George Charles and Charlotta Conaway

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Husband George Charles

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           Born: Abt 1763 - (Orange Co., North Carolina)
     Christened: 
           Died: 1850-1860 1
         Buried:  - Racoon, Pike Co., Kentucky

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

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       Marriage: 11 Aug 1835 - Pike Co., Kentucky 2 3

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   Other Spouse: Christean Michael (1760/1770-Bef 1835) - 3 Jan 1787 - Rowan Co., North Carolina 4 5 6

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Wife Charlotta Conaway

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           Born: Abt 1784 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 1850-1860 - (Pike Co., Kentucky)
         Buried: 

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   Other Spouse: Greenberry Chaney (1760/1770-1830/1835)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - George Charles

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CENSUS:

<pre>1790 Rowan Co., North Carolina
George Charles 112; no slaves
males >= 16 1
males < 16 1
females 2 </pre>

Tax records show that George Charles was in Russell Co., Virginia in 1810, but the 1810 census for Russell Co. no longer exists.

<pre>1820 Russell Co., Virginia, Dickensonville
George Charles 111101 -- 01001; 2 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 <10
1 10-16 1
1 16-18
1 16-26
26-45
1 >45 1 </pre>

His son Michael Charles is also in Dickensonville and his son-in-law John Wolford is in Russell Co.

<pre>1830 Pike Co., Kentucky; pg 370
George Charles Sr. 000000001 -- 000000001; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
1 60-70 1
70-80
80-90 </pre>

His son Frederick Charles is 2 entries away.

<pre>1840 Pike Co., Kentucky
George Charles 0010000001 -- 00000001; 2 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
1 10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60 1
60-70
1 70-80
80-90 </pre>

He is in the sequence John Wolford, George Wolford, John Wolford, Jr., David Charles, Michael Charles, John Charles, 3x, George Charles, 3x, Thompson Philips, Jesse Philips, 2x, Zachariah Philips.

<pre>1850 Pike Co., Kentucky; Sept 10
695/695
George Charles 87 M NC $-- Blacksmith
Charlotta " 66 F Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His daughter Elizabeth Philips lives at 698/698, and his son Fredric Charles lives at 683/683. John Charles, Jr. (23, farmer), a grandson, lives at 688/688.

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN:

The following is in database 'cartsort' in WorldConnect and maybe in others:

George was married to Christean Michael Jan. 3, 1787 in Rowan Co., N.C. They settled on Racoon Creek in Pike Co. George died in 1859. It is said that Christean was a full bloodied Cherokee(unverified). They had the following known children:

> Elizabeth Charles married Zachariah Phillips
> John Charles married Nancy Thompson; Elizabeth (Daugherty) Smith
> Michael Charles married Elizabeth Lester
> Mary Charles married John Wolford
> George Charles Jr. married Abigail Payne
> David Charles married Sarah Cline
> Sarah Charles married Harrison Harper; James Payne
> Margaret Charles married John King
> Frederick Charles married Elizabeth McColley; Malinda Ellen McCoy
> Katherine Charles married John Smith

After Christean's death, George married Charlotta (Sipple) Chaney, a widow, daughter of John and Elizabeth Sipple.

LAND in ORANGE CO., NORTH CAROLINA:

On February 3, 1792 Jesse Phillips and Mary, his wife, of Orange Co. sell to George Charles of the same place for £67 a tract of 150 acres in Orange Co. on the south side of Haw River. It was obtained from the state by Jesse Phillips. Dry Creek is one of the boundaries. (4/662)

On September 24, 1796 George Charles of Orange Co. sells to Conrad Farmer of the same place for £80 a tract of 150 acres in Orange Co. on the south side of Haw River, being a tract obtained from the state by Jesse Phillips. One of the boundaries is Dry Creek. The document is signed "something ___________ in dutch" where the middle part is not legible. It was delivered to Sam'l James. (6/444)

On October 26, 1796 Samuel James of Orange Co. sells to George Charles of the same place for £80 a tract of 300 acres in Orange Co. on the waters of Dry Creek and the Little Allamance. It is described by metes and bounds. Signed Samuel (his X mark) James. (8/79)

George must have gone to Ashe County with Samuel and Sarah because in 1806 he entered 200 acres on Little Pine Creek adjacent to his land and Samuel James' land.

Ashe County, NC Land Entries Feb. 1800-Jun 1809 - p. 109, 1509. Feb 10, 1806 George "Charls" enters 200 ac in Ashe Co on Little Pine Cr; border: begins on is own line, includes the vacant land between Wm Cunningham, Sam Games [of James], & his own line.

RUSSELL CO., VIRGINIA:

From 1810 to 1814 George Charles is in the personal property tax lists of Russell Co. He is absent in 1809 and in 1815, and he is never in the land tax lists. The columns are 'white tithables', 'slaves over 16', 'slaves over 12 and under 16', 'horses, mares, colts, mules'. Males 16 and older are tithable according to

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/census/index.html

1809
1810 George Charles 1 0 0 0 no tax
1811 George Charles 2 0 0 1 $.12
1812 Charles George 1 0 0 1 $.12
1813 George Charles 2 0 0 2 $.32
1814 George Charles 1 0 0 3 $.63
1815

On page 424 of Orange Co., North Carolina Will Book D there is a power of attorney from George Charles of Russell Co., Virginia to Joseph Gibson of Guilford Co., North Carolina to collect his part of the estate of "my father Michael Charles lately deceased of Orange County". It is dated July 22, 1813 and was proved in February 1815. The witnesses are Andrew Gibson and Zachariah Phillips. ("Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina . . .", Vol 2 by Ruth Herndon Shields)

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information on the descendants of George Charles see THE CHARLES FAMILY IN BUCHANAN COUNTY by Ethyl C. Hughes in HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA (Nov 1977; http://vagenweb.org/lee/HSpubl69.html). There are some errors in the first 3 paragraphs.

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General Notes: Wife - Charlotta Conaway

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Find-a-Grave Memorials # 183053963 and # 181384700 say that Charlotta's maiden name was Conaway. Other sources say that it was Sipple. More research needed.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 181384525.

2 Clyde Runyon, Marriage Bonds of Pike County, Kentucky 1822-1865, 1984, File No. 412. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-X9S : 23 February 2021), George Charles, 1835; image 108/718.

4 Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868, 1981, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 "Familysearch.org," "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28R-Q2G1), George Charles and Christean Michael, 03 Jan 1787; citing Rowan, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 194,116; image 71/614.

6 "Familysearch.org," "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9F-351), George Charles and Christean Michael, 03 Jan 1787; citing Rowan, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 500,951; image 314/876.