BIRTH-DEATH:Family records;a photograph of her tombstone.
BIRTH-DEATH:Family Bible of David Marrs, Martha's brother-in-law.
BURIAL: National Cemetery.
DEATH:He was wounded at the Battle of Oak Hill, Missouri on 10 Aug 1862 &
died 26 Aug.MARRIAGE:Miller, Lois N.;Marriage books A-B-C 1845-1871, Washington County,
Arkansas;Fayetteville, Ark.;Author;1982;Call# US/CAN 976.714 V2m.
MARRIAGE:Miller, Lois N.;Marriage books A-B-C 1845-1871, Washington County,
Arkansas;Fayetteville, Ark.;Author;1982;Call# US/CAN 976.714 V2m;Her name is
listed as "Dunlia E CROZIER".
BIRTH-DEATH:McConnell, Lloyd;Cemeteries in Washington County,
Arkansas;Owensboro, KY;Cook-MNcDowell Publications;1980;Call# US/CAN 976.714
V3m.MARRIAGE:Dodd, Jordan R.;North Carolina marriages;early to 1800, a research
tool;Bountiful, UT;Precision Indexing;1990;Call# US/CAN 975.6 V2nc.He is named as the guardian of his father's minor children & was named in the
1785 sale of land on the Haw River (Guilford Co, NC) from William Gowdy to John
Pyeatt's orphans.Jacob Pyeatt was listed in the 1830 Washington County, Arkansas census. No family members were listed in his household. He was listed as owning five slaves.
Some stories about Jacob Pyeatt in "The Pyeatts and Carnahans of Old Cane
Hill," by Rev. Alfred E. Carnahan and Susan Carnahan Cruse, Bulletin #8
of the Washington County [Arkansas] Historical Society, p. 47 ---"Jacob Pyeatt’s Ferry Boat"
Soon after the Crystal Hill settlement was effected, the tide of
immigration set in, and to accommodate those who wished to cross the
river, Jacob Pyeatt prepared to meet the need. At first he used a large
skiff. If the traveler was horseback, the horse was made to swim on the
downstream side of the boat. If the traveler had a vehicle, it was taken
to pieces and carried across part at a time. Later Mr. Pyeatt constructed
a boat large enough to carry wagons and teams. This boat had a drop leaf
at each end and a walkway on each side. When ready to start, men on these
walkways with long push poles, went upstream, staying close to the bank.
When at a proper distance, the push poles were laid aside and the men,
one at each end with oars, gave the boat the proper angle against the
current, reached the opposite landing. This was probably the first ferry
boat in the state owned by an American citizen."Major Jacob’ s Trip to Arkansas"
At a time previous to the coming of the Pyeatts to Arkansas, Jacob Pyeatt
visited the region now included in the bounds of the state. The exact
date of this visit is not known to us. Riding a good horse and carrying a
fine gun, he left North Carolina, came through Kentucky to the site of
Memphis in Tennessee. There was but one family living there. This settler
had built a house, improved some land, and owned a large sized skiff.
Pyeatt remained several days with this man. While preparing to leave, the
man proposed to exchange his land, improvements, and boat for Mr.
Pyeatt’s horse and gun. Mr.P. is reported to have replied that he would
not give his horse for the property, much less his gun.**************************************
An especially moving and poignant obituary ---
BANNER & ADVOCATE, Thursday, November 7, 1844 — ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY
FATHER GONE.Died, near Cane Hill, in Washington Co, Arkansas, on the 16th of
August last, Mr. Jacob Pyeatt, in the 84th year of his age. The deceased
was born in the State of North Carolina, and in early life entered in the
service of his country, served through one tour of enlistment, and was
engaged in the second when peace was declared. He lived long to enjoy the
blessings of that liberty for which, in youth, he periled his life. The
rich boon of freedom purchased by the heroes of ‘76 causes the history of
their departure to be read with deep emotion and sympathy by the sons of
American freedom. But father Pyeatt was a Christian; his religious
history, although briefly given, will be peculiarly interesting to the
church in which he long lived a worthy member. He professed religion
under the ministry of the venerable McGready, in the revival of 1800 in
the State of Kentucky, joined the Cumberland Presbyterian church at its
first organization, emigrated to Arkansas in 1811, and was one of the
members constituting the first Cumberland Presbyterian church ever
organized in the then territory of Arkansas.Although often deprived of a preached gospel and the benefits of the
ordinances of the church, and surrounded with the wickedness so common in
the first settlement of a new country, yet he always stood firm to this
profession, honoring the cause of his divine Master. I was intimately
acquainted with father P. for sixteen of the last years of his life. I
never heard ought said against his character as a man or a Christian, by
any friend or aquaintance. As to foes, I think I can safely say in truth,
he had none in the entire circle of his acquaintance. He was a warm and
liberal supporter of the gospel, particularly of the circuit rider, as
almost everyone traveling through the church where he lived can testify.
From his own hand have I received liberal contributions, every year since
I have been laboring in the ministry. His seat was never vacant in the
church, in time of public worship, unless prevented by some unavoidable
providence and when at preaching, he always seated himself near the
minister, often looking him in the face, saying, as plain as visage could
speak, "0 Lord, help thy servant to preach ard bless his labors this
day!" He spent much of his time in reading the Bible, and was
particularly fond of reading McGready’s sermons, having heard many of
them, as they fell from the lips of the living speakers.Being present at the burial, and while gazing upon the pale corpse
until closed forever from human vision, I could but say in my heart,
farewell, father Pyeatt, until the morning of the resurrection! The
ministers of God will have you no more by their side, in the church upon
earth. No more will your tears and groans mingle with the penitent
suppliants; nor your faltering voice, trembling, lisp the praises of
lmmanuel. No, thy immortal spirit is gone to happier scenes! Instead of
being seated near an earthly pulpit to listen to a worm of the dust,
feebly pleading his Maker’s cause, methinks thou art seated near the
throne of God, listening to the heavenly voice of the blessed Jesus.
Instead of mingling thy tears and groans or faltering voice in prayer and
praise with the church militant, thou art surrounded in triumph with the
Angelic choir and redeemed throng, singing with high and melodious
accents the immortal notes of LIFE, LIFE, ETERNAL LIFE! GLORY TO GOD IN
THE HIGHEST!Being suddenly and violently attacked, while at a camp meeting, with
the disease which carried him off, and every effort to procure relief
having failed, his pious son said to him, "Father, nothing will relieve
you; you will have to die." With a smiling countenance he looked his son
in the face, saying, "Son, I am not afraid to die; for 84 years I have
been trying to serve God. I am ready and willing to go, whenever he calls
for me." Yes, he truly decided to depart and be with Christ. He lived
some six or seven days after the first attack, suffering intensely, but
bore it with Christian fortitude. He lost the power of speech, but
retained his reason until the last, frequently giving evidence to
surrounding friends of his happy state of mind. He has left children,
grand-children, great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends
to mourn their loss — But blessed be God; we sorrow not as those who have
no hope. --- JOHN BUCHANANAbout 1807, when Cherokee lands opened for settlement in northern Alabama near present-day Huntsville, the PYEATTs moved there and built settlements. The Choctaws still laid claim to that land, and in 1810, despite a petition to Congress, the settlers were forced to move. -- Finley Family Findings
According to tradition, Jacob PYEATT rode a good horse westward to Arkansas Post on the Arkansas River, looking for a "goodly land." He reported that this land, then Louisiana Territory, would do them well. In 1811, several settlers reached the Post on the west side of the Mississippi River. In 1812, they moved up the Arkansas River, about 15 miles past Little Rock, and established Pyeattstown. In 1812, this became Missouri Territory, Arkansas Co. Pulaski Co was created from Arkansas Co in 1818. In 1819, Arkansas Territory was created. - Finley Family Findings
"Township 3 north, Range 13 west: In 1822, Jacob Pyeatt and Samual Carnahan; in 1836, William G. Tafford and Henry Winfry; in 1838 Emzy Wilson, Samuel Johson, John L Spencer and Anthony Crease. The lands in this township were first offered for sale November 4, 1822." --Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Garland and Hot Srping Counties, Arkansas. Published by The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.
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Grand Jury Writ of Venire for December 1811 Term
Abstract
On December 2, 1811, the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace convened. Presiding were Chief Judge Francois Vaugine and Associate Judges Samuel Moseley and Henry Cassidy. Patrick Cassidy served as Clerk of the Court, Daniel Mooney as Sheriff, and Perly Wallis as Attorney General. Twenty four "good and lawful men" had been summoned to be grand jurors by the writ of venire, but only eighteen appeared: Christian Pringle, Jacob and James Pyeatt, Curtis Welborn, John W. Hunt, Hewes Scull, William English, William Winter, George Roebuck, Joseph and Charles Bougy, John B. Dereausseau, John Strong, John C. Newal, Christopher Kauffman, Anthony Wolf, Peter Lefevre and Louis Dumont.William Goodwin, Peter Edwards, Sherod Hatley, William Horner, Zacheus Phillips and Noah Rushing defaulted (did not appear) and were each fined four dollars unless they appeared before the court and showed cause for their default. Hewes Scull was appointed foreman.
Two trials occurred during this term of court. Leonard McAtee was found not guilty of threatening the life of Christian Pringle, but guilty of assault and battery on Catharine McAtee. John Miller represented him at trial. William Morrison was found guilty of threatening the life of Perly Wallis and was fined ten dollars (see Morrison v. Wallis).