Descendants of of Jacob
Sherrill
submitted by Virginia Freeman Taylor
Transcribed from Jacob Sherrill, Son of Adam and Elizabeth and Some of Their Descendants by William Andrew Sherrill, published 1983.
SECTION 7
Abel Sherrill, the fourth child of Jacob Sherrill, Sr. and Hulda Wilson, and some of his Descendants
ANCESTORS TO PRICHARD-SHERRILL FAMILY
The following information was recorded 20 May 1967 by Jean Smith of Phoenix City, AL. It was obtained from Wilson County, TN, marriage records; Abel Sherrill and Annie Thomas were ancestors of Jean Smith; North and South Carolina Marriages; Wanda Clark; Abel and his brother, Samuel Wilson Sherrill were ancestors of Eudora Sherrill through William Thomas Sherrill. (They were also ancestors of the Prichard-Sherrill families through the same ancestor); These family dates were copied by A.T. Sherrill, deceased, 25 Nov 1961 from the Bible of Rufas Sherrill, ninth child of Abel and Annie and corrected by Jean Smith. Also at Christmas, 1990, Virgil Prichard wrote to change the name of Annie Thomas' father from Joseph, b. ca. 1727 to Jacob, b. 1742. His research revealed that Joseph was the brother to Jacob but not Margaret Brevard's husband. Also Margaret Brevard was born in ca 1754. Also he stated that Annie Thomas, wife of Abel was a sister to Elizabeth Thomas, wife of Samuel Wilson Sherrill.
7.4. Abel Sherrill, son of Jacob Sherrill and Hulda Wilson, b.17 June 1765 in Lincoln County, NC. He was married to Annie Thomas, dau. of Jacob Thomas b. ca 1742 and Margaret Brevard b. ca 1754, born 16 Aug 1772. Abel Sherrill d. 30 Jul 1850 in Wilson County, TN, and Annie Thomas Sherrill d. 12 Oct 1817 in Wilson County, TN. Issue:
1. Isaac Ambrose Sherrill, b. 2 Jun 1796 in Lincoln Co. NC, D. 25 Dec 1798.
2. Ephraim Sherrill, b. 15 Oct 1797. M. Mary "Polly" T. Bell, 25 Sep 1823. D. 18 Jun 1849 in Wilson Co., TN.
3. Margaret "Peggy" Sherrill, b. 6 May 1799 at Wilson Co., TN. License to marry (Alfred) Alford Sherrill, (1.1.7.5.4.) 2 Oct 1820. D. 5 Feb 1855. Buried in Sherrill Cemetery, Independence, AR.
4. Hulda W. (?) Sherrill, b. 23 Apr 1801 near Lebanon, Wilson County, TN. M. 18 Dec 1821 to Azar Bone.
5. William Thomas Sherrill, b. 30 Mar 1803. M. Eleanor McEwin, 21 Dec 1826. D.12 Jul 1879. Buried in Statesville, NC.
6. Elizabeth Sherrill, b. 9 Jan 1805 in Wilson Co., TN. M. (?) Reed.
7. Mary "Polly" Sherrill, b. 25 Oct 1807 in Wilson Co., TN. M.12 Oct 1848 to John Perkins, grandson of Richard Perkins and Mary Sherrill(1.4), sister to Adam Sherrill (1.1.)
8. Samuel Wilson Sherrill, b. 10 May 1810, in Wilson Co., TN. M. Elizabeth Jane Moxley, 2 Jun 1835. D. Mar 1862 in Independence, AR.
9. Abel Rufas Sherrill, b. 15 Nov 1811 in Wilson Co., TN. Never married. Died 29 Dec 1834. He was a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
10. Annie Malinda Sherrill, b. 29 Dec 1813. D. 19 Oct 1819
Abel Sherrill was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, 17 June 1765, and died at the home of his son, Samuel Wilson Sherrill in Wilson County, Tennessee on 30 Jul 1850 at the advanced age of 85 years, 11 months and 13 days. He professed religion when young and joined the Presbyterian Church.
He moved to Tennessee about the year 1798 and in 1837 connected himself to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of which he was a consistent and useful member until his death. He was a kind father, good neighbor, and a prominent and highly respected citizen.
Abel paid taxes on Barton's Creek in 1803 and 1806.
Ephraim Sherrill (son of Abel Sherrill and Annie Thomas) and some of his descendants
The following information was recorded 12 June 1967 by W.A.S. It was obtained from Jean Smith; Wilson County, Tennessee marriage bonds dated 23 Sep 1823, Samuel Y. Thomas, Surety; Wanda Clark; Janet Kochevar.
7.4.2. Ephraim Sherrill, son of Abel Sherrill and Annie Thomas, b. 15 October 1797, possibly in Lincoln County, North Carolina. M. 25 September 1821 in Wilson County, TN to Mary "Polly" T. Bell. (There is uncertainty here. The name may be Margaret.) He d. 18 June 1849 in Wilson County, TN. Issue:
1. William Sherrill, b. in Wilson Co., TN.
2. Nathaniel Sherrill, b. in Wilson Co., TN. Served in the Union Army in Tennessee as a private.
3. Robert Chester Sherrill, b. ca 1826 in Wilson Co., TN. Married Mary J. Bell.
4. Washington Sherrill
5. James Sherrill
Many of the descendants of Ephraim and "Polly" migrated to Independence County, Arkansas, following their cousins, children of Colbert Sherrill who remained in North Carolina. Colbert's brother, Alfred Sherrill had come to Tennessee to marry Peggy Sherrill, his first cousin. Alfred and Peggy went to Independence County, Arkansas, in 1820. No doubt Ephraim's children followed their aunt there.
Hulda Sherrill (daughter of Abel Sherrill and Annie Thomas) and some of her descendants
The following information was recorded by W. A. S.,12 Jun 1967. It was obtained from Jean Smith, Wilson County Tennessee Marriage bonds, Wanda Clark Files and Marriage Book B, pg 263, and 470, and Marriage Book C pg 244.
7.4.4. Hulda Sherrill, daughter of Abel Sherrill and Annie Thomas, was b. 23 Apr 1801 near Lebanon, Wilson County, TN. M. in Wilson County, TN, 18 Dec 1821 to Azor Bone, son of James R. Bone and Asenath Potts, b. ca 1799 in Iredell County, North Carolina. During the 1840s, Hulda Sherrill Bone and Azor Bone went to Independence County, Arkansas following her sister Margaret "Peggy" Sherrill and Peggy's husband, Alfred Sherrill. At present, time of death is undetermined, but Azor Bone died ca 1879. Both are buried in Independence Co., AR. Issue:
1. Aseneth M. Bone, b. 12 Jan 1821. M. 29 Jan 1857 to Hiram M. Sherrill.
2. Margaret Ann "Peggy" Bone, b. ca. 1822 in Wilson Co., TN. M. 28 Jun 1850 to Green W. Shaw (Judge).
3. James T. Bone, b. ca 1824 in Wilson Co., TN. M. 3 Mar 1846 to Mary A. Hess. D. in 1871 in Izzard, AR.
4. Abel W. Bone, b. 8 Oct 1826, in Wilson Co., TN. M. 4 Sep 1854 to Sarah L. McKee. Served the Union in the Civil War. D. 2 Jul 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, AR.
5. Porter A. Bone, b. 1 May 1828, in Wilson Co., TN. M. 1855 to Sarah Jane Milligan. Served the Union in the Civil War. D. 10 Jun 1862 in Oxford, MS.
6. Mary Jane Bone, b. ca 1832 in Wilson Co., TN.
7. Henry Crawley Bone, b. 22 Aug 1837 in Independence Co., AR. M. 17 Oct 1959 to Sarah M. Johnson.
8. Hulda Sophronia Bone, b. ca 1839 in Independence Co., AR.
9. Azar Rufus Bone, b. 1 Jan 1842 in Independence Co., AR. M. ca 1864 to Louisa Melissa Smith. Served the Union in the Civil War. D. 7 Oct 1907. Buried Big Springs aka Old Burying Ground, near Mt. Pleasant, AR.
10. John Bell Bone, b. ca 1844 in Independence Co., AR. M. in Independence Co., AR 21 Jul 1867 to Martha Ann Gambell. Was a Civil War Veteran.
11. Martha May Bone, b. 1845 in Independence Co., AR. M. 7 Dec 1854 to George Washington Milligan. D. 10 Nov 1907, in Milligan Camp Ground Cemetery (?).
There was an notation on page 145 of the original book, JACOB SHERRILL, SON OF ADAM AND ELIZABETH AND SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS that read: There are too many unknown birth dates to organize these children in chronological order. W.A.S. (I have changed the order of the children listed to match the birthdays that were listed. VLT)
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