1. | Esau Presnell was born on 15 Jul 1812 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA (son of John Presnell and Rebecca Sturdivant); died on 29 Oct 1888 in Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA; was buried after 29 Oct 1888 in Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA. Notes: Esau Presnell was born on July 15, 1812, in his native state of North Carolina. He lived with his parents until he joined a group of emigrants that came to Indiana where they settled in Clay County on July 10, 1833. This part of Indiana was mainly a wilderness. When Esau arrived he had $25.00 in silver which he loaned to his uncle, John Sturdevant. Soon after Esau came to Clay County, he found employment shoveling dirt on the construction of the National Road in the locality of Williamstown. He earned 62 ½ cents a day and he invested his earnings in land. He joined his uncle in buying and acquiring more land from the government. On March 19, 1835, Esau married Nancy Green, in a ceremony performed by Esquire Pierce Jones. The improvement of his land and the making of a farm engaged all his attention and energies. Esau noticed that there were no stores nearby so he constructed a small log building in his yard and engaged in merchandising. In 1850, in the building of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, he sub-contracted one mile of grading and accepted forty per cent of the contract price in bonds in the road. He continued to acquire additional bonds and when the transfer of the road to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton occurred, Esau held as much as $25,000.00 interest in the road. Esau married Nancy Green on 19 Mar 1835. Nancy (daughter of Jane Green) was born on 31 Mar 1818 in USA; died on 4 Jul 1897 in Clay, Indiana, USA; was buried in Center Point, Clay County, Indiana, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | John Presnell was born about 1785 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA (son of William Presnell and Mary Curtis); died on 7 Oct 1847 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Old Hope Church Cemetery (1/4 m NW of New Hope Church). Notes: Lived on Little River in Lower part of Randolph Co, NC John married Rebecca Sturdivant on 5 Jul 1808 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Randolph Sturdivant and Sarah Dicey Rainey) was born on 13 Apr 1799 in Randolph Co., North Carolina, USA; died on 9 May 1875 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Old Hope Church Cemetery (1/4 m NW of New Hope Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Rebecca Sturdivant was born on 13 Apr 1799 in Randolph Co., North Carolina, USA (daughter of Randolph Sturdivant and Sarah Dicey Rainey); died on 9 May 1875 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Old Hope Church Cemetery (1/4 m NW of New Hope Church).
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4. | William Presnell was born about 1760 in Amelia, Virginia, USA (son of William Presnell and Mary Cabeness); died on 16 Apr 1823 in Randolph Co, North Carolina, USA. William married Mary Curtis. Mary was born about 1760; died in 1831 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Mary Curtis was born about 1760; died in 1831 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.
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6. | Randolph Sturdivant was born in 1751 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA (son of Matthew Sturdivant and Sarah Oliver); died in 1815 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA. Randolph married Sarah Dicey Rainey on 25 May 1776 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Francis Rainey and Ann Rottenberry) was born in 1757 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Feb 1846 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Sarah Dicey Rainey was born in 1757 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (daughter of Francis Rainey and Ann Rottenberry); died on 9 Feb 1846 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA.
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8. | William Presnell was born in Aug 1738 in Amelia, Virginia, USA (son of James Presnell and Ann Daniel); died in 1810 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. Notes: "At the convention to consider ratifications of the Federal Constitution, held in Hillsborough (Twp, Randolph Co) in August 1788, NC voted against the new Constitution. As a result of the pro-ratification campaign which followed, the General Assembly, meeting in Fayetteville on November 17, 1788, received many petitions urging the call of a new convention to reconsider the Constitution. William married Mary Cabeness about 1755 in Amelia, Virginia, USA. Mary was born about 1739; died in in Newberry, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Mary Cabeness was born about 1739; died in in Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
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12. | Matthew Sturdivant was born in 1718 in Surry, Virginia, USA; died in 1780 in Warren, North Carolina, USA. Matthew married Sarah Oliver. Sarah was born in 1719 in Sussex, Virginia, USA; died in 1800 in Warren, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Sarah Oliver was born in 1719 in Sussex, Virginia, USA; died in 1800 in Warren, North Carolina, USA.
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14. | Francis Rainey was born in 1730 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States; died on 24 Feb 1804 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States. Francis married Ann Rottenberry. Ann was born in 1733 in Bath Parrish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States; died on 9 Mar 1779 in Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Ann Rottenberry was born in 1733 in Bath Parrish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States; died on 9 Mar 1779 in Mecklenberg, Virginia, United States.
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