James Monroe OLIPHANT

1774 - 1849  (75 years)

• Photos		James Oliphant headstone Mount Bethel Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee
  		JamesOliphant Polly Compton marriage.png

  
  

• Name	James Monroe OLIPHANT
  Birth	1774	Rowan County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  157 acres	20 Jul 1804	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  	Bought From Samuel oliphant
  FamilySearch ID	GQP1-ZGD
  Residence	1810	Old Jefferson, Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  Residence	1820	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  Residence	1840	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  Will written	1 Jan 1849  [1]
  Death	Feb 1849	Rutherford County, Tennessee
  Will Proved	9 Mar 1849	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  Occupation	Tennessee   [1]
  	wheelwright, carpenter
  Residence	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  	District #3 Hart Springs
  Residence	Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  	Hart's Spring and LaVergne
  _UID	669A4F3D2AEB42B58F954DB28F940EDECA98
  Person ID	I29165	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert OLIPHANT,   b. 1743, Rowan County, North Carolina, British Colony d. 1785, Rowan County, North Carolina (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Rebecca CLAYTON,   b. 1747, Rowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. 1783, North Carolina (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1770	Rowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
  Alt. Marriage	7 Feb 1770	Rowan, North Carolina   [2]
  Family ID	F14353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary "Polly" COMPTON,   b. 1 Sep 1776, Culpepper County, Virginia d. Abt 1845, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1797	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Amelia E. OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1805   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Presley Ward OLIPHANT,   b. 1810, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. Jun 1884, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age 74 years)   3. Isaac Newton OLIPHANT,   b. 1812   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel Roberts OLIPHANT,   b. 28 Feb 1812, Greene County, Tennessee d. 23 Nov 1893, Smeadly, Johnson Co. AR (Age 81 years)   5. Dr. James Madison OLIPHANT,   b. 30 Apr 1816, Greene County, Tennessee d. 1901, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 84 years)   6. Andrew Issac OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1818   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Martha A. OLIPHANT,   b. 1820   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Harriet N. OLIPHANT,   b. 16 Dec 1821, Greene, Tennessee d. 1908 (Age 86 years)   9. Franklin M. OLIPHANT,   b. 1825   d. Yes, date unknown   10. William Smith OLIPHANT,   b. 3 Oct 1828, Greene, Tennessee d. 9 Mar 1911, Barnesville, Lamar, Georgia (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F13793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Biography James Oliphant was a Tennessean. James Oliphant/Oliphint was born in about 1774 in North Carolina. He was married in Davidson Co Tennessee to Polly Compton on 1 Sep 1797. In 1804, he purchased 157 acres from Samuel Oliphant for $314 which was a part of Samuel's 1801 purchase listed above. James appears in the 1810, 1820, and 1840 censuses of Rutherford County, and his will was written and proved in Rutherford County in 1849. Incorrect assumptions and connections primarily made in the 1980's by other researchers confuse this James Oliphant with another who married Jane Rankin. It is clear through Census records and other facts, that there were TWO lines, distinct and separate. James Oliphant of Rutherford County and Mary Polly Compton had ten children, viz.: Samuel, Amelia, Harriet, Presley Ward who married Mary Leanne Fitzhugh and from whom I descend, Isaac, Andrew, William, James, Franklin, and Martha. The following will and add-ons apply: Will of James Oliphant The will, taken from the Rutherford County, Tennessee Court Records, Book 15, reads as follows: I James Oliphint of the county of Rutherford and State of Tennessee do make and publish this my will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First, I direct that my body be decently intered in a manner suitable to my condition in life in the burying ground on my own plantation by the side of my beloved wife; As to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to intrust me with; I dispose of the same as follows. First, I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my disease as possible out of any monies that may come into the hands of my Executor; Second, I direct that all my property both real and personal not otherwise disposed in this will be sold at public sale by my Executor, the land all together or in lots as may be thought most advisable by my Executor; Third I give and bequeath to my daughter Harriet N. Oliphint one good bed and furniture, one cow & calf this she never recd & my other children have; Fourth, I give to my Grand children Harriet Smelage, Frances Smelage & William Smelage fifty dollars each; Sixth, I reserve one half acre of ground including the burial ground, and I direct that fifty dollars out of any monies that may come into the hands of my Executor be appropriated to puting a good inclosure around the graves; Seventh, all the balance of my estate I give and direct to be equally divided among my children I.E. Samuel H. Oliphint, Prestley W. Oliphint, Isaac N. Oliphint, Hariet N. Oliphint, Andrew J. Oliphint, James M. Oliphint, Franklin M. Oliphint and William C. Oliphint; Not considering my daughter Harriet N. Oliphint in a situation suitable to transail her own business I wish and direct that Prestley W. Oliphint be appointed her Guardian and that he take charge of her & her estate. And I do hereby make ordain and appoint my neighbor & friend John F. Blair Executor to this my last will and testament written on one sheet of paper, in witness whereof I James Oliphint the said testator have to this my last will set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and forty nine and January the first day. Signed sealed & published in presence of us I. N. Oliphint James Oliphint (Seal) A. J. Oliphint James W Blair J. C. Gooch The will was recorded 9 Mar 1849 by witnesses Blair and Gooch John F. Blair notified that James Oliphint was deceased and he was appointed Executor, dated 10 Mar 1849. An inventory of the property of James Oliphint sold was dated 20 Mar 1849, and recorded 18 Jul 1849. An additional return of the property of James Oliphint was recorded on 7 Mar 1851. Final settlement recorded 26 Jun 1851. Summary of events: 1783 - Davidson County formed 1796 - Tennessee becomes state 1797 - James marries Polly 1803 - Rutherford County formed from Davidson County 1804 - James named in first meeting of the court of Rutherford Co to the first grand jury. 1804 - James purchases 157 acres in Rutherford County from Samuel Oliphant. [1] 1810 - James in 1810 census for Rutherford Co. 1820 - James in 1820 census for Rutherford Co. as James Olivent 1840 - James in 1840 census for Rutherford Co. as Jas. Oliphint 1849 - James' will written in Jan, proved in March [2] James Oliphint and Mary Polly Compton married on 01 SEP 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. These are their known children: James M. Oliphint Andrew J. Oliphint Franklin M. Oliphint Harriet Oliphint Martha A. Oliphint Amelia E Oliphint Samuel Henry Oliphint Presley Ward Oliphint William C. Oliphint Isaac N. Oliphint James passed away about 1859. Sources ? Jim Carney - James Oliphant purchases 157 acres in Rutherford County from Samuel Oliphant ? Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ from Oliphant reference narratives, James will written in Jan, proved in March 1849. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA [Https://www.familysearch.org/FamilySearch] -----

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Dec 2021), entry for James Monroe OLIPHANT, person ID GQP1-ZGD. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2021), entry for Robert OLIPHANT, person ID KC6Z-DFS. (Reliability: 3).