Dasia, Ann, and Hall

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Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, February 2, 1856

Legal Advertisements.

Administrator’s Sale. [Postponed.]

Will be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Greenesboro, on the first Tuesday in February next, within the legal hours of sale, the following named Negroes, to-wit: one negro woman named Dasia, and her child, named Ann—sold as the property of Robert F. Griffin, dec’d., under an order of the Court of Ordinary of Greene county. Terms on the day. JAMES SMITH, Adm’r.

Dec 10, 1855 td50

Guardian Sale.

Agreeable to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Greene county, will be sold before the Court House door in Greenesboro, on the first Tuesday in March next, one Negro man named Hall, 27 years old, the property of James R. Rankin.

Jan 10-2-td MILES G. BROOME, Guar.

Reference

• Legal Advertisements, Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, February 2, 1856.

Andrew Braidwood

Andrew Braidwood, son of James Braidwood and Margaret Moodie, was born about 1800 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. I do not know who Andrew’s siblings were, only that he had at least one sister. Andrew is my husband’s 3rd great grandfather. Their nearest common relative is his daughter, Jane Braidwood, who married James Durie.

Andrew and Mary Liddell or Liddle (parents unknown) gave their names to the church on June 20, 1818 in the Newton Parish, county of Edinburgh, Scotland for proclamation of their proposed marriage to the congregation on three successive Sundays. This was known as the banns and was a time for anyone that had any issues with the marriage to come forward. The old parish register reads:

Newton 20th June 1818

Braidwood and Liddle

Andrew Braidwood and Mary Liddle both in this Parish gave in their names
for proclamation in order to Marriage.

Andrew and Mary probably married in mid-July 1818 and then had at least eight children during their marriage. Below is what I can document to date.

James Braidwood, born April 24, 1819 in Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland; baptized May 18, 1819.

Margaret Braidwood, born April 8, 1821 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; baptized April 29, 1821. Andrew worked as a joiner (woodworker).

John Braidwood, born March 5, 1823 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; baptized April 6, 1823. Andrew worked as a joiner.

Jane Braidwood, born April 26, 1825 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; baptized May 15, 1825. Andrew worked as a joiner.

Janet Braidwood, born December 3, 1828 in Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland; baptized January 18, 1829.

Jessie Braidwood, born about 1830. I have not found a birth register for Jessie but she was enumerated as the sister-in-law of James Durie in the 1851 Scotland census for the St. Georges Parish in Glasgow.

Andrew Braidwood (twin to Mary), born September 7, 1831 in Wright, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; baptized on October 9, 1831.

Mary Erskine Stewart Braidwood, (twin to Andrew), born September 7, 1831 in Wright, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; baptized on October 9, 1831.

In 1841, the Braidwood family lived at Wood Hall in Cambusnethan, a village in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Andrew was 40 years old and worked as a house carpenter. The others in the home included his wife Mary (40) and daughters Margaret (20), Jean (15), and Janet (12). As far as I can tell, Jean is Jane. The age of Andrew’s wife Mary varies in records so I have been unable to determine what her correct birthdate is at this time.

In 1851, the Braidwood family lived at 45 Brown Street in St. George’s Parish, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Scotland. At age 51, Andrew worked as what is transcribed from the census as millionght, journeyman. I believe he was probably a millwright but could be wrong. The others in the home included his wife Mary (53), daughter Margaret (29), and a niece named Margaret Shiers (10) who was an unknown sister’s daughter.

Andrew is listed on line 12 of Glasgow’s 1855–56 Valuation Roll which showed he lived on Stockwell Street. The yearly rent or value of his home was $12. 

Andrew died on January 29, 1858 of a paralytic stroke/palsy in the Clyde District of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the time of his death, he was 59 years and 29 days, worked as an engine fitter/journeyman, and was married. His son James was the informant on the death register, which shows his father, also named James, had also been a journeyman, a skilled worker who had “successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification” according to Wikipedia. Both of Andrew’s parents were deceased. 

He was buried at Glasgow’s Eastern Necropolis Cemetery in Lair 4964 on February 1. 

 Note: click images to enlarge.

References

• Andrew Braidwood, Cemetery Records, Eastern Necropolis Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, 1858.
• Andrew Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 692/1 Leith North, National Records of Scotland, 1831.
• Andrew Braidwood, Statutory Registers Deaths 644/5 86, National Records of Scotland, 1858.
• James Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 696/Newton), page 142 of 152, 1819.
• Jane Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 689/Inveresk and Musselburgh, page 168 of 509, 1825.
• Jane Braidwood, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
• Janet Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 696/Newton), page 97 of 363, 1829.
• John Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 689/Inveresk and Musselburgh, page 113 of 509, 1823.
• Journeyman; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journeyman. 
• Margaret Braidwood, Old Parish Registers Births 689/Inveresk and Musselburgh, page 52 of 509, 1821.
• Old Parish Registers – Marriages and Proclamation of Banns, National Records of Scotland; https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/old-parish-registers/marriages-and-proclamation-of-banns. 
• Scotland Census 628/6/7, page 7 of 33, National Records of Scotland, 1841.
• Scotland Census, 644/143/10, page 10 of 25, National Record of Scotland, 1851. 

Henry, property of Columbus D. Kinnebrew

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Proceedings of Greene Superior Court, March Term 1864

The State vs. Henry (a Slave)

Arson

True Bill

W. L. Strain, Foreman, W. A. Lofton, Sol. Genl., Elias B. Moody, Prosecutor

Georgia, Greene County, the Grand Jurors sworn, chosen, and selected for the county of Greene, to wit, William L. Strain, Foreman, Alfred L. Willis, Reuben J. Dawson, John Branch, Wilson S. Bishop, Jefferson F. Wright, Thomas R. Thomston, Philip Robinson, John T. Carlton, Miles G. Broome, William Armor, Isaiah Kimbrough, William N. Williams, Lorenzo D. Carlton, John A. Miller, James Perkins, William W. Brooks, William O. Cheney, William A. Reynolds, Cordial N. Daniel, John C. Merritt, William A. Colclough, in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia, charge and accuse a negro man slave named Henry, the property of Columbus D. Kinnebrew, with the offence of Arson. For that the said negro slave Henry in the county aforesaid on the twenty third day of February in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four in the night time did willfully and maliciously set fire to and burn a stable the property of Elias B. Moody of said county on the farm of Thomas Hankinson and not in a city, town, or village – the same being an outhouse, contrary to the laws of said State, the good order, peace, and dignity thereof.

Greene Superior Court, March Term 1864. Elias B. Moody, Prosecutor, Wm. A. Lofton, Sol. Genl.

The Defendant waives a copy of the Indictment and list of witnesses before arraignment. March Term 1864. A. Reese, Def. Atty.

The Defendant formally arraigned and pleads not guilty. March Term 1864. W. A. Lofton, Sol. Genl.

We the Jury find Prisoner not guilty. J. W. Winfield, Foreman

Recorded this 6th day of April 1864. Isaac R. Hall, Clerk

Reference

• Greene, Special Proceedings Records 1860–1866, 1866–1870, image 196; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3M5-L3NM-6?view=explore&groupId=TH-909-81741-95149-73.  

Vintage Meito China

The vintage Meito china set pictured below was found stored in the shed at my in-law’s house after my mother-in-law, Mary Margaret Athya Murphy, passed away in 2006. The china would most likely have belonged to her mother (my husband’s grandmother), Bertha Edna Smith Athya, or his great-grandmother, Amanda Larimer Horne Smith. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing who the original owner was.

The china set consists of a plate or tray, sugar bowl with spoon, and salt and pepper shakers. They are hand painted with a floral pattern of blue flowers and green leaves, and trimmed in gold. The background is tinted a very pale shade of blue. The measurements are as follows:

Plate or tray – Width 6 ½”, 3/8” outer lip (sides).

Sugar bowl – Width 3” at bottom, height 1 7/8”. Spoon – Length 3 ¼”.

Salt and pepper shakers – Width 2 ¼” at bottom, height 2 7/8”. 

The corks for the salt and pepper shakers still exist but have been pushed inside. All items are in good shape with no visible cracks or chips. The backstamp on the plate or tray and sugar bowl reads: 

MEITO CHINA

HAND PAINTED

MADE IN JAPAN

I found a similar set on Etsy priced at $39.99. The Meito company was founded in 1908 so that fits in the timeframe for Bertha or Amanda.

Bertha Edna Smith Athya (1898 – 1979), Amanda Larimer Horne Smith (1859 – 1943)
holding Mary Margaret Athya. Circa 1929 – 1930.

Reference

• Adler, Brian, The History of Meito China; https://www.theclassroom.com/japanese-tableware-early-1900s-10453.html. 
• Rare Vintage Meito China Salt and Pepper Set, Sugar and Tray, House and Trees, Etsy; https://www.etsy.com/listing/1447509260/rare-vintage-meito-china-salt-and-pepper.  

Ann, Nette, and Rose

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Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, December 20, 1856

Administrator's Sale.

Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in February next, at the Court House door in the city of Greenesboro', the following negroes, to wit: Ann, about 30 years of age, a good seamstress and house servant; Nette, also a seamstress on coarse work, and a good house girl, about 20 years of age; and Rose, a good milker and field hand, about 30 years of age. Terms cash.

THOS. R. THORNTON, WM. A. OVERTON, Adm'r.

Dec 13 

Note: Owner unknown, although a good possibility is Vincent R. Thornton. In September, the following notice was published in the Temperance Crusader:

Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, November 15, 1856

NOTICE—Two months after date we will apply to the Court of Ordinary of Greene county for leave to sell a portion of the negroes belonging to the estate of Vincent R. Thornton, deceased.

THOMAS R. THORNTON, WILLIAM A. OVERTON, Admrs.

Sept 24th, 1856.              38

I can't confirm these slaves belonged to Vincent Thornton though. His estate papers show he owned slaves named Ann and Rose, but I do not see one named Nette.

Reference

• Administrator’s Sale, Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, December 20, 1856. 
• Notice, Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, November 15, 1856

Harold Jackson Burnette

Harold Jackson Burnette, son of Verlon Dewey Burnette and Eunice May Mitchem, was born in Walton County, Georgia on September 24, 1930. His parents, married about 1927, had four children—Helen Clara Burnette (1928), Harold Jackson Burnette (1930), Carolyn Burnette (1933), and Alma Jo Burnette (1935). His nickname was Bud and he is my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Our nearest common relatives are Samuel Pride Burnett and Millicent Virginia Overton, my 2nd great grandparents.

Burnette children: Helen, Harold (Bud), Alma, and Carolyn.
Photo used with permission of Deborah Huff.

The Burnette family still lived in Walton County in 1935 when Alma was born, but by the time the 1940 census was taken on April 27, they had moved to a home located at Redan and Stone Mountain Road in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia. Harold’s father was a self-employed filling station operator, working a 72-hour week between March 24–30. Harold, age 9, and his sisters Helen and Carolyn were attending school. The highest-grade Harold had completed was the second. The census enumerator spelled his mother’s name “Unis.”

One month before Harold would celebrate his 14th birthday, he died from an unknown type of cancer on August 27, 1944. Although the death notice published in the August 28 edition of The Atlanta Constitution stated he was 12 years of age, he would have been 13. Harold was buried on August 29 at Corinth Memorial Gardens in Loganville, Walton County following a service at Stone Mountain Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Weyman Fields. He was survived by his parents; sisters Helen, Carolyn, and Alma; his paternal grandparents Abijah Winkfield and Eugenia Nancy “Churchhill” Burnette; and his maternal grandmother Lizzie Mitchem.

References

• Burnette, Harold Jackson “Bud,” The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, August 28 and 29, 1944.
• Personal memory of and family photo provided by Deborah Huff.
• Personal visit to Corinth Memorial Gardens, Loganville, Georgia.
• U.S. Federal Census, Militia District 415, Walton County, Georgia, 1930.
• U.S. Federal Census, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1940. 

34 Negroes for Sale - property of John Barnhart

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31 named, 3 unnamed children

The Temperance Banner, Penfield, Georgia, November 19, 1853

34 Negroes for Sale.

Will be sold to the highest bidder at the Court House door in Greenesboro', under an order of the Court of Ordinary of Greene county, on the first Tuesday in January, 1854, the following Negroes:—Caswell, about 70 years of age; Randle, 60; Isaac, 30; Simon, 25; Frederic, 19, Winson, 25; Westley, 18; Lewis, 10; Jack, 15; Joseph, 15; Jim, 15, Frank, 13; Henry, 12; Peter, 7, Phillip, 6; William, 5; Seaborn, 4; Alfred, 3; Creacy, 52; Charlotte K., 40, and her child; Charlotte B., 40, and her child; Milley, 23, and her child; Pheby, 15; Bethany, 13; Nancy, 12; Jane, 12, Hulda, 9, Minerva, 7; Ritta, 6; Susan 5, and Frances 4. All sold as the property of the Estate of John Barnhart, deceased. Terms on the day.

JOHN COPELAN, Adm'r.

Nov. 15th, 1853 47--td

Andrewina Durie

Andrewina Durie, daughter of James Durie and Jane Liddell Braidwood, was born at home in the District of Clyde, County Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland on January 1, 1859, a New Year’s Day baby. She was the 6th child of 9—Mary Durie, Agnes Durie, Elizabeth Durie, George Durie, Jemima Durie, Andrewina Durie, John Durie, Robert Durie, and Jane Durie. Andrewina is my husband’s 2nd great aunt, sister of his great-grandmother Jemina Durie. Their nearest common relatives are her parents, James and Jane (Braidwood) Durie.

Birth register (click to enlarge)

On April 7, 1861, Andrewina and her family still lived in the house she was born in located at 62 Brown Street in the District of Clyde, St. George civil parish, Glasgow. Her father was an engine smith, making parts and repairing engines, much like what a blacksmith did. In addition to her parents, there were six children in the home—Mary (11), Elizabeth (10), George (8), Jemina (4), Andrewina (2), and John (3 months). I believe her second oldest sister Agnes, born about 1851, was most likely dead. Mary, Elizabeth, and George were scholars, attending school. 

James Durie family in the 1861 census

Just a week after the census was taken, Andrewina contracted dothinenteritis, also known as typhoid fever. She suffered from the disease for six weeks, as well as from “water in head” for two weeks, before her death at home on May 26, 1861. Her father was the informant on the death register, which in addition to the details of her death, showed he worked as an engine fitter/journeyman.  I have been unable to determine Andrewina’s final resting place. 

UPDATE 9/28/2024: Andrewina is buried at Eastern Necropolis Cemetery in Glasgow, lair 4964. The lairholder is her maternal grandfather, Andrew Braidwood. 

Death register (click to enlarge)

References

• Andrewina Durie, Statutory Registers Births 644/5 48, National Records of Scotland, 1859.
• Andrina Durie, Statutory Registers Deaths 644/5 442, National Records of Scotland, 1861.
• James Durie, Census 644/1 47/15, National Records of Scotland, 1851.
• James Durie, Census, 644/5 55/7, National Records of Scotland, 1861.
• Jane Durie, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950.
• Jemima Durie, Census, 644/5 55/8, National Records of Scotland, 1861. 

Mitchell, Malinda, and William - property of Ezekiel T. Catchings

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The Temperance Banner, Penfield, Georgia, March 11, 1854

Administrator's Sale.

Will be sold, before the Courthouse door in Greenesboro' on the first Tuesday in April next, the following Negroes:—Mitchell a [sic] about nineteen years old, Malinda, about fifty, and her child William about five years old, all sold as the property of Ezekiel T. Catchings, dec'd., and sold under an order of the Court of Ordinary of Greene County, for distributuion. Terms on the day of sale.

RUFUS R. CATCHINGS, Adm'r.

Feb. 15, 1854 7 6t