Elizabeth (Charles) Essex (abt. 1783)

Wife of James Essex — married 18 Jul 1802 in Guilford, North Carolina,

Descendants

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Biography

The deed of 20 Aug 1813 establishes that Elizabeth is a daughter of Michael Charles and that James Essex is her husband. See notes under her father. James Essex in right of wife was also one of the 6 legatees who shared in the distribution of the assets of the estate of Michael Charles.

Elizabeth Charles married James Essex 18 Jul 1802 in Guilford Co., North Carolina. ^{[1] [2]}

James Essech & Elizabeth Charles -- 18 July 1802

bondsmen: Michael Charles, Frederick Lowe

witness: John Von Storre

Friedens Lutheran Church

The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1745 and is located in Gibsonville, in the eastern part of present-day Guilford County, N.C., near the Alamance County line. It is today a functioning Lutheran church.

A translation of the "1800-1853 Frieden Lutheran Church Book" can be seen at

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/koontz.htm

The original is mostly in German. The first 87 pages are baptismal records, and most of the remainder consists of lists of communicants who participated in Holy Communion on specific dates. See notes under Elizabeth's father Michael Charles for all communicant entries relative to him and his children and for other details.

Between 1804 and 1829 Elizabeth Essex is in the list of communicants of the Friedens Church 8 times. In the church records there is a list of communicants on 41 dates during that period. Her husband James Essex is never in the list. Her daughters Sally and Prissa were confirmed 26 Sep 1830 and they are on a list of communicants just one time (31 Oct 1830) until November 6, 1852 when they and their mother are on the list. By that time the family had been living in Tennessee for many years, so perhaps they returned to North Carolina for a visit.

Sources

1. ↑ Ruth F. Thompson & Louise J. Hartgrove, Abstracts of the Marriage Bonds Guilford County, North Carolina 1771-1840, 1989, pg 52
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QF-B3HX : 6 November 2017), James Essech and Elizabeth Charles, 18 Jul 1802; citing , Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 536,823.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Charles-422 created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Tom Coley.