Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320682:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LCXW-3YT
• _UID: E52C2DEB0BBA433AAEECB863240CDDC1EEC5
• Census: 15 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Residence: 1851, Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States
• Military: 11 Dec 1861, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States; enlisted Co. E, 19th Reg't., Louisiana Infantry, Claiborne Greys; Address:
  Camp Moore
• Military: 22 Oct 1862; promoted to 4th Corporal, 19th Reg't Louisiana Infantry
• Military: 25 Aug 1863, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; sent to hospital by General Adams
• Military: 25 Dec 1863; promoted to 2nd Corporal, Co. D, 19th Louisiana Infantry
• Military: 1 Jul 1864; promoted to 4th Sgt., Co D., 19th Louisiana Infantry
• Military: 1861–1865; served in Co. D, 19th Louisiana Infantry, CSA
• Military: 13 May 1865, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; paroled from Co. E, Pelican Reg't, Louisiana Infantry
• Residence: Aug 1866, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States
• Possessions: 27 Aug 1866, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; purchased land from James J Vickers Jr
• Possessions: 27 Aug 1866, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; purchased land from James J Vickers Sr
• Misc: 1867, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; paid personal property tax
• Misc: 1868, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; paid property tax
• Residence: 17 Oct 1868, Mosco, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; appears on the register of legal voters
• Misc: 1869, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; paid property tax
• Possessions: 14 Sep 1872, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; sold land to Jno E Snell
• Possessions: 16 Oct 1872, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; sold land to W.J. Ford
• Possessions: 17 Oct 1872, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; gave mortgage to W.J. Ford
• Misc: 7 Feb 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; visited the offices of the Arkansas Democrat
• Possessions: 2 Apr 1880, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from David F Garrett
• Misc: 30 May 1880, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; selected as delegate for state democratic convention
• Misc: 3 Jun 1880, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; delegate to state Democrat convention
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 8 Jun 1880, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; physician
• Possessions: 24 Jun 1880, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from David F Garrett
• Possessions: 15 Nov 1880, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from David F Garrett
• Possessions: 1882, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; personal property valued at $464; Address:
  Albany Township
• Possessions: 13 Feb 1885, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from B C Bright
• Possessions: 23 Dec 1886, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land
• Misc: 9 Dec 1887, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; arrived for Methodist Annual Conference
• Possessions: 18 Sep 1888, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from David Garrett
• Possessions: 6 Apr 1889, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; bought land from D F Garrett
• Possessions: 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; 243 acres; Address:
  Section 33, Township 12, Range 22
• Possessions: 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; 40 acres; Address:
  Section 28, Township 12, Range 22
• Possessions: 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; 80 acres; Address:
  Section 11, Township 12, Range 22
• Possessions: 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; 89.25 acres; Address:
  Section 32, Township 12, Range 22
• Misc: 21 Jul 1892, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; appointed election commissioner for Nevada County
• Misc: 28 Oct 1893, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; barn was burned
• Possessions: 25 Feb 1895, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; trust deed to Arkansas Finance Co
• Misc: 23 Aug 1896, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; listed as democratic candidate for State House of Representatives
• Misc: 24 Aug 1898, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; appears in an add for toilet powder
• Census: 15 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 15 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; physician and farmer
• Occupation: 1903, Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Allopath physician
• Census: 3 May 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 3 May 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Misc: 23 Jan 1916, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; obituary published

Notes:

Residence: Minden, LA. Moved there in 1851. Later moved to Nevada Co, AR.

Occupation: Medical doctor, Farmer. Practiced medicine in Emmet and Centerville, AR.

MILITARY: Served in Civil War. Enlisted 1861, Company D, Louisiana State Troops, 19th. Fought at Shiloh, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga,etc. under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Wounded at Jonesboro. Disbanded at Meridian, MS.

Education: Began medical study in 1870, New Orleans State Medical School, later called Tulane. Graduated 1873.

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Some sources (mw4) claim he was born in Louisiana. Some sources call him Alonzo John Dossey Wren. Some say Dorsey instead of Dossey.This is the Dr. Wren who owned the watch that Marcus Dickson has. IGI has him listed as William Alonzo Dossey Wren

Notes from Betty Wren

!BIRTH:Wren Family Bible, owned by Carolyn Withrop, El Paso, TX.

!MARR:Hempstead Co AR, filed 17 Feb 1866.

!DEATH:Ar Vital Statistics, Cert. of death, #1136, Feb 1916.

!EDUCATION:Attended Tulane Medical School. No record found.

!MILITARY:CSA," Pvt., Co. D,19th LA Inf. En. Camp Moore, La, Dec 11,1861. Present on all Rolls until Feb 1863. Promoted from ranks to 4th Corpl., Oct, 22, 1862. Roll July and Aug., 1863, Absent, left hospital, Meridian, MS, Aug 25,___order Gen Adams. Roll Sept and Oct., 1863, Absent sent to hospital, Montgomery, AL., since Sept 15,1863. Roll Nov and Dec, 1863. Present , promoted from 4th Corpl., to 2nd Corpl., Dec 25, 1863, vice Corpl, Green, promoted to 4th Sergt.Rolls from Apr 30, 1864 to April 1865. Present. Promoted from 2nd Corpl. to 4th Sergt. since July 1, 1864. Roll of Prisoners of War, CSA, paroled, Meridian, MS, May 13, 1865. Res. Claibourne Par., LA. "Taken from Confederate Soldiers of Louisiana, Library of Congress, 1976. Applied in 1915 for pension, widow applied in Nevada Co. AR after death, 16 Jan 1916. "Index to Ark. Confederate Pension Applications".


Looks like Dr. Wren filed for a Confederate Pension in Arkansas in 1915 and Georgia Wren applied as a widow in 1916.

Birth:
Tooke History records his birth as 15 Feb 1846.

Census:
In this census, it appears that there is an Augustus Wren, age 16, as well as a William A.D. Wren. Looks like W.A.D. Wren is him, but not sure who Augustus is. Perhaps, the confusion on the A.D. Wren later is really around this "Augustus".

Military:
Dr. A.D. Wren applied for a pension on 19 Aug 1915 (along with John W. Hudson and John W. Gann). Veteran # 24686. Georgia Wren applied for a widow's pension on 18 Jan 1916. It seems unlikely that she received her pension, not being indigent.

Residence:
Deed from James J Vickers Jr notes that A D Wren was a resident of Bienville when he purchased the land. This must have been the precursor for his move into Arkansas and the genesis of his old homeplace.

Possessions:
To Wren, A.D. from Vickers, J.J. Sr
Date of instrument: 27 Aug 1866
Date of filing: 9 Oct 1866
Deed book S, p. 348
E SE 34, 11, 23
SW SE 35, 11, 23

Misc:
Polls: 1
E 1/2 SE 1/4 S 34 T 11 R 23, 80 ac
W 1/2 SW 1/4 S 35 T 11 R 23, 80 ac
Value: $120
1 pleasure carriage, $75
2 horses, $125
1 mule, $50
total taxable property: $370

Misc:
Poll: 1
No land
3 horses, $150
1 cow, $7
total value: $157
State tax $0.79
County tax: $1.79
School tax: $0.31

Misc:
Polls: 1
Horses: 1, $100
Mules: 3, $300
Cows: 8, $100
Hogs: 12, $60
Watches: $25
Other personal property to be taxed: $150
Total property: $735
State tax: 3.68
School tax: 2.47
Tax for public debt: 1.84
County tax: 4.41
Special school tax: 7.35
road tax: 2.21
poor house tax: 0.73
Paid.

Possessions:
A.D. Wren and Wife to Jno E Snell
Instrument: 24 Sep 1872
Filed: 12 Feb 1875
Deed, Book B, p. 111
Real Estate, T 12 R 23, 160 acres

Possessions:
A.D. Wren to W.J. Ford
Instrument: 16 Oct 1872
Filed: 14 Jan 1874
Deed, Book C, p. 88
E, SW; SW, SW Section 10
NW NW Section 15
T 12 R 23
160 acres

Possessions:
Indirect Index
Grantee: A.D. Wren
Grantor: WJ & LA Ford
Instrument: 17 Oct 1872
Filed: 28 Mar 1875
Mortgage, Book B, p. 179

Misc:
Almost every state exchange we pick up contains one or more notices of this character which we clip from the Prescott Picayune. They are unmistakable evidences that the Democrat is the people's paper: "Dr. A.D. Wren. a practical farmer, and one of the most prominent physicians in Albany Township, favored us with a call Thursday, and left the cash for the Picayune and the Arkansas Weekly Democrat.",

Possessions:
David F Garrett to A.D. Wren
2 Apr 1880, filed 16 Apr 1880
Warranty Deed, Book G, p. 516

Possessions:
David F Garrett to A.G. Wren
24 Jun 1880, filed 8 Sep 1880
Deed, Book H, p. 21, correction of deed

Possessions:
DF Garrett to AD Wren
15 Nov 1880, filed 3 Dec 1880
Deed, Book H, 110

Possessions:
Personal Property Tax - 1882
Albany Township School District No. 41
Wren, A.D.
Poll - 1
Horses - 1, $75
Neat Cattle - 3, $25
Mules - 1, $100
Sheep - 0
Hogs - 4, $4
Pleasure Carriage - 1, $25
Gold Watches - 1, $40
Other property - $195
Total - $464

Possessions:
B C Bright to A D Wren
13 Feb 1885, recorded 1 Feb 1886
Deed book M, p. 585

Possessions:
A.D. Wren from _______
23 Dec 1886, filed 12 Apr 1887
Deed Book P, p. 353

Misc:
Dr. A.D. Wren, lay delegate from the Camden District arrived for the Little Rock Annual Conference meeting

Possessions:
David Garrett to AD Wren
18 Sep 1888, files 20 Sep 1888
Deed, Book R, p. 168

Possessions:
D F Garrett to A D Wren
6 Apr 1889, file 20 Jul 1889
Deed, Book S, p. 232

Possessions:
Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren
W NW S33, T12, R22, 80 acres, value $160
State Tax -
General State Tax - 36c
School Fund - 32c
Sinking Fund - 8c
Pension Fund - 4c
County Tax
General Purposes - 72c
Unnamed Tax - 8c
D.S. Tax - 80c
Total Tax - 240c


Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren
SE NW S33, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $80
State Tax -
General State Tax - 18c
School Fund - 16c
Sinking Fund - 4c
Pension Fund - 2c
County Tax
General Purposes - 36c
Unnamed Tax - 4c
D.S. Tax - 40c
Total Tax - 120c

Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren
E SW S33, T12, R22, 80 acres, value $160
State Tax -
General State Tax - 36c
School Fund - 32c
Sinking Fund - 8c
Pension Fund - 4c
County Tax
General Purposes - 72c
Unnamed Tax - 8c
D.S. Tax - 80c
Total Tax - 240c


Receipt page 12
Dr. A.D. Wren
E NW NW S33, T12, R22, 20 acres, value $200
State Tax -
General State Tax - 45c
School Fund - 40c
Sinking Fund - 10c
Pension Fund - 5c
County Tax
General Purposes - 90c
Unnamed Tax - 10c
D.S. Tax - 100c
Total Tax - 300c

Receipt page 12
Dr. A.D. Wren - fr
SW SW S33, T12, R22, 23 acres, value $300
State Tax -
General State Tax - 68c
School Fund - 60c
Sinking Fund - 15c
Pension Fund - 7c
County Tax
General Purposes - 135c
Unnamed Tax - 15c
D.S. Tax - 150c
Total Tax - 450c

Possessions:
Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren
SE NE S32, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $80
State Tax -
General State Tax - 18c
School Fund - 16c
Sinking Fund - 4c
Pension Fund - 2c
County Tax
General Purposes - 36c
Unnamed Tax - 4c
D.S. Tax - 40c
Total Tax - 120c

Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren - fr
NE SE, S32, T12, R22, 28.75 acres, value $40
State Tax -
General State Tax - 13c
School Fund - 12c
Sinking Fund - 3c
Pension Fund - 2c
County Tax
General Purposes - 27c
Unnamed Tax - 3c
D.S. Tax - 30c
Total Tax - 90c

Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren - fr
NE SE S32, T12, R22, 1.75 acres,
S NE SE S32, T12, R22, 7 acres, value $20
State Tax -
General State Tax - 4c
School Fund - 4c
Sinking Fund - 1c
Pension Fund - 1c
County Tax
General Purposes - 9c
Unnamed Tax - 1c
D.S. Tax - 10c
Total Tax - 30c

Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren - fr
NE NW SE S32, T12, R22, 11.75 acres, value $20
State Tax -
General State Tax - 4c
School Fund - 4c
Sinking Fund - 1c
Pension Fund - 1c
County Tax
General Purposes - 9c
Unnamed Tax - 1c
D.S. Tax - 10c
Total Tax - 30c



Possessions:
Receipt page 13
Dr. A.D. Wren
SW SW S28, T12, R22, 40 acres, value $60
State Tax -
General State Tax - 13c
School Fund - 12c
Sinking Fund - 3c
Pension Fund - 2c
County Tax
General Purposes - 27c
Unnamed Tax - 3c
D.S. Tax - 30c
Total Tax - 90c

Possessions:
Receipt book page 12
Dr. A.D. Wren
W NW, S11, T12, R22, 80 acres, value $80

Misc:
Another Fire
Prescott, October 28 -
The barn of Dr. A.D. Wren, a prominent citizen of Albany Township living eight or ten miles south of Prescott, was burned yesterday together with all his corn (500 bushels) and between 4,000 and 5,000 bundles of fodder.

The fire is believed to have been incendiary in origin. The Doctor and all his family were in Prescott except his son Willard who went to the neighboring Postoffice after dinner leaving no one at home. There was no insurance.

Dr. Wren lives near the edge of the cyclone district that had all its crop prospect destroyed last spring and he was very active at that time in efforts to relieve the sufferers. He is a foremost citizen, a prominent Democrat, and wields an influence in his neighborhood.

Respectfully, E.R.A.

Possessions:
A D Wren to Arkansas Finance Co
25 Feb 1889, filed 27 Feb 1889
Trust Deed, Book 32, p. 9
Sec 33, T 12, R 22

Misc:
As a part of a newspaper add for Comfort Powder - The Modern Nursery and Toilet Powder in the Atlanta Constitution, Dr. A.D. Wren of Sutton, Arkansas is quoted. "Comfort Powder is all that is claimed for it. There is nothing better for new born babies, chafing, baby eczema, sore nipples, etc. I consider it harmless to the most delicate skin."

Alonzo married Frances Georgia Vickers on 15 Feb 1866 in Hempstead, Arkansas, United States. Frances (daughter of James Jackson Vickers and Savannah Georgia Shehee) was born on 10 Oct 1849 in Georgia, United States; died on 1 May 1941 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 2 May 1941 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Wren to Vickers
The State of Arkansas
County of Hempstead
I, William J Scott a regularly ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (my credentials being recorded in the Clerk's office Lafayette County Arkansas) did on the 15th day of February A.D. 1866 in the County of Hempstead and the State above written solemnize the rites of matrimony between Alonzo D. Wren aged 24 years and Francis G Vickers aged 16 years. Given under my hand on this day and year above written.
William J. Scott
Minister of the Gospel
Filed and recorded February 17th A.D. 1866

1. Savannah Wren was born in 1867 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died in 1867 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
2. Alonzo George Wren was born on 19 Aug 1868 in Sutton, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States; died on 5 Nov 1941 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 6 Nov 1941 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
3. Edgar E. Wren was born on 3 Sep 1870 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 16 Aug 1883 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
4. Willard Watson Wren was born on 3 Aug 1873 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 1 Aug 1902 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
5. Maggie May Wren was born on 4 Jan 1877 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 21 Jan 1925 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
6. Sam Scott Wren was born on 11 Feb 1879 in Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 12 Feb 1945 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
7. Carrie Camilla Wren was born on 19 Mar 1882 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 7 Feb 1977 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
8. Alline Arneta Wren was born on 25 Oct 1884 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 6 Dec 1884 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
9. Mattie Fred Wren was born on 22 Apr 1887 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 8 Sep 1888 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
10. Fletcher Evans Wren was born on 27 Jun 1890 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 7 Mar 1891 in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320710:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KHG7-87K
• _UID: 372CE6FA3B4A4EF9A34FB4648C8F8BBD7C26
• Misc: 17 Mar 1820, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed for his father
• Residence: 1828, Putnam, Georgia, United States; witnessed a deed from Herod Bridges to Moses Harvey
• Census: 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; 6 slaves
• Residence: 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Residence: 1831, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Possessions: 1832, Georgia, United States; received land in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery
• Residence: 1832, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Possessions: 28 Nov 1832, Putnam, Georgia, United States; bought land from Daniel W. Bowdin
• Residence: 1833, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Residence: 1 Apr 1835, Putnam, Georgia, United States; letter waiting at Eatonton post office
• Residence: 1836, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Residence: 1837, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Residence: 1838, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Misc: Sep 1838, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sat on Grand Jury
• Residence: 1839, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 314
• Census: 1840, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  310th District
• Possessions: 1840, Putnam, Georgia, United States; 3 slaves
• Misc: Sep 1840, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sat on Grand Jury
• Possessions: 1 Jan 1842, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sold land to Wm. Dismukes
• Misc: Mar 1843, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sat on Grand Jury
• Misc: 8 Jun 1847, Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States; attended a Whig meeting
• Possessions: 31 Dec 1849, Putnam, Georgia, United States; bought land from James J. Medlock
• Misc: Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sat on Grand Jury
• Census: 15 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 70
• Occupation: 15 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 15 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; real property $1700 and 9 slaves
• Possessions: 1 Sep 1851, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; purchased 160 acres of public land; Address:
  (now Webster)
• Possessions: 1 Sep 1851, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; purchased 160 acres of public land; Address:
  (now Webster)
• Possessions: 1 Sep 1851, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; purchased 160 acres of public land; Address:
  (now Webster)
• Possessions: 1 Oct 1852, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; purchased 40 acres of public land.; Address:
  (now Webster)
• Possessions: 1 Sep 1853, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; purchased 40 acres of public lands.; Address:
  (now Webster)
• Census: 1 Jul 1870, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  3 Ward
• Occupation: 1 Jul 1870, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; farmer
• Probate: 1889, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States

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.

Census:
Enumeration: 00001-1001, 6 slaves, 9 people

Residence:
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:
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:
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:
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

Residence:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Enumeration: 21001-10101, 3 slaves, 10 people

Possessions:
W 1/2, W 1/2, S 9, T 18, R 9

Possessions:
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:
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:
Certificate 7497
NE 1/4, SW 1/4, S 9, T 18 N, R 9 W

Possessions:
Certificate 8950
SE 1/4, SW 1/4, S 9, T 19 N, R 9 W

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64118418

George married Sarah Bridges on 4 Sep 1828 in Putnam, Georgia, United States. Sarah (daughter of Herod Flourney Bridges and Margaret Ware) was born on 19 Apr 1813 in Greene, Georgia, United States; died on 25 Apr 1912 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, United States; was buried in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315142:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L4JQ-45N
• _UID: F6B4CDD226BB4A7EA7E7FFD9E44B0D34C86E
• Census: 15 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Census: 1 Jul 1870, Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States; Address:
  3 Ward
• Census: 5 May 1910, Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, United States

Notes:

Notes for Sarah Bridges

NOTE: The following two letters were written by Sarah Bridges Wren when she was in her nineties. The first was written in 1903 to Georgia Vickers Wren the wife of Sarah's son Dr. Alonzo George Wren. The envelope is missing but she writes... To Georgia Wren. Dear Daughter I send you this little history of my life which I have hastely writen,it is short and meager but I don't suppose that anyone would be interested in much that I could tell although I have seen a good deal of this world. with love I remain your mother Sarah Wren. Page 1. I was born in Green County GA the 17th of April 1813. went into Morgan Co where we lived until I was 6 years old, when I was carried to Putnam Co where I grew to womanhood. Was converted and joined the Methodist church in July 1828 was married the 7th Sept the same year to G. W. Wren of South Carolina. We settled in GA where we remained until 1850 when we removed to Louisiana in Jan 1851 where Mr. Wren died in Augt 29th 1884 and where 5 of our 8 children have died. I was Gloriously sanctified at the Rock Springs camp meeting in Putnam Co, GA in 1849 which bless the good Lord I still claim and hold on to____has always been very merciful and good to me and has given special answers to prayer. My blessed Lord has watched over me now for 90 years & 6 months and nere denied me one blessing that was best for me to have..he has given me good friends everywhere I go, and never permitted any serious harm to befall me. I feel that his abiding care has always been with me and in me to help and comfort me and now in my old age and infirmities he has not forsaken me, but gives me abiding witness of his Holy spirit to comfort and sustain me Glory to his name NOTE: The original letter is owned by Scott Dickson, Roswell, GA. The letter passed to him on the death of Norvelle Wren, Sept 1996,Prescott, AR. Scott was Norvelle's gt-nephew and Norvelle was gt-grandaughter of Sarah B. Wren.

The second letter....on envelope Mrs. Atticus Wren, Slaughter,Louisiana...post mark...Uvalde, Tex. Jun 24, 3pm, 1910. 1. Uvalde,Texas, Mrs. Agnes Wren dear grand daughter. I have been wanting to write to you for a long time but have put it off from time to time to feel well enough but I believe I get further from it instead of better and the truth is I am ashamed for anyone to see my writing because I can't read it myself after writing it. All the family think me better at least they talk that way, but I know my own feelings lest I and am not able to get around much have to be helped in and out at doors when I get out and when I..2..and when I ride which I seldom do I have tobe helped in and out of the carriage. all the family except Cecile Myers and myself are gone to plase on the river to give Mattie D. Orndorff and the children a outting while they are here. they have been here since the 9th of this month. Seth did not come with them but sent them with one of their neighbors who coming this way. you would be astonished to see how large Mattie D has grown and fine looking her children are. the oldest one is a little girl named Ruth Allis the boy's large named for this father....3...Seth Beauford Orndorff. Seth is still working and trading and going ahead. I don't know where he will end but he is a stiring man sure roling. Wren has his new house done we are in it comfortably fixed up with lots of ground chickens to eat but Mattie fell down directly we moved here from getting one foot hung in some wire which was both ends buried inthe ground and loose in the middle she was hurt so bad that she has not been able in 3 months but she is a little better now...4..she suffered a sore mouth for a good while..could not do anything to hardly keep up but all is a little better now though not well. Mattie D thinks she will stay only one month if that some of the family will go home with her to help her with the children. I am broke down and must close. I hope you will write soon and give me all the news. I am nearly blind but still scratch a little to my loved ones. I close with many kisses to Atticus and the children from your grandmother Sarah Wren. The original copy of this letter was in the possession of Inez Wren Dupris, daughter of Atticus Wren. It is now owned by Wren Dupris, Port Arthur, TX. Wren is gt-grandson of GLP Wren.

!1828 MARR:1903 letter to Georgia Vickers Wren.

!1912 Death:TX Death Cert:143-11586.

Looking for where Sarah was living in 1880 and 1900.
1900 - Not with children Mattie, A.D, GLP
1880 - Not with children AD, GLP, Mattie

Birth:
BIRTH: IGI 7132826,96

!1813 BIRTH:1903 letter to daughter-in-law Georgia Vickers Wren; Wren family bible.


Census:
In 1910, only 2 of Sarah's 8 children were still alive.

Buried:
!1912 BURIAL: cemetery Uvalde, Tx. on Rt 91 about a mile west of town. A pedestal-shape stone about 4 ft. high with the inscription, Sarah Wren, Born Apr 17,1813, Died Apr 25, 1912, Age 99 yrs, 6 da. Placed in memory by her children and grandchildren.

Notes:

Married:
I am unable to find a record of this marriage in Putnam County, which appears to have intact records during this period.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320686:1030:191555462
• _UID: 411EE69D9EC6493BA25AD4EA7AFCF05E4860
• Military: 1780, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; served in in the South Carolina Militia
• Census: 1790, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 6 Aug 1791, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; bought land on north side of Waxhaw Creek from John Crawford
• Misc: 12 Mar 1792, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from William Patton, James Patton, Elizabeth Patton, Mary Patton to Robert Ivey
• Possessions: 24 May 1792, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; bought land from Jesse Roper
• Misc: 7 Sep 1793, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed between Charles Miller and wife Margaret to Guy Wallace
• Misc: 26 Sep 1793, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from Jesse Roper and wife Biddy to James Avent
• Residence: 7 Apr 1794, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; appears in a survey of Moses White's property
• Possessions: Aug 1799, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; sold land for the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Census: 1800, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
• Misc: 20 Feb 1800, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed from John Anderson to Isaac Anderson
• Misc: 3 Dec 1801, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from Mark & Winney Meacham to John Collier
• Misc: 11 May 1805, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from Jesse Roper and wife Biddy to Isaac Anderson
• Misc: 4 Feb 1806, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed from Alexander Wren & wife Mary to John Collier
• Census: 1810, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
• Misc: 23 Feb 1810, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from Robert Hancock and his wife Sarah to Clem Hancock
• Misc: 14 Aug 1810, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed from Nathan Tomlinson to daughter Sarah Tomlinson
• Census: 1820, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 17 Mar 1820, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; purchased land from James and Winifred Wilson
• Census: 1830, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 6 Jan 1830, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; deeded land to his son Theodore
• Misc: 1 Oct 1830, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; participated in a jury over the murder of one slave by another
• Possessions: 18 Jan 1832, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; deeded land to his son Thomas D. Wren
• Probate: 12 Mar 1835, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Notes:

Deeds in Waxhaw Settlement refer to the wagon road there as being the state line. So, Waxhaw abuts the North Carolina line. Likewise, Twelve Mile Creek looks like it quickly flows into Mecklenburg Co., NC

Deeds here include deeds involving Andrew Jackson

Born 1760 in Virginia. Served in Revolutionary War.
Residence: Lived in Waxhaw settlement, SC

Notes for George Wren (Betty Wren)

!BIRTH-DEATH: Wren Family Manuscript-George Wren Patterson; Ct.of Equity, Lancaster Co SC Commissioners report,T. Thomason et al vs George Wren estate 1837-1871; FHL film 0024071.

!MARR-1: Wren Family Bible,copy from bible owned by Carolyn Witrup, El Paso; Halifax Co VA DBK 19, p15, Jul Ct. 1801

!MARR-2: 17 Mar 1813, Lancaster Co SC, Roll 18, George Wren & wife administrators of Archiball Kimball. George Wren married to widow Elizabeth Kimball & became guardian for her children

!MILITARY:SC REVOLUTIONARY WAR CLAIMS, AUDITED ACCT.

Military:
According to the Audited Accounts of the State of South Carolina, Mr. George Wren received 7 L 14 S 3 P for militia service in 1780 pursuant to an act of the General Assembly passed the 16th of March 1783. He was paid 9 XXXX 1785. He signed for his pay with his mark.

In 1791, he petitioned for his brother Theodore's back pay as well to the House of Representatives.

A committee of the House investigated this and determined that indeed Theodore did die in the service to the state during the Revolution and George Wren should receive his pay. So, this document provides proof of both George & Theodore's service.

Census:
Enumeration: 102, total household 3
This would imply that the family consists of George, Alletha, and a daughter. it also implies that George and Alletha are married by 1790 and that that daughter has likely died since none of the other children is that old.

Additionally, George is listed just a couple of houses away from Jno Tomlinson

Possessions:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book B, page 78, 6 Aug 1791, John Crawford of S.C. to George Wrenn of Lancaster Co. for L 100 sterling... land on N side of Waxhaw Creek adj. Robert Ivey, Moses White, Robert Lockhart, William Wrenn. John Crawford (seal), Wit: Benjn Perry, Bridges Pair (X), Thos Chadwick (X) Prov by Bridges Pair, 2 Feb 1792, before Hugh White, J.L.C.

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book C, p. 82, 12 Mar 1792, William Patton & James Patton & Elizabeth Patton & Mary Patton of York Co., S.C. to Robert Ivey of Lancaster Co., S.C. ... 180 1/2 A adj sd. Ivey ... William Patton (seal), James Patton (seal), Elizabeth Patton (+) (seal), Mary Patton (S) (seal), Wit: George Wren, Wike Ivey

Possessions:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book B, p. 173, 24 May 1792, Jesse Roper of Lancaster Co., S.C. to George Wrenn, for L 50 ... part of a grant to sd. Jesse Roper by Adam F. Brisbane in Dec 1791, near Hery Ivey ... Jesse Roper (seal), Wit: William Wren, James Roper

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book B, p. 269, 7 Sep 1793,m Charles Miller & wife Margaret of S.C., Lancaster Co., to Guy Wallace for L 50 sterling, land on N side of muddy branch, adj Nathan Tomlinson... Charles Miller (Seal), Margaret Miller (LS), Wit: George Wren, William Miller.

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book B, pp 279-280, 26 Sep 1792, Jesse Roper & wife Biddy of Lancaster Co., to James Avent of same, for L 10 sterling, 10 1/2 A on the waggon road adj. sd. Roper and Avent ... Jesse Roper, Biddy Roper (X) (Seal), Wit: David Cairns, George Wrenn, James Roper. Proved in Court (no date)

Possessions:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book F, p. 135-137, __ Aug 1799, George Wren and Allatha his wife of Lancaster Co., to Robert Hancock, John Tomlinson, Mark Meacham, Nathaniel Tomlinson, Nathan Tomlinson, Jesse Roper senr for $4.50 all the right of property adj Robert Lockert 1 1/2 acres to build a house of worship for the use of members of the Methodist Episcopal Church... George Wren (Seal), Allatha Wren (X) (seal), Wit: James Avent, Guy Wallace, William Cousar, Proved by William Couser, 10 Feb 1801 before Samuel Dunlap J.P

Census:
Enumeration: 11011-10411-0-2
4 free males
7 free females
2 slaves

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book G, p. 141, John Anderson of Lancaster Dist., planter, for $800 to Isaac Anderson, two negroes Ben and Sam, 20 Feb 1800.
Jno Anderson (X)
Wit: James Massy, George Wren, Allethia Wren
Proved by George Wren, 5 Mar 1808, before Saml C Dunlap, Q.U.

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book G, pp 12-13, Mark & Winney Meacham of the District of Lancaster, planter for L 49 s 8 d 4 sterling to John Collier, planter, 53 acres, part of 376 acres granted to Samuel Burnet on N side of Waxhaw Creek, on E side of Catawba River, 3 Dec 1801. Wit: George Wren, Nathaniel Tomlinson, Moses Heth. Mark Meacham (X) (seal), Winnefred Meacham (X) (Seal) Acknowledged by Mark Meacham 8 Feb 1806

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book F, p. 230, 11 May 1805, Jesse Roper and wife Biddy to Isaac Anderson for $400, 62 acres on lower side of Catawba River, Waxhaw Creek... Jesse Roper (Seal), Biddy Roper (X) (seal), Wit: George Wren, Thos Vincent, Guy Wallace, Proved by Wren 31 July 1805

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book G, p. 13-14, 4 Feb 1806, Alexander Wren & wife Mary of the dist. of Lancaster, for $151 to John Collier, planter, 41 1/2 acres, part of a granted to Saml Burnet adj Thomas Vincent, the sd John Collier, & Winnyfred Wren hers being part of a tract conveyed to George Wren to John Tomlinson, 4 Feb 1806
Alexr Wren (Seal)
Mary Wren (X) (Seal)
Wit: Guy Wallace, George Wren, Clem Hancock
Proved by Guy Wallace, 8 Feb 1806

Census:
Enumeration: 22201-1131-8
7 free males
6 free females
8 slaves

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book G, p. 249, 23 Feb 1810, Robert Hancock and his wife Sarah of Lancaster District to Clem Hancock for $310 land on N side Waxhaw Creek adj Wm Porter.
Robert Hancock (seal)
Sarah Hancock (seal)
Wit: William Hancock, An. Anderson, George Wren
Proved by George Wren 19 Mar 1810 before James H Witherspoon J. Peace

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book G, p. 289, Nathan Tomlinson of Lancaster District, for love, good will, to his daughter Sarah Tomlinson, 14 Aug 1810, Nathan Tomlinson (X) (Seal), Wit: George Wren, Clem Hancock, Isaac Anderson. Proved by Isaac Anderson 6 Nov 1810 before Jos Draffon, J.P.

Census:
Enumeration: 010201-20101-0-8-0-0-2210-3020

Possessions:
James Wilson and Winifred Wilson his wife to
George Wren
all of Lancaster, South Carolina
for $1334
120 acres on the Catawba River
Witnessed: Henry Ivey, Theodorick Wren, George W Wren

Census:
Enumeration: 001100001-0130011-3011-3202
3 free males
6 free females
5 male slaves
7 female slaves

Possessions:
Recorded 29 Apr 1830

Misc:
George Wren served on a jury where a slave, Bob, was convicted of murdering another slave, Subry. Bob was subsequently executed and his enslaver petitioned the House of Represetatives for compensation for the loss of property.

Possessions:
Recorded 18 Jan 1833. This was an actual sale to Thomas D Wren, rather than a deed of gift as with Theodore.

Probate:
Theodore Wren, administrator

Died:
12 Mar 1835 - Thomas Thompson, et ux, Jesse H Hodges et ux sued for relief from the estate of George Wren, Theodore Wren, Administrator. Suit continued until at least July 1840.

George married Alletha Dossey about 1788 in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. Alletha (daughter of Caleb Dossey and Nancy Beech) was born in Maryland, United States; died before 1810 in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316543:1030:191555462
• _UID: 8B2F70F9D84E4DA4B26116AC27C7F6B2A51C
• Misc: 20 Feb 1800, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from John Anderson to Isaac Anderson

Notes:

From Maryland.
Could have been a Dorsey.

Died:
Geo Wren remarried by 1810, Lancaster,SC, Estate of Archiball Kimbal (Betty Wren)

Notes:

Married:
The international marriage index lists this as 1798. Clearly, it has to be by 3 Mar 1798 when the oldest child is born. But since there are 2 women listed in the 1790 census, I feel like this is mostly likely just before that census. Probably around 1788.

Notes for Alletha Dossey (Dorsey) (Betty Wren)
!MARR: Circuit Court Halifax Co.Va Bk.19 p12

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315121:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L441-VV6
• _UID: 4500D17BD8164E9A8416B4C7A52DCE728E83
• Residence: 1813, Putnam, Georgia, United States; appears in tax list, Capt Tomlinson's district
• Possessions: 29 Jul 1816, Greene, Georgia, United States; purchased land from John Thompson
• Misc: 12 Feb 1820, Putnam, Georgia, United States; lost a book of IOU notes from various people, published in the Georgia Journal
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: 19 Mar 1821, Putnam, Georgia, United States; bought 75 acres from J. Robertson
• Possessions: 1824, Putnam, Georgia, United States; 105 acres in Putnam County, 202 1/2 in Houston County; Address:
  Captain William Allum's District
• Possessions: 12 Jun 1824, Putnam, Georgia, United States; bought 15 acres from J. Robertson
• Possessions: 8 Oct 1828, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sold 2 1/2 acres in lot 208 to Moses Harvey for $12.50.
• Census: 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Mathies District
• Residence: 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Possessions: 9 Oct 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; bought 270 acres from the estate of Wm. Penifoy
• Possessions: 9 Oct 1830, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sold 270 acres, 14th District to McCarroll Penifoy for $500
• Residence: 1831, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Residence: 1832, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Residence: 1833, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Misc: 1 Oct 1834, Putnam, Georgia, United States; appointed to Grand Jury, Putnam Superior Court, September Term, 1834
• Possessions: 1836, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Possessions: 1837, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Possessions: 1838, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Possessions: 25 Jun 1838, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sold land to McCarroll Penifoy
• Possessions: 1839, Putnam, Georgia, United States; Address:
  District 369
• Census: 1840, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Misc: Aug 1849, Putnam, Georgia, United States; signed as security for sale of property
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States
• Occupation: 5 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 5 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States; real property $3000 and 17 slaves
• Possessions: 20 Dec 1851, Putnam, Georgia, United States; sold land to Mary Pounds

Notes:

Who is Thomas Bridges? A brother, father, other? Found in Greene County at the same time as Herod.


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.

Why do I think that Herod & Margaret were married in Greene County?

Residence:
Interestingly, Herod bridges is just one page away from Lewis Deshazo. And John Tomlinson, clearly a relative of Mary Tomlinson Wren, is the captain.

Misc:
State of Georgia, Putnam County. This is to notify those to whom it may concern that I, Herod Bridges, did on the 12th day of February, 1820, loose from my pocket a book containing the following notes: On Joseph Parks of Morgan County, sixteen $25.00 notes.. one note on Locklin Johnston of Putnam County for $16.00... one on Edward Gallin of Morgan County for $12.00 ... one note on John Ward of Greene County for $17.00 ... one on Sion Hudson of Morgan County for $14.00 ... all persons are forewarned against tradin for the above described notes... (signed) Herod Bridges. Sworn to and subscribed before me, one of the acting Justices of Putnam County. (signed) B. Williams, J.P.

Census:
Enumeration - 10001-301, Slaves 0

Herod Bridges is in the same district as William K Deshazo. Mom's family and Dad's family are neighbors in 1820.

Possessions:
Herod Bridges paid 2 polls, had 105 acres of 2nd quality land in Putnam County on Rocky Creek and 202 1/2 acres of pine land in Houston County in the 14th district, lot number 91. The Houston county land looks like it could be a land lottery lot.

Possessions:
Witnessed by G.W. Wren

Census:
Enumerated as 211001-111101-121-0011-Total 16

Residence:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 5 polls, 300 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Total Due $1.93 3/4

5 polls indicates that he must have 4 slaves.

Possessions:
This appears to be a case where Herod Bridges sold land to McCarroll Penifoy and then bought it back from the estate of Mc. Penifoy's father William the same day. Perhaps it was a land exchange with the estate - like for like. The descriptions of the property are similar and along the same waterway.

Possessions:
This appears to be the 2nd half of a land exchange.

Residence:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 8 polls, 300 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due: $2.15 3/4

8 polls indicates that he owned 7 slaves

Residence:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 11 1/2 polls, 300 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. 11 1/2 polls indicates that he owns 10 slaves. I am not sure what the 1/2 poll indicates.

Residence:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 12 1/2 polls, 300 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due: $2.14

Possessions:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 11 1/2 polls, 700 acres 3rd class land along Harrikin Branch, adjoining Pounds. Tax due: $2.27 1/2

Possessions:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 8 1/2 polls, 520 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due $1.65

Possessions:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 8 polls, 420 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due $1.70

Possessions:
Herod Bridges is taxed for 8 polls, 420 acres 3rd class land along Rocky Creek. Tax due: $1.77 1/2

Census:
Enumeration: 1000001-0011101, Slaves 311-21, Total 13

Misc:
120 acres of land... levied as the property of William M. Roby, to satisfy executions or Fi Fas in favor of Benamin Moseley; Herod Bridges and B.W. Sanford, security; levy made by Edmond O'Neal. (Signed) H.J. Dennis, Sheriff

Herod married Margaret Ware in 1812 in Greene, Georgia, United States. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Ware and Mary Sarah Jimerson) was born about 1797 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320318:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KG8T-V3K
• _UID: B9C0C235707C48AFAB6911661BE3D6B466B8
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Putnam, Georgia, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320789:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: GQMQ-LSZ
• _UID: 153A90FA768B46F4B491F8EBE28CB5C62573
• Misc: 23 May 1760, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; and witnessed a deed from Thomas Tomlinson to Wm. Ezell
• Possessions: 28 Jan 1761, Prince George, Virginia, United States; purchased land in Brunswick County; Address:
  Brandon Parish
• Possessions: 11 Apr 1761, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; and sold land to Benjamin Williams
• Misc: 1773, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; and witnessed a deed between Wm. and Eliz. Massey and Benj. Rives
• Possessions: Oct 1773, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; sold land to Benjamin Rives
• Misc: 1776, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; and witnessed a deed from John Dobie
• Misc: 26 May 1777, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; and swore to the witness of John Dobie's deed
• Military: 1780, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; provided seven beef cattle for General Sumter's troops
• Possessions: 21 Feb 1780, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; sold his land in Brunswick County; Address:
  Meherrin Parish
• Misc: 6 Aug 1781, Greensville, Virginia, United States; witnessed the will of John Tomlinson II
• Misc: 1783, Greensville, Virginia, United States; appears in the tax list
• Possessions: 22 Nov 1784, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; bought land from Thomas Crawford
• Misc: 17 Mar 1785, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed from Nathan Tomlinson to Nathaniel Tomlinson
• Military: 26 May 1788, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; received payment for cattle supplied in 1780
• Misc: 24 May 1792, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed a deed between Jesse Roper and George Wren
• Misc: 13 May 1793, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; witnessed deed from Robert Crawford and wife Jane to Robert Hancock

Notes:

A Feb 1806 deed references Alexander Wren and a tract of land owned by Winnyfred Wren adjacent to George Wren. It seems like Alexander is likely another son. Also that Winnyfred is another daughter. The fact that she owns land on her own would imply that (a) she is of legal age (at least 14, I expect) and (b) her father likely has died and willed the land to her. Not sure how to square that with Betty's notes on the 1800 census.

Notes for William Wren (Betty Wren)

NOTE: William Wren was from the Cattail-Fountain Creek area of that part of Brunswick Co. VA that fell into Greensville Co. VA. No definitive evidence has been found to place him in a family. Wrens were in Brunswick in the early 1700's.

1760 DEED: Brunswick Co VA, 23 May 1760, Thomas Tomlinson to Wm. Ezell. Wit: William Wren, Wm. Majors, John Houseman.

1761 DEED:Brunswick Co VA, 28 Jan 1761, Nathaneil Carter & wife Ellender to William Wren of Brandon Pr., Prince George Co. for 50 pounds 117 ac. on N side Roanoke R. on branch of Cattail Ck. Wit: Jon Vinson, John Tomlinson & Richard Renn p 614. DB 6. NOTE:On p.616, DB 6,28 Jan 1761, Richard Renn buys from Nath. Perry of Granville Co NC.Wit: Jon Vinson, John Tomlinson & William Renn.

1761 DEED:Brunswick Co VA, 11 Apr 1761, William Wren to Benjamin Williams. Wit:James Oliver, Nathl. & Susanna Mabry.

1764 WILL:Sussex Co VA, 26 Sept 1764/ 17 Jan 1765 WB-B-24. Will of Burrel Tomlinson.....to nephew Theodorick Renn son of William Renn.....to sister Mary Renn.

1773 DEED:Brunswick Co VA, Benj. Rives purchased from Wm. & Eliz. Massey 200 ac., Wit: William Wren, Rich. (x) Massey, James Advent.

1773 DEED:Brunswick Co VA, Oct, Conveted to Wm. Rives, 200 ac, wife Mary waivers dower rights. Wit:Benj. & James Advent, William Wren.

1776 DEED:Brunswicke Co VA, DB-12-197, John Dobie of SC sells land on Cattail Cr. Wit: Wm. Robinson Jr, Wm. Advent, William Wren. Proven 26 May 1777 by oaths of Wm. Robinson & William Wren.

NOTE:Those people noted as witnesses in Brunswick deeds were later found in Lancaster Co SC. This would lead one to believe that the William Wren in Brunswick Co VA was the same as one in Lancaster Co SC.

1780 DEED:Brunswick Co VA, DB 14, 21 Feb 1780, p8, William Wren & Mary his wife of Brunswick Co & Meherrin Pr. to Henry Mangum for 7,000 pounds 371 ac. Wit: Briggs Goodrich, William Robinson, John Camp & John Woodroof. Proved 27 Mar 1780. Land was on Carter's Creek bounded by Massey, Soloman, William Robinson Littleberry Robinson,William Peebles, John Collier.

1780 REV WAR: Wm Wren supplied 7 beef cattle for the troops of Gen Sumter. Recieved compensation 26 May 1788. NOTE: This would indicate that Wm Wren was in Lancaster by 1780 but no record of deeds for this time period exist. The first 54 pages of Lancaster DB-A are missing.

!1781 WITNESS: Greensville Co VA, WB-1-8, 6 Aug 1781-24 Jan 1782, will of John Tomlinson II, Wit: Wm. Sykes, Wm Tomlinson, Wm Wren. NOTE: Many of the people of Lancaster Co SC during the Rev War returned to their former homes in VA because of the terrible fighting in the Waxhaw area. [THE WAXHAWS, Pettus, p52.] This would account for Wm Wren having been in Greensville Co VA to witness the will of brother-in-law John Tomlinson II and account for Wm Wren to be on the 1783 tax list in Greensville Co VA.

1783 CENSUS: Greensville Co VA, State Census, William Wren , Susuanna Tomlinson, Catoe, Robinson, Massey, Vincents all citizens of Lancaster Co SC have returned to VA. Above.

1790 CENSUS:HEADS OF FAMILIES-SC, p25. 1 WM 16>, 2 WF, 2 slaves.

1800 CENSUS:Lancaster Co SC, p13, NA film, SC-50. 00001-00011-07. NOTE: This record was copied from the actual census record. Some indices, e.g."accelerated index", record the numbers for the name below Wren [Guy Wallis] as Wren's record, therefore indicating a much larger family. Last record found for Wm. Wren. The female between 26-45 would be dau. Mildred b 1771, ref. 1850 census Chester Co SC, who didn't marry until 1809


Possessions:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book A, pp 86-87, 22 Nov 1784, Thomas Crawford of Camden Dist. S.C. to William Wren of same for L150 sterling... land on N side of Waxhaw Creek, originally granted to Joseph Crawford, adj. Archibald Chrockets (sic) land, including an improvement, adj. Robert Crawford, 17 A also adj. sd. tract, part of tract grated to Stephen White, conveyed to Isaac McCullah and from Isaac McCullah to Jos McCulloch, from sd. Jos McCulloch to James Crawford, adj. Robert Lockhart, Nathaniel Tomlinson, I-- Tomlinson... Thomas Crawford (LS), Wit: Robert Crawford, Jno Foster, Jno Crawford,. Prov. by Robert Crawford, before Andw Foster, J.P. 22 Nov 1784

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book A, pp 84-85, 17 Mar 1785, Nathan Tomlinson of Camden Dist., to Nathaniel Tomlinson for s5 sterling, 170 A in the Waxhaw Settlement between the Waxhaw Creek and Twelve Mile Creek. Nathan Tomlinson (x), Wit: William Wrenn, John Foster, Thomas Rhodes. Prov. by William Wren, 17 Mar 1785, before Andw Foster, J.P.

Misc:
Lancaster County Deeds, Book B, p. 257, 13 May 1793, Robert Crawford and wife Jane of Lancaster Co., to Robert Hancock of same, for L 140 sterling, 376 A granted to Samuel Burnet, 200 A part of sd. grant adj. Moses White, Joseph White... Robert Crawford (Seal), Jean Crawford (Seal)., Wit: William Crawford, William Wrenn

Died:
DEATH: 1800 SC census last reference found for William Wren. He doesn't appear in any land records after 1800 and the probate records do not exist for that period.

William married Mary Tomlinson before 24 Apr 1759 in Virginia, United States. Mary (daughter of John Tomlinson and Mary Chappell) was born in Sussex, Virginia, United States; died in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320033:1030:191555462
• _UID: 0FE0CD560D894ABAB1528E178BD965E80587

Notes:

Notes for Mary Tomlinson (Betty Wren)

!PARENTS: Will of John Tomlinson, 20 Dec 1760/20 May 1762, WB-A, Sussex Co VA. 'Collier's of Surry Co VA', Paul H. Arnot, p142, 1989.

!MARR: Bef 24 Apr 1759, mentioned as Mary Wrenn in will of brother Benj. Tomlinson, Sussex Co WB-A-131. Children Theodorick and Elizabeth in will of bro William Tomlinson and Theodorick in will of bro Burrell Tomlinson as son of Wm Wren

!NOTE: Tomlinsons and Wrens appear to have had close association from very early records.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316544:1030:191555462
• _UID: 5D2C54D1D52A427EB3F2DAE1BA6D31638810

Notes:

DAR-PATRIOT: Pvt, GA

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DAR1 shows marriages to Sophia _____ and Rebecca Hammond.

Caleb married Nancy Beech. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314657:1030:191555462
• _UID: BD71AC973B9041EBB5DD6E4D4A192880C04E

Notes:

Notes for Alletha Dossey (Dorsey) (Betty Wren)
!PARENTS:Circuit Court Halifax Co VA Bk. 19-12.1

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485315143:1030:191555462
• _UID: 91DAE878208B4ECD8FF8CFB2C1B45E4AB612
• Misc: 1797, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; listed as defaulter on the tax list
• Possessions: 27 Feb 1804, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; purchased 218 acres on Goose Pond Creek from Giles Thomkins for $1400
• Misc: 1807, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; listed as fortunate drawer in the land lottery
• Possessions: 19 Nov 1814, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; purchased 100 acres from William Babers for $350
• Possessions: 19 Nov 1814, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; purchased 240 acres from Wm & Washington Baber for $400
• Possessions: 24 Dec 1814, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; Address:
  purchased 200 acres from the estate of Humphrey Tomkins for $165
• Census: 1820, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: Bef 1828, Putnam, Georgia, United States; 202 1/2 acres being lot 325, District 2

Notes:

I am becoming much less certain of this Solomon Bridges and his connection to either Herod as a child or Meshack as a father.

Note that the theory of Susanna Flournoy as Solomon Bridges wife may be full of holes. Betty Wren really believes that his wife was Jane Huckaby.

There is an estate package in Oglethorpe County for a Solomon Bridges, died 1825 but has all wrong children.

War of 1812 service. 4 Regiment (Booth's), Georgia Militia, Private.

Based on the newspaper advertisement looking for Solomon Bridges, orphan of Meshack, as a runaway in 1806, I believe Solomon and Meshack are at best brothers.

1796 Oglethorpe County tax digest lists:David Bridges
Jonathan Bridges
Nathaniel Bridges (Will 1809, Oglethorpe Co., Book B, p. 49)
Wiseman Bridges

In Oglethorpe County, there are estate records and records of an estate sale. A Nancy Bridges is appointed guardian for 3 minor children. And at the sale, a lot of stuff is sold to Nancy. Susanna is never mentioned, though she would still have been alive at this point. More evidence that this is not the Solomon that we are looking for. Seems like James must be the oldest son. He also bought a lot and was administrator.


Census:
There is a Solomon Bridges in the 1820 Oglethorpe County census
Enumeration: 011201-31010-0-10-0-0-0000-1000
So, 3 male children, 1 male adult > 45, 4 female children, 1 adult female 26-45, and 1 young female slave.

There is also a Solomon Bridges enumerated in Gwinnett County, Page 212
Enumeration: 300011-20100-0-1-0-0, no slaves. Since this Bridges family stayed pretty well rooted in Oglethorpe, I believe this Gwinnett Solomon is not ours.

Possessions:
According to the deed of sale, this land is part of Putnam that either used to be or became Baldwin.

Died:
According to a deed dated 8 Feb 1828, Solomon Bridges was already deceased and had been living in Oglethorpe County. A piece of land he owned in Putnam County was sold at auction to John Dupree.

Notice was published in November 1824 in the Georgia Journal announcing the sale. He must have been dead before that. Another sale happened in 1827. Possibly that could be for his widow.

"Agreeable to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Oglethorpe County, will be sold at the courthouse in Putnam County, on the 1st Tuesday in January next, one tract of land, No. 325, situated in the 2d district formerly Baldwin now Putnam County. Sold as the property of Solomon Bridges, deceased. (Signed) James Bridges, Adm."

Solomon married Susanna Flourney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316786:1030:191555462
• _UID: 280ADC0887B1470485CFB6690F68B3AAE005

Notes:

NOTE: Uncertain, but looks likely. Might have been Flourney, but then again, she might not have.

There is an 1823 subpoena in the Oglethorpe County estate records for Susanna Bridges.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320330:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L81N-28S
• _UID: 8E879AB0456C45DDA8ADA6C946E2D8978D4D
• Misc: 1 Nov 1801, Lincoln, Georgia, United States; named to receive $100 at his grandfather's death
• Possessions: 24 Dec 1801, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; sold land to Richard Woodroof
• Possessions: 14 Jan 1805, Greene, Georgia, United States; purchased land from Ezekiel Park
• Misc: 15 Jan 1808, Lincoln, Georgia, United States; mentioned in grandfather's will
• Possessions: 4 Oct 1808, Greene, Georgia, United States; sold land to Francis Boykin
• Possessions: 17 Jul 1810, Jones, Georgia, United States; purchased land from William Baldwin, Sr.
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Greene, Georgia, United States; Address:
  Woodham's District
• Census: 1830, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
• Possessions: 19 May 1840, Colorado, Republic of Texas
• Possessions: 12 Jul 1841, Colorado, Republic of Texas; recorded land purchase
• Residence: 1844, Colorado, Republic of Texas; appears on a Texas Tax List
• Misc: 1848, Colorado, Texas, United States; accused of assault with the intent to kill
• Census: 4 Sep 1850, Colorado, Texas, United States
• Occupation: 4 Sep 1850, Colorado, Texas, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 4 Sep 1850, Colorado, Texas, United States; real property $2500
• Possessions: 23 Sep 1857, Fannin, Texas, United States; patented 640 acres

Notes:

Could have been born in Caroline Co, VA or in MD, or even Caswell Co., NC

Marriage to Sarah Jemison could have been in Talladega or in Lincoln Co., GA.

It appears that the Thomas in Colorado Co, Texas is in fact this one and that he was one of the early settlers of Texas. See http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11945659/person/111050223/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid|pgNum and the links to the Columbus library for details

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/976644/person/-15746941/media/5?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid|pgNum

Ware Family History: Descendants from Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Kings ...
By Wanda Ware DeGidio

http://www.warefamilies.org/

Four families: Winn, Thomas, Ware, Garrett of the southern United States, from 1600s to 1993 - Switzer Library, Cobb County; Atlanta History Center

Wilder and some connecting (especially some Ware) families in the Southeastern United States of America: a belated, 'though very incomplete, report of such part of them, of their origins, of their migrations and of their genealogies, as could be found in a cursory search

From nutherslatton on Ancestry:
Thomas WARE was born in 1770 in Caswell County, North Carolina. He died on 19 Jan 1859 in Colorado, Colorado County, Texas. He is one of the foundational ancestors of the Sons and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Per the Colorado County Chronicles, Volume I & II: "Colorado County was originally part of Stephen F. Austin's first colony, and was known as the Municipality of Colorado under the rule of the Mexican government. In 1837 it was organized as one of the original counties of the Republic of Texas."

From http://library.columbustexas.net/history/Criminal%20Causes.htm
Texas Court Records Colorado County District Court Records Criminal Cause File Index, 1837-1930 compiled by Bobbie Elliott and Bill Stein.

Though they are often overlooked, the cause files in the Office of the District Clerk are an enormously valuable resource for both historians and genealogists. The cause files come in two types: criminal and civil. The former contain papers relevant to the various criminal cases that were directed to the district court; the latter the papers of the lawsuits that were filed in the district court. This is a list of the criminal cause files from the beginning of the county, 1837, until 1930.

The list provides the cause file number, the style of the case, the year the indictment was handed down, and a brief description of the alleged crime, as it appears on the indictment. Many of the numbers were assigned to more than one case. No explanation for this has been encountered. Often numbers appear to have been skipped. These numbers were probably assigned to a case, but either no cause file was created for the case, or the cause file that was created has been lost or filed elsewhere. Information on the cause numbers missing from the list below might be gleaned from the various minute and docket books in the Office of the District Clerk. Remember that accusation is not the same thing as guilt. Those wishing to discover the outcome of any of the cases listed below should investigate further at the Office of the District Clerk at the Colorado County courthouse.

There is a criminal case on file for Thomas Ware:
Criminal Cause File No. 563: State of Texas v. Thomas Ware (1848) assault with intent to kill William R. Turner. In his defense, the Turners were a rowdy, and even a dangerous bunch as evidenced by further court records:

Colorado County District Court Records Criminal Cause File Index, 1837-1930 Criminal Cause File Government Person(s) Charged Year Charged With: CCF# 286 Rep of Texas v. William Turner 1844 assault and battery on John Suggs
CCF# 288 Rep of Texas v. John Suggs 1844 assault and battery on William Turner
CCF# 289 Rep of Texas v. John Turner 1844 assault and battery on Robert H. Tobin
CCF# 341 Rep of Texas v. William R. Turner 1844 not keeping river banks in repair at ferry
CCF# 422 Rep of Texas v. William R. Turner 1845 keeping a gaming house
CCF# 558 State of Texas v. Robert W. Turner 1848 stealing a horse
CCF# 560 State of Texas v. Robert W. Turner 1848 assault with intent to kill John Tanner
CCF# 562 State of Texas v. John Tanner 1848 assault with intent to kill William R. Turner
CCF# 563 State of Texas v. Thomas Ware 1848 assault with intent to kill William R. Turner
CCF# 565 State of Texas v. Nicholas Ware 1848 assault with intent to kill William R. Turner
CCF# 685 State of Texas v. Fleming D. Turner 1850 carnal knowledge of his mother's sister

Criminal Cause File No. 683: State of Texas v. Nicholas Ware 1850 carnal knowledge of his sister's daughter
CCF# 107 State of Texas v. Washington H. Secrest 1853 assault with intent to kill William R. Turner
CCF# 268 State of Texas v. Robert Turner. James Johnson. and Franklin Cole 1858 gaming
CCF# 300 State of Texas v. Jesse Turner 1859 playing cards in public
CCF# 333 State of Texas v. William Turner 1860 assault with the intent to kill Jesse Launes
CCF# 487 State of Texas v. William Turner 1863 aggravated assault
CCF# 582 State of Texas v. William B. Dewees. Randolph Foster. Ira A. Harris. Don Turner. Amos Besch. Don F. Payne. and Cook 1866 betting at a gaming table
CCF# 600 State of Texas v. Bram Turner 1866 taking up and using an estray horse
CCF# 665 State of Texas v. Don F(frog). Turner 1868 theft of a buggy
CCF# 709 State of Texas v. Bram Harvey alias Bram Turner 1868 theft
CCF# 795 State of Texas v. Ben Turner 1869 rape
CCF# 814 State of Texas v. Jasper Woolridge alias Jasper Turner 1870 theft of a gelding
CCF# 844 State of Texas v. Don F. Turner 1870 assault with intent to murder
CCF# 861 State of Texas v. Charley Turner. John Harbert. Dave Dancy. George Turner. and Charley Turner 1870 aiding in escape of prisoners
CCF# 876 State of Texas v. John Turner and Mandy Clayton 1871 adultery
CCF# 889 State of Texas v. George Turner 1871 violating estray law
CCF# 890 State of Texas v. George Turner 1871 violating estray law
CCF# 1012 State of Texas v. George S. Turner 1872 assault and battery
CCF# 1078 State of Texas v. James Turner 1873 theft of a mare
CCF# 1121 State of Texas v. Don F. Turner 1873 permitting two prisoners to escape
CCF# 1129 State of Texas v. Don F. Turner 1873 negligence in permitting prisoners to escape
CCF# 1292 State of Texas v. Manley Turner. George Best. Drag De Man. and J. B. Leyendecker 1874 playing cards in a public place
CCF# 1493 State of Texas v. Sim Turner 1876 rape of Susan Caldwell
CCF# 1770 State of Texas v. Manly Turner 1879 theft of cattle
CCF# 2484 State of Texas v. Sim Turner 1892
CCF# 2535 State of Texas v. Jim Turner 1893 assault with intent to murder Henry Dancy
CCF# 2656 State of Texas v. Ben Turner 1897 murder of King Thompson
CCF# 2891 State of Texas v. Andrew Turner 1904 murder of an infant
CCF# 3008 State of Texas v. Warren Turner 1909 theft of mule
CCF# 2654 State of Texas v. Sanford Turner 1915 unlawfully injuring the fence of another
CCF# 3231 State of Texas v. Sanford Turner and Annie Turner 1915 assault with intent to murder
CCF# 3232 State of Texas v. Annie Turner 1915 assault with intent to murder
CCF# 3233 State of Texas v. Sanford Turner and Annie Turner 1915 assault with intent to murder

From the records, apparently Thomas Ware and his brother Nicholas were joined in the attempt on William R Turner's life by John Tanner. William Turner owned the local gambling house and had other charges against him including assault and murder. Interesting bunch. As we say in Texas, people need killin'. Just kidding. It's possible Ware met up with WR Turner first in Greene Co, Georgia before the Wares and Turners moved to Texas.

From:
Consider the Lily: The Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas by Bill Stein

Stein, ed., "The Slave Narratives of Colorado County," Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, January 1993, p. 11; Colorado County Commissioners Court Minutes, Book 1, pp. 3-4.

"...Most curiously, another of the largest slaveholders, Charles B. Stewart, owned 20 slaves but no land or other taxable property in the county. Another, Thomas Ware, had a plantation of 1107 acres in the north part of the county which he presumably had operated since he acquired it on May 19, 1840. In 1846, he had 17 slaves. To his north was a 600-acre plantation, which had been purchased by Briggs W. Hopson on March 8, 1840. In 1846, it was operated by Hopson's widow, Elizabeth Y. Hopson, and staffed by thirteen slaves. "Ware's and Hopson's plantations were nestled amidst the growing number of smaller farms that were owned and operated by Germans, and isolated from them not only linguistically, but because they were two of the very few in the area that used slave labor. Whether for philosopical or economic reasons, the Germans who were settling in the area in increasing numbers, by and large did not own slaves. In 1846, for example, of the seventy slaveholders in Colorado County, only one was German. That man, Charles Kessler, did not live among the other Germans, and owned only two slaves.

"....On May 9, 1846, a little more than a year after the Colorado County commissioners created the patrols, the state government passed a law which authorized the various counties to create them. The law specified that slaves could be given no more than 25 lashes, and allowed the patrols to arrest white people who were "found in any assemblage of slaves, or in or about any negro quarter" (see Gammel, comp., The Laws of Texas 1822-1897, vol. 2, pp. 1497-1501)....

"Since 1850, the number of slaves in the county had nearly tripled, and the ranks of suspicious slaveholders had swelled accordingly. John Matthews had greatly increased the number of slaves he owned, surpassing James S. Montgomery as the largest slaveholder in the county. In 1856, Matthews had 81 and Montgomery 78. Caleb Claiborne Herbert, with 29 slaves, Richard H. Foote, with 24, George Washington Thatcher, with 19, and Thomas Ware, with 17, had continued to operate their nearby plantations. ...

".... Texas Monument, November 6, 1850. The vote at Frelsburg, still called Cummins Creek by the newspaper, was 35 to 0 in favor of the bill. In Columbus, 24 persons voted for the bill and 45 against. The large slaveholders voted 9 to 0 against the bill at Thomas Ware's plantation.

"....Others of the old plantations had also changed hands. Thomas Ware had died on January 19, 1859, leaving his estate to be divided among fifteen heirs. After some quick legal maneuvering, on March 9, 1859 his administrators, Nicholas T. Ware and Frances Elbert Harwell, organized Ware's 24 slaves into fifteen lots and had each heir draw a number from a hat to determine which slave or slaves he or she got. Soon, the plantation itself was conveyed to Phineas M. Garrett, who, in 1860, operated it with the help of 35 slaves.

"...Other people raised horses, hogs, or chickens. Several, including Robert Robson and Leon de Serin, raised sheep. De Serin, who had an aristocratic family background in France, was probably the single greatest champion of sheep-raising in the county. He had arrived in Texas on February 20, 1842, only to discover that the law then in force made persons eligible for land grants only if they arrived prior to January 1, 1842. Nonetheless, the day after they arrived, he and some of his fellow passengers drafted a letter to Sam Houston asking that they be granted special dispensations. Houston refused. De Serin spent the next few years struggling to support himself and his wife and daughter, fending off illness, and contemplating returning to France. In 1846, he moved to Colorado County and began raising sheep.... He is not known to have lived in the county after 1852. What became of his sheep, each of which he had named and for which he kept meticulous birth and death records, is unknown. De Serin's eccentric sheep-raising, and others' eccentric cattle-raising, were sideshows to the county's economic base, farming. There were two distinct types of farmers in the county: those who used slaves and those who did not. Most of the German farmers in the north part of the county did not, and their failure to do so isolated them further from their English speaking neighbors. The largest slaveholder in the north part of the county, Thomas Ware, had in 1849 sold his plantation to William Frels and purchased another, smaller one, to the north of Claiborne Herbert's on the east side of the Colorado River....

By virtue of his purchase from Ware, Frels became by far the wealthiest and most productive of the German farmers."

http://www.columbustexas.net/library/history/footnote/part5-67.htm
Colorado County Probate Records, Final Record Book F, pp. 47-61; Colorado

County Tax Rolls, 1860; Eighth Census of the United States (1860) Schedule 2, Colorado County, Texas; Colorado County Deed Records, Book H, p. 101, Book J, p. 786, Book K, pp. 33, 34; Colorado County Bond and Mortgage Records, Book E, p. 428. Though Garrett did not finally complete purchase of Ware's plantation until February 21, 1863 (see Colorado County Deed Records, Book L, p. 353), it is clear from the tax rolls that he had acquired title to it earlier. Probably Garrett's purchase of the property was contingent upon him making a series of payments, which were only completed in 1863, at which time the deed was written. Rhodes came to the county in 1858, that year entering into a partnership with Angus McNeill and his family to cultivate McNeill's plantation (see Colorado County Bond and Mortgage Records, Book E, p. 171).

Thomas Ware was married four times. His first wife, Mary Sarah Jemison, our ancestor, bore him nine children, dying at the age of 41. His second wife was Phoebe Peeler, whom he married 2 Jun 1818. Together, they had an additional seven children. His third wife was Jerusa W Gordon Hope, a widow who he married 29 Feb 1844 in Colorado County, Texas. She bore him one child. His fourth marriage was to Nancy A McClosky, another widow, who he married 19 Feb 1848.

Thomas WARE and Mary Sarah JEMISON were married in 1793 in Greene County, Georgia.
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Posted on Ancestry 14 Jul 2010 by myroots737 on Ancestry:
Extracts from letter - dated 11 Jun 1894
Henry Ware to his daughter Elizabeth (Ware) Mitchell
... As to my relatives; my father had one brother old than himself, his name was John, my father's name was Thomas. They had one half-sister. John and Thomas were left orphans at the close of the Revolutionary Ware. My fatther was 16 years old at the time and was raised by his uncle, Robert Ware, who immigrated from Maryland (after the war) to Lincoln County, Georgia, where my father became a man.

He married my mother either in Lincoln County or Twiggs County, Georgia, I don't remember which. My uncle John immigrated to Kentucky at an early day, became a large property holder, and raised a large family of children. He visited us in Georgia, when I was about 8 years old. I remember his saying he could out-run, out-jump or throw down any man whose wife had thirteen children. I have met some of his grand-children. I have been informed that Mrs. Ex-President Lucy Hays, that noted temperance worker, was his grand-daughter - her mother was a Ware. I know but little of my father's relatives.

My mother was a Jemison, her name was Sarah, she died in Greene County, Georgia when I was 4 years old. I have a very indistinct recollection of her. She had two sisters. Elizabeth married William Kirkham. Artemisia married Moses Wheat, you know. They had five brothers, William, Samuel, Joseph, Robert, and Henry. Robert Jemison Jr of Birmingham, Alabama is a grandson of Uncle William. Elbert Jemison is a son of Uncle Robert. Owen, the young man you knew in New Orleans, was a grandson of Uncle Henry.

The old stock of Jemisons were men of intellect and enterprise. Aunt Artemisia (Jemison) Wheat was a woman of very superior ability.

Note: Henry Ware, the author of this letter, was the youngest child of Thomas Ware and Sarah Jemison.

Birth:
Wilder claims that he was born in Caswell Co, North Carolina. That seems, perhaps, more reasonable to me. Additionally, some marriage records say he is from VA.

Possessions:
Wilkes County, Ga Deed Book UU, 1803-1804, p. 159
24 Dec 1801
Thomas Ware of Jackson Co., Ga to Richard Woodroof of Wilkes Co., Ga for $225, 140 acres in Wilkes Co., adj N. by Major Cawl, S. by David Tomlinson, & vacant at time of survey, S.E. by Little River, N.E. by Benj. Catching. (signed) Thomas Ware. Wit: Richard Russell, Absalam Levret, Solomon Thornton, J.P. Rec 25 Feb 1804.

Possessions:
Greene County, Georgia Deed Book BB, p. 259
Ezekiel Park to Thomas Ware, 14 Jan 1805, $210, 140 ac in Greene Co, originally granted to Nathan Hicks and by him conveyed to Daniel Thacker, who conveyed said land to Ezekiel Park. Rec 27 Jan 1806

Misc:
grandson Thomas, son of John Ware

Possessions:
Sold 191 acres on Richland Creek to Francis Boykin for $530

Possessions:
Greene County, Georgia Deed book CC, p. 474
William Baldwin, Sr to Thomas Ware of Jones Co on 17 Jul 1810 for $100, 184 3/4 ac in Greene Co., Rec 22 Aug 1810

Census:
Enumeration: 200201-121
Slaves: 102-42
Total: 18

Very many Peelers nearby, as well as Wares who are likely Thomas' children.

Census:
Enumeration: 10010001-000221001
Slaves: 4002-132
Total: 21

Possessions:
" Another, Thomas Ware, had a plantation of 1107 acres in the north part of the county which he presumably had operated since he acquired it on May 19, 1840. In 1846, he had 17 slaves."

Possessions:
Kidder Walker
Chief Justice
C C
Saml J Redgate J. P.
John F Miller J P

Republic of Texas
County of Colorado

Be it Rememberd that on this 12th day of July A D 1841 there was Begun and held in and for Said County a Regular Term of the County Court present Kidder Walker Chief Justice, John F Miller William David Associate Justices, W B Perry Clerk & Joseph G Ball Depty Sheriff, when the following Business was transacted, to wit, a list of Deeds was furnish By the Clerk, having Been admitted to Record Since the last term of this Court was ordered to Be entered in the minutes & is as follows to wit

J Cummings to T Ware
quarter league of land on Cummings Creek known as north quarter of the upper league of said Cummings Consesion
oath Before clerk By S J Redgate & J W Dodson witnesses

Misc:
Criminal Cause File No. 563: State of Texas v. Thomas Ware (1848) assault with intent to kill William R. Turner

Census:
In 1850, he is enumerated as from North Carolina rather than Maryland.

Possessions:
Thomas is listed as owning 17 slaves in 1850

Possessions:
Grantee: Thomas Ware
Certificate: 131
Patentee: Thomas Ware
Patent Date: 23 Sep 1857
Acres: 640
District: Fannin
County: Fannin
File: 871
Patent #: 1851
Patent Volume: 9
Class: Fan. 3rd

Thomas married Mary Sarah Jimerson in 1796 in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States. Mary (daughter of Robert Jemison, II and Margaret Kirkham) was born on 17 Jan 1776 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States; died before 27 Aug 1817 in Greene, Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317869:1030:191555462
• _UID: C5D1DDAEBABF429C8708F6F94612CE5773CA
• Possessions: 10 Dec 1799, Lincoln, Georgia, United States; deed of gift of land and a slave from her father

Notes:

Could have been born in Lincoln Co, GA. Or Talladega, AL. NC seems more likely to me.

Sometimes called Mary, sometimes Sarah. Usually Sarah.

N1

Listed in IGI as Sarah Jamison, Sarah Jemison, Sarah Jameson. I don't know where the Mary came from.

Also seen as born in Rockbridge, Prince Edward Co., VA and died Twiggs Co., GA

Died:
siblings partitioned inherited land on 27 Aug 1817 and there were only 7 shares. So Sarah had to have died by then.

Notes:

Married:
U.S. marriage records says that this occurred in Georgia. In 1796, Alabama was a part of Georgia, I think.

This hardly seems the likely place for this marriage. Talladega was frontier country. The Jimersons and the Wares were well established on the eastern side of Georgia and did not seem to be heading out to the west to get married.