Thomas Futrell b. 1745 Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA d. 1797 Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA: Smith Family Tree

Thomas Futrell

1745 - 1797 (52 years)

Name	Thomas Futrell [1, 2, 3, 4]
Birth	1745	Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1790	Northampton County, North Carolina, USA [3]
DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution: #A042801 Sons of the American Revolution: #P-163325 - Provided services for American Army
		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
Will	22 Oct 1796
	See Notes
Death	1797	Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 4]
Burial	Potecasi Baptist Church Cemetery, Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA [2]
Person ID	I22061	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John Futrall, b. Abt 1715, Surry County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1788, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha 'Mary' Daughtry, b. 1715, Surry County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1786, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA (Age > 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1740	Surry County, Virginia, USA [5, 6]
Family ID	F8188	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Bittle, b. 1752, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Oct 1817, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years)

Marriage 1761 Northampton County, North Carolina, USA [1, 4, 7]

Children

	1. Clarissa Futrell, b. Between 1766 and 1791 d. Between 1782 and 1860 (Age 16 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Elizabeth Futrell, b. 1790, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Mar 1844, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: unknown]
	3. Faitha Lou Futrell, b. 24 Mar 1780, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Sep 1872, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Amey Futrell, b. 1785 d. Between 1810 and 1879 (Age 25 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	5. Rebecca Futrell, b. 1787 d. Bef 1873 (Age < 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: unknown]
	6. Martha M 'Patsey' Futrell, b. 1 Dec 1773, North Carolina, USA d. Jan 1823, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Shadrach Futrell, b. 6 Jul 1770, Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA d. 1818, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. John Futrell, b. 1784, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 17 May 1870, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Thomas Futrell, b. 18 Jul 1794, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Oct 1859, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Bathsheba Futrell, b. 19 Jul 1762, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1860, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age > 99 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Charity Futrell, b. 5 Feb 1777, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Aug 1872, Golden Pond, Trigg, Kentucky, USA (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8559 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1745 - Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
	Marriage - 1761 - Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
	Census - 1790 - Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
	Death - 1797 - Potecasi, Northampton, North Carolina, USA

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Ancestors

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

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

Obituaries

Obituary-FUTRELL Thomas
Obituary of THOMAS FUTRELL (Ref: Roger Futrell, "The Futrell Family Revised" (Frankfort, KY: 2009); digital copy online at familysearch.org)

Sources

[S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;).
[S10421] Find a Grave Cenotaph, FUTRELL Thomas 1745-1796 (Veteran).
Thomas Futrell grew up about one-and-a-half miles NW of Potecasi in Northampton County, North Carolina, where his father, John Futrell, ran a gristmill on Paddy's Delight Creek. Thomas rendered material aid to the American troops during the Revolutionary War; his support has been recognized by both the DAR & SAR.
Thomas Futrell's widow, Sarah, and their children settled on Donaldson Creek in Christian County, Kentucky, beginning in 1803.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120390740/thomas_futrell

[S8239] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Northampton, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 584; Family History Library Film: 0568147.

1790 United States Federal Census
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Northampton, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 584; Family History Library Film: 0568147

[S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;).
[S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Coalson v18t1909.FTW.
[S5837] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): DAUGHTRY Martha Futrall, (Name: SmithLC.com;), DAUGHTRY Martha Futrall 1715-1780.
Wife of John Futrall
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185384620/martha_futrall
[S2360] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): BITTLE Sarah Futrell, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BITTLE Sarah Futrell 1752-1817.
Sarah Futrell, the Matriarch of the Futrell Family of Trigg County, Kentucky, was a native of Northampton County, North Carolina. Her maiden name [has been stated] as either Bittle or Ricks, [with Ricks being disproven, and Bittle being supported as was documented by 1xGreat-grandson, L. Shadrach Futrell on 24 Oct 1905] . She was a member of the historic Potecasi Baptist Church in Northampton County.
Sarah's husband, Thomas Futrell, died in Northampton County in 1796; he was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
Sarah Futrell, her adult son, John Futrell, and her younger children left Northampton County, in 1803; they settled in the Western country on Donaldson Creek, in then Christian County, Kentucky. Sarah brought three enslaved African Americans with her.
Several of Thomas and Sarah's older children stayed back in Northampton County when she came to Kentucky in 1803, but, they too, followed her west; Sarah's entire family eventually settled at Donaldson Creek.
Sarah Futrell was a charter member of Dry Creek Primitive Baptist Church which was some four miles south of her Donaldson Creek homestead. Sarah's date of death was entered in the churches' minute book. Donaldson Creek became a part of Trigg County when the latter district was formed in 1820.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103736057

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