Elizabeth Caroline (Richardson) James (1811 - 1891)

Born 1 Oct 1811 in Halifax County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Asa Bonnell James — married 26 Dec 1826 in Halifax County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1891 at age 79 in Cherokee County, North Carolina

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Biography

Elizabeth (Richardson) James is a part of US Black heritage.

Elizabeth has Native American ancestors.

Descendant of Elizabeth (Nansemond) Bass, progenitor of the Nansemond Indian Nation.

Descendant of Patt Boon, of the Tuscarora “Indian Woods” Reservation.

Descendant of Benjamin Richardson and Mary Bass, progenitors of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of NC.

When Elizabeth Caroline (Betsy) Richardson was born on October 1, 1811, in Halifax, North Carolina, her father, Hardy, was 23, and her mother, Darcas, was 17. She married Asa Bonnell James on December 26, 1826, in her hometown. They had 17 children in 30 years. She died on January 27, 1891, in Cherokee, North Carolina, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Murphy, North Carolina.

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Note from Findagrave.com:^[1]

“Hiawassee Dam Grave Removal Operations of 1938,” Cemetery Relocation Records 1933-1985, Box 50, Hiawassee Project, Grave Relocation Permits. National Archives Southeast Region, Atlanta. Original burial was on the James family farm; moved here by federal government in 1938. A plat in these records allowed family to determine location of grave and to place these stones in 2009."

Research notes

Linked father Hardy Richardson made a will that mentions a daughter Elizabeth. This daughter has been identified as "Elizabeth, born about 1815, received $5 by her father's will, living in household no.1382 with five children and $520 real estate in 1860." However, this information doesn't match Elizabeth James, who in 1860 lived in household 362 with $1500 real estate and 11 children. Elizabeth James is also white, as are her husband and descendants, while Hardy Richardson and his wife were mulatto and part Native American. In consequence, parents have been marked uncertain.

• Elizabeth Richardson's uncle, Absalom Richardson, was the bondsman to the marriage Bond of Elizabeth to Asa James in December 26, 1826 Halifax Co. "Absalom Richardson (abt.1790-bef.1880)"; and "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-4TR6 : 9 March 2021), Asa James and Betsey Richardson, 26 Dec 1826; citing Halifax, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.

• By 1849, the family had moved to Cherokee County, North Carolina. It is interesting to note that in the family was listed as "white", with 4 Free Colored People living with them in 1830, and with the entire household as "Free Colored People" in 1840 Warren County. By 1850, when they had moved to Cherokee County, the family was listed as "white" thereafter. The RICHARDSON and JAMES families from which ELIZABETH and ASA were from were all families of color, most likely of mixed blood, African American, White, and/or Native American. <https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/132869/I6287/elizabeth-richardson/individual>

Name Asa James
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Warren, North Carolina
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10 2
Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10 3
Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture 3
Total Free Colored Persons 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 8

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43855814/elizabeth-james

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJYX-J1N

• 1830; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 602; Family History Library Film: 0018091; "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPV-GDJ : 20 February 2021), Asa James, Fishing Creek, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing 602, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 18,091.

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Warren, North Carolina; Page: 43

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PQZ-XYK?cc=1401638&wc=95RV-8L4%3A1031311901%2C1031311902%2C1031340301 : 9 April 2016), North Carolina > Cherokee > Cherokee county, part of > image 143 of 152; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Year: 1850; Census Place: Cherokee, North Carolina; Roll: M432_625; Page: 74A; Image: 153

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDP-QV4 : 18 February 2021), Elizabeth James in entry for Asa James, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW88-R6C : 3 January 2021), Elizabeth James, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6J-MH7 : 19 February 2021), Elisabeth James, Notala, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 276D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,958. Year: 1860; Census Place: Notla, Cherokee, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892; Page: 2; Family History Library Film: 803892

• North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Child Victoria James & Francis Ann Mctaggort

• North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; Spouse Asa James, Bond # 000062918

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSH-M4D : 16 January 2021), Asa James and Betsey Richardson, 26 Dec 1826; citing Halifax, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,002,774. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Spouse Asa Jackson

• Find A Grave: Memorial #43855814

• profile owner's personal ref link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/262023110263/facts