I have a copy of a letter written by Edward Clemens Wade son of Jesse Perkins Wade and Bethenia Middlebrooks. It was written in 1908 to his neice Mrs. B.C. Blackwell of Quitman, GA. Edward was a brother to my GGG-GF Isaac Middlebrooks Wade. It reads: My Dear Niece, My mother's father was Colonel Isaac Middlebrooks, born in Maryland 1755. He was a Revolutionary Soldier from first to last, was taken prisoner in a battle in South Carolina, escaped and swam across Savannah River at Purysburg 25 miles above Savannah, and joined the Army of GA commanded by Jasper and Newton, and was with them when they rescued the American prisoners at a spring 2 miles out of Savannah known for 100 years as Jasper Spring. I was born in Newton County, GA named for the other illustrious officer. Grandfather Middlebrooks was in the Battle of Savannah and assisted in carrying Count Pulaski from the field when shot dead from his horse. He was six months a prisoner in Charleston, SC and was starved and eaten by vermin nearly to death before he escaped. O, how I love and cherish my Grandfathers memory. I got all of this from my mother Bethenia Middlebrooks Wade, Mrs. Jesse Wade. Affectionately, Edward C. Wade P.S. Can't you have my mother's remains brought from Ware Co. and buried by side of Father's. Uncle Edward. Hope this is of interest to someone else out ther. Thanks. Linda TX

Linda, it is always great when someone shares documents like this. Thank you! Carole Drexel Drexel410@att.net -----Original Message----- From: gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Jenkins Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:10 AM To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Wade letter 1908 I have a copy of a letter written by Edward Clemens Wade son of Jesse Perkins Wade and Bethenia Middlebrooks. It was written in 1908 to his neice Mrs. B.C. Blackwell of Quitman, GA. Edward was a brother to my GGG-GF Isaac Middlebrooks Wade. It reads: My Dear Niece, My mother's father was Colonel Isaac Middlebrooks, born in Maryland 1755. He was a Revolutionary Soldier from first to last, was taken prisoner in a battle in South Carolina, escaped and swam across Savannah River at Purysburg 25 miles above Savannah, and joined the Army of GA commanded by Jasper and Newton, and was with them when they rescued the American prisoners at a spring 2 miles out of Savannah known for 100 years as Jasper Spring. I was born in Newton County, GA named for the other illustrious officer. Grandfather Middlebrooks was in the Battle of Savannah and assisted in carrying Count Pulaski from the field when shot dead from his horse. He was six months a prisoner in Charleston, SC and was starved and eaten by vermin nearly to death before he escaped. O, how I love and cherish my Grandfathers memory. I got all of this from my mother Bethenia Middlebrooks Wade, Mrs. Jesse Wade. Affectionately, Edward C. Wade P.S. Can't you have my mother's remains brought from Ware Co. and buried by side of Father's. Uncle Edward. Hope this is of interest to someone else out ther. Thanks. Linda TX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Linda, is this part of your Wade family? Carole Screven-Whitfield-Greene County GaArchives Biographies.....Jesse T. Wade 1851 - ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com January 7, 2004, 11:02 pm Author: Author Unknown - Taken from Memoirs of Ga., Vol. II Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., page 827 Published by the Southern Historical Association in 1895 Jesse T. Wade, farmer, was born in Whitfield County in 1851 and is the son of Peyton L. and Elizabeth E. (Robert) Wade. The father was born in Greene County and reared on the farm, studied for the ministry and began preaching about 1822. He was a member of the conference for two years and was located at Waynesboro, and later lived in Screven County, where he began farming and his later life was devoted to this vocation. He was a Whig in politics and died leaving a large estate. His father was a native of Wales, and moving to America when a young man, died here. The mother of Mr. Wade was Elizabeth, daughter of William H. Robert. He was born in South Carolina and was an eminent citizen of that state, dying well possessed of this world's goods and highly respected by all who knew him. Mr. Wade's great maternal grandfather, Samuel Maner, served in the revolutionary army as captain and was a very wealthy planter. He owned property both in South Carolina and Georgia. Mr. Wade was reared on the farm both in Whitfield and Screven Counties. He graduated at the Virginia Military Institute in 1871. In 1887 he married Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Seaborn and Jane (Bostwick) Jones. Mr. Jones was born in Screven County and was a distinguished lawyer of the state and a large landowner and an officer of the Confederate army. He was the son of A.S. Jones, who was a native of Georgia and a son of Seaborn Jones, who was a leading lawyer in Georgia for a number of years and a member of congress. Mrs. Wade was born in Screven County in 1865. She and her husband are both members of religious denominations, she being an Episcopalian and he a Methodist. Mr. Wade was county surveyor at one time, and has been a life-long farmer. Mr. Wade comes from a family, which sent four sons to the war. He himself was too young to enlist, but four of his brothers went in the Confederate army. They were Dr. R.M. Wade, now a physician in Athens; Peyton L. Wade, who died in Richmond during the war, belonged to the First Georgia Regiment, and was promoted for bravery to be first lieutenant; Edward C., of the Savannah Guards, who was wounded and captured at Sailor's Creek and carried to Camp Douglas, where he died; and Ulysses P. Wade, who is now a prominent lawyer of Screven County. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb -----Original Message----- From: gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Jenkins Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:10 AM To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Wade letter 1908 I have a copy of a letter written by Edward Clemens Wade son of Jesse Perkins Wade and Bethenia Middlebrooks. It was written in 1908 to his neice Mrs. B.C. Blackwell of Quitman, GA. Edward was a brother to my GGG-GF Isaac Middlebrooks Wade. It reads: My Dear Niece, My mother's father was Colonel Isaac Middlebrooks, born in Maryland 1755. He was a Revolutionary Soldier from first to last, was taken prisoner in a battle in South Carolina, escaped and swam across Savannah River at Purysburg 25 miles above Savannah, and joined the Army of GA commanded by Jasper and Newton, and was with them when they rescued the American prisoners at a spring 2 miles out of Savannah known for 100 years as Jasper Spring. I was born in Newton County, GA named for the other illustrious officer. Grandfather Middlebrooks was in the Battle of Savannah and assisted in carrying Count Pulaski from the field when shot dead from his horse. He was six months a prisoner in Charleston, SC and was starved and eaten by vermin nearly to death before he escaped. O, how I love and cherish my Grandfathers memory. I got all of this from my mother Bethenia Middlebrooks Wade, Mrs. Jesse Wade. Affectionately, Edward C. Wade P.S. Can't you have my mother's remains brought from Ware Co. and buried by side of Father's. Uncle Edward. Hope this is of interest to someone else out ther. Thanks. Linda TX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message