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Elijah Presnall

Male 1762 - 1841  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Elijah Presnall was born in 1762 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA (son of James Presnell and Sarah Harvey); died on 27 Nov 1841 in Clarke County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    ELIJAH w/Mary 1810 Real Estate Transaction (Randolph County)

    Elijah mustered in the War of 1812 in 2nd Regiment, Burke Co, NC, and later with the 1st Regiment of Mississippi Vols. aka 1st Regiment U.S. Vols under General Claiborne and Captain Samuel Dale at Ft. Madison in September and October 1813. In 1818, Elijah was an Overseer of Line Road: from Doddings to Crop Road (road runs east to the Alabama River and “Presnall Landing” at the mouth of Silver Creek).

    Elijah Presnall moved to Clarke County, AL between 1815 and 1818. He owned a plantation on the Alabama River (then in Monroe County), which he operated with slave labor (according to the 1830 census, he owned 8 slaves). It is believed that he is buried on the land he owned.

    There is an Elijah Presnall who was a bondsman at the marriage of Thomas Dunning and Lillis Ann Pearson in 1815 in Randolph Co, NC. Do not know the relationship. Supposedly the Dunnings and Elijah Presnall came to the Alabama Territory in 1815-1816. There is a Presnall living next door to Thomas Dunning in the 1816 Monroe Co, AL census. The early Alabama settlers most often came down the Federal Road and located along the Alabama River. The Alabama Genweb site has a map of the Federal Road route posted. The 1816 Monroe and Clarke County censuses are posted on the "Tracking your Roots" website.

    Elijah married Sarah Sallie Scott in 1825. Sarah (daughter of John Scott and Chloe Riggs) was born in 1796 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1886 in Clarke, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Caleb Calvin Presnall was born on 9 Jun 1823 in Vashti, Clarke, Alambama, USA; died on 16 Oct 1874 in Jackson City, Clarke County, Alabama.
    2. Nancy Jane Presnall was born about 1823 in Alabama, USA; died in 1900 in Monroe County, Alabama, USA.
    3. Harvey Presnall was born in 1829; died on 20 Jun 1844.
    4. James Presnell was born about 1815.
    5. Tryon T Presnall was born in 1817 in Alabama, USA.
    6. Sarah Ann Presnall was born on 31 Oct 1831 in Clark, Alabama; died on 9 Oct 1900 in Clarke, Alabama.
    7. Westwood Armistead Presnall was born on 8 Apr 1822 in Clarke Co. Alabama; died on 18 Dec 1877 in Clarke, Alabama, USA; was buried .
    8. Joel Presnell was born in 1828 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA; died in 1893.
    9. Matthew Albert Presnell was born on 21 Jan 1819 in Clarke, Alabama, USA; died on 25 Feb 1864 in Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States.

    Elijah married Mary Dean about 1800. Mary was born in 1780 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1814 in Fort Stephens, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John Leon Presnal was born in 1812 in Mississippi Territory; died in 1898 in Alabama, USA.
    2. Robert Presnell was born about 1803; died on 17 Dec 1863.
    3. Jeane Presnall was born in 1810; died in 1863.
    4. Harbert Presnall was born in 1812 in Alabama, USA; died in 1869 in Clarke, Alabama, USA.
    5. Absolum Presnell was born in 1802 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1874.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Presnell was born in 1742 in Albermarle Parish,Virginia (son of Jacob Presnell and Martha); died before 4 Sep 1836 in Silver Creek Plantation, Clarke, Alabama, United States; was buried in Alabama, USA.

    Notes:

    Many genealogies claim that James who married Sarah Harvey was the son of James (b. 1708), however we can be reasonably sure that James (husband of Sarah Harvey) was the son of Jacob.

    He served in the Bedford County Virginia Militia during the French and Indian War. His wife Sarah Harvey, was the daughter of Michael Harvey, a member of Jacob's Good Creek Quakers moving to old Rowan-Randolph County before 1760.

    James became a large land owner in Randolph County and one of the leading citizens. He was Judge on the Little River. He left Randolph County in 1805.


    Died:
    This date, his last will and testament was presented to the Orphans Court of Clark County already deceased

    James married Sarah Harvey in 1759. Sarah (daughter of Michael Harvey and Elizabeth) was born in 1741 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA; died in 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Harvey was born in 1741 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Michael Harvey and Elizabeth); died in 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Esau Presnell was born in 1784; died in 1840 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.
    2. James Harvey Presnell was born in 1763.
    3. Absolum Presnall was born in 1760 in Moore, North Carolina, USA; died in 1840 in Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
    4. Eliza Ann Presnell was born about 1761.
    5. 1. Elijah Presnall was born in 1762 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Nov 1841 in Clarke County, Alabama.
    6. Sarah Clarissa Presnell was born in 1771 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Apr 1821.
    7. Harvey Presnell died in 1831 in Clarke, Alabama, USA.
    8. Deborah Presnell


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Presnell was born on 4 Feb 1714 in King and Queen, Virginia; was christened on 13 Mar 1714 in Middlesex, Virgnia (son of Jacob Presnal and Mary Hedgecock); died about 1800 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Virginia had passed a law which required all males between the ages of 15 and 50 to serve 2 years in the Virginia Militia. The tour of duty was generally 2 years. The Quakers opposed serving in the Militia and they would not pay taxes to support the War.

    We find Jacob every year between 1747 and 1754 tax rolls. Jacob and other Quakers refused to pay their taxes and to serve in the militia.

    It was recorded on 26 August 1754 that, "Leave is Granted to Peter Holland, James Turner, Jacob Presnell, William Stone, William Stone Jr., James Orrick, and J.Fite." Further, "To clear road from Goose Creek up Falling Mountain. The said Holland is appointed overseer, William Stone Sr. the assistant. The said mountain road to be known as Mobberley Road and the persons convent with this tithe (tax) to attend sd. Stone and Pate are appointed as surveyors from Ridge to Goose Creek."

    It was recorded on 25 August 1755:
    Phelps -vs- Jacob Presnell
    Iden -vs- Jacob Presnell

    Recorded on 12 September 1755:
    Callaway -vs- Jacob Presnell
    Phelps -vs- Jacob Presnell Phellps was the Tithe (tax) Lister, Callaway was a member of the court.

    The word "Leave" was used because they would not pay taxes or serve in the militia, when granted leave, they would not be sentenced, rather, given leave, to construct roads.

    Recorded on 19 November 1757, in the South Creek Quaker Monthly Meeting was that Jacob Presnell is appointed Chairman of the Goose Creek Quakers, a newly formed group that desired to migrate to the wilds of North Carolina.

    On the "Tax Rolls" are the following families that moved to North Carolina before 1765, settled close to Back Creek in what is now Randolph County, North Carolina: (Presnell's married into many of these families)

    William - James, John, Robert, Giles
    Harvey - Michael Sr., Michael Jr., William, John
    Richardson - Stephen, Thomas, John, Amus, Abel, Joseph
    Hudson - Stephen, Thomas, Peter
    Hayes - Mark, William
    Atkinson - Richardson, Priegler
    Green - John, Benjamin, Henry
    Stone - William Sr., William Jr.
    King - Joseph
    Wright - Thomas
    Furr - Joseph


    Birth:
    South Side of Dragon Swamp

    Christened:
    Christ Church

    Jacob married Martha about 1740. was born about 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Martha was born about 1720.
    Children:
    1. Elias Presnell was born about 1750 in Virginia, USA.
    2. Abraham Presnell was born about 1750 in Virginia, USA.
    3. 2. James Presnell was born in 1742 in Albermarle Parish,Virginia; died before 4 Sep 1836 in Silver Creek Plantation, Clarke, Alabama, United States; was buried in Alabama, USA.
    4. Rachel Presnell was born in 1743 in Bedford, Virginia, USA; died between 1808 and 1817 in Smith, Tennessee, USA.
    5. John Presnell was born on 1 Jan 1751 in Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; died after 1840 in Benton Co., Alabama.
    6. Daniel Presnell was born on 15 Mar 1748 in Goose Creek, Old Lunenburg, Bedford, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Nov 1830 in Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried in Duck Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana.
    7. Stephen Presnall was born in 1757 in Rowan, North Carolina; died in 1822 in Wilkes, North Carolina.
    8. Elijah Presnell was born about 1750 in Virginia, USA.
    9. Mary Presnell was born on 2 Jan 1744 in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America; died on 16 Mar 1831 in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America; was buried in Pisgah, Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America.

  3. 6.  Michael Harvey

    Michael married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Harvey was born in 1741 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA; died in 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Presnal was born about 1680 (son of James Presnell and Sarah); died on 4 Mar 1716 in King and Queen, Virginia, USA; was buried on 6 Mar 1716.

    Notes:


    Who were the parents of Jacob Presnell?

    Most Presnell genealogists make the assumption that the parents of Jacob (b. about 1680) were James and Sarah Prenell since we find James Presnell recorded in the same location at the right time. Could Jacob be the son of George? That is also a possibility as he is of the right age, and is found in Middlesex County records. We assume that George and James are about the same age, but don't have definitive proof of that. Both George and James are found in Middlesex County. We know that George is in the Virginia Militia at about the time of Jacob's birth, and we know James is in Middlesex county into the early 1700s. Most Presnell genealogists claim it was James, and were not aware of the records that we have for George. There is also a possibility that the father of Jacob is someone else entirely, although that would be highly unlikely.

    Who was the wife of Jacob Presnell?

    I believe with 99% certainty that it was Mary Hedgecock. We have pretty solid evidence to lead us to this conclusion.

    There are many whom still today claim it was Marie Julie Maupin, but they have done no homework, and are "copy and paste genealogists."

    I must however admit, that when I was first starting out in family research, I too had inserted this wonderful story into my ancestry. Today, we now know that Maupin story to be false, a complete fabrication that was the result of someone's creative writing. I have since removed all of this Maupin story from my database. It surprises me greatly, that some people feel the need to hold on to that crazy story, because they like it, even when all the evidence clearly shows it to be false. The problem is that this story has spread enough, that we may never get it cleaned up. There is a book published by Dorothy Maupin Shaffett, titled "The Story Of Gabriel and Marie Maupin." The stated purpose of this book was to dispell the myth of a Presnell connection.

    The Marie Julie Maupin Myth

    Today, we know this supposed connection is absolutely ridiculous. The Presnell and Maupin families were not even in the same area of Virginia, and Marie would have been 6 years old at the time of the birth of the daughter Sarah Presnell. At the time of the creative writing project, the birth date of Marie Julie Maupin was only "assumed," and it was assumed to fit their story. Additionally, we find that she was not married at the time of the will of her father. The Maupin Family Society also strongly dismisses this fabricated story.

    The story was very impressive and fanciful. Marie Julie Maupin was supposedly the daughter of Gabriel Maupin and Mary Spencer. Gabriel was the son of a famous General, and Mary was the daughter of the Earl of Spencer. Obviously a very wealthy and well-connected family. The creative writer didn't do much homework however. Gabriel Maupin’s wife Marie is not a Spencer. Her surname is Hersant (confirmed by the Maupin Family Society), and records are found in the archives in Amsterdam. The title “Earl of Spencer” did not exist yet, as Earl Spencer is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 1 November 1765.

    The story continues that our Jacob Presnell, was Jacques (so he could fit in with the french family Maupin) Presnell and that he married Marie Julie Maupin in 1700, and then traveled with the Maupins to Virginia on the ship Le Nassau. Again, our creative writer failed to do any homework. Jacob Presnell has no French connection. His name is never spelled Jacques anywhere. There is no single piece of reference material anywhere in the world that documents his name as Jacques, only where people have saved it themselves as such and created a record. No Presnell was ever in France in the 1600 and 1700's. Jacob Presnell did not travel with the Maupin family on the ship LeNassau as was claimed. We now have a copy of the ship manifest, and we find there was no Presnell name anywhere.

    The Nassau received a permit to depart Kensington, England, for Virginia, January 18, 1701 under command of Capt. Tregian. It arrived March 5, 1701 and went up the York River. Only 23 went on to Manakintown. List of French, Swiss, Genevese, German, and Flemish Protestants embarked on the ship named the Nassau to go to Virginia. Gabriel Maupin is on the ship manifest with his wife and 3 children.

    We now know that the "famous" Gabriel Maupin was a tailor from Amsterdam. He married Marie Hersant in 1691. This is recorded in the Walloon Church, N Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their daughter, Marie Maupin is born in 1696 (baptized on 16 April 1696).

    So if you do a little bit of simple math, and look at the Christ Church Registry, and see that the first child of Jacob Presnell and his wife Mary, have a baby Sarah, born in 1702. You would realize the mother (if it were Marie/Mary Maupin) is 6 years old! Even if Marie was born in the first year of the marriage of Gabriel and Marie, she could have only been 11 years old!

    Experienced Genealogists also point to the fact that Mary Julie Maupin was not marred yet at the time of her father's death in 1720, as she is still listed as a Maupin, not married. The Maupin Family Society denies any claim that Mary Julie Maupin was married to Jacob Presnell.

    With all this evidence, there will still feel a few out there, that will ignorantly hold on to this fanciful myth. ... oh, and let's not forget the part in the story, where the ship Le Nassau sprung a leak, and Gabriel Maupin being the important and pius man that he was, prayed for divine assistance, and the leak stopped, and when they arrived in port a large fish was found wedged tightly in the hole.

    The wife of Jacob Presnell is Mary Hedgecock

    As I stated previously, I am about 99% certain that the wife of Jacob is Mary Hedgecock. We simply don't have any documented evidence to prove that 100%.

    Mary Hedgecock, the daughter of Thomas Hedgecock was born between 1680 and 1686. Thomas Hedgecock died in 1704. In his will, his estate is left to his wife Margery Hedgecock and his grand-daughter Sarah Pressnon, daughter of Jacob Preson (witnessed by William Carter, Mary Carter, and William Jones). here is no Pressnon family in this region, although we find Jacob Presnells name spelled different ways over the years, a problem that continues for our family for another 300 years

    When you look at the baptismal records for Christ Church, Middlesex County Virginia, you will note that of the children of Jacob Presnell and "Mary" they only have their oldest "Sarah" at the year of Thomas Hedgecock's death in 1704. Their next child Mary is born in 1705. So, Mary Hedgecock is most undoubtedly our spouse for Jacob, particularly when you look at the Middlesex records and realize that there are no other surnames that begin with Pr that would come close to making a connection.

    Additional Records for Jacob Presnell

    06 April 1714 - Order Book 5 (1710-1726) Middlesex County, Virginia page 175
    Jacob Preston (Presnell) states that Thomas Wood died without a will and he is made the administrator.

    A Bill of Sale recorded in January 1717 showed that Jacob Presnal died February 1716, his personal property was sold on 05 November 1716 in the amount of £8.13.10 to John Dweny, Wayne Curtis, John Gutherie, Robert Blackly, and George Carter. (Will Book 1713-1734:86).

    Jacob married Mary Hedgecock about 1700. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hedgecock and Margery Simmons) was born between 1680 and 1686; died on 3 Sep 1717 in King and Queen, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Hedgecock was born between 1680 and 1686 (daughter of Thomas Hedgecock and Margery Simmons); died on 3 Sep 1717 in King and Queen, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    No 100% definitive proof of the surname Hedgecock for our Mary,

    However I believe with a high level of certainty that our Mary was Mary Hedgecock. Mary Hedgecock, daughter of Thomas Hedgecock was born between 1680 and 1686. Thomas Hedgecock died in 1704.
    In his will; his estate is left to his wife, Margery Hedgecock and his grand-daughter Sarah "Pressnon," daughter of Jacob Presson (wittnessed by William Carter, Mary Carter, and William Jones).

    When you review the baptismal records of Christ Church, you will note that of the children of Jacob Presnell and "Mary" they only have their oldest "Sarah" at the year of Thomas Hedgecock's death (1704).
    Sarah is born in 1702, and the next, Mary, is not born until 1705.

    This is most undoubtedly our Mary, particularly when you look at Middlesex records and realize there are no other surnames that begin with Pr that would come close to making a connection.

    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob Presnell was born on 4 Feb 1714 in King and Queen, Virginia; was christened on 13 Mar 1714 in Middlesex, Virgnia; died about 1800 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Mary Presnal was born before 7 Oct 1705 in Christ Church, Middlesex Co., Virginia.
    3. Daniel Presnell was born on 17 Mar 1710 in Virginia, USA; died in in Newberry, South Carolina.
    4. Sarah Presnal was born before 23 Sep 1702 in King and Queen, Virginia.
    5. James Presnell was born about 1 Mar 1708 in King and Queen, Virginia, USA; died in 1792 in Randolph Co, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1792 in Presnall Cemetery.
    6. Robert Presnal was born about 1709; died in Nov 1710.



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