William Andrews Sr (1745 - 1824)

Born 15 Feb 1745 in Orange Grove, Orange County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lloyd) Andrews — married 1766 in Orange, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1824 at age 78 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Andrews Sr was a North Carolina colonist.

William Andrews Sr served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

William Andrews Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002748.

William Andrews was born 15 Feb 1748/1749 in Orange County, North Carolina. He was a son of Henry Andrews and Mary Harrell.

In 1766, he married Mary Lloyd.^[1] They made their home in Orange County, North Carolina.

William was a Revolutionary War Patriot and continues to be honored for his service by a marker located near Chapel Hill, North Carolina and displayed on this profile page.^[2][3]

William passed away in Feb 1824, and was buried in William Andrews Family Cemetery, Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina.^[4] His will was probated in 1826.^[5]

Story:

William Andrews was one of the earliest settlers in Orange County, NC. He owned land near on the upper reaches of the town of Hillsborough, extending south of the "Great Road" (the old Raleigh-Greensboro Stage Coach route) to the upper limits of Morgan Creek near the present-day town of Orange Grove.

There is little evidence concerning William Andrews' origins. Some sources claim he was born in Halifax County, VA, but documentation seems to be lacking.

William's wife Mary is often identified as Mary Lloyd, possibly the daughter of John Lloyd, Sr., and Elizabeth Evans of Orange County, NC. It is true that Andrews and Lloyd families had a long association in Orange County. One interesting fact is that John Lloyd, Sr., apparently raised Mary and William Andrews's son Mark Andrews. This information comes from an affidavit that Mark Andrews filed 1846 in support of an application for a Revolutionary War widow's pension filed by Hannah Lloyd, the widow of William Lloyd (son of John Lloyd, Sr.)

William Andrews, his wife, and four of their children were buried in a family cemetery on their land. The cemetery was destroyed in 1973 by the owner and no stones now remain.

Source: http://www.moonzstuff.com/andrews/william1748.html

Historical Marker

Historical Marker was errected by Mary Andrews Brooke Rochelle, great grandaughter of William Andrews who lives on part of the plantation willed to Archibald Andrews.

"ca 1745-1824, Revolutionary War Patriot, appointed of an official of Orange County, NC in 1777. Buried in family cemetary (now destroyed), nine tenths of a mile east of Dobson's Cross Roads, 100 yards south of highway #1177".

William Andrews, Sr., was one of the earliest settlers in Orange Co, NC. He owned land near the town of Hillsborough, extending south of the "Great Road" (the old Raleigh-Greensboro Stage Coach route) to the upper limits of Morgan Creek near the present-day town of Orange Grove.

William Andrews, his wife, and four of their children were buried in a family cemetery on their land. The cemetery was destroyed in 1973 by the owner and no stones now remain. ("The Cemetery Survey of Orange County, North Carolina" (1976), article by Mary Andrews Brooks.)

Will of William Andrews, Sr.

Dated 15 February 1820; proved 2 February 1824, Orange County, North Carolina, Will Book E, p.47.

In the name of God, Amen. I, WILLIAM ANDREWS of Orange County , State of North Carolina, being very aged but of sound and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

First of all I commend my soul to God that gave it. My body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian-like burial at the discretion of my executors, As touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of in the following manner.

Item, my desire is that all my just debts should first be paid.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son STERLING ANDREWS all my land lying west of the Haw Branch and west of the Hog Branch.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son ARCHIBALD ANDREWS all my land lying east of the aformentioned branches.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son LABAN ANDREWS five shillings.

Item, I give to my grand children the lawful heirs of ELIZABETH EDWARDS, five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son MARK ANDREWS five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son JOHN ANDREWS five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath to my grand children MILLY CATE and WILLIAM CATE and POLLY CATE five shillings each.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter PATSY CHEEK five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son HENRY ANDREWS five shillings.

Item, I five and bequeath unto my Daughter GINNIE CHEEK five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM ANDREWS five shillings.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son ARCHIBALD all my personal estate at my death.

I also constitute and appoint my sons LABAN ANDREWS and MARK ANDREWS executors to this my last will and testament.

In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of February 1820

WILL. ANDREWS {seal}

witnesses

Thomas BREWER {seal}

John [illegible] {seal}

Orange County - February Term 1824 The execution of the foregoing last will and Testament of WM. ANDREWS was duly proven in open court by the oath of Thomas BREWER and subscribing thereunto ordered to be recorded at the same time LABAN ANDREWS qualified as executor accordingly.

Research Notes

Note: William ANDREWS (with an "s") is often confused with William ANDREW, the son of Robert ANDREW (no "s") of Orange County, NC. The book The Anders and Andrews Families of Orange, Ashe, and Alleghany Counties in NC and Grayson County, VA, by Clifford Rector is one source that contains this error, probably relying on information in the Cemetery Survey of Orange County, supra. In fact, Robert's son William ANDREW (no "s"), who died 1826, was NOT the same individual as William ANDREWS (with an "s"), who died in 1824, as proven by their separate wills. (Orange Co. Will Book E, p.47, and E, p.120.) The LDS Ancestry files are VERY confused in this respect, and should not be relied on. The ANDREW family (no "s") were Quakers who came to Orange County from Pennsylvania in 1767. Their comings and goings are fairly well documented by the minutes of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting and Spring Monthly Meeting of Orange County. There is no evidence they were related to "our" ANDREWS family.

http:/files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/misc/andrwest.txt (Not found)

The following Orange County, NC ANDREWS Estates are found in the N.C. Archives. I do not have copies of them, just wrote the names and years in a notebook.

4...William ANDREWS died 27 Oct 1826

There were 3 marriages between the Andrews' children and the Cheeks / Cocke children:

• John Andrews married Mary Cheek (Robert Cheek and Ann Cocke)
• Martha Andrews married Robert Cheek, Jr (Robert Cheek and Ann Cocke)
• Jennie Andrews married Richard CHEEK (Robert Cheek and Ann Cocke)

Plus others:

• William Andrews married Abi CHEEK, (James CHEEK & Martha ESTRIDGE (ESTES)
• Starling Andrews married Catherine CHEEK or Elizabeth WILLIAMS

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 7836 #26286, Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Dec 2019), "Record of William Andrews", Ancestor # A002748.
3. ↑ William Andrews' Memorial / Cemetery Marker
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39351510/william-andrews: accessed 29 November 2023), memorial page for William Andrews (15 Feb 1745–2 Feb 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39351510, citing William Andrews Family Cemetery, Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lorrie Hayes (contributor 47069306).
5. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSW-F27 : 16 March 2018), William Andrew, 1826; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,057,125.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-KHC : accessed 25 August 2020), William Andrew, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 542, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 337,910.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-GKJ : accessed 25 August 2020), Wm Andrews, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 822, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 337,914.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-LBM : accessed 25 August 2020), Wm Andrews, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 352, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798.

• Andrews Family of Orange and Chatham Counties

• Orange County, North Carolina Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1777-1778 Item 27-55, Court of August 1778, page 26
  • W.M. Addrews and John Noe allowed 5 pounds each for warning inhabitants of St. Thomas and St. Asaphs District to give in Lists of Taxable Property

• Cheek Family Genealogy Site, William Andrews Sr of Orange County, NC