Samuel Job (abt. 1735 - abt. 1819)

Born about 1735 in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (McKay) Jobe — married 1758 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1819 at about age 84 in Missouri Territory, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Jobe Name Study.

Samuel was a Friend (Quaker)

Samuel was born about 1735 in East Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania to Caleb Job and Barbary (Unknown). After Caleb's death in 1750, Barbary married Ephriam Leath and had more children.

1740-1760-Augusta Co, Virginia (Present Day Warren Co., Virginia) Raised here as a child and was taught the Quaker virtues of hard work. He knew farming, surveying, building and the management of a large plantation.

The last we hear of Samuel is the 1819 Thomas Greene papers which stated that he and some of his sons had went to Missouri Territory.

Previous Listed Children

(July 2015) by Ann (Jobe) Desjardins Brown (55 years of researching the Job/Jobe family)

Due to no substantial evidence and heresay, I'm removing Benjamin, Martha and Eady as children of Samuel Jobe and Dorcas MacKay. In my years of research, I've only seen these three mentioned in the Jobe Journal. There is a possibllity that they MIGHT BE grandchildren of Samuel and Dorcas, at this time, I cannot find anything on them. Should you have something on these three - please write me.

Children mentioned in records of Miss Katharine Reynolds

These four 'assumed daughters OR granddaughters" of Samuel Job and Dorcas MacKay have really been a mystery. Though they were mentioned in early family records that Katherine had in her possession, very little has been found on them. Some have placed them as being children of Samuel's oldest son, Daniel Job. They were mentioned and located by Katharine Reynolds , who descends from Samuel's son, Daniel.

• 1) Dorcas Job - Supposedly, she married David Dillingham about 1791.

• 2) Susan Job -Supposedly, she married a Mr. Stanton.

• 3) Jennie Job

• 4)Mary Job - Supposedly, she married a Mr. Warner

Any proof or sources on these three daughters or granddaughters would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Timeline

• 1771-Caswell Co, NC

NOTE: Samuel Job and his family moved to Caswell Co, NC -which then extended to the Holston River. (Likely he was one of the 1st settlers of those Virginians known as the Watauga Association.--soon realized that this settlement was part of NC)

• 1774-Job family resided in the Watauga Settlement, the first community in NOrth Carolina's western frontier

• 1776-This territory was annexed to NC. Washington District became Washington Co.-with Mississippi River as Western Boundary. After start of RW, Samuel enlisted as Private and became one of the hardy mountaineers of Washington Co., who under John Seiver & Evan Shelby, did valiant service against the loyalist and royal troops.

Samuel Job performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Samuel Job is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062842.

• 1777-Samuel and his young sons left the Shenandoah Valley to join the Continental Army. He was 42. The Quakers asked him to resign; he refused and was therefore dismissed. During the war year, Samuel & his sons were quartered at the plantation of Richard Pryor in Louisa Co, VA. After the war, Samuel's sons, Caleb and Daniel married the red-haired Pryor sisters. (Though earlier records say that Caleb and Daniel Job returned to Augusta Co., VA to marry, it is NOW BELIEVED that they married in Greene/Cocke Co, TN. It APPEARS that Richard PRYOR was living in Greene Co., TN between 1783 when he appears on a Tax list to 1795 when he sells his land

• 1778/1779-After the Rev. War (Land Grants for Soldiers)

• 1778 -"Washington Co., created by North Carolina and it consisted of the entire territory of the present State of Tennessee. A land office was set up, with each family head receiving 640 acres + 100 for his wife + 100 acres for each child"

• 1778-The war had depleted the family coffers. The offer of gvt. lands in lieu of unpaid wages were accepted. (Large tracts of land were being given to the veterans for their services)

NOTE: Today Kendrick's Creek is in Sullivan Co., TN. At this time, it was in Washington Co., TN. Sullivan Co., TN was formed from Washington Co., TN in 1779.

• 1778 -- NC Land Grants in Tennessee -- Entry #851, File #775 -- Christopher Choat, 300 acres, NC Grant Book 69, page 135, Entered 30 December

• 1778...State of N. C. Washington Co.,...To be laid off according to law for Christopher Choote, 300 acres lying on the waters of Kendricks Creek and the waters of the Holston River, joining Samuel Job...3 May 1779 John Carter, E. T.

• 1779-State of North Carolina Washington County November 24, 1778 No. 621} to the Surveyor of said County you are hereby Required to measure and lay according to law six hundred acres of land on Kindrakes Creek … for Samul Jobe ~ joining Capt. Henry Clarkes lien given under my hand this 3 day of April 177919:17, 25 February 2022 (UTC)19:17, 25 February 2022 (UTC) John Carter (two initials follow ?) C.T.

This plotting in the form of a tract of land survey for Samuel Jobe MONTH (?) 10 th 1779 situate (sic) lying & being in North Carolina, Washington County on Kendricks Creek & bounded as follows the Viz. Beginning at a white oak on a dividing line between S. Jobe and Capt. Henry Clark thence along said line South thirty four degrees West two hundred and sixty two poles to a White Oak thence West one hundred and forty two to a White Oak thence South two hundred and forty seven poles to a Chestnut tree thence East two hundred poles to a white oak to Barnes line thence along said line North forty poles to a corner Black Oak thence (East eighty two poles to three hickory trees) [words in parenthesis appear to be crossed out] on said Barnes line East eighty two poles to three hickory trees thence North four hundred & eighteen poles to the beginning containing four hundred and twelve acres plotted by a scale of one hundred equal parts to an inch. James Stuart C.T. (?)

• 1782-Washington Co., TN Deeds: p325-8 10/24/1782 NC TO SAMUEL JOBE 1. #189 - 512 Acres on Kindreeks Creek next to Capt. Henry Clark and Joseph Barns. 2. #273- 200 acres on Kendereeks Creek next to his first survery. CONS: 50 shillings per 100 acres.

• 1782-Samuel received Land Grant #189 (state of NC-now TN)-issued 24 Oct 1782 for 512 acres on Kendricks Creek in Washington Co, NC

NOTE: This area had become Sullivan Co., TN in 1779

• 1782-State of North Carolina Seal -STATE OF - Department of The NORTH Secretary of State CAROLINA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

I, Thad Eure, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the following and hereto attached ( three sheets) to be a true copy of Land Grant No. 189, issued October 24, 1782, to Samuel Jobe for 512 acres of land in Washington County, Tennessee, together with surveyor’s plat and warrant for same.

The original of which is now on file and a matter of record in this office.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal.

Done in Office, at Raleigh, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1974.

Signature: Thad Eure

County: Washington

Name: Jobe, Samuel

Acres: 512

Grant No. 189

Issued: 24th October 1782

Warrant No. Entry No. 621

Entered: 24 Nov. 1778

Book No. 49 Page No. 221

Location: On Kendricks Creek

State of North Carolina

No.189 Know ye that we have granted unto Samuel Jobe, five hundred and Twelve acres of land in our County of Washington On Kendricks Creek Beginning at a White Oak on a dividing line between said Jobe and Capt. Henry Clark thence along said line South thirty four degrees West two hundred and sixty two poles to a White Oak thence West one hundred and forty two to a white Oak thence South two hundred and forth seven poles to a Chestnut tree thence East two hundred poles to a White Oak on Joseph Barnes line thence along said line North forty poles to a corner Black Oak thence on said Barnes line East eighty two poles to three hickorys, thence North four hundred and eighteen poles to the Beginning to note unto the said Samuel Jobe his heirs and assigns forever dated the 24th day of October 1782

By His Excellency Com.Heit Martin

? Glasgow Ter (?)

• 1786-Sullivan Co, TN Deeds (Deed Book 1-2 1775-1796)pp. 296-298

-Samuel Jobe to Nathan Jobe-deed of Warranty

-Oct 25, 1786 consideration-a certain sum (75 acres)

-Witnesses-Uel Lamkin, Jonthan Mulkey, Peter Jackson

This indenture made this twenty-fifth Day of October in the [year of] our Lord one thousand hundred (sic) eighty six between Samu[el Job in] the county of Caswell State of North Carolina of the one pa[rt and] Nathan Job of Sullivan County and state aforesaid of the oth[er part] Witnesseth that for and in consideration of a certain sum to Sd Samuel Job will & truely in hand paid at or before the s[aid] Delivering of these presents the receipt whereof I do hereb[y] acknowledge have bargined & sold in fee simple & confirmed Sd Nathan Job his heirs Ex-eter, Adm" & assigns forever a tract of or piece or parcell of land Containing by estimati[on] five Acres be the same more or less Lying and being in Sull[ivan] County & State aforesaid beginning at two Chesnut Oaks thenc[e hundred & eighty poles to a white Oak on Joseph Bowens line North Sixty poles to a black Oak thence North Seventy five hundred & twenty poles to a chesnut Oak on the west Side of (sic) Ridge thence South thirty Six west one hundred and twen[ty] poles to the Beginning together with all houses fences ways water. Courses orchards & all appertenances belonging or in appertaining with all Rents & Reversions of Rents & all oth[er] estate Right & title that may now or ever have after may ap[pear] the Same free from trouble hindrance of any persons whateve[r] Claiming the same to have & to hold all & singular the afor[esaid] and premises with every Part & parcel from all incumbrances mortgages Dowers & Revisions by or from me the Said Samuel [Job] other person or persons whatsoever & to be to the only use [of] Sd Nathan Job his heirs Ex-eter Adm" & assigns for ever as hand and Seal the Day and date above written Signed Seald a[nd] Delivered. In presents of us

Uel Lamkin his

Jonathan Mulkey Samuel X Job

Peter Jackson mark

Sept 11th 1789 Reg std

page 294

NOTE: Nathan Jobe is Samuel's brother.

-Samuel Jobe to Peter Jackson -Oct 25, 1786 (September 11) -87 acres Sullivan Co., NC (now TN) -Witnesses: Uel Lamkin, Jonthan Mulkey, and Nathan Jobe

This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of october in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and eighty six between Samuel Job of the County of Caswell and State of north Carolina of the one part & of Peter Jackson of Sullivan County & State aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that for and on Considerative of the Sum of twenty five pounds Current money to him the D-Samuel Job will and truly in hand paid at or before the Sealing & Delivering of these presents tho Receipts whereas do acknowledge have bargained D-Job on the Simple and Confirmed unto him the Said Peter Jackson his heirs (Exe-ter Admin) & assigns for ever a certain tract or piece or parcell of land containing by estimates, eighty Seven Acres be the Same more or less lying & being in Sullivan County on The (Lrania?- Pranig? Zranig?  ??) of Kindricks Creek Begining at a white (acornen ?) of Bery? Clarks Survey then South ten Degrees west seventy holes to a white oak and a black ash then South Twenty five two hundred poles to two white ash then South fifty seven East thirty holes to a black then east one hundred poles to three hickorys then north two hundred and eighty poles to a red Ash then South eighty four west ten poles to the begining together with all houses fences ways water and water Courses orchards with all names belonging or in any wise appertaining with all Rents & versions of Rents & all other the Estate Right & title that may now or ever hereafter may appertain to the Same free from trouble or hindrence of any person whatsoever lawfully claiming the same to have and to hold all & singular the aforesaid Land & premisses with every part & parcele from all Incumbrances of mortgages Dowers and Revisions by or from me the D-Samuel Job or any other person or persons whatever & to be to the only use to himthen to Peter Jackson his heirs (Exe-ter Admiss) & assigns for ever as witness my hand and Seal this Day and Date above written

Signed & Sealed & Delivery his

Samuel X Job (??)

-Samuel Jobe to Jacob Jobe -Oct 25, 1786 -290 acres -Witnesses: Uel Lamkin, Jonthan Mulkey, Nathan Jobe

• 1786 -Oct 25

Samuel Jobe of Caswell Co.,, NC (now TN) deeded land to brother Nathan Jobe of Sullivan Co, TN.

• 1787- Greene Co., TN (today Cocke Co, TN)

BIG PIGEON CREEK (1787)

The following account regarding Big Pigeon Church is copied from EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF NEWPORT AND COCKE COUNTY, by W. J. McSween (Newport Times, 1903); reprinted in the Newport Plain Talk, 1933, and in the Newport Plain Talk, July 27, 1967, page 4b):

http://pblib.org/FamHist-CockeTN.html

“We now approach the organization of the first religious society that ever existed in Cocke county, and the erection of the first meeting house.

In the latter part of the year 1785, and in the spring of 1786, the Big Pigeon settlement was visited by Jonathan Mulkey and William Reno, Primitive Baptist preachers, and their labor resulted in the election of William Whitson and Abraham McKay (now called McCoy), as a committee to meet with the association held at Kendrick's Creek, (Sullivan county) in the year 1786, and petitioned for permission and the assistance of two ministers to establish a Primitive Baptist church. Accordingly on the 6th day of December, 1787, the Rev. (Elder) Isaac Barton and the Rev. (Elder) William Reno, and others met at the house of Jas. English (now Ed Burnett) on Big Pigeon river and constituted, as they expressed it, the Primitive Baptist Society on Big Pigeon river, and there formulated a Confession of Faith which conformed to the Confession of Faith adopted and promulgated by the Primitive Baptists at Philadelphia, Pa., on the 25th day of September, 1742. From these old records and from this church organization we are able to extract the names of the progenitors of very many of the leading and influential families that now live in Cocke county. The following are the names of the original members that assisted in the organization of the church: William Whitson, DAVID JOB, Abraham McKay, Elizabeth Whitson, LEZEANNAH JOB, Rachel McKay, Mourning Prier, Mourning Denton, DORCAS JOB, Mary White and Nickless Woodfin.

A little after the days of the organization, owing to the hostile incursions of the Indians the members of the church, as well as other inhabitants of the valleys of the Big Pigeon and French Broad rivers, were compelled to shut themselves up in the various forts that had been erected in Cocke county and the church was for a time disbanded.

The forts referred to were as follows: William Whitson's fort situated on Big Pigeon river near the big spring on Campbell McNabb's place below the Denton Mill, now owned by William Wood; McKay's fort on French Broad river located at the same place where Geo. McNabb's old residence now stands; Huff's fort on French Broad opposite the Holland farm, this fort has recently burned down; Wood's fort situated on French Broad river near where J. H. Clark now lives. The inhabitants, or rather the women and children, remained housed in these forts from January, 1788 to September, 1788, and then until February, 1789, and for a period of nearly ten years, there were constant raids and depredations, horses stolen and men, women, and children massacred by the Indians….

In the year 1794 this church society selected a place to erect a meeting house, which was on the north bank of the Big Pigeon river on the land of Thos. Dillon and in the angle of the road leading up said river and from said road to John Hale's house at or near where Geo. Gray's house stands. This meeting house was completed on the 1st of October, 1794; it was built of large hewed logs, securely notched down. It was thus built for two reasons -- first, there were no saw mills in the country to manufacture lumber; second, it made a substantial fort, and furnished a sure protection against the deadly bullet of the savage. It is a well attested historical fact that the attendants at this place of worship, and all other churches at that date, carried with them their trusty rifles and deposited them within easy reach until religious services were over. Abraham McKay was the clerk of this church from its organization until the year 1823 when he was succeeded by his son…”

From Minutes of Big Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church, Cocke Co. TN, 1787-1874: A full transcription can be accessed here:

https://fdocuments.in/document/minutes-of-the-big-pigeon-primitive-baptist-church-cocke-minutes-of-the-big.html

About the year 1785 and 1786 at the settlement of French Broad and Big Pigeon rivers in which settlement were found a few people Distinguished by the name of Baptists; in which time we lived for some Considerable season without the benefit or the blessing of the preached Gospell Amongst us ....we Requested two of the Brethren Namely Wil.m Whitson and Abr.m McKay to Present our Sircumstance by a petition to the Association held on Kindricks Crick in the year 1786, the Request of the Above petition was that they would appoint some of the breathren to inquire into our Sircumstance and our ripeness for Constitution....and in December in the year 1787 we were visited by two Ministers for the before Mentioned purpose; by appointment we met at Mr. Englishes on big Pidon River and After Duely deliberating on the same we were Constituted on the following Principles.... Viz -

December the 6th 1787-

We the members of the Baptist Sociaty on Big pidgen River…. In witness whearof we have heareunto set our Names Constituted by Isaac Barton & Wil.m Reno

Will.m Whitson DAVID JOB Abram McKay Elizabeth Whitson LEZEANN JOB Rachel McKay Mourning prier Mourning Denton DARCAS JOB Mary white

Receiv.d the same day by Expearrence James English and Nickless Woodfin

“The Constitution Now being in its Infincy and no Meeting hours or purticler place of worship we Assembled or met at houses Conveanent in the Neighbourhood both for Publick worship and for Church buisness. The indians soon after breaking out and being troblesom so that we were Oblig.d to bee Confind in fortes which rendard us incapibel of Conducting our buisness in a regular Manner but Proseading as Followeth. vizMeet at samuel Job.s on big Pidgen River and after prayer proseaded to business …”

• 1787-8 Greene Co., TN Tax List - , taken by Abr'm McKay:

Name Land White Persons Negroes Abram McKay 200 Moses McKay 100 1 Samuel Job 200 Enoch Job Junr -

• 1789-Feb 28

William Reno preached at home of Samuel Job on the Big Pigeon River. (In early days of church the members were forced to barricade themselves in various forts due to the hostile Indians--constant raids, stolen horses, and people being massacred by the Indians. For some time the church was disbanded.

• 1792 - Nov. 10; Big Pigeon Church Minutes (Geene Co., TN)

“Bro Wil.m Whitson Made Application to the Church for a letter of Dismistion for sister Darcus Job. the same being granted”

NOTE; Although Dorcas Jobe was dismissed by letter from Big Pigeon Church, her family did not go far. Samuel Jobe and sons Caleb, Jacob, and Daniel are next found named in records of Jefferson Co., formed from Greene Co. this year. Isaac Jobe who served as corporal in the Jefferson Regiment of Hamilton District in 1794 may be Samuel's son of that name. William Jobe who was found on the 1783 Greene Co. tax list was also of Jefferson Co. at this time.

• 1792 - Jefferson Co., TN was created from Greene and Hawkins Co. TN

• 1792 - Knox Co., TN was created from Greene Co., TN

Sources

• Fairfax Land Suit

• Thomas Green Papers in Library in VA - Historical Society in Richmond, VA

• Will of Caleb Job, father of Samuel Job

• Quaker Records -many of whom I transcribed

• Bill Jobe Journal (much of which I was also a contributor when he visited me personally) (1989/1990)

• Will of Robert McKay Sr-Augusta Co, VA

• Hite-McKay Patent in 10/21/1731 by Gov & Council in VA

• "Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee," By C. P. Cawthorn and N. L. Warnell 1987

• Cocke Co.,, Tennessee Big Pigeon Church Minutes 1787 - 1874

• Big Pigeon Creek Church Records - Greene Co., TN (today Cocke Co., TN)

Acknowledgments

• Ann (Jobe) Brown (1967-2023)

• Miss Katharine Reynolds (1967-1975) - THE ROBERT MACKAY FAMILY

• Bill Jobe of the Bill Jobe Journals

• Research of Hunter B. MacKay (Front Royal Library)

• Research of Fanny Mc Quire

• Beatrice Mackey Doughtie, THE MACKEYS & ALLIED FAMILIES

• Personal Correspondence/Research of Vanessa Wood (Dec 2005)

Thank you to Sherry Clendenon for creating WikiTree profile Job-118 through the import of Moore - Johnson-tree-Aug2013-2.ged on Aug 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sherry and others.