Jacob Womack (abt. 1733 - abt. 1805)

Born about 1733 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony

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Descendants

Died about 1805 at about age 72 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jacob Womack was a Virginia colonist.

Jacob was born about 1733 in Henrico County, Virginia. He was the son of Richard Womack and Nancy Childres. He passed away about 1805 in Grainger County, Tennessee. His exact death date and burial location are unknown.

Revolutionary War Service

Major Jacob Womack served with Washington District Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Womack is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127547.

Service: NORTH CAROLINA

Rank(s): SECOND MAJOR, CIVIL SERVICE

Birth: CIRCA 1730

Death: POST 1778

Service Description:

1) WASHINGTON CO MILITIA

2) STRAYMASTER & COMMISSIONER

• SIGNED WATAUGA PETITION & Commissioner.

• Birth: 1735

Henrico County Virginia, USA Death: 1805 Grainger County Tennessee, USA

The descendants of 2nd Maj. Jacob Womack and Sarah Johnson qualify for memberships in:

FIRST FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FIRST FAMILIES OF TENNESSEE FIRST FAMILY IN ARKANSAS DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY SONS OF THE CONFEDERACY

The son of Richard Womack, III and Ann "Nancy" Childers, Jacob's exact birth and death dates are unknown. His last record was 1 Jan 1801 in Grainger Co., TN, but he could have lived long enough to move to White Co., TN with his sons.

Jacob served in the French and Indian War in Colonial Virginia. Lunenburg County, VA Military - French & Indian War Providers

An act of Assembly, passed March 1758, some of the militia were called to service in the French-Indian War, annexed to this Act was a schedule of the names of military officers & soldiers, and citizens who furnished provisions to that militia.

Pay to: Jacob Womack, Ensign 3 00 00 (pounds {$}) John Womac, Sarjant (sic) 1 00 00 (Jacob's brother) Abraham Womack 15s each 5 5 00 (Jacob's brother)

Lunenburg Co., Va. Order Book 5, Pg. 103

Jul Court 1758 Jacob Womack took oath to his Majesty's Person & Government as a Commanding Officer of one of the townships of Halifax Co., VA

To protect the White families from the Overhill Cherokees, in about 1770 Jacob built Womack's Fort in present-day Sullivan Co., TN. There is a large marker erected by the Tennessee Historical Society at the intersection of Bluff City Highway (Tennessee Route 37) and Silver Grove Road on Bluff City Highway with the inscription: "2.1 Mi. E. on Island Park Road and on hill to left above the spring stood the residence fort of Captain Jacob Womack, who served in Colonial & Revolutionary wars. Built before 1774 it served to protect nearby settlers from Indian attacks. About 1785 Capt. Womack moved farther west and the fort was abandoned."

Part of the above information is incorrect. He's on the 1790 present-day Anderson Co., SC census, which is east of Sullivan Co., TN.

Capt. Womack's payroll at Fort Womack is dated 4 Feb 1777. He served as a Capt. in the August 1776 Cherokee Expedition in the Revolutionary War with his son, Pvt. Jesse Womack.

Jacob Womack was a commissioner on the 1776 Watauga Petition to the Provincial Congress of North Carolina with John Carter, John Sevier, Charles Robertson and eight other men.

His son, Jacob Womack signed the petition.

On 23 Dec 1776, he was promoted by the Provincial Congress of NC to 2nd Major.

Legislative Journal of the Provincial Congress at Halifax, North Carolina - Volume 10, Page 992 - "Monday, December 23rd, 1776 - Met according to adjournment. - Page 998 - “...Resolved that John Carter be Colonel, John Sevier, Lieutenant Colonel, Charles Roberson (sic-Robertson) 1st Major, and Jacob Womack, 2nd Major, for the District of Washington, and that commissions issue accordingly. Resolved, That Col. John Carter be supplied with 200 wt. of gun powder from the magazine in Halifax, for the defense of the District of Washington, and Mr. Christopher Dudley is hereby directed to furnish him with the same."

In the book, "The Overmountain Men", written by John "Pat" Alderman (1901-1984), original copyright 1970, under subtitle "Washington County List of Taxables - 1778:

"Asset (sic, Assessed) by -----, Retd (Returned) to Jacob Womack, Esq.

Aaron Burleson (Jr. -bw) Thomas Burleson - supposedly the brothers of Mary Burleson Allard whose two sons married daughters of Larkin Womack's sister, Frances "Fanny" Womack and David Weaver Joseph Gest Benjamin Gest Benjamin Pyburn

• Samuel Weaver

Jacob Womack" (Jacob and Sarah's son)

This Samuel Weaver was either the one who married Mary Bolinger or the one who married Frances Hutson. Both lived in Washington District, NC (present-day Washington Co., TN). Both were with Jacob on the 1790 Pendleton District, SC census. And there were two Sam Weavers on his Fort Womack payroll.

The last Jacob Womack on the 1778 Washington Co., TN tax list was probably the son of Sarah Johnson and Maj. Jacob Womack, who is listed here as Jacob Womack, Esq.

North Carolina Pay Vouchers for the Revolutionary War

1781 - Burke County - Jacob Womack - paid 261 Spanish milled dollars (to bear interest at 6%) - for 378 lbs. of fresh pork. (Maj. Jacob Womack) 1782 - Salisbury - Ensign Jacob Womack - 15 Pounds - 4 Shillings - "for services done by him & company of foot Mil[itia of?] Burke Regmt. (Jacob and Sarah's son) 1784 - Morgan District - Johnson Womack - 3 Pounds - for militia service.

DNA test have proven that MARTHA (nee WOMACK) BEAN WAS NOT the daughter of this Jacob Womack. Her father was ISHAM WOMACK, SON OF THOMAS WOMACK and MARY FARLEY.

Family links: Parents: Richard Womack (1710 - 1785)

Spouse: Sarah Johnson Womack (1740 - 1810)*

Children: David Womack (1758 - 1817)* Jesse Womack (1760 - 1827)* Johnson Womack (1762 - 1839)*

Siblings: Sarah Womack Cody (1730 - 1795)* 2nd Maj. Jacob Womack (1735 - 1805) Lt. Jesse Womack (1740 - 1809)* Anne Womack Alday (1745 - 1799)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Beth Walls Walton Record added: Oct 07, 2014

Family Members

• Parents:
  • Father: Richard Womack, III
  • Mother: Ann Nancy Childers
• Siblings:
  • Jacob Womack, 1736-1779
• Spouse: Phoebe Patriot, b.1760 - ?
• Children:
  • John N. Womack, Sr.

• Birth, death, and other details were collected from commentary of the Findagrave website of Beth Walls Walton^[1]. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us.

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P78C : accessed 15 December 2016), Jacob Womack, 07 Jan 1782; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

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Jacob was born about 1734. He passed away about 1795.

• Roulston / Beene / Wynne genealogy

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #160992718

• Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 5 Apr 2022)