Asa Baucom (1774)

Born 1774 in Wake County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Scott) Baucom — married 1794 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Asa Baucom is said to have been born in 1774 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.^[1] The state and country did not exist at that time, being instead called the Province of North Carolina from 1712-1776.^[2]

In the 1800 census, he appears with several of his brothers in Hillsborough, Wake County,^[3]

Asa Baughcom was named as a son in the Aug 1797 Last Will and Testament of John Baughcom. The will was proved during the Wake County, North Carolina, June session 1800 and ordered to be recorded. It was "Recorded in the Clerks Office in Wake County in Book F, Page 92, the 2nd Day of July 1800. Nathanial Lane, C C"^[4]

On 12 Feb 1803, Asa served as Bondsman for the marriage bond of his brother Lewis Baucom and Lucy Ellington in Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{[citation needed]} See Provenance section.
2. ↑ WikiPedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina "Province of North Carolina," viewed 21 July 2016.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-4ZT : 10 June 2015), Asa Baucom, 1800.
4. ↑ Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America, Probate File containing Last Will and Testament (19 Aug 1797) and Order to Record Same (2 July 1800), John Baucom 1800; images 1760-1762 of 1942, "Wills and estate papers (Wake County), 1663-1978, Original wills Abbott, Abraham - Beckwith, William H., FHL microfilm number 1602610 Item 2," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GC-XLCR : downloaded 21 July 2016); citing North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
5. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-33722-74083-74 : 21 July 2016), Wake > Marriage bonds, 1770-1868, vol A-C > image 1204 of 3977[, Bond for Lewis Baucom and Lucy Ellington, 12 Feb 1803]; county courthouses, North Carolina. [Asa Baucom acted as Bondsman.]

See Also:

• Provenance - Sources are needed to prove or disprove the information.
  • "KRH Family Tree_2010-12-30.ged," 19 March 2011. Provided given and maiden name; year and location of birth (1774 Wake, North Carolina, USA); names of parents and siblings. No sources were included nor was a specific Ancestry Family Tree cited.