Culpepper Family Tree (complete version)

Pleasant Routon¹

M, (1781 - before 1812)

Birth*

1781

He was born in 1781 at Bedford Co., Virginia.¹

Marriage*

2 October 1800

He married Catherine Lee at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 2 October 1800.¹

Death*

before 1812

He died at Jones Co., Georgia, before 1812.¹

Biography*

10 March 1813

News extract: "Will be sold on the first Tuesday in June next, at the court house in Clinton, Jones County, a tract of land, Lot No. 184, 6th district formerly Baldwin, whereon the subscriber now lives, being part of the real estate of Pleasant Routon, deceased. /s/ James Gafford, Adm.²

Family

Catherine Lee (15 January 1785 - 1 April 1862)

Children

John Routon+¹ (1804 - 9 February 1881)
William Pleasant Routon+ (26 August 1807 - 17 October 1872)

Last Edited

19 December 2003

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
Tad Evans, compiler, Georgia Newspaper Clippings -- Jones County ExtractsSavannah, GA, 2001, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8567 B3e v.1.
page 17.

Catherine Lee¹

F, (15 January 1785 - 1 April 1862)

Birth*

15 January 1785

She was born on 15 January 1785 at Wilkes Co., Georgia. Her tombstone records birth date as 19 Jan 1782, and her father was Thomas Lee.¹

Marriage*

2 October 1800

She married Pleasant Routon at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 2 October 1800 at age 15.¹

Married Name

2 October 1800

As of 2 October 1800, her married name was Routon.¹

Death*

1 April 1862

She died at Butler Co., Alabama, on 1 April 1862 at age 77.¹

Family

Pleasant Routon (1781 - before 1812)

Children

John Routon+ (1804 - 9 February 1881)
William Pleasant Routon+ (26 August 1807 - 17 October 1872)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Phereba Moseley¹

F, (say 1835 - )

Birth*

say 1835

She was born say 1835.¹

Marriage*

11 November 1858

She married James M. Gafford at Butler Co., Alabama, on 11 November 1858. With such a big age difference, it seems likely that Phereba Moseley may have married a James M. Gafford, Jr., although none has yet been discovered.¹

Married Name

11 November 1858

As of 11 November 1858, her married name was Gafford.¹

Family

James M. Gafford (22 September 1810 - 5 September 1882)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Tillitha Moseley¹

F, (say 1815 - )

Birth*

say 1815

She was born say 1815.¹

Marriage*

11 February 1833

She married Stephen C. Gafford at Montgomery Co., Alabama, on 11 February 1833.¹

Married Name

11 February 1833

As of 11 February 1833, her married name was Gafford.¹

Family

Stephen C. Gafford (1812 - )

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Rebecca J. (?)¹

F, (say 1822 - )

Birth*

say 1822

She was born say 1822.

Marriage*

say 1840

She married Abner W. Gafford say 1840.¹

Married Name

say 1840

As of say 1840, her married name was Gafford.¹

Family

Abner W. Gafford (1819 - )

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Mary Catherine Hartley¹

F, (1826 - )

Birth*

1826

She was born in 1826 at Willing, Alabama.¹

Marriage*

12 January 1847

She married Thomas D. Gafford on 12 January 1847.¹

Married Name

12 January 1847

As of 12 January 1847, her married name was Gafford.¹

Family

Thomas D. Gafford (1824 - 1857)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Lucinda Stallings¹

F, (22 March 1814 - 18 January 1895)

Father

Col. Jesse Stallings¹ (24 Nov 1794 - )

Birth*

22 March 1814

She was born on 22 March 1814 at Butler Co., Alabama.¹

Marriage*

7 November 1853

She married James M. Gafford on 7 November 1853 at age 39.¹

Married Name

7 November 1853

As of 7 November 1853, her married name was Gafford.¹

(Wife) 1880 Census

1 June 1880

Lucinda was listed as James M. Gafford's wife on the 1880 Census at Dead Fall, Butler Co., Alabama.²

Death*

18 January 1895

She died at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, on 18 January 1895 at age 80
Obituary excerpt from The Greenville Advocate, 23 Jan 1895: "Lucinda Gafford, 80, sister of Archie Stalling and aunt of Congressman Stalling, died Friday. She lived with her son, Joseph Gafford, 5 miles north of Greenville. Was a member of the Methodist Church.³

Family

James M. Gafford (22 September 1810 - 5 September 1882)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century, 1978.
Family Histories, Col. Jesse Stallings, page 162.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
Dead Fall, Butler Co., AL, page 382D. LDS CD.
Marilyn Davis Barefield, Butler County, Alabama, Obituaries, 1985.
Page 30.

Col. Jesse Stallings¹

M, (24 November 1794 - )

Birth*

24 November 1794

He was born on 24 November 1794 at Greene Co., Georgia.¹

Biography*

Col. Jesse Stallings, born 24 Nov. 1794; married Mary Mallory, 11 Mar 1813. His wife was born 9 Sep 1796. They were early settlers in the Manningham area of Butler County. He served three terms as Congressman from the Second District of Alabama and refused to run for the fourth term. The following were his children: Lucinda Stallings, born 22 Mar 1814, married to James Gafford, 7 Nov 1853; Martha Mosely Stallings, born 14 Nov 1816, married David Davenport; Celia Ann Stallings, born 14 Nov 1819, married Francis Swanson, 1 Nov 1845; Reuben Reid Stallings, born 14 Jun 1821, married Lucinda Ferguson, 10 Sep 1850; Jesse Chambers Stallings, born 8 Jan 1825; Robert Reid Stallings, married Lidia Seale, daughter of Ransom Seale and Ellen Murphy; Mary Mallory Stallings, born 20 Sep 1828; Archibald Reid Stallings, born 12 Jan 1831, married Nannie Cheatham; Elizabeth Sara Stallings, born 8 May 1833, married Allen B. Seale, son of Ransom Seale; Thomas Daniel Stallings, born 12 Jan 1836, Gracie Allen Stallings, born 20 Sep 1838, married John Wilson Seale, son of Ransom. All of these children lived in or around Manningham.¹

(Witness) Guardian

1843

Estate of Daniel Gafford, deceased. James M. Gafford appointed guardian of Maria L. Gafford, minor heir in 1843. Jesse Stallings, Security.²

Family

Child

Lucinda Stallings¹ (22 March 1814 - 18 January 1895)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century, 1978.
Family Histories, Col. Jesse Stallings, page 162.
Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century, 1978.
Reconstructed Probate Records, page 106.

Martha E. Gilmore

F, (circa 1920 - 21 September 2002)

Father

Arthur V. Gilmore (s 1879 - )

Mother

Rosa Lee Culpepper (17 Jul 1881 - )

Birth*

circa 1920

She was born circa 1920 at Cordele, Crisp Co., Georgia.

Biography*

Martha E. Gilmore -NASHVILLE, GA - Martha E. Gilmore, 82, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2002. Services will be held at 4P.M. Monday in the First Baptist Church of Warner Robins. Burial will be in Magnolia Park Cemetery. -Visitation will be from 7:00 until 9:00P.M. Sunday evening. -Mrs. Gilmore, a native of Cordele, GA, was the daughter of the Arthur V. and Rosa Lee Culpepper Gilmore. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Warner Robins. She was retired from Robins Air Force Base having worked in the Accounting and Finance Department. -Survivors include several cousins. -Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Published in the Macon Telegraph on 9/22/2002.

Death*

21 September 2002

She died at Nashville, Berrien Co., Georgia, on 21 September 2002.

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹

M, (11 November 1740 - 1791)

Father

Captain Jonathan Webster² (s 1695 - )

Mother

Elizabeth Webster² (1698 - 1768)

Birth*

11 November 1740

He was born on 11 November 1740 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹

Marriage*

say 1761

He married (?) Johnson say 1761.¹

Death*

1791

He died in 1791.²

Researcher

Donna S. Wall, a descendant of Jonathan Webster, has additional research on Jonathan Webster's descendants.³

Family

(?) Johnson (say 1743 - )

Children

Phereba Webster¹ (circa 1759 - )
Samuel Webster¹ (circa 1761 - )
Abner Webster+¹ (25 December 1761 - 1803)
Benjamin Webster¹ (circa 1763 - )
Thomas Webster¹ (circa 1763 - )
Jonathan Webster III¹ (17 November 1767 - 25 April 1845)
Mary Johnson (?) Webster¹ (circa 1769 - )

Last Edited

1 January 2012

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
E-mail written Jun 2011 to Warren Culpepper from Zak Young, e-mail address.
Based on a fan-chart that once hung on the wall of Zak's great-grandmother, Mary Cone Young of Hope, New Mexico.
E-mail written 2002-2004 to Warren Culpepper from Donna Wall, Gwinnett Co., GA, e-mail address.

(?) Johnson¹

F, (say 1743 - )

Ancestry Unknown*

Information about the ancestry and siblings of (?) Johnson is wanted. See page footer for contact information.

Birth*

say 1743

She was born say 1743 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

say 1761

She married Jonathan Webster Jr. say 1761.¹

Married Name

say 1761

As of say 1761, her married name was (?) Webster.¹

Family

Jonathan Webster Jr. (11 November 1740 - 1791)

Children

Phereba Webster¹ (circa 1759 - )
Samuel Webster¹ (circa 1761 - )
Abner Webster+¹ (25 December 1761 - 1803)
Benjamin Webster¹ (circa 1763 - )
Thomas Webster¹ (circa 1763 - )
Jonathan Webster III¹ (17 November 1767 - 25 April 1845)
Mary Johnson (?) Webster¹ (circa 1769 - )

Last Edited

15 December 2007

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Jonathan Webster III¹

M, (17 November 1767 - 25 April 1845)

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

17 November 1767

He was born on 17 November 1767 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

9 April 1806

He married Sarah Jossey at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 9 April 1806 at age 38.¹

Death*

25 April 1845

He died at Maury Co., Tennessee, on 25 April 1845 at age 77.¹

Family

Sarah Jossey (18 September 1783 - 22 July 1830)

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Sarah Jossey¹

F, (18 September 1783 - 22 July 1830)

Name Variation

She was also known as Sally.

Birth*

18 September 1783

Sarah was born at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 18 September 1783. She was the daughter of Henry Jossy, Jr., and Mary Hill.¹

Marriage*

9 April 1806

She married Jonathan Webster III at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 9 April 1806 at age 22.¹

Married Name

9 April 1806

As of 9 April 1806, her married name was Webster.¹

Death*

22 July 1830

She died at Maury Co., Tennessee, on 22 July 1830 at age 46.¹

Family

Jonathan Webster III (17 November 1767 - 25 April 1845)

Last Edited

15 October 2003

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Phereba Webster¹

F, (circa 1759 - )

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

circa 1759

She was born circa 1759.¹

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Samuel Webster¹

M, (circa 1761 - )

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

circa 1761

He was born circa 1761.¹

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Benjamin Webster¹

M, (circa 1763 - )

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

circa 1763

He was born circa 1763.¹

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Thomas Webster¹

M, (circa 1763 - )

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

circa 1763

He was born circa 1763.¹

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

Mary Johnson (?) Webster¹

F, (circa 1769 - )

Father

Jonathan Webster Jr.¹ (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)

Mother

(?) Johnson¹ (s 1743 - )

Birth*

circa 1769

She was born circa 1769.¹

Last Edited

22 September 2002

Citations

RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>

J. L. Strickland¹

M, (23 March 1863 - 18 December 1865)

Father

Simeon Strickland¹ (24 Dec 1844 - 10 Jan 1910)

Birth*

23 March 1863

He was born on 23 March 1863.¹

Death*

18 December 1865

He died at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 18 December 1865 at age 2.¹

Burial*

after 18 December 1865

His body was interred after 18 December 1865 at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.¹

Last Edited

24 April 2009

Citations

Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries, West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
Milton Cemetery, page 416.

Jasper Lewis¹

M, (9 April 1874 - 9 April 1952)

Birth*

9 April 1874

He was born on 9 April 1874.¹

Marriage*

14 April 1901

He married Minnie Strickland at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 14 April 1901 at age 27.^1,2

Death*

9 April 1952

He died on 9 April 1952 at age 78.¹

Burial*

after 9 April 1952

His body was interred after 9 April 1952 at Strickland Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.¹

Family

Minnie Strickland (7 October 1875 - 21 March 1932)

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries, West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
Strickland Cemetery, page 686; Jasper A. Lewis, 9 Apr 1874 - 9 Apr 1952.
Santa Rosa Co., FL Marriage Records, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
http://www.db229.com/marriages/yearlymaster.htm
Page 51, Jasper A. Lewis and Minnie L. Strickland, 14 Apr 1901.

Thomas H. Douglas¹

M, (22 February 1873 - 22 January 1937)

Birth*

22 February 1873

He was born on 22 February 1873.¹

Marriage*

24 December 1901

He married Olive Strickland at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 24 December 1901 at age 28.²

Death*

22 January 1937

He died on 22 January 1937 at age 63.¹

Burial*

after 22 January 1937

His body was interred after 22 January 1937 at Strickland Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.¹

Family

Olive Strickland (4 April 1880 - 7 June 1953)

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries, West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
Strickland Cemetery, page 685; Thomas H. Douglas, 22 Feb 1873 - 22 Jan 1937.
Santa Rosa Co., FL Marriage Records, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
http://www.db229.com/marriages/yearlymaster.htm
Page 52, Thomas H. Douglas and Lela Strickland, 4 Feb 1900.

(?) Bell¹

M, (say 1875 - )

Birth*

say 1875

He was born say 1875.¹

Marriage*

after 1937

He married Olive Strickland after 1937.¹

Family

Olive Strickland (4 April 1880 - 7 June 1953)

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries, West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
Strickland Cemetery, page 685; Lelia Douglas Bell, 4 Apr 1880 - 7 Jun 1953.

W. A. Richburg¹

M, (say 1881 - )

Birth*

say 1881

He was born say 1881.¹

Marriage*

27 May 1906

He married Pearl L. Strickland at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 27 May 1906.¹

Family

Pearl L. Strickland (August 1884 - )

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Santa Rosa Co., FL Marriage Records, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
http://www.db229.com/marriages/yearlymaster.htm
Page 65, W. A. Richburg and Pearl L. Strickland, 27 May 1906.

Lola E. Donldson¹

F, (say 1885 - 26 December 1948)

Birth*

say 1885

She was born say 1885.¹

Marriage*

say 1903

She married Edward Creary Strickland say 1903.¹

Married Name

say 1903

As of say 1903, her married name was Strickland.¹

Death*

26 December 1948

She died at Panama City, Bay Co., Florida, on 26 December 1948.¹

Family

Edward Creary Strickland (29 September 1882 - 18 May 1970)

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Letters Testamentary: Santa Rosa Co., FL, 29 Dec 1948, Lola E. Donaldson Strickland, deceased; FHL Film 1,871,948 #2.

Lollie Frances (?)¹

F, (say 1844 - )

Birth*

say 1844

She was born say 1844.¹

Marriage*

say 1862

She married Joseph S. Strickland say 1862.¹

Married Name

say 1862

As of say 1862, her married name was Strickland.¹

Family

Joseph S. Strickland (circa 1841 - )

Last Edited

23 September 2002

Citations

Santa Rosa County Clerk, compiler, Santa Rosa Co., FL Deed Index, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 929,763.
At least ten deeds were granted between 12 Nov 1871 and 1 Jun 1925 by Joseph (sometimes shown as J.S.) and Lollie (also shown as Lollie Frances and Lollia) Strickland. They were also the grantees on at least four deeds between 26 Apr 1871 and 27 Jan 1894.

Frederick Hollman¹

M, (say 1869 - )

Birth*

say 1869

He was born say 1869.¹

Marriage*

11 December 1892

He married Henrietta M. Otis on 11 December 1892. (That Henrietta M. Otis is the same person as Molini Otis has not been proven.)¹

Family

Henrietta M. Otis (circa 1872 - )

Last Edited

24 September 2002

Citations

Santa Rosa Co., FL Marriage Records, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
http://www.db229.com/marriages/yearlymaster.htm
Page 34, Frederrick Hollman and Molino Otis, 11 Dec 1892.

John Hilliard¹

M, (say 1828 - )

Birth*

say 1828

He was born say 1828.¹

Marriage*

13 January 1850

He married Martha Ann Gill at Hamilton Co., Florida, on 13 January 1850. (It is not yet proved that Martha Ann Gill who married John Hilliard is the same as the M. A. Hilliard who married S. R. Otis.)¹

Family

Martha Ann Gill (July 1831 - 16 April 1906)

Last Edited

24 September 2002

Citations

Jordan R. Dodd & Florida Department of Health, compiler, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 & 1927-2001, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8784&enc=1&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
John Hilliard and Martha Ann Gill, 13 Jan 1850, Hamilton Co., FL.

Fred W. Fisher¹

M, (say 1868 - )

Birth*

say 1868

He was born say 1868.¹

Marriage*

say 1931

He married Frances E. (?) say 1931.¹

Family

Frances E. (?) (February 1873 - )

Last Edited

24 September 2002

Citations

Simeon Otis Report, Edie Geiger, 4621 Geiger Road, Milton, FL 32583, to Warren Culpepper, 1999.

John W. Jones¹

M, (1815 - 15 August 1889)

Birth*

1815

He was born in 1815.¹

Marriage*

8 December 1869

He married Ethelia S. Fears at Sumter Co., Georgia, on 8 December 1869.^1,2

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Sumter Co., Georgia. John W. Jones, Self, M, M, W, 63, Farmer, NC, NC, NC; Ethelia Jones, Wife, F, M, W, 39, Keeps House, GA, GA, GA)
.³

Death*

15 August 1889

He died on 15 August 1889
Mr. John W. Jones departed this life Aug. 15, 1889, in the 74th year of his age, in Jones county. He was born in Ware county, N.C. and came with his parents to Jones county when quite a child. He was well known all over South-West Georgia, also Campbell county where he had lived for several years. He found true friends wherever he went. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and was baptized by Elder Burnett in 1845. He was a faithful Christian and and death found him with his armor on, and ready for the summons that called him home. As a citizen, he was honored and respected, and as a Christian he was worthy of his calling. He had been twice married. First to Mary I. Simmons in 1838, who died in 1848, and second to Mrs. Ethella Culpepper, nee Fears, who survives him. He also leaves one daughter, (by first wife) four sisters and a host of relatives and friends [not] to mourn their loss, but to rejoice in his gain. We sorrow not, therefore, as those who have no hope, but trust the departed has gone to that happy clime. (Transcribed 9/21/02 Lynn Cunningham.)¹

Family

Ethelia S. Fears (1841 - after 1889)

Last Edited

25 September 2002

Citations

Obituary.
John W. Jones, Pike County Journal, Zebulon, GA., Tuesday, October 8, 1889.
Ethelia Culpepper and J. W. Jones, 8 Dec 1869, Sumter Co., GA (Source unknown).
1880 Federal Census, United States.
Sumter, Georgia, FHL Film 1254165, National Archives Film T9-0165, Page 30A. From LDS CD.

Rev. John Harvey¹

M, (circa 1749 - before 7 July 1823)

Father

(?) Harvey (s 1724 - )

Birth*

circa 1749

He was born circa 1749 at Virginia.¹

American Revolution*

between 1775 and 1783

He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: John Harvey, born 1749/50 in Virginia, died before 7 Jul 1823 in Georgia, married Margaret ___, and Martha (Patsy) ___, Soldier, South Carolina.)^2,3

(Executor) Will

16 January 1807

In James Harvey's will, Thomas and John was named by James to handle his estate on 16 January 1807 at Hancock Co., Georgia.⁴

Death*

before 7 July 1823

He died at Hancock Co., Georgia, before 7 July 1823.¹

Biography*

REV. JOHN HARVEY, 1749-1823. In the official records of the state of Georgia and several of the Georgia counties, and in publications relating to the early Baptist Church activities in Georgia, are found quite a number of references to John Harvey and other members of his family during the period from 1775 to 1823.
     John Harvey was a son of Thomas Harvey, most likely the oldest of four sons, the others being James and Evan and Michael. He was born about 1749, presumably in Virginia, there being strong evidence that the Harvey family was in Lunenburg and Charlotte and Bedford counties, Va., in the eighteenth century.When the "Ceded Lands" were acquired by Georgia from the Creek and Cherokee Indians in June 1773, numerous settlers from Virginia and North Carolina were attracted to Georgia by the opportunity of acquiring land under the "headright system" of allotment. Land courts were held at Augusta, Dartmouth, Wrightsborough and Broad River at various times in 1773 to 1775. The land thus granted was in Wilkes and Washington counties principally.
     The first Georgia record of John Harvey is found in the proceedings of the land court held at Wrightsborough January 13, 1775, when he was authorized to take up 200 acres resigned by Joseph Miller of North Carolina, located on the first branch below Red Lick Creek on the Ogeechee River. This record describes John Harvey "of South Carolina, with wife and daughters three and one years old." It is quite likely these daughters were Mary Harvey and Ruth Harvey who are the first two children mentioned in his will. At the same sitting of the Court, entries were made for two men whose names are found associated with John Harvey's in later records, Cader Powell and Elijah Clarke, described as from Craven County, S. C.
     During the Revolution, John Harvey, with his brothers, James and Evan and Michael, and their father, Thomas Harvey, fought under General Elijah Clarke. The name of Elijah Clarke's son Elijah appears as a witness to the will of John Harvey's son, James Harvey, who died in Baldwin County in 1808.
     Grants of land for services in the Revolution were made to John Harvey, Thomas Harvey, James Harvey, Michael Harvey, Henry Graybill, Moses Powell, Kodar Powell and James Hogg, by the Executive Council of the State of Georgia in November 1783, the grants being taken by John Harvey for himself and the others. In July 1784, similar grants were made to James Harvey, Evan Harvey, Cader Powell and others and in September 1784 to John Harvey and James Harvey in Wilkes County and in December 1784 to John Harvey and Michael Harvey in Washington County.
     The "Early Records of Wilkes County" make mention of a deed from John Harvey of Wilkes County to Robert Beasley of Lunenburg County, Va., for 5371h acres on Fishing Creek under date of January 7, 1785.
     In January 1786, Elijah Clark received a warrant for 3162'/ acres on bounty certificates, one of which was in the name of John Harvey.
     Deeds made in 1784 by James Harvey and his wife, Sarah, and in 1785 by Moses Powell, Sr., and his wife Mary, and in 1787 by John White and his wife Jean, bore the name of John Harvey as a witness.
     The tax digest for Wilkes County for 1786 shows John Harvey as owner of 300 acres and 170 acres on the Ogeechee River in Captain John Winne's district.
     John Harvey is mentioned in Knight's "Roster of Georgia Soldiers of the Revolution" as drawing land in Franklin County, May 10, 1784, on Warrant No. 1202 through certificate of Colonel James McNeil.
     Reference is also made to a grant to him in Washington County. Miss Margaret B. Harvey's "List of Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers" includes the name of John Harvey. In the land drawing in 1821 in Clarke County, in which he drew a lot in Irwin County, he is described as a Revolutionary soldier.
     The Georgia Baptist Association was in existence in 1785 and in its membership included Kiokee Church of Columbia County, with which church John Harvey is said to have been affiliated first. When the Association met at Fishing Creek in October 1792 with delegates representing fifty-six churches, John Harvey was present. He was a delegate from the Bethel Association in October 1797 at the meeting at Clark's Station in Wilkes County.
     From Jesse Mercer's "History of the Georgia Baptist Association," published in 1838 at Washington, Ga., the following is quoted:
     "John Harvey - was born in Virginia in what year we are not informed. He removed to Georgia when quite a young man and united himself with Kiokia Church, Columbia County. During his connection with this church, he commenced his labors as a minister. After the Revolutionary War, he removed into the neighborhood of Powell's Creek Meeting House, near Powellton, and became a member of that church. In the first part of his ministry, he was not fully established in the doctrines of grace, but afterward, through the instrumentality of Rev. Silas Mercer - in the language of our informant, he became "a very rigid Predestinarian" and" so continued until his death. In the year 1789, he removed to Washington County and united with the Providence Church, now in Jefferson County. Here he was ordained to the ministry. He died triumphantly in Clarke County in the seventy-fourth year of his age."
     John Harvey seems to have been a resident of Hancock County about the time his father, Thomas Harvey, is presumed to have died, in 1799.
     From the "History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia" published in 1881, by Franklin Printing Company of Atlanta, we learn that at the Powellton Conferences initiated by Rev. Jesse Mercer, John Harvey was present May 1, 1801, was elected Moderator at the session of April 29, 1802, and was present April 29, 1803, with twenty-three other ordained ministers, one of whom was his son-in-law, Rev. Edmund Talbot, who married his eldest daughter, Mary. The history describes Rev. John Harvey as a "very distinguished and useful minister in his day and President of the Powellton Conference in 1802, being at that time a member of the Powellton Church."
     In May 1802, John Harvey appears to: have distributed several of his slaves to his children and grandchildren, which gifts were confirmed in his will made twenty years later. The records of Hancock County show deeds of gift of slaves to his sons, Isaac Harvey and John Harvey, and to his grandchildren, Patsy Talbot, Isaac Kendrick and John H. Parrott. These instruments were recorded in June 1802 and were witnessed by William Rabun who became Governor of Georgia in 1817.
     In October 1803, John Harvey and his wife Patsy deeded-land on Shoulderbone Creek to their sons, John and Isaac Harvey.
     In December 1802, a deed to Isaac Battle for 200 acres of land was signed in Hancock County by John Harvey, Michael Harvey, Evan Harvey and James Harvey, as administrators of Thomas Harvey.
     In the land drawing of Hancock County in 1806, two draws were allotted Rev. John Harvey, two to his brother James Harvey, and one to "Orphans of Benjamin Kendrick" who were his grandchildren, the children of his daughter, Ruth.
     He seems to have moved to Clarke County in 1808, for in that year he purchased land in Clarke County from Daniel Bankston and his wife, Rachel, from William Reece and his wife, Sarah in 1817, from Gallant Reynolds 1817, from Isaac Humphries 1817, and made a deed of gift there in 1821 to his sons Elijah and Israel and Willis, who are mentioned as "not yet of age." In 1821 he drew a lot in the land lottery of Clarke County.
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His will, a most interesting document, is quoted below as it is found upon the records of Clarke County: In the name of God, Amen:
     I, John Harvey, Sr., a citizen of the State of Georgia, in Clarke County, do make and ordain this instrument of writing, wrote with my own hands, to be my last Will and Testament.
     First, that all just debts be paid out of the crop at my decease.
     Also, I have given and delivered to my daughter, Mary, deceased, one negro girl named Betty, also I have given her daughter, Patsey, one negro girl named Fllis, which I have delivered, it being in full of my estate.
     Also, I have given to my daughter, Ruth, deceased, one negro girl named Suck, also I have given to her son, Isaac Kindrick, one negro girl named Young Willet.
     Also, I have given to my son, James, deceased, one negro boy named Mack, and two hundred acres of land.
     Also, I have given to my daughter, Rachel, one negro girl named Abb, also I have given to her son, John Parrott, one negro girl named Dilce, which I have delivered, it being in full of my estate.
     Also, I have given to my daughter, Salley, two negroes, girls named Fanny and Betty, which I have delivered, it being in full of my estate.
     Also, I have given to my son, John, two negro boys named Rubin and Sanker, which is in full of my estate.
     Also, I have given to my son, Israel, two negroes named Young Sesar and Diner.
     Also, I give to my son Willis, two negroes named Cobb and Richmond.
     Also, I give to my three young sons, Elijah, Israel and Willis, the tract of land I now live on except my wife's dowry, also I give to said three the tract of land I purchased from Willson Reece, and tract that I purchased from Gallant Rennels, and tract I purchased from Isaac Humfreys, all to be equally divided when they come of age, also I give to the said three sons, each of them a still apiece, Elijah 74 gallon, Israel 70 gallon, Willis 50 gallon.
     Also, I give my daughter, Ciaremond five negroes named Young Peter and Antney and Tom, girls named Darkes and Nancey.
     Also, it is my will that if any of the four children should die in their non-age, the above property be equally divided with them when they come of age.
     Also, I leave my four old negroes, Ruben, Molley, Sesar and Salley, to work and raise my young children, and if they remain alive until they are of age, I will that the said old negroes have their choice to live with any of my sons they please.
     Also, I give my beloved wife, Patsy, four negroes named Nead, Sealey, Vilet and American during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between my four young children Elijah and Israel and Willis and Clarmon, also I give my beloved wife one third of the land I now live on with my dwelling house and all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, hoggs, to raise my children on as she may think best, and I give all my house furniture to my beloved wife during her natural life and at her death, to be equally divided with my four young children Elijah, Israel, Willis and Claremond.
     Also, I ordain and appoint my beloved wife Patsy and my beloved son Elijah and my friend Mr. John W. Graves to be executors of this my last Will and Testament.
     In witness of this being my last Will and Testament I have fixed my seal, signed with my own hand, in the presence of: Wit: Alexander Hunter, William Love, Moses Paul. Nov. 30, 1822. John Harvey     (Seal)
     Georgia - Clarke County: Personally appeared in open court, Alexander Hunter, William Love, and Moses Paul, the subscribing witnesses to, the within will, and being duly sworn, saith they saw John Harvey sign, seal and deliver the within instrument of writing to be his last Will and Testament, and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time of his so doing, and that they subscribed the same as witnesses. Sworn to in open court July 7, 1823. /s/ A. Hunter, William Love, Moses Paul. Recorded July 8, 1823 in B Book of Wills, Pages 18-20, John H. Lowe, Clerk
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It is evident from a reading of John Harvey's will that his children are listed in the order of their ages, both the living and deceased. It is also clear that the older children were provided for, to some extent at least, as they became of age, since the bulk of the property mentioned in the will is bequeathed to the younger children. Gifts' made to children and grandchildren in the lifetime of the testator are confirmed, especially the slaves distributed in 1802.
     The will of James Harvey, deceased son of John Harvey, made in Baldwin County in 1808, supplements his father's will in many particulars, established the relationship between Isaac Kendrick and Burwell Kendrick and Susan Kendrick, points to the evident fact of the marriage of Ruth Harvey to Benjamin Kendrick when John Harvey was residing in Washington County about 1790, and emphasizes the fact that the Harvey family was on intimate terms with some of the most prominent persons of Upper Georgia in that period, such as General Elijah Clark, General John Scott, Eleazer Early, Robert Rutherford and others.
     The full name of John Harvey's wife is not presently known. She is mentioned as "Patsey" in his will, she signed a deed with her husband in 1803, and as her eldest daughter, Mary Harvey Talbot, had a daughter named Patsey Talbot, it may be inferred that John Harvey was married only once, and that Patsey Harvey was the mother of all his eleven children, and his consort for more than fifty years of married life.
     For almost fifty years John Harvey was a citizen of Georgia at a time when Upper Georgia was being developed by pioneers who cleared the land and steadily moved the frontier westward, not infrequently becoming involved in clashes with the Indians. Coming into Georgia as a young man, apparently with slender resources, depending on the soil for his family's livelihood, it is evident that he was a man of sturdy nature and endowed with talents which fitted him to cope with the problems of those days, to fight for liberty during the eight years of the Revolution, during which his locality was laid waste, and to accumulate a goodly portion of land and cattle and at least thirty-two slaves, all the while rearing a family of eleven children and achieving special prominence in the ministry of the Baptist Church.²

Researcher*

24 February 2009

Katy Sheridan wrote, "My family connects to Rev John Harvey like this:
Rev John Harvey married Patsey (Unknown last name), one of their children was:
Ruth Harvey married Benjamin Kendrick, one of their children was:
Susan Kendrick married William D Harrison, one of their children was:
Burwell Kendrick Harrison married Eliza Woodson Robertson, one of their children was:
James Lawrence Harrison married Kathleen Mecaslin, one of their children was:
John Mecaslin Harrison who married Katherine Theresa Rafferty, one of their children was:
Eleanor Harrison who married Christopher Robert Sheridan, one of their children was:
Katherine Rafferty Sheridan.⁵

Last Edited

30 April 2012

Citations

Elizabeth Wiley Smith, History of Hancock Co., GA, Volume II, Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing, 1974.
Rev. John Harvey, pp 86-88.
Elizabeth Wiley Smith, History of Hancock Co., GA, Volume II, Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing, 1974.
Rev. John Harvey, pp 84-89.
DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
Hancock Co., GA Wills (1792-1842), DAR, 1950.
Cites Book C (1803-1806), page 429.
E-mail written 24 Feb 2010 to Warren Culpepper from Katherine Rafferty 'Katy' Sheridan (5gtgd/o #46462), Albuquerque, New Mexico, e-mail address.