John Fender
son of Nimrod Fender
JOHN FENDER was born 1794 in Surry Co., NC (in the area that is current day Yadkin Co.), and died 1857 in Ashe Co., NC (in the area that is current day Alleghany Co.). He married MARTHA "PATTIE/PATSY" TOLIVER Abt. 1812 in NC (?), daughter of JESSIE TOLIVER and MARTHA/MARTHY STAMPER.
Children of JOHN FENDER and MARTHA TOLIVER are:
i. CHARITY FENDER, b. 1813, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1907, Galax, Grayson Co., VA; m. THORTON JENNINGS, 1830, NC.
ii. ALLEN FENDER, b. Ashe Co., NC; d. 1894, Alleghany Co., NC; m. NANCY EDWARDS, 1835. Allen fathered an illegitimate child with FRANCES LOUISA KILLEN in 1846.
iii. FRANCES "FRANKIE" FENDER, b. 1817, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1914, Alleghany Co., NC; m. THOMAS MOXLEY.
iv. SARAH FENDER, b. 1818, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1860, Grayson Co., VA; m. SOLOMON JENNINGS.
v. NIMROD FENDER, b. 1820, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany).
vi. JEFFERSON "JESSE" FENDER, b. 1822, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany).
vii. JANE "JENNIE" FENDER, b. 1824, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1887, Alleghany Co., NC; m. WILLIAM S. CROUSE, 1839, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany Co.).
viii. NANCY IMOGENE FENDER, b. 1826, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1860, Alleghany Co., NC; m. THOMPSON A. "THOMAS" EDWARDS, 1840, Ashe Co., NC (in the area that is current day Alleghany Co., NC.
ix. SUSANNAH "SUSAN" FENDER, b. 1830, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1870-1904, Alleghany Co., NC; m. DAVID LEE MOXLEY.
x. SOLOMON FENDER, b. 1834, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1894, Alleghany Co., NC; m. CHARITY LUCINDA CHOATE, 1855.
xi. MARTHA "PATSY" FENDER, b. 1836, Ashe Co., NC (in the area now known as Alleghany); d. 1897, Ashe Co., NC; m. (1) WILLIAM THOMAS CHOATE, SR., 1851, Ashe Co., NC (in the area that is now named Alleghany); m. (2) LEVI WILLEY, in 1875 in the area now named Alleghany).
xii. MARGARET "PEGGY" FENDER, b. 1837, Ashe Co., NC (in the area that is current day Alleghany Co.); d. 1898, Alleghany Co., NC; m. JOSHUA SABRET CHOATE, 1854, Ashe Co., NC (in the area that is current day Alleghany Co.).
This information on John Fender provided from the research of Len Chapel, May23, 2000.