Francis Queen (abt. 1751 - abt. 1802)

Born about 1751 in Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1802 at about age 51 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Francis Queen served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Francis Queen. ^[1][2][3][4]

Born 1751, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. ^[5][6]

Residence

• 1790, Iredell, North Carolina, United States. ^[7]
• 1800, Iredell, North Carolina. ^[8]

Birth

Date: 1751, Place: NC

Death

Date: 1802, Place: Iredale, NC

Timeline

Francis Queen of Rev. War and Iredell Co., NC

• 1762 - In Rowan Co., NC on 12 Dec. 1762, a "Francis Quiene, tailor"bought from William Harrison for 15 Pds. lot #5 N Square in Salisbury,Rowan Co., NC. And on 25 Dec. 1762 William Harrison sold "Francis Quiene, tailor" lots #27 and 28 in Salisbury. The only other Queen mentioned in Rowan Co. in this time frame is John Queen, in 1771.
• 1764 - On 14 March 1764, "Francis Quine, tailor" sold to Robert Pearis, merchant, lot No. 5 N Square Salisbury, and lots 27 and 28 for 29Pds. each.
• 1781 - Served 48 days in Light Horse Service from 26 Jan - 11 March,1781 under the command of Col. Francis Lock.
• 1787 - Iredell Co., NC; 3 Feb. 1787 Robert King sold to "Francis Quin"for 200 Pds. 200 acres on main Rocky Creek, adjoining John & James King,"being part of a tract granted Robert King in 1783.
• 1790 - On federal census in Iredell Co., NC: 1 WM >16, 3 WM<16, 4 WF,no slaves.
• Iredell Co., NC: John King sold to Francis Queen for 150 Pds. 400acres on both sides of main Rocky Creek adoining Robert King and WilliamHughes. (See Space:Iredell County, North Carolina, 1790 Census
• 1794 - Iredell Co. NC deed 7 July 1794 to Francis Queen, 100 (150?)acres on Rocky Creek ad j. N. side of a tract he bought from John King.Wit. Richard Dobbs Spaight.
• 1797 - Iredell Co., NC, Dec. 1797 - Francis Queen sold to James Queen for 60 Pds (?), 100 acres at the head of Rocky branch, N. side Creek,being land granted Francis Queen by State i n 1794. Also the State granted Francis Queen land on branches of Rocky Creek adjacent his uppertract on the Wilkes Co. line, or ridge of Mountain.
• 1800 - On the federal census, age 45 and over, for Iredell Co. NC, p.612: 01001-10001000 . No other Queens in Iredell Co.
• 20 April 1800, Francis Queen sold to George Gordon for 125 Pds. 150acres head branches Rocky Creek, "beginning at the Wilkes Co. line,being land granted James Purviance in 1793 and by deed To Queen." Also another tract of 50 acres beginning at the Wilkes Co. line, being part ofthe 150 acres granted to said Queen.
• 1803 - In Iredell Co. NC will written 24 March 1799 and filed in 1803(Francis may have died earlier) names "wife Margret...beloved son James(who owns land in Iredell Co. at the writing of the will)....beloved daughters Margret and Elizabeth and son Joseph..when he arrives at 21years of age, ...and son David... and daughter Polly ( my youngest).Will mentions James Mc Broom, names Joseph Nichols executor, and was witnessed by Joseph Millsaps and James McHargue . The three youngest (Joseph, David and Polly) are apparently under 21. Had considerable land .

• No date - is referred to as an American Rev. War soldier from NC in Pierces Register, APPENDI X, p. 622, #14 Francis Queen. Also appears in"Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution,"along with Thomas and William L. Queen.^[9]

Birth: CIRCA 1751

Death: POST 3-24-1799 IREDELL CO NORTH CAROLINA

Spouse: Margaret Unknown

Revolutionary War Service

Service: NORTH CAROLINA^[10]

Rank(s): PRIVATE

Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 17, P 1056

Service Description: 1) CAPT JOSEPH SHARPE, COL FRANCIS LOCK

Service Record: 1780, a Private under Capt. Joseph Sharpe and Col. Francis Locke (Rowan County Regiment). Also served from 1/26/1781 to 3/11/1781. From what is now Alexander County.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-533314003 Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=303329&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1800 Residence place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina
2. ↑ Source: #S-533313975 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1187839&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1750 Birth place: North Carolina
3. ↑ Source: #S-533313975 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1187796&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1750 Birth place: North Carolina
4. ↑ Source: #S-533314004 Year: 1790; Census Place: , Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1790usfedcen&h=175825&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1790 Residence place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
5. ↑ Source: #S-533313975 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1187839&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1750 Birth place: North Carolina
6. ↑ Source: #S-533313975 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1187796&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1750 Birth place: North Carolina
7. ↑ Source: #S-533314004 Year: 1790; Census Place: , Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1790usfedcen&h=175825&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1790 Residence place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
8. ↑ Source: #S-533314003 Year: 1800; Census, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=303329&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1800 Residence place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina
9. ↑ Source: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/2864/queendata.html
10. ↑ #DAR
11. ↑ #Lewis

• Source: S-533313975 Repository: #R-1045360190 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea
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• Source: S-533314003 Repository: #R-1045360190 1800 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Second Census of the United States, 1800. (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Grou
• Source: S-533314004 Repository: #R-1045360190 1790 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro
• Source: S-533314013 Repository: #R-1045360190 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=41877937&pid=588

• WikiTree profile Queen-160 created through the import of Family Nov 2011.GED on Sep 6, 2011 by Jim Tarbet. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jim and others.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 19, 2018), "Record of Frances Queen", Ancestor # A205300.
• "Genealogical Society of Iredell County, Inc., NC Revolutionary Soldiers’ Graves – Iredell, Davie & Alexander Co., Iredell County Tracks, Fall 2006." See Part 1 and Part 2
• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.
• J.D. Lewis, Revolutionary War record of Frances Queen