Elijah Autrey (1749 - aft. 1837)

Born 1749 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Died after 1837 after age 88 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Elijah Autrey was a North Carolina colonist.

Elijah Autrey was born around 1749 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He was a son of Cornelius Autrey, Sr. and Elizabeth Paige Culbreth.^[1][2][3][4]

The 1790 U.S. Federal Census finds Elijah Ottery (Autry) in Moore County, North Carolina.^[5] The 1800 census shows that Elijah was living in Fayetteville Township, Moore County, North Carolina. It appears that he had a good-sized family: 3 FWM<10, 2 FWM 10-15, 1 FWM 16-25, 1 FWP 26-44, 3 FWF<10, 1 FWF 10-15, 1 FWF 26-44, for a household of 12.^[6] On the same page of the census are three other Autrey families, likely relatives of Elijah's.

This land transaction was found for Elijah Autrey:

40.3 Acres 20 Mar 1837 Sale-Cash Entries, Demopolis, (Marengo), AL "1 SWSE ST STEPHENS No 12N 4E 12"^[7]

Elijah is reported to have died in Alabama, but we do not know the date of his death.^[2][4] Since the Alabama land purchase is the last record found, we will list the death date as "after 1837."

Research Notes

This land transaction, issued in Elijah Autrey's name, was found:

63 Acres 17 Dec 1835 Grant #1401 Onslow County, NC, "Beg at a pine..."^[8]

An 1840 census report^[9] enumerates Elijah Autry, Onslow County, North Carolina. Both of these records probably belong to another person named Elijah Autrey, not the one in this profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 61157 #1646267 500 years of Wittel and related families, Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/o/r/Virginia-L-Porter/GENE4-0002.html Elijah Autrey's Genealogy] (Accessed 4 Nov 2020)
3. ↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/143524/I219/elijah-autrey/individual Elijah Autrey on rootsweb] (Accessed 4 Nov 2020)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:331G-HGJ : accessed 4 November 2020), entry for Elijah /Autrey/, cites sources; "Florida Hoffmans" file (2:2:2:MMD8-NFN), submitted 3 April 2014 by Cheri Smith_2 [identity withheld for privacy].
5. ↑ 1790 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ 1800 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll).
7. ↑ Ancestry Record 2069 #53788 United States, Bureau of Land Management. Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996.
8. ↑ North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
9. ↑ 1840 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

See also:

• Mahan Blair Autry Book, Corneilius Autry and Family at Genealogy.com Forum. November 9, 1998 . Accessed September 16, 2018. . Printed Copy pg. 3-4. https//www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/autry/100/
• Elijah Autry on Geni.com

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Cheri Hoffman for creating WikiTree profile Autrey-47 through the import of Hoffman Family Tree.ged on Jun 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Cheri and others.