Mary Ann Ridenour

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Campbell County, Tennessee census with aunt and uncle Peter and Philpena Loy and grandmother Philpena Sharp Loy. 1860 1st District, Campbell County, Tennessee census, worked as domestic for John Phillips-Catherine family.
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Reference:
"One-From-Two", July 1992, p 1.
Delores A. Wood, dawood@usit.net.

Mary married George M. Whitten 28 Dec 1864, Campbell County, Tennessee. George was born Abt 1823, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Nancy Florence Whitten was born 2 Jan 1866, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1953, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
2. Sheridan Whitten was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
3. Laura E. Whitten was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.
4. Hurd Edwin Whitten was born Abt 1871, Missouri; died 16 Sep 1950, Kent, King County, Washington.
5. Warren Whitten was born Abt 1872, Missouri.
6. Willard Whitten was born Abt 1878, Missouri.

Notes:

"http://www.cosmos.org/HTML/d0002/g0000040.htm#11235"

Living in 1840 in Campbell County, Tennessee.

Ancestral File also lists given name as Alex and Eleander.

Alexander Ridenour and John Loy were joint owners of some land in 1st Civil Dist. Campbell Co. TN, their heirs, Henderson Loy and George Whiten, 03071865 Common Pleas Court, Campbell Co. TN, petitioned court, 02101865, to sell land. Land sold 02071866 to James H. Phillips, s/o John Phillips-Catherine. Taxes were unpaid for 1862, 1864 and 1865
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Reference:
"Anna O Sawyer notes", March 1916, p 5.
"One-From-Two letter", 31 July 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 1, 2.
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 129.

Alexandor married Sara T. Loy Abt 1830. Sara (daughter of John Loy, II and Philopena Sharp) was born Abt 1813, Campbell County, Tennessee; died 1849, Campbell County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: 1CL7-3B6
• Reference Number: 1CL7-3B6

Notes:

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Reference:
"Anna O Sawyer notes", March 1916, p 5.
"One-From-Two", July 1992, p 1.

Other Events:

• Burial: 1935, Bakers Forge Memorial Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee

Notes:

Henry is believed to have married four times. Not all of his marriage dates are known and most of his children's birth dates are known.

Henry grew up on the Yadkin River at the Boone Settlement, North Carolina. From early youth he was an explorer with Indian traders west of the mountains, learning several Indian languages. He enlisted in the 11th Virginia Continental Line at Hampshire County, Virginia in the Revolutionary War. He was a flatboat man and helped transport goods down the Ohio from present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to French settlements in present-day Illinois and Indiana. In 1788, he was captured by the Northern Indians near Maysville, Kentucky, and taken to Detroit, Michigan. Arthur Campbell secured his release from the Indians. Upon his return, he took a fine horse from Col. Campbell to Squire Boone's Station near Louisville, Kentucky. Later, he was a visitor along the Powell and Clinch Rivers. He visited many times at George Yoakum's Station in Powell Valley, and at Sharp's Station south of the Clinch River in Big Valley.

Near the close of the century, he went to England and Holland. On his return from Europe, he came to Knoxville, Tennessee. Shortly after 1800 he built a log structure near the juncture of Powell and Clinch Rivers to be used as a church and a school for his large family. The church, known as Mt. Moriah Methodist Church, was re-built at the same site three times before it was taken by the TVA in 1935.

A family story said that William was given the family bible, in which all the family was listed, to safeguard. Another story indicated that Barbara was the last known one to have it.

Henry was living in Campbell County, Tennessee in 1815, listed in John Grants Clinch River Ferry account book.

In 1850, Henry was living with his son Daniel Webster and his wife Mary Ann in 16 Subdivision, Anderson County, Tennessee.

Henry was buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Anderson County Tennessee, now under Lake Norris, Tennessee. He was re-interred in 1935 in Bakers Forge Memorial Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee where a new tombstone is placed:

Henry Ridenour
Born ca. 1760
Died ca. 1840
Pvt. Virginia Line
Revolutionary War
Placed by the Tennessee
Society Sons of the Revolution
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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 39, 129.
Melvin Otho Ridenour Letter, 21 Jan 1995, p 2.
"Ancestors are Forever", Melvin Otho Ridenour, 13 March 1996.
"Ancestors are Forever", Melvin Otho Ridenour, 14 July 1996.

Henry married Cox Bef 1800. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One record lists 1837 Jacksboro, Campbell County, Tennessee, Miss Cox, a Cherokee Indian.

http://www.geocities.com/brenfoster/Sold8.html
lists her given name as Nancy

Other Events:

• AFN: 1CL6-QKR

Notes:

John and Philopena Sharp Loy, natives of Orange County, North Carolina, first appear in the land records of Campbell County, Tennessee, on October 19, 1811, at which time they purchased 400 acres on the north side of the Clinch River from Conrad Sharp. John Loy died between 1847 (last land record in which I have found him to be a living participant) and 1850 (no longer appears in census). Philopena Sharp Loy died 1850 or later, because she appears in the home of her son, Peter Loy, in the 1850 census.
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Reference:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/loy.htm

John married Philopena Sharp Abt 1790. Philopena (daughter of Isaac Sharp and Maria Philopena Graves) was born 1772, Orange County, North Carolina; died Aft 1850, Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: 1CL6-R0F

Notes:

Location of birth not confirmed.

The 1850 Census showed her living with her son - Peter Loy in Campbell County, Tennessee. Actual death date unknown, but after 1850.

Notes:

John Ridenour served in the Revolution. As a young man he left his Hagerstown, Maryland home and plunged into the wilderness. John Ridenour and his family moved to Berkeley County, Virginia in 1794 then to Tennessee before 1800.

He is found with his family in 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia where, on 29 June, Caty (Noe) and John "Ridennour" gave consent for their son, Joseph "Ridenhour" to marry Mary Sharp. Mary's father, John Sharp, consented to the marriage and Peter Harmon, Martin Ritennour, William Sharp and George Sharp were witnesses and provided security.

Two months later, on 11 August 1797, John "Ritenour" consented to the marriage of his son, John "Ritennour," to Mary "Harloss." These names are spelled as they appear in the original records. Henry Harless and Mary Havin, parents of Mary, gave their consent to the marriage, while Peter Harmon and Thomas Smith were witnesses and provided security. Both John and Joseph Ridenauer were under age at the time of their marriages and thus parental consent was required.

John Ridenour Senior with his two sons, John Jr. and Martin, were pioneers at Grantsborough and followed the river traffic for more than forty years. Leading a life of a hunter and trapper he floated his furs to New Orleans. He roved through the middle west with the Indians, learning two or three Indian dialects. He knew many of the famous hunters of pioneer times.

There is a John Ridenour listed in the 1830 Anderson County, Tennessee census with 3 males 40-50, 1 male 30-40, 2 males 20-30, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 0-5, 1 female 70-80, 1 female 50-60, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female 0-5 years old.

Will of John Ridenour Probated 10 January 1828

In the Name of God Amen, I John Ridenour Senior of Campbell County and State of Tennessee, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally, first of all, I give and bequeath my body to earth to be buried in a Christian like manner and my soul to God, secondly I give and bequeath to my son John Ridenour a piece of land lying on Indian Creek below John Sharp's mill containing 20 acres. Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son Martin Ridenour my chestnut sorrel mare, and my cow and all my notes and accounts that I have in my hands now and all my tools and my trunk and one little wheel and one small oven and one check real, three pewter plates and one dish and one bed stead and I ordain my son Martin my executer of this my last will and testament, signed, sealed and pronounced by said John Ridenour as his last will and testament in the presence of us.

George Sharp His
Her John R Ridenour Mar Her
Nancy X Scaggs Mark
Mark

State Of Tennessee, Campbell County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
10 January 1828
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Reference:
"One-From-Two letter", 31 July 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 2.
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 28, 39, 45, 54, 76.
"Ancestors Are Forever letter", 5 October 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 2.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 386.
Melvin Otho Ridenour Letter, 21 Jan 1995, p 2.
"The Noe/Noey/Noah Family", Elizabeth (Noah) Yost, August 1993, p 15.

John married Catherine "Caty" Noe 1770/1779, , Maryland. Catherine (daughter of Peter Noe and Hannah) was born Abt 1746, Orange County, North Carolina; died Aft 1782. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two letter", 31 July 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 2.
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 28, 39, 45, 54, 76.
"Ancestors Are Forever letter", 5 October 1992, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 2.
"The Noe/Noey/Noah Family", Elizabeth (Noah) Yost, August 1993, p 15.

Other Events:

• AFN: HRQW-8G

Notes:

John served in the Revolutionary War, but his pension application {http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/nc/military/reject.txt} was rejected for lack of proof of sufficient service.

Some records have given John's birth date as 1 April 1747. This was an error, due to a DAR submission in 1962 by descendant Jean May (Waggener) Chapin. In the DAR application papers, she writes ancestor's name, then begins to put her 11 April birth date and place as Stanberry, MO. She then realized her mistake, that it was meant to be her ancestor's data to go there, erased it, and typed in 1747, birthplace Pennsylvania. Because a faint 1 April can still be seen, many researchers (including the author of Know Your Relatives, who used this as a source!) have thought this to be John's birth date. Another date discrepancy I've found is Mary (Holt) Loy's death date. As of yet, I haven't found her death date, but it may have been after the 1842 baptism of the dead done by John's niece Margaret Ann (Loy) Clapp, since Margaret's uncle John was listed as deceased, but not his wife. The 15 August 1801 date often given as Mary's death was really the date her father John Holt made a Deed of Gift to his children in Orange Co., NC. In it he lists his children, among them Mary Loy.

Some researchers have listed another son of John and Mary as "Solomon Loy." I have not listed this as a son, because I have found no proof of his existence. The earliest record I have of a researcher mentioning "John's son" Solomon, is from Flossie (Loy) DeMoss' 1957 DAR application, stating he was a brother of her ancestor Jacob Loy, son of John and Mary (Holt) Loy. Her sources included Know Your Relatives, although in that source, no Solomon was stated to have been a son of John and Mary (Holt) Loy.

In what I nickname "The Albright Book" ("Ancestry of the Albright and Holt Families of Clay Co., MO), Claribel (Albright) McClain lists in her 1941 and 1984 versions of there being a Solomon Loy, son of John and Mary (Holt) Loy, but no dates are really known, just an estimate. (Note: I only have photocopy of the page from her 1984 version, but assume the same was listed in 1941 as well.)

One history mentions "Solomon" in place of Henry Loy, and lists Henry's descendants under him. If I remember right, this was from the Harvey Loy history, but will need to check my photocopies of his manuscript to confirm this. Another source, which I believe to be from Carroll (Loy) Stewart (again, I'll have to check my files for the photocopies) mentioned that this same Solomon Loy lived in Chatham County, North Carolina and was in the 1840 census there. The only Solomon Loy there is record of, and who is the same Solomon Loy in the 1840 census, is Solomon, s/o Henry, s/o John and Mary (Holt) Loy. Solomon was a well-known potter in his community, and whose kilns were the subject of an archaeological expedition by then college student Linda Carnes.

Thus, it is my belief researchers have confused this Solomon as being a son of John and Mary (Holt) Loy, rather than a grandson. My question is, did John or Mary (Holt) Loy leave any other legal documents stating their children's names? Someone hinted that John didn't have a will, which I haven't yet perused to see if fact, and I wonder if anyone has checked to see if Mary could have left a will or some kind of deed of gift. If there's anyone out there who might be able to have access to the NC records, perhaps you could be able to verify this for us.

John Loy is mentioned in the Early Orange Co., NC Tax Records {http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/nc/orange/census/earlytax.txt} for 1779, the 1790 Orange Co., NC Census, the 1800 Orange Co., NC Census {http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/nc/orange/census/oran1800.txt}, the 1810 {http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/nc/orange/census/oran1810.txt}, the 1820 Orange Co., NC Census {http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/nc/orange/census/oran1820.txt}, the 1830 Orange Co., NC Census, and the 1840 Orange Co., NC Census.
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Reference:
http://members.stratos.net/mikeandcindy/dat5.htm#1
http://members.fortunecity.com/loyhistory/john2.html

John married Mary Duffie Holt Abt 1767. Mary (daughter of John Holt and Mary Elizabeth Bobo) was born Abt 1750, Culpeper County, Virginia; died 15 Aug 1801, Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: 1CM3-VXF
• Reference Number: HRQW-CD

Notes:

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Reference:
http://members.stratos.net/mikeandcindy/dat5.htm#1

Notes:

Olds, Fred A. Abstracts of Wills in North Carolina. Oxford: Clearfield Co., 1925, page 223
1782 SHARP, ISAAC, Phillippina, John, Bostron, Peter, Christian, Elizabeth.

Isaac married Maria Philopena Graves 1765, , Orange, North Carolina. Maria (daughter of John Sebastion Graves and Maria Magdalena "Catherine" Fuchs) was born 8 Aug 1751, Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1815; was buried Stoner's Cemetery, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]