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Daniel Stroup

1814 Settler of (White Pine) Cherryville NC

March 2014 will be the 200 year anniversary of this settler

Born- 26 Feb 1778 Upper Hoyles Creek, Catawba, North Carolina

Died- 08 Nov 1824 Cherryville, Lincoln, North Carolina

Buried- Mt. Zion Cherryville

Married- Mary Polly Goodson

Marriage Date- 19 Feb 1803 Lincoln County NC

Born- 02 Feb 1775

Died- 11 Dec 1833 Lincoln, North Carolina

Buried- Mt. Zion Cherryville

 

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Daniel Stroup's Old Grave Marker

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Mary Polly Goodson Stroup's Old Grave Marker

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Daniel Stroup's New Grave Marker

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Daniel Stroup Family Tree

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Daniel Stroup's History

Daniel Stroup was born near Upper Hoyle’s Creek in Lincoln County, North Carolina on 16 Aug 1779 or 26 Feb 1778; the two different interpretations derived from old records and as inscribed on his tombstone: "died 8 Nov 1824, aged 45 years, 2 months, 23 days”.

Daniel’s mother was Johann Jacob Stroup’s third wife Nancy Hambright, who had previously been married to a Mr. Rhyne.

On 19 February 1803, at age 25, Daniel purchased a Lincoln County Marriage Bond to marry Miss Mary "Polly" Goodson (born 2 Feb 1785). The “Surety” for the bond was a Mr. Alexander [Spence] Head who had married Daniel's niece, Elizabeth Stroup in 1800.  The bride, Polly Goodson, was most likely daughter of William and Mary (Patton) Goodson also of the Hoyle’s Creek area.

Daniel and Polly set up their household at his father’s [Jacob Stroup] home place -- a substantial farm at "The Grove" (of Oak trees) between what is now Alexis and High Shoals NC, a few miles south of the Lincoln County line in modern-day Gaston County.  Jacob Stroup had accumulated over 1,000 acres as an original land grant from the King of England.  During his lifetime Jacob sold tracts of farm acreage to several of his children, so that they lived on adjoining land, e.g., son Adam and family in the northwest, son Phillip and family to the east.

On December 4, 1804, Jacob Stroup signed a Deed of Land Sale to his son Daniel:  “Jacob Stroup to Daniel Stroup, 110 acres”, by a Mr. Michael Dellinger.  Mr. Dellinger is believed to be the same gentleman who married Christina Wills [Lincoln Marriage Bond dated July 15, 1788] and was a nearby neighbor to the Stroup family.

In the 1810 US Federal Census, Daniel, wife Polly and three children (Mathey, Christy and Becky) are living in the “Capt Dellinger’s District” of Lincoln County, North Carolina.  While Daniel and Polly’s ages are recorded in the wrong bracket, it is very probable that this is the correct family.  Unfortunately the US Census of 1810 did not gather any other information about American citizens, other than age.


In April 1812, the Lincoln (NC) County Court appointed Daniel Stroup the overseer of the road from "the head of Stanley's Creek to Vestals Ford," and to "summon all hands within three miles to work on the same and keep it in good repair for one year."  Daniel replaced a Mr. John Shetly, who had earlier resigned from the position.

In early 1814 Daniel Stroup presumably sold his 110 acres on the “old Stroup farm” and purchased [March 1814] 140 acres near the “Buffaloe Creek” in western Lincoln County from Mr. Joshua Morrison (approximately twelve miles to the west of the old Stroup home place).  Previous to Mr. Morrison, the land was owned by Benjamin Homesley (it being from Burrell Homesley and Mary Homesley, his mother).  The Deed of Sale to Daniel was witnessed by Samuel Martin and William Goodson, father of Daniel’s wife, Polly Goodson Stroup.   

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Daniel and his family are believed to have worshiped with an inter-denominational congregation (Lutheran, Presbyterian and Baptist faiths) comprised of families living in the area north of White Pine (later Cherryville).  As population was sparse and settlers separated by many miles, an inter-denominational congregation was quite common in the early days of our Country.  The Stroup’s specific faith is unknown, yet considering their migrating from what is now Germany, Protestant Lutheran faith is most probable.

The 1820 Federal Census records a “Dan Stroup” and family living West of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln [County], North Carolina”.   Similar to the 1810 Census only family member’s ages were recorded in 1820:

Name                                                             Actual Age                       1820 Census Age Bracket

Daniel                                                                    43                                Male > 44 yrs (slight discrepancy)

Polly                                                                      45                                Female > 45

Barbara Rebecca “Beckey”                            15                                Female 10-15

Matthew Wallace ‘Mathey”                              13                                Male < 10 (slight discrepancy)       

Christopher Goodson “Cristey”                       10                                Male < 10

Nancy Tlitha "Lithey" Cuemimoody                  8                                Female < 10

Jacob Cephus                                                        5                                Male < 10

Abner Albert “Ab”                                                 1                                Male < 10

The youngest daughter, Isabella “Ibby”, was born in 1823, three years after the Census was recorded.

On November 8, 1824 Daniel died at age 45 leaving behind his wife Polly and seven children.  Daniel was buried in a marked grave in an inter-denominational cemetery:  … being in the County of Lincoln on the waters of Indian Creek on the Bark Road, leading from Morganton [NC] to Charleston [SC] and near The Flint Hill”.  In 1856 several Baptists purchased a large tract of land (including the land upon which the inter-denominational cemetery existed) to form a Baptist church – subsequently named Mount Zion Baptist Church.  The church and cemetery are located north of Cherryville, off current NC Highway 274.  The cemetery is located on one of the highest ridges in the area and even today, from Daniel’s grave, one has a magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the northwest.

Daniel drew his “Last Will and Testament” on 29 September 1824, just a little over a month prior to his death.  He specifically named his wife, Polly, and four children “Mathey”, “Cristey”, “Beckey” and “Lithey” in his Will.  Daniel and Polly’s three youngest children, Jacob Cephus, Abner Albert and Isabella are referred to in the Will as “my three youngest children”.  His wife’s kinsmen, Christopher Goodson and William Goodson, witnessed the signing, noted by an "X".  Daniel Stroup’s Will was probated in the January 1825 Lincoln County Court.

In the 1830 Federal Census, six years after Daniel’s death, Polly Stroup is listed as “Widow Stroup”, residing in Lincoln County [no township is specified in the Census Record].   Living with her at home were the four youngest children, presumably Lithey, Jacob Cephus, Ab and Ibby.

Mary Polly Goodson Stroup died on December 11, 1833, "aged 47 years, 10 months and 9 days" as carved in her grave stone, next to Daniel, at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.  She died without a “Last Will and Testament” [not unusual for women in those days] but her estate was “applied for” in Lincoln County by a Lawson McGinnis for a sum of “100 pounds”.  The application is dated 21 January 1834 and signed by M.W. Abernathy, Clerk of Court.  The next month Christopher, her son, received as reimbursement from executor “Mr. McGinnis”, in the amount of “six dollars and ½ cents” for his mother’s funeral / burial expenses.

In December of 1836, there is recorded a land sale between Christopher “Christy” Goodson Stroup [buyer] and his siblings [sellers] for the original 140 acres of land owned by their father Daniel.  In exchange for the 140 acres, each of the four oldest children received $25.00 from Christy.

Daniel and Polly’s four sons, Matthew Wallace, Christopher Goodson, Jacob Cephus and Abner Albert, all settled and raised their families in Cherryville North Carolina.   As their parents, each son is buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.  Descendents of the three older sons are generally buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, while the descendents of the youngest son Abner Albert can be found in the Shady Grove Baptist Church cemetery south of Cherryville on NC Highway 274.

Barbara Rebecca Stroup [married Thomas] Black, Daniel’s eldest child, raised a large family of fourteen children, north of Cherryville in the North Brook area of Lincoln County.  

Isabella “Ibby” Stroup, the youngest child, and husband Michael E. Rudasill, raised their eight children in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

   

Biography revised on October 10, 2008.  Information from the files of:

Ethel Belle Stroupe Vochko [1920-2006] originally from Asheville North Carolina

Mike Stroupe, Rock Hill, South Carolina

Sid Stroupe, Durham, North Carolina

 

 

Daniel Stroup's will dated 1824. 

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Daniel Stroup's will dated 1824 transcribed.

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In his will he mentions his son "Mathey" who would be Matthew Wallace Stroup. He also mentions son "Christy" who would be Christopher Stroup. Daniel also refers to oldest daughter "Becky" who would be Barbara Rebecca Stroup and daughter "Lithey" who is Tlitha Stroup. It is clear that wills written during this time period that nicknames were used instead of birth names.

Transcript of Daniel Stroup and Polly Goodson's Marriage Bond dated 19 February 1803

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1810 Census

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1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 4 — indexed "Straup"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1810 NC Lincoln Co. * Roll M252_40 p. 375A/496 Ln. 11 Daniel Stroup 20100-10010-00
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
2 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = Letha? (b. ca. 1809)
= Matthew (b. 1807)
1 male 16-25 1784-1794 = Daniel (b. 1778/9)
1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Rebecca (b. 1805)
1 female 26-44 1765-1784 =
*indexed as being in "Capt. Dellinger's District," but I see nothing on the page to indicate location beyond Lincoln County.
Daniel is tallied in the wrong age class, but surely these are our subjects.

1820 Census

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