Here are some notes on several Oldhams, which notes may be useful to Oldham researchers. I believe there are notes on three George Oldhams, none of whom is my ancestor. If you use this material in your family history, PLEASE cite the source, as I have tried to do. I did fail, I see, to cite which book of Margaret M. Hofmann's I got some information about the North Carolina George Oldham, Revolutionary patriot, military. E.W.Wallace A collector of Oldhams in NC and KY and sometimes Missouri Preparer: E. W. Wallace Rev Jan 1998 Rev Aug 2002 Added to Dec 2005 GEORGE OLDHAM. WIR00807. George Oldham, the probable namesake of an earlier George Oldham of Northumberland Co., VA, is said to be a son of Richard Oldham, Sr. of Caswell Co., NC and thus a brother of Jesse Oldham [Sr.], the latter later of Madison Co., KY, where he died testate. This family relationship of George Oldham is according to another Oldham researcher in Oregon. John Oldham was another brother. From a compilation of Revolutionary Accounts of North Carolina: "The United States of America to the State of North Carolina Dr: For Sundries furnished and Cash paid the Militia of North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina as allowed by the Auditors of Hillsborough District in June 1782 as p:Report No. 82" 2022x To Capt: George Oldham for Militia Services of himself and Compy. as :Pay Roll No. 322 @ +400 - Specie 795.16 [pds] (Weynette Parks Haun., North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Accounts of the United States with North Carolina [Treasurer, State], Book C [Part XIV], [Durham, NC: Published by author] p. 1905) George may be the same person who resided in Caswell Co. for many years. As late as 29 Jan 1816, he was a purchaser at the estate sale of Elizabeth Williams, deceased. (WB G-180). Elizabeth Williams was the widow of Henry Williams of Caswell Co. NC.. One of the Williamses' several daughters Ursley Duke Williams (widow of Reuben Peoples) married George's nephew Richard "Ready Money" Oldham of Caswell Co., later of Madison Co., KY. George Oldham of NC line received a pension No. S21906. According to abstract, he enlisted in Caswell Co., NC. He applied 4 Mar 1833, Anderson District SC. He was aged about 83 and soldier died there (date not given). In 1852 surviving children were Thomas & William Oldham and Mary wife of Nelson Guttry, all of Anderson Dist SC. The son Thos. Oldham made affidavit in Feb 1857. (Adapted from Virgil S. White, GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION FILES, VOL. III: N-Z [Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1992], p. 2534) He, George Oldham "(Major)" appears on the 1784 tax list of Caswell Co. as owning land on Stoney Creek where several other Oldhams also owned land. This would tend to confirm a strong relationship to the other Oldhams on Stoney Creek in Caswell Co, NC.. Because he was on the 1777 tax list of Caswell Co., with no land declared, it is inferred he was at least 16 years of age--i.e., militia age. However, another record shows that in 1777 he was appointed lieutenant, At the Caswell Co. court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, June 1777, George Oldham was appointed lieutenant. This event signifies he was a man of some maturity, enough to lead men in military pursuits. Perhaps he was exempt from paying taxes because of this leadership role. In 1779 George received a land grant from the State of North Carolina. Caswell DB A-247 - State of North Carolina - No. 73 - to George Oldham 639 A on Stoney Cr and Turkey Pen Br of Country Line Cr adj Roger Atkinson's old line, claims of George Sims & David Hart. 3 Mar 1779. [Chain Carriers] George Sims, Richd Oldham. (Katherine Kerr Kendall, CASWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEED BOOKS 1777-1817 [Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1989], p. 15) Several Oldham males who migrated to the vicinity of Caswell Co., formed 1777, made land entries on or after 25 May 1778, after the colonies had declared their independence. Some of these Oldham males appear in Orange Co., NC records. A grant of State of NC - No. 73 was to George Oldham for 639 A on Stoney Cr. Richard Oldham was a chain carrier. A deed No. 81 (grant by State of NC) to Maxfield Hensley acreage on Stoney Creek adj Henry Williams, Thomas Hart's old line, an agreement line between Hensley & Moses Oldham. It is dated March 1779. (Margaret M. Hofmann, ....) In order to be granted land by the State of North Carolina, the claimants had to take an oath of allegiance to the newly formed nation. These Oldhams and their grant numbers were: George (No. 201); Richard, Jr. (No. 217); Jesse Oldham (No. 228 and No. 229); Moses Oldham (No. 231). Allied families who recorded land grants on the same date were Henry Williams (No. 39, No. 317); Nathan Williamson (No 100); Tyree Harris (No. 108); Matthew Jouett (No. 208); several Rice families; Charles and Robert Burton; John Williams. (Note: 12/96 The identity of John Williams is confusing. Other students of Caswell Co. state that this John Williams is "Col." John Williams, son of Nathaniel Williams I, formerly of colonial Hanover Co., VA. The brother of Henry Williams, who called himself John S.D. [son of Daniel] seemed to have remained some time in Granville Co., NC from which he later migrated to District 96, SC. It is unlikely that John Williams in the above land grant is the son of Daniel Williams. Quite likely, John Williams could be the judge of Granville Co., NC. frequently labeled John Williams, Esq.) (Comments: These two events, George Oldham's being appointed lieutenant and receiving a land grant during the Revolution, qualifies his direct descendants for Revolutionary War lineage societies. He took an oath of allegiance in order to be granted land.) The name of George Oldham appears in Caswell Co. in a list of buyers at an estate sale of Lewis Foster decd taken 8 Feb 1816. (Will Bk G-240). However, whether George Oldham (Major) remained in Caswell Co. is unknown. There are no direct land conveyances to or from George Oldham after this abstracted deed entry: Caswell Co. DB F-23-4 George Oldham of Caswell Co. to William Brintle of Warren Co., NC for 100 pds., 638 A on Stoney Cr and Turkey Pen Br, a water of Country Line Cr adj Roger Atkinson, George Sims, David Hart, said land Oldham obtained 3 Mar 1779 by grant. 21 Oct 1788. Wit: Geo Sims, Abner Powell, Cudboth King, Dudley Ballard. (Kendall, p. 105) Oregon researcher reports that George's wife is Susannah Hensley, daughter of Maxfield Hensley of Caswell Co., NC. Note that Hensley is a neighbor in one of the deeds. (Refer to the 1759 will of Daniel Williams of Granville Co. in which he mentions land which he bought from Henslee. Is there any linkage?) A George Oldham of Early Kentucky A George Oldham received a land grant from Kentucky (then Virginia) 8 July 1780, 500 acres on Licking Creek in Fincastle & Kentucky Co. (DB A-161) (Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cummings Cook, Fincastle & Kentucky County VA-KY Records & History, Vol 1 (Evansville, IN: Cook Publications, n.d.)). A George Oldham was probably in Kentucky, 1794. He and Jesse Oldham are both listed as privates in Ford's Co, John'son Detch Mtd Mil, Terr south of the Ohio, 1794. Of course, Kentucky is south of the Ohio. (Source: Virgil D. White, trans., INDEX TO VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS 1784-1811, [Waynesboro, TN: National Hist Publ Co, 1987, 973 M22 WO2]) A George Oldham was married in Madison Co., KY to Sarah Todd 20 Sep 1797; Caleb Todd, bm., Margaret Todd, mother of bride. However, this George probably is of a different generation and of a different Oldham family than that of Jesse Oldham. A Different George Oldham--Jefferson Co., KY A George Oldham had a land entry in Jefferson Co., KY (then Virginia). He is associated, most probably, with the Oldhams of that county: Samuel, Conway, William (qv). + Jefferson Land Entry: Licking Cr. - Oldham, George - 7/8/1780 500 A. page A-161 (Michael and Betty Cook, JEFFERSON LAND ENTRIES, FINCASTLE COUNTY [KY]) Oldham KY entries - first names only given below p. 97 Location Name Date AC pg Licking Cr George 7/08/1780 500 A-161 George Oldham of Caswell Co. NC, later of South Carolina, should not be confused with a male by the same name who probably was a son of Moses Oldham of Montgomery Co., TN. Refer to Caswell DB Q-95-96, power of attorney of Moses Oldham to "trusty friend" Solomon Debow of Caswell Co. Orange Co. NC? Two Oldhams, George and John, were witnesses to the 1818 will of John (x) Walker, Orange Co., NC, and one was an executor: [Will Bk] D-523 Will dated 17 Feb 1818, proved May Court 1818 JOHN (X) WALKER WIFE: JUDY daus: Nelly Walker, Polly Ryals, Rebeckah Walker, Betsy Walker, Letty Walker son: Benjamin Walker (under age) daus: Emily Walker, Lucy Walker (both under age) Executors: "Friends Herbert Collier & William Oldham & Judy Walker" Witnesses: George Oldham, John (x) Oldham (Ruth Herndon Shields, ABSTRACTS OF WILL RECORDS IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1800-1850) George Oldham of Montgomery Co. and of Williamson Cos, Tennessee Montgomery Co., TN DB B-382 Deed from George Oldham to Samuel Allen Indenture made this 24th day of January 1801, between George Oldham of Montgomery county and Samuel Allen of the same county, for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars to him in hand paid, for a tract of land lying on the north side of the Red River, beginning on the bank of the River near the old ferry, and containing one hundred acres. Attest: M. Phillips George Oldham James Paton (Laura Willis, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN. DEEDS VOL. TWO, 1797-1804 [Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Publications, 1996], p. 20) A subsequent Montgomery Co. deed of other parties but witnessed by George Oldham indicates a linkage of the other parties to Caswell Co. and perhaps this linkage pertains to George Oldham also, but this is not stated. DB B-388 Deed from William Holderness to Peter ONeal Indenture made this 20th day of November 1799, between William Holderness of Caswell county, North Carolina, and Peter Oneal of Montgomery county, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds, for a tract of land beginning at Patterson's corner, and containing three hundred and seventy-six acres. Attest: George Oldham William Holderness (Ibid, p. 22) A later deed of George Oldham states he is of Williamson Co. DB B-608 Deed from George Oldham to Richrd Powel Indenture made this 7th day of February 1804, between George Oldham of Williamson county, and Richard Powel of Montgomery county, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to him in hand paid, for a tract of land lying on the Red River, and containing forty-nine acres, being part of a tract granted to William Holderness. Attest: Robert Nelson George Oldham Joel Oldham (Ibid, p. 96) Question: Who is Joel Oldham? ........ + Another George Oldham also applied for a Rev War pension, but he filed in Henrico Co., VA court 29 Jul 1840, and apparently his widow filed for a pension in Hancock Co., TN 21 Apr 1857. This George Oldham's application number is No. 1249 [source of number is unknown; it may not be the pension no.] He died 1789/90, and his widow Jane was living in Hancock Co., TN in 1857. (Margie G. Borwn, GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS SCRIP ACT 1852 Abstracted from the Bureau of Land management Record Group 49, National Archives and Records Administration [Lovettsville, VA: Willow Bend Books, 1997], p. 302)