THE SONS OF SAMUEL-II GENTRY
Part 1. David Gentry and Family
by
Willard Gentry
Abstract
In the first of a series providing comprehensive descriptions of the sons of Samuel-II
Gentry, his
oldest son David, is described together with virtually all known references to David. A summary
is
provided of his children along with a sampling of pertinent references to these family
members.
Introduction
We begin here a series of journal articles that will eventually provide a listing of all references
known to
the author for each of the sons of Samuel-II Gentry. Each son in turn will be described and we
will give
comments and our interpretation of those references. In this and the succeeding articles, the
opinions
expressed are those of the author and his responsibility alone. Conclusions have been based
upon
reasonable and "informed" probabilities in interpreting the limited original data especially in the
case of
census data.
David Gentry
|
- born abt.1712, Hanover County, Virginia; died abt 1765 perhaps in
Lunenburg County, Virginia. |
|
- married abt.1733, probably in Louisa County, Virginia, to Sarah
Brooks Children (order uncertain and birthdates approximate - see discussion
later
in
article): |
| i. |
Hezekiah Gentry, born abt.1736, Louisa County, Virginia; married
abt.1754 Lunenburg County Virginia to Catherine Reynolds; died Apr 1824,
Edgefield
District, South Carolina. |
| ii. |
David Gentry, born abt.1739, Louisa County, Virginia; died possibly
1790-1800 (speculation). |
| iii. |
John Gentry; born abt.1741, Louisa County, Virginia; died bef.1820
(speculation), probably in Edgefield District, South Carolina. |
| iv. |
Nicholas Gentry, born abt.1743, Louisa County, Virginia; married to
Elizabeth Gibson; killed by Indians probably in 1783, Washington County,
North
Carolina (later Davidson County, Tennessee). |
| v. |
Allen Cain Gentry, born abt.1745, Louisa County, Virginia; married
(1)
[Unknown]; married (2) Lydia ("Liddie") Youngblood; died
bef.1810
in South Carolina (speculation). |
| vi. |
Simon Gentry, born abt.1748, probably in Lunenburg County,
Virginia;
married (1) [Unknown]; married (2) Rebecca Cobb; died
bef.1800
(speculation), Edgefield District, South Carolina. |
| vii. |
Elisha Gentry, born abt.1751, Lunenburg County, Virginia; married
Naomi/Neomy [Unknown] (possibly Martin); died 1803,
Clarke
County, Georgia. |
| viii |
Elijah Gentry, born abt.1753, Lunenburg County, Virginia; married
Hannah [Unknown]; died abt.1817, Monroe County,
Mississippi
Territory. |
David - Introduction
David Gentry is one of two early Gentrys (the other being James Gentry), who was born in an
interval
that makes it impossible to positively say he was a son of Nicholas-I Gentry or of one of
Nicholas'
sons.
This has been discussed in Vol. 1, Issue #7 (July 2001) of this Journal and will not be repeated
here.
Briefly, there are arguments that persuade this author that David was a son of Samuel-II, but he
cannot
state that those that have the opposite view are wrong.
If we assume David was a son of Samuel, he was probably born about 1714 in Hanover
County,
Virginia, in the vicinity of Totopotomoy Creek (if a son of Nicholas, his date of birth must have
been
some five or more years earlier). At some time before 1731, he must have moved from the
east
end of
St. Paul's Parish to the west end, eventually to the vicinity of Beech Creek, either with his
parents
as a
child (if he was a son of Samuel), or joining Samuel later as a youth (if a son of Nicholas).
David Gentry in Louisa County
|
Chronological Summary of references pertaining to David
Gentry |
|
1733-5 |
[David and Sarah Brooks presumed to have married]. |
|
1743 |
Deed for 100 acres on Dirty Swamp, Louisa Co., to David and wife Sarah from
father-in-law
Richard
Brooks. Indenture acknowledged and recorded in court. |
|
1743 |
Paid as court witness for Thomas Anderson. |
|
1743 |
Paid as court witness for Richard Brooks. |
|
1745 |
Paid as court witness for James Nuckolds. |
|
1748 |
Deed for 100 acres on Dirty Swamp, Louisa Co., from David and wife Sarah, to John
Brooks. |
Samuel and the rest of his family remained in St. Paul's Parish until 1742 when Samuel
received a
grant of 700 acres of land on Dirty Swamp, part of which was from an original grant of land to
Richard
Brooks which he received in August 1731. This was a part of the land that was split from
Hanover
County in 1742 and organized as Louisa County. We have concluded in the July 2001 issue of
this
Journal that David must have been married to his wife Sarah Brooks about 1734 (to account for
the age
of his son Hezekiah). To do this, we must speculate that David became acquainted with Sarah
while the
Brooks family was living in St. Paul's Parish, and that he then followed them, either immediately
or within
a year or two, to Dirty Swamp where the two married. We can further speculate that David and
Sarah
lived on a portion of her father's land, as was common in those days, without benefit of any
transfer of
title.
Finally in 1743, when David's brother Nicholas and Sarah's sister, Mary Brooks were
married,
Richard Brooks formally made a gift of 100 acres of his land to each of his sons-in-law. We can
assume
that the two gifts were on the occasion of the second wedding. The 1743 deed of gift is the first
documentary evidence that exists for David, and the brief court references pertaining to David
and
1743
and 1745 add nothing to our knowledge of his activities. David's stay in Louisa County ended in
1748
when he sold the land his father-in-law had given him and moved to Lunenburg County.
David in Lunenburg County - I
|
1749 |
In tithable list by Hugh Lawson for district between Hounds Creek and
Meherrin River,
Robert Brooks a tithable in his household. |
|
1750 |
In tithable list by Richd. Witton; Wm Gentry in his household. |
|
1751 |
[Missing from tithable list]. |
|
1751 |
Witness with Allen Gentry and John Brooks, deed for 100 acres on Dirty Swamp,
Louisa
Co., conveyed to Thomas Lane by Nicholas Gentry in 1746 and now sold to John
Starke. |
|
1752 |
In tithable list by Richd. Witton |
|
1752 |
Sued for debt by Henry Embry - suit dismissed. |
|
1752 |
Sued for debt by Henry Embry - judgment against deft. | |
1754 |
Sued for debt by Robert Wade Jr. - settled. |
|
1755 |
Surety with Robert Brooks for Susannah Brooks, adm for estate of Richard Brooks Jr.
Samuel
Gentry among appraisers. |
|
1756 |
Assigned with Simon Gentry and John Bacon to view a road from Reedy Creek
Church to
forks of Witton's Road. |
|
1756 |
Reported with Simon Gentry and John Bacon on road assignment. | |
1757 |
Adjoins 200 acres on both sides of Reedy Creek, sold by Richard Brooks to Elisha Brooks;
Joseph
Gentry and Wm Embry also adjoining. |
|
1759 |
Adjoins land on both sides of Ready [Reedy] Creek, sold by Richard Brooks and wife
Elizabeth, and
Elisha Brooks and wife Frances to Everard Dowsing; also adjoining, Joseph Gentry,
Richard
Brooks Junr (dec'd); witnessed by Joseph Gentry, Nicholas Gentry, Robert
Brooks. |
David's move to Lunenburg County was by no means an isolated move. His brother
Nicholas
had
already sold his land in Louisa County and moved to Lunenburg County shortly before David,
and
the
Brooks family moved also. This included Sarah's father Richard, and her brothers Elisha,
Robert
and
Richard Jr.
There is no record of David buying land during his first years in Lunenburg County, despite
the
documented evidence of his presence there in tithables lists. However, he is mentioned in two
deeds in
1757 and 1759 as occupying land in the vicinity of Reedy Creek adjoining that being sold by
Richard
Brooks. Again we can speculate that David and Sarah were sharing land owned by Sarah's
father,
a
situation which probably went into effect when David and Sarah first moved to Lunenburg
County. This
was land which adjoined or was very close to that of his brother Joseph, also on Reedy Creek,
and
not
far from the property of David's brother Nicholas who owned land on the Meherrin River.
Fig. 1 Lunenburg County, with location of early grants
The tithables list references to David (and to his brothers Nicholas and William) are
frustratingly
incomplete. From the Lunenburg County tax records accessed by Landon Bell, he chose to
publish only
those before 1752 when Halifax County was divided from Lunenburg County, and those for
1764
when
Mecklenburg and Charlotte Counties were divided from Lunenburg. This has left a gap of
missing
records extending from 1753 to 1763, which if they were available would likely give much
valuable
information concerning the various Gentrys present in the county. [There are conflicting
stories of
what has happened to the missing records. Some say that Bell kept them, while others believe
they are
stored away in the basement of the Lunenburg County Courthouse with other records that are
not
available for public inspection. They are not in the Virginia State Archives] The few
records that
survive establish the presence of David in Lunenburg County beginning in 1748. His absence
in
1751
may have been a matter of timing whereby the tax enumerator visited in the period of time
when
he was
in Louisa County, witnessing to the sale of land by his father.
The county court records reflect duties that would be expected of a responsible citizen of
the
time in
the case of laying out a new road, and in serving as surety for his sister-in-law Susannah
Brooks
for her
duties in administering the estate of her husband Richard Brooks Jr. Unfortunately, the court
records
also, in 1752, began a pattern that was to continue for the remaining dozen years of David's
life.
This
was the fact that David repeatedly incurred debts and was sued for payment of those debts.
We
will
have more to say about this later.
David in Lunenburg County - II
|
1757 |
Deed to David for 112 acres on Flatt [Flat] Rock Creek and Beaver pond
branch,
from William Embry. Indenture acknowledged in court and recorded. |
|
1757 |
Witnessed deed for 108 acres in Louisa Co., from Samuel Gentry of Lunenburg
Co.
to
David Cosby. |
|
1759 |
Named in codicil of will of William Embry ack. agreement to sell land on Flatrock Creek to
David,
French Haggard, William Allin and James Chiswell. |
|
1759 |
Sued for debt by John Jennings - debt established. |
|
1759 |
Deed from David of Johns[t]on Co., NC for 112 acres on Flat Rock Creek, to William
Cross;
witnesses, Richard Gentry, Joseph Gentry. |
The preceding section has described the few facts we know about David Gentry in the
period
of time
when he can be presumed to have been living adjacent to the Richard Brooks family in the
vicinity
of
Reedy Creek. In 1757, David bought land farther to the east near the junction of Flat Rock
Creek
and
Beaver Pond Creek. We do not know whether he moved to this land with his family or whether
he
bought it simply for an investment. The latter seems very unlikely considering David's constant
money
problems, and lack of funds.
David did not keep this land very long. Two years later he sold it, and apparently had left
for
Johnston County, North Carolina, to perhaps prospect for better land. The sale of this land is
dated in
October of 1759. He must not have been in North Carolina very long, for in May of that year,
William
Embry talks of an agreement to sell land to David, and in June of that year, he was in court
being
sued
for a debt. The Johnston County connection is a very strange one that has never been
satisfactorily
explained, yet there is no question that there were Gentrys in that county even if there is no
record
(other
than this one reference) of David being there. In 1759, we find a record of a John Gentry
witnessing a
deed in Johnston County, and in 1761 and 1762, Samuel Gentry was serving as a chainbearer
for
a
survey crew.
John Gentry was probably a younger brother of David who returned to Virginia and died in
Lunenburg
County in about 1761 although he might have been David's son who legally would be able to
serve as a
witness even though underage. Samuel was surely the brother of David who appeared again
later
in
family records. The combination of records suggest that David was lured to North Carolina by
stories of
cheap, rich land available from the "Granville Grant", and talked his brothers into going with him
to
investigate.
Another point of interest, is that there were several members of the Allen family connected
with
Johnston County, namely, Runnels (or Reynolds), David, and William. There is a very real
possibility
that these were cousins of David, children of a brother of his mother Ann who is thought by
many
to have
been an Allen. If this connection was true, David was probably talked into going to North
Carolina to look
for new land by these cousins.
[John Earl Granville, or Lord Granville had been given an enormous stretch
of
land in
North Carolina by the Crown, to do with as he pleased. This included almost a third of the
northern
territory of the Colony. An applicant could buy as much land as he could afford from the Land
Office
established by Granville, though limited to 640 acres per purchase. This was generally at the
rate
of 50
shillings per 100 acres of land, without having to turn in headrights or satisfy other prerequisite
conditions. The applicant had only to find a plot of vacant land, pay a deposit and have it
surveyed, and
return the survey to the Land Office where he would be issued title to the grant on payment of
the
final
fees. This situation lasted until Lord Granville's death in 1763 and included Johnston County in
North
Carolina, and resulted in a large influx of settlers to the Colony.]
David in Lunenburg County - III
|
1759 |
Witness with Hezekiah Gentry, deed for 200 acres on S. side of
Meherrin
River, from John McDaniel of Johnston Co. NC to William Allen. |
|
1760 |
First party in indenture with William Cross for sale of land, ack and recorded. |
|
1760 |
Present with William Gentry at processioning returns for land of Allen Gentry
in
Cumberland Parish (the church parish serving Lunenburg County). |
|
1760 |
Witness with Allen Gentry, and William Allen, deed for 50 acres adj. Andrews
Rock, from
Francis Ray of Johnston Co. NC to William Gentry. |
|
1760 |
Witness with William Gentry and William Allen, deed for 197 acres at mouth of
Crooked
Creek from Francis Ray of Johnston Co., NC to John Brooks. |
|
1761 |
Sued for debt by Theophilus Field - dismissed. |
|
1761 |
Sued for debt by Richard Hanson and Michael Hawkins - judgment by default (absence)
against Deft
and bail William Gentry. |
|
1761 |
Sued for debt by Henry Blasgrave(?) - judgment by default (absence) against
Deft. |
|
1762 |
Sued with David Gentry Jr for debt by Jonathan Patterson and Hebron - judgment
by default
(absence) against David Gentry Jr, dismissed against David Gentry
Sr. |
|
1762 |
Sued for debt by Jeffrey Ruffaill (?) - judgment by default (absence) against Deft and bail
William
Allen. |
|
1762 |
Sued for debt by Richard Hanson - judgment by default (absence) against Deft and bail
William
Allen. |
|
1762 |
Witness with William Gentry and John Brooks, deed for land in Lunenburg Co.
adjoining
French Haggard, from Joseph Simkins to James Cooper. |
|
1763 |
Paid as court witness by William Burgamy. |
|
1764 |
Sued by John Granger for attachment of effects - dismissed for lack of same. |
|
1764 |
Security with David Brooks for Allen Gentry and Joseph Simpkin in suit for debt -
judgment
against Joseph Simpkin and securities, dismissed as to Allen Gentry. |
|
1764 |
Sued with James Denton for debt by George Brown - judgment by default (absence)
against
Defts
and common bail, David Brooks. |
|
1764 |
Deft in complaint by Zachariah Bullock who was ordered to pay witness. |
|
1764 |
A David Gentry (Jr.?), called "Long David", in tithable list by Henry
Blagrave. |
|
1765 |
Sued with Hezekiah Gentry and Joseph Gentry for debt by Zachariah
Bullock -
discontinued, Defts to pay costs. |
We have no idea what happened to David Gentry in North Carolina. If this author were to
hazard a
guess it is that David may have found some suitable land, but probably did not have enough
money to
complete the process of applying for and receiving a grant. There is no further reference in the
Virginia
records of David, after the one deed in 1759 in which he is listed as being "of Johnston County",
and the
many references that continue for him in Lunenburg County argue for the fact that he returned
to
Virginia
rather than moved permanently to North Carolina. During 1759 and 1760, his connections with
Johnston
County, conveniently allowed him to witness deeds involving Lunenburg County and Johnston
County
principals.
With the exception of these three references and a couple more, all the rest of the
references
to
David until his presumed death involve court suits for the recovery of debts. It is a sad litany of
court
judgements against him. We can only speculate as to the reason for these.
»
"Was David a poor money manager who couldn't keep his spending under control?"
»
"Was he borrowing money to use for buying land--either for the land he bought in 1757 or to
buy
in North Carolina--which he intended to pay back with his next year's crops?"
»
"Was he burdened by catastrophic failures of crops or other situations that put him into a
deep
financial hole from which he could not recover?"
»
"Was he in poor health and forced to spend excessive amounts of money to stay
alive?"
It is curious that for most of his later court cases, David never actually appeared in court,
and
accepted
a default judgment against him.
»
"Was this another sign of infirmity and poor health which prevented him from traveling, or
was
he
still roaming away from home, looking for a fresh place to settle?"
And other questions arise.
»
"Where were Sarah and the younger children while David appeared to be prospecting for
new
land?"
»
"Where were they after David appeared to give up his quest in North Carolina and returned
home to Virginia? Where did the family live after 1759?"
Whatever, the cause of his difficulties, it appears that David was probably still alive in April
1765 as
there is no indication in the final suit against him of David having died or left the county. His
wife, Sarah,
had moved by 1766 to South Carolina along with her brother Elisha Brooks and father Richard
Brooks.
This leads one to believe David probably died some time during the latter part of 1765, and
probably in
Lunenburg County.
Before leaving this final period of David's life in Lunenburg County, we need to call attention
to the
fact that David Gentry Jr., presumably David Sr.'s second oldest son, was included in one of the
court
suits in 1762. We must assume he was an adult at the time, which meant that he had been
born
perhaps
in the vicinity of 1739 or 1740, certainly no later than 1741. In our last issue of this Gentry,
describing
the life of the David Gentry who settled in Jackson and Overton Counties, Tennessee, we
discussed this
situation and came to the conclusion that the David Gentry Jr. referred to here, could not under
any
circumstance be the same David as served in the Revolutionary War and moved to Tennessee.
It
is also
interesting to note the peculiar designation in the 1764 tithables list for Lunenburg County of
"Long
David" for the David in the list. It is probable that this referred to David Jr, not the elder David.
Children of David
The task of tying David and Sarah to their children must necessarily be based upon
assumptions.
Nowhere is there any document that specifically identifies either of them with any one of their
children.
Fundamentally, these assumptions are based almost entirely on geography--the fact that Sarah
moved to
South Carolina after the death of David, and all of her proposed children lived the bulk of their
lives in
South Carolina close to where she settled. The single addition to this is the case of David Jr
who
is
mentioned in the court case cited just above. Regardless of geography, we are led to assume
that
he
was probably the son of David Sr. based on that association alone.
Sarah Gentry received a grant of 450 acres of land in Colleton County, South Carolina in
1766 (in an
area that later became Edgefield County). The size of this grant was determined by an
allowance
of 100
acres for herself, and 50 acres for each of the members of her household, whether minor or
adult
children (or in some case including an allowance for slaves). This leads us to the conclusion
that
there
were seven children living with her at the time, all of whom were sons. Hezekiah was not a part
of this
group, but after exploring possible places to settle in North Carolina, he eventually joined the
rest
of the
family in South Carolina and spent the rest of his life there.
Fig. 2 Border Counties of South Carolina and Georgia, 1800
It is the fact that Hezekiah spent the entire latter part of his life in South Carolina with his
presumed
brothers, that is the argument that he was a son of David. And it his record in Lunenburg
County,
Virginia, that leads us to believe that he must have been the oldest child. It is also this
relationship that
is the determining factor in estimates of the age of David and the approximate date of the
marriage of
David and Sarah. As for the other sons, there is a varying amount of information concerning
their
time in
Edgefield County, South Carolina, but the fact that we can identify seven, and only seven, other
male
Gentrys of the appropriate age there, is persuasively strong evidence that these males were
indeed
the
sons who accompanied Sarah in 1766. As to whether there were more children who did not go
to
Colleton County with Sarah, we cannot say. There have been suggestions that William Gentry
of
Surry
County, North Carolina, and/or Nathaniel Gentry of Spartanburg District, South Carolina were
also sons
of David. For various reasons, this author does not think this is likely, but he cannot deny the
possibility.
At any rate, we will not include them in the present discussion.
The seven brothers of whom we can be reasonably certain were David, John, Nicholas,
Allen
Cain
(commonly called Cain), Simon, Elisha, and Elijah. Other than the fact that the Virginia
evidence
suggests that David was the oldest of the seven, and that possibly John was the next oldest, we
are left
with great difficulty in determining the order of birth of the brothers, let alone any estimate of
their date of
birth. This writer has suggested an order, and approximate years of birth for David's children in
the
listing at the beginning of this article. We make no claims as to their correctness. The best that
we have
been able to do is guess their relative ages based entirely on assumptions as to the relative
ages of
their
children.
We are handicapped in developing a hypothesis for the children of David by the lack of
records
before about 1785. The area of South Carolina in which Sarah Gentry settled was at the far
limits
of
concern by the colonial government which centered around Charleston. Virtually no records
were
kept of
these outlying areas of "Indian country". A judicial district organization was adopted in 1769
that
placed
Sarah in Ninety-Six District, from which Edgefield County was formed in 1785 after South
Carolina
became a state. Prior to that time, land or court or other records, if recorded at all, were kept in
Charleston. So when we see that Edgefield County Deed Books began in 1786, it is because
information
prior to that time was not kept. Moreover, with respect to land titles, during the Revolutionary
War, South
Carolina revoked all individual titles to land, and it was necessary for land owners to reapply to
the state
after the war ended for grants to the land they were occupying.
Hezekiah Gentry
We will briefly discuss each of the children of David and provide a sampling of the few
references
that
have surfaced relating to each one. The term "few", however, does not apply to Hezekiah.
There
is an
abundance of references to him and to his family, in Virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina.
We
are showing only a sampling of these references below. They begin with Hezekiah's purchase
of
land
from William Embry in 1757, land on Flat Rock Creek near its junction with the Meherrin River
in
Lunenburg County (see Fig. 1). This date sets a limit on Hezekiah's date of birth, since he
must
have
been of age to take title to this land. Hezekiah continued to appear in Lunenburg County
records
until
1765. For a final court case in 1766, he did not appear in person but was represented by an
assignee.
In that same year, his uncle Joseph and a John Gentry (who presumably was Hezekiah's
brother)
were
charged in court in a case that was dismissed because the defendants were no longer residents
of
Lunenburg County. It is significant that Hezekiah and Joseph both appear next in a tax list in
Rowan
County, North Carolina (later split off as Surry County), in 1768. From this it appears that
Hezekiah
joined Joseph in leaving Lunenburg County and moving to North Carolina at the end of 1765 or
the
beginning of 1766, at the same time as Sarah Gentry was moving to South Carolina.
There is no further evidence of Hezekiah remaining in North Carolina, other than an
apparent
brief
visit in 1782 to Surry County. This visit, in which he was accompanied by his sons Robert and
Runnels
("Reynolds") and by Nathaniel Gentry from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, was probably
a
"fishing"
expedition, looking into the possibility of picking up confiscated land forfeited by North Carolina
Tories at
the end of the Revolutionary War. We know from the record of land ownership, granted in
1784,
Hezekiah settled permanently in South Carolina. We do not know if that was his first land grant
and
almost surely it was not due to South Carolina's land policies (as mentioned above).
Hezekiah left a will, signed 19 Jun 1820, and received for probate in Edgefield District
Court,
17 Apr
1824. He names all of his children in this will, all but three of which were living. His wife had
died by the
time of the will, but we know from other evidence that her name was Catherine (probably
Reynolds).
Hezekiah is believed to have been living with a granddaughter, Keziah Gentry at the time of the
1820
census when his will was written.
David Gentry Jr
Of all of David Sr.'s children, we probably know the least about David Jr. We have mentioned
above
that he was named in a court case, along with his father, in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1762.
In
addition, he is probably the David in the Lunenburg tax lists of 1764 who is given the nickname
of
"Long
David". We also know that David owned two tracts of land totaling 151 acres in 1790, probably
in the
vicinity of Big Horse Creek (directly across the Savannah River from present day Augusta,
Georgia).
Despite his ownership of land in Edgefield District in 1791, he was listed in Pendleton District
for
the
1790 census (which incidentally was actually conducted in 1791 in South Carolina). He
apparently
bought land there, which he sold in 1795, which was the last we know of him.
There is no information as to David Jr's wife, or of his children. We can only speculate that
Joel
Gentry, who settled in nearby Laurens District, South Carolina, and a David Gentry who moved
to
Greenville District, were sons. Both appeared in the 1800 census for those districts, Joel
remained in
Laurens District, but the younger David moved elsewhere. The identity of other children that
were
included in the 1790 census, apparently two daughters and a son, remain entirely guesswork.
The
Tyre
Gentry who is found in a few Franklin County, Georgia, references between 1800 and 1808,
and
then
presumably moved to Tennessee, may have been the unidentified son who was present in the
1790
Pendleton District census report.
As to other children, one would expect David to have had two or three children born in the
1760's,
given his age, but unless one or more of the Spartanburg Gentrys were a part of David's family,
we have
no clue to these expected children. The Spartanburg Gentrys will be covered in a journal article
at a
later time, but there is no mention in Spartanburg or neighboring Union County records of David
ever
having been there. and some at least, of those Gentrys could not have been part of David's
family
because of age and other considerations.
John Gentry
The John Gentry who appeared in a court case in Lunenburg County, Virginia, in 1766 can best
be
explained as being a son of David Sr. If this is so, it is probable that he was the third in order of
age of
David's children. Beyond this brief, inconclusive reference, there is nothing in the land or
census
records
of South Carolina that give us a clue to his age. John has been cited in Revolutionary War
records as
having served in the militia after the fall of Charleston. His only appearance in land records is
as a
witness. What little else we know comes from the census records. He was listed in Edgefield
District in
1790 and 1810, but in next-door Abbeville District in 1800. He apparently died between 1810
and 1820
without leaving any will.
John's children, other than a daughter Elizabeth who married Andrew Shelnut, are entirely
speculative. The census records show the presence of two sons in 1790 and apparently four
daughters besides Elizabeth. The addition of another male child in the 1800 and 1810 census
may have been a son of John, but if we are right about John's age, he was more likely a
grandson since the child appears to have been born about 10 years after the youngest of
John's other children. This child has been suggested to be the Wyatt Gentry who shows up
initially in census records in the 1820 Elbert County, Georgia records. He was included in later
Georgia censuses and in 1850 was listed in Benton County, Alabama, age 59, born in South
Carolina. One of the two older sons has been suggested as being the Allen Gentry who was
taxed in McMinn County, Tennessee, in 1825, was in that county's census report for 1830, and
in Roane County, Tennessee, in 1840. An even more of a "grasping at straws" suggests
that the John Gentry family who showed up suddenly in the 1810 Edgefield District census with
fourteen children, was the oldest son of our John. If so, he may have been the John Gentry
who was taxed in Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1790, and who then moved on to parts unknown.
If this John Jr. was indeed a son of John Sr., his approximate date of birth of roughly 1765
matches well with the approximate date of birth of John Sr.
Nicholas Gentry
Nicholas is known far more for his brief time in Tennessee than for anything else. He is
believed
to have
moved from South Carolina to eastern Tennessee, during the middle of the Revolutionary War.
This
move undoubtedly came about in response to contemporary interest in a Transylvania land
company
founded by Richard Henderson who negotiated a treaty with Cherokee Indians for millions of
acres of
land in Kentucky and northern Tennessee. This was in conflict with the British Line of
Demarcation
which restricted settlements to the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains, and was
declared
illegal
by both Virginia and North Carolina. With the onset of the Revolutionary War, would-be settlers
wanting
to beat the land rush to new western territories began to flood into eastern Tennessee including
a
group
from South Carolina. Nicholas was apparently among these. He is thought to have settled
briefly
in
what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee, but was then Washington County, North Carolina.
Nicholas
continued westward, probably in 1780, shortly after the James Robertson trip overland in
December 1779
from the Holston River to French Lick on the Cumberland River, where Robertson founded Fort
Nashboro.
There have been persistent stories of Nicholas and a hypothetical son William being killed
by
Indians
outside the walls of Fort Nashboro. There is no record of Nicholas being included among the
fort
inhabitants, but there is no question he died, probably near his home which is believed to have
been a
few miles south of the fort. A son, William, did not exist, this story apparently arising from the
killing of
another William on the Tennessee River some years later. The North Carolina legislature
passed
an act
in 1784, stating:
"That the following were killed in the defence and settlement of Davidson County and
would
be
entitled to a grant of 640 acres of land without any payment due except for payment of the
surveyor and
office fees."
Among the names listed, was Nicholas Gentry. This land was later claimed by Nicholas'
son
John, in
Sullivan County. John, himself, was killed by Indians shortly afterwards, but his brothers,
George,
Samuel, and Nicholas Jr. and sister Nancy, continued to live in Tennessee for some years
afterwards.
(George and Nicholas eventually moved to Texas). Nicholas' widow, the former Elizabeth
Gibson,
remarried after his death.
Cain Gentry
Like his brother John, Cain is credited with serving in the militia in the Revolutionary War.
There
is a
reference to him being an adjoining land owner in a deed of sale in Edgefield County in 1798,
location
uncertain. There is also a reference to a Cain Gentry owning land in Abbeville County in 1808.
This is
probably the Cain whom we are discussing. Other references to a Cain Gentry, primarily in the
neighboring counties in Georgia, are all believed to refer to his son, Cain Jr, believed to be Cain
Allen
Gentry as opposed to his father, Allen Cain Gentry. Cain Sr. was listed in the Edgefield District
census
records for 1790 and 1800 (the printed AIS indexes have him listed as "Jane" Gentry in that
year).
There
is no apparent reference to him after 1808, so he is assumed to have died between then and
1810.
Cain married a Lydia ("Liddy") Youngblood, daughter of Peter Youngblood. She probably
was a
second wife to judge from her own age (born 1755-1774) and that of some of Cain's older
children (e.g.
John, David, Cain Jr. and Matthew all born 1755-1774 and two of them married by 1790).
There
is no
information about the proposed first wife. Cain's family has a very unusual census pattern. His
oldest
son, John, was listed continuously in South Carolina census records from 1790 to 1840 in
Edgefield and
Anderson districts. For 1810, none of the rest of Cain's children can be found in any census
records.
Then suddenly, in 1820, all of his sons were represented in Pendleton District--John, David's
son
Archibald, Cain Jr., Matthew, and Bartlett (only William was missing). This writer has
speculated
that
there may have been a provision in Cain Sr.'s estate settlement that left his property to his
widow,
Lydia,
during her lifetime, and that she may have died in 1820, giving rise to a family reunion to
dispose
of the
property. We will not attempt to sort out Cain's children any further in this article.
Simon Gentry
Simon joined his brothers in receiving credit for militia service in the Revolutionary War. He is
cited
in Edgefield County Court records three times between 1786 and 1789, and his name is found
in a
mortgage document in 1792. Other than these few citations, and census records, we have
found
no
other records pertaining to Simon. The 1792 document is significant in that he binds himself to
pay his
two step-sons, Jeremiah Cobb and Sanders Cobb, for the use of land belonging to them. They
were the
children of Simon's second wife, a widow Rebecca Cobb (the name of her first husband is
uncertain).
Considering this document, and census records, it appears probable that this second marriage
took place
shortly after the 1790 census (as indicated earlier, this census was actually carried out in South
Carolina
in 1791).
Simon, himself, was not in the census records after 1790, but had two sons born after that
date, so
probably died shortly before 1800. His widow continued to appear in the 1800 and 1810
census.
The
former year she was listed in Edgefield District (in printed AIS indexes, her record is under the
name
"Dukey" Gentry, a misreading of "Becky"). The latter year, Rebecca was in Abbeville District.
In
identifying Simon's children, we can be fairly confident that the two youngest sons, Daniel and
Lewis
were sons of Simon and Rebecca. It is also very probable that the Allen Gentry who was living
near
Rebecca Gentry in Abbeville District in 1810 was also a son of Simon, probably by his first wife.
It is
possible that Francis Gentry, who was listed in the 1800 and 1810 Edgefield District census
records was
an older or the oldest son of Simon. A Chestley Gentry who witnessed a deed in the same
neighborhood
where Francis lived, may have been one of two other unidentified sons of Simon. There appear
to
have
been four daughters, one of whom is believed to have been Elizabeth Gentry who married
James
Davenport.
Elisha Gentry
This son of David Gentry, named for Sarah's brother, Elisha Brooks, was the subject of an
article
by
Bryant Gentry in this year's March issue of the Gentry Journal. South Carolina references to
him
are
limited to recognition of his Revolutionary War service in the militia, and to serving in 1787 on
jury duty.
Beginning in 1790, and continuing until his death in 1803, Elisha's name appeared a
number of
times
in tax lists in Wilkes County, Jackson County, and Clark County, Georgia (these do not
represent
moves
from place to place, but rather the organization of new county boundaries for his property). His
will,
which was recorded in Clark County, is summarized here in the reference section of this article.
Further
references to an Elisha Gentry in Georgia after 1803 refer to his son. His widow Neomy (or
Naomi) also
continued to be listed in Georgia records.
Elijah Gentry
Elijah appears to be the youngest of the sons of David and Sarah Gentry. He joined his
brothers
in
serving in the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War, but then the next reference
to
him
comes in Georgia, not South Carolina. Like Elisha, his name appears occasionally in early
Georgia
records that predate census and other records, continuing until perhaps 1802 (later references
to
an
Elijah Gentry in Georgia probably were to Elisha's son). We have no further knowledge of him
until
1818, when Elijah's son, James, was named executor of Elijah's will in Monroe County, in the
newly
formed state of Mississippi. From this will, and later court and census records, we learn that
Elijah had
children that included James, Simon and Sarah who were all born in South Carolina, and at
least
two
sons, Elijah Jr., and Josiah who were born in Georgia. In a later divorce proceeding involving
Simon,
Elijah's widow is identified as being Hannah Gentry.
Conclusion
We have attempted to present to the reader a comprehensive picture of David Gentry and his
family.
There are many questions that remain to be answered concerning David and particularly the
details of
his children's descendants. This compilation, however, may be helpful to other researchers by
trying to
bring together in one place most of what we know of David, Sarah, and their sons. We will
continue in
succeeding articles, to review the known information relating to the rest of the sons of Samuel-II
Gentry,
turning next to Samuel's second son, Nicholas Gentry.
References
| 1. Land Records - David Gentry as
Principal | | Louisa County Deed
Books | | (a) |
1743 |
Jun 13 |
Bk(A-75) |
|
Richard Brooks of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., Planter, for paternal
affection for my
son-in-law, David Gentry and his wife, Sarah Gentry, my daughter...100 acres
on Dirty
Swamp, Fredericksville Par. Signed: Richard (R) Brooks. Wit: John Venable, John Clark.
Ack.
13 Jun
1743 by Richard Brooks. |
| (b) |
1748 |
Aug 22 |
Bk(A-323) |
|
David Gentry of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., to John Brooks of
same place
for 30 pounds, sold 100 acres on both sides of Dirty Swamp and was given by deed of gift 13
Jun
1743
by Richard Brooks to said David Gentry ... wit: Abra. Venable, John Richardson, Robt.
Wathen.
Ack. 28 Aug 1748 by David Gentry & Sarah, his wife, relinq. dower. | | (b+) |
1755 |
Nov 24 |
Bk(B-77) |
|
John Brooks & Elizabeth, his wife, of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., to
Samuel
Winston of same place, for 35 pounds, sold 100 acres originally given by deed of gift by
Richard
Brooks
to David Gentry 13 Jun 1743. |
|
| Lunenburg County Deed Books | | (c) |
1757 |
Jul 6 |
Bk(4-533) |
|
William Embry to David Gentry, both of Lunenburg Co VA, for 40
pounds, sold
112 acres on upper side of Flatt Rock Creek and Beaver pond branch, adj. James Chiswell,
being
a part
of a larger tract granted 5 Sep 1749 unto Richd. Talliaferro and since conveyed to said Embry
in
general
court...Recorded 6 Jul 1757. |
| (d) |
1759 |
Oct 4 |
Bk(5-564) |
|
David Gentry of Johnson Co NC to William Cross of Amelia Co VA,
for 50
pounds, sold 112 acres, adj. James Chiswell on Flat Rock Creek...Wit: Richard
Gentry,
Joseph
Gentry, William Burgamy, Robert Hawkins...Signed: David (mark) Gentry.
Recorded 1
Feb 1760. |
| 2. Land Records - David Gentry as
Witness or
Land Holder | | Louisa County Deed
Books | | (a) |
1751 |
Aug 6 |
Bk(A-433) |
|
Thomas Lane of Louisa Co, and Ann, his wife, to John Starke, for 37 pounds,
sold 100
acres on Dirty Swamp in Fredericksville Par., conveyed 22 Sep 1746 by Nicholas
Gentry,
the
younger, and Mary, his wife to said Lane. Signed: Thomas Lane, Ann (A) Lane. Wit: John (X)
Brooks,
David (D) Gentry, Allen (X) Gentry. Ack. by Thomas Lane 27 Aug 1751, Ann,
his wife,
gave consent. |
| (b) |
1757 |
Nov 21 |
Bk(B-184) |
|
Samuel Gentry of Lunenburg Co VA, Planter, to David Cosby of
Louisa Co VA,
for 15 pounds, sold 108 acres in Frederickville Par...Signed: Samuel (S) Gentry. Wit:
Charles
Cosby Junr., David (D) Gentry. 22 Nov 1757 ack. by Samuel
Gentry. | |
| Lunenburg County Deed Books | | (c) |
1757 |
Dec 3 |
Bk(5-246) |
|
Richard Brooks to Elisha Brooks for 20 pounds, sold 200 acres on both sides
Reedy
Creek adj. Joseph Gentry, Embry, a line to a branch that runs through the plantation
wheron the
said Richard Brooks lately dwelt; line laid off for Richard Brooks, Junr., deceased, thence to a
line laid off
for David Gentry, being part of larger tracts (1) of 130 acres granted 16 Sep 1750 to
Wm Embry;
and (2) 448 acres granted 1 Oct 1747 to Abram Cocke and 200 acres (probably recorded
in
Brunswick Co) and sold by said Cocke to Richard Brooks. adj lands of Wm Embry, Wm
Edwards,
Thos Edwards. Signed: Richard (R) Brooks. Recorded 4 Jul 1758. | | (d) |
1759 |
Dec 3 |
Bk(5-528) |
|
Richard Brooks and Elizabeth, his wife, and Elisha Brooks and Frances, his
wife, of
Lunenburg Co VA to Everard Dowsing of Yorkhampton Par., York Co for 290 pounds, sold
(blank acres),
being part of a tract of 448 acres granted to Abraham Cocke 1 Oct 1747 and part of 133 acres
granted
Sep 1740 to Wm Irby, being on both sides of Ready Creek adj. Joseph Jentry (Gentry),
Wm
Irby, land where said Richard Brooks lately dwelt, Richard Brooks, Junr, deceased, David
Gentry
and Cockerham. Wit: Moses Cockerham, Joseph Gentry, Nicholas Gentry,
Robert
Brooks. Signed: Richard (R) Brooks, Elisha (X) Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Frances Brooks.
Recorded 4
Dec 1759. |
| (e) |
1759 |
Dec 12 |
Bk(5-558) |
|
John McDaniel of Johnston Co NC to William Allen, 200 acres on south side of
Meherrin River in the fork of Little Mountain Creek, adj. James Arnold, James McDaniel,
Grainger &
Welton. Wit: James East, Hezekiah Gentry, David (D) Gentry, Moses (M)
Govea?
(Cockerham?). | | (f) |
1760 |
Jul 12 |
Bk(6-343) |
|
Francis Ray of Johnston Co NC to John Brooks of Lunenburg Co VA for 50
pounds,
sold 197 acres, adj. Wm Allen's spring branch down Meherring River...mouth of Crooked
Creek...Wit:
William (A) Allin, William (W) Gentry, David (D) Gentry. Recorded 3 Feb
1761. | | (g) |
1760 |
Jul 12 |
Bk(6-342) |
|
Francis Ray of Johnston Co NC to William Gentry of Lunenburg Co
VA, for 25
pounds, sold 50 acres, adj. Andrews' Rock...Wit: William (A) Allen, Allen (A) Gentry,
David (D)
Gentry. Signed: Francis ( ) Ray. Recorded 3 Feb 1761. |
| (h) |
1762 |
Oct 5 |
Bk(7-398) |
|
Joseph Simkins to James Cooper...adj. lands of French Haggard being part
of
R.
Tallafas [Talliaferro] grant of 5 Sep 1749...Wit: William Gentry, John (B) Brooks, David
(D)
Gentry. |
| 3. Court Records |
| Ruth and Sam Sparacio, "Louisa County,
Virginia
Orders 1742-1744", The Antietam Press, McLean, VA, 1999 |
| (a) |
1743 |
Jun 13 |
p.22 [36] |
|
Indenture between Richard Brooks on the one part and David Gentry
and
Sara his wife on the other part. Ack by sd. Richard and ordered to be
recorded. | | (b) |
1743 |
Aug 8 |
p.40 [70] |
|
Richard Brooks to pay David Gentry for one days attendance as a
witness. | | (c) |
1743/4 |
Mar 13 |
p.70 [102] |
|
Thomas Anderson to pay David Gentry for one days attendance as a
witness. | |
| Idem, "Louisa County, Virginia Orders
1744-1747" | | (d) |
1744/5 |
Feb 27 |
p.13 [139] |
|
James Nuckolds to pay David Gentry fifty pounds of tobacco for two
days of
attendance as a witness. |
|
| Lunenburg County Order Book | | (e) |
1752 |
Jul Court |
Bk(2 1/2A-72) |
|
Henry Embry Plt vs David Gentry, Deft. Suit dismissed. [Companion
suit (p.73)
against William Gentry also dismissed). |
| (f) |
1752 |
Nov Court |
Bk(2 1/2A-333) |
|
Henry Embry Plt vs David Gentry, Deft, suit for debt (£1 16/7).
Judgment
and costs against the Deft. |
| (g) |
1754 |
Jul Court |
Bk(3-130) |
|
Robert Wade Junior Plt vs David Gentry - in Case.
Plt appeared by his attorney and Deft in his Proper Person. Settlement of a debt. | | (h) |
1755 |
Nov Court |
Bk(4-64) |
|
On motion of Susannah Brooks granted letters of administration of the estate
of
Richard
Brooks decd, her late husband, giving her security. David Gentry and Robert Brooks,
her
security, acknowledged their bond for the due administration of the said estate. Appraisers of
Estate:
John Williams, Rep Jones, Samuel Gentry & Drury Moore. | | (i) |
1756 |
Sep Court |
Bk(4-201) |
|
Petition by John Hobson & others for a road to be laid and cleared the
best
and
most convenient way from Reedy Creek church to the forks of Witton's Road. John Bacon,
David
Gentry & Simon Gentry to view and examine the way and report to the
next
court. | | (j) |
1756 |
Oct Court |
Bk(4-214) |
|
John Bacon Sr., Simon Gentry and David Gentry report on
the
road
from Reedy Creek to forks of Cal'v Witton's Road. Road ordered to be established. |
| (k) |
1757 |
Aug Court |
Bk(4-348) |
|
Indenture of bargain and sale between William Embry and David
Gentry
acknowledged and ordered to be recorded. |
| (l) |
1759 |
Jun Court |
Bk(5-90B) |
|
John Jennings, Plt vs David Gentry, Deft. Existence of debt by Deft
determined
by the court and assessed costs. |
| (m) |
1760 |
Feb Court |
Bk(6-51B) |
|
Indenture between David Gentry and William Cross acknowledged by
Gentry and ordered to be recorded. |
| (n) |
1761 |
Mar Court |
Bk(6-240A) |
|
Theophilus Field, Plt, vs David Gentry, Deft. Suit dismissed and Plt
ordered to
pay Deft his costs. |
| (o) |
1761 |
Jun Court |
Bk(7-65A) |
|
Richard Hanson & Michael (?) Hawkins, Plt, vs David Gentry,
Deft. Plt
came by his attorney, but Deft came not but makes default whereupon conditional judgment by
the court
against Deft and his bail William Gentry is confirmed. Deft ordered to pay debt plus
interest. | | (p) |
1761 |
Dec Court |
Bk(7-185B) |
|
Henry Blasgrave(?) vs David Gentry. Deft not coming, although duly
summoned, judgment awarded to Plt with his costs. |
| (q) |
1762 |
Apr Court |
Bk(8-15A) |
|
Joel Thranicks(?) assignee of Samuel Simkin(?) vs David Gentry. Deft
not
appearing altho duly summoned, judgment is ordered for the Plt for cash payment and
fee. | | (r) |
1762 |
Jun Court |
Bk(8-35A) |
|
Jonathan Patterson & Hebron vs David Gentry Jr & David
Gentry Sr. Defts not appearing altho duly summoned, judgment for the Plt against Deft
Gentry Jr for payment and costs. Dismissed against Gentry Sr. |
| (s) |
1762 |
Jun Court |
Bk(8-48B) |
|
Jeffrey Ruffaill(?) vs David Gentry. Deft not appearing altho duly
summoned,
but makes default, whereupon the conditional order against the Deft and Wm Allen his bail is
confirmed. | | (t) |
1762 |
Jun Court |
Bk(8-51B) |
|
Richard Hanson vs David Gentry. Deft comes not altho duly called
and
acknowledges debt by default, whereupon the conditional order of the court against the Deft
and
his bail
William Allen is confirmed. Judgment for payment with terms of payment. | | (u) |
1763 |
Sep Court |
Bk(9-245) |
|
William Burgamy ordered to pay David Gentry for attendance as a
witness at a
suit by David Garland against Burgamy. |
| (v) |
1764 |
Jun Court |
Bk(10-96) |
|
John Granger vs David Gentry, upon an attachment. It appearing to
the
court
that there are no effects, suit dismissed. |
| (w) |
1764 |
Jun Court |
Bk(10-116) |
|
James Thornton vs Joseph Simpkin and Allen Gentry, in Debt. Defts
came
not. Order that the Plt recover against sd Deft Simpkin and David Gentry and David
Brooks, his
security. Suit dismissed as to Gentry at his costs. |
| (x) |
1764 |
Jun Court |
Bk(10-118) |
|
George Potter, assignee of George Brown vs James Denton and David
Gentry,
in Debt. Defts came not. Ordered that Plt recover against sd Defts and David Gentry
[sic] and David Brooks their common bail. |
| (y) |
1764 |
Aug Court |
Bk(10-156) |
|
Zachariah Bullock ordered to pay Joseph Williams, a witness for him against
David
Gentry. | | (z) |
1765 |
Apr Court |
Bk(11-7) |
|
Thomas Tabb, Plt, vs Hezekiah, David, and Joseph Gentry. In Debt.
By
agreement suit discontinued and Defts to pay Plt his costs. |
| 4. Lunenburg County Will
Book | |
1759 |
May 6 |
Bk(1-290) |
|
Will of William Embry. Dated 6 May 1759, Recorded 5 Feb 1760. |
|
|
Wife: Elizabeth Embry...
Son: William Embry...
Son: Henry Embry...
Dau: Ermin Embry...
Dau: Martha Embry...
To Elisha Brooks, that part of 119 acres which lies on south side of south fork of branch that
divides
our land... |
|
Executors:... Witnesses:...Signed: Wm Embry. | |
Codicil. Dated 7 May 1759 |
|
|
I left out 3 tracts of land on Flatrock Creek and branch thereof, formerly
granted to
Richard Talliaferro and since then conveyed to testator; and since that conveyance the testator
did
covenant with and agree to sell to David Gentry, French Haggard, William Allin &
James
Chiswell all of this land which they agree to divide. |
| 5. Tax/Tithables
List | | Landon C. Bell, "Sunlight on the Southside,
Lists of
Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783", Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore,
1974. |
|
1749 |
David Gentry |
- Tithable List by Hugh Lawson Between Hounds Creek & Meherrin,
with Robert
Brooks as a tithable in his household. |
|
1750 |
David Gentry |
- Tithable List by Richd. Witton, with Wm Gentry in his household. | |
1751 |
[David Gentry |
- NOT found on existing Tithable Lists of that year.] | |
1752 |
David Gentry |
- Tithable List by Richd. Witton. |
|
1764 |
David Gentry |
("call him Long David") - Tithable list by David Garland. |
| 6. Cumberland Parish Vestry
Records | | Landon C.
Bell,
"Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia", "Vestry Book 1746-1816", Richmond, VA,
1930,
p.505. |
|
1760 |
Mar 1 |
Procession returns, Precinct #14: | |
Land of Allen Gentry - present Wm & David
Gentry. |
| 7. North Carolina
References |
| Weynette Parks Haun, "Johnston County,
North
Carolina, Abstracts of Deed Books A-1 to D-1, 1759 thru 1771", Durham, NC, 1981 |
| (a) |
1759 |
Apr 23 |
Bk(A1-40) |
|
Tibetha Keeton, Johnston Co., widow, to Runell Allin, Johnston Co., for 20
pounds, 220
acres on Richland Creek, Johnston Co., and upper side of said creek, being part of tract
granted
to
Tibetha in her widowhood...; witnessed by John (X) Gentry, and Wm (X) Manerin;
proved at last
Tues of Oct Court, 1759, by Cornelius. |
|
| Margaret M. Hofmann, "The Granville
District of
North Carolina, 1748-1763", The Roanoke News Co., Weldon, NC, 1987 |
| (b) |
Vol II "Abstracts of Land Grants (covering Granville, Halifax, Hyde, Johnston,
Northampton, Orange and Tyrrell Counties)", p.211 |
|
1761 |
Jul 22 |
#3308 Patent Book (14-244) |
|
John Spencer granted 700 ac in Johnston County on the south side of Neuse
River
joining Brogdens line. Signed: John Spencer; witness: J. Ballard, Robt Rainey. Surveyed 5
May
1761;
chainbearers Millington Blaylock, Saml Gentry; Charley Young surveyor.
[Copy of plat in Land Office, North Carolina State Archives, see below] | | (c) |
Vol V "Abstracts of Misc Land Office Records" | |
1761 |
May 5 |
#4936 |
|
(p.88) Plat for John Spencer, 700 ac in Johnston Co., on the south side of
Neuse
River
joining Brogdens line. Chainbearers: Mickington [?] Blaylock, Samuel Gentry; Charles
Young,
surveyor. | | (d) |
1762 |
Jun 7 |
#4404 |
|
(p.40), Plat for David Allen, 520 ac in Johnston Co. on both sides of Neuse
River,
joining Reynold Allen. Chainbearers: Saml Gentry, Robt Cook; Charles Young,
surveyor. [Refr
#4403, a warrant for survey, refers to Neuse River at the mouth of Cedar
Creek]. |
| 8. South Carolina
References |
| Brent H. Holcomb, "Petitions for Land
from the
South Carolina Council Journals, Vol VI, 1766-1770", SCMAR, Columbia, SC, 1999,
p.39. |
| (a) |
1766 |
Nov 4 |
[p.861-867] |
|
"The following Petitions Praying for Warrants of Survey, to Prolong Warrants
and
Certifying Platts were presented and read Viz:
Elisha Brooks 400 [ac] at (96 [Creek]) South side Saludy River.
Sarah "Gently" 450 [ac] between Saludy [Saluda River] and Savannah [River]."
[Sarah was entitled to 100 acres on her own behalf and 50 acres apiece for each member
of
her household, whether children or slaves. This translates to seven children being present with
her
at the
time of her petition for a grant.] |
|
| Holcomb, "South Carolina Deed Abstracts,
1773-1778", SCMAR, Columbia, SC, 1993, p.33 | | (b) |
1772/3 |
Dec 31/Jan 1 |
Bk(G4, p.440-444) |
|
Lease and release by Isaac Mitchell of Colleton Co., and Mary his wife, of 296
ac on a
branch of Ninety-six Creek, waters of Saludy River, on a small branch ... adj. land of ...
Sarah
Gentry ... [and others]. Rec. 7 Jan 1774 [Presumably Sarah still living as
of
this
date.]
Note. Prior to 1785, all deeds were recorded in Charleston, where the original deed books are
still
held. |
| 9. Selected References for
Hezekiah -
Virginia References | | Lunenburg County
Deed Books | | (a) |
1757 |
Jul 6 |
Bk(4-504) |
|
William Embry to Hezekiah Gentry, both of Lunenburg Co VA for 20
pounds,
sold 147 acres, adj. French Haggard, being part of a larger tract granted 15 Sep 1749
to
Richard
Talliaferro and was conveyed to said Embry in general court. Recorded 3 Aug 1757.
[Indenture of sale recorded Aug Court, p.348] | | (b) |
1759 |
(see refr 2(e) above) |
| (c) |
1761 |
Apr 6 |
Bk(7-11) |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to Allen Gentry for 20 pounds, sold 73 acres
granted
5 Sep 1749 to Richard Taliaferro, adj. French Haggard and Joseph Simpkin's
corner...Recorded
7 Apr 1761.
[Indenture of sale recorded Apr Court, p.251B] | | (d) |
1761 |
Apr 6 |
Bk(7-20) |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to Joseph Simkins, for 8 pounds, sold 73 acres
granted 5 Sep
1749 to Richard Taliaferro, adj. to French Haggard. Signed: Hezekiah Gentry.
Recorded 7 Apr 1761.
[Indenture of sale recorded Apr Court, p.252B] | |
| Lunenburg County Court Order Books | | (e) |
1755 |
Nov Court |
Bk(4-32) |
|
Hampton Wade,Plt, vs Hezekiah Gentry & Nicholas
Gentry,
Defts. Plt came by his attorney, defts in person acknowledging debt. Assessed interest from
April
6 last
past. By consent of Plt, payment to be made in 2 months. |
| (f) |
1760 |
Mar Court |
Bk(6-81A) |
|
Hezekiah Gentry, Plt vs James Campbell & Thomas Nobles,
Defts. Plt
came by his attorneys but Defts came not. Judgment against Thomas Nobles and his bail John
Hight for
debt and costs. As to the other defendant, James Campbell, the suit is continued to the next
court. | | (g) |
1762 |
Dec Court |
Bk(8-144A) |
|
Richard Hanson vs Drury Hawkins & Hezekiah Gentry. Deft
Gentry not appearing, acknowledging by default his debt, judgment for the Plt, and the
Deft is to
make payment with interest from 2 Mar 1762 and costs. Suit dismissed as to Deft
Hawkins. | | (h) |
1763 |
Jul Court |
Bk(11-114) |
|
Richard Hanson vs Hezekiah Gentry et al in Debt. Defts
came
into
Court and confessed judgment. |
| (i) |
1763 |
Jul Court |
Bk(11-133) |
|
Richard Witton, Sheriff vs Matthew Wells, Joseph Gentry, Henry
Mays, and
Hezekiah Gentry, Defts in Case. |
| (j) |
1764 |
Apr Court |
Bk(9-337) |
|
Henry Vandyke vs Hezekiah Gentry, Deft in Debt. This day came the
Plt by his
atty and the Deft in his proper person. The Deft acknowledges the debt. Arrangements made
for
settlement. | | (k) |
1765 |
Apr Court |
Bk(11-7) |
|
Thomas Tabb, Plt, vs Hezekiah, David, and Joseph Gentry. In Debt.
By
agreement suit discontinued and Defts to pay Plt his costs. |
| (l) |
1765 |
Apr Court |
Bk(11-11) |
|
Hezekiah Gentry vs Thomas Hill. Plt came by his atty, Deft came not.
Suit
decided for the Plt. | | (m) |
1766 |
Aug Court |
Bk(11-186) |
|
Jonathan Ratteson Jr, assignee of Allen Gentry who was Assignee of
Hezekiah
Gentry vs Edward Waller and John Ussery, Defts in Debt. Plt came by his atty.
Ussery
came in
person and acknowledged debt. Waller no longer an inhabitant of this county, suit abates as to
him. |
| 10. Surry County, North Carolina, Tax
Lists | "North Carolina Genealogy", vol 17,
p.2688
(1971)
[Tax listings for area of Rowan County separated as Surry County in 1770, date estimated as
1768] | | (a) |
Capt. Wright district: |
|
| |
|
Hezekiah Gentry |
|
| |
|
Joseph Gentry |
|
| |
|
Nicholas Gentry |
|
|
| Mrs. Robert Taylor, "1782 Tax List of
Surry County,
North Carolina", Cimarron, Kansas, 1974. |
| (b) |
Capt. Martin district: |
|
| |
|
Richard Gentry |
200 ac |
3 horses, 4 cows |
Fox Nob |
| |
|
Hezekiah Gentry |
0 |
3 horses |
|
| |
|
Samuel Gentry |
400 ac |
3 horses, 6 cows |
Fox Nob |
| |
|
Robert Gentry |
0 |
1 horse |
|
| |
|
Runnel Gentry |
0 |
2 horses |
|
| |
|
Nathaniel Gentry |
0 |
1 horse |
|
| 11. South Carolina Miscellaneous
References | | Leonardo
Andrea,
"Gentry Family", Manuscript compiled for Mrs. John F. Gannon, Montgomery, AL, and part of
Leonardo
Andrea collection at Univ. of South Carolina Library, Colombia, SC. |
| (a) |
Andrea #2 |
| |
After the Revolution, a man could take as many acres as he could secure,
Index
II for
land grants shows:
Hezekiah Gentry, 241 ac on Indian Crk in 96 Dist [Edgefield County], 6
Feb
1784;
Hezekiah Gentry, 100 ac, same location, 6 Mar 1784;
Hezekiah Gentry, 197 ½ ac on Bogins Crk [Union County], 5 Jan
1784. | | (b) |
Andrea #3 |
|
Index III shows:
Hezekiah Gentry, 77 ac on Indian Creek in 96 Dist, 6 Feb 1796
Hezekiah Gentry, 77 ac in 96 Dist, 6 Feb 1797 [duplicate of above?];
David Gentry, 50 ac in 96 Dist, 4 Oct 1790;
David Gentry, 101 ac in 96 Dist, 5 Dec 1791; | | (c) |
Andrea #7 |
|
Land plats indexed after the Revolution show:
Cain Gentry in Abbeville Dist. in 1808;
David Gentry, 2 in 96 Dist in 1790;
Hezekiah Gentry, 4 in 96 Dist, 1784-1795; | | (d) |
Andrea #8 |
|
Names indexed in SC Historical Commission for Revolution [LA: may be for
service, for
supplies, or as witness to some other name]"
Cain Gentry, John Gentry, Elijah Gentry, Hezekiah Gentry, Simon Gentry. | | (e) |
Andrea #18 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry will sg. 19 Jan 1820, pr. 17 Apr 1824 in Edgefield
Co. | |
Wife: |
[None listed--presumed dead]; |
|
Children: |
Runnels Gentry...Anna Teer...Gillie Abney...Robert
Gentry...Delilah Taiket...Elizabeth Nichols...Thomas Gentry [cf.
#17] dead
and to his widow Sarah in trust for his children...Mourning Gentry dead and her share
to
her
children; |
|
Grandson: |
Runnels Gentry, son of Hezekiah Gentry; | |
Exec: Runnels Gentry, Robert Gentry; | |
Wit: Gilson Yarborough, Richard Coleman, & Nathan
Trotter. | | |
| Bobby Gilmer Moss, "Roster of South
Carolina
Patriots in the American Revolution", Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985,
p.350 |
| (f) |
Gentry, Cain |
Served in militia under Capt. Dawson, 1781 and 1782. | |
Gentry, Elijah |
Served as private in militia. |
|
Gentry, John |
Served in militia after fall of Charleston. |
|
Gentry, Simon |
Served as sergeant in the militia after the fall of Charleston. | |
| Brent H. Holcomb, "Edgefield County,
South
Carolina, Minutes of the County Court 1785-1795", Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC,
1979. |
| (g) |
1787 Jan 6 |
p.34 (Court Minutes p.60) |
|
"Ezekial Gentry" [presumed to be Hezekiah
Gentry]
ordered to serve as Petit Juror. | | (h) |
1790 Jan 11 |
p.130 (Court Minutes p.300) |
|
Hez Gentry ordered to serve as Petit Juror. | | (i) |
1794 Oct 13 |
p.152 (Court Minutes p.8) |
|
On application for Hezekiah Gentry for letters of admn. on Pleasant
Burnetts
estate. Granted | | (j) |
1795 Jan 5 |
p.161 (Court Minutes p.34-35) |
|
Ordered that all the personal estate of Pleasant Burnett dec'd be sold at the
house of
Hezekiah Gentry on the fourth Month in January instant. |
| 12. South Carolina Deed
References | | Ge Le Corley
Hendrix, "Edgefield County South Carolina Abstracts of Deed Books 1 - 12,
1786-1796",
Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1985. |
| (a) |
1788 |
Jul 18 |
Bk(1-244), p.12 |
|
Bartholomew (Bartlett) Corley & Delilah his wife, Yeoman, to Hezekiah
Jentry, Yeoman, all of Edgefield Co., SC for 20 pounds, sold 73 ac on Indian Creek of
Little
Saluda River, granted 3 Apr 1786... /s/ Bartholomew Corley, Delilah Corley.
Wit: Sanders (X) Corley, Runnels (X) Gentry, ack 20 Apr 1789. | | (b) |
1793 |
Sep 13 |
Bk(9-9), p.125 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to John Abney, D.S. both of Edgefield Co., SC for 20
pounds
sold 100ac originally granted 6 Mar 1786 unto said Gentry being on head of Indian
Creek of
Little Saluda River. /s/ Hezekiah Gentry |
|
Wit: Thomas (X) Gentry, John Bolger ack 14 Sep 1793, rec 4 Nov
1793. | |
| Carol Wells, "Edgefield County South
Carolina Deed
Books 13, 14, 15", Heritage Books, Bowie, MD 1997. |
| (c) |
1793 |
Oct 10/11 |
Bk(13-432) p.33 |
|
Edmund Riggs to Hezekiah Gentry, for 60 pounds, sold 150ac on
Bigg
Creek
branch of Little Saludy, part of original grant to Wm Moulton 1792. /s/ Edmund Riggs
Wit: James McKnight, David Pugh, Jesse Griffin, ack 14 Apr 1797, rec 10 May 1797 |
| (d) |
1795 |
Aug 12 |
Bk(13-621) p.47 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to Robert Brooks, for $1000, sold 350ac on Indian
Creek of
Little Saluda Rive; 200ac of which adj Hezekiah Burnett, Starlings branch, Runnel
Gentry,
James Petty, John Griffin, Robert Gentry, Anthony Lear; the 350ac are part of four
surveys; first
granted by Gov Bull 21 Apr 1775 to Peter Whitten for 1200ac; second granted by Wm Moultrie
for 100ac
to Bartholomew Corley 3 Apr 1795, third granted by Gov Wm Moultrie to Hezekiah
Gentry for
521ac 6 Feb 1786; fourth not known not being at hand now; all having been sold to Hezekiah
Gentry but what was granted to him. /s/ Hezekiah Gentry, Catherin
Gentry
[A plat shows 150ac on Indian Creek & Martins Branch, land of Robert Brooks, Hezekiah
Burnett, Elijah Worthington, James Nichols, Runnel Gentry.]
Wit: Thomas Largent, James Sanford, ack 29 Dec 1797, rec 6 Jan 1798. | | (e) |
1798 |
Mar 3 |
Bk(15-196) p.88 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to Hezekiah Burnett, for $1000 SC money, sold
100ac being
part of survey of 1200 ac originally granted by Gov Wm Bull unto Peter Whitten 21 Apr 1775
and sold by
Peter Whitten to James Minge Burton and part thereof by sd James Minge Burton conveyed to
me 11
Oct 1793; first mentioned hundred acres being part of that part which sd James Minge Burton
conveyed
to me on both sides of Indian Creek of Little Saluda River bounded by land of Robert Brooks.
/s/
Hezekiah Gentry
Wit: Anthony Leech, James Corly, ack 9 Mr 1798, rec 18 Mar 1798. | |
| Wells, "Deed Books 30 & 31",
1997 |
| (f) |
1813 |
Jan 23 |
Bk(31-421) p.159 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry to Robert Brooks for $300, sold 100ac on Indian
Creek of
Little Saluda River, being part of land originally granted to Peter Abney 21 Apr 1775 by Gov.
Wm Bull,
conveyed to me and Jacob Pope decd by James Minge Burton. Bound by Stony Ridge, lands
of
Robert
Brooks, Jesse Chandler, Red Lick branch, Thoms Warren, Thomas Smith.
/s/ Hezekiah Gentry
Wit: Reason Gentry, Absalem Corley, Robert Gentry, ack 28 Oct 1813, rec 3
Nov
1813. | |
| Silas Emmett Lucas Jr., "Some South
Carolina
County Records, Vol 2", Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1989, p.517 |
| (g) |
1786 |
Aug 8 |
Union County Deed Book B-14, p.15 |
|
Hezekiah Gentry and Catarine, his wife, of Edgefield Co., to
James
Hogin [also Hogan] of Union Co., for 100 pounds sterling, [sells] 197 ½ ac in Union Co. on
a branch
of Tyger River called Bogan's Creek. Granted to sd. Hezekiah Gentry on 5 Jun 1786.
Wit: John Jenkins, Robert Leverell, Ridge (X) Hogins. Rec. 25 Dec 1786. |
| 13. References to David Gentry
(Jr) |
| (a) |
See also Lunenburg County Virginia County Court Orders Bk 8,
p.35A,
June 1762 (refr. 3(n) above) |
| (b) |
1793 |
Nov 15 |
Bk(11-96) p.169 Mortgage |
| |
Abraham Richardson to Joseph Hightower...sell 890ac part of tract...on Big
Horse
Creek being land where Richardson's saw mill stands... /s/ Abraham Richardson, Joseph
Hightower
Wit: David (+) Gentry, Benjamin Hightower, ack 16 Jan 1794, rec 16 Jan
1794. | |
| Betty Willie, "Pendleton District, SC,
Deeds,
1790-1806", Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1982, p.92 |
| (c) |
1795 |
Jul 10 |
Pendleton County Conveyance Book C/D, p.50 (1795-1799) | |
"I, David Gentry sell to Major Gentry, horses, hogs, beds, and
furniture
for 40 dollars." Signed David (his mark) Gentry; wit: Evin Smith, Jas. McBride; Recorded 7 Aug
1795. | |
| (d) |
See also Andrea references #3 and #7 above. |
| 14. References to John
Gentry | | Lunenburg County, Virginia,
County
Court Orders | | (a) |
1764 |
Aug Court |
Bk(11-188) |
|
Paul Carrington vs Joseph Gentry and John Gentry, Defts in
Debt.
Defts not inhabitants of this county, suit abates. |
| (b) |
1770 |
Aug 2 |
|
|
Estate of William Stone: credits include John Gentry. Recorded 9
Aug
1770. | |
| Corley, "Edgefield County South Carolina
Deed
Books" | | (c) |
1790 |
Oct 1 |
Bk(5-7) p.55 |
|
David Siglar, Sr to George Sigler, both of Edgefield Co., SC for 25 pounds,
sold 126ac
being part of a grant until said Sigler Sr. /s/ David Siglar Sr
Wit: Wm Watson, Sr, John (+) Gentry, ack 4 Dec 1791. | | (d) |
1792 |
Dec 26 |
Bk(8-5) p.101 |
|
George Seglar to John Hardy, both of Edgefield Co. SC for 50 pounds, sold
128ac
where said Seglar now lives. /s/ George (X) Seglar
Wit: James Baker, Chearls [sic Charles?] Bussey, John (X) Gentry ack 2
Mar
1793, rec 12 Mar 1793. |
|
| (e) |
See also refr 11(d) and 11(f) above. |
| 15. References to Cain
Gentry | | Edgefield County, SC Deed
Books | | Wells, "Deed Books
16, 17,
18", 1997 | | (a) |
1798 |
Jun 9 |
Bk(16-152) p.11 |
|
John Hancock to Thomas Hancock, for 100 pounds sterling, sold 221ac
bounded on
lands of Cain Gentry, John Hancock Jr., Simon Hancock, William Hancock.
/s/ John Hancock, Ann Hancock
Wit: George Hancock, Peter Hancock, ack 7 Dec 1798, rec 18 Dec 1798. | |
| (b) |
See also refr. 11(c), 11(d) and 11(f) above. |
| 16. References to Simon
Gentry | | Corley,
loc.
cit. | | (a) |
1792 |
Jul 11 |
Bk(7-245) p.93 |
|
Simon Gentry to my step-sons Jeremiah Cobb & Sanders Cobb
property
made use of belonging to said step-sons; am bound for 50 pounds provided said 50 pounds is
not
demanded in less time than 4 yrs & for better securing of payment have sold 147 ac on
head
of little
Creek adj N by William Thomas & the land where said Gentry now lives; also
horses, cattle
& household furniture. /s/ Simon Gentry
Wit: Green Moore, Martin Morgan, ack 11 Jul 1792. | |
| Brent H. Holcomb, "Edgefield County,
South
Carolina, Minutes of the County Court 1785-1795", Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC,
1979. |
| (b) |
1786 |
Apr 12 |
p.12 (Court Minutes p.22) |
|
Judgment by Fields Perdiew & Co against Simon
Gentry. | | (c) |
1788 |
Apr 16 |
p. 81 (Court Minutes p.168) |
|
Judgment by Drury Pace against Simon Gentry. | | (d) |
1789 |
Jan 12 |
p.107 (Court Minutes p.226) |
|
Judgment revived for Fields Pardue Cunnington and Moore vs Simon
Gentry. | |
| (e) |
See also refr. 11(d) and 11(f) above. |
| 17. References to Elisha
Gentry | | Holcomb,
loc.cit. | | (a) |
1787 |
Jul 9 |
p.47 (Court Minutes p.91) |
|
Elisha Gentry ordered to serve on next Petit Jury. | |
| Clarke County Georgia Ordinary Court
Wills | | (b) |
1803 |
Sep 3 |
Bk(A-9) |
|
Will of Elisha Gentry bequeathing to wife Neomy, sons Elisha, Elijah,
Martin,
David, Cain, and Micajah and daughter Patience; names Elisha Gentry and Jacob Martin
executors.
Rec. 7 Jun 1804 in Ledger B.A. Folio 9. |
| 18. References to Elijah
Gentry | | William C.
Stewart,
"Gone to Georgia, Jackson and Gwinnett Counties and their Neighbors in the Western
Migration",
National Genealogical Society, 1965, p.281 | | (a) |
1799 |
Aug 4 |
|
|
Elijah Gentry was appointed a justice of the peace. Elijah's name is
found
briefly in Wilkes County in 1790. |
|
| Marie DeLamar and Elisabeth Rothstein,
"The
Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia", Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore,
1985. |
| (b) |
p.170 |
|
Elijah Gentry, juror, Wilkes Co. |
|
| Teresa W. Dunn & Vivian Walls,
"Jackson
County Georgia - Superior Court Records 1796-1803" | | (c) |
Oct 1796 - Oct 1802 |
p.48 (p.2-3 of original) |
|
Grand Jurors drawn for next term listed: Elijah Gentry and Cain
Gentry
| | (d) |
pg. 74 Petit Jurors for next term listed: Elijah Gentry | |
| (e) |
See also refr. 11(d) and 11(f) above. |
| 19. Census Listings for South Carolina
Gentrys | | 1790 CENSUS |
M(>16) |
M(0-16) |
F |
|
| Edgefield District | |
|
Jentrey, Hez'h
Jentrey, John
Jentrey, Simon
Gentrey, Cane |
4
1
2
4 |
1
2
3
2 |
3
6
5
7 |
|
| Pendleton District | |
|
Gentry, David |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
| |
| 1800 CENSUS |
Born: Sex |
1790- 1800 |
1784- 1790 |
1774- 1784 |
1755- 1774 |
Bef. 1755 |
|
| Abbeville District | |
| p.24 |
Hezekiah Jentry |
M F |
0 0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
1 |
|
| p.25 |
John Jentry |
M
F |
1
0 |
0
2 |
2
1 |
0
0 |
1
1 |
|
| Edgefield District | |
| p.169 |
Becky Jentry
(widow of Simon) |
M
F |
2
0 |
1
2 |
2
2 |
0
1 |
0
0 |
|
| p.149 |
Cane Jentry |
M
F |
0
0 |
1
3 |
1
2 |
1
1 |
1
0 |
|
| |
| 1810 CENSUS |
Born:
Sex |
1800-
1810 |
1794-
1800 |
1784-
1794 |
1765-
1784 |
Bef.
1765 |
|
| Abbeville District | |
| p.41 |
Rebecker Jentry
(widow of Simon) |
M
F |
1
0 |
1
0 |
1
1 |
0
0 |
0
1 |
|
| Edgefield District | |
| p.71 |
Hezekiah Gentry |
M
F |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
0 |
0
0 |
1
1 |
|
| p.79 |
John Gentry |
M
F |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
2 |
0
0 |
1
1 |
|
| 20. Miscellaneous Georgia References,
1790-1805 | | Date |
Name |
County |
Citation |
Refr. |
| 1790 |
Elijah |
Wilkes |
tax |
(1) |
| 1790 |
Elisha |
Wilkes |
tax, 200 ac + 1 slave |
(1) |
| 1790 |
John |
Wilkes |
tax |
(1) |
| 1799 |
Elijah |
Jackson |
tax |
|
| 1799 |
Elisha |
Jackson |
tax |
|
| 1799 |
Cain |
Jackson |
jury list |
|
| 1799 |
William |
Jackson |
jury list |
|
| 1800 |
Elisha |
Columbia |
grant |
(2) |
| 1800 |
Tyrey |
Franklin |
tax |
(5) |
| 1801 |
Cain |
Jackson |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
Elijah |
Jackson |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
Elisha |
Jackson |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax |
|
| 1801 |
James |
Lincoln |
|
|
| 1801 |
Tyce (Tyre?) |
Franklin |
tax |
(5) |
| 1802 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax, 150 ac |
(4) |
| 1802 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax, 1 slave |
(4) |
| 1803 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1803 |
James |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1803 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1803 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax, 1 slave |
(4) |
| 1804 |
Elijah [Jr.?] |
Jackson |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1804 |
Naomy |
Jackson |
tax, 325 ac, 1 slave |
(4) |
| 1804 |
Elisha [Jr.] |
Jackson |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1804 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1804 |
James |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Naomi |
Jackson |
tax, 325 ac |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Naomi |
Clark |
1 slave |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Elisha |
Clark |
tax, poll |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Elijah |
Clark |
tax |
(4) |
| 1805 |
Cain |
Jackson |
grant |
(3) |
| 1805 |
Tyre |
Franklin |
land lottery |
(7) |
| 1805 |
William |
Oglethorpe |
land lottery |
(7) |
Sources
1. Frank Parker Hudson, "A 1790 Census for Wilkes County Georgia", The
Reprint Co., Spartanburg, SC, 1988, p.87.
2. Rev. Silas Lucas Jr., "Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of
Georgia,
1756-1909, Southern Historical Press, 1982, p.223.
3. Ibid., p.326.
4. Larry W. Parr, "Clark County Georgia Tax Digest", "Gentry Family
Gazette
& Genealogy Exchange", vol 2, p.54 (#10, Dec 1981), published by Richard H.
Gentry,
McLean, VA.
5. Ronald Vern Jackson, "Early Georgia, 1733-1819", Accelerated Indexing
Systems, Bountiful, UT, p.173.
6. Ibid., p.251.
7. Virginia S. Wood and Ralph V. Wood, "1805 Georgia
Land
Lottery", The Greenwood Press, Cambridge, MA, 1964.
[A married man was entitled to two draws, a bachelor over 21 to one; blank = unsuccessful
draw.]
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