Family:Samuel Doak and Esther Montgomery (2)

Descendants of Samuel Doak, Rev.

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL4 DOAK, REV. (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, SAMUEL1) was born 01 Aug 1749 in Virginia, and died 12 Dec 1830 in Bethel, Tennessee. He married (1) ESTHER HOUSTON MONTGOMERY 31 Oct 1775 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN MONTGOMERY and ESTHER HOUSTON. She was born 27 Feb 1755 in Virginia, and died 1807. He married (2) MARGARET HOUSTON 1818, daughter of JOHN HOUSTON and SARAH TODD. She was born WFT Est. 1755-1770, and died 22 Sep 1831.

Notes for SAMUEL DOAK, REV.: From "Early American Presbyterians" (http://sdsspc1.physics.lsa.umich.edu/amckay/presbiod.htm#Rev. William Dickey)

Rev. Samuel Doak (1749-aft 1818) He was born within the bounds of the New Providence congregation, Virginia, in August, 1749; was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in the College of New Jersey, in 1775; taught for a short time in the school of the Rev. Robert Smith, of Pequea, Pennsylvania, then became Tutor in Hampden Sydney College, where he remained about two years, pursuing the study of theology under the Rev. John Blair Smith, which he subsequently continued from some time under the Rev. William Graham. He was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of Hanover, October 31st, 1777, and having preached for some time in Washington county, Virginia, he removed to the Holston settlement, in what was then a part of North Carolina, but is now a part of East Tennessee. After residing in this settlement a year or two, he removed in the hope of finding a more promising field of usefulness, to the settlement on Little Limestone, in Washington county, and there purchased a farm, on which he built a log house for purposes of education and a small church edifice, and founded a congregation known as the "Salem Congregation." The literary institution which he established was the first that was ever established in the great Valley of the Mississippi, and he presided over it from the time of its incorporation, in 1785, till the year 1818, when he removed to Bethel, and opened a private school, which he called Tusculum Academy. Dr Doak organized a number of churches in the county in which he lived. His ministry was attended with no small success. His style of preaching was original, bold, pungent, and sometimes pathetic. He was eminently successful in training up young men for the ministry. See, students, Rev. John Rankin, Rev. Gideon Blackburn

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Samuel Doak (Reverend) (August 1749 - Dec. 12, 1830) on October 31, 1775 married Esther Montgomery. Source (Montgomery-Houston Family, Rockbridge Co., Va.)

This account in Augusta County, Virginia gives a little information regarding the migration of Rev. Samuel Doak:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/doak.htm CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS. page 80

Peter Kinder vs. Samuel Doak--O. S. 40; N. S. 14--Bill 16th June, 1802. In 1770 Andrew Little made a settlement on waters of Reed Creek, then in Fincastle, now Wythe, and a short time afterwards transferred it to John Riley, who sold to orator. In 1775 Samuel Doak, from a military warrant under the King of Great Britain's proclamation, had a survey made including above settlement. The warrant to Samuel was dated 1773, and under the proclamation of 1763. Samuel Doak went to live in North Carolina (now Tennessee) about 1789, and has never returned. Answer states that in 1768 Robert Doak, for and on behalf of Samuel Doak, sowed some turnips on the land but made no actual settlement. In 1770 Jacob Young made an improvement on the same tract but removed to Holstein and conveyed his claim to Samuel. In 1771 Samuel built a cabin and afterwards Andrew Little built a cabin but never lived in it. George Boyd, of Stuart County, Tenn., deposes 3d December, 1804.

Mrs. Elizabeth Doak Kennedy. DAR ID Number: 65266 Born in Russellville, Tenn. Wife of Rev. Byng David Kennedy. Descendant of Rev. Samuel Doak, D. D. [p.92] Daughter of Wiley Harvey Doak, M. D., and Katherine Nenney, his wife. Granddaughter of Samuel Harvey Doak and Elizabeth Galbreath, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of John Whitfield Doak and Jane Alexander, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Doak, D. D., and Esther Montgomery, his wife. Samuel Doak (1749-1828) was a patriot preacher and member of the Convention of Franklin County, Tenn. He was born in Augusta County, Va.; died at Washington College, Tenn. Also Nos. 56462, 60042.

Mrs. Willis Lawrence Marks. DAR ID Number: 84843 Born in Greenville, Tenn. Wife of Dr. Louis T. S. Marks. [p.324] Descendant of Rev. Samuel Doak, D. D., Alexander McEwen, and Margaret Houston McEwen, as follows: 1. Lacy Lyle Lawrence (b. 1857), m. 1878, Mary Katherine Doak (b. 1860). 2. Robert Ebenezer Doak (1824-65), m. 1847, Anna Katherine Kreger (1830-60). 3. Samuel W. Doak (1785-1864), m. 1808, Sarah McEwen (d. 1864). 4. Samuel Doak, m. 1775, Esther H. Montgomery (d. 1807); Alexander

McEwen, m. 1780, Margaret Houston.

Samuel Doak (1749-1828) was a patriot preacher and member of the Convention of Franklin County, Tenn. He was born in Augusta County, Va.; died in Washington County, Tenn. Alexander McEwen (1750-95) was a defender of Fort Houston, as was also his wife. The garrison had some fine riflemen, but none better than this heroine. He was born in Augusta County, Va.; died in Tennessee. Also No. 83378.

Children of SAMUEL DOAK and ESTHER MONTGOMERY are:

• i. JULIA5 DOAK, b. 10 Aug 1776, Virginia or Tennessee.
• ii. JOHN WHITFIELD DOAK, REV., b. 10 Aug 1778, Virginia or Tennessee.
• iii. LUCINA DOAK, b. 23 May 1782, Virginia or Tennessee.
• iv. SAMUEL WITHERSPOON DOAK, b. 24 Mar 1785, Virginia or Tennessee.
• v. JANE ROWE DOAK, b. 13 Sep 1787, Virginia or Tennessee; m. MR. MITCHELL.
• vi. NANCY DOAK, b. 09 Jun 1790, Virginia or Tennessee; m. WILLIAM MITCHELL; b. WFT Est. 1783-1795.
• vii. POLLY DOAK, b. 01 Jun 1794, Virginia or Tennessee.

1. ↑ Alya Dean Smith Irwin Collection - unpublished work, McClung Historical Collection, Knoxville, TN.