The Descendants of John Tolar

The research notes and will of John Tolar were submitted by Jeff Ledford
Posted by Myrtle Bridges July 10, 2002



Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 TOLAR died 1828 in Cumberland Co., NC. He married (1) NANCY @ 1781. He married (2) ANN THAMES POPE 
c. 1821 in Cumberland Co., NC.

Children of JOHN TOLAR and NANCY are:
1. JOHN2 TOLAR, JR., b. 1782, Cumberland Co., NC; m. MARTHA ARMSTEAD.
2. ii. WILLIAM H. TOLAR, b. 1783, Cumberland Co., NC; d. November 01, 1859, Lawrence Co., MS.
3. iii. ISAIAH TOLAR, b. July 30, 1785, Cumberland Co., NC; d. April 15, 1848, Bladen Co., NC.
4. iv. HENRY TOLAR, b. 1789, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 06, 1867, Tyler Co., TX.
5. v. NANCY TOLAR, b. 1794, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 07, 1863, Moore Co., NC.
6. vi. SALLY TOLAR, b. 1796, Cumberland Co., NC; d. Bladen Co., NC.
7. vii. NEEDHAM TOLAR, b. 1800, Cumberland Co., NC.
8. viii. ANN TOLAR, b. September 01, 1801, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 04, 1868, Cumberland Co., NC.
9. ix. ROBERT TOLAR, b. November 03, 1804, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 10, 1887, North Carolina.
10. x. CATHERINE ANN TOLAR, b. October 10, 1810, Cumberland Co., NC; d. June 15, 1892, Bladen Co., NC.
Children of JOHN TOLAR and ANN POPE are:
11. xi. JOSEPH THAMES2 TOLAR, b. August 1822, Cumberland Co., NC; d. April 02, 1902, Cumberland Co., NC.
xii. SEMION RANDALL TOLAR, b. 1824, Cumberland Co., NC; d. 1826, Cumberland Co., NC.
12. xiii. HARRIET TOLAR, b. 1826, Cumberland Co., NC.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM H.2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1783 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died November 01, 1859 in Lawrence 
Co., MS. He married (1) MRS. WILLIAM TOLAR in Cumberland Co., NC. He married (2) PATIENCE NANCY MARTIN 
June 12, 1819 in Lawrence Co., MS, daughter of FRANCIS MARTIN and ANN.
Child of WILLIAM TOLAR and MRS. TOLAR is:
i. WILLIAM H.3 TOLAR, JR., b. April 04, 1802, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 18, 1878, Simpson Co., MS; 
m. SARAH ANN COVINGTON, June 22, 1827.
Children of WILLIAM TOLAR and PATIENCE MARTIN are:
ii. JOHN FRANCIS3 TOLAR, b. 1820, Lawrence Co., MS; m. SARAH ROBBINS.
iii. ROBERT G. TOLAR, b. August 26, 1821, Lawrence Co., MS; d. June 21, 1898, Marion Co., MS; 
m. NANCY MCCLELLAN, January 10, 1856, Marion Co., MS.
iv. MARTHA TOLAR, b. Abt. 1823.
v. SARAH ANN TOLAR, b. May 1826, Lawrence Co., MS; d. December 03, 1889, Jeff Davis Co., MS; 
m. ABSOLOM ROBBINS, December 23, 1841, Lawrence Co., MS.
vi. SYDNEY ANN TOLAR, b. 1828, Lawrence Co., MS; d. Lafayette Co., AR; m. THOMAS WALKER NELSON, 
March 16, 1852, Lawrence Co., MS.
vii. JULIA ANN TOLAR, b. February 04, 1829, Lawrence Co., MS; d. July 29, 1900, Lawrence Co., MS; 
m. WILLIAM FORTENBERRY.
viii. WILLIAM TOLAR, b. 1831, Lawrence Co., MS; d. Abt. 1862; m. MARY STRINGER.
More About WILLIAM TOLAR:
Fact 1: 1862, Captured in the Civil War.
ix. ISAIAH TOLAR, b. February 05, 1833, Lawrence Co., MS; d. April 16, 1922, Lawrence Co., MS; 
m. AMANDA BRANTON, April 25, 1858, Lawrence Co., MS.
More About ISAIAH TOLAR:
Fact 1: Known as "Uncle Cook".
Fact 2: Served in Co. G, 7th MS Inf., CSA
Fact 3: Was Justice of the Peace in Marion Co.
More About AMANDA BRANTON:
Fact 1: October 20, 1874, Established the Tolar Academy.
Fact 2: 1876, Sold the Tolar Academy to H.M. Buckley for taxes.
x. ALBERT TOLAR, b. 1834, Lawrence Co., MS.
xi. PERMELIA KATHERINE TOLAR, b. July 14, 1835, Lawrence Co., MS; d. 1918, Pike Co., MS; m. EVERETT MATTHEW MAY, 
October 24, 1855, Lawrence Co., MS.
xii. JAMES WASHINGTON TOLAR, b. May 25, 1836, Lawrence Co., MS; d. October 24, 1924, Tammany, LA; 
m. AMANDA BUCKLEY, May 13, 1857, Lawrence Co., MS.
More About JAMES WASHINGTON TOLAR:
Burial: Tolar Cemetery; Marion Co., MS
More About AMANDA BUCKLEY:
Burial: Tolar Cemetery; Marion Co., MS

3. ISAIAH2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born July 30, 1785 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died April 15, 1848 
in Bladen Co., NC. He married (1) ANNE FAISON, daughter of ELISHA FAISON and AMELIA IVEY. 
He married (2) NANCY JORDAN August 24, 1841 in Cumberland Co., NC.
More About ISAIAH TOLAR:
Military service: 1810, Was a Rifleman in the First Co, Cumberland Regiment
Child of ISAIAH TOLAR and ANNE FAISON is:
i. WILLIAM H.3 TOLAR, b. 1814, Cumberland Co., NC; d. February 1876, Duplin Co., NC; m. SARAH H. CAIN.

4. HENRY2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1789 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died October 06, 1867 in Tyler Co., TX. 
He married KITSY MAGEE December 01, 1812 in Marion Co., MS, daughter of PHILIP MAGEE and MARY BUTLER.

More About HENRY TOLAR:
Fact 1: December 20, 1811, Obtained a passport in GA to cross Indian Territory with his brother William.
Children of HENRY TOLAR and KITSY MAGEE are:
i. NANCY3 TOLAR, b. October 11, 1813, Lawrence Co., MS; d. November 06, 1890, Tyler Co., TX; 
m. WILLIAM GILBERT SHIVERS.
More About NANCY TOLAR:
Burial: Magnolia Cemetery; Tyler Co., TX
ii. JOHN PHILIP TOLAR, b. May 01, 1815, Amite Co., MS; d. October 30, 1896, Tyler Co., TX; 
m. CANZETTA CATHERINE FUSSELL, October 07, 1840, Rankin Co., MS.
More About JOHN PHILIP TOLAR:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; Tyler Co., TX
More About CANZETTA CATHERINE FUSSELL:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; Tyler Co., TX

5. NANCY2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1794 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died October 07, 1863 in Moore Co., NC. 
She married ISAAC THAGARD December 17, 1816 in Cumberland Co., NC, son of GEORGE THAGARD and NANCY JESSUP.
More About NANCY TOLAR:
Burial: Ray Cemetery; Moore Co., NC
Children of NANCY TOLAR and ISAAC THAGARD are:
i. LUCINDA L.3 THAGARD, b. 1817, Cumberland Co., NC.
ii. WILLIAM CALVIN THAGARD, b. September 07, 1824, Bladen Co., NC; d. January 21, 1891, Moore Co., NC; 
m. LUCY JONES.
More About WILLIAM CALVIN THAGARD:
Burial: Ray Cemetery; Moore Co., NC
iii. ELIZA JANE THAGARD, b. 1825, Bladen Co., NC; d. 1861, Moore Co., NC.
iv. SARAH ANN THAGARD, b. August 27, 1826, Bladen Co., NC; d. January 23, 1902, Moore Co., NC.
v. MELISSA THAGARD, b. 1827, Bladen Co., NC; m. W.H. SEWELL.
vi. HAZELTINE JUDSON THAGARD, b. May 14, 1837, Bladen Co., NC; d. October 18, 1916, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. JONATHAN EVANS AVERITT, November 29, 1853.

6. SALLY2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1796 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died in Bladen Co., NC. 
She married ISSAC JESSUP, JR., son of ISAAC JESSUP, SR..
More About SALLY TOLAR:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC
More About ISSAC JESSUP, JR.:
Burial: Jessup Cemetery; Bladen Co, NC
Children of SALLY TOLAR and ISSAC JESSUP are:
i. HARRIET N.3 JESSUP, m. CANNON CASSION, May 09, 1833, Bladen Co., NC.
ii. WILLIAM S. JESSUP, b. Abt. 1815; d. August 28, 1848, Cumberland Co., NC; m. SARAH JOHNSON, April 20, 1839, 
Cumberland Co., NC.
iii. ANNIE JANE JESSUP, m. ARTHUR MELVIN.
iv. JAMES MCDANIEL JESSUP, b. January 28, 1828, Bladen Co., NC; d. June 17, 1901, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. ELIZABETH ANN CAMPBELL, 1857, Bladen Co., NC.

7. NEEDHAM2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1800 in Cumberland Co., NC. He married FEREBY JEAN POPE July 16, 1822 
in Cumberland Co., NC.
Children of NEEDHAM TOLAR and FEREBY POPE are:
i. ANNA J.3 TOLAR, b. 1824, Cumberland Co., NC.
ii. HIRAM LEE TOLAR, b. 1826, Cumberland Co., NC; d. December 22, 1901, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. CATHERINE MARSH, September 25, 1849, Cumberland Co., NC.
iii. JOHN R. TOLAR, b. October 04, 1833, Cumberland Co., NC; d. March 12, 1862, Florida; 
m. SARAH SMITH, April 13, 1854, Cumberland Co., NC.

More About JOHN R. TOLAR:
Military service: 1862, Florida 6th Inf CO A
iv. THOMAS JEFFERSON TOLAR, b. October 08, 1835, Cumberland Co., NC; m. BETTY ANN COBB.
v. FRANCES TOLAR, b. 1838, Cumberland Co., NC; m. ROBERT FARMIDGE, October 18, 1866.
vi. SUSAN TOLAR, b. 1841, Cumberland Co., NC; m. ESSEX BURN, February 02, 1867, Cumberland Co., NC.
vii. SIMEON RANDAL TOLAR, b. October 03, 1845, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 25, 1904; m. EMELINE JONES, 
August 16, 1867, Cumberland Co., NC.
viii. NEEDHAM STACY TOLAR, b. May 28, 1847, Cumberland Co., NC; d. May 04, 1922, Osceola Co., FL; 
m. FRANCES VICTORIA PRICE.
ix. LAURA TOLAR, b. 1848, Cumberland Co., NC.
x. SARAH TOLAR, b. 1851, Cumberland Co., NC.
xi. CAROLINE TOLAR, b. 1852, Cumberland Co., NC; m. WILLIAM H. WORTHINGTON, February 07, 1867, 
Cumberland Co., NC.

8. ANN2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born September 01, 1801 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died August 04, 1868 in 
Cumberland Co., NC. She married SAMPSON BOON December 09, 1817 in Cumberland Co., NC, son of STEPHEN BOON 
and MARY SOMEBODY.

Children of ANN TOLAR and SAMPSON BOON are:
i. E.B.3 BOON.
ii. L.S. BOON.
iii. M.V. BOON.
iv. S.L. BOON.
v. MARGARET ANN BOON, b. February 03, 1820, Cumberland Co., NC; d. 1883, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. HECTOR MCMILLAN, October 11, 1842, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About MARGARET ANN BOON:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, NC
More About HECTOR MCMILLAN:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, NC
vi. JAMES OWEN BOON, b. September 15, 1824, Cumberland Co., NC; d. December 07, 1896, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. MARY MARIAH ROSE.
More About JAMES OWEN BOON:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, NC

vii. CAROLINE FRANCES BOON, b. February 17, 1826, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 21, 1893, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. JOHN SELPH MAULTSBY, October 27, 1847, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About CAROLINE FRANCES BOON:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, NC

viii. EMMELINE LENORA BOON, b. February 15, 1828, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 06, 1910, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. SEBASTIAN S. AREY, December 12, 1849, Cumberland Co., NC.

More About EMMELINE LENORA BOON:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, NC
ix. WILLIAM ENGLISH BOON, b. January 11, 1831, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 29, 1858, Aiken, SC.
More About WILLIAM ENGLISH BOON:
Occupation: Methodist Preacher
x. SAMPSON POTTS BOON, b. 1832, Cumberland Co., NC; d. September 12, 1907, Americus, GA; 
m. MARY ELIZABETH HARROLD, November 13, 1866, Americus, GA.
xi. LAURA MENIS BOON, b. February 05, 1837, Cumberland Co., NC; m. DAVID BELL.
xii. JOHN ALSTON DAVIS BOON, b. August 22, 1839, Cumberland Co., NC; d. November 23, 1909, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. AQUILLA ANN LOCKAMY, May 13, 1869, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About JOHN ALSTON DAVIS BOON:
Occupation: Preacher
xiii. CHARLES JESSUP BOON, b. April 30, 1841, Cumberland Co., NC; d. October 14, 1873, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About CHARLES JESSUP BOON:
Occupation: Methodist Preacher
xiv. COLIN MURCHISON BOON, b. March 08, 1846, Cumberland Co., NC; m. JEANNE BRUCE.

9. ROBERT2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born November 03, 1804 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died October 10, 1887 
in North Carolina. He married MARY FRANCES AUTRY May 24, 1826 in Cumberland Co., NC, daughter 
of THEOPHLIS AUTRY and ELIZABETH CRUMPLER.
More About ROBERT TOLAR:
Burial: Bladen Union Baptist Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
More About MARY FRANCES AUTRY:
Burial: Bladen Union Baptist Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
Children of ROBERT TOLAR and MARY AUTRY are:
i. WILLIAM JAMES3 TOLAR, b. March 11, 1827, Cumberland Co., NC; d. January 20, 1896, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. (1) ISABELLA MCCASKILL, June 17, 1848, Cumberland Co., NC; m. (2) COLUMBUS MIMS, March 21, 1865, 
Cumberland Co., NC.
More About WILLIAM JAMES TOLAR:
Burial: Bladen Union Baptist Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
Military service: Captain, Co B SCV
Namesake: Tolarsville, Robeson County, NC was named for him
ii. JOHN HENRY TOLAR, b. 1829, Cumberland Co., NC; d. May 05, 1864, Spotsylvania Co., VA; 
m. MARY MARGARET BRYAN.
More About JOHN HENRY TOLAR:
Military service: 1st Lt, Co H Orr's Rifle Regt. SCV
iii. ROBERT MONROE TOLAR, b. November 30, 1830, Cumberland Co., NC; d. July 22, 1912, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. (1) MARY FERGUSON; m. (2) BETSY; m. (3) ELIZABETH ANN, Aft. 1903, Bladen Co., NC.
More About ROBERT MONROE TOLAR:
Burial: Bladen Union Baptist Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
Military service: Pvt, Mum's Artillery 36 NCV
iv. MATTHEW AUTRY TOLAR, b. December 08, 1832, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About MATTHEW AUTRY TOLAR:
Military service: Sgt, Cummin's Battery NCV
v. THOMAS BUNYON TOLAR, b. 1835, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 05, 1863, Union Point, GA.
More About THOMAS BUNYON TOLAR:
Military service: Sgt, Co B-10 SCV
vi. MARY ANN TOLAR, b. April 1836, Cumberland Co., NC; d. June 06, 1906, Sanford, FL; 
m. MATTHEW YOUNG SINGLETARY, June 17, 1855, Cumberland Co., NC.
vii. SAMPSON BOONE TOLAR, b. April 27, 1839, Cumberland Co., NC; d. July 31, 1909, Wayne Co., Georgia; 
m. CHRISTIAN ELIZABETH MCKINNON, July 01, 1867, Robeson Co., NC.
More About SAMPSON BOONE TOLAR:
Burial: Jesup City Cemetery; Wayne Co., GA
Military service: Pvt, Co K-18 NCV
More About CHRISTIAN ELIZABETH MCKINNON:
Burial: Jesup City Cemetery; Wayne Co., GA
viii. ALFRED HAMILTON HAYES TOLAR, b. July 21, 1841, Cumberland Co., NC; d. July 01, 1927, Houston, TX; 
m. ADELAIDE ALSTON MCNEIL.
More About ALFRED HAMILTON HAYES TOLAR:
Burial: Forest Park Cemetery; Houston, TX
Military service: Co K 18 NC
Namesake: Tolar, Hood Co., Texas was named for Captain "Alf" by Civil War Veterans.
ix. HAYNES L. TOLAR, b. 1844, Cumberland Co., NC; d. July 07, 1862, Henrico Co., VA.
More About HAYNES L. TOLAR:
Military service: Pvt, Co K-18 NCV
x. JOSEPH MARSHALL TOLAR, b. October 1845, Cumberland Co., NC; d. May 09, 1904, Sanford, FL; m. MARY C..
More About JOSEPH MARSHALL TOLAR:
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery; Sanford, FL
Military service: Bugler, Cumming's Battery NCV
More About MARY C.:
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery; Sanford, FL
xi. ALEXANDER HAYWOOD TOLAR, b. February 24, 1850, Cumberland Co., NC; d. March 16, 1918, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. CATHERINE JOHNSON.

More About ALEXANDER HAYWOOD TOLAR:
Burial: Bladen Union Baptist Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC

10. CATHERINE ANN2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born October 10, 1810 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died June 15, 1892 
in Bladen Co., NC. She married WILLIAM EDGE.
More About CATHERINE ANN TOLAR:
Burial: Elias Edge Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
More About WILLIAM EDGE:
Burial: Elias Edge Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
Children of CATHERINE TOLAR and WILLIAM EDGE are:
i. WILLIAM J.3 EDGE, b. 1827; m. LINA ANNE.
ii. ANNA J. EDGE, b. December 15, 1827, Bladen Co., NC; d. August 16, 1914, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. ROBESON W. SMITH.
iii. CURTIS EDGE, b. 1832, Bladen Co., NC.
iv. DRUSCILLA EDGE, b. October 11, 1835, Bladen Co., NC; d. March 08, 1903, Bladen Co., NC.
More About DRUSCILLA EDGE:
Burial: Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
v. EMMALINE EDGE, b. 1838, Bladen Co., NC; m. FRANKLIN CAIN.
vi. MIRANDA EDGE, b. 1841, Bladen Co., NC; d. 1881, Bladen Co., NC.
vii. ALTHALIAH STELLINGTON EDGE, b. May 30, 1843, Bladen Co., NC; d. May 07, 1930, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. CALVIN BEARD, May 28, 1861, Bladen Co., NC.
More About ALTHALIAH STELLINGTON EDGE:
Burial: Old Live Oak Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
viii. JOHN W. EDGE, b. 1845; d. Bef. 1860.
ix. SARAH COLUMBIA EDGE, b. April 04, 1847, Bladen Co., NC; d. April 21, 1915, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. DANIEL J. OWEN.
More About SARAH COLUMBIA EDGE:
Burial: Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
x. WILLIAM ENGLISH BOON EDGE, b. April 14, 1849, Bladen Co., NC; d. April 24, 1912, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. MARY MELISSA CULBRETH.
More About WILLIAM ENGLISH BOON EDGE:
Burial: Old Live Oak Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC
xi. CHARLES EDGE, b. January 21, 1850, Bladen Co., NC; d. December 21, 1919, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. MAGGIE J. WEST, May 19, 1886, Bladen Co., NC.
More About CHARLES EDGE:
Burial: Center Methodist Episcopal Church
xii. MARCUS DELAFAYETTE EDGE, b. December 03, 1854, Bladen Co., NC; d. August 31, 1949, Bladen Co., NC; 
m. ANN.
More About MARCUS DELAFAYETTE EDGE:
Burial: Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery; Bladen Co., NC

11. JOSEPH THAMES2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born August 1822 in Cumberland Co., NC, and died April 02, 1902 in 
Cumberland Co., NC. He married SARAH WILLIAMSON July 31, 1845 in Cumberland Co., NC, daughter 
of NATHAN WILLIAMSON and AMELIA SIMMS.
More About JOSEPH THAMES TOLAR:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC
More About SARAH WILLIAMSON:
Burial: Cross Creek Cemetery; Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC
Children of JOSEPH TOLAR and SARAH WILLIAMSON are:
i. MARY JANE3 TOLAR, b. August 16, 1846, Cumberland Co., NC; d. May 03, 1889, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. JOHN FREDRICK BYRNE, May 08, 1869, Cumberland Co., NC.
More About MARY JANE TOLAR:
Burial: Big Rockfish Presbyterian Church; Cumberland Co., NC
ii. WILLIAM JAMES TOLAR, b. December 03, 1847, Cumberland Co., NC; d. August 12, 1912, Liberty Co., FL; 
m. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH KINGSLEY.
iii. ALBERT L. TOLAR, b. 1851, Cumberland Co., NC; m. ALICE NEELY, December 22, 1889, Brooks Co., GA.
iv. FRANKLIN P. TOLAR, b. May 08, 1853, Cumberland Co., NC; d. November 08, 1905; m. HATTIE L..
v. ADDISON GRAY TOLAR, b. July 01, 1858, Cumberland Co., NC; d. April 08, 1930, Cumberland Co., NC; 
m. LUCY JANE WILLIAMSON.
More About ADDISON GRAY TOLAR:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church; Cumberland Co., NC
More About LUCY JANE WILLIAMSON:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church; Cumberland Co., NC
vi. HARRIET A. TOLAR, b. May 1859, Cumberland Co., NC; m. (1) ? HORNADAY; m. (2) RAIFORD SMITH, 
December 29, 1888, Cumberland Co., NC.
vii. JENNIE TOLAR, b. 1862, Cumberland Co., NC; d. 1900, High Springs, Fl; m. CLAUDE NEWBERRY, 
September 16, 1894, Cumberland Co., NC.

12. HARRIET2 TOLAR (JOHN1) was born 1826 in Cumberland Co., NC. She married GORDON THAGARD 
June 17, 1846 in Cumberland Co., NC, son of JAMES THAGARD and SUSANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH.
Children of HARRIET TOLAR and GORDON THAGARD are:
i. ISAAC C.3 THAGARD, b. 1847.
ii. SUSAN A. THAGARD, b. 1850.
iii. SARAH L. THAGARD, b. 1855.
iv. JAMES I. THAGARD, b. 1858.
v. HAVANNAH THAGARD, b. 1861.
vi. WILLIAM THAGARD, b. 1865

Will of John Tolar, 19 Nov 1826 - Cumberland County, NC
Be it known by these present, that I John Tolar, of the County of Cumberland, and state of North Carolina, 
being of sound mind, and perfect memory, to make and ordain, this my last will and testament.  That is to 
say as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life.  I give, demise 
and dispose of the same in the following manner and 
form.

Item #1	I will and devise that my Executors herein after mentioned or named, sell all my perishable estate, on 
a credit of six months, and of the proceeds of the same, pay all my just debts and funeral expenses.

Item #2	I give and bequeath to my son John Tolar, one Negro girl named Judy, one hundred and fourteen acres of 
land, two cows and calves, a horse and one bed and furniture.  All of which he has received in advance, to him 
and his heirs forever.

Item #3	I give and bequeath to my son William Tolar, one Negro girl named Becca, one hundred acres of land, a 
cow and calf, one bed and furniture.  All of which he has already received in advance, to him and his heirs 
forever.

Item #4	I give and bequeath to my son Isiah Tolar, one Negro girl named Lucy, one hundred and fifty acres of 
land, a cow and calf, a bed and furniture.  All of which he has received in advance, to him and his heirs 
forever.

Item #5	I give and bequeath to my son Henry Tolar, a Negro woman named Dicy and her child James, two horses, 
a cart, one bed and furniture.  All of which he has received in advance, to him and his heirs forever.

Item #6	I give and bequeath to my son Nedham Tolar, one Negro boy named Hardy, one hundred acres of land in 
which he now lives being the land which I bought from William Tolar, and one cow and calf.  To him and his 
heirs forever.

Item #7	I give and bequeath to my son Robert Tolar, my Negro boy named Charles, one hundred acres of land, 
viz the seventy acre tract in which he now lives and thirty acres out of my lands next to and adjoining the 
same, one cow and calf.  To him and his heirs forever.

Item #8  	I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally Jessop, one Negro girl named Lotty, a cow and calf, and 
one bed and furniture. All of which she has received in advance, to her and her heirs forever.

Item #9	I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Thagard, one Negro girl named Rachel, two cows and calves, 
(one bay mare ?), one bed and furniture.  All of which she has received in advance, to her and her heirs forever.

Item #10	I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Boon, one Negro girl named Eliza, one cow and calf, and one 
bed and furniture.  All of which she has received in advance, to her and her heirs forever.

Item #11	I give and bequeath to my daughter Kitty Ann Edge, one Negro girl named Judy, one bed and furniture, 
which she has already received in advance, and I further give her a cow and calf to her and her heirs forever.

Item #12	I give and bequeath to Betsy Ann Pope, my motherless helfer yearling named Cherry, and one bed and 
furniture commonly ? in the family Betsy Ann's bed and furniture, to her and her heirs forever.

Item # 13 I give and bequeath to my affectionate wife Ann Tolar, for and during the term of her widowhood, all 
my cleared land including all my buildings, with timber sufficient to cultivate the said cleared land and 
finewood, and my Negro woman Mary Ann and her child Saul, with all my stock ofcattle, hogs, horses, sheep, 
oxen, carts, plantation tools, household andkitchen furniture (that may be left after the payment of all my 
debts and
funeral expenses).  This estate of lands, Negros, stock, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools 
are left to my wife during her widowhood, is to be charged with or subject to the raising and educating of 
my youngest children;Joseph Thames Tolar, Semion Tolar, and a child of which my wife Ann Tolar is non grate.

Item #14	I give and bequeath to my sons Joseph Thames Tolar, Semion Tolar and the child of which my wife 
is non grate, to be equally divided between them all my land amounting to 1200 acres, likewise all that part 
of my property left to my wife Ann Tolar during her widowhood at her marriage to be equally
divided among them, meaning Joseph Thames Tolar, Semion Tolar and the child of which my wife is non grate, 
and in case of my wife Ann Tolar's no marrying to be divided about at her death.  To them and their heirs 
forever.

Item #15	I make and ordain my worthy friend Jonathan Evans Esquire, Executor to this my last will and 
testament and I do hereby revoke, ?and ? all former wills or clauses of wills and testaments by me heretofore 
made and I do hereby publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament.  In witness whereof
I have hereby set my hand and seal this 19th Nov 1826.

							John Tolar
In the presence of us
John Jackson
Biggers Jackson

I further will and devise that my Executor should if he should think it advisable, be at liberty to use a 
part of the timber of my timbered land, either of juniper or pine to aid in the raising and educating of 
my young children; Joseph Thames Tolar, Semion Tolar and the child of which my wife is non grate.


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