Jacob Falconbury Sr. (1757 - 1844)

Born 14 Feb 1757 in Anson County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of R (Routsaw) Falconbury — married 1777 in Anson County, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Lavina (Brown) Falconbury — married 29 Jan 1836 in Jennings County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1844 at age 87 in Decatur, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Jacob Falconbury Sr. was a North Carolina colonist.

Private Jacob Falconbury Sr. served with Anson County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Falconbury Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A124963.

Jacob was born in 1757. Jacob Falconbury passed away in 1844.^[1]

Jacob Falconbury, Sr. and family came to Lincoln County, Kentucky in what is now known as Walltown in 1804. He was born near Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina on Feb. 14, 1757. ^[2] a Henry Falconbury and a H. Falconbury were mentioned as being in Anson County. (One would have been the father of Jacob Sr). Jacob was married twice.^[3] Pike-2301 01:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

First marriage: Charity (Unknown)- maiden name possibly Routsaw. She is the mother of all of his children. She passed away in 1831.

Second Marriage: Secondly, he married Lavina Brown on 29 Jan 1836 in Jennings County, Indiana.

Jacob Sr. served one and a half years in the Revolutionary Army as a Private. He enlisted in Anson County, North Carolina. After the war he moved to the Orangeburg District on the Congaree River in South Carolina where he is picked up in 1790 census. From there he came to Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1804 where he was issued 62 acres per a Land Grant ^[4] and he is in the 1810 and 1820 census reports. In 1828 he moved to Decatur County, Indiana. Most of his children remained in Kentucky. In June 1831, he was issued 80 acres of land per a Land Grant in Decatur County, Indiana. ^[5] In 1832 he applied for and was granted a pension for his war service. On the original pension applications, U.S. Archives, there are two very legible signatures, "Jacob Falconbury."^[6] Pike-2301 01:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Children

1. William Orwell Falconbury, born 1778, North Carolina, died in Casey County Kentucky during the 1860s. Married Mary Wall, 9-9-1805. She was the daughter of Francis Wall Sr.
2. Keziah Rachael Falconbury, married Langhorn Edwards, 5-26-1814.
3. Mary Charity Falconbury, married Robert Wall, 9-25-1817.
4. Joseph Falconbury, married Sarah Whealdon [Wheeldon], 1-2-1821.
5. Benjamin Archibald Falconberry, born 1802, died as infant
6. Selah M. “Celia” Falconbury, married James Whealdon [Wheeldon], 12-20-1825
7. Nancy Louella Falconbury, married Jacob Wall, 10-2-1821.
8. Benjamin Franklin Falconbury, born 1805, married Mary “Polly” Whealdon [Wheeldon], 2-12-1821.
9. Catherine Esther Falconbury, born 1806, married John Houk, 7-7-1831
10. Henry Bartholomew Falconbury, born 1808, married Mary Ann Armstrong, 10-20-1828
11. Jacob Falconbury Jr., born 11-5-1809; died 11-5-1875; married first Ann Carman, 10-12-1831, 2nd Mary Hamilton, 3-21-1839. Mary was born 8-13-1833, died 2-16-1905, and was the daughter of Martin Hamilton and Susannah Routsaw.

^[7] Pike-2301 01:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Historical Note Falconbury/ Falkenburg Family:
“The descendants of Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg were true American pioneers. While most of the family of his younger son Jacob remained in New Jersey or adjacent states, his older son Henry initiated the spread of the family through every southern state from Virginia to Texas. Following is a list of descendants who were the first known members of the family to settle in the areas given:

Jacob Faulkenberry (b. c. 1715) and John Faulkenberry (b. c. 1720), sons of Henry Falkenberg (b. c. 1680), went with their father to Orange County, Virginia and Bladen County (later Anson County), North Carolina. They subsequently went to Lancaster District, South Carolina. — Jacob Falconberry (b. 1757), the son of Isaac Faulkenberry (b. c. 1725) and grandson of Henry Falkenberg (b. c. 1680), went to Lincoln County, Kentucky and then to Jennings County, Indiana.“...... excerpted: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Jacobs_Falkenberg ….. (father of Hendrick (Henry) Falconberry/Falconbury biography)

'Notations on Jacob Falkenbury/Falconbury: '
“ JACOB FALCONBURY; "Born 14 February 1757, Anson Co., N.C. Volunteered 1776, for 2 mos., 21 days, as a private under Gen. Redderford, Capt. Hay, Col. Lone; 1780, under Col. Wade and Capt. Deganett; and drafted 1781, for 12 mos. under Col. Wade. Engaged in battle of Beaty's Bridge. All N.C. service. Pension Claim S167759. Died 2 November 1844, Decatur Co., Ind. Married Levina , who survived the pensioner."……excerpted, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana. Compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne, Chairman, Brookville, Ind. Published by Indiana Dau. of the Am. Rev. 1938. -- New Albany, Ind. Public Library, 973.3.)

Note

The info I have on Jacob's Parents and has come from information I have gleaned from others, however I do not know of a definate source to verify the information. However, from the information available and general consensus it is most likely that Isaac was his father. Pike-2301 18:51, 20 September 2015 (EDT)

Jacob was a Revolutionary War Pensioner. Jacob's father was Isaac, born abt 1725 found in Anson County. Jacob the solider moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1804. Around 1828 he moved to Decauter County Ind. & had pension on June 7, 1832. Isaac's father was Henry that was born about 1725 in North Carolina.

Notations of Jacob Falconbeery/Falconbury: ....."Jacob William Falconbury Sr., a Revolutionary War soldier, is an ancestor of several descendants in the Kings Mountain area in Casey and Lincoln counties. The Falconbury surname has been spelled several different ways from Falconberry, Falkinberg to Faulconbury. The first Falconbury came from Eastern Europe to America. Jacob W. was born Feb. 14, 1757, in North Carolina, according to a claim he made in 1832 to receive a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. Records show he was in and out of the war four times after serving a few months each time and served about a year and half total. Jacob W. entered service in June 1776 as a volunteer under Col. Daniel Love, Capt. William Hays and Sgt. William Hogan. Jacob’s first three-month tour began in June 1776 when he went to Catawba River where he crossed at Beatties Ford, Moore’s Meadows, Gilbertown, McPhagens Ford, Muddy Creek Fort and Pleasant Gardens. He served three months during the summer and was discharged at Pleasant Gardens. Later, he was recruited again with 60 other men and was in battle at Beatti’s Bridge over Downing Creek in North Carolina. He was discharged again after serving about a month. He was drafted again during the winter of 1780. He served two and half months under Gen. Griffith Rutherford and Col. Wade. He was in the battle fought between the Whigs and Tories over Downing Creek in North Carolina. He served a couple of months and returned home. He was called again in 1781 by Rutherford. He served a year in 1782 in his last tour.".....excerpted,(Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana. Compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne, Chairman, Brookville, Ind. Published by Indiana Dau. of the Am. Rev. 1938. -- New Albany, Ind. Public Library, 973.3.)

Falconbury family: "Jacob W. was the son of Isaac Falconbury (1725-1782) and Mary Giles (born 1710) of North Carolina. Jacob Sr. apparently lived in North Carolina until he moved to Kentucky and later to Decatur County, Indiana. He came to Lincoln County in 1804 with his wife Charity Routsaw (1760-1831), and they had seven children including Jacob William Jr. (1809-1875) .".......excerpted

Pension application of Jacob Falconbury S16789,Transcribed by Will Graves; State of Indiana, Decatur County:….”On this 24th day of October in the year of our Board 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable he Judges of the dictator Circuit Court now sitting at Greensburough [sic, Greensburg] in the County of dictator aforesaid Jacob Falconbury a resident of the County of Decatur in the State of Indiana aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (To wit) he entered the service some time in the month of June 1776 as a volunteer and served under Col. Daniel Love Captain William Hays and Sergeant William Hogan (the rest of the officers he cannot now remember) and served for near three months he left the service some time the last of August or the first of September the same year after first being duly discharged by Colonel Love. [Illegible words] another Term of service of about one month the particular time of which this applicant does not distinctly recollect, but believes that it was some time in the month of June & July 1780 [? last two digits written over] where he was called out by Colonel Thomas Wade (together with about 60 men besides) to march against the British and Tories. In this expedition he served under Col. Thomas Wade & Captain John D'Garnett[?], and was in the Battle fought between the Whigs & Tories at Beaty's [sic, Beatti's] Bridge over Drowning Creek in North Carolina.1 He then returned home to Anson County where he resided after serving near one month. (Some time in the winter of 1780, he was drafted and marched against the British & Tories) under General Redderford [sic, Griffith Rutherford], Colonel Thomas Wade and Captain John D'Garnett, and after serving for two months and a half, he was duly discharged by Col. Wade the particular time he does not now remember but he well recollects that it was at the time the British evacuated Wilmington. He then returned home, and removed from the County of Anson to the County of Richmond, North Carolina. He was then called again some time, during the year 1781 (after his removal to Richmond County North Carolina) under General Rutherford (or Harrington he does not remember which in particular at this time), Colonel Edward Williams and Captain William Wall [could be Hall] and served for about one year against the Tories who were with laying waste the Country. He left the service (this last tour) sometime in the year 1782 and was duly discharged by Colonel Edward Williams. At the time this applicant volunteered under Colonel Love and served for near three months in 1776 – he resided in Anson County North Carolina, where he continued to reside until he had completed his 1st, 2nd and 3rd tours as above stated; When he entered fourth time in the service (under Col. Edward Williams) he resided in Richmond County North Carolina and continued to reside there until he had completed his fourth tour of service. This applicant asserts that he served during all his several Terms of service for 18 months at least. During his first tour he marched from Anson County to Catawba River when he crossed the same at Beatties Ford, from thence he marched to Moore's Meadows from thence to Gilbert Town, from thence to McPhagens [?] fort, from thence to Muddy Creek Fort, from thence to the Pleasant Gardens, there he was regularly discharge by Colonel Love. During his second Tour under Colonel Thomas Wade when he went out against the British & Tories at Beatti's Bridge (and served near a month) he marched from Anson County to Rockingham, from thence to Chalk fork, from thence to Beatti's Bridge where they Battle was fought, then he was marched home to Anson County. During his third tour when he went out on a draft under Colonel Thomas Wade, he marched from Anson County to Fayetteville, from thence to Lochand's folly, from thence to the big Bridge near Wilmington from thence back to Anson County where he was duly discharged by Col. Wade. During his fourth tour (after he removed from 1 This engagement occurred on August 4, 1781. Anson County to Richmond County North Carolina) under General Rutherford (or Harrington) Colonel Edward Williams and Captain William Wall, he marched from thence to Raford's Storehouse (where they hung three Tories) from thence back to Richmond County. Then he was called out every few days to march against the parties of marauding Tories which infested the settlements; and all these last terms of service which he counts one term under Colonel E. Williams &, he served for one year at least. His several discharges have long since been lost or mislaid. He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person living who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. S/ Jacob Falconbury [Certificate of reputation for veracity and service as a soldier in the Revolution given by Wien Grayson and James Armstrong] Answers to the Questions prescribed by the War department & propounded to the above named applicant by the said Court: Answer to first Question. I was born in Anson County North Carolina the 14th day of February 1757. Answer to Question 2nd I have no record of my age only what my parents have told me. Answer to Question 3rd. I was living in the County of Anson North Carolina when first called into service and continued to live there until I moved to Richmond County as is stated [illegible word]. I removed from Richmond County South Carolina on Congaree River, from there I removed to Kentucky in 1804, from thence I removed to the State of Indiana in 1826 in the County of Decatur where I still reside. Answer to 4th Question. I went out in the first place as a volunteer, the second tour I also went out as a volunteer, the third tour I was drafted, and the fourth tour I was a volunteer. Answer to fifth Question. I recollect no regular officers with whom I was personally acquainted except General Caswell, General Harrington, and General Rutherford, the companies that I served in were attached to no particular Regiments by the name as I remember of, the general circumstances of my service are stated within. Answer to sixth Question. I had received two regular written discharges from the service, the other times I was dismissed without any written discharge. My written discharges were given the first by Colonel Love & the other by Colonel Wade. They as afore stated are now lost. Answer to Question Seventh. As for my character for veracity and truth I refer you to John Armstrong in my now neighborhood and James Armstrong, Abner Hall, John Bush and all who know me.“…..excerpted, “Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements”

Note

The original spelling, Falconbury, has been corrupted into various ways such as Fortenberry, Faulkenberry, Falkferry, and Falconberry which is widely used today. There are still a number who use the original spelling. ^[8] Pike-2301 01:14, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LFCR : accessed 25 April 2017), Jacob Falconbury, 04 Mar 1831; citing Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.
2. ↑ John H. Wheeler's History of North Carolina under the year of 1768,
3. ↑ http://www.falconberry.com/caseycounty.htm
4. ↑ Jacob Falconberry in the Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924; Grantee: Jacob Falconberry; Number of Acres: 62; Survey Date: 5 Mar 1804; County: Lincoln; WaterCourse Fishing Cr; Book Number: 8
5. ↑ Jacob Falconbury in the U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015; Name: Jacob Falconbury; Issue Date: 1 Jun 1831; Place: Decatur, Indiana; Land Office: Jeffersonville; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 8-N; Range: 8-E; Section: 5; Accession Number: IN0230__.488; Document Number: 2003
6. ↑ http://www.falconberry.com/caseycounty.htm
7. ↑ http://www.falconberry.com/caseycounty.htm
8. ↑ http://www.falconberry.com/caseycounty.htm

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-FC4 : accessed 15 December 2021), Jacob Falconbury, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 383, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-TDGG : 9 March 2021), Jacob Falconberry in entry for James Wheeldon and Selah Falconberry, 12 Dec 1825; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 192,263.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMCQ-3D6 : 19 October 2021), Jacob Falconbury and Lavina Brown, 25 Jan 1836; citing Jennings, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714738.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFXH-C7M : 3 December 2014), Jacob Falconbury and Savina Brown, 27 Jan 1836; citing reference 303; FHL microfilm 549,409.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-FCG : 2 March 2021), Jacob Falkenbery, Decatur, Adams, Indiana, United States; citing p. 218, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• (Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana. Compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne, Chairman, Brookville, Ind. Published by Indiana Dau. of the Am. Rev. 1938. -- New Albany, Ind. Public Library, 973.3.)

• Jacob Falconbury in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900;Name: Jacob Falconbury; Pension Year: 1833; Application State: Indiana; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 950; Total Pages in Packet: 18

• Jacob Falconbury in the U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015; Name: Jacob Falconbury; Issue Date: 1 Jun 1831; Place: Decatur, Indiana; Land Office: Jeffersonville; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 8-N; Range: 8-E; Section: 5; Accession Number: IN0230__.488; Document Number: 2003; 80 acres; https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IN0230__.488&docClass=STA&sid=0i3gx2rz.xmh

• Jacob Falconbury in the U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835; Name: Jacob Falconbury; Rank: Private; Age: 83; Birth Year: abt 1748; Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831; Residence Place: Decatur, Indiana; Service Description: N. Carolina St. tr'ps

• https://www.theinteriorjournal.com/2018/03/29/kings-mountain-resident-shares-family-history/

• Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 1 Nov 2022)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Falconbury-4 created through the import of hichris.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Chris Hamilton.