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18. John , Sr. CANTRIL (Joseph C. CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Henry CANTRIL , William , Jr. CANTRILL , William , , , , , ) was born Oct 06 1724 in Wilmington, New Castle, Pennsylvania. He died Feb 1803 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
John became associated with the Welsh Tract Baptist Church, which had
been established in the early 1700s in the New Castle area. After the
birth of some of their children in New Castle County, John and his family
joined with others in the movement southward. They moved down through the
Great Valley of Virginia to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. The
settled here in the "Land of Eden", Granville County, North Carolina,
which became Orange County in September 1752. The list of taxables
collected in the years of 1752 and 1753 as submitted by the Sheriff to
the County Court in 1754 contains the name of John Cantrell with two
white polls. John purchased land north of the Haw River and south of the
Dan River in 1758. The land was on Wolf Island Creek, a tributary of the
Dan River. John was appointed to many juries in the next 15
years.Miss Brittain died and John married Jane _ about 1770. John and Jane had
four sons and two daughters. Family tradition says that there were a
number of twins in John's family (since he is reported to have had 17
sons with his first wife). John is shown to be the father of 21 sons and
2 daughters, but research indicates that a number of children attributed
to John were nephews, sons of brother Isaac.Guilford County, North Carolina was formed in 1771 from the western part
of Orange County. John and his family lived in the northern part of this
new county. This area became Rockingham County in 1785, but by that time,
John and his family had moved southwest down the Piedmont Plateau to the
96th District of South Carolina. This move was made soon after the close
of the Revolutionary War. There he farmed and worked with the Buck Creek
Baptist Church. Some of his descendants still attend this old church.
John died before February 1803 (the date of the will probate) and three
of his sons, Abraham, Stephen, and Moses were the administrators of his
estate.There were many traditions about John Cantrell and his family regarding
their move to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle
County is not known. It is known, however, that he was living in
Rockingham County, North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War. Shortly
thereafter, he moved to the 96th District, now Spartanburg County, South
Carolina where he owned over 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, a tributary
of the Pacolet River. In 1790, John was listed in the census or the 96th
District of South Carolina. He had one son under sixteenand two daughters
living at home. Many of the names on this census were familiar names from
the Court Records of Orange County, North Carolina. It should be noted
that this was the first record found in America where the family name was
spelled Cantrell. The same census in Kentucky, Virginia, and North
Carolina listed families as Cantrall, Cantrel, Cantril, and Cantwell.
John appears to be the first to use the Cantrell spelling in America.******Below from Virginia Young****************
JOHN CANTRELL WAS BORN IN OCTOBER 1724 IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, PA.(NOW
DELAWARE) AND WAS BAPTIZED 25 MARCH 1726. THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST
STATED JOHN WAS MARRIED TWO TIMES AND FROM THE AGES OF THE CHILDREN
THIS IS PROBABLY TRUE. IT IS STATED THAT HIS FIRST WIFE WAS A MISS
BRITTAIN. THE FAMILY BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE BAPTIST CHURCH AND
ISAAC, JOHN'S BROTHER WAS ORDAINED A MINISTER. THE FAMILY SETTLED IN
THE "LAND OF EDEN", GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC., WHICH BECAME ORANGE CO. IN
SEPT. 1752. JOHN'S FIRST WIFE DIED AND HE MARRIED JANE_______. THE
FIRST WIFE IS PROBABLY BURIED AT THE WOLF ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH
CEMETERY. THE CHURCH WAS FORMED IN 1777 BY HIS BROTHER, ISAAC, ON
PART OF HIS 770 ACRE FARM.ISACC'S FIRST WIFE HAD DIED IN THE AREA AND SHE WAS PROBABLY BURIED
ON THE RIDGE WHERE THE CHURCH WAS BUILT. JOHN'S WIFE IS PROBABLY
BURIED AT THE SAME BURIAL PLACE.JOHN WAS NOT LISTED AS THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD IN THE 1800 CENSUS OF
SC, BUT HE WAS LISTED IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF SON, MOSES, AGE 36. THE
HOUSEHOLD LISTED A MALE AND FEMALE OVER 45 HEARS OF AGE. WE KNOW
THAT JOHN OWNED THREE SLAVES AND THE LISTING FOR MOSES, HAD 3 SLAVES
LISTED.JOHN DIED BEFORE FEB. 1803 AND THREE SONS, ABRAHAM, STEPHEN AND MOSES
WERE APPOINTED ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE. JANE RECEIVED A DOWER
SETTLEMENT. JOHN WAS PROBABLY BURIED AT THE BUCK CREEK BAPTIST
CEMETERY. THE CENTER OF THE CEMETERY HAS AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED GRAVES
MARKED BY FIELDSTONES.********Judia Kemper Terry***************
John Cantrell was born in Oct 1724 in New Castle County, Pennsylvania
(now Delaware). He was christened on 25 Mar 1726 in Holy Trinity Ch., New
Castle Co., Pennsylvania, Delaware. He died in Feb 1803 in Spartanburg,
Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. "John Cantrell was born in New Castle
County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware), October 1724, and baptized in Holy
Trinity (Old Swedes) Church March 25, 1726. He was married twice. His
first wife was _______ Brittian, by whom he had seventeen sons; his
second wife was Jane _______, by whom he had four sons and two daughters.
We have heard from several that there were a number of
twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen
and Moses
administered upon his estate."There are many traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his
family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his
leaving New Castle County is not known. It is known, however, that he was
living in Rockingham County, or what is now that county, North Carolina,
before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to
Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where he
owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck Creek, water of Pacolet
River. John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in
the Buck Creek Baptist Church and some of his descendants still attend
this old church. There is
no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first
three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the
list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory
by his descendants. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Stephen,
John, Charles, Joshua, Aaron, Simon, Peter, Thomas, Reuben, Edward,
Benjamin, Brittian (no record), James, William, Moses, Daniel, Gabriel."
(THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie,
page 8.)"Aaron, Simon and Peter Cantrell were young boys when the Revolution
broke out, living with their parents in Spartanburg County, South
Carolina. In 1780-81, they were among the South Carolina lads who acted
as scouts to General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox.""We read in history that: "In the darkest hour of the American cause in
South Carolina, Marion, who had already distinguished himself as an
officer, formed 'Marion's Brigade.' His men were armed with what they
could get. Some carried rude sabres hammered out of old saws; their
bullets were often made by melting down pewter mugs and platters. Their
costumes were often grotesque, the majority being raggedly clothed, with
small skin caps on their heads, as shabby as themselves. They lived
chiefly on hominy and potatoes and they were capable of any amount of
hardship, in which their Commander set them a good example by sleeping on
the ground, usually
without a blanket. With this force Marion would move with incredible
swiftness, striking now one weak point in the enemy's defenses, and then
quickly falling on another far away. He knew every by-way; it was
impossible to entrap this swamp fox. When hard pressed by the enemy, he
would disband his force, leaving every man to extricate himself. He gave
the British no peace." With all his boldness, Francis Marion was famed
for the sweetness of his temper and his men were devoted to him."Into this irregular warfare, near the close of the Revolution, our three
young Cantrell soldiers entered. We regret our inablility to find exact
record of their fearless service, but the very nature of it made this
almost impossible. There is the following well-known tradition extant in
many branches of the family regarding the: Aaron, Simon and Peter
Cantrell were taken prisoners while on scout duty and condemned to be
shot. They were bound by cords and led to a lonely spot. Some of the
traditions relate that both Aaron and Peter escaped, and as there were
several Aaron and Peter Cantrells of that age in South Carolina, this may
be true, but we could not verify
this. Others say that only Peter escaped: that in running away, he fell
over a tree and severed the cords that bound him, which enabled him to
run the faster and gain General Marion's camp, some two miles away, in
safety. Simon Cantell was bound to a stake. He asked for time to pray;
but while praying his captors, said to be Colonel Tarleton's men, fairly
riddled his body with bullets." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908,
by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 96 - 97.)"Cantrell, John 1724 - 1803, m. (1) ____ Brittian, (2) Jane ____." (North
Carolina DAR Patriot Index.)
"John Cantrell was married twice. His first wife was ______Brittian, by
whom he had seventeen sons; his second wife was Jane_____, by whom he had
four sons and two daughters. We have heard from several that there were a
number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons
Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate."John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in the Buck
creek Baptist church and some of his descendants still attend this old
church."There is no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the
first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to
make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from
memory by his descendants." (CANTRILL-CANTRELL GENEALOGY, Susan Christy.)"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Couty, PA. (now
Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 in Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity
Church in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew to manhood in the area of his
birth and here he married 1st time to a Miss Brittain who was either a
daughter or sister of Joseph Brittain who accompanied them to Orange
County, NC. John became associated with the Welch Tract Baptist Church,
which had been established in the early 1700 in the New Castle area. The
rest of his life he was an active worker for the Old Regular Baptist
Church. After the birth of some of their children in the New Catle area,
John joined with
others in the movement south, down through the Great Valley of Virginia
to the Peidmnont Plateau of the Carolinas. They settled in the "Land of
Eden" and he purchased land north of the Haw River and south of the Dan
River. The land was on Wolf Island Creek, a triburtary of the Dan. The
list of Taxables collected in the years of 1752 and 1753, contained the
name of John Cantrell with two white polls. He purchased his land in 1758
and it was just north of the present town of Reidsville, NC. John was
appointed to many juries in the next 15 years. His 1st wife died and he
married 2nd Jane_____. The approximate date of Johns move south to the
96th
District of South Carolina has not been established but it was probably
soon after the war. There he farmed and worked with the Buck Creek
Baptist Church which he had helped establish in 1789. He was listed with
son Moses in the 1800 Census. John died in 1803 and three of his sons
were the administrators of his estate. He was probably buried at the Buck
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that he
had 21 sons and 2 daughters, but recearch has disclosed that a number of
the children attributed to John were sons of his brother, Isaac." (Lola
Mae Smith, 1988.)"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Co., PA. (now
Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 at Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity
Church in Wilmington, Delaware. His father moved to the big valley of
Virginia before John reached his teens. In 1738 his father was living in
Orange County, VA.. He spent all of his life as a farmer. We don't know
what education he [John] may have had but he probably received what ever
was available to frontier lads. The family genealogist has stated that he
married two times and from the ages of the children, this is probably
true. She has stated that his 1st wife was a Miss. Brittain, who lived
near John in NC. and who is mentioned in the records of Orange Co.. There
was also a James Britton who was on
a tax list with his brother, Joseph in 1759 in Rowan Co.. The marriage
was probably somewhere in the valley of VA.. In the 18th century,
families from Pennsylvania filtered down trhrough the Great Valley of VA.
to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. The famiily had become
associated with the Baptist Church and Isaac, John's brother was ordained
a minister. The family settled in the "Land of Eden", Granville County,
NC., which became Orange County in 1752. John is first located on a tax
list submitted by the Sheriff in 1754. The list was for two white polls.
His brother Isaas received a land grant for 202 acres on land in Orange
Co. on the 13 of November 1756. He sold this land to John on 13 Mar 1759.
The deed was witnessed by JamesWatson. The land was on a ridge between
the waters of County Line Creek and Jordons Creek. The land was about
seven (7) miles north of the Upper Branch of the Haw River, on the waters
of Wolf Island Creek which was a branach of the Dan River to the north.
It is about two miles north of the present town of Reidsville, Rockingham
Co., NC. After the tax list of 1754, the next time we find John in the
Minutes of the Orange County records, is when he was sued by James Cary
Jr. on a debt in the Dec. court of 1758. In the Court of Sept. 1759, he
and brother Joseph, were on a road jury to lay out a road from Hog__'s
Creek to the county courthouse.. He and William Savage were appointed
Overseers of the road. In August 1760, they were appoiinted to another
road jury to lay out a road from Daniel McCulloms plantation to Taylors
road leading to the courthouse. He was appointed Overseer of the lower
section. In August 1763, Henry Cobb was appointed to replace John on the
Lower town road, and in May 1765, John Morrow was appointed Overseeer in
place of John on the other road. in May 1766, John was appointed Overseer
of a road in place of Wm. Laughlin. On 12 November 1765, John sold his
202 acres of land to William Jones. No record of his having purchased
other land in Orange county records. Guilford county, NC. was born in
1771 from the western part of Orange county. John and his family lived in
the northern part of the new county, and this area became Rockingham
County in 1785, by that time, John and his family and many others in the
area had moved on south westward
down the Piedmont Plateau to the 96th District of South Carolina. When
this move was made has not been firmly established but it appears to have
been shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War. His 1st wife died
and he married 2nd Jane ______. The 1st wife is probably buried at the
Wolf Island Baptist Church Cemetery. The church was formed in 1777 by his
brother, Isaac, on a part of his 770 acre farm. Isaac's 1st wife had died
in the area and she was probably buried on the ridge where the church was
built. John's wife is probably buried at the same burial place. In the
1960's the field rock markers were removed to facilitate mowing. It was
estimated that there were approximately one hundred unmarked graves in
the cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that John had seventeen
sons by the 1st wife and four sons and two daughters by the second wife.
She admitted there was no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for
the listed children of John, except for the first three. She had heard
the tradition of the Cantrell with twenty one sons and through there was
available evidence that Isaac was more likely to have had the twenty one
sons she attributed them to John and proceeded to compile a list of
twenty one. We now know that two of the listed sons were not Cantrells
but Curtis. This was due to a misreading of the 1790 census. We know that
at least three of the children listed were nephews, sons of brother,
Isaac. Two sons listed were never locate on census reports or other
records, but this does not mean that they did not exist, so we end up
with a list of sixteen sons and as the two daughters of John that we have
located were born during the years of the 1st marriage, we can assume
there were at least four daughters."Soon after John arrived in the 96th District, later Sprartanburg Co.,
SC. He acquired 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, waters of the Pacolet
River. Later, his brother, Isaac, and many of his sons and nephews also
acquired land in the area. in 1790, John was listed as head of
householdin the census of 96th District. He had one son under sixteen and
two daughter at home. Many family names on the this census were familiar
names 1st located in the Court records of Orange County, NC.. We have
assumed that John and his brothers were the first tuo use the spelling of
the family name as Cantrell, but now we find his father, Joseph used this
spelling in 1738 in
Virginia."The history of the South Carolina Baptist Church gives statistics for
the Buck Creek Baptist Church for the period 1790-1800. This church
claims to have been a constituted body since 1779. Situated near Pacolet
River about twelve miles northeast of Spartanburg, it became a
constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789. In 1790, the church had 78
members. When John's brother, Isaac moved south in 1795 he became the
minister there in 1796-97 and 1798. John was a messenger to the Bethel
Association in 1797-98 and 1799. In 1800, John was listed as the
minister. The church building has been rebuilt several times in the past
200 years. At the presest
time, there is a fairly new, large, red brick church building across the
road from the old church location and the cemetery. It is located on a
hill, about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of Buck Creek, about 2
miles west of Mayo. Descendants of the family are still members of the
church."John was not listed as the head of household in the 1800 census of SC.,
but he was listed in the household of son, Moses age 36. the household
listed a male and female over 45 years of age. We know that John owned
three slaves and the listing for Moses had 3 slaves listed."John died before Feb. 1803 and three sons, Abraham, Stephen and Moses
were appointed administrators of the estate. The probate was recorded in
Deed book "L" page 193. His widow, Jane, received a dower settlement. In
the last several years, a number of researchers have tried to locate this
deed book without success. John was probably buried at the Buck Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery. The center of the cemetery has a least one
hundred graves marked by fieldstones. Only graves from the 1850's contain
information on the stones. Jane was not listed as head of household on
the 1810 census. She was probably living in the house hold of a married
daughter." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch
Springs, Texas
75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell,
1913 Willowbend,
Killeen, Texas 76543.)(LDS Ancestor File, Ver 4.15; 1695-1731; 31 Aug 1995. Submitters: Betty
Joan Wells, 122
Winham, Salinas, CA 93901 (submitted 1992); Audrey Chapman, 455 N 100 W
#4, Provo, UT 84601 (1992); Mildred Ritchardson, Rt2, Box 163,
Hindsville, AR 72738 (1992); Fredrick M. Barry, 61359 Brittany Drive,
Lacombe, LA 70445 (1992); Darrel Eugene Lawson, 525 San Miguel Dr.,
Corona, CA 91719 (1992); plus 8 more.) He was married to Brittian on 25
Apr 1720 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Notes below from Rhonda Garver: [email protected]
1752-1768 & 1793 Register of Orange Co., NC Deeds
Guarantor Guarantee acres witness
Isaac Cantrell John Cantril 157 James Watson
Joseph Pinson Thomas Dowdy 50 John Cantril
Earl of Granville John Cantril 157 Wm. Churton
John Cantril William Jones 202 John CantrilMore About John Cantrell:
Fact 1: March 25, 1726, CHRISTNED- Old Swedes Trinity Willmington, DE
John married (1) Jane UMN wife of John , Sr. CANTRIL.
They had the following children:
John also married (2) UFN (spouse of John Cantrell) BRITTAN on 1743 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. UFN was born about 1725 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. She died about 1769 in Rockingham county, North Carolina.
Miss Brittain was probably a sister of Joseph Brittain who lived near
John in NC and who is mentioned in the records of Orange county, North
Carolina. There is also a James Britton who was on a tax list with his
brother, Joseph, in Rowan county, North Carolina.Either a sister or daughter to Joseph Brittain who accompanied her and
her husband to Orange County, North Carolina.
John and UFN had the following children:
+ 33 M vi Abraham CANTRELL + 34 M vii Isaac CANTRELL + 35 M viii Jacob CANTRILL + 36 M ix Joseph CANTRELL 37 M x Stephen CANTRELL was born about 1749 in prob. New Castle, Virginia. He died 1827 in Sumner county, Tennessee.
Steven Cantrell was a revolutionary war soldier.
Stephen Cantrell was born between 1749 and 1751. He died in 1827 in ,
Sumner County, Tennessee. "Stephen Cantrell was born about 1749, probably
in New Castle County, Pennsylvania. Went with his parents to North
Carolina, where he married. Later records show that he was living in
"Ninety Six" district, before it was divided into Edgefield, Abbeville,
Newberry, Laurens, Union and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina. He was
a soldier in the War for American Independence from the state of Georgia.
"In 1790 he purchased five hundred acres of land on the north side of
Enoree River, in Ninety Six district, Spartanburg County. In 1803
Stephen, Abraham and Moses administered upon the estate of their father,
John Cantrill, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He had several
children, but we could only learn the names of five of his sons, and
could not learn his wife's name." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY,
1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 64.)
Birthyear of 1751 and death date and place from GENEALOGY OF THE CURD,
LONGLEY, CANTRELL AND BARNES FAMILIES, 1966, by Addah Longley Matthews,
published by The Mennonite Press, North Newton, Kansas, copied at the
Springfield, Missouri Library.
"Stephen was born ca 1735 in Orange Co., VA.. We find Stephen listed in
the Court of Orange County, NC. in May 1764, when Thomas Hart sued him on
a debt. In the records of Wilkes County, GA. 1777-1787, Stephen Cantrell
died intestate and George Lumpkin, a carpenter, creditor of said deceased
appointed administrator 25 October 1783." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska,
15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532,
1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas
76543.)Stephen married Unity HARRIS. + 38 M xi Charles CANTRELL 39 M xii James CANTRELL was born about 1752 in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
James Cantrell was born about 1764 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
He was
buried in Buck Creek Cem, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. "James
Cantrell was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina. He went with his
parents to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where he married Elizabeth
_______. He owned a plantation on Buck Creek and the family were members
of the Buck Creek Baptist church. Surrounding this old church is a
graveyard still in use, which has been used since 1775. The first
arrangement was very primitive: there were no plots, but burials were
made in rows, and the rows named for the families using them. In the
Cantrell row are many old tombstones so worn with age that it is
difficult to decipher them; but in it were placed James Cantrell,
Elizabeth, his wife, and other members of the family. He served with
distinction in the War of 1812. It has been impossible to get a complete
list of his children, but he had a son, Thomas." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL
GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 118.)
"James was born ca 1751 in the Big Valley of VA.. he was quite young when
his parents moved to old Orange County, NC., where he grew to manhood.
Orange county at that time was 72 miles long and 50 miles wide. Caswell
county was formed from part of Orange in 1777, Guilford was formed from
part in 1770. Rochingam County was formed in 1785 from the northern part
of Guilford Co. It was in this section where James's father had purchased
land in 1758 and where the fanily had lived as early as 1753. The land
was about 2 miles north of the city limits of the present town of
Reidsville, NC. James married about 1771 and marriage was probably in
Guilford Co., but no record has been found of the marriage. The christian
name of his wife was
Elizabeth but her surname has not been located. The possibility exists
that her maiden name was Harris and that she may have been a sister to
Unity Harris, who married his brother, Stephen. In 1790, James was
recorded next to Charles Harris, who was a son of John Harris and was
probably a brother-in-law to James. James and Stephen Cantrell and later
their descendants were normally located near each other, indication that
they were very close cousins.
"In the 1780's there was a monement of famiilies from Rockingam Co., NC.
down the Peidmont Plateau to the 96th District, SC.. In the 1st US census
of 1790, James and his family were recorded in the Pendleton section of
the old 96th District. One son was listed as over 16 years of age, four
sons were under 16 years of age, and two daughters were also listed. In
1795, Washington District was formed from part of the 96th District. In
1798, Pendleton District was from part of Washington District. It was in
this district that James reared his family. The family genealogist has
stated that James reared his family in Spartanburg section of the 96th
District and that he owned property on Buck Creek and that he served in
the War of 1812 and that he was
probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cememtery. It is quite
evident that she mixed up the two James Cantrells who were 1st cousins.
The other James was 17 years youger and did live on Buck Creek where he
owned considerable property and is probably buried at the Buck Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery.
"In 1800, James was listed in Col. William Browns Regt. Pendleton
District, SC.. His family consisted of himself, his wife, both over 45
years of age, one son 15-26 years of age, one son and one daughter 10-15
and one son under 10 years of age. Two sons were married and lived nearby
in the same county. In 1810, James was recorded in Pendleton District and
the fanily consisted of two males 10-15 years of age. One would have been
his yougest son, Jesse, but the identity of the other is not known. It is
possible that he was the yougest son of Stephen, who was not listed at
home on the 1810 census. James was not located as the head of household
on the 1820 or later
census reports. It is possible that Elizabeth was living in 1830, as the
census report of son Jesse Cantrell in Carroll Couty, GA. contained a
female born between 1760 and 1770.
"The family genealogist has stated that it had been impossible to get a
complete list of the children of James, so she listed only one son. The
census reports indicate at least eight children; six (6) sons and two (2)
daughters. Two of the children who she listed as sons of Stephen were too
old to have been Stephen's sons, so they have been encluded in the list
of the children of James and Elizabeth. Remarks in their sketchs will so
indicate who these sons were." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail
Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995,
as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543, who
sent this to Lola Mae Smith in 1877.)James married Elizabeth (unknown wife of James) CANTRELL. 40 xiii Brittian CANTRELL was born about 1753. 41 F xiv Susan CANTRELL was born Nov 30 1753. 42 M xv Joshua CANTRELL was born about 1755.
Joshua Cantrell. "Joshua Cantrel went with his parents to Rockingham
County, North
Carolina, he married. In the census of 1790 he is given as "Head of a
Family," with four
daughters and three sons, under sixteen years of age." (THE CANTRILL -
CANTRELL
GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 96.)43 M xvi Simon CANTRELL was born about 1757. + 44 M xvii John Miller CANTRELL 45 M xviii Peter CANTRELL was born 1759 in Orange county, North Carolina. Peter married Elanor SAVAGE. + 46 M xix Thomas CANTRELL 47 M xx Reuben CANTRELL was born about 1762.
Ruben Cantrell was born about 1762 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
"Ruben
Cantrell was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina about 1762, where
he married and in 1790 had three sons under sixteen years of age and one
daughter (as shown on the 1790 census).
This family probably moved to Rutherford, now Buncombe County, North
Carolina about 1800, or shortly after." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL
GENEALOGY, 1908 by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 112.)48 M xxi Aaron CANTRELL was born 1763 in Orange county, North Carolina. Aaron married Mary Elizabeth SMITH on 1785 in North Carolina. 49 M xxii Edward CANTRELL was born about 1764. + 50 M xxiii Moses CANTRELL + 51 M xxiv Benjamin CANTRELL 52 F xxv Margaret CANTRELL was born 1769.
19. Joseph CANTRELL (Joseph C. CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Henry CANTRIL , William , Jr. CANTRILL , William , , , , , ) was born Dec 10 1726 in Wilmington, New Castle county, Pennsylvania. He died about 1783.
Joseph died between 1735 & 1737
Joseph Cantrill was christened on 10 Jan 1726 in Old Swedes Ch., (holy
Trinity),
Wilmington, Delaware. He was born in Jun 1726 in Christina, New Castle
Co., Pennsylvania, (now Delaware). "Joseph Cantrill was born in New
Castle County, Pennsylvania, June 1726, and was baptisted December 10,
1726 at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, in what is now Wilmington,
Delaware. He probably moved to North Carolina at the same time his
brother John Cantrill went there, before the Revolution, as there is a
tradition that there was a large caravan who moved south at the same
time. It is probable that he and his family settled in Randolph County,
North Carolina and that Charles and Joseph were his sons." (THE CANTRILL
- CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 124.)"Joseph probably went to North Carolina at the same time his brother,
John went there, before the Revolution. Tradition has it that there was a
large caravan that moved south at the same time. It is possible that he
and his family settled in Randolph Co., NC., and that the two listed
children were his sons." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive,
Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per
Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543; and The
Cantrill/Cantrell Genealogy Book, descendants of Joseph Cantrell.)LDS Ancestor File, Ver 4.12; 1695-173l; submitter unknown gives birth as
Oct 1724.BIRTH: Warren Cantrell; Genealogical History of the Cantrell Clan; sent
to Travis Morris, Cleburne, TX; 1660-1793; Copy in poss of Reta Evans,
Ft. Worth, TX.Joseph Cantrell prepared his will on January 3, 1804, Orange county, and
it names all the children including William. Of his two sons, William
and Isaac, he gave Isaac all of the real estate. They had married
sisters, Hester and Nancy Dickey, daughters of James Dickey.
Joseph married Jemina (MNU spouse of Joseph) CANTRELL.
They had the following children:
53 M i Charles CANTRELL 54 M ii Joseph CANTRELL + 55 M iii William CANTRELL 56 M iv Isaac CANTRELL Isaac married Nancy DICKEY, daughter of James DICKEY.
21. Isaac CANTRIL (Joseph C. CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Henry CANTRIL , William , Jr. CANTRILL , William , , , , , ) was born about 1729 in Wilmington, New Castle county, Pennsylvania. He died Aug 23 1805 in Spartanburg county, South Carolina.
Death 1805 or abt Feb 1806, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Burial at Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetary, Matrimony NC near present
Eden NC.*******Judia Kemper Terry************
Isaac Cantrell was born about 1729 in New Castle, New Castle Co.,
Pennsylvania. He
died about 1805/6 in 96th Distrist, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. He
was buried in probably Buck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
"Isaac married and moved to North Carolina. It has been impossible to get
a complete list of his children, or the order in which they were born,
but the following names were furnished by descendants of this line." (THE
CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page
141.)(Additional information on the family and descendants of Isaac Cantrell
and primarily, the line of his son, Peter, from a GedCOM computer listing
from Robert Sullivan, 806 E. Applegate, Austin, Texas 78753-3902; tele:
512-836-3045.)(Additional information on the family and descendants of Isaac Cantrell
from a pedigree chart printed in CANTRELL COUSINS, July 1995, pages 7 - 9
as furnished by Reta M. Evans, 5605 Westcreek Drive, Fort Worth, Texas
76133-2246; tele: 817-292-6657, and followed up by a PAF file sent by her
in March 1996. The information shown below comes from her files.)"Isaac moved his family to Rockingham Co, NC Abt 1737." ("The Early
Bethells and Their Descendants" by Virginia Mohler Garde, Rt 3 Box 327A,
Edwardsville, IL 62025; pages 93 and 131.)"The death date of Isaac Cantrell was from a FGS of Pat Edwards, 4315 Van
Buren St.,
University Park, MD 20782 from "The Indiana Bethels", pg 129."LDS Ancestral File, gives a birth date of approx. 1729; New Castle,
Delware; Submitted by Donald & Brenda Terry, San Diego, California,
Claudia Silver, Sandy, Utah, Linda Dottery, Watkinsville, GA, Larry
Pennington, Whites Creek, Tennessee."Information from Warren Cantrell states the following: During the course
of the case concerning his will in 1806, Lawrence Bankston, who may have
been a brother-in-law, testified that he had known Isaac for about 50
years and that Isaac was about 72 years old when he died in 1805."LDS Family History Center; Pedigree Chart shows Isaac had another wife,
Mary Linder and one other (the flyleaf of a book of hymns and spiritual
songs has a notation that reads: Sarah Cantrell, daughter of Isaac
Cantrell and Elizabeth his wife, was born July 27. 1769."Clarice Johnson, 3130 Grove, Baker City, OR 97814, states in her letter
that Isaac was a Baptist minister and had 17 sons. Notes from Warren
Cantrell state that Isaac's first wife died before 1772 leaving several
children and he then married Mary Linder who was born in 1755 and was a
daughter of John Linder, a neighbor. His first wife was probably buried
at the Wolf Island Church cemetery,(NC) which lay to the north of the
church building. The cemetery grew over the years with donations of land
by several members of the church. By 1905 the cemetery contained 5.4
acres and was one of the largest church cemeteries in the area. In the
1950's the trees and underbrush was cut away and in the 1960's the
hundreds of field stone markers were removed and the cemetery was sown in
grass. The Wolf Creek church was formed by Isaac Cantrell and he was the
pastor for over 20 years. In 1796 he became the pastor of the Buck Creek
Baptist Church in South Carolina and served through 1799. He made his
will in August 1805 and the inventory was filed 10 Feb 1806. He is
probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church with a field stone
marker. Not all of his children were named in his will. This was
corrected to some extent by son, Peter, when he filed a protest to the
will and posted bond 3 Feb 1806."The marriage of Mary Linder is from LDS Ancestor File - Ver 4.13; New
Castle, DE, submitted by Shirlee Ann Thompson, Salt Lake City, UT/Betty
Joan Wells. Salina, CA/Audrey Chapman, Provo, UT/Fredrick Barry, Lacombe,
La/Darral Eugene Lawson, Corona, CA."Reta Evans and Travis Morris attended the first Cantrell reunion held in
Dallas, Texas 16 September 1995. Warren Cantrell, our main speaker, has
been tracing this family for approx 40 years and he has not been able to
prove the name of Isaac Cantrell's first wife. All present agreed that
Talitha Cloud as his first wife has not been proven." (Rita M. Evans,
5605 Westcreek Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76133-2246; tele: 817-292-6657.)(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: The marriage of Isaac Cantrell to Mary Linder has
been given by many researchers; however, Susan Christie shows Isaac
Cantrell, son of this Isaac Cantrell, married Mary Leonard using the same
information for establishment of children. These children are duplicated
in both families. I am not sure which is correct, so both have been left
in file. It appears the birth years for the children of Isaac Cantrill
and Mary Linder given here were approximated, but must be incorrect if
Mary was not born until 1755. Peter Cantrell is the last child given by
the first marriage Isaac and is shown as being born in 1782. Assuming
that Isaac and Mary Linder married and had their first child within two
years of the birth of Peter, and one every two years thereafter, then the
first child would have been born about 1784 and the last about 1800. The
information of Isaac's son, Peter, and Isaac's grandson, Isaac's son,
Peter is also duplicated, as the will dispute is given for both Peters.
However, the families given for each Peter differ, so hopefully are
correct.)
*****Notes Below from Rhonda Garver:[email protected]************
1752-1768 & 1793 Register of Orange Co., NC Deeds
Guarantor Guarantee acres witness
Earl of Granville Isaac Cantril 200 Wm. Churton
Isaac Cantril John Cantril 202 James Watson
Robert Cate SR. Isaac Cantril 280 Robert Cate
Earl of Granville Isaac Cantril 115 Wm. Churton
Isaac Cantril Henry Pickett JR. 300 Thomas Cate
Isaac married (1) Elizabeth CANTRIL.
They had the following children:
57 F i Sarah CANTRELL was born Jul 27 1769. + 58 M ii Daniel CANTRELL 59 M iii Peter CANTRELL was born 1771. + 60 M iv Benjamin CANTRELL
Isaac also married (2) Talitha CLOUD about 1750.
They had the following children:
+ 61 M v Jacob , Sr. CANTRELL 62 M vi Robert CANTRELL was born 1753 in New Castle county, Pennsylvania. + 63 F vii Mary CANTRELL 64 M viii Thomas CANTRELL was born 1755 in Spartanburg county, South Carolina. 65 M ix Reuben CANTRELL was born 1756. 66 M x Elijah CANTRELL was born 1758 in Old Orange county, North Carolina. He died about 1791 in Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham county, North Carolina. Elijah married Achea Axy CUMMINS about 1791 in Rockingham county, North Carolina. 67 M xi Charles CANTRELL was born 1759 in New Castle county, Pennsylvania. He died Oct 27 1835 in Raubin county, Georgia. + 68 F xii Elizabeth CANTRELL 69 M xiii Isaac , Jr. CANTRELL was born 1763 in Orange county, North Carolina. He died 1826 in Gibson county, Tennessee. Isaac married Charlotte FORRESTER on 1811 in Spartanburg county, South Carolina. 70 M xiv Richard CANTRELL was born 1765. + 71 M xv John CANTRELL 72 M xvi James CANTRELL was born 1768 in Orange county, North Carolina.
Isaac also married (3) Mary LINDER on 1773. Mary was born 1755. She died 1844 in Spartanburg county, South Carolina.
They had the following children:
+ 73 F xvii unknown (1) daughter of Isaac CANTRIL + 74 M xviii Abraham CANTRELL 75 M xix Nimrod CANTRELL was born about 1776 in Guilford county, North Carolina. + 76 M xx Lanceford CANTRELL 77 M xxi Caleb CANTRELL was born 1785 in Rockingham county, North Carolina. He died Nov 02 1851 in Hart county, Kentucky.
Buried in DeFries cemetery, Hart county, Kentucky.78 F xxii unknown daughter(2) of Isaac CANTRELL was born about 1791 in Rockingham county, North Carolina. She died before 1830. 79 M xxiii Enoch CANTRELL was born 1792 in Rockingham county, North Carolina. 80 M xxiv unknown (1) son of Isaac CANTRIL was born about 1793 in Rockingham county, North Carolina. 81 M xxv Mark CANTRELL was born about 1794.
26. Joseph CANTRIL (Zebulon CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Richard CANTRIL , Henry CANTRIL , William , Jr. CANTRILL , William , , , , , ) was born about 1725 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He died in Augusta, Virginia.
He had the following children:
+ 82 M i Joshua CANTRELL