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George Troutman (c1782) was the son of Melchior Troutman (1744) and Eve Hartman.
FOURTH GENERATION
1. George TROUTMAN was born about 1782 in , Rowan, NC. He died before Oct 1865 in , Cabarrus, NC. He was married to Margaret SIFFORD (daughter of William SEIFERT and Elizabeth LENTZ) about 1808 in , Rowan or Cabarrus, NC. Margaret SIFFORD was born about 1786 in , Cabarrus, NC. She died between 1860 and 1870 in , Cabarrus, NC. George TROUTMAN and Margaret SIFFORD had the following children:
+2 i. William Miles TROUTMAN was born on 2 May 1809 in , Cabarrus, NC. He died on 11 Feb 1872 in Falls Township, Iredell, NC. He was baptized in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. He was buried in St. Martin's Evangelical Cem., Iredell, NC.
+3 ii. Levi TROUTMAN was born on 26 Nov 1813 in , Cabarrus, NC. He was baptized on 7 Apr 1814 in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. He died between 1840 and 1850 in , Cabarrus, NC.
+4 iii. Nancy TROUTMAN.
+5 iv. Sarah TROUTMAN.
+6 v. Mary Magdalene TROUTMAN.
+7 vi. George TROUTMAN was born on 6 Jun 1823 in , Cabarrus, NC. He died on 6 Oct 1903 in , Cabarrus, NC. He was baptized in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. He was buried in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC.
8 vii. Moses Wiley TROUTMAN was born on 11 May 1827 in , Cabarrus, NC. He was baptized on 1 Jul 1827 in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. He died before 1850 in , Cabarrus, NC.
FIFTH GENERATION
4. Nancy TROUTMAN was born on 4 Mar 1816 in , Rowan, NC. She was baptized on 19 May 1816 in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. She was married to John BASINGER on 18 Jan 1834 in , Cabarrus, NC. John BASINGER was born about 1813 in , , NC. Nancy TROUTMAN and John BASINGER had the following children:
+21 i. Joseph Jeremiah BASINGER.
22 ii. Daniel M. BASINGER was born about 1837 in , Rowan, NC.
23 iii. Julia Ann C. BASINGER was born about 1839 in , Rowan, NC.
24 iv. John A. BASINGER was born about 1842 in , Rowan, NC.
25 v. William A. BASINGER was born about 1848 in , Rowan, NC.
26 vi. Mary R. BASINGER was born about 1852 in , Rowan, NC.
5. Sarah TROUTMAN was born on 9 Aug 1818 in , Cabarrus, NC. She died in Mar 1850 in , Cabarrus, NC. She was baptized in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. She was married to Joseph WEAVER on 5 Mar 1849 in , Cabarrus, NC. Joseph WEAVER was born about 1805 in , , NC. He died before Jun 1860 in , Cabarrus, NC.
6. Mary Magdalene TROUTMAN was born on 21 Sep 1820 in , Cabarrus, NC. She died before Jun 1860 in , Cabarrus, NC. She was baptized in Organ Lutheran, Rowan, NC. She was married to Joseph WEAVER on 17 Nov 1850 in , Cabarrus, NC. Joseph WEAVER was born about 1805 in , , NC. He died before Jun 1860 in , Cabarrus, NC. Mary Magdalene TROUTMAN and Joseph WEAVER had the following children:
+27 i. Lunda Louisa WEAVER.
The records for George Troutman (c1782) are certainly interesting, both the records that exist, and the records that are missing. George (c1782) was listed in the Censuses of 1810, 1830, and 1850, but missed in 1820, 1840, and 1860. In the 1810 Census, his name is "Joshua Troutman." In his will, George (c1782) names a granddaughter as "Lunda Beaber" (Beaver) when in fact her name was Lunda Weaver. I'll try to explain some of these mysteries here.
George Troutman (c1782) was listed in the household of his father, Melchior Troutman (c1744) in the 1790 Census. George (c1782) was very likely named for his uncle, George Hartman. After Melchior (1744) died in 1798, George (c1782) was listed in the 1800 Census in a household consisting of his siblings (and possibly his mother) in which his oldest brother, Michael Troutman (c1773) was the household head. The details of how Melchior's (1744) 400 acre estate was divided upon his death are unknown. It is known that his three eldest sons, Michael (c1773), Melchior (c1776), and Peter (1780) were in possession of this land by about 1806. Very possibly, these three bought out their siblings' share of the land.
In 1807, George (c1782) bought 100 acres from James Anderson, and in 1814 he sold this land to Jacob Bostian:
20:259. 25 Mar 1807. James Anderson of Rowan to George Troutman of Rowan. 125 pounds. Dutch Buffalo Creek. begin a black oak, corner of John Campbell on Joseph Hays's line. S 10 C along Joseph Hays's line then along same course 41 C in all to a pine on line of William Miller. W 24 C 50 L along William Miller's line to a red oak. N 41 C to a post oak on John Campbell's line E to the beginning along Campbell's line. 100 A MOL, it being tract of land granted to Andrew Hays 20 Dec 1791 and conveyed by Andrew Hays to James Anderson. Wit: Moses Bellah, David Hays. Signed: James Anderson. Proved Aug session 1811, acknowledged in open court by James Anderson. 23:123. 8 Mar 1814. George Troutman of Rowan to Jacob Bostian of Rowan. $285 Dutch Buffalo Creek. begin a black oak, corner of John Campbell on Joseph Hays's line. S 10 C along Joseph Hays's line then along same course 41 C in all to a pine on line of William Miller. W 24 C 50 L along William Miller's line to a red oak. N 41 C to a post oak on John Campbell's line E to the beginning along Campbell's line. 100 A MOL, it being tract of land granted to Andrew Hays 20 Dec 1791 and conveyed by Andrew Hays to James Anderson. Wit: James Miller, Nathaniel J. Miller. Signed: George Troutman (German handwriting). Proved May term 1814 by James Miller.
This land that George (c1782) owned from 1807 to 1814 was a little west of the land of his father, Melchior (1744). Note that Moses Bellah witnessed the 1807 transaction. Moses Bellah owned a tract of land adjacent to Michael Troutman (c1773).
About 1808, George (c1782) married Margaret Sifford, daughter of William Sifford and Elizabeth Lentz. Although I know of no proof that George's wife's maiden name was Sifford, the long association of William Sifford with the family of George and Margaret Troutman certainly lends support to the idea that Margaret was William Sifford's daughter. The early children of George Troutman (c1782) and Margaret Sifford may have been born in Rowan County or Cabarrus County. Simply because George (c1782) owned land in Rowan does not mean he lived on it, or perhaps only lived there part of the year. George (c1782) may have in fact been living in Cabarrus County, just across the Rowan line, on the land of his father-in-law, William Sifford, the same land which William Sifford sold to George (c1782) in 1825. It was certainly not uncommon for families to farm two or more pieces of land a few miles apart, even in different counties. I also do not know how Margaret Sifford was related to Christina Sifford, who had married Michael Troutman (c1773) in 1801. I would not be surprised to learn that they were sisters or first cousins.
The following are the baptismal records of Organ Lutheran Church from 1809 to 1827 in which a George Troutman was listed as the father:
Organ Lutheran Church, Rowan Co, NC Baptismal Records of Troutmans Birth Child Baptism Parent(s) Sponsor 2 May 1809 William ----------- George Troutman Wm Siffert & wife 26 Nov 1813 Lewis(?) 7 Apr 1814 George Troutman Geo Heilman 4 Mar 1816 Neese 19 May 1816 George Troutman ----- 9 Aug 1818 Sarah ----------- George Troutman ----- 21 Sep 1820 Mary Magdalene ---------- George Troutman ----- 6 Jun 1823 George ----------- George Troutman ----- 11 Apr 1827 Daniel Moses 10 Jun 1827 George Troutman parents 11 May 1827 Moses Wiley 1 Jul 1827 George Troutman W Siffert Organ Lutheran Church, Rowan Co, NC Confirmation Records of Troutmans 6 Sep 1833 full members by rite of confirmation 34 Sarah Trautman 21 May 1836 confirmed by H. Graeber 5 Mary M Trautman 9 May 1840 confirmed by H. Graeber 19 George Trautman 7 May 1842 confirmed 16 Moses Trautman
Note that William Sifford, George's (c1782) father-in-law, sponsored the baptisms of William Miles Troutman (1809) and Moses Wiley Troutman (1827). We can use the fact that Moses Wiley was born 11 May 1827 and sponsored by his grandfather, William Sifford, to determine that Daniel Moses Troutman (1827) was not the son of George Troutman (c1782). The births of Daniel Moses (1827) and Moses Wiley (1827) were too close together for them to be siblings, unless it was one of those very rare case in which twins are born weeks apart. I find this difficult to believe. Instead, I believe that Daniel Moses Troutman was the son of George Troutman (1802), who had married Catherine Fesperman in 1825. Indeed, the 1830 Census of Rowan shows a male under 5 years in the household of George Troutman (1802). George (1802) was the son of Michael (c1773) and thus the nephew of George (c1782). See George Troutman (1802).
A couple more notes about the baptismal records. The "Neese" Troutman born in 1816 was Nancy Troutman (1816), and the "Lewis (?)" Troutman born in 1813 was Levi Troutman (1813). There were no known Lewis Troutmans in North Carolina before 1850. The two known references to a Lewis Troutman before 1850 were both mistakes for Levi Troutman (1813). See Levi Troutman (1813). The relationship of George Heilman, who sponsored the baptism of Levi (1813), to George Troutman (c1782) is unknown. Lastly, note the confirmation records above for the children of George (c1782). The confirmation records for the first four children of George (c1782) are apparently lost. The record for the confirmation of Moses Troutman in 1842 is ambiguous; this may have been Moses Wiley (1827) or Daniel Moses (1827).
William Miles Troutman was born to George (c1782) and Margaret Troutman in 1809. In 1810, the family of George Troutman (c1782) was listed in Rowan County as "Joshua Troutman." How was George (c1782) listed as Joshua? Well, the pre-1850 census recpords were often handcopied. This is easily seen when you look at many of these early census records, because they are partially alphabetized - all the "A" surnames together, all the "B" surnames together, etc. The census enumerator was certainly not wandering all over the county to get families in alphabetical order. Rather, he was alphabetizing his original list. I believe that the law stated that four copies of the census be made and kept. Of course, copying back then meant copying by hand, and being able to understand your own or someone else's handwriting. Mistakes were made. One of these mistakes in the 1810 Census of Rowan Co, NC was to list George Troutman (c1782) as Joshua Troutman.
Rowan Co, NC p.298 Adam Troutman 3 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 p.298 Adam Troutman Sr. 0 0 0 0 1 / 0 0 1 0 1 / 0 0 p.300 Michael Troutman 3 0 1 1 0 / 1 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 p.303 Joshua Troutman 1 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 2 0 0 / 0 0 p.311 Andrew Troutman 2 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 p.331 Martin Troutman 3 4 0 1 0 / 0 1 0 1 0 / 0 0
The family of George Troutman (c1782) in the 1810 Census breaks down like this:
p.303 Joshua Troutman 1 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 2 0 0 / 0 0 M 0-9 William Miles Troutman (1809)- age 1 M 26-44 George Troutman (c1782) - age 27 F 16-25 Margaret (Sifford) Troutman (c1786) - age 23 F 16-25 unknown
We can be sure that the "Joshua Troutman" in the 1810 Census of Rowan was in fact George Troutman (c1782) for several reasons. First, the numbers jibe with what we know of George's family in 1810, except for the unknown female 16-25 years old. She may have been an unknown sister of Margaret (Sifford) Troutman, or perhaps even George's sister, Catherine Troutman (c1794), who did not marry until 1812. Also, the families listed within ten households of "Joshua Troutman" in the 1810 include Jacob Bostian, Joseph Hays, William Miller, and three Stirewalt families. William Miller and Joseph Hays were owners of land adjacent to the tract that George (c1782)bought from David Hays in 1807, and Jacob Bostian was who George (c1782) in turn sold that tract in 1814. The Stirewalt families are important because George's (c1782) oldest son, William Miles Troutman (1809) later married Salome Stirewalt. This 1810 reference to Joshua Troutman is the only known reference to a Joshua Troutman in North Carolina before 1850. Since no other record can be found of Joshua, and since the family attributed to him in 1810 matched the family of George Troutman (c1782) and was near familes associated with George, I conclude that "Joshua Troutman" was a transcription error for "George Troutman" when the old census records were copied by hand.
While on the subject of the 1810 Census of Rowan Co, NC, there was at least one other transcription error, that of "Martin Troutman." Like Joshua Troutman, this is the only known reference to a Martin Troutman this early. There were a few Henry Martin Troutmans in Iredell Co, NC, descendents of Jacob (1767), but the earliest of these was born in 1825. This "Martin Troutman" in 1810 had quite a large family in 1810, with 7 sons and a daughter. After doing a little research, I have figured out that this "Martin Troutman" was not a Troutman at all, but in fact was Martin Trentham (also spelled Trantham). I think it is fairly easy to see how a badly written "Trentham" could be mistaken for "Troutman." Martin Trentham was listed in the 1800 and 1820 Censuses of Rowan. Here are those records, plus "Martin Troutman" in 1810:
1800 Rowan Co, NC - Martin Trentham - 4 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 1810 Rowan Co, NC - Martin Troutman - 3 4 0 1 0 / 1 0 1 0 0 / 0 0 1820 Rowan Co, NC - Martin Trentham - 1 1 1 1 0 1 / 2 0 0 1 0 / 0 5 Rowan marriages: Martin Trentham to Mealy Nicolinson 6 Apr 1795 Martin Trentham to Ritter Taylor 27 Dec 1820
Note that in 1800, Martin Trentham had 4 sons under 10 years old. In 1810, "Martin Troutman" had 4 sons between 10 and 15. Apparently, Martin Trentham married Mealy Nicolinson in 1795, and they had 4 sons before the 1800 Census. As these 4 sons were born between 1795 and 1800, they were all between 10 and 15 in 1810. The Martin Troutman and the Joshua Troutman listed in the 1810 Census of Rowan have bothered me for a very long time because I could not place them anywhere in the North Carolina Troutman family. After a lot of research, I can conclude that Joshua was in fact George Troutman (c1782) and that Martin was not a Troutman at all.
Back to the life of George Troutman (c1782), the next significant event of which we have record is George's participation in the War of 1812:
Cabarrus Co, NC Regiment 11. Andrew Trulman - 4th Corporal 37. George Trutman - private
George Troutman (c1782) served in the War of 1812 with his brother, Andrew (c1783). Notice that George's name was spelled "Trutman," a fairly common misspelling of Troutman. Almost all the German surnames from the list of the Cabarrus regiment are misspelled. Andrew (c1783) was listed as "Trulman" which is just Trutman without the small "t" crossed. There were no Trutman or Trulman families in the area, if those are even actual surnames. I have no information on the activity of the Cabarrus Regiment in the War of 1812. It is sort of odd that George's younger brother, Andrew, outranked him. What is more interesting is that George Troutman (c1782) is first shown associated with Cabarrus Co, NC in this record. Andrew Troutman (c1783) had moved from Rowan to Cabarrus around 1811, see Andrew Troutman (c1783).
In March 1814, George (c1782) sold his 100 acres in Rowan Co, NC to Jacob Bostian. In the 1814 tax list of Rowan, George was listed:
1814 - Capt. Stirewalt's District Name Acres white polls Troutman, George - -
Note that George (c1782) was in a "Captain Stirewalt's" District, and his son, William Miles (1809), later married a Stirewalt. Also, George was listed with no land and no polls. I think this must mean that the tax list was taken after George sold his land in March 1814, and that George had moved to Cabarrus County, and thus was not a poll in Rowan County. Probably, George (c1782) still had some personal estate, such as cattle, in Rowan County when the list was taken. Although there is no direct proof, I believe that after George (c1782) sold his land in Rowan, he moved onto the land of his father-in-law, William Sifford, in Cabarrus Co, NC. Also, George's brother, Andrew (c1783) lived in Cabarrus, very near George (c1783), perhaps even on the same tract of land. George's brother, Peter Troutman (1780) had also moved from Rowan to Cabarrus, but he lived a few miles to the east, near where St. Stephen's Lutheran Church stands.
Between 1810 and 1820, George (c1782) and Margaret (Sifford) Troutman had four more children: Levi (1813), Nancy (1816), Sarah (1818), and Mary Magdalene (1820), all baptized at Organ Lutheran. The family of George Troutman (c1782) continued to attend Organ Lutheran in Rowan, which was still closer to them then St. John's Lutheran in Cabarrus.
George (c1782) was missed in the 1820 Census, perhaps because he owned no land of his own. A possiblity I have not checked is that George (c1782) was enumerated with his father-in-law, William Sifford. Perhaps the family of George Troutman (c1782) even lived in the home of William Sifford.
Between 1820 and 1830, the last two known children of George (c1782) and Margaret were born: George (1823) and Moses Wiley (1827). In 1825, George (c1782) purchased 148 acres from William Sifford, land I suspect that George (c1782) had been living on and farming for over ten years:
11:345. 12 Feb 1825. William Sieferd of Cabarrus to George Troutman of Cabarrus. $500 Buffalo Creek. begin a stone Henry Pless's corner N 13 W 9 C 32 L stone corner of Jacob Rimer N 81 degress 45 minutes E 5 C 60 L to a stake on the dividing line of George Troutman and George Sieferd N 1 E 60 C to a post oak on the county line then with the county line S 86 1/2 W 28 C 20 L to a stone corner of Henry Pless then with Pless's line S 3 E 52 C 50 L to a small white oak, aggreement corner of Pless and Sieferd S 49 E 16 C to a stone corner formerly William Sieferd's corner, then continuing the same direction 10 more chains to the begining 148 A MOL Wit: J. Cauble, Jacob [illegible last name]. Signed William Seiferd
A few interesting notes about this deed - first, this land was precisely the same land that George (c1782) later sold to his son, George (1823) in 1859. The description of the land was precisely the same, although the neighbors had changed. This land was on the Rowan County line, and right across the line in Rowan couty was land owned by a Yost family, descendents of Jacob Yost and his wife, Mary Troutman (1755). George Troutman (1823) later married his second cousin, Sophia Caroline Yost. This land was on Dutch Buffalo Creek, near the present-day town of Rimer, and a Jacob Rimer was a neighbor of George (c1782).
The Jacob with the illegible last name who witnessed the deed was probably George's first cousin, Jacob Troutman (1788). Jacob (1788) had bought land from John Ettleman in 1821 on Jenny Wolf Creek, very near the land bought in 1825 by George (c1782). There were two other transactions involving land of William Sifford on 12 Feb 1825. In one, William Sifford sold Jacob Troutman (1788) 7.75 acres for $25.00. J. Cauble was the witness along with another illegible signature. Then, in the other deed, Jacob Troutman (1788) the very same day and for the same price sold the 7.75 acres to George Sifford. Both witnesses of this deed are legible and they were J. Cauble and George Troutman. Probably for some legal reason, William Sifford sold his land to George Sifford with Jacob Troutman (1788) as a middle man. I do not know how George Sifford was realated to William Sifford, quite possibly his son. Since George (c1782) witnessed the transaction on 12 Feb 1825 between Jacob Troutman (1788) and George Sifford, and George (c1782) was probably also the illegible witness of the deed from William Sifford to Jacob Troutman (1788) that same day, it stands to reason that the Jacob who witnessed the transaction between William Sifford and George (c1782) that same day was Jacob Troutman (1788). It should be noted that the signatures in the deed books are not the originals, but were copied by the county clerk from the original deed document. When the clerk could not read a signature, he would either try and draw the appearance of the signature, or he would simply make a little scribble to represent the signature. Germans formed their letters differently then English people at that time, and the English clerks could not read German handwriting.
Besides their proximity to one another, the wives of George Troutman (c1782) and Jacob Troutman (1788) were also related. Jacob's wife was Christina Walcher, daughter of Henry Walcher. According to Carrotarm's Walcher Genealogy Page, Christina Walcher's mother was a Margaret Sifford (Christina Walcher is listed as "Caterine" on the Walcher page). So, Jacob Troutman's (1788) mother-in-law was born as Margaret Sifford, the same name as George Troutman's (c1782) wife. These two Margaret Siffords were undoubtedly related.
In the 1830 Census of Cabarrus, George (c1782) was listed with his wife and all his known children:
1830 Census Cabarrus Co, NC
p.194 George 1 1 0 1 / 1 0 1
0 1 2 0 / 0 0 1
M 40-49 George Troutman (c1782) - age 47
M 20-29 William M. Troutman (1809) - age 21
M 15-19 Levi Troutman (1813) - age 16
M 5-9 George Troutman (1823) - age 7
M 0-4 Moses Wiley Troutman (1827) - age 3
F 40-49 Margaret (Sifford) Troutman (c1786) - age 43
F 10-14 Nancy Troutman (1816) - age 14
F 10-14 Sarah Troutman (1818) - age 11
F 5-9 Mary Magdalene Troutman (1820) - age 9
Shortly after the 1830 Census was taken, William Miles Troutman (1809) married Salome Stirewalt. When Salome's father, Michael Stirewalt, died a few years later, William (1809) and Salome inherited some land in Rowan County. They later sold this land and moved to Iredell County, in the midst of the Troutman families descended from Jacob Troutman (1767). See William Miles Troutman (1809).
Levi (1813) married Delilah Clarke in 1833, see Levi Troutman (1813). Nancy Troutman (1816) married John Basinger in 1834. For more on Nancy (Troutman) Basinger (1816), see below.
In the 1840 Census of Cabarrus County, NC, George Troutman (c1782) was once again missed. This time, however, nearly every Troutman family in Cabarrus was missed. Only John Troutman (1806) can be found in the 1840 Census of Cabarrus (and in the 1840 Census Index, he was misindexed as "John Traulman"). In the 1830 Census, all the Troutmans in Cabarrus had been in Captain Moose's District. Cabarrus was not divided into its present districts until after the Civil War. Before then, it was divided into militia districts, each with its own captain. The captain not only trained the young men of his district in the militia, but he also choose jurors from among the older men in his district for the quarterly meeting of the Cabarrus court. In 1830, the Troutmans were all concentrated along the Cabarrus/Rowan county line in the present day District 6 and District 7. At that time, however, these modern districts were apparently one militia district. In the 1840 Census, the district where most of the Troutmans should have been has no Troutmans. In fact, it has no surnames beginning with "T" at all. This district was alphabetized, and the "T" surnames got lost in the shuffle. John Troutman (1806) was living a little farther away from the rest, east of Mt. Pleasant on Big Bear Creek, in present-day District 8, so he was in a different militia district and his name was not lost. At least a half dozen Troutman families are missing from the 1840 Census of Cabarrus.
George Troutman (1823) was the next of George's (c1782) children to marry; he married Sophia Caroline Yost in 1847. See George Troutman (1823). George's (c1782) daughters, Sarah (1818) and Mary Magdalene (1820), were both beyond their thirtieth birthday when they married. They married the same man, Joseph Weaver. Sarah (1818) married Joseph Weaver in 1849 and died shortly after marriage. Mary Magdaene (1820) then married Joseph Weaver in 1850, with her father, George (c1782), as the bondsman. For more on Sarah (Troutman) Weaver (1818) and Mary Magdalene (Troutman) Weaver, see below.
Moses Wiley Troutman (1827), youngest child of George (c1782) and Margaret (Sifford) Troutman died between 1830 and 1850. The 1830 Census seems to indicate he was living then. As shown above, a Moses Troutman was confirmed at Organ Lutheran in 1842, although this may have been Moses Wiley Troutman (1827) or his cousin, Daniel Moses Troutman (1827). In Bernard Cruse's transcription of the Diary of Rev. Samuel Rothrock, Rothrock made the following entry:
Rothrock Diary 31 Mar 1845 Mond Funeral of George Troutman's at the house
There seems to be a word missing after "George Troutman's". I have not yet checked the microfilm of the original Rothrock Diary. The word missing here was very likely "son" and was probably a reference to the death of Moses Wiley Troutman (1827), or the death of Levi Troutman (1813), who also died before the 1850 Census. However, the missing word may have been "brother" as Andrew Troutman (c1783) died about this time and had lived very near George (c1782). A less likely possibilty is that the missing word was "grandson," since George Washington Troutman (1834) and William Troutman (1836), both sons of Levi Troutman (1813), both died before the 1850 Census.
In the 1850 Census of Cabarrus, 4 Troutman households were listed within a span of 6 households:
1850 Census Cabarrus Co, NC
[John Absalom (1821), Jacob Eli (1826), Christine Rebecca (1828), & Sarah Mariah (1830),
all children of Jacob Troutman (1788) > PPA. Jacob (1788) died in 1829, leaving wife
Christina (Walcher) Troutman pregnant with Sarah Mariah (1830). Christina (Walcher)
Troutman died just before the census: 1850 Mortality Census for Cabarrus Co, NC:
Christina Troutman 54 W F widowed, born in Cabarrus, died in June 1850 of pneumonia,
ill for 25 days.]
383 383 John A Troutman 27 M W Farmer 400 Cab
Jacob 23 M W Farmer Cab
Christine 21 F W Cab
Sarah M 18 F W Cab
[George (c1782) > MPA]
386 386 George Troutman 67 M W Farmer 434 Row
Margaret 63 F W Cab
Mary 29 F W Cab
[George (1823) > George (c1782) > MPA]
387 387 George Troutman 26 M W Farmer Cab
Sophia 26 F W Row
Lawson 2 M W Cab
Rosane 1 F W Cab
[possibly Margaret (?) Troutman, widow of Andrew (c1783) > MPA]
388 388 Margaret Troutman 65 F W Cab
The household of John Absalom Troutman (1821) was the remnant of the family of Jacob Troutman (1788), who had lived very close to George (c1782). In the household of George (c1782), Mary Magdalene (1820) was the only child still living at home. Right next door was George (1823) and his young family. Then right after George (1823) was Margaret (maiden name unknown) Troutman, believed to be the widow of Andrew (c1783). Notice that the enumerator wrote the county of birth, and that George Troutman (c1782) was born in Rowan County, as was Sophia Caroline Yost, wife of George (1823).
In 1859, George Troutman (c1782) sold his land to his youngest living son, George Troutman (1823):
21:55. 8 Jul 1859. George Troutman Sr. of Cabarrus to George Troutman, Jr. of Cabarrus. $1000 Dutch Buffalo Creek begin at a stone on George Klutts corner N 13 W 9 C 32 links crossing a branch [of Dutch Buffalo Creek] to a stone corner N 81 degrees 45 minutes 5 C 60 L crossing branch again to a stone on Klutts line and Catherine Powlas's corner. N 1 E 60 C along Catherine Powlas's line to a post oak on the county line, Powlas corner on Jacob Yost's line. S 86 1/2 W 28 C 20 L along county line and Jacob Yost's line to a stone on the county line, Jacob Pless's corner S 3 E 52 C 50 L along Jacob Pless's line to a stone formerly a white oak S 49 E 26 C to the beginning containing 148 A MOL Wit: Solomon Fisher. Signed: George (X) Troutman, Sr.
Then, on 21 Mar 1860, a few months before the 1860 Census, George Troutman (c1782) signed his will:
Cabarrus Will Abstract wb-2 p.128 Oct session 1865. Will of George Troutman. Estate to be equally divided between children George, William, and Nancy. Before division of estate, wife Margaret to have $10.00 and any property she wants; son George to have a wagon, 2 pairs of horses, [other stuff too faded to read]; daughter Nancy Basinger to have $100; granddaughter Lunda Beaber to have $40.00. Executor: son George. Witnesses: Solomon Fisher, Alexander Powlas Cabarrus P&Qs Oct Session 1865 The last will and testament of George Troutman deceased was produced in open court amd was proven by the oaths of Solomon Fisher and Alexander Powlas the subscribing witnesses thereto, whereupon George Troutman, the executor therein named qualified and obtained letter testamentary.
I believe that George Troutman (c1782) was once again missed in the 1860 Census. The primary reason I believe this is because his will was proved in October 1865. Families did not wait for five years to bring a will to the courthouse. The court met four times a year, and families almost always produced the wills of their deceased relatives at the court session immediately following the death of the testator. Also, it is unlikely that both George (c1782) and his wife Margaret died in the few months between 21 Mar 1860 and the begining of the 1860 Census. Had they died then, they should have been listed in the 1860 Mortality Census. There was an old woman, Margaret Troutman, living in a household with just another woman, Sophia Brown (probably Sophia (Rimer) Brown, widow of Daniel Brown). However, I believe that this Margaret Troutman was the widow of Andrew Troutman(c1783).
George Troutman's (c1782) will was notable for whom it mentioned and whom it did not. In 1860, three of George's (c1782) children were still living: William (1809), Nancy (1816), and George (1823). William (1809) got the least of the estate probably because he was already well-established and living a good distance away in Iredell Co, NC. Since George (c1782) had already sold all his real estate to George (1823) in 1859, the estate he mentions in his will must have been his personal estate. Of George's (c1782) four dead children, Moses Wiley (1827) had died before the 1850 Census, never having married. Sarah (1818) died in 1850, shortly after marrying Joseph Weaver, without any children. Levi (1813) and all but one of his children died before the 1850 Census; that one child, Alexander Troutman (1838) died before 1860. Mary Magdalene (1820) was also dead by 1860, but she had one daughter by Joseph Weaver who was still living in 1860, Lunda Louisa Weaver (c1851).
Strangely, George (c1782) lists Lunda Weaver in his will as Lunda Beaber. Beaber is a variant spelling of Beaver, also spelled Biber and Bieber. Biber is the German word for beaver, and there was a large Beaver clan in the Rowan/Cabarrus area. After the death of both her parents, Lunda Weaver was apparently adopted by the family of Charles Beaver:
Rowan marriages
Charles W. Beaver to Sarah M. Sifford 1 Feb 1858
William Henry Bost (age 36, son of William & Elizabeth Bost) to
Lunda Louisa Weaver (age 25, dau of Joseph & Mary Weaver) 7 Feb 1878
1860 Census
NC Rowan p.468
Charles W Beaver 22 M W Farmer NC
-Sarah M 24 F W NC
Lundy L Weaver 8 F W NC
1870 Census
NC Rowan Locke Twsp PO Salisbury p.504
167 167 Beaver, C W 33 M W Farmer 219 250 NC
-Sallie M 37 F W House NC
-Mary E 9 F W Home NC
-Harvy A 4 M W Home NC
-Margaret E 2 F W Home NC
-Lundy L 17 F W No Occupation NC
Note that Charles Beaver's wife was Sarah Sifford, undoubtedly related to Lunda Weaver's grandmother, Margaret (Sifford) Troutman. In 1860, Lunda was listed as a Weaver, but in 1870 as a Beaver. Her marriage record from 1878 reveals that her parents were Joseph and Mary Weaver. Thus, George Troutman (c1782) named his granddaughter as Lunda "Beaber" because she had been adopted by Charles and Sarah (Sifford) Beaver.
George Troutman (c1782) likely died in Cabarrus Co, NC shortly before his will was proved in October 1865. His wife, Margaret (Sifford) Troutman, probably died in Cabarrus sometime between 1860 and 1870.
Nancy Troutman (1816) married John Basinger in 1834. The following are their census records:
1840 Rowan Co, NC
p.51 John Basinger 1 1 0 0 / 1
0 0 0 0 / 1
M 0-4 Daniel Basinger (c1837) - age 2
M 5-9 Joseph Jeremiah Basinger (c1835) - age 4
M 20-29 John Basinger (c1813) - age 26
F 20-29 Nancy (Troutman) Basinger - age 24
1850 NC Rowan, School Dist #24, p.203, 204
[Nancy (Troutman) Basinger (1816) > George (c1782) > MPA]
1462 1473 John Bassinger 38 M W Blacksmith 350 NC
Nancy 36 F W NC
Joseph J 14 M W NC
Daniel M (David?) 12 M W NC
Julia A C 10 F W NC
John A 7 M W NC
William 1 M W NC
1860 NC Rowan South of Salisbury PO Rosemans p.232
[Nancy (Troutman) Basinger (1816) > George (c1782) > MPA]
301 294 John Bassinger 46 M W stone cutter 600 130 NC
Nancy 44 F W NC
David M 23 M W stone cutter NC
Julia Ann 19 F W NC
William A 13 M W NC
Mary R 7 F W NC
NC Rowan Litaker Twsp PO China Grove p.488
257 257 Basinger, Nancy 53 F W Farmer 70 100 NC
-Julia A 27 F W NC
-Mary 18 F W NC
I do not have any more information about Nancy (Troutman) Basinger (1816). If anyone has some more info on her, I would be happy to put it here.
One note of interest - Nancy's (1816) son, Joseph Jeremiah Basinger married twice; his first wife was his second cousin, Margaret Luate Troutman (1833), daughter of George Troutman (1802) and Catherine Fesperman. For more on the family of Joseph Jerimiah and Margaret Luate (Troutman) Basinger, see Margaret (1833) under the sketch of her father, George Troutman (1802).
Sarah Troutman (1818) married Joseph Weaver in 1849. Joseph Weaver was apparently a widower when he married Sarah (1818), as he is listed with children too old to be from his marriage to Sarah (1818). A few months after her marriage, Sarah (1818) died of dropsy, childless. Sarah (Troutman) Weaver (1818) was listed in the 1850 Mortality Index for Cabarrus Co, NC:
1850 Census, Cabarrus Co, NC
[Joseph Weaver was husband of Sarah Troutman (1818) > George (c1782) > MPA. She died
about 3 months before the census began on 1 Jun 1850. 1850 Mortality Census for
Cabarrus Co, NC: Sarah Weaver 31 W F, born in Cabarrus, died in Mar 1850 of dropsy.
The children here with Joseph Weaver must have been from an earlier marriage. Joseph
Weaver next married Sarah's (1818) sister, Mary Magdalene Troutman (1820), on 1 Nov 1850.]
260 260 Joseph Weaver 44 M W Farmer 225 Cab
Sarah 16 F W Cab
Daniel 13 M W Cab
Catherine 12 F W Cab
After the death of her sister, Sarah (Troutman) Weaver (1818), Mary Magdalene Troutman (1820) married her sister's widower, Joseph Weaver. Not much else is known about Mary Magdalene (1820) except that both she and her husband died before the 1860 Census, and that they had only one known child together, Lunda Louisa Weaver. Lunda was adopted by the Charles Beaver family as described above.
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