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Rachel HEMPHILL[1]

Female 1790 - 1833  (43 years)


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  • Name Rachel HEMPHILL 
    Census 1790  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "Thos Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16+. The other white male in this age group is probably Samuel (15). The household also includes two white males under 16 years (likely James 10, and Andrew, 8), seven white females (likely Mary Ann 32, Martha 16, Rosannah 13, Mary 12, Jane 5, Elizabeth 2, Rachel 0) and 11 slaves.
    Born 5 Mar 1790  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1800  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • There are two Thomas Hemphills in Burke County in 1800; neither census record matches perfectly, but this one seems most probable. Thomas (54) is the only male in the household over the age 45. There is one female over 45 (Mary Ann, 42), one male under 10 (Thomas M, 4), four females under 10 (Ruth Bertha, 6; Rebecca,8; maybe Rachel, 10; and unidentified), three females 10 to 15 (maybe Elizabeth, 12; Jane, 15; and Mary, 22). There are also two undidentified males, one aged 10 to 15 (possibly James, 20) and one aged 16 to 25 (possibly Samuel, 25). There are 12 slaves.
    Census 1810  Morganton, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 45+. Other household members include a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 14), a female aged 10 to 15 (likely Ruth Bertha, 14), four females aged 16 to 25 (likely Rebecca 18, Rachel 20, Elizabeth 22, and Jane 25), and one female aged 26 to 44 (likely daughter, Mary (Polly). There are 14 slaves.
    Will 12 Jan 1824  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    • Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "Rachel Whiteside" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River. He further bequeathed to "my daughter Rachel Whiteside one negro woman named Ket."

      "Rachel m. Whitesides" mentioned in her father's will.
    Died 3 Apr 1833  Bills Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Rachel Whiteside -> Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

      Connection to parents:
      She is named as a child in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will.
    Person ID I1978  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2012 

    Father Captain Thomas HEMPHILL,   b. 9 Jul 1746, , possibly Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1826, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann MACKIE,   b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1773  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas WHITESIDE,   b. 22 Feb 1790, Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1840, Bills Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1813  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Date refers to marriage bond.
    Children 
     1. John General Jackson WHITESIDE,   b. 1814, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1868, White Plains, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. Thomas Hemphill Washington WHITESIDE,   b. 17 Dec 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. James Hardy WHITESIDE,   b. 10 Jun 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1861, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     4. Andrew Marion WHITESIDE,   b. 1822, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1858, , , Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     5. Marcus De Lafayette WHITESIDE,   b. 1824, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Lamar Decatur WHITESIDE,   b. 16 Dec 1826, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1886, Sipe Springs, Comanche, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     7. Jonathan Calhoun WHITESIDE,   b. 24 Oct 1828, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1892, Sipe Springs, Comanche, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Infant WHITESIDE,   b. 25 Mar 1833, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1833, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Program from the ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution.

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] Burke County, NC Original Wills 1790-1905, Thomas Hemphill, 1824; (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S174] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Image: 0058. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=156716&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; .Roll: 29; Page: 761; Image: 136. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304578&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S190] 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 314; Image: 202.00. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=354379&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S515] Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, 126 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S41] Burke County NC Marriages 1781-1868, 28 (Reliability: 3).