William Weatherspoon, Jr

1758 - 1833  (75 years)

• Name	William Weatherspoon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	1758	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1777	North Carolina, USA   [2, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; North Carolina Militia
  Census	1790	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Census	1800	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	Mary and William Weatherspoon
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A127195 -- Sons of the American Revolution #: P-314994
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  FSID	2YR3-QVC
  Residence	4 Mar 1831	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Death	6 Sep 1833	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 7]
  Person ID	I20532	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1735, Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA d. 1824, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Delha Bellamy
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Kirkham,   b. 1772, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 1820, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1790	Wake County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 11]
  Children	1. James Kirkum Weatherspoon,   b. 5 May 1801, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Mar 1844 (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Willis Weatherspoon,   b. 1791, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bethany Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1813, North Carolina, USA d. 1885 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Nancy Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1793, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Abt 1860 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ezekial Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1804, North Carolina, USA d. 1825, North Carolina, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rebecca Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA d. 1870, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Frances 'Fanny' Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1806, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 1870, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Delilah Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1799, North Carolina, USA d. 1871, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Celia Weatherspoon,   b. Abt 1795, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1833 (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1758 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War; North Carolina Militia - Abt 1777 - North Carolina, USA Census - 1790 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1790 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Census - Mary and William Weatherspoon - 1800 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 4 Mar 1831 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Death - 6 Sep 1833 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l MAYES-M (SAR) Mayes Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

  [S231] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [S2046] Ancestry.com, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 [S2047] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Revolutionary War Soldiers, 1776-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1998;). [S8239] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 264; Image: 157; Family History Library Film: 0568147. 1790 United States Federal Census Year: 1790; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 264; Image: 157; Family History Library Film: 0568147 [S603] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Wake, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 771; Image: 772; Family History Library Film: 337908. 1800 United States Federal Census Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Wake, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 771; Image: 772; Family History Library Film: 337908 [S804] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;). [S5682] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): WITHERSPOON William Jr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WEATHERSPOON William Jr 1758-1833 (Veteran). William Weatherspoon son of William Weatherspoon and Delha Bellamy married Mary Kirkum 1790 Wake County, North Carolina. To this union were born: Willis, Nancy, Sealy, Rebecca, Delilah, James K., Frances, Ezekiel and Bethania. William serviced the American Revolution , signed an oath of Allegiance to make land Entry , Wake County , North Carolina 03 June 1778. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234185132/william-witherspoon [S2048] Ancestry.com, Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.Original data: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Revolutio;). https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-RevWarBountyLandGrants&h=90532&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, WITHERSPOON, WILLIAM -- Ancestor #: A127195. Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: CIRCA 1750 NORTH CAROLINA Death: ANTE 2-12-1818 WAKE CO NORTH CAROLINA Service Description: 1) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND 2) ENTRY,WAKE CO 6-3-1778 https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A127195 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, William WEATHERSPOON Jr -- SAR Patriot #: P-314994. State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Soldier / Patriotic Service DAR #: A127195 Birth: abt 1750 Death: aft Aug 1817 / / NC Spouse: Mary Children: Willis; https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/314994 [S5681] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): KIRKHAM Mary Witherspoon, (Name: SmithLC.com;), KIRKUM Mary Witherspoon 1759-1818. Mary daughter of James Thomas Kirkham and Anne Watts, married William Weatherspoon, Jr., 1790 Wake County North Carolina. To this union were born: Willis, Nancy, Sealy, Rebecca, Delilah, James K., Frances, Ezelkiel and Bethania https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234318959/mary-witherspoon