Thomas Fernilson Philbeck

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Salem Methodist Church, Rutherford County, NC

Family/Spouse: Eliza Albertha Kiser. Eliza was born in 1847 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 13 Feb 1917 in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nancy Joanna Philbeck was born on 18 May 1866 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 5 Jun 1952 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
2. William Richard Philbeck was born on 22 Aug 1867 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 30 Jan 1954 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
3. Darby Ida Philbeck was born on 6 Jun 1869 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1946.
4. Volie Philbeck was born on 9 May 1872 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 11 Nov 1881.
5. Mary Philbeck was born on 19 Jun 1874 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 7 Oct 1953 in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA..
6. Thomas Daniel Lee Philbeck was born on 19 Jun 1877 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 17 Sep 1938.

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Richard Philbeck Family Cemetery, New House, NC

Notes:

Richard was the son of either Georg or Phillip Philbeck who were German immigrant brothers that moved here with their father, Wilhelm Ernst Felbeck about 1771 just prior to the Revolutionary War.

In the 1860 census Richard is listed as a farmer.

Richard's first wife was Elizabeth Womack; after her death he married Elizabeth's niece (Sarah Womack Davis's daughter) Nancy Davis.

Richard and Elizabeth had five children: Mary L., Sinah Frances, John Phillip, Anna E., and William A. (John Phillip died January 27, 1919)
William A. (born Jan 29, 1841; died Nov 16, 1929) married his first cousin Martha "Matt" Lucinda Davis (b. March 5, 1845; d. Jan 23, 1926) the daughter of Lucinda Womack and George Davis, Sr. (George is the son of Simon Davis and probably the nephew of Phillip Davis)

Richard and Nancy also had five children; Thomas Fernilson, Sarah Womack, Delphia S., James Pinkney, and Daniel Johnson.

Died of the grippe and stomatitis (Death Certificate; Cleveland Co. Courthouse)

(Medical):Death certificate in Cleveland County Courthouse, NC.

Richard married Nancy Davis on 3 Dec 1842 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of William Fernilson Davis and Sarah "Sally" Womack) was born on 8 Sep 1813 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 14 Oct 1899 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Richard Philbeck Family Cemetery, New House, NC
• Fact 1 (2): Buried in Philbeck Cemetery

Notes:

William Davis served as bondsman for Nancy's marriage to Richard Philbeck. It is not clear whether this is her grandfather or Simon Davis's oldest son, her grandfather's first cousin. It was probably William F. Davis since it was also Richard's brother-in-law by his previous marriage to Nancy's aunt, Elizabeth.

Nancy is buried in the Philbeck family cemetery.

Phillip married Elizabeth Davis in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William and Sarah raised 16 children on a large farm between Polkville and New House. The home was a large two story house that burned sometime around 1835-1836 while "Hamby" was a baby.

In trying to get all the possessions out of the house, the mattresses were rolled up and thrown out the upstairs window and then later carried away from the house. After the house was engulfed in flame, the family realized Hamby was missing and believed he was lost in the fire. Shortly they heard a baby crying and found Hamby rolled up in one of the mattresses that had been thrown out an upstairs window.

The Davis family farm was handed down to Melena Francis "Fannie" Davis who married Jackson Scoggins and raised three children. Charlotte Lee the oldest married John Jiles Greene and continued on the family farm. Daughter Loulean (Lula) and husband Will Swink moved back in with Charlotte and continued on the farm after Charlotte's death in 1941. The Swinks eventually sold the farm.

"Fannie" Davis was Jackson's second wife. His first wife was Sarah "Sally" Scoggins who had 11 children.

Tombstone in family graveyard has date of death as July 16, 1876
Family history sheets completed by Biddie Ruppe state July 16, 1846
The 1850 Cleveland Co. census does not show William so the family sheets are probably correct. The tombstones were not set until sometime in the 1960 - 1970 timeframe.

William married Sarah "Sally" Womack on 5 Mar 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Anderson Womack and Frances "Fannie" Dobbins) was born on 6 Sep 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died after 1866 in New House, Cleveland County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birthdate on the tombstone is 1791. Buried in the Greene-Davis family cemetery located approximately 5 miles from Polkville on Stagecoach Trail Road between Polkville and New House. A family history sheet compiled by Biddie Barnett Ruppe indicates Sally's death as June 27, 1850.

The 1850 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as widowed living with the following family members still living with her: Susan (33), Sarah "Sally" (26), Melena Francis (22), Simon D. (16), Abraham H. (15), William A Philbeck (10), and Abram Womack (45) apparently her brother a blacksmith. William Philbeck is apparently the son of Susan and John Philbeck.

The 1860 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as an invalid living in the same house as her daughter Sarah P. (36) another daughter Phoebe C. McKinney (32), Mary J. Davis (7), William A. Philbeck (19), William P. Davis (11), William A. Davis (10), and Cela S. Davis (8).

Her will located in the NC State Archives is dated March 14, 1866.

Notes:

Married:
Bondsman - Anderson Womack & Robert Randall
Witness - Drury Dobbins

Notes:

Wilhelm Ernst was from Felback, Germany. He left there and went to Scotland where he married and had 5 sons (Johan, George, Peter, William, Phillip). Johan (John) left Scotland with the Goss family (cobblers by trade)on the British ship "Good Intent", arrived in America October 23, 1754. John went to the colony of South Carolina. Wilhelm and Maria and 4 remaining sons followed him in October 1771 on the brigantine, "Recovery". They declared their qualification oath in Philadelphia on Oct. 31,1771. Then they followed John. According to E. Hobart Peters (Head of Research, Raleigh, NC, 1965), much of the early tendency to vary the name came from "carelessness on the part of the clerks, poor hearing, etc." From this sprang a variety of misspellings probably unmatched with any other name. In 1797 we find the name spelled "Filpeck" and "Philpeck." Wilhelm Ernst, in bowing to English phonetic pronunciations, not only changed his given names to William and Ernest, but changed his surname to "Felback," which the closest the American tongue could come to the true pronunciation. We also find that his son, William, Jr., was commonly known as William Felpick. As late as 1850, both William and George had settled on the form "Philpeck," which was the commonly used form in the Piedmont region of NC. John, son of William, used "Philbeck" around 1825 and is still used today in that region.

Wilhelm married Maria Elizabeth Hofmann. Maria was born about 1745 in Scottland; died in 1805 in Union County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The birthdate and place of Phillip Davis is not currently known although itis believed to be Brunswick County, Va. In 1790 he was a resident of Union county, SC. By 1800 he and his wife Nancy had moved to Rutherford County. He is probably the younger brother of Simon Davis and either followed him or the family, as a whole, moved to Union Co., SC just prior to the Revolutionary War. No records are available that indicate Phillip served in the War.

The family information on the group sheet is primarily based on a will recorded in the July 1830 court of Rutherford Co. taken from excerpts of wills and Miscellaneous Records 1783 -1868 by James E. Wooley and Vivian Wooley. I believe it to be this Phillip Davis based on the 1800 census listing where only one Phillip Davis shows up (w 1 son and three dau.), the 1820 census shows three Phillips; one should be Phillip, Jr. and the other would be the son of William F. Davis and grandson of this Phillip.

The date given for Phillip's death is the date of the will. The will is located in the NC State Archives; Farris is probably James Farris. The executors of the will are Jacob Davis, Phillip Watkins, Thos. Logan, and William Davis. Witnesses are; James B. Watkins, Wm. Watkins, and John Simmons.

Phillip married Nancy. was born in 1766 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ancestral Files from the LDS Family history center spells the last name Wormack, and Fannie's tombstone is spelled the same. The World Family Tree says Anderson is buried in Columbia, SC. This is probably one of the descendant Andersons.

Records of William Coppedge indicate that Anderson's grave was found on his original land grant in Rutherford Co. with inscription, "In memory of Anderson Womack who died September 30, 1848. Aged 82 years, 11 months, 11 days. "

Anderson married Frances "Fannie" Dobbins about 1785 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Frances (daughter of William Dobbins and Susanna Collins) was born about 1772 in York, South Carolina; died about 1863 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frances is the sister of Rev. Drury Dobbins (Drury Dobbins Baptist Church). She is living with son Willis in the 1860 Rutherford County census and with Levi Burns in the 1870 Rutherford County census.