| Sources:
1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, and VA/WV
Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund
CD-229):
| Fruit, Thomas |
Lane, Ruth |
Jan 24, 1805 |
Randolph Co., NC |
| Fruit, Jno. |
Mcmaster, Polly |
Mar 3, 1826 |
Randolph Co., NC |
| Fruit, Thomas |
Swaim, Susannah |
Jul 9, 1849 |
Randolph Co., NC |
These are all the FRUIT marriages on the CD, other than the marriages of
the children of James Samuel FRUIT in Christian Co., KY. Our subject
must have had at least one son in addition to James who stayed on in Randolph
Co., and these are marriages of his descendants.
2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund
CD-310):
| 1755 |
Fruit, James |
NC |
Orange Co. |
| 1767 |
Fruit, Alexander |
NC |
Cumberland Co. |
| 1778 |
Fruit, Elijah |
SC |
Cheraws Dist. |
| 1779 |
Fruit, James |
NC |
Orange Co. |
| 1779 |
Fruit, John |
NC |
Randolph Co. |
| 1779 Tax List |
Fruit, John |
NC |
Randolph Co. |
| 1780 |
Fruit, Elijah |
SC |
Cheraws Dist. |
These are all the FRUITs on the CD.
3. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund
CD-311):
| 1790 |
Fruit, John |
NC |
Randolph Co. |
p. 98 |
01-02-03-00-00 |
These data indicate:
| Gender and Type |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 free white males |
16 or over |
in or bef. 1774 |
= John |
| 2 free white males |
15 or under |
1774-1790 |
= Son
= Son |
| 3 free white females |
all ages |
in or bef. 1790 |
= Wife?
= Daughter
= Daughter |
The only other FRUIT in the county is our subject's son, James Samuel.
4. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund
CD-313). Please see my WARNING
regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched).
| 1800 |
Fruit, John |
NC |
Randolph Co. |
p. 313 |
00020-2310110 |
These data should read:
which indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 males |
9 or under |
1790-1800 |
= |
| 3 males |
10-15 |
1784-1790 |
= |
| 1 male |
16-25 |
1774-1784 |
= |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1755 |
= John |
| 2 females |
26-44 |
1755-1774 |
= |
1 other free
person |
all ages |
in or bef. 1800 |
= |
Neither of the females is old enough to be Sybil, and the youngest children
are too young to be hers. This household is a mixture of several
families of possibly three generations. He is the only FRUIT in the
county (son James Samuel is in KY).
5. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund
CD-313): not found. (There are two John FRUITs in PA, but almost
certainly neither of these would be our subject.)
6. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund
CD-315):
| 1830 |
Fruit, John |
NC |
Randolph Co. |
p. 57 |
Son? Grandson? Great-grandson?
7. Anon. 1882. History of De Witt County, Illinois.
W.R. Brink & Co., Philadelphia. Biographical
Sketch of Edmund W. FRUIT.
8. Marie Fruit Rybolt. 1969. The Fruit Family of
French Huguenot Origin. 2 vols. Self-published, Kenney,
IL [not seen]. If the bio of Edmund FRUIT is to be believed, the
NC>KY>IL FRUITs were Welsh; that is, not related to the French family that
settled in PA, then OH. |