Major Egbert "Bird" Haywood

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Egbert Haywood, Revolutionary patriot, was the son of Colonel John Haywood, a surveyor for Earl Granville and treasurer of the northern counties of the province of North Carolina, and Mary Lovett Haywood of New York. In 1773 he was one of eight commissioners appointed to contract with workmen to repair the "public goal" in the town of Halifax, and in 1774 he was one of three commissioners assigned to lay off and mark the line to divide Edgecombe Parish in Halifax County into two parishes.

The North Carolina Provincial Congress in August 1774 appointed Haywood one of eleven members of the Halifax County Committee of Safety. On 9 Sept. 1775, the Congress elected him second major of North Carolina troops for Halifax County, a position he held until 22 Apr. 1776. At the same session, he was appointed one of two men to procure arms and ammunition from the county for the Continental Army. When the Congress reconvened in November 1776, Haywood was elected to the vacancy left by one of its five members from Halifax County who resigned to accept an appointment in the Continental Army. He took his seat on 7 December. On 23 December, he was selected as a justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Halifax.

Haywood represented Halifax County in the 1777 and 1778 sessions of the Congress as well as in the first 1779 session of the House of Commons, which was the lower house of the legislative branch of the new state government. Among other duties, he served on committees dealing with Indian affairs, privileges, and elections. In 1788, he was a commissioner for purchasing tobacco for the state in Halifax County. In July of that year, he represented his county in the convention at Hillsborough which had assembled to consider ratification of the Constitution. Haywood agreed with Halifax delegate Willie Jones, a leader against ratification on the ground that it would infringe on states' rights. Ratification was rejected by a vote of 184 to 84.The Royal White Hart Lodge of Halifax, circa 1918. Image from Archive.org.

Haywood and his wife Sarah Ware had ten children: Dr. Lewis Green, who married Sarah Ann Cressy; Thomas, who was unmarried; William, who married Abby Jones; Dr. Henry, who married Sarah Ruffin; Mary, who married Captain Robert Bell; Jane, who married Marmaduke Johnson; Sarah, who married her cousin, Adam John Haywood; Margaret, who first married Edward Bignal and afterwards Oliver Fitts; Elizabeth, who married Colonel William Shepard; and Judge John, who served on the Supreme Court of North Carolina and later the Supreme Court of Tennessee. According to the census of 1790, Haywood owned 17 slaves and 1,500 acres of land. He was a Mason and a member of the Royal White Hart Lodge in Halifax.

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!* Car17; Revoloutionary services--Member of Committee of Safety for the Halifax District, 1774-1775; Major of NC Militia, Sep 9 1775; Member of committee to purchase, procure and receive arms for the Continental Army, Apr 19 1776; Member of the NC Provincial Congress at Halifax, Nov, 1776. Represented Halifax Co in the NC House of Commons, 1777-1778.

GEDCOM Note

However, Chesley and his family were on the move. In February of 1764 he bought the 1250 acres in Granville County NC that originally made up "Tranquility", as shown in Granville Deed Book L, p. 49:

Egbert Haywood, Sarah Haywood his wife, John Hardy and Deborah Hardy his wife, all of Hallifax [NC] to Chisley Daniel of Lunenburg VA, for £500, 1250 acres in Granville, on both sides of Mountain Creek, bounding Phillip Pryor's line, Edward Robert's line. [There is no signature for John Hardy, but yes for the others.] Witnesses: Markham Ware, Wm Branch, Chris Dudley. Written 1 Feb 1764, recorded 18 Oct 1769, followed by the wives' relinquishments. Bill Seay, a descendant of Chesley's has visited and provided the exact location of Tranquility, northeast of Satterwhite on Highway 96. The house and the cemetery are marked below in red and purple respectively.

Tranquility was made up of a 640 acre grant to John Haywood, and another 610 acre land to his son Egbert. Among Bill Seay's family papers is also a copy of the original grant for the 640 acres, along with a survey and plat of the acreage. The plat is shown here and I believe, based on the curve of the creek compared to topo maps, that this 640 acres includes the house in the southwest corner area marked "d".

Laid down by a Scale of 200 p. in an Inch November 10, 1752. Survey'd for Mr John Hayood Junr, 640 Acres of Land according to the above plan lying in Granville County & on both sides of Mountain Creek, begining at a poplar standing on a Branch at the Let'r a, thence runing N 444 pole to a Hickory at b, thence W 230 1/2 pole to a White Oak at c, thence S 444 pole to a Black Oak at d, thence E. to the begin'g. by Dan. Weldon Sur. John Knot & James Knot Sw Ch Carr

The other 610 acres is represented by the following deed from Granville Deed Book L, p.46 (N.B. this is the deed recorded just before the one for 1250 acres to Chesley): John Earl of Granville to Egbert Haywood of Edgcomb [sic] planter 28 Oct 1758, 10sh and the Rent Covenants, 610a in parish of Saint John in Granville on the head of Mountain Creek, beginning at Haywood's corner a Poplar on a branch, thence runs by his line N 444p to his corner a Hicory, thence S 15E 276p to a White Oak, thence S 340p to a Black Jack, then W 424p to a Black Jack in Phillip Pryor's oline, thence by his line N 222p to a White Oak in Edwd Roberts' line, thence by his line E 124p to a White Oak, thence by Haywood's line S 62p to his corner a Black Oak, thence by his other line East crossing said Creek to the beginning. Yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year unto the said John Earl Granville his heir or assigns the yearly rent of 24sh and 5 pence which is at the rate of 3sh for every 100a. Granvill by Fran's Corbin, Josh'a Bodley. ackn 28 Oct 1758 . The only unusual thing about the sale to Chesley is that it combines inherited property from two heirs with land belonging to Egbert alone. But the various grants and final deed are all a perfect match as shown in the plat below of the original 1250 acres that made up Tranquility Plantation in 1764:

Origins

In 1729 during his residence in New York City, John Haywood (d 1758) married Mary Lovatt.

They had four sons and three daughters, all born in North Carolina:

1. William married Charity Hare
2. Sherwood married Hannah Gray
3. Egbert married Sarah Ware
4. John died unmarried
5. Mary married Reverend Thomas Burges
6. Elizabeth married Jesse Hare
7. Deborah married John Hardy

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• Residence: Hallifax, Halifax, North Carolina - Aug 4 1800
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• Military service: Second Major in militia
• Residence: 1790 - Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina
• Residence: Aug 4 1800 - Hallifax, Halifax, North Carolina
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