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Note for: Nancy Wilson, 1817 -
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Nancy is living with William and Melvina E. Rambo in 1900.
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Note for: John Pulliam, BEF. 1755 - 1816
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He left a Will which was probated in Franklin Co., NC in 1816. The original
Will can be found in the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh.
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Note for: Stacy Proffitt, ABT. 1872 -
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1920 Johnson County Census: Stacey Proffitt 48, TN TN TN, Mae L. 46, TN TN TN, Joseph 16 son, Sarah J. 14 daughter, Letha 16 (daughter in Law)
Barbara Elliott Campbell said Lottie and Vada were their children.
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Note for: Sampson Mason, -
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He was an early settler in Mass, and was said to have fought with Cornwall during the American Revolution.
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Note for: Mary Ann Missamore, 11 APR 1849 - 23 NOV 1942
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Burial: Place: Banner Elk Cemetery
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Mary's parents born in NC . She can't read and write.
1920 BAnner Elk Census: Mary A. Perry age 70 widow. grandson Frank age 17
1930 Avery County Census: Mary A Perry 81
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Note for: Hannah Campbell, ABT. 1769 - ABT. 1871
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possible daughter of Zachariah
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Note for: Jordan Anderson Davis, 1811 - 1854
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Burial: Place: Old Davis Cemetey
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The Ashe County area was rich in fertile coves and valleys. Even far up the mountain sides, yielded grain and fruits in abundance to supply the wants of the fugal people. The mountains were still plentiful with bear, deer, turkeys and smaller game. The streams were full of bass and trout. They were content with honest work, simple meals and homemade clothes. They loved their humble homes which were open alike to their neighbors or the traveling stranger.
The majority of the people in the area had great reverence for the Bible and the House of God and went many miles to preaching or to attend camp-meetings, quarterly meetings, associations and synods. They spent the winter evenings around the blazing fire in relating stories and mending their shoes and garments, often to the music of the spinning wheel. The violin was their favorite and almost only musical instrument. They assisted each other at house and barn raisings, log-rollings and corn-huskings, winding up the day with a party or a “hoe-down” dance in which old and young engaged with great zest and pleasure.
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Life in the mountains: Most everything was made by hand: wool hats, shoes, tools and bedding filled with cattails, oak leaves or corn shucks, unless one was lucky enough to collect feathers to fill a tick. They made their own candles but often were forced to use saucers filled with tallow and a cloth wick, which were called sluts. They often had to use molasses instead of sugar as sweetening. Usually once a year people would organize horse or ox teams and head for South Carolina or Georgia for staples such as salt and sugar.
Each community had a mill to grind corn into meal. It was a custom that for every turn of ground corn, the miller got a small measure, called a toddick. It was a rule that every man work one day a month on the roads. Most of the furniture was handmade and held together with wood dowels.
Women had to work very hard. Besides cooking and cleaning, they joined together in making quilts and coverlets, helped to plant, hoe and gather crops; they even plowed and split rails, if needed. They made cider and molasses and made all the clothing on spinning wheels and looms.
For relaxation and social activity, the communities got together for corn shuckings and molasses pulls. This was designed to promote courtships. Music was played on banjos or an adaptation of the German zither called a dulcimer, a oblong string instrument created in the Appalachian Mountains.
Small patches of cotton were planted and cultivated in sandy and sheltered spots near the homes, which generally reached maturity, was gathered and "hand-picked," carded and made into batting for quilts and cloaks, or heavy skirts for the women and girls.
The men were necessarily "handy" men at almost every trade known at that day. They made shoes, bullets and powder, built houses, constructed tables, chairs, cupboards, harness, saddles, bridles, buckets, barrels, and plough stocks. They made their own axe and hoe-handles, fashioned their own horseshoes and nails upon the anvil, burnt wood charcoal, made wagon tires, bolts, nuts and everything that was needed about the farm. Some could even make rifles, including the locks.
The women could scarcely, if ever, find a moment they could call their own. Long before dawn, they were up and about. As there were no matches in those days, the housewife "unkivered" - the coals which had been smothered in ashes the night before to be kept "alive" till morning, and with "kindling" in one hand and a live coal held on the tines of a steel fork or between iron tongs in the other, she blew and blew and blew till the splinters caught fire. Then the fire was started and the water brought from the spring, poured into the "kittle," and while it was heating the chickens were fed, the cows milked, the children dressed, the bread made, the bacon fried and then coffee was made and breakfast was ready. That over and the dishes washed and put away, the spinning wheel, the loom or the reel were the next to have attention, meanwhile keeping a sharp look out for the children, hawks, keeping the chickens out of the garden, sweeping the floor, making the beds, churning, sewing, darning, washing, ironing, taking up the ashes, and making lye, watching for the bees to swarm, dosing the sick children, tying up the hurt fingers and toes, kissing the sore places well again, making soap, robbing the bee hives, stringing beans for winter use, working the garden, planting and tending a few hardy flowers in the front yard, such as princess feather, pansies, sweet-Williams, dahlias, morning glories; getting dinner, darning patching, mending, milking again, reading the Bible, prayers, and so on from morning till night, and then all over again the next day. Source: Arthur's History of Western NC
Notes for JORDAN ANDERSON DAVIS:
1860 Ashe County NC Census: Beaver Creek Township HH 676, Ceneth Davis 39, William 20, Calvin 17, Nancy 15, John 13, Andrew 12, Matthewson 9, Jordan 6
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Note for: Cenia Linch, ABT. 1820 - 1908
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Burial: Place: Old Davis Cemetery
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Note for: Hardy Pierce, -
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The family bible has hardy next to Arthurs name. It could be his father as it appears or the person writing the entry could be confused with all of the other Hardy Pierces in this family tree. no proof has been found. Some researchers state that Nathan Pierce in NC is the father however I do not agree and feel that it may be one of Nathan's brothers (perhaps he had a brother named Hardy). He was supposed to have several brothers and no researcher seems to know their names. Nathan lived in the correct area and his children names are similar and his uncles and great uncles names are the same ( the use of Arthur, John and Hardy is common in Nathan's branch) . Arthur and his brothers were in the same profession as Nathan's family. Another researcher has Arthur Pierce (Nathan's brother) and Mary Everett as the parents of Arthur who is the parents of John, Arthur and Hardy.
They were all blacksmiths.
Often an archaic medical term is used for the cause of death or other record. This is a list of frequently used terms:
*Apoplexy - Paralysis from a stroke
*Bright's disease - Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys.
*Catarrh - Inflammation of the mucous membranes, especially of the air passages of the head and throat. It is characterized by cough, thirst, fatique, fever, watery eyes, and increased mucus. ( same as Bronchitis, croup, influenza, cold.)
*Childbirth - A cause given for many female deaths. Almost all babies were born in homes and usually were delivered by a family member or a midwife; therefore, infection and lack of medical skill were often the actual causes of death.
*Consumption- Tuberculosis
*Dropsy - Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney disease (Glomeruleonephsitis) or heart disease
*Dysentery - Inflamatory disorders of the intestines with abdominal pain, straining to defecate without the ability to do so, and frequent stools containing blood and mucus. Dysentery and diarrhea accounted for more than one-fourth of all the cases of disease reported during the first two years of the Civil War. Synonyms: flux, bloody flux, contagious pyrexia (fever), frequent griping stools.
*Grippe/grip - Influenza like symptoms; the flu; influenza
*Lumbago - Back pain.
*Lung fever - Pneumonia
*Palsy - Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles.
*Rheumatism - Any disorder associated with pain in joints.
*Typhoid fever - Often-fatal, usually occurring in the summer months, caused by the Salmonella bacteria, which is usually introduced by food or drink. Symptoms include fever, fatique,skin rash (rose spots), abdominal pain, enlarged spleen, slow heart rate, delirium, and low white-blood cell count.
*Typhus - Characterized high fever, headache, and dizziness; transmitted by lice and fleas
*White swelling - Tuberculosis of the bone.
Some items a doctor in the mid 1800's would use are: alum, as a gargle for sore throat; balsam copaiva, used for gonorrhea; blister plaster, for application to stop pains about the lungs; spirit of camphor, used in typhus fever; flax seed, made into a tea useful in lung fever; quinine, for intermittent fevers; opium, for pain; tartaric acid, used as a beverage in scurvy. Among the instruments and utensils were included lancets, penis syringes, cylster syringes (enema), gum elastic catheter, bougies, tooth pliers, curved needles and waxed thread. Some physicians had a cylinder stethoscope. Leeches were carried and blood letting was often practiced.
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Note for: Leah, ABT. 1740 - ABT. 1835
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Leah is living with daughter Hannah and granddaughter Lavina Campbell Pierce in 1830.
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Note for: Isaac Perry, 1780 - 1873
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Franklin Co. Oct. 6, 1825-Sale of property by John Tharrington. Dec, ct 1825-Petition of Isaac Perry and his wife Ann, Jess Tharington, Jesse Winston-his wife Sally (Tharington m. 1808), John, Glathy, elizabeth, Pancy, Hicksey, David, William, William, and Wilis-children of John Tharington.
1850 Franklin Co Census-Timberlake District-living with Isaac 70 and Ann 65: John 40,farmer worth $360.00, Nathan-36, farmer, Elias 30-farmer, Prissa 31, Narcissa Tharrington 30 F.
p. 286 Franklin Co. Isaac Perry no will 7 Apr. 1873. John Perry exec.-legatees were John Perry, Thom Perry, Nathan Perry Henry Perry, Priscilla Perry, Hicksy Wheeler.
Isaac married Anne Tharington dau of John Tharington and unknown.
Birth and death dates are family records and prob come from Tombstone or bible records. He was 95 yrs old and she was 97 years old.119
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Note for: William Perry, 11 MAY 1748 - 1830
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General Notes:May not be correct Wm. Perry 1790-Franklin Co. Mar. Ct. John and Wm Perry-Help lay off road. 1791-deed from Henry Cooper to Wm Perry
Franklin County Inventory of Acct of sales upon the Estate of William Perry, Dec. By
Isaac Perry, Exector.Dated April 1834.
Names of purchasers: Presley Person, William Perry, William Moore, Thomas Driver (sp?), John Pulliam, William Roe, Thomas Perry, Hinton Perry, Saml Haywood, Clabon Cook, Ephriam Dickens, Jephthah Perry, Penny Sherrod, Saml Thomas, Burrel Perry,
BIO: The mark of William Perry Jun'r is a Swallow Fork in the Left Ear and a smooth crop in the right Ear. His brand also is WP which on motion is ordered to be recorded. 11 February 1772.
William Perry, Esquire, was one of the three Commissioners elected by Congress to treat with the Indians, Cherokees, and all others southward, March 21, 1785. He furnished material aid. Paid Feb. 15,
1781, 114 lbs. 10s. Reference: Vol. 17, p. 431, service from N. C.
Historical Commission. ("Claims of British Merchants after the Rev. War By Ransom McBride. NC Genealogical Journal, Vol XI p 249)-In claim of Alexander, Donald, and Co., it stated : William Perry JR. of Franklin says he does not owe the debt as he never delt at any store in Mecklenburg...his father is named William but he cannot believe the old man owes it...."
On January 29, 1791, Henry Cooper of Wake County made a deed to William Perry, Jr. Recorded ar page 58, Deed Book 7, Franklin County, NC.
On December 6, 1799, William Perry, Jr. made a deed to Jeptha Perry, son of the said William Perry, Jr. for 90 acres of land, more or less, on the North side of Buffalo Creek in Franklin County, NC.
Witnesses: Isaac Perry, Martha Perry. Proved March Term 1801 Franklin County, NC Court. This deed is recorded at page 121, Deed Book 3, Franklin County, NC. At this time, William Perry, Sr. was
still alive. Therefore, it seems probable that William Perry, Jr. was the son of William Perry, Sr.
In 1825, William Perry, Sr. made a deed to Isaac Perry, recorded in Franklin County, NC Deed Book 21, page 348. Also in 1825, William Perry, Sr. made a deed to William Perry, Jr., son, recorded in
Franklin County, NC Deed Book 22, page 38. At this point the original William Perry, Sr.(#3986) had died. Therefore, it seems logical that his son, William Perry, Jr. (#6366) would assume the title of William
Perry, Sr. in his land transactions. This is especially logical since William Perry, Jr. (#6366) had also named one of his sons William Perry.
William Perry's will, dated 6 January 1830, proved September Court 1830 is abstracted as follows: Debts to be paid, selling Jenny if necessary. Wife - lend to her "all my negroes", stock, etc. Son
Jepthah Perry - land joining Taylor, Double Spring Branch, Billeys Creek. Son William Perry - land joining Billeys Creek, sd Jepthah, Thomas. Sons Issac and Henry Perry - land joining son William. Son
Burrell Perry - land joining Isaac Perry, Nicholson Bridge, Hawtree Creek. Daughter Silvey Dickins during her life "but not subject to the debts of her husband" - balnce of my land & at her death sd land reverts to the heirs of her body; lend to her girl Charity, with reversions to her issue. Daughter Lessey Gilliam - girl Becky. Son Jones - boys Harry & Haywood, bed & furniture. Son Jessy - boy Gilbert, girl
Viney. After wife's death, balnce of property to be sold, "no person out of the family to bid for the negroes", & the money to go as described above except to sd Silvey. Land in the West involved in a
suit noted. Executors: Isaac Perry, Richard Ward, Gideon Glenn.
Witnesses: Gideon Glenn, Alexander Thomas.
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Note for: William "Old Little Billy" Perry, 1717 - AFT. 1807
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HIs name appears on the muster rolls of Colonel William Eaton's Regiment in Captain Osborne Jeffreys' Company in 1754.
A grant dated March 20, 1749 from Earl Granville to Francis Perry for 605 acres is recorded. There is also a certificate as to grant to William Perry from Earl Granville for 686 acres dated July 1761.
A Deed from Sherrod Haywood to William Perry, Jun'r was proved by the Oath of William Perry, a witness thereto, and on motion the Same is Ordered to be Registered. Date 11 February 1772.
The following is taken from page 398 of Neal's Abstract of Notices appearing in Raleigh NC Newspapers. PERRY: D. in Franklin county, in her 80th year, Mrs. Perry, wife of Mr. William Perry, who is now 90 years of age. They had been married 63 years. 14 children. Besides 10 slaves purchased, 26 blacks were born there. Mrs. Perry was the first person to have died there. TM Thurs 29 Oct 1807
3:2. On December 6, 1799, William Perry, Jr. made a deed to Jeptha Perry, his son. Witnesses: Isaac Perry, Martha Perry. Proved March Term Court 1801, Franklin County, NC. Recorded Franklin County, NC Deed Book No. 3, page 121. Since William Perry, Sr. was still alive in 1799, it seems probable that this William Perry, Jr. was his sonAccording to an report on Genealogy.com GenForum by P. McKinney,the following is from a Bible owned by Carl Perry of Guymon, OK, sent to Eudora H. Waskom, TX on 2-5-1972. The children of William Perry, Sr., (1) James Perry b. 7-7-1746 (2) William Perry II b. 5-11-1748 (3) Judith Perry b. 6-7-1750 (4) Lydia Perry b. 9-30-1752 (5) John Perry b> 11-25-1754 d. 9-20-1828 Perry Co., Alabama, married Sally Ferrell (6) Martha Perry b. 2-17-1757 (7) Nathaniel Perry b. 7-21-1759 (8) Joshua Perry b. 8-20-1761 married Pat Cheves (9) Benjamin Perry b. 12-4-1764 (10) Rebecah Perry b. 4-16-1767 >Birth note: Birth is given as abt 1720. >Death note: Ray Mack has his death as 1803. JB. note. Raleigh Newspaper article re. his wife's death says she died at age 80 in 1807 and William IS 90.Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779 February 13, 1771
Joseph Wright is appointed overseer of the road from Cedar Creek to the usual bounds, a white oak at the Lower End, and that the hands of William Perry, Bryant Perry, Bryant Ferrill, Edward Freeman & John Young and what others hands are in the same District assist him in keeping the same in repair.161
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
13 May 1772
Ordered that John Ferrill, WILLIAM PERRY, William Fish, Bryant Ferrill, Thomas Arrundell, Joseph Wright, John Young, Joseph Bridges, Henry Freeman, William Freeman, Thomas Clifton, Jacob Hartsfield, Jeremiah Perry, Daniel Potter and William Porch view the way for a road to be cleared, Beginning for the same at Ferrills bridge & runing the best and convenient way up Crooked Creek into Masseys road near the head of the Creek, and Ordered that the Same be Cleared by the hands belonging to Bryan Farrell, John Young, Joseph Bridges, Thomas Clifton, Lynum Lunceford, John Winter, Henry Midling, Ephraim Perry, Thomas Arnold, Daniel Potter, William Fish and Francls Felps & that Bryan Ferrill be Overseer of the said Road &c.
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
14 August 1772
General Notes:May not be correct generation of William-
Abstracts of Granv. Co Wills-241-243-Mar. 1749- Grant to Wm. Perry for 605 Ac. in granville Co NC wit. Wellon, Wynn.
34,35 Mar 11, 1750-Grant to Wm Perry of Granv. Co 300 ac on both sides of Crooked Creek in Granv Co. Wit Hurst, Jones
53, 53 Wm Perry to John Perry for 20 pds-302.5 ac on both sides of Cedar Creek being part of 605 ac grant to Wm Perry (1759)
1761-Grant to Benj Person next to Wm and John Perry.
Granv. Co. Mar. 1746-1747 Wm Perry appointed Constable upon Crooked Creek and Cedar Creek. 1754 Wm Perry Processioner.
Birth date of before 1730 as was granted land in 1749 so would have been at least 14-prob. older.
1747-year his name first appears on Granville Co. records.
Ordered that John Ferrill, William Perry, William Fish, Bryant Ferrill, Thomas Arrendell, Joseph Wright, John Young, Joseph Bridges, Henry Freeman, William Freeman, Thomas Clifton, Jacob Hartsfield, Jeremiah Perry, Daniel Potter and William Porch view the way for a road to be cleared Beginning at Crooked Creek bridge and runing the best way to Little River bridge where Masseys road crosses, and ordered the same be cleared by the hands of Bryant Ferrill, John Young, Joseph Bridges, Thomas Clifton, Linum Lunceford, John Winter, Henry Midling, Ephraim Perry, Thomas Arnold, Dan'l Potter, William Fisk, and Francis Felps and that Bryant Ferrill be Overseer of the said road &c.
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
11 February 1773
A Deed from Sherrod Haywood to William Perry Jun'r was proved by the Oath of William Perry a witness thereto and on motion the Same is Ordered to be Registered.
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
11 February 1773
The mark of William Perry Jun'r is a Swallow Fork in the Left Ear and a smooth crop in the right Ear his Brand also is WP which on motion is ordered to be Recorded
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Note for: Philip Perry, ABT. 1700 - 5 JUL 1751
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According to family history, (Philip's sons moved to North Carolina in 1746 and settled in what is now Harris Township, Franklin County. Seven brothers, Jeremiah, John, Francis, Joshua, Nathaniel, William and Burwell made this move because they were displeased at their father's second marriage.
He is believed to be the father of seven Perry brothers who settled in Granville County, North Carolina, in 1746. These seven brothers are Jeremiah Perry, John Perry, Francis Perry, Joshua Perry, Nathaniel Perry, William Perry, and Burwell Perry. In addition, he had the following eight children: Phillip, Jesse, Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, Jude, Miriam, and Sarah Fields.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Probate; Oct 1751; Perquimans Co., NC6.
2. Will; 5 Jul 1751; Perquimans Co., NC6. Name Location Will Date Probate Date
Philip Perry Perquimans County 05 Jul 1751 - Oct 1751
Will
Sons: Jesse (lands on Little River known by the name of Sandy Hook), Philip ("plantation whereon I now live"). Daughters: Sarah, Mary, Rachel, Jude, Elizabeth and Miriam. Executor: Jacob Perry, son of Jacob Perry. Witnesses: Moses Feild, Benjamin Perry, Elizabeth Perry. Clerk of the Court: Edmund Hatch.