Search for Names
Last Name:
First Name:


    
Our Family Genealogy Pages

 Notes

HomeHome    SearchSearch    PrintPrint    Login - User: anonymousLogin    Add BookmarkAdd Bookmark

Matches 1 to 50 of 78

      [1] 2 Next»

   Notes   Linked to 
1 Pastor of Buckhorn Methodist Church 1865-68, 1871-73, & 1884 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 49). Isaac Watts Avent
 
2 "B. F. Booth willed and bequeath to Buckhorn [Methodist Church] $50.00, if other monies can be raised to paint church within two years) (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 59) Benjamin Franklin Boothe
 
3 James Booth, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) James Boothe
 
4 Deacy Brooks joins Buckhorn Methodist Church, August 1876 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 54) Decie Holmes Brooks
 
5 Ethelber Buchanan, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Elbert Buchanan
 
6 John H. Burt, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) John Henderson Burt
 
7 BIRTH DATE

Parrish Cross, the focus of this study, was a longtime resident of Chatham County, North Carolina. His exact birth date is unknown and without a Family Bible, headstone, or parish record is likely to remain so. Gurly reports on the strength of family oral history that he was born about 1760. This correlates closely with federal census data which variously suggest that he was born 1756-74 (1800 Chatham 207), 1766-84 (1810 Chatham 192), before 1775 (1820 Chatham 189), or 1761-70 (1830 Chatham 395). Based on and consistent with a composite of 1800-30 federal census data, I tentatively hypothesize that Parrish Cross was born between 1766 and 1770.

BIRTH PLACE AND PARENTAGE

Gurly further states that Parrish Cross was born “in Virginia somewhere near Gatesville” and “near Suffolk,” i.e., from tidewater Virginia whence came numerous other families to central North Carolina. He may have been a son of one Richard Cross (Broughton 240) and was likely connected to John Cross of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, whose 29 January 1730/1 will named sons Richard and Parrish (Weisiger 44). He was reportedly orphaned at an early age and bound out to serve an apprenticeship as a mechanic but, being unkindly treated, ran away to North Carolina about 1775 (Gurly). I would estimate that his removal to North Carolina occurred a few years afterward but in the absence of a will, estate papers, guardianship records, or orphan indentures, that is purely conjecture. John Henry Cross of Gates County, North Carolina was supposedly Parrish Cross’ brother (Gurly).

ARRIVAL IN CHATHAM COUNTY, MARRIAGE TO ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, AND 1800 CENSUS

Thus far I have been unable to locate Parrish Cross in the 1786 North Carolina State Census or the 1790 United States Census. His earliest known appearances in Chatham County deed records occur in May 1793 and February 1796 when he purchased property from Robert Haley and Lewis Jones, respectively. However, it is almost certain that he settled in Chatham County and married Elizabeth Williams, a daughter of Burwell Williams, no later than 1790 or 1791. I have not been able to locate a marriage bond for this union but the Will of Burwell Williams does name as a legatee a daughter Elizabeth Cross. Strong support for a marriage date in the very early 1790s is the fact that in 1800 four females and one male, all below ten years of age and presumably his children, resided in his household (1800 Chatham 207). The male was likely son William who was born in 1797; three of the females were probably daughters Polly, Lucy, and Charity who were born in 1793, 1795, and 1800, respectively; the identity of the fourth female remains unknown.

DECADE 1800-10

In February 1802 Parrish Cross purchased property from William Tedder and Seth Cotten; in February 1805 he purchased additional property from Adam Finch. In 1810, besides himself, two males under ten years of age, two males 10-15 years of age, and two males 15-25 years of age resided in his household. Of the two males under ten years of age, one is definitely son Richard and the other is possibly son Henry. The two males 10-15 years of age, however, are a mystery because only one, son William who was born in 1797, appears in his 1800 household. Who was the second male? Moreover, who are the two males 15-25 years of age, neither of whom resided in the household in 1800?

DECADE 1810-20

The 1810 household also included, besides his wife, one female under ten years of age, three females 10-15 years of age, and ? females 16-25 years of age (1810 Chatham 192). The female under ten years of age is likely daughter Jane who was born in 1802, and two of the three females 10-15 years of age probably correspond to daughters Lucy and Charity who were born in 1795 and 1800 respectively and who both resided in their father’s 1800 household. The third female 10-15 years of age may have been Deborah Chapman, minor orphan of Solomon Chapman and a niece of future son-in-law Deberry Chapman, for whom Parrish Cross was appointed guardian between 1802 and 1807 (Guardian Accounts, Chatham County, North Carolina, 1800-1830, Volume A, pages 182-185). I am unable to determine from the handwriting on the census page how many females 16-25 years of age resided in Parrish Cross’ 1810 household – possibly two or three. One of them must have been daughter Polly who was born about 1794 and who resided in her father’s 1800 household. Who were the others?

Between 1810 and 1820 Parrish Cross purchased property from Robert Ragland, Anderson Dennis, P. P. Ashe, Littleton Daniel, and the State of North Carolina. On 21 May 1812 he filed a final account for Deborah Chapman, minor orphan of Solomon Chapman, who received from him 39 pounds, 17 shillings, and 9 pence in full (Guardian Accounts, Chatham County, North Carolina, 1800-1830, Volume A, pages 182-185). On 13 January 1815 he became co-executor, along with William Cotton, of Seth Cotton’s will. Also in 1815, according to tax records, Parrish Cross, who resided in Captain Partridge’s district, owned four slaves and 498 acres of land on Buckhorn Creek valued at $1,800.00 (1815 Tax List, Chatham County). The following year his father-in-law Burwell Williams died. His wife Elizabeth Cross was named in her father’s will as one of eight daughters who were to divide 1,173 acres of land and 14 slaves (Will of Burwell Williams). Thus far, no deed records have come to light confirming the transfer of property from Burwell William’s estate.

DECADE 1820-30

In 1820, Parrish Cross’ household included, besides himself and his wife, two males 0-9 years, one male 10-15 years, one male 16-18 years, one male 16-25 years, one female 0-9 years, and two females 16-25 years (1820 Chatham 189). Once again, the composition of this household raises questions. One of the two males 0-9 years of age was likely son Henry who was born between 1810 and 1820 (1840 Chatham 178) but the identity of the second male is unknown. The male 10-15 years of age likely corresponds to son Richard who was born in 1809. However, the identity of the males 16-18 and 18-25 years of age is not known; son William appears to have married about 1818 but whether he remained in his father’s household is uncertain. The female 0-9 years probably corresponds to daughter Elizabeth who was still unmarried and evidently residing at home at her father’s death (Will of Parrish Cross). Daughters Polly and Lucy having married during the preceding decade, the two females 16-25 years of age almost certainly correspond to daughters Charity and Jane.

In February 1821 Parrish Cross sold property to Andrew Dennis and in May 1823 he sold one acre of land on Buckhorn Creek to the Methodist Episcopal Church (William Avent, Richard Drake, Thomas Cottrell, Thomas Clegg, Thomas Snipes, Burrell Rollins, and Thomas Barham, trustees). During the decade of the 1820s he also purchased property from William Buttrill, William Utley, William Cotton, and George Luther.

FINAL YEARS 1830-37

In 1830, Parrish Cross’ household included, besides himself and his wife, one male 10-15 years, one male 20-30 years, and one female 15-20 years (1830 Chatham 395). Daughters Charity and Jane are known to have married during the 1820s and left the household. The male 10-15 years probably corresponds to son Henry and the male 20-30 years probably corresponds to son Richard who did not marry until 1832; the female 15-20 years probably corresponds to daughter Elizabeth.

During the 1830s Parrish Cross purchased additional property from J. P. Sneed, G. H. Shutt, William Boylan and, mysteriously, in May 1838, Jesse Daniel. He also conveyed property to sons William Cross and Richard Cross, sons-in-law Deberry Chapman and Gabriel Utley, and an additional three plus acres to the Methodist Episcopal Church (William Avent, Thomas Ragland, William Cross, Henderson Mims, Ruffin Prince, Burrell Rollins, and George Pegram, trustees).

DEATH AND BURIAL

Parrish Cross died in the summer or fall of 1837. He is buried in a now unmarked family graveyard that is located in a small field to the right as one drives into the Cross Point boat landing at Shearon Harris Reservoir near the intersection of state highway 42 and Christian Chapel Christian Church Road (Rollins).

OCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE

Parrish Cross, like so many in his day and age, was a farmer. The location of his residence is uncertain. At the time of his death his residence stood on a tract of property purchased from William Buttrill (Will of Parrish Cross). However, he did not purchase that tract until November 1823 (Deed of Sale from William Buttrill to Parrish Cross) so it appears that the Cross family locally moved at least once. Gurly reports that the old Parrish Cross home may have been the Utley place near the Boylan place.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

Parrish Cross was likely a Methodist judging from his sale of two tracts of property to the Methodist Episcopal Church, his son William’s status as a trustee of Buckhorn Methodist Church, and many of his descendents’ known affiliation with Buckhorn or other Methodist churches.

WILL

The Will of Parrish Cross was dated 20 June 1837 and probated in November 1837. In this document he mentioned having eight children but unfortunately named only his wife Elizabeth and four children (William, Richard, Henry, and Elizabeth) as legatees. He further nominated sons William and Richard as executors.

In his will Parrish Cross loaned to his wife Elizabeth a 90-acre tract of land purchased from William Utley and another tract purchased from William Buttrill on which his dwelling house stood. He also loaned to his wife a 53-acre tract of land purchased from William Boylan. In addition, he loaned to his wife a one-third interest in his mill on Buckhorn Creek and five slaves (Fardic, Ely, Fanny, Milly, and Gray). Further, he loaned to his wife a carriage and two mules, ten head of sheep, ten head of hogs, one yoke of oxen and cart, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools, one year’s provision, and one hundred dollars.

Parrish Cross gave to his son Henry that part of a tract of land purchased from George H. Shutt that he had not already deeded to Deberry Chapman. He also gave son Henry a 28-acre tract purchased from Gabriel Utley (part of the Temperance Hinton lot) and all of the lands loaned to his wife Elizabeth after her death. In addition, he gave son Henry one slave named Sandy, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, one bed and furniture, and a rifle.

Parrish Cross gave to his unmarried daughter Elizabeth two slaves named Mariah and Penny, one feather bed and furniture, one trunk, a dropping table, a yellow filly, and a saddle and bridle.

Parrish Cross gave to his sons William and Richard each a one-third interest in his mill on Buckhorn Creek. He further provided that at his wife’s decease, sons William and Richard were to receive her one-third interest and were to jointly own the mill. He also gave to William and Richard the mill tract, a one tract acre of land on Beaver Dam Creek purchased from Seth Cotton, and that tract of land purchased from Joseph Ausley not already conveyed to son William.

Parrish Cross directed that the balance of his estate to be sold and the proceeds equally divided among his daughters. He further instructed that the remainder of his estate not bequeathed in his will be sold and the proceeds divided among his eight children.

STILL TO DO

County Court Minutes
Tax Lists
Henry’s Estate Record

SOURCES

Books:

Broughton, W. H. The Cleggs of Old Chatham (Charlotte, North Carolina: Herb Eaton, Inc., 1977)

Weisiger, Benjamin B., III. Charles City County, Virginia: Wills and Deeds, 1725-1731 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian, 1986). “Abstracts of a book carried off by Union soldiers in the Civil War and returned in the 1970’s”

Census Records:

1800 United States Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 207. Appears on same page as Burwell Williams and John Rollins. Who is Morning Cross who appears on page 206?

1810 United States Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 192. Appears on same page as Burwell Williams, Joseph Buckhannan, and Abner Buckhannan

1820 United States Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 189

1830 United States Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 395

Deed Records (in chronological order):

Deed of Sale from Robert Haley to Parrish Cross, May 1793, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book G, page 48

Deed of Sale from Lewis Jones to Parrish Cross, February 1796, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book H, page 123

Deed of Sale from William Tedder to Parrish Cross, February 1802, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book M, page 59

Deed of Sale from Seth Cotton to Parrish Cross, February 1802, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book M, page 60

Deed of Sale from Adam Finch to Parrish Cross, February 1805, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book M, page 479

Deed of Sale from Robert Ragland to Parrish Cross, February 1814, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book T, page 125

Deed of Sale from Anderson Dennis to Parrish Cross, May 1814, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book T, page 167

State of North Carolina to Parrish Cross, 17 December 1816, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book V, page 364

Deed of Sale from P. P. Ashe to Parrish Cross, 23 February 1819, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book V, page 394

Deed of Sale from Littleton Daniel to Parrish Cross, February 1820, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book V, page 410

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Andrew Dennis, February 1821, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book X, page 227

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Methodist Episcopal Church, May 1823, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book Z, page 26

Deed of Sale from William Buttrill to Parrish Cross, November 1823, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book Z, page 105

Deed of Sale from William Utley to Parrish Cross, 21 October 1824, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book Z, page 287

Deed of Sale from William Cotton to Parrish Cross, August 1825, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book Z, page 425

Deed of Sale from George Luther to Parrish Cross, February 1827, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book A1, page 174

Deed of Sale from George Luther to Parrish Cross, August 1829, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AB1, page 235

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to William Cross, February 1832, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AC1, page 185

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Deberry Chapman, February 1832, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AD (?), page 195

Deed of Sale from J. P. Sneed to Parrish Cross, May 1832, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AC1, 235

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Richard Cross, November 1833, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AC1, page 437

Deed of Sale from G. H. Shutt to Parrish Cross, May 1834, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AD, page 63

Deed of Sale from William Boylan to Parrish Cross, May 1834, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AD, page 109

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Gabriel Utley, February 1835, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AD, page 179

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Deberry Chapman, November 1837, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AE, page 100

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to Methodist Episcopal Church, November 1837, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AE, page 97

Deed of Sale from Parrish Cross to William Cross, November 1837, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AE, page 98

Deed of Sale from Jesse Daniel to Parrish Cross, May 1838, Chatham County, North Carolina, Deed Book AE, page 123

Interviews:

Interview with Vann Rollins, 8 February 2009

Letters:

Letter from Richard F. Wicker, Jr. to Steven G. Weaver, 26 May 1990

Other Primary Materials:

Guardian Accounts, Chatham County, North Carolina, 1800-1830, Volume A, pages 182-185

Typed Notes from Mrs. D. N. Gurly of Sanford, NC to Bonner G. Thomas of Erwin, NC (a great-great-granddaughter of Parrish Cross and reportedly an exact copy of her father Thomas Marion Cross’ notes), obtained from Richard F. Wicker, Jr.

Tax Records:

1815 Tax List, Chatham County, North Carolina, Captain Partridge’s District (http://www.ncgenweb.us/chatham/partrtax.html)

Wills:

Will of Parrish Cross, dated 20 June 1837, probated November 1837, Chatham County, North Carolina, Will Book C, page 80-82. Witnesses: George Luther and John Dickey. Executors: William Cross and Richard Cross

Will of Burwell Williams, dated 11 May 1816, probated , Chatham County, North Carolina, Will Book A, pages 278-280

Will of Seth Cotton, dated 13 January 1815, probated May 1815, Chatham County, North Carolina, Will Book , pages 266-267 [http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/chatham/wills/cotton01.txt]
 		Parrish Cross
 
8 Henry T. Johnson was born in Wake County, North Carolina on 2 July 1843 to James Johnson and Jane Rollins. His death certificate incorrectly identifies his mother but his parentage is confirmed by the death certificates of his sisters Cornelia and Laura; the death certificate of his youngest brother Charles’ further solidifies the Rollins connection. Almost nothing is known about his early life. Federal census records for 1850 and 1860 show him residing in his father’s household; he almost certainly attended school although census data do not confirm this.

Henry was a Civil War veteran. Contemporaneous official records indicate that he enlisted in Wake County on 7 March 1862; his 1915 Soldier’s Application for Pension states that he enlisted on or about 1 February 1862. He was mustered in as a Corporal on 29 April 1862 at Camp Mangum, located near Raleigh, and assigned to Company H, 47th North Carolina Regiment. This regiment first united with the 44th and 52nd North Carolina regiments to form Martin’s brigade; it was later strengthened by the addition of the 11th and 26th North Carolina regiments to become Pettigrew’s brigade. Henry likely participated with his regiment in the successful defense of Kinston (December 1862) and the unsuccessful attempt to recapture the North Carolina coastal towns of Washington and New Bern (March-April 1863).

In May 1863 Pettigrew’s brigade was attached to Heth’s division, Hill’s corps, Army of Northern Virginia and participated in the Gettysburg campaign. Henry undoubtedly fought with Heth’s division on 1 July as it advanced on Gettysburg, Pettigrew’s brigade confronting and defeating the storied Union “Iron Brigade” on MacPherson Ridge. Pettigrew’s brigade rested and regrouped on 2 July, Henry’s 20th birthday. On the following day Henry was wounded during Pickett’s charge; possibly this was the flesh wound to his left side mentioned in his Soldier’s Application for Pension.

In March-April 1864 Henry was promoted to Sergeant. He subsequently fought in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. He also participated in the defense of Petersburg during which he was wounded in the left thigh at Davis’ Farm on 22-23 June 1864. His Soldier’s Application for Pension states that he was hospitalized for 60 days. Interestingly, his obituary states that he returned home from the war on his 21st birthday (which would have been on 2 July 1864). If this account is correct, then likely he was furloughed soon after his wounding at Davis’ Farm in order to recuperate.

Henry returned to the Army of Northern Virginia during the early fall of 1864. He was subsequently captured at Burgess’ Mill on 27 October 1864 during which battle the 47th Regiment was cut off and mauled and its battle colors captured. He may have received the wound to his left arm mentioned in his Soldier’s Application for Pension during this engagement. He was interned at Point Lookout on 31 October 1864 and not released from confinement until 28 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. According to family tradition, he walked home to North Carolina. His Certificate of Release described him as being 5’10” tall with a fair complexion, brown hair, and hazel eyes.

Henry’s whereabouts between 1865 and 1870 is currently unknown; I have not been able to locate him in the 1870 federal census. However, he settled in Chatham County, North Carolina after his 6 December 1871 marriage and resided there for the next thirty years. County business directories for 1884, 1890, and 1896 list him as a farmer in Goff community; county board of education minutes list him as a school committeeman for Lawrence community in 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, and 1899.

The 1900 federal census indicates that he rented rather than owned the farm on which he lived and worked. According to Martha Harrington, whose historical and genealogical knowledge of southeastern Chatham County is unparalleled, the Johnson family resided in the Richard Marks house. A photograph of this house appears in Martha Harrington’s book entitled Yesterday; it was located near the abandoned Lawrence schoolhouse on the Moncure Road between Brickhaven and Corinth. Unfortunately, this house burned during the early 1900s after the Johnson family moved to Morrisville. Only a stone foundation remained when I visited the site in 1985.

The Johnsons were adherents of the Christian Church and worshipped at Christian Chapel. Henry’s obituary states that he was a member of that church; he, his wife, and three of their children are buried in the church cemetery. However, because church records were evidently lost when the church was destroyed by wind on 7 May 1915, efforts to document the family’s membership with a primary source have proven elusive.

The Johnson family returned to neighboring Wake County, North Carolina soon after 1900; 59-year-old Henry Johnson appears as a registered voter in Middle Creek Township in 1902. The Johnsons seemingly resided here for only a short time and then settled, during the second half of the twentieth century’s first decade, in the Morrisville precinct of Cedar Fork Township. The timing of Henry’s arrival in Morrisville may be determined thusly: he does not appear as a registered voter in Morrisville during the years 1902-1906 but did reside there by 1910 according to federal census records. Moreover, his wife’s obituary states that she had lived in Morrisville for thirty years prior to her death in 1938, which would place the family’s arrival there around the year 1908. The family resided on the Durham Road, a few doors down from where Helen H. Johnson lived (directly opposite the First Baptist Church of Morrisville parking lot) until her death in 2003.

Just why Henry settled in Morrisville is uncertain, not having had any previously known connection to the place. However, the fact that his next-door neighbor in 1910 was one Rev. William G. Clements, a Christian clergyman who itinerated from the 1870s onward at several area churches of that denomination (including Christian Chapel where he and Henry would surely have met), may be significant.

Henry Johnson was stricken with “paralysis” on 18 June 1922 at 78 years of age while working in the field and died four days later on 22 June. His funeral was preached by Rev. G. J. Green at Christian Chapel where he was also buried. His obituary described him as “a quiet, unassuming man, making friends wherever he went” and as “one of the best loved men of this community.” 		Henry Thomas Johnson
 
9 Penny Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Penny Johnson
 
10 Thomas Luther, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Thomas M. Luther
 
11 Emily Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51)? Emily K. Mims
 
12 Mary Jane Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51)? Mary Jane Patrick
 
13 Junius W. Prince baptized at Buckhorn Methodist Church, June 1873 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 53) Junius Walter Prince
 
14 Ada Rollins baptized at Buckhorn Methodist Church, November 1884 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 58) Ada Lee Rollins
 
15 Alvira Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 50) Almira Rollins
 
16 Descent proven by her son Frederick A. Whitaker's identification as a grandson in the Will of Burwell Rollins. Ann B. Rollins
 
17 Probable son of John Rollins based on age and geographic proximity; executor of John Rollings' will.

Native of Chatham Co., NC and a lifelong resident Chatham and neighboring Wake Co. 1820-60 census data consistently suggests that he was born about 1789-90. This correlates nicely with census data for John Rollins, whose 1800 household included four boys born during the 1790s and whose 1810 household included three males born 1785-94.

Burwell Rollins appears as a landless poll on the 1815 Chatham County Tax List in Capt. Partridge's District. This list is accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html.

Marriage date uncertain but probably around 1817.

Probably a lifelong Methodist, being named as a trustee on 1822 and 1837 deeds from Parrish Cross to Buckhorn Methodist Church (Harrington, 49).

Named executor of Anderson Dennis' will (dated 11 March 1829).

Died May-August 1865 in Wake Co., NC. Burial place unknown.
 		Burwell Rollins
 
18 Caroline Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 50) Caroline Thayer Rollins
 
19 Edgar Rollins joined Buckhorn Methodist Church, September 1882 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 57) Edgar Estell Rollins
 
20 Elizabeth J. Prince, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 50) Elizabeth J. Rollins
 
21 Ellis Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 50) Ellis Rollins
 
22 Emely F. Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 50) Emily Frances Rollins
 
23 Christian Hardy to Frederic Tr Rollins, 9 August 1836, Chatham County, North Carolina... Frederick Rollins
 
24 Dower from Frederick Rollins Est by Cmrs to Mrs. Frederick Rollins, November 1846, Chatham County, North Carolina... Frederick Rollins
 
25 Elijah Fooshee to Frederic Rollins, February 1833, Chatham County, North Carolina... Frederick Rollins
 
26 Probable son of John Rollins based on age and geographic proximity. Not named in John Rollings’ will but James M. Rollins identified Frederick Rollins as his grandfather and John Rollins as his great-grandfather in his 1910 booklet memorializing his recently deceased daughter Gladys.

Native and probable lifelong resident Chatham County, North Carolina.

Birth date uncertain but likely born during the late 1780s or very early 1790s. The 1830 and 1840 federal censuses suggest that he was born during the decade of the 1790s. The 1820 federal census suggests that he was born on or before 1794. This correlates nicely with census data for John Rollins, whose 1800 household included four boys born during the 1790s and whose 1810 household included three males born 1785-94. Moreover, Frederick had to be 21+ years of age in order to appear as a taxable poll on the 1815 Chatham Tax List, further suggesting that he was born on or before 1794. If Frederick Rollins also had to be 21+ years of age in order to provide a security for Alsa Holt pursuant to the latter's guardian bond for orphan children Nathan, Andrew, and Jane Holt in November 1813, then he was likely born circa 1790-92.

Marriage date uncertain but probably married approximately 1811-14. He first appears in census records as a head of household in 1820 at which time his household included a female of marriageable age and three young children born during the previous decade. Unfortunately the North Carolina State Archives does not appear to have a marriage bond for his union with Rebecca.

Death date uncertain. James M. Rollins recalled in his 1910 booklet memorializing his deceased daughter Gladys that Frederick Rollins died "about 1842." Rebecca Rollins' petitions for dower and one year's support state that he died in November 1843. Kernodle reports on unknown authority that he died on 17 October 1843.

Burial place uncertain but James M. Rollins suggests that John Rollins and Frederick Rollins are buried in the same family graveyard.

Frederick "Rollens" appears as a landless poll on the 1815 Chatham County Tax List in Capt. Partridge's District. This list is accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html. 		Frederick Rollins
 
27 State of North Carolina to Frederick Rollins, 1839, Chatham County, North Carolina... Frederick Rollins
 
28 Tax Deed from H. D. Bridges Shff to Frederick Rollins et al, November 1844, Chatham County, North Carolina... Frederick Rollins
 
29 Gaston Rollins joined Buckhorn Methodist Church, March 1871 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 53) Gaston Rollins
 
30 Thomas Cross & Annie E. Cross to Ruffin Prince, E. F. Ragland, W. A. Lawrence, H. S. Buchanan, Gaston Rollins, W. H. R. Cross, J. H. Lawrence, & T. B. Buchanan, trustees of Buckhorn Church, 1887, Chatham Co., NC, for $22.20, three-7/10 acres of land (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 49). Gaston Rollins
 
31 Appears in his father's 1800-20 census households: as a 0-9 year old male in 1800, a 10-15 year old male in 1810, and a 16-25 year old male in 1820. Henry Rollins
 
32 Removed to Madison County, Tennessee during the 1820s and appears there in the 1830 federal census. Henry Rollins
 
33 Son of John Rollins; descent established by Will of John Rollings. Henry Rollins
 
34 Subsequently appears in 1840-60 federal census records in neighboring Carroll County, Tennessee. Henry Rollins
 
35 Ida Mc. Rollins baptized at Buckhorn Methodist Church, October 1877 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 55) Ida McPheeters Rollins
 
36 James Rollins appears as a landless poll on the 1815 Chatham County Tax List in Capt. Partridge's District. This list is accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html.
 		James Rollins
 
37 Jane Johnson, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Jane Rollins
 
38 Jesse Rollins appears as a landless poll on the 1815 Chatham County Tax List in Capt. Partridge's District. This list is accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html.
 		Jesse Rollins
 
39 According to the 1815 Chatham County Tax List, John Rollins owned 80 acres of land in Capt. Partridge's District on Beaver Dam Creek. This list is accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html.
 		John Rollins
 
40 Deed of Sale from John Rollings to Edmund Cox, November 1802, Chatham County, North Carolina Deed Book M, page 169, listed in the Index to
Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C., Grantors at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
 		John Rollins
 
41 Deed of Sale from John Sexton to John Rawlings, February 1793, Chatham County, North Carolina Deed Book G, page 18, listed in the Index to
Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C., Grantees at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
 		John Rollins
 
42 John Rollings to Edmund Cox, Nov 1802, Chatham County, North Carolina... John Rollins
 
43 John Rollings to Francis Parham, 23 Nov 1792, Chatham County, North Carolina... John Rollins
 
44 John Rollings to Seth Cotton, 23 Nov 1792, Chatham County, North Carolina... John Rollins
 
45 John Sexton to John Rollings, February 1793, Chatham County, North Carolina... John Rollins
 
46 The John Rollins family is an understudied Chatham County, North Carolina family. Of his ten probable children herein identified, only two remained in Chatham County and only one, James Rollins, appears in Martha Harrington's Yesterday, a groundbreaking compilation of southeastern Chatham County genealogical data. I like to imagine that when Mrs. Harrington saw John Rollins’ census records suggesting twelve children and his will naming only three, that she threw up her hands in disgust! At times while researching this family, I have been tempted to do likewise.

It now appears likely, based on genealogical research on tidewater Virginia Rawlings by Ron Bourassa and recent DNA test results by Ed Rollins, that this John Rollins was a son of Gregory and Sarah (Holt) Rollins and a grandson of Gregory and Hannah (Knott) Rollins.

He possibly migrated to Chatham County via Northampton County, North Carolina from whence other southeast Chatham County and southwest Wake County families (such as the Raglands, Avents, Cottens, Manns, and Johnsons) are known to have migrated. That area of North Carolina also contains a large cluster of Holts who should be studied in this connection. The date and circumstances of John Rollins' migration are currently unknown but Vann Rollins reports that until recently a relative owned an original 1779 Chatham County deed granting John Rollins some 5000 acres of land.

Birth date unknown. The 1790 and 1820 federal censuses suggest only that he was born before 1775. The 1800 federal census more helpfully indicates that he was born between 1756 and 1774. The 1810 federal census, almost certainly in error, suggests a birth date between 1766 and 1784. Most likely he was born during the 1750s.

Marriage date unknown but based on his children's reported ages in census records a marriage date in the latter 1770s or very early 1780s seems likely. The North Carolina State Archives does not appear to have a marriage bond for his union with Amy. It is possible that he may have married in Virginia before his removal to North Carolina.

Burial place unknown but the family graveyard, which is referenced in James M. Rollins' 1910 booklet memorializing his recently deceased daughter Gladys, is thought to be in close proximity to the Boothe Family Graveyard near Harris Reservoir and the intersection of Wake, Chatham, and Harnett counties.

John Rollins appears in federal census records as a head of household in Chatham County for the years 1790-1820. As the only Rollins head of household in Chatham County in the 1790 and 1800 federal censuses, he is assumed to be the progenitor of the Rollins line in that vicinity. 		John Rollins
 
47 Identified as a daughter in the Will of Burwell Rollins. Lucinda P. Rollins
 
48 Lucinda Rollins, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Lucinda P. Rollins
 
49 A granddaughter of Robert Rollins but parentage currently unknown. Lula Victoria Rollins
 
50 Mary Booth, Buckhorn Methodist Church member, 9 April 1858 (Harrington, Yesterday, p. 51) Mary D. Rollins
 

      [1] 2 Next»

  

This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding, Copyright © 2001-2007, created by Darrin Lythgoe, Sandy, Utah. All rights reserved.