John Back

1774 - 1853  (78 years)

• Name	John Back
  	Two descendants of John Back and Catharine Robinson Back are Y DNA participants in the Bach to Back DNA Project. They match the other descendants of Harman Back Sr. including descendants of Harman's sons Joseph and Harman Jr. https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/bach-to-back/about/results
  Born	19 Nov 1774	Culpepper County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Nov 1853	Breathitt Co., Kentucky
  Buried	Roark Cemetery, Noctor, Breathitt Co., KY
  Person ID	I91	Bach to Back
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry Back, Sr.,   b. Before 1750, Orange Co Virginia ,   d. 1807-1809, Probably Virginia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Huffman,   b. 13 Jul 1746, Orange County, Virginia ,   d. after1831, Harlan Co., KY  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1762-1773	Culpeper County, Virginia
  	Elizabeth was not yet married when her father wrote his will in 1762 but was married to Henry Back when the estate was settled in 1773. The estate documents prove the marriage of Elizabeth Huffman to Henry Back. The Huffman Bible and the English Catechism prove Elizabeth Back who died after 1830 in Harlan County Kentucky was the wife of Henry Back of Culpeper County Virginia.
  Family ID	F2709	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catharine Robinson,   b. 17 Apr 1780, Tennessee ,   d. 01 Sep 1858, Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Back,   b. 12 Dec 1798, Virginia ,   d. 1865, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 66 years) + 2. Joseph Back,   b. 07 Mar 1802, Virginia ,   d. 25 Jun 1850, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 48 years) + 3. Susannah Back,   b. 24 Sep 1804, Russell Co., VA ,   d. 21 May 1896, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 91 years) + 4. Lewis Back,   b. 29 May 1807, Virginia ,   d. 15 Jun 1891, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 84 years) + 5. John Back, Jr.,   b. 24 Mar 1810, Virginia ,   d. 21 May 1886, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 76 years) + 6. Solomon Back,   b. 10 Jul 1812, Harlan Co., KY ,   d. 19 May 1874, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 61 years) + 7. Isaac Back,   b. 28 May 1817, Knox Co., KY ,   d. 05 Nov 1873, Breathitt Co., Kentucky  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Graves of John & Catherine Back The cemetery is across from the old Noctor Post Office, behind the Church, across Quicksand, up the hill. We had quite an adventure, crossing an old swinging bridge and trudging through the brush to take this photo.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1806 Lee County Virginia Tax List Henry Back, John Back, Charles Blair (married Easter Robinson), on other pages are Edward David (married Anna Robinson) and several Creech and Dyche families who also married Robinson sisters. Their brother Thomas Robinson was in Lee County 1800, 1801, 1802 before moving on the Knox Co KY and eventually White Co TN.
  		1811 Knox County Kentucky John Back on the 175 acres on the Poor Fork he bought from his brother-in-law Thomas Robinson. His brother "Luwis"Back 100 acres on the Poor Fork land granted to Andrew Cope that Elizabeth later settled on, bought from Cope, and sold to son Lewis before her death. Both Thomas Robinson and Andrew Cope had moved from Knox Co KY to White Co TN the year before. Henry Back was on a different page in this tax year. Elizabeth may have been on the 100 acres she later occupied but the tax assessor chose to record a man's name.
  		1815 Knox County Kentucky Tax List Elizabeth and her three sons Henry, John, and Lewis listed together. Elizabeth's 100 acre tract was on the Poor Fork, entered by Andrew Cope. Cope did not give her a deed until 1825 indicating she probably bought it as a contract for deed. Elizabeth may have been there earlier but several tax lists are missing or unreadable.

  
  

• Notes

  The log cabin where John and Catherine lived was below the Roark Cemetery on the Sanford Brown Farm. John operated a mill near the mouth of Roark Branch. He was a farmer, millwright, stone mason, carpenter and cabinet maker. John died at the age of 79 in 1853. --Marla Taylor RootsWeb tree * * * * * * * * * * 1819 Harlan CO KY tax list-annotated by David Crow Cope 180- Charles Blare- marr. Esther Robertson 181- Joseph Blare-NFI 182- William Jenkins- found by Abel Pennington 1810 Knox CO KY 183- JOHN BACK marr. Catherine Robertson 184- Lewis Back - a brother ? 185- John Roark- marr. Mary Back ? dau. of John & Catherine 186- John Maggard 187- Samuel MAGGARD- marr. Elizabeth Robertson 188- Simeon JUSTICE 189- William Calwell ? 190- Mathias Kelly 191- Abel Pennington - listed 1830 Perry Co KY census 192- William Pennington- may have marr. Abigail Caudill- Note- the Caudills are listed as desc.s of the John Webb and Mary Boone family and these Caudills' are found 1820 Floyd CO KY and 1830 Perry CO KY. 193- James Webb- wife Mary Sturgill ?? related to Boones 194- James Baker 195- Henry Back- ? a brother of John * * * * * * * * * * * John Bock in the 1820 United States Federal Census Name: John Bock [John Back] Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Harlan, Kentucky Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 4 Free White Persons - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7 Source Citation 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Page: 104; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 65 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. John Back in the 1830 United States Federal Census Name: John Back Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Harlan, Kentucky Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1 Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1 Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total Slaves: 3 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8 Source Citation 1830; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 109; Family History Library Film: 0007816 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. John Back in the 1840 United States Federal Census Name: John Back Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Breathitt, Kentucky Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1 Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3 No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 3 Total Slaves: 2 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5 Source Citation Year: 1840; Census Place: Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 105; Page: 411; Image: 845; Family History Library Film: 0007823 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1850 United States Federal Census about John Back Name: John Back [John Bach Sr.] Age: 75 Birth Year: abt 1775 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 1, Breathitt, Kentucky Gender: Male Family Number: 141 Household Members: Name Age John Back 75 Katharine Back 70 Bach to Back DNA Project at Family Tree DNA https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/bach-to-back/about/results