Jonathan Pierce

by Sheila Spencer Stover

Jonathan Pierce was probably between 1740 and 1750  in North Carolina,  possibly around Bath.  He had other known family members, one in particular, Israel Pierce is listed on the 1790 NC Census as a free person  of color.  Whether Israel was Jonathan’s  brother, nephew isn’t clear.  Israel Pierce is documentable as a  Machapunga Indian and is the Ancestor of the former Meherrin Chief, Earl Pierce. Joseph Brant, with Sir William Johnson (his brother-in-law), had been back and forth to North Carolina doing  business with the Governor and other political allies.   His entourage always included Mohawk, Seneca, Delaware and other Indians.  The Revolutionary War was brewing, firing up. A higher percentage of Indians sided with the British, rather than the Colonials--the British made reasonable promises, were kinder, over-all, than the Colonial People. Chief Brant was always in need of people, forces--his loyalty to the English was well known, documentable.  Isabel Kelsey’s work on Brant is considered definitive (I have her book in my collection). Johnson was a statesman with few his equal.  Born in Ireland,  young in the Colonies, he was on the side of the Indians, often referred to as the “Mohawk Baronet.”  He married Molly Brant and fathered children with her.  She entertained heads of state and rulers from around the world in their home. Brant was a “mixed  blood."  Our families (the Dutch, Palatine Germans of the Hudson River valley) had been mixing it up with many of the ruling Mohawk families--Brant, Hendrick, Powels/Powles, et. al.) for generations.  They kept bouncing off one another--history books fail to mention--Indians lived like anyone else in the neighborhood once settlement took firm hold.  The "Noble Savage" didn’t, and doesn’t, exist. During Revolutionary times, many Southern Indians went North,  fleeing to Canada when the “handwriting was on the wall” to join with other forces. Due to the Tuscarora migration out of NC (their Northward  movement was heavy), Jonathan Pierce headed North, perhaps due in part to the Tuscarora movement.  It didn’t happen overnight--like most Indians, tribes, what didn’t get absorbed in white society, or black, hid, or moved out.  Jonathan’s wife was Mary or Marie Emanuel, commonly Mann in the Northern sectors (mixed usage down here).  His son, Henry, also was married to a Mann/Emanuel, Hannah.   It may be reversed, Hannah for Jonathan, Marie/Mary for Henry.  it‘s certain the two women were related, either aunt/niece or cousins. The Tradition of the family  has always been that the Manns were Tuscarora.   The Ramapo Mountain Indians of New Jersey are loaded with Manns.  They never saw me in their life until I went to work for them--they knew the same things I’d heard, pieced together. Chief Earl Pierce of the Meherrin Tribe in Hertford Co., NC never heard of me but when we talked, he knew exactly who I was, who the family was.  He had heard the same  bits and pieces. Jonathan and his family, no doubt largely grown, made their way North and settled in North Jersey, then Southern Tier NY: Ulster County.  Jonathan fell at the Battle of Minisink, June 1779, fighting with Brant’s forces against the Colonials.  I learned three years ago that Jonathan is buried in a common grave in Goshen, NY.  For an Indian to be buried off his land base is not a good thing, but, I have no way to bring him home. His dust is mingled with that of his friends, foes, strangers. Ironically, his name is on the Minisink Monument, put there by his grand-daughter, Hannah Pierce Kellam, who helped, along with others in her community, to get the monument erected.  Back then, about 1833, your word would've been good enough--she got his name on that monument.  Of course there is no record of his fighting with the “winners.”  And don’t think she didn’t know EXACTLY what she was doing.  Jonathan’s name is there--an Indian who was on the “wrong” side. (Deliverance Adams name is there, also, but, he DID fight for the Colonies.  More on him later.) Hannah Pierce was born in Sept., 1800, in New York State.  She married  Jacob Kellam, himself born in New Jersey.  Her father was Henry Pierce (the history books of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania  states Jonathan was her father--erroneous, of course--it was this bit that sent me digging hard back in the early 1970s.  A man dead 21 years does NOT father a child.  At least back then. I have little to no information about Henry, his mother, or his wife--he had brothers, probably sisters.  Two of Henry's  brothers, Job and Reuben landed with the Stockbridge-Munsee in Wisconsin.  They can be found on lists there in the 1830s & 40s. These  names are still among the  People today--Job, Reuben, Jonathan and Israel  Pierce.  Chief Pierce told me this in 1994 and 1995.  Henry is said to have gone to Canada in the  1820s,  settling at Brantford, named for Brant.  He may/probably had  kin there.   Hannah is the ONLY person in this group who can be tracked forward, having married Jacob Kellam, as stated above. The  biographical sketch on Hannah and Jacob, is lengthy.  It states nothing about her parents, siblings, place of origin, etc--goes on ad infinitum about Jacob Kellam and his family and children.  Her obituary is long.  It extols all her virtues and mentions her children but says NOTHING about her siblings or her parentage at this time. My great grandfather, Timothy Kellam, about 17 when she died, knew her well.  But, the family has NO info on Hannah.  When people don’t talk, there is a reason.  Great Grandpa Tim set great store by a book Larry Kellam gave me.  Larry is the son of Lawrence Jeptha Kellam, his wife, Ruth Manning, and a grandson of Tim)--”Tom Quick the Indian Slayer”--it’s gross, has long since been disproven---but, it held clues--not the killing of Indians, altho we certainly  may have lost a few to these non-Indian radicals who put on war paint, killed who they wanted, washed up and blamed it all on the Indians.  The "Wyoming Valley Massacre," historically attributed solely to Brant and his men has also been disproven--documentable (it was whites and rebel Indians, who perpetrated this)---you won’t see the correction in the History books.  We lost  Ancestors to that  debacle--on the Slocum/Aylesworth line.  (See that chapter later.)  Trying to learn why the book was important to Timothy Kellam (grandson of  Jacob Kellam and Hannah Pierce, via their son, Jeptha) was part of what  started the trail to Jonathan.  My  feeling/belief --this small book was important because  it mentions the Minisink Monument,  is, in the light of  racism, hatred, a thumbnail history of  how settlers treated each other in that period., was a constant reminder of why the Indian  heritage had to be kept   “under wraps”. Hannah and Jacob are buried at Long Eddy, below Hancock, NY.  I   took my children there when we visited in Rileyville, over in Wayne Co. PA  Photos are in the Kellam book. I ‘ve never found  existing photos of Hannah--altho she, and Jacob, survived well into the picture taking era, and  our family has always had a  habit of  getting our faces into photos.  Jacob  did have his picture in the History book, which you have seen- indicating  there was a portrait of him, at one time.    The only thing I did hear from some older people down around Lordville, French Woods, environs, (1987/88) Hannah was dark, “handsome”  “looked pretty Injun”.  The former historian from Hancock, who died well into her late 80s,  said “it was a terrible sin so many of the old families had destroyed  records so no one would find out about  “all the Indians”. (letters on file in the ADAMS folders, stated the same to Lola Nielson of Maryville, MO Missouri, in her late 80s- a descendant of Bos’n  Parks-peripheral kin to us-- yet  another  person who always knew of the Indian connections) “Blood quantum”    (a government designation-not one dreamed up by Indians, or the non-Indians they  married)--Hannah was  probably  full blood--in the “legal” sense.  (She was b. 1800-d. 1877) altho she certainly had  non-Indian ancestry. Jacob Kellam, estimated--about half, maybe as much as 2/3.  I’ll  be writing him up separately, also.  May have  just heard a bit more on  his Maternal Sanders grandparents out of New Jersey.       This research never stops. 7 December 1997 (all  rights reserved by Sheila Spencer Stover -- "Firehair" --------- A communication regarding the "Jonathan Pierce" article -- From: Andre Austin <andy2austin@yahoo.com> Sent: 28 Feb 2008 Subject: Israel Pierce Ms. Stover, Back in 1997, you wrote this article about Israel Pierce. Today on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Elizabeth City area, and Tidewater Virginia are the some descendants of Israel Pierce. They are descended from Elizabeth Pierce Simmons, the daughter of Israel Pierce. Elizabeth Pierce married Asa Simmons. They lived on land that belonged to Israel Pierce in Beaufort County, N.C. near the Town of Pantego on the Pungo River. Asa and Elizabeth Pierce Simmons' daughter Anna "Annie" Simmons married Smith Pugh a Hatteras Indian of Hatteras Island, Buxton, N.C. in 1857. This marriage was born Arrinda, Adaline, Luther, Darmon, M.H., Agenora, Margaret, and Jazinna. Annie Pugh was the "Mrs. M.H.Pugh" mentioned in the 1916 article by Frank G. Speck entitled the "Remnants of the Machapunga Indians." Only Annie considered herself Pungo Indian. Most of the people are descendants of the Hatteras and Roanoke Indians. Smith Pugh's mother was a Hatteras Indian woman and his father was white. Oh, by the way Chief George Earl Pierce of the Meherrin Indian Tribe was killed in an automobile wreck last year. Earl was one of my dearest friends. It was very sad. Descendants of Israel Pierce Generation No. 1 1. ISRAEL1 PIERCE was born Abt. 1860 in Terrell or Hyde Co., NC. Notes for ISRAEL PIERCE: 1790 United States Federal Census 1 - 2 - 3 Name: Israel (Free Colored) Pierce County: Tyrrell State: North Carolina *********************************** 1800 United States Federal Census Name: Pierce, Israel County: Hyde State: North Carolina ********************************* Child of ISRAEL PIERCE is: 2. i. ELIZABETH2 PIERCE. Generation No. 2 2. ELIZABETH2 PIERCE (ISRAEL1) She married ASA SIMMONS. Child of ELIZABETH PIERCE and ASA SIMMONS is: 3. i. ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, b. 1838, Hyde Co., NC (?); d. 14 Apr 1916, Dare Co., NC. Generation No. 3 3. ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS (ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 1838 in Hyde Co., NC (?), and died 14 Apr 1916 in Dare Co., NC. She married SMITH M. (HATTERAS INDIAN) PUGH Bet. 1855 - 1856, son of WHITE MAN and HATTERAS WOMAN. He was born 1822 in Hatteras Island, NC, and died Bef. 1899 in Nags Head, NC. Notes for ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE) SIMMONS: Annie Pugh was the "Mrs. M.H.Pugh" mentioned in the 1916 article by Frank G. Speck entitled the "Remnants of the Machapunga Indians." Only Annie considered herself Pungo Indian. Most of the people are descendants of the Hatteras and Roanoke Indians. Anna states in 1910, she is mother to 13 children, 8 living that date,. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Anna M Pugh Age in 1910: 72 Est Birth Year: abt 1838 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Mother Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Home in 1910: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Marital Status: Widowed Race: Mulatt Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Luther Pugh 29 Anna M Pugh 72 Leroda Ashbee 17 - niece Notes for SMITH M. (HATTERAS INDIAN) PUGH: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Smith Pugh Age: 22 Est Birth Year: abt 1828 Birth Place: North Carolina Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Cape Hatterass Banks, Hyde, North Carolina Residing as laborer with Robert Rallingson family, 18 Sept 1850. *************************************** 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Smith Pugh Age in 1860: 35 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Hyde, North Carolina Gender: Male (listed "white" Post Office: Swan Quarter Household Members: Name Age Smith Pugh 35 Ann Pugh 22 Margaret Pugh 3 Adaline Pugh 2 Dameron Pugh 2.12 ************************************* 1870 United States Federal Census about Smith Pugh Name: Smith Pugh Est Birth Year: abt 1827 Age in 1870: 43 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Hatteras, Dare, North Carolina Race: Black Gender: Male Post Office: Manteo Household Members: Name Age Smith Pugh 43 Anna Pugh 38 Margarett Pugh 15 Adaline Pugh 14 Aranda Pugh 12 Damon Pugh 8 Mariah Pugh 7 Melton Pugh 3 *************************************** 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Smith M. PUGH Self M Male MU 56 NC Fisherman NC NC Anna M. PUGH Wife M Female MU 42 NC Keeping House NC NC Margaret PUGH Dau S Female MU 24 NC At Home NC NC Arrinda F. PUGH Dau S Female MU 18 NC At Home NC NC Damon W. PUGH Son S Male MU 16 NC Fisherman NC NC Maria S. PUGH Dau S Female MU 14 NC At Home NC NC Melton H. PUGH Son S Male MU 12 NC Fisherman NC NC Jazana PUGH Dau S Female MU 9 NC NC NC Arigenora PUGH Dau S Female MU 5 --- --- --- Ada V. PUGH Dau S Female MU 3 --- --- --- Census Place Hatteras, Dare, North Carolina Fam Hist Lib Film 1254961 NA Film T9-0961 Page 83D ***************************************************************************** Children of ANNA SIMMONS and SMITH PUGH are: i. MARGARET4 PUGH, b. 1856, Hyde Co., NC (?). ii. ADELINE F. PUGH, b. 1857. iii. ARINDA F. PUGH, b. Bet. 20 Feb 1858 - 1863; m. W. C. DANIELS. iv. DAMON W. PUGH, b. 1860; d. 1861. v. DAMERON WILLIAM PUGH, b. 1862. vi. ANGENORA PUGH, b. 1865. 4. vii. NANCY A. PUGH, b. 03 Jun 1866, Hatteras, Dare Co., NC; d. 05 Mar 1929, Nags Head, NC. 5. viii. MARIA SIMMONS PUGH, b. May 1867, Dare Co., NC. ix. MELTON H. PUGH, b. 1868. x. JAZANA PUGH, b. 1871, Dare Co., NC. 6. xi. IDA PUGH, b. 19 Feb 1876, Hatteras Island, NC; d. 12 Apr 1945, Nags Head, NC. xii. ADA V. PUGH, b. 1877, Dare Co., NC. xiii. LUTHER PUGH, b. Apr 1881, Dare Co., NC. Notes for LUTHER PUGH: 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Luther M Pugh Home in 1900: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 19 Est Birth Year: abt 1881 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Son Parent's Name: Annie Race: Black Household Members: Name Age Annie Pugh 52 Luther M Pugh 19 ************************************8 Generation No. 4 4. NANCY A.4 PUGH (ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 03 Jun 1866 in Hatteras, Dare Co., NC, and died 05 Mar 1929 in Nags Head, NC. She married JOHN S. WESCOTT. He was born Jan 1854 in Dare Co., NC, and died Bef. 1929 in Nags Head, NC. Notes for NANCY A. PUGH: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Nancy A Wescott [Nancy A Pugh] Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 63 Birth Date: 3 Jan 1866 Birth Place: Hatteras, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 5 Mar 1929 Death Location: Nags Head, Dare Spouse's Name: Widowed Father's Name: Smith Pugh Mother's Name: Annie Rugh Children of NANCY PUGH and JOHN WESCOTT are: i. MARIA S.5 WESCOTT, b. Apr 1884, Dare Co., NC. ii. GEORGE B. WESCOTT, b. May 1895, Dare Co., NC. iii. RUFUS WESCOTT, b. Mar 1897, Dare Co., NC. 5. MARIA SIMMONS4 PUGH (ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born May 1867 in Dare Co., NC. She married GEORGE WARREN ASHBEY 26 Jan 1888 in Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC, son of JACOB ASHBEY and SUSAN UNKNOWN. He was born Dec 1864 in Dare Co., NC. Notes for GEORGE WARREN ASHBEY: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: George W. Ashby Home in 1880: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 15 Est Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: Jacob Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Susan C. Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Single Race: Black Gender: Male Cannot read/write: Household Members: Name Age Jacob Ashby 60 Susan C. Ashby 50 Johnson B. Ashby 17 George W. Ashby 15 Evilena Forost 11 William M. Turner 7 ************************************* 1900 United States Federal Census Name: George Ashby Home in 1900: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 35 Est Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Race: Black Household Members: Name Age George Ashby 35 Maria Ashby 33 James E Ashby 11 Ethel Ashby 10 Levada Ashby 7 Gertrude Ashby 3 George D Ashby 1 ********************************* 1910 United States Federal Census Name: George Ashby Age in 1910: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Annie Home in 1910: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia Marital Status: Married Race: Black Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George Ashby 48 Annie Ashby 39 Gertrude Ashby 18 Eva Ashby 15 Ethel Ashby 12 George Ashby 11 Annie M Ashby 8 Lloyd Ashby 6 Helen Ashby 4 Esum Duck 31 Earnest Eley 18 Children of MARIA PUGH and GEORGE ASHBEY are: 7. i. JAMES EN(D)FIELD5 ASHBEY, b. 05 Jan 1888, Dare Co., NC; d. 14 Feb 1962, Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. ii. ETHEL ASHBEY, b. Sep 1889, Dare Co., NC. iii. LEVETA ASHBEY, b. 10 Apr 1890, Manteo, Dare Co., NC; d. 01 Oct 1963, Manteo, Dare Co., NC. Notes for LEVETA ASHBEY: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Leveta Ashby Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 73 Birth Date: 10 Apr 1890 Birth Place: North Carolina, United States Death Date: 1 Oct 1963 Death Location: Manteo, Dare Spouse's Name: None Father's Name: George Ashby Mother's Name: Marie Ashby RESIDENCE: Manteo, Dare, North Carolina iv. NEVADA ASHBEY, b. Aug 1892, NC. Notes for NEVADA ASHBEY: 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Nevada Ashby Home in 1920: Fork, Wayne, North Carolina Age: 25 years Est Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Patient Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: United States of America Marital Status: Single Race: Mulatto Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 534 ************************ v. EVA ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1895, Dare Co., NC. vi. GERTRUDE ASHBEY, b. Dec 1896, NC. 8. vii. GEORGE DEWEY ASHBEY, b. 26 Aug 1898, Manteo, Dare Co., NC; d. 23 Nov 1944, Washington, DC. viii. ANNIE M. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1901, VA. ix. LLOYD ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1903, VA. x. HELEN ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1905, VA. 6. IDA4 PUGH (ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 19 Feb 1876 in Hatteras Island, NC, and died 12 Apr 1945 in Nags Head, NC. She married LAWRENCE DAVENPORT. He was born Nov 1868 in NC. Notes for IDA PUGH: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Ida Pugh Davenport [Ida Pugh Pugh] Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 69 Birth Date: 19 Feb 1876 Birth Place: Hatteras, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 12 Apr 1945 Death Location: Nags Head, Dare Spouse's Name: Deceased Father's Name: Smith M Pugh Mother's Name: Annie Mariah Simmons RESIDENCE: Dare, North Carolina ************************************* Child of IDA PUGH and LAWRENCE DAVENPORT is: i. JOSEPH5 DAVENPORT, b. Oct 1896, Dare Co., NC. Generation No. 5 7. JAMES EN(D)FIELD5 ASHBEY (MARIA SIMMONS4 PUGH, ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 05 Jan 1888 in Dare Co., NC, and died 14 Feb 1962 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. He married ELSIE A. UNKNOWN Abt. 1909 in NC, daughter of MARY E. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1892 in NC. Notes for JAMES EN(D)FIELD ASHBEY: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: James Enfield Ashby Gender: Male Race: White Age: 74 Birth Date: 5 Jan 1888 Birth Place: North Carolina, United States Death Date: 14 Feb 1962 Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford Father's Name: George Warren Ashby Mother's Name: No Record RESIDENCE: Mayodan, Rockingham, North Carolina Children of JAMES ASHBEY and ELSIE UNKNOWN are: i. DAISY A.6 ASHBEY, b. 1913, NC. ii. LILY M. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1916, NC; d. 07 Nov 1947, Dare Co., NC. iii. CHARLIE A. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1918, NC. 8. GEORGE DEWEY5 ASHBEY (MARIA SIMMONS4 PUGH, ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 26 Aug 1898 in Manteo, Dare Co., NC, and died 23 Nov 1944 in Washington, DC. He married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH HANCOCK 29 Apr 1922 in Epiphany Ch., St. Georges., MD, daughter of RICHARD HANCOCK and SARAH BATEMAN. She was born 27 Apr 1905 in Charles Co., MD, and died 24 Sep 2001 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA. He married (2) KATHLEEN MOYER Aft. 1930. Notes for GEORGE DEWEY ASHBEY: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: George Dewey Ashbey City: Not Stated County: Dare State: North Carolina Birth Date: 26 Aug 1899 Race: Black Roll: 1765635 DraftBoard: 0 Child of GEORGE ASHBEY and SARAH HANCOCK is: 9. i. GEORGE DEWEY (JR)6 ASHBEY, b. 20 Oct 1927, Washington, DC; d. 01 Jun 1975, San Francisco, Calif.. Generation No. 6 9. GEORGE DEWEY (JR)6 ASHBEY (GEORGE DEWEY5, MARIA SIMMONS4 PUGH, ANNA MARIAH (ANNIE)3 SIMMONS, ELIZABETH2 PIERCE, ISRAEL1) was born 20 Oct 1927 in Washington, DC, and died 01 Jun 1975 in San Francisco, Calif.. He married BETTY JEAN LONGWORTH 18 Feb 1949 in South Gate, Los Angeles, CA. She was born 17 Feb 1931 in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, CA. Notes for GEORGE DEWEY (JR) ASHBEY: California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: George D Ashbey Social Security #: 563304600 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 20 Oct 1927 Birthplace: Dist. of Columbia Death Date: 1 Jun 1975 Death Place: San Francisco Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles Co., CA Children of GEORGE ASHBEY and BETTY LONGWORTH are: i. SON ONE7 ASHBEY. ii. SON TWO ASHBEY. iii. DAUGHTER ONE ASHBEY.   Descendants of Jacob Ashbey Generation No. 1 1. JACOB1 ASHBEY was born Apr 1820 in Dare Co., NC, and died Aft. 1900 in Nags Head, Dare Co., NC. He married (1) SUSAN C. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1834 in Dare Co., NC, and died Bef. Jan 1889 in Dare Co., NC. He married (2) HANNAH ANN HARRIS 07 Jul 1889 in Manteo, Dare Co., NC. She was born Aug 1873 in Dare Co., NC. Notes for JACOB ASHBEY: 1870 United States Federal Census Name: George Ashbee Est Birth Year: abt 1864 Age in 1870: 6 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Race: Black Gender: Male Post Office: Manteo Household Members: Name Age Jacob Ashbee 45 Susan Ashbee 36 Mary Ashbee 16 Anne Ashbee 15 Sarah Ashbee 12 Joshua Ashbee 9 George Ashbee 6 *************** Family Members Spouse Susan C1834-1890 Children Mary Ashbey1854- Ann M Ashbey1855- Johnson B Ashbey1857-1936 Sarah Ashbey1858- George W Ashbey1864- Charles Ashbey1866-1869 Edwin Ashbey1869-1869 Spouse Hannah Ann Hamis1873-1945 Children Arthur Emerson Ashbey1891- Minnie Ashbey1895- Massey Ashbey1896- Annie E Ashbey1898- ****************************** 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Jacob Ashby Home in 1900: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 80 Est Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Hannah Race: Black Household Members: Name Age Jacob Ashby 80 Hannah Ashby 26 Arthur Ashby 8 Minnie Ashby 5 Massey Ashby 4 Annie E Ashby 1 Notes for HANNAH ANN HARRIS: 1900 census states she has 7 chldren, only 4 .iving that date. Children of JACOB ASHBEY and SUSAN UNKNOWN are: i. MARY2 ASHBEY, b. 1854. ii. ANN M. ASHBEY, b. 1855. iii. SARAH ASHBEY, b. 1858. iv. JOHNSON B. ASHBEY, b. Bet. May 1857 - 1861, Manteo, Dare Co., NC; d. 04 Feb 1936, Pasquotank co., NC; m. SARAH FRANCES WOODY. 2. v. GEORGE WARREN ASHBEY, b. Dec 1864, Dare Co., NC. vi. CHARLES ASHBEY, b. 1866, Nags Head, Dare Co., NC; d. Jul 1869. vii. EDWIN ASHBEY, b. Feb 1869, Nags Head, Dare Co., NC; d. Jul 1869. Children of JACOB ASHBEY and HANNAH HARRIS are: viii. ZETTIE2 ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1890, Dare Co., NC; d. 12 Jul 1937, Elizabeth, Pasquotank Co., NC; m. UNKNOWN SPINELL. Notes for ZETTIE ASHBEY: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Zettie Spinell [Zettie Ashby] Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 46 Birth Date: 1891 Birth Place: Dare, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 19 Jul 1937 Death Location: Elizabeth, Pasquotank Spouse's Name: Widow Father's Name: Jacob Ashby Mother's Name: Susie Ashby -her Mother more likely Hannah---who raised her. ix. ARTHUR EMERSON ASHBEY, b. Sep 1891, Dare Co., NC. x. MINNIE ASHBEY, b. Feb 1893, Dare Co., NC. xi. MASSEY ASHBEY, b. Jan 1896, Dare Co., NC. xii. ANNIE E. ASHBEY, b. Nov 1898, Dare Co., NC. Generation No. 2 2. GEORGE WARREN2 ASHBEY (JACOB1) was born Dec 1864 in Dare Co., NC. He married MARIA SIMMONS PUGH 26 Jan 1888 in Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC, daughter of SMITH PUGH and ANNA SIMMONS. She was born May 1867 in Dare Co., NC. Notes for GEORGE WARREN ASHBEY: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: George W. Ashby Home in 1880: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 15 Est Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: Jacob Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Susan C. Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Single Race: Black Gender: Male Cannot read/write: Household Members: Name Age Jacob Ashby 60 Susan C. Ashby 50 Johnson B. Ashby 17 George W. Ashby 15 Evilena Forost 11 William M. Turner 7 ************************************* 1900 United States Federal Census Name: George Ashby Home in 1900: Nags Head, Dare, North Carolina Age: 35 Est Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Race: Black Household Members: Name Age George Ashby 35 Maria Ashby 33 James E Ashby 11 Ethel Ashby 10 Levada Ashby 7 Gertrude Ashby 3 George D Ashby 1 ********************************* 1910 United States Federal Census Name: George Ashby Age in 1910: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Annie Home in 1910: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia Marital Status: Married Race: Black Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George Ashby 48 Annie Ashby 39 Gertrude Ashby 18 Eva Ashby 15 Ethel Ashby 12 George Ashby 11 Annie M Ashby 8 Lloyd Ashby 6 Helen Ashby 4 Esum Duck 31 Earnest Eley 18 Children of GEORGE ASHBEY and MARIA PUGH are: 3. i. JAMES EN(D)FIELD3 ASHBEY, b. 05 Jan 1888, Dare Co., NC; d. 14 Feb 1962, Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. ii. ETHEL ASHBEY, b. Sep 1889, Dare Co., NC. iii. LEVETA ASHBEY, b. 10 Apr 1890, Manteo, Dare Co., NC; d. 01 Oct 1963, Manteo, Dare Co., NC. Notes for LEVETA ASHBEY: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Leveta Ashby Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 73 Birth Date: 10 Apr 1890 Birth Place: North Carolina, United States Death Date: 1 Oct 1963 Death Location: Manteo, Dare Spouse's Name: None Father's Name: George Ashby Mother's Name: Marie Ashby RESIDENCE: Manteo, Dare, North Carolina iv. NEVADA ASHBEY, b. Aug 1892, NC. Notes for NEVADA ASHBEY: 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Nevada Ashby Home in 1920: Fork, Wayne, North Carolina Age: 25 years Est Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Patient Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: United States of America Marital Status: Single Race: Mulatto Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 534 ************************ v. EVA ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1895, Dare Co., NC. vi. GERTRUDE ASHBEY, b. Dec 1896, NC. 4. vii. GEORGE DEWEY ASHBEY, b. 26 Aug 1898, Manteo, Dare Co., NC; d. 23 Nov 1944, Washington, DC. viii. ANNIE M. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1901, VA. ix. LLOYD ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1903, VA. x. HELEN ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1905, VA. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES EN(D)FIELD3 ASHBEY (GEORGE WARREN2, JACOB1) was born 05 Jan 1888 in Dare Co., NC, and died 14 Feb 1962 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. He married ELSIE A. UNKNOWN Abt. 1909 in NC, daughter of MARY E. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1892 in NC. Notes for JAMES EN(D)FIELD ASHBEY: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: James Enfield Ashby Gender: Male Race: White Age: 74 Birth Date: 5 Jan 1888 Birth Place: North Carolina, United States Death Date: 14 Feb 1962 Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford Father's Name: George Warren Ashby Mother's Name: No Record RESIDENCE: Mayodan, Rockingham, North Carolina Children of JAMES ASHBEY and ELSIE UNKNOWN are: i. DAISY A.4 ASHBEY, b. 1913, NC. ii. LILY M. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1916, NC; d. 07 Nov 1947, Dare Co., NC. iii. CHARLIE A. ASHBEY, b. Abt. 1918, NC. 4. GEORGE DEWEY3 ASHBEY (GEORGE WARREN2, JACOB1) was born 26 Aug 1898 in Manteo, Dare Co., NC, and died 23 Nov 1944 in Washington, DC. He married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH HANCOCK 29 Apr 1922 in Epiphany Ch., St. Georges., MD, daughter of RICHARD HANCOCK and SARAH BATEMAN. She was born 27 Apr 1905 in Charles Co., MD, and died 24 Sep 2001 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA. He married (2) KATHLEEN MOYER Aft. 1930. Notes for GEORGE DEWEY ASHBEY: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: George Dewey Ashbey City: Not Stated County: Dare State: North Carolina Birth Date: 26 Aug 1899 Race: Black Roll: 1765635 DraftBoard: 0 Child of GEORGE ASHBEY and SARAH HANCOCK is: 5. i. GEORGE DEWEY (JR)4 ASHBEY, b. 20 Oct 1927, Washington, DC; d. 01 Jun 1975, San Francisco, Calif.. Generation No. 4 5. GEORGE DEWEY (JR)4 ASHBEY (GEORGE DEWEY3, GEORGE WARREN2, JACOB1) was born 20 Oct 1927 in Washington, DC, and died 01 Jun 1975 in San Francisco, Calif.. He married BETTY JEAN LONGWORTH 18 Feb 1949 in South Gate, Los Angeles, CA. She was born 17 Feb 1931 in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, CA. Notes for GEORGE DEWEY (JR) ASHBEY: California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: George D Ashbey Social Security #: 563304600 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 20 Oct 1927 Birthplace: Dist. of Columbia Death Date: 1 Jun 1975 Death Place: San Francisco Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles Co., CA Children of GEORGE ASHBEY and BETTY LONGWORTH are: i. SON ONE5 ASHBEY. ii. SON TWO ASHBEY. iii. DAUGHTER ONE ASHBEY.