THIRD GENERATION

26. Eliza A. Rutledge was born in 1832 in Maury County, Tennessee. She appeared on the census on 21 Jun 1880 in JP #4, Collin County, Texas. ⁽¹²⁸⁾ She died past 1880 in Texas.

She was married to Benami Herring (son of Jacob Herring and Dorcas Stanley) on 28 Jun 1855 in Cass County, Texas.⁽¹²⁹⁾ Benami Herring was born in 1818 in Duplin County, North Carolina. He appeared on the census on 6 Aug 1850 in Neuse North Side, Wayne County, North Carolina.⁽¹³⁰⁾ He died in 1857 in Cass County, Texas. He owned 320 acres on 27 Mar 1857 in Cass County, Texas.⁽¹³¹⁾

Cherry family of Wayne Co., NC, ca. 1700s
Author: Darrin Parker Date: 5 Sep 2000 1:54 AM GMT
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We are looking for any information with regard to the following genealogical line:

CHERRY family of Wayne Co., NC (ca. 1700s-early 1800s):

Roxanna (or Roxanne/Roxie) Marinda Cherry of Wayne County, NC
(born ca. 1805; d- year ?, Cass Co. TX [?])

married

Ben (Benjah/Benami/Benammi) Herring of Wayne County, NC
(born - 1812; died ca. 1857, Cass Co., TX)

Ben had a brother named Jacob Herring. Ben and Jacob were sons of Jacob Herring, Jr., and Dorcas Stanley. Jacob Herring, Jr., was a son of Jacob Herring, Sr., of Wayne Co., North Carolina. Jacob Sr. is accepted as a son of Abraham Herring and Mary Williams. Abraham was a son of Anthony Herring and Rebecca West. Anthony was the son of John Herring, who came to Virginia from England in 1641/2.

Ben had owned about two thousand acres of land in Cass Co., TX, which ultimately was held by his brother, Jacob Herring. Shortly thereafter, Ben died. Whereas Ben’s children were young, Jacob Herring (Ben’s brother) became the guardian of these children. Jacob, the brother of Ben, was a Baptist minister.

A portion of the two thousand acres Ben had owned was subsequently donated to a school, known as the Herring school. [also note: there had been a relatively large "Herring family" cemetery in Cass Co., but there is now no trace of these markers].

These Herrings moved to East Texas from Arkansas, but were [as stated] from North Carolina before moving to Arkansas.

Ben Herring and Roxanna Marinda Cherry had at least one child, a daughter named Dorcas Almeda Herring (born: Mar. 5, 1853 TX; died- Apr. 4, 1890 Cass Co., TX). Almeda was the first wife of Solomon Long, whom she married August 20, 1870, in Cass Co., TX. She died from complications of childbirth. At least six children from this marriage are listed.

ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS LINE WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE ANCESTRY (FOREBEARS)OF ROXANNA [OR ROXANNE/ROXIE] CHERRY.
Eliza A. Rutledge and Benami Herring had the following children:

+158 i. Sarah Laura M. Herring.

She was married to Alexander Watson (son of John S. Watson and Frances "Fannie" Gibson) on 25 Jul 1858 in Lafayette County, Arkansas. ⁽¹³²⁾ Alexander Watson was born in 1828 in North Carolina. He appeared on the census on 18 Jul 1860 in P. O. Spring Bank, Sulphur Fork Township, Lafayette County, Arkansas. ⁽¹³³⁾ He enlisted in Company K, 34th Arkansas Infantry as a private on 17 Jun 1862 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. He died on 20 Dec 1862. Eliza A. Rutledge and Alexander Watson had the following children:

+159 i. John Oliver Watson.
160 ii. Thomas Watson was born in 1862 in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
161 iii. Archibald Watson was born in 1864 in Lafayette County, Arkansas.

She was married to Peter Field Hannah (son of Robert Hannah and Lydia Field) on 18 Nov 1869 in Lafayette County, Arkansas. ⁽¹³⁴⁾ Peter Field Hannah was born on 14 Mar 1815 in Guilford County, North Carolina. ⁽¹³⁵⁾ He appeared on the census in 1840 in Rockingham District, Richmond County, North Carolina.⁽¹³⁶⁾ He appeared on the census on 29 Jul 1850 in Stewartsville District, Richmond County, North Carolina.⁽¹³⁷⁾ He appeared on the census on 18 Sep 1860 in Williamson District, Richmond County, North Carolina. ⁽¹³⁸⁾ He appeared on the census on 16 Jul 1870 in P. O. Bright Star, Sulphur Fork Township, Lafayette County, Arkansas. ⁽¹³⁹⁾ He died before 1880 in Collin County, Texas. He had an estate probated in Collin County, Texas.