Continued from Part I: 1790 Census, posted 2 OCT 1998. Key to the columns in the 1800 census report: Free White Males Conversion 00-09 years Born 1791-1800 10-15 years Born 1785-1790 16-25 years Born 1775-1784 26-44 years Born 1756-1774 45 years of more Born 1755 or earlier Free White Females 00-09 years 10-15 years 16-25 years 26-44 years 45 years of more Other Free Persons Slaves All tabulations below should be verified by reading the microfilm copy. HEAD OF MALES--FEMALES-- HOUSEHOLD COUNTY, PAGE OTHER--SLAVES Elizabeth Strong Rockingham, P. 458 00001--01000--0--0 James Strong Rochingham, P. 463 20010--10010--0--0 James Strong Stokes, P. 608 01201--01101--0--2 John Strong Rockingham, P. 475 00121--00001--0--0 Mary Strong Rockingham, P. 475 12010--01111--0--0 Sneed Strong Rockingham, P. 476 10010--12010--0--0 Thomas Strong Rockingham, P. 488 10010--10100--0--0 Alexander Martin Rockingham, P. 457 00201--01001--0--9 COMMENTS: If Elizabeth Strong was residing with Alexander Martin in 1800, then who is the Elizabeth Strong enumerated on Page 458? The Elizabeth Strong on Page 458 appears to be a legal minor, age 10-15, with a male age 45 or over in her household. Was she a young widow? If so, who was her husband? This census record, in particular, needs to be verified from the microfilm of the original. If Elizabeth Strong was residing in the Alexander Martin household in 1800, then Elizabeth Strong was born 1755 or earlier. In this household are two males (sons?) age 16-25 years [probably John Strong and Alexander Strong] and a female age 10-15 years [probably John's wife, as Elizabeth had given John household furniture and livestock a couple years earlier]. Could the younger James Strong, who was residing in Rockingham County, born 1774 or earlier, be the third son of Elizabeth Strong, as suggested by the 1790 census of the household of Gov. Alexander Martin? The James Strong in neighboring Stokes County is the right age to have been a son of William Strong, Sr. Deeds indicated he probably owned land on both sides of the county line between Rockingham and Stokes Counties. Mary Strong appears to have a married couple with children residing with her in 1800, as she is not likely the mother of the boy who is less than 10 years of age, since Mary appeared to be widowed by 1790. The 1800 census shows Mary Strong, also, to have been born by 1755. The elder James Strong reportedly had a wife named Mary. Mary, wife of James Strong, the elder, was living in 1800. She, too, was born 1755 or earlier. In 1800, the younger of the two James Strongs apparently had two sons and a daughter under the age of 10 years, that is, born in the 1790s. ============================================================ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION: __________ Rockingham County, NC, Deed Book B, Page 28; dated 3 FEB 1788, recorded 23 FEB 1799. James Pratt of Rockingham County conveyed 50 acres land to Elizabeth Strong, of Rockingham County, for 40 pounds. This land was adjacent Turbefield Barnes' line and William Pratt's line. The deed was witnessed by John Strong and James Holderness. __________ The witness was possibly John Strong, the son of Elizabeth Strong. At issue is: Was John Strong, son of Elizabeth, a legal adult, age 21 years or over, by 1788? If so, he was born 1767 or earlier. That's not necessarily inconsistent with Elizabeth having been born in 1755 or earlier, per the 1800 census, but a birth for Elizabeth by 1750 or earlier would fit better. Elizabeth's earliest discovered legal record was dated 1783 and she appeared to be a head of household at that time and possibly widowed. In 1783 she purchased land on Fisher's Creek, then in Guilford County but subsequently in Rockingham County. James Holderness was also a witness to that transaction. Elizabeth sold this land in 1787. I fully support Francie Lane's <[email protected]> conclusion that the following deed pertains to John Strong [Jr.], son of Elizabeth Strong, rather than to John Strong, Sr. [1734-1811], son of William Strong, Sr. The elder John Strong owned land on Buffalo Island Creek in Rockingham County. __________ Rockingham Co., NC, Deed Book __, Page __, dated 20 JAN 1794, as reported in James R. Rolff's 1983 book, page 50. William Fields conveyed 50 acres located on Sharps Creek of the Dan River to John Strong for 50 pounds. The land was adjacent lands owned by Turbefield Barnes, and Thomas Henderson. Witnesses were Joshua Smith, William Smith, and John Smith. __________ Rockingham Co., NC, Deed Book O, Page 359, dated 23 MAY 1812. Recorded May, 1812. Elizabeth Strong to John Strong, both of Rockingham Co., NC, 50 acres, adjacent to Turbefield Barnes and William Pratt. Witnesses: Alexander S. Martin [nee Strong], Cornelius Mabry. Proved by Alexander S. Martin. __________ ============================================================== To be continued in Part III: 1810 through 1850 census, index only. "BoB T." Robert T. Strong, Jr. 119 Mystic Way Madison, AL 35757-8801