Richard L Cantrell (abt. 1765 - abt. 1835)

Born about 1765 in Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1835 at about age 70 in Warren, Tennessee, United States

Biography

RICHARD CANTRELL was born in 1764 in the Northwest corner of old Orange County, North Carolina. He was a son of Rev. Isaac Cantrell. Richard is here listed as a son of Isaac's first wife, Talitha Cloud, but based on his birth year probably should be listed as son of Isaac's second wife, Elizabeth.

Richard married Martha Savage in North Carolina about 1789. Martha was born about 1770 and is believed to be daughter of William Savage from Old Orange County, North Carolina.

Richard was first located in the County records of Spartanburg County, South Carolina when he bought 200 acres of land on Little Buck Creek in July 1794. He sold that land to his brother, Charles, on 1 October 1797.^[1] He later bought and sold other land in Spartanburg County.

In 1800 Richard and his family were recorded in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. His father, Isaac, was living in the same area. At that time Richard was listed as 26-45 years of age and his wife also 26-45. There was one daughter 10-16 years of age and four sons, all under 10 years old.^[2] (Note there is another Richard Cantrell listed on the same page 26-45 years of age, wife 15-25 years of age, two sons and one daughter under 10.)

About 1806, Richard joined several relatives and friends in a wagon train to middle Tennesse. A petition dated 6 August 1806, containing the signatures of Richard and his brother John, was submitted to the Tennessee House of Representatives requesting the establishment of a new county to be located in an area just south of Smith County. On 22 November 1807, an act of The Tennessee General Assembly provided for White County to be divided into two counties and thus the county of Warren was established in February 1808 .

Richard and Martha became some of the first members of the Old Bildad Church which was established 26 June 1809 and located in what later became the community of Keltonburg, at that time locaIed in Warren County, T ennessee.

In 1812 Richard was enumerated on the Warren County tax list by Justice of the Peace, John B. Perkins , Esq.^[3]

In the 1820 census Richard was listed on page 292 in Warren County , Tennessee and both he and his wife were over age 45. There were eight other person, six males and two females listed in the household. One of the females may have been a daughter-in-law. Also, later census records indicate there may have been three daughters instead of just one listed.^[4]

In 1824 Richard again was recorded in a land transaction in Warren County and his son Abraham P. Cantrell, who had been living in Indiana, was a witness to the deed. Also in 1824 Richard's son Hardin was shown to have had a survey of land joining Richard's. Richard was not recorded as head of household in Warren County after l824, or any later census for that county, which could indicate that he had died or he may have moved to Kentucky with one of his sons. The death dates, place or burial ground could not be located for either Richard or Martha .^[5]

Sources

1. Warren G, Cantrell. Family Genelogist md Historian. 1913 Willowb end Dr. Killeen TX 76543. Research.

1. ↑ "Conveyance books, v. C-E 1792-1797”; FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSHM-6WQ5), Conveyance books (Spartanburg County, South Carolina), 1785-1911; indexes, Richard Cantrell 200 acres on Little Buck Creek to Charles Cantrell. Originally granted to John Jones 1789. Witnesses; Bethel, Cantrell Bethel, John Cantrell Senior. Book E; Pgs. 30-31.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-4D4 : accessed 11 January 2017), Richd Cantrell, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 176, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
3. ↑ Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 Ancestry.com. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Accessed on ancestry.com, September 2022.
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4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-JTG : accessed 11 January 2017), Richard Cantell, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 292, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
5. ↑ Richard Cantrell on Rootsweb

See also:

• Christie, Susan Cantrill. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908. P 10; Note this is one of the errors that Christie made, she has confused Richard with another Richard, son of Abraham.