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I (Marty Grant) am a 5th Great Grandnephew of Obediah Winfrey.
Obediah Winfrey was born ca 1765/74, probably in Surry (or Wilkes) Co, NC in the Mitchells River area. It is also possible he was born in VA instead. Obediah Winfrey is almost certainly a son of Isaac and Sarah Winfrey. I've seen no direct proof of their relationship, but circumstantial evidence in abundant.
On 11 Dec 1785 Obediah Winfrey witnessed a Surry Co, NC deed from James and Sarah Fielder to Peter Murphy. (Surry Co, NC Deed Book D page 423).
Obediah was not listed on the 1790 census, though he was old enough to have been, so he was probably with another family. He didn't seem to be with his parents in Wilkes Co, NC.
On 22 Jan 1793 Obediah Winfrey witnessed two Surry Co, NC Deeds, both from William Watts to Caleb Winfrey, Obediah's brother. Both Watts and Caleb Winfrey were listed as residents of Wilkes Co, NC on this deed, so it is probably that Obediah was in Wilkes then as well. (Surry Co, NC Deed Book F page 168 and 193).
Obediah Winfrey married Lucinda --- sometime before ca 1797, presumably in Surry or Wilkes Co, NC. I've seen no proof that Lucy was his wife, but she was listed on the 1830 census as head of household, just after Obediah had died, and it seems likely she was his widow.
Obediah was listed on the 1800 census in Surry Co, NC near his father. His household contained several older women, perhaps his wife's mother and sister.
1800 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1800 Surry Co, NC pg 701 Obediah Winfrey 10010-00111 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 26-44 (1755-1774) Obediah WINFREY (1765/74) s/o Isaac & Sarah 1 Male(s) 0-9 (1790-1800) Isaac WINFREY (1797) son 1 Female(s) 45 & up (before 1755) Mother-in-law? (Bef 1755) 1 Female(s) 26-44 (1755-1774) Lucy ___ Winfrey (1775/76) wife 1 Female(s) 16-25 (1774-1784) Sister? Sister-in-law? (1774/84) --> gone by 1810
Obediah and family moved to neighboring Stokes Co, NC before 1810. They were listed on the 1810 census in Stokes, the only Winfrey family in that county at the time. The age of his wife in this census is way off from Lucy's, so it is possible that Lucy wasn't his first wife, or else this census is in error. There were two daughters listed in 1810, both born ca 1794/1800, but they had no daughters with them in 1800.
1810 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1810 Stokes Co, NC pg 126 Obadiah Winfrey 40010-02001 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 26-44 (1765-1784) Obediah WINFREY (1765/74) s/o Isaac & Sarah 4 Male(s) 0-9 (1800-1810) Isaac WINFREY (1797) son Son? (1800/10) --> gone by 1820 William WINFREY (1804/10) son Son? (1804/10) 1 Female(s) 45 & up (before 1765) Lucy ___ Winfrey (1775/76), wife 2 Female(s) 10-15 (1794-1800) Daughter? (1794/1800) --> gone by 1820 Elizabeth WINFREY (1804/05) daughter
They were still in Stokes for the 1820 census. Once again they were the only Winfrey family in the county.
1820 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1820 Stokes Co, NC pg 376 Obediah Winfrey 120110-30101 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 26-44 (1775-1794) Obediah WINFREY (1765/74) s/o Isaac & Sarah 1 Male(s) 16-25 (1794-1804) Isaac WINFREY (1797) son 2 Male(s) 10-15 (1804-1810) William WINFREY (1804/10) son m 1827 Son? (1804/10) 1 Male(s) 0-9 (1810-1820) Thomas WINFREY (1812/13) son 1 Female(s) 45 & up (before 1775) Lucy ___ Winfrey (1775/76), wife 1 Female(s) 16-25 (1794-1804) Elizabeth WINFREY (1804/05) --> marr 1824 3 Female(s) 0-9 (1810-1820) Sarah WINFREY (1807/08) daughter Daughter? (1810/15) Daughter? (1810/20) --> gone by 1830
Obediah Winfrey apparently died in the 1820's, for Lucy was listed as head of household on the 1830 census in Stokes Co, NC.
1830 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1830 Stokes Co, NC pg 218 Lucy Winfrey 0001100000000-0002100100000 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 20-29 (1800-1810) Isaac WINFREY (1797) son 1 Male(s) 15-19 (1810-1815) Thomas WINFREY (1812/13) son m 1839 1 Female(s) 50-59 (1770-1780) Lucy ___ Winfrey (1775/76), widow of Obediah 1 Female(s) 20-29 (1800-1810) Sarah WINFREY (1807/08) daughter 2 Female(s) 15-19 (1810-1815) Daughter? (1810/15) Daughter? (1810/15)
I didn't find any Winfrey listings on the 1840 census in Stokes Co, NC. I suspect the index is faulty, and a thorough reading of the census will turn them up.
:Lucinda was listed on the 1850 census in Stokes Co, NC residing with her married daughter Sarah Winfrey Keiger.
By 1850, her children and grandchildren were found in Forsyth and Guilford Co, NC. Forsyth was created from the southern section of Stokes in 1849. There were other Winfrey families in Stokes in 1850, possibly related as well.
1850 STOKES CO, NC Page 112B House/Family # 612/ 618 - RICHMOND Twp KEIGER JOHN 43 M W FARMER NC 1806/1807 KEIGER SARAH 42 F W NC 1807/1808 KEIGER ELIZA 16 F W NC 1833/1834 KEIGER EDWIN 12 M W NC 1837/1838 KEIGER ELIZABETH 10 F W NC 1839/1840 KEIGER LOUISA 8 F W NC 1841/1842 KEIGER JOHN W 1 M W NC 1848/1849 WINFREE LUCINDA 74 F W NC 1775/1776
I haven't checked 1860 or later records for Lucy.
I have no direct proof for any children of Obediah and Lucy Winfrey, except probably for Sarah Winfrey, whom Lucinda was residing with in 1850. My listing below is based on census analysis, and circumstantial evidence.
Isaac Winfrey born ca 1803/04, or ca 1797, in either Surry or Stokes Co, NC. A child this age was with Obediah Winfrey for the 1800 census, but gone by 1810, unless he was one of the ones listed in the 1800/1810 category. In 1820 he was back, and apparently with his widowed mother Lucinda in 1830. Isaac married Margaret Elizabeth James in 1842 in Stokes Co, NC.
In 1850, Isaac was listed three households from his mother in Stokes Co, NC.
See his own page for additional information on him.
Unknown Daughter born ca 1794/1800. Obediah had no apparent daughter this age with him in 1800, but he did have two of them with him in 1810. By 1820, one of these two had left his household, and had probably married, or died by then. I didn't find any female Winfrey marriages between 1810 and 1820, at least not in Stokes Co, NC.
Elizabeth Winfrey born ca 1804/05. Obediah had no apparent daughter this age with him in 1810, but he did have two girls born ca 1794/1800 then (who weren't with him im 1800). By 1820, one of these two was still at home. In 1830, she didn't seem to be home still, but Lucy Winfrey had an apparent daughter born ca 1800/10 with her, who was not there in 1820, so that could be this same daughter, if born ca 1800.
Otherwise, I'm fairly sure this is Elizabeth Winfrey born ca 1804/05 who married Samuel Fowler on or after 29 May 1824 in Stokes Co, NC. They were in Stokes Co, NC for the 1850 census, with a Patsy Winfrey age 22 residing with them. I'm not sure if Elizabeth belongs in this family or not, but it seems highly likely. She was just two pages from her widowed mother Lucinda in 1850.
1850 STOKES CO, NC Page 114 House/Family # 648/ 654 - RICHMOND Twp FOWLER SAMUEL 44 M W FARMER NC 1805/1806 FOWLER ELIZABETH 45 F W NC 1804/1805 FOWLER CHARLES 17 M W NC 1832/1833 FOWLER JESSE 15 M W NC 1834/1835 FOWLER WILLIAM 12 M W NC 1837/1838 FOWLER SALENA J 10 F W NC 1839/1840 FOWLER MALINDA 8 F W NC 1841/1842 FOWLER JOHN H 6 M W NC 1843/1844 FOWLER JAMES W 4 M W NC 1845/1846 WINFREY PATSEY 22 F W NC 1827/1828
Unknown Son born ca 1800/1810. This son was with Obediah in 1810, but gone by 1820, so he had probably married, moved away, or died by then.
William Winfrey born ca 1804/1810. This son was with Obediah in 1810 and 1820, but gone by 1830. I strongly suspect that this is William Winfrey born ca 1800/10, who married Sarah Fulps on or after 13 Jun 1827 in Stokes Co, NC. For the 1830 census, William was listed near Obediah's widow Lucy in Stokes Co, NC. I didn't find William in 1840 or 1850, but I did find a child Sarah Winfrey, age 19, living with George Fulps, age 70 in Forsyth Co, NC (formed in 1849 from Stokes). I strongly suspect that she is a child of William and Sarah, and that she is residing with her grandfather for some reason; perhaps because her parents were dead.
See William's own page for additional information on him.
Unknown Son born ca 1804/1810. This son was with Obediah in 1810 and 1820, and probably with Lucy in 1830. I don't know who he is just yet.
Thomas Winfrey born ca 1812/13. A child this age (c1810/15) was with Obediah in 1820 and with Lucy in 1830. I strongly suspect this is Thomas Winfrey born ca 1812/13. He married in Guilford Co, NC (borders Stokes) on or after 21 Sep 1839 to Tabitha Parish and was listed there on the 1850 census, with his birth place reported as Stokes Co, NC. His only child at that time was named "Lucy Ann", so that works as well.
See his own page for additional information.
Unknown Daughter born ca 1810/20. She was with Obediah in 1820, but apparently not with Lucy in 1830, unless she was the daughter listed with Lucy born ca 1800/10. This would work if her birth date was ca 1810.
Sarah Winfrey born ca 1807/08. She was with Obediah in 1820 (age 1810/15) and with Lucy in 1830. She married John Keiger on or after 1 Jan 1847 in Stokes Co, NC. She was apparently his second wife. For the 1850 census they were in Stokes Co, NC with her widowed mother Lucinda residing with them. Sarah's age in 1850 was 42, which puts her birth at ca 1807/08, which doesn't agree with the earlier census records, but it isn't off by much.
Unknown Daughter born ca 1810/15. She was with Obediah in 1820 and with Lucy in 1830.
Persons researching this family:
1. Obediah1 Winfrey, born 1765/74 in VA; died 1820/30 in Stokes Co, NC, son of Isaac Winfrey and Sarah (---). He married in 1790/97 in Surry Co, NC Lucinda (---), born 1775/76 in Surry Co, NC; died aft 1850 in Stokes Co, NC.
Children of Obediah Winfrey and Lucinda (---) were as follows:
+ 2 i Isaac2 Winfrey, born 1803/04 in Stokes Co, NC; died 1861 in Yadkin Co, NC; buried in Macedonia Methodist Cem, Yadkin Co, NC. He married Margaret Elizabeth James.
+ 3 ii Elizabeth2 Winfrey, born 1804/05 in Stokes Co, NC. She married Samuel Fowler.
+ 4 iii Sarah2 Winfrey, born 1807/08 in Stokes Co, NC. She married John Keiger.
+ 5 iv William2 Winfrey, born 1804/10 in Stokes Co, NC; died bef 1850 in Forsyth Co, NC. He married Sarah Fulps.
6 v Charles2 Winfrey, born 1800/10 in Stokes Co, NC.
+ 7 vi Thomas2 Winfrey, born 1812/13 in Stokes Co, NC. He married Tabitha Parrish.
Generation 2
2. Isaac2 Winfrey (Obediah1), born 1803/04 in Stokes Co, NC; died 1861 in Yadkin Co, NC; buried in Macedonia Methodist Cem, Yadkin Co, NC. He married on 27 Apr 1842 in Stokes Co, NC Margaret Elizabeth James, born 1822/23 in Stokes Co, NC.
Children of Isaac Winfrey and Margaret Elizabeth James were as follows:
8 i William Hampton3 Winfrey, born 1841/42 in Stokes Co, NC.
9 ii Nancy M3 Winfrey, born 1844/45 in Stokes Co, NC.
10 iii John N3 Winfrey, born 1847/48 in Stokes Co, NC.
11 iv Martha Jane "Patsy"3 Winfrey, born 1850/51 in Stokes Co, NC.
12 v Charles3 Winfrey, born 1851/52 in Stokes Co, NC.
13 vi Isaac3 Winfrey, born 1854/55 in Yadkin Co, NC.
14 vii Solomon3 Winfrey, born 1857/58 in Yadkin Co, NC.
3. Elizabeth2 Winfrey (Obediah1), born 1804/05 in Stokes Co, NC. She married on 29 May 1824 in Stokes Co, NC Samuel Fowler, born 1805/06 in NC.
Children of Elizabeth Winfrey and Samuel Fowler were as follows:
15 i Charles3 Fowler, born 1832/33 in Stokes Co, NC.
16 ii Jesse3 Fowler, born 1834/35 in Stokes Co, NC.
17 iii William3 Fowler, born 1837/38 in Stokes Co, NC.
18 iv Salena J3 Fowler, born 1839/40 in Stokes Co, NC. She married on 4 Nov 1855 in Stokes Co, NC Alfred Atkins.
19 v Malinda3 Fowler, born 1841/42 in Stokes Co, NC.
20 vi John H3 Fowler, born 1843/44 in Stokes Co, NC.
21 vii James N3 Fowler, born 1845/46 in Stokes Co, NC.
4. Sarah2 Winfrey (Obediah1), born 1807/08 in Stokes Co, NC. She married on 1 Jan 1847 in Stokes Co, NC John Keiger, born 1806/07 in NC.
Children of Sarah Winfrey and John Keiger were as follows:
22 i John W3 Keiger, born 1848/49 in Stokes Co, NC.
5. William2 Winfrey (Obediah1), born 1804/10 in Stokes Co, NC; died bef 1850 in Forsyth Co, NC. He married on 13 Jun 1827 in Stokes Co, NC Sarah Fulps, born 1800/10; died bef 1850 in Forsyth Co, NC, daughter of George Fulps.
Children of William Winfrey and Sarah Fulps were as follows:
23 i Sarah3 Winfrey, born 1830/31 in Stokes Co, NC.
7. Thomas2 Winfrey (Obediah1), born 1812/13 in Stokes Co, NC. He married on 21 Sep 1839 in Guilford Co, NC Tabitha Parrish, born 1826/27 in Guilford Co, NC.
Children of Thomas Winfrey and Tabitha Parrish were as follows:
24 i Lucy Ann3 Winfrey, born 1839/40 in Guilford Co, NC.
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