William Carson Tucker Sr. (abt. 1751 - 1813)

Born about 1751 in Randolph, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda (Coates) Tucker — married 1771 in Randolph County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 25 Aug 1813 at about age 62 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Tucker was born circa 1751, in Randolph County, North Carolina and was residing in Randolph County, North Carolina at the time of the American Revolutionary War. William took the Oath of Allegiance to the newly formed United States of American, in 1779. ^[1]

William Tucker is honored for his Patriotic Service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A104295. DAR Records indicate that William died before February 3, 1812, in Randolph County, North Carolina, and that his wife's name was Mildred (maiden name not given). Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, Jesse Tucker, who married Elizabeth Eddelman; and of his daughter, Amey Rosalee Tucker, who married Lewis Wesley Needham. ^[2]

William Tucker is found on the First Census of the United States, published in 1790 from 1781 tax records. ^[3] On the 1800 Census, William is residing in Hillsboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. ^{[4] [5]}

Research Notes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77017048/william-carson-tucker: There are some problems with this memorial, which indicates that his name is William Carson Tucker and that he served in the American Revolution in New Hampshire. There was a William Tucker of New Hampshire: https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A116758

Note: the marriage is generating an error: Marriage End after death October 27, 1800 : Marriage (with Matilda Coats) - Ohio, West Virginia, United States Sources: West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,2538::0 - 1,2538::1308518

In 1813, in the November Term of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, William's son-in-law, Lewis Needham sued Nathaniel Tucker, administrator of William Tucker's estate for his portion that was due him as the husband of William's daughter. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ THE NORTH CAROLINIAN, JOURNAL OF NC GENEALOGY, VOL 2, #2, P 185
2. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A104295
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-1B9 : Thu Oct 05 06:43:57 UTC 2023), Entry for William Tucker, 1790
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-M4S : Thu Oct 05 07:13:29 UTC 2023), Entry for William Tucker, 1800
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-GKR : Fri Oct 06 04:40:42 UTC 2023), Entry for William Tucker, 1810
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/48144570

• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800"
  Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia
  Ancestry Record 3002 #130030 (accessed 20 March 2024)
  William Tucker marriage to Matilda Groves on 27 Oct 1800.

• Legal Record: "North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2885 #2560 (accessed 20 March 2024)
  Name: William Tucker; Warrant or Survey Date: 3 Dec 1807; Warrant or Survey Number: 1840; Record Type: Survey Order.

• Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
  Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1781-1928 (Randolph County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #2564089 (accessed 20 March 2024)
  William Tucker probate in 1812 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.