Nathaniel Christmas

Notes:

Ginger Christmas writes that: "He was a Captain in the American Rev. War. In 1781 he and his brother Richard were paroled by Cornwallis (British General) from capture and later moved to the Mississippi Territory. After the war he (Nathaniel) settled with his younger brother Robert in the Wilkes County area of Georgia where they were district judges. He moved to the Louisiana area to settle down with Mary McLemore, his wife.He Petitioned the new government for pension from the Revolutionary war but was rejected. He reached his rank of Major as a First Major Surveyor."

This is from the National Archives, Rev. War Records.

"To the honorable Lieutenant General Leslie, or to the commanding officer of the British forces in the state of South Carolina.

Captain Nathaniel Christmas has permission to pass from hence to the British garrison at Charles Town, for the purpose of effecting the exchange, Captain Richard Christmas, who is a prisoner of war to the British arms, for Captain James Osborn, who is a prisoner of war to the American arms, which said exchange is hereby proposed. This being agreed to, the said Captain Osborn is relieved and exchanged, the said Captain Nathaniel Christmas is to pass under the sanction of the flag.

Given at Point Pleasant, this______day of June, 1782.

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Family/Spouse: Mary McLemore. Mary (daughter of Atkins McLemore and Sarah Jones) was born between 1761 and 1771 in Bute County, North Carolina; died before 1789 in Warren County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He owned a plantation located in the Orange County, North Carolina, on the banks of Cane Creek, Moccasin Branch, and Richland Branch.

In 1763 he was a Captian in the Granville County Colonial Militia. He had five sons and a son-in-law that were captains in the American Revolution.

WARREN CO, NC DEED Christmas, John Sr to John Jr -1771

Transcript below contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ginger L. Christmas (gxmas@gte.net) original not viewed or verified

Warren County North Carolina Deed Book 3 p-245 This Indenture made this day of may in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one Between John CHRISTMAS {#32}, Sr of the one part and John CHRISTMAS {#58}, Jr of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John CHRISTMAS, Sr for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds current money of Virginia to me in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and acquit the said CHRISTMAS Jr of every part thereof I have bargained, sold, alleined and made over a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Bute County on the south side of the Little Creek and bounded as follows, to wit. Beginning at the mouth of the Planpatch branch and running up the creek to William GREEN's {#509} line and up that to the spring branch and up the branch to the head, form thence along a line of marked trees to the road, thence down the road to Thomas CHRISTMAS's {#30} corner red oak sapling, thence down his line to the head of the Planpatch Branch thence down the said branch to the beginning. Containing two hundred and fifty acres, more or less, being part of the tract whereon John CHRISTMAS Sr now lives on with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof with the appurtenances unto the said CHRISTMAS Jr his heirs and assigns forever and the said John CHRISTMAS S for himself his heirs, executors and administrators doth covenant, promise and agree to and with the said CHRISTMAS S his heirs executors or assigns that the aforesaid premises are free and clear of all manner of encumbrances and that the said CHRISTMAS Sr committed done or suffered shall and lawful may and even hereafter have , hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the same. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. John CHRISTMAS [seal] Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of: Thomas CHRISTMAS {#30}, Such KEY and Richard CHRISTMAS {#54} Bute County May Court 1771 John CHRISTMAS acknowledged this deed to John CHRISTMAS Jr and on motion the same is ordered to be registered. Test Benjamin McCULLOCK C.C. The foregoing deed from John CHRISTMAS S to John CHRISTMAS Jr having been acknowledged in Bute Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarterly Session and ordered to be registered the same is truly registered this 26th day of July 1771. By William JOHNSON P.R.

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The Will below was copied from LoRetta F. Hughes tree on WorldConnect.
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Orange County, North Carolina:Clerk of Superior
Court: Record of Wills: Volume: A: 1752-1788:
No. 162 - Christmas, John

Orange County North Carolina Will Book A p-261-268:
John CHRISTMAS {#32}
Dated: 11 August 1783
Recorded Orange County NC
Probated in November Court 1783.
In the name of God Amen. I John CHRISTMAS of the
County of Orange in the state of North Carolina planter
being sick and weak in body but in perfect mind and
memory thanks be to God for the same and calling
to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and
being willing to settle my worldly affairs in order to
make this my last will and testament in manner and
form following:

FIRST I commend my soul to God who gave it hoping
through the death and merits of Jesus Christ my Savior
to be made partaker of the fading joys of immorality
and as for that temporal estate it hath been pleased
God to bestow on me I give and bequeath in the manner
and form following that is to say whereas my sons
Thomas and John and my daughters Mary Elizabeth
and Henrietta are all married and have moved from me,
such estates as I judge equal proportions of my
substance and I do hereby give and bequeath each of
them my sons Thomas, my son John, my daughters
Mary Elizabeth and Henrietta the sum of five shillings
Virginia money. Besides that I do hereby confirm to
them and their heirs and assigns an indisputable right
to that I have heretofore given them revoking all manner
of claim to any part or parcel same from any person
or persons whatever.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my loving wife
Mary CHRISTMAS during her natural life the plantation
whereon I now live with all the land on the south side
Cane Creek and below the branch known by the name
Moccasin and also my three negroes Harry, Sue and Aggie,
a feather bed and furniture, a horse, bridle and saddle
and to enable her the better to raise her children I lend
her my eight Negroes Charles, Jacob, wife, Iona, Fatt,
Terry, young Charles and Davy together with my other
estate of horses, cattle, sheep and household furniture
except such as I shall hereafter dispose of and it is my
will and desire that my loving wife Mary do keep and
enjoy during her widowhood all such estate lent her,
but should she marry again then my will is that all the
estate be divide among my three sons Robert , James
and Charles and it is also my will that at my wife's decease
that all the estate in her hand be also divided amongst
said three youngest sons by my two
sons Thomas CHRISTMAS and Richard.

ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Pictles
my negro girl Ginny and my negro boy Philamon,
a feather bed and furniture, a mare, bridle and saddle
with two cows and calves, with two bison, two dishes
and six plates and should she die without lawful
issue that the estate left her be divided amongst my
three sons Richard , William and Nathaniel .

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Richard, his
heirs and youngins forever a tract of land lying on the
north side of Cane Creek from a line of marked trees
running from or near the mouth of Richland branch
with land whereon Thomas MASON formally lived
also my will is that my son, Richard, have two negroes
known by the names of Dick and Fanny with a feather
bed and furniture, two cows and calves besides his
own amongst my stock with two bison, two dishes
and six plates.

ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, William ,
his heirs and youngins, all that tract of land lying on
the north side of Cane Creek below a line of marked
trees running from or near the mouth of Richland Branch,
also two negroes by the name of Will and Nessy.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son, Nathaniel ,
his heirs and youngins, forever two hundred and fifty
pounds Virginia money or stock at thirty-three and a
third percent in gold or silver to be paid him from
my son Thomas CHRISTMAS for my mill and negro
Will within nine months from this date, if not paid
them the said mill and negro named
Tom with a feather bed and furniture.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son, Robert,
his heirs and youngins, forever one negro named
Benjamin.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son, James,
his heirs and youngins, forever all my land that
lying on the south side of Cane Creek and above
the Moccasin branch with the addition of all the
land lying on the same side if creek belonging
to the land whereon Thomas MASON formally
lived.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son, Charles,
his heirs and assigns, forever all my land on the
south side Cane Creek and below the Moccasin
branch and it is my will that if either of my three
youngest sons Robert, James and Charles die
before they come of age leaving no issue then
it is my will that their estate so left shall fall into
the estate to be divided by my two sons, Thomas
and Richard, with the remains of the estate to the
two youngest sons it is also my will that if the
land I have left to my four sons, Richard,
William, James and Charles be lost and they
fall on the estate of Michael WHATLEY
that what is recovered be divided amongst said
four sons, Richard, William, James and
Charles.

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my Grandson
Henry CHRISTMAS, son of John
CHRISTMAS, deceased, my land lying in
Warren County on the south side of the road
adjoining the land formally Charles ALLEN's.
And also my will is that if either of my three
youngest sons, Robert, James and Charles
come to age before my wife decease wanting
their estate it is then my will and desire that
my said two sons, Thomas and Richard divide
the estate I lent my wife and give them what they
see cause to as not to exceed a third, and should
there be any remainder at my wife's decease its
my desire that it be divided with the estate of my
wife at her decease to my three youngest sons,
Robert, James and Charles by my two sons
aforesaid Thomas and Richard and safely I do
hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife,
Mary CHRISTMAS, my sons Richard and Robert
Executors of this my last will and testament
hereby revoking and making void and null all
former will or wills hereafter made and confirming
this and none but this to be my last will and
testament in the testimony whereof I have
hereunto with my hand and seal this eleventh day
of August one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-three.

John CHRISTMAS
Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the
testor to be his last will and testament in presence
of us: Richard CHRISTMAS, William RICHARDS and
James I. PICKARD.

Orange County, November Court 1783
The Execution of the within will and testament of
John CHRISTMAS , deceased, was duly proven in
open court by the oaths of William RICHARDS and
James I. PICKARD two of the subscribing witness
thereto and ordered to be recorded.


Hughes, LoRetta F. "Treeclimber's Family Treehouse - Roots & Branches" ver. 2009-06-21 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=treeclimber

John married Mary Graves about 1748 in Hanover County, Virginia. Mary was born about 1725 in Virginia; died in 1810 in Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shwon, on unsourced trees, as born in either York County or Hanover County, VA. FindAGrave indicates she was born to Henry White Graves and Mary Williams, as one of eight known children. She married John Christmas, and they had eleven known children.