Jacob Falconbury Sr ^{3 4 5}

   Other names for Jacob were Faultonborough and Fortenberry.

Read the book Jacob Falconbury 1757-1844 written by Lyman Foster Reynolds.

Census Data 1790 - South Carolina, Orangeburgh County, unknown township; page 383, Jacob Falconbury is listed as the head of the family. The census report indicates eight people in the household: One male of sixteen years and up, two males under sixteen years and four females. Source for the census data: 1790 U.S. Census [online database] Ancestry.com; Image 229, Roll M637_11, Page 94.

1840 - Indiana, Decatur County, listed as "Jacob Falkenbery" with his age marked in the Male section under the 80-90 column and one mark in the Female section under the 40-50 age column. Source: 1840 Census [online database] Ancestry.com;

Land Grants Jacob (last name listed as Falconberry) was the grantee of 62 acres of land at Fishing Creek in Lincoln County, Kentucky (survey date, Mar 5, 1804; Recorded in Book 8, Page 351). Source: The Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Part 1: Chapter IV Grants South of Green River (1797-1866), The Counties of Kentucky. Page 310.

Jacob Falconberry was also listed as the grantee of 50 acres of land at Fishing Creek in Lincoln County, Kentucky (survey date, Sep 3, 1823; Recorded in Book 1, Page 186). Source: The Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Part 1: Chapter VI Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873), The Counties of Kentucky. Page 546.

Source for both of these entries: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants, - Vol. I-II (2). Louisville, KY: Filson Club Publications, 1925.

Jacob received a land grant for 80 acres in Decatur County, Indiana, on June 1, 1831 in the Jeffersonville land office. To see a copy of this document, click here. (Source: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IN0230%5F%5F%2E488&Index=1&QryID=84445.98&DetailTab=1 )

Miscellaneous Records The following information was provided by Myrtle Bridges and comes from the Richmond County, North Carolina estate records of William Baker and Benjamin Martin. Her web site is: http://home.att.net/~hbridges/myrtle.htm


WILLIAM BAKER - 1785

State of North Carolina, Richmond County. To the Sheriff of Richmond County. We command you to take the bodies of Jacob Falconberry, Executor of William Baker, deceased, and John Coleman, if to be found in your bailiwick, and them safely keep so that you have them before the Justices of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be held for the County of Richmond at the Court House therein on the second Monday in April next, then and there to answer unto Solomon Strother of a plea that they render unto him the sum of sixty two pounds two shillings with lawful interest thereon from the twenty fifth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eight two which to him they do owe and from him unjustly detains to his damage one hundred and twenty five pounds two shillings. Herein fail not and have you then and there this writ. Witness, William Love, Clerk of our said court at office the last Monday in December in the tenth year of American Independence. Anno Dom. 1785. Test: Wm. Love. Executed by Jno. McAlester


BENJAMIN MARTIN - 1792

North Carolina, Richmond County. January Session, 1792. To the Worshipful Court for Richmond County. The petition of Martha Martin, widow and relict of Benjamin Martin late deceased, humbly sheweth unto your Worships:

1. That on or about the 1st day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, the aforesaid Benjamin Martin your petitioner's late husband died, and before his death and after his intermarriage with your petitioner, was seized and possessed in his own right as of fee alias in fee simple of a certain tract or parcel of land lying on the North side of Pee Dee River (now Richmond County) which was formerly granted to Jacob Falconberry by his Majesty's letter patent bearing date the 2nd day of March 1754¾deed from Jacob Falconberry to James McElbray and by him to the aforesaid Benjamin beginning at a live oak and running N 55 E 45 poles to a hickory, then N 25 W 100 poles to a pine, then N 36 W 178 poles to a red oak on the River, then S 25 W 160 poles to the River to a red oak then still along said River to the first station containing one hundred and fifty acres, which was con-veyed by the said Benjamin in his lifetime and during the marriage with your pe-titioner by deed to Wm. Moody without your petitioners consent, or without the deeds being subscribed with your petitioner's proper name.

2. And your petitioner further sheweth that the said Benjamin died intestate or with-out making any last will and testament, and that she has never received her right of dower in said land or anything by way of jointure to bar her therefrom. She there-fore prays your Worships to order your Sheriff to summons a sufficient jury to alott and sett off one third part of said land to her, and for her during her natural life, as by law she is entitled.

3. And your petitioner shews that the said William Moody died, and the said land by descent fell to Thomas Moody, son and heir at law of the said William, and by him conveyed to Solomon Gross, and by the said Solomon transferred to John James, and by him to Edward Williams, who is now in possession, and on whom a copy of this petition has been directed to be served; and your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray. (signed) Wm. Love, Clk.

Jacob married Charity in 1777 in Anson County, North Carolina.

Jacob next married Lavina Brown on 29 Jan 1836 in Jennings County, Indiana.^{1 2} (Lavina Brown was born about 1760 and died in Decatur County, Indiana.)