William Deal, (slaveowner)

William Deal, (slaveowner)

Male 1798 - 1870  (72 years)

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  • Name William Deal 
    Suffix (slaveowner) 
    Nickname Billie 
    Born 04 Aug 1798  Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Catawba River Valley, Rowan County NC, became in 1777: Burke County NC, and became in 1779: Lincoln County NC, and finally in 1842: Catawba County, NC.
    Gender Male 
    Lived 1870  Little River, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Sep 1870  Deals Mills, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • LDS FamilySearch North Carolina Estate files, 1663-1979, Lincoln County, 1826: ". . . 25 Apr 1826 . . . William Deal . . . hath been appointed Guardian to [his brothers and sisters] Eli, Noah, Delilah, Lydia, Linnie Deal, orphans of William Deal, deceased . . ."

    • Eaker, p. 133: "28 May 1838 Lincoln, NC Deed Book 37:497 & 508. William Deal heirs: William Deal; John Stine & wife Caty [Catherine]; George Deal of Buncumbe County, NC; Eli Deal; Jacob Setzer & wife Delia; Martin Arney & wife Lydia; Noah Deal; widow Mary Deal."

      Edited by Roy Richard Thomas

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    Person ID I13338  Complete
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2015 

    Father William Deal,   b. 08 Nov 1774, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Nov 1824, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Mary Herman,   b. 05 Feb 1780, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1845, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 06 Jul 1797  Lincoln, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Shell,   b. Abt. 1830, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Franklin Deal,   b. About 1855, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dovey Deal,   b. About 1860, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Donna Senor Deal,   b. 29 Apr 1870, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1937  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F18043813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Katherine Smyre,   b. 10 Aug 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1865, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1824  Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868: William Deal, Cathrine Smyer [sic], 10 Aug 1824, Lincoln; Bondsman John Stine, Witness Mic Cline [sic]"
    Children 
     1. John Deal,   b. Abt. 1815, Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1890, Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
    +2. William "Franklin" Deal, (slaveowner),   b. 22 Mar 1825, Gunpowder Creek, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1901, Dudley Shoals, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Sidney Henry Deal,   b. 26 Sep 1826, Catawba Area, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1896, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +4. Mary Matilda Deal,   b. 1 Jul 1828, Catawba Area, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1904  (Age 76 years)
     5. Dova Malinda Deal,   b. 6 Feb 1830, Catawba Area, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1858  (Age 28 years)
    +6. Melissa Emily Deal,   b. 10 Dec 1832, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1926, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     7. Harriet Catherine Deal,   b. 29 Mar 1834, Catawba Area, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1891  (Age 56 years)
     8. Pinkney Deal,   b. 29 Dec 1835, Catawba Area, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1901  (Age 65 years)
    +9. Marcus Sylvanus Deal,   b. 15 Sep 1837, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1924, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     10. Rufus Deal,   b. 25 Oct 1839, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1864  (Age 24 years)
     11. Lydia Louise Deal,   b. 6 Sep 1841, Little River, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1860  (Age 19 years)
     12. Avery Jerome Deal,   b. 19 Aug 1844, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1933  (Age 88 years)
     13. Anna Geneal Deal,   b. Abt. 1845, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1925  (Age ~ 80 years)
     14. Sarah Anna Deal,   b. 9 Aug 1848, Deals Mill, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1925  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2009 
    Family ID F5903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 04 Aug 1798 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Aug 1824 - Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLived - 1870 - Little River, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1870 - Deals Mills, Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Deal (1798-1870)
    William Deal (1798-1870)

    Documents
    William Deal (1798-1870)
    William Deal (1798-1870)

    Chapel Hill, NC, "North Carolina Standard," 6 Sep 1848, p. 2:

    Election of 1848

    Chair, "Democratic Republican Party," Caldwell County, NC
    William Deal (1798-1870)
    William Deal (1798-1870)

    Chapel Hill, NC, "North Carolina Standard," October 1848

    Political ad, "Democratic Republican Party, 1848"

    Zachary Taylor (Republican Party) won North Carolina's eleven electoral votes and won the election: 163 for Taylor, 127 for Lewis Cass.

    Census Records
    U.S. Census Little River, Caldwell County, NC 1850:  William Deal (1798-1870) and Catherine Smyre (1799-1865)
    U.S. Census Little River, Caldwell County, NC 1850: William Deal (1798-1870) and Catherine Smyre (1799-1865)

    "William Deal, age 51 b. Abt. 1799 North Carolina, farmer real estate owned $6000, wife Catherine, age 47 b. Abt. 1803 North Carolina; eleven children b. North Carolina: [William] Franklin 24 farmer, Sidney [Henry] 23 blacksmith, Malina [sic, Dova Malinda] 20, Emma [sic, Emily M.], age 18, Harriet [Catherine] 15, Pinkney, 14, Marcus 12, Rufus 10, Louisa [Lydia Louise] 8, Anna [Geneal] 5, [Sarah] Ann 1."
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Little River, CaldwellCounty, NC 1850:  William Deal (1798-1870)
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Little River, CaldwellCounty, NC 1850: William Deal (1798-1870)

    "Male, age 33, Black; Female, age 33, Black; Male, age 15, Black; Male, age 13,Black; Female, age 9, Black; Female, age 5, Black; Male, age 3, Black; Male, age 1, Black."
    U.S. Census Little River, Caldwell County, NC 1860:  William Deal (1798-1870) Page 1
    U.S. Census Little River, Caldwell County, NC 1860: William Deal (1798-1870) Page 1

    "William Deal age 62 b. Abt. 1798 North Carolina, farmer real estate owned $4000, other property $3500, wife Catherine age 58 b. North Carolina; seven children b. North Carolina: Pinckney 24 farmer, Harriet 25, Marcus 22 farmer, Rufus 20 farmer, Louisa 18, Avery 15 farmer, [Sarah Ann] Jenelia 11."
    U.S. Census Free Inhabitants Little River, Caldwell, NC 1860:  William Deal (1798-1870) Page 2
    U.S. Census Free Inhabitants Little River, Caldwell, NC 1860: William Deal (1798-1870) Page 2

    U.S. Census Little River, Caldwell County, NC 1870: "William Deal, age 72 b. Abt. 1798 North Carolina, farmer & miller real estate owned $1500 other property $500, wife Margarett, age 40 b. Abt. 1830 North Carolina; three children b. North Carolina: Franklin 15, Dovey 10, Dora one month."
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC 1860:  William Deal (1798-1870) and William Franklin Deal (1825-1901)
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC 1860: William Deal (1798-1870) and William Franklin Deal (1825-1901)

    "William Deal, female age 37 Black, male age 22 Black

    W.F. Deal, female age 11 Black"

    The person who wrote the information for father and son on adjacent lines at first assigned ownership of "male age 22 Black" to William Franklin Deal, but crossed out his name in favor of William Deal.

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] 1870 Census Little River, NC, 14 of 23.
      Margaret married William after 1865 so the children Frankly and Dovey were not William's. They are on the census record as if they were his children