Notes for Thomas Ussery, Jr.

Notes for Thomas Ussery, Jr.

His father's will, written on 10 Jun 1811, says: "I give and bequeath to my son Thomas the whole of my land on which I now live and also my Negro man Charles, after the death of myself and wife." Evidently both parents had died before June 1818 for on that date Thomas felt free to sell the slave his father had willed to him.

He moved his family to Maury County, Tennessee prior to 1820 when he is shown on the census of that county. Census records Show that he was probably the father of 14 children but the names of most of these have not been discovered.

We know that Thomas Ussery of Maury Co., Tennessee, registered a bill of sale for the slave mentioned above on 3 June 1818 in Maury Co. Court, Bk. 162 #177. The item reads: " Thomas Ussery of Maury County sold to Jos. Morehead of Maury County` a Negro man by the name of Charles, which Negro was left me by father's will, at the death of my mother." this proves convincingly that Thomas of Maury Co., TN, was the son of Thomas, Esq. of Montgomery Co., N.C. The 1820 census for Maury Co. shows Thomas Ussery's household. In that household are two males between the ages of 10 and 16 yrs. This would be the right group for Sylvester and Peter. Sylvester later went to Illinois and Peter to Missouri.

Informatin from Ussery bulletin (John Usry) - "Thomas Ussery was born about 1773, probably in or near Montgomery County, North Carolina. He appears in the 1810 U.S. census for Richmond County, NC, age 26-45, with a wife and three children. In the 1820 census, he is in Maury Co., TN, age 45 or more. If this is correct, he was born before 1775. The name of his wife has not been determined. According to the census records his children are approx. as listed."

The 1820 Census for Maury Co., Tn. shows:
Thomas Usseery-------2200001 2201
this means: 2 males==1 to 10; 2 males==10 to 16; 1 males=45up
2 females===0to 5: 2 females ====10 to 16; 1 female==26-45

The 1830 Census for Maury Co. Tn,. shows:
thomas Ussery----------10110001 23000
this means: 1 male==0 to 5; 1 male 10 to 15; 1 male==15 to 20: 1 male===50 to 60
2 female===0-5; 3 females=5-10;(it seems that his wife had died during the decade pror to 1830)

The 1840 Census for Maury Co., Tn., shows:
Thomas Ussery------000100001 0011
this means: 1 male==15-20; 1 male===60-70; 1 female===10-15; l female======15-20e following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Wood Long, Wright, Missouri, ED , roll , page , image 548.e following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Justice Precinct 2, Nolan, Texas, ED , roll , page , image 692.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. German, Bollinger, Missouri, ED 4, roll T9_674, page 451.3000, image 0427.us. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Weld, Colorado, ED 195, roll T623 130, page 5A.e following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Justice Precinct 2, Nolan, Texas, ED , roll , page , image 692.e following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Justice Precinct 2, Nolan, Texas, ED , roll , page , image 692.us. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, ED 3, roll 2378, page , image 861.0.s Department of State Health Services, Microfiche.

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