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Josiah Womack (abt. 1781 - aft. 1840)

Josiah Womack
Born about in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Husband of — married 1800 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Died after after about age 59 in Jackson County, Alabamamap
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Biography

Josiah Womack was born about 1781 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Womack and Lucinda Womack. He passed away after 1840 in Jackson County, Alabama.

Josiah married Comfort Unknown about 1800 in Rutherford County. Josiah is on 1800 and 1810 census in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is not found on census records again until 1840 in Jackson County, Alabama.

He probably went with his parents to Marion County, Tennessee after 1810, but the census records for 1820 for many of the eastern Tennessee counties, including Marion, have been lost. Before 1830 Josiah left Marion County.

He may have gone to Franklin County, Tennessee for a time; his son Drury V. Womack, was on the 1830 census in Franklin County. We know he moved into Warren County, Tennessee before 1830. His uncle Abner Womack, his mother's brother, and some of his cousins were in Warren County on the 1830 census. His wife, Comfort, is listed on the 1830 census in Warren County; Josiah is not there. Have they separated, or is he traveling?

Between 1830 and 1840 Josiah moved to Jackson County, Alabama. According to family tradition, they settled north of Hollywood, Jackson County, in an area known as Womack Hollow near Carns and Fackler.[1] Josiah is on the 1840 census in Jackson County; Comfort is not with him and it is assumed she has died.

It is suggested that Josiah served in the War of 1812. A Josiah Womack served during the War of 1812 in Davis' Battalion, West Tennessee Militia as a Private.[2] Also a Josiah Womack (the same one?) received a warrant for bounty land, 160 acres, for service in the 7th Regiment, U.S. Infantry during the War of 1812.[3] Soldiers in this regiment were drawn from Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi.

If this was our Josiah Womack (and it is not certain that it is), he did not claim his bounty land. Tracts of land were set aside in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois for 1812 veterans. Many did not claim their land because it was too far to travel. Some simply let the claims lapse, others sold their warrants to speculators.[4]

On 27 October 1805, the Cherokee Tribes ceded to the United States a substantial area including all of the territory now comprising Warren County, Tennessee (Third Treaty of Tellico). Settlers soon moved in to claim land grants issued for service in the Revolution. In 1823 the State of Tennessee began to authorize land entries in the area. Many of the Womack family entered land claims; including Josiah.

Josiah Womack #1018 - 1826 Grant Book 1, Sec. 2, p-65. 25 acres on the North side of Barren Creek. Includes the house and improvements where Calbourne Pigg now lives. Plat Book 3, p-34, Survey made 1828.[5]
Josiah Womack #2342 - 7-24-1827 Grant Book 1, Sec. 3, p-221. 100 acres on the waters of the Caney Fork beginning on a post oak on the West side of William Rice's spring hollow near where the road leading from John Marlain's across said hollow to William Dunham's thence .... No plat found for this entry.[6]

Birth

Tradition has that William and Lucinda Womack married about 1780 and Josiah was their oldest son, born about 1781. There is no documentation for either date. 1800 census gives his age as 16-25, born 1775-1884. 1810 census age is 26-44, born 1766-1784. 1840 census lists Josiah as age 60-70, born 1770-1780. Birth year range would be 1775-1780/1781.

Marriage

Josiah and Comfort are together on the 1800 census in Rutherford County, North Carolina. They have no children, indicating a recent marriage. A son of Josiah, Levi B. Womack, was born about 1835 in Jackson County, Alabama. He could not have been Comfort's son; she would have been about 55 years old. It appears that Josiah married a second time about 1834 after Comfort's death. Second wife is unknown.

Death

No death record or burial site has been found. He has not been located in any record after 1840. His son, John R. Womack, is buried in Bryant Cemetery, Carns, Jackson County, Alabama. Research in that area might be profitable.

Children

Known children attributed to Josiah and Comfort (according to census records there were others as yet unidentified) include:

Drury Vinson Womack, abt 1803-aft 1840
William Roland Womack, 1807-1882
Josiah T. Womack, abt 1810-1863
Malinda Womack, abt 1811-aft 1850
Jesse Burton Womack, abt 1818-bef 1870
John R. Womack, abt 1826-1865
Levi B. Womack, abt 1835-1864 (Not Comfort's son; she would have been too old. Probably son of second wife of Josiah.

Census

Census: 1800 Federal
Date: 4 Aug 1800
Place: Morgan, Rutherford County, North Carolina[7]
Josiah and Comfort must be recently married. They have no children. Comfort appears to be in the wrong age bracket, 26-44 (born 1756-1774). Later census records indicate she was probably born about 1780 and would be about 20.
Census: 1810 Federal
Date: 6 Aug 1810
Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina[8]
Josiah and Comfort are still in Rutherford County. In their household are 2 sons and 4 daughters under the age of 10. The two sons are most likely Drury V. and William R. Womack. The daughters have not been identified.

Josiah has not been found on the 1820 census. It is assumed he was in Marion County, Tennessee near his parents. 1820 census records for Marion County have been lost.

Census: 1830 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1830
Place: Warren County, Tennessee[9]
Comfort is in Warren County; Josiah is not there. In her household are sons Jesse B. and John R. Womack and two unidentified daughters.
Census: 1840 Federal
Date: 1 Jun 1840
Place: Jackson County, Alabama[10]
Josiah and family in Jackson County. Josiah is listed as age 60-70 and may be in the wrong age bracket. If he was born in 1781, he would have been 59 years old -- close. Comfort is not there and probably has died. He also appears to have a very young wife, age 20-30, and young children, or he has in his household a daughter or daughter-in-law with her children. From subsequent records, it is believed one of the males age 5-10 is son Levi B. Womack, born about 1835.

Josiah has not been located after 1840.

Sources

  1. ↑ GSmith267 18 Dec 2012 Greenview family tree ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Roll Box: 231 Microfilm Publication: M602 Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
  3. ↑ Warrant #23673 18 Feb 1820 Ancestry.com. U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  4. ↑ Bounty Land Warrants War of 1812
  5. ↑ Source: #SWG1-4 December 1960 issue, p. 128.
  6. ↑ Source: #SWG1-4 December 1960 issue, p. 129.
  7. ↑ Source: #S109 Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 150; Image: 462; Family History Library Film: 337909. Josiah Wammock Males 16-25 1 Females 26-44 1
  8. ↑ Source: #S110 Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 449; Image: 00269; Family History Library Film: 0337915. Josiah Wammack Males under 10 2 Males 26-44 1 Females under 10 4 Females 26-44 1
  9. ↑ Source: #S93 Warren, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 181; Page: 370; Family History Library Film: 0024539. Comfort Womack Males under 5 1 Males 10-14 1 Females 10-14 1 Females 20-29 1 Females 50-59 1
  10. ↑ Source: #S112 Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 33; Image: 597; Family History Library Film: 0002333. Josiah Warmick [Womack] Males under 5 2 Males 5-10 2 Males 60-70 1 Females under 5 1 Females 5-10 2 Females 10-15 1 Females 20-30 1
  • SWG1-4</span> Womack, Oscar B., Editor; Womack Genealogy: The Official Publication of the Womack Family Association. (Bound volume incl Vols. I-IV)
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  • Source: S110 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Repository: #R11
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[Living Burke]
See http://womackgen.com/ew/lines/josiah_womack_109a.html.

I wrote this years ago, and unfortunately many of the links are dead, but it still has useful info.

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