William Essex and Mary Long

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Husband William Essex

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           Born: Abt 1816 - North Carolina
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           Died: Abt 1859 - (Rhea Co., Tennessee)
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         Father: James Essex (Abt 1770-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth Charles (Abt 1783-      )

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       Marriage: 4 Nov 1838 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 1 2

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Wife Mary Long

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           Born: Abt 1817 - North Carolina
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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Essex

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           Born: Abt 1838 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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2 F Priscilla Essex

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           Born: Abt 1839 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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         Spouse: William Pritchett (      -      )
           Marr: 1 Apr 1863 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 3

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3 M John Essex

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           Born: Abt 1841 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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4 M James H. Essex

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           Born: Abt 1844 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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5 M William A. Essex

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           Born: Abt 1846 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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6 M George W. Essex

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           Born: Abt 1848 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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         Spouse: Hily Ann (1848-      )

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7 F Mary Jane Essex

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           Born: Abt 1850 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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         Spouse: Christopher C. Carroll (      -      )
           Marr: 6 Jun 1867 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 3

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8 F Ann Essex

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           Born: Abt 1853 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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9 F Cordelia Essex

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           Born: Abt 1858 - Tennessee (Rhea Co.)
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General Notes: Husband - William Essex

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CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Rhea Co., Tennessee
William Essex 00001 -- 20001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5 2
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40 </pre>

<pre>1850 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 4th District; Sept 27; pg 582
291/291
William Essex 34 M NC $-- None Convict
Mary " 33 F NC
Elizabeth " 12 F Tn
Priscilla " 11 F Tn
John " 9 M Tn
James " 8 M Tn
William " 4 M Tn
George W. " 2 M Tn </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His father James Essex lives at 267/267, his brother John Essex lives at 266/266, another brother Isaac Essex lives at 268/268 and his sister Sarah and her husband Yancy Loy live at 290/290. None of them owns a slave.

<pre>1860 Rhea Co., Tennessee, District No 4, p.o. Washington; July 9; pg 43
291/291
Mary Essex 40 FW NC --/$75
Pracilla " 21 FW Tn
John " 18 MW Tn
William A. " 13 MW Tn
George W. " 12 MW Tn
Mary " 10 FW Tn
Cordelea " 2 FW Tn </pre>

She is not in the Slave Schedule. Mary's widowed sister-in-law Louisa Essex lives at 277/277. Nancy Collins lives at 278/278. Mary's son James Essex (16, Tn) and her daughter Ann Essex (7, Tn) are in the household of Henry Miller (48, farmer) at 274/274. None of them own a slave.

<pre>1870 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 4th District, p.o. Sulphur Springs; July 2; pg 11
70/70
Mary Essick 47 FW NC Keeping House
James H. " 25 MW Tn $--/$300 Farmer
Cordela " 12 FW Tn Attending School </pre>

Mary's son John Essex lives at 115/115.

1 Judith McGhan, Marriages of Rhea County, Tennessee 1808-1859, 1983, pg 33. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YH-4YM : 16 March 2020), William Esex, 1838; pg 1, image 40/611.

3 Bettye J. Broyles, Rhea County, Tennessee Census and Marriage Records 1850-1900, 1982.