Richard Searcy (1757 - 1838)

Born 17 Mar 1757 in Granville County, North Carolina

Died 19 Jun 1838 at age 81 in Anderson, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Richard Searcy was a North Carolina colonist.

Richard Searcy was born on 17 Mar 1757 in Granville County, North Carolina. His parents were John Searcy Jr. and his wife Annis (MNU). Around 1778, he married Ann Lindsay, in Granville, North Carolina.^[1][2]

Richard and Ann had at least three children:^[1]

1. Elizabeth (1779-1854), m. Amos Green
2. Bartlett (1787-1855), m. Margaret Baxter
3. John Daniel (1785-1850)

Richard served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War. He was listed on the Roster of North Carolina Soldiers on 25 May 1778.^[3]

In 1786, the Searcy's were still living in Granville County, North Carolina, in Oxford Township, as the NC Early Census shows.^[4]

By 1800, the Searcy's had moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina.^[5]They were still there in 1810,^[6] and they lived there at least until 1820.^[7]

By 1830, the Searcy's had moved to Kentucky, where Richard is listed as head of a household of 6 in Anderson County.^[8]

Richard passed away on 19 Jun 1838 in Kentucky.^[1] His will was probated on 9 Jul 1838 in Anderson County, Kentucky.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MZXT-MBW : accessed 29 August 2020), entry for Richard SEARCY (KJKT-HG); record merged from multiple submissions.
2. ↑ Ancestry Record 60548 #5165683 Marriage of Ricard Searcy and Anne Lindsey
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-7J36 : 16 March 2018), Richard Searsey, 25 May 1778; citing Military Service, North Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229235.
4. ↑ Ancestry Record 3566 #16711980 Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-DCB : accessed 29 August 2020), Rich Searcy, Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 144, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-JSY : accessed 29 August 2020), Richard Searcy, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 436, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 337,915.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-4JR : accessed 29 August 2020), Richard Searcy, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 355, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 80; FHL microfilm 162,796.
8. ↑ Ancestry Record 8058 #1036252 Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
9. ↑ Ancestry Record 9066 #34302 Will of Richard Searcy

Acknowledgements

• Searcy-232 was created by Shasta Seagle through the import of Seagle Family Tree.ged on Apr 8, 2014.