Abraham Randolph lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
Private Abraham Randolph served with Caswell County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Abraham Randolph is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A094157.
Abraham Randolph is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P-275476 Rank: Private
Abraham Randolph lived in Appalachia, in Alabama.
Abraham Randolph was born before 20 December 1760,[1] in North Carolina. He is the son of James Randolph Sr.
On 20 December 1781, his father James Randolph of Caswell County, North Carolina, entered into indentures with his sons James, Robert, Abram, and William, selling or giving each of them land in Caswell County:[2][3][4][5]
James Randolph of CC to Abram Randolph (his son) of CC, for love of his son, 90 acres in CC, on Branches of North Fork of Smiths Mill Cr, bounded as follows: adj Abrum Dunaway, Reuben Taylor, Wm. Randolph, Robert Randolph. Wit.: A'd Murphy, H. Harralson, Benj'n Debow.
Abraham married Lydia Dill (1767 - 1847) in 1792 in Greenville, South Carolina. Their children were:
Name
Many trees on ancestry and other places will list Abraham Randolph's full name as John Abraham Randolph. This researcher has not located a single document with his first name John. He received a land deed from his father under name of Abram, first census is Abraham, who fought in Revolutionary War as Abraham and his wife received a pension from her husband, Abraham Randolph.
Birth
Based on him being a party to the 20 December 1781 indenture, his birth is estimated as, (20 December 1781 - over 21 years) = before 20 December 1760.
Death
Page 14 of Lydia Dill Randolph's pension provides the death date for Abraham Randolph.
Disputed Mother
At this time his mother is unknown. There are online trees available with various mothers listed; however, there isn't any documentation to back any of these women as the mother of Abraham Randolph or as the wife of James Randolph.
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Register of Deeds, Caswell County, North Carolina, Deeds, 1777-1963; land entries, 1778-1863, Deeds, v. A 1777-1782; database with images, FamilySearch (image 332).
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Register of Deeds, Caswell County, North Carolina, Deeds, 1777-1963; land entries, 1778-1863, Deeds, v. A 1777-1782; database with images, FamilySearch (image 333).
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Register of Deeds, Caswell County, North Carolina, Deeds, 1777-1963; land entries, 1778-1863, Deeds, v. A 1777-1782; database with images, FamilySearch (image 334).
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Register of Deeds, Caswell County, North Carolina, Deeds, 1777-1963; land entries, 1778-1863, Deeds, v. A 1777-1782; database with images, FamilySearch (image 334).
See also:
Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1810; Census Place: Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 522; Image: 00120; Family History Library Film: 018142. Household of Abraham Randal.
Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Lawrence, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 1; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 0002328.
Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files at fold3.com; W. 11,108 for Lydia Randolph, widow of Abraham Randolph of North Carolina Service.
See also - other family trees:
Find A Grave: Memorial #13575451 for Abraham Randolph (1762–1837) (DAR marker only, no gravestone photo).
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DNA Connections
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