MORELAND MISCELLANY
by
Nona Williams
I
subscribe to my home town newspaper, The Shannon County Current Wave
which is published in Eminence, Missouri.
In Volume 118, #14, June 26, 1991 an article appeared about a trial that
took place in Texas County, MO. A
Charles Moreland, attorney, assisted with the defense. I wonder if he is a descendant of Charles
Orton MORELAND who was born 27 Jan. 1836 in Tennessee and
died in Texas Co., MO?
Eddie
Nikazy and Charles Moreland, researchers, have had an interesting exchange of
letters, which appear in excerpts below.
They have been writing to each other with questions and solutions to
some Moreland problems and they sent copies of the correspondence to me so that
they can share their discoveries with the rest of you.
Thanks
to all who responded to my request for information to print in the
newsletter.
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HAZLE
MORELAND SR. LINE FROM 1765 THRU 1880
submitted
by C. Steve Green
1017
Putting Green, Blytheville, AR 72315
Moreland researcher, Lamora Lucia Haider,
received a letter in May 1984 from an elderly lady in Hagerstown,
Maryland. She mentions, "My
great-g-g-father was James Bazil MORELAND, father of Bazil, George, Hazel, Evan,
James, Sally & Sarah.
bef 1765 Hazle
MORELAND (Sr.) born
1760-70 Hannah
WILLIS born
8 Jan 1785 Hazle
MORELAND Sr. md. Hannah WILLIS, Rowan Co., NC
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brothers
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17 Jan
1789Vincent MORELAND md. Mary CLUBB, Rowan Co., NC - Hazle MORELAND bondsman
1785-90Hazle
(Sr.) & Hannah MORELAND have son named Vincent
1784-94Hazle
(Sr.) & Hannah MORELAND have son named Hazle, Jr.
1790-1800 Hazle (Sr.) & Hannah MORELAND have daughter, Nancy, and son, Willis
ca.
1800Hazle (Sr.) & Hannah MORELAND have son, Gardner
ca.
1800Hazle, Hannah, Vincent, Nancy, Hazle Jr., Willis, Gardner MORELAND
Second
Census of Kentucky, 1800 by G.
Glenn: MORELAND, Hazle, Madison Co., KY tax list 10.1.1800
13 Dec
1806Madison Co., KY Vincent MORELAND (Hazle's son) md. Betsy (Elizabeth) LANGHAM
2 Jan
1806Deed Record F, pg. 515, Madison Co., KY:
Vincent (brother of Hazle Sr.) and Mary MORELAND of Madison Co., KY sell 180 acres of land
lying in Madison Co. on the waters of Drowning Creek to Joseph HENDERSON.
Consideration 90 pounds lawful money of Kentucky. Wit: William CLUBB. Deed recorded 2 Nov. 1807
28 Jan
1809Hazle MORELAND signs bond giving permission for daughter, Nancy, to marry
John GILLISON.
Madison Co., KY
2 Feb 1809Nancy
MORELAND md. John GILLISON
18 Aug
1809Deed Record G, pg. 209 & 265 Madison Co., KY: Hazle MORELAND of Madison
Co., KY sells 72 acres of land lying on Muddy Creek to John ARMSTRONG.
Consideration of 48 pounds
1810Illinois
State Census
H. MORELAND (with 8 children) Hazle's family now: Hazle, Hannah, Vincent
(married), Nancy (married) Hazle, Jr., Willis, Gardner, James, Rachel, Melinda
25 May
1813License for a tavern on the Island Ripple Road was issued to Hazle
MORELAND, Sr. in Gallatin Co., IL
1814-15Hazle
MORELAND, Jr. md. Nancy WILLIS dau. of James and Susannah WILLIS. Nancy
born 1792
1814
Lorenzo D. MORELAND born
Parents?
22 Mar
1814Members of the Grand Jury in Gallatin Co., IL:
James WILLIS, Hazle MORELAND, (Sr.)
14 Jul
1814Court proceedings: U.S. vs John PIERSON & Hazle MORE-LAND (Sr.) in many suits
for illegal timber cutting
1814From
Territorial & Gallatin County Records:
"Ordered that Cornelius LAFFERTY be and is appointed supervisor on road at
Shawneetown ferry landing, at the rocks opposite the shop of John CRAW to Hazle MORELAND's, on the Saline Road. Bounds for hands to work this road: begin at
John CRAW shop in Shawneetown including it, thence to Boston DAINWOODs incl. him, th. to include Hazle MORELAND, th.
crossing said road to include STARKEs, thence to mouth of Saline Creek, thence up
Ohio (river) to beginning
1814 Land transactions, Gallatin Co., IL: Hazle
MORELAND, Sr., Willis MORELAND, Hazle MORELAND, Jr., Vincent MORELAND, James MORELAND
(all children of Hazle MORELAND, Sr.)
1815 Land transactions, Gallatin Co., IL: Hazle
MORELAND, Sr., Hazle MORELAND, Jr.
1815Hazle
Jr. & Nancy MORELAND have son, Willis MORELAND
1816Land
transactions, Gallatin Co., IL: Hazle MORELAND, Jr., Hazle MORELAND, Sr.
1818Land
transactions, Gallatin Co., IL: Vincent MORELAND, Hazle MORELAND, Jr.
1818 Illinois State Census: White Co. (county just north of Gallatin Co.): MORELAND, Vincent (son of Hazle MORELAND,
Sr.) 1 free white male 21 yr & up, 4 all other white inhabitants
State
Census for Gallatin Co.: MORELAND, Hazle
Jr. 2 free white males 21 yr & up, 6 other white inhabitants, 2 others
1813-1818From
Gallatin Co., Illinois Territory Order Book, 1813-1818: Taylor LATHAM, plaintiff against Hazle MORELAND, Defendt.
MORELAND had contract to furnish staves to the firm of Moreland &
Latham, to be shipped to New Orleans and then to Europe (abt. 1818). MORELAND failed to deliver the staves
1819Land
transaction, Gallatin Co., IL: Hazle MORELAND (Sr. or Jr.?)
14 Mar
1820Gardner MORELAND md. Nancy HOSICK
7 June
1820Court appointed Hazle MORELAND, Jr. superintendent on road from corner of
GOODNIGHT's field to the Island Ripple
15 Aug 1820 Rachel
MORELAND md. John WILLIS
1820Federal
Census Illinois: Gardner MORELAND,
Gallatin Co.; Hazle MORELAND, Sr., Gallatin Co.; Hazle MORELAND, Jr. Gallatin
Co.; Vincent MORELAND, White Co.
24 Nov
1820Deed Record A, pg. 85, Gallatin Co., IL:
Hazle MORELAND, Sr. sells for $1,000 (to Hazle MORELAND, Jr.) the
property deeded to him by the President of the United States on 25 Oct.
1819. Property that he resides on
described as SE 1/4, Sec 34, TWP 9S, R9E containing 160 acres
1821Vincent
(son of Hazle Sr.) & Elizabeth MORELAND of Gallatin Co. have daughter, Mahala
16 July
1821Deed Record A, pg. 124-125, Gallatin Co., IL: 1) Indenture made between
Hazle MORELAND Sr. and State Bank of Illinois of Gallatin Co. Hazle borrows $500 and puts up property desc.
as SE 1/4, Sec 34, Twp 9S, R9E containing 160 acres granted to him by the President
of the United States on 25 Oct 1819 which he sold to Hazle MORELAND, Jr. by
deed dated 24 Nov 1820 which was reconveyed to Hazle MORELAND, Sr. by
quit-claim deed dtd 16 July 1821 by Hazle MORELAND, Jr.
Hazle
MORELAND, Sr. signs promissory note for $500, payable 12 months from date. If he pays certain portion of debt he may
obtain further time
2) Hanah
MORELAND, wife of Hazle MORELAND, Sr. relinquishes
her rights of dower on above described property being mortgaged.
3) Recorded
valuation of property being $1,000
circa
1822Hazle MORELAND, Sr.'s son, James dies
1822-1825Hazle
MORELAND, Sr. dies
1825Hazle
MORELAND, Jr. & wife, Nancy, have son, George Washington MORELAND
circa
1825Hazle MORELAND (Jr.) and John WILLIS countersign note for Garner (Gardner) MORELAND with the State Bank of Illinois
circa
1826Hazle MORELAND, Jr & wife, Nancy, have son, Vinson
1828State
Bank of Illinois sues Hazle MORELAND (Jr.) and John WILLIS
Dec
1828They object because Bank took no action against Garner (Gardner) 12 months
after note fell due. That Gardner was
living there and was solvent during that time but has now left the state and
has taken all his property
Note:
Gardner has left the state, possible with Willis and their mother Hanah.
Willis may not have left until after 1837
An
important case was that of the president and directors of the State Bank of
Illinois vs. Hazle MORELAND (Jr.) for the foreclosure of a mortgage. The Supreme Court quoted the 18th section of
an act passed Jan. 17, 1825 concerning judgments and executions as follows: The
case was, therefore, remanded to the Gallatin Circuit Court, which at its May
term 1829, judged that the scire facias had been duly executed and that the
plaintiff recover of the defendant $400, and that the southeast quarter of
section 34, township 9, range 9, be sold to satisfy the judgement
24 Aug
1829Judgement in Gallatin Co. against Hazle Sr., Hazle Jr. & Gardner MORELAND for $689.38 & 1/2 cents to be paid to
Caleb STONE interest to be paid from 26 June 1822
circa
1830Hazle MORELAND (Jr.) granted license to keep tavern at this home "as
it is appeared to the court that he was a man of good moral character and would
probably keep an orderly house."
His license was $7, the fee to the clerk $1, and his bond was $300
1830Federal
Census, Gallatin Co., IL:
MORELAND,
Hazel (Jr.)
2m 5-10 1f
u5
1m 10-15 1f 10-15
1m 30-40 1f 30-40
1830Federal
Census, Phillips Co., AR
MORELAND, Willis (son of Hazle
Sr.)
1m 30-40 1f u5
1f
20-30
MORELAND, Hannah (widow of Hazle
Sr.)
1m 10-15 1 f 60-70
1m 20-30
1m 30-40
4 others
(slaves, servants, etc.)
1833There
were two hotels in Gallatin Co. (Shawneetown area), one kept by Hazel MORELAND,
(Jr.), the other by John MERVIN, at the old ROBINSON House
4 Feb
1836Deed Record F, pg. 47, Gallatin Co., IL:
Property located at Gallatin Co. described as SE 1/4, Sec 34, Twp 9S,
R9E had been auctioned 15 months prior and Timothy GUARD was successful bidder. Deed issued to Timothy GUARD (after waiting
legal length of time) for $300, payment on this property which had Hazle MORELAND,
Sr., Hazle MORELAND Jr. and Gardner MORELAND name of original deed
30 Nov
1837Melinda, daughter of Hazle Jr. and Nancy MORELAND md. John WHEELER in Gallatin Co.
1837Willis, (son of Hazle Jr.?) md. Elizabeth SEATON in Gallatin Co.
1840Federal
Census Phillips Co., AR
MORELAND, Lorenzo (son of ?)
1m 20-30 1 f 20-30
MORELAND,
Willis (son of Hazle Jr.)
1m 20-30 1f
5-10
1m 40-50 1f 40-50
1840Federal
Census Gallatin Co., IL
MORELAND, Vincent (son of Hazle
Sr.)
2m 5-10 1f
10-15
1m 10-15 1f 40-50
1m 15-20
1m 50-60
MORELAND, Hazel (Jr.)
1m 5-10 1f
10-15
1m 10-15 1f 40-50
6m 15-20
1m 30-40
MORELAND, Willis (son of Hazle Jr.)
1m u5 1f 20-30
1m 15-20
1840 Federal Census Coahoma Co., MS
MORELAND, Gardner
1840 Willis MORELAND (son of Hazle Sr.) received federal land
grant in Phillips Co., AR
Feb 1840Mahala,
daughter of Vincent & Elizabeth MORELAND (granddaughter of Hazle, Sr.) md. Charles
W. MCGEHEE, son of William and Catherine (LITTLE) MCGEHEE in Gallatin Co., IL
1843Hazle
MORELAND, Jr. dies
12 Apr
1843Auction of Hazle MORELAND Jr.'s property in Gallatin Co., IL. Some of the purchasers were: Mrs. (Nancy) MORELAND, Willis MORELAND (Jr.'s son), Albert MORELAND (Jr.'s son?), George Washington MORELAND (Jr.'s son), Joseph D. CADLE, W. WILSON, J. GALLAGHER, Bennett HILL, Robert KIRKHAM, Thomas MANSFIELD.
Note: Total proceeds from sale (Mrs. MORELAND made most of the
purchases) was $630.50
22 Feb 1844Receipt
from Joseph D. CADLE to estate of Hazle MORELAND, Jr. for one mahogany, lined
and polished coffin, price $60, shows paid in full on 22 Feb. 1844. Statement from 1843
29 Nov
1845Willis, son of Hazle Jr. and Nancy MORELAND, md. Elizabeth WHEELER in Gallatin Co., IL. Note: (second marriage? Some question about the two marriages of
Willis. Is it the same Willis?)
23 Jan
1847Mrs. (Nancy) MORELAND & her son, Willis, pay balance left in the
probate office. Balance due on the 20th
day of Jan. 1841 was $21.75. Interest on
the same from 20 Jan. 1841 up to 20 Jan. 1847 was $7.83. Total $29.58 received by A.F. SMYTH receipt of full claim against estate of
Hazel MORELAND deceased signed by W.A. DOCKER.
Note: This
is a claim which occurred prior to Hazle MORELAND's death in 1843?
14 Oct
1847Elizabeth, daughter of Hazle Jr. & Nancy MORELAND md. George W. THOMPSON in Gallatin Co., IL
1850Federal
Census Gallatin Co., IL
MORELAND, Nancy 58 (widow of Hazle Jr.)
Willis 35 (son " "
" )
George
W. 25 (son " "
" )
Note: Where
is Willis' family?
MORELAND, Vinson 21 (son of ?)
1850Federal
Census Phillips Co., AR
MORELAND, Lorenzo D. 36 M
W Carpenter IL
Mary
A. 19 F W IN
Mary
E. 1 F W AR
Willis
5 M W AR
Caroline 3 F
W AR
Note:
Willis age 5 and Caroline age 3 prob. children of Willis. Lorenzo prob. son of James, but could be son of Vincent or Hazle, Jr., all sons of Hazle Sr.
1852-1855Lorenzo
D. MORELAND (son of ?) born in IL moves back to IL to
Gallatin Co.
8 July
1853George Washington MORELAND (son of Hazle, Jr.) md. Sarah A.
MACFARLAND
8 Dec.
1858Louise MORELAND (daughter of ?) md. William SWETZER
1860Federal
Census Gallatin Co., IL
PELLUM, William 24 M IL
Elizabeth 21 F IL
Riley 5 M IL
John
3 M IL
*MORELAND, Willis 4 M IL
*Martha 2 F IL
*Children of George Washington
MORELAND
MORELAND, George W. 37 M IL Farmer
Sarah
A. 29 F KY
Hazel 6 M IL
MORELAND, Loreza 45 M IL Farmer
Mary
A. 28 F IN
Martha
E. 8 F AR
James
A. 5 M IL
*Sarah
W. 30 F IL
*Robert
F. 1 M IL
Note: What MORELAND man married Sarah
W. in 1858-59? Or this is an error in
Sarah's age and she is actually 3. See
1870 census.
1862-1865Lorenzo
D. MORELAND (son of ?) dies. Widow, Mary A. md. Patrick HENRY
1865Mahala
MORELAND MCGEHEE (dau. of Vincent, granddaughter of Hazle,
Sr.) dies. Her husband, Charles MCGEHEE d. 1887.
1870Federal
Census Gallatin Co., IL
MORELAND, Wash. 47 M
W IL Farmer
Sarah 36 F
W IL Housekpg
Hazle 16 M
W IL
Willis 14 M
W IL
Martha
J. 12 F
W IL
William 10 M
W IL
Gorge 6 M
W IL
Nancy
J. 3 F
W IL
Sarah 6/12 F
W IL
MCFARLAND, Martha 67 F
W NC Mother-in-law
HENRY, Patrick 39 M
W TN Farmer
* Mary
A. 39 F W IN Keepng Hs
**Martha
E. 18 F W AR
**James 16 M
W IL
**Sarah
12 F W IL
**Mahala
J. 8 F W IL
Robert
4 M W IL
Instavay?
2 M W IL
*Mary A. is
widow of Lorenzo MORELAND
**Last name actually MORELAND. All children of Lorenzo & Mary A. MCLAIN MORELAND.
1880 Federal Census
Gallatin Co., IL
* MORLAND, C.C. 27 OH
PN NC Farming
Mary
E. 27 IL
NY VA Wife
Joseph
A. 2 IL
OH IL Son
* MORLAND, L.F. 23 OH
PN NC
Ella 17 IL
NJ VA Wife
* Does not appear that these people
are in the Hazle MORELAND line
BENSON, W.F. W M 35 IL IL IL Teacher
Mariah W F 29 KY KY KY Wife
Charles W M 9 IL IL IL Son
Alpha W M
1 IL IL KY Son
** MORELAN, Mahala W F 18 IL IL IL Keeping
House
Servant
** Daughter
of Lorenzo MORELAND
*** MORELAND, James A. W M 24 IL IN IN Wks on fm
Isebelle W F 22 IL PN KY Wife
James W M
3 IL IL IL Son
Mary W F
2 IL IL IL Daughter
*** Son of
Lorenzo MORELAND
MORELAND, Hazel W M 31 IL IL IL Farming
Sarah W F 48 IL IL IL Mother
Note:
Must be Sarah, widow of George Washington MORELAND. Hazel's
age should be about 26-27 according to previous census data with the family.
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Following
is a series of excerpts from correspondence between Charles Moreland, Eddie
Nikazy and me. Additional comments,
theories, ideas and/or corrections are welcome.
In the first letter Charles comments on the items Eddie submitted and
which were printed in this newsletter, Vol. IV, #3 on pages 1-9:
Dear Eddie:
Looks
as though you have found the missing document (Agreement between the heirs of
William MORELAND who d. by 1812, deed bk. 1, pg. 282,
Johnson Co., TN, 19 Oct. 1816, reg. 8 Nov. 1841). Where is son, William? He either (1) died young, (2) received his
share when he sold 8 acres to Julius DUGGER, 18 Aug. 1814, Bk. C, pg. 418-419, Carter Co., TN or (3) refused to enter into this family
squabble. 2 and 3 just do not add up in
my estimation, so if he did die young, who is the William and Sarah buried under Lake Watauga (who lived to a
ripe old age)? Both Nona Williams and
myself were sure this had to be William, son of "dead by 1812"
William.
If it
was the son who sold the 8 acres to Julius DUGGER in August, 1814 then his death would have
taken place between that date and Oct. 19, 1816, the date of the agreement
between the rest of the heirs.
You
will note that of the MORELAND daughters, only Nancy (then single) signed the
agreement. James LOYD (presumably the husband of Polly) signed AS A
WITNESS, not as party to the agreement.
Jacob BOLLINGER signed, and we have to assume his signature
was also for Sarah (the daughter) because we know Sarah is still
alive - she signed another document a year later which I will mention in more
detail later.
By the
way, your discovery of the agreement by the heirs should prove, once and for
all, that my William is not the son of 1812 William. My William was still in Carter County when
this agreement was made and I'm sure he would have been right in the middle of
this if he had been an heir.
Charles
Moreland
Dear Charles:
I have
a few ideas based on this latest information.
One is that Polly MORELAND was under age in Oct. 1816 and therefore
didn't sign the agreement between the heirs.
(I think she was born ca. 1799).
I suspect that we have only bits and pieces of the settlements and the
missing court minutes may contain the missing pieces.
William
was the oldest son (I think) and he may have given up his right to any land and
taken a cash settlement from the sales early on. Melba Hutchison thought William (son of
William d. by 1812) was in McMinn Co., TN in 1814 when Julius DUGGER got his (William's) signature on a land
transfer.
It
seems likely that Sarah MORELAND's dower land reverted to the heirs when she
died (possibly in 1841). There was an
elderly woman in the household of John MORELAND, son of Wright MORELAND in Carter Co., TN in 1840.
This woman was reported as between the ages of 90-100 in 1840. Perhaps this was Sarah MORELAND, widow of
William d. by 1812.
Nona
Williams
Dear Charles:
Your
hypothesis of the (dead by 1812) William MORELAND's heirs seems sound to me.
Regarding
other land transactions in Johnson County, I have looked through all the
deeds involving MORELANDs from 1837 through 1900. There appears to be several unlinked
transactions. There were transactions
taking place without the appropriate audit trail of documents. For example: the BOLLINGER sale of inherited land and John's use of inherited land as security appear to me
to be illegal without the "Heir Agreement" being registered.
Concerning
late registration, etc., some of the problem may have been with John
[MORELAND]. Remember, he was dead around
1840. Prior to his death, who knows what
he was doing? Numerous court records
reveal that he did not get along with his brother, Wright, or several other people including his wife,
for that matter.
The
Nicholas MORELAND whom I mentioned as a possible son of Wright
MORELAND (William's son) was dead in 1850.
That is why I am unable to place him in a MORELAND family. He married Emeline HYDER in 1847.
Later, Elijah MORELAND (son of John & Catherine) married
Emeline (HYDER) MORELAND.
Subsequently,
there was a lot of strife between the MORELAND "boys" (sons of John
and Catherine) and Nicholas GRINDSTAFF.
I saw one JCT Criminal Court record in which Nicholas GRINDSTAFF had
brought charges against Elijah for fear of personal safety or something like
that. Later Nicholas GRINDSTAFF brought
charges against Garland MORELAND for "biting off his nose or a portion
thereof." As usual, the mother,
Catherine, came to the rescue with fine and bail money. I do not know what finally happened to
Elijah. He disappeared from Tennessee
census by 1860. Garland, mentioned
above, may have died in the Civil War.
A
letter received from the TVA regarding grave removals... They claim that they
only recorded two MORELANDS, William and Sarah. The Tom Gentry paper showed them but the date
of death is different for William. As I
recall the "Tom Gentry paper" showed date of death in 1865 or 1866
while the TVA print out shows 1855. This
may have been a data entry error.
Eddie
Nikazy
Dear Nona:
We seem
to think alike. [I] speculated that the
family feuds going on in the MORELAND family could have been the reason for late
registrations. John's death about 1840
may have triggered the release of those documents. Early court records (1820s and 1830s) prove
that my ancestor, John MORELAND, seemed to keep things lively in those
hills. Volume 3 of the book Tennessee
Tidbits, contain the account of Catherine obtaining a court order against
John to keep the peace for a year. Poor
old Nicholas GRINDSTAFF lived a rough life next to those
MORELANDs.
Now the
next saga on William. War
of 1812 William who served in Captain Henry HUNTER's company of the 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers,
may have stayed in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co. after his military service ended. (See extract printed below). There was a William MORELAND living in
Bradley Co., TN in 1860.
Bradley County adjoins Hamilton County.
Eddie
Nikazy
LEAVES
FROM THE FAMILY TREE
WAR
RECORDS
by
Penelope Johnson Allen
William MORELAND, private in Capt. Hunter's
company, was drafted at Elizabethton [Carter Co.]. He was
left at Lookout mountain at Camp Baxter to guard flour. Says he was drafted some time in September
and stayed until peace was made.
Dear Eddie:
Your
remarks about Nicholas MORELAND got me to checking out a few things. I am convinced now that Wright and Mary
(GRINDSTAFF) MORELAND had children that left the household by
the 1850 census. They were married in
1819 and the oldest child in the 1850 census is Sarah, born 1826/27. There is a period of 5 or 6 years in which
they could have had several additional children. I now believe that Nicholas was surely one of
them. Nicholas is a GRINDSTAFF name.
Nicholas
MORELAND married Emeline HYDER in Carter Co. on 12 Aug. 1847. Emeline MORELAND married Elijah "Lige" MORELAND on 15 Dec. 1850 in Johnson Co. [TN].
Since divorce was very rare in those days, Nicholas must have died
between those dates.
Another
very good bet to be a child of Wright and Mary is Ruth who married Daniel OAKS on 3 Aug. 1844.
Now,
about the William MORELAND in the War of 1812. The article Leaves from a Family Tree
which you sent is in two parts. The
second part of the article is about Col. William JOHNSON's 3rd Regiment of
East Tennessee Volunteers and among other things, lists names of veterans who
have claimed but not yet received their grants.
Among the latter was the William MORELAND of "Atkinsons Mill"
which I don't think is the name of a town.
At any rate I am pretty sure this is the same William who was enumerated
in the 1850 Bradley County census which lists his trade as
"miller" and his birthplace as VIRGINIA.
[There
are] two William MORELANDs in the War of 1812 on which I have Archive
files. They are called Jr. and Sr. but
could not be father and son because of their ages, but I think they are
related. Their service records are
almost identical; same dates drafted, almost the same dates discharged and
served in the same unit, even though Sr. said the 3rd Reg. was commanded by Col.
ANDERSON instead of JOHNSON, but I charge that up to faulty
memory. The military service records are
identical with one exception; Jr. said he was "left at Camp Ross as wagon
guard on Oct. 16, 1814" and Sr. said he was "left sick at Camp Ross
Oct. 16, 1814." Your article says
that William was "left at Lookout Mountain at Camp Baxter to guard
flour!"
Their
claims establish approximate birth years for Sr. of 1782/83 and Jr. of
1789/95. Jr. made a second claim in
which he gave conflicting age info as compared to his first claim, which
accounts for the 6 year variance. The
William MORELAND in the 1850 Bradley [County] census gave his age as 60. If this is actually Jr. as most researchers
believe, then his correct birth year is 1790/91.
Are
either or both of these Williams related to our clan of MORELANDs in Carter and later Johnson Counties?
Let's take Sr. first. He was
drafted and discharged in Carter County and signed his last claim affidavit
from JOHNSON COUNTY in 1853. He is too
old to be a son of any of the brothers except possibly John; we don't really know anything about John's
family, so he has to remain as a possibility.
I don't think he can be a son of "dead by 1812" William
because his William was an "infant child" in the 1812 lawsuit. This William would be 29 or 30 in 1812. Besides didn't we see that William's son
wasn't around in 1816 when the "heirs of William MORELAND" made the agreement? So who does this William (War of 1812) belong
to? I think he was one of the clan,
possibly a cousin of the brothers. I
also believe this is the William MORELAND that Mattie KRUM mistakenly made the father of your John,
Wright and Henry, who "strayed to Texas." He could have been the father of Henry (no
one knows anything about Henry) but certainly not your John and Wright. This is also the William MORELAND in McCown's
"Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee." My first copy of this record had blanks under
"md." Later, Mr. Robert Nave
sent me one with the name of his wife filled in as "Potter." I have since received much info from
researchers of the POTTER and STOUT families that it was Nancy POTTER (not Sally) who married William MORELAND,
her second marriage. Your latest TVA
burial record shows the William married to Sallie as being born in 1779 and date of death
1855. This death date is close to
McCown's, but the birth year is 5 or 6 years off. As I have said many times, the more info one
has on this clan, the muddier the waters get!
Now
that we have definitely not placed William MORELAND, Sr. in any family, lets try William,
Jr. The "born in Virginia"
indication from 1850 Bradly census could make him a son of either Thomas or Charles; they were both married in the fall of 1790
and did not leave Virginia until several years after that. He cannot be Dudley's William, who was dead by 1846. He could not be "dead by 1812" William's,
but again, he could be a son of John who decided to join his cousins in Tennessee.
Charles
Moreland
Comments from Nona:
Based on
Melba Hutchison's research, I believe that William MORELAND, Jr. (of the War of 1812) is the son of Thomas MORELAND. Bradley
Co. and Hamilton Co. are in the general area of Monroe Co., TN where Thomas appeared on the 1830 census.
William
apparently had a son named Harden or Harding (based on a chart submitted by Gwen
Hilton) who married a Nancy. Perhaps his
wife is Nancy POTTER (mentioned above by Charles). More information about the POTTER family
appeared in Vol. II, #3, page 2 of this newsletter.
I have
been bothered by the ages of the children of William MORELAND who died by 1812. They were all called "infants" in
the lawsuit of 1812 in Goochland Co., Virginia which means that they
were under the age of majority. I'm not
sure what the legal age of majority was at that time. I do know that men appeared on tax lists at
ages younger than 21 in some locales.
Assuming that the males had to be at least 20 and the females had to be at
least 18, William's children would have all been born after 1792. However, those who've researched Sarah MORELAND who married Jacob BOLLINGER, are convinced that Sarah was born ca.
1783 (census records, I believe). If
this information is correct, Sarah was ca. 29 years of age when she was
referred to as an "infant" in 1812.
If Sarah was actually older than the lawsuit would suggest, her brother,
William, could have been older than we thought.
Curious.
Louise
Payne has been gathering MORELAND information for years. She recently sent a box of notes and files to
me. Among those notes is reference to
William MORELAND, born in Virginia, md. 1808 Greene Co., TN to Rhoda WILLOUGHBY. The notes state that William MORELAND was in Green Co. by 1810 although his name
didn't appear on the tax list that year.
There was a Jonathan MORELAND on that tax list in 1810, however. This might be William, son of Dudley MORELAND. We
know that Dudley's William was dead by 1846.
One reseacher states that this William died in Estill Co., KY in 1836.
Another states that he had a son, George Washington MORELAND, born 26 Jan. 1843.
Major
HANCOCK appeared on the Green Co., TN tax list in
1812. I believe he is the Major HANCOCK
who married Mary MORELAND in Goochland Co., VA in 1782.
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APPRENTICES
OF VIRGINIA, 1623-1800
submitted
by Charles Moreland (I think)
John MORELAND apprenticed to Matthew W. HATTON, Williamsburg, VA. Occupation: carpenter. Beginning date: 08/19/1765. Ending date: 03/19/1771. Race: White. Sex: male. Father: Matthew MORELAND, deceased. Source:
York Co. Deeds 7, 1763, 130-131.
[Must have been the son of Matthew MORELAND and Ruth WRIGHT and grandson of Matthew MORELAND and Ann WRIGHT.]
William BELL apprenticed to Young MORLAND, York Co., VA. Occupation: shoemaker. Race: white.
Sex: male. Complaint against
master in 1749. Source: York Co.
Judgments & Orders 1, 1746-1752, 200.
Richard NOBLING apprenticed to Robert MORELAND, York Co., VA. Occupation: bricklayer. Beginning date: 11/16/1784. Ending date: unspecified. Race: white.
Sex: male. Source: York Co. Deeds
9, 1777-1781, 249-250.
William DUNFORD apprenticed to Young MORELAND, York Co.,
VA. Occupation: shoemaker/tanner. Beginning date: 01/21/1754. Ending date: unspecified. Race: white.
Sex: male.
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1830
Census, Marion Co., Arkansas
William MORELAND, page 41
1 m 5-10 1
fe under 5
1 m 10-20 1
fe 5-10
1 m 15-20 1
fe 10-15
1 m 50-60 1
fe 40-50
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