Can anyone locate this property for me? Deed Book N, page 20, no date but the deed was recorded in 1833. Sam Young and wife Nancy sold 510 acres to Henry Shell in Bush River watershed. Part granted --- on Gary to Sam Young and a part from Robert Young to Sam Young. Balance deeded from Abner Young executor of George Leak estate to Sam Young. A plat is included, but does not show north direction. Directions that follow are my determination. A waterway flows through the property that I believe is north branch of Bush River, now called Shell Creek. Bordering property owners are James Copeland and Margaret Hunter on the east, Frederick Foster on the south, H. Barksdale on the southwest, Jeremiah Leak on the west, Abner Teague on the northwest, and Margaret Hooker on the north. My guess as to property location is midway between Joanna and Youngs Crossroads. I believe that Shell Creek was named for Henry Shell and this piece of property. Does anyone know if the Laurens Co. Historical group has a record of who the various geographical features were named for? If they do not have such a record, it seems like it would be a valuable project to undertake. I believe that the Fred Foster land mentioned above is the 1074 aces that he sold to J. A. Eigleberger in 1835, Deed N-107. Bordering property owners for this tract were David Martin, Henry Shell, H. Barksdale, and Bush River. This property was sold again in 1837, Deed N-238, to George Adams. Bordering property owners from this deed were David Martin, John Hunter, Henry Shell, Higgerson Barksdale, James Neal, and Elijah Teague. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard A. Lorenz" <ralorenz@comcast.net> To: <SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:35 PM Subject: [SCLAUREN] Who was Isabella Saxon ? > Deed Book P, page 17, no date on the deed, but registered at the > courthouse in 1845. Arnold Milner and Isabella Saxon marriage contract. > 400 acres where she resided was transferred to her son Lewis Saxon. > Property bordered Willis Wallace, H. Saxon, Wm. Simpson, Stephen Franks, > Lewis Saxon, Wm. Henderson, and Hellen ? Goodgion. > > No location for the property was given. My guess is that it was on Lick > Creek, an easterly tributary of North Rabun. The 1820 / 1825 map shows > "Saxon" at approximately this location. > > Does anyone know who Isabella's first husband was, and does anyone know > for sure where the above property was located? Thanks, Richard Lorenz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard A. Lorenz" <ralorenz@comcast.net> > To: <SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:53 AM > Subject: [SCLAUREN] Children of Lewis Saxon > > >> You probably have this, but the Treeclimber Vol. 7, No. 1, page 3, lists >> the children of Lewis Saxon. 14 children listed. Includes short article >> about Lewis. >> >> I have several deeds in my notes that mention Charles Saxon, and 2 that >> mention "heirs of Charles Saxon", but no names of his heirs. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <ronhead@knology.net> >> To: <SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:01 PM >> Subject: [SCLAUREN] Look-up at Laurens County Library >> >> >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>> Surnames: SAXON, PIERCE, WOLFF >>> Classification: Query >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YeB.2ACI/557 >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> Charles SAXON died in Laurens on 14 Jan 1831 at the age of forty. As >>> best I can tell, he died leaving the following survivors: >>> >>> his son John Pierce SAXON (born 1811, from Charles's 1st marriage to >>> Judith PIERCE) >>> >>> his second wife Isabella (da. of John Francis WOLFF) whom he had married >>> ca 1814 >>> >>> his son Lewis SAXON (b. ca 1815) >>> >>> his son George W. SAXON (b. ca 1817) >>> >>> his son John Francis Wolff SAXON (b. 31 Jan 1819) --my wife's ancestor >>> >>> his son Robert Creswell SAXON (b. 10 Aug 1821) >>> >>> I specifically need some documentary evidence that Charles SAXON was the >>> father of John Francis Wolff SAXON, but would also like to find >>> something that proves all five of Charles SAXON's children. The Laurens >>> courthouse sent me years ago thirty-eight pages photocopied from Charles >>> SAXON's estate file, but nothing in the pages they sent names his heirs! >>> >>> Charles SAXON's father Capt. Lewis SAXON died in Laurens on 31 Oct 1813, >>> and his grandfather Charles SAXON died in Laurens (testate) in June >>> 1816, both leaving considerable estates. I find it difficult to believe >>> that the heirs of the younger Charles SAXON (who was the executor of his >>> grandfather's will) would not be listed somewhere in the documents >>> associated with one of those estates. >>> >>> As Charles SAXON's children were all minors when he died, it is possible >>> that some type of guardianship would also have been set up for them. >>> >>> I feel sure that someone familiar with the records available at the >>> Laurens Co. Library would be able to locate the evidence that I need, >>> without too much difficulty. >>> >>> If you might possibly undertake this look-up for me, please let me know >>> what I could do for you in return! >>> >>> Gratefully, >>> Ron Head [Montgomery, AL] >>> e-mail: ronhead (at) knology (dot) net >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> New! 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