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Descendants of Thomas Andrews

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ ANDREWS was born in Virginia, and died Abt. 1745 in NC. He married MARTHA ??. She died Unknown.

Notes for THOMAS ANDREWS:
Areas to check for possible family connections: Edgecombe, Northhampton, Bertie Co., NC, Bladen Co., NC, Craven Co., NC, Halifax Co., Franklin, Warren and Bute Counties NC
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A Virginian with Scottish Ancestry

Have seen reference he died after 1745 in Bertie Co., North Carolina, but found nothing factual to support that.

The book "Early Pee Dee Settlers" by John M. Gregg, Part 2, p. 592, indicates Thomas Andrews was living in the Pee Dee River area of South Carolina in 1763, in Craven County, Source Moore, Caroline T., Editor, Abstracts of the Wills of the State of South Carolina," 3 Volumes, publisher A.A. Simmons. [May actually pertain to his son Thomas and not this one, for we know Thomas (the son) and his wife Elizabeth witnessed a Will in the Craven Co., area in 1763]

Personal Note: (6/2001) Recently came to my attention that this Thomas Andrews Will was proved Feb 11, 1744-45, Wife mentioned as Martha, with Executors being sons Samuel and William. If this be the case then the above mentioned most likely pertains to his son Thomas living in the Pee Dee River area.

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From "The Colonial Records of South Carolina; The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly Sept. 12, 1739-March 26, 1741" edited by J.H. Easterby; p. 22:

"Mr. Cramahe, the Master in Chancery, brought down a message from his Honour the Lieutenant Governor together with a Letter from Thos. Andrews a Trader to the Chickesaw Nation. The Message runs in the words following, that is to say,
      Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,
      John Serjeant is just arrived from the Chickesaws with a letter from Thomas Andrews a Trader there by which letter herewith sent you, and the Account Serjeant can give you, you'll perceive the dangerous situation of those Indians.
The 9th day of November, 1739
                        William Bull

On reading the above message and the letter from Thomas Andrews Trader in the Chickesaw Nation, the following Gentlemen were appointed a Committee on Indian Affairs, viz., Mr. Chief Justice Whitaker, Mr. Mazyck, Col. Pioleau, .........
.............
Honourable Gentlemen,
      On reading his Honour the Lieutenant Governer's Message and the letter from Thomas Andrews Trader in the Chickesaw Nation we have appointed a Committee on Indian Affairs. We desire your Honours will appoint a Committee of your House to join our said Committee to confer on that Matter this afternoon.
The 9th day of November, 1739
                        By Order of the House
                        Charles Pinckney Speaker

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From "The Colonial Records of South Carolina; The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly May 18, 1741-July 10, 1742" edited by J.H. Easterby;

p. 313:

"Several Accounts were presented to the House (that is to say)

      No. 1. An Account of Mr. Thomas Andrews, Indian Trader, amounting to the sum of 1,476:00:00(pounds) it being for Sundries supplied the Chickasaw Indians in their Nation, and for Expenses in removing some of the Chickesaws to the Coosaws in the Upper Creeks. Which Account having been first read to the House, it was ordered that the same be referred to the Consideration of the Committee on Petitions and Accounts."

p. 326:

"Then the petition of James Searles to his Honour the Lieutenant Governor was read to the House setting forth,
      That some time in August or September, 1740, the Petitioner had had a horse impressed at New Windsor by Mr. Avery, Ensign to Captain Alexander Wood's Company, for the Service of the Province; which Horse had never been returned to the petitioner, neither had the Petitioner ever received and satisfaction for the horse or his service.
      That the petitioner had annexed to his said petition an Affidavit of the said Horse his having been impressed in the Service of the Public in the Manner above set forth,as also a Certificate of the value fo the said Horse amounting to the sum of 30:00:00 (pounds). Which the Petitioner apprehended to be at an underrate, and if he had the horse again would not have taken 50 (pounds) for him. And praying
      That his Honour would be pleased to take the same into consideration, and to order the Petitioner Payment for the said Horse."
      Read the deposition of Mr. Thomas Andrews in regard to the said Horse being impressed, and the Certificate fo Capt. Daniel Pepper that he said Horse had been valued at 30:00:00 (pounds) currency.
      Ordered that the said Petition and Deposition be referred to the Consideration on Petitions and Accounts."

p. 420:

      "No. 94. An Account of Mr. Thomas Andrews, Indian Trader, amounting to the Sum of 1,476:00:00 (pounds) for supplies to the Chickesaw Indians, in which we find several Overcharges to the Amount of 400:00:00 (pounds), the remaining one thousand and seventy-six Pounds the Committee recommend to be allowed."

p. 428:

      "To the ninety-fourth, on an Account of Mr. Thomas Andrews amounting to the Sum of 1,476:00:00 (pounds), that no more than 1,076:00:00 (pounds) ought to be allowed, the House agreed."

p. 442:

      "To Mr. Thomas Andrews one thousand and sixty-nine Pounds"

p. 469

      "Ordered, that the Schedule of Amendments, thought proper by the Upper House, to be made to the estimate of the Tax Bill be read. And the same was accordingly read, and is in the Words following (that is to say)

      SCHEDULE OF AMENDMENTS PROPER TO BE MADE IN THE ESTIMATE OF THE TAX BILL FOR THE YEAR 1741

      1st. The Reason of every sum given to be expressed in few Words.
      2d. Thomas Andrews to be only 1,069:00:00 (pounds), instead of 1,076:00:00, there being a mistake of 7:00:00 (pounds) made in the Figures of the Committee.
      3d......"

p. 472;

      "To the second, that Thomas Andrews be allowed only 1,069:00:00 (pounds) instead of 1,076:00:00; the House agreed."

Will proved February 11, 1745 in NC. Mentions wife Martha. Sons William and Samuel as Executors. "North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, vol3" Need to find original! [6/2001]

More About THOMAS ANDREWS:
Occupation: Trader

Children of THOMAS ANDREWS and MARTHA ?? are:

WILLIAM² ANDREWS, b. 1726; d. 1815, Franklin Co. NC.

Notes for WILLIAM ANDREWS:
Franklin CO., NC Minutes
Minutes of December Court 1800
Isaac Alford, Enos Perry, William Ferrell, Wright Taylor, Henry Poarch, & Robert Melton.
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Ordered the following persons be appointed Jurors for March Court next viz.\
Timothy [Triars?], Jeremiah Perry (Ridge), Nathan McMullins, William Ransom, Jno. Perry
(Shickel), Joel Terrell, William Fawn, John Hayes, Richard Jones, Jno. Carson, Allow Jones,
Jno. Peace, Jubil Upchurch, Benja. Upchurch, Young Goodwin, Jacob BaSs, Benja. Perry, Benja.
Bell, Benja. Tharp, Turner Bobbitt, Jno. Bobbitt, Moses Winston, Jno. House, Jno. Nicholson,
Benja. Morgan, Jno. Perry (Speckle), Absolum Rush, James Baker, James Murphrey, Cyrus HarriSs,
James Bird, Michael Ely, "William Andrews Senr." John Mitchel, William Mitchel, Benjamin
Mayfield, George Tunstall, Henry Arrington,[Extract of Franklin Co. Court Minutes, years 1791-1800]
[Film/Rolls 744/C.039.30001-7 NC State Archives]

At the time of his death in 1815, it appears he had no surviving children if he had any at all. In all court documents concerning his estate there have been no record found to indicate any claimants were desended from his own children. So the descendants of Thomas and Samuel Andrews and Robert and Elizabeth Jordan, the children of Martha by a previous marriage, were entitled to the estate. With no legal Will the devision of property was made by executors and remained in court for years.

ESTATE PAPERS VOL II
Franklin Co., NC0 Bradley p.7

Estates Papers Volume II 7

Francis Pugh Sr Green Ross Isaac Ross Sherrod Sanders
Thomas Savage James Solomon Isaac Spikes James Spivy
Merrit Stone Kinsman Strickling Daniel Taylor Joseph Taylor
Wright Taylor Bazdil Thomas Samuel Tunstall Abel Upchurch
Buckner Upchurch Seth Ward Benja Williams Henry Williams
Simon Williams Wm P. Williams Wm.Williams (R. H.) Wm. Williams (overseer)
John York Samuel Young

7 & 16 Nov 1815. Sale of property at his quarter on the Roanoake. Buyers

John Acre(P.H.) Thomas Andrews Moses Bishop William Britton
Burges Burkitt John Drew Jr Langley Granberry George Harrell
George P. Harrell Henry Harrell Henry Harrell Jr James Harrell
Powell Harrell Samuel Harrell Ruth Hayes William Higgs Sr
Jesse Hodges Thomas Hunter Abner Jinkins Benja Jones(F. Keeper)

Benjamin Jones Joel Jones William Lancaster Sr Thomas F. Norfleet
Elisha Parker Dempsey Peale Jesse Powell Blake Raby
Elizabeth Rutling Redding Rutling Samuel Sharrock Samuel Sherlock
John Tyler Perry C. Tyler Benja Williams Frederick Wimbley
Lewis Wimbley

Sep Ct 1816. - Thomas Andrews, Allen Cooley & his wife Rebecca (Thomas & Rebecca being the children of Thomas Andrews dec'd), John Andrews, Jemima Andrews, Milley Andrews,
Henry Cook & his wife Lydia, Martha Speirs (John, Jemima, Milley, Lydia & Martha being the children of Samuel Andrews dec'd), all being nephews & nieces of William Andrews Sr dec'd, petition for their share of the personal property of the dec'd. They stated that William Lancaster Sr, as the widow's appointee, gained administration at Sep Ct 1815 "& possessed him self of the property" which included 50 negroes. They further indicated that the sd Samuel Andrews dec'd had a son named Samuel "who in the Revolutionary War attached himself to the British" & at war's end went to Canada or Nova Scotia "& has not been heard of since." They also stated that the sd dec'd had a half brother & sister on the mother's side named Robert & Elizabeth Jordan & that sd Elizabeth married a Ticer & that both Robert & Elizabeth died about 50 years ago leaving children of which nothing else was known.

June Court 1817. Account of estate by William Lancaster admr. Names mentioned:
Taxes in Bertie, Franklin, & Nash noted. Names mentioned:

John Alford Laml Alford J. Amas John Amis
T. Anderson Joel Andrews Lydia Andrews T. Andrews
Absalom Barns Augustin Bass Jesse Bass Jethro Bass
Jno Bass George Bell Moses Bishop William Bishop
Jesse Booth M. Bridgers Thomas Broom Thos Dunn
W. Dunn Wm Dunn Alexander Frasier Joseph Freeman
Thomas Hall P. Hemsted William Higgs Green Hill
J. Hopkins Moses Joiner William Jones William Lancaster Jr
Thomas Lanier E. Lankford William Marriott Robert Melton
Sampson Massey excr of R. Massey John Norwood Joseph Parrott
William Parrott Kemp Plummer J. Pippin Richard Pope
Luke Raby John Rice J. Ross Saml Sharlock

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Personal research notes:
Possible same William Andrews. Wife may have been Lydia Williams
Bute Co., NC existed only between 1764 and 1779, then became Franklin and Warren Co.
Many old records for Bute are found in Warren Co.

Warren County, North Carolina Records, Volume 11, Abstracts of Deed book A, 1764-1766
Deeds of Colonial Bute County, N.C. compiled by Mary Hilton Kerr, Warrenton, N.C.

DB-7 page 201 29 December 1778. JOHN RICE, of Bute Co., Pro. N.C., to MICH (A)EL COLLINS (COLLENS) of the same co. and State. 100 Pds.Current money of 50 A. in Bute Co. near Carters Spring, up Red Bud Creek to carters Branch. Wit: WM. ANDREWS, JOHN BUTLER, LYDIA ANDREWS. Ack. by JOHN RICE, Bute Feb. Court 1779, THOS. MACHEN, C.C. Reg 21 April 1780, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.

2.	ii.		SAMUEL ANDREWS, b. May 27, 1731; d. Bef. 1814.
3.	iii.		THOMAS ANDREWS, b. Abt. 1740, North Carolina; d. Bet. 1778 - 1815, South Carolina.

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