James Lankford

Other Events:

• Constable: 1760, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, USA; Constable for his District on the Haw River
• Military: 1754-1763, Virginia, United States; Served in French and Indian Wars
• Deed: 1767, Rowan County, North Carolina; In 1767 in Rowan Co NC, proved in March Court 1770, Joseph Tate to James Lankford, 117 acres on the north side of Dan River, Mackeys Creek. Wit. Charles Perkins, Geo. Deathriage, Jos. Tate Jr., Robt. Rollsone. (Linn, Rowan Co NC Deeds, p 104)
• Will: February 1778; To son James, the land I live on lying on N side of Dan River. Also mentioned son William, daughter Susanna, wife Sarah (I believe he also had a son Thomas & John, although not mentioned in will).

Notes:

Birth:
Have numerous DNA hits with this line of Lankfords.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Brown(?). Sarah was born in 1718; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Petition: 1770, North Carolina; Petition to create Surry Co from Rowan Co was sent to the NC House of Burgesses. In addition to John Deatherage, who initially requested the petition, names listed: Jos. Cloud, Sr., Jos. cloud, Jr, Wm Cloud, Issac Cloud, James Sr, John, Tho. & Wm Lankford
• Military: 1775, North Carolina; Served as a soldier in the North Carolina Militia, Salisbury district. Private.
• Payment: 5 Sep 1783, Stokes County, North Carolina
• Court Mintues: 10 May 1786, Surry County, North Carolina; Absalom Bostick vs. Lemuel SmithPeter Perkins and William Lankford. Witness for Pltf. failed to appear.
• Land Purchase: 1788, Stokes County, North Carolina; Purchased land along Sevenland Creek, no details
• Court Minutes: November 1788, Surry County, North Carolina; Benjamin Myers vs. William Lankford, no details
• Tax List: 1794, Big Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Capt. Clouds District 50 acres1 w poll
• Land Grant: 24 Dec 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; Looks like the original record for the grant of 50 acres of land to Wm Lankford. It mentions that it is next to land where he was living at time, so he probably received a land grant previously as well. Not sure this is the same as the land grant in 1797.
• Land Grant: 24 December 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford enters 50 acres in Stokes Co. on Barns’ Branch waters of Dan Riverborders land where he lives and Patmon Lawson; includes his improvement. Stokes County, N. C. Land Entries 1790-1798, Page 110, Grant 437.
• Land Grant: 9 February 1795, Stokes County, North Carolina; Matthew Moore enters 640 acres in Stokes Co. on North side of Dan River on waters of Little Peter Creek and waters of Barnes Branchborders John Lawson "Black Eye", Joel Catchem, William Lankford, Peter Prewett and Patmon Lawson
• Tax List: 1796, Stokes County, North Carolina; 100 acres of land. 1 white poll. Capt Clouds District
• Land Purchase: 10 July 1797, Stokes County, North Carolina; Deed Book 5, pg 79, No. 293. William Lankford purchased 50 acres from the government on the Dan River.
• Census 1800: 1800, Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina
• Tax List: 1807, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; Lankford, Wm 140 acres 0 Poll(listed in house) Daniel Tilly 1 poll, Griffith Lankford 1 poll and West Lankford 1 poll. Providing evidence that West was the son of William.
• Tax List: 1814, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; William Lankford: 100 A, no polls Joseph Lankford: (listed on another page than William) 1 White poll. (See notes regarding Joseph not being a son of Wm).
• Tax List: 1815-1819, Stokes County, North Carolina; Except for the years 1815 (Stone Chimney District) and 1819 (Snow Creek District), West is polled either in or near William's household from 1807 to 1818. Further proof West is the son of Wm. (Wm listed 100 A @ $100no poll)
• Tax List: 1824, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford: 140 A, no polls West Lankford: 150 A, no polls
• Tax List: 1825, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford: 60 A, no pollsWest Lankford 150 A, 1 White Poll
• Deed: 20 Aug 1825, Stokes County, North Carolina; This document records the sale/transfer of 50 acres of land on Barns Branch of the Dan River from William Lankford to Jonathan Beasley, his son-in-law who married his daughter Susanna.
• Tax List: 1826, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford: 69 A, no pollsWest Lankford: 150 A, 1 white poll
• Tax List: 1827, Stokes County, North Carolina; Nancy Lankford: 69 A, no polls

Notes:

Some list Joseph as a son of William however:
The only time Joseph is polled in Peters Creek is 1814 and is on another page than William. According to the laws of North Carolina, Joseph should have been polled no later than 1812, before his marriage not the year after. From the legal documents, Joseph was not in the Peters Creek District before 12 Jun 1813 when he obtained his Marriage Bond. Nor was Joseph in the tax district Samuel Sharp was living in or the StoneChimney/Stone Creek District for the years 1809-1813.
Taken from Lankford Mailing list, Lizan


Birth:
(Later to become Stokes County) or Virginia, there are two different sources on this. Bladen was the place of birth given on the DAR application.

Died:
Name last appears in tax rolls in 1826. Widow Nancy appears in his place in 1827

Other Events:

• Petition: 1770; Petition to create Surry Co from Rowan Co was sent to the NC House of Burgesses. In addition to John Deatherage, who initially requested the petition, names listed: Jos. Cloud, Sr., Jos. cloud, Jr, Wm Cloud, Issac Cloud, James Sr, John, Tho. & Wm Lankford
• Court Minutes: May 1779, Surry County, North Carolina; Deed from Rachel Hockett, widow of Nath'l Hockett to John ? 500 acresoath James Gaines and Thomas Lankford; Deed from John Dyckes to Thomas Lankford, 100 acres
• Military: 1780, Kings Mountain; September 1780 at King's Mountain, while serving in the American Revolution, Thomas Lankford and John Martin, under the command of Captain Cloud, were ambushed by Tories while under patrol and John Martin was wounded while Thomas Lankford escaped.
• Court Minutes: 15 February 1782, Surry County, NC; Deed from Sarah Lankford and Thomas Lankford to Jos. Shipoath Thomas Ship.
• Court Minutes: 16 August 1782, Surry County, North Carolina; Thomas Lankford vs. John Lankford (brother?) assault and battery.
• Land Entries: 9 March 1792, Stokes County, North Carolina; Void no land found entry withdrew & money returned to JW & TL. May 11, 1791 (Joseph Cloud & Thomas Lankford enter 10 ac - lined out) includes an iron ore bank & beech tree marked "JCTL 1791" on bank of Buck Island Cr and runs into E side of said creek
• Land Entries: 30 May 1793, Stokes County, North Carolina; Wt. Granted Peter Perkins & James Martin enter 50 ac in Stokes ab "bounty claim" for iron works on N side of Dan R about 0.5 miles from Buck Is. in Dan R on waters of Island Br (more)
• Tax List: 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; Capt. Clouds District 150 acres1 w poll
• Deed: 2 June 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; Thomas Lankford to Joseph Cloud 100 pds Va money 100 ac Peter's Ck, being part former survey Jos Tate in Granvilles land (John Martin, Peter Beller) s/Thomas Lankford

Thomas married in 1781 in Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Court Mintues: 11 August 1785, Surry County, North Carolina; John Lankford qualified as constable in GAINS district.
• Court Mintues: 19 May 1787, Surry County, North Carolina; Deed from John Lankford and wife to Woody Burchoath James Gaines

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Dykes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Petition: 1770, North Carolina; Petition to create Surry Co from Rowan Co was sent to the NC House of Burgesses. In addition to John Deatherage, who initially requested the petition, names listed: Jos. Cloud, Sr., Jos. cloud, Jr, Wm Cloud, Issac Cloud, James Sr, John, Tho. & Wm Lankford
• Will: February 1778, Surry County, Virginia, USA; To son James, the land I live on lying on N side of Dan River.

Other Events:

• Tax List: 1807, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; Living in William Lankford's household are Daniel Tilly, Griffith Lankford and West Lankford.
• Census 1810: 1810, Peters Creek, Stokes North Carolina, USA; Living next to Thomas Lankford, close to Featherstone Holt and William Collins. Same people listed in both Surry and Stokes census, they must have lived close to the county lines and both counties took the census, including that section twice.
• Tax List: 1815, Stokes County, North Carolina; Stone Chimney District - West Lankford 1 white poll
• Deed: 23 Dec 1816, Stokes County, North Carolina; From Charles Newman to West Lankford for $100, 150 acres on Buck Island Creek
• Deed: 17 Jan 1818, Stokes County, North Carolina; West Lankford to Abner Mabe for 100 pounds, 100 acres on the Waters of Buck Island Creek
• Census 1820: 1820, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
• Tax List: 1824, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford: 140 A, no polls West Lankford: 150 A, no polls
• Tax List: 1825, Stokes County, North Carolina; William Lankford: 60 A, no pollsWest Lankford 150 A, 1 White Poll
• Tax List: 1826, Stokes County, North Carolina; Wm lankford: 69 A, no pollsWest Lankford: 150 A, 1 white poll
• Land Grant: 17 Dec 1829, On Waters of Buck Island (Creek) Stokes NC; Bk 138Grant #1110; 40 Acres File No.1144, Westley Lankford Warrant # 2693 Location: On waters of Buck Island adjoining this own land
• Voters List: 2 Mar 1833, Peters Creek, Stokes County, NC; On voter's list for Peter's Creek
• Deed: 11 Sep 1833, Stokes County, North Carolina; Chr McAnnaly & Elisha Bonner of Stokes to Tucker Lawson & West Lankford for $1.00, a tract of land on waters of Buck Island Creek: This is a mortgage deed of trust identifying West Lankford as an heir of William Lankford.
• Deed: 18 Mar 1843, Stokes County, North Carolina; Deed of Trust between Wesley & son Braxton, Braxton owing his father money.
• Deed: 18 June 1844, Stokes County, North Carolina; Wes lankford puts land, livestock and house items in trust to Frederick Hill for security against a debt of 100 dollars that he owns to a W. McConley

Notes:

West (Westley) Lankford, one in the same person, as a deed from Elisha Banner uses the two names interchangeably. By law, West should have been listed in the Poll tax records beginning in 1795 if his year of birth 1774 is correct. I still do not have 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806 Poll Tax records but West was not listed in the poll tax until 1807. He was possibly there from 1803 - 1806 but he was not listed from 1795-1802 when he should have been. There are only two possibilities to explain this - West was not born in 1774 or he was not in Stokes County prior to 1807 (maybe as early as 1803). By law, West had to be listed, because the poll was on every freeman. If a freeman did not have taxable property to a certain value, he still paid a tax unless exempted as an insolvent.
I believe the date of his birth is 1784 not 74, and the two census records for 1850-60 (which is where the date comes from) is incorrect. With all the records and age of his wife, the age that makes sense is for him to have been born around 1784


Deed:
This Indenture made this 23rd day of December in the year of our Lord 1816 Between Charles Newman of the court of Stokes in the state of North Carolina of the one part and West Lankford of the same county and state of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in ?? of the sum of $100 current money of said state to him ?? and paid the ?? whereas is hereby fully acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold 7 do by these present, grant, bargain and sells ?? unto said West Lankford a tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county of Stokes and state of NC on Buck Island Creek and bounded as follows: beginning at a chestnut on the west side of said creek, thence north 15 chains with Charles Elberts line to a red oak west 35 chains and 50 ? to a chestnut oak south 40 chains to a white oak. East 38 chains and 70 ? to spanish oak ?? said creek, north 75 chains to a stake thence cast there ?? chains ??erossing? said creek to the beginning, containing 150 acres be the same more or less to have and to hold the aforesaid granted land with the appurtenances, all rights, privliges ?? to the same in any ?? belonging ?? to heirs the said West Lankford and the said Charles Newman hath by these present bind himself and his heirs, administrors and assigns to warrant ?? the aforesaid granted land & permission? to him the said West Lankford his heirs and assigns forever free from the right ? rights of ?? t??ful claim or demand of any person or persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the aforesaid Charles Newman hath here ?? hand and affixed his seal. Witnesses: John Hart, Elisha Nelson

Died:
Was in the 1860 census, but not 1870

Wesley married Docia in 1809 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Docia was born in 1786 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
What is the source for death date? She is not named in the 1872 deed for the division of land of Tucker Sr dec'd among his children, so indicates she died before that time, but don't have a source for the 1862 date.

Elizabeth married Tucker Lawson Sr. in 1825 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Tucker (son of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall) was born in 1803 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in Mar 1866 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Ruey in 1829 in Stokes County, North Carolina. was born in 1807 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Flynt Lawson, Sr. in 1838 in North Carolina. Flynt (son of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall) was born in Jul 1812 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Raid: 9 April 1865, Stokes County, North Carolina; Braxton Loses a mare to the Union Army
• Claims Commission: 20 Dec 1875, Stokes County, North Carolina; Files claim for mare lost during war with the Southern Claims Commission which recognized the Federal Government's debt to loyal citizens for property loses suffered during the Civil War.
• Newspaper: 22 Sep 1887, Danbury, Stokes County, NC; Owners of Mineral Lands in Danbury
• Newspaper: 11 April 1907, Stokes County, North Carolina; It is learned that Mr. Braxton Lankford, of Campbell Rt. 2 fell & hurt himself a few days since & is seriously ill from the effects of the fall & other complications. Mr. Lankford is one of the oldest citizens of the county.

Notes:

Newspaper:
Stokes County Minerals

We learn that one or more realroad Co's want to accertain the fact whether we have iron ores, and other minerals in the section of Stokes just around Danbury. Our word for it, we have in great abundance, but we say come and see for yourselves. This section of Stokes county will furnish more freight to the square mile, than any section of the same extend in the state, we mean in tonage, the freights will be heavy, magnetic iron ore, the hemetites, manganese, graphite and several other minerals, such as lime, mica, asbestos, building stone, etc.

Below we give a partial list of those who own iron and other minerals here, and as we have said before, the existence of those minerals is no theory, some of them having been worked near one hundred years.

J.H Fagg, magnetic iron good out crop, Powell Lawson, undeveloped, Brax Lankford, undeveloped, William Nelson good veins 6 to 8 feet thick, Julius Lawson, undeveloped, B.R. Lawson, undeveloped, William Fagg, old works good vein, Mastin Mabe, good veins.

The above is only a partial list of those who own mineral lands in this section the mineral right on which in most cases may be brought not only reasonable but low considering the real value.

Died:
(Danbury Reporter Feb 6) Mr. Braxton Lankford who was one of the oldest citizens in the co., died a few days since at his home near Lawsonville. Mr. Lankford was born in 1818 and was therefore 90 years of age.

Braxton married Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fagg on 07 May 1865 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of John Fagg and Frances Lawson) was born in May 1842 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 8 Feb 1930 in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Braxton married Jincy/Quincy Unknown in 1840 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Jincy/Quincy was born in 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucinda married Robert Smith in 1851. Robert was born in 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military: 04 May 1861, Stokes County, North Carolina; Civil War

Wyatt married Elizabeth "Dolly" Mabe on 04 Jan 1846 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and was divorced in Fall 1854 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1828 in North Carolina; died in in North Carolin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]