What Gallman line is this Henry Gallman off of?Any one have dates on this Henry Gallman? Debra Maddox Wilson Greenback,Tn

You would expect complexity about families named Smith or Jones. The surname Gallman is normally not so difficult to pin down...except in Edgefield in 1770 and later, where one finds descendants of three unrelated Gallman families. In the 1750's, there were two unrelated Henry Gallman families living a couple of creeks apart in Saxegotha. One Henry Gallman arrived from Zürich in 1735. His history is summarized in a family biography posted at www.palmettoroots.org. The other Henry Gallman arrived in Saxegotha in ~1750. On 1 Sep 1752, he petitioned for 300 acres of land on behalf of himself, his wife, two children, and two slaves. He did NOT apply for a Bounty grant, so he had not emigrated directly from Europe to SC. His birthplace is unknown. He might have been born in one of the colonies, or else immigrated first to a province other than SC. The Henrys can be hard to tell apart. "Zürich-Henry" is associated with Congaree Creek and Savannah Hunt Creek, was sometimes called Capt. Henry Gallman, signed his name in full, died in 1767 with an estate of 800 acres on which his heirs paid taxes, and almost all of his (many) legal documents were witnessed or executed by one or more of his Geiger in-laws. "Other-Henry" is associated with Tom's Creek, was sometimes called Henry Coleman/Gallman Jr. in order to distinguish him from the slightly-older and unrelated Henry who lived just up the river, marked his documents with an X, died before 1767 with an estate of 550 acres on which his heirs paid taxes, and none of his (few) legal documents was witnessed by a Geiger. Both of these Saxegotha Henry Gallmans had descendants in Edgefield in 1771 and/or later, where they all lived near a third unrelated family called Goleman in the 18th-c., but Gallman later. Sometimes genealogical puzzles can get VERY interesting! The Henry Gallman you asked about (married to Catherine Heller) was a resident of Newberry and Union counties, and was a grandson of the "other Henry of Saxegotha". Naturally, he had some relatives in Edgefield! Information about his descendants is posted at www.rongallman.gallman.com/genmain.htm. The information is mostly accurate from the Eighth Generation page on down. Family of the "other Henry Gallman of Saxegotha": The two children he had by 1753 included daughter Elizabeth, who married George Keith in 1759. There is indirect evidence that the other child was a son named George, who did not survive to maturity. A son (probably born soon after 1753) was named John. Henry Gallman/Coleman Jr. died before 1767, left no will or estate papers. His widow Kesiah died in 1766. Daughter Elizabeth Coleman and her husband George Keith, as next-of-kin, were granted administration of the estate on 7 Jan 1767 (Probate Records of SC, Vol. 3, Journal of the Council of Ordinary 1764-1771, p. 31). If son John had been aged 18 (probably even 16) by then, he would have been the legal "next-of-kin", so he is certain to have been born in 1749 or later. In ~1770, John Gallman married Christina Gray, oldest daughter of George Gray of Cannon's Creek in the Dutch Fork (current Newberry Co). She was born after 1753, when her father arrived from Germany with his parents (as a single man). John and Christina settled on land on Cannon's Creek--adjacent to his in-laws--which he'd purchased from local Dunker minister David Martin. He was apparently a successful planter, since he was listed as a Grand Juror for the region in 1778-9, immediately following the names George Gray Sr. (his father-in-law) and George Gray Jr. (his brother-in-law). Neither they nor John Gallman chose the winning side during the Recent Unpleasantness, but John's brother-in-law Frederick Gray was a militia captain on the Whig side under Col. Philemon Waters. The family had all bets covered. John and Christina Gallman had three (known) surviving sons: 1. George (b. ~1772, d. 1807). He married Ann Elizabeth Ruff, daughter of Christian Ruff. Her gravestone in the Gallman cemetery east of Newberry says "died 30 September 1844, aged 74 years", so she was born in ~1770. George is buried there with her, as are his parents John and Christina Gallman (although their stones include no dates). George's 2-page will is filed in Newberry Co, section 1805-1826, "Loose will", Page 4. 2. John (b. ~1776, d. 12 Feb 1826) married Susanna Gray (3 Dec 1787 - 6 Apr 1852), daughter of George Gray Jr. and Catherine Dewalt (so his first cousin). They are buried in the DeWalt-Gray-Gallman cemetery in Newberry Co. There's an interesting footnote about their family. His daughter Lavinia married Sam Cannon, owner of a large plantation with many slaves. This family apparently did not practice the "Simon Legree" method of forcing slaves to work themselves to death. One of Lavinia's freed slaves, Sim Greely, survived until the early 20th-c., when scholars began collecting oral histories from former slaves. Mr. Greely's recollections of "Miss Viny Cannon" were remarkably warm, and he refused to leave her following Emancipation. Greely had a near-photographic memory of the events of 50 years previously, since everything he reported about which Newberry-Gallmans went to war, which of them came back, who-married-whom, etc., is precisely what the 1860's muster-rolls and other documents say. His experience was very-evidently different from that of most slaves. A Google-search on <"Sim Greely" Gallman> will locate his story. 3. John Henry (b. ~1780) married Catherine Heller, daughter of John Heller and Catherine XX Glymph, on 26 Apr 1798. They moved from Newberry to Union county by 1816. John Gallman (b. ~1754) died in 1788. His will, signed 3 Sep 1788, is listed on pp. 30-32 of Newberry Co Will Abstracts Book A (1787-1796). The will of his father-in-law George Gray (Sr.) is dated 9 Nov 1795, pp. 350-354 of Newberry Co Will Book A. Daughter Christina, widow of John Gallman, was left 150 acres adjacent to the land of her late husband on Cannon's Creek. The Dutch Fork genealogy site at http://dutchforkchapter.org includes (referenced) biographies of many of the families with collateral connections to the Newberry/Union Gallmans: Gray, Ruff, Heller, Cannon, Glymph, Counts, etc. If one of your Edgefield Gallmans has a Newberry connection, this is a good site to check out. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: Henry Gallman and Catherine Haller > What Gallman line is this Henry Gallman off of?Any one have dates on this Henry Gallman? > > Debra Maddox Wilson > Greenback,Tn