Mary Ann (Davis) Adcock (abt. 1825 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1825 in White County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Adcock — married 17 Dec 1845 in White County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 55 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mary Ann Davis was born and raised on a farm in White County, Tennessee. She was the 8th born of 14 children. Her father had moved from North Carolina to Tennessee before the children were born.

Mary Ann was 20 years old when she married Isaac Adcock. Isaac was from Tennessee, and had moved to White County during childhood. He was the 6th born child of 7 children, and also raised in a farming family.

Early in their marriage, Isaac and Mary Ann moved to Hardeman County, where Mary Ann's father and several of her siblings had moved. Mary Ann’s brother moved in with them for a while, and assisted Isaac with the farming. They were tenant farmers at this time, producing crops of Indian corn, oats, and sweet potatoes. They also owned swine and sheep.

A few years later, they moved back to White County and purchased a farm next to Isaac's parents. They were in their 30's by then, and had 7 children. It is assumed they lived there until after Isaac's father passed away, then moved on to the Gainesboro area of Tennessee. This is where they made their home on Sugar Creek, in the old Tick's Mill Community. There is a beautiful description of their home and property in the biography of Isaac Adcock.

Isaac and Mary Ann, in their 50's, were surrounded by grown children and grandchildren living nearby. Isaac's sister lived with their family for a while, and one of Mary Ann's sisters lived in the general area as well. That was in 1880, the last census where Mary Ann can be located. It is unknown when she passed away. Isaac lived another 20 years, and was buried on his property overlooking the orchards.

Three of their sons, Stokley, Tilman, and Mack, later moved to Arkansas, and all three changed the spelling of their surname from Adcock to Adcox in the 1890’s. Another son, William, who remained in Gainesville, had children (James and Thomas) who later changed their spelling to Adcox as well.

PARENTAGE

Mary Ann Davis is assumed to be the daughter of Augustus Parks Davis, based on the following:

• Mary Ann Davis and Issac Adcock married in White Co, then moved to Hardeman Co. on 1850 census.
• Augustus Davis was also living in White Co TN in 1840, the same as Issac Adcock's family.
• Augustus Davis was also in Hardeman Co TN in 1850, same as Isaac Adcock and Mary Ann.
• No other Adcock's were living in Hardeman in 1850, so it seems reasonable to conclude Isaac and Mary Ann moved there because of Augustus and other related Davis family members.
• Issac Adcock's brother, William Adcock, also married a DAVIS. Martha and Mary Ann Davis are assumed to be sisters, and both Davis girls fit correctly into the age groups of Augustus Davis' 1840 census.
• Mary Ann's assumed brother, James Davis, was living with Mary Ann in 1850. James also fits correctly into the age group of Augustus Davis' 1840 census.

Question: Were there other Davis families in 1840 White Co. TN that have a female about age 15 ?

Answer: Yes - family of Jesse Davis, and family of Ephraim Davis.

Jesse appears to be Jesse Davis(1790-1860) w/wife Catherine Price Potts(1804-1887), who lived in White Co TN from 1818 - 1840, then moved to Arkansas. I cannot identify their female child born about 1826.

Ephraim Davis lived in White Co in 1830. Cannot locate Ephraim in 1850. Cannot identify his wife or children.

BIRTH / DEATH

Birth: between 1821-1825, per census in 1830, age 5-9.

Birth: between 1821-1825, per census in 1840, age 15-19

Birth: 1825, per census in 1850, age 25, w/husband

Birth: 1824, per census in 1860, age 36, w/husband

Birth: 1817, per census in 1870, age 53, w/husband

Birth: 1823, per census in 1880, age 57, w/husband

Death: cannot locate after 1880

Last known location: Jackson County, TN

Place of Death: assume Jackson County since her husband was still there at his death in 1899.

MARRIAGE

Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Isaac Adcock

Spouse: Miss Mary Ann Davis

Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1845

Marriage County: White

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1830 Census: White, Tennessee

Name: Augustus Davis

2 - Males - Under 5: .......... male#4(1826-1830),James(1828)

2 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... Jonathan(1817), male#3(1816-1820)

1 - Males - 50 thru 59: ....... Augustus(1776-1780)

1 - Females - Under 5: ....... Martha(1827)

2 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... Mary(1825), Celia(1820)

2 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... Hannah(1814), Rebecca(1812)

1 - Females - 40 thru 49: ... WIFE(1781-1790)

Free White Persons - Under 20: 9

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1

Total Free White Persons: 11

1840 Census: White, Tennessee

Name: Augustus Davis [??Gustus Davis]

Home in 1840 (City, County, State):

2 - Males - 5 thru 9: ............ male#5(1831-1840), Nero(1835)

1 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... James(1828)

1 - Males - 60 thru 69: ....... Augustus(1776-1780)

1 - Females - Under 5: ...... Catherine(1837)

1 - Females - 10 thru 14: ... Martha(1827)

1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... Celia(1820), Mary(1825)

1 - Females - 40 thru 49: ... WIFE(1781-1790) [age is OFF]

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2

Free White Persons - Under 20: 6

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1

Total Free White Persons: 8

1845: Marriage

1850 Census: Hardeman county, Hardeman, Tennessee, family #774

Isaac Adcock ....... 24 ... TN ... farmer … cannot read/write

Mary Adcock ....... 25 ... TN

William Adcock ..... 4 ... TN

Martha Adcock ..... 3 ... TN

James Adcock ....... 0 ... TN

James Davis ........ 22 ... TN … laborer

1850 Non-population schedules

Name: Isaac Adcock

Location: Hardeman, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Enumeration Date: 10 Oct 1850

Schedule Type: Agriculture

0 acres land <----------

$10.00 Value of farming implements

$90.00 Value of livestock

Livestock: 1 horse, 2 milch cows, 4 sheep, 12 swine

Produced during past year:

150 bushels of Indian Corn, 10 bushels of oats, 25 bushels of sweet potatoes

25 lbs butter, 1 bale of cotton (400 lbs), 5 lbs wool

NOTE: There are NO other ADCOCK families in Hardeman in 1850.

However, there are many DAVIS families; Mary Ann's father and siblings.

1851: Mary Ann's father passed away

185x: moved back to White County, Tennessee

1856: living in White County, Tennessee

from Richard C. Fulcher:

This family is in White county, TN. where Isaac purchased

a 95 3/4 acre farm from William Crews for $139.00

1860 Census: Cassville, District 6, White, Tennessee, family#781

Isaac Adcock ......... 33 ... TN ... cannot read/write … Farmer

Mary Adcock ......... 36 ... TN … cannot read/write

William Adcock ..... 13 ... TN … attends school

Martha Adcock ..... 12 ... TN … attends school

James Adcock ....... 10 ... TN … attends school

Sarrah Adcock ........ 9 ... TN … attends school

John Adcock ............ 5 ... TN

Filmore Adcock ...... 3 ... TN ... [Filmore Tilmon Adcock]

Stokely Adcock ....... 1 ... TN

1860 Census Notes:

Living next to family #780: parents: John Adcock age 74, Mary age 71, both from SC

1860 Census for Jackson county, Tennessee Lists Isaac as a framer

with $600.00 in Real Estate and $150.00 in personal property.

Neither Isaac nor Mary could read or write but were sending their

oldest children to school.

186x: Isaac's father passed away

186x: moved to Jackson County, Tennessee, where Isaac's brother William was living

Note: Isaac's brother William, was married to Mary Ann's sister Martha.

1867: probably living In Jackson Co. TN by 1867, per marriage of daughter Catherine.

1870 Census: Gainesboro, District 16, Jackson, Tennessee, family#62

Isaac Adcock ............ 52 ... TN … cannot read/write … farmer

Mary A Adcock ........ 53 ... TN … cannot read/write

William F Adcock .... 23 ... TN … cannot read/write

John Adcock ............ 14 ... TN … cannot read/write

Tilmon Adcock ........ 13 ... TN … cannot read/write

Stockey T Adcock ... 12 ... TN … cannot read/write

Mcdonal Adcock ..... 10 ... TN … cannot read/write

Polly Ann Adcock ...... 4 ... TN

Anna Adcock ........... 56 ... TN ... [sister]

1870 Census Notes:

Real estate $400. personal $200

Notice wrong ages for Isaac and Mary on this census.

The children's ages are consistent among 1860/1870/1880 census'.

Living next to family#63, Isaac's daughter Martha age 22, Elija Netherton, age 22

1880 Census: District 6, Jackson, Tennessee, family#246

Isaac Adcock ........ 54 ... TN,SC,SC ... Self ... cannot read/write

Mary A. Adcock .... 57 ... TN,SC,SC ... Wife ... cannot write

Polly A. Adcock .... 14 ... TN,TN,TN ... Daughter ... attends school

Levi Roberson ........ 7 ... TN,TN,TN ... Grandson

1880 Census Notes:

Occupation: farming

Levi/Lee Robertson is son of Sarah Adcock(b.1851) and John Robertson(b.1844)

Living next to family#244: Issac's son, William Adcock, age 28, Vestie, age 25

Living next to family#245: Issac's son, John Adcock, age 25, Jane L, age 26

Living next to family#247: Isaac's daughter, Sarah Odom, age 27, William, age 38

also living in ODOM household is Annie Adcock (sister of Isaac Adcock)

Other potential parents:

These are the other 1840 census's where Mary Ann Davis(b.1825) could possibly fit:

1840 Census: White, Tennessee

Name: Jesse Davis

1 - Males - 5 thru 9:

2 - Males - 10 thru 14:

1 - Males - 40 thru 49:

1 - Females - 5 thru 9:

1 - Females - 10 thru 14:

1 - Females - 15 thru 19:

1 - Females - 40 thru 49:

Total Free White Persons: 8

Note: This is probably Jesse Davis(1790-1860) and Catherine Price Potts(1804-1887), who lived in White from 1818 - 1840, then moved to Arkansas. I cannot identify their female child born about 1826.

1840 Census: White, Tennessee

Name: Ephraim Dares

[Ephraim Davis]

1 - Males - 5 thru 9:

2 - Males - 10 thru 14:

1 - Males - 15 thru 19:

1 - Males - 40 thru 49:

1 - Females - 10 thru 14:

1 - Females - 15 thru 19:

1 - Females - 30 thru 39:

Total Free White Persons: 8

Note: Ephraim lived in White Co in 1830. Cannot locate in 1850. Cannot identify his wife or children.

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