Andrew Jackson Millsaps1

M, (circa 1798 - September 1858)

Father*Joseph Millsaps Jr. (27 Jan 1771 - c 1820); In the marriage permit in Wayne Co., KY of daughter Elizabeth issued on the 19 September 1816, Joseph gave
consent and his son, Andrew, acted as witness.1,2
Andrew Jackson Millsaps|b. c 1798\nd. Sep 1858|p2507.htm|Joseph Millsaps Jr.|b. 27 Jan 1771\nd. c 1820|p2526.htm||||Joseph Millsaps Sr.|d. a 22 Oct 1821|p2527.htm|Nancy A. (?)||p2528.htm|||||||

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Relationship 3rd great-grandfather of James Jay McKinney.
Last Edited 3 Jan 2007
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Attributes* Legend has it that Andrew was a feisty redheaded Irishman.1 
Birth*circa 1798 Randolph Co., NC, Census stated born in NC, age 52 in 1850. Note in The History of the Millsaps the birth is given both as circa 1798 in Randolph Co. NC and 1795 in Iredell County, NC.3,2 
Marriage*circa 1816 Cumberland Co., KY, Principal=Mary O. Gross3,2 
(Witness) Marriage19 September 1816 Wayne Co., KY, Millsapp, Elizabeth married Montgomery, William. Per The History of the Millsaps, Joseph gave consent and his son, Andrew, acting as witness., Principal=Elizabeth Millsaps, Principal=William Montgomery1,4 
Map1821 

Missouri 1821

Believe Andrew Millsap arrived in Missouri between 1825 and 1832.
 
Note29 April 1822 Wayne Co., KY, "Joseph’s [Sr.] will was signed in October of 1821, a year after Joseph, Junior’s 1820 demise. Communications over the wilderness seperating the father in North Carolina from his son in Missouri was not the best in those days, but the father must have heard the news of his son’s death, or of a severe illness-hence the bequest to the younger Joseph or his heirs. In land Deed Book D on page 137 of Wayne County, Kentucky there is a document whereby Andrew Millsap, who was living in Wayne County, sold his interest on the 29 April 1822 in the estate of his grandfather, Joseph Milsaps, of Iredell County, North Carolina for the sum of $23. He sold his interest to his uncle, Hiram Millsap, who was living in Lincoln County, Missouri. (It is believed by this author that Andrew sold his interest to his Uncle Hiram instead of to his brother, Hiram, because his brother was born 16 September 1814, and would only be a minor in 1822.) Presumably Andrew sold his interest in 150 acres of land in Iredell County, North Carolina that Joseph Millsaps, Senior left to his son, Joseph. "2 
Residence*circa 1826 Howard Co., MO, From Kentucky., Principal=Mary O. Gross2 
Residencecirca 1828 Randolph Co. (now Macon Co.), MO, "In 1828 Andrew removed to the frontier portion of Randolph County that later became Macon County and was one of the first settlers of this county.", Principal=Mary O. Gross2 
Census1830 Randolph Co., MO, Macon Co. was formed in 1837 from Randolph and Chariton Co. Name:Andrew Milsaps: Free White Males: 5 to under 10 (3 [Joseph s/b 10,Washington s/b 6,Hiram s/b 5) 10 to under 15 (Isaac s/b 10) 30 to under 40(1 [Andrew s/b 32) Free White Females: under 5(2 [? and Cynthia]) 30 to under 40(1 Mary s/b 34) No other Millsap around in Macon Co. Note: 2942 in Macon Co.5 
Note*July 1832 Macon Co., MO, "In the month of July 1832 (the last year of the celebrated Black Hawk War), there came a report to Andrew early one morning that the Indians were coming close by. Andrew ordered the women and children to hide in the corn fields until he ascertained the danger. George Washington Millsaps and Isaac Millsaps along with their cousins, William and Susan Low, having become separated from the others, thought it unsafe to remain in the corn field, and started for the Holman Settlement, thirty miles away, having nothing on but night clothes. They caught a neighbors horse and made a hickory bark halter, and rode the thirty miles to the settlement arriving about sundown, the first of the now fleeing settlers, who had all become frightened. There they remained until soldiers arrived, and it was safe to return home."2 
Map1834 

Missouri 1834

Andrew Millsap was living with family in Randolph Co.(later became Macon Co.) per 1830 Census.
, Principal=Mary Ann Milsap 
Census1840 Liberty Township, Macon Co., MO, Name:Andrew Milsaps: White Males: under 5(1 [?]) 5 to under 10(1 [Richard s/b 5]) 15 to under 20 (3 [Joseph s/b 20,Washington s/b 16,Hiram s/b 15) 40 to under 50(1 [Andrew s/b 42) Females: under 5(1 [Elizabeth s/b 0]) 5 to under 10(1 [Mary Ann s/b 8]) 10 to under 15 (1 [Cynthia]) 40 to under 50(1 Mary s/b 44) Only other Millsap around in Macon Co. is Isaac Milsap. Note 1097 people in Liberty Township I belive 6034 persons in Macon Co.6 
Map*1841 

Missouri 1841

Andrew Millsap and family and possibly John L. Jones were living in Macon Co.
, Principal=Mary Ann Milsap 
Census*4 November 1850 District No. 52 Being, Macon Co., MO, Andrew Millsap Age:52 Male Farmer Born:N.Carolina with presumed wife Mary, presumed son Richard, presumed daughter Elizabeth and presumed son Joseph. Note only 7 Millsap's are shown in Macon Co. in the 1850 Census: Andrew, Joseph (age 30-counted twice), Washington (adult son-counted twice), Hiram (probable son), and Isaac Millsaps (age 30 also, born in KY-probable son)3 
Emigration*18 April 1854 Macon Co., MO, "Andrew and his family except Joseph started overland for California from Macon County on the 18 April 1854 arriving in Placer County on the 28 August 1854, having been four months on the trail. He settled where Roseville now stands, but only remained one year, then moving to Sacramento."2 
Death*September 1858 Sacramento, CA, [JM: Note this is supposed to be Andrew Jackson the Father not Dick] Andrew J. did not care to go further when the rest [his sons ] decided to travel north when spring came in 1858. He allowed he and his wife Mary, would remain behind if the others went, and as it turned out, this he did, as he was killed when the team ran away and he fell from the load of wood and broke his neck. This is the watered down account of his death that was told to and by the women folks of the family, but about 1985, I was told a different story by Arnold Powell, who incidentaly has Millsaps ancestry on both his mothers and fathers side of the house. Arnold got this story from "Jim Hi" Millsaps, the son of Hiram and Ann Montgomery Millsaps, who was born in 1866 and may have heard it from eyewitnesses. Hi's version of the death of Andrew is that he had been drinking and as he was walking along a Sacramento street a buckboard came racing around the corner. Mud from recent rains splashed up and on to Andrews clothes and new boots. Andrew was furious, and boldly called the man on the wagon a S.O.B. These are brash words even today, and the man whose name I've never learned did not even respond in words. He just reached into the boot of his rig and brought out a large hammer of some kind, and as Andrew started to climb over the wheel to reach him gave a mighty swing of the weapon onto the front part of Andrews skull, in what proved to be a lethal blow. This was in September of 1858.1,2 

Family

Mary O. Gross
Marriage*circa 1816 Cumberland Co., KY, Principal=Mary O. Gross3,2 
Children
  • Joseph Millsaps+ (c 1820 - ); Relationship is based on Joseph Millsap when counted twice once showing up with Andrew (presumed father) once with Washington (presumed brother), birthplace is same as Washington.3
  • Isaac Millsaps+7 (c 1820 - )
  • George Washington Millsaps+ (c 1824 - ); Relationship is based on Joseph Millsap when counted twice once showing up with Andrew once with Washington, on one of the counts, family was counted only 7 dwellings away, and name of first son.8
  • Cynthia Millsap (bt 1825 - 1830 - ); Assumption made soley on the following known information: A Cynthia Milsap married a John Jones in the same year that a Mary Ann Milsap married John L. Jones. Through the 1850 Census all other Millsaps in Macon Co. MO are all sons or daughters. There is one unaccounted for daughter, older than Mary Ann that appears in the 1830 and 1840 Census. Should try to find her in later Census to confirm birthplace of parents and age.9
  • Hiram Millsaps+ (8 Oct 1825 - ); Based on age, no other Millsap's in County who could be Father, birthplace of Kentucky.10
  • Mary Ann Milsap+ (c 1832 - b 1870); Based on age of being married in Macon Co. (17), born in Missouri, like younger siblings, only one Millsap in Macon Co., with same last name. Age of daughter in 1830 and 1840 consistent with her birth.10,5,6,2
  • Richard Millsaps3 (c 1835 - )
  • Elizabeth Millsaps3 (c 1840 - )

Citations

  1. [S63] Unpublished: Written around 1956 by a Carolynn Busse Cafaude 2nd Great Granddaughter of Andrew Jackson Millsaps. Copy E-mailed to Jim McKinney by Bob Penland of Macon Co. February 2000.
  2. [S90] Luther Wayne Capooth, The History of the Millsaps (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1993).
  3. [S119] 1850 US Federal Census: MO, Macon Co., District No. 52 Being, 4 November 1850 Dwelling 720 Family 731.
  4. [S63] Unpublished: Ancestry.com Kentucky Marriages before 1850 February 2000.
  5. [S117] Unknown household, unknown record type, unknown repository address, unknown repository, MO, Randolph Co., Page 333.
  6. [S111] Unknown household, unknown record type, unknown repository address, unknown repository, MO, Macon Co., Liberty Township, Page 30.
  7. [S119] 1850 US Federal Census: MO, Macon Co., District No. 52 Being, 26 August 1850 Dwelling 145 Family 150.
  8. [S119] 1850 US Federal Census: MO, Macon Co., District No. 52 Being, 4 November 1850 Dwelling 713 Family 723.
  9. [S19] Unknown volume, Macon County Marriage Records 1837-1856, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  10. [S119] 1850 US Federal Census: MO, Macon Co., District No. 52 Being, 4 November 1850 Dwelling 367 Family 315.