John Thomas Fisher

Family/Spouse: unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Bernice Rose Bauman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Forrest Fisher

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Physician

James married Pearl Telitha Hennessee on 27 Dec 1885 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Pearl (daughter of James Patrick Alexander Hennessee and Mary Elizabeth Cantrell) was born on 9 Jul 1869 in Laurel Hill, DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jan 1940 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

See notes from
"Baptist Church of Christ", Records, 1885-1894, DeKalb Co.

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FAMILY HISTORY IN RHYME by Dr.J.L.Fisher (married Pearl Hennessee)


(in 1866:)
There was a little family, Who lived in Tennessee, Father, Mother,
Sisters, Brother, Whose name was Hennessee.

(in 1878:)
They lived in peace and pleasure, For twelve years and more, When Jesus
called their Della, To Canaan's golden shore.

(in 1881:)
Then they lived together, For only three more years, When Jesus called the
father, Beyond this vale of tears.

Now, the mother and her children, For only six years more, Labored for a
living, On Caney Fork's shore.

(in 1887:)
When Jesus called the mother, To come to Canaan's shore, To rest from her
labor, With Him forevermore.

Now in this cold world alone, Six orphans were left, To love and help each
other on, Though the road be rough at best.

(in 1897:)
Then in Eighteen-Ninety-Seven Their sister Minnie died And went home to
Heaven, To dwell by parents' side.

(in 1914:)
Now four sisters and a brother, In distant homes apart, In love for each
other, Are joined in hand and heart.

So may they live, so may they love, Till Jesus calls them home above, And
this last line shall be my prayer, That they may meet each other there.

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Notes:

Married:
,by J.H.Vickers,M.G.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

James married Rachel Terrell Plunkett(DeKalb County, Tennessee). Rachel was born on 20 Sep 1820 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 2 Mar 1865 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Fisher Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Merchant
• Military: CSA Veteran, 2nd Lieutenant

Notes:

Lt. in Civil War. Re HMH Testimony..."was severely wounded at Murfreesboro and was so badly wounded at Atlanta that he was never able to be with his company any more."

end of note

25 Jul 2007

http://www.tngennet.org/records/military/civilwar/16tnin-el.txt

Hennessee, J.P.A. Pvt.Lt. D CSR, Head

Enlisted 7/31/61. Promoted to 2nd Lt. 5/8/62. Was in hospital in Macon Ga. in 9/64. Furloughed 10/31/64. From Warren Co. Wounded slightly at Murfreesboro. Wounded at Atlanta according to another Hennessee.

James married Mary Elizabeth Cantrell on 19 Jul 1866 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Cantrell and Tabitha Cantrell) was born on 24 Aug 1840 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1887 in White County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
,by H.L.Puckett,J.P.

John married Elizabeth Cooksey in 1809 in Smith County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in (1792); died in 1856-1860 in (Walker's Branch, DeKalb County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Re: George Washington Cooksey
Posted by: Mel Cooksey Date: September 08, 1999 at 18:25:11
In Reply to: Re: George Washington Cooksey by Larry Rader of 1858

Larry,
I have complete info on Enoch's family if you wish to e-mail me at cybrbrdr@electrotex.com.
Let me know if you can receive a Word or Works document.

Enoch had no daughter Elizabeth, although he had ten other daughters! Beware of the Cooksey info which is connected with the Fisher family stories. Much of it is inaccurate. The Elizabeth of whom you speak is likely the daughter of Josiah Cooksey. Fishers in Warren and Dekalb Co., Tn were near Josiah and his people. Elizabeth is attributed to have been born ca. 1792, perhaps earlier. Enoch was born ca. 1778 and his first child was born in ca. 1810.

I have been unable to find Elizabeth Fisher on any 1850 census. Can anyone help? I'm curious to know where she says she was born and when.

Mel Cooksey

Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:13 AM
To: ssi@stx.rr.com
Subject: Cooksey



Hi Mel.

Have little or no proof for my Elizabeth Cooksey…

http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I20195&tree=hennessee

Can you help?

Thank you,

David Hennessee


If you are speaking of Elizabeth Cooksey, wife of John Fisher, Jr. b. ca. 1781, doubtful you will ever find anything that completely proves her parents.

I have always attributed her to Josiah Cooksey 1764-ca. 1853. Josiah and his second wife Charity lived in Dekalb County, apparently along the same watershed as John, Jr. , and family associations seemed to be the same.

Nicholas Fisher mentions daughter Salley Cooksey in his will. This could be Josiah’s first wife. Josiah was single on the 1800 census. If this was the case, Elizabeth and John, Jr were first cousins.

The other candidate for Elizabeth’s father would be Cornelius Cooksey, who was also in Greenville District, SC in the 1790s and early 1800s along with Josiah, Andrew, Sr. , Andrew, Jr. Enoch, Zachariah and William. Andrew Sr. was too old, Andrew, Jr and Enoch were too young, nothing is known about William. Zachariah’s children are all known.

Cornelius had three daughters b. 1790-1800. I have been unable to identify any of them. Cornelius moved away from Warren County (of which Dekalb was a part until the 1830s) and moved his family to Hardeman County, TN.

It has been a long time since I looked at Fisher stuff, and this point, without digging into to some old files, I cannot remember where all the info on John Fisher, Jr. and Elizabeth came from. Can you direct me to any sources?

Mel

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Military: CSA Veteran
• Residence: 1808, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Moved to Tennessee when he was 6 years old. See testimony...

Nov.8, 1850: Records indicate that an A.W.Hennessee was a J.P.

Appears on roster of the 35th Tenn. Regiment, CSA, Co. "B".

end of this notation

From: Helen R Money
To: schoolstuff@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Archibald W. Hennessee
Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 1:27 PM

David,

The other day when I talked to you, I mentioned that someone had moved to TN when they were 6 yrs. old. I said that it was Patrick but I was WRONG. It was Archibald W. Hennessee. Could you tell me where you found that fact. Reference in your notes: See testimony. What testimony and do I have it? I have not seen anything in detail on Archibald at all. Where are you getting this? I realize that you said that you did not have references on some of the things but if you have this, I would like to have it. I do have the rest of the references.

The Revolutionary War........

In the book VIRGINIA'S COLONIAL SOLDIERS by Lloyd Bockstuck, it lists

Thomas Henacy, pg 129, 12 March
Thomas Henacy, pg 134,
Thomas Hennesey, pg 47, 50
Thomas Hennessey, pg 131
Patrick Hensey, pg 208 0.5.0

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS Vol. I VA by Gaius M. Brumbaugh

Wm. Henesey #4803 3 yrs. pg. 448

This was all they had at the Family History Library here. It is very small. Don't know if you are interested in this "poop" or not. I printed off the Hennessee family that they had at the FHL-BC. I do not use it but only as a reference to look for something. I am really having a problem with Ailsey McDowell. Can't find doodley-squat on her. Will continue to look...................

Helen






Birth:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Occupation:
Property valued at $1100

Military:
Appears on roster of the 35th Tenn. Regiment, CSA, Co. "B".

Archibald married Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Neal on 29 Aug 1822 in Warren County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of William R. Neal and Hannah Jones) was born on 19 Sep 1802 in McMinn County, Tennessee; died on 12 Jan 1892 in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Probate: 7 May 1848, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Notes:

Felix Upchurch appointed his administrator...

John married Tabitha Cantrell in ~ 1827 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Tabitha (daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat) was born in 0___ 1807 in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Probate: 13 Mar 1837, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

John Fisher
BIRTH 11 Sep 1756
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 11 Apr 1837 (aged 80)
DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL
Fisher Cemetery
DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID 24406962 · View Source: Created by: Shirley Fisher Seebeck
Added: 5 Feb 2008

Son of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth. Husband of Elizabeth (last name believed to be Tubb) and "Tennessee" Lucinda Tramel. Revolutionary War Veteran. Father of John J, William, Mourning, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Catherine (Catron), David, Eleanor, Thomas, Washington, Cynthia, James, Joshua, Littleberry,and Joseph.

DAR marker at gravesite

Taken from John Fisher's pension applicaton:

State of Tennessee, Warren County On this the 2nd day of July A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Ms. William McGregger [sic, McGregor?], Samuel Canby [?] and Aron Higginbotham Esquires and presiding Justices of the Warren County Court now in session, John Fisher a resident in the County and State aforesaid and aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

In the latter part of the year 1776 or the first of 1777 as he now recollects he entered the service as a volunteer for four months.

He volunteered in Rutherford County State of North Carolina.

The Company to which he attached himself was commanded by Captain Jones, he thinks his given name was James.

He does not recollect the names of the Lieutenant or Ensign of the Company.

He was mustered into the service at Mcfadgin's [sic, McFadden's] Fort, Rutherford County North Carolina, and attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel William Graham, alias, Grimes.

This Regiment was stationed at McFadden's Fort for the purpose of ranging the Country and thereby to defend the defenseless citizens from the attacks and incursions of the Tories and Indians who at that time concealed themselves in the White Oak & Green River Mountains, and whenever a favorable opportunity would present itself would attack and butcher the unsuspecting inhabitants.

Whilst thus employed he was sent by Colonel Graham to a little Town called Gilbert for some beef cattle.

On his way he came across a Tory who had been with the Indians.

He attacked, took and safely conducted him back to the Fort.

Applicant was thus employed for four months, at the expiration of which time he was discharged at McFadden's Fort in writing by Colonel Graham.

He then returned to his residence which was in the same County.

In 1780 or 1779 at the least about two months before the battle of King's Mountain he again entered the service of the United States.

He volunteered in Rutherford County North Carolina for ten months.

He was marched by Ensign William Thompson to a place called Liberty hills above Cambell [? Campbell?] Town in South Carolina.

He was there attached to Captain Tutt's [Benjamin Tutt's] company whose Christian name he does not at present remember.

He was with his company and attached to a Regiment of Cavalry commanded by Colonel Leroy Hammons [sic, 1 BLWt31418-160-55 Hammond]2 and was constantly employed as a Ranger in North and South Carolina.

During this term of service he and eight or nine others were sent into Rutherford County North Carolina on a ranging expedition.

To their surprise Colonel Furguson [Patrick Ferguson] was in that County with his Army of British.

The first intimation that they received of that fact was from the actual presence of a Company of British and Tories.

When they made their appearance applicant was a short distance from the balance of his Company.

The British and Tories attacked and took him, the balance of his Company being some distance off, made their escape for that time, but were all captured on the succeeding night and were all conducted to Ferguson's camp with applicant, which was at the upper end of Rutherford County N. C.

The Company of British and Tories who took this applicant were commanded by Captain Lusk.

The day after the applicant and his companions were taken to the British Camp, Col. Ferguson marched with his Army towards the King's Mountain and carried applicant and the other prisoners along. In crossing the mountain, Ferguson was attacked by the Americans commanded by Colonels Sevier, Campbell and others who defeated and captured his entire forces by which means applicant again got into the American Army.

Applicant after the defeat of Ferguson was immediately sent with his brother Rangers to the Moravian Town which he thinks was in North Carolina.

When taken a prisoner, his Ensign Thompson was with him at the least with those who were taken the night after he was and was all so taken and when released by the Americans.

Thompson was also sent to the Moravian Town. After they remained at the Moravian Town a few days, Captain Whitesides who commanded there sent them to Colonel Hammond's Regiment of Rangers at the Liberty Hills, where he remained and continued his former employment until his term of service expired when he was discharged at Liberty Hills by Captain Tutts in writing.

He then again went home which was still in the same County (Rutherford).

And in a few days after returned to the Liberty Hills and then and there enlisted for the the term of three years or during the War.

He was attached to the same Company, Regiment and had the same officers and remained at the same place employed in performing the same services (that is “Ranging”).

He was thus employed for four months, it may have been a few days over or under, he feel satisfied that it was that, say during, which time Cornwallis surrendered and he was in a short time thereafter discharged in writing at the Liberty Hills but he does not recollect whether the discharge was given by Colonel Hammons or Captain Tutts.

This ended his military service.

He served in all Eighteen months.

Applicant had a son killed at the battle of New Orleans.

Answer to service interrogatories prescribed by the War department:

1st :

He was born the 11th day of September 1756 in the County of Halifax, State of Virginia.

2ndly :

He has a record of his age. It is in his family Bible.

3rdly :

When called into service he lived in Rutherford County North Carolina previous to which his father removed from Halifax Virginia to [illegible word] from there to Lincoln and from there to Rutherford County North Carolina on the first [sic, French?] Broad River.

Since the revolution he lived in Rutherford until about 20 years ago the expiration of which time he moved to Warren in County State of Tennessee where he yet lives and has ever since he came from Rutherford.

2 Transcriber's note: Leroy Hammond is known to have taken parole from the British after the fall of Charleston.

Although he came back into militia service sometime thereafter, there is no evidence that he did so prior to the Battle of King's Mountain.

Thus, if this applicant served under a militia officer named Hammond two months prior to the Battle of King's Mountain, it is probable that he served under Major Samuel Hammond, not under Leroy Hammond. Leroy Hammond probably did not reenter the militia service until sometime after Andrew Pickens reentered the Whig militia in late 1780. Pickens, who also took parole following the fall of Charleston, reentered the Whig militia in late 1780 after the British exhibited extremely poor judgment in burning down Pickens' plantation, an act which Pickens deemed released him from the ties of his parole.

4thly :

He always volunteered into the service. He was never drafted or a substitute.

5thly :

During the time he was in the service he was once with General Morgan's Army.

He saw Generals Washington and Green [sic, Nathanael Greene].

Also Colonels Washington [William Washington] and Sevier [John Sevier].

He received compensation for the four months tour he served but not for the others.

The battle at the Eutaw Springs took place during his service.

The most of his Regiment was engaged in it and some of them were killed.

He was so near as to hear the report of the guns but being wounded by the fall from a horse was not able to be there.

General Greene commanded the Americans and Colonel Stuart [sic, Lt. Col. Alexander Stewart] the British.

6thly :

He received written discharges for each and every tour he served.

The discharge for the first and four months tour was given to him by Colonel Graham Grimes at McFadden's Fort.

For the second and four months tour it was given to him by Captain Tutts at the Liberty Hills and for the last four months he served it was given to him at the Liberty Hills but by what officer he does not now recollect.

They were all in writing.

He kept them for several years but they are now lost, when, how or where he does not know.

7thly :

He is acquainted with Thomas Clark a Clergyman, Harold Byers, William Dunam, Captain Jesse Gibbs, John B. Webb Esq., Joseph Bankham [or Bankhorn?] and ___ as well as various others all of them now live in his present neighborhood and many of them for 20 years and he thinks all or any of them will testify to his character for veracity and of their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.

Applicant's mind is somewhat [illegible word] by old age, though not more than usual with men of his age.

He though it is satisfied that there are many incidents of his service that he does not recollect, particularly the officers and soldiers of the Regular Army. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of any state or the agency thereof.

He has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any person living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services.

S/ John Fisher

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court. S/ Jas [could be Jos] Colville, Clerk By L. Colville, DC [Thomas Clark, a clergyman, and Harrel Byars gave the standard supporting affidavit.]

[p 5: On July 17, 1855 in DeKalb County Tennessee, Lucinda Fisher aged 70 a resident of said County filed for her pension under the 1853 act as the widow of John Fisher; that she married him in Warren County Tennessee December 28, 1825; that they were married by John Martin, JP; that her name prior to her marriage was Lucinda Tramel [Lucinda Trammel?]; that she has been confined to her house for the last three years and lives thirteen miles from the courthouse. She signed this document with her mark.]
[p 19: copy of the marriage license issued December 28, 1825 in Warren County Tennessee for the marriage of John Fisher and Lucinda Tramel.]

[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $60 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 18 months in the North Carolina militia. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]

Family Members
Spouse
Elizabeth Tubb? Fisher*
1758–1823

Children
William Fisher*
1783–1831

Mary Fisher Dunham*
1788–1861

David Fisher*
1800–1879

Photo
Thomas Fisher*
1805–1879

Inscription
PVT, AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
TUTTS COMPANY
S.C. REGIMENT

end of biography

Letter from Bureau of Pensions:

"Revolutionary War pension claim W25580. It appears that John Fisher was born Sept. 11, 1756, in Halifax County, Virginia. He moved with his father (name not given) to Orange County, from there to Lincoln County and from there to Rutherford County, North Carolina.

While a resident of Rutherford County,North Carolina,he enlisted and served as a private as follows:-

From late in 1776, or early in 1777, four months in Captain (?) Jones' Company in Colonel William Graham's North Carolina Regiment; from sometime in 1780, about two months before the battle of King's Mountain, ten months in Carolina regiment, he was taken prisoner by Ferguson but made his escape when the latter was defeated at King's Mountain and soon rejoined Captain Tutt's Company and Colonel Hammond's Regiment. A few days after his return home, he enlisted and served four months in Captian Tutt's company in Colonel LeRoy Hammond's South Carolina Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 2, 1833, at which time he was living in Warren County, Tennessee.

He died April 11, 1837, in DeKalb County, Tennessee.

The soldier married December 28, 1825, in Warren County, Tennessee, Lucinda Trammel.

She was allowed pension on her application executed July 17, 1855, at which time she was living in DeKalb County, Tennessee, aged seventy years.

The soldier's son, name not given, was killed at the Battle of New Orleans."

"The Fisher Family", by E. R. Whitley, Tennessee State Library.

end of commentary

Abstracted from the, "Warren County Book of Wills and Inventories, 1827-1844", pp. 198,199 and 254:

"In the name of God,Amen. I, John Fisher, of this county Warren and the State of Tennessee, being aged and declining but of sound mind and perfect memory, do make this , my last will in manner and form as following: Item in the first and first place I give my body to the dust to be buried decently at the discretion of my Executors, hereafter named and Secondly, I give my soul to Almighty God who first gave it to me and as touching my worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with, I dispose of as following:

First , I give my beloved wife Lucy Fisher, one horse beast and one cow and calf; six head of hogs; six head of sheep; all the fowels we possess; one common feather bed and furniture; one plow and plowing ghears and pot and hooks one small oven; one dish, half a dozen plates, knives and forks; tea cups and saucers.

I further lend to my said beloved wife, Lucy Fisher, one hundred and twenty nine acres of land included in the three tracts including the Kissiah Island where William Dunham now lives; during her natural life of widowhood and at her marriage or death; to be sold by Executors giving twelve months credits and when this money is collected to be equally divided among my several children.

I also give to my wife one cotton wheel and cord and one flour wheel and one trunk and one saddle and bridle. I give and bequeath unto

my son Joseph Fisher one mare one year old.

All the balance of my property consisting of cattle, hogs, sheep, house furniture and farming tools and all utensils to be sold as before mentioned and when the price collected, to be equally divided among my children.

I further give and bequeath unto my children consisting of thirteen, the three hundred acre tract of land to be equally divided among them by my executors, in confirmation whereof I constitute and appoint my son and friend, David Fisher and Joseph Upchurch my sole executors to this last will and testament revoking and disallowing any other will or wills heretofore made by me in witness whereof I here unto set my and seal this thirteenth day of March, One-Thousand-Eight-Hundred and Thirty-Seven.

(Signed)
John Fisher
(Seal)
Wit: William Scott (Signed)
John Tippit (Signed) ".

end of will

John FISHER, Private, SC Line, $60.00 Annual Allowance, $180.00 Amount Received, October 2, 1833 Pension Started, Age 77, Warren Co TN Pension List.

end of note

John married Elizabeth (Tubb) on 29 Nov 1779 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born on 28 Oct 1758 in Virginia; died on 11 Aug 1823 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Fisher Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Tubb? Fisher
BIRTH 28 Oct 1758
Virginia, USA
DEATH 11 Aug 1823 (aged 64)
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial
MEMORIAL ID 90939050 · View Source

There is no marker for Elizabeth Fisher but it is probable that she is buried in the Fisher Cemetery, DeKalb Co., TN where her husband is buried.

It is also likely that her maiden name was Tubb but no documentation is available.

Family Members
Spouse
Photo
John Fisher
1756–1837

Children
William Fisher
1783–1831

Mary Fisher Dunham
1788–1861

David Fisher
1800–1879

Photo
Thomas Fisher
1805–1879

end of profile

Second wife to John Fisher, reported by Livy Tubb

end of comment

Buried:
no marker...

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Possessions: 1805; Warren County, Tennessee
• Possessions: 1812; Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 7 Mar 1848, Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 2 Feb 1851, Warren County, Tennessee
• Probate: 19 Apr 1851, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

From James came all of the Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and other Western Hennessee families...

Last Will & Testament of James Hennessee of the County of Warren and the State of Tennessee

I, James Hennessee, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, I being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following: That is to say

Item First:

I have heretofore given my oldest son, Thomas Hennessee, one tract of land lying in Warren County on the waters of Collins River worth two hundred dollars, also one negro girl worth three hundred dollars, one horse, bridle and saddle worth fifty dollars, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf worth sixteen dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item Second:

I have given my son, Patrick S. Hennessee, on tract or parcel of land worth two hundred and fifty dollars, one horse, bridle and saddle worth fifty dollars and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture worth sixteen dollars and also one other negro girl, named Hannah, worth two-hundred and fifty dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item Third:

I have given my daughter, Alsey Christian, one negro woman named Betty, worth five hundred dollars, one cow and calf and one bed and furniture worth sixteen dollars and two horses worth thirty dollars each and that is all I ever intend to give her.

Item Fourth:

I have given my son Archibald W. Hennessee one tract or parcel of land on the waters of Collins River in the County of Warren worth two hundred dollars, one mare, bridle and saddle worth fifty dollars, and one cow and calf, bed and furniture worth sixteen dollars, and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item Fifth:

I have given my son Alfred Hennessee one tract or parcel of land in County of Warren on the waters of Collins River worth two hundred dollars, one negro boy worth four hundred dollars and one bed and furniture and one cow and calf worth sixteen dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item Sixth:

I have given my son Alexander Hennessee one tract of land lying on the waters of Collins River worth two hundred dollars and two negro girls worth two hundred and fifty dollars each and one bedstead bed and furniture worth ten dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item Seventh:

I have given my son Henry Hennessee one negro boy and one negro girl worth three hundred dollars each, one bed and furniture and one cow and calf worth sixteen dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Item 8:

I have given my son James W. Hennessee one tract of land in the county of Warren on the waters of Collins River worth two hundred dollars and one negro girl worth two hundred dollars and one horse, bridle and saddle worth eighty-five dollars, one bed and furniture worth eight dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him.

Now as touching my free hold estate which I am lawfully seized and possessed of at this time. First, I give to and bequeath to my beloved wife Jane Hennessee ten acres of land including by dwelling houses and all other out-building running from the bank of Collins River west to the branch, also the seventh part of forty acres of land in the County of Warren and west of my dwelling house and formerly know as school land, also the seventh part of all my household furniture and here saddle which she now is in possession of and the seventh part of my stock.

Item 2nd:

I give to my son John Hennessee ten acres of land on the upper end of my land next to the river including a small field, also his saddle and also the seventh part of all my stock and household furniture and the seventh part of the above mentioned school-land, and lastly as to all the rest residing and remainder of my real and personal estate goods and cattles of whatsoever kind, the one I give and demise to Polly Ann Hennessee my oldest daughter, Samuel M. Hennessee, Ester Hennessee, Anderson L. Hennessee and Eliza Jane Hennessee in the following manner, that is to say the same shall be equally divided amongst the five last mentioned children.

I hereby appoint my wife Jane Hennessee and P. S. Hennessee sole executrix and executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made and my said wife Jane Hennessee shall remain in full possession of all that part of the land then divided to my last mentioned six children during her widowhood or until the youngest child becomes of age my said executrix and executor give theirs of their portion as mentioned in my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one-thousand-eight-hundred and forty-eight. The above division shall be made after all my just debts is paid.

Signed: James Hennessee

Note: A Codicil was signed by James Hennessee on Sunday, February 2, 1851, affirming "Item 2nd" of his will. On Saturday, April 19, 1851 a commission was appointed to sell the property.

Elisha David Cunningham witnessed the will of James Hennessee, Warren County, TN Will Book I, p. 119 ... DAH

end of Last Will & TEstament

Wanda Gant, who has abstracted a list of 1820 Warren County jail-petitioners, cites among them;

"...Wilcher, Thomas
Wilsher, R. P.". - Who is this? Could he be another son of Thomas (Ransom Pinckney?). He must have been born before 1799 as the list cites those who are in majority only. On further reflection, R. P., could be simply a misread or typo for A. P. - Archibald Price?...DAH

What is the relationship between Miss Cain and John CAIN listed in following complaint?

circa 1830-1831:

"CHANCERY of M'MINVILLE DECREES

Thomas Wilcher, administrator and legale of Archibald P. Wilchire, dec. and Leroy Hammans, guardian of Barto Vaughn, complaints vs.

John Cain, Jesse Wooton, Jas. Henessee, Nancy Wilcher, Charles Colson, Jonathan Wootton and Wm. Pragill, defendants."

13 Jul 2008: Could not locate Wooton or Pragill in 1850 Warren or White County census...DAH

Abstracted from "The Upper Cumberland Researcher", Volume XXI, No.1, Spring 1996,article entitled, "The Sparta Recorder and Law Journal by Anderson and Long, July 31, 1830 Vol. 1, No. 13", p. 18

20 Jul 2008

http://www.tngenweb.org/white/_minutes/1814_172.html

Would Frances Hennessee be a sibling or a son to James? There no further references to the name, "Frances", in James' line...DAH

21 July 1815

P. 172 It is therefore considered by the Court the cause continue until the next term of this Court.

Ordered by Court that Zachariah Jones be appointed Overseer of the road leading from Sparta to Allens ferry beginning where Furgersons path turns off, thence to said ferry, and that William Irwin Esqr. furnish a sufficient number of hand to work there on and open said road and who shall be considered bound to work thereon until sufficiently opened and then to return to work on former road assigned them to work on and keep in repair &c.

Ordered by Court that Moses Lynnville be appointed Overseer of the road from Hailys old Cabin to the house of Reuben Ragland Esqr. and that Reuben Ragland assign a list of hand to work there on.

Saturday July 22nd 1815. Ordered that Court be adjourned until Court in Court.

Turner Lane )

Frances Hennessee )

Joseph Smith ) Esqrs.

Isaac Medkiff )

Test- Jacob A. Lane. Clk.

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Other "James'" found in early records...

James Henesy 1762 North Carolina Taxpayers List New Hanover County, NC p. 95 Tax Roll: North Carolina New Hanover D.A.Hennessee Item:
James Henesy 1763 North Carolina Taxpayers List New Hanover County, NC p. 95 Tax Roll: North Carolina New Hanover D.A.Hennessee Item:
James Hennesy 1780 Irish Settlers in America Vermont Revolutionary Patriot p. 257 Rev.Patriots: Vermont Uncited Vol. I Grant Hennessa Item:
James Hennessy 1778 Calender of Maryland State Papers:The Red Papers Oath: Maryland Anne Arundel State of Maryland D.A.Hennessee Item:
James Hennessee 1860 Alabama Census:1860 p. 220 Census: Alabama Jones Bluff,Sumter 1860Sumter ALD.A.Hennessee Item:

James Henecy 1778 Burke County, NC, Land Records: 1778 p. 565 Land Record: North Carolina Burke County Vol. I Mary Barnes Item:
James Heney 1778 Burke County, NC, Land Records: 1778 p. 230 Land Record: North Carolina Burke County Vol. I Mary Barnes Item:
James Henecy 1778 Burke County, NC, Land Records: 1778 p. 229 Land Record: North Carolina Burke County Vol. I Mary Barnes Item:
James Hennessy 1780 Irish Settlers in America p. 318 Mil. Service: Uncited Uncited Vol. IMichael J. O'Brien Grant Hennessa Item:

James Hennesy 1777 Irish Settlers in America Vermont Revolutionary Patriot p. 257 Rev.Patriots: Vermont County Unknown Vol. IMichael J. O'Brien Grant Hennessa Item:

James Hennessy 1805 Talbot County,MD Guardian Accounts Apprenticeship: Maryland Talbot D.A.Hennessee Item:
James Hennessy 1793 Talbot County,MD Guardian Accounts Birth: Maryland Talbot D.A.Hennessee Item:
James Hennessee 1809 Early Deeds of Williamson Co.,TN:1792-1812 Land Purchase Tennessee Franklin Joyce Martin Murray Davidson Mary Barnes

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Subject Jump: You might be interested that on this same 1805 Tax List, image 4 of 5, left side, entry number 17 is a James Hennessee.

{Someone has scribbled in the edge of the document that James Hennessee was a handsome dude, wealthy beyond belief and the local power broker for Rock Island governent when it was still White County---or something like that........}

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/tnearlytaxlist/?name=james_hennessee&name_x=_x&residence=_tennessee-usa_45].

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"Tennessee County Formation Maps" 1777-1985 ... http://tngenweb.org/maps/county-ani/tn-maps/tn-cf.html

Select a year and view county line changes...

Note: In March 2018, a researcher wrote in to state the following: "...when Hamilton was expanded to include land previously held by the Cherokee and when Bradley County was formed, it shows the current line between the two counties. In fact, Hamilton County originally followed White Oak Mountain to the GA line, which left Apison, Howardville and other parts east in Bradley County. When James County was formed, those communities of Bradley County withdrew to join with the eastern strip of Hamilton County to form James County; however, when James County was dissolved, all of its territory went to Hamilton County, including the portion previously in Bradley County." Source: Donnelly, P. W., & East Tennessee Historical Society. (1983). James County: A lost county of Tennessee. Ooltewah, Tenn: Old James County Chapter, East Tennessee Historical Society.

Page last updated: March 3, 2018


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Name: James Hennessee
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Warren county, Warren, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1766
Birthplace: North Carolina
House Number: 438


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Hennessee M 84 North Carolina
Jane Hennessee F 52 Tennessee
Samuel Hennessee M 19 Tennessee
Easther Hennessee F 17 Tennessee
Anderson T Hennessee M 14 Tennessee
Eliza J Hennessee F 11 Tennessee
William Harper M 25 Alabama

Household ID: 438
Line Number: 5
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 898
GS Film Number: 444854
Digital Folder Number: 004206055
Image Number: 00072

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC69-PH3 : 12 April 2016), William Harper in household of James Hennessee, Warren county, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing family 438, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

end of this census record

Birth:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Will:
Initial will recorded...

Will:
This was the last codicil recorded.

Died:
Map & History of Warren County, Tennessee... http://bit.ly/PIsRbw

Buried:
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jemjr/genealogy/graveyard.htm

OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY

"One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher) http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I1214&tree=hennessee, the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders William C. Smartt, his wives, his venerable mother, and many descendants are buried in this peaceful enclosure which in the springtime, with its level grassy turf, its evergreens, flowers, and waving vines, looks very like a garden of the long ago. William C. Smartt was a commissioned general in the militia, but he won his spurs as a fighting man at Mobile under Jackson where he was promoted to the rank of major."

James married Sarah "Sallie" Wilcher in ~1794 in (Burke County, North Carolina). Sarah (daughter of Thomas Wilcher, Sr. and (Nancy Anna) "Anne" (Walton) LNU) was born in 1775 in (Amherst County, Virginia); died about 8 Jul 1830 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in (Liberty Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: (BEFORE 1825), Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Birth:
or Amherst Co.,VA

Buried:
OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY

"One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by her father, Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher) http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I1214&tree=hennessee, the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders..."


http://home.att.net/~jemjr/graveyard.htm

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Probate: 3 Jan 1859, Van Buren County, Tennessee

Notes:

1840 Warren Co. Census, p. 2: "William Neal: M110100001; F100110001, 6 S".
Came to White Co., circa 1806...Barnes.
Did he have a brother, Henry?
Hamilton Neal and Patrick Moore appointed administrators for his estate.

A member of "Rocky River Baptist Church", Warren County, Tennessee in 1828 ... http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/tn/warren/church.htm

William married Hannah Jones on 19 May 1798 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of James Jones and Hanna LNU) was born on 17 Sep 1774 in Commonwealth of Virginia; died on 25 Jul 1860 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Neal Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

6 Aug 2007:


Posted By: ALLISON JACKSON
Email:
Subject: Re: THE NEALS and THEIR DECENDENTS
Post Date: March 28, 2000 at 14:10:34
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/neal/messages/1419.html
Forum: Neal Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/neal/


WILLIAM R NEAL SR. WAS THE SON OF PETER NEAL SR. B. NOV 10,1777 VA. D. 1865 IN WARREN CO., TN. BU. WARREN CO. MARRIED MAY 19,1798 JEFFERSON CO., TN., HANNAH JONES, D/O JAMES JONES & HANNA _. B. SEPT 17, 1773 VA.; D. JULY 21, 1860 WARREN CO TN. THEY HAD 11 CHILDREN.
1.NANCY
2.SARAH
3.JANE
4. MARY
5. BEERSHEBA
6. JOHN
7. RACHEL
8. HAMILTON
9. PLEASANT L
10 ANNA
11 WILLIAM R., JR

I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEAL FAMILY.

A member of "Rocky River Baptist Church", Warren County, Tennessee in 1828 ... http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/tn/warren/church.htm

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 9 Jan 1858, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Notes:

"was probably the eldest son of Abraham and one of the sons "Over sixteen years of age" mentioned in the First Census, 1790. In 1813, he seems to have disposed of all his property in the that State and moved to Tennessee, as he received a grant of land in 1814, which is recorded at Sparta, White County, Tennessee.

In the ten years following the War of 1812, a large number of Cantrells moved from the Carolinas to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.

In 1824, her receved a grant of land on Sink Creek, recorded in McMinnville."

Died:
intestate...

Abraham married Sarah Durham in 1809 in (North Carolina). Sarah (daughter of Achilles Durham and Mary Unica 'Unicy' Cate) was born in ~ 1775 in (North Carolina). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1805, White County, Tennessee
• Alt Death: 1843, DeKalb County, Tennessee
• Probate: 28 Mar 1848, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Notes:

Benjamin (Ben) Cantrell
Born about 10 May 1768 in Rockingham County, North Carolina
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Isaac Cantrell Sr and Elizabeth Cantrell
Brother of Jacob Cantrell [half], Robert Cantrell [half], Elizabeth Cantrell [half], Mary (Cantrell) Bethel [half], Thomas Cantrell [half], Reuben Cantrell [half], Elijah Cantrell [half], Charles Cantrell [half], Isaac Cantrell II [half], Richard L Cantrell [half], John Cantrell, James Cantrell [half], Sarah (Cantrell) Pirkle, Daniel Cantrell [half], Peter Cantrell [half], Unknown Cantrell [half], Abraham Cantrell [half], William Cantrell Sr [half], Henry Elijah Cantrell [half], Nimrod Cantrell [half], Mark Cantrell [half], Caleb Cantrell [half], William Lanceford Cantrell [half], Enoch Cantrell [half], Gemina (Cantrell) Chapman [half] and Son Cantrell [half]
Husband of Charity (Legate) Cantrell — married 1788 in 96th District, SC
Husband of Mary (Durham) Cantrell — married 1828 in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Husband of Hannah Powell — married about 1836 in Warren County, Tennessee, United States

DESCENDANTS descendants

Father of James Andrew Cantrell Sr., Sarah Nancy Cantrell, Elizabeth Cantrell, Raburn Cantrell Sr., Peter Cantrell, Benjamin Cantrell Jr., Samuel Cantrell, Matilda Talitha Cantrell and Mary Cantrell
Died about 1846 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United Statesmap

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There is a question as to who the parents of Benjamin were. He is currently listed as son of Isaac Cantrell and Elizabeth Cantrell. They did have a son named Benjamin. However, Christie in The Cantrill-Cantrell genealogy states that this Benjamin is the son of John Cantrell and his wife Rachel Brittain. There is some evidence for this. Both Benjamin and John settled in the 96 District, Spartanburg, South Carolina not long after the end of the Revolutionary War (about 1780) and can be found living near each other. Isaac Cantrell did not move to South Carolina until 1795.

Biography

Benjamin was probably born about 1768 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. We sometimes find a date of 10 May 1768, but this is totally unconfirmed. It is difficult to be certain exactly who his mother was because we do not have exact death date for Isaac's first wife or date of marriage to his second wife. It is however, pretty well assumed that Benjamin was the son of Isaac's second wife, Elizabeth.

He grew to adulthood in Orange County, North Carolina. As a young man he and a brother made the move to the old 96th district of South Carolina. The section where he settled would later become Spartanburg County.

He married Charity Legate in 1788 and on the 1790 census were living near his brother, James and his family.

In 1805 he moved his young family to White county, Tennessee. He settled on the banks of Sink Creek and when Warren County was formed his land was in the new county.

Ben was an herb doctor and a farmer. It is mentioned that a daughter, Mary, was the first white child born on Sink Creek. He was a faithful member of the Bildad Baptist Church. He laid Charity to rest in the churchyard here in 1835.

According to records for his father, the family moved to South Carolina about 1795. But it appears as if Benjamin may have gone there sooner. He married his wife Charity Legate about 1788 in Spartanburg County. Benjamin is listed on the 1790 census in 96 District, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In his household are 1 male age 16 or over, 1 male under 16 and 1 female. Also listed on this census record are James Cantrell, Abraham Cantrell, John Cantrell, and Samson Bethel (his sister Mary's husband).[1][2]

In 1800 Benjamin is still living in Spartanburg County. In his household on the 1800 census are:

2 males age 0-9
1 male age 10-15
1 male age 26-44 [Benjamin]
2 females age 0-9
1 female age 16-25 [Charity, although may be in the wrong age bracket][3]
Shortly after 1810 Benjamin moved his family to Tennessee, near the present site of Smithville. A 50 acre tract surveyed on 21 March 1812 was officially granted to Benjamin on 23 October 1814. This tract was on the south side of Sink Creek in Warren County, Tennessee[4]

Benjamin married Mary "Polly" (Durham) Magness about 1828 in Warren County, Tennessee. They had no children.

Benjamin last appears in records on the 1830 census in Warren County, Tennessee. His death is usually listed as occurring in 1843 or 1846, but there is no documentation for either date. In 1840 his son James Cantrell is living in DeKalb County, Tennessee. In James's household in addition to his wife, is a female age 50-59 who might be Benjamin's widow, Hannah Powell. James was appointed executor of Hannah's estate in November 1848 so it appears possible that the older woman in his household in 1840 was Hannah. If she is Hannah, then Benjamin must have died before 1840.[5]

Name
Benjamin Cantrell

Parents
Rev. Isaac Thornton Cantrell (1729-) & Talitha Cloud (1729-1768)

Rev. Isaac Thornton Rev Cantrell (1725-1805) & Elizabeth Cantrell (1729-1772)

John Cantrell (1724-1803) & Hannah Brittian (1725-1769)

Birth
10 May 1768 Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham Co, North Carolina

1768 Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

1768 Rockingham, NC

1768 NC now, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

10 May 1768 Western Orange, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

1768 Orange, NC., USA

Marriage
1788 96th District, SC

Death
1843 Warren Co., TN

1843 Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, USA

1843 Warren, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA

1846 Sink Creek, Warren, TN., USA

1846 Warren, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

1846 De Kalb, Warren, Tennessee, United States of America

1846 Sink Creek, Warren County, Tennessee, United States

1846 Sink Creek, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

Burial
Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb Co., TN
Notes
Note N00087BENJAMIN4 CANTRELL, (John3, Joseph2, Richard1), b ca 1768. Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham Co., NC d ca 1846, Sink Creek, DeKalb Co., TN m1st Charity Legat m2nd Polly Magness m3rd Hannah Powell. Benjamin was a small boy when his parents moved to Spartanburg Co., SC. At the time of the fighting in Ninety-Six District during the Revolution, he was about 12 years old; and it is said that while he was ploughing in the fields, that by lying with his ear to the ground he could distinctly hear the roar of the cannon. He appears in the census of 1790 in Spartanburg Co., NC as the head of household, and moved to Warren (now DeKalb) Co., Tennessee, by 1809. They were probably charter members of Bildad Baptist Church when it was organizaed in June 1809. benjamin was a deacon, church treasurer, delegate to the association in 1815 and 1820, and he remained active in the church until his death in 1846. By 1814, or earllier, he lived on what is now Sink Creek, DeKalb Co., TN. After Charity's death, Benjamin married second about 1828, Polly Durham Magness, who died by 1840; he then married third Hannah Powell. He probably had thirteen children, all by the frirst wife. Benjamin Cantrell's family is listed on pages 115, 116, and 117 of the 1908 Cantrell genealogy. Benjamin in that book was assigned as a son of John Cantrell, but the South Carolina court records show that to be in erro, as benjamin was actually a son of Isaac Cantrell. At least three of Benjamin Cantrell's daughters married Cantrells. Some of his descenants moved to Missouri and other states, but a large number of them remained in DeKalb and Warren Counties in Tennessee. Children of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat:
+ 33. i. Peter5 Cantrell m Elizabeth Davis.
+ 34. ii. James5 Cantrell m Kizzie Cantrell.
+ 35.iii. Rayburn5 Cantrell b SC m Nellie _______.
+ 36. iv. Benjamin5 Cantrell b Spartanburg Co., SC m Frances Fowler.
+ 37. v. Elizabeth5 Cantrell b SC m Daniel Thomas.
+ 38. vi. Nancy5 Cantrell
+ 39. vii. Sarah5 Cantrell m Elijah Cantrell son of Thomas Cantrell.
+ 40. viii. Mary5 Cantrell m Green Cantrell son of Isaac Cantrell.
+ 41. ix. Matilda 5Cantrell b TN m John Cantrell son of Abraham Cantrell.
+ 42. x. Martha5 Cantrell b TN m Jackson Forrester.

From Find A Grave: He was the son of Rev. Isaac & Elizabeth Cantrell. He grew to adulthood in Orange County, North Carolina. As a young man he and a brother made the move to the old 96th district of South Carolina. The section where he settled would later become Spartanburg County. He married Charity Legate in 1788 and on the 1790 census were living near his brother, James and his family. In 1805 he moved his young family to White county, Tennessee. He settled on the banks of Sink Creek and when Warren County was formed his land was in the new county. Ben was an herb doctor and a farmer. It is mentioned that a daughter, Mary, was the first white child born on Sink Creek. He was a faithful member of the Bildad Baptist Church. He laid Charity to rest in the churchyard here in 1835. He married 2nd widow Mary "Polly" (Durham) Magness. He married 3rd Hannah Matilda Powell.

Sources

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-YLZ : 18 August 2015), Benjamin Cantrell, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing 307, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 181; FHL microfilm 24,539.
Christie, Susan Cantrill. 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. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908. p 115-116
Research of Mildred Butts, Jul 8, 2002.
Ancestry Family Trees (for all the different birth & death dates/places)
WFT Vol. 73 Tree 0179.
Research by Mildred Butts, Jul 8, 2002.
Ancestry Family Trees; http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=23138780&pid=828
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 October 2018), memorial page for Benjamin Cantrell (10 May 1768–1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #31252281, citing Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Lela Parris Koch (contributor 47311410) .
? "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-MP5 : accessed 7 January 2017), Benjn Cantrel, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 32, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
? Heads of Families 1790, p 89
? "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-4DQ : accessed 7 January 2017), Benjn Cantrell, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 175, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
? North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Warrant number 6174
? "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTK-S3W : 24 August 2015), James Cantrel, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 249, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 520; FHL microfilm 24,543.
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He was the son of Rev. Isaac & Elizabeth Cantrell.

He grew to adulthood in Orange County, North Carolina. As a young man he and a brother made the move to the old 96th district of South Carolina. The section where he settled would later become Spartanburg County.

He married Charity Legate in 1788 and on the 1790 census were living near his brother, James and his family.

In 1805 he moved his young family to White County, Tennessee. He settled on the banks of Sink Creek and when Warren County was formed his land was in the new county.

Ben was an herb doctor and a farmer. It is mentioned that a daughter, Mary, was the first white child born on Sink Creek. He was a faithful member of the Bildad Baptist Church. He laid Charity to rest in the churchyard here in 1835.

He married 2nd widow Mary "Polly" (Durham) Magness.

He married 3rd Hannah Matilda Powell.

Family Members
Parents
Photo
Isaac Thorton Cantrell
1729–1805

Elizabeth Cantrell
1731–1772

Spouse
Charity Legat Cantrell
1770–1835

Siblings
Photo
Sarah Cantrell Pirkle
1769–1819

Daniel Cantrell
1770–1841

Peter Cantrell
1772–1848

Half Siblings
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

unknown Cantrell Pirtle
1773 – unknown

Photo
Abraham Cantrell
1774–1858

William Cantrell
1778–1828

Photo
Nimrod Cantrell
1780 – unknown

Mark Cantrell
1782 – unknown

Photo
Caleb Cantrell
1785–1851

Photo
Lanceford Cantrell
1787 – unknown

Enoch Cantrell
1789–1844

Children
Sarah Nancy Cantrell
1793–1860

Elizabeth Cantrell Thomason
1796–1864

Photo
Raburn Cantrell
1800–1850

Peter Cantrell
1802–1874

Flowers • 19

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Left by Lela Parris Koch on 24 Jul 2018


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He was a small boy when his parents moved to Spartanburg Co.,SC.

At the time of the fighting in Ninety-Sixth District, during the Revolution, he was a lad of about twelve years of age; it is said that while he was ploughing in the fields, that by lying with his ear to the ground, he could distinctly hear the roar of the cannon.

He appears in the census of 1790 as "Head of a Family" in Spartanburg County.

About 1814, he moved with his family to Tennessee, near the present site of Smithville.

A grant of land made to him at this time is recorded at Sparta, White County.

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Benjamin married Charity Legat in 1788 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Charity (daughter of Elias Legett and Sarah LNU) was born in 1764 in Spartanburg, South Carolina; died in 1835 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Bildad Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1770, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Notes:

Charity was the daughter of Elias and Sarah Legat of the Old 96th Dist. South Carolina, and the first wife of Benjamin Cantrell (1768-1846).

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Birth:
Charity was the daughter of Elias Legat of the Old 96th Dist. South Carolina, and the first wife of Benjamin Cantrell (1768-1846).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1722
• Will: 2 Apr 1794, Greenville County, South Carolina

Notes:

"The Fisher Line", Compiled by Margaret Fisher and Betty Fisher Cox, p. 1;

"Nicholas Fisher, ancestor of thousands of descendants, left a legacy of family tradition that as been handed down through the generations of Fishers. This family tradition includes a mystery surrounding the land of his nativity. Was he born in America, or was he "Black Dutch"? This was a name from the area around the Rhine River valley that later became a part of Germany. The immigrants would do down the Rhine to Holland where they would sail for the new world, usually setting in Pennsylvania. Many of them later moved southward to Maryland and Virginia because of the harsh winters in Pennsylvania, and the availability of land. From Tennessee to west Kentucky the family tradition persists that Nicholas was Black Dutch.

In the name of God amen to whom these may concern know ye that I Nicholas Fisher, Snr. of the State of South Carolina Greenville County being in perfect mind and memory But low in Body do make this Last will and testament in the first place I give and bequeath my soul to God that gave it to me and by Body to the Earth to Be buried in a Christian manner in the second place I Give and Bequeath my loving wife Elizabeth Fisher one third of my Lands goods and Chattels During her Life and after her Decease the Land to be Equally Divided Between my two sons Thomas Fisher and Nicholas Fisher After my Lawful Debts are paid unto my youngest son Nicholas Fisher Junior I give and Bequeath one Certain yearling horse Colt now sucks the mare and my Saddle and and the rest of my Stock to Be Equally Divided between Thomas Fisher and Peggy Fisher and Anice Fisher and Nicholas Fisher and I do make John Fisher and Thomas Fisher by Sole Executors I do give to

my son John Fisher five shillings Sterling money and unto
my son James Fisher I give and Bequeath one Shilling Sterling money and unto
my Daughter Mary Tubb I give and Bequaeth one Shilling Sterling and unto
my daughter Sally Cooksey I give and Bequeath one shilling Sterling and unto
my Daugher Elizabeth McVay I give and Bequeath one Shilling Sterling money

and I do hereby revoke Disanul and Detest all other wills and testaments and this only to Be my last Will and Testament Given under my hand and seal this Second day of April and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety four.

Nicholas Fisher (Seal)

Test: Elijah Hutchinson
Elizabeth Hutchison

married Elizabeth (Cooksey) on 10 Oct 1755 in (Halifax County, Virginia). Elizabeth was born in 1740 in (Virginia); died after 1794 in Greenville County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: 7 Jun 1807

Notes:

Liv Simpson identifies Elizabeth as a COOKSEY...DAH

8 Jun 2011

Re: John C. Cooksey B. 1813 Tennesee
Posted by: Mel Cooksey Date: February 04, 2000 at 18:32:54
In Reply to: Re: John C. Cooksey B. 1813 Tennesee by Janelle Fisher Williams of 1858

Janelle,

If you refer to the wife of Nicholas Fisher, who died in Greenville, SC in 1794...
Yes, he is associated with the Cookseys in a smuch as there is a close family association. Allied families are Cooksey, Tubb, McVey, etc. And yes, our John C. Cooksey of Warren Co. Tn/Gonzales/Lampasas co, Tx. is from the Cookseys who were from Greenville, SC.

The Fisher family historians make Nicholas' wife Elizabeth a Cooksey, although I know of no documentation or proof.

A researchers dilemna:

Nicholas lists a daughter Sally Cooksey on his will. This has puzzled me for some time. We don't know for certain which Cooksey this Sally was married to. Best candidates are Cornelius Cooksey, Josiah and William Cooksey. Since Josiah seems to have been widowed (divorced ?) by 1800, and re-married to Charity by 1801, he may not be the best candidate.

We find a Sally Cooksey on the roll of church members for Enoree Baptist church in Greenville for 1801-1802, which indicates, if this is the same Sally, that Josiah is not the best choice for her husband. It would appear that Cornelius is a good choice. Anyone have other ideas?

Virtually nothing is known of the William Cooksey of Greenville Co.

Another possible candidate would be Andrew Cooksey Sr., although he would have been born about the same time as old Nicholas. By the way, Cornelius Cooksey is within a few doors of Nicholas Fisher on the 1790 census. The other associated Cookseys are in Edgefield County in 1790.

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Posted By: Joan Hawkins
Email: joanie@kalama.com
Subject: Looking for Elizabeth ? Cooksey
Post Date: June 18, 1998 at 04:56:46
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cooksey/messages/95.html
Forum: Cooksey Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cooksey/


I am lookin for the Elizabeth ? Cooksey that married Nicholas Fisher Sr. they were married 1755 in Halifax Co.,Va.
Elizabeth was born 1740 died 1794 in Greenville,SC
Nicholas was born 1730 possibly in Germany died 22 April 1797. I am looking for info on both of them

end of query

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Military: 3 Jul 1754; Battle of the Great Meadows
• Military: 1755; Braddock's Defeat
• Military: 1758; Bedford Militia, Bedford County, Virginia
• Residence: 1761, New London, Campbell County, Virginia
• Military: 10 Oct 1774; Battle of Point Pleasant
• Residence: 1781, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
• Probate: 0Oct 1796, Burke County, North Carolina

Notes:

From: Nick Hennessee
To: David Hennessee
Subject: Re: Check-in
Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 12:32 PM

David,

Here is what I have on Patrick I in the Revolution. Emmett White found his name (with spelling only close to Hennessee) in "NC Rev Army Accts, Vol III, BKG-16 (Haun, Part V)." Emmett said he has yet to extract from the source the data that he will use in his Volume III. I encouraged him to add to his data before he shares with us at our reunion April 19.

My source is the November 1997 issue of the "Journal of Burke County Historical Society" and a section, "Revolutionary War Soldiers of Burke County, NC." Pages 8-13 are a "Roster of 500 Participants with Service Documentation." The roster has 325 names with sketches in Dr. White’s first two volumes, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina : Burke County, NC. The remaining 175 names are eligible to be sketches in Vol. III.

Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC published the first two volumes. The sketches are of "partisans of the American Revolution, including Loyalists, who resided in, served in, or later moved to Burke County." Among those with sketches in Vol. I are the Kincaids, James, John Sr. and Robert. Also Thomas Sumter and Charles McDowell. Vol. II includes William Sumter.

Dr. White’s explanatory note for "NC Rev Army Accts" reads: "Revolutionary Army Auditors’ Accounts. Since payments due both soldiers and civilians were spotty during the Revolution, vouchers were often given, or no remuneration at all. Boards of auditors were set up in each of the Military-judicial districts of NC. The records of the accounts are extant and, in many cases, establish proof of service. The auditors were to settle all Revolutionary claims by direct payments. Land warrants were issued to Continental Line veterans (in Tennessee Military District). Printed versions of these accounts are available from Weynette Parks Haun of Durham (243 Argonne Drive, 27704-1423)."

If you need more, let me know

Best regards,

Nick

At 11:34 AM 3/11/98 -0500, you wrote:

Dear Cuz - Thanks for e-mailing the letter re Patrick I and Emmet White. Keep in touch and best regards to Betty...

Sincerely yours...

David Hennessee
626 Biscayne Drive
West Palm Beach,FL 33401
H:561/832-6612
O:800/327-3380
F:561/655-5331

16 Sep 2009:

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

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

"Hensy, Patrick, 1,1,1,0,3"

1790 Census North Carolina
Burke County Morgan District

1 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families (Patrick)
1 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years (Ailsey)
1 of 3rd # free white females and head of families (John)
0 of 4th # all other free persons (no other children)
3 of 5th # slaves (unnamed)

*

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"Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest - The Roanoke of Colonial Days: 1740-1783", by F. B. Kegley, p. 322: "New London in Bedford (County, Virginia) became a new western frontier town. Lots were laid off in 1761 and a good percentage of the purchasers came from the up country. The original owners were Col. Wm. Callaway...Patrick Henacie.
Besides a sufficient number of stores there was an Academy of learning in operation as early as 1765."

It is not known at this point whether Patrick had siblings. Given the average size of families in the 18th century if would seem likely that he did. There are several Hennessees appearing in census records and tax rolls during the late 18th century in and around the Virginia and North Carolina areas, i.e., David and Sarah appear in the Wilmington District (eastern North Carolina) well before 1800.

"Thomas" is another Hennessee name rife in Colonial Virginia history and appears frequently during Patrick's early lifetime. If we consider the fact that there are several traditional forenames in our family, i.e., Patrick, James, David, John, Alexander and Thomas, to name but a few, Patrick's first son, John had a David, James' middle name was David, etc. It is likely that the aforementioned were brothers to Patrick. Other children of Patrick may have been Alexander and Richard, who both appear the 1800 Burke County, NC census. Reference my work titled, "Unlinked Hennessees".

View document: http://thehennesseefamily.com/media/Early%20Unlinked%20Hennessees.pdf

"Burke County, North Carolina, Land Records and More Important Miscellaneous Records: 1751-1809", Vol.III, p. 103;

"John and Mary Ballew vs. Hensey, Oct.15. Affid. of sd. Ballews: In 1780 he was at Patrick Henesys on Catawba River and saw a field of mares, and Henesy said his sons in law sent them, and later saw a similar mare delivered to Mr. Wm. Heartgrove."

...interesting passage in the fact that it implies Patrick had daughters. If he did, we have yet no knowledge of them...DAH*

In 1761, Patrick shows ownership of a Land Grant in Bedford County, Virginia (see document). Later in 1774-1775, court records list many purchases for Patrick around the Catawba River. Also refer to "Petition of North Carolina Congress", 1775; many signatories: i.e., "David Crockett" and "Patrick Hennesey".

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Patrick's will was proven October 25, 1795, in Tryon,Polk Co., NC. Will has been lost...Nita Shepherd

Hamilton Mortimer Hennessee cited that his great-grandfather was from Ireland as was reported in his Civil War Veteran Interview...

View his questionnaire: http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I904&tree=hennessee

*Posted By: Nita Shepherd
Email:
Subject: Patrick Hennessee, 1700's, Va. & N. C.
Post Date: November 03, 1998 at 11:26:08
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/va/messages/1364.html
Forum: Virginia Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/va/

Need parentage and names of children of Patrick Hennessee who owned lot 31 in Bedford, Va., who left Va., settling in western N. C., whose will was probated in N. C. but whose will cannot be located, even in the N. C. Archives at Raleigh. His father may have been Thomas who fought in the French & Indian War. Patrick had sons James & John, possibly Peter who had schooling in Bedford, Va., and at least two daughters, names of daughters and sons-in-law not known.

...Nita was one of the earliest HENNESSEE researchers and a joy to work with. We spent many happy hours conjecturing early Hennessee heritage. Nita passed away 6 May 2003...

*

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Received via E-mail Dec. 23, 1999, information on Patrick Hennessy, from Jim Hamlin:

"Nita, here is some info from Bedford County Court orders:

25 May 1763 Youile & Co vs Henicie. Charles Pattison represented Youile & Co and stated he had sold a Negro for the debt, but more was owed and Patrick Henicie's estate was in disrepute (Bedford Co., Va. OB 3 1763 - 71 pg 36). "Gar" was used after Pattison's name.

25 May 1763 Alice* Henicie allowed 3 days in Matlock v Walker (Bedford Co. Va OB 3 1763 - 71 pg 37).

Later he was in Burke Co., NC.:

April 1784 Charles Ballow vs Patrick Henesy re horses. Deferred to court to be held 3rd Monday in July 1784. John and wife Mary were subpoenaed, with Wm Welch, John Harper, and Esther McMullin (NC Archives Series CRO 14.325.2 Box: Civil Action. Folder: 1784 (#2).

Margaret Hawkins was summoned to give testimony for Patrick Henesy at the January 1784 court (1784 #1).

April 1785 Patrick Henesy made oath that William Dalton, a material witness was sick and unable to appear in court (1785 #2). The suit was continued. In July 1785, Henesy swore that Dalton was summoned, but did not appear and he (Henesy) cannot come safely to trial (1785 #2).

Came across Patrick while researching Ballew family who were also in Bedford & then Burke Co., N. C. The Ballews were from Goochland, Albemarle, and Amherst Counties. Have not seen Patrick there, though.

Not much, but all I have. Hope it helps some. Jim Hamlin"

* First and only record of Ailsey's Christian name being cited as "Alice".

item:

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bedford/military/mil1758b.txt

Bedford County Militia, 1758 (part 2)

Submitted by Gwen Hurst

Transcribed from: Hening, William Waller

1820 The Statutes at Large; Being A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619. Volume VII. Franklin Press, Richmond, Virginia.

"...Patrick Hensey (¹0.5.0 each) ...five shillings"

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A conclusion: Apparently, Patrick went to Bedford Co.,VA before 1758 and was there through 1763

*

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PATRICK HENNESSEE

INSIGHT FROM LAND GRANTS

BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

INTRODUCTION

Patrick Hennessee (c.1735-1796), the Patriarch of his family in America, had several land grants in Burke County, North Carolina during the era of the Revolutionary War. Patrick settled on them and raised a family, which has over 3,700 descendants.

This paper is in two parts. Part I: Summarizes the settlement problems and grant difficulties existing in rebellious colonial North Carolina before and just after the Mecklenburg Declaration. It gives a glimpse into this time of terrible turmoil during the period when Patrick was making entries for land grants. Then, his land grant data are presented in tabular form. Part II: Describes the grants and highlights new insight and significant knowledge about Patrick and his family from the grants and collateral data.

The work is an extension of research about Hennessee land grants by Fred and Carl Hennessee and others. It is dedicated to Nita Hennessee-Houk Shepard and her brother Dr. Albert Hennessee Houk, both children of Dr. E. A. Hennessee of Glen Alpine, North Carolina. Late in her life, Nita (my aunt) "discovered" a need for knowledge of her "roots". She then spent twenty years of inquiry in the noble search. Her work -- is an inspiration to all!

For comments, please contact Gene Hennessee at (937) 864-7047.

*

(Author's note: The first computerized compilations of survey maps of Patrick's and his neighbors' grants are featured in the article. The mapping is part of research in progress concerning Burke County by Dr. Robert McNeely. Earlier work had been initiated by the Burke County Genealogical Society.)

PART I: HENNESSEE LAND GRANTS

ROYAL GRANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA (1578-1777)


The history of Royal land grants in colonial North Carolina is one of failure for many reasons.

In 1578, Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a large territory in America, including present North Carolina, to Sir Gilbert. Following his unsuccessful venture in colonization, the Queen granted the territory to Sir Raleigh in 1584. He was not successful either. So, the territory was next granted in 1606 to the Virginia Company. However, this grant was revoked in 1629. At that time, King Charles I granted a large region south of Virginia to Sir Heath. Failure in colonization happened again.

Finally in 1663, Charles II granted large separate tracts of this region to eight loyal supporters of his restoration. Most of these proprietors' colonization efforts were failures. So, these tracts were returned to the Crown. An exception was made for the grant, which eventually became known as the Granville District, in the northern part of the Royal Province of North Carolina.

The district was bounded on the north by the North Carolina-Virginia border and on the south by an east-west survey line designated the "Granville Line". The line was just to the south of the "old" Burke County. Patrick's grants were located entirely in the Granville District. However due to (perhaps because of "creative") surveying, there was often confusion about the location of the line between Granville and the Crown lands bordering Burke County. Burke County was formed from Rowan County in 1777. At that time, Burke County contained all or part of 16 future counties including present Burke County.

INDIANS AND SPECULATION IN BURKE COUNTY (1752)


In 1752, at the invitation of Lord Granville, Bishop August Spangenburg became one of the early explorers of Burke area. His purpose was to assess the suitability of several locations for a Moravian settlement there. The Bishop recorded the first written description of the area. He noted in the Burke area many buffalo, deer, and hunters including white ones, but not settlements.

Others described the area as part of a "hunting ground" between the Cherokees and the Catawba Indians. The Bishop also claimed that "…the forest had been ruined by the Indians who are accustom to setting fire to large tracts to drive deer to a given spot [in order to easily kill them] and that keeps the trees from growing." (This was very likely to have been the case on the home grant of Patrick Hennessee based on the salient features of his grant area.)

According to E. Phifer Burke: History of a North Carolina County, 1977, "Spangenburg chose his fourth tract, 6,000 acres beginning seven or eight miles above the mouth of Middle Creek because the land between the mouth of the river [was] already taken up". (This is of special interest because some of the later Hennessee grants were in this "taken up area".)

EARLY SETTLEMENT IN BURKE COUNTY (1753-1776)


In 1753, the Crown's legislators established Rowan County. At once, Granville land promoters began selling the "cheap" land in the Burke County area, then a part of Rowan County. They sold to speculators, immigrants just off the boats in port cities, settlers who had been "late" in other areas, and to those who had settled on marginal farmland elsewhere. Phifer, in his history emphasizes the promoter's appeal to the "pinched" settlers in the northeast. They found many in Pennsylvania eager to buy in North Carolina because land prices in Pennsylvania were very high. Other colonies contributing significant number of pioneers, settlers, and speculators to Burke County were Virginia, Maryland, and the North and South Carolina coast cities according to Burke County Heritage, 1981, Volume 1, published for the Burke County Historical Society. (Both books are highly recommended by the writer as 'the' sources of information about Burke County.)

Many settlers did not acquire formal title to the land. They were "squatters" who "tried-it-out" or "avoided-the-taxes". Some eventually sought grants for the land; others just moved "on" or "back". However, the migration into the Burke area certainly did not really begin until after the French and Indian War in 1754-1763. During this period, several forts were built along the Indian frontier areas in the Appalachian Mountains, including Burke County for defense. Fear of the Cherokees caused many frontier families to "go-back". Many had died "at the hands of the Cherokees" or from diseases. In fact, Phifer writes, "Between 1756 and 1759, taxable persons in the fairly large Rowan County (which at that time included Burke) diminished from over 1,500 to fewer than 800."

NC'S "FREEDOM" VOIDS ALL ROYAL GRANTS (1777)


In 1771, a military force of the North Carolina Regulators engaged Royalists near Greensboro. This was the first overt action in the Colonies against the British. More significantly, in 1775, the North Carolina General Assembly in Charlotte passed the Mecklenburg Declaration proclaiming independence from the Crown. So, this Colony was the first colony to formally declare "freedom" from Royal English rule. (Patrick lived during an exciting time in history!)

North Carolina's Assembly declared all previous Royal derived land grants void in 1777. To be valid, all the Crown and Granville grants and all new land entries were required to be entered in a new procedure with new records. Having just become a county in 1777, Burke County commissioned Joseph MacDowell as entry taker and Christopher Beekman as surveyor for North Carolina grants in Burke County. Patrick's land transactions were with them.

"SQUATTERS" ON ROYAL LAND


There are no known records of Crown/Granville land grants to Hennessees in old Burke County. The date Patrick entered North Carolina is as yet unknown. This writer believes it's most likely that Patrick Hennessee could have been among the early hunters/squatters that did not make any land entries. Apparently, many early pioneers did not apply for grants in the Burke area.

I speculate that Pat had disdain for the Granville rights derived from the Crown and preferred not to pay "rent" or the taxes required by them. Or possibly he was one of the many whose land entries were lost by the inefficient and very corrupt Granville system. Another possibility is corrupt Crown officials, who supposedly "unknowingly" sold land in the Granville District, never properly recorded the grants.

NORTH CAROLINA GRANTS TO HENNESSEES (1778-1898)


There were at least 13 land entries granted by North Carolina to Patrick (b c1735-d 1796) and other Hennessees. Of these, at least four were to Patrick and are listed in Table I. The grants are located on or near the Catawba River about three miles north east of Morganton. Pat's home place, grant #226, was on the south bank of the Catawba River. Other grants in Burke County were taken by James (1766-1851), Patrick's older son; and John (before 1775-1844), the younger son; and Patrick's grandson, Patrick (II) (c.1793-1845) the son of John. The final grant was to R. J. Hennessee (1845-1902), a descendent of Patrick II. Discussions of these other grants and their ramification are beyond the scope of this paper.

INTRODUCTION TO PART II


In Part II, Patrick's and his neighbors' land grants are presented in map form. A summary description of his neighbors follows this. Then, comes a brief but "grim" account of the regional war waged by the Cherokee Indians. The local war in the Catawba valley was during the period when Patrick was probably "squatting" on the land for which he was to make a land entry. Next, his wise selections of a home site and other land grants are described. Finally, Patrick's family and progeny beginning are summarized.

PART II: INSIGHT ABOUT PATRICK

INTRODUCTION


Patrick Hennessee, the Patriarch of his family with over 3,700 descendants, had several North Carolina land grants in Burke County during the Revolutionary War. Part I of this paper in the previous issue of the Journal contains a concise history of the Royal grants issues, settlement problems, and background for Pat's grants. It also cataloged the Hennessee grants. Part II, given below, highlights significant insight and knowledge about Patrick from the grants correlated with the latest genealogical and other data sources.

MAP OF HENNESSEE LAND GRANTS


(In the final draft of this paper) Patrick's land grants listed in Table I are presented in map form in Figure 1. The location of his grants listed in Table I and other grants can readily be determined from Figure 1. This map is from "Burkemap." It is the work of Dr. Robert L. McNeely. His pioneer ancestors had several grants in Burke County. For copies of the Hennessee grants and survey descriptions, see Carl Hennessee's enhanced packet of grant data. These maps, data, and additional grant information are available at the Burke County Library and partially available at the State Archives.

PATRICK'S NEIGHBORS (1771-1810)


The location of Pat's and his neighbors' grants are shown in Figure 1. There are several rewarding "clues-about Pat" that have been derived or confirmed from grantees' names and collateral information. The clues are rewarding in knowledge about the early Hennessees. For example, near Pat's home:
--To the south, was a grant to Charles McDowell, of military fame.
--To the north, across the Catawba, was Patrick's grant, which "changed hands" and became the home of Col. John Suddreth (his sister married Patrick(II), the grandson of Patrick, the Patriarch); and also, Thomas Wilcher (his daughter married James).
--To the east, John Ballew*, whose affidavit, indicated Patrick Hennessee, his neighbor, had at least two married daughters (Burke County: Land and Misc. Records 1771-1809, Volume III, Page 103); and also, Abraham Harshaw, alleged loyalist, indicted by the State of North Carolina in 1782.
--To the west, John Hughes, selected as justice of the County Court.

Did Pat travel to Burke with any of them? From where? When? etc, Hopefully, more will be learned by future research into these and other clues from the past about Patrick of North Carolina. (Note: *In 2005, Peggy Hennessee and her husband Ralph Ballew were living near Patrick Hennessee's grant on the north side of the Catawba River.)

PATRICK BOLDLY CLAIMED LAND: WAR RAGED (1778-1794)


One of Patrick's North Carolina land grants was entry # 185. It was located on the south bank of the Catawba River. (Note this is his west grant on the river in Figure 1). This early entry indicates several characteristics of Pat. Apparently, he was quick to adapt to change (and the War for Independence and the new freedom of North Carolina from English rule were major changes).

In 1776, the situation of Pat and his family on the south bank of the Catawba River bank was grim. Now, threats on their lives from the Cherokees had always existed. But during that summer, the Cherokees boldly struck the Burke area in force. Down the Catawba and then to the east of Morganton, the Cherokees savagely destroyed and dealt death to those not in the forts or strong houses.


Later that year, a large joint colonial military action on the western frontier of North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia devastated the Cherokees. Most of their large villages and crops were destroyed and the Cherokees scattered. The following year 1777, as Burke became a county, North Carolina even placed a bounty of 15 pounds for each prisoner and 10 pounds for each scalp. Finally, the Cherokee by treaty ceded all claims to land east of the Blue Ridge. (The above is a condensed summary of the area's history from Heritage of Burke, 2001, Volume I, Article 1 and Volume II, Article 53.) Patrick and his family probably were relieved at this new freedom from fear of the Cherokee tomahawk. So following the military action, the entry rush for land grants began!

Pat acted and made several entries! A land entry required an oath of allegiance to North Carolina, not the king. (No Tories Need Apply!)The decision to make early land entries beginning in 1778 certainly highlights the confidence he had that the Colonies would win the War. At that time, the threat in Burke County from the Tories and the British was yet to come.

HOMESITE WISELY SELECTED


Again, consider Patrick's homeland grant on the south bank of the Catawba River below the mouth of Hunting Creek (It is his west grant on the river shown in Fgure 1). As he probably lived there at the time, most likely, he was the first to place an entry for the parcel. However, the description of the grant indicates Pat was probably not the first to have been there. The land survey description noted an "Allen's Bottom". This probably indicated that somebody had previously been there. A search of available Burke County records, in that time frame, provided no additional information about Allens. He was possibly a hunter who quartered there and moved on west. Less likely, he was killed by the Indians, was frightened, or was "worked out" and had moved back to "civilization" or "followed a hope" for better land elsewhere. (However in 1771, there is record of a John Allen who signed a petition to form a county west of Rowan County).

For that period, the location of Pat's home on the south bank of the Catawba River, near his river bank grant to the east, was a very desirable one. Consider the advantages of the location. There were easily defended high sites for a cabin and other buildings. They could readily be built using logs from trees located thereon or from the flat ridge to the south. (The cabin site has probably been identified.) The relatively flat bottom, next to the river, appears better for corn than the steep slope rising to higher level ground, which was probably treed. However, this slope and ridge top most likely supplied wood for poles, fences, and fireplaces from an uphill location. The hunting technique of "burning-over" used by the Indians most likely had cleared the bottom. The method was typically used during their hunting in the region.

The easy access to the river and the adjacent streams made the location ideal for canoe and raft travel. The main north-south road passing through the property had a rocky ford on the river to his grant on the north bank. The ridge road to the south connected with the main east-west wagon road. While to the north, the road was to Fort Defiance and other east-west roads.

PATRICK'S NORTH BANK GRANT


Another example of Patrick's wise selection of property was his only grant on the north bank of the Catawba River. It had outstanding development potential with some low bank frontage and a ford for the 'south-to-north' road that passed through both the north bank grant and his grant on the opposite bank.

As noted in Table I above, Entry #1015 (or #22 from Phifer) was between Middle Creek (now the John's River) and Lower Creek. Both of these were hardy waterways with banks that could readily support grain and lumber mills. Timber was available or could be "floated" to the mill from more than one direction or transported by road. This valuable property was acquired by Col. John Suddreth as his home place. He developed the potential of the property by building mills there. The Colonel was a master investor, land speculator, horse breeder, and had other enterprises. For example, he, with the Hennessees, initiated a ferry operation near the Catawba River ford by their homesteads. According to Phifer, …"the ferry was still operating in 1846 and probably in 1861."

Between the two families, there were three marriages within a generation and there were more interesting happenings. But that is another story.

PATRICK'S POSTERITY


The name(s) of Patrick's wife (wives) has yet to be confirmed. Some say that she was a McDowell. Their two sons, James and John, assured the Hennessee posterity. In addition, there were at least two married daughters with little more being known at this time. Patrick's date of birth is essentially undocumented. He died ca 1796 (his will has not been "found" but is said to have been "proven" then).

James, the elder son, married Sally Wilcher. After Sally died, James married Jane McGee of Tennessee. He had a total of at least 14 children. John, the younger son, remained on his grant in Burke County. He had at least two wives and probably four children. From these two families, Patrick has at least 3,700 descendants without consideration of the children of his daughters. (The best compilation of the descendants is David Hennessee's Hennessees in America, 1991, located in the Burke County Library). There are several informal family histories about the Hennessees that provide information about branches and families of Patrick's descendants. Proper judgement to resolve certain conflicts in these histories concerning Patrick's early life can not be made because the available evidence is inadequate at this time. The histories are mainly in possession of family members.

JAMES MARRIED AND MOVED WEST


As was customary and practical because of transportation limitation, marriages were often between neighbors. This was true for the Thomas Wilchers, with their grants on the north bank of the Catawba just to the west and adjacent to Patrick's north bank grant (see Figure 1). They were the parents of Sally, the bride of James. In 1804, the Wilchers sold 600 acres to William Walton, a trader who also trained servants, from Charleston, South Carolina. Then, the Wilchers "moved over the mountains" to Tennessee. James and his new family went with them to the less settled and "more promising land".

More can be derived about James from the move. The wills of the early Tennessee Hennessees and Wilchers have given some insight into the situation at that time and their characteristics. The status of Thomas Wilcher in Tennessee is attested to as he held the first court for the area in which he lived at his home. It is hoped that future inquiries into Hennessee/Wilcher genealogical data may document more information about Patrick's family in North Carolina.

JOHN REMAINED IN BURKE COUNTY


John, Patrick's younger son, made an entry for a land grant on the north side of the Catwaba River in Burke. The grant was "one-land grant" north of Patrick's grant as shown in Figure 1. It is believed that John procured the land of the Alan Derryberry grant, which was between his grant and his father's grant. John acquired James' grant and his other land when James moved to Tennessee. The will of John is available.

John's son, Patrick (II), also made entries for land grants adjacent to Patrick's homestead grant as shown in Figure 1. The Hennessees who today are located in Burke County, surrounding counties, and those originating in Burke County and moving elsewhere are mostly descendants from the John and Patrick (II) line.

CONCLUSION


Hopefully, Patrick, the Patriarch of the Hennessee family in America, is now better known from the insight provided by this paper in terms of the turmoil from the War during his time, his decisions, land grants, family, and neighbors. However, there is much that is unknown and even difficult to speculate about Patrick.

Patrick Hennessee was definitely on the banks of the Catawba River in Burke County, North Carolina. But from where did he come? Who was his wife? His daughters? His military service? His description? Personal characteristics? Etc, Etc?

Again, hopefully, this paper has provided clues for leads to sources that will furnish some answers in the future.

By Eugene L. Hennessee Jr.
4237 West Enon Drive
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The earliest Hennessee in America, as far as we know, landed in Maryland about 1690. He had guessed wrong at the Battle of the Boyne in the English Civil War. He had supported the ambitions of James II. He had fought at the Saarsfield brigade at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. And for his part in that, after James II lost his throne, the principal officers were exiled, including him. He was exiled and lived in Maryland. As far as we know he was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

He brought his wife to Maryland and had one son. And this son married in Virginia into a family by the name of Courtney who were members of the Episcopal Church. This son at,...this son had a son, who was killed at the Battle of Fort Necessity, in Washington's Company, in 1754 or 1755, I'm not sure which. He in turn left a boy seven years old. And this boy fought through the Revolution and then came down near Morganton and settled in Burke County.

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In the Bedford Militia in the 1750s were Thomas Hennesey and Patrick Henicie. In the French and Indian War, the Virginia Militia on the western frontier consisted mostly of the Bedford Militia. It was under command of celebrated land surveyor, map maker and college professor Colonel Joshua Fry, Major (later Colonel, General and President) George Washington and Captain (later Colonel) William Calloway, wealthy Bedford County merchant, land developer and manufacturer.

Virginia records report that Thomas Hennesey survived the first battle of the war at Fort Necessity, PA, in 1754 and that Patrick Henicie received militia pay in 1758.

A 1761 indenture evidences that Patrick paid "one pound, one shilling and six pence" to Colonel Calloway for a lot in New London. Four months later, Patrick sold it back at a good profit.

In 1763, he and Alice were sued in Bedford Court for non-payment of debt.

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December 31, 2015;

Are you aware that the 1775 Joshua Frye & Peter Jefferson map of Virginia and northern North Carolina shows two surveys in North Carolina made for Moravian Bishop Spangenburg:

(1) land for Salem, settled by the Moravians in the central Piedmont's Yadkin River watershed to begin metropolitan Winston-Salem in present Forsyth County, and

(2) a western Piedmont tract east of present Morganton in the Piedmont's upper Catawba River watershed where pioneer settler Patrick Hennessee purchased in Burke County?

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This first one I believe belongs to this Patrick based on some of the documents within it which have initials of some of his heirs:

The dates you have and the dates on the record appears to be off though but as best as I can tell, that seems to be him. I couldn't swear to it though.

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Sorry for so many emails but I seem to be on a roll lol. I found this 1781 military service pay voucher for Patrick Hennesy. It is from Salisbury, Rowan County, NC



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Patrick Hennessee
Born about 1725 in Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Ailsey (Unknown) Hennessee — married 1763 in Burke Cty, North Carolinamap
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Father of James Hennessee and John Hennessee
Died about 1795 in North Carolinamap
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Biography
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Patrick Hennessee was born in 1725 in Ireland. [2]He died in 1795 in North Carolina.[3]He served in the Revolutionary War from his enlistment in 1781 at Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, in the Continental Army.[4][5] He married Ailsey McDowell in 1763. [6] [7] [8]

Proven Children

John Hennessee, b. 1764, Sudderth Family Cemetery, Burke County, North Carolina d. 1844, North Carolina
James Hennessee, b. 1766, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 03 Mar 1851, Warren County, Tennessee.


Sources

? Virginia's Colonial Soldiers By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, pg 208
? The Heritage Book of Burke County, NC" by The Burke County Historical Society, p. 329
? http://www.harrison-hennessee.com/getperson.php?personID=I706&tree=001
? 1790 Census
? https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GR16
? https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:94FN-RPW
? Burke County, North Carolina land records indicate Patrick was a plantation owner
? "Hennessee Family History" by D. A. Hennessee, p. 1


Citing this record: 1790 Census does show Patrick Hensy in Burke County, NC with 1 free white male over 16, 1 free white male under 16, 1 free white female and 3 other persons with no details. I can only assume these were slaves as the family had slaves listed on other census records.

Citing this record: "The Heritage Book of Burke County, NC" by The Burke County Historical Society, p. 329: "The Hennessee (O'hennessa, Hennesey, Hency) family is of Irish decent, a sect of the Colgon Clan of Ireland. They have been in Burke County, NC for at least 200 years, possibly longer. Patrick Hennessee, Sr. was the beginning of the family in Burke County.

"Burke county, North Carolina, Land Records and more Important Miscellaneous Record: 1751-1809, Vol. III, p. 103: "John and Mary Ballew vs. Hensey, October 15, 1780. Affidavit of said Ballews: In 1780 he was at Patrick Henesy's on Catawba River and saw a field of mares, and Henesy said his sons in law sent them, and later saw a similar mare delivered to Mr. Wm. Heartgrove." Note: This implies Patrick had daughters.

"In 1761, Patrick was granted ownership of a Land Grant in Bedford County, Virginia. Later in 1774-1775, records list many purchases for him around the Catawba River. Also the "Petition To North Carolina Congress" 1775; co-signatories are David Crockett & Patrick Hennesey." Note: This researcher finds the David Crockett in this document can not be the Davy Crockett as the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier" who represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the age of 49 at the Battle of the Alamo as this Davy Crockett was not born until 1786. It also could not be his father as his name was John.

Citng this record:

Burke County, North Carolina land records indicate Patrick was a plantation owner. Item Name Ref Date Reference

70 Patrick II Hennessee Grant 5647 03 Oct 1831 Catawba River
470 Patrick II Hennessee Grant 5615 26 Jan 1830 Catawba River S
1173 John Hennessee Grant 2295 14 Jan 1794 Catawba River N
20 Patrick Hennessee Grant 0267 02 Oct 1778 Catawba River S
63 Patrick Hennessee Grant 2304 14 Jan 1794 Wards Branch
67 Patrick Hennessee Grant 0226 28 Jan 1778 Catawba River S
479 Patrick Hennessee Grant 0320 11 Dec 1778 Lower Creek Mouth

Additional land entries for Burke County, North Carolina 1778-1779 Entry # Settler or Enterer Acres Description

22 Patrick HENNESSEE 150 N side of Catawba River from mouth of Lower Crk. to mouth of Middle Creek, both sides of river
185 Patrick HENNESSEE 300 South side of Catawba River below mouth of Hunting Creek
292 Patrick HENNESSEE 150 South side of Catawba River, joining William WAKEFIELD and Arthur LOCKHART's improvements

Citing this record:

"Hennessee Family History" by D. A. Hennessee, p. 1: " Patrick's will was proven October, 1796, in Tryon County, NC." Fact: Tryon ceased to exist as a county in 1799 when it was divided into Lincoln County and Rutherford County, which are just south of Burke County. Tryon did remain a town to present day and therefore this information may be difficult to prove. Hennessee Family History, D. A. Hennessee, (D. A. Hennessee ).

Patrick Hennesy North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers Name Patrick Hennesy Event Type Military Service Event Date 1781 Event Place Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Event Place (Original) Salisbury, , North Carolina, United States Gender Male

Citing this Record:

"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GR16 : accessed 17 August 2017), Patrick Hennesy, 1781; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

Citing this record:

http://www.harrison-hennessee.com/getperson.php?personID=I706&tree=001

Patrick Samuel Hennessee. View Tree Sex Male Birth from 1720 to 1730 Ireland Birth from 1720 to 1730 Birth from 1720 to 1745 Burke Cty, NC Death 1796 Burke Cty, NC MARRIAGES (1) Spouse Ailsey McDowell Marriage 1763 NOTES (1) Patrick is AFN P659 F6 and Ailsey is AFN 1FBT DOG One LDS has Sally Welcher as his wife. Will recorded Oct 25, 1795 In Burke Cty, NC Ailsey may have been sister of Generals Charles and Joseph

CITING THIS RECORD:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:94FN-RPW : accessed 2017-08-17), entry for Patrick Samuel Hennessee, submitted by fbradley2737624. ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File Number 4902-J5S PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,294 Submission ID MM9R-937. (Editor's Note: Full & maiden names cited on this link are NOT proven)

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Hennessee

<<
o John 1722-1756 &1746 Catharine Moore 1713-
o Patrick 1745-1796 &1763 Ailsey McDowell ca 1742-1800
o John 1764-1844 &ca 1790 Elizabeth Sumpter
o Elizabeth 1791-1865 &/1812 Tisdale Spencer 1792-/1870

email sent March5th, 2019:

Hello James.



You reported on Geneanet:



"o John 1722-1756 &1746 Catharine Moore 1713-


o Patrick 1745-1796 &1763 Ailsey McDowell ca 1742-1800
o John 1764-1844 &ca 1790 Elizabeth Sumpter
o Elizabeth 1791-1865 &/1812 Tisdale Spencer 1792-/1870"

I was delighted to find this registry. Can you please cite source material? I would like to investigate further. Please use my email address: dah@classroomfurniture.com

Thnak you,

David Hennessee
561.352.1052

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Birth:
Hamilton Mortimer Hennessee (1845-1939) responded to the "Confederate Soldiers Questionaire", 1922;

"My father Archibald Hennessee was the son of James Hennessee. My great grandfather came from Ireland and settled in N. C.

View Hamilton's page: http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I904&tree=hennessee

Military:
The Battle of the Great Meadows, also known as the Battle of Fort Necessity was a battle of the French and Indian War fought on July 3, 1754 in present-day Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It, along with the Battle of Jumonville Glen, are considered the opening shots of the French and Indian War which would spread to the Old World and become the Seven Years War. It was the only time George Washington ever surrendered on the battlefield.

source: http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=8988&page=1

Military:
The Braddock expedition, also called Braddock's campaign or, more commonly, Braddock's Defeat, was a failed British military expedition which attempted to capture the French Fort Duquesne (modern-day downtown Pittsburgh) in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War. It was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9, and the survivors retreated. The expedition takes its name from General Edward Braddock, who led the British forces and died in the effort. Braddock's defeat was a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war with France and has been described as one of the most disastrous defeats for the British in the 18th century.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braddock_Expedition

Military:
Map & History of Bedford County, Virginia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Virginia

Residence:
Notes & History for New London, Virginia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London,_Virginia

Military:
The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Valley. After a long and furious battle, Cornstalk retreated. After the battle, the Virginians, along with a second force led by Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, marched into the Ohio Valley and compelled Cornstalk to agree to a treaty, ending the war.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pleasant

Probate:
Will proved by Thomas Lain...

Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Died:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Buried:
Map & History of Polk County, North Carolina... http://bit.ly/1ebUmzJ

Patrick married Alice "Ailsey" LNU(Virginia). Alice was born in (ABT 1735) in (Virginia); died after 1800 in (Burke County) North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Ailsey" is a dimunitive for "Alice"...DAH

Suggested by some as a sister of Generals Charles and Joseph McDowell according to Dr. Emmet White, a Revolutionary War Historian, however Helen Money could find NO McDowell-Hennessee relationship in early NC.

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Died:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Notes:

Residence (Family):
Citing this record: 1790 Census does show Patrick Hensy in Burke County, NC with 1 free white male over 16, 1 free white male under 16, 1 free white female and 3 other persons with no details. I can only assume these were slaves as the family had slaves listed on other census records.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Possessions: 16 Apr 1770; Amherst County, Virginia
• Occupation: 5 Feb 1776; Appraiser, Amherst County, Virginia
• Will: 8 Aug 1816, Warren County, Tennessee
• Probate: 7 Jun 1823, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

From: "Nita Shepard"
To: "David Alden Hennessee"
Subject: Grants
Date: Saturday, August 03, 2002 3:49 PM

Hi, David:

I received Grants #0941 dated Dec 1 1780, #1220 dated Sept 9 1780, #2295 dated Jan 14 1794, and #2576 dated Mar 3 1790 from Robert McNeely this afternoon

#1220 (9 Sep 1780) shows land belonging to Charles Welsher, Jumping Creek, to the left of Miles Harper and above 2 pieces of land belonging to John Harper.

#2295 (14 Jan 1794) shows 2 pieces of land belonging to Thomas Welsher. 1 piece is next to Patrick Hennessee. That same piece is above John Hughes.

Who is Charles Welsher? [Editor's Note] Click here to view a registry of Joseph Wilcher, Sr. which offers many clues to the early WILCHER lines in Amherst County, Virginia...

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?charles::wilcher::329.html

Cuz Nita

26 Jun 2007

Interesting tidbit re Thomas...

http://home.att.net/~jemjr/graveyard.htm

OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY

"One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher), the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders..."

Thomas Wilcher, TN

Posted By:Cecile Harrell
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Subject:Thomas Wilcher, TN
Post Date:December 10, 1999 at 10:00:34
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Have recently received info that Thomas Wilcher, d. 8 Aug 1816 in Warren County, TN has been certified as a Revolutionary soldier. Have a little more info if anyone is interested.

Cecile Harrell


Burke County (NC) Land Grants, abstracted by Betsy Dodd Pittman, The Burke Journal, August, 1993, p. 17:

"1409. THOMAS WELSHER 100 A. on No. side of Catawba River, on a conditional line between Welsher & Alexander Erwin, adj. McKenny. Ent. 31 Oct. 1779, #1020. CB: Micajah Sansom & Benj. Harris. Grant issued 16 Nov. 1790. [Warrant for survey mentions John Deals line and the Improvements made by Thomas Day.]"

Early Wilchers...

The name is spelled Welcher, Whelchel, Wilsher, Wilshire, Wicher, Willshire, Whiltshire, Wilsure, Wilkshire in various early VA and NC records. In 1654 John Wiltshire is listed as a Virginia immigrant, and in 1679 several of the Wilsheir family immigrated from Barbados. There was a Thomas Wiltshire in Northampton country, VA in 1672 and in the Isle of Wight Country in 1682. By the mid 1700's Thomas, Dorcas, and Joseph Wilshire are in Caroline County, VA. John Weltshire was in Augusta County, VA in 1762 and David Whiticher is there in 1769.

The name seems without doubt Wiltshire, at first, and shows an English origin - becoming Wilcher in both English and pioneer usage, until Wilcher became generally adopted. Thomas, of Warrant County, signs himself "Thomas Wiltshire" on several county records, one of them among the last he signed, in 1816 - the year of his death. (Copied from "The History and Genealogy of some pioneer Norther Alabama Families" by Mary N. Gibson - Brittain, Marie Brittain Craig, and Marjorie Craig Churchill.)

Research on the surname "Wilcher" shows it to be a variation on the name "Wiltshire," a county in SW England. About 90% of all people with that name 200-300 years ago came from there. Wilshire, England, is probably where the American Wilchers came from.

The vast majority of the Wilchers (or other spellings) who came to the New World in the 1600s and 1700s came as indentured servants, usually as an alternative to other punishment for petty offenses.

The first Wilcher in America showed up in Virginia in 1635 as an indentured servant. Over the next 150 years a couple dozen others showed up in various places: Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the Bahamas.

About ¾ of the Wilchers came to Virginia in the 1600s and 1700s.

One of these early Virginia indentured servants was likely the progenitor of the Wilchers in Amherst-Bedford.

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Abstraction from Thomas Bragg, 14 Apr 2005, Tom Bragg

Thomas Wilcher, Sr.
Anne Walton Wilcher

Father: See early Wiltsheirs from Barbadoes immigration about 1769 - John or Thomas Wiltsheir

Mother:

Born: About 1745 (court order on 2 Jun 1766 concerning road work listed Thomas Wilcher along with others which may suggest he was at least 21 years old at that time).

Married to: Anne (Nancy) Walton Wilcher who was born about 1745-50 and died after 1831 - age ~81 (she relinquished unto Thomas Wilcher Jr and Alberto Vaughan ... my life estate to the farm on which I now live and all the personal property.") [Warren County, TN, Deed Vol. I, Book D, pp.412-415]. Based on the age of her father and her oldest child, and the age of her brother William; she may have been born about 1745-50. Assumed to have married about 1774 (first child born 1775).

Re: 1. Moses Park (1738-1828): His Descendants and Related Families Vaughan and Wilcher. Gateway Press, 1991. Birmingham Public Library.
2. The Wiseman Family and Allied Lines, Vol I, 1991, Eugene M. Wiseman Author [PO Box 14054, Bradenton, FL 34280-4054

Children:

1. Sarah (Sally) Wilcher, born 1775, Burke County, NC, died before July 8, 1830 (age ~55) in Warren County. She was the wife of James Hennessee (born 1766, died 3 Mar 1851, son of Patrick Hennesee of Burke,County, NC).

2. Thomas W. Wilcher, Jr. born in the 1780's (Moses Park lists as 2nd child) - ~1785

3. Nancy Wilcher born 1776, Died 1843 in Blount County, Alabama married first Chambers, second George D. Staton (need to go back to Wiseman Collection and verify info on children)

4. Ritty (Ritrier, Kitriece, Kittie) Wilcher, born 1780, died 22 Aug 1827 in Cooper County, MO. She was the wife of Thomas Vaughn, Sr. - p 219, 248.

5. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilcher was born 1782; died after 17 Dec 1835; married John Harper who died prior to the 1830 census.

6. Christian (Christeen, Christine) Wilcher, born 1790-1800 wife of Mr. North - p 283.

7. Winifred (Winny) Wilcher, wife of William Brassell, both living 1 Feb 1831 - p285.

8. Lucy Wilcher born 1784, died 1865 married first Joseph England, second Richard Forrest in 1828 - see p286.

9. Archibald born 1802-1804, never married, died about 1827 - page 265.

Note: The exact order of births of the children, 7 daughters and 2 sons, is not known.

Died: Between 8 Aug 1816 and 7 Oct 1816 in McMinnville, TN (about age 74)
Buried: Buried in the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, but exact location unknown.

The earliest records of Thomas Wilcher, Sr. are in Amherst County, Virginia and were two court cases which were started in Dec 1767 against Thomas Wilcher for slander decided in Wilcher's favor. The other was for trespass and assault, but it was dismissed by the plaintiffs. He was probably born in the 1740s in Virginia. A good assumption might be that he was about 21 years old when the court order on road work was issued on 2 Jun 1766. Thus, he might have been born about 1745.

On 5 Feb 1776 he was appointed as 1 of 4 appraisers for a personal estate in Amherst County, VA. During the 1770s in Amherst County no court cases could be found. He did buy and sell land with the purchase of 174 acres on 16 Apr 1770 of part of tract which had been conveyed by Peyton Randolph and Lusford Lomax, Jr. to Philip Grymes.In 1770 he bought 150 acres which he and his wife Anne sold on 13 Feb 1779. He bought 200 acres in Amherst County on 2 Jan 1785. On 7 May 1787 he sold 481 acres in Amherst County. Thomas Wilcher Sr and his wife Anne sold 681 of his 855 acres in 1787 and 1788. He and Anne sold 81 acres on 2 Jul 1787. On 4 Nov 1788 they sold 600 acres. He also sold 200 acres on the south side of Berry's Mountain which he had bought in Oct 1785. Also on 4 Nov 1788 Thomas Wilcher and Anne sold 400 acres on both sides of Harris Creek.

In May 1787 he served on the Amherst County Court grand jury. The court orders of the late 1780s and early 1790s show that Thomas Wilcher was the defendant in two suits and was the plaintiff in six suits. None of these appear to be overly significant. There were other suits for amounts of about $100 or less, some of which were ruled in Wilcher's favor, and others dismissed. A case in court in May 1791 mentioned that Thomas Wilcher was "not a resident of Amherst County." In an Aug 1789 case it was state that "it appearing to the court that the said Thomas Wilcher hath removed to the State of North Carolina . . "

He died in 1816 so he would have been about 71 years old at the time of his death. He moved to Burke County, NC in 1789, and to Warren County, TN in 1807.

Thomas Wilcher, Sr purchased land on John's River in Burke County, NC as early as 1778. He moved there from Amherst Country, Virginia in 1789 (the suit against David Tinsley proves that Thomas Wilcher moved from Amherst County, VA, to North Carolina prior to Aug 1789).

Thomas Wilcher's wife is thought by most Wilcher researchers to be Anne Walton.

William Walton, Sr., was a Revolutionary Soldier, born 1735 in Virginia, son of William and Susannah Walton who were in Amherst County, VA by 1761 and in Burke County, NC 1792.

Thomas Walton purchased 600 acres at the mouth of John's River from Thomas Welcher (later a plantation belonging to Colonel John Sudderth).

Thomas Welcher's land in Burke Co., NC was granted to him by the State of North Carolina (copied from Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920). Thomas Welcher and William White were overseers of John's River in 1796.

Patrick Hennessey lived on the south side of John's River. After Thomas Wilcher Sr's death it was conveyed in 1818 by "Joseph England, Thomas Wilcher, Jr. and Benjamin Wooten, all of Warren County, TN to William Erwin of Burke County, NC" ... "tract adjoining the lands of John and Samuel Franklin, William Erwin and the children of William Walton",. This was a tract of land granted to Thomas Wilcher Sr. in 1799 by the State of North Carolina. This deed is recorded in Deed Book C, Warren County, TN.

Thomas Wilcher Sr moved to Warren County in 1807 (actually was White County that became Warren County about 1817-1820) from Burke County, NC. His business life is very well documented with many legal proceedings, including land deals and various disagreements with associates (see Moses Park reference). On 4 Dec 1807 he was 1 of 12 men appointed or commissioned as Justice of the Peace by the Tennessee General Assembly as part of the first County Court of Warren County [McMinnville at a Milestone 1810-1960 in the Birmingham Public Library written by the Southern Standard in McMinnville].

Thomas Wilcher Sr first arrived in White County in 1807, part of which became Warren County in late 1807. About 1807, Thomas Wilcher assignee of three Revolutionary War Soldiers, Martin Armstrong, John Nelson and Grady Byinham, entered a part of the land called for in the warrant of each. This was land extending south from the Barron Fork river to beyond present day Liberty Lane. Wilcher built a two-story brick home sometime after 1807, a portion of which exists recently as the home of Dr. B.C. Smoot. Thomas Wilcher Sr. died in this house. His earliest land grant records were in Aug 1808 in White County. There were six in the amount of 75 to 240 acres. He had 4 land grants for land in Warren Country of 33 to 125 acres on 24 Aug 1808. There were numerous other land related transactions. It is noted in the Warren County, TN marriage records prior to 1852 and court records prior to 1848 were lost or destroyed leaving quite a void for researchers.

When Warren County was organized in 1807, according to the laws of the State, a temporary log house and jail were erected near the center of the county, where the courts were to be held until the citizens of the county should elect commissioners who were to select a proper place for a permanent county seat. In 1808 a small log courthouse was built on top of a high hill, near a big spring just above the Barron Fork - at the towns southeast fording place - and where the Looney's Trace then crossed the river. From 1808 until sometime in 1811, circuit court was well as the other courts, met in the little log house twice a year at which time other lawyers from other towns with the circuit attended.

From Laughlin's "Reminiscences of McMinnville "as it was in 1811, he says "On occasions when the courts met in the log court house across the river, the judges and lawyers boarded about in the neighborhood as best they could. Most of them stayed in the home of Thomas Wilcher Sr. - two miles from the place of holding the court. After the death of Mr. Wilcher in 1816, the late Joshua Coffee occupied the house until his death in 1842 (Mr. Coffee didn't occupy the house until after Mrs. Wilcher's death).

Abstracted form the WCGA Bulletin, Volume XXII, Spring & Summer 2013, page 57:

SALE OF PROPERTY OF THOS. WELCHER [WILCHER] DECEASED

The Nashville Whig, Nashville, Tennessee, Tuesday, November 12, 1816, Volume V, Number 12, front page:

NOTICE:

There will be sold to the highest bidder, at the late dwelling-house of Thos. Welcher [Wilcher], deceased, on the first of January next, the following property belonging to the estate of said decedant [sic], viz:

One tract of first rate land, lying on the Barren fork of Collin's river, containing 300 acres, with 12 acres cleared and under good fence:

One tract of 90 acres, with 18 acres cleared:

One town lot in the town of M'Minnville. Twelve months credit will be given, the purchaser giving bond with approved security.

Executors:

Benj. Wooten (relationship unknown, Thomas cites him as a "trusted friend")
Tho. Welcher (son)
Jos. England (son-in-law)

On 7 Oct 1818 the executors sold 333 acres for $1,053. They sold about 183 acres of land in Burke Co. NC on 25 Nov 1818 for $100 (was originally granted on 7 Jun 1799).

One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher), the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders. On August 8, 1816, Thomas Wilcher gave the land to build the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Liberty.

Thomas Wilcher Sr and his wife, Anne Walton, are likely buried in the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery. He donated the land for the cemetery. Liberty is 1 mile south of McMinnville off Highway 55 on Liberty Lane. Turn left going south on Morrison St on Old Morrison Hwy then Liberty Lane and the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church will be on the right as well as the cemetery.

Joseph M. Bragg and his wife, Richard M. Bragg, and other family members are buried here in order: Richard M. Bragg 14 Jun 1833 - 11 Dec 1858; Joseph M. Bragg 25 May 1798 - 9 Jul 1879; Clarissa T. Bragg 25 Sep 1806 - 16 Aug 1851; Hugh T. Bragg 25 Nov 1831 - 22 Dec 1845; and Martha Bragg 8 Feb 1845 - Jun 1845.

In summary Thomas Wilcher was probably born about 1745-46. He moved from Amherst County, VA, to Burke County, North Carolina (near Morganton), whe he was approximately 44 years old, in before Aug 1779. He moved on to Tennessee when he Thomas Wilcher, Sr. (cont'd) was about 62 years old.Thomas Wilcher died in Warren County, TN, Oct 1816 when he was about 71 years old.

Will of Thomas Wilcher, Sr

The will of Thomas Wilcher, Sr. to Annie Wilcher, et al was a Deed of Gift and is recorded in Warren County Deed Book D, pages 412-414.. It reads as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Wilcher of the County of Warren and the State of Tennessee, this 8th day of August A.D. 1816, being weak of body but of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed unto all men to die, do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament.

Principally and first of all, I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body to the dust to be interred in a decent and Christian-like manner. At the discretion of my executors hereinafter named and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give, devise and dispose of in the following manner. Viz,--I will and desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate.

1st Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Anne and son Archibald, all the tract of land whereon I now live lying north of John Harper old line to join a line of Thomas Wilcher, Junr said tract to run with the main road until it strikes the aforesaid line of Thomas Wilcher, Junr. Further I give to my wife and son aforesaid four negroes, viz. Isaac, Rella, Jo and Lawson with the increase of said slave Rella forever and should one or more of the aforesaid Negroes die before my decease in that case I will and allow the number to be kept up of others of my Negroes of my son's own choice. Also to my said wife and son I leave all my household furniture that I possess at my decease together with all stock of every description with all farming utentials and every necessary thing or things suitable for a farm and necessary to make life comfortable and living convenient to my wife during her natural life and to my son Archibald his heirs forever, and I do put my son in possession of the above with the injunction laid of my son Archibald that he shall during his mother's natural life support, take care, and nourish her as comfortable in this world as will be in his power.

2 Item. I give to my son Thomas Wilcher the tract of land where on he now lives containing 250 acres agreeable to the survey, be the same more or less to him and his heirs forever.

3 Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Hennessee a Negro woman named Sucky with her off spring, the tract of land whereon James Hennessee now lives, containing by estimation 223 acres all my right and title of the same to her and her heirs forever.

4th Item. I give to my daughter Christian a tract of land beginning on my son Thomas' line where it crosses the road south side of said road that is the line between my son Thomas and son Archibald running with the road till it strikes John Harpers line thence with Harpers line to a red oak south side of the ?ting being a corner of Harper's tract, thence northeastwardly to a poplar marked TW, thence with said line east to a corner of another tract, thence south to a corner thence continuing south till it strikes another line of mine being a preference of Edmond McMahons(?) purchased from Anderson and Thomas Wilcher, Sr. (cont'd)

Doak, thence east to a corner thence south to a corner thence east to a corner then north to a corner on Thomas Vaughans line then west with his line to his corner thence north with his line to Thomas Wilcher, Junr., line to the road to the beginning including all in that boundary except an acre for the use of the church, also a Negro girl named June and her offspring to her and her heirs forever.

5th Item. I give to my daughter Nancy Staton a Negro girl Peggy and offspring during her natural life and at her death to be sold and the money accruing therefrom to be equally divided among her children begotten of her body, to them and their heirs forever.

6th Item. I give to my grand daughter Rachel Chambers one hundred dollars when collected out of my estate by my Exrs.

6th(sic) Item. I give to my daughter Betsey Harper a Negro girl named Pat which are (sic) now in the possession of John Harper and that said girl shall never be sold not put away by no bargain or contract whatsoever from the use and benefit of my aforesaid daughter and her children during my daughter's natural life, and at her death my will is that said girl and her offspring be equally divided between her children forever.

7th I give to my daughter Lucy England a Negro boy named John, together with $300 that she has already received making her dividend equal with my other children to her and heirs forever.

8th Item. I give to daughter Ritty the sum of five dollars as she has heretofore received her dividend of my estate.

9th Item. I give to Polly, Thomas, and Aaron Vaughan my daughter Ritty's children begotten of her body one hundred dollars each and no more, by my Exors. To be given them when they arrive at age or at marriage.

10th Item. I give to my daughter Winny the sum of $5 at the discretion of my Exors. Hereafter named and empowering them to consider my daughter Winny that if they see her necessity required assistance that they will allow her the use of Negroe girl named Lucy as her need requires and to recall her at their discretion also upon their discretion to allow her to the amount of three hundred dollars occasionally as her necessity demands and should it be that her circumstance should not required to that amount I wish the other part of the $300 to be adapted for the purpose of educating her grandchildren viz Sandy England and Polly Taylor. The property that I bought at William Brasel's sale to be returned to my Exors. And it to be at their discretion if not discretionally used. Two horses, thirteen head of cattle, 15 head of hogs and the house furniture.

11th Item. And the residue of my estate both real and personal not heretofore bequeathed I wish to be sold and equally divided amon my legatees viz. Sally Hennessee, Nancy Staton, Betsey Harper, Lucy England, Thomas Wilcher, and daughter Christian, Archibald Wilcher to them and them only and heirs forever.

12th Item. And I do by these presents appoint my trusty friends Benjamin Wooten, Thomas Wilcher, Jr., and Joseph England the sole executors of this my will and testament and none other ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and testament and revoking and disallowing all other wills heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date first written."

Signed Thomas Wilcher (Seal)

Signed, sealed, and pronounced In presence of Aaron Abernathy, Joseph Taylor x his mark, Alexander Snell.

To my son Arch I want my wife and son to have two horses of their choosing.

State of Tennessee October Term 1816
Warren County Court

I do hereby certify that the due execution of the within last will and Testament of Thomas Wilcher deceased was proven in open Court of the first day of the above Term by the oaths of Joseph Taylor and Alexander Shenell two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded.

Given at office the 7th June A. D. 1823
Jos. Coville Clk
By S. D. Own D. Clk.

This will was proved in open court on the 7th day of June 1823 and registered 9 June 1823. Thomas I and Ann had 7 daughters and 2 sons, all of whom received bequests from his will. [See "Siblings," p. 4]

On 7 Oct 1818 the executors sold 333 acres for $1,053. They sold about 183 acres of land in Burke Co. NC on 25 Nov 1818 for $100 (was originally granted on 7 Jun 1799).

Per "The North Carolinian Journal by Wm. Perry Johnson editor in March 1960 the North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers listed Thomas Wilcher (or Welsher) from the Morgan District, Burke Co., NC. No further information is available, but this shows clearly Thomas Wilcher Sr was a Revolutionary War soldier from the state of North Carolina. He was in North Carolina from 1789 - 1807.

Early Wilchers

From "The Wiseman Family and Allied Lines, Vol I" found in the Warren County, TN genealogical library. The ancestors for the Warren Country, TN family by the surname Wilcher are difficult to assertain. The name is spelled Welcher, Whelchel, Wilsher, Wilshire, Wicher, Willshire, Whiltshire, Wilsure, Wilkshire in various early VA and NC records. In 1654 John Wiltshire is listed as a Virginia immigrant, and in 1679 several of the Wilsheir family immigrated from Barbados. There was a Thomas Wiltshire in Northampton country, VA in 1672 and in the Isle of Wight Country in 1682. By the mid 1700's Thomas, Dorcas, and Joseph Wilshire are in Caroline County, VA. John Weltshire was in Augusta County, VA in 1762 and David Whiticher is there in 1769.

The name seems without doubt Wiltshire, at first, and shows an English origin - becoming Wilcher in both English and pioneer usage, until Wilcher became generally adopted. Thomas, of Warrant County, signs himself "Thomas Wiltshire" on several county records, one of them among the last he signed, in 1816 - the year of his death. (Copied from "The History and Genealogy of some pioneer Northern Alabama Families" by Mary N. Gibson - Brittain, Marie Brittain Craig, and Marjorie Craig Churchill.)
Thomas Wilcher, Sr. (cont'd)

Research on the surname "Wilcher" shows it to be a variation on the name "Wiltshire," a county in SW England. About 90% of all people with that name 200-300 years ago came from there. Wilshire, England, is probably where the American Wilchers came from. The vast majority of the Wilchers (or other spellings) who came to the New World in the 1600s and 1700s came as indentured servants, usually as an alternative to other punishment for petty offenses. The first Wilcher in America showed up in Virginia in 1635 as an indentured servant. Over the next 150 years a couple dozen others showed up in various places: Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the Bahamas. About 3/4 of the Wilchers came to Virginia in the 1600s and 1700s. One of these early Virginia indentured servants was likely the progenitor of the Wilchers in Amherst-Bedford.

William Walton & Susannah Walton (father/mother of Anne Walton)

Children:

1. William Walton -to become William Walton Sr. born 24 Dec 1736. Married Elizabeth Tilghman in St. James, Northern Parish, Goochland County, Virginia to Elizabeth Tilghman on 1 Dec 1758. Had 15 children. Before 1767 moved to Amherst County, Virginia. Served in the American Revolution. Son, William Jr. served in the Army in South Carolina. In Amherst County 1785-87. Moved to Charleston, SC where Elizabeth Tilghman died on 8 Sep 1787. Listed in 1800 census of Burke County. Died 31 Jan 1806 (age70). Buried at the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church, Morganton, NC.
2. Jesse Walton -in the Revolutionary War records of Wilkes County, NC. Later moved to Tennessee and was second in command to John Sevier. Founder of Jonesboro, TN.
3. Susannah Walton
4. Mary Walton
5. Anne Walton, born about 1748, and married Thomas Wilcher, Sr.
6. Louise Walton
7. Frances Walton

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10 Oct 2008:

Abstracted from,

"Early Tennessee Tax List", Sistler; p. 206;

WELCHIR, Thomas L., Warren-1812

p. 207;

WHELCHAE, Day?, Warren-1812
WHELCHAE, John, Warren-1812
WHELCHAE, William, Warren-1812
WHILCHAE, Francis, Warren-1812

"The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee", Charles A. Sherrill,

p. 546;

Whelchae, Dave ?, Warren Co. Tax 1812 tax list, in Christian Schell's district
Whelchae, John, Warren Co. Tax 1812 tax list, in Christian Schell's district
Whelchae, Dave ?, Warren Co. Tax 1812 tax list, in Christian Schell's district
Wilcher, Thomas, Jr, Warren Co. Tax 1812 tax list, in Samuel Colville's district
Whehae, Frances, Warren Co. Tax 1812 tax list, in Christian Schell's district

24 Jun 2009:

Listed in the 1812 Warren County, Tennessee Tax List...

Enumerated by Christian Shell:

12. Wilchar, John
48. Wilchar, Davis
49. Wilchar, William
56. Wilchar, Frances

John, Davis & Frances are, no doubt, connected to the WILCHER tree, however, there is no mention of them in any of the Thomas Wilcher, Sr. documents. Nor do they appear in the 1820, 1830 or the 1850 Warren County Census records. Could they be issue of the Charles WILCHER of Burke Co.,NC as noted by Nita Shepard? ...DAH

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Could John be his father? Go to this link... http://www.geni.com/people/John-Wilcher/6000000014961325946 or his record within this website:

http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I36645&tree=hennessee

Birthdate: April 5, 1716 Birthplace: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonies of North America

Died 1770 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, British Colonies of North America

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Joseph Wilcher Sr. Amherst Co., VA

Probably connected to an earlier WILCHER line and might be a brother to Thomas & Charles Wilcher:

Chronology Report 1
Printed by Legacy on 20 Nov 2002
Age Name: Joseph WILCHER Sr.
Life Range: 70 1760-1765 - After 1830
1760-1765 Birth: 1, 2
Between 1760-1770 Spouse (#2): Sarah TYREE (Between 1760- ).
1 1761 History: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Formed from southern half of Albemarle County.
1 1761 History: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Amherst Parish was formed from St. Anne's Parish to cover the county. . 3
11 1771 May 25 To 1771 May 27 History: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Amherst suffered a disaster when the James river ws a t flood stage, 150 persons were lost at that time.
Marriage (1): Mildred "Milly" ( -Bef 1798). 17
Unknown Spouse (#1): Mildred "Milly" ( -Bef 1798). Died before 28 Apr 1798. 4
23 1783-1786 Tax: Virginia, Amherst Co.. list Charles Wilcher & Joseph Wilcher. 4
25 1785 Tax: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Welsher, Joseph 5 white.
27 1787 Tax: VA, Amherst Co., List B. List B: Wilcher, Joseph self, 0 16/21 white males, 0 black 16/+, 0 black 16/-, Horses 2, Cattle 7. 5
29 1789 Nov 12 Deed: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Saml Meredith, Jno Stewart & Jos Wilsher, AC to Jas Owen AC for 70 lbs 95 acres 56 acres is that of Wilsher; Lines. Christian, Saml Meredith (formerly Braxton) Wit. Nelson Crawford, Lindsey Coleman, Jas Callaway, Jas Ballinger. 6
Abt 1790 Child born (1-#1): 30 Joseph WILCHER Jr. (Abt 1790- ).
1793 Sep 2 Child born (1-#2): 33 Virginia, Amherst Co.. Lawson Green WILCHER (1793-1843). Born in Amherst Co., Virginia, USA. Died on 4 Dec 1843 in Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.17
36 1796 Feb 23 To 1798 Sep 22 Deed: VA, Amherst Co., 102a. Saml & Jane Meredith to Jos Wilcher 5sh 102a pt. tract Rockey River, Braxton's old line, Notley Maddox, Jos Higginbotham. Wit. Davis S Garland, Jas Garland, Jas P Garland.. 7
38 Bef 1798 Apr 28 Death of Spouse (#1): Mildred "Milly" ( -Bef 1798).
38 1798 Apr 28 Bond: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph Wilcher & Jacob Tyree are bound to commonwealth of VA $150 28 Apr 1798. A marriage is intended between Sally Rutherford (widow) & Joseph Wilcher (Widower) signed Jos Wilsher Jacob Tyree. 19
38 1798 Apr 28 Certificate: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Married Wilsher, Joseph and Sally Rutherford, widow by the Rev Walter Christian. (M.R.).. 20
1798 Apr 28 Marriage (2): 38 Virginia, Amherst Co.. Sarah TYREE
(Between 1760- ). In Amherst Co., Virginia, USA. 19
38 1798 May 12 Deed: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Jos Wilcher AC to Andrew Monroe (Munroe) AC for 300 lbs 231a branches Rockey Run, Lines :Jos Higginbotham, Peter Cashwell, Charles Christian, Richa Wilson, Saml Huckstep. Wit. Chas Christian, Jacob Pierce, Rich Wilson. 8
38 1798 Jun 21 Deed: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Jacob Tyree AC to jos Wilcher AC for 5 sh & love a slave Sue for his wife Sarah who is my daughter. Wit. Francis Bunt, Nicodemus Vermilion. 9
50 1810 Census: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph Wilcher m. 2 16/26, 1 26/45, 1 45/+ f. 1 0/10, 1 16/26, 1 45/+; slaves 8. 1
51 1811 Jun 12 Bondsman: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph Willshire Jr. and Joseph Willshire Senior are bound; a marrriage is intended between Joseph Wilcher Jr. & Nancy Rutherford; Sarah Willshire signed dau. Nancy is 20y of age. Recorded in Marriage Regiter #1 p. 226, Amherst County Clerks Office, Amherst, Virginia. 12
Jun 1811. Know all men by these presents that we Joseph Willshire Jr. and Joseph Willshire Senior are held jointly bound unto his excellency Gov. Wm. South Lieutenant governor of chief magistrate of the 10
52 1812 Aug 17 Deed: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph WILSHIRE, JacobPIERCE & Joseph KENNEDY- Joseph WILSHIRE debt to Joseph KENNEDY 200 lbs due 1 Jan 1814, slaves, Moll Isham, China (life est of wife Sarah Wilshire) Dick, Wiatt, Robinson, Joe, Clara, horse, cattle, beds, furniture, hogs . 11
57 1817 Tax: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joe Wilchar 1 wm/+16, 2 horses; Joseph W Wilcher 1 wm/+16, 1 bm/+16,
1horse (2nd hundred); . 12
57 1817 Tax: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Jos Wilshar 1 wm/+16 1 bm/12-16; Joseph W Wilcher 1. 13
59 1819 Tax: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph Wilcher Sr 1 wm/+ 16, 1 slave; Joseph Wilcher 1 wm+16, 1. Tax list 1819 Amherst Co. VA. 14
60 1820 Census: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Wilsher, Joseph Amherst Co VA p. 38 No Twp. . 15
61 1821 Mar 12 Purchased: Virginia, Amherst Co.. James M (W) Wilshire, Amherst County, to Joseph Wilshire, amherst Co $133 horse; beds, etc. Wit. Charles A Christian, Samuel DChristian, William Pollard (could be Jr). 16
70 1830 Census: Virginia, Amherst Co.. Joseph Wilcher m 1 80/90, f 1 15/20, 2 20/30, 1 60/70 9 slaves. 2
70 After 1830 Death:

Source Citations
1. 1810 U. S. Census Amherst Co., Virginia. Wilchers, Calab m. 2 10/16 1 16/26 1 45/+ f. 1 16/26 1 45+26/45: Richard m. 1 45/+ slaves 11: Joseph m. 2 16/26 1 26/45 145/+ f 1 0/10 1 16/26 1 45/+ slaves 8
2. 1830 U S Population Census Amherst Co., Virginia.
3. Charles Frances Cocke, Parish Lines Diocese of Virginia, (Richmond, VA: The Virginia State Library, 1967).
4. Smith, Melba M, Wilcher Family Information, a descendant of Lawson Green Wilcher son of Joseph Wilcher Sr & Milly, (1998). 5. Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, The 1787 Census Of Virginia: An accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years; the Number of Wite Males between 16 & 21 Years; the Number of Slaves Over 16 & those Under 16 years, together with a Listing of their Horses; Cattle & Carriages: and also the Names of all Persons to whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses were Issued, (Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield, VA).
5. Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, The 1787 Census Of Virginia: An accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years; the Number of Wite Males between 16 & 21 Years; the Number of Slaves Over 16 & those Under 16 years, together with a Listing of their Horses; Cattle & Carriages: and also the Names of all Persons to whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses were Issued, (Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield, VA).
6. Rev Bailey Fulton Davis, The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1807 & Albemarle County, Virginia 1748-1763, (The Rev. S Emmett Lucas Jr, P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29640: Southern Historical Press, 1979), p. 243: 413.
7. Ibid, p. 325: p. 204 & p. 340: p. 429.
8. Ibid, p. 333. p. 329.
9. Ibid, Deed Bk L p.335/358.
10. William Montgomery Sweeny, Marriage Bonds, and Other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia 1763-1800 [Although Amherst was formed in 1761, no marriage records have been found before 1763], (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1937 & 1973), Recorded in Marriage Regiter #1 p. 226, Amherst County Clerks Office, Amherst, Virginia.
11. Rev Bailey Fulton Davis, The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1807- 1827: Books L-R, (The Rev. S Emmett Lucas Jr, P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29640: Southern Historical Press, 1985), p. 39. DB M p228.
12. Tax list 1817 Amherst Co., VA.
13. Tax list 1818 Amherst Co., VA.
14. Tax list 1819 Amherst Co. VA.
15. AIS Census Indexes: This collection contains Federal Census Indexes, State Census indexes, and indexes to various Federal non-population schedules (Mortality Schedules, Veterans Schedules, Slaves Schedules) for most of the U.S. and parts of Canada. The scope of the collection includes colonial records (pre-1790 tax lists, resident's lists, etc.) and censuses from 1790 to 1870. Some census indexes for later years exist for some states, (1999 , Url: http://data/ancestry/com), Wilsher, Joseph Amherst Co VA p. 38 No Twp.
16. Rev Bailey Fulton Davis, The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1807- 1827: Books L-R, (The Rev. S Emmett Lucas Jr, P O Box 738 Easley, SC 29640: Southern Historical Press, 1985), p. 635. 12 Mar 1821.
17. Smith, Melba M, Wilcher Family Information, a descendant of Lawson Green Wilcher son of Joseph Wilcher Sr & Milly, (1998).
18. The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments: Together with The Apocrypha: Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with The Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, with Canne's Marginal Notes and Refrences, to which are added an index; An Alphabetical, Table of all the names in the old and new testaments, with their Sigifications, tables of Scripture weights, measures and coins & C., Family Info: Lawson G. Wilcher, (White & Hutchinson & Dwier, Hartford, 1836), Lawson G Wilsher Died the 4 of December 1843.
19. William Montgomery Sweeny, Marriage Bonds, and Other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia 1763-1800 [Although Amherst was formed in 1761, no marriage records have been found before 1763], (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1937 & 1973), Marriage Register #1 p. 125, Amherst County Clerk's Office, Amherst, VA.
20. Ibid, p 28.

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A summation of early Wilchers...

Peggy,

Below is a message I posted a couple of years ago to Geneva Anderson. She apparently has the "link" I'm looking for which puts my John Wilcher (b. 1783) in KY at the right time. However, we haven't connected yet. I think she sent me a monumental, several megabyte database dump in 1999, but nothing specific on the link.

I've posted this to her again in hopes she will be more specific. It doesn't look like my John and your John are the same guy, although they may have been from the same family before that.

Brett (previous posting below)

I am descended from a line of Wilchers that found its way to the Pacific Northwest in 1868. I can trace back five generations (including myself) to a Stephen Wilcher, who was born in Casey Co. or Lincoln Co., KY, in 1810. He moved to Missouri in the 1840's, then on to Clark Co., WA, in 1868. His descendants all live in the PNW.

Stephen's father appears to have been named John Wilcher, who was 67 years old in the 1850 census and claimed to have been born in KY. That would put his birth in 1783, pretty early for KY, but possible if his parents were there with Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark (and a whole lot of Indians).

The family seems to have been from Virginia. Your Amherst, Bedford Co., connections look promising because of the same set of names-- John, Joseph, Charles, etc.-- and because of the dates. They were there in the late 1700's and the same names show up in Casey-Lincoln, KY, in the early 1800's. This doesn't do much for John Wilcher's claim about being born in KY in 1783, but works well for connecting Wilchers in KY and VA.

I've also been looking back further to try to figure out how Wilchers got to Amherst-Bedford in the late 1700's. Most of my conclusions are based purely on statistical probablilities. For example, research on the surname "Wilcher" shows it to be a variation on the name "Wiltshire," a county in SW England. About 90% of all people with that name 200-300 years ago came from there. I'm inclined to think that Wiltshire, England, is where the American Wilchers came from. The vast majority of the Wilchers (or other spellings) who came to the New World in the 1600's and 1700's came as indentured servants, usually as an alternative to other punishment for petty offenses. The first Wilcher in America showed up in Virginia ca. 1635 as an indentured servant. Over the next 150 years a couple dozen others showed up in various places: Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the Bahamas. About three-quarters of the Wilchers came to Virginia in the 1600's and 1700's. I suspect one of these early Virginia indentured servants was the progenitor of the Wilchers in Amherst-Bedford.

My challenges are:

1) to verify the connection between my Stephen Wilcher, born KY in 1810, with John Wilcher;
2) connect that John Wilcher with the Amherst-Bedford, VA, Wilchers; and
3) figure out the who, when, and how of the Wilcher migration from England to Virginia and then to Amherst-Bedford.

Any information you can provide that might help fill in the "middle years" would be appreciated.

Later response...

Hi Brett

Do you have further info on the Amherst County, Va Wilchers which you could share with me? I have come across references to Charles and John W. Wilcher being sons of Joseph and Barbara Wilcher of Amherst Co, Va (late 1700s time period). There was also a Thomas Wilcher who may fit as another relative. Thomas Wilcher, formerly of Amherst co, Va, is listed in land records of Burke co, Nc along with Charles Wilcher. This same Thomas had issue who removed to Warren and Cannon Counties, Tennessee.

I would appreciate any details you might have on any Amherst co, Va Wilcher family, which might help me verify or add to the limited Wilcher info I have...

Thanks

David Travillion Bunton
613 South Commerce Ave
Russellville, AR 72801
travillion@hotmail.com

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Thomas Wilcher built a two-story brick home sometime after 1807, a portion of which exists today as the home of Dr. B. C. Smoot...

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Sat 3/11/2017 4:41 PM

Hey cuz,

I was looking at your notes for Nancy Anna Walton and looking at the sources... I was wondering if you realized that the Family Search sources link back to trees that give her parents as the William who married Susannah Cobb? Even so, I still don't think this is correct because there is no proof that she was even a Walton let alone the daughter of William and Susannah. Also, I have seen (but not sure if it is sources) that Anne, the daughter of William and Susannah was married to someone else. Again, I don't know if that had sources or not but it is worth noting. I thought you might want to know in case you want to alter or remove those cited sources. So far I haven't found anything regarding her parentage or even real surname. I have definitely ruled out William Walton and Elizabeth Tilman as her parents. They were married on 1 Dec 1758. I found the record proving their marriage date and therefore proving they aren't her parents.

I have found quite a few deed records for Thomas Wilcher. I wasn't really thinking about Warren County having been formed from White County before. A lot of the land deeds for him are in White County...something to keep in mind when searching for records for Warren County. I will have to change the format from jpg to pdf for you so it may take some time.

Here is a plat map that shows his land in Warren County:

A note regarding Thomas Wilcher's death date... it is given by everyone as 08 Aug 1816...but that was the day he made the will. The transcription of his will indicates his will was proved in open court during the Oct 1816 term so his death date is sometime between when he wrote his will (08 Aug 1816) and when it was proved (Oct 1816). Then there is a note at the bottom which reads:
Given at office the 7th June A.D. 1823
So I am not sure what that is about.

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Interestingly, on the page opposite to one of the Thomas Wilcher land deeds was one for James Cain. The name is mistranscribed as Caise but when you look at the bottom of the document it is more obvious that it said Cain. I also found this tidbit in the White County Minutes on GenWeb (this site also has lots several mentions of Thomas Wilcher suing various people for money owed).


Peter Hutson )
vs. )
Henry Lowery )
In this case the parties personally appeared in Court and agreed to refer the cause in dispute to Henry J. H. Hill, Esq., james Kane, Joseph Hutton, John Huse, Isham McGuire, James Boyd and Vincent Hubbs, and their verdict be returned to next court and be binding as the verdict of a Jury would have been.
Tuesday 14 Apl. 1807 Court adjourned till tomorrow morning Seven O'clock, Members present: John Dergan, Henry J. H. Hill & Benjamine Weaver, Esqr.
Wednesday 15th April 1807 Court met according to adjournment
Members Present: Henry J. H. Hill, Thomas Bounds ) Esqrs.
& Thomas Matthews )

and this on a John Kain:

October 8, 1821
P. 285
Andrew McElroy. )
To Issd. ) Deed trust
Thomas Hopkins & )
John Kain )
Was this day proven in open Court by the oaths of Richard Nelson and Nathan Haggard the subscribing witnesses thereto, for the purposes and things mentioned and ordered to be recorded, let it be registered.
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I remember you talking about always coming across Cunninghams, so here are a few things:

Here is a bio on George Cunningham, husband of Sarah Hennessee:


Another Hennessee and Cunningham marriage... Bible record:

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I will let you know what else I find but wanted to send a rundown of this stuff. Otherwise it gets to be too much to remember and include at once lol.

Love,
Stef

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Thomas Wilcher
Born 1745 in Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Nancy (Walton) Wilcher — married before 1768 in Amherst County, Virginia Colony
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Archibald P. Wilcher, Sarah (Wilcher) Hennessee, Winnefred (Wilcher) Braswell and Thomas Walton Wilcher
Died 1816 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
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Thomas Wilcher served during the American Revolution
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"The North Carolinian Journal by Wm. Perry Johnson editor in March 1960 the North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers listed Thomas Wilcher (or Welsher) from the Morgan District, Burke Co., NC."[1]

Biography
Thomas Wilcher was probably born about 1745-46. He moved from Amherst County, VA, to Burke County, North Carolina (near Morganton), when he was approximately 44 years old, before Aug 1879. He moved on to Tennessee when he was about 62 years old. Thomas Wilcher died in Warren County, TN, Oct 1816 when he was about 71 years old.[2]

Children
Archibald P. Wilcher, b. Abt 1771, (Amherst County, Virginia) , d. 0___ 1829, Warren County, Tennessee
Sarah "Sallie" Wilcher, b. 0___ 1775, (Amherst County, Virginia) d. Abt 8 Jul 1830, Warren County, Tennessee, married James Hennessee,
Nancy Wilcher, b. 6 Apr 1776, (Amherst County, Virginia) d. 0___ 1843, Blount County, Alabaman married George Dameron Staton,
Christian Wilcher, b. Abt 1777, (Amherst County, Virginia) married William North,
Winnefred "Winne" Wilcher, b. 1770-1780, (Amherst County, Virginia) d. 1840-1850, Blount County, Alabama married William Braswell, Sr.,
Ritnier "Ritty" Wilcher, b. (ABT 1780), (Amherst County, Virginia) d. ABT 1813, Warren County, Tennessee, married Thomas Vaughan,
Lucy Wilcher, b. 0___ 1784, (Amherst County) Virginia d. 7 Oct 1863, Warren County, Tennessee married Joseph England, married John Harper,
Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilcher, b. 0___ 1782, (Amherst County) Virginia, d. Aft 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
Thomas W(alton) Wilcher, Jr., b. 0___ 1788, Amherst County, Virginia d. 0___ 1854, Warren County, Tennessee married Pauline C. "Polly" Gordon,
Goodspeed’s History of Warren Count]y

Collins River is the main stream of the county. this stream rises in Grundy County, passes near McMinnville, just below the town receives the waters of Barren Fork, and empties into Caney Fork. Hickory Creek is a branch of Barren Fork, and Charles Creek empties into Collins River, they, with the two named and Mountain Creek composing the principal streams of the county.
When the pioneers came to what is now the territory of Warren County, they found the valleys and coves covered with an almost impenetrable growth of tall cane and the mountains and hills with heavy timber. Game was plentiful and many are the stories of exciting bear and deer hunts handed down and now told with keen relish by the sons of the hardy pioneers.
First District, Faulkner’s Chapel Methodist Episcopal South and Baptist, and Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian.[3]
OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY

"One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher), the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders William C. Smartt, his wives, his venerable mother, and many descendants are buried in this peaceful enclosure which in the springtime, with its level grassy turf, its evergreens, flowers, and waving vines, looks very like a garden of the long ago. William C. Smartt was a commissioned general in the militia, but he won his spurs as a fighting man at Mobile under Jackson where he was promoted to the rank of major."[4]
Sources
? "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-561H : accessed 12 March 2017), Thos Wilcher, ; citing Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcgee/w/t_w730/t_w730.html
? Goodspeed’s History of Warren County
? OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY
http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I1214&tree=hennessee

end of report

Birth:
Amherst County, Virginia was formed in 1761, from parts of Albemarle County, Virginia... http://bit.ly/1opXGkp

Possessions:
purchased 174 acres...

Occupation:
Appointed as an appraiser...

Died:
on Wilcher's Plantation...

Map & History of Warren County, Tennessee... http://bit.ly/PIsRbw and http://www.tngenweb.org/warren

Buried:
http://home.att.net/~jemjr/graveyard.htm

OLD BURIAL GROUNDS OF WARREN COUNTY, TENN. By MRS. BLANCHE BENTLEY

"One of the best known and first organized churches of Warren County was Liberty, a mile or so from McMinnville. As shown by his will, land was given by Thomas Wiltshire (Wilcher), the church house built and the church, Cumberland Presbyterian in doctrine, organized all in 1815. William Cheek Smartt is the reputed founder and he and John Allison, a Revolutionary soldier, were two of its first elders..."

Thomas married (Nancy Anna) "Anne" (Walton) LNU in (~1768) in (Amherst County, Virginia Colony). (Nancy was born on 24 May 1748 in Amherst County, Virginia; died in 1831 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in (Liberty Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1748, (Goochland County) Virginia

Notes:

Friday, March 10th, 2017:

Allen Thomas, allanharlthomas@gmail.com, alerts me to this error and I can thank him for his quick-eye:

"Hey David we have a problem with Nancy and her Mom's birthdates, what do you think?
"

Allan

to which I replied on the same day:

"Oh, s...

I've got to do some diggin'"

I spent several hours revisiting sites to verify her lineage and to no avail, so with great chagrin and embarrassment on

Saturday, March 11th, 2017:

I have unlinked Nancy Anna "Ann" Walton,

http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I1215&tree=hennessee,

from the family William & Elizabeth Tilman Walton,

http://thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I25624&tree=hennessee,

because there is no proof of the relationship.

It is likely that she was enumerated as one of their issue in error and that error has been copied, repeated and recapitulated by other researchers too lazy to verify the information

Alt Birth:
Now a part of Albermarle County, Virginia.

Goochland was founded in 1728 as the first county formed from Henrico shire, followed by Chesterfield County in 1749. Goochland was named for Sir William Gooch,[5] the royal lieutenant governor from 1727 to 1749, at which time the nominal governor, the Earl of Albemarle, remained in England. Goochland originally included all of the land from Tuckahoe Creek, on both sides of the James River, west as far as the Blue Ridge Mountains...

Map & History of Goochland County, Virginia ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goochland_County,_Virginia

Notes:

Married:
Amherst County, Virginia was formed in 1761, from parts of Albemarle County, Virginia... http://bit.ly/1opXGkp

Residence (Family):
then it was known as "White County"...

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

Notes:

Revolutionary Patriot...Tompkins' Papers. Removed from Kentucky to McMinn County,TN circa 1818.

Charles married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Hanna LNU(Virginia). Hanna was born in (Virginia). [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 Malissa Lucy "Etta" Watson in 1787 in (Spartanburg County, South Carolina). Malissa (daughter of Samuel Watson and Sarah LNU) was born in ~1760 in South Carolina; died in ~1799 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:

• 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

end of profile

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.

end of comment

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
rpirkle@texoma.net

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 Elizabeth Cantrell. Elizabeth died in 0___ 1772 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried in Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Cantrell was the second wife of Isaac Cantrell (1733-1805) who formed Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church in 1777. He was its pastor for over 20 years.

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Elias Legett II
Born about 1734 in South Carolina, USAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Elias Leggett I and Sarah (UNKNOWN) Leggett
Brother of William Leggett and Jeremiah Reading Leggett [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Charity (Legate) Cantrell
Died [date unknown] in Mt Nebro Church, Paulding, Georgia, USAmap
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Biography
Elias was named as a son in his father's 1761 will, as follows ...

"... unto my son Elias Legett one cow and calf besides his owne and all my wearing cloths and working tools ...
Elias is believed to have moved to Paulding County, Georgia. A younger Elias Legett is found in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1790, Barnwell County in 1800 and 1810, and Marion County in 1820 and 1830.

Sources
Tyrrell County, NC Will Book 1, p. 22: August 22, 1761 Will of Elias Legett [Leggett]; full transcript available at [1].
U.S. Census: 1790 Census of Edgefield Co., SC; NARA Series M637, Roll 11, p. 509.
U.S. Census: 1800 Census of Barnwell Co., SC; Roll 47; p. 61.
U.S. Census: 1810 Census of Barnwell Co., SC; NARA Series M252, Roll 61, p. 184.
U.S. Census: 1820 Census of Marion Co., SC; NARA Series M233, Roll 121, p. 62/No. 16.
U.S. Census: 1830 Census of Marion Co., SC; NARA Series M19, Roll 172, p. 29/31.

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Died:
Mt Nebro Church...

Elias married Sarah LNU. Sarah died in (Paulding County, Georgia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Talbot County, Maryland
• Immigration: 8 Mar 1679, Youghal, Ireland

Notes:

Philip Popplestone craves [claims] Rtts for 1150 Acres of Land due to him for importation of 23 persons into this Province to Inhabit according to the following Catalog: viz.

A Catalogue of the names of what Servants were brought in the Shipp called the Increase of Youghale, Philip Popleston, Commander, Anno Domini 1679:

Cornelius Nevill
Mary Buchan
Ann Barry
Piers Wally
Dennis Donnavan
Margarett Duohy
Darby Quick
Cornelius Lynch
Robert Kearny
Dennis Murphy
Edward Kirby
John Clancy
Cornelius Hible
Katherine Leary
Hana Neal
Margarett Joflynger
Darby Sullivan
Joan Dally
Daniel Murphy
Thomas Corcran

Thomas Henesy

John Haghiesen
Joan Ronayne

The Persons above specified were imported by me Philip Popleston and never made use of the rtts for their transportation untill assigned by me unto William Sharp. Witness my hand this 19th of March 1679: s/ Philip Popleston

March 19, 1679:

Warrant: then granted by the Rtt Honorable: the Lord Proprietor to William Sharp of Talbott County for 1150 Acres for and in consideration of the foregoing rtts of Assignment :
__________________ Ret. in Six Months.

Phil:
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Philip Poplestone craved Rtts to One Thousand Acres of Land for Importacon from Ireland into this Province to Inhabitt according to the following Catalogue viz

Anno 1679

William Newmarch
Morrish Keally
Timothy Connor
Adam Merritt
Thomas White
Joan English
Habia Loftus
John Legge
Thomas Gelliburne
James Smyth
Dennis Nunane
Edmund Goremond
John Haghieren

Thomas Henery (sp)

Honor Mulrean
Thomas Bullen
Robert Hawkins
Corneluis Sheehane
John Brendevill
Katherine Londry

The persons above specified were imported by me Philip Poplestone and never made use of the rights for their transportation untill Assigned by me unto John Stevens Witness my hand this nineteenth Day of March 1679

s/ Philip Popleston

and underneath was thus written vis

Do hereby Assigne and make over all my right and Interest to the Rtts above specified unto John Stephens and his Assigns as witness my hand and seal the 19th March 1679:

Philip Popleston (Seale)

March 19th: 1679
Warrant then granted unto John Stevens of Dorchester County by the Rtt Honorable the Lord Proprietor for and in consideration of the foregoing Rtts and Assignment from Philip Poplestone for one Thousand Acres of Land. ___
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Thom:
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Maryland Ss:
Know all men by these presents that William Sharpe of Talbott County and Phillip Poplestone, Master of the Ship Encrease of Youghal are holden and firmly bound to the right Honorable Charles Lord Baltimore in the sum of One hundred pounds Sterling money to be paid to the said Charles Lord Baltimore the said Sum of One Hundred Pounds or his certain Attorney Executors and Administrators or Assignees To which payment well and trulely to be made We bind us and either of us, our and either of our heirs executors and Administrators and every of us joyntly and severally by Himself for all and in the whole firmly by these presents. Signed with our hands and Sealed with our Seals dated this eight and twentieth day of March One Thousand six hundred seventy nine and in the fourth Year of the Dominion of the Said Charles Lord Baltemore over Maryland ?? ____

WHEREAS the persons in the Catalogue mentioned were lately brought over by the above bound Philip Poplestone in the Ship above mentioned and their rights to him assigned to the above bound William Sharpe as by the said Catalogue may appear due. Whereas upon their Humble request the the above named Charles Lord Baltemore hath the day of the date above written promised a grant to the said William Sharpe by his generall Warrant to take up Land in this Province for the rights of the said severall Persons mentioned and named in the said Catalogue or any or either of them have not formerly been mad use of in order to their rights nor shall hereafter be made use of that purpose otherwise than according to the Interest that is herein and hereby declared Then this obligation to be void and of none Effect otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue ____

Sealed and delivered by the said William Sharpe in the presence of William Sharpe Vincent Sower Rich Recii Thomas Greenway?

Annexed to the above Obligation was this Catalogue followingn Viz.

(667) Catalogue of all the Servants Nameds which came out of Ireland into Maryland in the Ship the Encrease of Youghall Philip Poplestone, Master

I????
John Coverane 1
Morrish Magrath 2
Morgan Caduell 3
Edward Burke 4
Thomas Smith 5
Patrick Sacey 6
Patrick Freeman 7
David Dally 8
Morish Doulen 10
Rich Ashwood 14
Dorris Brothers 12
Coriel Driskols 13
Dave Gallahoe 14
John Jones 15
John Feakine 16
Thomas Nanury 17
Patrick Cahane 18
Mortagh Murphey 19
Tim Hartaggue 20
Thomas Sherwin 21
William Heage 22
John London 24
John Tye 25
Norris Fitzgerald 26
John Mushhave 27
Catherine Magralis 28
her young daughter 29
Alice Green 30
Catherine Haloorans 32
Margaret West 33
Catherine Kennedy 34
Mary Ireland 35
Catherine Ahagh 36
Elizabeth Fostor 37
Alice Quaine 38
Houdra Neale 39
Mary Bower 40
Mary Carrous 41

Catherine Henesy 42

Helena Mulreau 43
Marg Gerrald 44
Joan Pully 45
John Bughlaus 46

Underneath the aforegoing Catalogue was thus written ???
This)

( 185)

This is a true Account of the names of what Servants I brought to Maryland as above said and do by these Presents assign all my right Title of this Forty-six Servants by name above said unto William Sharpe being never before assigned nor made over to any other person as Wittness my hand

Witness George Sullivan Philip Poplestone (Signed)


Maryland Ss: Know all men by these presents that Samuel Groome the Younger as owner Commander of the Globe of Soudou are holden and firmly bound to the right Honorable Charles Lord Baltimore in the value? of One hundred and fifty pounds Sterling to be paid to the said Charles Lord Baltimore or his order Attorney Executors of Assignees To which payment well and trulely to be made We bind us, our heirs executors and Administrators firmly by these presents. Signed with my hand and Sealed with my Seal dated this five and twentiety day of April One Thousand six hundred seventy nine.........................

WHEREAS the persons mentioned in the Catalogue annexed were brought over in the Ship above mentioned by Samuel Groome the Elcer, father of the above bound Samuel Groome as by the said Catalogue ??? appear and Whereas upon the Humble request of the said Samuel Groome the above named Charles Lord Baltemore hath promised against? Warrant to take up Lands for the rights of the said Several Persons amounting in the whole to four Score and Three Now the Conditionn of this obligation is such that if the said persons mentioned in the Catalogue annexed or any or either of them have not formerly been made use of [or?] in order to use? their rights ??? shall hereafter be made use of to that purpose by Consent or Knowledge of the said Samuel Groome the Elder of Samuel Groome the Younger or either of them or by any other under them or by their Title otherwise before mentioned then this present Obligation to be void and of none Effect or else it to Stand and abide in full force and Virtue _________ Samuel Groome ??? (Sealed)

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Thomas Green???. Annexed to the above Obligacion was the following Catalogue Viz

Servants imported into Maryland by the Owners of the Ship Globe .. Viz

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5 Jun 1995:

There is no proof that this Thomas HENESY is our progenitor. I include him as he is the earliest HENNESSEE found in records and the fact that "Thomas" is a re-occuring forename in our family...DAH

30 Jul 2009:

Nick Hennessee confirms that "Thomas & Catherine" are the parents of Patrick. This fact has been long suspected but not proven until now...

Through a serendipitous web search, Nick found:

"An 1820 publication that I found in a 2009 internet search, A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619, Volume VII, documents that Patrick was son of Irish natives, Thomas and Catherine, who immigrated in 1688 and 1689 to Maryland. Colonial Maryland records confirm the immigration: Thomas was indentured to John Stevens of Dorchester County and Catherine to William Sharpe of adjacent Talbot County under arrangements made by Philip Poplestone, Captain of the ship Increase of Youghale (Ireland), with the employers of Thomas and Catherine and with Lord Baltimore, Proprietary Governor of Maryland."

Note:

Nick & I suspected that there was an intermediate generation between Thomas and Patrick because of the considerable age disparity between the two. I still feel uncomfortable with their pairing for that same reason. In addition, I wonder why we've not been able to locate more issue for Thomas & Catherine given their assumed Catholic heritage and its cultural invective to procreate large families. An Irish Catholic family with one child? If that is the case, then there must have been some tragic circumstance regarding their union, i. e., a death of one of the spouses or infertility for either...

30 Aug 2009 Nick's response:

"I can agree with your comment with the addition that ages of Thomas and Catherine at time of marriage or conception ...if after they had fulfilled the indentures... could be a factor in family size. Also, if other children had been female, poor people, colonial practices did not honor female identity for posterity as much as later periods (witness Ailsey McDowell)."

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Hennessee pioneer genealogy questions and answers by Nick Hennessee relating to Thomas Hennessee (the immigrant), Thomas (son of the immigrant), Thomas (possible grandson of the immigrant) and Patrick of Burke County, North Carolina

CONCLUSIONS 9/9/2009:

(1) It can reasonably be assumed and concluded (but is not completely documented) that 1688 Maryland immigrant Thomas Henesy was forebearer of Patrick Hensey of Bedford County, VA, and Burke County,NC.

(2) Whether there were one or more generations between late 17th Century Maryland immigrant Thomas and mid 18th Century Bedford resident Patrick depends on assumptions (no birth year records found) of birth years of Maryland immigrant Thomas, of other Henesys named Thomas and of Patrick.

(3) The Thomas christening reported in Middlesex County, VA, in 1736, while not identifying the christened person by age, has other value because it shows location then of the Hennessee family near the Chesapeake Bay after the earlier Maryland locale and before their migrating west (a pattern common in that century) to Bedford County.

(4) Was the 1736 christening of an adult or an infant? With other evidence of Thomas and Patrick at Bedford, an adult christening in Middlesex County in 1736 would fit supposed age of the adult Thomas of Bedford, and an infant christening would fit a reasonably calculated age of child Patrick. Whatever the answer, a reasonable assumption is that Thomas was father and not brother of Patrick.

(5) The father-son (not brother) relationship assumption also extends from (a) historic records of community popularity and honor from serving in the Bedford Militia that would likely attract any male old engough to be eligible and (b) Militia records that Thomas of the Militia survived the French and Indian War initial battle at Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania in 1754 before (c) the earliest record of Patrick in the Militia in 1758.

(6) Therefore, I propose to report in an article for a Burke County book:

18th Century Burke County, NC, settler Patrick Henesy was son of French and Indian War militiaman Thomas, who had earlier migrated from coastal Middlesex County, VA, to western frontier Bedford County, VA, and who likely descended one or two generations from Thomas and Catherine Henesy, 1688 and 1689, immigrants to Maryland from Ireland.

DISCUSSION:

Early Hennessee History documentations:
Thomas, Irish immigrant indentured to Maryland 1688
Thomas christening, Middlesex County, VA, 1736
Thomas, member Bedford Militia, French and Indian War, 1754
Thomas, land grant (for Militia service) 1755 in Bedford County
Patrick, Bedford Militia, 1758
Patrick, homesteader in North Carolina, 1775 (Polk) and 1778 (Burke)

Thomas Hennessee, the immigrant in Maryland as an indentured servant in 1688, would have worked off his indenture by 1691 or 1695 (3 to 7 years per Wikipedia extract below).

How old was he in 1695? (Maybe 25, if born 1670. Maybe 45, if 1650 birth as assumed in http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bedford/military/mil1758b.txt).

Were there one or two Henesys named Thomas between Thomas the immigrant and Patrick of Burke?

To me, the Thomas christening reported in Middlesex County, VA, in 1736, has greatest riddle-solving value of the listed Hennessee documentations because it shows location then of the Hennessee family near the Chesapeake Bay. Irish immigrant Thomas, if still living in 1736, could then be 66 or 86 years old when member-of-Bedford-Militia Thomas was 20 years old and Patrick was an infant. That leaves a large age gap that supports existence of a generation or more between immigrant Thomas and member-of-Bedford-Militia Thomas. The christening makes sense to me now only if it:

(A) was an adult christening (a) of immigrant Thomas or (b) of son of immigrant Thomas or (c) of member-of-Bedford-Militia Thomas or

(B) if it was an infant christening of Patrick, who was in the Bedford Militia in 1758 (age 22 if Christened 1736). Presumed also is that some time after the christening, the family (particularly family of member-of-Bedford-Militia Thomas) migrated from Middlesex County (near Chesapeake Bay) to Bedford County (just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains).

Scenario 1: Where does the 1736 Patrick christening premise put birth year for his father Thomas, who was in the Bedford Militia in 1754? If father of Patrick were to be 20 before the presumed christening of Patrick, that would make father-of-Patrick's birth in 1716 and his age 38 at Fort Necessity in 1754. In this scenario, immigrant Thomas would have been 46 or 56 when father of Patrick was born in 1716. That suggests greater possibility but not certainty that immigrant Thomas was grandfather, not father, of Thomas, the father of Patrick.

Scenario 2 assumes another generation, between Thomas, the immigrant (1650 or 1660-?), and Thomas (possibly 1716-?), father of Patrick. This alternative implies younger ages for births in generations from the immigrant Thomas to father of Patrick.

Scenario 3 supports assumption by some Hennessee genealogists that Thomas in Bedford County was brother of Patrick in Bedford County and accepts, without identifying intermediate kin, that both descended from immigrant Thomas.

From Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant

"Indentured Servant"

An indentured servant is a laborer under contract of an employer for usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities. Unlike a slave, an indentured servant is required to work only for a limited term specified in a signed contract.[1]

The labor-intensive cash crop of tobacco was farmed in the American South by indentured laborers in the 17th and 18th centuries.[2] Indentured servitude was not the same as the apprenticeship system by which skilled trades were taught, but similarities do exist between the two mechanisms, in that both require a set period of work.

In addition to slaves (who were mostly from Africa), Europeans, including Irish,[3] Scottish,[4] English, and Germans,[5] were brought over in substantial numbers as indentured servants,[6] particularly in the British Thirteen Colonies.[7] Over half of all white immigrants to the English colonies of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries may have been indentured servants.[8

In Colonial North America, employers usually paid for European workers' passage across the Atlantic Ocean, reimbursing the shipowner who held their papers of indenture. In the process many families were broken apart. During the time living with their masters, their fellow indentured servants took the role of family.[citation needed]

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HENNESSEE FAMILY OF BURKE COUNTY

In three trips in September and October 1791, Patrick Hennessee and his teenage son, John, patronized The Morganton Store, "the only store for miles around." Then they either walked or rode on horseback or in a horse- or mule-drawn wagon or buggy. It was a 4 to 6 hour or more roundtrip from their home six miles northeast of Courthouse Square. That was long travel time for purchases of 100 10-penny nails, stirrup irons and spurs as well as three pints of rum and a bushel of Indian corn.
Patrick (circa 1735-1796) was forebear of the Hennessee family in Burke County. Records of the State of North Carolina show he was paid for Revolutionary War army service. In 1778, his first land grant in Burke was on both sides of the Catawba River between Johns River and Lower Creek. In his home, up from the south bank of the Catawba at Hunting Creek, he lived with his wife Alice, (nicknamed Ailsey), and sons James and John. Two daughters had married.
Long after Patrick of Burke was alive and available to answer questions, descendants wanted to know more about him and his forebears. Was he an Irish immigrant or a descendant of immigrants? Was Patrick of Burke the Patrick of Bedford County, VA?

LURE OF INEXPENSIVE FERTILE CAROLINA LAND

Vagueness continues in the record, but helpful perspective and inspiration came in 2006. Then Virginia and North Carolina frontier historian Dr. Christopher Hendricks published The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia, one of which was New London in Bedford County. Data and patterns emphasized by Professor Hendricks would logically relate Patrick of Bedford to the large colonial migration through Virginia to North Carolina via the store of William Calloway in New London. That perspective plus studies of 17th Century maps available to militiamen in that era and internet-enabled finding in 2009 of data previously not as accessible to or appreciated by family historians make plausible conclusions not earlier reached about Patrick of Burke and his heritage.
In the Bedford Militia in the 1750s were Thomas Hennesey and Patrick Henicie. At the beginning of the French and Indian War, the Virginia Militia (on the western frontier consisting mostly of the Bedford Militia) was under command of celebrated land surveyor, map maker and college professor Colonel Joshua Fry, Major (later Colonel, General and President) George Washington and Captain (later Colonel) William Calloway, wealthy Bedford County merchant, land developer and manufacturer. Official Virginia records report Thomas Hennesey survived the first battle of the war at Fort Necessity, PA, in 1754 and Patrick Henicie received militia pay in 1758.
A 1761 indenture evidences that Patrick Henicie paid "one pound, one shilling and six pence" for a lot in New London owned by Colonel Calloway. Within a year, he sold it back at a good profit.
Some have suggested--and some questioned--the kinship of Patrick and Thomas (whether father-son or brothers) while proposing that one or both descended a generation or two from Thomas and Catherine Henesy, 1688 and 1689 immigrants to Maryland from County Cork, Ireland; Maryland records confirm the immigration. Some others have argued that Patrick descended from James Hennessee, who left County Cork and landed in Norfolk, Va., in 1740; they were influenced (1) by the Irish tradition that the oldest son is named after the father's father and (2) by Patrick's first-born son being named James. Another claim: Confederate war veteran Hamilton Mortimer Hennessee said that his great grandfather, Patrick of Burke, migrated from Ireland.
Regardless of the ancestry, pre-Revolutionary-War records show in addition to Thomas of Bedford, VA, (1) some Thomas Hennesey and other Hennesey families who continued to be residents of Maryland, (2) other Hennesys who located in coastal Virginia and North Carolina counties early in the 18th Century and (3) great migrations later in the century of many families from coastal counties in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania not only to the western frontier of Virginia (including Bedford County) but also south to the western North Carolina Piedmont (including Burke County).

GREAT WAGON ROAD TO NORTH CAROLINA

A 1752 map of Virginia, Maryland and northern North Carolina had been surveyed by Militia Colonel Fry and Peter Jefferson. It informed migrating settlers about the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia via the Valley of Virginia to inexpensive fertile North Carolina land. The primary route in Virginia went through the Roanoke Gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains. However, many settlers -- as many as 300 one week - went through the James River Gap. They continued toward North Carolina through Bedford County via Colonel Calloway's New London store, where many paused to buy provisions. Understandably, the great enthusiasm of the settlers en route to North Carolina opportunities would be contagious to New London witnesses such as Patrick Henicie.
Other maps also added to the lure. A 1752 Moravian Church survey described fertile Burke County land on the Catawba River, Lower Creek, Johns River and Upper Creek. The Mouzon 1775 North Carolina map showed an old Cherokee Indian trail between Virginia and South Carolina crossing the Catawba River north of present-day Morganton near Quaker Meadows. From the river, the Indian trail went south on the path later followed by the old Rutherfordton road. Just north of the South Carolina line, the trail went through the remote Green River wilderness, where land was even less expensive than in Burke County. It was in that wilderness, southeast of Chimney Rock, that Patrick Henecy obtained a 200 acre grant February 28, 1775. (Acting under Patrick's will proven October 25, 1796, son John, executor of the estate, sold the Green River tract in 1800.)

PIONEER VOCATIONS

Twentieth Century descendant Elizabeth Hennessee Finger, heralded as a talented school teacher, as a diligent family historian and as a founding officer and life member of the Burke County Historical Society, shared her conclusions. She said that typical of the times for poor first-arriving settlers on the frontier wildernesses (as recorded by many families in the American colonies), Patrick initially was a trapper and hunter, trading animals and pelts for food and income. Most likely, she said, he devoted full time to trapping and hunting … in Green and Broad River forests and other frontier wilderness forests in and west of Burke … before he was able to acquire fertile Catawba River land, and he continued trapping, hunting and trading while farming in Burke County.
Owning river-and-creek-enriched bottom land, it was natural that Patrick and his sons and grandsons were farmers (and at least one was also a blacksmith) in Burke County into the 20th Century. Until after the War Between the States, Patrick, John and their descendants farmed their Catawba river-front acreage.
"The location of Patrick's home on the south bank of the river (below the mouth of Hunting Creek) was a very desirable one," wrote descendant Eugene L. Hennessee Jr. "There were easily defended…sites for a cabin and other buildings…. The relatively flat bottom, next to the river, appears better for corn than the steep slope rising to higher level ground…. However, this slope and ridge top … supplied wood for (house logs), poles, fences and fireplaces…. (Already cleared, Allen's Bottom, as shown on the land survey, suggested a previous occupant.)… The easy access to the river and the adjacent streams made the location ideal…. The ridge road to the south connected with the main east-west wagon road. The main north-south (Old Wilkes Road) passed through the property at a rocky ford on the river and went to Fort Defiance and other east-west roads." Evidence of the Old Wilkes Road still exists (2009) on a steep grade through the former Hennessee farm.
It was a good neighborhood. General Charles McDowell had a grant to the south. North across the Catawba (on land previously Patrick's that in the 20th Century became the Burke County landfill) was Colonel John Suddreth (his sister married Patrick II). Also north was Thomas Wilcher (his daughter married James). To the east were John Ballew and Abraham Harshaw. West was John Hughes, Justice of the Burke County Court.
About 1805, Patrick's older son James (1766-1851) and family, his Wilcher in-laws and other Burke residents moved west to even cheaper land. They went from Morganton via the old Indian Road south past Patrick's Green River grant into South Carolina and then west across Georgia and north to McMinnville in less-crowded middle Tennessee.

Younger son John (circa 1775-1844) had two sons, Patrick II (1793-1845), who maintained the Hennessa plantation until his death, and John II, who moved to Murphy in Cherokee County. Beginning in 1833, Patrick II and John Sudderth, his brother-in-law on the north side of the Catawba, operated a ferry to carry Old Wilkes Road traffic.

GOLD RUSH AND CIVIL WAR

The two oldest sons of Patrick II, John Alexander and Emanuel Augustus (Manuel) Hennessee, followed the lure of the 1852 California Gold Rush. John remained and died there. Manuel returned home to resume his cabinetmaker trade and to marry Elizabeth Caroline Johnson, daughter of Isaac Wilburn and Catherine Louisa Kincaid Johnson.
Elizabeth's cousin, Lt. William Joseph Kincaid, recruited Manuel to join the 11th NC Regiment of the Confederate Army. Also in the Army were four of Manuel's brothers. Thomas A. was killed in action, Manasa Sudderth died in a Yankee prison camp, and Patrick Waightsill surrendered with General Lee at Appomattox but did not return home.
Two brothers did return home, Robert Jones (RJ) of the Burke Rifles and Manuel. RJ had been captured July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg near "the angle," the farthest advance of Pickett's Charge. Freed in early 1864, RJ won promotion to sergeant. In the Fall of 1864 in the Battle of Peebles Farm near Petersburg, VA, Manuel was gravely wounded and left to die on the battlefield. But he did not die. The next day, one may conclude from hospital records, RJ got him from the battlefield to the first of a series of hospitals.
Among many wounds, Manuel had a hole in his forehead and suffered "paralysis of right arm and leg and loss of power of speech." However, he outlived all of his brothers, dying in 1903. Then the Morganton News Herald heralded him as best known of Burke's Civil War survivors. Also, ex-lieutenant Kincaid, by then a Georgia textile manufacturer, praised Manuel for his service in the war and example after the war and added: "The Hennessees are a good old Burke family and were among the valiant North Carolinians who won for our dear old state, during the Civil War, everlasting renown."

FARM SOLD, FAMILY RELOCATES

Not in the army were brothers William Richard, who managed his in-law family farms in North Cove and was a Confederate quartermaster supplier, and James David, farmer and blacksmith who managed the Burke farm for his mother until it was sold. Sisters were Martha H. (Mrs. John) Ferree, Levinia Hennessee and Myra H. (wife of Sheriff Bartlett A.) Berry. Sheriff Berry acquired part of the riverfront Hennessee farm, and in the 20th Century, Duke Power Company bought all of it along with miles of Catawba riverfront south from the upper reaches of Lake James into South Carolina.
By the time of the sale of the Hennessee Hunting Creek farm, the family of Patrick II had relocated. RJ continued nearby, a leader in the Zion Church community. Manuel and James David moved their families to farms near Gilboa Methodist Church in Silver Creek Township. Widow Nancy Sudderth Hennessee went to live with son William in North Cove. She took with her family heirlooms and records which could later have informed and enlightened family historians had they not been destroyed when the 1916 Catawba River Flood washed downstream the family's North Cove home, barns, etc.
Manuel's children were Sarah (Mrs. George) Farr, Idalia (Mrs. Horace) Kincaid, Florence (Mrs. John) Ferree, Alice (Mrs. Thomas P.) Satterwhite, Manassa Nixon (Nas), Dr. Emanuel Augustus (Gus) MD, Joseph Richardson, Daniel Lafatte, William L. and Russell Kimsey Hennessee. All resided in Burke County. After US Army service and college medical education, Gus returned to Burke in 1902 to practice medicine, and in the 1920s, Spanish American War veteran Russell moved to Sunshine in Rutherford County.
Children of RJ were Patrick Lee, James Phifer, Robert Avery, Ella H. Thompson, John and Margaret H. Garrison. Children of William Richard were Robert Horace Sr., James Patrick, William Lee, Paralee H. Brown, Wade Hampton and Samuel Arthur Hennessee. Children of James David were Martha Jo H. Duckworth, Thomas Patrick, Mary, Lois May and Ophelia Hennessee.
Much more data about these and other descendants of Patrick are included in the 1981 and 2001 editions of Burke County Historical Society's Heritage of Burke County.

SPELLINGS AND PRONUNCIATION

Henesy, Henacie, Hensy, Hennessy, Henicie, Hennessa, Henessee, Henecy, Henessey and Hennessee are spellings found in documents from colonial to current times. Near consensus among later descendants of Patrick to spell the name "Hennessee" may be attributed not only to increasing familiarity with the spelling of Tennessee but also to the greater number of Tennessee Hennessees than North Carolina Hennessees. The name derives from the ancient Irish "O'haonghusa" (son of Angus) as also does Guinness -- the actor Alec, the stout beer and the world records.
However the name is spelled, pronounce it Hen'-i-sy.
Never never rhyme the last syllable with Tennessee.

COINCIDENCES, PRECEDENTS, INCIDENTS

Patrick's great great grandson Nas in the late 19th Century began his mercantile career on the old Cherokee Indian Road south of Morganton toward Rutherfordton. At the store, just south of Conley Road and north of Mount Olive Church Road, Nas bought Silver Creek gold and served Brindletown area residents and patrons of the nearby Glen Alpine Springs Hotel. In 1889, he relocated his store near the Glen Alpine railroad depot to compete more productively for the hotel-bound trade and to serve the town's growing population. Nas was also Town of Glen Alpine Treasurer and Justice of the Peace and proprietor of the Linville Hotel, which additionally was his family residence until 1930. At both Brindletown (1888) and Glen Alpine (1893-1897), Nas was postmaster as was his son Paul at Glen Alpine (1939-1972). Also, both Nas (1898-1900 and 1917-1918) and Paul (1936-1939) were Burke County Commissioners.
Reflecting the zeal of their mother and wives for childhood education, Gus and Nas Hennessee were among Glen Alpine leaders who won, 44-2, a 1906 public tax vote for a new school. Gus was Chairman and Nas Treasurer of the building committee to set a leadership precedent followed by school-teaching descendants, by Charliemae H. Hamilton (Morganton School Board member for 14 years) and by her sister Nelle's advocating college for talented students and, as warranted, providing scholarship aid.
Incidents in Glen Alpine in 1913 in Pitts Store and in 1918 at the railroad depot resulted (a) in deaths of two men, including Dr. Gus Hennessee in 1918, (b) in trials that attracted extensive interest and newspaper coverage both in Morganton and across North Carolina and (c) in life-long emotional trauma for witnesses and the victims' families.
Nas purchased the Pitts building in 1926 and made it his primary store location. After he died in 1946, the business continued as partnership of Paul and Nelle until, after Nelle died, Paul closed the 100+ year-old Hennessee business in 1996.

WHERE IS HENESSEY?

Henessey was on early 20th Century US postal maps. It identified a post office established in 1896 in the store of John C. Landreau in the former home of Manuel and Elizabeth Caroline Hennessee at the intersection of US 64 and Bollinger Loop. The office served postal patrons south of Chambers, north of Brindletown and east of Rollins until rural free delivery began in 1903.

SPECULATION

Paddy's Creek flows into Lake James. Because of trapping and hunting ventures of Patrick before and after he settled in Burke, some 20th Century Hennessees speculated that Paddy's Creek was named for him. (What other men named Patrick and nicknamed Paddy were in Burke in the North Carolina Colony?)

REUNIONS

Toward the end of the 20th Century, descendants of Patrick Hennessee began annual reunions, with descendants of son John convening initially at Gilboa Methodist Church in Burke's Silver Creek Township and descendants of son James convening at McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee. John and James descendants had a joint reunion in McMinnville in 1991. Reunions of descendants of John have also been held at Chesterfield (close to Patrick's farm and to Sudderth Cemetery), at Glen Alpine and Morganton in Burke County and at Sunshine in Rutherford County.

SOURCES:

The Back country Towns of Colonial Virginia, by Dr. Christopher E. Hendricks, 2006, University of Tennessee Press/Knoxville; "New London," pages 72-76 et al.

"A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia (and) the Whole Province of Maryland With Parts of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina Drawn by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson in 1775," an update based on their 1751 original and including the 1752 Moravian Church survey of Catawba River and tributaries in what since 1777 has been Burke County, NC.

"An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers…from Actual Surveys by Henry Mouzon and Others, London, 1775."

"Patrick Hennessee, Insight from Land Grants, Burke County, NC," by E. L. Hennessee Jr., 4237 West Enon Drive, Enon, OH, ehennessee@aol.com. ww.http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bedford/military/mil1758b.txt. Hening, William Waller 1820, The Statutes at Large; Being A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619; VolumeVI; Franklin Press, Richmond, VA.

"Hennessee Family in America", 1991 and revisions since, compiled by David A. Hennessee, including "Hennessee Pre-Revolution Chronology," Patrick, homesteader in North Carolina, 1775 (Polk) and 1778 (Burke), Transcript of answers by Hamilton Mortimer Hennessee on government questionnaire for Tennessee Civil War veterans.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield Roster of Virginia Militia: Thomas Henacy (pre-battle), Thomas Hennesey (list of survivors) (http://www.nps.gov/archive/fone/rostercmb.htm#h).

Archives, Colony of Maryland, documentation of passengers 1688 and 1689 by Philip Poplestone, Captain of the ship Increase of Youghale (Cork County, Ireland).

North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer, Fourth Edition, Copyright 2000, pages 33, 54.

Bedford Co., Va. OB 3 1763 - 1771 pg 36-37, court cases involving Patrick Henicie and Alice Henicie, furnished Nita Hennessee by Jim Hamlin in 1999.
Book of Patents, Colony of North Carolina, 1765-1775, County of Rowan, 200 Acres to Patrick Henecy, February 28, 1775, on both sides of the south fork of White Creek of the Green River (land in Polk County since it was established in 1855). Burke County: Land and Misc. Records 1771-1809, Volume III, Page 103. BURKE,

The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920, 1982, by Edward William Phifer, Jr., pages 179-180, 364, 367, 369. North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900;
Corrected and Revised Edition by Thornton W. Mitchell including: "Hennessa, John/Heslip, Thomas/Deed/10-11/533/1800 and Hennessy, John/Heslip, Thomas/Deed/ 10-11/536/1800" (deeds of Green River land to Thomas Heslip by John Hennessa, executor of estate of Patrick Hennessa I). http://files.usgwarchives,org/nc/rutherford/deeds/h2grntor.txt. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/n/North_Carolina_Land_Grants_and-Deeds.html.

CSA Army records 1861-1865--regiment: "E A Hennessee" (spelling used by Manual); hospitals (1864): "E A Hennessa" (spelling favored by RJ Hennessa).

My Dearest Friend, Civil War Correspondence of Cornelia McGimsey and Lewis Warlick, page 184. The Heritage of Burke County 1981, published by The Burke County Historical Society, Morganton, NC, pages 225-226, sketches 100,152, 221, 304, 329, 359, 408, 413, 596, 612, 650, 661,724 and 763.

The Heritage of Burke County 2001, published by The Burke County Historical Society, Morganton, NC, articles 10, 24, 29, 31, 63, 80, 136, 173, 295, 365, 404, 413, 414, 416-428, 466, 488, 532, 534, 617,645, 676, 678, 717, 718,727 and 775.

NC Rev Army Accts (Rev. Army Auditors Accounts),Vol III,BKG-16(Haun,Part V). North Carolina Atlas, 1975, University of North Carolina Press, Pages 13, 16.

North Carolina Yearbook 1902, published by News & Observer, Raleigh ttp://www.archive.org/stream/northcarolinayea1902/northcarolinayea1902_djvu.txt.

Interviews, conversations and correspondence with Elizabeth Hennessee Finger, Jean Davis Hennessee, Nita Hennessee Shepard, David A. Hennessee, Eugene L. Hennessee, Jr., Keith C. Hennessee, Philip H. Hennessee, Fred Hennessee, Carl D. Hennessee, R. Floyd Hennessee, Nelle Augusta Hennessee, Margaret Hennessee Williams, Peggy Hennessee Ballew, Dewey W. Hennessee, Caroline Hamilton Ervin, Nixon Scott Hennessee, James D. Spainhour, Robert T. Pitts, et al.

By Manassa Nixon (Nick) Hennessee III,

Descendant of Patrick, John, Patrick II, Emanuel Augustus (Manuel), Manassa (Nas) Nixon and Manassa Nixon (Nick) Hennessee Jr.,

Father of Nixon Scott Hennessee,

Grandfather of Sean Alexander, Ryan Augustus and Aidan Patrick Hennessee

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From: Helen R Money
To: schoolstuff@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Archibald W. Hennessee
Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 1:27 PM

David,

The other day when I talked to you, I mentioned that someone had moved to TN when they were 6 yrs. old. I said that it was Patrick but I was WRONG. It was Archibald W. Hennessee. Could you tell me where you found that fact. Reference in your notes: See testimony. What testimony and do I have it? I have not seen anything in detail on Archibald at all. Where are you getting this? I realize that you said that you did not have references on some of the things but if you have this, I would like to have it. I do have the rest of the references.

The Revolutionary War........

In the book VIRGINIA'S COLONIAL SOLDIERS by Lloyd Bockstuck, it lists

Thomas Henacy, pg 129, 12 March
Thomas Henacy, pg 134,
Thomas Hennesey, pg 47, 50
Thomas Hennessey, pg 131
Patrick Hensey, pg 208 0.5.0

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS Vol. I VA by Gaius M. Brumbaugh

Wm. Henesey #4803 3 yrs. pg. 448

This was all they had at the Family History Library here. It is very small. Don't know if you are interested in this "poop" or not. I printed off the Hennessee family that they had at the FHL-BC. I do not use it but only as a reference to look for something.

I am really having a problem with Ailsey McDowell. Can't find doodley-squat on her. Will continue to look...................

Helen

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"An 1820 publication that I found in a 2009 internet search, A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619, Volume VII, documents that Patrick was son of Irish natives, Thomas and Catherine, who immigrated in 1688 and 1689 to Maryland. Colonial Maryland records confirm the immigration: Thomas was indentured to John Stevens of Dorchester County and Catherine to William Sharpe of adjacent Talbot County under arrangements made by Philip Poplestone, Captain of the ship Increase of Youghale (Ireland), with the employers of Thomas and Catherine and with Lord Baltimore, Proprietary Governor of Maryland."

The full Virginia citation: Hening, William Waller 1820, The Statutes at Large; Being A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619. VolumeVII. Franklin Press, Richmond, Virginia. “Patrick Hensey, Bedford County Militia, 1758, Parents (Thomas Henesy) #26192 born (circa 1650), (Ireland), died (MD or PA), married in (VA), (Catherine) #26193, born (circa 1650), Ireland, died (MD or PA).”

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http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/scotsirish/hennessey.htm

"Hennessy" and all its corruptions;

The early homeland of one O'hAonghusa sept, ancestors of families named Hennessy, was in the barony of Lower Philipstown, Co. Offaly, along the present border of that county and Co. Westmeath.
Hennessy is a name from which the prefix O has been dropped in modern times, though O'Hennessy was still widely used in the seventeenth century and may be retained by some families today. In Irish it is O'hAonghusa, i.e. descendant of Aonghus of Angus. The principal sept of the name was located near the town of Kilbeggan and the hill of Croghan, their territory being chiefly in the northern part of Co. Offaly, where they shared with O'Holohan the lordship of Clan Cholgain: a branch of this was located nearer to Dublin, the head of it being chief of Gailenga Beg on the north side of the River Liffey on the borders of Counties Meath and Dublin. The latter was displaced by the Anglo-Norman invasion. The Offaly O'Hennessys spread into Tipperary and Clare - in the later county they are now called Henchy, formerly Hensey.

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Immigration:
on the ship, "Increase"

(Thomas married (Catherine LNU)(Ireland). (Catherine was born in (1650-1660) in Ireland; died in (Maryland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Talbot County, Maryland
• Immigration: 8 Mar 1679, Youghal, Ireland

Notes:

"...Know all men by these presents that we William Sharpe of Talbot County and Phillip Poplestone master of the ship Encrease of Youghall are holden and firmly bound to the right honorable Charles Lord Baltimore in the sum of one hundred pounds sterling to be paid to the said Charles Lord Baltimore the said sum of one hundred pounds or his certain attorney, executors and administrators or assigns to they which payment well and truly be made we bind us and either of us our and either of our heirs executors and administrators and every of us jointly and severally by himself for all and in the whole firmly by these presents signed with our hand and sealed with our seals dated the eight and twentieth day of March one thousand six hudred seventy nine and in the fourth year of the Dominion of the said Charles Lord Baltimore over Maryland.

Whereas the persons in the catague(sic) mentioned were lately brought over by the above bound Phillip Poplestone in the ship above mentioned and their rights by him assigned to the above bound William Sharpe as by the said catalogue may appear and whereas upon their humble request the above named Charles Lord Baltimore hath the day of the date above written promised a grant to the said William Sharpe by his general warrant to take up land in the province for the right of the said several persons now the condition of this obligation is such that if the said persons mentioned and named in the said catalogue or any or either of them have not formerly been made use or in order to their rights nor shall be hereafter made use of to the purpose otherwise then according to the intent that is herein and hereby declared then this obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Sealed and delivered by the said Wm. Sharpe in the presence of William Sharpe, Vincent Lowe, Rich Keen, Thos. Greening. Annexed to the above obligation was this catalogue follow viz and catalogue of all the servants names which came out of Ireland into Maryland in the ship Encrease of Youghall Phillip Poplestone master, March 8, 1679.

...42. Cath Hennesy"

(Data taken from a photocopy of the original record, located at the Maryland Hall of Records (Patents, Liber 20, folio 184). Photocopy. Personal library of Eric Shawn, Oak Grove, Oregon. This reference to Thomas Shehawne is also found in Harry Wright Newman's To Maryland from Overseas. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986, p. 156.)

Immigration:
on the ship, "Increase"

Notes:

December 23, 2015:

I've abstracted this information for Benjamin and his issue from the web. And his profile must be questioned as there was NO sources cited for any of his events. It is also noteworthy that Thomas WILCHER did not name any of his children after his grandfather or his issue...DAH

Benjamin married unnamed spouse(Amherst County, Virginia, British Colonies of America). [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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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]
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Father of Lucy (Watson) Cantrell
Died 1790 in North Carolina, USAmap
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Samuel was born in 1715. Samuel Watson ... He passed away in 1790. [1]

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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:

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
Died 1818 in Newberry, South Carolina, USAmap
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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:

• 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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Buried:
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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

Notes:

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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
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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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Elias Leggett I
Born about 1709 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Leggett and Agnes Leggett
Brother of James Leggett [half], Abner Leggett [half], David Leggett [half] and Absalom Leggett [half]
Husband of Sarah (UNKNOWN) Leggett — married 1729 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elias Legett II, William Leggett and Jeremiah Reading Leggett
Died after 22 Aug 1761 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina
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Biography
Elias Leggett lived in Tyrrell County, North Carolina in the mid to late 18th century. The county was formed in 1729 from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank Counties.

Elias wrote his will on August 22, 1761 and signed it with his mark. In that will, the family name was written three times as Legett and four times as Leggett. Bequests made in the will are as follows ...

"I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah a feather beed and furniture to the same belonging all the pewter to me belonging and an iron pot two whelles a pair of cards and one chest three choice cowes and calves and two year old stears if to be found after my decease and all my he hoggs that is about a year old at my decease ...
"... unto my eldest son William Legett five shillings lawfull money of Great Britain to be used out of my Estate ...
"... unto my son Elias Legett one cow and calf besides his owne and all my wearing cloths and working tools ...
"... to my son Jeremiah Legget all the money that shall be raised by ye sale of my plantation and Riding Horse and my Bible ...
"... unto Mary Ann Harrison the daughter in law of Thomas Jones money sufficent to by two likly cows and calves if she or he certain Attorney comes in ye term of ten years if not to be equally divided amoungst my four daughters ...
"... The remander of my Estate after my just debts and funeral charges is paid to be equally divided amoungst my four daughters and the Legacyes left to my three children now from home if he or they or any of them should not returne in ten years or lawfull Attorney in their behalf then his or their part to be equally divided between my three daughters now at home likewise my Will and Desire is that all the money that shall or may be reased out of my Estate my be put out to principal interest at the duretion of my brother James Legget whome I ordain and appoint my whole and lawfull Executor and furthermore that my daughter under age may be bound out at ye discreetion of my Executor till they are sixteen years of age and my son Jeremiah Legget should likewise be bound out his discretion till he twenty one years of age."
Sources
North Carolina County Formations at [1].
Tyrrell County, NC Will Book 1, p. 22: August 22, 1761 Will of Elias Legett [Leggett]; full transcript available at [2].
Acknowledgments
Thank you to David Beard for creating WikiTree profile Legett-4 through the import of Beard _ Lenerville Family Tree1.GED on Apr 11, 2013.

Thank you to John Woolard for creating WikiTree profile Leggett-218 through the import of JWtemp.GED on May 19, 2013.

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Elias married Sarah LNU in 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In comparing Y-DNA 25 marker results, the probability that Mr. John Andrew Close and Mr. David Alden Hennessee shared a common ancestor within the last...

James Close, b 1618: might be a sibling to our unknown O'Sheal antecedent

COMPARISON CHART

Generations Percentage

4 61.17%
8 84.92%
12 94.15%
16 97.73%
20 99.12%
24 99.66%


John Andrew Close
andy@closeancestry.com
R-M269
Y-DNA HAPLOGROUP
N/A
mtDNA HAPLOGROUP
Earliest Known Ancestors Paternal: James Close, b 1618
Maternal:Emma Steels, b 1872
About Me No information entered.

Ancestral Surnames

Close (Swaledale) Close (Grinton) Graham (Cumberland) Peacock (Swaledale)

FNU married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Joseph married unnamed spouse(England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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Buried:
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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

Notes:

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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?)

end of comment

Proposed Change: Joseph C. Cantrell (I3944)
Tree: The Hennessee Family
Link:

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

end of note

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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Notes:

This is the Master Profile for John Brittain.
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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]

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]

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]

Notes:

Elizabeth Wyatt aka Wiatt [uncertain]
Born 1712 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Edward Wyatt and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Robert Cate — married 1728 in Colony of Virginia
DESCENDANTS descendants
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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Biography

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?

end of query

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:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/fussell/messages/15.html

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:

• 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

Posted By: rosemary cantrell
Email: rosican@bellsouth.net
Subject: Richard Cantrill family
Post Date: August 22, 2007 at 14:54:16
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrell/messages/6373.html
Forum: Cantrell Family Genealogy Forum
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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:
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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

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Married:
Since Richard Cantrell was not a Quaker, he and Dorothy were married "out of meeting", as the Quaker term was used.

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1709, Oct 6. JOHN 2 LEGATT sold 200 acres to Joseph Wicker of Currituck Co. NC . also lists DAVID 2 LEGATT as attorney for JOHN 2 LEGATT'S wife AGNES LEGATT. bib 43. bib 47-p130.

1713, April 14. JOHN 2 LEGETT and wife AGNES sell 100 acres on Knot's Island, Currituck Prect. Princess Anne Co. VA bib 43. bib 47-p131.

1714, Nov 14. Corn List, a tax in corn to pay for Tuscorora Indian War. JOHN 2 LEDGET listed in Pasquotank Prect. (Next major inlet W of Knot’s Island, on Albemarle Sound) NC bib 47-p140.

1715. DAVID 2 LIGGIT, JOHN 2 LIGGIT, on Currituck Co. NC tax list. bib 43, BIB 47-P142..

1715, Nov 14. DAVID 2 LEGAT of Princess Anne Co Va leased 100 acres fr. JOHN 2 LEGATT of Currituck Co NC for 5 shillings. (inherited fr. JOHN 1 LEGATE) land on Knot's Island, Princess Anne Co. VA bib 43. bib 47-p134.

1716, JOHN LEDGET on "Corne Liste" a tax list for Albemarle Co VA (later Currituck Co NC bib 55.

1716. JOHN 2 LIGGITT & DAVID 2 LIGGITT on list of taxpayers Currituck Co. NC bib 43.

1716, Nov 19. John Hawkins bought land on Kesiah River. Book B #2760, same (witnesses as John 2 Legget).

1716, Dec. 19. JOHN 2 LEGGET purchased 98 acres joining "ye swamp." probably Currituck Co NC North Carolina Patent Book B. #2780, p. 134. Witnesses were the Lords Proprietors Deputies. bib 43, bib 47-p136.

1717. list of Coratuck Tithables: JOHN 2 LIGGETT, DAVID 2 LIGGETT, THOMAS 2 LIGGETT, bib 47-p142.

1718. list of Coratuck Tithables: JOHN 2 LEGETT, DAVID 2 LEGETT, bib 47- p143.

1718. bounty paid for wild animals: JOHN 2 LIGETT, 2 wolves heads. bib 47-p144.

1719, June 3. JOHN 2 LEGIT & DAVID 2 LEGIT witness on will of Rob't Tucker. Currituck Co NC bib 35, 55.

1719. list of Coratuck Tithables: JOHN 2 LIGGETT, DAVID 2 LIGGETT, bib 47-p144.

1720. bounty for wild animals: JOHN 2 LIGGETT for a painter (panther) bib 47-p144.

1721. Tythables in Currytuck Prect. DAVID 2 LEGITT, JOHN 2 LEGITT, bib 47-p145.

1723. list of jurymen, Currituck Co NC bib 57, bib 47-p146. JOHN LEGETT, DAVID LEGETT

1723, Feb 25. will of George Clarke of Bartie Prect. mentions JOHN LEGGETT on Roquis (Roquist) Creek. bib 47-p136.

1724, Jan. Joseph Frowell sold land to EDWARD SMITHWICK, 273 ac. On Kesianeck adj. JAMES (PEAN) LEGET, JOHN LEGET,LUKE MEESELL, WILLIAM MEESEL, JAMES LEGETT. Mar. Court 1727. bib-47

1725, Jan. 14. JAMES LEGETT was witness on a will for land adjoining JOHN LEGETT, PEAN (James) LEGETT. Bertie Co NC. bib 51, bib 47-p136.

1725, Nov 30. THOMAS LEGGET bought 50 ac on Knott's Island fr. Levi Crossey of PAC. Bib 47-p420.

1725, Dec 1. Indenture made by THOMAS LEGGET to ALEXANDER LEGGET to pay for 70 ac on Knot’s Island. Land came to Alexander by Last Will and Testament of father JOHN 1 LEGGET bib 47-136.

1727, Feb 2, JOHN LEGGET wit on land purchase by Dr. James Williamson. bib 47-p137.

1727, Feb 4. JOHN LEGGET bought 300 ac. fr J. Williamson, Bertie Co NC bib 47-p137.

1730, May 3. JOHN 2 LEGGETT, AGNES LEGGETT witnesses on will of John Colston. Bertie Co NC. bib. 19, bib 47-p137.

1732, Apr 19. ALEXANDER LEGGET and Matthew Kelley each traded 100 ac. to the other party. PAC, bib 47-p420.

1732, July 20. JOHN LEGGET witness on will of Mary Colston. NC. bib. 19.

1733, April 3. A petition to the King, requesting the seat of government of Bertie Prect. be moved fr. Edenton to between the Tar and Neuse River. signed by: JOHN 2 LEGGETT, JOHN 3 LEGGETT JUNIOR, DAVID 3 LEGGETTE, JAMES LEGGETT and others. bib 47-436.

1734, June 29. EDMOND SMITHWICK of Terrill (Tyrell?) Prect sold to JAMES LEGETT 273 ac. in Cashy Neck adjoining (James) Leggett's now dwelling plantation, and JOHN LEGGETT, adj. LUKE MEAZLE’S land. bib 51, BIB 47-P137.

1735, Jan 12. JOHN 2 LEGGETT wit on land on Rocquiss "on the indian line" Bertie Co NC, bib 47-p137.

1736, Feb 7. JOHN LEGATT is juror in Bertie Co NC, bib 47-p137.

1736, Aug 11. Bertie County Court read petition of inhabitants and orders that JAMES LEGATT, JOHN LEGAT, JOHN SMITHWICK, LUKE MIEZEL do lay out and construct a road in Cashy Neck, JOHN LEGATT is to be “overseer”. bib 47-p137.

1737, Feb 7. Luke Mizle gave to his dau the land adj to JOHN LEGETT and JAMES LEGETT in Kesia Neck, Bertie Co NC, bib 47-p137.

1739. Jurymen for Curratuck: JOHN 2 LEGETT, DAVID 2 LEGETT on list since 1735, THOMAS 2 LEGATT added in 1739, bib 47-p146.

1740, May 15. Bertie Co Court orders that ELIAS 3 LEGAT and JOHN LEGAT and others work on the road from Cashy Bridge to to the widow Williamsons ferry. Bib-47, p.138.


1741. JOHN 2 LEGGETT died Bertie Co NC, bib 47-p138.

1743, Feb. 14. JOHN LEGGETT on jury in Bertie Co. NC. (this is not JOHN 1 or JOHN 2 since JOHN 2 died in 1741.) bib 17.

1750's. JOHN LEGGET--PA--hds of fam. PA:63
JOHN LEGGETT--NC--hds of fam. NC:69
JOHN LEGGETT--SC--hds of fam. SC:33

1751. Bertie Co tax list: ABSALOM 4 LEGETT of Bertie Co. NC listed in household of mother MARY 3 LEGETT, widow of TITUS 3 LEGETT, Absalom also owned land in Edgecomb Co. NC. This is reportedly not the same person as Absalom Leggett of Currituck & Bladen Co., who was his Uncle. i.e. (***John 1, John 2, Titus 3, Absalom 4,***). TITUS 3 LEGETT, JAMES 3 LEGETT also listed. bib 47-p139.

1751. Currituck Co tax list: ABNER 3 LEGIT, DAVID 3 LEGIT, ABSALOM 3 LEGIT, (***John1, John 2, Abner3, David3, Absalom3.***)

****. (At least 4 ABSALOM LEGGETT'S in NC history:
1.) John 1, John 2, Absalom 3, Absalom 4.(Absalom of Currituck)
2.) John 1, John 2, Titus 3, Absalom 4. (Absalom of Bertie & Edgecombe Cos.)
3.) John 1, James 2, Llewellyn 3, Absalom 4. (Absalom of Wilkes Co GA in 1790)
4.) John 1, James 2, Absalom 3

1753. JOHN LEGGETT (LEGATE) came to America with British troops at time of "braddock's Invasion". His father was WM. LEGATE of Oxford, England. His Grandfather was JOHN LEGATE, Governor of Oxford, England in 1645. (I believe this is the Tory Captain John Legate see 1776, later died in poverty in Nova Scotia) bib 42.

1756, JOHN LEGETT bought land fr JAMES LEGETT Deed bk H, p 278, Bertie Co NC

1761, Nov 28.JOHN LEGETT bought 10 ac adj. THOMAS LEGETT in Tyrrell Co NC. bib 47-458.

1762, April 24. JAMES LEGGETT of Tyrrell Co NC buys 200 ac. bib 47-458. JOHN LEGGETT is witness. bib-47-458.

1762, June or July 18. TITUS LEGETT, will filed, shows MARY LEGETT, wife, son, JOHN LEGETT, SAMUEL, HEZEKIAH, daus. MARY, ANN. Bertie Co, NC Will Book A/50, (Archives)

1763, JOHN LEGGETT on jury in Bertie Co. NC bib 17.


1766, Oct 1. Jonathon Jones sold land to John Ansell, part of original patent to JOHN LEGETT, located s/s of Bullock Simmons, adj. THOMAS LEGETT. Currituck Co. NC. BIB 47 p.129. ABSALOM LEGETT sold land in co same day, DB 1:74&88, bib 47-p158.

1766, Oct. 11. JOHN LEGETT (LEGATE) purch land in Bladen Co NC, AWS, bib 47-p159. AWS says this is CAPT JOHN LEGATE, fr Robeson Co NC, Deed Book M:48, Loyalist, living in Nova Scotia in 1802. This part of Bladen Co became part of Robeson Co in 1787.


1765. Abstract of will shows TITUS LEGGETT, wife MARY, & JOHN LEGGETT, Bertie Co NC, bib 69.

1766, part of Perquimans Co NC becomes Gates Co NC ( It is believed by rCL that LEWIS LEGGITT and JOHN LEGGETT of early Wilkes Co GA, 1790's, came fr. this area

1766, April 28. a Deed of Gift was recorded from JAMES LEGITT to JOHN LEGETT (his grandson). The deed states that JOHN LEGETT is the son of JAMES LEGETT, who was the son of JAMES LEGITT. Bertie Co. NC. bib 51.

1770, Jan 20. man sold land to JOHN LEGATE 50 ac. Pitt Co. NC Deed Book D#109. bib 55.

1770, 9 April, JOHN LIGGETT, purchased 300 acres in Bladen NC. on Rockfish Creek. Book #20, #2446, also same date, purchased 150 acres in Bladen on Raft Swamp, Mill Prong.

1772, 20 May, JOHN LIGGETT, purchased 3 100 acre tracts in Bladen NC.

JOHN LEGETT applies for land patent with brother ABSALOM LEGGETT on Great Marsh near Henry Mercer. (Alita W. Sutcliffe says he is “loyalist” Captain John Legate, later of Novia Scotia. Bib 47-159. But birth and death dates dont match, this is John 3 Legget, Captain John Legget is another man, Possibly John Legate, I think.)

1773. ABSALOM LEGETT and JOHN LEGETT witness a will together in Bladen Co NC. bib 47-439.

1773, Dec 24. ABSALOM 3 LEGETT & JOHN 3 LEGETT are wit on land sale in Bladen Co NC.

1774, April 18. JOHN LEGATE purch 50 ac. in Pitt Co NC. bib 55.

1774, April 23. JOHN 3 LEGGET of Bladen Co NC sells 200 ac on a branch E of the Great Marsh to bro. ABSALOM 3 LEGGET. Bib 47-166.

1774, Martin Co NC formed from parts of Halifax and Tyrrell Co NC bib 55.

1774, July 21, man purchased land joining JOHN LEGGIT in Bladen. NC. bib. 2.

1774, 25 July, JOHN LIGGIT purchased 100 acres in Bladen NC. on Rockfish Creek adjoining his present land. Book 26.

1774, July. Deed of Peter MacArthur to Malcolm Colbreath proved by JOHN LEGETT of Cumberland Co NC. Bib 70.

JOHN LEGGET listed as member of the Martin Co. NC militia.

1775. JOHN LEGGET on jury, Bertie Co. NC bib 17.

1775, 11 March, patent book 25, JOHN LIGGET AND ABSALOM LIGGET purchased 300 acres in Bladen, NC. bib. 2.

1775, March 11. Land sale to ABSALOM 3 LEGGET aand Isaiah Powell of Bladen Co NC Proved 1802. This is ABSALOM 3 LEGGET and CAPTAIN JOHN LEGGET, living in Nova Scotia in 1802. Bib 47-167.

1776, Feb. CAPT. JOHN LEGGETT raised troop of 120 NC Loyalists, he is captured at Moore's Creek Bridge and held in prison for 2 ½ years.

1776, April 5. Cap'n JOHN LEGATE arrested as Torie for "carrying arms in support of the Regal Crown." This may be same as mentioned as residing in Nova Scotia in 1802.)

JOHN LEGGETT - served in Refugee Co. commanded by Col. Elijah Clarke. before that, served in 1st Battalion of Minute Men commanded by Col. John Stewart and Lt. Col. Elijah Clarke. while in the Minute Man Bn., Col Elijah Clarke led the men in battles in Florida during 1777-1778. After 1778, Col Clarke commanded a detachment made up of SC and GA Refugees. bib 54.

1779, tax assessment for Martin Co NC bib 55,47-437.
JOHN LEGGETT
District 2:
JAMES LEGGET SR. $3324 Pounds
DAVID LEGGET $1061 Pounds
JAMES LEGGET JR. $2837 Pounds
District 3:
BENJAMIN LEGGET $500 Pounds
EZEKIEL LEGGET 1 poll
SAMUEL LEGGET 1 poll

1779, 3rd May. from claims of British merchants--- against JOHN LEGGETT, by John Hay & Co.....this man evidently attached himself to the British party in the late Revolutionary war as appears from the Act of General Confiscation passed at Smithfield in which he among other persons is particularly named and whose estates
were ordered to be confiscated. bib. 16

1779, June 17. JOHN LEGATE wit. on land sale from Sarah Tucker. Pitt Co NC bib 55.

1779, Aug. 26. JOHN LEGGET in court records as witness at trial. Wilkes Co. GA. bib. 3.

1779, Aug. 26. Tuesday Morning (from the minutes of the Superior Court of Wilkes Co. GA). JOHN LEGGETT testified in court against James Mosley, an injun, for high treason vs. state, Mosley accused of horsestealing, hoggstealing, and other misdemeanors. Wilkes Co GA.

1779, Aug. 28 Saturday morning, "ordered by the court, that Wm. Waggoner, George Dooly, and JOHN LEGGET give evidence on behalf of the state...." Wilkes Co. GA

1779, Oct. 11, JAMES LEGGETT md. Talitha Cume Belote, JOHN LEGGETT is a witness. Bertie Co. NC. bib. 16, 34

1780, Mar 23. JOHN LEGGETT listed as purchaser of part of estate of John or Jesse Brawton. (Broughton?) Wilkes Co GA bib 3. bib 47-563.

1780, April 4. JOHN LEGETT testified on probation of will of Henry Duke. Wilkes Co GA, bib 3, bib 47-563.

1780, April 28. From minutes of the court pleas of cumberland co NC. - Ordered that a negro fellow, King, now in custody of Robt Cochran, property of JOHN LEGGETT, be sold by the commissioners. Bib 70.

1781. list of NC taxpayers - Bertie Co NC
LOUIS LEGETT
JAMES LEGGETT
JOHN LEGGETT
THOMAS LEGGETT

1781. JAMES LEGGETT & JOHN LEGGETT listed as taxpayers, Bertie Co. NC bib 40.

1784. Mar 15. from Military Certificates of GA 1776-1800 JOHN LEGETT - (1) soldier, 1st Bn. of Minute Men, commanded by Col. John Stewart, 2nd in command, Lt. Col. Elijah Clarke

1784. STATE CENSUS OF NC, Capt. Noller's Dist. Bertie Co. NC
THOMAS LEGGETT
JAMES LEGGETT
JEREMIAH LEGGETT
JOHN LEGGETT bib 57.

1784, May 1. ABNER LEGGETT listed as appraiser of estate of Wm. Sizemore. Wilkes Co. GA. bib. 3,47. (Col. Avant says Abner and John are close blood relatives. Abner w. wife Prudence is same as Abner w. wife Prudence, last known in Currituck Co. NC in 1764.)

1784, May 17. JOHN LEGETT listed in Franklin Co GA, ABNER LEGETT given bounty warrant. bib 47-568.

1785. JOHN LEGGETT granted 575 acres of land, Franklin Co. GA. bib 21. given (2) 287 1/2 ac grants. bib 47-568.

1785, Feb. Court of Bertie co. NC. Ordered that a # of men including JOHN SMITHWICK, JOHN LEGGETT, JAMES LEGGETT & LUKE WARBURTON be appointed tyo lay a cart path through William Jordan’s land to Edward Hinson’s Landing. Bib-47

1787, census of Bertie Co. NC. lists the following people: JOHN LEGGETT, THOMAS LEGGETT, JAMES LEGGETT, and JEREMIAH LEGGETT as heads of households.

1787. Census of Martin Co. NC lists the following people as heads of households:
SAMUEL LEGGETT, JOHN LEGGETT, HEZEKIAH LEGGETT, BENJAMIN LEGGETT, LUELLING LEGGETT, DAVID LEGGETT.

1788, May. Court of Bertie co. NC. Benjamin Whitfield sued WM. WARBORTON. Juror was JOHN LEGGETT. Bib-47

1790. Wilkes County Census listings
• JOHN LEGGETT, community of Mallorysville, districtQ-16,note96
• ABSALOM LEGGETT, same area as John, district Q, note C
• JOSEPH LEGGETT, district BB, note F, this area in Wilkes Co., at time, later in 1793 became part of Oglethorpe Co.,
• LEWIS LEGGETT, district GGG-7, note 119, in Wilkes Co., at time, later changed to Elbert Co. on
Dec.10, 1790, Originally on Wilkes Co. tax digest for Col. Cunningham's battalion.

1790. Martin Co. NC, Halifax district lists JOHN LEGGITT

1790 Franklin Co GA list of headrights and bounty grants, JOHN LEGGETT

1790. Census of South Carolina, Charleston Dist. Christ Church Parish:
• JOHN LEGGETT, Cheraw Dist.
• WILLIAM LEGGET
• WILLIAM LEGGET, JR., Georgetown District, Prince George's Parish
• ABSALOM 3 LEGGET, (***moved Currituck Co Nc to Bladen Co NC then here in 1780's this to become Marion Dist. SC.)
• ABSALOM 4 LEGGET, JR.
• JAMES 4 LEGGET, 96th Dist . Edgefield Co. SC
• ALLEN LEGET
• ELIAS LEGGET

1791. Will for JOHN LEGGITT, Martin Co. NC in Will Book - 1, p. 175. ****(I have copy of this will.) shows the following information: Will of JOHN LEGGETT,
son ELISHA, land located between HEZEKIAH LEGGETT and BENJAMIN A. LEGGETT, son MARTIN LEGGETT, son JOHN LEGGETT, son DANIEL LEGGETT, son SINNETT LEGGETT, wife RACHEL LEGGETT, dau. LEAH, LYDIA, EDY.

1791, May 9. JOHN LEGGET plaintiff vs. John Grimes, defendant. Petition of John Legget, planter, for debt due from John Grimes. papers. served. bib 5. (NC)

1791, September 10, JOHN LEGETT of Wilkes Co. GA sold land on Fork Creek, Elbert Co. adjoining Robert Cowden and John Talbot. John is reportedly fr. Gates, Co. NC, supposedly related to Vann family in the area - David Vann was famous Cherokee Chief in area. bib. 43.

1791. JOHN LEGETT granted 287 1/2 acres of land in Franklin Co. GA. bib. 21.

1792, June 8, JOHN LEGGIT (LEGIT)(HIGGIT)(LEGGITT)(LIGGITT) all these spellings used in land transaction of JOHN LEGGIT and wife MARY(signed NANCY in another place on the same document) selling 28 1/2 acres in Greene Co., GA. originally Washington County. JOHN LEGETT was married to MARY HAWKINS who had previously been married to John Broughton. (does this Mary Hawkins connect with Ann Hawkins who married Lewis Legett of Bertie Co. NC) Bib 43-AWS.

1792, July 2. deed dated this date from JOHN LEGGITT (X) (also spelled Leagitt, Legitt) of Wilkes Co. GA. to James Hart of state and county aforesaid for consideration of 30 pounds, conveys 287 ½ acres in Franklin Co. on both sides of the Oconee River, being a tract granted said Leggitt by the Governor on 9 April 1792. (information from Franklin Co. GA. deed book H.

1793, October 28, Edward Black of Washington Co. GA sold land to ESTHER and JOHN LEGGETT of Mecklenburg Co. deed book #15, p. 77. bib 14.

1795, June 16th, JOHN LEGIT of Greene Co. GA sold land in Franklin Co. GA, Oglethorpe Co. GA Deed Book A. bib. 14

1796, Tax list of Oglethorpe Co. GA lists JOHN LEGGETT

1797, JAMES LEGETT, will filed Will Book E/1 Bertie Co. (NC archives) sons: JOHN LEGETT daus: SARAH , ELIZABETH, CATHERINE, JAMES LEGETT FRANCES CANATH LEGETT bib 96.

1798, JOHN LEGETT, tax list, Evans Dist. Oglethorpe Co. GA, (probably John Leggett of Wilkes Co. GA), bib 43-AWS (AWS says alleged to have come from Gates Co. NC, if so, related to Mary (mother), and possibly Lewis M. Liggetts)

1799. JOHN LEGETT on tax list, Evan's Dist. Oglethorpe Co. GA. bib 47.

1800, JOHN LEGITT on tax list, Thomas's Dist. Oglethorpe, Co. GA. bib 47, bib 43-AWS.

1800. Census of the United States for Oglethorpe Co. GA, lists JOHN LEGGITT residing in Captain Thomas's district. Is it possible ?? this may be MATTHEW H. LEGGETT'S uncle based on the coincidence that Matthew Leggett served under a Colonel Jett Thomas during the War of 1812.)


1804, Feb. 3. Names of Revolutionary soldiers who drew land lots, found of record in the Ordinary's Office of Oglethorpe Co. GA. #95. JOHN LEGGETT draws 2 lots.

1804. JOHN LEGGETT mentioned in will as 2nd husband of Mary Hawkins, (1st husband was John Broughton), Mary was daughter of Alexander Hawkins of Oglethorpe Co. GA. see also 1807.

1805. JOHN LEGETT on tax list, Hatchett's dist. Oglethorpe Co. GA. bib 47, bib 43-AWS.

1806. GA Land Lottery:
JOHN LEGITT, Cat'n Wm. Hatchett's dist.
SUSANNAH LEGITT, 21 yr. old single female, same dist. bib 42.

1805. Georgia Land Lottery; results of the drawing for land
JAMES LEGET- blank, blank Greene Co. GA
LEWIS LEGGETT-blank, prize Greene Co. GA
EMMANUEL LEGGETT- blank, blank
JEREMIAH LEGGETT-blank, blank
LEGGIT (orphan of Joseph Legit)-blank, blank, from Wilkes Co.
LEGITT from Oglethorpe Co.- blank, blank

1806. GA Land Lottery:
JOHN LEGITT, Cat'n Wm. Hatchett's dist.
SUSANNAH LEGITT, 21 yr. old single female, same dist. bib 42.

1806. A JOHN LIGGETT, spelled variously LEGATE, LIGGETT, LEGGETT, etc. died Wythe Co VA. Wife
Hannah, children: Wm. James, Thomas, Joseph, Alexander, Jonathan, Mary, Hannah, Alice, Ann, Margaret.
Bib 72.

1808, September 10, will of JOHN LEGGETT signed. lists the following: wife POLLY LEGGETT, (I believe
this is Mary (Polley?) Hawkins, widow of John Broughton. These same children are listed in will of John A.
Broughton (son of John Broughton) : dau. SUSANNAH, dau. SARAH (LEGGETT) WELLS, grandson James
L. Wells, grandson John a. Wells, grandson Paul Wells, daus. ELIZABETH, MARY, ANNY, sons
ALEXANDER, JESSE. (I have copy of this will)

1809, 6TH July, JOHN LEGGETT will filed in book B, p. 39 Oglethorpe, Co. GA (see 1808 above)


1817, JOHN LEGETT will filed Will Book G/46, Bertie Co. NC (Archives) shows: ELIZABETH LEGGETT,
WILLIAM LEGGETT, NAZARETH LEGGETT

1828, Jan 18. JOHN D. LEGGETT listed as wit on a will in Henry Co GA. bib 62.

1836, JOHN T. LEGGETT private, on list of officers and men who went to Mexico (battle for Texas independence) ( with Fannin's Avengers from Pike County, Georgia

1862, Mar. 4. JOHN A. LEGGETT enlisted private, wounded and permanently disabled at Baker's Creek, Mississippi, May 16, 1863. CSA roll dated Dec. 31, 1863 shows him absent, wounded, sent to hospital by
surgeons order, no later record. bib 18.

1862, Aug. 6, from "Marriages & Obituaries from the Macon Messenger 1818-1865", tribute headed "Camp Oglethorpe, July 25, 1862 by the Macon County Guards on the death of _______,_____,______, JOHN LEGGITT." GA.

John married Agnes LNU. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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Subject: Richard Cantrill family
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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:
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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

Notes:

About

English (default) history

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:

• Occupation: Shoemaker
• Religion: Quaker
• Emigration: 0Sep 1689, Henrico County, Virginia
• Residence: 1 Apr 1695, Prince George County, Virginia

Notes:

Re: Parents of Robert "The Shoemaker" CATE

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Re: Parents of Robert"The Shoemaker"CATE
Posted by: Marilyn Cates Radelat Date: April 30, 2001 at 17:20:30
In Reply to: Re: Parents of Robert"The Shoemaker"CATE by Tracy Stancil of
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The logical thinking was---- where in England was Tanning of Hydes done during that period. I have relatives living in different area there. I ask them to research different facts for me. Colyton England was the answer.

Richard Nehimiah Cates [Editor's Note: Robert's twin.] was indentured to Benjamin Harrison Jr. near Henrco Co. on the James River. There are no records for him after he arrived . Presumed that he died or ran away before serving his term of indenture. Benjamin Harrison Jr. was in the habit of "borrowing" names of imported individuals for the purpose of obtaining tracts of land under the head rights law. This was not an unusal scheme during that time.

Our Cates were not finished with Benjamin Harrison Jr. LATER some of the sons of Robert Cate Sr ( shoemaker) had the task appointed to them when Benjamin Harrison Jr. died to take inventory of his assets.

I am confident that this research from England is correct.

William Abraham and Margaret Agnes Cates had Twin Sons: born 21 August 1667, Robert Ezra Cates and Richard Nehimiah Cates .These sons were christened at Saint Andrew Church in Colyton, Devon, England . Religion was Calvinism (which soon evolved to Presbyterian )

This was researched for me in England .

This next text about Robert ( indentured servant ) is from a Book written by: Philip Alexander Bruce -1895

Robert Cate b.1667 Colyton, Devon, England "The Shoemaker" Our Ancestor There are different dates found in this book as well as others that my cousin searched, for the exact date on the contract of Robert CATE'S Indentured service to Peter Wyke . There could be a mis-print. Robert would have been only 12 according to the 1679 date in this one. Looking at the 1689 date and recording of OCT 1689 found by Banks Cates Jr. also on Ken Cates' site seems more reasonable. You can decide. .

Book Published 1895 Title : Economic History of Virginia - written by Philip Alexander Bruce The Mac Millian Company --Volume 2 pages 478-479

"The leading planters were in the habit of importing shoemakers from England for the same reasons that moved them to bring representatives of other trades. Fitzhugh writing to John Cooper, one of his London correspondants,in 1662, requests him to send over to Virginia several shoemakers, with lasts,awls,and knives, together with half a hundred shoemaker threads, some twenty ot thirty gallons of train oil and proper colorings for leather. He had set up a tan-house and wished to convert the product into shoes on his own plantation.( 1) The need of importing shoemakers was probably greater in the Northern Neck, in which part of the Colony Fitzhugh resided, than in the older communities, where the representatives of trade was more numerous and more skillful.
The county records of that period contained many indentures between planters and shoemakers. Of these, a fair example was the contract of Robert CATE and Peter Wyke of Henrico in 1679. CATEentered into bonds to serve Wyke for a term of four years.He was to be exempted from task of planting and tending tobacco, but he was required to perform all other agricultural work; he was to receive by way of remunerations, food, drink, apparel, washing,and lodging, and when his agreement expired , a good suit and three barrels of Indian corn were to given him. It will be observed that while CATE was engaged principally for his knowledge of the shoemaker's trade, he was also expected to make himself useful in other branches of industry.(2)
This was probably the case with all classes of machanics who earned a livelihood in employment of landowners in the seventeenth century."

1- Reference -Letters of William Fitzhugh, July 1692 ( this was after the date 1679 mentioned in the book)
2- Reference-Records of Henrico County, bol.1688-1697, page 85, Va. State Library

Ship manifest-Bengal-Merchant of Bristol- 1689 reference - Henrico County Court Records -books by William W.Hening - Va. State Library

Appended 13 November 2004:

Re: Cate of Orange/Chatham NC

Posted by: Roger Edgar, rsedgar@aol.com

Date: May 18, 1998 at 20:05:30

In Reply to: Re: Cate of Orange/Chatham NC by DARRAL LAWSON


I have your Thomas Cate b. abt 1730 died abt. 1797 married Elizabeth Fussell abt 1757 as the second child of Robert Cate, Jr. b. abt. 1700 in Virginia and died November 5, 1765 in Orange County, NC. His wife's name was Elizabeth.

Children were:

Richard
Thomas
Sarah
Joseph
Robert Cate, Jr. was the son of ... you guessed it
Robet Cate, Sr. b. abt 1670 location ?
His wife's name was Ann A.
Other children include
William
Thomas
Benjamin
John

I can go through my notes and attempt to figure out where I got this information if it is useful for you.

Followups:
* Re: Cate of Orange/Chatham NC David Washburn 6/16/98 (0)

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Notes for Robert Cate:

Robert Cate,b 1670, in England, d 18 Feb 1728/29, was a Quaker and shoemaker. He was indentured in Sept 1689 to Peter Wyke for 4 years in Henrico Co, VA.

Robert and Ann had 5 boys.

More About Robert Cate:
Record Change: December 26, 2000

More About Robert Cate and Ann:
Marriage: Abt. 1693, Henrico, Virginia.

Click here to view St. Andrew's Church where Robert was christened... http://bit.ly/1oAEtMX

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Biography

Robert was born as a twin in 1667. His brother, Richard Nehemiah, also came to VA and was indentured to Benjamin Harrison, Jr. That indenture was ended in 1689. It is not known if he died or ran away.

Robert Cates ... He passed away in 1728. [1]

Robert Ezra was christened on 21 Aug 1667 at St. Andrew's Church in Colyton, Devonshire, England. His actual birthdate may have been somewhat earlier. (Joan Benton)

30 Sep 1689 Robert Ezra immigrated on the ship "BENGAL", was an indentured servant on merchant ship, signed for 4 yr indenture to Peter Wyke, tobacco planter, of Henrico, VA to learn shoemaking, tobaccco, and the plantation trade. (The contract specified that he was not to plant or tend to the tobacco, however. Joan Benton) In return Cate is to receive apparrell, meat, drink, washing and lodging, and at the expiration of his term, one good suit of apparrell and three barrels of Indian Corn.Signed by Robert (X) Cate and Peter Wyke, witnessed by Wm. Glover and Thomas Cocke, and recorded in Henrico Court in October 1689.

In 1693 Robert married "Ann A" in Virginia. No other detail about her name is given on VA marriage records. On later records she is referred to as Ann Cate or Anna Cate. (Some have put a Mary Ann Randall as the wife, but all her family records show them living in MA throughout.)

1 Apr 1695 (Age: 27) Prince George, VA After completion of indenture, he announced in court his departure from Henrico Co. VA to Prince George County, VA.. He moved south across the James River.

He became a Quaker in VA and attended the Burleigh Monthly Meeting group that started in 1719. Apparently he was active in the group. His name is seen on several marriage certificates and records of ceremonies done there in 1723 and 1724. ` Can you add any information on Robert Cates? Please help grow his WikiTree profile. Everything you see here is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Sources

No sources. The events of Robert's life were either witnessed by Matthew Cates or Matthew plans to add sources here later.

Birth:
Map & History of Colyton ... http://bit.ly/1oAEtMX

Christened:
Click here to view St. Andrew's Church, where Robert was christened... http://bit.ly/1oAEtMX

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

Emigration:
Robert is shown as a passenger on the manifest of the merchant ship "Bengal," in 1689, and was indentured that same year to Peter Wyke, a tobacco planter, for a four-year term.

Residence:
in the James River area...

Robert married Anna LNU in ~1693 in Henrico County, Virginia. Anna was born in 1675 in (Colyton, Devonshire) England; died in 1767 in Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On 30 Nov 2016 at 02:41 GMT -- (Whitsett) Benton Ph.D. wrote:

I too first had Mary Ann Randall (editor's note:daughter of John Randall, 47377) as wife of my ancestor, Robert Ezra Cates. However, when I looked more carefully I could only find Mary Ann and her family coming and staying throughout their lives in MA.
The one connection I could see was that they both were from Colyton, Devonshire, ENG. Perhaps they knew each other as children (childhood sweethearts).

The only Mary Randall I could find coming to VA around that time arrived in 1728. Robert married in 1693.

The VA Marriage records list his bride's name only as Ann A. Later records of her seem to say Ann Cate or Anna Cate.

It is hard to be sure, but I could not find support for Mary Ann Randall, so deleted her and parents from my records on Ancestry.

end of commentary

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 10 May 1726, Prince George County, Virginia

Notes:

Edward Wyatt
Born about 1675 in Prince George County, Virginia Colony
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Nicholas Wyatt and [mother unknown]
Brother of Anthony Wyatt [half] and Susannah (Wyatt) Ricks
[spouse(s) unknown]
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Father of Elizabeth Wyatt
Died 10 May 1726 in Prince George County, Virginia Colony
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Edward Wyatt married Frances Sykes and on May 10, 1726, Capt. Edward Wyatt, Sr., of Martin Brandon, made his will, naming daughters Elizabeth and Sarah Wyatt, and sons Edward and Francis.

Prince George Co Maryland Willis and Deeds
1713-1728, by Benjamin B. Weisiger, lll[1]
pg 887-Will of Edward Wyatt, Sr of Martins Brandon Parish
To daughter Elizabeth Wyatt, negroes , to daughter Sarah Wyatt,negroes to son Edward, the plantation where Robert Cate lives at Nottoway River, also negroes and guns, to son Frances, the plantation where I live, also negro, guns, horse saddle. If any die their share to next heir.
Trusty Friends Mr Robert Hall, Dr John Hamersley, Mr. John Bell to be executors.
June 3 1725 Edward Wyatt
Wit; John Hampton, John Reeks, Jane x Bilbro, Recorded May 10 1726

1084 Accounts of Estate of Capt. Edward Wyatt Mentions: Jane Bilbro,Capt. Francis Epes, Col. Harrison, Edward Prince, James Bell, Frances Edward, and Elizabeth Wyatt, Robert Cate, Jacob, Denheart Dated April 8, 1728 Presented in court by Robert Hall and James Bell, Exces.Recorded April 9, 1728

PROPERTY:

Robert Cate had tenure of a plantation, belonging to Edward Mathews, near the Curles Meetinghouse on Four Mile Creek in Henrico,Virginia. He moved south across the James River to Prince George County, where the Quit Rent Rolls of 1704 listed Robert Cate as owning100 acres. Robert Cate attended the Burleigh Meeting House Abt. 1719 and signed marriage certificates for ceremonies held there in 1723 and1724. In 1723, the accounts of the estate of Timothy Bridges, recorded in the minutes of the Prince George County Court, mentioned Robert Cate. He lived on a plantation owned by Edward Wyatt in 1725, who died and left it to his son, Francis Wyatt, called Quarter Plantation, in Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County, Virginia.

Sources

? archiver.rootsweb Will abstract and property of Edward Wyatt.
The Wyatt, https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1915003/1915003#page/n1/mode/2up, Family The William and Mary Quarterly, Ser. 1, Vol. 10, No. 4 (July 1903), p. 261 to 263.

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On May 10, 1726, Capt. Edward Wyatt, Sr., of Martin Brandon, made his will, naming daughters Elizabeth and Sarah Wyatt, and sons Edward and Francis.

In 1728 Edward Wyatt, son of Edward Wyatt, had not yet attained twenty-one (Deed).

Henry Wyatt, of Prince George, and Mary [?nee Hill], his wife, sold a slave to Hon. John Carter, of Charles City county (Note b.) Feb. 3, 1727, which slave was devised to said Mary, by Edward Hill, of Charles City county, deceased.

end of note

Edward married Frances (Sikes)(Prince George County, Virginia). Frances was born in (Prince George County, Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

...married Frances ---[possibly Sikes], and had issue Anthony3, Nicholas, died infant, Edward3, and Susanna3, who married [Benjamin; this is proved by a Goochland Co., Va., deed] Reeks, and had Nicholas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 4 Jun 1735, Bertie County, North Carolina
• Probate: 12 Aug 1735, Bertie County, North Carolina

Notes:

BIRTH: Bell, L. C., Charles Parish, York Co. Va. History and Registers. (Richmond:Virginia State Library Board, 1932). p. 94.

!MARRIAGE:

Thomas FUSSEL, son of Nicholas, "The Parish Registry of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co. Va from 1680 to 1787", Parish Record Series #2, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 1904. pages 11, 12, 60, 84.
Chamberlayne, "Vestry Book & Registers, St. Peter's, New Kent and James City
Counties, Virginia", (Richmond:Virginia Library Board, 1937). p. 356-7, 463-5.

DEATH:

Will of Thomas Fussell, Parish of Cartect, June 4, 1735. Absts. of NC Wills, Grimes, Sec of State, NC. Names children. Probated 12 Aug 1735, Pleas & Quarter Sessions Court, Bertie Co. NC.

MILITARY:

Thomas Frizzell, New Kent County, 4 July 1702, Virginia Militia.
Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, "Virginia'sColonialSoldiers",(Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988). p. 218.
(Northampton Co. NC deeds lists Robert Fussell in 1751, Robert Frissell in 1754, and Robt. Frisell in 1761. He was listed as survey chain carrier(SCC)
in each deed, illustrating name variations and Frissell and Fussell were interchanged.

The land records for New Kent County, Virginia show neither a Fussell or Frizzell holding land in this time period. Parish records show birth date of Elizabeth, child of Thomas ffuzzell (sic), in 1706.

Birth:
in Charles Parish