Daniel Hopkins Muse

Male 1789 - 1866  (76 years)


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  • Name Daniel Hopkins Muse 
    Born 13 Apr 1789  Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Apr 1866  Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried After 8 Apr 1866  Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial:
      Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      Carthage
      Moore County
      North Carolina, USA

      In Memory of
      D.H. Muse
      Aged 76 Yrs.
      11MS8 25 DS.
      Died April 18 AD 1866
      Find A Grave Memorial# 35688668
    Person ID I224  Muse-Nagy
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2015 

    Father Jesse Franklin Muse, Sr.,   b. 26 Apr 1759, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1820, Moore County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Joyce Hill,   b. 1765, Moore County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1825, Moore County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Abt 1780  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F92  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennet K. Smith,   b. 1797, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1880-15 Jan 1881, Moore County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1814 
    Children 
     1. Muse,   b. 1817, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Archibald Muse,   b. 4 Sep 1817, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1888, Garland, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
     3. Sarah Muse,   b. 18 Mar 1819, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +4. Stephen S. Muse, Esq.,   b. Abt 1821, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1876, Sulphur Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)  [Birth]
     5. Patience Muse,   b. 22 Sep 1823, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850  (Age 26 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Jesse Arnold Muse,   b. 7 Oct 1824, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1900, Mountain Valley, Garland, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     7. Kindred B. Muse,   b. 1836, Moore, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 13 May 2013 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Apr 1789 - Moore, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 1866 - Moore, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - After 8 Apr 1866 - Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1810 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    1810 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    Daniel Muse
    1820 US Census for Daniel H Muse Household
    1820 US Census for Daniel H Muse Household
    Moore County, North Carolina

    In the household:
    1 male under 10
    1 male 26 to 45
    1 female under 10
    1 female 16 to 26
    Number of persons engaged in agriculture: 1
    1830 US Census for Daniel Muse
    1830 US Census for Daniel Muse
    1837 Case reports for the North Carolina Supreme Court
    1837 Case reports for the North Carolina Supreme Court
    The State vs. Daniel Muse
    2 September 1837
    1840 US Census for Danl H Muse
    1840 US Census for Danl H Muse
    1842 Petition for Bankruptcy for Daniel Muse
    1842 Petition for Bankruptcy for Daniel Muse
    Fayetteville Weekly Observer, North Carolina, 9 March 1842

    Daniel Muse of Moore County filed a petition to be declared bankrupt by the court.

    Newspapers.com
    1847 Will Mentioning Daniel H and Jennet Muse
    1847 Will Mentioning Daniel H and Jennet Muse
    25 September 1847, Moore County, North Carolina

    The will of James Smith. James paid Daniel H Muse $10 and paid Jennet $5. James appointed his "worthy friend" Daniel to be an executor of his estate.

    FamilySearch.org, Wills, 1818-1915; indexes, 1793-1965, 1793-1965 (Moore County, North Carolina), vol. B, p. 190-191, img 351-352
    1850 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    1850 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    Daniel H. Muse-60-M-Farmer
    Jennet K. Muse-51-F
    Kindred Muse-14-M
    Patience Muse-25-F
    1860 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    1860 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
    Daniel H Muse-71-M-Farmer-North Carolina
    Jennet K. Muse-63-F-North Carolina
    Kindred Muse-25-M-North Carolina
    1862 Will of Daniel H Muse
    1862 Will of Daniel H Muse
    Moore County, North Carolina, 16 June 1862

    Daniel gave all real and personal property to his wife, Jennet. After her death, his property will be sold at public sale and the proceeds will be equally divided among his five children.

    FamilySearch, North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970, Moore, Wills, 1853-1881, Vol. C, p. 138
    1883 Final Account of Estate Sold for D H Muse
    1883 Final Account of Estate Sold for D H Muse
    Moore County, North Carolina, 26 February 1883

    Daniel H Muse's property was sold on 15 January 1881. This is a final account of all the costs of the sale. W R Muse was the administrator.

    D H Muse's 1862 will stipulated that after his wife's death, his remaining property would be sold at public sale and the proceeds be equally divided between his five children. Daniel's wife, Jennet, must have died before 15 January 1881.

    FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970, Moore County, Settlements, 1869-1896, Vol. 1, p. 293, img 187
    1884 Lane Deed for Estate of Daniel H Muse
    1884 Lane Deed for Estate of Daniel H Muse
    Moore County, North Carolina, 30 December 1884

    W R Muse was the administrator of Daniel H Muse's will. W R Muse sold all of Daniel Muse's property by public auction on 15 January 1881. L W Muse purchased 100 (150?) acres of Daniel Muse's land for $425.

    Daniel H Muse's 1862 will stipulated that after his wife's death, his remaining property would be sold at public sale and the proceeds be equally divided between his five children. Daniel's wife, Jennet, must have died before 15 January 1881.

    Note: a courthouse fire in 1889 destroyed most of the land records in Moore County. Therefore, Daniel H Muse's original purchase deed cannot be located to verify if he bought 100 or 150 acres.

    FamilySearch.org, Deeds (Moore County, North Carolina), 1889-1901; indexes, 1880-1966, 1880-1966, film 546496, p. 582-583, img 698

    Headstones
    Headstone for D. H. Muse
    Headstone for D. H. Muse
    Aged 76 YRS 11 MS & 25 DS
    Died April 8 A.D. 1866
    Close-up rubbing of headstone for Daniel Hopkins Muse
    Close-up rubbing of headstone for Daniel Hopkins Muse