Martha E. Gilmore

Female, #46441, (circa 1920 - 21 Sep 2002)
Father*Arthur V. Gilmore
Mother*Rosa Lee Culpepper
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 Sep 2002 She died at Nashville, Berrien Co., Georgia, on 21 Sep 2002. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Jones Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Jonathan Webster Jr.1

Male, #46442, (11 Nov 1740 - 1791)
Father*Captain Jonathan Webster2
Mother*Elizabeth Webster2
Birth*11 Nov 1740 He was born on 11 Nov 1740 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.1 
Marriage*say 1761 He married (?) Johnson say 1761.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1761 His son Samuel Webster was born circa 1761.1 
Birth of Son25 Dec 1761 His son Abner Webster was born on 25 Dec 1761 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1763 His son Benjamin Webster was born circa 1763.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1763 His son Thomas Webster was born circa 1763.1 
Birth of Son17 Nov 1767 His son Jonathan Webster III was born on 17 Nov 1767 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 
Death of Mother1768 His mother Elizabeth Webster died in 1768.2 
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
Marriage*say 1761 He married (?) Johnson say 1761.1 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited1 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
  2. 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.
  3. E-mail written 2002-2004 to Warren Culpepper from Donna Wall, Gwinnett Co., GA, e-mail address.

(?) Johnson1

Female, #46443, (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 Namesay 1761  As of say 1761, her married name was (?) Webster.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1761 Her son Samuel Webster was born circa 1761.1 
Birth of Son25 Dec 1761 Her son Abner Webster was born on 25 Dec 1761 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1763 Her son Benjamin Webster was born circa 1763.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1763 Her son Thomas Webster was born circa 1763.1 
Birth of Son17 Nov 1767 Her son Jonathan Webster III was born on 17 Nov 1767 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Jonathan Webster Jr.
Marriage*say 1761 She married Jonathan Webster Jr. say 1761.1 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited15 Dec 2007

Citations

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

Jonathan Webster III1

Male, #46444, (17 Nov 1767 - 25 Apr 1845)
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*17 Nov 1767 He was born on 17 Nov 1767 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 
Death of Father1791 His father Jonathan Webster Jr. died in 1791.2 
Marriage*9 Apr 1806 He married Sarah Jossey at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 9 Apr 1806 at age 38.1 
Death of Spouse22 Jul 1830 His wife Sarah Jossey died on 22 Jul 1830 at Maury Co., Tennessee.1 
Death*25 Apr 1845 He died at Maury Co., Tennessee, on 25 Apr 1845 at age 77.1 

Family

Sarah Jossey
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
  2. 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.

Sarah Jossey1

Female, #46445, (18 Sep 1783 - 22 Jul 1830)
Name Variation She was also known as Sally. 
Birth*18 Sep 1783 Sarah was born at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 18 Sep 1783. She was the daughter of Henry Jossy, Jr., and Mary Hill.1 
Marriage*9 Apr 1806 She married Jonathan Webster III at Wilkes Co., Georgia, on 9 Apr 1806 at age 22.1 
Married Name9 Apr 1806  As of 9 Apr 1806, her married name was Webster.1 
Death*22 Jul 1830 She died at Maury Co., Tennessee, on 22 Jul 1830 at age 46.1 

Family

Jonathan Webster III
Last Edited15 Oct 2003

Citations

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

Phereba Webster1

Female, #46446, (circa 1759 - )
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*circa 1759 She was born circa 1759.1 
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

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

Samuel Webster1

Male, #46447, (circa 1761 - )
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*circa 1761 He was born circa 1761.1 
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

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

Benjamin Webster1

Male, #46448, (circa 1763 - )
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*circa 1763 He was born circa 1763.1 
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

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

Thomas Webster1

Male, #46449, (circa 1763 - )
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*circa 1763 He was born circa 1763.1 
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

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

Mary Johnson (?) Webster1

Female, #46450, (circa 1769 - )
Father*Jonathan Webster Jr.1
Mother*(?) Johnson1
Birth*circa 1769 She was born circa 1769.1 
Last Edited22 Sep 2002

Citations

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

J. L. Strickland1

Male, #46451, (23 Mar 1863 - 18 Dec 1865)
Father*Simeon Strickland1
Birth*23 Mar 1863 He was born on 23 Mar 1863.1 
Death*18 Dec 1865 He died at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 18 Dec 1865 at age 2.1 
Burial*after 18 Dec 1865 His body was interred after 18 Dec 1865 at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.1 
Last Edited24 Apr 2009

Citations

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

Jasper Lewis1

Male, #46452, (9 Apr 1874 - 9 Apr 1952)
Birth*9 Apr 1874 He was born on 9 Apr 1874.1 
Marriage*14 Apr 1901 He married Minnie Strickland at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 14 Apr 1901 at age 27.1,2 
Death of Spouse21 Mar 1932 His wife Minnie Strickland died on 21 Mar 1932. 
Death*9 Apr 1952 He died on 9 Apr 1952 at age 78.1 
Burial*after 9 Apr 1952 His body was interred after 9 Apr 1952 at Strickland Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.1 

Family

Minnie Strickland
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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.
  2. 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

Male, #46453, (22 Feb 1873 - 22 Jan 1937)
Birth*22 Feb 1873 He was born on 22 Feb 1873.1 
Marriage*24 Dec 1901 He married Olive Strickland at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 24 Dec 1901 at age 28.2 
Death*22 Jan 1937 He died on 22 Jan 1937 at age 63.1 
Burial*after 22 Jan 1937 His body was interred after 22 Jan 1937 at Strickland Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.1 

Family

Olive Strickland
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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.
  2. 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

Male, #46454, (say 1875 - )
Birth*say 1875 He was born say 1875.1 
Marriage*after 1937 He married Olive Strickland after 1937.1 

Family

Olive Strickland
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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

Male, #46455, (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
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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

Female, #46456, (say 1885 - 26 Dec 1948)
Birth*say 1885 She was born say 1885.1 
Marriage*say 1903 She married Edward Creary Strickland say 1903.1 
Married Namesay 1903  As of say 1903, her married name was Strickland.1 
Death*26 Dec 1948 She died at Panama City, Bay Co., Florida, on 26 Dec 1948.1 

Family

Edward Creary Strickland
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

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

Lollie Frances (?)1

Female, #46457, (say 1844 - )
Birth*say 1844 She was born say 1844.1 
Marriage*say 1862 She married Joseph S. Strickland say 1862.1 
Married Namesay 1862  As of say 1862, her married name was Strickland.1 

Family

Joseph S. Strickland
Last Edited23 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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

Male, #46458, (say 1869 - )
Birth*say 1869 He was born say 1869.1 
Marriage*11 Dec 1892 He married Henrietta M. Otis on 11 Dec 1892. (That Henrietta M. Otis is the same person as Molini Otis has not been proven.)1 

Family

Henrietta M. Otis
Last Edited24 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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

Male, #46459, (say 1828 - )
Birth*say 1828 He was born say 1828.1 
Marriage*13 Jan 1850 He married Martha Ann Gill at Hamilton Co., Florida, on 13 Jan 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
Last Edited24 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. 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

Male, #46460, (say 1868 - )
Birth*say 1868 He was born say 1868.1 
Marriage*say 1931 He married Frances E. (?) say 1931.1 

Family

Frances E. (?)
Last Edited24 Sep 2002

Citations

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

John W. Jones1

Male, #46461, (1815 - 15 Aug 1889)
Birth*1815 He was born in 1815.1 
Marriage*8 Dec 1869 He married Ethelia S. Fears at Sumter Co., Georgia, on 8 Dec 1869.1,2 
1880 Census*1 Jun 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 Aug 1889 He died on 15 Aug 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
Last Edited25 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. Obituary.
    John W. Jones, Pike County Journal, Zebulon, GA., Tuesday, October 8, 1889.
  2. Ethelia Culpepper and J. W. Jones, 8 Dec 1869, Sumter Co., GA (Source unknown).
  3. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Sumter, Georgia, FHL Film 1254165, National Archives Film T9-0165, Page 30A. From LDS CD.

Rev. John Harvey1

Male, #46462, (circa 1749 - before 7 Jul 1823)
Father*(?) Harvey
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 
Will16 Jan 1807 In James Harvey's will, Thomas and John was named by James to handle his estate on 16 Jan 1807 at Hancock Co., Georgia.4 
Death*before 7 Jul 1823 He died at Hancock Co., Georgia, before 7 Jul 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 Feb 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 Edited30 Apr 2012

Citations

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

Evan Harvey1

Male, #46467, (circa 1753 - after 9 Oct 1812)
Father*(?) Harvey; 
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Birth*circa 1753 He was born circa 1753 at Virginia.1,2 
American Revolution*between 1775 and 1783 He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: Evan Harvey, born 1753 in Georgia, died after 9 Oct 1812 in Georgia, married Charity Powell, and Ursula Jackson, Soldier, Georgia.)2 
Death*after 9 Oct 1812 He died at Georgia after 9 Oct 1812.2 
Last Edited30 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. Elizabeth Wiley Smith, History of Hancock Co., GA, Volume II, Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing, 1974.
    Rev. John Harvey, pp 84-86.
  2. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.

Michael Harvey1

Male, #46468, (between 1755 and 1760 - between 1807 and 1810)
Father*(?) Harvey1
Birth*between 1755 and 1760 He was born between 1755 and 1760 at Virginia.1,2 
American Revolution*between 1775 and 1783 He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: Michael Harvey, born 1755-60 in Virginia, died before 4 Jun 1810 in Georgia, married Rebecca Hawkins, Soldier, Georgia.)2 
Death*between 1807 and 1810 He died at Georgia between 1807 and 1810.2 
Will16 Jan 1807 He attested to the validity of James Harvey's will on 16 Jan 1807 at Hancock Co., Georgia.3 
Last Edited30 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. Elizabeth Wiley Smith, History of Hancock Co., GA, Volume II, Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing, 1974.
    Rev. John Harvey, pp 84-86.
  2. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
  3. Hancock Co., GA Wills (1792-1842), DAR, 1950.
    Cites Book C (1803-1806), page 429.

Lillian (?) Parish1

Female, #46469, (1902 - 1992)
Father*John Robinson Parish1
Mother*Ella Alice Culpepper1
Birth*1902 She was born in 1902. 
Marriage* She married David Hickman Ward.1 
Married Name Her married name was Lillian (?) Ward.1 
Birth of Son30 Jun 1920 Her son David Eugene Ward was born on 30 Jun 1920.2 
Death of Father20 Dec 1941 Her father John Robinson Parish died on 20 Dec 1941 at Henry Co., Alabama. 
Death of Spouse16 Jan 1963 Her husband David Hickman Ward died on 16 Jan 1963.1 
Death*1992 She died in 1992.1 
EMail*  (an unknown value.) 

Family

David Hickman Ward
Marriage* She married David Hickman Ward.1 
Child
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited26 Feb 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2002 to Lew Griffin from Elsie Jean Ward (Mrs. John Richard Mann).
  2. E-mail written 2004-2007 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from Shannon Leigh Smith Adcock (#50273), Haw River, NC, e-mail address.

David Hickman Ward1

Male, #46470, (1900 - 16 Jan 1963)
Birth*1900 He was born in 1900.1 
Marriage* He married Lillian (?) Parish.1 
Birth of Son30 Jun 1920 His son David Eugene Ward was born on 30 Jun 1920.2 
Death*16 Jan 1963 He died on 16 Jan 1963.1 

Family

Lillian (?) Parish
Child
Last Edited28 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2002 to Lew Griffin from Elsie Jean Ward (Mrs. John Richard Mann).
  2. E-mail written 2004-2007 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from Shannon Leigh Smith Adcock (#50273), Haw River, NC, e-mail address.