Re: GORDIE FEARS HELP!!!
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Judith Shamp 3/06/06
Judith-Itappearstomethatyou haveawill fora"Edmund FAIR".That'sabigleapfromthenameofEdmundFEARS.I'mlistingthe3militaryreferencesforEdmundandit'sobviousthathe'sa"FEARS".
EDMUNDFEARS,Capt.,N.C.MilitiaatKingsMountain.Oct.1780.
TheKingsMountainMen-172-EDMUNDFEARS,fromBurke Co.
ROSTERofSOLDIERSfromNORTHCAROLINAintheAMERICANREVOLUTION
bytheN.C. DAUGHTERSoftheAMERICANREVOLUTION1932.
FEAR,EDMUND (EDMOND),Capt.
EDMUNDFEARS, ofBurkeCounty,NorthCarolina,servedasaCaptainunder thecommand
ofCol.McDowellintheBattlleofKing'sMountain.
DRAPER,p. 474;THEPATRIOTSATKINGSMOUNTAINbyBOBBYGILMERMOSS
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EDMUND-SONofABSOLEMofVIRGINIA :
FEARS,EDWARDorEDMUNDFEAR,R3474,Va.Line,Sol. appl.7Dec. 1835,White
Co., ILL.,aged71,sol.livedin PrinceEdwardCo., Va.atenl.,in1852adaughterNANCY
PERRETaged42ares.ofBondCo., ILL.statedshewasthesoleheirofdec'dsol.&
thatsol.died15Apr.1844.
ABSTRACTSOFREV.WARPENSIONFILES,page1167
NOTE:age71whenapplied inDec.1835=bornin"1764".
ThecensusrecordsforBurkeCo., NC.doeshavesomemis-spellingforFEARSbutit'snotFAIR.
Pleasenoticethenames thathave * notations.These menalsomigrated toRichmondCo., Ga.andonem.aFEARSandonem.aFEARS/Watsondau.:
HEADSOFFAMILIESattheFIRSTCENSUSoftheUNITEDSTATES
TAKENINTHEYEAR1790NORTHCAROLINA
Col. 1 – Freewhitemales of16 years andupward, includingheadsoffamilies.
Col. 2 -Freewhitemalesunder16years.
Col. 3 -Freewhitefemales,includingheadsof families.
Col. 4 -All otherfreepersons.
Col. 5 – Slaves
Thefamilies * that migratedtoGeorgia.Thislistmightnotbeexactbutthesamenames
appearinbothstates.
BURKECOUNTY
MorganDistrict
Page106FirstCompany:
McDOWELL, Jas. 1 2 2 --- 2
McDOWELL, Jno. 1 1 1 --- 1
McDOWELL, Jos, Jun 1 2 1 --- 9
* WILLIAMS, Henry 1 1 3 --- ---
Page106SecondCompany:
* MURRAY, Jno 1 2 4 --- ---
* MURRAY, David 1 5 2 --- ---
Page107SecondCompany:
CLARKE,Beverly 1 --- 3 --- ---
* CLARKE,WILLIAM 1 --- 4 --- ---
Page107ThirdCompany:
WHITE,Ben 2 3 3 --- ---
WHITE,Thos,Jr. 1 6 4 --- ---
WHITE,Reuben 1 2 2 --- ---
WHITE,ThomasSr. 1 --- 2 --- 5
SIMPSON,Jno. 1 2 3 --- ---
BRANCH,Samuel 1 2 4 --- ---
* SIMPSON,James 1 1 1 --- ---InWarrenCounty, Ga.In1794.
Page107FourthCompany:
* BURGIN,Ben 2 6 1 --- ---
Page107FifthCompany:
MURPHEY,Wilm. 1 3 1 --- 3
WHITE,Joseph 1 2 4 --- 7
HICKMAN,George 3 4 5 --- 1
Page108FifthCompany:
* WHITE,Wm.Sen 5 --- 2 --- 12
Page108SixthCompany:
McDOWELL,Jno 2 2 4 --- 5
* GARDNER,Wm. 2 3 7 --- 3
Page108SeventhCompany:
FAIS(Fears),Edmund 1 3 5 --- ---
McDOWELL,Col.Jos. 2 --- 5 --- 10
* MURPHEY,Jas. 1 1 5 --- 5
FIASS,(Fears),Jonathan 1 2 2 --- ---
Page108EighthCompany:
FLETCHER,Jas. 1 2 5 --- ---
WHITE,LUKE 1 3 7 --- ---
Page109EighthCompany:
WHITE,Jonas 1 1 2 --- ---
* CLARKE,James 1 5 2 --- ---
Page109NinthCompany:
MURRAY,Joshua 2 1 3 --- ---
MURRAY,Jno. 1 --- 1 --- ---
MURRAY,Jno.,Jr. 1 1 3 --- ---
* THRASHER,Wm. 1 3 4 --- ---William,sonofEdmund, Jr.
marriedaTabithaThrasherinClarkeCounty,Georgia.
No,IdonothaveaM. bondforSilence&EdmundFEARS.I'msure thenamecamefromthesameplacethatyoufoundit.I'mlistingtheBurkeCo.recordssothat all theresearchersthatareinterestedcanformtheirownopinion.:
COURTandLANDRECORDSforEDMUNDFEARSinBURKECOUNTY,NORTHCAROLINA:
TheBURKECOUNTY,NC.earlyrecordswereburnedwhentheUnionArmycame
throughMorganton,NC.Mostrecordsthatsurvivedwere transferredtotheNCState Archives
inRaleigh.EDITHWARRENHUGGINShasgonethroughthoserecords andpublishedthose
recordsinafourvolumeset.ThedataappearinginEDMUNDFEARS'recordsandthoseof
hissons'followedbyaVOL.andPAGENO.arefromEDITHWARRENHIGGINS'work.
CATAWBARiverbeginsjustwestofMorganton,flowseastandnorthofHickory,turnsdue
southbythewestsideofCharlotte,intoSouthCarolinabyRockHill,Camden,andjoins
withthe CongareetoformtheCooperRiverthatflowsoutintothebayatCharleston.
BURKECOUNTY,NORTHCAROLINAINDEXtoLANDGRANTSEnteredin1778.
EDMONDorEDMUNDFEARS
31MAR.1778-EDMONDFEARS50acresnorthside ofCatawbaRiver,beginningmouthof
JumpingBranch,downriverforcomplement.Warrant ordered.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 133,ENTRYNO.394.
23MAY1778-EDMONDFEERES300acresonnorthsideofCatawbaRiverbeginningKnoxes,
includingownimprovements,upriverforcomplement.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 139,ENTRYNO.412.
2JUN.1778-EDMONDFEARS50acresonnorthsideCatawbabeginningabovemouthof
JumpingBranch,downforcomplement.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 133,ENTRYNO.394.
12NOV.1782-SubponeadocketforTories:ToryJeremiahClarke - witnesses,SILENCEFARES
andCharlesWakefield;ToryAbrahamHasshuorHarshaw - witnessesEDMUNDFARESand
SILENCEFARES;ToriesJoshuaMurrayandDavidMurray - WitnessesEDMUNDFARESand
SILENCEFARES.
BURKECO., NC.SUBPOENADOCKETforTORIES,NOV.12,1782.
NOTE:DAVIDMurrayhadmovedtoRichmondCo., Ga.by10-21-1791,AugustaChronicle.
22OCT.1783-JamesBlair-Adm.Bond:AnnaBlair,EDMUNDFEARES,ThomasHayes,
Inv.10 Nov.1783,stock,furn., negroes,300acresTurkeyCockMt.,400acresinWilkes
County (NC) , 250acreson"head"Mulberry,400 acresBroadRiver,550acreshomeplantation,
byJamesPowellgranttoJamesBlair15Mar. 1780.Georgeeldestsonandheir,Deedfrom
JamesDavenporttoJamesGreenlee,12Jan.1786,thelatterputtenantson it.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME2,PG. 162.
------1785-Oct.Court1785andJulyCourt1786EDMUNDFEARSvs.JohnMurry.
BURKECO., NC.CIVILandCRIMINALCASES,1755 - 1790.
NOTE:JOHNMurryhadmovedtoRichmondCo., Ga.by11-3-1787,AugustaChronicle.
--OCT.1787-SamuelHugheyvs.WilliamWelch,yeoman.EDMONDFEARSwasoneof
thejurors.
BURKECO., NC.CIVILandCRIMINALCASES,1755 - 1790.
--OCT.1794-EDMONDandJAMESFEARSandotherspetitionfora??nearPowell's
MeetingHouse.
BURKECO., NC.ROADPAPERS,PETITIONS,ORDERS1787 - 1795.
roadcrossingtheCatawbaatJohnHenesytoBradford'sBlacksmithShop,crossingthelower
creekatHughMcCay's,fallingintotheWilksroad.
THISISTHELASTKNOWNRECORDOFEDMUNDFEARS(Rev. Soldier)OFNORTH
CAROLINA.
HISSON ,EDMUND,WASRECORDEDTO BEINRICHMONDCOUNTY,GA.
ATTHISTIME.
COURTandLANDRECORDSforEDMUNDFEARSinBURKECOUNTY,NORTHCAROLINA:
TheBURKECOUNTY,NC.earlyrecordswereburnedwhentheUnionArmycame
throughMorganton,NC.Mostrecordsthatsurvivedwere transferredtotheNCState Archives
inRaleigh.EDITHWARRENHUGGINShasgonethroughthoserecords andpublishedthose
recordsinafourvolumeset.ThedataappearinginEDMUNDFEARS'recordsandthoseof
hissons'followedbyaVOL.andPAGENO.arefromEDITHWARRENHIGGINS'work.
CATAWBARiverbeginsjustwestofMorganton,flowseastandnorthofHickory,turnsdue
southbythewestsideofCharlotte,intoSouthCarolinabyRockHill,Camden,andjoins
withthe CongareetoformtheCooperRiverthatflowsoutintothebayatCharleston.
BURKECOUNTY,NORTHCAROLINAINDEXtoLANDGRANTSEnteredin1778.
EDMONDorEDMUNDFEARS
31MAR.1778-EDMONDFEARS50acresnorthside ofCatawbaRiver,beginningmouthof
JumpingBranch,downriverforcomplement.Warrant ordered.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 133,ENTRYNO.394.
23MAY1778-EDMONDFEERES300acresonnorthsideofCatawbaRiverbeginningKnoxes,
includingownimprovements,upriverforcomplement.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 139,ENTRYNO.412.
2JUN.1778-EDMONDFEARS50acresonnorthsideCatawbabeginningabovemouthof
JumpingBranch,downforcomplement.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME1,1778,PG. 133,ENTRYNO.394.
12NOV.1782-SubponeadocketforTories:ToryJeremiahClarke - witnesses,SILENCEFARES
andCharlesWakefield;ToryAbrahamHasshuorHarshaw - witnessesEDMUNDFARESand
SILENCEFARES;ToriesJoshuaMurrayandDavidMurray - WitnessesEDMUNDFARESand
SILENCEFARES.
BURKECO., NC.SUBPOENADOCKETforTORIES,NOV.12,1782.
NOTE:DAVIDMurrayhadmovedtoRichmondCo., Ga.by10-21-1791,AugustaChronicle.
22OCT.1783-JamesBlair-Adm.Bond:AnnaBlair,EDMUNDFEARES,ThomasHayes,
Inv.10 Nov.1783,stock,furn., negroes,300acresTurkeyCockMt.,400acresinWilkes
County (NC) , 250acreson"head"Mulberry,400 acresBroadRiver,550acreshomeplantation,
byJamesPowellgranttoJamesBlair15Mar. 1780.Georgeeldestsonandheir,Deedfrom
JamesDavenporttoJamesGreenlee,12Jan.1786,thelatterputtenantson it.
BURKECO., NC.LANDRECORDS,VOLUME2,PG. 162.
------1785-Oct.Court1785andJulyCourt1786EDMUNDFEARSvs.JohnMurry.
BURKECO., NC.CIVILandCRIMINALCASES,1755 - 1790.
NOTE:JOHNMurryhadmovedtoRichmondCo., Ga.by11-3-1787,AugustaChronicle.
--OCT.1787-SamuelHugheyvs.WilliamWelch,yeoman.EDMONDFEARSwasoneof
thejurors.
BURKECO., NC.CIVILandCRIMINALCASES,1755 - 1790.
--OCT.1794-EDMONDandJAMESFEARSandotherspetitionfora??nearPowell's
MeetingHouse.
BURKECO., NC.ROADPAPERS,PETITIONS,ORDERS1787 - 1795.
roadcrossingtheCatawbaatJohnHenesytoBradford'sBlacksmithShop,crossingthelower
creekatHughMcCay's,fallingintotheWilksroad.
THISISTHELASTKNOWNRECORDOFEDMUNDFEARS(Rev. Soldier)OFNORTH
CAROLINA.
HISSON ,EDMUND,WASRECORDEDTO BEINRICHMONDCOUNTY,GA.
ATTHISTIME.
SinceyoustatedthatIwaswrongI'll havetoreturnthecourtesy.
HopefullyyoucanfindwhereyourEdmundFAIR&hisfamilymigratedfromormaybe theydidn'tmigrateatall.Mostofthemovementwasfromnorthtosouthoreasttowest.MaybehewasborninKy.???
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