John Moody

John married Susan Merrimon about 1857 in North Carolina, , , . Susan was born about 1834 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1910 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Calvin Moody was born on 27 Jun 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 26 Mar 1931 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.
2. Elizabeth Moody was born about 1858 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.
3. Pattie Moody was born about 1862 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
4. Benjamin Franklin Moody was born on 1 Sep 1862 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1927 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.
5. Matilda Moody was born in Feb 1865 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died in Mar 1907 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.
6. Mary "Polly" Moody was born about 1867 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1937 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
7. George Moody was born about 1869 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Sep 1917.

Notes:

1850 Caldwell County, NC Census
Benj. Moody 50 NC
Rhody 35 NC
John 19 NC
Isaac 17 NC
Elizabeth 15 NC
Benjamin 13 NC
Margaret 10 NC
Jackson 8 NC
Matilda 7 NC
Martha 5 NC
Marion 3 NC
Mary 2 NC

Benjamin married Matilda Mellis on 26 May 1827 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Matilda was born about 1807 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died about 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael J. Watts has done extensive research on the Moody family. In his Article 241 in the Heritage of Watauga County, he states: 'The earliest Moody ancestors to settle in what is now Watauga County apparently came to this area from Virginia. They seem to have come first in the late 1780's to an area in (then) Burke (now Caldwell) County near the present Watauga County line. Some remained in Burke and in what later became Caldwell, but others moved into Ashe (now Watauga) to the present Valle Crucis and Foscoe area between 1800 and 1815. these early Moodys may have been descendants of one Thomas Moody and his wife Ann, who emigrated from England to the area of Jamestown, Weyanoke Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, in the late 1600's or early 1700's. The descendants of this Thomas are known to have settled in Virginia, South Carolina, and the southwestern North Carolina mountain counties of Buncombe, Haywood and Cherokee. However, no definite connection has been made to between Moodys of Northwestern North Carolina and those descended from this Thomas Moody. Perhaps the earliest Watauga Moody about whom we have definite information is Edward Moody. He was born about 1756/7 in Albemarle (later Fluvanna) County, Virginia. His father may have been Thomas Moody, Sr. (born ca 1732), althogh this has not been established with certainty..... Another early Moody was George, who seems to have come into this area about the same time as Edward. The exact relationship between George and Edward is not yet known. They may indeed have been brothers, perhaps sons of Thomas Moody, Sr., or may have been cousins, or nephew and uncle....'

George married Margaret Hill about 1798 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Margaret was born about 1776 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Defoe about 1757 in Albemarle County, , , Virginia. Sarah was born about 1737 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]