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The
name "Whitmire" is an English spelling of an ancient German-Swiss
surname. In colonial times in America
the name was also recorded as Weidmayer, Whitmer, Widmayer, Widmer, Witiemeyer,
Witmer, Wittmer, Wittiemeyer and Wittmeyer.
Perhaps
the earliest bearer of the name in America was Benedictus Witmer, a Swiss emigrant
who settled in Lancaster County, in 1709, according to "History of
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania."
In 1719 Abraham Witmer arrived in Lancaster County. The Act of Naturalization of 1739 made it
possible for Benjamin Witmer and Abraham Witmer, then residents, to own land
there.
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Four
Whitmire brothers who emigrated to America in the middle of the eighteenth century
were the progenitors of thousands of present-day Americans. They were born in the area of Stuttgart in
the southwestern province of Wurttemberg-Baden, Germany and all probably
emigrated via Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
They were:
Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) born about 1735
Henry Whitmire (W8/1.2) born about 1748
George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) born in 1749
Christopher Whitmire (W8/1.4) born about 1752
Michael
Whitmire (W8/1.1) was born about 1735 near Stuttgart, Wurttemberg-Baden of
parents unknown. Mrs. Joe B. Hester,
Whitmire researcher of Easley, South Carolina shows his birthyear as 1733. A family legend reported by Larry Franklin,
a descendant of Vidor, Texas, states that Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) may have
left Germany as a fugitive. In an
argument with his over-bearing step-father Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) is
reported to have struck the man with a shovel and left him for dead in a pool
of blood. Lending credence to the
legend is the report that he did not ever attempt to contact his family and
expressed no interest in his inheritance there. Additionally his mother is reported to have sent "son after
son" to America to find Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1), perhaps primarily to
advise him that his step-father had recovered from the shovel attack and that
he was not a murderer. Descendants of George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.4) relate
a similar story, substituting "hatchet" for "shovel."
It is
believed that he landed in Philadelphia about 1754 and spent some time in the
German community there. He lived
temporarily at Lansing in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and then went to
Baltimore, Maryland, according to the research of Mary Alnora "Nora"
Cox Drennan (C2/10.4), a descendant.
It is
believed that he was married about that time, wife's name "Cathene"
in his will, however she may have accompanied him from Germany since she would
have been 33 years old in 1762, probably six years his senior. Vivian Marie Hughes Conn (H1/1.1), researcher
of Ft. Worth, Texas, shows her name as Catherine Appel (A8/1.1).
To
comply with English law it is believed that he temporarily changed his religion
and embraced the Anglican Church. A
Michael Whitmire was
"certified" at St. Anne's Church in Maryland April 14, 1762 with
Charles Bryan and George Bozer as witnesses, according to "Colonial
Maryland Naturalizations" by Jeffrey A. Wyland:
"April
Term 1762
Henry
Funk, Joachim Strever, . . . Michael Whitmore . . . , severally appear in Court
between the hours of nine and twelve of the clock in the forenoon of the tenth
day of September 1762 and in pursuance of an act of Parliament made in the 13th
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George II subscribed an Act for
naturalizing such foreign Protestants and other herein mentioned as are . . .
or shall . . . in any of his Majesty's Colonies in America pray to have the
several oaths appointed by the said Act to be administered to them respectively
and for that if [it] appear to the Court here that they have been inhabitants
in . . . of his Majesty's Plantations Seven Years and have not been abroad out
of the said Colonies for a longer space than two months at any one time during
these seven years and that they have severally received the Sacrament as by the
Certificates following appear to wit:
I do
hereby certify that Stephen Bower, Jacob Cramleith [sp.] . . . Michael Whitmire
. . . Melchor Sheener . . . did receive the holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England in the parish
Church of St. Anne's Parish in the City of Annapolis this 14th day of April
1762.
Tho. Bacon
Rector of All Saints Parish
in Frederick Co."
The
volume also records that he was naturalized September 10, 1762.
He and
his wife Catherine Appel Whitmire (A8/1.1) were recorded as witnesses at baptisms
at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, Maryland, 25 miles west of Baltimore,
according to the research of Helan Audrey Murphy Schneider (M2/1.1), a descendant
of Slidell, Louisiana, who suggests they may have come to Frederick, following
other members of the family. She reports
many references to Whitmire individuals in the early church records and
suggests that Dr. Michael Widmeyer who died there in 1778 may have been an
uncle and namesake.
"Frederick,
Maryland Lutheran Marriages and Burials, 1745-1811" reveals, "March 19,
1778, Dr. Michael Widmeyer born November 1711 in the city of Marckgroeningen in
Wurttemberg (Markgroningen, Ludwigsburg) married May 3, 1740 his surviving
widow, and had 7 sons and 2 daughters, of whom 1 son and 1 daughter are
alive. Died of dropsy on 18th, aged 66
years and 4 months."
Later
Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) removed to South Carolina and settled in District 96
in the "up country" section of the state which was settled largely by
immigrants from the Rhine section of Germany.
His location was near Pumpkintown, South Carolina in present-day Pickens
County.
He was
enumerated in the 1790 census of Pendleton County, District 96, page 83, as the
head of a household composed of "three males over 16, three males under 16
and two females." Three other
households of interest to Whitmire researchers appeared in the 1790 census of
Pendleton District, according to "Gone to Georgia" by William C. Stewart. They were headed by Stephen Whitmire
(W7/1.1), Michael Whitmire, Jr.
(W7/1.2) and Joseph Whitmer.
On
November 29, 1791 Michael Whitmire (M8/1.1) received a deed from Daniel Kelly
of Greenville County, South Carolina to 422 acres in District 96 "on
Twelve Mile River and Ooliney," for 40 pounds, according to
"Pendleton District, South Carolina Deeds, 1790-1806" by Silas Emmett
Lucas, Jr. Kelly had received the grant
April 6, 1789, according to Pendleton County Deed Book C-D, page 306. Five years later, on October 14, 1796, Henry
Whitmire (W7/1.4), his son, confirmed the transaction before a Justice of the
Peace.
Michael
Whitmire (W8/1.1) wrote his will October 8, 1795, and it was recorded in Pendleton
District [Anderson County] Will Book C, page 101 January 24, 1797:
"STATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA PENNELTON COUNTY
IN THE
NAME OF GOD, AMEN. Know all men by
these Presents that I, Michael Whitmire, Being a Low State of Health, tho. in
my Rail Perfect Sences, thanks be to
God for his Continued Merceys. Do
Make Ordain this my Last Will and Testtament,
as follows, Viz: My Sole I Recommend to
God who Gave it in hopes of Meeting with Exceptance in that Heavenly Habitation
which God hath Provided for his people.
Secondly
my Body to the Grave where it to Dust must Return again. Thirdly as to my Worldly Estate after paying
all my Just and Lawfull Debts I Do Positively will and Give unto my Son Henry
Whitmire one Hundred Acres of Land to be Laid off the East End of my Tract of
Land whereon I Live, the Hole Tract Containing Four Hundred Twenty two Acres originally Granted to
Daniel Kelly and Conveyed to me. The
aforesaid Hundred Acres of Land to be Laid out
Regulated as to its form at the Discretion of my Executors herein after
Mentioned so that it includes a small Plantation Made by John Wright. The Ballence of my Land I Do Give to my Two
Sons Christipher and William Whitmire, as follows, Viz: one Half to William
Whitmire to include my House and Plantation whereon I Live, the Ballance to
Christipher Whitmire to be Devided at the will Pleasure of Executors and as they think Most agreeable to the
intent of this my Last will Testament.
Also I
Do Give my Son William Whitmire his choice out of my Stock of Horses to chuse
one for himself, also Two Cows in Like manner.
Also I Do Positively order that the Ballence of my Property that it
Shall be Remain on my Plantation for
the Purpose of Supporting of my Loving Wife Cathene Whilst She Lives. Also She is to have the use of my Dweling
House During her Life time here, and in the Mean Time to have her Support for
the Stock herself of my Plantation, and
at her Death, the Property that thin Remains (Excepting What I have heretofore
in my Will Purticullarly Pointed out for there own) to be Equelly Divided--Between
my Sons Daughters Grandson to wit: Stephen, Michael, Henry,
Samuel, Christipher William Whitmire my Grandson John Whitmire Cathene Whitmire Rebecca Wright, my daughters.
I do
Absolutely Authorize and Appoint Nathaniel Newman William Young to be Executors to this my last will and
Testament. I herewith affix my seal
this 8 Oct. 1795.
Witnesses: Michael
Whitmire
John Bynum
Elizabeth (X) Bynum"
It is
unknown why the grandson John Whitmire (W6/1.1) was named in the will to
receive an equal portion to the exclusion of all other grandchildren.
The
will was probated January 24, 1797. An
inventory of the estate of Michael Whitmire
(W8/1.1) was made March 24, 1797 by Michael Whitmire, Jr. (W7/1.2), William
Brown and Archibald Harris. It was
valued at L155.15.8. when recorded April 17, 1797, according to "Carolina
Genealogist," Summer 1973 edition.
Cathene
Appel Whitmire (A8/1.1) lived in the household of her son Michael Whitmire, Jr.
(W7/1.2) in her later years, according to the research of Nell Whitmire Pantell
(W2/1.1), a descendant of Jefferson, Georgia.
She was living with her son Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) in 1805 when she
participated in a Georgia land lottery, according to the research of Nancy Jane
Hinkle Flesch (H3/7.7), a descendant of Eugene, Oregon.
Cathene
Appel Whitmire (A8/1.1) died November 2, 1835, at age 106, and was buried in a
cemetery at Newry, South Carolina in Oconee County, according to the research
of Lynda Dorene Whitmire Wright (W1/3.3), a descendant of Wilmington, North
Carolina. Her grave was moved to Old Pickens Cemetery, Pickens, South Carolina
in 1969 when construction of Keowee and Jocasse Dams was begun.
Children
born to Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) and Cathene Appel Whitmire (A8/1.1) include:
Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) born about 1760
Michael Whitmire, Jr. (W7/1.2) born February 8, 1765
Rebekah Whitmire (W7/1.3) born about 1766
Henry Whitmire (W7/1.4) born about 1768
Samuel Whitmire (W7/1.5) born about 1770
Christopher Whitmire (W7/1.6) born about 1774
William Whitmire (W7/1.7) born about 1775
Catharine Whitmire (W7/1.8) born about 1780
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1), son of Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) and Cathene Appel Whitmire
(A8/1.1), was born about 1760, probably in Maryland. Ida Creekmore, Whitmire researcher of Tulsa, Oklahoma, shows his
birth in 1755 and states that he was married about 1779 to Mary Porter (P7/1.1). He was enumerated in the 1790 census of
District 96, Pendleton County, page 81 as the head of a household composed of
"one male over 16, two males under 16 and four females."
According
to "South Carolina State Grants," Volume 35, page 430, Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) received a land grant in 1793:
"The
State of South-Carolina.
To all
to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Know
ye, That in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature entitled "An Act for establishing
the mode of granting the lands now vacant in this State, and for allowing a
commutation to be received for some lands that have been granted, passed the
19th day of February, 1791. We have
Granted and by these presents do Grant unto Stephen Whitmire, his heirs and
assigns, a plantation or tract of land containing One hundred and fourteen
acres surveyed for him the 29th of April, 1793 situate in the District of
Ninety-six on both sides of Mountain Creek of Generostee of Savannah River
Bounded S.ward by Moses Teddley land, and S.E.ward by John Tallants and
Zachariah Holcombs, N.ward by Forgas and N.W.ward by Richard York, having such
shape, form and marks as are represented by a plat hereunto annexed, together
with all woods, trees, waters, water-courses, profits, commodities, appurtenances
and hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging: To have and to hold the said
tract of One Hundred and Fourteen acres of land, and all and singular other the
premises hereby granted unto the said Stephen Whitmire, his heirs and assigns
forever, in free and common soccage.
Given
under the Seal of the State. Witness
his Excellency William Moultrie, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over the said State, at Columbia, this Second day of December, Anno Domini
one thousand seven hundred and Ninety-three and of the independence of the
United States of America the Eighteenth.
William Moultrie, L.M.S.
And
hath thereunto a plat thereof annexed representing the same, certified by F.
Bremar, Surveyor General, 29th November, 1793."
He was
a purchaser at the estate sale of John McCambridge July 8, 1794 in Pendleton
District, according to Abbeville County, South Carolina probate records. He was mentioned in his father's will
written in 1795. On March 19, 1796 he
was mentioned as owning land "bounding land on Big Generostee of Savannah
River" in a deed executed by Phillip Holcomb, according to Pendleton
District Deed Book B, page 367. On
April 13, 1797 he sold 74 acres "on both sides of Big Generostee
Creek" to William Anderson, according to Pendleton District Deed Book
C-D, page 335. The land had been
surveyed to Stephen Whitmire October 4, 1796.
At the same time he sold to Anderson 114 acres "which had been
granted to Whitmire in 1793 by William Moultrie" for $100. A tract of 474
acres was surveyed for Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) May 17, 1797, according to
"Pendleton District, South Carolina Deeds."
On
October 4, 1797 Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) received a deed to 160 acres "on
the north fork of the Keowee River" for 100 pounds from James Hendrix of
Franklin County, Georgia, according to Pendleton District Deed Book H, page 7.
On June
10, 1799 he purchased 247 acres "on the north fork of Cane Creek"
from Ezekiel Buffington and Allis Harlin for 15 pounds, according to Pendleton
District Deed Book G, page 516.
He
appeared as the head of Household 783 in the 1800 census of Pendleton District:
"Whitmire, Stephen white male 26-45
white female 26-45
white
male 16-26
white
male 10-16
white
female 10-16
white
male 10-16
white male 10-16
white
male 0-10
white
female 0-10
white
male 0-10
white
male 0-10
three slaves"
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) made application for a Revolutionary War Pension No. S35114,
according to the research of Audrey Helan Murphy Schneider (M2/1.1).
On
January 1, 1801 he bought an additional 180 acres "on north fork of Cane
Creek of Keowee River" from Ezekiel Buffington and Allis Harlin for 15
pounds, according to Pendleton District Deed Book G, page 516. On February 12, 1801 he sold to William Robbins
two tracts of land totaling 204.5 acres "on the north fork of Cain Creek
of the Keowee" for $750, according to Pendleton District Deed Book H, page
508. One tract of land was bounded by
Samuel Whitmire (W7/1.5) and one tract was bounded by Christopher Whitmire
(W7/1.6). On August 25, 1802 he sold
158 acres "on the north fork of the Keowee River," to Christopher
Whitmire (W7/1.6), according to Oconee County, South Carolina Deed Book 9,
page 672. Samuel Whitmire (W7/1.5),
witnessed the transaction.
Shortly
afterward he removed across the state line to Cherokee Indian lands near
Gainesville, Georgia. He was recorded
as a taxpayer in 1803 living in Capt. Joseph McConnell's District, according to
"Digest of Taxable Property for Jackson County, Georgia, 1803." His land was located on Walnut Creek, adjoining
John McConnell. In 1804 he was reported
living in "Key's District" of Jackson County. He received a bounty land grant of 200 acres
in Jackson County in 1804, according to "Index to Bounty Land Grants of
Georgia, 1756-1909."
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) deeded 158 acres "on Cain Creek" to his brother
Christopher Whitmire (W7/1.6) December 16, 1808, according to Anderson County,
South Carolina Deed Book 1, page 315.
This may have been a confirmation deed of their 1802 transaction since
both Oconee County and Anderson County were part of Pendleton District at that
time.
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) received a bounty land grant of 375 acres in Jackson County
in 1815, according to "Index to Bounty Land Grants of Georgia,
1756-1909." It was described as
"good land, on Walnut Fork of Oconee River, adjoining S. O. Collins."
Mary
Porter Whitmire (P7/1.1) was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1820
census of adjoining Gwinnett County, Georgia, suggesting that they may have
been estranged. Children listed in the
enumeration appear to be the children of Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) and Mary
Porter Whitmire (P7/1.1).
According
to "Gone to Georgia" "Mary Whitmire" was also listed as the
head of a household in Jackson County:
"Whitmire, Mary white female over 45
white
male 26-45
white
male 26-45
white
female 26-45
white
male 16-26
white
female 10-16
white
male 0-10
white
female 0-10
white
male 0-10
white female 0-10
white
male 0-10"
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) sold land in Jackson County from 1811 through 1819, according
to Jackson County Deed Book E, page 457; Book F, page 418 and Book G, pages 28
and 138. He purchased property from his
son John Whitmire (W6/1.1) September 20, 1820, according to Jackson County Deed
Book G, page 316.
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) was remarried about 1815 to Charlotte Downing (D7/1.1), a
Cherokee. [Emmett Starr in
"History of the Cherokee Indians" states that he was married to
Elizabeth Downing (D7/1.1) and that his son was married to Charlotte Downing
(D6/1.1).]. She was the daughter of
George Downing (D8/1.1) who was the son of Major Downing of the British Army
who was married to a Cherokee woman of the Wolf clan. Ida Creekmore reports that the second wife of Stephen Whitmire
(W7/1.1) was named Charlotte, and his third wife was Elizabeth Downing
(D7/1.1). Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) was
a resident of Cherokee Nation East, Hightower District, near Echota, Georgia
and was described as a Cherokee in 1827.
In 1828 Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) was mentioned in "The Cherokee
Phoenix" as a "well-to-do white man with an Indian family including
two children."
He
appeared as the head of a household age "60-70" in the 1830 census of
Hall County, page 131, with two sons,
ages 5-10.
Stephen
Whitmire (W7/1.1) wrote his will April 23, 1831, and died September 27, 1831,
according to Ida Creekmore. The will,
recorded in Hall County Miscellaneous Book A, page 204, under "Record of
annual Returns, Appraisements, Minutes and Wills," read:
"In
the Name of God, Amen. Know ye that I,
Stephen Whitmire of the Cherokee Nation, attached to Hall [County], being weak
in body but, thank God, sound in mind and memory and knowing that man was born
to die, so after surrendering my soul to Him that gave it, and my body to be
decently buried. Then after my funeral
expenses and just debts are paid it is my will and desire that my estate, was
God's will to bless me with in life, to be divided as follows, viz:
Item:
First the administrators to sell 7 negroes, Harrison and Fillis, Martin and
Liller and Jerry, Amy and Solomon. I
leave Henry Whitmire fifty dollars, Jesse Whitmire fifty dollars, Nancy Staten
fifty dollars, Michael Whitmire fifty dollars, Lucinda Nix fifty dollars. John Whitmire to have $200 for his trouble,
extra expenses. Sarah Hickman, William
Whitmire and John Whitmire the money to be equally divided among the three
after the sale of the Negroes and all my expenses paid and all my loose
property.
I wish
Robert Dowdy to take Ann and Nancy the two negroes I leave to my two sons. I leave Ann to George Whitmire. Nancy to Jonathan Whitmire for said Dowdy to
take said Negroes and keep them until the children are entitled to them when of
age and for Robert Dowdy and John Downs [Downing?] to attend to schooling them
and raising them as they may think best among themselves. I wish Robert Dowdy to be paid for his
trouble and all expenses he may be out not to exceed $200 to be paid by John
Whitmire.
So I
ordain this my last will and testament and I do hereby appoint John Whitmire
my executor whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of April
1831.
Signed
and sealed in the presence of us.
Stephen Whitmire (seal)
John M. McAfee
Michael Dowdy
Georgia
Court of Ordinary May Term, 1831, Hall County
Present
their Honours Ezekial Buffington, John Nichols and Joseph Dunagun:
Personally
appeared in open Court John M. McAfee and Michael Dowdy who being duly sworn
say they saw the said Stephen Whitmire sign seal and deliver this will for the
purpose therein mentioned, that the said will was written by the deponent John
McAfee at the direction of said Stephen Whitmire, read to him after he wrote,
received his approbation, then the said Stephen Whitmire was sound in mind and
memory when he signed said will and that these deponents subscribed said will
as witnesses after the said Stephen Whitmire had signed it."
He made
no provision for Mary Porter Whitmire (P7/1.1) in his will. The widow objected to the terms of the will
and came into court requesting that it be nullified:
"Georgia
Court of Ordinary May Term, 1831, Hall County
John
Whitmire, Exr. of Stephen Whitmire, Dcsd.
vs Mary Whitmire, widow, and Flemming
Staten in right of his wife Nancy,
formerly Nansy Whitmire et al, the lawfull heirs of Stephen Whitmire
The
defendants came into the Court of Ordinary at this Term of the Court and objected
to the will being proven and recorded.
First:
Because the same conveyed and transferred sundry Negroes and loose property
and was only subscribed by two witnesses and contending that it should have
been witnessed by three witnesses as it transferred Negroes.
Secondly:
That the widow was not provided for by said will as they contended she should
have been, and
Thirdly:
That the will was void for being ambiguous and uncertain.
All of
which objections was overruled by the court, determining that two Witnesses
was sufficient to the will and that the Testator had the right to will all his
property without willing any thing to the wife or making any provision for her
and that they thought the will sufficiently plain certain.
Given
under our hands and seals this 2nd day of May, 1831.
John Nichols, J.J.C. (seal)
Ez. Buffington, J.J.C. (seal)
Joseph Dunagan, J.J.C.
(seal) Ordinary Court Hall County, Georgia September Term 1831
John
Whitmire, Exr of Stephen Whitmire, Dec'd
vs Mary Whitmire, widow Henry Whitmire, Fleming Staten in right of
his wife Nancy, formerly Nancy Whitmire, et al, lawful heirs of Stephen Whitmire,
Dec'd.
Application
for the probate of Will in the above case the will of Stephen Whitmire having
been presented to the Court of Ordinary of Hall County for probate and a Caveat
having been there filed against the recording of the same, and said Court of
Ordinary having determined to admit Will to record from which decision the
caveators entered an appeal which appeal came before this court for trial upon
the hearing of which case, it is ordered and determined by this Court that said
will be admitted to records and letters Testamentary issued forth with to the
Executor there in named.
A true
copy from the Minutes of Hall Superior Court. 22nd Sept.
1831 J. L. Law, clerk"
Mary
Porter Whitmire (P7/1.1) died in 1840, according to Nell Whitmire Pantell
(W2/1.1). Children born to them
include:
John Whitmire (W6/1.1) born in 1780
Sarah Whitmire (W6/1.2) born about 1785
Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3) born in 1789
William Whitmire (W6/1.4) born in 1790
Nancy Whitmire (W6/1.5) born in 1792
Lucinda Whitmire (W6/1.6) born about 1796
Henry Whitmire (W6/1.7) born in 1798
Michael Whitmire (W6/1.8) born in 1800
Samuel Whitmire (W6/1.9) born in 1803
Children
born to Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) and Charlotte Downing Whitmire (D7/1.1) include:
Jonathan Whitmire (W6/1.10) born about 1819
George Washington Whitmire (W6/1.11) born in 1824
Lola
Sadie Dunn Cryer (D2/1.1), a descendant, wrote in 1970 that a family tradition
held that Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) had nine sons and three daughters.
John
Whitmire (W6/1.1), son of Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) and Mary Porter Whitmire
(P7/1.1), was born in 1780 in Pendleton District, according to Nell Whitmire
Pantell (W2/1.1) who reported that "he was almost as old as his Uncle
Samuel." He was married about
1801, wife's name Susannah who was born in Georgia in 1782. He sold property to his father September 30,
1820, according to Jackson County, Georgia Deed Book G, page 316.
He was
named executor of his father's will written April 23, 1831 and the beneficiary
of $200. He died in 1846 in Jackson
County, and she died during the 1850s.
Children
born to John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire include:
Markus Whitmire (W5/1.1) born in September 1801
Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) born in March 1803
Martha "Patsy" Whitmire
(W5/1.3) born in March 1805
Jane Whitmire (W5/1.4) born June 20, 1807
Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) born September 27, 1809
John P. Whitmire (W5/1.6) born in October 1811
James W. Whitmire (W5/1.7) born in March 1813
Isaiah Whitmire (W5/1.8) born September 16, 1815
Ann Elizabeth Whitmire (W5/1.9) born in 1816
Susan C. Whitmire (W5/1.10) born October 23, 1817
Maryann Mavier Whitmire (W5/1.11) born November 1, 1819
Sarah Whitmire (W5/1.12) born September 14, 1821
Susan Carolina Whitmire (W5/1.13) born December 19, 1823
Markus
Whitmire (W5/1.1), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born in September 1801 at Gainesville, Georgia. He was married December 11, 1828 in Jackson County to Mary J.
Payne (P5/1.1). The marriage license
was issued to "Morris Whitmire."
Children born to Markus Whitmire (W5/1.1) and Mary J. Payne Whitmire
(P5/1.1) are unknown.
Henry
Whitmire (W5/1.2), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born in March 1803 in Georgia, according to Nell Whitmire Pantell
(W2/1.1). He was married about 1826 to
Charlotte Sophia Kidd (K5/1.1) who was born in 1801 in Georgia. He wrote his
will May 26, 1883 and it was recorded July 22, 1884 in Jackson County Will Book
B, page 329.
Children
born to Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte Sophia Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1)
include:
Harriet Eveline Whitmire (W4/2.1) born January 6, 1826
Francis Miles Whitmire (W4/2.2) born February 4, 1827
John Henry Whitmire (W4/2.3) born in 1832
Rachel Victory Whitmire (W4/2.4) born November 10, 1834
Ann Hazeltine Whitmire (W4/2.5) born in 1836
Sophia Lavinia Whitmire (W4/2.6) born January 10, 1837
Matilda J. Whitmire (W4/2.7) born in 1838
William A. Whitmire (W4/2.8) born about 1843
Harriet
Eveline Whitmire (W4/2.1), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte
Sophia Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born January 6, 1826. She was married about 1845 to James Anderson
Simmons (S4/1.1). She died July 5, 1899
and was buried in Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Jackson
County. Five children were born to
them.
Francis
Miles Whitmire (W4/2.2), son of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte Sophia
Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born February 4, 1827, according to the research of
Frances Lee Widdows Ashley (W1/1.1) of Gainesville, Florida. He was married about 1850, wife's name
Bowes. He was enumerated in the 1850
census of Jackson County as Household 353-353.
Children
born to Francis Miles Whitmire (W4/2.2) include:
Sophia Whitmire (W3/2.1) born about 1852
Sophia
Whitmire (S3/2.1), daughter of Francis Miles Whitmire (W4/2.2), was born about
1852 in Jackson County. She was married
about 1879, husband's name Bowles.
John
Henry Whitmire (W4/2.3), son of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte Sophia
Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in 1832.
He was married to Mary Margaret Doss (D4/1.1) June 20, 1859 in Jackson
County. He enlisted in the Confederate
army in 1862. He was captured May 16, 1863
in the Battle of Baker's Creek in Mississippi. He died in a prisoner-of-war
camp in Delaware July 30, 1863, according to Nell Whitmire Pantell
(W2/1.1). His widow received land which
she sold.
Children
born to John Henry Whitmire (W4/2.3) and Mary Margaret Doss Whitmire (D4/1.1)
include:
Leander Fitzsailand Whitmire (W3/3.1)
born August 27, 1860
John W. Whitmire (W3/3.2) born April 30, 1862
Leander
Fitzsailand Whitmire (W3/3.1), son of John Henry Whitmire (W4/2.3) and Mary
Margaret Doss Whitmire (D4/1.1), was born August 27, 1860. He was married about 1890 to Olah Clarinda
Catlett (C3/1.1) who was born January 27, 1874. He died in 1940, and she died in 1968.
Children
born to Leander Fitzsailand Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Olah Clarinda Catlett Whitmire
(C3/1.1) include:
Nell Whitmire (W2/1.1) born April 19, 1901
Nell
Whitmire (W2/1.1), daughter of Leander Fitzsailand Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Olah
Clarinda Catlett Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born April 19, 1901. She was married about 1925, husband's name
Pantell. They lived in Jefferson,
Georgia in 1985, and she was active in family history research.
John W.
Whitmire (W3/3.2), son of John Henry Whitmire (W4/2.3) and Mary Margaret Doss Whitmire
(D4/1.1), was born April 30, 1862. He
was buried at Talmo Baptist Church Cemetery in Jackson County, according to
Frances Lee Widdows Ashley (W1/1.1).
Rachel
Victory Whitmire (W4/2.4), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte
Sophia Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born November 10, 1834. She was married about 1850 to Moses L.
Simmons (S4/1.2), believed to be a brother to James A. Simmons (S4/1.1). She died December 9, 1905 and was buried in
Mt. Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ann
Hazeltine Whitmire (W4/2.5), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte
Sophia Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in 1836. She was married November 9, 1854 to Samuel Morgan (M4/1.1). Four children were born to them.
Sophia
Lavinia Whitmire (W4/2.6), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte
Sophia Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was January 10, 1837. She was married about 1854, husband's name Bowles. Later she was remarried to W. P. Wood
(W4/1.1).
Matilda
J. Whitmire (W4/2.7), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte Sophia
Kidd Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in 1838.
She was married about 1859, husband's name Barber. Three children were born to them.
William
A. Whitmire (W4/2.8), son of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Charlotte Sophia Kidd
Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born about 1843.
He was a private in Company G, Forty-third Tennessee Infantry
Regiment. He died at Lenoir Station,
Tennessee November 5, 1862 during the Civil War.
Martha
"Patsy" Whitmire (W5/1.3), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and
Susannah Whitmire, was born at Gainesville, Georgia in March 1805. She was married November 12, 1843 to William
H. Kinningham (K5/1.1), according to Jackson County marriage records.
Jane
Whitmire (W5/1.4), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire,
was born at Gainesville June 20, 1807.
She was married February 17, 1833 in Jackson County to Thomas Rogers
(R5/1.1) who was born to John Rogers (R6/1.1) December 29, 1805 in North Carolina. He had moved to Jackson County, about
1830. In 1849 Thomas Rogers (R5/1.1)
served as co-executor with his brother-in-law Henry Whitmire (W5/1.2) in the
administration of the estate of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5).
Stephen
Whitmire (W5/1.5), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born at Gainesville September 27, 1809.
He was married June 28, 1828 in Hall County to Frances Broadwell
(B5/1.1), daughter of William Broadwell (B6/1.1), by J. E. Reeves, J.P,
according to Hall County Marriage Book A.
She was born March 4, 1799 in Wake County, North Carolina, according to
Frances Lee Widdows Ashley (W1/1.1).
From June 1 to August 1, 1836 he was a soldier in Byrd's Company
involved in the removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma. He was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census
of Cherokee County, Alabama. He died
March 25, 1849 in Cherokee County, Georgia.
Frances
Broadwell Whitmire (B5/1.1) appeared as the head of a household in the 1850
census of Cherokee County:
"Whitmire, Francis 40 [?]
born in [?]
John W. 19, born in Georgia
Candice 18, born in Georgia
Frances 16, born in Georgia
Henrietta 14, born in Georgia
Rebecca 10, born in Georgia"
She
made a pension application based on her husband's participation in the removal
of the Cherokees. Frances Lee Widdows
Ashley (W1/1.1) wrote February 27, 1986, "Concerning the 'Trail of Tears'
it is interesting that Stephen Whitmire took an active part in the Indian
removal. He was actually forcing part
of his own family to Oklahoma.
Charlotte Downing was his grandfather's wife, and their sons George and
Jonathan were his half-uncles. One
would wonder if he was totally unaware of this relationship or if he was
unconcerned about it."
She
died April 11, 1880 at Roswell in Cobb County, Georgia. She was buried there in Presbyterian
Cemetery.
Children
born to Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell Whitmire (B5/1.1) include:
Mary Ann Whitmire (W4/5.1) born in June 1829
John W. Whitmire (W4/5.2) born in 1831
Candice H. Whitmire (W4/5.3) born March 3, 1833
Frances A. Whitmire (W4/5.4) born May 15, 1834
Henrietta C. Whitmire (W4/5.5) born March 30, 1836
Rebecca Jane Whitmire (W4/5.6) born February 13, 1840
Mary
Ann Whitmire (W4/5.1), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell
Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born in Hall County in June 1828. She was married January 20, 1848 in Cherokee
County to William H. Ashley (A4/1.1), according to Frances Lee Widdows Ashley
(W1/1.1). In 1851 whey lived in
Acworth, Georgia.
Children
born to them include:
William W. Ashley (S3/1.1) born in 1851
William
W. Ashley (S3/1.1), son of William H. Ashley (A4/1.1) and Mary Ann Whitmire
Ashley (W4/5.1), was born in 1851 at Acworth.
He was married December 18, 1878 to Valucia Catherine Wright
(W3/1.1). She was born April 5, 1860 in
Milton County, Georgia to Thornton Timothy Wright (W4/1.1) and Tempy Elizabeth
Kay Wright (K4/1.1). He died November 28, 1911 at Atlanta, and she died there
November 4, 1939.
Children
born to them include:
Charles Lane Ashley (A2/1.1) born November 21, 1879
Charles
Lane Ashley (A2/1.1), son of William W. Ashley (S3/1.1) and Valucia Catherine
Wright Ashley (W3/1.1), was born November 21, 1879 at Roswell. He was married September 18, 1907 to Mary
Leila Berry (B2/1.1), daughter of David Northern Berry (B3/1.1) and Mary
Catherine Ellis Berry (E3/1.1). She was
born April 25, 1883 in Milton County.
He died November 4, 1939 at Atlanta, and she died August 4, 1956 at Jacksonville,
Florida.
Children
born to them include:
Marcus Porter Ashley (A1/1.1) born January 7, 1923
Marcus
Porter Ashley (A1/1.1), son of Charles Lane Ashley (A2/1.1) and Mary Leila
Berry Ashley (B2/1.1), was born January 7, 1923 in Atlanta. He was married March 7, 1942 to Frances Lee
Widdows (W1/1.1) who was born October 7, 1921 at Carbondale, Illinois. In June 1986 they lived in Gainesville,
Florida.
John W.
Whitmire (W4/5.2), son of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell Whitmire
(B5/1.1), was born in Hall County in 1831.
He appeared as a 19-year-old in the 1850 census of his mother's
household. He served in the Confederacy
in Company F of the Fifty-Sixth Georgia Infantry Regiment.
Candice
H. Whitmire (W4/5.3), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell
Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born March 3, 1833 in Hall County. She was married in 1852 in Cobb County to
William M. Gilbert (G4/1.1). He was
born June 13, 1826 in Carroll County, Georgia to John Gilbert (G5/1.1) and
Elizabeth Owens Gilbert (O5/1.1). He
died in April 1901 in Bartow County, Georgia, and she died there January 17,
1917.
Frances
A. Whitmire (W4/5.4), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell
Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born May 15, 1834 in Cherokee County. "During the Civil War she saved the
silver communion service of the Presbyterian Church at Roswell by hiding it in
her quilting basket," wrote Frances Lee Widdows Ashley (W1/1.1). "The Union Army soldiers did not search
her basket, and the service was saved and is still in use in that church
today. The pew where Miss Fannie always
sat is marked with a bronze plaque.
This beautiful old church is one of a very few buildings in Roswell that
survived the Civil War. The Union Army
used it for a hospital, therefore it was saved." She died November 13, 1911 in Cobb County and was buried in
Presbyterian Cemetery at Roswell. She
did not marry.
Henrietta
C. Whitmire (W4/5.5), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Frances Broadwell
Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born March 30, 1836.
She was married March 27, 1852 to Charles Wesley Faulkner (F4/1.1). He died March 8, 1903, and she died April
30, 1919 in Cobb County and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery at Roswell.
Rebecca
Jane Whitmire (W4/5.6), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W5/1.6) and Frances
Broadwell Whitmire (W5/1.1), was born February 13, 1840. She was married in 1857 to Samuel Farr
(F4/1.1) and died April 10, 1926.
John P.
Whitmire (W5/1.6), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born at Gainesville in October 1811. He
was married about 1836, wife's name Permelia.
Children born to John P. Whitmire (W5/1.6) and Permelia Whitmire are
unknown.
James
W. Whitmire (W5/1.7), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born at Gainesville in March 1813.
Isaiah
Whitmire (W5/1.8), son of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire, was
born September 16, 1815 at Gainesville.
He was married February 23, 1836 in Jackson County to Lucy Legg (L5/1.1). Children born to Isaiah Whitmire (W5/1.8)
and Lucy Legg Whitmire (L5/1.1) are unknown.
Ann
Elizabeth Whitmire (W5/1.9), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah
Whitmire, was born in 1816. She was
married January 17, 1833 to James Rogers (R5/1.2) who was born in 1808. He died in 1877, and she died May 18, 1878.
Susan
C. Whitmire (W5/1.10), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah
Whitmire, was born October 23, 1817 at Gainesville. She was married January 1,
1840 to Pleasant M. Langston (L5/1.1), according to Jackson County
marriage records.
Maryann
Mavier [or Mary Maria] Whitmire (W5/1.11), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1)
and Susannah Whitmire, was born November 1, 1819 at Gainesville. "Mary M. Whitmire" was married
December 17, 1837 to Jacob Pettijohn (P5/1.1) who was born in 1818, according
to "History of Forsyth County, Georgia." He was a son of James Pettijohn (P6/1.1) and Temperance Rogers
Pettijohn (R6/1.2) and a grandson of Jacob Pettijohn (P7/1.1) of Virginia.
About
1843 the family removed from Jackson County to Forsyth County and was
enumerated there in the 1850 census as Household 129-129:
"Pettijohn, Jacob 32, born in Georgia
M. M. 30, born in Georgia
S. A.
11, born in Georgia, daughter
L. D. 9, born in Georgia, son
M. A. 7, born in Georgia, daughter
John J. 5, born in Georgia, son
S. J. 3, born in
Georgia, daughter
(son) , born in Georgia"
Jacob
Pettijohn (P5/1.1) was convicted of murder in 1858, but escaped the gallows, according
to an article in "History of Forsyth County, Georgia" written by
Frances Lee Widdows Ashley (W1/1.1) and abstracted by Lynda Dorene Whitmire
Wright (W1/3.3):
"In
the Wildcat murder trials five defendants were indicted for the murder of
Claiborn Vaughn who met his death on the way from Wildcat courtground one Saturday
night. When the grand jury convened
August 18, 1858 they composed an indictment:
'In the
name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia we charge and accuse Isaac Freeland,
Jacob Pettyjohn, Levi Q. C. McGinnis, William Brannon and James McGinnis of
the County and State aforesaid, on the seventh day of August in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty-eight, with force and arms in and
upon one Claiborn Vaughn . . . did then and there unlawfully, feloniously,
wickedly and of their malice aforethought make an assault . . with knives . . .
strike, thrust, stab and cut, inflicting upon the said Claiborn Vaughn four
mortal wounds.'
Jacob
Pettyjohn went on trial April 16, 1859.
Sheriff Williams testified that Freeland, Brannon and the McGinnises had
been in confinement since August 9, 'now excepting Freeland who was hanged on
the 15th day.' On April 23 the jury
brought in their verdict of 'guilty of murder as principal in the Second Decree.' On April 30 Judge Rice pronounced sentence,
condemning Pettyjohn to hang at the place of public execution on Friday, June
24, between the hours of ten and two.
Through
the persistent efforts of his attorney however Pettyjohn won a stay of execution
written by Judge Rice May 21, 1859. The
case was appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia, and that court mandated that
a new trial be granted.
Meanwhile
Pettyjohn who was free on bond had left the country. He failed to appear in court in August 1859 or in February
1860. Finally on April 19, 1860 Judge
Rice dismissed all witnesses in the case.
It was rumored that Pettyjohn had escaped to Texas. When the Civil War came the attention of the
state was concentrated on the war effort, and few people cared about the fact
he was still sought for a hanging crime.
More than a decade had passed when action was initiated by the state to
bring him back for another trial.
Through the intervention of Col. Hiram P. Bell who appealed to Gov.
Colquitt the efforts at extradition were brought to a standstill. Pettyjohn, it was learned, had served
heroically during the war as a high-ranking Confederate officer. Of the five men tried for murder two had to
pay the penalty with their lives, two went to prison, and one escaped
justice."
Children
born to Jacob Pettijohn (P5/1.1) and Maryann Mavier Whitmire Pettijohn
(W5/1.11) include:
Sarah A. Pettijohn (P4/1.1) born in 1839
L. D. James Pettijohn (P4/1.2) born in June 1842
Mary A. Pettijohn (P4/1.3) born in March 1843
John S. Pettijohn (P4/1.4) born in 1845
Susan J. Pettijohn (P4/1.5) born in 1847
William F. Pettijohn (P4/1.6) born in 1849
Thomas J. Pettijohn (P4/1.7) born about 1852
Martha A. Pettijohn (P4/1.8) born about 1854
Mentoria Pettijohn (P4/1.9) born about 1857
Julia A. Pettijohn (P4/1.10) born about 1860
L. D.
James Pettijohn (P4/1.2), son of Jacob Pettijohn (P5/1.1) and Maryann Mavier
Whitmire Pettijohn (W5/1.1), was born in June 1842. He enlisted as a private in Company G, Fifty-sixth Georgia
Infantry Regiment in Milton County, Georgia.
He died December 4, 1871.
Sarah
Whitmire (W5/1.12), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah Whitmire,
was born September 14, 1821 at Gainesville.
She was married March 1, 1840 to Willis Long (L5/1.1), according to Mrs.
James R. DeLay, her granddaughter.
Susan
Carolina Whitmire (W5/1.13), daughter of John Whitmire (W6/1.1) and Susannah
Whitmire, was born December 19, 1823 at Gainesville, according to Mrs. Frances
Stewart, 1800 Crescent, Denton, Texas, 76201.
She was married March 7, 1849 to Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) in
Forsyth County. He had been received
into Sharon Baptist Church December 7, 1848, and she was received by the
congregation June 15, 1850. During the
early stages of the Civil War he also enlisted in Company G, Fifty-Sixth Georgia
Infantry Regiment. He died November 11,
1862 in camp at Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Susan
Carolina Whitmire Teddar (W5/1.13) died May 6, 1906 and was buried in Shady
Grove Cemetery, Cross Plains, Georgia.
Children
born to Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) and Susan Carolina Whitmire Teddar
(W5/1.13) include:
Pleasant McKinsey Teddar (T4/1.1) born about 1850
Mary Adeline Teddar (T4/1.2) born about 1852
Ransom Solomon Teddar, Jr. (T4/1.3) born about 1853
Susan Carolina Teddar (T4/1.4) born about 1854
Pleasant
McKinsey Teddar (T4/1.1), son of Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) and Susan
Carolina Whitmire Teddar (W5/1.13), was born about 1850 at Gainesville. He died October 7, 1864, according to the
Teddar bible.
Mary
Adeline Teddar (T4/1.2), daughter of Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) and Susan
Carolina Whitmire Teddar (W5/1.13), was born about 1852 at Gainesville. She died November 24, 1866, according to the
Teddar bible.
Ransom
Solomon Teddar, Jr. (T4/1.3), son of Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) and Susan
Carolina Whitmire Teddar (W5.1.13), was born about 1853. He died May 3, 1892.
Susan
Carolina Teddar (T4/1.4), daughter of Ransom Solomon Teddar (T5/1.1) and Susan
Carolina Whitmire Teddar (W5/1.13), was born about 1854. She died November 9, 1899 of paralysis and
was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery at Cross Plains.
Sarah
Whitmire (W6/1.2), daughter of Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) and Mary Porter Whitmire
(P7/1.1), was born about 1785 in Pendleton District. She was married about 1808 in Hall County, Georgia to William
Hickman (H6/1.1), believed to be a son of William Hickman (H7/1.1).
William
Hickman (H6/1.1) removed to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana to join Jesse Whitmire
(W6/1.3). "William Hickman,
Junr." had filed a claim for land there May 19, 1813, according to
"Notices and Evidences in Cosby Settlement Claims" Book A, page 3:
"Take
notice that I claim as much land as the government may think proper to grant in
virtue of a settlement and improvement made in the year 1812 on the waters of
Big Creek, joining Barden Dycks, John Dixon and Chandler Dixon, and which was
settled by Henry Eby; and by him transferred to Barden Dyck; and by him
conveyed to William Hickman; and by him conveyed to William Hickman, Junr.,
which improvement has been cultivated and inhabited more than one year last
past.
William Hickman, Junr.
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana"
William
Hickman, Jr. was married to Sarah Durden (D6/3.2) [license reads Durdno]
daughter of John Anthony Durden (D7/1.3) September 21, 1809 in Amite County,
Mississippi. Her brother-in-law Jesse
Whitmire (W6/1.3) was bondsman. Mildred
Billye Hickman Gillette, Hickman family researcher of Ft. Worth, Texas wrote
February 9, 1972:
"William
Hickman of Jackson County, Georgia was a contemporary with Stephen Whitmire. He had a daughter, Tamar Hickman
Whitmore. I have researched all of the
East Texas counties where the Whitmires and Hickmans were after coming to
Texas--found an older William Hickman, but the Jasper County, Texas records
burned between 1845 and 1850, the period when this William Hickman died. How I know he died during this period--he
was listed on a tax roll of Jasper--did not pay a poll--he was over 50 in
1845--then when Theophilus Hickman, his father, died in 1848, son William's
heirs were mentioned--no names or addresses.
Later a William Hickman was sent a small amount of money, but the slip
of paper did not say whose son he was.
I have
had Mrs. Neff look for Hickman data in the St. Tammany Parish records--but she
says none is there. See enclosed map
where Wm. Hickman bought Wm. Whitmire's claim--then Stephen Stafford patented
this claim under Wm. Hickman. This area
is about in the middle of Bogalusa, Louisiana today."
No
Hickmans were listed as heads of households in the index to the 1820 census of
Louisiana. Mary Alnora "Nora"
Cox Drennan (C2/10.4) concluded that William Hickman (H6/1.1) died in
Louisiana. It has been reported by Nell
Whitmire Pantell (W2/1.1) that Sarah Whitmire Hickman (W6/1.6) came to Texas
with her brother Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3).
She was
named in her father's will written in April 1831, along with two of her brothers,
to receive the proceeds of the sale of seven slaves and his "loose
property."
Children
born to William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah Whitmire Hickman (W6/1.2) are believed
to include:
Jesse Hickman (H5/1.1) born about 1810
Asa Hickman (H5/1.2)
born about 1812
Nancy Hickman (H5/1.3) born about 1815
Ephriam Hickman (H5/1.4) born about 1817
Theophilus Hickman (H5/1.5) born about 1820
Jesse
Hickman (H5/1.1), believed to be a son of William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah
Whitmire Hickman (W6/1.2), was born about 1810. He was married August 21, 1834 in Rankin County, Mississippi to
Harriet Kenton (K5/1.1) by S. Miles.
Asa
Hickman (H5/1.2), son of William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah Whitmire Hickman
(W6/1.2), was born about 1812.
An Asa
Hickman was enumerated in the 1850 census of Sabine County as the head of
Household 241-241:
"Hickman, Asa 51, born in South Carolina, farmer $5,000 real estate
Lucretia 46, born in Missouri
Dickson, Bershabe 69, born in Pennsylvania
Hickson, Ephraim 21, born in Louisiana
Lucretia 17, born in Louisiana"
He died
about 1856 in Sabine County, Texas apparently without children. John Polly, his administrator of Sabine
County gave a deed to 3,321 acres on Spring Creek to John H. McRae June 2, 1857
for $4,000, according to Jasper County Deed Book F, page 26.
Nancy
Hickman (H5/1.3), daughter of William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah Whitmire Hickman
(W6/1.2), was born about 1815. She was
married about 1832, husband's name Owens.
She died prior to 1856.
Children
born to Nancy Hickman Owens (H5/1.3) include:
Joab Owens (O4/1.1)
born about 1834
Joab
Owens (O4/1.1), son of Nancy Hickman Owens (H5/1.3), was born about 1834. In 1857 he was a resident of Sabine Parish,
Louisiana. He inherited his mother's
share of the estate of Asa Hickman (H5/1.2) and sold it to Ephriam Hickman
(H5/1.4) for $300, according to Jasper County Deed Book E, page 252.
Ephriam
Hickman (E5/1.4), son of William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah Whitmire Hickman
(W6/1.2), was born about 1817 in Louisiana.
In 1857 he purchased two shares of the estate of his brother Asa Hickman
(E5/1.2) and resold them February 10, 1857 to John H. McRae, according to
Jasper County Deed Book E, page 253.
Theophilus
Hickman (H5/1.5), son of William Hickman (H6/1.1) and Sarah Whitmire Hickman
(W6/1.2), was born about 1820. He was
married July 31, 1852 to Anna Wilburn (W5/.1), according to Newton County,
Texas Marriage Book B, page 28. On
January 17, 1857 he, a resident of Louisiana, sold his interest in the estate
of Asa Hickman (H5/1.2) to Ephriam Hickman (H5/1.4) for $300, according to
Jasper County Deed Book E, page 253.
Joshua
Hickman and James Hickman along with Henry Whitmire (W5/3.7) and Joseph Martin
Fish (F6/1.1) were included in a jury list in Newton County January 11,
1847. James Hickman reappeared as a
juror there March 12, 1847. He
registered his cattle brand, "30", in Newton County July 15, 1847. Wyatt Hickman acknowledged the registration.
Wyatt Hickman was married to Mary Dickerson June 17, 1847, according to Newton
County Marriage Book A1, page 13. G. A.
Hickman received a deed April 15, 1875 to land for $300 from O. Mahaffy,
according to Jasper County Deed Book K, page 427.
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Gowen 806/795-8758 or 806/795-9694
5708
Gary Avenue
Lubbock,
Texas, 79413 WHITMIMS.002,
08/05/1987
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