John Speight Koonce

1807 - 1869

• Born	24 Aug 1807	Jones County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	01 Oct 1869  [1]
  Person ID	I202	Koonce 2
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Michael Koonce, Jr.,   d. 1826
  Mother	Mary Brown Speight,   d. 21 Aug 1824, Jones County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Caroline Parsons,   b. 1813,   d. 1844
  Children	1. Mary Ann Koonce,   b. 29 Aug 1834, North Carolina   2. Frances DuVal Koonce,   b. 23 Mar 1837, North Carolina ,   d. 09 Sep 1867 > 3. Simon Everett Koonce,   b. 05 Dec 1838,   d. 1903 > 4. John Parsons Koonce,   b. 04 Oct 1840, North Carolinas ,   d. 15 Oct 1872 > 5. Henry Clay Koonce,   b. abt. 1842, North Carolina > 6. Harriett Caroline Koonce,   b. abt. 1844, North Carolina ,   d. 1936   7. Sarah Elizabeth Koonce,   b. 18 Oct 1835
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Brown,   b. 1830,   d. 28 Feb 1909
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		1850 NC Census: John S. Koonce (Head) Enumeration Date: 5 Oct 1850 Location: Cypress Creek, Jones County Family #252 1. John S. - age 43, farmer, real estate $2500 2. Susan - age 20 3. Mary Ann - age 16 4. Frances D. - f, age 13 5. Simon E. - m, age 12 6. John - m, age 10 7. Henry C. - m, age 8 8. Harriett C. - f, age 6 Link to full image.
  		1860 NC Census: John Speight Koonce (Head) Enumeration Date: 8 Aug 1860 Location: Cypress Creek, Jones County, North Carolina Family #263 1. John S. - age 59, farmer, real estate $5000, personal estate $19,000. 2. Susan - age 30, female 3. Simon E. - age 21, male 4. John P. - age 19, male 5. Henry C. - age 17, male 6. Caroline H. - age 15, female 7. Brock?, Orpah - age 25, female Link to full image.

  
  

  Histories

  Will: Simon E. Koonce As abstracted in Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779-1868 Vol. 1 by Zae Hargett Gwynn. (pg. 431)

  
  

• Notes

  In August 1846, he was elected High Sheriff of the county, holding this office until 1849

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Koonce, Benjamin G. Koonce Family of Eastern North Carolina. 1993. Typed by John P. Koonce..