Has any male named Oliver from the line of Dionysius been tested for YDNA? I believe that this line is also the line of Thomas Oliver born 1749 in Orangeburg Co, SC and Peter Oliver born 1752 in Orangeburg Coutny, SC who are MAYBE my Oliver line. Thomas Oliver had Peter in 1787 who had a Glenn McCartie Oliver. Peter Thomas Oliver, father of Dionysius Sr is said to have married Mary Anne McCarty (not McCarthy) who is supposedly from the line of Florance McCarty son of Dennis McCarty who is from the line of Donal McCartraugh, Earl of clan Carty or Justin McCartaugh, knight. Sandy --- On Tue, 5/12/09, Graylwolfe@aol.com <Graylwolfe@aol.com> wrote: > From: Graylwolfe@aol.com <Graylwolfe@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [OLIVER] Will of Dionysius Oliver of Edgefield Dist., SC filed 2 Oct 1815 > To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com, OLIVER-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 9:30 AM > I think this will refers to Dionysius > Oliver, Jr. Dionysius Oliver, Sr. > died on 8 Sep 1808 at Petersburg, GA, Elbert County. This > is across the > Savannah River from where this Dionysius Oliver's will was > probated. > Here is the will of Dionysius Oliver, Sr., > “Edgefield County, SC Wills 1787-1836” By James E. and > Vivian Wooley p. 79 > p. 280; 17 Sept 1809. > "I Dionysius Oliver, of Edgefield Dist. SC. > “I give unto my beloved wife Polly Oliver a negro man > named Rubine & his > wife Violt & negro woman named Nancey during her > natural life & at her death > said negroes to be equally divided between my I now live on > during her life > and widowhood, if she marry I desire that she leave the > place for the use of > the youngest son Beryan. I give to my wife a black mare > named Betty with the > riding chair & harness also one bed & furniture > with one-fourth part of the > other furniture and one-fourth part of my stock of cattle, > hogs. I give > unto Seaborn Oliver negroes viz. Simon, Sevcey & > Rebecca. I give my son 200 > acres, I have given my obligation with my son Seaborn for > payment of $1585 in > payment for two tracts of land I am to pay half & > Seaborn the other half, my > half to be paid from the property I leave to pay my just > debts with I also > give him two cows & calves & one bed of furniture > & one-fourth of the other > furniture. I give to my son Beryan > Oliver   negroes viz. John, Nan, Sucky > with her son Henry & the tract of land whereon I now > live containing 740 acres > reserving the land I have left to my wife during her life > time also the bay > mare I rode with my saddle & briddle & bed & > furniture & one-fourth part of > the household furniture & four cows & calves, a > fourth part of my hogs, my w > atch & half of my books. The remainder of my property > to be sold to pay my > just debts. > I appoint my wife Polly executrix & my brother-in-law > Dionysius Oliver with > my son Seaborn Oliver as executors. Wit. William > Mountcaster, Douglas Huff, > & D. Oliver Junr. Signed Dionysius > Oliver. > Proved by oath of Wm Mountcaster the 14 May 1810. At same > time qualified > Dionysius Oliver executor to the will Recorded this 5 June > 1810.” > > Dionysius Oliver, Sr. was a Revolutionary War soldier, and > he received > Bounty land in GA. He and his son Dionysius Oliver, Jr. > sold lots from that > bounty land to form the town of Petersburg, GA which was > fashioned to remember > Petersburg, VA from where the family had originally come. > Petersburg, GA in > now under the waters of Strom Thurmon Lake on the Savannah > River. In recent > drought times, the foundations of this town were visible. > Dionysius Oliver, Sr. was the son of Thomas Oliver and Mary > McCarthy of > Petersburg, VA. The family moved to Edgefield District, SC > in the 1760s. > Here are the brothers and sisters of Dionysius Oliver, Jr. > All were born in > Petersburg, VA: > Eleanor Oliver > Mary Oliver Thompson who married Isham Thompson. (I am > trying to prove that > this is my relative. If anyone belongs to this family, > please contact me; > Graylwolfe@aol.com > She may have married John Hancock also. He is the brother > of George Hancock below.) > John Oliver > Peter Oliver > Martha Oliver Hancock who married George Hancock of Chester > County, VA. A > daughter of this family married Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Sr. > in Edgefield, SC. > Jane Oliver Ragsdale (I do not know the husband's name.) > McCarty Oliver > James Oliver > Francis Oliver > William Oliver > > The Dionysius Oliver, Sr. married a Polley. This is > probably not the same > one, but it could be. > > Here are Dionysius Oliver Jr.'s brothers and sisters: > Martha Oliver who married Thomas Hancock, brother of John > Hancock and > George Hancock(?). He lived in Petersburg, GA. The widow > moved with her > father-in-law, John Hancock, brother-in-law, John Hancock, > to Talbot County, GA > between 1830-1840. > Seaborn Oliver who had children Dionysius and Seaborn > Oliver. The wife is > unknown. > Beryean Oliver? (I don't know if this was a brother or a > nephew.) > Peter Oliver > William Oliver who married Mary Kean daughter of John Kean > and Mary > Cornell. Their son James Cornell Oliver married the ggrand > daughter of Chief Efau > "Mad Dog" Hadjo in Pigeon Creek, AL in 1837. > It is very confusing because there are so many persons > named Dionysius > Oliver. I am not sure at all that I have this correct. > Mary > Graylwolfe@aol.com > > > > ************** > Recession-proof vacation ideas.  Find free things to > do in > the U.S. > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > OLIVER Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/oliver.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OLIVER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message