Joseph Scales (1765 - 1830)

Born 28 Jul 1765 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Allen) Scales — married 7 Apr 1785 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1830 at age 64 in Shelby Co, TN

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Biography

Joseph was born 28 July 1765 in Guilford County, North Carolina,^[1] to Henry Gibson Scales and Mary Crunk. On 7 Apr 1785 probably in Rockingham County, North Carolina, he married Martha "Patsy" Allen, daughter of Valentine Allen and Nancy Ann Arnold, and they had at least nine children. They are listed on the 1790 Census in Rockingham County, North Carolina, with 3 females, some probably small.^[2] In 1800 they are in the town of Salisbury, still in Rockingham County, with 7 children: 2 males under ten, 2 females under ten, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 16-25.^[3] Sometime before 1820, they move to Davidson County, Tennessee, because he registers a land warrant #1953 in Oct 1820 there.^[4] He registers another land warrant #17986 in Shelby County, Tennessee, for 22 acres on 10 Sept 1822.^[5] He also acquires land in Lawrence County, Alabama, where in 1821 an election precinct was established at his place.^[6] His will is dated 18 Jan 1830 and recorded 2 Dec 1832,^[7] and it appears in Davidson Co. and Shelby Co., TN, and Franklin Co., AL. It is very long with many directives and was contested; it appears in Orphan's court in Franklin Co. and Shelby Co. still in 1843.^[8] He actually died 3 Feb 1830 in Shelby County, TN, and is buried in Scales Cemetery in Rockingham, NC.^[9] where his parents are buried.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #211511530.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-ZGF : accessed 28 November 2020), Joseph Scales, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 536, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-974 : accessed 28 November 2020), Joseph Scales, Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 439, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
4. ↑ Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
5. ↑ North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
6. ↑ Alabama History, 1540-1872 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data:Brewer, W.. Alabama. Her History, Resources, Ware Record, and Public Men. From 1540 To 1872. Montgomery, AL, USA: Barrett & Brown, 1872.
7. ↑ First Probate: Will Books, 1830-1862, Shelby County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee. Page 245 in written bk., page 90 in Typed bk.
8. ↑ Will Books, 1830-1862, Shelby County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee. Page 245 in written bk., page 134 typed bk.
9. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #211511530.

• O'Conner, Lula Price, The O'Conner-Conner-Simmons families. Southern Pines, N.C.: W.E. Cox, 1941. Page 36. (On-line @Ancestry)

• Boddie, John Bennett. Historical southern Families, Vol. II. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993, 1994. Page 265. (On-line @Ancestry)

• The Heritage of Rockingham County North Carolina (1983). The Heritage of Rockingham County. Rockingham County Historical Society. Published by the Rockingham Historical Society, Inc. in cooperation with Hunter Publishing Company. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 19 May 2010 through the import of My Family File.ged by Anonymous Stothart.