There is a marriage record between Ezekiel Eades and Polly Barret/Barrot for 12 January 1799 in Rowan, North Carolina.
1860 Census for The Upper Division, Wilkes County, North Carolina we find:
- Ezekiel Eades age 86
- Hannah Eades age 50
The above record states that Ezekiel and Hannah both were born in North Carolina. I assume this Hannah to be one Hannah Vest of whom I have also located a marriage record between her and Ezekiel Eades they were married abt 1854. Apparently researchers believe that Ezekiel first married Polly and they had children and then when she died he married the widow Vest and she also had children from a prior marriage as well.
Now to confuse things even more another researcher states she has found the following record concerning Ezekiel and his marriage to Polly:
-Ezekiel Eades m. Polly Barrett on Jan. 12, 1829 Lexington, Davidson Co., NC--this taken from online Family Search International Genealogical Index Batch #5007487, Sheet 22. Also noted in NC Birth, Marriage, Death Records, no further info. known at this time. (2006,CarolBall12)
I am going to list here a reply that I also made on the message above back in 2009:
Ok, I know these posts are a few years old but I am also doing research on my EADS family and have been for years. I would like to make some corrections as I see it to these confusing posts here. lol First off let me say that my Great, Great, Grandfather was William Franklin EADS who married Amanda America Clementine MCDANIEL-EADS. In the Goodspeeds History of Southeast Missouri, Great, Grandfather William stated his parents were John EADS and Mary Polly MASSEY. There is some confusion online as to which John EADS, I have often seen posts referring to him being the son of John EADS and Louisa Jane LACKEY. That isnt true. The John EADS JR that married Louisa Jane LACKEY was the brother of William Franklin EADS and they both are the son of John EADS SR. I can prove it with the 1860 Census for Iredell County, North Carolina South of Iredell Creek:
Listed in this household are:
John Eads -age 35-born abt 1825 North Carolina
Jane Eads-age 35-born abt 1825 in North Carolina
Matilda b-1845 in NC
Martha-1847 in NC
Newton-Age 7
William C- Age 4
Noah W-Age 2
Mary-Age 66-Abt 1794 in NC
Franklin Age 23
Alfred Age 20
Great Grandfather William F EADS was often referred to as "Franklin" or "Frank" and his wife has often been referred to "Annie" or "Manda". Also, there seems to be some confusion as to whether Ezekiel EADS and Mary Polly BARRETT EADS had a daughter named Angeline and if you read the above posts you will get what I am referring too. I believe this to be an error, because if you note in the census info I listed above, there is a Mary EADS age 66 living in the household of John and Jane, this is their mother Mary Polly MASSEY-EADS and the two boys Franklin and Alfred are Marys Sons and Brother to John. Ok, the other census that people online are referring to regarding the father of John EADS SR as being Ezekiel EADS and Mary Polly BARRETT and having the daughter named Angeline, I do find a 1850 Census for Iredell North Carolina with a Man named Ezekiel EADS born abt 1825 and a wife named Mary also born abt 1825 along with a daughter named Angeline who was age 3 at the time the Census was taken. If you think about it there is no way this Ezekiel EADS could be the parents of John EADS who is the father of William F. John JR and Alfred, as he was born in 1825. Im thinking this Ezekiel was the brother to William F. John JR and Alfred EADS. Which leaves us back to square one, if there is an Ezekiel EADS who in fact is the father of John EADS SR, I have yet to find any documentation for him. That is why it is very important to pay very close attention to all these dates when we are doing research and find a supporting document to back it up. Can anyone else shed any light on this family and if in fact John`s father was Ezekiel EADS
Ok, it seems back then that my thinking was whether or not in fact Ezekiel Eades was the father of John Eades or not. Lets just say the jury is still out. I am doing some more research and just consider this post research notes if nothing else. I have done so much research on my husbands family over the past couple of years that I pretty much had lain aside my Eads research. I am devoting some time between college classes to get everything put together and documented. I would enjoy hearing from other researchers out there who may have something to add to this exploration!
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