Timothy Truelove and Martha Jones - Not a Daughter of Owen Tutor

Owen Tutor (1772-1850) and Lucinda Senter had ten children, five boys and five girls. Their names were: Samuel, Henry, Frances, William, Mary, Lilly, Lucy, Owen, Harris and Louisa.

Martha Jones Truelove was not one of their children. Timothy Truelove (1825-1862/5) married Martha Jones (1828-1895) in 1845. He and his wife, Martha Jones, lived with Owen Tutor in 1850.
.                                                                    1850 Census
1850 census, Northern Div., Cumberland Co., North Carolina, p. 133, family #485, August 24, 1850
Owen Tutor                          78  W/M  NC  1772  NC farmer, unable to read or write
Timothy Truelove                 25 W/M   NC  1825 NC farmer, unable to read or write
Martha Truelove                   22  W/F   NC  1827  NC unable to read or write
Sarah J. Truelove                    4  W/F   NC  1844  NC
James M. Truelove            8/12  W/M  NC  1849  NC

.                                                                    1860 Census
1860, Summerville P. O., Harnett Co., North Carolina, p. 10, family #66, June 16, 1860
Timothy Trulove          W/M  35 NC farmer, cannot read or write
Martha Trulove             W/F  33 NC domestic
Sarah J. Trulove            W/F  14 NC idiot
James Trulove               W/M 11 NC 
D. H. Trulove                W/M   6 NC   (David Henry Truelove)
M. L. Trulove                W/F    3 NC 
M. E. Trulove                W/F    3 NC

The death certificate for D. H. (David Henry) Truelove states that D. H. Truelove was born October 11, 1846, and died October 7, 1930, at age 83. His father was Tim Truelove (born 1824/5) and his mother was Martha Jones. The informant for the death certificate was Susan Truelove, wife of D. H. Truelove.

3/6/26

Owen Tutor 1772-1850 of Cumberland Co., N. C. Wasn't a Son of Owen Tudor 1742-1800 of Sussex Co., VA

Owen Tutor (1772-1850 – Cumberland Co., NC) is part of an old Tudor paternal line but is not a son of Owen Tudor (1742–1800), the son of Henry Tudor (1714-1771 – Sussex Co., VA), as some online trees claim. Y-DNA testing shows his line branched off earlier, making him a separate branch from Henry Tudor’s descendants. He is also distinct from the John Tudor (c.1690-1721 – Surry Co., VA) line, though all three share a common Tudor ancestor further back. His DNA points to Western Wales, specifically Penmynydd on Anglesey, where many Tudors lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. Descendants across different states, unaware of each other, still pronounce the surname “Tew-tor” (with “Tew” rhyming with “few”), reflecting a Welsh linguistic influence preserved across generations. Historian William Manning Moore (1909–1979), a descendant of Owen Tutor, reported that Owen arrived in the colonies on a privateering vessel around 1790 in the James River and always spoke with a Welsh accent. By 1792, he was in North Carolina. Today, almost anyone with the surname Tutor descends from Owen Tutor. Combined, the DNA, linguistic, and historical evidence confirm Owen Tutor’s Welsh origins and clarify his separate lineage from Henry Tudor’s descendants.

3/5/26

The William Madison Tutor cemetery

According to Hal Tutor, of Harnett Co., NC, two old aunts were buried in the William Madison Tutor cemetery. It is unknown who Owen Tutor’s daughters, Frances Samantha Tutor (b. c. 1805) and Mary Tutor (b. c. 1810) married. However, William Manning Moore stated that Frances Samantha Tutor married a Baker and Mary Tutor married a Spence. A Susan Baker was listed in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses. She lived with William Tutor at the time of the 1870 census. Might Susan Baker have been the daughter that William Manning Moore gave as Frances Samantha Tutor? A Mary Spence was listed in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses. Might she have been the other daughter? Hal Tutor did say that the two old aunts were spinsters. The definition of a spinster is “an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.”

Bride: Ann Roberson; Groom: Bryant Baker; Bond Date: 19 Dec 1847; County: Cumberland; Record #: 03 002; Bondsman: William Tutor; Witness: G. W. Pegram; Bond #: 000036074.

1850, Northern Div., Cumberland Co., NC, p. 128, family #417, August 21, 1850
Mary Spence                         42 W/F  NC
Martha Spence                      21 W/F  NC
John A. Spence                     14 W/M NC attended school
Mary Spence                         11 W/F  NC attended school
Lydia A. Spence                     7 W/F  NC

1850, Northern Div., Cumberland Co., NC, p. 130, family #435, August 22, 1850
William Tutor                      48 W/M  NC  1807, farmer, real estate value $200
Harriet Tutor                        30 W/F   NC  1822, cannot read or write
William Tutor                      13 W/M  NC  1837, attended school during year
Darcus Tutor                        11 W/F    NC  April 5, 1840, attended school during year
Hixie Tutor                            9  W/F   NC  April 30, 1842, attended school during year
James Tutor                           8 W/M   NC  March 13, 1844
Reuben Tutor                        6  W/M  NC  September, 1845
Jesse Tutor                            4  W/M  NC  September, 1847
Samuel Tutor                   1/12  W/M  NC  June, 1850

1850, Northern Div., Cumberland Co., NC, p. 136, family #540, August 27, 1850
Rebecca Baker                     52 W/F NC cannot read or write
Mary Baker                          20 W/F NC
Janet Baker                          18 W/F NC attended school
Esther A. Baker                   12 W/F NC attended school
Susan Baker                         50 W/F NC cannot read or write

1860, Summerville, Harnett Co., NC, p. 14, family #101, June 18, 1860
Polly Spence                        52 W/F NC Labr.
Mary Spence                        21 W/F NC Dom., cannot read or write
L. A. Spence                        18 W/F NC Dom.

1860, Summerville P.O., Harnett Co., NC, p. 46, family #346, July 13, 1860

William Tutor                      54 W/M NC farmer

Harriet Tutor                        40 W/F  NC domestic, cannot read or write

William O. Tutor                 21 W/M NC carpenter

Hixey E. Tutor                     17 W/F  NC domestic
James A. Tutor                    16 W/M  NC laborer
Reuben S. Tutor                   15 W/M NC laborer
Jesse H. Tutor                      12 W/M NC
Samuel G. Tutor                  10 W/M NC
Alfred Y. Tutor                     7 W/M  NC
H. C. Tutor                            5 W/F  NC

1860, Summerville, Harnett Co., NC, p. 53, family #395, July 17, 1860
Tabitha Pegram                    83 W/F NC Domestic 
Susan Baker                         75 W/F NC Domestic cannot read or write

1870, Buckhorn Twp., Chalk Level, Harnett Co., NC, p. 6, family #44, September 13, 1870
James Sanderford                 35 W/M NC farm hand, cannot read or write
Martha Sanderford               41 W/F  NC keeping house, cannot read or write
Jas. A. Sanderford                14 W/M NC cannot read or write
John D. Sanderford                6 W/M NC
Jennet I. Sanderford               3 W/F  NC
Joanna Sanderford             1/12 W/F NC
Mary Spence                         62 W/F NC

1870, Buckhorn Tw., Chalk Level, Harnett Co., NC, p. 27, family #198, September 16, 1870
William Tutor                        63 W/M NC farmer, real estate value $340, personal estate value $500
Harriet Tutor                         48  W/F  NC keeping house
Hixey E. Tutor                       29 W/F  NC cannot read or write
Jesse H. Tutor                        23 W/M NC farm hand
Sam G. Tutor                         20 W/M NC farm hand
Alfred Y. Tutor                      18 W/M NC farm hand
Susan Baker                           68 W/F NC

1880, Hectors Creek, Harnett Co., NC, p. 26, family #---, June 27, 1880
J. L. Sandford                        46 W/M NC NC NC laborer, cannot read or write  
Martha Sandford                    51  W/F NC NC NC wife, keeping house, cannot read or write
John D. Sandford                   16 W/M NC NC NC son, laborer, cannot read or write
Jennie Sandford                     12  W/F NC NC NC daughter, laborer, cannot read or write
Joana Sandford                      10  W/F NC NC NC daughter, laborer, cannot read or write
Polly Spence                          73  W/F NC NC NC widowed, servant, cannot read or write

1880, Buckhorn Twp., Harnett Co., NC, p. 3, family #30, June 19-21, 1880

William Tutor                        73 W/M NC NC NC farmer
Harriet Tutor                          62 W/F  NC NC NC wife, keeping house

William Madison Tutor Family Cemetery - Harnett County, NC. Contributed by M. R. Tutor, April 18, 2004. The William Madison Tutor family cemetery can be accessed by driving through or walking through Gertrude Johnson's fields. The stones are located within a tree line across a field from the remains of several buildings, including William Tutor's old house. All that remains of the house are the stone porch and fireplace. The property is located south of Duncan, North Carolina. There are eight people known to be buried in the cemetery but there are most likely others:

1. William Madison Tutor, b. 1807 - d. 8/2/1892
2. Harriet Ligon Tutor, b. 1822 - d. c. 1890; 2nd wife of William Madison Tutor
3. Alfred "Ap" Young Tutor, b. 7/16/1853 - d. 9/3/1940; youngest son of William and Harriet Tutor
4. Lottie Honeycutt Tutor, b. 7/1857 - d. 1909; wife of Alfred "Ap" Young Tutor
5. John Tutor, b. 6/6/1887 - d.1887; son of Alfred and Lottie Tutor
6. Glover Tutor, b. 1898 - d. 1898; son of Alfred and Lottie Tutor
7. an old aunt is buried here, her name unknown at present [possibly Susan Baker]
8. an old aunt is buried here, her name unknown at present [possibly Mary Spence]

Stones 1, 2, 7, and 8 rise six feet out of the ground and are of sandstone construction. Stones 3, 4, 5, and 6 rise only three feet out of the ground. Very little can now be read on the stones but otherwise the stones seem to be in good condition.

2/21/26