Re: Will of Thomas Lenoir 1765
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Re: Will of Thomas Lenoir 1765
Pauline Mitchell Pierce 8/04/02
My Grand Uncle recently passed away and he had in position the following excerpt from abook called "Happy Valley", published and authured by Dr. Thomas Felix Hickerson, 1940 now out of print.Thew children of Thomas Lenoir and Mourning Crawley are as follows.
Ann Lenoir (1731-1825) married John Westmoreland
Robert Lenoir (1733-1793) m. Winifred Fisher They lived in Brunswick County Virginia.
Betty Lenoir (1735-1827) m. John Latimer (d1800)
Leah Lenoir (1737-1831) m. 1st William Whitaker, 2nd John Wall Norwood (1727-1802) They lived in Franklin CO., N. C.
Mary Lenoir b.1739 m Mr. Perry of Franklin CO. N. C. and died shortly afterward.
Thomas Lenoir (1741-1816) m. 1st Martha Blanche Atkinson (1746-1780) 2nd Mrs. Mary Blanchard (d. 1788) 3rd Mrs. Sarah Bansome Gwyn (d.1807)
Isaac Lenoir (1743-1808) m Martha _______ (d1823) They lived in Sumter CO. S.C.
Lewis Lenoir (b.1745) died unmarried
John Lenoir (1747-1821) m. Eleanor Jones (Lived in Sumter CO. S. C.)
General William Lenoir (1751-1839) m. Ann Ballard (1751-1833) (They lived at Fort Defiance in Happy Valley.The city and county of Lenoir N.C. were named for General Lenoir, who was the hero of the battle of Kings Mountain during the revolutionary War.He was chairman of the first board of trustees of the University of N. C.Lenoir city Tennesse was named for him or for his son William Ballard Lenoir, who moved from Happy Valley N. C. in 1810 and settled on a 5000 acre estate in and around where Lenoir City, Tenn now stands.
Hope this helps, MWC I believe Isaac to be my 5th great grandfather.
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