Individual Details
Tobias FURR
(12 Aug 1766 - Aug 1797)
Account of estate filed 7 Feb 1798.
Was 3 years old at the time of his father's death. He lived and died in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Barbara Smith in Salisbury in 1790 and had three daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, and Louisa. In 1797, he became the guardian of four of his deceased sister Catherine I's sons. However, he died the same year at the age of 31. Tobias I is buried in an unmarked grave in St. John's Cemetery in Salisbury. His widow, Barbara, then married Jerimiah Brown who was made guardian to her three daughters. His brother, Moses, became guardian to three of Catherine I's sons. Henry I took the other son. All three daughters of Tobias I and Barbara Smith married merchants in Salisbury.
In the 1790 NC census he lists two males over 16 years and three females. I don't know who the other male is. His estate was filed 07 February 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina. I have a family of 6 sons.
Their graves in St. John's Cemetery are unmarked.
Was 3 years old at the time of his father's death. He lived and died in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Barbara Smith in Salisbury in 1790 and had three daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, and Louisa. In 1797, he became the guardian of four of his deceased sister Catherine I's sons. However, he died the same year at the age of 31. Tobias I is buried in an unmarked grave in St. John's Cemetery in Salisbury. His widow, Barbara, then married Jerimiah Brown who was made guardian to her three daughters. His brother, Moses, became guardian to three of Catherine I's sons. Henry I took the other son. All three daughters of Tobias I and Barbara Smith married merchants in Salisbury.
In the 1790 NC census he lists two males over 16 years and three females. I don't know who the other male is. His estate was filed 07 February 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina. I have a family of 6 sons.
Their graves in St. John's Cemetery are unmarked.
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1766 | Mecklenburg County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Aug 1790 | Salisbury, Rowan County, NC - Barbara SMITH |  | ||
| Death | Aug 1797 | Salisbury, Rowan County, NC | | | |
| Burial | Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Rowan County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara SMITH (1759 - 1845) |
| Child | Mary "Polly" FURR (1793 - 1867) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betsy" FURR (1795 - 1872) |
| Child | Louisa FURR (1797 - 1846) |
| Father | Heinrich FURRER (1727 - 1769) |
| Mother | Rosana (1720 - 1774) |
| Sibling | John FURR (1752 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Paul FURR (1754 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Jacob FURR (1757 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Henry FURR (1762 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Mary Magdalena FURR (1764 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Catherine FURR (1765 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Adam FURR (1767 - 1798) |
| Father | Hans Heinrich FURRER (1691 - 1769) |
| Mother | Rosana (1720 - 1774) |
| Sibling | John FURR (1752 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Paul FURR (1754 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Henry FURR (1762 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Jacob FURR (1757 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Mary Magdalena FURR (1764 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Catherine FURR (1765 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Adam FURR (1767 - 1798) |
Notes
Birth
Also shown as about 1859.Death
Found in 'loose paper' Estate files of Rowan CO NC located @ NC State Archives in Raleigh CR.085.508.60 Division of the (Real Property) Estate of Tobias Furror dec'd. (includes plat of lands to be divided) John Andrews Surveyor surveyed and divided the lot and buildings in the Town of Salisbury of sd Estate in the following manner ... No1 southernmost part... conveyed to sd dec'd. bearing date Nov 20, 1788 from Danl Allemond/Allemong ... of record ...adj the part conveyed by John Dunn and Mary his wife to Dr. Anthony Newman... the half, lot buildings and all other appentenances thereon ... allotted to Samuel Lembley in right of his wife Elizabeth, one of the heirs of the sd dec'd ...[Pg 2 includes plat] The following plan represents the tract of land belonging to the estate of the afsd dec'd. lying adj to the Town of Salisbury -- Surveyed and divided in the following manner --- VIZ --- by deed (From Mich.l Troy to the sd Tobias Forror, Dec'd. dated July 6, 1791 .!.. of record) Beg @ John Mull's corner in the Anson road ....to the beg... containing 148ac... No2 Beg at a stake in the great Anson road, formerly John Mull's now Jeremiah Brown's corner on Rich.d Trotter's line... crossing the Town Creek...to the beg... containing 73ac and 8/10's... allotted to John Murphy in right of his wife Mary one of the heirs of the sd dec'd. No3 Beg @ a Red oak Albert Terrenu's corner on George Fisher's line, an original corner of the tract... Fisher's line... where Col. Dry's corner formerly stood [Pg 3]... the corner of No2... crossing the Town Creek... on Rich.d Trotter's line... on Rich.d Terrenu's line... to the beg ... containing 74ac and 6/10's.. allotted to Lauisa Forror the youngest dau of the sd dec'd. Also determined that Samuel Lembly to whom dividend No1 has been allotted and John Murphy to whom dividend No2 has been allotted in right of their respective wives do each pay to the Guardian of Luisa Forror who drew dividend No3 --- !
the sum of $100 in money on or before the second Monday of No!
v next and if not paid by that time to be made secure to her by their respective obligations with satisfactory security... document dated Auguste 30, 1811. Signed J.N. Steel, William Ham_etton, Jno Futton/Futtan, L__Bearey?, & Jno Beard.
Burial
Grave unmarkedEndnotes
1. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
2. Debra Anderson, e-mail correspondence (kylea@jps.net), 1999-2005.