Moody of Chatham & Randolph Counties North Carolina
Documentation Information
The information on this and other linked pages of this site is documented to varying degrees. Any researchers using the information is advised to study carefully the documentation noted and for critical records perform a personal search and confirmation. Some material is of necessity documented by hearsay or is deductive reasoning and may include speculation. Possibly, probably, likely and similar conditioning words would not be used if we had hard, indisputable evidence of the fact, event, name or statement. It should be understood that, as such, it has not yet been proven as fact by official record, or reliable contemporary eyewitness account, or circumstantially. Estate of William Moody, Deceased Return to Relationship Notes References to the estate of William's estate were researched in 2003 from estate papers found on microfilm from the LDS church library at a local Family History Center. Information was abstracted and many of the most important records genealogy-wise were copied. Also on this same roll were the estate papers of John Moody, son of William Moody, in reference to his orphaned son's guardianship. As the estate dispute between William's children passed from 1819 to the 1830's, John died and his son's guardian John Wood is mentioned in William's estate papers in relation to payments from the estate for the child. (LDS library microfilm 2026216-North Carolina Randolph County Estate Records, 1781-1921. Moffitt to Moody.) Land Records of Chatham and Guilford Counties, North Carolina Some of the land references as to the property of William Moody come from statements of children in depositions over the estate settlement, and these are confirmed in the court master's reports and finding of the courts. Almost all of the deed references on the site referring to grantors or grantees come from a search of deed indexes and the resulting abstracted record, in many cases, from deed records of the cited county. (LDS library microfilm of Chatham Co NC: 1689166-Index to Deeds 1771-1835, 1689452-Index to Plat Books, 0019044-Deed Grantor Index 1771-1836, 0018454-Land Records-Grantees H-R 1771-1935, 0018460-Land Records-Grantors H-R 1771-1935, 0259407-Deeds Vol. D-F 1786-1794, 0259406-Deeds Vol. A-C 1771-1786, 0259413-Deeds Vol. Z-AB 1823-1830, 0259414-Deeds Vol. AC-AE 1830-1840, 0259415-Deeds Col. AF 1841-1844, 0259416-Deeds Vol. AG-AH 1843-1851) (LDS library microfilm of Guilford Co NC: 0019042-Deed Grantee Index 1771-1833, 0019044-Record of Deeds Grantor Index 1771-1836, 0019043-Record of Deeds Grantee Index 1826-1880, 0501203-Deeds Vol. 21-24 1835-39, 0501204-Deeds Vol. 25-26, 1839-42) For a later generation, I have searched the following records in Woodson County, Kansas. (LDS library microfilm of Woodson Co KS: 1428816-General Deed Index Vol. 3-4 1889-1902, 1428815-General Deed Index Vol. 1-2 1883-1889, 1428635-General deed Index Vol. 1 1858-1883, 1428637-Deeds Vol. D, 1428736-Deeds Vol. I, 1428741-Deeds Vol. 25 (W), 1428737-Deeds Vol. M, 1428738-Deeds Vol. P) Census Citations I have read census microfilm or online images of original census microfilm on the cited census records. Secondary Sources Secondary sources are taken from printed abstractions or books, online queries or postings. When possible, I followed up with a confirmation by searching original records. I have read copies of a few original letters dating from the late 19th and early 20th century from people talking about events or people known to them in their lifetimes relating to descendant lines. Also, when possible, I have searched original records relating to the people mentioned. I have relied on a few researchers with whom I have contact for certain data such as children of marriages and names of spouses because they relate to their own lines and they have proven reliable researchers. Where possible, I have indicated secondary data sources. Marriages - Almost all the marriage data (husband/wife and date, bondsman and witness) comes from secondary sources including printed abstractions or online abstraction from sources such as U. S. Genweb or databases in online genealogy services. I have only one copy of an original marriage license. It is for Joel and Gilly Moody and dated 1819 in Chatham County, North Carolina. Deason Hunt 2003