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When I first began this blog, I had 4 children and one grandson to whom I wanted to leave a legacy, a map and trail of who they were and those who had come before us.

Since then, I have acquired a new daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandson and granddaughter.


Yesterday was the arrival of my first granddaughter. She was born on her mother's birthday. Wonderful plan, saves me from having to remember too many different birthdays when I get older.

A family tree is not only the roots, but also the living, growing, flowering branches. And my branches are flowering. I now have 3 grandchildren and in a few short months I will have 4.

Welcome to the world little Princess. You are so loved.

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The family of Susannah Briggs

May 23, 2015, 6:03 am

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In recent posts, I have been exploring the family of William Palmer, the Nailer, who arrived at Plymouth Colony on the second ship, The Julian, which arrived there after The Mayflower. 

By his last wife, Mary, there was another William Palmer who was raised by her second husband, Robert Paddock, the blacksmith. This William moved to Dartmouth and married a young woman named Susannah. She was shown by a variety of maiden names, but those who have well studied the families and record of this era and area have come to the consensus, with undeniable proof, that she was Susannah Briggs, the daughter of John Briggs of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, a Deputy Commissioner.

Every generation adds a new family line in a family tree, whether up or down, the lines of all the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers and onward, adds as much to an individuals family line as does the paternal lines. Individuals tend to identify with the male lines more, as they usually carry that name.

The Palmer line is a maternal line in my grandson's family tree, as is the Head line that Susannah's granddaughter, Elizabeth Palmer would eventually marry into, Head being the maiden name of his Paternal Grandmother, and I being his Maternal Grandmother.

So therefore, I wanted to look into the family of Susannah Briggs. It was not possible to look into the family line of Mary Trine Palmer Paddock Roberts, the mother-in-law of Susannah Briggs Palmer, as the maiden name of "Trine", could have been contrived, although it had been suggested that her mother was a Bradford, and perhaps Mary was a relative of William Bradford of Plymouth notoriety.

Briggs Coat of Arms

But that of Susannah is another story.

The following book states the origins of the name Briggs as being of Saxon origin and derived from the word 'bridge'. The first mention of this surname was a William "atte Brigg of Salle" mentioned in the records of the Edwards I and II, and origins of this family about Norfolk, England.

New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 3

 edited by William Richard Cutter

John Briggs, father of Susannah, made quite a name for himself in New England. He is even called "The Founder of Province". 

The basic facts of John Briggs existence are that he was born in 1609 in Essex County, England, the son of  a Henri Briggs. He sailed to America in 1635, settling originally in Boston. He would later migrate to Newport, settling finally in Portsmouth. He died there in 1690, at the age of 81. He married Sarah Cornell and had six known children. 

The not-so-basic facts of his life become a little more fluid. He was even involved as a prosecuting witness in a ridiculous way in the trial of a relative as a prosecuting witness. 

I have discovered the following events in his life as follows.

• John Briggs was a member of an odd religious sect known as "Hutchinsonites" who were followers of Anne Hutchinson, a Puritan spiritual adviser, who was the main participant in the Antinomian Controversy. 
• John Briggs arrived in America on the ship "The Blessing". 
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• Anne Hutchinson, with her followers, including John Briggs, were ran out of Boston in 1640 and settled in Newport, Rhode Island. 
• John had been followed to Boston by his sister, Rebecca Briggs Cornell and her husband Thomas Cornell. 
• He  married the sister of his brother-in-law, Sarah Cornell. 
• Thomas and Rebecca had arrived in Boston in 1636.
• He testified at the trial of his nephew, Thomas Cornell, Jr. , who was accused of killing his mother Rebecca Briggs Cornell. Thomas Cornell, Jr., was both the nephew of John Briggs, through his mother, and the nephew of Sarah Cornell Briggs, through his father. 
• John Briggs name appears very frequently in all of the early records of the "Town of Portsmouth". 
• He served in various capacities and offices of the town, and for various lengths of time as Counselor, member of many Juries, Surveyor, Commissioner, Deputy to the General Assembly. 
• His most distinct and longest-held office was that of Deputy to the General Assembly of the Colony. 
• He was in possession and control of large tracts of land.
• He served as a personal banker to the town, which was often indebted to him on several accounts.
• His home was described as being located "On the Highway that 'leadth' to the Windmill". 
• Meeting were held in his home, where he served as Moderator. 
• In 1638, he was mentioned as an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck. 
• On April 30, 1839, he was listed on a petition with 28 other men. who acknowledged their allegiance to King Charles of England.
• On March 16, 1841 he became a Freeman. 
• October 5, 1643, he was given the order to go to every house and check which arms were defective. 
• On August 24, 1643, he bought a house and lot from John Hall with the stipulation that Mr. Hall and his family and associates have use of the house for a year. 
• In 1662, John Briggs purchased an 140 acres tract in Dartsmouth
• While there, he married a widow named Constant Mitchell Fobes, so it can be assumed his first wife Sarah Cornell had deceased by then. 
• Sarah Cornell Briggs is said to have died at the home of her sister, Rebecca Woolsey. 
• He returned to Portsmouth by the time his daughter Sussanah married William Palmer and there would spend his remaining days.
• All of John Briggs children were by his first wife, Sarah Cornell Briggs. He had none by second wife Constant (or Content). 

The Will of John Briggs was written on April 19, 1690 and was proved on November 17, 1690. His death was likely around October of that year. 

Old Commons Burial Ground

One of the most striking notes on the life of John Briggs was the testimony of him in the case of the death of his sister, Rebecca Briggs Cornell, who had married the brother, Thomas of John Briggs wife Sarah. It was not uncommon in those days for sibling of one family to marry siblings of another. 

Rhode Island was a haven of sorts, for the Puritans who were not quite so Puritan, or who did not exactly go with the teachings of the most devout in Massachusetts. John Briggs was one of those and in 1656 had converted to Quakerism. 

John Briggs' testimony in part, led to the conviction and hanging of Thomas Cornell II, his nephew, for the death of Rebecca Briggs Cornell, sister of John and mother of the doomed Thomas. A book has been written on the murder, called "Killed Strangely: The Death of Rebecca Cornell", by Elaine Forman Crane. According to the Puritan records, John Briggs, 64 years of age at this time, testified that he had seen a spirit in a dream of  Rebecca, who told him how she had burned. 

This testimony of the apparition of Rebecca, along with other testimony that the relationship between the 73 year old Rebecca, and her middle-aged son, who did not like that fact that his mother and not himself, was in control of the property. The family at that time consisted of Rebecca, her son Thomas, his second wife, his 4 sons by his first wife and their 2 daughters together, along with 2 hired men. His wife Mary was expecting a third daughter when he was hanged. 

After the death of Rebecca, and hanging of her son, two other persons were tried for the same murder, one the wife of Thomas and an Indian man who worked for them. As an interesting aside, the daughter, named ironically "Innocent" born posthumously to Thomas Jr. and Mary Cornell, was an ancestress of the infamous Lizzie Borden. 

The full truth of that horrible winters day of February 8, 1673, will never be known, and John Briggs participation in it would have been fully dismissed by any sane juryman this day and time. 

Such was the uncertain and strange ways of the Puritans. 

John Briggs and Sarah Cornell Briggs were the parents of :

• Enoch Briggs
• Sussanna Briggs  married William Palmer, married John Northway
• John Briggs II
• Thomas Briggs
• Job Briggs
• William Briggs. 

Susanna would marry William Palmer and when he died she married John Northway. 

The Will of John Briggs

 

Sallie's Legacy: The Family of Sarah Francis Davis Crump

May 29, 2015, 9:47 am

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In writing about Henry Davis's daughter, Laura Davis, I came to find out that his oldest daughter, Sarah, named undoubtedly for her grandmother, Sarah Winfield Howell Davis, may have fared no better, even though she married.

It seems the daughters that moved away, Nancy Baldwin Davis Wall and Martha Davis Ingram fared much better than their sisters who remained behind.

Sarah was the oldest daughter of Henry Davis, son of Job, and his second wife Martha Palmer, daughter of James Palmer. And like her sister, Martha, she married into one of the premier planter families of Anson County.

Woodson Crump was the son of Steven Crump and Nancy Easley. The Crumps were also Virginians and  Woodsons Grandfather, John Bushrod Crump and Great-Grandfather, Adam Crump, came down from Lancaster and Prince William Counties in Virginia, just after the Revolutionary War and settled along the Yadkin/Pee Dee River not far from its confluence with the Uwharrie and Rocky Rivers.

Likewise, the Easley's, Woodson's mother's family, came down from Lunenburg within a decade of the same era, the outpouring of Southside Virginia into the Carolina Piedmont.

Woodson married first, Clementine Ingram, a daughter of the Might Ingram Clan of Upper Anson. a daughter of  William Pines Ingram and granddaughter of Jeremiah Ingram and Winifred Nelms Ingram, who had an enormous impact on the area of Upper Anson.

Below is a court case listing Woodson and first wife Clementine, or "Tiny" as she was known, in the settlement of the estate of her grandfather.




Fayetteville Weekly Observer
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)2 Mar 1857, Mon • Page 3






In the era that Woodson lived, cotton was king and his father, Stephen Crump was known as the King of Cottonville.

Cottonville was a peaceful and fertile little community just north of the Rocky River. It was known in the South Carolina cotton markets, where the residents sold their wares, as an area of the highest grade and most productive farmland north of Charleston. In an old 1830's North Carolina newspaper, it was was speculated that the Mint town of Charlottesburg was in envy of the larger and agri-productive town of Cottonville. That would not last for long.


The Civil War came to Carolina and Cottonville would never be the same. Woodson D Crump, now in his mid-thirties, would join the Confederate army and be wounded in the heel. He lost his first wife, Tiny Ingram Crump, about 1857 and was left with 6 young children. Sarah Davis would become his second wife on February 4, 1858. She would add 6 more children to the roost. By the time the war began, two of those 6 would have been born, Woodson Jr. and Theodore.






The Daily Progress
(Raleigh, North Carolina)12 Oct 1864, Wed • Page 1

Before the war, Woodson lived on the Anson County side of the river, His young family lived in the community of Beverly. An 1895 map shows its location of just south of Ansonville.

Name:	Woodson D Crunp
Age:	24
Birth Year:	abt 1826
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Beverly, Anson, North Carolina
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	599
Household Members:	Name Age Woodson D Crunp 24 Clementine B Crunp 20 William P Crunp 3 John F Crunp 2 Ebenezer D Crunp 0

In contrast, Sarah Davis and her family lived north of the Rocky River, in Stanly County.

Name:	Sarah Davis
Age:	13
Birth Year:	abt 1837
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	947
Household Members:	Name Age Henry Davis 42 Martha Davis 33 Sarah Davis 13 Nancy Davis 12 Hampton Davis 10 Mary Davis 8 Martha Davis 5 Aughton Davis 4 Job Davis 2

With the area being shown as Albemarle, Henry Davis had probably moved his family from the area of his father's plantation on the Rocky River to his land purchases on Cloverfork Creek just north of Albemarle, as he was, at this time, serving in several offices in the local government.






By 1860, the couple had married and Sallie, 23,  was caring for Woodson's pack of sons, along with her own baby, Woodson Jr.

Name:	Sarah Crump
Age:	23
Birth Year:	abt 1837
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Post Office:	Ansonville
Family Number:	220
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Woodson Crump 38 Sarah Crump 23 William Crump 13 John Crump 12 Benjamin Crump 12 Joseph Crump 9 Jere Crump 5 Woodson Crump 8/12

By now, they had moved to Cedar Hill, which was nearer to the river and just below Norwood on the Anson county side. The 1860 census shows farmer Woodson Crump living very close to the Kendalls, Douglas Kendall and Dr. John P Kendall Jr, Carriagemaker John F. Capron and Capron's father-in-law and Sallie Davis Crump's uncle, farmer Peter Howell. Knowing where this area was, it was the section near Concord Church in Anson is, near the area of Kendall and Howell Roads.




Whether the War changed Woodson, or whether his troubles were in existence before that traumatic event is unknown, but the families constant moving around could have been a sign of a deeper disturbance. Yet, there is no doubt the horrific events and experience of that bloody war had some detriment to the mind and behavior of Woodson Crump.






1870 finds the family in Ansonville, just south of Cedar Hill.

Woodson Cramp [Woodson Crump]  [Woodson Davis]
Age in 1870:	48
Birth Year:	abt 1822
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Wadesboro
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Woodson Cramp 48 Lallie Cramp 32 Joseph A Cramp 18 Benjamin Cramp 18 Jermiah Cramp 17 Dodson Cramp 10 Theodor Cramp 9 Martha Cramp 6 Francis Cramp 5 Claudy Cramp 2 Lorah Cramp 18

The "Lorah Cramp", age 18, is a total transcription error. The actual name is Laura, no surname given, so I believe this is Sallie's (who was a victim of her own transcription error) younger sister, Laura Davis.

Name:	W. D. Crump
Age:	56
Birth Year:	abt 1824
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1880:	Tysons, Stanly, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Sarah Crump
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Neighbors:	View others on page
Occupation:	Farmer
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and Dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age W. D. Crump 56 Sarah Crump 43 Theodore W. Crump 18 Martha Crump 16 Francis E. Crump 14 Claudius H. Crump 12 Sarah C. Crump 6

In 1880, the family had moved to the Stanly County side of the river, and was living in Tyson Township, around where Sallie's Grandparents, Job and Sallie Davis had lived. Youngest child, Sarah Clementine Crump completed the family, obviously named for her mother and father's first wife. Sarah had named her eldest daughter, Martha, for her own mother and her second daughter Francis, for her own middle name, identified in certain deeds.

Two deeds explain a bit of the moves of the Crump family. One, a Gift of Deed to Woodson D. Crump from his father, Stephen, is dated July 30, 1857.

"Steven Crump to Woodson D. Crump   State of North Carolina  County of Stanly

Know all men.......in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have for my beloved son Woodson D. Crump.....lying and being in the County of Anson where he now lives and which I purchased from D. John P Kendall containing 345 acres....bank of the Rocky River....below the mouth of Little Creek....2 acres of land for the benefit of my mill (the following exceptions) down to near from the Ford  of the river below the dam and then up the  river so far as to contain 2 acres together with all ways including mines, minerals and all improvements. "

Then 23 years later, Woodson found it neccessary to part with the same tract of land.

"Woodson D. Crump and wife Sarah F. Crump to Charles W. Hendley

Indenture....29th day of August 1878 between Woodson D Crump and Sarah F. Crump to Charles W. Hendley and wife Charlotte H. Hendley....Anson County...on Rocky River where  Woodson D Crump now lives which was known for many years formerly as the Richard Randle land...beginning at a White Oak (same white oak as 1857 deed?)...on the bank of Rocky River....lower corner of  of John S. Kendalls new grant....to...formerly Griffin Nashes corner (which we know was near the Concord Church area as Griffin Nash gave the land to the church and cemetery).....Nash and Sibleys corner (no doubt Elijah Sibley)....with the following reservation to wit...First two acres beginning at the Ford of the river just below the Mill dam of Dunlap & Company and running up the river to a point on the bank of  the river just above the Mill dam as to include 2 acres for Mill priveledges....Second, the right of way for a road leading from the Ferry of William P. Crump out from the river to a point where said Ferry Road intersects with the road leading to the Ford of the River just below the mill dam of the above named Milling Company. 

 

The above section of map shows the Winfield Ford, later known as Davis Ford and above that, Bennetts Mill and the road from the section into Anson.





The Stanly Observer
(Albemarle, North Carolina)18 Sep 1884, Thu • Page 3


The Enterprise
(Albemarle, North Carolina)12 Jan 1899, Thu • Page 3


Below is another mention of the Crump Mill and the farm of William P. Crump, Woodson's oldest son by Clementine Ingram, who married Sallie Davis's youngest sister, Margaret Victoria Crump. There is also mention of Woods Crump accompanying other "Wharftown" neighbors to Charlotte for a "Sam Jones" meeting.


The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)1 May 1890, Thu • Page 3


Now, I am sure I am not the only person who upon reading this clipping wondered what a Sam Jones Meeting was, while scholars, particularly ones of the Methodist Episcopal persuasion, would know immediately who Sam Jones was.

The Reverend Samuel Porter Jones

A quick research reveals that a "Sam Jones Meeting" referred to a service by the Methodist Episcopal Minister and Revivalist, Rev. Samuel Porter Jones". Jones was known for his stirring, witty and "plain language" style of sermons that resonated with the country people in the South. He is noted for his influence on orator and comedian Will Rogers. So, apparently in 1890, Woodson Crump and his family and neighbors were attending one of the Rev. Sam Jones revival meetings in Charlotte.

The Life and Sayings of Sam P. Jones: A Minister of the Gospel

 By Mrs. Sam P. Jones






Over the years, there appeared to be a number of tragedies at or near the Crump Mill and Ferry crossing, as the ol Rocky went through one of his moods. Several people lost lives and property while attempting to cross rivers in those days.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)9 Jun 1898, Thu • Page 3

Wharf or Wharftown, was a short-lived community that grew up around the Mill and Ferry Crossing.  The name of the ferry was changed from the "Crump Ferry" to the "Wharf Ferry".


The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)8 Jun 1899, Thu • Page 3

From afar, and with the life of the Woodson Crumps seeming idyllic, taken up with farming, fishing, milling and ferrying in a lovely and peaceful part of their own little Eden. But something in Paradise was brewing evil and in an angry rage, one day in 1874, William "Bill" Crump, tried to murder his father. He did not succeed. Several newspapers gave an account of the event. The family was described as being one of high respect.



The People's Press
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)12 Mar 1874, Thu • Page 2

Bill is described as being "robust" and mentally troubled. He had a drinking problem and was calculated as not handling his alchohol very well. His father tried calmly to discuss a family problem with him and Bill took offense to it, attempting to cut his father's throat. Woodson luckily recovered.



Wilmington Journal
(Wilmington, North Carolina)27 Feb 1874, Fri • Page 3









The Anson Times
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)23 Feb 1882, Thu • Page 3




The Mill would eventually be sold and eventually go the way of human creations and succombed to the will and way of nature. Woodson Crump would live to be 75 years old and suffer various ailments in his later years, reported randomly in the Wharftown section of the newspapers.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)12 May 1898, Thu • Page 3

Woodsons's sons, John Teeter Crump, William Pines Crump and Joseph Alexander Crump, would remain in the Wharftown area. Bill ran the mill and married the youngest sister of his stepmother, Margaret Victoria Davis, Henry Davis's baby girl. John Teeter Crump would carry on with the young wife of old Sheriff  and businessman, Edward Winfield Davis. Rebecca Hathcock Davis. Rebecca's youngest son, John Teeter, was born within the lifespan of Edward W. Davis, third son of Job Davis, but was sometimes noted or called "J. T. Crump, Jr.". It is unknown if this was due to his being raised by J. T. Crump or whether he was the biological son of J. T. Crump. His legal name was John Teeter Davis and he is buried with the old Virginian Patriarch in the Old Davis cemetery in Tyson Township.


The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)9 Nov 1893, Thu • Page 3

The area of Crumps Mill was described as a beautiful place and the Miller, Bill Crump, as looking like Santa Claus.









The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)16 May 1889, Thu • Page 2






The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)20 Aug 1891, Thu • Page 2

In 1891, youngest daughter, Sarah Clementine married one of the Lowder boys.  They reported 6 years later that the family had returned from Texas. Woodson had pneumonia at the time.




The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)4 Feb 1897, Thu • Page 3

Despite being up in years, Woodson Crump had a new home built in 1905.




The Robesonian
(Lumberton, North Carolina)12 Dec 1905, Tue • Page 5


Sarah Francis Davis Crump passed away in 1891, of consumption. The newspapers got the initials wrong as W.P Crump was her stepson and brother-in-law combined. His wife was her sister Victoria.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)11 Jun 1891, Thu • Page 3

She was followed by her husband in 1900.

The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)1 Mar 1900, Thu • Page 3



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)1 Mar 1900, Thu • Page 3

The old mill, ran by murderous oldest son Bill Crump, remained a place of tragedy and intrigue for years to come. Bill obviously reformed and mellowed in his latter years and was spoke of in gentle terms.



The Anson Times
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)8 Mar 1883, Thu • Page 3




The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)16 Aug 1900, Thu • Page 3

The descendants of Woodson Davidson Alexander Crump were for a generation or two as follows:

Woodson Davidson Alexander Crump was born about 1826 on a massive cotton plantation along the Rocky River on the border of Anson and Stanly (then part of Montgomery) counties in North Carolina to Stephen (or Stephens) Crump, Sr. and his first wife, Nancy Easley. Stephen being the son of Revolutionary War Veteran, John Bushrod Crump, who was born in Virginia and Mary Stephens. And Nancy being the daughter of Daniel Easley, who had also migrated from Henrico County, Virginia to this area, and his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Stephens. 

Married (perhaps in 1846) Clementine Ingram, daughter of William Pines Ingram and Susan Strother. 

Children:
1) William Pines Crump b 15 March 1847 d 9 Dec 1917 
    Buried at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church near Norwood, NC
    Married to Margaret Victoria Davis. Five children. 

2) John Teeter Crump b 25 Sept. 1848 d 17 Nov 1918
    Buried in the Old Davis Cemetery, Old Davis Rd, near Aquadale, NC. Married Mary Rebecca Hathcock Davis. Two children: Travis Millard Crump 1884-1961 and Lavinia Crump 1889-1960. Three Stepchildren: Sarah Hortense Davis, Thomas Ashley Davis, John Teeter Davis. 

3) Ebenezer D Crump about 1849. Appears in the 1850 census and no other. Probably died as an infant. 

4) Benjamin R. Crump b abt 1851 d 1916 Dade County, Florida. 
     Never married. Appears with parents in 1860 and 1870. Is listed 
     in a suit with the Ingram family as an heir of his mother. Is 
     working as a Laborer for a Boyd family of Orange Growers in Orange County, Florida by 1880. Relocates later to Dade County where he lives in Miami and works as a Carpenter until his death in 1916.

5) Joseph Alexander Crump b November 15, 1852 d February 20, 1942. Married first: JoAnna Blake Tyson. Married second Mattie Rose Harkey. Total of 22 children, many of them dying as infants. 

6) Jeremiah Crump b abt 1855 d unknown. Alive at least until 1878 when he was listed with his siblings as an heir of Eben N Ingram. 

Jeremiah was the youngest child of Clementine Ingram. The following were the children of Sarah Francis "Sallie" Davis Crump and Great-Grandchildren of Job Davis. 

7) Woodson Eugene "Wootie" Crump Jr. b November 1, 1859 d March 21, 1938 in McLennon County, Texas. Married Annie Eliza Rogers. 
Two sons. 



8) Theodore W. Crump b 1861 d March 6, 1930 Cherokee County, Texas. Married Nina Maude Hughes. One daughter. 



9) Martha Crump b 1864 d unknown. Appears with her family in the 1870 and 1880 census, and then disappears. She eithered married and relocated, or passed away prior to 1900. She is not buried in the cemeteries as other family members.

10) Frances "Fanny" Crump b April 4, 1865 d October 8, 1905 in Stanly County. Married William David Thompson. Seven children.


11) Claudius H. "Claude" Crump b abt 1866-1868 d Sept 23, 1924. 
Never married. Sick or Handicapped. Spent 23 years in the County Home in Wadesboro, NC. 

12) Sarah Clementine "Tine" Crump b January 17, 1875 died June 17, 1899 of fever. Married Robert "Bob" Franklin Lowder. 5 children: 1891 John W. Lowder, 1892 Jaspar Otis Lowder, 1894 Thomas Lowder, 1895 Mary Ethel Lowder and 1899 William Crump Lowder. 


  





The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)22 Jun 1899, Thu • Page 3

The Troubled Life of William Pines Crump and wife Margaret Victoria Davis.

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Margaret Victoria Davis was the youngest daughter of Henry Davis, Job's oldest son, and his second wife, Martha Palmer. She was born on April 5, 1852 amidst the times of her father's greatest troubles. She was a preteen when her father passed away. Her mother passed away in 1879, after all of her children were grown.

Henry Davis's minimal estate papers reveal little of his passing and nothing of the fate of his widow and younger children. I am sure that somewhere in the scattered and digitized papers of that troubled and turbulent era of Stanly County history, a mention of a dower, guardianship, or something regarding this family must be there to find. It seems his younger brother, E. W. Davis, took the reigns and not so benevolently prevailed in the fate of his nieces and nephews. Henry's second oldest son, John Edward Davis, silently closed the door on his fathers legend, and clung tightly to the devoutly religious family he had married into, that of the Rev. Uriah Staton of Anson County.

Who did young Victoria go to live with? Perhaps it was that, for a while, of her oldest sister Sarah Francis "Sallie" Davis, who became the second wife of Woodson Davidson Alexander Crump on February 4, 1858, when Victoria was only 5 years old.

1850 Bill first appears in records with his parents and two little brothers in the census. 

Name:	William P Crunp
Age:	3
Birth Year:	abt 1847
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Beverly, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	599
Household Members:	Name Age Woodson D Crunp 24 Clementine B Crunp 20 William P Crunp 3 John F Crunp 2 Ebenezer D Crunp 0

Margaret Victoria Davis married William Pines Crump, the oldest son of the above mentioned Woodson, and a stepson to her sister Sallie, about 1876, well into her twenties. Bill Crump, as he was known, was a young man with a troubled past. The following event took place in 1879, a few years after his marriage to Victoria, J. E. Howell referred to James Edward Howell, a cousin of his wife Victoria, son of Peter Howell, the oldest half-brother of her father Henry Davis. Bill and J. E. Howell had grown up in the same section of Anson County, the Cedar Hill section, just across the river from Stanly, where Victoria had grown up. I have not yet discovered what Jim Howell did to end up in jail, for his buddy Bill to want to break him out.





The Pee Dee Herald
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)2 Apr 1879, Wed • Page 5


1860 Victoria first appears in the census. 

Victoria appears in one census with her family. Her brothers elsewhere, her oldest two sisters married, only Henry and wife Martha Palmer Davis and their two middle and two youngest daughters appear in the household.

Name:	Victoria Davis
Age:	7
Birth Year:	abt 1853
Gender:	Female
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	802
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Henry Davis 54 Martha Davis 44 Mary Davis 18 Martha J Davis 16 Laua Davis 10 Victoria Davis 7

Her husband lived at home until he was an adult, and thing were not at all harmonious. W. P., as he was most often known, would attempt to take his father's life. He was arrested, but there was never a trial. Oddly, Woodson must have stepped in and dropped charges, or some other reason prevented a trial, as William seems to have gone on with his life. His mental state seemed to be deteriorating early. Below is the link in the story of Sallie Davis Crump, Victoria's sister and Bill's stepmother.
A girl marrying her step-nephew would be considered incestuous today, but back then, marriages among cousins and step-relatives were common.

Sallie Davis Crump and Woodson Crump

1880 The Families first census together. 

Name:	W. D. Crump
Age:	33
Birth Year:	abt 1847
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1880:	Tysons, Stanly, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Margaret V. Crump
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Neighbors:	View others on page
Occupation:	Farmer
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and Dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age W. D. Crump 33 Margaret V. Crump 27 Stephen H. Crump 10 Arthur E. Crump 7 Robert L. Crump 5 Lillear E. Crump 3 Carrie C. Crump 1m

1881   The couple lose their 9 year old son, Robert.



The Anson Times
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)26 Jan 1882, Thu • Page 3




1886  Bill is shot by his neighbor, John Smith. 



Carolina Watchman
(Salisbury, North Carolina)29 Apr 1886, Thu • Page 1



1890  Bill's farm is reported as doing well. 



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)1 May 1890, Thu • Page 3

1896 Bill is a good host to company



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)30 Jan 1896, Thu • Page 3
1897  The Ferry Sinks
Below pictured is Bennett's Ferry which was down the way, and probably very similar in form to Crump's Ferry.




The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)15 Apr 1897, Thu • Page 3

Bennett's Ferry near Norwood.

1878 Bill and his family in the Ingram Suit as Heirs of Clementine Ingram Crump.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA     COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS     ANSON COUNTY
Aug. Term, 1860

BENJAMIN L. DUNLOP, Executor of JEREMIAH INGRAM
            vs.
HORATIO TYSON, THOMAS INGRAM, ELIZABETH STANBACK, PRESLEY N. STANBACK, HANNAH 
P. DUNLAP, EBEN INGRAM, SAMUEL P. INGRAM and wife, WINCEY,BISTON BENNETT and 
wife, ANN, MARTHA P. MYERS, ROLAND CRUMP, BENJAMIN INGRAM, PRESLEY N. INGRAM, 
JOHN B. INGRAM, JOSEPH B. INGRAM, WINCEY C. ALLEN, ELIZA R. SIBLEY, CATHARINE 
PARR, JEREMIAH INGRAM, BENJAMIN F. INGRAM, EBON D. INGRAM, WOODSON D. CRUMP, 
Administrator of CLEMENTINE CRUMP, MATHEW W. BURROUGHS and wife, JULIA, the 
American Bible Society, the Missionary Conference of  South Carolina, the 
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Petition for Account and Settlement

In this case, it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that HORATIO 
TYSON,THOMAS INGRAM, MARTIN P. MYERS and wife, WINCEY, BENJAMIN F. INGRAM, the 
American Bible Society, and Missionary Conference of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, are not residents of this State. It is therefore ordered by the Court 
that publication be made for six successive weeks in the North Carolina Argus, 
notifying said non-residents to be and appear at our next Court of Pleas & 
Quarter Sessions to be held for the County of Anson at the Court House in 
Wadesboro, on the 2nd Monday in October next. Then and there to plead, answer 
or demur to this petition filed. Otherwise, judgment will be taken pro 
confesso and heard ex parte as to them. Witness PATRICK J. COPPEDGE, Clerk of 
said Court at Office on the 27th of August, A. D. 1860.
                                          P. J. COPPEDGE, CCC

Additional Comments:
JEREMIAH INGRAM, HORATIO TYSON, THOMAS INGRAM, ELIZABETH STANBACK, PRESLEY N. 
STANBACK, HANNAH P. DUNLAP, EBEN INGRAM, SAMUEL P. INGRAM and wife, WINCEY, 
BISTON BENNETT and wife, ANN, MARTHA P. MYERS, ROLAND CRUMP, BENJAMIN INGRAM, 
PRESLEY N. INGRAM, JOHN B. INGRAM, JOSEPH B. INGRAM, WINCEY C. ALLEN, ELIZA R. 
SIBLEY, CATHARINE PARR, JEREMIAH INGRAM, BENJAMIN F. INGRAM, EBON D. INGRAM, 
WOODSON D. CRUMP, Administrator of CLEMENTINE CRUMP, MATHEW W. BURROUGHS and 
wife, JULIA, P. J. COPPEDGE.

1895 Bill is a Successful and Happy Farmer.

The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)28 Mar 1895, Thu • Page 3

1897  Bill falls out of his boat into his Mill Pond. 

The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)20 May 1897, Thu • Page 2

1898, Bill and Victoria lose their 18 year old daughter Carrie. 

The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)3 Mar 1898, Thu • Page 2
1898  Several Items Concerning the Crumps reported. 

Bill's brother Joseph had a champion hog. A convict was lurking around the area. Steve Crump, Bill and Victoria's son who moved to Texas had married his second wife, reported to be a well-off widow. and Victoria was not feeling well.






1900 Victoria has surgery in Salisbury.

The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)24 May 1900, Thu • Page 2



1900 Mrs. Kendall dies after visiting Crumps
Mrs. Kendall was Caroline Elizabeth Locke Kendall who was married to Henry Douglas Kendall and the mother of Mr. John Alexander Kendall.




The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)16 Aug 1900, Thu • Page 3
1901 Bill bought a Reaper.


The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)20 Jun 1901, Thu • Page 2



The Crumps lived on the side of the Rocky River and Bill operated a Ferry, and helped his father operate a Mill, while another Rocky River resident, J J Davis, also ran a mill. The ferry went between the community of Rocky River, on the Stanly County side, to Wharf, on the Anson Side. Wharf was located near the Concord Methodist Church in Anson County, in the area of Howell, Kendall and Woodall Roads. According to newspaper accounts, there was also a road in the town that led to the Old Davis Ford called "Forde" Road. On the Stanly County side, Rocky River was near Loop Road in the southernmost part of Stanly near the river.



The Enterprise
(Albemarle, North Carolina)8 Jan 1903, Thu • Page 2

1903 Lilla (Tiller?) gets married to Bob Allen.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)5 Feb 1903, Thu • Page 3


1904 The Fishing is Good 

...and I would like to know who Maude Davis from Arkansas was. It was obvious she was related to individuals in Wharftown, who inevitably, are almost all in my family tree. Which Davis family moved to Arkansas?

May 1904  Bill is carried off to the Hospital.

1900 Census, Branch Crump was living with his brother Stephen Henry Crump in Texas. In 1904, he came home to take care of his families farm. 

William B Crump [William B Cump]  [William B Cary]
Age:	17
Birth Date:	Jun 1882
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1900:	Justice Precinct 4, McLennan, Texas
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Brother
Marital Status:	Single
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Occupation:	View on Image
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Stephen Crump 31 Mattie C Crump 44 Finnie W Crump 17 Eugene G Crump 15 Earl M Crump 13 Rilla M Crump 18 Edmund D Martin 80 William B Crump 17

June 1904 Bill is Back, Victoria is Sick
and son Branch has reunited with his wife.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)9 Jun 1904, Thu • Page 3



By 1905, Bill had been place in the mental hospital in Morganton, at Broughton, his property was being sold and his land rented, in an attempt to support his family.


The Enterprise
(Albemarle, North Carolina)12 Jan 1905, Thu • Page 2

Six years later, it was reported that Victoria went to visit Bill and he was able to talk, and wanted to come home. He was referred to as River Bill Crump, as opposed to his cousin, William F. Crump of Polkton. Fannie Howell referred to in the article, was the wife of James Edward Howell, whom Bill had busted out of jail in Wadesboro when they were younger.



The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)15 Jun 1911, Thu • Page 2

1917 The Crumps Large house on the Stanly side of the river burns down. 

1920 Land is sold. 

In 1920, the final sale of River Bill's property was taking place. It had caused a disagreement between William Branch Crump and his brother Atlas Erastus Crump.



The Stanly News-Herald
(Albemarle, North Carolina)27 Feb 1920, Fri • Page 7


Bills Legacy was over. Victoria passed away on September 28, 1934. The couple had 6 children:

1) Stephen Henry Crump born 1870, died April 14, 1949 Bosqueville, McLennon County, Texas.
2) Arthur Erastrus Crump born January 22, 1873, died September 20, 1953 in Granville County, NC (Hospital location) Buried at Concord United Methodist Church, Anson County, NC.
3) Robert L Crump born 1875, died December 31, 1881 Anson County, NC
4) Lilla Emilie Crump Allen b August 9, 1877 died January 5, 1974 Anson County, NC
5) Carrie Conie Crump b April 29, 1880, died  February 6, 1896 Anson County, NC
6) William Branch Crump b June 28 1882, died August 13, 1971 Stanly County, NC

Some of the Crump family remained in the area. The family of Steven H. Crump removed to Texas. Next is his story

Sunday Black Sheep: Shipman Jones and Eliza Carrol

June 8, 2015, 12:53 pm

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Shipman Jones is an enigma. He appears in just a few records and even his "possible" decsendants are a mystery.

The appearance of Shipman Jones begins with the death of a more well-known gentleman in Olde Fayetteville, that of Jordan Howell.

Jordan Howell was my 6th Great Uncle. He was the son of Sarah Winfield and her first husband, Richard Howell. The couple had 4 children: Peter, Jordan, John W. and Charlotte. Jordan was named for his father's brother, and perhaps an even older relative. He was born about 1794 and he and his younger brother, John W. Howell removed from Anson/Stanly County to Cumberland, to the growing business and trade center of Cross Creek, now known as Fayetteville.  He died a still young, but well-established businessman and left a small family. He had married a widow, Mrs. Hannah Handy in 1820. Jordan is shown as a Junior, because his uncle, Jordan Howell, Sr., was still alive. The bondsman for this marriage was William B Hall and the witness, John Armstrong.

Name:	Mrs Hannah Handy
Gender:	Female
Spouse:	Jordan Howell Jr
Spouse Gender:	Male
Bond Date:	26 Jan 1820
Bond #:	000032916
Level Info:	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum:	003309
County:	Cumberland
Record #:	01 133
Bondsman:	Wm. B. Hall
Witness:	John Armstrong

From all appearances, his two daughters, Clarissa and Charlotte, went to live with their Grandmother, Sarah Winfield Howell, because they married men near where their grandparents resided in Stanly County, and not men from the Fayetteville or Coastal area. His only son (to make it to adulthood), Jordan Lafayette Howell, remained as an apprentice to business partner, Paris Tillinghast, and later removed with Tillinghast to Columbus, Georgia.

His widow Hannah remained in Cumberland County and applied and recieved her dower. After the year had passed, she remarried, to the mysterious Shipman Jones. Bondsman was Thomas H Massey and witness, Archibald McLean, Jr.

Name:	Shipman Jones
Gender:	Male
Spouse:	Hannah Howell
Spouse Gender:	Female
Bond Date:	23 Apr 1836
Bond #:	000033211
Level Info:	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum:	003910
County:	Cumberland
Record #:	01 151
Bondsman:	Tho H Massey
Witness:	Archd McLean, Jr

Shipman Jones took advantage of his wife's inheritance and they sold the property for cash.
He is mention in one land record, and one record alone, that one involving the sale of Hannah's property to John W. Howell, brother of Jordan.

Book 41 Page 476 Cumberland County, 1836

"Shipman Jones and wife to John W. Howell.....between Shipman Jones and Hannah Jones his wife, which Hannah being the widow of the late Jordan Howell of Fayetteville, North Carolina....for the sum of $50....south side of Hay Street near the foot of Hay Mount....Brick House....Lot # 4 in the deed from Redfield and Company from Petersburg, Va. , William Moore,trustee, to Able Turner...said Turner...date June 22 1824...conveyed to Jordan Howell and Job Davis as tenants in common...belonged to said Hannah and her present husband aforesaid or to them jointly. ....recorded by Robert Strange."

The marriage lasted no longer than 9 years, because on April 7,1845, Shipman Jones again appears in the marriage records, this time marrying Eliza Carroll. There were several Carroll families in Cumberland County and it is unknown which one Eliza belonged to. Bondsman and Witnesses for this marriage was Amasa Barnhill, D G McRae and J. McLaurin.

Having married in Cumberland County in 1836 and then again in 1845, one would think Shipman Jones would show up as the head of a household in 1840. There are plenty of Joneses in the 1840 census in Cumberland County, but Shipman is not one of them. Nor is he in any of the neighboring county, or in the 1840 census at all. This could mean one of 2 things, either he was not counted at all, which is very possible. He could have been in transit or on the sea, or just missed entirely. Or, he and Hannah could have been members of someone else's household.

It is most likely, however, that Hannah had passed away by 1845, as this is when Shipman Jones married Eliza Carroll.

Name:	Shipman Jones
Gender:	Male
Spouse:	Eliza Carroll
Spouse Gender:	Female
Bond Date:	7 Apr 1845
Bond #:	000033212
Marriage Date:	7 Apr 1845
Level Info:	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum:	001340
County:	Cumberland
Record #:	01 151
Bondsman:	Amosa Barnhill; D G McRae
Witness:	J McLaurin
Performed By:	D G McRae

Marrying in 1845, it would make sense that the couple would appear in the 1850 census, unless dead. Which Shipman Jones appears to have been before 1840, but not too long prior. He left no will or estate record. But appearing in the 1850 is Eliza Jones, widow, with three young boys, living with an "Agnesy" Carroll, maybe her mother.

Name:	Eliza Jones
Age:	21
Birth Year:	abt 1829
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Western Division, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	862
Household Members:	Name Age Algethy Carrell 44 Eliza Jones 21 David Jones 6 William H Jones 3 Walter Jones 0

In the 1860 census, Eliza is still living in a household with "Alge", and has given birth to 3 daughters, only son Billy (William H) is still in the household.

Name:	Eliza Jones
Age:	23
Birth Year:	abt 1837
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina
Post Office:	Fayetteville
Family Number:	528
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Eliza Jones 23 Billy Carroll 10 Mary Carroll 8 Alice Carroll 6 Ann E Carroll 3 Alge Carroll 40

 1870 was the last year that Eliza shows up in the census, this time with 3 of her 4 daughters. The family lived in Rockfish.

Name:	Eliza Carroll [Eliza McAlister]
Age in 1870:	40
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Rockfish, Cumberland, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Post Office:	Fayetteville
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Eliza Carroll 40 Mary Carroll 18 Ann Eliza Carroll 12 Rhoda Carroll 5/12

Rockfish was located on the western border of Cumberland County, and now transfers over into Hoke County.



It was named for Rockfish Creek, which is a contributery to the Cape Fear River.




While Eliza maintains the Jones name in 1850 and 1860, by 1870, she has reverted back to Carroll. Her children's marriage licenses ensure that this is the same Eliza and there is a bit of a twist to this family that sets them apart in this time and era.

While the older woman, "Algathy" and Eliza, are both counted as white in the census records, the children of Eliza Carroll Jones are not.

As you can see on the above map, Rockfish Creek from old Robeson County. This part of Robeson would become Hoke County. Robeson County is also known for one type of peoples, the Lumbee tribe.

While searching through Eliza Carroll Jones's neighborhood in the 1860 census, looking to see if her sons had been "bound out", as was the custom in those days for the children of widowed or unmarried mothers, I noticed an unusual thing about her neighborhood, something I had only saw in the 1850 census of  Wolf Pit in Richmond County, North Carolina. About half of the population of the area was labeled as "Mulatto".

"Triple Mixtures" (Caucasian-Indian-Negro) in Robeson County, North Carolina, from from Arthur Estabrook's scrapbook of field photographs (2)




The 1850 and 1860 censuses were taken prior to the Civil War. Prior to the Civil War, most people of color were enslaved and were not listed in the census records with persons of European heritage. There were a few, "Free People of Color" listed here and there. Freed persons of African Heritage. There were also a number of true 'mulattoes', persons of mixed heritage who were born free. Some were former slaves freed by their owners. Others were persons born to previously freed mothers. Others were born to Caucasian mothers, but had fathers who were of color.

But these individuals were not great in number, and scattered. There were no large communities of them, simply a few random families.

In my previous research of WolfPit Township in Richmond County, a few years ago, wherein over half of the population were labeled as "Mulatto", I discovered that this group had been identified as "Croatan" Indians, who had came to the community to work in the turpentine industry. Census takers had no label for Native Americans at the time. Individuals were either Black or White, and those who did not fit in either of those, who appeared "Brown", where given the designation of Mulatto.

The Croatan are who we now know as "Lumbee Indians". They were discovered in the 1730's living along what is now known as the Lumber River, and was at that time called Drowning Creek. They were using English farming and building methods and some of the members of the tribe were of obvious Caucasian and Native American heritage, described as "Mixt" and having gray eyes or lighter than typical hair. Over time, this tribe fluidly intermarried with other members of the encroaching community, including both persons of European and African decent. One of the most well known Lumbee, Henry Berry Lowery, is said to have married a woman of African decent. The Lumbee are today referred to as "Triracial Isolates", or persons of multiple races who took up in various spots along the East Coast and Southeast, sharing many of the same surnames.



In the 1860 census of Rockfish Township in Cumberland County, the following is a list of Eliza Carroll Jones's immediate neighbors.

House 510: 45 year old  "Wiat" Davis, Pilot, and 40 year old Nancy J Davis, Seamstress with two young girls, probably daughters, all labeled "Mulatto".

Hosuse 511: Miles Baker, age 46, Farmer, White. Also in the household, Nancy Lomack, 40, washerwoman, Mulatto and the following, all mulatto, probably members of her family; Lizzie Brooks, 19, John W. Lomack, 5, Mary J Brooks, 10 months old. The first two are probably her children, Lizzie married or widowed and the baby, Lizzie's daughter.

House 512:The family of 40 year old Duncan Johnson and Celia Johnson, 35, Farmers, and White.

House 513 Daniel Webb, 25, Drayman, Mulatto, Jane 24 and 3 young children, all Mulatto.

House 514 Isaac Manuel, a 37 year old farmhand, Mulatto, with 4 children, probably a widower.

House 515 Mary C. Campbell, 30, a seamstress, with Sarah A. Campbell, a Washerwoman, age26, probably sisters, with two babies ages 1 and 11 months old, all Mulattos.

House 516 William Powell, 34, Farmer, white and family.

House 517 Mary Powell, 68, Farmer with her probable children, Eliza 46, seamstress, Mary 32, David 28, Miller, all white.

House 518 Eliza Webb, 25, Washerwoman, Mulatto, with 3 young children.

House 519 Brtion Johnson 58, Farmer, and family, white.

House - same property  James M. Johnson, 25, Boatman, Nancy, 19, probably his bride. white.

House 520 Moses Lewis, 37 and family, Overseer, white

House 521 Kinian Deal, 50, Farmer, White, Dorcas Deal, 46, probably wife, and 5 children.

House 522 Alexander McCaskill, 48, Saddler, Helen 40, and 6 children, all Mulatto

House 523 Eliza Jones, 23, white, with Billy 10, Mary 8, Alice 6, Ann Eliza 3, all Mulatto and then Alge, 40, white

House 524 Cath Campbell, 40, female,  white, no profession

House 525 David Mitchell, 60,  black, farmhand (free man before the Civil War).

House 526 Jerre Boon, 30, and family, farmhands, all mulatto

House 527 John Artis, 60, farmhand, and family, all mulatto

House 528 George H. Makepeace, 30, and family, a Mechanic from Massachusetts, white.

And the pattern follows, including a 16 year old, Joseph Carroll, mulatto, working for a Mr. Evans, white, possibly her son "David Joseph" from the 1850 census, and one being his middle name.

This tells me, the real fathers of Eliza's children may have been Lumbee, and that Shipman Jones may not have died just prior to 1860, as the census might suggest on first glance, with a son being born in 1860, but may have divorced her, due to seeing that her children were obviously not his.

Another family I have been researching had such a thing happen. that of George Washington Nash, of upper Anson County. He was the son of Nancy Nash and Benjamin Hudson, of just across the Rocky River from Stanly County. He was married twice, the second and third times successfully, however, his first marraige, to a woman named Mary. He sued Mary for divorce in Stanly County Superior Court, as she had ran off with another man, and he also mentioned that she had given birth to a mulatto child not long after their marriage.

Upon the birth of the first son, Shipman Jones, or whatever other name he may have went by, (he could have been John Shipman Jones or James Shipman Jones or Charles Shipman Jones and people knew him as "Shipman".), may have left the cheating Eliza, divorced her, and took off for somewhere he could not be embarrassed by his wife's actions.

Eliza's children, when adults, named their prospective fathers in their own legal documents.

Her son William H. "Billy" Carroll, names his father as Ezekial Webb, Ezekial Webb appears as a free man of color, and married, in the 1850 and 1860 census records of Cumberland County.


1850

Name:	Ezekiel Webb
Age:	26
Birth Year:	abt 1824
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Race:	Black
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	303
Household Members:	Name Age Ezekiel Webb 26 Nancy Webb 36 Weston R G Webb 0

1860

Name:	Ezekiel Webb
Age:	34
Birth Year:	abt 1826
Gender:	Male
Race:	Mulatto (Black)
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Western Division, Cumberland, North Carolina
Post Office:	Fayetteville
Family Number:	434
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Ezekiel Webb 34 Nancy Webb 44 Western Webb 10 Mary Webb 7 Dillah Webb 6

He had an older wife, Nancy, and at least 3 children. His son Weston R. G. Webb would move to New York as he grew up, and Ezekial, himself, would move to Raleigh. 

The daughters of Eliza Carroll Jones name their father as Robert Mallet. Robert Mallet had likely been a slave. He does not appear in any census prior to the Civil War, but he does appear in the Freedman's Bank Records. 

Name:Robert Mallett

Age:60

Birth Year:abt 1820

Birthplace:North Carolina

Home in 1880:Rockfish, Cumberland, North Carolina

Race:Black

Gender:Male

Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)

Marital Status:Single

Father's Birthplace:North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina

Neighbors:View others on page

Occupation:Laborer

Cannot read/write:

Eliza Carroll was the daughter (as far as I know) of Phillip Carroll and Algea Willis Carroll. Algea, was, I believe, the daughter of Algernon Willis, son of Benjamin Willis. 

Name:	Philip Carroll
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	7 Sep 1823
Marriage Place:	Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:	Alge Willis
Spouse Gender:	Female
Event Type:	Marriage

 They were married in Cumberland County in 1823 and divorced in 1837, in Cumberland County. I am sure there is an interesting story behind the divorce of Phillilp and Algea. Perhaps Phillip was not Eliza's actual father. I am curious to find out the background on that. 

Fayetteville Weekly Observer
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)26 Jul 1837, Wed • Page 3

The Children of Eliza Carroll Jones were: 

1844 - David Joseph Carroll - married Harriett Pepper on May 9, 1867

           Children: Ellen, Albert, Augustus "Gus" John, Joseph, David and Edd. 

           Son Gus appeared in the papers several times due to his "Blind Tiger" or 

           Illegal Alcohol operations. 

1847 - William H. "Billy" Carroll- married Jennette Bryant on December 23, 1863.

             At least one son, Arthur B. Bryant, possibly a daughter, Susan. 

1849- Walter Carroll - 

1850- Mary Jane Carroll - married James John McCallister- about 9 children: Austin, Samuel, James, Lucy, Emaline, William H., Florie, Mamie, Simeon.

1854- Alice Carroll - married Charles Murphy in 1873

1858- Ann Eliza Carroll - married George Henry Murphy in 1874. Eleven children

1869 -  Rhoda Carroll McAllister - proves to be the daughter of Mary by a Warren Carver, raised by Eliza as her own. Married James Floyd Young in 1891. 

To prove my theory that the fathers of Eliza Carroll's children were probably members of the Croatan or Lumbee tribe, the death records of Rhoda Carroll McAllister Young's give her race as "Indian". 

Name:	Rhoda Young
Race:	Indian (Native American)
Age:	64
Date of Birth:	1870
Date of Death:	22 Sep 1934
Death County:	Cumberland
Death State:	North Carolina
Source Vendor:	NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

Finding Catherine Howell

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It began with a Deed. Book One Page 321, in a deed transfer between Richard Howell and Richmond Blalock, in Stanly County, North Carolina.

This particular Richard Howell was the son of Jordan Howell Sr. and Martha Randall Howell and a brother to John Randall Howell and James G Howell. Not to be confused with his cousin Richard Howell, son of Peter Howell, whose fathers name was Richard.

It took place on January 27, 1846 and involved a tract of land bordering the properties of James H. Stewart and William Henderson Randall. The transaction seemed to suggest a relationship between the two and one of the witnesses to the deed was a Jordan Blalock. Knowing that Richard's father's name was Jordan, there had to be a connection. And there was. Richmond Blalock's wife was a Howell, Catherine Howell to be exact.

Catherine was born about 1802 or 1803 and married Richmond Blalock about 1820. She appeared in 3 census records.

In 1850, she and her husband reside in Centre, which is now Norwood, with their two younger sons.

Name:	Catharine Blalock
Age:	48
Birth Year:	abt 1802
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Centre, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	96
Household Members:	Name Age Richmond Blalock 48 Catharine Blalock 48 Henry Blalock 15 John Blalock 11

In 1860  she lives with son Henry.

Name:	Catherine Blalock
Age:	57
Birth Year:	abt 1803
Gender:	Female
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	1200
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Catherine Blalock 57 Henry Blalock 24

Her husband, Richmond turns up in the Mortality Records as dying of Liver disease.

Surname:	Richmond Blalock
Year:	1860
County:	Stanly CO.
State:	NC
Age:	58
Gender:	M (Male)
Month of Death:	Nov
State of Birth:	NC
ID#:	293_512
Occupation:	NONE LISTED
Cause of Death:	LIVER DISEASE

In 1842, November session of court, G I Allen vs. Thomas Watkins over a 100 acre tract which borders Mrs. Martha Howell and Richmond Blalock.

February 1846, Richard Howell to Richmond Blalock, proved by W. H. Randle. Other mentions of Richmond Blalock in the early court records are in serving on juries and committees.

Catherine does not show up in the 1870 census, so it is assumed that she passed away before then.

She first shows up as a dash in the 1810 census under the name of her father, Jordan Howell.

Name:	Jourdan Howell
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Captain James Kendel, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Numbers of Slaves:	6
Number of Household Members Under 16:	4
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	12

Children listed would be:

Female 10-15  (1795-1800)  Unknown at this point
Female under 10 (1800-1810)  Catherine
Two males under 10 (1800-1810) John Randall and James G

There is no 1820 census for Montgomery. In 1830, his widow Martha "Patsy" Howell is shown as:

Name:	Martha Howell
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:	1
Slaves - Males - Under 10:	2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	2
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54:	1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	2
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	2
Total Free White Persons:	4
Total Slaves:	8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	12

Female 40 to 49: Martha
Males 20 to 29: John Randle Howell
Mates 10 to 14: James G and Richard.

Catherine Howell and Richmond Blalock had the following children:

1822 - 1884 Jordan Blalock married Catherine McSwain

1824 - Simeon Blalock married Harriett Williams

1825 - William David Blalock married Priscilla D McSwain

1828 - Maston Crawford Blalock married Sarah A.  McSwain. Died 1863 Civil War

1830 - Mary Susan Blalock married William David McSwain. Died 1897

1835 - Henry W. Blalock. Died 1862 Civil War

1839 - John S, Blalock. Married Sarah Frances Rummage. Died 1864 Civil War.

Archives Photo of 3 random brothers who fought in the Civil War

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Again, from curiosity, I have been following a trail of breadcrumbs, and they may very well lead to a Candy House.


Taking what I do know and adding it to what I find, I hope to find more. In attempting afresh to solve the mysteries of the Howell family in the Anson/Stanly/Montgomery County area, I found the following land records:

April 8, 1801  John Neal to Thomas Smith 150 acres, joins Jordan Howell and John Kendall on South side of PeeDee River. Begins at a red oak where Dick's line strikes Howells line. Green Kendall and John Carver; chain carriers. 

Nov 24, 1811  Warrant 6930 Will Stone to David Kendall for 50 acres. Joins Samuel Kendall & John Palmer on SWside of Yadkin river & waters of Long Creek (note: there has been a long-heated debate over where the Yadkin ends and the PeeDee begins, but either end of the arguement lies in along the Stanly/Montgomery border. Some say the PeeDee begins where the Uwharrie River runs into the Yadkin. Others claim the PeeDee does not begin until the Rocky River runs into the Yadkin. Long Creek runs in just up above the Rocky, so even though this particular record says Yadkin instead of PeeDee, the area it speaks of is normally considered PeeDee and lies between the Mouth of the Uwharrie and the Forks of the Rocky/PeeDee.) Begins at a red oak on West side of a hill, joins JamesPalmer, James Howell, & Samuel Kendall; David Kendall and John Kendall chain carriers. 


Sept 4, 1822  Warrant 8463 Duncan McRae to David Kendall for 160 acres, joins his own line and John Parker. on waters of Deep Creek at Long Creek border. joins Thomas Howell, James Palmer and David Kendall's old corner. William Kendall and Jephthah Kendall chain carriers. 

These two records are followed by two more involving nearby tracts and members of the Kendall family. They mention Edward E. Kendall, David Kendall, Jephthah Kendall, John Parker as being a neighbor, George Kendall and Thornton Kendall.

These adjoining properties appear to be a division of a larger property among related descendants. I am a direct descendant of James Palmer through his daughter Martha who married Henry Davis. Henry Davis's first wife was a Kendall, daughter of Reuben Kendall. His mother's first husband was a Howell, and notably, supposed brother to the first named Jordan Howell.

People of the same name living next to each other is proof of nothing if you are looking for absolutes and documentation. In the land of common sense, where you are looking for connections, leads and possibilities, you learn that most people of the same surname who lived on connecting properties and had business dealings with each other, where related. Exactly how becomes the question.

I would bet, but did not know, that David, William, Jephthah, Samuel, John, Edward E. and Thornton Kendall are all related. A quick query into any local Kendall family research proved that they indeed were related and had migrated, along with many other families in that area of the county, from Virginia. Some of them, as with other families, would eventually migrate further south and west. Jephthah, in particular, migrated to Tennessee.

Just as the Kendalls were one family, and living next to James Palmer and John Palmer, it would not be a stretch of the imagination to assume that the Howells living next to the Kendall's and James and John Palmer were also of one and the same family.

Now, going back to the earliest land records, it appears that Thomas Howell and James Howell ended up living on the land that Jordan Howell originally possessed. Stanly County was a part of Montgomery County until 1841. There were multiple courthouse fires over the course of time, some possibly acts of nature, others absolutely acts of arsonists who did not want a record or records known. Therefore, a will or even some land records where the property passed from one generation to the next has been lost.

The 1800 census shows Jordan Howell's Household as thus:

Name:	Jordon Howell
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:	1
Number of Slaves:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	1
Number of Household Members Over 25:	1
Number of Household Members:	4

One male 26-44 Presumably Jordan.
One female 16-25 Presumably his wife Martha Randall Howell
One female under 10- Presumably a daughter.

The 1810 census shows an increase in the size and wealth of the family:

Name:	Jourdan Howell
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Captain James Kendel, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Numbers of Slaves:	6
Number of Household Members Under 16:	4
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	12

One male, again, 26 thru 44 (Jordan)
One female 26-44 (Martha)
One female 10-15 (Daughter One)
One female Under 10 (Daughter Two) Catherine
Two males Under 10 (Sons One and Two) James G and John Randall


Then also is the marriage license between Thomas Jordan Howell and Regina Moore, 
dated January 24, 1856 with William Hough as a witness. 

Also connected is this guy from Illinois.

Find A Grave: Howell


He is explained in the following link, where he is mentioned in a book on the History of  Custer County, Nebraska.

Preston W. Hough: History of Custer County, Nebraska
Preston was not the only member of the Hough/Howell family to make it into a history book. William T. Hough is mentioned in The Encyclopedia of Illinois. 

William T. Hough: Encyclopedia of Illinois

And then the following newspaper article from The Wadesboro Argus,  1906, helped pull it altogether.

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Discovering the James and Sarah Moore Howell family began with this one old Newspaper article.


From The Wadesboro Argus, 1906 (several issues. ran for months)


This one clipping allowed me to put together the family of James Howell and Sarah Moore Howell and to connect to others researching the Howell family of Montgomery County, NC and surrounding counties. It also solves the mystery of Ann Howell Downer, who individuals kept trying to hook up as a daughter of Uncle Peter Howell, as he did have a dash for a possible older daughter in the pre-1850 census records, than the daughters that show up in 1850. The unsolved female could have been a boarder, or other relative, or perhaps a daughter that passed away, as no other family or possible daughter shows up in the land records and divisions that occurred after his death. 

James Howell was the son of Thomas Howell and Judith. He married Sarah Moore, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Moore. Both of these families lived along the Montgomery County side of the Pee Dee River, not far from Swift Island or Lilly's Bridge. 

From what I have been able to ascertain, the following is the family structure of James and Sarah's children.


James Howell, born about  1797 married Sarah Moore born about 1795, probably in 1817 or 1818. Known children were:

1) Ann Howell, born Christmas Day, December 25, 1819 Married Joseph W. Downer in 1839. Died on October 16, 1901. No Children.


2) Elmira W. Howell, born June 18, 1820, according to her tombstone, in Montgomery County, North Carolina and died March 25, 1875 in Hancock County, Illinois. Married William Newton Hough in the early 1840's, son of John Hough and Elizabeth Newton. 9 children. all born in North Carolina:
         A. 1843 John Armstrong Hough
         B. 1846 Sarah Elizabeth Hough Thompson
         C. 1850 (Twin) Hezekiah "Ky" Kendall Hough
         D. 1850 (Twin) William Thomas Hough
         E. 1852 Joseph Moody Hough
         F. 1855 Christina C. Hough
         G. 1857 Dowd Stowe Hough
         H. 1858 James Brack Hough
         I.  1865 Preston W. Hough

3) Missouri C. Howell born August 14, 1826, died March 4, 1905 in Illinois.
    Married Willis Shankle of Stanly County on August 1, 1847. 7 children:
         A. 1848 James H. Shankle
         B. 1849 Judith A. Shankle Pierce
         C. 1854 Mary O. Shankle Harris
         D. 1857 Joseph David Shankle
         E. 1860 Sarah Caroline Shankle Harris
         F. 1864 Rebecca E. Shankle
         G.1867 Frances Ellen Shankle (born in Illinois)

Missouri Howell Shankle

4) Christina J Howell born March 1830, died December 15, 1910 Hancock County, Illinois. Married David Ross of Stanly County about 1847.   3 daughters:
        A. 1848 Sarah James Ross Edwards
        B. 1848 Mary Ann Ross Carter
        C. 1858 Rotunda D "Rosie" Ross Carter 
            Note: Mary Ann and Rosie married brothers, Thomas N. and William L. Carter, sons of Willis and Rebecca Wood Carter whose family had migrated from North Carolina about the same time as the Howell group. The Carters resided in Randolph County in the 1850's and 1860's, but Willis had Stanly County roots.

William and Mary Ann Ross Carter

5)  Thomas Jordan Howell born August 22, 1832 Montgomery County, NC.
     Died January 31, 1883 Blackhawk, Carroll County, Mississippi. Married
     Regina Moore, daughter of John Moore and Jerusha Bulla Moore, his first 
     cousin, on January 21, 1856 in PeeDee, Montgomery County, NC. 4 children.
     A. 1853 Rev. Joseph Thomas Howell
     B. 1857 Laura Howell
     C. 1870 A. H. Howell
     D. 1876 Frederica "Freddie" Howell Pullen
          (Freddie Howell is mentioned in the newspaper article. Her relatives did not know she had passed away at the age of 23 on June 16, 1899. She did, however, leave two sons as heirs to her share: Howell Evans Pullen born January 7, 1897 and George Frederick Pullen, born December 1, 1897. 

6)  Alfred Dowd Howell born March 2, 1835 Montgomery County, NC. Died 
     March 25, 1914 in Peachland, Anson County, NC. Married first, Eugenia Hemby, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Hemby.  Married second, Mary Collen Allen, 
     daughter of William Collen Allen and Nancy H. Russell Allen in 1867. One
     son : Thomas Vernon Howell born November 19, 1870.

Alfred Dowd Howell is mentioned as 'the next friend' or representative for 3 minors, Josie, Ruth and 'Faithful', in the above article. These 3 girls were the 3 surviving children of the Rev. Joseph Thomas Howell of Mississippi, son of A D Howell's brother Thomas Jordan Howell, and were A D's great nieces.




Joseph Thomas Howell  born May 8, 1853 in Anson County and married Alean Melissa Brewer on December 23, 1884. Four children were born:

A) 1889 Josie Galloway Howell Slaughter
B) 1892 Ruth Maxwell Howell Richards
C) 1896 Thankful (not Faithful) "Lankie" S Howell Harris
D) 1897 An infant born and died in 1897

Josie married John William Slaughter and the couple had two children, John W. Slaughter Jr., 1925-1986 who remained in Mississippi with wife Eleanor and resides in Columbus, Lowndes County, MS and Josie Howell Slaughter 1924-1994, who married  Glynn Franklin Shumake and raised her family in Gastonia, North Carolina, but retired back to Mississippi and is buried there. 

Ruth married Edward Earl Richards and had one son, Edward E. Richards Jr. The family lived in New Jersey and New Orleans, Louisiana, in addition to Lowndes County, MS and Ruth Howell Richards passed away in Seattle, King County, Washington on March 7, 1968. She was brought back to Mississippi for burial.


Thankful "Lankie" Howell was a teacher, who married Dana H. Harris of South Carolina. The family returned to the Howell homeplace of North Carolina and raised their two sons, Dana Humphries Harris Jr. (1928-1997) and Walter Brewer Harris (1929-2002), in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. The couple also had son Norman Lander Harris, by Dana's first wife, Hattie. 

The following is the obituary for Walter Brewer "Diz" Harris.


‘Diz’ Harris 
BOONE — Mr. Walter Brewer “Diz” Harris, 72, of 200-13 Meadow Ridge Drive, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Dana H. and Thankful Howell Harris. He retired as lieutenant colonel in 1984, after 25 years of service with the Air Force as a fighter pilot. He also served in Vietnam. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Norman Harris and Dana Harris Jr. He is survived by two sons, Patrick Mark Harris of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Richard Scott Harris of Knoxville, Tenn.; and two grandchildren, Christopher Scott Harris and Tiffany Nicole Harris of Hot Springs. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the service. Palmer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

     

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The Obituary of James Edward Howell

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J. E. Howell was the youngest son of Peter Howell and wife Elizabeth Floyd Howell. James Edward (or sometimes seen as Edmond), was the one who stayed, who did not move west, who bought up the portions of his father's farm from his siblings who moved west, his unmarried sisters, and even his sister and brother-in-law, Julia and J. F. Capron, who settled around New London in Stanly County.

J. E. and Fannie Howell and family

In the above picture, seated are James E. Howell and wife Fannie Andrews Howell. Across the back are left to right: Eddie Cleveland Howell (in white rufflle-collared shirt, Ida Burch Howell, James Robert Howell (with moustache), Mary Ollie Howell, Lillie Francis Howell, William Marshall Howell (standing balding), John Astor Howell (boy on stool) and Virginia Elizabeth "Jenny" Howell. The baby in the front is granddaughter Nora Mae.

His father Peter Howell, before him, over time, had also "bought back" almost all of his father Richard Howell former property, who had died young in 1802, and had originally been one fourth of the Peter Winfield plantation, which before that had belonged to Hugh Ross.

J. E. Howell was very respected in his community of "Wharf" along the Rocky River on the Anson/Stanly Count border. He was active in his church, Concord Methodist, and a leader in the community.






The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)23 Apr 1908, Thu • Page 1


Although listed above, he and wife Sarah Frances "Fannie" Andrews Howell were the parents of the following children:

1872-1946 William Marshall Howell. Married Nora Mae Colson 1876-1953

1874-1969 James Robert Howell. Married Stella Eunice Crump 1874-7965

1876-1916 Charles Richard Howell. Married Nona Hendley 1876-1957

1878-1958 Virginia Elizabeth "Jenny" Howell. Married James Harris Colson 1873-1960

1880-1942  Lilly Francis Howell.  Married Arthur E. Crump 1873-1853

1881-1900 Mary Ollie Howell. Married John Fred Hough

1883-1972 Ida Burch Howell. Married Millard Pleasant Russell 1874-1958

1886-1953 Eddie Cleveland Howell. Married Grover Shelton Kendall (female)  1885-1978

1889-1929 John Astor Howell. Never Married. Died in Auto Accident




The Ansonian
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)21 Apr 1908, Tue • Page 3

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This record is a clipping from a ledger compiled in 1921 of Soldiers from Stanly County, N C who fought in the Civil War. 

The entire record is located at digitalnc.com, and titled "Soldiers from Stanly County in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865." The lists are broken down by Company and Troop. This one was the second one assembled, Company  and in it are listed 4 Davis's. David D and George W. Davis enlisted on July 29, 1861. Both were sons of James M. and Rowena Lee Davis, and grandsons of Job Davis. 

Unseen to the right of this section is listed any notes as to the fate of the soldier. On both David and George Davis, is written "Transferred to Company K". 

Just below them is listed both James W. Davis and Henry Davis who enlisted together on March 15, 1862. Next to James W. Davis is "Wounded Near Richmond". And next to Henry Davis is the words "Died June 7, 1862".

David Daniel Davis, George Washington Davis and James Wesley Davis were all sons of James M. Davis and his wife Rowena Lee Davis. But who was Henry? The way he was listed and the date he was listed, one would be led to believe he was also a son of James M. Davis. But he does not appear in the census with the family. 

To start at the beginning with James M. Davis and family, we have to go back to the 1830 census, which is the first one he shows up in, when Stanly was still part of Montgomery. 

Name:	James Davis [James Pavis]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	1   Jim
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	1   Elizabeth Jane
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:	1   Rowena
Slaves - Males - Under 10:	1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	2
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	1
Total Free White Persons:	3
Total Slaves:	5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	8

James, who was born in 1808, would have been 22, his wife Rowena was still a teenager, between the ages of 15 and 19, and their first daughter, Elizabeth Jane Davis, who was born in 1829 and married Stephen Crump Jr. first and Ephraim Mauney second, would have been but a baby. 

Name:	James Davis
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):	West Pee Dee River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:	3   William Edward b 1834      Job Pinkney b 1835      George Washington b 1840
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:	1   John Lee  b 1832
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:	1   Jim
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	1  Winifred Catherine b 1839
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:	1  Charlotte W. b 1831
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:	1   Elizabeth Jane b 1829
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:	1   Rowena
Slaves - Males - Under 10:	2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:	2
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99:	1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:	1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:	4
Free White Persons - Under 20:	7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	2
Total Free White Persons:	9
Total Slaves:	6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:	15

By 1840, the number of children had increased to 7. West PeeDee was the Stanly County side of the Yadkin/Pee Dee River. 

Then by 1850, the children are all listed, except for Elizabeth Jane, who was already married. 

1850  Name:	James Davis
Age:	42
Birth Year:	abt 1808
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Ross, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	792
Household Members:	Name Age James Davis 42 Roena Davis 37 Charlotte Davis 19 Jno Davis 18 Job P Davis 15 William Davis 13 Catharine Davis 11 George Davis 9 David D Davis 7 James W Davis 5 Aranah Davis 3 Sarah E Davis 2 Arena Davis 0

If Henry was a son of James Davis, he should have been included in this census. But he was not. 

1860   Name:	James M Davis
Age:	52
Birth Year:	abt 1808
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	1169
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age James M Davis 52 Rowena Davis 47 William E Davis 23 George Davis 20 David Davis 18 Wesley Davis 16 Arranna Davis 14 Louisa J Davis 9

Neither was he in the 1860 census, the last one before the war. William Edward Davis, George W. Davis, David D. Davis and James Wesley Davis were all still at home in 1860. John Lee Davis, oldest son, was living in Anson, near and perhaps working for, George Turner, father-in-law of his uncle, M. F. Davis. The older girls were married and little Sarah E. Davis probably had passed away, as she disappears from records. 

So, Henry was not the son of James M. Davis. Younger brother Edward Winfield Davis had not yet married and had no children. Marriott Freeman Davis, the youngest brother, would only have one son, Millard F. Davis, who was born in 1855 and was not old enough to serve. So, could Henry Davis have been a son of Henry Davis, the oldest brother, born in 1806?

Name:	Henry Davis
Age:	42
Birth Year:	abt 1808
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	947
Household Members:	Name Age Henry Davis 42 Martha Davis 33 Sarah Davis 13 Nancy Davis 12 Hampton Davis 10 Mary Davis 8 Martha Davis 5 Aughton Davis 4 Job Davis 2

A record for "Henry H. Davis", from March and April, 1863, states that he was absent and sick and back home in Stanly County. He had been serving as a prison guard in Salisbury. This was not the Henry Davis who passed away, as he died in 1862. In fact, this was, I am sure, Henry Hampton Davis, age 10 in the 1850 census, who did not pass away in the war. Would Henry have 2 sons named Henry?

Fold3 gives the following information for the Henry Davis who enlisted on March 15, 1862, Co D 28th Regiment:

Enlisted in Albemarle by W J Montgomery, for a period of 3 years. Paid by G. S. Thompson in June. 

County: Stanly  Enlistment: March 15, 1862   Age: 18  Volunteer      Died: June 7, 1862 of Disease. 

Roll of Honor



Records following these labeled Henry further identify him as "William Henry Davis", same company and regiment, and that he died of thyphoid fever in Virginia.

There are no William Henry Davis's of his age in or near Albemarle in the 1850 or 1860 census records. There is a Henry Davis born in 1835 in the 1860 Anson County census, but he would have been nearly 10 years older than this young Henry when he enlisted.

Who was this 18 year old Henry Davis who enlisted in Albemarle, NC and died of Thyphoid Fever?

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Finding Tabitha Howell meant finding the last of Jordan and Martha Randall (Randle) Howell's children.

She had married a Thomas Watkins, who was shown with her in a couple of Stanly County land records in 1842 and 1843, involving her family, and one involving a C. R. Watkins, presumably one of his relatives. C. R. Watkins was more than likely the Culpepper Watkins shown in the below newspaper clipping. A Thomas Watkins is also shown in the clipping involving the Watkins - DeJarnette family.


I began by piecing together the individuals in this suite, which may be fun to complete some day, when I realized I was on the trail of the wrong Thomas Watkins, the Thomas herein shown, with his brothers, was much younger than the Thomas who married Tabitha (or Tobitha) Howell.

These were the children and grandchildren of James Watkins who married Phoebe De Jarnette. Thomas and he were closely connected, and probably brothers, but Thomas was not a descendant.



The Pee Dee Star 
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)9 Sep 1854, Sat • Page 3


The Thomas Watkins I was looking for shows up in land records along with James and was more of a contemporary.  Land records also show a close residence to and connection to the Randle family, as well as being a neighbor to Jordan Howell, father of Tabitha.


Montgomery County, NC Land Warrants & Surveys 1833-1950 (Taking into account that these records included land that is now in Stanly County).

1920 William Throgmorton 182 acres warrant 6818  Nov 17, 1810 by Will Stone to William Throgmorton ....joins Thomas Watkins, Dudney and Richard Butler. Begins at Grey Ledbetters corner cherry tree.....Archibald Merrimon and Thomas Watkins chain carriers.

4842 William Throgmorton 200 acres; warrant 6629 issued Jan 3, 1809 Will Stone to William Throgmorton, on waters of Cedar Branch, joins Robert Throgmorton, Richard Butler on Cedar Branch, joins Gray Ledbetter's corner, joins his own corner, Dudley, Butler and Thomas Watkins. Archibald Merrimon and Thomas Watkins, chain carriers.

4850 James Watkins 200 acres; warrant 6937 issued Dec 12,1811 by Will Stone to James Watkins, joins his own lines, Richard Butler, Jordan Howell....west of PeeDee River border. Begins at Richard Butlers post oak on west side of hill, joins Smith, James Duke, Owen London and Dudney. John Randle and Thomas Watkins, chain carriers.

4851 Thomas Watkins 200 acres, warrant 6724 issued Dec. 12, 1809 by Will Stone to Thomas Watkins, joins Gray Ledbetter and James (Morton?) Motor (sp). 200 acres survey Oct.   1810 on West side of Yadkin River and Pee Dee River border, joins Frederick Williams corner red oak, joins Grey Ledbetter, Turner, & James Permenter, Robert Throgmorton and James Watkins, chain carriers.

4852 Thomas Watkins 186 acres, warrant 6935 issued Dec. 12, 1811 by Will Stone to ThomasWatkins for 186 acres, joins George Ledbetter, Frederick Williams and Robert Turner, west of Pee Dee River. begins at Frederick Williams red oak corner, joins Grey Ledbetter, Robert Turner, John Avett & James Pemeter. Robert Throgmorton and James Watkins chain carriers.

4853 Thomas Watkins 100 acres, warrant 6936 issued Dec 12, 1811 by Will Stone to ThomasWatkins for 100 acres. Joins James William and Frederick Williams. West Side of Pee Dee River border, begins at a hickory where Jordan Howell's line crosses Frederick Williams line. James Watkins and Aquilla Watkins chain carriers.



Following two records involving Benajah Randle  (4793) and James  (4794) Randle.

-4795 John Randle 50 acres" warrant 7205 issued Feb 15, 1813 by Will Store to John Randle for 50 ac joins his own line, James Watkins& John Dudney; ....begins at a sassifrass on Owen London's corner, joins James Watkins, Dudney & his own line; Thomas Watkins & Willis Watkins, chain carriers.

       (Note: The following two land records also involved members of the Randle family.  4796 John Randle with  John  Randle & Peter Randle as chain carriers and 4797 Noah Randle with Benajah Randle as a chain carrier. More on the Randles later, however, it is a apparent this was likely one family.)

2021 James Watkins 200 acres Warrant 7157 issued March 25, 1814 by Will Stone to James Watkins for 200 acres joins his own line, Richard Butler and Jordan Howell, entered Dec. 24, 1813 Begins at  Richard Butlers corner post oak on West side of a hill, joins Smith & Joseph Duke, JohnRandle & Thomas Watkins, chain carriers.

2022 Thomas Watkins 186 acres issued March 25, 1814 by Will Stone to Thomas Watkins for 186 acres joins Gray Ledbetter, Frederick Williams & Robert Turner, on waters of Cedar Branch' begins at Frederick Williams corner red oak and joins Gray Ledbetter. Robert Throgmorton and James Watkins, chain carriers. 

(Note: Will Stone was what could be called a land speculator. He, like the Crump brothers and Hugh Ross, owned immense tracts of land, that they would sell to settlers in regular increments during the early years of the areas formation).

2495 William Thompson 20 acres  warrant 9082 issued January 16, 1827 by Duncan McRae to William Thompson. joins his own line and Thomas Watkin's on the waters of Cedar Creek. Begins at "Pistol's" and Avetts (Note; Most likely Pistole), joins Thomas Watkins, Thompson's old line, Edmund Thompson and James Thompson, chain carriers.

Another factor in the whole "Who Was Thomas Watkins exactly?" factor was the presence of a Martha Watkins. She had close contact and was a neighbor of the family and extended members of the family. At first, I thought she may have been an unmarried sister, but a few land records revealed at least, a portion of her identity.

15955 Oct 5, 1853  Jackson J Morris land record mentions the joining of properties of MarthaWatkins along with Merrit Tyson, John McClendon and several members of the Boggan family.

16028 Dec 15, 1855 Martha Watkins (Anson County) to John N. Ingram (same)......to my daughter, Martha Ann Watkins...joins Merritt Tyson and others...

This declares that Martha Watkins was Martha Ann Ingram Watkins and daughter of John N. Ingram and was a widow. Of which Watkins, I have not yet determined. Several members of the Ingram family may have migrated to Mississippi with the Watkins family or vice versa, as they end up in the same area of Mississippi at about the same time.


The Ingram-Watkins Cemetery in Warsaw, Marshall County, Mississippi contains the graves of William J Watkins born in 1842 and Helen Ingram Watkins, born in 1827 and Thomas Ingram, born April 16, 1789, in Anson County, North Carolina and died February 28, 1869 in Marshall County, Mississippi. He was the son of Joseph N. Ingram and Winifred Nelms and married to Jemima. They were the parents of children named Winifred Pines Ingram and Phoebe DeJarnette Ingram, showing a definate link to the the Watkins family, and obviously a brother of Martha Ann Ingram Watkins, mentioned above.

These records show a close relationship between Thomas and James Watkins. They also show a connection to the Randles and that they were neighbors of Jordan Howell. Jordan Howell had married Martha Randle and Thomas Watkins married their eldest daughter, Tabitha or "Tobitha".

Thomas and Tobitha were still in Stanly County, formerly Montgomery County, in the early 1840's.

The Estate Record of Richard Howell Jr.

In the above link are mentioned the Stanly County land records involving Thomas and Tabitha Watkins in 1842 and 1843, selling their property to Tabitha's youngest brother, Richard Howell, probably before their move to Mississippi and another record mentioning C R Watkins, a probable nephew of Thomas. The deed to C R Watkins was witnesses by Enoch J Watkins, son of Thomas and Tabitha Howell Watkins.

Thomas first appeared in the 1830 census of Montgomery County, while Stanly was still a part of Montgomery.

Name:	Thos Walkins [Thos Watkins]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:	2   Enoch b 1821, John Q. A. b 1824
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:	1    Unknown
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:	1   Thomas
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	1    Mary
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:	1    Unknown
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:	1 Tabitha
Slaves - Males - Under 10:	1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:	1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	2
Total Free White Persons:	7
Total Slaves:	3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	10

I have not been able to locate him in the 1840 census yet, either in North Carolina or in another state. I do, however, believe the family was still in Stanly/Montgomery County because of the 1842 and 1843 land records and also because all of the children, even down to the youngest, James, in 1841, were recorded as being born in North Carolina. The oldest daughter of Thomas and Tabitha's son, Enoch, Ann Eliza, was born in Mississippi in 1850.

Name:	Thomas Watkins
Age:	61
Birth Year:	abt 1789
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Northern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	612
Household Members:	Name Age Thomas Watkins 61 Tobitha Watkins 51 John D Walkins 26 Mary Walkins 22 Jane Walkins 19 Alexander Walkins 17 Pinkney Walkins 14 James Walkins 9

Enoch had married and was living next door to his parents in 1850.

Name:	Enoch Walkins
Age:	29
Birth Year:	abt 1821
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Northern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	611
Household Members:	Name Age Enoch Walkins 29 Elizabeth Walkins 26 Analiza Walkins 0 Wilmoth Wasgatt 12

The family settled near Holcomb, Mississippi, in Carroll County, Mississippi, in the section that would later become Grenada County in 1870.


1850 was the only census Tobitha would show up in. In 1860, Thomas Watkins was head of the household with son Enoch's family.

Name:	Thomas Wodkins
Age:	72
Birth Year:	abt 1788
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Police District 2, Carroll, Mississippi
Post Office:	Jefferson
Family Number:	141
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Thomas Wodkins 72 Enoch Wodkins 38 Elizabeth Wodkins 36 A E Wodkins 10 Ellen Wodkins 7 M S Wodkins 5 E J Wodkins 2

By 1870, the county name had changed to Grenada and Enoch was the head of household with Thomas as a boarder.

Name:	Thomas Wadkins
Age in 1870:	82
Birth Year:	abt 1788
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Grenada
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Enoch Wadkins 49 Elizabeth Wadkins 46 Ann E Wadkins 20 Helen Wadkins 16 Susan Wadkins 13 John Wadkins 11 Fannie Wadkins 8 Laura Wadkins 5 Thomas Wadkins 82 Laura Wadkins 27

Thomas was 82 in 1870 and did not live to see the 1880 census. He probably died and was buried in Grenada County.

The known children of Thomas and Tobitha Watkins were;

1821- Enoch J. Watkins
1824- John Quincy Adams Watkins
1828- Mary A C Watkins
1831- Sarah Jane Watkins
1833- Alexander Watkins
1836- Pinkney S. Watkins
1842- James L. P. Watkins

There were also a possible son and daughter older than Enoch born between 1816 and 1820 as shown in the 1830 census.

I have not completed researching this family. I am sure there is more to be found in the records of Mississippi and perhaps from  descendants who are conducting their own research.

What I do know is that Enoch Watkins married Elizabeth Wright from Duplin County, NC and died in Grenada County in 1892 and is buried in Springhill Cemetery there.

Son John Quincy Adams Watkins married first, Elizabeth Hammonds, who was buried in Grenada County in the same cemetery as his brother Enoch, and then married Martha Kennedy and relocated to Cherokee County, Texas, passing away in 1897.

Mary Watkins may have married a Clark and then later a Winborn. She is shown living with sister Jane in 1900 and 1910 in Mississippi.

Sarah Jane Watkins married Robert W. Kirby and had two daughters: Mary Emma and Anna E. She later married an Anderson and remained in Mississippi.

Alexander Watkins fate is unknown. There were serveral Alexander Watkins and I have not found any proof or evidence that any of them were this one, son of Thomas, or links to any other siblings.

Pinkney S. Watkins moved to Yalobusha County and then served in the Civil War. He died in a POW camp in Illinois in 1865.

Name:	Pinkney Watkins
Age:	22
Birth Year:	abt 1838
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	S W Beat, Yalobusha, Mississippi
Post Office:	Oakland
Family Number:	718
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Jacob Poetevont 40 Mary Jane Poetevont 34 Margret Ann Poetevont 16 Ella Poetevont 14 Jane E Poetevont 12 Mary G Poetevont 19 Sarah O Poetevont 2 Lela T Poetevont 6/12 Sallie P Fitzgerald 19 Pinkney Watkins 22

Youngest brother James L Watkins married Francis Rebecca Heath and raised his family in Mississippi. He died on June 1910 and is buried in Spring Hill cemetery with the family of his brother Enoch.

Anson County, North Carolina, Wills, Volume 2, 1834 - 1846

(112 records)

Anson County, North Carolina, Wills, Volume 2, 1834 - 1846. Laura Willis. (1995)Simmons 

In the book "The History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski County Illinois" edited by William Henry Perrin is the following excerpt:

History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois


"Mrs L. J. Tucker, Jonesboro.....This lady was born March 9, 1839 Anson County, NC. She was the granddaughter of James Watkins, who came from Virginia. He married Phoebe De Jarnette who was descended from French Huguenots. She was the mother of Christopher Watkins, the father of our subject, who was a physician and planter. He was born in 1796 in North Carolina and died in 1872 in the same place. He married Jane E. Dunlap, born in 1812 in North Carolina, where she yet lives. She was the Great Granddaughter of Rev. Craighead, who fled from England during the persecution of the Protestants.........founded schools throughout.....
Mr. J. E. Watkins was the daughter of George and Hannah T. (Ingram) Dunlap, and is the mother of 8 children, of whom Louise J (our subject) and her sister Winnie W., wife of William Redfern, and the mother of Christie, Jenny and Winnie. Our subject was educated in the Carolina Female College, and was married to PJ Lowrie, who died in 1872 in Wilmington, NC. Our subject was again married in 1873 to Rev. J K Tucker of Anson County, NC. They came to Jonesboro in 1874, where he was a Principal of Schools. He died in 1881, while Pastor of the M. E. Church. Mrs. Tucker had one son by her first husband, Harold Watkins Lowrie. He was born April 19, 1861 in Ansonville, Anson County, NC , now a student at Vanderbuilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a merchant, grandson of Judge Samuel Lowrie of North Carolina and great grandson of Mr. Alexander, who was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg County Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Tucker is a member of the M. E. Church. "


The Watkins had impressive ties. And the search continues.

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John W. Howell was the youngest of the three sons of Richard Howell and Sarah Winfield Howell of the Rocky River area of the Anson/Stanly County border in North Carolina. He and his brother Jordan, after an obvious education, decided to relocate to the growing market town of Cross Creek, or Fayetteville, North Carolina in the southeastern part of the state, where they would become businessmen, in about the early 1820's.  In fact, they lived not far from a road that ran from Salisbury to Fayetteville, called the "Throughfare".

Historic Fayetteville

Both brothers married widows from up north, once they arrived in Cumberland County, the two widows may have even been related. Jordan married the mysterious Mrs. Hannah Handy, who had no obvious children, while John W. Howell married Clarissa W. Pearce, widow of merchant Nathan Pearce, who was the mother of 8 children and a very highly esteemed lady in her community.


Jordan and Hannah had three known children and perhaps another son. The known children were Jordan Lafayette Howell, Clarissa Howell who married Jeremiah Broadway of Anson County and Charlotte Howell who married Allen Newsome of Davidson County.

Clarissa Pearce Howell and John W. Howell passed away in the same year, perhaps from the same malady. Clarissa was first, in April.

Fayetteville Weekly Observer 
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)25 Apr 1853, Mon • Page 1



And again;




Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer 
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)21 Apr 1853, Thu • Page 3

John W. Pearce, son of Clarissa and stepson of John W. Howell, was the minister of the estate of John W. The following ad ran for several months in the paper soliciting heirs of the estate. Who were they and where were they?



Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer 
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)1 Dec 1853, Thu • Page 1

John's own obituary did not mention any heirs, only his benevolent wife.


Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer 
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)12 May 1853, Thu • Page 3

After the passing of both John W. Howell and his wife, his stepsons call for heirs did produce heirs, but not children.

The heirs that came forward, via their lawyer, Warren Winslow was Levi Stancil, Charlotte Stancil and Peter Howell, brother-in-law, sister and brother of John W. Howell. As John W. Howell's wife, Clarrissa Winslow Pearce Howell's maiden name was Winslow, the attorney Warren, was very likely related to her somehow.

"This indenture made the 29th of June, 1857, between Levi Stancill and Charlotte, his wife and Peter Howell of the first part, acting through their attorney, Warren Winslow and John W. Pearce of the second part,.....being the lawful successors or heirs of John W. Pearce, deceased. "

This one document was 9 pages long and involved personal property and nearly 30 tracts of land. I want to inspect the land records more in depth later. Three of them involve Peter. His little brother made him a wealthier man than he already was.

The point is that at the time of his death, John W Howell had no children as heirs.

Early Florida manse

The persons whom John and Jordan did business with were impressive, with far reaching influence. These were not isolated country bumpkins running a store or business. Fayetteville was a busy and international center of trade.

A deed dated December  1828 between Richard S. Hackley and Jordan and John Howell states that for $1500, in hand, Richard S. Hackley "of New York", sells to them a tract of land in Florida, above the "Big Swamp" and bordering a tract with a black house belonging to the "Deerfield family of Indians", and also bordering the land of "Indian Tom". The deed was witnessed by Dillon Jordon, Jr., John A. Strode and John Black.

In fact, the brothers did quite a bit of business with Richard S. Hackley.

The next deed following this one was actually dated earlier, in November of 1827, between Jordan Howell and Hamilton Donaldson for a tract on Hay Street in Fayetteville joining John Jarrett or Jarrott.  This shows the relationship between the Howells and the Jarretts as one of neighbors.

The deed registered immediately preceding that one was another between Richard S. Hackley and Jordan Howell, alone this time, on March 15 1826, Mr. Hackley being "of the city of New York and the state of New York", lot 5 in the City of Fayetteville. Apparently Mr. Hackley had owned this town lot for some time. But who was he?

For one, he was one of the first investors in Florida and founder of the city of Tampa.





He was also the author of this book, published in 1835:

Documents and proof of the climate and soil of Florida, particularly East Florida

Dec 31, 1835

by Richard S Hackley Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

And a very important businessman in the early decades of the 19th Century.





He was a friend of James Madison. The following link is from Founders Online:

Founders Online: To James Madison from Richard S. Hackley

Richard S. Hackley, who died in 1843, married Harriett Randolph. Her brother, Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., had married the daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Richard S. Hackley, among his other appointments and services, served as a U. S. consulate to Spain in 1806-1816.

The descendants of Jordan Howell's (brother of my GGGGreat Grandmother's first husband Richard) son, Jordan Lafayette Howell, claim kinship to Varina Howell Davis, last wife of Jefferson Davis, and therefore to Richard Howell of New Jersey, who served as Governor of that state. With the impressive business and associate connections of the Howell brothers in Fayetteville, I can no longer doubt creedence to that claim. Now to only find the lineage connections. This might even verify the old family rumor of kinship to Jefferson Davis himself, by Job Davis, Sarah Winfield Howells second husband.

It has been well-documented that her family tree leads to the Wingfields who co-owned the Jamestown Company, a trading firm that basically founded Jamestown, Virginia.




Edward Maria Wingfield.



There are  no tellings where this familial trail may lead.

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The Lowder Family is one of those two dozen or so Stanly County clans that it hard NOT to find in your family tree if you have Stanly County roots.





The Albemarle Press 
(Albemarle, North Carolina)6 Sep 1923, Thu • Page 1



The above story of the 1923 Lowder Reunion gives a brief run down of the beginnings of the Lowder family in Stanly County.  The orginal Lowders supposedly came from Buck County, Pennsylvania, probably down the Great Wagon Road, and settled in what is now Stanly County during the late 1700's, when the growth in this area was really taking off.

Tombstone of Thomas Lowder, Old Freedom Cemetery, Stanly County, NC

The inscription on the above river rock tombstone says "Thomas Lowder  Died August 4, 1821 age 87.

Old Freedom Cemetery is located along Long Creek in the woods, south of Albemarle off of St. Martin's Road. A church accompanied the cemetery until the 1920's and has since collapsed and disappeared. The names on the tombstones, besides Lowders, include Coley's, Holts, Foreman's, Poplin's and Hathcocks, and Underwoods, among others.


According to the work done by several Lowder descendants, the brothers, William and Thomas traveled to this part of North Carolina along with a sister, Rebecca and Jeremiah "Jerry" Adderton.

They obviously were in Maryland for a little while because records attached to these individuals include:

The 1790 census with Thomas in Maryland:

Name:	Thomas Lawder [Thomas Lowder]
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, Maryland
Number of All Other Free Persons:	1
Number of Household Members:	1

And a marriage license for Jeremiah Adderton in Maryland:

Name:	Jereemiah Aderton
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	8 Mar 1797
Spouse:	Mary Wise
Spouse Gender:	Male
State:	Maryland
County:	Saint Mary's

It is believed that the Lowder siblings descended (perhaps) from a Joel Lowther who was a Quaker and married a woman named Phoebe Ellis who was not. There is no solid proof of this, and may never be, so I am putting it out there as a possibility. The loss, or even nonexistence of so many early records keep some things in a perpetual and inevitable state of mystery and uncertainty.

The Lowder (or Lowther) brothers served in the Pennsylvania militia and that William served in the Revolutionary War.




1800

Thomas Lowder is now in Montgomery County and he and Elizabeth have begun their family.

Name:	Thomas Louder
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	4
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	6

William is counted in the Salisbury District - Cabarrus County. While part of Cabarrus County is still counted with Mecklenburg or near Mecklenburg, the part of Stanly County that William settled in was so near the Cabarrus County line, he may have been counted by the Salisbury census taker as being in Cabarrus, while actually living in what became Stanly, or either, he was actually living in Cabarrus, near the Germans in Mt. Pleasant.

Name:	William Londer [William Louder (Lowder)]
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):	Salisbury, Cabarrus, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	3
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	6
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	9

1810

The Thomas Lowder family has increased in size to 5 children

Name:	Thos Lowder
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Capt Cage, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1
Numbers of Slaves:	3
Number of Household Members Under 16:	5
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	11

While the Household set up of William H. Lowder shows that in 1810, there was not an adult female in the household, indicating he may have married twice. 

Name:	W Loueder [W Lowder]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Captain Gregory, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:	2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :	1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:	2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	1
Number of All Other Free Persons:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	7
Number of Household Members Over 25:	3
Number of Household Members:	13

1830

Elizabeth Lowder is now on her own

Name:	Elizabeth Lowder
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	West Side Pee Dee River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	1
Total Free White Persons:	2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	2

Jeremiah Adderton

Name:	Lerunish Adderton [Jeremiah Adderton]  [Jeremiah Aderton]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	West Side Pee Dee River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	2
Total Free White Persons:	4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	4

William Lowder

ame:	Wille Lowder [Will Lowder]  [Will Lawder]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):	West Side Pee Dee River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	3
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	5
Total Free White Persons:	10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):	10

1840

Elizabeth

Name:	Betsy Lowder
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):	West Pee Dee River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:	1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:	1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:	1
Free White Persons - Under 20:	4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	1
Total Free White Persons:	5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:	5

1850

Elizabeth is living alone, but next to a young Jeremiah Lowder family. 

Name:	Elizabeth Londer
Age:	80
Birth Year:	abt 1770
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Ross, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	816
Household Members:	Name Age Elizabeth Londer 80

Addertons

1860

The 1860 census provides a very interesting scenario. Unlike today, the census takers were not concerned where a particular person was on a particular day. They enumerated the people in the household on the day the census taker arrived and the actual accounting and interviewing took months. People who traveled around, who lived off the grid, or were afraid of census takers were often-times missed. The area was very rural. Roads, or mere paths, that led to homesteads were missed. People who were behind on their taxes, or people who did not want to be counted for other reasons, sometimes hid so the law would not interfere in their business. It was not uncommon to not find someone in one census, and for some other record or another census, to show they were there somewhere and alive. 

And then you have the cases like that of Elizabeth Lowder, those who were counted more than once. I've seen young men being counted in the homes of their families, and then again as farmhands in the household of a neighbor. I've seen families who lived near the border of two counties, or two districts, being counted more than once, by two different people, and probably in the same house. Or the same family counted in one county one year and another county, the next, where land records showed that they probably never moved, but that the census taker wasn't sure where one county ended and the other began. Rivers and other waterways made a pretty clear border, but when the border was mere woodlands or fields, it was not very definite. 

Elizabeth Langley Lowder, for a woman approaching 100, got around in 1860. Various relatives seemed to have been passing her around. Here, she appears with her son George. 

Elizabeth Lowder
[Elizabeth Langley] 
[Elizabeth Adderton] Age:98

Birth Year:abt 1762

Gender:FemaleHome in 1860: Stanly, North Carolina

Post Office:Albemarle

Family Number:574

Value of Real Estate:View image

Household Members:

Name	Age
George Lowder	66
Betsey Lowder	58
Nicy Lowder	21
George Lowder	18
Dr Jennet Russell	7
Elizabeth Lowder	98
Love Coley	34

And then, with her grandson Jacob:

Name:	Elzabethe Lowder [Elizabeth Langley - Lowder]
Age:	98
Birth Year:	abt 1762
Gender:	Female
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	787
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Jacob A Lowder 26 Mary F Lowder 27 Thomas F Lowder 1 Elzabethe Lowder 98

Another Elizabeth Lowder,  Head of her own Household,is living  with Nancy Adderton. This, we know to be Elizabeth Eudy Lowder, the widow of William H. Lowder or the "Bill" mentioned in the above article, who settled on Bear Creek. 

Name:Elizabeth Lowder
Age:100
Birth Year :abt 1760
Gender:Female
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860: Stanly , North Carolina
Post Office: Albemarle
Family Number:910
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:

Name	Age
Elizabeth Lowder	100
Nancy Adderton	45

After 1860, the original Lowder settlers were gone, but left a community of children and grandchildren to carry on the family name and tradition. 

While looking into the Lowders, I came across research that seemed to indicate that William and Thomas Lowder of Stanly County were related to a John Lowder who settled in Guilford County, and his family, probably another brother, and to a Caleb Lowder who settled for a brief time in Randolph County, before heading west, that he was a nephew who came down with them after one of their three records visits to relatives north and back. 

That is information for another time. For the most part, all of the Stanly County Lowders and those who descend from Stanly County Lowders, link back to these two brothers, William H. and Thomas A.

Thomas A. Lowder and Elizabeth (perhaps Langley) Lowder:

1) George Lowder

2) Katherine Lowder

3) Amy Lowder

4) Daniel Lowder

5) Rebecca Lowder

6) Samule Lowder

William H. Lowder and Elizabeth Eudy Lowder: 

1) Mary

2) John

3) Henry

4) Emmanuel

5) Lewis C. 

6) Barbara

7) Elizabeth

8) Catherine

9) Jacob

10) Solomon

11) Sarah

12) William J. 

13) George Gideon

14) Isaac

Fortunately, there have been several books written on the Stanly County Lowder family.

"Our Children's Heritage" By Alberta Lowder Boggan,
"Stanly County Lowders" By Elsie Lowder Edwards,
and "Ancestors and Decendants of Annecy Clay Lowder and Julia Ann Eudy" By Gloria Petrea Griffin,  to name a few.



From these, I garnered the following information, of which most agreed.

• Thomas A. Lowder, William H. Lowder, their sister Rebecca and Jeremiah "Jerry" Adderton came to NC from Pennsylvania in 1785.
• Rebecca married a Deese in 1787 and their family ended up migrating to Mississippi. 
• Both brothers were in the PA Militia in 1781 and in the NC census by 1790.
• Thomas settled on Long Creek, near present day Albemarle and William settled on Bear Creek. 
• William claimed land in both Montgomery (part that is now Stanly) and Cabarrus Counties.
• Their father Joel was a Quaker and was disowned for marrying a Presbyterian (Phoebe Ellis). 
• There was an Indian trail along Long Creek and a deer path leading from Long Creek to Bear Creek. The Lowders are credited with helping turn these paths into roads. 
• Jere Adderton is said to have lived in between the Lowder brothers and was said to have been neighbors. He lived one mile from the current (at the time of the book) city limits of Albemarle. 
• Jere Adderton's son Bill, married a daughter of Abraham Forrest who lived in what is present day Badin. 
• William and his wife Elizabeth Eudy Lowder were members of the Dutch Buffalo Creek Church in Cabarrus County. 
• Thomas was the oldest son of Joel and Phoebe. 
• The story of Amy: Amy Colby or Coley was said to be a stowaway on a ship from Holland, in about 1765. Thomas Lowther or Lowder was working at a port in Philadelphia. The ship captains were hiring out those who could not pay for their passage. (Called bonding). Thomas there met and fell in love with Amy. She was supposed to work as a servant for 7 years to pay for her passage. Thomas persuaded Jerry Adderton to pay for her passage so she would not have to. In turn, Thomas worked for Jerry for a year. 
• Elizabeth Langley, whose family was also residents of Montgomery County, NC, was likely a second wife and married Thomas in North Carolina. 
• Thomas's daughters Amy, who married a Cagle, and Catherine, who married a Poplin, were not mentioned in their father's will. 
• The Lowders made 3 trips back to Pennsylvania during their lifetimes to visit with family. 

The deer path from Long Creek to Bear Creek became "pretty close" the Concord Road.

The children of Thomas Alexander Lowder were:

A) George Lowder  March 8, 1788 - May 1881 Age 93, buried at Old Freedom Cemetery in Stanly County. He married Elizabeth Adderton, the daughter of Jeremiah Adderton and wife, Ursula Forrest.       Increase;
1824 - Jeremiah Lowder
1825 - Thomas II
1829 - Francis
1831 - William Preston
1832 - David Tillman
1835 - Ursula
1838- Eunice
1842 - George William

B) Katherine Lowder , b 1794 died unknown. Married Jesse Poplin
     Increase: Thomas, David, Margaret, Davidson, Jesse II, Daniel, Nancy and John Poplin

C) Amy Lowder  born 1795 and buried in the old Cagle cemetery. Married as a second wife to Benjamin Cagle, who would later marry Judith Simpson. One daughter: Talitha Adeline Cagle.

D) Daniel Lowder  24 Sept. 1800- 19 Aug. 1881  Married Elizabeth Harwood, daughter of Malachi and Mary Herndon Harwood.
    Increase:
1827- Naomi
1829 - John M.
1831 -Mary Ann (married Lindsey Hathcock)
1833 - Thomas T.
1834 - Archibald
1836 - Lindsey F.
1838 - Eben
1840 - Malachi
1842 - Abigail
1850 - Henry

E) Rebecca Lowder  1804 - Unknown. Married Bryant Dees (son of Charlie and Easter)
     Increase:
1828- Laura
1832- Martha E.
1839 -Thomas
1841- Caroline J.
1842- Mary C.
1843- Charles F.
1846-Daniel J.
1850- William
1851- Susan J.
1854- Mantra Rebecca

F) Samuel Lowder March 3, 1808 - Jan. 26, 1885 Age 76, in Albemarle. Married Nancy Mabry.
     Increase:
1830- Isaac De Jarnett Lowder (Ingram connections maybe?)
1832- Thomas A.
18334 -Jacob Angleheart
1836- Minta
1837- Catherine
1839- Sophia
1840- Mary Frances (married Isaac Turner)
1842- Nancy

Children of William Henry Lowder and Elizabeth Eudy Lowder:



1780- John  married Catherine. Increase: Jane, Mathias, Melly, John J. , Sophia, Eva Catherine, Daniel M.

1793- Henry married Mary ?. Increase: Eddison, Martha (married Elijah Sides), Harris, Davidson, Roland A. , Mary.

1795- Manuel married Edy Cassells, married Sarah Cassells. Increase; Elizabeth, Thomas, Catherine, William, John Allen Lowder, Daniel Archibald Lowder.

1797- Lewis C. Lowder married Sarah Huey, married Charlotte Sharpe. Migrated to Carroll County, Tennessee, Died in Gibson County, TN.  Increase by 1st wife Sarah; Enoch, William C, Lydia B., Thomas C., Morgan R., Minerva, Sarah Ann. Increase by 2nd wife Charlotte: Jaretha, Carilla, Dorothea, David C., Eliza W. , Jack

1798- Elizabeth Lowder -never married- 2 daughters: Eliza and Lunda.

1800- Jacob Lowder, married Celia Cooper. Migrated to Carroll County, TN and then to Scott County Missouri. Issue: John F. , Elizabeth Jane, Caroline, Tillman, Mary A., Sarah

1802 - Catherine married John Udy (Eudy) Increase: Levi Eli Eudy (another report includes daughters Mary and Elizabeth). Met Gilbert Ramsey: son Lee Lowder b May 23 1822 -removes to Arizona.

1804 - Solomon marries Annie Margaret Harkey: Increase: Jacob W,  Moses Monroe, Catherine E. , Julianne, John A., Daniel E., Caleb F., Mary M. (Mrs. Valentine Plott).

1809 - Sarah married Daniel Lefler: Increase: Leflers: William, Coleman, Elizabeth, Susan A.,  Monroe.

1810- William  marries Sarah Sides - Sophia Catherine, Esther Elizabeth, Amelia Melinda, George, Daniel Riley, Levi.

1811- George Gideon Lowder- migrates west ending up in Illinois. Some time spent in Tennesee and Iowa. Married first: Mary Serilda Bishop. Married first: Eliza Pendleton. Reported 6 children by each wife.

1814- Isaac Lowder married Lydia Smith: Increase: Laura, Susan, Milla E. , William Monroe, James Chaney, Martha L., Julia A., Moses, Elizabeth E., Alexander, Andrew, Sarah, Delia.

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In the past two months, our family tree has increased by two, and my number of grandchildren has grown, from two to four.

It only serves to remind me that our family is not only our roots, but also the limbs and branches that spring from us, the living and breathing individuals in our tree, and also, those not yet born, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren waiting in the wings.

A Lion Tree in Tanzania

Since I've started this blog, I've had to keep changing my Intro from, "Mother of 4 and grandmother of One" to "Grandmother of Two", then "Grandmother of Three" and now, "Grandmother of Four".

At the time, I had two sons, two daughters, one son-in-law and one grandson. In the past three years, I have gained a daughter-in-law, another son-in-law, two more grandsons and a granddaughter.

Most of us who love to research do it not only for ourselves, but for those who follow, to be able to say, "This is who you are" and "These are who you came from."

And with the utmost pride and hope for his future, I introduce my newest grandson, born July 19, 2015, with perfect timing, as it was his deceased grandfather's birthday.

Linus, our little Lion King

Howell Naming Patterns

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Recently, I've been exploring the James Howell and Sarah Moore Howell of Montgomery County, North Carolina. It is my belief that they are related to the Richard and Jordan Howell descendants of Anson/Stanly/Montgomery counties.

Any researcher who has explored old Virginian families and some of the Northern families who drifted south prior to and around the time of the American Revolution, know that they maintained a specific naming pattern. Children were usually named after a relative, but sometimes later, named for a place, or a respected member of the community, doctor, minister or politician. It is by no means a definite science, but sometimes these "breadcrumb trails" of names can lead us to the right family group, where we can then look to find any sign or proof of relation.

So first, I just wanted  to look at the naming patterns in the children of Richard Howell and the one Howell we do know he had a close connection to, Jordan the first. They were most likely brothers due to the ages. Maybe there will be a pattern seen.

Richard Howell appears in only one census record, the one of 1800. He and Sarah Winfield were probably married about 1792 or 1793, as their oldest son Peter, was born in 1794.

Name:	Richard Howell
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):	Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	3  Peter, Jordan and John W.
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1  Richard
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:	1  Sarah
Number of Household Members Under 16:	3
Number of Household Members Over 25:	1  Richard
Number of Household Members:	5

My (Several G's) Grandmother Sarah, was born on February 7, 1773.  This means that during this census, she was about 27, but was counted as being under 25. Richard was counted as over 25, or 26 to 44, meaning he was born between 1774 and 1756. He passed away in 1802, leaving a will, which meant he knew his death was imminent, which probably meant an illness or severe injury. Jordan Howell witnessed his will. It could not have been his son Jordan, as he would only have been a small child.

The 4 children of Richard and Sarah were:

Peter Howell 1794
Jordan Howell abt 1795
John W Howell (W possibly standing for Winfield) 1796
and only daughter, Charlotte, born in 1800, obviously after the census.

Sarah's parents were named Peter Winfield and Charlotte Freeman Winfield. Their namesakes were obviously oldest Howell son, Peter, and only daughter, Charlotte.

That leaves John and Jordan as names possibly derived from the Howell side of the family.

Richard was not in the 1790 census, meaning he was not a head of household.

Jordan Howell was in two censuses in Montgomery County. 1800 and 1810, meaning, he was also not a head of household in 1790.

Jordan Howell married Martha Randle, daughter of Peter Randle, a well-documented Revolutionary War soldier who was born in Brunswick County, Virginia and died in the late 1700's in Montgomery or Anson County. Martha lived to be an elderly lady.

1800

Name:	Jordon Howell
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):	Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:	1  Jordan
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1 Tabitha
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:	1  Martha
Number of Slaves:	1
Number of Household Members Under 16:	1
Number of Household Members Over 25:	1
Number of Household Members:	4

1810

Name:	Jourdan Howell
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):	Captain James Kendel, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:	2 James George and Richard
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :	1 John Randle
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:	1 Catherine
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:	1 Tabitha
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:	1 Martha
Numbers of Slaves:	6
Number of Household Members Under 16:	4
Number of Household Members Over 25:	2
Number of Household Members:	12

Just like Richard and Sarah, the 1800 census showed Jordan in the 26 to 44 group and Martha in the 16 to 25 group. The 1850 and 1860 census records give Martha's birth year as 1784 and 1782, so taking a median of 1783 between those two, she would have been around 16 to 18 in 1800. Jordan would have been born between 1756 and 1774. Oldest daughter, Catherine, was born in 1802.

The 1810 census has Martha in the 25 to 44 group, and she would have been about 27. Jordan was also still in this group, giving him a birth range of 1766-1785.  Putting the two census records together, his birth range would be 1766 to 1774. Both he and Richard Howell were most likely born a little before or a little after 1770.

The 5 children of Jordan and Martha were:

Catherine 1802
Tabitha 1804
John Randle Howell 1805
James G Howell 1816
Richard 1817

The 11 year gap between Randle and James indicates there may have been additional children who died young, in between census years. This may explain the absence of a son named "Peter" for Martha's father. I have no proof, but personally feet that Martha was not the daughter of Peter Randle. Instead, I believe she was the daughter of John and Tabitha Randle, due to the names of her children. Although decendants have only named the one son, John, in the 1790 census, there were two young females in the home and the right age range for one to have been Martha.


Now to the names of the children of these children. First thing noticed is that Jordan had a son named Richard and Richard had a son named Jordan, and both of them had sons named John, with different middle initials.

Catherine Howell married Richmond Blalock. His parents were William David Blalock and Mary Evelyn Staton. Grandparents are said to be Jesse C. Staton and Emma for Mary and William Blalock and Lucy Ann Womack for William David. Each generation, the ancestors of the spouse have to be taken into account too. William David Blalock is said to have been born in Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond Blalock had siblings, William David Jr. and Merritt Blalock.

Richmond and Catherine had 7 children:

Jordan, Simeon, William David, Maston Crawford, Mary Susan, Henry W., and John S.

Jordan was obviously for his maternal grandfather and William David for his paternal grandfather.



John Randle Howell married Elizabeth "Betsy" Nash.  Betsy was the daughter of Griffin Nash and Jemima Winfield. Randle and Betsy had 9 children:

Lemuel, Mary Jane, Sarah Ann, George Griffin, Martha Catherine, Margaret Abella, James W., Tirzah W., Samantha E.


Tabitha Howell married Thomas Watkins, son of James and Sylvia Morris Watkins. They had seven children: Enoch J., John Quincy Adams, Mary E., Sarah Jane, Alexander, Pinkney S., James L. Peter.

It is my belief that Martha Randle Howell may have been the daughter of John Randle who married Tabitha Sechrest. They are shown as having one son named John, however, could they not have had daughters? I believe she may have had a sister named Mary. As many members of the Winfield/Howell/Nash/Davis families were named for Grandfathers in full (example: Arthur Freeman Winfield, Peter Winfield Howell, Peter Winfield Nash, etc.), I believe "John Randle Howell" was named for Grandfather John Randle and sister Tabitha, for grandmother Tabitha Sechrest Randle. It is just a belief.

James G. Howell married Mary Ann Mathews, daughter of Allen and Sityvious Riley Mathews. They had 5 children: William, George Henry, Ellen J., James R. and Ida.

Richard Howell had no children.


Richard Howell and Sarah Winfield had 4 children: Peter, Jordan, John W. and Charlotte. John W. Howell seems to have not had any children, at least to survive to adulthood or to the year of his demise, as only his stepchildren, the Pearce's, are involved in his estate records and his siblings, Peter Howell and Charlotte Stansell, are his heirs.

That leaves Peter, Jordon and Charlotte's families.

Peter Howell married Elizabeth Floyd, daughter Josiah and Mary Tillman Floyd.

Jordan Howell married a widow, Mrs. Hannah Handy. I believe she was from New York or New Jersey and may have been a relative of John W. Howell's wife, Clarrissa Harlow Phelps Pearce.

Charlotte Howell married the Rev. Levi Stansell (often seen as Stancill or other various spellings), son of the Rev. Jesse Stansell and Elizabeth Henry Myers. Being a family of traveling Methodist Episcopal ministers, the Stansell's had no exact roots, but Levi was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, relocated to North Carolina. The marriage took place in Stanly County, and various of the older children were born in either Salisbury, Rowan County or in Anson County before the family finally took root in Newton County, Georgia.

The names of the children of these three siblings were:


Peter                                                         Jordan                                                       Charlotte

Richard                                                     Charlotte                                                   Sarah Elizabeth
Mary Ann                                                  Jordan Lafayette                                      Jesse Howell
Charlotte                                                   Clarrissa                                                    Mary W.
Sarah W.                                                   Unknown Son                                           Annie Mae
Julia A.                                                       perhaps Edward W.                                 William A.
Martha J.                                                    or William                                                John
William Marshall                                                                                                        Benjamin Franklin
Eliza                                                                                                                             Richard A.
John Floyd                                                                                                                   Theophilas A. F.
James Edward


The names of the 4 children of Jordan Howell the First, excluding Richard, who died childless were:

Randle                         Catherine                              James G.                              Tabitha

Mary Jane                   Jordan Henry                         William                                Enoch J.
Lemuel                        Simeon                                   George Henry                      John Q. A.
Sarah Ann                   William David                       Ellen J.                                 Mary E.
George Griffin            Maston Crawford                  James Randle                        Sarah Jane
Martha Catherine        Mary Susan                           Ida                                         Alexander
Margaret Abella          Henry W.                                                                            Pinkney S.
James W.                     John S.                                                                                James L. Peter
Thurza W.
Samantha Eliza


The most common repeats among this group of cousins are 1) James  2) Charlotte 3) William 4) John 5) Sarah 6) Jordan 7) Mary  8) Richard.

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Lemuel M. Howell was the son of John Randle Howell and Elizabeth "Betsy" Nash Howell. He was born about 1830 and appears in two census records.




In 1850, he appears as a young man in his early 20's still living at home with his family.

Name:	Lemuel Howell
Age:	22
Birth Year:	abt 1828
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Centre, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	85
Household Members:	Name Age John R Howell 45 Elizabeth Howell 4 Lemuel Howell 22 Mary Howell 20 Griffin Howell 14 Catharine Howell 12 Margaret Howell 9 James Howell 6 Turzy Howell 3 Temantha Howell 0 Martha Howell 66

In 1859, he married a young woman named Mary Williams. The wedding was performed by I. W. Smith, JP.

Name:	Lemuel Howell
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	9 May 1860
Marriage Place:	Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:	Mary Williams
Spouse Gender:	Female
Event Type:	Marriage

In the 1860 census, Lem,  or "Lam" , is listed right next to his parents in the roll, with his young wife Mary, his unmarried uncle, Richard and his grandmother, Martha.

Name:	Lam Howell
Age:	30
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Gender:	Male
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	902
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Lam Howell 30 Mary Howell 19 Richd Howell 43 Martha Howell 78

Lemuel M. Howell was a volunteer soldier when the War between the States broke out. He enlisted in  Co H....   by R. A. Anderson.

Name:	Lemuel M Howell
Residence:	Stanly County, North Carolina, North Carolina
Occupation:	Farmer
Age at Enlistment:	30
Enlistment Date:	5 May 1861
Rank at enlistment:	Private
Enlistment Place:	Stanly County, North Carolina
State Served:	North Carolina
Survived the War?:	No
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company H, North Carolina 14th Infantry Regiment on 05 May 1861.Mustered out on 17 Aug 1861 at Camp Ellis, Fairfax County, VA.
Birth Date:	abt 1831
Sources:	North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

Lemuel Howell did not live long after enlisting. He died of disease in 1861.

Name:	Pvt Lemuel M Howell
Birth Date:	1831
Birth Place:	North Carolina, USA
Death Date:	17 Aug 1861
Death Place:	Suffolk City, Virginia, USA
Cemetery:
Has Bio?:	Y
URL:	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

In 1862, his widow Mary, applied for a pension. J Underwood and J. W. Smith. stood as witnesses.


Application of Mary Williams Howell



A short obituary appeared in the Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer.






Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer 
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)19 Aug 1861, Mon • Page 3


Lemuel M. Howell's life was short. Stanly County lost many of her young men in this horrible war. But we are left with many questions after this brief obituary.

Who was Mary Williams Howell? Who were her parents? She should appear in the 1850 census. The 1860 census has her being 19 years old, born about 1831. The obituary mentions that the couple had a child. Who was this child? He or she would have been born in 1860-1862. What happened to Mary after she filed for the pension in 1862? She was a young widow. Did she remarry? Did she stay in the area or migrate with her mother-in-law Elizabeth to Mississippi?

I post this in hopes that someone can put two and two together and say, "Hey, this might be my Mary". There were a few Williams in Stanly County and a large number in Montgomery. Somewhere out there, Mary Williams Howell ? and her child are waiting to be "found".

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I finally threw enough dates, pages and sessions concerning the various suites involving the children of Benjamin Franklin Davis and Julia Ann Sibley Davis at the State Archives to find a record.

The treasure I received in the mail helps to clear up one small mystery, but intensely deepens another.

To understand what I am talking about, one would probably have to go back and read a couple of my older posts"

The Obituaries of Frank and Julia Davis

The Children of Benjamin Franklin Davis

The Relationship of Susan Davis and Martin L. Schenck


The Mystery of E M Davis


Frank's Bible

Ok. Now you are a little bit more prepared to understand who, what and where these lawsuits apply to, extend from and are targeted at. Somewhat. I've not even uncovered all there is to know, or even whom all they are talking about.

Page 514

26th June 1922                   North Carolina   Stanly County        In the Superior Court before the Clerk

H. E. Davis, M. A. Davis, John S. Davis, Nannie McIntyre, husband D. L. McIntyre, Mary McIntyre and husband J. G. McIntyre, Lillie McIntyre and husband H. W. McIntyre.


vs

Lorena Whitaker, Susan Shank, Mable Davis, and the heirs of T. F. Davis, deceased, names unknown, Heirs of Wincy C. Cox, unknown.



The package I recieved is a bit incomplete and a bit repetitive with overlapping xeroxed pages and some interesting added information.

Riviera Texas, at the time E. M. Davis would have lived there.

Included is a letter and an attached map, or perhaps the letter was written on the map and that is how is was to be included. Below is the content of the letter. It concerns E. M. Davis, who is sometimes seen as "Elizer" Davis, but I believe to have been correctly named Elijah Marion Davis in honor of his maternal grandfather, Elijah Marion Sibley.

E. M. Davis, for me, right now, is a total mystery. The last time he was enumerated in his parents home was in the 1880 census, where he was 12 years old. In 1909, he is given Lot 4 in the division of  property by his mother. In March of 1913, E. M. Davis and wife A. J. Davis of  Benton, Arkansas sell this same section of property to E. M.'s brother-in-law, H. W. McIntyre.

The letter included in the lawsuit documents read:

                                                                                  Riviera, Texas  June 26 1909

R. F. Smith, Esq.  Albemarle, N C

     I have just received yours of  Jan 16 in answer to my letter to the Probate Judge of your county. I hardly see other way out of this matter in conditions and as you describe them Then to sell the land under the law in your state governing partition suits. Hence, I authorize to proceed to do so at once so far as the interest of my client Mr. E. M. Davis is concerned as I have Power of Attorney for Mr. Davis to act for him in this matter. I would suggest that you (illegible) myself  b mem as attorneys  in this partition, sent signed Smith and Johnson Attorneys for Plaintiffs. Please send me the probable cost (mostly illegible) cost, sent , please, copy of, as may appear in your official paper. 
And oblige J F. Johnson, Attorney for E. M. Davis, Riviera, Texas. 



And if there was any doubt as to where Riviera, Texas was, on the back of this letter is a map of the Texas coast from Gavelston to Brownsville, with a railroad line and adverts for locations of "Koch and Company", with all of the new little towns that had popped up. Riviera was one of the largest and listed as a location for "Koch and Co." and lay just a bit south of Corpus Christi.



So, in 1909, E. M. Davis was living in Riviera, Texas and by 1913, at least, he was married to "A. J." or "J. A." and living in Benton, Arkansas. What was his trade and why were his travels?

The Handbook of Texas by the Texas State Historical Association gives the following information.

 RIVIERA, TEXAS. Riviera is on U.S. Highway 77 fifteen miles south of Kingsville in Kleberg County. It was founded by Theodore F. Koch, a land promoter from St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1907 Koch purchased from Henrietta King a large tract, which he had surveyed and divided to be sold to landseekers. He laid out a townsite adjacent to the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway (the line had been completed in 1904) and named it Riviera because the area reminded him of the southern coast of France. After a railroad depot was built, Koch began running a train from Chicago to Riviera once or twice a month to bring potential customers to see the land. To make a good impression on these visitors, Koch had a hotel constructed and a flowing artesian well located near the depot. His guests were taken down a wide boulevard through Riviera; in the middle of the boulevard grew tropical trees, plants, and flowers. Those interested in buying farms were carried in buggies and later, automobiles, to see Koch's land. Many bought land and established homes in the community. Several businesses were started, including a general mercantile establishment and seed store. In 1907 a post office was established; in 1908, a school; and in 1910, a jail. The first few years of Riviera witnessed considerable growth, and optimism about the future was high. But in 1915 a severe drought discouraged many residents, and they left. The next year a devastating hurricane hit. Many settlers remained, however, and others moved in.
Sterling Bass, History of Kleberg County (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1931). Kleberg County Historical Commission, Kleberg County, Texas (Austin: Hart Graphics, 1979). Tom Lea, The King Ranch (2 vols., Boston: Little, Brown, 1957).






The page with the map is followed by a summons from Robeson County, North Carolina, for the surviving children of Thomas F. Davis, who passed away in 1906.

That is followed by one for the sheriff of Anson County for Mary McIntyre and her husband Jesse, who were found in Burnsville, Anson County, in the 1910 census.

The next one is to the sheriff of Burke County, North Carolina for Mrs. W. C. Cox, Mrs. Sallie Whitaker and Miss Sallie Davis, who were confined in the Broughton State Hospital.

The next page again lists M. A. (Mathew Addson) Davis, H. E. (Henry Edward aka Hollum) Davis, J. S. (John S.) Davis , E. M (Elijah or Eliza M.) Davis, Lilly McIntyre and husband W. H. McIntyre, N. A. (Nanny) McIntyre and husband D. L. McIntyre, and Annie Campbell

                                                               vs

Mary McIntyre and husband Jesse McIntyre, Cora Ethel Davis, Flossie May Davis, Katie McLean Davis, Lila Pearl Davis, Frank Thomas Davis, Susie Davis, Mrs. W. C. Cox, Mrs. Sallie Whitaker.

There is a description of the lands adjoining the lands of Mrs. Julia A. Davis and lying in Tyson Township. First tract is described as lying on the East Side of the Winfield Road. The Second tract lying along Jack's Branch (see deed from W. F. Crump to H. A. (Hartwell Alexander) Davis.

Listed as having 1/11th share in the property are: M. A. Davis, H. E. Davis, J. S. Davis, E. M. Davis, Lily McIntyre, N. A. McIntyre, Mary McIntyre, Susie Davis, Mrs. W. C. Cox, Mrs Sallie Whitaker. Listed as sharing in 1/11th as a group were: Annie Campbell, Cora E. Davis, Flossie M. Davis, Katie Davis, Lila P. Davis, and Frank T. Davis.

All of those sharing the one eleventh as a group, except for Annie Campbell, are listed as minors without a guardian.

Susie Davis, Mrs. W. C. Cox, Mrs. Sallie Whitaker are all non compos mentis and are now confined in the state hospital for the insane at Morganton, North Carolina and are without any guardian.

That the petitioners desire to hold their interests in said lands, or the proceeds thereof in severalty.

In short, the reminder of this page said that a division could not be made without injury to the parties involved due to the small number of acres each would get and that a sale of the property would be more beneficial to all.

Then guardians were appointed for the sisters in Morganton and for the minor children of Thomas Davis, deceased. Appointed was "Next Friend" R. E. Austin.

Purchasers of the property were A. E. Hendley of a few tracts, J. W. Dry, a few tracts and  George Crump of the rest.

Each child recieved $ 4323 4/11 and each grandchild recieved $720 37/66.

E. M. Davis signed a receipt of settlement in 1911.

Market Street in Benton (Saline County); 1908. Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

In March of 1913, E. M. Davis is now in Benton, Arkansas and he and his wife sell property to his brother-in-law H. L. McIntyre.


In 1922, with the death of Wincie Catherine Davis Cox, it began again. Another hearing in the Superior Court before the Clerk.

Wincy Catherine Davis Cox, otherwise known as "Kitty", spent the last years of her life at Broughton Hospital in Morganton and is buried there. She died childless and had been long estranged from her husband, Mr. Cox. Her death spurred a property division among her surviving siblings.

H. E. Davis, M. A. Davis, John S. Davis, 
Nannie McIntyre, husband D. L. McIntyre,
Mary McIntyre, husband J. G. McIntyre, 
Lillie McIntyre, husband H. L. McIntyre

                            Qvs

Lorena Whitaker, Susan Shank, Mabel Davis
and the heirs of T. F. Davis, names unknown
Heirs of Wincy C. Cox, deceased. 

(Note: Noticeably missing is Sallie Whitaker and E. M. Davis. Mysteriously appearing is Mabel Davis. Could Mable be the missing "M" in the names of either E. M. Davis or Sarah "Sallie" Davis Whitaker? Susan had married and was now a Schenk, misspelled "Shank".)

Lillie McIntyre, one of the petitioners in the above entitled action, makes oath that the defendants above named can not, after due diligence, be found within the state of North Carolina, that said petitioners has a meritorious cause of action against the defendants for a partition of certain land, that said defendants formerly lived in Stanly County, North Carolina and has (sic) departed  from the State, and living some in Texas, Arkansas and other places unknown to this affiant.

Lillie McIntyre, affiant.

The next section orders the action be advertised in the News Herald, a Stanly County newspaper.


And it was.

The most interesting thing in the next section was that all parties were entitled to one tenth of the property, with the heirs of T. F. Davis entitled to one tenth as a whole, meaning the mysterious Mable Davis was indeed a child of Benjamin Franklin Davis and wife Julia A. Sibley Davis. This could only mean that either Sallie divorced Mr. Whitaker (and perhaps her older sister and married him) and that she was going by her middle name of Mabel, or that E. M. Davis was oddly named "Mabel" for his middle name. One of them was deceased, and the other still alive.

The land was sold in two parts, one purchased by  H. L. McIntyre and the other by William H. Davis, their cousin and my great-grandfather.

I know that Lorena A. Davis Whitaker would marry an Oscar Antonson in Boone County, Arkansas in 1928, with both of their residences being given as Hasty, Newton County, Arkansas and then she would pass away and be buried in Aiken County, South Carollina. The informant on her death certificate being one Arthur Antonson of White Pond, Aiken County, South Carolina, although no Oscar or Arthur Antonson can be found in census records of South Carolina at no time. Her date of birth, place of birth and names of parents being correct.

Susan Davis had married a Martin Luther Schenk in Rowan County and thereafter disappered.

E. M. Davis is a mystery after 1913.

So who was Mable? Was it Sallie or E. M.?

The search goes on

I found Sadie!

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Over the past several months, I've been concentrating my research efforts on the family of Benjamin Franklin Davis and wife Julia Ann Sibley Davis.



The Albemarle Press
(Albemarle, North Carolina)4 Jan 1923, Thu • Page 3

Frank, as he was called, was the oldest son of Henry Davis, and the oldest Davis grandchild of Job Davis. He and his wife were blessed with a large family. They farmed a portion of land from the old Davis plantation and at one time moved to Richmond County, NC. Not very far away, but then returned to the old Rocky River farm in old age.  Frank was buried there and Julia remained until she joined him.




Two thirds of the children remained within driving distance of their childhood home, in Stanly or neighboring counties. The other two thirds sought their fortunes westward and were lost in the eons of time from the rest of their family.

Sarah Davis, seen in her early years as Sallie, was one of those children whose fate the descendants of her siblings seemed to know nothing about.

Name:	Sallie Davis
Age:	2
Birth Year:	abt 1878
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1880:	Steeles, Richmond, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Daughter
Marital Status:	Single
Father's name:	Benjimine F. Davis
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's name:	Julia A. Davis
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Neighbors:	View others on page
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Benjimine F. Davis 51 Julia A. Davis 42 Louvena Davis 17 Thomas F. Davis 15 Eliza M. Davis 13 Hartwell Davis 11 John S. Davis 9 Mary Davis 6 Catharine Davis 5 Sallie Davis 2 Susan Davis 3m

She is first seen in the 1880 census as a two year old living in Richmond County, North Carolina.

Name:	Sallie Whitaker
Age:	22
Birth Date:	Sep 1877
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1900:	Burnsville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	William Whitaker
Marriage Year:	1894
Years Married:	6
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother: number of living children:	0
Mother: How many children:	0
Occupation:	View on Image
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age William Whitaker 38 Sallie Whitaker 22

Twenty years later, she has married William A. Whitaker, son of Benjamin Franklin Whitaker, and they are living in the Burnsville area of Anson County, still not very far from the family farm, and in the same small community as her uncle, Rev. John Edward Davis, full brother to Frank. There was no children, and the couple had been married for 6 years, meaning she was 16 years old when she married.

The Enterprise
(Albemarle, North Carolina)24 Dec 1903, Thu • Page 1


In a few years something would go very wrong. And Sallie was not this plagues only victim.



The Enterprise
(Albemarle, North Carolina)6 Aug 1903, Thu • Page 3

She had been sent to Broughton, the State Mental Hospital, and had escaped and was returned. She joined her sisters Kitty and Susie there in 1910. Why they were committed is unknown. None of them, to my knowledge, ever had children. This could have had something to do with it. The reasons women were committed in those days seem petty and nonsensical to us today.

Name:	Salie Whitaker [Sallie Whitaker]
Age in 1910:	35
Birth Year:	abt 1875
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1910:	Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Patient
Marital Status:	Married
Native Tongue:	English
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes

Sometime before 1913, Sallie had been released, and was not the only member of her family to choose a change of scenery. But this was the last known record of her. Up until now.

When oldest Davis sister, Lorena, started showing up in records as a Whitaker, I wondered if Sallie had died and Lorena had married her widower, William A. Whitaker, as he, like Lorena, was a considerable age older than Sallie. It still could be the case that William was the Whitaker that gave Lorena her last name for a spell. Sallie may have divorced him. Divorces were rare, but did occur. I have already studied the case of their cousin, Sarah Hortense Davis, daughter of Edward Winfield Davis, who filed divorced from her husband, a Mr. Stewart, for having an affair with 15 year old Wincy Catherine "Kitty" Davis, sister of Sallie, and daughter of Frank and Julia.

In the 1922 land division suit, following the death of Kitty, a few mysterious people were mentioned, as being entitled of a share of the sale of the estate, notably Mabel Davis and Sadie Dunlap. I've not quite put a lid on Mable Davis, but both of these received a child's share, not a grandchilds' share, of the estate, meaning they were one of the siblings. I had thought it read that Lillie Davis McIntyre was the administrator of the estate of Sadie Dunlap, but instead, she was the administrator of the estate of W. C. "Kitty" Cox.

So, I wondered, could Sallie Davis Whitaker also be Sadie Dunlap, as Sadie was also a nickname for Sarah? And when I started looking for a Whitaker who married a Dunlap in any of the places mentioned that the siblings had removed to, I found her.

Name:	Sadie Whiteaker
Gender:	Female
Age:	28
Birth Year:	abt 1885
Residence:	Hasty, Newton, Arkansas
Spouse's Name:	H B Dunlap
Spouse's Gender:	Male
Spouse's Age:	38
Spouse's Residence:	Yardelle, Newton, Arkansas
Marriage Date:	1 Dec 1913
Marriage License Date:	29 Nov 1913
Marriage County:	Newton
Event Type:	Marriage
FHL Film Number:	1035375

Sallie Davis Whitaker had reinvented herself. She removed herself from the area where she kept getting sent back to the Hospital and moved to Arkansas where her brother E. M. had left for in the 1890's.

In the same county where her sister Lorena would marry for the last time, Sallie or Sadie Davis Whitaker found love.

Name:	Sady Dunlop [Saby Dunlap]
Age:	41
Birth Year:	abt 1879
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1920:	Grove, Newton, Arkansas
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	H B Dunlop
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Attended School:	No
Able to Read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age H B Dunlop 43 Sady Dunlop 4

H. B. Dunlap was Hampton B. Dunlap, from West Virginia. While a great many Dunlaps were from Anson County, NC, I don't know that the family of Hampton Dunlap was. He was not, neither were his parents.


H. B. and Sadie made their home in Newton County, Arkansas. She was 38 at the time of this marriage, and they did not have any children.

Name:	Sally Dunlap
Birth Year:	abt 1879
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Marital Status:	Married
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Homemaker?:	Yes
Home in 1930:	Prairie, Newton, Arkansas
Map of Home:	View Map
Dwelling Number:	35
Family Number:	36
Age at First Marriage:	14
Attended School:	No
Able to Read and Write:	Yes
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age H B Dunlap 53 Sally Dunlap 51

Surrounded by people who knew nothing of her past, Sadie slightly changed her name, and in turn, changed her future.

Name:	Sally Dunlap
Birth Year:	abt 1879
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Marital Status:	Married
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Homemaker?:	Yes
Home in 1930:	Prairie, Newton, Arkansas
Map of Home:	View Map
Dwelling Number:	35
Family Number:	36
Age at First Marriage:	14
Attended School:	No
Able to Read and Write:	Yes
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Able to Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age H B Dunlap 53 Sally Dunlap 51

Sometime in the mid-thirties, for unknown reasons, Sadie and her husband returned to Richmond County, NC, where she was born. The 1940 census tells that they resided there in 1935. It could have been another land division. I've not looked into that one.

History

Dec 14, 1842, Governor Archibald Yell signed the legislation creating Newton County. Newton County was formed from Carroll County. The first county seat was the home of John Bellah on Shop Creek near Parthenon. In 1843 the county seat was moved to Jasper. By 1856 there were 10 post offices within Newton County: Jasper, Walnut Fork, Borkand, Mt. Parthenon, Whiteley, Denton, Forest Home, Marshall Prairie, Cave Creek, and Mt. Judea. During the skirmishes of the Civil War in Newton County, Union soldiers came in and moved the citizens of Newton County to Springfield, Mo. While searching for Confederate John Cecil, they burnt Japser to the ground. During the 1880's and 90's, Jasper was rebuilt and became a prosperous town. If you have ever visited Newton County, you understand why I chose "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain". You go up the mountain, down the mountain and ahttp://www.argenweb.net/newton/history.htmlround the mountain. If you travel Hwy 7, as you wind around and look over the cliffs on the side of the road you wonder in amazement how man forgot to destroy the beauty of this county. The fast pace of life has not invaded this county, as everyone within the county remembers their Southern hospitality. The pride of the people and their heritage can be seen thru out Newton county. Volunteers ranging from school age children to senior citizens participate in restoring things of the past for future generations to learn. Newton County is not only known for it's beauty, but within it is the Buffalo River. In 1972, Congress designated it a national river. You will find over 60 different species of fish in the river but only a few are considered game fish. Hunting is allowed in non-developed sections. There are many hiking and horseback riding trails within the park. Newton County has hundreds of native wildflowers and shrubs. You will find over 60 species of mammals and over 200 different types of birds. Between 1981 and 1985, 112 elk from Colorado and Nebraska were released at five sites in Newton County. There are arts, crafts and antique shops all thru out the county. There are caves, waterfalls, and scenic tours to enjoy. There is always something to keep you busy in this 846 square mile county after a day of research has ended.

http://www.argenweb.net/newton/history.html

Name:	Sallie Dunlap
Respondent:	Yes
Age:	62
Estimated birth year:	abt 1878
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Marital Status:	Married
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Home in 1940:	Mill Creek, Newton, Arkansas
Map of Home in 1940:	View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935:	Richmond, Richmond, North Carolina
Residence in 1935:	Richmond, Richmond, North Carolina
Sheet Number:	1A
Attended School or College:	No
Highest Grade Completed:	Elementary school, 6th grade
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Hampton E Dunlap 64 Sallie Dunlap 62

Sadie or Sallie would live for 6 years after this last record. It appears her husband outlived her, but I have not yet found his final resting place.



Sadie Davis Whitaker Dunlap lies silently in the Sand Hills Cemetery in Newton County, Georgia.

Link to Sadie's Gravestone.


Her tombstone reads simply, "Sadie wife of H. B. Dunlap" born 15 September 1878 died 29 August 1946." The old cemetery lies beautifully in the foothills of the Ozarks. This is where I found Sadie.

Used Courtesty of Vicky Kane

Who married Elizabeth Cagle Manuel?

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In researching the Murray family of Stanly County, I have found it very useful to research the families they had connections to, either by living with them, near them or interacting with them in other ways. Sometimes, and just sometimes, you are able to find things and solve mysteries.

This particular mystery involved the "Elizabeth Emmanuel" that "Anna Murray" was living with in the 1870 census.

Name:	Elizabeth Emanuel
Age in 1870:	50
Birth Year:	abt 1820
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Post Office:	Albemarle
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Elizabeth Emanuel 50 Susan Cagle 52 Eva L Cagle 37 Anna Murray 27 Sarah Whitley 17

As you can see, we find a household of women, which was not unusual in the first census after the Civil War. So many families lost their men, due to War, disease, and flight westward to avoid the first two. Stanly was a County of women, boys and old men. The young men of working and marriageable age were few and far between.

Southern women posing for a picture during the Civil War (Omar Mouna, Laura Nelson)

It did not take long to discover that Elizabeth Emmanuel (the surname most often seen as "Manuel", Susan Cagle and Evie L Cagle were sisters, daughters of Charles and Elizabeth Springer Cagle, of the Big Lick community.

Name:	Elizabeth Cagle
Age:	28
Birth Year:	abt 1832
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Stanly, North Carolina
Post Office:	Albemarle
Family Number:	44
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Charles Cagle 78 Elizabeth Cagle 76 Susan Cagle 32 Elizabeth Cagle 28 Eva Cagle 22 Mary Murry 16

A look at the 1860 census and 1850 census, ten and twenty years prior would reveal that. In 1860, we see all three women, Elizabeth, Susan and Evie L. with their parents. In the 1850 census, their brother David M. Cagle, is also still at home.

Name:	Elizabeth Cagle
Age:	25
Birth Year:	abt 1825
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Smiths, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Female
Family Number:	662
Household Members:	Name Age Charles Cagle 70 Elizabeth Cagle 70 Susan Cagle 30 Elizabeth Cagle 25 David M Cagle 22 Evy L Cagle 18 Mary A Murray 6

Also in both censuses, living with the family, as conspicuously, is Mary A Murray. Land records would corroborate that Elizabeth Emanuel was the daughter of Charles Cagle.

Stanly County Register of Deeds, Book 6 Page 32

Charles Cagle to Sussannah Cagle and others

This Indenture made the  20th day of January A D 1862 between Charles Cagle of Stanly County, State of North Carolina of the one part and Susannah Cagle, Elizabeth Manuel and Eve Cagle, my three daughters, of the county and state aforesaid, Witnesseth that said Charles Cagle, of paternal love and affection has given, demised, transferred and conveyed and by these presents doth give, devise, transfer and confirm to my three above named daughters their heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situate (sic) in Stanly County and N. Carolina on the waters of Stony Run.....100 acres.....

It then goes into all of the poles and the oaks and the behoofs, etc. But you get the picture.



Sussanah would pass away in 1880, and was included in the Mortality schedule of that year, of "dropsy".

Name	A Sussan Cayle
Gender	Female
Race	White
Marital Status	Single
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1820
Birth Place	North Carolina, USA
Age	60
Death Date	Mar 1880
Cause of Death	Dropsy
Census year	1880
Census Place	Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Enumeration District	206
Line	18

But 25 years after Charles Cagle conveyed land to his three daughters to ensure their future, as two were single and one was widowed, as he must have known his heath was failing and was concerned over their future, the surviving two daughters enacted transactions with the land to ensure their care and well-being into their old age.

Name:	Elizabeth Cagle
Age:	50
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1880:	Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Widowed
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Neighbors:	View others on page
Occupation:	Keeping House
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Elizabeth Cagle 50 L. Evey Cagle 45 John Cagle 4

The 1880 census lists Elizabeth as a Cagle again, living with younger sister Evie, and a four year old "John" is listed as her grandson.

He is as much a mystery at this point as the 17 year old Sarah Whitley in the 1870 census, who I believe was a niece as the family had strong connections to the Whitley family. Also, I am not sure John's surname of Cagle was correct.

What follows is an interesting set of deeds and bonds involving the two surviving sisters, Elizabeth Cagle Manuel and Evie L. Cagle.


Stanly County Register of Deeds Book 16 Page 125
December 12, 1881

This is the deed between "Elizabeth Manuel and Evy L. Cagle of the state of North Carolina and County of Stanly to Alexr Whitley and wife Mary E. Whitley" for the land mentioned in the below indenture and bond.

Stanly County Register of Deeds Book 16 Page 554
Alexander Whitley to Elizabeth Manuel and Eva L Cagle
North Carolina Stanly County

Know all men by these presents that I, Alexander Whitley of the said county and state am firmly bound unto Elizabeth Manual and Evey L. Cagle of the aforesaid county and state for the sum of two hundred dollars...for such payment I bind myself my heirs and assigns firmly by these presents signed sealed and delivered this the 12th day of December 1881. The condition of the aforegoing obligation is such......that Elizabeth Manuel and Evey L. Cagle executed and delivered to the said Alexander Whitley a deed for 100 acres of land more or less under the condition of paying for said land the said Alexander Whitley is to take care of and provide for Elizabeth Manuel and Eva L Cagle a suitable Reasonable and just maintenance during their natural lives

Stony Run Creek is in the Frog Pond area of Stanly County.



Mary E. Whitley was Mary Elizabeth Cagle, their neice and daughter of their brother David M. Cagle and his wife Michelle Hinson Cagle, who had married Alexander Whitley, the son of Susannah Whitley and Joshua Christian Burris on April 17, 1881.

Alexander Whitley - Burris was a troubled man, the product of an illicit relationship between and married man and his single mistress, who fell into a life of crime and alchoholism. He remains in the annuls of Stanly County history as the only man in Stanly County to be hung. His crime was supposedly his involvement in the death of a school teacher named Burton Tucker in Arkansas. The two Stanly County men had ended up in Arkansas with Judy Burris, the young half-sister of "Alec" Whitley, for whom both men were rumored to have had a fondness for.

Burton Tucker via digitalnc.com

Among the other rumors surrounding the legend of Alec Whitley was that he was also somehow involved in the disappearance of his brother-in-law, Phillip "Bud" Cagle, his supposed partner in crime in a series of Cabarrus County breakins, that the "boys" would hit across the county line and then slither back into Stanly to hide.

I've also heard that he may have had some hand in the death of his wife Mary E. Cagle Whitley. The two had a daughter, Nealie Ann, who was born in 1885, and afterwards, Mary disappears.

For all facts and purposes, it seems that Alec Whitley did not fullfill his duties, and perhaps Mary died by  1886, when the sisters Cagle struck the same deal with George L. Whitley.

Name:	Geo Whitley
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	6 May 1872
Marriage Place:	Anson, North Carolina, USA
Father:	Benje Whitley
Mother:	Margaret Whitley
Spouse:	Rosa Aldridge
Spouse Gender:	Female
Spouse Father:	Gardner Aldridge
Spouse Mother:	Percilla Aldridge
Event Type:	Marriage

I believe this is George Lindsey Whitley who first married my Great Great Great Aunt Rosetta Aldridge and then  after her death, married Sarah Elizabeth Burris and was the son of Benjamin Lindsey Whitley and wife Margaret "Peggy" Eudy Whitley. He eventually migrated to and passed away in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1929.





Stanly County Register of Deeds Book 16 Page 111

March 11, 1886
Manuel E & Cagle Evy L to Whitley G. L. 

This is the deed for the 100 acres on Stony Creek adjoining E. Williams  and P Smith mentioned in the below bond.  


Find a Grave link to Grave of George L. Whitley



Stanly County Register of Deeds Book 16 Page 112 
10 March 1886

State of North Carolina County of Stanly

George L. Whitley bond to Elizabeth Manuel and Evy L. Cagle

Know all men by these presents that I, George L. Cagle of the County of Stanly and State of North Carolina am held and firmly bound unto Elizabeth Manual and Evy L. Cagle of the county and state aforesaid......200 dollars.....10th day of March AD 1886..100 acres of land....Lying on the waters of Stony Run Creek, adjoinnig the lands of E. Williams, P. M. Smith and others and more particularly described in said deed and whereas the said George L. Whitley as payment for said land is to take care of provide for maintain and support in a suitable reasonable and proper manner the said Elizabeth Manuel and Evy L. Cagle during their natural lives......etc.

A. C. Freeman clerk


But who was the Mr. Manuel that Elizabeth had married?

The Manuel family is one I want to study a little more in depth due to their connections to the Murrays, but for this post, I only want to concentrate on one Manual, John the husband of Elizabeth Cagle.

John was the son of Henry Manuel and his wife Winny Almond Manuel. He grew up in Almond township in Stanly County.

Name:	John Emanuel [John Manuel]
Age:	19
Birth Year:	abt 1831
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Almonds, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	421
Household Members:	Name Age Henry Emanuel 52 Winny Emanuel 49 Sarah R Emanuel 20 John Emanuel 19 May Emanuel 16 Lunda Emanuel 12 George J Emanuel 9 Henry A Emanuel 2

According to the 1850 census, he was born about 1831, meaning he was about 6 years younger than Elizabeth.

No marriage license can be found for John Manuel and Elizabeth Cagle, but they were married prior to 1856.

John Manuel must have had an ailment of which he knew would lead to certain death. He wrote a will on May 19, 1856.

I John Manuel of the County of Stanly being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, make and declare my last will and testament, in the manner and form following, that is to say, First that my executor hereafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wish of my relations and pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts howsoever and to whomever owing out of the money that may first come into his hand as a part or parcel of my estate. Items I give and convey to my beloved wife all the property which she had at the time that we were married (this indicates that maybe Elizabeth was in possession of some lands or other property at the time of the marriage).

Item I give and devise to my father all my land, mare crops and everything else, this to pay my just debts and after they are paid, if anything left him to have and to hold forever. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty father H. Manuel my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament...whereas I the said J. Manuel do hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of May 1856. 

John  X  Whitley
  his mark

Witnesses 
John R. Whitley
Oliver Whitley

The Will was proabted in the Stanly county court during the May 1857 session. Also in the same session of Court, Elizabeth Emanuel made an appeal for her year's allowance as widow.


"Your petitioner Elizabeth Emanuel humbly complaining would represent unto your worship that she is the widow of John Emanuel who lately died in the county aforesaid seized and (illegible...hopeless? haseples?) of a considerable personal estate out of which she is entitled to her years allowance..etc. 

Elizabeth is represented by A J Dargon in the petition and the committe signed at the bottom was  Wilson B Herrin, Esq., Jesse Hathcock and Joseph Morton.


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"State of North Carolina
County of Stanly

To the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Lesprove (illegible)  for said County for August term 1859, We  Jordan C Kennedy Justice of the Peace of said county, and E. D. Ingraham, Tillman L:ittle and G. W. Dunn freeholders in obedience to the (illegible) omnet? order proceeded on the 13th day of July to view the estate of John Manuel deceased and out of the property on hand we have laid off and allotted to Elizabeth Manuel widow as follows, that is to say, 

One cow and half vaulued at $12.50
1 tray, 1 sifter, 1 water bucket      .60
1 Lot table furniture                  1.00
1 Pot 1 Oven 1 Lid and Hooks  1.50
3 chickens 1 Hog                       3.30   
1 chest 2 chairs                          1.00
1 pan & bottle                              .25
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                                            $20.15

And there being no crop or provisions on hand to make a comfortable provision for the said widow for a year we assay the deficiency to the sum of $54 & 85 cents to be paid to the said widow by the executor or administrator of the said John Manuel deceased and we have further laid off and allotted to the said Elizabeth Manuel one bed and it's furniture & one wheel and pair of cards as her absolute property and put her in possession of the same. 

Given under our hands and seals this 13th day of July 1859

J C Kennedy
Tillman Little
E. D. Ingram
G. W. Dunn              Freeholders. 


I can not acertain the exact date of death of Elizabeth Cagle Manuel or her final resting place. Many have her listed as being the same person as a Millie Elizabeth "Betty" Cagle who married Lewis Brown, but they are most certainly two separate people. And Bettie Cagle Brown, is an entirely different story herself.

                                   

John

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St. John's Lutheran Church is a very modern looking structure nestled among the rolling hills of  Cabarrus County, North Carolina's northwest side, near Mount Pleasant, a small town near the Cabarrus/Stanly County line. It hosts a thriving congregation and remains active in the community, but its contributions to the area, and surrounding counties of Stanly, Rowan and even Mecklenberg are much more. 

There are a few attributes of St. John's that make it unique among churches. One is the tall obelisk that is the centerpiece of a lovely planter and garden circle next to the church, in honor of  Rev. Adolph Nussman, the first Lutheran missionary and minister in North Carolina, who came to North Carolina from German at the behest of a few local men who went all the way to London to ask permission of the King to have a teacher and minister sent their way from Germany.

Secondly, they have a separate Heritage Building constructed near the church and cemetery, to contain historical records and artifacts, due to their very ancient history. 

Thirdly, it's the only church located along the N.C. Civil War trails.

But lastly, among its many treasures, is it's large, rambling cemetery. As you pull up to the church, the tombstones closest to the church look like any normal cemetery, but as you advance downhill, you begin to notice something unusual. First, the stones get "rustier", older, mold-covered, weathered. They also get fewer, although the graves are evident by indention, the stones have eroded away.  There are sporadic monuments, modern additions to replace the destroyed and eroded original stones, in honor of ancestors who left thousands of descendants. And then the most unusual surprise, the most ancient of the surving monuments engraved in German, not English.

Tombstone of  Friderich Bleiler  (1753-1806) The evolution of a name.

Tombstone of Daniel Pleiler.  The name would eventually become the Anglicized "Plyler."

A small farming community in Stanly County located along the route between Mt. Pleasant and Albemarle bears the name of the family Plyler. Tombstones at St. John's reveal the evolution of the German name "Bleiler" to "Pleiler" and eventually, the Anglicized "Plyler". This family is just one who can trace their roots to the Germanic Lutherans who settled along Dutch Buffalo Creek. 

Several beautiful old farming homes remain in the area.

History books record that the first settlers in the area that is now known as Cabarrus County were "Germans who settled along Dutch Buffalo Creek". The buffalo, who have long been decimated and driven from the area were real. Even notes in my own family research left by travels and in land records identify property as being "near the old buffalo ford".  The "Dutch" part is incorrect. It referred to the German settlers and was the English version of the German word "Deutsch". 

These settlers were Germans who came to the Carolina Piedmont via Pennsylvania and the Great Wagon road, which traversed Cabarras and Stanly Counties. The represented two faiths, two churchs, The Lutheran Church and the German Reformed Church. At the point of German Settlement along the Piedmonts many creeks, these stripling congregations united, the earliest of them said to have arrived about 1728, and by 1745, at least, had constructed a small log building that served the dual purpose of school and meeting house known as "The Dutch Buffalo Meeting House. Served by traveling ministers and local lay pastors, the congregation was the parent church of both St. John's which was erected in the same general area, and The Bethel Reformed Church in Stanly County, which became the The Bethel Bear Creek United Church of Christ. 

Reconstructed Meeting House located within the cemetery.

The Germans settlers expanded within the area and are responsible for the proliferation of German oriented family names in southern Rowan County and northern Stanly County as well.

Barringer, Rhinehardt, Pless, Artz, Misenheimer, Isenhour, Barnhardt, Blackwelder, Cline, Link, Ridenhour, Herlocker, Lentz,  are just a few of the names that proliferate county names, places and mailboxes. 

With some, you can witness the transformation from the German original name to the modern rendition of it that can sound completely English, like Lang to Long and Braun to Brown. The "Bieber's" gave rise to the Beaver family and the "Boast's" to the Bosts, Fegert became Faggart, Gutmen became Goodman, Haus became House, Leideher became Leitecher became Lytecker and  Litaker. The very English sounding "Moose" originated with the German "Moos", which meant moss and had nothing to do with a large, antlered North American relative of deer.  

The crossroads town of Richfield in northern Stanly County, just a few miles down Highway 49 from Mount Pleasant,  began as a place called "Ritchie's field" for the family who owned a farm in the area. The evolution of this family name is also clearly seen in the St. John's cemetery. From Rietchke to Reutschi  to Ritshee (as in John George Ritshee 1759-1823) to the modern versions of Ritchie and Ritchey. 

Oddly, some names changed little, as in Misenheimer, the name of  a tiny college town in Stanly County just north of Richfield bordering Rowan County. Rowan, with her equally ancient Upper and Lower Organ churches boasted a strong Germanic presence in her southern and western borders while along her northern and Yadkin river borders, enjoyed a more Cosmopolitan mixture, expecially in her largest city of Salisbury, which began as an area of trade from the Native American originating Trading Ford along the Yadkin, at one time the western most city in North Carolina. Early records of Salisbury citizenship show names of English, Scotch-Irish, Moravian, German, Portuguese, Spanish and other European origins. 

The Yadkin - PeeDee River and its eastern border with the transitional Montgomery County which changes from Sandhills on one end to Uwharrie Mountains on the other brought in Scotch-Irish from the sandhill area and English and Welsh travelers along the river routes as well  as other Virginia and Pennsylvania migrants along the Great Wagon Road, so that the various ends of Stanly County became populated by people of different origins, languages, dialects and religions. For the first generations, it appeared that the Germans intermarried pretty strictly within their own ranks. It is said when church leaders from Organ Church in Rowan and Buffalo Creek Church in Cabarrus traveled to Europe seeking a minister of the word and teacher of primary education, the Cabarrus County representative stood for 60 families. 

Within a short time as the different little pockets of settlers became more connected and interacted with each other, they became strictly Amercans, dialects dissolved into the Carolina farming culture dialect and people from different churches and different countries of origin intermarried. 

Alzey, Germany. Origins of the Starnes family

While my mother's family for the most part, descended from Virginian Methodist Episcopals while my added dash of German roots came from a Second Great-Grandmother on my Dad's side,  whose own Great-Grandfather was among these Cabarrus County Germans Lutherans and who married an Irish descended Presbyterian from the Mint Hill area of Mecklenburg County. It must be remembered that Cabarrus, itself, was a part of Mecklenburg County in earlier years. 

This monument in the St John's cemetery is in honor of my ancestor, Captain John Starnes. I call this post simply "John", both in honor of the church, St. John's and also in honor of my Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather, Captain John Starnes, a John in a sea of Fredericks.

The origin of our particular branch of Starnes were German Palatines named Staring (pronuncition estimated as "Stah-rentz)  and evolved into Starigs, Starens,  Sternes, and eventually Starnes.

Many prior researchers have situated our branch of the Starnes family as thus:

Three brothers (isn't it always three brothers), Adam, Valentine and Nicholas Staring, along with wives, children and other family members in an extended familiar and neighborly connected group, arrived in New York Harbor from the Alzey area of Germany in June of 1710.

Adam had a son named Frederick, who was about 10 years old at the time. They settled in New York and Frederick would grow up there and marry Mary Goldman, daughter of Conrad Goldman, another German immigrant. These Germans were known as "Palatines".

Wikipedia explanation for German Palatines

The above link explains more of whom the Palatines were. The family lived in Herkimer, New York until about 1733, that is when they began their slow, but deliberate migration into the North Carolina Piedmont.

Old Street scene of Herkimer, New York

Records indicate that the family settled briefly, but not permanently, in Pennsylvania, maybe to load up, connect up and supply up for their inevitable journey, but by 1740, seven years later, they were in Southwestern Virginia.

Frederick the First, son of Adam, and his wife, Mary Goldman, had  sons, Valentine,  Frederick Jr. and Joseph.  Frederick Jr was the father of  Captain John Starnes, who was born around 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia.

Facts are few and theories many on the bustle of the second and third generations of Starnes and their time in Virginia. But between a few sparse records, connecting dots and horrific historical events, I believe a relatively accurate portrait of the generations, connections and family overlaps can be discerned.

Augusta County, Virginia

The Genealogies of Virginia Families shows the interaction and connections between another German family who also play into the Starnes ancestry.

Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly ..., Volume 1

The Gerlach family originated in Saxony, Germany and arrived in London, England via Holland, where two older brothers, Conrad and Johann Christopher "Christian" Gerlach, arrived with their families in 1709, sons of Hans Gerlach and Anna Maria Kummer. They were found in a refugee camp for Palatines known as St. Catherine's Palatine Camp. Conrad arrived there in 1710 at age 49 with his wife and 4 children, daughters aged 16 and 11, sons aged 7 and 5. Christian arrived in 1710 with his wife and 9 year old daughter. This was a tent camp full of disease and hard conditions. Conrad lost his wife Margrite Ottilla Stikraad there, along with at least one child and his brother Christian lost his wife Anna Margarethe and daughter. The remaining family members made it to New York by 1712. 

Conrad settled in New Jersey. In America, the Gerlach name become Carlock among some descendants and Gerlock among others. . Johann Christoper, twelve years younger than Conrad, had a more colorful future. He was a well educated graduate of Heidelberg University in Germany. Arriving in New York as a widower, tradition has it that he married a young Native American woman, or one that was half Native. Their descendants were described as "swarthy". He got along well with the Native Americans and recieved a Land Grant known as the Stone Arabia Patent, an Indian title of thousands of acres. He died in New York in 1764 at the age of 86.

The youngest brother, David, was born in 1674. two years younger than Johann. He did not arrive in America at the same time or in the same way as his older two brothers. Still a son of the same parents, Hans Gerlach and Anna Maria Kummer, David avoided New York, supposedly from his older brothers sage advise, and arrived either in Virginia or Virginia by way of Pennsylvania in 1725. He is characterized as a man of some wealth, being found operating a Shenandoah Valley Trading Post in 1741. He is taxed as a resident of Augusta County, Virginia between 1746 and 1762, at which time he is recorded as elderly and feeble. Tradition has it that he and his family lived in Holland for awhile before coming to America. His wife died during the passage after giving birth to their youngest daughter, who survived. His trading post was at a place called Brock's Gap and he dealt with the members of the Washington family while there. David died in 1763 at age 89. 

Brock's Gap, Virginia

The following are listed in the book as children of David Carlock and wife. 

HansChrist (John Christian) Carlock  born 1718 in Saxony, Germany. Died before 1800 near Sulpher Springs, Virginia. Migrated as a child to Virginia about 1725 with his family and married Sarah Whitman Jr. in Augusta County, Virginia. He served as a Churchman and Soldier while living in Augusta County, Virginia and served in both the French -Indian War and the Revolutionary War. His wife Sarah, died in 1833 at her daughter's home in Illinois. 

Caroline Carelock, born in 1717 in Saxony. Married Frederick Sternes or Starnes. Paid taxes as a widow in 1782 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Frederick Carelock, born 1720 in Saxony, Served as a Constable in Augusta County, Virginia in the 1740's, moved to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina before 1775. His children migrated from North Carolina to Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, Oklahoma,  Arkansas and Texas. 

Conrad Carelock, born in 1723 in Holland, also served in the American Revolution and received a landgrant from King George III of England for service in the French-Indian War. Resided in Augusta County, Virginia and married Mary Starnes in 1745. The couple had no surving children and in his will, Conrad left his estate in 1811 to his nephews, Adam and Samuel Starnes.

Catherine Carelock born on the Atlantic ocean in 1725 on the trip to America. Her mother died shortly afterwards. She would marry a Whitman, brother of her sister-in-law Sarah, who married John Christian Carlock.

Now, a sixth child, not listed in the book, is given as Mary Carlock or Gerlach. Supposedly either Mary or Caroline married Frederick Starnes Jr. and one of them married his brother, Joseph Starnes. 

The records and proof of this is shady. The Carlock connection is  undeniable, what is safest to say is that one of the daughters of David Carlock married Frederick Starnes, Jr. and was the mother of Captain John Starnes. 

Map of the Holston River from History of Augusta County, Va

Records:  

1746, February 12, Court of Augusta County, Frederick Starnes Sr and Mary Starnes witnesses in a case involving George Gabriel. 

1746, Oct 30  Augusta County, Survey Book, "A survey of 500 acres on the West side of Woods River known as The Old Starnes Place", suggests the Starnes had arrived far prior to this date. This is likely where John Starnes was born in 1745. 

1750 Jacob Goldman's will, Executors: Frederick Starnes and Goldman's daughter, Mary.

1750 Will of Frederick Goldman, Augusta County, Virginia, Frederick Starnes and Humphrey Baker executors. 

1753, August 22, Frederick Starnes recieves a patent for 85 acres on Crab Creek, a branch of the New River.

1753, November 24 A road ordered from Samuel Stalnakers on the Holston River to James Davis's. Samuel Stalnakers is Overseer, Workers, James Davis and sons, Frederick Carlock, George, David and Conrad Carlock, Frederick Starnes, Jacob and Adam Stalnaker, Jacob and Henry Goldman, Isaiah Hamilton, Hamilton Shoemaker, Timothy Coe, Humphrey Baker and son, George Stalnaker, Adam Andrews, Mathias Sarch, Michael Hook, Martin Counce, Michael Mires.

1755 Frederick Starnes Sr. shot by Shawnee Indians at Draper's Meadow.  Escaped with an injury. On May 3, 1755 a Shawnee attack left 5 dead and several injured at the Humphrey Baker settlement. This may have been the same attack which injured Frederick Starnes. In October 1754, a prior Shawnee attack had left 3 dead including John Goldman.  

1756 Frederick Sr. named as Augusta County Commissioner. His duty was the purchase of beef for the militia. 

1756, November 9. A road ordered to be built from  Adam Harmon's to the River,...Adam Harmon, Overseer, with these workers, George Draper, Israel Lorton and son, George Harmon, Thomas Looney, Jacob Harmon and three sons, Jacob Castle, John Lane, Valentine Harmon, Adran Moser (Moose) , Humberston Lyon, James Skaggs, Humphrey Baker, John Davis, Frederick Staring (Starnes) and two sons. 

1758, Feb 12, Appraisal of Captain James Patton's estate. Frederick Starnes listed in bills due the estate. 

1759  On a list of members of the South Carolina militia during the Cherokee expedition, Adam, Joseph and Leonard Starnes as well as George Carlock, a cousin. 

1767, March 18 On a petition of Frederick Starnes (a list of names) a road to be built from Vance's to Ingels Ferry (Ingels Ferry being operated by the infamous Mary Draper Ingles and her husband, known for her kidnapping by the Shawnee in 1755 and making her way precariously back home about 5 months later, a journey of a month and a half) to Peak Creek on the north side of New River.

1767 July 15, The estate of  James Carty appraised. Frederick Starnes one of the appraisers. 

1768 Frederick Starnes sells to George Teater a tract of land at Crab Creek. This is the land Frederick Sr received a patent on in 1753. Tested by W. Ingles, William Davis, John Taylor, John and William Buchanon, 

It appears Frederick Sr. died about 1768. Jr and Sr stop being used in records to indicate father from son. The same year, Frederick Jr. sells his property at the Horsehoe (riverbend) of the New River. 

1770 Frederick Starnes (Jr.) named as Constable for Holden River. 

1771 March 21, Settlement of James Patton's estate recorded. Frederick Starnes listed among purchasers of property. 

1774 Sons and Grandsons of Frederick Sr fight in the Battle of Point Pleasant against Chief Cornstalk and the Shawnee under the command of Captain William Christian. 

June 1, 1774 Frederick Stern (Starnes) in present day Smyth County, Virginia. 176 acres on Middle Fork, Clapboard Cabin branch, 

June 1, 1774 Frederick Sterns 238 acres on Lick Run, adjoining Hanschrist Carlock and Conrad Carlock. 

June 2, 1774 Thomas Sterns (brother of Frederick) 78 acres on Lick Run, Middle Fork.

1782 Catherine Carlock Whitman, widow, paid taxes for 6 head of Cattle in Rockbridge County, Virginia. 

Date 1782, at the same time Caroline Carlock Starnes, widow, paid taxes for 6 head of cattle, also in Rockbridge County, Virginia. 

Another interesting story in the Starnes line involves Frederick Starnes Jr. and was told by his nephew, Joseph Starnes, in his Pension Application of 1832

Pension Application of Joseph Starnes Jr. 1832

The Starnes family's trouble with the Native Americans had begun when they lived in Pennsylvania. Their brief tenure there after leaving the Mohawk Valley of New York found them, in the company of other settlers including family members from the Goldman and Carlock families, on the banks of the Juniata River in Pennsylvania. This was not a heavily settled or safe area. It encompassed lands belonging to the Delaware Indians, who appeal to William Penn and had the settlers removed. 

They then continued south into Virginia where they settled in another troublesome spot along the Middle Fork of the Holston River. They lived near what is now Chilhowie, Virginia and in 1755, Frederick came under armed attack by a ban of Shawnee Indians. He fired back, was wounded, and lived to tell the tale. His son Captain John was then 10 years old.

 Twenty-five years later, John's brother, Jacob Starnes was in Kentucky, assisting Daniel Boone with the building of Boonesboro. Frederick Jr., his brother Joseph and Joseph's son Joseph Jr. and son-in-law Michael Moyer, ventured from Washington County, into the wilderness and came under final attack by a group of  25 to 30 Indians, who fired upon them. They were about 25 miles from  Boonesboro near a place called Blue Lick Springs. The only member of the team of four to escape was Joseph, Jr. who said they kept after him for a mile, but he sought shelter by running through cane and brush. 

Map shows the location of Boonesborough, Blue Licks, the Wilderness Road and Holston River in the lower right of the map.

This event was known in Kentucky history as "Starns Defeat". It is marked by Historic Marker along a highway now. It is supposed that Frederick Sr died during the 1760's in Virginia. It may have been this event that caused most of the remaining Starnes family to migrate to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Some remained and populated the surrounding counties of Cabarrus and Union in North Carolina, or across the border in Lancaster and York in South Carolina. Jacob Starnes, the brother who was closest linked to Daniel Boone remained in Kentucky. Several would later leave North Carolina and migrate to Georgia or Tennessee. Captain John Starnes joined the group of Lutheran Palatinate in the rolling hills of Mecklenburg, now Cabarrus County, North Carolina. 

Frederick Jr. must have felt heavily or with a premonition that the journey he was about to undertake was one of danger. He wrote a will before he left. My 7th Great Grandfather, Frederick Starnes Jr. died on April 5, 1779. The only survivor, Joseph Jr. would move first to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with the rest of the family and then to Burke County, where he remained.  A Captain William Whitley is said to have found the remains of the Starnes family. From Bayless Hardin ed. Whitley papers, Volume 9 "Starns Defeat was in March (actually April) of 1779. Frederick Starm (sic), Joseph Starm and Starm (actually Michael Moyer, Starnes son-in-law) was killed Blue Licks now Madison County. I buried them Frederick eyes were taken out by the birds. Joseph Starms foot I could not find and the other Starms was cut to pieces he being quite opulent & his heart taken out". A harrowing image for a descendant to imagine. 

Highway Marker of Starns defeat.

The Will of Frederick Starnes Jr. was proven on May 18, 1879 in Washington County, Virginia.

"In the name of God Amen, I Frederick Starns of Washington County in the Commonwealth of Virginia being of perfect health, praised by God for his mercies, make constitute this to be my last will and testament as followith~~I give and bequeath to Mary my well beloved wife one black mare which I had from my son Jacob Starns and her saddle likewise her thirds of all my estate~I likewise give and bequeath to my son David, thirty pounds Virginia and ever child younger than him twenty five pounds like money-and the remaining parts of the estate to be equally divided amongst all my children (first paying all my just debts)."

John Starnes was born in Augusta County, Virginia about 1745. About 1770, he married Margaret Specht, daughter of Dewalt and Barbara Specht. The Specht name, also German, would become Speck.

Because of the conflict of the Indian Wars, John, his mother, and many other of his family and neighbors came to settle in a safer German settlement on Dutch Buffalo Creek, in the part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, that would become Cabarrus. 

A young man, he quickly became a leader in the community, by 1778, the year before his father's death, he became a Captain in the militia and served as a Justice for the Court of Pleas and Quarters for Mecklenburg County. 

John had a brother named Frederick (who died in 1816) as well as Leonard, David and possibly Adam. 

He named his oldest son Frederick, who lived in Union County, and died in Cabarrus County in 1855. This is the Frederick who left the widow Motlina or Magdalena. 

The following are generally noted as the children of Frederick Starnes, Jr. and Mary Carelock Starnes:

1745-1780 (Battle of Kings Mtn, Cherokee County, SC) John Starnes. Married Margaret Speck.

1750-1812 (Rev. War Soldier, Indian fighter, Associate of Daniel Boone) Jacob Starnes. Married Elizabeth South. Resided in Kentucky. Died in Louisiana. 

1752-1782 (Died in the Battle of Blue Licks, KY) Valentine Starnes

1755-1800 Conrad Starnes. Married Margaret Brown

1757-1807 Charles Starnes. Married Catherine "Caty" Beaver

1758-1833 David Starnes. Married Barbara Starnes, a cousin. 

1765-1816 Frederick Starnes III. Married Mary Fisher

These younger Starnes lived in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, primarily in the areas that later became Union and Cabarrus Counties. 

The 1790 census shows: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina:

Widow Starnes (on the same page as Frederick and George "Kerloch", Charles and Conrad Starnes and other members of the Dutch Buffalo Creek Congregation).

The Household Consisted of 6 members: 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16 and 3 females. 
This is believed to be Mary Carlock Starnes.

James Starnes, 1 single male

Charles Starnes, a household of 3, 1 male over 16, 1 male under and 1 female.

Conrad Starnes, a household of 9, 1 male over 16, 3 under, 5 females.

David Starnes, a household of 5, 1 male over 16, 3 under, 1 female.

Frederick Starnes, a household of 4, 1 male over 16, 3 females

These last four, Charles, Conrad, Frederick and David, were the brothers of Capt. John Starnes. It is unknown where the young man, James, fits in. He was probably a nephew of John. 

There was another Frederick Starnes in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This is thought to be the son of Leonard Starnes, a brother of Frederick I and 1st cousin of our Fred Jr. 

Joseph Starnes, the first cousin of Captain John Starnes and survivor of Starnes Defeat, was found in York County, South Carolina. With his cousin, he had fought at the Battle of King's Mountain, but had survived. 

In a Petition dated March 22, 1778, of Mecklenburg County residents protesting an act that would had allowed enormous land purchases, are found the names of Peter and Adam Starnes. Peter also fought at the battle of King's Mountain and eventually relocated to Tennesee, and finally back into Virginia. He was a grandson of Frederick and Mary Goldman Starnes via their son Thomas, who is barely mentioned, apparently dying young, but leaving 3 sons, Peter, George, and John. Adam Starnes was the nephew of Conrad Carlock and named in his will along with his brother Samuel. Adam is found in Mecklenburg County records as early as 1760 and would relocate his family to Grainger County, Tennesse, along with other areas of Tennessee and dying about 1833.



The 1800 census

The 1800 census saw a boom of Starnes families listed in the area, as the sons of John and his brothers came of age. Other members of the family had also drifted down from Virginia and Kentucky and most of these wanderers would keep the moss off by migrating west into Tennesee or Southward into South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia as well. They liked a good fight and they liked to blaze trails. 

Listed in the "Salisbury, Mecklenburg District" were:

David-family of 9
Frederick- 6 children, 2 adults
Jacob with 2 younger adults and 2 children, a boy and a girl
Jacob with 2 younger adults, one small boy and an older woman, perhaps a grandmother.
John, assumed to be Captain John's son John Jr. 
Joseph, over 45, Joseph Jr, Captain's John's cousin who would move to Burke County and give his deposition in 1832
Nicholas, with a large household including 6 adult males and 7 total people over 25, including his wife. 12 total. This is thought to be the son of Joseph Sr and brother of Joseph Jr. who married Sophia Cress in 1791 and died in Mecklenburg County in 1816.
Charles, with a family of 6
Frederick, this one with 2 adults, 3 boys and 1 girl under 10. One Frederick is assumed to be the brother of John who passes away here in 1816 and the other his son, who lives until 1855.
Joseph, a younger Joseph with a family of 4

Notably, there is also a Benjamin Starnes in nearby Iredell County, an Evan Starnes in Salisbury/Guilford area, and a Margaret Starnes in Fairfield District, South Carolina. 

They afterwards became a very prolific family. Several would cluster in Union County, some returning later to Cabarrus. 

Below is a listing of the estate of Captain John Starnes:




Not with intent to tarnish the Patriotic and Historic contributions to history of my and many others ancestors, the record of Judge and Captain John Starnes is not without a hint of controversy and scandal. 

In the State Records of North Carolina, Volume 14, pages 468 and 469, a clause is found, 

"Captain Starnes, the Governor complains, hath committed a late barbarous and cruel murder on the body of a certain Michael Crissman after charging him with being a Tory as an excuse to take his land." The record is dated November 25, 1780. Because of the death of John Starnes in battle, the matter was not pursued further. But if he had lived, it appears my ancestor may have went to trial on murder charges. "

This is the information I've been able to find on Michael Crissman of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. 

Supposedly born in the 1730's and one of the Palatine immigrants to America. He arrived in 1748. 

1780 A Mr. Clark, who supposedly was the brother of the Mr. Clark of Lewis and Clark fame, kept a diary in which the murder of Michael Crissman was noted. It stated that he was lynched along Dutch Buffalo Creek, for being assumed a Tory because he refused to fight against the British. A Captain John Starnes was blamed for ordering the lynching. His land was confiscated. Clark ordered the land return to the "Christman" heirs and it was in 1784.



November 25, 1780 A letter of Complaint and a Petition for the return of the property was presented to a General Butler. 

In January of 1784, Michael Christman's estate was settled, his widow, Elizabeth is listed as an Administratrix along with Leonard Garver and George Rice as bondsman. 

Later, Michael Christman, Jr. sells his portion of his father's land to his brother George.

December 15, 1787 Michael Christman and wife Elizabeth sell to Andrew Cruze, 223 acres on Buffalo Creek (Cabarrus County). This would have had to have been Michael Jr. His wife is given as Elizabeth Wydner. 

George Christman married Elizabeth Hagler and later relocated to Scott County, Illinois. He attained the title of Captain himself. They became the parents of 14 children, the first 9 being born on Dutch Buffalo Creek, the 10th being born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, and the last four being born in Kentucky before they finally landed in Illinois. One son, Charles, became a Mormon and founded an enormous Polygamist family. 

As far as his family, his wife is given by descendants as Elizabeth Seitz (Sides) and three children are known, the brothers Michael Jr. and George, and a sister Margaret who married a Reynolds. 

Whether or not Capt John Starnes had Michael Crissman "dragged from his bed and hanged" because he was thought to be a Tory or because he just wanted the man's land, is a source of possibly endless debate. The fact he died himself, shortly afterward puts a lid on that can of worms.

As a Starnes descendant, of course I will take the side of my ancestor, who saw the man as an enemy, obviously, as Starnes was in no need of more land. He had gained a huge Virginia grant from his childless uncle, Valentine, and sold this property before locating to North Carolina.

John was proven to be a son of Frederick by his Uncle's will. Below is the Find-a-Grave listing for Valentine Starnes and includes a transcription of his will leaving "Item to my brother Frederick's oldest son John, a hundred acres of my land upon Juniata". 

Also of note in the 1761 will, their beloved father Frederick was still alive and left a suit by Valentine.

Find a Grave and Will of Valentine Starnes.

It will take me a while more, I am sure, to untangle the can of worms involving all of the Cabarrus and Union County Fredericks. One of the biggest mysteries being the mother of Frederick Fincher Starnes, my third Great Grandfather. While his marriage to his second wife lists his parents as "Fred and Sally Starnes", his marriage license or bond to his first wife Mary Bynam, has not been located.

His father was married to Elizabeth "Bettie" Thompson by 1850 and Finch was without doubt the son of that Frederick, living beside him in 1860 and nominated as "Sr." and "Jr." and relocating afterward from Union to Cabarrus County together and fending for his youngest, probably half-siblings after Fred's death.

So to find who was Sally, and to add to the mystery, Nathan T. Starnes, who resided in Stanly County, also lists "Fred and Sally" as his parents on his marriage license to his last wife. Nathan T. Starnes is usually pegged as a son of Frederick and Motlina, the father having died in 1855 and being the son of Captain John. Finch would marry the widow of John C. Starnes, one of Nathan T. Starnes sons, as his second wife. How were they related?

It will obviously take some more digging into Union County records, and possibly Cabarrus ones as well, in hopes to shed some enlightenment on these mysteries.

My current theory as far as who Finches mother was, concluded Fred Sr. (or 5th, however you look at it) must have had a first wife named Sarah aka Sally, and she may have even been a Fincher, a family that did live in the Union County area.

Stay tuned. This darkness needs a bit more e

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