Rouse: Columbus County

" COLUMBUS WAS FORMED IN 1808 FROM BLADEN AND BRUNSWICK "

BRUNSWICK COUNTY

A fair amount on the shelf at the DAR - no Rouse in the Index

BLADEN COUNTY

Only early records abstracted. Think this is a partially burned county.

ABSTRACTS OF DEEDS 1738 - 1804 by Brent H. Holcombe

P 10 - 31 May 1762 - Elias Fort of Edgecombe to John Roos of Bladen on Panther

Branch - WIT was Peter Rouse

P 14 - at some point John Rouce conveyed this property to James Stewart -

before 1769 - not in abstracts

NOTE: Who was this - what John?

COLUMBUS COUNTY

1810 CENSUS

J. Rouse - 1 male under 10, 2 males 16-26, 1 female 10-16. 1 female 16-26, 1

female over 45 7 slaves

NOTE; The transcriber says the microfilm was faded. This must be Jesse.

1820 CENSUS

Canady Rouse - one male 10-16, one male 26-45; two females 0-10, one 26-45

Rachel Rouse - one male 0-10, one 16-18, one 16-16; one female 0-10, one

26-45, one over 45

1840 CENSUS

Bythal - He is also listed on the 1840 census index in Columbus County as is

Joshua. I have not been able to access the actual census, but will try

that tomorrow.

1850 Census

Information from Margaret Gibson - preacherken@tds.net

The J.W. Rouse on the 1860 census is John W. Rouse. He is on the 1850 census

and I will send you a copy of

it. I went back to make sure he was there and it lists him as follows:

Household 201 - John W. Rouse age 33 M

Sarah Rouse age 31 F

Mary E. Rouse age 9 F

Noah Rouse age 7 M

Laney Rouse age 6 F

John W. Rouse age 2 M

In the 199th household just above John W. is listed a Bythel Rouse age

35 Male.

Household 136 - Joshua Sr 69 years old, Francis 67 born in Va, Nancy Worrell,

30 born in NC

Next door was John N Hartsfield - b S 35, Mary C. 24 born SC, Thos. M. 5 born

NC, Stephen A. 3 born NC (This is a Lenoir and Greene Co surname)

1860 CENSUS

Francis Rouse in1860 was in the household of her daughter Winifred Smith and

James Smith. Joshua Jr was not on the census in Columbus in 1860

J. W. ROUSE 42 M Farmer Lenoir Cty, NC

Sarah Rouse 42 F Lenoir Cty, NC

Noah Rouse 18 M NC/ Co H, 18th Regt & Co H,

51st Regt

Laney Rouse 16 F Student NC

J. W. Rouse 12 M NC/ Co B, 7th Jr Reserve

[Born April 15, 1847]

S. E. Rouse 10 F Student NC

Smith Rouse 8 F Student NC

Richard Rouse 10 M Student NC

Martha Rouse 9 F NC

(Above from the Columbus Co Census Project - the transcriber may have a

connection to J. W. Rouse)

NOTE: From Margaret

It is interesting to me that on the 1860 Census in the household of J.W.

Rouse is listed one Richard Rouse age 10 that would be the same age as

Joshua Rouse, Jr.'s son who is listed on the 1850 census as age 6

months. It may be Joshua Rouse, Jr. was killed in the war and John took

him to raise. It is possible that John and Joshua were brothers, but

would it be usual for the Junior of the family to be the youngest child?

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CSA VETERANS

Rouse, John W., Company D, 72nd Regiment

Rouse, Noah, Company H, 18th and 51st Regiments

WILL ABSTRACTS

Jesse Rouse - prob or written 27 April 1815 (must have been written)

Wife Rachel, Negro Sarah; Rhoda Fatheree, Nego Judea, cattle, feather bed and

furniture; daughter Piercy Rouse Negro Mary, cattle, feather bed and furniture;

son Canada Rouse, plantation and land 462 acres and Negro woman Nan; daughter

Harriet Summerset, negro Phebe, cattle, feather bed and furniture; son Henry

Rouse, 425 acres land on SS Camp Branch adj John Best and Negroes Malinda and bed,

furniture; to pay lawful debts and provide schooling for younger son Henry.

Will provides for sale of Negroes Jim, Vine and Ezakeler; exec wife and son Canada

Wit Isaiah Session and John G. Wingate

Rest were WIT

ABSTRACTS OF DEED BOOK 1 - 1808 - 1818 - by Jason McLeod Williamson

Jesse Rouse to Canada Rouse, son - 4 June 1811 - Negro girl Nan about 11 years

old

Jesse Rouse to Canada, son - 27 April 1815 - 4 tracts of land where I now live

- 462 acres - after my decease and my wife

WIT Isaiah Session and John G. Wingate

Jesse to Harriet daughter 4 June 1811 - Negro girl Phebe about 10

Jesse to Henry son - 27 April 1815 - Negro woman Melinda, boy 6, 2 tracts of

land 425 acres on SS Cow branch adj John Best

Absalom Messe to John Herick - 1814 - WIT Canada Rouse and Henry Best

NOTE; The Best family was of Greene and Wayne and there was also a Sessions

family

VOL 2 - 1816 - 1829

Many I did not write down as wit, no additional information etc

Names in Index - Amy, Canady, Henry, Joshua, Percy, Rachel

P 4 - Wm. Baldwin, Edward Simson, Betsy Simson, Rebecca Graham, Elias Godwin,

Nancy Godwin, Canady Rouse, Amery Rouse, Salla Baldwin - heirs of John Baldwin

- dec - 24 April 1818 - Negros and land

NOTE: Several entries for these people - Amy was the wife of Canady Rouse as

shown later - there was no will for John Baldwin

P 20 - Rachel Rouse to heirs of Rhoda Fatheree (her daughter) - 5 Nov 1819 -

Negroes Jude and Margaret - WIT Henry and Canada Rouse

NOTE: Heirs not named

***** P 54 - - Daniel McKay to Joshua Rouse of Greene Co - 12 Feb 1828 - $1000

for 1000 acres on White Marsh - several tracts

p 63 - Piercy Rouse, Canada Rouse and Henry Rouse - quit claim to Stafford

Sumerset - 4 Dec 1820 - negro girl purchased of Rachel Rouse on 7 Feb 1819

DEEDS - 1829 - 1840

Names - Bythel, Canada, Henry, John W., Joshua, Rachel, Mathew (could not find

this entry)

P 49 - Rachel to beloved grandson Bythel - Negro. Etc - after her death

NOTE: never able to determine who Bythel's father was

P 49 - Joseph Baldwin to Joshua Rouse - 11 Aug 1828 - land

P 49 - Simon Jones to Joshua - 5 Nov 1832

p. 49 - Armilian Bryan to Joshua - 13 Feb 1836

p 49 - Sheriff to Joshua - 12 Feb 1840

John Boswell to Joshua - 5 Nov 1832 - WIT John W. Rouse

NOTE: Joshua was buying a lot of land which would be consistent of being from a

more prominent and monied branch

DEEDS 1840 - 1846

Names - Bythel, Canady, Henry, John W., Joshua, Rachel

**** P 39 - Joshua to son John W. Rouse - 26 Aug 1843 - Negroes Gabriel, Abram

and Lucy

WIT Aaron Smith, John G. Powell

P 40 - Joshua to son John W. - land - 6 Aug 1843

DEEDS - 1846 - 1850

Names Bythel, Canady, Henry, Jesse, J. W., John W., Joshua, Joshua Sr - did not

write down all entries

P 18 - Henry Rouse of Montgomery, Ala sold land - 1843

P 18 - Godfrey Baldwin to J. W. Rouse - 22 Dec 1846

P 21 - Joshua Rouse Senr to daughter Winifred Smith - 30 Aug 1843 - land

belonged to heirs of S. Jones and in division fell to Charity Butts his daughter

P 46 - Jesse Rouse in Bladen Co by 1805 when he obtained land from Thos Mims -

NOTE: I did not see this in Bladen Co abstracts but they did not go up this

far - microfilm has to be checked

J. W. Rouse a WIT in 1849

DEEDS - 1850 - 1855

Names - Bythel, Canada, Henry, Jesse, J. W., John W., Joshua and Joshua Sr -

not all done

Jesse had land adj John Best who most likely was from Greene Co according to

Nula

J. W. a WIT in 1841

John W. was a Baptist and on the church board which was given land for a church

Joshua Sr to son Joshua Jr - 30 Aug 1843

P 114 - Joshua Rouse to J. W. Rouse - 31 Aug 1853 - $120 - 2 acres

ABSTRACTS OF COURT RECORDS OF COLUMBUS CO - forgot to get the author

1. Elizabeth and Amelia Rouse privately examined

NOTE: No indication who they were married to and no indication of what this

concerned

Pearcy Rouse had a bastard child in 1826

Pearcy Rouse - insolvent taxable list with number 60 behind it - no indication

of what the 60 meant but don't think it was her age

Canady Rouse's wife was Amy

INDEX TO BOOK - PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS COUNTY

ROUSE

Bythel, 97, 98

Canada, 98

Elizabeth, 98

Frances, 154

Harriet, 98

Henry, 98

Jessie, 98

John W., 19

Joshua Sr., 154

Rachel, 98

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George..

Thank you!

Do not have your information however I have been searching long and hard for

some leadson my ancestor - Canada Rouse, born Columbus Cty NC about 1795.

He married Amy (Anna)Baldwin, several children, moved to Leon County, Florida

early 1830's.

As I recall from census records, there was an Issac in next county - Gadsden -

about same time. Never able to connect the two.

Hope I am correct.

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Information from Margaret Gibson - preacherken@tds.net

1800 - a Joshua in Lenoir Co

1810 - Joshua in Lenoir Co

1820 - no Joshua in Lenoir but his daughter Winifred was born 22 Sept 1820 in

Lenoir

1830 Columbus - Joshua

1840 - don't now

1850 -

Joshua Rouse Jr - household 135 - 25 Farmer, Mary D. V. ? 22, Richd, 6 months,

Jonathan Bowen 12 - all born in NC

Household 136 - Joshua Sr 69 years old, Francis 67 born in Va, Nancy Worrell,

30 born in NC

Next door was John N Hartsfield - b S 35, Mary C. 24 born SC, Thos. M. 5 born

nC, Stephen A. 3 born NC

1860 in the household of her daughter Winifred Smith and James Smith. Joshua Jr

was not on the census in Columbus in 1860

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THE PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS VOL 1 - It is not clear who collected this information

but assume it was the local genealogical society. It consists of Family Sheets

with some additional information.

Bythal Rouse - bc 1814-1815 - d Oct 1859 - carpenter

He had a will - the only heir was Betsy Sellars daughter of Nancy Sellars.

Married - Mr. J. A. Evans of Brunswick County to Miss Elizabeth Rouse

It did not list a father for him but did give the citation where Rachel Rouse

gave her grandson a Negro on 4 Feb 1828

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