Thanks for sharing your story with me. I've received a number of stories from people today about families/ancestors who have lived in the same house, but different states. Liz In a message dated 08/03/2000 7:46:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Bolil16@aol.com writes: << Subj: Re: [GAEARLY-L] FL & GA state line Date: 08/03/2000 7:46:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: Bolil16@aol.com Reply-to: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com Liz, Actually, you are correct also. The line DID move as different sets of surveyors came through the area. Only for those folks who lived w within a mile of the state line, though, did this happen. My own grandmother lived in the same house for the first 18 years of her life and lived first in FL then AL then FL then AL then FL and all of that since 1890. So, yes, that would occassionally happen, but not in all places. Sometimes there were immovable objects likes rivers or ridges to mark survey area. Then the line usually stayed put. The Early Co GA and Gadsden Co., FL line was one of the more stable lines as it was frequently surveyed from 1825 - 1845 before FL became a state. Before that it was never part of GA but was a territory of several nations. Look at your map carefully to see how close they were. Lots of them moved between two communities for the seasons. ==== GAEARLY Mailing List ==== What can you do to help?? Transcribe Census Records?? http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ What is RootsWeb all about?? - http://www.rootsweb.com/ ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <.GAEARLY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd03.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Thu, 03 Aug 2000 19:46:33 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Thu, 03 Aug 2000 19:46:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e73NjYT32459; Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:45:34 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:45:34 -0700 X-Original-Sender: Bolil16@aol.com Thu Aug 3 16:45:34 2000 From: Bolil16@aol.com Message-ID: <43.8734fef.26bb5e0e@aol.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 19:45:18 EDT Subject: Re: [GAEARLY-L] FL & GA state line Old-To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 114 Resent-Message-ID: <.VYnN2D.A._6H.eQgi5@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <.GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/459 X-Loop: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GAEARLY-L-request@rootsweb.com >>

Liz, Actually, you are correct also. The line DID move as different sets of surveyors came through the area. Only for those folks who lived w within a mile of the state line, though, did this happen. My own grandmother lived in the same house for the first 18 years of her life and lived first in FL then AL then FL then AL then FL and all of that since 1890. So, yes, that would occassionally happen, but not in all places. Sometimes there were immovable objects likes rivers or ridges to mark survey area. Then the line usually stayed put. The Early Co GA and Gadsden Co., FL line was one of the more stable lines as it was frequently surveyed from 1825 - 1845 before FL became a state. Before that it was never part of GA but was a territory of several nations. Look at your map carefully to see how close they were. Lots of them moved between two communities for the seasons.

Gadsden County is in Florida and always has been ..... Decatur County, Ga. has always been in Georgia, it was made from the original Early County as was Baker, Calhoun, Miller, Seminole, and parts of Clay County, Ga.--In other words, Early County was one of the original 13 colonies.....across the South part of Georgia in 1818 was Appling--Irwin and Early......and that was all there was in the beginning........Hope this helps someone......Joan Herndon in Early Co.

At 03:00 AM 08/03/2000 -0700, you wrote: >GAEARLY-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 81 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] surname [Ronald L Haire <ronhaire@juno.com>] > #2 Re: [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] sur ["Henry Vernon Herndon" <hherndon@a] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from GAEARLY-D, send a message to > > GAEARLY-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:26:28 -0400 >From: Ronald L Haire <ronhaire@juno.com> >To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20000802.112632.-163661.0.ronhaire@juno.com> >Subject: [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] surnames in Decatur Co. >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Re. note from BMcnair, > >One of your surnames mentioned was Faircloth. I am looking for >parents,etc. of Charity Elizabeth(or Elizabeth Charity) Faircloth >(1825-1897) who was married before 1844 to William J.(Irish Billy) Dunn >of Baker and then Miller County. On the 1870 Miller Co. census the >family had 36 year old Martha Faircloth (assumed to be a sister of >Charity) living with them. I'm also needing information on her husband, >Irish Billy Dunn, before 1850, such as when and where he entered the >country from Ireland. >Ron >ronhaire@juno.com > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 20:52:36 -0400 >From: "Henry Vernon Herndon" <hherndon@alltel.net> >To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <004501bffce5$54931960$4d9766a6@herndon> >Subject: Re: [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] surnames in Decatur Co. >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >RON, I WOULD PUT THAT QUERY ON THE MILLER COUNTY WEBSITE...........THEY ALL >LIVE THERE OR IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. PUT IT IN BOTH PLACES........JOAN HERNDON >-----Original Message----- >From: Ronald L Haire <ronhaire@juno.com> >To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com <GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:33 AM >Subject: [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] surnames in Decatur Co. > > >>Re. note from BMcnair, >> >>One of your surnames mentioned was Faircloth. I am looking for >>parents,etc. of Charity Elizabeth(or Elizabeth Charity) Faircloth >>(1825-1897) who was married before 1844 to William J.(Irish Billy) Dunn >>of Baker and then Miller County. On the 1870 Miller Co. census the >>family had 36 year old Martha Faircloth (assumed to be a sister of >>Charity) living with them. I'm also needing information on her husband, >>Irish Billy Dunn, before 1850, such as when and where he entered the >>country from Ireland. >>Ron >>ronhaire@juno.com >> >> >>==== GAEARLY Mailing List ==== >>What can you do to help?? Transcribe Census Records?? >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ >>What is RootsWeb all about?? - http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >

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An exchange says the husking season is the time to secure the best and most durable of under-beds. All the inner husk of the corn should be saved for this purpose. True it takes a great many to make a bed, but when once the sack is filled it is abed for life, and is the lightest and softest thing of the kind that anyone could desier. The husks curl up as they dry, and never mat down afterwards. Moreover, no insects ever lodge in them, as vermin do in straw. They are perfectly clean and being of strong and tough texture, they will not wear out for years. "Scientic American". Every state carried by General Taylor has been by an increased majority, whilst every state carried by Gen Cass has been by a reduced one. A test of genuine tea is a grain and a hlf of sulphate of iron; genuine green tea has a bluish tint; bolica a blackish blue. If adulterated it is all colors. Cider drinkers, it is now asserted by medical men in England, escape the Cholera. It contains malic and tannic acid. The last time Gen. Taylor was in Washington, was previous to his going down to Corpus Christi [Texas] whither he was ordered by President John Tyler to take command of the Army of Observation concentrated near the frontier of Texas. He will return on the 4th of March to make his his report in person. The work of the telegraph. The Detroit Free Press says: The unofficial vote of the city of Boston and the returns from 91 towns in that state were received here on Tuesday evening at a quarter past 8 o'clock, and before the result was known in the first ward of this city. The result in Baltimore and Philadelphia city was received by way of St. Louis via Chicago, in this city, before 12 o'clock at night. The vote of Chicago, Milwaukie, and this city [Detroit] was in New York before 9 o'clock. Receipts of Cotton. It will be seen that the receipts of cotton in this city for the last 3 monhts , have been unprecendently heavy, and the prospect is, that they will continue so to the end of the season. We would not be at all surprised if from present indications, the total recipe by Railroads and Wagons for the present cotton year, would reach 160,000 bales. If 1/20 part of this were manufactured in this place, Macon would sustain 3 times her present population. Gen. Taylor's Resignation. We learn that Gen Taylor has sent in his resignation as Major-General commanding the Western Division of our army, and that it will take effect after the 1st of Feb. next. It is a remarkable coincidence that the late order of the War Dept to Gen Taylor, in relation to the transfer of Gen Twiggs from his post on the Rio Grande to the commandlately filled by Gen Kearny, at St. Louis, was dated 7th Nov, the day upon which the people ordered the General to prepar to assume on the 4th of March next, the position of Commander-in-chief. The National President. The National Intelligencer notes the fact that Gen Taylor has received 97 electoral votes in the Free States and 66 in the Slave States, being a majority of the electoral votes in both sections of the Union.....he is more than any other since the days of Washington, a national President--the man for the times and the crisis. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Will be sold at the court hosue door in Fayettevile, Fayette county, on the first Tuesday in Feb next, North half of Lot of Land #166, in the 5th District of Fayette County, sold as the property of the estate of O.H. Prince, deceased. Washington Poe, Adm. EXECUTOR'S SALE. Will be sold at late residence of Robert LOUDON, deceased in Sumter Co, on Frid 29 Dec, the balance of the Perisahble Property belonging to said estate, consisting of meat and stock hogs, one yod of oxen, one bay mare, one grey mare, one mule, ocrn and fodder, plantation tools. W.J. Ronaldson, Exec. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Will be sold before the courthouse door in Macon Co on the first Tues in Feb next, all the Negroes belonging to the estate of S.F. Jones, deceased, late of Macon Co. Thomas Ragland, Adm ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Will be sold before courthouse in Blakely, Early Co, on 1st Tues March, lot of land #302 in 6th district of Early, belonging to the estate of S.F. Jones, deceased, late of Macon Co. Thomas Ragland, Adm. TAKEN UP about 1st Nov, Bay mare, supposed to be from 5-7 yr old of common size. >From appearance, it is probably she had been rod from a distance, and came to my neighborhood about the middle of Oct. 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I trace my family back to Joshua Faircloth born 1799 in Sampson Co., N.C. My g, g grandfather Thomas David Faircloth was born in Ga. He was killed in the Civil War in Texas; I'd appreciate any info on him. June

Please excuse the multiple messages. I need info regarding the Florida & Georgia state line. I know it moved around from time to time over a period of many, many years before it was finally settled. I am researching in Gadsden Co, FL and Decatur Co, FL. It would be helpful to know more about where and when the state line was located. For instance, I know a person could have been born in what we now know as Florida, but at the time of their birth, it was known as Georgia. If anyone has any info on this or can tell me where to find some, I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Liz Gerlits Palm Bay, FL Email: DLizgerlits@aol.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Researching in SE: Booth, Chester, Johnson, Jordan, King, Mashburn, Moore, McElvy/McElvey, Phillips, Reeves, Register/Regester, Toole, Yon = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If you're interested in a cookbook with a genealogy theme "Recipes from Family, Friends & Strangers", please contact me privately at DLizgerlits@aol.com.

RON, I WOULD PUT THAT QUERY ON THE MILLER COUNTY WEBSITE...........THEY ALL LIVE THERE OR IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. PUT IT IN BOTH PLACES........JOAN HERNDON -----Original Message----- From: Ronald L Haire <ronhaire@juno.com> To: GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com <GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:33 AM Subject: [GAEARLY-L] Re: [GADECATU] surnames in Decatur Co. >Re. note from BMcnair, > >One of your surnames mentioned was Faircloth. I am looking for >parents,etc. of Charity Elizabeth(or Elizabeth Charity) Faircloth >(1825-1897) who was married before 1844 to William J.(Irish Billy) Dunn >of Baker and then Miller County. On the 1870 Miller Co. census the >family had 36 year old Martha Faircloth (assumed to be a sister of >Charity) living with them. I'm also needing information on her husband, >Irish Billy Dunn, before 1850, such as when and where he entered the >country from Ireland. >Ron >ronhaire@juno.com > > >==== GAEARLY Mailing List ==== >What can you do to help?? Transcribe Census Records?? >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ >What is RootsWeb all about?? - http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >

Re. note from BMcnair, One of your surnames mentioned was Faircloth. I am looking for parents,etc. of Charity Elizabeth(or Elizabeth Charity) Faircloth (1825-1897) who was married before 1844 to William J.(Irish Billy) Dunn of Baker and then Miller County. On the 1870 Miller Co. census the family had 36 year old Martha Faircloth (assumed to be a sister of Charity) living with them. I'm also needing information on her husband, Irish Billy Dunn, before 1850, such as when and where he entered the country from Ireland. Ron ronhaire@juno.com

Wanda, I don't live in Early county and can't do the look-up. I thought you might want to know why you don't get a response. [if you don't] Deed Bk D 1831-1842 is not indexed and would take hours and hours to go through page by page [I have done it.] Deed Bk E 1837-1842 is indexed, but only for deed transactions. I rented the microfilm from my local LDS family history center. It is #0614053 and has both D & E on that roll. Lindy

"W. Harrison" wrote: > I traveled over 150 miles roundtrip to Early County on election day last > week to discover that the clerk's office was closed for the day. I > would appreciate it if someone had the time to do a lookup for me. I am > searching for any land transactions for James K. or H. Oats/Oates or > John Little or George Little. Please email me at wwharris@rose.net > Thanks in advance, > Wanda Oates Harrison P. S. I know they were in Early County in the 1830's until the late 1840's.

I traveled over 150 miles roundtrip to Early County on election day last week to discover that the clerk's office was closed for the day. I would appreciate it if someone had the time to do a lookup for me. I am searching for any land transactions for James K. or H. Oats/Oates or John Little or George Little. Please email me at wwharris@rose.net Thanks in advance, Wanda Oates Harrison

OOPS! I was supposed to send that to Kathrine about Isham Sheffield. Went into my sent mail and tried changing the EMail to her address and deleted the entire message. Will not type it over, so can you forward it on to cheery2@quiknet.com for me please?

Hello Katherine Naomi here WFT CD #226 list Isham Sheffield m: Martha R Lane 6 june 1833 Early Co GA. Marr also in Vol 2 History of Early Co GA {page 259} and Co marr record book page 39. Vol 2, History of Early Co GA, page 357 shows Beech Creek Cemetery Tyler Co TX 3 miles West of Spurger TX near the spot where to group entered the state. Of this group were Jordan, Collier, Sheffield and Hooks families: Isham Sheffield b: 21 Jan 1812 d: 7 aug 1890; Nancy Ann Sheffield, wf of Isham Sheffield b: 9 sept 1813; 5 aug 1890; Johnnie Sheffiedl , son of Isham and Nancy Sheffiedl b:26 aug 1856, d: 16 mar 1871. His marks-brands, clerks office Early Co GA 1822-1831 was shown as dated 3 nov 1822, page #1. There are many other references to Isham in this book, but have not even checked Vol 1 yet.

According to the 1820 Early County census page I have, there was an Isom Shuffield in whose household were 4 males under the age of 10, 2 males to age 16, 1 male 45+, 2 females under 10, 1 female to age 16 and 1 female 45+. Does anyone know the names of the children? Thanking you!

Have you checkedthe Sheffield's from Early Co. that moved to Tyler Co., Tx. There are lots of them there that are descendants of Early Co.,Ga. relatives. You might want to put a query on the Tyler Co. website. June

Posted on: Early County Wills Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/EarlyWill?read=6 Surname: MINTER, KELLY, MCLEAN, PORTER, CARRIGAN, O'NEAL, HAIRE ------------------------- Will of Frederick PORTER, taken from Will Book A, page 7, Early County, Georgia, 1822-1839 GEORGIA, Early County In the name of God, amen. I, Frederick PORTER of the County and State aforesaid, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same, and knowing that it is ordained for all men once to die, I do make, ordain and constitute this my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, and first of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my family, and as to such worldly effects as The Lord has been pleased to bless me with I give and bequeath in the following manner, viz: Item 1st. I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth PORTER, one negro woman named NANCY, and one negro man named AMERICA or MIKE, and one boy named LEWIS, four cows and calves, one gray horse, one bed and furniture, one sow and pigs, two ewes and lambs to be at her control during her life in widowhood, and at her disposition the above property and the increase thereof to be equally divided amongst my children or their heirs as will be herein after named. I also will that my wife, Elizabeth, shall have, possess, and peaceably enjoy quiet possession of the house and premises whereon I now live during her life as above, free and clear from any incumberance whatever. Item 2. I give and bequeath to my three youngest sons, John, Frederick and Joel, the tract of land on which I live, being No. 407 in the 26th Dis. Early, with the addition of fifty acres taken off side of No. 406 on the line forming said No. 407. This tract of land, No. 407, together with the said addition of fifty acres part of No. 408, I wish to be equally divided in point of valuation amongst my three sons above mentioned, that is to say my son John to have his dividend taken off the upper part of the land by a line running at right angles with the back line to the river. Frederick to have his dividend in the middle joining that of John with a line running so as to include the sawmill on his part, and the sawmill and the profits thereof to be and remain equally between John and Frederick, the lower division of said land to be the part of Joel which includes the grist mill and ferry, together with my building and improvement which remain under the absolute control of my wife during her life as above mentioned. Item 3. The balance remaining of No. 406 I give and bequeath to my two elder sons, William and Shadrach, to be equally divided in point of valuation. Item 4. I give and bequeath to my son William PORTER one negro man named PETER. Item 5. I give and bequeath to my son Shadrach PORTER one negro boy named DICK. Item 6. I give and bequeath to my son John PORTER one negro boy named ISAAC. Item 7. I give and bequeath to my son, Frederick PORTER, one negro boy named WYLIE. Item 8. I give and bequeath to my son, Joel PORTER, one negro boy named SAMUEL. Item 9. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Patience OXFORD, one negro woman named LEWIS. Item 10. I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Elizabeth MINTER one negro named MARY. Item 11. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Lesley PORTER, two negro girls named ELIZA and EADY. Item 12. I will that my son Shadrach have one featherbed or the value thereof and that the filly which I got from son William be returned to him. Item 13. I will and order that somuch of my stock shall be sold as will be sufficient to pay my debts, and the balance of my stock, household furniture, except such as is herein disposed of, be equally divided amongst my children in the order before stated, only that out of the stock or profits thereof there shall be a horse purchased for my son Joel and one for my daughter, Lesley. LASTLY, I constitute, ordain and appoint my two sons, William PORTER and John PORTER to be my true and lawful Executors of this MY LAST WILL AND TESTATMENT. In testimony whereof I herunto set my hand and affix my seal this Second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three. N.B. The item which bequeaths the sawmill to John and Frederick PORTER does not mean or intend for the line of division to include the mill in their part but reserve the use and profit thereof to Frederick and John should the land fall in Joel's part. Signed, sealed, published and declared in the presense of Samuel C. B. Jackson FREDERICK PORTER (L.S.) John H. McDonald Nevin McBryde Link: Major General George H. Thomas URL: <http://www.geocities.com/srhackettbr/GeoHThomas/ght.htm>

Quote"F. Marion Platt was affiliated with the old Magnolia Lodge in Early County January 7, 1882, coming from Simon Holt Lodge #218. He was a son of, Jonathan Platt and Civilita M. Lewis and was born in Early County, Ga. on June 3, 1835. Mr. Platt married 3 times, first, Miss Palmelia?sp-- Sheffield; second to Miss Caledonia Sheffield, a daughter of William Sheffield and lastly, to Miss Fredonia Singleton and was the father of Mrs. Sam Stein, Mrs Harry Stein, Mrs. W.J. Stevenson, Mrs. I Friedman, Rev Frank Platt, B.A. Platt, Hoyt Platt and Sherry L. Platt. He was in the mercantile business in Blakely and also kept the Platt Hotel, located on the site now occupied by the stores of J. B. Murdock, Fryer's Pharmacy and Ed Chancy. Mr. Platt was a SGT. of Company I, 29th Georgia Battalion, during the Civil War and was discharged in 1865 and died in Texas in 1901. Jonathan Platt joined Magnolia # 86 in 1860. He lived near Damascus, and the place is still known to the older inhabitants as Plattsville. Mr. Platt was born Sept. 10, 1809. He married Miss Civilita M. Lewis and was the father of F. Marion Platt, William Platt and Mrs Lucy Mock....... This information was taken from the History of Magnolia Lodge No. 86--Free and Accepted Masons---Early County-- Maddox Memorial Library on Columbia Street--Blakely, Ga. 31723 by Joan Herndon hherndon@alltel.net

Does anyone know who were the parents of my greatgrandmother Permelia Sheffield, married first to Benjamin Platt, then to Ransom Dunn, probably born in Early Co. in 1841? There were so many Sheffields with the same names! I found three Permelias about the same age as mine but all seemed to have married someone other than my ggrandfather ,Ambrose Ransome Haire. Any help is appreciated. Ron Haire ronhaire@juno.com

Do you have any Glasses in your records. I had an Uncle LAYTON (Leighton?) Glass b26 Oct 1921 probably in Thomas County. Thomas Glass b 1800 NC is shown on the 1850 Early Co., Ga. census with . his wife Mary and 8 (eight) children. I show a Thomas Glass married Mary MC CORMICK on 26 Sep 1844 in Early Co., Ga. She must have been a second wife. His first wife might have been Bridget Faircloth married 1830 in Thomas Co. L. Glass