EADES & VEST Connections

In this post I am going to look at the connections between the EADS family and the VEST family.

I am looking precisley at my 4th Great Grandfather: Ezekiel EADES. Ezekiel was born about 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina. On 12 January, 1799 in Rowan County, he married my Great x 4 Grandmother, Mary Polly BARROT. I am unsure who Grandmother Polly`s parents were, at this time.

Grandfather Ezekiel and Grandmother Polly had several children. On the 1820 Census there are 10 members total counted as living in the household. I personally can only account for the names of four of their children. This census lists the following household members:

• 2 Males under 10 (??? & ???)
• 1 Male 10-15 (Gilpen)
• 1 Male 16-18 (John Sr)
• 2 Males 16-25 (only count one of these males, see below) (Issac Ransom)
• 1 Male 45 and over (Ezekiel)
• 2 Females under 10 (Sarah Jane & ??? )
• 1 Female 10-15 (???)
• 1 Female 26-44 (Polly)

These older census records can sometimes be confusing because it appears as though they count members of the family twice. For example, the column that looks at Males 16-18 and another one that looks at Males 16-25. A male from 16-18 could be counted twice and entered in both columns. 

So, in this case we see that we have 2 males listed as being 16-25 and only 1 listed in the 16-18 bracket, therefore we should not count this as being 3 men, but rather 2, as the second one was likely counted twice. 

So, with that in mind we should look at this family as having the parents and 7 children.as the total count would really only be 9 since we have eliminated one male in the above age brackets. 

I notice during this research that there are two sons listed by the name John EADS. My Great x 3 Grandfather was John EADS. So one of these is him. One is listed as having the birth year of 1796 and the other with a birth year of 1815. I did not include the one with the 1796 birth year in the census above. I need to do some further research and see if one of these John gentleman can be eliminated.  I will update in another post once I am sure about this.

There is another marriage record for a Ezekiel EADS and Hannah VEST. I find this Ezekiel and wife Hannah on the 1850 Census and they are neighbors to one Harvey, Melissa, Polly and William VEST. I have to wonder if perhaps these were Hannah`s family. 

There is so much I do not know about my Grandfather Ezekiel EADS. I have thought perhaps Polly could be a second wife for him. I am going to be researching him in more detail in the next few days. This is not the only EADS & VEST Connection. My 3rd Great Grandfather`s brother and Ezekiels Son Gilpen EADS married a Martha Patsey VEST.  At this point in time I am unsure who Patsey`s parents were also and how they fit in.

If anyone else is researching these lines and has anything to add to this by all means leave me a message. Until next time....