Thomas (Rayburn) Raburn (abt. 1757 - abt. 1799)

Born about 1757 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Rachel (Adams) Rayburn — married 1785 (to 14 Aug 1799) in Brunswick, NC

Descendants

Died about 14 Aug 1799 at about age 42 in Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1757 in North Carolina, United States. He was the son of Thomas Rayburn I and Kesiah (Hodges) Rayburn. ^[1]

He married REBECCA ADAMS. She was born Abt. 1765 in Virginia.

There are two John Marion Rayburn's, that I know of, and possibly more. This John Marion Rayburn (b. c.1786 NC) is the grandfather of John Marion Rayburn (b. c.1835 MS), who is the son of Thomas Payton Raburn (b. c.1807 TN) and Jane Farrell (b. 1809 TN). According to the DNA Project, Thomas B. Rayburn (c.1750-1755 NC) and Rebecca Adams (c.1750-1770), are the parents of this John Marion Rayburn. ^[2]

In 1786 Thomas (age about 36) was living in Surry County, NC.^[3]

In the 1790 census Thomas (age about 40) was living in Surry, North Carolina, United States.^[4]

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• Thomas L Rayburn Purchase of Slaves (jpg file): http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bf62973c-99e5-45ad-8eed-7626674e2a29&tid=37994353&pid=145
• Thomas Rayburn's Last Will and Testament (htm file): http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=ab76023f-fb93-4f12-9e98-ebdcd75282db&tid=37994353&pid=145

Notes for THOMAS RAYBURN: Source: Letter & FGR from David Henderson Clinton, Arkansas dated 27 Oct. 1980

Residence: Thomas Rayburn lived in North Carolina (1786); in South Carolina (1793); and in Georgia (1795); in 1799 in Franklin County Georgia but bought land in Montgomery County, Tennessee and purchased slaves. AKA: Raburn; Raibourn

Source: Montgomery Co., Tennessee Will Book A, pg. 38 Will of Thomas Raibourn of Montgomery County, Tennessee In the Name of God Amen I, Thomas Raibourn of Montgomery County and State of Tennessee being very sick and weak but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed by God calling to mind the mortality of by Body and knowing that it is appointed that all men are to die do resign my body to the earth and my soul to God who Gave it with sure and certain hope of a Glorias resurrection through the Blood and Merits of a Blessed and crucified redeemer and as to the wordly goods which God has been pleased to bless me with I dispose of in a manner and form following, To Wit: My will is that my just debts be paid my negro man Deman be mansipated and set free. I give and bequeath to my son John a negro man named Hary to him and his heirs forever tho my will is that my beloved wife Rebecca retain the possession of him the said negro m an Hary during her widowhood. I give and bequeath to my daughter Candice one negro girl named Philes to her and her heirs forever. My will is that my beloved wife Rebecca retain possession of my negro girl Fann until my son Noah arrives to the age of twenty one years and then I give and bequeath the said negro girl Fann to my said son Noah to him and his heirs forever and the increase of the said negro Fann if any at that period to be equally divided amongst my following children to wit: Coly (Howel Adam), Thomas Payton, Benjamin Berryman and the child my beloved wife Rebecca is now grate with. My will is that my beloved wife retain possession of the two hundred acres land including the house and plantation I live on to be laid off on the west boundary of the tract of land I now live and after her decease I give and bequeath and devise to my surviving children and their heirs jointly the said two hundred acres of land to be equally divided amongst them and their heirs forever. My will is that my executors furnish to each of my children on cow and calf to be paid to them as they arive to full age or intermarry. I give and bequeath to my son John one rifle gun. I give and devise to my surviving children and their heirs four hundred and forty acres of land the residue of the tract of six hundred and forty acres I now live on after laying off two hundred acres to my beloved wife Rebecca to be equally divided amongst them at the desecration of my executor and if they think it advisable to sell the said land on two years credit and the money arising from the sale of the same to be put to use and paid to my said children in equal portion as they arrive at full age or intermarry. My will is that my beloved wife Rebecca retain possession of all the residue of my estate real and personal during her natural life and after her decease I give and bequeath the same to my surviving children and their heirs to be equally divided amongst them to them and their heirs forever. Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Rebecca Executrix and my trusty friends Howell Adams & John Stewart Executors of this my last will and testament. 14 August 1799 s/Thomas Raburn Wit. John Hogan, Joseph Davidson and Keziah (her mark) Green

Keziah Green is probably Thomas's sister.
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Thomas was in N.C. 1786, Sc. 1793, GA 1795, Franklin Co., GA 1799 purchased slaves in Montgomery Co., TN

By 1827 Rebecca & some children moved to Monroe County, MS.

Notes for REBECCA ADAMS: 1850 census E. Monroe County Mississippi Family 882 Dixen C. Gainer-43-m-TEnn Sarah-40-f-Tenn (Five children are listed) Rebecca Gainer-85-f-Virginia James L. Rabourn-21-m-Tenn
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Source: Dickson Co. Tn. 19 March- Court Minutes Ordered by court that Howell Adams guardian to William Raibourn and Benjamin Raibourn infants of Thomas Raibourn, deceased, pay to Benjamin Joiner (Gainer?) the sum of eighty dollars as compensation for boarding and clothing said infants from the first day of June 1804 to first day of June 1806 (1804-1807 C.M. Dickson Co. TN)
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Source: Humphreys Co., Tenn.

Reynoldsburg- To be sold at Reynoldsburg all rights claims of Rebecca Gainer administratrix of Benjamin Gainer deceased, to release of 200 acres; to be sold at instance of George Vincent vs. Rebeckah Gainer and Peter R. Booker vs. Rebeckah Gainer (Weekly Chronice 16 Sept. 1818-Montgomery Co., TN)
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Source: Montgomery Co., TN Genealogical Journal, Vol. V pg. 75 - Benjamin Gainer m. Rebecca Raburn 4 Nov. 1802 Surety John Gainer. (Note: Rebecca was widow of Thomas Rayburn and John Gainer was brother of Benjamin.)

Note: Land deeds of this Adams line- Rosalie Wagner Vinita, Oklahoma file.

Will of Thomas Rayburn dated 14 Aug 1799, names his beloved wife, Rebecca, sons John, Noah, Thomas Payton, Benjamin Berryman, daughters Caley & Candice and "The unborn child my wife is now great with".

Research Notes

This profile was incorrectly connected to people that never left Scotland James Rayburn (1732-1835) and Ann (Connell) Reyburn (1737-), so they have been disconnected Carruth-363 06:04, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Issues to be checked

Generated by WikiTree AGC. This section should be removed when all issues have been looked at.

• There is more than one birth fact. They have different dates and locations. Using birth date of 1757 and location of North Carolina, USA.
  • Date: 1757, Location: North Carolina, USA.
  • Date: 1766, Location: North Carolina, USA.
  • Date: 1750, Location: North Carolina, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea.
   Ancestry Record agbi #1216307 (accessed before 28 March 2024),
   Birth date: 1750 Birth place: North Carolina Ancestry Record 3599 #1216307.
2. ↑ Family Records of Mary Atkins.
3. ↑ Residence: Title: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig.
   Ancestry Record nccen #17326426 (accessed before 28 March 2024),
   Residence date: 1786 Residence place: Surry County, NC Ancestry Record 3566 #17326426.
4. ↑ 1790 Census: Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro,
   Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: , Surry, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image:.
   Ancestry Record 1790usfedcen #200397 (accessed before 28 March 2024),
   Residence date: 1790 Residence place: Surry, North Carolina, United States Ancestry Record 5058 #200397.

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• "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch ), Montgomery > Wills, 1795-1811, Vol. A > image 31 of 263; county courthouses, Tennessee. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TK-9S9W?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q3-6Z9%3A179636301%2C179681701 : 22 May 2014
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