| Notes |
- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Probably sister to William Henson who married Nancy Graybeal, the sister of Celia's husband Henry Graybeal. Alternate unproven father may be James Henson.
2. Miscellaneous reference from Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" of Donna Schell 21 Feb 2003: "Book, "Hansons-Hensons of Botetourt & Their Descendants," by Ray Hanson. GR 929.2 Han. Pg. 141. "
3. Censuses:
Unverifed by me but reported per Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" of Donna Schell 21 Feb 2003: "1790 US: Morgan District, 16th Company, Wilkes Co., NC, p. 24: 1 male over 16 yrs., 1 male under 16 yrs., & 2 females of all ages. Pg. 124.(I think1 of females is Celia, and the other is her mother.)"
1800 US: Ashe County, North Carolina. The total population for Ashe County, North Carolina in 1800 was 2785, including slaves. The 1800 Ashe County Census was the first for the northwestern most county in the Tar Heel State. This county was formed in late 1799 and included all of Wilkes County west of the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountain. The 977 square miles that then composed Ashe County has been further divided, first in 1849 to form Watauga County, North Carolina and again 10 years later to form Alleghany County. This record includes families who may have been living in those areas at the time. The original census was in rough alphabetic order, and this does not facilitate the research of particular communities. I include all interrelated families of this time and place to better show relationships. A word of explanation on some of these families:
A. Mary and Barbara Burkett who married Peter and David Graybeal, had a father named Christian - unsure as to which is correct of the two.
B. Elizabeth Eller appears to be Elizabeth Dick, the wife of Peter Eller who had just died per his probate of 1799.The one daughter is probably Mary; unsure who the two boys are since there should be three: Jacob, Henry, and George. John Eller would be Elizabeth's eldest son and married to Susannah Kerns.
C. Henry Graybeal would have recently married Celia Henson and also the eldest son of [John] Peter and Christina [Wampler] Graybill who also appear to be in this same census. Note that Peter evidently had owned slaves at that time - the census does not say how many.
D. One of the William Hensons could be somehow related to William Henson who marries Nancy Graybill and to Celia Henson who marries Henry Graybeal.
E. The two Koons are probably brothers and are sons of Devault Koon judging from their ages. This would make them uncles to George Koons who eventually marries Mary Eller.
F. James Lewis, b. abt. 1790, marries Christena Graybill in 1807 - there may be a connection with these two James Lewis.
G. William Pennington marries Barbara (or Elizabeth) Eller and may be the younger of the two here listed.
H. Michael Stucker is a misspelling for Michael and Catherine Eller Stoker with their three oldest children: Polly, David, and Elizabeth.
Head of Family; Males 0-9, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+; Females - 0-9, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+:
Burkett, Christian; 1-2-0-1-0; 1-0-2-0-0
Burkett, Christian; 4-1-0-1-0; 1-0-1-0-0
Eller, Elizabeth; 1-0-1-0-0; 0-0-1-0-1
Eller, John; 3-0-0-1-0; 1-0-0-1-0
Graybeal, Henry; 0-0-1-0-0; 2-0-1-0-0
Graybeal, Peter; 2-1-1-0-1; 3-1-0-0-1
Henson, William; 0-1-1-0-0; 2-0-1-0-0
Henson, William; 3-0-0-0-1; 1-1-1-0-0
Koons, George; 0-0-1-0-1; 0-0-0-0-1
Koons, John; 0-0-1-0-1; 0-1-2-0-1
Lewis, James; 2-2-1-0-1; 4-1-0-0-1
Lewis, James, Jr.; 1-0-1-0-0; 1-0-1-0-0
Pennington, William; 0-1-0-1-0; 1-2-1-0-1
Pennington, William; 0-0-1-0-0; 0-0-1-0-0
Stucker, Michael; 1-0-0-1-0; 2-0-0-1-0
1810 US: Ashe County, North Carolina; I include several related families in my database for this time and place. Some notes:
A. One of the two William Penningtons is married to an Eller - I assume it is the one with a younger wife.
B. One of the two Christian Burketts is probably the parent of Barbara and Mary who married Graybeal brothers.
C. James Lewis married Christina Graybill.
D. The older Peter Graybill would be John Peter and Christina Wampler Graybill. The other Peter and Henry would be their sons.
E. Adam Wilker could be Adam Welker, father of James Welker who later marries Elizabeth Stoker.
F. Surprisingly there is no Michael Stoker who should be there unless in adjoining county.
G. One of the two George Koons should be the George Koons of this database.
H. Not sure why two J. Ellers unless the transcriber inadvertently named the "J." as both Jacob when in fact the older one is John. Peter Eller would be a brother.
I. The older Peter Graybill would be John Peter Graybill, father of the other two Graybills: Henry and Peter [Jr.].
Head of Family; Males 0-9, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+; Females - 0-9, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+; Slaves:
Pennington, W. (William); 1-0-1-0-0; 2-0-1-0-0
Bourket C. (Christian); 2-2-2-0-1; 5-1-1-1-0
Wilker, A. (Adam); 0-1-2-0-1; 0-1-0-0-1
Graybill, H. (Henry); 3-0-0-1-0; 2-0-1-0-0
Lewis, J. (James); 1-0-1-0-0; 1-0-1-0-0
Graybill, P. (Peter); 0-1-0-1-0; 0-1-0-0-1
Graybeal, P. (Peter); 1-0-1-0-0; 1-0-1-0-0
Graybill, H.; 2-0-1-0-0; 3-0-0-1-0
Koons, G. (George); 2-0-0-1-0; 2-0-0-1-0
Pennington, W. (Wm); 2-0-1-0-0; 2-0-0-0-1
Eller, P. (Peter); 3-0-0-1-0; 2-0-0-1-0
Eller, J. (Jacob); 2-3-1-0-0; 2-0-0-1-0
Burket, C. (Christian); 4-1-0-0-1; 0-1-0-0-1
Koontz, G. (George); 1-0-0-1-0; 2-0-1-0-1; 3
Eller, J. (Jacob [John?]); 2-0-0-1-0; 1-0-1-0-0
1820 US: Ashe County, North Carolina, 19 pages as the follow related families:
Henry Eller, 1,0,0,1,0,0//2,0,0,1,0,0,1.
Jacob Eller, 2,1,0,0,1,0//4,1,0,1,0,0,1.
David Graybeal, 3,0,0,1,0,0//0,0,1,0,0,0,1.
Henry Graybeal, 3[or 5],1,0,0,1,0//2,2,0,1,0,0,1.
Peter Graybeal, 3,1,0,0,1,0//2,0,1,0,0,0,0,
George Koons, 1,1,0,0,1,0//2,2,1,0,1,0,1.
No Hensons.
No William Penningtons.
No Stokers.
No apparent Shaws - an area with possible Shaws is very light copy and hard to read; the two that could be Shaws [or something else] look like first names Nathan and Gabriel as heads of households.
1830 US: Ashe County, North Carolina, entire county search for related families found the following:
Henry Eller, p. 26a, males 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 15-20:1; 40-50:1//females 10-15:2; 30-40:1.
David Graybeal, p. 26a, males 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 30-40:1.
Henry Graybeal, p. 34a, males 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 20-30:1; 50-60:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 20-30:1; 40-50:1.
Peter Graybeal, p. 39a, males 10-15:2; 20-30:1; 40-50:1//0-5:1; 20-30:1; 40-50:1.
No William Hensons, Penningtons, Stokers, nor Shaws.
1850 US: Not in Ashe County, NC.
4. The book "The Brethren in the New Nation, A Source Book on the Development of the Church of the Brethren, 1785-1865," compiled by Roger E. Sappington and printed by the Brethren Press, Elgin, IL, FHL 973 Kzch gives background on the Dunker or the Brethren religious movement and some family ancestors as follows:
Pp. 10-11: "The Brethren, frequently known as the Dunkers (from the German, tunken, to dip) from their pattern of baptizing adult believers by three separate complete immersions forward. They are distinctly different from other groups which use the term Brethren, including the Moravians, the Plymouth Brethren, the United Brethren, and the Brethren in Christ or River Brethren. In 1836 they became known officially as the Fraternity of German Baptists, which was changed in 1871 to German Baptist Brethren and in 1908 to the Church of the Brethren... these Brethren had been organized in Germany in 1708 under the leadership of Alexander Mack, a young German miller. They were influenced by the Pietistic movement of the late 17th and early 18th centuries and by the earlier Anabaptist movement, which was currently represented in Germany by the group known as Mennonites. Beginning in 1719 and for about the next fifteen years almost all of the Brethren emigrated to America, landing in William Penn's city of Philadelphia. From that port they moved west and south, primarily into the mountain valleys of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, all of which had settlements of Brethren before 1785. They shared the German fame for agricultural skill, generally settling on limestone soil and building large bank barns to take care of their livestock. The Germans developed the Conestoga (from a stream in Pennsylvania) workhorse and the Conestoga wagon (the famed covered wagon of the American frontier)... [Information on the Brethren from] 1785 to 1865 is very limited, which was evidently the way the Brethren intended it to be... at present, a fixed principle with them, to make no communication; and that they feel hurt when interrogated respecting their society. Indeed, they have always been shy of the English, and suspicious of encroachment and exposure... [It has been observed that they] altogether neglect any records of their proceedings, and are opposed even to publishing their numbers, lest it should seem to savor of pride..."
P. 15: "During the years from 1785 to 1865... [the] Brethren were engaged [in emigrating] from their homes in the Atlantic seaboard states to the new territory of the U.S. that was being opened to settlement on the west side of the Appalachian Mountains... [due to] the dissatisfaction with one's status in the present location and the call to move to new areas because 'the grass might be greener...'
P. 17, 26-29: "North Carolina. Although there were Brethren living in in North Carolina at least as early as the 1740's and 1750's... none of these settlements became the basis of a permanent Brethren congregation. They usually came to an end as the result of the loss of leadership, either by death or by emigration. By the end of the 18th century, however, Brethren had established settlements in two areas which would survive across the years and become permanent congregations. The older of these settlements probably began in the 1770's in an area south of the present-day city of Winston-Salem. The Moravians had purchased a large piece of property on which they established several different communities, including Salem... In addition to the Brethren settlement known as the Fraternity congregation which developed on the south side of the Moravian territory, the Brethren also put down permanent roots before 1800 in the mountainous northwestern corner of North Carolina in Ashe County. When the first Brethren arrived in this area is not known, but certainly they were there by the 1780's, for numerous Brethren names were reported in this area in the census of 1790. The number of brethren in the settlement increased during the 1790's, and in 1801 many of them placed their names on a petition to the government of North Carolina dealing with land problems. [The petition is as follows:] 'To the Honourable House of the General Assembly. The distressed Situation in which your humble petitioners by the late Act of Assembly for the Year 1801 in the Second Section, in respect to the Land Law's is reduced: it is impossible without flowing Tears the Grievances thereof to prescribe! it is evident, that the County of Wilkes before its division, that part of it, which is called now the County of Ashe, being first inhabited with Hunters, made their living by Hunting game. Ulrick Kessler, a Dunkard Preacher coming from the North, was the first inhabitance of the Germans who bought his land for 300 £, and paid for it, and by his persuasion, drawing his congregation hither, till this Wild Country became inhabited with industrious farmers, Purchasing their land, and give their Money, Horses, Waggons and nearly all their living for their Possessions. Then this part of the Country being Granted by the Legislature unto a party of Speculators, who by their granted Authority, oppressed this people very much, to make themselves rich of their Labour. The first Settlers and Hunters could not endure to live amongst Labouring and industrious farmers, Sold their rights, moving to the West Country's, Cumberland, Kentucky, etc. The Germans who had bought their Possessions, labouring with industry, clearing Land, building Houses, Barns, planting Orchards, made Meadows, raising Stock, building Gear Mills, Saw Mills, fulling mills; that this Wild Country became fertile Utility, by the blessing of the Supreme being, who made all things; paying their taxes annually, and living peaceably and quietly in their Possessions, under the Protection of the legislature of the State; till this present juncture of the above mentioned late Act, when the Speculators Grants and Rights was broke, and the Land Office for to make Entry's upon Land was estblish'd. Some of them made Entry's upon Vacant Treasury, getting their Grants; improved it by their families, without hearing of any other Claim of any other person of persons, of their possessions till now. at the time when Wilkes County was divided, and this Country became the Name the County of Ashe, the Commissioners faithfully Purchasing Fifty Acres of Land, laying it out in Lot's, Sold them, and Builded a Court House, made a Contract for to Build the Prison, out of the Surplus of that Money, which gave the date to Conceive and bring forth a New-Birth of the infernal part of Self Interested party Speculators. Robert NaIl, Surveyor who. had undoubtedly a View of this Speculation; for the former Benefit, made him Sure of the New, that by his influence, to the Committee of this County, under a Cloak that it was beneficial for the poor inhabitance, to petition for that Law; no Sooner that Law came in existence; than he had a Store of Old Warrants, which was bought for a trifle, having the Books of Fletcher, forming a Body of party Speculators, claiming the Town Land and all the plantations within Six Miles round, near the Court House, Surveyes the Land and especially where a German lives without distinction. For this Speculators Say, they had the Oldest Warrant, it was their Right and Title, and in any Court of justice and Equity they could keep it, for the Word: previous of that date give it to them by the Said Act. and not in one clause of Said Act is left a iota of reserve, for the defence of a Labouring industrious Citizen; it is impossible that your humble petitioners can believe, that the Legislature could be so Tyrannical to pass Such Act and Law, with an intent; that Honest Citizen should be cheated and defrauded out of their property and Possessions for the Cause of a few Speculating individuals. Therefore your Humble petitioners beg the Honourable House of Assembly to take the Grievances of the foregoing Circumstances into Consideration; and Consider at first That the Established Land paid into the Treasury, and that the Grants for said Land is Lawfull and Ought to be protected. Secondly That the Warrants, with which the Speculators will Cheat and Defraud, to drive honest Citizens out of their Possessions; if they had not be revived by the late Act, being all Dead and out of date, and then to make a Conclusion for a remedy of redress. Thirdly That an Additional Act, that it the meaning of the Legislature not is, that honest Citizen should be cheated, defrauded and deprived out of their Possessions by the said Act, and that the Older Grant should be protected in any Court of justice and equity for ever in which hopes your humble petitioners is in duty bound, and will for ever pray.'
[Signed {Kerry's note: the ones with asterisks are in this database and related to me}:] Michajah Pennington, Wm hubbart, Peter Hart, Jos Rowland, James Mulkey Capt, David Connelson, John Johnson, John Byrket, Andrew Fouts, Jacob May, Christian Byrket *, Wm May, George Grubb, William Migapha, Moses Toliver, George Eberly, Allen Noulin, William Pennington *, G Koons *, John Phillips, Henry Miller, George Miller, Henry Dulheur, John Kessler, David Engrum, Lewis Bonner, Andrew Sheets, Peter Dick *, John Dick jr *, Conrad Grubb, Luke White, John Koons *, Daniel Miller, Leonard Baumgarner, Michael Stocker *, Jacob Fouts, Wm Shepperd, Emmanuel Croster, Henry Michel, Andrew Rowland, Jonathan Miller, Wilm Henson Junr *, Jacob Grimes, benja manhubbire, Woller Weaver, Jacob Reese, John Ford, John Norris, Gilbirt Norris, Barnet Owen, Henry Graybeal *, John Whit, Jacob Eller *, Peter Eller *, John Maxwell, Zacariah Harwood, James rowrick, Jacob Pfau, Samuel Wilcocken, John Sturgin, Charles Williams, John Miller, Jas Bunyard, Samuel Taylor, Isaac Weaver, Id manhubbire, Landrine Eggers, John Ress, Henry agrer, Wm Morris, Ephrim Norris, Wm Owen."
5. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 17-31, clarifies early North Carolina counties and land grant practices:
"Land grants in North Carolina originated with an entry application which was filed in the county where the land was situated and if not lost are now on file there. This was followed, sometimes soon and sometimes years later by an order from the land office for the tract to be surveyed. Sometimes soon and sometimes years later the survey was made and a surveyor's plat filed with the Secretary of State in Raleigh. Then came the grant which may have been issued reasonably near the date of the survey or sometimes several years later. These grants, orders to survey and the survey itself are on file now in the Secretary of State's office at Raleigh...
Many counties were formed from what originally was Rowan County, namely Surry and Guilford in 1770, Burke and Wilkes in 1777, Randolph in 1779, Iridell in 1788, Stokes in 1789, Buncomb in 1791, Ashe in1799, Davidson in 1822, Yancey in 1833, Davie in 1836 and Yadkin in 1850. Some of these counties were grandchildren of Rowan County; for instance Wilkes was taken partly from Burke and partly from Surry, Randolph from Guilford, Buncomb and Yancy form Burke, Ashe from Wilkes and Stokes and Yadkin from Surry. These facts must be kept in mind when tracing early Rowan County families."
6. Website http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/swift/Document1.html accessed 20 Dec 2008 which sponsors genealogical and historical resources of the New River Valley in Virginia and North Carolina: "...An alternative Hanson Genforum posting #589 gives some Ashe county connections but not to the Maryland line: Celia Hanson b.1781 m. Henry Graybeal in Ashe Co., NC. Celia was the daughter of William Hanson and Celia Tuckwiler who immigrated from northwest Virginia to Botetourt county. This William is the son of John Hanson (b. 3 Apr 1721 Ireland - d. 15 Nov 1783)... This family went to Lawrence Co., IN. There is nothing to indicate this line is Quaker as William (1753-1824) served in the Battle of Pt. Pleasant (1774) and in the Revolution (7th VA Regt from Botetourt Co., VA)..."
7. Website http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/ashe/deeds/deedsabs.txt accessed 14 Dec 2008:
"Ashe County, NC - Deeds - Abstracts of selected deeds." This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kyle R. Graybeal krgrebiel@verizon.net, 37 Spring Lake Drive, Stafford, VA 22554. Revised 9 October 2001. This file contains abstracts of selected deeds from Ashe County, North Carolina Land records, mostly involving Graybeal family members. The information contained herein does not constitute the sum total of deeds in the Ashe County records involving Graybeal individuals. There are a few incomplete fields in some records especially in acreage, land description & witness names. This means that I have not copied them, not that the information is missing from the court records. The file now includes more deeds and has been corrected for errors dealing with land grants appearing in the original file. In the original file, the entry date and the date the deed was signed were reversed. This new file corrects that problem.
Information sorted in date order, which is yyyy-mm-dd. Grantee & Grantor names are [last], [first]. Witness names are [first], [last]. NFNR = North Fork of New River. Mn and Vn means Deed Books M new and V new respectively. Information in [ ] inserted by me and correct to the best of my knowledge. Information in ( ) added for clarification. Price paid, proven date, and registered date not included to save space. I have this information on most deeds in case it is desired. Some compass directions are indicated by N, S, etc., rather spelled out. Deeds for state grants did not require witnesses' signatures. The indication that a particular person signed with an "x" is not consistent from record to record in this transcription. See complete list with John Peter Graybill - this partial list are those with the name of Henson:
May, Abraham TO: Graybeal, Peter [Sr] 170 a.; Signed: 1799-04-07; Both sides New River @ White's line/P. Henson Corner/NFNR; Book: D, 109; Witness: S. Hubbard, Henry Graybeal.
State (NC) TO: Henson, Wm 100 a., Grant: 0063, Ent: 1799-02-07; Signed: 1801-01-02; Book: B, 187.
Walder, William TO: Henson, Wm. 100 a.; Signed: 1802-01-10; Head of a branch, Wm Smith's line, Smith's corner; Book: B, 467; Witness: George Koons, Seth Osburn.
Henson, Wm TO: Jones, Vincent 100 a.; Signed: 1802-01-15; Waters of North Fork New River/Little Horse Creek. Book: B, 180; Witness: James Bunyard, Henry Graybeal.
State (NC) TO: Henson, Wm. 30 a., Grant: 0334, Ent: 1800-02-25; Signed: 1802-12-14; Bank of Little Horse Creek. Book: B, 033.
State (NC) TO: Henson, John 50 a., Grant:nnnn, Ent: 1802-02-17; Signed: 1803-11-29; North Fork of New River; Book: B, 232.
State (NC) TO: Henson, John 50 a., Grant: 0557, Ent: 1804-05-08; Signed: 1805-11-30; His line near his sugar camp; Book: B, 421.
Graybeal, Henry TO: Henson, James 50 a.; Signed: 1807-12-09; N. side N. Fork New River/James Bunyard's line/Vinson Creek. Book: C, 422; Witness: Jas. Fletcher, Benj. Hubbard.
Henson, John (x) TO: Chambers, Henry 50 a.; Signed: 1809-03-27; NFNR, in Henson's line near his sugar camp; Book: D, 292; Witness: Henry Graybeal, Benj (x) Tyree
Henson, John (x) TO: Chambers, Henry 50 a.; Signed: 1809-03-27 ... his old line, stake on the river; Book: D, 293; Witness: Henry Graybeal, Benj (x) Tyree.
Henson, John (x) TO: Chambers, Henry 150 a.; Signed: 1809-03-27; NFNR, ... swamp, dogwood and hickory; Book: D, 295; Witness: Graybeal, Henry, Benj (x) Tyree.
Henson, William TO: Morris, Gilbert 100 a.; Signed: 1809-08-01; Waters of Little Horse Creek/North Fork New River. Book: D, 299; Witness: Henry Graybeal, Henry Chambers.
Graybeal, Peter TO: Brown, Peter 60 a. Signed: 1810-07-03; North Fork of New River, Paul Henson's corner. Book: M, 172; Witness: Jas. Fletcher, Henry Graybeal.
Graybeal, Peter TO: Bowers, Peter 170 a.; Signed: 1810-07-03; Both sides of NFNR/the River Bank @ White's line/James Henson. Book: Mn, 161; Witness: Henry Graybeal, James Fletcher.
8. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 6-8: "Henry Graybill/Graybeal, b. abt 1780/85, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., VA; d. abt 1843, probably in Ashe Co., NC; md. 1798, Ashe Co., NC to Celia Henson. She was b. abt 1783, Wilkes Co, NC [Ashe was formed from Wilkes in late 1799]; d. abt 1867, TN. Their descendants spelled their name Graybeal. Henry was listed in the 5th Regiment of NC Detached Militia in 1814-15. According toresearcher Vivian Graybill, Henry and Celia accompanied Henry's parents and other Graybills to Jackson Co., OH in 1816 and were still there in 1837. [I don't necessarily believe this to be correct because the extensive downline has all of their children born in Ashe Co., NC up to 1827 and their grandchildren seem to also all be from Ashe Co. as well.] Their children were Nancy, John, Joseph, Christena, Millie, Andrew, Margaret 'Peggy', Phoebe, David, Eli, Elizabeth and Matilda 'Mary'." Extensive downline of this family is in the book.
9. Children reported from Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" of Donna Schell 21 Feb 2003:
Nancy Graybeal, b: 1798 in Wythe Co., VA.
John Graybeal, Sr. b: 1802 in Ashe Co, NC. [The following website http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/ashe/cemeteries/grybel02.txt accessed 18 Dec 2008 "Ashe County, NC - CEMETERIES - John Graybeal Sr., Cemetery" notes the following burial at the John Graybeal, Sr. Family Cemetery located on NC-88 across the road from Skyline Telephone, Creston Exchange, on J.E. Holman farm. The cemetery is on a hill in a grove of trees:
'GRAYBEAL, John, Sr., b. 1800, d. 18 Jan 1892, s/Henry & Celia Henson.']
Joseph Graybeal, b: 15 Sep 1804 in Ashe Co, NC.
Christina Graybeal, b: 1805 in Ashe Co., NC.
Millie Graybeal, b: 1807 in Ashe Co., NC.
Andrew Graybeal, b: 17 Jan 1808 in Ashe Co, NC.
Margaret Graybeal, b: 1809 in Ashe Co, NC.
Phoebe Graybeal, b: Abt. 1810 in Ashe Co., NC.
David Graybeal, b: 25 Dec 1815 in Ashe Co, NC.
Eli Graybeal, b: 1817 in Ashe Co., NC.
Elizabeth Graybeal, b: 30 Nov 1822 in Ashe Co, NC.
Matilda Mary Graybeal, b: Abt. 1827 in Ashe Co, NC.
10. Notes on Henry Graybeal from Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" of Donna Schell 21 Feb 2003:
A. Land Entries of Wilkes Co., NC for 9 July 1791 as show in the Wilkes Genealogical Society, from Vols. 11 & 12: #410 Henry Grabill e 50 ac waters N fork New River on Miclane's Mill Ck incl Henry Grabills sugar camp. #699 Henry Grabill e 100 ac waters N fork New River on Horse Creek adj Abraham May. B. He was one of the first landowners in Ashe Co. His name was in Book 1of the Register's Office. The first deed was registered on 3 Oct 1799. Source: The book, "Ashe Co. A History," by Arthur L. Fletcher. C. Various deeds:
a. State (NC) # 0532 to: Graybeal, Henry 1802-12-01, 100.00 a., on little Horse Creek/corner Vincent Jones, $, Rcd: 1804-12-07, Bk: B, p. 359. b. Stone, Cutberth to: Graybeal, Henry 1806-11-04, 100.00 a., Waters of Little Horse Creek in the Salt Peter Knob, $1,000, Rcd: 1809-11, Bk: D, p. 127; Witnesses: John Stone, Mikel Graybeal. c. Graybeal, Henry to: Henson, James 1807-12-09, 50.00 a., N. side N. Fork New River/James Bunyard's line/Vinson Creek, $, Rcd: 1815-02, Bk: C, p. 422; Witnesses: James Fletcher, Benj. Hubbard, Eli Cleveland, Peter Graybeal. d. Graybill, John to: Graybill, Henry 1809-02-07, 50.00 a., South side of Big Horse Creek/waters of N. Fork New River, $ 100, Rcd: 1809-11, Bk: D, p. 104; Witnesses: Michael Graybeal, Jacob May. e. Graybeal, Henry to: Powers, Loamina 1809-09-05, 50.00 a., Land on Big Horse Ck [bought from his brother John], $ 50, Rcd: 1809-09, Bk: D, p. 117; Witnesses: William (x) Powers, Major Powers. f. Carnout, Wm. to: Graybeal, Henry 1811-01-05, 100.00 a., on the Laurel Fork of North Fork of New River near Joneses line, $ 200, Rcd: 1827-11, Bk: C, p. 96; Witnesses: Edward King, Thomas Sutherland. g. Graybeal, Henry to: Turman, Wm. 1815-01-13, 100.00 a., on the Turkey Pen Branch/Little Horse Creek, North Fork of New River, $, Rcd: 1817-11, Bk: F, p. 280; Witnesses: Nathan Carpenter, James Lewis. h. Jones, John to: Graybeal, Henry 1815-07-26, 50.00 a., on a drean of the Laurel Fork of the waters of North Fork of New River, $ 50, Rcd: 1827-11, Bk: C, p. __; Witnesses: Elisha Calloway. i. State (NC) #1005 to: Graybeal, Henry 1818-09-04, 50.00 a., near the fork of the big Branch, $ 2, Rcd: 1819-11-30, Bk: C, p. 56; Witnesses: John Branch. j. State (NC) #1007 to: Graybeal, Henry 1818-09-04, 50.00 a., [not given], $, Rcd: 1819-11-30, Bk: C, p. 50. k. State (NC) #1074 to: Graybeal, Henry 1819-11-23, 25.00 a., North Fork of New River/mouth of Parson's Branch, $, Rcd: 1821-12-04, Bk: C, p. 48. l. State (NC) #1107 to: Graybeal, Henry 1820-12-24, 50.00 a., Laurel Fork New River at a branch, $, Rcd: 182?-12-17, Bk: C, p. 53. m. State (NC) #1594 to: Graybeal, Henry 1827-08-17, 50.00 a., on the Big Branch of the Laurel Fork of New River, $ 5, Rcd: 1830-12-18, Bk: D, p.; Witnesses: Montfort Stokes. n. Graybeal, Henry to: Langley, James 1832-11-03, ___.__ a., [not copied], $, Rcd:, Bk: E, p. 467 o. Graybeal, Henry to: Graybeal, Eli [son] 1840-12-10, ___.__ a., Laurel waters of North Fork of New River, $, Rcd: 1851-05-22, Bk: P, p. 381; Witnesses: David Graybeal, Andrew Graybeal [sons] p. Graybeal, Henry to: Maxwell, Sid 1841-07-31, ___.__ a., [not copied], $, Rcd:, Bk: __, p. __. q. Graybeal, Henry to: Graybeal, Dav. [son] 1841-10-20, ___.__ a., On the Big Laurel Fork of North Fork of New River, $, Rcd: 1851-05-23, Bk: P, p. 403; Witnesses: Jerimiah Osborn, Eli Graybeal r. Graybeal, Henry to: Graybeal, Andrew [son] 1841-10-26, ___.__ a., [not copied], $, Rcd:, Bk: W, p. 163. D. Lived and reared his family on the Big Laurel one mile from the Mouth of Roaring Fork.
11. Website http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/ashe/misc/grybel04.txt accessed 20 Dec 2009: "Letter, John Graybeal to Dona Graybeal."
Letter from John Graybeal of Shell Creek, Tennessee to his grand-daughter Dona Graybeal of Fig, North Carolina. This letter was found among the papers and Letters of Dona Graybeal and her son W. Thomas Graybal, of Emory, Virginia. Dona Graybeal was married to my great-uncle Winfield A. Graybeal, a Methodist Minister.
John Graybeal, son of Andrew Graybeal, and grandson of Henry Graybeal of Ashe County, North Carolina, wrote the letter to his granddaughter Dona Graybeal, daughter of William Asbury Graybeal and Rebecca Graybeal. Both sides of Dona's family trace back to Henry Graybeal.
Notes: The original letter was written in pencil on tablet paper with no punctuation and paragraph breaks. Paragraph breaks have been inserted where it seemed logical to do so for clarity. Periods have also been added at the end of sentences. Spelling remains as it was interpreted except where indicated by [ ]. References to "Winny" are to Winfield A. Graybeal Dona's husband and son of David Melvin Graybeal and Mary Anne Jones.
Transcribed by Kyle R. Graybeal kgraybeal@erols.com:
"Shell Creek Ten Jan 26 1915
Dona we recv'd your letter was real glad to hear from you all. was glad you was having a good time & Doing some good in the caus of Religion there. Dont seam to be But little good Doing here. We have had some offel Bad weather this winter. the weather was the worst before Christmas i Ever saw. i think we got a litter from pa a few days ago Said Conly & wife had gone to New Mexico Lum has moved in bout 8 miles of us. i Recon Griggs preached a fine Sermon Sunday at Shell Creek We are having a fine day today 26 of Jan
Well you asked me about the Graybeals. My father always told me they came from Penn to NC. My grandfather settled rite on the lands Elihu & your grandpa graybial lived. My granfathers name was Henry. Winnys grate granfathers name was David. he settled probably on the lands that Winnys granfather & Calvin graybeal lived on Hoss creek. the old man Petter settled near Jefferson, they Both maried Birkets
My granmother graybeal was a Henson. ther was one them old graybeals Name was John he never was married. he fell Dead at a wood pile cuting wood. Ther was one Mike he went West long time ago they never could her from him after them Days. So that was all of the old graybeals. they was real Duch.
My father always told me he couldent understand a word they would say when they talked in ther language though they could talk English all rite. i remember seeing all of them they wer Dunkards them days
My grandfather was a Methodist Ex[h]orter a grate scriptonian i remember seeing my grandfather & old man Dav & Peter. My grandmother Died after i was a bot grown her name was Celia
Well Dona i dont guess you can read this letter if you can you can almost Beat me so we hope you are all well and enjoying life. give Winny my Best respects and wishes and trust he may Do much good.
Your grandma has had a Bad cold all this winter and holds rite on so we would glad to here from you all often. We remain your grandparents
John Graybeal write soon"
12. FHL book 975.6835 D3h "The Heritage of Ashe County, North Carolina, Vol. 1, 1984," ed. Ruth Weaver Shepherd, submitted article 254: "Ancestors and Descendants of Henderson Graybeal. My great-great grandfather was Henry Graybeal, born about 1780-85. His parents were Peter Graybeal Sr. and Christena (Wampler) Graybeal, both believed to have been born near York, Pennsylvania. The official U.S. Census of 1800, listing males above 16 years of age and heads of families included Henry Graybeal. Early deeds of Ashe County list Henry Graybeal as a land owner. He was listed in the 5th Regiment of North Carolina detached Militia in 1814-15. Henry was a farmer and lived in the Laurel community of Ashe County. He died before June, 1850. Henry married Celia Henson. Her parentage and birth date are unknown. They were the parents of twelve children; John married Sarah King; Andrew married Rebecca Lewis; Eli married Mary McGuire; Joseph married Margaret Ashley; David married Rebecca Ashley; Millie married Ephraim Roark, Christena married Jeremiah Osborne; Nancy married John Osborne, Phebe married Pleasant Eastridge, Peggy married ___ Langley; Elizabeth married David Farmer; Matilda (Mary) married George MiGuire. [Article continues thru the son Joseph and includes a photo of the author's grandparents Henderson and Mary Graybeal in the early 1920s.]"
13. FHL book 929.273 H198me (film #6003742), "Hanson, Henson, Hinson, Hynson, and Allied Family Name; Early Records of the Carolinas," by Ethel Nerim Miner. 1993, the following is from vol. 3 of 5 which is just focussed on the Carolinas. Note that author extracted all references from all sources but does not give an explanation of her sources -- she does say: "If this space is empty caution should be used in accepting the information as fact. May be combined with information from the even field to provide more meaningful information. If no original source is shown that probably means the information was submitted by a contributor from a family history or similar source. I include notes for both William and Celia Henson, who are in my database and possibly siblings:
-Celia Henson; spouse Henry Graybeal, m. @ North Carolina in 1802; source (more of a note): "NC Ashe of."
-Eli Hanson, s. of William and ___ Graybeal, b. 5 Mar 1807, at NC; no source given.
-Eli Hanson, s. of William and ___ Graybeal, d. @ 1832, at NC; no source given.
-Elijah Hanson, s. of William; spouse: Amery; b. 1804, at NC; note mom was a Graybeal; no source given.
-Larkin Henson, s. of William Sr. and ___ Graybeal; residence at Ashe Co., NC, in 1788; no source given.
-Mary Henson, d. of William and ___ Graybeal; b. 1810 at NC; no source given.
-William Henson Sr. and Nancy Graybeal; birth of son Eli, 5 Mar 1807, in NC (with a note "KY?"); no source given.
DEATH:
1. Pitt book quoted above purports a death in Tennessee about 1867. Since she at the time was widowed, I would assume she may have been living with one of her children. Using Pitt's downline of this family, I identified three of her children, all daughters, who married and moved to Tennessee. I checked each of these three in the 1860 census and did not find Celia even though I did find the three couples. I also found Langley and Farmer in the 1870 census again with no Celia. The three couples are:
James Oliver Langley and Margaret "Peggy" Graybeal, Morgan Co.
David Preston Farmer and Elizabeth Graybeal, Johnson Co.
George McGuire and Matilda "Mary" Graybeal, Johnson Co.
2. From Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" of Donna Schell 21 Feb 2003: "From Herb Bohler of Flemington, NJ dtd. 17 April 1994 on Some of Descendants of... Celia Henson: "The Wade Eller Collection" Mr. Eller says that Celia spent her last years in TN. "Wm (Billy) Osborne of Grayson, NC, says his mother told him that Celia (Henson) Graybeal died at George McGuire's house in TN." (George McGuire was husband of Mary Matilda Graybeal, youngest daughter of Henry and Celia; however, there is nothing to prove this or not prove it.]"
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Abt 1783 - Abt 1867 (~ 84 years)