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About William Wellborn, Jr
WELLBORN, WILLIAM DAR Ancestor #: A12210
William Welborn (son of William Edward and Ann Crabtree) married Hepzibah Stearns (1737 – 1818). One of their sons, Brigadier General James Wellborn , served 27 years as a state senator, a colonel in the War of 1812 and delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835. James served his community in various political and military realms in addition to maintaining a substantial plantation manned by around seventy-five slaves. Most of his wealth came to him through marriage in 1813 to Rebecca Valerie Wellborn daughter of another well-established backcountry pioneer. James Welborn and his wife, along with her sister, all donated land they inherited from his father-in-law to create the town of Wilkesboro.
James Welborn began his political career with minor local posts such as county justice and as an advocate for education. He then represented his county as a senator in the General Assembly for twenty-seven years, beginning in 1795 and as a member of the House of Commons in 1846. One of his first prominent positions came in 1805 when he was named by Governor James Turner as one of three commissioners chosen to settle a boundary dispute between North Carolina and South Carolina. He also served the state as a delegate to the Convention of 1835, when the state’s constitution was revised.
While serving as a politician, James Wellborn also served as a member of the North Carolina militia, and, by 1812, he had risen to the rank of Brigadier General. In 1812 he resigned his position with the militia in order to accept a commission as a colonel in the 10th Regiment of the United States Army during the War of 1812. Welborn’s central responsibility during the conflict was to train soldiers from North Carolina and neighboring states in addition to recruiting new troops from those areas. Welborn returned to his public life after the war, died at his home in 1854, and was buried in a family cemetery. In 1992 the owner of Carolina Glue Chip Company in Wilkesboro was charged with misdemeanor grave desecration after building his plant atop the cemetery.
Served in the American Revolution as patriotic service from North Carolina. [Source: DAR Patriotic Index, published Washington, DC 1966, page 727] From family records I have a birth date of 25 October 1734 & death date of 11 February 1792, but DAR has only approved the dates below which are used on this memorial.
Patriotic service has been proven through the Daughters of the American Revolution. The following is from DAR Genealogical database. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60541&h=10...]
- WELLBORN, WILLIAM
- Ancestor #: A122106
- Service: NORTH CAROLINA
- Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
- Birth: 1733, SANDY CREEK, BERTIE CO., NORTH CAROLINA
- Death: (ANTE) 11-11-1792 WASHINGTON, WILKES CO., GEORGIA
- Service Source: ABSHER, LAND ENTRY BOOK WILKES CO NC, 1778-1781, P 2
- Service Description:
- 1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND
- 2) ENTRY, WILKES CO NC 1778
- Spouse: 1) HEPZIBAH STEARNS
- Children (proven through DAR):
WELLBORN, WILLIAM Ancestor #: A122106 Service: NORTH CAROLINA
References [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/wellborn-welborn-james]
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65496732/william-wellborn]
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65496765/hepzibah-wellborn]
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 19 2019, 3:02:36 UTC
Served in the American Revolution as patriotic service from North Carolina. [Source: DAR Patriotic Index, published Washington, DC 1966, page 727] From family records I have birth date of 25 October 1734 & death date of 11 February 1792, but DAR has only approved the dates below which are used on this memorial.
Patriotic service has been proven through the Daughters of the American Revolution. The following is from DAR Genealogical database.
WELLBORN, WILLIAM Ancestor #: A122106 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1733, SANDY CREEK, BERTIE CO., NORTH CAROLINA Death: (ANTE) 11-11-1792 WASHINGTON, WILKES CO., GEORGIA Service Source: ABSHER, LAND ENTRY BOOK WILKES CO NC, 1778-1781, P 2 Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND 2) ENTRY, WILKES CO NC 1778 Spouse: 1) HEPZIBAH STEARNS Children (proven through DAR): DAR has records of. 1) Elias Wellborn married Mary Marshall 2) Isaac Wellborn married Mary Barton 3) James Wellborn married Rebecca Montgomery 4) Johnson Wellborn married Sallie/Sarah Render 5) Lucy Wellborn married Benjamin Barton
- *********************************** (special thanks to Mary Air #47854704 for the following info) William Welborn died in Wilkes County, Georgia. He left Wilkes County, North Carolina for Georgia late in the 1780s. His wife Hepzibah also died in Georgia. He is likely not the William Welborn who was a private in the American Revolution. I believe that William was from Accomac County, Virginia. Also William Welborn was in North Carolina, Rowan County before the 1787 date that you have. Check the land records for Rowan, Orange and Wilkes County, North Carolina.) [No supporting documentation submitted]* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 5 2020, 0:28:53 UTC
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William Wellborn, Jr's Timeline
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October 25, 1734
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Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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January 30, 1758
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Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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September 9, 1759
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Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
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May 20, 1761
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January 8, 1763
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November 29, 1765
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November 29, 1767
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Randolph County, North Carolina
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August 2, 1768
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May 9, 1770
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April 2, 1772
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