Sizemore Legend and Fact (cont. from page 1)

The family of George Sizemore appears in Ashe County Census records as shown below:

1800 Ashe Co.NC p.87 1810 Ashe Co. NC p.4 1820 Ashe Co. NC p 16

George Sizemore 45+ G. Sizemore 45 + George Sizemore 45 +
1 female 45+ 1 female 45+ 1 female 45+
1 female 10/14 1 male 16/25
1 male 10/14 1 female 16/25 George Sisemore Jr. 16/25
2 males 0/9 1 male 10/15 wife and 4 children
1 male 0/9 Edward Sisemore 26/44

Owen Sizemore 45+ wife and 6 children
1 female 26/44 page 5 Owen Sisemore 16/25 1 female 16/25 J. Hart 45+ wife and 4 children 3 females 10/15 1 female 45+ page 10 4 females 0/9 7 children James Blevins 45+ 1 male 0/9 1 female 45+ J. Blevins 45+ 8 children James Hart 45+ 1 female 26/44 1 female 26-44 5 children Edward Hart 16/25 1 male 16-25 wife and 6 children 2 males 0-9 page 6 E. Sizemore 16/25 page 20 Elias Osborn 16-25 wife and 3 children Elias Osborn 45+ 1 female 16-25 1 female 45+ 1 male 0-9 page 10 10 children S. Stamper 26/44 1 female 16/25 page 24 3 children Solomon Stamper 26/44 1 female 26/44 page 11 8 children E. Osborn 45+ 1 female 26/44 page 8 6 children Randal Hubbard 26/44 page 12 1 female 26/44 R. Hubbard 16/25 4 children
1 female 16/25

It should be noted that the 1800 Ashe, NC Census above for George Sizemore exactly matches the ages of his known children, ie. 1 female 10-15 would be Elizabeth born 1787, 1 male 10-15 would be Edward B. born 1788, 2 males 0-9 would be Owen born 1793, and George J. born 1797. In the 1810 Census, the male and female age 16-25 are Owen and his young wife Rebecca Anderson, the male 10-15 is George J., and the male 0-9 would be Owen and Rebecca’s infant son Hiram who was born in 1809. The Randal Hubbard family shown above may be that of a claimed older daughter of George’s brother Owen Sizemore, ie. Polly Sizemore Hubbard.

Chronology for George Sizemore, his brother Owen, and children is important to proving the relationships within this family. Selected chronology events including many early Ashe County, NC deeds and land grants in the Praters/Prathers Creek and Cranberry Creek sections of what is now Alleghany County provide important identification of the location of George Sizemore, his brother Owen, and several of his children in the first few years of the 19th Century. Excerpts of selected Ashe County land entries provided below with the chronology were abstracted and published by Dr. A.B. Pruitt..

1774 - Edward Sisemore, James Hart 2,same household Surry Co, NC Taxables by Benjamin Cleveland

1777 - George Sizemore, Surry County, NC Taxables, Capt. Smith’s District, Parish of Dobbs

1777 - Wilkes County, NC formed out of Surry and Burke (Ashe formed 1799 out of Wilkes)

1779 - Isham Westmoreland, Wilkes Co, NC land entry, 100 ac on Little River, including Sizemore’s claim

1779 - Edward Sysmore, Owen Sysmore, at the request of Capt. John Cox were among those involved in the insurrection who were allowed to take the oath of allegiance and post bond for their good behavior

1780 - Hanging of the “Tory” Sizemore by Col. Benjamin Cleveland, Wilkesboro, NC (RLLB: Was this Old Ned?)

1780 - Elisha Baldwin, land grant for 400 acres on Prater’s Creek, Wilkes Co,NC (later Ashe)

1781 - Edward Sizemore, George Sizemore, pay abstract NR 5, Col John Cotton’s Regt., Stevenson’s Creek Militia, 96th Brigade, Capt. John Helen’s Co, those who came to Orangeburg, SC with Lt. Col John H. Cruger, 183 days pay, 14 June 1780-13 Dec. 1780, to be paid on 10 Nov. 1781 - South Carolina Royalists, Pro T50, Vol.2

1781 - Edward Sizemore, Owen Sizemore, privates Capt. Robert Pearis’ Co, SC Royalists, mustered at Camden, SC 24 Feb.1781, 60 days pay inclusive 24 Feb. 1781-24 Apr. 1781, Dist. 19 Apr. 1781

1786 - Owen Sizemore, NC state grant, Morrises line, V-122 (Was Wilkes, later Ashe)

1789 - George Sizemore, Owen Sizemore on list of persons charged with tax in Montgomery County, VA for the year 1787 who have removed before same could be collected, George and Owen to NC.

1792 - Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1792, p. 10 (37)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore - 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1
James Hart - 1

1793 Wilkes County, NC Land Grants, 1793-1794 (38)
File # 1102, Warrant Entry #370 dated 4 Apr. 1793, Grant # 1291 dated 8 July
1794 - Owen Sisemore, 50 acres near the mouth of the Crab Fork of Praters Creek, a branch of the New River, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 16, chain carriers: James Hart and James Mahan.

File # 1134, Warrant Entry #286 dated 1 May 1793, Grant # 1329 dated 6 Dec. 1794 - George Sisemore, 100 acres on Praters Creek, a branch of S fork of New River, near mouth of Crab Fork, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 477, chain carriers: Jos. Hart and James Mahan.

File # 1135, Warrant Entry # 371 dated 1 Aug. 1793, Grant # 1330 dated 6 Dec. 1794 - Owen Sizemore, 50 acres on the point of a hill on W side of Praters Creek opposite mouth of Crab Fork, S. fork New River, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 477, Chain carriers: James Mahan and James Williams.

Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1793, p. 20 (37)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 50 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1
Joseph Colwell 300 1
James Hart 100 1

1794 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1794, pp 32-33 (37)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 50 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1
Joseph Colwell 300 1
James Hart 100 1
Thos. Dixon 150 1
Jonathan Stamper 200 1

1795 Wilkes County, NC Court - "Ord. Elisha Baldwin, William Landreth, Zacheriah Wells, Stephen Baldwin, Evins, More, Marsh, William Baldwin, Thomas Wells, Taylor, Samuel Phips, Baker, Owen Sizemore, George Sizemore, view road from Zacheriah Wells road come into John Glossups road to Virginia line, crossing New River at Horse Ford, 5 May 1795" (39)

Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Wm. Nall's District # 8, 1795, p.4 (40)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
Owen Sizemore 50 1
Geo. Sizemore 100 1
James Hart 200 1

1795 - Wilkes County, NC Land Grants, 1798 (38)

File # 1381, Warrant Entry #370 dated 30 Nov. 1795, Grant # 1545 dated 1 Jan. 1798 - George Sisemore, 100 acres on both sides of the headwaters of Crab Fork of Prators Creek, recorded in Book No. 96, p. 204, chain carriers: James Hart and (Howard)? Sisemore. (38)

File # 1384, Warrant Entry #273 dated 2 Sep. 1795, Grant # 1548, dated 1 Jan. 1798 - James Hart, 100 acres on both sides of Crab Fork of Prators Creek, recorded in Book No. 96, p. 205. Chain carriers: George Sisemore and James Hart, Jr. (38)

File # 1446, Warrant Entry #1816 dated 30 Nov. 1795, Grant # 1610 dated 1 Jan. 1798 - James Hart, 100 acres on the waters of Prators Creek near the E side of his other tract, recorded in Book No. 96, p. 237. Chain carriers: George Sisemore, James Hart, Jr. (38)

1796 Wilkes County, NC Court - 4 May 1796, p.131 "Ord George Barner, Daniel Richardson, Zachariah Wells, Owen Sizemore, George Sizemore, Elisha Baldwin, Sanders, Taylor, Samuel Fips, Maxwell, Reeves, Maxfield, Joseph Colwell, Sanders; being on S & N side Potato Creek, work on road to top of Chestnut Ridge...." (39)

Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. (blank) District # 4, 1796, pp 14-15 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 150 1
Joseph Colwell 300 1
James Hart 100 1
Thos. Doxon 250 1
Cannady Richardson - 1

1797 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Hardin's District # 4 or #7, 1797, pp14-15 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore - 1
Owen Sisemore 50 1
James Hart 200 2
Dannady Richardson - 1

Wilkes County, NC Court, p.42- 31 Jan. 1797 "Ord. John McMillion, Esq, William Landreth, Elisha Baldwin, Owen Sizemore, Barger, Zachariah Wells, Samuel Phips, Reeves, Maxwell, George Sizemore, Glossup, Stephen Baldwin, Wm. Baldwin, Maefield, Robinett view road from George Bargers at Praters Creek to about half mile below Samuel Robinetts." (39)

1798 Wilkes County, NC deed 28 Apr. 1798, # 347, between George Sizemore and John Cox...34 acres taken off 100 acre tract...Praters Creek, wit by Henry Hardin, Zacheriah Baker., Inc. (42)

Elias Osborn, state grant # 1793, top of Baker’s Ridge, Crab Fork of Prator’s Creek

1799 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Johnson's District # 4 & Capt. Brewer's Dist # 4, 1799, pp39-40 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
Owen Sisemore 50 1
Canada Richardson - 1
Joseph Caldwell 300 1
James Hart 100 1
Jonathan Stamper 300 1

1800 - Owin Sisemore, Ashe County, NC land entry # 89, 60 acr on Praters Cr; border begins said Owin’s line, runs south
1801 - Elias Orsborn, deed to John Poe, $100 for 150 ac, a head branch of Brushy Fork of Prators Creek, Bakers Ridge.
1801 - George Sismoore, land entry # 459, 100 ac on S. Fork waters of New River, a dreen of Pratters Cr, border joins own land and the mill stone quarry.

1801 - James Blevins, land entry # 545, 150 ac on Praters Cr, of S. Fork of New River, border E. side of Lenneer’s land; includes the vacant land between said land and Robert Nall
1801 - William Hart, State Grant # 137, 50 ac Crab Fork of Prators Creek, entered 29 Apr. 1799
1801 - Elisha Baldwin, State Grant # 182, 150 ac S. side Bakers Ridge, Crab Fork of Prators Creek
(RLB: two of George Sizemore’s sons married daughters of Elisha Baldwin, also granddaughter m. s/o Elisha.
* 1803 - George Sizemore, deed 100 ac to James Hart, Bakers Ridge, Crab Fork of Prators Creek

1803 - James Hart, deed 100 ac to Peter Hart, George Koon’s line on Prators Creek, wit: George Sisemore, Elisha Baldwin, Joseph Baldwin

1803 - Elisha Blevins, a partial warrant of survey for 50 acr on Praters Creek 1803 - Elias Osbourn, land entry # 1033, 200 ac on Piney Br of Cranberry Cr, said land that Owen Sismore entered in Wilkes County.

1804 - Peter Hart, land entry # 1042, 150 ac on Cranberry Cr, S side of New R. & on Peach Bottom Mountain border, begins near William Hart’s line.

1804 - Peter Hart, land entry # 1043, 60 ac on waters of New R., border begins on said Hart’s line where he lives.

1804 - Solomon Stamper, land entry # 1045, 100 ac. on waters of Pine Fork of Cranberry Cr, border near John Hall.

1804 - Joshua Stamper, land entry # 1046, 150 ac on waters of Cranberry Cr.

1804 - John Hart, land entry # 1089, 150 ac on waters of Cranberry Cr, on S. side of New R. & on Peach Bottom Mountain; border begins near William Hart’s line.

1804 - Solomon Bairlow?, land entry # 1090, 60 ac. between Georg Sismore, William Hart, and Daniel Conner.

1805 - George Sisemore, deed, 100 ac to Elizabeth (Wyant?) Brushy Fork of Prators Creek, Elisha Baldwin’s corner.

1806 - George Sismore, land entry # 1486, 100 ac border begins own line; between Sismore’s line, Peter Hart, John Koon.

1807 - Joseph Colwell, land entry # 1727, 300 ac on S. side of S. Fork New R, border said Colwell’s upper line.

1808 - James Blevings, land entry # 1906, 250 ac on head of Brushy Fork, begins near said Blevins’ line

1808 - Thomas McGimsey, land entry # 1938, 100 acr; border Capt. John Coxe and Geo. Sesemore

1808 - James Bleavings, land entry # 1942, 250 ac in the forks of Cranberry Cr, border joins John Hall’s line.

1808 - Elisha Bleavings, land entry # 2124, 100 ac on Crab Fork, begins on said Blevings’ line.

1809 - George Sisemore-Ashe Co, NC - Little River Church - "joined by letter Sept, 1809.

1810 - George Sismore, land entry #2296, 100 ac between “me” and Henery Lewis, and between Job Stamper, John Toliver.

1810 - Georg Sismore, land entry #2323,100 ac, Long Br, waters of Prators Cr; includes Ned Sismore’s old improvement.

(RLB note: This is the only reference in official records I have ever found referring to Ned Sizemore, could be the son of George born 1788, but I think that unlikely).

1812 - George Sismore, land entry # 2485, 100 ac on S. side of New R, on waters of Praters Creek, head of Sandy Br.

1812 - Elizabeth Sisemore-Ashe Co, NC - Little River Church - "Joined by letter June, 1812

1813 - James Blevins SR, land entry # 2250, 540 ac; border begins at James Hart’s corner tree.

1813 - James Blevins SR, land entry # 2251, 640 ac, border begins at the ;pine “romch w fawks gate big the pine”.

1814 - Edward Sisimore, land entry # 2736, 100 ac on S side of Peach Bottom Mt. (RLB: son of George).

1814 - James Blevings, land entry # 2737, 150 ac begins near Sisemore’s line and Edward Taylor.

1814 - James Blevings, land entry # 2738, 200 ac border begins at Widow Hart’s W corner, runs up Peach Bottom Mt.

1814 - George Sisimore SR, land entry # 2752, 100 ac on waters of Cranberry Cr, and on Dicks Br, border near where said Sisemore lives, includes Sisemore’s improvement, being the land Daniel Morgan entered.

1815 - Edward Hart, land entry # 2773, 65 ac in James Barker’s line (RLB: grandson of George Sizemore).

1816 - Geo Sizemore, land entry #2918,50 ac. on waters of Cranberry Creek, begins at his S. corner of land where he lives.

1816 - George Sizimore, land entry # 2952, 100 ac. on Cranberry Creek.

1816 - George Sizemore, land entry # 2953, 100 ac. on Cranberry Cr, border begins John Coxe’s line.

1816 - Elias Osbourn, land entry # 2958, 100 ac on Cranberry Cr, S. side of Pine Fork.

1816 - Solomon Stamper, land entry # 2963, 50 ac on Cranberry Cr, near gap of Peach Bottom Mountain.

1816 - James Blevings, land entry # 2990, 100 ac on Pine Br of Cranberry Cr, N side,Peach Bottom Mountain, Coxe’s line.

1816 - James Blevings, land entry # 2991, 250 ac on Pine Br of Cranberry Cr, begins Owen Sizemore’s line.

1817 - Brother Sisemore and sister Sisemore-Little River Church-requested letter of dismission, and was granted-Aug.1817.

1817 - George Sizemore, land entry # 3116, 100 ac on Pine Fork of Crowley Cr, joins his own line.

1817 - Thomas Callaway, land entry #3117, 150 ac, where Solomon Stamper lives on Cranberry Cr, joins Edward Hart.

1817 - Thomas Callaway, land entry #3118, 100 ac Cranberry Cr; the land George Sizemore let Elias Osborn have, and the land where said Osborn lives.

1819 - George Sizemore, land entry # 3321, 640 ac begins Talton Wood’s corner.

1819 - Elias Osborn, land entry # 3324, 200 ac (Rotblf’s ??) Fork of Cranberry Creek.

1822 - George Sisemore, land entry # 3771, 300 ac on Cranberry Cr, on Bryery Ridge.

There was approximately a 12 year span between the birth of George’s third child Sally ca. 1775 and his fourth child Elizabeth ca. 1787. This long span between children may indicate that there were children who died young. One would speculate that there was a second marriage, but descendants of 3rd child Sally (Sizemore) Osborne born ca. 1775 indicate that Sally’s mother was named Ana just as do the 4th and 5th children born 12 and 13 years after Sally. Because of the relationship with the Hart family as early as 1774, I will follow the premise that Anna Hart was the only wife. The ECA’s mentioned earlier as being filed by two surviving grandchildren of George and Anna, James Stamper son of Elizabeth Sizemore Stamper and Nancy Osborne Stamper daughter of Sally Sizemore Osborne, both list their grandparents as Ned and Annie Sizemore. ECA’s by two children of youngest son George J. Sizemore, both indicate that their grandparents were George and Elizabeth Sizemore while other descendants of George J. indicate that Elizabeth was Annie Elizabeth Hart. Church records in Ashe County also seem to indicate that George’s wife was named Elizabeth. (See Chronology 1812 and 1817 entries)

The last time that I find George Sizemore in any official records is in the 1820 Ashe County Census where he was listed consecutively with his sons Edward, Owen and George. I have presumed that he died in Ashe County prior to 1830, but there are ECA’s filed by descendants of his youngest son George J. which say that he went to Eastern Georgia about 1828. All records available to this writer other than the many contradictory ECA’s collaborate my minority position that my ancestor Lydia Sizemore Blevins and her siblings were actually the children of George and Anna Elizabeth (Hart) Sizemore and the grandchildren rather than children of Edward “Ned” Sizemore. I use the term minority position because there are other family members who take the larger number of ECA’s as gospel and take offense at me for suggesting that a majority of the ECA’s were inaccurate in stating that Ned Sizemore was the father. Perhaps the compromise point here is that taken by Ralph Schuler in his 1,000 page plus manuscript The Families of Ned Sizemore and James Blevins. Schuler concurs that Lydia and siblings were the children of George Sizemore and the grandchildren of Edward Sizemore. However Ralph lists George as the one called “Old Ned” a position supported by numerous ECA’s.

Family tradition in my lifetime and certainly for the past two centuries has always held that this part of the Sizemore family was part Cherokee Indian. The evidence supporting this tradition comes from the ECA’s and from the apparent Indian features of many family members in both 19th and early 20th century photographs. It is the opinion of this writer that although the Sizemore name is English, there is indeed an Indian ancestor who was possibly the wife or mother of Edward Sizemore, and that it is not unlikely that Anna Hart the wife of George Sizemore was also part Indian. Family names would support the theory that George Sizemore’s mother was an Owen, while the only ECA identification may be that she was Elizabeth Jackson. George’s father Edward was closely connected with the Owen, Jackson, Green and Griffith families in early Lunenburg County, VA.

CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND ANNIE (HART) SIZEMORE:

+ 101. Catherine “Dolly” Sizemore b. ca. 1770 married James Hart
+ 102. Lydia Sizemore b. ca. 1775 d. ca. 1830 married James Blevins
+ 103. Sarah “Sally” Sizemore b. ca. 1775 d. ca. 1839 married Elias Osborne, s/o Robert Sr. & Ann (Howard) Osborne
+ 104. Elizabeth “Betsy” Sizemore b. ca.1787 d. ca. 1867 married Rev. Solomon Stamper
+ 105. Edward B. Sizemore b. 1788 d. 1866 married Annie Baldwin
+ 106. Owen Sizemore b. 1793 d. 1879 married Rebecca Anderson
+ 107. Rev. George J. Sizemore b. 1797 d. ca. 1877 married Jennie Baldwin

22. OWEN SIZEMORE2 (probably Edward “Ned” Sizemore); born probably in VA or SC ca. 1755; died between 1836 and 1840 in Hawkins County, TN; married Elizabeth “Betsy” Brigham. Owen was consistently found in records of VA, SC, and NC with his brother George Sizemore during the 1770’s period through 1800. Sometime prior to 1810, he moved his family to Hawkins County, Tennessee where he remained the rest of his life. His will dated March, 1836 named his wife and several children indicated in the chronology below. The chronology will also indicate that Owen was active in the Revolutionary War as a Tory in Virginia and later with the British Royalists forces in Camden, SC. He had one of the early land entries in Ashe County, NC, obtaining a 400 acre grant there in 1786 (although not otherwise found in NC until 1792). The 1800 Ashe, NC Census lists two daughters who have not been identified. I speculate that one of more of these older unknown daughters may have married before the family left Ashe for Hawkins and stayed in NC. Very possibly the oldest was Mary “Polly” Sizemore who married Randall Hubbard and lived in Ashe County. A daughter Cynthia (otherwise unidentified) is named in ECA’s # 34400 and 40116. ECA 34400 also lists a daughter Tulesther not identified in Owen’s will (could she be Tabitha who is not listed in that ECA?) Selected chronological records including Census for Owen Sizemore appear below.

1779 - Edward Sysmore, Owen Sysmore, ….who were engaged in the late insurrection, were at the request of Capt. John Cox, allowed to take the oath of allegiance and post bond for their good behavior.. Source:“New River, Virginia”

1781 - Edward Sizemore, Owen Sizemore, South Carolina Royalists-mustered at Camden, SC 24 Feb 60 days pay inclusive 24 Feb 1781 - 24 Apr. 1781, Pvt. Dist. PAC RG 81 “c” Series, Vol. 1902

1785 - Daughter Lydia Sizemore born ( 1850 TN census says in SC)

1786 - Owen Sizemore NC State grant 400 acres on 30 June 1786 - Ashe County, NC (then Wilkes)

1787- George Sizemore, Owen Sizemore on list of persons charged with tax in Montgomery County, VA for the year 1787 who have removed to NC before same could be collected.

1789 -George Sizemore, Owen Sizemore-Tax List for West Fork Mill Creek of New River Montgomery

County, VA. 1792 - Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1792, p. 10 (37)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore - 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1

1793 Wilkes County, NC Land Grants, 1793-1794 (38)

File # 1102, Warrant Entry #370 dated 4 Apr. 1793, Grant # 1291 dated 8 July 1794 - Owen Sisemore, 50 acres near the mouth of the Crab Fork of Praters Creek, a branch of the New River, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 16, chain carriers: James Hart and James Mahan.

File # 1134, Warrant Entry #286 dated 1 May 1793, Grant # 1329 dated 6 Dec. 1794 - George Sisemore, 100 acres on Praters Creek, a branch of S fork of New River, near mouth of Crab Fork, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 477, chain carriers: Jos. Hart and James Mahan.

File # 1135, Warrant Entry # 371 dated 1 Aug. 1793, Grant # 1330 dated 6 Dec. 1794 - Owen Sizemore, 50 acres on the point of a hill on W side of Praters Creek opposite mouth of Crab Fork, S. fork New River, recorded in Book No. 83, p. 477, Chain carriers: James Mahan and James Williams.

Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1793, p. 20 (37)
Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 50 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1

1794 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Nall's District # 4, 1794, pp 32-33 (37)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 50 1
Owen Sisemore 100 1

1795 Wilkes County, NC Court - "Ord. Elisha Baldwin, William Landreth, Zacheriah Wells, Stephen Baldwin, Evins, More, Marsh, William Baldwin, Thomas Wells, Taylor, Samuel Phips, Baker, Owen Sizemore, George Sizemore, view road from Zacheriah Wells road come into John Glossups road to Virginia line, crossing New River at Horse Ford, 5 May 1795" (39)

1795 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Wm. Nall's District # 8, 1795, p.4 (40)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
Owen Sizemore 50 1
Geo. Sizemore 100 1
James Hart 200 1

Wilkes County, NC Land Grants, 1798 (38)

File # 1381, Warrant Entry #370 dated 30 Nov. 1795, Grant # 1545 dated 1 Jan. 1798 - George Sisemore, 100 acres on both sides of the headwaters of Crab Fork of Prators Creek, recorded in Book No. 96, p. 204, chain carriers: James Hart and (Howard)? Sisemore. (38)

1796 Wilkes County, NC Court - 4 May 1796, p.131 "Ord George Barner, Daniel Richardson, Zachariah Wells, Owen Sizemore, George Sizemore, Elisha Baldwin, Sanders, Taylor, Samuel Fips, Maxwell, Reeves, Maxfield, Joseph Colwell, Sanders; being on S & N side Potato Creek, work on road to top of Chestnut Ridge...." (39)

Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. (blank) District # 4, 1796, pp 14-15 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore 150 1

1797 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Hardin's District # 4 or #7, 1797, pp14-15 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
George Sisemore - 1
Owen Sisemore 50 1

Wilkes County, NC Court, p.42- 31 Jan. 1797 "Ord. John McMillion, Esq, William Landreth, Elisha Baldwin, Owen Sizemore, Barger, Zachariah Wells, Samuel Phips, Reeves, Maxwell, George Sizemore, Glossup, Stephen Baldwin, Wm. Baldwin, Maefield, Robinett view road from George Bargers at Praters Creek to about half mile below Samuel Robinetts." (39)

1799 Wilkes County, NC Tax List - Capt. Johnson's District # 4 & Capt. Brewer's Dist # 4, 1799, pp39-40 (41)

Taxpayer Acres # of Polls
Owen Sisemore 50 1

1800 - Owin Sisemore, Ashe County, NC land entry # 89, 60 acr on Praters Cr; border begins said Owin’s line, runs south.

1800 Ashe County, NC Census - page 87

Owen Sizemore 45+ George Sizemore 45+
1 female 26/44 1 female 45+
1 female 16/25 1 female 10/14
3 females 10/14 1 male 10/14
4 females 0/9 2 males 0/9
1 male 0/9

1803 - Elias Osbourn, land entry # 1033, 200 ac on Piney Br of Cranberry Cr, said land that Owen Sismore entered in Wilkes County

1810 - Owen Sizemore deed for 100 acres - Hawkins County, TN

1812 - George Sizemore, Owen Sizemore 100 acres, Jarge Sizemore - Hawkins, TN Tax List

1830 - Owen Sizemore age 70-79 on Hawkins County, TN Census

1836 - Hawkins, TN will of Owen Sizemore dated 12 March 1836 - names wife, 8 daughters: Elizabeth Willis, Pheraby Monahan, Saley Brown, Nancy Stapleton, Tabithey Anderson, Alcey Sizemore, Lidda Sizemore, and Aggy Stapleton. Two younger children: Solomon Sizemore and Alcey Sizemore.

Source: ECA’s # 28799,33047,34394-34408, 34411,34413,35964-35965,37759,38269-38272, 38350, 38462, 39931- 39933, 40115-40116, 42895

Tax records - Montgomery Co, VA; Wilkes Co, NC; Hawkins County, TN
South Carolina Royalists; Land records - Wilkes and Ashe Counties, NC
Eppard, Sarah E. The Moneyhuns of Copper Ridge, unpublished, 1974.
Pharaba (Sizemore) Moneyhun Family Bible via Sarah Eppard
1800 Ashe, NC Census; 1830 Hawkins, TN Census
Will of Owen Sizemore dated 12 March 1836 Hawkins County, TN


Analysis of the Owen Sizemore family is aided by reviewing Hawkins County, TN Census records of 1830 through 1860. (RLB note: 1830 is the first extant census record for Hawkins County. 1850 is incomplete. The 1810 Census was burned in the War of 1812, and the 1820 Census is missing.) Excerpts of Hawkins County, TN census records for 1830-1860 are presented on the next page.



(Cont. on next page)

*Additionally, Elisha Baldwin's granddaughter, Jane Baldwin married George Sizemore's grandson, William Stamper, son of Solomon and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Sizemore) Stamper. Note by JEC