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Sarah Flowers

Female 1777 - 1843  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Flowers was born 21 Sep 1777, Wayne Co. NC (daughter of William Flowers and Charity Harrell); died 08 Sep 1843, Horeb,Talbot Co. GA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1840 United States Federal Census
    Name: Sarah Reaves
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Talbot, Georgia
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
    Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
    Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
    Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
    Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
    Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
    Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
    Persons Employed in Agriculture: 8
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 3
    Total Slaves: 12
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 15

    Sarah married Stephen Reaves 1794, Wayne Co. NC. Stephen (son of William Reaves and Elizabeth Carraway) was born 08 Mar 1771, Wayne Co. NC; died 22 Nov 1830, Talbot Co. GA . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Henry Reaves was born ca 1793, Wayne Co. NC; died 1850, Dale Co. AL.
    2. Nancy Reaves was born 27 Jun 1794, Wayne Co. NC; died 17 Oct 1874, Caddo Parish, LA.
    3. Asher Reaves was born 1796, Wayne Co. NC; died 1887, Barbour Co. AL.
    4. Lydia Reaves was born ca 1803, Talbot Co. GA; died 31 Dec 1888, Georgia.
    5. William Reaves was born 13 Apr 1805, North Carolina; died 03 Aug 1886, Bentley Co, MS.
    6. Sarah Reaves was born 1809, Wayne Co. NC; died Oct 1880, Dougherty Co. GA.
    7. Elizabeth Reaves was born 15 Oct 1810, North Carolina; died 25 Aug 1876, North Carolina.
    8. Samuel Jesse Reaves, Sr. was born ca 1812, North Carolina; died 1864, Chambers Co. AL.
    9. Stephen Reaves, Jr. was born ca 1814, North Carolina; died 1863, Chambers Co. AL.
    10. Harrell Flowers Reaves was born 06 Nov 1819, Jones Co. GA; died 12 Feb 1899, Coffee Co. AL.
    11. Abner Lee Reaves was born 22 Oct 1822, Talbot Co. GA; died 23 Jul 1847, Georgia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Flowers was born 1757, Johnston Co. NC (son of Simon Burwell Flowers and Sarah); died 1834, Wayne Co. NC.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    Name: William Flowers
    State: NC
    County: Wayne County
    Year: 1786
    Database: NC Early Census Index

    North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    Name: William Flowers
    State: NC
    County: Wayne County
    Township: Early Tax List
    Year: 1788
    Database: NC Early Census Index

    1790 United States Federal Census
    Name: William Flowers
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Wayne, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
    Free White Persons - Females: 6
    Number of Household Members: 9

    1800 United States Federal Census
    Name: William Flowers
    Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Wayne, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
    Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
    Number of Slaves: 2
    Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
    Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
    Number of Household Members: 10

    1810 United States Federal Census
    Name: William Flowers
    Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Wayne, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
    Numbers of Slaves: 4
    Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
    Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
    Number of Household Members: 16

    Source: From Seventeenth Report of the National Society Daughters American Revolution The general index of the register is preserved in MSS. in the Library of Congress N.C. Certificates 89,501 to 91,938
    89781. Flowers, William

    William Flowers, Jesse Flowers, and their elder brother, John Flowers, served in the militia during the Revolution. In April, 1781 Lord Cornwallis and his huge army came out of their winter quarters in Wilmington and marched north toward Virginia. they traveled along old roadways through New Hanover and Duplin counties.

    On May 3, 1781, they crossed the Goshen Swamp at Holley's Mill (later Flowery Dale Plantation) and entered Wayne County. The local militia, including John and William Flowers, fought a rear-guard action. Lord Cornwallis, commanded 1,600 troops, four cannon, two boats on carriages and the British Legion under Colonel Banastre Tarleton. As the army approached the Bridge over Thunder Swamp, Clarissa Harrel Flowers was left with her two children. She was at the home of her parents, Samuel and Ann Harrell at Thunder Swamp Bridge. The young men were away fighting. The slaves taken along to keep them from running away or being abducted the the British.

    Birth:
    Family Data Collection - Individual Records
    Name: William Flowers
    Spouse: Flowers Charity
    Parents: Sarah Simon
    Birth Place: Johnston Co, NC
    Birth Date: 1757
    Death Date: 1834

    William married Charity Harrell 1776, North Carolina. Charity (daughter of Samuel Harrell and Ann) was born 1760, Bertie Co. NC; died 1849, Wayne Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Charity Harrell was born 1760, Bertie Co. NC (daughter of Samuel Harrell and Ann); died 1849, Wayne Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Family Data Collection
    Name: Charity Harrell
    Spouse: Charity Harrell
    Parents: Samuel Harrell Ann
    Birth Place: Bertie, of, NC
    Birth Date: 1760
    Marriage Date: 1776
    Death Date: 1849

    William Flowers, Jesse Flowers, and their elder brother, John Flowers, served in the militia during the Revolution. In April, 1781 Lord Cornwallis and his huge army came out of their winter quarters in Wilmington and marched north toward Virginia. they traveled along old roadways through New Hanover and Duplin counties.

    On May 3, 1781, they crossed the Goshen Swamp at Holley's Mill (later Flowery Dale Plantation) and entered Wayne County. The local militia, including John and William Flowers, fought a rear-guard action. Lord Cornwallis, commanded 1,600 troops, four cannon, two boats on carriages and the British Legion under Colonel Banastre Tarleton. As the army approached the Bridge over Thunder Swamp, Clarissa Harrel Flowers was left with her two children. She was at the home of her parents, Samuel and Ann Harrell at Thunder Swamp Bridge. The young men were away fighting. The slaves taken along to keep them from running away or being abducted the the British.

    Children:
    1. 1. Sarah Flowers was born 21 Sep 1777, Wayne Co. NC; died 08 Sep 1843, Horeb,Talbot Co. GA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Simon Burwell Flowers was born 05 May 1721, Jerusalem, Isle of Wight Co. VA (son of John Flowers and Nancy Burwell); died 06 Nov 1795, Wayne Co. NC.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    Name: Simon Flowers
    State: NC
    County: Wayne County
    Year: 1786
    Database: NC Early Census Index

    1790 United States Federal Census
    Name: Simon Flowers
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Wayne, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
    Free White Persons - Females: 1
    Number of Household Members: 4


    Simon moved from Virginia to Edgecombe County, NC in 1745 with other family members and then to Craven County where he patented 100 acres of land on the waters of Nahunta Swamp, a tributary of Neuse River. This area became Johnston, then Dobbs and in 1779, Wayne County. He purchased in 1769 150 acres on Bear Creek and in 1770 he received another 100 acres on Bear Creek. In 1771 Simon was granted land on Thunder Swamp in lower Wayne Co, (then Dobbs) and he moved there. He kept his land in the northern parts of Dobbs County. He eventually owned over 500 acres of land on Thunder Swamp and 350 acres in the upper part of the county. He deeded much of it to his sons, to give them a start in life. With almost a 1,000 acres in his estate, Simon Flowers was one of the largest early planters in what became Wayne County.

    He married Sarah, his first wife. After Sarah's death he married Edith Powell of Duplin, NC and they had one son, Dickson Flowers, who later settled in Marion, SC

    Birth:
    Family Data Collection
    Name: Simon Flowers
    Father: John Flowers
    Mother: Mary Burwell
    Birth Date: 5 May 1721
    State: NC


    Died:
    Family Data Collection
    Name: Simon Flowers
    Spouse: Flowers
    Parents: Mary John
    Birth Place: Now Southampton, Wright Co VA, CO
    Birth Date: 5 May 1721
    Death Date: 6 Nov 1795

    Simon married Sarah 1753, Davie Co. NC. Sarah was born 1735, North Carolina; died 1785, Wayne Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah was born 1735, North Carolina; died 1785, Wayne Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. John Flowers was born 1755, North Carolina; died 05 Aug 1812, Poplar Hill, Wayne Co. NC.
    2. 2. William Flowers was born 1757, Johnston Co. NC; died 1834, Wayne Co. NC.
    3. Jacob Flowers was born 1763, North Carolina; died 1855, Rutherford Co. TN.
    4. Henry Flowers was born 1776, Wayne Co. NC; died 1854, Gibson Co. TN.
    5. Jesse Flowers

  3. 6.  Samuel Harrell was born ca 1725, Bertie Co. NC (son of Keder Harrell and Agnes); died 1793, Thunder Swamp, Davie Co. NC.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
    Name: Samuel Harrell
    State: NC
    County: Bertie County
    Year: 1757
    Database: NC Early Census Index

    North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
    about Samuel Harrell
    Name: Samuel Harrell
    State: NC
    County: Wayne County
    Year: 1786
    Database: NC Early Census Index

    1790 United States Federal Census
    Name: Samuel Harrell
    Home: Wayne, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
    Free White Persons - Females: 3
    Number of Slaves : 2
    Number of Household Members: 7

    Samuel married Ann. Ann was born ca 1730, Wayne Co. NC; died ca 1756, Wayne Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Ann was born ca 1730, Wayne Co. NC; died ca 1756, Wayne Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. 3. Charity Harrell was born 1760, Bertie Co. NC; died 1849, Wayne Co. NC.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Flowers was born 1703, Isle of Wight Co. VA (son of Henry Flowers and Jane Underwood); died 1770, Edgecombe Co. NC.

    John married Nancy Burwell 1720, Isle of Wight Co. VA. Nancy was born 1705, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died , Edgecombe Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Burwell was born 1705, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died , Edgecombe Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. 4. Simon Burwell Flowers was born 05 May 1721, Jerusalem, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 06 Nov 1795, Wayne Co. NC.
    2. Henry Flowers was born 1722, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 1794, Marion Co. SC.

  3. 12.  Keder Harrell was born 1740, Bertie Co. NC (son of Samuel Harrell and Elizabeth); died 10 Aug 1781, North Carolina or Tennessee.

    Keder married Agnes 1725, Bertie Co. NC. Agnes was born 1700, Bertie Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Agnes was born 1700, Bertie Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. 6. Samuel Harrell was born ca 1725, Bertie Co. NC; died 1793, Thunder Swamp, Davie Co. NC.


  

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