Benjamin Upchurch and His Family
Benjamin Upchurch had children named Elizabeth, Frances A., Willie, John, Milley and Clara. There are several others revealed by the census records for whom names are uncertain. Benjamin is believed to have born in 1752 in Brunswick County, Virginia and to have lived all his adult life in the Moccasin Creek area of Franklin County, NC where he is believed to have died about 1816. He can be found on the U.S. census as head of his own household in 1790, 1800, 1810 but not in 1820.
Benjamin had two sons listed on the 1790 census. But neither of these sons are in their father’s home in 1800. However, a slot for one of them reappears in the home in 1810, allowing one to conclude that this son was born 1787 (=/-3yrs). One can speculate that this son was John Upchurch as Benjamin, in 1810, deeded land to a son identified as John. Thereby, we may have accounted for one of the two sons in the home in 1790. A Jacob Upchurch, known to exist in the are may be the name of the second son. The fact that Benjamin had six children as shown in the 1790 census, allows us to reasonably conclude that Benjamin would have been married in the early 1770s, when he would have been in his twenties. Of the four daughters present in 1790, one is Frances A. Upchurch who appears on the 1800 census in the home, but not thereafter. There is speculation that another of the four is Susan Upchurch who does not reappear in the home in 1800. By this time, they were likely married and in their own homes. Three additional daughters appear on the 1800 census, and it is proposed that two of them are Milley and Clary Upchurch. The name of the third daughter in unknown. A son, Willie Upchurch, appears in his parent’s home in 1800 and 1810. Mysteriously, a male and a female, both ages 16 – 26, appear in Benjamin’s home as of 1810. It can reasonably be speculated that one of the older children, a son or daughter, has married and returned to the home with a spouse.
Our record for Benjamin Upchurch as on written does not identify a child born between 1771 and 1787, a situation that cries out for attention.
A deed written 22 May 1819 in Franklin County, North Carolina refers to adjoining land belonging to the Heir of Benjamin Upchurch. A death date of about 1816 is therefore believable.
Three of the children of Benjamin Upchurch (b.1752), are known to have produced children. Daughter Elizabeth married John Carpenter. Their children were born in Franklin County, NC, but in due course John moved his family south possibly to Stanly County in the same state, and thence to Greene County, Alabama. This couple provided a home for the five Upchurch children who had their surnames changed (1803) to Carpenter in Franklin County. Daughter Frances married John Pearce, II in 1787. Their nine children added to the large Pearce family which continues to live in central North Carolina. Son Willie Upchurch had at least eight children who seemed to remain in the area. William Moses Upchurch is the only one of the eight on which we have significant data regarding descendants.
-Robert Philip Upchurch
Descendants of Benjamin Upchurch
Generation 1
1. BENJAMIN UPCHURCH was born about 1752. He died about 1816. He married NANCY LEDBETTER.
Benjamin Upchurch and Nancy Ledbetter had the following children:
2. ELIZABETH UPCHURCH was born about 1771 in North Carolina, USA. She died on aft 1838 (1850-1860) in Greene
County, Alabama, USA. She married John Carpenter about 1790 in North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1764 in
Nash County, North Carolina, USA vs. Edgecombe County, NC. He died on 25 Apr 1836 in Greene County, Alabama,
USA.
3. FRANCES UPCHURCH was born about 1789 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died about 1871. She
married John Pearce II, son of Philip Pearce, on 01 Dec 1808 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on
10 Nov 1787 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
4. WILLIE UPCHURCH was born about 1798. He died on 04 Jan 1836. He married Ailsey Adams on 04 Feb 1822 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1800. She died after 1860.
5. MILLEY UPCHURCH. She married James Solomon on 19 Sep 1820 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA. He was born
about 1787 in North Carolina. He died about 1872 in North Carolina, USA.
6. CLARY UPCHURCH. She married Benjamin Brown on 09 Mar 1825 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
7. JOHN UPCHURCH.
Generation 2
2. ELIZABETH UPCHURCH (Benjamin1) was born about 1771 in North Carolina, USA. She died on aft 1838 (1850-1860) in
Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married John Carpenter about 1790 in North Carolina, USA. He was born abt 1764 in
Nash County, North Carolina, USA vs. Edgecombe County, NC. He died on 25 Apr 1836 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
John Carpenter and Elizabeth Upchurch had the following children:
5. SIMEON CARPENTER I was born on abt 1790 (about 1800) in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died about 1828 in
Greene County, Alabama, USA. He married Elizabeth Pearce on 19 Mar 1808 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
She was born on 29 Jan 1789 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 14 Jun 1842 in Greene County,
Alabama,USA.
6. JUBAL CARPENTER SR was born on abt 1797 (1795) in North Carolina, USA. He died on aft 1851 (1854) in Greene
County, Alabama, USA. He married Sarah "Sally" Dew in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.
7. HARRIET CARPENTER was born on abt 1805 (about 1800-1810). She died before 09 Apr 1838. She married James B.
Tutt before 20 Nov 1828 in North Carolina or Greene County, Alabama, USA.
8. NANCY CARPENTER was born on abt 1808 (1806) in North Carolina, USA. She died on 18 Jun 1831 in Greene County,
Alabama, USA (Killed by a falling tree limb.). She married Goin Garner Richardson on 24 May 1826 in Greene County,
Alabama, USA.
9. JAMES LUDWELL CARPENTER was born on probably 1780 abt 1791 in North Carolina, USA. He died about 1852 in
Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) OBEDIENCE "BEEDY" BROADWAY on 1840? (Married 1st). She was
born about 1776. She died on 07 Dec 1816 in NC. He married (2) ELEANOR MCINTYRE about 1840 (married 2nd). She
was born about 1825. She died before Aug 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.
10. SAMUEL BENJAMIN CARPENTER SR was born about 1791. He died on 16 Oct 1865 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi,
USA. He married Nancy Rice about 1810 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (Nash County, NC). She was born
about 1791 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 16 Oct 1865 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.
11. WILLIAM CHURCHWELL CARPENTER was born about 1801 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 07 Dec 1850 in Pickens
County, Alabama, USA. He married Malvina Belvedere "Belva" Hopkins on 09 Aug 1824 in Wake County, NC, USA.
She was born on 08 May 1808 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 28 Jun 1868 in Pickens, County,
Alabama, USA.
12. WINIFRED CARPENTER was born about 1803 in North Carolina, USA. She died in Sep 1850 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married James Sanderford about 1818 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He was born on 04 Apr 1791 in
Virginia (North Carolina). He died on After 1880 (Was in Lauderdale County, Mississippi on 1880 census).
13. ELIZABETH CARPENTER was born about 1804. She died about 1842 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married
Lawrence Williams Sr. about 1822 in North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1793 in North Carolina, USA. He died in
Aug 1862 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
14. MARY L. CARPENTER was born about 1805 in North Carolina, USA. She died about 1865 in Newton County, Mississippi,
USA. She married (1) Hardy Hopkins. She married (2) James Harvey Rainey on 08 Sep 1836 in Greene Co, AL, USA.
3. FRANCES UPCHURCH (Benjamin1) was born about 1789 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died about 1871.
She married John Pearce II, son of Philip Pearce, on 01 Dec 1808 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on
10 Nov 1787 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
John Pearce II and Frances Upchurch had the following children:
15. JOHN "JACK" PEARCE was born about 1810. He married JANE ALFORD.
16. LUCINDA (SIDNEY) "SID" "SINDA" "CINDY" PEARCE was born about 1810 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She
died on 24 May 1875. She married PEMBERTON MITCHELL. He was born about 1804 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
He died in 1872 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
17. PRISCILLA "PRISSY" PEARCE was born about 1816 in North Carolina. She married Archibald "Baldy" Alford on 08 Dec
1835 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1816 in North Carolina, USA.
18. BENJAMIN PEARCE was born on 11 Nov 1816 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 30 Aug 1904 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) BETTY FASON about 1886 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
(Married 3rd.). She was born in Dec 1847. He married (2) ELIZABETH "LEACY" UPCHURCH on 17 Nov 1836 in Franklin
County, North Carolina, USA (1st marriage). She was born about 1816 in North Carolina USA. She died about 1855 in
Franklin County North Carolina. He married (3) MALINDA "LINDA" DENTON on 07 Jan 1856 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA (Married 2nd.). She was born about 1839 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
19. HARRIET PEARCE was born in 1818 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 01 May 1861 in Pilot, Franklin
County, North Carolina, USA. She married William "Amos" Ambrose Upchurch on 1 Jan 1840 (19 Jan 1841). He
was born in 1818 in Pilot, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 02 Jul 1894 in Pilot, Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA.
20. CLARA ANN PEARCE was born on 09 Oct 1825 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 08 Sep 1912 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married William Osburn Gay on 22 Nov 1850 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. He was born in 1830 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died in Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams,
Pennsylvania, USA (died in battle).
21. FRANCES "FAN" "FANNIE" PEARCE was born about 1831. She died after 1900. She married Josiah "Joe" Pulley on 21 Aug
1851 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
22. CALVIN "CAL" PEARCE was born about 1833 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died before 1880 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Ruthy (Rutha) Baker on 11 Jul 1852 in Franklin County, North Carolina,
USA. She was born in Mar 1832. She died on 09 May 1913 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
23. JANE PEARCE She married Clem Alford on 10 Mar 1840.
4. WILLIE UPCHURCH (Benjamin1) was born about 1798. He died on 04 Jan 1836. He married Ailsey Adams on 04 Feb 1822 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1800. She died after 1860.
Willie Upchurch and Ailsey Adams had the following children:
- UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1822. He died after 1840.
- ELIZABETH UPCHURCH was born about 1823.
- UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1824. He died after 1840.
- JANE UPCHURCH was born about 1825.
- UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1827.
- UNFILLED SLOT UPCHURCH was born in 1829.
died on 1890 (+or - 10).
- UNFILLED SLOT UPCHURCH was born in 1833.
- UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born in 1835. He died after 1840.
- UNKNOWN UPCHURCH was born about 1837.
Generation 3
5. SIMEON CARPENTER I (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born on abt 1790 (about 1800) in Wake County,
North Carolina, USA. He died about 1828 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He married Elizabeth Pearce on 19 Mar 1808 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 29 Jan 1789 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 14
Jun 1842 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
Simeon Carpenter I and Elizabeth Pearce had the following children:
- THOMAS CARPENTER was born about 1809 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 26 Oct 1860 in Sumter County, Alabama, USA. He married Jane Richardson on 12 Sep 1831 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died after 1860.
- FURNEY LEE CARPENTER was born about 1813 in North Carolina, USA. He married Moarning Bond on 24 Apr 1833 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- FRANCES MARION CARPENTER was born in 1814. She died on 19 Nov 1874 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She married HENDERSON ALLONZO HODGE. He was born in 1812 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 17 Sep 1870 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
- ROWENA CARPENTER was born about 1816. She married John Brassfield on 17 Jan 1833 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- ELIZABETH CARPENTER II was born on 06 May 1819. She died in 1873. She married JAMES O'NEAL.
- JUBAL CARPENTER II was born about 1823 in North Carolina, USA. He married Elender Colvin on 30 May 1843 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- STEPHEN CARPENTER was born about 1826 in North Carolina, USA. He married Savannah A. unknown about 1850.
- NANCY CARPENTER was born about 1828. She married John Powell on 13 Sep 1845.
6. JUBAL CARPENTER SR (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born abt 1797 in North Carolina, USA. He died on
aft 1851 (1854) in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He married Sarah "Sally" Dew in Edgecombe County, North Carolina,
USA.
Jubal Carpenter Sr and Sarah "Sally" Dew had the following children:
- ELIZABETH CARPENTER was born about 1820 in North Carolina, USA. She married Jesse Hill on 24 Feb 1836 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- JOHN DEW CARPENTER was born on 29 Dec 1822. He died in 1860.
- SARAH ANN CARPENTER was born about 1824. She married John Cockrell on 30 Dec 1841 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- NATHAN M. CARPENTER was born on 22 Dec 1826. He died on 05 May 1901. He married (1) CATHERINE COCKRELL on 07 Sep 1848 (married 1st to Catherine Cockrell). He married (2) MARJORIE A. PIPPEN on 09 Jan 1851 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 2nd to Marjorie A. Pippen).
- MARTHA CARPENTER was born about 1829. She married Reuben Weaver on 09 Nov 1854 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- ELIZABETH CARPENTER was born about 1833. She married Benjamin T. Higgenbotham on 10 Jan 1856 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (Married probably to Benjamin T. Higgenbotham).
- SAMUEL THOMPSON CARPENTER CSA was born on 13 Nov 1835. He died on In Civil War. He married (1) MARY M. A. JOHNSON on 18 Jan 1855 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 1st to Mary M. A. Johnson). He married (2) CLEMENTINE C. HAMBLETT on 20 Dec 1860 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 2nd to Clementine C. Hamblett).
- JUBAL CARPENTER JR. was born about 1838. He married (1) HATTIE ELLIS in 1861 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 2nd to Hattie Ellis). He married (2) MARTHA ANN CARNES on 01 Jan 1857 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 1st to Martha Ann Carnes).
- MILLICENT G. CARPENTER. She married Dempsey Cockrell on 04 Oct 1832 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
7. HARRIET CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born on abt 1805 (about 1800-1810). She died
before 09 Apr 1838. She married James B. Tutt before 20 Nov 1828 in North Carolina or Greene County, Alabama, USA.
James B. Tutt and Harriet Carpenter had the following children:
- JAMES VICEROY TUTT. He married PRICILLA L. CARPENTER.
- NANCY ISABELLA TUTT. She married ALEXANDER SANDERSON.
- JOHN ZACHARIAH TUTT.
- GEORGE WASHINGTON TUTT.
8. NANCY CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born on abt 1808 (1806) in North Carolina, USA. She died on 18 Jun 1831 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (Killed by a falling tree limb.). She married Goin Garner Richardson on
24 May 1826 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
Goin Garner Richardson and Nancy Carpenter had the following children:
- MILDRED M. "MILLY"4 RICHARDSON was born in 1828. She married JOHN R. STREET.
- JULIA ANN RICHARDSON. She married LAWRENCE BRIDGES.
- ELIZABETH RICHARDSON. She married JOHN JONES.
9. JAMES LUDWELL CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born probably abt 1780 in North Carolina,
USA. He died about 1852 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) OBEDIENCE "BEEDY" BROADWAY on 1840?
(Married 1st). She was born about 1776. She died on 07 Dec 1816 in NC. He married (2) ELEANOR MCINTYRE? about 1840
(married 2nd). She was born about 1825. She died before Aug 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.
James Ludwell Carpenter and Obedience "Beedy" Broadway had the following children:
- THOMAS CARPENTER was born between 1794-1802. He died before 11 Oct 1877. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Broadaway about 1820. She was born in May 1800. She died in Jun 1905.
- ELIZABETH CARPENTER was born between 1800-1810. She married LEWIS HOLCOMB.
- LUCY CARPENTER was born about 1803. She died before 1875. She married Evan Smith about 1830. He died before 1875.
- GILLIAM CARPENTER was born about 1810 in North Carolina, USA. He died about 1879. He married Martha Ann Chase on 07 Dec 1848 in Muscogee County, Georgia, USA. She was born about 1826 in Georgia, USA.
- WILLIAMSON CARPENTER was born about 1810. He married Sarah McIntyre? about 1829.
- JAMES CARPENTER was born about 1814. He died on 28 Jan 1884. He married Lavina (Levenia) (Sima) unknown about 1830.
- SHELBY CARPENTER was born about 1815 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 12 Feb 1895 in Tyson, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. He married (2) MARIAH (MIRAH) LOWRY about 1838 (married 1st). She was born about 1818 in North Carolina, USA. She died on 15 Jan 1871 in Tyson, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. He married (3) LUCY ANN FARMER about 1876 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1836 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.
- JOHN CARPENTER was born about 1815. He died about 1849. He married Martha Patsy Parker about 1828. She was born in 1814. She died in 1905.
- OBEDIENCE "BEEDY" CARPENTER was born on 05 Jun 1822. She died on 17 May 1837.
- WILLIAM D. "DOC" "DOCTOR" CARPENTER was born about 1826. He died after 1900. He married Angeline Keziah Carpenter, daughter of James Carpenter and Lavina (Levenia) (Sima) unknown, on 25 Aug 1856 in Marshall County, Mississippi, USA (He was her uncleHe was son of James Ludwell Carpenter; See William D. "Doc" Carpenter for descendants.). She was born on May 1834 (about 1839) in Tennessee, USA.
James Ludwell Carpenter and Eleanor McIntyre had the following children:
- ALLEN CARPENTER was born in Mar 1841 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 17 Jun 1923 in Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. He married Cornelia Ann "Neely" Henry on 15 Oct 1865 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 17 Jan 1838 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 20 May 1910 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.
- ELEANOR CARPENTER was born on 15 Feb 1842. She died on 15 Feb 1842.
- NANCY A. CARPENTER was born about 1843 in North Carolina, USA. She married Calvin Brown on 04 Dec 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1841 in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- CHURCHWELL CARPENTER CSA was born about 1847. He died on 03 Jul 1861 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SIMEON CARPENTER II was born about 1848. He died on 11 Sep 1922 in Stanley County, North Carolina, USA.
- GREEN CARPENTER was born after 1850. He died on after 1857 & before 31 Jan 1870.
10. SAMUEL BENJAMIN3 CARPENTER SR (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1791. He died on 16 Oct
1865 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA. He married Nancy Rice about 1810 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
(Nash County, NC). She was born about 1791 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 16 Oct 1865 in Lauderdale
County, Mississippi, USA.
Samuel Benjamin Carpenter Sr and Nancy Rice had the following children:
- JOHN RICE CARPENTER was born about 1811. He married (1) ELIZA J. BRYANT on 16 Mar 1835 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA (married 1st). She was born about 1809. She died in Jul 1848. He married (2) ELIZA (married 2nd). She wasborn about 1829.
- SARAH ELIZABETH CARPENTER was born about 1813. She died before 1860. She married Gray Sanderford on 02 Dec 1828 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- WILLIE CARPENTER was born about 1815. She married Harvey Wesley Denton on 27 Sep 1831 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- SUSAN CAROLINE CARPENTER was born on 19 Jan 1817 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married William Bennett Cooper on 28 Jan 1834 (Feb 1834) in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He was born on 01 Nov 1809.
- SAMUEL BENJAMIN CARPENTER JR. was born about 1820 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1874. He married (2) MARY RICE (Order of marriage not clear--RPU). He married (3) MARGARET OWEN in Apr 1852 in Phillips County, Arkansas, USA (Order of Marriage not clear--RPU).
- HILLIARD CARPENTER was born about 1820 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 1 Jul 1864 (16 Jul 1864) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA. He married (1) ESTHER EMELINE STEPHENS on 20 Sep 1848 (30 Sep 1848) in Greene County, Alabama, USA (married 1st to Esther). She was born about 1830 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She died about 1854 in Alabama, USA. He married (2) MARY ANN ELIAS STEPHENS about 1854 (married 2nd to Mary Ann). She was born on 16 Nov 1838 in Alabama, USA.
- HARRIET CARPENTER was born on 18 May 1825 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She died on 30 Jan 1863. She married William Eades Jolly (Jolley) on 05 Mar 1845 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.
- RICE BENJAMIN CARPENTER was born on 15 Aug 1825 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He died on 31 Dec 1862 in Civil War--Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. He married Mary Ann (Martha S.) (Mary Ann Rogers) Clinton about 1848. She was born about 1828 in Mississippi, USA.
- MARY (L.) ANN (M.) CARPENTER was born about 1831 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married William Lewis Stevens (Stephens) about 1849.
- ALFRED R. CARPENTER was born about 1832 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- PERNELIA (PERMELIA) CARPENTER. She married J. CARB.
- FRANCES "FANNIE" CARPENTER.
11. WILLIAM CHURCHWELL CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1801 in North Carolina,
USA. He died on 07 Dec 1850 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA. He married Malvina Belvedere "Belva" Hopkins on 09 Aug
1824 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 08 May 1808 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She died
on 28 Jun 1868 in Pickens, County, Alabama, USA.
William Churchwell Carpenter and Malvina Belvedere "Belva" Hopkins had the following children:
- ELLEN M. CARPENTER was born on 27 Apr 1833 (4 Apr 1833) in Alabama, USA. She died on 22 Oct 1872. She married William Hillary Richardson, I M.D. on 07 Jul 1858. He was born on 27 Apr 1835. He died on 08 Mar 1880.
- JOHN NEWSOM CARPENTER, CSA--COL. was born on 10 Jun 1825 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 25 Dec 1892 in Alabama, USA. He married Amelia Rosalie Crenshaw on 30 Aug 1849 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She was born in 1827 in Dillon, Dillon, South Carolina, USA. She died on 16 Feb 1882 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
- NANCY K. CARPENTER was born about 1826. She died on 18 Oct 1840.
- PERRY S. (STRICKLAND) CARPENTER M.D. CSA was born on 02 Aug 1827 in Clinton, Greene, Alabama vs. North Carolina, USA. He died on 08 Feb 1885 in Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, USA. He married Martha Christina Pearson about 1850 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA. She was born on 10 Jan 1832 in Fairfield District, South Carolina, USA. She died on 03 Jan 1929.
- KELLY HOPKINS CARPENTER I was born about 1830 in Alabama, USA. He married Mary B. Gordon about 1854. She was born about 1832 in South Carolina, USA. She died on 21 Jul 1886 in Pickens County, Alabama, United States of America.
- EMMA JANE CARPENTER was born in Feb 1831 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America. She died in Mar 1884 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America. She married JAMES BOBBITT PIPPEN. James Bobbitt was born on 13 Sep 1825 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America. James Bobbitt died on 23 Feb 1881 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America.
- MARY A. M. CARPENTER was born about 1835 in Alabama, USA. She died on 16 Nov 1882.
- SIDNEY CHURCHWELL CARPENTER CSA was born on 21 Mar 1837 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA. He died on 06 May 1882 in Lewiston, Greene County, Alabama, USA. He married (1) MARY A. HARRIS on 13 Jun 1855 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA. She was born on 06 Nov 1835. She died on 02 Sep 1856 in Vienna, Pickens, Alabama, USA. He married (2) JOSEPHINE CATHERYN SAMUELS about 1863 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA (Married 2nd). She was born on 01 Oct 1843 in Warsaw, Sumter, Alabama, USA. She died on 14 May 1913 in Lewiston, Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- BENJAMIN F CARPENTER was born in 1840 in Alabama, USA.
- HARRIET I. CARPENTER was born on 01 Aug 1841. She died in 1847.
- CORA ELIZABETH "BETTIE" CARPENTER was born on 10 Jun 1846 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America. She died on 25 Feb 1894 in Greene County, Alabama, United States of America. She married William Henry Pippen on 22 May 1884 in Greene, Alabama, USA. He was born on 06 Jul 1832. He died on 21 Feb 1889.
12. WINIFRED CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1803 in North Carolina, USA. She died
in Sep 1850 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married James Sanderford about 1818 in Greene County, Alabama,
USA. He was born on 04 Apr 1791 in Virginia (North Carolina). He died on After 1880 (Was in Lauderdale County,
Mississippi on 1880 census).
James Sanderford and Winifred Carpenter had the following children:
- PARTHENA (PARTHENIA BETTINA)4 SANDERFORD was born in 1820 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married Green Berry Morris on 24 Nov 1841 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- JANE ELIZABETH SANDERFORD was born in 1825 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married George W. Morris on 15 Jun 1840 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- JOHN SANDERFORD was born on 09 Jan 1829 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He died on 17 Apr 1882 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA. He married SUSAN UNKNOWN.
- HARDY SANDERFORD was born in 1833. He died before 1868.
- HARRIET R. SANDERFORD was born on 08 Apr 1836 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She died on 17 Jul 1905 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA. She married (1) JOHN SWILLEY on 05 Feb 1852 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (1st marriage). She married (2) LANGFORD H. (HARRIS?) WEDGEWORTH about 1858 in Greene County, Alabama, USA (Choctaw County, Alabama, USA) (2nd marriage). He was born on 08 Dec 1821 in Gainesville, Sumter, Alabama, USA. He died on 21 Jan 1888 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.
- MARY SANDERFORD. She married JOSIAH HALES.
13. ELIZABETH CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1804. She died about 1842 in
Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married Lawerence Williams Sr. about 1822 in North Carolina, USA. He was born
about 1793 in North Carolina, USA. He died in Aug 1862 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
Lawerence Williams Sr. and Elizabeth Carpenter had the following children:
- MARY ANN WILLIAMS was born about 1823 in North Carolina, USA. She died about1872 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA. She married JOSIAH HALES CSA. He was born in 1823 in North Carolina, USA. He died in Mar 1875 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.
- JACKSON WILLIAMS was born about 1825 in North Carolina, USA. He married PITHA HOLLIMAN.
- CHARITY (CHERRY) ELIZABETH WILLIAMS was born on 01 May 1828 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She died on 15 Aug 1879 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married Woodson C (H?) Jones on 19 Jan 1847 in Pleasant Ridge, Greene, Alabama, USA. He was born on 13 Apr 1824 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 24 Aug 1868 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- MAZINA WILLIAMS was born on 12 Feb 1833 in Alabama, USA. She died on 23 Jan 1907 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married Wyatt Hales Pvt CSA on 13 Mar 1856 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He was born in 1838 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA. He died on 20 Nov 1862 in (in a Yankee Prison Hospital, Knoxville, XYZ Co., Tennessee, USA.
- SIMEON WILLIAMS was born about 1834 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He died before 18 Aug 1862. He married MARY UNKNOWN.
- LAWRENCE WILLIAMS JR. was born in Aug 1836 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- WILLIAM C. WILLIAMS was born about 1838 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- GEORGE W. WILLIAMS was born about 1839 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
- TUSCHARMER C. WILLIAMS was born about 1841 in Greene County, Alabama, USA.
14. MARY L. CARPENTER (Elizabeth2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1805 in North Carolina, USA. She died
about 1865 in Newton County, Mississippi, USA. She married (1) HARDY HOPKINS (1st marriage[ vs. Rainey first &
Hopkins second? ]). He died on before 7 Mar 1830 [after ?--RPU]. She married (2) JAMES HARVEY RAINEY on 08 Sep 1836
in Greene Co, Alabama, USA (2nd marriage[ vs. Rainey First & Hopkins second? ]).
Hardy Hopkins and Mary L. Carpenter had the following children:
- WILLIAM B. HOPKINS was born about 1821.
- NANCY E. HOPKINS was born about 1835.
- JOSEPH CARPENTER HOPKINS.
James Harvey Rainey and Mary L. Carpenter had the following children:
- SARAH CORNELIA RAINEY was born on 06 Nov 1836 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She died in 1859 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. She married John Madison Alford on 04 Apr 1854 in Greene County, Alabama, USA. He was born in 1826 in Georgia, USA. He died in 1892 in Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA.
- JOHN M. RAINEY was born about 1839
15. JOHN "JACK" PEARCE (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1810. He married JANE ALFORD.
John "Jack" Pearce and Jane Alford had the following child:
- BRYANT PEARCE CSA was born about 1832 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died in Alabama, USA. He married Harriett Baker on 23 Oct 1856 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1839 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
16. LUCINDA (SIDNEY) "SID" "SINDA" "CINDY"3 PEARCE (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1810 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 24 May 1875. She married PEMBERTON MITCHELL. He was born about
1804 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1872 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
Pemberton Mitchell and Lucinda (Sidney) "Sid" "Sinda" "Cindy" Pearce had the following children:
- JOHN CRUDUP MITCHELL CSA was born about 1831. He died on 24 Jun 1864 in Point Lookout, Maryland, USA. He married (1) MARY A. FERRELL. He married (2) SARAH PERRY.
- ELIZABETH FRANCES MITCHELL was born about 1835. She married (1) JAMES DENTON CSA. She married (2) HENRY HODGE CSA.
- BENJAMIN T. MITCHELL CSA was born about 1837. He died on 14 Mar 1865 in Point Lookout, Maryland, USA. He married Elmira Perry (Bondsman--Acril Pearce, FL, NCNo issue;).
- REBECCA ANN MITCHELL was born about 1840. She married Rufus J. Basham on 21 Jan 1875 in (FL, NC) (No issue).
- DELILAH "DILLY" MITCHELL was born about 1841. She married (1) ALEXANDER BASHAM. She married (2) LEONIDOS "LEE" D. PEARCE CSA (Married 1st to Leonidos D. PearceMarried 2nd to Alexander Basham;). He died in 1872.
- SIDNEY RICHARD MITCHELL was born on 31 May 1844. He died on 15 Mar 1915.
- He married Nancy Elizabeth "Bettie" Pearce on 06 Oct 1862 in Franklin, North
Carolina, USA . She was born on 20 Oct 1830 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 22 Sep 1902 in North Carolina, United States of America. - WINNIE MITCHELL was born about 1846. She married KEARNEY PEARCE CSA.
- REUBEN J. MITCHELL was born in 1849. He married Mary E. Richards on 14 Dec 1869 in North Carolina (Florida).
- CLEM G. MITCHELL was born on 02 May 1854. He married Pennie Pearce on 12 Sep 1872 in North Carolina (Florida).
17. PRISCILLA "PRISSY" PEARCE (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1816 in North Carolina. She
married Archibald "Baldy" Alford on 08 Dec 1835 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born about 1816 in
North Carolina, USA.
Archibald "Baldy" Alford and Priscilla "Prissy" Pearce had the following children:
- ANN ALFORD was born about 1843 in North Carolina.
- JOHN ALFORD was born about 1848 in Wake, North Carolina, United States. He died on 14 Oct 1922 in Dunn's, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.
- SARAH ALFORD was born about 1849 in North Carolina.
- ROXANNA ALFORD was born about 1861 in North Carolina.
18. BENJAMIN PEARCE CSA (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born on 11 Nov 1816 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. He died on 30 Aug 1904 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) BETTY FASON about 1886 in
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (Married 3rd.). She was born in Dec 1847. He married (2) ELIZABETH "LEACY"
UPCHURCH on 17 Nov 1836 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (1st marriage). She was born about 1816 in North
Carolina USA. She died about 1855 in Franklin County North Carolina. He married (3) MALINDA "LINDA" DENTON on 07 Jan
1856 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA (Married 2nd.). She was born about 1839 in Franklin County, North Carolina,
USA.
Benjamin Pearce CSA and Malinda "Linda" Denton had the following children:
- JOHN H.PEARCE was born about 1853 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Norah Anderson in Texas, USA.
- BURRELL PEARCE was born about 1858 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married ORAH POOLE.
- JAMES E. PEARCE was born in 1860 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 23 Dec 1929. He married Agnis Rogers on 03 Dec 1874 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in 1851. She died on 14 Jul 1918 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- CHERRIE PEARCE was born about 1862 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 08 Jun 1903 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married JOHN H. ALFORD. He was born in 1850 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 14 Oct 1922 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- NANCY "NANCE" ARCH PEARCE was born about 1862 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married ROBERT BURRELL PEARCE. He was born on 24 Nov 1852 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- ARCHIBALD C. PEARCE was born on 31 May 1863 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 11 Jan 1925 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Leah Lancaster on 20 Aug 1881 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1862.
- THOMAS SHERMAN PEARCE was born about 1866 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- AUGUSTUS "GUS" FENNER PEARCE was born on 27 Apr 1867 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 Feb 1942 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Geneva Denton on 28 Oct 1896 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 25 Nov 1870. She died on 08 Feb 1957 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- BENJAMIN CALVIN PEARCE was born on 12 Mar 1869 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 19 Nov 1952 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- He married (1) HONORA ADELAIDE "ADDIE" PIERCE (AKA PEARCE) on 09 Jan 1894
in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in Jun 1877 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 14 Feb 1969 in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA. He married (2) LUCY WILLIAMS on 03 Mar 1887 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born about 1870 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died about 1890 in Franklin, County, North Carolina, USA. - PETTIGREW PEARCE was born after 1871 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. Pettigrew died in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- MARY BELL PEARCE was born after 1873 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- JOSEPH TURNER "JOE" PEARCE I was born in Feb 1874 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- MARIAH PEARCE was born in Mar 1875 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married Joseph J. Pearce on 20 Nov 1895 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 26 Feb 1876. He died on 13 Sep 1929 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- ALLISON P. PEARCE was born in 1879 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
19. CLARA ANN PEARCE (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born on 09 Oct 1825 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. She died on 08 Sep 1912 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married William Osburn Gay CSA on
22 Nov 1850 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He was born in 1830 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died
in Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (died in battle).
William Osburn Gay CSA and Clara Ann Pearce had the following children:
- WILLIAM JASPER4 GAY was born on 24 Oct 1853 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Oct 1929 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Susan Pearce on 18 Sep 1873 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 06 Dec 1854 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 18 Jun 1932 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- JAMES A. GAY was born on 04 Jun 1861 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 08 Aug 1907 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Ruth Lier Baker about 1883. She was born on 11 Apr 1861. She died on 14 Dec 1901 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- MARTHA GAY. She married UNKNOWN.
20. FRANCES "FAN" "FANNIE"PEARCE (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1831. She died after 1900.
She married Josiah "Joe" Pulley on 21 Aug 1851 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
Josiah "Joe" Pulley and Frances "Fan" "Fannie" Pearce had the following children:
- MARTHA JANE PULLEY was born on 23 Mar 1867. She died on 28 Dec 1938 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She married SYLVESTER THOMAS BARHAM. He was born on 17 May 1866 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 04 Mar 1945.
- WILLIAM JASPER PULLEY was born on 07 Jun 1872 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 Jul 1958 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He married Mary Etta Perry on 31 Dec 1891 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 06 Feb 1873 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 24 Oct 1943 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
- JOE TURNER PULLEY. He married LENA FOWLER.
- EMMA ADDIE PULLEY. She married Matthew Alla Barham on 27 Jan 1898 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He was born in Mar 1869. He died in 1929.
- JAMES HENRY PULLEY.
- JOHNNY PULLEY.
- CAL PULLEY.
21. CALVIN "CAL"3 PEARCE CSA (Frances2 Upchurch, Benjamin1 Upchurch) was born about 1833 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. He died before 1880 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Ruthy (Rutha) Baker on 11 Jul
1852 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in Mar 1832. She died on 09 May 1913 in Franklin County,
North Carolina, USA.
Calvin "Cal" Pearce CSA and Ruthy (Rutha) Baker had the following children:
- JOSEPHINE PEARCE was born on 18 May 1847 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 05 Jul 1943 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She married DOCTOR WILEY PEARCE. He was born on 28 Jan 1848 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 21 Sep 1930 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
- RUTHY ANN PEARCE was born about 1856.
- ALFORD A. F. PEARCE was born about 1858.
- CLEM WESLEY PEARCE was born on 06 Sep 1860 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. He died on 7 (10) Jul 1919 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Ina (Ida) Blanche "Blanche"Privette on 20 Jan 1885 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 17 Nov 1869 in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. She died on 05 Jul 1950 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America. - GENEVA A. PEARCE was born in 1862. She died on 04 Jul 1920. She married ERASTRES HAGWOOD.
- CHARLES A PEARCE was born in Oct 1865. He died on 06 Dec 1922 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married Alice Phillips on 12 Jul 1894. She was born on 14 Oct 1875 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 08 Dec 1921 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA.
22. WILLIAM MOSES3 UPCHURCH (Willie2, Benjamin1) was born in 1831 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married
Mary Perdue on 20 Nov 1851 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in 1834 in Franklin County, North
Carolina, USA. She died on 1890 (+or - 10).
William Moses Upchurch and Mary Perdue had the following children:
- ELIZABETH ANNA4 UPCHURCH was born about 1854 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. She died on died young.
- ARNOLD UPCHURCH was born about 1855 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.
- SARAH F. UPCHURCH was born about 1856 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.
- JAMES WILEY "WM" "WILLIE" "WILLIS" UPCHURCH I was born on 27 Oct 1857 in Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America. He died on 30 Jun 1919 in Taylor's Twp, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA. He married Eugenia "Jean" Abernathy on 15 Dec 1878 in Nashville, Nash County, NC. She was born on 28 Jan 1861 in North Carolina, USA. She died on 01 Feb 1927 in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
- SIDNEY NOBLES UPCHURCH was born in 1860 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. He died on 5 Aug 1928 (5 Aug 1929) in near Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) MARY SUSAN ARNOLD on 12 Feb 1902 (married 3rd). She was born on 15 Aug 1876 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 28 Sep 1940 (28 Sep 1973) in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. He married (2) SUSAN WEATHINGTON (WEATHERINGTON) on 19 Nov 1898 (married 2nd). She was born in 1870. She died before 1900. He married (3) CORNELIA ELLA WILDER in 1882 (married 1st). She was born on 1860 (1862) in near Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina, USA. She died in Mar 1890 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA.
- OLIVER H UPCHURCH was born on abour 1862 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.
- ROBERT M. UPCHURCH was born about 1864 in North Carolina.
- WILLIAM CALVIN UPCHURCH was born in Jan 1867 in North Carolina, USA. He married Martha J. Abernathy on 27 Feb 1892 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA. She was born in Sep 1861. She died in 1925.
- JULIA ALICE UPCHURCH was born on 01 Jan 1869 in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. She died on 03 Dec 1933 in Zebulon, Wake, North Carolina, USA. She married John Thomas Perdue on 14 Jul 1904 in Nash, North Carolina, USA. He was born on 26 May 1869 in North Carolina. He died on 15 Sep 1929 in Mannings Townshiip, Nash, North Carolina, United States.
- HENRY HARRISON "H. H." UPCHURCH was born on 27 Apr 1874 in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) OCTAVIA "ARKIE" MORGAN on 23 Dec 1913 in Ferrells Twp, Nash County, North Carolina, USA (married 2nd). She was born about 1886. He married (2) LEONA UNKNOWN about 1899 (married 1st). She was born in Mar 1869.