8. | John* (Surry NC) Stone, Sr. match 7A was born about 1748 in Prince William Co, Virginia (son of William* (Surry NC) Stone and Hannah* Conway); died before 1819 in Stokes Co, North Carolina; was buried on 1 Jun 1839. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1771, Surry Co, North Carolina
- Residence: Aft 1775, Laurens Co, North Carolina
- Census: 1790, Surry Co, North Carolina
- Residence: Abt 1793, Lincoln Co/Mercer Co,Tennessee
- Residence: Aft 1795, Green Co, Kentucky
- Research Notes: 3 Dec 2011
Notes:
Thomas Stone. We know that John and William were brothers, and we think they may have had a brother, Thomas. However, we have not been able to ascertain the identify of their parents. We use Thomas Stone here as a place-holder.
John Stone, possibly son of Thomas Stone, born in Fauquier County, Virginia, abt. 1725; married --- Corder, born about 1730, presumed to have been a daughter of John Corder. John Stone and his brother William are said to have been among the first settlers in Surry County, North Carolina, possibly in or before 1765.
That John Stone, father of Enoch, married a Corder is a matter of conjecture, apparently based on the fact that he named his third son Corder. Additionally, it is said (but not verified) that John's first son, Enoch, had a son named Thomas Corder. Record of the marriage has not been found, however.
John and his brother, William, are said to have come into Surry (then Rowan) County, North Carolina, from Fauquier County, Virginia. Of this, there seems to be fairly good evidence. A John Stone, a William Stone, and a Thomas Stone had established themselves in Fauquier's Elk Run district by 1748. Butlers, Conways, and Corders also resided in that district. William married Hannah Conway and had, among others, Ezekiel Stone (born 1756) and Conway Stone (born 1761). Among soldiers in the War of the Revolution, we find Ezekiel Stone, who volunteered from Surry County, and Conway Stone, who volunteered from Granville County, North Carolina. Additionally, Conway Stone is named in the will William Stone made in Surry County on 23 March 1819. That William and Thomas were brothers is supported by property records of Fauquier County (see below), but no such evidence has been found in Fauquier to support a brotherly relationship between William and John. For this we rely on the account written by Jane Elizabeth (King) Stone in 1906.
John Stone and brother William were probably Baptists. Says the author of Stones of Surry:
When Baptist Ministers began to visit and preach in Virginia, they gained many ardent supporters and from 1760 through 1780 there was a large organization of Baptists traveling through Virginia; a goodly representation went to Southern Virginia and Western North Carolina. The Stone family caught the fever and named children for the prophets of old: Ezekial, Enoch, Ephraim, etc.
John may have been a preacher. There was in 1786 a John Stone among the Baptist Ministers of the eleven churches in the Yadkin Association. However, we have found no evidence to corroborate that John, father of Enoch, and John, the Baptist Minister, were the same man. Surviving records suggest that there was more than one John Stone in the area [i.e., in the Yadkin district] during the second half of the eighteenth century.
http://www.familyhistorypages.com/Stone.htm#TS
Census:
Name: John Stone
State: NC
County: Surry County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1771
Database: NC Early Census Index
Name: William Stone
State: NC
County: Surry County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1771
Database: NC Early Census Index
Name: Marble Stone (proven to not be of our line of Stones)
State: NC
County: Surry County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1771
Database: NC Early Census Index
Name: Thomas Stone (proven to not be of our line of Stones)
State: NC
County: Surry County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1771
Database: NC Early Census Index
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From Dr. William Stone
Feb 24, 2013
Marvel/Marble and the Thomas list in that census were not from our family. Also no DNA match.
Residence:
"Lastly his brother John moved to Laurens SC that is also well documented. To be clear I have all kinds of evidence he was in Fauquier after William moved and stayed there until 1775. His move was directly to what is now Laurens County. . I have deed and a Power of Attorney to prove that John Stone in Fauquier and John Stone in Laurens are the same person."
http://genforum.genealogy.com/stone/messages/10029.html
Census:
Name: John Stone
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Surry, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 3
Free White Persons - Females: 3
Number of Household Members: 7
same page:
Enoch Stone
Name: Enoch Stone
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Surry, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females: 2
Number of Household Members: 6
William Stone
Name: William Stone
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Surry, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 3
Free White Persons - Females: 4
Number of Household Members: 10
Research Notes:
This lineage of Stones, from William Stone de Twiste through Captain Thomas Stone is relatively well documented. The problem is the link from Captain Thomas Stone of Charles County, Maryland, to William and John Stone of Surry County, North Carolina.
John* married Mary* Corder about 1765 in Granville Co, North Carolina (probably). Mary* was born about 1744 in Fauquier Co, Virginia (prob); died after 1780 in of, Surry Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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