Individual Details

Mumford (or Montfort) Dejarnette

(February 10, 1776 - August 5, 1823)

"Mumford DeJarnette's will is recorded in Anson County, North Carolina, 1823. Bible records from the Bible of Mumford DeJarnette. This Bible is now (1954) in the possession of Mrs. M. F. Hunter, Birmingham, Alabama. The entries for the most part are in the handwriting of Frances Hannah (Pickett DeJarnette, until her death in 1840, when the entries are in the handwriting of her daughter Martha Owen (DeJarnette) Robinson."

"MARRIAGES - John DeJarnette & Jemina Owen were married Jan. 12th 1769 (Both of Prince Edward County, Virginia). Mumford DeJarnette & Frances Hannah Pickett married Nov. 12th, 1798. Martha Owen DeJarnette & Cornelius Robinson - Jan. 3rd, 1828. John Pemberton DeJarnette & Eliza Ann Stokes - May 2nd, 1825. James Terry DeJarnette & Eliza Ann Dismukes - Dec. 21st, 1825. John Pemberton DeJarnette & Eliza McQueen - Sept. 9th, 1830 (2nd wife). William Pickett DeJarnette & Frances McBride - Sept 1st, 1831. (In handwriting of Martha Owen DeJarnette Robinson). Cornelius Byron Robinson & Cora Ann Wyatt - Feb. 18th, 1851. Martha Frances Robinson & Dr. James A. Shelby - Nov. 10th, 1858. Mumford DeJarnette Robinson & Malinda Tarrant - June 8th, 1859. John William Robinson & Mary L. May - Sept. 30th, 1868. Eli Terry Robinson & Emma C. Kendall - Oct. 26th, 1870.

BIRTHS - (Handwriting of Frances Hannah (Pickett) DeJarnette.) John DeJarnette, born Sept. 21st, 1799. John DeJarnette, b. (Prince Edward Co., Va.) June 22nd, 1748. John Pemberton DeJarnette, b. Oct. 3rd, 1801. Mumford DeJarnette, b. Feb. 10th, 1776. James Pickett DeJarnette, B. Sept. 5th, 1804. James Terry DeJarnette, b. Jan. 7th, 1806. William Pickett DeJarnette, b. March 6th, 1810. Martha Owen DeJarnette, b. Oct. 22nd, 1812. Joseph P. DeJarnette, b. April 15th 1826. (Son of John Pemberton & Eliza Ann (Stokes) DeJarnette.) Francis Eliza (sister of above) b. May 2nd, 1828. Mumford Stokes (bro. of above) b. Jan. 19th, 1830. James Terry (bro. of above) by 2nd wife, b. July 30th, 1831. Mumford Archibald, b. Jul. 12, 1832 (son of Wm. Pickett & Frances (McBride) DeJarnette.) (Handwriting of M. O. (DeJarnette) Robinson) Cornelius Robinson DeJarnette, b. Dec. 1839 (son of James T. & Eliza A.) Martha Francis Robinson, b. March 26th, 1840, dau. of Martha O. (DeJarnette) & Cornelius Robinson.) John Wm. Robinson (bro. of above) b. Jul. 19th, 1843. Cornelia Owen Eliza (sister of above) b. Oct. 26th 1848. Eli Terry Robinson (bro. of above) b. Dec. 11th, 1851. Cornelius Robinson, b. Sept. 25th, 1805 (son of Tod & Martha (Terry) Robinson.) Mumford DeJarnette Robinson, b. April 15th, 1837 (son of above & M. O. DeJarnette.) Cora Ann Robinson, b. Jan. 18th, 1834 (dau. of Wm. & Ann (Robinson) Wyatt.) Cornelius Byron Robinson, b. Sept. 11th, 1829 (son of Cornelius & Martha O. DeJarnette.) Kathleen Iantha Francis Robinson (sister of above) b. Sept. 20th, 1831. Tod Robinson (bro. of above) b. June 1st, 1834. Elizabeth Ward DeJarnette, b. March 12th, 1834 (dau. of James Terry DeJarnette & Eliza A. Dismukes.) Martha A. DeJarnette (sister of above) b. Dec. 2nd, 1833. Martha Owen Robinson, b. Jul. 27th, 1835 (dau. of Cornelius & Martha O. (DeJarnette) Robinson.) Cornelius Robinson, b. Nov. 13th, 1869 (dau. of John Wm. & Mary L. (May) Robinson.) Cornelius Byron Robinson, b. Jul. 4th, 1871 (son of Eli Terry & Emma C. (Kendall) Robinson.) John Kendall Robinson (bro. of above) b. Oct. 26th, 1873. Joseph Robinson, b. Dec. 12th, 1874 (son of John Wm. & Mary L. (May) Robinson.)

DEATHS - (In the handwriting of Hannah (Pickett) DeJarnette.) John DeJarnette, d. Sept. 21st, 1799. Mumford DeJarnette, d. (at Wadesboro, N. C.) Aug. 5, 1823. James Pickett DeJarnette, d. Sept. 22nd, 1805. Eliza Ann (wife of John Pemberton DeJarnette) d. Jan. 29th, 1830. Martha Owen Robinson (dau. of Cornelius & Martha (DeJarnette) Robinson) d. March 28th, 1836. Tod Robinson (bro. of above) d. June 5, 1834. Mumford Archibald DeJarnette (son of Wm. Pickett & Frances (McBride) DeJarnette) d. Sept. 27th, 1833. (In the handwriting of Martha Owen (DeJarnette) Robinson.) John Pemberton DeJarnette, d. Aug. 18th, 1853. Cornelius Byron Robinson, d. Nov. 8th, 1866. Cornelius Robinson (son of Muymford & Malinda Robinson) d. Nov. 3rd, 1864. James A. Shelby (killed at Malvern Hill) Jul. 1st, 1862. (In other handwriting.) Martha Owen DeJarnette Robinson, d. March 26th, 1896. Major Wm. Henry Hunter was born Sept. 29th, 1840. Issue of Mumford & Francis Hanna (Pickett) DeJarnette. 1-John DeJarnette; b. 9-21-1799; died at birth. 2-John Pemberton DeJarnette; b. 10-3-1801; d. 8-18-1853. 3-James Pickett DeJarnette; b. 9-5-1804; d. 9-22-1805. 4-James Terry DeJarnette; b. 1-7-1806. 5-William Pickett DeJarnette; b. 3-6-1810. 6-Martha Owen DeJarnette; b. 10-22-1812; d. 3-26-1896." (DeJARNETTE AND ALLIED FAMILIES IN AMERICA (1699-1954) by Earl C. and May Frost, pages 159-161; most of the information about the family and descendants of Mumford DeJarnette are from this source.)

(Other sources concerning the family and descendants of Mumford Dejarnette: Mary Owen (Myers) Scott DAR application # 380443 (have copy on file); "Patriots of the Revolution with Descendants in Anson County," DAR (located in Anson County, Wadesboro, North Carolina Library); "Rockingham Post-Dispatch," Richmond County, North Carolina, 30 November 1949.)

Events

BirthFebruary 10, 1776Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina
MarriageNovember 12, 1798Frances "Frankie" Hannah Pickett
DeathAugust 5, 1823Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina

Families

SpouseFrances "Frankie" Hannah Pickett (1780 - 1840)
ChildJohn Dejarnette (1799 - 1799)
ChildJohn Pemberton Dejarnette (1801 - 1853)
ChildJames Pickett Dejarnette (1804 - 1805)
ChildJames Terry Dejarnette (1806 - )
ChildWilliam Pickett Dejarnette (1810 - )
ChildMartha Owen Dejarnette (1812 - 1896)
FatherCapt. John Dejarnette (1748 - )
MotherJemima Owen ( - )
SiblingMartha Dejarnette ( - )
SiblingMumford Dejarnette (1771 - )
SiblingJohn Dejarnette Jr. (1774 - )
SiblingPhoebe Dejarnette (1778 - 1840)
SiblingBetty Dejarnette ( - )
SiblingWilliam Dejarnette ( - )