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Came to Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA in 1635 on the Hopewell. He was a planter and purchased 200 acres in Elizabeth City Co., Virginia on 31 May 1648. | Parrish, Edward (I2468)
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John dropped an "r" from his last name. | Parish, John (I2499)
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Married in Bulloch Co., Georgia
Buried in Lois Cemetery, Berrien, Georgia | Parrish, Henry (I2464)
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Married in Bulloch, Georgia | Parrish, Mary (I2479)
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Married in Camden, Georgia | Parrish, Ezekiel (I2478)
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Married in Montegomery, Georgia | Parrish, Mourning (I2480)
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Served three years in the North Carolina Contintental Line for which he was paid by the state of North Carolina and granted bounty land there. | Parrish, Henry (I2448)
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Soldier in Revolutionary War, Georgia Line. | Monk, William (I2508)
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Was imported into the Colony of Maryland in 1655 by William Piper of the Isle of Kent. (Ref. Land Office, Annapolis, Maryland, Vol. 5, page 489.) Edward Parrish demanded land for performing his time of service in this Province, 50 acres, November 26, 1662. (Book 5, page 486, Land Office, Annapolis, Maryland.) On the same date, George Pascall demanded 50 acres in the name of his wife, Mandeley, for performing her time of service. This 50 acres was assigned to Edward Parrish. (Same reference.) This is the earliest record of Edward Parrish found in Maryland and this 100 acres, plus the additions to it, were called "Parrishes Park." The next acutal record is found in the archives of Maryland, Vol. 2, page 228, dated April-May, 1669, showing that 8,000 pounds of tobacco were ordered paid to Edward Parrish, John Thurston, Mathew Axton, Abram Duttenat. Every man was allowed 50 acres of land for himself or for anyone of age he transported into the Colony. They were called "headrights" and were granted to all free men, upon application. In this way, he acquired several hundred acres of land, He acquired land rapidly, making a practice of leasing it instead of working it himself and sold only one piece. Therefore, there was little chance for his wife to appear on the records. Parrishes Park, 100 acres located on the south side of West River at the head of Cuttle Creek, 1662/3 Clary's Hope, 100 acrees, 1663/4. Parrishes Delay, 100 acres in Herring Creek Swamp, 1664. Parrishes Choice, 150 acres surveyed March 18, 1670. Parrishes Chance, 1670. Locust Neck, 1671 Papa's Ridge, 155 acres on the south side of West River, 1673. Parrishes Range, about 2,000 acres in Baltimore County, Maryland, 1678. This land remained in the family for many generations. A part of Parrishes Range and part of Parrishes Fear are now included in the Druid Hill Park, owned by the City of Baltimore, Maryland. Died intestate in the early spring of 1680 at his home place in West River Hundred, on Herring Creek, about seven miles south of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Buried with wife. | Parrish, Edward (I2472)
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Will in Goochland County Book of Deeds, #4 pg 176-177. - writt e n 2 8 D e c 1740 and executed 21 Jun 1743. | Parrish, Humphrey (I2501)
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Ruth Cason, James sister married John Woodhouse. Ruth & John sued James's widow and her new husband to obtain part of the estate, as Ruth was the closest heir to her brother, James, because he died without issue. She did not sue the widow of Thomas indicating he had issue. We believe the
issue to be James Jr.
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Book 3 Page 76 | Family: John William Rowe / Minnie Bell Kirkland (F930)
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From "The Family of Milton", by Hugh M. Milton: Henry Milton who resided in Stanton -- Saint -- John, England. He and his wife Agnes wills are in the Bishops Registry at Oxford (Ref. 4 pp14-15). From the Will of Agnes, two children are mentioned, Richard and Elizabeth, with an additional reference to " my son William Howze". It is not known if William is from a previous marriage or if he is the husband of the Elizabeth, my belief is that he is the husband of Elizabeth. Both Henry and Agnes were dead by 1562 and left only Richard to preserve the Milton name. Their bodies were interred at Stanton -- Saint -- John, England.
In the Will of Henry Milton, great grandfather of the poet, there is the provision "I give to Isabel my daughter a Bullock and a half quarter or of barley, and Richard my son shall keep the said Bullock untill he is three years old; item, I give to Roland Mylton and Alys Mylton, each of them, half a quarter of barley----" (p. 15 Ref. 4)
In the Will of Agnes Milton, there is mentioned "--- my daughter Elizabeth---- and my son Richard,-------- my son William Howse-----". As one can see Henry named the daughter Isabel, and Agnes named daughter Elizabeth, neither one named the other, so it is my belief that they are one in the same Elizabeth Isabel Milton. And of the Will of Henry Milton the mention of Roland Mylton and of Alys Mylton has one to believe that they are either children of Henry, possibly of previous marriage, or more than likely brothers of Henry. | Milton, Henry (I2001)
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Ellen was also married to a man named "Caston" (first name unknown). | Bradshaw, Ellen (I2039)
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From "A Milton Encyclopedia", vol 5, by Hunter: Lord Christopher had foursons who survived infancy: Christopher, b. 1638 / d. 1668; John, b. 1643 / d. 1669; Thomas, b. 1647; and Richard, b. 1648-52. He was christened on 3 Dec 1615 All Hallows, Bread St. Cheapside, London, England. Christopher was a Judge & Knight for King James II. He was also a Royalist, which his brother John the Poet, was certainly not. Christopher was born a member of the Church of England, but later changed to Roman Catholic. | Milton, Lord Christopher (I2025)
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From "The Family of Milton", by Hugh M. Milton: Richard Milton, son ofHenry and Agnes, was a loyal Pappist and throughout his life resisted the efforts to establish the Church of England. After Elizabeth "I" came to the throne, she strengthened the Church of England by insisting that people of all faiths attend ecumenical services. Attendance was mandatory, and Richard refused and was convicted and fined sixty pounds on two occasions in 1601 as a recusant (a recusant being one who refuse to obey an order or law). Richard's wife, Ellen, had apparently been married previously as record shows her as Jeffreys; nee Bradshaw, Caston, Haughton. The name Jeffreys appears twice in the Milton geology. First, a Ellen Jeffreys had daughter Sarah who became the wife of John (Scriviner) Milton, and secondly, a Ellen Jeffreys who showed to her son-in-law, John the poet, the Haughton Coat of Arms which caused the Milton's to refer to two such designs in Thier Coat of Arms. In the parish records of ALLHOLLOWS, BREAD STREET, LONDON, there appears this entry: The 22d of Feb AD 1610, was buried in this parish Mrs. Ellen J. Jeffries, the mother of Mr. John Milton's wife." (Ref. 4 p.30)
(This is confusing, but I will try to explain my theory. In a previous marriage of Ellen's, Sarah was born, which made her a step sister to John (whom he latter married). Which would mean Richard was previously married and of this marriage were born his four children. There are records in England of a Richard Milton married to Elizabeth Milton. This is all speculation.)
Richard Milton was a substantial man reportedly and under-ranger in the Shotover Forest. He is the only person recorded as being a recusant in Oxfordshire. After 1601 there is nothing recorded of Richard Milton. It is believed that he was buried at Stanton -- Saint -- John. | Milton, Richard (I2040)
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From the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Pvt. Wm. Riley Milton, Camp 741,Florida Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tavares, FL. website:
William Riley Milton, was born on December 5, 1845, in Appling, Georgia.
His sister, Ann, married John Turner on Christmas Day, 1845, and moved to the Umatilla, Florida area.
The family history states that William Riley moved to Florida in 1855. While we are not certain whether William Riley was residing in the Umatilla area or the Madison area during the War Between the States, we do know from the Confederate Archives that he was enlisted by Lieutenant Hart at Madison, Florida, as a Private in Company B, Fifth Regiment, Florida Infantry, on May 3, 1864: his enlistment was for a period of three years. His military records indicate that he was injured during military service and spent time in the hospital.
He was captured at Farmville, Virginia, on April 6, 1865, and was paroled at Newport News, Virginia, on June 25, 1865, after taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. The Confederate records indicate that at the time he was paroled, his place of residence was listed as Sumter County, Florida.
With regard to his injury, he stated that it was as a result of "being thrown from my horse the year of surrender." Later medical examinations revealed that he suffered from a hernia and from a fracture of the right thigh bone which was poorly set. He did qualify for a veteran's pension from the State of Florida which was granted in 1902.
It appears that William Riley Milton was a part of Finagans' Brigade and the famous "Whirlwind Brigade." This Brigade was involved in most of the major battles throughout Virginia during the last years of the war.
After the war, William Riley Milton returned to what is now Lake County, Florida, and was married in Leesburg, Sumter County, Florida, on January 3, 1869, to Mary Miller. He made Homestead Entry no. 2394 on November 13, 1875, and on February 13, 1884, received a grant of 169 acres in Orange County, Florida.
William Riley and Mary Milton had six children: all born in Umatilla, Florida. Their son, William Andrew, was the father of W. A. Milton, Sr., and grandfather of W. A. Milton, Jr.; both born in Grand Island, Lake County, Florida.
William Riley and Mary Milton were charter members of the Live Oak Baptist Church, which was located near what is now Dona Vista, Florida.
William Riley Milton was typical of the other young men his age at the time. He entered the Army during the closing days of the war when the outlook was bleak for the South. He was fighting because his State was being invaded. He and the other men like him paid a terrible price and set examples of courage and self-sacrifice which we should continue to hold dear in their memory. William Riley Milton suffered the rest of his life from the injury sustained during the war: that did not prevent him from being a contributing member in his community and setting a good example for those around him. He died in 1907 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Daytona Beach, Florida.
"Whirlwind Brigade"
The following was obtained from an article titled "They Charged the Enemy Like a Whirlwind" by J. Mark Akerman, published in the Confederate Veteran (November - December 1992 Issue).
After several battles and other engagements, the original Perry's Brigade (the Florida 2nd, 5th and 8th) were down to approximately 250 men. A new brigade was formed out of the remnants of six Florida regiments: the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and the 11th. The average effective strength of each regiment was, at this time, about 200 men.
Due to their noted performance at various battles such as Cold Harbor in June 1864, the noted correspondent (P. W. Alexander) with a Savannah newspaper explained the will and eagerness of the Florida Brigade to respond to its orders and said "They charged the enemy like a whirlwind". Thus giving the Florida unit the nickname of the "Whirlwind Brigade".
The Whirlwind Brigade gave distinguished service with bravery, several charges and endured exhaustive marches at places such as Weldon Rail Road, Belfield, Virginia., and Hatcher's Run.
By April 2, 1865, General Lee's lines begun to break and there were no reserves to fill the gaps. A few days later, Federal Gen. Custer captured what was left of the 5th, 8th and 11th Florida regiments. Many of the Floridians were without shoes and most had only a few rounds of ammunition.
The remaining members of the Florida Brigade marched to Farmville, a little village near Appomattox, where a sharp encounter ensued. However, the war was over for them. They finally had to yield to "overwhelming numbers and resources".
There is no question that Lee held a special charity for the members of his Florida Brigade.
There were few military units, from either side, that distinguished themselves more nobly or sacrificed more willingly during this Great War, than the Florida Brigade that came to be known fondly as the "Whirlwind Brigade".
William Riley was living with his sister Ann, her husband John Turner, and their children, in Leesburg, Marion County, Florida per the 1860 Census.
William Riley, Mary, and their children (Julia, William, Rufus, Thomas, & Jennie) lived in Precinct 1, Orange County, Florida per the 1880 Census.
William Riley, Mary, and their child (Minnie) lived in Umatilla, Lake County, Florida per the 1900 Census. | Milton, William Riley (I2058)
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John Milton (1608-1674) was one of the greatest poets of the Englishlanguage, best-known for his epic poem PARADISE LOST (1667). Milton's powerful, rhetoric prose and the eloquence of his poetry had an immense influence especially on the 18th-century verse. Besides poems, Milton published pamphlets defending civil and religious rights.
"Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste
Brought death into the world, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden."
(from Paradise Lost)
John Milton was born in London. His mother Sarah Jeffrey was the daughter of a merchant sailor, and his father had risen to prosperity as a scrivener or law writer - he also composed music. The family was wealthy enough to afford a second house in the country. Milton was educated at St Paul's School and then at Christ's College, Cambridge (1625-32), where he was called, half in scorn, "The Lady of Christ's." During his Cambridge period, while considering himself destined for the ministry, he began to write poetry in Latin, Italian, and English. He was expelled for a term after starting a fist fight with his tutor.
On leaving Cambridge Milton had given up his original plan to become a priest. He adopted no profession but spent six years at leisure in his father's home, writing during that time L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO (1632), COMUS (1634), and LYCIDAS (1637). In 1635 the Miltons moved to Horton, Buckinghamshire, where John pursued his studies in Greek, Latin, and Italian. He traveled in France and Italy in the late 1630s, meeting in Paris the jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius and the astronomer Galileo Galilei in Florence - there are references to Galileo's telescope in Paradise Lost. His conversation with the blind scientist Milton recorded in AREOPAGITICA, which attacked censorship. Milton returned to London in 1639, and set up a school with his nephews and a few others as pupils. The Civil War silenced his poetic work for 20 years. War divided the country as Oliver Cromwell fought against the king, Charles I.
Concerned with the Puritan cause, Milton wrote a series of pamphlets against episcopacy (1642), on divorce (1643), in defense of the liberty of the press (1644), and in support of the regicides (1649). He also served as the secretary for foreign languages in Cromwell's government. After the death of Charles I, Milton published THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES (1649) supporting the view that the people had the right to depose and punish tyrants.
In 1651 Milton became blind, but like Jorge Luis Borges is our century, blindness helped to stimulate his verbal richness. "He sacrificed his sight, and then he remembered his forst desire, that of geing a poet," Borges wrote in one of his lectures. After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, he was arrested as a noted defender of the Commonwealth, but was soon released. Besides public burning of EIKONKLASTES and the first DEFENSIO in Paris and Toulouse, Milton escaped from more punishment after Restoration, but he became a relatively poor man. In the 1660s Milton moved with his third wife to what is now Burnhill Row. He spent there the remaining years of his life, apart from a brief visit to Chalfont St Giles in 1665, to avoid the plague. His late poems were dictated to his daughter, nephews, friends, disciples, and paid amanuenses.
Milton was married three times (Mary Powell, 1642; Katherine Woodcock, 1656; Elizabeth Minshull, 1662). His marriages were unhappy. Mary Powell grew bored with the life of a poet soon after the honeymoon was over and went back home where she stayed for three years. Milton wrote his famous essays on divorce. In THE DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF DIVORCE (1643) Milton argued that a true marriage was of mind as well as of body, and that the chaste and modest were more likely to find themselves 'chained unnaturally together' in unsuitable unions than those who had in youth lived loosely and enjoyed more varied experience. Though Milton was Puritan, morally austere and conscientious, some of his religious beliefs were unconventional to the point of heresy, and came into conflict with the official Puritan stand.
"By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die." (from The Reason of Church Government, 1641)
Milton died from 'gout struck in' on November 8, 1674 in Chalfont, St. Giles, Buckinghamshire. He was buried beside his father in St Giles', Cripplegate. Many writers believe that Milton's grave was desecrated when the church was undergoing repairs. All the teeth and 'a large quantity of the hair' were taken as souvenirs by grave robbers. As a writer, Milton's towering figure was recognized early, but his personality and works have continued to arouse discussion. Even T.S. Eliot has attacked the author and described him as one whose sensuousness had been 'withered by book-learning.' Eliot claimed that Milton's poetry 'could only be an influence for the worse.'
The theme of Fall and expulsion from Eden in PARADISE LOST had been in Milton's mind from 1640s. His ambition was to compose an epic poem to rival the works of ancient writers, such as Homer and Virgil. The poem was originally issued in 10 books in 1667, and in 12 books in the second edition of 1674. The troubled times, in which Milton lived, left their mark on his theme of religious conflict.
Paradise Lost is not easy to read with its odd syntax, difficult vocabulary, and complex, noble style. It tells a biblical story of Adam and Eve, with God, and Lucifer (Satan), who is thrown out of Heaven to corrupt humankind. Satan, the most beautiful of the angels, is at his most impressive: he wakes up, on a burning lake in Hell, to find himself surrounded by his stunned followers. He has been defeated in the War of Heaven. "All is not lost; th' unconquerable Will, / And study of revenge, immortal hate, / And courage never to submit or yield... /" Milton created a powerful and sympathetic portrait of Lucifer. This view influenced deeply Romantic poets William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who saw Satan as the real hero of the poem and a rebel against the tyranny of Heaven. In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Blake stated that Milton as 'a true Poet, and of the Devil's party without knowing it.' Many other works of art have been inspired by Paradise Lost, among them Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation, Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad, John Keat's poem Endymion, Lord Byron's The Vision of Judgment, satanic Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's saga The Lord of the Rings.
For further reading: The Miltonic Setting by E.M.W. Tillyard (1938); The Living Milton, ed. by F. Kermode (1960); Milton's Grand Style by C. Ricks (1963); Milton and the English Revolution by C. Hill (1977); also full biographies by D. Masson (1859-94) and W.R. Parker (1968); John Milton, a Literary Life by Cedric C. Brown (1995); Divided Empire: Milton's Political Imagery by Robert Thomas Fallon (1996); Milton Unbound by John P. Rumrich (1966); Eden Renewed: The Public and Private Life of John Milton by Peter Levi (1997); John Milton: The Prose Works by Thomas N. Corns (1998); John Milton: A Comprehensive Research and Study Guide, ed. by Harold Bloom (1999) - Note: Milton appears himself in William Blake's visionary Milton (c. 1814) and in Rober Graves's Wife to Mr Milton (1944) - Note: Alastair Fowler's annotated edition of Paradise Lost is considered among the best guides to Milton's poem - first edition in 1968, second edition in 1998.
Selected works:
ODE ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY, 1627
L'ALLEGRO, 1632
IL PENSEROSO, 1632
EPITAPH ON SHAKESPEARE, 1632
ARCADES, 1633
COMUS, 1634
LYCIDAS, 1637
THE REASON OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT, 1641
THE DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF DIVORCE, 1643
AREOPAGITICA, 1644
POEMS, 1645
THE TELENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES, 1649
EIKONOKLASTES, 1649
PRO POPULO ANGLICANO DEFENSIO, 1651
THE SECOND DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND, 1654
A TREATISE OF CIVIL POWER IN ECCLESIASTICAL CAUSES, 1659
THE READY AND EASY WAY TO ESTABLISH A FREE COMMONWEALTH, 1660
PARADISE LOST, 1667 - Kadotettu paratiisi, suom. Yrjö Jylhä (1933)
HISTORY OF BRITTAIN, 1670
SAMSON AGONISTES, 1671
PARADISE REGAINED, 1671
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MOSCOVIA, 1682
DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA, 1825
COMMONPLACE BOOK, 1874
COMPLETE ENGLISH POEMS, OF EDUCATION, AREOPAGITICA, 1919 | Milton, John (I2036)
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John Milton, born in 1756 in Halifax County, North Carolina - died in1817 in Burke County, Georgia, is sometimes confused with John J. Melton, born about 1740 in Hanover County, Virginia - died around April 1795 in Hanover/Fluvanna County, Virginia. John Milton married Hannah Elizabeth Spencer in 1780. John Melton married Elizabeth Wade in 1762/1763. John Melton descends from Thomas Melton, born about 1570 in England; John Milton descends from John Milton, born 1564 in England. Thomas Melton & John Milton were brothers, sons of Richard Milton, born 1536 in England.
John Milton's mother could have been Mary Pharr, Mary Farr, or Mary Farrar. Any of these three women could have been married (or given birth) to John Milton; John Melton; Jonathan Melton, Jr.; or Robert Melton. Sources can be found which provide for all of these possible scenarios. After reviewing all available information, I've concluded that John Milton was the son of Frances Morgan (Mary) Farr (1737-1756) and John Milton (1735- ). It appears Mary died either in childbirth or soon after John was born. There is actually another possible Mary Farr in this line. Frances Morgan (Mary) was born to Richard Farr and Hannah Green in 1737. Her aunt, Richard's sister, was also named "Mary Farr" and was born in 1708. I believe that Mary Farr was the mother of the 1735 John and the 1695 John Milton was his father. Since the 1695 John Milton supposedly came to America in 1730 and married soon after, obviously, 1737 Frances Morgan (Mary) Farr could not have been his wife. Compounding even more the confusion, some sources give 1756 as the dates of death for both the 1708 & 1737 Mary Farrs!
From "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans", Johnson, Rossiter, ed., Boston, MA, The Biographical Society, 1904: "Milton, John, soldier, was born in Halifax county, N.C. He joined the Revolutionary army as an ensign in the 1st Georgia regiment, Jan. 7, 1776; was promoted 1st lieutenant; and was taken prisoner at Fort Howe, Georgia, in February, 1777, with Lieut. William Caldwell, on the surrender of that place, held as a hostage, and imprisoned in the castle at St. Augustine, Florida, until November, 1777. He was promoted captain, Sept. 15, 1777, and on his release returned to the army and served until the end of the war, retiring Sept. 15, 1782. He was secretary of the state of Georgia in 1777, 1781-83 and 1789, and on Dec. 6, 1778, at the approach of the British, removed the public records to Perrysburg by order of the governor. He engaged in planting after the war, and received the two votes of the Georgia electors for first President of the United States in 1789. He was a charter member of the (Georgia) Society of the Cincinnati. He was also one of the first mayors of Augusta, Georgia. John married Hannah E. Spencer, and of their children, Gen. Homer Virgil Milton (q.v.), was an officer in the war of 1812."
From "Historical Register Of Officers Of The Continental Army": "Milton, John (Ga). Ensign 1st Georgia, 7th January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, November 1776; taken prisoner at Fort Howe, 8th February, 1777; Captain 15th September, 1777; Aide-de Camp to General Lincoln in 1780, and to General Marion in 1781; retired 15th July, 1782. (Died 1803.)" After the war ended, John Milton became a charter member of the Society of Cincinnati and served as the first secretary for the Georgia Society.
An interesting account appears in a Milledgeville newspaper on May 5, 1828: "The following is a correct list of the Officers of the Georgia line, during the Revolutionary War, who were, or are still, entitled to Military Land Warrants, under the Act of Congress. The lands are, it is believed, situated in Ohio, and are valuable. This list is published for the information of such officers as are still alive, and for the benefit of the heirs of those who are deceased." It lists among the names of 48 officers: Milton, John -- Captain. Warrant # 323 for 300 acres was issued for his Revolutionary War service. Records from his Bounty Land Pension File at the National Archives include a letter written by Milton Dec. 29, 1806, to Gov. Milledge about the land due him for his Revolutionary service. GA Land Lottery-1827; Jefferson Co., Georgia He acquired No. 23, Section 5 in Carroll, Georgia, No. 29, Dt. 16, Sec. 5.
Milton County, Georgia was created on December 18, 1857 from parts of Cherokee, Forsyth, and Cobb counties. It was named for John Milton, Georgia's first secretary of state. During the American Revolution, Milton traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, and New Bern, North Carolina before moving to Maryland with the official records of the state while Georgia was occupied by the English. Milton County merged with Fulton County on January 1, 1932.
Old Milton County State Historical Marker - Located at the Alpharetta City Hall (built on the site of the old Milton County Courthouse) in Alpharetta, Georgia
OLD MILTON COUNTY
This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 18, 1857, it was named for Homer V. Milton, General in the War of 1812, though some claim the name was for his ancestor John Milton, first Secretary of State of Georgia. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff James C. Mitchell; Clerk of Superior Court Joseph W. Johnston; Clerk of Inferior Court John L. Moore; Ordinary Oliver P. Skelton; Tax Receiver Barnabas B. Johnson; Tax Collector John K.C. Shirley; Treasurer John P. Reaves; Coroner H.W. Paris and Surveyor William Young.
060-25A GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955 | Milton, John (I2047)
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John, who was keeper of the forest of Shotover, was disinherited by hisfather because he had forsaken the religion of his ancestors. Still, John had recourse for his support to the profession of a scrivener. He was a man eminent for his skill in music, many of his compositions being still to be found; and his reputation in his profession was such, that he grew rich, and retired to an estate. He had probably more than common literature, as his son addresses him in one of his most elaborate Latin poems. He married a gentlewoman of the name of Caston, a Welsh family, by whom he had two sons, John, the poet, and Christopher, who studied the law and adhered, as the law taught him, to the kings party, for which he was a while persecuted; but having by his brothers interest obtained permission to live in quiet, he supported himself so honourably by chamber-practice, that, soon after the accession of King James, he was knighted and made a judge; but, his constitution being too weak for business, he retired before any disreputable compliances became necessary. He had likewise a daughter Anne, whom he married with a considerable fortune to Edward Philips, who came from Shrewsbury, and rose in the Crown-office to be secondary: by him she had two sons, John and Edward, who were educated by the poet, and from whom is derived the only authentic account of his domestic manners.
John had a home at Hammersmith and a country estate at Horton, near Windsor. He was disinherited by his Oxfordshire yeoman father for becoming a Protestant. | Milton, John (I1552)
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Family legend has that Mary was an orphan and that her parents died whilehiding in the Okefenokee Swamp (South Georgia) from Federal troops during the American Civil War.
Although unknown, both of her parents were born in Georgia. | Miller, Mary (I1896)
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Obituary from the Daily Commercial (Leesburg, FL) - "Margaret L. Mills, 58, of Lady Lake, FL. died Friday (April 14, 2000). Born in Leesburg, she moved to Lady Lake from Lake Panasoffkee in 1999. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was a avid gardener and co-owner of an antique shop. Survivors include her husband James S., sons Timothy L. of Kapolei, Hawaii, and James S. Jr. of Baltimore; daughter Mary F. Crenshaw of Douglasville, Georgia; sisters, Lena J. Possee and Elsie M. Diamond, both of Lady Lake; six grandchildren; one great granddaughter.
Funeral services for Margaret L. Mills will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, April 17, 2000 at Beyers Funeral Chapel, Lady Lake with the Rev. Bill Stennet and the Rev. Don Stanley officiating. Family and friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 3PM to 5PM. Interment will be at Lady Lake Cemetery." | Sandefur, Margaret Louise (I2063)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I34710)
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Timothy was probably born in Sampson County, North Carolina near the city of Dunn.
Timothy lived with Lewis & Joanna Jernigan and their children in Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina per the 1880 Census.
Timothy, Mary Jane, and their child (John Riley) lived in Precinct 7 of St. Johns County, Florida per the 1900 Census.
Timothy, Mary Jane, and their children (John Riley, Edward, Lena, and Abner) lived in Fort Mason, Lake County, Florida per the 1910 Census.
Timothy, Jennie, and their children (John, Edward, Lena, Abner, and Marion) lived in Eustis Precinct 6, Lake County, Florida per the 1920 Census.
Timothy, Jennie, and their children (Abner & Marion) lived in Lisbon, Lake County, Florida per the 1930 Census. Son Edward, his wife Ruby, and their daughter Dorothy also lived in the household. | Register, Timothy (I2066)
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Died while in service during the Revolutionary War.
Silas Weeks
Son of Theopilus Weeks
Silas Weeks was the son of Theophlius Weeks and Grace Green Weeks. He was born in North Carolina.
Silas was a soldier in the America Revolution and died in service on May 22, 1778. A Military Land Warrant # 1533. in the name of Silas Weeks was sold by his heirs on February 22, 1785. From this land sale by the heirs three children are known , Theophilus, James and Ada Weeks. The signature of Theophilus is identical with that found on Military Land Warrant Nr 1806, issued in the name of Tehophilus Weeks and sold by him on 23 May, 1785..
Silas Weeks is the proven son of Theophilus Weeks Sr .of Carteret Co. by land deeds.
Zillar Hunter the wife of Silas Weeks, was the daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca Hunter. Zillar was listed as one of twelve children listed in the will of her father Nicholas who died in 1750 in Carteret Co.
Only three children are known born to Silas and Zillar:
1. James Weeks, believed to be the oldest
2. Theophilus Weeks
3. Ada Weeks who married John O'Steen brother to Ann and Esther O'Steen. | Weeks, Silas (I1764)
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Widow of Jonathan. | Green, Grace (I1767)
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A Revolutionary Soldier, who furnished supplies to the Continental Army in 1781 and was paid for same by the State of South Carolina, December 20, 1783
(see book C-F, page 183 Stub Indents, edited and published by A.S. Salley, State Historian of South Carolina). In the 1790 census, Asbury Sylvester was living in Claremont County, Camdent District, South Carolina, the head of a family consisting of one boy under 16 and four females, and was shown as owning 27 slaves which show he was a man of some means for his day to own that many slaves. | Sylvester, Asbury or Augustine (I5339)
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David E. Waldron Sr., first set up a camp site in a hammock on Fisheating Creek, in the area then known as Indian Prairie, now Palmdale. His first home was a palmetto thatched shelter. Eventually, a double-pen log house with detached kitchen was constructed.
Buried at Bassinger, Florida. About a quarter to a half a mile past the old school house. Two Hundred yards off of Hwy 98 North, walking along the fence line of Lykes Brothers property about 100 yards from fence line is a square fenced in area where you will find 4 graves. David grave is marked with a slab and head stone.
Newton Waldron child of David E. Waldron Sr. had a mistress named Becky last name unknown, Newton was David & Becky's child. Mary Ann took Newton in her home and raised him as her own.
Facts about this person:
Census June 01, 1900
Fisheating Creek, Desoto Co. FL
See Note Page | Waldron, David Elias "Jess" Sr (I5327)
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___Apr 1766 John James deeded 71 A to Henry Couper for 20 Pounds . Witness was Hillery Cason.
Deed Book C p. 333 1 July 1771 Hillery Cason deeded 100A for 41 Pounds to John Hennington . Former owners: George Cannon, James Cason (Pat. 1761). Witness: John Cason, Jonathan Hininton.
Deed Book F - p. 192 15 Mar 1775 Hillery Cason (1758) deeded to Lemuel James 200 A for 100 Pounds. Former owner: William Cason (1740) who made Deed of Gift to Hillery Cason. witness: John Jordan
Deed Book F p. - 289 15 Mar 1775 Samuel James deeded to Hillery Cason 128 A for 100 Pounds. Former owner : William Stafford (Pat.1740)
Deed Book F p. 408 21 Apr 1777 Hillery Cason deeded to Eleazar Cherry 6 A for 7 Pounds +.
Deed Book F - p. 210 21 Oct. 1782 Hillery Cason was granted 200 A. Mentions: John Jones
Grant Book G - p. 207 from Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina, Vol. 1 (1765-1785) 6 Sept 1775 Solomon Whichard deeded to Robert Lanier Daniel 200 A. for 90 pounds. Witnesses: Hilley Cason, Henry James.
Deed Book I, p.8 13 Sept 1785 Hillery Cason (1782) deeded to James Langley 120 A for 20 Pounds. Witnesses:Jacob Little, Gabrel Cason.
Deed Book L p. 9. 6 Jun 1781 Lemuel Janes deeded to Matthew James, son, 310 A for love and affection. Former owners: William Cason (1748), Hillery Cason, Henry Cason. Witnesses: John Moye, William James.
Deed book M, p. 439. 9 Nov 1791 James Langley deeded to Solomon Patrick 50 A for 70 Pounds. Former owner: William Kinsaul (G-1782). witnesses: John Jones, Hillery Cason.
Deed Book M, p. 571. 10 Nov 1791 Hillery Cason deeded to James Langley 200 A for 200 Pounds. Adj: James Barrow, Eleazer Cherry. Wit: Jonathan Albriton, William Albriton.
Deed book m, p. 493. 29 Sept. 1794 William james deeded 100 A to Simon Keel for $500. Adj: Matthew James. Former owners: Hillery Cason, John Eason [Cason?] (G-1782). Witnesses: John Jordan, Jr., Joshea James.
Deed book N, p.514. from Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina, Vol. 2 (1782-1801)
"David Chesnut 2 Mar 1775 120 acres in Duplin on the W side of the Six runs and on the S side of the Beaver dam Swamp on the head of the reedy branch, joining Hillery Cason, Jacob Chesnut, a small branch, a pond, and John Roberts dec'd." (Is this the same Hillery Cason? He would have been about 38.) from Colony of North Carolina:Abstracts of Land Patents, 1765-1775. Margaret Hoffman: # 7352 p. 32
1793 Moved to Screven Co. Ga from Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol 7, p.79
from http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=32581
Name Lifespan Where Born
Hillery CASON 1737-1809 Beaufort, North Carolina
Additional Notes Migration Steps
Hillery Cason was born in the Part of Beaufort County, North carolina which became Pitt County in 1761, the son of William and Jane Cannon Cason. He lived in the part of Effingham County. Georgia which became Screven County in 1793 and moved in the last year of his life to Jefferson County, Georgia. He was a revolutionary War Soldier in North Carolina. His wife was named Sarah, maiden name not proven, although there are theories, and they had at least 11 children.
Migration Steps
to Effingham, Georgia in 1792
to Jefferson, Georgia in 1809
Researcher: Edwin L. Williams
Susan Caison Sharp | Cason, Hillery (I3743)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I7572)
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~BNAME: Doris May TILLMAN (#621)~b
Doris Ann Tillman, 03/01/93.
Harry attended schools in Charlton, Georgia, graduating in 1941
Harry served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II; Received a BS
degree in Forestry at the University of Georgia; Taught Veterans, self
employed as Forrester for Raynoir; started Selco Products in Baxley -
now operated by sons Forrest and Sidney. | Tillman, Doris May (I8147)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I7682)
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