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b. c. 1770
Surry County, North Carolina
m. 1st Unknown *
2nd Francis Taylor
March 2, 1795
Surry County, North Carolina
c. Rachel* 1785 m. Thomas Parks, Jr. 3-6-1805
Jacob*2-l8-1786 – 1855 m. 1st Fanny Combs 9-2-1816 (Isaac Stover
bondsman),
2nd Nancy Hall
Lawrence* 1790 –1878 m. 1st Lucy Barnett, 2nd unknown, 3rd Polly Ann
Murphy
Henry 1795 moves later to Bledsoe Co. TN
Margaret 1796 m. Isaac Stover 12-7-1818
Phillip 1798 m. Susannah Chambers is on the tax records of
Sequatchie Co. TN
d. between 1830 – 1840
Wilkes County, North Carolina
In his young adult life John lives close to his father Jacob, in
what was then Surry County, North Carolina. He marries but the name
of his first wife remains a mystery. After her death, he marries
Francis Taylor in Surry County; they move to Wilkes County, North
Carolina shortly after their marriage. The 1800 census of Wilkes
County, enumeration for John Hoots, shows a man and a woman over the
age of 45 living in their household. Most likely these are the
parents of Francis because John’s parents still maintained their own
household in Surry County. John’s father dies in 1801 and in his
will leaves him “100 acres of land whereon he formerly lived and
whatever he has of mine in his possession to him and his heirs
forever.” By 1805, John has acquired 300 acres of land in Wilkes
County.
The following is a compilation of land transactions in Wilkes
County:
Book D, page 338
April 20, 1798, William Sloan sold to John hoots for 20 lbs. 50
acres, Corner of Isaac Garrison’s land … Wolbanks corner…Wheatley’s
Creek
Book F, page 42
State Grant to John No. 2431, 50 acres on Wheatley Creek, December
28, 1803
Book G & H page 532
October 10, 1812, Benjamin Jones to John Hoots, 194 acres on Roaring
River Bank, at the Wagon Ford, for the sum of $300
Book K, page 246
January 12, 1820, John Hoots sold to William Powell, 194 acres on
Roaring River Bank, at the Wagon Ford, for the sum of $575
Location in region surrounding Roaring
River, North Carolina |
