Bilbrey Families in Overton, Tennessee

Date: 1830
Location: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Surname/tag: Bilbrey

Contents 1 Bilbrey Families in Overton County 1.1 1830 Census 1.2 1836 Taxes 1.3 1830s Deeds 1.4 1840s Deeds 1.5 1850s Deeds 2 Sources

Bilbrey Families in Overton County

These census records were assessed to look for all Bilbrey families in Overton County around 1830-1840. The goal is to attempt to support the supposition that the father of Isham Hansford Bilbrey (1805-1848) was Isham Hansford Bilbrey (1765-1847).

The courthouse in Overton County was burned down in 1865 by Captain John Francis and a band of Confederate guerillas.^[1] There were additional records lost to fires from other years.

1. Lost census: 1810
2. Lost marriage records: 1806 to 1866
3. Lost probate records: 1806 to 1869

In research notes titled "Bilbrey Family History from J. C. Bilbrey's Papers" it states that Isham, Laurence, and Johnnie Bilbrey, with wives and children (42 people in all), travelled across the mountains from Chatham County to Overton County, Tennessee. Isham was said to have come first. If they really migrated between 1800 and 1804, the Isham born 1805 would have been born in Tennessee, not in North Carolina.(Silva-1055 16:22, 1 August 2022 (UTC))

1830 Census

Bilbreys in the 1830 census in Overton County:^[2]

1. Lawrence (col. 192)
2. William Bilberry (col. 211)
3. Thomas Bilberry (col. 211)
4. John Bilberry (col. 211)
5. William Bilberry (col. 211)
6. Laird Bilberry (col. 211)

Taken from the Overton County 1830 census, in a non-stated district or town^[3]

• Gen 1 in TN Gen 2 in TN

1. Lawrence Bilberry (image 41 of 86) born 1770-1780
2. Herod Bilberry (image 53 of 86) born 1800-1810
3. Benton Bilberry (image 53 of 86) born 1790-1800
4. John Bilberry (image 69 of 86)^ɫ born 1760-1770 or born 1780-1790
5. Ensah Bilberry (image 69 of 86) born 1800-1810
6. John Bilberry (image 75 of 86) born 1790-1800
7. William Bilberry (image 79 of 86) born 1790-1800
8. Thomas Bilberry (image 79 of 86) born 1790-1800
9. John Bilberry (image 79 of 86) born 1800-1810
10. William Bilberry (image 79 of 86) born 1790-1800
11. Laird Bilberry (image 79 of 86) born 1800-1810
12. Isaac Bilberry (image 81 of 86) born 1790-1800
13. Isaac Bilberry (image 81 of 86) 1770-1780
14. Thomas Bilberry (image 81 of 86) born 1800-1810
15. Jescah? Bilberry (image 81 of 86) born 1800-1810

Note that Isham Sr. and Jr. were not found in the Overton County 1830 census. There was an Isham Bilberry in Dallas County, Alabama (Male 40-45 and Female 30-39) which was six hours away. There has been no indication that this family resided in Alabama at any point. There was a M^oDuse Bilberry on the same census page. The Isham listed there does not match the age of either Isham being researched.

^ɫ There were two older Bilberrys in this household. Could one of them have been Isham? Or, did they bring their father?

^ɫɫ The three brothers, Isham, Lawrence, and John, were supposedly the three brothers that migrated together to Overton County. Isham and Isaac don't sound alike, or I would think they might have taken the name down wrong (easily done, as it wasn't a common name in that location).

1836 Taxes

In 1836 Isham and his father, Isham, were both listed in the Overton, Tennessee early tax records.^[4] Presumably it was the elder Isham that was taxed on 150 acres, and the younger that was taxed on 40 acres.

1. Thomas Bilberry, Sr. 200 acres
2. Henry H. Bilberry 200 acres
3. John Bilberry, Sr. 50 acres + 30 acres + 50 acres
4. Thomas Bilberry, Jr. 25 acres
5. Benton Bilberry 60 acres + 50 acres + 50 acres + 30 acres
6. James Bilberry 80 acres
7. Isham Bilberry 150 acres
8. Isham H. Bilberry 40 acres
9. William Bilberry 30 (x5)

1830s Deeds

April 1827-September 1834 Deeds

1. On the 10th of November 1833 Isham Bilberry sold for $150 land on the waters of Matthew's Creek at the fork of the Roaring River, totalling 80 acres.^[5]

Note: The first deed entered in this book was for the 5th of February 1833.

1. On the 26th of February 1835 Isaac "Bilberry" purchased fifty acres of land in Overton County, near the Roaring River.^[6]
2. On the 28th of April 1835 William "Bilberry" signed a deed for 100 acres on the Roaring River, in Overton County, Tennessee.^[7]
3. On the 16th of September 1836 James "Bilberry" purchased twelve acres of land on the waters of Mathew's Creek in Overton County, Tennessee.^[8]
4. On the 28th of January 1839 Isaac "Bilberry" signed a deed for fifty acres of land near Points Creek, on the waters of the Roaring River, in Overton County.^[9]
5. On the 26th of June 1839 Isaac Bilberry purchased fifty acres of land on the waters of Matthew's Creek in Overton County.On the 28th of January 1839 Isaac "Bilberry" signed a deed for fifty acres of land near Points Creek, on the waters of the Roaring River, in Overton County.^[10]
6. On the 30th of November 1839 Isham H. "Bilberry" purchased fifty acres of land on the waters of Puncheon Camp Creek, on the waters of the Obed. (East of his brother John Bilberry's land)^[11]

1840s Deeds

1. On the 1st of June 1840 Isham H. Bilberry purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land on the waters of Puncheon Camp Creek, on the water of the Obeds River.^[12]
2. On the 29th of April 1841 James Bilbrey purchased one hundred and fifty acres on the waters of the Roaring River.^[13] This was the point in which the surname spelling was consistently changed from Bilberry to Bilbrey in deeds
3. On the 16th of October 1841 James "Bilbrey" purchased one hundred and fifty acres on the waters of the Roaring River in Overton County.^[14]
4. On the 5th of September 1844 Isaac Bilbrey purchased two hundred and fifty acres of land at the head of the waters of Puncheon Camp Creek, in Overton County.^[15]
5. It appears we are into the next generation here
6. On the 11th of September 1844 Binuru? Bilbrey purchased ten acres of land on the waters of Roaring River.^[16]
7. On the 8th of September 1847 William C. Bilbrey purchased one hundred acres on the foot of the mountain, in Overton County.^[17]
8. On the 16th of September 1847 William C. Bilbrey purchased six hundred acres (beginning at James A. Richardson's blacksmith shop) in Overton County.^[18]
9. On the 1st of October 1849 Isaac Bilbrey purchased five hundred acres of land on the waters of Puncheon Camp Creek, in Overton County.^[19]
10. On the 13th of October 1849 Charnel Bilbrey purchased two hundred acres on the waters of the west fork of the Obeds river.^[20]

1850s Deeds

1. On the 17th of May 1850 Benton Bilberry purchased two hundred acres of land on the head of the Puncheon Camp Creek.^[21] This is the first deed found for Benton
2. On the 9th of December 1851 Alexander P. Bilbrey purchased one hundred acres on the waters of the Matthew's Creek (near William Bilbrey).^[22]
3. On the 2nd of April 1853 William Bilbrey & Alexander P. Bilbrey purchased three hundred acres on the waters of Matthew's Creek, in Overton County.^[23]
4. On the 7th day of February 1855 Thomas Bilbrey purchased thirty acres of land, and a grant in the name of Isaac Crabtree of 600 acres.^[24]

Sources

1. ↑ Birdwell, Michael E. "Overton County" as viewed on tennesseeencyclopedia.net on 1 August 2022.
2. ↑ Sistler, Byron. "1830 Census: East Tennessee," (Evanston, IL: Byron Sistler, 1969), pp. 162 & 165. (on FamilySearch.org)
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", Year: 1830; Census Place: Overton, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 179; Page: 211; Family History Library Film: 0024537, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #736152 (accessed 1 August 2022), William Bilberry in Overton, Tennessee.
4. ↑ Tax Record: "Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895", Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2883 #123221 (accessed 1 August 2022), Name: Isham H Bilberry; Year: 1836; Residence: Overton, Tennessee.
5. ↑ "Deeds, v. F-G 1827-1838," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isham Bilberry, 1833; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 242 of 571)
6. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isaac Bilberry, 1835; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 27 of 200)
7. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for William Bilberry, 1835; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 33 of 200)
8. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for James Bilberry, 1836; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 54 of 200)
9. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isaac Bilberry, 1839; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 87 of 200)
10. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isaac Bilberry, 1839; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 94 of 200)
11. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isham Bilberry, 1839; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 96 of 200)
12. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isham Bilberry, 1840; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 97 of 200)
13. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for James Bilbrey, 1841; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 97 of 200) Note that his deed is dated 1842, but the deeds above and below him were in 1841 (so a mistake on his year).
14. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for James Bilbrey, 1841; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 101 of 200)
15. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isaac Bilbrey, 1844; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 106 of 200)
16. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Binuru Bilbrey, 1844; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 106 of 200)
17. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for William C. Bilbrey, 1847; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 124 of 200)
18. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for William C. Bilbrey, 1849; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 124 of 200)
19. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Isaac Bilbrey, 1849; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 132 of 200)
20. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Charnel Bilbrey, 1849; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 133 of 200)
21. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Benton Bilbrey, 1850; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 135 of 200)
22. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Alexander P. Bilbrey, 1851; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 140 of 200)
23. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for William Bilbrey & Alexander P. Bilbrey, 1853; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 142 of 200)
24. ↑ "Land entries, 1833-1856," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 August 2022), entry for Thomas Bilbrey, 1855; citing deeds of Overton County, Tennessee. (Image 146 of 200)