Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

Clarissa Morris

F, b. circa 1831

Father

Calvin Morris d. bt Nov 1841 - Feb 1842

Mother

Clarissa Morris was born circa 1831. She married Arrington Purifoy, son of Thomas Purifoy and Viney King, on 5 September 1852 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Arrington Purifoy b. 27 May 1829, d. 28 Jul 1906

Children

George Washington Purifoy b. 12 Feb 1853, d. 20 Jan 1924
Mary Catherine Purifoy b. c 1854
John Calvin Purifoy+ b. 29 Dec 1856, d. 18 Feb 1937
Arrington Purifoy b. c 1859
Stephen Graham Purifoy b. c 1862
Clara Purifoy b. c 1864
Sallie Purifoy² b. 28 Nov 1866, d. 15 Jul 1948
Alfred E. Purifoy b. 2 May 1868, d. 12 Oct 1921
Thomas Radford Purifoy b. 29 Feb 1872, d. 7 Sep 1921
Clarissa Purifoy b. 6 Jun 1873?, d. 7 Mar 1942

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Nancy Morris

F, b. circa 1837

Father

Calvin Morris d. bt Nov 1841 - Feb 1842

Mother

Sally Ann Reel b. 1810

Nancy Morris was born circa 1837. She married Noah J. Philpot.

Family

Noah J. Philpot b. c 1829

Children

John R. Philpot b. c Dec 1864
George A. Philpot¹ b. c 1867, d. 30 Aug 1944
Calvin Kaufman Philpot² b. c Jan 1869, d. 22 Jan 1913
Stephen Adolph Philpot b. c Mar 1872
Noah W. Philpot² b. 2 Apr 1873, d. 22 Jan 1942
William H. Philpot b. c 1875
Edward L. Philpot b. c Nov 1879

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Catherine Morris

F, b. circa 1840?, d. 15 March 1916

Father

Calvin Morris d. bt Nov 1841 - Feb 1842

Mother

Sally Ann Reel b. 1810

Catherine Morris was born circa 1840? She was born on 28 April 1844 according to her death certificate. She married Noah Barrington on 10 May 1858 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Catherine Morris died on 15 March 1916.

Family

Noah Barrington

Children

Rufus E. Barrington b. 8 Apr 1859, d. 28 Feb 1928
Nancy E. Barrington b. c 1863

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Alfred Morris

Father

Calvin Morris d. bt Nov 1841 - Feb 1842

Mother

Sally Ann Reel b. 1810

Morgan Ipock

M, b. circa 1810

Father

James Ipock b. c 1790, d. c 1856

Mother

Elizabeth Morgan b. c 1783

Morgan Ipock was born circa 1810. He married Nancy Bush, daughter of Levi Bush and Betsey Ipock, on 14 December 1830. Morgan Ipock left a will on 18 October 1866 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ His estate was probated on 13 September 1881 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Nancy Bush b. c 1807, d. a 1880

Children

Carney Ipock b. 1834, d. 1864
Elizabeth Ipock+ b. 5 Jan 1837, d. 21 Nov 1923
Levi B. Ipock+ b. 10 Jan 1847, d. 22 Aug 1919

Citations

[S173] North Carolina Division of Archives and History, E, pages 277-280.

Silas Ronald Toler

M, b. 25 November 1922, d. 16 August 1985

Father

Joshua Allen Toler b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 6 Jan 1943

Mother

Mary Martha Whitford b. 18 Nov 1881, d. 27 Dec 1958

Silas Ronald Toler was born on 25 November 1922. He married Sarah Agnes Fulcher, daughter of Nathaniel Street Fulcher and Edith Askin Toler, on 6 September 1947. Silas Ronald Toler died on 16 August 1985 at age 62. He was buried in August 1985 at High Bridge Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Sarah Agnes Fulcher b. 15 Jun 1931, d. 11 Dec 2022

Children

Agnes Yvonne Toler
Silas Ronald Toler Jr.+ b. 27 Jan 1950, d. 30 Jan 1996
Gloria Dianne Toler

Nancy Bush

F, b. circa 1807, d. after 1880

Father

Levi Bush b. Jun 1776, d. b Sep 1817

Mother

Betsey Ipock b. s 1786, d. b Jul 1817

Nancy Bush was born circa 1807. She married Morgan Ipock, son of James Ipock and Elizabeth Morgan, on 14 December 1830. Nancy Bush died after 1880.

Family

Morgan Ipock b. c 1810

Children

Carney Ipock b. 1834, d. 1864
Elizabeth Ipock+ b. 5 Jan 1837, d. 21 Nov 1923
Levi B. Ipock+ b. 10 Jan 1847, d. 22 Aug 1919

Carney Ipock

M, b. 1834, d. 1864

Father

Morgan Ipock b. c 1810

Mother

Nancy Bush b. c 1807, d. a 1880

Carney Ipock was born in 1834. He died in 1864.

Levi B. Ipock

M, b. 10 January 1847, d. 22 August 1919

Father

Morgan Ipock b. c 1810

Mother

Nancy Bush b. c 1807, d. a 1880

Levi B. Ipock was born on 10 January 1847.¹ He married Margaret Hartley on 3 February 1867 at Craven County, North Carolina. Levi B. Ipock died on 22 August 1919 at Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 72.¹

Family

Margaret Hartley

Children

William Henry Ipock² b. Apr 1868, d. 24 Jan 1953
Susan E. "Sudie" Ipock³ b. 20 Dec 1870, d. 12 Mar 1962
Sinia J. Ipock⁴ b. 3 Jan 1879, d. 28 Jun 1959
Ida Ann Ipock⁵ b. 31 Jan 1882, d. 9 Jan 1981
Carrie Ipock+⁶ b. 4 Aug 1887, d. 4 Nov 1944

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate, Lenoir County, 1919 Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate, Carteret County, 1953 Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate, Carteret County, 1962 Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate, Carteret County, 1959 Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate, Carteret County, 1981 Register of Deeds Office.
[S3] Death Certificate, Carteret County, 1944 Register of Deeds Office.

Jesse R. Bennett

M, b. circa 1798

Jesse R. Bennett was born circa 1798. He married Drucilla Dowty, daughter of Lodowick Dowty and Nancy Peed.

Family

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Children

Wiley Thomas Bennett+ b. 23 Sep 1822, d. 25 Feb 1876
Matthew Kennedy Bennett b. 1827, d. c 1858
Samuel Bennett b. 1829, d. c 1859
Nancy Bennett b. 1832
Lishy Bennett b. 1834
Drucilla Bennett+ b. 1838
David R. Bennett+ b. 1840

Drucilla Dowty

F, b. circa 1803, d. after 1860

Father

Lodowick Dowty

Mother

Nancy Peed

Drucilla Dowty was born circa 1803. She married Jesse R. Bennett. Drucilla Dowty died after 1860.

Family

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Children

Wiley Thomas Bennett+ b. 23 Sep 1822, d. 25 Feb 1876
Matthew Kennedy Bennett b. 1827, d. c 1858
Samuel Bennett b. 1829, d. c 1859
Nancy Bennett b. 1832
Lishy Bennett b. 1834
Drucilla Bennett+ b. 1838
David R. Bennett+ b. 1840

Matthew Kennedy Bennett

M, b. 1827, d. circa 1858

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Matthew Kennedy Bennett was born in 1827. He died circa 1858.

Samuel Bennett

M, b. 1829, d. circa 1859

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Samuel Bennett was born in 1829. He died circa 1859.

Nancy Bennett

F, b. 1832

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Nancy Bennett was born in 1832.

Lishy Bennett

F, b. 1834

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Lishy Bennett was born in 1834.

Drucilla Bennett

F, b. 1838

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

Drucilla Bennett was born in 1838. She married Willis Calloway on 17 April 1859 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Willis Calloway

Child

Frank Calloway b. 10 Feb 1861, d. 11 Jul 1916

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

David Lawrence Toler

M, b. 1 October 1921, d. 21 September 1996

Father

Joshua Allen Toler b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 6 Jan 1943

Mother

Mary Martha Whitford b. 18 Nov 1881, d. 27 Dec 1958

David Lawrence Toler was born on 1 October 1921. He married Bernice Stilley, daughter of Joshua Ivan Stilley and Penny Gray Toler, on 27 October 1945 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina.

David Lawrence Toler married Joyce Lavern Gray Jones on 16 May 1981 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ David Lawrence Toler died on 21 September 1996 at age 74. He was buried in September 1996 at High Bridge Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Bernice Stilley b. 23 May 1926, d. 18 Jul 1974

Children

David Lawrence Toler Jr.+ b. 29 Jul 1946, d. 7 Jul 2021
Edward Morgan Toler+ b. 10 Nov 1947, d. 18 Jul 2018
Danny Marshal Toler b. 23 Dec 1950, d. 9 Feb 2010
Gary Stilley Toler
William Jeffery Toler

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

David R. Bennett

M, b. 1840

Father

Jesse R. Bennett b. c 1798

Mother

Drucilla Dowty b. c 1803, d. a 1860

David R. Bennett married Mary Ann Scott. David R. Bennett was born in 1840.

Family

Mary Ann Scott

Child

William D. Bennett+ b. c 1875, d. 18 Nov 1936

Noah Miller

M, b. circa 1802, d. circa 1855

Father

John Miller b. 17 Feb 1768, d. 1839

Mother

Elizabeth Arthur

Noah Miller was born circa 1802. He married Priscilla Cratch, daughter of Richard Cratch and Ann (?), on 13 September 1823. Noah Miller married Sarah Haskell on 21 December 1837. Noah Miller died circa 1855.

Family 1

Priscilla Cratch d. b Dec 1837

Child

John Richard Miller+ b. 13 Dec 1834, d. 1 Nov 1911

Family 2

Sarah Haskell

Children

Sarah Miller b. c 1838
Noah W. Miller b. c 1841, d. 1869?
James Miller b. c 1843
Amanda F.A. Miller b. 28 Feb 1848, d. 16 Oct 1918
Japhet B. Miller b. c 1849?
Clara E. Miller b. c 1851

Priscilla Cratch

F, d. before December 1837

Father

Richard Cratch d. c Mar 1811

Mother

Ann (?) d. c 1822

Priscilla Cratch was born. She married Noah Miller, son of John Miller and Elizabeth Arthur, on 13 September 1823. Priscilla Cratch died before December 1837.

Family

Noah Miller b. c 1802, d. c 1855

Child

John Richard Miller+ b. 13 Dec 1834, d. 1 Nov 1911

James Griffin

M, b. 7 March 1804, d. 18 September 1856

Father

Josiah Griffin d. b 1823

Mother

Martha "Patsey" Whitehead

James Griffin was born on 7 March 1804 at Pitt County, North Carolina.¹ He was baptized on 22 February 1823 at Red Banks Church, Pitt County, North Carolina, by Elder Amariah Biggs.¹ He was licensed to preach on 11 February 1827 at Red Banks Church, Pitt County, North Carolina.¹
He married Rebecca Ann Smith, daughter of Lewis Smith and (?) Elizabeth, on 15 March 1827 at Pitt County, North Carolina.¹ James Griffin married Margaret Ann Whitehead, daughter of Matthew Whitehead [Sr], on 28 December 1841.¹
James "was also the instrument in the hand of the Lord to assist in constituting of the church" at Milton, Craven County, North Carolina, on 18 January 1851.¹ In January 1852, James "purchased a tract of swamp land" on Bay River, Craven County, North Carolina, and moved there with his family in April 1852.¹ He left a will on 11 October 1854 at Craven County, North Carolina.² He helped to constitute the church at South Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina, in March 1855.¹ He died on 18 September 1856 at Bay River, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 52.¹ His estate was probated in March 1859 at Craven County, North Carolina.²

Family 1

Rebecca Ann Smith b. c 1805, d. 15 Oct 1840

Children

Harriet Elizabeth Griffin+ b. 21 Apr 1828, d. 29 May 1907
Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin+ b. c 1830
Susan Penelope Griffin+ b. Aug 1832, d. Jul 1869
James Lewis Griffin b. c 1835, d. Oct 1855
Mary Perlina Griffin+ b. 24 Dec 1836, d. 25 Jul 1899

Family 2

Margaret Ann Whitehead b. c 1812, d. a 1860

Children

Citations

[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.
[S7] Craven County Original Wills North Carolina Division of Archives and History.

Joshua Lawrence Griffin

M, b. circa 1847

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Margaret Ann Whitehead b. c 1812, d. a 1860

Joshua Lawrence Griffin was born circa 1847 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census. He married Rachel B. Aldridge on 9 May 1874 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Rachel B. Aldridge

Children

Ernest Griffin b. c 1877
Bettie A. Griffin b. c 1879

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin

F, b. circa 1830

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Rebecca Ann Smith b. c 1805, d. 15 Oct 1840

Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin married Lewis Hudson. Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin was born circa 1830 according to the 1870 Craven County Census.

Family

Lewis Hudson b. c 1820

Children

Rebecca Hudson b. c 1851
John L. Hudson b. c 1852
Martha E. Hudson b. c 1855

James Lewis Griffin

M, b. circa 1835, d. October 1855

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Rebecca Ann Smith b. c 1805, d. 15 Oct 1840

James Lewis Griffin was born circa 1835 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census. He died in October 1855 at Bay River, Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Citations

[S89] Minutes, Contentnea PB Assoc.

Harriet Elizabeth Griffin

F, b. 21 April 1828, d. 29 May 1907

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Rebecca Ann Smith b. c 1805, d. 15 Oct 1840

Harriet Elizabeth Griffin was born on 21 April 1828 at Pitt County, North Carolina.¹ She married Allen Mills circa 1849. Harriet Elizabeth Griffin died on 29 May 1907 at age 79.¹

Family

Allen Mills b. 10 Oct 1824, d. 28 Nov 1893

Children

James A. Mills+ b. c 1850
Elizabeth Mills b. c 1854
Mary A. Mills b. c 1857
Sarah Mills b. c 1858
Nabe Mills b. c 1863
George A. Mills b. c 1865
Hattie R. Mills b. c 1867
Martha Mills b. c May 1870

Citations

[S126] William B. Kittrell, Pitt Cemeteries, v.2, p. 115.

Mary Perlina Griffin

F, b. 24 December 1836, d. 25 July 1899

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Rebecca Ann Smith b. c 1805, d. 15 Oct 1840

Mary Perlina Griffin was born on 24 December 1836.¹ She was born circa 1837 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census. She married Lewis Dixon on 11 January 1854 at Craven County, North Carolina.² Mary Perlina Griffin died on 25 July 1899 at age 62.¹ She was buried at Vanceboro Cemetery, Vanceboro, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Lewis Dixon b. 14 Feb 1831, d. 24 Oct 1889

Children

James Dixon b. c 1855
Alonzo Dixon b. c 1858
Mary E. Dixon b. c 1861
Robert F. Dixon b. c 1866
John L. Dixon b. Mar 1870
Edward G. Dixon b. c 1873
Rebecca A. Dixon b. Jan 1877

Citations

[S91] Eula P. Beauchamp and others Craven County Cemeteries, p. 90.
[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

John Matthew Griffin

M, b. circa 1842

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Margaret Ann Whitehead b. c 1812, d. a 1860

John Matthew Griffin was born circa 1842 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census. He married Julietta F. Jarvis Watson on 21 January 1868 at South Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ John Matthew Griffin married Dora Pedrick on 28 February 1886 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ John Matthew Griffin married Jennie Paul on 22 December 1890 at Pitt County, North Carolina.

Family 1

Julietta F. Jarvis Watson

Family 2

Dora Pedrick d. 19 Feb 1887

Child

George A. Griffin b. Jan 1887

Family 3

Jennie Paul b. Oct 1862, d. bt 1910 - 1920

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Cecil Emmerson Toler

M, b. 28 October 1924, d. 19 May 2008

Father

Joshua Allen Toler b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 6 Jan 1943

Mother

Mary Martha Whitford b. 18 Nov 1881, d. 27 Dec 1958

Cecil Emmerson Toler was born on 28 October 1924. He married Lillian Robertha Knox, daughter of John Bryan Knox and Christine Caton, on 6 November 1948.

Cecil Emmerson Toler and Lillian Robertha Knox were divorced on 17 August 1981 at Cumberland County, North Carolina.¹ Cecil Emmerson Toler died on 19 May 2008 at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, at age 83.²

Family

Lillian Robertha Knox

Children

Francis Knox Toler
Glenn Emmerson Toler b. 26 May 1951, d. 11 Mar 2022
Allen Gregory Toler
Tina Andrea Toler b. 19 Sep 1970, d. 19 Sep 1970
Tara Janel Toler

Citations

[S132] North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2008.
[S13] Sun Journal, May 21, 2008, p. D2.

Josiah Stanly Griffin

M, b. circa 1844

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Margaret Ann Whitehead b. c 1812, d. a 1860

Josiah Stanly Griffin was born circa 1844 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census.

Jesse Lanier Griffin

M, b. circa 1846

Father

James Griffin b. 7 Mar 1804, d. 18 Sep 1856

Mother

Margaret Ann Whitehead b. c 1812, d. a 1860

Jesse Lanier Griffin was born circa 1846 at Pitt County, North Carolina, according to the 1850 Pitt County Census.