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SORRELLS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH SELECTED SORRELLS
OF RUTHERFORD, BURKE, and SURRY COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA Compiled by Thelma Faye Cain Prince c1998 Compiled by Thelma Faye Cain Prince, ©
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It is important to note that family DNA 25 marker tests matched exactly between
a descendant of this John Sorrels, Sr. of Rutherford County, NC and the DNA of
a descendant (Russell Bazemore Sorrells) of Richard Sorrells who married
Mildred Snead {http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/tfcp-001.html}.
Also the DNA 25 marker test of a descendant (James Carroll Sorrells) of Richard
Sorrells (1707-1773), his son, Walter Sorrells and Walter's son,
David Sorrells matched them exactly. For the DNA test results, please
click here:
http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com/dna.html
or http://www.ysearch.org/ or http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/ftdnaresults.html
This means they share a common ancestor, and that ancestor is Richard Sorrels, Sr. of Albemarle Co. Va. and his wife, Mary. Walter Sorrells, the elder, mentioned in records below was a proven son of Richard Sorrells, Sr. and his wife, Mary of Albemarle Co. Va. See http://www.oursouthernancestors,com/sorr-002b.html.
Also see http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/sorr-001.html#Samuel for more on Walter, John,
Samuel Sorrells and others.Samuel, b. about 1753, died 1811 Elbert co.
Ga. is probably a younger son of Richard and Mary Sorrells. No
descendant of Samuel has taken thed DNA test yet, and I urge any male Sorrells
descendant of Samuel to take the DNA test. The DNA tests so far have
answered many questions about Sorrells ancestors.
JOHN,
RICHARD, WILLIAM, WALTER SORRELLS, and SAMUEL, probably brothers, came to
western North Carolina about the time of the Revolutionary War.
JOHN SORRELLS
was one of sixty names on "A List of Titheables and No. of Each Family in
Capt. Jas. McFaden Company." This is the only scrap of Tryon County,
N.C. tax list known to exist, dated between December 1776 and July 1778.
Rutherford County was formed from Tryon County in 1779.
John and John, Jr Sorrells are to be found in the county court minutes. Rutherford court minute abstracts mention John and John Sorrells, Jr. [Hedy Hughes Newton, comp. & ed. Rutherford County, North Carolina Abstracts of Minutes, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1779-1786.
Burke Co. Land Grants, North Carolina Archives
WALTER SORRELLS, File No. 124,
p. 42. 5 February 1778, 200 acs land both sides of Silver Creek,
his own improvements adjoining JOHN NALE'S lower line across main wagon road
including Little Silver Creek and JOHN MACKEY'S line, southeast to main Silver
Creek for remainder.
File No. 215, p. 72. 12 February
1778. JOHN NALE, 640 acs on Silver Creek, beginning at a conditional line
between NALE and MATHE SORRELLS.
File No. 526, p. 176. ELIZABETH
ALEXANDER, 150acs on Bair Branch emptying into East Silver Creek bounding on JOHN
NALE, Sr. and WALTER SORRELLS.
File no.1113, p. 366 JOHN KELOR , land
on Little Siler Creek adjacent to WALTER SORRELLS.
File No. 1097, p. 360. North fork of
Silver Creek, lines of WALTER SORRELLS.
[the above Burke Co. records abtracted by Russell B. Sorrells, 1981].
I believe the below record belongs to Richard Sorrells who married Mildred Snead.
NC Secretary of State, 302 Legislative Office Building, 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C. 27611, received by compiler November 1985. The index in the Land Grant Office shows: File No. 1452 for RICHARD SORREL, Burke County, 150/100 acres, Grant No. 1342 issued 16 Nov. 1790, Warrant No. (blank), Entry No. 1764 entered 23 Dec. 1779, Book 77, page 140, location on the head of Little Mulberry Creek.
WARRANT OF SURVEY
N.C. No. 1764. Charles McDowell, entry
officer of lands in the county of Burke to the surveyor of said county.
Greeting. You are hereby
required to lay off and survey for RICHARD SORREL a tract of land
containing 150 acres lying in the county aforesaid on the head of
Mulberry or Michel Willson's forke of the Mulberry and joining lines
with said Willson agreeable to their conditional line and running up
said forke for complement entered 23 Dec. 1779. Observe the directions
of the act of assembly in such cases made and provided for running
out lands. Two just and fair plans of such survey you are to return
with this warrant to the secretary's office without delay. 28 Feb.
A.D. 17.. (year indecipherable). s/ C. McDowell
BACK OF WARRANT
John Carter (with line marked through name;
name could be something other than Carter)150 acres land No. 1764. Transfer
this warrant to
RICHARD SORRELS as he hath paid me for said. This shall be your authority
for the same. October ye lOth To Mr. William White from your
humble servant. s/John (x) Carter. RICHARD SORRELS warrant 150 acres of
land, No. 1764. ____ 4, 1779.
SURVEYOR'8 PLAT
Burke Co. N.C. y 4th day 1779.
Surveyed for RICHARD SORRELL one hundred acres land lying on the head of Little Mulberry, Beginning on a pine in James Nailors line running N 39 chains to a Spanish oak thence W.,38 chains 44 links to a s~ake thence S 39 chains to a pine in Michell Willsons line thence E 38 chains 44 links with this line to the beginning. Surveyed by W. White, D.S. October y 4th 1779.
William Nortley (surname not clear) C.C.
Dickerson Nailors (chain carriers) Christopher Beekman
GEORGE SORRELL was found on
the 1769 Bute Co. NC (later Franklin Co. NC) tax list. This is
George, a Revolutionary soldier who later came to Wilkes Co. Ga. A
GEORGE SORRELL is on the 1771 Surry Co. NC tax list but I don't know if he is the
same one. See my detailed page about George at: http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/sorr-006.html#George
RICHARD SORRELS (wife Mildred Snead) and WILLIAM SORRELLS were found
in Surry County 1782 tax list, given below. RICHARD SORRELS served in the
Revolution from Surry County, NC at that time in Salisbury district, NC.
See http://www.oursouthernancestors/sorr-001.html
for the Revolutionary records. See http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/tfcp-001.html for the continuation of Richard Sorrells and Mildred Snead line.
Capt. Shepherd's District, p. 14- WILLIAM
SORRILS, 2 horses & mules, 2cattle; no land listed. [Believed to be the
brother of Richard on this tax list and both are sons of Richard
Sorrells, Sr. of Albemarle Co. Va.)
Capt. Humphries' District, p. 17- RICHARD SORRILS, 4 horses & mules, 3
cattle, 100 acres Land.
Capt. Wright's District, p. 26- JAMES SANDERS,
6 horses & mules, 45 cattle, 740 acres on Hunting Creek, 250 acres on
Hunting Creek.
{This James Sanders was later the father-in-law of the son of Richard
Sorrells, named William Alexander Sorrells.}
[Legislative Papers, 46.1. N.C. Archives].
Rutherford Co. NC. Book A#1, p. 407-408: Grant to JAMES HOLLAND, 200acs on Mountain Creek of Main Broad River, adj. JOHN SARRELS....13 Oct. 1783. Wit: ALEX MARTIN. Deed Abstracts of Tyron, Lincoln, & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, Tyron County Wills & Estates, Brent Holcomb, 1977.
JOHN SORRELLS, Sr. , Rutherford Co. NC lived on the main Broad river at Mountain Creek for which he was granted a patent for 200 acs on 28 October 1782, and which he sold to WILLIAM HILL fot 72 pds on 9 January 1786. The land was described as on Mountain Creek of Main Broad River below Major Hampton's land. Bk E-10:546.
In 1782, Capt. Watson's Company, Rutherford County tax list: John Sorrils, 250 acs. land, 4 horses, 7 cattle, assessment 7 pounds [Sue Hill Koon. 1790 Rutherford County, North Carolina Census and 1782 Rutherford County Tax List. Old Tyron County Genealogical Society].
1790 Rutherford County census shows Sam NORRIL (sic)l, 7th Company, 12500; JNO. SORRILS, 11600, 8th Company; JNO. SORRILS, Jr., 11300, 8th Company. John, Sr. and John, Jr. Are listed next to each other.
JOHN SORRILS received 120 acs land in Rutherford County, entry dated 26 January 1788, entry no. 566, grant no. 7251, issued 28 November 1792, location on Shoal Branch of Cathey's Creek. Book 79, p. 419.
JOHN SORRELLS, JUNIOR, (says Junior on the record) received 23 acs land in Rutherford Co., entry dated 20 March 1799, warrant dated 2 July 1799, entry no. 1556, grant no. 2060, issued 18 December 1800, location on both sides of Cathey's Creek. Book 112, p. 205. On a scrap piece of paper photocopied are the names WALTER SORRELLS, MAJOR F. ALEXANDER.
Rutherford County deed and will abstracts mention John, Walter, William, Israel, James Sorrells and others. The elder John Sorrells left a will there in 1813. John's family is given in detail on Molly Brown's web pages: http://www.geocities.com/itsmollyb/.E-mail: itsmollyb@charter.net
JOHN SORRELS. Rutherford Co. NC, 20 April
1813. "Farmer, being weak of body but sound of mind. First, wishes
decent Christian burial. Lawful debts and funeral charges to be paid out
of my estate. To my beloved wife CHRISTIAN all my lands and moveable
estate to be disposed of as she chooses, but she is to pay my sons and
daughters, viz my sons JOHN and WALTER, NANCY, REBECKAH,, CHRISTIAN, SUSANNAH,
CATHERINE, and MARGARET. five shillings each out of the above
estate. Executors, WALTER SORRELS, CHARLES HILL. John signed the
will in his own handwriting. Witness J. Gilkey, John Bates.This is a loose paper, not in will books.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION CLAIM
[National Archives, Washington, D.C.] Abtracted by
Thelma F. Prince
JOHN SORRELS, Rev. Pension
File No. S3953, JOHN SORRELS, aged 76 yrs. and resident of Butler Co. Ky.
applied for pension, as veteran of Revolutionary War, on 8 Oct. 1832. Please see http://www.oursouthernancestors.com/sorr-001.html#pension%20claims
for the Revolutionary records. This JOHN SORRELS, Jr. was the
son of JOHN SORRELS, Sr. 1813 will.
All of the records of wills below come from Rutherford
County, North Carolina Will Abtracts 1779-1910, Grace Turner and Miles
Philbeck, Jr. 1982.
WALTER SORRELS of Rutherford Co. NC (son
of John Sorrels, Sr. of the will in 1813) was born in 1776 and died after
15 January 1846, date of his will and before March 1846 when his will was
probated in Rutherford Co. NC. The will mentions wife, MAREY, daughters
NANCY GREEN, her husband THOS. GREEN, CATY MOORE, REBECKAH BARTLETT.
Sons JAMES, CHARLES, ISREAL. Exec: My two sons, CHARLES AND ISREAL
P. SORRELS. Wits: Andrew Flack, J. Gilkey. Will Bk E:155.
Walter was first married to REBECKAH BATES, second to NANCY HILL, third
to MARY WALKER BANKSTON, widow of Andrew Bankston, when Walter married
her September 28, 1844 in Rutherford Co., NC.
ISRAEL P. SORRELS, 24 June 1882, will written
and probated on 16 March 1900. Mentions wife, youngest son, MALCOM LAFAYETTE
SORRELS. Equal division from sale of personal property among LOTT
FRANKLIN, CHARLES MILLER, PINKNEY BARTLETT, and CATHERINE, WIFE OF M.L.
BLANKENSHIP. Exec: son LOTT FRANKLIN. grandsons ASBURY, NANNEY, WILLIAM
SORRELS, JR. wit: A.J. SCOGGIN, J.M. TOMS. Will Bk G:1
WILLIAM FRANKLIN SORRELS of Rutherford Co.
NC was a son of Israel Pickens Sorrels
through Charles to Walter to Old John of Rutherford.He died without any children. He wrote his will
7 September 1895 and it was probated on 2 October 1895. It names wife,
MINNIE E. SORRELS, executrix, ALONZO P. SORRELS and OVERTON SORRELS,
executors. Mentions brothers and sisters, and father, but not
named. Wits: Geo. W. Hendrick, W.G. Sexton, M.O. Rowland. Will Bk
F:551.