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Wesley
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(1749 - 1790)
John
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(1724 - 1778)
John Witherspoon
(1700 - 1730)
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Thomas Wesley Witherspoon
Born: 17 Jan 1747/49, Pennsylvania
Died: 19 Apr 1790Thomas Wesley Witherspoon was born 17 January 1747/49 in Pennsylvania. He was the first child born to John Witherspoon (b. 1724) and Martha Pettigrew.
Thomas married Sarah Howard, the daughter of John Howard. She was born 02 Apr 1761. Thomas Wesley Witherspoon & Sarah Howard's children were:
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Thomas Wesley Witherspoon 06 Jun 1787 16 Jan 1856 Margaret Rankin John Witherspoon 27 May 1779 28 Dec 1863 Joshua Witherspoon 1782 Dorcas Witherspoon 1785 David Witherspoon 04 Apr 1789 01 Nov 1873 The Descendants of John Witherspoon (b. 1650, SCOTLAND)
Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997
He was born in PA, Jan 17, 1748, married Sept 13, 177 to Sallie Howard (1761 - 1790) of Rowan County, NC; daughter of John and Nancy Howard; she died April 14th and he the 19th of April, 1790, during an epidemic of French measles. All of the children, after the death of their parents, lived with their grand mother, Martha (Pettigrew) Witherspoon until her death in April 1810, when the family scattered (Rev. Dr. W. B. Witherspoon letter of 28 March 1934) Thomas was an elder brother of Captain David Witherspoon (1758 - 1828), and his daughter went to Tennessee; where they settled on Duck River and many of their descendants still live in that vicinity; Dorcas (1785 - ????) became the wife of Matthew Harberson before leaving NC, who became the father of Charles Wesley and Dr. John Alexander of Nashville, TN. Both are buried in the family burial ground near Kings Creek. His will was probated July 1790, Book No.1, Page 280, North Wilkesboro, NC.
The Witherspoon Family Cemetery, on a hill, off Old Grandin Road, King's Creek, NC
The cemetery is on Grandin Road. From Lenoir, follow Route 18, north toward Wilkesboro. Go about 10 miles to King's Creek School (on right). Pass Wheelings Store (on left). Turn Left on Grandin Road. Go about 2.7 miles, cemetery is on the right, up on the hill. Just past the cemetery is a trailer where Gary Sherrill lives. The property is owned by Mrs. Peggy Broyhill (a Witherspoon descendant). The headstones of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Sarah "Sallie" Howard Witherspoon
in the Witherspoon Family Cemetery, Old Grandin Rd, King's Creek, NC
T.W.
Here lies the body of
Thomas Witherspoon
Deceased, April the 19
AD 1790
Prepare, Prepare For
Death
O Man, For you must
follow me1790
Sallie Howard was born
2nd April 1761
Married to Thomas Witherspoon
Sept. 13, 1777
SOURCES:
"The Descendants of John Witherspoon", Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997, sixranch@swbell.net
Thanks to Dr. Frank Witherspoon from Memphis, TN, for additional information on Thomas Wesley Witherspoon
and the Witherspoon Family. You can contact Frank at fwspoon@bellsouth.netIf you have additional information or photos of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon, please contact me.
