James Essex and Elizabeth Charles

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Husband James Essex

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           Born: Abt 1770 - Maryland
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 18 Jul 1802 - Guilford Co., North Carolina 1 2 3

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Wife Elizabeth Charles

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           Born: Abt 1783 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: Hans Michael Charles (      -Abt 1813)
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Isaac Essex

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           Born: 30 Aug 1809 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 188x - (Washington Co., Arkansas)
         Buried:  - near Harmon, Washington Co., Arkansas

         Spouse: Sarah (Abt 1810-      )
           Marr: Abt 1826 - (Guilford Co., NC)

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2 F Sarah Essex

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           Born: Abt 1810 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Yancy Loy (Abt 1817-      )
           Marr: 2 May 1835 - Orange Co., North Carolina 4 5

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3 M John Essex

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           Born: 6 Jan 1813 - North Carolina (Orange or Guilford Co.)
     Christened: 21 Mar 1813 - Guilford Co., North Carolina 6
           Died: Abt 1859 - (Rhea Co., Tennessee)
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Louisa D. Furguson (Abt 1820-      )
           Marr: 17 Oct 1841 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 7

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4 M William Essex

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           Born: Abt 1816 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1859 - (Rhea Co., Tennessee)
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Long (Abt 1817-      )
           Marr: 4 Nov 1838 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 8 9

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5 F Priscilla Essex

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           Born: Abt 1817 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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6 M Michael Essex

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           Born: Abt 1823 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - James Essex

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CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Orange Co., North Carolina; pg 360
James Essicks 310001 -- 10101; 2 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
3 <10 1
1 10-16
16-18
16-26 1
26-45
1 >45 1 </pre>

His brother-in-law Adam Fifer is the next entry.

<pre>1830 Orange Co., North Carolina, North district; pg 337
James Essex 01210001 -- 0001101; no slaves
male female
< 5
1 5-10
2 10-15
1 15-20 1
20-30 1
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60 </pre>

His son Isaac Essex is the next entry.

<pre>1840 Rhea Co., Tennessee
James Essex 000010001 -- 00001001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40
40-50
50-60 1
1 60-70 </pre>

<pre>1850 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 4th District; Sept 26; pg 577
267/267
James Essex 80 MW Md $--- None
Elizabeth " 67 FW NC
Priscilla " 33 FW NC
Michael " 27 MW NC </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His son Isaac lives at 268/268, and another son John lives at 266/266. His son William lives at 291/291 and his daughter and her husband Yancy Loy live at 290/290. None of them owns a slave.

FRIEDENS LUTHERAN CHURCH:

See notes under his wife.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Charles

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FRIEDENS LUTHERAN CHURCH:

The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1745 and is located in Gibsonville, in the eastern part of present-day Guilford County, N.C., near the Alamance County line. It is today a functioning Lutheran church.

A translation of the "1800-1853 Frieden Lutheran Church Book" can be seen at

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/koontz.htm

The original is mostly in German. The first 87 pages are baptismal records, and most of the remainder consists of lists of communicants who participated in Holy Communion on specific dates. See notes under Elizabeth's father Michael Charles for all communicant entries relative to him and his children and for other details.

Between 1804 and 1829 Elizabeth Essex is in the list of communicants of the Friedens Church 8 times. In the church records there is a list of communicants on 41 dates during that period. Her husband James Essex is never in the list. Her daughters Sally and Prissa were confirmed 26 Sep 1830 and they are on a list of communicants just one time (31 Oct 1830) until November 6, 1852 when they and their mother are on the list. By that time the family had been living in Tennessee for many years, so perhaps they returned to North Carolina for a visit.

1 Ruth F. Thompson & Louise J. Hartgrove, Abstracts of the Marriage Bonds Guilford County, North Carolina 1771-1840, 1989, pg 52. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records 1741-2011, Guilford > Marriage Bonds; pg 133; image 143/652. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QF-B3HX), James Essech and Elizabeth Charles, 18 Jul 1802; citing , Guilford, NC; FHL microfilm 536,823; pg 133, image 145/3383.

4 North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records 1741-2011, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 "Familysearch.org," "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-B6CP), Yancy Loy and Sally Essex, 02 May 1835; citing Orange, North Carolina; FHL film 418,148; pg 251, image 269/1183.

6 Henry Reeves, translator, "1800-1853 Frieden Lutheran Church Book," pg 8. Repository: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/koontz.htm.

7 Judith McGhan, Marriages of Rhea County, Tennessee 1808-1859, 1983, pg 35. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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

9 "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.