Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd

1755 - 1806  (51 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 2 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William de Port-St. John
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd
  Birth	1755	Caswell, North Carolina, USA
  	Notes (Log in)
  Gender	Male
  Fact	1771-1773	Bute, North Carolina, USA
  	Bute County, North Carolina was organized about 1754, and in 1779 its territory was divided into two new counties, Franklin and Warren, and the name of the former ceased to exist. In some old remnants of the tax lists of Bute County, North Carolina now in the rooms of the Historical Commission at Raleigh, the name of William St. John appears as early as 1771-1773. He had four tithables, which means three taxable slaves over twenty one.
  Fact	19 Mar 1773	Bute, North Carolina, USA
  	William St. John enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County upon the waters of Anderson's swamp and Fishing Creek, begining at Jordan's corner and down Tirden's line to Tabb's corner, and then from thence to Baskett's and thence to conclude. Deed Book E, page 46, Franklin county, North Carolina
  WAR	1776
  	Probably Served in the American Revolution and was made a Captain.
  Fact	12 Nov 1777	Bute, North Carolina, USA
  	William St. John is appointed Overseer of the road where he formerly was, and Ordered that he keep the same in repair with the hands usually working thereon. Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779 12
  Fact	10 Nov 1778	Bute, North Carolina, USA
  	Seth Williams orphan of Robert Williams dece'd came into Court and made Choice of Joseph Hackney his Guradian who with Askenas Williams & William St. John his Securitys Executed a bond for that purpose. Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court o
  Census	1786	Warren, North Carolina, USA
  	Name: William St John State: NC County: Warren County Township: St. Johns District Year: 1786 Record Type: State or colonial census Page: 001 Database: NC Early Census Index Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  Census	1784-1787	Warren, North Carolina
  	Capt. Wm. St. John 1 White Male aged 21-60 years 0 White Male under 21 & Above 60 0 White Females all ages 5 Blacks 12-50 0 Blacks under 12 & above 50 no wife or children means before 14 Jun 1786
  Census	1790	Warren, North Carolina
  	Name William Saint John Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Warren, North Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1 [William St. John] Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1 [William St. John] Free White Persons - Females 2 [Catherine Lloyd, Elizabeth St. John] Number of Slaves 5 Number of Household Members 9 Household Members
  Fact	10 Sep 1799	Franklin, North Carolina, USA
  	This indenture made September 10, 1799, between Marcellus Jordan and William St. John, both of Franklin County, North Carolina. Jordan to St. John, 245 acres situate on Little Shocco Creeks. Deed Book 3, page 238, Franklin County, North Carolina
  Census	1800	Franklin, North Carolina, USA
  	William St. John 1 male aged under ten years [James] 1 male aged between ten and sixteen, [William] 1 male aged over forty five, [William] 1 female aged under ten, [Elizabeth] 1 female aged between twenty six and forty five [Catherine Lloyd]
  Death	Sep 1806	Franklin, North Carolina, USA
  Age at Death	51 years
  Person ID	I12146	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database
  Last Modified	22 May 2021

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-25	Private	I-M253	Most distant ancestor: Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd,   b. 1755, Caswell, North Carolina, USA d. Sep 1806, Franklin, North Carolina, USA Most recent common ancestor: Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd,   b. 1755, Caswell, North Carolina, USA d. Sep 1806, Franklin, North Carolina, USA

  
  

  Father	Reverend Richard de Port-St. John, Sr., of Beaufort, South Carolina, USA,   b. 14 Feb 1715, Barnby-Upon-Don, York, England, U.K. d. abt. 1802, Caswell, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Putative
  Mother	Elizabeth Bryan,   b. abt. 1734
  Relationship	Putative
  Marriage	1754	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, UK
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years and 10 months - She : ~ 20 years.
  Family ID	F5016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Lloyd,   b. 1755-1770   d. 1800-1806, Franklin, North Carolina, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1786	Warren, North Carolina, USA
  	Notes (Log in)
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 6 months - She : ~ 16 years and 6 months.
  Children	+ 1. William E de Port-St. John,   b. 1786-1790, North Carolina, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Elizabeth de Port-St. John, Haynes,   b. 1790  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. James de Port-St. John,   b. 1792, Franklin, North Carolina, USA d. 1860, Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  de Port-St. John Marriage		Media (Log in)
  Family ID	F5008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd(1755 – 1806) 2Reverend Richard de Port-St. John, Sr., of Beaufort, South Carolina, USA(1715 – 1802) 3Elizabeth Bryan(1734 – )

  
  

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• Reference

  Suzanne St. John. "Captain William de Port-St. John, of Franklin, North Carolina & Catherine Lloyd". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I12146&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 10, 2025).