Samuel Biggerstaff Sr.
Birth: 1720, Essex, England
Death: Between November 8, 1764 and-November 19, 1764
Place: Rutherford County, Province of North Carolina
Physical description: 5'6" tall, brown complexion, well-fit.
Samuel Biggerstaff married Elizabeth Moore on November 10, 1741
-Elizabeth Moore
Born: 1723, Essex, England
Died: Abt. 1788, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Samuel Biggerstaff, weaver by trade who arrived in Province of Pennsylvania about 1740. Will dated November 8, 1764 names wife and three sons. Married by Rev. Johann Casper Stoever, Lutheran Minister of York, PA FRANKLIN'S GAZETTE - DARBY, AUGUST 18, 1740 ", Deserted then from Capt. Thomas Freame's Company, in the Hon. Col. Gooch's Regiment, viz." SAMUEL BICKERSTAFF Aged 20 years, 5 Foot 6 Inches and 3 quarters high without shoes, brown complexion, well-fet, by trade a Weaver, had on a light colored cut Fustian jacket and breeches, a good hat and cap & c. and Englishman. Whosoever secures any of the said deserters, and brings them to their Commanding Officer, at Darby, shall have Forty Shillings reward paid for each; and all persons are to take notice not to entertain or conceal them, on the penalties inflicted in the Act against Mutiny and Desertion. February 14, 1757, Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson Co. agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff "all that land on the north side of the South Fork of the Catobo (Catawba) river opposite the land shoals... three hundred and twenty acres granted to Peter Oyster by patent on February 23, 1754. Anson County Deed Book C-1 1755-1759 pages 392-395. April 10, 1760, Samuel Biggerstaff and Joseph Cloud leased from John Sloan of Rowan County his entire plantation for a period of one year. January 30, 1764, Francis and Martha Beatty agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff 400 acres of land on the headwaters of Paw Creek and Gum branch granted to Francis Beatty by a patent bearing the date of April 19, 1763. November 1764, Samuel Biggerstaff's will was dated this date. Essentials: (a) To my wife Elizabeth one third of all claims and one third of the plantation she now lives on in her lifetime. (b) To my son Aaron twelve pounds currency and my 'clothes (c) Next I desire that there should be a venue of the plantation near the head of Paw Creek and Gum Branch likewise all horses and cow cattle, likewise all goods and chattels belonging to said escheat and divided equally among my children, after caring for all debts, Except Aaron for I left him the above and ye wife as above. (d) Next I leave to my two sons Benjamin and Samuel's the plantation which they now live on the two parts of it till their mother's death. ...and then the whole plantation to be in their hands. The cash arrangement for Aaron must have been pre-determined for on November 19, 1764 (Mecklenburg Deed Book 2, page 211) Frances and Martha Baety of the County of Rowan arranged to sell to Aaron Biggerstaff of the County of Mecklenburg, 320 acres on the northeast side of the South Fork of the Catobo river on the path leading from the widow Biggerstaff to Derrick Ramsour ...from a patent to said Baety dated November 13, 1764, for twelve pounds currency. The deed was dated the next day, November 20, 1764. Samuel must have died between November 8, the date of the will and November 19 when Elizabeth was referred to as the Widow Biggerstaff. Samuel may have been buried on the property or at one of the early churches in that area. January 10, 1765 - Governor Tryon issued an order to the executors (Elizabeth and Benjamin Biggerstaff) to settle up the estate of Samuel. This can be found in the Department of Achieves, Genealogical Section, in Raleigh North Carolina and filed with other papers in the Biggerstaff family papers. April 1765 - Dep. of Archives Mecklenburg Estates 1765, Box 13. This report is the inventory as directed in Samuel's will and the vendued action. The inventory sheet lists each item, who bought it and the price paid. The farm, cattle and goods brought in over 225 pounds and included 8 horses. When we consider that Aaron got 320 acres for 12 pounds just this part of Samuel's estate represented over 6,000 acres of land in value in this area. Neither Aaron nor Samuel made any purchases at the sale. Benjamin and wife Mary bought several items. October 21, 1767 - Mecklenburg Deed Book 4, page 415. Thomas Robinson sold to Elizabeth Biggerstaff for 35 pounds currency and estimated 300 acres on the first large creek above the path on the north side of Second Broad River including the first large meadow and joining ... as the said land was granted to the said Robinson by patent bearing date the 16th November 1764. The original deed for this land was delivered to the Department of Archives for repairs and is also in the "Biggerstaff File".
Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore:
Marriage: November 10, 1741
Children of Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore are:
1. Aaron Biggerstaff, b. 1742, d. October 1780
2. Samuel Biggerstaff Jr., b. 1743, d. 1825
3. Benjamin Biggerstaff, b. 1744, d. February 01, 1782
4. Molly Biggerstaff, b. 1746
5. Martha Biggerstaff, b. 1748, d. October 1819
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--Max E Biggerstaff
Lees Summit, MO
April 16, 2001
Birth: 1720, Essex, England
Death: Between November 8, 1764 and-November 19, 1764
Place: Rutherford County, Province of North Carolina
Physical description: 5'6" tall, brown complexion, well-fit.
Samuel Biggerstaff married Elizabeth Moore on November 10, 1741
-Elizabeth Moore
Born: 1723, Essex, England
Died: Abt. 1788, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Samuel Biggerstaff, weaver by trade who arrived in Province of Pennsylvania about 1740. Will dated November 8, 1764 names wife and three sons. Married by Rev. Johann Casper Stoever, Lutheran Minister of York, PA FRANKLIN'S GAZETTE - DARBY, AUGUST 18, 1740 ", Deserted then from Capt. Thomas Freame's Company, in the Hon. Col. Gooch's Regiment, viz." SAMUEL BICKERSTAFF Aged 20 years, 5 Foot 6 Inches and 3 quarters high without shoes, brown complexion, well-fet, by trade a Weaver, had on a light colored cut Fustian jacket and breeches, a good hat and cap & c. and Englishman. Whosoever secures any of the said deserters, and brings them to their Commanding Officer, at Darby, shall have Forty Shillings reward paid for each; and all persons are to take notice not to entertain or conceal them, on the penalties inflicted in the Act against Mutiny and Desertion. February 14, 1757, Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson Co. agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff "all that land on the north side of the South Fork of the Catobo (Catawba) river opposite the land shoals... three hundred and twenty acres granted to Peter Oyster by patent on February 23, 1754. Anson County Deed Book C-1 1755-1759 pages 392-395. April 10, 1760, Samuel Biggerstaff and Joseph Cloud leased from John Sloan of Rowan County his entire plantation for a period of one year. January 30, 1764, Francis and Martha Beatty agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff 400 acres of land on the headwaters of Paw Creek and Gum branch granted to Francis Beatty by a patent bearing the date of April 19, 1763. November 1764, Samuel Biggerstaff's will was dated this date. Essentials: (a) To my wife Elizabeth one third of all claims and one third of the plantation she now lives on in her lifetime. (b) To my son Aaron twelve pounds currency and my 'clothes (c) Next I desire that there should be a venue of the plantation near the head of Paw Creek and Gum Branch likewise all horses and cow cattle, likewise all goods and chattels belonging to said escheat and divided equally among my children, after caring for all debts, Except Aaron for I left him the above and ye wife as above. (d) Next I leave to my two sons Benjamin and Samuel's the plantation which they now live on the two parts of it till their mother's death. ...and then the whole plantation to be in their hands. The cash arrangement for Aaron must have been pre-determined for on November 19, 1764 (Mecklenburg Deed Book 2, page 211) Frances and Martha Baety of the County of Rowan arranged to sell to Aaron Biggerstaff of the County of Mecklenburg, 320 acres on the northeast side of the South Fork of the Catobo river on the path leading from the widow Biggerstaff to Derrick Ramsour ...from a patent to said Baety dated November 13, 1764, for twelve pounds currency. The deed was dated the next day, November 20, 1764. Samuel must have died between November 8, the date of the will and November 19 when Elizabeth was referred to as the Widow Biggerstaff. Samuel may have been buried on the property or at one of the early churches in that area. January 10, 1765 - Governor Tryon issued an order to the executors (Elizabeth and Benjamin Biggerstaff) to settle up the estate of Samuel. This can be found in the Department of Achieves, Genealogical Section, in Raleigh North Carolina and filed with other papers in the Biggerstaff family papers. April 1765 - Dep. of Archives Mecklenburg Estates 1765, Box 13. This report is the inventory as directed in Samuel's will and the vendued action. The inventory sheet lists each item, who bought it and the price paid. The farm, cattle and goods brought in over 225 pounds and included 8 horses. When we consider that Aaron got 320 acres for 12 pounds just this part of Samuel's estate represented over 6,000 acres of land in value in this area. Neither Aaron nor Samuel made any purchases at the sale. Benjamin and wife Mary bought several items. October 21, 1767 - Mecklenburg Deed Book 4, page 415. Thomas Robinson sold to Elizabeth Biggerstaff for 35 pounds currency and estimated 300 acres on the first large creek above the path on the north side of Second Broad River including the first large meadow and joining ... as the said land was granted to the said Robinson by patent bearing date the 16th November 1764. The original deed for this land was delivered to the Department of Archives for repairs and is also in the "Biggerstaff File".
Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore:
Marriage: November 10, 1741
Children of Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore are:
1. Aaron Biggerstaff, b. 1742, d. October 1780
2. Samuel Biggerstaff Jr., b. 1743, d. 1825
3. Benjamin Biggerstaff, b. 1744, d. February 01, 1782
4. Molly Biggerstaff, b. 1746
5. Martha Biggerstaff, b. 1748, d. October 1819
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--Max E Biggerstaff
Lees Summit, MO
April 16, 2001
Samuel Biggerstaff Sr.
Birth: 1720, Essex, England
Death: Between November 8, 1764 and-November 19, 1764
Place: Rutherford County, Province of North Carolina
Physical description: 5'6" tall, brown complexion, well-fit.
Samuel Biggerstaff married Elizabeth Moore on November 10, 1741
-Elizabeth Moore
Born: 1723, Essex, England
Died: Abt. 1788, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Samuel Biggerstaff, weaver by trade who arrived in Province of Pennsylvania about 1740. Will dated November 8, 1764 names wife and three sons. Married by Rev. Johann Casper Stoever, Lutheran Minister of York, PA FRANKLIN'S GAZETTE - DARBY, AUGUST 18, 1740 ", Deserted then from Capt. Thomas Freame's Company, in the Hon. Col. Gooch's Regiment, viz." SAMUEL BICKERSTAFF Aged 20 years, 5 Foot 6 Inches and 3 quarters high without shoes, brown complexion, well-fet, by trade a Weaver, had on a light colored cut Fustian jacket and breeches, a good hat and cap & c. and Englishman. Whosoever secures any of the said deserters, and brings them to their Commanding Officer, at Darby, shall have Forty Shillings reward paid for each; and all persons are to take notice not to entertain or conceal them, on the penalties inflicted in the Act against Mutiny and Desertion. February 14, 1757, Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson Co. agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff "all that land on the north side of the South Fork of the Catobo (Catawba) river opposite the land shoals... three hundred and twenty acres granted to Peter Oyster by patent on February 23, 1754. Anson County Deed Book C-1 1755-1759 pages 392-395. April 10, 1760, Samuel Biggerstaff and Joseph Cloud leased from John Sloan of Rowan County his entire plantation for a period of one year. January 30, 1764, Francis and Martha Beatty agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff 400 acres of land on the headwaters of Paw Creek and Gum branch granted to Francis Beatty by a patent bearing the date of April 19, 1763. November 1764, Samuel Biggerstaff's will was dated this date. Essentials: (a) To my wife Elizabeth one third of all claims and one third of the plantation she now lives on in her lifetime. (b) To my son Aaron twelve pounds currency and my 'clothes (c) Next I desire that there should be a venue of the plantation near the head of Paw Creek and Gum Branch likewise all horses and cow cattle, likewise all goods and chattels belonging to said escheat and divided equally among my children, after caring for all debts, Except Aaron for I left him the above and ye wife as above. (d) Next I leave to my two sons Benjamin and Samuel's the plantation which they now live on the two parts of it till their mother's death. ...and then the whole plantation to be in their hands. The cash arrangement for Aaron must have been pre-determined for on November 19, 1764 (Mecklenburg Deed Book 2, page 211) Frances and Martha Baety of the County of Rowan arranged to sell to Aaron Biggerstaff of the County of Mecklenburg, 320 acres on the northeast side of the South Fork of the Catobo river on the path leading from the widow Biggerstaff to Derrick Ramsour ...from a patent to said Baety dated November 13, 1764, for twelve pounds currency. The deed was dated the next day, November 20, 1764. Samuel must have died between November 8, the date of the will and November 19 when Elizabeth was referred to as the Widow Biggerstaff. Samuel may have been buried on the property or at one of the early churches in that area. January 10, 1765 - Governor Tryon issued an order to the executors (Elizabeth and Benjamin Biggerstaff) to settle up the estate of Samuel. This can be found in the Department of Achieves, Genealogical Section, in Raleigh North Carolina and filed with other papers in the Biggerstaff family papers. April 1765 - Dep. of Archives Mecklenburg Estates 1765, Box 13. This report is the inventory as directed in Samuel's will and the vendued action. The inventory sheet lists each item, who bought it and the price paid. The farm, cattle and goods brought in over 225 pounds and included 8 horses. When we consider that Aaron got 320 acres for 12 pounds just this part of Samuel's estate represented over 6,000 acres of land in value in this area. Neither Aaron nor Samuel made any purchases at the sale. Benjamin and wife Mary bought several items. October 21, 1767 - Mecklenburg Deed Book 4, page 415. Thomas Robinson sold to Elizabeth Biggerstaff for 35 pounds currency and estimated 300 acres on the first large creek above the path on the north side of Second Broad River including the first large meadow and joining ... as the said land was granted to the said Robinson by patent bearing date the 16th November 1764. The original deed for this land was delivered to the Department of Archives for repairs and is also in the "Biggerstaff File".
Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore:
Marriage: November 10, 1741
Children of Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore are:
1. Aaron Biggerstaff, b. 1742, d. October 1780
2. Samuel Biggerstaff Jr., b. 1743, d. 1825
3. Benjamin Biggerstaff, b. 1744, d. February 01, 1782
4. Molly Biggerstaff, b. 1746
5. Martha Biggerstaff, b. 1748, d. October 1819
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--Max E Biggerstaff
Lees Summit, MO
April 16, 2001
Birth: 1720, Essex, England
Death: Between November 8, 1764 and-November 19, 1764
Place: Rutherford County, Province of North Carolina
Physical description: 5'6" tall, brown complexion, well-fit.
Samuel Biggerstaff married Elizabeth Moore on November 10, 1741
-Elizabeth Moore
Born: 1723, Essex, England
Died: Abt. 1788, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Samuel Biggerstaff, weaver by trade who arrived in Province of Pennsylvania about 1740. Will dated November 8, 1764 names wife and three sons. Married by Rev. Johann Casper Stoever, Lutheran Minister of York, PA FRANKLIN'S GAZETTE - DARBY, AUGUST 18, 1740 ", Deserted then from Capt. Thomas Freame's Company, in the Hon. Col. Gooch's Regiment, viz." SAMUEL BICKERSTAFF Aged 20 years, 5 Foot 6 Inches and 3 quarters high without shoes, brown complexion, well-fet, by trade a Weaver, had on a light colored cut Fustian jacket and breeches, a good hat and cap & c. and Englishman. Whosoever secures any of the said deserters, and brings them to their Commanding Officer, at Darby, shall have Forty Shillings reward paid for each; and all persons are to take notice not to entertain or conceal them, on the penalties inflicted in the Act against Mutiny and Desertion. February 14, 1757, Peter Oyster and wife Mary of Anson Co. agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff "all that land on the north side of the South Fork of the Catobo (Catawba) river opposite the land shoals... three hundred and twenty acres granted to Peter Oyster by patent on February 23, 1754. Anson County Deed Book C-1 1755-1759 pages 392-395. April 10, 1760, Samuel Biggerstaff and Joseph Cloud leased from John Sloan of Rowan County his entire plantation for a period of one year. January 30, 1764, Francis and Martha Beatty agree to sell to Samuel Biggerstaff 400 acres of land on the headwaters of Paw Creek and Gum branch granted to Francis Beatty by a patent bearing the date of April 19, 1763. November 1764, Samuel Biggerstaff's will was dated this date. Essentials: (a) To my wife Elizabeth one third of all claims and one third of the plantation she now lives on in her lifetime. (b) To my son Aaron twelve pounds currency and my 'clothes (c) Next I desire that there should be a venue of the plantation near the head of Paw Creek and Gum Branch likewise all horses and cow cattle, likewise all goods and chattels belonging to said escheat and divided equally among my children, after caring for all debts, Except Aaron for I left him the above and ye wife as above. (d) Next I leave to my two sons Benjamin and Samuel's the plantation which they now live on the two parts of it till their mother's death. ...and then the whole plantation to be in their hands. The cash arrangement for Aaron must have been pre-determined for on November 19, 1764 (Mecklenburg Deed Book 2, page 211) Frances and Martha Baety of the County of Rowan arranged to sell to Aaron Biggerstaff of the County of Mecklenburg, 320 acres on the northeast side of the South Fork of the Catobo river on the path leading from the widow Biggerstaff to Derrick Ramsour ...from a patent to said Baety dated November 13, 1764, for twelve pounds currency. The deed was dated the next day, November 20, 1764. Samuel must have died between November 8, the date of the will and November 19 when Elizabeth was referred to as the Widow Biggerstaff. Samuel may have been buried on the property or at one of the early churches in that area. January 10, 1765 - Governor Tryon issued an order to the executors (Elizabeth and Benjamin Biggerstaff) to settle up the estate of Samuel. This can be found in the Department of Achieves, Genealogical Section, in Raleigh North Carolina and filed with other papers in the Biggerstaff family papers. April 1765 - Dep. of Archives Mecklenburg Estates 1765, Box 13. This report is the inventory as directed in Samuel's will and the vendued action. The inventory sheet lists each item, who bought it and the price paid. The farm, cattle and goods brought in over 225 pounds and included 8 horses. When we consider that Aaron got 320 acres for 12 pounds just this part of Samuel's estate represented over 6,000 acres of land in value in this area. Neither Aaron nor Samuel made any purchases at the sale. Benjamin and wife Mary bought several items. October 21, 1767 - Mecklenburg Deed Book 4, page 415. Thomas Robinson sold to Elizabeth Biggerstaff for 35 pounds currency and estimated 300 acres on the first large creek above the path on the north side of Second Broad River including the first large meadow and joining ... as the said land was granted to the said Robinson by patent bearing date the 16th November 1764. The original deed for this land was delivered to the Department of Archives for repairs and is also in the "Biggerstaff File".
Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore:
Marriage: November 10, 1741
Children of Samuel Biggerstaff Sr and Elizabeth Moore are:
1. Aaron Biggerstaff, b. 1742, d. October 1780
2. Samuel Biggerstaff Jr., b. 1743, d. 1825
3. Benjamin Biggerstaff, b. 1744, d. February 01, 1782
4. Molly Biggerstaff, b. 1746
5. Martha Biggerstaff, b. 1748, d. October 1819
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--Max E Biggerstaff
Lees Summit, MO
April 16, 2001
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