Marriage Contract~Augustine Hunnicutt & Bramble Hart

Bramble Hart Marriage Contract. 

To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come Know ye, that Whereas Bramble Hart of the County of Surry does agree to enter into the Honourable Estate of matrimony with me upon Conditions that she may and shall remain in quiet and peaceable Possession of all the property both real and personal, she now has in possession without lott? or molestation, and also that she may possess and enjoy all the Estate both real and personal I have now in my possession, during her natural Life: I Augustine Hunnicutt do therefore for the good Will I have for her the said Bramble Hart and for sundry other Causes, now before such Intermarriage, agree to permit her to remain for ever in quiet and peaceable possession retaining to herself the Right of Disposal of all the Estate now in her possession: I do also further agree in Case of my Death to permit her to possess and enjoy all the Estate I now have in possession both real and personal during her natural Life, and then to revert to my children agreeable to my Last Will and Testament or agreeable to Law, in the same manner as if this writing had never been made, any law to the Contrary notwithstanding I do further declare that these presents shall for ever be, and remain a Bar to prevent any of my Heirs, Executors or Administrators, or any other person or persons claiming by, thro, or under me after my Decease from any possession, claim

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or Recovery contrary to the true meaning & Intent hereof, and lastly I also agree at all Times hereafter to impower her the said Bramble Hart as well after she takes upon her the name of Bramble Hunnicutt as before to dispose of her Estate now in her possession both Real and personal by Will or otherwise as she shall think proper with Lott? or molestation either by me the said Augustine Hunnicutt, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or any other Person or persons claiming by,  thro [through], or under me. In Witness whereof I the said Augustine Hunnicutt do hereunto set my Hand and affix my seal this twenty Seventh day of February Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty three.              

                              Augustine X Hunnicutt {Seal}                                                his mark

Signed, Sealed 

and delivered in 

presence of 

James Kee

Henry Moring 

Mark Judkins   At a Court held for Surry County March 26th 1783  The afore written Marriage Contract between Augustine Hunnicutt & Bramble Hart was proved to be the Act and Deed of the sd Augustine by the oaths of James Kee, Henry Moring, Mark Judkins the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded.

Teste: J. Faulcon 

 Examined

The Augustine Hunnicutt that married Bramble Hart on 25 February 1783 was a son of Augustine Hunnicutt III and his wife Ann. Her maiden name has not been confirmed but many lists her as a Seward. He was Augustine the 4th. He was also previously married to Ann Edwards, deceased  and they had 4 children. Augustine would pass away between 1787 and 1792.     

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52 Cousins~Capt. Willaim A. Earnhart

William A. Earnhart was born about 1839 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was a son of  Benjamin Earnhart and Harriett McIntosh. His parents had migrated from Rowan County, NC to Bedford County, Tennessee about 1812. 

Here is a statement that his grandfather George made to receive a pension. 

In an affidavit, dated 26 April 1836, for a Revolution War Pension, George Earnhart stated that he remained [in NC] after the Revolution until about 24 years ago [1812]. I removed into Bedford County State of Tennessee near Shelbyville where I lived about seven years [till 1819] and then removed into this County where I have lived ever since and where I now live [Madison County, Tenn.].

William A. Earnhart served during the Civil war with the Northern Army, Company "C" 5th Tenn. His discharge is recorded in a Bedford County Deed Book  for 1865 & 1866, page 372. I have seen a lot of differenst transactions in Land Deeds but this is the first Civil War or any War Discharge. 

This is the URL for the discharge: 

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Transcription:

William A. Earnharts Discharge 

Know we that William A Earnhart a Sargent of Captain Hartwell N. T. Shipp Company ( C ) Fifth Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry Volunteer who was enrolled on the Seventh day of August One thousand Eight hundred and sixty three to serve three years or during the war is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this Fourteenth day of August 1865 at Pulaski Tennessee by reason of Special Order No 18 C. S. Mil. Div. Tenn. No Objection to his being reenlisted is known to exist Said William A Earnhart was born in Bedford County in the State of Tennessee is Twenty Six years of age five feet Ten Inches high Dark Completion Dark Eyes Dark hair and by occupation when enrolled a Farmer. Given at Pulaski Tenn. this Fourteenth day of August 1865. 

                                                             H. N. T. Shipp Capt. 

Francis Jackson Capt. and                   Comdg the Company

C. W. 6th Div . Cav. Corps M. D. M.

 

Oath of Idlingly (?)

William A Earnhart of the Town of Shellyville County of Bedford and State of Tennessee on this 28th day of April in the year One thousand Eight hundred and sixty six personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County and State above mentioned William A. Earnhart who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the Identical William A. Earnhart who was a Sergeant in the Company Commanded by Capt H. N. T. Shipp in the regiment 5th T. C. Commanded by W J. Clift that he enlisted on the 7th day of August 1863 for the Term of three years and was discharged at Pulaski Tenn. on the 14th day of August 1865 by reason of special order No. 18 . C. S. Mil. Div. Tenn. 

                                                        William A. Earnharts 

Sworn to and subscribed to before me the day and year above written

                                                   Moses Marshall {J.P.}

I certify that Moses Marshall before whom the above affidavit purports to have been made is a Justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer Oaths and that the above is his signature. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 28th day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and sixty six at Office in Shelbyville in the State of Tennessee.

                                         J. H. Thompson Clerk of B. C. 

Noted May 18th 1866 

Registered May 11th 1866            H. H. Holt Register B.C. 

After the war, William A. Earnhart married Mary A. Nichols on 14 Feb 1866 in Bedford County, Tennessee. 

To this union was borne 4 children: 

i. Helen Earnhart, born 10 Dec 1867, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; married Pernie W. Fowlkes, 24 Dec 1890, Dyer, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1952, McCracken, Kentucky.

ii. Mary Frances Earnhart, born 13 Sep 1868, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; married James Harris Butler Sr., 1892; died 10 Dec 1946, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

iii. Florence Earnhart, born abt Jul 1870, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; married John Manley; died 13 Mar 1930, Los Angeles, California.

iv. Eliza Earnhart, born abt 1873, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; married Luther Earnest Light, 21 Apr 1895, Dyer, Tennessee.

William A. Earnhart filed for a Civil War pension on 25 January 1896, Application No. 1173515; his wife Eliza [LNU], a widow, filed for his pension on 13 May 1897, Application No. 654021. 

On William A Earnhart's U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 it shows that William A. Earnhart filed for a pension on 25 Jan 1896 in Missouri and that his wife Eliza [LNU], Widow, filed for a Pension on 13 May 1897 in Tenn. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1865648:4654.  This world seem to indicate to me the William A. Earnhart died between on 25 Jan 1896 and 13 May 1897. 

W. A. Earnhart CSA Pension Card

Other than this pension application naming Eliza as his Widow I have not found any other record that shows Mary A. Nichols having passed  away. Nor have I found any document that show William A. Earnhart remarried to a lady named Eliza. If his Civil War pension is on line; I have not been able to find it. 

 William A Earnhart is my 2nd Cousin, 4X Removed. 

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  1. 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 18, Bedford, Tennessee, Page: 188A (Stamped), Line 35, Dwelling 49, Family 49, Household of Benjamin EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 October 2021); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432.

2. 1860 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Western Division District 7, Bedford, Tennessee, Page:#207(Stamped), Line:#19-20;, Dwelling:#197, Family:#181, William m EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online 20 March 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm M653.

3. Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds vol. 1865-1866, page 372, William A. Earnhart Discharge; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-XNRC): accessed 20 Mar 2024), GS Film#476365 > image 192 of 609.

4. 1870 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 18, Bedford, Tennessee, Page 328A & B (Stamped), Line 38, Dwelling 146, Family 150, Household of William EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 October 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_.

5. 1880 U. S. Census, Gibson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Eaton, Gibson, Tennessee, enumeration district (ED) 037, Page:#280B (Stamped), Line:#44, Dwelling:#117, Family:#122, Household of W. A. EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online 20 March 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_1255.

6. "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : online 20 March 2024), Marriage: Wm. A. Earnhart & Mary A. Nichols, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1266857:1169; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/24538:1169.

7. 1870 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, Population Schedule, District 18, Bedford, Tennessee, Page 328A & B (Stamped), Line 38, Dwelling 146, Family 150, Household of William EARNHART.

8. 1880 U. S. Census, Gibson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Eaton, Gibson, Tennessee, enumeration district (ED) 037, Page:#280B (Stamped), Line:#44, Dwelling:#117, Family:#122, Household of W. A. EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online 20 March 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_1255.

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