Hi Group
(part one)
just wanted to see if you could find any corrections or addisons on this
family group?
Descendants of George ( Sr.) * Cagle
Generation No. 1
1. George ( Sr.) *3 Cagle (Johan Dewalt "David" Kegel *2, (Leonhart
Kegell ) Leonard *1) was born 1750 in Rowen County, North Carolina, and
died November 06, 1825 in Montgomery County , North Carolina. He married
Rebecca * Cagle 1766 in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Notes for George ( Sr.) * Cagle:
1800 Montgomery , North Carolina W. of Peedee
Cagle, George 02301-01101
1810 Montgomery North Carolina , W. Peedee.
Cagle, George 00001-02001 (D,1825, Montgomery Co North Carolina
.)
George Cagle Sr. b- 1750 and died November 06, 1825 . George married to
Rebecca Cagle who was born 1752. amd died 1838.
George and Rebecca and there family were members of the Church which was
located near the Big Creek, Just off Hwy. 27 west of the bridge in a pasture
below Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church . There are alot of graves
located in there, but George Cagle , 1750 - 1825 and Mary Harley are the
only graves marked . The land where the Chuch is now is owned by the
Huneycutts.
Children of George Cagle and Rebecca Cagle are:
2 i. David M.4 Cagle, born November 11, 1767 in Montgomery County,
North Carolina; died 1852 in Henry County, Georgia. He married Mary Yow.
Notes for David M. Cagle:
David B-1767 was married to Mary Yow of Montgomery County, NC, at the
time of the 1850 , census of Henry County, GA. , David and Mary were both
still alive, at the ages of 83 and 80.
David appeared in census.
1800 Census of Montgomery County, NC
Cagle, David 1001 - 3001
1810 Census of Montgomery County, NC
Cagle, David 2101 - 021
(moved to Georgia in about 1816)
1820 Census of Walton County, GA.
Cagle, David 030101 - 01101 p.? (1830 Henry Co.
GA. )
There is a letter, that was addressed as "son " in the 1826 letter of
Rebecca Cagle, widow of George Cagle ,
1830 Census of Henry County, GA. .
Cagle, David 000020001-000010001 p.225 (1840 Henry Co. GA.)
1840 Census Henry County , GA.
Cagle, David 0100000001 -0000000001 p.327 (1850 Henry Co. GA.)
1850 Census Henry County, GA
Cagle, D. (m) 83 SC (shoud be NC) Farmer / $600
M. (f) 80 " (NC )
S. (m) 19 GA.
Notes;
It has been said that David lived from 1767-1852, and that Mary Yow Cagle
lived from 1769-1860. The census taker has South Carolina instead of North
Carolina )
1860 DeKalb Co. GA. (living with her son Robert Cagle at the age of 91)
3 ii. Henry Cagle, born 1768 in Montgomery County, North Carolina;
died 1830 in North Carolina.
4 iii. Benjamin Franklin Cagle, born June 26, 1774 in Montgomery
County, North Carolina; died February 1843 in Stanly County, North
Carolina. He married (1) Amy Lowder. He married (2) Rebecca Unknown Abt.
1794 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He married (3) Judith Simpson
1835.
Notes for Benjamin Franklin Cagle:
1800 Montgomery County, W. of Peedee.
Cagle, Benjamin 1001 - 3001
1810 Montgomery County, W.of Peedee
Cagle, Benjamin 2001 -3301
1820 Montgomery County, W, of Peedee
Census was destroyed .
1830 Montgomery W. of Peedee
Cagle, Benjamin 00000001 - 1010110001
George Cagle , Sr. died in Montgomery County, died in Montgomery Co. in 1825,
and his widow Rebecca was enumerated in the household of Benjamin in 1830
.
It has been said that his first wife was his cousin . the daughter of George
Cagle, 1777-1851.
1840 Montgomery , W. of Peedee
Cagle, Benjamin 000000001-300112 p. 219 (d.1840s Stanley Co. )
Will Probated in 1843 , Stanly County, Tennessee.
1850 Stanly ,NC
Cagle, Judith 47 NC Farmer/$500 Illiterate (P. 063/# 898)
Martha 12 " In School
David 10 " " "
Will of Benjamin Cagle, 1842-43
This is the Will of Benjamin Cagle, which appears in Stanly County, Will book
No. 1,
pages 16-20, was filed on November 12, 1842, and probated in February of 1843.
In the name of God, amen. I, Benjamin Cagle of the County of Stanly, and
State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, but considering the
uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and publish this, my last will
and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
First: that my executor therinafter mentioned shall provide for my body a
decent burial, suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends and pay all
funeral expenses together with all my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever
owing out of the monies that may first come into his hands as a part or
parcels of my estate.
Item 1 ---My wish and desire is that all my estate both real and personal be
dept together on the premises for the support of my beloved wife and children
and for the raising of my minor childdren ans slaves and for the purpose that
my children be taught a good English education and that my two daughters,
Sarah and Adaline Cagle, that are now of age but living with me and continue
on the premises and have the same rights and privileges as they now have and
to be supported as they now are, during the time they or either of them shall
live single, and if they marry, this privilege then shall cease. Also my
beloved wife to continue on the premises, occupying and enjouing all the
rights and privileges of the possession together with all my children during
her natural life or widowhood, and if she should marry, then this privilege
to cease, as I shall herein after make provision for my beloved wife and
children, viz.
Item 2 ---My wish and desire is that my daughter Elizabeth Finch, deceased,
lawful heirs of her body, viz. Lindsey F. Finch, have in property to be
valued by two disinterested persons, the sum of $25.00,
also Wellington Finch, to have in property, $25.00 to be valued as the other
lot as there may not be money on hand sufficient to pay them and the above
amount, to be their portion besides what I have hertofore gave off to their
mother.
Item 3 --- My wish and desire is that my daughter, Mary Mauldin, deceased,
lawful heirs of her body, viz. Rebecca, Martha, Mary, and James E. Mauldin
have a certain yellow girl named Annepee, to be equally divided between them
and that to be their portion, except what I heretofore gave to their mother.
Item 4 --- My wish and desire is that my daughter Nancy Rowland, deceased,
the lawful heirs of her body, viz. John B. and Green L. Rowland have $100.00
to be equally divided between them in property to be valued by two
disinterested persons, if there should not be money on hand sufficient,
provided they come after it and this to be their portion, except what their
mother has already had.
Item 5 --- My wish and desire is that my grand daughter, Ithama Cagle,
daughter of James Cagle, deceased, have the place known as my old place, all
the lands lying and being in the County, of Stanly and State of North
Carolina and adjoining the lands of David Coble, deceased, and a tract known
as the Whirfield tract on the East side of Big Long Creek and my own on the
West side, it being all the lands I am now seized and possessed of on the
East side of said creek below the mouth of the steep hollow, to be her right
and title, also one negro girl by the name of Olive, 1 feather bed and
furniture and this to be her portion besides what I heretofore gave off to
her father.
Item 6 --- My wish and desire is that the lawful heirs of my son, Lindsey F.
Cagle deceased, have one negro man by the name of Bob, and a girl by the name
of emaline, together with what I have hertofore gave to their father, except
what I herinafter mention to be their portion of my estate.
Item 7 --- My wish and desire is that my daughter, Catherine Efird, have two
nefroes, one by the name of Omy, the other Lina, which said negroes I have
give into her possession, also the balance of what I have hertofore gave off
to her to be her oi=rioirtuib if nt estate.
Item 8 --- My wish and desire is that my daughter, susannah Perry, have a
certain tract of land called the roger Land, it being a part of my old place
and bounded by Long Creek as a dividing line between Ithama and Susannah, and
bounded by John Cobb, it being the land on the West side of said creek, it
being all the lands that I am possessed of on the West side of said creek
below John Coley's, to be hers and her heirs forever, also a begro girl, by
the name of Fanny which she now has in her possession, together with what I
have heretofore gave off to her, to be her portion of my estate.
Item 9 ---- My wish and desire is that my daughter , Sarah Cagle, have one
negro girl by the name of Caty, and her increase, and provided she should
marry and go to housekeeping, to have another negro to be worth $250.00
together with what property that is now claimed by her and called hers and
she is have the same for her portion.
Item 10 --- My wish and desire is that my daughter, Adaline Cagle , have a
nefro girl, by the name of Rachel, and her increase, and if she should marry
and leave, then to have another negro to be worth $250.00 together with all
the property here now claimed by her and called hers, to be her portion.
Item 11 --- My wish and desire is that my beloved wife, Judith Cagle, should
at any time aftermy death, think proper to marry, then her rights in the
first item to cease and to have no longer possession of the premises, nor
neither to take the children off the premises, but in that case to have all
her clothing and chest, bed and furniture and a common set of tableware and
one cow and calf and her side saddle, this to be hers and at her disposal
forever, and I also loan her one negro girl, by the name of Chaney, to wait
on her during her natural life and not to be allowed to remove the said negro
out of the County, of Stanly, and provided she cannot keep and conrtol the
said negro, to return her back on the premises.
Item 12 --- My wish and desire is that the heirs of my son, Lindsey F. Cagle,
have and possess and enjoy one half of that grist and saw mill, so long as
they may be kept up, and that the mills be kept up by my heirs, and such of
them only as are in possession of my home lands and premises,
land by the heirs of Lindsey F. Cagle, deceased, and for the expenses to be
as near equally divided as possible.
Item 13 --- My wish and desire is that my three yougest children, viz
Rebecca, Martha, and David Cagle have the balance of my estate not otherwise
disposed of, and for the same to be equal in valuation between the three
named children, David to have the lands whereon I now live and the girls to
have equal in valuation of other property so as to make them equal with the
lands, but for the firls to have an equal interest in the mills with David as
long as they continue to bear an equal part in keeping them up, share and
share about, and provided the firls, one or both shall marry, that my
executor give off some portion of the property to them by valuation, so as to
fit them for housekeeping and that no division shall be fully made til my son
David be of full age, and if any of my negroes cannot be controlled by the
family, for the same to be taken and hired out, or sold to the best advantage
to the estate, and should there be any property or increase of property
likely to waste and not needed by the family, the same to be sold to the best
advantage by my executor.
Item 14 --- And lastley I do herby constitute and appoint my trusty friends,
Solomon Haithcock and David Kendall, my Executors and Judith Cagle, my
executrix, to be my lawful executors and executrix to all my intents and
purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true
intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof. Hereby
revoking and declaring utterly void
all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.
In testimony whereof I, the said Benjamin Cagle , do hereunto set my hand and
seal, this the 12th. of November 1842.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Benjamin Cagle, to be his
last will and testament.
Benjamin Cagle
In presence of us, Newton Howell, Green Palmer, and David Moose.
North Carolina. Stanly. February 1843.
Then the forgoing last will and testament of Benjamin Cagle, deceased, was
brought into open court and duly proven by the oaths of Newton Howell, Green
Palmer and David Moose, the subscribing witnesses. the said will and
testament was admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded.
D. Hearne.
David kendall, one of the executors of Benjamin's Will, was presumably the
same David Kendall (1792-1878 ) who was buried at the Kendall Family
Cemetary, on a tributary of Long Creek a Few miles to the north of Albemarle.
Similarly, Green Palmer (1795-1865) , one of the witnesses to the Will, is
buried at the Palmer Family Cemetary located near the Watery Branch of Long
Creek, to the NW of Albemarle.
Notes for Judith Simpson:
At the time Judith married Benjamin Cagle, she was the widow of thomas
Simpson.
1850 Census Stanly County, North Carolina
Cagle, Judith 47 NC Farmer/$500 Illiterate
Martha 12 " In School
DAVID 10 " " "
Judith was the third wife of Benjamin and was consiserably younger than
Benjamin . she lived next to Rebecca Whitley the younger sister to Benjamin
, also living next to her was Abigail Cagle , also a widow of Lindsay
Cagle.
5 iv. George (Jr.) Cagle, born July 08, 1777 in Montgomery County,
North Carolina; died 1851 in Stanly County, North Carolina. He married
Catherine.
Notes for George (Jr.) Cagle:
1810 Montgomery , W. of Peedee.
Cagle, George 1001 - 10001
1820 Montgomery , W. of Peedee
as Destroyed .
1830 Montgomery , W. of Peedee
Cagle, George Jr. , 00001001- 00011
1840 Montgomery, W. of Peedee
Cagle, George Jr. 10001 -22001
1850 Stanly Co. NC.
Cagle, George 73 NC Farmer/$150 Illiterate
" " Sarah 35 " (dau of Geo.)
Phillips, Henry 35 '' Idiotic
" " Sarah 21 "
George Cagle listed at George Kegel and fought in the war of 1812, Cabarrus
County, Regiment, 6th Regiment detached Militia organized August 1814 .
Commading Officer , Major General Montford Stockes
Commadant , Lt. Col. Richard Allison . He was botn July 08, 1777 in Stanly
County, and died in May 1851, in Stanly County, North Carolina.
The Will of George Jr., in 1851, shows that Howard's name was actually
Harwood Washington Cagle . The family had originated in Moore County, in the
Fayette Dist, of North Carolina, as noted they moved westward to what is now
Stanley Co., NC in the 1780s.
6 v. John M. Cagle, born 1780 in Montgomery County, North Carolina;
died 1858 in Benton County, Tennessee. He married Mazana "Zana" Herndon.
Notes for John M. Cagle:
John was 75, years old when his last son was born in 1855. (this might have
been his
1800 Montgomery, W. Peedee
Cagle, John 0001 - 0
1840 Carroll County, TN.
Cagle, John 21100001 - 00001
1850 Census Carroll County, Tennessee
Cagle, John 66 NC. Farmer/$300 (John was in his 50s when married
Mazana)
Zana 35 NC
John H. 17 TN Farmer / In School
James H. 14 " "
William T. 12 " "
Delila A. 10 '' ''
George W. 8 '' ''
Sarah A. 7 '' ''
Mary L. J. 3
Leonard T. 5
Charles M. 11/12
1860 Benton County, Tennessee
Cagle, Mazana 45 NC
George 16 TN
Leonard 14 "
Mary Jane 12 "
Charles 10 "
Thomas 8 "
David 6 "
Notes From the Cagel Journal of Historical Inquiry, Written by John G. Cagle
of Arkansas. There is a tombston of John Cagel, 1780 - 1858, founder and head
of the Cagle Families of the Carroll/Benton Co. area,. On a hillside in the
Herndon Cemetery, in Northern Benton County, Tennessee where he and his wife
Mazana Hendon Cagle are buried . On the reverse side of the tombstone are
inscribed the names of 11 children of John and Mazana, this is one of the few
Cagle tombstones in America which carries such a complete family record.
John's grandfather was David Cagle who arrived in America from Germany in
1732, with his father Leonhart Kegell . George was born 1750-1825, he was
the father of John Cagle. of Stanly County,.
The tomstone of John Cagle , 1780-1858 and wife Mazana Cagle, 1808 -1862,
in the Herndon Cemetey in Northren Benton County, Tennessee. buried by
them is a daughter Sarah Cagle 1842-1857 .
On the back of there tombstone is the names and year of birth of 11 of their
children .
1. John H. Cagle B -1834
2.James H. Cagle B-1836
3. William T. Cagle B-1838
4.Delia A. Cagle B-1840
5.Sarah A. Cagle B-1842
6.George Washingotn B-1844
7.Leonard T. Cagle B-1848
8.Mary Jane Cagle B-1849
9.Charles M. Cagle B-1851
10.Thomas B. Cagle B-1852
11.David H. Cagle B-1853
Notes: Seven of eight brothers above eventually made their way to
Illinois, with William , Leonard, Charles, Thomas, and David, settling in
Massac County, Il. by 1870. John H. & George W. were in Henry County,
Tennessee in 1880, but moved to Il prior to 1900, with John settleing in
Johnson County, George W. in Union County, Il. only James H. stayed in
Tennesse and died in 1909 in Henry County, Tennessee.
Nancy jane
Tarzana, CA.
Apirl 1945