Saturday, July 25, 2020

Ahnentafel #876 - Rudolph March

Rudolph March / Martz

Born: 1720, Switzerland
Died: by November 1771 North Carolina

Buried: unknown

Married: Amelia Barr before 1747

Records:
1743 - Aug. 3 - Rotterdam, Holland - The Francis & Elizabeth set sail. This date from someone on Ancestry, doubt that the ship could have made it in 3 weeks, most took 6 weeks to cross. 

1743 - Aug. 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Foreigners imported in the ship Francis & Elizabeth arrived from Rotterdam  by way of Cowes [Isle of Wight, England] under Master George North.

Rudolph Mertz on passenger list

1744(?) - said to have lived in Orangeburg Co., SC prior to moving to Rowan Co., NC 

1755 - Dec. 29 - Rowan Co., NC - living:

James Carter & Edward Cusick to Adam Sherell Jr. . . . 295 acres on west side Catawba River at mouth of Liles Creek. John Dunn, Rudolph Martz proved 20 June 1756

1756 - Rowan Co., NC - Rudolph March and Rudolph March Jr. on list of taxables

1761 - October 8 - Rowan Co., NC - Taxables for John Frohoth, Justice of the Peace summoned by Caleb Osborn includes George & Rudolph March.

1764 - October 12 - Friday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for John Trevillion vs Wm. McConnell, Exr. of James McConnell case. 

1764 - October 13 - Saturday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for John Brandon (Tay'r) vs Hopkins Muse case

1765 - March 28 - Rowan Co., NC - Superior Court. Rudolphus March served on the jury for the case of The King vs. Israel Fulsum, assault.

1765 - July 11 - Thursday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on jury for the George Magoune vs. William Jarrell case. 

1766 - Oct. 15 - Wednesday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for the George Magoune vs. Walter Cowden case. 

1766 - Oct. 16 - Thursday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for John Perkins vs. Thomas McDowell case.

1766 - Oct. 17 - Friday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for William Taylor vs. Thomas Carson case.

1766 - Oct. 18 - Saturday - Rowan Co., NC - Quarter Sessions Court - Rudolph March served on the jury for the Saml. Ridgway vs. Oliver Wallace case. 

1768 - Rowan Co., NC - Rudolph March on census record index

1768 - Oct. 21 - Friday - Rowan Co., NC - Inferior Court - Rudolph March's brands recorded:

Rudolph March Came into Open Court and prayed that he may have his Ear Marke Recorded and Brande Recorded. The Ear Mark is thus a Swallow Forke in the Right Ear and a Crop in the Left and the Brand is thus RM &c.  

1769 - Rowan Co., NC - Morgan Bryan's list:
  • Rudolph March
  • Rudolph March Jr. 
1769 - Jan. 17 - Friday - Rowan Co., NC - Inferior Court - Rudolph March served on jury in case of Robert Tate vs. John Stagner

1771 - Nov. 9 - Saturday - Rowan Co., NC - Inferior Court - Rudolph March's estate in probate:

Rudolph March is dead and his son and heir Rudolph qualifies as administrator with Paul & Adam Beffell on £300 bond.

No will has been located.  

1772 - Feb. 6 - Thursday - Rowan Co., NC - Inferior Court - Rudolph March estate inventory of estate sale £240.15.6

1778 - July 1 - Rowan Co., NC - Rudolph March's land mentioned:

Jacob Haneline 250 acres on No. Creek of Dutchmans Creek adj. Enoch Tucker and old lines of Rudolph March, dec'd. 

1778 - Sep. 8 - Rowan Co., NC - Rudolph March's land mentioned:

Honicle Clubb 400 acres in Forks of Yadkin adj. Rudolph March's old lines on branches of No Creek waters of Dutchmans Creek, including improvement [made] by Samuel Estep. 

Children:
John b. by 1757, d. 1819(?) md. Catherine (--?--) this is speculation from a probate case in Rowan Co., NC in 1819 & Benjamin March's will 1832.
  • John b. ? d. ca. 1834 md. Elizabeth (--?--)
  • William
  • Mary / Polly md. Robert Hampton
  • Elizabeth / Betty md. 1) (--?--) Pruett & 2) (--?--) Bailey
    • Harrison Pruett (ward of Benjamin March)
  • Jacob d. before 1834
    • William
    • Benjamin
    • John
    • Elizabeth md. Christopher Chaffin
    • Squire
    • Jane 
  • Frederick b. ?, d. before 1823
    • Hannah md. Thomas Thomas
    • Susannah md. Robert Orr
  • Benjamin b. after 1798 (under 21 in 1819), d. between 1832 & 1834 
    • Susannah md. Joshua Dial
Rudolph b. by 1747
Jacob b. by 1757 

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