Samuel Oxford, Jr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A085466

A history of Alexander County says, "In 1788 the General Assembly passed an act to encourage the building of iron works in the state of North Carolina. Any person fulfilling the conditions could obtain land and be exempt from taxes for 10 years. So an Andrew Baird obtained 18,000 acres, beginning in Lower Little River to Samuel Oxfords line, etc., etc., thence north around the end of Barrett's Mountain to the beginning".

Children of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba Barrett.

• 1. Samuel Oxford (1766-1842) married Mary Gilbert and moved from Burke Co. to Buncombe Co. and finally to Warren Co KY which became Allen County KY. He served in the War of 1812 and his widow applied for a pension (WC-9644, SC-9118). His three sons (John W, Daniel, Thomas R) moved to Texas.
• 2. James Oxford (1768-1846) married (1) Ailsey Roberts and had 7 children, then married (2) Hannah Barnes (daughter of handsome Jim Barnes and Sarah Carter) and had 9 additional children. James Oxford is unique in that he is the only son of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba to remain in North Carolina. He had a large farm in what is now Caldwell Co NC near the Union Baptist Church where he is buried. Two sons moved their families to Virginia and Illinois, but most remained in NC.
• 3. Jonathan Oxford (1772-1853) married Elizabeth White and moved to Buncombe Co NC, then to Habersham Co GA, then to Lumpkin Co GA where he won a land lottery for Indian Territory land and moved finally to Walker Co Georgia.
• 4. Bathsheba Caroline Oxford (1774-1836) married Jacob Franklin Bylar in Buncombe Co NC and moved via TN and AL to Cole (now Moniteau) County Missouri. There is a Bylar family Bible that contains information about the Oxford family.
• 5. Isaac Oxford (1775-1819) married Margaret Peggy Baker and moved to Williamson (now Giles) County TN. Descendants claimed that Peggy Baker is a Cherokee Indian (“Cherokee by Blood”, Vol 7, Eastern Cherokee Ancestry, Application 18533). Most of their descendants moved to Alabama and Mississippi.
• 6. Jacob Oxford (1778-1846) married Elizabeth Burleson Rogers in Buncombe County NC and moved to Clay Co KY and then to Grundy County Missouri where they are buried in Muddy Creek Cemetery (no headstone). Most of their children remained in Grundy and Daviess Co Missouri
• 7. Mary Ann Oxford (1781-1846) married James J. Metcalf and moved via Buncombe Co NC to Yancey Co NC. The Buncombe County Heritage Book lists their 14 children. Most of the families of the children remained in NC.
• 8. Abel Oxford (1784-1850) married Edith Rogers and moved via Buncombe Co NC and Giles Co TN to Washington County Arkansas. Several of the descendants claimed that Edith Rogers was a Cherokee Indian (E. Cherokee Application #14952). Abel settled on the White River in Arkansas at what became Oxford Bend and operated a ferry service across the river. Most of the family remained in Arkansas and the eldest son (Jacob) continued to operate the ferry at Oxford Bend but two of the sons (William Claiborn and Berry Hill) moved to Texas.
• 9. Nancy Oxford (b. 1785) is reported to have married A.D. Moody. Nancy is listed in the Will of Samuel Oxford.

10. Note: John Oxford (1765-1826) of Ohio is thought by earlier researchers to be a son of Samuel and Bathsheba, but he is not listed in Samuel’s Will and it is more likely that he is the son of Samuel’s older brother John.

By 1800 Bathsheba is living in Buncombe County where her oldest son had moved and Samuel is still in Lincoln County. His household includes a woman who is several years younger than he is and a boy of less than 10 years. By 1810, still in Lincoln County, Samuel's household includes the woman and child now listed as 10 to 15 years old and four younger children.

Samuel died in 1811, leaving a will leaving $50 to each of his children by Bathsheba except his son Samuel Oxford and his daughter Bathsheba Byler who were each left ten shillings. The money for these bequests was to be raised from the sale of his goods, chattels, lands and tenements. The will was recorded in April 1811 in Lincoln County. Shortly before that time, on February 14, 1810, a document was recorded [Lincoln County Deed Book 25, p.46] in which Samuel Oxford sold to Molly Fox for 50 pounds a black horse, all his stock of horned cattle, all his household furniture and dresser furniture in pewter, iron pots, all the furniture belonging to the dresser, all his beds and bedsteads, and furniture, all his plantation tools, all Indian corn on the place, and all rent on his plantation for 4 years. Samuel was to enjoy the property during his natural life and Molly to have it when Samuel died. This bill of sale sounds more like a will than a simple sale.

It appears that after Samuel and Bathsheba parted ways he remarried (or lived with) Molly Fox and had two children with her and Bathsheba remarried to Abraham Kuykendall.

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 23:40:16 UTC
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A history of Alexander County says, "In 1788 the General Assembly passed an act to encourage the building of iron works in the state of North Carolina. Any person fulfilling the conditions could obtain land and be exempt from taxes for 10 years. So an Andrew Baird obtained 18,000 acres, beginning in Lower Little River to Samuel Oxfords line, etc., etc., thence north around the end of Barrett's Mountain to the beginning". Children of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba Barrett.

• 1. Samuel Oxford (1766-1842) married Mary Gilbert and moved from Burke Co. to Buncombe Co. and finally to Warren Co KY which became Allen County KY. He served in the War of 1812 and his widow applied for a pension (WC-9644, SC-9118). His three sons (John W, Daniel, Thomas R) moved to Texas.
• 2. James Oxford (1768-1846) married (1) Ailsey Roberts and had 7 children, then married (2) Hannah Barnes (daughter of handsome Jim Barnes and Sarah Carter) and had 9 additional children. James Oxford is unique in thathe is the only son of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba to remain in North Carolina. He had a large farm in what is now Caldwell Co NC near the Union Baptist Church where he is buried. Two sons moved theirfamilies to Virginia and Illinois, but most remained in NC.
• 3. Jonathan Oxford (1772-1853) married Elizabeth White and moved to Buncombe Co NC, then to Habersham Co GA, then to Lumpkin Co GA wherehe won a land lottery for Indian Territory land and moved finally to Walker Co Georgia.
• 4. Bathsheba Caroline Oxford (1774-1836) married Jacob Franklin Bylar in Buncombe Co NC and moved via TN andAL to Cole (now Moniteau) County Missouri. There is a Bylar family Bible that contains information about the Oxford family.
• 5. Isaac Oxford (1775-1819) married Margaret Peggy Baker and moved to Williamson (now Giles) County TN. Descendants claimed that Peggy Baker is a Cherokee Indian (“Cherokee by Blood”, Vol 7, Eastern Cherokee Ancestry, Application 18533). Most of their descendants moved to Alabama and Mississippi.
• 6. Jacob Oxford (1778-1846) married Elizabeth Burleson Rogers in Buncombe County NC and moved to Clay Co KY and then to Grundy County Missouri where they are buried inMuddy Creek Cemetery (no headstone). Most of their children remained in Grundy and Daviess Co Missouri
• 7. Mary Ann Oxford (1781-1846) married James J. Metcalf and moved via Buncombe Co NC to Yancey Co NC. The Buncombe County Heritage Book lists their 14 children. Most of the families of the children remained in NC.
• 8. Abel Oxford (1784-1850) married Edith Rogers and moved via Buncombe Co NCand Giles Co TN to Washington County Arkansas. Several of the descendants claimed that Edith Rogers was a Cherokee Indian (E. Cherokee Application #14952). Abel settled on the White River in Arkansasat what became Oxford Bend and operated a ferry service across the river. Most of the family remained in Arkansas and the eldest son (Jacob) continued to operate the ferry at Oxford Bend but two of the sons (William Claiborn and Berry Hill) moved to Texas.
• 9. Nancy Oxford (b. 1785) is reported to have married A.D. Moody. Nancy is listed in the Will of Samuel Oxford. 10. Note: John Oxford (1765-1826) of Ohio is thought by earlier researchers to be a son of Samuel and Bathsheba, but he is not listed in Samuel’s Will and it is more likely that he is the son of Samuel’s older brother John.

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By 1800 Bathsheba is living in Buncombe County where her oldest son had moved and Samuel is still in Lincoln County. His household includes a woman who is several years younger than he is and a boy of less than 10 years. By 1810, still in Lincoln County, Samuel's household includes the woman and child now listed as 10 to 15 years old and four younger children. Samuel died in 1811, leaving a will leaving $50 to each of his children by Bathsheba except his son Samuel Oxford and his daughter Bathsheba Byler who were each left ten shillings. The money for these bequests was to beraised from the sale of his goods, chattels, lands and tenements. The will was recorded in April 1811 in Lincoln County. Shortly before that time, on February 14, 1810, a document was recorded [Lincoln County Deed Book 25, p.46] in which Samuel Oxford sold to Molly Fox for 50 pounds a black horse, all his stock of horned cattle, all his household furniture and dresser furniture in pewter, iron pots, all the furniture belonging to the dresser, all his beds and bedsteads, and furniture, all his plantation tools, all Indian corn on the place, and all rent on his plantation for 4 years. Samuel was to enjoy the property during his natural life and Molly to have it when Samuel died. This bill of sale sounds more like a will than a simple sale. It appears that after Samuel and Bathsheba parted ways he remarried (or lived with) Molly Fox and had two children with her and Bathsheba remarried to Abraham Kuykendall.

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 23:40:16 UTC
• https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/19339141

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