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Benjamin Franklin Wallace Sr (1807 - 1856)

Reverend Benjamin Franklin Wallace Sr
Born in Blount, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 10 Jul 1830 in Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 49 in Soddy, Hamilton, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Rev Benjamin F. Wallace, Sr

Birth: Jun. 1, 1807 Blount County Tennessee, USA

Death: Sep. 6, 1856 Soddy Hamilton County Tennessee, USA

Submitted by RobertT2653

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A profound Theologian Pioneer Presbyterian Church from May, 1832 to Sept 5, 1856.

CHATTANOOGA FREE PRESS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1995

Benjamin Wallace was a Presbyterian minister who served congregations at Soddy and Harrison.

Several of his sons fought on the Confederate side in the Civil War.

The family contributed a long line of preachers and ruling elders to the Presbyterian denomination.

Benjamin Wallace was born at Blount County in 1807.

His parents are listed as Isaac and Jane Wallace

The Wallaces had emigrated from Scotland to Ulster, Ireland, then William Wallace went to Bucks County, PA, about 1690.

His son James Wallace, went to Virginia, then pushed on to Mecklenburg County, NC.

Three of his sons, John, William and Joel, emigrated about 1770 to the section that became Tennessee. They settled in the vicinity of Maryville in Blount County.

The mother of Benjamin lived from 1785 until the last year of the Civil War.

Benjamin Wallace married Mary Anderson, who was born in 1811. They made their way at an early day to Hamilton County, where he gave three-fourths of his time to the Mount Bethel Church at Soddy and one-fourth to the church at Harrison. His pay at the latter church was listed in an 1845 report at "$2.50 in money, $14 in clothing, and $43 in work."

The Harrison church members said they "regret that they had done so little and they promised to do better in time to come." He received better treatment at the hands of the Soddy congregation. William Clift and Robert McGee in 1843 gave the minister 100 acres "so that the better to enable the said Benjamin Wallace to prosecute the gospel ministry in this section of the county." This land was adjacent to property he had purchased in 1838 from John Hanna on Little Soddy Creek. His land was near the juncture of the road to Dallas and the Valley Road.

The minister died in 1856.

The Wallace children included Lorella who was unmarried, Benjamin, James Anderson, John A., Ann, Isaac Abraham,. William, Jesse Albert, Margaret Amanda, David Samuel and Martha.

The children married into the neighboring Clift, McDonald, McGill and Patterson families at Soddy.

Isaac Abraham married Nancy McDonald and David married America McDonald. Martha Amanda married J.A.N. Patterson. Ann married David McGill.

Both Isaac A. and James A. fought the four years of the war on the Southern side.

James A. in 1861 joined Capt. Colville's company that became part of the 19th Tennessee Infantry. He later served under fellow Chattanooga Francis Marion Walker and was a drill master. He was a first lieutenant with is unit until after Shiloh, where he was severely wounded. He remained with the Army, though he was unable to go into combat again. James A. had been born at Soddy on Aug. 26, 1836. His early education was from his father, then he began the study of law at age 20 under Judge Thomas N. Frazier. He was admitted to the bar shortly before the outbreak of the war. He married Frances Belle Darnell. After the war James A. practiced law in Rhea County for a year and then was in partnership with fellow Confederate Moses Clift in Chattanooga for two years. However, he decided to enter the ministry and attended college at Maryville, where he studied under Dr. Dabney of Stonewall Jackson's staff. For many years he lived in Highland Park and was pastor of the Presbyterian church there. He suffered paralysis "on the same side as his Shiloh wound" and died July 9, 1900, while visiting his brother, Jesse A. Bristol. His son James, pastored a congregation in Alabama. He had a daughter Mary Belle Wallace.

Isaac Abraham was born at Soddy in 1841, and he attended Maryville College. He also followed his father into the ministry. Isaac Abraham accumulated considerable property and had "one of the best farms near Soddy." He lived for several years in New Mexico and Texas to try to improve his health, but he returned to Hamilton County and lived in Highland Park. He returned to the home place at Soddy in 1909 and died two years later. Isaac A. had two sons, Benjamin E. and Albert E., who were Presbyterian ministers. His other children were James P., Joseph W., Mary A. who married Richard Thorne and Miss Fannie B. Wallace.

Jesse Albert attended King College at Bristol, then he studied at Union Technological Seminary, which was then at Hampden-Sydney, VA. He graduated in 1874, then he pastored several churches at Jefferson City, Jonesboro and Bristol. He was called "the father of the Holston Presbytery." Jesse A. in 1874 married Mary Blair Tadlock, daughter of the King College president, Dr. J.D. Tadlock. After her death, he married her sister, Sue Helen Tadlock, in 1889. Jesse A. succeeded his father-in-law as King College president. He was a teacher at King when he died in 1912 at the age of 66.

John A. who was born at Soddy in 1838, was long a leader at Soddy Presbyterian Church. In 1966, he was presiding at the homecoming service at the church when he dropped dead at the age of 78. Ironically just finished reading the list of those members of the church "who had been mowed down by the grim reaper during the past year," when he expired.

His wife was Mary Ferguson. His son J.T. was also a Presbyterian preacher. The daughters were Mrs. John A. McGill, Mrs. G.D. Bristow, and Misses Fannie and Margaret. Samuel G. Wallace, another son of Benjamin Wallace, lived in Texas and Oklahoma. His sister Mrs. William Clift, moved to Shadburn, Tex.

Family links: Spouse: Mary Anderson Wallace (1811 - 1888)

Children: Lorella J. Wallace (1832 - 1852)* Benjamin F. Wallace (1834 - 1856)* James A. Wallace (1836 - 1900)* John A. Wallace (1838 - 1916)* Isaac A. Wallace (1841 - 1911)* Jesse Albert Wallace (1846 - 1912)* Margaret H. Wallace Patterson (1848 - 1901)* Samuel Emmons Wallace (1850 - 1918)* Martha Jane Lorella Wallace Clift (1854 - 1926)*

Burial: Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery Soddy-Daisy Hamilton County Tennessee, USA

Maintained by: holly k Originally Created by: C.C. Record added: Jul 22, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 20582308

Sources

Benjamin Wallace in entry for Mary A. Mcgill, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDM-FMS Citation "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSDM-FMS : accessed 29 September 2015), Benjamin Wallace in entry for Mary A. Mcgill, 04 Aug 1918; citing Cemetery, Soddy, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, v 26 cn 414, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,686. Reason This

Rev Ben Wallace Communion Set and Chattanooga Presby http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20254358/person/927223957/photo/fb2d99df-92c0-46f5-8e42-d2370580d62a Citation Ancestry.com Notes Article about the communion set used at the first service of the Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, presided over by Rev. Benjamin Wallace of Soddy TN, and Rev. William McQuillian of LaFayette, Ga.

B. Wallace in entry for John H. Wallace, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSZG-QJF Citation "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSZG-QJF : accessed 29 September 2015), B. Wallace in entry for John H. Wallace, 19 Aug 1916; citing Cemetery, Soddy, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, v 23 cn 403, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,653.

Benjamin Wallace, "United States Census, 1850" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCDN-93X Citation "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCDN-93X : accessed 29 September 2015), Benjamin Wallace, Hamilton county, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing family 178, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Wallace in entry for Martha Jane Clift, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1Y-FK4 Citation "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1Y-FK4 : accessed 29 September 2015), Wallace in entry for Martha Jane Clift, 08 Jul 1926; citing certificate number 24184, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,143.

Rev Benjamin F. Wallace Sr, "Find A Grave Index" https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVP-79KK Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVP-79KK : accessed 29 September 2015), Rev Benjamin F. Wallace Sr, 1856; Burial, , Hamilton, Tennessee, United States of America, Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery; citing record ID 20582308, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Notes

"The Wallace family originally emigrated from Scotland and Ulster, Ireland, to America in 1690, as had also the families of Patterson and McGill. They had settled for a short time in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From there they emigrated in 1720 to Virginia, then to Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. In 1770, some of the family settled in Blount County at Maryville." from Our Zion

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Land 1843 TN Hamilton Clift Wallace

Description DB 5-385 Source Text Deed of Conveyance. Clift & Robt. C. McRee to Benj. Wallace. 100 acres Land. This indenture made and entered into this 18th day of November and in the year of Our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and forth three, between William Clift & Robert C. McCree of the one part and the Rev. Benjamin Wallace of the other part all of the County of Hamilton and State of Tennessee. Witnesseth that the better to enable the said Benjamin Wallace to prosecute the Gospel Ministry in this section of Country for many other considerations of respect and regard the said Clift and McCree do by these presents give, and bequeath, transfer and convey, unto the said Benjamin Wallace, the following described tract or parcel of land by general warrantee title, and is bounded as follows to wit: Begining on a post oak corner to William McGill and Benjamin Wallace, thence N 85o W with McGill's line crossing the Valey Road 180 poles to a stake, thence south 85o W 80 poles to a stake, thence a straight line to McCree's corner on the point of a sharp ridge between the Dallas and Valley Roads, thence E 80 poles to a post oak McRee corner thence a strait line to post oak corner to said Wallace thence N 80o W 48 poles to the begining to contain one hundred acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold unto the said Benjamin Wallace his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of the said Clift & McCree their heirs and assigns and all and evry person or persons. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seals the day and date above set. Wm. Clift (seal) Robert C. McRee (seal) Robt. W. Coulter James W. Clift State of Tennessee, Hamilton County Personally appeared before me Benj. B. Cannon Deputy Clerk of the County Court of said County William Clift & Robert C. McRee the within named bargainers with both of whom I am personally acquainted, and who both acknowledged that they executed the within Deed of Conveyance for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand at office in harison the 8th day of January AD 1844. Asahel Rawlings Clk. By B. B. Cannon D Clk. State of Tennessee Hamilton County Registers Office, Harrison 11 o'clock AM of the 10th day of January 1844, then was the within Deed received and together with the certificates thereon endorsed. Registered in this Office in Book E Pages 385 & 386. Given under my hand the date last writen, John H. Torbett Register of said County.

Land 1849 TN McMinn Anderson Wallace Description Deeds, 1820-1900, J-69 Author Register of Deeds, McMinn Co. TN Publisher LDS film 830201 Source Text Be it remembered that we Jane Anderson & Robert A. Anderson of McMinn County & Benjamin Wallace and Mary Wallace his wife, and Walter M. McGill, and Isabella McGill his wife of Hamilton County and State of Tennessee, the heirs of Isaac Anderson Decd. of the one part, and Charles and Henry Matlock of the County of McMinn and State of Tenn. Witnesseth, that the aforesaid heirs of Isaac Anderson Decd., for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred and twenty five dollars to us in hand paid, a receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath this day bargained, sold, and conveyed, unto the said Charles and Henry Matlock, their heirs and assigns for ever certain tract or parcel of land, Situate lying and being in the County of McMinn containing sixty acres, of the north and the quarter Section, beginning at a stake forty poles in Stephen Sharits line from John Dodds Corner, in the said Sharits line, thence through the said quarter Section so as to strike Henry Matlocks line Eighty poles from the said John Dodds C Jane her + mark Anderson (seal) Walter M McGill (seal) Isabella her X mark McGill (seal) Robert A Anderson (seal) Benjamin Wallace (seal) Mary Wallace (seal) Seperate & apart from her husband 5th April 1849 Test James S Briges, Wm. Lowry State of Tennessee McMinn County Personally appeared before me Geo W. Mays Clerk of the County Court, of the aforesaid County Mrs. Jane Anderson, Walter M. McGill, Isabella McGill, wife of the said Wm., Robert A. Anderson, Benjamin Wallace, and his wife Mary Wallace, the bargainers to the foregoing Deed of Conveyance with whom I am personally acquainted and each of whom acknowledged to me the deed execution of the same on the day and year it bears date and for the purposes as expressed. And I do further certify that the examination of Mrs. Isabella McGill wife of the said Walter McGill & Mrs. Mary Wallace, wife of the said Benjamin Wallace was taken by me separate and apart from their husbands, aforesaid, and each of whom acknowedged that they executed the same duly understandingly, of their own accord, and without any constraint or compulsion on the part of their husbands on the day and year it bears date. Given under my hand at office in Athens this 9th day of April 1847. Geo W. Mays Clerk. State of Tennessee McMinn County 10th Day of April 1848. then was the foregoing deed of Conveyance and Clerks Certificate recorded 11 Oclock AM and noted in note book A page 52 and registered in my office in book J page 69 & 70. Cornelius Marown, Register

Land 1852 TN Hamilton Clift Wallace

Description DB 8-622 and 8-623 Source Text [8-622] No. 631. Deed of Conveyance. Clift & McRee To Benjamin Wallace. This Indenture made and entered into this 21st day of February 1852 between William Clift & Robert C. McRee of the one part and Benjamin Wallace of hte other part all of the County of Hamilton and State of Tennessee witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of ninety seven Dollars in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said William Clift and Robert C. McRee hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain sell and convey to the said Benjamin Wallace a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in this our County of Hamilton and in the 12th Civil district of said county and adjoining the lands of the said Wallace Wm. McGill and R. C. McRee and is bounded as follows to wit Beginning on a black oake McRees corner and running west 40 poles to a post oak on the west side of the vally road S 50 W 20 poles to a stake S 55 W 32 poles to a stake S 12 W 6 poles to a post oak and black oak S 40 W 52 poles to a stake in Varnells line N 72 W 14 poles to a doble Chesnut N 78 W 52 poles to a pine N 10 E 50 poles to a post oak at the wolf pitt N 38 E 70 poles to two black oaks N 8 W 100 poles to a stake McGill line S 85 E with McGills line 20 poles to a stake Wallaces corner S 5 W 80 poles with Wallaces line to a stake S 39 1/2 E with Wallaces line 123 to the beginning to contain ninety seven acres be the same more or less to have and to hold to the said Benjamin Wallace his heirs and representatives for ever against the lawful claims of the said Wm. Clift and Robert C. McRee their heirs and representatives and all persons whatsoever in Testamoney whereof we have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seals the day and date above set. Wm. Clift (seal) Robert C. McRee (seal) Attest N. I. McRee N. R. McRee State of Tennessee Hamilton County Personally appeared before me James Clift Clerk of the county court of said county William Clift and Robert C. McRee the foregoing bargainers with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged the due execution of the forgoing Deed on the day it bears date and for the purposes herein named Witness my hand at office in Harrison this the 27th February 1852. James Clift Clk. State of Tennessee Hamilton County Registers office the 21st day of March 1852 at 10 oclock AM Then was the foregoing Deed and certificate received for registration and is now of record in my office in Book H page 622 Witness my hand at office in Harrison the day and date last above written. A. A. Vinson, Registers [8-623] No. 632. Deed of conveyance. Wm. Clift To Benjamin Wallace. 10 acres This Indenture made and entered into this 20th of February 1852 between William Clift of the one part and Benjamin Wallace of the other part all of the County of Hamilton and State of Tennessee Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Clift hath bargained and sold, and doth bargain sell and convey to the said Wallace the following discribed tract of parcel of land lying and being in this our county of Hamilton and in the twelvth Civil District of said County and adjoining the lands of the said Clift and Wallace and R. C. McRee and is bounded as follows to wit beginning on a poplar south East corner to Wallace old survey then S 26 W 48 poles to a stake and pointers in a line between Clift & McRee N 79 W with said line 40 poles to a post oak N 8 E 35 poles to a post oak Wallace corner then N 70 E with Wallace line to the Beginning to contain ten acres be the same more or less with the appurtenances thereunto to have and to hold to the said Wallace his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of the said Clift his heirs and representatives and all persons whatsoever. In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal the day and date above set. Wm. Clift (seal) In presence of Robert B. Clift Moses H. Clift State of Tennessee Hamilton County Personally appeared before me James Clift clerk of the county court of said county William Clift the within bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged the due execution of the within Deed on the day it beares date and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand at office in Harrison on this the 27th day of February 1852. James Clift Clerk State of Tennessee Hamilton County Registers office the 2nd day of March 1852 at 10 oclock AM Then was the foregoing Deed and Certificate received for registration and is now of record in my office in Book H page 624. Witness my hand at office in Harrison the day and date last above written. A. A. Vinson

Land 1855 TN Hamilton Wallace Benjamin

Description DB 12-162 Source Text Deed. Robert C. McRee To Benjamin Wallace. 40 Acres. This Indenture made and intered into this twenty eighth day of August, one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five, between Robert C. McRee of the first part, and Benjamin Wallace, of the County of Hamilton and state of Tennessee, Witnesseth that for and in Consideration of Four hundred dollars in hand paid the receipt whereoff is hereby acknowledged the said Robert C. McRee hath this day bargained and sold to the said Benjamin Wallace, his heirs and assigns, forever a certain tract of land in said County in the 12th civil dist. adjoining the lands of George & Allen Varner. Bounded and described as follows (to wit) Beginning on a small hickory marked as a corner to a survey made for J. M. Watson, Corner at the foot of the Ridge in Dallas Hollow, thence with the Watson line west about Sixty five poles to a stake in Clift & McRee line then S. 29 W. with Clift & McRee line, S. 29 W. 50 poles to chesnut, Varners corner, then S. 25. E. with Varners line 126 Poles to red oak, then E. 10 poles to a hickory in Dallas hollow. then N. 10 E. 136 poles a stake in the point of the ridge then W. 8. poles to the beginning to contain forty acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold ... In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and date above written. Robert C. McRee (Seal) Attest John Pendergrass John Price State of Tennessee Hamilton County Personally appeared ... Robert C. McRee ... Witness my hand at office in Harrison July 28th 1856. Geo. W. Arnett Clerk. State of Tennessee Hamilton County Registers Office the 10th day of october 1856 ... Book L pages 162 & 3. ... J. B. Peters Register.

Land 1856 TN Hamilton Wallace Benjamin

Description DB 17-663 Source Text Deed. George Varner Sr. to Benjamin Wallace This Indenture made the 25th day of July 1856. Between George Varner and Benjamin Wallace both of the County of Hamilton and State of Tennessee. Witnesseth that I the said George Varner for and in consideration of the sum of dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted and bargained & sold and by these presents doth bargain sell and convey & confirm unto the said Benjamin Wallace his heirs Executors Administrators, and assigns forever, all and Singularly that Certain piece or parcel of land Situate in the 12th District of Hamilton County Tennessee and on Waldens Ridge Begining on a Pine in the line of the five thousand acre tract Granted to Brown & Varner thence N 10 West 160 poles to a Black Oak thence South 70 E. One hundred poles to a Post Oak thence south 10 East to a Stake in the line of said survey of Brown & Varner thence North 70 West with said line to the Begining making One hundred acres more or less And I will warrant and forever defend the title to the same to Benjamin Wallace. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 25th July 1856. Signed in duplicate on the 1 day of Feb 1867. George Varner (seal) Witness George W. Jackson Isaac A. Wallace State of Tennessee Hamilton County Personally appeared ... George Varner ... in Harrison the 7th day of October 1867. R. H. Guthrie Clerk State of Tennessee Hamilton County Registers Office February 13th 1868 ... Book Q pages 663 & 664 ... A. W. Moore Register.





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Wallace-5282 and Wallace-3599 appear to represent the same person because: A few discrepancies, but still the same person
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