· NEW INFORMATION
· Major Changes in Joseph Morphew
· His land grant photocopied here for inspection
· Early census records for the daughters
· Sarah (Morphew) Coleman living in 1840
Joseph Morphew – 2nd Generation Morphew
First name is in dispute and may be James Morphew – see open letter below
and Chapter 2E for James Morphew
Born: about 1725 to 1730, probably in England
Died: unknown – not even a suggestion
Married: Mary Burke on 9 October 1749, in southwestern Virginia
Parents: unknown. Possibly his parents did not come to America. Claims to a 1st
generation John Morphew + Mary White are unsubstantiated.
Mary Burke
Born: about 1732 in Pennsylvania, possibly in Chester County
Died: after 1802, probably in Ashe County, North Carolina
Parents: James Burke (~1710 to 1783) and Mary Jane Bane (1710 to ~1748)
2nd Edition Morphew/Murphy Story – J.R. Murphy, 23 December 2001
*Special map: See “Some Old Landmarks in Old Rowan County, N.C. with Present Day County Boundaries” – map4.TIF
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE READERS ABOUT JOSEPH MORPHEW
NEW FINDINGS CHANGE OUR UNDERSTANDING
3 December 2001
The search for our Morphew origins has recently encountered a new dilemna and hope that everyone will look for answers. It is with Joseph Morphew (1730-?) + Mary Burke (~1732->1802). The non-related Murphy, Reverend Joseph Murphy (1734-1814) sold Surry County, North Carolina, lands on both Forbush and Joseph’s Creek from 1797 to 1812, which once was thought to belong to our Joseph Morphew.
Our only known existing government record with a “Joseph Morphew” spelling, was copied from a 13 October 1783 North Carolina grant on Forbis Creek, which Rev. Joseph Murphy appears to sell in 1812, mentioning the “land granted to Joseph Murphy, bearing the date 13 October 1783.”
On the last trip to North Carolina, deeds were found selling what appears to be this land, and the series of 1791-1812 grantor signatures by Joseph Murphy is never spelled Morphew; and even once the name is spelled Joseph Murphy, Sr. The North Carolina Archives has now sent a copy of the original grant for us to take another look at that spelling, which appears only once on the Surveyor’s orders (see below).
Two land grants (given below) show Rev. Jos. Murphy owned land very close to the Burkes, Englands, and “James Morphew.” Now, one must consider that almost all or all Rowan/Surry County records for “Joseph Murphey” belong to the Reverend Jos. Murphy and not Joseph Morphew.
A web site map, http://www.nealancestry.com/scncmap.htm shows the problem - look for Silas Morphew – 1791 and John England, then look for Joseph Murphy. The James Murphy next to him is a problem, as Reverend Joseph Murphy did not have a close relative by the name of James. Might it be James Morphew who lived on a branch of Forbush Creek? The nearest known non-related James Murphy lived further away on Hunting Creek.
Should the 1783 land grant be found to read “Murphey” and not “Morphew,” we have lost our one piece of solid evidence for Joseph Morphew. The problem is so bad that one questions whether “Joseph Morphew” ever existed. Certainly, 2nd hand family records state the name is Joseph Morphew. Mary (Burke) Morphew (~1732) is absolutely ours and the will of James Burke confirms the Morphew name.
We are then left to find an answer. Do we need to look harder for Joseph Morphew? Could the actual husband of Mary Burke Morphew be Guilford County’s James Morphew (Chapter 2E). Keep in mind several things about the next generation of children. Their son, James Morphew (born ~1750), married Betty Chadwick in Guilford County (county record exists), and Silas Murphy (Morphew, born ~1754) requested membership with the Deep River Quakers of Guilford County (confirmed in their microfilm records).
This is a real puzzle now, but finding the truth is the bottom line. Your opinions on this matter are important to me. Let me know what you think at: [email protected]
J.R. Murphy
TAX RECORDS SHOWING JOSEPH AND JAMES MURPHY
IN ROWAN COUNTY 1753-1770 AND SURRY COUNTY 1771+
GUILFORD COUNTY TAX RECORDS APPEAR LOST
The county property tax records, as limiting as they may be, offer clues to our puzzle.
1759 Rowan County, North Carolina: James Murphew
1768 Rowan County (on same page): Notice how close each one lived to one another.
Joseph Murphey. Next to him is
Jno England (Father-in-law of Silas Morphew). Two names later are:
Jas. Burk, followed next by:
Joseph Burk (father and brother of Mary Burke Morphew), then another:
James Burk (one is Sr., the other Jr.).
~1769 or 1770 Rowan County (actually undated):
James Murphey
James Murphy
1771 Surry County, North Carolina: no Murphys, except Richard Murfee
1774 Surry County, N. C: No Murphys, except Pady and Richard Murphy.
1782 Surry County, N.C. James Murphree – 300 acres on waters of Hunting Creek
1784 Surry County, N.C.: James Murphey – 200 acres, James Murphee – 300 acres,
Joseph Murphy 1140 acres
1785 Surry County, N.C.: James Murphre – 300 acres, Silas Murphy
1786 Surry County, N.C. Silas Murphew, James Murphy – 300 acres, Joseph
Murphy 100 acres.
1789 Surry County, N.C. James Murphy – 300 acres, James Murphy 220 acres,
Joseph Murphy 940 acres
1812 Surry County, N.C. Joseph S. Murphey, 342 acres
1813 Surry County, N.C. Joseph Murphey, Sr., 340 acres
Joseph Murphy on the tax records now appears non-related (as the deeds below suggest). This is the Reverend Joseph Murphy who had a meeting house on Deep Creek, said to be 1769 to 1780 and had property on Joseph’s Creek and Forbush Creek in Surry County. He died about 1816 and his 1814 Surry County will states the names of his children. At no time is there a second Joseph Murphy on the tax records, who is needed to be our Joseph Morphew. To be sure, we do not know if the non-related Joseph Murphy lived continuously in Surry County and every record is his. On the other hand, difficult questions are raised with the 1768 listing of Joseph Murphey next to John England (father-in-law of Silas Morphew) and two entries from the Burke Clan.
The James Murphy with 300 acres is non-related, and in 1797, was noted living in Pendleton County, South Carolina, when he sold his 300 acres of Surry County land. Oddly enough, a witness to his two grantor deeds was a Daniel Murphew, who cannot be found again. There is an intermittent listing of Silas Murphy (Morphew). Guilford County’s James Morphew is the 1759 Rowan County James Murphew and is probably the ~1770 James Murphey. The James Murphey with 200 or 220 acres may also be James Morphew, born ~1750 (or ~1730?).
In conclusion, the above tax records do not establish Joseph Morphew was in Rowan or Surry Counties. The 1768 Joseph Murphey might be an exception, but there is reason to doubt. On the other hand, there are pioneers who do not appear in early government records, especially those that rented, leased property, were hired hands, or were squatters. Sometimes they can’t be found because they lived elsewhere. This is why Joseph Morphew cannot be eliminated at this time.
WHAT FAMILY TRADITION SAYS ABOUT THE EARLIEST MORPHEW
Family sources indicate that Joseph Morphew is the EARLIEST KNOWN Morphew in our family line. The name of “Joseph Morphew” is from two sources: (1) North Carolina’s Cyrus Grubb, a descendant of Silas Morphew; and (2) from a descendant of Sally Morphew Coleman, daughter of Joseph Morphew (no available details).
Cyrus Grubb’s account with John Preston Arthur in “History of Watauga County, N.C.,” 1915, stated: “Joseph Morphew married Mary Burke, a sister of the Tory Colonel, Benjamin Burke, who was killed at the Battle of Shallow Ford. ...The Morphews were Quakers and Tories.” This information may be second hand, as we don’t know Grubbs source - whether they came from a written family record/bible record, reliable oral tradition, or from something far less accurate. Arthur’s book has proved remarkably awful with his accounts of the Eggers and Tatums, and gives one reason to question the accuracy of his Morphew write-up.
It is this Morphew that British loyalties are suspected, but not yet proven.
WHERE WAS J. MORPHEW PRIOR TO NORTH CAROLINA?
Our first Morphew ancestor record is possibly the 1748 survey and exploring party of Colonel James Patton, which started out in May near present day Waynesboro, Augusta County, Virginia. Included in their group is Joseph’s future father-in-law, James Burke, and a “J. Murphey.” Joseph could have lived near (1) Waynesboro, or (2) near Burke’s 1746 road tithable site across the Blue Ridge Mountains, or (3) near Burke’s Goose Creek land which was deeded in September 1748, or (4) at Draper’s Meadows about 1749. He needed to be close enough to meet and court Mary Burke and this may have involved several moves.
The marriage date of 9 October 1749 for “Joseph Morphew” and “Mary Burke” comes from a record on http://www.familysearch.net These records sometimes prove to be wrong. Mary had Quaker origins and the suggestion she married at the Goose Creek Quaker meeting house (established 1749) in Bedford County has been proposed. If Burke’s Goose Creek land is really in Bedford County, one wonders if he actually lived there since it is so remote to his activities. The Quaker Encyclopedia does not mention any Morphews at the Bedford Goose Creek Meeting House, but the more detailed microfilm records have not been searched. Their marriage location could also be tiny Draper’s Meadow, or more likely at some larger settlement, or at another Burke home site.
After this marriage, we lose track of the Morphews, if his name was Joseph Morphew. Where did they go? Repeated Indian raids in southwestern Virginia drove many settlers eastward to safer locations. The Bedford Goose Creek Meeting House actually reduced operations and partly closed until about 1760. The last Indian raid in this area was at Ingles Ferry on New River in 1760. Burke’s Garden had its last Indian raid with killings in 1782. James Burke left Virginia in 1760 or 1761 for North Carolina, probably because he no longer felt safe. A lone, isolated 1764 taxable lists a “Benjamin Burk” in Pitt County, North Carolina. Could these be clues for the Morphews, if the Morphews in Guilford County, North Carolina are not the right Morphews?
MORPHEWS IN EARLY ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
On May 12, 1768, “Joseph Murphey” gives consent to the marriage of his ward, Georganna Griggs to James Riddings in Rowan County. In 15 March 1769, “Joseph Murphey” witnesses the wedding of William Riddings to Mildred Head in Rowan County. In 1777, Surry County (established 1771 from Rowan County), William Riddings, Benjamin Burke, Joseph Chadwick, “James Morphew,” and others, purchase property in the Ann Elliot estate sale in Surry County. With the non-related Rev. Joseph Murphy living almost next door, these first two records probably belong to him.
THE MESS WITH RECORDED DEEDS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
Deeds to Rowan, Guilford, and Surry Counties are a terrible problem before 1778. About 90% of the original lands were owned by the Earl of Granville, who never came to America. His lands were sold by his agents, and then in 1763 Granville dies, and his land offices close until the American Revolution terminates British rights in 1778. Many settlers homesteaded here during these years, built a house and made improvements, but could not establish a titled deed. For this reason many persons were not recorded on the Granville lands. Beginning in 1778, there is a flood of settlers requesting land grants to legalize their homesteads and some are picking up Loyalist confiscated lands.
LAND ENTRIES FILED BY JOSEPH MURPHY – IS HE NON-RELATED?
These two land grants were originally interpreted to belong to Joseph Morphew. On a return trip (11/2001), later deeds revealed something very different. The one and only “Joseph Morphew” thought to be written on the first record is now in doubt. In fact, everything points to Reverend Joseph Murphy being the actual owner. The spelling which we are interested in appears only once on the orders to the surveyor, and may not be enough to prove the existence of Joseph Morphew. The North Carolina State Archives has returned a copy of this grant (12/21/2001), Joseph Murphy - Grant Name, Joseph Murphy - Grant Entry, Joseph Murphy - Surveyor's Orders (low resolution, high resolution), Joseph Murphy - Grant Survey (low resolution, high resolution).
1779 LAND GRANT TO JOSEPH MURPHY (#539)
This Surry County grant #539 is entered 28 August 1779 and issued 13 October 1783 for Joseph Murphy, 640 acres of Forbis’s Creek, book no. 53, page 90. (also Surry County deed book B, page 346).
State of North Carolina (#0539) from Joseph Winston Entry Officer of claims of lands in the County of Surry to the surveyor of said county: “Greeting (you) are hereby required as soon as may be (possible) to lay off and survey for JOSEPH M_RPHEW, a parcel of land containing 640 acres in the county aforesaid on Forbis’s Creek, beginning at Forbis’s Creek, including his own improvement...this 28th day of August 1779.” (Joseph Winston’s separate land entry states the land is on Forbis’s Creek beginning at Forbis’ line at Plumb Branch and running up the creek including Murphey’s own improvement for compliment.)
State of North Carolina, Surry County (Grant #0539): “This plank represents the abstract of land survey for Joseph Murphy on Forbis’s Creek, beginning at a white oak in the fork of __ __ running thence north 31 degrees west 71 chains to a __ __, thence north __ __ degrees west 9 chains to __ __, being ... agreed on by said Murphy and John Benton, thence west 30 chains to a white oak on Davenport’s line, thence south along said line 4 ½ chains to his corner pine thence west twenty eight chains to a hickory, thence south 16 degrees west of said creek 39 chains to a white oak to lines agreed on by said Murphy and Moses Baker , just thence south 29 chains to a (post), thence __ east __ said Creek to the beginning including 640 acres. Survey, November 4th 1779. Signed: James Baker and __ Speer.”
PROBABLE SALES OF THIS SAME LAND
Surry County, North Carolina, 5 October 1803 (deed book K- page 220): Joseph Murphy, Senior, of Surry County, deeds to John North, of same county, for 50 pounds, land on the west side of Forbis Creek. Signed: Joseph (“j”) Murphy.
Surry County, North Carolina, 21 February 1812 (M-475): Joseph Murphy deeds to Francis Lakey, both of Surry County, waters of Forbis Creek... to Francis Lakey’s corner...Stoez’ corner...on the bank of Forbis Creek, 105 acres...LAND GRANTED TO JOSEPH MURPHY, BEARING THE DATE 13 OCTOBER 1783. Entered August term 1812. Witnesses: Wile Dowling, M. Brown. Signed “Joseph Murphy” with seal.
Surry County, North Carolina, 24 March 1812 (M-49): Joseph Murphy, of Surry County, deeds for $574 to Jonathan Miller, of Stokes County, 164 acres, on Forbis’ Creek...east on Hardy’s line and Culvard’s and Johnsons line. Signed Joseph (“s”) Murphy with seal.
Surry County, North Carolina, 25 July 1818 (O-102): Joseph Murphey, of Surry County, deeds for $10 to Joshua Creson, of the same county, 91 acres of land on Forbushes Creek. WILLED TO SAID JOSEPH MURPHY BY HIS FATHER. Witnesses: William Glen, Wm. Thornton. Signed: Joseph (x) Murphy, with seal. Entered November term 1812.
1782 LAND GRANT TO JOSEPH MURPHEY (#1815)
Surry County grant #1815 entered __ March 1782 and issued 9 March 1784 for Joseph
Murphey, 450 acres, on Joseph’s Creek. (also in Surry County Deed book D, page 184)
State of North Carolina. “Joseph Winston appointed by the Court of Surry County to take charge of the Land Office Books, to the Surveyor of said County, Greeting: You are hereby required as soon (as possibly to begin a) survey for Joseph Murphey a tract or parcel of land containing 500 acres in the county aforesaid on Joseph Creek, adjoining James Bruce, Robert Forbus and __ own land, including his improvements on this day of __ March 1782. John Winston.”
Survey for land #1815 shows a “T” shaped piece of land with creek curving through the middle. “This plan represents a tract of land surveyed for Joseph Murphey on Joseph Creek in the County aforesaid. Beginning at the former corner white oak in the Hugh Branch on Forbis’s line, runs then west 107 chains to a white oak thence south 16 chains to a pine and a postoak in Bruce’s line thence east 48 ½ chains to a persimons tree on the bank of said creek thence down the same as the meanders ten chains to a Hickory on Bruce’s corner thence south 48 chains to a stake 3 chains from a marked post oak, thence east 44 chains to a pine thence north 48 chains to a stake, thence east 12 chains to a stake, thence to the beginning. Hesper C. Lunig.”
DEED SELLING WHAT MAY BE THE SAME LAND:
19 October 1797, Surry County (H-17): Joseph Murphy, of Surry County, deeds to Francis Lakey, of Surry County, for 60 pounds, 102 acres a tract or parcel of land in Surry County on the waters of Joseph’s Creek on Stow’s line. Witnesses: John (x) Stewart and James (x) Lakey. Signed: Joseph (“j”) Murphy and entered November term 1797.
LOCATION OF THE LANDS
Forbis’s Creek is now known as Forbush Creek, which empties on the west bank of the Yadkin River (present-day Yadkin County, old Surry County). This is about 0.5 miles north of Deep Creek where Reverend Joseph Murphy (not a Morphew) held his Deep Creek Baptist Church 1769-1775 and later. The Deep Creek Baptist Church could be the church closest to our Morphews! On the last State of North Carolina land grant to Joseph Murphy is the signature of James Baker. This same James Baker married Sarah Murphy, daughter of Rev. Joseph Murphy! (from Rev. Joseph Murphy’s Surry County 1814 will.)
Joseph’s Creek is the same creek that James Burke settled in 1761. It appears that Joseph’s Creek is the North Branch of Forbush Creek, and extends all the way to the Yadkin River.
THE LAST YEARS OF THE MORPHEW FAMILY
The 1783 will of James Burke, Sr., was probated in Surry County and mentioned his daughter Mary Morphew and granddaughter Sarah Coleman, (from Surry County Will Abstracts 1771-1827, by Linn). Arlie Morphew in his 1970 “Morphew History” mentions a detailed line stating, “I leave to my granddaughter, Sarah (Sally) Coleman, daughter of J. Morphew and Mary Burke Morphew, one ewe and one lamb.” Here we go again! That initial prevents us from knowing whether it is Joseph or James Morphew.
Between 1783-1789, a certain “Mary Murfee” filed an undated claim of indemnity (petition #17) with James Fletcher, North Carolina officer of Claims for Indemnity. This claim asked for payment of lost property and possessions during the Revolution as a result of being a Loyalist. So far the details of the claim have not been found. If this belonged to our Morphew, the details could confirm his activities during the American Revolution. By agreement with Great Britain, many of these records were later burned to protect former Tories in America. At some point in time, laws were passed that would forgive loyalists if they swore allegiance to the U.S., and they could possibly get back their lands. Not every loyalist had to move away.
THE LAST YEARS OF MARY BURKE MORPHEW
What happened to Mary Burke Morphew? In 18 May 1789, Mary Murfee was granted fifty acres by the State of North Carolina on the south bank of the South Fork of New River. The land lay in Wilkes County adjacent the property lines of her son-in-law Young Coleman and Jean Tilley and now lies with Watauga County (est. 1849). In the 1790 U.S. Census of Wilkes County, Mary Murphy is noted with a household of three women over 16 years of age and is listed next to “Sarah Colman,” her daughter. Young Coleman died in April 1790. Newly formed 1799 Ashe County census notes Mary Murphy, but no other Morphews. In 21 September 1802, “Mary Morphew” sold this very same land to Thomas Triplet for 25 pounds and Mary was listed a widow. It has been years since these Ashe County records were reviewed, and need to be reviewed again.
WHERE DO WE LOOK TO RESOLVE THIS PUZZLE?
A final thought: I wonder how many times will this generation of Morphews be re-written before we get them correct? JRM
CHILDREN OF J. MORPHEW AND MARY BURKE ARE:
All birth dates need greater accuracy
1. James Morphew (~ 1750 to ~1829). Guilford County, N. C. county records state “James Murphew” married Betty Chadwick on 16 November 1774. They lived in Surry County, N. C. until 1799, in Wilkes County, N.C. until 1811, and Preble County, Ohio. Most descendants of James live in the northern U.S. See next generation.
2. Silas Morphew (~ 1752 to 1808). Married Elizabeth England in Chadham County, N.C. in 1775. He lived in Burke County, N.C. and in Wilkes County, N.C. Most Morphews found in the southern U.S. are his descendants. See next generation.
3. Sarah (Sally) Morphew (~ 1754 to >1840?). Married Youngs (or Young) Coleman about 1772. In 18 May 1789, “Youngs Coleman” is granted land along the south bank of South Fork of New River. Young Coleman died in 1790, at Wilkes County, N.C. Sarah Morphew Coleman was made administrator of her husband Youngs Coleman estate, filed 27 April 1790 at Wilkes County. Sarah Coleman is listed on the 1790 U.S. Census for Wilkes County and 1800 U.S. Census for Ashe County, North Carolina. The Coleman clan lived in Wilkes/Ashe Counties and then left for Hickman County, Tennessee before 1812, where David Coleman is listed in 1830 and a certain Sarah Coleman (age 70-80) in 1840. The Coleman family is remembered in a bible of Minnesota’s Rev. William Morphew.
Their children are incompletely known and census records seem to indicate 3 sons:
(1) David Coleman married 1st to Elvira Hendricks (died ~1818) about 1788 and had 3 children: (i) Enos Coleman (~1790 – 1831 at Hickman County, Tennessee), (ii) Rachel Coleman (~1798), (iii) Youngs Levi Colman (~1804). David married 2nd to _ at Hickman County, Tennessee and had the following children: (i) Sarah Ann Coleman (1823), (ii) Mary Coleman (1830), (iii) Eleanor E. Coleman, (iv) Calvin C. Coleman, (v) David Coleman, (vi) Jonathan Coleman, (vii) Benjamin Coleman.
(3) Jonathon Coleman
(4) John Coleman ???
(5, 6) probably two daughters.
4. Mary Morphew (19 March 1759 - ~1810) married 7 April 1792 in Wilkes County (county record) to Ephriam Norris (2 January 1752 - ~1815). Accuracy of Mary’s birth date is unknown. Ephriam Norris is listed on the 1800 U.S. Census for Ashe County, N.C., with both being age 45 or above. The September 1807 Ashe County court ordered: Daniel Eggers Sr., Daniel Eggers, Jr., Ephraim Norris Sr., Ephraim Norris Jr., Joseph Morphew, Landrine Eggers, and others be a jury to view and lay off a road from the turnpike road by Ephraim Norris and into the turnpike road again likewise to the Indian graves on Meat Camp. When the Morphews left North Carolina in 1811, James Morphew Sr., and his son, Joseph Morphew sold their Elk Creek lands to Ephriam Norris.
Four children were born 1790 to 1800: (1) Mary Norris (23 June 1794 Wilkes County, N.C.), (2) Elizabeth Rebecca Norris (15 November 1795 Wilkes County, N.C.), (3) Ephriam Norris (~1799), (4) Isaac Norris (~1797).
5. Naomi Morphew (~1760-70 to 1806). Married Ephriam Allison in 1788. From 1806 Ashe County, North Carolina Court records: “Ephraim Norris is appointed administrator on the estate of Naomi Allison.” A little later, he is appointed guardian of the child Elisabeth Allison. Census and tax records do not seem to pick up this couple – why?
The only known child is: (1) Elisabeth Allison
6. Anna Morphew (~1760”s to ?) Married Thomas Allison in Wilkes County on 28 February 1791 (county record) and lived in Wilkes County. No family records remember Anna, but the 1790 Wilkes County census gives striking evidence of how close Thomas was to the Morphews. Thomas may be a brother to Ephriam Allison who married Naomi Morphew. Their ages are difficult to estimate because census and tax records may reflect several Thomas Allisons/Ellisons. Wilkes County lists two marriages:
Thomas Allison to Casandren Bird on 17 August 1779
Thomas Ellison to Ama (Anna) Murphey on 28 February 1791
CENSUS RECORDS FOR THE DAUGHTERS OR J. MORPHEW + MARY BURKE
Coleman, Young, 100 acres, 1 poll
Alleson, Thomas, no acres, one poll
Norris, Ephraim, 100 acres, 1 poll
1790 U.S. Census for Wilkes County, North Carolina – all are on the same page:
Line 10 – Chambers, Henry: 2 males 16 up, 1 male <16, 4 females
Line 12 - Ellison, Thomas: 1 male 16 up, 1 female
Line 13 - Murphy, Mary: 3 females, all ages
Line 14 - Colman, Sarah: 1 male 16 up, 2 males <16, 3 females all ages
Line 20 – Egers, Danl: 1 male 16 up, 2 males <16, 3 females all ages
1800 U.S. Census of Ashe County, North Carolina
Coleman, Sarah: 1 male + 1 female 10-<16, 2 males + 2 females 16-<26, 1 female 45+
Coleman, Jonathan: 1 male 16-<26, 1 female 26-<45 (listed next to Sarah Coleman)
Coleman, David: 1 male + 2 females 0-<10, 1 male 10-<16, 1 male + female 26->45
Norris, Ephraim: 2 males and 2 females 0-<10, 1 male and 1 female 45 up
1800 U.S. Census of Wilkes County, North Carolina
Allison, Thomas: 1 male and 1 female 16-<26.
1830 U.S. Census of Hickman County, Tennessee, page 264
Coleman, David: 2 males and 1 female 0-<5; 1 male and 2 females 5-<10; 1 female 40-<50; 1 male 50-<60, 1 female 60-<70. Could this be Sarah (Sally) Morphew Coleman?
1840 U.S. Census of Hickman County, Tennessee, page 177
Coleman, Sarah, age 70-80, with a large family. Can she be ours?
1 male 0-<10; 2 males + 1 female 10-<15; 1 male + 2 females 15-<20; 1 female 40-<50, 1 male 50-<60, 1 female 70-<80.
