Willis Ashford (1784 - aft. 1850)

Born 7 Jan 1784 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died after 1850 after age 65 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Marriage

First Marriage

Willis Ashford married first, unknown wife sometime about 1800, perhaps in Caswell County, North Carolina.^[1]

Second Marriage

Willis Ashford married second, Nancy Massey on 9 May 1812 in Caswell County, North Carolina.^[2][3]

Here is the transcription of the original marriage record:^[4]

State of North Carolina, Caswell County.}

Know all Men by these Presents That we Willis Ashford & William Massey are held and firmly bound unto William Hawkins Governor, or his Successors in Office, in the full sum of Five Hundred Pounds, current Money, to be paid to the said Governour, his Successors or Assigns, for the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our Seals, and dated this Ninth day of May Anno Domini 1812

The condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden Willis Ashford hath made application for a License for a Marriage to be celebrated between him and Nanecy Massey of County aforesaid: Now, in case it shall not appear hereafter that there is any lawful Cause or Impediment to obstruct tha said Marriage, then the above Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Willis Ashford {seal}
William Massey {seal}

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in the Presence of}
Alex Murphy DC

Children

Willis Ashford and his first wife probably seemed to have three children based on the 1810 census as follows:^[1]

1. unknown son, born between 1800 and 1810.
2. unknown son, born between 1800 and 1810.
3. unknown female, born between 1800 and 1810.

Willis Ashford and his second wife, Nancy Massey seemed to have seven children based on the 1830 and 1840 censuses as follows:

1. unknown son, born between 1811 and 1815.
2. unknown son, born between 1816 and 1820.
3. unknown son, born between 1816 and 1820.
4. unknown son, born between 1816 and 1820.
5. unknown daughter, born 1821 and 1825.
6. unknown daughter, born between 1825 and 1830.
7. Lucy Ashford (1835).

Census

In 1810, Willes Ashford was enumerated as the head of household and lived in Caswell County, North Carolina. Also in his household were six persons with the age/sex distribution and inferred attributions as follows:^[1]

• two males, age under 10
• one male, age 26 thru 44: (himself, Willis Ashford, age 26)
• one female, under age 10
• one female, age 26 thru 44 (his first wife)
• one female, age 45 and over (perhaps, either his mother-in-law or his mother, Mrs. Sarah Pyle)

In 1830, Welly Ashford was enumerated as the head of household and lived in Giles County, Tennessee. Also in his household were eight persons with the age/sex distribution and inferred attributions as follows:^[5]

• three males, age 10 thru 14
• one male, age 15 thru 19
• one male, age 40 thru 49: (himself, Willis Ashford, age 46)
• one female, age 5
• one female, age 5 thru 9
• one female, age 30 thru 39 (his second wife, Nancy Massey, age 34)

In 1840, Willis Ashford was enumerated as the head of household and lived in Giles County, Tennessee. Also in his household were seven persons with the age/sex distribution and inferred attributions as follows:^[6]

• two males, age 20 thru 29
• one male, age 50 thru 59 (himself, Willis Ashford, age 56)
• one female, age 5 thru 9: (his daughter, Lucy Ashford, age 6)
• one female, age 10 thru 14
• one female, age 15 thru 19
• one female, age 30 thru 39 (his second wife, Nancy Massey, age 44?)

Three persons in his household were employed in agriculture.

In 1850, on September 9th, Wilie Ashford, age 66, farmer, born in North Carolina, was enumerated as the head of the household and lived in District #3, Giles County, Tennessee. Also in the household were Nancy Ashford, age 54, born in Virginia, and Lucy Ashford, age 16, born in Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1810; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 38; Page: 47; Image: 00082; Family History Library Film: 0337911. Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7613/images/4433473_00082?pId=342910.
2. ↑ State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/97022:4802.
3. ↑ North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina County Marriage Indexes. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2577174:8909.
4. ↑ North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC. Series: Marriage Bonds (1780 - 1884). Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7289783:60548.
5. ↑ Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1830; Census Place: Giles, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 176; Page: 172; Family History Library Film: 0024534. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4409557_00354?pId=704266.
6. ↑ Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1840; Census Place: Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 523; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 0024545. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4410738_00201?pId=2996736.