PRINCE FAMILY
The family of these Prince brothers, Jesse and Zachariah has not been firmly
determined. Some evidence points to their parents being John and Elizabeth Freeman
Prince, Rutherford County, NC. Recently other documents indicate their mother
to be Lucy Prince, who is listed as full blood Cherokee on the 1835 Henderson
Roll. This is under investigation at this point. It is also suspected they may
have had a sister, Martha and another brother, possibly named Henry.
If John and Elizabeth Freeman Prince are their parents, it can be traced back
to Edward Prince b. 1609, Gloucester, England and Mary Yate. They came to the
colonies about 1635. So far, all we have is circumstantial evidence that points
to this family. There are a lot of Princes to sort through over the past 360
years.
Edward Prince, b. 1609, Gloucester, England d. VA m. Mary Yate, b.
Gloucester, England, moved to Charles City Co., VA about 1635
1. John Prince b. 1659, Sussex Co. VA
m. Sarah ? Sussex Co. Va
2......... Edward Prince, b. 1680, Sussex Co. VA
m. 1704, Rebecca Tyler
3............... Joseph Prince b. 1710, Sussex Co. VA
m 1739, Mary ??
4....................John Prince b. 7/6/1740, Sussex Co. VA
m. 9/24/1787, Elizabeth Freeman,Brunswick CO. NC
5.??....................... Jesse Newman (Numon) Prince, b. 1795/1800 Rutherford Co, NC, d. abt 1865, GA
m. About 1817, Delilah Carter, born 1800, Surry Co. NC, d. Abt. 1865, GA
5.??.................... Zachariah Prince, b. 7/18/1806, Rutherford Co. NC d. After 1880, Hot Springs, Co. AR
m. 1831 in IN, Suvannah ?? B. 6/20/1810, KY, d. 5/6/1880, Hot Springs Co. AR
PRINCE
My Prince line traces back to both brothers, Jesse and Zachariah.
This is due to the fact that my grandfather, Samuel Nathan Ashley, was a grandson
son of Preshia Prince Ashley, daughter of Jesse and Delilah Carter Prince. Sam
married Ada Bell Prince, grand daughter of Peter Prince and Mary Ann Prince
Howerton, son and daughter of Zachariah and Susannah Prince, Feb. 28, 1910 in
Pike Co. AR I am not sure if they knew they were cousins.
JESSE PRINCE b. 1795? Rutherford Co. NC d. 1865 GA m. about 1817 Buncombe Co.
NC Delilah Carter b. 1795, Surry Co. NC, d. 1865, GA
The first notation of Jesse is found in the 1820 census, Ashville, Buncombe
Co. NC. his son Jonathan Jones was about 2 years old. The family lived in Buncombe
Co. until about 1825. During that time, they added 2 more children, William
H. and Elizabeth. It is assumed their parents were in the same area. Sometime
about 1825, Jesse and Dellilah moved the family to Anderson Co. TN.
It is not known why they moved, perhaps part of the family had moved there.
To get to Anderson County, the family rafted down the French Broad River to
Knoxville TN on the Tennessee, then northwest into Anderson Co. The land deed
for Jesse shows his land adjoined that of an Elizabeth Prince, perhaps his mother?
There were a number of Princes in the area. Records show Jesse in the county
for the next years and the family is on the Anderson Co. Census for 1830. During
this time, Preshia, (my gggrandmother), Henry and Louvina were born.
By 1831, recordds show they had moved to Indiana breifly, where Zachariah
was, and daughter Martha Ann was born there. It is unknown where in Indiana
they went, so this trip was probably overland through KY.
By 1834, the family, along with brother Zachariah and family had moved back
south to Jackson Co. AL. Jesse obtained land near Estill Fork, and the family
is shown there from 1840-1860 in the census. The family grew with the addition
of Nathan, Sarah, George and Jesse Donald. There are some records in the old
book from the Estill Fork Store showing the family doing business there during
this time. The land that Jesse owned is still in the family, owned by some gg
grandsons. For many years the store at Estill Fork was owned by a ggrandson,
Pete Prince, who was also the postmaster. The land has grown to several thousand
acres and is a hunting/fishing/campground lodge now.
Records indicate Jesse and Delilah moved to Fannin County Ga, sometime after
1860 and died there about 1865. Many of the Prince family are buried in Jackson
County AL, and there are still many relatives in the area.
ZACHARIAH PRINCE b. July 18, 1807, Buncombe Co. NC d. after 1881 Hot
Springs Co. AR m. 1831, Indiana, Suvannah ?? b. June 20, 1810 KY, d. May 6,
1880, Hot Springs Co. AR
Since early census did not list family members, we do not know which family
Zachariah was with, undoubtably those "unknown" parents. The first
record found of him is a sale he attended in Anderson Co. TN where he bought
some dishes. This further indicates more family connection besides Jesse. He
left TN and found his way to Indiana. It is not know where he married, but he
married Suvannah/Susannah (last name unknown, b. KY) in 1831. This may have
been after brother Jesse had moved there. His son, William M. was born in IN
in 1832.
Zachariah and his family moved to Jackson Co. AL with Jesse's family. Documents
show he received land there in 1834, just to the south of Estill Fork. He is
listed on the census in 1840 - 1850. During this time in Jackson County, his
family grew to included Peter, Jacob, John, Joseph, Mary Ann, Eliza Jane and
Henderson Redden .
After 20 years in Jackson Co, in 1854 Zachariah moved his family by wagon
train west to AR settling in Hot Springs county. Son William M had married Eliza
Estepp that spring and the newly weds made to move with the family. In Sept.,
Zachariah, Jr. joined the family. Zachariah obtained land near Bismarck.
About 1878, Susannah divorced Zachariah, and he re-married to Mrs. Ellen O'Neil
by 1880 census.
These two Prince families "contributed" six of their sons to the Civil War.
Of the six who enlisted in the Confederates States Army, all came home, except
young Joseph, who we speculate died sometime in 1863, and lies in an unknown
grave at one of the many battle fields. To read about these young men, visit
my Civil War Veterans Page
CARTER
The familiy for Delilah Carter has not been found, so
nothing is known of her prior to her marriage to Jesse.
SUVANNAH/SUSANNAH Unknown
The same is for Zachariah' wife Suvannah/Susannah. She
was born in KY, but nothing is known of her family.
It is possible these two ladies were Cherokee, as the
areas they were from at that time was Cherokee Country. There are quite a few
Carters on the Cherokee rolls but not knowing Susannah's name, makes it hard
to locate, although on an early roll, there are a number of Susannahs without
a last name.
HOWERTON
Some sources say William was born in St. Francois Co. MO. His
Civil War Union searvice record shows Camden Co. MO. Parents were Edward and
Mary Howerton, both born ca1801 VA. In 1850 and 1860 Clark County Census, William
is shown with his family. In July, 1860 he bought about 40 acres in Hot Springs
County and in Nov. married Mary Ann Prince, daughter of Zachariah and Susannah.
William enlisted as private, May 18, 1862, Arkadelphia, Clark CO. AR,
by Capt. W. H. McMillan, Capt. Flint's Co. Grinstedt's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry,
Confederate Army, Co. H. 33 Arkansas. He became ill and was sent home on sick
leave early in 1863.
William enlisted Union Army Oct. 17, 1863, Comapny H, 3 Missouri Cav.,
transferred to Co. A. 11the Missouri Cav. and served till the end of the war.
By then he was crippled with arthritus so much he could not walk, so Mary Ann
worked the farm in Hot Springs County.
When the USA offered pensions for the soldiers, William applied and
received a pension. He is listed as Head of Household in the 1880 Hot Springs
Co. census and by 1900 the family had moved to a farm in Pike county near Kirby.
William and Mary Ann's children were Eliza Jane, Mary Ann, Susan, William,
Jr., James Rutherford, Caladonia Palatine, Naomi Belle, Walter Alonzo. After
William died in July 1901, Mary Ann continued receiving his pension until her
death in 1916. They were buried in the Howerton Family cemetery, not far from
their home. A part of thier land, including the old homesite is owned by a gg
grand daughter.
WILLIAMS
Mary Ann Williams was born in 1838 in Alabama. She was
a full Cherokee. according to her Dawes statement. her father was John Williams
listed on the 1835 Henderson Roll. It is not certain when the Williams moved
to AR. Perhaps they missed the Removal and came out with Zachariah's family
in the wagon train in 1854, though some census sow a John Williams family in
Hot Springs County in 1850.
She married Peter Prince, 12/23/1855 in Hot Springs County.
By 1860 Mary J. and John had joined the family. Peter enlisted in the Confederate
Army when the war began, serving in 21st Arkansas Infantry . During the
war he suffered a shot to the hip which left him with a limp. Because his brother-in-law,
William Howerton had joined the CSA, then joined the Union, there were some
hard feelings after the war. These feellings healed over time, as Peter bought
some land near the Howertons in Pike county. The family grew over time to include
Berry Peter, Elijah Pascal, Simon Peter, Elizabeth "Betty", Eliza
Jane, and William Andrew.
Peter died 9/11/1883 and is buried in the Howerton Cemetery.
When it became available, Mary Ann applied for Peter's CSA pension from the
state of AR and received it until her death, 5/6/1917. She is buried at Pike
City, Pike Co. AR.
In 1895, during the Dawes enrollments, Mary Ann Williams
Prince applied for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation for herself and her children,
based on her father being the John Williams in the 1835 Henderson Roll. Mary
Ann Prince Howerton also applied for herself and children, based on her grandmother,
mother of Zachariah, being Lucy Prince, also on the 1835 Henderson Roll. Both
ladies' married children also applied for their families. All the applications
were denied "due to the fact they did not, nor had ever lived in the Cherokee
Nation, IT" Their connections to the Henderson were not disputed.
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