Descendants of Jacob Sherrill #11

Descendants of of Jacob Sherrill
submitted by Virginia Freeman Taylor

Transcribed from Jacob Sherrill, Son of Adam and Elizabeth and Some of Their Descendants by William Andrew Sherrill, published 1983.

SECTION 11

THE ELEVENTH CHILD OF JACOB SHERRILL, SR. AND HULDA WILSON, AND SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS.

The following information was recorded by W.A.S., 20 May 1967. It was obtained from Jean Smith; Book, The Billingsley Family in America, copy in Memphis, TN, Public Library; Mrs. William Hegle, 708 Richards Drive, Mountain Grove, MO 65711; James Brown, Route l, Box 649, Salina, Kansas 67401; Donna Sherrell, 955 9th Street, Gering, NE 69341.

7.11. AMBROSE SHERRILL, Son of Jacob Sherrill, Sr. and Hulda Wilson, was born 13 October 1780, in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was married in 1808, probably in Wilson County, Tennessee, to Peggy Hopkins, daughter of James Hopkins and Peggy Woods. She was born in Fairplay, Missouri, 4 February 1791. Her father, James Hopkins, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Peggy and Ambrose lived in Illinois and later in Carroll County, Tennessee and in 1841 moved to what is now Cedar County, Missouri. They had twelve children, with only three still alive in 1889. Ambrose Sherrill died 7 September 1844 and is buried in Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri. Peggy Hopkins (Sherrill) died 4 March 1845 and is buried in the same location. Issue:

1. Mary M. Sherrill, b. 4 Jan 1809.
2. Jacob Sherrill, b. 23 Nov 1810 in Lick Creek, Wilson Co., TN. M. Joanna Robinson, 5 Jan 1834. She was born 1816 in TN. Jacob died 1 Oct 1889.
3. James H. Sherrill, b. 27 Oct 1812. M. Grincy Jane Stacy (7.7.1).
4. Elizabeth Sherrill, b. 28 Jul 1814.
5. Ehraim Sherrill, b. 4 Aug 1817.
6. Samuel Sherrill, b. 20 Apr 1819. Unmarried. D. 27 May 1852.
7. Hulda Sherrill, b. 21 Mar 1821. M. (1), James Gist, prior to 1841. M. (2), William J. Coulter, 10 Jul 1845.
8. Riley S. Sherrill, b. 5 Feb 1823, Carroll, TN. M. Susan H. Davidson (or Samson) 12 Jun 1845. D. 29 Dec 1893. Buried in Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar Co., MO.
9. James Murrah Sherrill, b. 20 Jun 1825. M. Chancy Irwin, 2 Jan 1851. D. 25 Jun 1860. Issue:

1. Sarah R. Sherrill, b. 1852.
2. James Murrah Sherrill, Jr., b. 1854.

10. Ruby Ann Sherrill, b. 25 Mar 1827. M. John Baker, 2 Jan 1854.
11. Catharine F. Sherrill, b. 25 Jan 1831.
12. Martha Jane Sherrill, b. 7 Jan 1834.

FAMILY HISTORY

7.11. AMBROSE SHERRILL, migrated with his family to Wilson County, Tennessee. Ambrose married Peggy Hopkins, a daughter of James Hopkins. James Hopkins was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, which he entered when 16 years old, serving under Captain Parrish, Major Humphrey and Colonel Thomas Farmer, North Carolina Regiment. (North Carolina Revolutionary Accounts, Volume IV, page 58, folio 1, Historical Commission of North Carolina.) Ambrose and Peggy moved to Carroll County, Tennessee from Wilson County, Tennessee, ca. 1822. In 1841, they moved to Cedar County, Missouri, where Ambrose died 7 September 1844. Courtesy of Wanda Clark

7.11.8. RILEY S. SHERRILL, son of Ambrose Sherrill and Margaret "Peggy" Hopkins, was born 5 February 1823 in Carroll County, Tennessee. He was married 12-13 June 1845 in Cedar County, Missouri to Susan H. Davidson, born 1824 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He died 1893 and was buried in Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri. She died in 1900 and is buried in the same cemetery. Issue:

1. Ephraim C. Sherrill, b. 1847. M. Mary Elizabeth , in Cedar Co., MO, 9 Mar 1865. Issue:

1. Riley Sherrill

2. Thomas Sherrill
2. James Sherrill, b. 1848. D. age 6 months, 1848.
3. William B. Sherrill, b. 13 May 1852, Cedar Co., MO. M. Ida Love, 17 Sep 1882. Issue:

1. Eugenie

4. Tennessee Sherrill, b. 1857. M. John Henderson.

1. Virgil Henderson
2. Edward Henderson
3. Helena Henderson

EXCEPT from HISTORY OF MISSOURI History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade & Banton Counties, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888.

Cedar County Biographical Appendex (starting on page 773).

Riley S. Sherrill, a prominent and successful Pioneer farmer of Cedar County, Missouri, residing near Stockton, was born in Carroll County, Tennessee, and is the son of Ambrose and Peggy (Hopkins) Sherrill, who were born in the "Old North State" in October 1780 and 1789, and died in Cedar County, Missouri, in September 1844 and March 1845, respectively. The father was a farmer thoughout life and when a young man move to Wilson County, Tennessee, and afterward to Carroll County, and in 1841 took up his abode in Cedar County Missouri, where he spent the rest of his days. His father, (sic, this would be the father of Ambrose and grandfather of the subject, Riley, W.A.S.) Jacob Sherrill, was of English birth (sic) a native of North Carolina (sic, probably born in Virginia or Maryland, since he accompanied his father Adam, The Pioneer, to North Carolina at age 8 years), and later moved to Wilson County, Tennessee, where he died. James Hopkins, the maternal grandfather was of Scotch-Irish descent and one of the first settlers of Polk County. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and was quite wealthy, owning, at one time a large number of Negros. He died at an advanced age. Riley Sherrill was the seventh (sic, eighth) of twelve children, three of them are living at the present time, and made his home with his parents, on the farm, until their respected deaths. On the 12th of June 1845, his marriage with Miss Susan Davidson was consummated. She was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, and she and Mr. Sherrill became the parents of the following family: Ephraim, who died in 1870 at the age of 24 years, leaving his wife, whose maiden name was Willett, two children, Riley and Thomas; James who died in 1848 at the age of six months; William B., who was born in 1852, and married Miss Ida Love, by whom he had one child, Jennie; and Tennessee, who was born in 1857, and is the wife of John Henderson, by whom she has three children, Virgil, Edward and Helena.

In 1841, Rilley Sherrill left his native county and state and came to Cedar County, Missouri, and lived with his parents until 1849, when he moved to Stockton and engaged in the grocery business.

In 1857, he and John E. Hartley became partners in a general merchandise establishment, the firm being, Sherrill, Hartley & Co., for two years. During the war, Mr. Sherrill merely looked after his money matters, and after the war began speculating in land, stocks and paper and met with flattering success. In 1871, he moved to the farm where he now resides, and the following year, located in Fort Scott, Kansas, where he resided two years, then returned to his farm, where he has since made his home.

He commenced life for himself, a poor man, but by good judgment, he has added to his income, year after year, until he is now one of the wealthiest men of Cedar County, and owned land to nearly 1500 acres. At present he owns 480 acres which is well improved with fine buildings. He is a Republican in politics, but is very conservative. He does not belong to any church and is an agnostic in belief.

THE ABOVE CONTAINS CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS, BUT IT WAS COPIED FROM A PHOTOCOPY OF PAGE 774 OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED BOOK. W. A. S. The forgoing is by courtesy of James Brown.

EXCERPT FROM PAGE 772, HISTORY OF MISSOURI - Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Banton Counties. Cedar County Biographical Appendix. Published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888(?)

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