There are five Moore County, North Carolina, Furrs I have not been able to connect to each other or to the Furrs in other counties of North Carolina (lots of clues and family lore but nothing verifiable).
Leonard Furr
For many years, this Leonard Furr was thought to be the son
of Heinrich Furrer of
DNA
Y-DNA results (see below) from direct male descendants do
not support Leonard Furr as a son of Heinrich Furrer of
It is likely that Leonard Furr is related to the Joseph Furr
in the 1790
1790 -- Census,
Joseph Furr
(16+) 1M
(0-16) 4M
3F
1790 -- Census,
Leonard Furrow
(16+) 1M
(0-16) 4M
5F
SOURCES
There are no primary source documents that establish a relationship between Leonard Furrer and Heinrich Furrer. The connection appears to be based on the following tenuous connections.
In a letter from Rev. William T. Albright (undated but about 1955) to Clyde M. Furr, Rev. Albright states, "The evidence of the connection [Leonard to Heinrich Furrer] is the statement by Paul Bryan whose mother was Juliann Furr a daughter of Paul Furr who was a son of Leonard Furr, that this Paul Furr was named after and (sic) uncle on his Fathers side which makes Leonard a brother to Paul Furr I son of Henry Furr I."
It is 1956 book, Reverend Albright states, I list Leonard Furr as a son of Henry Furr I for the following reasons: Paul Bryan, a great-grandson of Leonard Furr and a grandson of Leonards son Paul and a son of Juliann Furr (who married Benjamin Bryan) says his grandfather Paul Furr (born 1786) was named for an uncle on his fathers side, which makes Leonard Furr and Paul Furr (born 1754) brothers, and makes Leonard a son of Henry Furr I. It is also significant that Paul Furr (born 1754) named a son Leonard; Leonard named one child Henry, one Paul, one Jacob, one Mary (Mary was the name of the wife of Paul, (born 1754), one Elizabeth -- all names common in the Furr family. Mary was also the name of a daughter of Henry I, and so was sister to Paul and Leonard.
Rev. William Thomas Albright, Supplement to the History of the Furr Family (Greensboro, North Carolina: privately published, 1956)
Note: Leonard Furr was not included in the original book, Rev. William Thomas Albright, History of the Widenhouse, Furr, Dry, Stallings, Teeter, and Tucker Families (Greensboro, North Carolina: privately published, 1950)
There are numerous primary sources that document the fact
that Leonard Furr lived in
Y-DNA RESULTS
I-Z40609
--> Cottray line
I-Y31070
--> Spory line
I-Y132512
--> Roeschley line
I-Y94948
--> David Forrys line of Fridi Furrer b. 1579
I-FT134304 (Kδgi line)
--> Charles Kaegis line of Hans Kδgi
I-FT133457 (Kδgi line)
--> Benjamin Howisons line of Heini Kaegy b. 1540
--> Michael Kagays line of Hans Kδgi b.1692
I-FTB20387 (Hans Jacob Furrer b. 1597)
--> Johannes Forrers Furrer line
I-Y132496 (Furr line)
--> William Upshur Furrs line of Leonard Furr b. 1756/1758
--> another private Furrs line of Leonard Furr b. 1756/1758
I-FTB11536 (Furr line)
--> John David Furrs line of Jacob Furr b. 1763
--> William Frazier Furrs line of Henry Furr b. 1762
--> Carson Ray Turners line of Paul Furr b. 1754
--> Kenneth Ray Furrs line of John Furr b. 1752
According to a DNA expert:
As you can see the Furrer/Forry/Furr line and Kδgi/Kaegi/Kagay line commences with a common ancestor that was I-Y94948 who lived around 750 +/- years ago.
The Kδgi line split off with I-FT134304 ancestor while the Furrer/Furr line split off with two lines. One line is that of David Forry from Fridi Furrer and the other line was I-FTB20387 that appears to be the line from Hans Jacob Furrer.
There are then two documented lines descended from the I-FTB20387 ancestor. One line is that of Johannes Forrer while the second line is that of the I-Y132496 Furr line. This I-Y132496 Furr ancestor may well have been Heinrich Furr/Furrer but it is more likely that he was an ancestor of both Heinrich and Leonard Furr.
Given that John David Furr, William Frazier Furr, Kenneth Ray Furr and Carson Ray Turner are the descendants from each of the four sons of Heinrich Furr and all are I-FTB11536, I feel that Heinrich Furr was the founder of I-FTB11536 and that Leonard Furr was possibly a cousin or the son of a brother of Heinrich (thereby a cousin of John, Paul, Henry and Jacob).
Joseph Furr
Who Was
Joseph Furr of
The
1790
Head of household: Joseph
Furr
Number
of free white males 16 years and older: 1
Number
of free white males 16 years and under: 4
Number
of free white females: 3
Also in
the 1790
Henry
Furr
John
Furr
Leonard
Furrow
Paul
Furr
Tobias
Furr
Furr
family history has these five individuals as sons of Heinrich and Rosina
Furrer. DNA analysis confirms Henry, John, and Paul as brothers and
shows Leonard as related but with a slightly different DNA
profile. There is no mention of a Joseph Furr and to date there is
no related DNA profiles. Who was this Joseph Furr and where did he
come from?
Morgan
Jackson speculates, I am becoming more and more convinced that my ancestor
Charles Furr was a son of Joseph Furr based on several pieces of circumstantial
evidence.
Several
things pointing in this direction:
[1]
Joseph Furr was listed in the 1790 Census with 4 males under 16 years of age. From
all accounts Charles Furr was born c1780.
[2]
Charles named his son Joseph which is very customary with tradition to name a
son after your father.
[3]
Joseph and Charles can be found residing in the same area in
Based on
the 1772 record of Joseph below, it would seem he would've been born by
1754. Placing him be born in the 1740s-1750's would likely make him the
same generation as Leonard. Do you think it is possible that he could've
been another son of Heinrich?
It is
highly unlikely Joseph is a son of Heinrich Furrer; however, to date no one has
found any documents that explain who Joseph Furr was or where he came from.
Other
reference to Joseph Furr:
Wyatt,
Daniel. Granville Co.
Warrant:
1758 January 26. 640
acres.
Descriptive
references for land: Wolf Pit Branch, Joseph Furr,
Thomas
Mullins Plat: 1760 June 12. 523 acres.
Descriptive
references for land: Wolf Pit Branch
Chain
carriers: James Wyatt, Edward Wyatt
Surveyor:
Thomas Person Deed: 1760 December 1
1772, May
16 -- Civil Actions,
Phillip
Alston claimed that James Collins has taken up a stray mare owned by
Alston. Elisha Hunter summons Alston and Collins to appear.
Conner Dowd is security for Collins. Wm. Seale, James Muse, William
Harden, John May, Josep Furr, Charles Shearin, Clem Hancock, Willis Dickerson,
John Carrell, Starlin Carrell, James Phillips, James Russell
and Phillip Colling are also listed.
Unclear if they were witnesses, jury or other.
1777 --
Tax List,
Joseph
Furr listed $100
1778 --
Tax List,
Joseph
Furr listed $100
1779 --
Tax List,
Joseph
Furr listed $260
1780 --
Tax List,
Joseph
Furr listed 1 horse and 6 cattle
1783 --
Tax List,
J. Furr
listed $23
1792, May
22 --
John Burgwin v. Joseph Furr
1793, May
21 --
Joseph
Furr listed as being exempt from Poll Tax in 1792
1831,
Feb 22 -- County Court Minutes,
Jesse T.
Muse v. Joseph Furr
Charles Furr
The only descendant
of Charles Furr that may having living direct male descendants as of 2022 is
William Riley Furr (b. Nov 1820,
1805, Feb --
1798-1808 Trial and Appearance Docket,
1805, Feb --
1785-1868 Index to Trial Docket,
Charles Furr v. Jsiah & John Lawhon
1806, Jan 27 --
1796-1841
Charles Furr appears
on a list of uncollected county debts
1808, Feb-Feb 1810
-- 1798-1808 Trial and Appearance Docket,
Robert Wilson v.
Charles Furr
1809, Feb-Feb 1810
-- 1798-1808 Trial and Appearance Docket,
1810, Feb --
1785-1868 Index to Trial Docket,
Fanning
1810 -- Census,
Charles Furr
(26-45) 1M
(16-26) 1F
(0-10) 4F
1815 -- Tax List,
Charles Furr listed
270 acres at $200
1816, Nov 12 -- Land
Grant #2289,
William Barret received 25 acres located East of McLendons Creek adjoining Goodwin, Elijah Bettis Jur., McKenzie, Roberts,
Stewart and his own line(that he purchased from Charles Furr). John Barret and Sterlin Carrol were chain carriers.
1819, Aug --
1796-1841
Fine collected from
Charles Furr
1820, Nov --
1796-1841
State v. C. Furr
1827, Feb --
1785-1868 Index to Trial Docket,
Charles Furr v. A.
Sowell
1830 -- Census,
Charles Furr
(40-50) 1M 1F
(15-20) 1M 1F
(10-15) 1M 1F
(5-10) 1M 1F
(0-5) 1M 1F
1830, Aug 19 --
1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1830, Aug --
1785-1868 Index to Trial Docket,
State
v. Charles Furr. Asa Sowell as
security.
1831, Feb 22 --
1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
Jesse
F. Muse v. Joseph Furr.
Charles Furr listed as security
1835, Apr 20 -- Land
Grant Vol. 51 Page 485,
Charles Farr
received 40.15 located in northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section
7 in Township 15 and Range 5 in the
1840
C. Furr
(50-60) 1M
(30-40) 1F
(10-15) 1M 1F
(5-10) 1M 1F
(0-5) 2M
1843, Apr 3 -- Will
Book A Page 328-330,
Will of Charles Furr
Dec'd. Heirs: Wife Nancy, eldest daughter Nancy,
second daughter Malvina, third daughter Mary, son
Joseph, daughter Elizabeth, daughter Emeline, son
James, daughter Malinda, daughter Josephy, son
Leonard, son William Rily, youngest daughter Eliza
and granddaughter Susan Furr. Executor: Moody R. Ellis. Witnesses: Jesse Pitts,
Daniel Prator and Christian Weisinger.
Proven Feb 21, 1848.
1848, Apr 19 --
Estate Book G Page 375-376,
Estate of Charles
Furr Dec'd. by administrator
M.R. Ellis. Items were purchased by David C. Chambers, Wm. Riley Fur, John H.
Chambers, L. Cranford, J.P. Walker, Hanson Raiford,
A.F. Rogers, Wm. C. Capps and John Jones.
Fay Hoodock write:
He went to
Charles Furr b. 1784-90 m.1805 Nancey (thought to be daughter of Charles Sowell of
Charles Furrs will probated Feb. 21,1848
Dallas Co. AL names these heirs: To receive $5 each: My eldest daughter Nancey;
my second daughter Malvina; My third daughter Mary;
my son Joseph; my daughter Elizabeth; my daughter Emaline;
My son James; my daughter Malinda; my daughter Jessaphy;
my (son?) Leonard; My wife Nancey To
receive property: my son William Rily (3 parcels of
land in Dallas Co.); my youngest Daughter Eliza (land and improvements in
Dallas Co.) All personal property to be divided between
William Rily and Eliza except for one white and black
heifer to grand daughter Susan Furr.
Additional information from Alabama about the
children: Malvina
(m. Wallace); Nancy (m. Enoch Wallace); Mary (m.Demcy
Sowell); Elizabeth (m. Leonard Hain); Emaline (m. Quincy Sowell); Malinda (m. Charles Katze); Josephy (m. Nathan
Taylor) ; Eliza (m. Joseph W. Holdick); Joseph;
James; Leonard and William Rily spouses not named;
wife, Nancy
These identifications were further clarified
when Charles
Malvina m. Enoch Wallis (Wallace) she gave her age
as 31 in 1850. This does not agree with her position given by Charles. In 1870 she gives age 60, probably closer to
the truth. Children in 50 and 60
census: Hiram, Hamilton, Isham, Spinks, Christian.
Lived in
Mary m. Demcy/Dempsey
Sowell. Children: Jason,
James, Sarah, Catherine,Emeline,
Elizabeth, Thomas S.L. Went to
Emaline m. Quimby
Sowell. Lived
Malinda m. Charles Katza
not yet found
Joseph m. Nathan Taylor
probably in
Eliza m. Joseph Holdick/Houlditch
in
William Riley not located in 1850. In
Leonard stayed in
James and Joseph not yet found. Joseph probably the one by that name who asked for relief from debt
Elizabeth Furr
(1758-1827)
In several places on the Internet (e.g.
Ancestry.com and FindaGrave) and in several published
family histories, the wife of Everett (Averitt) Smith (1751 NC 1822 MS) is
listed as Elizabeth (Eliza) Furr (1758 NC 1827 MS). She is often listed as the daughter of
Heinrich Furrer (1691/1727
The basis for Elizabeth (Eliza) being a Furr
is family lore passed down through the Stutts
family. Note: Jacob Stutts
(1735-1797) daughter Mary (1757-1843) married Paul Furr (1757-1737) and his
daughter
There are no primary source documents or DNA
evidence that Elizabeth (Eliza)s last name was Furr or that she was the
daughter of Heinrich and Rosina.
If in fact she was a Furr, she might have
been the sister of Leonard Furr (1756 NC 1835 MS) given the proximity of the
Furr and Smith families in Moore County, North Carolina and Copiah, Lawrence
and Lincoln counties, Mississippi. There
is in-depth Y-DNA for this Leonard Furr, but it only traces male
descendants. The challenge with DNA is
the only thing available for females is autosomal
DNA. In this case, it would be
impossible to determine a connection given the number of generations passed and
the fact that the Furr and Smith families are so closely intertwined over the
years. As a result, it would be
impossible to tell when the Furr part came in.
Elizabeth Furr (abt. 1740-1792)
Also in many places, Elizabeth Furr
(1740-1792) is listed the wife of William Wright (1736-1822). There is no proof that she was a Furr. William Wright lived in western