Betsy Williams, was born c. 1761; she married John Macon, c. 1797.
North Carolina Marriage Death Records, 1799-1825, p. 135, from Register and North Carolina Gazette, reported the death of Mrs John Macon on 18 Feb 1808. Her Will was written 25 Oct 1807. The Estate was inventoried 16 Dec 1807 and reported on 22 March 1808, according to "Early Wills Abstract”, Davidson County, Tennessee p. 155.
It is therefore assumed, that she died before 16 Dec 1807 [many genealogists report 12 Nov 1807 as her date of death], since that is the date her estate was inventoried.
Her Will was probated in Davidson County, Tennessee 22 Mar 1808, with her father, John Williams, brother Littleberry Williams, and Wm Murphy Executors [Betsy Williams Macon was ~47 years old at her passing].
Witnessed by M. H. Buchanan, Gideon Williams and Peter Wright.
Money from renting out her slaves went to the upkeep of her two young sons, Thomas J. Macon born about 1800 and Nathaniel West Dandridge Macon born about 1802.
Note: Marise Parrish Lightfoot, in "Let the Drums Roll", Printed by Maury County Tennessee Historical Society, p.124-126, gives us a limited account of John and Betsy.
Another Note: Henry Harrison Macon
Many genealogists think that one Henry Harrison Macon, born 13 Dec 1796 – 16 months after the passing of Major John Macon’s first wife Johanna, is the son of Major John Macon, this claim has not been validated as of this writing.
The Deed of Gift, for slaves, that each of his children was to receive when they reached their majority, or married, was given by Major John Macon to Johanna's children, 13 Dec 1797, he identifies seven children by name, at least twice in the document; none are Henry Harrison Macon.
I do not believe Henry Harrison was Major John Macon's son by Johanna, and Betsy Williams [John's second wife] only names Thomas J. and Nathaniel D. as her sons; no son by the name of Henry Harrison.
Major John Macon does have a brother, Captain Harrison Macon, maybe that is where the confusion comes from… or not.
When Nathaniel D. sued his father in 1823 [he reached is majority at this time] to get back the slaves his mother, Betsy Macon, had left her sons in her will, and that Major John had taken back by revoking the Deed of Gift he had given Betsy for the slaves, in that suit, Nathaniel names Thomas J. as his only brother. I think this shows Henry Harrison Macon was not Betsy's child either.
Final Note:
Martha Youree, a descendant of Henry Harrison Macon, filed an application with the DAR for membership stating Henry was the son of Major John Macon. One wonders what evidence to that effect, if any, she gave.
It might be possible Henry Harrison Macon came down thru the line of John Macon Jr, who was the son of William Macon who served in the American Revolution. This would explain why Martha Youree said she was a descendant of John Macon, but erroneously stated John was a Revolutionary War Veteran, when it was his father, William, who was…. a thought
North Carolina Marriage Death Records, 1799-1825, p. 135, from Register and North Carolina Gazette, reported the death of Mrs John Macon on 18 Feb 1808. Her Will was written 25 Oct 1807. The Estate was inventoried 16 Dec 1807 and reported on 22 March 1808, according to "Early Wills Abstract”, Davidson County, Tennessee p. 155.
It is therefore assumed, that she died before 16 Dec 1807 [many genealogists report 12 Nov 1807 as her date of death], since that is the date her estate was inventoried.
Her Will was probated in Davidson County, Tennessee 22 Mar 1808, with her father, John Williams, brother Littleberry Williams, and Wm Murphy Executors [Betsy Williams Macon was ~47 years old at her passing].
Witnessed by M. H. Buchanan, Gideon Williams and Peter Wright.
Money from renting out her slaves went to the upkeep of her two young sons, Thomas J. Macon born about 1800 and Nathaniel West Dandridge Macon born about 1802.
Note: Marise Parrish Lightfoot, in "Let the Drums Roll", Printed by Maury County Tennessee Historical Society, p.124-126, gives us a limited account of John and Betsy.
Another Note: Henry Harrison Macon
Many genealogists think that one Henry Harrison Macon, born 13 Dec 1796 – 16 months after the passing of Major John Macon’s first wife Johanna, is the son of Major John Macon, this claim has not been validated as of this writing.
The Deed of Gift, for slaves, that each of his children was to receive when they reached their majority, or married, was given by Major John Macon to Johanna's children, 13 Dec 1797, he identifies seven children by name, at least twice in the document; none are Henry Harrison Macon.
I do not believe Henry Harrison was Major John Macon's son by Johanna, and Betsy Williams [John's second wife] only names Thomas J. and Nathaniel D. as her sons; no son by the name of Henry Harrison.
Major John Macon does have a brother, Captain Harrison Macon, maybe that is where the confusion comes from… or not.
When Nathaniel D. sued his father in 1823 [he reached is majority at this time] to get back the slaves his mother, Betsy Macon, had left her sons in her will, and that Major John had taken back by revoking the Deed of Gift he had given Betsy for the slaves, in that suit, Nathaniel names Thomas J. as his only brother. I think this shows Henry Harrison Macon was not Betsy's child either.
Final Note:
Martha Youree, a descendant of Henry Harrison Macon, filed an application with the DAR for membership stating Henry was the son of Major John Macon. One wonders what evidence to that effect, if any, she gave.
It might be possible Henry Harrison Macon came down thru the line of John Macon Jr, who was the son of William Macon who served in the American Revolution. This would explain why Martha Youree said she was a descendant of John Macon, but erroneously stated John was a Revolutionary War Veteran, when it was his father, William, who was…. a thought
Betsy Williams, was born c. 1761; she married John Macon, c. 1797.
North Carolina Marriage Death Records, 1799-1825, p. 135, from Register and North Carolina Gazette, reported the death of Mrs John Macon on 18 Feb 1808. Her Will was written 25 Oct 1807. The Estate was inventoried 16 Dec 1807 and reported on 22 March 1808, according to "Early Wills Abstract”, Davidson County, Tennessee p. 155.
It is therefore assumed, that she died before 16 Dec 1807 [many genealogists report 12 Nov 1807 as her date of death], since that is the date her estate was inventoried.
Her Will was probated in Davidson County, Tennessee 22 Mar 1808, with her father, John Williams, brother Littleberry Williams, and Wm Murphy Executors [Betsy Williams Macon was ~47 years old at her passing].
Witnessed by M. H. Buchanan, Gideon Williams and Peter Wright.
Money from renting out her slaves went to the upkeep of her two young sons, Thomas J. Macon born about 1800 and Nathaniel West Dandridge Macon born about 1802.
Note: Marise Parrish Lightfoot, in "Let the Drums Roll", Printed by Maury County Tennessee Historical Society, p.124-126, gives us a limited account of John and Betsy.
Another Note: Henry Harrison Macon
Many genealogists think that one Henry Harrison Macon, born 13 Dec 1796 – 16 months after the passing of Major John Macon’s first wife Johanna, is the son of Major John Macon, this claim has not been validated as of this writing.
The Deed of Gift, for slaves, that each of his children was to receive when they reached their majority, or married, was given by Major John Macon to Johanna's children, 13 Dec 1797, he identifies seven children by name, at least twice in the document; none are Henry Harrison Macon.
I do not believe Henry Harrison was Major John Macon's son by Johanna, and Betsy Williams [John's second wife] only names Thomas J. and Nathaniel D. as her sons; no son by the name of Henry Harrison.
Major John Macon does have a brother, Captain Harrison Macon, maybe that is where the confusion comes from… or not.
When Nathaniel D. sued his father in 1823 [he reached is majority at this time] to get back the slaves his mother, Betsy Macon, had left her sons in her will, and that Major John had taken back by revoking the Deed of Gift he had given Betsy for the slaves, in that suit, Nathaniel names Thomas J. as his only brother. I think this shows Henry Harrison Macon was not Betsy's child either.
Final Note:
Martha Youree, a descendant of Henry Harrison Macon, filed an application with the DAR for membership stating Henry was the son of Major John Macon. One wonders what evidence to that effect, if any, she gave.
It might be possible Henry Harrison Macon came down thru the line of John Macon Jr, who was the son of William Macon who served in the American Revolution. This would explain why Martha Youree said she was a descendant of John Macon, but erroneously stated John was a Revolutionary War Veteran, when it was his father, William, who was…. a thought
North Carolina Marriage Death Records, 1799-1825, p. 135, from Register and North Carolina Gazette, reported the death of Mrs John Macon on 18 Feb 1808. Her Will was written 25 Oct 1807. The Estate was inventoried 16 Dec 1807 and reported on 22 March 1808, according to "Early Wills Abstract”, Davidson County, Tennessee p. 155.
It is therefore assumed, that she died before 16 Dec 1807 [many genealogists report 12 Nov 1807 as her date of death], since that is the date her estate was inventoried.
Her Will was probated in Davidson County, Tennessee 22 Mar 1808, with her father, John Williams, brother Littleberry Williams, and Wm Murphy Executors [Betsy Williams Macon was ~47 years old at her passing].
Witnessed by M. H. Buchanan, Gideon Williams and Peter Wright.
Money from renting out her slaves went to the upkeep of her two young sons, Thomas J. Macon born about 1800 and Nathaniel West Dandridge Macon born about 1802.
Note: Marise Parrish Lightfoot, in "Let the Drums Roll", Printed by Maury County Tennessee Historical Society, p.124-126, gives us a limited account of John and Betsy.
Another Note: Henry Harrison Macon
Many genealogists think that one Henry Harrison Macon, born 13 Dec 1796 – 16 months after the passing of Major John Macon’s first wife Johanna, is the son of Major John Macon, this claim has not been validated as of this writing.
The Deed of Gift, for slaves, that each of his children was to receive when they reached their majority, or married, was given by Major John Macon to Johanna's children, 13 Dec 1797, he identifies seven children by name, at least twice in the document; none are Henry Harrison Macon.
I do not believe Henry Harrison was Major John Macon's son by Johanna, and Betsy Williams [John's second wife] only names Thomas J. and Nathaniel D. as her sons; no son by the name of Henry Harrison.
Major John Macon does have a brother, Captain Harrison Macon, maybe that is where the confusion comes from… or not.
When Nathaniel D. sued his father in 1823 [he reached is majority at this time] to get back the slaves his mother, Betsy Macon, had left her sons in her will, and that Major John had taken back by revoking the Deed of Gift he had given Betsy for the slaves, in that suit, Nathaniel names Thomas J. as his only brother. I think this shows Henry Harrison Macon was not Betsy's child either.
Final Note:
Martha Youree, a descendant of Henry Harrison Macon, filed an application with the DAR for membership stating Henry was the son of Major John Macon. One wonders what evidence to that effect, if any, she gave.
It might be possible Henry Harrison Macon came down thru the line of John Macon Jr, who was the son of William Macon who served in the American Revolution. This would explain why Martha Youree said she was a descendant of John Macon, but erroneously stated John was a Revolutionary War Veteran, when it was his father, William, who was…. a thought
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