Joseph Hackney Sr (1726 - 1803)

Born 1726 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hightower) Hackney — married 1744 (to 1770) in North Carolina, British Colonial America

Husband of Anne (Edwards) Hackney — married 1772 in Bute County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1803 at about age 77 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Joseph Hackney was born in 1726 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England to Joseph Hackney (1680-1736) and Mary Freeman (1680-abt.1740). Joseph emigrated to the United States prior to his marriage to Sarah Hightower, of Bute, North Carolina. Sarah Hackney passed away in approximately 1768-1770. He then married Ann Edwards Williams, wife of Robert Williams, Sr., deceased, in approximately 1772. Joseph was the father of thirteen children, namely:

1. John Hackney, 1744-1826
2. Joseph Hackney, 1752-1838
3. William Hackney , 1753-1835
4. Elizabeth (Hackney) Ward, 1755-1800
5. Mary (Hackney)(Lane) Bukham(?), 1757-Deceased aft. 1801
6. Sarah (Hackney) Williams, 1757-1835
7. Daniel Hackney, 1762-1835
8. Robert Hackney, 1764-1838
9. Ailsey (Hackney) Adcock,1767-1852
10. Jemimah (Hackney) Jones, 1768-1801
11. Lott Hackney, 1770-Deceased aft. 1801
12. Anne/Anny (Hackney) Bynum, 1773-Deceased
13. Lydia (Hackney) Howard, 1777-Deceased before 1801

Joseph identified ten children in his Last Will and Testament: John, Joseph, William, Daniel, Robert, Lott, Sarah Williams, Mary Birkham, Ailsey Adcock, and Anny Bynum. He also identified three granddaughters and sons-in-law:

• Mary Ward (daughter of Robert Ward and Elizabeth Hackney)
• Jemimah Jones (daughter of Edward Jones and Jemimah Hackney)
• Anne Howard (daughter of Bradford Howard and Lydia Hackney)^[1]

Occupation

Occupation:

Date: 1754

Place: Member, Granville Co. Militia

Occupation:

Date: BET 1760 AND 1762

Place: Received grants from Earl of Granville.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1790

Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States^[2]

It seems that the boundaries of where the family lived changed several times: Granville District until Orange County was established in 1752; Bute County taken from Orange County in 1764; Chatham taken from Orange County in 1771; Bute dissolved into Franklin and Warren Counties in 1779.

Slaves from Estate

"One negro girl by the name of Charity" to James Beasom

"One negro man Ben, and one wench and child" to Ashkenaz Williams (1757-1810)

"One negro girl named Jenny" to Lot Hackney ^[3]

Research Notes

• No sources for a son named George, although he could have died prior to the will in 1801.

• Chatham County Census 1800 accounts for 'empty nesters' Joseph and wife (page 198), as well as sons with young families: John, Joseph Jr, Wm, Daniel, Robert and Lott (pages 156 - 167) ^[4]

• Joseph Hackney, Sr., moved from Warren County, North Carolina to Chatham County, North Carolina before the Revolutionary War about 1772. He settled on the east bank of the Haw River in what is now known as Hackney's Crossroads area. This is just north of Hwy 64, east of Pittsboro, and just north of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. Joseph is buried in Williams Township at Hackney's Crossroads but there are no markers.^[5]

• 15 Feb., 1798 Joseph Hackney, Sr., to Daniel Hackney, one Negro boy named Sam. Signed Joseph (his "X" mark) Hackeny Witness: Wm. Carroll Test: John Ramsey, C.C.

Died 26 JAN 1803. Chatham, North Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N35.7016. Longitude: W79.2579. ^[6] 26 JAN 1803. Chatham, North Carolina, United States. 26 JAN 1803. Chatham, North Carolina, United States. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 26 JAN 1803

Probate: 1803 Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

Joseph Hackney was an Emigrant from England. Robert Williams di. Williams.

Buried Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

FSID LDRG-R22.

Sources

1. ↑ Hackney, Joseph (Sr.) - will - devised in Chatham Co., NC on 26 Jan 1801 - Chatham Co. Vol. A, p62 - viewed on FamilySearch.org .
2. ↑ 1790; Census Place: Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 232; Image: 141; Family History Library Film: 0568147 APID: 1,5058::160482
3. ↑ Slaves from Estate File "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-BHZ : 8 March 2021), Joseph (Sr) Hackney, 1803; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,064,352.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-VV2 : accessed 19 December 2020), Joseph Harney, Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 198, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907.
5. ↑ Burial Williams Township at Hackney's Crossroads Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/chat/cem139.htm
6. ↑ Source: S2 Ancestry Family Tree 0

• Bruns, Nancy. "Hackney & Allied Families" (genealogical chart). Fayetteville, NC: Dec. 1982, 1987.
• Partin, Bonnie - "Ancestors of Bonnie Patricia Hackney" - PDF-format report, produced in abt 2010, p472 https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/a/r/Bonnie-Partin-NC/GENE67-0001.html
• Williams Narrative & Genealogy https://www.tngenweb.org/wilson/williams.htm
• Chatham County NCGenWeb "Slave & Free Persons of Color" Records of Chatham Co. from N.C. State Archives http://www.ncgenweb.us/chatham/afam/slaverec.html

Acknowledgments

Hackney-330 was created by Richard Lee Hall through the import of Lee Hall Family Tree.ged on Feb 24, 2014.

• Source: S2 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;