I am very interested in the BEATY story of Capt. John Peel Beaty. I have a gut feeling that my great great grandmother, Sarah Beaty, born about 1811 in Georgia, is the sibling Sarah mentioned in the story. The story said that the mother of Capt Beaty was Sarah Peel. My Sarah, born about 1811, named her children the following: Margaret, Sarah, John, James P (possibly for Peel), and Nancy. These are the names of the siblings of Capt John except Elizabeth. My Sarah Beaty married in Georgia to David William Irwin of Jefferson County, Georgia. Any proof that my Sarah is a sibling of Capt. John Beaty will be much appreciated. Also, anyone have Irwin information will also be appreciated. Thanks. Peggy Carey, Dumas, Arkansas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives" <poohbos@poohbos.com> To: <GAJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:06 PM Subject: [GAJEFFER] Ga-Webster-Jefferson-Houston Co. Bios (Beaty) > > Webster-Jefferson-Houston County GaArchives Biographies.....Beaty, John Peel 1825 - living in 1913 > ************************************************ > 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 30, 2004, 7:06 pm > > Author: William Harden > p. 997-998 > > CAPT. JOHN PEEL BEATY. For upwards of thirty years, Captain Beaty has served > in the responsible office of treasurer of Webster county. Captain Beaty is one > of the oldest citizens of Preston, being now in his eighty-eighth year, and with > a long and varied career, stretching behind him in retrospect. > > Capt. John Peel Beaty was born in Jefferson county, Georgia, August 18, 1825. > His grandfather was Henry Beaty, a native of Ireland, who came to America, > landing at Savannah, and thence made his way to Jefferson county, where he > bought land, but some years later moved to Houston county, and then, in 1836, to > what is now Webster county. In Webtser county he spent the rest of his days, and > was about one hundred years old at the time of his death. Robert Beaty, the > father of Captain Beaty, was born in Jefferson county, Georgia. He was reared > and married in that county, and in 1828 moved to Houston county Avhere he > remained until 1836, and then came to that portion of Stewart county, which is > now included within the limits of Webster county. He bought a large quantity of > land near Preston, and cleared it and operated it with the aid of his large > retinue of slaves. For a number of years no railroads penetrated this section of > Georgia, and the father hauled all his cotton and other produce to Macon or to > Columbus to market. In transporting the cotton or other goods, six mules were > hitched to each wagon. Robert Beaty lived in that vicinity until his death when > eighty-four years of age. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Peel. Her > father, John Peel, a native of Ireland, where he married Miss Gamble, came to > America and located in Jefferson county, Georgia; Mrs. Robert Beaty died at the > age of eighty-three, and the five children were named Margaret, Sarah, John P., > Nancy and Elizabeth. > > John Peel Beaty was reared in a far-off and pioneer epoch of Georgia, and > became thoroughly familiar with all the old-time plantation life before the war. > He attended rural schools and assisted in the work of the home farm. After he > was twenty-one, he became associated in managing the estate with his father. In > March, 1862, he enlisted in Company F of the Forty-sixth Regiment of Georgia > Infantry, and spent the first year at Charleston, South Carolina, and then > joined the western army. He was in many of the important engagements which took > place in the Mississippi valley, beginning with the great battle of Chickamauga, > and in the various engagements leading up to Atlanta, taking part in the defense > of that city. After the fall of Atlanta, he was with Hood's regiments, and later > was at Wainsborough, Buck county, Georgia, at the final surrender. He then made > his way back home as best he could. On arriving home he again took up farm life, > but after several years moved to Preston, which has been his home ever since. > Captain Beaty has had one unique experience. Without any moving of residence, he > has lived during his lifetime in three different counties of Georgia, first > Stewart county, second Kinchafoonte, a county not now in existence under that > name, and in Webster county. He has represented the county three different times > in the Georgia legislature. For the past Thirty years he has been honored with > the office of county treasurer, and the people of Webster county feel a matter > of pride in this venerable and faithful county official. > > Captain Beaty has been twice married. In 1853, he married Eliza R. Prim, and > his second marriage was with Mrs. Fannie C. (Snelling) Bell. The six children of > the first marriage are named: Martha, Robert, John, Albert, Susie and Katie. > Captain Beaty and wife are both members of the Baptist church. > > > 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/webster/bios/gbs479beaty.txt > > This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ > > File size: 4.4 Kb > > > > ==== GAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the GAJEFFER mailing list, use GAJEFFER-l-request@rootsweb.com or GAJEFFER-d-request@rootsweb.com if you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Webster-Jefferson-Houston County GaArchives Biographies.....Beaty, John Peel 1825 - living in 1913 ************************************************ 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 30, 2004, 7:06 pm Author: William Harden p. 997-998 CAPT. JOHN PEEL BEATY. For upwards of thirty years, Captain Beaty has served in the responsible office of treasurer of Webster county. Captain Beaty is one of the oldest citizens of Preston, being now in his eighty-eighth year, and with a long and varied career, stretching behind him in retrospect. Capt. John Peel Beaty was born in Jefferson county, Georgia, August 18, 1825. His grandfather was Henry Beaty, a native of Ireland, who came to America, landing at Savannah, and thence made his way to Jefferson county, where he bought land, but some years later moved to Houston county, and then, in 1836, to what is now Webster county. In Webtser county he spent the rest of his days, and was about one hundred years old at the time of his death. Robert Beaty, the father of Captain Beaty, was born in Jefferson county, Georgia. He was reared and married in that county, and in 1828 moved to Houston county Avhere he remained until 1836, and then came to that portion of Stewart county, which is now included within the limits of Webster county. He bought a large quantity of land near Preston, and cleared it and operated it with the aid of his large retinue of slaves. For a number of years no railroads penetrated this section of Georgia, and the father hauled all his cotton and other produce to Macon or to Columbus to market. In transporting the cotton or other goods, six mules were hitched to each wagon. Robert Beaty lived in that vicinity until his death when eighty-four years of age. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Peel. Her father, John Peel, a native of Ireland, where he married Miss Gamble, came to America and located in Jefferson county, Georgia; Mrs. Robert Beaty died at the age of eighty-three, and the five children were named Margaret, Sarah, John P., Nancy and Elizabeth. John Peel Beaty was reared in a far-off and pioneer epoch of Georgia, and became thoroughly familiar with all the old-time plantation life before the war. He attended rural schools and assisted in the work of the home farm. After he was twenty-one, he became associated in managing the estate with his father. In March, 1862, he enlisted in Company F of the Forty-sixth Regiment of Georgia Infantry, and spent the first year at Charleston, South Carolina, and then joined the western army. He was in many of the important engagements which took place in the Mississippi valley, beginning with the great battle of Chickamauga, and in the various engagements leading up to Atlanta, taking part in the defense of that city. After the fall of Atlanta, he was with Hood's regiments, and later was at Wainsborough, Buck county, Georgia, at the final surrender. He then made his way back home as best he could. On arriving home he again took up farm life, but after several years moved to Preston, which has been his home ever since. Captain Beaty has had one unique experience. Without any moving of residence, he has lived during his lifetime in three different counties of Georgia, first Stewart county, second Kinchafoonte, a county not now in existence under that name, and in Webster county. He has represented the county three different times in the Georgia legislature. For the past Thirty years he has been honored with the office of county treasurer, and the people of Webster county feel a matter of pride in this venerable and faithful county official. Captain Beaty has been twice married. In 1853, he married Eliza R. Prim, and his second marriage was with Mrs. Fannie C. (Snelling) Bell. The six children of the first marriage are named: Martha, Robert, John, Albert, Susie and Katie. Captain Beaty and wife are both members of the Baptist church. 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/webster/bios/gbs479beaty.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb

Jefferson-Walton-Muscogee County GaArchives Biographies.....Harris, Robert Hamilton 1842 - living in 1913 ************************************************ 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 30, 2004, 6:57 pm Author: William Harden p. 991-995 ROBERT HAMILTON HARRIS, A. M., D. D. With a long and distinguished career in the law, as an educator and in the ministry, Dr. Harris, who is now residing in Cairo, Georgia, but purposes to return about November 1, 1913, to Columbus, is one of the eminent Georgians whose lives extend over the greatest epochs of the last and present century, and his beneficent activities are a matter of pride to all residents of the state. Both his own career and the record of his family have unusual interest, and the following paragraphs will treat these subjects as fully as possible. Robert Hamilton Harris was born on the Holly Springs Plantation, the country home of his father, Dr. Bennett Harris, an Augusta physician, in Jefferson county, Georgia, April 19, 1842. Going back to the founder of the family in America, it is believed, from' the best information obtainable, that the first ancestors were natives of either England or Wales, and during colonial times came and settled in Virginia. In Virginia, was born the head of the next generation, John Harris, who removed from his native state to Sampson county, North Carolina, where he spent the rest of his life. Benjamin Harris, grandfather of Dr. Harris and son of John, was born in Sampson county, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisting while a lad, and some time after the close of that conflict removed to South Carolina, and later to Georgia, becoming a pioneer settler in Walton county. He secured land there, which was virgin soil, cleared a plantation and made his home at Social Circle until his death. The maiden name of his wife was Bethany Odom, who had three brothers, named Elkanah, Halatia and Deldatha. She survived her husband and lived to be about ninety years of age. Dr. Bennett Harris, father of the Rev. Dr. Harris, was born in Edgefield district, South Carolina, in 1805. Though his early life was spent in a period marked by a dearth of good schools and in a country just emerging from the wilderness state, he made the best use of his scant opportunities to secure a good education and became a student in the state university in Athens, Georgia, where he was contemporary of the Cobbs and Hillyers. He undertook to work his way through the latter institution, by manual service about the buildings and grounds; but his strength failed him, and he was prostrated by fever. He was beginning to despair of completing his education, when Major Walker, a prominent citizen of Athens, became interested in him and advanced him the necessary amount of money to carry him through school to graduation. He then became a teacher, and after paying off his indebtedness and accumulating some earnings, entered the Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. After receiving a full diploma in medicine and surgery from that institution he took a post graduate course in medicine at the Eclectic School, Cincinnati, Ohio. He subsequently went abroad, studied and acquired extensive experience in clinics at the noted medical institutions of Paris during two years, and later spent one year of like work in London. Returning to America, in 1839, he located in Augusta, Georgia, and was in that city when its first great epidemic of yellow fever occurred. He and Dr. Turpin, with the two Doctors Eve, were the only physicians with such a sense of devotion to duty as to remain in the plague-stricken city. Dr. Harris was, himself, ultimately stricken down with the fever, but recovered and continued in practice until his death in 1845. Dr. Harris was married, in 1840, to Rebekah Ann Baldy, who was born in Beaufort District, South Carolina, a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Dixon) Baldy. Many interesting things might be said about the family of Elizabeth Dixon. Her grandfather was James Smithson, one of the first land-graves of the province of South Carolina. It is related that an English sea captain was compelled to put his ship into Port Royal harbor for repairs and, while waiting, was entertained in the home of Governor Smithson. When the captain left he gave the governor a sack of seeds from India. Those seeds were grains of rice in the rough, which were planted by Governor Smithson; and the tradition is that from that little planting originated rice culture in America. The mother of Elizabeth Dixon was a lineal descendant of Gilbert Hamilton, of Scotland, a friend of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, whose cause for the liberation of Scotland he espoused, participating, as a soldier and prominent officer, in the great battle of Bannockburn, which resulted in seating Bruce upon the throne. For his distinguished services in that cause, Robert Bruce gave him a patent of nobility, by virtue of which he became progenitor of the noble line of Dukes of Hamilton. The present title-holder of that line is Duke Frederick Hamilton, residing on his Irish estate at Baroncourt. Dr. Robert Harris has now in his home at Cairo, Georgia, among his family heirlooms, a beautiful collection of solid silver pieces, of inestimable value, upon all the large pieces of which is engraved the Hamilton "crest"—a saw cutting into an oak, with the word "through," in capitals above. This silver service has been handed down from generation to generation for many centuries, and is one of the rarest and most interesting collections to be found in America. Dr. Harris also possesses the original family coat-of-arms, beautifully hand-painted on parchment and containing no bar-sinister—a fact of which he is justly proud. He also has the little christening stole, with hood and mittens, worn by the Hamilton babies during that church ceremonial for ages in the past. Those heirlooms came down to him through his mother, who in her orphaned girlhood went with her aunt, Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, to reside with a great-aunt, Miss Margaret Hamilton, in Dublin, Ireland, by invitation and until the death of the latter, of whom she became the heir. At the death of Miss Margaret, Miss Baldy returned with her aunt, Miss Elizabeth, to America, and the two set up housekeeping in Augusta, Georgia, in 1839, where Miss Elizabeth died of yellow fever and where Miss Baldy met and was married to her first husband, Dr. Harris. In the death of Dr. Harris his wife was left a widow with two little children, Robert and Bennetta, the latter of whom died in 1861. Some years later Mrs. Harris was married the second time, to Rev. Robert Fleming, a distinguished teacher, a noted author and a prominent minister of the Baptist denomination. Her death occurred in Thomasville when she was sixty-one years of age, leaving as survivors her husband, Mr. Fleming, and three children, her son and two daughters, Alice and Adela Fleming. Alice and her father died a few years later. Adela, now Mrs. Smith, for the second time a widow, resides in Waco, Texas. When the Civil war came on, Robert Hamilton Harris was in college at Mercer University, but he left school to join the Newman Guards, Company A, First Georgia Regiment. He was soon transferred, however, to the Thomasville Guards, Company F, Twenty-ninth Georgia, serving with that command twenty months, along the Atlantic coast, at Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington and Jacksonville. In March, 1863, he was promoted to a lieutenancy, in Company A, Fifty-seventh Georgia Regiment. The captain being absent and the first lieutenant hors de combat, he was placed in command of his company and so continued until the close of the war, the first lieutenant soon dying and the captain being promoted to major. Mr. Harris received in order two more promotions—to first lieutenant and brevet captain. In that command, he went through the entire Vicksburg campaign, ending with that dreadful siege; in Johnston's campaign from Dalton to Atlanta; in Hood's campaign, from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee, and back to Corinth, Mississippi. He was under fire on scores of occasions, many of them extremely bloody and sometimes when he lost nearly all of his men; but although bullets frequently pierced his clothing, he never received more than a scratch or two in the nature of wounds. Besides the service mentioned, he fought Stoneman at Macon, commanding a regiment part of that day, and starting that general's defeat by turning his right flank. He was not with his regiment when it surrendered, under Johnston, at Bentonville, North Carolina, being on detached service in command of a lunette in defense at Macon against Wilson. He declined to surrender there, and, breaking through the swarms of Federal cavalry, made his way home to Thomasville, with only two men who escaped with him. While a paroled prisoner, after the siege of Vicksburg, Dr. Harris, then just twenty-one, was married to Mary Martha, daughter of Hon. Peter E. Love, of Thomasville. On reaching home he read law under his father-in-law, was admitted to the bar and soon secured a good practice. He was elected mayor of his city, then after serving two or three years became solicitor of the county court, and later was appointed counsel for the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, which extended from Savannah to Bainbridge and Albany. His health having become greatly impaired in that service, he decided to abandon the practice of law and later, in 1876, entered upon the next important phase of his career, as an educator. He was elected principal of the chief school in Cairo, and spent six years as a teacher in the local academy. In the meantime he had entered the ministry of the Baptist denomination. In 1882, he was called to the charge of the school at Calvary, and, consolidating four rival schools at that point, established the Calvary High School. In 1883, he was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church at La Grange, Georgia, where he continued for two years. From that city he was called to the great First Church in Columbus, and during his ministry of eight years there added six hundred members to his charge. His next location was at Troy, Alabama, where he remained for two years, whence he was called to Thomasville, where he served the Baptist church for five years. In the meantime and since, he has received calls and overtures from a number of prominent churches in large cities that he has not felt at a liberty to consider. While pastor in La Grange, Dr. Harris was elected a member of the faculty of the Southern Female College, an institution which was later removed to College Park, near Atlanta, and became known as Cox College. Being reelected to a leading chair in Cox College, Dr. Harris resigned his pastorate at Thomasville and went to that institution, where he remained over three years. There his health broke down, and he went to Tampa, Florida. While in Tampa, in 1906, after he had somewhat recuperated, he was called to the Baptist church at Cairo, which town has since been his home. Soon after taking charge in Cairo, Dr. Harris commenced a campaign, among his own members only, to raise funds for the erection of a new church building, and the result is the present beautiful edifice in that city. The church is built in the English abbey style of architecture, of the finest pressed brick, the interior being most unique and very beautiful, with exceedingly handsome furnishings, and it was finished and equipped without a dollar of debt. Dr. Harris continued his pastorate in Cairo until March, 1912, at which time he resigned, in order to become apostolic messenger to the churches of the Mercer Association. The degrees of A. M. and D. D. were conferred upon him years ago by Mercer University, and he has been for many years, as he still is, in great demand as a speaker on various important occasions in many sections of the country. In addition to other distinctions, he is also chaplain and major on the staff of the South Georgia Brigade, U. C. V. Hon. Peter E. Love, the father of Dr. Harris' wife, was a lawyer by profession, occupied the superior court bench for many years, was a member of the United States congress at the time of secession and used his influence in vain effort to prevent Civil war. He was the Georgia member of the committee of thirty-three, one from each state of the Union, appointed some time prior to the outbreak of hostilities, to arrange some compromise which might avert the imminent war. He died, honored by all who knew him—and there were thousands—in November, 1866. Mrs. Harris passed away in 1900, leaving, besides her husband, two sons and one daughter. Of the sons, James Hamilton Harris is an expert accountant, resident in Texas, and is unmarried. The other, Amos Love Harris, is in the real estate business in Tampa, Florida, and was married in 1902 to Mattie Ward Henderson, a daughter of W. B. Henderson, late deceased, and one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of that city. They have two children, named Robert Hamilton and Caroline Henderson. Mamie Anne, the third child and only daughter, was married in 1894 to Edgar Duncan Burts, a prominent young attorney of Columbus, of brilliant promise, who died in January, 1905, leaving three children, Mamie Love, Edgar Duncan, Jr., and Sarah Caroline. Besides the two sons and daughter named there have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Harris five other children, all boys, and all dead before 1888. 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/jefferson/bios/gbs477harris.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 14.0 Kb

Sumter-Jefferson-Wilkes County GaArchives Biographies.....Blalock, Laurence Jefferson unknown - living in 1913 ************************************************ 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 22, 2004, 6:56 pm Author: William Harden p. 924-925 LAURENCE JEFFERSON BLALOCK. Possessing a large measure of veritable talent, a distinctive intellectuality, and keen mental powers. Laurence Jefferson Blalock, of Americus, is a distinguished member of the Sumter county bar, and one of the leading criminal lawyers of Georgia, his success being due to a systematic application of his abilities to the profession of his choice. A son of Rev. David Blalock, he was born in Louisville, Jefferson county, Georgia, of pioneer stock, his paternal grandparents, natives of South Carolina, having been among the early settlers of Wilkes county, Georgia. Rev. David Blalock was born, it is thought, in Wilkes county, and as a young man embarked in mercantile pursuits in Augusta, Georgia. Uniting with the Methodist Episcopal church in early manhood, he became a preacher in that denomination, and having, in 1850, joined the Georgia Methodist Episcopal conference held pastorates in different localities. In 1867 the state was divided, and he became a member of the South Georgia Conference, and remained active in the ministry until his death, which occurred in Americus, in 1881, at the age of seventy-two years. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Lalledsteded. She was born in Augusta, of French Huguenot ancestry, and died at the age of fifty years, leaving four children, namely: Emma; Laura; Laurence J.; and Mary. Acquiring his education in the different places in which his father was settled as a minister, Laurence J. Blalock began earning his living at the age of eighteen years, and for four years was in the employ of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company, being located in Texas. Returning then to Georgia, he was engaged in business at Americus as a general merchant for two years. His tastes and ambitions leading him to choose a professional career, Mr. Blalock then began the study of law, for which he was well adapted, and in October, 1875, was admitted to the bar. Locating in Americus, he met with encouraging success from the start, and now holds high rank among the foremost lawyers of the state, his specialty of criminal law having brought him into prominence in legal circles, and won for him an enviable reputation for professional skill and ability. Mr. Blalock married in 1875, Mary A, Cobb, who was born in Americus, a daughter of Joseph A. Cobb, of whom further account is given elsewhere in this volume. Fraternally Mr. Blalock is a member of Americus Lodge, No. 13, Ancient Free and Accepted Order of Masons, of which he is past master; a member and past high priest of Wells Chapter, No. 42, Royal Arch Masons; and a member, and past noble grand of Sumter Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 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/sumter/bios/gbs417blalock.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb

Ware-Jefferson-Clinch County GaArchives Biographies.....Folks, Frank Clingman unknown - living in 1913 ************************************************ 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 22, 2004, 12:24 am Author: William Harden p. 893-895 HON. FRANK CLINGMAN FOLKS, M. D. A prominent and successful physician of Waycross, Hon. Frank Clingman Folks, M. D., has not only gained marked prestige in his profession, but is known as a progressive and public-spirited citizen, and as a man of the highest principles of honor and integrity. A native of Jefferson county, Georgia, he was born on a farm that is now included within the corporate limits of the city of Wadley, his father, Hon. William Bardon Folks, M. D., having been born, in 1830, in the same place, while his grandfather, Amos Folks, was a native of North Carolina. His paternal great-grandparents were of English birth, or of English ancestry. After living for many years in North Carolina, they migrated to Georgia, making the removal with private conveyances, bringing with them their household goods, stock, and slaves. Buying land in Jefferson county, he improved a homestead, and there both he and his faithful helpmeet spent their remaining days. A young boy when his parents moved to Georgia, Amos Folks assisted his father to some extent in the pioneer labor of improving the farm, and during his active career was a successful planter. He died while yet in manhood's prime, in Jefferson county. His wife, whose maiden name was Celia Lofly, was a life-long resident of that county. Three sons and one daughter were born of their marriage, as follows: Green, the oldest son, enlisted during the Civil war in the Confederate army, and died while in service, in Virginia; Solomon died in early manhood; William Bardon, father of Frank C. Folks, M. D., and Catherine, who married Dr. Seaborn Bell, of Emanuel county. Acquiring his literary education in the schools of his native county, Dr. William Bardon Folks began the study of medicine under Dr. William Hauser, of Jefferson county, and was graduated from the Savannah Medical College with the class of 1855. Practicing but a short time in Jefferson and Washington counties, he located, in 1856, in Waresboro, then the county seat of Ware county. At that early day neither railroad, telephone or telegraph lines spanned the country, Ware county, and all of the nearby counties, being then in their pristine wild-ness. As the population grew, his practice increased, his visits, which extended many miles in either direction, were made on horseback, oftentimes the trails which he followed having been those made by the Indians. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he offered his services to the Confederacy, and being made surgeon of the Twenty-sixth Georgia Volunteer Infantry, he went with his regiment to Virginia, joining the Army of the Potomac. He continued with his regiment until the close of the conflict, when he resumed his practice in Waresboro. He subsequently settled in Yankee Town, afterward in Tibianville, where, in addition to his practice he engaged in mercantile business. Removing from there to Whigham, Decatur county, he was station agent on the Atlantic and Gulf railroad for two years, and during the next two years practiced medicine at Valdosta, Georgia, after which he lived for a while in Savannah. When Waycross was first started, Dr. W. B. Folks was the first physician to locate in the new town, and built the fourth house erected within its limits. Here he was actively and prosperously engaged in the practice of his profession until about two years prior to his death, which occurred in 1886. Energetic and public-spirited, he became exceedingly influential in public affairs, and served two terms as mayor of the city, and represented the fifth district, which included Ware, Clinch and Coffee counties, in the State Senate, to which he was elected in 1878. Dr. William B. Folks married Mary Jefferson Miller, who was born, in 1830, in Jefferson county, Georgia, whose parents were life-long residents of Jefferson county. Her grandfather, Thomas Me Watty, immigrated from Scotland to America, settling in Jefferson county, Georgia, in pioneer days. She survived her husband many years, passing away in 1906. Five children blessed their union, as follows: Rosa, who died at the age of eighteen years; Frank Clingman, the special subject of this brief sketch; Chauncey M.; Gustavus P.; and William B., Jr. The father was a stanch Democrat in politics, and both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. After completing the course of study in the public schools of Ware county, Frank Clingman Folks read medicine first with his father, and later with Dr. William Duncan, of Savannah. Then matriculating at the Savannah Medical College, he was there graduated with the class of 1876, receiving the degree of M. D. Immediately entering upon private practice of his profession, Dr. Folks was for four years located at Horner-ville, Clinch county, where he made rapid progress along the pathway of success. In 1880 he returned to Waycross, where he has since continued in his field of labor, having won a noteworthy position in the front rank of the medical fraternity of Ware county. The doctor has taken quite an active part in public affairs, in addition to having served two terms as mayor of Waycross has represented the fifth district in the state senate, to which he was elected in the fall of 1888, just ten years after the election of his father to the same position from the same district. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Order of Masons, and to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Religiously both the doctor and Mrs. Folks are valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. In 1877 Dr. Folks was united in marriage with Emma A. Morgan, who was born in Clinch county, Georgia, a daughter of Jonathan L. and Susan (Hargreaves) Morgan, who were born in Georgia, Mr. Morgan having been of Welsh lineage, and Mrs. Morgan of English ancestry. Eight children have been born to Doctor and Mrs. Folks, namely: Ada, who died in infancy; Rosa; Mabel; Frankie; Willie; Fleming; Robert, and Louise. Rosa married first George Bell, who died in early life, leaving one child, Sarah Bell; she married for her second husband P. K. Groff, of Akron, Ohio, and they have one son, Philip Folks Groff. Mabel, who married Charles Newton, has two children, Frances and Charles. Frankie, who became the wife of Walter P. Rivers, died March 1, 1912. Willie Folks, the doctor's oldest son, is a graduate of the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is now engaged in the practice of medicine at Waycross. Fleming was graduated from the Atlanta School of Pharmacy. Robert and Louise are both pupils in the Waycross high school. 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/ware/bios/gbs396folks.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.4 Kb

Brooks-Richmond-Jefferson County GaArchives Biographies.....Atkinson, Marcus H/ 1841 - living in 1913 ************************************************ 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 20, 2004, 12:10 pm Author: William Harden p. 846-847 MARCUS H. ATKINSON. A native son of Georgia and representing one of the old families, Marcus H. Atkinson began business at Meigs when that town was a hamlet and for twenty years has been one of the principal business men and most influential citizens of that locality. He was one of the men who wore the grey during the war, and though the wound and hard service of that period impaired his physical powers, he has led a wonderfully active and enterprising career. Mr. Atkinson was born on a plantation in Richmond county, Georgia, about twenty miles west of Augusta, on the 25th of January, 1841. His grandfather, Dickson Atkinson, a native of North Carolina, belonged to a family of seven brothers, one of whom settled in South Carolina and five of them in North Georgia. The grandfather was a young man when he settled in Richmond county, the lands there not yet having been surveyed. He bought eight hundred acres of state land, most of it heavily timbered, built a hewed log house and labored until he had made a productive plantation out of the former wilderness, where he spent the rest of his life. He married a Miss Shepard, whose parents were among the pioneers of Richmond county, and she survived her husband by a number of years. She reared six children. On this plantation in Richmond county were born, two generations, the father, whose name was Zachariah Atkinson, and later, as already stated, Marcus H. Atkinson, the son of Zachariah. The latter was reared in his native county and having received four hundred of acres of land from his father, spent all his life in general farming and died on the plantation where he was born, at the age of sixty-five years. The maiden name of his wife was Ann Dye, a native of Burke county, Georgia. Her father, Avery Dye, a native of North Carolina, and a pioneer of Burke county, improved a plantation on Brier creek, where he spent the last of his days. He married a Miss Owens, who survived him some years, and they reared eight children. Mrs. Ann (Dye) Atkinson died in 1863, aged about fifty-five. She was the mother of six children, named as follows: Avery Dickson, William Shepard, Marcus H., Elizabeth Laura Ann, Robert Toombs, and George Crawford. The last-named was too young, but all the other four sons served with the Confederate army. Marcus H. Atkinson, whose forefathers were thus closely identified with the early development of Georgia, was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of twenty-one, instead of taking up the practical duties of civil life, engaged in the great war then in progress between the states. Enlisting in 1862, he became a member of Company D of the Twelfth Georgia Battalion of Light Artillery. Sent to Tennessee he was with the western army for a time, was then in Savannah and at Charleston during the siege, and early in 1864 joined Gordon's brigade in Virginia. At the battle of Monocacy Junction he was wounded in the left leg, was captured on the field and for three months remained a prisoner of war at Baltimore. Being exchanged at Savannah and disabled for further service, he returned home and was honorably discharged. The war having soon closed, he engaged in farming for three years in Jefferson county, and in 1870 moved to Southwest Georgia, with which region his career has been identified ever since. Buying land in Brooks county, he was engaged in farming there until 1891, in which year he sold out and permanently located at Meigs in Thomas county. At that time Meigs was only a hamlet with two stores and a box-car served for the railway station. A cotton gin was his first enterprise in the village and he also bought land in the vicinity and engaged in farming. Later he also went into merchandising and established a saw-mill. The Atkinson Mercantile Company has for a number of years been one of the largest trading centers in this vicinity. He has also done considerable business in the buying and selling of timber lands and improved farms. His own farm, which he still operates, is located in the corporate limits of Meigs. In 1866 Mr. Atkinson was married to Miss Eliza Arrington, who was born in Jefferson county, this state, a daughter of Leven Arrington. To their marriage one daughter was born, Ida, now the wife of Mr. Mack Simpson, and they now reside in Meigs. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson are the parents of seven children, namely: Zoah, Medford, Asa, Ela, Myers, Mercy and Margaret. Mr. Atkinson and wife are both members of the Methodist church. 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/brooks/bios/gbs356atkinson.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb

Margie, Sorry to hear that, I hope everything works out for the best. They can do miracles these days. John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie King" <heyred@knology.net> To: <GAJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:07 PM Subject: [GAJEFFER] Re: Up date on Rita Hadden Simpson's Husband > Rita said that Steve had 2 foot of colon taken out and it was cancer. > Steve came through the surgery fine but now has developed a fever and has > fluid on one lung. The doctors are trying to get the fever down and then > he can start chemotherapy ( not sure if this is spelled correctly). > Please keep them in your prayers. > > Steve Simpson > Room 623 > University Hospital > Augusta, GA. > > > ==== GAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact > GAJEFFER-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Rita said that Steve had 2 foot of colon taken out and it was cancer. Steve came through the surgery fine but now has developed a fever and has fluid on one lung. The doctors are trying to get the fever down and then he can start chemotherapy ( not sure if this is spelled correctly). Please keep them in your prayers. Steve Simpson Room 623 University Hospital Augusta, GA.

For some reason, William DANIEL (ABT 1767-1833), just disappears from the JC Tax Digests for a few years after 1800 but he comes back, afterwards. I assume he had moved back across the county line to his home county, Emanuel County, and his records for these years are carried in Emanuel County, GA. However, his foot prints are still in the JC Tax Digests, as well as many of his close and known collaterals. 1804 Capt. TARVERS District (84th) Joseph BRECKENRIDGE 185 acres on Dry Creek, Grantor (MELTON), adjoining CHAIRS John MARSHALL 200 acres on Dry Creek, 7 slaves, Grantor (Cary), adjoining BRECKENRIDGE Benjamin DAVIS 744 acres on Dry Creek, 7 slaves, Grantor (DAVIS), adjoining CARY Jesse CARY 645 acres on L. Creek, Grantor (John WILSON), adjoining John McNEELEY Robert BRECKENRIDGE 400 Acres on Dry Creek, 1 slave, Grantor (BRECKENRIDGE), adjoining BRECKENRIDGE Robert BRECKENRIDGE for Estate of John WILSON (deceased) 350 acres on L. Creek, Grantor (John WILSON), adjoining BRECKENRIDGE Alexander MARTIN 200 acres on Dry Creek, Grantor (DANIEL), adjoining LITTLE John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA

For some reason, William DANIEL's entry is skipped in the 1802 Tax Digest. 1802, Jefferson County, GA - Capt. Cowart's District (83rd MD) Benjamin DAVIS 744 acres located on Dry Creek, 5 slaves, Grantor (DANIEL), adjoining LITTLE 1802, Jefferson County, HA - Capt. TARVER's District (84th MD) Joseph MARSHALL, 200 acres on Dry Creek, Grantor (TINDLEY), adjoining CARY (CAIREY) Jesse CARY, 200 acres on Dry Creek, Grantor (CARY), adjoining MARSHALL John MARSHALL, 200 acres on Dry Creek, 7 slaves, Grantor (Cary), adjoining Breckenridge (Probably the same Joseph BRECKENRIDGE of the 83rd MD who is holding property as a trustee for a John WILLSON) John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA

I am researching Broughton,Edwards and Stewarts that were in Jefferson Co, Ga 1830. They moved on to Russell CO,Al and Muscogee CO,Ga by 1840. Any info would be appreciated greatly, Especially on Broughton's James Broughton bn 1803 and Theodochia Stewart bn 1803 Betty

The three Militia Districts in Jefferson County, GA where all of this transpires are the 82nd, 83rd and 84th Militia Districts (MD), which are all located in southern part of Jefferson County, GA, near where Jefferson County adjoins Washington, Burke and Emanuel County, GA. 1799- Capt.Johnston's District (82nd MD) William DANIEL - 200 acres on Duhart's Creek in Jefferson County, GA, adjoining Little and CARY, grantors: Phillip GOODBEE and ROBINSON. William DANIEL - 91 acres on Duhart's Creek in Jefferson County, GA, adjoining Benjamin DAVIS, grantors: Phillip GOODBEE and ROBINSON (probably Walter ROBINSON who lived next to him on Duhart's Creek). 1799 - Jefferson County, HGA - no entries for the 83MD 1799- Jefferson County, GA - Capt. TARVERS District (84th MD) Benjamin DAVIS: 4 slaves, 325 Acres in Jefferson County, GA located on Dry Creek, Grantors (Robert Brinson and William DANIEL) 150 Acres in Burke County, GA located on Spring Creek, grantor, Jonathan PARKER Jesse CARY: 200 Acres in Jefferson County, GA on Dry Creek, adjoining William DANIEL, Grantor, John CARY John GIBSON: 250 acres on Charles Creek, adjoining DANIEL and FULTON, Grantors: William DANIEL and INGRAM John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA

Jefferson-Burke County GaArchives Wills.....Pierce, William A February 5 1895 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:47 am Source: Office Of Ordinary Jefferson County, Georgia Will Box P Written: February 5 1895 COURT OF ORDINARY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA MAY 7, 1895 PETITION ORDER TO PROBATE WILL OF WILLIAM A. PIERCE Filed with office May 6, 1895, Cain & Polhill, Attorney (Copied from Jefferson County Ordinary’s Office by Beverly Walden Black in 2003) Georgia, Jefferson County: I, William A. Pierce, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. Item first: I give, bequeath and devise to the immediate relations and their lawful heirs, of my first wife, Lizzie Tyson Pierce, now deceased, a one half interest in my entire estate both real and personal, this one half interest to be divided equally between the heirs of James Leaptrot now deceased, Chloe Ann McNeely now in life and Elizabeth Chestnut now in life. Item second: I give, bequeath and devise to all the brothers and sisters alike, now living, of my second wife Sarah Walden Pierce, now deceased, the remaining half interest in my entire estate both real and personal, to be divided among them viz: Frank Walden, Eb Walden, Josh Walden, Jim Walden, John Walden, Sam Walden, Bob Walden, Margaret Walden, Della Walden, part and part alike of this one half interest. Item third: It is my will that at my death the executor hereafter named shall wind up and sell my estate both real and personal and make ?????last will and testament above written. Item fourth: I hereby constitute and appoint my last wife’s brother, Sam Walden, Executor of this my last will and testament. This the fifth day of February 1895. Signed William A. Pierce Signed, declared and published by William A. Pierce, as his last will and testament in the presence of us, the subscribers, who subscribed our names hereto, in the presence of said testator (at his instance and request) and of each other, he directing his name to be signed in our presence and our signing in his presence. R. H. Hardeman J. W. Harden R. U. Rhodes Researcher’s Note: This Will is not indexed or recorded in Jefferson County Probate Office. The Will was discovered from the original filing boxes found in the Ordinary’s office and is handwritten by William A. Pierce and appears to be an original. Researcher continued It is of the opinion of the researcher that the legal names of the WALDEN brothers and sisters named in this will are as follows: Mitchel Franklin “Frank” Walden, Ebenezer Mitchell “Eb” Walden, Jesse Joshua “Josh” Walden, Albert Samuel “Jim” Walden, John Lane Walden, Samuel Mitchel “Sam” Walden, Robert L. “Bob” Walden, Margaret N. Walden, and Della Walden. Researcher notes continued: It appears William A. Pierce and Elizabeth Tyson did not have children. The non-Walden heirs are most likely Elizabeth’s sisters. They are found living with a Henry Garrett prior to William Pierce’s death, which appears to be a second marriage for Elizabeth Tyson’s mother. This information is not confirmed and has not been researched further. A suit was filed in Jefferson County by the parties of the first part, Sarah E. McNeely and J. J. Leaptrott against Samuel Walden, the Executor for not carrying out his duties: Ordinary Minutes, Book C, page 286 – S. E. McNeely & J.J. Leaptrott vs. S. M. Walden, Executor W. A. Pierce, deceased. The petition of Mrs. S. E. McNeely and J. J. Leaptrott etal shows the following facts: 1st that S.M. Walden is the lawful executor of the last will and testament of W. A. Pierce late of said county deceased and that your petitioners are legatees under said will. 2nd Your petitioners further show that said executor is mismanaging said estate in this to wit that he has collected as said executor the sum of three hundred dollars and that he has not paid any of the bills of said estate and that he has appropriated to his own use some two hundred dollars of said sum belonging to the said estate and that he cannot account for the same and that the said Walden is absolutely insolvent. 3rd Wherefore petitioners pray that a rule may issue against said executor requiring him to show cause why he should not be required to give bond and security for the faithful performance of his duties as executor or in default thereof be removed from said trust. R. Hardeman, Petitioner. Upon reading and considering the foregoing petition it is ordered that the said S.M. Walden be and appear at the next term of the court of ordinary for said sounty to be held on the first Monday in July next then and there to show cause why he should not be required to give bond and security as prayed for in said petition or be removed from his executorship and it is further ordered that a copy of this petition and order be served personally upon the said S.M. Walden at least ten days before the next term of said court. This June 1, 1897 A. H. Worthen, Ordinary Georgia, Jefferson County To the Honorable the Court of Ordinary of said County: The petition of Sam Walden respectfully sheweth that William A. Pierce late of said county, deceased, departed this life Testate, that your Petitioner is by the last Will and Testament of said deceased duly appointed and charged with the execution of the same, that the same is now in this Court, and that J. U. Harden one of the witnefses to said Will is present ready to prove the execution thereof. Your Petitioner therefore pray that said Will be probated and admitted to record, that Letters Testamentary and Warrant of Appraisement do ifsue to Sam Walden and as in duty bound will ever pray. Cain & Polhill Attorney for Propounder. Georgia, Jefferson County In open Court appeared Sam Walden Executor of the last Will and Testament of William A. Pierce deceased, and produced the said Will and Testament of said William A. Pierce and one of the witnefses of said Will to wit: J. U. Harden who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he saw William A. Pierce the Testator sign, seal, declare and publish the instrument now presented as his last Will and Testament freely, voluntarily and without compulsion, or undue influence; that at the time of the execution of the same said Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory. That deponent signed said Will as witness in the presence of the Testator at his special instance and request, and in the presence of R. N. Hardeman & R. U. Rhodes the other witnesses & who signed as witnesses in his presence of each other. Whereas Sam Walden duly appointed Executor of the last Will and Testament of William A. Pierce deceased has had said Will probated in Common form and pray the record thereof, therefore it is ordered that the same be admitted to record, and filed in office, that Letters Testamentary and Warrant of Appraisement issue upon his taking the oath prescribed by law. T. F. Canes, Ordinary State of Georgia, Jefferson County. Know all men by these presents, that we S. M. Walden Executor of the last Will and Testament of W. A. Pierce, Dec’d as Principal, J. J. Walden, A. S. Walden, J. B. Williams securities, are held and firmly bound unto the Ordinary of said County, and his successors in office, and assigns, in the just and full sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars for the payment of which sum to the said Ordinary, and his successors in office, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, in the whole and for the whole sum, jointly and severally, and firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 24th day of June 1897. S. M. Walden (his mark) J. J. Walden A.S. Walden J.B. Williams Signed in the presence of W. R. Thompson N.P. & Ex Off. J.P. Approved by A. M. Warthen Ordinary J.C. Researcher notes: Samuel M. Walden, Executor of the Estate of William A. Pierce is found in no other record after June 1897 and is not located in the 1900 census. Earlier in October 1893 S. M. Walden deeded Angelou S Walden Lot 2 of the Estate of Mitchell Walden containing 77 ½ acres (recorded Nov 14, 1893/Jefferson County Clerk of Court). Witness: E. M. Walden; BAJ Kitchens JP. Although no marriage record is found, it is believed Samuel M Walden married Angelou Kitchens about 1890-95 in Jefferson County, daughter of Rev. Benjamin A J Kitchens (1840 Warren County, Georgia) and Amey Miranda Harrison (1841). Angelou Walden is found a widow in 1900 Jefferson County census living with her parents, mother of 2, 0 children living. On 29 April 1908 Mrs. Angelo Walden married W A Brinson in Jefferson County. A William A. Brinson died 1 Feb 1910 age 62 buried Brinson Cemetery Jefferson County, Georgia. 1910 Jefferson census Angelo Brinson age 36 widow is living with Aaron J Johnson 44 and wife Susie age 46. BAJ Kitchens had a daughter Susan Missouri born c 1862. Aaron Johnson appears to be Angelo Walden Brinson’s brother in law. USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org Additional Comments: This Will is not officially recorded in Jefferson County, Georgia but was found in the original Will Box "P" in the Office of Ordinary. It was filed with attorneys Cain & Polhill May 6, 1895. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/wills/nwl30pierce.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 10.2 Kb

Jefferson County GaArchives Wills.....Hudspeth, Charles September 25 1811 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:40 am Source: Office Of Ordinary Jefferson County, Georgia Will Book A 1797-1865 Written: September 25 1811 Recorded: March 6 1815 WILL OF CHARLES HUDSPETH MADE Sept. 25, 1811 Probated March 6, 1815 Jefferson County, Georgia (Transcribed by Beverly Walden Black from Record of Wills, Book A, 1797-1865 on July 14, 2003) Mentions: Caleb Welch (gives him 2/3 of tract he (Charles Hudspeth) now resides calculated to be 200 acres to be his after his wife’s death.) Moses Newton and Reuben Walden $250.00 each after death of his wife Sara Kolb – one dollar Betsy Grace and Nancy Hudspeth, her daughter – one dollar Other one-third of land to wife lifetime, then sold and debts paid and $250 to Caleb Welch and Reuben Walden with balance to be divided between all heirs. Executors: Moses Newton Caleb Welch Witnesses: Wm. Hurd, Jas. Jones and Wm. Joiner I Charles Hudspeth of the State of Georgia and County of Jefferson being weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament. 1st I give and bequeath to Caleb Welch the two thirds of the tract of land where I now reside to be laid off and taken from the upper part of the tract calculating on there being 200 acres to his share be the same more or less to him and his heirs forever after my wife’s death. I give and bequeth to Moses Newton and Ruben Walden Two hundred and fifty dollars each to be raised out of my estate at or after the decease of my wife to them and their heirs forever. I give and beqeth to Sarah Kolb one dollar to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeth to Betsey Grace and Nancy Hudspeth her daughter each one dollar to them and their heirs forever. It is my will and desire that the balance of my land the lower part being the third not before willed and supposed to be 100 acres, my Negro woman Jude, my household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools and stock of all description together with every other part of my estate not before willed be and remain in the possession of my wife for her support for and during her life and at her decease be sold by my Executors and after paying to Moses Newton and Ruben Walden as afore mentioned each Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars (if there be so much) and if not as far as it will go and if there be any balance to be equally divided between all my heirs. I do constitute, make and ordain Mosses Newton and Caleb Welch my sole Executors of this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke and disannul all and every other former will, legacies bequeathed, and executors by me in any wise before willed and bequeathed or named, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal the 25th day of September, 1811. Signed, Sealed and declaired by said Charles Hudspeth to be his last will and testament in presence of us the subscribers: Wm. Hurd Jas. Jones Wm. Joiner (his mark X) ****************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGENWeb representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGENWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGENWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************** http://www.usgenwebarchives.org File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/wills/nwl29hudspeth.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb

Jefferson-Pulaski County GaArchives Wills.....Walden, Samuel March 14 1808 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:34 am Source: Office Of Ordinary Jefferson County, Georgia Will Book 1775-1865 Written: March 14 1808 Recorded: January 21 1809 WILL OF SAMUEL WALDEN Will Book 1775-1865 Jefferson County, Georgia pages 74-75 (This record recorded at the Jefferson Probate Office is not an original but was typed up by a clerk from the original handwritten document at a time after 1809.) Extracted by Beverly Walden Black, Waynesboro, Georgia MADE March 14, 1808 PROBATED January 21, 1809 MENTIONS: Son Harry Daughter Elizabeth Allen Son Reuben Son-in-Law John Davis Daughter Mary Rowling Daughter Tabatha Yearly Son Samuel Walden Grandson Ely Grandson Lemuel Granddaughter Patty Davis Son-in-Law Samuel Allen EXECUTORS: Son Samuel and Son-in-Law Samuel Allen WITNESSES: James McDonald, John Morris, and Rebecah Folk I Saml. Walden of the county of Jefferson and State of Georgia being in a low state of Health but of sound mind and memory thanks be to god for Mercy and calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that is appointed for all men once to Die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and following: First my will and desire is that all my just debts be paid Item I give and bequeath to my Son Harry one dollar to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Allen one Negro woman to her and her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Son Reuben one dollar to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Son in Law John Davis one dollar to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Rowling one dollar to her and her heirs forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Tabatha Yearly one dollar to her and her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my son Saml. Walden all my land and plantation that I am possessed with or any right title claim to or interest in containing in the whole by estimate five hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less-to him and his heirs forever Item I also give and bequeath to my son Saml. My Negro man named Zack also the bed, bedstead and furniture I now sleep on also one Jack Plow also one Black horse also the cupboard small chest and side saddle to him and his heirs forever Also my will and desire is that the crop that is now on my plantation or that may grow thereon this season do belong to my son Saml. Without any ?let or molestation to him and his heirs forever Item I give to my Grandson Ely one heifer with calf to him and his heirs forever Item I give to my Grandson Leml. one heifer with calf to him & his heirs forever And furthermore my will and desire is that all my movable or property not before willed or bequeathed (Except old Warner) be sold to the highest bidder giving a twelve months credit with approved security, and the money arising from said sale to be equally divided between my children to wit: Harry, Elizabeth, Rueben, my granddaughter Patty Davis, my daughter Polly, Tabatha, and my son Saml. To them and their heirs forever And furthermore my desire is that my Negro man named Waren be freed at my death and live with my son Sam’l to take care of him in his old age And lastly I do appoint my Son-in-Law Samuel Allen sole Executor of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills by me at any time heretofore made ratifying and conforming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th of March, 1808 Sealed Saml. Walden, X his mark Witnessed: James McDonald, John Morris, Rebecah Folk Georgia, Jefferson County At a Court of Ordinary held in and for the county aforesaid on the 2nd day of January 1809. Personally appeared James McDonald one of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed last will and testament of Samuel Walden dec’d and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was present and did see the Testator sign and acknowledge the same to be and contain his last will and testament and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and belief and that John Morris and Rebecah Folk together with this deponant did subscribe their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the Testator and in each others presence. Sworn to in open court this 2nd day of January, 1809 A. Wright C.C.Or. Signed James McDonald Georgia, Jefferson County You do each of you solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the written named Samuel Walden so far as you know or believe and that you will and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and the legacies contained in the said will as far as his goods and chattels will thereunto extend and the law charge you and that you will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels so help you God. Sworn to in open court 2nd day of January, 1809 A. Wright, C.C.Or. Signed: Samuel Walden Samuel Allen Notes by Beverly Walden Black, great great great great granddaughter of Samuel Walden, Senior: After several years of research in regards to the WILL of Samuel Walden, I am under the impression that the son named Harry is Henry Walden, Sr. who lived on the border of both Jefferson and Warren counties during this time period (not to be confused with Henry of Jefferson County who married 1)Patience Calhoun 2) Minerva who lived only in Jefferson County also at this time period). Harry/Henry is on early Warren tax lists, then Jefferson, then Warren County after 1816. It is apparent he moved because of land sales recorded in Jefferson County at this time. Henry, Sr. is found on the 1820 Warren County Census while the other Henry (believed to be son of Henry, Sr.) is on the Jefferson Census in 1820. Henry, Jr., John Walden, Edward Walden (Edward- shown as son of Henry, Sr. on Jefferson tax list), and possibly Ely/Eli Walden all of Jefferson County are believed to be Henry/Harry Walden’s sons by this researcher, as well as James Walden who married Rebecca Sammons and lived in Warren County, then Glascock County when it was cut out of Warren in 1857. Samuel Allen, son in law, Will recorded in Warren County, Georgia Administration 1823 Sherwood Allen Administrator; Gideon Allen, Benjamin Rhodes – Securities Bond dated 23 Mar 1823. Samuel is believed to be the son of Samuel Allen, Sr of Greenville SC per land transactions recorded in Warren County, Georgia in early 1800’s. Rueben Walden, son, lived in Jefferson County for about 10 years after Samuel, Sr. died. He then moved his family to Pulaski County, Georgia (Hawkinsville). His sons are believed to be Lemuel, Green, and Martin Walden, as well as daughter Ally Walden, all of Houston, Wilcox, Pulaski, Dooley counties in Georgia. Reuben married Mary Hudspeth in Jefferson or Warren County, Georgia (see will of Charles Hudspeth, Jefferson County Probate Office). Reuben married 2nd Mary_______ unknown, his wife of seven years at his death in 1846. It is not known the common name of Samuel’s 2nd daughter, wife of John Davis. Although this will names his granddaughter as Patty Davis, this could be Patsy Davis who married James Welch in Jefferson County in 1810 after Samuel’s death and may be an error in the transcription of the clerk from handwriten to type. This line is still under research. It is not known the husband of Samuel’s daughter, Mary “Polly” Rowling. This surname probably should be Rowland/Roland. An Ally Rolan widow is found in Pulaski County Georgia with a daughter Tabatha Rolan and other children in 1850. More research needed on this line. The daughter named Tabatha (Tabitha) Yearly is most likely Tabitha Walden Yearty who married Abraham Yearty and lived in Jefferson County before moving to Pulaski County, Georgia after 1810. Tabitha Yearty, widow of Abraham (per Administration papers found in Pulaski County in 1820), is found next door to Reuben Walden in the 1830 Pulaski County census. Her name is indexed as Fallatha Yates??? but clearly written Tabatha Yearty on the actual census. An Abraham Yearty also attended the estate sale of Samuel Walden in 1809 near Grange, Georgia. The surname Yearly was not found living in Jefferson, Warren, or Washington Counties during this time. Also after researching old handwriting the “t” is sometimes mistaken for an “l” as the cross is not added in many cases in handwritten documents found in Jefferson County. Abraham Yearty is found on the tax lists in Jefferson County in periods from 1800-1810 adjoining landowners: Samuel Walden, John and Richard Davis, Reuben and Henry Walden, Adam Calhoun (original grantor John Morris). Tabitha Yearty is shown as a widow living in Pulaski County for the 1821 land lottery drawing. Feb 5 1820 Sherrard Allen and Tabitha Yearta, temp administrators of Abraham Yearty, Pulaski County Admn Bonds and Guardianships Dec 1810-March 1825. John Lee, security. 3 Sept 1820, Shadrick Allen and Tabitha Yerta, admn. estate of Abraham Yerta. Securities: Jesse Sutton, John Lee, and John Powell $4000. (Are Sherrod Allen and Shadrick Allen the same people or different? Are they sons of Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Walden or Samuel Allen’s brothers?). John Lee married Reuben Walden’s daughter Alley Walden who lived in Pulaski County, Georgia Samuel Walden, Jr. born c. 1769-70 remained in Jefferson County throughout his life and died in 1842 or 43 where his administration papers are found. This land he inherited from his father is the same land he deeded to his three daughters, Marinda, Emily (Emeline) and Honor Fabby “Phalba” in October 1842 (see Deed of Gift-Jefferson County, Georgia). His children are believed to be Samuel Walden, III married Winnie Morris (Twiggs > Pulaski > Houston) see him later below; Anna(y) married Nathaniel Brassel (Jefferson > Sumter County, GA); Osborn (never married) he owned land in seven Georgia counties; Morris(He was Captain Morris Walden, 79th GM Dist and Sheriff of Jefferson County 1832) married Sarah Mathews of Washington County, Georgia; Mitchell married Margaret Hannah, Louisa McKigney, Elizabeth Daniel(s). He was appointed temporary admn. of Estate of Samuel Walden, Jr. Jefferson County Georgia Probate Office January 1843; Moses married Jane Hannah (Jefferson > Florida > Alabama > Florida) , Ira married 1st_______Mathews, sister of Sarah Mathews (Washington County, GA see Will of John Mathews in Washington County and Tennessee/Distribution of Estate names Ira Walden and Morris Walden) Ira married 2nd Alafare/Elafare Sheppard, Washington County, Georgia; Marenda (never married), Emeline “Emily”(never married) Emeline appointed admn. of Estate of Marenda Walden; and Honor Phalba “Fabby” (never married). Will of Osborn Walden dated 1861 states Ira, Marenda, Emily as his siblings. Marenda Walden appointed permanent administrator of Estate of Samuel Walden, Jr. 1843. She sold a 40 acre “gold” lot owned by Samuel, Jr. in northwestern Georgia after she obtained administration over Samuel’s Estate. Ely (found in records as Eli) Walden, Samuel Sr’s grandson, is either a son of Samuel Walden, Jr. or most likely one of the younger sons of Henry “Harry” Walden, Sr. He remained in Jefferson County until just after 1840 when he moved his family to Lee County. Ely and Sarah are shown as members of Provident Baptist Church with Henry Walden and Miss Alafare Walden(see original minutes Jefferson County Library). He married Sara unknown however there is a marriage record for Eli Wasden to Sarah Pilot (should be ?Pyland) in 1815. Eli/Sarah’s first son born 1817 (Seaborn Walden) fits with this scenario. Eli Wasden marriage record could be Eli Walden. There were no records found for an “Eli” Wasden in Jefferson County although Thomas Wasden family was neighbor to Samuel Walden. Lemuel Walden is most likely the son of Reuben Walden. He lived in Pulaski County, Georgia and is found in early court records there. He is later found in Florida census records. This researcher believes Samuel, Sr. gifted something to his younger grandsons of each older son (Henry/Harry/son Eli and Reuben/son Lemuel) while leaving all property to Samuel, Jr. and hence not gifting anything to Samuel, Jr.’s children. Reuben received land of about 160 acres from Samuel, Sr. in early 1800’s. Henry/Harry rec’d 200 acres from a headright grant in original Richmond County as well as Samuel, Sr. in 1785(see warrant Georgia State Archives). This property drawn into Warren County in 1793 and then Jefferson 1796. A third Samuel Walden born c. 1791-96 is found in Jefferson County on tax lists beginning 1812 as a defaulter (usually meaning he had reached age and had to pay a poll tax) through 1815. Two different Samuel Walden’s shown on tax list and Samuel, Sr. was already dec’d in 1812. This third Samuel Walden is believed to be the Samuel that married Winnie Morris in Jefferson County in 1815. He removed to Twiggs and Pulaski Counties after 1815. 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Jefferson County GaArchives Deed.....South, Waldens United Methodist Episcopal Church - Walden, Mitchell May 10 1873 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:10 am 76th GM Dist, Jefferson County, Georgia Written: May 10 1873 Recorded: June 4 1873 Submitted by Beverly Walden Black, Waynesboro, Georgia Source: Deed Records, Clerk of Superior Court, Jefferson County, Georgia STATE OF GEORGIA JEFFERSON COUNTY THIS INDENTURE made and Entered into this the 10th Day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-three, between Mitch Walden and Elizabeth Walden of The State and County aforesaid of the one part, and Thomas J. Harvey, B.V.G.Walden, Seaborn H. Thigpen Simion B. Williams And Wm. R. Elean viz Trustees of the Walden Methodist Espiscopal Church South of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH: Know all men by these presents that the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden for and in consideration of the Love and Respect we have and bear for the cause, and Love of Christ and his ---- and for the further purpose of establishing a Camp ground at said church and giving protection and privilege of Public Worship at said place, and for the further sum of five dollars to us in hand paid by the said Trustees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we do give grant, bargain and sell and by these presents do give grant, bargain and sell and release and convey unto them the Trustees and agent of the publishing house of the Methodist Episcapol Church South for use and benefit of the said Methodist Episcopal Church South their successors forever in office, All that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the State and county aforesaid, adjoining lands of the said Mitchell Walden and Elizabeth Walden on the South, West and North and Osborne Walden on the East, containing by survey viz 15 ½ fifteen and one half acres be the same more or less, which will more fully appear by reference to a plat of the same hereto annexed. Seven and one half acres, of the above land having been before deeded to Walden Methodist Episcopal Church South and the deed having been lost, the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden now re- deeds the same with (8) eight more acres in all. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said bargained land and premises together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances, water privileges, timber and fire wood said land, also to be dedicated and used for religious pur poses, also for educational purposes to be applied by said agent and said Trustees, and their successors in office to the effect herein stated under the direction of the general conference of Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the said Agent is to have and to hold the property aforesaid free from the claims or claims of myself, my heirs, my executors or administrators, and from the claims of all others whomsoever. All the foregoing rights and privileges are hereby deeded and given to said agent, and trustees and their successors in office with this reservation: That should the above mentioned land and premises cease to be used for religious or Educational purposes apart from either, then this deed to be null and void and the land revert to the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden, his or her heirs assigns, also the right and title to said bargained land and premises, the Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden will forever warrant and defend subject only to the above reservation against himself or herself, his and her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and all their successors in office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF We the said Mitchell Walden and Elizabeth Walden has hereunto set their hand and affixed Their seal the day and year above written. Signed,sealed and delivered In presence of: W. R. Thomson Mitchel Walden (L.S.) Robert F. Pope Elizabeth Walden (L.S.) J. N. Poston, J.P. I do hereby approve of the Gift of land made to the M. E. Church South by Mitchel Walden & wife Elizabeth Walden, this 4th day of June, 1873 Nicholas Diehl, Ordinary Recorded June 4th, 1873 By R. J. Boyd, Clerk GEORGIA, JEFFERSON COUNTY: I, E.J. Smith, Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court Jefferson County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the within And foregoing is a true and correct copy of a deed from Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden to the Trustees of Walden’s Methodist Espiscapol Church South, as appears of record in this Office in Deed Book B, pages 487-488 and 489. This the 16th, day of November, 1948. _________________________ Deputy Clerk Superior Court Jefferson County, Georgia (This is a typed copy of the actual deed recorded in Jefferson County) ****************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Walden, Mitchell December 14 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:00 am News & Farmer Newspaper Dec 22, 1887 Mitchel Walden Obituary Source: News & Farmer Newspaper, Louisville, Georgia Dec. 22, 1887 Obtained from microfilm, Jefferson County Library by Beverly Walden Black in 2001 Died suddenly at his home where he had lived 60 years, in this county, on the 14th day of Dec., 1887, aged 87 years and three months, Mr. MITCHEL WALDEN. He was a member of Walden’s church for 33 years, to which he gave fifteen acres of land and contributed most to the building of the church. He was married three times, was the father of eighteen children twelve of whom are still living. He was charitable, a hospitable man, a good neighbor, and temperate in all his acts. He was a diligent reader of the Bible, and firm believer in the Lord. Signed, A Friend. USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/obits/w/nob238walden.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb

Jefferson-Washington County GaArchives News.....Re-Union of Old Soldiers August 5 1976 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 1:54 am News & Farmer Newspaper News & Farmer (newspaper) Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia August 5, 1876 Abstracted by Beverly Walden Black 2003 Re-Union of Old Soldiers Subsequent to a call made through these columns some weeks ago, a re-union of the surviving members of the old “Jefferson Grays” was had at WALDENS CHURCH on yesterday. The surviving members of the “Jefferson Guards,” “Jefferson Volunteers” and “Battey Guards” were invited to participate-together with themselves and families. We were honored with and invitation to attend and acted accordingly. If we were to say that the crowd assembled, numbered not less than TWELVE HUNDRED we believe that our assertion would be sustained by numbers who were on the ground. The dinner prepared was sufficient to feed all in attendance the writer hearing no complaint from any except a few female members who professed to belong to Company I. The managers who were few in number, exerted themselves to see that all were well entertained and received all the attention necessary, and those who went away dissatisfied need blame no one but themselves. The fair sex had a pretty full representation, among whom we might mention a party from Washington county, who rendered themselves quite agreeable and very entertaining to those who had the good fortune to make their acquaintance. The usual flirtations were carried on, and, we dare say, Cupid was quite successful in the performance of his work, But we have not space nor time to give a detailed account of the proceedings of the day, and will cut short with this feeble notice. RESEARCHER NOTES: Ebenezer "Ebin" Mitchell Walden, son of Mitchell Walden was most likely in attendance of this reunion at Walden's Church as this was his family property. E. M. Walden enlisted September 1861 28th Georgia Infantry, Company I, Army of Northern Virginia as 3rd Corporal. He was promoted through ranks to 2nd Lieutenant. He surrendered in May 1865 with the Army of Tennessee. Ebin's brother M.F. (Mitchell F.) Walden was also most likely in attendance at this reunion of soldiers. He enlisted in neighbor Washington County with the 62nd Georgia Regiment in 1862, later the 8th Georgia Calvary, Company F. Both Ebin and M.F. Walden were living on the date of this reunion. Their father, Mitchell Walden donated the property to establish Walden's Church in 1854 and donated more land in 1873. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ******************************************************************************** File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/newspapers/nnw58reuniono.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb

Jefferson County GaArchives Court.....Hannah, William January 4 1831 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 1:38 am Source: Court Of Ordinary, Jefferson County, Georgia Written: January 4 1831 Recorded: January 4 1831 Estate Sale of William Hannah Jefferson County, Georgia January 4, 1831 Copied from Office of Ordinary, Jefferson County by Beverly Walden Black 2001 Amount of Sales of the Estate of William Hannah deceased sold by Thomas Hannah and Joseph Whigham Administrators on said Estate sold on twelve months credit January 4th 1831. Mill and Eighty acres land Lewis Lampp $101.00 Fifty three acres Elijah Hudson 5.06 ¼ One hundred and sixty five acres James Williams 39.00 One hundred and twelve acres Elijah Hudson 13.00 One hundred & Seventy five acres Thomas Hannah 32.00 Four hundred acres Joseph Whigham 52.00 Negro woman Vicey & four children Mitchell Walden 1401.25 Negro woman Milley Moses Walden 460.00 Negro woman Rachel & child Joseph Hudson 425.00 Negro woman Cresey Thomas Wasden 185.00 Negro boy Jeff Moses Walden 360.00 Negro girl Susan Elijah Hudson 300.00 Negro girl Edney Thomas Hannah 230.00 ________ $3603.56 ¼ Signed Thomas Hannah, Administrator Joseph Whigham, Administrator USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ******************************************************************************** File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/court/nwl27hannah.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb

Jefferson County GaArchives Deed.....Walden, Honor Fabby Etal - Walden, Samuel October 22 1842 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 1:22 am 79th District, Jefferson County, Georgia Written: October 22 1842 Recorded: December 4 1883 DEED OF GIFT SAMUEL WALDEN, SENIOR TO HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, HONOR FABBY (PHALBA/FALBA) WALDEN, MARINDA WALDEN, EMILY WALDEN (Copied by Beverly Walden Black 2001 from Clerk of Court, Jefferson County, Georgia) Georgia, Jefferson County To all and singular to whom these presents shall come: I, Samuel Walden do send greetings. Know ye that I the said Samuel Walden, Senior, of the County of Jefferson and State of Georgia, planter, for and in consideration of the love and goodwill and affection which I have and do bear towards my loving daughters, called Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden, Emily Walden, of the State and County aforesaid have given and granted and by these presents do freely give and grant unto the said Honor F. Walden, Marinda Walden, Emily Walden, so called their heirs Executors or Administrators all and singular my tracts of land containing as follows: One containing two hundred acres on Ogeechee River, butting and joining lands of William Davis, Senior and I also give unto my three daughters before mentioned the balance of my lands adjoining the before mentioned tract of land, the balance of the before mentioned containing five hundred acres more or less, being all the lands I possess in the County of Jefferson, adjoining lands of Joseph Price on the East and Henry Walden and Hansel Calhoun on the North; all of the aforesaid lands lying and being in the County of Jefferson and State aforesaid and I also give and grant unto my three daughters before mentioned Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden, Emily Walden my bay mare and my rome filly. I also give unto my three daughters before mentioned all of my stock of hogs and cattle that I now possess. I also give and grant unto the before mentioned daughters, Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden and Emily Walden all my present crop of corn fodder and cotton. I also give and grant unto my three daughters before mentioned, all my household and kitchen furniture and all my cooking utensils. I do assign unto my three daughters before mentioned Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden and Emily Walden their heirs, executors, administrators, with my own hand bearing even date to have and to hold all the before mentioned parcels of land seven hundred acres more or less, together with my dwelling house and plantation whereon I now live. All the said lands, premises and before mentioned property are not to be in the possession of my three daughters before mentioned Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden and Emily Walden until after my deceased. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two. Samuel Walden, Seal Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presents of Jospeh Price, Philip M. Wasdin, Eldridge A. Wasdin. Georgia, Jefferson County Personally appeared before me, Philip M. Wasdin who on his oath saith he saw Samuel Walden sign seal and deliver the within deed as his act and deed and that this deponent subscribed the same as a witness and saw Joseph Price and Eldridge A. Wasdin also sign the same as witnesses thereto. Signed Philip M. Wasdin. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd December 1842 Mitchell Davis, J.P. Recorded 4th day of December, 1883 page 624 ************************************************************************USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ******************************************************************************** **************** Additional Comments: Grantees: Honor Fabby Walden, Marinda Walden, and Emily Walden File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jefferson/deeds/ndd8walden.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb