William Conway Senter

William married Elizabeth Camille Kelley on 25 Oct 1870 in Ellis Co., Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Calvin Kelley and Lucinda Jane Matlock) was born on 19 Feb 1851 in Warren Co., Kentucky; died on 13 Mar 1931 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dora Senter was born on 7 Jun 1886; died on 10 Apr 1963.
2. C. C. Senter was born on 16 Dec 1871 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas; died on 24 Nov 1947 in Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas.
3. James Conway Senter was born on 1 Oct 1873 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas; died on 24 Mar 1947 in Morgan Mill, Erath Co., Texas.
4. Frankie Jane Senter was born on 9 Nov 1875; died on 9 May 1951; was buried in Duke Cemetery, Alvarado, Texas.
5. Jeffie May Senter was born on 4 Jun 1880 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas; died on 23 Dec 1880 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas.
6. William Alvin Senter was born on 10 Mar 1878; died before 1968; was buried in Dimmitt, Texas.
7. Rosalie Senter was born on 30 Oct 1883; died before 1977.
8. Thomas Smyth Senter was born on 1 May 1889; died in Dec 1971 in Alvarado, Texas.
9. Henry Partain Senter was born on 29 Jul 1891 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas; died on 2 Jul 1967 in Alvarado, Johnson Co., Texas.
10. Edgar Russell Senter was born on 16 Feb 1895; died in Mar 1977 in Alvarado, Texas.
11. Rev. John Pickney Senter was born on 5 Nov 1881 in Alvarado, Texas; died on 16 Jan 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas.

James married Frances Jackson on 7 Jul 1828 in Greene Co., Tennessee. Frances was born on 19 Jul 1805 in Tennessee; died on 21 Oct 1880 in Gibson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Jency Ann Butler on 17 Dec 1805 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Jency was born on 24 Feb 1785 in Virginia; died on 30 Sep 1867 in Humbolt Co., Tennesee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[Phil Senter]

Henry moves to Washington County Virginia, at St. Clair's Bottom about *1793. This was during the westward expansion into open lands west of the Blueridge Mountains, which were becoming more hospitable to pioneer families now that the Indian's were mostly out of the area.

Sometime before March 1804. Henry's son, 18 year old William returns to Fayetteville, Cumberland County North Carolina. To help and care for his aging Grandparents, Stephen Sr. and Mary.

[Betty Carson]

* Henry was on the 1800 Census of Cumberland Co. He was still buying land there in 1807. He was not on the census in Washington Co. Va until 1810[Gregory Family Tree 2.FTW]

[Bakers of Harnett County.FTW]

[Phil Senter]

Henry moves to Washington County Virginia, at St. Clair's Bottom about *1793. This was during the westward expansion into open lands west of the Blueridge Mountains, which were becoming more hospitable to pioneer families now that the Indian's were mostly out of the area.

Sometime before March 1804. Henry's son, 18 year old William returns to Fayetteville, Cumberland County North Carolina. To help and care for his aging Grandparents, Stephen Sr. and Mary.

[Betty Carson]

* Henry was on the 1800 Census of Cumberland Co. He was still buying land there in 1807. He was not on the census in Washington Co. Va until 1810

Henry married Rebecca Avent between 1781 and 1785. Rebecca (daughter of Lt. Peter Avent and Amy Massie) was born in 1764 in Ashe Co., North Carolina; died in 1853 in Carroll Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[Phil Senter]

National Archives in Washington, D.C.. This is a official claim made by Rebecca for War Widow's pension rights based on Henry's service in the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War. The record is in quill pen hand script.

On this twenty-sixth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Carroll, State of Tennessee, Rebecca Senter, aged eighty-eight years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836:
That she is the widow of Henry Senter, who was a private in the militia in the State of North Carolina and served in the Revolutionary War. He was drafted and served two terms. The first for three months, and was stationed at Moore's Bridge in the State of North Carolina. He served the second tour three months and was stationed at Fayetteville, to protect that place from the Tories. She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Senter in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy one; that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Senter, died on the 27th day of February 1832, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will be more fully appeared by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
(This was accompanied by a witnessing affirmation signed: Wm. Senter & Jency Ann Senter)
Her
Rebecca X Senter
Mark

The government with no explanation denied the claim. There are two possible reasons:
Henry was in the State Militia instead of the regular Army. And that may have disqualified him. Or the statement was judged to be false. Why? The statement is dated 1853 and says Rebecca was then 88 years old. That means she was born in 1764 or 1765. But then it says she married Henry in 1771. She would have been 6 or 7 years old. Henry, born in 1760, would have been 11 years old. Furthermore the first child was not born until 1786. Did they wait years to have their first child, then have five at one and two year intervals? It is more than likely they were married between 1781-85, after the war was over, so Rebecca was not a war widow.

[Henry & Rebecca Senter Bible]

info from Rebecca's bible (1827 she was 63 years old)
Their children were (5 boys -doesn't list any others
1. Stephen b 1787 married in Cumberland Co. N.C. 9-22-1805 Anna Blalock, lived and died near Fayetteville on Cape Fear River. dates of deaths unknown
Their Children: Alfred b 1804 d 1884;
Alvin Blalock b 11-12-1806, d 5-17-1870; Gibson Co. Tennessee;
James b 1812 d ca. 1878;
William b ca. 1810
Belle m. James Stewart (no info)
2. William Senter b. 1789 married in Cumberland Co. N.C. 12-17-1805 Jency Butler. they are buried near South Gibson Post office (So. Gibson County, Tennessee)
Their Children:
James C. b 1806 in N.C.
Mary (Polly) m Lemuel Day -8 children;
Morning m Tom Jackson 8 children;
Delaney m Bill Horn no children;
William Butler b 10-4-1812 m. 1 Eleanor 'Ellie" Ann Werr (Wear) m. 2 Isabella Gracy Rhodes;
Matilda D. m W.B.S. Hall, 7 children;
Moses Easter b 9-10-1816 d 1881 m Margaret Jane Elam b 1822 d 1881;
Henry -blacksmith went to Ark died young
Patrick m. 1 Martha Elam m. 2 Jan??
Elizabeth m1 Dan Barcroft m2 a "young man" no name she and Dan had 4 children
Alvin m1 12-7-1851 Nancy Elam ms Nancy's sister??
3. Drury Senter (this is my line) b 9-25-1788, d 1-10-1853 in Washington Co. VA; married Washington Co. VA 6-6-1809 Mary (Polly) McClure,
They had 12 children-- and will give info if requested
4. Aaron Senter b in 1793 d unk m Elizabeth Baker, dau of Henry Baker and Mercy Tilson, lived in Smythe Co. Va, Elizabeth married after Aaron's death to Robert Cook.
Children of Aaron and Elizabeth:
James b 1818 in Chilhowie VA d ca 1857 m Carolina Yandan.
Martha J. b 8-23-1821 d 11-4-1890 m Charles R. Greener 9 children
William Tilson b 5-20-1823 d 6-1-1907 m 11-18-1847 Sarah Rector 9 children
Rebecca b 6-30-1830 d unk m Arthur L. G Stevenson
Andrew b 1832 immigrated to Kentucky married but no record.[Gregory Family Tree 2.FTW]

[Bakers of Harnett County.FTW]

[Phil Senter]

National Archives in Washington, D.C.. This is a official claim made by Rebecca for War Widow's pension rights based on Henry's service in the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War. The record is in quill pen hand script.

On this twenty-sixth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Carroll, State of Tennessee, Rebecca Senter, aged eighty-eight years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836:
That she is the widow of Henry Senter, who was a private in the militia in the State of North Carolina and served in the Revolutionary War. He was drafted and served two terms. The first for three months, and was stationed at Moore's Bridge in the State of North Carolina. He served the second tour three months and was stationed at Fayetteville, to protect that place from the Tories. She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Senter in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy one; that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Senter, died on the 27th day of February 1832, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will be more fully appeared by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
(This was accompanied by a witnessing affirmation signed: Wm. Senter & Jency Ann Senter)
Her
Rebecca X Senter
Mark

The government with no explanation denied the claim. There are two possible reasons:
Henry was in the State Militia instead of the regular Army. And that may have disqualified him. Or the statement was judged to be false. Why? The statement is dated 1853 and says Rebecca was then 88 years old. That means she was born in 1764 or 1765. But then it says she married Henry in 1771. She would have been 6 or 7 years old. Henry, born in 1760, would have been 11 years old. Furthermore the first child was not born until 1786. Did they wait years to have their first child, then have five at one and two year intervals? It is more than likely they were married between 1781-85, after the war was over, so Rebecca was not a war widow.

[Henry & Rebecca Senter Bible]

info from Rebecca's bible (1827 she was 63 years old)
Their children were (5 boys -doesn't list any others
1. Stephen b 1787 married in Cumberland Co. N.C. 9-22-1805 Anna Blalock, lived and died near Fayetteville on Cape Fear River. dates of deaths unknown
Their Children: Alfred b 1804 d 1884;
Alvin Blalock b 11-12-1806, d 5-17-1870; Gibson Co. Tennessee;
James b 1812 d ca. 1878;
William b ca. 1810
Belle m. James Stewart (no info)
2. William Senter b. 1789 married in Cumberland Co. N.C. 12-17-1805 Jency Butler. they are buried near South Gibson Post office (So. Gibson County, Tennessee)
Their Children:
James C. b 1806 in N.C.
Mary (Polly) m Lemuel Day -8 children;
Morning m Tom Jackson 8 children;
Delaney m Bill Horn no children;
William Butler b 10-4-1812 m. 1 Eleanor 'Ellie" Ann Werr (Wear) m. 2 Isabella Gracy Rhodes;
Matilda D. m W.B.S. Hall, 7 children;
Moses Easter b 9-10-1816 d 1881 m Margaret Jane Elam b 1822 d 1881;
Henry -blacksmith went to Ark died young
Patrick m. 1 Martha Elam m. 2 Jan??
Elizabeth m1 Dan Barcroft m2 a "young man" no name she and Dan had 4 children
Alvin m1 12-7-1851 Nancy Elam ms Nancy's sister??
3. Drury Senter (this is my line) b 9-25-1788, d 1-10-1853 in Washington Co. VA; married Washington Co. VA 6-6-1809 Mary (Polly) McClure,
They had 12 children-- and will give info if requested
4. Aaron Senter b in 1793 d unk m Elizabeth Baker, dau of Henry Baker and Mercy Tilson, lived in Smythe Co. Va, Elizabeth married after Aaron's death to Robert Cook.
Children of Aaron and Elizabeth:
James b 1818 in Chilhowie VA d ca 1857 m Carolina Yandan.
Martha J. b 8-23-1821 d 11-4-1890 m Charles R. Greener 9 children
William Tilson b 5-20-1823 d 6-1-1907 m 11-18-1847 Sarah Rector 9 children
Rebecca b 6-30-1830 d unk m Arthur L. G Stevenson
Andrew b 1832 immigrated to Kentucky married but no record.