George Washington Wren^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1802 - 1884  (82 years)

• Name	George Washington Wren
  Born	7 Feb 1802	Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1828	Putnam Co., Georgia   [4, 6]
  	witnessed a deed from Herod Bridges to Moses Harvey
  Census	1830	Putnam Co., Georgia   [7]
  	Enumeration: 00001-1001, 6 slaves, 9 people
  Possessions	1830	Putnam Co., Georgia   [7]
  	6 slaves
  Residence	1830	Putnam Co., Georgia   [8]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 0 polls, 101 1/4 acres 3rd class land and 101 1/4 acres pind land along Rocky Creek. Tax due $1.31 1/4
  Residence	1831	Putnam Co., Georgia   [9]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 3 polls, 101 1/4 acres 2nd class, 101 1/4 acres 3rd class land along Cedar Creek. Tax due $0.99 1/4
  Possessions	1832	Georgia, United States   [4]
  	received land in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery
  	22nd District, 3rd section of the lottery of the lottery, lot 308. Originally Cherokee County, now Floyd County. George W. Wren resided in Kendrick's District, Putnam County at the time of the lottery.
  Residence	1832	Putnam Co., Georgia   [10]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 5 polls, 101 1/4 acres 2nd class and 101 1/4 acres 3rd class land along Cedar Creek, and one two-wheel carriage. Tax due $1.38 1/4
  Possessions	28 Nov 1832	Putnam Co., Georgia   [11]
  	bought land from Daniel W. Bowdin
  Residence	1833	Putnam Co., Georgia   [12]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 5 polls, 50 acres 2nd class land, 202 1/2 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek, one two-wheel carriage. Tax due $1.22 1/4
  Residence	1836	Putnam Co., Georgia   [13]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 5 polls, 126 acres 2nd class land, 126 1/2 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due $1.01 5/8 Note that he is recorded as George W Winn in this tax list
  Residence	1837	Putnam Co., Georgia   [14]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 6 polls, 126 acres 2nd class, 126 1/2 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Additionally, he is taxed for 160 acres in Floyd Co - District 22, lot 308, section 2, as well as two 40 acre plots (no district or lot recorded) in Cherokee Co. Tax due: $1.32
  Residence	1838	Putnam Co., Georgia   [15]
  	Address: District 314
  	George W Wren is taxed for 6 polls, 126 acres 2nd class, 126 1/2 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Additionally, he is taxed for 160 acres in Cherokee (supposed to be Floyd) Co, district 22, lot 308, section 3; 40 acres in Cherokee - District 3, lot 853, section 2, and 40 acres in Cherokee - District 4, lot 258, section 3. Tax due: $1.32 1/2
  Residence	1839	Putnam Co., Georgia   [16]
  	Address: District 314
  	G.W. Wren was taxed for 6 polls, 126 acres 2nd class, 126 1/2 acres 3rd class land on Rocky Creek adjoining Pound, 105 acres 3rd class along Rocky Cr adjoining Dismukes, 1/4 acres 1st class adjoining Stanford. Additionally taxed for 160 acres Floyd Co - District 22, Lot 508, section 1. Tax due $1.37 1/2
  Census	1840	Putnam Co., Georgia   [17]
  	Address: 310th District
  	Enumeration: 21001-10101, 3 slaves, 10 people
  Possessions	1840	Putnam Co., Georgia   [17]
  	3 slaves
  Possessions	1 Jan 1842	Putnam Co., Georgia   [18]
  	sold land to Wm. Dismukes
  Possessions	31 Dec 1849	Putnam Co., Georgia   [19]
  	bought land from James J. Medlock
  Census	15 Sep 1850	Putnam Co., Georgia   [5]
  	Address: District 70
  Occupation	15 Sep 1850	Putnam Co., Georgia   [20]
  	farmer
  Possessions	15 Sep 1850	Putnam Co., Georgia   [5, 20]
  	real property $1700 and 9 slaves
  Possessions	1 Sep 1851	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [21]
  	purchased 160 acres of public land
  	Address: (now Webster)
  	W 1/2, W 1/2, S 9, T 18, R 9
  Possessions	1 Sep 1851	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [22]
  	purchased 160 acres of public land
  	Address: (now Webster)
  	Purchased 4 tracts of land from an assigned military land warrant: SW 1/4, SW 1/5, Section 5, SE 14/, SE 1/4, Section 6 NE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 7, NW 1/4, NW 1/4, Section 8 Twp 19, Range 9
  Possessions	1 Sep 1851	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [23]
  	purchased 160 acres of public land
  	Address: (now Webster)
  	Purchased via assigned military warrant: N 1/2, NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4 SE 1/4, NW 1/4 Section 9, Twp 18, Range 9,
  Possessions	1 Oct 1852	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [24, 25]
  	purchased 40 acres of public land.
  	Address: (now Webster)
  	Certificate 7497 NE 1/4, SW 1/4, S 9, T 18 N, R 9 W
  Possessions	1 Sep 1853	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [26, 27]
  	purchased 40 acres of public lands.
  	Address: (now Webster)
  	Certificate 8950 SE 1/4, SW 1/4, S 9, T 19 N, R 9 W
  Census	1 Jul 1870	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [28]
  	Address: 3 Ward
  Occupation	1 Jul 1870	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [28]
  	farmer
  Died	29 Jul 1884	Sibley, Webster Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Probate	1889	Bienville Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Buried	Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana   [29]
  	Address: Wren Family Cemetery
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64118418
  		Headstone - George Washington Wren
  Person ID	I6698	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	George Wren,   b. Abt 1760, Virginia ,   d. 14 Oct 1832–12 Mar 1835, Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Alletha Dossey,   b. Maryland ,   d. Bef 1810, Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina
  Married	Bef 3 Mar 1798	Lancaster Co., South Carolina   [4, 30]
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bridges,   b. 19 Apr 1813, Greene Co., Georgia ,   d. 25 Apr 1912, Uvalde, Uvalde Co., Texas  (Age 99 years)  [4]
  Married	4 Sep 1828	Putnam Co., Georgia   [4]
  	I am unable to find a record of this marriage in Putnam County, which appears to have intact records during this period.
  Children	1. Margaret Alletha Caroline Wren,   b. 28 May 1829, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 10 Aug 1852, Sibley, Webster Parish, Louisiana  (Age 23 years)   2. John Thomas Asbury Wren,   b. 31 Jan 1834, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 16 Aug 1905, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana  (Age 71 years)   3. George Lovich Pierce Wren,   b. 10 Jan 1836, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 8 Feb 1901, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana  (Age 65 years)   4. Sarah Ann Catherine Wren,   b. 28 Jun 1838, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 20 Jan 1852, Bienville Parish, Louisiana  (Age 13 years)   5. William Alonzo Dossey Wren,   b. 6 May 1840, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 20 Jan 1867, Bienville Parish, Louisiana  (Age 26 years)   6. Alonzo Dossey Wren,   b. 9 Aug 1841, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 18 Jan 1916, Prescott, Nevada Co., Arkansas  (Age 74 years)   7. Monroe Wren,   b. 1842, South Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martha Susanna Reaves Wren,   b. 8 Nov 1845, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 16 Jan 1918, El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas  (Age 72 years)   9. Alexander Hamilton Stevens Wren,   b. 29 Nov 1848, Putnam Co., Georgia ,   d. 14 Jul 1851, Bienville Parish, Louisiana  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Feb 1802 - Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina Residence - witnessed a deed from Herod Bridges to Moses Harvey - 1828 - Putnam Co., Georgia Married - 4 Sep 1828 - Putnam Co., Georgia Census - 1830 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - 6 slaves - 1830 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1830 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1831 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - received land in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery - 1832 - Georgia, United States Residence - Address: District 314 - 1832 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - bought land from Daniel W. Bowdin - 28 Nov 1832 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1833 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1836 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1837 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1838 - Putnam Co., Georgia Residence - Address: District 314 - 1839 - Putnam Co., Georgia Census - Address: 310th District - 1840 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - 3 slaves - 1840 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - sold land to Wm. Dismukes - 1 Jan 1842 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - bought land from James J. Medlock - 31 Dec 1849 - Putnam Co., Georgia Census - Address: District 70 - 15 Sep 1850 - Putnam Co., Georgia Occupation - farmer - 15 Sep 1850 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - real property $1700 and 9 slaves - 15 Sep 1850 - Putnam Co., Georgia Possessions - purchased 160 acres of public land - 1 Sep 1851 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Possessions - purchased 160 acres of public land - 1 Sep 1851 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Possessions - purchased 160 acres of public land - 1 Sep 1851 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Possessions - purchased 40 acres of public land. - 1 Oct 1852 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Possessions - purchased 40 acres of public lands. - 1 Sep 1853 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Census - Address: 3 Ward - 1 Jul 1870 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Occupation - farmer - 1 Jul 1870 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Died - 29 Jul 1884 - Sibley, Webster Parish, Louisiana Probate - 1889 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana Buried - Address: Wren Family Cemetery - - Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Born in SC. Settled near Macon, GA. Moved to Minden, LA about 1845 or 1851. Lived in old Wren homestead (Andrew Jackson's birthplace) in Waxhaw County, on the border of NC and SC. Typical colonial gentleman. N1, mw4 mw4 calls him G.D. Wren Notes for George Washington Wren (Bettty Wren) !1802 Birth:Wren Family Bible, Carolyn Witrup, El Paso, TX. !1828 MARR:Wren Family Bible, Carolyn Witrup, El Paso TX. !1828 DEED:Putnam Co GA, DB-M-474, Herod Bridges to Moses Harvey, Wit:Geo. W. Wren.FHC-MF-0400940. !1830 Census:Putnam Co GA, NA film 20, p209. !1830 NOTE: Received land in 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery !1850 CENSUS:Putnam Co GA, 15 Sept, 70th Dist, HH 183. Geo. W. Wren, M 48, b SC, Sarah, F 37, Margaret, F 22, Augustus, M 15, Geo. L. M 14,Sarah A. F 12, Wm. A. D. M 9, Monroe I. M 8, Martha F 3, Stephen, M 2,NOTE:Some of the information on this census is wrong. Ex-1. dau.Margaret wasn't living in this household at this time as she was married and living in Gwinett Co GA with husband & 2 children, Gwinnett Co GA, Pinkneyville Dist., 25 Oct, 1850, p227, HH 438, NA film 71. Ex-2, All in household were listed as born in SC. Only Geo W.Wren was b SC the rest GA [Wren Family Bible}. Ex-3, Second son listed was named Thomas Asbury, Monroe I was actually Alonzo Dossey,[WrenFamily Bible] !1870 CENSUS:Bienville Pr. LA, Ward 3, Ringgold, p64, HH266, 1 Jul 1870, NA film 507. Geo. W. Renn, 68, farmer, real estate value $2800,Pp value $400, b SC, Sarah, 57, keeping house, b GA. !1884 DEATH:Wren Family Bible Carolyn Witrup, El Paso, TX. NOTE:Cause of death was a cancer on nose. !1889 PROBATE:Bienville Pr, LA, Conveyance B-2-590. The 1860 census for Bienville Parish and Webster Parish Louisiana is missing. Does not appear in the 1817 Putnam Co., Georgia tax list Does not appear in the 1820 Putnam Co., Georgia tax list Does not appear in the 1852 Putnam Co., Georgia tax list - probably moved to Louisiana in 1851. Putnam county tax lists for 1817, 1820, 1824, 1830-1833, 1836-1839, and 1852 checked. Oglethorpe county tax lists for 1815 There are GLO land purchases in 1859 in Red River Parish. These could be G.W. Wren or G.L.P. Wren, or someone else.

  
  

• Sources

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