Dear List Members, I am again cross posting to several lists as these people migrated between counties or else there ws trouble determining where the county lines were. I just sent a previous posting on these families showin gthe 1850 and 1860 Wilkes County, Georgia, census extracts. Below in my notes is the deed I mentioned there which ties some of this information together. I would appreciate any infromation on Pollards, Edmonds, McAvoy, Rhodes and Nash families in Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and Wilkes County, Georgia., that would seem to connect to or between these suranmes. Below I have pasted in my notes for Sarah M. _?_ who appears to be the widow of Seaborn Pollard, Sr. I am guessing that he was b. as early as 1780 or earlier and died in the early 1840 in Taliaferro County without a will. If the newspaper abstract of her death is correct Sarah M. _?_ Pollard was b. c. 1782 to have been 90 years old on October 9 1872. I don't have a will for either person. No land deeds, but they seem to have had some slaves which is sort of odd to not have had any land that I can find. In the deed below I am proposing that Sarah Pollard was the widow. William H. Rhodes, son-in-law whose wife had died before 1850??? Daughter's name??? Josiah Pollard, son James Pollard, son Mary McAvoy, daughter, (need her marriage to _?_ McAvoy James Edmo(u)nds, son-in-law, m. Sarah Pollard 1849 Wilkes County, Georgia. Children not accounted for in this deed are: Seaborn Polard, Jr. ( newspaper abstract claims was murdered in Greene County in the 1840's. Elizabeth Pollard d. 1843 m. Jacob B. Nash (Isolated grave maker Daniel Springs, Greene County, list her children and dates) Were John McAvoy m. Mahala Nash 1850 Wilkes County first cousins or some other relationship? Were their mothers Pollard Sisters, Mary Pollard McAvoy and Elizaght Pollard Nash??? Any assistance appreciated. Vivian Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925-9607 1-936-858-3801 http://www.inu.net/vcates TALIAFERRO COUNTY, GEORGIA. OFFICE OF CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT. Deed Book E, Page 241 Georgia } Know all men by these presence that we the Taliaferro County} undersigned have this day, for & in consider- ation of the sum of One Thousand Dollars bargained sold & delivered & by these presents do bargain sell & deliver unto John W. Reid a Certain Woman Named Mary about Twenty three years old & her Child Named George about three Years old. The right & title to which Negroes we will forever warrant & defend against the Claim of any & all Persons what- so ever & we also warrant them to be sound in mind and body Signed sealed & delivered } Sarah her X mark Pollard {L. S.} this 30,th of Dec.r 1854. } William H. Rhodes {L. S.} W. M. Reese } Josiah Pollard {L. S.} I. T. Irvin Jr. } Mary Her X mark McAvoy Daniel U./H(?) Meadow J. P. } James his X mark Pollard } James his X mark Edmunds Recorded this January 12,th 1855 Quinea O'Neal Clerk NOTE: In reviewing TALIAFERRO COUNTY GEORGIA RECORDS AND NOTES by Alvin Mell Luncefore, Jr., The Reprint Company, Publishers, Spartainburg, South Carolina 1988. There does not appear to be any other deeds or wills that can be associated with this deed record. CONFERENCE MINUTES OF BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH. Union Point (Greene County) Georgia. AUGUST 1817 TO DECEMBER 1865. Transcribed and Indexed by Vivian Toole Cates, C. 1991. Page 33. Conference Minutes May 16th 1828. Restored... to full fellowship also Sister Sarah Pollard was restored to full fellowhip. Page 205. Conference Minutes January 20th1855. Letters of dismission were requested for sister Mary Hogg, Sister Sarah M. Pollard & her servant woman Tiller, which were granted. Page 206. Conference Minutes February 17th 1855. Letter in minute book after regular conference minutes. The Baptist Church at Bethesda to any regular Baptist Church; Dear Brethren: This is to certify that Sister Sarah M. Pollard is a member in full fellowship with us & is hereby dismissed when joined to any other church of the same faith & order. Done by order of this church in conference. Jan 20th 1855. Thos R. Morgan Mod. Protem Letter of Dismission for Sister Pollard BOOK: "Christian Index - Obituaries 1822 -1879" shows that Mrs. Sarah Pollard, 90 years old, widow of Seaborn Pollard, died on October 9, 1872 in Greene County, GA.