Daughter of Maj. Richard Goode, who was born in Virginia and served in the Revolutionary War Surry (later Stokes), Co., NC.
Elizabeth married on 30 Apr 1787, Surry Co., NC to William Jean, Jr., son of William Jean, Sr. and his wife Hulda. His brother Edmond Jeans was bondsman.
1788 - Surry Deeds Book D page 144
William and Betty Jean are witness to deed between John Goode to her father Richard Good on 7 Sep 1788.
The 1788 Surry County Claims records the appointment of an overseer on a road project that "leads by William Jeans from forks roads near him to Thomas Owens shop."
By 1790, William and Betty moved to Guilford county, still in Northern North Carolina, along with William's parents and other relatives. They were listed there on the census in 1790 with three children and two slaves:
1790 Guilford Co., NC census, Salisbury Dist., p. 501
[white males 16+; white males -16; all white females; all non-white free people; all slaves]
Philip Jean 1 2 1 0 4
Edward Jeans 1 5 5 0 1
Nathan Hill 1 1 3 0 0
William Jean 1 1 3 0 2
One white male over 16 [William]
One white male under 16 [unknown son]
Three white females [Betty, Hulda, & unknown daughter]
Two slaves
William Jean Sr. 2 2 1 0 3
"The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America from 1607-1783" by Dale Taylor.
P. 275
"Methodism was a late and relatively minor occurrence wholly within the Anglican Church during the colonial period. John Wesley sent his first missionaries to New York and Philadelphia in 1769, but most Methodism was the domain of lay preachers who depended on the established Anglican clergy to provide the sacrament to their following. The movement swelled in 1775 when Wesley's assistant Thomas Rankin visited Virginia and toured with Anglican minister Devereux Jarratt, the major force in the area."
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Ashley-M-Mann/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0119.html
"John Doub immigrated to Lancaster County, Penn. in 1763 and soon after came to NC and settled in what is now Forsyth County (then Stokes).
John Doub was raised in the German Reformed Church and communed with Moravians at Bethania for many years. In 1789 he heard a Methodist Preacher by the name of Yeargin at the home of Martin Hauser, and was so pleased with him he invited him to come preach at his house. After the sermon the first regular Methodist Class was formed in NC, John and Eve first, then Elizabeth Teague Martin Hauser and wife Elizabeth, and William Jeans-six member which increased to about 20 at the next meeting. Regular service was continue here for 56 years and about 150 different persons preached in this house. From here, Methodism spread over the state."
About 1792 - William became a Methodist-Episcopal minister, as he reported in 1832 that he had been one for "about forty years".
From "Men of the Burning Heart" by Marion Timothy Plyler
"The Methodists made their way into the Yadkin County." "Peter Doub [son of John] was born in 1796, fourteen years after his parents' conversion."
"The Methodist preachers were frequent visitors to John Doub's…Among these men of God were Philip Bruce, John Douthet, John Buxton, Thomas L. Douglas, James Boyd, William Jean, and Edward Cannon. His [Peter's] admiration for these men knew no bounds. They were devout, winning, and wise."
1797 - William was one of seven Methodist ministers who bought a plot of land on which to build a church:
Book 3, Folio 96
Stokes County, North Carolina
This church on Rocky Branch in what is now Forsyth County NC became known as "Love's Church", after Rev. Love, according to the following book which describes William Jean's house as being near the "Moravian Old Town":
1799 -
From the "History of Methodism in North Carolina, from 1772 to the present time" BY W. L, GRISSOM, Book Editor M. E. Church, South, Vol. 1, 1805:
p. 213-214
"In October, 1799, Bishop Asbury made another visit to
North Carolina. Coming into the state from Virginia...
They rode through Stokes county, and attended meeting at Love's Church. Here the bishop found something that was so unusual that he makes special mention of it. In speaking of Love's Church, he says "it has glass windows and a yard fenced in." Of course at that day it was remarkable for a church to have glass windows. Jesse Lee, who was with the bishop, preached here. The next stop was at William Jean's, near the "Moravian Old Town." "We held meeting," says the bishop, "and had a multitude of Germans present."
Dec 1799 - The Love family also came from Brunswick Co., VA. In 1799 James Love in his will bequeathed two slaves and a horse to William and Edmond Jean and five other men jointly, which seems to imply that they were to be used for the support of Love's Methodist Church:
http://larrygen.com/TNG%20Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4860&tree=larry
"Love's Methodist Church was built on lands likely adjoining the Love Family. In fact, further tracing of the land may show it to once be owned by the Love family. Even the last will and testament of our James Love Senior is proof to his faith as held to the beliefs of the time.
Will of James Love, 26 Dec 1799, Stokes Co., NC:
First I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean, William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Junr, Rueben McDaniel, and Travarse Jones of Guilford County my Negro Aaron Man named Aaron, and my Negro girl named Megg during the natural lives [of the said seven persons] and in case of the death of one or more of said persons before the deaths of said Negroes, I will (in such case) that they the said Aaron and Megg remain and be [the] property of the Survivors (and not to descend to the heirs of the deceased) until their number shall be reduced to four, then I will that the said Aaron and Megg be their property and their heirs forever.
5thly I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Ruben McDaniel and Travearse Jones of Guilford County a certain sorrel colt (commonly called Aaron's colt) to them and their heirs forever."
James X Love Robert Wilkerson A. Campbell - Jurat
In 1800, William and Betty were listed in Stokes Co., NC with six children and two slaves:
1800 Stokes Co., NC census, p. 559
[roughly alphabetized]
William Jane 1-1-0-1-0 3-1-0-1-0 2 slaves
Male b. 1755-1774 [William]
Female b. 1755-1774 [Betty]
Male b. 1784-1790 [son b.c. 1788]
Female b. 1784-1790 [Hulda b.c. 1789
Male b. 1790-1800
Three females b. 1790-1800
Edmond Jane 4-2-1-0-1 1-2-1-1-0 1 slave
Joseph Jane 0-0-1-0-1 2-0-1-0-1 2 slaves
1801 - Elizabeth's father, Maj. Richard Goode, died in Wythe Co., VA on the road while he was moving his family west to Kentucky.
1802 - [Continued from the John Doub and Moravians excerpt above]"
This congregation kept increasing and in 1802 John, with the help of his neighbors [including presumably William Jean], built a large shed not far from his house to be used for a preaching place in the summer time. Around this shed many small houses were built for people who came from a long distance to live in when the meeting continued for several days. Here in 1802 was the first regular Camp Meeting in NC. It started about the middle of Sept. and continued near two weeks. Camp meetings were held here regularly until after 1827."
1803 - William's father William Sr. died in Stokes Co., NC and named him in his will.
1803 - Elizabeth's father's estate was settled by her stepmother:
"We beg leave to report that Mrs. GOODE presented two receipts to us the one given by William JEAN, husband of Elisabeth JEAN for one hundred Dollars the 20th September 1803, one other given by Charles GOODE for one hundred Dollars dated the 6th January 1804 which last receipt was by said Charles acknowledged in our presence to be just. Given under our hands the 21st August 1805.
Edward GEORGE
Joseph BRINKER
Morgan BRYAN
Henry County October Court 1805. The foregoing relinquishment of Rebecca GOODE of the Estate of Richard GOODE deceased to her children was acknowledged by the said Rebecca as her act and Deed & ordered to be recorded and the division made among the children claiming under said relinquishment was returned to Court, approved & ordered to be recorded.
Teste Row. THOMAS, C
In 1810, they were still in Stokes county with six children and four slaves:
1810 census, Stokes Co., NC, Bethabra Dist., p. 135
William Jean 0-1-1-0-1 1-2-1-0-1 4 slaves
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [William]
One female over 45; b. by 1765 [Betty]
One male 16-26; b. 1784-1794 [son b.c. 1792]
One female 16-26; b. 1784-94 [daughter b.c. 1794]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [son b.c. 1796]
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Elizabeth b.c. 1798 & Narcissa b.c. 1800]
One female under 10; b. 1800-1810 [daughter b.c. 1802]
Four slaves
Edmond's widow Martha lived only two doors away with her children:
Martha Jean 0-2-1-0-0 0-0-1-1-0 1 slave
And Wiley Jean was listed nearby on p. 134:
Wiley Jean 3-2-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0 3 slaves
All three of them were also listed on the tax list that year:
1810 Stokes Co., NC tax list, p. 104
Wiley Jean 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-50
[22 doors away]
William Jean 1-1-0-0-200-230-0-0-225
[2 doors]
Martha Jean 1-0-0-0-100-0-0-0-50
1820 census, Stokes Co., NC, p. 351
William Jean 0-1-0-0-1-1 0-0-0-0-1
One male 45+; b. by 1775 [William]
One female 45+; b. by 1775 [Betsey]
One male 26-45; b. 1775-1794
One male 10-16; b. 1804-1810
Two in agriculture
One male slave age 14-26
1830 census
1832 Aug 14 - Surry Co., NC, William submitted his application for a Revolutionary War pension.
The same day, Hezekiah Rhodes of Surry county also submitted his application for a pension and named William as a character reference:
"And the said Hezekiah Rhodes further states that he would refer to the following persons as his neighbors capable of testifying to his character: [among others] The Revd William Jean of the Methodist Church and the Revd Joshua Carter of the Baptist Church, whose statements are hereto annexed...
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the court further certifies Thomas Williams and Peter Clingman; the Rev. William Jean and the Revd Joshua Carter referred in the foregoing declaration are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit. J. Whitaker Chm"
4 Jan 1833 - William was granted his Revolutionary War pension at age 74:
WILLIAM JEAN
SURRY COUNTY
PRIVATE OF ARTIFICERS
$28.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$70.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 4, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
22 Jun 1834 - Surry Co., NC, William witnessed the will of Richard Philips.
Fall 1835 - William and Elizabeth move west to Lafayette Co., Missouri along with friends and family, including members of the Philips and Shore families.
In Dec 1836, William requested his Revolutionary War pension payments to be sent to him in Missouri, as he hadn't received any payments since moving more than a year previously. He states that he moved to Missouri because his children had all moved there and he wanted to live with them.
1836, Dec 7 - Lafayette Co., MO - Application for Transfer. "On this 7th day of December 1836 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Lafayette personally appeared William Jean who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain B. Seawell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dosure in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from North Carolina to Missouri; viz, his children had all removed to Missouri and he wished to live with them. Signed and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid, James W. Harris, J.P. [signed] William Jean. [This application is written at the bottom of the following letter.]
1 Jan 1837 - William died in Lafayette Co., MO and was probably buried in what is now known as the Shore cemetery where others of his friends, family, and neighbors are also buried.
7 Sep 1838 - a William Jean bought land from the federal government in Lafayette Co., MO. It's not clear if William was still living at this date, the executor of his estate made final payment for the land on this date, or if this was perhaps a son William:
JEAN, WILLIAM 9/7/1838 8367 MO 5th PM 048N - 029W NE¼NE¼ 35 Lafayette
1840 - Elizabeth may have been living in Jackson Co., MO with her granddaughter Nancy Cave, wife of John Cave, next door to Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth Hunter, wife of John Hunter, as there was a woman of her age in the Cave household that year. There was no Jean listed in Lafayette or Jackson Cos., MO in 1840, and she wasn't listed with her daughter Narcissa Shore. The Caves and Hunters lived just inside the Jackson county line near Lone Jack, not far from Elizabeth's home in Lafayette county.
However, in 1844 she was living in Lafayette Co., MO:
1844, Sep 4 - Coob Spring, Lafayette Co., MO - Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.
"I am requested by Mrs. Elizabeth Jean to write you a few lines of inquiry. She is the widow of William Jean, who was a pensioner in North Carolina and drew 28 dollars per year and was paid up to the 4th of March 1834 in No. Carolina and in the fall of 1835 he removed to Lafayette county State of Missouri and made application for his pension in this state, but failing by some means to draw any in this state. I will transcribe the application for a transfer with all the proceedings on it and would ask you if you please to inform me what was wanting, and how I am yet to proceed to have it allowed to the widow."
In 1850, she was living with grandson Samuel T. Shore next door to her daughter Narcissa Shore:
1850 census, Washington, Lafayette, MO, p. 435
Samuel R Shore M 53 farmer North Carolina
Narcissa Shore F 50 North Carolina
Robert A Shore M 22 brick layer North Carolina
Montgomery Shore M 17 North Carolina
Thomas Shore M 16 North Carolina
Martha E Shore F 13 Missouri
Sarah Shore F 10 Missouri
next door
Samuel T. Shore, 27, carpenter, NC
Elizabeth, 19, NC
Jane, 5, MO
William, 3, MO
John W., 2, MO
Elizabeth Jeans, 87, NC
Elizabeth died in 1855, aged about 92.
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Elizabeth Goode's children:
1. Daughter Jean b. 1788-1790, Surry or Guilford Co., NC;
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2. son Jean b. 1788-1790; 1800 living with parents. Possibly named William?
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3. Daughter Jean, b. 1788-1790; d. 1790-1800.
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4. Son Jean, b. 1790-1800; 1800 living with parents
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5. Elizabeth Jean, b. 14 May 1792, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 18 July 1812, Stokes Co., NC to John Hunter [b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes Co., NC; d. 5 Sep 1886, Lonejack, Jackson Co., MO; son of David Hunter and Dorothy Shelton]; she d. 25 Oct 1878, Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO; buried Lone Jack cemetery
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6. Hulda Jean, b. 1795-1800, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 7 Sept 1818, Stokes Co., NC to David Owen [son of Thomas Owen and Margaret Hunter; brother-in-law John Hunter was witness at the wedding]; they went to Sangamon Co., Illinois by 1830 and then Iowa in 1836?
1820 census, Surry Co., NC, p. 384
David Owen 0-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 [David]
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 [Hulda]
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7. Narcissa Jean, b. 3 Jan 1799 or 1800, Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 15 Apr 1819, Stokes Co., NC to Samuel Robert Shore [b. 15 Aug 1797, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1880-1900, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; son of Peter Shore and Anna Maria Ranck]; she d. 1897, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; possibly buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., MO.
Elizabeth married on 30 Apr 1787, Surry Co., NC to William Jean, Jr., son of William Jean, Sr. and his wife Hulda. His brother Edmond Jeans was bondsman.
1788 - Surry Deeds Book D page 144
William and Betty Jean are witness to deed between John Goode to her father Richard Good on 7 Sep 1788.
The 1788 Surry County Claims records the appointment of an overseer on a road project that "leads by William Jeans from forks roads near him to Thomas Owens shop."
By 1790, William and Betty moved to Guilford county, still in Northern North Carolina, along with William's parents and other relatives. They were listed there on the census in 1790 with three children and two slaves:
1790 Guilford Co., NC census, Salisbury Dist., p. 501
[white males 16+; white males -16; all white females; all non-white free people; all slaves]
Philip Jean 1 2 1 0 4
Edward Jeans 1 5 5 0 1
Nathan Hill 1 1 3 0 0
William Jean 1 1 3 0 2
One white male over 16 [William]
One white male under 16 [unknown son]
Three white females [Betty, Hulda, & unknown daughter]
Two slaves
William Jean Sr. 2 2 1 0 3
"The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America from 1607-1783" by Dale Taylor.
P. 275
"Methodism was a late and relatively minor occurrence wholly within the Anglican Church during the colonial period. John Wesley sent his first missionaries to New York and Philadelphia in 1769, but most Methodism was the domain of lay preachers who depended on the established Anglican clergy to provide the sacrament to their following. The movement swelled in 1775 when Wesley's assistant Thomas Rankin visited Virginia and toured with Anglican minister Devereux Jarratt, the major force in the area."
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Ashley-M-Mann/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0119.html
"John Doub immigrated to Lancaster County, Penn. in 1763 and soon after came to NC and settled in what is now Forsyth County (then Stokes).
John Doub was raised in the German Reformed Church and communed with Moravians at Bethania for many years. In 1789 he heard a Methodist Preacher by the name of Yeargin at the home of Martin Hauser, and was so pleased with him he invited him to come preach at his house. After the sermon the first regular Methodist Class was formed in NC, John and Eve first, then Elizabeth Teague Martin Hauser and wife Elizabeth, and William Jeans-six member which increased to about 20 at the next meeting. Regular service was continue here for 56 years and about 150 different persons preached in this house. From here, Methodism spread over the state."
About 1792 - William became a Methodist-Episcopal minister, as he reported in 1832 that he had been one for "about forty years".
From "Men of the Burning Heart" by Marion Timothy Plyler
"The Methodists made their way into the Yadkin County." "Peter Doub [son of John] was born in 1796, fourteen years after his parents' conversion."
"The Methodist preachers were frequent visitors to John Doub's…Among these men of God were Philip Bruce, John Douthet, John Buxton, Thomas L. Douglas, James Boyd, William Jean, and Edward Cannon. His [Peter's] admiration for these men knew no bounds. They were devout, winning, and wise."
1797 - William was one of seven Methodist ministers who bought a plot of land on which to build a church:
Book 3, Folio 96
Stokes County, North Carolina
This church on Rocky Branch in what is now Forsyth County NC became known as "Love's Church", after Rev. Love, according to the following book which describes William Jean's house as being near the "Moravian Old Town":
1799 -
From the "History of Methodism in North Carolina, from 1772 to the present time" BY W. L, GRISSOM, Book Editor M. E. Church, South, Vol. 1, 1805:
p. 213-214
"In October, 1799, Bishop Asbury made another visit to
North Carolina. Coming into the state from Virginia...
They rode through Stokes county, and attended meeting at Love's Church. Here the bishop found something that was so unusual that he makes special mention of it. In speaking of Love's Church, he says "it has glass windows and a yard fenced in." Of course at that day it was remarkable for a church to have glass windows. Jesse Lee, who was with the bishop, preached here. The next stop was at William Jean's, near the "Moravian Old Town." "We held meeting," says the bishop, "and had a multitude of Germans present."
Dec 1799 - The Love family also came from Brunswick Co., VA. In 1799 James Love in his will bequeathed two slaves and a horse to William and Edmond Jean and five other men jointly, which seems to imply that they were to be used for the support of Love's Methodist Church:
http://larrygen.com/TNG%20Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4860&tree=larry
"Love's Methodist Church was built on lands likely adjoining the Love Family. In fact, further tracing of the land may show it to once be owned by the Love family. Even the last will and testament of our James Love Senior is proof to his faith as held to the beliefs of the time.
Will of James Love, 26 Dec 1799, Stokes Co., NC:
First I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean, William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Junr, Rueben McDaniel, and Travarse Jones of Guilford County my Negro Aaron Man named Aaron, and my Negro girl named Megg during the natural lives [of the said seven persons] and in case of the death of one or more of said persons before the deaths of said Negroes, I will (in such case) that they the said Aaron and Megg remain and be [the] property of the Survivors (and not to descend to the heirs of the deceased) until their number shall be reduced to four, then I will that the said Aaron and Megg be their property and their heirs forever.
5thly I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Ruben McDaniel and Travearse Jones of Guilford County a certain sorrel colt (commonly called Aaron's colt) to them and their heirs forever."
James X Love Robert Wilkerson A. Campbell - Jurat
In 1800, William and Betty were listed in Stokes Co., NC with six children and two slaves:
1800 Stokes Co., NC census, p. 559
[roughly alphabetized]
William Jane 1-1-0-1-0 3-1-0-1-0 2 slaves
Male b. 1755-1774 [William]
Female b. 1755-1774 [Betty]
Male b. 1784-1790 [son b.c. 1788]
Female b. 1784-1790 [Hulda b.c. 1789
Male b. 1790-1800
Three females b. 1790-1800
Edmond Jane 4-2-1-0-1 1-2-1-1-0 1 slave
Joseph Jane 0-0-1-0-1 2-0-1-0-1 2 slaves
1801 - Elizabeth's father, Maj. Richard Goode, died in Wythe Co., VA on the road while he was moving his family west to Kentucky.
1802 - [Continued from the John Doub and Moravians excerpt above]"
This congregation kept increasing and in 1802 John, with the help of his neighbors [including presumably William Jean], built a large shed not far from his house to be used for a preaching place in the summer time. Around this shed many small houses were built for people who came from a long distance to live in when the meeting continued for several days. Here in 1802 was the first regular Camp Meeting in NC. It started about the middle of Sept. and continued near two weeks. Camp meetings were held here regularly until after 1827."
1803 - William's father William Sr. died in Stokes Co., NC and named him in his will.
1803 - Elizabeth's father's estate was settled by her stepmother:
"We beg leave to report that Mrs. GOODE presented two receipts to us the one given by William JEAN, husband of Elisabeth JEAN for one hundred Dollars the 20th September 1803, one other given by Charles GOODE for one hundred Dollars dated the 6th January 1804 which last receipt was by said Charles acknowledged in our presence to be just. Given under our hands the 21st August 1805.
Edward GEORGE
Joseph BRINKER
Morgan BRYAN
Henry County October Court 1805. The foregoing relinquishment of Rebecca GOODE of the Estate of Richard GOODE deceased to her children was acknowledged by the said Rebecca as her act and Deed & ordered to be recorded and the division made among the children claiming under said relinquishment was returned to Court, approved & ordered to be recorded.
Teste Row. THOMAS, C
In 1810, they were still in Stokes county with six children and four slaves:
1810 census, Stokes Co., NC, Bethabra Dist., p. 135
William Jean 0-1-1-0-1 1-2-1-0-1 4 slaves
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [William]
One female over 45; b. by 1765 [Betty]
One male 16-26; b. 1784-1794 [son b.c. 1792]
One female 16-26; b. 1784-94 [daughter b.c. 1794]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [son b.c. 1796]
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Elizabeth b.c. 1798 & Narcissa b.c. 1800]
One female under 10; b. 1800-1810 [daughter b.c. 1802]
Four slaves
Edmond's widow Martha lived only two doors away with her children:
Martha Jean 0-2-1-0-0 0-0-1-1-0 1 slave
And Wiley Jean was listed nearby on p. 134:
Wiley Jean 3-2-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0 3 slaves
All three of them were also listed on the tax list that year:
1810 Stokes Co., NC tax list, p. 104
Wiley Jean 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-50
[22 doors away]
William Jean 1-1-0-0-200-230-0-0-225
[2 doors]
Martha Jean 1-0-0-0-100-0-0-0-50
1820 census, Stokes Co., NC, p. 351
William Jean 0-1-0-0-1-1 0-0-0-0-1
One male 45+; b. by 1775 [William]
One female 45+; b. by 1775 [Betsey]
One male 26-45; b. 1775-1794
One male 10-16; b. 1804-1810
Two in agriculture
One male slave age 14-26
1830 census
1832 Aug 14 - Surry Co., NC, William submitted his application for a Revolutionary War pension.
The same day, Hezekiah Rhodes of Surry county also submitted his application for a pension and named William as a character reference:
"And the said Hezekiah Rhodes further states that he would refer to the following persons as his neighbors capable of testifying to his character: [among others] The Revd William Jean of the Methodist Church and the Revd Joshua Carter of the Baptist Church, whose statements are hereto annexed...
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the court further certifies Thomas Williams and Peter Clingman; the Rev. William Jean and the Revd Joshua Carter referred in the foregoing declaration are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit. J. Whitaker Chm"
4 Jan 1833 - William was granted his Revolutionary War pension at age 74:
WILLIAM JEAN
SURRY COUNTY
PRIVATE OF ARTIFICERS
$28.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$70.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 4, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
22 Jun 1834 - Surry Co., NC, William witnessed the will of Richard Philips.
Fall 1835 - William and Elizabeth move west to Lafayette Co., Missouri along with friends and family, including members of the Philips and Shore families.
In Dec 1836, William requested his Revolutionary War pension payments to be sent to him in Missouri, as he hadn't received any payments since moving more than a year previously. He states that he moved to Missouri because his children had all moved there and he wanted to live with them.
1836, Dec 7 - Lafayette Co., MO - Application for Transfer. "On this 7th day of December 1836 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Lafayette personally appeared William Jean who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain B. Seawell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dosure in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from North Carolina to Missouri; viz, his children had all removed to Missouri and he wished to live with them. Signed and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid, James W. Harris, J.P. [signed] William Jean. [This application is written at the bottom of the following letter.]
1 Jan 1837 - William died in Lafayette Co., MO and was probably buried in what is now known as the Shore cemetery where others of his friends, family, and neighbors are also buried.
7 Sep 1838 - a William Jean bought land from the federal government in Lafayette Co., MO. It's not clear if William was still living at this date, the executor of his estate made final payment for the land on this date, or if this was perhaps a son William:
JEAN, WILLIAM 9/7/1838 8367 MO 5th PM 048N - 029W NE¼NE¼ 35 Lafayette
1840 - Elizabeth may have been living in Jackson Co., MO with her granddaughter Nancy Cave, wife of John Cave, next door to Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth Hunter, wife of John Hunter, as there was a woman of her age in the Cave household that year. There was no Jean listed in Lafayette or Jackson Cos., MO in 1840, and she wasn't listed with her daughter Narcissa Shore. The Caves and Hunters lived just inside the Jackson county line near Lone Jack, not far from Elizabeth's home in Lafayette county.
However, in 1844 she was living in Lafayette Co., MO:
1844, Sep 4 - Coob Spring, Lafayette Co., MO - Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.
"I am requested by Mrs. Elizabeth Jean to write you a few lines of inquiry. She is the widow of William Jean, who was a pensioner in North Carolina and drew 28 dollars per year and was paid up to the 4th of March 1834 in No. Carolina and in the fall of 1835 he removed to Lafayette county State of Missouri and made application for his pension in this state, but failing by some means to draw any in this state. I will transcribe the application for a transfer with all the proceedings on it and would ask you if you please to inform me what was wanting, and how I am yet to proceed to have it allowed to the widow."
In 1850, she was living with grandson Samuel T. Shore next door to her daughter Narcissa Shore:
1850 census, Washington, Lafayette, MO, p. 435
Samuel R Shore M 53 farmer North Carolina
Narcissa Shore F 50 North Carolina
Robert A Shore M 22 brick layer North Carolina
Montgomery Shore M 17 North Carolina
Thomas Shore M 16 North Carolina
Martha E Shore F 13 Missouri
Sarah Shore F 10 Missouri
next door
Samuel T. Shore, 27, carpenter, NC
Elizabeth, 19, NC
Jane, 5, MO
William, 3, MO
John W., 2, MO
Elizabeth Jeans, 87, NC
Elizabeth died in 1855, aged about 92.
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Elizabeth Goode's children:
1. Daughter Jean b. 1788-1790, Surry or Guilford Co., NC;
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2. son Jean b. 1788-1790; 1800 living with parents. Possibly named William?
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3. Daughter Jean, b. 1788-1790; d. 1790-1800.
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4. Son Jean, b. 1790-1800; 1800 living with parents
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5. Elizabeth Jean, b. 14 May 1792, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 18 July 1812, Stokes Co., NC to John Hunter [b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes Co., NC; d. 5 Sep 1886, Lonejack, Jackson Co., MO; son of David Hunter and Dorothy Shelton]; she d. 25 Oct 1878, Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO; buried Lone Jack cemetery
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6. Hulda Jean, b. 1795-1800, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 7 Sept 1818, Stokes Co., NC to David Owen [son of Thomas Owen and Margaret Hunter; brother-in-law John Hunter was witness at the wedding]; they went to Sangamon Co., Illinois by 1830 and then Iowa in 1836?
1820 census, Surry Co., NC, p. 384
David Owen 0-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 [David]
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 [Hulda]
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7. Narcissa Jean, b. 3 Jan 1799 or 1800, Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 15 Apr 1819, Stokes Co., NC to Samuel Robert Shore [b. 15 Aug 1797, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1880-1900, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; son of Peter Shore and Anna Maria Ranck]; she d. 1897, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; possibly buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., MO.
Daughter of Maj. Richard Goode, who was born in Virginia and served in the Revolutionary War Surry (later Stokes), Co., NC.
Elizabeth married on 30 Apr 1787, Surry Co., NC to William Jean, Jr., son of William Jean, Sr. and his wife Hulda. His brother Edmond Jeans was bondsman.
1788 - Surry Deeds Book D page 144
William and Betty Jean are witness to deed between John Goode to her father Richard Good on 7 Sep 1788.
The 1788 Surry County Claims records the appointment of an overseer on a road project that "leads by William Jeans from forks roads near him to Thomas Owens shop."
By 1790, William and Betty moved to Guilford county, still in Northern North Carolina, along with William's parents and other relatives. They were listed there on the census in 1790 with three children and two slaves:
1790 Guilford Co., NC census, Salisbury Dist., p. 501
[white males 16+; white males -16; all white females; all non-white free people; all slaves]
Philip Jean 1 2 1 0 4
Edward Jeans 1 5 5 0 1
Nathan Hill 1 1 3 0 0
William Jean 1 1 3 0 2
One white male over 16 [William]
One white male under 16 [unknown son]
Three white females [Betty, Hulda, & unknown daughter]
Two slaves
William Jean Sr. 2 2 1 0 3
"The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America from 1607-1783" by Dale Taylor.
P. 275
"Methodism was a late and relatively minor occurrence wholly within the Anglican Church during the colonial period. John Wesley sent his first missionaries to New York and Philadelphia in 1769, but most Methodism was the domain of lay preachers who depended on the established Anglican clergy to provide the sacrament to their following. The movement swelled in 1775 when Wesley's assistant Thomas Rankin visited Virginia and toured with Anglican minister Devereux Jarratt, the major force in the area."
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Ashley-M-Mann/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0119.html
"John Doub immigrated to Lancaster County, Penn. in 1763 and soon after came to NC and settled in what is now Forsyth County (then Stokes).
John Doub was raised in the German Reformed Church and communed with Moravians at Bethania for many years. In 1789 he heard a Methodist Preacher by the name of Yeargin at the home of Martin Hauser, and was so pleased with him he invited him to come preach at his house. After the sermon the first regular Methodist Class was formed in NC, John and Eve first, then Elizabeth Teague Martin Hauser and wife Elizabeth, and William Jeans-six member which increased to about 20 at the next meeting. Regular service was continue here for 56 years and about 150 different persons preached in this house. From here, Methodism spread over the state."
About 1792 - William became a Methodist-Episcopal minister, as he reported in 1832 that he had been one for "about forty years".
From "Men of the Burning Heart" by Marion Timothy Plyler
"The Methodists made their way into the Yadkin County." "Peter Doub [son of John] was born in 1796, fourteen years after his parents' conversion."
"The Methodist preachers were frequent visitors to John Doub's…Among these men of God were Philip Bruce, John Douthet, John Buxton, Thomas L. Douglas, James Boyd, William Jean, and Edward Cannon. His [Peter's] admiration for these men knew no bounds. They were devout, winning, and wise."
1797 - William was one of seven Methodist ministers who bought a plot of land on which to build a church:
Book 3, Folio 96
Stokes County, North Carolina
This church on Rocky Branch in what is now Forsyth County NC became known as "Love's Church", after Rev. Love, according to the following book which describes William Jean's house as being near the "Moravian Old Town":
1799 -
From the "History of Methodism in North Carolina, from 1772 to the present time" BY W. L, GRISSOM, Book Editor M. E. Church, South, Vol. 1, 1805:
p. 213-214
"In October, 1799, Bishop Asbury made another visit to
North Carolina. Coming into the state from Virginia...
They rode through Stokes county, and attended meeting at Love's Church. Here the bishop found something that was so unusual that he makes special mention of it. In speaking of Love's Church, he says "it has glass windows and a yard fenced in." Of course at that day it was remarkable for a church to have glass windows. Jesse Lee, who was with the bishop, preached here. The next stop was at William Jean's, near the "Moravian Old Town." "We held meeting," says the bishop, "and had a multitude of Germans present."
Dec 1799 - The Love family also came from Brunswick Co., VA. In 1799 James Love in his will bequeathed two slaves and a horse to William and Edmond Jean and five other men jointly, which seems to imply that they were to be used for the support of Love's Methodist Church:
http://larrygen.com/TNG%20Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4860&tree=larry
"Love's Methodist Church was built on lands likely adjoining the Love Family. In fact, further tracing of the land may show it to once be owned by the Love family. Even the last will and testament of our James Love Senior is proof to his faith as held to the beliefs of the time.
Will of James Love, 26 Dec 1799, Stokes Co., NC:
First I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean, William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Junr, Rueben McDaniel, and Travarse Jones of Guilford County my Negro Aaron Man named Aaron, and my Negro girl named Megg during the natural lives [of the said seven persons] and in case of the death of one or more of said persons before the deaths of said Negroes, I will (in such case) that they the said Aaron and Megg remain and be [the] property of the Survivors (and not to descend to the heirs of the deceased) until their number shall be reduced to four, then I will that the said Aaron and Megg be their property and their heirs forever.
5thly I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Ruben McDaniel and Travearse Jones of Guilford County a certain sorrel colt (commonly called Aaron's colt) to them and their heirs forever."
James X Love Robert Wilkerson A. Campbell - Jurat
In 1800, William and Betty were listed in Stokes Co., NC with six children and two slaves:
1800 Stokes Co., NC census, p. 559
[roughly alphabetized]
William Jane 1-1-0-1-0 3-1-0-1-0 2 slaves
Male b. 1755-1774 [William]
Female b. 1755-1774 [Betty]
Male b. 1784-1790 [son b.c. 1788]
Female b. 1784-1790 [Hulda b.c. 1789
Male b. 1790-1800
Three females b. 1790-1800
Edmond Jane 4-2-1-0-1 1-2-1-1-0 1 slave
Joseph Jane 0-0-1-0-1 2-0-1-0-1 2 slaves
1801 - Elizabeth's father, Maj. Richard Goode, died in Wythe Co., VA on the road while he was moving his family west to Kentucky.
1802 - [Continued from the John Doub and Moravians excerpt above]"
This congregation kept increasing and in 1802 John, with the help of his neighbors [including presumably William Jean], built a large shed not far from his house to be used for a preaching place in the summer time. Around this shed many small houses were built for people who came from a long distance to live in when the meeting continued for several days. Here in 1802 was the first regular Camp Meeting in NC. It started about the middle of Sept. and continued near two weeks. Camp meetings were held here regularly until after 1827."
1803 - William's father William Sr. died in Stokes Co., NC and named him in his will.
1803 - Elizabeth's father's estate was settled by her stepmother:
"We beg leave to report that Mrs. GOODE presented two receipts to us the one given by William JEAN, husband of Elisabeth JEAN for one hundred Dollars the 20th September 1803, one other given by Charles GOODE for one hundred Dollars dated the 6th January 1804 which last receipt was by said Charles acknowledged in our presence to be just. Given under our hands the 21st August 1805.
Edward GEORGE
Joseph BRINKER
Morgan BRYAN
Henry County October Court 1805. The foregoing relinquishment of Rebecca GOODE of the Estate of Richard GOODE deceased to her children was acknowledged by the said Rebecca as her act and Deed & ordered to be recorded and the division made among the children claiming under said relinquishment was returned to Court, approved & ordered to be recorded.
Teste Row. THOMAS, C
In 1810, they were still in Stokes county with six children and four slaves:
1810 census, Stokes Co., NC, Bethabra Dist., p. 135
William Jean 0-1-1-0-1 1-2-1-0-1 4 slaves
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [William]
One female over 45; b. by 1765 [Betty]
One male 16-26; b. 1784-1794 [son b.c. 1792]
One female 16-26; b. 1784-94 [daughter b.c. 1794]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [son b.c. 1796]
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Elizabeth b.c. 1798 & Narcissa b.c. 1800]
One female under 10; b. 1800-1810 [daughter b.c. 1802]
Four slaves
Edmond's widow Martha lived only two doors away with her children:
Martha Jean 0-2-1-0-0 0-0-1-1-0 1 slave
And Wiley Jean was listed nearby on p. 134:
Wiley Jean 3-2-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0 3 slaves
All three of them were also listed on the tax list that year:
1810 Stokes Co., NC tax list, p. 104
Wiley Jean 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-50
[22 doors away]
William Jean 1-1-0-0-200-230-0-0-225
[2 doors]
Martha Jean 1-0-0-0-100-0-0-0-50
1820 census, Stokes Co., NC, p. 351
William Jean 0-1-0-0-1-1 0-0-0-0-1
One male 45+; b. by 1775 [William]
One female 45+; b. by 1775 [Betsey]
One male 26-45; b. 1775-1794
One male 10-16; b. 1804-1810
Two in agriculture
One male slave age 14-26
1830 census
1832 Aug 14 - Surry Co., NC, William submitted his application for a Revolutionary War pension.
The same day, Hezekiah Rhodes of Surry county also submitted his application for a pension and named William as a character reference:
"And the said Hezekiah Rhodes further states that he would refer to the following persons as his neighbors capable of testifying to his character: [among others] The Revd William Jean of the Methodist Church and the Revd Joshua Carter of the Baptist Church, whose statements are hereto annexed...
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the court further certifies Thomas Williams and Peter Clingman; the Rev. William Jean and the Revd Joshua Carter referred in the foregoing declaration are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit. J. Whitaker Chm"
4 Jan 1833 - William was granted his Revolutionary War pension at age 74:
WILLIAM JEAN
SURRY COUNTY
PRIVATE OF ARTIFICERS
$28.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$70.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 4, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
22 Jun 1834 - Surry Co., NC, William witnessed the will of Richard Philips.
Fall 1835 - William and Elizabeth move west to Lafayette Co., Missouri along with friends and family, including members of the Philips and Shore families.
In Dec 1836, William requested his Revolutionary War pension payments to be sent to him in Missouri, as he hadn't received any payments since moving more than a year previously. He states that he moved to Missouri because his children had all moved there and he wanted to live with them.
1836, Dec 7 - Lafayette Co., MO - Application for Transfer. "On this 7th day of December 1836 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Lafayette personally appeared William Jean who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain B. Seawell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dosure in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from North Carolina to Missouri; viz, his children had all removed to Missouri and he wished to live with them. Signed and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid, James W. Harris, J.P. [signed] William Jean. [This application is written at the bottom of the following letter.]
1 Jan 1837 - William died in Lafayette Co., MO and was probably buried in what is now known as the Shore cemetery where others of his friends, family, and neighbors are also buried.
7 Sep 1838 - a William Jean bought land from the federal government in Lafayette Co., MO. It's not clear if William was still living at this date, the executor of his estate made final payment for the land on this date, or if this was perhaps a son William:
JEAN, WILLIAM 9/7/1838 8367 MO 5th PM 048N - 029W NE¼NE¼ 35 Lafayette
1840 - Elizabeth may have been living in Jackson Co., MO with her granddaughter Nancy Cave, wife of John Cave, next door to Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth Hunter, wife of John Hunter, as there was a woman of her age in the Cave household that year. There was no Jean listed in Lafayette or Jackson Cos., MO in 1840, and she wasn't listed with her daughter Narcissa Shore. The Caves and Hunters lived just inside the Jackson county line near Lone Jack, not far from Elizabeth's home in Lafayette county.
However, in 1844 she was living in Lafayette Co., MO:
1844, Sep 4 - Coob Spring, Lafayette Co., MO - Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.
"I am requested by Mrs. Elizabeth Jean to write you a few lines of inquiry. She is the widow of William Jean, who was a pensioner in North Carolina and drew 28 dollars per year and was paid up to the 4th of March 1834 in No. Carolina and in the fall of 1835 he removed to Lafayette county State of Missouri and made application for his pension in this state, but failing by some means to draw any in this state. I will transcribe the application for a transfer with all the proceedings on it and would ask you if you please to inform me what was wanting, and how I am yet to proceed to have it allowed to the widow."
In 1850, she was living with grandson Samuel T. Shore next door to her daughter Narcissa Shore:
1850 census, Washington, Lafayette, MO, p. 435
Samuel R Shore M 53 farmer North Carolina
Narcissa Shore F 50 North Carolina
Robert A Shore M 22 brick layer North Carolina
Montgomery Shore M 17 North Carolina
Thomas Shore M 16 North Carolina
Martha E Shore F 13 Missouri
Sarah Shore F 10 Missouri
next door
Samuel T. Shore, 27, carpenter, NC
Elizabeth, 19, NC
Jane, 5, MO
William, 3, MO
John W., 2, MO
Elizabeth Jeans, 87, NC
Elizabeth died in 1855, aged about 92.
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Elizabeth Goode's children:
1. Daughter Jean b. 1788-1790, Surry or Guilford Co., NC;
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2. son Jean b. 1788-1790; 1800 living with parents. Possibly named William?
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3. Daughter Jean, b. 1788-1790; d. 1790-1800.
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4. Son Jean, b. 1790-1800; 1800 living with parents
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5. Elizabeth Jean, b. 14 May 1792, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 18 July 1812, Stokes Co., NC to John Hunter [b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes Co., NC; d. 5 Sep 1886, Lonejack, Jackson Co., MO; son of David Hunter and Dorothy Shelton]; she d. 25 Oct 1878, Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO; buried Lone Jack cemetery
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6. Hulda Jean, b. 1795-1800, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 7 Sept 1818, Stokes Co., NC to David Owen [son of Thomas Owen and Margaret Hunter; brother-in-law John Hunter was witness at the wedding]; they went to Sangamon Co., Illinois by 1830 and then Iowa in 1836?
1820 census, Surry Co., NC, p. 384
David Owen 0-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 [David]
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 [Hulda]
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7. Narcissa Jean, b. 3 Jan 1799 or 1800, Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 15 Apr 1819, Stokes Co., NC to Samuel Robert Shore [b. 15 Aug 1797, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1880-1900, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; son of Peter Shore and Anna Maria Ranck]; she d. 1897, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; possibly buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., MO.
Elizabeth married on 30 Apr 1787, Surry Co., NC to William Jean, Jr., son of William Jean, Sr. and his wife Hulda. His brother Edmond Jeans was bondsman.
1788 - Surry Deeds Book D page 144
William and Betty Jean are witness to deed between John Goode to her father Richard Good on 7 Sep 1788.
The 1788 Surry County Claims records the appointment of an overseer on a road project that "leads by William Jeans from forks roads near him to Thomas Owens shop."
By 1790, William and Betty moved to Guilford county, still in Northern North Carolina, along with William's parents and other relatives. They were listed there on the census in 1790 with three children and two slaves:
1790 Guilford Co., NC census, Salisbury Dist., p. 501
[white males 16+; white males -16; all white females; all non-white free people; all slaves]
Philip Jean 1 2 1 0 4
Edward Jeans 1 5 5 0 1
Nathan Hill 1 1 3 0 0
William Jean 1 1 3 0 2
One white male over 16 [William]
One white male under 16 [unknown son]
Three white females [Betty, Hulda, & unknown daughter]
Two slaves
William Jean Sr. 2 2 1 0 3
"The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America from 1607-1783" by Dale Taylor.
P. 275
"Methodism was a late and relatively minor occurrence wholly within the Anglican Church during the colonial period. John Wesley sent his first missionaries to New York and Philadelphia in 1769, but most Methodism was the domain of lay preachers who depended on the established Anglican clergy to provide the sacrament to their following. The movement swelled in 1775 when Wesley's assistant Thomas Rankin visited Virginia and toured with Anglican minister Devereux Jarratt, the major force in the area."
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Ashley-M-Mann/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0119.html
"John Doub immigrated to Lancaster County, Penn. in 1763 and soon after came to NC and settled in what is now Forsyth County (then Stokes).
John Doub was raised in the German Reformed Church and communed with Moravians at Bethania for many years. In 1789 he heard a Methodist Preacher by the name of Yeargin at the home of Martin Hauser, and was so pleased with him he invited him to come preach at his house. After the sermon the first regular Methodist Class was formed in NC, John and Eve first, then Elizabeth Teague Martin Hauser and wife Elizabeth, and William Jeans-six member which increased to about 20 at the next meeting. Regular service was continue here for 56 years and about 150 different persons preached in this house. From here, Methodism spread over the state."
About 1792 - William became a Methodist-Episcopal minister, as he reported in 1832 that he had been one for "about forty years".
From "Men of the Burning Heart" by Marion Timothy Plyler
"The Methodists made their way into the Yadkin County." "Peter Doub [son of John] was born in 1796, fourteen years after his parents' conversion."
"The Methodist preachers were frequent visitors to John Doub's…Among these men of God were Philip Bruce, John Douthet, John Buxton, Thomas L. Douglas, James Boyd, William Jean, and Edward Cannon. His [Peter's] admiration for these men knew no bounds. They were devout, winning, and wise."
1797 - William was one of seven Methodist ministers who bought a plot of land on which to build a church:
Book 3, Folio 96
Stokes County, North Carolina
This church on Rocky Branch in what is now Forsyth County NC became known as "Love's Church", after Rev. Love, according to the following book which describes William Jean's house as being near the "Moravian Old Town":
1799 -
From the "History of Methodism in North Carolina, from 1772 to the present time" BY W. L, GRISSOM, Book Editor M. E. Church, South, Vol. 1, 1805:
p. 213-214
"In October, 1799, Bishop Asbury made another visit to
North Carolina. Coming into the state from Virginia...
They rode through Stokes county, and attended meeting at Love's Church. Here the bishop found something that was so unusual that he makes special mention of it. In speaking of Love's Church, he says "it has glass windows and a yard fenced in." Of course at that day it was remarkable for a church to have glass windows. Jesse Lee, who was with the bishop, preached here. The next stop was at William Jean's, near the "Moravian Old Town." "We held meeting," says the bishop, "and had a multitude of Germans present."
Dec 1799 - The Love family also came from Brunswick Co., VA. In 1799 James Love in his will bequeathed two slaves and a horse to William and Edmond Jean and five other men jointly, which seems to imply that they were to be used for the support of Love's Methodist Church:
http://larrygen.com/TNG%20Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4860&tree=larry
"Love's Methodist Church was built on lands likely adjoining the Love Family. In fact, further tracing of the land may show it to once be owned by the Love family. Even the last will and testament of our James Love Senior is proof to his faith as held to the beliefs of the time.
Will of James Love, 26 Dec 1799, Stokes Co., NC:
First I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean, William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Junr, Rueben McDaniel, and Travarse Jones of Guilford County my Negro Aaron Man named Aaron, and my Negro girl named Megg during the natural lives [of the said seven persons] and in case of the death of one or more of said persons before the deaths of said Negroes, I will (in such case) that they the said Aaron and Megg remain and be [the] property of the Survivors (and not to descend to the heirs of the deceased) until their number shall be reduced to four, then I will that the said Aaron and Megg be their property and their heirs forever.
5thly I give and bequeath unto Edmund Jean William Jean, Seth Coffin, and James Campbell of Stokes County and George McKinny Ruben McDaniel and Travearse Jones of Guilford County a certain sorrel colt (commonly called Aaron's colt) to them and their heirs forever."
James X Love Robert Wilkerson A. Campbell - Jurat
In 1800, William and Betty were listed in Stokes Co., NC with six children and two slaves:
1800 Stokes Co., NC census, p. 559
[roughly alphabetized]
William Jane 1-1-0-1-0 3-1-0-1-0 2 slaves
Male b. 1755-1774 [William]
Female b. 1755-1774 [Betty]
Male b. 1784-1790 [son b.c. 1788]
Female b. 1784-1790 [Hulda b.c. 1789
Male b. 1790-1800
Three females b. 1790-1800
Edmond Jane 4-2-1-0-1 1-2-1-1-0 1 slave
Joseph Jane 0-0-1-0-1 2-0-1-0-1 2 slaves
1801 - Elizabeth's father, Maj. Richard Goode, died in Wythe Co., VA on the road while he was moving his family west to Kentucky.
1802 - [Continued from the John Doub and Moravians excerpt above]"
This congregation kept increasing and in 1802 John, with the help of his neighbors [including presumably William Jean], built a large shed not far from his house to be used for a preaching place in the summer time. Around this shed many small houses were built for people who came from a long distance to live in when the meeting continued for several days. Here in 1802 was the first regular Camp Meeting in NC. It started about the middle of Sept. and continued near two weeks. Camp meetings were held here regularly until after 1827."
1803 - William's father William Sr. died in Stokes Co., NC and named him in his will.
1803 - Elizabeth's father's estate was settled by her stepmother:
"We beg leave to report that Mrs. GOODE presented two receipts to us the one given by William JEAN, husband of Elisabeth JEAN for one hundred Dollars the 20th September 1803, one other given by Charles GOODE for one hundred Dollars dated the 6th January 1804 which last receipt was by said Charles acknowledged in our presence to be just. Given under our hands the 21st August 1805.
Edward GEORGE
Joseph BRINKER
Morgan BRYAN
Henry County October Court 1805. The foregoing relinquishment of Rebecca GOODE of the Estate of Richard GOODE deceased to her children was acknowledged by the said Rebecca as her act and Deed & ordered to be recorded and the division made among the children claiming under said relinquishment was returned to Court, approved & ordered to be recorded.
Teste Row. THOMAS, C
In 1810, they were still in Stokes county with six children and four slaves:
1810 census, Stokes Co., NC, Bethabra Dist., p. 135
William Jean 0-1-1-0-1 1-2-1-0-1 4 slaves
One male over 45; b. by 1765 [William]
One female over 45; b. by 1765 [Betty]
One male 16-26; b. 1784-1794 [son b.c. 1792]
One female 16-26; b. 1784-94 [daughter b.c. 1794]
One male 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [son b.c. 1796]
Two females 10-16; b. 1794-1800 [Elizabeth b.c. 1798 & Narcissa b.c. 1800]
One female under 10; b. 1800-1810 [daughter b.c. 1802]
Four slaves
Edmond's widow Martha lived only two doors away with her children:
Martha Jean 0-2-1-0-0 0-0-1-1-0 1 slave
And Wiley Jean was listed nearby on p. 134:
Wiley Jean 3-2-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0 3 slaves
All three of them were also listed on the tax list that year:
1810 Stokes Co., NC tax list, p. 104
Wiley Jean 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-50
[22 doors away]
William Jean 1-1-0-0-200-230-0-0-225
[2 doors]
Martha Jean 1-0-0-0-100-0-0-0-50
1820 census, Stokes Co., NC, p. 351
William Jean 0-1-0-0-1-1 0-0-0-0-1
One male 45+; b. by 1775 [William]
One female 45+; b. by 1775 [Betsey]
One male 26-45; b. 1775-1794
One male 10-16; b. 1804-1810
Two in agriculture
One male slave age 14-26
1830 census
1832 Aug 14 - Surry Co., NC, William submitted his application for a Revolutionary War pension.
The same day, Hezekiah Rhodes of Surry county also submitted his application for a pension and named William as a character reference:
"And the said Hezekiah Rhodes further states that he would refer to the following persons as his neighbors capable of testifying to his character: [among others] The Revd William Jean of the Methodist Church and the Revd Joshua Carter of the Baptist Church, whose statements are hereto annexed...
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the court further certifies Thomas Williams and Peter Clingman; the Rev. William Jean and the Revd Joshua Carter referred in the foregoing declaration are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit. J. Whitaker Chm"
4 Jan 1833 - William was granted his Revolutionary War pension at age 74:
WILLIAM JEAN
SURRY COUNTY
PRIVATE OF ARTIFICERS
$28.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$70.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 4, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
22 Jun 1834 - Surry Co., NC, William witnessed the will of Richard Philips.
Fall 1835 - William and Elizabeth move west to Lafayette Co., Missouri along with friends and family, including members of the Philips and Shore families.
In Dec 1836, William requested his Revolutionary War pension payments to be sent to him in Missouri, as he hadn't received any payments since moving more than a year previously. He states that he moved to Missouri because his children had all moved there and he wanted to live with them.
1836, Dec 7 - Lafayette Co., MO - Application for Transfer. "On this 7th day of December 1836 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Lafayette personally appeared William Jean who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain B. Seawell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dosure in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from North Carolina to Missouri; viz, his children had all removed to Missouri and he wished to live with them. Signed and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid, James W. Harris, J.P. [signed] William Jean. [This application is written at the bottom of the following letter.]
1 Jan 1837 - William died in Lafayette Co., MO and was probably buried in what is now known as the Shore cemetery where others of his friends, family, and neighbors are also buried.
7 Sep 1838 - a William Jean bought land from the federal government in Lafayette Co., MO. It's not clear if William was still living at this date, the executor of his estate made final payment for the land on this date, or if this was perhaps a son William:
JEAN, WILLIAM 9/7/1838 8367 MO 5th PM 048N - 029W NE¼NE¼ 35 Lafayette
1840 - Elizabeth may have been living in Jackson Co., MO with her granddaughter Nancy Cave, wife of John Cave, next door to Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth Hunter, wife of John Hunter, as there was a woman of her age in the Cave household that year. There was no Jean listed in Lafayette or Jackson Cos., MO in 1840, and she wasn't listed with her daughter Narcissa Shore. The Caves and Hunters lived just inside the Jackson county line near Lone Jack, not far from Elizabeth's home in Lafayette county.
However, in 1844 she was living in Lafayette Co., MO:
1844, Sep 4 - Coob Spring, Lafayette Co., MO - Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.
"I am requested by Mrs. Elizabeth Jean to write you a few lines of inquiry. She is the widow of William Jean, who was a pensioner in North Carolina and drew 28 dollars per year and was paid up to the 4th of March 1834 in No. Carolina and in the fall of 1835 he removed to Lafayette county State of Missouri and made application for his pension in this state, but failing by some means to draw any in this state. I will transcribe the application for a transfer with all the proceedings on it and would ask you if you please to inform me what was wanting, and how I am yet to proceed to have it allowed to the widow."
In 1850, she was living with grandson Samuel T. Shore next door to her daughter Narcissa Shore:
1850 census, Washington, Lafayette, MO, p. 435
Samuel R Shore M 53 farmer North Carolina
Narcissa Shore F 50 North Carolina
Robert A Shore M 22 brick layer North Carolina
Montgomery Shore M 17 North Carolina
Thomas Shore M 16 North Carolina
Martha E Shore F 13 Missouri
Sarah Shore F 10 Missouri
next door
Samuel T. Shore, 27, carpenter, NC
Elizabeth, 19, NC
Jane, 5, MO
William, 3, MO
John W., 2, MO
Elizabeth Jeans, 87, NC
Elizabeth died in 1855, aged about 92.
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Elizabeth Goode's children:
1. Daughter Jean b. 1788-1790, Surry or Guilford Co., NC;
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2. son Jean b. 1788-1790; 1800 living with parents. Possibly named William?
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3. Daughter Jean, b. 1788-1790; d. 1790-1800.
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4. Son Jean, b. 1790-1800; 1800 living with parents
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5. Elizabeth Jean, b. 14 May 1792, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 18 July 1812, Stokes Co., NC to John Hunter [b. 16 Mar 1789, Stokes Co., NC; d. 5 Sep 1886, Lonejack, Jackson Co., MO; son of David Hunter and Dorothy Shelton]; she d. 25 Oct 1878, Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO; buried Lone Jack cemetery
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6. Hulda Jean, b. 1795-1800, Guilford or Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 7 Sept 1818, Stokes Co., NC to David Owen [son of Thomas Owen and Margaret Hunter; brother-in-law John Hunter was witness at the wedding]; they went to Sangamon Co., Illinois by 1830 and then Iowa in 1836?
1820 census, Surry Co., NC, p. 384
David Owen 0-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0
One male 26-44; b. 1776-1794 [David]
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 [Hulda]
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7. Narcissa Jean, b. 3 Jan 1799 or 1800, Stokes (now Forsyth) Co., NC; m. 15 Apr 1819, Stokes Co., NC to Samuel Robert Shore [b. 15 Aug 1797, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1880-1900, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; son of Peter Shore and Anna Maria Ranck]; she d. 1897, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; possibly buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., MO.
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