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- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
- Christiana Derryberry was listed as head of household on the 1820 census indicating that Jacob was dead.
- children: Michael, Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Susan, Daniel, Abraham, John T, Isaac, and Thomas ** Susan - dau of Michael -- not Jacob
- Christiana's estate settlement listed as heirs Michael (Administrator), Henry, Abraham, Margaret Davis(wife of Jesse H.), John T, Elizabeth, and Isaac. There was evidently another daughter, Susan, who married Peter Myracol, and may have died prior to her mother. ** (dau of Michael -- not Jacob)
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Notes for Jacob DERRYBERRY
Biography
Jacob Derryberry was one of seven "first-generation" Derryberry men who appear in the records of Burke Co., NC prior to
1800. Although the best the census records can tell us is that he was born before 1755, we know that by 1790 he had
six children, and that his oldest known son was born about 1775 in Burke Co., NC. We may estimate therefore that Jacob was probably born in the late 1740's or early 1750's, and probably in New Jersey. Furthermore, he last appears on an 1812 tax list, and his widow appears in the 1820 census, suggesting he died between 1812-1820, probably in Warren Co., TN where he lived at the time.
A 1778 land entry for David Conors in the Silver Creek area of Burke Co., NC notes that the land in question adjoined
that of Michael Derryberry and included improvements by Jacob Derryberry. "In 1778 an improvement was defined by the
legislature as 'erected a House thereon, or cleared, enclosed and cultivated a part thereof'. This is significant to
the researcher in that a 1778 citation of an improvement predates the maker's presence by a minimal seven years, or to
1771." [Source: "One 'Serendipitous Moment'", by Betsy Dodd Pittman, in "Burke County Genealogical Journal", May
2013.] We know therefore that Jacob was resident in the Silver Creek area circa 1771.
By 1775, however, he had moved north to an area along the Catawba River. Records of the Committee for the County of
Rowan meeting in Salisbury, 20 Sep 1775, states: "Josiah Black and John Hardin contending for the captain's commission of a vacancy on the Catawba River--" It was established that an election be held on 5 Oct, and "the bounds of the district shall be as follows, viz: To start upon the Catawba River, half a mile above Joseph Dobson's, running thence to John Kennedy's, on Silver Creek, thence up said creek to the Tryon line, thence down said line opposite to Whitnor's bottom on Jacobs River, thence to Silver Creek Road, thence to Jacob Terriberry's, upon the main Catawba River, thence up said river to the beginning." [Source: "History of North Carolina" from "North Carolina Historical Sketches, 1584-1851," p. 368.] We therefore know that Jacob in 1775 lived where Silver Creek Road met the Catawba River.
Jacob's oldest known son, Henry, was according to his death record born about 1775 in Burke Co., NC, to parents Jacob and "Cresula." His mother corresponds to the widow Christiana who appears in later records, and who numerous secondary sources assign the maiden name Barnhart. Although there is no documentary proof of this, it is likely to be correct given Jacob's proximity to a John Barnhart, as discussed below. We therefore estimate that Jacob Derryberry and Christiana Barnhart were married about 1773 in Burke Co.
By 1790 or earlier, Jacob had moved again, this time east to Gunpowder Creek, near Granite Falls in modern-day Caldwell Co. In the 1790 census, Jacob and his probable brother Michael Derryberry can be found near each other in the 2nd Company of Burke Co. This company was in modern-day eastern Burke / southeastern Caldwell Co. Jacob appears on several land, tax and court records from this same general area from 1790 to 1799. Although Jacob and Michael lived
near each other there for several years, in 1796 Michael moved to Virginia and then Kentucky, while Jacob remained for
several years longer in Burke Co. Jacob last appears there on the 1800 census, at a time when his probable brothers
Adam and Michael had moved west.
Jacob himself probably left North Carolina shortly after the 1800 census, since he does not appear on the Granite
Falls-area tax lists for 1802-1809. His whereabouts for most of that time are unknown. Although his son Michael lived
for a time with his uncle Michael Sr. in Warren Co., KY, there is no evidence that Jacob or the rest of his family also
lived there. In fact, Jacob is next documented in Warren Co., TN in 1808, when he and his son Michael both entered
land on the north fork of Caney Fork of the Cumberland River. By 1812, not only were Jacob and his son living in that
county, but so were his brothers Michael, Andrew and (probably) Daniel. The 1812 tax list for Warren Co., TN is the
last time Jacob is documented, and as noted above, he probably died between 1812-1820 in Warren Co., TN.
Jacob's widow Christiana appears in that same county in the 1820 census, and a land record in which her farm is divided
provides a good record of their surviving heirs. Earlier census records indicate there were as many as eleven
children, but only seven or eight survived their parents to be named among the heirs.
Sources
Burke Co., NC Land Entries:
1456. David Coners, 200 a on branch of Canadeys fork of Silver Creek bounding John Pearson and Michael Derreberry's,
including improvements by Jacob Derreberry. 25 Dec 1778.
234. Pharas(?) Pain ... begins at Jacob Derreberry, John Barnhart, etc. 21 Dec 1792.
1790 US census, 2nd Co., Morgan Dist., Burke Co., NC
Jacob Dereberry (1 male >16 yrs, 4 males <16 yrs, 3 females)
Michael Derebury (1 male >16 yrs, 3 males <16 yrs, 4 females)
Burke Co., NC Deed Records:
John Barnhart, 100 a to Jacob Derebery, 9 May 1791, rec Oct 1795.
Burke Co., NC Tax Lists:
1795, Cpt. Connely's Co. [Granite Falls / East Burke]: Jacob Deribure (200 acres)
1797, Cpt. Andrew Baird's Co. [Granite Falls / East Burke]: Jacob Deribury (200 acres, 1 poll)
Burke Co., NC Court Records:
- Between Nov 1797 and Jan 1798, court appoints Jacob Deareberry overseer of road form Charles Pearces of the love
lady road. [Again appointed circa Apr 1796.]
- Land for iron works, court record mentions Jacob Derebery, 31 Jan 1792.
- Jurors list, Jul 1799. Jacob Derry Berry.
1800 US census, Morgan Dist., Burke Co., NC
Jacob Derberry (4 males <10 yrs, 3 males 10-15 yrs, 1 male >45 yrs, 1 fem <10 yrs, 2 fem 16-25 yrs, 1 fem >45 yrs)
Unlike his probable brothers Michael and Adam, Jacob remained in Burke Co., NC until after 1800. His family appears in
Warren Co., TN by 1808, as evidenced by the land record below. A later probate record indicates Jacob's wife was
Christiana (see her notes for details), so it appears that many of Jacob's children remained in the Warren and
Henderson Co., TN area. As Christiana is listed as head of household in the 1820 census, it seems Jacob died prior to
1820.
Warren Co., TN Land Records:
659. [Returned 11 Jun 1808.] "State of Tennessee 2nd District. At the request of Jacob Derryberry I have Surveyed
for him two hundred and thirty Seven acres which is Situate in the County of Warren and on both sides of North side
[should be N. fork] of Barren fork of Caney fork of Cumberland river. Beginning on a Stake in the West bank thereof
and in Davis's line ... conditional line between him and Edward MacDannell...." Surveyed 25 May 1808 by Patrick Mac
Eachern, Edward Bray, and Abrm. Morgan, C. C. Jacob Derryberry, marker.
1812 Warren Co., TN tax list (Graham's list, pp. 8 and 9):
59. Micheal Derrebery [adjacent to Peter Mirecle]
...
83. Jacob Darebery
84. Micheal Derrebery [near Joel and Jarvis Starky]
92. Andr. Derreby
Probable Children
The 1790 census suggests six children at that time: four sons, all under 16, and 2 daughters. The 1800 census
suggests that the oldest son, Henry, was not in the household (his whereabouts are unknown), but the remaining three
sons from 1790 (all now age 10-15) and both daughters (both age 16-25) were still in the household. In addition were
four more sons and one more daughter, all age under 10. Given Christiana's age, it is unlikely that they had any more
children born after 1800.
It is also possible that one of the sons from 1790 had died before 1800, and that Henry was still in the household
along with his wife and young son Allen. This would also require that daughter Elizabeth's age was mismarked in 1800,
listed as under 10 when she was actually about 13 or 14 years old, and that Henry's own age was also mismarked, listed as age 10-16 when he was actually about 25. The first scenario in which Henry was not in the household is probably more likely.
son Henry (<16 in 1790, enumerated separately in 1800); b. 1775
dau Margaret (in 1790, 16-25 in 1800); b. 1778
son (<16 in 1790, 10-15 in 1800); b. 1782?
son Michael (<16 in 1790, 10-15 in 1800); b. 1785
dau Elizabeth (in 1790, 16-25 in 1800); b. 1787
son John (<16 in 1790, 10-15 in 1800, enumerated separately in 1820); b. 1790
son (<10 in 1800, died young?); b. 1792
son Abraham (<10 in 1800, enumerated separately in 1820); b. 1794
son (<10 in 1800, died young?); b. 1796?
son Isaac (<10 in 1800, 18-26 in 1820); b. 1798
dau (<10 in 1800, not in household in 1820); b. 1799? [this could possibly have been Kessiah Jane]
His widow's household in 1820 probably included a daughter-in-law and granddaughter (wife and daughter of Isaac).
A later land record shows his widow's farm had been split among eight heirs, of which seven were named in the record:
Henry, Margaret, Michael, Elizabeth, John, Abraham, and Isaac. (See Christiana's notes for details.) The eighth share
was by the time of the record owned by John Brown and Asahel Rains Hammer. The original owner of that eighth share is unknown, but could have been the Kessiah Jane "Cassie" Derryberry who later moved to Dade Co., GA. Whether or not there was a blood relationship between John Brown, A. R. Hammer, and Jacob's family is unknown. Asahel Rains Hammer is said to have married Elizabeth Swope (b. abt 1826), and John Brown's wife is said to have been an Emeline.
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