James Muse, Sr.

1710 - 1758  (48 years)

• Name	James Muse
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1710	Westmoreland County, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Mar-Jul 1758	Moore County, NC
  Notes	1753, Sep 11 -- 1752-1758 County Court Minutes, Orange County, NC Page 35 James Muse Senr. deeded his son James Muse Junr. his entire estate. Giles Tillet, Charles Seal and Alexander Going were witnesses. 1755 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Muse Senr. 1 white poll 3 black poll James Muse Junr. 1 white poll 1755, Jan 21 -- Deed Book 2 Page 65, Cumberland County, NC James Barton deeded James Muse Sr. 80 acres located south of Deep River at Cannon Landing. Patent to Joel McClendon 1748 and sold to Barton. Timothy Claven and Joseph Elkins were witnesses. 1755, Jul 15 -- Deed Book 1 Page 29, Cumberland County, NC James Muse Jr. deeded James Muse Sr. all the estate formerly deeded by James Muse Sr. to James Muse Jr. Jacob Blocker and James Nicol were witnesses. 1758, Mar 30 -- Deed Book 1 Page 241-242, Cumberland County, NC Will of James Muse, Dec'd. Heirs: wife Sophia, son James Muse [negro girl Penelope], daughter Liddy Ceal [negro Benjamin], son Thomas Muse [negro names Nell], son Daniel Muse [negro named Lucy], daughter Anne Muse [negro Belinda], daughter Annabarbury Muse, daughter Sophia Pope Runnels and her son William Ceal Muse. Executors: wife, son James Muse and Charles Ceal. Witnesses: Robert Dickinson, James Bain and Isaac Dickinson. 1758, Jul 19 -- 1755-1759 County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Will of James Muse proven by Robert Dickeson. Sopha Muse, Executrix, granted letters testamentary. On motion of Sophia Muse by her attorney, Plunkett Ballard, the following receipt was allowed to be recorderd: received of my mother, Sophia Muse, one Negro girl Pennallopy, right and title, and I acknowledge her to be my full part of my father's estate. James Muse 1 Jul 1758. Witnesses: Robert Dickinson and James Barnes. 1758, Oct 9 -- Estate, Cumberland County, NC Inventory of the estate of James Muse Senr.
  Person ID	I38618	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	24 May 2016

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with James Muse, Sr.
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	Roger Muse	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: James Muse, Sr.,   b. 1710, Westmoreland County, VA d. Mar-Jul 1758, Moore County, NC
  	Y-DNA-111	J.L. Muse	R-CTS4299	Most distant ancestor: James Muse, Sr.,   b. 1710, Westmoreland County, VA d. Mar-Jul 1758, Moore County, NC

  
  

  Family	Sophia Pope,   b. 1710   d. Aft 1792 (Age 83 years)  [1]  Other Partners: ▻John Morrison   d. 1798-1799
  Children	+   1. James Muse, Jr.,   b. 2 Jan 1734, Prince William County, VA d. 1781, Moore County, NC (Age 46 years) ▻ Charity  (Age 51 years)  m. 27 May 1755 +   2. Lydia Muse,   b. 1735   d. 1799, Fairfield County, SC (Age 64 years) ▻ Charles Seale  (Age 68 years) +   3. Sophia Pope Muse,   b. 1738   d. Aft 2 May 1808 (Age 70 years) ▻ Captain William Seale    ▻ Dudley Runnels     4. Anne Muse,   b. 1746   d. 1794, Fairfield County, SC (Age 48 years)     5. Thomas Muse,   b. 15 Mar 1748   d. 1 Jun 1828, Fairfield County, SC (Age 80 years) ▻ Elizabeth Fort  m. 25 Feb 1769     6. Daniel Muse,   b. 1742-1750   d. 1833-1840, Franklin County, TN (Age 90 years) ▻ Rebecca Yarborough    ▻ Dolly Burns +   7. Anna Barbary Muse,   b. 1742-1758 ▻ John Tolleson
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F12485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1710 - Westmoreland County, VA Death - Mar-Jul 1758 - Moore County, NC  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		1755 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC Inaugural Tax List of Cumberland County. Includes some of the earliest land owners from present day Cumberland, Moore, Harnett, Lee and Hoke counties. Courtesy of NC Archives.
  		Moore County, NC DNA Project DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Burns, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Caviness, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Hare, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, Lawrence, Maness, McIntosh, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Welch, Williams, Williamson and Wright

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Dr Roger David Chambers, A Southern Legacy: Descendants of John Muse of Virginia, (2012).