Benjamin F. Moody

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1860 Johnson County, TN Census
5th District
Household 39
Isaac Moody26NC
Lousa23NC
Thomas C. 6NC

The Latter Day Saint Church Family History Center in Kingsport, TN, has a microfilm of marriages in Ashe County, NC. On the marriage record of Thomas C. Moody and Mary Ellen Trivette, the parents are listed. This record shows that Isaac Moody was the father of Thomas C. Moody. The 1860 Johnson County, Tennessee, census lists Isaac, 26, Louisa, 23, and Thomas C., six. Following Isaac's death, his father, Benjamin Moody, Sr., became the guardian of Isaac and Louisa's children. Thomas moved to Ashe County, where he married Mary Ellen. William moved in to the house of his aunt Matilda, wife of Jacob Rhymer. Benjamin F. is thought to have gone to Leavenworth, Kansas with Tom Triplett, a neighbor in Johnson County, Tennessee.

BIOGRAPHY: Served in Company A, 13th Tennessee Cavalry, US Army, during the US Civil War. Enrolled on 22 Sep 1863 in Carter County, TN. The enlistment record stated that he was 31 years old, born in Ashe County, NC, 6 feet tall with dark complexion, gray eyes and light hair On a 30 Apr 1964 Muster Roll, he is shown as "Sick in Jefferson Hospital Ind." The admission record dated 18 Apr 1864 stated that he had pneumonia, and that his nearest relative was Benjamin Moody of Butler, Johnson County, TN. In May - August 1864, he was listed as present for duty. In March - Jun 1865, he was hospitalized in Knoxville, TN. He was discharged on 26 Jun 1865 in Knoxville, TN because of disability. He filed for a pension on 5 Dec 1870.

Isaac married Louisa Porch on 10 Nov 1852 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina. Louisa was born about 1837 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 27 Nov 1862 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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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]