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Daniel Hopkins Muse
1789 - 1866 (76 years)-
Name Daniel Hopkins Muse Born 13 Apr 1789 Moore, North Carolina, United States 
Gender Male Died 8 Apr 1866 Moore, North Carolina, United States Buried After 8 Apr 1866 Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, United States - Burial:
Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Carthage
Moore County
North Carolina, USA
In Memory of
D.H. Muse
Aged 76 Yrs.
11MS8 25 DS.
Died April 18 AD 1866
Find A Grave Memorial# 35688668
Person ID I224 Muse-Nagy Last Modified 27 Aug 2015
Father Jesse Franklin Muse, Sr., b. 26 Apr 1759, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA , d. 18 Oct 1820, Moore County, North Carolina, USA (Age 61 years) Mother Joyce Hill, b. 1765, Moore County, North Carolina, United States , d. 22 Oct 1825, Moore County, North Carolina, United States (Age 60 years) Married Abt 1780 North Carolina, United States Family ID F92 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jennet K. Smith, b. 1797, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. 24 Jun 1880-15 Jan 1881, Moore County, North Carolina, United States (Age 84 years) Married 1814 Children 1. Muse, b. 1817, Moore, North Carolina, United States [Birth]+ 2. Archibald Muse, b. 4 Sep 1817, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. 30 Jan 1888, Garland, Arkansas, United States (Age 70 years) [Birth]3. Sarah Muse, b. 18 Mar 1819, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. Arkansas, United States [Birth]+ 4. Stephen S. Muse, Esq., b. Abt 1821, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. 12 Feb 1876, Sulphur Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA (Age ~ 55 years) [Birth]5. Patience Muse, b. 22 Sep 1823, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. 1850 (Age 26 years) [Birth]+ 6. Jesse Arnold Muse, b. 7 Oct 1824, Moore, North Carolina, United States , d. 10 Dec 1900, Mountain Valley, Garland, Arkansas, United States (Age 76 years) [Birth]7. Kindred B. Muse, b. 1836, Moore, North Carolina, United States [Birth]Last Modified 13 May 2013 Family ID F81 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 13 Apr 1789 - Moore, North Carolina, United States 
Died - 8 Apr 1866 - Moore, North Carolina, United States 
Buried - After 8 Apr 1866 - Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1810 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
Daniel Muse
1820 US Census for Daniel H Muse Household
Moore County, North Carolina
In the household:
1 male under 10
1 male 26 to 45
1 female under 10
1 female 16 to 26
Number of persons engaged in agriculture: 1
1830 US Census for Daniel Muse 
1837 Case reports for the North Carolina Supreme Court
The State vs. Daniel Muse
2 September 1837
1840 US Census for Danl H Muse 
1842 Petition for Bankruptcy for Daniel Muse
Fayetteville Weekly Observer, North Carolina, 9 March 1842
Daniel Muse of Moore County filed a petition to be declared bankrupt by the court.
Newspapers.com
1847 Will Mentioning Daniel H and Jennet Muse
25 September 1847, Moore County, North Carolina
The will of James Smith. James paid Daniel H Muse $10 and paid Jennet $5. James appointed his "worthy friend" Daniel to be an executor of his estate.
FamilySearch.org, Wills, 1818-1915; indexes, 1793-1965, 1793-1965 (Moore County, North Carolina), vol. B, p. 190-191, img 351-352
1850 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
Daniel H. Muse-60-M-Farmer
Jennet K. Muse-51-F
Kindred Muse-14-M
Patience Muse-25-F
1860 US Census, Moore County, North Carolina
Daniel H Muse-71-M-Farmer-North Carolina
Jennet K. Muse-63-F-North Carolina
Kindred Muse-25-M-North Carolina
1862 Will of Daniel H Muse
Moore County, North Carolina, 16 June 1862
Daniel gave all real and personal property to his wife, Jennet. After her death, his property will be sold at public sale and the proceeds will be equally divided among his five children.
FamilySearch, North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970, Moore, Wills, 1853-1881, Vol. C, p. 138
1883 Final Account of Estate Sold for D H Muse
Moore County, North Carolina, 26 February 1883
Daniel H Muse's property was sold on 15 January 1881. This is a final account of all the costs of the sale. W R Muse was the administrator.
D H Muse's 1862 will stipulated that after his wife's death, his remaining property would be sold at public sale and the proceeds be equally divided between his five children. Daniel's wife, Jennet, must have died before 15 January 1881.
FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970, Moore County, Settlements, 1869-1896, Vol. 1, p. 293, img 187
1884 Lane Deed for Estate of Daniel H Muse
Moore County, North Carolina, 30 December 1884
W R Muse was the administrator of Daniel H Muse's will. W R Muse sold all of Daniel Muse's property by public auction on 15 January 1881. L W Muse purchased 100 (150?) acres of Daniel Muse's land for $425.
Daniel H Muse's 1862 will stipulated that after his wife's death, his remaining property would be sold at public sale and the proceeds be equally divided between his five children. Daniel's wife, Jennet, must have died before 15 January 1881.
Note: a courthouse fire in 1889 destroyed most of the land records in Moore County. Therefore, Daniel H Muse's original purchase deed cannot be located to verify if he bought 100 or 150 acres.
FamilySearch.org, Deeds (Moore County, North Carolina), 1889-1901; indexes, 1880-1966, 1880-1966, film 546496, p. 582-583, img 698
Headstones 
Headstone for D. H. Muse
Aged 76 YRS 11 MS & 25 DS
Died April 8 A.D. 1866
Close-up rubbing of headstone for Daniel Hopkins Muse