Journal Report



Generation Three



9. John3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). John was born on 14 Sep 1794 at Robeson County?, NC. He married Susannah Ruth Baxley 'Susan' in Aug 1825 at Robeson County, NC. Bond date.

Bondsmen: J. B. Brown & William Davis, Witness: Neil Buie. He married Ruth Powers. John died circa 1868 at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC. His body was interred.
Susannah Ruth Baxley 'Susan.' Susannah was born say 1798. Susannah died after 1836. Her body was interred.
Children of John3 Powers and Susannah Ruth Baxley 'Susan' were as follows:
Ruth Powers. Ruth was born circa 1794. Ruth died. Her body was interred. She resided at Robeson County, NC.
There were no children of John3 Powers and Ruth Powers.

12. Ralph Regan3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Ralph was born on 30 Jul 1800. He married Mary McNatt 'Polly' on 28 Apr 1824 at Robeson County, NC. Bond date. Ralph died. 8 Jun 1858? Same date as his father's? His body was interred.
Occupation: Farmer.

1850. Census of Robeson County, NC, 1850, page 64. The Census lists the following:
Name Birth Year Occupation Evaluation
     
Ralph Powers 1799 Farmer $3,000
Mary 1802

James 1827 Olivia 1828
Mathew 1830 Laborer Henry 1832 Student

Luke 1834 Student Zilphia Ann 1836
     
Elias 1838
     
Amos 1843.
Mary McNatt 'Polly.' Mary was born circa 1802. Mary died. Her body was interred. Name Source: Jane Williamson, Indiv.# 39526.

1850 Census of Robeson County, NC. Page 64. 1850. The Census lists Mary with a birth date of 1802. See Ralph Powers[Indv. # 489].
Children of Ralph Regan3 Powers and Mary McNatt 'Polly' were as follows:

13. Luke Albertus3 Powers , Sr. (Matthew2, John1). Luke was born on 2 Aug 1801. He married ? ? circa 1822. Luke died. His body was interred.
Went to MS.
? ? ? died. Her body was interred.
Children of Luke Albertus3 Powers , Sr. and ? ? were:

15. Nancy Ann3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Nancy was born on 14 Apr 1804 at Marion District?, SC. About 1787? She married Jesse Musselwhite , Jr. circa 1818. 6 Jul., 1802, Robeson County, NC? Nancy died.
Is she a sister of Matthew Powers, Sr.? Dates do not work out.

1850 Census of Robeson County, NC. Page 62. 1850. The census lists Nancy with a birth date of 1797. See Jesse Musselwhite[Indv. #525].
Jesse Musselwhite , Jr. Jesse was born circa 1794 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. 1784? Jesse died before 1860. His body was interred. Occupation: Cooper.

1812.
Kate Britt Biggs, Musselwhite and Allied Families, Lumberton, NC, Page 30. Jesse is referenced to be included in the Roster Roll of Soldiers of NC in 1812. Deed Book I, Register of Deeds Office, Robeson County, NC, Page 188.

25 MAY, 1818.
Jesse Musselwhite, Jr. was deeded land from Jesse Musselwhite, Sr.

1850.
1850 Census of Robeson County, NC. Page 62. 1850. The Census lists the following:
     
Name Birth Date Occupation Birth Location
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Jesse Musselwhite 1794 Cooper
     Nancy 1797 Marion Dist., SC.
     Jesse, Jr. 1828 Robeson Co., NC Lewis 1832. He resided in 1850 at Robeson County, NC. Southern Robeson County. 1850 census.
Children of Nancy Ann3 Powers and Jesse Musselwhite , Jr. were as follows:

16. Anna3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Anna was born circa 1804. She married Thomas Jones on 11 Mar 1824. Anna died. Her body was interred.
Anna Powers married Thomas Jones on Mar. 11, 1824 by Justice of the Peace Alex McIntrye. Bondsman was Archd Lowrie. Marriage Bond date was Oct. 30, 1824. Witness was John A. Rowland. 1850 Census of Robeson County, NC. Page 32. 1850. The Census lists Ann with a Birth Date of 1804. See Thomas Jones[Indv. #512].
Thomas Jones. Thomas was born circa 1800. Thomas died. His body was interred. Occupation: Farmer.

     1850.
Census of Robeson County, NC, 1850, page 32. The Census lists the following:
Birth
Date/
     Property
     Name Location Occupation Evaluation
     ------------------- -------- ---------- ----------
     Thomas Jones 1800 Farmer $600
     Ann 1804
     Susan 1846
     Nancy (Jones) 1780
     Stark Creal Jones 1775 Laborer.
Children of Anna3 Powers and Thomas Jones were:

18. Sophia W.3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Sophia was born on 1 May 1807 at NC. 22 Sep., 1828? She married John Humphrey , Jr. on 22 Sep 1828 at Robeson County, NC. Sophia died in Mar 1880 at Robeson County, NC, at age 72. Her body was interred in 1880.
1850 Census of Robeson County, NC, Page 60. 1850. The Census lists Sophia with a Birth Date of 1807. See John Humphrey[Indv. #570]. She resided at Saddletree, Robeson County, NC.
John Humphrey , Jr. John was born circa 1804 at Robeson County, NC. 1803? John died 12 Aug., 1884 at Robeson County, NC. 2 Aug., 1884
probate date of will. His body was interred. Occupation: Farmer.
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He inherited, from his father, 290 acres on both sides of "Saddle Tree" Swamp including the home plantation.
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     Will dated 1875.
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1850.
Census Records of Robeson County, NC, 1850, page 60. The Census lists the following:
Birth Date/ Property Name Location Occupation Evaluation
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John Humphrey 1804 Farmer $700
Sophia 1807
Lewis 1832 Mathew 1834 Student James 1836 Duncan 1838 Mary 1840 Servena 1842 Olivia 1844 Druscila 1846 Elenor 1847 Eliza 1850 12 Aug., 1884. Roll of Saddletree Baptist Church, Robeson County, NC. The Roll records John Humphrey, Jr.'s death as 12 Aug., 1884. He resided at Saddletree, Robeson County, NC.
Children of Sophia W.3 Powers and John Humphrey , Jr. were as follows:

19. Sarah H.3 Powers 'Sally' (Matthew2, John1). Sarah was born on 17 Aug 1808. She married Sheriff Reuben King circa 1835. Sarah died on 11 Jan 1868 at age 59. Her body was interred in Jan 1868 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. Old Hollywood Cemetery next to her husband.
1850 Census of Robeson County, NC. Page 76. 1850. The Census lists Sarah H. Powers with a Birth Date of 1809. See Sheriff Reuben King[Indv. #515].
Sheriff Reuben King. Reuben was born 11 Jul., 1803 at Edgecombe County, NC. Reuben died 23 Mar., 1869. His body was interred in Mar 1869 at Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. Old Hollywood Cemetery next to his wife. Occupation: Farmer.

     1850.
Census Records of Robeson County, NC, 1850, page 76. The Census lists the household of Reuben King as follows:
Birth Date/
Property
Name Location Occupation Evaluation
     ----------------- ------------- ---------- ----------
     Reuben King 1803 Farmer $3500 Edgecombe County, NC
     Sarah H. Powers (King) 1809
     Jennet 1837
     Susan O. R. 1843
     Mary E. 1845
     Sarah G. 1847
     
     W. McKee Evans, To Die Game, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1971. The book states the following: Page 58. Reuben King, who at this time may have been the wealthiest person in the county, also occupied an influential position. He was Sheriff and, although he had no sons, a son-in-law, William Ive Brown, [married to which daughter?] was constable, and another, Albert Moody, [married to which daughter?] held various county posts. Page 176. Albert Mus county posts. Page 176. Albert Moody was from a family that was important in the political life of neighboring Marion County, SC. Moody's marriage, however, had made him a substantial figure in Robeson as well. He married the daughter of High Sheriff Reuben King, who may have been the wealthiest man in the county. Following the assassination of King by the Lowerys in 1869, the High Sheriff's fortune was divided between the families of his two daughters, his only children [this does not match the 1850 Census], of which the Moodys received roughly half. The Moodys lived at the mineral water resort Red Springs... Page 108 - 109. To the most prominent and the best educated people in the county there was now, and for almost two decades had been, but one High Sheriff of Robeson; and he was the old gentleman, who on this chill January evening, now entered the living room of his plantation big house. A neighbor had dropped in for a visit. The two gentlemen relaxed before a comfortable fire and after a few moments King opened his newspaper to an account of a recent Baptist convention. But suddenly something made him look up from his paper: before him stood Henry Berry Lowry, who six weeks ago, almost to the hour, had walked out of the Lumberton jail. Lowery said that he had come for "his gold and silver." The old sheriff leaped from his chair and made a lunge for the armed Indian, whom he must have known was reputed to be the most expert gunman in the county. A bullet cut him down, mortally wounded ..... The Lowrys ransacked the plantation for valuables.
Children of Sarah H.3 Powers 'Sally' and Sheriff Reuben King were as follows:

21. Richard Reagan3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Richard was born on 23 Sep 1812 at Robeson County, NC. He married Mary Ann Woodson Woodfin? circa 1842. Richard died in 1871 at Friendship, Henderson County, TX.
Name & Parents Sources: Mark Freeman.
He went to Henderson County, TX and helped organize Henderson County in Athens together with Judge John H Reagan. He resided in 1860 at Henderson County, TX. Beat 2. 1860 Census, head of household.
Mary Ann Woodson Woodfin? Mary was born on 29 Aug 1823 at Buncombe County, GA. Mary died on 2 Jul 1889 at Henderson County, TX, at age 65. She resided in 1860 at Henderson County, TX. Beat 2, 1860 census, listed as Mary Ann Powers.
Children of Richard Reagan3 Powers and Mary Ann Woodson Woodfin? were as follows:

22. Amy J. Ann?3 Powers (Matthew2, John1). Amy was born in 1815. She married William F. Wood , Jr. on 12 Dec 1832 at Robeson County, NC. Amy died at Coffee County, AL. Her body was interred at Coffee County, AL.
William F. Wood , Jr. William was born in 1806. William died. His body was interred.
Children of Amy J. Ann?3 Powers and William F. Wood , Jr. were:



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