John Seabolt (1807 - 1885)

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1885 at age 77 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

(under construction)

John Seabolt was born on 25 December 1807.^[1] He was the son of Andrew Seabolt and Sarah (Sword) Seabolt and was probably born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, where his parents were living at the time. (sources will be added)

Bond: 20 September 1835 in Knox, Tennessee, USA.^[2]

In 1836 John (age about 28) was living in Knox, Tennessee, USA.^[3]

In 1842 John (age about 34) was living in Knox, Tennessee, USA.^[3]

land contract-purchase or sale: 21 March 1848 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Berry and John Mitchell to John Seabolt^[4]

In 1850 John (age about 42) was living in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.^[5]

land contract-purchase or sale: 28 January 1852 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. William Harris to John Seabolt^[6]

land contract-purchase or sale: 21 July 1857 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Samuel S. McCuistion and W.D.M. McCuistion to John Seabolt^[7]

land contract-purchase or sale: 30 January 1858 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. John Seabolt to Sarah Jobe^[8]

anecdote: 1860 in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

In 1860 John (age about 52) was living in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.^[9]

In 1863 John (age about 55) was living in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.^[3]

land contract-purchase or sale: 9 April 1863 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.^[10]

land contract-purchase or sale: 21 February 1882 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. William D. Fain to John and George Seabolt^[11]

land contract-purchase or sale: 17 July 1882 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. John Seabolt to Loretta A. Holtsinger^[12]

John died at the age of 77 on 30 January 1885 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.^[1] A brief notice appeared in the local newspaper:^[13]

"John Seabolt Sr. died very suddenly, at his home, last Friday, about 10 o'clock. Deceased was in his usual health, that morning, and was assisting his son George about the barn, being engaged at that time, in digging a hold to set in a post, when becoming suddenly faint he sat down on a stone, and in a minute dropped over dead. It is thought he died of heart disease. He was 73 years old."

John was buried in the Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^[14]

Research Notes

John Seabolt may have been the young man by that name living in nearby Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1830. That person's household in the census that year included a male over 20, a female aged 16-20, plus a male and female child. Our man's only son was born about 1835, so this apparent family unit may have been composed of other relatives, or it could have described a different person entirely. The unusual surname and the fact that John's son married into a family with strong ties to Hawkins County are the only clues that link our John Seabolt to this document.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: John Sebolt tombstone, Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dandridge, Tennessee. Notes taken by Eileen Moon in the 1970s and in possession of [Hill-12364|Kathleen Tesluk]. Note that the tombstone was legible in the 1970s, but is obscured in the Find A Grave memorial, which was created in 2017.
2. ↑ Bond: Title: [finding aid] 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870 Publication: Name: Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981. Citing: Page: John Seabolt entry, Vol. 3, O-Z: 406.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 Date: 2013.
4. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Berry and John Mitchell to John Seabolt, Liber 1, p.385 Data: Text: deed written 21 March 1848 and recorded on 24 March 1848; land located in Jefferson Co; consideration $62 (accessed before 3 January 2015)
5. ↑ Census: Title: *Xerox copy, Tennessee Federal Census Records index1850. (accessed before 3 January 2015)
6. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Liber 3, p. 69-70 Data: Text: Consideration $562; land on north side of French Broad River, on north side of Elliots Ferry Road, containing 8 acres (accessed before 3 January 2015)
7. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Liber 5, pp 257-258. Deed written on 15 March 1855; recorded 21 Jul 1857 Data: Text: Town lot on east end of Dandridge (accessed before 3 January 2015)
8. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Liber 5, p. 419-420 Data: Text: Town lot, consideration $425; witnesses: David and Samuel Endaby (accessed before 3 January 2015)
9. ↑ Census: Title: 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson Co., TN Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M653. Citing: Page: Roll 1258, p. 370, [Q:3] (accessed before 3 January 2015)
10. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Deed of sale, C.T. Parnagin to Temper Harris, 9 October 1863 ((xerox copy of original document, with notation Book 8, p. 185-186)). Data: Text: In the body of the document is the phrase: "[this] being the house and lot that I purchased from John Seabolt by deed [illegible] dated the 9th day of April 1863 and recorded in the [line illegible] Book no 7 page 129." (accessed before 3 January 2015)
11. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Liber 15 p. 436, Wiliam D. Fain to John and George Seabolt, recorded 14 Jul 1882 Data: Text: Consideration: $135, 3 3/4 acres land in the town of Dandridge, part of a tract of 100 acres sold by Joseph Hamilton to John Fain, deceased and willed to William D. Fain of Gusset Co. George. (accessed before 3 January 2015)
12. ↑ land contract-purchase or sale: Title: Tennessee, Jefferson County, Land Records. Citing: Page: Liber 15, p. 440, John Seabolt to Loretta A. Holtsinger, recorded 20 July 1882 Data: Text: For a consideration of $150, Lot no. 10 in Town of Dandridge adjoining lots on Meeting Street now owned by Richard Roper and Loretta A. Holtsinger, containing 1/2 acre. Witnesses: Geo. W. Seabolt and George B. Dearing (accessed before 3 January 2015)
13. ↑ Republican Banner (Dandridge, Tennessee), 5 February 1885, p. 3, col. 2. Digital image available on newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-banner/45832401/).
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184847610/john-seaboltsebolt: accessed 03 August 2022), memorial page for John Seabolt/Sebolt (26 ??? 1811–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184847610, citing Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Penny Pennington (contributor 48132658).
15. ↑ Census: Title: 1830 U.S. census, National Archives Microfilm Publication M19, Roll 178, p. 11.