Colby Creed

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor #: A027697

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 10 2019, 21:39:59 UTC

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Read more at the bottom of this page for where he died and is buried!
Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC - Image North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782

file #32,194 United States Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900

Rev War Claim file #32,194:
He certifies that he was born in Orange Co, VA. Moved with his parents to Surry Co, North Carolina when he was about 12. He resided there until about 17 years old when he removed to Henry County, Kentucky, remained there one year then removed to Overton Co, Tennessee, from which he moved about three years ago this spring. (dated Nov 19, 1832 Morgan Co, IL).

Surry Co, NC Deeds:
10 Feb 1791: Henry Herring to Bennet Creed; 100L, 150 acres on Beach Creek, No/Mid corner of county. SS/ Henry Herring.
Wit: James Bryson, John Davis, Colby Creed E/209.

Surry County, NC Deed Book K:217:
1 Dec 1795: John Hill sells 100 acres to Colby Creed.

Surry County, NC Deed Book G:190:
1 Oct 1796: Joab Hill sells 140 acres to Colby Creed. These deeds raise some puzzling questions. From the descriptions of the land in the deeds, they are clearly the same property that William Hill left to his sons, John and Jacob. The first deed, dated Dec. 1, 1795, states that Colby Creed is already in possession of Jacob's land. The second deed, which describes Jacob's land, is signed by Joab Hill, not Jacob. Clearly, Joab was a member of the family. The deed, dated Oct. 1, 1796, also states that John Hill is deceased. There is no record of the sale of James' land, yet James, John, and Joab were all members of the Big Spring Church when Thomas joined them in 1805. It is known that the Joab Hill in Claiborne County, who became an early Tennessee preacher and served in the War of 1812, was born in 1775. (See Burnett, J.J., Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Ministers, Nashville, 1919.) These Hills were members of the Matrimony Baptist Church in Rockingham, North Carolina.

14 March 1815: Benjamin Bowles bought 217 acres in Overton County, TN, from James Armstrong for $1,000. (Overton Co. Deeds, D, 72.)
On 15 May 1818 Benjamin Bowles of Cumberland County, Kentucky, sold to Coalby Creed for $1,600 a tract of 168 acres in Overton County.
("Smith-Garrett and Allied Families of Overton, Fentress and Pickett Counties, Tennessee," by Oma Smith, pub. 1979.
Page 447: "Chapter XVI Boles Families (Ibid., F, 128.)

Deeds F, Page 153. Indenture April 13, 1829:
Coleby and Susannah Creed his wife of Overton County, sell 148 acres to James McMillen.
(this is probably when Colby and Susannah moved to Missouri)

The best record for the children of Colby Creed (son of Matthew Creed, Sr, of Surry Co) is the Estate settlement filed in Polk Co, Missouri dated around 1844:

List of the following heirs:
Frances Burris - Iowa Territory
Mariah Mayberry - Cumberland Co KY
John A Creed - Polk Co MO
Washington Creed - Morgan Co IL
John, Lucinda, Fleming, Radford, Ryland, Wm G Hill plus two daughters - Lafayette Co MO
Nancy Fox - Madison Co IL
John and James Lawrence - Madison Co IL
Creed and Sally Venable - Morgan Co IL
Winston Creed - Madison Co IL

Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Illinois:
"Colby Creed was born in Orange County, Virginia May 4, 1758. He enlisted in Surry County, North Carolina, in Captain James Giddings' Company and served during the war. Coming to ILLINOIS, he settled in Morgan County, where he drew a pension. He died in Cass County and is buried there."

Revolutionary War Graves of Soldiers Buried in Cass County Illinois::
COLBAY CREED was born in Orange county, Virginia, May 4, 1758. While residing in Surrey county, North Carolina, he enlisted in Capt. James Giddings' company of militia. He came to Morgan county, Illinois, but died in Cass county. He was pensioned.

His parents were Matthew Creed and Margaret McKinney of Surry Co, North Carolina.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 29 2022, 1:36:14 UTC