John Jobe, Sr

1749 - 1814  (65 years)

• Name	John Jobe
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1749	Guilford Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  Land Grant	16 Dec 1778	Guilford Co, NC
  	- 150 acres - south side of Alamance
  Land Grant	08 Nov 1784	Guilford Co, NC
  	- 200 acres - on waters of Alamance
  Land Grant	16 May 1787	Guilford Co, NC
  	- 640 acres - on both sides of Great Alamance
  Census	1790	Guilford Co, NC   [1]
  	age > 16(41), 3 males > 16, 5 males < 16, 4 females
  Land Grant	18 Dec 1799	Guilford Co, NC
  	- 50 acres - on waters of Alamance
  Census	1800	Salisbury, Guilford Co, NC   [2]
  	age 45 & >(51), wife Elizabeth age 45 & >(55), 2 males 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 males 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15
  Land Grant	13 Mar 1801	Guilford Co, NC
  	- 30 acres - on waters of Alamance
  Death	Feb 1814	Guilford Co, NC
  Findagrave.com	01 Sep 2021
  	See Notes
  Person ID	I2866	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas H Jobe,   b. 1710, Chester Co, PA d. 15 Nov 1787, Rowan Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 1720, Chester Co, PA d. 1787, Guilford Co, NC (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1742
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	??? ???-xx
  Marriage	Bef 1766	NC
  Children	1. Sarah Jobe,   b. 05 Jun 1766, Guilford Co, NC d. 09 Nov 1847, Lincoln Co, TN (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ruggle-xx,   b. 1745, PA d. 1815 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1771	NC
  Notes	Children: dau Catherine Jobe 1770 son James Jobe 11/5/1771 Guilford Co, NC - 6/28/1829 Guilford Co, NC - married Ann Crosbie 1779 - 1871 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - ** See his will ** son John Jobe, Jr 1773 NC - (1850-1860) Wayne Co, TN - married Priscilla Porch son Thomas Jobe 1774 - married Nancy Richardson son William Walter Jobe 11/13/1775 Guilford Co, NC - 5/16/1848 Lawrence Co, AL - married Elizabeth J ??? - moved to Alabama - ** See his findagrave.com page ** son Samuel Carruthers Jobe 1776 Guilford Co, NC - 8/23/1859 Marshall Co, TN - in 1816 married Rebecca Price 1796 - 1858 - moved to Tenn son John Harvey Jobe Sr 1826 - 1887 son Samuel Caruthers Jobe Jr 1827 - 1906 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** dau Elizabeth Jobe 1779 Guilford Co, NC - on 9/4/1800 in Guilford Co, NC married David Cooper 1772 NC - son of aunt (father's sister) Elizabeth Jobe and David Cooper 1738 - 1792 - ** See marriage records ** son Baltasar Jobe 1780 dau Ann Jobe 1782 Guilford Co, NC son Aaron Jobe 1785 Guilford Co, NC - aft 1850 Marshall Co, AL dau Nancy Jobe b. 1782-1791 dau Mary Jobe b. 1783-1793 dau Jane Jobe 1784 - > 1/9/1870 son Moses Columbus Jobe b. 1780-1794 Guilford Co, NC - 10/20/1878 Guilford Co, NC - ** See his findagrave.com page **
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1749 - Guilford Co, NC Marriage - Bef 1766 - NC Marriage - 10 Mar 1771 - NC Land Grant - - 150 acres - south side of Alamance - 16 Dec 1778 - Guilford Co, NC Land Grant - - 200 acres - on waters of Alamance - 08 Nov 1784 - Guilford Co, NC Land Grant - - 640 acres - on both sides of Great Alamance - 16 May 1787 - Guilford Co, NC Census - age > 16(41), 3 males > 16, 5 males < 16, 4 females - 1790 - Guilford Co, NC Land Grant - - 50 acres - on waters of Alamance - 18 Dec 1799 - Guilford Co, NC Land Grant - - 30 acres - on waters of Alamance - 13 Mar 1801 - Guilford Co, NC Death - Feb 1814 - Guilford Co, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 9/1/2021 John Jobe Sr. Birth: 1749 Virginia, USA Death: Feb 1814 (aged 64–65) Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Burial: Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA **??** Plot: there is not a John Jobe in this cemetery survey **??** Memorial #: 55630591 Bio: Name can be Job/Jobe Was Quaker Born ca 1749 Chester Cty Pa or Shenandoah Va Son of Thomas Jobe b Pa d 1878 and unknown wife m ca 1742 Grdson of Samuel Jobe and unknown wife m 1731 Grt Grdson of Thomas Jobe b ca 1654 and Mary Grt Grdson x 2 of Andrew Sr b ca 1620/1629 Fishguard, Wales or Kent England Married 1? Married 2? Elizabeth Ruggle/Riddle 3/7/10/1770 NC. She was born ca 1745 Died 2/1814 Guilford Cty NC Believed to be buried here with family. No marker. Children Sarah m William Shaw son of Patrick James Shaw. Moved to Tenn Sarah is born before John and Elizabeth's marriage. We do not know her mother John Jobe Jr m Precilla Porch moved to Tenn Thomas m Nancy Richardson William Walter m Elizabeth J moved to Alabama Samuel Carruthers m Rebecca moved to Tenn James m Ann Crosbie Elizabeth m David Cooper Moses Columbus Ann Nancy Mary Jonathan Jane Aaron NOTES Settled on Big Alamance Creek in Eastern Rowan Cty which later became Guilford in 1770 1770 John Job witness Guilford Cty Bk page 2 1777 April John Job inducted into Rev war Army but being Quaker. But being Quaker he refused to fight and was released same month The Battle of Alamance was fought near his farm About 100 on each side were wounded and killed Prisoners were taken to Hillsborough, put on trial and 6 hung. All men subject to military duty were called before judge to oath to support the crown. John refused to sign. 1778 census Greensboro 1779 witness Guilford Cty bk 2 page 4 1802 Deeds to sons 1829 will in Guilford Cty NC Family Members Parents Thomas Jobe 1710-1787 Mary Gordon Jobe 1720-1787 Siblings Samuel Job 1743-1803 Children Moses Columbus Job Unknown-1878 Sarah Jobe Shaw 1766-1847 **** James Jobe 1771-1829 Maintained by: RiverMiss (49181046) Originally Created by: Wilton Golson (46944807) Added: 30 Jul 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55630591/john-jobe Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55630591/john-jobe : accessed 31 August 2021), memorial page for John Jobe Sr. (1749–Feb 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55630591, citing Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by RiverMiss (contributor 49181046) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] 1790 United States Federal Census. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census.