William Wellmon

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Military Service: Abt 1778, North Carolina; Revolutionary War

Notes:

Born In Maryland in 1763, moved with his mother to Virginia when a young boy; From there he migrated south with his parents at the end of the revolution. He stopped in that portion of Rutherford County that is now Cleveland and hired himself to a farmer. His parents moved on to Alabama. He served three months as a private in Capt. Elias Langhorn's company in Col Lock's Regiment. He was a guard at Salsbury. He died in 1857 at his home in Cleveland County. He resided about one mile west of Fallston and owned some 1600 acres of land between Fallston and Beam's Mill.

From the notes of P. Cleveland Gardner:
The name Wellmon has been spelled several different ways, to-wit: Wilburn, Welburn, Wellons and Wellman. However the family settling in Lincoln and Cleveland Counties of this state have always spelled their name "Wellmon". The given name William has always been a fovorite name in the Wellmon family, and in every generation of the Wellmon family we find the name William.
WILLIAM WELLMON THE FIRST: Written records now in the possession of Catharine (Cary) Wellmon Williams, who resides on the Shelby-Morganton Road at Beams Mill, and who is the only living child of William Wellmon, the first, show that William Wellmon the first was born March 12th, 1763, and died September 5th, 1857. Family records says that he was born in the State of Maryland, and that his Mother's name was Katty Wellmon. While he was a young boy his mother married George Riley in Maryland and moved to Virginia, where they resided until young William Wellmon was probably 16 years old. The entire family then continued their march Southward, young Wellmon stopping and hiring to a farmer in Lincoln County, now Cleveland County, and his mother and step father going on to the State of Alabama. It is said that young Wellmon and his mother corresponded with each other for many years, or until the death of his mother.
WORKED AS HIRED HAND: It is said that William Wellmon the first on coming to North Carolina hired to a farmer who resided about one-half mile South of the present site of Waco (formally known as Ramsey's crossing). The name of the farmer is unknown. However, the exact location is pointed out at this date as being the farm later owned by Laws Botts, and later occupied by Morgan Poole.
FIRST MARRIAGE: How long this young Wellmon worked as a hired hand prior to his marriage is not known, nor is the date of his marriage known. It is very possible that immediately after his marriage with miss Moss that he either rented or purchased a farm upon which he settled and remained the remainder of his long life. This farm lies on the West side of the Shelby-Morganton Road, About one-half miles Southwest of the present site of Fallston, formally Rutherford County, now Cleveland County. It is said that he was a shrewd trader, also that he was a man of fine judgement, and was a hard worker. And by the use of these he accumulated considerable property and became one of the leading citizens of his time. He owned some 1600 acres of fine farm land, which includes the present site of the town of Fallston, and extending and lying between Fallston and Beams Mill and Double Shoals. He also owned a number of Negro slaves some who were Jack Wellmon. He and two wives and a number of his children and relatives, were buried in the family grave yard on the Wellmon old homestead and in sight of the home.

Military Service:
CAPT ELIAS LANGHORN CO, COL LOCKE NC REGT
Service Source: BWL #56857-160-55

William married Nancy (Peggy) Moss about 1788. Nancy (daughter of Henry Moss and Sarah Stephens) was born in 1773 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William N. Wellmon, Jr. was born in 1791; died on 26 Feb 1846 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
2. Mary (Polly) Wellmon was born on 17 Aug 1789; died on 16 Aug 1883.
3. Wilkins Wellmon was born on 31 Aug 1793; died on 19 Jan 1852 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
4. Nancy Wellmon and died.
5. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wellmon and died.

Family/Spouse: Preshey Williams. Preshey (daughter of Zery Williams) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Catharine Wellmon
2. John Wellmon
3. Olavine Wellmon
4. Silas Wellmon

married Katty. Katty and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]