This research was done by Robert Carroll, Ph.D.
John and Moses were brothers. Moses was found on the MS 1810 Territorial Census Tax List. Absalom Carroll is mentioned in several Catahoula Parish records with Johh Carroll. It is possible that this Absalom, who died about 1829 in Jones Co., MS, was also John’s brother
After John’s death, his widow Mary married James Wright. On April 5, 1810, she bound her son Thomas into the care of John Bowie for 10 years. Bowie was to teach Thomas writing and arithmetic fundamentals and at the end of his tenure was to supply him with two suits of clothes and a horse, saddle, and bridle. Mary appointed her son William Carroll as her attorney to sell the land belonging to the heirs of John Carroll in 1813.
John Carroll (Carrel) was born about 1771 in Colleton District, SC, and died about 1810 in Catahoula Parish. About 1802 he married Mary Scoggins, daughter of Jonas and Catherine Scoggins who were in the Adams Co., MS, area before 1790. Mary was most likely not John’s first wife as his three sons (John, William, and Thomas) were all born between 1790-1800, according to Census records.
After John’s death his widow Mary married James Wright. On April 5, 1810, she bound her son Thomas into the care of John Bowie for 10 years. Bowie was to teach Thomas writing and arithmetic fundamentals and at the end of his tenure was to supply him with two suits of clothes and a horse, saddle and bridle.
John had at least three sons (Mary was most likely not their natural mother):[1]
John had at least three sons (Mary was most likely not their natural mother):
William b. between 1790-1800, SC (m. Martha Unkown), found in Ouachita Parish by 1820; involved in several land transactions. John b. Aug. 5, 1795, SC, d. Nov. 1, 1873, Jackson Parish, LA, m. Susan or Susannah Martin Jan. 17, 1817, Catahoula Parish; m. second wife Jane Carrick Squires April 7, 1843, Ouachita Parish; m. third wife Elizabeth J. Hamilton Webb Jan.16, 1868, Caldwell Parish; found in Ouachita Parish by 1830; he was a Methodist minister and a veteran of War of 1812. Thomas b. between 1790-1800, SC; d. between 1844-1850 in Ouachita Parish, m. Esther/Sarah Unknown, found in Ouachita Parish by 1830.
Sources:
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
Year: 1792; Ancestry.com. Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Year: 1792; Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
July 6, 1874 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 33
Ancestry.com. U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Mississippi, Adams County Probate Records; Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Adams County); Probate Place: Adams, Mississippi
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