Sarah Williams1
Female, #46351, (say 1770 - )
| Birth* | say 1770 | She was born say 1770.1 |
| Marriage* | say 1792 | She married Willis Whitaker say 1792. Children of Willis Whitaker and Sarah Williams are: Matilda (b abt 1794), James Wiggins Whitaker (b 1795, d 1848 in FL), Willis Whitaker, Jr. (b 23 Sep 1798 in SC, d 10 Mar 1867 in TX), Mary Elizabeth Whitaker, b 23 Mar 1801, d 1863 in SC.)1 |
| Married Name | say 1792 | As of say 1792, her married name was Whitaker.1 |
Martha Whitaker1
Female, #46352, (circa 1765 - 19 May 1806)
| Birth* | circa 1765 | She was born circa 1765 at Halifax Co., North Carolina. |
| Will | 12 Apr 1777 | In James Whitaker's will on 12 Apr 1777 at Craven Co., North Carolina, Catherine, Catherine, Willis, John, James, Martha, Mary and Simon named as heir(s).1 |
| Death of Father | 20 Apr 1782 | Her father James Whitaker died on 20 Apr 1782 at Fairfield District, South Carolina.2 |
| Married Name | 1785 | As of 1785, her married name was Cantey.1 |
| Marriage* | 1785 | She married James Cantey at Fairfield District, South Carolina, in 1785. Children of James and Martha are: John Cantey, Zachariah Cantey, Mary Cantey, Sarah Catherine Cantey, and James Willis Cantey, Sr.1 |
| Death* | 19 May 1806 | She died at Washington, Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 19 May 1806.1 |
James Cantey1 
Male, #46353, (1746 - 9 Oct 1817)
| Birth* | 1746 | James was born at Craven Co., South Carolina, in 1746. He was the son of John Cantey and Mary McGirt.1 |
| American Revolution* | between 1775 and 1783 | He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: James Cantey, born 1755 in South Carolina, died 9 Nov 1817 in Georgia, married Martha Whitaker, Captain, South Carolina.)2 |
| Marriage* | 1785 | He married Martha Whitaker at Fairfield District, South Carolina, in 1785. Children of James and Martha are: John Cantey, Zachariah Cantey, Mary Cantey, Sarah Catherine Cantey, and James Willis Cantey, Sr.1 |
| Death of Spouse | 19 May 1806 | His wife Martha Whitaker died on 19 May 1806 at Washington, Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 |
| Death* | 9 Oct 1817 | He died at Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Georgia, on 9 Oct 1817.1 |
| Burial* | circa 10 Oct 1817 | His body was interred circa 10 Oct 1817 at Whitaker Grave Yard, Baldwin Co., Georgia. Location:
From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock St. and follow Highway 24 southeast for 13.9 miles. Locked metal gates on the right side of the highway mark the entrance. The cemetery is 1.3 miles from Hwy 24 - not visible from the gates and not accessible to the public. GPS coordinates: 32 58' 21.1" N 83 04' 31.1" W.3 |
Citations
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Our Texas Family" (DB: ourtexasfamily) Doris Ross Johnston. <e-mail address>
- DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
- Volunteers, compiler, Friends of Cemeteries of Middle Georgia Website, e-mail address, Feb 2005.
http://www.friendsofcems.org/
Whitaker Grave Yard, Baldwin County, Georgia
"James Cantey, died Oct 9, 1817, American Revolution, South Carolina Captain, State Mil."
(Gravestone photo on website).
Mary Whitaker1
Female, #46354, (8 Sep 1766 - 8 Apr 1846)
| Name Variation | | She was also known as Polly. |
| Birth* | 8 Sep 1766 | She was born on 8 Sep 1766 at Halifax Co., North Carolina.1 |
| Will | 12 Apr 1777 | In James Whitaker's will on 12 Apr 1777 at Craven Co., North Carolina, Catherine, Catherine, Willis, John, James, Martha, Mary and Simon named as heir(s).1 |
| Death of Father | 20 Apr 1782 | Her father James Whitaker died on 20 Apr 1782 at Fairfield District, South Carolina.2 |
| Married Name | 20 Feb 1794 | As of 20 Feb 1794, her married name was Ross.1 |
| Marriage* | 20 Feb 1794 | She married Abner Ross on 20 Feb 1794 at age 27. The children of Abner and Polly Ross are: Osmond Ross, Harriot Ross, Molsey C. Ross, David Felix Ross, James Whitaker Ross, John Alfred Ross, William E. Ross and Elizabeth Martha Ross.1 |
| Death of Spouse | 1 Jul 1831 | Her husband Abner Ross died on 1 Jul 1831 at Longtown, Fairfield District, South Carolina.1 |
| Death* | 8 Apr 1846 | She died at Fairfield District, South Carolina, on 8 Apr 1846 at age 79.1 |
Family | Abner Ross |
| Marriage* | 20 Feb 1794 | She married Abner Ross on 20 Feb 1794 at age 27. The children of Abner and Polly Ross are: Osmond Ross, Harriot Ross, Molsey C. Ross, David Felix Ross, James Whitaker Ross, John Alfred Ross, William E. Ross and Elizabeth Martha Ross.1 |
Abner Ross1
Male, #46355, (1 Jun 1760 - 1 Jul 1831)
| Birth* | 1 Jun 1760 | Abner was born at Elizabeth Town, Essex Co., New Jersey, on 1 Jun 1760. He was the son of David Ross, Sr., and Hannah Scudder.1 |
| Marriage* | 20 Feb 1794 | He married Mary Whitaker on 20 Feb 1794 at age 33. The children of Abner and Polly Ross are: Osmond Ross, Harriot Ross, Molsey C. Ross, David Felix Ross, James Whitaker Ross, John Alfred Ross, William E. Ross and Elizabeth Martha Ross.1 |
| Death* | 1 Jul 1831 | He died at Longtown, Fairfield District, South Carolina, on 1 Jul 1831 at age 71.1 |
John Wiggins Whitaker1
Male, #46356, (circa 1752 - circa 1812)
James Whitaker Jr.1
Male, #46357, (circa 1754 - 1824)
Simon Whitaker1
Male, #46358, (circa 1768 - )
William Henry Whitaker1
Male, #46359, (1736 - 1789)
| Birth* | 1736 | He was born in 1736 at Warwick Co., Virginia.1 |
| Marriage | circa 1750 | He married Elizabeth Wiggins circa 1750. William had three wives. The names of his first is unknown; the second was Elizabeth Wiggins, and the third, according to his will, was Mary. It is uncertain by which wife his children were born. It is likely his first wife had but one child, and that Elizabeth Wiggins was the mother of most of his children. Those children were Bythel Whitaker, William Whitaker, Richard Whitaker, Martha Belton Whitaker, Elizabeth Whitaker, Thomas Whitaker, Catherine Baker Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, Margaret Whitaker, Lemuel Lawrence Whitaker, Winnifred Whitaker, Edward Whitaker, and Mary Whitaker. |
| Death of Father | 1750 | His father John Whitaker died in 1750 at Warwick Co., Virginia.2 |
| Relocation* | 1772 | He relocated in 1772 at Camden, Camden District, South Carolina,1 |
| American Revolution* | between 1775 and 1783 | He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: William Whitaker, born ___ in Virginia, died 1789 in South Carolina, married Mary (Lenoir), and ___ Wiggins, Patriotic Service, South Carolina.)3 |
| Will* | 1789 | He made a will in 1789.
His will was recorded September 18, 1789, and he must have died before May 19, 1789, when "power to administer oath to executors was granted," these being his sons Thomas and Lemuel, and his nephews, Willis and ?." In a deed to Dudley Whitaker (who was living in 1791), the order of the brothers' names is: Richard, John, William, James, Gough, Robert. But in a letter of Mrs. Sands, a granddaughter of Richard, she gives the names in the following order: John, Robert, Richard. William, Gough, James, Dudley."4 |
| Death* | 1789 | He died at Camden, Camden District, South Carolina, in 1789.1 |
| Biography* | | William's descendants intermarried with the Canteys, Boykins, and Chestnuts, one of them being Mary Boykin Chestnut, noted for her Journal of the Civil War for which she won the Pulitzer prize in 1982.1
|
Family | Elizabeth Wiggins |
| Marriage | circa 1750 | He married Elizabeth Wiggins circa 1750. William had three wives. The names of his first is unknown; the second was Elizabeth Wiggins, and the third, according to his will, was Mary. It is uncertain by which wife his children were born. It is likely his first wife had but one child, and that Elizabeth Wiggins was the mother of most of his children. Those children were Bythel Whitaker, William Whitaker, Richard Whitaker, Martha Belton Whitaker, Elizabeth Whitaker, Thomas Whitaker, Catherine Baker Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, Margaret Whitaker, Lemuel Lawrence Whitaker, Winnifred Whitaker, Edward Whitaker, and Mary Whitaker. |
| Children | |
Citations
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Wright-Chapman" (DB :585868) Barbara Wright. <e-mail address>
- E-mail written 1998-2008 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from William Randle 'Bill' Culpepper (#10088), e-mail address.
Tree #6019Date of Import: Jan 15, 1998.
- DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Crow/Woodward" (DB :1518063), John Crow. <e-mail address>
- Dr. Edward M. Boykin, History of the Boykin Family, 1876.
Mary Whitaker Boykin1
Female, #46360, (3 Mar 1804 - 9 Feb 1885)
Citations
- Brady Wooten Kerr, compiler, e-mail address, Kerr/Wooten Extended Families (DB: brady), Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), Feb 2006.
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Kerr/Wooten Extended Families" (DB: brady), Brady Wooten Kerr. <e-mail address>
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Kerr/Wooten Extended Families" (DB: brady), Brady Wooten Kerr. <e-mail address>
- Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, editor, Encyclopedia of Southern CultureUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1989.
Governor Stephen Decatur Miller of South Carolina1
Male, #46361, (1788 - 1838)
| Birth* | 1788 | He was born in 1788 at South Carolina.1 |
| Marriage* | 1821 | He married Mary Whitaker Boykin in 1821.1 |
| Death* | 1838 | He died at South Carolina in 1838.1 |
| Biography* | | Served as U.S. Congressman and Senator and in 1826 was elected governor of South Carolina as a proponent of nullification.1 |
Citations
- Brady Wooten Kerr, compiler, e-mail address, Kerr/Wooten Extended Families (DB: brady), Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), Feb 2006.
- Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, editor, Encyclopedia of Southern CultureUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1989.
Mary Boykin Miller1
Female, #46362, (31 Mar 1823 - 22 Nov 1886)
| Birth* | 31 Mar 1823 | She was born on 31 Mar 1823 at Statesboro, Sumter District, South Carolina.1 |
| Death of Father | 1838 | Her father Governor Stephen Decatur Miller of South Carolina died in 1838 at South Carolina.2 |
| Married Name | 23 Apr 1840 | As of 23 Apr 1840, her married name was Chesnut.1 |
| Marriage* | 23 Apr 1840 | She married James Chesnut Jr. on 23 Apr 1840 at age 17.1 |
| Death of Spouse | 1 Feb 1885 | Her husband James Chesnut Jr. died on 1 Feb 1885 at Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina.2 |
| Death of Mother | 9 Feb 1885 | Her mother Mary Whitaker Boykin died on 9 Feb 1885 at Raymond, Hinds Co., Mississippi.2 |
| Death* | 22 Nov 1886 | She died on 22 Nov 1886 at age 63.2 |
| Biography* | | Mary Boykin Miller was born 31 March 1823 in Stateboro [sic], SC, eldest child of Mary Boykin and Stephen Decatur Miller, who had served as U.S. congressman and senator and in 1826 was elected governor of South Carolina as a proponent of nullification. Educated first at home and in Camden schools, Mary Miller was sent at 13 to a French boarding school in Charleston, where she remained for two years broken by a six-month stay on her father's cotton plantation in frontier Mississippi. In 1838 Miller died and Mary returned to Camden. On 23 April 1840 she married James Chesnut, Jr.(1815-85), only surviving son of one of South Carolina's largest landowners.
Mary spent most of the next 20 years in Camden and at Mulberry, her husband's family plantation. When James was elected to the Senate in 1858, his wife accompanied him to Washington where friendships were begun with many politicians who would become the leading figures of the Confederacy, among them Varina and Jefferson Davis. Following Lincoln's election, James Chesnut returned to South Carolina to participate in the drafting of an ordinance of secession and subsequently served in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America. He served as aide to General P.G. T. Beauregard and President Jefferson Davis, and he achieved the rank of general. During the war, Mary accompained her husband to Charleston, Montgomery, Columbia, and Richmond, her drawing room always serving as a salon for the Confederate elite. From February 1861 to July 1865 she recorded her experiences in a series of diaries, which became the principal source material for her famous portrait of the Conferacy.
Following the war, the Chesnuts returned to Camden and worked unsuccessfully to extricate themselves from heavy debts. After a first abortive attempt in the 1870s to smooth the diaries into publishable form, Mary Chesnut tried her hand at fiction. She completed by never published three novels, then in the early 1880s expanded and extensively revised her diaries into the book now known as Mary Chesnut's Civil War (first published in truncated and poorly edited versions in 1905 and 1949 as A Diary from Dixie.
Although unfinished at the time of her death on 22 November 1886, Mary Chesnut's Civil War is generally acknowledged today as the finest literary work of the confederacy. Spiced by the aurthor's sharp intelligence, irreverent wit, and keen sense of irony and metaphorical vision, it uses a diary format to evoke a full, accurate picture of the South in civil war. Chesnut's book, valued as a rich historical source, owes much of its fascination to its juxtaposition of the loves and griefs of individuals against vast social upheaval and much of its power to the contrast and continuities drawn between the antelbellum world and war-torn country.
Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, Florida State University.1 |
Citations
- Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, editor, Encyclopedia of Southern CultureUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1989.
- Brady Wooten Kerr, compiler, e-mail address, Kerr/Wooten Extended Families (DB: brady), Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), Feb 2006.
James Chesnut Jr.1
Male, #46363, (1815 - 1 Feb 1885)
Citations
- Brady Wooten Kerr, compiler, e-mail address, Kerr/Wooten Extended Families (DB: brady), Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), Feb 2006.
- Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, editor, Encyclopedia of Southern CultureUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1989.
John Brantley1
Male, #46364, (circa 1778 - )
| Name Variation | | He was also known as Jack.2 |
| Birth* | circa 1778 | He was born circa 1778.2 |
| Marriage* | circa 1800 | He married Mary Redding at South Carolina circa 1800.2 |
| 1800 Census* | 4 Aug 1800 | He was enumerated in the US Census of 1800 on 4 Aug 1800 at Saint Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F45+..3 |
| Birth of Son | say 1805 | His son John Redding Brantley was born say 1805 at South Carolina.2 |
| Birth of Son | say 1807 | His son Francis Manley Brantley was born say 1807 at South Carolina.2 |
| 1810 Census* | 6 Aug 1810 | John was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census at Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F0-10..4 |
| Birth of Son | 6 Aug 1813 | His son Joseph Van Buren Brantley was born on 6 Aug 1813 at South Carolina. |
| Relocation* | circa 1817 | He relocated circa 1817 at Conecuh Co., Alabama; The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.
Prior to the settlement of Brooklyn proper, quite a community had been formed on Ard’s and Bottle creeks. There were in this community, as early as 1818, two stores, owned respectively by McConnell and George Feagin. There was also a school being taught here by Mr Graham, of Georgia; and a blacksmith shop, owned by John Brantley. No trace of the settlement, which was about six miles northwest of the present location of Brooklyn, remains. The last vestige has been obliterated by plantations. A Methodist church was erected in 1821; the pastor of which was Elder Alexander Travis.5 |
| Census* | 1820 | A census listed John as head of household at Conecuh Co., Alabama, in 1820.6 |
| Birth of Son | 13 Sep 1820 | His son Edwin Theodore Brantley was born on 13 Sep 1820 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.2 |
| 1830 Census* | 1 Jun 1830 | John was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 2M0-4, 1M30-39, 1F5-9 and 20 slaves..7 |
| Marriage* | 1839 | He married Tabitha Denmark at Conecuh Co., Alabama, in 1839.2 |
| 1840 Census* | 1 Jun 1840 | John was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.
(Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F15-20 and 34 slaves.)8 |
| Research note* | | Ken Brantley of the Brantley Association, in a study on John/Jack Brantley, states, in support of an argument that John/Jack is a descendant of a Chatham Co., NC family, "The only other Brantley families in Beaufort Co., SC were also seen in [adjacent] Chatham Co., GA during the early and mid 1800s. Previous studies have indicated that these people seem to be all related to each other and given names there as well as other evidence, seems to point back to our Brantley family in Chatham Co., NC."
Ken concludes, "I do suspect that John is closely related to the Joseph seen in Beaufort County also in 1800 and is possibly his brother. If so, we would lean toward the hypothesis that he was a descendant of the Chatham Co., NC family. There seems to be gathering evidence that these were among those who went to Georgia before the Revolution and left there soon afterwards and before the birth of these boys. While it is certainly speculation, my best guess would be that perhaps John and Joseph were grandsons of Joseph Brantley who died in Orange Co., NC in 1760. Other studies are underway dealing with this hypothesis. We are not firm and could be swayed otherwise with further study and the the discovery of conflicting information."
If you have additional facts that might help solve the question of John/Jack Brantley's ancestry, please contact Ken Brantley or Warren Culpepper.2,9 |
Citations
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Bruey-Whitfield Quilt" (DB: shirleywhitfield) Shirley Bruey Whitfield. <e-mail address>
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1800 Census, St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, pages 108-109 (Ref. page 15)
John Brantly, 1M16-26, 1F10-16, 1F45+.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1810 Census, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, page 130 (Ref. page 29)
John Brantley, 2M0-10, 1M26-44 2F0-10, 1F26-44.
- Benjamin Franklin Riley and J. Vernon Brantley, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, Blue Hill, ME: Weekly Packet, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 976.126 H2r.
page 47.
- Conecuh Co., AL 1820 State census, as transcribed by Ken Brantley:
4 M<21, 1 M>21, 1 F<21, 1 F>21, 7 slaves.
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
John Brantley, 2M0-5, 1M5-10, 1M15-20, 1M30-40, 1M50-60, 1F5-10, 1F50-60.
- 1840 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 264, Ancestry.com image 12 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
John Brantley, 1M60-70, 1F15-20, 1F60-70, 34 slaves.
- Warren L. Culpepper (#1942), Former publisher of Culpepper Connections.
Mary Redding1
Female, #46365, (circa 1784 - )
| Ancestry Unknown* | | Information about the ancestry and siblings of Mary Redding is wanted. See page footer for contact information. |
| Birth* | circa 1784 | She was born circa 1784.2 |
| Marriage* | circa 1800 | She married John Brantley at South Carolina circa 1800.3 |
| Married Name | circa 1800 | As of circa 1800, her married name was Brantley.3 |
| 1800 Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Mary was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 16, in an unknown person 's household on the 1800 Census at Saint Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F45+..4 |
| Birth of Son | say 1805 | Her son John Redding Brantley was born say 1805 at South Carolina.3 |
| Birth of Son | say 1807 | Her son Francis Manley Brantley was born say 1807 at South Carolina.3 |
| 1810 Census | 6 Aug 1810 | Mary was probably a free white female, age 26 and under 45, in John Brantley's household on the 1810 Census at Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F0-10..5 |
| Birth of Son | 6 Aug 1813 | Her son Joseph Van Buren Brantley was born on 6 Aug 1813 at South Carolina. |
| Relocation | circa 1817 | She, as a family member, accompanied John Brantley in relocating circa 1817 at Conecuh Co., Alabama; The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.
Prior to the settlement of Brooklyn proper, quite a community had been formed on Ard’s and Bottle creeks. There were in this community, as early as 1818, two stores, owned respectively by McConnell and George Feagin. There was also a school being taught here by Mr Graham, of Georgia; and a blacksmith shop, owned by John Brantley. No trace of the settlement, which was about six miles northwest of the present location of Brooklyn, remains. The last vestige has been obliterated by plantations. A Methodist church was erected in 1821; the pastor of which was Elder Alexander Travis.6 |
| Census | 1820 | Mary was probably a free white female, age 21 or more, in an unknown person 's household in the D Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.7 |
| Birth of Son | 13 Sep 1820 | Her son Edwin Theodore Brantley was born on 13 Sep 1820 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.3 |
| 1830 Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Mary was probably a free white female, age 50 and under 60, in John Brantley's household, on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.8 |
Citations
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
The obituary of Mary's son Edwin says his mother was Mary Redding.
"History of the Great NW" also says that Theodore Brantley's ancestor on the female side was a Redding.
- Based upon the fact that she apparently was age 10-16 in 1800 census.
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1800 Census, St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, pages 108-109 (Ref. page 15)
John Brantly, 1M16-26, 1F10-16, 1F45+.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1810 Census, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, page 130 (Ref. page 29)
John Brantley, 2M0-10, 1M26-44 2F0-10, 1F26-44.
- Benjamin Franklin Riley and J. Vernon Brantley, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, Blue Hill, ME: Weekly Packet, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 976.126 H2r.
page 47.
- Conecuh Co., AL 1820 State census, as transcribed by Ken Brantley:
4 M<21, 1 M>21, 1 F<21, 1 F>21, 7 slaves.
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
John Brantley, 2M0-5, 1M5-10, 1M15-20, 1M30-40, 1M50-60, 1F5-10, 1F50-60.
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Bruey-Whitfield Quilt" (DB: shirleywhitfield) Shirley Bruey Whitfield. <e-mail address>
John Redding Brantley1
Male, #46368, (say 1805 - 1849)
| Birth* | say 1805 | He was born say 1805 at South Carolina.2 |
| 1810 Census | 6 Aug 1810 | John and Francis was probably a free white male, age under 10, in John Brantley's household on the 1810 Census at Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F0-10..3 |
| Relocation | circa 1817 | He, as a family member, accompanied John Brantley in relocating circa 1817 at Conecuh Co., Alabama; The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.
Prior to the settlement of Brooklyn proper, quite a community had been formed on Ard’s and Bottle creeks. There were in this community, as early as 1818, two stores, owned respectively by McConnell and George Feagin. There was also a school being taught here by Mr Graham, of Georgia; and a blacksmith shop, owned by John Brantley. No trace of the settlement, which was about six miles northwest of the present location of Brooklyn, remains. The last vestige has been obliterated by plantations. A Methodist church was erected in 1821; the pastor of which was Elder Alexander Travis.4 |
| Census | 1820 | John, Francis and Joseph was probably a free white male, age under 21, in an unknown person 's household in the D Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.5 |
| Marriage* | say 1825 | He married Cynthia Horton at Alabama say 1825.2 |
| Death* | 1849 | He died at Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in 1849.2 |
Citations
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
Descendant Pattie Dawson advises that John R. was John Redding. The Redding middle name is given further credance by: (1) the obituary of Mary's son Edwin which says his mother was Mary Redding, and (2) "History of the Great NW" which says that Theodore Brantley's ancestor on the female side was a Redding.
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1810 Census, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, page 130 (Ref. page 29)
John Brantley, 2M0-10, 1M26-44 2F0-10, 1F26-44.
- Benjamin Franklin Riley and J. Vernon Brantley, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, Blue Hill, ME: Weekly Packet, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 976.126 H2r.
page 47.
- Conecuh Co., AL 1820 State census, as transcribed by Ken Brantley:
4 M<21, 1 M>21, 1 F<21, 1 F>21, 7 slaves.
Edwin Theodore Brantley1
Male, #46370, (13 Sep 1820 - 10 Jun 1901)
| Birth* | 13 Sep 1820 | He was born on 13 Sep 1820 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.1 |
| 1830 Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Edwin was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in John Brantley's household, on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 2M0-4, 1M30-39, 1F5-9 and 20 slaves..3 |
| Marriage* | say 1848 | He married Eliza Brown at Tennessee say 1848.1 |
| Death of Spouse | 1853 | His wife Eliza Brown died in 1853 at Wilson Co., Tennessee.1 |
| Marriage* | 9 Oct 1854 | He married Mary E. McKnight at Rutherford Co., Tennessee, on 9 Oct 1854 at age 34.1 |
| Death of Spouse | Jun 1900 | His wife Mary E. McKnight died in Jun 1900 at Tennessee.1 |
| Death* | 10 Jun 1901 | He died at Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, on 10 Jun 1901 at age 80.1 |
Citations
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
"Bruey-Whitfield Quilt" (DB: shirleywhitfield) Shirley Bruey Whitfield. <e-mail address>
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
John Brantley, 2M0-5, 1M5-10, 1M15-20, 1M30-40, 1M50-60, 1F5-10, 1F50-60.
Sarah Ann Jemima Travis1
Female, #46374, (12 Sep 1812 - 30 Jan 1887)
| Birth* | 12 Sep 1812 | She was born on 12 Sep 1812 at Edgefield District, South Carolina.1 |
| Relocation | circa 1818 | She, as a family member, accompanied Mark Butler Travis Sr. in relocating circa 1818; The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.2 |
| Marriage* | say 1828 | She married Francis Manley Brantley at Conecuh Co., Alabama, say 1828.3 |
| Married Name | before 1830 | As of before 1830, her married name was Brantley.1 |
| 1830 Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Sarah was probably a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Francis Manley Brantley's household, on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.4 |
| Will | 25 May 1835 | Emily, Sarah, Nancy, Charles and Susan named as heir(s) at Austin, Travis Co., Texas, on 25 May 1835.5 |
| Death of Father | 4 Sep 1836 | Her father Mark Butler Travis Sr. died on 4 Sep 1836 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.1 |
| Death of Mother | circa 1855 | Her mother Jemima Stallworth died circa 1855 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.1 |
| 1860 Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Sarah was listed as a household member living with Francis Manley Brantley in the 1860 Census at Nathansville, Conecuh Co., Alabama.6 |
| Death of Spouse | 1875 | Her husband Francis Manley Brantley died in 1875 at Brewton, Escambia Co., Alabama.1 |
| Death* | 30 Jan 1887 | She died at Brewton, Escambia Co., Alabama, on 30 Jan 1887 at age 74.1 |
| Burial | circa 31 Jan 1887 | She witnessed an unknown person 's burial at Travis Cemetery, Escambia Co., Alabama, circa 31 Jan 1887.3 |
Citations
- Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
- Dorothy S. Crook - Chair - Conecuh Co. Heritage Book Committee, The Heritage of Conecuh County, Alabama, Heritage Publishing Consultants: Clanton, AL, 2002.
Page 211. "Travis Family" article by James Cary Travis, Route 1, Box 135, McKenzie, AL 36456. Ph 334-374-8197.
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
Francis W. Brantley, 1M20-29, 1F15-19.
- Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
Transcribed by Nancy Presley-Holley from the Holdings of the Texas State Archives, Austin, Travis County, Texas.
- 1860 Federal Census, United States.
Nathansville, Conecuh Co., AL, page 1020, Ancestry.com image 12 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
Francis Brantly, 53, M, Farmer, RE=800, PE=485, SC
Sarah Brantly, 47, F, SC
Mary Brantly, 23, F, AL
Francis Brantly, 21, M, Farm Laborer, AL
Charlotte Brantly, 17, F, AL
William Pearson, 10, M, AL.
Francis Manley Brantley1
Male, #46375, (say 1807 - 1875)
| Birth* | say 1807 | He was born say 1807 at South Carolina.1 |
| 1810 Census | 6 Aug 1810 | John and Francis was probably a free white male, age under 10, in John Brantley's household on the 1810 Census at Saint Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F0-10..2 |
| Relocation | circa 1817 | He, as a family member, accompanied John Brantley in relocating circa 1817 at Conecuh Co., Alabama; The Creek Indians ceded much of South Alabama in 1814, and from part of this land, Monroe County was formed on 29 Jun 1815 by the Mississippi Territorial Governor. The Alabama Territory was created on 3 Mar 1817, and the AL Territorial legislature formed Conecuh County on 13 Feb 1818 from part of Monroe County.
Prior to the settlement of Brooklyn proper, quite a community had been formed on Ard’s and Bottle creeks. There were in this community, as early as 1818, two stores, owned respectively by McConnell and George Feagin. There was also a school being taught here by Mr Graham, of Georgia; and a blacksmith shop, owned by John Brantley. No trace of the settlement, which was about six miles northwest of the present location of Brooklyn, remains. The last vestige has been obliterated by plantations. A Methodist church was erected in 1821; the pastor of which was Elder Alexander Travis.3 |
| Census | 1820 | John, Francis and Joseph was probably a free white male, age under 21, in an unknown person 's household in the D Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.4 |
| Marriage* | say 1828 | He married Sarah Ann Jemima Travis at Conecuh Co., Alabama, say 1828.1 |
| 1830 Census* | 1 Jun 1830 | Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.5 |
| 1860 Census* | 1 Jun 1860 | Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Nathansville, Conecuh Co., Alabama.6 |
| Death* | 1875 | He died at Brewton, Escambia Co., Alabama, in 1875.7 |
| Burial* | 1875 | His body was interred in 1875 at Travis Cemetery, Escambia Co., Alabama.1 |
Citations
- Ken Brantley, Brantley Association research, including John/Jack Brantley Study and family group sheets, For more info on the Brantley family, contact author at e-mail address, 4750 Oakleigh Manor Dr., Powder Springs, GA 30127: Brantley Association, Oct 2003.
- Lawrence E. Jarrell, Early Beaufort SC Census, High Point, NC: Alligator Creek Genealogy Pubs., 1998.
1810 Census, St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, page 130 (Ref. page 29)
John Brantley, 2M0-10, 1M26-44 2F0-10, 1F26-44.
- Benjamin Franklin Riley and J. Vernon Brantley, History of Conecuh County, Alabama, Blue Hill, ME: Weekly Packet, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 976.126 H2r.
page 47.
- Conecuh Co., AL 1820 State census, as transcribed by Ken Brantley:
4 M<21, 1 M>21, 1 F<21, 1 F>21, 7 slaves.
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 100. Ancestry image 23
Francis W. Brantley, 1M20-29, 1F15-19.
- 1860 Federal Census, United States.
Nathansville, Conecuh Co., AL, page 1020, Ancestry.com image 12 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
Francis Brantly, 53, M, Farmer, RE=800, PE=485, SC
Sarah Brantly, 47, F, SC
Mary Brantly, 23, F, AL
Francis Brantly, 21, M, Farm Laborer, AL
Charlotte Brantly, 17, F, AL
William Pearson, 10, M, AL.
- Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
Joseph Franklin Webb1
Male, #46376, (5 Mar 1829 - after 1900)
Narcissa (?)1
Female, #46377, (Aug 1850 - after 1900)
Luvenia White1
Female, #46378, (say 1852 - )
Citations
- Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
- Nancy Cooley Alvers, Putnam Co. FL Census Reports and Marriages, San Mateo, FL: Palvers Pub., 1999.
Page 377: "John N. Brantley md. Luvine White, 31 Mar 1870."
Sarah Goodson1
Female, #46379, (9 Sep 1843 - 9 Sep 1928)
Citations
- Nancy Cooley Alvers, Putnam Co. FL Census Reports and Marriages, San Mateo, FL: Palvers Pub., 1999.
Putnam Co. Marriage Book D, page 105 (Page 388 of Ref.)
"B.N. Brantley md. Sarah Goodson, 18 Jan 1876."
- e-mail address Greg Wilson, compiler, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery Association, Mar 2005.
http://parancemetery.tripod.com/
Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Melrose, Putnam Co., FL
Lot-Section, Name, Born - Died
O-91, Brantley, Benjamin N., Aug 30 1850 - Feb 2 1929
N-91, Brantley, Sarah G., Sep 9 1843 - Sep 9 1928.
- 1880 Federal Census, United States.
Precinct 12-14, Putnam Co., FL, Page 103D. From LDS CD.
- e-mail address Greg Wilson, compiler, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery Association, Mar 2005.
http://parancemetery.tripod.com/
Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Melrose, Putnam Co., FL
Lot-Section, Name, Born - Died
O-91, Brantley, Benjamin N., Aug 30 1850 - Feb 2 1929
F-131, Brantley, Charles A., Sep 12 1955 - Sep 4 1972
D-131, Brantley, Lillie, Feb 22 1886 - Jul 15 1977
E-131, Brantley, Weldon, May 26 1880 - Oct 7 1969.
- 1880 Federal Census, United States.
Precinct 12-14, Putnam Co., FL, Page 103D. From LDS CD.
Benjamin Brantly, HH, M, M, W, 27, AL, AL, SC, Farmer
Sarah Brantly, Wife, F, M, W, 32, SC, SC, SC
Andra Brantly, Son, M, S, W, 2, FL
? Brantly, Son, M, S, W, 1M, b FL
Joseph Brantly, Father, M, M, W, 67, b AL, SC, SC
Dlilah Brantly, [Step] Mother, F, M, W, 60, b SC, SC, SC.
Demie Goodson1
Female, #46380, (19 Aug 1850 - 26 Jan 1914)
| Name Variation | | She was also known as Lula.2 |
| Name Variation | | She was also known as Deeney.3 |
| Birth* | 19 Aug 1850 | She was born on 19 Aug 1850 at South Carolina.1,4 |
| Marriage* | 24 Jan 1873 | She married Robert T. Brantley at Putnam Co., Florida, on 24 Jan 1873 at age 22.3 |
| Married Name | 24 Jan 1873 | As of 24 Jan 1873, her married name was Brantley.3 |
| Birth of Son | circa 1874 | Her son Preston Brantley was born circa 1874 at Putnam Co., Florida.5 |
| Birth of Son | circa 1878 | Her son Lawrence Brantley was born circa 1878 at Putnam Co., Florida.5 |
| Birth of Son | May 1880 | Her son Allen Brantley was born in May 1880 at Putnam Co., Florida.5 |
| 1880 Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Demie was listed as an unknown person 's wife on the 1880 Census at Putnam Co., Florida.5 |
| Birth of Son | circa 1881 | Her son Freddie Brantley was born circa 1881 at Putnam Co., Florida.2 |
| Census | 18 Aug 1885 | She was listed as a wife in the census report at Putnam Co., Florida, on 18 Aug 1885.2 |
| Death* | 26 Jan 1914 | She died on 26 Jan 1914 at age 63.4 |
| Burial* | circa 28 Jan 1914 | Her body was interred circa 28 Jan 1914 at Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Melrose, Putnam Co., Florida.4 |
Citations
- Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
- Nancy Cooley Alvers, Putnam Co. FL Census Reports and Marriages, San Mateo, FL: Palvers Pub., 1999.
1885 Census, Putnam Co., FL, Precinct 12, ED 12, Page 115, Family 1174
Adjacent to father, Joseph, Fam #1173)
Robert Brantley, W, M, 31, Head, Md, Farmer, FL[sic]/SC/SC
Lula Brantley, W, F, 35, Wife, Md, FL[sic]/SC/SC
Lorence Brantley, W, M, 7, Son, S, FL/SC/SC
Allen Brantley, W, M, 5, Son, S, FL/SC/SC
Freddie Brantley, W, M, 4, Son, S, FL/SC/SC
Demis Brantley, W, F,2, Dau, S, FL/SC/SC.
- Nancy Cooley Alvers, Putnam Co. FL Census Reports and Marriages, San Mateo, FL: Palvers Pub., 1999.
Putnam Co. Marriage Book A, page 265 (Page 379 of Ref.)
"R. T. Brantley md. Deeney Goodson, 28 Jan 1871."
- e-mail address Greg Wilson, compiler, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Paran Baptist Church Cemetery Association, Mar 2005.
http://parancemetery.tripod.com/
Paran Baptist Church Cemetery, Melrose, Putnam Co., FL
Lot-Section, Name, Born - Died
O-90, Brantley, Delila, May 1 1818 - Jul 25 1909
R-90, Brantley, Robert T., Jan 25 1854 - Feb 15 1919
P-90, Brantley, D. E. Goodson, Aug 19 1850 - Jan 26 1914.
- 1880 Federal Census, United States.
Putnam Co., FL, Precinct 12, ED 135, page 16 (page 214 of ref. book)
Robert Brantly, W, M, 26, Husb, M, Farmer, AL/AL/SC
Demie Brantly, W, F, 29, Wife, M, Housekeeper, SC/SC/SC
Preston [or Boston] Brantly, W, M, 6, Son, S, FL
Lawrence Brantly, W, M, 2, Son, S, FL
Allen Brantly, W, M, 1/12 (May), Son, S, FL.