#47096719)

Donna Oglesby (dloglesby57@yahoo.com)

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Birth:
formerly New Castle Co., PA

Religion:
Primitive Baptists, are also known as Hard Shell Baptists, Anti-Mission Baptists, or Old School Baptists. The adjective, "Primitive", in the name has the sense of "original".

While living in New Castle County, Joseph's son, Isaac Cantrell, became associated with the Welsh Tract Baptist Church located at the foot of Iron Hill, in Pencader Hundred. It is the oldest Primitive Baptist church in America, and Isaac was probably licensed to preach by this group. As the Church was composed of Welsh People, the preaching for about one hundred years was in the Welsh language. Isaac’s mother, Catharina, was more than likely of Swedish parentage, but we know for certain that his grandmother, Dorothy Jones, was born in Wales. The Welsh language is not just a dialect of English; it is a language with an older pedigree, and a distinct one. Isaac Cantrell would have to have been fluent in the Welsh language to have been a member of this church in the 1700s.

Isaac married Talitha Cloud in 1751 in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. Talitha was born in 0Sep 1731 in New Castle County, Delaware; died in 1768 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried in Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1729, Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Talitha Cloud Cantrell
BIRTH 1729
Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 1768 (aged 38-39)
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 31251056 · View Source

MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 47
Talitha was the first wife of Isaac Cantrell (1733-1805) who formed the Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church in 1777 and was its pastor for over 20 years. The church was first known as "Cantrell's Meeting House".

Family Members
Parents
Ann Baily Cloud
1691-1774

Spouse
Photo
Isaac Cantrell
1729-1805 (m. 1750)

Siblings
Photo
Mordecai Cloud
1729-1801

Children
Jacob Cantrell
1752-1813

Robert Cantrell
1753-1787

Photo
Mary Cantrell Bethel
1754-1820

Thomas Cantrell
1755-1833

Reuben Cantrell
1757-1808

Elijah Cantrell
1758 - unknown

Photo
Charles Cantrell
1759-1835

Elizabeth Cantrell Cantrell
1761-1832

Isaac Cantrell
1763 - unknown

Richard Cantrell
1764 - unknown

John Cantrell
1765-1826

James Cantrell
1767-1838

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Talitha was the first wife of Isaac Cantrell (1733-1805) who formed the Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church in 1777 and was its pastor for over 20 years. The church was first known as "Cantrell's Meeting House".

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Isaac's first wife...Tommy Webb

Cited as great-granddaughter of William Cloud..."Bethells..", p. 131

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1694344&id=I1772

Source for "Talitha....." First Cantrell Reunion, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 16, 1995., Reta Evans and Travis Morris attended the First Cantrell reunion held in Dallas, Texas. Warren G. Cantrell has been tracing this family for approx. 40 years and he has not been able to prove the name of Isaac Cantrell's first wife. All present agreed that Talitha Cloud as his first wife has not been proven.

Following information from notes compiled through the CantrellCousin Project.......... First, NOTES from Warren G. Cantrell ..........

"One of Isaac's descendants stated in 1928 that Isaac married first, Talitha Cloud, and that she was a granddaughter of William Cloud, of County of Wilts, England, who bought 500 acres of land from William Penn, came over in 1682, landed at Philadelphia, and after tarrying awhile in or near that city went far into the woods, settling at length, in what is now the town of Concord, in Delaware County, PA. His house was just across the state line from New Castle Co. As the eldest child of Isaac was born in 1751, we can assume that the marriage was about 1750 and it would indicate that if Talitha was a Cloud, then her parents had also lived in the big valley of VA.

We know that Isaac became an ordained Minister of the Baptist Church. There is no doubt that the last 60 years of Isaac and John Cantrell's lives, they devoted much of their energy to God's work and they became part of God's design for America. Hundreds of descendants have followed in their footsteps."

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Biography

Talitha was the first wife of Isaac Cantrell (1733-1805) who formed the Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church in 1777 and was its pastor for over 20 years. The church was first known as "Cantrell's Meeting House".

Name
Talitha Cloud
Birth
1729 New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Spouse
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)
Marriage
1750 Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Children
Jacob Cantrell (1752 - 1814)
Robert Cantrell (1753 - 1787)
Mary Cantrell Bethel (1754 - 1820)
Thomas Cantrell (1755 - 1833)
Reuben Cantrell (1757 - 1808)
Elijah Cantrell (1758 - ____)
Charles Cantrell (1759 - 1835)
Elizabeth Cantrell Cantrell (1761 - 1832)
Isaac Cantrell (1763 - ____)
Richard Cantrell (1764 - ____)
John Cantrell (1765 - ____)
James Cantrell (1767 - 1838)
Death
About 1768
Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[1]
Burial
Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC
Acknowledgement
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Sources
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKW-NH1N : 11 July 2016), Talitha Cloud Cantrell, ; Burial, Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States of America, Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 31251056, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Source: S246 Record ID Number: MH:S246 User ID: 25925491-C2B8-4426-90B7-F509BE6CF359 Title: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011 Publication: Ancestry.com. Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Repository: #R1
Repository: R1 Record ID Number: MH:R1 User ID: 8E65F631-24D2-4E9D-8259-17652F68EC4D Name: Ancestry.com Address:
? Source: #S246

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 19 Jul 1787

Notes:

Moses came to live with Thomas Poor about 1721, so he was born about 1711 and Barbara his sister about 1713. This makes his mother’s age about 43 in 1713, so born about 1670 and married to Abraham probably about 1690/93.

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Moses ESTES (1710-1788) of King + Queen Co, VA; Hanover Co, VA 1734-bf.1744; Amelia Co, VA 1744,1746,1747,1749,1751,1756,1758,1760,1764,1766,1768,1770,1771,1772;

Halifax Co, VA 1772-1788; d.Halifax Co, VA [1,2,4,6,12,16,47,58,121,132,276,381,388,399,463,468,528,681,699,747,811,897,899,901,945,1009,1027,1100,1137,1251,1253,1260,1284,1320,1347]
+Elizabeth ? (?1712-bt.1771/1782); c.1730; Amelia Co, VA 1771 [1,2,6,12,121,132,381,528,699,747,811,899,1100,1251,1347]

(Moses married widow Elizabeth Talbot in 1782. He was previously married to another Elizabeth, surname uncertain, who was still alive in 1771. Some sources give her name as Elizabeth Webb, possibly born 1712)

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On July 19th, 1787, something happened that no child ever wants to witness. Moses's father, Moses Sr. granted power of attorney and everything he owned to his son, Moses Jr., because he could no longer care for himself. That must have been a terribly sad day.

I, Moses Estes Sr. unable to take care of such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me - give to my son Moses - grant full power of attorney - all stock of cattle except 1 white cow yearling, 1 white mare, 1 grey horse, 2 sows, 2 barrows, 2 goats, man's saddle, bridle tools, carpenters, coopers and plantation tools, all household furniture, tubs, pots, pails, kettles, butter pots and everything else in my estate - Moses Estes mark - William Powell, William Younger, Rachel Younger witnesses

Moses Jr.'s father, Moses Sr. died a few months later, in late 1787.

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Moses Estes
Born about 1711 in King Queen, Co, Virginia, USAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Abraham Estes and Barbara (Unknown) Estes
Brother of Phillip Estes, Sylvester Estes, Samuel Estes, Thomas Estes, Susannah (Estes) Poore, Mary Estes [half], Robert Estes, Abraham Estes II, Richard Estes, John Estes, Mary Estes [half], Elisha Estes, Sarah Estes, John Estes, Barbara Estes and Micajah Estes [half]
Husband of Elizabeth (Jones) Estes — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Estes, William Estes and Moses Estes
Died 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, USAmap
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Moses Estes was the subject of research posted by Roberta Estes in her blog "DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy" (http://dna-explained.com/) titled Finding Moses Estes (1711-1787), 52 Ancestors #69, dated April 25, 2015.

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Moses married Elizabeth Jones in 0___ 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 28 Sep 1792, Amelia County, Virginia
• Probate: 24 Jan 1793, Amelia County, Virginia

Notes:

"In the name of God Amen, I John Chisum of Amelia County being of sound mind and memory do Constitute Make and Ordain this to be my last Will and Testament as follows --

I give and devise to my Son and Law William Pattello and his Heirs forever a Certain trac or parcel of Land bound as follow Beginning at a Path by Jose Hillsmans line thence along the said line to a corner and from thence along the line formly John Hughes Sen then nearly a westerly Course (to) the large county Road thence down the said Road to Elford Booker line to a corner pine on Obadiah Chisum's line from then along the said Chisum's line to the beginning for fifty acres to be the same more or less...

I give and devise unto my loving wife Ellender all my moveable Estate to dispose of as she thinks Proper after my Death.

Lastly I Appoint my Wife Executrix and William Pattello Executers of this my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 28th day of September 1792.


John Chisum seal


Signed Sealed & Published
in presence of us

Blackburn Hughes
Thomas Tabb
David Allen


At a Court held for Amelia County the 24th day of January 1793 the Last Will and Testament of John Chisum dec'd was exhibited into Court and proved by the Oath of Blackburn Hughes one of the witnesses thereto Subscribed and was ordered to be Certified and at another Court held for the said County the 28th February 1793 the same was further proved by the Oath of David Allen another Witness thereto subscribed and was Ordered to be Recorded."

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Birth:
in St. John's Parish...

John married Elleanor Gillentine in 1725-1730 in St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia. Elleanor (daughter of Nicholas Gillentine, The Immigrant and Mary Eleanor Eckolls) was born in ~1716 in King William County, Virginia Colony; died in 0Apr 1804 in Amelia County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eleanor (Ellender) Chisum formerly Gillentine aka Guillotine Gillington
Born 1716 in King William County, Virginia

ANCESTORS ancestors

Daughter of Nicholas Gillentine and Elizabeth (Ricketts) Gillentine

Sister of Catherine Girlington [half], Ann Girlington [half], Elizabeth Girlington [half] and John Girlington [half]

Wife of John Chisum II — married 1725 in St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, Virginia

DESCENDANTS descendants

Mother of Anna (Chisum) May, Chloe (Chisum) May, Deborah Chisum, Isam Chisum, Joseph Chisum, Sarah (Chisum) Pattillo, William Chisum, John Chisum, James Chisum, Elizabeth (Chisum) Estes, Priscilla (Chisum) Hill, Absolom Chisum, Obadiah Chisum, Adam Chisum, Elijah James Chisum and Obadiah Chisum
Died about Apr 1804 in Amelia County, Virginia
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Biography

Ellender was the daughter of Nicholas & Elizabeth Ricketts Gillentine/Guillotine/Gillington - she married John Chisum and her father deeded them 200 acres in Amelia, VA - they were rumored to have had twenty two children. Many of them relocated to the Cumberland River valley area of KY.

Sources

Findagrave # 74226348
"Historical Southern Families Chisholm (Chism, Chisum) of Virginia and other Southern States", Vol XVII, pgs 20-24
Vonda Stafford, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vonda and others.

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An alternate pedigree:


Eleanor (Gillentine) Chisum
1716 - about Apr 1804
Sister of Catherine Girlington, Ann Girlington, Elizabeth Girlington and John Girlington

Wife of John Chisum II ancestors
Mother of Anna (Chisum) May ancestors, Chloe (Chisum) May ancestors, Deborah Chisum ancestors, Isam Chisum ancestors, Joseph Chisum ancestors, Sarah (Chisum) Pattillo ancestors, William Chisum ancestors, John Chisum ancestors, James Chisum ancestors, Elizabeth (Chisum) Estes ancestors, Priscilla (Chisum) Hill ancestors, Absolom Chisum ancestors, Obadiah Chisum ancestors, Adam Chisum ancestors, Elijah James Chisum ancestors and Obadiah Chisum ancestors

*
Nicholas Gillentine ancestors descendants
1676 - 16 Dec 1773
Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England *
John Gillentine Jr. ancestors descendants
1630 -
Landcaster England, Thurland castel * John Girlington ancestors descendants
- * [Great-Great-Grandfather?]
* [Great-Great-Grandmother?]
* [Great-Grandmother?] *
*
*
Margaret Duckett ancestors descendants
1638 -
Grayrigg, Westmorland, England * James Duckett ancestors descendants
17 Jul 1614 - 1667
Grayrigg, Westmoreland, England * Antony Duckett esq more treemore tree ancestors descendants
1584 - Feb 1661
* Elizabeth Leybourne ancestors descendants
-
* Magdalen Curwen ancestors descendants
abt 1615 - 1638
Workington, Cumberland, England * [Great-Great-Grandfather?]
* [Great-Great-Grandmother?]
*
Elizabeth Ricketts ancestors descendants
bef 1698 - *
James Ricketts ancestors descendants
1672 - 1742
Virginia * William Henry Ricketts ancestors descendants
08 Aug 1633 - 03 Jun 1700
Twyford, Hampshire, England * Thomas Anthony Ricard more tree ancestors descendants
15 Apr 1590 - 1646
* Elizabeth Rugely more tree ancestors descendants
1594 - 1635
* Mary Goodwin ancestors descendants
1621 - 1700
Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, England * [Great-Great-Grandfather?]
* [Great-Great-Grandmother?]
* [Maternal Grandmother?] *

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Mason & Builder
• Religion: Church of England

Notes:

About Richard L Cantrill


Richard L. Cantrill of Charles City, Virginai was born in March 1666 and died May 13, 1753. He was a member of the Church of England, and married Dorothy Jones, a Quaker from Wales, against family wishes in 1693 in Philadelphia. Richard was a friend of William Penn. He was also founder of the first brick factory in this country with his partner, Daniel Peggy. They built the first brick house in Philadelphia. -------------------- Name: Richard Cantrill 2

Sex: M

Birth: 13 MAY 1660 in Derbyshire County, England

Death: 31 MAY 1753 in Philadelphia, PA

Note:

Richard's shire of birth was established from a petition that he submitted to John Blackwell, Esq., governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, in July of July of 1689 stating that his nephew, Joseph Cantril had drowned in the Schuykull River, 10 May 1689, and that Joseph had older and younger brother's in Derbyshire, England. He posted a bond of one hundred pounds.

This document is on file at the register of Wills, City Hall Philadelphia. Pa. Admin. book A page 66, file no. 54.

It is known from the tax records of Derbyshire that there were several Cantril (Cantrell) family's living in the area at the time of Richards birth. In 1986 a researcher found one Richard Cantril's Baptismal record in Derbyshire, England with the parents listed as Richard and Alice Cantril. This Richard was born on May 13, 1666 in the Parish of Bakewell. In the nearby Parish of Ashover there is another record of a Joseph Cantril's christening, recorded as 23 Dec, 1666. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Cantril. Last there is a family listed by the name of Richard and Mary Cantril in Bakewell Parish in 1694 and 97. Any one of these could be our set of missing parents.

According to land records and family lore Richard was thought to be a Brick Mason and possibly operated a brickyard in PA. No record has been found at this time of either a Richard or Joseph Cantril's immigration in the 1680s. It is said by some that he erected the first brick house in the city of Pa. but no record has been found to establish this fact. It is known that the house belong to one Robert Turner and was built on the SW corner of Front and Mulberry (arch) street. From a letter written by Mr.Turner to William Penn dated August 3, 1685, " And since I built my brick house the foundation of which was laid ar they going..."

The next record of Richard and Dorothy is in the 1703 Delaware court records found among the grand jury presentments.

Dorothy Cantril , presented for masking in men's cloths the day after Christmas. Walking and dancing in the house of John Simes at 9 or 10 at night. John Simes who gave the masquerade party was presented for keeping a disorderly house,

" A nursery of de botch ye inhabitants and youth of this city.. to ye grief of and disturbance of peaceful minds and propagating ye throne of wickedness amongst us."

From a will and burial records four children can be verified as Richards. There is a Jane ??? and Mary Price mentioned in the will who might also be children.

PENNSYLVANNIA ARCHIVES A RECORD OF LAND.

Caveat against surveying of land adjoining Richard Cantrill's estate, issuing to the heirs or executors of said Richard Cantrill, or any under him, 31 May, 1753. As the two son's of Richard left the New Castle area in the late 1720's or early 1730 and moved to the valley of Virginia by 1738, Richard may have also made the move

Sources:

Title: Family Search: Ancestral File: Marriage Records 1839-1928 DeWitt County, Illinois; and Robert C. Mott

Title: Yates Publications Archive

Text: Source #6068.024; Source Type--Family Group Sheet; 1 page

Father: Richard Cantrill 1 b: 1636 in Derbyshire, England

Mother: Alice

Marriage 1 Dorothy Jane Jones b: 1672 in Wales

Children

Mary Cantrell b: 1694

Joseph Cantrell b: 1695 in Philadelphia, PA

Zebulon Cantrell b: 1697

Dorothy Cantrell b: 1699

Additional information here: http://www.ajlambert.com/jones/gen_ctrl.pdf 1. RICHARD1 Cantrell, (RichardB), b abt 1666 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England d bef 31 May 1753 Pennsylvania. m abt 1693 Dorothy Jones b ca 1672 Flint or Denbigh, Wales dau of Ellis Jones and Jane ____. Richard's baptism was on 13 May 1666 in Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England.

Bakewell Parish was a brickmaking area, and very likely Richard grew up in the brickmakings trade. He was a brickmaker in Philadelphia after he moved to Pennsylvania.

He probably left England around 1687, sometime after he reached the age of 21.

Quite possibly he came in the company of his nephew Joseph Cantrell, who was about his age. Joseph drowned in the Schuykill River at Philadelphia on 10 May 1689. Richard Cantrell, his uncle and nearest of kin in Pennsylvania, was appointed administrator of Joseph's estate. Richard's occupation of brickmaker was well suited to Philadelphia, where almost every building was made of brick. The city was planned, laid out in a logical pattern, and was well regulated from its beginning. Pennsylvania Archives, Vol XIX, 6 July 1692, shows that Richard Cantrell was granted a request for a warrant for a lot of 30 feet on Third Street near the Buyring Ground. Probably this same lot was sold the next year.

Original Records, Deed Book D, 53, p 50, records that on 13 May 1693, Richard Cantrell sold to Thomas Hall, 30 by 190 feet at Third and Market Streets. Richard is thought to have married about 1693, and a few years later he apparently settled into what became his permanent home.

Patent Book A, Vo. II, p 344 contains a lease made on 5 May 1702, by the Governor of Pennsyvania for a lease of 21 years on more than three acres between Fifth and Sixth Street "to Richard Cantrill, Brickmaker," the rent to be 40 shillings per year. Certain requirements were made: "Said Richard Cantrill shall build, erect, and set up a substantial brick house one story and a half in height and in breadth eighteen feet and in length thrirty-six feet....said Richard Cantrill sshall make an orchard upon some part of the hereby granted land, with at least eighty good bearing apple trees planted thereon, and shall also well and sufficiently fence and enclose the said demised land." No disposition of the estate of Richard has been found in the records, and dates of death for hima and his wife are uncertain.

Apparently he had died by 31 May 1753, when the Pennsylvania Archives mention Richard Cantrill's estate. Richard married about 1693 Dorothy Jones. Dorothy was born aborn in 1672 in Wales and came to Pennsylvania with her parents in the ship "Submission" in 1682. She was the third of four children of Ellis and Jane Jones, who were Quakers and had come to America to escape religious persecution. Since Richard Cantrell was not a Quaker, he and Dorothy were married "out of meeting", as the Quaker term goes.

Their apparent first child died, and the Race Street meeting house records list under Burial os Those Not Friends, "Mary, 1-6, 1695, parents Richard and Dorothy Cantrill." Dorothy Jones Cantrell is said to have gone so far from her Quaker upbringing that she attended a masquerade ball in Philadelphia, and she was apparently fond of social events. Dorothy and Richard Cantrell, as city dwellers, had what was probably an easier life than many of their descendants would have when they moved to the frontier communities of the Carolinas and Tennessee.

As shown by the will of Dorothy's mother, Jane Jones, Richard and Dorothy Jones Cantrell had four known children: + 2.

i. Mary2 Cantrell b abt 1694 burial 6 Jan 1695 Race Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA. + 3.
ii. Joseph2 Cantrell b ca 1695 Philadelphia, PA m Catharina _______. + 4.
iii. Zebulon2 Cantrell b abt 1697 Philadelphia, PA, and appears on the tax list in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, in 1718. He was a cordwainer, or shoemake, by occupation. Zebulon moved later into the Welsh Tract district in New Castle County (now Delaware). There he was a witness to a will in 1758. In 1763 he bought 200 acres of land there. Family tradition says that he and his son Joseph moved to Botetourt Co., Virginia, befor the Revolutionary War. + 5.
iv. Dorothy2 Cantrell b abt 1710, was living and unmarried when her grandmother Jane Jones made her will in 1730. No further information..

Editor's Note; I visited Derby a couple of times and enjoyed their famous "Bakewell Tarts"...DAH

Take a peek at Bakewell history... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell and http://www.derbyshireguide.co.uk/travel/bakewell.htm

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I have searched this list extensively, and other places as well, and after sifting through everything, I have come up with the following as the most likely information regarding Richard and his family. I am looking for input as to error and also as to filling in missing pieces.

Richard Cantrill, most likely born 1660 in Derbyshire, England. (Possibly 1666, but less likely.) Died 31 May 1753 in Philadelphia.

Married 5 Mar 1693 in Philadelphia to Dorothy Jane Jones. She was born 1672 in Denbigh, Flint, Wales, arriving in Philadelphia in 1682 on the ship Submission with her family. She was 10 years old at the time. She died 30 Aug 1755 in Philadelphia.

They had five children: (I know there are other numbers listed, but these seem most likely. I am willing to consider other info if we can find some kind of documentary support.)

1- Mary born 1694 in Philadelphia. She died 1 Jun 1695 (some say Jan 6, but I feel better about the June date). I would love to know what caused her death.

2 - Joseph born 1695 in Philadelphia. He died probably sometime after 1753 in Orange County, North Carolina.

3 - Mary, born about 1696 in Philadelphia. She is the one who is most questioned. However, based on the fact that a child was often named after a child that had died, and the fact that the mother of Dorothy named a Mary Price in her will, I have chosen to side with those who think this is probably their child. I could really use some documents on this one.

4 - Zebulon, born 1697 in Philadelphia.

5 - Dorothy, born 1699, in Philadelphia.

I do not have death dates and those would really be helpful. In addition, I have no information as to spouses of these children, other than Joseph, who is my husband's direct line.

There seem to be land records listing Richard in 1692, 1693, 1701, 1702 and again in either 1701 or 1702 when he leased the 3 acres. Other than the mask party in 1703 which caused such a scandal, I have not found any more references to them. Does anyone have more?

I don't want to get into opinions here, but would really like help in trying to find the truth. So many of you have so much info that I am hoping you can help fill in the missing parts.

Someone once told me that genealogy could be about skeletons (just the names, dates and places) or the skeletons could be fleshed out into real people. That is what I am trying to do. I want to know who these people really were and how they lived.

Anyway, thanks for any help.

... http://www.geni.com/people/Richard-Cantrill/6000000000092986135?through=6000000001212679485

Richard L. Cantrill of Charles City, Virginai was born in March 1666 and died May 13, 1753. He was a member of the Church of England, and married Dorothy Jones, a Quaker from Wales, against family wishes in 1693 in Philadelphia. Richard was a friend of William Penn. He was also founder of the first brick factory in this country with his partner, Daniel Pegg. [Editor's Note - Daniel was his brother-in-law.]They built the first brick house in Philadelphia. -------------------- Name: Richard Cantrill 2

CANTRELL GENERATION ONE - Courtesy of Mitchell Jones -


1. RICHARD1 Cantrell, (RichardB), b abt 1666 Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England d bef 31 May 1753 Pennsylvania. m abt 1693 Dorothy Jones b ca 1672 Flint or Denbigh, Wales dau of Ellis Jones and Jane ____.

Richard's baptism was on 13 May 1666 in Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England. Bakewell Parish was a brickmaking area, and very likely Richard gre4w up in the brickmakings trade. He was a brickmaker in Philadelphia after he moved to Pennsylvania.

He probably left England around 1687, sometime after he reached the age of 21. Quite possibly he came in the company of his nephew Joseph Cantrell, who was about his age. Joseph drowned in the Schuykill River at Philadelphia on 10 May 1689. Richard Cantrell, his uncle and nearest of kin in Pennsylvania, was appointed administrator of Joseph's estate. Richard's occupation of brickmaker was well suited to Philadelphia, where almost every building was made of brick.

The city was planned, laid out in a logical pattern, and was well regulated from its beginning. Pennsylvania Archives, Vol XIX, 6 July 1692, shows that Richard Cantrell was granted a request for a warrant for a lot of 30 feet on Third Street near the Buyring Ground. Probably this same lot was sold the next year. Original Records, Deed Book D, 53, p 50, records that on 13 May 1693, Richard Cantrell sold to Thomas Hall, 30 by 190 feet at Third and Market Streets. Richard is thought to have married about 1693, and a few years later he apparently settled into what became his permanent home. Patent Book A, Vo. II, p 344 contains a lease made on 5 May 1702, by the Governor of Pennsyvania for a lease of 21 years on more than three acres between Fifth and Sixth Street "to Richard Cantrill, Brickmaker," the rent to be 40 shillings per year. Certain requirements were made: "Said Richard Cantrill shall build, erect, and set up a substantial brick house one story and a half in height and in breadth eighteen feet and in length thrirty-six feet....said Richard Cantrill sshall make an orchard upon some part of the hereby granted land, with at least eighty good
bearing apple trees planted thereon, and shall also well and sufficiently fence and enclose the said demised land."

No disposition of the estate of Richard has been found in the records, and dates of death for hima and his wife are uncertain. Apparently he had died by 31 May 1753, when the Pennsylvania Archives mention Richard Cantrill's estate.

Richard married about 1693 Dorothy Jones. Dorothy was born aborn in 1672 in Wales and came to Pennsylvania with her parents in the ship "Submission" in 1682.

She was the third of four children of Ellis and Jane Jones, who were Quakers and had come to America to escape religious persecution. Since Richard Cantrell was not a Quaker, he and Dorothy were married "out of meeting", as the Quaker term goes. Their apparent first child died, and the Race Street meeting house records list under Burial os Those Not Friends, "Mary, 1-6, 1695, parents Richard and Dorothy Cantrill." Dorothy Jones Cantrell is said to have gone so far from her Quaker upbringing that she attended a masquerade ball in Philadelphia, and she was apparently fond of social events. Dorothy and Richard Cantrell, as city dwellers, had what was probably an easier life than many of their descendants would have when they moved to the frontier communities of the Carolinas and Tennessee. As shown by the will of Dorothy's mother, Jane Jones, Richard and Dorothy Jones Cantrell had four known children:

+ 2. i. Mary2 Cantrell b abt 1694 burial 6 Jan 1695 Race Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA.
+ 3. ii. Joseph2 Cantrell b ca 1695 Philadelphia, PA m Catharina _______.
+ 4. iii. Zebulon2 Cantrell b abt 1697 Philadelphia, PA, and appears on the tax list in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, in 1718. He was a cordwainer, or shoemake, by occupation. Zebulon moved later into the Welsh Tract district in New Castle County (now Delaware). There he was a witness to a will in1758. In 1763 he bought 200 acres of land there. Family tradition says that he and his son Joseph moved to Botetourt Co., Virginia, before the Revolutionary War.
+ 5. iv. Dorothy2 Cantrell b abt 1710, was living and unmarried when her grandmother Jane Jones made her will in 1730. No further information..

Birth: 13 MAY 1660 in Derbyshire County, England
Death: 31 MAY 1753 in Philadelphia, PA

Note:

Richard's shire of birth was established from a petition that he submitted to John Blackwell, Esq., governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, in July of July of 1689 stating that his nephew, Joseph Cantril had drowned in the Schuykull River, 10 May 1689, and that Joseph had older and younger brother's in Derbyshire, England. He posted a bond of one hundred pounds.

This document is on file at the register of Wills, City Hall Philadelphia. Pa. Admin. book A page 66, file no. 54.

It is known from the tax records of Derbyshire that there were several Cantril (Cantrell) family's living in the area at the time of Richards birth. In 1986 a researcher found one Richard Cantril's Baptismal record in Derbyshire, England with the parents listed as Richard and Alice Cantril. This Richard was born on May 13, 1666 in the Parish of Bakewell. In the nearby Parish of Ashover there is another record of a Joseph Cantril's christening, recorded as 23 Dec, 1666. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Cantril. Last there is a family listed by the name of Richard and Mary Cantril in Bakewell Parish in 1694 and 97. Any one of these could be our set of missing parents.

According to land records and family lore Richard was thought to be a Brick Mason and possibly operated a brickyard in PA. No record has been found at this time of either a Richard or Joseph Cantril's immigration in the 1680s. It is said by some that he erected the first brick house in the city of Pa. but no record has been found to establish this fact. It is known that the house belong to one Robert Turner and was built on the SW corner of Front and Mulberry (arch) street. From a letter written by Mr.Turner to William Penn dated August 3, 1685, " And since I built my brick house the foundation of which was laid ar they going..."

The next record of Richard and Dorothy is in the 1703 Delaware court records found among the grand jury presentments.

Dorothy Cantril , presented for masking in men's cloths the day after Christmas. Walking and dancing in the house of John Simes at 9 or 10 at night. John Simes who gave the masquerade party was presented for keeping a disorderly house, " A nursery of de botch ye inhabitants and youth of this city.. to ye grief of and disturbance of peaceful minds and propagating ye throne of wickedness amongst us."

From a will and burial records four children can be verified as Richards. There is a Jane ??? and Mary Price mentioned in the will who might also be children.

PENNSYLVANNIA ARCHIVES A RECORD OF LAND.

Caveat against surveying of land adjoining Richard Cantrill's estate, issuing to the heirs or executors of said Richard Cantrill, or any under him, 31 May, 1753. As the two son's of Richard left the New Castle area in the late 1720's or early 1730 and moved to the valley of Virginia by 1738, Richard may have also made the move

Sources:

Title: Family Search: Ancestral File: Marriage Records 1839-1928 DeWitt County, Illinois; and Robert C. Mott
Title: Yates Publications Archive
Text: Source #6068.024; Source Type--Family Group Sheet; 1 page
Father: Richard Cantrill 1 b: 1636 in Derbyshire, England
Mother: Alice
Marriage 1 Dorothy Jane Jones b: 1672 in Wales
Children
Mary Cantrell b: 1694
Joseph Cantrell b: 1695 in Philadelphia, PA
Zebulon Cantrell b: 1697
Dorothy Cantrell b: 1699

Ellis Jones and his family were Quakers and as Richard Cantrill belonged to the Church of England, Richard and Dorothy were married, to use a Quaker term, "Out of Meeting."

Buried:
Click this link to view more images, history & map of Gloria Dei Church ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Dei_%28Old_Swedes%27%29_Church

Richard married Dorothy Jane Jones on 5 Mar 1691 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorothy (daughter of The Immigrant Ellis Emmanuel Jones and Ellen Jane "Jane" Evans) was born in 1672 in Flint, Flintshire, Wales; died on 30 Aug 1755 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Quaker
• Death: 1730, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1703 Delaware Court: "Dorothy, wife of Richard Cantrell, presented for masking in men's clothes the day after Christmas, walking and dancing in the house of John Simes at 9 or 10 o'clock at night." John Simes who gave the masquerade party, was presented for keeping a disorderly house," a nursery of debotch ye inhabitants and youth of this cithy..to ye grief of and disturbance of peaceful minds and propagating ye throne of wickedness amongst us." Dorothy Jones Cantrill seems to have been a young lady of considerable spirit and independence of character. She not only married the man of her choice, irrespective of her religious training, but later evidence is found of her love of gayety and society in an old history of Philadelphia, where she figured at a masquerade ball, much to the horror of her more quiet Quaker friends. She seems to have inherited her love of society from her mother, for the name of Jane Jones appears as a witness to the marriage of a great many Quakers of her day, and the Quaker weddings were probably the principal events affording those of that sect an expression to there social instinct.

Name: Dorothy Jane Jones

Sex: F

Birth: 1672 in Wales

Death: 30 OCT 1755 in Philadelphia, PA

Father: Ellis Jones

Mother: Jane

Marriage 1 Richard Cantrill 2 b: 13 MAY 1660 in Derbyshire County, England

Children

Mary Cantrell b: 1694
Joseph Cantrell b: 1695 in Philadelphia, PA
Zebulon Cantrell b: 1697
Dorothy Cantrell b: 1699

http://www.ajlambert.com/jones/gen_ctrl.pdf

Richard married about 1693 Dorothy Jones. Dorothy was born aborn in 1672 in Wales and came to Pennsylvania with her parents in the ship "Submission" in 1682. She was the third of four children of Ellis and Jane Jones, who were Quakers and had come to America to escape religious persecution. Since Richard Cantrell was not a Quaker, he and Dorothy were married "out of meeting", as the Quaker term goes. Their apparent first child died, and the Race Street meeting house records list under Burial os Those Not Friends, "Mary, 1-6, 1695, parents Richard and Dorothy Cantrill." Dorothy Jones Cantrell is said to have gone so far from her Quaker upbringing that she attended a masquerade ball in Philadelphia, and she was apparently fond of social events. Dorothy and Richard Cantrell, as city dwellers, had what was probably an easier life than many of their descendants would have when they moved to the frontier communities of the Carolinas and Tennessee. As shown by the will of Dorothy's mother, Jane Jones, Richard and Dorothy Jones Cantrell had four known children: + 2. i. Mary2 Cantrell b abt 1694 burial 6 Jan 1695 Race Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA. + 3. ii. Joseph2 Cantrell b ca 1695 Philadelphia, PA m Catharina _______. + 4. iii. Zebulon2 Cantrell b abt 1697 Philadelphia, PA, and appears on the tax list in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, in 1718. He was a cordwainer, or shoemake, by occupation. Zebulon moved later into the Welsh Tract district in New Castle County (now Delaware). There he was a witness to a will in 1758. In 1763 he bought 200 acres of land there. Family tradition says that he and his son Joseph moved to Botetourt Co., Virginia, befor the Revolutionary War. + 5. iv. Dorothy2 Cantrell b abt 1710, was living and unmarried when her grandmother Jane Jones made her will in 1730. No further information..

Dorothy was the daughter of Ellis Emmanuel Jones and Ellen Jane Evans, natives of Wales.

Ellis Jones immigrated to the Colonies aboard the "Submission" in September 1682, along with his wife, Jane (age 40), and his children, Barbara (age 13), Mary (age 12), Dorothy (age 10), and Isaac (age (4 months). Ellis was a resident of Bucks County, PA in 1684, but by 1689 had settled in Philadelphia. He is on a list of “Important Colonists” who came to Philadelphia on board the Submission. His name is also on record in the Welsh Tract Purchases as having purchased one hundred acres in Nantonell Parish, Radnor. He was a weaver and servant to the Governor. Ellis Jones made his will March 22, 1722, and he died in Philadelphia July 16, 1727. His will was executed September 23, 1727. His wife, Jane was the executor. Kinsman John Pugh. Wit: Ellis Jones (his mark), John Jones, John Jones, Jr.

Dorothy married Richard Cantrell on 5 Mar 1691 at Philadelphia, PA. They were the parents of four children: Mary, Joseph, Zebulon, and Dorothy.

Jane Jones died in Philadelphia October 2, 1732. The will of Jane Jones, relict of Ellis Jones, was executed at Philadelphia, August 3, 1730, and recorded December 27, 1732. It mentions child: Mary; grandchildren: Daniel and Nathan Pegg, Jane Flower, Zebulon Cantril, Joseph Cantril, and Dorothy Cantril, Mary Price, Jane, Richard White. Exec: Mary Jones. Codicil: December 7, 1732. Grandchildren: Ellis and Susannah Jones, children of Mary Jones, deceased: Exec. John Cadwalader. Witnesses: James Estaugh, Joseph Fordham, and Sarah Elfreth. To each she gave “one English shilling, or the value of it in coyn current.”

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Dorothy Jones was the daughter of Elias and Jane Jones. They had come to America from Denbigh, Flint, Wales, in the ship Submission, in September 1682. The log of the ship lists the family. Dorothy was 10 when she arrived. The Jones family were Quakers, so by marrying someone from the Church of England, Dorothy had married "out of meeting," to use the Quaker term.


This site tells this story about Richard and Dorothy Cantrell.......


1703 Court Proceeding, extracted by Schart.

Among the Grand Jury presentments-

"Dorothy, wife of Richard Cantrell, presented for masking in men's clothes the day after Christmas, walking and dancing in the house of John Simes at 9 or 10 o'clock at night. (John Simes, who gave the masquerade party, was presented for keeping a disorderly house, described as a 'nursery of debotch ye inhabitants and youth of this city...to ye crief of and disturbance of peaceful minds and propagating ye throne of wickedness amonstus'.

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Birth:
Old map of Flint ... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/WAL/DEN/saxton-kip_den_1607.html

Religion:
History of the Quakers. The Religious Society of Friends began as a movement in England in the mid 17th century in Lancashire. Members are informally known as Quakers, as they were said "to tremble in the way of the Lord".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Quakers

Notes:

Married:
Since Richard Cantrell was not a Quaker, he and Dorothy were married "out of meeting", as the Quaker term was used.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: (1660-1670), (Fosdyke) Lincolnshire, England

Notes:

Name: Peregrine Macanas
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 05 Apr 1698
Christening Date (Original): 05 APR 1698
Christening Place: FOSDYKE,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Macanas

Other information in the record of Peregrine Macanas
Name: Peregrine Macanas
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 05 Apr 1698
Christening Date (Original): 05 APR 1698
Christening Place: FOSDYKE,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Macanas

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02835-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 432489

Citing this Record
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NG4R-Y8L : 11 February 2018, John Macanas in entry for Peregrine Macanas, 05 Apr 1698); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 432,489.

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Alt Birth:
Fosdyke is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south from Boston, just off the A17, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east from the junction of the A17 with the A16.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosdyke

John married unnamed spouse in ~1680 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1668, Prince Georges County, Province of Maryland

Notes:

About George Naylor
From http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/HistoricCommunitiesSurvey/Documentations/PG%2087A-058%20Woodborough%20Boundary%20Stone/PG%2087A-058%20Woodborough%20Boundary%20Stone%20MIHP.pdf

George Naylor, born 1654 in Yorkshire, England, immigrated to the British Colonies of North America in 1668 with the aid of Henry Cole of Calvert County, Maryland. Naylor and his wife, Elizabeth, had two sons, George Jr. (1686) and James (1688), and a daughter Elizabeth (1690).

Following George Naylor’s death in 1734, his estate was divided amongst his wife and heirs.

His wife was bequeathed "Stainland" and part of "Woodborough." Elizabeth Adams [nee Naylor], received 164 acres of land known as "Naylor’s Ridge."

The owner of the tract where the Woodborough Boundary Stone is located following the death of Naylor and its subsequent ownership by the Watson family is unclear; the conveyance is not certain during this period.

In May of 1698, Thomas Greenfield (Greenwell) sold 200,000 acres of land to George Naylor, which was to be known as "Naylors Purchase." Naylor also purchased a tract of land known as "Woodborough" from Greenfield.8 Other properties owned by Naylor in the vicinity were Stainland, Thatham (Tatham), and Naylor’s Range.

Naylor purchased land adjacent to Woodborough, increasing its original dimensions.

Local historian Franklin Robinson notes that the original patent was south of this stone, but with the addition of surrounding properties, the Naylor family owned land well past where the stone was located.

At some point, instead of calling the tracts by their separate names, they were amalgamated as Woodborough.9

As such, the Woodborough Boundary Stone does not mark a boundary of the Woodborough tract at its largest during the ownership of George Naylor.

George married Elizabeth LNU. Elizabeth was born in ~1664 in England; died in ~1740 in Charles County, Province of Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Naylor formerly Clarke
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Wife of George Naylor — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about 1740 [location unknown]
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Elizabeth was born about 1664. She passed away about 1740.

Name Elizabeth Sex Female Husband George Nayler Son George Nayler Other information in the record of George Nayler from England Births and Christenings Name George Nayler Gender Male Christening Date 05 Mar 1682 Christening Date (Original) 05 MAR 1682 Christening Place SAINT PAUL COVENT GARDEN,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND Father's Name George Nayler Mother's Name Elizabeth [1]

Sources
? "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NY1M-3VD : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth in entry for George Nayler, 05 Mar 1682); citing SAINT PAUL COVENT GARDEN,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 845,241.
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George Jones
Birthdate: 1650
Death: March 28, 1729 (79)
Prince Georges, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:
Husband of Susannah Jones
Father of George Jones and Ann Naylor
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George married Susannah LNU. Susannah was born in 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Elizabeth Wyatt in 1728 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain Edward Wyatt, Sr. and Frances (Sikes)) was born in 1712 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia; died on 5 Nov 1765 in Sampson, Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Wyatt aka Wiatt [uncertain]
Born 1712 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia
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Daughter of Edward Wyatt and [mother unknown]
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Wife of Robert Cate — married 1728 in Colony of Virginia
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Mother of Barnard Cate, Richard Mathias Cate, Sarah Cate, Thomas Cate, Robert Cate, Joseph Cate, Joseph Cate, Charles Cate, Ann Cate and John Cate Sr.
Died 5 Nov 1765 in Orange, Sampson, Colony of North Carolinamap
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Elizabeth Wyatt was born 1712 in Henrico County, Virginia to parents Edward Wyatt and Frances Sykes. She married Robert Cate 1728 in Henrico, Virginia.[1] They moved eventually to Orange County, North Carolina.

When the father of his father in law made out his will it named ELIZABETH, left the house/plantation where Robert and Elizabeth were living, to a Wyatt. Robert Cate was one of the witnesses.[2]

Children:
Thomas (known as Thomas Road, due to being surveyor) 1725
Sarah1725,
Robert1727
RichardM1730,
Joseph1736,
Charles1739,
Thomas1740,
Ann1742,
John1753

Robert Cate had "tenure" of a plantation, which belonged originally to Edward Mathews. This plantation was near Curles Meetinghouse on Four Mile Creek, Henrico, Virginia. Perhaps he was only "renting". He and Elizabeth decided to move across the James River into Prince George County. The Quit Rent Rolls of 1704 show him owning 100 acres there.

Robert signed marriage certificates for marriages held at the Burleigh Meeting House about 1723 and 1724 in North Carolina.

Accounts of estate of Timothy Bridges mention Robert in 1723 as it was recorded in the minutes of the Prince George County Court.

Elizabeth Wyatt Cate passed away November 5, 1765

Sources

? The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 10, a Google book, pgs 262-263, edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Richard Lee Morton.
? Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County: Edward WYATT Sr.'s Will
Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County: Edward WYATT Sr.'s Will
Prince George County, Virginia Wills & Deeds: 1713 - 1728, p. 145 (p. 1084), by Benjamin Weisiger III (1973)]
Copy of Nicholas WYATT's will, of Prince George County, Virginia in 1720
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol. 27, no. 1. (July, 1918), pp. 34 - 44: p. 43 - 44
http://files.usgwarchives.org/va/princegeorge/wills/wyatt1.txt
http://gennotes.150m.com/cates.html

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Re: Nicholas Wyatt, 1600's, VA

Posted by: Jeanne Hull
Date: September 24, 2001 at 18:18:28

In Reply to: Re: Nicholas Wyatt, 1600's, VA by Charlotte Redden
of 4458

CAPT. EDWARD WYATT, DIED after 3 Jun 1725, PRINCE GEORGE CO., VA. His name was given me as the father of Elizabeth Wyatt. His father's name was given as Nicholas Wyatt. I have been told that she married Capt. Robert Ezra Cate, Jr. Can you tell me anything about Elizabeth?

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 0Jul 1783, Warren County, North Carolina

Notes:

BIRTH: Copy of Will of Thomas FUSSELL. Made 4 Jun 1735. Parish of Cartec, NC

MARRIAGE-DEATH: Will of Aaron FUSSELL, Sr. of Bute Co. NC 20 Aug. 1776; Probated Warren Co. July Ct. 1783.

Land Patents in Bertie Co. NC Oct 1735. Patents indicate already had land in Bertie Co.

Signer of Granville Co. Petition 1746.

DEED:Aaron, Sr. & wife, Elizabeth, to Aaron, Jr., 100 A. for 20 pds. VA. money, on NS Sandy Creek in Bute Co. 6 Aug 1774.

DEED:Aaron, Sr. to Wm., both of Warren Co., 100 A. for 30 pds. current money, on NS Sandy Creek. 9 May 1783. Deed registered 13 Oct 1785. Microfilm LDS #0020069, North Carolina Records of Deeds, Vol. 8, 1783-1787. NC Archives MF.

30 May 2007:

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Aaron is the son of Thomas Fussell, b 13 Jan 1676, m ca1696 to Sarah ----. He died in 1735, Cartee Parrish, NC. His children listed in his will are:

Elizabeth (m. Gilbert Weaver)
Mary (m. John Rainwater)
Martha (m.John Arnal /Arnold)
Ann
Sarah
Aaron M. Elizabeth

Aaron Fussell's will was signed 24 August 1776 in Bute Co, NC and probated in Warren Co, NC July Court, 1783

Children listed were:

Thomas Fussell
Elizabeth Cate
Ann Wooten
Jean Strother
Aaron Fussell
Lucy Floyd
Moses Fussell
William Fussell

Aaron, Jr. died in Warren Co, NC in 1812 and William died in Rankin Co, MS 21 Sep 1836. He was a Revolutionary War soldier.

I have other information that I have gathered over the years and will be glad to see if I have other items that might be of interest.

Catherine

Aaron married Elizabeth (Bagley). Elizabeth was born about 1714 in Commonwealth of Virginia; died after 1789 in Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia; was buried in Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MARRIAGE:Will of Aaron FUSSELL, Sr. of Bute Co. 20 Aug. 1776; Probated Warren Co. July Ct. 1783.

DEED:Aaron, Sr. & wife, Elizabeth, to Aaron, Jr., all of Bute Co. 100 A. for 20 pds. VA. money, on NS Sandy Creek in Bute Co., NC, 6 Aug 1774. Transcript of Microfilm Copy of Deed from Warren Co. Court Record.

DEED:Aaron, Sr. to Wm., both of Warren Co., NC 100 A. for 30 pds. current money, on NS Sandy Creek. 9 May 1783. Deed registered 13 Oct 1785. Transcript of Microfilm Copy of Deed from Warren Co. Court Record.

DEED:Elizabeth Fussell of Warren Co., NC & Wm. Fussell of Buck(Burke) Co. GA., for 50 pds. specie her dower right in 200 A. NS Sandy Creek on which Aaron Fussell formerly lived and Aaron, Jr. now lives. 18 Oct 1785. Transcript of Microfilm Copy of Deed from Warren Co. Court Record.

DEATH:"Index to Headright & Bounty Grants of Ga. 1756-1909. Ga. Gen. Soc.
Reprint.
Fussel, Eliz., Burke Co., Bk. SSS, Page 648, 200 A., 1789

Suspect surname was BAGLEY but have no proof. The Bagley name associated with Fussell on documents.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
• Alt Death: 1755, Orange County, North Carolina

Notes:

http://www.dmitchelljones.org/index.html

JOSEPH2 CANTRELL, (Richard1),

b abt 1695 Philadelphia, PA m Catharina _____. Joseph is named as a grandson in the will of Jane Jones, written in 1730. He apparently grew up in Philadelphia, and moved when a young man to what is now Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, about 20 miles down the Delaware River from Philadelphia. This area had been settled by the Swedes, including some Finns, in 1638, and they had established there the Holy Trinity Church, known in later years as "Old Swedes Church.".

The present structure was built in 1698 and is still in use today. It was Swedish Lutheran until 1791, when the last Swedish pastor departed and jurisdiction was transferred to the Protestant Episcopal Church. Joseph married probably married about 1718, his wife was named Catharina. Susan Christie in 1908 thought that Catharina was probably a descendant of one of the old Swedish families, and I tend to agree with that conclusion. Some researchers have thought that Joseph's wife was Catherine Heath, but I have seen no record or evidence to support that idea.

Joseph Cantrell and his wife were attending Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church by 1720, and three of their children were baptized there between 1720 and 1726. Joseph and his family probably lived in the Wilmington area of Delaware until the 1730's. They are said to have been in Orange Co., Virginia, in 1738, and possibly lived there until about 1750.

At that time the proprietor of the Granville District in North Carolina was opening that area for settlement and offering good land at low prices. Many families traveled down the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia into North Carolina, and Joseph Cantrell and several of his children were apparently among those who made this journey. No will or estate settlement for Joseph Cantrell has been found in Delaware or in North Carolina, but he is thought to have died in North Carolina.

The 1755 tax list of Orange Co., North Carolina, shows Joseph's son John Cantrell with two taxable white males. Since John's sons were under 12 years old, it seems likely that joseph Cantrell was the other male, and that he was living with his son John at that time. Joseph probably died in the 1760's, but no record has been found of his death. Joseph and Catharina are thought to have had ten or more children.

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From material prepared by Eddy and Glenda Harrel - Reference attributed to "Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service", compiled and published by members of James Hunter Chapter, National Society, Daughter of American Revolution of Madison, North Carolina, published 1977:

Joseph spent his early boyhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph and Catharina lived in New Castle County, Pennsylvania on or near the site of the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church before 1720. Their first three children were baptised at the old historical church, known as Old Swedes, which is one of the oldest and quaintest churches in this country.

Joseph was probably a farmer in these lower counties of Pennsylvania, which later became part of Delaware. A published work of the wills in the county of New Castle fails to reveal a will of Joseph or Catharina. It is possible that Joseph accompanied some of the sons on the move south to North Carolina. In 1752 and 1753, son John was taxed for two white polls in Orange County, North Carolina. One may have been his father. A complete list of the children of John and Catharina has never been found. The nine children listed were compiled from family records and the court and county records of Orange County North Carolina. The sixth child (a female, name unknown) was born about 1722.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles in length, and one in breadth. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and a half English miles distance from the church. The city of Wilmington is built on the Swedish "church land" and the charter for the town was granted on 1735. At the time Joseph Cantril went there, it was known as Christina.

Many of the earliest records of this locality have been lost, or destroyed, and at best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from the scattered records in New Castle County today, that descendents of Richard Cantril lived there from before 1720 until 1797, though the majority moved south during this period.

A published work of the wills and probates of New Castle County during the period of Joseph's residence there fails to reveal his will or probate. As he was a man in his 50s when his sons moved south to Carolina, it can be assumed that he made the move with his sons. In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court, North Carolina for the year 1754, his son John's household listed two taxable white males. As John's sons were under 16 years of age, it can be assumed that one of these was his father, Joseph.

•******Virginia Young***********

JOSEPH CANTRELL WAS BORN ABOUT 1695 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. HE MARRIED CATHERINE HEATH ABOUT 1718. A COMPLETE LIST OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND CATHERINE HAS NEVER BEEN LOCATED. ONE DAUGHTER MAY HAVE BEEN SARAH, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF LAWRENCE BANKSTON. FOR OVER 60 YEARS THE CANTRELL AND BANKSTON FAMILIES MIGRATED AND SETTLED TOGETHER. LAWRENCE BANKSTON STATED IN A COURT CASE IN 1807, THAT HE HAD KNOWN ISAAC CANTRELL FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS COMPILED FROM THE BAPTISMAL LIST, THE LIST PROVIDED BY THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST IN 1907 AND FROM THE COUNTY RECORDS IN ORANGE COUNTY, NC.:

1. HANNAH CANTRELL-BORN 20 MARCH 1720 IN PA. AND BAPTIZED 25, APRIL 1720 2. DAUGHTER BORN ABT. 1722. 3. JOHN CANTRELL 4. JOSEPH CANTRELL 5. ZEBULON CANTRELL 6. ISAAC CANTRELL 7. JAMES CANTRELL 8. BENJAMIN CANTRELL-BORN ABT. 1733 IN ORANGE CO. 9. STEPHEN CANTRELL-BORN ABT. 1735 IN ORANGE CO. VA.

**********Judia Kemper Terry******************

Joseph Cantrill was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. He died in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He was buried in possibly Orange County, North Carolina. "Joseph Cantrill was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and spent his early boyhood in that city. Married Catharina _______. They were living in New Castle County, Pennsylvania, on or near the site of the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church before 1720. It is probable that Catharina was a daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of this section, but we could not verify this. Their first three children were baptized at the old historic church still used and known as Old Swedes, which is one of the oldest and quaintest churches in this country.

"Christina parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles distant from the church. The city of Willmington is built on the Swedish "church land" and the charter for the town was granted in 1735. At the time Joseph Cantrill went there it was known as Christina.

"Many of the earliest records of this locality have been lost, or destroyed, and at best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from the scattered records in New Castle County today, that descendants of Richard Cantrill lived there from before 1720 until 1797, though the majority moved south during this period. Children: Hannah, born March 20, 1720; baptised April 25, 1720, at Old Swedes; John; Joseph; Zebulon; Isaac; a daughter (name unknown." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 7.)

"Joseph Cantrill, son of Richard, was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, PA., where he probably spent his boyhood years and moved south to the lower counties of PA. after reaching manhood. He married Catherine Heath about 1718. She was a daughter of John and Hannah Haines Heath. John Heath was a grandson of Thomas Heath who came to America from England in 1635 on the ship, SAFETY, landing in VA. and who later moved north to the lower counties, which later became part of Delaware. Joseph was probably a farmer in New Castle county.

We know that they were attending Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church in Wilmington as three of their children were baptized at this oldest and quaintest church in the nation.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek and partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle county.

The most remote families were not more than six and one half miles from the church. Wilmington was first known as Christina and was built on Swedish "Churchland", and the charter was granted in 1735. Most of the records of the area have been lost, but we do know that descendants of Richard were living in the area from 1720-1787, though the majority had moved south to Virginia and the Carolinas. A published work of the wills and probates in New Castle county, does not contain any record of Joseph or Catherine. It can be assumed that they had made the trip south.

In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court for the year of 1754, son, John was listed as having two taxable white males. As John's sons were under 10 years of age, the possibility exists that this other was for his father. A complete list of the children has never been found, but the following was compiled from the family genealogist and from county court records of Orange County, North Carolina."

(Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy, A record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a resident of Philadelphia prior to 1689, and of earlier Cantrills in England and America," by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised and published again by J. R. and Jackie Cantrell, further revised and published in 1973 by Joseph Caten.)

"Joseph Cantrell was born abaout 1695 in Phildelphia, PA.. He spent his early childhood in that city. His parents may have moved to the lower counties of PA. soon after 1700. He married Catherine Heath ca 1718. According to one genealogist, she was a daughter of John and Hannah Heath. So far, research has not been located to substantiate. We do know that her christian name was Catherine from the baptismal records at the Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) church at Wilmnington, Delaware. One researcher has stated that she was a great granddaughter of Thomas Heath who came to America in 1635 on the ship "SAFETY" landing in VA. and later moving north and finally settling near New Castle, PA. (later Delaware).

From the Holy Trinity records of 1697 to 1773, which were translated from the Swedish to English in 1890, we find that Joseph and Catherine had three children baptized there in the 1720's.

They were Hannah, John and Joseph.

Christina Parish was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Pa. and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. It stretched two Swedish miles in length and one in breadth. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and one half English miles distant from the church.

The city of Wilmington is built on the Swedish "churchland" and the charter for the town was granted in 1735. At the time, Joseph lived there it was known as Christina. Most of the earliest records of this locality have been lost or destroyed and at the best are very incomplete. There is evidence, however, from some of the scattered records in New Castle Co., that possible descendants of Richard Cantrill lived in the area from 1720 to 1787, although the majority had moved south during this period. There is a published work of the wills and probates of New Castle Co., during the period of Joseph's residence, but it fails to reveal evidence of Richard or Dorothy's death.

From the records of the western part of VA. we know that in 1738, Joseph and his brother, Zebulon were in Orange County, VA.. A Rev. William William, an early Presbyterian minister filed suit for libel against dozens of the settlers in the Valley. The list of defendents encluded Zebulon Cantrel and Joseph Cantrel. We know that son, John was in Orange County, NC.

in 1754, when the tax list for that year was submitted by the sheriff, and that the list had two taxable white males. John's oldest son was too young to have been taxed so the other one may have been for Joseph. A complete list of the children of Joseph and Catherine has never been located. One daughter may have been Sarah, who was the wife of Lawrence Bankston. For over 60 years the Cantrell and Bankston families migrated and settled together. Lawrence Bankston stated in a court case in 1807 that he had known Isaac Cantrell for over 50 years.

The following list is compiled from the baptismal list, the list provided by the family genealogist in 1907 and from the county records in Orange County, North Carolina."

(Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543.) He was married to Catherina Heath about 1718 in Holy Trinity Ch., New Castle, DE.



It is probable that Catherine was the daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of the section.

Her first three children were baptised in the Old Swedes Chruch. At this time the old location was called Christiana.

{Warren G. Cantrell STRONGLY DISAGREES that Catherine is a daughter of John & Hannah. There were five Heath families in the Philadelphia area. Why would he marry a girl from MA which was so far away....9/2/1995/DAH}

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Will get back to you on this when I have time.

Joyce

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 8:27 AM, info@classroomfurniture.com wrote:
Hello Joyce.
You are citing:


Is this correct? Did you see the gravesite yourself? Please advise as there are many conflicting burial sites for Joseph.

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Birth: 1695
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1755
Orange County
North Carolina, USA

Joseph Cantrell was born about 1695 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and after reaching manhood moved to the “lower counties of Pennsylvania” that later became the state of Delaware. He married Catharina (surname unknown) about 1718, and they were living in New Castle County, Pennsylvania, near the present city of Wilmington, Delaware, and before 1720, were attendants at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church. Catharina was probably the daughter of one of the original Old Swedes families who first settled on the Swedish “church land.” From the Holy Trinity records of 1697 to 1773, which were translated from Swedish to English in 1890, we find that Joseph and Catharina had three children baptized there in the 1720s. They were Hannah, John and Joseph.

At the time Joseph Cantrell settled there, the town was known as Christina, which was mostly situated on both sides of Christina Creek, partly on both sides of Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, and in the Hundreds of New Castle, Christina and Brandywine. The most remote families of the parish were not more than six and a half miles from the church. The city of Wilmington, Delaware was built on Swedish “church land.” The charter for the town was granted in 1735.

There aren’t any further records of Joseph or Catharina in the remaining records of Delaware, but from the records of Jefferson County, West Virginia, we know that in 1738, Joseph and his brother, Zebulon, were involved in a lawsuit in Orange County, Virginia. The libel suit brought against 54 defendants for “signing a scandalous paper reflecting on the Complaintiff” by Rev. William Williams (Presbyterian) occurred on July 27, 1738. It was filed at the Orange County, Virginia courthouse. Both Joseph and Zebulon were listed as "other defendants." The events that were described in the suit probably happened somewhere between Winchester, Virginia and what is now Martinsburg, West Virginia, which is where the Rev. Williams lived.

While living in New Castle County, Joseph's son, Isaac Cantrell, became associated with the Welsh Tract Baptist Church located at the foot of Iron Hill, in Pencader Hundred. It is the oldest Primitive Baptist church in America, and Isaac was probably licensed to preach by this group. As the Church was composed of Welsh People, the preaching for about one hundred years was in the Welsh language. Isaac’s mother, Catharina, was more than likely of Swedish parentage, but we know for certain that his grandmother, Dorothy Jones, was born in Wales. The Welsh language is not just a dialect of English; it is a language with an older pedigree, and a distinct one. Isaac Cantrell would have to have been fluent in the Welsh language to have been a member of this church in the 1700s.

A record of Isaac’s brother Zebulon being a witness to the will of Thomas Edmond on July 21, 1758, is among the Welsh Tract Baptist Church records, and lends further evidence that the Cantrells were early members of this church.

About 1747, many of the Cantrells as well as allied families joined a large caravan in the movement southward. They moved along the Great Wagon Road down through the Great Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Within view to the west of the Valley rose the Alleghenies and to the east were the Blue Ridge Mountains. From Roanoke, the Wagon Road went through the Staunton Gap and on south to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. They settled in the "Land of Eden" Granville County, North Carolina, which became Orange County in September 1752. Later, in 1785, this part of Orange County became Rockingham County.

In the tax list submitted to the Orange County Court for the year of 1754, John Cantrell was listed as having two taxable white males. It is possible that one of the males may have been his father Joseph. Isaac received a land grant for 202 acres of land in Orange County on November 13, 1756. Isaac sold this land to his brother John on 13 Mar 1759.

I have created this memorial in honor and memory of Joseph and his descendants at Old Swedes Church where he was a member and several of his children were baptized. He was my husband's 5th great grandfather.

CHILDREN:

*James Cantrell (b. 1719 New Castle Co., DE; d. TN. James Cantrell settled in Southern Tennessee and owned the farm where the Battle of Shiloh was fought during the Civil War.

* Hannah Cantrell (b. 20 Mar 1720 Christina, New Castle, DE)

* John Cantrell (b. 6 Oct 1724 New Castle, DE; d. 11 Feb 1803 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. abt 1743 in Newcastle, DE, Rachel Brittain (b. 1725 New Castle Co., DE; d. abt 1769 Rockingham Co., NC) They had 17 children. John married secondly, Jane ___, and they had 6 children.

*Joseph Cantrell (b. Jun 1726 Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE; d. Jan 1804 Caswell Co., NC) m. Jemima Mitchell.

*Zebulon Cantrell (b. abt 1728 New Castle Co., DE; d. 1765 Orange Co., NC) m. Mary Montgomery.

*Isaac Cantrell (b. abt. 1729 New Castle Co., DE; d. 23 Aug 1805 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Talitha Cloud about 1750 in Rockingham Co., NC, Elizabeth ___ about 1769 in Rockingham Co., NC, and Mary Linder about 1773 in Rockingham Co., NC.



Family links:
Parents:
Richard Cantrell (1660 - 1753)
Dorothy Jones Cantrell (1672 - 1730)

Spouse:
Catherine Cantrell (1697 - 1755)*

Children:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)*
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

Sibling:
Mary Cantril (1694 - 1695)*
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Swedes Churchyard
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA

Created by: jcq
Record added: Feb 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85625396

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Joseph married Catherine LNU in 1718 in New Castle County, Delaware. Catherine was born on 27 May 1697 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1755 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Gloria Dei Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

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Lynn.

For Lord's sake take the Hannah Haynes junk out of your file. That was a rumor that I started 25 years ago and have lived to regret. John "Snow Shoe" and Hannah Hanes Heath did not have, I repeat. Did not have a daughter Catherine among their 10 or 12 children.

Warren G. Cantrell
Family Historian
1913 Willowbend Dr.
Killeen,. TX 76543
(254) 699-2143

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Diane,

Please, please remove all information from your files that Catherine was a daughter of John "Snow Shoe" and Hannah Haynes Heath. That was a ruor that I started 25 years ago and have long regretted. John and hannah did not and I repeat did not have a dau. named Catherine. Futher there is not proof that Catherine was a Heath. That was a rumor that Nobel Bethel started in 1928.
His opinion was based on the 1747 will of John Heath that named a cousin, Alice Cantrell as an heir. john and Hanah Haynes Heath never left MA or Conn.

Warren G. Cantrell
1913 Willowbend Dr.
Killeen TX 76543
(254) 699-2143

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"It is probable that Catherine was the daughter of one of the Old Swedes, first settlers of the section. Her first three children were baptized in the Old Swedes Church. At this time the location was called Christiana. Several of Richard Cantrill's descendents lived there between 1720-1797."

Warren G. Cantrell STRONGLY DISAGREES that Catherine is daughter of John & Hannah Haines Heath. Warren notes that there were five HEATH families in the Philadelphia area and posits, "Why would he marry a girl from MA which was so far away"...2 Sep 1995.

It is interesting to note that her first child, a girl, was named, "Hannah" (after her mother?) and her second child, a son, named, "John" (after her father?)

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Proposed Change: Joseph C. Cantrell (I3944)
Tree: The Hennessee Family
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Description: Although possible, it is unlikely that Joseph C Cantrell's wife, Catherine Heath Cantrell, and mother, Dorothy Jones Cantrell, died on the same day. Suspect someone has picked up the wrong date for one or the other of these two ladies.

Charline Rambaud
cjunemc@gmail.com

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Birth: May 27, 1697
Haverhill
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Aug. 30, 1755
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA


Family links:
Spouse:
Joseph Cantrell (1695 - 1755)

Children:
Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ____)*
John Cantrell (1724 - 1803)*
Joseph Cantrell (1726 - 1804)*
Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - 1765)*
Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Old Swedes Churchyard
Wilmington
New Castle County
Delaware, USA

Created by: jcq
Record added: Feb 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85625453

Buried:
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Gender: Male
Birth: 1695
New Jersey, United States
Death: October 28, 1784 (89)
PLUMSTEAD TWP, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Richard Brittain and Ann Brittain
Husband of Elizabeth Brittain
Father of Richard Brittain; Samuel Brittain; William Brittain; Elizabeth Morris; Anne Young and 7 others
Brother of William Brittain; Richard Brittain; Susannah Brittain and Nathaniel Brittain
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John married Elizabeth Stillwell. Elizabeth was born in 1695 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey; died in 1761 in Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]