MOSES & ELIZA (BARTON) FALKNER DESCENDANTS
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2002
Researcher: Michael
Descendants of Moses Falkner
Generation No. 1
1. ELIZA1 BARTON was born Abt. 1809 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1870. She married MOSES FALKNER 1826 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died Bef. 1850.
Notes for MOSES FALKNER:
1830 Census North Carolina, Orange County, North District
Moses Falkner Jr.
Males 1-0-0-0-1
Females 1-0-0-0-1
1840 Census North Carolina, Orange County, Northern Division
Moses Falkner
males 2-2-1-0-0-1
Females 0-0-0-0-0-1
Moses is not listed on the 1850 Census. See notes for Eliza Barton.
Notes for ELIZA BARTON:
1850 Census North Carolina, Orange County, First District p. 197B
662/662
Eliza Fortner, 41, born in North Carolina
Thomas, 20, laborer, North Carolina
John, 18, laborer, North Carolina
Frank, 16, laborer, North Carolina
Samuel, 14, North Carolina
Saunders, 12, North Carolina
664/664 There is a 6 year-old child, James Fortner, living with the Henderson Fowler family. (Henderson Fowler was married to Harriet Faulkner, daughter of Tabitha Faulkner and David Tate; Harriet was Moses Faulkner's niece.)
1860 Census North Carolina, Orange County, Hillsboro p.361
317/317 Eliza Falkner, 53, farmer
John, 27, laborer
Robert, 17
James, 16
Samuel, 12
Martha, 10
A Franklin Falkner, 25, is listed on p.331 in the Thomas Hughes household.
A Saunders Falkner, 21, is listed on p. 579 with the Redin (Redding) Cape family, University Station P.O.
1870 Census North Carolina, Orange County, Cedar Grove Township p. 139
253/253 Falkner, Eliza, 65 Living alone
A Samuel Falkner, age 22, is living in household 252/252. He is listed as a laborer in the John Browning family.
Marriage Notes for MOSES FALKNER and ELIZA BARTON:
Ancestry.com Database: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741--1868
Bride: Eliza Barton
Groom: Moses Falkner
Bond Date: 25 Jan 1826
County: Orange
Record #: 01 134
Bond #: 000096680
Children of MOSES FALKNER and ELIZA BARTON are:
i. THOMAS2 FALKNER, b. Abt. 1830, Orange County, North Carolina.
ii. JOHN FALKNER, b. Abt. 1832, Orange County, North Carolina; d. March 15, 1864, Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina; m. MARY MITCHELL, 1862, Orange County, North Carolina; d. Bef. March 1864.
Notes for JOHN FALKNER:
Ancestry.com Database: American Civil War Soldiers
John Faulkner
Residence: Orange County, North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 October 1861 at the age of
27
Enlisted in Company E, 31st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 06 October
1861
POW on 08 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, NC
Paroled on 21 February 1862 at Elizabeth City, NC
Returned on 15 September 1862
Wounded on 18 July 1863 at Fort Wagner, SC (Returned)
Died Company E, 31st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 March 1864
Hillsborough Recorder, 13 April 1864, Vol. XLV #2241
Died--John __ulkner, 29, Company E 31st NC Troops, near Cedar Grove morning
of 13th ult of chronic diarrhea. 3 of his 5 brothers in defense of their
country. Only a few months past his wife and infant died.
Marriage Notes for JOHN FALKNER and MARY MITCHELL:
Ancestry.com Database: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741--1868
Bride: Mary E. Mitchell
Groom: John Falkner
Bond Date: 19 Mar 1862
County: Orange
Record #: 01 134
Bondsman: J M Bain
Witness: Geo Laws
Bond #: 000096682
iii. FRANKLIN FALKNER, b. Abt. 1834, Orange County, North Carolina.
Notes for FRANKLIN FALKNER:
1860 Census North Carolina, Orange County, Hillsboro p.331
126/126
Thomas H. Hughes, 47
Cornelia, 41
Mary E., 11
Eliza W., 9
Franklin Falkner, 25, laborer, born in Orange County, North Carolina
Ancestry.com Database: American Civil War Soldiers
Franlklin Faulkner
Residence: Orange County, North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 October 1861 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company E, 31st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 06 October
1861
Wounded on 30 September 1864 at Fort Harrison, VA
Hospitalized on 01 October 1864 at Richmond, VA (No further record)
iv. SAMUEL FALKNER, b. Abt. 1836, Orange County, North Carolina.
v. SANDERS FALKNER, b. Abt. 1838, Orange County, North Carolina; d. June 12, 1863, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina; m. MARY SUSAN CAPE, July 22, 1860, Orange County, North Carolina.
Notes for SANDERS FALKNER:
1860 Census North Carolina, Orange County, University Station P.O. p. 579
654/611
Redin Cape, 47
Susan, 46
Sarah, 21
Mary, 20
Margaret, 18
Martha, 16
Eliza, 14
Lemuel, 11
Saunders Falkner, 21, farm laborer, born in North Carolina
Ancestry.com Database: American Civil War Soldiers
Sanders Faulkner
Residence: Orange County, North Carolina
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 04 July 1862 at the age of 11 (should read 21?)
Absent, sick on 15 July 1862
Enlisted in Company I, 57th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 17 July
1862
Returned on 15 September 1862
On rolls on 28 February 1863
Hospitalized on 11 March 1863 (Sick)
Died of disease Company I, 57th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 12 June
1863 in Hillsborough
Hillsborough Recorder, 26 August 1863, Vol. XLIV #2209
Died--Sanders Faulkner, 23, in this county at the residence of his father-in-law
Redding Cape, 12 June. Member of Company I 57th Regiment NC Troops, of
disease.
Marriage Notes for SANDERS FALKNER and MARY CAPE:
Ancestry.com Database: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741--1868
Bride: Mary S Cape
Groom: Sanders Falkner
Bond Date: 21 Jul 1860
County: Orange
Record #: 01 134
Bondsman: A C Murdock
Witness: Geo Laws
Bond #: 000096681
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1860
Performed By: Jas N Craig, Justice of the Peace
vi. ROBERT FALKNER, b. Abt. 1843, Orange County, North Carolina; d. July 21, 1861, Manassas, Virginia.
Notes for ROBERT FALKNER:
Ancestry.com Database: American Civil War Soldiers
Robert Henry Falkner
Residence: Orange County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 01 May 1861 at the age of 19
Enlisted in Company C, 6th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 01 May 1861
Killed Company C, 6th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 21 July 1861 in
Manassas, VA
vii. JAMES FALKNER, b. Abt. 1844, Orange County, North Carolina; m. JULIE SCOTT, September 23, 1866, Orange County, North Carolina.
Marriage Notes for JAMES FALKNER and JULIE SCOTT:
Ancestry.com Database: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741--1868
Bride: Julia Scott
Groom: James Falkner
Bond Date: 22 Sep 1866
County: Orange
Record #: 01 134
Bondsman: Saml H Breeze; J W Sharp
Witness: Geo Laws Clerk of County Court
Bond #: 000096679
Marriage Date: 23 Sep 1866
Performed By: Robert G. Tinnin
2. viii. SAMUEL FALKNER, b. Abt. 1848, Orange County, North Carolina.
ix. MARTHA FALKNER, b. Abt. 1850, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation No. 2
2. SAMUEL2 FALKNER (MOSES1) was born Abt. 1848 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married LAURA MORTON. She was born Abt. 1854 in North Carolina.
Notes for SAMUEL FALKNER:
1880 Census North Carolina, Orange County, Hillsboro Township, Hillsboro Town ED 187 Sheet 2
Faulkner, Sam, 32, born in North Carolina
Laura, Wife, 26, born in North Carolina
Morton, Margaret, Mother-in-law, 40, born in North Carolina
Faulkner, Eliza, daughter, 5
Thomas, son, 3
Ellen, daughter, 1
(All children born in North Carolina)
Children of SAMUEL FALKNER and LAURA MORTON are:
i. ELIZA3 FALKNER, b. Abt. 1875, North Carolina.
ii. THOMAS FALKNER, b. Abt. 1877, North Carolina.
iii. ELLEN FALKNER, b. Abt. 1879, North Carolina.