Frederick Family
History
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Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to discover the ancestors of Ransom
Frederick, who was born around 1815 in
Also important to keep in mind is that the Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
was a recent event to those living in early years covered by this memorandum;
its effects were still felt. Some fought in it; many families lost members.
Other wars also had an impact on families. The War of 1812 (1812-1814) followed
only 29 years after the treaty that formally ended the Revolutionary War. Here
are the relevant major war dates:
1739
War of Jenkins Ear
1775-1783
Revolutionary War (fighting ended 1781)
1812-1814
War of 1812
1846-1848
U.S.-Mexican War
1861-1865
Civil War
1898-1899
Spanish-American War
1917-1918
WWI (
1941-1945
WWII
Not all the information contained herein has been confirmed. As a matter
of fact, much of it is undocumented (with some being speculation). Sources will
be stated where they are known and assumptions and hypotheses will be
characterized as such.
Pre-1790
Here in chronological order (oldest first) are the Frederick-surnamed
people found in
Name
Birth Date[2]
Birth Place
Phillip Frederick[3]
c.1746
Christian Fredrick
c.175?[4]
Felix Fredrick
c.175?[5]
Peter Frederick[6]
c.1754
Frances Fedwock
1763
John Frederick
1763
Hambright Frederick
c.1766
Elizabeth Frederick[9]
c.1774
William Frederick
1779[10]
Henry Frederick[11]
1782
John Frederick
1783
Hezekiah
A map in Attachment A
shows the county configuration in 1760. Note the large size of the counties.
Thus, a
John Frederick. The
John Frederick in the above list (1783
John Frederick & Salley Stiles
This could be the John
Fedrick discussed below as appearing in 1792
The purpose of the letter
was to distill the evidence surrounding the possible father of Hezekiah
Frederick, who was born in
While the bondsman for the marriage between John Frederick and Salley Stiles, Benjamin Stiles, probably was a relative of Salley Stiles (father or brother, see below), the witness “M Duke Johnson” probably was Marmaduke Johnson, the Warren County Clerk of the Court during the period 1782-1812. He may have been the witness because he was available at the court house when the bond was posted or he could have been a friend of the family or both. See The County of Warren North Carolina 1586-1917, Manly Wade Wellman (1959) at 61, 68, and Appendix E for a bit of history concerning Marmaduke Johnson [footnotes omitted]:[16]
service as clerk of the court for
by the rising planter Marmaduke Johnson. Johnson’s chief interest
was, perhaps, thoroughbred horses—he had begun to buy and breed
fine stock during the war—and an ambition almost as strong within
him was for a good school at Warrenton.
. . . .
. . . . Other new mansions were the stable-flanked residence of Marmaduke
Johnson south of Warrenton, . . .
The
According to one researcher who has been studying
for 25 years, the Jeffreys family lived in what is now
Around the time of the American Revolution, and through the 1780's
families from
into the
indicate that some may have lived on land that did not belong to them
but cleared and farmed the land anyway. This may have been with the
approval of the owner or not.[17]
Where did John Frederick live before he arrived in
The 1830s saw the largest influx of settlers into the
Vigorous and adventurous men came directly across the
new
the good tracts already were occupied. Many of these must have
been former bondservants who had fulfilled their years of indenture
and who, having become free, had married and reared children. Such
a family of several, at fifty acres each, could claim a considerable area
of land. Younger sons of good
the old home plantations to be inherited by their big brothers while
they founded their own profitable enterprises.[19]
The
Note the following
1781 Taxables
Capt. White’s District
James Stiles £305
Benjamin Stiles £92
John Stiles £283
Capt. John Weather’s District
John Radford Not Valued
John Radford £42
Capt. Benjamin Ward Jun. District
Amey Ransom £5604
James Ransom £30981
Capt. John Colclough’s District
Joseph Jeffreys £586
In addition, a number of taxpayers with the surname Smith were listed.
Here are the early census records:
1790 Heads of
Darden, James
1
3
2
0
8
Featherston, John 1 2 3 0 0
Jeffreys, Payton 1 0 0 0 0
Ransome, James 1 0 2 0 24
Smith, William 2 2 3 0 17
Smith, Frank 1 2 4 0 0
Stiles, James 1 0 2 0 0
Vaughan, Vincent 1 1 4 0 0
The Register of Deeds in
1789 was Sey. [
In the description of the Regulator movement, Manly Wade Wellman in his
The
Priscilla [Jones] Macon, widow of
James Ransom, a man of energetic Regulator sympathies. Men like
him had begun to call themselves patriots and Sons of Liberty,
while labeling their loyalist neighbors Tories, oppressors, and damned
rascals. Ransom succeeded Osborn Jeffreys as sheriff in 1771, and in 1772
was himself succeeded by Jethro Sumner, a man more outspoken against
Tryon and Tryon’s officials than Ransom or the others.[21]
What, if anything, does all this mean in understanding the
In 1771, James Ransom, apparently a very wealthy man, replaced Osborn
Jeffreys as sheriff in
In 1781, James Stiles, Benjamin Stiles, John Stiles, Amey Ransom, and
James
Ransom were assessed taxes in
On
witness. We know that John Frederick was in
In 1790 James Stiles had a family that apparently consisted of himself, his wife, and a daughter. Did he have another daughter who married John Frederick in 1783? What happened to John Stiles and Benjamin Stiles? Where they Revolutionary War casualties? Or had they moved on? Was Benjamin Stiles
the father or brother of Salley Stiles?
1792 court records show that John Frederick had been in
The 1800 U.S. Census shows John Frederick in
Osborne Jeffreys is listed in the 1800
In 1806, Osborn Jeffreys deeded to John Frederick the right to live for
life on
certain property located south of the
That John Frederick had some type of relationship with Osborne Jeffreys
is borne out by the real estate transaction of 1806 described above (and in more
detail below). Did John Frederick know Osborne Jeffreys while the two of them
were in
Why did Osborn Jeffreys see fit to grant to John Frederick the right to
live on certain land for life? Did John Frederick pay for this right or was this
to in payment for years of loyal service? Did John Frederick know James Ransom
while in
One researcher claims that John Frederick was French and had fought in
the Revolutionary War. Did he serve with or under men from
Note, however, to read Wellman’s description of the settlement of
Piedmont North Carolina with a critical eye. He was touting the importance of
In 1740 only a few white families were scattered along
the Hico (Hyco), the
Eno, and the
that became
Caswell and Person counties.] There were not twenty taxables
in that region in 1748, but by 1751
reported that settlers were “flocking in,” mostly from
Alexander Mebane, Orange county’s first sheriff, returned 1,113
tithables for the years 1752 and 1753, a figure which would
indicate a total population of approximately 4,000 when the county
was formed in 1752. By 1767
of any county in
The great migration from
Irish and
for them in
1745 to 1760 land was granted along the many creeks and rivers
in every part of
recorded for Bladen county as early as 1745 and along
in 1749. According to the records for
land grants in northern
the
1751. In central
the year 1751.
Wellman also reports an influx of people into
The Virginia Tidewater, so long the center of wealth and culture,
had begun to fail. Its land was impoverished by a century and three-
quarters of tobacco farming, and the trampling of armies had completed
the destruction of many already weakened fortunes. The
of
particular—experienced a considerable rush of
a corresponding rise in land values and planting activity.
Was John Frederick part
of this post-war move from
1790
The 1790 US Census provides nothing of help in identifying the ancestors
of Ransom Fedrick. Five
Name
Birth Date
Birth Place
Phillip Frederick
Christian Fredrick[25]
175?
Andrew
Felen (Felix)
William
1790-1800 (1800
1792 Court
Records
John Fedrick (1756/1774-1826).[26]
The earliest reference to a John Frederick in
This 1792 court record is the earliest record found for a
1795 Tax
Records
William Marshall Frederick
(Born Bef. 1775). William. Marshall Frederick is listed in the Taxables
for 1795 (St. Lawrence District,
To be taxable, would not William Marshall Frederick have had to be age 21
or older? If so, he was born no later than c. 1774 and would not have been a son
of John Frederick.
As a note of context, the year 1795 saw particularly heavy flooding in
Piedmont North Carolina and
John Fedrick
(1756/1774-1826). The 1800 US Census is more promising than the 1790
census. There we first see a
There were three other males in the household (one under 10, one 10-15
and one 16-25). As to the females, two were under 10, and one (presumably John's
wife) was 26-44 (born 1756-1774). While all this is interesting, it is not very
helpful except to let us know that the
The three male children (presumably) found in this household in 1800
would have been born as follows:
One born 1791-1800 (could be Jesse; see below)
One born 1785-1790
One born 1775-1884 (probably 1884 if Salley Stiles is the
mother)
The two female children (presumably) found in this household in 1800
would have been born as follows:
Two born 1791-1800 (one could be Elizabeth Frederick who
married
William Burton)
The following were listed on the same 1800 census sheet as John
Frederick: Jesse Dakins; John Bumpass, Jun., Will
Another researcher, who is interested in the Frederick family because
members of that family married into the families of her ancestors, reported that
a third researcher claims that John Federick (Federic) originally was from
However, if John Frederick fought in the Revolutionary War why was he not
entitled to a land grant? Was he granted land in the western
The Revolutionary War fighting was between 1775 and 1781.
Other interesting names listed in the 1800
Druilla Vaughn[33] Nathan Painter Wm Fox
Joseph Lunsford Hinary Stanfield Loftin Walton
Jesse Lunsford
Will Stanfield Mills Durden J_____ Walton
Will. Tapp Durrat Standfield John Bradshaw
Sarah Burton Jas. Standfield Moses Bradshaw
Benjamin Cotral David Womack
Jesse Fredrick
(1800-1875). Jesse Fredrick is included here based upon the information
provided by another researcher. No independent records, census or other, confirm
this information. According to this researcher, Jesse Fredrick was born c.1800 in
Name
Birth
Birth Location
Adaline
c.1821
Richard B.
c.1823
Louisa
c.1829
Sarah Ann
Apr 1830
John W.
c.1831
Adolphus W.
c.1837
Hannah J.
c.1839
Jesse Robert
c.1841
Lewis J.
c.1845
William B.
c.1853[36]
Based upon the
children’s place of birth, it appears that Jesse and Purthenia moved to
Another researcher, who is descended from the
Note that independent records do confirm the existence of Jesse
Frederick. See the discussion below in the section on the 1820 census
(1810-1820). Moreover, independent records do confirm a marriage between Jesse
Frederick and Purthenia Burton
Note that the above-mentioned researcher stated that Jesse Frederick (who
married Purthenia
Lewis Frederick. There
also is a
Frederick, Lewis &
_________________,
Does this mean that a bond was filed in
blank and never completed? Was this marriage ever consummated? We know that a
Lewis Frederick was indeed married, had children, and died 1814. Was this the
same Lewis? If so, the speculation below about being married c. 1809 coincident
with a move to
Note the following from the 1991 Bob
The Lewis Frederick for whom John Frederick was a bondsman in 1801 is not
a son of John Frederick and Salley Stiles. Lewis fought in the Revolutionary
War,[39]
and John Frederick and Salley Stiles were not married until 1783. If Lewis is a
son of John Frederick it is from an earlier marriage, and there is not evidence
even suggesting such. More likely is that Lewis Frederick is related to John
Frederick in some other manner (brother, uncle, or cousin). However, no earlier
record of Lewis Frederick has been found. See the Revolutionary War pension
application records discussed below, which should be investigated
further.
Miscellaneous other
Hardison
Felix
William
Other
James Fredrick[40]
c.1799
Moseley Hall,
Jesse Frederick
1795[41]
Location Unknown
1800-1810 (1810
Census)[42]
The 1810 US Census shows two
I am setting out here the
Name
Page
Information
Fedrick
Lewis
81
Dismissed by Letter September, 1809.
Federick
Eliza
106
Joined June, 1824 by Baptism.
Fedrick
Betsy
125
Mentioned as member in May, 1834.
Federick
James
133
Mentioned as member in July, 1837.
Federick
James
wife
Susannah
134
Dismissed by Letter October, 1837.
Federick
Parthena
138
Dismissed by Letter September, 1838.
Others of interest
mentioned: Jesse Durden; Jane Durdin; Susan Durdin; Mary Durden; Salley Durden;
Bro. Jesse Durden; Salley Durden and her Mother; Margaret Evans; Polley Evans;
John and wife Elizabeth Eavens; Risdon Fisher; Charles Foshie; Elizabeth Foshie;
John Foshie; John and Elizabeth Foshee;
Lewis Frederick
(1766/1784-1814). Based upon the page number (81) and the date of the
entry (1809), Lewis Frederick was a fairly early member of the
Lewis had a household of six shown in the 1810 census. The one male is in
the 26-44 category (born 1766-1784), and presumably this is Lewis himself. There
are five females: four under 10 (born 1800-1810); and one 26-44 (born
1766-1784), who presumably is Lewis’s wife. Thus, the family probably consisted
of Lewis, his wife, and four young daughters. Keep these four daughters in mind
as women with the
The following military pension information is with respect to a Lewis
Frederick. Whether it is the same Lewis Frederick shown in the Flat River
Primitive Baptist Church Minutes, the 1801 marriage record, or the 1810 US
Census is unknown. The 1991 Bob Frederick Letter quoted above assumes that all
are one and the same. Note the four female family members, which show a similar
family pattern as one daughter could have married. Also, the Lewis Frederick
listed as an heir presumably is a son and is the Lewis B. Frederick discussed
later.
LEWIS
FREDERICK
PRIVATE
10TH
RE
$48.00 ANNUAL
ALLOWANCE
$240.00 AMOUNT
RECEIVED
DIED
1814
HEIRS:
BETSEY JANE FREDERICK
POLLY FREDERICK
SALLY FREDERICK (named after Salley
Stiles?)
SUSANNA FREDERICK
LEWIS FREDERICK[46]
In the 1810 census, the
Lewis Frederick household showed four females under 10. Here, four years later,
we see four females listed. If, however, one of them is the widow, what happened
to the other young female? However, see the list below, which shows five females
in 1814.
Lewis Frederick’s appearing in the 1810 census for
Another researcher shows the following children of the Lewis Frederick
who died 1814 in
Name
Birth
Birth Location
Lewis B.
born 1813
Betsy
Polly
(Polly is a nickname for Mary)
Jane
Sally
(named for Salley Stiles?)
Susannah
Is it possible that
Betsy Jane is a combination of two people; that Betsy is the wife and Jane is a
daughter?
John Fedrick
(1756/1775-1826). The John Fedrick found in the 1810 census appears to be
the same as listed in the 1800 census because the family pattern is similar,
with one addition having made to the group (another male under 10). For the
males, there are two under 10, one 10-15 (possibly John, Jr., discussed below),
one 16-25, and one 45 and over (presumably John himself). Females: one 10-15;
one 16-25; and one 45 and over (presumably John’s wife). Family of eight: five
males; and three females. Make no assumption about the addition to the household
of a male under 10. This need not be the child of Salley Stiles Frederick. It
was very common to have children of other family members living in the
households of relatives. For example, this could have been one of the children
of Lewis Frederick, who died in 1814. He could have been incapacitated in some
manner. Moreover, this could apply to all the very young children found in the
1810 John Frederick household.
An interesting event in the life of John Frederick during this census
decade (1800-1810) was the
The deed records referred to above apparently show the following
(emphasis added):
Deed Book D pp. 225-226:
Osborne Jeffreys, Sr.[48]
gives to John Frederick the
right to live on the land on south side of
Deed Book D p. 382: John Frederick to Duncan Cameron all his right and
interest in a tract on south fork of Flat River conveyed to him by Osborne
Jeffreys, Sr. including the crops now growing.
The source of both of
these deed records is Katherine Kendall’s
As to Osborne Jeffreys, I note that a
However, the 1800 US Census shows an Osborn Jeffreys living in
Hillsborough Township, Person County, North Carolina, with a household of six:
three males (one 10-15, one 16-25, and one 45 and over); and three females (one
under 10, one 10-15, and one 16-25). He also appears to have owned 35 slaves.
Osborn could have been either of the older two males. Names of interest on the
census sheet: Joseph Hargis; and Loftin Walton. Note that Loftin Walton was
Joanna Walton’s brother. Joanna Walton married Ransom Federick between 1820 and
1838).
Osborn Jeffreys, Sen., is shown in the 1810
Osborne Jeffreys
appears again on in the 1820 US
Census for
Based upon the deed records quoted above, it appears that, in 1806, one
Osborne Jeffreys, Sr., conveyed to John Frederick a life estate in real
property. That is an ownership interest less than fee simple absolute in that it
automatically terminates upon the death of the grantee (John Frederick in this
case). If there are no further restrictions, a life estate is transferable. And,
John Frederick apparently conveyed his life estate in the Osborne Jeffreys, Sr.,
property to Duncan Cameron in 1812. However, the form of the life estate is a
bit unusual in that all John Frederick received was the “right to live on the
land.” Thus, the right was more in the nature of leasehold. Also raised is the
question why the conveyance was necessary. Why was it thought necessary to
formalize a rent-free relationship? What was the event in 1806 that triggered
the conveyance?
Interestingly, what Duncan Cameron purchased was the “right to live on”
the subject property for the life of John Frederick. That is all that John
Frederick had to sell because that is all that he owned. Thus, unless further
changes were made as to the status of the subject property (and assuming that
Osborne Jeffreys had not conveyed away any other interests), upon the death of
John Frederick (1826) all leasehold interests in the subject property reverted
to Osborne Jeffreys, Sr. (or to his estate in the event that he died before John
Frederick died). Thus, Duncan Cameron paid for 14 years of rent-free use (and
the crops growing in 1812). It would be interesting to discover how much money
changed hands in these two transactions.
Another, and more likely, scenario is that Duncan Cameron was purchasing
the land from Osborne Jeffreys in fee simple absolute. There probably will be a
contemporaneous deed from Osborne Jeffreys to Duncan Cameron.[53]
All that John Frederick was doing was clearing up the title. Duncan Cameron
apparently wanted the whole bundle of sticks with respect to this
Just who was this Duncan Cameron? One Duncan Cameron (1777-1853), a
native of
According to one researcher who has been studying
In 1778, a land entry for Paul Jeffreys stated that the land on the south
fork of
Note that one researcher has a John Frederick and Lucy Vaughan as the
parents of Ransom Frederick. The parents of Lucy Vaughan were
Down five census entries from Osborn Jeffreys in the 1820 census is
Furthermore, in between the 1820 census listings for Mrs. Creasey
Federick[54]
and that for Elizabeth Federick[55]
is an entry for Jessee Durdan, with a household of two males (both 16-26)
and five females (two 10-16, two 16-26, and one 45 and older). One male slave
was listed. Note that two
Osborn Jeffreys apparently died before the 1830 US Census. The only
Person County Jeffreys entry is for
The 1840
All this data and the
inter-relationships observed are reaching critical mass. All that is missing is
a final guide to place these people in the proper position. Finding Mrs. Creasey
Federick, Elizabeth Federick,
Daniel Frederick.
Based upon the deed records discussed above wherein Osborne Jeffreys conveyed to
John Frederick a leasehold interest in certain
Miscellaneous other
Note that the 1810 US Census lists a small group of Federick-surnamed
people living in
1810-1820 (1820
Census)
This census is the most interesting because it is the first with Ransom Frederick alive. It is
also the first census that reflects the effects of the War of
1812.
Five
The earlier Lewis
Fedrick (
Mrs. Creasey Federick. Her 1820 household
consists of one male under 10 and five females: one under 10, three 10-16; and
one 26-45 (presumably her). Mrs. Creasey Federick would have been born 1775/1794
(26-45 years old in 1820). Ransom theoretically could have
been the one male under 10. The designation “Mrs.” usually indicated a widow
(but not necessarily). Where was Mr. Creasey Frederick? Was he killed in the War
of 1812? There was, however, no Creasey Frederick found in the 1810 census. Note
that her name may be something other than Creasey; the census entry is difficult
to understand. Also, the name shown may be a nickname. Creasey was a nickname
for Lucretia.
One researcher has alerted this compiler to the fact that living in the
Flat River/Bushy Fork area of
Also, Mrs. Creasey Federick was 26-45 years old at the time of the 1820
census. If Ransom Cates, her brother, was the first born in the family and if
his birth year was c. 1799, Mrs. Creasey Federick probably was not his sister.
She, according to the 1820 census, was born 1794 at the latest. However, Mrs.
Creasey Federick could have been related in some other manner to Ransom Cates,
such as an aunt.[56]
Paul Federick (d.1819/1820). No census record has
been found for Paul Federick but he married Elizabeth Durdin on
According to one researcher, Paul Federick was dead by 1820, leaving
three male children and one female child. According to this researcher, Ransom
would have been the proper age to have been one of Paul’s male children. The
researcher further confirmed that the Elizabeth Durden who married Paul
Frederick was the sister of Susan Durden who married Jesse Federick. Note that
this researcher spells the name of the two sisters as “Durden” and not “Durdin”.
The researcher is descended from the Durden family. See the section below on
Elizabeth Federick. [Elizabeth Durden may the aunt of Susan Durden and not her
sister.]
This researcher also is descended from the
Elizabeth Federick. In her 1820 household
were three males under 10 and two females: one under 10; and one 26-45
(presumably her).
This Elizabeth Fedrick who married William Burton
See below under the 1830 census discussion an examination of the
possibility that Elizabeth Durden Frederick, widowed by Paul Frederick
1819-1820, married Mark Cottrel 1 Dec 1825 (Buck Vaughn serving in some capacity
with respect to the marriage). However, see Article 56 (page 84) in Person
John Federick, Sen. (1756/1775-1826). This is believed to be
the original John Federick first seen in the 1800 census (and again in the 1810
census). He now has been designated “senior” because another, presumably
younger, John also lives in the community.[57]
His household numbered four (down four from the 1810 census, with three of the
reductions attributed to the males, and one to the females). One male who left
the household during the 1810-1820 period could be the younger John Frederick
who appears in the 1820 census (designated John, Jr., by me). There also appears
to be some attrition in the male ranks.
There were two males in 1820: one 10-16; and one 45 and over (presumably
John, Sen.). The females numbered two: one 16-26 and one 45 and over (presumably
John’s wife). John would have been born in 1775 or earlier. However, the family
pattern seems to exclude Ransom. The younger male would
have been born 1804-1810. I feel fairly confident that Ransom was born c. 1815. Thus,
John Frederick, Sen., probably is eliminated as a potential father of Ransom; but may be related in
some other fashion (possibly his grandfather or uncle). While provisionally
excluding John Frederick, Sen., as Ransom’s father, the exclusion is not
absolute. Census records of the early 1800’s are notoriously inaccurate. Ransom
could have been born earlier than 1815, and the male shown in the household of
John Frederick, Sen., would have been placed in the wrong age
bracket.
John, Sen., is shown on the 1920 census sheet with only one name between
his and Jesse Federick. While
that probably indicates that they were geographic neighbors, I conclude nothing
more from their proximity.
Recently obtained are Person County, North Carolina, court documents
pertaining to the administration of the estate of one John Fredrick Sen.[58]
It appears from these documents that on June 20, 1826, Jonathan P. Sneed qualified as
an administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Fredrick, Sen., with John Scott and
The next document is what appears to be an accounting of the assets of
the modest estate of John Fredrick, Sen. (emphasis and underlining
added):
There being no property remaining of the estate of John
Frederick Dec.d, the only return I can make as
Administrator debonisnon of said estate is a
reference
To the return of my father
former adm.
Amount of property sold at the first sale
$202.12
Ditto
second
$197.00
$399.12
J. P. Sneed admn Debon
Note the absence of real
property. The court apparently accepted this accounting and made the following
entry in the record:
State of
This accounting was duly
returned to Court by the adm and ordered to be
recorded.
Signature Illegible
Accordingly, a likely
scenario is that (a)
Unfortunately (and surprisingly), these documents tell us little about
the family of John Frederick, Sen. The most interesting fact is that
In 1790
The 1800 US Census (
The 1810 US Census shows Thomas Sneed, but the entries
apparently are alphabetized and do not show neighbors. No Thomas Hargis is found
in
The 1820 US Census shows the
following as neighbors of John
Fredrick, Sen.:
The 1830 US Census lists
The 1840 US Census shows the following:
Ransom
Federick
Also found on this page:
Bedford Vaughan; John Evans; Robert Burton. While this
The 1850 US Census shows a 16-year-old Thomas Sneed living in the
household of Thomas Burton, and is thought to be of no significance. However,
that is the only Sneed found in
At a minimum, the court records provide a likely death year for John
Frederick, Sen.: 1826.
These records also may suggest a possible family link between the
Frederick and Sneed families that will be researched.
John Frederick, Jr. (b.1775/1794). While the 1820 census
did not designate him as such, I will refer to him as Jr. The family consisted
of five members: three males and two females. Males: two under 10; and one 26-45
(presumably John, Jr.). Females: one under 10; and one 16-26 (presumably the
wife of John, Jr.). The two males under 10 would have been born 1811 or later.
Thus, Ransom Fedrick could
have been part of this household because his birth is c.1815. If this is
correct, Ransom had one brother and one sister in 1820.
John Federick and Lucy Vaughan. A potentially relevant
I have searched again for a subsequent (after 1820) census account of
John Federick, Jr., but found none. A possibility is that he was married 1814,
fathered Ransom c.1815, appeared in the 1820 census, and died before the 1830
census. However, one would expect to see a census entry for Lucy Vaughn in 1830
unless she remarried or moved in with another household (such as her parents or
a sibling). However, no Lucy Vaughn is found in
Some Fact, Some Theory: John, Sen. was born
1756/1775 and married Salley (Sarah) Stiles in 1783. John, Jr., was born
1775/1794. John, Jr., was married 1814 when he was 20-39 years old, which is a
reasonable range to be fathering children. Ransom Fedrick was born c.1815. It is
possible that Jesse Frederick who married Purthenia Burton in 1820 is a son of
John, Sen., and the younger brother of John, Jr. This would give the following
hypothetical line of descendants and family relationships:
John Frederick, Sr.
(bef.1775-1826)
William Marshall
Frederick (bef. 1775-?)
Lewis Frederick (bef. 1784-1814)
Daniel Frederick (bef. 1781-?)
Jesse Fredrick
(c.1800-c.1875)(married Purthenia Burton)
Paul Fredrick
(TBD-1819)(married Elizabeth Durdin)
John Frederick, Jr.
(b.1775/1794)-1821
Mrs. Creasey Federick
(1880/1890-1830/1840)
Lewis B. Frederick
(1813-1868)(married Jemima Evans)
Ransom Fedrick (born
c.1815)(married Joanna Walton)
James Fedrick who
married Susan Durden 19 Jan 1825
Jane
Frederick
Arasmus D.
William Radford
Frederick
Here is a possible
(maybe even probable) ancestry for the author of this
memorandum:
John Frederick, Sr. (c.
1760-1826) married Salley Stiles 1783
John Frederick, Jr. (c.
1784-1821) married Lucy Vaughn 1814
Ransom Frederick[60]
(c. 1815-bef. 1900) married Joanna Walton (c. 1820-bef.
1900)
Leondras Pointer
William Waters Frederick
(1879-1931) married Mary Stella Stanfield (1881-1955)
Richmond Stanfield
Frederick (1918-1983) married Sally Womack Moorefield
(1921-1971)
Mona Diane Frederick (born 1942)
Virginia Joyce Frederick (born 1952)
Richmond Stanfield Frederick, Jr. (born 1947)
John Lawrence
William Bradley Frederick
Note that one researcher shows a John Fredrick who died 1837 in Person
County as having two children: Elizabeth Fredrick (who married William Burton);
and Jesse Fredrick, born 1800 in Person County, North Carolina (married
Purthenia Burton). Remember that until sources are developed any family
connection earlier than Ransom is mere speculation. Until cleared up, I will
ascribe the 1837 death year to John Frederick, Jr. However, recall that John
Fredrick, Jr., is not found in the 1830 census. This makes the 1837 death year
troublesome. Also, one researcher believes that this John Frederick was killed
by a falling tree limb in 1821.
The names given by Ransom Fedrick and Joanna Walton to their children are
not a great fit for this assumed lineage. No son is named John, Lewis, or Jesse.
They are named
Jesse Federick. This is the entry that
appeared near the 1820 census entry for John Frederick, Sen. The household was
small. Males: one 16-26 (presumably Jesse). Females: one 16-26 (presumably
Jesse’s wife); and one 26-45 (an older relative, perhaps; could be the mother of
Jesse or the mother of his wife). However, the person probably is not Jesse’s
mother if he is the son of John, Sen., because John, Sen., was alive in 1820. Ransom is excluded by the family
pattern as there was only one male, Jesse. This Jesse probably was born
(1794/1804).
This Jesse Federick could be
the one identified in the Person County, North Carolina, marriage records that
was born c. 1800 and married Purthenia
Burton on
Miscellaneous other 1820 census
Felix Frederick, Sr. (Duplin)
William K. Frederick (Sampson)
Felix Frederick, Jr. (Duplin)
Ann Frederick (Sampson)
Norris Frederick (Duplin)
Hine Federick (Rowan)
William Frederick (Duplin)
Lewis B. Frederick (1813-1868). Because he would have
been only about seven years old in 1820, no separate 1820 census record was
expected for Lewis B. Frederick. As the person thought to be his father, Lewis
Frederick, died in 1814, Lewis B. Frederick could be found under the name of his
mother in 1820. The information compiled by another researcher shows Lewis B.
Frederick born 1813 in Person
County, North Carolina, and dying 1868 in Perry County, Missouri. He married Jemima Evans (b. 1813 in
Lewis B. Frederick and Jemima Evans[62]
had the following children:
Name
Birth
Birth Location
William Radford[63]
Lewis Paul
1844
Wake County,
Rowan
c.1846
Mary J.
1849
James Jordon
Martha E.
1858
Was Lewis B. Frederick
from
The research of another interested in Lewis B. Frederick shows his father as
Lewis Frederick. Possible but not
confirmed is that the Lewis Frederick discussed above is the father of Lewis B.
Frederick. The earlier Lewis, if the same as the one shown in the pension
records, died in 1814, one year after the birth in 1813 of Lewis B. Frederick.
This also links Lewis B. Frederick in some manner (yet to be determined) to the
John Frederick who was a bondsman for the marriage of Lewis Frederick and
Unknown on
Note that the pension record for Lewis Frederick shows a son, Lewis
Frederick.
The naming pattern of the children of Lewis B. and Jemima Evans reveals
little with respect to the known
The Lewis in the name of the apparently second son, Lewis Paul, is of
obvious origin. And, there is a Paul
Federick who married Elizabeth Durdin in
The apparently third son is James Jordan. No basis has been found for
Hypothesis: The earlier Lewis Fredrick is the brother of John Fredrick,
Sen. Lewis was born 1766/1784. John, Sen., was born 1756/1774. Thus, the
greatest possible gap between their ages is 16 years. While John, Sen., could
have been the father of Lewis, it is not probable. Of course, Lewis may be an
uncle, cousin, or no relation at all. However, a John Fredrich was the bondsman
for the marriage of Lewis Fredrich and Unknown 20 June
1801.
Elizabeth Fedrick. The discussion of this
Elizabeth Fedrick is placed in the 1820 US Census section because of the
marriage record that shows her marrying William Burton 16 Jan 1819 in
Person County, North Carolina (Paul Fedrick bondsman and William McKissack
witness). She most likely is not the Elizabeth Frederick discussed above (unless
this was a second marriage for the first
Name
Birth
Birth Location
Larry T. Burton
Emily J. Burton
1822
John Richard Burton
Jesse J. Burton
William Burton
1829
Note that this
researcher shows John Fredrick who purportedly died 1837 in Person County as
having two children: Elizabeth Fredrick discussed immediately above; and Jesse
Fredrick, born 1800 in Person County, North Carolina. Jesse Frederick was found
living near John Fredrick, Sen., in the 1820 census. Note, however, that I have
difficulty with the 1837 death year. John, Sen., died in 1826, and John, Jr.,
was not found in the 1830 census and, presumably, died before that census was
enumerated. One researcher has the younger John Frederick being killed in 1821
by a falling tree limb.
Jane Frederick.
Thus, after the 1820 census, we have narrowed down to three the
households to which Ransom
could have belonged: John Fedrick, Jr.; Mrs. Creasey Federick; and Paul
Federick/Elizabeth Durdin.
Reuben Walton. Reuben
Walton (c. 1777-1860) married Elizabeth Brandon Bradsher (1780-1827) on
A New Court House—The years 1810-1812 saw the completion
of numerous repairs on
and facilities.
six pence for shingling the building in 1810. New hinges and
spikes were also needed, in addition to window panes and
paneling. In 1811 the “stocks and pillery” had become in a
situation “as to need repairs,” and the jail needed replacements
“such as bolts and glasses lacking in the sashes.” Plus the trap
door to the jail had “rotted” and was considered “entirely unfit
for repairing.” (Reuben Walton entirely replaced the stocks and
pillory during the summer of 1811 at a cost of $20 to the court.)
Moses Bradsher. Father
in-law to Reuben Walton[67]
was Moses Bradsher (c. 1755-1820), the father of Elizabeth Brandon Bradsher. The
following from Historical Sketch of
Person County, Stuart T. Wright (1974) at 62-63 is an interesting historical
note on Moses Bradsher and his involvement in the business of an early
Particularly interesting is a proposed addition to the jail.
It seemed that the original quarters provided by the jailer were
located within the jail building itself, and that “the Nauseous and
Disagreeable cent [scent] common to all
directly through his room. Because, according to this petitions
author, Moses Bradsher, “it is very probable no person who is
entitled to that respect and credit Which a Jailer ought to bare
Would undertake in said business as a Jailer” in
an alteration to the layout of the jail was recommended. “The
Jailers Room or house should be placed at the distance of five
feet from the Jail but the roof is to extend clear across from the
one to the other and to be stockaded from the Jailers house to
the Jail leaving a sufficient opening above the stockading for all
Nauseousness to have a passage. . .” Such a room for the jailer
was built, according to available records, about 1812.
1820-1830 (1830
Here we lose Mrs. Creasey Federick, John Frederick, Sen., and John
Federick, Jr. I could not locate them in the 1930
John Frederick, Jr. One researcher[68]
states that John Fedric, Jr. was “accidentally killed by a falling tree limb’
1821 in
The spouse of John Fedric, Jr. is Lucy Vaughn (married
Lucy Vaughn is shown with the following parents:
No birth or death dates are given for Lucy Vaughn, but her death place is
shown as
All that is shown for Ransom M. Fedric is that he was born 1817 in
Ransom M. Fedric purportedly had three siblings.
Ellen Fedric, born c. 1818, is shown to have married a Waldon[69]
in
Radford[70]
Jones Fedric, born
Radford Jones
Fedric & Emma Melton Turnipseed m.
They had ten children about whom quite a
bit of information is provided. The children appear to have been born in
About the third sibling of Ransom M. Fedric, James M. Fedric, little is
provided; only that he was born c. 1820.
How much of the above fits the surrounding
research?
We know that John Frederick, Sr., lived in
Thus, John Frederick, Jr. could be the son of John Frederick, Sr., could
have married Lucy Vaughn in 1814, been counted in the 1820 census, died in 1821
by virtue of a tree limb, and have been absent from the 1830 census. His widow,
Lucy Frederick, could be the Lucy Frederick that married Mark Cottrel in 1825.
Ransom Frederick and Joanna Walton named one of their daughters
Lucy.
What do the census records show?
The 1820 census shows the household of John Frederick, Jr. consisting of
five members: three males and two females. Males: two under 10; and one 26-45
(presumably John, Jr.). Females: one under 10; and one 16-26 (presumably the
wife of John, Jr.). The two males under 10 would have been born 1811 or later.
Thus, Ransom Fedrick could
have been part of this household because his birth is c.1815. If this is
correct, Ransom had one brother and one sister in 1820. This is not inconsistent
with the above un-confirmed family history, because James M. Fedric could have
been born after the census (or after the census cut-off
date).
See the discussion below on Lucy Frederick and Mark Cottrel and the
Cottrel census records discovered.
We believe, based upon census and estate records, that John Fredrick, Sr.
was born between 1756 and 1775 and that he died in 1826. The researched cited
above claimed John Fedric, Sr. to have been born in
Jesse Federick. Jesse
Federick is found in the 1830 census records North District of Orange County),
but already had been eliminated as a possible parent of Ransom because he did not marry
until 1820 (Purthenia Burton). The marriage records show Jesse Fedrick and
Purthenia Burton,
Mrs. Creasey Federick.
Now we must eliminate Mrs. Creasey Federick because she shows no males in
her household in 1830. Ransom would
be around 15 and would be expected to be living with someone at the time of the
1930 census (not already out on his own). However, Mrs.
Creasey Federick still could be Ransom’s mother because it was not unusual to
see children living in other family households. She was 40-50 in 1830, so would
have been born 1880-1890.
Elizabeth (Durdin)
Other
Felix Frederick (Duplin)
Felix Frederick, Jr. (Duplin)
Norris (Norry?) Frederick
(Duplin)
Patrick Frederick (Duplin)
William Frederick (Duplin)
Katharine Fredericks (Rowan)
William K. Frederick (Duplin)
Hart Federick (Robeson)
Lewis Federick. We do,
however, gain another Person County Federick, one Lewis Federick. He is shown in the 1930
census with a family of only two. Male: one 20-30 (Lewis himself). Female: one
20-30 (his wife). I found no documented connection to either of the Lewis Fedricks discussed above.[72]
This is not the Lewis B. Fredrick who married Jemima Evans in 1839 unless the
1839 marriage was the second for Lewis, which is possible. More research needs
to be done on this Lewis. In any event, he is not a candidate as Ransom’s father
because there were no children in 1830 when Ransom would have been around 15
years old.
Lucy Fredric. Lucy Fredrick is shown
here because she was married between the 1820 and 1830 US Censuses.
A Mark Cotrel was found, however, in the 1830
US Census for
The 1840 US Census shows a Mark Cotrell in
The 1850 US Census shows a Lucy Cotrell (55/F/Person County) living in
the
While census records should not be taken as totally accurate, and it is
possible that the entries for the household of this Mark Cottrel could be
expanded to include Ransom Frederick (and his date of birth may be substantially
different than 1815), the pattern of household members described above does not
shout out that Ransom Frederick was a part thereof.
This would be the only
Sarah Fredrick. Another interesting
The 1850 US Census shows an Alford Painter (49), with the following in
the family: Sarah (45); Margaret (16); Nancy (14); Wyatt (13); Lucretia (12); John (10; Elizabeth (8); Alford (6); Solomon
(5);
The 1860 US Census shows the Alford Painter household three households
down from the Ransom Frederick household, which lends some support to a
conclusion that the Sarah Painter shown is the former Sarah Frederick. The
household is shown containing: Alford Painter (60); Sarah Painter (53) (which
would give her a c. 1807 birth year;
Elizabeth Fedrick. Sarah Fredrick was not
the only one in the “family” to marry a Painter.
Article No. 690 Person
“Martin Painter was born about 1802 in
“Six of his children also came to Alabama: Martin Harold (August
1828-March 1899), married Ann Wilks in Person County, N.C.; Mary born 1831;
Lewis E. (my great grandfather) [not this author, but the author of the Heritage
article], born January 19, 1833, who married Mary l. Wilks; Elizabeth S. born
1937 [must mean 1837]; Sarah born 1839; Eli born 1844; and William Ingram, born
1845—died November 1900, and married Martha Jane
McCollum.”
“Article No. 689 Person
“Lewis E. Painter, a farmer of
“He came to
“His second marriage was to
“By this first marriage, Lewis E. Painter had one son and two daughters.
The son, Andrew Hassell Painter, was born
“Lewis E. Painter served in the Civil War in Company B, Malone’s Alabama
Cavalry.”[74]
Note that this article provides what appears to be a portrait or a sketch
of Lewis E. Painter.
Who was this Elizabeth Frederick? The first
The 1830 census records list a Martin Painter household in
James Fedrick. James Fedrick is
listed here because
Eliza Federick. The Minutes of the
The above with respect to Eliza most likely being a minor probably is
incorrectly assumed. Many adults apparently joined churches by baptism. Could
Eliza be short for
Thus, after the 1830 census the following remain as potential parents of
Ransom Fedrick: Mrs. Creasey Federick (reduced likelihood); John Fedrick, Jr.;
and Paul Federick/Elizabeth Durdin.
1830-1840 (1840
Ransom Fedrick. Here
we see Ransom Frederick for
the first time. He is living in
Elizabeth (Durdin)
Martin Painter. The
1840 US Census shows the Person County, North Carolina, household of Martin
Painter with three males (one 5-10, one 10-15, and one 40-50) and four females
(one under five, one 5-10, one 10-15, and one 30-40) (presumably Elizabeth
Frederick, who would have been born 1800-1810). This is the Martin Painter who
married Elizabeth Fedrick 20 Aug 1823 (John Yarbrough bondsman, William
McKissack witness). No neighbors are interesting.
Alford Painter. The
1840 US Census shows the Person County, North Carolina, household of Alford
Painter with three males (two under five, and one 30-40) and five females (two
under five, two 5-10, and one 30-40) (presumably Sarah Frederick, who would have
been born 1800-1810). This is the Alford Painter who married Sarah Fredrick on
Mary Ann Fedrick. On
Martha Ann Fedrick. We would expect to
find in the 1840 census the household of Moses Jackson. This is based on the
Person County, North Carolina, marriage record showing the
Lewis B. Fredrick. We would expect to
find in the 1840 census the household of Lewis B. Frederick. This is based upon
the Person County, North Carolina, marriage records showing that Lewis B.
Fredrick married Jemima Evans on
Jesse Federick. The 1840 US Census lists Jesse Federick with a
household of five. Males: one under five; one 20-30 (presumably Jesse) (born
1810-1820). Females: two under five; one 20-30 (presumably Jesse’s wife).
Neighbors are Alford Painter, Sol Painter, and Jesse Long. If the male 20-30 is
Jesse, he was born 1810-1820. This would make him too young to be the earlier
Jesse Federick who married Purthenia Burton in 1820. That earlier Jesse is
thought to have been born c.1800.
However, there is an entry in the Flat River Primitive Baptist Church
Minutes (Page 138) with respect to a Parthena
Federick: “Dismissed by Letter September, 1838.” This would be consistent with
the move of the Jesse Frederick/Purthenia Burton family to
Betsy Fedrick. The Minutes of the
James Frederick. There
is an entry in the Minutes of the
The church minutes have another entry for a James Federick and wife
Susannah (page 134: “Dismissed by Letter October, 1837.” Unknown is whether this
James and Susannah are the James Frederick and Susan Durden married
Elizabeth Frederick.
The 1840 census for
Jesse Frederick.
Summary. After the
1840 census the possibilities as the parents of Ransom Fedrick are three: Mrs.
Creasey Federick (reduced likelihood); John Fedrick, Jr., and Paul
Federick/Elizabeth Durdin (reduced likelihood).
1840-1850 (1850
Little is added to the search for
The year 1845 saw drought, while the year 1847 brought heavy flooding.
Here is a description of the 1847 flooding from Piedmont Plantation
(68-69):
. . . In 1847 Paul [Cameron] estimated that the Camerons lost 1,000
bushels of wheat at Bobbitt’s and Snow Hill, 100 stacks of oats
at
Stagville and Fish Dam, and half of the corn
crop at Fish Dam and
the Bullock field at the Brick house farm; 112 sheep were
swept
away at Little River. Miraculously, their two mills and
their
bridges on the Eno escaped damage, though the dam of their
saw-
mill on Little River at Snow Hill was destroyed along with all
the
other mills and bridges above it. All the bridges on
were destroyed except the one at Stagville, and
four or five mill-
dams upstream, including their own in Person County. Similar
though
usually less damage could be expected almost every year
because
of the sudden freshets common to piedmont rivers. . .
.
Ransom Fedrick. Ransom is found living away from
home, apparently doing carpentry work in the household of
Jesse Federick. Jesse
Federick is not found in the 1850 census. Recall that he would have moved to
Lewis B. Frederick.
There also is a Lewis B. Frederick in
William 8
Lewis
6
Rowan
4
Idiotic
Mary J.
4 months
Note that Rowan had
mental concerns listed. In the next census this family was living in
James Frederick. Where
is he? Look in the 1860 census section below?
Elizabeth (Durdin)
Fredrick. She is not found and may have died 1840-1850. She would have
been 70-80 years old in 1850.
Celia Federick. Appearing in the 1850
census for District 1, Casey County, Kentucky, is 80-year-old Celia Federick,
born in
John Frederick.
An undocumented LDS entry shows the
Jesse and Paulina
Frederick (married c. 1821)
John W. Frederick (born c. 1831)
Lewis Frederick (born c. 1842)
1850-1860 (1860
1860 US Census (Person County, Hurdle Mills Post Office, July 2, Page 31,
Dwelling House No. 221, Family No. 220):
Name
Age
Birth Location
Ransom
Joanna Frederick
40
F
NC
Erasmus D.
18
M
Hilda C.
16
F
NC
Elizabeth W.
14
F
NC
Lucy A.
12
F
NC
Leanders P.[76]
5
M
NC
Eliza T.
4
F
NC
Martha B. Walton
53
F
3000
NC
Mary E. Wood
20
F
NC
The Martha B. Walton is
Joanna’s sister. The Mary E. Wood is thought to be Joanna’s niece who was raised
by Martha B. Walton.
Also, the Person County Land
99
Frederick, Ransom 19
8/10
adj.
cc John Long, Robt.
Westbrook
Thus, it appears that on
Lewis B. Frederick.
The US Census for 1860 shows Lewis B. Frederick (47), wife Jemima (47), and
family living
William R.
18
Lewis P.
16
Mary J.
10
James J.
8
Martha E.
2
At age 47 in 1860, Lewis
B.
Did other parts of the Person County, North Carolina,
Reminiscences. An
interesting reference to Ransom Frederick and Lewis Frederick (also to Reuben
Walton and others) is found in Reminiscences—A Sketch and Letters
Descriptive of Life in
In one of his letters, dated November 10, 1914, he explains that he has
“[c]oncluded to change my program for this letter by
giving names as far as I can recall them of the heads of families and some old
bachelors too who lived in the county during the period of my early years in
Roxboro. . . . I feel sure that the list of names given has real historic
interest, greater perhaps than anything else I might write, as it portrays at a
glance a picture gallery of the entire citizenship of the county where some can
see the name of ancestor or forefather and all will find the forefathers who
build a civilization and now sleep in the soil of the county. . . . The most of
these men were farmers and constituted the bone and sinew of the
county.[79]
He lists names from memory without reference to official records,
grouping them by district. Here are those of interest to this author (emphasis
added):
John Stansfield
None
Reuben Long
Reuben Long, Sr.
Stanford Long
Solomon Painter
Henry
True
John B.
Stanfield
Robert
Whitt
Julius Burton
John Lunsford
A. C. Foushee
John Bradsher, Sr.
James O. Bradsher
William H. Long
William H. Long, Sr.
Lewis
Alex M.
Long
Rev. Addison
Stanfield
John Bradsher, Sr.
John Bradsher, Jr.
Ab Bradsher
Abner Bradsher
James W. Featherstone
Olive Bradsher
Abner Bradsher
Jesse Bradsher
Reuben
Walton
Ransom
Nathan Fox
Joseph Lunsford
Allen H. Lunsford
Jesse A. Lunsford
David Evans
Lewis
Frederick
Henry Tapp
Henry Burton
Whether Foushee was thinking geographically within townships when he
compiled these lists or whether he merely wrote down names as they came to him
is not explained. However, having Ransom Frederick follow immediately after
Reuben Walton cannot be mere coincidence. Ransom Frederick married Reuben
Walton’s daughter Joanna Walton in the 1830’s. The
Nor is it surprising to find Lewis Frederick in
Unfortunately, however, while all of the above is interesting, it assists
none in identifying the ancestors of Ransom Frederick.
James Frederick.
Recall that James Frederick married Susan Durden 19 Jan 1825, and that James
Frederick was mentioned in the minutes of the
James W.
17
KY
David
14
KY
The
Mary E.
19
KY
Mary L.
12
TN
Elizabeth A.
10
TN
Sarah E.
8
TN
Rebecca
5
TN
The relationship between
the
Note that Lewis B. Frederick moved to
Emily L. Frederick.
Various other
Susan Fedrick.
Presented to the Caswell County, North Carolina, Court (April 1853) was the will
of Mary H. Parks, written 15 November 1852 (page 61Caswell County North Carolina Will Books
1843-1868 (
. . . .To Julia Lashley and Susan Fedrick
furniture and $50 for their kindness. . . .
The most that this
records informs is that a Susan Fedrick apparently was alive
A Susan Frederick (22) is found in the household of F. (could be “P”)
(55) and Harriet (54) Crawford in
The 1860 census also shows the household of Sissy Frederick (50, born
Caswell County) living in
1860-1870 (1870
The 1870 US Census shows Ransom Fredrick (age 56) married
to Jeanna (Joanna) (age 48), with the following
children: Matilda (age 27); Lucy (age 21); and Lea (age 16). Ransom was a
farmer. Joanna was keeping house. Matilda and Lucy were at home. Lea was a farm
labourer. Their neighboring families were:
Elizabeth W. Fedrick. This young lady
affectionately was known as Bettie. The Person County, North Carolina, marriage
records show her marriage on
Arasmus Fedrick.
1880
1880 US Census (Roxboro
Township, Person County, North Carolina; taken 4 June 1980) (Page No. 6,
Supervisor's District No. 21, Enumeration District No.
24) (Enumerator:
Fedrick
Ransom
WM 67
Married
Literate Farmer NCNCNC
1813
Joanah
WF
61W Married
Literate KH NCNCNC
1819
Tilda
WF
30D
Single
Literate AH NCNCNC
1850
Lucy
WF
27D
Divorced
Literate AH NCNCNC
1853
Pointer
WM 5S
Married
Literate WOF NCNCNC
1855
Notes: Written beside
Ransoms age of 67 is "57" in the next column to the right. Is this a correction?
If 67 is correct, the YOB would be c. 1813. If 57 is correct, the YOB would be c.1823. Note, however, that all
prior census entries support c. 1815 as Ransom’s birth year. Age 61 for Joanah
would give the YOB as 1819. The "6" in the 61 for Joanah is difficult to
decipher.
YOB=Year of
Birth
KH=Keeping
House
AH=At
Home
WOF=Working on
Farm
DIL=Daughter
In-Law
Lucy is shown as
divorced. She is believed to have been married to William A.
Yealock.
Pointer and
All are
literate.
Ransom and Joanah show
both of their parents born in NC.
Neighbor Families:
Ashley, Moony, Carver, Barnett, Peasley, Clayton,
Howard, Dunn, Wright, Clayton, Winstead, Bailey, King.
James Frederick Family. LDS records show a
Jesse S. Frederick age 23 at the time of the 1880 census, giving him a birth
year of c.1857. He is shown as a white male son in the household of James Frederick and the census location
is Friendship,
As a matter of fact Jesse S. Frederick was part of an entire family
living in Friendship,
James Frederick
WM 60
Head Farming
NCNCNC
1820
Polly
WF
56
Wife
House
NCVANC
1824
Delcina
WF
28 Dau At Home
NCNCNC
1852
Julius
WM 25
Son
Farming
NCNCNC
1855
Jessee S.
WM 23
Son
Farming
NCNCNC
1857
James F.
WM 21
Son
Farming
NCNCNC
1859
Alphies R.
WM 19
Farming
NCNCNC
1861
Mary A.
WF
13 Dau At Home
NCNCNC
1867
Lucy R.
WF
6
Dau At Home
NCNCNC
1874
The family head, James,
would have been born c. 1820. The earlier James Fedrick discussed above married
Susan Durdin in 1825. While no connection has been made, the names of the
children in the
Jemima Frederick. The
1880 census shows an elderly Jemima Frederick (67) living in the Wayne County,
Missouri, household of her son, James Frederick (28), along with James’s wife,
Dorah (23) and two children: Ida (1); and Rosette B.
(four months). James and his mother were born in
William Radford
Frederick. The 1880 census for
Sophronia
Daughter
18
Melissa Daughter
12
Lewis P.
Son
12
Nathan
Son
9
James W.
Son
5
Flora
Daughter
3
The census page is on
file.
Nothing found in the 1880 census advances the inquiry into Ransom
Fedrick’s ancestors.
Radford. What, if any,
is the significance of the name Radford? Note immediately above the census entry
for William Radford Frederick, who is believed to be the son of Lewis B.
Frederick and Jemima Evans. Also, one researcher believes that Radford Jones
Fedric, who married Emma Milton Turnipseed, was a son of John Frederick, Jr.,
and a brother of Ransom Frederick.
1881-1899
There are no
comprehensive census records for this period, but people continued to be live,
be born, marry, and die.
Elizabeth Frederick. Elizabeth Frederick is
shown being born c.1887 probably in
Actually, it may be more even more confusing than it first appears.
Skipping ahead to the US Census for 1920, we see an Elizabeth Pittard living in
the household of L. P. Frederick (age 65).
Adding to the mystery is the entry immediately under Elizabeth Pittard,
which appears to be “Dovie C. Pittard”. The surname “Pittard” is not written
out, but ditto marks are inserted under the “Pittard” above for
Ransom
1890-1900 (1900
Ransom Fedrick does not
appear in this census, nor does Joanna. And, because there are no useful 1890
census data, I assume that they died between the date of the 1880 census and the
date of the 1900 census, generally between
1880-1900.
1900-1910 (1910
[Why are there no
entries for this period?]
1910-1920 (1920
Leondras Pointer
Leonious P. Fedrick
Head
MW 65
Married
Dovie J.
Wife
FW
58
Married
Nick F.
Son
MW 23
Married
Lelia O.
DIL
FW
22
Married
Med-- P.
Dau
FW
21
Single
Dailey
Son
MW 18
Single
Elizabeth Pittard
Sister
FW
76
Single
Dovie E.
“
O------ M. Fedrick
We know that the Nick F.
is actually John Nicholas (Nick)
However, this leaves the granddaughter, Dovie E. Pittard. Surely, this
two-year-old cannot be the daughter of the 76-year-old Elizabeth Pittard. Is it
possible that Nick and Lelly had another child that was alive at the time of the
1920 census but died before 1930? Until delved into further, I am ascribing this
child to Nick and Lelly and not to Elizabeth Pittard. For the young Dovie E. to
be named Pittard and be a granddaughter of L. P. would seem to require a
daughter of L. P. to have married a Pittard. And, this may be the case, but I
have no documentation for it. Moreover, I already have husbands for all of Leondras’s daughters (Hardy, Long, and
The easiest answer, but not necessarily the correct one, is that the
Elizabeth Pittard is actually Leondras’s sister
Matilda (who had another name,
Elizabeth Frederick. A
Jesse Nash Frederick.
The 1930 US Census shows him living next door to his father and mother (Leander
and Dovie) with a household of four:
John Frederick (
See the 1920 census sheet on file that shows the inhabitants of the
Christian Orphanage in
The 1920 census shows the John Frederick (24) household in
The influenza pandemic of 1918 swept across the globe, killing as many as
100 million people in a single year! The military camps in the
1920-1930 (1930
Others is the photograph are: Theodore Vickers, Vance Wrenn,
This
Elvena Frederick (born
1919)
Article 525 in that same Person
County Heritage volume (1983) discusses the family of Richard Franklin Smith
(1890-1940) and Fannie Lee Broach (1891-1968). They were married
There were ten children born to this union, two were
still
born. Lottie Eldora Smith born
Elvira married Lenard Dickerson and they have
six
children and seven grand-children. All live in
U.S. Air Force, married and lives in
Smith Frederick lives in
Barbara and their two sons.
Accordingly,
Jim Frederick. Article 108 of
Andrew Clayton attended
be around his friends and neighbors. One of our favorite
neighbors
was Jim Frederick. He would come and visit every morning.
We
all loved to sit around him and listen to his tall tales. He was
quite
a loveable character. . . .
When this would have
happened is not clear; few dates are given. As Andrew Clayton was born in 1883,
he probably would have been married around 1900, with his first child born soon
thereafter. Nettie (Clayton) Wrenn appears to have
been the sixth of eight children. Thus, she probably was born after 1910. To be
old enough to remember visits by Jim Frederick, she probably would have been at
least 5-10. Thus, the visits by neighbor Jim Frederick to the household of
Andrew Solomon Clayton are thought to have occurred around the period
1915-1920.
Erasmus D. Frederick (born c. 1841) and his wife Susan C. F. True (born
c. 1849) had three children: James W. Frederick (born c. 1869); Charles S.
Frederick (May 1870); and Henrietta Frederick (yet to be confirmed). If the Jim
Frederick described above is James W. Frederick, he would have been 46-56 years
old. Of course, the story related could have occurred much later, when Jim
Frederick was older.
Another possible Jim Frederick was the James Fedrick who married Susan
Durden 19 Jan 1820. However, it is doubtful that this person would have been
alive long enough.
A third possibility is the James M. Frederick some researchers say is a
son of John Frederick and Lucy Vaughan (and a brother of Ransom Frederick). This
James purportedly was born c. 1820. However, having him live until after 1910
would be quite a stretch.
Accordingly, until more is known, it appears that the Jim Frederick in
the Andrew Clayton story is James W. Frederick, the son of Erasmus D. Frederick
and Susan C. F. True.
Note that this James W. Frederick is mentioned in another portion of that
Person County Heritage book (Article
362 on the family of Stephen Matthew Long. This is the story of Stephen Matthew
“Buck” Long (1843- ) who
married Elizabeth Jane Clayton, with whom he had five children. The last of
these five children was Claudie Long (1878-1931). She
married James W. Frederick (1868-1945). Nothing is said about the family of
James W. Frederick and Claudie Long. However, if he
did indeed live to be 77, he very well could be the Jim Frederick described
above in the Andrew Clayton article. Because his wife died in 1931, his visits
to the Claytons may have started after that date. This is, of course,
speculation.
Western
Migration
The migrations from
But why was there a need to migrate south and west? Why was there a
Transylvania Company? One could always cite the spirit of adventure and the
possibility of a better life over the mountains. However, there was more.
Following is an excerpt from Piedmont
Plantation[82]
describing the conditions in Person and
. . . .
All the land had long since been taken up, and
intense
cultivation by the small farmers who made up the bulk of
the
population, ignorant or careless of the restorative practices
of
fertilizing and crop rotation, had impoverished the
land’s
productivity. Each year produced slimmer crops; this,
combined
with a national depression in the early decades of the
nineteenth
century, had caused an exodus of ambitious younger men; the
sons of the old residents migrated south and west. . .
.
. . . .
Also, there was major
flooding in 1806 and the Hessian fly did substantial damage to the wheat
crop.
The following is from Historical
Sketch of Person County, Stuart T. Wright (1974) at 60 et seq
(footnotes omitted):
“The greatest period of emigration from
The Decades of the
1840’s and 1850’s—The population of
As previously noted, the culture of tobacco had fallen off considerably
each year from 1790 to 1840. The newly opened states of the West had begun to
compete with
. . .
.
Emigration—The tide of emigration
from
The 1930 U.S. Census shows a very large contingent of Frederick-surnamed
people living in
When searching the early
census records one cannot help but notice the large number of
Summary
John Federick, Sen., may indeed be the patriarch of the
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Miscellaneous
Notes
Origin of the
Note that D. W. K. Richmond operated a general store (apparently
sometimes with a partner, Cooper) in