While I don't think I can help Gila solve her dilemma I thought I would post the following information out there for hers and anyone else's perusal. Hope it helps someone. Eddie Herring The will of JONATHAN RAGAN, Page 96 of 1813 will book, dated April 6, 1813, indicated to daughter Polly Phillips and her two children Nancy and Cynthia, To sons Nathaniel and John Ragan, Gifts to daughters Nancy Callaway and to Winny Callaway, Gifts to daughter Elizabeth Lumpkin. Legacies to sons Asa, Jonathan, David and John Ragan. To six youngest children, Asa, Jonathan, David, Jeremiah, Marcus B., and John Ragan, including nineteen slaves. Exrs. Jonathan Ragan, Thomas Rhodes, James Rhodes, William Adams, Ruth Rhodes. Source: Oglethorpe County, Abstracted and compiled by Sarah Quinn Smith, 1962, Washington-Wilkes County GA. Ragan Marriages: Walton Co., GA May 11, 1828 Jane Ragan to John Motley Nov 25, 1829 Elizabeth Ann Ragan to Joseph T. Woodruff Sep 8, 1836 Mary Ann Jane Ragan to George F. Smith Jul 13, 1837 Cynthia E. Ragan to Robert A. England Aug 3, 1839 Jonah H. Ragan to July Ann Kent Dec 24, 1840 Margaret P. Ragan to Jefferson Baker Sep 20 1842 Elizabeth A. Ragan to Thomas Knight Oct 18 1844 Sarah A. Ragan to Stephen S. Smith Jul 23, 1847 Mrs. Kisiah Ragan to Elisha Watson Dec 14, 1852 John W. D. Ragan to Jane C. Brown Wilkes Co., GA Apr 26, 1828 Abraham B. Ragan to Ann R. Grant Oglethorpe Co., GA Nov 29, 1796 Winnifred Ragan to Isaac Callaway Jun 4, 1800 Abe Ragan to Richard Haynes Jan 19, 1801 Betsy Ragan to William Lumpkin Aug 4, 1801 Betsy Ragan to Jesse Orr Feb 23, 1803 Asa Ragan to Syntha Ector Jan 16, 1805 Polly Ragan to Alexander Corinthe Jun 25, 1807 Holly Ragan to Matthew Wimpey Dec 21, 1808 Jonathan Ragan to Susan Walker Aug 13, 1812 Hamilton Ragan to Kezziah Hendon Dec 17, 1812 Winney Ragan to Wyatt Hawkins Oct 24, 1816 John Ragan to Polly M. Branger Nov 3, 1840 Eugenia A. Ragan to Richard Carlton Green Co., GA Apr 2, 1789 John Ragan to Susanna Battle From OLD CHURCH MINUTES, Abstracted by Elijah Clarke Chapter, D.A.R., Mrs. Henry Reid, Chmn., Genealogical Records, and certified as a correct copy of the original records of the Bethany Baptist Church, Oglethorpe County, GA., by Mrs. Frances W. Reid, is the following. Bethany Baptist Church (1788-1866), Oglethorpe County, GA. - 1922 - Bethany Baptist Church by W. H. Faust. "Around 1788 a long list of Baptist churches were organized in Northeast Georgia, among them being Sardis, Bethesda, County Line, Salem, Millstone, Doves Creek, Big Creek, Bethlehem on Browns, Clarks Station, Bethany and others, that are still in existence. Bethany was constituted October 1788, by Rev. Silas Mercer, the father of Jesse Mercer, assisted by help from Huttons Fork, now Sardis, Charles Fin of Doves Creek, John Gilbert of Phillips Mill and Robert Jackson of Doves Creek. The church was originally in Wilkes County. Negroes held membership along with the whites, and a gallery is still in the present church building, placed there for the accommodations of the colored members. Thus whites and blacks, masters and servants, met together as brothers and sisters in God's house and worship together in Christian fellowship." The two pastors during the period that John Herring would have been there were Isaiah Hales, 1788-1804, and Noah Lacey, 1804-1825. Noah Lacey was ordained to preach while there, evidently under the pastorship of Isaiah Hales. Also, listed as clerks during this period was Noah Lacey and Mark Ragan. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 5:46 PM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS-L] Mark, Hamilton and Jonathan RAGAN - in Georgia > Hello Cousins! > > The following msg (posted below) comes from Gila RAGAN/HOOVER. She's looking > for her RAGAN ancestors in GA. I looked through our database but wasn't able > to find much to help her. So I thought I'd put this out to our group since I > know some of you are researching your RAGAN/REAGAN/REGAN family in GA. If > you can make a link for her go ahead and post it to the list. (We all want > to hear ;-) > > I'd also like to announce that Gila was our 300th subscriber to RAGAN-ROOTS! > Seems like that should be some kind of milestone for us. And this morning > the RootsWeb server sent me another msg that we had number 301 sign up today. > How about that - we're growing! > > I hope everyone is about ready for Christmas. It's getting close! > > Tomorrow we have a wedding to photograph. That'll be the last one this > century! We've been keeping pretty busy this month, not with a lot of > sessions, mainly just getting Christmas orders finished and out. > > Remember to take your camera to any family get togethers this year! Be sure > to get a group photo of your family. And be sure to mark the names on the > back. Be sure to ID all your family photographs! That's an order y'all! > > Later, > > Michael W. RAGAN > =============== > RAGAN-ROOTS > List Moderator > =============== > Mary had a little lamb > A little roast, a little jam > An ice-cream soda topped with fizz > Boy, how sick our Mary is. > =============== > > =======>Gila's msg<======== > Hoping for a little advice or help please. Mark and Jonathan (your > relative) are listed in the 1795 tax records for Oglethorpe Co. 1795. They > are both listed again in the 1800 Census for Oglethoroe Co. (page 4 & 5). > Could Mark and Jonathan be brothers or cousins? I'm interested in Mark's > line. I've hit a "brick-wall" with ggggrandfather was Hamilton Ragan who > married Kessiah Hendon in 1812 in Oglethorpe Co. George Hamilton in his > will dated 1799 left his estate in part to Hamilton Ragan upon his wife > Winny's death. Could Winny be a Ragan? and is Hamilton Ragan her nephew? I > have eight Ragan marriage's in Oglethorpe Co. which are not placed yet. Do > you have any suggestion? Thank you in advance for all your help. > > Gila Ragan Hoover, Lilburn, GA 30047 > [email protected] > 404-294-0900 work > > > ==== RAGAN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Questions about this list? Feel free to contact > the listowner for help at: [email protected] > >