Olivia's Genealogy Site: Kersey
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This Web page is based on research of records known to be valid from State records, Federal records, manuscripts, and private papers. These records are land records, wills, and financial transactions center on the roots of the Kersey family. Kersey, Kearsey, Cersey, Kearney, Searcy, Carsey, 1638/39, SR04005 Virginia Colonial Records page 3, John Kersey is mentioned as a merchant (Dublin). 1678, March 4- - Peter Kersey was living in Surry County, Virginia when the court ordered him to return his son, John Kersey, to the estate of Judith Parker, deceased (Minutes 1672-82, p.240. 1679, May 5 - Peter Kersey's son, John, was apprenticed to William Hunt who was ordered by the court to provide him sufficient clothing or return him to the care of his father (Minutes 1672-82, p.250). 1681 Thomas Kersey was a taxable in Benjamin Harrison's Surry County, Virginia household (Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, V. 22 4:50) 1683 - Peter Kersey was called, "Peter a Negro" when he was taxable in Thomas Sidway's 1683 household and in 1685 he was called Peter Kersey, a taxable in Mrs. Sidway's household in Upper Sunken Marsh, and in 1686 his son John was a taxable with him in Mrs. Sidway's household (D & W 2:335; W & D 1684-87, D & W 4:4). 1700/1 Thomas Kersey appeared in Surry County, Virginia court on the suit of Nathaniel Harrison who failed to appear (Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, VI:4) 1718, April 25; John Kersey and his wife Mary Kersey were residents of Prince George County, Virginia when they sold their 70 acres of land in Surry County, Virginia in Southwarke Parish for 1 shilling to Richard Shock. (Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, V:7 117). 1720 Thomas Kersey was a taxable in Chowan County, North Carolina in Capt. Patterson's Company from Meherrin Creek to Meherrin River in the northeast corner of present day Northampton County, North Carolina. (Bertie County was formed from this part of Chowan County in 1722, and Northampton County was form from this part of Bertie County in 1741) 1726 May, 2 - Thomas Kersey purchased 200 acres on the south side of the Meherrin River (Bertie County, North Carolina Deed B:171). 1730, October 28 - Thomas Kersey's 1730 will was proved in Bertie County, North Carolina in the August Court in 1731. His will named his wife and executrix, Susanna; children; and grandchildren, William Kersey and James Reynolds. 1729, July, Oct. March Court: John Kersey was mentioned in the Higher Court minutes in Bladen Co., N.C. ( Richard Sanderson versus John Kersey trepass). On Oct.,1729 Richard Sanderson versus John Kersey case was discontinued by plaintiff’s order. On March, 1729 Richard Sanderson versus John Kersey trespass (no return) alia to issue at plaintiff’s motion. 1730, October 28: Kearsey (one of many different spellings), Thomas Bertie County Will dated as shown. August, court, 1731. Sons: John (Land on Cashie Swamp), Thomas and William (lands), James and Peter. Daughter: Mary Pohagon. Wife and Executrix: Susanna. Grandson: William Kearsey. Executor: Thomas Kearsey (son). Witness: Thomas Kearsey Jr., Mary Poheagin, Joseph Darden, Arthur Williams Clerk of Court: Rt. Forster. P. 200. ABSTRACT OF N.C. WILLS 1690-1760. 1743/4, March 1: Thomas Kersey received a patent for 400 acres in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (Colonial Records of North Carolina, EV:677). 1745, April 11: Thomas Kearney 300 acres in Edgecombe Co.,N.C. joining the N side of Elk Marsh, john Low, Henry Simms, Jackson line and Haynes Corner. ROYAL GOVERNOR GABRIEL JOHNSTON PATENT BOOK 3 (abstracts of land patents). 1748, December 29: Thomas Kersey sold his 100 acres of land which he inherited from his father on the south side of the Meherrin River in Northampton County, NC. (Colonial Records of North Carolina, 1:392) 1753, April 11: Pat. bk. 2 #243 pg. 46 John Kersey patented 640 acres in Carteret County, N.C. 1754, Feb. 20: John Kersey Bear Swamp. Robeson County, NC. 1755, February 12: Thomas Kersey purchased 120 acres in Edgecomb County, NC on Sapony Creek adjacent Samuel Cannady. (Colonial Records of North Carolina) 1759: Reuben Searcy opposed building Tryon Palace in a petition in 1759 . ....Petition of Reuben Searcy and others....people of Granville County, N.C. did not want it. 1760, Nov. 18: John Kersey 100 acres in Bladen Co., N.C. E side of Bear Swamp. ROYAL GOVERNOR ARTHUR DOBBS PATENT BOOK 15 P. 311. 1761, August 4: Thomas Kersey purchased 307 acres near the Sapony Creek in Edgecomb County, NC. (Colonial Records of North Carolina) 1763 John Kersey was listed on the Bladen Co. tax list as a tax payer. 1 White and 1 Black male. 1763 Peter Kersey was listed on the Bladen Co., N.C. as a taxpayer. 1 White. 1764, Nov. 9: Thomas Kersey 100 acres in Bladen on E side of Drowning Creek and S side of Jacobs Swamp including Sweeting Improvements. ROYAL GOVERNOR ARTHUR DOBBS PATENT BOOK 17 PG. 96. 1765, January 16: Thomas Kersey was living in Bladen County, NC but he sold 400 acres of his land in Edgecomb County, NC which he had received by patent on 1 March 1743/4.(Colonial Records of North Carolina) 1766, Sept 24: A reference was made in the Wilmington Council to a petition of Thomas Kersey upon a caveat lodged by Robert Terrill to order a resurvey-------Colonial Records of N.C. 2nd series Vol. IX Records of the Executive Council 1755-1775. 1767, October 26: Pat. bk. 23 #5988 pg. 105 Thomas patented 100 acres in Bladen County on the E side of Drowning Creek. 1769, Dec. 16: Pat. bk 20 #2180 p. 527 Peter Kersey patented 100 acres in Bladen County E side of Drowning Creek. 1769, Dec. 16: Pat. bk. 20 #2181 p. 527 Thomas Kersey patented 100 acres in Bladen N.E. side of Drowning Creek. In pat. bk. 20 #2164 pg. 524 there is a reference to him in Bladen County on both sides of Mill Branch. 1769, Dec. 16: Pat. bk. 20 #2157 pg. 523 a reference was made to John Kersey 150 acres Bladen N. side of Bear Swamp above his own plantation. 1770 Randolph Kersey was in Tryon County, NC census---no Twp listed. K620 Comments: The Old Tryon County, NC was created in 1768 and dissolved in 1779. 1770, March 22: Bladen Co., N.C. Thomas Kersey N side Drowning Creek 1770, Dec. 11: Pat. bk. 2 #2678 pg. 607 Thomas if referenced as being in Bladen County at Watering Hole Swamp. 1771, Oct. 3: Bladen Co., N.C.: Thomas Kersey was a witness 1771, Nov. 18: Pat. bk. 20 #3276 pg. 711 John Kersey patented 150 acres E side of Drowning Creek Swamp. 1774, July 25: Thomas Kersey W side Great Swamp pat. by Thomas Kersey July 25, 1774 . He gave it to his son James Kersey. 1775, April 10-17: Thomas Kersey of Norfolk, clerk aged 22 was listed as a redemptioner to go from London to Maryland by the “Adventure”. 1775, March 11:In pat. bk. 25 #7925 pg. 224 a reference was made to Esther Kersey E. of Drowning Creek. 1775, March 11: Pat. bk. 25 #8157 pg. 305 John Kersey patented 100 acres in Bladen County on Raft Swamp. 1775, March 11: Pat bk. 25 #7969 pg. 238 Thomas Kersey patented 100 acres in Bladen on Peters Bay. Pat. bk. 25 #7970 pg. 238 Thomas Kersey patented 100 acres in Bladen County on S side of Henry Overy (must be Obery). Pat. bk. 25 #7971 pg. 239 Thomas Kersey patented 400 acres in Bladen County on N side of Drowning Creek, joining Kersey’s old survey. 1776 Randolph Kersey was mentioned as a taxpayer in Tryon Co., N.C. N.C. TAXPAYERS 1701-1786. 1777 John Kersey was mentioned as a taxpayer in Caswell Co., N.C. N.C. TAXPAYERS 1701-1786. 1778 Thomas Kersey died before the May court when administration on his estate was granted William Truman and Benjamin Odom, (NCGSJ XIII, no. 4, p.224) 1778, Feb. 17 Mary and America Kersey S side of Ashpole Swamp 1779, Nov. 11: Joseph Wood (Sheriff) to Philemon Terrell, 15 Oct., 1792; By virtue of an execution issued from County Court against William--------------for L12 and costs, received by John Hawthorn; execution directed Sheriff to expose to sale 150 A. on Es of Drowning Creek and Es of Peters Bay include. THOMAS KERSEY’S old Improvements, pat. 11 Nov. 1779. Philemon Terrell last and highest bidder with L15, 3 Sh. and 6p. Wit: John Walsh and John Rhodes (C-202/203/204) January Term 1795; J. Barnes, C.C. 1779, Nov. 12: Mary and America Kersey S side Ashpole Swamp Pat. by Mary Nov. 12, 1779 1779, Nov. 12: Mary Kersey W side Drowning Creek, Pat. Nov. 12, 1779 America Kersey/Mary Kersey deeded this to America and America to John Cade 1779, November 19: Peter Kersey sold for 500 pounds 100 acres on the northwest side of Drowning Creek which was land he was granted in 1769 (37:185). 1779, Aug. 10, p. 182 (1110): Benjam. Thomas enters 100 acres on the old path from where Noah Messer did live to where JOHN KERSEY did live; border: Solomon James’ upper line on NE side of Drowning Creek. 1780 October: John Kersey--Ursula (wife); Drury, John, and Elizabeth. Source: Abstract of NC Wills 1760-1800 1781 William Kersey was mentioned as a taxpayer in Bertie Co., N.C. VOL. II N.C. TAXPAYERS 1679-1790. 1782 The 1782 Militia Returns for Bladen County, NC show that James Kersey was born about 1764. (The North Carolinian, Vol. VI, p. 751) He was head of a Robeson County household of one "other free' in 1800 (NC:388). On 24, Feb. 1834, he made a declaration in Robeson County court to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. He stated that he was born in 1762, volunteered in a company of militia on 1 August, 1782 in what was then Bladen county in the town of Elizabeth. He marched to Charleston, SC to James Island, and received his discharge in Wilmington on 1 August, 1783. He was inscribed in the Roll of NC on 4 March 1831 (M804-1477, S-8788). 1784, Nov. 9: Thomas Kersey pat. E side Drowning Creek. Robeson County, NC 1784 John Kersey was mentioned as a taxpayer in Caswell Co., N.C. VOL II N.C. TAXPAYERS 1679-1790. 1784 Peter Kersey was mentioned as a taxpayer in Bladen Co., N.C. N.C. VOL.II TAXPAYERS 1679-1790. He was taxable on 150 acres and one poll in Captain Regan's district. 1784 Mary Kersey paid tax on 400 acres in Bladen County, NC. 1785, 29 March: Solomon Kersey purchased 200 acres of land which was adjoining John Rowland. (25:240 & 1:299) 1786, N.C. wills 1665-1900: John Kersey Va. Recorded copy in Caswell Co., N.C. Rb-B/426. 1786 William Kersey was a taxable in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, household of John Chavis Walden (Personal Tax List, frame 149) and taxable in Southampton County in 1787 (The 1787 Census of Virginia, 1131). 1787, Dec. 10: John Kersey S side Drowning Creek mentioned 1787, Aug. 27: John Willis to John Storm L-35, 76 acres on Drowning Creek adj Regan and his own line, being part of 400 acres tract pat. by THOMAS KERSEY and sold by him to John Hawthorne, by him conveyed to Kedar Keyton from him conveyed to Abram Odom...........entry continues. Wit: Thomas Townsend and Charles Barker. Ack. by John Willis (A-260/261) 1787, 20 April: James Kersey entered 100 acres in Robeson County, NC including his spring. (Land Entry, 1787-95, p.4) 1788, July 12: James Kersey E side Jacob Swamp pat. by him on the same date. Robeson County, NC. Robeson County, NC 1788, May 10: Mary Kersey sold 200 acres of her 400 acres in Bladen County, NC that she had bought in 1784 to America Kersey. 1789, Jan. 20: Reding Kersey enters 50 acres N of Buck (or Burk) Pond; between Drowning Creek and Gum Swamp 1789, May 18: Thomas Kersey’s Corner on S side of Mossy Branch mentioned 1789, July 21: John Kersey pat. E side Drowning Creek 1789, July 6: John Kersey S side Drowning Creek-- writ against his land --suit against Joseph Kersey 1789,June 8: James Kersey W side Jacobs Swamp 1789, April 22: Peter Kersey mentions his improvements N side of Crooked Branch. 1789, Oct. 28: William W side of Peter’s Swamp 1789, July 6: Joseph Kersey suit against and writ against John Kersey’s land. 1790 Census Hillsborough Dist.; Richmond Dist. Caswell County, NC (Names taken from city tax lists)---John Kersey, Drury Kersey, John Kersey, James Kersey, and Samuel Kersey. 1790 Robeson Co., N.C. census James Kersey is mentioned as having 1 white male living in the Fayette Dist. p. 47 1790 Peter Kersey in Robeson Co., N.C. for the census 050 7 other free 1790, Nov. 24: LG 307 to Arthur Pearce, 100 acres on W side of the |Great Swamp HERSEY improvement. Pat. 24 Nov. 1790(sic). (B-105) Robeson County, NC 1790 America Kersey was mentioned in the 1790 Robeson Co., N.C. census as living in the Fayette Dist. and having 3 White females in the home 1790 Reading Kersey was mentioned in the Robeson Co., N.C. census of 1790 household listed as having 1 free White male 16+--name spelled Redding 1790 William Kersey was mentioned in the Robeson Co., N.C. census as having 4 all other free. He entered 50 acres on the west side of Peter's Swamp in Robeson County, NC on 28 October 1789 and purchased land in Robeson by deed proved 6 January 1806. 1790 Peter Kersey was mentioned in the Robeson Co., N. C. census as having 7 all other free 1790 Betty Kersey was mentioned in the Robeson Co., N.C. census as having 3 other free 1790, Dec. 10: Reading Kersey N side Buck Pond between Drowning Creek and Gum Swamp pat. Reading Dec. 10, 1790 1790 Alexander Kersey in Caswell Co. , N.C. 068 1790 Betty Kersey Robeson Co., N.C. 050 1790 James Kersey Robeson Co., N.C. census 048. He was counted as white. 1790 Solomon Kersey In Robeson Co., N.C. for census 049. He had 2 white male 16 up and 1 white female. 145-13 1790 Elizabeth Kersey was a head of a Robeson County, NC household of 3 "other free". North Carolina Census 1792, Dec. 30: Reading Kersey/Kearsey between Long Island Swamp and Drowning Creek, Robeson County, N.C. 1792, 11 September: James Kersey lived in Robeson County, NC when he sold 200 acres of land on the south side of Papony Creek which had been owned by Thomas KIersey (Nash Deed 6:118). 1793, May 17: Lemuel Blount Cersey/Kersey Branches Little Swamp, Robeson County, NC. 1793, Aug. 8: Solomon Kersey between Ashpole and Play Hill Branch, Robeson County, NC 1793, March 1: America Kersey both sides Playhill Swamp , Robeson County, NC 1793, August 8: America Kersey W side Ashpole Swamp, Robeson County, NC. 1793, Feb. 20: America Kersey sold S side Ashpole, Robeson County, NC 1794, Aug. 25: Solomon Kersey Ashpole Swamp, Robeson County, N.C. 1794, Oct. 18: 1952 (697): Henry Wender Wedle enters 100 ac E of Drowning Cr; border: John and Ralph Regan’s land and THOMAS CARSEY’S back line. Robeson Co., N.C. Land Entries 1787-1795. 1795, Oct. 28: Jacob Kersey (John Kersey’s son lost land by attachment to the Enemy of U.S.( land was pat. by his dad, John) mentioned Oct. 28, 1795. I don’t know the date of the actual land loss. 1795, Oct. 29: John Kersey E side Bear Swamp, Robeson County, NC ? John Kersey pat. E side Drowning Creek and W side of Bear Swamp--No date. Robeson County, NC. 1795, Oct. 28: John Kersey mentioned as deceased on Oct. 28, 1795. 1796, Nov. 19: Solomon Kersey line on Playhill Branch mentioned 1797 , Solomon Kersey W side of Ashpole, Robeson County, NC 1798, Nov. 26: Solomon Kersey E side of Ashpole, Robeson County, NC 1798: Thomas K. E side of Great Swamp, Robeson County, NC. 1798, Oct. 20: James Kersey E side Drowning Creek, Robeson County, NC 1798 America Kersey formerly owned property W side of Drowning Creek--mentioned 1798. Robeson County, NC 1799, 8 January: James Kersey purchased land in Robeson County, NC by deed. (Minutes I:58, 192) 1799 Solomon Kersey sold land in Robeson County, NC by deed. (Minutes I:61) 1800 Robeson Co., N.C. census James Kersey is mentioned 1800 North Carolina Census; William Kersey was the head of a household of 10 "other free". 1800 Betty Kersey Robeson Co., N.C. census 388 1800, June 7: Reading Kersey reference to his pat. E side of Drowning Creek and N of Buck Pond June 7, 1800. He was not living on it at that time. Robeson County, NC 1800 James Kersey in Robeson Co., N.C. for the census pg. 388 1 free 1800 Jemima Kersey in Robeson Co.,N.C. for the census pg. 388 1 free 1800 Solomon Kersey in Robeson Co.,N.C. for the census pg. 388 1 free 1800 Elizabeth Kersey in Robeson Co., N.C. for census pg. 388 3 free 1800 Census for Marion, S.C. Abraham Kersey is listed. 1800 Job Kersey was head of a Robeson County, NC household of 4 "other free" and one white woman. (NC:154) 1810 James Kersey in Robeson Co., N.C. for census listed as White. 1810, 26 February: James Kersey purchased land by deed in Robeson County, NC (Minutes I:58, 192) 1810 William Kersey was listed as the head of a household of 11 "other free" in the North Carolina Census. 1812, July: Caswell Co., N.C.: John Kersey ‘s will was mentioned: son- Drury; daughter-Dicy Jones( no relation) other children Marthy, SARAH, Alexander son Alexander executor, July, 1812. 1812: N.C. Wills 1665-1900: John Kersey Caswell Co.,N.C. Recoded copy RB-F/303 1815: N.C. Wills 1665-1900: Sally Kerwey Caswell Co., N.C. Recorded copy RB-G/76 1816: N.C. Wills 1665-1900: Eleazer Kersey Guilford Co.,N.C. Recorded copy WB-B/20 1818, 21 August: James Kersey sold 108 acres in Robeson County, NC on the southeast side of the head of Jacob Swamp to Ninty Kersey. (S:38) 1820 William Kersey was listed as the head of a household of 7 "other free" in the North Carolina Census. 1820 George Kersey in Robeson Co., N.C. listed as Indian and head of a household of 5 "free colored". 1820 Job Kersey was the head of a Bladen County, NC household of 5 "free colored" and one white woman. (NCL154) 1822: Martha Kersey Caswell Co., N.C.: RB-I/148: N..C. Wills 1665-1900. 1822: Jesse Kersey Guilford Co., N.C.: WB-B/156: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1824: Agnes Kersey Northampton Co., N.C. WB-3/296: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1825 14 April: Alfred Kersey married Peggy McNair. 1831: Amos Kersey Guilford Co., N.C. WB-B/437: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1833, Sept. 13: John Kersey lived in Warren County, NC and had been a Private with the Va. Line and his pension began at age 75 and was owed $20 annually and received $50. 1835: Pension Roll of 1835 Vol.III Southern States Genealogical Pub. Co. (514) p.18 “A list of invalid pensioners who have been inscribed on the roll of the N.C. agency and whose residences, and other infor called for by the resolution of the senate, cannot be ascertained in consequence of the destruction of the papers in the War Office in 1801 and 1814.” WILLIAM KERSEY DO 6000. 1834, 24 February: James Kersey made a declaration in Robeson County, NC Court to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. He stated that he was born in 1762, volunteered in a company of militia on 1 August 1782 in what was then Bladen County, NC in the town of Elizabeth. He marched to Charleston, SC to James Island and received his discharge in Wilmington, NC on 1 August 1783. He was never in any engagement but once which was with a body of negroes above Charleston, SC at a place called as he thinks the Quarter House. He was inscribed in the Roll of North Carolina on 4 March 1831. (M804-1477, S-8788). 1835: Elizabeth Kersey Guilford Co., N.C. WB-B/530: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1837: Samuel Kersey Guilford Co., N.C. WB-B/572: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1852: Alexander Kersey Caswell Co., N.C. RB-Q/633: N.C. Wills 1665-1900. 1876, September 3: H.C. Kersey witnessed the marriage of John H. Bass (21) and Mary Hear (18) in White House Twp. Marriages in Robeson Co., N.C. 1899: Baldy Kersey Granville Co., N.C. WB-24/ |