Descendants of John Vann
Generation No.1
1. JOHN3 VANN (WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) He married SALLY SHEPARD.
Children of JOHN VANN and SALLY SHEPARD are:
2. i. KATHERINE4 VANN, b. April 28, 1797, Sampson County,NC; d. November 05, 1869, Wayne County,NC.
3. ii. ENOCH VANN, b. 1802; d. 1847.
Generation No. 2
2. KATHERINE4 VANN (JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born April 28, 1797 in Sampson County,NC, and died November 05, 1869 in Wayne County,NC. She married ZACHARIAH PARKER March 22, 1819, son of RICHARD PARKER and ELIZABETH SUMNER. He was born June 22, 1791 in Northampton County,NC, and died July 19, 1863 in Grantham,Wayne County,NC.
Notes for ZACHARIAH PARKER:
Parker Family
Children of KATHERINE VANN and ZACHARIAH PARKER are:
4. i. SARAH JANE5 PARKER, b. April 18, 1821; d. July 03, 1903, Cumberland County,NC.
ii. BRYAN PARKER, b. Abt. 1826.
iii. JOHN R PARKER, b. 1829.
iv. CATHERINE ANN PARKER, b. September 22, 1830; d. September 07, 1897, Smithfield,Johnson County,NC.
v. GEORGE F PARKER, b. 1833.
vi. ABNER PARKER, b. 1834.
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3. ENOCH4 VANN (JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born 1802, and died 1847. He married REBECCA TATUM, daughter of LABAN TATUM and SOOKY. She was born Abt. 1805, and died Abt. 1880.
Notes for ENOCH VANN:
Was poisoned by one of his slaves. VANN Enoch
5 Sept. 1847
prob. Nov. Ct 1847
Wife Rebeca[sic] Vann - my dwelling house & out buildings; all land on SS lane; $30.00; negroes Morgan, Cloe & Rilly;
household & kitchen furn.; horse & carriage
Dau Margaret Boon - negro girl Hannah already in her possession
Son William H Vann - negro Nat; bed & furn.; pay $30.00 to Valentine after death of wife
Son Kedar Vann - negro boy Dublin; small tract of land on Buckhorn Ck.
Dau Catherine Peterson - negro girl Violet & her increase
Dau Elizabeth Boney - negro girl Judy now in her possession
Daniel Boney - the land where he now lives
Son James Vann - negro boy Charles; 235 ac. land in fork of Bridge Br. to head of Jumping Run; livestock; bed & furn.
Son Valentine Vann - land where I now live ca 300 ac. excepting his mother's lifetime right; livestock; bed & furn.; look after mother; negro girl Easter
Rem. est. to be equally divided between all heirs at death of wife viz: dau Margaret Boon $120.00, dau Elizabeth Boney $120.00, dau Catherine Peterson $160.00, son Valentine Vann $70.00 & rem. equally divided among all heirs.
Exec: sons Kedar Vann, Valentine Vann
Wit: GW Robinson, Benajah V Carrol
[signed] Enoch Vann
* NC State Archives [add. info. 1850 Census Rebecca 45 living with Valentine 22]
All children were born in Sampson County, NC
Children of ENOCH VANN and REBECCA TATUM are:
i. WILLIAM5 VANN.
Notes for WILLIAM VANN: 1860 Sampson County Census, pg 143- living in Sampson County.
ii. KEDAR VANN, m. LOUISA ROBINSON; b. Abt. 1826.
Notes for KEDAR VANN: 1860 Sampson County Census, pg 143- living in Sampson County.
iii. CATHERINE VANN.
Notes for CATHERINE VANN: 1860 Sampson County Census, pg 110- living in Taylor's Bridge.
5. iv. PEGGY MARGARET VANN, b. Abt. 1819, North Carolina.
6. v. JAMES VANN, JR, b. Abt. 1824.
7. vi. ELIZABETH VANN, b. 1825, Sampson County,NC; d. 1893, NC.
8. vii. VALENTINE VANN.
Generation No. 3
4. SARAH JANE5 PARKER (KATHERINE4 VANN, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born April 18, 1821, and died July 03, 1903 in Cumberland County,NC. She married JAMES ADOLPHUS ROBERT HOWARD September 21, 1843, son of MARTIN HOWARD and DICEY COOPER. He was born July 22, 1823 in Florida, and died April 28, 1888 in Cumberland County,NC.
Notes for SARAH JANE PARKER: Sarah "sallie" is listed in the 1900 census as having 10 children, 9 still living but there i s record of 11 children.....
Notes for JAMES ADOLPHUS ROBERT HOWARD:
They, James and Sarah, bought land in Cumberland County on 26 January 1878.- Both appear t o have died there , there were o formal records kept until October 1913. Their son Junius app ears in the 1870 census' in Little Cohairie Township on his parents farm and then again onc e they moved to their farm in the seventyfirst Township of Cumberland County in 1880 census . He married later that year.
Children of SARAH PARKER and JAMES HOWARD are:
i. WILLIAM SUMNER6 HOWARD, b. July 09, 1844; d. August 12, 1901, Little Coharie Township, Sampson County,NC; m. MARTHA CELESTIA OWEN; b. Abt. 1844; d. Aft. 1910.
Notes for WILLIAM SUMNER HOWARD: had 5 children
ii. CELESTIAL ANN HOWARD, b. August 05, 1845; d. June 29, 1925, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County,NC; m. LOVE DIVINE SESSIONS; b. November 07, 1833; d. February 08, 1902.
Notes for CELESTIAL ANN HOWARD: had 6 children
iii. GEORGE M DALLAS HOWARD, b. March 13, 1849; d. April 03, 1917, St Pauls, NC; m. SARAH JANE JOHNSON; b. April 26, 1855, Robeson County,NC; d. February 14, 1916, St Pauls, NC.
Notes for GEORGE M DALLAS HOWARD: had 11 children
iv. HENRY MARTIN HOWARD, b. December 15, 1850; d. January 09, 1935; m. CLYDE E FISHER, Abt. 1870, Robeson County,North Carolina.
Notes for HENRY MARTIN HOWARD:
he bought land on the future Fort Bragg Military Reservation in 1882 and 1883. They moved t o Greensboro before 1900.- had 8 children v. SARAH CATHERINE HOWARD, b. July 11, 1852; d. April 06, 1920, St Pauls, NC; m. WILLIAM S JOHNSON; b. September 08, 1853; d. June 07, 1925, St Pauls, NC..
Notes for SARAH CATHERINE HOWARD: had 8 children---- William had a prevoius wife m.e. Braxton, who is buried next to them
vi. ROBERT WILLIAMS HOWARD, b. January 22, 1854; d. 1856.
vii. RICHARD PARKER HOWARD, b. April 04, 1856, North Carolina; d. January 06, 1934, St Pauls, NC; m. ANNE J TOWNSEND, November 29, 1887, Seventy-First Township,North Carolina; b. July 1864; d. October 05, 1930, St Pauls, NC..
Notes for RICHARD PARKER HOWARD: He along with Junius worked their parent's farm in 1870 and 1880
9. viii. JUNIUS ADDISON HOWARD, b. November 30, 1857, Sampson County,NC; d. April 17, 1937, Nortonville,Kansas.
ix. SERPHELIA JANE HOWARD, b. October 04, 1859; d. Aft. June 1860.
x. ELLA ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. January 11, 1862; m. VESTAL WILLIAM SEYMOUR VESTAL KIVETT, January 11, 1892, Seventy-First Township,North Carolina; b. July 06, 1856; d. February 28, 1918, Winston Salem,NC..
Notes for VESTAL WILLIAM SEYMOUR VESTAL KIVETT: In 1900, they lived at 850 south Elm St. Greensboro, in 1910 they are listed as living in Rei dsville. They had 6 children, 2 of whom died young.
xi. URSALA MAY HOWARD, b. March 20, 1867, Sampson County,NC; d. February 23, 1910; m. JOHN FLEETWOOD MCFADYEN, Abt. 1890; b. September 06, 1861, Cumberland County,NC; d. August 18, 1937, Seventy First Township, NC.
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5. PEGGY MARGARET5 VANN (ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born Abt. 1819 in North Carolina. She married SAMUEL BOONE, son of BENJAMINE BOONE and MARY WILSON. He was born October 06, 1801 in Somerville,Tn, and died March 22, 1860 in Sampson County,NC.
Notes for PEGGY MARGARET VANN: of Sampson or Duplin County,NC
Children of MARGARET VANN and SAMUEL BOONE are:
10. i. CATHERINE ELIZA6 BOONE.
ii. JERRY BOONE.
iii. JOHNNIE BOONE.
iv. SYLVESTER BOONE.
v. WILLIAM BOONE.
vi. ALLEN BOONE.
vii. MARY BOONE.
viii. MARTHA BOONE.
ix. LISSIE BOONE.
x. REBECCA BOONE.
xi. SUSIE BOONE.
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6. JAMES5 VANN, JR (ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born Abt. 1824. He married MARY ROBINSON, daughter of GEORGE ROBINSON and MARGARET MATHAIS. She was born July 15, 1832, and died August 25, 1862.
Notes for JAMES VANN, JR: 1860 Sampson County Census, pg 143- living in Sampson County.
Children of JAMES VANN and MARY ROBINSON are:
i. SARAH6 VANN, b. Abt. 1848.
ii. GEORGE VANN, b. Abt. 1850.
iii. JUNIUS VANN, b. Abt. 1851.
iv. THOMAS VANN, b. Abt. 1854.
v. CLAUDIA VANN, b. Abt. 1856.
vi. FESTUS VANN, b. Abt. 1856.
vii. VIRGINIA VANN, b. Abt. 1858.
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7. ELIZABETH5 VANN (ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born 1825 in Sampson County,NC, and died 1893 in NC. She married DANIEL W BONEY. He was born 1815 in NC, and died 1895 in NC.
Children of ELIZABETH VANN and DANIEL BONEY are:
i. ENOCH6 BONEY.
ii. SARAH BONEY.
iii. MARGARET BONEY.
iv. MARY SUSAN BONEY, b. 1852, NC; d. 1914, Illinois; m. JOHN BUTLER MCALPIN, 1874, Clinton, Sampson, NC; b. 1849, Sampson County,NC; d. 1923, Illinois.
v. ANNA BONEY.
vi. THANKFUL BONEY.
11. vii. MARTHA JAMES BONEY, b. May 06, 1859, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC; d. December 22, 1909, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC.
viii. YANCEY BONEY.
ix. TIMOTHY BONEY.
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8. VALENTINE5 VANN (ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) He married ELIZABETH STEPHENSON. Notes for VALENTINE VANN: 1860 Sampson County Census, pg 143- living in Sampson County.
Child of VALENTINE VANN and ELIZABETH STEPHENSON is:
12. i. SALLIE MATILDA6 VANN, b. January 11, 1866, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC; d. March 26, 1932, Sampson County ,NC.
Generation No. 4
9. JUNIUS ADDISON6 HOWARD (SARAH JANE5 PARKER, KATHERINE4 VANN, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born November 30, 1857 in Sampson County,NC, and died April 17, 1937 in Nortonville,Kansas. He married NANCY MARGARET KIVETT December 23, 1880 in Carvers Creek Township,Manchester,NC, daughter of DAVID KIVETT and ELIZABETH HENDRICKS. She was born June 17, 1853 in Randolph County,NC, and died July 15, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas.
Notes for JUNIUS ADDISON HOWARD:
He was working on his parents' farm in Little Coharie Township in 1870 and on their farm in sevety-First Township in 1880. He and his wife are listed in the 1900 Census of Seventy-First Township, Newton's Precinct with seven children and in the 1910 Census of the same precinct with five children. Junius decided to move to Kansas because the army came in was going to take the farm land t o create Fort Bragg. He was told by members of the Church(Seventh Day Baptists) that the far m land was rich. He took a train out there to see, saw what he liked and moved there ( prob , around 1910) to the Nortonville, Kansas area- outside of Topeka.
I was told that his wife had a very hard time adjusting to the move. My grandmother'(Jea n Meritt)s sisters and mother went to Kansas to recover from illness for a while. "June" as he was called had a tubucular hip and basicly worked himself to death. -alway s had that limp from contracting TB.
The Howards were described to me as being very fair- blonde and blue eyed from the Fayettevil le, North Carolina area.
I was also told that during the civil war the Howards buried their silver to save it f rom pillagers and it was never found or recovered.
He was working on his parents farm in Little Coharie Township in 1870 and on their far m in the sevety first township in 1880. Junius and Nancy are listed in the 1900 census of Sev enty-First Township ,Newtons Precinct with seven children and in 1910 in the same precicnt wi th 5 children.
Sources : Jean E. Meritt Ramsell
John C. Rosser Jr.
The Seventh Day Baptist is still standing and in function in Nortonville ,Kansas. John C . Rosser Jr. also named William Alderman Parker as a source for Junius birth information. Hi s birth and death and other dates and family names were found in Sarah Elizabeth Howard Merit t's bible.
Both June and Nannie are repoorted to be buried in Nortonville kansas, but exact locati on is not known- they may be buried at the Seventh Day Baptist church cemetery.
Junius was found in the 1920 census for Nortonville, Kansas with his wife and two daught ers- Ruth and Margaret. Ruth lived with them until her death and Margaret moved to the Nort h Tonwanda area near where her sister Sarah lived.
Notes for NANCY MARGARET KIVETT: According to Jean Meritt, Nancy was a great swimmer and fisherwoman. Called "Nanie"
According to Bill Kivett, Nancy died in a hospital in Topeka Kansas from burns suffered i n a fire several months earlier at her home in Nortonville ,KS . He was given this informatio n from writings by Katherine Elizabeth Samons, daughter of Henry Jackson sr. Kivett. Children of JUNIUS HOWARD and NANCY KIVETT are:
i. MARGARET PARKER7 HOWARD, m. D B SHARP.
ii. RAYBOURN YATES HOWARD, b. December 05, 1881, Manchester, NC; d. June 15, 1972, Salt Lake City, Utah.
iii. EUGENE HARTWELL HOWARD, b. 1884, North Carolina; d. August 01, 1970.
iv. DAVID KIVETT HOWARD, b. August 05, 1885, North Carolina; d. January 1973, Poss, Ontario,Canada.
13. v. SARAH ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. March 02, 1888, Manchester, NC; d. August 08, 1972, Tonawanda, Erie, New York..
vi. JAMES ADOLPHUS HOWARD, b. February 05, 1891, North Carolina; d. August 18, 1970, Winchester,Kansas.
vii. RUTH MACON HOWARD, b. September 05, 1894, North Carolina; d. November 01, 1941, Kansas.
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10. CATHERINE ELIZA6 BOONE (MARGARET5 VANN, ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) She married WILLIAM MORRIS SUTTON 1855. He was born Abt. 1844 in Sampson County,NC, and died April 19, 1913 in Duplin County,NC.
Notes for WILLIAM MORRIS SUTTON: He was in the Civil War
Children of CATHERINE BOONE and WILLIAM SUTTON are:
i. GEORGE7 SUTTON.
ii. KATHERINE SUTTON.
iii. MARGARET SUTTON.
iv. MARY SUTTON.
v. SALLIE ROBENIA SUTTON, m. HOBBS.
vi. SARAH ELIZABETH SUTTON.
14. vii. JULIUS SYLVESTER SUTTON, b. May 18, 1875; d. June 25, 1935, Magnolia Twp, Duplin County, NC.
viii. ELIZABETH SUTTON.
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11. MARTHA JAMES6 BONEY (ELIZABETH5 VANN, ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born May 06, 1859 in Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC, and died December 22, 1909 in Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC. She married HEZEKIAH BLACKMAN CARR FRYAR February 23, 1882, son of GEORGE FRYAR and TABITHA BLANTON. He was born November 23, 1852 in Delway, Harrells,Taylor's Bridge Twshp,Sampson County,NC, and died February 25, 1934 in Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC.
Notes for MARTHA JAMES BONEY:
Sampson County Heritage, p.412, list her birth location as Taylor's Bridge Twshp of Sampson County. She is buried in the Boney Family Cemetery near Cane Creek. One source lists death as Dec. 22,1908.
Notes for HEZEKIAH BLACKMAN CARR FRYAR:
He and his family lived on the west side of Buckhorn Creek on part of the land his father purchased from W H Vann. The house was built by Hezikiah in the late 1800's. Hezikiah was a farmer, a school teacher(for a short period of time) and he built and operated a general store located near his home. He was a very high tempered man and had a love for conversation.
Children of MARTHA BONEY and HEZEKIAH FRYAR are:
i. MAUD7 FRYAR, b. November 28, 1882; d. December 1955; m. AMMIE BASS.
ii. METTIE H FRYAR, b. April 12, 1884; d. May 22, 1885.
15. iii. GEORGE ERNEST FRYAR, b. September 17, 1885; d. August 09, 1956.
16. iv. MAGGIE MAY FRYAR, b. February 24, 1887, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC; d. June 18, 1971, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC.
v. FRED DANIEL FRYAR, b. March 08, 1889; d. February 28, 1963; m. (1) ROMELLA SPELL; m. (2) CORA SESSOMS.
17. vi. OSCAR E FRYAR, b. August 29, 1891.
18. vii. RALPH EDWARD FRYAR, b. February 05, 1894; d. August 21, 1981.
viii. HENRY BRUCE FRYAR, b. November 02, 1897; d. June 20, 1977.
19. ix. MAMIE E FRYAR, b. September 18, 1902; d. 1998.
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12. SALLIE MATILDA6 VANN (VALENTINE5, ENOCH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, EDWARD1) was born January 11, 1866 in Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC, and died March 26, 1932 in Sampson County ,NC. She married ISHAM WINSLOW CARTER. He was born June 08, 1857 in Sampson County ,NC, and died June 08, 1918 in Sampson County ,NC.
Children of SALLIE VANN and ISHAM CARTER are:
20. i. HENRY LOU7 CARTER, b. Bef. 1910, Sampson County ,NC; d. Wake County, NC.
21. ii. OZZIE LEE CARTER, b. May 16, 1889, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC; d. October 04, 1974, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC.
22. iii. JOHN WRIGHT CARTER, b. May 02, 1891, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC; d. February 15, 1959, Lisbon Twshp,Sampson County,NC.
23. iv. OSCAR MOODY CARTER, b. February 18, 1893; d. September 22, 1940.
v. WILLIE FRANK CARTER, b. October 23, 1897; d. February 18, 1934.
24. vi. LENA MAE CARTER, b. February 26, 1900.
25. vii. ROMIE J CARTER
26. viii. ISHAM KENNETH CARTER, b. August 30, 1905; d. June 12, 1967.
27. ix. EDGAR EARL CARTER, b. January 14, 1909, Sampson County ,NC; d. April 10, 1994, Raleigh,NC.
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