David Ivey (abt. 1752 - bef. 1848)

Descendants

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Research Notes 3 Links 4 Sources

Biography

David was born in 1752 in Virginia.

He served as a Private in the Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. He was about 29 years old.

Enlisted: c1 jan 1781 Brunswick County under officers: Capt John Hicks; Col Merriweather, Maj Duval, attached to Gen Robert Lawson's Brigade. Marched from Brunswick Courthouse near where he resided to Long Onery(?) near Petersburg and there drew arms. Marched to Cabin Point, then to Smithfield, then to Mackeys' Mills andthere guarded the magazines at that place. Marched to Stono's Mills. Marched to Babbs Old Fields. Discharged: Apr 1781 (served about 3 months)

Enlisted: 1 May 1781 under officers, Capt John Lucus, commanded by Col Nathaniel Lucus and attached to Gen Robert Lawson's Brigade. Marched from Brunswick Courthouse to Petersburg to Carter's Ferry on James River. Marched to Rappahannock River above Fredericksburg and there formed a junction with the main army commanded by Gen Lafayette. Discharged: Aug 1781 in Hanover County, Virginia

Enlisted: c1 Sep 1781 under Capt Turner Binum. Marched to Yorktown. under another office (name forgotten), commanded by a French Col (name forgotten) attached to Gen Muhlenburg's Brigade. Marched from Brunswick Courthouse to Petersburg; down the river straight to Yorktown and remained there during the seige. Worked in the breastworks and ditches and securing the fortifications. After the surrender was marched homewards. Discharged: Nov 1781.

• Fact: Residence (1782) Sussex County, Virginia (Continental Census of Virginia)

He married Susannah Pate, daughter of Thomas Pate and Mary Felts(?), on 5 Aug 1790 in Sussex County, Virginia. He was about 38 years old. They had at least 9 children together:

1. George Henry Whitfield Ivey
2. Kencheon Ivey
3. Jessie A Ivey
4. E Ivey
5. Lucassa Ivey
6. Rebecca Ivey
7. Elizabeth Ivey
8. Mary Ivey
9. Susan Ivey

• Fact: Residence (1820) David Ivy, Halifax, Hertford, North Carolina (Enumeration: 1 WM age 45 and over; 1 WF age 26-44; 1 WM age 16-25; 1 WF age 16-25; 1 WM age 10-15; 2 WF age 10-15; 2 WF age under 10; 3 slaves age under 14 to age 44)

Pension enrollment date: 16 Jan 1821 for David Ivey; age 64, b. c1756; residence: Davidson, Tennessee; Service: NC Continental Line; Pension Commencement: 2 Dec 1820

• Fact: Residence (1830) David Ivy/Iry, Williamson, Tennessee (Enumeration: 1 WM age 60-69; 1 WF age 60-69; 1 WM age 30-39; 2 WF age 20-29; 2 WF age 15-19; 2 slaves (age Under 10 to age 23).

Pension enrollment date: 20 Aug 1833 for David Ivy; age 72; residence: Williamson County, Tennessee; Service: Virginia Line; Pension Commencement: 4 Mar 1831.

David wrote a letter addressed to his "dear son", George, in Sussex County, dated 1836, and he spoke of his move to Tennessee and of family. This letter was in the possession of Richard W. Ivey, great-grandson of David, in 1927.

• Fact: Residence (1840) David Irey, Williamson, Tennessee (Enumeration: 1 WM 80-89; 1 WF 70-79; 1 WF 30-39; 3 slaves, Under age 10 up to age 35).

His will is signed and dated in Williamson County, Tennesse, on 21 Feb 1846. (Will Book 8, Page 151). Names: sons - Kincheon, Jessie A, George H.W.; daughters - Lucassa, Susan, Elizabeth Pate, Rebecca Parsley, and E. Ivy's children. It is presumed his wife pre-deceased him in 1846 since she is not named.

David passed away before Mar 1848. Records indicate the personal property from his estate was sold on ?? Mar 1848. It is not known where he is buried.

Research Notes

His pension record dated 5 Sep 1832 in Williamson County, Tennessee, states he was born on 11 Jun 1752 in Brunswick County, Virginia and is 70 years old. His pension record dated 5 Aug 1833 in Tennessee states he is 71 years old. Other family researchers state his DOB is 20 Mar 1751 in Prince George County (this DOB could be for another David Ivey, mentioned below.)

There are a number of assumptions made regarding his lineage.

-William and Mary Quarterly by W. Mac Jones records his parents as Thomas & Elizabeth Ivey, and a brother, named Absolem.

-In A History of the Adam Ivey Family of Charles City (Now Prince George) County, Virginia, by Robert Allison Ivey, he claims Thomas Ivey married first to Elizabeth, then to Anne Gilbert. Elizabeth was the mother of Ann, Elizabeth, Thomas Jr, John, and William. Ann was the mother of Curtis, Absalom, and David. (Chapter V, the John Ivey Family).

-Bob Baird, in his study titled The Line of Adam Ivey of Charles City County, theorizes that Hardy Ivey (son of William Ivey, grandson of John Ivey, great-grandson of John Ivey), is the father of David, Francis, Anselom, and William.

All of the information should be reviewed carefully by family researchers.

NOTE: This David Ivey should not be confused with the David who married Media Long/Morgan and migrated to Johnston County, North Carolina.

His pension records states he was living in Brunswick County, Virginia at the time he served in the militia, moving after 1816 to Halifax County, North Carolina. After 1823, he moved to Williamson County, Tennessee.

Family researchers indicate he settled in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which was created in 1811. Murfressboro is now located in Davidson County, which was first created in 1783. His will was recorded in Williamson County, which was created in 1799.

Links

FamilySearch PID: L78K-XZ1
Ancestry Profile

Sources

• The Ivey Family in the United States (Franks, Hickory, N.C., 1941), Virginia Families, pages 33, 82-83
• Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Vol. III Heale-Muscoe, The Ivey Family by W. Mac Jones, 1982, page 129.
• Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. III Heale-Muscoe, The Ivey Family by W. Mac Jones, pages 139-140.
• "A History of the Adam Ivey Family of Charles City (Now Prince George) County, Virginia by Robert Allison Ivey, 1995.
• The Line of Adam Ivey of Charles City County by Robert W. Baird, 2005.
• Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7X-KXT : 11 February 2018), David Ivy and Susannah Pate, 04 Aug 1790; citing Sussex, Virginia, reference 263; FHL microfilm 34,154.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7F-WZW : 11 February 2018), David Ivey and Susannah Pate, 05 Aug 1790; citing Sussex, Virginia, reference 60; FHL microfilm 34,154.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-XP4 : accessed 9 September 2019), David Ivy, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 153, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 85; FHL microfilm 162,801.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPT-5T2 : 10 September 2017), David Ivy, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing 180, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 182; FHL microfilm 24,540.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. record for David Ivey, 1820, Davidston, Tennessee.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. record for David Ivy, Number S4417, Service: Virginia.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-752 : 18 August 2017), David Ivey, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 207, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 537; FHL microfilm 24,550.
• Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. record for David Ivey, Williamson, Tennessee, 1846 [Will Books, Vol 8-9, 1843-1851].
• David Ivey, DAR Patriot Ancestor #[1]
• David Ivey, pension application #S4417 (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters