Chattahoochee-Baldwin-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Scott, Perry Radney unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 4, 2004, 5:51 pm Author: N. K. Rogers THE SCOTT FAMILY By B. K. Scott—1925 Introduction Charles Wagner has said that "the best possessions of a family recollection, is the purpose of the following pages. Some common memories, many of them long since passed out of family are its common memories." To recall and preserve these old family records having come into my possession, they suggested the idea of further research and ultimate preservation by assembling them in systematic and chronological order. More than two years have been spent in the work, and the result is presented in this simple and compact form. Records of families not in direct lineal descent have to some extent been included in so far as they represent the true type of our ancestors of the times in which they lived. To honor and preserve the memory of those who have passed beyond the veil, to foster a proper family feeling and spirit, and to keep for future generations the record of their ancestry, these pages are sent out to my own children and to collateral families and entrusted to their keeping. Public records, church records, tombstone inscriptions, family Bibles and other private records have furnished consider able material. This compilation would not have been possible without the aid of many persons who have furnished information for this record. Among1 the many who have assisted, space will be given to only a few in these introductory remarks. These few are the oldest living representatives' of their respective lines. Mrs. Susan Key Pound, (Aunt Sudie), the youngest and only living child of my paternal grand parents, now residing at 54 St. Charles Place, Atlanta, Ga.; Capt. Thomas E. Blanchard and his brother, William R. Blanchard, sons of Thomas Blanchard, oldest brother of my maternal grandmother, both residing in Columbus, Ga.; Dr. Frank M. and Thomas Gordy, grandsons of my paternal grandfather's only sister, Aunt Mary (Scott) Gordy; and Aunt Lou Scott, widow of my great uncle Jack Scott, now living in Lumpkin, Ga. The Gordys reside in and near Cusseta, Ga. To these and all who have contributed in any way, the compiler of these records expresses his grateful appreciation. Antiquity of the Name of Scott. Professor Inness of Edinburgh University in his treatise relative to the origin of the name of Scott says that, long before surnames were known, the people of that country, who wandered into England, there received the distinctive appellation of Scotus, or Scot, and returned to Scotland, bearing the name of Scot in addition to their former name. The canny lad who crossed the border as plain Robert, returned in time from England as Robert Scot, reared a family who retained the name of their ancestor. Other historians claim: that the name of Scotland itself was derived from the family name; in fact, claim that a family of primitive gypsies gave a name to the country in which it located instead of a country giving a name to divers wanderers from its borders. In support of this theory Boethius, Vermimdus, Cornelius and Scaliger claim that the name Scot originated from Scota, daughter of Pharaoh who was drowned in the Red Sea. The story told in support of this origin of the name is as follows: Gathelus, a son of Cecrops, King of Athens, being banished from that kingdom, fled to Egypt with a large band of followers. This was in the time of Moses, and Pharaoh being engaged1 in war was glad to accept the aid of the followers of Gathelus, whom he made a general of the combined forces. The enemy nation were subdued, and as a reward Pharaoh gave his daughter Scota in marriage to the victorious Gattielus. Later Gathelus and Scota, with a goodly following, escaping from the plague of Egypt, fled to Spain, naming that portion of the country Port Gathale which is now known us Portugal. Here Gathelus gave to his followers the name of "Scottis" from the love he bore his wife Scota. After years of war with the natives of Spain, these nomad "Scottis" once more set sail and landed in Ireland, from whence they afterward went to the northern part of the adjacent island Britain, naming- the country Scotland, or the land of the "Scottis." This theory of the origin of the name is treated by many historians as fabulous, but Geoffrey Keating, the Irish antiquary, clamis that the followers of Gathelus and Scota landed in Ireland (B. C. 1303); and a number of other ancient antiquaries and historians agree that the name of Scott is derived from the name of Scota, the Egyptian Princess. An interesting point in this connection is the entry found in the Paslter of Cashel as follows: "Heber Scot, son of Seru, son of Easru, son of Gadelas, son of Nitil, son of Feniusa-Farsa son of Magog, son. of Japhet." The name of Scott within seven generations of the Flood! Among the very early records of persons bearing the name are those relating to two natives of Scotland named John and Clements, who are mentioned as being in Paris in the time of Charlemagne. The fact that John or Johansen, was an instructor of Charlemagne fixes the time about the middle of the eighth century. About 1686, Sachells, (or Satchells), wrote a history of the name of Scott, a volume of some 200 pages which contained much quaint historical matter from which Sir Walter Scott drew largely in his "Lay of the Last Minstrel." In his poetical defense of the Clan he writes: "A thousand years if I do not forget By chronicles I'll prove the name of Scot. In King Achaius' time, that worthy prince, John and Clements Scot they went to France; In Paris they at first began, In Charlamagne the Great his time To instruct the Christian religion." From the sands of Solway to the mouth of Tweed, stretches the land of minstrelsy and romantic story, the borders of Scotland. A land of far flung hills and swift and rocky streams, of purple heather and of lonely wastes where even today the silence of the tarn and the moorland is broken only by the cry of the wild fowl or the bleat of the black faced sheep. Within this border land, in wood girt tower and crag bound river stronghold, flanked by the ravines of Tevoit and Tweed, of Ettrick and Yarrow. "A hardy race who never shrank from war— The Scott, to rival realms a bar— Here fixed his mountain home." The first occurrence of the name Scot in writings now preserved seem to be "Uchtred Filius Scoti" among the witnesses to a charter to the Abbacy of Selkirk, granted by David, I. who was on the throne of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. He had one son, Richard, who was the father of two sons, Richard the elder being- the ancestor of the Buccleuch family, while from the younger son, Sir Michael, the Scotts of Balwearie are descended. As the number of descendants increased the clans increased in number, resulting in numerous clans or branches of the family of Scott. Reference has been made to the Scotts of Buccleuch and the Scotts of Balwearie, Harden, of Gala, of Raebun, of Howpaisley, of Ancrum, of Duniwald, of Benhohne, of Syn-ton and of Thrilstane. William Scott, the progenitor of our family, was, according to the most authentic records available, a direct descendant of the Scotts of Thirlestane. A measure of family pride in a worthy ancestry is not unbecoming. A strain of good blood is a desirable asset. A worthy ancestry should be a stimulant to descendants, prompting an effort to sustain an ideal worthy of the family record, that it may not fall to a lower level. One should stand for the morality, religion, education, thrift and service illustrated in the family line. SCOTTS IN AMERICA William Scott of the clan of Thirlestane, the progenitor of the Scotts of our family, was born in Scotland in the latter half of the seventeenth century, the exact date has not been ascertained. His loyalty to the principles of the church of Scotland and bitter opposition to popery, compelled him, as did many other families of covenanter sympathies, to leave his native land and to find a home elsewhere. He went to the north of Ireland, and settled at Ballymacran, near Newton Ljnvady, in the northern part of county Berry. But few details of his life are known, therefore it is to be regretted that the date of his birth, place and date of his marriage, name of his wife, and the date of his death cannot be given. He was a man of considerable wealth as wealth was considered in his time. He had considerable landed interest, and among other things, established a deer park. It is supposed that he continued to reside at Ballymacran the remainder of his life. Knowledge of only one child has come down to us, a son. Joseph, though it is not to be doubted that there were other representatives of his family. Joseph was born in Ballymacran, county Derry, Ireland, according to best estimate, in the early part of the eighteenth century. He was twice married, but no data are available as to the dates of marriage, or the names of his wives. Joseph had six children, one daughter and five sons, viz.: Mary, William, Zaccheus, Nathan, Samuel and James. After his death, which occurred in Ballymacran, his children were drawn by the current of migration to America. Although the exact date of their arrival is not known, it was, most probably, about 1750, in colonial days. They first located in south eastern Pennsylvania in Lancaster county. Mary Scott, the oldest child and only daughter of Joseph Scott, was born in county Derry, Ireland, about 1734. She and her brothers came to America as stated above, about 1750. She was married to James Young by whom she had eight children. After Young's death she married John Morgan. The family later moved to western Pennsylvania where she died Sept. 21, 1814, in her 80th year. She was buried in the cemetery of Union A. R. church, Robinson township. Her grave is marked by a stone which gives her name as "Mary Morgan." Nathan Scott, third son of Joseph Scott, settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, later moving to the western part of the state to Robinson's township, Alleghaney county, where he became a prosperous planter. In 1806 he erected a two story store house in which he resided until his death which occurred December 27, 1819. He was buried in Union grave-yard on Steubenville turnpike, about one-half mile from the homestead. James Scott, the youngest son of Joseph Scott, settled in what is now Elizabeth township, Alleghaney county, Pennsylvania. A part of his farm remained in the possession of one of his descendants as late as 1890, on which date, the log cabin, built by him more than a century before, was still standing and occupied. William Scott, the oldest son of Joseph Scott, who is next in line of our ancestry, went with his brother, Zaccheus, into the lower counties of Pennsylvania, which counties constitute what is now the state of Delaware. Zaccheus was soon lost sight of. William married about the year 1775, his wife being a Scotch-Irish girl, born in county of Derry. To this union the following children were born: Perry, John, and James. William Scott enlisted in May, 1758, in the French and Indian War, serving under Capt. McClughan of Delaware. He was killed during the last few months of this struggle, leaving as his survivors the three sons above mentioned, all of whom served in the War of the Revolution. Perry Scott, oldest son of William Scott, the next in our ancestral line, was born, December, 1755, in Sussex county, Delaware. He emisted m March, 1779, serving in the War of the Revolution under Capt. Allen McL,ane for three years. He married in 1775. His wife was named Mary, surname unknown. But little is known of his family other than his oldest son, John R. Scott, who was born February 8, 1776. Tradition has it that Perry Scott was survived by three other sons, but no further data are available. John R. Scott, son of Perry Scott, the next in the direct ancestral line was the writer's maternal great grand father. He married Rebecca Radney of Sussex county, Nov. 21, 1802. There was three sons and one daughter born to this union, viz.: Perry Radney Scott, b. Jan. 29. 1804. Mary Scott, b. March 10, 1809. John M. Scott, b. March 6, 1811. Thomas Scott, b. December 5, 1814. The four children above mentioned were born in Sussex county, Delaware. John R. Scott moved from Delaware to Baldwin county, Georgia about 1815. He settled a few miles from Milledegeville, at what is now known as Scottsboro where he continued to reside until the death of his wife which occurred March 3, 1851 in Stewart County, Ga., while on a visit to her children who had recently moved to that county. John R. Scott, after the breaking up of his home, went to west Georgia where his children resided at that time. He died at the home of his daughter, Mary, who lived with her husband, Wilson Gordy, near Cusseta, Chattahoochee County, Feb. 2, 1860. He and his wife are buried at Cusseta, Georgia. John R. and Rebecca Scott joined the Baptist church in Baldwin county, Georgia, in 1828. John M. Scott, (Uncle Jack), married (1) Hulda Surls who died without issue Oct. 25, 1880, (2) Mrs. Lou Lewis, nee Smith, who survived him and resides at this date in Lumpkin, Ga., his foster daughter married Mr. Hobbs who lived near Green Hill, Stewart County, Georgia. Thomas Scott, the youngest son of John R. Scott, died, July 30, 1864 at Pleasant Valley, Ga., and was buried at Lumpkin, Ga. He had only one child, a son, William Scott, born in Hancock county, Ga., Oct. 14, 1839, and who died in Lumpkin, Ga., 1855. William Scott's adopted daughter was first wife of Lucius R. Humber, of Columbus, Ga. Mary Scott, the only daughter of John R. Scott, married Wilson Gordy of Baldwin county Ga,.Nov. 20, 1825. She and her husband moved to Chattahoochee county, Georgia where they continued to reside until their death. Their home was, for many years, a familiar land mark on what is now known as the Columbus-Cusseta road. Mary Scott Gordy died, April 1, 1881. Wilson Gordy died, January 21, 1890. To them were fcbrn several sons and two daughters among them, viz.: James, George, Henry and Mary, all of whom are now dead. Their descendants live, with few exceptions, in Chattahoochee and surrounding counties. Of these, special mention may be made of Dr. Frank Gordy, Cusseta, Ga.; Tom Gordy, Cusseta, Ga.; Mrs. L. A. Scarbrough, Columbus, Ga.; James J. Gordy, Richland, Ga.; Dr. A. P. Gordy, Columbus, Ga.; Lee and Fred Gordy, Little Rock, Ark.; and William Gordy, Atlanta, Ga. Perry Radney Scott, the writer's grand father, oldest son of John R. Scott, and next in the ancestral line, married Eliza Doyle of Baldwin county, Ga., in 1826. He resided in the vicinity of his ancestral home near Milledgeville, Ga., until the latter part of the year 1850 at which time he removed to Stewart County, Ga., near Lumpkin, where he and his brothers settled in close proximity to each other, naming their new location, Scottsboro, after the name of their father's home near Milledgeville. His children were all born in Baldwin county. Their names will be given in genealogy of Scott family. Eliza A. Doyle (grand mother Scott), had a sister Georgia, who married ______ Blakeley, her son lived in Griffin, Ga. Perry R. Scott moved from Stewart county to Harris county, Ga., about 1855, settling near Cataula. He was a man of high moral character and was a consistent churchman who lived his faith in deeds and actions rather than in words. My earliest recollection of him dates from about 1874 at which time he had attained his "three score and ten." He was tall, erect, broad shouldered, with a florid complexion and white hair— a fine specimen of manhood for his age. He, doubtless, was a living image of his Scotch ancestor. He was a man of great moral force in his community; a leader in his church. As the scroll of memory is turned backward we can see him as he sat in his accustomed place in "old Glowers church." We can all but hear his fervent prayers as he lifted his voice in supplication to his God. He believed in his God; he had faith in prayer; he loved his church his family, his community, his state and his country. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Camilla Scott Roberts, Jan. 15, 1887, just two weeks before the end of his 83rd year, and was buried in Clower church cemetery, near Cataula, Ga. In every state and territory, the hardy Scotts have been pioneers and men of action, taking such active part in the strenuous movements of American life, that today the name is found in every branch of politics, arms, industry, and business. They have contributed professors and teachers to the universities, colleges and schools of their country; bishops and clergymen, judges and lawyers bearing the name, have furnished strength to its religious and judicial life; and writers and painters have added to its literature and aft. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs556scott.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 17.8 Kb

Chattahoochee-Harris-Stewart County GaArchives Biographies.....Huff, James Benjamin 1820 - 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 4, 2004, 1:23 pm Author: N. K. Rogers JAMES BENJAMIN HUFF J. B. Huff, who taught in Chattahoochee County for 17 years, deserves especial mention in this history. James Benjamin Huff, born May 29, 1820, was the son of Daniel and his, wife Sarah Watson Huff of Edgefield, S. C. Mr. Huff came to Muscogee County, Ga. with his father and mother when quite a young man. While his parents were living about one mile south of Midland, Ga., J. B. Huff did his first teaching at Ellerslie, about 1847, where he met and married Miss Mary Justina Blanchard, born Nov. 3, 1833. Their first son, Thos. D. Huff, was born at Ellerslie Oct. 27, 1850 and soon after that they moved to Cusseta, where Wm. H. Huff was born April 12, 1856, James B. Huff Sept. 25, 1859 and Watson Blanchard in 1861; also three children who died in infancy. Mrs. Huff died May 3, 1863 and Mr. Huff married Miss Ella Frazier. With the exception of the years he taught in Ellerslie, Louvale (1871) and Hamilton (1880) Mr. Huff gave his time to the teaching of the youth of Chattahoochee Co. He lived in Cusseta for many years, but moved to his farm two miles south of Cusseta where he was living at the time of his death, Nov. 24, 1881. In addition to teaching, he farmed from time he moved from Cusseta until his death, which occurred at Hamilton, Ga., where he had gone on a visit and was taken sick suddenly and died in very short time. His second wife, Ella Frazier Huff lived until recent years. Of his four sons only one is living, J. B. Huff of Columbus, Ga., who furnished data for this sketch. Wm. H. died Sept. 1, 1890; Thomas Daniel died March 28, 1910; and Watson Blanchard Huff died in 1925. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs550huff.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Talley, F.M. January 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 November 3, 2004, 3:53 pm The Marion County Patriot, January 20, 1888 The Marion County Patriot, No. 3 January 20, 1888 Page Two Sheriff F.M. Talley, of Harris County, is dead. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/t/ob5753talley.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.7 Kb

Marion-Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Stallings, Clara - Wisdom, John 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 November 3, 2004, 3:48 pm The Marion County Patriot, February 3, 1888 The Marion County Patriot, No. 5 February 3, 1888 Page Three Married Mr. John Wisdom, of Harris County, and Miss Clara Stallings were married at the residence of the bride’s uncle, Mr. J.C. Rigsby, in Buena Vista Tuesday night. The happy couple left on the train Wednesday morning for the home of the groom in Harris County. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/marion/vitals/marriages/mr1670stalling.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Harris County GaArchives News.....Mr. Pomp Cannon December 16 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 November 1, 2004, 10:39 pm The Marion County Patriot The Marion County Patriot, No. 50 December 16, 1887 Page Seven Mr. Pomp Cannon, of Harris County, was in town yesterday. He is now the only survivor of a large family from the great cyclone which passed through Harris County a number of years ago. Seven of the family were killed then and he and his brother were the only ones who escaped, the latter having died since. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/newspapers/nw1646mrpompca.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Marion-Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Epps, Nannie - Pollard, Frank December 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 November 1, 2004, 10:30 pm The Marion County Patriot, December 9, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 49 December 9, 1887 Page Four Brantley Returns Mr. Frank Pollard, of Harris County paid his last visit Thursday on which day he and Miss Nannie Epps were happily married by Rev. W.P. Allison. After the marriage Mr. Pollard and wife left for a visit to the relatives of the groom, after which they expect to leave for Texas. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/marion/vitals/marriages/mr1662epps.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Muscogee-Jones-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Blandford, Mark Hardin 1826 - 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 31, 2004, 11:34 pm Author: William Harden p. 1033-1034 HON. MARK HARDIN BLANDFORD. A former justice of the supreme court of Georgia, a veteran of two wars, and a member of the Confederate congress, the late Mark Hardin Blandford, who died January 31, 1902, was one of the most eminent men of south Georgia. He was born in Jones county, Georgia, July 13, 1826, being in his seventy-sixth year at the time of his death. His father was Clark Blandford, and his grandfather was also named Clark Blandford. The grandfather was a native of England and came to America in young manhood, during the colonial era, and was married in this country. At the breaking out of the Revolutionary war he returned to England, where he owned some property and was never heard of again by any of his family or friends. He left a wife and three children in America. These children were Clarke, Champion and Polly. Polly married a Mr. Hardison of Florida. Champion died unmarried. Clarke Blandford, the father, moved from Trenton, New Jersey, to Georgia, and for a time lived in Warrenton, Jones county, and from there came to Harris county, where he served as one of the first clerks of the court. The maiden name of his wife was Nancy Hardin, who belonged to the Hardin family of Kentucky. The three children of the parents were named Francis, Mark Hardin and Carrie. The late Judge Blandford attended school in Pennfield, known as Murphy University of Georgia. He was less than twenty years of age when the war with Mexico was declared, and without the knowledge of his parents he slipped away and enlisted in Captain Scott's Company, going into Mexico with that command and serving with the company in all its various marches and battles until the war was over. Returning home a veteran of this conflict, he took up the study of law in the office of Col. Hardeman of Macon, and was admitted to the bar by special act of the legislature. He began practice at Tazewell, which was then the capital of Marion county. He rose to distinction in the law, and after a few years his practice was again interrupted by war. With the outbreak of the war between the states, he raised a company for the Confederate service, and this company took the name of the Buena Vista Guards, and was attached to the Twelfth Georgia Regiment. He went to the front in command of this company, and was severely wounded and lost his right arm at McDower in the Allegheny mountains. Thus being disabled for further active service as a soldier, he returned home and was soon afterwards elected to the Confederate congress, defeating Col. Hines Holt. He continued in the Confederate congress until its dissolution at the close of the war, and then resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Georgia. In 1869 he formed a partnership with B. H. Thornton. This firm was dissolved later, and he was associated with Lewis Garrard, under the firm name of Blandford & Garrard. In 1874 Mr. Blandford was elected associate justice of the supreme court of Georgia to fill an unexpired term, and at the next regular election was chosen for the full term. He served as associate justice for ten years, making an admirable record as judge of the highest court of the state, and on leaving the bench returned to Columbus, and formed a partnership for practice with Thomas W. Grimes. He continued in that association and in active practice until his death on January 31, 1902. Judge Blandford married Sarah Daniels, daughter of John Daniels, of Talbot county, Georgia. They were the parents of eight children, three of whom survived their father, namely: Robert Hall, since deceased; John W. and Lucy Mary, who now occupy the old homestead near Columbus. Additional Comments: From: A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA BY WILLIAM HARDEN VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 1913 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/muscogee/bios/gbs501blandfor.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb

Hi all, I received this through one of my other lists. Its from a Pittsburgh newspaper. The list you are receiving this email from is part of the project that was mentioned in the paper. kemis http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04302/402844.stm

Hi all, My hubbie forwarded this to me because of all the history and maps that is included on the site. The time from is 1942 - 1945. The location Omaha Beach to V-E Day. The Official Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion Veterans Association, Inc. : http://www.skylighters.org/mainmenu.html Also, please note a change in email address. sobbygenealogy@rootsweb.com Happy Family Hunting, kemis CC for Chattahoochee, Clayton and Muscogee Counties Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY, BROOKS, FOUNTAIN, SMITH for me: SONGER, CAMP, EVANS, ROSAMOND for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community, Factory, and Families

I was sent the following email concerning Hutchinson Cemetery in Harris County. This is a wonderful opportunity for Hutchinson descendants to get some volunteer help from an Eagle Scout candidate in cleaning up this cemetery. If you can answer any of the questions posed by Gary Bolen, please respond to either me or directly to Mr. Bolen, but copy me please also. I'm interested in what happens here. Barbara Stock CC for Harris County GAGenWeb -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: GBolen@columbusga.org To: bsstock@comcast.net Subject: Hutchinson Cemetery Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:42:38 +0000 I recently was shown the Hutchinson Cemetery in northern Harris County. I observed that someone has very recently done some work to this cemetery. Might you be able to provide some information concerning: are there any surviving family who currently owns the land any history about the Hutchinson's who to contact about working to repair the cemetery I am the Scoutmaster of Troop 98 here in Columbus, Georgia. One of my Scouts has approached me about repairing this cemetery for his Eagle project. I can be reached by phone at 706-225-4122 Thank you, Gary A. Bolen

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pritchard, C.H. June 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 October 16, 2004, 3:45 pm The Marion County Patriot, June 17, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 24 June 17, 1887 Page One Harris County Journal In our Tuesday’s paper we announced the death of Mrs. C.H. Pritchard and today it pains us to announce the death of Mr. Pritchard. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/p/ob5652pritchar.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pritchard, Mrs. C.H. June 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 October 16, 2004, 3:44 pm The Marion County Patriot, June 17, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 24 June 17, 1887 Page One Harris County Journal In our Tuesday’s paper we announced the death of Mrs. C.H. Pritchard and today it pains us to announce the death of Mr. Pritchard. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/p/ob5651pritchar.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Davis, Margaret June 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 October 16, 2004, 3:44 pm The Marion County Patriot, June 17, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 24 June 17, 1887 Page One Harris County Journal Mrs. Margaret Davis died at her home about a mile and a half from town Saturday evening. She has been gradually declining in health since the first of January and her disease was pronounced consumption by her attending physician. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/d/ob5650davis.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Forwarded from another list. kemis One of my listers passed this site on. it has the county road maps for each county. http://mycountymaps.com/ Deborah Byrd

Please pass this along to your lists. We need to get this information out to the public. This was posted on Ancestry Daily News. You can find it online at www.ancestry.com/dailynews Issue: October 7, 2004 Thanks, Sharon Pike Sharon@MeriwetherSociety.org Immediate Action Requested Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth Records; FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict access to birth certificates. This bill, which purpose is to respond to the threat of terrorism, is on a fast track to passage and has been voted on by several committees already. Your help is needed now. David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation Committee, a joint committee of the National Genealogical Society and Federation of Genealogical Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the bill as follows: "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates, or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record." A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm. To view this bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov. Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number." Action Is Needed Now Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is urged that the genealogical community take action immediately and let their representatives know that they are in support of David Rencher's amendment and the FGS position in this important matter. To find your state representative's contact information, go to www.house.gov/writerep/. How Should I Word My Letter? While you should word the letter in any way that is comfortable for you, it is recommended that you include the following as a portion of the letter: "While I support the intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have access to non-certified birth records. Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to the existing paragraph: 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record.' I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do not react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law, rather than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. This proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can and should be treated differently."

This was forwarded from another list. Thought I'd pass it on, just is case some of you are lucky enough to live close by one of the conferences. kemis 27th Annual Conference in the States and NGS GENTECH 2005 1-4 June 2005 Nashville, Tennessee Computerized Genealogy Conference March 25-26, 2005 BYU Conference Center http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu/ NERGC New England Crossroads Portland Maine 31 March - 3 April 2005 http://www.nergc.org/keynote.htm Palatines to America 2005 National Conference hosted by the Indiana Chapter will be held at the Hilton Hotel and Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 9 to 11, 2005. http://palam.org/events.htm ************************************************************************ bookstorelady@prodigy.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit - Skagit USGW http://www.thirdstbooks.com - 3rd St. Book Exchange http://www.facesfromthewall.com - Faces From the Wall - Vietnam/Washington

Harris-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bedell, Charles May 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 October 2, 2004, 10:46 pm The Marion County Patriot, June 3, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 22 June 3, 1887 Page One Harris County Journal Dr. Charles Bedell, one of the first settlers in this county and an old resident of this place died last Sunday at his home in Columbus. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/b/ob5582bedell.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Forwarded with permission of poster. Source: Melungeon-L@rootsweb.com Subject: "Origin of the Melungeons - 1619, Part 7 "Origin of the Melungeons - 1619, Part 7 by Tim Hashaw all rights reserved. September 30, 2004 Numerous records leave no question that the pirate theft of some 60 Africans from a Portuguese slaver in July 1619 led directly to the arrival of the Pilgrim Mayflower at Plymouth 17 months later, and greatly influenced the direction of America just at the moment of birth. Melungeon ancestors were among those Africans delivered to Virginia in August 1619. This recent research makes some traditional historical scholarship describing the founding of America, highly questionable. The arrival of the Africans of 1619 has never been credited for bringing about the arrival of the Mayflower several months later. Melungeon genealogy is responsible for revealing this important historical connection. A number of outside authors have been in contact these past few months asking for sources and leads and I complied. They will write their books and they will receive acknowledgement for the discovery of a lost chapter of American history. But Melungeon genealogy made the recovery of what really happened possible as the date of these articles will show. I have much more documentation on the story, but I am working on it for a future manuscript. This following is a general view of what followed the events just described. The growing schism among investors of the Virginia Company over the activities of the Treasurer in 1619 would come to a head in the scandal of the Bautista piracy. King James of England launched an investigation following complaints from Gondomar de Acuna, ambassador from Spain, and others. King James (the same who commissioned the King James Version of the Bible) was a ruler who spent lavishly and who was always trying to refill his empty purse. He used the scandal as an excuse to not renew the Company's charter and he made Virginia a Crown colony in 1623. Once started down this path, his heirs did likewise with several other American colonies that had begun as investment ventures organized by private businessmen. Lord Rich quit the Virginia Company after his ship the Treasurer was seized in Bermuda in the autumn of 1619, and because of Edwin Sandys' dogged prosecution of him and Samuel Argall. Months later Rich organized the New England Company with other investors to compete with the Virginia Company. They obtained a charter to start a colony north of Virginia and in December of 1620, their settlers, the Pilgrim Founders arrived in Cape Cod to build Plymouth. Other northern colonies; Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut etc. were also Puritan colonies of refuge that came out of the business ventures started by Lord Rich and other Puritan businessmen. But in time they too were declared Crown colonies. The Puritan-dominated Parliament contended with the royal Stuarts over the issue of "absolute" monarchy: the Stuarts claimed they were divinely chosen monarchs answereable to no one, and Parliament striving to limit the Crown's power. The American colonies, primarily Virginia, were at the center of this debate in the early 17th century. Years later, Parliament became embroiled in a conflict with King Charles, the son of King James, which led to two English Civil Wars. Parliament appointed Lord Rich as admiral of the British Navy and he along with Oliver Cromwell were instrumental in overthrowing King Charles who was afterwards beheaded. In time, English kings returned to power to renew the battle with Parliament over England's relationship to the American colonies. The American Revolution eventually ended the debate giving independence to America. As for the early African ancestors of the Melungeons, documentation shows that the overwhelming number of Africans delivered to Virginia and Maryland between 1619-1650 were brought by English and Dutch pirates and privateers preying on Portuguese slavers sailing to the Americas from Luanda, Angola. Later, slave companies were formed that delivered Africans directly to America, but in the earliest years, they came from Angola and were brought by pirates. These Angolans who came to the Americas called themselves "malungu," as documented in my earlier series. John Geaween who is believed to be the father of Mihill Gowen, the ancestor of the Melungeon Goins, first appeared in America in the service of William Ewens or Evans, who one day in 1619 did accompany John Rolfe to meet the two ships bringing the first Africans to British North America. These pirates had just knocked off a Portuguese slaver out of Luanda, Angola. Through the 1620s and 1630s, the first African Americans labored as servants along side indentured Europeans and American Indians on the plantations of wealthy planters named Robins, Custis, Littleton, Jordan, Pott, Caulfield, Hawley, Charlton, Scarburgh, Shepherd, Evans, Kendall, Vaughn and Andrews. From 1619-1630 they were concentrated in the Virginia counties of Northampton, Surry, York, James City, Charles City and Elizabeth City. After they had served their terms of indenture, free African Americans started buying land in the 1640s near the plantations on which they had toiled. The earliest malungu clans settled on King's Creek. Later, another community appeared on Cherrystone Creek in Northampton County, Virginia before the 1640s. The Angolan-Americans there were surnamed Driggus, Harman, Carter, George, Payne, Sisco, Longo, Cane, Landum, Mongon, and Farnando. At the same time, a third Tidewater malungu community was developing around the Johnson family on Pungoteague Creek. The Angolan-American Emanuel Driggus of King's Creek knew and did business with the Angolan-American Anthony Johnson of the Pungoteague. The Driggers in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore knew the mixed families of Gowen, Cornish and Sweat on the Virginia mainland, all before 1670. Their families adopted each other's children, traded cattle, intermarried and established other malungu villages linked by family ties before 1700. A fourth important malungu community was located in the ancient tribal lands of Delaware's Nanticoke Indians near a hamlet still named "Angola" and a larger region still called "Angola Neck." A fifth malungu community centered around the families of John Geaween and John Pedro in Lancaster County, Virginia. These first African Americans intermarried not only with Northern Europeans immigrants such as the English, Irish, Scottish, German, Dutch, and French, but also with Indians of the Chesapeake Powhatans such as the Pamunkie, Rappahanock, and Chickahominie and later with the Siouan-speaking Saponi and Occaneechee Indians further west. These were the ancestors of the Melungeons; black, white and Indian. Beginning with the early marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas until 1691, mixed marriages were legal (blessed by the Church) in Virginia. Until Loving v Virginia in 1967, that generation of the 17th century had been the single legal mixed generation in America's history. It produced the Melungeons; free born people of color. To repeat, the chronology of arriving families as taken from Heinegg's research shows the Melungeon community developing not at once, but over a period of decades among free blacks (mostly male) and whites and Indians who intermarried. 1620's: Carter, Cornish, Dale/Dial, Driggers, Gowen/Goins, Johnson, Longo, Mongom/Mongon, Payne 1630's: Cane, Davis, George, Hartman, Sisco, Tann, Wansey 1640's: Archer, Kersey, Mozingo, Webb 1650's: Cuttillo, Jacobs, James 1660's: Beckett, Bell, Charity, Cumbo, Evans, Francis, Guy, Harris, Jones, Landum/Landrum, Lovina/Leviner, Moore, Nickens, Powell, Shorter, Tate, Warrick/Warwick 1670's: Anderson, Atkins, Barton, Boarman, Bowser, Brown, Bunch, Buss, Butcher, Butler, Carney, Case, Church, Combess, Combs, Consellor, Day, Farrell/Ferrell, Fountain, Game, Gibson/Gipson, Gregory, Grimes, Grinnage, Hobson, Howell, Jeffries, Lee, Manuel, Morris, Mullakin, Nelson, Osborne, Pendarvis, Quander, Redman, Reed, Rhoads, Rustin, Skipper, Sparrow, Stephens, Stinger, Swann, Waters, Wilson. 1680's: Artis, Booth, Britt, Brooks, Bryant, Burkett, Cambridge, Cassidy, Collins, Copes, Cox, Dogan, Donathan, Forten/Fortune, Gwinn, Hilliard, Hubbard, Impey, Ivey, Jackson, MacDonald, MacGee, Mahoney, Mallory, Okey, Oliver, Penny, Plowman, Press/Priss, Price, Proctor, Robins, Salmons/Sammons, Shoecraft, Walden, Walker, Wiggins, Wilkens, Williams 1690's: Annis, Banneker, Bazmore, Beddo, Bond, Cannedy/Kennedy, Chambers, Conner, Cuffee, Dawson, Durham, Ford, Gannon, Gates, Graham, Hall, Harrison, Hawkins, Heath, Holt, Horner, Knight, Lansford, Lewis, Malavery, Nichols, Norman, Oxendine, Plummer, Pratt, Prichard, Rawlinson, Ray, Ridley, Roberts, Russell, Sample, Savoy, Shaw, Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Thompson, Toney, Turner, Weaver, Welsh, Whistler, Willis, Young More names can be documented allying with these and later clans for decades up until the American Revolution at which time some of these families appeared in Southern Appalachia in large enough numbers to be known to whites as "Melungeons." The early colonial free people of color took divergent roads, often within the same families. One brother married a white woman, another brother married a black woman and another married an Indian woman and their families joined the white world, the black world, and the Indian world. Some families intermarried into free African American clans, others became "white" and entered the mainstream. Others of these families intermarried with Indian groups. Most of the surnames of the chiefs of the Virginia and North Carolina Indian tribes were first borne by 17th century African Americans who intermarried with Indians. Other families however did not assimilate among the larger groups but remained apart and anomalous. Like the Melungeons they also became known elsewhere as Redbones, Lumbees, Brass Ankles, etc. So it is that one family, Goins, for example, may have Goins relatives regarded today as white, black, Melungeon, Lumbee, Cherokee or Saponi. They came from a single source; John Geaween of early Jamestown by way of Angola, Africa. What accounts for Melungeon cohesion over the centuries? At the latter end of the 1600s, shipments of African captives increased dramatically and in some places in the colonies enslaved blacks outnumbered fearful whites. The colonial legislatures began revoking the civil rights of free people of color around 1700. In response, many fpc families moved to the frontier and independence as land became available; from the Tidewater to the Piedmont, into the Carolinas. Then at last, as the guns of the American Revolution were fading, the first mixed families entered Appalachia. Their genealogies and their settlements around the Cumberland Gap immediately after the War for Independence identifies Melungeon ancestors as former British subjects of color who came from the old former colonies back east. The end notes for the previous articles will follow. 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Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Huling, Ann - Truett, Samuel February 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 29, 2004, 11:05 pm The Marion County Patriot, February 25, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 8 February 25, 1887 Page One Harris County Journal Thursday of last week Squire Morgan Whitten in Whitaker’s district united in the bonds of matrimony the oldest couple ever married perhaps in the state. The bridegroom, Mr. Samuel Truett was 87 in December last and his bride, Mrs. Ann Huling is sweet 70. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/vitals/marriages/mr1609huling.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Sullivan, Leonard (Leon) July 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John W Sullivan III jac.sullivan@mchsi.com September 29, 2004, 9:33 pm Henry County Weekly July 20, 1888 Sullivan, Leon: Henry County Weekly, July 20, 1888:Peeksville Column:We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr/ Mrs. J. W. Sullivan's little boy Leon. We sympathize with the bereaved family. God knows best. Additional Comments: Leon was born about 1896. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/s/gob1879sullivan.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb