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More info on James Ailor of Tennessee
Dear Jeff,
Thank you so much for responding to my email. My name is Marta S. Curtis and I am the 4th great granddaughter of James Ailor. Here is my line:
James Ailor/Sarah "Sallie" Sharp. James was born 1774 in MD died 1852 in Ailor Gap,Union Co. Tenn. Sarah was born April 16,, 1790 in ? could be Knox Co. TN.?Died 1860 in Ailor Gap Union Co. TN. Married in abt.1805 in TN.
Luke Ailor/Edith "Edy" Wood Luke was born about 1805 in TN died 1893 in Meadville,Linn Co.MO. Edy born in North Carolina April 10, 1810. Died Feb 17, 1887 in Meadville, Linn Co.MO. Married September 25, 1828 in Knox Co.TN
Mary Jane Ailor/John Jacob Cox. Mary born July 07, 1832 in Knox Co.TN died July 27, 1914. John born June 14, 1831 TN died January 22, 1920 Bosworth MO. Married December 21, 1856 Linn Co., Missouri
[I deleted the rest so as to only show immediate Ailor lines. -Jeff]
My first cousin 1X removed is Robert Moseley. He collected information on my Ailor- Cox-Gibson line and made a large three ringed binder with info, census records, pictures etc. On a family group sheet it lists Hannah Humber as the wife of Samuel Sharp. At the beginning of this book is the Preface that goes like this:
JAMES AILOR, our earliest known ancestor that we have been able to identify to date, was born about 1774 in the state of Maryland. James left his home and accompanied Samuel Sharp, his future father-in-law, to North Carolina and then to Knox Co. Tenn.
Samuel Sharp (1756-1849) was born and raised in Frederick Co., Virginia which is several miles from the birth place of James Ailor. Samuel Sharp served two tours of duty in the Revolutionary War. One in 1777 and another in 1780, according to his pension application that was made in 1832. It is thought that Samuel Sharp may have known James Ailor's father and that maybe the death of his father is the reason that James Ailor went with Samuel Sharp to North Carolina and Tennessee.
James Ailor married Sarah (Sallie)Sharp, Samuel Sharp's daughter, in the year of 1803 or 1804. The place of marriage has never been established as of this date. The family was first found in the 1830 census of Knox County, Tenn. [other families omitted -Jeff]
In writing this genealogy there was a lot of information that I did not put in about the Ailor side. I added James Ailor's family to get all of the family history that I could. Let me explain what I mean. James Ailor and Sarah had fourteen children. They are listed in this printing. I, also, included these fourteen children's' marriages and some of their children's' marriages.
I want to thank a cousin of ours, Mr. Rollin Golden who lives in Sacrament, Ca., for all the information that he sent concerning the Ailor family. He is the one that is responsible for all of this information because he sent me the book about the Missouri Ailor's.
[other families omitted -Jeff]
I hope everyone enjoys reading about their relatives and maybe they will realize the hardships and trials that confronted them in their times.
ROBERT L. MOSELEY
JAMES AILOR, the earliest known ancestor, was born about the year of 1774 in the state of Maryland. (REFERENCE IS: 1850 census, Knox Co., Tenn. page 133) Until the discovery of this census, it is not known if the actual place of James's birth was known, as it was thought to be near the James River in Virginia.
Going back to Murphy's book, we find on page 5: "James Ailor...left his home in Amherst County and accompanied Samuel Sharp, his future father-in-law, to North Carolina and then to Knox Co. Tenn."
A thorough search of Amherst Co. and its' records revealed no information about any family Ailor/Aylor/Ehler/Ohler living in that county or any surrounding counties in the post-Revolutionary War era. There is another matter to be considered that Mr. Snoderly may not have been aware of when he put together his information.
Samuel Sharp (1756-1849) was born and raised in Frederick County, Virginia, which is several miles northeast from Amherst Co, and borders the State of Maryland.
Samuel Sharp served two tours of duty during the Revolutionary War, one in 1777 and another in 1780 according to his pension application the he made in 1832 (REFERENCE: Records of the National Archives, Pension File S-3888 Certificate 13,789)
In a letter written by Thad Page, Chief Archivist, in 1951, we find the following information that was taken from Samuel's file: "At time of his enlistment, the veteran was a resident of Frederick Co. Virginia. Afterwards he lived in Montgomery County, Virginia, and in 1832 he was living in Knox Co Tennessee, having resided there about 40 years."
In checking Samuel's pension record carefully, it appears that he was living in Montgomery Co. Virginia when he signed up for his second tour of duty.
Could it have been possible that Samuel Sharp met James Ailor while living in the Montgomery Co. area? Or possibly he knew something of James Ailor's father.
The James river does not go anywhere near Montgomery or Frederick Co in Va. It is wondered if Coner Ailor, who gave Mr. Snoderly his information about James Ailor's early life, could have somehow gotten the locations mixed up?
Further research indicates that Samuel Sharp was issued a military pay warrant on August 25, 1783, "for services in the Militia." (REFERENCE: Auditor's Department. Account Book XV, Page 505. Virginia State Library.
It would appear that Samuel Sharp and family, along with James Ailor, arrived in the Knox County, Tenn. area somewhere in the vicinity of 1785 to 1790.
Although the first land transaction that Samuel Sharp was involved does not occur until 1795, (REFERENCE: George Mynatt to Samuel Sharp, Jan. 19, 1795. Book C-1, page 186), Abel Hankins gave sworn testimony that he was well acquainted with Samuel Sharp, in 1832, and "has been well acquainted with him from the year 1790 or longer." (REFERENCE: Pension File, S-3888).
With James Ailor's birth occurring around 1774, It would mean that he would have been 10 to 15 years of age when accompanying Samuel Sharp to Tenn.
There would also be the possibility, with James left fatherless, that he could have been "bound out" to Samuel for a period of years. However, no evidence has been found to support this speculation at this time.
The Sharp's lived near he area of Winchester, in Frederick Co., Va. If one should check a map of the surrounding area, one will find that the distance between Maryland and Frederick Co. is not all that great a distance.
From recent information discovered, it appears that Sarah Sharp, James' future bride, was born on April 16, 1790/1 (REFERENCE: Records in possession of Mildred Acuff, Luttrell, Tennessee.) probably in Knox Co, Tenn.
Although a marriage record has not been found fro James Ailor and Sarah (Sallie) Sharp, it is probable that heir marriage occurred in either the year 1803 or 1804. There have been rumors that some of the marriage records of Knox Co. Tenn Had been allowed to get wet or damaged during the Civil War period. This is denied by the courthouse, but several records are missing for the 1800-1814 era.
The following is a new list of James and Sarah (Sharp) Ailor's children. Not all the names, dates and spouses were known at the time of Mr. Snoderly's book.
END OF PREFACE