Hi, Due to the continuing Sistrunk connection to my Oliver line, I believe that I am a descendant of Thomas (or Peter)Oliver (married Mary McCarty) who is the father of Dionysius I. Thomas Oliver of Orangeburg County, SC married Elizabeth Sistrunk. They had a Peter Oliver who married Elizabeth Ott and they had Glenn McCarty Oliver. Although this connects this Orangeburg SC Oliver line to Thomas (or Peter)who married Mary McCarty, I do not know which son of Thomas/Peter is the father of Thomas of Orangeburg Co, SC. My gggrandfather James William Oliver was in Hamilton County, Florida in 1853 with Sistrunk descendants of the Orangeburg County SC Sistrunks. Does anyone know which of the sons of Thomas/Peter is the father of Thomas of Orangeburg, SC? Has any male Oliver from this line been tested for YDNA? Sandy --- On Wed, 9/9/09, Graylwolfe@aol.com <Graylwolfe@aol.com> wrote: > From: Graylwolfe@aol.com <Graylwolfe@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [OLIVER] Dionysius Oliver > To: OLIVER-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 12:57 PM > Hi, I am trying to prove that I am > related to Dioysius Oliver's sister Ann > or Mary Ann. Check Edgefield SC genweb. I have found a lot > of info there. He > founded Petersburg, GA in Elbert County, GA by selling the > Bounty land from > the state of GA that he recieved after the Revolutionary > War. Information > is very confusing as there several different Dioysious > Olivers, Peter Oliver > and Berrien Oliver. I think his wife was Polly. She could > have been his son > or nephew's wife. His father was Thomas Oliver of > Petersburg, VA. His > brothers and sisters were: > Eleanor Oliver > Mary Ann Oliver Thompson Hancock? > John Oliver > Peter Oliver > Martha Oliver > Jane Oliver Ragsdale > McCarty Oliver > James Oliver > Francis Oliver > William Oliver > His children were Martha Oliver Hancock > Seaborn Oliver “Davidson Baptist Church Cemetery, > Tallapoosa County, AL_ > Seborn Oliver   b. 1848 d. 1900 (This is > probably his son/grandson as he died > about 1827.) > Nancy T. Oliver b. 1854 d. 1948” > Beryan/Berrien Oliver > Dionysius Oliver > Peter Oliver? > William Oliver whose family ended up in Tallassee, AL. > “www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm” Dorothy > Burandt    > burandt2002@yahoo.com > “Chief efau Hadjo, Mad Dog,of the Wind Tribe became Chief > of the Creek > Indian Nation in 1793 when he succeded Alexander > McGillivray. The Creek Nation > at that time consisted of the Wind Tribe who were the most > elite, the Upper > Creeks and the Lower Creeks. He lived in Tuckabatchee which > is near present > day Tallassee. He signed Treatys as early as 1765 and as > late as 1802. In > 1929, the Alabama Antropological Society placed a monument > marking the Creek > Indian Nation at the great Council Tree in Tuckabatchee > where the Wind Tribe > resided.The monument mentions Chief Efau hadjo. The > monument has been moved > to present day Tallassee. There is nothing now to mark > Tuchabatchee. > Big Woman was the daughter of Chief Mad Dog. She was > married first to Tom > Low and had a daughter, Anny Low. She then married > Alexander Cornell and had > 3 children, Suckey, Charles, Hawkins. Big Woman was a full > blooded Creek    > and I believe Alexander Cornell to be white. Alexander > Cornell was the > interpreter to Benjamin Hawkins, the Indian Agent as early > as 1784. > Anny Low first married George Goodwin, then Polly Miles. > One daughter was > born, Mary Lou Miles, on July 24, 1824 at Pidgeon Creek, > AL. > Mary Lou Miles maried James Cornell Oliver in 1837, son of > William Oliver > and Mary Kean. William Oliver is the 6th son of > Revolutioary War Hero > Dionysius Oliver. Mary Kean is the daughter of John Kean > and Lucy Cornell Kean. > There were 4 children: > William James Oliver   born 1839 > Catherine Oliver, born August 5, 1844, who married Richard > Burgess, son of > William Burgess of Pike County (AL?) > Frances Nancy Oliver, born 1845 > Malinda Hawkins Oliver, born 1850 > Upon the death of Oliver, Mary Lou Oliver married Richard > Wingard on July > 14, 1853, son > of   William   and Ellender > Wingard of Pike County (AL?). She > had   3 more children with Richard Wingard: > Nora Wingard who married William Curry > George Franklin Wingard, born July 27, 1860, who married > Lena Curry on 3 > January, 1883 and had 3 children. He then married Carry Lou > Moore on July 15, > 1981 (1881?) and had 10 children. He was still alive in > 1946. > James Wingard, died as a boy. > Richard Wingard died on July 27, 1862 and is buried in the > Wingard Cemetery > in Wingard, AL. Mary Lou Miles Wingard came to be known as > “Grandma Wingard” > . She had 7 children, 24 grandchildren from her Oliver > children and 13 > grandchildren from her Wingard children. There were great > and great > grandchildren also. She died on June 17, 1911” > > “John J. Oliver was born about 1810 in Elbert County, GA > and died after > 1880 in Tallapoosa County, AL. He was the son of Rev. > Florence McCarty Oliver > and Susannah Clark. Rachael Lucy OLIVER b: 20 MAR 1822 in > Elbert, Georgia > married Thomas Cotton/Cotten. She was the daughter of Rev. > Florence McCarty > Oliver & Susannah Clark. They moved to AL. Rev. > Florence > McCarty/McCartie/McCarthy Oliver, born in VA, was recorded > in the 1850 Chambers County AL census > with several grown and small children. He and Susannah > Clark had children in > GA around 1811.They moved to AL. > Mariah W. Oliver b. about 1796 Elbert County, GA d. after > 1870 Bullock in > Pine (?) County, AL m. Asa A. Brown 1 Nov 1821 in Elbert > County, GA,    > daughter of William Oliver b. about 1776 VA and Barbara > Tait > Matilda Oliver b. 2 Sep 1790 Elbert County, GA d. between > 1820-1823 in > Elbert County, GA m. David B. Hudson   9 Sep > 1817,   daughter of William Oliver > and Barbara Tait (2nd hus band Asa Mann m. Milly T. Oliver > 6 Sep 1832?) > Mary Ann Oliver b. between 1799-1800 Elbert County, GA d. > after 1827 Elbert > County, GA m. William Hudson   13 June 1824, > daughter of William Oliver and > Barbara Tait > Malinda Oliver b. bedtween 1799-1806 Elbert County, GA m. > Stephen A. Mann    > 8 Jul   1824 Elbert County, GA, daughter > of   William Oliver and Barbara > Tait” > > “SC Archives microfilm” > “In the name of God Amen I Dionysius > Oliver   of South Carolina Edgefield > District being weak in body but of perfect ? and memory > thanks be given to > god and call onto mind the mortality of my body with > knowledge that it is > appointed for all men to die I do make and ordain this to > be my last will and > testament (Viz) > Personally and first of all I Give and recommend my soul > into the hands of > God that give it, and my body I recommend it to the Earth > to be buried in a > decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, > no thing doubting > but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same > again by the > mighty Power of God, and as Touching such worldly Estates > where with it hath > pleased God to bless me with in this life, I Give desire > and dispose of the same > in the following manner and From (Viz) > It is my will that all my just debts and Funeral Charges be > first paid > Item I Give and bequeath all my Estate both real and > Personal of what kind > soever to my son Lewelling Oliver.   To him > and his heirs forever.   But > should it so happen that my son Lewelling Oliver should die > without Issue Then > and in that case it is my will and I do give six hundred > Dollars to my > nephew Dionysius Oliver son of my brother Peter Oliver, > also I give to my nephew > Berrien Oliver son of Dionysius Oliver six hundred > dollars.   Also I give > one third part of the remainder unto the heirs of Saml > Pas???   Also give the > remaining two thirds to my Brother John Oliver and sister > Jane Ragsdale to > be equally divided between them. > Lastly I do constitute to this my last will and testament > Thomas Coleman > David Richards and Darcy Hedurn to be my Executors of this > my last will and > testament and I do hereby re.. and disdain all other wills > Bequeaths and > testaments by my hand for made & ? Do discredit all > other Executors by me here to > fore appointed. > Dionysius Oliver > Signed sealed published > and discharged in the presents > of Each other herein subscribed > our names as witnesses to the same. > Frances Burts > Ezekiel M. Hoell > William Forest > > Dionysius Oliver Will > Proved by the Oath of William Forest   this > 2nd Day of October 1815 and > same time qualified Thomas Coleman, David Richards and > Drury Hern Dec? to this > written > Jn Tinkiny OED > Recorded 20th May 1816   Book > B   Page 355-356 > > > There are also many ESTATE PAPERS. > An inventory was filed 24 Oct. 1815 by Thos Coleman, Drury > Hern, David > Richards > -This included corn, rye, cotton, 7 cows, 50 hogs, 1 yoke > of oxen, 36 > sheep, 26 cattle, 7 horses of various colors > -This also included several Negroes:   man > named Jack, woman named Fillis, > Washington, girl name L???, girl named Emily, boy named > Lewwey, woman named > Judah, boy named Boston, girl named Rachel, boy named > Prince,   boy named > Sam, girl named Caroline, woman named Lucy, girl named > Zena, girl named > Harriet, girl named Eliza, boy named Joe, woman named > Crecy, woman named Seanty, > woman named Mary > -Total value $7353.50 > Property sold belonging to the estate of Dionysius Oliver > Decd December 30, > 1815 > -this sale included mostly small household items such as a > looking glass, > tallow candle molds, sheets, etc. for a total of $1751.99 > -Three Negroes Jack, Phyllis & Whashington were > purchased by William Parten > -One Negro girl Lucrey was purchased by Leo Parten > -One Negro girl Emily was purchased by William Coursey > Money was paid out for sewing of clothes by Mrs. Burt [note > other times she > is called Widow Burt or Mrs. Jeaneen Burt] and Mrs. P. > Goode and the > purchase of two pairs of shoes for > Lewelling.   At another time a knife, a mare, > > shoeing of his horse,   suspenders, buttons, > a hat, a pair of boots, etc.    > Although Board is often paid for him, it never indicates to > who.   [Note some > postings suggest he was raised by his late mother's sister > named Talitha > Goode.   There is one mention of a Talitha > Watskins paid $15.75 from the > estate on June 5, 1820 and the one mention of Mrs. P? Goode > sewing clothes, but > that is all.] > Lewelling's education is mentioned a few times in the > accounts, i.e. > Richard M. Todd for schooling, Lewis Holloway for tuition > and books, etc. > An accounting of a sale made by Thos Coleman on 31 Jan 1817 > for $1517 > Money was paid out in Dec. 1819, including $100 "Cash to > Lewelling" and $1 > to a Mid Wife > Money paid out through Nov. 1821 including "Boarding > Lewelling Oliver 1820" > for $80 and "articles for use of the plantation" $187 > signed by David > Richardson > Money received for cotton sold in Charleston and Augusta in > 1820 and 1821 > The last entry is this collection is 1822. > > My interpretation follows: > This Dionysius Oliver clearly had just the one son > Lewellling who I believe > was born > about 1805 assuming these census records pertain to him: > > 1850 United States Federal Census > Alabama > Sumter > > Warsaw > Lewellen Oliver 45 M 8000 SC >      Eliza 42 F SC >      Ann 18 F AL >      Dunelia 14 M AL [actually > Dionysius] >      Luellen 10 M AL >      Robert 6 M AL >      Dabney 3 M AL > > 1860 United States Federal Census > Alabama > Sumter > > Northern > Division > 82 82 Lewellyn Oliver 54 M Farmer 43,000 > 140,000   SC >      Francis H Oliver 40 F SC >      Robt Oliver 16 M AL >      Lewellyn Oliver 18 M AL > > > He mentions a sister Jane Ragsdale, a brother John, a > brother Peter who had > a son Dionysius, and then there is mention of a nephew > Berrien, son of > Dionysius Oliver!   The only way I can make > that work is that he had another > sister who married a cousin named Dionysius > Oliver.   I found a marriage record > for such a marriage: > > Marriages of Granville County, North Carolina, 1753-1868 > Oliver, Dyonisisu & Polley Oliver, 26 Jan 1790; Joseph > Smith bm; A. > Henderson wit. > Whether this is them.......I don't know. > > If so then this is likely the son's marriage: > Marriages of Granville County, North Carolina, 1753-1868 > Oliver, Berrien & Mary B. Royster, 12 Nov 1821; Willis > A. Royster, bm. > Mary > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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