Posted by Dee Barton JOHN HONEYCUTT was born Abt. 1782 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1802 in North Carolina. She was born Bet. 1780 - 1790 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1860. Notes for JOHN HONEYCUTT: Notes for UNKNOWN: 1. DORCAS HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1805, North Carolina. She married JOHN BROGAN Abt. 1825. He was born Abt. 1803 in Tennessee. Notes for DORCAS HONEYCUTT: 2. JACOB HONEYCUTT, SR., b. Abt. 1807, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1860. He married NAOMI PRITCHARD Abt. 1829 in Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1813 in Tennessee. Notes for JACOB HONEYCUTT, SR.: Notes for NAOMI PRITCHARD: 3. HIRAM HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1809, Tennessee. He married DICE ISRAEL May 31, 1827 in Knox County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1807 in North Carolina. Notes for HIRAM HONEYCUTT: 4. URIAS HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1811, Tennessee; d. October 01, 1858, Jackson County, Indiana. He married MARY RUSSELL Abt. 1836 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, daughter of JOSEPH RUSSELL and SARAH BRADEN. She was born Abt. 1811 in Virginia. Notes for URIAS HONEYCUTT: 5. SARAH HONEYCUTT, b. July 10, 1813, Tennessee; d. March 03, 1891, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married ROBERT J. RUSSELL Abt. 1832, son of JOSEPH RUSSELL and SARAH BRADEN. He was born October 12, 1809 in Claiborne County, Tennessee or Virginia, and died February 03, 1884 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Notes for SARAH HONEYCUTT: 6. MOSES HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1818, Tennessee; d. Missouri. He married HANNAH BEELER February 20, 1842 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1818 in Tennessee. 7. ELIZABETH HONEYCUTT, b. March 25, 1820, Tennessee; d. October 08, 1896. She married WILLIAM HENRY HOUSTON October 14, 1841 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was born January 23, 1820 in Tennessee, and died July 26, 1885. Notes for ELIZABETH HONEYCUTT: 8. FEMALE HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1823. Notes for FEMALE HONEYCUTT: 9. ALVIS HONEYCUTT, b. Abt. 1827; d. April 12, 1862, Cumberland Ford, Kentucky. He married MARTHA PRESLEY/PRESSNELL July 19, 1849 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was born Bet. 1830 - 1832 in Tennessee. Notes for ALVIS HONEYCUTT: Notes for MALE HONEYCUTT:
on 7/28/2001, 10:54 am
Hi Everyone:
Here is a VERY TENTATIVE outline on what I have so far on the John Honeycutt born abt. 1782 NC that migrated to Tennessee. This report is bound to change in the future as I continue my research on piecing this family together accordingly. I listed some of my reasonings or findings for each person so you can see why I beleive they belong to this family. Comments are always welcomed if you can either support or disprove anything on this tentative outline.
Dee Barton
There is no strong proof that John Honeycutt was the father of the children listed here EXCEPT for Alvis Honeycutt. The children I have listed were tied to John from many different materials and analysis.
From research, it looks like John migrated to Tennessee sometime before 1813. There is a John Honeycutt listed on the 1818 Campbell Co, TN Tax List. Campbell County borders Claiborne County on the west side. I believe John was first in Campbell County before he settled in Claiborne County. Also, there was a John Honeycutt who served in Brown's Regiment of the East Tennessee Volunteers during the War of 1812. In 1847, John deeded his land in Claiborne Co, TN to his son Alvis Honeycutt. Jacob and Michael Honeycutt were subscribed witnesses to the land deed. In approximately 1850, many Honeycutts from Claiborne Co, TN migrated to Indiana and I believe John went with them but returned to Tennessee before 1860.
This is most likely to be Sarah Moser. Sarah and John married in 1802 Randolph Co, NC with William Williams as the Bondsman. A William Williams was listed directly after a Urias Honeycut (alleged brother of John) in the Claiborne County, TN 1840 Census. A coincidence?
Also, there were 6 Moser households listed in the Orange Co, NC 1790 Census on the same page as Moses Honeycutt (alleged father of John). The two Moser households that interests me the most are Jacob Moser & Michael Moser since I have children for John & his wife named the same.
Possible Children of JOHN HONEYCUTT and UNKNOWN are:
Dorcus named two of her sons Alvis and Urias (same names as her alleged brothers). Alvis Brogan along with sons of Sarah Honeycutt & Robert Russell (Sarah being her alleged sister) formed a Methodist Church and had their picture taken for the newspaper. Alvis was noted on the back of the photograph as being a cousin to the Russell boys. This is how Dorcas was connected to being the daughter of John. Dorcus remained in Tennessee and did not migrate to Indiana with many of the other Honeycutt families from Claiborne Co, TN.
Children of Dorcus & John Brogan:
ALVIS, NELLY, LEETIE, SALLY, URIAS, WILBORNE, FRANKLIN, ORLEANA, TABITHA, & ELIZABETH.
Jacob first appears on census records in 1830 in Claiborne Co, TN. Jacob and John are the only Honeycutts that appear on this census. Jacob migrated to Brown Co, Indiana about 1850 and appears on the census there for that year. His family then appears there in the 1860 census but Jacob is gone. He probably died between 1850-1860.
Children of Jacob & Naomi Honeycutt:
CALVIN, STERLING, HIRAM, SYLVESTER, RACHEL, SALLY, DANIEL, JESSE, JOHN, JACOB JR., & HARRIETT.
I believe Naomi is the daughter of Jesse Pritchard who was also in Claiborne Co, TN. Naomi probably had a sister named Elizabeth. This Elizabeth Pritchard married Levi Goin and Naomi's son, Calvin Honeycutt, appears in Levi & Elizabeth's household in the 1850 Claiborne Co, TN census as a laborer.
After Hiram married he migrated to Weakley Co, TN which is in the far north-west portion of Tennessee. No other Honeycutts appear in this county and why he went there is a mystery. He appears on the 1830 & 1840 Weakley Co, TN Census. About 1849, he migrated to Greene Co, Illinois where other Honeycutts were residing.
There is reference to Hiram & Dice in a family Bible of Moses Honeycutt & Hannah Beeler. Hiram is about 10 years older then this Moses so he cannot be his father. This Moses Honeycutt named a son Hiram (along with many other children on this report) which then makes me think that these men, Hiram and Moses, are brothers. Some of Jacob Honeycutt's (alleged brother of Hiram) ended up in Illinois too.
Children of Hiram & Dice Honeycutt:
JAMES, HIRAM, JACOB, JANE & AMANDA.
Urias Honeycutt first appears on census records in the 1840 Claiborne Co, TN census and is listed right next to his alleged father, John Honeycutt. Urias' wife, Mary Russell, was a sister to Robert Russell who married Urias' sister Sarah. Urias' name appears on an inventory for Mary Russell's father's estate. There is also a court record for Urias in 1836 regarding him mistreating his step-son, Willis Russell. This court record referred to them as being previously of Campbell Co, TN. Urias & Mary migrated to Indiana about 1850, same time frame as "father" John & "brother" Jacob.
Children of Urias & Mary Honeycutt:
SARAH JANE RUSSELL, ANNA M., ROBERT R., HANNAH J., & EDITH M.
Sarah and her brother Urias both married Russell siblings. Sarah and her husband are both buried at Russell Cemetery in Claiborne Co, TN. Sarah remained in Tennessee and did not migrate to Indiana. Many sons of Sarah formed a new Methodist Church in Tennessee and their picture was taken for the paper along with "cousin" Alvis Brogan.
Children of Sarah & Robert Russell:
HIRAM, NANCY M., WILLIAM, ELIZABETH, HENRY, ROBERT FRANKLIN, JOSEPH TAYLOR, THOMAS JEFFERSON, ANNA M., JASON, & MILLARD FILMORE.
Notes for MOSES HONEYCUTT:
Moses did not marry till 1842 when he was about 23 years old. He married in Claiborne Co, TN. His census detail always indicates that he was born in TN. In 1840, the only household that shows a male as age 20-21 is John Honeycutt. There were no other households with any males marked in this age range. Moses' first two children were born in TN and the rest were born in Indiana. From census records, we can determine that he migrated to Indiana between 1849-1852, about the same time that the other Honeycutts did. There is a land patent in Brown Co, Indiana for a Moses Honeycutt. Sometime after the 1860 census, Moses left Indiana and went to Missouri where he remained.
Children of Moses & Hannah Honeycutt:
ISAIAH, MARY, LUCINDA, SARAH E., HIRAM, & JOSEPH.
Her full name could be Mary Elizabeth Honeycutt. The marriage date I have of 14 Oct 1841 could be the bond date. Another researcher of this branch has her marriage date as 10 Nov 1841.
Children of Elizabeth & William Houston:
CALVIN?, BENJAMIN F., JOHN, WILLIAM HARRISON, STERLING, SARAH, NAOMI, MARY JANE, CAROLINE, & JESSE P.
This could be Margaret Honeycutt who married W. G. Jones on 13 July 1853 in Brown Co, Indiana.
Alvis died at Camp Hospital in Cumberland Ford, Kentucky of Typhoid Fever while serving in the Civil War. He was a Private in Company D - 1st Voluntary Regiment of Tennessee under Captain Branson. Alvis enlisted at Cumberland Ford, Kentucky on February 24, 18?? and at the time of his death had served a total of 3 years.
In 1847, John deeded his land in Claiborne Co, TN to his son Alvis Honeycutt. Jacob and Michael Honeycutt were subscribed witnesses to the land deed. According to a statement made of Annanias Honeycutt (Annanais was hung for murder in Claiborne Co, TN--there is reason to believe he was innocent of this murder), his father Alvis went to Indiana but had returned to Tennessee a few years later.
Children of Alvis & Martha Honeycutt:
ANNANIAS, SARAH E., AMANTHA MARTHA, PETER S., MINERVA JANE, & NELLIE.
10. MALE HONEYCUTT, b. Bet. 1830 - 1835.
This could be Michael Honeycutt who married Eliza Costlow on 29 June 1855 in Brown Co, Indiana. This is not the Michael Honeycutt who was born in 1815 that married Sarah Robinson!
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