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Ancestors of Martha Jo (Martha) Cross

Generation No. 6


      32. Jr. (?) Samuel Cross, born February 09, 1771 in Iredell Co., NC; died Unknown. He was the son of 64. Sr. Samuel Cross. He married 33. Margaret Leach in Rowan Co., NC.

      33. Margaret Leach, born Abt. 1769 in Rowan Co., NC; died Unknown. She was the daughter of 66. John Leach and 67. Margaret Courtney.

Notes for Jr. (?) Samuel Cross:
Samuel Jr. was in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He was in Sumner Co., TN in 1795. He was in Wilson Co., TN in 1831 at age 60.

Court Minutes, 9 Aug 1786: Samuel Cross orphan of Samuel Cross, deceased, age 15 yrs. 6 mo., bound to Robert Bogle to learn the trade of a taylor (tailor). He married Margaret Leach, daughter of John Leach and Margaret Courtney. He joined his brothers-in-law, Alexander Witherspoon and William Leach for clearing title to 50 acres on W side of Station on said DeLoach's land, leasing said land for 5 years.

28 Dec 1795 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

16 Apr 1805 in Wilson County, Tennessee he sold 120 acres on Smith's Fork to William Leach.

15 Feb 1809: Iredell Co., North Carolina; William Leach, Thomas Leach, Alexander Witherspoon, Samuel Cross, John Boyd Sr., Joseph Bogle, and John Boyd Jr., legatees of John Leich, to William Hines of Iredell Co., part of a tract originally granted to Samuel Woods, both sides of Muddy Fork of the Lower Little River, 640 acres, bearing the date 29 Oct 1782. Wits. William Reed, Thomas Mordak, William Smith.

On 20 Nov 1812 in Iredell County, North Carolina, 20 Nov 1812, Iredell Co., North Carolina: William Leach, Thomas Leach, Alexander & Martha Witherspoon, Samuel & Margaret Cross, John & Elizabeth Boyd, and John Boyd Jr. all of the State of Tennessee, Wilson County, of one part, to Edward Barnes of Iredell Co. of the other part, the remaining 320 acres of the land of John Leach. Wit. George Bogle, James Bogle, Jurat, Robt. Erwin. He sold 100 acres on a branch of Smith's Fork on the Caney Fork to William Leach on 14 Nov 1814 in Wilson County, Tennessee.

On 14 November 1814 in Wilson County, Tennessee, Samuel Cross sold to William Leech, 100 a on a branch of Smith's Fork on the Caney Fork bounded by Cross and William Bogle. (DB F:200).

He was listed in the 1820 Edwards County Illinois census: Samuel Cross 001012100000.
John Leach also listed as John Leech 310020301000; and William Bogle was also listed.

I found a Samuel Cross with birth date of 1770, death date of 23 Apr 1841 with children listed as: Samuel, Thomas, David, John, William, Joseph, James, Alexander, Sarah, Jane, Eliza, and Sidney.
This William would have been born abt 1790's.

In Nov 1831, Legislative Petition #76-1831. From the Tennessee State Library & Archives.
To the Honorable general Assembly of the State of Tennessee greeting, we
the undersigners of Wilson County your humble petitioners Do beg that your
honorable boddy will grant to SAMUEL CROSS the priviledge to hawk and
peddle annywhear in said state without license so as to enable him in his
dotage to make a sustainance to support him and enable him to visit
his children that are settled in different parts of the said state. We the undersigned your petitioners do recommend to your honorable boddy the person of said Cross to be a man of good morrels and religious habits and highly worthy of your benevolints as he was a soldier in the last war and of the Revolution and is old and of delicate constitution and wishes to sustain himself with that independence that is in the Bosom of all the American republic. We your humble petitioners are in hopes you will grant the said priviledge to said Cross and oblige your petitoners and
C. November --, 1831
H. Samuel Hays John Smith
John Gossett James Brien
Thomas P. Wilson John Wallace
William Willard Thomas Steon--
Simson Madows James Thomas
Samuel Bryson John Bryson
John Bryson, Jr. J.M. Alexander
Ezekiel Alexander Thomas Leech
John J. Sneed Andrew Morrison
Judiah McMinn James T. Leech
William C. Leech, Jr. James Michie
Matthew T. Cartwright Nelson Bryan
Burwell Reeves John Adams
James Madows, Jr. Zach Adams
Winston Canler James Madow, Sr.
Leroy Adams William Madows
Isaac Lanire (?) John J. Brogan
William Jennings Jehu McAdoo

Note: William C. Leech, Jr, Thomas Leech and James T. Leach listed above.
L. Lock Richard Harrison
N.S. McAdoo P. Watson
John Williamson Zac ? Williamson
Robert Williamson John Adams, Jr.
William Adams Robert Rogers
William Sadler James Coleman
(MIDDLE TENNESSEE CROSSROADS, Vol. 4, No.2
Editor, Louise G. Lynch).











Notes for Margaret Leach:
Pg. 18. Deed Book G: Page 271. Dated 19 Feb. 1805. In the will of John Luck, he bequeaths to his daughter Jane Bogle, 6 head of cattle now in possession of Samuel Bogle. Divides 640 acres of land between his children, William and Thomas Luck, Martha Witherspoon, Margaret Cross, Elizabeth Boyd and grandsons Joseph Bogle and John Boyd. Also names daughter Isabel Boyd to whom he leaves $10. Signed: John Luck. Witness: Chistopher Cooper and Joseph and George McCaskey. Will probated Sept. 1807 in Wilson Co., Tennessee.
     
Children of Samuel Cross and Margaret Leach are:
  i.   III Samuel Cross, died Unknown.
  ii.   Thomas Cross, died Unknown.
  iii.   David Cross, died Unknown.
  iv.   John Cross, died Unknown.
  v.   Joseph Cross, died Unknown.
  vi.   James Cross, died Unknown.
  vii.   Alexander Cross, died Unknown.
  viii.   Sarah Cross, died Unknown.
  ix.   Eliza Cross, died Unknown.
  x.   Sidney Cross, died Unknown.
  16 xi.   (?) William Cross, born Bet. 1794 - 1800 in Stewart Co., TN; died Unknown in possibly Montgomery Co., TN where daughter, Kesiah Cross Lyle lived; married (1) Emily LNU (Cross) in Stewart Co., TN; married (2) Nancy Boyd January 07, 1827 in Stewart Co., TN.


      34. Sr. John Boyd, born November 01, 1764 in Richmond Co., VA; died November 10, 1852 in Stewart Co., Tenn.. He was the son of 68. Sr. Robert Boyd and 69. Eleanor McCullough. He married 35. Elizabeth Leach November 10, 1791 in Burke Co., NC.

      35. Elizabeth Leach, born December 19, 1773 in Rowan Co., NC; died June 13, 1863 in Trigg Co., KY. She was the daughter of 66. John Leach and 67. Margaret Courtney.

Notes for Sr. John Boyd:
On 15 February 1809 in Iredell County, North Carolina, William Leatch, Thomas Leach, Alexander Witherspoon, Samuel Cross, John Boyd Sr., Joseph Bogle, and John Boyd Jr., legatees of John Leich, to William Hines of Iredell Co., part of a tract originally granted to Samuel Woods, both sides
of Muddy Fork of the Lower Little River, 640 acres, bearing the date 29 Oct 1782. Wits. William Reed, Thomas Mordak, William Smith (Ibid., (citing Deed Book G:226).

John Boyd
Kentucky Federal Population Schedules:
NC 1810 Federal Census Index, Burke Co., No Township, Page 107.
NC 1820 Federal Census Index, Christian Co., No Township, Page 29.

He and his family left North Carolina about 1811 and went to Logan Co.,
Ky.

On 20 November 1812 Iredell County, North Carolina, William Leach, Thomas Leach, Alexander & Martha Witherspoon, Samuel & Margaret Cross, John & Elizabeth Boyd, and John Boyd Jr. all of the State of Tennessee, Wilson County, of one part, to Edward Barnes of Iredell Co. of the other part, the remaining 320 acres of the land of John Leach. Wit.George Bogle, James Bogle, Jurat, Robt. Erwin (Surry County DeedsRecords: DB H:352-353, County Court House, unknown repository address.). (Black, Iredell County, North Carolina, (citing Deed Book H:352).).

John Boyd - Kentucky Land Grants
Acres:100Book:D
Survey Date:9-19-1817County:Christian
WaterCourse:Saline CrPage:
Township:Range:
Reference:THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTSVolume 1Part 1CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKYpage 483

About 1817, John and ten of his children moved to Stewart Co.,Tenn. There he purchased 271 acres on the north bank of Green Tree Grove Creek, about a mile south of the Trigg Co., Ky. line. This land remained in the family until 1880. John purchased the land from land speculator Joshua Cates who had acquired it from a recipient of a North Carolina grant given to Revolutionary veterans. By 1850, only Robert remained with his parents on the farm. John died in 1852, his will being found under Settlements and Bonds, Book XX, p. 173, directing sale of the property for benefit of wife, Elizabeth, who had moved into daughter, Hannah's, home in Trigg Co., Ky. Personal property was sold for $571.98, much of it to James Mathis and Richard Hudson, sons-in-law of John Boyd. In the minute books,

1830 Census, Stewart Co., TN:
John Boyd: 1 m. 15-20, 1 m. 20-30, 1 m. 60-70, 2 f. 10-15, 1 f. 15-20, 1 f. 50-60.
(Robert W. age 18, Alfred C. age 21 John age 66; Hannah Ewing age 12, Martha C. age 14, Elizabeth L. age 16, Elizabeth Leach Boyd age 57. By 1830, Abner, Isabella, Nancy, J. Adlai and James H. are grown and moved out. Eleanor, John Jr. and Margaret are dead.)

John Adalai is also found in the 1830 Census for Stewart Co., TN, roll 181, pg. 231, with 1 m. under 5, 1 m. 5-10, 1 m. 20-30; 1 f. under 5, 1 f. 30-40.

1840 Census, Stewart Co., TN:
John Boyd: 1 m. under 5, 1 m. 20-30, 1 m. 70-80; 1 f. under 5, 1 f. 20-30, 1 f. 60-70.
(Must be John Adlai Boyd with 1 son under 5, John 27, John Boyd Sr. 76; 1 daughter under 5, wife 20-30, and Elizabeth Leach Boyd 67).


Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume XX (Jan. 1852 - Aug. 1854)
transcribed 2003 by Jim Long
173 Will of John Boyd: wife Elizabeth Boyd; executor is R. W. Boyd; wit: Richard Hudson, James Mathis; written 20 Oct 1852, proven Feb. term 1853
173 letters of administration to R. W. Boyd to execute the will of John Boyd; 7 Feb 1853
176 Robert W. Boyd, John A. Lisenby, Samuel L. Gentry, executor's bond for the will of John Boyd; 7 Feb 1853
215 sale of the estate of John Boyd by administrator R. W. Boyd; 8 Mar 1853
323 John A. Lisenby, Robert W. Boyd, Hyram T. Bogard, administrator's bond for William Cross; 6 Feb 1853
395 receipt from R. W. Boyd, executor of John Boyd, for sale of land belonging to the estate; 1 May 1854

Court of March 8, 1853, Elizabeth petitioned for the sale of the land, the court allowing 40 days grace before demanding an auction of the property. Robert apparently bought the land, but on May 1, 1854, Book 13, P. 237, he sued the heirs for the purchase money. Court directed money be put in Robert's hand for use by Elizabeth, and that title be divested from the heirs and bestowed on Robert.

In 1880, Robert sold the land to W.H. Johnson who, in 1884, sold it to W. J. White. In 1942 the Whites sold the land to the U.S. Government for use by Fort Campbell. The grave sites of
John and Elizabeth have not been located. The U.S. Army Engineers moved all cemetaries off the Military Reservation, and while some effort was made to record new burial sites, the Boyds, Hudsons and Mathis names do not appear. Many of their neighbors were interred in the Red Top/Fairview Cemetary about a mile south of Highway 79 on the Needmore Road. Many of
the markers are eroded, fallen or covered with detritus. This is the most probable site for the Boyd burial site. (Above compiled by Charles Boyd Morgan of Amarillo, Texas.).


More About Sr. John Boyd:
Will: October 20, 1852, Stewart Co., TN
Will Probate: February 07, 1853, Stewart Co., TN
     
Children of John Boyd and Elizabeth Leach are:
  i.   Abner Boyd, born August 04, 1792 in Burke Co., NC; died September 13, 1844 in Pike Co., MO; married Isabella Fullerton October 24, 1816 in Christian Co., KY; born May 15, 1795 in Iredell Co., NC; died August 10, 1844 in Pike Co., MO.
  Notes for Abner Boyd:
Abner died of Typhoid Fever during an epidemic. His home was near the Dover Church in Pike Co., MO

  Notes for Isabella Fullerton:
Isabella died of Typhoid Fever during an epidemic. She and Abner lived near the Dover Church in Pike Co., MO

  ii.   Eleanor M. Boyd, born May 07, 1794 in Burke Co., NC; died April 14, 1828 in Pike Co., MO; married James Pharr February 10, 1818 in Pike Co., MO; died Unknown.
  iii.   Margaret E. Boyd, born August 03, 1796 in Burke Co., NC; died March 11, 1816 in Logan Co., KY.
  iv.   Isabella Boyd, born January 16, 1799 in Burke Co., NC; died December 01, 1876 in Stewart Co., TN; married James Mathis January 06, 1824 in Stewart Co., TN; died Unknown.
  v.   Jr. John Boyd, born January 1803 in Stewart Co., TN; died February 1804 in Stewart Co., TN.
  17 vi.   Nancy Boyd, born January 19, 1804 in Burke Co., NC (Jackson Co., TN?); died March 25, 1847 in Stewart Co., TN; married (?) William Cross January 07, 1827 in Stewart Co., TN.
  vii.   John Adlai Boyd, born November 26, 1804 in Iredell, NC; died December 31, 1881 in Muhlenburg Co., KY; married (1) Almira LNU (Boyd) in prob KY; died Unknown; married (2) Joanne Cessna September 09, 1828 in Muhlenburg Co., KY; died Unknown.
  More About John Adlai Boyd:
Burial: Unknown, Liberty Churchyard 6 1/2 miles west of Greenville, Muhlenburg Co., KY

  viii.   James Hall Boyd, born June 20, 1807 in Burke Co., NC; died August 30, 1846 in Christian Co., KY; married Juliet Ann McCormick December 30, 1828 in Christian Co., KY; died Unknown.
  More About James Hall Boyd:
Burial: Unknown, Traylor-Anderson Cemetery in Christian Co., KY

  ix.   Alfred C. Boyd, born November 07, 1809 in Burke Co., NC; died November 13, 1880 in Christian Co., KY; married Zilla McCormick December 28, 1832 in Christian Co., KY; died Unknown.
  x.   Robert W. Boyd, born March 27, 1812 in Wilson Co., TN; died Bet. December 25 - 26, 1894 in Calahan Co., TX or Graves Co., KY (unproven); married Harriet Sherrill April 30, 1835 in Graves Co., KY (?); born 1816 in prob TN; died Unknown.
  Notes for Robert W. Boyd:
Source: Research and Records, 1997. Leland Pirtle Boyd (Naples, FL), Leland boyd stated that he visited with Robert Sherrill Boyd. Robert was very ill. Robert's wife said that Robert told her that Robert W. Boyd was buried in Clyde, Calahan Co., TX. This has not been proven as of 1999.
(Courtesy of Linda Boyd Lawhon-1 Nov 2002)

1850 Census Stewart Co., TN, fam 544:
Boyd, Robert, w, m, 38, b. TN;
Hariet, w, f, 34, b. KY;
Elizabeth, w, f, 14, b. TN;
William, w, m, 12, b. TN;
Jacob, w, m, 7, b. TN;
Mary, w, f, 7, b. TN;
Gabrella, w, f, 5, b. TN;
Margaret, w, f, 3, b. TN;
John, w, m, 83, b. VA;
Elizabeth w, f, 76, b. NC.
(John and Elizabeth Leach Boyd are living with their son, Robert W. in 1850)

  More About Robert W. Boyd:
Burial: Unknown, Clyde, Callahan Co., TX (not proven)

  xi.   Elizabeth L. Boyd, born April 21, 1814 in Logan Co., KY; died June 08, 1892 in Logan Co., KY; married Robert F. Long April 10, 1834 in Logan Co., KY; died Unknown.
  xii.   Martha C. Boyd, born August 08, 1816 in Stewart Co., TN; died July 26, 1830 in Stewart Co., TN.
  xiii.   Hannah Ewing Boyd, born December 12, 1818 in Stewart Co., TN; died April 1897 in Trigg Co., KY; married Richard Hudson February 14, 1839 in Trigg Co., KY; died Unknown.
  Notes for Hannah Ewing Boyd:
1860 Census KY, Trigg Co.,
Hudson, R. (Robert) age 47, m, b. NC, blacksmith;
H.E. (Hannah Ewing) age 42, f, b. TN;
M.A., age 17, f, b. KY;
L.C., age 15, f, b. KY;
R.E. age 12, m, b. KY;
J.B. age 9, m, b. KY;
A.F. age 6, f, b. KY;
T.C. age 3, m, b. KY;
E. Boyd (Elizabeth Leach Boyd), age 86, f, b. NC.

  More About Hannah Ewing Boyd:
Burial: Unknown, Joines Cemetery, Trigg Co., KY



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