Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:

!CENSUS:
1860 Pulaski County Kentucky Peyton Randolph was living by himself in the
Somerset District and was 74 years old. His place of birth was listed as North
Carolina. 1860 Pulaski Co., KY Census Dist. 2 Page 87 House 612, Family 599.
1870 Pulaski Co., KY Census Shopville P.O. Page 25 House 173 Family 173
lists Payton Randall as 88 years old and from North Carolina. He is living with
Bethel (41) and Eliva (40) Randall.

!MARRIAGE: Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Records 1797-1850. (Certified copy
on file).

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Know all men by These presents that we Peyton Randol & Timothy Ruark are
held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the Just and
full sum of fifty pounds to which payment well and truly to be made to the
said Commonwealth we bind ourselves our heirs Exers & Admin firmly by
These present Sealed with our Seals and dated the 15th day of May 1818 The
Condition of the above Obligation such that whereas there's a marriage
Shortly Intend to be Solemnized between the above Bound Payton Randolf &
Betsy Ruark both of the County of Pulaski and if there be no lawful Course
to Obstruct this union then this above Obligation to be Void Otherwise to
remain in full force power & Virtue.
Signed Sealed & Deld his
In presence of Payton X Randol
Ackd Wilson Evans mark

Timothy Ruark
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!RESIDENCE: Caswell Co., NC & Pulaski Co., KY

!BURIAL: Pulaski Co., KY Cemetery Records and photo of tombstone (oon file with
L. Herrin)

Peyton Randolph is buried in the Peyton Randall Cemetery dedicated to him
by his gr-grandsons. A picture of his tombstone is on file and is a replacement
stone showing 1795-1875, obviously the wrong dates.

PEYTON married RUARK ELIZABETH on 15 May 1818 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. ELIZABETH (daughter of RUARK TIMOTHY CAPT. and MCHARGUE SARAH) was born in 1798 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 15 Apr 1853 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; was buried in Apr 1853 in Shopville, Pulaski County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

1. RANDALL MARY C. was born on 3 Jun 1819 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 10 Sep 1893 in Bates County, Missouri; was buried in Bates Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.
2. RANDALL JAMES H. was born on 27 Feb 1821 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 12 Aug 1894 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; was buried in Aug 1894 in Bent, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
3. RANDOLPH TIMOTHY RANDALL was born on 8 Dec 1822 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 22 Dec 1910 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; was buried in Dec 1910 in Shopville, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
4. RANDOLPH GEORGE was born on 8 Dec 1824 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 3 Aug 1896 in Bates County, Missouri; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.
5. RANDALL TERRY was born in 1825 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died in 1863 in Pettis County, Missouri; was buried in Pettis County, Missouri.
6. RANDOLPH BETHAL RANDALL was born on 20 Jan 1829 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 6 Jul 1907 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; was buried in Bobbitt Cemetery on hwy 461, Mark, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
7. RANDOLPH SARAH was born in 1830 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died after 1870 in Washington.
8. RANDOLPH JOHN was born in 1833 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died in 1863 in Pettis County, Missouri; was buried in Pettis County, Missouri.
9. RANDALL ELIZABETH was born on 2 Jun 1836 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
10. RANDOLPH PETER was born on 5 Oct 1837 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 3 Aug 1896 in Bates County, Missouri; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!BIRTH: Pulaski County, Ky Vital Statistics show that younger half-brother
Nimrod was born in 1789 in Virginia and Nimrod was the son of J. & Polly
Randolph. Gene Clark's Pedigree sheet shows him b. 17 Jan 1750 in Caswell Co.,
NC; m. Matilda McNair.

!RESIDENCE: Caswell Co., NC and Pulaski Co., KY.
!DEATH: Pulaski Co. KY Will Book 1 page 75.

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1st place - My body to be buried beside my departed wife on the place where
I now live.
2nd place - Plantation where I now live be divided equally between my sons,
James Randall, Payton Randall and George Randall otherwise called
Randolphs.
3rd place - To my son James Randall my rifle gun.
To my son Peyton Randall my cropcut saw and Broad ax, and
To Baylis Randolph, my grandson, son of George Randall, my shotgun.
4th place - To my daughter Nancy Westley, wife of John Westley
Peggy Gragg, wife of John Gragg, and
Betsy Burk, wife of Henry Burk all the personal property
Appoint my three sons, James, Peyton and George, executors.
17th day of August 1824 his
James X Randall
mark
wit: C M Cunningham
his
Thomas X Clark
mark
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Correction made 16th Feby 1830 James Randolph
Wit: John Reese
John Randal
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!BURIAL: Pulaski Co., KY Cemetery Records and photo of stone (on file with L.
Herrin)

He is buried in the old Randolph Cemetery on Denton Sear's Farm on
Bent R. about two miles south of Hwy. 80, on the bend before you arrive at
Oather Randall Cemetery. Pictures of the cemetery and his resting place is
on file. The stone is probably buried by the gate, according to Wanda
Cheatham, Denton Sears' daughter who saw the stone in 1955. His will says
he desired to be buried by his dec'd wife on the place on which he "now"
lives.

!NOTES: Marie Randolph's notes for her forthcoming book on the Randolph family
shows James Randolph, Jr. of Caswell Co., NC dying in Pulaski Co., Ky. His
birthdate is unknown, but his next #3 younger brother, Abraham, was born in
1760. James was married to Matilda or Martha McNear, MacNear or Meakne

JAMES married MEACHNER MATILDA A. MCNAIR in Caswell County, North Carolina. MATILDA was born about 1760 in Roanoke, Virginia; died on 23 Apr 1811 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; was buried in Apr 1811 in Bent, Pulaski County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!MARRIAGE: Per Pulaski Co. KY Marriage Records for her daughter Delilah Jane.
Dick, John Crafford a. 18 to Delilah Jane Randolph a. 17 brides parents:
James and Martha A. Randolph.

!BURIAL:
Buried in Randolph Cemetery per Wanda Sears Cheatham. Said she saw grave
in 1955. Interview with L. Herrin on 7-29-89 on her farm. She indicated where
she was buried.

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!BIRTH: Gene L. Clark, Spokane, Washington FGS.

JAMES married BARNES JANE. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!LINEAGE: Edgecomb County, North Carolina Record Book of Marks and Brands
1732-1809".

"James Randal, son of Alexander Randal, A Crop & two Slits in their right
Ear & a Flower ??????? over half of moon in y left."

!RESIDENCE: Edgecomb, County, NC.

ALEXANDER married SWEARINGEN UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]