part of Guilford Co that later became Rockingham Co, NC

George Joyce moved from Rockingham Co, NC to Bullitt Co, KY in 1806. His discharge papers were left with his brother-in-law, Thomas Cardwell. George Joyce applied for a pension in Bullitt Co, KY 17 Aug 1835 and died one month later. The pension was awarded and his children paid the sum of $20 per annum, retroactive to 4 Mar 1831.

George Joyce is found on the 1800 Stokes Co, NC census. His children, named in the pension application, were: Thomas, Richard, Alexander, George, Sarah, Delisha, Mary and Delila. A Bible record of one of his sons also names two older children, Elizabeth and William (Brenda Jerome’s ancestor). It is believed that Elizabeth and William stayed in NC, while the rest of the children went to Bullitt Co, KY.

178? First Elected Officials of Rogersville are Thomas Hutchings, Hutson Johnston, Francis Doherty, Joseph Cloud and Thomas Gibbons

1783 Feb 7: Surry County, N. C. Deed Book N, page 404, dated 7 February 1783 – This Indenture made this seventh day of February and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty three between David Lawson and Adonijah Harbour both of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina witnesseth that David Lawson for and in consideration of the sum of forty pounds specia to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged do bargain and sell, set over and deliver unto Adonijah Harbour a tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in the County and state aforesaid on a branch of Hixes Fork, beginning on a white oak tree in the Virginia line, running South twenty five chains, crossing said branch to a white oak, thence East forty chains to a red oak, thence North twenty five chains to a post in the Virginia Line, thence west forty chains to the beginning and I the said David Lawson so give, grant, bargain and sell the aforesaid land with its appurtenances and all rights and privileges thereunto appertaining or belonging to the aforesaid Adonijah Harbour his heirs and assigns and that they shall and may forever hereafter peaceably possess, occupy and enjoy the aforesaid land and premises, and I the said David Lawson so by the presents warrant and forever ____ the aforesaid land and premises, to the aforesaid Adonijah Harbour his heirs or assigns, and from all and every person or persons–whatsoever lying and lawful claim thereunto and from myself my heirs forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph Cloud, Mary Cloud, James Gains, Jurat David his "X"mark Lawson (Seal) Surry County February session 1783. The execution of the within deed was proved by the oath of James Gain ______ the subscribing witness thereto as ordered to be registered. Test. Jo Williams CC.  Recorded in February Court 1783. http://lawsondna.org/Media/NC-Counties/Stokes.html

28 February 1784 William Cloud: Henry Co: Description: 196 acres on the branches of Elk and Turkeycock Creek adjoining Joseph Cloud. Source: Land Office Grants K, 1783-1784, p. 279 (Reel 51).

1787 Oct 7: Surry County, N. C., Land Entries – Packet 1053 contains a survey done 7 October 1787 for John Lawson on 150 acres and was signed by Joseph Cloud DS.  The request for the survey, No. 1820, has his name as John Lawson Junr. http://lawsondna.org/Media/NC-Counties/Stokes.html

IN 1790 a Joseph Cloud is on the Tax List of Washington Co. Tn From: Geneology York

5 June 1794 Stokes Co NC Page 85, Grant #338.  Wt. Granted by Clerk of Court, , Joseph Cloud enters 3,000 acres in Stokes Co.; as "bounty" for iron works agreeable to Act of Assembly for that purpose of waters of Peters Creek, Snow Creek and Furies Fork; border: his own land, Webb, Alexander Burge, Virginia line, John Hart, Jonas Lawson, Edwine Hukman, Jeremiah Collins (sis), James Bohanan and William Burris.

30 May 1798 Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth (his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, decd.). Description: 860 acres on the waters of Fish Creek. Source: Land Office Grants No. 38, 1797-1799, p. 285 (Reel 104).
30 May 1798. Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth (his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, dec’d.). Description: 1000 acres on the waters of Grave Creek. Source: Land Office Grants No. 38, 1797-1799, p. 286 (Reel 104).
30 May 1798 Isaac Pearce Location: Ohio County Grantee(s): Pearce, Isaac and Elizabeth (his wife), Samuel Evans and Hannah (his wife), Hadley Baldwin and Abigail ( his wife), Jesse Bailey and Mary (his wife), Thomas B. Offutt and Lydia (his wife), and Ann Cloud, Abner Cloud and Joseph Cloud, (which said Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, MAry, Lydia, Ann, Abner and Joseph are legal Representatives of Amos Cloud, deceased). Description: 833 acres on the waters of Grave Creek and Fish Creek adjoining Benjamin Johnston. Source: Land Office Grants No. 40, 1797-1798, p. 225 (Reel 106).
George Deathridge in his will written on 10 Dec 1806 named his wife Milly and his children Nancy, "who intermarried with William Edgmon," Bird, Abner, Anne, "who intermarried with George Cloud," Polly, Ursley, "who intermarried with Ashly Johnson," John, Phillip, James, William, Coleman, George, and "Achkillas." He named George Cloud as his executor. The witnesses of the will were Joseph Cloud, William Lankford, Phillip Deatherage, and James Lyon, Jr. The will was proved in the March 1807 term of the Stokes County Court by William Lankford.

GEORGE DEATHERAGE ² (William¹) was probably a son of William. He died in Stokes Co, North Carolina, on 12 Jan 1807 [County Record]. He was a native of Virginia according to a biographical article about his son William found in The History of Morgan Co., Illinois, published in 1878.

George married first Nancy Johnson, according to family tradition. I have found no proof of this. It is said that Gideon Johnson was her father but he had a daughter Nancy Cotton. http://members.cox.net/rictobin/gen2.html
1813 Mar 16 - Stokes Co., NC - William France of Lee County, Va. appoints *Christopher Stanley of Stokes Co., NC his power of attorney as one of the legatees of Henry France deceased in all matters concerning the Henry France estate. Witnesses: Joseph Cloud and Peter Hunt http://juliemorrison.com/gen/rickles/rr01/rr01_009.htm

Reported Children of Richard Lane and Sarah Fuller

Jemima Lane Birth: 7th March 1734 in St. Pauls parish Indipendent City, Baltimore, Maryland

John Fuller Lane Birth: 7th November 1727 in Baltimore,Anne Arundel, aryland Death: 1785 in Washington County Tennessee reported married to Elizabeth Cloud daughter of Isaac Cloud of PA granddaughter of Joseph Cloud Birth: 1651-09-26 in Calne, Wiltshire, England and wife Mary Green

Reverend Dutton Lane Birth: 15th July 1730 in St Pauls Parish, Independent City, Baltimore Co, Maryland Death: 1801 in Henry County Virginia reported to have married Elizabeth Oakes

Reverend Tidence Lane: Death: 30 Jan 1806 in Whitesboro Jefferson Co Tennessee Married: Hester VAN BIBBER 9th May 1743 in All St. Parish, Frederick Co, Maryland

Samuel Lane: Death: 21 May 1764 in Pittsylvania, Virginia Notes” Pittsylvania County formed in 1767 so he could not have died in Pittsylvania Co. it would most likely be Halifax County the parent County of Pittsylvania

#1: Joseph Cloud abt 1710 married to Nancy Moore b abt 1721 parents are Joseph Cloud and Ruth Jervis note of interest is he and Nancy married in Anson County NC

It is not surprising to find the first settlers of our county to be Quakers from Pennsylvania. In the year of 1738, Isaac, Isaac Junior, and Joseph Cloud, of Chester county, Pennsylvania, made several entries for land along Banister River, where they first made their homes. They later moved westward to what is now Patrick County, then to North Carolina and Tennessee.

In 1740, Daniel and Gideon Smith patented lands along with the Clouds, and it was probably from these two hardy hunters that Smith Mountain and Smith River took their names. http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_county/pi.htm

1755 Rowan County NC WILLIAM JOHNSTON No Township Listed http://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/research/johnson/

1755 Rowan Co. NC - John Little Will Abstract,

Will Extract: No probate.

Sons: Thomas (of Rowan County), William, John, Archibald, James and Alexander.

Daughters: Margaret Little and Martha Reed, wife of John Reed.

Grandson: Thomas Little. Executors: John Little (son) and John Cathey.

Witnesses: Charles Moore, Henry Johnson and Mary Renick. No probate. [Extract from "North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790"]

There is a detailed account of this company in "Capt. Samuel Cobrin's Company of Militia: The First Settlers of Lincoln and Gaston Counties" published by Dr. Robert W. Ramsey Ph. D.  This area was then in the confines of the newly formed Anson Co., which was formed in 1747. This list of 79 men includes the progenitors of the oldest families in that area. Among these men listed are Henry and Adam Sides. From Dr. Ramsey's account is the following: "Henrich and Adam Seitz were both under 21 years of age upon arrival in Philadelphia aboard the Queen Elizabeth in 1738. Sometime before reaching the Carolinas, Adam learned the tailor's trade. He settled on Leeper's Creek in modern Lincoln County, four miles north of Peter Oster. Henry Seitz lived on Killian's Creek, 5 miles northeast of Adam." http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~seitzfam/_private/early_catawba_seitz_of_nc.htm

1756-Jul 28 Anson James Armour, J A Jannet Little, Jno Cathey admin. bond for John Little deceased of Anson Wills and Estates 1749-1795 p 17 http://genforum.genealogy.com/cathey/messages/1154.html

Andrew Hampton and the members of the Kuykendall family by names of Peter, James, Abraham and John show up as members of the Cobrin Company, North Carolina Militia of Captain Samuel Corbin. In the fall issue of Johnson's NC Genealogy Magazine for 1967, an article was submitted by the late Dr. Robert W. Ramsey dealing with the Cobrin Company. Dr. Ramsey's book on page 1932 of the Johnson NC Genealogy Magazine, listed 56 members of Captain Cobrin's Militia that are known to have settled in present-day Lincoln and Gaston Counties, of North Carolina. On the following page 1933, by a map of the area, Ramsey locates the 56 members. Hampton and the Kuykendalls are shown on the branches of Dutchman's Creek, above the Tuckasege Ford of the Catawba River.

The article by Ramsey identifies Samuel Cobrin as one of the five sons of James Cobrin, a flourishing Indian Trader, in the Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania in 1724. By 1734, the father James Cobron was in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania and by 1748 he was shown as having died in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. http://buloandsusiebriggs.homestead.com/files/the_andrew_hampton_stories.doc
Origin of the men on the Corbin list. (p l928, l929 Ramsey’s article) Of known background 33 were from Pennsylvania, ll from Shenandoah and five from Maryland. http://genforum.genealogy.com/clubb/messages/581.html

Captain Thomas Betty,

Lieutenant John Kuykendal,

Sgt Hendry Jonston,

Will Date: 08 Dec 1755 John Little Will Abstract Rowan Co. NC

Will Extract: No probate.

Sons: Thomas (of Rowan County), William, John, Archibald,

James and Alexander.

Daughters: Margaret Little and Martha Reed, wife of John

Reed.

Grandson: Thomas Little.

Witnesses: Charles Moore, Henry Johnson and Mary Renick. No probate Submitted by Edward A. Black, Sr. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/l3400001.txt

6/22/1764 John Little was exempted from levy. Probably because he was dead!!

1 John "Ancient" LITTLE, * d: Bef. Jul 1756 in Anson Co. NC

. +Sarah Jane REED, * d: Bef. 1764

2 Martha LITTLE, * b: 1740 d: Bef. 1819 in Rutherford Co. NC

.. +John REED, Sr., * b: Abt. 1739 in Ireland m: Bef. 1755 d: Aug 09, 1825 in Rutherford Co. NC Father: Robert REED, * Mother: Nancy CATHEY, (Agnes) *

3 Archibald REED, * b: Sep 20, 1768

... +Mary CHERRY, * b: Jan 13, 1770 m: Abt. 1790 Father: David J. CHERRY, Sr., * Mother: MARY/MARGARET

4 Elizabeth A. "Betty" REED, * b: Nov 08, 1796 in NC d: 1875 in Oconee Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107

.... +John Solomon WEST, Rev., * b: 1798 in SC d: Jul 21, 1889 in Oconee Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107 Father: Solomon Redmon WEST, * Mother: JANE

. 5 John Redmond WEST (E.), * aka: EDMOND b: Aug 09, 1831 in Oconee Co. SC d: Apr 19, 1895 in Oconee Co. SC of typhoid Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107

..... +Dicy Malissa CRAIG? (Dessie), * b: Apr 17, 1837 in South Carolina m: Abt. 1857 in SC d: Aft. 1900 in Oconee Co. SC Burial: West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107

.. 6 Martha Catherine WEST (Mattie), * b: May 11, 1868 in Georgia d: Jul 03, 1908 in Oconee Co. S.C having baby Burial: Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C.

...... +William Miles FOWLER, * b: Apr 22, 1869 in Oconee Co. S.C d: May 26, 1937 in Anderson Co. SC Burial: Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C. Father: Elijah William FOWLER, * Mother: Eddy Malinda CORBIN, *

... 7 Robert Frederick FOWLER, Sr, Rev., * b: Apr 17, 1897 in Oconee Co. SC d: Dec 08, 1971 in Anderson, SC Burial: Forest Lawn Fact 1: Born at Mountain Rest, Whitewater Township, Oconee Co. SC

....... +Reba Esther ALLISON, * b: Feb 03, 1898 in Hart Co. GA m: Jan 28, 1917 in Oconee Co. SC d: Mar 27, 1982 in Anderson Co. SC Burial: Forest Lawn Father: Albin Cone ALLISON, * Mother: Mary Lantha Louiza CENTER, *

.... 8 Mary Ruth FOWLER, * b: Jun 20, 1918 in Anderson Co. SC d: Dec 31, 2007 in Greenville Co. SC

........ +Ralph Ludy PAYNE (Ludie), * b: Sep 16, 1916 in Hart Co. GA m: Dec 24, 1935 in Anderson, SC d: Nov 23, 2000 in Anderson Co. SC Father: John Thomas PAYNE, * Mother: Ellen Pearl HALEY, *

..... 9 David Sheldon PAYNE b: May 27, 1942 in Anderson Co. SC

Researcher:David S. Payne (otime1@yahoo.com)

David and Tony,
I am related through marriage to John Payne , died 1773 Pittsylvania CO VA, married a Hannah. John Payne made his will in 1771 and mentions wife Hannah, sons: John Payne JR, Mark Payne, David Payne, Edmond Payne and his wife had a child named Stephen by the time his will was recorded in 1773.

David Payne and Stephen Payne move to Henry CO VA and nearby Surry CO NC on Stewart´s Creek.  David Payne was our next door neighbor, and there is an old Payne cemetery on my GGGGG grandfather´s land (John Stewart SR) in VA. 

David Payne´s son Edmond Payne had 2 children who married Stewart girls and they intermarried up to the 1900´s.   This line has participated in the Payne DNA project.  A man named Bob Juch has a web site and has my John Payne there , but he has it all mixed up.  It is thought we came from one of the Northern Neck lines, we use the name Barnett Payne over and over again.  There was more than one Payne line (I think) in the Northern Neck.   The Poindextors went to Surry CO NC also. My cousin Romaine Stewart Poindexter still has old Stewart land in Carroll CO VA near the Surry CO NC line and her great grandmother was a Payne, so we her GG grandmother. All married to Stewart´s.
Teresa lilliebelle3@yahoo.com

John Cathey

158. p. 31. Francis MacKilwean [McIlwain?] and John Cathey. 29 March 1753. 750 acres in Anson Co. on the S. side of the Catauba River on the N. side of Crowders Creek http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scycghs/1289.html

199. p. 38. George Salter. 6 April 1753. 300 acres in Anson Co., joining John Cathey. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scycghs/1289.html

1753 THOMAS ROBINSON listed adj John Cathey LG 821A in Anson Co NC bet N and S forks of Catawba Riv. Grant 306 Pg 58 12 May 1753. http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html

1756-Jul 28 Anson James Armour, J A Jannet Little, Jno Cathey admin. bond for John Little deceased of Anson Wills and Estates 1749-1795 p 17 http://genforum.genealogy.com/cathey/messages/1154.html

1763 THOMAS ROBINSON listed adj in deed bet John Cathey and wf Mary of Mecklenburg Co NC to Benj Hardings Jr of same for land bet N and S Fork Catawba Riv granted to John Cathey 12 Mar 1753. Bk 2 Pg 354-356 17 Jan 1763 http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/origin/augusta.html

1765: THOMAS ROBINSON listed as "nearly adjoining" in LG to John Cathey on 2d Broad Riv. Bk 17 Pg 165 6 Apr 1765. http://www.joelrobinson.com/robinson/thomasdates.html

Alexander Cathey [6455] (John², Cathey¹), born 1707 in Ulster, Ireland; died 7 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC. He married bef. 1740 in DE, Elizabeth Pinkney [6456], died aft. 1768 in Rowan Co, NC.

Children of Alexander CATHEY and Elizabeth PINKNEY were as follows:

+ 49 ii John Cathey [6458], born bef. 13 Sep 1742 in PA. He married Mary Erwin [5704].

+ 50 iii William Cathey (Major) [6457], born 16 Jan 1747 in Anson Co, NC. He married Alice "Else" Hagan [6436]. He died 1827 in Sumner Co., TN.

51 iv Margaret Cathey [6461], born bef. 6 Apr 1766 in Rowan Co, NC.

+ 52 v James Cathey (Captain) [4350], born 1750 in Anson Co, NC. He married Jane Rutherford [4349].

+ 53 vi Richard Alexander ⁴ Cathey [6460], born abt. 1745/50 in Anson Co, NC. He married Elizabeth Giles [6464]. (R.A. CATHEY was a gunsmith and soldier)

NOTES:

E. H. Cathey (2002) writes that Alexander Cathey, born 1707, married Elizabeth Pinkney.

He appears in the Cumberland Valley in 1734.

EHC speculates that Alexander, an indentured servant, met and married Ms Pinkney when he and his master were located near Annapolis, MD.

Later, in the McFarland neighborhood on Conodoguinet Creek (near the present day Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76), Alexander lived across the creek from his uncle James Cathey.

It is believed that Alexander left Lancaster Co., PA, for Virginia after his father’s death.

In 1753 Alexander Cathey was a Justice of the Peace in Salisbury, NC. He presided over the first courts of Rowan County which were held in 1755. He was a friend and neighbor of Squire Boone, father of the famous Daniel Boone. He is buried near Salisbury in the Thyatira Cemetery, formerly Catheys Meeting House; his monument states “Alexander Cathey who died 1766, age 59 years.”

Heritage of Rowan County, NC, Vol. 1, 1991: Alexander Cathey is described as “a typical Scots; he was loud, rowdy, hard-working, loved his family and liked a good drink and a good fight.”

His son, Alexander, is the progenitor of the Maury County branch of the Cathey family.

Alexander (b. 1707 in Ulster, Ire.) married Mary Elizabeth Pinckney.

After his father’s death, his family traveled down the Great Wagon Road, stopping for a short time in Augusta County, VA, before they journeyed on to Rowan county, NC. ..

Alexander was a leader of the Cathey (Scots-Irish) settlement in Rowan County.

He died in 1766 and is buried in the Thyatira (Old Cathey Meeting House) Church cemetery in Rowan County.

John Cathey,

James Cathey,

William Cathey,

Richard Cathey,

Margare Cathey t, and

Alice Cathey.

Nine years after the death of Alexander Cathey, the Revolutionary War started. This writer has not documented a service record for John Cathey, but William Cathey served as a Major and James Cathey served as a Captain during the war. Richard served in the NC Militia. William received a land grant for 4,000 acres of land on the south side of Duck River in Tennessee Territory, and James Cathey received 2,000 acres of land in West Tennessee.

Richard Cathey was also granted land in Tennessee.

Before James Cathey died in NC in 1791, he traded his land to his brother, William Cathey, for 2,000 acres of land on Duck River so that their children could be neighbors in the new land.

The Cathey brothers started disposing the land their father had left them and looked westward to Tennessee Territory. By 1800 there was but one Cathey family on the Federal Census for Rowan County. {Much of the Cathey data came from Boyt H. Cathey}”
Sergen George Heger,

George Heger (William is 2 away from Clubb on the military list) along with his kinsman William probably came from western Maryland or Pennsylvania originally, removed to Carolina from the Shenandoah Valley where in l749 he was cited as not found. In l753 the two Hagers were granted 800 acres of land on waters of Killian’s Creek in the eastern