Hello Agnes,
We have talked before about the Carmacks of Henry Co. TN. I obtained
the Probate Record of John Carmack, who in the 1830 Henry Co. Census was
living with William and Sarah Carmack and was listed as 60+. He died in
1833. The record is in the TN State Library. Have you seen it?
Would you like a copy? It is not in the best condition, but most is
legible with lots of re-reading. You may recall that William b.1785 and
Sarah b. 1791 stated in the 1850 Census that their birth place was North
Carolina. John would have to have been born between 1751 and 1760.
The probate record gives a possible answer to one question I had about
my ggrandfather Greene L. Carmack and his parents, but raises another.
I would like your imput.
If Greene, living with William and Sarah in 1840, per census, was their
son, Sarah would have been 46 when he was born and William 52. I have
wondered if perhaps they were Greene's grandparents. In the Probate
record there appears to be two William Carmacks, but because of the
writing I cannot be 100% sure. The record begins:
State of Tennessee Henry County
Agreeable to an order of the Court to us directed from the
worshipful Court of said County
September Term1833, We the Commissioners have this day
proceded to examine the
papers relative to the estate of John Carmack just died, in
the hands of William Carmack jr
(?) and find the amount of the estate to be......
If the initials do identify William as a junior he cannot be John's
son. On the third page of the document it says:
allowed William Carmack for attending on his father and
family in the time of their affliction
with the Small Pox $51.25.
allowed William Carmack Jr (?) for his services as
administrator and his attention to stock
and other property $10.00
There appears to be two Williams, but no William Jr. shows up in any
other Censuses or documents that I have seen. If there was a William
Jr., it would seem more likely that he was Greene's father than
William. But, Greene continued to live with William and Sarah through
1850, per Census. He is in Arkansas in 1860, but returns to Henry Co.
and the Civil War to marry Nancy E. Claxton in 1869.
Another question raised is this. The sale of property included at least
four slaves, which would indicate some affluence, but no land was listed
as sold or transfered. The property consisted of just property which
consisted, other than slaves, of tools, household implements, a sow and
her pigs and a mare. Are there land records for Henry Co. that might
list John Carmack, if he was an land owner there? I have not found any
references for land owned by him in the indexes etc. that I have looked
in. Where might the best place to look be?
Another question: There is an extensive list of names under the heading
"Contra Credits" which I suppose to be John's debts, because after the
names are amounts of money for judgements, accounts, and costs accruing
to the sale of property and the costs of administering the estate. Two
of the names are Solomon and Eli Carmack. I have posted queries on the
names, but to no avail.
One suggestion was that Eli might be short for Elizabeth, but all the
other names are male. I know that that does not rule out the
possibility of a woman. The question of course is who are Solomon and
Eli, because they do not show up on any other records in Henry Co. as
far as I have been able to determine.
Well, I have taken enough of your time for today, but I do value your
judgement and expertise. So I am hoping to hear from you. Jim
Carmack
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MZ