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17001	NOTE 1./ Historical reference: The Year Was 1780 The year was 1780 and the American Revolution wasn't going well for the Americans in the South. British forces captured Charleston and 5,400 American troops garrisoned there. During the siege, South Carolina Governor John Rutledge managed to escape and when word reached the British General Cornwallis, he sent Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to chase Rutledge and troops under Colonel Abraham Buford who were escorting him to North Carolina. Tarleton's men caught up with Buford's troops near the Waxhaws District six miles south of the North Carolina state line, as Governor Rutledge continued north. Buford's men put up a brief fight during which Tarleton's horse was shot from under him. As the American troops began to surrender, Tarleton's men, thinking he had been killed began renewed their attack on the surrendering Americans. More than one hundred men were killed outright and perhaps another hundred died of their wounds shortly after. Up to that point, most thought that the South was going to remain loyal to Britain, but the Waxhaws Massacre became a rallying point for the rebels, with "Tarleton's Quarter" becoming synonymous with "no mercy." The divisions in the South were apparent in the Battle of King's Mountain, which was fought between two American forces--Tories under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, and the "Overmountain Men," American frontiersmen from what is now Tennessee and parts of Virginia. The Americans surrounded the Tories and this time it was they who gave "no quarter" to the surrendering Tory troops. Eventually American officers were able to reign in the troops and the battle was over. The defeat was a turning point in the Revolution in the South and forced General Cornwallis to retreat further south. To the north, a British spy was captured with correspondence revealing that Benedict Arnold, who had recently been given command of West Point, planned to surrender it to the British. When news that the spy had been caught reached Arnold, he fled to the safety of a British ship and became a brigadier-general for the British, siding with them for the remainder of the war. There was trouble in England as well. In 1778 a Catholic Relief Act had been passed, which reversed some of the Penal Laws of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It allowed Roman Catholics to join the armed forces with an oath amenable to Catholics and gave them the ability to hold longer leases on land. It also ended the requirement that a Catholic distribute his lands evenly among his sons upon his death. The Catholic Relief Acts weren't popular with some Protestants though and in 1780 Lord George Gordon established the Protestant Association in 1780. In June of that year an estimated 60,000 people marched on the House of Commons demanding the Relief Acts be repealed. The huge crowd turned violent and a week of rioting left two hundred and ninety people dead, and devasted Roman Catholic churches and related buildings, as well as the homes of prominent Catholics and supporters of the legislation. Troops had to be called in to end the rioting. Twenty-five of the leaders of the riot were hanged, but Gordon was found "not guilty" of treason. May 19th was a dark day in New England--literally. A low-lying dark cloud that at times had a yellow and at times reddish hue descended on New England and was noted from Maine to as far south as New Jersey. It was darkest around northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and Maine, where it became so dark that candles needed to be lit to see. The cause is thought to have been a combination of low clouds that mixed with smoke and ash from a forest fire, but at the time it wasn't known and the event caused panic for many. New England's dark day was a minor event though in comparison to the hurricane season of 1780. Eight storms struck in various parts of America and the Caribbean. British fleets off American shores took heavy hits during several storms. (Hurricanes in the 1780s were the cause of more British Naval losses than battle.) The worst storm struck on October 10th devastating Barbados and the Windward Islands, and claiming an estimated 22,000 lives. NOTE 2./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1789 The year was 1789 and in the U.S. a young government was beginning to take shape. In its first nationwide election, the popular Revolutionary War general, George Washington, became the country's first president and was sworn in at the first capitol of the United States, Federal Hall in New York City. In France, a rebellion was underway and with the storming of the Bastille prison, the French Revolution began. In its reporting on the subject, The Times of London, England had the following to say of the conflict: The spirit of liberty which so long lay in a state of death, oppressed by the hand of power, received its first spark of returning animation, by the incautious and impolitic assistance afforded to America. The French soldier on his return from that emancipated continent, told a glorious tale to his countrymen--"That the arms of France had given freedome to thirteen United States, and planted the standard of liberty on the battlements of New York and Philadelphia." The idea of such a noble deed became a general object of admiration, the [facets?] of a similar state were eagerly longed for by all ranks of people, and the vox populi had this force of argument--"If France gave freedom to America, why should she not unchain the arbitrary fetters which bind her own people. Later that year, the Marquis de Lafayette, with the advice of Thomas Jefferson who was at the time the American ambassador to France, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Assembly in August and ratified by Louis XVI in October. There was unrest in other parts of the world as well. Sweden and Russia were at war, and briefly, Norway had joined the conflict, although a peace treaty was signed in July 1789. In a smaller, but well-known conflict, the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty was also in the year 1789. On April 28, part of the crew of the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied and set Captain William Bligh and eighteen crewmembers adrift. Bligh managed to get the boat some 3,600 miles to Timor. Some of the mutineers were captured and prosecuted--three were hanged, while others, including Fletcher Christian ended up on Pitcairn Island, where some of their descendants live to this day. In 1789, there was an epidemic of influenza in New England, New York, and Nova Scotia, which resulted in many deaths due to secondary cases of pneumonia. The new president was among those who fell ill. He caught a cold while visiting Boston, and later, was affected more seriously with influenza, which was dubbed Washington Influenza.	CHILDERS, Unknown (I2336)
17002	NOTE 1./ Historical Reference: The Year Was 1780 The year was 1780 and the American Revolution wasn't going well for the Americans in the South. British forces captured Charleston and 5,400 American troops garrisoned there. During the siege, South Carolina Governor John Rutledge managed to escape and when word reached the British General Cornwallis, he sent Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to chase Rutledge and troops under Colonel Abraham Buford who were escorting him to North Carolina. Tarleton's men caught up with Buford's troops near the Waxhaws District six miles south of the North Carolina state line, as Governor Rutledge continued north. Buford's men put up a brief fight during which Tarleton's horse was shot from under him. As the American troops began to surrender, Tarleton's men, thinking he had been killed began renewed their attack on the surrendering Americans. More than one hundred men were killed outright and perhaps another hundred died of their wounds shortly after. Up to that point, most thought that the South was going to remain loyal to Britain, but the Waxhaws Massacre became a rallying point for the rebels, with "Tarleton's Quarter" becoming synonymous with "no mercy." The divisions in the South were apparent in the Battle of King's Mountain, which was fought between two American forces--Tories under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, and the "Overmountain Men," American frontiersmen from what is now Tennessee and parts of Virginia. The Americans surrounded the Tories and this time it was they who gave "no quarter" to the surrendering Tory troops. Eventually American officers were able to reign in the troops and the battle was over. The defeat was a turning point in the Revolution in the South and forced General Cornwallis to retreat further south. To the north, a British spy was captured with correspondence revealing that Benedict Arnold, who had recently been given command of West Point, planned to surrender it to the British. When news that the spy had been caught reached Arnold, he fled to the safety of a British ship and became a brigadier-general for the British, siding with them for the remainder of the war. There was trouble in England as well. In 1778 a Catholic Relief Act had been passed, which reversed some of the Penal Laws of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It allowed Roman Catholics to join the armed forces with an oath amenable to Catholics and gave them the ability to hold longer leases on land. It also ended the requirement that a Catholic distribute his lands evenly among his sons upon his death. The Catholic Relief Acts weren't popular with some Protestants though and in 1780 Lord George Gordon established the Protestant Association in 1780. In June of that year an estimated 60,000 people marched on the House of Commons demanding the Relief Acts be repealed. The huge crowd turned violent and a week of rioting left two hundred and ninety people dead, and devasted Roman Catholic churches and related buildings, as well as the homes of prominent Catholics and supporters of the legislation. Troops had to be called in to end the rioting. Twenty-five of the leaders of the riot were hanged, but Gordon was found "not guilty" of treason. May 19th was a dark day in New England--literally. A low-lying dark cloud that at times had a yellow and at times reddish hue descended on New England and was noted from Maine to as far south as New Jersey. It was darkest around northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and Maine, where it became so dark that candles needed to be lit to see. The cause is thought to have been a combination of low clouds that mixed with smoke and ash from a forest fire, but at the time it wasn't known and the event caused panic for many. New England's dark day was a minor event though in comparison to the hurricane season of 1780. Eight storms struck in various parts of America and the Caribbean. British fleets off American shores took heavy hits during several storms. (Hurricanes in the 1780s were the cause of more British Naval losses than battle.) The worst storm struck on October 10th devastating Barbados and the Windward Islands, and claiming an estimated 22,000 lives.	LEWIS, RS Richard (I5735)
17003	NOTE 1./ Historical Reference: The Year Was 1829 In the U.S., Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. A hero of the War of 1812, he had also been a senator and representative for Tennessee, and Justice of the Tennessee Superior Court. Nicknamed "Old Hickory", he appealed to the common man and held a public reception at his inauguration at the White House. The U.S. had banned the importation of slaves in 1808, but unfortunately, it didn't stop the trade. In 1829, a boat assigned to patrol the African Coast looking for slavers, intercepted the "Feloz" and a group from the interceptor boarded the ship. A first-hand account of the horrific conditions from one of the group, Rev. Robert Walsh, can be found online at EyeWitness to History.com. That year, Eng and Chang Bunker, the original Siamese twins arrived in America where they traveled around in exhibitions. They went on to tour through England and other countries in Europe for the next ten years and later settled in a small town in North Carolina, where they married two sisters. In the world of technology, William Austin Burt invented and received the first American patent for the "typographer"--an early version of the typewriter. Burt also held patents for a number of other inventions and did extensive surveying in the areas that are now Michigan and Wisconsin.	POSEY, Elizabeth (I904)
17004	NOTE 1./ Historical Reference: The Year Was 1829 The year was 1829, and in Scotland, there was a catastrophic flood. According to a paper online at the website of Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland, the Muckle Spate (large flood) of 1829, began on August 3, 1829 in northeast Scotland and was "the most severe catastrophic flood in modern UK history." It extended across a large area of Scotland, from Inverness to Montrose, and devastated homes and agriculture in the affected areas. The Edinburgh Advertiser from August 11, 1829 provides detailed coverage of some of the affected areas, including the excerpt below: The Dee was first observed to increase about four o'clock on Monday afternoon, and it continued to rise until about eleven o'clock on Tuesday forenoon, when it remained stationary for a few hours; after which, it began to recede with considerable rapidity. In some places, it attained an elevation of eleven feet above its ordinary level. . . The low grounds in the vicinity of the river were completely inundated, and so great, in some parts of its course, was the space over which it extended, that it presented the appearance rather of a lake than a river. . . Vast quantities of hay, straw, timber, &c. have been swept away; and so great was the force of the torrent, that many fields were stript of their soil, and covered with sand and stones. A good many cattle and sheep may have been drowned; but as it is customary, in the upper parts of the country to leave numerous flocks scattered over the hills, it will be impossible, for some time to ascertain with accuracy the numbers that have perished. Fortunately, notwithstanding the imminent to which many people were exposed from the suddenness of the inundation, no loss of human life has arisen from the overflowing of the Dee. Several cottages have, at Ballaster and other places, been carried away; and so completely were others surrounded with water, that a stranger could scarce have told on which side of the river they stood. A good many people were rescued, by means of boats, from being drowned in their own houses, and were obliged to resign their furniture, &c. to destruction. With the exception of the bridge near Aberdeen, and that at Potarch, all the bridges over the Dee have either been swept away, or sustained more or less injury. . . .	RUMGAY, Andrew (I9425)
17005	NOTE 1./ In Search of Your Canadian Past: Search Options <> Last Name First Name County Township Town Occupation Birthplace Woods Robert Simcoe Nottawasaga Farmer Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Last Name Woods First Name Robert Dates b. 1851 Nativity Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Business Farmer Post Office Creemore Township Nottawasaga County Simcoe Atlas Date 1881 Concession and Lot Lot size IV, 5 150	WOODS, Robert (I4718)
17006	NOTE 1./ James (Eddy) Eaddy, II. was born July 8, 1754 and died September 30, 1819. He married Mary Drake on March 4, 1777. She was born about 1760 and died January 23, 1834, the daughter of Edward Drake and Anne Ruberry. The Family of James (Eddy) Eaddy, II. was listed in the 1790 Census of South Carolina. They were cited on page 50 as follows: Georgetown District, Prince Fredrick's Parish. James Eddy, Junr. 1 male 16+; 4 males under 16; 1 female 16+; 1 female under 16; 7 slaves; and in a separate household living alone was James Eddy (Sr.), one male 16+.	EADDY, RS James2 (I8064)
17007	NOTE 1./ John J. Dorminy: was born on 4 December 1837 in Irwin Co, Georgia the son of John Bradford Dorminy and Eleanor Paulk. John enlisted as a private on 4 March 1862 in Company F. He was appointed 4th Sergeant in August 1862. John was wounded and captured at Petersburg, Virginia on 25 March 1865. He was admitted to Point Lookout, Maryland hospital on 6 May 1865 and released 25 July 1865. John died on 21 December 1880 at the age of. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000226, 0017, 00002942	DORMINY, CSA John J. (I15413)
17008	NOTE 1./ JOHN LEWIS BIBLE RECORD J ohn Lewis born.... died June 10 1802 Priscille Brooks, his wife, born Oct16 17 25 Children - David Lewis born Mar 21 1747 Jacob Lewis born May 24 1750 Ro sannah Lewis born July 5 1752 Stephen Lewis born June 4 1757 Richard Lewis bo rn July 22 1759 Sarah Lewis born Jan 15 1763 John Lewis born Mar 9 1765 Jean Lewis born July 15 1755 This Bible Record was found by Mrs. Hale Houts of Kan sas City MO. many yrs. ago and a copy of it was sent Memo?y A. Lester by Mr. Byron Lewis of Bridgeport, ILL. in 1943. One Lewis Bible on this family was o wned by a Noland R Lewis of Columbus, Ga. in 1863 - this from Mr. Byron Lewis . John Lewis Sr. of this Bible record died in Randolph Co NC (will). His wi fe Priscilla Seems to have been the daughter of Jacob & Rosanna Brooks. While we lack final proof the indication is so clear that it can not be ignored. T he famileis lived near each other in N.C and moved to S.C. & Ga. together. - M. A. Lester NOTE 2./ Family of John Lewis and Priscilla Brooks John Lewis, son of David and Mary, settled in Rowan County, North Carolina. This is the John Lewis who married Priscilla Brooks. John Lewis, son of David Lewis and Mary Crawford, was born in the early 1700's in Virginia, probably in Orange County. He married Priscilla Brooks, daughter of Jacob Brooks and Rosanna. It is believed they were married in Frederick County, Virginia. John and Priscilla moved to Rowan County, North Carolina on Pole Cat Creek, where they lived the remainder of their lives. However, new counties were formed and County lines changed. In 1771 Guilford County was formed out of part of Rowan County and later Randolph County was formed out of part of Guilford County. At the time of the death of John Lewis, 10 June 1802, his address was Randolph County, North Carolina. Priscilla also died in Randolph County, North Carolina. John Lewis and Priscilla Brooks were the parents of eight children. Their five sons served in the Revolutionary War. Their children were born in Rowan County, North Carolina in the section that later become Guilford County.	LEWIS, RS John (I5737)
17009	NOTE 1./ JONES COUNTY, GA - DEEDS - 1827 Lottery Note: Section 1 is Lee County Section 2 is Muscogee County Section 3 is Troup County Section 4 is Coweta County Section 5 is Carroll County Section, District, Lot No. - Name - Captains District 35th Day's Drawing - April 16 4 2 41 Willis Odum - Jones County, Davis	ODOM, Willis Miles (I9585)
17010	NOTE 1./ Kemp of Williamsburgh, Craven Co., SC, Bladen and Anson Cos., NC and Wayne Co., GA compiled by Worth Shipley Anderson July 19, 1997 <> Her nephew, Joseph Richard4 Kemp, wrote "The family of Amelia Kemp, my own aunt. She married long James Singletary he was so called from being tall. . . . Aunt Amelia was tall straight and only tolerable likely (verry [sic] high temper)	KEMP, Amelia (I7029)
17011	NOTE 1./ Last Name: Chancellor Branch: Home Guard Regimental Unit: Butler County Militia Company Unit: Co. Unit Name: Goldsmith's Authority: Muster roll dated Greensville, Alabama 1863/12/30. First Name: G MI: H Enlistment Date: 1863/10/24 Enlistment Information: Age 17, Alabama, Butler County, Beat #13, Private.	CHANCELLOR, CSA George H. (I12235)
17012	NOTE 1./ Last Name: Chancellor Branch: Infantry Regimental Unit: 33rd Alabama Regiment Company Unit: D Authority: Muster in roll dated at Warrenton, Florida 1862/04/11. First Name: J MI: D Enlistment Date: 1862/03/08 Enlistment Information: Age 22, Alabama, Georgiana, Private.	CHANCELLOR, CSA John D (I12230)
17013	NOTE 1./ MARRIAGE: BEF 1782, Nashville, NC Since daughter Rachel's birth date is 1782 and her last name is given as Titus rather than Bowen, it can be assumed that daughter Rachel was born of Ebenezer and Rachel, making their marriage in 1781 or before. 'The Tennessee Historical Magazine,' March 1917, noted in John R. Boots, 'The Mat(t0hews Family,' (WordPerfect format on computer disk, 1995), File Mathews02, reports that after her Bowen husband died, she took her three daughters to Nashville in 1782/3 and married Ebenezer Titus. Given the above data, it would seem that Rachel and Ebenezer were married before Rachel came to Nashville; with a marriage probably in Augusta County, VA. Ebenezer probably arrived without his family in 1780 with Robertson's party (neither Rachel or Ebenezer appear in Donelson's Journal). Since the trip to the Cumberland settlement was extremely dangerous, it also appears likely that Rachel came with her two Bowen daughters, and one Titus daughter later, in 1783. MARRIAGE: AUG 1779- SEP 1779	MATHEWS, Rachel (I13398)
17014	NOTE 1./ Martha Jane Sutton Sumner was appointed Guardian of the person and property of Sarah E., Burrell, Marion J. John, Georgie S. and Missouri E. Sumner, orphan children of Ashley C. Sumner deceased on the seventh day of June, 1875. Recorded this 15th day of July, 1875	SUTTON, Martha Jane (I11280)
17015	NOTE 1./ MELMER o@ca.on.middlesex.london.london_free_press 2005-12-12 published McNEILLY, Raymond Samuel At Lee Manor in Owen Sound on Saturday, December 10, 2005. Ray McNEILLY of Owen Sound in his 81st year. He was the beloved husband of the late Dora (née MELMER) who predeceased him in 2002. Dear father of John McNEILLY and his wife Sharon of Exeter and Lori of Oshawa. Lovingly remembered by four grandchildren, Tina, Michael, Jennifer (Jim), Michelle and three great-grandchildren Samantha, Cassandra and Griffen. Brother of Lorna VAN MOSSELL of Kitchener, Ed McNEILLY of Utah and Willis McNEILLY of Owen Sound. Predeceased by one brother Howard. The funeral service will be conducted in the Chapel of Tannahill Funeral Home, 1178 4th Avenue, West, Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 4W5 (1-866-376-3710) on Monday, December 12th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Scott SINCLAIR and Reverend Lillian WILTON officiating. Visiting with the family at the funeral home from 11:30 a.m. until the hour of service at 1:00 p.m. Cremation. Flesherton Crematorium. As expressions of sympathy, the family would appreciate memorial donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Messages of condolence for the family at www.tannahill.com.	MCNEILLY, Raymond Samuel (I4653)
17016	NOTE 1./ Moncrief Family Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com. Posting by Marta Scott on 7-21-2002. E-mail address has been removed as of 8-28-2003. I am looking for information for David Moncrief b. circa 1804, died circa 1854. He may have been orphaned and a James Hammack/Hammock put up a guardianship bond. If this is the same David Moncrief, his father's name was William. I believe them to be the same, as he married Sarah Pollard in a double ceremony in which James Hammack/Hammock married Sarah's sister, Martha Pollard, in 1827. Any help would be appreciated. NOTE 2./ Bibb County Census 1850 District #481 - 482 - 483 MONCRIEF, B 44 m Sarah 40 f Mary J. 21 f Joseph 18 m labourer George 13 m Eli 12 m Henry 10 m Richard 8 m Wiley 5 m Robert 3 m Infant 5 mo. m (recorded 2 Oct)	MONCRIEF, David (I2253)
17017	NOTE 1./ Moses Chancellor was born in SC but relocated in about 1818 with his wife and three children to Autauga Co., AL as part of a colony organiz ed by his father, Jeremiah. Sometime after the 1840 Census, Moses and h is family migrated to Texas, possibly following his Uncle William in 1843. By 1848, Moses and his family were living near Myrtle Springs, Texas.	CHANCELLOR, Moses (I11556)
17018	NOTE 1./ MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 27th REGIMENT; GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE ; C. S. A. ; CRAWFORD COUNTY, GEORGIA ; JACKSON GUARDS Hutto, Reuben- private March 10,1862 . On sick furlough February 1- April 30,1864 . No later record.	HUTTO, CSA Reuben (I9174)
17019	NOTE 1./ Muster Roll, Battalion 10, Co. B : Battalion 10, Co. B - WORTH REBELS by Lanette Hill HOBBY, James N.---Enlisted July 1862. Promoted to Sergeant in 1862. Died from disease at Lynchburg, Va in 1863	HOBBY, CSA James Newton (I9916)
17020	NOTE 1./ Name: Jeptha M Whitaker , Residence: Decatur County, Georgia Enlistment Date: 02 December 1861 ; Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Confederacy ; State Served: Georgia ; Unit Numbers: 379 Service Record: Furlough (Home wounded close of war) ; Enlisted as a Private on 02 December 1861 Enlisted in Company I, 31st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 02 December 1861. Wounded on 19 September 1864 at Winchester, VA NOTE 2./ Company I, 31st Regiment Muster Roll Georgia Volunteer Infantry Decatur County, Georgia Arnett Rifles This company was organized at Bainbridge, Ga. November 11, 1861. Was ordered to report to Camp Wilson near Savannah, Ga., November 21, 1861. Marched from Valley of Virginia near Winchester to Fredericksburg, Va., arriving there December 1, 1862. Engaged in battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Left Fredericksburg for Culpeper Court House, Va., May 4, 1863, and arrived there June 5, 1863; from thence to Winchester, where they engaged in battle; thence to Wrightsville, Pa., and back to York, where they arrived August 10, 1863. Engaged in the battle of the Wilderness May 5, and 6, 1864, and the battle of Spotsylvania on the 8, 10, 12 and 19 of May 1864, leaving there May 22, 1864; thence to Hanover Junction and to Mechanicsville and engaged in battle June 2, 1864. Moved near Cold Harbor June 8, 1864; left there on the 13 and marched near Charlottesville, Va., and took the train for Lynchburg, arriving there on the 17, and on the 18 fortified and made ready for the enemy. On the 19 followed the retreating foe toward Salem, Va., arriving there June 21, 1864; from thence to Staunton and Martinsburg, arriving on July 2. On July 4, cross the river into Maryland, and were engaged in the battles of Monocacy, Washington, Snicker's Gap and Winchester. On July 24, was engaged at Newtown and again at Winchester on July 17, 1864.	WHITAKER, CSA Jeptha Marion (I715)
17021	NOTE 1./ Name: Benjamin P Singletary , Residence: Thomas County, Georgia Enlistment Date: 01 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Georgia Unit Numbers: 377 377 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 October 1861 Enlisted in Company H, 29th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 01 October 1861. Transferred on 25 April 1863 at Savannah, GA. Hospital 1 (To Augusta, Georgia Hospital with fever) Killed Company H, 29th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 27 June 1864 in Kenesaw Mountain, GA	SINGLETARY, CSA Benjamin P (I6326)
17022	NOTE 1./ Note that William and Gilliam Chancellor married REAVIS sisters and Young Asbury and John ALLEN married Chancellor sisters (Nancy and Elizabeth)	CHANCELLOR, Nancy (I11495)
17023	NOTE 1./ Ontario Births Name: Robert Alexander Thompson Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1904 Gender: Male Birth County: Middlesex Father's Name: Alexander Thompson Mother's Name: Annie Eleanor Jacobs Roll Number: MS929_169	THOMPSON, Robert Alexander (I3942)
17024	NOTE 1./ Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907, Name: Edmund Cecil Thompson Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1909 Gender: Male Birth County: Middlesex Father's Name: Alexander Cecil Thompson Mother's Name: Annie E Jacobs Roll Number: VRBCAN1908_102556 NOTE 2./ LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY <> THOMPSON, EDMUND CECIL T5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 02/27/1909 DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1957 BURIED AT: SECTION X SITE 4949 LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY 2040 WELLWOOD AVENUE FARMINGDALE, NY 11735-1211 (631) 454-4949	THOMPSON, Edmund Cecil (I3941)
17025	NOTE 1./ Ontario, Canada Marriages Name: John David Jacobs Birth Place: London Ontario Age: 25 Father Name: George Jacobs Mother Name: Elizabeth Jacobs Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Spouse Name: Arminda Gardier Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Bethany Ont Spouse Father Name: William Gardier Spouse Mother Name : Agnes Gardier Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1892 Marriage Place: Middlesex Marriage County: Middlesex	GARDINER, Arminta (I73)
17026	NOTE 1./ Schley County Ga Military Records Z.B. /Singletary April 29 1895 Civilwar - Pension QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT State of Georgia Schley County ZB. Singleterry of said state and county, desiring to avail himself of the Pension Act approved December 15th, 1894, hereby submits his proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? Z.B. Singleterry Schley County, Ga. 2. Where did you reside on January 1st, 1894, and how long have you been a resident of this state? Schley County. All my life (75 years). 3. When and where were you born? Telfair County, Georgia 1818. 4. Did you volunteer in the Confederate Army or in the Georgia Militia? Georgia Militia. 5. When and where did you enlist? Andersonville, Georgia in 1864. 6. In what company and regiment did you enlist? Company D.(?) Capt. Loyd Co.) Oct. Moon Regiment 7. How long did remain in that company and regiment? Until surrender (?) 8. If you were discharged from same and joined another, or if you were transferred to another, give an account of such discharge or transfer? Never joined any other company. 9. For how long a period did you discharge regular military duty? Over twelve (?) months. 10. When, where and under what circumstances were you discharged from service? Discharged from service near Augusta, Ga. because I was unable to perform military duty. 11. What is your present occupation? Not able to do anything. 12. How much can you earn per annum by your own exertions or labor? Nothing. 13. What has been your occupation since 1865? Farming. 14. What sum would be necessary for your support for this pension year, and how much are you able to contribute thereto either in labor or income? One hundred dollars. Can contribute nothing, cannot walk (?). 15. What is your present physical condition and how long have you been in such condition? Paralyze in left side (?), unable to walk, cannot get on bed without assistance, badly ruptured. Been so ever since the war. 16. Upon which of the following grounds do you base your application for pension, viz: first "age and poverty," second "infirmity and poverty" or third "blindness and poverty"? Age, poverty & infirmity. 17. If upon the first ground, state how long you have been in such condition that you could not earn your support? If upon the second, give a full and complete history of the infirmity and its extent? If upon the third, state whether you are totally blind and when and where you lost your sight? ????? first & second. For five years. Because paralyzed for five years! 18. What property, effects or income do you possess? Own nothing. No property of any kind. 19. What property, effects or income did you possess in 1893 and in 1894 and what disposition, if any, did you make of same? Own nothing in 1893 or 1894. 20. In what county did you reside during those years and what property did you then return for taxation? Schley County. Return nothing for taxation. 21. How where you supported during the years 1893 and 1894? By Schley County. 22. How much did your support cost for each of those years, and what portion did you contribute thereto by your own labor or income? Recd(?) 60.00 ?????? Nothing by my own labor. 23. What was your employment during 1893and 1894? What pay did you receive in each year? Unable to do anything in 1893 & 1894. Received sixty dollars from the county of Schley. 24. Are you married and have you a family? If so, is your wife living and how many children have you? Give age and sex of children and their means of support? Yes, married, wife living, seventy years of age. One child, son 40 years of age, married (7) seven children, farmer. He owns nothing. 25. Are you receiving a pension under any law of this state, if so, what amount and for what disability? Receiving no pension. J.B. Singleterry (his mark) Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 29th day of April 1895. Phil E. Taylor, Ordinary of Schley County. QUESTIONS FOR WITNESS State of Georgia Schley County Thomas J. Myers, of said state and county, having been presented as a witness in support of the application of Z.B. Singletary for pension under the Act approved December 15th, 1894, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? Thomas J. Myers Ellaville, Schley Co., Ga. 2. Are you acquainted with Z.B. Singletary, the applicant, if so, how long have you known him? Thirty of thirty-five years. 3. Where does he reside, and how long has he ben a resident of this state? Schley Co., Ga. 30 or 35 years. 4. Do you know of his having served in the Confederate Army of the Georgia Militia? How do you know this? Saw him in service of Georgia Militia at Pocatalego (?) South Carolina for ????? 5 months. 5. When, where and in what company and regiment did he enlist? Andersonville, in Capt.Loyd's Co., Ga. Militia. 6. Where you a member of the same company and regiment? No. 7. How long did he perform regular military duty, and what do you know of his service as a Confederate soldier, and the time and circumstances of his discharge from the service? Do not know that he served more than the time above ????fied. His command & the command I was in camped together at Pocatalego, S.C. Don't know about discharge. 8. What property, effects or income has the applicant? None. Does not give in any property for taxation. 9. What property, effects or income did the applicant possess in 1893 and 1894, and what disposition, if any, did he make of same? None. 10. What is applicant's occupation and physical condition? Paralyzed in left side & in bed. Unable to get up. 11. Is the applicant unable to support himself by labor of any sort, if so, why? Not able to do anything. 12. How was he supported during the years 1893 and 1894? By Schley county. 13. What pportion of his support for these two years was derived from his own labor or income? None. 14. Give a full and complete statement of the applicant's physical condition that entitles him to a pension under the act of December 15th, 1894? He has been unable from age & infirmity to do anything for himself for years. 15. What interest have you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? Nothing. T.J. Myers Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 4th day of May 1895. Phil E. Taylor, Ordy., Schley Co. AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIANS State of Georgia Schley County Personally came before me, Dr. J.N. Cheney and Dr. W.D. Sears, both known to me as repuitable physicians of said county; who being severally sworn, say on oath that they have examined carefully J.B. Singleterry, applicant for pension under the act of 1894, and after such personal examination, say that his precise physical condition is as follows: Paralysis of left side. Hernia (double ?). Confined to his bed, can't get up without assistance. Can't walk. Complete invalid & has been for years. Has been supported by the county for three years. We further say on oath that the physical condition of applicant renders him unable to labor at any work or calling sufficient to earn a support for himself, and that we have no interest in said pension being allowed. J.N. Cheney, MD W.D. Sears, MD Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 29th day of April 1895. P.E. Taylor, Ordy., S.C. Add'l Info: H.P Harvey, of Sumter County, also witnessed in support of this applcation. His testimony was essentially the same as T.J. Myers.	SINGLETARY, CSA Ziba Babe (I5774)
17027	NOTE 1./ Source: Microfilm At Washington Mem. Library Written: October 23 1849 Recorded: January 20 1850 The Last Will and Testament of Leven Adams State of Georgia Dooly County In the name of God Amen I Leven Adams of said State and County being of advanced age and very feeble health and ill in body but of sound mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed once for all to die and depart this life deem it right and proper in regards myself and family that I should make and dispose of the property in which a kind and merciful providence has been pleased to bless me I therefore make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament and desire that my property should be disposed of in the following manner to Wit. Item 1 I do desire in the first place that all my debts which are just should be discharged and paid off by the collection and appropriation of Notes and other demands which I hold in my possession and have against other individuals so far as they are sufficient to do so but in case they are insufficient I desire that my Executor herein after named will dispose of such property as can best be sparred out of my estate to pay the residue. Item 2 I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Sarah Jane Elizabeth Montford for her sole and separate use and benefit for and during her natural life and that of her children in case she should ever have any lawful ones or one to Wit, One negro girl named Margaret of yellow complexion about twelve years old but in case my said Daughter (Grand) as above mentioned should die without lawful ? then the above named property thus left with its increase to revert to my then living children but in case I should have no children living then to my grandchildren and I further desire and appoint my son Peter Adams Trustee for the management of said property thus above given to my said granddaughter and as trustee over and for all the property which she may hereafter receive as her share out of the remaining portion of my Estate when it shall come to her according to the provisions of this my Will. Item 3 I also give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Ann Hogsett for her sole and separate use and benefit and that of her children for and during her natural life free from the payment of her present or any future husbands debts the following property to wit One negro woman Fanny and her child Gracy both of yellow complexion and I further desire and appoint her present husband William W Hogsett trustee for the management of said property until her youngest child shall become of age. Item 4 The balance of my estate both real and personal I give and bequeath to my loving wife Winifred Adams for and during her natural life or widowhood and after her death I desire that it shall be divided into six equal parts in the cheapest and least expensive manner possible One of which parts I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Lock and her children for her and their sole and separate use and benefit free from the payment of her present or any future husbands debt for and during their lives and I further desire and appoint her present husband James Lock trustee for the management of said part when she receives it until her youngest child becomes of age The second of which part I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Ann Hogsett and her children for her and their sole and separate use and benefit free from the payment of her present or any future husbands debts for and during their natural lives and I further desire and appoint her present husband William W Hogsett trustee for the management of said property for and during their natural lives or until the youngest child shall become of age The third of which part I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Sarah Jane Elizabeth Montford for her sole and separate use and benefit and to her children in case she should ever marry and have any but in case she should never have any children and die ? ? then it is my desire said third part so given to my said granddaughter shall revert and go back to my children then living equally and if I have no children then living To my grandchildren equally between them The fourth of which part I give and bequeath to my son Peter Adams The fifth of which part I give and bequeath to my son Summer Adams The sixth of which part I give and bequeath to my son John Q Adams Now reposing special trust and confidence in my Sons John Q and Summer Adams I ordain and appoint them my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament this 23rd October 1849 Signed and Sealed in the presence of D.L. Bothwell John B Crumpler John L Crumpler Leven Adams Additional Comments: Leven Adams was born and raised in Pitt County North Carolina and moved to Georgia and settled in Laurens County about 1815 where he resided until he moved to Dooly County in January 1846. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dooly/wills/wl520adams.txt	ADAMS, Levin (I3974)
17028	NOTE 1./ St. Thomas Times-Journal: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada <> October 20, 1941: Page 8, column 4 : Married - John H. Millie, son of Harry Millie to Verna Anne Wilkes, daughter of John H. Wilkes (???), Oct 18	WILKES, Verna Annie (I3)
17029	NOTE 1./ St. Thomas Times-Journal: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada: May 1, 1944, page 14 Died - John Henshaw, 83rd year, Apr 29, widow of Mrs Rachel Henshaw; father of William & Max Henshaw, Mrs G. Dowdell, Mrs C. H. Edick and Mrs W. McConnell; brother of Alfred Henshaw and Mrs J. Melmer	HENSHAW, John E (I5020)
17030	NOTE 1./ Subject: Lizmores ; Date: 8/3/2006 3:33:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time From: NuttyJD ; To: BIGDOGDAD I don't know very much aboout the Lizmores as they married into my family. Jemima Julia Bailey (who married James Dean and after his death married James Lizmore) was my Great Great Aunt, her younger brother was my Great Grandad (Henry Edwin Bailey born 1877 Great Wakering Essex). James Lizmore and Jemima married 1899 in Rochford, there were quiet a few Lizmores living in the area at the time so as yet I haven't worked out which children were theirs (Jemima had a son James by her first husband) You mentioned that you had contacted a lady called Joan......her husband (Roger) is related to Eliza Jane Bailey which was Jemima's oldest sister. Joan has been tracing our family tree longer than I have and could well have some extra infomation on the Lizmores. Hope to hear from you again soon, Leanne	BAILEY, Jemima Julia (I3968)
17031	NOTE 1./ Summary of the Battle of WILDERNESS, VA: MAY 5TH - 7TH, 1864 in which Sgt Jesse Smith was wounded and believed captured. Wilderness, Va., May 5-7, 1864. Army of the Potomac. On March 9, 1864, Maj.-Gen. U. S. Grant was raised to the rank of lieutenant-general and placed in command of all the United States armies in the field. The interval from that time until the 1st of May was spent in planning campaigns, and in strengthening, organizing and equipping the several armies in the different military districts. Grant remained with the Army of the Potomac, which was under the immediate command of Maj.-Gen. George G. Meade, and which had for its objective the destruction of the Confederate army under command of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Lee's army-the Army of Northern Virginia-consisted of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd corps, respectively commanded by Lieut.-Gens. James Longstreet, R. S. Ewell and A. P. Hill, and the cavalry corps of Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Longstreet's corps included the divisions of Kershaw and Field, and the artillery brigade under Brig.-Gen. E. P. Alexander. Ewell's corps was made up of the divisions of Early, Edward Johnson and Rodes, and the artillery brigade of Brig.-Gen. A. L. Long Hill's corps was composed of the divisions of R. H. Anderson, Heth and Wilcox, and his artillery was commanded by Col. R. L. Walker. Stuart's cavalry embraced three divisions, commanded by Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee and W. H. F. Lee, and the horse artillery under Maj. R. P. Chew. The Union army numbered about 120,000 men of all arms, exclusive of Smith's corps. Lee's army numbered about 61,000 not including the forces under Beauregard on the Petersburg lines and the troops left in the defenses of Richmond, about 30,000 in all. Ewell's corps was intrenched along the south side of the Rapidan, his right resting near Morton's ford a short distance above the mouth of Mine run. The upper half of the intrenched line was held by Hill's corps, the left extending to Barnett's ford, about 5 miles west of the Orange & Alexandria railroad. Longstreet's command was at Gordonsville, the junction of the Orange & Alexandria and the Virginia Central railroads. Lee's headquarters were at Orange Court House, about half way between Longstreet and the line along the Rapidan, from which point he could easily communicate with his corps commanders, and detachments of cavalry watched the various fords and bridges along the river. Grant's plan was to cross the Rapidan at the fords below the Confederate line of intrenchments move rapidly around Lee's right flank and force him either to give battle or retire to Richmond. As soon as this movement was well under way, Gen. Butler, with the Army of the James, was to advance up the James river from Fortress Monroe and attack Richmond from the south. The region known as the Wilderness, through which the Army of the Potomac was to move, lies between the Rapidan the north and the Mattapony on the south. It is about 12 miles wide from north to south and some 16 miles in extent from east to west. Near the center stood the Wilderness tavern, 8 miles west of Chancellorsville and 6 miles south of Culpeper Mine ford on the Rapidan. A short distance west of the tavern the plank road from ermanna ford crossed the Orange & Fredericksburg turnpike, and then running southeast for about 2 miles intersected the Orange plank road near the Hickman farmhouse. The Brock road left the Orange & Fredericksburg pike about a mile east of the tavern and ran southward to Spottsylvania Court House, via Todd's tavern. The first iron furnaces in the United States were established in the Wilderness, the original growth of timber had been cut off to furnish fuel for the furnaces, and the surface, much broken by ravines, ridges and old ore beds, was covered by a second growth of pines, scrub-oaks, etc., so dense in places that it was impossible to see a man at a distance of 50 yards. Between the Orange plank road and the Fredericksburg pike ran a little stream called Wilderness run, and north of the latter road was Flat run the general direction of both streams being northeast toward the Rapidan into which they emptied. On the Orange plank road, about 4 miles southwest from the Wilderness tavern, was Parker's store. From the Confederate signal station on Clark's mountain, near the right of Ewell's position, the Federal camps could be plainly seen. On May 2nd Lee, accompanied by several of his generals, made a personal observation, saw the commotion in the Union lines, and rightly conjectured that an early movement of some kind was in contemplation. He accordingly directed his officers to hold their commands in readiness to move against the flank of the Federal army whenever the orders were given from the signal station. It was on this same day that Meade, by Grant's instructions, issued his orders for the advance. Knowing that his every movement was observed by the enemy, he determined to cross the Rapidan during the night. At midnight on the 3rd the 5th and 6th corps, preceded by Wilson cavalry division, began crossing at Germanna ford. The 2nd corps, preceded by Gregg's cavalry, crossed at Ely's ford farther down the river. On the evening of the 4th Warren's corps went into bivouac near the Wilderness tavern, Sedgwick was between Warren and the Rapidan; Hancock was near the cross-roads at Chancellorsville and Burnside, with the 9th corps, was moving by a forced march from the Rappahannock river toward Germanna ford in response to a telegram from Grant. Wilson's cavalry covered both the plank road and the turnpike west of Warren's camp, the main body of the division being at Parker's store and a small force at Robertson's tavern on the pike. The orders issued that evening for the movements of the army on the 5th would indicate that both Grant and Meade believed that Lee would fall back toward Richmond upon finding his flank turned by a superior force. In this they were mistaken. Lee had outgeneraled Hooker on the same ground a year before, and he now decided to make an effort at least to drive the Federals back across the Rapidan. Therefore, as soon as he learned on the morning of the 4th that Meade's advance had crossed the river, Ewell was directed to move by the Orange turnpike, Hill by the plank road, and Longstreet was ordered to bring up his corps with all possible despatch. That night Ewell was bivouacked about 5 miles from Warren's camp, Hill was at Verdiersville, about 3 miles in the rear of Ewell, and Longstreet was at Brock's bridge, 10 miles east of Gordonsville. During the night Lee sent word to Ewell to "bring on the battle now as soon as possible," and ordered Hill to move forward at the same time as Ewell. Warren's orders were to move at 5 a.m on the 5th to Parker's store and extend his right toward the Wilderness tavern to connect with the 6th corps. He moved on time, Crawford's division in advance, Wadsworth's in the center and Griffin's in the rear. About 7 o'clock Meade received a despatch from Warren, announcing that the Confederates were in some force on the pike about 2 miles west of the tavern. Meade hurried to the front and directed Warren to attack with his entire corps to develop what part of Lee's army was there. Hancock, who was moving to take a position on Warren's left, was ordered to halt at Todd's tavern and await further orders. Sedgwick was ordered to move by a cross-road that left the Germanna road at Spottswood, attack any Confederate force he might find in his way, and connect with Warren's right on the pike. Grant joined Meade soon after these orders were issued and the two generals established their headquarters on the knoll around the Lacy house, a little west of the Wilderness tavern. At 8 o'clock Crawford was in a strong position on the Chewning farm, where he was directed to halt until Griffin and Wadsworth were ready to move against the enemy on the turnpike, when he was to send one of his brigades to join in the attack. About noon Griffin attacked vigorously striking Jones brigade of Johnson's division and driving it back in some confusion through the supporting line, after which he advanced against Battle's and Doles' brigades of Rodes' division. Wright of the 6th corps, was to have moved forward on Warren's right, but owing to the dense thickets and the uneven surface of the ground, he was unable to connect with Griffin's line in time to carry out the original plan of attack. As Griffin advanced, his right therefore became exposed and Ewell hurled the brigades of Gordon and Daniel against his flank forcing Ayres' brigade back across the pike. Seeing that his line was in danger of being broken, Griffin then gave the order to fall back. In executing this order his line was so closely pressed by the Confederates that he was compelled to abandon 2 pieces of artillery. Wadsworth, in moving forward through the thickets, lost his direction and exposed his left flank to Gordon and Daniel, just after they had forced Griffin to retire. These two brigades now attacked Wadsworth and drove back his left in disorder. The Confederates then poured through the gap thus formed and struck Dennison's brigade of Robinson's division in the flank as it was moving to Wadsworth's support. Pursuant to orders Crawford had sent McCandless' brigade to join Wadsworth's left, but the latter had begun his advance before McCandless could reach the position assigned him. The brigade was moved forward, however, in the direction that McCandless supposed would bring him into the desired place, and came up just in time to be engaged by Gordon's victorious forces after Dennison's defeat. A sharp fight ensued, but McCandless was greatly outnumbered and was finally forced to withdraw with a severe loss in killed and wounded and the capture of several hundred of his men. Ewell then reformed his line on the ground where he was first attacked and intrenched his position. Warren fell back about 300 yards and formed a new line with his right resting on the pike. Early in the morning Wilson left Col. Hammond, with the 5th N. Y. at Parker's store and pushed on w/ the rest of his command toward the Craig meeting-house. Soon after Wilson's departure Hammond became engaged with Hill's advance and Crawford threw forward a skirmish line of his infantry to support the cavalry. This line soon encountered Kirkland's brigade of Heth's division and with Hammond's regiment was slowly forced back along the plank road toward the Wilderness tavern. Getty's division was hurried forward to the intersection of the Brock and Orange plank roads, and a despatch was sent to Hancock directing him to move up on the Brock road to Getty's support. Getty reached the cross-roads just in time to secure that important position, and formed his division in two lines of battle at right angles to the plank road, Wheaton's brigade in the center, Grant's on the left and Eustis' on the right. Hill advanced against this line, but received such a galling fire that he speedily retired and for the next two hours everything was quiet, except for the almost constant firing of the skirmishers. When Hancock received the order at 9 a.m. to halt at Todd's tavern his advance was already some 2 miles beyond that point, and this caused some delay when, two hours later, he was ordered to move to the support of Getty. At 2 p.m. Birney's division came up on the Brock road and formed on Getty's left in two lines of battle along that road. The divisions of Mott and Gibbon followed in order, as fast as the narrow road and dense undergrowth would permit, and also formed in two lines on the left of Birney. Barlow's division, on the extreme left, was thrown forward to some high, clear ground, which was the only place along the line where artillery could be used to advantage. Here Hancock massed all his batteries except Dow's and one section of Ricketts', the former of which was placed near Mott's left and the latter on the plank road. As fast as the different commands fell into position breastworks of logs and earth were thrown up. The second line also threw up works in the rear of the first, and later a third line was constructed behind the divisions of Mott and Birney. Before his troops were in position Hancock received orders to attack, and a little after 3 p.m. Getty was directed to attack at once, without waiting for Hancock. During the lull of two hours Hill had been industriously pushing his men into position and forming a junction with Ewell's right. He was anxiously awaiting and expecting the arrival of Longstreet, but that officer had delayed his advance, because he was unwilling to take the road assigned him by Lee, and waited for permission to select his own route. The result was that when darkness fell on the 5th he was still miles away from Hill's right. Although Getty received orders about 3 o'clock to attack at once, his advance was delayed an hour, as he was engaged in shifting Wheaton's brigade to the right of the plank road to make more room for the 2nd corps. At 4:15 he moved forward down the plank roads, but had not proceeded more than 300 yards when he encountered Heth's division. Ricketts' guns had advanced with the line of infantry and did good service in forcing back the enemy's center, but Hill's line overlapped Getty's flanks and the slight advantage gained in the center was more than offset by the severe losses on both the right and left, where the Federal attacks were repulsed, Grant losing nearly 1,000 men, about one-half of his brigade. Seeing that Getty had met the enemy in force, Hancock ordered Birney's and Mott's divisions to his support, and a little later sent Carroll's brigade of Gibbon's division to the right of the plank road to support Eustis. About 5:30 the enemy charged and forced back the Union line for 50 yards. One of Ricketts' guns had to be abandoned on account of the horses being killed. Some of the Confederates reached this gun and planted their colors on it, but they were driven away before they could withdraw it. About the time that this charge was made Hancock had completed the formation of his line and attacked Hill's right with great vigor, Smyth's "Irish" brigade driving back the enemy's line for some distance. In his report Hancock says: "The battle raged with great severity and obstinacy until 8 p.m. without decided advantage to either party." While this was apparently true at the time an hour more of daylight would have witnessed Hill's defeat. He had extended his lines to the southward to cover the ground that had been assigned to Longstreet. This thin line was now shattered and disjointed, and had it been severely pressed for an hour longer it must inevitably have been broken at some point and the whole corps driven from the field. During the action Gen. Hays' commanding one of Hancock's brigades, was killed; Col. Carroll and Gen. Getty were both severely wounded, but neither left the field until the fighting was over for the day. In the afternoon some heavy skirmishing took place on the Federal right. About 5 p.m. Ricketts' Brigade, under the command of Brig.-Gen. Truman Seymour, who had relieved Col. B. F. Smith that morning, Neill's brigade of Getty's division, and part of Wrights's 1st brigade, under Col. W. H. Penrose, attacked the Confederate brigades of Hays and Pegram in a strongly intrenched position on the ridge south of net run. Pegram placed some artillery on his left, the fire from which the field with considerable loss. Seymour continued the contest until dark, but was unable to dislodge the enemy from his position. The Federal loss in killed and wounded was heavy on this part of the field, Col. Keifer, commanding Seymour's first line, being severely wounded. On the other side Gen. Pegram was wounded and compelled to leave the field. While these different infantry engagements were going on the cavalry was not idle. At the Craig meeting-house Chapman's brigade of Wilson's division encountered Rosser's brigade of Hampton's cavalry and drove it back about 2 miles. Rosser was then strongly reinforced and Chapman fell back on the 1st brigade at the junction of the Parker's store and Catharpin roads. Soon after this Wilson ordered his whole command to Todd's tavern, where he had been directed by Sheridan to meet Gregg's division. On the way to Todd's he was closely pressed by the Confederate cavalry. Gregg arrived at the tavern about the same time as Wilson, when the two divisions immediately assumed the offensive and drove the enemy beyond Corbin's bridge across the Po river. Immediately after the fighting ceased on the 5th, Hancock, Warren and Sedgwick received orders to attack at 5 o'clock the next morning. Burnside, then in the vicinity of Germanna ford, was instructed to march at 2 a.m., with Stevenson's, Potter's and Willcox's divisions, and be in position to join in the general advance at the hour designated. From prisoners captured during the day it was learned that Longstreet was hourly expected and Hancock was notified to keep a close watch on his left. Barlow's division, with all the artillery of the 2nd corps, was therefore placed in position to protect the left flank and a strong skirmish line was thrown out on the Brock road. The Federal attack was anticipated by the enemy, who began firing on both the left and right a few minutes before 5 o'clock. Soon after the firing commenced, Hancock attacked in two lines, extending across the plank road, Getty's division, with Eustis on the right, Wheaton in the center and Grant on the left, supporting the divisions of Mott and Birney, the latter being in command of Hancock's right wing. The Confederates were pushed back about a mile and a half from the cross-roads when Wadsworth's division came sweeping in from the right, which threw the enemy into confusion and resulted in the capture of several hundred prisoners. The whole line then pressed on after the almost routed enemy for nearly a mile farther; Lee's trains and headquarters were in full view and the battle was nearly won, when a heavy artillery fire was opened on the Union lines from Poague's batteries masked in the shrubbery on the south side of the road, and it was learned that one of Longstreet's divisions had finally connected with Hill's right. In the impetuous advance Hancock's line had become somewhat disordered and he ordered a halt to readjust his lines before engaging the fresh troops. Getty had been wounded during the action and turned over the command of the division to Wheaton. He was now relieved by Webb's brigade of Gibbon's division and formed his command along the original line of battle on the Brock road. At 7 a.m. Gibbon, commanding the left wing, was directed to attack the Confederate right with Barlow's division, but owing to the expected attack by Longstreet the order was but partially carried out. Frank's brigade only was thrown forward to feel the enemy's position and after some sharp fighting it connected with Mott's left. About 8 o'clock Stevenson's division of Burnside's corps reported to Hancock. Burnside, with his 2nd and 3rd divisions, had been expected to move by a cross-toad toward Parker's store, on Birney's right, and attack simultaneously with the rest of the line. About the time of Stevenson's arrival at the Brock road, Hancock received word from Meade that Burnside had then pushed forward nearly to the store and was ready to attack. This information proved to be erroneous and was in a measure contributory to the disaster that overtook Hancock later in the day. Burnside was delayed by a lack of definite information regarding the ground over which he was to move and the dense thickets he encountered, so that it was 2 p.m. before his attack was commenced. A few minutes before 9 o'clock Birney, Mott and Wadsworth, with part of Stevenson's division and three brigades of Gibbon's, resumed the attack along the plank road and were soon furiously engaged with the enemy. Just previous to this, rapid firing was heard in the direction of Todd's tavern, which Hancock supposed to be the threatened flank attack by Longstreet, and this caused him to send Brooke's brigade of Barlow's division out on the Brock road to occupy a line of breastworks there to hold Longstreet in check. Leasure's brigade of the 9th corps and Eustis' of the 6th were held in readiness to support Barlow. As a matter of fact Longstreet was at that moment in Hancock's front, the firing at Todd's being an engagement between Sheridan and the Confederate cavalry. In his report Hancock says: "The arrangements made on my extreme left to receive Longstreet prevented me from pushing my success at the time when Gen. Birney was driving Hill on the plank road." South of the plank road and nearly parallel to it was the unfinished Gordonsville & Fredericksburg railroad. About 10 o'clock Longstreet sent Gen. Mahone with four brigades to move along the line of this railroad and gain Hancock's flank and rear, while the brigades of Law, Gregg and Benning engaged the Federals in front. Mahone first encountered Frank's brigade, which had nearly exhausted its ammunition and was therefore compelled to retire before the vehement flank attack. He then struck the left of Mott's division, which in turn was forced back in some confusion. Heroic efforts were made to rally the men and reform the line along the plank road by throwing back the left, but the troops had been engaged all morning under a heavy fire in the dense forest and their formation was too irregular for such a ovement. At Birney's suggestion the whole line was then withdrawn and reestablished in the breastworks along the Brock road. When Longstreet saw that Mahone's attack was successful he ordered a general advance along the plank road, hoping to crush Hancock's line. Mahone's men, upon seeing the head of the Confederate column, mistook it for a fresh body of Union troops and fired a volley, killing Gen. Jenkins and wounding Longstreet. Lee then assumed command of his right wing in person and ordered the attack to be postponed, although the Confederate line was an hour before Mahone struck the left of Hancock's line Cutler's brigade of Wadsworth's division was driven back to the open ground near the Lacy house, but Birney sent two brigades and recovered the lost ground, though at considerable loss. During this part of the battle Gen. Wadsworth was mortally and Gen. Baxter severely wounded. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. all was comparatively quiet along Hancock's front. About 2 o'clock Robinson's 1st brigade, under Col. Lyle, and two regiments of heavy artillery reported to Hancock and were massed near the cross-roads in reserve. At this time Burnside made an assault on the enemy's line near the Tapp house, north of the plank road, and drove it back in disorder, but part of Heth's division and Wofford's brigade of Kershaw's came up as reinforcements and regained all the lost ground. At 3 p.m. Hancock and Burnside both received orders to attack at 6 o'clock. They were not permitted to wait until that hour, however, for at 4:15 the enemy advanced against Hancock in force, pressing up to the edge of the abatis, less than 100 yards from the first line of works, where they halted and opened a fierce fire of musketry. This was continued for half an hour, during which time the Union line held firm. Then a portion of Mott's division and Ward's brigade of Birney's gave way. Concerning this break, Hancock says in his report: "The confusion and disorganization among a portion of the troops of Mott's and Birney's division on this occasion was greatly increased, if not originated, by the front line of breastworks having taken fire a short time before the enemy made his attack, the flames having been communicated to it from the forest in front (the battle-ground of the morning), which had been burning for some hours. The reastworks on this portion of my line were constructed entirely of logs, and flames which it was impossible at that time to subdue, the fire extending for many hundred paces to the right and left. The intense heat and smoke, which was driven by the wind directly into the faces of the men, prevented them on portions of the line from firing over the parapet, and at some points compelled them to abandon the line." As soon as Mott's men gave way the Confederates advanced And, some of them reached the bst'tworks and planted their colors thereon. But their victory was of short duration, for Carroll's brigade moved by the left flank, advancing at the double-quick with fixed bayonets, and drove the enemy back with heavy loss in killed and wounded, some of the dead being afterward found inside the works. Dow's battery, one section of which was near the plank road and the others in the second line near Mott's left, did good service in firing on the enemy, both during his advance and retreat. After the repulse of the Confederates by Carroll, Lee withdrew his troops from the contest, and there was no more fighting along the Brock road that day, the order for the attack being countermanded because Hancock's men were almost out of ammunition and it was too late to replenish the supply. When Burnside heard the firing in Hancock's front he advanced against the enemy before him, but his attacks were isolated and nsupported and the only important result attained was to prevent Heth and Wilcox from moving to Lee's support When the attack began in the morning Wright's division vigorously assaulted Early's intrenchments in his front, but was repulsed with heavy loss. A second attack met with no better success, and as the withdrawal of Burnside's corps had left Sedgwick's right exposed he was ordered to intrench his position and act on the defensive. Warren's attacks on Ewell were also unsuccessful, as the enemy's lines here had been strengthened during the night and several pieces of artillery added. During the day Sedgwick was reinforced by Shaler's brigade, which had been guarding the trains, and Johnston's brigade was sent to Early. Both sides were thus reinforced and some sharp fighting occurred during the afternoon, the attacks of Warren and Sedgwick serving to keep Lee from concentrating his entire force against Hancock. Just before sunset Gordon's brigade, supported by Johnston's, made an attack on Sedgwick's right flank, while Pegram engaged the Federals in front. Shaler's brigade was engaged in building breastworks and the sudden descent of the enemy threw it into confusion, rolling it back on Seymour's brigade, which also fell into some disorder. Seymour and Shaler, with several hundred of their memen, were captured. Johnston passed to the left of Gordon and gained Wright's rear, where he captured a few prisoners. Wright promptly restored order among the troops and repulsed the attack of Johnston. Gordon's men were thrown into confusion and Early ordered both brigades to withdraw. In his Memoir Early says of this flank attack: "It was fortunate, however, that darkness came to close this affair, as the enemy, if he had been able to discover the disorder on our side, might have brought up fresh troops and availed himself of our condition." This flank attack of Early's was the last important event in the day's contest, and, in fact, closed the battle of the Wilderness, for when Federal pickets and skirmishing parties were sent out the next morning no trace of the enemy could be discovered on the field of the day before. The Army of Northern Virginia had retired to its line of intrenchments and the redoubtable Lee had evidently abandoned his offensive campaign. The Union loss in the battle of the Wilderness was 2,246 killed 12,037 wounded and 3,383 captured or missing. No doubt many of the wounded were burned to death or suffocated in the fire that raged through the woods on Hancock's front. Concerning the enemy's casualties Badeau, in his Military History of U. S. Grant, says: "The losses of Lee no human being can tell. No official report of them exists, if any was ever made, and no statement that has been put forth in regard to them has any foundation but a guess. It seems however, fair to presume that as Lee fought outside of his works as often as Grant, and was as often repelled, the slaughter of the rebels equalled that in the national army. The grey coats lay as thick as the blue next day, when the national scouts pushed out over the entire battle-field and could discover no living enemy " Source: The Union Army, vol. 6	SMITH, CSA Jesse S. (I12497)
17032	NOTE 1./ The Butler Herald, November 17, 1896 The Butler Herald Tuesday, November 17, 1896 Page Three Married At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Whatley, Nov. 15th 1896, Mr. J.J. Childers of Crawford County to Miss Josephine Whatley, Rev. J.T. Adams officiating. Mr. Childers is a prosperous young farmer in Crawford County and Miss Josephine one of Taylor’s fair and worthy daughters. There was quite a company of friends and relatives to witness the nuptial tie and extend hearty congratulations. A most excellent dinner was prepared at 2 p.m. The Herald extends hearty congratulations and wishes them a happy and prosperous life.	CHILDERS, John Jesse (I2071)
17033	NOTE 1./ The Butler Herald; Tuesday, March 28, 1893; Page Three Crawford Superior Court Nathan Smith Sentenced to Hang April 28th The case of the State vs. Nathan Smith, colored, charged with the murder of Dow Walker, was the most important and interesting case tried during the week. The trial lasted about two days and resulted in the conviction of Smith. It will be remembered that Smith with two other Negroes, killed Dow Walker, a prosperous and influential colored man in Crawford County about two months ago. The three Negroes made their escape, but Smith was finally arrested near Griffin by Sheriff Culverhouse and lodged in Knoxville jail, and held till court convened, when he was tried and convicted as above stated Below we give a list of the jurors in the case. W.H. Dent, C.N. Pierce, W.O. Kennedy, M.L. Barnes, W.B. Spain, Crum Childers, W.E. Bankston, Wm. H. Matthews, J.C. Bond, H.F. Arnold, W.H. Barnes and S.A. Long, among whom are the most substantial citizens of that county. The jury was out only 30 minutes and returned a verdict of murder in the first degree.	CHILDERS, Joel Crum (I2070)
17034	NOTE 1./ The Elberton Star newspaper, issue of 29 Apr 1930, carried the following obituary: <> "FINAL SUMMONS FOR T. R. WHITE COMES MONDAY -Former Popular Elbert Citizen Dies at Atlanta Hospital - Burial Wednesday at Ruckersville. "Tinsley Rucker White, Confederate veteran, native and long time resident and big planter of Elbert County, died at a private hospital in Atlanta Monday night. His remains will be brought to Elbert County for burial Wednesday. The trip will be made through the country. The exact hour of the burial cannot be stated, but it will be about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. J. H. Mashburn of Elberton will conduct the services. The burial will be at Ruckersville near the old ancestral home. "Mr. White was 87 years old. He was twice married. His first wife was a daughter of the late Dr. Albert C. Mathews. The surviving children of this union are Mrs. Corra Harris, who for a quarter of a century has been one of the most noted writers in America, and Mr. Albert White. His second wife was a daughter of the late James McLanahan. Surviving children of his second marriage are Mrs. Edgerton of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Minnie Porter of Atlanta."	WHITE, CSA Tinsley Rucker (I15493)
17035	NOTE 1./ The train wreck which killed Phyllis' dad's dad was Train No. 211 - "On Sunday, Feb. 21, 1932 the worst accident in the history of the Island Railway occurred at Handrahan's Cutting outside Tignish," according to the Summerside Journal, Feb 22. It is also stated in Canadian National Railways, Prince Edward Island Division. There is a sign on the Confederation Bike Trail, near Tignish	HESSION, James Gilbert (I4646)
17036	NOTE 1./ The Will of Gilbert Chancellor, Senior. Butler County Courthouse, Greenville, AL. Will Book 1, pp. 131-135. Transcribed by James T. Snow, 4th great-grandson of Gilbert Chancellor The State of Alabama, Butler County I, Gilbert Chancellor Senior being of sound and disposing mind and being a ware of the shortness and uncertainty of human life do make and ordain th is to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other and form er wills whatever heretofore made by me in manner and form following v iz - I give to my wife Kida Chancellor during her lifetime the lands on wh ich I am now living to wit: all that part of W1/2 of SW1/4 of section 32 l ying on the North side of Breastwork Creek; also SE1/2 of NW1/4 and NE1/ 4, SW1/4, and SE1/4 of SW1/4, all in section 32 and in Township 11 and Ran ge 12 ___ lands which I have given to my wife for her life time. I desire at her death to go to my two Daughters Rachel and Sarah Ann. I give to my Daughter Rachel a negro woman Seavey and her child Lizzy, a nd at the Death of my Daughter Rachel the above woman and child and the ir increase is to descend to my Daughter Sarah Ann and my Son Jackson Chan cellor in equal portions. I give to my Daughter Sarah Ann a negro girl by name Letty. I gi ve to my son Jackson Chancellor a negro boy by name Nelson. I give to my other children all the balance of my estate (after taken o ut the property herein before given to my wife, my two daughters Rachel a nd Sarah Ann and my son Jackson Chancellor) as follows: To Reuben, Gilber t, Gillum, Polly Bloxam's heirs, Peggy Hardy, William Chancellor, George C hancellor each to have an equal share of the property remaining. And for the purpose of making an equal division, I desire all the balan ce of my estate to be sold (except the part given to my wife, daughters a nd son as before stated) and the money equally divided with all my childr en who have not received a special bequest. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixing seal this Augu st the 22nd, A.D. 1857. Witness: Jno B. Lewis, Jas. R. Yeldell, T. H. BargeG. Chancellor SEAL NOTE 2./ BUTLER COUNTY NEWSPAPER: March 16, 1859 -July 3, 1861 <> August 24, 1859 -Butler County; This day came Jackson Chancellor, who produced to the Court an instrument in writing to be the Last Will & Testament of Gilbert Chancellor Sen., deceased, and makes application to the Court. But because it appears to the satisfaction of the court that Gilbert Chancellor, William Chancellor, Rueben Chancellor, Peggy Hardy, wife of Kindred Hardy, Levi M. Bloxom and Martha J. Bloxom, all of full age & all reside beyond the limits of the state, and they are heirs at law of the estate of said deceased........... July 20, 1859 NOTE 3./ Snow-Lyman Ancestors by James Snow <> <> From census information, it is known that Gilbert Chancellor lived in Sou th Carolina until at least 1804 where his first two sons were born. Looki ng at the census records for his sons, the assumption can be made that Gil bert was in Georgia from 1806 until 1815. His military record is as foll ows: Gilbert Chancellor, Ensign, 345 Dst. Co. (Laurens County, GA) G. M. J une 20, 1812 to April 8, 1814 (Unknown source). His military record and l egal records place him in Laurens County from 1808 until 1816 (Source: Lau ren County Georgia Legal Records 1807-1832, compiled and edited by Allen T homas in the 1980s). The legal records provide the following information: •In February 1808, Gilbert Chancellor was appointed guardian of Sally Lin dsey. There is no indication of the relationship between Sally and Gilber t. Sally could been the daughter of a friend, a niece of his wife, his wi fe’s sister, etc. • In August 1808, Gilbert Chanceley was named to work on the road from Li ttle Rocky Creek to the Ichee Trail. •On January 15, 1812, Gilbert Chancelor of Laurens County bought land fr om Zacra Albritton of Twiggs County. 18th L. D., L. L. #136, $100. •On July 2, 1813, Gilbert Chancelor affidavit, before Justice of Peace Ne ill Munroe, attesting to the Smith to Talbot land sale of October 1812. •On June 8, 1814, Gilbert Chanceley of Laurens County bought land from Na ncy Dorsett. 22nd L. D., L. L. #285, $230. •On August 29, 1815, Gilbert Chancelor of Laurens County sold land to Wil liam Grady of Laurens County. 18th L. D., L. L. #136, $200. Gilbert h ad bought this land in 1812 for $100. The transaction doubled his mone y. William Chancelor witnessed the sale. This William could have been Gi lbert’s father, brother, or cousin. •On November 27, 1816, Gilbert Chancellor of Laurens County sold la nd to Thomas Hughes. 22nd L. D., L. L. #256, $30 and 22nd L. D., L. L. # 258, $500. The legal records included marriage records, but there was no marriage rec ord listed for Gilbert. On August 22, 1818, Gilbert purchased 160 acres in Butler County, Alabam a: SW1/4 of Section 9, Township 10N Range 15 E. He was a miller by trad e. Two of his sons, George and Jackson, were also millers. He liv ed in the Butler County area until his death. His will was dated 22 Augu st 1857 and probated 12 September 1859. All Gilbert’s children are list ed in his probate records. Information in the records include where ea ch child or their survivors were residing at the time of his death. Gilbert’s children were: •Reuben Chancellor, b. September 1802, GA, was in Wilcox Co., AL, duri ng the 1830, 1840, and 1850 Census and in Freestone Co., TX in 1870. He d ied and was buried in Freestone Co.. •Gilbert Chancellor, b. September 5, 1803 (see Carter Family Cemetery), G A, was in Butler Co, AL, during 1830 and 1850 census, in Wilcox Co, duri ng the 1840 census, and in Freestone Co., TX in the 1860 census. He di ed December 14, 1885, and was buried in the Carter Family Cemetery, Freest one Co. •Margaret Chancellor, b. September 25, 1806, GA, member of Mt. Moriah chu rch in Wilcox, Co., died in Mississippi. She married Kindred Hardee. •William Chancellor, b. 1809, GA, was in Winton Co., MS, during 1850 cens us and Neshoba Co., MS, in 1860. •George Chancellor, b. March 10, 1813, Laurens Co., GA, died June 1883 (M ary Chancellor Thompson Bible) in Butler Co., AL •Polly Chancellor Bloxam, b. 1814, Georgia, and married Henry Bloxam. •Gilliam Chancellor, 1815, GA, was in Munroe Co., AL, during the 1850 cen sus and in Conecuh Co. in 1870. •Jackson Chancellor, b. 1816, AL, and was in Butler Co., AL, during the 1 850, 1860, and 1870 census. •Rachel Chancellor, 1819, AL •Sarah Chancellor, 1825, AL	CHANCELLOR, Senator Gilbert (I11557)
17037	NOTE 1./ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Felix J Lewis Birth Year: 1913 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Georgia State: Georgia County or City: Upson Enlistment Date: 29 Jan 1942 Enlistment State: Georgia Enlistment City: Fort McPherson Atlanta Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Electrician, Sound Transmission Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 Weight: 149	LEWIS, Felix Johnson (I5676)
17038	NOTE 1./ Warranty Deed (in-trust) Georgia, Crawford County, Deed Book G, Pg. 339, Recorded: March 22, 1860 This indenture made this the third day of September eighteen hundred and fifty eight between Kinchen L. Britt of said county and state of the one part, and Henry N.Britt of the same place of the other part. Witnesseth that for, and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he the said Kinchen L. Britt has and bring to his mother Ava Hortman of said state and county, wife of Jacob Hortman and for and in consideration of the sum of eight dollars and fifty cents cash in hand paid by the said Henry N. Britt at and before the sealing and delivery of this property the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged for bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents doth bargain sell grant and convey unto the said Henry N. Britt for the benefit and advantage in trust for said Ava Hortman this thru children which are the children of her present husband Jacob Hortman free from the control or disposition of her present or future husband a certain parcel of land district lying and being in the seventh district of Crawford County it being a portion of lot number one hundred and fifty six lying in this south east corner of said lot no. 156 containing two acres more or less together with the improvements thereon he bring the place whereon the then said Jacob and Ava Hortman reside. To have and to hold said bargained premises unto him the said Henry N. Britt in trust as aforesaid and after the death of the said Ava and then to go to and belong to her three children which she has by her present husband Jacob Hortman. In testimony whereof the said Kinchen L. Britt hath hereto set his hand and seal this day and year above written. Signed sealed and delivered Kinchen L. Britt (CS) in the presence of S.S. Baker William E. Matthews, Jr.	BRITT, Kinchen L (I2970)
17039	NOTE 1./ Will of Breyton Singletary <> In the Name of God, "Amen" I, Breyton Singletary of Bladen County, North Carolina being weak in body but perfect mind and memory and understanding do constitute my last Will and Testament and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I devise and dispose of in the following manner and form, viz. I give unto my beloved wife Mary Singletary all her possessions, real and personal that she was possessed of at the day of our marriage to dispose of it in what manner she thinks proper, and the remainder of my estate to continue in my wife’s possession until my son Joseph Singletary comes to be twenty one years of age then to be equally divided between my three children, Joseph Singletary, Deborah Singletary, Benjamin Singletary and for my wife to keep Benjamin’s part in her possession until he is twenty one years of age and if there should be a necessity to sell any of the negroes to pay my debts, let it be a negro girl named Amey and if she is sold it is in the powers of my Executors and Executrix to sell her or any of my property at public or private sale as they may think proper to pay my debts and I hereby constitute and appoint my brother, Benjamin Singletary and my beloved wife Mary Singletary, my Executor and Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of September, 1790. Breyton Singletary (Seal) Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and Declared by the said Breyton Singletary,the Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers – all intending before assigned. Benjamin Singletary Lucy Streety – X her mark William Streety	SINGLETARY, Brayton (I6332)
17040	NOTE 1./ Will of Joseph Chestnutt Sumner, Sr--filed in Emanuel County, Georgia I, Joseph Sumner, of this state and county, do feel that my departure is at hand and my soul I give to God , and my body to be buried, and I bequeath to my beloved wife my fattening hogs that is now up, and my corn and one bed and the furniture that belong to it, and I bequeath to my beloved Alexander Sumner five cows and their calves and all the rest of my property to be divided between my wife and my children after my decease, only one cow her increase which I bequeath to ______Fosque. I feel a disposition to cut off my daughter, Mary Land, without anything, only five dollars, but her children to have a child's part, and I do appoint my son, Joseph Sumner, to be executor for them to see that they are not wronged out of it, and I do appoint my son, John Chestnutt Sumner, to be executor of all my estate after my decease, till all is divide This is my will and testament. November, 3rd day, 1827. Signed and delivered in presence of us. Martha (x) Kight (her x mark) Elizabeth (x) Kight (her x mark) Jordan Flanders (This will is reported to be on file in Emanuel County, Georgia His estate was probated 1-8-1828 in Emanuel County, Ga Joseph C. Sumner, Sr. owned land at the time of his death and the land was sold 2-10-1831 to John C. Sumner. The sellers were described as the heirs of the estate of Joseph sumner and were listed as Alexander Sumner, Joseph Sumner, Jesse Sumner, Nathan Land, William Flanders, and Nancy Sumner. Each heir received $27.00. The sale was wtinessed by: Isaac Rowland; Reuben Thompson; JJC; Stephen Swain; Alexander Sumner; J.P.; and Susannah Wrene( The Alexander Sumner who was listed as an heir would have been one of the sons of Joseph Sumner, Sr. The Alexander Sumner, J.P. who signed as a witness was probably Alexander C. Sumner, Justice of the Peace in Emanuel County, George several times and Sheriff in 1839. Alexander C. Sumner was born in 1795 and may have been the son of Richard Sumner, believed to be Joseph's brother. These two Alexander Sumners have been easy to confuse.) Information above copied from Ashley's Family Links Page-compiled by Wren Harris Joseph Chestnutt Sumner moved to Jefferson Co., Georgia ca 1793. The Irwin Co. Census showed that his last 4 children were born in Georgia. He drew land in the 1827 Land Lottery of Georgia and died shortly after. His will was dated 1827 and was probated January 8, 1828 in Emanuel Co., Ga Joseph C. Sumner is listed in Pioneers of Wiregrass, Georgia-Volume I -page 268-- a Revolutionary Soldier Buried in family cemetery--Highway 57-Emanuel County, Ga Notes from Julian Anderson: Joseph was a Revolutionary Soldier and his service is documented in a Reprint of Land Lottery, 1827,published 1928 on page 107; Joseph Sumner, Sr. Revolutionary Soldier of Swains District, Emanuel County, Ga ,drew Lot No. 10, Section 3;Joseph's uncle, Francis Sumner(his fathers brother) had served as a Private in the 8th North Carolina Regiment under Captain James Armstrong and was captured by British General Cornwallis and paroled after the battle of Guilford Courthouse. This same uncle was also listed as (sick at Valley Forge).Joseph's first cousin was Jethro Sumner, Jr. Brigadier General, North Carolina Continental Line, Rev. War. REPRINT of OFFICIAL REGISTER of LAND LOTTERY OF GEORGIA 1827 35th DAY'S DRAWING-April 16. EMANUEL. page 107 Fortunate Drawers: Joseph Sumner, sr., R. S., Captains District: Swains Number: 181 District: 10 County: Troup County Source Information: State of Georgia. Recorder Office. Official Register of the Land Lottery of 1827. Milledgeville, GA: Grantland & Orme, 1827. Reference: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia: Joseph Sumner, ancestors of the Sumner's of Wiregrass Georgia removed to Georgia about 1800 and first lived in Jefferson County where he appears on the tax digest there in 1802. He later moved to Emanuel County where he had a large plantation and a number of slaves. His lands were on the Canoochee River. As a Revolutionary soldier of North Carolina, he twice drew land in the Georgia land lottery. The last draw was shortly before his death in 1827. During the Civil WAr, 9 of Joseph's grandsons answered the call, as did 12 great-grandsons and 3 grandnephews. Census: 1790, Edgecombe Co., Va. Census 1:1820 Emanuel County Census 2 1830 Irwin County Census 3:1840 Irwin County Census 4:1850 Irwin County Census 5:1860 Irwin County Note: There is some confusion on the part of many researchers as to the true identity of Joseph Sumner's wife. The book "HISTORY OF THE SUMNER FAMILY BY WILLIAM S. SUMNER" states that his wife was Mary Kight. There is much evidence to support this. However, there is also speculation that his wife was Nancy Chestnutt, sister of Margaret Chestnutt. For the time being I am including Nancy Chestnutt as his wife rather than Mary Kight. Please use your on documentation on this. SUMNER, Joseph Sumner-Flanders Cem 18 mi W of Swainsboro GA 27 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. —Serial: 8848; Volume: 5 SUMNER, Joseph Chestnutt- Emanuel County Cem Swainsboro GA 40 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. —Serial: 10468-A; Volume: 23	SUMNER, RS JosephSr Chesnutt (I3389)
17041	NOTE 1./ Will of Thomas Singletary of Bladen County, N. C. to his son Ephraim: Filed in Will Book Number 2, page 366, Bladen County North Carolina IN THE NAME OF GOD "AMEN" Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thank God for the same. As for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with, it is my wish to dispose of as follows, Viz: First it is my wish that my funeral expenses and just debts be paid. Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, Ephriam Singletary, two hundred acres of land on the Rayford Swamp, and cattle given to him by his Uncle Ephriam Hester.	HESTER, Ephraim (I8846)
17042	NOTE 1./ William Cyrus settled on the south half of Lot 16 on Con. 1 of Westminister. He and his first wife, Helen Scott made their first home in a log house at the south end of the property which faced on the 2nd Con. In 1880 a large brick house was built just to the east of the log house and by coincidence, the bricklayer for their new home, William Scott, was a relative of William's wife. In the late eighties numerous brick houses were being built, replacing the log houses. There had been an earlier dwelling at the north end of Lot 16, no longer in use, but the lane is still plainly visible as are the tall pine trees that sheltered it. The old house became an implement shed when it was moved adjacent to the barn at the south half of lot 16. Farming for William must have been difficult. As a schoolboy his right arm was severely injured and had to be amputated. In spite of his handicap, he milked cows and managed the mixed farming operation. He was a trustee of the Pond Mills Cheese factory where the milk from his herd and most of his neighbours was sent. He was also a member of St. Paul's Masonic Lodge, #107 in Lambeth. William died in 1895 leaving lot 16 to his son. <>	SUMNER, William Cyrus (I14909)
17043	NOTE 1./ WILLIAM ROYAL OF SAMPSON CO. c1725-1795 : by Jerome Tew <> Cornelius Royall Sr. died around 1745 and John then livin g in Edgecombe County, returned to Pasquotank County to learn that not only had his father died but that his brother William had dissolved the estate and he, John, got nothing. Cornelius Royal Sr. had four children. Elizabeth Royal was born before the 1721 will of Anne Barnsfeld was wrote. She and Cornelius Jr. were old enough in 1724 to be deeded their father's 300 acres of land. John was old enough in 1741 to be in Edgecombe County. Cornelius Royal Jr. died in his youth. William Royal was the youngest of this family. Elizabeth Royal married Charles West before 1750. Elizabeth Barnsfeld Royal died after her husband Cornelius Ryall Sr. There are two references to William Barnsfeld of interest . he was listed as a witness to a will in Pasquotank County in 1704. A William Barnsfeld is listed in Isle Of Wight County Va. in 1693. This is not a common name and thus one may conclude that this William Barnsfeld is the husband of Anne Barnsfeld and the father of Elizabeth Barnsfeld Royal l and the likely source of the name William for William Royall. These findings rule out Owen Royal of Sampson County as a brother to William and John Royal . Owen was likely the son of Owen Royal that was in Bertie County in 1739. Based on family names, Owen Royal Sr. was likely a brother to Cornelius Royal Sr. and their mother was a Hardy. JEROME DEAN T ew -1993- THE ROYAL ROAD TO SAMPSON COUNTY by Jerome Tew In 1719, Cornelius Royal was granted 300 acres of land in Pasquotank Co unty, N.C. In 1724 John lost his Indian slave and filed a complaint in Edenton. In 1724, Cornelius deeded his son Cornelius Jr. and daughter Elizabeth Ryall 300 acres of land to be split between them. This appears to be his only family. The 300 acres had been obtained in 1719 by patent. Therefore, Cornelius Ryall had married Elizabeth Barnsfeld about 1710. His oldest children were Cornelius Ryall Jr. and Elizabeth. In a 1752 Pasquotank County document two other children are named as John and William Royall. This document lists all four children of this family. Cornelius Royal Jr. had died young. Info from: http://genforum.genealogy.com/royal/messages/253 .html Cornelius patented 300 acres of land on March 30, 1719 and deeded it to children Cornelius II and Elizabeth in 1725. Cornelius II died as a young man, likely about 1730.	ROYAL, CorneliusSnr (I3243)
17044	NOTE 1./ William's Father Will: of Richard Singletary - 1773 Bladen County, NC I give to my well loved son William Singletary and to the heirs of his body forever the plantation whereon I now live beginning at the store landing then down the N.W. River containing three hundred and twenty acres be it more or less, also I give my son William four hundred and forty acres joining the same part of my back tract on Harrison’s Creek, also my negro fellow called young Pompy. NOTE 2./ Will of William Singletary 6-1-1785: Will Book 2, page 262, Bladen County, NC <> Will of William Singletary In the Name of God, “Amen” I, William Singletary of Bladen County, North Carolina being weak in body yet of sound and perfect understanding and memory praised be God do make this my last Will and Testament, as followoth: That my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my Executors hereafter named. Impremis: I give to my beloved wife Mary the use of my plantation whereon I now live with negroes, stock and household stuff whilst she remains a widow or until my youngest son comes to the age of twenty one years, in case my wife Mary should die before my youngest son comes of age then I will that my Executors shall rent the same for the good of my children. Item: I give to my son William Singletary two hundred and fifty acres of land known by the name of Singletary’s Bluff, eighty acres known by the name Old Pasture or Sugar Loaf Point, to his heirs or assigns forever. Item: I give to my son Council Singletary the plantation which I now live on, when he is twenty one years old except my wife should now be with child of a son then in that case my plantation shall be equally divided between my son Council and the one not yet born, if a daughter then shall have an equal share of my personal estate with my other children. Item: I give to my brother Richard Singletary all of my wearing clothes, my silver buckles and silver watch to him, his heirs and assigns forever. I do hereby constitute, make and ordain James Council and Richard Lloyd, my sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament. I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former wills, legacies or Executors by me made or appointed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 1st day of June in the year of our Lord, 1785. William Singletary (Seal) Signed, sealed, published and Declared in the presence of us: James Bradley John Cowan Benjamin Humphrey	SINGLETARY, William (I6379)
17045	NOTE 1./ Worth County GaArchives Military Records.....Worth Rebels <> While the company were in the breastworks at Deep Bottom the Yankees made a furious charge and succeeded in carrying the works. When the charge was made a stalwart Yank mounted the breastwork in front of Private Berrien Hobby, and making a thrust at him with his bayonet, succeeded in running it through Hobby's shirt bosom just below the neck. In making the thrust he lost hold of the gun, and Hobby's gun not having a bayonet on it, he quickly seized the Yank's "fowling piece," and while he was drawing the bayonet out of his shirt the gentleman in blue was making strenuous efforts to fill his eyes with sand, which laudable and warlike undertaking he partially succeeded in accomplishing before Hobby got "things straightened out." Then bringing the gun to a "charge," Hobby made a dash for his foe and ran him over the works and three others with him. Looking up and down the works he saw the enemy pouring over them, and not a "rebel" in sight but himself. Realizing the situation at a glance, he threw down his gun, "shucked" all extra weight and made a dash for liberty, while the bullets of the foe chopped and hacked and split up the zephyrs around his ears in a lively manner. Fortunately, he escaped without a scratch. In speaking of the affair afterwards he said: "bast if they had all stayed as long as I did if them Yanks ever would have cleaned us up!"	HOBBY, CSA Berrien (I9908)
17046	NOTE 1./ WORTH COUNTY, GA - 59th Regiment Co. F "Worth Infantry" Rouse, James M. -- Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company B, 7th Regiment, Georgia State Troops November 16, 1861. On furlough April 29, 1862. Elected Captain of Company F, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 13, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Roll for August 1864, shows him absent in hospital, wounded. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.	ROUSE, CSA James M. (I1682)
17047	NOTE 1./ WORTH COUNTY, GA - 59th Regiment Co. F "Worth Infantry" Rouse, Stephen W. -- Private - May 13, 1862. Roll dated August 31, 1862, bears remark. `"Was never sworn into company. Has since joined Partisan Rangers and gone into the service and name erased from the rolls of this company.” Enlisted as a private in Company A, 62nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 31, 1862. Roll dated April 1864, last on file, shows him present. Enlisted as a private in Company F, 10th Regiment, Georgia Militia July 6, 1864. On detail December 1, 1864, to close of war. (Born in Georgia in 1838.)	ROUSE, CSA Stephen W. (I1019)
17048	NOTE 1./ "John Mathews, the eldest son of Gen. Mathews, whilst employed in learning Latin and Greek at an academy in Western Virginia, fell in love with a pretty cousin and married her. He returned to Georgia, and was authorized by an Act of the Legislature, to practice Law. There was some peculiarity in the Mathewses which prevented their success at the Bar. Many tried, not one ever succeeded. They were either too proud, too passionate, or too much devoted to other pursuits, to secure the confidence of those who wanted the aid of lawyers. John Mathews, getting along rather badly at the bar, procured, through his father, from President Adams, the office of supervisor of the revenue. The cousin whom he married, though a very pretty woman, did not prove a very good helpmate. They had a large family of children. They, as the children of cousins are apt to do, showed that whose who are so near akin ought not to marry if they can do otherwise; that crossing the breed is as important for man as other animals." John Mathews had several children, the exact number unknown. His father's Will refers to his son John Mathews' three sons, George, Archer and John Mathews. Inasmuch as the only persons to claim the lands thus devised which were in Scioto County, Ohio, were George, Archer, and Charles Mathews, Jr., it is assumed that he (Charles) is who the General was referring to.	MATHEWS, John (I13438)
17049	NOTE 1./ 12-7-2004: per Pally nee Wilkes Black: Arthur "Bo" Wilkes from Toronto Ontario, was attending a house warming party in London Ontario with a friend, Charlie Jolie, whose female guest was Esther Lizmore. Bo, took Esther by the hand to the dance floor, and by the end of the evening was singing "Oh You Beautiful Doll" to her, causing her to leave with Arthur "Bo" Wilkes. The rest is history. NOTE 2./ Immigration Research Arthur "Bo" Wilkes, age 16, arrived with his sister, Elsie, age 6, in the care of their Uncle, Frederick Wilkes, age 48, on the SS Sagamore in Boston Massachusets. The SS Sagamore sailed from Liverpool, England on September 27, 1906, and arrived in Boston on October7, 1906. Fredericks occupation was listed as a Foreman/Cattleman, while Elsie listed as a child, is overwritten with Asst. Stewardess. "Bo" was listed a Steward, and seems to be overwritten as a Locksmith. Both "Bo" and Elsies last residence is given as Birmingham, UK, and final destination as Toronto, Canada on this original manifest. The childrens passage was paid for by Frederick Wilkes and were going to live with him at #40, Bolton Avenue, Toronto, Canada. NOTE 3./ Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Record Name: Arthur Wilkes Arrival Date: 7 Oct 1906 Age: 16 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890 Ethnic Background: English Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Ship Name: Sagamore Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Friend's Name: Frederick Wilkes Last Residence: England Microfilm Roll Number: 99 NOTE 4./ Historical Note SS Sagamore: Capt. Peter CUMMINS/CUMMINGS Born 1869, Liverpool ; Passed Captains Exam 1897, Liverpool; Certificate no. 027686 The S.S. Sagamore was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 150 miles WNW of Fastnet on March 3, 1917. The Captain was among the 52 men killed. 'Fastnet' is two rocks in the Atlantic, just a few miles south of Cape Clear on the most south western corner of Ireland. It marked first or last landfall between England and America. It is a treacherous coastline, many ships came to grief here but there has been a lighthouse on the Rock since 1848. 21 Mar 1917 New York Maritime Register SAGAMORE (Br s s) Boston, Mch 15 Str Sagamore (Br), Cummings, from Boston Feb 21 for Liverpool, has been sunk. The Sagamore was in command of Capt P CUMMINGS and had a crew of fifty. She carried a general cargo, including munitions for the British Government, and was armed astern with a 4.7 inch gun. Vessel and cargo were valued at $1,500,000. 15 Mar 1917 Boston Transcript The Warren liner, Sagamore, plying between Boston and Liverpool, has been destroyed by a German submarine, the local agents announced. She was a four-masted steel ship, and had a net tonnage of 3385. Her cargo was valued at 1,000.000 while the vessel was worth $500,000. NOTE 5./ Canadian Passenger Lists, Bo's trip back home to bring back his brother Victor to Canada Name: Arthur Wilkes Gender: Male Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890 Date of Arrival: 18 Aug 1910 Vessel: Corsican Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Roll: T-4770 .	WILKES, Arthur Bo (I4)
17050	NOTE 1./ 1790 Bladen County North Carolina census: 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families 2nd # free white males under 16 years 3rd # free white females and head of families 4th # all other free persons 5th # slaves Lock, Thomas.............................2-0-5-0-5 NOTE 2./ BLADEN CO., NC DEED BOOK 1738-1779 RESEARCHED & COMPILED BY DIANE SMITH October 1998 <> SEPT 9, 1771: John LOCK & Elizabeth his wife of Bladen to Thomas LOCK his son of same, planter..land commonly called & known by name of Jones Burrough..Wit: John BEARD, Isaac RAY P. 273-4	LOCK, Thomas (I10126)