Isham Womack

Isham Womack married 1) UNKNOWN, 2) Elizabeth LNU

Children

• • Mary Womack married Mr Owen

  • Martha Womack married Robert Bean - see Bible Record

• William Womack

  • Josiah Womack

  • Sarah Womack married James McBee

  • Chloe Womack - see 1800 FC, Spartanburg Co, SC

See Quaker Records.

See South Carolina Colonial Records

From Entry record book, 1737-1770 : land entries in the present Virginia counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick, by Marian Dodson Chiarito

transcribed verbatim by Marian Dodson Chiarito

Isham Womack and related entries in modern Halifax Co, VA.

p.253

• • Isaam Womack 400 Ac Ld on uper Corner of Anderson's Line on Sandy Cr [likely Richard Anderson who is mentioned in preceding entry; later sold land to Isham]

p.256

[These 4 entries in a row]

• • (Surv.d J.D.) Isa.m Womack 400 Ly.g on the 2d fork of Birches Cr.

  • Also, 400 Beg.g at R. Waltons, J. Payn's and R.d Andersons Order Corner on Polecat Cr. [this was also Isham Womack's entry, J Payn was likely John Payne from the Quaker records]

  • William Mcbay [McBee] 400 Acs Ly.g on 2d fork of Birchs Cr. Beg.g _ools licks runnind up sd Cr. [This was William McBee, father of Vardy McBee and James McBee, who married Isham's daughter Sarah Womack.]

  • Wm. Russell (Polecat) 400 Acs. Ly,g on Andersons Corner on Polecat Cr. [William Russell was associated with the Bean family. There is a Halifax Co, VA court record where Isham Womack & Charles Cawthon made bail for William Russell in a debt case. William Russell also appears in Halifax road orders along with Isham Womack and Charles Cawthon.]

p.308

[These 2 entries in a row]

• • James Spradlin 400 Ac Beg at the Second fork of Birches Cr runing down Each Side for Qty. [Likely related to John Spradling who married Mary Womack.]

  • Also 400 Ac Adj.g Womack's Line Beg, at a W.O. Saplin on the So. Side Birches Cr. [This was a second entry for James Spradling, adjacent Isham Womack's entry].

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So, Isham had 3 entries, one each on Sandy Creek, 2nd fork of Birches Creek (Birch Creek on modern maps), and Polecat Creek. He was never granted any of these entries; perhaps he could not afford the survey, and he sold his entries to others. He appears to have lived on the 400 acre entry on Polecat Creek, and he split that 400 acres with Charles Cawthon. This 400 acres was part of a 6200 acre patent to Paulin Anderson, Richard Anderson & John Watkins, who later sold 200 acres each to Isham Womack & Charles Cawthon in consecutive deeds in 1760. The deeds make clear that Isham Womack and Charles Cawthon already lived on the land and had split the 400 acres with a dividing line they had agreed upon. Paulin Anderson, Richard Anderson & John Watkins also sold part of the 6200 acres to William Echols.

South Carolina Records

Hugh Quinn NC Land Grant - LDS Film # 007164917, image 77. Mecklenburg #2202, 400 acres, entered 26 Oct 1767, including Isham Womack’s improvements, later owned by Charles Cawthon. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-MLQJ?i=76&cat=695114).

Grant #256, issued 26 Oct 1767, entered 18 Aug 1767, Book 23, p.147, On the South side of Broad River.

Mecklenburg County for August the 18th 1767. Surveyed for Hugh Quinn 400 acres of land on the South side of Broad River including Isam Warmacks improvements Beginning at a Red Oak near the River thence S78W 255 poles to a sweet Gum thence N12W 255 poles to a Post Oak then N78E 40 poles to Beateys Corner White Oak thence along Beateys Line N78E 192 poles to a Red Oak in the River and thence down the same as it Meanders to the Beginning. Zach Bullock Sur[veyor].

[reverse] John Grisel, James Collens } Ch Bearers. Hugh Quin 400 acres Aug 18th 1767.

See in Trace Plotter. With North at the top of the survey, it make more sense. The red closure line is Broad River, so it is really much more to the West of the river than the south. With the help of other patents, I placed this patent in modern Cherokee Co, SC, less than a mile south of where Interstate 85 crosses Broad River. More info below. Note that this patent was granted by North Carolina, due to a border dispute between the Carolinas. When the border was properly surveyed in 1772, many NC grants, including this one, were found to be in SC.

See Lincoln Co, NC DB 1:67, Hugh Quinn to Charles Cauthen. [Note: when Tryon County was abolished, its records went with Lincoln County.] LDS Film # 007527152, image 41. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98W-74MM?cat=77350). Mentions patent dated Oct 1767. Indenture 21 July 1769, Hugh Quinn of Tryon Co, NC to Charles Cauthen of same, for 40#, land in Tryon Co, NC on Main Broad River, being on the South side joining Beates line “beginning at a red oak near the river, thence S78W 255 poles to a sweet gum thence N11W 255 poles to a post oak thence along Beates line N78E 192 poles to a red oak on the river thence down the same as it meanders to the Beginning” 400 acres of land “a patent issued to me bearing date October one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven” [Oct 1767]. Signed Hugh Quinn, Margaret (her M mark) Quinn. Wit: David Dickey, Wm (his + mark) Parker. Tryon Court July Term 1769, deed acknowledged in open court. Ezekiel Pope CC.