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MOSES HERRIN(g)
| Year | Location | Information/Comments |
| 1771 | Surry Co, NC | NC Taxpayers: Lenny Herrin 1771/72 & Moses Herren 1771 |
| 1778 | Wake Co, NC | Land Entries 1778-1846, p. 173. Warrant issued Aug 27, 1778 to Moses Heron 300 acres adj. Edward Heron on E side including improv. he now lives on. 100:50/:2.10 |
| 1778 | Wake Co, NC | Land Entries, p.210: Warrant issued Oct 14, 1778 Moses Herron 500 acres Kitts Creek & head of Marks Branch adj his former entry |
| 1780 | Orange Co, NC | Tax List 1780. 023 St. Marks Dist. Moses Herrin L?557, 200 acres entered and surveyed, 2 horses, 8 cattle |
| 1783 | Wake Co, NC | Court Minute Bk 1, p.259. Deed from Moses Herring to Edward Herring proved by Tignal Jones. Reg. June Court 1783 |
| 1785 | Wilkes Co, GA | Tax Records. Moses Herrin. Dist EE |
| 1788 | Neighborhood of Skull Shoals on Oconee River | Testimony of John Fielder, April 28, 1835, that property of Moses Herrin had been destroyed by Creek Indians |
| 1789 | Wilkes Co, GA | Grant Bk RRR, page 179, 200 acres |
| 1790 | Wake Co, NC | Court Minutes Bk 2, p.446. Joshua Smith vs. Moses Hearing |
| 1790 | Wilkes Co, GA | Tax Records. Moses Harren, Dist. DD, Records 005. 118 and 25. Capt. Rutledge |
| 1790 | Greene Co, GA | Deed Bk P, p.542. Benjamin Davis to Walthon Harris, 24 Aug 1790. 287 acres in Greene, formerly Washington Co. Wit. Moses Herren and Shadrick Bridges. Rec. 1 Jan 1792 |
| 1792 | Wilkes Co, GA | Moses Herrin appraised estate of Allama Ivey with Jos. Jackson and John Williams |
| 1792 | Wilkes Co, GA | Moses Herren listed with 118 acres and 23 acres in Col. Sam Alexander Battalion, Capt. Rutledge Dist. DD |
| 1793 | Wilkes Co, GA | Tax Records. Moses Herring Dist. GG, Defaulter |
| 1795 | Greene Co, GA | 22 Oct 1795. Moses Herrin witness to deed for Robert Sorrell of Green County, GA |
| 1796 | Greene Co, GA | Deed Bk 2, pp. 264-265. Orange County, NC 5 Feb 1796. Joshua Smith of Wake County, NC appointed Joseph Sears to recover all debts owed by Moses Hearing, late of Orange County, now in state of GA from a judgment obtained against said Hearing in Wake County at Sept. Session 1790 |
| 1798 | Greene Co, GA | Misc. Records, Bk A, p234-236: Jan 1798. Molly Carmichael, Richard Bradley, Davis Gresham, Letters of Admin for Joseph Carmichael, decd. Warrant of appraisement to Archibald Gresham, Lewis Jenkins, Jno Browning, Wm. Patrick & Moses Hearon |
| 1799 | Greene Co, GA | 19 Feb 1799. Moses Herrin appraised estate of Thomas Haskins with David Lockheart, John Cook. Sarah and Thomas Haskins, Archibald Gresham, exors. |
| 1800 | Greene Co, GA | 13 Dec 1800. Deed Bk P, p. 471. Moses Herrin sold to William Wood 121 acres in Greene Co. Border on Lewis Jenkins, Davis Gresham and Jos Fitzpatrick. Rec. 4 July 1801 |
| 1805 | Oglethorpe Co, GA | Moses Herrin. 1805 GA Land Lottery recipient. Oglethorpe, Location 1575, Grant PB |
| 1806 | Clarke Co, GA | Moses Herrin vs. Stanford Ramey - Davis Gresham vs. T. Booth |
| 1806 | Oglethorpe Co, GA | Will Book A, p. 159-164: Mary Gresham bequeaths to daughter Agnes Herring [wife of Moses Herring]. Will dated 16 Nov. 1803. Rec. 3 Sept 1806 |
| 1810 | Clarke Co, GA | Some GA County Records, Vol.4: Clarke County Tax Lists: Captain Shepard's Dist. Gresham, Moses, Abner and Lemuel Herrin, 1 poll each |
| 1813 | Clarke Co, GA | Jan 4, 1813. Admin bonds. Jesse Lane, dec'd. Moses Herrin and White Rossiter, Securities |
| 1813 | Humphreys Co, TN | Moses Herrin filed an occupant land claim on adjoining Lemuel Herrin's property. (Charles Blakley) |
| 1835 | Walton Co, GA | 1st Oct 1835. Letter of Admin. that Moses Herrin, dec'd, died intestate recently in Walton County, and his son Gresham Herrin empowered as administrator of estate |
Note: Moses Herrin was listed in the 1790 Wilkes County GA Census as a resident of the DD Militia District. It was a small or sparsely settled area, co mmanded by Captain Rutledge. Only 48 returns were made in 1790, reporting lands on Stephens Creek, Sherrils Creek, Ogeechee River and Little River Waters.
This district was combined with District EE in 1793. Then District EE was split in December 1793 in the formation of Oglethorpe County, placing the grater portion of the taxpayers in Oglethorpe County.
All of the area of District ## (1793) and much of the area of District FF (1793) that were put into Oglethorpe County subsequently became part of Greene County in the swapping of land between Greene and Oglethorpe Counties in 1799.
Moses Gresham Herring
| Year | Event | Source | Herrings in Nearby Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1819 | Born in Henry County GA(later censuses indicate birth in SC or VA, but no reason to believe this is true). No known brothers or sisters. | Widow's Civil War Pension Application 1901 Coweta County | Henry County Deeds: 1823 Jesse Herring, 1824 Lott Hearn, 1826 Wm Harrain, 1827 Joshua Horn, 1827 Elizabeth Horn, 1833 Francis M. Hearn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1820 | Born in Henry County GA | Widow's Civil War Pension Application 1903 Carroll County | 1830 Coweta County Asa, Isaac, Jacob and Stephen Hearn; James Herring. 1830 Walton County Gresham Herring (40-50), Jesse Herring (60-70), James M. Herring (20-30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1846, Jan 1 | Married Sophronia Ann Williams, daughter of Clinton Addison Williams and Mary Clower. Lived next door to his in-laws. No property records have ever been found for Moses G. Herrin. | Meriwether Cty GA Marriage Certificates Book B, page 44 | Meriwether Cty GA Deeds: 1829, Arthur Herring; 1832 John Herring; 1838 Saran Horn; 1836 John Horn; 1848 John Horn. Coweta Cty GA 1840 Isaiah Herring (50-60); Jesse Herring (30-40) Walton Cty GA 1840 Gresham Herring (50-60); Stephen Herring (20-30); Isaiah Herring (20-30); John Herring (30-40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1850 | Lived in Meriwether GA In household: Moses 28; wife Sephronia 27; daughter Mary Elizabeth 3; Elizabeth 60. | US Federal Census, Meriwether County GA - No other Herrin names in Meriwether | Coweta Cty GA 1850 Elijah, Joshua, Stephen, William and Abram J. Herring. Walton Cty GA 1850 Gresham Herring. Clebourne AL Samuel Herring (58 b. AL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860 | Lived in Coweta GA, Haralson PO. In household: Moses 37; Sophronia 30; Mary E. 12; Francis M. 6; Julia H. 3; Emily 4/12; David S. Williams 23; Joseph Williams 22 | US Federal Census, Coweta Cty GA. Page 53 of Census. Family listed as HARRIS instead of Herrin. David Williams may be brother of Sophronia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1862 Mar | Enlisted in Confederate Army, Coweta Cty GA. Co A, 41st GA Regiment. Served in MS. | Widow's Civil War Pension Application 1903 | Coweta Cty GA 1860 Haston, Peter, Sarah, Sarah, William, William G. Herring. John Herring (53 b. GA) Wm Hearn.Coweta Cty GA CSA Wm. S. Herring, Samuel Herring, Moses G. Herring. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1863 Jun | Discharged from Army because of poor health | Widow's Civil War Pension Application 1903 | Walton Cty GA Gresham Herring Carroll Cty GA Thomas Herring Coweta Cty Marriages 1860 Samuel Herring 1866 Elizabeth Herring 1866 Mary E. Herring 1868 Eady Herring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1868 | Voted in Coweta Cty GA | GA Voting Registration Records | Richard A., William G. Herrin. James S. Herring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870 | Lived in Coweta Cty GA, Newnan PO. In household 1253: Wife Sophronia Francis Milford (1854) Julia (1857) Moses G., Jr. (1862) William C. (1864) Sophronia C. (1867) Frances J. (1868) (All born in GA) | US Federal Census, Coweta County, GA | Walton Cty GA Gresham Herring (84) John Herring (64) James Herring (23) Betsy Herring (70) A William Herrin lived nearby in Newnan, but has not been researched. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1876 | Moved to Alabama | 1902 letter to Pension Board for Sophronia A. Herring from son Moses G. Herrin, Jr. | Coweta Cty Marriages 1874 Julia Herrin 1875 Daniel Herrin 1879 Francis M. Herrin 1879 Marshall Herrin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880 Jun | Lived in Clebourne Cty AL in Chulafinnee District. In household: Moses G. 52, born SC, both parents born in VA; Sophronia, 51 Moses G., Jr. 18, William C. 15, Sophronia C. 12, Frances J. 11, L.A. (daughter) 7, (All born in GA) | US Census Clebourne AL, Beat 12, Chulafinnee. Vol 6, St 24, line 9, Dist 2, ED 46 | Walton Cty GA W.H. Hearn (49), Thomas Hearn (26) Coweta Cty Marriages 1881 Dan H. Herrin 1883 Jim Herrin 1885 Sephronia Herrin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885 Dec 12 | Died in Clebourne Cty AL near Arbacoochee | 1902 letter from son Moses G. Herring to Pension Board | Talladega AL Hinney Herring (31) John Herring (35) |