Name |
Robert Doak |
Title |
Captain |
Suffix |
(son?) |
Birth |
Between 1779 and 5 Aug 1780 |
Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1808 |
Campbell Co, Tennessee |
Military |
Between 1813 and 1814 |
Tennessee militia |
captain |
- "Peter Loy served as a private in Captain Robert Doak's Company, Tennessee Militia from September 23, 1813 until January 1, 1814. On his military records, he is described as having a fair complexion, fair har, blue eyes, 6 feet tall and his occupation a farmer. He is listed for East Tennessee Volunteers, Captain Robert Doak's Co. Of Infantry, Colonel Samuel Wear's Regiment, East Tennesee Militaia #14,830, June 10th , 1851 (Pater Lay)"
Peter Loy born 1794 Orange Co NC; m 1815 Campbell Co, TN d 1862 Union Co. TN
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Residence |
1818 |
Campbell Co, Tennessee |
tax list |
- 1818 Tax List
Campbell Co, TN
Robert Doak (1771-1780)
John Doak
Thomas Doak
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Residence |
1820 |
Campbell Co, Tennessee |
w/ wife Nancy Pope |
|
Census |
1830 |
Campbell Co, Tennessee |
b 1771-1780 |
- 1830 Campbell Co, TN
Robert Dsak (Doak) 1770-1780
Name: Robert Dsak pg 29
[Robert Doak]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Campbell, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 1821-1825
(son7 1821-1825)
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 1816-1820
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 1771-1780
Robert 1787
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 3 1825-1830
daughter8, daughter9; Sarah
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 1831-1835
Cela 1832
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 1816-1820
daughter6 1816-1820
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 1811-1816
daughter5 1811-1816
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 1801-1810
Nancy
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
David Doak - 1801-1810
Name: David Doak pg 37
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Campbell, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 1801-1810
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 1825-1830
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 1801-1810
Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
note:
Since Robert is approximately 59 in this year, then any possible older childen could have left the home to marry and/or migrate. The only other Doak household in Campbell Co. is that of son David, b. 1806, who is married and living next door to his mother-in-law Elizabeth Jones Basham.
He seems to have a fairly recently deceased wife to judge by the age scatter of his children, so may be in the market for another wife to raise the younger children.
Rootsweb tree by Leslie McConachie
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesliesc&id=I18704
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Census |
Between 1830 and 1850 |
comparing census records |
- 1830 1840 1850
Campbell TN Madison AR Carroll AR
Robert Doak 1787 1771-1780 1771-1780 1787
Nancy Pope 1801-1810 1791-1820 (Rachel 1804)
1. Joseph Melvin 1804 1801-1810 (next door)
2. David 1806 1801-1810 (next door)
3. (daughter) 1801-1810
4. Nathaniel 1814 1816-1820 1811-1720 (next door)
5. (daughter) 1811-1816
6. (daughter) 1816-1820 1821-1825
7. (son) 1821-1825
8 (daughter) 1825-1830 1826-1830
9 (daughter) 1825-1830
10. Sarah 1825-1830 1826-1830 1830
11. Cela 1832 1826-1830 1832
12. Lucy 1838 1835-1840 1838
total 10 total 7
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Census |
1840 |
Kings River, Madison Co, Arkansas |
b 1771-1780 |
- -1840 Kings River, Madison Co, Arkansas
page 1
-Name: Joseph Doak
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Kings River, Madison, Arkansas
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 1835-1840
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 1831-1835
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 1826-1830
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 1801-1810
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 1835-1840
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 1831-1835
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 1826-1830
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 1819-1820
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
same page 1 (not adjacent)
-Name: David Doole
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Kings River, Madison, Arkansas
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 1835-1840
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 1831-1835
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 1801-1810
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 1835-1840
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 1831-1835
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 1826-1830
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 1801-1810
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 1779-1780 (prob mother in law)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
page 3
-Name: Roberts Dork (b too late to be Imm Dave's Robert)
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Kings River, Madison, Arkansas
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 1771-1780
Robert
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 1835-1840
Lucy
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3 1826 and 1830
daughter; Sarah; Cela
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 1821-1825
daughter8
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 1791-1800
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 1791-1820
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7
next door:
-Name: Nathaniel Doak
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Kings River, Madison, Arkansas
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 1821-1825
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 1811-1820
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1826-1830
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 1821-1825
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4
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Census |
1850 |
Osage, Carroll Co, Arkansas |
b 1787 |
- CENSUS: 1850; AR; Carroll Co.; Osage Twp.; Page: 141
hh 272/272
Doak, Robert 63 1787 VA Farmer
Doak, Rachel 46 TN
Doak, Sarah 20 TN
Doak, Cila 18 TN
Doak, Lucy 12 AR
Doak, William 22 1828 LA Farmer illiterate
Adj is Bradley Bunch, 31 TN, & wife Jane, 31 TN
Note: Pleasant Johnson is the census taker for this district - a name that had earlier been in Campbell Co.
Wiliam, age 22, should not be a son. Not in household in 1830 or 1840. Grandson by older son who had migrated to Louisiana? (Yes, LA is clearly written - no chance of mis-reading it)
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesliesc&id=I18704
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Death |
Between 1850 and 1860 |
Osage Twp, Carroll Co, Arkansas |
Research Notes |
23 May 2015 |
three Roberts? |
- There are records that indicate Robert, son of David, died in 1774; but David left land to "son Robert" in 1787 - explanation is that there was a 2nd Robert, named after the deceased 1st Robert.
Also, records seem to indicate a 3rd Robert, b bet 1779 and 1780 who also seems to be son of David (i). With this birth date, he would be son of David's 2nd wife, Mary (..)
(see Robert (I53217)
Here are some thoughts on why that doesn't seem likely and that David had only one Robert, and the one who died in 1774 was somebody else - perhaps the immigrant.:
robert doak (elder Robert - maybe imm?)
b bef 1746 (c 1720 is certainly before)
signed petition 1767-1768
died 1774
father's will 1787
"my Sons Robert & Thomas have that part of the Patent Land
that Lies on the South side of Reed creek to be Equally [sic] Divided Between them" (linking Robert & Thomas, so they're close in age, grown sons, not little kids.
If the Robert mentioned in the will was named after his deceased brother Robert - he would be no more than 13 when the will was written. This is just not likely.)
1773 tithables: New River (what county is that?)
"Captain Doak's list, as David Doack and son David. Robert, William, and Samuel Doak were listed separately (Kegley, p. 29)."
(Thomas is probably just short of age to show up on 1773 tithables with the other brothers; so born c1753 or after. so if he was at least 21 when his father died, (1766) then born approximately bet 1753 and 1766
entries about Wolf Hill Track 1769
These events are ascribed to Robert, son of David, however, I think these apply to an older Robert, perhaps immigrant Robert (see Robert Doak b c 1720). For these events to belong to this Robert, he would have had to be older than William, even first born, and David's will does not imply that to be the case.
These entries from 1767-1770 have been ascribed to the elder Robert Doak, son of David, who died in 1774; but it doesn't seem logical. For now, I'm looking at the possibility that they are instead referring to the Immigrant Robert.
3/1767-3/1768, Robert and William Doack signed an Augusta Co. petition. (S) Chronicles, P497.
6/22/1769, Following recommended for appointment as Justices: Robert Doage (S) Chronicles P157. [Robert a licensed surveyor and Justice of the Peace of Fincastle Co. (now Wythe Co.)]
8/16/1769, Following recommended as Justices, viz: Robert Doage (S) Chronicles, P158.
1769, Robert Doke said he was agent for Dr. Thomas Walker to lay off the Wolf Hill tract. In November same year he went and chose a tract and built a cabin on it and in 1770 moved there.
1772, Robert on list of Tithables for Capt. Doak's Company as David Doack's son.
Bef. 5/2/1775, Robert died. (S) Brother William granted Letters of Administration for his estate.
http://www.teachergenealogist007.com/2010/03/bell-248.html
- these must be events of the older Robert. They indicate a mature man. I do think the younger Robert was born bef 1752, but not that much before, and he was closer in age to the brothers mentioned together in the tithables of 1773.
There is a marriage license:
3/28/1774, Robert Doack issued a marriage license in Augusta Co -- Doubtful that Robert who died in 1774 was a newly wed.
This newlywed Robert is said to be Robert who died in 1774's son. Maybe. But David's Robert would be right age to marry in 1774, as well.
4/18/1787, Militia officers recommended: Captains, Robert Doak. (S) Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in VA, P249.
This entry is also ascribed to a son of the elder Robert, which could be the case, but again, it could be David's Robert.
What I'm coming up with is David's oldest child was Wm, b bef Nov 1747 (christening date) and his last child was probably Mary b aft 1776 (she's younger than the 3 girls who were under 18 in 1787 at the time of the will.) If David had Wm at, say, 25, then b c1722; 54 when Mary born and dying at age ~62, which is a good age to have grown kids and kids still at home. I think estimating his age at 1710 is maybe too early. He was more likely closer to the younger of the immigrant children.
Lastly, perhaps one wrench the mix is the entry:
Bef. 5/2/1775, Robert died. (S) Brother William granted Letters of Administration for his estate.
My #1 question on this is who included the words "brother William"?
Since Robert and William Doak (I believe uncle and nephew) signed the petition earlier in 1767, it's easy to assume they were brothers, then seeing a William as administrator of the will would lead one to think the same William and conclude a brother. There is no William immigrant known of; so William, son of David, could have been admin for his uncle, though, granted, that's not a likely scenario. Does the document say "brother"? Was it inserted later?
With all the considerations laid out above, this mention of brother William, which we don't know where it came from, and considering the fact that there are certainly some Doaks that we haven't found yet -- this isn't enough to adjust everything else to try to fit this "brother William" citation.
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Notes |
- ROBERT Doak (ii) Born between late 1779 and 5 Aug 1780, he was in Washington County, Tennessee in 1803. With a wife named Polly, he was listed in Campbell Co, Tennessee by 1808. In 1820, "of Campbell County, Tennessee", he and his then wife, Nancy H Doak, sold a third interest in land in Jefferson County, Tennessee, inherited from Nancy's father, John Pope. Robert moved to Madison County, Arkansas with his third wife, Rachel Pharis, and then to Osage Twp, Carroll County, Arkansas, where he confused the census-takers in 1850 before dying prior to the 1860 census
http://thebeardfamilyhistory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Children_of_David_Doak
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Person ID |
I53217 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
24 May 2015 |
Family 2 |
Nancy Pope, (twin?), b. 1799 d. Aft 1840, of, Kings River, Madison Co, Arkansas (Age 42 years) |
Marriage |
1818 |
Jefferson Co, Tennessee |
Children |
| 1. (daughter) Doak, b. Between 1816 and 1820 d. Aft 1830, of, Campbell Co, Tennessee (Age ~ 15 years) |
| 2. (son) Doak, b. Between 1821 and 1825 d. Aft 1830, of, Campbell Co, Tennessee (Age ~ 10 years) |
| 3. (daughter) Doak, b. Between 1821 and 1825, Tennessee d. Aft 1840, of, Kings River, Madison Co, Arkansas (Age ~ 20 years) |
+ | 4. Elizabeth (?) Doak, b. Between 1826 and 1830, Tennessee d. Aft 1850, of, Kings River, Madison Co, Arkansas (Age ~ 25 years) |
| 5. Sarah Doak, b. 1832, Tennessee d. Aft 1850, of, Osage, Carroll Co, Arkansas (Age 19 years) |
| 6. Cela Doak, b. 1832, Tennessee d. Aft 1850, of, Osage, Carroll Co, Arkansas (Age 19 years) |
| 7. Lucy Doak, b. 1838, Arkansas d. Aft 1850, of, Osage, Carroll Co, Arkansas (Age 13 years) |
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Family ID |
F17408 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2014 |