Moses Stone

Other Events:

• Census: 1820, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
• Census: 1830, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
• Census: 1840, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
• Probate: 15 Nov 1844, Spartanburg Dist., South Carolina; "After a due investigation...on the 15th day of November 1844 it was Ordered and Decreed the said Will should be set aside by the Court of Ordinary."
• Residence: 1820, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; With a boy age 10 to 15, a woman age 16 to 25, two men age 16 to 25 and a woman over age 45
• Residence: 1830, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; With a girl under age 5, a girl age 5 to 9, a girl age 10 to 14, a woman age 30 to 39 and two slaves
• Residence: 1840, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; With three girls aged 5 to 9, a girl aged 10 to 14, a boy aged 15 to 19, two men aged 40 to 49, a woman aged 40 to 49 and six slaves
• Will: 21 Oct 1844, Spartanburg Dist., South Carolina; [NOTE: This was a nuncupative will, that is, it was given orally to witnesses before his death. The date here is the date that his wishes were written down.] To "wife" unnamed: Slave man Philip and slave woman Rhonda for their lifetimes and not to be sold separately or together, the home for her and her children, the other property to remain as-is for ten years "or there abouts", then to be divided among the children after the widow takes her portion; certain debts to be forgiven, others collected

Moses married Catherine Smith Abt 1822, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Catherine was born 1798; died 21 Jan 1875, Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina; was buried Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1790, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
• Census: 1800, Spartanburg Dist., South Carolina
• Census: 1810, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
• Probate: 22 Dec 1817, Spartanburg Dist., South Carolina; Estate inventory filed by Ambrose Stone, administrator, taken by John Harmon, Samuel Stone, Aron Stone (sic.), Zealy Stone. Valued at $448.00
• Residence: 1790, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; With five white boys under 16, four white men over 16, two white females and five slaves
• Residence: 1800, Spartanburg Dist., South Carolina; With five boys under age 10, three boys age 10 to 15, two men and a woman age 16 to 25, a man age 26 to 44 and a woman over age 45
• Residence: 1810, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; With a boy and a girl under age 10, three boys age 10 to 15, five men age 16 to 25 and a woman age 26 to 44

Notes:

Estate papers of Spartanburg Co., South Carolina are mostly not available online (11 Oct 2017)

Died:
Son Ambrose Stone was granted a citation to administer the John Stone estate on 26 Nov 1817

John married Mary Abt 1775, Hanover Co., Virginia. Mary was born 1757, Virginia; died 1851; was buried Shottsville, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dist. 14, Marion, Alabama
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 14, Marion, Alabama; With the Jesse and Jane Lindsey family

Notes:

Buried:
Shottsville Cemetery

Notes:

Ambrose Stone, so far, is the only proven child to this family. We await digitization of estate files of Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. (11 Oct 2017)

James Tilman Stone might actually have been two people; a James Stone is probated in Monroe Co., Mississippi in 1857, while a Tilman Stone is probated in Monroe Co., Mississippi in 1849. (11 Oct 2017)