Son of Chesley Farrar Faucett and Margaret Hayes Shutt Faucett(1809-1879).

Brother of:
Henry Shutt Faucett
Chesley Henry Clay Faucette(1830-unk)
James Rufus Giles Faucett(1831-1871)
Eliza Jane Matilda Faucett Beale
Robert George McDuffy Faucett(1835-unk)
Harriett Anna Affiah Faucett Dickey West(1837-unk)
John Clement Shutt Faucett(1839-unk)
William Albert Graham Faucett
[Albert Augustus Preston Faucette]
Margaret Emma Victoria Faucett Moring
Adolphus Jerome Taylor Faucette
Leonidas Walton Kerr Faucette
Lelia Olive Glendora Faucett

Married to Sarah Ella Westbrook on June 15, 1869 in Warren County, North Carolina.

Albert and Ella were the parents of:
Julia W Faucette
Lina S Faucette
Mary Hardy Faucette
Emma Moring Faucette Chapman
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--Durham Recorder, June 21, 1907

Albert P Faucette

Born 1844, he lived to the age of 63 years old, passing away at his home in West Durham, North Carolina a few days ago. Albert P. Faucette was a good citizen, an affectionate father, and husband, and in the war between the States, a brave soldier. He was of a gentle nature, gentle as a woman in his manners, yet when occasion and duty demanded it, he was as courageous as a lion, utterly fearless and invincible. He was in some of the most notable battles, and was six times wounded in the Civil war. His record as a soldier is one of which any veteran may be proud. I have heard it said amid shot and shells he would laugh in the very face of danger, chiding or teasing his comrades for dodging, and that, when so wounded himself that he could not stand on his feet he would rise upon his knees and shoot at the enemy. Indeed, his courage was of so fine a quality, that the Hon. Tom Ruffin once said: "It every man in the Confederate Army had been as brave as A. P. Faucette the South have won the war with ease."

We are accustomed to think that the influence of a quiet man, keeping the even tenor of his way, is lost amid the noise and confusion of this busy, hustling world, but it is not, and Carlyle, in his great essay on Burns, reminds us that while the Shakespeare and Milton roll on like mighty rivers through the continent of thought, the weary traveler will turn aside to such a gushing little fountain as Burns, and there quench his thirst. So while American youths may, and do, and should admire the greatness, the true hero-spirit of Lincoln and Lee, they will likewise find inspiration and encouragement in the life of A. P. Faucette. Great in life, amid its storms, he was also great, and patient and serene in suffering. Stricken with paralysis he lay through months and weeks helpless. if not hopeless, yet his chief concern was not death, but that he should part with those he so fondly loved; as for himself he looked beyond the silent stars and knew there was for him a final home.

Such a man was Albert P. Faucette, and the writer hopes that the life of this truly good man may be an inspiration to others to go and do likewise. Shakespeare makes Mark Antony say that "the evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones." But the Bard of Avalon knew that the influence of a well spent life is imperishable, if one stormy, dark night, he sees a small candle in the distance, and says: "How far that little candle throws its beams, so shines a good deed in a naughty world. Such was the life of A. P. Faucette, he was a light not hid under a bushel, and his deeds, and the memory of them must abide.

It was a modest, quiet unassuming life that has just closed. In public life he was perfectly harmless, always peaceable, and law-abiding. In private life he was pure, kind and upright. I think I never saw him in a passion; he was cool, thoughtful, and ready to act when the moment arrived. In consideration he was often in an argumentative mood, but never got in a rage. He was not without a sense of humor and wit, though I never heard of his trying to wound the feelings of another. On one occasion he was talking to a young man he seemed to like quite well, and said, 'There are some people up in yank country by your name but they are nice people." Of course the joke was taken in the spirit of fun, and it was meant to be even. Frequently he entered a building where there were several friends and one would cry out "turn out the dogs, turn on the fire alarm," but apparently not noticing the cry, he entered the room, took up a paper and began reading. If a volcano had burst forth at his feet there is some doubt that it would alarm "Job" Faucette. Indeed we wonder that such a man made a good soldier. Coming in one day in his every day clothes, and with his long beard, he looked like a Rip Van Winkle. The question arose where did you get him or where did you find him? "Why I dug him out of the ground." Faucette's mild reply was, yes, diamonds and precious things are dug out of the ground."

But death has claimed him, as it will eventually claim us all, and we might well wish that our life should be so spent that when called to go, that we might be as well prepared, and leave a record as untarnished as A. P. Faucette. What our country is in sore need of today is men with a conscience, men of integrity, men of character, brave in war and peace, and men that love the home.

--Research by James Maynard (48800380) • 1 Aug 2021
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: A A Faucett
Age in 1860: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Alamance, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Post Office: Graham
Household Members: Name Age
C F Faucett 66
M H Faucett 50
R F Faucett 22
H A Faucett 21
J C Faucett 20
W A G Faucett 18
A A Faucett 16
Enna Faucett 14
A G Faucett 11
L W K Faucett 8
Lelia Faucett 4
E W Beale 26
E J Beale 25
L F Beale 2
E W Beale 5/12
J R G Faucett 28
K R Faucett 17
N Pender 12

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: A. A. P. Faucette
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 57 North Carolina Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 57th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Film Number: M230 roll 13

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Albert Augustus Preston Faucette
Residence: Alamance County, North Carolina
Age at enlistment: 17
Enlistment Date: 7 Apr 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Alamance County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, North Carolina 57th Infantry Regiment on 17 Jul 1862.
Birth Date: abt 1845
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Sarah E Westbrook
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1869
Marriage Place: Warren, North Carolina
Father: S W Westbrook
Mother: A C Westbrook
Spouse: A P Faucette
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Father: C F Faucette
Spouse Mother: Margant Faucette
Event Type: Marriage

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Albert Fancett
Age in 1870: 25
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 209
Home in 1870: Faucette, Alamance, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Spouse: Elen Fancett
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Fancett 25
Elen Fancett 24
Kate Fancett 25
Hallie Fancett 24

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: A P Faucette
Home in 1880: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: E. W. Faucette
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Trucker
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
A P Faucette 36
E W Faucette 30
Julia Faucette 7
Luia Faucette 5
Marey Faucette 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Albert E Faucette
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Age: 56
Birth Date: Nov 1843
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Spouse's name: Ella W Faucette
Marriage Year: 1873
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 27
Household Members: Name Age
Albert E Faucette 56
Ella W Faucette 48
Julia W Faucette 24
Lina S Faucette 21
Mary H Faucette 19
Emma M Faucette 16