James Arrowood of Wilkes Co. NC

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1. James¹ Arrowood of Wilkes,⁽¹⁾ son of John Arrowood of Maryland, was born in Maryland, or North Carolina after 1755. James died date unknown at age unknown.

He married twice. He married Rachel Davis after 1 Apr 1802 in Rutherford Co, NC.(2) Rachel and James may have had one daughter.

He married Elisa Crowder after 11 June 1805 in Rutherford Co, NC.(3) Elisa was born before 1765. Some information about her family can be found in Early Crowders of Rutherford Co. TN.

Lisey and James may have had two daughters, who have not been identified. It appears that some of her husband's descendants may have attributed her maiden name to the wife of her stepson, James Arrowood.

Conflicting evidence states that James was born before 1765. James took out a bond to marry Rachel Davis 1 Apr 1802 in Rutherford Co, NC.⁽⁴⁾ James took out a bond to marry Elisa Crowder 11 June 1805 in Rutherford Co, NC.⁽⁵⁾ In Rutherford County, NC, on August 8, 1795, he bought from Thomas Davis, for sixty pounds, "certain pieces of land lying ... on the Shole branch of Puzzel Creek originally patented by Jacob Davis ... to a stake in Eavis' line ... being one hundred acres more or less ...". The deed was witnessed by Abel Lewis and Bartlett Eavis.

On July 8, 1797, John Arrowood of Spartanburg County, South Carolina sold one hundred acres on the Middle Fork of Sandy Run, in Rutherford County. No connection between John and James has been found.

The 1800 census of Rutherford County found James Arrowood, age 26-44, with no adult woman, two sons in each range 0-9 and 10-15, two daughters 0-9 and one 10-15.⁽⁶⁾

On February 27, 1802, James sold the one hundred acres on Puzzle Creek. Rutherford County Deed Book 24-26, page 98 records an 1807 sale by James Arrowood to Anthony Enloe. The deeds have not yet been examined to see if they match the 1795 purchase. The next sale in Rutherford County by an Arrowood occurred 78 years later, in 1885.

It appears that he remarried, to a woman his own age, sometime after 1800. The 1810 census of Wilkes County shows James Arriwood and wife, both over age 45, with one of his earlier daughters, now age 10-14, a new girl 5-9, and two more girls under 5. Perhaps these latter three may be his granddaughters.⁽⁷⁾

Some of his children seem to have crossed the border into nearby Washington County, Tennessee, in the mid-1810s, and then returned to Burke County, which lies between there and Wilkes County.

James Arrowood of Wilkes had the following children:

• 2 i. Rebecca (Betsey)² Arrowood. Rebecca died date unknown at age unknown. She married William Mitchell or Miller February 1816 in Washington Co, TN. William was born before 1795. William died date unknown at age unknown. William applied for a marriage license to wed Rebecca (Betsey) Arrowood February 14, 1816 in Washington Co, TN.(8)

  Rebecca applied for a marriage license to wed William Mitchell or Miller February 14, 1816 in Washington Co, TN.⁽⁹⁾

• + 3 ii. William Arrowood of Burke Co. was born circa 1785.

• + 4 iii. Jesse Arwood of Tennessee was born circa 1793.

• + 5 iv. James Arrowood was born 18th day of May 1794.

• + 6 v. John Arrowood was born circa 1797.

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Arrowood

Arwood

Crowder

Davis

Mitchell or Miller

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