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From Parris Teater, Feb 19 2014: Hi Bill for some reason I can sign in but cannot edit person page George Parris. I have many records on this man by the Teator family reserch my 6 th grandparents Paris M Teator and his wife Rebecca Emily Tuton Totten In fact I have some many records on the Pearis Parris family its to much to put in 1 edit Below is 5 days of going over my own records when I press Edit the top only spins hrs on end bad connection maybe between here Thailand and there. Can you please add the below edit under user parris thanks
NOTE to the the reader below records decipher the many George Parris Pearis individuals below are records of George Parris of Ireland and Barbados his son George Pearis Paris who came to Philadelphia 1692 then tremoved back to Tyron Ireland appread in Frederick County Va 1730s His sons Capt Richard Pearis his brother Capt Robert Pearis and then the older brother Major George Parris and his sons Robert Parris and Capt George Pearis Paris daughters Christian Rhoda and Sarah the 2 wives Pepper and Indian wives Both brothers Richard Pearis and this Person Page George Parris had children from Native Indian Girls variuos tribes Their indian children settled in Going Snake district Arkansas and some lived as white settlers in Kentucky Tenn Alabama Missouri - PlanetMurphy.Org: www.planetmurphy.or Samuel Pepper established Pepper's Ferry over New River in Montgomery County and "Pepper's Ferry Road" still exists in this location. Samuel Pepper's parents were Robert Pepper and Sallie Patterson. Samuel's sister married George Pearis and he may the George Pearis at the Battle of Shallow Ford in 1780. Today’s Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia has its origins with George Pearlis or a son. 1768 August - Augusta County: Court case between Samuel Pepper versus George Pearis was scheduled. + www.mundia.com Footprints Family Members Father George Pearis 1722-1797 Mother Sarah Pepper 1725- Brother George Pearis 1745-1810 Sister Malinda Pearis 1747- Brother Robert Alexander Parris 1750-1838 Brother
Sisters Rhoda Parris 1758-1799 Sister Christian Paris 1767-1850 Sarah Pearis ? - 1794 NOTE George Pearis SR was still alive in the YEAR 1810 Title Pearis, George, Sr. Publication 2 April 1810. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-. Note Location: Montgomery County. Description: 521 acres on the west side of New River above the land of George Pearis. Source: Land Office Grants No. 60, 1809-1810, p. 321 NOTE George Paris Jr Sims Index of West Virginia, Montgomery County. George Pearis, et al. 930 acres, Paint Creek, year 1793, book 1, page 456
KENTUCKY LAND RECORDS 13.) Entry #: 3441 (Image) 134 KB Date: 3/10/1784 Book: 2 Page: 67 Name: Teator, George Assignee of #1: How, John William Acres: 100 Type of WT: Treasury WT #1: 6828 WaterCourse: Unknown Surveyed\Amended\Withdrawn: W Adjoined Alexander Collier on the east, Shelton assignee of Dougherty on the north to join Flournoy on the west and to join the place whereon [Abraham Garrison ]then lived Acres: 100 Type of WT: Treasury WT #1: 6828 14.) Entry #: 4069 (Image) 49 KB Date: 2/19/1785 Book: 2 Page: 185 Name: Teators, Samuel Assignee of #1: Howe, John William Acres: 600 Type of WT: Treasury WT #1: 6826 NOTE both of Howes sisters were married to- Robert Parris and George Parris, Joseph William Howe. Son of John Howe & First name unk Howe, Maiden Name Unk.. Born 1720 in Warwickshire, England. Died 1790 in Sunnyside, Pulaski Co., VA. A family researcher: Joseph at: jgardner@iglou.com . Research Will date 26 Jun 1790. He married Eleanor (Ellen) Dunbar, 1748 in Boston, Massachusetts. They had the following children: 4 i. John William How 6 iii. Elizabeth Howe 7 iv. Eleanor Howe 8 v. Poly Ann Howe 9 vi. Daniel Howe 7. Eleanor Howe. Daughter of Joseph William Howe & Eleanor (Ellen) Dunbar. Born 1755 in Pulaski Co., VA. She married George Parris, Pearis, 26 Feb 1771. 8. Poly Ann Howe. Daughter of Joseph William Howe & Eleanor (Ellen) Dunbar. Born 1756 in Pulaski Co., VA. Died in Bourbon Co., KY. She married Robert Parris, Pearis. Shelby Kentucky 1797 TETERS, Robert one white male over 21; one black under 16; three horses; one stud; PARIS, Robert one white male over 21; four blacks under 16; six horses ROBERT PARIS VIRGINIA S 31,287 Shelby County, Kentucky. December 1, 1833, age 83. States that he was a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia when he entered the service as a private volunteer soldier in September 1774, as well as he remembers, and was attached to the company of Captain Campbell; that he rendezvoused with his company at the house of Captain Campbell in Montgomery County, Virginia, that the tour was for 3 months under command of Col Lewis who designed an expedition against the Indian settlements on the Kohawa River. They having committed some depredations upon the frontier settlements and having engaged in open hostilities; that he marched with the rest of said men from their place of rendezvous upon said expedition and upon their march on the waters of New River. He, this declarant, received a severe injury in his right leg by a fall and could in consequence threof proceed with the troops no further but was compelled to remain behind and await the return of the party that they had afterwards as he was informed a skirmish with the Indians on the Kohawa River when said Lewis the commander was killed: that the detachment at last returned and with its assistance he was enabled to return: that he continued afterwards with his company until the expiration of his tour but was unable to perform any active military duty during it's continuance after he received the aforesaid injury - - -says that in March 1775 again entered the service as a volunteer for 3 months in a company of Captain Thompson, that he still resided in the said County of Montgomery: that he rendezvoused with the company to New River and was stationed at a small fort or station near a place called Long Island, for the purpose of guarding and defending the frontiers from the Indians who were exceedingly troublesome: that while he was at said point he was engaged upon various scouting parties directed against the Indians and was indeed actively employed in that kind of warfare against them during the main and principal part of his term of service and when his tour had expired having fully and faithfully served out the same, he was discharged and returned to his home. Says that on July 24, 1775, he entered upon an expedition to Kentucky under Daniel Boone: that there were only ten effective men in company and they left the said County of Montgomery on the said day and marched through the country and finally landed at Boonesboro on the Kentucky River at which place there was at that time a small fort, that he continued at said place guarding it except when absent on scouting and spying parties, which was frequently the case for about the period of four months and then returned to his home in Montgomery County, Virginia. Says that his services upon this trip or expedition were those of a volunteer. States that early in the spring of the year 1776, he thinks in March or April of that year the Indians again became very troublesome upon the frontier comprising the section of country where he lived - - his residence still being in Montgomery County, Virginia, and that he volunteered against them and accordingly returned to the service and was engaged almost constantly during the residue of the spring of said year and the following Summer and Fall in scouting parties against them, which were largely headed by Captain Campbell and also a spy, says he served 5 months that his services were almost constant, the situation of the frontier and disposition of the Indians required unremitting attention. Further states that in 1777 in the spring, the situation on the settlements in his quarters of the country was no better than it was in the year proceeding: that the Indians were still hostile and frequently committed depredation upon them, sometimes stealing their horses and every once in awhile butchering some of the inhabitants, that in consequence thereof, the service of the able bodied men were in almost constant requisition from the later part of the winter to the first part of the spring until the later part of the fall of that year comprising a period of nearly or quite nine months and that he, this declarant, being young man intermission during the whole of said period in spying and scouting parties against them. - - He is sure that he is within the bounds of truth when he says that he was engaged in less than six months in active and actual service against them as a spy and upon scouting parties during the spring - summer and fall of the said year 1777, says Captain Campbell was an active Indian fighter and commanded the scouting parties upon several occasions in which this declarant was engaged. Says further that a brother of his (this declarant) was also a captain and that his said brother was also very active exertions to protect the settlements and that he was often the leader of parties in which the declarant was one, he states that during the winter season the Indians commonly gave them little or no interruption, that it was only in the open season of the year generally that they were to be dreaded and guarded against. Says that in 1778 he was engaged as in the proceeding year in endeavoring to protect the country from depredations of the Indians. That he was also much engaged that year to wit: 1778 in active service against the Indians as a spy and scout, that his services were performed in the spring, summer and fall of the year: that he is confident that he could not have performed less than four months active service as such during said year: that his said services as a spy and scout or ranger against the Indians during the said year 1778 were performed under Captain Campbell and Captain Paris. That in the month of May 1779 as well as he now remembers he again entered the service of the U.S. as a private volunteer soldier under Captain Campbell upon a tour of 3 months: that the company met at the house of Campbell and he was marched by him to the vicinity of New River where the Indians had been committing some depredations: that he continued in the service against the Indians endeavoring to repel and punish their depredations, during the whole of his said tour and when the same was fully ended, he returned home to Montgomery County, Virginia where he still resided. States that early in the spring of the year 1780 he moved from Montgomery County, VA. to Green County, N.C. which now composes part of the State of Tennessee: That his said company rendezvoused at the muster guard and came under command of Col William Campbell, who had also under his command various other militia companies: that they were marched from their said places of rendezvous up the country and in a few days were joined by other men under command of Col Sevier and Col Shelby and Col Cleveland: that they then marched in pursuit of the British and Tories under the command of Col or General Ferguson and finally came up with him at King's Mountain where a severe engagement took place in which Ferguson men and many of the men were killed and a good many prisoners taken: that he continued in service after this action until the expiration of his said tour of duty and was then discharged and returned to his home in said Green County, N.C. - - -Says that in 1781, in June he again entered service as a private volunteer soldier in a troop of Cavalry, under Captain Richardson upon a tour of 3 months, that his company rendezvoused at a place called Knox on Hoston and there came under command of Col Martin and were marched against the Indians at what was then called the lower Chickamunga towns, that they destroyed their huts and corn and upon the route 3 of the Americans killed and five wounded, that after destroying their corn they were marched back again and the Indians fled on at a distance and a few days after the return of the party Indians commenced a series of depredations upon the settlements and by means there of kept this declarant constantly engaged in active service during the whole period of his said tour and when the same was fully and completely ended he was discharged and returned home. - - -States that during the year 1782 and 1783, he was frequently engaged in parties against the Indians under the command of Captain Richardson and Sawyer, that he also acted a part of each one of those years as an Indian spy, he thinks not less than two months in each year, and he thinks he did not serve on the parties named above less than two months, as a spy and two months upon scouting parties, in 1782 and in similar service in 1783, amounting in all, for both said years to 8 months. - - -States that it has been his fortune from his first arrival at manhood until 1793 to be a resident in the frontier settlements and amongst those who were exposed to the incursions of the Indians: that his own safety and that of his family and his neighbors required of him the most active exertion during a great part of the time. - - -Said he was born in Botetourt County, Virginia October 3, 1750, he remained in Green County, N.C. until 1793 when called into the service from the early part of the year 1780 until the conclusion of the war in 1793, I moved from that county and state to Madison County, Kentucky, now Gerrard County, Kentucky and about ten years afterwards moved to where I now live, in Shelby County, KY. - - I recollect that Col Shelby was with us upon the tour against the British and Tories and upon that tour the battle of King's Mountain was fought. - - Robert received his pension, $80.00, 4 January 1834 at age 84)
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-. Subject - Personal Fluner, Adam. grantee. Tuten, John. Location: Registered Overton Tenn. Date: 1813 Text: KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, George Tetter and Easter Tetter, his wife, late Easter Totten and former widow of Benjamin Totten, deceased; George Hohimer and Easter Hohimer late Easter Totten; James Totten, Joseph H. Totten, Paris Tetter and Rebecca Tetter, his wife, late Rebecca Totten, children and legatees of Benjamin M Totten, deceased, have constituted and appointed Benjamin M Totten, our friend and agent and do hereby appoint said Benjamin our attorney in fact, to apply for and recover title for a tract of land in the State of Virginia, from David Doak, which land, we as the heirs and representatives of Benjamin totten, deceased, are entitled to, and for the title thereto, said Benjamin, deceased held an obligation on said Doak, the title to be made and reg. in the name of those legally entitled thereto. We do also fully authorize and empower our said attorney to do and transact all business in the State of Virginia which we as the representatives are in anywise interested in, to receive whatever may be owing to us, of every desccription The page numbers given in the last column are to the Fincastle Entry Book. Doack, David 74.07.15 442 C Reed Cr 243 Doack, David, Sr 74.02.26 265 C Wolf Cr 35 Heavin, John 75-02-04 176 C New River 179 Pearis, George 76.02.14 95 C New R 213 Teeter, George 74.01.16 60 C Middle Fk Holston 18 Reminicence of William Elias Hohimer at the age of 78 years and 10 months this Jan 1st 1925. My Grandfather on my Father’s side Wm. Hohimer of German decent. My Grandmother on Father’s side name was Elizabeth Sidebottom. To this union were born 5 sons and two daughters. Elias, William, Henry, Joe and John my Father. Daughters Jayne & Susan all lived at one time in Menard Co., Ill. My Father and his Bro Joe married sisters whose maiden name was Emily and Edith Curry. The Currys was of Scotch and French decent and Joe & Edith had three children Mary the oldest, Martha and Joe. However, William Henry Hohimer's fist wife, Rhoda Parris, was half indian.. Garrard County Marriages March 8, 1803 to July 10, 1804 George Hohimer groom bride Easter Totten may 6 1803 bond George Teater
Born on 1761. Rhoda married Henry Hohimer and had 5 children. She passed away on 1799 in Kentucky, USA. Family Members Parents Unavailable Unavailable Spouse(s) Children Henry Hohimer1765-1823 Elizabeth Hohimer1783-1865 George Hohimer1775-1859 Rhoda Hohimer1792-Unknown Anna Hohimer1796-1844 William C Hohimer1811-1871
>Frederick Will Book 2, page 89: wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com (Jesse Pepper Letter) Dr. Pepper's sister married a Pearis and was mother of George Pearis . See Giles Defense - 1780 for more on George Pearis and the Burks. [George supposedly killed his cousin Benjamin Burk during the Rev War. Burk was a Tory (fought on British side),
1. Robert Pepper was born in Ireland, and died in VA. He married Sallie Patterson. She died in At Pepper's Ferry, New River, Montgomery Co, Va. Children of Robert Pepper and Sallie Patterson are: 2. i. Samuel2 Pepper, b. November 20, 1735, Lancaster Co, PA; d. 1804, On New River, Montgomery Co, Va. 3. ii. Joshua Pepper. 4. iii. William Pepper. 5. iv. Robert Pepper, d. 1781, Battle of King's Mt, Kings Mt, SC. 6. vi. Sarah Pepper m. George Pearis vii. Ruth Pepper, m. John Carson; b. NC. NOTE Title: Robertson, 1998 Washington County Surveyor's Records page Person Date Place Data - Washington County Surveyor Records, 1781-1797. Page 111 - John McReynolds...126 ac...Commissioners Certificate...in the Rich Valley...Beginning on a spur of Walkers Mountain...above a quarry of limestone...in a little valley...corner to Moses Keywoods land...on a spur of the mountain...February 4, 1783 - Thomas Hardwick, assignee of John Carson, assignee of George Teeter, assignee of Jeremiah Hatfield...130 ac...on the waters of the north fork of Holston surveyed for Carson on September 2, 1774, actual settlement made in 1772...August 29, 1781 - Assigned to John McReonolds Signed: Thomas Hardwick Generation No. 2 2. Samuel2 Pepper (Robert1) was born November 20, 1735 in Lancaster Co, PA, and died 1804 in On New River, Montgomery Co, Va. He married Naomi Burke March 13, 1764, daughter of James Burke and Polly Bane. She was born February 01, 1745/46 in Salem, VA. Children of Samuel Pepper and Naomi Burke are: 7. i. John Pepper. ii. William Pepper. iii. James Pepper. iv. Samuel Pepper. v. Joseph Pepper. vi. George Pepper, d. Childhood. vii. Benjamin Pepper, d. Childhood. viii. Jesse Pepper. 8. ix. Polly Pepper. x. Ruth Pepper, d. Childhood. 9. xi. Sallie Pepper. 8. Polly Pepper (Samuel2, Robert1) She married John Heavin Children of Polly Pepper and John Heavin are: i. Amy Heavin, m. Anderson B. Mathews. ii. Ruth Heavin, m. John McLure. Ruth Hall, died April 23, 1809 in Montgomery Co, VA;!! married Howard Heavin!! September 01, 1758 in Montgomery Co, VA; born October 09, 1734 in Kent Co, MD; died April 23, 1809 in Montgomery Co, VA... Mar 4 1770, Botetourt Co Deed Book 1, p. 88. George Teater and Sarah his wife to Howard Heavin. 10 pounds, 85 acres on Crab Creek, a branch of the New River; Page 81.--12th February, 1768. Frederick Starn (Stern) to George Teetar, [pound sign]10, 85 acres by patent 22nd August, 1753, on Crab Creek, a branch of New River. Teste: W. Ingles, William Davis, John Taylor, John and Wm. Buchanan. Sent to George Teeter by his order, April, 1769." Botetourt Co Deed Book. Page 86. John Heavin, Sr. and Sarah Heavin to their sons Howard and John Heavin. For a valuable consideration. 330 acres on the south side of Woods River. (New River) Barbados Census 1680 - St. Michael Parish Parris Edward Parris George Pearce Richd Barbados Records, Wills and Administrations, Vol. 3, 1700--, compiled by Joanne Mcree Sanders GEN 929.3 729981 Sand Vol. 3 p. 314. Smith, Sarah, widow. St. Georges Parish, 10 Aug 1718 (sic in original), RB6/35, p. 310 My dau. Ann Thorne widow, my gr dau Christian Thompson and gr dau Elizabeth Bird the dau. of Christian Thompson; gr daus Ann Smith, Sarah Smith, Frances Smith at 16, and Elizabeth Lewis widow, the daus of son John Smith; gr dau Sarah Smith dau. of William Smith dec'd; gr dau Margaret Camil at 18 the dau of James Camil; gr chn Edward Paris, Sarah Parris, Margaret Paris, John Paris at 18, Thomas Paris at 18, Mary Paris, and Alexander Paris at 18 chn of son Alexander Paris and dau. Elizabeth Paris his wf; money due me from the son of John smith; my gr dau Elizabeth Martin at 16 or marriage the dau of John Martin and gr dau Elizabeth Martin his wf; gr dau Jane Greenidge; son John Smith and Susanna Smith his wf; son in law Alexander Paris - xtr. Signed Sarah X Smith. Wit: Frances Grant, John Martin, William Smith, Alex: X Smith. Proved 27 Jan 1714 (sic in original) Wm. Sharp, Recorded 27 Jan 1714.Alexander Paris at 18 chn of son Alexander Paris and dau. Elizabeth Paris his wf; money due me from the son of John smith; my gr dau Elizabeth Martin at 16 or marriage the dau of [John Martin] and gr dau Elizabeth Martin
Abstracts of Maryland Wills - Liber 25 1746-1748 msa.maryland.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html I live on with 180a of Isaac & John Lott & 20a of Unkles Good Will, to be laid out at the ...... George Parris & Dr. Jackson . . . my of the sloop to be sold & the money applied ..... William Dixon & myself & running to a corner tree belonging to Capt. >Will of George Pearis, Frederick County, Virginia, dated November 15, 1749; proven September 14, 1752</p>In the name of God Amen. I, George Pearis Senior of the County & parish of Frederick in the colony of Virginia, being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, though weak in Body, yet of a sound & perfect memory & understanding, do constitute this my last will and testament and desire it may be received by all as such revoking & disallowing all other will or wills, testimony, or testaments heretofore by me made or declared either by word of mouth or by writing and Imprimis. I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker, expecting his most gracious acceptance of it through all sufficient merits & meditations of my most compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to be the atonement for my sins and is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God by Him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them & who I trust will not reject his God fearing penitent sinner when I come to Him for mercy. In this hope & confidence I render up my soul in death, humbly beseeching the most Blessed and Glorious & only one God most Holy, most mercyful and gracious for the time of my dissolution and then to receive me to Himself unto that peace and rest and Incomparable Felicity which he has reserved for all that love and fear him. Amen Blessed by God, Imprimis, I give my body to the Earth from whence it was formed and order it to be buried at the Presbyterian meeting house in the county aforesaid in faith awaiting its Resurrection from thence at the last day. As for my burial, I desire I may decrease without pomp or state at the descretion of my executors hereafter named who I doubt not will attend with all requisite care and prudence as to my wishes. I will and positively order that all my lawful debts be paid and fully discharged. Then I give and bequeath to my Daughter Christian Neally one English Crown by reason I gave her a childs part already. Item I give and bequeath to my eldest son George Pearis one English Crown, Item I give my second son Richard Pearis that tract of land I bought of Peter Nelson whereon he now dwells to him, his heirs and assigns forever together with my best riding horse and my wearing apparel. Item I give and bequeath to my third and youngest son Robert Pearis that tract of patent land which I bought of William Hoge whereupon I now dwell for the use of him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Sarah, one end of my dwelling house ever which end she thinks best to choose during her lifetime or widowhood and also I do order and allow her twenty bushels of wheat and twenty bushels of Indian corn to be paid to her year by year by my said son Robert Pearis during her life or widowhood together with one third part of all my movable estate not disposed of yet. All bonds and bills and book debts what so ever accepted the remainder whereof shall fall to my son Robert after all my debts be discharged. Item I do leave that tract of land which I bought of Richard Morgan in the care of my son Robert for the space of seven years ensuing the date hereof and at the expiration of seven years I order it be sold and the price thereof lett out on interest and principal sum together with the interest shall be paid to my grandson George Pearis's oldest son called George at the age of twenty one years. But if in case said grandson should not live till the age of twenty one years then I order said tract of land to my second son Richard Pearis and his heirs and assigns forever. Item I do give to my grandson John Neally the sum of twenty five pounds current money to be paid and discharged to him in horses and mares by my son Robert at the age of 21 years and lastly I do nominate and appoint my dear and loving wife Sarah to be executrix and my son Robert Pearis to be executor of this my last Will and Testament together with the assistance of Col. James Wood and Lewis Neally to join wit. NOTE my grandson George Pearis's oldest son called George List of Frederick County, Virginia Clerk Fees Belonging to James WOOD ANNO DOM. 1744 (1) Tobacco Payments George Paris-----------137 George Teator.-------------103.
First and principally when it shall please God to call me hence, I resign my soul into his Almighty Protection humbly hoping for the remission of my sins through the merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors, hereinafter named. And as touching what worldly estate it hath pleased God of his Bounty and favor to bestow upon me (after all and singular just debts and funeral expenses are fully and Ultimately paid and satisfied); I do hereby give, devise and bequeath the same in manner and form following, that is to say, First, as the behavior of my wife Elizabeth Pearis for some considerable time past, during which I have not cohabited with her, has been such as she must on serious retrospect of her past conduct and appeal to her conscience be convinced that she is not equitably entitled to any share or interest in my estate; I do therefore, leaving her to that conviction, only give and bequeath her the sum of twenty pounds sterling, which sum I give in full of any demand or other claim whatever, which she can or may have set up or pretend to make on my estate either in law or otherwise— Item as to all and singular the rest and residue of my estate real and personal whatsoever and wherever the same may be or which I may in any manner of wise be interested or entitled unto at the time of my decease, I do hereby give, devise and bequeath the same unto and among my two daughters Elizabeth and Sarah Pearis their heirs and assigns forever, share and share alike. First allowing & deducting out of my said estate a sufficient sum for the maintenance and liberally educating of my daughter Sarah until she arrive at or attain her age of eighteen years— Lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friends Mr. John Cunningham and Mr. Christopher Nealey Exors of this last will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void all former & other wills by me at anytime heretofore made and declaring this only to be & contain my last will and testament wrote on this & preceding page of one sheet of post paper in the witness whereof I the said Robert Pearis have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty-ninety day of August in the year of our Lord one-thousand-seven-hundred-eighty-one. Robert Pearis Signed sealed, published & declared by the above named Rob. Pearis as & for his last will and testament in presence of us, who in his sight & of each other have at his request subscribed our names as witnesses here to. The word twenty in the sixth line from the bottom of the first page on the other side of the bequest to the testators wife being first erased and altered to the word two. Wm. Mason Jas. Cunningham Davd. Cunningham John Neely Proved before the Honorable William Bull, Esquire, Lieut. Governor, Intendant General of the Police and Ordinary of His Majesty's said province—this 7th December 1781 at the time qualified John Cunningham Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War: ... books.google.co.th/books?isbn=0806309245 Murtie June Clark - 1981 - Reference Muster, Captain Robert Pearis ' Company, SC Royalists, Camden, SC, 24 Feb 1781, 60 days inclusive, 24 Feb-24 Apr 1781 Name Remarks Pearis, Robert, ... NOTE while prisoner of patriots stes he was born in IRELAND Vol.2 1781 - Edward Sizemore, Owen Sizemore, privates Capt. Robert Pearis’ Co, SC Royalists, mustered at Camden, SC 24 Feb.1781, 60 days pay inclusive 24 Feb. 1781- 24 Apr. 1781, Dist. 19 Apr. 1781 1782 Bahama Island Registers Offices Dated 09th December 1790 Recorded in the Office Book II Page 460 Proved 15 December 1794 God’s will be done, I Richard Pearis the Elder, of the Island of New Providence, one of the Bahama Islands, Esquire, being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and being desirous to settle my worldly Affairs, whilist I have Capacity so to do, Do Make and Publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revolking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made, And first and principally I commit my Soul uinto the hands of my Creator who gave it and my body to the Earth to be interred at the discretion of my Executors herein after named and as to such Worldly ---- where with it hath pleased God to intrust me, I dispose of the same as followth, Imprimis I give bequeath and desire unto my wife Rhoda, in heir and bar of all Dower or Thirds, my three several Tracts of land on the Island of Abaco, Containing four hundred Acres, more or less, with the following Nine Negro Slaves to wit, Ishmael, Buisey, Rhina, Jack, Old Jenny, Rose, Venus, Sue and Bett, with the future Issue and increase of the said Female Slaves, And also all my Furniture, and Plate, from and immediately after my decease for and during the Term of her natural life, likewise all Debts and Monies that at my decease shall remain due and owing unto me from my agents James Simpson and Alexander Shaw Esquires and from and immediately after her decease, then my will is, and I direct that the afore said Land, Negroes, Furniture and Plate and such of the said Debts and Monies, as remain undisposed of by my said wife may be valued by three indifferent persons to be chosen by my Executors, and divided equally between my son Richard and my Daughters Sarah and Margaret, Share and Share alike, I also do hereby give and Devise my Lot of Land, Tenements, and Hereditaments, whereon I now reside, situated in the Western Suburbs of the Town of Nassau, with the retns Issues and Profits thereof, unto my said Wife Rhoda, form and immediately after my decease for and during the Term of her natural life, and After her deceases, then, I give an devise the same to my said Daughter Margaret, and the Heirs of her Body Lawfully to be begotten for ever, Four hundred Acres of land granted to me by the Governor and Council on Rum Key, likewise Ten Negroe slaves, known by the names of Smart, and his wife Doll, and her daughter Bett, Nancy and his sister Beck, Samson, Bog, Dina, {illegible) (illegible) and Sam, with the future Issue and Increase of the said female Salves, and my Horse and Chair, and for default of such Issue, then I give devise and bequeath the same, to my said Son Richard, and his Heirs for ever, Also I give and devise and bequeath unto my said son Richard and his Heirs for ever, my Tract of Land containing four hundred Acres on the Caicos, and adjoining his own Tract, like wise my two Negro Slaves, called Dick and Adam, with all my wearing Apparel and my Gold Watch, also I give Devise and bequeath, unto my said Son Richard and his Heirs for ever, All property of what nature or kind so ever which I am entitled unto in the United States of America, with all Debts due and owing unto me by any Person resident within the said United States of America, Also I give and devise my three Several Tracts of Land containing Five Thousand Acres more or less, situated on the River Pascagola in the Province of West Florida, unto my said three children Richard, Sarah, and Margaret, to be equally divided between them, Share, and Share alike, Also I give and bequeath unto my Grandson John Pearis Cunningham my three Negroe Slaves named Polydore, James and his wife Bella dna the future Increase of the Negro named Bella, Also I give and bequeath unto my grandson Richard Cunningham my four Negro Slaves named Prince, his wife Kate and their two sons Jack and Pearis and the future Increase of the Negro Kate. Also I give and Bequeath unto my grandson Robert Cunningham my three Negro Salves named Primus, Young Jenny and Fame and the future Increase of the Female of the said Slaves, And I hereby Nominate and appoint my said Son Richard, and my friends Thomas Forbes, and William Moss , of New Providence afore Said Esquires, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I the said Richard Pearis the Elder have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety, and in the thirty first year of his Majesty’s Reign / Richd M Pearis Snr. Signed, Sealed, published And declared, by the above Named Richard Pearis the Elder And for his Last will, and Testament in the presence of us, Who have hereunto …. Subscribed our names as witnesses There to in the presence of the Said Testator and in the presence Of each other William Jones Chars. F. Taylor Jno Armstrong Bahama Island ) New Providence ) Personally appeared before me The Right Honorable John Earl of Dunmore His Majestys Lieutenant and Governor General of the said Island Chancellor Vice Admiral and Ordinary of the same John Armstrong of New Providence Attorney at Law who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God. Declares that he was present and did see the within Testator Richard Pearis sign, seal Publish and Declare and within Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament and that when he the Testator so did he was of sound disposing Mind, Memory and understanding according to this deponents best discerning and this deponent also further declares that he together with William Jones and Charles F. Taylor subscribed their names as Witnesses to the due Execution thereof Jno Armstrong Sworn to this 15th ) December 1794 Before Me )
[Morgan] Bryan undoubtably explored the Shenandoah Valley during the late 1720s. In 1730, he and a prominent Quaker named Alexander Ross of Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented a colonization plan to Lieut. Governor William Gooch and his Council in Virginia. Bryan was viewed as the businessman while Ross was to recruit Quakers for the new settlement. The partners succeeded in obtaining a 100,000[-acre] grant south of the Potomac River and west of Opequon Creek extending to North Mountain. Ross established his area on the west side of Opequon Creek in present-day Frederick County, while Bryan oversaw the area that now lies in Berkeley County, West Virginia, in both Opequon Valley and part of Back Creek Valley. Ross did not extend his settlement into Back Creek Valley. The government would issue grants and patents over the following two years to the 100 families which Bryan and Ross believed they could attract. Some families arrived before 1732, but the project failed to meet the 2-year deadline, and grants were not issued until November 1735. Some settlers who claimed land in the geographic area of the Bryan-Ross land order, within the 1730-1732 period, were Abraham Hollingsworth, Enoch Pearson, Thomas Babb, Isaac Parkins, George Pearis, John Calvert, William Hoge, Robert Heaton, William Rannells, John Frost, George Bruce, et al. By 1735, Bryan and Ross had settled only 70 families. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775 books.google.co.th/books?isbn=0806312297 2009 - Reference Mr. William Baylis. Adj. George Pearis. 15 Apr. 1762 K-398: Mr. George Ross of Maryland 460 A. in Frederick Co. including where Thomas Flannerly lived. Surv. Colonial Records of South Carolina, Series 2. Documents Relating to Indian Affairs, 1754 – 1765, pages 98 and 99 contain a letter from John Smith, William Preston and Richard Pearis to the "Catawbaws," written in 1756. The letter, in part, states: "John Smith, William Preston and Richard Pearis to the Catawbaws and is given, Fort Frederick, Jan. 13th, 1756. The Chain of Friendship between you and your Brothers of Virginia we hope will be kept clear and bright as long as the Sun and Moon endures "...for we intend to march in 20 Days with a Body of 300 Men against the Shawannes in which Expedition have great reason to hope for Success especially if attended by a Number of our Brothers the Catawbaws who are known to be a People of undoubted Valour and Integrity. The Indian Messenger Kerorostekee lived formerly in your Nation and since his Departure has killed two of his Enemies which we hope will be acceptable to you with George Paris the white Messenger. From your Friends and Brothers, Jno. Smith Wm. Preston Richd. Pearis"
ALEXANDER MARTIN Purchased from GEORGE PEARIS ROWAN COUNTY, NC. DEED BOOK 7, Page 110 13 SEPTEMBER 17(68)
and all trees, woods, waters ways commodities advantages hereditaments whatsoever with the appurtenances situate lying and being as aforesaid with their & every of their rights members & appurtenances whatsoever and the reversion and reversions, remainder & remainders of all & singular the said land & tenements hereditaments & premises hereby granted or intended to be granted or any of them or any part or parcel thereof and all rents, issues services & profits to them or any of them or any part or parcel of them or any of them incident belonging or appertaining. And also all every the estate & estates rights titles claims interests & demands whatsoever of him the said George Pearis into or out of the said lands tenements hereditaments & premises hereby granted or mentioned to be granted or of them or any part or parcel thereof. To have & to hold the said land tenements hereditaments & premises granted with their appurtenances to the said Alexander Martin his heirs & assigns to the only proper use & behoof of the said Alexander Martin, Esq., his heirs & assigns forever. And the said George Pearis for him his heirs, Executors & Administrators doth herby covenant & agree that he the said Geroge Pearis his heirs, executors & administrators shall & will at all times warrant & forever defend the said premises to the said Alexander Martin his heirs & assigns against all lawful claims demands whatsoever whereby the above mentioned premises might or may be affected or incumbered, contrary to the true intent & meaning of these presents. In Witness whereof the said George Pearis has hereunto set his hand & seal the day and year first above written. Signed, Sealed & delivered /s/ George Pearis {seal} In the presence of: EDWARD HUNTER George Magoune North Carolina} This is to certify that the within deed was entered in open court and recorded in the Clerk’s office according to Law. Rowan County } Let it be registered ~ Test. John Frohock, C.C.
1743. Timothy Yeats and Mrs. Rebecca Young. Dec. 12. John Rice, George Parris. 1744. William Bonner and Sarah Luten. Aug. 21. W. Luten, Geo. Parris. John Hull and Ann Martin. Sept. 12. Geo. Parris. >Frederick Will Book 2, page 89: Deed Book E, on pg. 45, 25 December 1786, George Paris of RCNC to Freeman Jones of same. 100 acres on the south fork of Brights Creek of Green River. Granted 29 July 1779 to George Parris. Wit. Isham Raves, John Jones, Robert Parris. #660 Isaac Conner born about 1767, a twelve-year-old "Mulatto" ordered bound to George Parris until the age of thirty-one years in Tryon County on 18 January 1779 [Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions]. CONNER, ISAAC, page 53 (Moss) b. 1757, Winchester, VA While residing in Rutherford County, NC, Isaac Conner enlisted during Jul 1778 in the militia under Ensign William Bailey, Capt. Burney, and Cot Elijah Clarke as a substitute for George Parris (?) (to whom he was bound as an apprentice). He was in a skirmish at Hogg's (?) Mill (Union County, SC). He next volunteered during 1779 under Capt. Samuel Miller and Maj. Joseph McDowell. When the unit was approaching Kings Mountain, Col. Col. Campbell became commander. In 1781 he volunteered under Capt. Samuel Miller and Maj. Joseph McDowell. The unit marched to Cowpens and came under the command of Col. Pickens. Conner was wounded in the right side during the battle. In the spring of 1782 he volunteered under Lt. Lewis Clark, Capt. John Clark, and Col. Elijah Clarke and was engaged in scouting in NC and SC Conner, Isaac, S10465 25Dec1832, Pendleton Co KY, Capt Samuel Miller, Major Joseph McDowell at BKM, earlier was with Elijah Clarke Paris, Robert, S31287, 01Dec1833, age 83, Shelby Co KY. Capt Young, Col Campbell. Pepper, Elisha (k) LP Summers said Pepper was from Montgomery County KIA at BKM. He also says Pepper’s Washington Co estate settlement was ordered 21Aug1782. Surveyor shoes two Powell River tracts 22Sep1782 and 19Feb1783. The Montgomery County militia fought at Shallow Ford, not BKM. Reynolds, Henry Craven County 1769 NC Early Census Lewis Conner George Parris Montgomery formed 1822 from Indian lands; Fountain 1825, Tippecanoe 1826 formed from it 1830 - Caleb 49 / James 59 / Joseph 57
1840 - Caleb, John, William, William jf 687 / James 749 / Paris 689
Marriages Conner, William - Teter, Nancy 24 Jul 1829 Conner, Paris - Gott, Eliza Jane 09 Sep 1836 Caleb Conner... was born in Kentucky, and throughout much of his life was employed as a millwright and blacksmith. He was a pioneer of Montgomery Co., IN, where he entered some Government land and improved a good farm. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. His religious views were in sympathy with the doctrine fo the Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Politically he was first a Whig, and later a Republican, and served his fellow citizens in the office of Justice of the Peace, as well as in other places of trust. He married Miss Susannah Teeter, who was of Scotch-Irish descent, and they became the parents of seven sons and three daughters." 2979 (Conner, Caleb) › Page 17 You are here: Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 › Cherokee › Cherokee by Blood › 2945 - 3055 › 2979 (Conner, Caleb) › Page 17 Search the Dawes Final Rolls
Summary of some documents filed in the West family's case to be ... freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cspowell/text/dawes.txt Affadavit of Mary Riley - May 25, 1885 Downingville or Vinita, Cherokee Nation. ... Affadavit of Caleb Conner - Aug. ..... States saw Nancy Anderson(nee Gentry? hard to read) his grandmother and his mother's name on the Roll of 1835. Affadavit of Caleb Conner - Aug. 29, 1896 Indian Territory Conner aged 57 resides Delaware District citizen of Cherokee Nation States lived in Delaware District 38 years and have known the Wests in the Cherokee Nation since 1863. States has lived near Perry & Isham West a number of years. LINZY HOUSTON McDORMAN MARY ADELINE TEETER OLIVIA LEVISA RODMAN Linzy Houston McDORMAN was born 18 August 1851 in Greene County, Missouri and was the son of William Henry and Susan Elizabeth(McMULLEN) McDORMAN . He grew up on the family farm on Rattlesnake Creek, Greene County. After the death of his parents in 1868 & 1869, he left Missouri and traveled about 120 miles to Indian Territory (later Vinita, Oklahoma) and where he worked for William Preston Teeter in a sawmill.
Willis about 1796 and died in 1818 in Garrard Co., Ky Samuel Teeter was born 2-27-1763 in Augusta, VA, married Elizabeth Ray, and died 10-11-1815. George Teeter Jr. was born about 1765 in VA, married Mary Van Cleave in Madison Co., KY, and died 2-3-1834. Robert Teeter was born about 1770 and was living in 1812. Paris Teeter was born 3-26-1780, married Rebecca E. Totten ca 1803 and died 3-17-1864. Lewis Craig Teeter married Sally Powe ca 1815 Sarah/Sally Teeter born ca 1773 or 78 married Samuel Griffith 6-12-1791 Nancy Teeter married James Davis 12-19-1817 Susannah Teeter married Henry Reynolds 8-7-1815
William Teeter and Nancy Willis had children; Samuel B. Teeter born 7-4-1796 in Garrard Co., KY and married Sarah Santee. He died 2-15-1863 in Montgomery Co, IN. Sarah remarried 10-23-1839 to George Sinnett. Sussan Teeter married Caleb Connor---------------------------------------- GRANDSON PARIS M CONNER Robert Teeter John Teeter was born 5-8-1808 in Garrard Co., Ky, married Elizabeth Rush 12-30-1831 and died 1-12-1874 in Marengo, IA Emily Teeter
Samuel B. and Sarah Santee Teeter's children: NOTE Sarah Santee father John Santee Lumbee Tribe Robeson Co NC William Preston Teeter born 6-29-1828 in IN, married 8-22-1850 to Sarah Ann Rodman, died 4-6-1876 in Indian Terr./OK. Susan Teeter married James H. Sinnett Sally R. Teeter married George Sinnett Paris H. Teeter married Elizabeth Levisa J. Teeter married Andrew Harris and Hugh H. Rodman after Andrew died. Samuel Teeter
William P. ("Pres") and Sarah's children: Bill Teeter Bryan Teeter Sue Teeter Hugh Teeter Mary Adeline Teeter was born 5-12-1856 in Keokuk Co., IA, married Linsey Houston McDorman in Maysville, AK, and died 7-25-1907 in Robert Lee, TX Arvada Maria Teeter was born 2-23-1869 in Vinita, OK and was married to Robert Luther White 12-9-1886 in Centre City, TX and died 2-24-1941 in San Angelo, TX
Arvada Maria and Robert Luther 's children: Lindsey Edgar and Luther Edwin White born 12-6-1887. Edwin died 7-18-1891. Edgar married Elbie Satathite 7-15-1905 and died6-17-1943 in Robert Lee, TX Robert Artie White born 5-18-1889 in Brown Co., TX, married Maggie Kincaid, and died 7-15-1958 in San Angelo, TX Johney Wesley White born 3-4-1892 and died 9-21-1894 Bettie Adeline White born 8-9-1895 in San Angelo, TX, married Henry Thomas 4-30-1912, and died 7-3-1980 in Valiant, Ok Katie Mae White was born 6-6-1901 in San Angelo, TX and died 7-20-1983. She was married to Charlie Wise, Lee Moffett and Kincannon. Charles Arthur White was born 3-13-1903, married Ruby Maude Phillips 9-30-1923 in Boswell, OK and died in Aug., 1975 in Delano, CA Ola Arvada White was born 8-9-1906 in San Angelo, TX, married James Madison Moorehead 12-25-1921 in San Angelo, TX and died 2-22-1966. Addie Bell White was born 11-22-1907 in Martin Co., TX. married Johnie Dile Moorehead 4-11-1925 and died in the 1990s in TX. She was also married to Herbert Boatright, Dwight Boatright and Rev. Mack Gray
Names of persons who have obtained marriage licenses under the Intermarriage law in Saline District, C. N. 8 Thomas P. Rodman Oct. 2nd, 1869 13 Wm. N. West Sept. 5th, 1880 Cher.
Search the Dawes Final Rolls Your search returned 6 Results To narrow your search results please select a tribe. Name Age Sex Blood Card No. Tribe Roll No. Alice Teter 33 Female 1/32 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7017 Clara Teter 11 Female 1/64 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7018 Myrtle Teter 8 Female 1/64 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7019 Walter Teter 6 Male 1/64 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7020 Edna Teter 4 Female 1/64 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7021 Goldie E. Teter 1 Female 1/64 Card #2764 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7022 Search the Dawes Final Rolls Your search returned 181 Results To narrow your search results please select a tribe. Name Age Sex Blood Card No. Tribe Roll No. Malachi Parris 59 Male 1/16 Card #220 Cherokee by Blood Roll #679 George Parrish 29 Male 1/4 Card #3240 Cherokee by Blood Roll #7955 George Bud Parris 50 Male 1/2 Card #6058 Cherokee by Blood Roll #14452 George Bud Jr. Parris 2 Male 1/2 Card #6058 Cherokee by Blood Roll #14459 Robert B. Parris 8 Male 1/32 Card #6755 Cherokee by Blood Roll #16167 George Parris 28 Male 1/4 Card #6947 Cherokee by Blood Roll #16580 Robert Parris 32 Male Card #385 Cherokee Freedmen Roll #1002 Caleb Parris 57 Male Card #647 Cherokee Freedmen Roll #1640
Revolutionary War Soldiers That Lived In Kentucky Pendleton County Isaac Conner 85 Note: Wife: Christian Pearis (misspelled Paris/Parris/Parrish) Christian is buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery in Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi along with her oldest son ( Richard Jones), Richard's wife( Rachel Johnson), her daughter (Annie Lovy Jones), and Annie's husband (Henry H. Johnson). Exact location of grave in the cemetery is unknown. On a large memorial marker at the cemetery is written: Freeman Jones Sr. widow Christina Paris Jones came to Newton County Ms. to live after he died in Pickens County 8-26-1835. She died in 1850 in Newton County Ms. Christian is believed to be the daughter of George Pearis (#2) of Tryon County, North Carolina who had a sister named Christian. The Pearis family were Presbyterians immigrating from County Tyrone, Ireland to Pennsylvania to eventually settle in Winchester, Virginia. Her brother Capt. George Pearis (#3) of Pearisburg, Va. was also a hero of the Revolutionary War battle of Shallow Ford. George Pearis (#2) had two brothers Captains Richard & Robert Pearis who served in the French & Indian Wars and are mentioned in the writings of George Washington, but side with the British in the Revolutionary War. Freeman Jones and Christian Parris (Pearis) lived in Smith County, TN near Bletcher's Lick There is maybe a connection to Smyth Co 1800 court minuets “Benjamin Totten took the oath of Deputy Sheriff in Open Court. “ Benjamin Tottens daughter Easter was the daughter in law of Rhoda Pearis Paris married to George Hohimer a son of Rhoda Pearis.. Easters sister Rebecca Totten was married to Parris Teator a son of George Teator Sr and Sarah Pearis. 1783 to 85 Greene TN Tax list. Robert Paris Wiliam Jones -Freemans brother. Benjamin Totten Captain R. Jones being sent to Hancock Co. about 1813 to recruit a company of Choctaw Indians to go the Tombigbee River in SW Alabama. (2)The Choctaw Battalion under Pushmataha had 150 warriors. Note that Pushmataha was the uncle of Richmond Speaks who married Susannah Elizabeth Jones (dau Freeman Sr./Christian) in Madison Co.Ala on April 23, 1812. Richmond Speaks received a pension for War of 1812 as well as Susannah as his widow. Captain R. Jones being sent to Hancock Co. about 1813 to recruit a company of Choctaw Indians to go the Tombigbee River in SW Alabama. (2)The Choctaw Battalion under Pushmataha had 150 warriors. Note that Pushmataha was the uncle of Richmond Speaks who married Susannah Elizabeth Jones (dau Freeman Sr./Christian) in Madison Co.Ala on April 23, 1812. Richmond Speaks received a pension for War of 1812 as well as Susannah as his widow.One of Newton County’s most notable residents of the past was a man by the name of Jack Amos. Jack Amos was a Choctaw Indian and was born about March of 1830, based on information given in his deposition before the Dawes Commission in 1901. In this deposition Jack stated that several individuals told him that he “was crawling†when the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed on September 27, 1830. In both of his Dawes applications of 1896 and 1901, Jack testified that he was a full-blood Choctaw Indian and that both of his parents were also full-blood Choctaws. Jack listed his father as Apa-tom-by and his mother as Nah-ha-tema. From his own testimony and through the writings of H. S. Halbert, Jack Amos is known to be the grandson of Nahotima, a sister of Chief Pushmataha. Deed Book E, on pg. 45, 25 December 1786, George Paris of RCNC to Freeman Jones of same. 100 acres on the south fork of Brights Creek of Green River. Granted 29 July 1779 to George Parris. Wit. Isham Raves, John Jones, Robert Parris. #660 And in the Rutherford County NC Deed Book L, pg 91 - there is an entry: p. 134, 1 May 1793, Freeman Jones of RCNC to David Jection of same, 100 pounds, 100 acres on the south fork of Brights Creek of Green River. Wit. William Mills, John Mills, Marvil Mills. #1376, 27 March 1795 Kentucky Deeds "Jones, Freeman & Christian, wife, to Elijah M. Covington $1200 one tract of 200a to Rowland Williams' line. Tract of 200a to Thos Chapmanss line. Wit: John Goodwin, John Elder, Geo (X) Green, John Mcilroy. 1-2-1804" (from Sandi Gorin's abstracts of the Warren Co KY Deed Bk B, her pg. 21). 1792 Madison Ky Tax list. George Tetor Robert Parris. 1797 Shelby Ky Tax list. Robert Paris Robert Teator- father of Rebecca Parris Teator "In the name of God Amen, I Robert Paris of the County of Shelby and State of KY. being very old and infirm in body but of a sound mind and disposing memory do make a and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit: First, my will is that as soon as convenient after my death my executor to proceed to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses. Secondly, I do give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Joshua Harrison of the State of Indiana my two servants Billy and his wife Clary for the term of six months, and at the expiration of the aforesaid six months then my will and desire is that the said two Negros, Billy and Clary shall be free for and during their natural lives and their increase, and my will and desire is that my two servants Billy and Clary have the following articles of property. To wit, Billy to have my wearing cloaths, my old saddle and bridle, my black horse and bridle collar and gears, an axe and hoe, a yearling heifer without horns, a square dining table, tea kettle, 4 gallon pot, frying pan, stew kettle, smoothing iron, skillet, and all the chickens, then two beds and all their bed cloaths, and wearing cloaths of every description, a washing tub, pail and bucket, coffee pot, and all the earthen wear and household stuff which they have in possession to 12 plates, 6 knives, and forks, 1 large dish, Teapot & Canister two chairs, two umbrellas, two chests and candlestick - Clary to have my wifes sidesaddle, my servants to have one halter chain and six tumblers. "Thirdly, my will is that Executor sell the residue of my perishable property on such credit as he may think proper, my land having been already disposed of. The money arising from such sale to be equally divided between all my my children and their legal Representatives except my two daughters, Nancy Baugh and Polly Ellis to them I give nothing they have already received all I intend for them. 4th I bequeath to the Baptist Church of Six Mile ten dollars. 5th - - I give to my son-in-law Robert Keaton my New saddle, bridle, martingale, and saddlebags. 6th - - I do hereby dispense with all appraisement of my property and my will is that the Court require no security of my executor. And lastly, I do appoint my friend Mr. W. Ford executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other and former wills. In witness thereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 19th day of March 1838. Signed in the presence of us James Clayton his Levi Armstrong James Ford Robert X Paris (SEAL) mark Shelby County Court April term 1838 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Robert Paris dec'd was produced to the Court whereupon James Ford and Levi Armstrong subscribing witnesses, thereto being sworn, state that said writing was acknowledged by the said Paris as his last will and testament that they believe he was of sound disposing mind and memory at the time of doing same, which will is ordered to be recorded and thereupon William W. Ford the executor came into Court and took upon himself the further of the execution thereof. Having taken the oath required by law and entered into bond without security, that being dispensed with by will in the penalty of $1000 condition as the law directs. Probate of said will is granted him in the form of law. Att. Jas S Witaker C Ck
Colonel Martin Armstrong, who was in command of the military district in and around Salem, North Carolina, sent his small son, Thomas T. Armstrong, then but little above twelve years of age, with an appeal for help to Major Joseph Cloyd, whose residence was on Back Creek, now in Pulaski County. To avoid suspicion, and to prevent his son from being intercepted, knowing that he had to pass the tory settlements to reach Major Cloyd, he dressed him in a full tory suit, and the manly and brave little fellow carried the message safely to Major Cloyd (this incident was related to the author by Mrs. Colonel Napoleon D. French, the grand-daughter of Colonel Martin Armstrong, and the daughter of Colonel Thomas T. Armstrong, the lad who carried the message.) Joseph Cloyd was the Major of the Montgomery County militia of which William Preston was the Colonel and Commandant. Cloyd was directed to raise three companies of horsemen forthwith and to proceed to Surry County, North Carolina, and to aid in suppressing the tories. Among the companies detailed for this service, was one commanded by Captain George Pearis, another by Captain Bryant, but the author has been unable to ascertain the name of the captain who commanded the remaining company. General Jethro Sumner in a letter to General Gates, dated Camp McGoon's Creek, October 4, 1780, says "That he encloses a copy of the letter of Colonel William Preston, of Botetourt, Virginia, dated the 18th day of September, 1780, stating that a body of horsemen is in that section moving against the tories on the Yadkin." General Sumner seemed not to have been aware of the presence of the Virginia troops in that neighborhood, except through the letter of Colonel Preston, and a conversation had by him with Colonel Armstrong. In his letter General Sumner refers to the forks of the Yadkin, and to the Shallow ford thereof, and states that he suspects the latter point to be the object of the enemy. This letter also refers to a conversation in which Colonel Armstrong informs him of the approach of three troops of horsemen from Virginia. General William Smallwood, writes to General Gates, (Colonial records in Library of Congress,) from Moravian town, now Salem, under date of October 16,1780, and states, "But upon return of my scouts last evening they informed me that the enemy had attempted to cross the Shallow ford the day before, 17th day of October, 1780, but they were attacked by Major Cloyd with one hundred and sixty of the Virginia and Carolina militia, and that fifteen of the tories were found dead and four wounded. (Note: The tory army numbered 310 and was commanded by Colonel Gideon and Captain Hezakiah Wright.--"Draper's Heroes of King's Mountain, page 438.") Captain Pearis received in this battle a very severe wound in the shoulder, which disabled him for further military duty. In this battle he killed with his own sword, a man by the name of Burke, his own cousin, from whom he took his sword and this with his own sword together with his uniform with the bullet hole in the shoulder thereof, were preserved in the family until the burning of Princeton, where the same were destroyed together with the house of Mrs. Louisa A. Pearis, where they had been left for preservation. These men under Major Cloyd, were minute or emergency men, and were called out for only three months service, and returned to their homes about the first of January, 1781. Thomas Farley, who was a member of Captain Pearis' company, in his sworn application made before the County Court of Giles County in 1832, for a pension, states his enlistment was with Captain Pearis on the first of October, 1780, and gives the details of the march under Major Cloyd to the Shallow ford of the Yadkin, and of the battle there, and that his captain, Pearis, was wounded in the battle and that he nursed him after he was wounded. An examination of the Pearis Bible discloses that George Pearis was born February 16, 1746 and was married to Eleanor Howe February 26. 1771. Robert Alexander Pearis was probably two years younger than his brother George. He married also a daughter of Joseph Howe, and about 1790 removed with his family to Kentucky and settled in what is now Bourbon County, and from whom it is said the town of Paris in that County is named. He had a son, who in the early history of that state was a member of the l! egislature. George Pearis remained in the vicinity of Pepper's Ferry until the spring of 1782. Prior to this time he had been made a captain of one of the militia companies of the County of Montgomery. O the advance of the British Army into the Carolina's, in the fall of 1780, there was a Tory uprising in Surry County, North Carolina, of such formidable proportion as to impel Gen. Martin Armstrong, commanding that military district, to call on Maj. Joseph Cloyd with three companies of mounted men, one of which was commanded by Capt. George Pearis, marched to the state of North Carolina, where he was joined by some of the militia of that state, augmenting his forces to about 160 men, with which he, on the 14th day of the month, attacked the Tories at Shallow Ford of the Yadkin, defeating them with a loss of fifteen killed and a number wounded. Major Cloyd had one killed and a few wounded, among them Captain Pearis, severely, through the shoulder. The fight cleared the way for the crossing of General Green's Army at this ford, which the Tories were seeking to obstruct. Captain Pearis returned home wounded and in addition to his suffering from his wound had the misfortune t! o lose his wife by death in a few days after his return, she dying on November 14th. Captain Pearis' wound disabled him from performing further military service, and having purchased from Capt. William Ingles, about the year 1779, for seventy pounds sterling (about $350.00), the tract of 204 acres of land on New River--whereon is now situated Pearisburg station on the line of the Norfolk 7 Western Railway, and which land was know for years as the Hale and Charleston tracts----he, in the spring of 1782 removed thereto, erecting his dwelling house at a point nearly due south of the residence of Mr. Edward C. Hale, and a little to the southeast of where the road from Mr. Hales house unites with the turnpike. Two or three years after Captain Pearis made his location he had a ferry established across the New River, and kept a small stock of goods, and later kept public entertainment. On October 5, 1784, he married Rebecca Clay, daughter of Mitchell Clay. The children of Col. Georg! e Pearis and his wife, Rebecca Clay Pearis, were: George N.,Robert Alexander, Samuel Pepper, Charles Lewis; their daughters, Rebecca, Julia, Rhoda, Sallie and Eleanor. State of Tennessee } Magistrates office June 23rd 1835 Hawkins County } On this 23rd day of June in the year 1835 personally appeared before me William Bubb an acting Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid Aaron Collier, a resident of Lee County in the State of Virginia aged 85 years past, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. This applicant states that he was born in Bedford County in the State of Virginia on the 15th day of January in the year 1750. That he lived in Montgomery County Virginia when he first entered the service of the Untied States as a volunteer under Captain George Parris [sic: George Pearis]. that the object of this call for volunteers was to attack the Indians on the frontier. The call was made by Col Wm. Preston. That the Company to which this applicant belonged met at the house of William Bobit [Bobbit or Bobbet], from thence to Col. Preston, and from thence to the mouth of big Stoney creek [Stony Creek]. here was a fort called Hatfields Fort [near New River and Pearisburg]. at this Fort they were stationed as well as he now remembers about two weeks guarding the frontier from the Indians. from this Fort they had to retreat, having heared that a large body of Indians were in the neighborhood of the Fort & intended to attack it. That they marched about ten miles up New river & thence up Sinking creek to near its head where they halted & were stationed about two months at a Fort called Lucas Fort. at this fort his term of service expired & he was discharged by his Captain & returned home. This Term of service lasted three months. This Applicant states that owing to old age & the consequent loss of memory he will not state positively the time he entered this Term of service but to the best of his recolection he entered the service for the month of June in the year 1780. This Applicant further states that [one or two illegible words] again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer, under the same Captain, George Parris. he cannot state particularly the time but to the best of his recolection it was in the Month of October in the year 1781 or 1782 [sic] for he has a verry imperfect recolection of dates, that this call for volunteers was made by Major Cloid [sic: Joseph Cloyd] to subdue the tories who had collected as it was understood, some place on the Yadkin river, that the company to which this Applicant belonged met at William Bobits. here Major Cloid took the command from Bobits they were marched up New river to the Mouth of Little river [in present Grayson County]. thence up Little river to near its head [in present Alleghany County NC], thence across the Blue ridge down to the Mulberry fields [now Wilkesboro in Wilkes County], thence to the head of the Cataba [sic: Catawba] river. here they received an express that the tories were collected at the Shallow ford of the Yadkin which caused them to be marched back, passing in sight of the Mulberry fields & thence on to the Shallow ford of the Yadkin, here within about a quarter of a mile of the ford they met the tories on a ridge at the fork of the road & had a battle with them [14 Oct 1780], in which the tories were defeated, having about eight of their men killed & seventeen wounded. the loss on the whig side was one killed & about three wounded, among whom was Captain Parris. that the company remained on the battle ground all night & from thence they were marched down the river a few miles & hutted at a washe house till the next day. from thence they returned to the Ford & having placed the wounded Captain on a litter they brought him on to the Moravian town, where they left him under the care of a doctor being discharged at this place, they returned home. he thinks his discharge was signed by Cloid his major. that he never took any care of his discharge thinking that it would be of no use to him so that he cannot tell now what became of it. This Applicant further states that the dates heretofore set down by him may be incorrect; but they are to the best of his recolection, which is verry incorrect. He states that his last term of service lasted three months. This Applicant further states that he has no record of his age, but there was one which he left with his son in the State of Virginia. He further states that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. This applicant further states that he lives in Lee County Virginia which joins Hawkins County & the reason he applied in Hawkins is that a part of of his testimony, that is there who had been acquainted with him for a number of years, lived in Hawkins & he could have his business attended to more conveniently. this applicant further states that there is no Clergyman in his neighborhood, but that he is well known to Robin Chiles & Benjamin Davis & Jonathan Pridemore William C. Harrison who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. This Applicant states that since the Revolution he has been living in Virginia, the most of the time in Lee County where he now lives He states that he never received a commission. This Applicant states that he cannot state positively the length of time he served, for he may have served longer than the periods above set forth, but to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods above stated, making six months in all and for such service he claims a pension. This Applicant further states that the reason he has not applied for his pension before this is that he has been unable to get about & is at this Time scarcely able. This applicant states that he is verry infirm & unable to attend Court. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of Virginia Aaron hisXmark Collier FROM GEORGE RODGERS CLARK ILLINIOS REGIMENT 18490-11-858-859-June 28, 1784: Entries certifying that Henry Walker, Joseph Hare and John French served as spies from April 13, 1783 to May 14, 1783 and March 17, 1783 to April 12, 1783. Names: Daniel Trigg, Joseph Cloyd, Capt. George Pearis.
Collier, Aaron 1 3 7 Haven, John 1 5 6 Haven, Howard 1 8 16 How, Joseph 1 13 30 Paris, George 1 1 6 16 The 1806 Giles County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List Clay, Henry 1 1 .12 Clay, Mitchel, Jr. 1 2 .24 Clay, Mitchel, Sen. 1 1 2 .68 Pearis, George 2 3 7 13 11.96 The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Land Tax List How, Daniel 200 70 14/ How, Daniel 160 30 6/ Pepper, Samuel 99 75 15/ Paris, George 170 45 9/ Paris, George 400 15 3/ Paris, George 400 40 8/ Totten, John 210 17/10 3/6 Who was M legatees of Benjamin M Totten, records.ancestry.com/Stephen_F_Teater_records.ashx?pid=2444405 Stephen F Teater Minerva Paris Teater Paris M.Teater Paris M. Conner Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana April 28, 1905 Paris M. Conner died at his home on East Main Street about 4 Tuesday morning. He has been in feeble health for more than a year suffering greatly with heart trouble. On Sunday night he suffered a paralytic stroke and never regained consciousness. The funeral services at the ME Church on Thursday afternoon were conducted by Rev. GW Alley and Rev. WF Gibson. The body was interred at Maple Ridge after a funeral ceremony by the Masons and Odd Fellows. Mr. Conner was born on the Nathaniel Dowden farm 5 miles north of Waveland Dec 15, 1830. He married Miss Mary J. Servies Jan 20, 1853. To them were born two children, William and Mrs. John Sharp. Mrs. Conner survives him as do two brothers, Frank Conner of Paris, Tx; and William Conner of North Liberty Ind; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Harrison of Danville, Ill and Mrs. Emma Richards of Indianapolis. He has been an active and public spirited citizen and will be missed in this community. He served for a number of years as town trustee and justice of the peace and it is a noticeable fact that he always set justice and peace above prospective fees and kept down many a lawsuit. He was town clerk at the time of his death although increasing ill health prevented him from attending to the office. He was a builder and contractor and there are a few houses in this section but show his handiwork. He took great pride in good, substantial work and was not satisfied with less than the best. He was an honored member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and active in all its good works, filling different official positions. He joined the Masons 40 years ago and at later dates the AOUW and Odd Fellows. In all these orders he was a faithful member and held many responsible positions. He was insured in the AOUW for $2,000. His entire life was one of toil, accompanied by thoughtful endeavor in the pursuit of noble things. He was a kind friend, a devoted husband, loving father and a Christian of sterling character.
.tripod.com/paris/richardpearis.htm Dec 23, 2006 - One researcher maintains Richard Pearis had a Caucasian wife, Rhoda, and ..... I found an index of a will for Richard M. Pearis on the Bahamas Supreme Court Will Index INDEX TO THE SUPREME COURT WILLS 1722 - 1917 49. Pearis, Richard M. ___________ 15 December 1794 Extracted a exceprt from the Earliest ray produced by Garrard family Genealogist and Garrard Historian Robert Evans. In Jan 1816, Zachariah Ray served as one of three appraisers for the estate of Elijah Evans. One of the others was William McQueery. The executors were Pleasant Alverson and Paris M Teator. For some mysteroius reason Richard M Pearis the uncle of George Teators wife Sarah , George Teators son Parris and Parris M Teator father inlaw Benjamin Totten all shared the middle intial M. Early Voters of Menard County--"H" Names" - Illinois Ancestors www.illinoisancestors.org/menard/voters/ev_h.html HOHAMMER, E. Walnut Grove, 07 Aug 1843. HOHAMMER, H.(?) Farmers Point, 01 Aug 1844. HOHAMMER, Henry, Indian Creek, 5 Aug 1839. HOHAMMER ... Reminicence of William Elias Hohimer at the age of 78 years and 10 months this Jan 1st 1925.However, Henry Hohimer's fist wife, Rhoda Parris, was half indian.. Garrard County Marriages March 8, 1803 to July 10, 1804 George Hohimer groom bride Easter Totten may 6 1803 bond George Teater [State of Franklin, 1787] From The State Records of North Carolina, Vol. XXII, pp. 705-714 The Honourable, The General Assembly of North Carolina now sitting-- The Inhabitants of the Western Country Humbly Sheweth:
Henry Hohammer Marriages of Bute and Warren Counties, North Carolina 1764-1868 books.google.co.th/books?isbn=0806313013 1991 - History Hines, Henry & Polley Evans, 9 Feb 1805; Jones Williams, bin; M. Duke Johnson C. C. ... Hohammer, Philip & Joice Pattershall, 31 Aug 1785; Richard Ellis, bm; ... Greene County Tennessee, 1783 1783 Greene County Tax List Brock, George English, James [1787 State of Franklin Petitioner] Jones, William Name of brother of Freeman Jones Paris, Robert Totten, John 1785 NOLICHUCKY RIVER TN CAPTAIN HENRY CONWAY'S COMPANY NAME LOCATION LAND-ACRES POLLS Brock, George Nolichuckey River 200 1 Totten, Benjamin (Nolichuckey?) 1 1783 Greene Co Tax list, this was the first list taken for Greene Co John Totten Robert Paris Joseph Kyler John Totten who migrated to Madison and Garrard Counties in Kentucky where he died sometime around 1806. County records show that this John Totten married Jane Reynolds in Madison Co., Kentucky in 1797 and that George Teater was listed as the bondsman. County records also show that this John Totten was sickly while living in Garrard County and probably died at an early age. The administration of a small estate for John Totten was dated 21 April 1806. His widow, Janey Totton, George Teter Sr. and Jos. Kyler were listed as the administrators. There was a minor son John Totton who at the time chose a Jos. H. Fowler to be his Guardian. Jos. H. Totten, Paris Teter and William Totten were listed as holding the Bond for Guardianship when guardianship was terminated in 1817. Jessamine kentucky marriage book. Paris, Robert Oct. 4, 1822 Walker, Martha A. Tatum, William July 16, 1821 Hohimer, Rody Turner, Samuel Sept. 26, 1827 Teeter, Sally Bondsman is Paris Teeter records.ancestry.com/Martha_Hohimer_records Martha Hohimer Found 10 Records, 3 Photos and 7,356 Family Trees Born in Garrard, Kentucky, USA on 1806 to George Hohimer and Easter Totten. Martha married George W Parris. George W. Parris. He was born about 1805 and married Martha W. Hohimer on 28 April 1831 in Garrard County. They were living in Garrard County in the 1840 Census with 1 daughter under 5 years of age. Cherokee Records SOUTH-CAROLINA, NINETY-SIX District: Before me, John Purves, one of the Justices of the Peace for said District, personally appeared David Shettroe, of Keowee, who, being duly sworn, maketh oath, that yesterday morning, a white man, kept riding about among the Indians, laughing and scoffing at the prisoners; that an Indian fellow told him when in confinement that George Parris, a half-breed, was gone down to acquaint the King' s people over Saluda to come to join the Indians to help and to fight for the King; that the Indian who pretended to be this deponent' s master sending him to hunt a horse for him to ride about two hours before sunset yesterday, he made his escape from them. Further, that he saw them bring several guns, pipe-hatchets, and sundry other effects, the property of Edward Wilkinson, Esquire, to the house where he was taken, and that he was in the employ of Edward Wilkinson, Esq., and that he cannot write. 1832 Emigrants Removed from East of the Mississippi to the West Name of Head of Household Enrollment Date Enrollment Place Aaron Parris 28 Jan 1832 Cherokee Co., Ga. Captain George Parris Sr. 23 Jan 1832 Forsyth Co., Ga. George W. Parris Jr. 23 Jan 1832 Forsyth Co., Ga. Moses Parris 23 Jan 1832 Forsyth Co., Ga. Cherokee Co.,Ga. Robert Parris 23 Jan 1832 chowanoke.webs.com While "googling" I found a reference to some descendants of Chief Thomas Hoyter and contacted the person who posted the reference to GenForum. He said that the Teator/Pearis family has a letter signed by a Benjamin Hoyter/Hiter telling how a George Pearis went to Chowan County in 1743/44 to serve as a marriage bond for Ann Martin and John Hall. While there George Pearis/Paris allegedly married Elizabeth the "half white" daughter of Chief Thomas Hoyter. George and Elizabeth had three daughters--Rhoda who married Harry Hohimer, Sarah who married George Teator and Christian who married Freeman Jones. This person also provided some census and tax records showing:
Benjamin Hider/Hyder in Rutherford County, NC in 1790 census estate of Benjamin Hyder as follows: Rutherford, NC 18 March 1823 - - - BENJAMIN HYDER, 18 Mar 1823, Jan. Ct. 1827. Wife Catharine whole of my plantation on which I now live, with all Negroes, stock, tools, furn. Son, BENJAMIN HYDER all land on waters of Mountain Creek at decease of myself & my wife provided JOHN shall have liberty to cultivate any of lands on W. side of creek as long as he shall live as far as Benjamin's line. Also the lot and buildings in Rutherfordton, my still, smith tools (JOHN to have liberty to use tools) & at death of my wife my wagon, gears & Negro Luke. Grandson, Adam Lewis Hyder, Negro Squire. Son John Hyder (who is deaf & dumb) Negroes Sylvia & Virgin. Children of CATY MC MUSTRY the Negro Hercules to be sold & money divided among her children (no names stated). At death of my wife all personal property to be laid off in 5 lots to draw one for Julius Logan, Nancy Logan & Caty Logan, children of Mary Logan, one for Benjamin Hyder, one for John Hyder, one for children of Susannah Logan, one for the children of Nancy Bagwell. Extrs: wife Catherine and son Benjamin Hyder & friend David Dickey. Trustee: Jonathan Hampton, John Fradley, Joshua Taylor. Wit: Elias McFadden, D. Dickey **This Benjamin Hyder is a brother to Catherine Hyder Hampton. For Capt McFadins Dis't Jonathan Hampton Esq'r - TRYON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA MINUTES OF THE COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS 1769-1779, April term 1778. Ordered also that Wm. Nevil, John Earle, George Paris, Wm. Mills Ju'r, Wm. Capshaw, James Capshaw, Benj'n Jenkins, John McFadin, Alex'r Coulter, John Scott, Elias McFadin & Andrew Hampton be a Jury to try two disputed claims to land between the Honourable Saml Spencer Esq'r & Wm Gilbert & James Miler and two between James Miller and Nath'l McCarrol. From Alfred Nixon's "The History of Lincoln County" 1910. "In Tryon County there were many loyal subjects of the king, and there was likewise a gallant band of patriots who as early as August, 1775, adopted and signed the following bold declaration: "The unprecedented, barbarous and bloody actions committed by British troops on our American brethren near Boston, on 19th April and 20th of May last, together with the hostile operations and treacherous designs now carrying on, by the tools of ministerial vengeance, for the subjugation of all British America, suggest to us the painful necessity of having recourse to arms in defense of our National freedom and constitutional rights, against all invasions; and at the same time do solemnly engage to take up arms and risk our lives and our fortunes in maintaining the freedom of our country whenever the wisdom and counsel of the Continental Congress or our Provincial Convention shall declare it necessary; and this engagement we will continue in for the preservation of those rights and liberties which the principals of our Constitution and the laws of God, nature and nations have made it our duty to defend. We therefore, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of Tryon County, do hereby faithfully unite ourselves under the most solemn ties of religion, honor and love to our county, firmly to resist force by force, and hold sacred till a reconciliation shall take place between Great Brittain and America on Constitutional principals, which we most ardently desire,and do firmly agree to hold all such persons as inimical to the liberties of America who shall refuse to sign this association. (Signed John Walker, Charles McLean, Andrew Neel, Thomas Beatty, James Coburn, Frederick Hambright, Andrew Hampton, Benjamin Hardin, George Paris, John, Elisabeth and Abereham Hiter in Currituck County, NC in 1810 as "Other Free" John, Asa, and Tom Hyter in Pasquotank County, NC in 1810 as "Other Free" August 2, 1733 – North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 1, Hathaway, page 106 Thomas Hoyter, King, Jeremiah Pushing, Charles Beasley and James Bennett, chief men of the tribe, sell to Michael Ward 300 acres on Catharine's Creek. Test: John Freeman, Robert Hicks January 27, 1734 Thomas Hoyter, King, and other Indians, chief men of the tribe of Chowan Indians, to James Brown 100 acres adjoining Rountree and Hill's land. Test: Richard Minchew, Michael Ward, Benjamin Blanchard. November 4, 1734 – Same to William Hill 100 acres at the fork of the Indian Swamp, adjoining Lassiter. Test: Thos Jones, Robt Forster. (Ibid) March 15, 1746 Minutes of the North Carolina Governor’s Council, Saunders, Volume 4, Pages 798-803
Ordered that Henry Hill be summoned to attend this Board at their their next Sitting, And that Thomas Hoyster and John Robin the two Indians who sold the Land to the said Hill to [be] summoned to attend at the same time”
Sept 19 1747 North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 2, Hathaway, pg 473 Wm Hill from Henry Hill and Chowan Indians 150 acres land on Mirey and Gabriel branches. www.ncgenweb.us/chowan/marr/H%20Groom.htm - HALL, John & Ann MARTIN 9/12/1744 George Parriss, Edward Hatch, Sam. Hatch 1743. John Hull and Ann Martin. Sept. 12. Geo. Parris. William Hill is named on a Tax List for 740 acres in Chowan County, N.C., in 1721. Other deeds mention Henry and William Hill purchasing land along Catherine (Katotene) Creek and Bennett's Creek in North Carolina from Thomas Hoyter, King of the Chowan Indians, in 1734. Catherine Creek was later renamed Little River. The record of William Hill's will in Chowan County, NC., is dated 1750 and lists his children:13 1 August, 1782 Free African American Families of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina, Heinegg: “Nan/ Nancy/ Ann Robins, born say 1743, was among eight Indians who purchased for 5 pounds thirty acres near the old Indian patent on 1 August 1782 in Gates County: James, Benjamin, Patience, Sarah, Nancy, Elizabeth, Dorcas, and Christian Robbins. The following year she was identified as their mother in a deed for land adjoining theirs [DB A-2:33, 46].” July 1789 – The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 2, Hathaway, pg 63 [Will Abstract] Parker, Joseph, Gates County, July 21, 1789, termed August 1789. Wife Catren, Sons Joseph Parker, John Cader and James, daughters Polly, Elizabeth, Nancy and Pussa Parker, Sarah Jones. Test: John Robbins Sr, Jno Robbins Jr. Genealogy Chowanoke genealogy has in the past been considered to be a hopeless venture, being that the tribal members scattered to so many various points that it is vitually untraceable, but cumulative research over the last century is beginning to show that, at least partially, we can begin to trace the migratory paths of the dispersion of the tribe. I suspect that most undocumented marriages occured between the white neighbors and the Chowans, one such known marriage being that between John Freeman and Tabatha Hoyter, the chief's daughter. There are others who we suspect but are unable yet to prove as of yet. TO BE CONTINUED |
