Jacob Hartsfield

Sarah Lynn, daughter of James Lynn, was the widow of Archibald McElroy in 1760, so she must have married Jacob Hartsfield, son of Andrew Hartsfield, after 1760 and before 1813 as 2nd wife. Presumably his first wife was the mother of his children.

Will of Jacob Hartsfield, 1813

This June the 9 day 1813 signed sealed and deliver} Jacob Heartsfield {seal} in presence of } Test }

[following notes by Eric Hartsfield, 6 May 2004]

Jacob Hartsfield bequeathed to

• 1. Son, Andrew
• 2. Daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Littleberry White, widow of Bridges Arrendell
• 3. <granddaughter> Roena Harris, 5th child in Bridges Arrendell's will
• 4. <granddaughter> Elizabeth Arrendell, 6th child in Bridges Arrendell's will
• 5. Daughter, Delilah, wife of Edward Cooley
• 6. Daughter, Martha, wife of Jeremiah Perry "Ridge"
• 7. Daughter, Sarah Hunt
• 8. Daugther, Mary, wife of Jeremiah Perry "Shocco"
• 9. <stepson> Micajah McElroy, son of Jacob's wife, Sarah (Lynn), widow of Archibald McElroy, Jr.)

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Full text

• 9 June 1813: From the will of Jacob Heartsfield, Franklin County, North Carolina
• Posted 18 Jan 2021 by Ian Leinbaugh AncestryImage

To my son ANDREW - all the land on Crooked Creek where I now live, slaves Buck, Hanner & her child Elick, 1 feather bed & furniture.

To my executors in trust for the use of my daughter ELIZABETH the wife of BERY WHITE while she is married to her sd husband & should she predecease her sd husband then to her children - negroes Easter & Tom, a feather bed & furniture; 1/5 of the remainder of my estate.

To ROENY HARRISON [sic] - negro [torn].

To ELIZABETH ARENDELL - negro Aron.

To my executors in trust for the use of my daughter DELILAH wife of EDWARD COOLEY while she is married to her sd husband & should she predecease her sd husband then to her children - negroes Seasor, Amy, Fanny, Enoch; 1 feather bed & furniture, 1 mare, 4 cows & calves, 1/5 of the remainder of my property.

To my executors in trust for my daughter MARTHY wife of JEREMIAH PERRY [ridge] while she is married to her sd husband & should she predecease her sd husband then to her children - negroes Lewis, Abrim, Zilly, [torn]; a feather bed & furniture, 1/5 of the remainder of my property.

To my daughter SARAH HUNT - negroes Baltimore & Harmon [if they] are willing to go to Tennessee & if not they to be valued & my son ANDREW is to take them at value & give the money to SARAH HUNT, & if he is not willing to do this, they are to be hired out or sold in the neighborhood where I now live to someone who "will treat them well;" also to sd SARAH HUNT 1 feather bed & furniture, $100, 1/5 the remainder of my property.

To my daughter MARY PERRY (SHOCKO) - negroes Richman, Ish[torn], Ludy & her 2 children Osburn & Kilisset, Lucy; a feather bed & furniture, 1/5 the remainder of my property.

To MICAJAH MICKELROY - $350. Negroes Cook, Will, Jane, and Feribe not to be [torn] but to be supported out of my estate.

Other provisions.

Executors: My son ANDREW HARTSFIELD, JERIMIAH PERRY (SHOCKO).

Witnesses: THOS ARENDELL, WILLIAM ARENDELL, NATHAN MCMILLAN, BENJAMIN MATHEWS.

Origins

http://heathcock.org/genealogy/ps05/ps05_161.html

WILL OF ANDREW HARTSFIELD, I(3 Jan. 1714 - 1761)

In the Name of God, Amen. I, Andrew Hartsfield of the county of Johnston and province of North Carolina, Planter, knowing the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die …

ITEM: I leave and bequeath the other two thirds of my moveable estate and all my other estate; both real and personal that I have not already hereby disposed of to my following beloved children: Jacob, Mary, Rebecca, Andrew, Sarah and Betty to be equally divided among them.

And I hereby appoint William McElroy and my two beloved sons Jacob and Godfrey executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking all former wills by me made and declaring this to be my only last Will and Testament. Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 18th day of November 1759.

References

• 9 Jun 1813 Franklin County, North Carolina, Jacob Hartsfield's, Will AncestryImage
• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jacob-hartsfield-24-2k09s5g Born in Craven, North Carolina Colony on 3 Jan 1736. Jacob Hartsfield married [Elizabeth Rush??] and had 1 child. He passed away on 1 Nov 1814 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States.
• Jacob Hartsfield was connected to Mary Brewer as her husband with a child Deliliah Hartsfield by Don Wilson Burch. Mar 23, 2020 at 4:19 PM
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hartsfield/387/ Jacob Hartsfield (b. 3 Jan 1737) married Sarah Lynn (dau of James Lynn). She was the widow of Archibald Mackelroy/McElroy, Jr. Archibald was the son of Archibald, b. 13 Feb 1719 (birth proven), son of John and Frances of Baltimore Co., MD.Archibald, Jr. was born in 1738. He died in 1760, leaving a son Micajah, b. 1760. Jacob Hartsfield left Micajah (his stepson)a legacy in his will. There probably was an earlier Sarah Lynn who married an older Andrew Hartsfield, but I think the two Sarah Lynns and connections may be confused.
• http://genderi.org/the-hartsfield-family.html?page=7
• The Hartsfield Family of Marcus Hook, Ye Delaware River, 1676, and Germantown, Pa., Gloucester County, N.J., Lenoir and Wake Counties, N.C., and Butler County, Alabama. Originally published as Part II of Yeldell and Hartsfield Families of Colonial Philadelphia, The Carolinas and Alabama, and The Weaver Family of Butler and Wilcox Counties, Alabama (1993) Revised May 1996 Oliver C. Weaver Jr. 1229 Greensboro Road W. Birmingham, Alabama 35208. AncestryImage
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1867840/person/615... lists as son of Andrew HARTSFIELD 1713–1761 & Sarah Lynn 1717–1759
• Section: McElroy of North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas. Historical Southern Families. Volume IX [database on-line]. AncestryImage
• http://heathcock.org/genealogy/ps22/ps22_391.html

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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 15 2016, 18:10:00 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 16 2016, 20:59:04 UTC
• AncestryImage Land deeded from Delilah Hartsfield to others, and excerpt from her dad’s will. Nov 1824. Franklin County, North Carolina, USA Record of land deeded from Delilah Hartsfield to others, and excerpt from Jacob Hartsfield’s Will concerning some Cooleys et al; 36 acres ea.
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172240773/person/1...