REFERENCE: From: [email protected] (Kathy __?__) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:13:22 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: Samuel Strong of Oglethorpe Co., GA Hi Bob I noticed that you have a John Strong who died in Clarke or Olgethorpe county. I am interested in a Samuel Strong of Oglethorpe County who named Gabriel W. Grimes (my 3 gr granfather b. 1796-1799)) of Oglethorpe County as guardian to his son William Strong in 1840. Here is how it reads. -GA-Oglethorpe County Know all men by these presents that we Gabriel W. Grimes, Davis Evans, Rolly Hopper, Washington Grimes, william Grimes and Thos B. Anthony are held and firmly bound unto these honour? the judges of the inferior court setting for ordinary purpuses for said county and their successors in office int the -----? and sum of twenty four thousand dollars for the payment of which sum to the said judges and their succepion? in office we bound ourselves, our heirs,executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by those presents sealed with our seals and dated this 2nd day of March 1840-- The Condition of the above obligation is such that whosoas the said Gabriel W. Grimes as hereforeto appointed guardian to William Strong orphan of Samuel Strong and have this day given new bond ?for new county?--Now if the said Gabriel W. Grimes do well and truly dema himself as guardian aforesaid agreeably to letters of guardianship becoming? even date herewith and agreeable to Loan? lan?, in such case made and provided the above obligation to be said otherwise to remain in full force and virtue Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in open court this 2nd day of March 1840 by Gabriel W. Grimes Gabriel W. Grimes {seal} Davis Evans {seal} Rolly Hopper {seal} Washington Grimes {seal} Thos B. ANthony {seal} William Grimes {seal} Rendered this 3rd day of March 1840 Henry Brittain CEO? --------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder might you know anything of these William (b. approx 1830) and Samuel Strong (poss. born before 1790). I don't have any other information at this time. I feel that Samuel Strong and my Gabriel were related somehow. Do you have any Grimes in your data? My Gabriel's father was also of Hanover County, VA. I also wonder if you have any Thompsons in your data. Thanks for any leads. Merry Christmas Kathy =========================================================== This is a brief preliminary reply to your inquiry. I recommend you search the messages for the Strong Mail List that are archived on the Rootsweb server, using the search words "Samuel and Oglethorpe and GA", without the quotation marks. You begin your search at this URL, where you enter the name of the Mail List: "Strong". The search words are then entered on the second page and you must repeat the search for each calendar year. http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl My recollection is that Rev. Samuel Strong was purported to have been born in Maryland. He spent a few years in Lunenburg Co., VA, before he moved on to Oglethorpe Co., GA. He was the father of Christopher Billups Strong, who went back to Cumberland Co., VA, to study law, married a Miss Woodson there, and then returned to Georgia to practice law, becoming a Justice. Samuel Strong died in Oglethorpe Co., GA, and his 1828 will is filed in Oglethorpe Co., GA, Will Book A, Page 57. The first Mrs. Samuel Strong, Martha DeGraffenried, obviously died prior to 29 JUL 1810 when Rev. Samuel Strong of Oglethorpe Co., GA, married Caty Dunn of Columbia County, GA. Rev. Samuel Strong may have married a third time on 12 JAN 1818 to "Oney" [Anney?] Martin. Another researcher's account says "Inez" Martin. I suspect that Miss Martin was the mother of William Strong. Ann Strong was named as the wife and widow of Samuel Strong in his will, written 3 JUL 1828. Children: Christopher B. Strong, Polly Strong , W. Easley Strong [or Polly W. Easley?], and William Strong. Creed Taylor Strong was probably another son but was not named in the will abstract that I am looking at. You should obtain a photocopy of the will of Samuel Strong from the Georgia State Archives or the Oglethorpe Co., GA, Clerk of Courts, as there may be errors in the abstract. There is an account of Samuel Strong and his descendants, as known in 1983, in James Robert Rolff's out of print book: THE STRONG FAMILY OF VIRGINIA AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES. (c) the compiler, whose current E-Mail address is <[email protected]>. See Chapter 20, Pages 412-425. You might be able to obtain this book via interlibrary loan. Nothing is included about William Strong and his descendants. Tell Mr. Rolff where your reside and he can probably tell you a library near you that has a copy of his book. I would appreciate learning more about William Strong and his descendants from you. Please include your full name and your location in future correspondence. I don't have any additional information about the Grimes family. Happy Holidays to you and yours, also! Bob Strong Robert T. Strong, Jr. 119 Mystic Way Madison, Al 35757-8801