Dear List Members, I am cross posting to the Greene, Wilkes, Oglethorpe and Taliaferro County, Georgia, lists and to the Pollard list. I am still trying to sort out my POLLARD and EDMONDS (Various spellings) lines in these areas of Georgia. The Edmonds lived at Rayle in Wilkes County, Georgia, but were on the 1820 Oglethrope County, Georgia, census. I think the Pollards lived generally in that section of Taliaferro County (mostly the 605th GMD) that was taken as a slice of these three other counties c. 1827 when Taliaferro was formed. Their records are likely to show up in any of the four counties. I have the Edmonds back to 1768 in Halifax County, Virginia, and they migrated to Wilkes County, c. 1784-86 and am only just now in the past few years have tried to sort out the Pollard line. I am trying to sort out and prove the family of Seaborn Pollard, Sr., who some sources on the Internet sites claim was a son of William Pollard (Rev. Sol.)and Jane Thompson who is supposed to have migrated to Wilkes County, Georgia, from Culpeper County, Virginia. By 1860 the widow of Seaborn Pollard, Sr., Sarah M. _?_ and some of her grown children were living at Greensboro in Greene County. They were members of Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County. In 1850-60 some of the men were farming and some were working for the Railroad. I have never found any land records for Seaborn and Sarah Pollard, but they seem to own as many as 14 or so slaves. I have Seaborn b. as early as c. 1780 and died probably in Taliaferro County without a will between 1840-50. Below I have cut and pasted extracts from the 1850 and the 1860 Census of Wilkes County, Georgia, for James Edmonds, Jacob B. Nash, and John McAvoy. From the marriage records of Wilkes County, Georgia: Sarah Pollard m. James Edmonds 1849 Elizabeth Pollard m. Jacob B. Nash 1830 Eizabeth Pollard d. 1843 buried Daniel Springs, Greene County, in isolated family cemetery with marker listing children. In Armor's Greens Co. Cem. Book. Jacob B. Nash m. Martha Silvey 1845. Mahala Nash m. John McAvoy 1850 Listed on her mother's marker. Need proof (marriage record etc.) that Mary Pollard b. c. 1810 or earlier, dau. of Seaborn and Sarah M _?_, m. _?_ McAvoy was the mother of John McAvoy and that John McAvoy and Mahala Nash were probabably first cousins by their mother's being Pollard sisters??? No family stories, just some very confusing records that seem to fit, if this relationship, I am PURPOSING, is true. What was the connection of William H. Rhodes to this family if he did not marry an older Pollard siSter that was deceased by 1850. He was living with the Sarah M. Pollard family in 1860 in Greene County. Two men, who I think were Josiah Pollard and William H. Rhodes, were making an estate return in Taliaferro County, Georgia, in the early 1840's on an estate that was probably that of either Seavorn pollard Sr. or Jr. I was only able to find the index of returns, not the name of the deceased. No wills for Pollard in Taliaferro County. All of these people are somewhat tied together by a deed in Taliaferro County c. 1853 where Sarah Pollard, James Edmonds, William H. Rhodes, Mary McAvoy, Josiah Pollard, etc. are selling a slave. I have previous posted this deed to the list, but I will post it again in a separate query. How was Martha Silvey Nash,above, related to Dolford H. Silvey who married the oldest daughter of Sarah R. Edmonds. Dolford Silvey and Eliza Edmonds m. c. 1832 Wilkes County. Dates would not fit to be a daughter. Maybe a sister/brother rleationship??? Edmonds are buried in Rayle/Silvey Cemetery at Rayle. Any Pollard or other information that would shed more light on these family relationships would be greatly appreciated. Vivian Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925-96-7 1-936-858-3801 http://www.inu.net/vcates 1850 CENSUS WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA. Series M435 Roll 87 Printed page 307, Subdivision 94, October 9, 1850. House #278/278 John McAvoy 24 M Carpenter No Real Estate value all born Georgia married within the year Mahala 19 F Married within the year Thos. McAvoy 20 M do-Carpenter Wm Echols 20 M do=Carpenter Page 308-A House #291 Sarah R. Edmonds 59 F b. S. C. $800 Real Estate Value Parmelia 30 F all the rest born Georgia Lucinda 28 F Mary 23 F House # 292/292 Jas Edmonds 26 M Mary E. 2/12 F Page 308-B House # 297 Jacob B. Nash 52 M Farmer $200 all born Georgia Martha 20 F Daniel 18 M Thomas 16 M Joseph 14 M Robert 12 M Martha 2 F Infant 6/12 M 1860 CENSUS WILKES COUNTY GEORGIA. Series M 653 Roll 141 Page 829. Written page 829 Washington Post Office, July 10, 1860. House #424/424 J. B. Nash 56 M Farmer $300/$5700 all b. Georgia Martha 34 F Josiah 19 M Martha J. 12 F Jacob B. 9 M Reuben 6 M Lucy 4 F Lucretia 3 F Stephen 5/12 M Catherine Pratt 23 F House #425/425 John McAvoy 38 M Carpenter _____/$1500 Mahala 27 F Mary E. 7 F William T. 5 M James D 4 M Sarah T 1 F Mary McAvoy 48 F Page 830 House #427/427 D. H. Silvey and family House #429/429 James M. Edmonds and family