Round 7 Genealogy Research Synthesis — Half B
HEADLINES
Richard Wilson (ahn 64) death confirmed via two independent sources: April 11, 1850, Savannah Township, Macon County NC, cause pneumonia — corroborated by both FAG memorial 83085789 and the 1850 NC Mortality Schedule; simultaneously, his own memorial explicitly states "It is unknown who Richard's parents are," formally confirming QUARANTINE status on the "John b.1745 & Mary b.1747" tradition.
1800 census search target for Richard Wilson corrected from Stokes to Burke/Buncombe County: He married Rachel Strain ~1794 in Iredell or Burke County NC and was already gone from Stokes; archive.org reel populationsc18000029unit covers the correct counties; Stokes County 1800 is a confirmed dead end for this ancestor.
Rev. Joseph Hull (ahn 11302) parentage confirmed by primary parish register: Crewkerne, Somerset baptism record reads "Joseph, son of Thomas Hull," April 25, 1596 (the FAG date of April 24 is a one-day transcription error); Joanna (Peson) Hull as mother is PROBABLE via the same register's January 11, 1572/3 marriage entry naming "Johane Peson the daughter of Richard Pesinge."
Alexander Kent (ahn 132) holds at PROBABLE as father of William Alexander Kent (ahn 66): b. ~June 25, 1755, d. April 7, 1841, Halifax/Cumberland County VA — independently corroborated by WikiTree (separate database from Geni) and two cross-direction Geni searches; confirmed-child anchor Mary Ann Wilson (ahn 348) appears in both; no competing Alexander Kent (1755-1841) in Virginia found anywhere.
Susannah Morgan (ahn 207) parents hold at PROBABLE after R2 independent verification of 8 FAG memorials: DAR Ancestor #A132519 is the only corroboration outside the FAG cluster; five internal inconsistencies documented within the cluster (none fatal); "James Morgan signer of April 1768 NC Regulator Petition" is a high-value unverified lead that could push toward CONFIRMED.
VIZ-CHANGES
Only PROBABLE+ findings. Single-FAG-only CONFIRMED findings downgraded to PROBABLE per downgrade rule.
Richard Wilson (ahn 64):
UPDATE_DATE | ahn 64 | death | April 11, 1850, Savannah Township, Macon County NC (cause: pneumonia, 14 days illness) | CONFIRMED — FAG 83085789 citing 1850 NC Mortality Schedule (two independent sources)
UPDATE_DATE | ahn 64 | birth_county | Surry County NC — Stokes County split from Surry in 1789, after Wilson's birth ~1767; same territory, legally Surry at birth | PROBABLE — FAG 83085789 citing Parker-Wood-Strain 1985
ADD_ANNOTATION | ahn 64 | burial | Wilson-Tatham-Bryson Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson County NC (FAG memorial 83085789) | PROBABLE — FAG + 1982 photograph notation "graves of Richard and Rachel Strain Wilson" (downgraded from CONFIRMED per single-FAG rule)
ADD_ANNOTATION | ahn 64 | migration_path | Surry/Stokes Co. (1790 census) -> Iredell or Burke Co. (~1794, marriage to Rachel Strain) -> Haywood Co. (by 1810, Levi born there) -> Macon Co. (1828-1850) | PROBABLE — reconstructed from FAG 83085789 + 83078622 + Strain family migration parallel
QUARANTINE_MARK | ahn 64 | "John b.1745 & Mary b.1747 Wilson" as Richard's parents — FAG 83085789 verbatim: "It is unknown who Richard's parents are" — CONFIRMED negative; reinforces existing QUARANTINE
Susannah Morgan (ahn 207) — parents added (R2 verdict: PROBABLE):
ADD_PERSON | ahn 414 | Rev. James Isaac Morgan Sr. | b. ~1729, Maryland | d. August 6, 1804, prob. Rowan County NC | PROBABLE — FAG 163484558 (father's own memorial, 7 children listed, DAR #A132519 cited); corroborated by FAG 14905063 (Perminter), 7632882 (Elijah), 84260177 (Mary Parr); DAR Ancestor #A132519 (oath Randolph Co NC 1779)
ADD_PERSON | ahn 415 | Mary 'Molly' Davis Morgan | b. ~1737 | d. 1805 | PROBABLE — named as wife of ahn 414 and mother of named children in FAG 163484558, 14905063, 7632882, 290362333; Perminter's memorial (14905063) gives "Mary 'Molly' Davis Morgan (1736-1805)"
UPDATE_PARENTS | ahn 207 | father -> ahn 414 | mother -> ahn 415
Rev. Joseph Hull (ahn 11302) — added (R2 verdict: CONFIRMED father, PROBABLE mother):
ADD_PERSON | ahn 11302 | Rev. Joseph Hull | bapt. April 25, 1596, Crewkerne, Somerset | d. ~1665 | CONFIRMED — Crewkerne parish register "Joseph, son of Thomas Hull" (Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials 1531-1812 via Ancestry; independently confirmed by WikiTree Hull-1598 and Hull-478); Alumni Oxoniensis Vol. II p.765 confirms Oxford matriculation May 22, 1612
FLAG | ahn 11302 | parents: Thomas Hull the Younger (future ahn 22604) + Joanna (Peson) Hull (future ahn 22605) — CONFIRMED father / PROBABLE mother per R2; ahn assignments deferred to next round; do not build on these until formally assigned
UPDATE_PARENTS | ahn 5651 Joanna Hull | father -> ahn 11302 (Rev. Joseph Hull) | mother (ahn 11303) -> PENDING — Joseph Hull's wife not yet researched
William Kent (ahn 66) — parents added (R2 verdict: PROBABLE):
ADD_PERSON | ahn 132 | Alexander Kent | b. ~June 25, 1755, Cumberland Co VA | d. April 7, 1841, Halifax Co VA | PROBABLE — WikiTree KENT surname list (independent database); two independent Geni searches corroborating parent->child and child->parent; "Alexander" middle name in William follows southern naming custom honoring father; confirmed-child anchor Mary Ann Wilson (ahn 348) appears in both sources; no competing Alexander Kent (1755-1841) found in Virginia
ADD_PERSON | ahn 133 | Mary (maiden name unknown), wife of Alexander Kent | est. b. ~1771 [E2: William b.1794 - 23] | est. d. ~1833 [E3: est. birth 1771 + 62] | PROBABLE — named as wife of Alexander Kent in two independent Geni search results; maiden name not established in any source
UPDATE_PARENTS | ahn 66 | father -> ahn 132 | mother -> ahn 133
Not added — below PROBABLE threshold:
- ahn 98 / 99: Malachi Rowland and Sally (Caler) Rowland as Rowena's (ahn 49) parents -> POSSIBLE only; no primary source names Malachi as her father
- ahn 412 / 413: Levi Truitt Sr. and Ann (unknown) as Levi Truitt Jr.'s (ahn 206) parents -> POSSIBLE only; FAG memorial 24279834 itself cautions "No records documenting this"
- ahn 11296 / 11297: Robert Goodspeed (England) and wife -> R2 verdict POSSIBLE; 1907 Goodspeed genealogy makes no mention of this connection after 18 years research
NEW-PEOPLE
| AHN | Name | Est./Confirmed Birth | Est./Confirmed Death | Confidence | Evidence Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | Rev. James Isaac Morgan Sr. | b. ~1729, Maryland | d. August 6, 1804, prob. Rowan Co NC | PROBABLE | FAG 163484558 (own memorial, 7 children, DAR #A132519 cited); independently maintained FAG 14905063 (Perminter), 7632882 (Elijah), 84260177 (Mary Parr), 290362333 (Susannah); DAR Ancestor #A132519 oath Randolph Co NC 1779, cites The North Carolinian Vol.2 June 1956 pp.179-180 |
| 415 | Mary 'Molly' Davis Morgan | b. ~1737 | d. 1805 | PROBABLE | Consistently named as wife of ahn 414 and mother of named children in FAG 163484558, 14905063, 7632882, 290362333; Perminter's memorial (14905063) gives specific dates "1736-1805" |
| 11302 | Rev. Joseph Hull | bapt. April 25, 1596, Crewkerne, Somerset | d. ~1665 | CONFIRMED (father); PROBABLE (mother) | Primary source: Crewkerne parish register "Joseph, son of Thomas Hull" via Ancestry Somerset collection; independently cited by WikiTree Hull-1598 and Hull-478; Alumni Oxoniensis Vol. II p.765 (Oxford matriculation 1612); Weygant 1913 p.9 verbatim: "George and Joseph were sons of Thomas and Joane Pescn Hull, of Somersetshire, England" |
| 132 | Alexander Kent | b. ~June 25, 1755, Cumberland Co VA | d. April 7, 1841, Halifax Co VA | PROBABLE | WikiTree KENT surname list (independent of Geni); two independent Geni searches (parent->child + child->parent); confirmed-child anchor Mary Ann Wilson (ahn 348) in both; no competing Alexander Kent (1755-1841) in Virginia found anywhere |
| 22604 | Thomas Hull "the Younger" | b. ~1552, Crewkerne, Somerset | bur. 29 Dec 1636, Crewkerne | PROBABLE | WikiTree Hull-478; Crewkerne marriage register 1572/3 (names him as son of Alice Hull widow); Hughes/Hull Family Association research; epithet "the Younger" established vs. half-brother Thomas Hull the Elder (Hull-533) |
| 22605 | Joanna (Peson) Hull | b. ~1551, Crewkerne, Somerset | bur. 1629, Crewkerne | PROBABLE | Crewkerne marriage register 11 Jan 1572/3 verbatim; Weygant 1913 p.9; Coddington 1989; Hughes/Hull Family Association; daughter of Richard Peson/Pysing and Margery |
OPEN LEADS (next round)
- NC Regulator Petition April 1768 — if James Morgan Sr. signed, this is the second independent non-FaG corroboration; would upgrade AHN 414 toward CONFIRMED
- Halifax County VA Deed Books / Will Books for Alexander Kent — probate or land transfer would confirm paternity of William at CONFIRMED
- 1800 Burke/Buncombe census for Richard Wilson — archive.org reel populationsc18000029unit is the correct reel; not yet accessed
- TNA C 5/405/103 full transcript — Jennings v. Goodspeed 1649; resolves Agnes vs. Alice wife-name conflict for Robert Goodspeed; may invalidate all compiled databases citing "Alice Harris"
- Crewkerne parish register for Thomas Hull the Younger's parents — Richard Hull appears in 1572/3 register as Alice's husband; broader register search may yield his burial or earlier marriage