This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BVB.2ACI/989.1 Message Board Post: According to what I have, Manassa was the son of John Sabiston and Sarah Owens. However, I don't have much on Manassa, as he apparently moved to Craven County shortly after he married Zilphia. This is what I have: Descendants of David Sabiston Generation No. 1 1. DAVID1 SABISTON was born 1750, and died July 04, 1811 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. He married NANCY PINER March 23, 1775 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, daughter of JOAB PINER. Notes for DAVID SABISTON: David Sabiston is believed to be the first to bear the surname in Carteret County. He was killed by a slave (Jerry, who belonged to Mary Marshall, widow of Dr. John Marshall) on Gabriel's Island off Beaufort - - bludgeoned to death with an oar in the presence of one of his own slaves, Sal, who testified at the trial. The murderer was hanged at Beaufort Court House on 13 Sept. 1811. More About DAVID SABISTON: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC? Children of DAVID SABISTON and NANCY PINER are: i. WILLIAM2 SABISTON, b. 1776, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. 1801, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; m. LOVE DUDLEY, January 26, 1799, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Notes for LOVE DUDLEY: She never remarried and lived until 1827 or 1828. Her will dated April 13, 1827 was proved at the June 1828 court. She left land on Harlow Creek and notes and shares in a New Bern bank to her sisters Elizabeth Walker, Mary Morgan, and Eliza Crutch(?). ii. ANN SABISTON, b. 1778; m. PETER NOE, JR., May 24, 1827, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. 2. iii. DAVID SIMON SABISTON, b. 1780. 3. iv. ROBERT SABISTON, b. 1785, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. 1834, Shepardsville, Carteret County, NC. 4. v. CAPT. JOHN SABISTON, b. 1786, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. 1870, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Generation No. 2 2. DAVID SIMON2 SABISTON (DAVID1) was born 1780. He married NANCY PIVER. She was born Abt. 1800, and died Abt. 1860. Children of DAVID SABISTON and NANCY PIVER are: 5. i. ROBERT3 SABISTON, b. 1822, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. 1875, Morehead City, NC. ii. JOHN SABISTON, b. 1825; d. Bef. 1899; m. MARY TRUITT, November 11, 1895, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; b. Abt. 1842. 6. iii. EMALINE SABISTON, b. 1826, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. 1906. 3. ROBERT2 SABISTON (DAVID1) was born 1785 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died 1834 in Shepardsville, Carteret County, NC. He married REBECCA ADAMS December 31, 1806 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of NATHAN ADAMS and SIDNEY DENNIS. She died Bef. June 1844 in Shepardsville, Carteret County, NC. Notes for ROBERT SABISTON: Appointed Constable for Carteret County in June 1824. Children of ROBERT SABISTON and REBECCA ADAMS are: 7. i. DAVID S.3 SABISTON, b. 1815, Shepardsville, Carteret County, NC; d. 1847, Morehead City Area, NC. 8. ii. WILLIAM BLACKLEDGE SABISTON, b. January 30, 1822, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. September 02, 1891. iii. REBECCA SABISTON, b. 1810; m. GEORGE WALKER, September 26, 1833, Carteret County, NC. 9. iv. JOHN SABISTON, b. 1810. v. MARY SABISTON, b. 1813; m. GEORGE WALKER. vi. NATHAN D. SABISTON, b. 1816. 10. vii. ELIJAH A. SABISTON, b. 1818, Carteret County, NC; d. Abt. 1860, Carteret County, NC. 4. CAPT. JOHN2 SABISTON (DAVID1) was born 1786 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died 1870 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. He married (1) NANCY TAYLOR April 08, 1812 in Carteret County, NC. She died Bef. 1830 in Carteret County, NC. He married (2) SARAH OWENS August 04, 1830 in Carteret County, NC. She was born Abt. 1805. Notes for CAPT. JOHN SABISTON: Died in Charleston, SC. Buried in Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Children of JOHN SABISTON and NANCY TAYLOR are: 11. i. CATHERINE3 SABISTON, b. 1804. 12. ii. CAPT. WILLIAM SABISTON, b. March 29, 1813, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. June 25, 1894, Carteret County, NC. iii. MARCUS SABISTON, b. 1823. 13. iv. CAPT. JOHN TAYLOR SABISTON, b. 1828, Carteret County, NC. Children of JOHN SABISTON and SARAH OWENS are: 14. v. MANASSA3 SABISTON, b. Abt. 1836, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. Abt. 1866, New Bern, Craven County, NC. vi. DAVID SABISTON, b. 1838, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. Aft. 1900. Notes for DAVID SABISTON: Boarder in the New Bern home of W. L. Foreman, 30 Hancock St., in 1900. 15. vii. NANCY T. SABISTON, b. 1839. viii. MARY ELIZABETH SABISTON, b. Abt. 1842; m. WILLIAM HENDRICKS, October 03, 1865, Carteret County, NC. 16. ix. CAPT. JOSEPH W. SABISTON, b. March 07, 1843, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. November 23, 1905, Stella, Carteret County, NC. x. JOHN OWENS SABISTON, b. 1847. Generation No. 3 5. ROBERT3 SABISTON (DAVID SIMON2, DAVID1) was born 1822 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died 1875 in Morehead City, NC. He married MARY GIBBONS MURRAY August 25, 1846 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of THOMAS MURRAY and NANCY BELL. She died November 18, 1858 in Carteret County, NC. Notes for ROBERT SABISTON: Member of the Franklin Masonic Lodge in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, 1845-1875. More About MARY GIBBONS MURRAY: Cause of Death: Childbirth Children of ROBERT SABISTON and MARY MURRAY are: i. MARY ELIZABETH4 SABISTON, b. January 27, 1848; m. (1) WILLIAM HENDRICKS, October 03, 1865, Carteret County, NC; m. (2) JOHN MAYO, May 30, 1870. ii. WILLIAM SABISTON, b. March 08, 1851; m. (1) FANNY FULCHER; m. (2) SARAH PIVER, August 23, 1877, Carteret County, NC; b. 1854. 6. EMALINE3 SABISTON (DAVID SIMON2, DAVID1) was born 1826 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died 1906. She married (1) WILLIAM H. NOE September 04, 1841. He died Bef. 1850. She married (2) PHILOMON HOLLAND GARNER February 28, 1845 in Carteret County, NC, son of ELIJAH GARNER and COMFORT BELL. He was born Abt. 1823. Notes for PHILOMON HOLLAND GARNER: Lost his hand and part of his arm in the battle at Fort Macon. Child of EMALINE SABISTON and WILLIAM NOE is: i. MARY4 NOE, b. 1842. Children of EMALINE SABISTON and PHILOMON GARNER are: ii. KITTURAH4 GARNER, b. Abt. 1847. iii. NANCY E. GARNER, b. Abt. 1848. iv. ALEXANDER D. GARNER, b. Abt. 1852. v. JULIA ANN GARNER, b. Abt. 1855. vi. GENETTE L. GARNER, b. Abt. 1857, Newport, Carteret County, NC; d. Abt. 1935; m. HENRY HAROLD SIMMONS; b. Abt. 1855; d. Abt. 1946. vii. ARENA J. GARNER, b. Abt. 1859. viii. KANELUM R. GARNER, b. November 25, 1861, Newport, Carteret County, NC; d. June 13, 1937; m. (1) ALICE TAYLOR GUTHRIE, November 18, 1886, Carteret County, NC; b. December 28, 1871, Broad Creek, Carteret County, NC; d. May 09, 1905; m. (2) NANNIE LEE SMITH, September 15, 1909, Kinston, Lenoir County, NC; b. Abt. 1883, Bogue, Carteret County, NC; d. February 14, 1973. More About KANELUM R. GARNER: Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bogue More About NANNIE LEE SMITH: Burial: Amariah Garner Cemetery, Newport 7. DAVID S.3 SABISTON (ROBERT2, DAVID1) was born 1815 in Shepardsville, Carteret County, NC, and died 1847 in Morehead City Area, NC. He married (1) HANNAH GARNER September 21, 1835 in Carteret County, NC. She died 1838 in Carteret County, NC. He married (2) SARAH BELL Aft. 1838 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of STEPHEN BELL and ALICE SMALL. She was born September 19, 1812, and died September 17, 1889 in Morehead City, NC. More About HANNAH GARNER: Cause of Death: Childbirth Children of DAVID SABISTON and HANNAH GARNER are: i. REBECCA W.4 SABISTON, b. 1837, Carteret County, NC; d. Bef. 1862, Carteret County, NC; m. ALFRED J. DIXON, May 30, 1861, Carteret County, NC. ii. EDWARD SABISTON, b. 1838; d. Bef. 1850. Children of DAVID SABISTON and SARAH BELL are: iii. SARAH MAE4 SABISTON, b. 1842, Carteret County, NC; d. 1902, Morehead City, NC; m. WILLIAM DALLAS GASKINS, 1874, Carteret County, NC; b. October 17, 1845, Cool Springs, Craven County, NC; d. April 14, 1880, Crab Point, Carteret County, NC. More About SARAH MAE SABISTON: Burial: Old Sabiston Cemetery (next to Greenwood), Morehead City More About WILLIAM DALLAS GASKINS: Burial: Old Sabiston Cemetery (next to Greenwood), Morehead City iv. MARY ELIZABETH SABISTON, b. January 14, 1845; d. March 27, 1922; m. ALFRED J. DIXON, January 24, 1863, Carteret County, NC. Notes for MARY ELIZABETH SABISTON: Married her half-sister's widower. v. ELIJAH A. SABISTON, b. 1846; d. Aft. 1850. 8. WILLIAM BLACKLEDGE3 SABISTON (ROBERT2, DAVID1) was born January 30, 1822 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died September 02, 1891. He married SARAH JANE DICKINSON January 23, 1851 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of DAVID DICKINSON and ELIZABETH MERRILL. She was born July 16, 1831 in Carteret County, NC, and died March 24, 1897 in Harlowe, Carteret County, NC. Notes for SARAH JANE DICKINSON: Buried in Harlowe according to WPA Pre-1914 Grave Index, which lists her as "sister" of Wm. B. Sabiston. Children of WILLIAM SABISTON and SARAH DICKINSON are: i. WILLIAM LUTHER4 SABISTON, b. September 10, 1854; d. January 26, 1892, Harlowe, Carteret County, NC; m. LAURA F. ???; b. April 02, 1852; d. May 14, 1895, Harlowe, Carteret County, NC. Notes for WILLIAM LUTHER SABISTON: Buried in Harlowe. Notes for LAURA F. ???: Buried in Harlowe, NC. ii. DAVID WILBUR SABISTON, b. March 27, 1857; d. September 22, 1938, Great Bridge (Cope Creek), VA; m. ANNIE WILLIE ARENDELL, August 21, 1900; b. Bet. 1865 - 1867; d. Great Bridge, VA. iii. LYCURGUS ROBERT SABISTON, b. March 05, 1860; m. STELLA ???. Notes for LYCURGUS ROBERT SABISTON: Dec. 16, 1887, Beaufort News reported that L. R. Sabiston of Carteret County had returned to NC as Steward of the Buford House in Charlotte after serving as Steward of leading hotels in the South. He reputed moved to the western United States. iv. ELIZABETH REBECCA SABISTON, b. February 15, 1863; d. March 06, 1934; m. ELIJAH DUDLEY HARDESTY, April 10, 1879. v. PERNETTIE HELEN SABISTON, b. November 10, 1865; d. November 07, 1959, Harrison, LA; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON DUDLEY, October 02, 1895, Newport, Carteret County, NC; b. Abt. 1864. vi. JOHN FLETCHER SABISTON, b. October 24, 1868, Carteret County, NC; d. January 26, 1952, Carteret County, NC; m. EFFIE GENEVA STANTON, June 27, 1894, Morehead City, Carteret County, NC; b. November 05, 1874, Carteret County, NC; d. August 31, 1936, Carteret County, NC. vii. GUY MANNEY SABISTON, b. June 30, 1873; d. April 23, 1946, Core Creek, Carteret County, NC; m. MINNIE MAY DICKINSON, June 16, 1897, Newport, Carteret County, NC; b. 1874, Core Creek, Carteret County, NC; d. January 04, 1944, Core Creek, Carteret County, NC. More About GUY MANNEY SABISTON: Burial: Core Creek Church Cemetery Notes for MINNIE MAY DICKINSON: Buried in Core Creek Cemetery. More About MINNIE MAY DICKINSON: Burial: Core Creek Church Cemetery Cause of Death: Pneumonia 9. JOHN3 SABISTON (ROBERT2, DAVID1) was born 1810. He married PAMELIA OGLESBY May 15, 1835 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of LEVI OGLESBY and ANN TOLSON. She was born 1813, and died October 23, 1887. Children of JOHN SABISTON and PAMELIA OGLESBY are: i. ELIZABETH4 SABISTON, b. April 01, 1836; d. January 1915; m. JOHN B. RUSSELL, January 16, 1866, Carteret County, NC. Notes for ELIZABETH SABISTON: Buried in the Russell Family Cemetery 2.5 miles from Beaufort NC on Highway 101. ii. PHRENDA SABISTON, b. Abt. 1838. iii. REBECCA SABISTON, b. Abt. 1844. iv. MARY I. SABISTON, b. Abt. 1846. v. FRANCES A. SABISTON, b. Abt. 1849. 10. ELIJAH A.3 SABISTON (ROBERT2, DAVID1) was born 1818 in Carteret County, NC, and died Abt. 1860 in Carteret County, NC. He married MARGARET MASON February 07, 1846 in Carteret County, NC. Children of ELIJAH SABISTON and MARGARET MASON are: i. MARY WALKER4 SABISTON, b. Bet. 1848 - 1849; m. WILLIAM H. BARKER, November 14, 1866; b. Abt. 1828. ii. MATILDA JANE SABISTON, b. December 09, 1846, Onslow County, NC; d. April 08, 1894, Stella, Carteret County, NC; m. CAPT. JOSEPH W. SABISTON, January 13, 1876, Carteret County, NC; b. March 07, 1843, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. November 23, 1905, Stella, Carteret County, NC. Notes for CAPT. JOSEPH W. SABISTON: Josph and Matilda were first cousins once removed. Josph was stationed at Fort Macon during the Civil War, where he was captured after serving one year and released on prisoner exchange four months later. Joseph was preiviously married, as indicated by a tombstone that was found on the edge of Bogue Sound after Hurricane Fran in Sept. 1996 that read "Mary Jane, wife of Joseph W. Sabiston, b. 6/6/1846; d. 3/13/1873." Listed in Beaufort Newis on Sept. 16, 1887, as being from Stella and as committeeman for the board of education in Stella for a meeing held Sept. 5, 1887. iii. JEMIMA ANN SABISTON, b. 1850; m. JOHN PIERCE, July 10, 1906. iv. MATTHEW ROBERT SABISTON, b. 1852, Harlowe, Carteret County, NC; d. 1944, Maysville, Jones County, NC; m. RHODA CATHERINE COSTON, October 12, 1882, Onslow County, NC. v. ELIJAH WILLIAM SABISTON, b. 1854, Carteret County, NC; d. 1937, Carteret County, NC; m. SALLY A. COSIN. 11. CATHERINE3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born 1804. She married LYNIARD BUCKMAN April 19, 1826 in Carteret County, NC. Children of CATHERINE SABISTON and LYNIARD BUCKMAN are: i. EDWARD4 BUCKMAN, b. 1827. ii. ELIZABETH BUCKMAN, b. Abt. 1830. iii. HENRY BUCKMAN, b. Abt. 1830. iv. NANCY BUCKMAN, b. 1836. 12. CAPT. WILLIAM3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born March 29, 1813 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died June 25, 1894 in Carteret County, NC. He married SUSAN JANE FURLOW March 11, 1842 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of JOHN FURLOW and ELIZABETH ???. She was born February 12, 1818, and died June 28, 1893 in Beaufort County, NC. Notes for SUSAN JANE FURLOW: Buried in Old Bury Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Child of WILLIAM SABISTON and SUSAN FURLOW is: i. EMILY FRANKLIN4 SABISTON, b. June 14, 1845, Washington, NC; m. DAVID F. SANDERS, October 12, 1865. 13. CAPT. JOHN TAYLOR3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born 1828 in Carteret County, NC. He married HANNAH BELL MURRAY March 02, 1857 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of THOMAS MURRAY and NANCY BELL. She was born October 31, 1832 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died December 23, 1922 in Mount Olive, NC. Children of JOHN SABISTON and HANNAH MURRAY are: i. JOHN ERNEST4 SABISTON, b. March 09, 1858, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. November 14, 1864, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Notes for JOHN ERNEST SABISTON: Buried in Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. More About JOHN ERNEST SABISTON: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort Cause of Death: Yellow Fever ii. CHARLES LEON SABISTON, b. June 12, 1859, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. October 30, 1864, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Notes for CHARLES LEON SABISTON: Buried in Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. More About CHARLES LEON SABISTON: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort Cause of Death: Yellow Fever iii. HANNAH BELL SABISTON, b. December 25, 1861, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. Mount Olive, NC; m. N. M. JURNEY, June 11, 1890, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. iv. JOSEPH CLARENCE SABISTON, b. October 24, 1863, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC; d. August 09, 1865, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. Notes for JOSEPH CLARENCE SABISTON: Buried in Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC. More About JOSEPH CLARENCE SABISTON: Burial: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort v. ELDAD SABISTON, b. October 07, 1865. vi. SUSAN MURRAY SABISTON, b. May 23, 1867. vii. MATTIE BELL SABISTON, b. 1871; d. December 05, 1918, Onslow County, NC; m. (1) ??? GIBBS; m. (2) JOHN L. JONES, June 11, 1890; b. 1869. 14. MANASSA3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born Abt. 1836 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died Abt. 1866 in New Bern, Craven County, NC. He married ZILPHIA PIGGOT July 11, 1859 in Carteret County, NC. She was born May 12, 1829 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died Bef. 1880 in New Bern, Craven County, NC. Notes for MANASSA SABISTON: He and his wife were living in Beaufort in 1860. More About MANASSA SABISTON: Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern More About ZILPHIA PIGGOT: Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern Children of MANASSA SABISTON and ZILPHIA PIGGOT are: i. JAMES R.4 SABISTON, b. October 10, 1861, New Bern, Craven County, NC; d. August 27, 1932, Henderson, KY; m. (1) LILLIAN ???; m. (2) FANNIE H. PHILLIPS. ii. ALICE MARION SABISTON, b. Bet. 1862 - 1866. iii. JOSEPH D. SABISTON, b. 1866. 15. NANCY T.3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born 1839. She married JOHN TYLER September 10, 1859 in Carteret County, NC. Child of NANCY SABISTON and JOHN TYLER is: i. MAGGIE E.4 TYLER, b. 1863. 16. CAPT. JOSEPH W.3 SABISTON (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born March 07, 1843 in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC, and died November 23, 1905 in Stella, Carteret County, NC. He married (1) MARY JANE ???. She was born June 06, 1846, and died March 13, 1873 in Carteret County, NC. He married (2) MATILDA JANE SABISTON January 13, 1876 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of ELIJAH SABISTON and MARGARET MASON. She was born December 09, 1846 in Onslow County, NC, and died April 08, 1894 in Stella, Carteret County, NC. He married (3) REBECCA DIXON November 26, 1896 in Carteret County, NC, daughter of ALFRED DIXON and MARY SABISTON. She was born 1872. Notes for CAPT. JOSEPH W. SABISTON: Josph and Matilda were first cousins once removed. Josph was stationed at Fort Macon during the Civil War, where he was captured after serving one year and released on prisoner exchange four months later. Joseph was preiviously married, as indicated by a tombstone that was found on the edge of Bogue Sound after Hurricane Fran in Sept. 1996 that read "Mary Jane, wife of Joseph W. Sabiston, b. 6/6/1846; d. 3/13/1873." Listed in Beaufort Newis on Sept. 16, 1887, as being from Stella and as committeeman for the board of education in Stella for a meeing held Sept. 5, 1887. Children of JOSEPH SABISTON and MATILDA SABISTON are: i. JOE INSKIP4 SABISTON, b. March 06, 1884, Stella, Carteret County, NC; d. April 1942, Durham, NC; m. HELEN FAY MCMANUS. ii. ROBERT WILLIAMS SABISTON, b. February 1879; m. ELIDA B. WEEKS, May 11, 1904, White Oak, Carteret County, NC; b. Abt. 1881. Children of JOSEPH SABISTON and REBECCA DIXON are: iii. JOHN4 SABISTON, b. 1897. iv. MARY SABISTON, b. 1901.