Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2025

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Name
Able Lewis EAVES
Birth 1790 25 31
Immigrationyes

Note: After the Texas Revolution, in 1838 the Texas Land Commission visited parts of Texas certifying settlers who qualified for a Headright. Abel appeared before the commission in Jasper Co where he proved that he had immigrated to Texas in Oct 1835. He received Headright #148. Notice that his brother Burrell Eaves also was a Texan who had come to Texas in 1833! Abel's son in law Elijah Prewitt (Pruitt) also is in the list. Although Elijah came in Oct 1835 he qualified for a full League. Perhaps Elijah was a soldier of the Texas Revolution since they were known to get more land than other settlers who arrived at that time. Unfortunately, in his report, the Clerk in Jasper Co recorded his Headright incorrectly, stating that he was awarded 1/3 of a League instead of a Full League. In 1842 Abel Lewis and Mr Glasscock petitioned the Texas Legislature to correct the mistake and award Abel a First Class Headright. The joint houses of the Republic of Texas approved the petition in a Resolution on Feb 5, 1842.


Birth of a brotherBartlet Yancy EAVES
1792 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brotherHoward Harvey EAVES
1794 (Age 4 years)

Birth of a brotherBurrell Ebenezer EAVES
1796 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a brotherJesse Berryman EAVES
1798 (Age 8 years)

Birth of a sisterCharity Berryman EAVES
1800 (Age 10 years)

Residence 1804 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGraves EAVES II
after August 1805 (Age 15 years)
MarriageSarah Agnes FLOODView this family
March 1811 (Age 21 years)
Note: In two Bounty Land Affidavits Agnes Eaves gave different dates for her marriage:

Military
Georgia Miltia
1812 (Age 22 years)
Note: Abel Eaves served in the Georgia Militia according to service records found in the National Archives…

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah H. EAVES
January 26, 1813 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Andrew Jackson EAVES
1815 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Isaac Shelby EAVES
1816 (Age 26 years)
Religion
Baptist
1817 (Age 27 years)
Note: Abel and his brothers joined the Concord Primitive Baptist Church when they were young men.
Birth of a daughter
#4
Charity Berryman EAVES
1819 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Hassman H. “Howard” EAVES
1821 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James B. EAVES
1822 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Nancy EAVES
1825 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Elizabeth A. EAVES
1828 (Age 38 years)
Census 1830 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Lucinda (Louisiana) EAVES
1831 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Cynthina Caroline “Synthia” EAVES
1834 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childElijah Edwards PRUITTSarah H. EAVESView this family
July 5, 1834 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherGraves Perry EAVES
November 1835 (Age 45 years)

Property 1835 (Age 45 years)
Note: According to records from 1838 Abel L Eaves immigrated to Texas by Oct 1835. After the Revolution in 1836 he was entitled to 1/3 League of land as a Republic of Texas citizen. He received a Texas Land Warrant which he sold to a Mr Glasscock before he moved to Louisiana in 1840.
Birth of a daughter
#11
Mary E. EAVES
1836 (Age 46 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Carroll MEADOWSCharity Berryman EAVESView this family
August 22, 1837 (Age 47 years)

Death of a fatherBartlett EAVES
before 1840 (Age 50 years)

Death of a motherCharity Berryman LEWIS
before 1840 (Age 50 years)

Property
Natchitoches Land Office - S/2 E/2 SW/4 S 29 T 5 R 12
February 1, 1840 (Age 50 years)

Note: Able Lewis Eaves and Elijah Pruitt both got land at the same time in La. They left Texas for Sabine Parish LA after the Texas Revolution.


Death of a brotherJesse Berryman EAVES
after 1841 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherBartlet Yancy EAVES
after 1847 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childJames B. EAVESMary Ann Jane MILLERView this family
September 28, 1848 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childHassman H. “Howard” EAVESLinda (Lidy) WOODSView this family
February 5, 1849 (Age 59 years)
Death December 28, 1850 (Age 60 years)