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"The Pioneer"
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"The Conestoga Trader"
Sherrill
(1666 - 1747)
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(1635 - 1719)
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(1610 - 1668)
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(1585 - 1638)
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David Sherrill
Born: 02 Oct 1764, Rowan County, NC
Died: 17 Jul 1827, Iredell Co, NCDavid Sherrill was born 02 Oct 1764 in the Sherrills Ford area of what would have been Rowan County, North Carolina, at the time. He was the son of Uriah Sherrill (1728-1779) and Judith Lewis (1735-1815). David (age 26) married Rachel Hamilton in 1790 (when she was 16). Rachel was born in 1774 and was the daughter of Archibald Hamilton (1743-1820) and Mary Polly Hawkins (1745-1834). David and Rachel's marriage produced at least four children.
Children of David Sherrill & Rachel Hamilton Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Mason W. Sherrill Abt. 1796
NC23 Mar 1853
Catawba Co, NCMargaret Bridges
m. 27 Jul 1814Alfred M. Sherrill Abt. 1798
NCAbt. 1870
Alexander Co, NCElizabeth "Eliza" Moore
m. Bef. 1925Enos Sherrill Abt. 1800
NCAbout 1820
NC[Died young] Margaret Sherrill Abt. 1800
NCAbt. 1840
Cumberland KYHenry E. Lollar
m. 13 Nov 1817The 1800 Census shows David Sherrill living in Lincoln County, NC, with his family. The two boys less than ten years old would have been Mason and Alfred and the girl less than 10 years old would have been Margaret. David's age would have been about 36 and Rachel would have been about 26. David and Rachel had 2 slaves. 1800 Lincoln County, NC, Census
Name Free White Males Free White Females All
OthersSlaves First Last <10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ <10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ David Sherrill 2 1 1 1 2 Mason W.
Alfred M.David
(36)Margaret Rachel
(26)The 1810 Census shows David Sherrill living near his brothers Enos Sherrill and Benjamin Sherrill. David and Rachel's third son, Enos, was named after David's brother, and appears to have been born 1799 -1801. No additional information can be found on baby Enos Sherrill and it appears that he died before the data was collected for the 1820 Census. All four of David and Rachel's children show up on the 1810 Census but there is no indication who the "16-25" year old female was. All three of the Sherrill brother owned slaves. David owned 7 slaves, his brother Enos owned 6 and brother Benjamin owned 3. 1810 Lincoln County, NC, Census
Name Free White Males Free White Females All
OthersSlaves First Last <10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ <10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ David Sherrill 2 1 1 1 1 1 7
Alfred M.
EnosMason W. David Margaret Rachel Enos Sherrill 2 4 1 1 1 1 6 Benjamin Sherrill 2 1 2 2 1 3 By 1820 only David, Rachel and Alfred were still listed on the Lincoln County Census. Son Mason had married Margaret Bridges on 27 Jul 1814 and daughter Margaret had married Henry E. Lollar on 13 Nov 1817. At this point, David only owned four salves - 3 males 14-years-old or younger and a female between the ages of 14 to 26. 1820 Iredell County, NC, Census
Name Free White Males Free White Females Male
Slaves
to 14Female
Slaves
14-26First Last <10 10-15 16-26 26-44 26-45 45+ <10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ David Sherrill 1 1 1 3 1 Alfred M. David Rachel David Sherrill
About 1820, David bought land in Iredell County from Squire McKee and moved his family to Iredell County, NC. David Sherrill died 17 Jul 1827 in Iredell County, NC, at the age of 62. David's widow, Rachel Hamilton Sherrill, was living with her son-in-law Henry Lollar by 16 Dec 1839. Rachel Hamilton Sherrill, is found in the 1840 Iredell County Census for Iredell County, NC. It lists her age as being between 60 and 70 - she would have been about 66 years old and she was living by herself. 1840 Iredell County Census
Names Females of Heads of Families 60 and under 70 Rachel Sherrill 1
By 10 Nov 1846 Rachel's son Alfred Sherrill had moved in with his mother. By 03 Mar 1849 Rachel's grandson Franklin Sherrill and his wife Elvira Goble, were living with her. Rachel Hamilton Sherrill died 01 Jan 1858 in Iredell County, NC, at the age of 83. She had outlived three of her four children. Son Enos died prior to 1820, daughter Margaret Sherrill Lollar died in 1840, and son Mason died 23 Mar 1853.
Letter Excerpt Dated 15 Jan 1858
From Rachel's nephew, Drury Hamilton, to Rachel's brother, Ninian Beall Hamilton
But while I am writing of the good health of the friends, I have also the painful duty to perform of writing of the death of your beloved sister, old Aunt Rachel Sherrill. She departed this life the first day of this year. She was as well as usual for some time previous and on the night before she died seemed more lively than common, and on New Year's morning got up and eat a hearty breakfast and started into the other house and got as far as the door and dropped down and was carried into the house and put to bed. She told them that she was going to die and in one hour she was speechless and at 10 o'clock at night died. She made a profession of religion and was to be baptized at an association that was held at my father's in October last, but was somewhat unwell at the time and it was put off, so she died without the rite being performed. Be sure to check out the page for Rachel Hamilton Sherrill
Son Alfred Sherrill outlived his parents and all of his siblings. Alfred died 1870 in Alexander County, NC. SOURCES If you have photos or additional information about David Sherrill or his wife, Rachel Hamilton,
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