Parents

Daughter of David HAMRICK & Sarah MCSWAIN.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Several genealogies report a daughter of David Hamrick and SarahMcSwain named Elizabeth or Elizabeth Jane, and others report adaughter named Eliza Jane.  Some report both these as separatechildren, usually with Elizabeth born in 1811 and Eliza Jane born in1816.  The 1816 census report Eliza Green, wife of Benjamin Green, as34 years old, and thus born about 1816.  It seems odd one couple wouldhave two daughters with forms of the same name Elizabeth/Eliza.  Butthe birth dates are somewhat of a problem.
  
  Several genealogies report only one child as Eliza Jane or ElizabethJane, and at least one reports her as Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Hamrick.Genealogies using these names report her and Benjamin in the 1880census in California as a Black family.  Obviously two families havebeen confused in some of these genealogies.  At least one genealogyset reports the husband of Elizabeth Hamrick as John Matheny, born in1809.  According to one of these, Elizabeth and John had 15 children.
  
  This genealogy has absolutely no documentation, as is the case withmost of these.  Several with Benjamin as the husband report the twodifferent Ben and Eliza couples in the 1850 census (white family inCleveland County, NC) and the 1880 census (Black family inCalifornia), with no other sources, and no discussion or explanationat all!  So virtually all these genealogies are virtually worthless asmore than vague clues.
  
  I had reported Elisabeth and Benjamin from a family source, Greene andBridges, Green-Hamrick-McSwain-Moore Genealogy, "DESCENDANTS of JOSEPHGREEN" (http://home.att.net/~hdbridges/greene.htm).  I found the 1850census for this couple, but no other public records.  It may be thatthe family configuration I have here, especially the children, is alsotainted by some early uncareful sources.

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 27 August, page 296 (scan 148), Hse/Fam #472
• 2. RootsWeb ID: I374 -- John Elias Green
  • Location:http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2944410&id=I374;;
• 3. Green-Hamrick-McSwain-Moore Genealogy, "DESCENDANTS of JOSEPH GREEN"
  • Name: Name: http://home.att.net/~hdbridges/greene.htm;;
• 4. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 15 August, page 139 (scan 386), Hse/Fam #1003
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  • 4 June, Caroleen Town, District 138, page 3B, 34 Brooklyn St, Hse #33,
• 6. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
  • North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
• 7. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 10 September, Township 2, PO Nicholsonville, page 11, Hse #81, Fam #82
• 8. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 27 August, page 296 (scan 148), Hse/Fam #470