Person:Reuben Searcy (2)

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Reuben Searcy
b.22 Jun 1729 Granville District, North Carolina
d.14 Aug 1815 Sumner, Tennessee, United States
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  1. William SearcyAbt 1723 - Abt 1776
  2. Bartlett Searcy1725 - 1784
  3. John Searcy, JrAbt 1727 - Abt 1791
  4. Reuben Searcy1729 - 1815
  5. Mary Searcy1732 - 1790
  6. Susanna Searcy1735 - 1783
  7. Sarah Searcy1737 - 1783
  8. Richard SearcyAbt 1738 - Abt 1824
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Name Reuben Searcy
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Jun 1729 Granville District, North Carolina
Death? 14 Aug 1815 Sumner, Tennessee, United States

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On 03 Jun 1755 Edward Moore obtained a license to keep an Ordinary (Tavern) at his dwelling place to provide a good wholesome and cleanly lodging and diet for travelers and stable fodder and corn or pasturage and corn as the season shall require and shall not suffer or permit and unlawful hamign in his house nor on the Sabbath day suffer any person to tipple and drink more than is necessary, and Edward Moore, John Norwood and Reuben Seracy all of Granville County, North Carolina were bound on the conditions of same for 30 pounds proclamation money.[1]

On 23 Mar 1759 he and others petitioned the Court of Granville County, North Carolina to redress and relieve your petitioners from the unjust impositions and exorbitancy of his Majesty King George the Second.[2] Reuben appears on the tax lists of Granville County, North Carolina for 1764.[3]

On 04 Sep 1766 John Rice, Reuben Searcy and Gullielm Smith sign a bond for the license of John Rice to operate a tavern in his dwelling place in Granville County, North Carolina.[1]

In 1786 Reuben Searcy, Esq. appears on the census of North Carolina on page 1 in Oxford District, Granville County, North Carolina with the following household members:

white males age 21-60: 3
white males under 21 and over 60: 7
females: 5::8 slaves.[4]

He was named in his father's will which was written 15 Mar 1783 and probated in February of 1787 in Granville County, North Carolina.[5]

On 05 Aug 1784, Robert Johnston, William Gill and Reuben Searcy sign a bond for the license of Robert Johnston to keep a tavern at his dwelling place in Granville County, North Carolina.[1]

Reuben is named in a deed receipt on 02 Aug 1785 in Granville County, North Carolina:::Sir, Please to admit Josiah Mitchell's deed to record and charge the fees to your humble servant Mr. Reuben Seacy. M. Satterwhite, Aug. 2, 1785.[6] On 05 Sep 1790 in Granville County, North Carolina, Reuben is named in his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Henderson's will.[7]

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Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dunaway, Stewart E. Granville County, North Carolina Tavern (Ordinary) Records (1748-1838). 2012. Repository: Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Texas.-
    p57-Edward Moore Ordinary Bond 1755
    p130- John Rice Ordinary Bond 1766
    p209- Robert Johnston Ordinary 1784.

  2. ↑ The North Carolina Society Daughters of the Revolution. The North Carolina Booklet. Raleigh, North Carolina. Vol. XVII. No.4. April 1918. p174-179.
  3. ↑ Granville County, North Carolina Tax Lists 1760-1764. Timothy W. Rackley. 2004. p93.
  4. ↑ Register, Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan. State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787, 2d Edition Revised. Genealogical Publishing Company Inc. 1971. p54.
  5. ↑ Will of John Searcy, Granville County, North Carolina.
  6. ↑ Dunaway, Stewart. Granville County, North Carolina Miscellaneous Land Records. Volume 2 (1748-1914). 2013. Repository: Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Texas. p186.
  7. ↑ Elizabeth Henderson of Granville County, North Carolina's will dated 05 Sep 1790 and recorded Rockingham County, North Carolina Will Book I (1785-1804) pp65-66.
*DAR application based on descendant Susan (Abney) Jones, d/o Joseph Duncan Abney. Member #837128.
  • Court Case, Wilson County, Tennessee dated 08 Jul 1836-::Petition for partition of estate land by heirs of Reuben Searcy. All are named except Asa; daughters are identified by husbands only; p295-6. Additional information found in 1831 court case where William & Henry Walker's estate is suing for good title to land they bought. Documents contain statements from several of Reuben's children and grandchildren, daughter and husbands are named, where residing, death info, some grandchildren's info. Also Asa and John are mentioned as dying during lifetime of their father. John is stated as living in MS Territory at time of his death and known to have wife and heirs whose names are unknown. (I have copies of all of these documents that I obtained when living in Tennessee in the 90s and will add them as I have time along with more sources).*Gwynn, Zae Hargrett. Kinfolks of Granville County, North Carolina 1765 - 1826. 1974.-
Deeds-
Deed Bk 1: p16:: P.234 Reuben Searcy and wife Susanna, deed to Richard Henderson 12 Jun 1764.
Deed Bk:H p2:: P.87 William Reardon of Fairfax Co., VA sold land in Granville Co., to Reuben Searcy 15 Feb 1765.:: P.109 Reuben Searcy and wife Susanna, deed to Baxter David of Mecklenburg Co., VA 18 Mar 1769.
PAGE 12.:: P23 Reuben Searcy and wife Susanna, deed to Jacob Mitchel of Mecklenburg Co., VA 01 Feb 1770.
Cpt. Laurence District, PAGE 6
(1)REUBEN PIERCE (2) 265 (5) 530 (6) 1 (7) 1:: This Reuben may have witnessed a marriage bond for James Harris and Pricilla Gilliam on 20 Jun 1783.*Holcomb, Brent H. Marriages of Granville County, North Carolina 1753-1868. 1981. p47.::Burch, Henry and Agness Hester, 12 Feb 1781, Robert Hester, Bondsman; Reuben Searcy, Witness.::Burford, Daniel and Margaret Beaver, 21 Feb 1779; John Searcy Sr, Bondsman, Reuben Searcy, Witness.

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