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Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE)

Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE)[1]

Female 1785 - Abt 1851  (66 years)

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  • Name Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE) 
    Nickname Virginia 
    Birth 1785  North Carolina Or Virgina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID KLYS-MJC 
    Name Rebecca Gulledge  [2
    Name Virginia 
    _UID AF965E1CC1C84664AD8B1B38EEE76BD89538 
    Death Abt 1851  Probably Davidson, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11114  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 

    Father William GULLEDGE (GULLAGE),   b. Abt 1745, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1815, Jones Creek, Anson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Bathsheba (Barsheba) WATTS,   b. Abt 1746, Tasagi Town, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1805, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Alt. Marriage Bef 1761  [3
    Marriage Abt 1765  Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William CARNEY,   b. Abt 1775, North or South Carolina, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1849, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 22 Mar 1802  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage 1803  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. James CARNEY,   b. 1803, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1865, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Jesse Thomas CARNEY,   b. 4 Sep 1807, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1867, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Asa Felix CARNEY,   b. 10 Aug 1809, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1876, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. Melinda (Melsindy) CARNEY,   b. 1810   d. said to be Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ennis Braxton CARNEY,   b. 15 Nov 1811, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1879, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Joshua "Poke" CARNEY,   b. 8 Mar 1816, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     7. Prudence "Prudy" CARNEY,   b. 1820, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1842, Robertson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F5548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Rebecca Gullage married William Carney on March 22, 1802 in Davidson County, Tennessee. [1] Their children:

      James Carney, born 1803 in Davidson County, Tennessee
      Jesse Thomas Carney, born 4 Sep 1807 in Davidson County, Tennessee
      Asa Felix Carney, born 10 Aug 1809 in Ashland City, Davidson, Tennessee
      Melinda Carney, born 1810
      Ennis Braxton Carney, born 15 Nov 1811
      Joshua Carney, born 1816 in Davidson County, Tennessee
      Prudy Carney, born 1820

      1850 Census: Davidson County, Tennessee [2]

      Rebecca Carney, 65, TN
      Tabitha Dare, 60, TN (Tabitha Gulledge)
      George Hampton, 8, TN

      Research Notes

      The below is listed on Rootsweb; Rebecca Gulledge:

      "William and Rebecca lived on Lt. Marrowbone Creek in NW Davidson Co. near the Cheatham Co. line. In a court transaction at the Archives, where Wm. was brought in to settle a dispute between James & Henry Carney. William witnessed a land transaction between his sons Jesse T. and Ennis Braxton October 22, 1848 but Rebecca was listed as a widow on 1850 census. Death estimated about 1849."
      "At time of 1840 Census, four Carney families owned adjacent properties in Davidson County, Tennessee, and nearby a Brinkley household with 8 persons.
      Ennis B. Carney 5 in household
      Jesse T. Carney 5 in household
      Joshua Carney 7 in household
      William Carney 3 in household with one male 60-70yrs old, female 40-50 & 15-20
      Asee (Asa) Carney 5 in household

      According to Joshua Carney census in 1880 at age 64, his father was born in South Carolina, Mother in Virginia.

      Per: Robert Carney of Williamsburg, Virginia Rebecca may have had two brothers - William and Frederick Gullage. Tabitha probably ended up living with Rebecca after William Carney died.

      Rebecca Carney age 65, found living with Tabitha (Gulledge) Dare age 60, and George Hampton in 1850 Census, for Davidson County, TN. - Living just down the road from son Asa Carney and family. Also in area is Jesse T. Carney and family, as well as Frensley and other familiar families on same census page.

      Found Marriage record on page 69 of Record Book

      Carney William to Rebeccah Gullage 3/22/1802 Bondsman - Edwd. Blackburn
      Sources

      ? "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD35-W3P : 8 December 2014), William Carney and Rebecca Gullage, 22 Mar 1802; citing Davidson,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 200,294.
      ? "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-4YW : 9 November 2014), Rebeca Carney, Davidson county, part of, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

      Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ birth/death/marriage certificates, census, familysearch.org, etc

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Sep 2024), entry for Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE), person ID KLYS-MJC. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Nov 2021), entry for William GULLEDGE (GULLAGE), person ID LZGT-GX7. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Feb 2022), entry for William CARNEY, person ID KLYS-M7V. (Reliability: 3).