Mary, Charles, Caesar, and Louisa: servants of Bros. Willet, Randle, and Northen

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

Colored Church Penfield, Ga. January 8th 1860 

Church met in conference. The committee appointed to labor with Mary, servant of Bro. Willet, reported that they had endeavored to discharge their duty, but Mary gave them no satisfaction, whereupon she was excluded from the church. 

Bro. Charles, servant of Dr. Randle, who had been excluded from the church, was, on confession, restored. 

Caesar, servant of Bro. P. Northen, having been guilty of most aggravated violence to his master, was excluded from the Church. 

On motion it was resolved to take up a collection monthly for church purposes. 

A letter of dismission was granted to Louisa, servant of Bro. J. E. Willet. 

U. W. Wise, Ch. Clerk

Reference

Penfield Baptist Church Minutes: 1839 – 1885, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, image 274.

Clarksburg floods of 1950

The photos I am sharing today are part of the Ralph Murphy photo archive, which my husband received from his Aunt Jean in 2012. This extensive collection comprises 21 boxes of slides, totaling thousands, all captured by Uncle Ralph. These images span the years from 1947 to 1984. Among them are scenic shots from their travels across the United States, glimpses of family members, and candid moments with friends and co-workers. I digitized the slide collection in 2015, and they continue to bring me joy.

This group of photos are from a natural disaster that took place in West Virginia in June 1950 when a devastating flash flood struck Gilmer, Harrison, Ritchie, Doddridge, Lewis, Braxton, and Upshur counties in West Virginia. Triggered by relentless rain, this flood left a trail of destruction, including:

• Thirty-three lives tragically lost
• Homes ravaged, leaving many homeless
• Businesses suffering significant losses as floodwaters inundated their premises, destroying merchandise
• Crops and gardens swept away, leaving farmers reeling from the impact
• Farm structures, haystacks, and even livestock succumbed to the relentless force of the water
• Desperate to survive, some men sought refuge in trees, clinging to them throughout the night
• In Gilmer County, a highway bridge was swept away 
• A majority of the 20 deaths in Doddridge County occurred when one house was swept away, eventually crashing into a railroad bridge
• Adding to the chaos, a gasoline storage tank containing 10,000 gallons of fuel caught fire in Weston

Clarksburg and Nutter Fort, both situated along the banks of the West Fork River in Harrison County, were not spared from the raging waters of the flood that weekend. Ralph Murphy, armed with his trusty camera, traveled the short distance from Nutter Fort to Clarksburg to capture the images you see below.

Anderson’s Restaurant, shown on the billboard in the next photo, was located at 411 N. Fourth Street in Clarksburg.

Adamston Flat Glass Company in Clarksburg

Thanks to Pete at the Clarksburg History Museum, I know the bridge in the next photo is located on Camden Street, near the Chestnut Hills community.

I hope you enjoyed these photos from Ralph’s archives. To see others from his collection, click here. You can read more about the June 1950 flood on the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History website.

References

• Blanchard, Wayne, 1950–June 24–25, Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Central WV, esp. Smithsburg Area (22)-34-35, Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events website, https://www.usdeadlyevents.com/1950-june-24-25-heavy-rain-flash-flooding-central-wv-esp-smithsburg-area-22-34-35/. 
• Worst Flash Flood In History Sweeps Troy and Other Communities: Thirty-One Known Dead In 6-County Area; Little Kanawha River Hits Crest of 31.1 at Glenville, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History; https://archive.wvculture.org/history/disasters/flood195001.html.  

Will of Gwyn Allison, leaves money to slaves

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

Gwyn Allison’s Will
Greene Court of Ordinary, September 1865. Proven in common form and ordered to be recorded.
Eugenius L. King, Ordy.

Recorded in Book G, pages 310 and 311, Sept. 5, 1854. Eugenius L. King, Ordinary

State of Georgia, Greene County. In the name of God, Amen. I, Gwyn Allison of the County of Greene and State of Georgia, being now of sound mind and disposing mind and memory and knowing at the same time the uncertainty of life, do now make the following disposition of my property in manner and form following, viz.

1st. I give to my brother, John Allison, three thousand dollars.

2nd. I give to my brother, Jesse Allison, three thousand dollars.

3rd. I give to my brother, Reuben Allison, three thousand dollars.

4th. I give to my brother William Allison’s son David two thousand dollars.

5th. I give my negro boy Joe one hundred dollars.

6th. I give my negro boy Edmond one hundred dollars.

7th. I give my negro boy William one hundred dollars.

8th. I wish my executors to give the negro women twenty dollars each. The above amount given to my negroes must be paid in silver.

9th. I give all my negroes leave to choose their master and if they chose one that don’t treat them well that they shall have the right to choose another, so as to give them the chance of making something of themselves. The women to choose for their children until they become twelve years of age, and I further direct that they are not to go out of Greene County. I don’t wish them to be sold, I depend upon Executors not to sell one of them.

10th. I give and bequeath to the Inferior Court of Greene County twenty thousand dollars, to be placed in the hands of four men who are to give bond and security, whose duty it shall be to loan out said amount and pay over annually to the Inferior Court the interest to pay for the education of poor children belonging to said County, and that no part of the principal to be used for that purpose.

11th. And all of my property, hogs, cattle and land, and all the money which is left from what I have stated above, I wish to be divided between my three brothers, John, Jesse, and Reuben Allison, equally share and share alike.

13th. I hereby nominate and appoint John Allison and William L. Strain my Executors to carry out this my last will and testament info full effect.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of April 1865.

G. Allison

Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in presence of the undersigned.
J. F. Zimmerman
Isaac R. Hall
James W. Godkin

Reference

Greene County, Georgia, Wills 1798–1914, images 75–78, www.familysearch.org. 

Janet Armour

Through my research on the ScotlandsPeople website, I have been able to document a portion of the life of my husband’s fourth great-grandmother, Janet Armour. I successfully traced her marriage and the births of four of five children. My working hypothesis places her birth on September 27, 1777, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland—a town located about 25 miles from Glasgow. While I have a clue that her father was John Armour, the identity of her mother remains a mystery.

Janet married Moses Wylie in Kilmarnock after proclamation on December 12, 1796. The only detail I have for Moses is that he spent his entire adult life as a weaver.

During their marriage, Janet and Moses were blessed with at least five children: Moses Wyllie, Thomas Wyllie, James Wyllie, an unknown fourth child, and Margaret Wyllie. The birth registers for all four children clearly indicate the birth order of each child.

Their firstborn, a son named Moses Wyllie, was born in Kilmarnock on November 22, 1798, and received baptism just three days later. Interestingly, their surname was spelled Wyllie (with two ‘l’s) instead of the more common Wylie. 

Their second child, a son named Thomas Wyllie, was born in Kilmarnock on May 19, 1800. 

 

Their third child, a son named James Wyllie, was born in Kilmarnock on August 5, 1802. It is through this lineage that my husband traces his roots.

On August 30, 1808, birth records reveal that Janet welcomed her fifth child in Kilmarnock—a daughter named Margaret Wyllie. Regrettably, no records exist for the fourth child, but it is evident that there is a more substantial age gap between James and Margaret compared to the other children.

Janet’s paper trail ends here, at least within the records accessible to me. When her son James passed away in 1873, his death register revealed that both of his parents were deceased. James was laid to rest at Eastern Necropolis Cemetery in Glasgow. Given this connection, and the presence of other Wylie family members buried there, it seems possible that Janet may also rest there. Unfortunately, the Eastern Necropolis Cemetery files are unindexed on familysearch.org, requiring manual searches. Although I did manually search the index for burials dated from the early to mid-1800s, I did not find Janet.

References

• James Wylie, Statutory Registers Deaths 644/8 297, National Records of Scotland, 1873.
• James Wylllie, Old Parish Registers Births 597/Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1802.
• Janet Armour, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, National Records of Scotland, 1564–1950.
• Margaret Gilchrist, Old Parish Registers Marriages 597/100 141 Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1826.
• Margaret Wylie, Old Parish Registers Births 597/Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1808.
• Moses Wylie, Old Parish Registers Marriages 597/60 84 Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1796.
• Moses Wyllie, Old Parish Registers Births 597/Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1798.
• Thomas Wyllie, Old Parish Registers Births 597/ Kilmarnock, National Records of Scotland, 1800. 

Will of William Greene: 41 slaves named

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

I, William Greene of the County of Greene and State of Georgia, being sick and of low condition but of sound mind and memory and calling to mind that it is ordained for all men once to die, do make this my last will and testament, revoking all others.

First of all, I give my soul to God who in its existence, my body I resign to its mother clay in decent Christian burial.

Item 1st. I give to my dear wife Ruthy one negro woman named Silvy to her and her heirs forever. Also, I give to my dear wife Ruthy during her natural life the increase of the above negro woman Silvy, together with old Tom, Hester, Shaco, Fain, young Pallis, Peter, Ephraim, Major, and old Pallis. Also, all my stock of horses, hogs, cattle, and sheep, together with the whole of my crop of corn, fodder, wheat, oats, and cotton with my plantation tools, one wagon and gear together with all my household and kitchen furniture to have free and full possession of my house and plantation whereon I now live during her natural life.

2nd. I give to my son Lemuel Greene, one negro man named Jerry, one negro man named Sylus, one negro man named Wallis, one negro man named Jim, together with his blacksmith tools.

3rd. I give to my son Augustine Greene, one negro man named Ransom, one negro boy named Louy, one negro man named Jacob, together with this blacksmith tools, together with the tract of land whereon he now lives, together with one equal half of my mill tract of land.

4th. I give to my son Alston, one negro man named Isham, one negro boy named Cage, one negro boy named Wiley.

5th. I give to my son Philip, one negro woman named Amey and her four children, one negro man named Tom, one negro man named Jourdan, and a set of blacksmith tools, my riding horse and gun, also the tract land whereon I now live together with one equal half of my mill tract of land.

6th. I give to my daughter Sally, one negro woman named Hannah with her two children, John and Reuben, one negro woman named Pat, one negro boy named Slion and negro boy named Prince.

7th. I give to my daughter Nancy, one negro woman named Seely and two children Chancey and Jack, one negro woman named Seynthia, one negro man named Sam, and one negro girl named Lilley.

8th. I give to my daughter Patsy, one negro woman named Charity and one child named Tildy, one negro boy named Jacob, one negro girl named Hester, one negro boy named Louis, one negro boy named Randle.

9th. It is my will that after my just debts being first paid, that my daughters receive out of the estate eighteen hundred and thirty-six dollars and the residue thereof to be equally divided among my children, my son Alston excepted.

10th. My will further is that my stock of good and store debts be equally divided between my wife Ruthy and my children.

11th. I appoint my wife Ruthy, my son Lemuel, my son Augustine and Philip and my friend Douglas Watson executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this 8th December 1819.

Wm. Greene, Seal

Signed in the presence of us
A. B. Linton
Charles Burke
Joel Forrester

Greene County of Ordinary, January Term 1820. Personally appeared in open court Alexander B. Linton, Charles Burke, and Joel Forrester subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will, who being duly sworn say that they saw the within named William Greene sign, seal, and heard him acknowledge the same as his last will and testament and that they each believed him to be of perfect sound mind and memory at the time of his so doing and further that they subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the of the Testator.

A. B. Linton
Charles Burke
Joel Forrester

Sworn to in open court 3rd January 1820
Ebenezer Torrence, Clk.

Recorded 8th January 1820. Ebenezer Torrence, Clk.

Reference

Greene County, Georgia, Wills 1786–1795, 1794–1810, 1806–1816, 1817–1842, 1840–1877, image 376, www.familysearch.org.

Fletcher L. Overton

Fletcher L. Overton, born on March 8, 1867, in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, is one of the mysteries within our family tree. His mother, Louisa E. Overton, is a known link, yet the identify of his father remains unknown. As noted, Fletcher bears the Overton surname.

Fletcher and his wife Dollie

Fletcher is my 1st cousin 3x removed, with our nearest common relatives being his grandparents, Abijah Overton and Elizabeth Ann Rhodes, my 3rd great grandparents. Speaking of Abijah, I came across something interesting while researching Fletcher that I need to pursue further. According to WikiTree, a collaboration site for genealogists, Abijah is 20 degrees from Robert the Bruce, King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. If that is true, it would explain the five percent Scotland ethnicity estimate in my DNA. 

On September 20, 1870, Fletcher and his mother Louisa resided with his grandparents, Abijah and Elizabeth Overton, in subdivision 163 of Conyers. Abijah worked as a farmer, while Elizabeth managed the household. Fletcher’s mother and her sisters Mary and Frances were listed as ‘at home.’ Additionally, Fletcher’s cousins, Thomas (son of Mary) and Emma (daughter of Frances), along with 24-year-old Lewis Suddeth lived in the home.

On June 21, 1880, 14-year-old Fletcher resided with his widowed grandfather, Abijah, in District 476 of Rockdale County. Fletcher worked as a farm hand, likely alongside his farmer grandfather. The household also included Fletcher’s aunts, Mary and Frances, along with their daughters, Emma and Mattie. Additionally, two black male boarders, Jacob Clay and Wesley Hendrex, both farm hands, lived in the home. Mary, aged 48, managed the household, and Mattie was the only family member attending school. During the census year, both Fletcher and Jacob had attended school. Jacob was able to read but not write, while Wesley was unable to read or write.

Fletcher’s grandfather Abijah died in Conyers on June 14, 1887. In his will, he bequeathed his estate to his three daughters (Mary, Frances, and Louisa) and granddaughter Emma. The estate included 76 ¼ acres of land in Rockdale County, two mules, two cows, one calf, one yearling, farming tools, a two-horse wagon, and household and kitchen furniture. Abijah stipulated that if any of the named individuals married or passed away, their share would transfer to their child. Consequently, Fletcher would inherit Louisa’s share. Abijah’s expressed desire was for the estate to remain intact as a home until the named individuals either married or died.

Fletcher married Martha “Dollie” Cornella Lester in Rockdale County on March 29, 1888 in a ceremony performed by Isaac Hamby, Minister of the Gospel. 

Fletcher and his wife had 10 children together—Minnie L. Overton, George Robert Overton, Leonard Lorenza Overton, Carrie Winnie Overton, Luther Mercer Overton, Clodie Dean “Cowboy” Overton, Parrie Mae Overton, Sadie Lou Overton, an unnamed infant daughter, and one unknown child.

In 1890, Fletcher resided in Conyers where his household and kitchen furniture was valued at $89. Additionally, he possessed $5 worth of watches, silver plate, and/or jewelry. The Overton’s livestock was appraised at $20, and he owned $25 worth of farming tools. The total value of Fletcher’s property amounted to $140. He paid $1 tax on polls.

On the Fourth of July in 1890, Fletcher and several friends went on a seining adventure—a method of fishing with a net—at Little Haynes Creek near Summers’ Mill in Conyers. Their day was filled with fun as they caught a bountiful harvest of fish.

In early 1893, Fletcher and Dollie welcomed a daughter to the family. The local newspaper, Hale’s Weekly, documented this joyous occasion in its February 4, 1893 issue.

Mr. Fletcher Overton is the happy father of a new little girl.

Considering the limited information available, I assume that the daughter mentioned in this news article was the unnamed infant daughter who apparently did not survive infancy.

In February 1896, Fletcher, along with John Zachry, G. W. Hawkins, M. H. Cooper, and Berry Moon, pooled their resources to purchase guano—a potent fertilizer derived from seabird or bat excrement. Their intention was to ship this valuable resource to Almon, a community likely situated in Conyers during that era—to benefit the local area.

On July 10, 1900, the Overton family resided together in Rockdale. Fletcher and Dollie had been married for 13 years. Dollie was listed as having six children, five of whom were alive at the time. The daughter born in 1893 was among them. Fletcher worked as a farmer, while Minnie and George contributed as farm laborers. Their youngest, Luther, was one year old. Fletcher was the only member of the family able to read. Everyone, except for Luther, could write—Leonard, aged 5, and Carrie, aged 4, included. Their neighbors were the C. Charles Burnett family. Charles, my 1st cousin 3x removed, traced his lineage to Edward George Burnett whose parents were William Caton and Drucilla Henson. Research suggests that Edward, along with his siblings Samuel Pride Burnett (my 2nd great grandfather) and Mary Elizabeth Burnett, adopted the last name of Drucilla’s second husband, Joseph Burnett. 

Fletcher’s daughter Minnie married David McCluskey Parker, son of William R. Parker and Frances Josephine “Josie” Nelms, in Rockdale County on December 19, 1906. 

By May 11, 1910, the Overton family had relocated to Stansells, Newton County, Georgia, where they resided on a farm owned outright by Fletcher. Fletcher remained dedicated to farming, receiving assistance from three of his children—Carrie, Luther, and Clodie. Dollie was listed as the mother of 10 children, with 8 of them still living. This count includes the unknown child, whose birth likely occurred between 1893 and 1910. The entire family—Fletcher, Dollie, Leonard, Carrie, and Luther—was literate, proficient in both reading and writing. 

Fletcher’s daughter Minnie died at his home on September 3, 1910. The Covington News reported her death on September 7:

Mrs. David Parker died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Overton, near here Saturday night. She had been sick for only a short time, and her death came as a shock to her many friends. Besides her husband, she leaves a father and mother, several brothers and sisters and a host of other relatives and friends. The interment took place in Conyers Sunday afternoon.

Before her death, or perhaps the cause of it, Minnie lost an infant son named Robert. According to their Find A Grave memorials, both are buried to the left of Minnie’s husband David in two unmarked graves at East View Cemetery in Conyers. My research has not uncovered an official document or news report to confirm this.

During the years spanning 1917–1919, at least two of Fletcher’s sons—Luther and Leonard—served in World War I. They listed their father as their emergency contact on both incoming and outgoing U.S. Army Transport passenger lists.

In 1918, Fletcher was named next of kin and administrator of his grandfather Abijah Overton’s estate in Rockdale County. He was discharged from that role in 1920.

On January 21, 1920, the Overton family resided in a rental home within District 175 of Rockdale County. Fletcher worked on the home farm, assisted by his sons Leonard and Clodie, and a 12-year-old white male named Arthur Dobbins Overton who lived in the home with the family. The label “G.S. niece” beside Arthur’s name in the census hints at a family connection, although the precise nature of their relationship remains a mystery to me. 

Fletcher’s wife Dollie, aged 60, passed away suddenly at their home in East Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia on April 7, 1923. The cause of death was angina pectoris, stemming from coronary artery disease. Dollie was laid to rest on April 8 at East View Cemetery in Conyers. Shortly after Dollie’s death, Fletcher retired and relocated to Atlanta, where he lived with his son Clodie and daughter Parrie. Clodie earned his living as a taxi driver. In 1925, the family moved to 242 Milton Avenue, and Clodie’s occupation shifted to that of a chauffeur. Fletcher relocated to 3 South Bend Avenue in 1926. By 1929, he had settled at 691 McDonald SE in Atlanta.

In my quest to locate Fletcher in the 1930 census, I encountered two issues with Ancestry.com. First, the search function yielded no results, so I performed a manual, page-by-page search. Second, I was forced to stop due to persistent issues with the website. Unable to access the 1930 census records, I turned to the city directory, and based on those entries, it appears Fletcher stayed in the vicinity of Southeast Atlanta during that period. 

Fletcher, aged 64, passed away on July 10, 1933, succumbing to a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. His final moments were under the care of Dr. H. L. Allan. At the time of his death, Fletcher lived at 1198 Capitol Avenue in Atlanta. Curiously, the section designated for recording his father’s name on the death certificate was marked with the word “Unknown,” yet crossed out. Beneath it, the name Mr. Fletcher L. Overton was written in. With no record to prove the identify of Fletcher’s father, I am unable to confirm or deny this fact. 

Fletcher was buried beside his wife Dollie at East View Cemetery in Conyers on July 12 following a service at the First Baptist Church in Conyers.

References

• Abijah Overton, Georgia, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1742–1992.
• Abijah Overton, WikiTree; https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Overton–1757.
• Almon News, The Rockdale Banner, Conyers, Georgia, February 20, 1896.
• Angina, Ask Health Professionals, MSN.com; https://microsoftstart.msn.com/en-us/health/ask-professionals/in-expert-answers-on-angina/in-angina?questionid=zilei620&type=condition&source=bingmainline_conditionqna.
• Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929.
• Death announcement, Mrs. David Parker, Almon News, The Covington News, September 7, 1910.
• Death of Mr. F. L. Overton, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, July 11, 1933.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48830702/minnie-parker: accessed April 1, 2024), memorial page for Minnie Overton Parker (Feb 1889–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48830702, citing East View Cemetery, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA; maintained by M & R Thompson Parker (contributor 47111721).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48830716/robert-parker: accessed April 1, 2024), memorial page for Robert Parker (1909–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48830716, citing East View Cemetery, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA; maintained by M & R Thompson Parker (contributor 47111721).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48830676/david_mccluskey-parker: accessed April 1, 2024), memorial page for David McCluskey Parker (16 Dec 1882–9 Feb 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48830676, citing East View Cemetery, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA; maintained by M & R Thompson Parker (contributor 47111721).
• Fletcher L. Overton, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia 1890 Property Tax Digests.
• Guano; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano. 
• Lenard Lorenza Overton, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.
• Local Gatherings, The Rockdale Banner, Conyers, Georgia, July 9, 1890.
• Local News, Hale’s Weekly, Conyers, Georgia, February 4, 1893.
• Luther M. Overton, Georgia, U.S., World War I Service Cards, 1917–1919.
• Luther M. Overton, U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910–1939.
• Luther M. Overton, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861–1985.
• Mr. C. D. (Cowboy) Overton, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, September 24, 1967.
• Mr. F. L. Overton, Certificate of Death no. 2710, Georgia Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1933.
• Mr. Luther Mercer Overton, Funeral Notice, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, June 21, 1943.
• Mrs. F. L. Overton, Standard Certificate of Death no. 11006, Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1923.
• Mrs. F. L. Overton, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, pages 2 and 14, April 7, 1912.
• Personal visit to East View Cemetery, Conyers, Georgia.
• Petition of Fletcher L. Overton, will annex of Abijah Overton estate, Rockdale County, Georgia, 1918, 1920.
• Robert the Bruce; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce.
• Seine, Merriam-Webster Dictionary; https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seining. 
• U.S. Federal Census, Athens Ward 2, Clarke County, Georgia, 1910.
• U.S. Federal Census, District 476, Rockdale County, Georgia, 1880, 1900.
• U.S. Federal Census, Stansells, Newton County, Georgia, 1910, 1920.
• U.S. Federal Census, Subdivision 163, Newton County, Georgia, 1870. 

30 slaves for Mary E. (Park) Robinson

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

Robinson to Robinson

Received as of January 1st 1862, of Philip B. Robinson, guardian for Mary E. Robinson, formerly Mary E. Park, who intermarried with Thomas W. Robinson on the 25th day of June 1861, the following negroes, viz, Anderson, Elmyra and child Charity, Lizzie and child Jane, Caroline, Effie, Little Anderson, Jim, Addaline, Toby, Lucy, Peter, Mary, Eliza, Allen, Isaac, Charlotte and child Emmaline, Leah and child Claudia, Moses, Augustus, Oscar, Little Mary, Sarah Ann and child George, Rose, Louisianna, and Calender, the same being the negroes included in the award of the commissioners appointed to set apart the distributive share of Mary E. Robinson in the negroes belonging to the orphans of Richard S. Park, and in full and entire satisfaction of all claim, right or interest of Mary E. Robinson in said negroes. Received also as of the day and year aforesaid from Philip B. Robinson, guardian as aforesaid the sum of thirty-one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four dollars and seventy-seven cents in cash on final settlement in full of all the claim, right or interest of Mary E. Robinson, in the promissory notes or cash and state bonds, belonging to the orphans of R. S. Park. Received also as of the day and year aforesaid the sum of twenty-five dollars, the same being the difference in negroes as awarded by the commissioners in setting apart the distribution share of Mary E. Robinson in the negroes belonging to the orphans of R. S. Park. Received also as of the day and year aforesaid from Philip B. Robinson guardian as aforesaid the sum of one thousand six hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-three cents in full of all the claim, right or interest of Mary E. Robinson in the plantation belonging to the orphans of Richard S. Park and the same being the award of the commissioners in setting apart the distributive share of Mary E. Robinson in said plantation. Received also as of the day and year aforesaid from Philip B. Robinson guardian as aforesaid the sum of one thousand three hundred and fifty-seven dollars and thirty-eight cents in full of all the claim, right or interest of Mary E. Robinson in the farming utensils and perishable property belonging to the orphans of Richard S. Park, and the same being the award of the commissioners in selling apart the distribution share of Mary E. Robinson in said farming utensils and perishable property. And the above and foregoing receipts are in full of all the claim, right or demand of Mary E. Robinson, against the said Philip B. Robinson guardian as aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this the first day of February 1862.

Thos. W. Robinson

In presence of
R C. Hales
W. G. Johnson J.S.C.

Recorded this 6th day of May 1862.
Isaac R. Hall, Clerk

 

Reference

Greene County, Georgia, Deed Books 1852–1857, 1857–1862, images 546–547 of 555, www.familysearch.org.