Moses
J.
"Modie"
Honeycutt
Born in Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Lucinda (Stout) Honeycutt
— married
1784 in North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mannasseh Honeycutt, John (Hunnicutt) Honeycutt, Jacob Honeycutt, Andrew Asa Honeycutt, Nathan Honeycutt, David Honeycutt, Peter Honeycutt, Sarah (Honeycutt) Bryant, Elisha Honeycutt, Elijah Honeycutt, Aaron Honeycutt, Noah Honeycutt, Uriah Honeycutt, Sampson Honeycutt and Moses Honeycutt Jr.
Died about
at about age 84
in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
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Note: Currently looking for documentation of Moses's parents. Many public trees are just copying parentage off another unsourced tree such as found on Ancestry.com. The picture posted on the Internet of Jesse and Rachel Lyles would not be them as photography didn't exist in the year they were the ages pictured.
Biography
Notes on MOSES HONEYCUTT: According to Census notes (source: Bill Navey): Farmer. Nickname: Modie. 1790 Census shows Moses in Hillsborough/St. Asaph’s District of Orange Co., NC. In the early 1800s he moved to Buncombe/Burke Co. This was in what is now called Jack’s Creek in Yancey Co. Granddaughter Nancy lived in an ancient log cabin there which may have been his home. Chimney rocks, flowers and apple trees still remain. In a 1810 Buncombe County, Census, Moses is listed. 413101201000. In 1850 Yancey Co., Census, Moses is listed as blind and with his son, Uriah. It is believed that Moses had 12-13 brothers. Family tradition is that he tied a rope between two (2) trees and walked back and forth along it to get exercise. In the 1834 October Sessions, abstracted from Microfilm #C. 107.30001, Yancey County Minute Docket, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moses is a juror of the trial of Malcomb McCurrey vs. S. D. Poor. On January 1, 1835, there was a trial of William Carell vs. Moses Honeycutt. Moses had 12 sons, all with biblical names. (source: Lloyd Bailey who had talked to a granddaughter of Moses.)
Research Notes
Unconfirmed possible father of Moses: Jesse Honeycutt Unconfirmed possible mother of Moses: Sarah Wilbanks or Rachel Lyles.
Lloyd Bailey, a family researcher on the Honeycutt family is not convinced that Jesse Honeycutt is the father of Moses. He has not seen any documentation and has said that Honeycutts love to name children for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, but there is no Jesse among Moses’ children or grandchildren, same as Moses’ brothers Uriah and Dempsey.
Sources
See also:
- 1790 Census Orange County, NC
- 1834 October Sessions, abstracted from Microfilm #C. 107.30001
- 1850 Yancey Co., Census
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danandnicky&id=I1056
- e-familytree.net
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
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~4.69%
Chris (Doyle) Wallace
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H879189 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
John Corn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member corncrib157
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Doyle Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A220087 [compare]
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~2.34%
Larry Arrowood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a137187 [compare], Ancestry member olegroch
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~1.56%
N Honeycutt :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Elizabeth Owens :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ethomas24350
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Pat (Wilson) Mills :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pat_mills3
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~1.56%
Bill Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A138287 [compare], Ancestry member wewilsonsc
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Brian Gouge :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Fred Moore :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #467125
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~1.56%
Linda (Andrews) Burton :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H245531 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jennifer Gentry :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Byron Graham :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member madbaron
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T053495 [compare], FTDNA kit #257435
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~0.78%
Denver Eldridge :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dnvreldrdg55
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~0.78%
Valencia (Seeger) Dieterman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member valenci316
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~0.78%
David Konop :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AK1465040 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV17775ed3, Ancestry member dbkonop
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~0.78%
Karin Starks :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member karinshook
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~0.39%
Michael Manweiler :
23andMe, GEDmatch M143440 [compare]
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~0.39%
Christianne (Beron) Beebe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A154793 [compare], Ancestry member ecbeebe9
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H > Honeycutt > Moses J. Honeycutt
Categories: Virginia Colonists
I am aware of the claim that the father of Yancey pioneer Moses Honeycutt was named Jesse. Every time that I see it, I ask the person, "What is the evidence for this?" I am told, "I copied it from so-and-so." When I ask so-and-so about the evidence for this, they say that they copied it from someone else...and so on and on. So, it may be true, but I doubt it! And for the following readsons: (1) Honeycutts named children for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles...almost always! Pioneer Moses, among his 12 or more sons, did not have a Jesse (nor even a grandson, if I remember properly). (2) Pioneer Moses had a grandson who lived within a half-mile of where I grew up (Green Berrry Honeycutt), who died in the 1930's. One of his sons, a very bright fellow, did a family genealogy, I am told. In it, he listed the father of Moses as Elisha Honeycutt, "who lived near Richmond, VA, and raised horses." And sure enough, Moses named one of his sons Elisha (who is my ancestor and is buried on my land). So, Jesse?? I do not believe it! Best wishes, Lloyd Bailey
edited by Greg Little
Wayne Moore and Lloyd Bailey worked together as Honeycutt genealogists. Wayne put an extensive record of the family pedigree some years ago and I corresponded with Wayne about the family about 15 years ago. He mentioned this apparent discrepancy with Bailey. He told me that, together, they had accounted for all of the Honeycutts in North Carolina during the Colonial period. If Lloyd Bailey has other theories as to Moses paternal connection to Jesse, then he should make this known. If it wasn't Jesse, then who was it? What other line than the one from William Huncote, who arrived in Jamestown in 1635 is there? If there is another line of Honeycutts, who are they and COULD they be connected to Moses, Dempsey and Uriah (?) Why didn't the years of search spent by Lloyd Bailey and Wayne Moore turn up other Honeycutts from this period. If Jesse IS the only one we find, then he must be Moses father, UNLESS Moses was a bastard. Is this what Lloyd Bailey is suggesting? It would be wonderful to have documentation to back up everything in this hobby, but sometimes the anecdotal is the only thing available. If anyone can shed light on this seeming conundrum, I would be very open to this information.