Almon Guinn (abt. 1730 - bef. 1801)

Born about 1730 in Goochland, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary (Evans) Guinn — married 1751 in Goochland, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before Dec 1801 before about age 71 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Almon Guinn was a Virginia colonist.

Almon was born about 1730 in Goochland County, Virginia. His parents are unknown. He passed away in 1801 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Almon married Mary Evans in 1751 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Colony.^[1]

In 1786 Almon is listed in Surry County, North Carolina.^[2]

By 1790 Almon and his family were listed in Stokes County, North Carolina. In his household are:

• 1 male age 16 & over
• 1 male under age 16 [prob. son Thornton P Guinn]
• 3 females, presumed to include wife and 2 daughters^[3]

Death & Legacy

Almand Guinn's will was written 13 September 1800 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Abstract:

Bequeathals: Wife Mary, negros Lucy and Frank, Sarah, Loosey and Nancy; daughter Martha, decd., negroes Aggy and her children Bob, Frank, Rose and Cate; daughter Elizabeth DANIEL land lying between Alex. RUSSELL and Robt. ACTON; daughter Cresan CRITTENDON 1/2 of my land in Halifax Co., VA. where she now lives and negro Mike to devise to daughter Mary CRITTENDON on death of her mother; daughter Mary FARE negro Hanner and other articles; daughter Rebekah BURTON land I now live on and negro Amy; son Thorton Preseton GUINN balance of estate including plantation on Dan River and half of my land in Halifax Co., VA. also two tracts on Dan River I bought from William LADD and negroes George, Patty, Adam, Jack, Charity, Aggy and Tab. Executors: son Thorton Preston Guinn, son-in-law Peter BURTON. Signed: Almand (his mark) GUINN. Witnesses: Manoah BOSTICK (jurat) and John WILSON (Jurat)..... Certification: Stokes Co., NC. Court December 1800 Term. (Stokes Co., NC. Wills Vol. I).^[4]

Almon died before 26 December 1801 in Stokes County, North Carolina. A bond was posted on that date by Peter Benton of Stokes County regarding his purchase of a tract of land from Thornton Preston Guinn, son of Almon Guinn. The bond is to be paid in the event the will of Almon/Almand Guinn was for any reason set aside and the purchased land was not transferred back to Thornton Guinn.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-PFX : 29 January 2020), Alman Guin, 1751.
2. ↑ North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890.
   • Name: Almon Gwin
   • State: NC
   • County: Surry County
   • Township: Bosticks District
   • Year: 1786
   • Record Type: State or colonial census
   • Page: 001
   • Database: NC Early Census Index
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-837 : accessed 25 September 2020), Alman Guin, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 543, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
4. ↑ Will of Almand GUINN, 1800, Stokes County NC
5. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3KTM : 17 March 2018), Alman Guinn, 1801; citing Stokes, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgements

• Guinn-218 was created by Suzanne Smith through the import of SmithWilliamsMorrisonSchexnayder Family Tree_2014-10-13.ged on Nov 6, 2014.