Charlotte was named as a daugher in the Robertson Co, TN will of Richard Woodward written Feb 21, 1839:

3rd – I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Charlotte three hundred dollars to herself and the lawful heirs of her body and not otherwise.

Charlotte was named second following daughter Polley who was probably the oldest child. If the will named the children from the oldest to the youngest, then Charlotte may have been one of the two females born between 1785-1790, or perhaps was one of the older females born between 1790-1800.

1800 Wake Co, NC
Richard Woodward 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 2 0 1 1 - 0 1
(1M 0-9, 2M 26-44, 4F 0-9, 2F 10-15, 1F 26-44, 1F 45+, 1 slave)

The 1840 account of Richard Woodward's estate mentioned a note that James Eubank owed the estate:
1  [note] on James Eubank for              9  93  3
       Due 23rd of April 1840

This same 1840 account showed that E Eubank had purchased a Bible. It was not stated if this was the family Bible or not.

Robertson County, Tennessee Abstracts of Chancery Court Loose Papers, 1844-1872 by Jean M. Durrett
& Yolanda G. Reid, 1986.

Lawsuit # 281
Dorothy Kirby vs Elijah Eubank
RE: Accusation that Elijah Eubank obtained title to her negro man, Handy, by fraudulent means.
Elijah Eubank - nephew of Dorothy Kirby.
Mr. Nemo (Wilson C. Nemo) - teacher in neighborhood.
Filed: 1846

From this record, we know that Dorothy "Dolly" Woodward Kirby had a sister who had married a Eubank, and they were the parents of Elijah Eubank.

In the 1840 census of Robertson Co, there are three Eubanks:
Elijah 70-80 years old
James 50-60 years old
Elijah 20-30 years old

Eubank research states that the elder Elijah Eubank was the father of James Eubank. This Eubank family had moved from Jones Co, NC to Robertson Co, TN. No Eubank research has been found that names the wife or children of James Eubank.

Elijah Eubank and sons James Eubank and Martin Eubank were in Robertson Co, TN by 1811, probably earlier. The 1810 Robertson Co census no longer exists.

[no date at top of page, entry begins on a previous page not copied, after Jan 1809 but before Nov 1811]
Baynard, Thos. Haynes, William Gilbert, Jas- Gilbert, John Gilbert, James Eubanks, Obediah [Chirm?/Chism?], James Martin, Joshua Thurman Elijah Eubanks, Martin Eubanks, Saml Spearman, Abraham Martin, John Biggs, Saml [Wookey?], David [Lugler?], Jutsing Forrester, Jno Forister, Joel Forester, John Hight, Jonathan Forister, Ivan L Armstrong David Groves, Thomas Haynes, Dudley Payne, John Hazlet, Saml Spearman Jonathan Noble Warren Payne _?_ Thos. Williams, John Young, Needham Green, William Martin Pleasant Boles James Host [Lulicom?] Sase Richard Woodard, Jonathan Noble, Wm T. Payne James Yates, John Sumerville Gideon Payne clean [several unreadable words] and that Saml. Pearson oversee the said road –
Book 2, p 393 Robertson Co, TN Court Minutes

November Term 1811
Ordered that William S Armstrong [--quire] Elijah Eubanks Patrick Patterson and Oliver Edwards divide the hands of the following Overseers, To wit, Henry Goodman, Gideon Payne Richard Woodard John King Thomas Payne and that the said William S. Armstrong and Elijah Eubanks, Patrick Patterson and Oliver Edwards his full power to divide the hand of the said forementioned Overseers.
Book 3, p 30 Robertson Co, TN Court Minutes

1820 Census - Robertson Co, Tn
p 16
James Eubank - 4 males under 10 - 1 male 10 to 16 - 1 male 26 to 45 - 1 female 16 to 26 - 1 female 45 and up
 

1830 Census - Robertson Co., TN

p 412, unknown Twn
James Eubank - 1 male 10 to 15 - 2 males 15 to 20 - 2 males 20 to 30 - 1 male 40 to 50 - 1 female
30 to 40  - no slaves

(James Collins household and John Pack household between James and Elijah)

Elijah Eubank - 1 male 60 to 70 - 1 female 60 to 70 - 10 slaves

Martin Eubank - 1 male under 5 - 1 male 15 to 20 - 1 male 40 to 50 - 2 females 10 to 15 - 1 female
40 to 50 - 1 slave
 

1840 Census - Robertson Co., TN
Roll 533, book 1

p 155a
James Eubank - 1 male 15 to 20 - 1 male 20 to 30 - 1 male 50 to 60 - 1 female 40 to 50
Slaves: 1 male 10 to 24 - 2 females under 20 - 2 females 10 to 24 - 1 female 24 to 35

p 171a
Elijah Eubank - 1 male 70 to 80 - 1 female 70 to 80
Slaves: 1 male 24 to 35 - 1 male 36
to 55 - 1 female under 10 - 1 female 10 to 24 - 1 female 24 to 35 - 1 female 36 to 55

Elijah Eubank - 1 male 20 to 30 - 2 females under 5 - 1 female 5 to 10 - 1 female 20 to 30
Slaves: 1 male 10 to 24 - 1 male 24 to 35 - 1 female under 10 - 1 female 10 to 24

Although James Eubank never appeared as a buyer at the Richard Woodward estate sale, his name was mentioned in the estate accounts:

[notes owed to the estate]
1 [note] on James Eubank for
       Due 23rd of April 1840                                           9  93  3

[paid to the estate]
To [a note on] James Eubank                                         9  93

[estate paid to]
33 "    James Eubank   proven acct                                  5  25

E Eubank appeared only once as a buyer at Richard Woodward's estate sale. He purchased a Holy Bible. This was no doubt Elijah Eubank. R Eubank purchased twice. His given name and relationship have not yet been established.

1850 Census - Robertson Co., TN
894, page 5
546  546
James Eubank - 61 - male - farmer - 2000 - b. NC
Charlotty - 60 - female - b. NC
Irby(?) - 18 - male - laborer - b. TN

601  601
Elijah Eubanks - 37 - male - farmer - 2000 - b. Tn
(no family with him)

1850 Mortality Schedule - Robertson Co., Tn
James C. Eubanks - 5 mos
Month: Aug
Cause of Death: Cholera

1860 Census - Mitchellville PO, Robertson Co., Tn
M653, roll 1270, page 257a
553  552
Elijah Eubanks - 48 - male - famer - 0 - 6881 - b. Tn
Manerva A. - 37 - female - b. Tn
D.W. - 18 - male - farm hand - b. Tn
E.A. - 16 - female - b. Tn
E.M. - 13 - female - b. Tn
M.C. - 6 - female - b. Tn
F.H. - 1 - male - b. Tn
Caroline Williams - 22 - female - b. Tn

554  553
(enumerated next to the Elijah Eubanks family)
James Eubank - 72 - male - farmer - 13080 - 16176 - b. NC
Charlotte - 70 - female - b. NC

In 1840, Elijah Eubank was 20-30. In 1850, he was age 37. In 1860, he was age 48. This would mean he was born ca 1812 or 1813 and would have been about 27 or 28 in 1840. He was certainly old enough to have been a buyer at the Richard Woodward estate sale. James Eubank's 1820 census listed 4 males under age 10. Elijah was certainly one of them.

The 1810 Robertson Co census seems to have been lost, but the 1820 census for James Eubank indicates he married between 1804 and 1810, assuming the male age 10-16 is his son. The marriage must have occurred shortly after the Woodwards arrived in TN about 1808.

Richard Woodward's daughter Charlotte was named in the will after Polley, but before Martha, Rebecca, and Edward. Nothing is known about Martha and Rebecca, but Edward was born in 1794. If the children were named in birth order, Charlotte might have been born a little before 1790 if Richard's children were born every 2 years.

1800 Wake Co, NC
Richard Woodward 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 2 0 1 1 - 0 1
(1M 0-9, 2M 26-44, 4F 0-9, 2F 10-15, 1F 26-44, 1F 45+, 1 slave)

We have no marriage record that proves that Richard Woodward's daughter Charlotte married James Eubank, and no record that states that Elijah Eubank was the son of James Eubank and Charlotte, but the records above provide convincing evidence that this was the case.

The other children of James Eubank and Charlotte Woodward have not yet been proven, but there is a possibility that two sons might have moved to Monroe Co, MO and married their first cousins, daughters of Charlotte's brother Gabriel Woodward. More research needs to be done to try to prove or disprove this possibility.
 
 

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