John Doby
1750 - 1835 (85 years)
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Name John Doby Nickname John #5 Birth 17 Jul 1750 Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America 
[1] Christening 13 Aug 1750 Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America [1] Gender Male Biography John(#5) was born on July 17, 1750, in Albemarle Parish, Surry (now Sussex) County, VA, to Peter Doby and Mary (Clifton) Doby.
His first "marriage" was to a Native American woman. The word "marriage" is in quotes because marriage between "races" was illegal at the time, so it's unlikely that they were legally married.
Sometime before 1778 John relocated to Wake County, NC where he volunteered for the Militia. He served about twelve months before being drafted into the United States Army, serving in the Revolutionary War under Colonel Kenan and Major Taylor who marched on Charleston, SC. He was captured by the British when they took Charleston.
It's not known what happened to his first wife. Family folklore states they she died or ran off. The date is not known, but it would have been between the birth of the son Berry (around 1784), and his marriage to Sarah White, also in 1784.
After the war, he lived in Wake County for approximately 20 years before moving to Spartanburg, SC. On the 1810 Census, he was living in Rutherford County, NC, which is adjacent to Spartanburg County. It's not known exactly when he relocated to Georgia, but his oldest child with Sarah, William(#8) was married in Georgia in 1828 and John was listed on the 1830 Census in Jasper County, GA.
In 1833 he applied for a Revolutionary War pension.
His death date and burial location are not known. His last Revolutionary War pension payment was in September 1835 and his last known residence was in Jasper County, Georgia.Military 1778 Wake County, North Carolina, USA [1] Military 10 Jun 1783 North Carolina, USA [1] Residence 1790 Wake County, North Carolina, USA [1] Residence Abt 1803 Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA [1] Residence 1810 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA [1] Residence 1830 Regiment 38 and 30, Jasper County, Georgia, USA [1] Residence 04 Mar 1831 Jasper County, Georgia, USA [1] Residence 1833 Georgia, USA [1] Weblink FamilySearch Profile with source documents. Weblink Transcription of Revolutionary War Pension application. Weblink WikiTree Profile with source documents. Death aft. Sep 1835 probably Jasper County, Georgia, USA [1] Person ID I232339733384 Doby Last Modified 14 Jan 2026
Father Peter Doby, b. Abt 1715, Virginia, British Colonial America d. unknown Mother Mary Clifton d. Bef 1763 Marriage 1750 Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America - This marriage date is just a guess, based on the childrens' ages. See birth records in gallery for source of marriage.
Family ID F695 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 FNU LNU (Native American) d. unknown, USA Marriage Abt 1768 - It's unlikely that they were legally married, as marriage between different "races" was illegal at the time. Their first child was born around 1769, so they became a couple around that time.
Children + 1. Elizabeth Doby, b. Abt. 1769, Orange County, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. Aft 1830, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 62 years)+ 2. Alsey Doby, b. Abt 1771, Wake County, British Colonial America d. Aft. 1860, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 90 years)+ 3. Olive Doby, b. Abt 1778, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1840, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)+ 4. Sarah Doby, b. Abt 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. North Carolina, USA + 5. John Doby, b. Abt 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Jun 1849, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)6. Berry Doby, b. Abt. 1784, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Aug 1814, Fort Hampton, Limestone County, Alabama, USA (Age 30 years)Family ID F709 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Jan 2026
Family 2 Sarah White, b. 1757 d. 1815, Georgia, USA (Age 58 years) Marriage 1784 Wake County, North Carolina, USA - See image #44 in his pension application file. Location is just a guess based on where they lived.
Children + 1. William #8 Doby, b. 3 Mar 1798, North Carolina, USA d. 03 Aug 1880, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years)2. Jane Doby, b. Jun 1799, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 06 Jan 1818, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA (Age 18 years)3. Derrel Doby, b. Abt 1815, South Carolina, USA d. Aft 1870 (Age 56 years)4. Berry B Doby, b. Abt 1817, South Carolina, USA d. 9 Feb 1876, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA (Age 59 years)Family ID F710 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Nov 2024
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