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Josiah Siler (1780 - 1850)

Josiah Siler
Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 70 in Chatham, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Married Comfort Record c.1804

Possible children:

  • Margaret b. 1805
  • William D. b. 1809
  • Roderick M b. 1810
  • John A. b. 1812 d. 1848
  • Andrew b. 1813
  • Record Comfort b. 1814
  • Josiah Davis b. 1816
  • Mary A. b. 1820
  • Philip b. 1821
  • Catherine P. b. 1824 d. 1902
  • Comfort E. b. 1826
  • Rachel A. b. 1827
  • Joseph M. b. 1831


Slaves

1850 Census Slave Schedule records 6 enslaved to Josiah Siler:

  1. Male, 60
  2. Female, 50
  3. Female, 46
  4. Male, 16
  5. Female, 14
  6. Female, 13[1]

In his estate papers, the following inventory of slaves were identified. The administrators, Philip and Andrew Siler, sons of Josiah, petitioned the court to sell the named slaves to pay off the debts of the estate.

Peter
Charity
Charlotte
Elick
Eliza
Martha

Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 Census Slave Schedule "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWQ-DY6Z : 23 February 2021), Josiah Siler in entry for MM9.1.1/MVCK-RGK:, 1850.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-YCZ : 24 December 2020), Josiah Siler, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V659-MJB : 8 March 2021), Josiah Siler, 1850; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,737,799.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16329904/josiah-siler : accessed 26 January 2022), memorial page for Josiah Siler (27 Aug 1780–27 Nov 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16329904, citing Phillip Siler Cemetery, Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Wes Phinney (contributor 46596535) .




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