Descendants of John Church
Second Generation
2. Amos Church Sr. (John ) was born about 1758 in Virginia. He died 19 May 1842 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Amos married (1) Elizabeth Swink in Rowan County, North Carolina.
They had the following children:
+ 15 M i Amos Church Jr. was born 6 Jul 1797 and died 10 Sep 1863. 16 M ii John Church was born about 1783. He died 1875 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. John married Sarah Billings on 29 Oct 1811 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 17 F iii Mary Church was born about 1785. Mary married James Crane on 24 Jul 1812 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 18 M iv Elijah Church was born about 1790. 19 F v Elizabeth Church was born about 1792. 20 F vi Rebecca Church was born about 1793. Rebecca married George Minton on 24 Nov 1814 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 21 F vii Margaret Church was born about 1800 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Margaret married (1) Levi Laws on 14 May 1818 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Margaret also married (2) Joshua Fletcher on 12 Apr 1845 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 22 F viii Franky Church was born about 1802. Franky married Larkin Jones on 28 Aug 1822.
Amos also married (2) Rebecca Foster.
They had the following children:
23 F ix Amey S. Church was born Sep 1837. 24 M x Robert Burton Church was born Feb 1842.
3. John Church (John ) was born about 1760. He died 12 Jan 1838.
John married Nancy Moore on 10 Jun 1792 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
They had the following children:
25 M i Gabriel Church. 26 F ii Charity Church. Charity married William Holder. 27 F iii Elizabeth Church. Elizabeth married Leonard Miller.
5. Philip Church (John ) was born 1767. He died 1860.
Philip married Sarah Hannah Andrews, daughter of James Andrews and Sarah.
They had the following children:
28 F i Sarah Church was born about 1789. She died May 1860. Sarah married Samuel Green. 29 F ii Nancy Church was born about 1792. Nancy married William Brewer. 30 F iii Jane Church was born about 1794. Jane married Joshua Greene. + 31 F iv Fanny Church was born about 1795 and died after 1880. 32 F v Elizabeth Church was born 15 May 1803. She died 16 Mar 1901. Elizabeth married Benjamin Hartley. 33 F vi Lucinda Church was born about 1806. Lucinda married Nathaniel Church, son of Elijah Church Sr. and Charity Craft. Nathaniel was born about 1806. 34 M vii James Church was born about 1808. 35 F viii Phebe Church was born about 1810. 36 F ix Charity Church was born about 1812. Charity married Jessie B. Ray.
7. Elijah Church Sr. ""Old Lije"" (John ) was born Mar 1773. He died May 1860 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
"Old Lije" married Charity Craft, daughter of James Craft and Sarah Hammon, about 1790. Charity was born about 1775. She died about 1855.
They had the following children:
37 F i Charity Church was born about 1791. Charity married Noah Vannoy on 23 Feb 1811 (bond). 38 F ii Sarah Church was born about 1793. Sarah married Nathaniel Vannoy. 39 M iii Jesse Lee Church was born about 1795. Jesse married Sarah Lankford. 40 F iv Martha Church. Martha married John Lipps on 29 Sep 1814 (bond). 41 M v Allen Church was born about 1800. Allen married Nancy Mitchell on 12 Oct 1819. 42 M vi Joel Church was born about 1803. He died 1844 in Clay County, Indiana. Joel married Cynthia Lankford on 25 May 1825. 43 M vii Nathaniel Church was born about 1806. Nathaniel married Lucinda Church, daughter of Philip Church and Sarah Hannah Andrews. Lucinda was born about 1806. + 44 M viii Rev. William B. Church was born 2 Jun 1808 and died 30 Oct 1889. 45 M ix Noah Church was born about 1810. He died before 1854. + 46 M x Elijah Church Jr. was born about 1812.
8. Elisha Church (John ) was born about 1775. He died about 1859 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
They had the following children:
