What information can you find out about James Moody, Jr. (born in 1777)?

Question:He lived around the Barnwell district of South Carolina. He had seven children: one named Sarah (born before1800); one named John H. Moody, and another named Elizabeth (b. 1810). Another was possibly Richard Moody born about 1800, who had a son named John H.

Any information you can find about him would be helpful.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: He lived around the Barnwell district of South Carolina. He had seven children: one named Sarah (born before1800); one named John H. Moody, and another named Elizabeth (b. 1810). Another was possibly Richard Moody born about 1800, who had a son named John H.

Any information you can find about him would be helpful.

www.ancestry.com
1810 United States Federal Census
Name: James Moody
Township: Barnwell
County: Barnwell
State: South Carolina

Shown on the original form:
Free white males--under age 10--2
Free white females--under age 10--2
Free white males--ages 26-44--1
Free white females--ages 26-44--1
Slaves--ages 26-44--2

www.familysearch.org--possibly one of his children??--from 1880 US Census
J. S. MOODY
Birth Year <1798>
Birthplace SC
Age 82
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status M <Married>
Race W <White>
Head of Household J. S. MOODY
Relation Self
Father's Birthplace NC
Mother's Birthplace NC
Census Place Pumpkin Vine, Paulding, Georgia

From what I can find in the early censuses, he had a decent-sized piece of property and owned it outright. When that's the case, the best records can usually be found in the county court house. I'd look for land records, slave sale records, his will (a very important piece of information), and a local biography at the County Historical Society. None of the censuses in that era told us anything personal about individuals. I can't even find the record of "James Sr." in the Barnwell area. It's possible he moved there and was born anywhere from Virginia to Georgia.

I do believe he may also have had a son named James who was born ca 1813-1815. But from this point on you'll have to work private collections, like at the historical society, Daughters of the American Revolution library, etc. The records from that era are very tightly held and many aren't digitized. You might start with http://www.dar.org
See if they have any records of a James Moody Sr. father of James Jr. of Barnwell and grandfather of Sarah having been in the American Revolution.