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1. PURYSBURG SETTLEMENT
Information concerning the Purysburg Settlement and the
original settlers (and their descendants) of the Purysburg Settlement is being
sought by Bob Hammond of the Burke County, Georgia Museum. The town of
Purysburg, South Carolina (Beaufort District, now Jasper County), was settled by
600 poor Swiss Protestants in 1731 and abandoned a century later. Although
Purysburg itself has disappeared, the descendants of its settlers are still
found throughout South Carolina; they include, for example, the present
governor, Jim Hodges. The town, whose name commemorates its founder, Jean
Pierre de Pury of Neuchatel, Switzerland, has disappeared almost completely from
the banks of the Savannah River and the site is in danger of being lost,
according to architect, Eason Cross in a recent Harvard Magazine article by
Diana Kudayarova (quotes from Cross below obtained from Kudayarova's article).
Cross himself is not a descendant of the Purysburg
settlers. However, he wants to build a library and information center in
what used to be the town of Purysburg, South Carolina. Cross has been
actively involved in trying to bring together more Purysburg descendants,
organizing regular Swiss-American exchanges, and recovering the lost history of
the Purysburg settlement. Cross considers the hoped-for information center an
important part of the effort, especially since "all that remains of Purysburg is
a jug well and a cemetery." As he sees it, an information center that serves as
a focal point for tourism will keep Purysburg on the map and "remind the writers
of history, mostly New Englanders, that significant events in American history
occurred below the James River!" This Purysburg Project is part of an
effort by the Purysburg Preservation Foundation, of which Cross is director and
founder, to "make Purysburg more visible." Cross says, the evidence of the
existence of Purysburg has almost completely disappeared under the sprawl of
"single-family houses, where people just come to enjoy the river." A
community center in nearby Ebenezer has brought new attention to that town's
early colony of settlers from Salzburg, Austria. Once Purysburg's sister town,
and only a river's crossing away, Ebenezer is now much more widely known.
Information concerning the original inhabitants of
Purysburg is being sought by: Bob Hammond, Burke County Museum, Waynesboro,
Georgia. Contact Mr. Hammond at 706-554-4889 or
bcmuseum1@yahoo.com
Posted: 2/28/2006
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2.
NOLES, Benjamin (c 1765 - 1845)
Benjamin Noles (Knowles) was living alone at
the time of the 1790 Census in Wake Co., North Carolina on land he received in a
1788 land grant from the state of North Carolina (just south of Raleigh).
Benjamin married Anna (nee unknown) in the late 1790s and migrated to Oglethorpe
Co., Georgia where they raised a family (children: Rebecca, Jesse, Nancy,
Martha, Elizabeth, Matthew, Alsey, Mary and Cynthia all born in Oglethorpe Co.,
Georgia). This family migrated again in 1816 to Jackson Co., Georgia and
then in 1821 to Lincoln Co.,
Tennessee. Benjamin Noles was probably a descendant of the Noles/Knowles
family from the old Bute Co., North Carolina. Looking for documented proof
concerning his parents.
Y-DNA test results indicate Benjamin Noles was
a descendant of Peter Nowels (b 1716) from Baltimore, Maryland or an
ancestor of said Peter Nowels and not Edmund "Old Silverhead"
Knowles (1685 - 1762) as originally thought, before DNA testing
results were available. The Bute Co., North Carolina Noles / Knowles
families may also have been descendants of Peter Nowels. Further
DNA testing is required for the descendants of the Bute Co., North
Carolina Noles / Knowles and the descendants of the aforementioned
Peter Nowels. See DNA test results on the Knowles Family
Association Web site by clicking
here.
Robert B. Noles,
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
(posted 5/20/2008)
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3.
Mathew Heath & Elizabeth
Clements
Searching for the parentage of
Mathew Heath and his wife, Elizabeth Clements.
Mathew was born in Warren Co Georgia about 1808 and he married Elizabeth
Heath in 1831 in Greene Co. Georgia. Mathew is listed in the 1840 and 1850
census of Upson Co., Georgia. In 1860, Mathew and Elizabeth were in
Greene Co. and in 1870 in Whitfield Co. Georgia. By 1871, they had
moved to Columbia Co, Arkansas. Mathew was dead by 1880 and his
widow, Elizabeth, was living In Columbia Co., Arkansas with her daughter,
Matilda and her husband Reuben H. Anderson.
Mathew and Elizabeth Clements Heath were the parents of:
1. Henry, b. ca 1834; 2. Margaret b, 1836, d. 1913, m. 1st
Samuel Brewer, a Confederate casualty, m. 2nd
William Robert Harbin (1843-1908), my ancestor, m.
3rd William R. Youmans; 3. Sarah A., b.
ca 1839; 4. Martha, b. ca 1840, m. UnkFirst Philips; 5.
John, b. ca 1841.; 6. Lucy, b ca 1842; 7. Tyre, b. ca 1844;
8. Mathew W., b. ca. 1846 m. Martha A.; 9. Matilda F., m. Rueben H.
Anderson; 10. Infant, b. ca 1848; 11. Eliza J., b. ca 1851; 12.
William, b. ca 1853; and 13. George L. b. ca 1859.
According to some researchers. Mathew Heath was a grandson of
Abraham Heath. Elizabeth Clements was
connected with Elias and Payton Clements and may
have been a granddaughter of Tyre Clements of
Greene Co., Georgia. The daughter, Margaret died in
1913 in Waycross, Ware Co., Georgia and is buried beside her second husband Rev.
William Robert Harbin in Kettle Creek Cemetery.
E. L. "Boe" Williams,
ccshoes@bellsouth.net (posted 5/21/2008)
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4.
Seeking Parents of Thomas Young, b. c 1824
Thomas Young was born circa 1824 in South
Carolina or Georgia. Thomas was listed in 1850 Madison Co., Florida Census
as born in Georgia; but he was listed in the 1860 Taylor Co., Florida
Census as born in South Carolina.
Thomas served in C.S.A. during Civil War, was captured and
sent to Lookout Mountain Prison in Maryland where he died of disease, September
11, 1864 and was buried in the Prison Cemetery.
He married Elizabeth "Betsy"
Stanaland May 4, 1848 in Madison Co, Florida. She was born
December 22, 1824 in Appling Co, Georgia to Thomas
and Lydia (Stanley) Stanaland. Betsy
died May 27, 1899 and is buried in the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery in Taylor
Co, Florida. Thomas and Betsy had four (4) children:
Christopher Columbus, b. 4/19/1849; Ferdinand W., b. 10/9/1850;
Martha L. "Mattie", b. 10/11/1852 and Thomas Francis, b.10/6/1856.
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5.
Seeking Parents of Thomas Hersey, b 1803,
d. 1906
Thomas Hersey (aka Hursey) was born in
either South Carolina or Georgia, as shown by the Census. The family
(parents unidentified) apparently migrated to Telfair Co., Georgia (in the area
that's now Broxton in Coffee County) from South Carolina when Thomas was still
very young. His wife has been identified as Rebecca
Spivey, but no proof of Rebecca's surname has been established. She
is listed in the Census as Rebecca E. Thomas and
Rebecca had at least 15 children: 1. John Thomas (C.S.A.), b. 1826;
2. Frances, b. 1828; 3. Sarah, b. 1829; 4. Elkanah G.W. "Bud", b.
1831; 5. Joshua Thomas, b. 1833; 6. Mary Carolina
"Polly", b. 1835; 7. Melissa, b. 1837; 8. William R.
(C.S.A.), b. 1838; 9. Jackson (C.S.A.), b. 1840; 10. Olvair
Rebecca, b. 1841; 11. Margaret, b. 1842; 12. Seaborn C.
(C.S.A.), b. 1844; 13. Clara Mae, b. 1845; 14. Elizabeth J.,
b. 1847; and 15. Enoch Marion, b. 1848.
Thomas Hersey drew land in the 1832 Georgia Lottery as a
resident of Telfair County. Thomas is buried in the old Wilsonville
Community Cemetery on the Andrew Tanner farm
(across the road from the Wilsonville Church. Hersey
men from Wiregrass Georgia have obtained a genetic genealogy (Y-DNA) test that
has established the Wiregrass Georgia Hersey Y-DNA profile (Haplotype).
The Y-DNA test results have proven that the Hersey men from 17th century New
England are NOT related to the Hersey men from Wiregrass Georgia (via their
direct male line). In addition, the test results have established that the
direct male ancestor for the Hersey men from Wiregrass Georgia was an American
Indian (Haplogroup Q1a3a); probably Thomas Hersey
himself and/or his father. The Lumbee Tribe
out of Robeson Co., North Carolina is the most likely the original home for the
ancestors of Thomas Hersey. All of the Hersey / Hursey
families in Wiregrass Georgia in the 19th century are related - the spelling of
the surname varies from family to family. I am looking for clues as
to who could be the parents of said Thomas Hersey.
Robert B. Noles,
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
(posted 5/20/2008)
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6.
Seeking Burial Information for Leonard
Hickox, b. 1856, d. 1923 Leonard and
Laney Hickox -
I am looking for burial information on my great grandparents,
Leonard Hickox (1856-1923) and his wife
Laney McClain Hickox (1854-1909). About 20
years ago, genealogist Patrick Sellers, a member of the Huxford Genealogical
Society at that time, told my Aunt Alma Hickox that Leonard Hickox died March
23, 1923 in Volusia County, Florida, and that Laney died Sept. 9, 1909, in
Charlton County, Georgia. I have searched many online cemetery databases for
these and adjoining counties in Georgia and Florida, but have found no
information. They may be in unmarked graves.
Carole Schenck,
carolemschenck@bellsouth.net
(posted 8/16/2008)
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7.
Seeking Parents of Esther Thomas, b. circa
1820s Esther Thomas
- I am looking for any information on my great-great
grandmother Esther Thomas, born circa 1820s, who married my great-great
grandfather Moses Allen Stone about 1839. Who were her parents? When/where
was she born? When did she die and where is she buried? One of
their children was James Allen Stone (1851-1910)
who married Mary Milinda Griffin, (1854-1936).
I live in Atlanta and its not easy to too research from such a great
distance from the Brantley/Ware/Charlton County area. Many of my relatives
are buried in High Bluff Cemetery and New Hope Cemetery in Brantley County, but
cannot find them there.
Carole Schenck, carolemschenck@bellsouth.net
(posted 8/16/2008)
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8.
Seeking Parents of James Madison Cox, b. 19 Feb 1819
James Madison Cox (b. 19 Feb 1819 Leon Co., Florida, d. c 1857
Leon Co., Florida)
married Mary Frances Jones (b. c 1828) 24 Mar 1849 in Leon
Co., Florida
Children:
James J. Cox (b. May 1849 in Florida)
Lulu S. Cox (b. 1855 Florida)
Francis Madison Cox (b. 23 Mar 1858 in Florida, d. 14 Aug 1914 in Whigham,
Georgia) Contact Jene at:
welchaid@communicomm.com
(posted 1/28/2009)
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9.
Searching for the Parents of Jesse Minton Bagley, b.
1826-1827 in Georgia Jesse Minton Bagley (b. bet
1827-1827 Georgia, d. 30 Nov 1872 Louisiana) Jesse
married Nancy Johnson in Muscogee Co., Georgia in 1844.
He married
second, Susan K. Cooper in Bienville Parish, Louisiana in 1854.
Jesse
served in the Civil War in Gray's 28th Infantry, Company H.
Contact Gailian Dean Bagley at:
sansababoy@aol.com (posted 5/19/2009)
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10.
Searching for Information for Daniel Cornwall (b. c
1790) Daniel Cornwall, born abt. 1790, died
between 1836 - 1840 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski Co., Georgia. His wife was
Mary, born in South Carolina.
Looking for additional information.
Contact Marilyn Carrera at:
mcarrera@bellsouth.net
(posted 8/25/2009)
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11.
Searching for Parents of Martin Wells
(b. c 1796 in North Carolina) Martin
Wells was born about 1796 in North Carolina, and died before 1860 in Columbia
Co., Florida.
Martin married Sarah Merritt on April 15, 1832 in Irwin Co.,
Georgia. Children of Martin and Sarah:
1. Enoch Wells, C.S.A., b. January 27, 1833, d. March 10, 1910
2.
Evelyn Wells, b. 1834
3. Jacob Wells, b. 1835, d. July 23, 1868
4.
Henry Wells, b. March 1, 1837, d. June 3, 1905
5. Fredrick Wells,
C.S.A., b. August 28, 1838 Irwin Co., GA, now Coffee Co., GA
6. Berrien
A. Wells, b. April 1847 I have been told by
other researchers that Martin Wells was possibly the son of Jacob Wells, I or
Jacob Wells, II
from Duplin Co., North Carolina, but I have not been able to
confirm or document this connection. I have no information concerning
the parents or siblings of Sarah Merritt. I would like to be in contact
with other researchers for this line of Wells and Merritts.
Contact Ellen Oliver Wilson at: jkwilsonfl@aol.com
(posted 12/10/2009)
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12.
Searching for the Parents of General Washington
Smith (b 1784 in North Carolina)
I'm seeking information on General Washington SMITH (b
1784 in North Carolina).
He married Lannie WIGGINS in Liberty Co., Georgia in
1818.
He sold property in Bulloch Co., Georgia in 1814 that was recorded in
Liberty County and was witnessed by Williford Smith.
General Washington SMITH
also sold property in 1818 in Lincoln Co., Georgia to Thomas STRUM, 200 acres on
"the desert." I would like to find the
parents of General Washington SMITH. I believe Williford SMITH is
probably related somehow. Williford SMITH, Baxter SMITH, James
SMITH, and William SMITH are all found on the 1820 Census of Lincoln Co.,
Georgia. It's possible that Baxter SMITH was the father of General
Washington SMITH. If anyone has any additional information, please
contact me. I have a Web site at:
http://www.underthemagnoliatree.net/
and I can also be found on FaceBook:
http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=276032746907
Contact Sue Mahoney at:
suemahoney48@aol.com
(posted February 2, 2010)
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13.
Searching for Info. on Hiram Bennett and Sarah
Williams (Columbia Co., Florida)
I'm seeking any information on Hiram Bennett, listed
on the 1840 Census in Columbia Co., Florida.
Hiram Bennett's daughter, Sarah
Bennett, married William A. Williams, Jr.
Contact Dorothy S. Brown at:
tomdot@gulftel.com
(posted March 17, 2010)
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