William Autrey (abt. 1745 - abt. 1790)

Born about 1745 in Edgecombe, Province of North Carolina

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Died about 1790 at about age 45 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Autrey was a North Carolina colonist.

From USG Archives: William Autry was the fourth child of Cornelius Autrey. [William] was born about 1745 and died before 1790 when his wife Rachel is listed as head of household.^[1] In the 1790 census Rachael Autry was in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, with five children enumerated, but not named.^[2]

William was born about 1740, the son of Corneilus Autrey^[3] and Elizabeth Culbertson.^[4]

He lived in North Carolina, perhaps in Pitt County, where William Autry appears on the Early Tax List as a 1762 resident.^[5] Around 1765, he married Rachel (maiden name unknown). They had numerous children, among them a son named Newsom.^[1][3] Some consider that Newsom was also his wife's maiden name.

There were at least five children according to the 1790 census.^[2] Bundy (1996), also indicates that William (circa 1745-1790) and Rachel Autry were the parents of five children, but Newsom, Alexander and Starling were the only ones named in the Bundy text.^[3]

1. Alexander Autry^[3] (circa 1767-1840)
2. Starling Autry^[3] (circa 1770-1846)
3. Newsom Autry^[3] (circa 1780-1853) He married Nancy Culbreth. His will of July 12th 1853 names Clarry and 13 children. From his family came the Sampson County Autrey's."^[1] Bundy (1996) states that Newsom married Nancy Pharis as his first wife 17 Jan 1803 and had 10 children; and, that he and his second wife Clarry Culbreth (1810-after 1845), had three children.^[3]
4. Archibald Autry (born 1780) - A record attached on FamilySearch appears to show Calton Autry as his son, but the marriage record is for 2 Dec 1869, which seems late and a misplacement. Two candidate Archibald Srs are in the mix, as well.
5. Agnes (Autry) Honeycutt (1784/7-1852) who married John Honeycutt, who may have predeceased her (although FamilySearch suggests he died in 1858 and shows him in a Crumpler household in 1850): In the 1850 census Agga Honeycut (age 63) was head of household in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.^[6]

He died in 1784, in Sampson County, North Carolina, according to the Suggs Descendants of Cornelius Autry report, listed in the Research Notes. Others indicate 1790: William Page Autrey was mentioned on a memorial with a death date of 1790, but no burial location is specified. The memorial contributor cites the Bundy text.^[4]

Research notes

• Paige and Page have been shown by some family tree creators as his middle name. No records place his name as anything other than William Autry. Perhaps it is a placeholder to indicate his mother's maiden name as being Page.
• Previous editors of this profile reported the following, without a source: wife McBride. If sources are provided, please move this to the Biography section.
• George Kinchen Autrey (circa 1775-1832) was shown as a son of William, but no records prove this relationship. George was living in Sampson County with his own household in 1830 - an immediate neighbor of Ransom Autry who may be his near kin: * 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
  citing Page: 199; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005155947; FHL microfilm: 0018091; Image number: 393
  FamilySearch Record: XHPV-68R (accessed 16 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB9-SM3T
  George Autry in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. NOTE: Two alternate sets of parents are shown on FamilySearch for this George Autry.
• Suggs, Robert G. Home User Trees at Genealogy.com: Descendants of Cornelius Autry. Unsourced Genealogy Report. Note that one a subsequent page, Suggs lists only Newsom Autry as a child of William and Rachel Autry, which appears to be an oversight.
• William Page Autrey on Rootsweb. WorldConnect family trees have been removed from RootsWeb and will be migrated to Ancestry early in 2024.
• RE: Mahan Blair Autry Book. Cited in Forum Surnames by unspecified genealogy.com user 9 Nov 1998. Corneilius Autry with wife unknown is named as the father of William Autry of North Carolina. However, the William Autry that is later listed is a William Autry who married Tobitha McBride. Accessed 16 Mar 2024. Someone indicates that Autry (1964, p. 7-8) discussed William Autry, son of Cornelius, but the text does not continue the line, directly from Cornelius through William's children: Autry, Mahan Blair. The Family and Descendants of Captain John Autry. 1964. Corsicana, Texas: Author.

Children of William Autry (1805-12 Feb 1884) and Tobitha McBride

These children were grand-children of Jacob Autry, and great-grand-children of Captain John and Elizabeth Autry.

• Infant Died
• Infant Died
• Denarius Adrienne Autry in Missouri
• Robert Jacob Autry in Missouri
• Priscilla Autry in Missouri

A Different William Autry of 1790 Pitt County

• In 1790, a William Autry is found in the Pitt County census, with 3 free white males under 16, plus a wife and small daughter.^[7] This seems inconsistent with his wife, Rachel having an Autry household at the same time, in Sampson.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sumlin, Vanessa Autrey contributor. USG War Archives: YANCEY COUNTY, NC - BIOGRAPHIES - Cornelius Autrey family. Citing Sampson County records book of McDowell County Library.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1790 Census: "United States Census, 1790"
   citing Page: 125,126; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M637; Line: 11819; Digital film/folder number: 005157139; FHL microfilm: 0568147; Image number: 418
   FamilySearch Record: XHK1-VBF (accessed 16 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY8-S2JT
   Rachael Autry in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Bundy, Vivian Mayo & Brooks, Robert Autry. The Descendants of Cornelius Autry, Immigrant, of Edgecombe County, North Carolina Neil Culbreth of Sampson County North Carolina, and Allied Families. 2nd ed. 1996, p. 349-50. Charlotte, North Carolina: Herb Eaton Historical Publications.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #241354702 (accessed 16 March 2024)
   Memorial page for William Page Autrey (1745-1790); Maintained by S Remmark-Fuhrman (contributor 47357442).
5. ↑ Ancestry Record 3566 #17128426 Pitt County NC Early Census Index
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004204423_002_M9CD-CV2; FHL microfilm: 444657; Image number: 26; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01139-7
   FamilySearch Record: M4BV-JYW (accessed 16 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GT9-P7P
   Agga Honeycut (63) in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
7. ↑ 1790 Pitt County NC Census Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1790; Census Place: Pitt, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 455; Image: 586; Family History Library Film: 0568147

See also:

• Family History for Cornelius Autrey 500 years of Wittel and related families, Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• The Descendants of Cornelius Autry, Family History Library

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Cheri Hoffman for creating WikiTree profile Autrey-57 through the import of Hoffman Family Tree.ged on Jun 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Cheri and others.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Nancy (Autry) Cashwell.