Sally's
5g Uncle & Aunt [sister of Kitty Wood, dau of Joshua Freeman]
Samuel Harrell
1756
- 1790 | his
parents
& ca 1785 Mary Freeman ca 1762 - aft 1824 | her parents
& 1791/94 William Copeland 17xx - 1836
| his parents
of Hertford County, NC
& Chowan Co NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
"Elder Samuel Harrell was born 25 December 1756 in Hertford County,
NC--in his youth joined the church near Wiccacon--began to
preach in a few years -- was much approved of by all that heard him. He was
a man of a bright genius, masculine voice, a ready mind, and a good orator.
He appeared to be a man of eminent piety, and a zealous preacher of the
Gospel, notwithstanding his worldly embarrassments. He was Major of the Militia in Hertford Co., Clerk of the
Court --employed in the mercantile line at the time he exercised his public
ministry--member of the Convention 1788 for the deliberation of the Federal
Constitution -- preached but was never ordained. He departed this life in January 1791 aged
35
years."
This memoir was in1803 Burkitt's History of the Kehukee Baptist
Association [rev. 1850 ed]
1790, 28 Jan - Samuel Harrell died according to Edenton
District Court papers without a will leaving his affairs in a very
complicated condition.
1756, 25 December - Samuel Harrell was born. [there is a John Harrell Esq with 900+ ac in Herrtford Co in 1784
who apparently has son Nathan who looks to me like he may be brother
of this Samuel who has already died before the 1790 census so his widow Mary
is listed]
1777 - Burkitt states that Joshua Freeman was converted in
1777 under the ministry of Elder Dargan at Wiccacon. I think Sam Harrell
joined this church about the same time as his future father in law Joshua Freeman.
1778/80 - Draft of Hertford County Militia - lists a Samuel
Harrell as part of Capt King's company.
?1778 - is this when Sam married Mary dau of Joshua and
Joshua gave Sam the horse?
1779 - Sam Harrell appears on Hertford Co. tax list 1st time
taxed for
poll, a mare and colt and $20.
1780 until his death Samuel Harrell was Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Hertford County.
Samuel Harrell was one of the county
trustees at this time [prior to 1790].
1784 Tax List Hertford Co
abstract by Ransom McBride
NCGSJ Aug '83
Sam Harrell is the Justice who signs the tax list for Hertford County
in Capt William Outlaw's Company list taken by Needham
Jarnagan
Samuel Harrell 300 ac Hertford Co 1 fp 3 bp
1785 December, Samuel Harrell of Hertford County requested a survey of a parcel of land, and his request was sent to the
county surveyor by the Hertford County Office of Claims for Lands in the County. On May 2nd 1786, the survey was complete
and Samuel’s claim was entered (Entry No. 6). The Grant for 334 acres was issued on July 10, 1788. This may well have been the
land Samuel was on in 1784. His land was described as follows; “… lying between the lines of Josiah Perry Joshua Freeman Josuah
Hasgons James Jones and Edward Peel, lying on the Holly Swamp and Whiteoak Branch…. Location Beg at the mouth of White
oak branch on the Holly swamp.” The North Carolina Gazetteer has the following description of this location: “Whiteoak Swamp
rises in the town of Ahoskie, s Hertford Co., and flows e into Bear Swamp.” (Today it flows east into Ahoskie Creek just before
Bear Swamp enters the Creek—Whiteoak and Bear swamps may well have joined before entering Ahoskie Creek at some point
in time.)
Samuel Harrell’s land grant no. 70 is on the microfilm “Secretary of State-Land Grant Office, Warrants, Plats, etc., Hertford County, file no. 1-268,01 / s.108.736, file no. 79.
William S. Powell, The North Carolina Gazetteer, (Chapel Hill, 1968), page 531.
See Roger H Harrell's web site Harrell
Families of Early Hertford County
1788 -Maj. Samuel Harrell was a delegate from Hertford
County to the Hillsboro Convention of 1788 to consider the adoption of U S
Constitution.
1788, 21 Oct -- Samuel Harrell resigned as 1st Major of the
Hertford County Militia. T. Kearney's Abstracts [Winborne gives
this date as 1783]
“Another prominent member of the church at Wiccacon who was also known and honored for his patriotism was
Elder Samuel Harrell. He was a major of militia of Hertford County and later Clerk of the Court.”
G. W. Paschal in his History of
the Baptists [Burkitt had a bio on him too]
1789, 2 Dec - Joshua Freeman and Samuel Harrell
entered into a General Co-Partnership to build and outfit the Schooner
"Sally and Molly" and share in its cargoes.
1789, Dec - Samuel Harrell entered into an agreement with
Richard Simons, Merchant of Edenton - Simons would supply him goods to sell
for half the profits.
1790, 28 Jan - Samuel Harrell died according to Edenton
District Court papers without a will leaving his affairs in a very
complicated condition.
1790 census, I find no Samuel Harrell listed in Hertford
County but I do find a Mary Harrell listed with 1 male over 16, 1 male under
16, 3 females and 11 slaves, also Nathan Harrell is listed with 1 male over
16, 2 males under 16 and 3 females and 11 slaves.
In Gates Co are listed two Samuel Harrells
one has 4 males over 16; 3 under 16; 5 females 2 other free
persons 6 slaves
2nd has 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females and 1 slave
1791, 2 March - Sam Harrell's widow Mary and his estate's administrator placed notices in the local paper
1800 census In Gates Co are listed two Samuel Harrells again
Samuel Harrell 3 -
2 - 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 12
Noah Harrell
- 1 - - 1- 1 - 0 -
1 12
Samuel Harrell 1 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 -
1 2
Thomas Harrell Sen, Josiah, Peter sen, Samuel, Aron, Demy,
Elisha of Peter, Jesse Jun, Elisha, David of Jesse, William, Peter is
the list of Harrells with the second Samuel
Newspaper notices:
State of North
Carolina, Edenton, March 1791. Public notice is hereby given. . to all the creditors of
the late Samuel Harroll, Esq. Prothonotary and Clerk of Hertford County, that the said
Samuel Harroll is dead, and that the subscriber qualified as administratrix on the
1st instant. Mary Harroll, Adm'x.
On Thursday, the 24th instant, Will be sold, at Public Vendue, at Pelt's Landing, on
Wicacon Creek, the Schooner Polly & Sally, About 100 tons burthern
. . also 6 or 700
barrels of Tar and Turpentine and about 1000 bushels of St. Martin's Salt. On the same day
will be sold, at the dwelling house of the late Samuel Harroll, dec.....West India rum,
sugar, molasses, salt, pease, and barrel pork. .dry goods . . cattle, plantation utensils and
household furniture belonging to the deceased....The Administratrix.
March 2, 1791.
Edenton District Loose Papers (Bradley) #81 Samuel Harrell
1789-1790 Account of Capt David Meredith. Named: George McClelan, John
Hunter, Dr. Keys.
1790. Summons to Hertford Co to Mary Harrall admrx of Saml Harrall to answer
in Edenton Dist Ct David Meredith for debt.
Apr Ct 1791. Edenton Dist. Mary Harrell widow as admrx of ----- vs Richard
Semmon (Simmon) & Joshua Freeman merchants. Josiah Collins & John
Little merchants & Thomas Iredell clerk examined the accounts. They
noted that Samuel Harrell & Joshua Freeman had built the schooner Sally
& Polly that they entered into copartnership in 1789. An undated
document indicates that Samuel Harrell died 28 Jan last.
1791. Edenton Dist. The
answer of Richd Semmon merchant of Edenton to Mrs Mary Harrold. He stated
that in 1790 he met Samuel Harrold dec'd on the mill dam of Walton &
Ramsway in Harford Co about 1 mile or 1 1/2 mile from sd Harrold's house;
that sd Harold said he had dry goods to sell, that they proceeded toward
Suffolk VA to sell there which they did. Later, sd Harold came to Edenton
for more goods & they were delivered by sd Semmon's factor John Little;
that there was no partnership, only the sell of goods; that he knew of no
partnership between Joshua Freeman and Harrell other than in the schooner
Polly & Sally and her cargoes.
The answer of Joshua Freeman: he states that he had kept Sam's store
open for a few months after Sam's death to try to sell the merchandise, etc.
[this
deposition is written on both sides has lots of bleed through and blots - I cannot make
out much of it. Sally These Ct documents seemed to me to say Sam Harrell died in
1790.]
Mary married a second time William Copeland. This was before Joshua
Freeman wrote his will on 24th August 1794.
"Thirdly I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Copeland two Negroes
Phillis and Jack two Beds and furniture and one horse which has been
delivered unto Samuel Harrell late Husband of the said Mary and it is to be
understood and it is my express will that the said Negroes Beds and Horse
aforesaid shall go and descend to my said Daughter Mary and the Children of
the said Mary by the said Samuel Harrell Agreeable to the Division of the
Estate of the said Samuel Harrell now of Record in the County Court of
Hertford I also lend unto my said Daughter Mary One Negro Woman named Alice
with one ninth part of the Residue of my estate after Debts and Legasies
paid for and during her natural life and after her death to be equally
divided between all her Children to them there heirs and assigns
forever."
Samuel
Harrell 1756 - 1790 and
Mary (Polly) Freeman
had:
1. Lucretia Harrell ca
1787/90 - aft 1836
married ca 1821 James B. Yeates ca 1785 -
1834 son of Jesse Yeates
2. Abner Harrell 1789 - 13 May 1865
married 1st ca 1811 Jennie Yeates ca 1793 - 1828 dau of Jesse
Yeates
married 2nd 11 Nov 1829 Leah H Norfleet ca Jan 1803
- 28 Sept 1833
(buried Gates Co)
married 3rd ca 1838 Ann (Nancy) Jones 3 Jan 1800 - 9 July 1848
married 4th 1850 Mary Womble
23 Jan 1819 - 9 July 1855
3. Mary Harrell 1787/90 - bef 1870
married 6 Dec 1825 John G Wilson 1800 - 1874 Hertford Co
no issue
Mary (Polly) Freeman and William
Copeland had:
1. John Copeland
2. Thomas Copeland
3. William Copeland -
married 1815 Leah Hobbs
4. Richard Copeland
5. Aaron Copeland
Grandchildren of Samuel Harrell and Mary Freeman:
Children of Lucretia Harrell and James B Yeates:
1. Elizabeth A Yeates 30 Mar 1822 near Union - 26 Sept
1891
married 13 July 1839 James H Knight 10
Oct 1817 Sussex Co VA - 12 Sept 1891 (near Union)
a. Joseph J Knight ca 1840 -
b. child ca 1842 - dy
c. child ca 1845 - dy
d. Sarah
J Knight ca 1847 -
e. Richard W Knight ca 1849
f. Jesse T. Knight ca 1852 -
g. John H. Knight ca 1858
JAS. H.
KNIGHT was born near Sussex Court House, Sussex
county, Va., on the 10th day of October 1817, and died near Union,
Sept. 12th 1891, aged 73 years, 11 months and 2 days. At the age of 13, he,
with his widowed mother and sisters, moved to North Carolina, in 1830, near
Union, Hertford county. In 1835 he attended the Murfreesboro Academy for
awhile. In October of the same year he moved to Macon, Tennessee. In 1838 he
returned to North Carolina, at the former place, where he remained until the
day of his death. His disease was consumption. Although feeble for many
years prior to his death, was confined to his bed but a few days. Was
married to Elizabeth
A. Yeates on the 13th of July 1839. She was the daughter of James B.
Yeates and sister of Hon. Jesse
J. Yeates. He was a devoted member of the M. E. Church in Union, N. C.,
and led a consistent life. In his dealings with his fellowman was strictly
honest. "Owe no man" was his motto. By industry and stern
integrity he left his family well provided for. Leaving a widow, four sons
and one daughter to share alike his estate. His widow survived him about two
weeks. . . . . S. E. KNIGHT
ELIZABETH
A. KNIGHT, daughter of James B. Yeates and
sister of Hon. Jesse
J. Yeates, was born near Union, Hertford, Co., March 30, 1822. She
professed religion in her 17th year and joined the M. E. Church, South.
She was married to James
H. Knight, July 13th, 1839, She died Sept 26th 1891. She was born,
raised and spent all her days (except about four years) and died at her
father's old homestead. . . . She was the mother of seven children, five of
whom survive her, four sons and one daughter, and five grand children.
S. E. KNIGHT
"Murfreesboro Index", John
W. Hicks, ed., Murfreesboro, [Hertford County], N.C. Friday,
April 1, 1892 [Vol. VII, No. 33]
[excerpt from "From
Time into Eternity" CD-ROM by David Powell, Winton NC: Liberty Shield
Press ©2004]
2. Hon. Jesse Johnson Yeates 29 May 1829 - 5 Sept 1892 Washington City
4 July 1851 -the speaker of the celebration in Harrellsville was Jesse J
Yeates, who at the time was in charge of the male academy in the
village. [Moore-HSHC]
"a Representative from North Carolina; born near
Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C., May 29, 1829; attended private schools
and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Murfreesboro; prosecuting attorney of
Hertford County 1855-1860; member of the State house of commons 1860-1862;
solicitor of the first judicial district 1860-1866; served in the
Confederate Army as captain and major of the Thirty-first North Carolina
Infantry during the Civil War; member of the Governor's council during
Governor Worth's administration; declined appointment by Governor Holden as
judge of the first judicial district in 1868; delegate to the Democratic
State convention in 1871; member of the State constitutional convention in
1871; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses
(March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879); successfully contested the election of Joseph
J. Martin to the Forty-sixth Congress and served from January 29 to March 3,
1881; declined to be a candidate ... in 1880; resumed the practice of his
profession in Washington, D.C., and died there on September 5, 1892;
interment in Glenwood Cemetery." Congressional Directory
Hon. Jesse J Yeates
Edenton District Representative 1875-1881
lawyer
married ca 1849 Maria Piper of VA died 21 Aug 1854
a. Jane Yeates ca 1850 -
married Dr. Edward Yeates of Miss. [her cousin]
married 2nd Virginia Scott ca 1833 -
dau of James
Scott of Baltimore
a. William Smith Yeates 15 Dec 1856-1908
Ga.
married 1884 Julia W Moore 16 Sept 1860-1928
b. Charles M. Yeates ca 1858 -
of
Washington City
c. Jesse J. Yeates ca 1860 -
of
Birmingham, Al.
d. George S Yeates ca 1863 -
of U.S.
Army
e. Virginia [ Jennie] Yeates ca 1867 -
married Daniel L Smith Mass.
3. Lucretia Jane Yeates ca 1833
-
married Hezekiah Revel ca 1823 -
merchant
retail
of
Bertie,
Murfreesboro & later western NC
a. Eveline Revel ca 1852 -
b. Willie Y. Revel ca 1854 -
c. Jesse Revel ca 1862 -
d. Frank R. Revel ca 1865 -
e. Paul S. Revel ca 1868 -
Children of Abner Harrell and Jennie Yeates:
1. Alpha Boon Harrell ca 1812 - aft 1865
married ca 1839 Anna E Mansard ca 1822 -
2. Samuel W Harrell ca 27 May 1818 - 5 Nov 1843 aged 25 yr 5 m 8 d
his grave stone and that of his mother are in the Harrell cemetery per David
Powell
3. Sarah A Harrell 16 Dec 1820 - 12 Oct 1880
married 1839 John O.
Askew Sr 11 Oct 1815 - 9 July 1878
4. Jesse Yeates Harrell 1820/25 - bef 1865
5. Wm. J Harrell ca 1828 - aft 1865
Children of Abner Harrell and Leah H Norfleet:
1. Henry H. Harrell 1830- 26 Jan 1831 aged 4 months
and 21 days
2. Elvira R. Harrell 1832- 16 Dec 1832 aged 5
months and 26 days
3. Horatio N. Harrell 1833- 2 Nov 1833 aged 1 month
and 7 days
Children of Abner
Harrell and Ann (Nancy) Jonesof Hertford Co NC
1. Mary E Harrell ca 1837 - May/Aug 1865
married 1854 Gates Co.
Rev Joshua Leigh Garrett (Meth.)
Jan 1831 - 12 April 1883
Josh. Garrett married 2nd 5 Sept 1865 Sally Hays
of Bertie Co
ca 1844 - 1923
"Having worn black mourning clothes for forty
years, she died in Roxebel at the home of her daughter Mattie (Martha) Garrett Wilkins.
"
a. Annie Leigh
Garrett 1855 Hertford Co - 1 July 1917 Perquimans Co
Painting of Annie L Garrett
married 1878 Richard Benjamin Thach of Perquimans Co. Feb
1850 - 1928
b. Willie [William H]
Garrett 1862
Gloucester Co, VA - aft. 1880
" left home as a teen and when his father died he could not be
located."
2. James Anner Harrell 5 Sept 1840 - 15
July 1857 Hertford Co NC dsp
buried next to her mother in the Cemetery at the "Jones Hole" on
the Moore plantation
with detailed stone placed about time of her death
Children of Abner Harrell and Mary Womble:
1. Lucy Frances Harrell ca 1850 - alive
1865
married Daniel W Reed ca 1852
- from Scotland
2. Ellen Riddick Harrell ca 1855 - alive
1880
married Benj. F Beverly of Union 1853 -
Notes :
[Winborne gives this list of children: Noah, James, William B, Willis, Issac,
Andrew, and Abner, Mary and Nancy. - This is an error as these are the
children of the Sam Harrell who died in Gates County in
1811.]
He also mentions twice that the mother of Jesse J Yeates is the sister of
Abner Harrell and the daughter of Maj. Sam Harrell. The father
of Jesse J Yeates is James Yeates son of Jesse Yeates and brother of Abner
Harrell's first wife Jennie.
From the Estate Records of Hertford County1835-1837 p38 we find that
the widow of James Yeates was named Lucretia. Abner Harrell was named
adm. of James B Yeates's estate in 1834. One of the entries in his
accounts is on June 29 '35 - To cash paid Lucretia Yeates for "Balance
of years Provision $102.66 + $4 int. for a total of $106. 66"
[widows received one year of provision out of the estate by law at that
time]
from Hertford Co Ct records we find that Abner Harrell was guardian to Jesse
J Yeates and his sister Lucretia Jane Yeates - thru 1849 [looking at
Hertford Co ct records 1845-1849]
JWMoore tells us in chap. 49 of
his Historical Sketches of Hertford County that "John G Wilson the
brother-in-law of Abner Harrell lived [1849] in the brick house built by Col.
James Morgan [in Murfreesboro] and was engaged in mercantile, farming
and fishing operations. He was a queer childless man, and was a mystery all
his life to his nearest neighbors."
BBWinborne tells us on page 236
HHC - "John G Wilson, the old Presbyterian merchant in our town, who
married the daughter of Abner Harrell, followed [died] in 1874."
hmmmmm
1850 census Hertford Co
John G Wilson 50 m farmer 17560 NC
Mary Wilson 62
f
NC
1860 census Hertford Co
Jno G Wilson 59 m farmer 31000 12192 Hertford Co
Mary Wilson 68
f
Gates Co
1870 Wilson Jno G 69 m w farmer 11000 500 NC
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