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These are my research notes. I’m going to start by posting abstracts of the Greene County, Alabama probate files for this family – along with some interjections of outside info.  After those is a mess of census abstracts and excerpts from some very good and responsible research sites. (I do not include many things from Ancestry trees – people by-and-large simply copy from one another and call that using a “source.” While there is some responsible research to be found, there is more perpetuating of speculation and straight ahead mis-info. Just because you find it on Ancestry doesn’t make it true. Look for documentation and logical proof – interviews from family, which can be problematic –  (real sources) before you accept anything for your own records, and be SURE to note the sources so you can find them again.)

There is no index here.  And no narrative.  The “i” (or  I) before a number indicates the image in the Family Search digital files of the case.

Bizzell Probates, Greene:

William Bizzell (1847-1852).  Estate of James Bizzell: William Bizzel admin. i216 dated 1848.  Estate of Elizabeth Bizzell –.  Estate of Mary Bizzell (this would be Mary A Cook Bizzell).   WILLIAM BIZZELL Will, Duplin, North Carolina (1822?).  Estate of William H Bizzell (1861) File 796.  #1272 Julia Amanada Bizzell gdnship 1854. Patience Bizzell Gdn..  Harriett J Bizzell 1849 – gdnshp. Boring. James C Bizzell gdn.  Ophelia B Bizzell 1958 Greene County, Alabama.   John Cook Bizzell probate: 1899

William Bizzell dated between 1847-1852

• James C Bizzell admin
• Mary A. Bizzell  cashes herself out Mar 9 1851
• Lewis F Pollard G ad L of the minor heirs i5
• Penelope Roberts receved against estate i7
• James C Bizzell, William B Harkness, William Roberts, Zacharias Horn, Tobias Cook bound to J.C. Bizzell administration. i9
• Mary Bizzell states that her son, James C Bizzell, is admin for her husband, Wm Bizzell dec.

image107 – Mary Bizzell states that Wm Bizzell died intestate February 1846 that she is his widow, and the following children: Penelope, wife of William Roberts, Sarah, wf of William Harkness,  James C Bizzell, Mary Ann Bizzell, William H Bizzell who are of lawful age, and Lousia Bizzell and Harriet J Bizzell, who are minors and James C Bizzell is admin.  Land description. Request to partition.

i104 Description of land (over 840 acres) in estate. The admin states that he had a final settlement of his part in the estate in March 1831  or 51 (odd), lists heirs:  james C Bizzell,  Mrs. Penelope Roberts, William H Bizzell, Louisa Wiggins, wife of Richard W. Wiggins, Harriet I Bizzell, all of full age.  Also the heirs of Sarah Harkness dec, wife of Wm B Harness, viz Robert M Harkness, William Harkness, James C B Harkness and John Harkness all of which are minors. 

Also Mrs. Mary A Robinson, wife of James B Robinson, who reside in Kemper County, in the state of Mississippi.

i103 Mary Bizzell is dead. Partition. 1857

i100 Robinsons in Kemper, Miss.  Wm H, Lavice Wiggins in Greene.  Harriet was residing in Greene but now is in State of N Carolina  – 1960

i98 Richard W Wiggins admin estate of Penelope Roberts dec., Wm B Harkness admin estate of Sarah dec (Greene) and Robinsons all over the age of 21.  Louisa over 21.  Harriet in NC over 21.

1850 census: Alabama, Green, Eutaw i9 fam 710:

• William B Harkness 42 Farmer SC
• Robert M 13  al
• Mary L 11  AL
• William B 9  AL

But in Clinton,Greene, Al: image 5, fam 710

• James CB harness 8 M
• John N 6
• Margaret C Harkness 37 SC
• Arthur McD Nevell 12 overseer AL

 1860 Alabama, Greene, Clinton i2 fam 758

• W.B. Harkness 52 planter SC
• P. Harkness 43 SC
• R.M. 25
• M 21
• W. B. 20
• JCB 18
• JA 16]

 William Baskin Harkness born 1808, Abbeville County, SC. D. Apr 18,1882 Clinton, Greene County, Alabama. M Sarah Bizzelle Harkness. Buried Clinton Cemetery. Child: James Cook Bizzell Harkness

Sarah Bizzell Harkness b Sep 29 1817 (says South Carolina, but Bizzells were from NC) d Mar 25, 1848, Greene, Al]

i69 Note from Wm. H to Patience Bizzell by Byant Bizzell 1845 i68

i56 Note to estate of John Cook, dec.  (A couple of notes to Houston on either side of this)

i51 Interesting note: R’cvd of James C Bizell adm of est of Wm H. Bizzell dec sixty three dollars in full payment of the balance due in the settlement of the estate of James Bizzle in which William Bizzell dec was admin – and the said estate of James Bizzell dec was settled by James C Bizz. Admin. July5 1850

Signed Patience Bizzell admix for James Bizzell dec by Bryant Bizzell.

i47 James B Cook admin for estate of John Cook dec.  T.S. Cook or J.S. Cook. 1846

Estate of James Bizzell: William Bizzel admin. i216 dated 1848 i214 note dated 1843

• i38 Miss Julia Bizzell revd from Patience? Admtx
• i29 Bryant R Bizzell 1849
• i28 Nancy Bizzle
• i24 Notice for the last settlement 1854
• i17 A note to court indicating that the land in the estate will vest in the heirs of Bryan Bizzell, his sisters Nancy and Amanda. 1853.
• i14 A note Attesting to the fact that William Bizzle identified these funds as pertaining to the burial of his BROTHER JAMES BIZZLE. 1842
• i72 Dated 21 Oct 1841 just a note.
• i88 settlement signed 1944 Calvin J Gulley and B Gulley
• i91 or so. Patience identifies that the heirs are her children and acknowledges that she received her portion of rents.
• i104 – A note: James Bizzell, admn of estate of Nancy Bizelle, dec. 1842
• i106 – Looked like Bryant Bizzell dec. But I don’t get that. It was like ’42
• i112 Miss Julia Bizzell allowance. 1847
• i114 Elizabeth Bizzell accounts with Bell. Another daughter?
• i116 A tiny note for the board of 4 children Nancy, Elizabeth, Bryant and Julia A 1847
• i163 Bill for two coffins in 1848, Sept 18. On for daughter. One for husband. Mar 24, 1849
• i174  Bond – William Bizzel, John Cook and James Carpenter
• i180 Land description. 1850 Bryant bought it. i182 relinquishment of dower.
• i186 petition for partition – gdn for Nancy + Julia Ann Bizzell minor heirs 1850
• i190 Patience attests that her husband died in 1841.  Heirs : your petitioner (Patience) and four children; Bryant, now of age, Nancy and Julia Ann Bizell still minors and needing a guardian and Elizabeth, since deceased intestate and unmarried.  Land descriptions.
• i193 again a list of heirs – Elizabeth, abt 17, Bryant 15, Nancy 12, Julia Amanda 7 at the death of their father.

Estate of Elizabeth Bizzell –

• i3/4 Bond for administration – Jerome Clanton, Patience Bizzell, Council W. Bizzell and William H Bizzell are held and firmly bound.  This is the daughter of James and Patience.
• Jerome also admin of Bryant.
• i4Nancy B – wife of Council W. Bizzell  So Nancy Bizzell married her cousin Council? Check this out in the marriages.
• And to Julia A.  So yes.
• Ophelia B Bizzell – i2  Estate of Ophelia Bizzell – divided equally between William H Bizzell and Edwin C Bizzell 29 Dec 1859. i8  2 Jan? 1858  P. Steele.  She died 7 July 1858. Leaving her one surviving child, 18 months old.

 

Estate of Mary Bizzell (this would be Mary A Cook Bizzell)

• Property description. List of heirs: J.C. Bizzell, Mrs. Penelope Roberts, William H, Louisa Wiggins (Richard W.), Harriet I all of full age.  Also heirs of Sarah Harness wife of Wm B: Robert M, William, James B and John all of whom are minors.  Also Mary A Robinson wife of James B Robinson living in Kemper, Tenn. Signed by admin J.C. Bizzell
• I9 report of sale – Benjamin Williams with David Williams as security.  (Jame’s wife’s fam?)
• I10: Buyers personal property: JC Bizzell, Mrs. MA Robinson, James Pippin
• H I Bizzell, WH. Biz, DW Elliot, M.  lerymore, T heax?, S.W. horn, RW Wiggins, I.C. Bizzell
• John Gibson, T Cox, Wm Pippin, Thomas Goldon, John Reynolds, G Landers, , B Harnkness, John Gobson?., Brown, NM Carpenter – et al.  She had a ton of stuff.
• I16 James C Bizzell, Benjamin Williams, William H Bizzell bond 1857. (So it seems that Ben Williams is probably part of the fam.) Admin bond.
• I18 note : due Wm. B Harkness admin of Sarah Harkness 1851
• I84-85 selling land of Wm Bizzle estate. Ben Williams and WmH Bizz buyers.
• Image 82 Louisa Wiggins signs distribution 1860
• Image 80 RW Wiggins admin for  Penelope Roberts 1860
• Image 78 Harriet signs settlement. Louisa wit. 1863

WILLIAM BIZZELL Will, Duplin, North Carolina

• He leaves his well beloved wife, Hanner Bizzel, all of hie lands that lies on the East side of white oak branch and all his stock of every kind, except the cows and calves and one feather bed which he shall hereafter devise to his son Harday and  – just debts etc.
• To son Isaac Bizzel, the house after the death of William’s wife, and there is a description – starting with white oak branch. The description would be interesting in comparison to Cherry’s, who also, as I recall a, are on White Oak branch. The land comes to James Bizzel’s upper line.
• 2. Land to Hardy Bizzel  3. Arthur Bizzel five shillings and James  Bizzel five shillings.
• 5.Daughter Nancy Bizzel – land on the west side of the white oak joining Cherry’s land.
• 6.  I lever to be sold 300 acres of land which I bought of Pipken lying on a branch of Goshon in Johnson County to be divided to my daughter Rachael Woodard  and to dtr Nancy Bizzel.
• Dtrs: Mary Worrel and Sarah Cherry and Nancy Bizzel and Eilzabeth Goodman and Parri Worrel and Rachel Woodard and Nansey Rogers (who I think is his granddaughter, to be kept at interest until she come of age.
• Witnesses William Dunkan and James Denmark.

Estate of William H Bizzell (1861) File 796

This seems to be a petition for bankruptcy. i5 is a list of debts due the petitioner. The interesting thing about this is that each debtor is listed with their present (1867) residence. There are scads of names here, but I am only going to note the ones that seem significant to me – to wit –

• R. W. Wiggins is in Brazil, South America. This is a bit of a surprise.
• J.W. Roberts and A Bird – Greene
• H.P. Brown (dead) Greene  G. W. Brown in unknown parts.
• W.W> Brassfield
• R.D. Burton.
• James Tallman is unknown
• William R Gully now dead.
• Bizzell and Head.
• I 24 Case paper W.H. Bizzell vs E.B> Steele exe of WRB Hatter?  The hiers of Hatter are listed here, but the writing is terrible.

#1272 Julia Amanada Bizzell gdnship 1854. Patience Bizzell Gdn.

• i64 – in school. Patience is her mother. 1853
• I 55 Patience Bizzell, William H Bizzell, Council W. Bizzell, Jerome Clanton bond 13 Feb 1855. Patience Bizzell gdn of Julia A Bizzell.  Her father’s name is not mentioned. (Pretty sure it’s James)
• I 4 an accounting. Pmt of Bryant Bizzell estate.
• Harriet Bizzell 1849 gdnship. James Cook Bizzell gdn. Greene County, Alabama.
• 1 12. James C Bizzell gdn of his sister, Harriet

 

Ophelia B Bizzell 1858 Greene County, Alabama.

i.2  Estate split between William H. Bizzell and Edwin C. Bizzell, partition 1859.

This is Ophelia Cook, first wilfe of William H. Bizzell.  Edwin C was her “only surviving child.” i 10 of the probate. She died intestate.

 

Edwin C Bizzell 1876 – only one paper, a summons to his admin, Thomas C Clark?

 

John Cook Bizzell probate: 1899

.i2  Will recorded 5 January 1900 i3 Nov 29, 1899: J.J. Peterson appt G ad L of Marie A. Watson and Virginia B Watson, minors. At the request of Mary Caroline Abercrombie Bizzell to probate a certain paper purporting to be the Last W & T of James C Bizzell dec.

i4 Witness of S>J. James.  James C Bizzell died in Atlanta, GA on or about 20^th Jan 1891. HE was a resident citizen of Greene County, Alabama. He was 65 years old. Witness to the will. Joseph Rodgers and O.J. Rodgers? Also witnessed.  (This is a typewritten doc) i5.  She is the widow of the dec James C Bizzell.

Net of Kin:  Mary Caroline Abercrombie Bizzell, widow of James C Bizzell, and over twenty one years of age, resides in Greene County, Alabama.

Leathy (Lethe) Hunter, wife of Joel Hunter over 21, resides w/husband in Columbia, SC.

Mary Brown, wife of Ralph Brown. Over 21 years resides in Atlanta, GA.

James A Watson JR. over the age of 21 year, residing in Birmingham, Al.

Marie A Watson, 19 who resides with her father, James A. Watson, in Greene, Al.

Virginia B Watson, about 16, residing with her father also.

Frank A. Bizzell, over 21, in Arcola, Mississippi.

Mary C McMillan wife of O.H. McMillan, over 21. Resides with husband in Greene.

Virginia W. Parks, wife of John Parks, who is over 21. and resides with her husband in Atlanta GA,

Benjamin W. Bizzell, over 21, who resides in Atlanta, Ga.

Petition to probate 28 Nov 1899

i6 Will

Cornelia, St. Clair County Alabama:

In the name of God, Amen, I James C Bizzell, being etc. The title to all my property whether real or personal shall remain with my wife. Sole management and control during her life.  After her death all property  except my mountain home in this St. Clair County, to be divided equally between my children and their heirs, namely, Augusta E. Watson, Mary C McMillian, Frank A Bizzell, Virginia W Parks, Benjamin W. Bizzell, Lethe and Mary Bizzell, heirs of my eldest son William D. Bizzell, now deceased.

My mountain home in St Clair county to be held as joint property by the heirs until they shall mutually agree to sell the same and should any of the heirs at any time desire to dispose of their interest … the other heirs shall first have the option of buying the same – before it is offered.  Signature

(The witnesses have already been named above along wih B Jones, but the date is th 28^th day of Aug 1890 – not 1900)

The rest of the images are summons to each heir.

Research Notes:

Bizzell Research (the “i” numbers here refer to Ancestry digital images of census pages)

1850:  Greene i97, fam 1016

James C Bizzell (James Cook Bizzell) 31 Farming NC

Mary C. A.  19  AL

William D 6/12  AL

Next door to

Richard Wiggins 30  SC

Louisa 34  AL

Wallace W 1  AL

1860: Boligee, Greene Alabama  i5 fam 325

JC Bizzell 40  NC

MCA 38  AL all the way down.

W.D 10

NE  8 f

ME  6 F

F A  4 M

 

Above, fam 319

M Cook 57 Planter  all NC

Levi Amason 55  Overseer

E.E> Amason 54

 

1870 Still Boligee i41 Fam 387

Jas C Bizzell 50 Farmer NC

MCA 38 F

Al

W.D. 20 Student of Med Al

A. E 18 F

MC 16 F

F.A. 14 M

N.W. 7 F

B W 5 M

Fam 388:Robert Bizzell 26 Al  B The rest of the page is pretty much black Bizzell families.

1880: Springville, St. Clair, Alabama

James Bizzell

Mary C.

Virginia W. 17

Ben W. 15

William Wallie 23

 

1880: Mobile Mobile, Alabama

William Bizzell 30  Doctor

Hallie  29

Mary 4

Lethe 5

John Chesterfield 20

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James Cook Bizzell b. Mar 19, 1819, Duplin County  d. 1891

Child Benjamin W. Bizzell (1866-1908) bd. Mesopotamia Cemetery.

Mary C.A. Williams – b 22 May 1831 d 20 May 1903

The Real Isaac Jones

http://therealisaacjones.blogspot.com/2012/07/bizzell-family-of-north-carolina.html

Hardy Bizzell was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in the year 1769 and was one of 10 children born unto William and Hannah Bizzell. I have yet to discover much information on Hardy’s mother Hannah, but his father William was born circa 1730 in Nansemond County, Virginia and eventually relocated to Edgecombe County, North Carolina at some point prior to October 12, 1763. On this day William can be found in the county records purchasing 400 acres on the north side of Stony Creek from David Braswell and his wife Nancy for the amount of 120 pounds. It is here where William and Hannah would spend the next nine years, until ultimately selling it all to a man named Richard Vick on January 6, 1772 for 160 pounds. A second deed from the year prior involving this same Richard Vick indicates that William Bizzell owned and most likely operated a gristmill during his time in Edgecombe County. Dated January 31, 1771 and involving Richard Vick purchasing 100 acres of land from Thomas Willis, the land is described as “beginning at the mouth of Bizzle’s Mill Branch.”

By September 25, 1772, William and Hannah had moved to Duplin County where William can be found purchasing 470 acres on the north side of Goshen Swamp and east of  the White Oak Branch from a man named George Miller for the amount of 140 pounds. Five months later, William purchases another 40 adjoining acres from George Norris on February 17, 1773. In 1774 he receives a 90 acre land grant located on the White Oak Branch (Grant # 1570), rounding out his total acreage now to 600. A large portion of this 90 acre land grant lay between the fork of White Oak Branch and Hooppole Branch, which today can be viewed looking southeast from the intersection of Farrior Road and Albritton Road.

According to the book Revolutionary War Records of Duplin & Sampson Counties by Virginia and Oscar Bizzell, William served as a private with the minutemen of Duplin County and as a volunteer  in the Bladen County militia during the American Revolution. Ten years after his last Duplin County land purchase, William Bizzell is mentioned once again in Duplin County land records in a deed dated February 11, 1784 between Baker Bowden of Hanover County and John Bradley of Duplin County. The deed states that the particular piece of land in question lay in the vicinity of White Oak Swamp and bordered property belonging to William Bizzell. This location is confirmed even further a year later in a land deed dated July 19, 1785 between William Bizzell and Elisha Jernagan, in which William is selling 80 acres of land on the north side of White Oak Branch for the amount of 100 pounds. In 1791 William receives a second land grant on the White Oak Branch (Grant # 3167), this time for 100 acres located just south of the Wayne County line. The following year on March 24, 1792, William Bizzell purchases another 100 acres on the White Oak Branch from the same John Bradley mentioned earlier for the sum of 15 pounds. William would eventually sell this piece of land and a separate 110 acre tract to his son James on  August 29, 1795.

Despite all of these land purchases and sales, Duplin County court records indicate that William Bizzell was not only a planter but a shoemaker as well. On October 23, 1793 the county court ordered that an 11 year old orphan named James Denmark be “bound apprentice to William Bizzell till age 21 to learn trade of shoe maker.” This same James Denmark would later act as a witness to the writing of William Bizzell’s will in 1800. While the more common definition of the word orphan would imply the child had lost both parents, the term was and is also used to describe a child who has only lost one parent. Although I can’t say this with 100% certainty, based on the date of the court order I think there’s a pretty good chance that this James Denmark was the son of William Batchelor Denmark and Mary Moye, which would also make him the brother of Margaret Denmark who later married William Bizzell’s son Hardy. The reason I believe this to be a possibility is because it’s commonly believed that Mary Moye Denmark died in 1793 and her husband William left the area, ultimately ending up in Warren County, Tennessee.

William Bizzell would pass away in Duplin County, NC at some point between the writing of his will on August 6, 1800 and the date it was probated in court during the October term that same year. William had named his sons Hardy and Isaac the executors of his estate, the bulk of which was left to his surviving wife Hannah and the rest parceled out to his 10 children: Isaac, Hardy, James, Arthur, Rachel, Patte, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, and Nancy. Of these 10 children it would be Hardy Bizzell who would later cross paths with Isaac Jones in Williamson and Maury County, Tennessee. Hardy’s mother Hannah would live at least another 10 years after her husband William’s death as evidenced by her 1810 listing as head of household on the Wayne County, NC census.

As I mentioned earlier, Hardy Bizzell was born in Edgecombe County, NC in 1769. Hardy’s first appearance in the Duplin County, NC records is on July 21, 1795 when he shows up in the county court records being charged with “begetting a bastard child of Zilphah Winders.” Interestingly enough, court records also show on the very following day Hardy was appointed constable after having qualified and posted bond. Unfortunately I have yet to find anything further concerning this bastard child accusation except the interesting appearance of a Zilpha Bizzell on the 1860 Census for Wayne County, NC which is right next door to Duplin County. She can be found living in the household of Lewis Cogdill and although her stated age of 55 is about 10 years off from what it should be, I find this very intriguing and definitely merits a future closer look. Eventually Hardy would go on to marry Margaret Denmark in Duplin County on February 1, 1800. Three years earlier, Hardy made his one and only known Duplin County land purchase, buying 135 acres on Thunder Swamp from John Bradley in 1797. Based on later descriptions, this was most likely the northwest portion of the 300 acre tract that John Bradley had purchased from Baker Bowden in 1784 as witnessed by Hardy’s father William.

Hardy Bizzell’s new wife Margaret Denmark was born in Craven County, NC in 1784 to William Batchelor Denmark and Mary Moye. Her father William is thought to have been born circa 1735 in Hyde County, North Carolina and her mother Mary was born circa 1745 and also most likely in North Carolina. I think that William Batchelor was actually born no earlier than 1738, which is something I’ll be discussing further later in this post. William Batchelor was the son of a blacksmith originally from Virginia named William Denmark who was born circa 1706. Little is known of William Batchelor’s mother Mourning Moye, but interestingly enough she shared the last name of her son’s wife. William and Mourning are generally believed to have relocated to Hyde County, NC sometime prior to 1735, but the earliest mention of them in county records that I’ve been able to find is a deed dated March 6, 1738 between John Barrow and James Barrow in which William Denmark acts as a witness. Three years later on June 3, 1741, William can be found once again acting as a witness for a land transaction between Deliverance Weeks and James Arthur.

Will of William Bizzell:  See Bizzell probates.

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http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCBLADEN/2004-09/1096545693

Compiled military records:

BIZZELL, Arthur, Private, NC Militia

Soldier, son of William and Hannah Bizzell, was born about 1762 in Nan-semond County, Virginia. Moved with his parents to Edgecombe County, NC, in 1763 and on to Duplin County in 1772. Family tradition holds that he saw action in the battle of Tory Hole, Elizabethtown, NC in August 1781. He received pay voucher # 43 for 9/6/0 pounds from NC Army Accounts at Wilmington.

Arthur married about 1787 to Elizabeth Ann Turner of adjoining Wayne County. They removed first to Wayne, then Bladen, then Columbus counties, N.C. Around 1812 Arthur and his son William N. went to Alabama in search of more fertile lands. Son William N. stayed to fight Indians while his father Arthur returned to sell his property and move his family to Alabama.

Children were: 1-William N. born about 1788. Served as a Private in

42nd Alabama Militia and was lost in action in War of 1812.

2-Catherine born about 1802 who married William Allen in Alabama.

3-Sarah M. born about 1803 who married John Allen in Alabama. 4-Nancy

Amy born about 1805 who married John C. Shaver. And 5-Anna born about

1806 (no further info). Arthur died in 1822 and wife Elizabeth Ann

died around 1840 in Montgomery, AL.

 

BIZZELL, James, Private, Minuteman, NC Militia

 

Soldier was born about 1760 probably in Nansemond County, Virginia.

Moved with his parents to Edgecombe County in 1763 and on to Duplin in

1772. Served in adjoining Bladen County state militia during the war.

Saw action in the battle of Tory Hole, Elizabeth Town, in August,

1781. Received pay vouchers # 3755 for 18 shillings, # 322 for 3/15/6

pounds, # 49 for 13/12/0 pounds and # 1507 for 4/10/0 pounds according

to NC Army Accounts.

James also had a saddle taken from him, and appealed to the NC General Assembly for repayment. The G.A. took the following action: “Read a receipt and certificate rep-resenting a saddle taken for public use from James Bezell (Bizzell) of Duplin County, whereupon: Resolved that the auditors for the District of New Bern do allow therefore to the said Bizzell the sum of 44/ (shillings) specie… Or-dered that the aforegoing resolve the following message be sent the Commons: … Mr. Speaker, We send for concurrence a resolve in favor of James Bizzell of Duplin County”.

James married 9 Jan 1781 to Mary Bowden. In his will dated 22 May 1822 he named these children: 1-William born about 1783 who married Mary Cook. They removed to Alabama in the 1820s.

2-Elizabeth born about 1785 and was still unmarried in 1829.

3- Elijah B. born 12 June 1787 who married Nancy Wooten. He served in the War of 1812, after which they moved to Wayne County so Nancy could be near her relatives.

4-Catherine born about 1788 who married Ruben Sanders.

5-Sarah born 9April 1789 who married Levi Swinson.

6-Nancy born about 1790 who married John Gulley. They removed to Alabama and then on to Mississippi.

7-James Jr. born about 1791 who married Patience Borden.They removed to Greene County, Alabama.

8-Samuel born about 1797 who married Polly Jernigan. They built an elegant home and lived at Meadow, Johnston County, NC,

9-Molsey born about 1798 who married Benjamin Revel.

10- Alesey born about 1798. Deceased by 1829. James Sr. died 1822. Wife Mary died in 1829. Both left wills in Duplin County.

BIZZELL, William, Private, Minuteman in Duplin County and Volunteer in Bladen County Militia Soldier’s family was living along north Goshen Swamp at White Oak Branch when father and two sons enlisted in the Bladen County Militia to help put down the Tories who had taken over Elizabeth Town. Records show they also owned land in what later became Sampson County.

Some 400 Tories under Slingsby had established their quarters at Elizabethtown, and about 500 more under Col. Fanning were 4 miles above at a place called Brompton-on-the-River. Most were descended from Scottish Highlanders who wanted to preserve in America the rule of the English Crown. From these two points, the Tories “ravaged the country in every direction, insulting and plundering the most respectable families, burning several private dwellings, wantonly destroying great quantities of valuable property and committing upon the defenseless inhabitants outrages of the most horrible and barbarous nature”.

There were in the vicinity 180 Patriots under the command of Col. Thomas Robeson who felt them selves too weak to attack the Tories in a body. In an effort to recruit more soldiers to oppose the 900 Tories, they marched through Duplin, Johnston, Wake, Chatham and Cumberland counties in search of support. It was this appeal that prompted the elderly William Bizzell and his two sons, James and Arthur, to join the Bladen County Militia.

In an early morning attack on 29 Sept (Aug) 1781, the greatly outnumbered Bladen Militia, with clothes in bundles held above their heads, waded across the Cape Fear River, surprised and completely routed the sleeping Tory forces. They were so completely befuddled until many plunged headlong into the deep ravine which has since been called the “Tory Hole”, and is commemorated by a NC historical marker. William, James and Arthur Bizzell survived the war, but did not serve long enough to qualify for a pension.

In his will probated 6 Aug 1800 in Duplin County, William Bizzell named his wife and descendants. Their children were: 1.James born about 1760 (see above). 2-Arthur born about 1762 (see above). 3-Sarah born about 1764 who married Willis Cherry. 4-Patty born about 1765 who married ____ Worrell. 5-Hardy born about 1769 who married Margaret Den-mark, ward of William. In 1811 they removed to Williamson County, Tenn. 6-Isaac born about 1771 who married 1st to Nancy Hooten Hines, 2nd to Elizabeth King and 3rd to Zilphia Musgrave. He moved from N.C. to Tenn., to West Virginia and then to Illinois. 7-Elizabeth born 1773 and we believe married Baptist Preacher William Goodman. 8.Rachel born about 1775 who married James Woodward. 9-Nancy born about 1777 and never married. 10-Mary born about 1779 and married ____ Worrell. And 11-Daughter and married a Mr. Rogers, died and left one child, Nancy Rogers, who was reared by the Bizzell grandparents.

Soldier William died in 1811 and wife Hannah moved to adjoining Wayne County to be near relatives Jesse and Asher Bizzell.————–

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Wills of James and Mary Bizzell  Transcribed by June Spicer Fikac

Bizzell, James 22 May 1822- July term 1822.  Wife (not named), 3 youngest daughters. Betsy, Molsey, Alesey, son Samuel, son Elijah, son James, son William, dau. Nancy Gully, dau. Sally SWINSON, dau. Caty SANDERS. extrs: son-in-law Levi SWINSON & sons Samuel & James.

Wit: D. WIGHT, John BENNETT.

Bizzell, Mary (Bowden) 25 Jan.-Nov. term 1829.  Daughters Elizabeth, Molcy

Extr: son James

Wit: Samuel BIZZELL, James BIZZELL.

Mary Bowden b. 1765 d. November 1829 Daughter of Capt. Nicholas Bowden of Isle of Wight, Virginia and Elizabeth Southerland.

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James Bizzell husband of Mary Bowden, is the son of William and Hannah Bizzell. James born ca 1760 in Nansemond Co., VA. Moved to Edgecomb Co., NC with his parents. He married Mary Bowden 9 Jan 1781 in Duplin Co.

In his will dated 22 May 1822 and probated July 1822, James’  heirs were: William born 1783, Elizabeth (Betsy) born 1785, Elijah B. born 1787, Catherine (Cattie) born 1788, Sarah (Sally) born 1789, Nancy born 1790, James born 1791, Samuel born 1797, Molsey (Molly) born 1798 and Alesey born 1798. In a will dated 25 Jan 1829, wife Mary left her property to Elizabeth, James, and Molsey.

James Bizzell, son of James and Mary Bowden, was born ca 1791 in Duplin Co., NC. He entered land in Duplin in 1823 and was married 4 Oct 1826 to Patience Bourden in Duplin. They moved to Greene Co., AL. before 1833 since their daughter Nancy Bourden was born there that year. James continued to hold property in NC and in 1838 sold 710 acres to his brother Elijah. James and his family was not found listed in the 1840 census. In 1842, Patience deeded 137 acres to her sister Nancy Bourden in Duplin Co. On Mar 1844, brother William was appointed admr. of James’ estate in Greene Co. At the 1850 census, Patience was listed as head of house hold, 42 years old. Children with her at the time were: Bryant born 1829, Nancy Bourden born 1833 and Judith A. born 1839. Bryant was born in NC and the 2 girls were born in AL. At the 1860 Greene census, Patience was still head of house, quite well to do, and Judith A. was living with her. It is possible that Patience and some of the children returned to NC. Nancy Bourden did return to NC to become the 2nd wife of Council Wooten Bizzell.

Julia A. Bizzell, daughter of James and Patience Bourden, was born 1839 in Greene Co., AL.  At the 1850 Greene census, she was listed with her mother who was then head of house. Still with her mother at the 1860 Greene census. Married October 22, 1860 in Greene to Dr. Samuel Morton.

The above James Bizzell and wife son of William is my gggg grandparents. Elijah B. Bizzell and wife my ggg grandparents, Council Wooten Bizzell and wife my gg grandparents, Henry Bryan or Bryant Bizzell is and wife Mollie Car Davis were my great grandparents, and Bryan Samuel Bizzell and Annie Lula Parker were my grandparents.

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Lemuel Cherry [C1a8p4], son of Willis W Cherry and Sarah _____ of Duplin Co NC, was born in 1779 in Duplin Co (he was age 71 in the 1850 Duplin Co census). Lemuel was named in his father’s will, and at times was called “Lamb.” Lemuel married Sarah Bizzell (per source 99), his neighbor, and daughter of William Bizzell and Hannah _____, about the end of the 1790s. She was born in 1771, and must have died within a year or two, because Lemuel married Rockselena Duncan in Duplin Co on 20 January 1801 (per mg records, Duplin Co). Bond was given by Hardy Bizzell, who was Lemuel’s brother-in-law when he was still married to Sarah Bizzell, and the witness was William Dickson, the county clerk. Rockselena’s father may have been Isaac Duncan who lived next door to Lemuel in 1790; there were also other Duncan families in the county at the time. Lemuel in 1810 and 1820 lived close to his brother William Cherry, of about the same age. Lemuel was an ensign in the 9th Company of Duplin Co and served in the War of 1812 (shown as “Samuel Cherry” in some printed books). His wife Rockselena was born in the early 1780s. He had five children by 1810 (all under age 10) and four slaves, seven children by 1820, and then ten by 1830. Rockselena died between 1830 and 1850, and in 1850 Lemuel was living with Elender Young, probably his sister’s in-law. Nancy (Cherry) Young was living with Duncan Cherry, Lemuel’s son, two doors from Lemuel. “Lemuel Cherry Died September the 6th 1859” per family bible record. Mr A R Hicks, age 46, was the administrator for Lemuel’s estate. Lemuel’s children were-

a.     dau Cherry, b 1802-1804, married or died in 1820s. (35hij)

b.     son Cherry, b 1802-1804 (35hi)

c.     dau Cherry, b 1805-1810, married or died in 1820s. (35hij)

d.     dau Cherry, b 1805-1810, still at home in 1830. (35hij)

e.     William Duncan Cherry, b 2 Oct 1806 in Duplin Co NC. He married Ann J _____ on 6 February 1834. In 1830 Duncan was not living in his father’s home. Ann was born in NC on 22 January 1815 (age 30s in 1840), and by 1850 they had seven children-

1.     Eliza L Cherry, b 9 May 1835 (B)

2.     Willis Wright Cherry, b 2 Feb 1837 in Duplin Co NC. He married Narcissa(?) _____ about 1856, and they lived a few doors from his brother George in 1860. Narcissa was born in NC in 1841. Willis was a Private in Company B, 8th Battalion. He died 6 July 1862. By 1860 they had two daughters-

a.     Ann Cherry, b 1857 in Duplin Co NC.

b.     Martha Cherry, b Dec 1859 in Duplin Co NC. (B,144,35knq)

3.     George T Cherry, b 1838 in Duplin Co NC. In 1860 he lived in or near Mount Olive, and had married Hipsy(?) Ann _____ about 1859. She was born in NC in 1840. George was a Private in the 21st Company, 36th Regiment in the CSA. He was asge 23 in 1861. “T T Cherry dide August the 29 1868 in his 30 year” per family bible. They had a daughter by 1860-

a.     dau Cherry, b Jan 1860 in Duplin Co NC.

A Mr Kind… Tou… (?), age 66, was living with George and Hipsy in 1860. (35nq, 144)

4.     Elisha James Cherry, b 12 Feb 1840. He served as a Private Company E, 20th Regiment of the CSA, and was age 21 in 1861 in the army. He was the E J Cherry, born in NC in 1840, who was living in Wayne Co in 1880. Elisha married Joanna Armstrong in Wilson Co on 6 April 1870. They lived in Wilson Co in 1870, and Wayne Co in 1880. She was born in NC in 1850. Elisha also Mary Elizabeth Rogers at Pink Hll, Lenoir Co on 9 October 1898; they lived at Trent, Lenoir Co in 1900, then were back at Wolfscrape, Duplin Co in 1910. In 1920 they were at Brogden, Wayne Co. Elisha died 2 February 1922 at Mount Olive, Wayne Co, age “81 years, 11 months,19 days.” His death record named his father as Duncan Cherry. “F A Jones” was the informant for his death certificate. Elisha was buried in his family cemetery in Wayne Co. Mary E Rogers was born 7 February 1840 in NC, daughter of Curtis Rogers and Mary Walter, and died 15 June 1918 at Wolfscrape, Duplin Co. She was buried in Seven Springs Methodist Church Cemetery in Wayne Co. William A Cherry was the informant for her death certificate. Elisha had two children by 1880-

a.     Leah June Cherry, b 1875 (396s)

b.     Roxanna Cherry, b 1879. Her great grandmother was Rockselena Duncan, which might explain the rare name (for the 19th Century) of Roxanna. (W,144,35k,396s)

5.     William Augustus Cherry, b 15 Jul 1844. He served as a Private in Company E, 20th regiment of the CSA, and was age 16 in 1861. He was the W A Cherry who was living in Wayne Co in 1880. W A was married to Emily _____, born in NC in 1842, and they had four children-

a.     Luellen Cherry, b 1867 (396s)

b.     George Cherry, 1872 (396s)

c.     James Cherry, b 1875 (396s)

d.     Kate C Cherry, b 1878 (396s) (144,396s

6.     Daniel Columbus Cherry, b 24 Dec 1846. He was a Private in the 36th Regiment in the CSA. He was age 15 in 1861. (B,144)

7.     Briant W Cherry, b 24 Dec 1848 (born 1842 per 1880 census). He married Julia _____ about 1876 and in 1880 they were living in Duplin Co. Julia was born in NC in 1850. The had a child by 1880-

a.     Leonidas Cherry, b 1877 in Duplin Co NC. (35s) (B,35s)

A Nancy Young, age 60 and born in NC, was living with Duncan and his wife in 1850. Nancy was probably Duncan’s aunt, Nancy Cherry, who married a Mr Young. (B,35hijknp)

f.     George Washington Cherry, b 1810

g.     dau Cherry, b 1815-1820, was still at home in 1830. (35ij)

h.     dau Cherry, b 1815-1820, was still at home in 1830. (35ij)

i.      dau Cherry, b 1821-1825 (35j)

William Dickson was the county clerk in 1779, 1784, 1786, 1801, and perhaps in other years. William Parker, age 17, was living with Lemuel and Elender in 1850. A R Hicks, the administrator of Lemuel’s estate, was married to Athamesia _____. She was born in 1816, and by 1860 had nine children aged between 19 years and 10 months.

        In 1784 there were only two Bizzell families, and in the same district as Lemuel’s father’s home. They were: William Bizzell (next door to Willis) with two males under age 21 (or one male under 21, one between 21 and 60, and one – William – over age 60) and four females; and James Bizzell with a boy under age 21 and two females. William Bizzell and his wife Hannah (called “Hanner” in William’s will) moved from VA to Edgecombe Co NC in 1763, and on to Duplin Co in 1772. They settled on the north side of Goshen Swamp, and the east side of White Oak Branch. They had the following children: son James, born 1760, died in 1822, married Mary Bowden; son Arthur, born 1762, died in 1822, married Elizabeth Ann Turner; daughter Nancy, born in 1764, never married, and died in 1830; daughter Patty was born in 1765, married _____ Worrell; son Hardy, born in 1769, died in 1848, and married Margaret Denmark; daughter Sarah, born in 1771, married Lemuel Cherry, probably at the end of the 1780s; son Isaac, born in 1773, died before 1850, and married Nancy Hooten & Zilpha Musgrave; daughter Elizabeth, born in 1775, married William Goodman; daughter Rachel, born in 1776, married James Woodward; daughter Mary, born in 1779, married _____ Worrell. Not all of William Bizzell’s children were named in his will. Son James Bizzell, not named, was born in Nansemond Co VA in 1760 and married Mary Bowden on 9 January 1781 in Duplin Co; she was a daughter of Bryan Bowden of Duplin Co. James’ children were: Elizabeth, born in 1785; Elijah, born in 1787; Catherine, born in 1788; Sarah, born in 1789; Nancy, born in 1790; James, born in 1791; Samuel, born in 1797; daughter Molesey, born in 1798; and Alesy, born in 1798 (probably a twin of Molesey).

        William Bizzell patented 90 acres in Duplin Co on 22 July 1774, land on the north side of Goshen Swamp and on the east side of White Oak branch near Nicholas Bowden’s plantation, and joining Blanchard’s and Bizzell’s land (Grant 8341, page 8). Therefore, William Bizzell was of an age to be the father of Lemuel Cherry’s wife Sarah Bizzell, and lived close to Lemuel’s father Willis W Cherry. William Bizzell’s 6 August 1800 Duplin Co will named wife Hanner, some grandchildren, and sons and daughters. One named daughter was “Sarah Cherry.” We can be sure that this Sarah Cherry was Lemuel’s wife because there were only two Bizzell families in Duplin Co in 1784: James Bizzell and William Bizzell, and James was a son of William; William lived next to Willis W Cherry; Willis provided the bond for the 1781 marriage between James Bizzell and Mary Bowden. William Bizzell’s 6 August 1800 Duplin Co will named his wife Hannah, daughter Sarah Cherry, son Hardy Bizzell, and other children and grandchildren. Therefore, because William was a grandfather, and most of his children were married adults, he was of an age to be Lemuel’s father-in-law. And Willis provided the bond for the marriage of Sarah Bizzell to James Hurst in Duplin Co on 8 November 1781. This could not be Lemuel’s wife since Lemuel’s wife was born in 1771; Sarah of the 1781 marriage must have been a widowed daughter-in-law of William Bizzell, and Willis Cherry provided the bond for his neighbor’s widow. William’s daughter, named in his 1800 will, was Sarah Cherry, not Sarah Hurst. (68,99, B,105,1088,C, 35)

For More Cherry info, the best source is John Cherry’s Cherry Clearinghouse.