Lucretia (Munden) Parris (1782)

Born 1782 in Pitt County, NC [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Wayne Co., GA

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Biography

This writer believes that there were two generations of Lucretia Mundens--the first generation as referenced below was married to Henry Cason, and a second-generation Lucretia whom Folks Huxford indicates in his handwritten notes was married to Emanuel Parris. Lucretia's spouse is only referenced as "Parrish" in the published sketch of John Munden in Huxford's Pioneer's of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 2. She is also referenced in the transcript of John Munden's Will published in Margaret C. Jordan's book, Miscellany of Wayne County.

A copy of John Muden's will obtained from Wayne County Probate records confirms that her name is listed as Lucretia Parrish.

Proof has been found that the first Lucretia Munden Cason was indeed married to Henry Casonn, but Family Gedcoms, Ancestry, and Huxford's report that Henry Cason was married to Lucretia (Lucresy) Cannon. The proof Gedcoms offer is a deed dated March 5, 1792, for 50 acres of land from George Cannon to Henry Cason located along Grindal Creek in consideration of one shilling. However, this deed does not provide the name of Henry's wife. However, the below-referenced deeds, dated 1786 and 1788, respectively, provide solid proof that Lucretia or Lucresy was the daughter of John Munden.

On September 26, 1786, John Munden, father of Lucresy Cason deeded 90 acres of land in Pitt County, NC, for love and affection, running along with White's Corner and John Whitehead's land, Wolf Pit Branch (Tar River), and Chinquapin Ridge. Witnessed by John Whitehead and James Cason.

On January 10, 1788, Henry Cason and Lucresy Cason, his wife, conveyed the same 90 acres of land to Charles Brown, for the sum of forty-five pounds. The deed is signed by Henry Cason and Lucresy Cason and witnessed by John Whitehead, John Mundine, and James Cason.

On September 10, 1814, John Munden gave to each of his daughters, Lucretia Parris, Penelopy Howell, Ann Clements, and Elizabeth Joyner a slave girl in exchange for a full release to any claim to his estate, and on July 15, 1818, Treacy Parris provided an affidavit stating in effect that her father had divided his estate among his children and had taken receipts for the same and that after his death he desired for the remainder for his sons, Emanuel and William.

Lucretia Parris/Parrish is likely related to Emanuel Parris who appears as a witness to a number of transactions involving the Munden's and related families.

Treacea Parris appears as head of household in the 1820 Wayne County, Census, with 1 WM 0-10 y.o., 1 WM 10-16 y.o., and 1 WM 16-26 y.o. and 1 WF 26-45 and 1 WF 45+, but she does not appear as head of household in the 1830 Census.

Emanuel Parris appears as "Emanual Paris" in the 1830 census as head of household with 2 WM 10-16 y.o., 1 WM 30-40 y.o. and 1 WF 0-5 y.o, 1 WF 5-10 y.o., 1 WF 10-15 y.o., 2W-F 15-20 y.o. and 1 WF 30-40 y.o. 1 50 to 60.

Emanuel Parris appears as "Manual Paris" in the 1840 census as head of household with 2 WM 10-16 y.o., 2 WM 30-40 y.o. and 1 WF 0-5 y.o, 3 WF 5-10 y.o., 1 WF 10-15 y.o., 1 W-F 15-20 y.o. and 1 WF 30-40 y.o.

Sources

Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. I, p. 199

Margaret C. Jordan, Miscellany of Wayne County, (May, 1976), p. 237.

Sept. 26, 1786, Pitt County, NC Deed Bk L/pg. 211, North Carolina State Archives.

January 10, 1788, Pitt County, NC Deed Bk M/pg.68, North Carolina State Archives.

March 5, 1792, Pitt County, NC Deed BK M/pgs 543-544, North Carolina State Archives.

September 10, 1814, Bill of Sale John Munden to Lucretia Parris for one slave, Wayne County Deed BK B/p 96.

July 15, 1818, Affidavit of Treacy Parris, Wayne County Deed BK B/p. 176.

1820 U.S. Census for Wayne County, GA, Transcribed by Lorri Robinson for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/, Copyright: 2007. Accessed via URL: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wayne/census/1820/pg149.txt

1830 U.S. Census for Wayne County, GA, Wayne, GA, NARA Microfilm.

1840 Federal Census, Transcribed by Ross Jones and proofread by Tracy Barss for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/, copyright 2000; Accessed via URL: FTP://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/wayne/

See Also

Oguz, Terri, The Mundens, ISBN: 978-0359603374, 2019 published by Lulu.com.

Footnotes

Note: The Cannon's and Cason's were related through the marriage of William Cason to Jane Cannon. William and Jane (Cannon) Cason were the parents of Henry Cason.

Acknowledgments

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