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Note: winter of 1823 Burke County, Mins, County Court Years 1818-1829 Pages 1-148 Page 405 March Term 1823 "Lida Wiseman presents the last will and Testament of William Wiseman Sr. dec's which was presented in Court by the oath of Thomas Baker with ext. trustee order to be recorded and that letters establishing issue unto Lida Wiseman widow of Tester and executor there in recorded and who qualified as testify in open Court" William Wiseman Sr DID NOT have a middle name. His son William was know as William Edward Wiseman Jr. JR was used to tell the two Williams at the courthouse on legal documents or tax records. Janet A true register of all christeninges, mariages, and burialles in the parishe of St. James, Clarkenwell : from the yeare of Our Lorde God 1551 On May 18 1725 St. James, Clerkenwell, John and Mary Wiseman son William was Christened William Wiseman Ledger Book as William or someone wrote " Wm William,Lin(unclear) was born in City of London. In St James's Clerkenwell Parish, in the year Our Lord 1736 Neb the Second" It looks like someone wrote over and try to chance it to 1736. (William may or may not add the 36 to it. But I think by what I read that William add the 36 for then he would have been 15 when he came to America.) It the story is true. "Could this below be William Wiseman family in England? To answer my question is NO!!!. If William was born in 1725 he would be 98 years old when he died. Who knows for I was not there and by now one is live who can help JOHN WISEMAN m'd MARY STORY on 29 SEP 1719 Saint Mary The Virgin At The Walls, Colchester, Essex, England Child WILLIAM WISEMAN Christening: 18 MAY 1725 Saint James, Clerkenwell, London, England Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date William Wiseman has had family story/legend that goes that William when he was 13 he stowaway on ship bound for America. There has been no prove of this story. The story/legend goes on to say that William Wiseman stowaway with his life long friends William Davis and William Pendly. Not this story is not true for William Pendly was born in Virginia and died in Burke County, NC before 1802. William Davis could be a member of Davis families of Virginia. There was a Richard Davis who appears in records around the time Davis Davenport was said to born. Some have said that Richard was his father and his mother was Miss Davenport. There other Davis living near or about Culpeper County, Virginia before 1759 This rules this story out. Next stowaway story is William Wiseman at the age of 13 came with his older brothers. The brothers left their brother William in America and they stowaway for Australia. Now the date for the brothers stowaway for Australia had to happen after 1770 for Captain Cook claimed New South Wales for England in 1770. This rules thsi story out. My question I have about the stowaway story; could William Wiseman hear this story about someone in family when was young. In hear it so much as William as he got older he thought he was the stowaway. Could a family member stowaway years before William was born. This stowaway be name William too and made good America? This Wiseman family member who came to Ameica send word back about himself. William being youngest was send to the stowaway Wiseman. What we do know. . 1759 "William Wiseman now age 23 (23-1759=1736), is in Culpeper County, Virginia and witnessed the will of Robert Coveington, From the Will book A 1749-1770. It was suggested by Allen Poe, that William Wiseman came over from London, England, well educated and a young School Teacher, since he probably did not get that education on the frontier of Virginia, and it was common practice to have the School Master write wills and then he would also he a witness. 1761/2 William Wiseman, age 25, marries Mary Davenport. The date of this marriage est from the birth of first child 1763 The date of their marriage could be about April of 1762. Thomas Davenport, Mary father, was in Culpeper from 1753-1770 1763 William Wiseman is on the Jury, May 1763 in Culpeper County, Virginia for case John Tackett v Richard Price, so the first child Thomas Wiseman is born in Culpeper County, Virginia January 19,1764 Culpeper Co., VA, William Brown v.William Wiseman, Judgement for Plaintiff This probably helped William Wiseman and Mary Davneport decide to travel down to South Carolina, where her sister Sophia Davenport and her husband William White had gone to be near William White's father and mother James Taylor White and Elizabeth Poe/Powe. 1765 Dorothy Wiseman, 2nd child of William Wiseman, states in the 1850 of Yancey Co., NC as the wife of David Baker that she was born in 1765 in South Carolina. 1766 Sept. 18,1766 they probate Robert Covington's will in Culpeper Co., VA. "Exhibited to the Court by John Strother, John Claton swore that the said decedent did sign seal and publish this his last will and that he say William Wiseman subscibe the same "I get from this that William Wiseman was not present, giving more evidence that William and Mary had indeed gone down to South Carolina 1769 4th child Mary "Polly" Wiseman Puett says in the 1850 census of Caldwell Co. NC " age 182" born in Virginia, cannot read, She is living with her son John Puett age 57. In the 1860 Census of Caldwell Co. NC it say she is born in NC. At this time Polly is 92 and John 67. Question who gave the census? When Polly died, John puts on her headstone "nealy 100", when in fact she was 96. 1771 "I, Reuben White of the Parish of Saint David in Craven County, South Carolina, planter and surveryor, affection for my sister-in-law, Sophia White (Sophia Davenport, sister of Mary) wife of my brother William White of the same place, Planter February 1775 Martin Davenport's last record in Culpeper Co., VA. 1775/6 The Davenports move to Burke, now Caldwell Co. NC on the JOHN'S RIVER, along with William Wiseman and others. 1777 Jan. 1777, Burke/Caldwell Co. NC.Thomas Davenport (age 65) is granted 640 acres on JOHN'S RIVER --- William Wiseman (age 41) and Thomas Wiseman (age 14) are the chain carriers Aug 20, 1777, Burke Co. NC "Rueben White and Sophia (Davenport) White, & her children AT THE HOUSE OF COL. CHARLES Mc DOWELL" The McDowell's lived at Quaker Meadows, which according to Carl Anderson of Caldwell Co. NC, "was The place to live back then". It is 2 miles, give or take, from the present Caldwell Co., line, in present Burke Co. and about 5 miles from the people of the John's River. 1778 Martin Davenport 360 acres on John's River and Wilson Creek (now Caldwell Co) joining lines of James Prichard and Andrew Rudolph Jr. Allen Poe says "This very valuable farm land was told was sold to Alexander Perkins by 1810" "but Martin Davenport keeps 300 acres he own near the John's River," now down Brawell Road in Caldwell County, NC. Also on June 11,1778,Thomas Davenport's 1800 acres on Wilson's Creek joins John Browning and Andrew Rudolph. 1778,Thomas Davenport 180 acres on Wilson's Creek, west fork of John's River, Alexander Cole and William Wiseman are chain carriers. June 20 1780 John Bowman wills probated and Williams Wiseman name is mentioned. BURKE COUNTY, NC - CENSUS - 1790, Morgan Disrict Devenport, Martin, 3,4,3,0,4 Bright, Samuel, 1,2,2,0,0 Wiseman, William, 4,4,5,0,0 Wiseman, Thomas, 2,1,3,0,0 22 August 1795 � �LAND GRANT: William Wiseman, 100 acres in �b�Burke County North Carolina, on the waters of Clear Creek. (North Carolina Land Grants,North Carolina Archives�/i�, File No. 2294, Grant# 1353). �October 1795 �/b�� DEED RECORDED: William Bright to William Mays, 50 acres, proved by �b�William Wiseman�/b�. [Court Minutes abstracted in Edith Warren Huggins, �b�Burke County�/b��i�, North Carolina, Records, Vol. IV �/i�(Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 25] October 1795 endash ROAD PETITION: Petition for road on the Toe and Linville River from John Wagley's on Linville River to Jos. Jones on Toe River, nearest and best for a wagon road, signed by �b�Thomas Wiseman�/b�, �b�John Baker�/b�, �b�William Wisema, Martin Wiseman,James Wiseman�Davenport Wiseman�William Wiseman �[Jr.], Alexander Cole, John Browning, �Martin DavenportThomas Davenpor, John Browning [Jr.], John Wagley. [Edith Warren Huggins, Burke County�, North Carolina Misc. Records, Vol. II �/i�(Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 143] April 1796 �/b�� ROAD ORDER: John Browning to be overseer of road from the top of the Blue Ridge to Joseph Jones on the Toe River and all hands on Grassy Creek, Linville Cove and Toe River from John Mullings up road (listing �b�Martin Davenport �/b�and �b�William Wiseman �/b�on the reverse side). [Edith Warren Huggins, �b�Burke County, North Carolina Land & Misc. Records, Vol. III �/i�(Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 32] 1796 Mary Davenport Wiseman dies June 17 1796 in the 54th year of age per family ledge April 1797 endash ROAD ORDER: Jury ordered to lay off road from Joseph Jones on Toe River up to line of the Tennessee State line, including �b�Thomas Wiseman�/b�, �b�William Wiseman Sr., Davenport Wiseman �/b�n, John Browning Sr., �b�Martin Davenport�/b�, Thomas Davenport�/b�, and Benjamin White. [Edith Warren Huggins, �b�Burke County�, North Carolina Land & Misc. Records, Vol. III �/i�(Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 33] April 1797 endash ROAD ORDER: Jury ordered to view and mark a road the nearest and best way from Alexander Cole's on the Toe River to the upper end of Linville Cove, including Martin Davenport�/b�, John Browning, �b�Thomas Wiseman, Ben White, William Wiseman, Martin Browning, and �b�Thomas Davenport�/b�. [Edith Warren Huggins, Burke County, �/b��i�North Carolina Land & Misc. Records, Vol. III (Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 33] 1 July 1797 ROAD ORDER: Jury returned road from Joseph Jones on Toe River up to line of the Tennessee State line, including �b�Thomas Wiseman�/b�, �b�William Wiseman�/b�, John Browning, �b�Martin Davenport�/b�, �b�Thomas Davenport�/b�, and Benjamin White. [Edith Warren Huggins, �b�Burke County�/b��i�, North Carolina Land & Misc. Records, Vol. III �/i�(Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, reprint 1985), 33] 1799 William Wiseman Sr age 63 has married Lydia Bedford age 26 per Eugene Wiseman book page 8. After this marriage the children from first marriage start to move West. 1800 William Wiseman's School Teaching Contract pages are torn but some name can be still read Henny for 3 Scholars Davenport for 2 scholars Browning for 2 scholars Philips for 1 scholar John Wilson Isaac Avey Joseph Wilson. The last two men appear to be Lawyers. 1800 Burke County, North Carolina Federal Census (File 2 of 2) 803 19 Wiseman William 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 "A HISTORY OF WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA" PAGE 54 Robert Lee Wisman, grandson of Alexander Wiseman, has the original grant and he lived on the site of William Wiseman's last home. Robert alson gave the information for the "stories" printed, which we now know to be not true. The 1820 census of Burke Co. NC William Wiseman is living next to John Ollis. At one time there was a Browning Cemetery on the land of Old Robert Wiseman Farm because Forest fires it has been lost. It is know that Samuel Bright deed to John Browning 200 acres on the Toe River. John Browning to William Wiseman's brother-in-law and he stays in Burke Co. NC until 183/15 when he moves to Giles County, Tennessee and his sons follow him John Browning is Martin Davenport brother- in- law and since Mary Davenport Wiseman is Martin sister this would make William Wiseman brother-in-law. Martin is John Bowning Sr brother-in-law not because Martin married Jane Sarah Browning after his first wife died. But because Martin sister Dorothy married John Browning. John Browning is a brother to Martin 2nd wife Jane Sarah. So all the men are brother-in-laws one way or the other. It is said that Aunt Lottie burn her husband Uncle Robert family stuff after his death. 1778 William Wiseman is buried near his home at Sunny Brook Farm. Although his gravestone gives his date of death as 1830, he probably passed away in the winter of 1822/ 1823. His widow Lydia filed estate papers for his estate in March 1823 in Morganton William WISEMAN on 19-E. He never had a US Government tombstone, his relatives had made a nice marker when 19-E was widened. Dr. Fink said "I was told by Myron Houston, who lived nearby at Sunny Brook Store, that William and 2 more adult graves and 3 child size graves were paved over and the marker set up to remember them." Who were the other two adults? " They seem to think it was his wives. His first Mary DAVENPORT died in 1796 and then he married Lydia BEDFORD. William actually died in 1823, but the marker says 1830 because he was dead by the 1830 census." Was he a soldier too? "I believe we found that William and his son Thomas took a wagon load of materials and made shoes for soldiers. The DAR takes all kinds of service to the patriots or the country as grounds for membership, but you have to prove a direct line that includes marriage." William Wiseman Ledger Book William wrote:" Wm William,Lin(unclear) was born in City of London. In St James's Clerkenwell Parish, in the year Our Lord 1739 Neb the Second" It looks like someone wrote over and try to chance it to 1736. (William may or may not add the 36 to it. But I think by what I read that William add the 36 for then he would have been 15 when he came to America.) For Mary Wiseman he wrote: " Mary Wiseman the wife of Wm Wiseman decaused June 17,1796. In the fifty fourth year of her age. (Note: William writes in 2nd person but this handwritting has been proven to be his. There was a Wiseman Bible to compare his handwritting to. But The Bible has been lost with the years. This is so sad. Let us pray that one day it will show back up). " A Register of Names" "Thos.Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born April 30,1763. Dorothy Wiseman daughter of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Feb 5,1765 Wm. Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Aug 5,1767 Mary Wiseman daughter of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born April 11,1769 Davenport Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Auhg 25, 1771 Martin Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Aug 24, 1773 James Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born August 18,1775 John Wiseman son of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Feb 21,1777 Celestial Wiseman daughter of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Oct 22, 1779 Susannah Wiseman daughter of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born Dec 16,1781 Robert Wiseman daughter of William Wiseman and Mary his wife was born July 14,1784 Nancy was born Oct 31,1792 (Note this was not their daughter but granddaugther) Bedford Wiseman son of Wm. Wiseman and Lydia his wife was born Oct 1,1799 Alex(Alexander)Wiseman son of Wm. Wiseman and Lydia his wife was born March 28,1802 Jemima Wiseman daughter of Wm.Wiseman and Lydia his wife was born May 6,1804 Joisah Wiseman son of Wm. Wiseman and Lydia wife was born July 31,1806 Elizabeth Wiseman daughter of Wm.Wiseman and Lydia wife was born April 25,1809. Lydia Wiseman daughter of Wm. Wiseman and Lydia wife was born May 25,1812 Anthony Senter Wiseman son of Wm. Wiseman and Lydia wife was born Feb 9, 1814" ( Note middle name, Senter, is generally spelled Center by later Gnerations. Also note date of birth when middle was being use in the family) I join the Daugthers of the American Revolution with this family If want to learn more about William Wiseman go to my webpage at 1820 Name: William Wiseman County: Burke State: North Carolina Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Males - 16 thru 18: 1 Free White Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Females - 45 and over: 1
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