The Troutman Family of North Carolina

A Genealogy from 1690 to 1850 with some records up to 1900

Jacob Troutman (1799) of Iredell County, North Carolina

First Revision: 5 Sep 1999

Jacob Troutman (1799) [DJL Code: ab] was the son of Jacob Troutman (1767) and Margaret Fesperman.

For more information on Jacob Troutman (1799), refer to Descending Jacob's Ladder.

FOURTH GENERATION

1. John Jacob TROUTMAN was born on 2 Apr 1799 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died before Dec 1831 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He was buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell, NC.

He was married to Anne WOOLFORD about 1820 in , Iredell, NC. Anne WOOLFORD was born on 2 Apr 1805 in Statesville, Iredell, NC. She died on 9 May 1875 in Troutman, Iredell, NC. She was buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell, NC. John Jacob TROUTMAN and Anne WOOLFORD had the following children:

+2 i. Margaret Melissa "Peggy" TROUTMAN [aba] was born on 7 Feb 1822 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She died on 8 Jun 1908 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She was buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell, NC.

+3 ii. Nancy Adeline TROUTMAN [abb] was born on 23 Nov 1825 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She died in Troutman, Iredell, NC.

+4 iii. John Sidney TROUTMAN [abc] was born on 25 Nov 1827 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died on 29 Nov 1895 in Troutman, Iredell, NC.

+5 iv. Dovie Lou TROUTMAN [abd] was born on 31 Aug 1831 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She died on 20 Jul 1905 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC.

+6 v. Jacob Davidson TROUTMAN [abe] was born on 5 Jul 1832 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died on 19 Aug 1895 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He was buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell, NC.

Descending Jacob's Ladder does an excellent job of covering the family of Jacob Troutman (1799). Four notes of interest:

Margaret Melissa "Peggy" Troutman (1822) never married, but had son Augustus Davidson Troutman (1845) out of wedlock.
John Sidney Troutman (1827) owned slaves who were the ancestors of the modern African-American Troutmans of Iredell County, NC.
Jacob Davidson Troutman's birth date is given as 5 Jul 1834 in Descending Jacob's Ladder. This is clearly incorrect for Jacob Davidson to have been the son of Jacob Troutman (1799), whose estate was probated in Dec 1831. A birth date of 5 Jul 1832 makes more sense. Thus, when Jacob Troutman (1799) died, his widow, Anne (Woolford) Troutman, was a couple months pregnant with Jacob Davidson Troutman (1832). The 1832 birthdate also agrees with Jacob Davidson Troutmans age in the censuses (in 1850 he was listed as 18; in 1860 he was listed as 28; in 1870 he was listed as 36; in 1880 he was listed as 48).
Descending Jacob's Ladder lists two more children of Jacob Troutman (1799). These were twin girls, Jennie Adelphia Troutman [abf] and Elizabeth Anne Troutman [abg], who died as children, no dates of birth or death given. These are likely the two females aged 0-4 in the 1830 Census listing for Jacob Troutman (1799).

The following are the census records for Jacob Troutman (1799):

1830 Census Iredell Co, NC
p. 13  Jacob Troutman Jr.  1 0 0 0 / 1
                           2 1 1 0 / 1
M 0-4   John Sidney Troutman (1827) - age 2
M 20-29 Jacob Troutman (1799) - age 31
F 0-4   unknown
F 0-4   unknown
F 5-9   Nancy Adeline Troutman (1825) - age 4
F 10-14 Margaret Melissa Troutman (1822) - age 8
F 20-29 Anne (Woolford) Troutman (1805) - age 25

1840 Census Iredell Co, NC - the family of Jacob's widow, Anne (Woolford) Troutman was missed or 
living with another family.

1850 Census NC Iredell, [1st Reel (M432-633)] p.92, 96, 110 - 123
[Ann (Woolford) Troutman, widow of Jacob (1799) > JMA]
[Civil War:  Augustus Davidson (1845) - CSA NC Cav 19th Reg Co B]
1308 1318 Ann Troutman       46 F W              - NC
          Margaret M         27 F W                NC
          Jacob D            18 M W Farmer       - NC
          Augustus D          5 M W                NC

1860 Census NC Iredell School Dist 61 p.164-5
[Jacob Davidson (1832) > Jacob (1799) > JMA (abe)]
[also, Ann (Woolford) Troutman, widow of Jacob (1799); Margaret Melissa (1822), 
dau of Jacob (1799) (aba); and Augustus Davidson (1845), son of Margaret Melissa (1832)
by an unknown father.]
 340  343 Jacob Troutman    28 M W Farmer      500  322 Iredell, NC
          Anny              50 F W                      Iredell, NC
          Margaret          39 F W                      Iredell, NC
          Augustus          15 M W                      Iredell, NC

1870 Census NC Iredell Falls Twsp p.112-8
[Ann (Woolford) Troutman, widow of Jacob (1799) > JMA; and Margaret Melissa (1822), her daughter]
  22   21 Troutman, Ann       68 F W                     NC
          -Margaret           45 F W                     NC

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