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George Washington Wren[1, 2, 3, 4]

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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 70Occupation 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 WardOccupation 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 CemeteryHeadstone - 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
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Photos George Washington Wren George Washington Wren George Washington Wren
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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.
- 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.
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Sources - [S13] Wren Patterson, The Wren Family In America.
- [S68] LDS IGI 5000802,45.
- [S15] Family Record of G.W. Wren, Mildred Wren Whitten.
- [S808] Betty Wren Research Notes, Descendants of William Wren and Mary Tomlinson.
- [S743] 1850 US Federal Census, Putnam Co., GA, District 70; page 287; dwelling 184, family 184; Geo W Wren.
- [S907] Putnam County Deed Books, p. 474,; Herod Bridges to Moses Harvey, 8 Oct 1848.
- [S757] 1830 US Federal Census, Putnam Co., GA, Capt. John B. Towns' Distrct; page 209; George W. Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1830 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1831 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1832 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S907] Putnam County Deed Books, p. 157; Daniel W. Bowdin to George W. Wren, 28 Nov 1832.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1833 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1836 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1837 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1838 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S1438] Georgia, Putnam Co, Tax Digests, 1820-1866, 3 September 2018; 1839 Tax List, District 314, George W Wren.
- [S762] 1840 US Federal Census, Putnam Co, GA, 310th District; page 20; George Wren.
- [S907] Putnam County Deed Books, p. 188; G.W. Wren to Wm. Dismukes, 1 Jan 1842.
- [S907] Putnam County Deed Books, p. 234; James J. Medlock to George W. Wren, 31 Dec 1849.
- [S744] 1850 US Federal Census, Putnam Co, GA, Slave Schedule, District 70; page 36; G.W. Wren.
- [S1441] Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records, 8 September 2018; MW-1084-363, Military Warrant, Louisiana, 9/1/1851, George W Wren.
- [S1441] Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records, 8 September 2018; MW-1090-020, Military Warrant, Louisiana, 9/1/1851, George W Wren.
- [S1441] Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records, 8 September 2018; MW-1090-024, Military Warrant, Louisiana, 9/1/1851, George W Wren.
- [S708] U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, 20 April 2014; Certificate 7497, Land purchase by George W. Wren, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, 1 Oct 1852.
- [S1441] Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records, 8 September 2018; LA 0580-216, State Volume Patent, Louisiana, 10/1/1852, George W Wren.
- [S708] U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, 20 April 2014; Certificate 8950, Land purchase by George W. Wren, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, 1 Sept 1853.
- [S1441] Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records, 8 September 2018; LA 00610-019, State Volume Patent, Louisiana, 9/1/1853, George W Wren.
- [S546] 1870 US Federal Census, Bienville Parish, LA, 3 Ward; page 29; household 266, dwelling 266; George W. Ren.
- [S633] Find A Grave (old), 27 May 2012; George Washington Wren, memorial no. 64118418, created by Scout Finch.
- [S57] Wren Family Research Notes.
- [S13] Wren Patterson, The Wren Family In America.