Catherine (Katie) WRIGHT

• Birth Notes
  • b 1780 (1850 census)
    b 1777 (1860 census)
    brother John Jr b about 1777
    sister Polly b about 1781

• General Notes
  • m. NC? 12 Dec 1803? to Duncan STEWART
    residing in NC about 1810-1815 (birth of dtr Christine)
    residing in AL about 1820 (birth of dtr Mary)
    residing in TN about 1825 (birth of son Duncan Jr)
    husband Duncan purchases land patent in Lauderdale, AL 2 Oct 1826
    residing in Lauderdale, AL in Jun 1830
    residing in Lauderdale, AL in Jun 1840, owned 1 slave
    mentioned in brother Philip's will signed 1841 probated 1847
    widowed > Jun 1840 and < 21 Nov 1850
    residing in Lauderdale, AL 21 Nov 1850, owned 1 slave
    residing in Lauderdale, AL 6 Aug 1860, owned 1 slave
    does not appear in Lauderdale in 1870 census
    d. Lauderdale, AL? > 6 Aug 1860
    
    1860 Slave Schedules for District 1, Lauderdale, AL show Catharine STEWART with one slave, age 40, female, black.  Martha STEWART in same district and James W. STEWART in District 2 are also slaveowners.
    
    1860 US Census (6 Aug), residing in District 1, Lauderdale, AL, post office Greenhill, dw/fam 591/591, head of h/hold is Duncan SEWART [sic] 40 farmer real/pers 1900/1610 b TN, Catherine STEWART [sic] 83 Scotland (b est 1777), Christian [sic] female 45 NC, Mary 35 AL, Abigail 30 AL.
    
    1850 Slave Schedules for Lauderdale, AL show Catharin [sic] STEWART with one slave, age 34 (1816), female, black.  Also in Lauderdale, James W. STEWART is a slaveowner.
    
    1850 US Census (21 Nov), residing in 2d Div E of Mil Rd, Lauderdale, AL, head of h/hold is Catherine STEWART 70 Scotland, Christine 40 NC, Mary 30 AL, Aggie 28 F AL, Duncan 25 TN overseer.
    
    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2 East of The Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 350; Image: 696.
    
    Lauderdale Alabama will probated 12 Apr 1847 [sic] Philip WRIGHT:  To Nicholas WRIGHT, to wife Bosburo [sic] WRIGHT 40 acres.  Livestock and other personal property to William GRAY.  To Catherine STEWART, 12 1/2 cents.  To heirs of John WRIGHT, 12 1/2 cents.  Signed 17 Jan 1841, witnesses Drury JOINER, Alexander FIELD.
    
    1840 US Census (Jun), Lauderdale, AL, D. STEWART 00100000101-00012001:
    1m 80-90
    1m 60-70
    1f 50-60 (1780-1790) (Catherine 1780 Scot)
    2f 20-30 (1810-1820) (Christine 1810 NC, Mary 1820 AL)
    1f 15-20 (1820-1825) (Aggie 1822 AL))
    1m 10-15 (1825-1830) (Duncan 1825 AL)
    next page:  1 slave (female age 10-24), 8 persons total, 2 persons engaged in agriculture
    
    Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place:  , Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 123.
    
    1830 US Census (Jun), residing in Lauderdale, AL, head of h/hold is Duncan STEWART, 10th from bottom of page, 00210001-0202301; next page:  no slaves indicated, 12 persons total.
    1m 50-60 (1770-1780) (Duncan)
    1f 40-50 (1780-1790) (Catherine 1780 Scot)
    3f 20-30 (1800-1810) (Christine 1810 NC)
    1m 15-20 (1810-1815)
    2f 15-20 (1810-1815)
    2m 10-15 (1815-1820) (Duncan Jr 1825 TN??)
    2f 5-10 (1820-1825) (Mary 1820 AL, Aggie 1822 AL)
    On same page are Nicholas WRIGHT and John WRIGHT.
    
    Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Not Stated, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 198.
    
    BLM land patent hits for Lauderdale:
    STEWART, DUNCAN  AL  Lauderdale  8/10/1850  Huntsville  14723  AL3670__.038 
    STEWART, DUNCAN  AL  Lauderdale  8/10/1850  Huntsville  14724  AL3670__.039 
    STEWART, DUNCAN  AL  Lauderdale  11/15/1852  Huntsville  16129  AL3700__.084 
    STEWART, DUNCAN  AL  Lauderdale  3/1/1858  Huntsville  18546A  AL3770__.142 
    STEWART, DUNCAN  AL  Lauderdale  10/2/1826  Huntsville  2058  AL1190__.024
    
    uncertain match:
    1820 Duncan Steward St Bartholomews Parish,Colleton,SC
    1820 Duncan Stewart Not Stated,Iredell,NC 020001-00001-02
    1m >45 (<1775)
    1f >45 (<1775)
    2m 10-16 (1804-1810)
    2 persons engaged in agriculture
    
    (online record, unsourced, claims m. date of 12 Dec 1803 in Cumberland, NC)

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¹ census 1860
Source/Citation 1860 census

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