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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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.
↑ 2.02.11790 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.
↑ 4.04.1Memorial:
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).
↑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.
↑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.
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.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: