8. Thomas Uzzell
Thomas Uzzell was a Capt. in the Rev. War.
Joseph Herring
He named wife Unicy in his will probated in Sampson Co. NC in July 1794.
He bought land in 1771( in Sampson?)
On November 1, 1793 Joseph and Unicy give son Jacob a Negro girl namedCate, she being the child of a Negro woman given by them to daughterUnicy.
This Joseph is listed on Sampson Co. census in 1790 with 1 male over 16,1 male under 16 and 5 females and 3 slaves.
10. Elisha Uzzell
1736-1795
From a paper entitled "Uzzells That Served In Defense of Our Nation"published for the Uzzell Family Reunion held in Goldsboro NC
Elisha Uzzell, oldest son of Thomas Uzzell (Nature's Beauty") was born inIsle of Wight Co., VA; Private in Dobbs Co. NC Militia, age 45, servedwith Richard Caswell, commander of the NC Militia, New Bern Dist. in the"Wilmington Expedition" better known as the Battle of Moore's CreekBridge on February 27,1776. This battle was four months before theDeclaration of Independence was issued and it resulted in the defeat of1600 Highlanders and Tories.
It was organized by Royal Governor Martin to assist the British fleet incapturing Wilmington. This battle resulted in a complete disaster forthe British with 28 killed and capture of 850 Tories including Gen.McDonald. The Patriots lost 1 man and had 1 wounded. This ended theBritish invasion of NC and 4 years passed before the British capturedCharleston.
The service of Elisha Uzzell was attested to by a letter signed by Gov.Richard Caswell to General John Ashe, Commander in Chief in the MilitaryDist of Wilmington. Recorded in the NC State Records Vol. XI page 611dated Sept. 1, 1779, Kinston NC.
Due to his age Elisha did not join the NC line Revolutionary Troops butremained as a minute man and committee of safety for Dobbs Co.
On October 15, 1776 Dobbs Co. elected Elisha Uzzell to represent thecounty in the House of Commons at Halifax, the Provincial Capital of theState. At this session Richard Caswell was elected presiding officer andthe final draft of the first Constitution for NC was adopted and wentinto effect on Jan 16 1777, General Richard Caswell was elected firstGov. of NC
On March 11, 1778 Elisha Uzzell was again elected to a seat in the Houseof Commons because of his friendship with the Caswell family and servicein the county Militia.
Elisha, his father Thomas, his brothers Tom and Isum and sons Major,Elisha Jr. and James and Elisha's grandson William Tull Uzzell allreceived land grants. There are 27 different Uzzell land grants that arerecorded for a total of 5,350 acres made in a study in 1915 by ElizabethBrown Richardson and Robert Lee Uzzell. The first land grant was in Sept1754 to Thomas on the north side of the Neuse river between Bear Creekand Walnut Creek surveyed by Richard Caswell and Elisha Uzzell, chainbearer. and signed by royal governors William Tyrone, Alexander Martin, (last Royal Gov.) Richard Caswell, Benjamin Smith, John Brancy, RichardDobbs, Speight and William R. Davie, the early Provincial Governors of NC.
The above write up was sent me by Thomas Uzzle in St. Louis, MO. and itdoes not give the author (perhaps himself) nor the year. (Rec. Jan. 1999)
Elisha is said to have received his father's Walnut Creek land in a deed1757. Believe this land was in Wayne Co. He is listed as Elisha Sr. onthe 1790 Wayne Co. Census. His son Elisha is listed as Jr. living next tohim.
Elisha was a Rev. soldier and applied for pension or his wife did one andthe information about his birth dates etc was obtained.
Elisha Sr. had 2 males over 16, 1 under 16 , 3 females and 5 slaves inthe 1790 Wayne Co. census.
Elisha Jr. has 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, and 3 females in the 1790Wayne Co., census.
Charles M. Uzzell has now checked North Carolina Archives and found thatthe date of recording the will for probate is October Term of Court 1798and the document identification number is CR 103.801.1 So Minter iscorrect in this case.
Wayne Co. deed Book 3 page 32 # 419 John Burley to John Anderson 10 June1782, land on Walnut Creek Wit: Elisha Uzzell Sr., Pheribe Uzzle; andElisha Uzzell, Jr.
Elisha is also listed as a voter on the Dobbs Co. List in 1779
Dist. 4 1786 Tax list Elisha Uzzell Sr. 927 acres 2 polls 4 slaves;Elisha Jr. 418 acres, 1 poll and no slaves.
Although his wife was not mentioned by name in his will, she is listed asa large buyer at his estate sale, along with several married children.Her name in the document was Pharaba Uzzell. The daughter Feraby wasalready married to a Wilson at the time of the will and estate sale. Iwill be happy to send you a xeroxed copy , if you like. (RoseanneAlbritton)
FROM: Wayne County Records - Settlements of Estates, Vol. 5, pp.82-84(C.R. 103.504.5)
In the Deed Books of Wayne Co.,NC (which were printed in the book KINFOLKS
OF WAYNE COUNTY N.C. 1793-1832 by Joseph W. Watson) are the followingof interest:
Deed Book 5-E p170 Elisha Uzzell deed of gift to John Wilson sonof --------Wilson and Phereba, his wife.
August 21, 1794
Deed Book 8 p322 Pheraby Uzzell deed of gift to her sonJames
Uzzell, for all the property belonging to her.
September 27,1805
Deed Book 11 p188 James Uzzell deed of gift to his two sons,William Uzzell and James Uzzell, included land given to him by his fatherElisha Uzzell. Witnessed by Elisha Uzzell and Major UzzellJuly 28, 1819
There are several more Uzzell deeds but I think these will PROVE That the
wife of Elisha Uzzell, Sr. was named Pheraby and NOT Dorcas Stanley !!!
There IS a picture of a tombstone at Walnut Creek in Wayne Co. thatstates:
Elisha Uzzell 1736 - 1813
his wife Dorcas Stanley Uzzell
and others
The monument appears to be in recent times and was probably erected as amemorial by some uninformed descendant. I agree with Ray Griffin when hesays he has proof that Dorcas Stanley was married to Jacob Herring, Jr.
There is an 1800 will of Dorcas Herring of New Hanover Co., NC (WillBook C p58) I haven't read it but it may be worth perusing .
I have a copy of the original pages of the Bible of my Elisha and wifeTabitha Boon. "Tradition" states he was a son of Elisha, Jr. (1790Wayne Co. census) and the grandson of Elisha, Sr.
Roseanne Albritton 5-2-99
" Elisha Uzzell, son of "Nature's Beauty", Thomas Uzzell and his firstwife, Catherine, was an active and patriotic man. In his forties heenlisted as a private in the Revolutionary Army. He served in themilitia under General Ashe. This is confirmed by a letter from GovernorRichard Caswell to General Ashe (NC State Records, Vol. XI Page 611,Kinston, NC, September 8, 1779). Elisha and his father were closefriends of Richard Caswell. Elisha joined Col. Richard Caswell'sRegiments, participating in the Wilmington Expedition, and winning theBattle of Moore's Creek Bridge, February 28, 1776. There are many landtitles concerning his property. Elisha added more land to his holdings,and so the plantation grew. This man lived to a ripe old age, alwaysacquiring land. He died in 1825. The graves of Elisha and Dorcas are onthe plantation where he lived, near what is now the Village of WalnutCreek." Quote from the Heritage of Wayne Co., North Carolina."
Richard Caswell was listed as the surveyor and Elisha Uzzell as chainbearer on several of the land grants of Thomas Uzzell (Nature's Beauty).
Last Will and Testament of Elisha Uzzell - In the name of God, Amen. Theeleventh day of February in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand,seven hundred and ninety five, I Elisha Uzzell of Wayne, and State ofNorth Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be toGod, but calling to mind that it is ordained for all men once to die, domake and ordain in Christian manner at the discretion of my Executorshere after named.
My just debts being first paid, I give and dispose of my estate wherewithit hath pleased God to bless me in the manner and form following. Viz. Ilend to my beloved wife, my water mill, my riding horse, one feather bedand furniture and one Negro woman named Judah during her widowhood.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Salley Wasdin twenty fiveshillings.
I give and bequeath to my son Elisha Uzzell twenty five shillings.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucretia Smith twenty shillings.
I give and bequeath to my son Major Uzzell twenty five shillings.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Feraby Wilson, eight shillings.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Kezia Smith twenty five shillings.
I give and bequeath to my son James Uzzell my plantation whereon I nowlive on Walnut Creek and the Land there unto belonging. Likewise onestill and one Negro man named Luke and one Negro woman named Rachel tohim his heirs and assigns forever, and my will is that my two NegroesVis. Ben and Caleb, my land lying on Bear Creek, and all the remainingpart of my property whether within or without doors be sold and equallydivided between my beloved wife and four of my children Vis. SalleyWasdin, Polley Uzzell, Elisha Uzzell, Lucretia Smith and Major Uzzell.(Note: He says four of his children, but lists 5).
Lastly I do hereby nominate, appoint and ordain my two sons-in-law,Jonathan Wasdin and Arthur Smith my executors of this my last will andtestament hereby making null and void all aforementioned wills andtestaments by me made and this only to be my last will and testamenthereby ratifying and confirming the same in witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand and fix my seal the day and year above written.Elisha Uzzell (his signature)
Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the testator to be his LastWill and Testament in presents of us.
Test. William Lancaster
John Smith
Joseph Strikling (His Mark)
Deed book 5 (Wayne Co. NC Abstracts of Deeds) page 218 Elisha Uzzellgives to his son Major Uzzell 500 acres for goodwill and love, 10 January1793.
Paid Poll Tax in Dobbs Co. NC in 1769 and 1779. Wayne later split offfrom Dobbs.
Pherabe
Dorcas Stanley, daughter of Major Standley is said by many researchers tobe the wife of Elisha.
It was also said that he appeared on the census in the area but I havesearched the 1790-1800 census of Dobbs, Lenoir, Wayne, Sampson Duplin andJohnston and don't come up with one. There were many others in the areawith a given name of Major.
These were some with surnames of Parks, Hardy, Croom and others perhaps.
Elisha's wife was Phereba when he died and she at least had a daughterPheribe and son James as she left land to them, calling them her son anddaughter.
29. Lucretia Uzzell
From: Kinfolks of Wayne Co. NC . . by Joseph
Watson pg.125
Deed Book 10 pg.220 Lucretia Smith deed to
Asher Bizzell for the plantation whereon Arthur
Smith,
Jr. died which was left to her by the will of Arthur Smith, Sr.
deceased. Wit:: John Bizzell Nov. 10, 1813
Jonathan Wasden
Last Will and Testament of Jonathan Wasdin
In the Name of God Amen. I Jonathan Wasdin in Wayne County in the Stateof North Carolina, age about 40 four years, being not in bodily healthbut sound in mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will andtestament in manner and form following imprimis, that is to say that Iwill all my debts and funeral charges may be paid and discharged by myexecutors herein after named after my decease. I recommend my soul untothe hand of God that gave it to me and my body to be laid in the dustfrom whence it came.
Item - I lend to well beloved wife Sarah Wasdin the plantation nowwhereon I live about two hundred acres with two Negro fellows named Lewisand Tom during her widowhood and one Negro wench by the name of Dot andone Negro fellow by the name of Shaden and one Negro wench by the name ofLuk for her life.
Item - I leave, give, and bequeath to my son John Wasdin one hundred andfifty acres of land on William _____ Mill Marsh on the east side to himand his heirs forever. Also one Negro boy by the name Jim, forever andone feather bed and the first calf demand brings and small stock ofcattle to be sold at Willis Garner's between David and John.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath to son David two hundred and fiftyacres of land where Willis Garner now lives with one hundred and fiftyacre home at the Pocosin _____, John Peacock's and one Negro boy namedCharles and one feather bed.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Wasdin one Negro fellownamed Bryan, and one Negro girl named Pat, at the death or marriage ofher mother, one horse, colt, three cows, and calves, one feather bed, onesaddle and bridle.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath to my daughter Polley one Negro girl bythe name of Bet and one hundred dollars, and one Negro fellow by the nameof Lewis at her mother's death or marriage, one mare, colt, three cows,and calves, and one feather bed and one saddle and bridle.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath unto my daughter Ava one Negro girl bythe name of Filvah, one feather bed.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally one Negro boy bythe name of Peter, one feather bed, also the three Negroes that I sent tomy wife for life to be divided by my daughters. Ava and Salley and theirincrease. N.B. my wife being with child, if born alive, I have onehundred and twenty five acres of land joining the plantation where I nowlive and the plantation that I lent to my wife, whereon I now live.
Item - I leave, give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Salley Wasdenfor life six calves, three head of horses. Likewise all my hay and cornenough to make their provisions and the fodder likewise and five sows andpigs. Likewise my still and cash likewise four sows. Likewise I lend mywife, my household furniture and 4 weeding hoes, one grubbing hoe, twoarsis, two plough hoes, and one cutter and these ploughs, stock of _____and two beef cattle and leather shoes for the family.
Item - If any of my children should die without heirs, lawfully begottenof their body, let it return to their brothers , sisters and mare to besold and saddle, and all my property at before mentioned to be sold, onehundred dollars, and bridle and saddle to be made out of the proceedsthat sold and all the remainder part to be equally divided among thethree youngest children.
Item - I leave James Handley and William Taylor and Salley Wasdin,Executrix, this is my last will and testament here unto I set my handthis fourteenth day of July and in the year of our Lord God one thousandseven hundred and ninety five, signed, sealed, published and delivered inthe presents of us. Ralph Fletcher, Willis Garner
Signed Jonathan Wasdin
12. Zilphia Uzzell
In write up in Wayne Co. Heritage Book on Uzzell's gives the informationthat the tombstone of Zilpha does not give dates but says" In memory ofZilpha Uzzell Pearsall wife of James and daughter of Thomas Uzzell andhis wife Catherine" but her husband's tombstone James Pearsall does havehe was born 1750 and died 12 Nov. 1812. These are located nearKenansville, NC.(Duplin Co.)
13. Isom Uzzell
1766-
Isham is listed in the Dobbs Co. NC printed 1790 census with 4 males over16, 1 M under 16 and 2 females and 14 slaves.
1800 Lenoir Co. census page 27, shows him to have 1 male under 10, 1 M26-45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16 and 1 female 26-45.
Wayne Co. NC Heritage Book says that Isom loved horse racing and had atrack near the "the old Kornegay place". He was also known as a "dirtywrestler" and once reportedly bit off the ear of an opponent.
In December 1791* Isum Uzzell sold to Daniel Taylor two tracts of 200acres each for 60 pounds. Enrolled in Lenoir Co. 4 December 1792. Thesetwo tracts were purchased by Isum 's father Thomas from Isaac Scriven inApril 1770 and January 1771.
The Old Dobbs Grantee index give these land deeds,
from April 1789-April 1792 Book 14:
from Simon Totevine to Isham Uzzell page 509
from Isham Uzzell to Daniel Taylor page359*
Isham to Stephen Lassiter 496
Isham to Bryan Whitfield 499
Book 15 1792-1793 Lenoir Co. NC
Isham Uzzell to Stephen Lassiter page 158
Believe Isham was not listed in the NC 1810 census and this was the lastmention of him in the Grantee index.
Sumner County, TN Deed Abstracts 1793-1805
pg 75 Mortgage 15 June 1799 Simon Totvine to Jesse Harford for use of
$24.00. Mortgages 2 cows & other stock. also 2 fields of corn. Wit: none
Abstract of NC Wills 1690-1760
Totewine, William Craven County
April 5, 1776. February 7,1777. Sons: William (plantation on FlatSwamp),Simon (silver shoe buckles and Rifield Gun), Winder (horse, saddleand bridle), Colborn. Executor: William Totewine (son). Witnesses: JosiahHolt, Rachel Banks. Proven before Richard Caswell. Early Records of NorthCarolina Vol . VIII 1756 - 1794
Abstracted by Dr. Stephen Bradley, Jr. Pg. 90
WILLIAM TOTEWINE planter 5 April 1776 -- 7 Feb 1777 ofCraven
Co.
Son WILLIAM - my plantation on Flat Swamp; one note against myson SIMON, a note against COLBORN TOTEWINE. Son SIMON - silver shoebuckles and a gun. Son WINDER - saddle & bridle Son COLBORN clothes.Other legacies. Ex. son WILLIAM TOTEWINE
Wit: Josiah Holt - - Rachel (x) Banks
A note 6 Feb 1771 indicates that Thomas Tyer testified that WILLIAMTOTEWINE left Craven Co. 21 Jan last, "with the intention of defraudinghis creditors and further that he verily believes that before this timethat he has left the Province of North Carolina with the same intention."
Kinfolks of Wayne Count North Caroline 1793 - 1832
by Joseph W. Watson pg. 2
Deed Book 5-E pg 55
SIMON TOTEVINE of Lenoir Co., NC bill of saleNov 13,1793
Deed Book 13 pg 363
Benjamin Barns of Lenoir Co., NC deed of gift to his friend,
RACHEL TOTEVINE, reserving for himself a lifetime estate in the land.
April 25, 1826
Deed Book 15 pg 264
David Hooks of Duplin Co., NC deed to William Kornegay, Jr.for land situated in Wayne & Lenoir Counties that was part of a tractformerly conveyed by Benjamin Barnes to RACHEL TOTEVINE, now RACHELHERRING, wife of Dan'L........... Herring. Jan 18, 1832
Sumner County, TN Probate Data 1787-1808
pg 439
John Hanks vs. Heli Herring, Admr of Simon Tolevine, desc'd. In March1800 Simon Tolevine sold to John Hanks 200 acres in Robertson Co, TN butrights to land were taken by prior claim of ______(blank) Hicks of 640acres since the death of Tolevine. Broken covenant.... plaintiff torecover $200.00
(Simon and John apparently carried on in TN after leaving NC. Wonder ifthey were related?)
Sumner Co, TN Court Minutes
Dec 1809
Deed Isom Uzzell to Charles HARFORD 15 1/2 acres proved by James Herring& Alexander Herring.
Appoint Heli Herring overseer/road from Elisha Cheeks to Kentucky road;Joshua Rice Esq. to furnish a list of hands.
Sumner Co TN Deed Abstracts 1806-1817
pg 423 Deed 22 Aug 1809 Isom Uzzell to Charles Harford 30.00, (page cutoff may not be correct number) TR. on Cock's branch of Red River, being15 1/2 acres. Wit: James Herring, Alexander Herring.
pg 55 Deed 16 Aug 1809 Isom Uzzell to John Gwin, $500, tract. on N forkof Red River, part tract. formerly granted to William Bowman by NC in1788, No 763, being 200 acres, Wit: Heli Herring, John House.
Sumner Co, TN Probate Data 1787-1808
pg 321 Malachi Hereford, pltf. Vs Heli Herring Admr. of Simon Tolevinedesc'd. Deft. pleads "plene administrative." Court finds in favor of deft.
pg 335
Malachi Hereford Vs Spencer Tolevine and Joseph Westbrook. MalachiHereford recovered against Heli Herring, Admr of Simon Tolevine, desc'd.$194.66 2/3. No assets remaining in estate. Plaintiff recovers.
pg 339
Stephen Ward Vs Heli Herring, Admr. of Simon Tolevine, desc'd. Jury findsin favor of pltf.
pg 340
Heli Herring, Admr of Simon Tolevine, desc'd. Vs Edward Gatlen. Juryfinds a verdict for the pltf. by Thomas Stuart his Atty. moved for a ruleto show cause why a new trial should not be granted... and a new trialgranted.
pg 221
Ordered that Simon Tolevine be appointed Admr. of estate of WilliamTolevine, desc'd., who entered into bond of $1,000.00 with MalechiaHereford, security.
pg 358
Stephen Ward Vs Spencer Tolevine and Joseph Westbrook. Stephen Wardrecovered against Heli Herring, Admr of Simon Tolevine $416.67; no assetsremaining; court entered judgement Tolevine and Westbrook.
I also have this note, that I probably got off the internet SOMEWHERE!!
(didn't document it)
Simon Totwine was a witness along with John Herrin on a deed of land salefor Daniel Taylor & Lovick Young in Dobbs Co. NC 20 Aug 1778.
Above items from Sumner Co. TN records from Tassy Guenther of Houston, TX.
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James B. Herren to Margaret A. Taylor 14 Oct. 1843 Sumner Co., TN
Polly Herring to Charles Hereford 3 Nov. 1806 security Jesse Hereford,Sumner Co., TN
Sally Herring to Gideon Esom 6 Feb. 1810 security Drury Herring, SumnerCo., TN
14 Feb. 1799. Lenoir Co. Oct. last, Simon Rouse complained of MajorCroom, Richard Croom & Mary Croom as exec of Isaac Croom for debt. (IsomUzzell is listed as one of twelve jurors).
Abstracts of Early Deeds of Wayne Co. NC 1780-1793 by Joseph W. WatsonIsom was a witness to a deed 24 April 1790 between Bibby Bush of DobbsCo. to Jesse Pipkin of same for land on south side of Neuse River andCoxes branch.
Isham (Isom) Uzzell of Lenoir, Co. deed to Buccajah Smith of Wayne Co. 2Feb. 1792 (1) 212 acres on the Creek, being part of a patent to JamesDaniel dated 5 May 1769; (2) 85 acres on the Mill Branch granted toThomas Uzzell. Wit: B. McKinne, William Totevine, Isaac Hines.
James Hinson of Wayne, Co deed to Ephraim Cotton of same, 12 May 1792,for 20 pounds cash for two certain tracts or parcels of land as follows:(1) 15 acres adjoining both parties being part of a patent granted toElisha Uzzell; (2) 36 acres adj. said Cotton and Isham Uzzell, beingpart of a patent granted to Lewis Whitfield bearing date 17 Nov. 1790.Wit: Ba. McKinne, Ls Whitfield.
Isom Uzzell is listed on the 1816 Tax records of Sumner Co. with 640acres on Red River but is not listed in the 1818 tax list of Sumner.
Found from Gordon Seyffert on the genforum.genealogy.com/Uzzell. page
Sumner Co., TN taxable property and polls for 1816 Isom had 640 acres.
It was a surprise that he was a big land owner as family tradition had itthat that Isom had gambled away all his NC lands. He raced horses and aruffian, not a respectable "land owner".
In 1812 Allen and Polly Groves sued Isham, Anne, Bennett and Zilpha andagain in 1824 another one listed without Isom. In 1812 Isham sued AllenGroves and in 1813 Allan sued Isham.
also listed were 3 cases of the State vs Thomas Pulley and I. Uzzell in1806, State vs Thomas Pulley 1814 and State vs Isham Uzzell 1815.
Isom is recorded in 1808 as a neighbor to Mr. Cheek. In 1809 he isrecorded in 3 separate land sales totaling about 520 acres and in one isnoted as being of Robertson Co., TN. One has him on Cooks Branch of theRed River and another on Red River's north fork. In 1812 a Cooks Branchtract sells that formerly belonged to Isom Uzzell, including the bluespring.
From photocopied material sent to me (Gordon Seyffert) in 1977 fromMinter Uzzell of Tahlequak OK. that came from his cousin Elizabeth LouiseBrown Richardson (who is said to have willed her material to the TexasArchives: she was a 1915 grad of the U. of Texas):
"Isom Uzzell, son of Thomas Uzzell (2) and Sarah Hines
"lsom was born between 1763 and 1765. His mother had married ThomasUzzell about 1762-64. He was a half brother to Elisha, Thomas and Zilpha,and full brother to the twins, Nancy and Susannah.
He is mentioned as a land owner in a grant to his brother Elisha datedNov 10. 1784.
"According to tradition in both the North Carolina and Missouri branchesof the family, Isom was the owner of large bodies of land. It is saidthat he owned fourteen different plantations or settlements. He is givenas the head of a family in the 1790 census. At that time there were inhis family, besides himself, three white males over 16 years and one maleunder 16 years. There were two females, one his wife. Isom owned 14slaves. His granddaughter. Mrs. L.H. Peery, Huntsville, Mo.. writes Nov.24, 1915:
'"lsom Uzzell had a half brother living in Illinois. It was this halfbrother he went to see when he left father's and was never heard ofafterwards. He had been staying at my father's, who lived in St LouisCounty. Mo. and he left on horse back and was never heard of afterwards.I have heard father talk a great deal about Nashville, but I do not knowin which part of Tenn. he was located. I was five years old when Isomleft and just can remember him. I have heard my mother say lsom gambledaway a lot of land back there (North Carolina). It was said he ownedfourteen plantations. The North Carolina tradition relates that he andBen moved from Nature's Beauty to Tennessee, and later he or some of hisdescendants moved further west to Missouri or Illinois. The Missouritradition, as given by Mrs. Peery states that Isom had only one son,Bennett, and two daughters, one marrying a Rice and the other a Simmons.There is a tradition of a John Uzzell who is buried on the Hood place onMill Branch, and this may have been one of his sons listed by the census.
"The North Carolina tradition relates that Isom was the champion prizefighter of the day in North Carolina and a great horse racer. 'Trotter'sLevel,' near Seven Springs, is said to have received its name from Isom'strotting his horses there. It is told how in a great interstate meet,pulled off in Snow Hill, (NC), Isom vanquished the champion from Virginiaby foul means. After he and his second, a man named Pope, viewed hisantagonist, they were very uncertain of the issue. Pope suggested thatIsom conceal a pound weight in his hand, which was very large. With thishe put the man out in the first round, Pope taking the weight from him ata convenient moment. Isoms's association with gamblers had not beenwithout injury to his honor. His forte, in these rough and tumble fightswas biting. An old man showed the writer's (Robert Lee Uzzell) father hismutilated ear, which Isom had bitten off. It was surmised the old mancame to his death by attempting to swim a stream on horse back on hisjourney to Illinois.
Isaac Hines is listed as too old to serve in the Revolutionary War on adocument dated 20 Oct. 1781 from Dobbs County, NC.
**************source given below for the copy book.
I have a "copy book" of my third-great grandfather, Richard Allen Benson,which he began writing in, in 1800 and continued using it for manyyears. It was in this old home-made book that I had run across theUzzell name.
At one point in time Richard Benson had some sort of general store and he
kept some of his records in the book.
There is an entry dated December 15, 1809 that reads as follows:
"Isam Uzzel to shewing one horse-- 6/ paid to R. Benson"
Another entry dated just January, 1810 which reads, "John Cheatham Rec'd1225 pounds of pork of Richard Benson on Isom Uzzl's account at 3 dollarsper hundred"
One final entry dated January 10, 1810, which reads, "Richard Benson paid
Isom Uzzell for/and
To - 100 dollars in cash
To - 100 dollars in a hors
To - 80 dollars in a mare
To - 60 dollars in a yoke of oxen
To - 49 dollars 50 cents in pork
To - 1 dollar for shewing one horse
To - 3 dollars for swaping of big coats
To - 75 cents for whiskey
To - 50 cents for whiskey
To - 8 dollars for leather
To - 1 dollar and 15 cents for furr.
I know my spelling is bad but the above is as it was written in the book.
:-) :-)
At this point in time, Richard Benson was living just north ofSpringfield, Robertson County, TN in an area called Barren Plains.
Richard and his father came from Dobbs County, NC to Robertson County andwere listed there in the 1790 census of Dobbs County. I may have seen thename Uzzell in that census also but I'm not sure. It does appear thatthey must have been friends and neighbors at some time though.
The other Benson names mentioned in your letter are not in my filesthough.
John Marshall (jfmarsh@worldnet.att.net)
Here are my notes from my database entry for Isom Uzzell, which I providefor both background and also reference to the geographic locale in whichUzzell & Rice may be found in Sumner Co.:
(Gordon Seyffert)
"There is an 1808 Sumner County deed [Joyce M. Murray, "Sumner Co., TN,Deed Abstracts, 1806-1817, Mid-Cont. P.L. 976.847 M964a] that relates toland adjacent to Isham Ussel (sic) and Mr. Cheeks, implying that thesetwo were neighbors. As Isom Uzzell and Elisha Cheek engaged in lawsuitsagainst
each other, it must be assumed that they are the persons referenced.Elisha Cheek was the subject of many stories, as follows:
"'Approximately seven miles north of White House was Cheek's Tavern, astand on the road between Nashville and Lexington at Red River, a naturallocation for the development of a town or small community. But therumors and developing legend about the suspicious purposes of its owner,Elisha Cheek, were enough to thwart additional settlements in the area.
"'...Travelers' tales, spread up and down the road past Cheek's Tavernfrom Philadelphia to New Orleans by a growing number of immigrants,traders, and adventurers, suggested that travelers stopping for the nightat Cheek's were never seen again. It was said that Cheek disposed of thebodies of his victims by dropping them into a sink hole adjoining acave, whose entrance was near the back door of the tavern.
"'Elisha Cheek died in 1818. Tradition is that afterwards a rhyme wasoften repeated by travelers on the road that passed by his door:
" ' "He robbed the rich, he killed the poor,
"He's gone to hell forevermore." ' " [Walter T. Durham, "Old Sumner:A History of Sumner County, Tennessee, From 1805 to 1861." (1962)]
So if Joshua Rice was in this area as well, so might have been others ofthe family. The town of White House is on U.S. Highway 31W/Tenn. Hwy.41, just east of Interstate 65 as it travels to Kentucky from Nashville.The Red River's main branch crosses both highways just south of thehamlet of Reubensville about 5 miles south of the state line, whichoccurs at a notch about the same distance south of Franklin, KY. Ishould add that the U.S. and Tenn. state highways constitute the countyline between Sumner and Robertson Counties....
1806 lawsuit, State v. Pulley & Uzzell
William Blackman and Isham Uzzle (sic) were to give testimony in court.On Nov. 23, 1805, Blackman, Uzzell, Peter Dagner, Eli (sic) Herring andWilliam_____ (unreadable) were found by the grand jury to have beenimplicated in the assaulting, beating and wounding of Thomas Pulley.They also were said
to have assembled together to disturb the peace -- to beat, wound and illtreat said Pulley -- but there is no information about what may havecaused this matter, or how it was resolved. It's interesting that Pulleyand Uzzell, having fought, were jointly charged by the State -- was it adisturbance of the peace case against those two, and not an assault andbattery of one upon the other?
1807 lawsuit, Cheek v. Uzzell (You know who he is by now!)
A judgement received by Uzzell against Cheek was reheard on complaint byCheek that he did not owe Uzzell "a single cent." Again, no furtherinformation.
1812 lawsuit, Groves v. Uzzell
This was heard in the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of theCounty of Sumner. It has to do with the estate of William McKinne ofWayne Co., NC, who had died 2 Jan. 1793 and left a will in which he "wasseized and possessed of a very considerable estate of Negroes." Severalwere given to
his granddaughter Nancy Uzzell's children. This would be Annie(Blackman) Uzzell, Isom's wife. Of course women at that time did nothave many rights, and property was held by the husband. Allen Groves wasIsom's son-in-law, suing on behalf of his wife Polly and the threethen-unmarried Uzzell
children as their "next best friend" (i.e., legal representative). Pollyhad md. Allen in Sumner Co., and the date I have (prob. license) was 10Feb. 1806.
It appears that at the time of McKinne's death Isom had possession of theslaves and their children. The catalyst seems to have been the sale byIsom of one of them, Ben, into the Mississippi Territory, and theimminent sale of others into "upper Louisiana" (could this be a referenceto Missouri?).
Isom maintained, in the 1813 related case of Groves v. Uzzell, that "heheld an undisputed and uninterrupted possession derived from his fatherin law William Blackman for the span of 24 or 25 years, that his fatherin law William Blackman was possessed of them 24 or 25 years previousthereto,
making in the whole...fifty years [that they had been out of McKinne'shands]." So it would appear that McKinne gave these slaves to hisson-in-law around 1763-65 with the thought that they and/or "theirincrease" would stay in the family, and with the further assumption thathe would be able to direct how they should be distributed amongst hisdescendants. Either that, or he saw troubled brewing with Isom'sne'er-do-well ways and tried through the instrument of a will to wrestthem back from Isom and into the hands of the great-grandchildren frombeyond the grave! If McKinne could be seen as having retained title tothe slaves, then Isom's sale of Ben would clearly have violated thedisposition of the estate. If not, then Isom was free to sell them as hepleased. I believe the verdict was against Isom and for the fourchildren. A third case, Uzzell v. Groves (1812) appears to be aboutholding Isom to the judgment against him. In any case, then we get:
1814 lawsuit, State v. Groves
Thomas Groves committed assault and battery against Isom Uzzell on Oct.23, 1814, while at the home of Isaac Brackin (sp?). In Nov. 1814 adeposition was taken from Thomas Groves, "late of said county (meaningSumner)." I note that a Thomas Groves, brother of Allen, is said to havedied in Paris, MO,
while Allen himself supposedly died in Sumner Co. in 1850.
1815 lawsuit, State v. Uzzle (sic)
Isom failed to appear in court in Feb. 1815 relating to the Grovesassault.
The last lawsuit, from 1824, was Peyton v. Bennett, and it's a Court ofEquity matter. Allen Groves and another man were involved in some obtuseway with putting up a bond with the sheriff, and there was somethingabout collecting debts in connection with an estate. They may have beenfound to owe money to "Nathaniel Rice and Anne Rice formerly AnneUzzell...." The import of this for me was that it finally allowed me toassign Ann to the Rice surname, and Zilpha to the one that remained --Lemons, as it was given in this record.
All above was from Gordon Seyffert via David T. Brown (from the BensonJournal down)
Nancy Blackman
From the John Heritage Bryan Collection comes this item, called BarneyMemorandum. John H. Bryan was a well known attorney in New Bern, NC inearly to mid 1800's. He and his father kept many records and notes theyhad made about cases. Some are very confusing without knowing the courtcase itself. These have now been posted on Lenoir web site or NC Archivessite under the name" John Heritage Bryan Collection". (Oct. 1999)
"This Stephen Lassatter married the sister of a certain Isham Uzzleformerly of that county but removed to Sumner Co. TN about 1804-1805 andbrought with him a Negro wench named Racheal and several of her children.This Rachael came by his wife Anny Blackman, the daughter of a certainCol. William Blackman also of that county. Blackman's first wife was adaughter of Col. William McKinney of Wayne Co. by whom he (Blackman) gotPhyllis, the mother of Rachael as a marriage portion. Phillis lived and____with Blackman and her daughter Rachael was sent by Blackman whennearly grown ____to Col. McKinney who raised his granddaughter Anny untilshe was married to Uzzell as before stated. 5-6 years after Uzzellsmarriage old William McKinney makes a will by which he devises Rachaeland her increase to Uzzell's children. Uzzell sells the property to meand these combine with his children who sued for recovery the Negro by______ of McKinney's will_____fact furnish to establish is that Phyllisthe mother of Rachael was______by confidence (?) in that county a gift toBlackman and that her daughter Rachael was also considered a gift toUzzell on his marriage so that by law McKinney had no right to theNegro's and therefore could not devise. should it become necessary for meto establish these facts or gifts I wish to employ some attorney whopracticed in that county and would procure depositions to support thefacts. His____ _____ wrote to him on the subject____information you cancollect, please drop me a line on the subject, R.D. Bar(ney?)____ _________ and the favor shall be gratefully_____acknowledged by your hand.R.D. Barney
Witnessed (Oct.?) 16th 1819
_____ _____Lassiter has a sister Susanna Westbrook living in Greene Co.
Title page shows:
Barney's Memorandum executor of S. Pettigrew
Bryan Papers
Stephen Lassiters wife and the widow of Burwell Westbrook, sisters andIsom Uzzell brother of the witness? named and_____
In Sumner Co. TN Records (abstracted) Vol. A page 336, inventories,settlements and guardian accounts for March 1808- February 1821 containsa record of the division and allotment of Negro between the devises ofWilliam McKenne/McKinne which were: Allan Groves, 5 slaves and receipt of$27.50 from each of the other legatees; Nathaniel Rice, 2 slaves; ThomasLemmons, 2 slaves; and Bennett Uzzell 3 slaves and payment of $29.66 toNathaniel Rice and $66.66 to Thomas Lemmons
14. Nancy Uzzell
1761-1820
Stephen is listed in 1790 census of Dobbs County, NC with 1 male over 16(himself) 1 male under 16 and 3 females, 1 being Nancy his wife and 2daughters. One of the daughters would be Susanna as she was born 1785.The son is probably Isham as he served in War of 1812 and would have tobe born before 1795 at least. These are the only two children identifiedso far. Stephen has 6 slaves.
Stephen is listed in 1800 (one source says page 4 mine says 14) in Lenoircensus and he shows 5 males 0-10, 1 male 10-16, himself 26-45 and 1female 10-16 and Nancy 26-45. I wonder about this on the males under 10.Apparently 1 female has died. This could be a daughter or one of theirmothers.
In Greene Co. NC Estate Records 1839-1845 by Wm. L. Murphy # 69 (Page #?)27 December 1839 mentions that Henry and Benjamin Canady agents andguardians of Susanna Westbrook there is a note on Nancy Lassiter. (Thisitem sent me from Martha Marble who has the book)
Stephen Lassiter
1761-1820
DAR records give his birth in 1761 and his sons Ledger records his deathas 7 September 1820. DAR# 149714 gives his marriage to Nancy as 9 Nov.1784 and Nancy's dates as 1768-1838.
Stephen is listed in 1790 Newbern District, Dobbs County, North Carolinawith himself over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 females and 3 slaves. (the Dobbson line census shows 6 slaves)
In 1800 census, page 132, Lenoir County, he has 5 males under 10, 1 male5-10 and 1 Male 16-26, 1 female 5-10 and 1 female 16-26. One of thefemales listed in 1790 may have been one of their mothers or otherrelatives or a daughter has died.
1810 census of Lenoir Co. Stephen is over 45 with 3 M under 10, 1 M 10-16and 1 female 26-45.
1820 census of Lenoir he is over 45, 1 male 10-16, 1 M. 16-18, 2 M 16-26and 1 F 26-45 and 23 slaves.
There is also Jesse, Nathan and Silas Lassiter mentioned in these grants.
In the Old Dobbs Land Deeds records available there is a Robert Lassiterwho sold land to Jacob Lamb in Book 5 page 301. Date of this book is fromApril 1757-April 1758. Stephen has a grandson Robert born to UzzleLassiter in 1813.
Stephen's son Uzzell lives next to him. He is age 26-45 as is his wifeand they have 3 males -10; 1 male 10-16 and 1 daughter under 10.
Silas is also listed and same age grouping as Uzzell but doesn't have asmany children. His wife is in 16-26 bracket and they only have 2daughters under 10.
Stephen has 23 slaves in 1820 and their ages given as 3 M-10; 4M 10-24;1M 24-36; and 1M 36-55. 1F-10; 2 F 10-24; 4 F 24-36; 1F 36-55. Uzzell has1 male slave over 45 and 1 F -14.
In the Lenoir History it is mentioned Isham and Silas Lassiter served inthe War of 1812.
Uzzle, Silas and Jesse are listed in Lenoir and Greene in 1830 (Jesse islisted in Lenoir, near Nancy) Isham does not appear on any of the NCcensus, but neither does Thomas Uzzell Lassiter who is reputed by IolaGetchell to be a son of Stephen. She says he left NC and went to AL andthen to New Orleans.
Old Dobbs Grantee Index
Book 13 1784-1789
from William Lewis to Stephen Lassiter page 255
Book 14 1789-1792
from Isham Uzzell to Stephen Lassiter page 496
Book 15 1792-1794 Lenoir Co.
from Isham Uzzell to Stephen Lassiter page 158
DAR application #149714 of Iola Getchell gives Stephen and Nancy'schildren in the following order. Susanna, Uzzell, Sally, Jacob and Nathan(who are not in Lenoir Co. when grown) , Isham, Stephen (can't find),Jesse, Thomas J. (where is he?) Thomas Uzzell and Nathan, 2nd (where ishe?).
The info originally from Elizabeth Louise B. Richardson to other Uzzellfamily members does not give this Sally listed above but between thebirth of Uzzell (1787) and Jacob (1791) there is room for another child,perhaps dying in infancy also. The other children Iola Getchell givesduplicate those of E.L.B. Richardson.
These notes below are from her contact with other Uzzell descendants andfound by me on the genforum.genealogy.com/Uzzell/ on 31 Dec. 1999.
Stephen Lassiter was born in 1763 in Bertie and moved by his father whenonly 5 to Greene Co. NC. He learned the tailor's trade which he followeduntil about 50 years old in connection with his mercantile business atSpring Hill, where he died Sept. 7 1820. His son Jesse continued with themercantile business. The account books of Stephen and Jesse, owned byMrs. Lidie Lassiter Lipscomb of Richmond, VA are full of local historicalinterest. The names of many old families are shown therein, and the itemsvery interesting, such as charges against some of the Whitfields of tencents for postage on letters to their sons at Chapel Hill. The cost ofNancy's coffin and charges against her for "spirits" brought up from NewBern are shown. The items of most local interest, however, are referencesto Joseph Elliott, a Yale man, who taught a "Latin School" in Spring HillAcademy and prepared boys for college. Spring Hill store and school seemto have been the center of the community.
Nancy was said to have inherited the Uzzell size and pugnacity, it beingrelated that she thrashed some of her boys after they were grown.
Susannah Uzzell was a twin sister to Nancy. They were born at NaturesBeauty on December 30, 1768. She married Burrell (Burwell) Westbrook,lived in Greene Co. and died there in1853, age 85 years. One son Geary(Gray) is known and living near Jackson TN in 1862 aged about 73 years.Her daughter Zilpha named after her half sister, married Isom Lassiter,her first cousin. The ledger gives the birth dates, marriages though notdates of most of them of all Stephen and Nancy's children.
(Gray's grandson's Bible says he died 14 March 1861 as well as giving 19May 1767 as Susanna's birth date and also gives her death date as March1847)
end of Mrs. Richardson's notes.....
15. Susanna Uzzell
GREENE COUNTY, NC ESTATE RECORDS 1839 - 1845 by Bill Murphy
#41 - Susana Westbrook - 2 May 1839 - The undersigned jurors met at the
house of Henry Canady and report that Susana Westbrook is not capable of
taking care of her self or property viz Charles Cox, Charles Tindal, Duke
H. Williams, Thos Wooten, Aquila H. Sugg, Dempsey Wood, Isham Dixon, Midea
Aswell, James Brown, Guilford Murphrey, Travis Turnage, Thos Taylor
#63 - Susana Westbrook Feb Term 1840 - Account by guardian BenjaminCanady.
Money from Henry Canady who was agent for said Susana Westbrook. Moneypaid
to John W. Taylor, Hooker & Turnage, James Williams, Redding Harper, James
S. Smith
#69 Susana Westbrook - 27 Dec 1839 - Account with Henry Canady agent with
Benjamin Canady guardian of said Susana Westbrook. Notes on NancyLassiter
signed James Harper, J. J. Edwards, H. Miller
#129 - Susana Westbrook 10 Feb 1841 - Account with guardian Benjamin
Canaday. Money paid Henry Canada, Nathan Hooker, Samuel W. Ormond, Hooker&
Turnage
#234 - Susana Westbrook - Feb Term 1842 - Account with guardian Benjamin
Canaday. Money paid Henry Canada, George Crofton, Bell & Houston for
supporting Negro Simon, Wm. H. Horne, Nathan Hooker, Thomas Moore, JesseW.
Moore for postage of Letter (that is serious high finance -mm)
#281 - Susanna Westbrook - 5 Oct 1842 - Settlement of guardianship between
Benjamin Canady the former guardian and Henry Canady the present guardian.
Signed James Harper, William Dixon , H. Miller
#363 - Susan Westbrook - Nov Term 1843 - Accounts with Henry Canady. Money
paid Jose Williams, Henry H. Harper, Nathan Bell, Henry Memblepin, Samuel
Bell, Benjamin Canady, Jas S. Smith
#450 - Susan Westbrook - 10 Nov 1844 - account with guardian Henry Canady.
Money paid for keeping Negro Simon, James S. Smith, M. Harde, Wm H.Horne,
James Williams
On the 1816 Greene Co., NC Tax List she is listed with 250 acres valuedat $500. and 6 black polls.
Burwell Westbrook
He is listed on the 1800 Greene Co. census page 606 with 1 male under 10,1 male 26-45 (himself) 2 females under 10 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26,1 female 26-45 (Susanna) and 11 slaves, making a total of 4 daughters and1 son.
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