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John Robert CHILDRESS, Jr
1759 - 1849 (89 years)
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Name John Robert CHILDRESS [1, 2] Suffix Jr Birth 2 Dec 1759 Rockhouse Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, USA 
[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] - North Bank of James River
Gender Male Military Service Between 1775 and 1783 , Amherst, Virginia, USA [2, 3, 9, 10] militiaman - Private, Virginia Line, Revolutionary War 
Military Records - Childress
John Childress, 1759-1849Military Pension Application - Childress
John Childress, 1759-1849
Transcript by Will GravesAlt. Marriage 1784 Moved Abt 1785 , Burke, North Carolina, USA [8] Lived in Burke Co. about 1 yr. Moved 1786 , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA [8] Resided 7-8 years about Resided Abt 1785-1786 , Amherst, Virginia, USA [10] until Moved Abt 1794 , Knox, Tennessee, USA [8] just prior to TN's statehood Alt. Death Place 11 Jan 1849 Heiskell Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA Land 11 Jan 1849 , Knox, Tennessee, USA [1] 453 acres adjoining the lands of John Connor, Robert Childress, and Lindsay Childress FS FamilyTree LZDM-T7L Will in Knox County, Tennessee Death 11 Jan 1849 Bull Run Creek, Knox, Tennessee, USA [1, 8, 10, 11] - died on his farmstead along Bull Run Creek, 14 miles northwest of Knoxville, TN
Burial Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee, USA [8, 11, 12] Grave marker - Childress
John Childress, 1759-1849
Pvt. 2 Regt. VA Militia, Revoluntionary War
Photo by Shirley Richison FieldsPerson ID I7283 richison Last Modified 27 Mar 2024
Father John CHILDRESS, Sr., b. 1730, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d. 1797, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Mother Rachel PERKINS d. Yes, date unknown Relationship Birth Family ID F2821 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lucretia EDMISTON, b. ca 1754, , Augusta, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1779, prob, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 25 years) Family ID F2768 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Oct 2007
Family 2 Elizabeth Ann LINDSAY, b. Between 1764 and 1766, , Amherst, Virginia, USA d. Between 1830 and 1840, , Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 66 years) Marriage Spring 1780 , Amherst, Virginia, USA [13, 14] Children 1. Sally CHILDRESS, b. prob, Amherst, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Birth]+ 2. Robert Lindsay CHILDRESS, b. 25 Dec 1780, , Amherst, Virginia, USA d. 16 Jul 1869, Heiskell Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years) [Birth]3. Lucretia "Lucy" CHILDRESS, b. 1784, , , North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Birth]+ 4. James Lindsay CHILDRESS, b. Bef 1787, , Amherst, Virginia, USA d. Bef Jul 1915, , Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 128 years) [Birth]5. Mary Ann "Polly" CHILDRESS, b. Between 1790 and 1800 d. Yes, date unknown + 6. William L. CHILDRESS, b. 1793, , , Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1850 (Age 58 years) [Birth]7. John CHILDRESS, III, b. 21 Mar 1795 d. Yes, date unknown 8. Lindsay CHILDRESS, b. 21 Mar 1795 d. Yes, date unknown [Birth] 9. Elizabeth CHILDRESS, b. 5 Apr 1798, , , Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Birth]Family ID F2724 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Mar 2012
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Event Map 
Military Service - militiaman - Private, Virginia Line, Revolutionary War - Between 1775 and 1783 - , Amherst, Virginia, USA 
Marriage - Spring 1780 - , Amherst, Virginia, USA 
Moved - Lived in Burke Co. about 1 yr. - Abt 1785 - , Burke, North Carolina, USA 
Moved - Resided 7-8 years about - 1786 - , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA Resided - until - Abt 1785-1786 - , Amherst, Virginia, USA 
Moved - just prior to TN's statehood - Abt 1794 - , Knox, Tennessee, USA Land - 453 acres adjoining the lands of John Connor, Robert Childress, and Lindsay Childress - 11 Jan 1849 - , Knox, Tennessee, USA 
Burial - - Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - (Research):«b»«i»Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900«/b»«/i» on Ancestry.com (7/4/10)
Name: John Childress
Pension Year: 1833
Application State: Virginia
Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File
Archive Publication: M804
Archive Roll Number: 535
Total Pages in Packet: 36
Service: VA
Childress, John
Numbers: S2423
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DAR Genealogical Research System
Nat'l #750166
Ancestory# A021524
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: 2 DEC 1759 ALBEMARLE CO VIRGINIA
Death: 11 JAN 1849 KNOX CO TENNESSEE
Service Source: *S2423
Service Description: 1) CAPTS. ROGER SHACKLEFORD RICHARD GOFFERT
2) WILLIAM TUCKER COL. BRODHEAD
- (Research):«b»«i»Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900«/b»«/i» on Ancestry.com (7/4/10)
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Sources - [S382] Family Tree Online.
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ID: I20504
Name: Robert Lindsay CHILDRESS
Sex: M
Birth: 25 DEC 1785 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Death: 15 JUL 1869 in Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Knox Co., Tenn.
Father: John (Revolutionary John) CHILDRESS b: 2 DEC 1759 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY b: 1760 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Marriage 1 Kesiah CARTER b: 1791 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Married: JAN 1812 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Children:
Peter Carter CHILDRESS b: 11 JUL 1813 in Knox Co., Tn.
CHILDRESS - Genealogies: 2 - [S1860] E-mail, 15 Dec 2013.
Mark Childress (deceased) to Shirley Richison Fields (richison@indy.rr.com), email, 27 January 2004; Elisha Childress of Anderson Co., Tenn. Privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana. - [S1860] E-mail, 15 Dec 2013.
Mark Childress [deceased] to Shirley Richison Fields (richison@indy.rr.com), email, no date, "Elisha Childress of 1880 Anderson Co., TN," a draft of a monograph that he was working on in response to several inquires about Elisha Childress on the Childress-L@rootsweb.com. Privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana. - [S382] Family Tree Online.
Buschmann/Galien/Scanlon/Childress
Entries: 118 Updated: Sun Apr 7 17:19:28 2002 Contact: BARBARA Galien
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ID: I89607930
Name: Lindsay Robert CHILDRESS
Given Name: Lindsay Robert
Surname: Childress
Sex: M
Birth: 03/21/1795 in Knox City, TN [This is 15 years later than other date I have so need to investigate this.]
Father: John Jr CHILDRESS b: 12/02/1759 in Albermale, VA
Mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY b: 1755
Marriage 1 Polly UNKNOWN [Polly LUCAS]
Married: ABT. 1817 [I have a date of 1805 in Knox Co., TN] - [S1310] Find A Grave, 2 May 2010, accessed 2 May 2010<, entry for John Childress (1759-1849).
John Childress
b. 2 Dec 1759
d. 11 Jan 1849
bur. Mount Harmony Baptist Church Cem. - Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee
Military: Pvt. Regt. VA. Militia, Revolutionary War
Memorial #11652977
Created by Diane Doorn on 31 Aug 2005 - [S1739] DAR, ((http://www.dar.org : 2005)), 10 Jul 2010, accessed 10 Jul 2010), entry for John Childress, Nat'l #750166, Ancestory #A021524; citing Descendants Database. (Reliability: 4).
Descendants List
Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 750166 Ancestor #: A021524
1. -- Generation Restricted --
2. -- Generation Restricted --
3. -- Generation Restricted --
4. The Said -- Name Restricted -- was the child of
Robert Lindsay Childress born on 5 - Sep - 1835 at Knox Co TN
died at Well Springs TN on 15 - Sep - 1915 and his ( 1st ) wife
Ellen Jane Mozingo born on 19 - Aug - 1836 at Well Springs TN
died at Well Springs TN on 11 - Mar - 1920 married on 22 - Mar - 1855
5. The Said Robert Lindsay Childress was the child of
Peter Carter Childress born on 11 - Jul - 1813 at Knox Co TN
died at Campbell Co TN on 22 - Sep - 1868 and his ( 1st ) wife
Elizabeth Meadows born on 17 - Sep - 1812 at Anderson Co TN
died at Well Springs TN on 1 - Mar - 1889 married on - - 1834
6. The Said Peter Carter Childress was the child of
Robert Childress born on 25 - Dec - 1780 at Amherst Co VA
died at Heiskell Sta Knox Co TN on 15 - Jul - 1869 and his ( 1st ) wife
Keziah Carter born on - - 1791 at Knox Co TN
died at Knox Co TN on 12 - Oct - 1867 married on 4 - Apr - 1812
married at Amherst Co VA
7. The Said Robert Childress was the child of
John Childress born on 2 - Dec - 1759 at Amherst Co VA
died at Knox Co TN on 11 - Jan - 1849 and his ( 1st ) wife
born on - - 1760 at Amherst Co VA
died at Knox Co TN on - - 1830-1840 married on - - 1779 - [S1739] DAR, ((http://www.dar.org : 2005)), 10 Jul 2010, accessed 10 Jul 2010), entry for John Childress, Nat'l #322985, Ancestor #A021524; citing Maudie Stacy Redfield.
«b»Descendants List«/b» «b»Member:«/b» Maudie Stacy Redfield «b»Nat'l #:«/b» 322985 «b»Ancestor #:«/b» A021524
«b»1. «/b»John Stowe Redfield born on 14 - Dec - 1903 at Ardmore Carter Co OK
died at _______________ on - - and his ( 1st ) wife
Maudie Stacy born on 21 - Feb - 1902 at Howe Howe Co OK
died at _______________ on - - married on 23 - Dec - 1933
married at Ponca City Kay Co OK
«b»2. «/b»The Said Maudie Stacy was the child of
Zachariah Robert Stacy born on 15 - Dec - 1875 at Gatesville Lampass Co TX
died at Ardmore Carter Co OK on 2 - Aug - 1962 and his ( 1st ) wife
Helen Shrude Hinds born on 21 - Dec - 1878 at Medina Bandera Co TX
died at Duncan OK on 12 - Mar - 1977 married on 11 - May - 1901
married at OK
«b»3. «/b»The Said Helen Shrude Hinds was the child of
William Singleton Hinds born on 26 - Jan - 1828 at Blount Co AL
died at Medina Bandera Co TX on 25 - Jan - 1923 and his ( 2nd ) wife
Nancy Gentry Cavness born on 24 - Mar - 1844 at Gainesville Green Co AR
died at Medina Bandera Co TX on 15 - Nov - 1893 married on - - 1859
married at Ft Davis TX
«b»4. «/b»The Said William Singleton Hinds was the child of
Benjamin Hinds born on - - 1788 at Knox Co TN
died at Ft Lawrence AR on 30 - Nov - 1829 and his ( 1st ) wife
Mary Ann Childress born on (c) - - 1795 at Knox Co TN
died at Red Hill Blount Co AL on - - 1833/34 married on 17 - Oct - 1809
married at Knox Co TN
«b»5. «/b»The Said Mary Ann Childress was the child of
John Childress born on 2 - Dec - 1759 at Albemarle Co VA
died at Knox Co TN on 11 - Jan - 1849 and his ( 2nd ) wife
Elizabeth Ann Vincent born on - - 1764-1766 at Amherst VA
died at Knox Co TN on - - 1830-1840 married on - - 1780
married at VA
** Additional, but «b»unverified«/b» lineage is listed on the application. ** - [S336] Childers-Childress Family Association, 16 Dec 2013.
Childers-Childress Family Association (original.childers-childress.com/newsletterwinter.html : accessed 16 December 2013); Association Newsletter, Winter 2003, 29 January 2004. - [S338] Query - CHILDRESS, 26 Jan 2004, http://knoxcotn.org/knoxqryarchive/knoxmar97.html (Reliability: 3).
Posted by Ann B. Chambless on Fri Mar 7 20:08:03 1997
Searching for parents of John Childress (1759-1849), b. Albermarle Co, VA, d. Knox Co, TN, buried Mt. Harmony Baptist Churchyard. He md (1) (___) Edmondson (daughter of James Edmondson) and (2) Elizabeth Lindsay. John Childress lived in Amherst Co, VA until 1785-86 when he moved to Burke Co, NC for one year and then he lived in Wilkes Co, NC 1787-1795. He lived and owned land in Knox Co, TN, 1795-1849. He served in the Revolutionary War having enlisted in Albermarle Co, VA as a substitute for William Davis, according to his RW pension application. Can you help with his parents, wives, and confirm names of all children by both wives? Ann B. Chambless 435 Barbee Lane, Scottsboro, AL 35769-3745 205-259-5286
CHILDRESS - Tennessee: 6 - [S382] Family Tree Online.
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ID: I24796
Name: John (Revolutionary John) CHILDRESS
Sex: M
Birth: 2 DEC 1759 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Death: 11 JAN 1849 in Knox, Co., Tenn.
Note:
1780 - Amherst Co., Virigina Census
1785 - Burke Co., NC Census
1790 - Wilkes Co., NC Census
Revolutionary War Pension Statement received Dr. Jay Childress.
state of Tennessee
Knox county and county court Lefocious 1833
On the ninth day of January 1833, personally appeared in open court, and a court of pleas and Quarter Lefocious now sitting for the county aforesid, and being a core of record, John Childress a citizen of said the county age 73 years, who being first duty sworn according to law doth are his totaled make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of an act of congress past June 7, 1832.
That he was born in Albermale Co., Virginia
on the second day December 1759, where he resided but for a short time until he moved to Amherst Co., Virginia or he continued to live at the time of the commencement, and to end the continuaence of the Revolutionary War, and after its termination to the year of 1785 or 1786 as well as he now recollects. That continuance
1835 Tn. Revolution Pension List:
John Childress
Knox County
Private
Virginia Line
$31.66 Annual Allowance
$94.98 Amount Received
May 3, 1833 Pension started
Age 74
Robert Childress v. Betsy Hynds, Packet # 512, Knox Co., TN Chancery Court
(filed 17 Aug 1849), Microfilm Reel #11, Chancery Court Cases 511-577,
TSL&A, Nashville, TN:
Bill of Complaint.
Transcript.
"A Bill. Robt. Childress and others vs. Betsy Hynds and others. Filed August
17/49.
To the Honorable Thomas L. Williams Chancellor & sitting in Chancery for the
District composed of Knox, Anderson & Blount [Counties]:
Humbly Complaining herewith unto your Honor, Your Orators Robert Childress
of Knox County, Lucy Julian & her husband John Julian of Knox County, John
Childress of Anderson County & William Childress of Campbell County,
Ten[nessee] [plead] that about the 11th day of January1848 [sic] their
ancestor, John Childress, departed this life in Knox County intestate, and
at County Court of Knox County, your Orator Robert Childress & his son
Robert Childress were appointed administrators of said estate. Said
intestate was very little if any indebted at the time of his death. His
personal estate is more than sufficient to pay & satisfy his debts. Said
intestate died seized and possessed of a tract of land adjoining the lands
of John Connor, Robert Childress & Lindsay Childress of Knox County and is
estimated to contain 453 [acres] it being the same place on which said
intestate died.
Your Orators state that in addition to your Complainants said intestate left
the following named persons his heirs at law & distributees, to wit: Betsy
Hynds & her husband Byram Hynds of Marshall County, Ala[bama]; the heirs of
Lindsay Childress to wit: Phoebe Tindle & her husband James Tindle of ____
[sic - blank] County, Missouri State. Also Polly Childress who has since
intermarried with Thomas May, Nancy Childress since intermarried with James
DeArmond, Hugh L. Childress & Margaret Childress both minors have no
guardians. They reside in Knox County, Ten[nessee].
Also the heirs of Sally Cox, formerly Sally Childress, to wit: Jackson Cox
of Anderson County, Curd Cox of Knox County, John Cox of Claiborne County,
Robert Cox, Myra Petre & her husband William Petre of Knox County.
Also the heirs of Polly Hynds, formerly Polly Childress to wit: Lindsay
Childress Hynds of Marshall County, Ala., Benjamin J. Hynds, Lorrinda
Pharris & her husband Solomon Pharris, Ebenezer B. Hynds, William Singleton
Hynds, & Marjory Ann Hynds, all citizens of Texas.
Also James Childress of Pulaski County, Missouri.
Your Orators charge that said tract of land is not susceptible of a division
amongst said heirs [and] that to divide it would lessen its value & in fact
ruin the farm; that it is impossible to give spring water to ____ and your
Orators are perfectly satisfied that in order to [make] an equal division
among the several heirs it will be necessary to sell said tract of land and
your Orators believe that all of said heirs are desirous that said land may
be sold and the purchase money divided.
The premises considered. Your Orators pray that the foregoing named heirs at
law of their said intestate [ancestor] may be made Defendants to this Bill &
that guardians ad litem may be appointed as defendants for the minors and
they pray that on the final hearing of this cause that said land may be sold
and the proceeds of said sale may be divided and if in any thing your
Orators have mistaken their relief they pray for general relief according to
the facts in this case.
Boyd & Boyd, AOL [Attorneys of Law], for Complainants } Robert Childress and
others.
Father: John CHILDRESS , Sr. b: 1730 in Albermarle Co., Virginia
Mother: Rachel PERKINS
Marriage 1 Elizabeth LINDSAY b: 1760 in Amherst Co., Virginia
Married: ABT. 1779
Children
Elizabeth (Betsy) CHILDRESS b: 5 APR 1798
Sally CHILDRESS
Lucretia (Lucy) CHILDRESS b: 1784
Robert Lindsay CHILDRESS b: 25 DEC 1785 in Amherst Co., Virginia
James CHILDRESS b: ABT. 1790
Mary Ann (Polly) CHILDRESS b: BET. 1790 - 1800
William L. CHILDRESS b: 1793
Lindsay CHILDRESS b: 21 MAR 1795
CHILDRESS - Genealogies: 3 - [s1310] Find A Grave, 2 May 2010, accessed 2 May 2010<, entry for John Childress (1759-1849) (Reliability: 4).
John Childress
b. 2 Dec 1759
d. 11 Jan 1849
bur. Mount Harmony Baptist Church Cem. - Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee
Military: Pvt. Regt. VA. Militia, Revolutionary War
Memorial #11652977
Created by Diane Doorn on 31 Aug 2005
Mt. Harmony Cem. - Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee - [S338] Query - CHILDRESS, 26 Jan 2004, http://knoxcotn.org/knoxqryarchive/knoxmar97.html (Reliability: 3).
Posted by Ann B. Chambless on Fri Mar 7 20:08:03 1997
Searching for parents of John Childress (1759-1849), b. Albermarle Co, VA, d. Knox Co, TN, buried Mt. Harmony Baptist Churchyard. He md (1) (___) Edmondson (daughter of James Edmondson) and (2) Elizabeth Lindsay. John Childress lived in Amherst Co, VA until 1785-86 when he moved to Burke Co, NC for one year and then he lived in Wilkes Co, NC 1787-1795. He lived and owned land in Knox Co, TN, 1795-1849. He served in the Revolutionary War having enlisted in Albermarle Co, VA as a substitute for William Davis, according to his RW pension application. Can you help with his parents, wives, and confirm names of all children by both wives? Ann B. Chambless 435 Barbee Lane, Scottsboro, AL 35769-3745 205-259-5286
CHILDRESS - Tennessee: 6 - [S382] Family Tree Online.
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Entries: 29012 Updated: Thu Feb 12 14:49:12 2004 Contact: Joel Logsdon
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ID: I22728
Name: William Burton CHILDRESS 1
Sex: M
Birth: BEF. 1710
Death:
Father: William CHILDRESS b: BEF. 1690
Mother: Elizabeth HOBSON b: BEF. 1690
Marriage 1 ? ? b: BEF. 1710
Children
John CHILDRESS , Sr. b: 1730 in Albermarle Co., Virginia
Burton CHILDRESS b: ABT. 1732
Robert CHILDRESS b: ABT. 1734
Gracey CHILDRESS b: ABT. 1736
Sources:
1. Title: Mary Jean Childress Voegtlin, Gvdiret@aol.com, 5/7/2000
CHILDRESS - Genealogies: 5 - [S1878] Correspondence, 28 Mar 2012 (Reliability: 2).
Mark Childress (london2005@charter.net), to Shirley Richison Fields, et al, email, 28 March 2004, a monologue on the ancestry of Elisha Childress, going back several generations. Privately held by Fields, Avon, Indiana.
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