My brain is still not wrapping itself around this whole Elisha, Elijah and Asa Faulkner thing.
Elisha, Elijah and Asa, where there 3 or 2 or 1?
To begin with, ELISHA 'Forkner' was issued a Grant of 500 acres of land on December 11, 1802, in Anson County, North Carolina, located 'on the head drains of Morris's Branch'. The document is recorded in Land Patent Book 100 on page 234 as Anson Grant #1750. The original request for this land was entered on April 1, 1801 and assigned Entry # 926.
"Beginning at Pleasant May's corner pine by a pine and poplar at the side of a drain and runs south 18 east Forty pole to a stake by three pines South 40 east 160 poles to a red oak by a Post Oak and pine, south 32 west 60 poles to a stake by three blackjacks south 80 two West 58 poles to a stake by a pine and black jack in John 'Forkner's' line with it south 50 West 152 poles to his corner stake by pointers in his other line south forty East forty poles to his corner stake by 3 blackjacks South 56 East 111 poles to a stake by a hickory, Black Jack and pine in Bohannon's line Thence with it south 41 East 81 poles to a Red Oak by a hickory and pine 60 poles to a stake by two pines and red oak south 57 West 150 poles to a pine then North 81 west ten poles to 'Asia Forkners' corner with said line North 32 East 200 poles to his corner stake by two red oaks and pine - North 54 West 83 poles to a stake by a post oak and Blackjack, South 43 west 210 poles, then with Wisdoms line north 33 East 140 poles to his corner pine, North 3 east 150 poles, North 54 East to the Beginning. Entered 11th of April 1801 to hold to the said Elisha Forkner his heirs and assgins forever. Dated the 11th December 1802.
If you are one of those people who get lost with all of the poles and trees and stakes and directions, don't feel alone. What I'm able to take away from this is that Elisha Faulkner, (which is seen in various places referencing the same individuals as Falkner, Falconer, Faulkner, Forkner and even Fortner) recieved a Grant of 500 acres on Morris's Branch that bordered that of his relatives, Asa and John Faulkner and other neighbors whose property met his were the Wisdoms, the Bohannons (also seen as Buchanon), and Pleasant May.
There wasn't a grant issued for an Asa Falkner, (or any other version of the name), in North Carolina, but for John, we find one issued in 1797 on Featherbed Branch. Skipping the measurements, the blackjacks and hickorys and poles, John's 150 acres bordered that of Benjamin Buchanan (no doubt the 'Bohannon' mentioned in Elisha's grant),
Then we find in the Anson County Deeds, Book LM Page 13, the following transaction:
"This Indenture made this 19 day of October in the year of our Lord 1805 between Elisha'Falconer' of the County of Anson and State of No. Carolina of the one part and Francis Wisdom of the same place on the other part".
The property was on the drains of Morris's Creek and started with Pleasant May's corner, ran next to John 'Falconer's' line, 'Buckanon's' lines, to Asa Falkners corner, Wisdom's line, Chiles corner pine, containing 500 acres granted to Elisha "Flakner"....To Francis Wisdom...etc. Witnessed by Job Falkner adn Elisha B. Smith.
So the exact same grant Elisha recieved in 1802, he disposed of in 1805.
Elisha does not appear in any census in Anson County, but Job Falkner, who witnessed his deed does, just one, the 1800. Job appears as a young man, between 16 and 25, who has started his own family, with a young wife in his same age group, and a boy under 10. On the same page with Job is Pleasant May, Robert Jerman and a little further down, Nathan Falkner and Jonathan Falkner, close to each other. The other Falkners in this census were Asa and Francis. Jonathan was in the same age group as Job, 16 to 25, with a wife, but no children. Possibly a newleywed. Francis was also under 25, with a woman of the same age, and two small boys. He was enumerated next to the Hildreths and Sampson Stanfield, a family friend, possibly a brother-in-law and several Mays. The older two members of the family were Asa and Nathan. Asa was over 45, had two males in the home between 16 and 25 and 3 females over 45, perhaps two grown (or nearly) sons, a wife and a mother or mother-in-law, or unmarried sisters. Asa was enumerated near John and Isaac Stanfield, James Chiles and Thomas Wisdom, a brother of the afore mentioned Francis Wisdom, both sons of William Wisdom, per his will.
Name:
Job Folkner[]
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):
Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:
1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:
1
Number of Slaves:
1
Number of Household Members Under 16:
1
Number of Household Members:
4
The other Falkner's mentioned as neighbors to this grant, were Asa and John. Nathan Falkner was the other, older member of the family. He was over 45, had a female over 45, another between 26 and 45, and one under 10. He had 5 young males in the home, one between 16 and 25, two between 10 and 15 and two under 10.
If Elisha was in the county in 1800, he was probably either living with Asa or Nathan.
The other document that goes hand in hand with the Grant and the sell of that property by Elisha to Francis Wisdom, came the next year in 1806, and is found in Book LM Page 350, of Anson County Deeds.
"This Indenture made the 17th day of February, 1806" The transaction was between Francis Wisdom and Asa Falkner, For 100 pounds, 'in hand paid by Asa Falkner', Wisdom had sold 500 acres lying and being in 'County aforesaid surveryed by Elisha Falkner Mrach 18, 1802'. The property was located on the drains of Morris's Branch and began at Pleasant Mays corner pine and blackjack, ran with John Falkner's line to Asa Falkners corner, then ran with Wisdom's line and met Chiles corner. It was signed in the presence of John Jackson and Elijah Falkner.
So here we have Asa Falkner buying the very Grant that had been issued to Elisha Falkner, who had sold it to Francis Wisdom, who just sold it back to Asa Falkner. It bordered Asa and John Falkner's lands and was witnessed by "ELIJAH" Falkner.
Modern descendants have crunched Asa and Elijah into one person, but the old deeds say otherwise, but the second question is, was Elijah and Elisha one and the same, or were they also, two different Falkners?
Just a month before Francis Wisdom sold Elisha's Grant to Asa, he sold another tract of land to a James Moore. This sounded like the acts of a young man who intended to raise money and free himself of any incumbrances, so he could take off for parts unknown and creat new roots somewhere else.
On January 22, 1806, Francis sold to James Moore for $625, 278 acres on Gum's Branch and the middle prong of Jones Creek, that bordered the lands of James Chiles, Meadors, and Chewning. It was witnessed by Robert Rogers, and both Stephen and John Jackson, whose names had appeared in several Falkner related deeds. It was proved by Stephen Jackson and signed by Clerk, Tod Robinson.
Another interesting land record involving the above was the 1796 Grant to William Wisdom, father of Francis Wisdom, of 100 acres that bordered a property William already owned and that of Asa Falkner.
I find no other mention of Elisha (with an 'S'), in Anson County. Neither do we find any trace of Francis Wisdom? Could they have been two young friends who set off together?
We do find other mentions of Elijah, but not in any census.
The search continues. Were they three men, two men or just one? My vote for the moment is on three.
When attempting to climb that family tree trunk, there's speculation, and then there's evidence.
This is evidence.
I recently came across the existence of two letters from the 1830's that had been reprinted in the Carolina Genealogical Society Bulletin, Winter 1991-1992 issue, p 52, out of Monroe, North Carolina, titled, Letters to Job Faulkner, State of Ga. Liberty Hill Post Office. State of North Carolina - Anson County- April the 4th, 1837".
The first letter was written by Asa William Luther Faulkner the 1st, son of Asa Faulkner and Elizabeth Huntley Faulkner, who married Susan Myers, daughter of Marmaduke Myers. It was addressed to his Uncle, Job Faulkner of Georgia, showing that Asa and Job were brothers. He apparently had not seen Job since he was a small child and had to introduce himself as nearly a stranger, and also indicating that there were a number of Asa's in the family.
The second letter was written by William Webb, husband of this Asa's sister, Sarah, who I recently wrote about. William was also the son of John Webb, who married Elizabeth Huntley Faulkner, the widow of the older Asa and Asa W. L's and Sarah's mother.
I'm just going to type them verbatim here, and then attempt to decipher the information within.
Dear Uncle, Aunt and Cousins,
No doubt but you will be surprised when you recieve this letter. In the first place, I will inform you who I am. My name is Asa Falkner, son of Elijah Falkner that married Elizabeth Huntley. The cause of my writing you is being a letter wrote to Joel Gulledge or Malachi Gulledge from you. I will say unto you, I am living in Anson County in 3 1/2 miles of Wadesborough. I married a Susan Myer and we have had seven children - one is dead. Living , 4 sons and 2 daughters. Perhaps you may wish to know how we are getting along in life. We have about 900 acres of land, all paid for, worth 4 thousand to 5 thousand dollars, - 18 likely young negroes, -4 fellows, 4 women and ten children - from 11 years to 3 months old. All paid for with the exception of 3 young women & small child. I have a very good farm where I now live. I raised 24 bales cotton the past year & about 160 barrels of corn, wheat, oat & c. and what I owe for the negroes is all I now owe - only what I have on hand. Perhaps you may with to know how I made my property. In the first place, I worked for money to get my education with. Then I took the Constable's place. From that, I got to be Deputy Sheriff. I rode & done business for about ten years& fot the last five years, made considerable by my farm. Perhaps you know that mother married John Webb and had six children and is dead. Sister Sally married William Webb and had seven children & they had seven children & they have land worth 6 or 8 hundred dollars and are making out to live tolerable well. Brother Job went off to the western district of Tennessee and married there and from his letter has a small trust of land and is making a plenty to live on. Dear Uncle, I have got through my wordly matters and come to things of more worth than gold and silver. Let me say unto you that upwards of five years back, my sister Sally, my wife, myself and brother Job, all became members of the Baptist church, for which I desire to thank my Creator for his numerous blessings bestowed upon myself and family. And from your letters I embrace a hope that, if we never meet in time, we shall all meet around the throne. Eternity is chanting forth praises of our dear Redeemer Jesus Christ, the righteous. Let us, therefore,with St. Paul, learn to be contenting whatsoever situation we are placed in. So we are earnestly contending for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. Dear Uncle, I now would give you some fierce hints of my switch from nature to grace but have not room. I, therefore, must bid you Farewell, desiring of you, if you please and think me worthy, to write one letter to me as soon as convenient and direct your letter to Wadesborough Post Office, Anson County, North Carolina. I would, therefore, say we desire to be remembered of our cousins, and all inquiring friends and particularly, let our hearts and voices be raised in prayer for ourselves, our children, and the spread of the gospel the world over, until all nations shall hear the glad sounds of life and salvation in and through our dear Redeemer.
Is all in our Hand,
A. Falkner
Susan Falkner
This script is a great summary of the life of A.W. L. Faulkner Sr. and his immediate family, however, there was no mention of my John, which was a little disheartening, as I had begin to have hopes that John may have been a brother, due to the number of DNA matches. As a test, I had entered Elizabeth Huntley as an ancestor and her father, Robert Huntley in my DNA linked family tree. The results were that I have 91 matches that descend from Robert Huntley. Not just the ones from Elizabeth, but from his other children. I have 19 from Elijah Huntley, 16 from Sarah E. Huntley Redfern, 10 from Robert B. Huntley, Jr., 20 from Rebecca Huntley, 13 from David Huntley, 7 from Lydia Huntley, and 11 from Thomas Huntley. One would assume I might be descended from Robert "Sir Bob" Huntley. It's going to take awhile to catalogue 91 matches, but I need to in order to determine if our shared DNA comes from another line, or not.
So Job and Asa were brothers and Asa had three children with Elizabeth Huntley before he died Asa William Luther Falkner, Sarah S. Falkner Webb and a younger Job, named for his uncle who migrated to the Western District of Tennessee.
There's another fact that most likely did not miss your eye. Asa referred to his father as "Elijah".
I'd seen multiple family trees with Asa the first as "Asa Elijah" Falkner, but after spending time in the multiple land records, had logically determine Asa and Elijah were two different people.
March 12, 1802 Surveyed for Elisha Forkner 500 acres in Anson Co. on head drains of Morrises Branch beginning at Pleasant Mays corner adjoing John Forkner, Asa Forkner, Will Wisdom and Chileses. Chain carriers Job Forkner, Francis Wisdom. Signed H. Marshall Sur.
The above is just one example. In 1802, Henry Marshall had surveyed 500 acres for Elisha 'Forkner' near Pleasant Mays property that joined the property of John 'Forkner', Asa 'Forkner', William Wisdom and Chiles (James Chiles from what I can determine). Chain carriers, who were often teens, relatives and neighbors, were Job Forkner (the Uncle who moved to Georgia) and Francis Wisdom (son of William).
Forehead slap! Then it hit me. The deeds were naming Elisha Falkner (or Forkner), not Elijah. Two different names. One of Sarah Falkner Webb's children even had two sons, one named Elijah and another named Elisha.
Before heading into the Elijah / Asa debate any further, I will reveal the contents of the second letter, the one written by Asa's sister, Sarah and brother-in-law (and stepbrother), William Webb.
From the Carolina Genealogy Society Bulletin, Winter 19919-1992.
" I feel it my duty to write a few lines to you in order to let you know the situation of your relations in this county." (No heading was given in the Bulletin for this letter). You wrote a letter to Mr. A. Falkner in December last and requested him to write to you again but before this letter got to Wadesborough, he was gone to Eternity. As I married his sister, Sarah Falkner, I feel it my duty to write to you to let you know our situation in this life. On the 27th day of November, you cousin (note, he was a nephew, not a cousin) A. Falkner was taken with the Colic. Every exertion was used that could have been but all done no good. On the 30th, in the morning, he told his friends he was going to die. He got quite easy and expressed he was going to Heaven where he should be at rest. So he died quite easy. He left 6 children. Mr. A. Mye(r)s, ESQ. attends to his business. His estate is worth 10 thousand dollars. I am living at the place where your mother was born. I own 369 acres of land and we have 7 children. By the request of your uncle Joel Gulledge and Malachi Gulledge, I write you a few lines to let you and your father's family know that they are well adn making out very well. They wish you to write and let them know how you all are coming on. I can inform you that your old grandmother Gulledge is yet living but she is almost helpless. You must excuse Uncle Gulledge for not writing, for he has got a trembling in his hand. He says that it appears you all have forgot him. Dear Friend, as we are strangers to each other and cannot converse any other way only by letter, I must ask you to write me a letter and let me know how you and your father's family are coming on and when you write direct your letter to Wadesborough Post Office. So I close my letter. ____ being myself, your friend till death.
William Webb
Sarah Webb
From the family record of S. N. Helms
In the second letter, William Webb gives us a family framework and some exact information on the date and cause of death of A. W. L. Faullkner, Sr. He died of "Colic", normally associated with babies. He may have had renal disease, a blockage due to poor diet, or gallstones. Asa Faulkner, the second, was only 35 years old when he passed away.
William Webb also gives us a family framework. Asa Elijah and Job were brothers. Asa had married Elizabeth Huntley and had three children, Asa II, Sarah and Job. They had two Uncles named Joel and Malachi and their grandmother was feeble, but sitll living in 1837. So a tree begins.
Father Falkner Mother Gulledge - brothers Joel and Malachi
l sons l
Job in Georgia Asa in Anson married Elizabeth Huntley
3 children: Asa, Sarah and Job
William Webb also suggests that some of Job's father's 'people', or the Faulkners, may have been in Georgia where he was.
A quick search for 'Liberty Hill, Georgia" tells me it was a place built in the 1830's near La Grange, Georgia in Troup County, west of the Chattahoochee River and near the Georgia / Alabama state line.
Looking at the 1830 census for the area, there is a John, Benjamin and Vincent Falkner living right next to each other.
The children and descendants of Asa William Luther Faulkner, Sr. (or Asa Faulkner II), are very clear. In a deed dated June 2, 1841, found in Book 10, Page 339 of the Anson County deeds, the property of Asa Faulkner is divided amongst his heirs. George W. Little, R Tanner, H. Grady and H. B. Hammond comprised the committee to make the divisions. Lot 1 of 44 acres went to Susannan Faulkner it was located at "the beggining corner white oak of the dower land in line of the old tract , crosses Goulds Fork, and joins the last corner of Mrs. Faulkners Dower." This lot was valued at $352 and Susan was ordered to pay James $33 and Calvin $22.
And so it went.
Lot 2 went to Elijah Faulkner
Lot 3 went to James Faulkner
Lot 4 went to Joseph Faulkner
Lot 5 went to Caroline Faulkner
Lot 6 went to William Faulkner
Lot 7 went to Gilbert Grace and his wife, Elizabeth
And those were the seven children of Asa and Susannah Myers Faulkner. Neighbors mentioned were James Horner, a Marsh and Tanner. Places were Gould's Fork and Brown Creek.
So Asa the first was also Elijah and Job of Georgia was his brother. My John was not the son of Asa and Elizabeth Huntley, although, again, he had to be a relative somehow.
A search for Joel Gulledge, supposedly Job and Asa's uncle, found him in 1830 living next to a Thomas and Jeremiah Gulledge, near an Elijah Huntley and Thomas Lisenby, but also near John Webb who married Asa Elijah Faulkners widow, Elizabeth Huntley. Lisenby is another name my DNA tells me I am related to, but that's another story for another day.
I found Malachi Gulledge living near the Rushing family. The two of the 7 households of Gulledges in 1830 that had the oldest females in them were that of Joel and a William H.Gulledge, both had a woman in her 60's in the home. One of them may have been the Grandmother.
When I begin a trek into the branches of a particular family in my tree, I immerse myself into the whole pool of them, and swim around until I'm completely drenched by everything I can find out about them, until I know them like neighbors I lived next to for 20 years.
I'm haven't gone that far with the Falkner clan. Not yet. But Sarah seems to be a key that could help open a door for me. I've traced 13 of my DNA matches with the name Falkner or Faulkner or Falkener in their family trees back to Sarah. Four matches lead back to her daughter, Eliza Webb Chewing, who married John C. Chewing. This is after disregarding three other matches who have what I refer to as "cross-pollination". They have other families in their tree that I do as well, like the Carpenters, the Broadways and the Mortons, that we might share dna through.
The thing about these Chewnings and the other descendants of Sarah compared to my matches to the descendants of Jonathan Faulkner, who removed to Tennessee and then Marshall County, MS, is in the numbers. It's all in the math, baby.
Jonathan is "supposed" to be my 4th Great Grandfather, but he's not, although I'm sure he fits into the family tree somewhere. I didn't even know about Sarah until recently, but it's my belief that she fits into my family tree much more closely than Jonathan. I match with descendants of Jonathan at between 8 and 18 centimorgans on between 1 or 2 segments. Below is an example of how much I match the Webb's, descendants of Sarah, who was born a Falkner.
Sarah's descendants share between 45 to 58 cm's over 3 to 5 segments. With this particular match, I share 47 cm's over 3 segments. Unweighted shared DNA of 54 cm's and the longest segment is 34 cm's.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about, centimorgans, or cm's for short, are units of recombinant frequency that are used to measure genetic distance. We're talking distance along a chromosome and how often recombination occurs.
Segments are just blocks of DNA. Think Legos. Simply put, the more centimorgans and segments you share with another person, the more closely related you're likely to be. But I'm not I'm not here to give a lesson on a subject I have the most minimal knowledge of. Suffice to say that I appear to be more closely related to Sarah than to Jonathan.
Sarah Suzanna Falkner was born on September 4, 1804, according to her tombstone. Based on available information online and research done by her direct descendants, Sarah was the daughter of Asa Faulkner the first, sometimes seen as Asa Elijah Faulkner, who died about 1806, or at least before 1820. Her mother was Elizabeth Huntley,
I have a corncucopia of questions when looking at what's out there that I have found so far. First and foremost is where did they get the year of death for Asa Faulkner? He didn't make out a will and I've not yet found an estate record. Before I go into that, however, I have to comb through a pile of info that I had already put aside.
This is what I do know about this particular Asa.
Name:
Asa Falkner
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):
Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:
1
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:
3
Free White Persons - Females:
3
Number of Household Members:
7
He appears in two census records in Anson County. The first in 1790, where he is head of a household of 7 people, one male over 16, presumably himself, three under 16 and 3 total females. Other Faulkners in this census are Elizabeth, Nathan, Archibald and two Francis Faulkners. Francis may be a repeat, as the households are built exactly alike. The two closest to Asa in the listing are Elizabeth and Nathan. Elizabeth would be assumed to be a widow.
Name:
Ora Folkner[]
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):
Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:
2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:
3
Number of Household Members Over 25:
4
Number of Household Members:
6
In 1800, Asa is found listed right next to John and Isaac Stanfield, and I recall when reading up about the Francis Faulkner line that the Stanfields were a closely connected family to them back East before their relocation to Anson in Warren and Cumberland Counties. He's also next to Rowland and Jason Rushing. There's also a Leonard Webb not far away.
Asa appears to head an aging household. He's over 45 and has two young males, presumably sons, between the ages of 16 and 25 in the home. This would mean they were born between 1775 and 1784. He has three females in his household, and they are all over 45. One could presumably be his wife. The other two, possibly unmarried sisters or sisters-in-law. One might have been the Elizabeth he lived near ten years prior, she might have been a relative.
The story on Sarah, is that she was the daughter of Asa and Elizabeth Huntley. Elizabeth was a young enough widow, that she remarried John Webb after the death of Asa and had several more children. All of the children attributed to Asa and Elizabeth Huntley were born after 1800, starting with Asa II, born in 1802. Therefore, in this census, they were not included, they were not born yet.
It's quite possible that Asa was widowed this year or the next and quite quickly took a young bride, but who were his older children and where did they go?
The other Faulkners in Anson County in 1800 were Job, Nathan, Jonathan and Francis.
Nathan is probably the same Nathan that was there in 1790. He's older, over 45 and appears to have a wife over 45. There are 5 boys in the home, one over 15, 2 between 10 and 15 and two under 10. There's one female between 26 and 44 and one under 10, in addition to the one over 45. This may have been a widowed daughter and some of the younger children may have been hers. Or, the older female could have been a grandmother or mother-in-law and the younger adult female and second wife. I don't know, but Nathan is the oldest Faulkner in Anson County in 1800.
Jonathan is a newlywed. There's only two people in his household, himself, between 16 and 25 and a female of the same age.
Job has a family of 4, himself, a young man between 16 and 25, a female of the same age, a small boy and one slave.
The Francis in this census is not the Francis in the 1790 census. This one is young like Jonathan and Job. He's between 16 and 25 with an assumed wife in the same age group, and two little boys under 10. This Francis lives near several of the Mays families and also right next to David and Nancy Hildreth.
My John had dealings and involvement with the Mays and also lived right near the main center of the David Hildreth Jr. family and I believe there is a genetic Hildreth connection somewhere in my tree and it seems to be connected to the Falkners.
Nathan, Jonathan and Job are listed very close to each other. There's only one listing between Nathan and Jonathan, that of Betsy Franklin. It would make sense to me that these three are very closely related, Jonathan and Job even being the sons of Nathan. But how do they link up in other folks findings and where did they go?
Jonathan is my 'supposed to be' ancestor, but he is not, however, he's related somehow, so where do I go from here?
Rosanna Arquette and Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan
Back to Sarah Suzanna Falkner, born in 1804. She married William Webb, son of John Webb and his first wife, Barbara Jones. Now, here comes the 'eek factor'. After Asa Falkner the first died, his widow, Elizabeth Huntley Falkner, remarried to John Webb, father of William Webb. So, basically, Susan married her stepbrother. Not basically, Susan actually married her stepbrother. Can you imagine? It was a different time, for real. But where were they in 1810, the next census.
Name:
Elizabeth Folkner[]
Residence Date:
6 Aug 1810
Residence Place:
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:
2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:
1
Number of Household Members Under 16:
3
Number of Household Members:
4
By 1810, most of the Falkners had died, or migrated away. There were only two families left in Anson County, and on of them was that of an Elizabeth. Could this be the same Elizabeth that was in the 1790 census? No! This is a young woman. She's only between the ages of 16 to 25, meaning she was born between 1785 and 1794. She has three little kids, one girl and two boys, all under 10.
A different look at the 1810 census will explain who she is. Elizabeth Faulkner, now a young widow, is living right next to her father, Robert Huntley.
So by 1810, Asa Falkiner the first has died, or, the husband of Elizabeth Huntley Falkner, and she is living next to her parents with her three children, two sons and her daughter, Sarah. She will marry John Webb, so where was he in 1810?
Name:
Jno Webb
Residence Date:
6 Aug 1810
Residence Place:
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:
3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:
2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:
2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:
1
Number of Household Members Under 16:
7
Number of Household Members Over 25:
2
Number of Household Members:
10
In 1810, it looks like John Webb's first wife, Barbara Jones Webb, was still alive. He's between 26 and 44, probably closer to the 44, as his older children are already in their teens, and he has a female in the home in the same age group, that was probably Barbara.
There's a William Webb living next to John. This would not be his son William as, this one appears to be over 45, older than John.
There's one other Faulkner in 1810 left in Anson County, and that's a John Falkner.
Name:
Jno Folkner
Residence Date:
6 Aug 1810
Residence Place:
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:
3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:
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:
8
He's between 26 and 44, meaning he was born between 1766 and 1784. There's a woman, a wife, probably, in the same age group. There are 6 young children, 4 boys and 2 girls, all under 16. Who was this John? He's not my John, who was either a newborn or not yet born. Could he have been one of the older sons of Asa?
John and Elizabeth don't live really close to each other, either, here. John is near some Crawfords and a John Buchanan. Elizabeth, besides being near her father, is near Pleasant Mays and William Buchanan. These names are important in more ways than one.
John Faulkner, as "John", only shows up in one census, but there are some named Falkners that don't show up in a census at all, Joseph, Benjamin, Warren, Elijah, and a few others. However, he did recieve a land grant.
No 1497, File number 5380 John Faulkner was granted 150 acres beginning at a hickory on the Featherbed Branch, Land Patent Book 106 Page 7 and shows as Anson County Grant 1492. This grant joined the property line of Benjamin Buchanon and was dated July 26, 1799.
But this wasn't the only grant he was mentioned in, and these records clear up another question. I've seen several people merge Elijah or Elisha Faulner and Asa Faulkner into one person, as Asa Elijah Faulkner. However, as you are about to see, they were not the same person.
On April 1, 1801 Elisha Faulkner was granted 500 acres adjoining Pleasant Mays on Morris Branch. (File 5560 Enrty no. 926). A year later, on March 12, 1802, Elisha acquired another 500 acres on the head drains of Morris Branch, that began at Pleasant Mays corner and adjoined the properties of John 'Forkner', Asa 'Forkner', William Wisdom and Chiles. Chain Carriers were Job 'Forkner' and Francis Wisdom, who due to the Will of William Wisdom, I know was his son.
In November of the same year, Elisha bought another 500 acres in Anson and finally in Book 110 p 234, he was granted anoght 500 acres on the drains of Morris's Branch adjoining John 'Forkner', Bohannan (asa Buchanon), Asa 'Forkner', Wisdom and Chiles.
So Elisha and Asa were not the same person, and John, Asa and Elisha were neighbors with the same name, Job, who does appear in a census, was a chain carrier. This was a family, but the family of who and how and what happened to them.
No Falkners appear in the 1820 census, but I have a theory on that, as there were a group of neighbors, including John Falkner, who appear with connectied properties, and none of them show up in the 1820 census. Either their page was lost or the neighborhood was skipped, and that happened.
In 1830, there was just Asa. The above portion of the census record shows Asa living near the two Stanfields, John and Isaac. The Stanfield had a generationally old connection to the Faulkners. Above them is Thomas Wisdom and James Chiles. Both names are linked as owning properties adjoining Nathan, Jonathan, John and Asa, with mentions of Archibald, Warren and Job in the mix as well.
But back to Sarah, whom I've deemed a key. Her life was spent as the wife of Billy Webb in the community of Gulledge Township in Anson County, where they had several children.
In 1850, which is the first census the family shows up in, Billy is shown as a farmer with real estate valued at $800. The couple is in their 40's and were married by about 1833, and so should have shown up in the 1840 census, at least. I wonder if they had originally migrated to another state with some relatives, only to decide to return. They are shown with 9 of their 11 children, as their two oldest daugthers, Mollie and Sarah, are already married and Billy and Sarah already have grandchildren.
Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Webb has married a member of the founding family of their neighborhood, Gulledges, named Elisha or Elijah and has a three year old son already.
The question sitll knaws at me, where were they in 1840?
28 Dec 1842
Fayetteville, North Carolina
They may have returned due to this document. After Elizabeth Huntley Falkner Webb, Sarah's mother, passed away in the early 1830's, John Webb, Billy's father, took a third wife, a widow named Lucretia Smith Pearce.
Name:
Lucretia Pear[Lucretia Pam][][]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):
Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:
1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:
1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:
2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:
1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:
2
Free White Persons - Under 20:
5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:
1
Total Free White Persons:
6
Total Slaves:
2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):
8
They would have only one child together, a son named Wilson Thompson Webb, who was born around 1833. This being because Lucretia was at the end of her child-bearting years and John didn't live too many years after their marriage. And there she is above, in the 1830 census before her marriage to John.
Name
Sarah Webb
Age
56
Birth Year
1804
Gender
Female
Race
White
Birth Place
North Carolina
Home in 1860
Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina
Post Office
Wadesboro
Dwelling Number
1047
Family Number
1007
Inferred Spouse
Wm Webb
Household members
Name
Age
Wm Webb
58
Sarah Webb
56
Francis Webb
30
Susan Webb
20
Robert Webb
19
Ellen Webb
17
Mary Webb
14
By 1860, only the 4 youngest children were left in the home, with Frances, now 30. It is noted in family history that Francis, a daughter, was handicapped in some manner.
In 1870, only unmarried daughters, Francis, Ellen and Susan are at home ant the Webbs are now in their 60's. Twelve year old Harriet Webb is noted as a servant and was African-American. This was the first census after the slaves were freed. Harriet honed her housekeeping skills and moved to Salisbury, in Rowan County. where she had a son named Rowan.
The 1880 census would be their last, as the Webbs were now well into their 70's, which was quite an achievement back then will all of the ailments and primitive medicine. Sarah was listed as suffering from paralysis, so had probably had a stroke. Frances was listed as having a dislocated ankle. I don't know if this was the source of her handicap or something that had just occured. Henry Chewning, son of their daughter, Eliza, was helping them on the farm. Billy's son William Dorsey or Dossie "W. D." Webb, lived next to them, and no doubt he had his family helped out as well. Billy had lost two sons, Thomas and Robert, in the Civil War.
Tombstone of Sarah S. Faulkner Webb, shared by Julious
Sarah was the first of the couple to pass on. She suffered her paralysis until January of 1881 and was buried in the Webb family cemetery.
In 1885, it was noted that William "Billy" Webb was ailing, but recovering. Billy was noted as an "Esquire", meaning he had been a respected citizen and his son, W. D. was a County Commissioner at this time.
Three years later, William Webb passed away on February 15, 1888 at the age of 85. His obituary was recorded in The Biblical Recorder, out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Photo of the Webb family cemetery by Julious, who kindly gives his permission to use it.
He was also buried in the Webb Family Cemetery with his wife, and several of his children. The Webb Family Cemetery is an abandoned cemetery in Gulledge Township, several miles south of Wadesboro and not far from the state line. It lies in the woods near the South Fork of Jones Creek in the general vicinity of where the Faulkner family first settled in the 1770's when arriving to Anson from Counties East.
The 11 children of William Webb and Sarah S. Faulkner Webb were:
1) Martha Caroline "Mollie" Webb1825-1913 Married James R. "Jim" Leonard. They were the parents of 10 children and would eventually settle in the Lanes Creek area of neighboring Union County.
Newspapers.com - The Messenger and Intelligencer - 19 Aug 1909 -
Both lived to be in their 90's and died in 1913, within three months of each other. They were buried in the Leonard Family Cemetery in Union County, NC.
Monroe, North Carolina
2) Thomas Huntley Webb (1926 -1863) Married Elizabeth Gulledge, 5 children born between 1853 and 1863.
Name:
Thomas H Webb
Enlistment Age:
34
Birth Date:
abt 1828
Enlistment Date:
15 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place:
Wake County, North Carolina
Enlistment Rank:
Private
Muster Date:
15 Aug 1862
Muster Place:
North Carolina
Muster Company:
F
Muster Regiment:
2nd Infantry
Muster Regiment Type:
Infantry
Muster Information:
Enlisted
Muster Out Date:
14 Sep 1862
Muster Out Place:
South Mountain, Maryland
Muster Out Information:
Killed
Side of War:
Confederacy
Survived War?:
No
Residence Place:
Anson County, North Carolina
Title:
North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
Thomas served in the North Carolina Second Infantry, Company F. He was killed on September 14, 1863, at South Mountain, Maryland. It is unknown if or where he was interred. His body was not returned home. His youngest son, Robert Lee Webb, was born in April, just 5 months before his father's death.
3) Sarah Elizabetyh "Bettie" Webb(1826-1912) Married Elisha Gulledge. 9 children. Lived in the Deep Creek area attended Deep Creek Baptist Church. Outlived her husband by a few decades and spent those with her son, J. Thomas Gulledge. Both are buried at the Elisha Gulledge Cemetery in Deep Creek.
Tombstone at the Elisah Gulledge Cemetery by Julious.
4) Frances Webb (1830-1890) Never Married. Said to have been born blind. Buried at the Webb Family Cemmetery.
5) William Dawson "W. D." aka "Dossey" Webb (1832-1911) Married Rebecca C. Gulledge. 5 children.
W. D. was the most dominant, prominant and best documented of the Webb children. He held multiple county offices and spent his life in Anson County, in the Deep Creek Community. He served in the Civil War in the company known as the Pee Dee Wildcats, was deeply involved in the church andis buried at the cemetery then called the Captain Cook Gulledge Cememtery and now known as the Gulledge-Webb Cemetery.
6) Eliza Susan "Liza" Webb (1834-1915) Married John C. Chewning. 7 children. Lived primarily inGulledges Twonship. Buried at the Webb Family Cememtery.
9) Robert H. Webb (1841-1862) Enlisted in the Civil War. Died at age 21 at Wilmington, NC. Never married.
Name:
Robert H Webb
Enlistment Age:
21
Birth Date:
abt 1841
Birth Place:
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Enlistment Date:
25 Feb 1862
Enlistment Place:
Anson County, North Carolina
Enlistment Rank:
Private
Muster Date:
2 Apr 1862
Muster Place:
North Carolina
Muster Company:
K
Muster Regiment:
43rd Infantry
Muster Regiment Type:
Infantry
Muster Information:
Enlisted
Muster Out Date:
10 Jun 1862
Muster Out Place:
Wilmington, North Carolina
Muster Out Information:
died disease
Side of War:
Confederacy
Survived War?:
No
Residence Place:
Anson County, North Carolina
Occupation:
Farmer
Title:
North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A
His body was shipped from Wilmington to Cheraw, SC, where the family picked it up. From information on Find-A-Grave, he was buired next to a large stump, which has since rotted away. His unmarked grave lies somewhere in the woods in the Webb Family Cemetery.
10) Ellen Webb (1842-1887) Second Wife of Benjamin Franklin Gulledge, Sr. She was in her fourties when she married.
Died in childbirth. Ellen and her infant are buried in the Webb Family Cemetery.
11) Mary Ann Webb (1845-1911) Married James R. Horne. 7 children. Moved to Cleveland County, Arkansas. Buried at the Niven-Watt Cememtery.
I've made contact with a number of descendants of Mary Ann Webb Horne whom I share dna with.
Among the 42 Grandchildren of Sarah and William Webb, there were 5 Williams, (for Billy), 3 Sarah's, 4 Elijah's, 3 Roberts and 4 Thomas's. Wilson as a middle name popped up alot too, which was the maiden name of one of their Great Grandmothers. Nothing unusual, all common names , save Dawson aka Dossie.
My DNA suggests I could be related to Sarah Suzanne Falkner Webb, but where did John get his uncommn names for his children?
