Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

Mabel Pauline Bennett

F, b. 20 February 1924, d. 13 March 2006

Father

Eugene Henry Bennett b. 10 Oct 1884, d. 9 Sep 1932

Mother

Laura Lillie Miller b. 28 Sep 1898, d. 18 Mar 1998

Mabel Pauline Bennett was born on 20 February 1924 at Edward, Beaufort County, North Carolina. She married Fred Thomas Jones, son of Thomas Bryan Jones and Mattie Stephen Toler, on 18 November 1940 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina.

Mabel Pauline Bennett died on 13 March 2006 at Backwoods Road, Vanceboro, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 82.

Family

Fred Thomas Jones b. 6 Jan 1917, d. 2 Feb 2005

Children

Lenwood Eugene Jones
Preston Bennett Jones+ b. 21 Apr 1943, d. 31 Jan 1969
Victor Thomas Jones
Jimmie Steven Jones
Joyce Anne Jones
Richard Harold Jones
Jackie Allen Jones
Carolyn Dianne Jones+ b. 25 Jul 1957, d. 18 Feb 2017
Connie Marie Jones
Paula Jean Jones
Jerry Dean Jones
Ronnie Wayne Jones

Lucy Tommason?

F, b. circa 1837

Father

Thomas Tommason b. c 1780, d. c 1850

Mother

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1785

Lucy Tommason? was born circa 1837.

Mathew Tommason

M, d. circa 1799

Mathew Tommason married Jane (?) Mathew Tommason died circa 1799.

Family

Jane (?)

Children

Richard Tommason
Benjamin Tommason+ d. b 17 Nov 1824
William Tommason d. b 20 Aug 1823
Thomas Tommason+ b. c 1780, d. c 1850

Jane (?)

Jane (?) married Mathew Tommason.

Family

Mathew Tommason d. c 1799

Children

Richard Tommason
Benjamin Tommason+ d. b 17 Nov 1824
William Tommason d. b 20 Aug 1823
Thomas Tommason+ b. c 1780, d. c 1850

Richard Tommason

Father

Mathew Tommason d. c 1799

Mother

Jane (?)

Benjamin Tommason

M, d. before 17 November 1824

Father

Mathew Tommason d. c 1799

Mother

Jane (?)

Benjamin Tommason died before 17 November 1824 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Family

Children

Nancy Tomlinson
Nelly Tommason

William Tommason

M, d. before 20 August 1823

Father

Mathew Tommason d. c 1799

Mother

Jane (?)

William Tommason died before 20 August 1823 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, as an adminsitrator's bond was filed on that date.

Wiley Bennet

M, b. circa 1801

Wiley Bennet was born circa 1801. He married Sarah L. (?)

Family

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Children

Wiley Bennet b. c 1835
Sarah Ann Bennet+ b. 1837
Delila Bennet b. c 1839
Luvinia Bennet b. c 1841
Olivia Bennet b. c 1843
Deborah Bennet b. c 1845

Sarah L. (?)

F, b. circa 1805

Sarah L. (?) was born circa 1805. She married Wiley Bennet.

Family

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Children

Wiley Bennet b. c 1835
Sarah Ann Bennet+ b. 1837
Delila Bennet b. c 1839
Luvinia Bennet b. c 1841
Olivia Bennet b. c 1843
Deborah Bennet b. c 1845

Wiley Bennet

M, b. circa 1835

Father

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Mother

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Wiley Bennet was born circa 1835.

Delila Bennet

F, b. circa 1839

Father

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Mother

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Delila Bennet was born circa 1839.

William Edward Gaskins Jr.

M, b. 26 July 1949, d. 27 February 2011

William Edward Gaskins Jr. was born on 26 July 1949. He married Joyce Anne Jones, daughter of Fred Thomas Jones and Mabel Pauline Bennett, on 25 August 1967 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ William Edward Gaskins Jr. and Joyce Anne Jones were divorced on 8 April 1988 at Beaufort County.² William Edward Gaskins Jr. died on 27 February 2011 at age 61.

Family

Joyce Anne Jones

Children

Laura Ann Gaskins
William Edward Gaskins III
Sheila Marie Gaskins

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S132] North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2008.

Luvinia Bennet

F, b. circa 1841

Father

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Mother

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Luvinia Bennet was born circa 1841.

Olivia Bennet

F, b. circa 1843

Father

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Mother

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Olivia Bennet was born circa 1843.

Deborah Bennet

F, b. circa 1845

Father

Wiley Bennet b. c 1801

Mother

Sarah L. (?) b. c 1805

Deborah Bennet was born circa 1845.

Melvin Simpkins

M, d. before August 1847

Melvin Simpkins and Nora Tingle obtained a marriage bond on 25 January 1833 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Melvin Simpkins died before August 1847 as Noah Miller mentioned in an affidavit signed 28 Aug 1847 that Melvin Simpkins "is dead, having departed this life since the last Spring term 1847."²

Family

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Children

Ephraim Simpkins+ b. c 1834, d. c 1905
Jesse Simpkins b. c 1836
Holland Simpkins+ b. c 1836
Noah Simpkins b. c 1838, d. 3 May 1863
Mary Simpkins+ b. c 1840
Melvin Simpkins b. c 1845
Richard Simpkins b. c 1849

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S4] Craven County Original Estate Papers North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Miller Dixon (1837) file.

Nora Tingle

F, b. circa 1810, d. after 1880

Nora Tingle was born circa 1810. She married Miller Dickson on 8 October 1828 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Nora Tingle and Melvin Simpkins obtained a marriage bond on 25 January 1833 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Nora Tingle died after 1880.

Family 1

Miller Dickson d. bt Aug 1832 - Nov 1832

Children

Narcissa Dixon+ b. c 1829, d. 3 Jun 1914
John Dickson b. s 1831, d. b 1833

Family 2

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Children

Ephraim Simpkins+ b. c 1834, d. c 1905
Jesse Simpkins b. c 1836
Holland Simpkins+ b. c 1836
Noah Simpkins b. c 1838, d. 3 May 1863
Mary Simpkins+ b. c 1840
Melvin Simpkins b. c 1845
Richard Simpkins b. c 1849

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Jesse Simpkins

M, b. circa 1836

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Jesse Simpkins was born circa 1836.

Holland Simpkins

F, b. circa 1836

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Holland Simpkins was born circa 1836. She married Francis Watkins Warren on 18 June 1868 at Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Francis Watkins Warren b. Apr 1841

Children

Ivey Warren b. 10 Oct 1869, d. 22 Mar 1927
Mary Warren+ b. c 1874, d. 30 Jul 1927
Ephraim Warren b. c 1876
Lewis W. Warren b. Jan 1882
Luther Warren b. c 1888

Noah Simpkins

M, b. circa 1838, d. 3 May 1863

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Noah Simpkins was born circa 1838. He began military service on 27 May 1861 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, as a private in Company F, 2nd North Carolina Infantry. He died on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Mary Simpkins

F, b. circa 1840

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Mary Simpkins was born circa 1840. She married William Franks on 4 January 1864 at Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

William Franks

Children

William Franks Jr. b. c 1864
Noah Franks b. 11 May 1866, d. 26 Jan 1926
Charles Franks b. c 1868, d. 10 Aug 1938
Norman Franks b. c 1870
Annie Franks b. c 1872
Nora Franks b. 25 Jul 1873, d. 1 Apr 1948
Narcissa "Nursey" Franks b. 13 Jun 1877, d. 16 Jan 1943
Holland "Hollie" Franks+ b. 3 Aug 1880, d. 27 Apr 1955

Melvin Simpkins

F, b. circa 1845

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Melvin Simpkins was born circa 1845. She began military service on 11 March 1863.

Richard Simpkins

M, b. circa 1849

Father

Melvin Simpkins d. b Aug 1847

Mother

Nora Tingle b. c 1810, d. a 1880

Richard Simpkins was born circa 1849.

Nathan Barrington

M, b. say 1791, d. circa 1845

Nathan Barrington was born say 1791. He married Mary Gaskins, daughter of Harmon Gaskins and Elizabeth Squires, on 1 April 1815 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Nathan Barrington married Sally West on 3 September 1830 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Nathan Barrington died circa 1845.

Family 1

Mary Gaskins b. s 1780, d. c 1829

Children

Elizabeth Barrington b. 1820, d. 1847
Penelope Barrington+ b. 6 Dec 1827, d. 27 Aug 1889

Family 2

Sally West b. c 1800

Children

Nathan Barrington b. c 1832
Isaac Barrington b. c 1834

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867.

Mary Gaskins

F, b. say 1780, d. circa 1829

Father

Harmon Gaskins b. s 1758, d. c 1826

Mother

Elizabeth Squires d. c 1827

Mary Gaskins was born say 1780. She married James Gaskins, son of William Gaskins, on 9 December 1797 at Craven County, North Carolina. Mary Gaskins married Nathan Barrington on 1 April 1815 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Mary Gaskins died circa 1829.

Family 1

James Gaskins d. bt Jul 1812 - Sep 1812

Children

Family 2

Nathan Barrington b. s 1791, d. c 1845

Children

Elizabeth Barrington b. 1820, d. 1847
Penelope Barrington+ b. 6 Dec 1827, d. 27 Aug 1889

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867.

Nathan Barrington

M, b. circa 1832

Father

Nathan Barrington b. s 1791, d. c 1845

Mother

Sally West b. c 1800

Nathan Barrington was born circa 1832.

Isaac Barrington

M, b. circa 1834

Father

Nathan Barrington b. s 1791, d. c 1845

Mother

Sally West b. c 1800

Isaac Barrington was born circa 1834.

Martin Whitford

M, b. 1 October 1734, d. 16 November 1804

Father

Thomas Whitford d. c Sep 1781

Mother

Sarah (?)

Martin Whitford was born on 1 October 1734.¹ He married Mary Purifoy, daughter of Nicholas Purifoy. Martin Whitford died on 16 November 1804 at age 70.²

Family

Mary Purifoy b. s 1740

Children

Sarah "Sally" Whitford b. 1762
David Whitford+ b. 8 Aug 1764, d. 8 Oct 1847
John Whitford+ b. 9 Oct 1766, d. 8 Oct 1829
Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitford b. c 1778
Mary "Polly" Whitford b. s 1780, d. b 1833
Nancy Whitford b. 23 Mar 1783, d. 12 Sep 1826

Citations

[S140] Martin Whitford Family Bible, entry for Martin Whitford birth.
[S140] Martin Whitford Family Bible, entry for Martin Whitford death.

Mary Purifoy

F, b. say 1740

Father

Nicholas Purifoy d. c 1776

Mary Purifoy was born say 1740. She married Martin Whitford, son of Thomas Whitford and Sarah (?).

Family

Martin Whitford b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 16 Nov 1804

Children

Sarah "Sally" Whitford b. 1762
David Whitford+ b. 8 Aug 1764, d. 8 Oct 1847
John Whitford+ b. 9 Oct 1766, d. 8 Oct 1829
Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitford b. c 1778
Mary "Polly" Whitford b. s 1780, d. b 1833
Nancy Whitford b. 23 Mar 1783, d. 12 Sep 1826

Mary "Polly" Whitford

F, b. say 1780, d. before 1833

Father

Martin Whitford b. 1 Oct 1734, d. 16 Nov 1804

Mother

Mary Purifoy b. s 1740

Mary "Polly" Whitford was born say 1780. She died before 1833.