Display Patriot - P-315112 - William WEAVER

William WEAVER

SAR Patriot #: P-315112

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
DAR #: A123436

Birth: abt 1760 / / England
Death: bef 16 Mar 1837 Weavers Ford / Ashe / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

Paid for services rendered, NC


Additional References:
  1. SAR #166669-William Weaver
  2. The Heritage of Ashe Co, NC, Vol 1, pg 495, 498
  3. Specie Cert. #416, NC Rev Army Accts.,Vol 11, pg 449, Folio 3
  4. Revolutionary Army Accounts, Vol XI, pg 49, Folio 3, Special Certificate Number 416

Spouse: Mary Ashley
Children: Edward; Isaac; William; Joshua; Phoebe; Nathan; John; Mary;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1978-06-13 VA Unassigned Robert Bower Weaver (114418) William   
1986-05-13 TX 227457 Rufus Edward Barnes Jr (127703) Edward   
1986-07-03 TX 227213 Roger William Barnes (127920) Edward   
1986-07-03 TX 227214 Rufus Edward Barnes III (127921) Edward   
2000-02-14 MO 5622 William Wade Hartman (144612) Issac   
2002-04-29 AZ 12958 Stephen Jacobs Fullhart (157963) Edward   
2006-03-06 TN 24905 Michael Paul Jaquish (166669) Joshua   
2009-07-15 TN 35982 Sean Patrick Jaquish (174694) Joshua   
2011-08-11 TN 43628 Charles Patrick Jaquish (180431) Joshua   
Burial:
William Weaver Cemetery (C-0324003)
Location:
/ Ashe / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2585292
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
127984369
Marker Type:
Horizontal VA
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Image provided with permission from Chet Walker, Find-a-Grave member # 47314925
  • There is a relatively new memorial markers that says he is buried up on the knoll
  • The old markers are just field stones without inscriptions
  • Find-a-Grave cites partially sourced biography


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • The cemetery is on the east side of Willie Brown Rd. approximately across from 2067 Willie Brown Rd, Crumpler, NC
  • It's in a clearning in the woods about 400 feet off the road


Author: Michael Paul Jaquish
William Weaver, Sr., according to sources in Genealogy.Com, was born about 1750 in Lunenburg County, VA. His parents were Joshua Weaver and Rachel McDaniel Weaver. According to the diary of Rev. James Harvey Weaver, the Weavers came to America from England with Samuel Weaver in 1624. For those who are not familiar with Ashe County, NC, it is a county in the northwest corner of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia and Tennessee.

William married Mary Ashley in about 1782 and they had six children:

1. William Weaver, Jr., dates unknown
2. Nancy Weaver, dates unknown
3. John Weaver, dates unknown
4. Phebe Weaver, b. Oct 15, 1783, d. June 13, 1855, Ashe county, NC
5. Joshua Weaver, b. Feb 03, 1785, d. April 27, 1868, Grayson county, VA
6. Isaac Vance Weaver, b. July 25, 1797 at Weaver’s Ford, Ashe County, NC; died August 1870

Documents in the Wilkes County (NC) courthouse, and the NC State archives, mention that William Weaver, Sr., provided assistance to the cause of the American Revolution, but did not belong to a military unit. But, he was active in the public affairs of the community. He was mentioned as being one of the Justices of the first recorded superior court of Ashe County. In 1807, William Weaver, Sr., and James Bumgard were named judges for the state election. He was a Justice of Peace for Ashe County. He served on the court in 1811 and 1812. The men in these court positions were chosen by the township, met quarterly and held court, acted as a legislative body as well as overseers, approved land transfers, levied taxes, and chose militia and other officials. Bonds were required for these positions. This government service may have exempted my patriot ancestor from active duty in the Revolutionary War. County near the confluence of the north and south forks of the New River is named in honor of William Weaver, Sr.

William Weaver, Sr., received specie certificate no. 416, Vol. XI, page 49, folio 3 in payment of Revolutionary Army Accounts. A copy of this document can be found in the State Archives and History of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The following Weavers are listed as having served at least 2 years in the Revolutionary War; for 2 years of service, 228 acres was issued, and 274 was for 3 years. Those serving between 1776 and 1783 got 640+ acres depending on their rank.

o William Weaver, NC, Private, 22 April 1785, 640 acres to heirs
o Benjamin Weaver, NC, Private, 14 Dec 1797, 228 acres
o Isaiah Weaver, NC, Private, 19 Jan 1786, 640 acres
o John Weaver, NC, Private, 28 July 1784, 640 acres
o Lewis Weaver, NC, Corporal, 16 Aug 1821, 1000 acres
o Moses Weaver, NC, Private, 22 April 1785, 274 acres
o Samuel Weaver, NC, Private, 30 Sept 1785, 640 acres to heirs
o Travis Weaver, NC, Private, 15 Dec 1797, 640 acres to heirs

William’s sons Isaac and William settled at Sycamore Ford, later renamed Weaver’s Ford, in Ashe County, NC.

My Patriot Ancestor William Weaver, Sr., died in December 1836 and is buried in the Weaver’s family cemetery on the “old Dixon Mill place” at Weaver’s Ford, Ashe County, NC.

Most of this information comes from research by Jeffrey Weaver, a well-known genealogist in the Ashe County, NC, area who is the author of New River Notes, and from my daughter, Kathryn Jaquish Engebretsen, also a genealogist and author, who went with me on a trip to West Jefferson, NC, to discover more about our ancestors.


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DAR NOTE: (there are potential issues) regarding this man's service. 4/2017



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