Jacob Routh 
Jacob was born in 1763. Jacob's father was Zachariah Routh. He was an only child. He died about 1830.General Notes
1) June 20, 1788, Jacob Routh purchased 120 acres of land on Sandy Creek that had originally been part of the York Grant. As follows:
a) JACOB ROUTH purchased from William and Charity Fields for £50 "hard money", 120 acres of land "on Sandy Creek, Randolph County, NC granted to Semor York from the Earl of Granville on August 1, 1758 to William Ingelson
b) Jan. 20, 1759, to Semor York 1774, also all rights of said Silvana York and Semor York to William Field" , Witnessed by John York and John Chambers. From Randolph County, NC Land Deed Abstracts, Books 1-5, 1779-1794 by Barbara Newsome Grigg. Copied at Randolph County Library, Ashboro, NC
c) On the General Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Randolph County this was listed as being in Book 3, page 315.
d) In this same year Jacob purchased an additional 108 Acres from Shubal York, witnessed by Aaron York (Uncle of Mollie)and Edmond York (Brother of Mollie) in Book 3, page 327.
(Shubal York was son of Seymore York and a first cousin of Mollie [York] Routh, and evidently lived near them according to tax records.)
e) Between the years 1800 and 1824 Jacob Routh accumulated a great deal of land from the following individuals: James Crabtree, John Routh, John Walker, William Welborn, Daniel Clark, Jonathan Bain, William York (Mollie's brother who went to TN) David Fox et al. Lawrence said the land was all in the Sandy Creek area. Here Jacob Routh and his family lived among members of the York family, relatives of his wife, for the rest of his life. Lawrence believed he died at Sandy Creek about 1830.
f) Jacob Routh appeared in the 1799 Tax list of Randolph County along with Henery Routh and Jeremiah Routh. Jacob owned 228 acres of land by this date.
g) By the 1803 Tax List Jacob Routh owned 472 acres of land and now was cited with Henery Routh, Jerimiah Routh and Isaac Routh.
1) 1790 Heads of Households North Carolina
Hillsborough District, Randolph Co., NC, Page 99, Column I
LName FName Free White Free White Free White
Males 16+ Males 16- Females
RUTH, Jacob 1 6 1
2) 1800 Federal Census, Randolph Co., NC
LName FName Free White Free White Free White Free White
Males 45+ Males 16-26 Males 10-16 Males 10-
RUTH, Jacob 1 3 3 1
Free WhiteFree White
Females 26-45Females 10-16
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