Georgetown District/County, SC Early Records

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_South_Carolina

Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County.[3] Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year.

History
Georgetown occupies a unique place in American history. In fact, some historians claim that American history began here in 1526 with the earliest settlement in North America by Europeans with African slaves. It is believed that in that year the Spanish, under Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, founded a colony on Waccamaw Neck called San Miguel de Guadalupe. For multiple reasons, the colony failed including a likely fever epidemic and a revolt of African slaves who went to live with the Cofitachiqui Indians in the area. Having failed as farmers, the surviving Spanish sailed to the Spice Islands of the Caribbean on a ship built from local cypress and oak trees.

After settling Charles Town in 1670, the English established trade with the Indians and the trading posts in the outlying areas quickly became settlements.

By 1721, the petition for a new parish, Prince George, Winyah, on the Black River was granted. In 1734, Prince George, Winyah was divided and the newly created Prince Frederick Parish came to occupy the church at Black River. Prince George Parish, Winyah then encompassed the new town of Georgetown on the Sampit River.

In 1729, Elisha Screven laid the plan for Georgetown and developed the city in a four-by-eight block grid. Referred to as the “Historic District”, the original grid city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and still bears the original street names, lot numbers, and many of the original homes.

The Indian trade declined soon after Georgetown was established and indigo became the cash crop with rice as a secondary crop.[5] Agricultural profits were so great between 1735-1775 that in 1757 the Winyah Indigo Society, whose members paid dues in indigo, opened and maintained the first public school between Charles Town and Wilmington.

When the American Revolution erupted, Georgetown played a large part by sending both Thomas Lynch, Sr. and Thomas Lynch, Jr. to sign the Declaration of Independence. Later in the war, Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Georgetown from France to help the Colonists in the war against England. During the final years of the conflict, Georgetown was the important port for supplying General Nathanael Greene's army. Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox) led many guerrilla actions in this vicinity.

Following the American Revolution, rice became the staple crop. It required the low land along the rivers for cultivation and thus the rice plantations were established around Georgetown on its five rivers. By 1840, the Georgetown District (later County) produced nearly one-half of the total rice crop of the United States, and became the largest rice-exporting port in the world.
This wealth produced an aristocratic way of life marked by stately plantation manor houses, elegant furniture, generous hospitality and a leisured lifestyle for a select few which lasted until 1860.[6] Many of these plantations are still standing today, including Mansfield Plantation on the banks of the Black River. The profits from Georgetown's rice trade flooded into nearby Charleston, where they stoked a thriving mercantile and factoring economy.

The town's thriving economy long attracted settlers from elsewhere, including a number of planters and shipowners who emigrated to Georgetown from Virginia. These included the Shackelford family, whose representative John Shackelford moved to Georgetown in the eighteenth century after serving in the Virginia forces of the Continental Army. His descendants became prominent planters, lawyers, judges and Georgetown and Charleston businessmen.[7]
Georgetown and Georgetown County suffered terribly during Reconstruction (1865-1876). The rice crops of 1866-88 were failures due to disrupted labor patterns, lack of capital and inclement weather. Rice continued to be grown commercially until about 1910, but never on the scale or with the profits attained before 1860.

After reconstruction ended, Georgetown turned to wood products for its economic survival and by 1900 there were several lumber mills in operation on the Sampit River. The largest was the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company which provided a much needed boost to the local economy.
As the twentieth century dawned, Georgetown, under the leadership of Mayor William Doyle Morgan, modernized. The city added electricity, telephone service, sewer facilities, rail connections, some paved streets and sidewalks, new banks, a thriving port, a new public school and a handsome Post Office and Customs House building.

Like most cities, Georgetown suffered great economic deprivation during the Great Depression. The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company went bankrupt early in the depression, putting almost everyone out of work. In 1936 help arrived. In that year the Southern Kraft Division of International Paper opened a mill which by 1944 was the largest in the world.

In recent years, the economy has become more diversified. A steel mill has located here, tourism has become a booming business and many retirees have chosen to settle here in this area of lovely beaches, plantations developed as communities, and pleasant climate.

Georgetown has featured the visitation of many prominent people throughout the nearly 277 years of cities existence. George Washington visited Clifton Plantation and addressed the townspeople in 1791. President James Monroe was entertained in 1821 at Prospect Hill (now Arcadia) on Waccamaw with a real red carpet rolled out to the river. Theodosia Burr made her home at the Oaks Plantation (now part of Brookgreen Gardens) after her marriage to Joseph Alston in 1801 and departed from Georgetown on her ill-fated voyage in 1812. Brookgreen was also the boyhood home of one of America's most famous painters, Washington Allston. Joel R. Poinsett lived at White House Plantation on the Black River. After retiring from government service, Poinsett entertained President Martin Van Buren at his home. President Grover Cleveland, as guest of the Annandale Gun Club, came for duck hunting and was feted by the citizens in 1894 and 1896. Bernard Baruch, America's elder statesman, entertained many notables at Hobcaw Barony, his home for many years. Among those were President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, General Mark Clark and General Omar Bradley.

Today, the Historic District of Georgetown contains more than fifty homes, public buildings and sites which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=179889

Series: S213190
Volume: 0006
Page: 00046
Item: 000
Date: 10/17/1784
Description: GOWING, JOHN, PLAT FOR 200 ACRES ON DROWNING CREEK, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN HENDERSON.
Names indexed: GOWING, JOHN; HENDERSON, JOHN
Locations: DROWNING CREEK; GEORGETOWN DISTRICT
Document type: PLAT

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Records submitted by Joanne Pezzullo. Joanne has lost some records over the years and is not sure exactly of the sources. Several websites contain the some of the same records.

William Middleton Sr. left a sizeable estate (worth about 4,000pounds not counting land), inventoried and appraised by WilliamMiddleton, Jr., Gideon Gibson, Sr., and Gideon Gibson, Jr. on April 24,1773. An interesting list of debtors to the estate includes:
Wm Alston due the Estate for Pork......55"--"-
Gideon Gibson Sr Note to the Estate...157"--"-<-----------------------------
George Gibson due to the Estate........26"--"-<-----------------------------
John Berry by Acct due the Estate.......5"--"-
Jordan Gibson Sr. Acct.................17"--"- <----------------------------
Benj. Blackmans acct.......96/3
Peter Keighleys acct.......25/
Isaac Nevils acct..........L 5
Thomas Brewintons acct.....60/
Frederick Jones acct...... L 10
Jacob Goings acct dues said Estate......7"10"- <----------------------------**********************************************

1785. Will of Moses Bass of Prince Georges Parish, George Town Dist, Province of SC, being indisposed in Body.... to MOURNING GOING, dau of JACOB GOING, one cow marked with a cross & over bit & undr bit in one ear and cross & whole under nick in the other ear; to SARAH GOING, dau of JACOB GOING, one cow marked in the above mentioned mark; to ELIZABETH GOING, dau of JACOB GOING, one cow marked with a cross & undr bit & over bit in each ear and branded ME; to ANNE GOING, dau of JACOB GOING, one heifer marked with a cross and under bit & over bit in each ear branded ME; to CYNTHA GOING, dau of JACOB GOING, one heifer yearling marked with a cross & over bit & under bit in each ear & branded ME; to my beloved cousin Jeremiah Bass, tract of 100 ac granted to John Smith, and one negro named Peter, one negro woman named Fann, one negro boy named Jack with their increase; my wife Elizabeth Bass to have the use of said plantation & tract of land granted to John Smith her lifetime and the use of negroes Peter, Fann & Jack & their increase her life time; to my beloved cousin Wright Bass, the plantation, mill, & tract of land containing 444 ac that I now live on, one negro woman Jane, my wife Elizabeth Bass to have the use of the plantation, mill & tract of land and negro woman her lifetime; to Henry Harison, son of James Harison, one negro woman Cate & increase, my wife to have the use of the negro woman her lifetime; to JOSEPH GOING, JUNR, one negro girl named Judah & increase, my wife to have the use her life time; to my beloved wife Elizabeth Bass, one negro man named Jack, one woman named Florah, one woman named Nan, one boy named Isum, one boy named Roger, and my cattle, about 110 head, branded ME, all my stock of horses & mares, all my household furniture & plantation tools, 26 head of sheep, and my hogs, also negro girl Violet; to JACOB GOING, a plantation of 50 ac granted to John Crawford; I appoint my wife Elizabeth Bass and my friend Luke Whitefield and James Harison, executors, dated 28 Feb 1777. Moses Bass (M) (LS), Wit: Malachi Murfee, Jeremiah Bass (x), Right Bass. A true copy taken from the original and examined by Hugh Horry, Ordinary G Town Dist. Whereas I, the within named Right Bass, am the eldest son of Edward Bass deceased, who was eldest brother of the within named Testator Moses Bass, which said Moses Bass departed this life without issue, whereby I, said Right Bass became his heir at law, and I am willing that all the several devises & bequests in the said will should have full effect, for the memory of my deceased uncle Moses Bass and for the several devisees in the within will, and five shillings, I confirm all the devises, legacies and bequests, 9 Nov 1785. Right Bass (LS), Wit: Chas Cotesworth Pinckney, Wm Smith. Proved in Charleston Dist by the oath of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 28 Jun 1786 before Dl. Mazyck, JP. Rec 28 Jun 1786. S-5, 283-284. (Holcomb, SC Deed Abstracts, 1783-1788, Bks I-5 thru Z-5, 1996. SML 975.7 Hol)

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=178931

Series: S213190
Volume: 0003
Page: 00356
Item: 001
Date: 2/15/1786
Description: GOWIN, JOHN, PLAT FOR 100 ACRES ON DROWNING CREEK, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN HENDERSON.
Names indexed: GOWIN, JOHN; HENDERSON, JOHN
Locations: DROWNING CREEK; GEORGETOWN DISTRICT
Document type: Plat

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=185610

Series: S213190
Volume: 0014
Page: 00143
Item: 000
Date: 3/2/1786
Description: ROTHMAHLER, JOB, PLAT FOR 1,200 ACRES ON DROWNING CREEK, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN HENDERSON.
Names indexed: GOWING, JOHN; HENDERSON, JOHN; ROTHMAHLER, JOB
Locations: DROWNING CREEK; GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; NORTH CAROLINA
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=192523

Series: S213190
Volume: 0026
Page: 00032
Item: 000
Date: 11/12/1789
Description: GIBSON, STEPHEN, PLAT FOR 1,700 ACRES ON LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER, GEORGETOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY WILLIAM STEWART.
Names indexed: BLUE, WILLIAM; GIBSON, STEPHEN; GOWIN, LUCY; STEWART, WILLIAM
Locations: GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=193039

Series: S213190
Volume: 0026
Page: 00322
Item: 001
Date: 12/30/1791
Description: BLUE, WILLIAM, PLAT FOR 250 ACRES ON JUMPING GULLY, GEORGETOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN HENDERSON ON DECEMBER 22, 1785.
Names indexed: BLUE, WILLIAM; GOINS, THOMAS; HENDERSON, JOHN; MCKAY, JOHN
Locations: GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; JUMPING GULLY BRANCH; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=193095

Series: S213190
Volume: 0026
Page: 00349
Item: 002
Date: 7/26/1792
Description: CAMPBELL, DANIEL, PLAT FOR 100 ACRES ON HAYS SWAMP, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY WILLIAM STEWART FOR JOHN MCDONALD.
Names indexed: CAMPBELL, DANIEL; GOWEN, THOMAS; MCDONALD, JOHN; STEWART, WILLIAM
Locations: GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; HAYES SWAMP; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=195914

Series: S213190
Volume: 0030
Page: 00006
Item: 002Date: 7/26/1792
Description: CAMPBELL, DANIEL, PLAT FOR 500 ACRES ON NORTH EAST SIDE OF LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY WILLIAM STEWART FOR JOHN MCDONALD.
Names indexed: CAMPBELL, DANIEL; FOLLIE; GIBSON, STEPHEN; GOWEN, THOMAS; MCDONALD, JOHN; STEWART, WILLIAM
Locations: GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=196115

Series: S213190
Volume: 0030
Page: 00112
Item: 002Date: 4/26/1793
Description: FATHEREE, WILLIAM, PLAT FOR 800 ACRES ON DROWNING CREEK, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN RUSS.
Names indexed: BARFIELD, JOSHUA; COMBS, JOHN ABIRAM; FATHEREE, WILLIAM; GOWAN, JOHN; RUSS, JOHN
Locations: DROWNING CREEK; GEORGETOWN DISTRICT
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=202084

Series: S213190
Volume: 0034
Page: 00353
Item: 001
Date: 4/7/1796
Description: MCKELLER, PETER, PLAT FOR 100 ACRES ON HAYSES SWAMP, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOSIAH LEWIS.
Names indexed: GIBSON, STEPHEN; GOWING, JOHN; LEWIS, JOSIAH; MCDONALD, JOHN; MCKELLER, PETER
Locations: GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; HAYES SWAMP; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/RecordDetail.aspx?RecordId=202480

Series: S213190
Volume: 0035
Page: 00107
Item: 002
Date: 1/4/1798
Description: WATSON, WILLIAM, PLAT FOR 61 ACRES ON LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER AND DROWNING CREEK, GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY D. ROWLAND.
Names indexed: ADAMS, EZEKIEL; GOWEN, JOHN; PAGE, JESSE; ROWLAND, D.; WATSON, WILLIAM
Locations: BEAR SWAMP; CYPRESS BRANCH; DROWNING CREEK; GEORGETOWN DISTRICT; LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Document type: PLAT

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1790 Prince Fredericks, Georgetown, SC Federal Census
Bathiah Going
Shadrach Ginn

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1790 Prince Georges, Georgetown, SC Federal Census
Lucey Gowen
John Gowen
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Loudoun County, VA Early Records

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia

History

Loudoun County was established in 1757 from Fairfax County. The county is named for John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun and Governor of Virginia from 1756–59. Western settlement began in the 1720s and 1730s with Quakers, Scots-Irish, Germans and others moving south from Pennsylvania and Maryland and by English and African slaves moving upriver from Tidewater.

By the time of the American Revolution, it was the most populous county in Virginia. During the War of 1812, important Federal documents and government archives were evacuated from Washington and stored at Leesburg for safe keeping. Local tradition holds that these documents were stored at Rokeby House and thus that Leesburg was briefly the capital of the United States.

Early in the American Civil War, the Battle of Balls Bluff took place near Leesburg on October 21, 1861. Future jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was critically wounded in that battle along the Potomac River. During the Gettysburg Campaign in June 1863, Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart and Union cavalry clashed in the battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. Confederate partisan John S. Mosby based his operations in Loudoun and adjoining Fauquier County.

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From: http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/loudoun.htm

Loudoun County Personal Property Tax List

1782-1821

Library of Virginia microfilm nos. 207-210

1787-1797

1787

Richard Gowing: Richard Gowing, James Davis, James Alexander 3 tithes 2 horses, 2 cattle [p. 9]

Jason Gowan (not 21) 1 tithe [p. 10]

1787 List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gawen & Moses Gawaen 2 tithes 4 cattle, 2 horses [p. 9]

Leonard Gawen 1 tithe [p. 10]

1788 B, List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gowen & Moses Gowen 2 tithes 2 horses

1789 B

Luke Gawen: Luke Gawen, Leonard Gawen 2 tithes 2 horses [p. 9]

1789 C

Rich^d Going 1 ttihe 1 tithe 12-16, 2 horses [p. 8]

1790 B, List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gawen: Moses Gawen 2 tithes, 1 slave over 16, 2 horses

Leonard Gawen 1 tithe 1 horse

1791 B

Luke Gawen 1 tithe 1 horse

Leonard Gawen Moses & Jason Gawen } 3 tithes 1 horse

1792 B

Luke Gawen: Luke Gawen & Moses Gawen 2 tithes 2 horses

  

1793 A

Leon^d Going 1 tithe

Lucrece(?) Going 1 horse

1794 A, List of Charles Bennet

Luke Gawen 1 tithe 1 horse

1795 A, List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gawen: Luke Gawen, Luke Gawen, Peyton Gawen 3 tithes 2 horses

1795 B List of James Coleman, Jun^r

Thomas Pursley: Thomas Pursley, Moses Gawen 2 tithes 2 horses

1796 A, List of Cha^s Bennett

Luke Gawen 1 tithe 2 horses

1796 C, List of Robert Hereford

Walter Elgon & Peyton Gowing 2 tithes 4 horses

1797 A, List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gawen: Luke Gawen, Peyton Gawen 2 tithes 2 horses

Zachariah Gawen 1 tithe

1797 B, List of James Coleman, J^r

Jason Gowing 1 tithe

1798-1812

1798A, List of Charles Bennett

Luke Gowin {Luke Gowin, Peyton Gowin 2 tithes, 2 horses

1799A, List of James Coleman, Jr.

Jacin Gowen 1 tithe 1 horse

1805C, List of Timothy Taylor

Ned Gowen FN 1 tithe, 1 horse

1806A, List of Mortho Sullivan

Zachariah Gowing 1 tithe 2 horses

Luke Gowing 1 tithe 2 horses

Joseph Gowing 1 tithe

Leonard Thomas & Luke Gowing 2 tithes, 3 horses

1807A, List of Mortho Sullivan

Zachariah Gowins 1 tithe 1 horse

Luke Gowins 1 tithe

1807C, List of Timothy Taylor

James Bradfield & E. Gowin 2 tithes 6 horses

1809A, List of Mortho Sullivan

Luke Gowins 1 tithe 2 horses

Peyton Gowins 1 tithe

Zachariah Gowins 1 tithe 1 horse

1809C, List of Timothy Taylor

George Jenney & Elie Gowen & Bragden 3 tithes, 5 horses

1810 List of Mortho Sullivan

Luke Gowins 1 tithe 2 horses

1811B, List of Jesse Timms, Cameron Parish

Peyton Gowins (Mul)

William Gowins (Mul)

Luke Gowins 1 tithe 4 horses

Stephen Wilson & E. Gowen 2 tithes, 9 horses

1812A, 1st Batallion

Joseph Goings 1 tithe

Luke Goings 1 tithe 4 horses

Peyton Goings 1 tithe

1812B, List of Jesse Timms

1812C

James Bradfield & son & E. Goins 3 tithes, 6 horses

1813 List of Mortho Sullivan of the First Battalion

Names of free male tithables over 16 and a separate column for "Free Negroes"

Luke Gowins & wife: Gowins & Gowins (their 2 children?)} 4 FN, 4 horses

Zachariah Gowins 1 FN

Peyton Gowins & wife 2 FN

Joseph Gowins 1 FN

Levi Gowins 1 FN

Patterson Wright: Sam Gowins (free Negro) 1 FN

1814 B, List of Daniel Lovett

column for "Free Negroes"

Luke Gowins (Neg) 1 FN

Thomas Gowings (Mul) 1 FN

Zachariah Gowings (D^o) 1 FN

Peyton Gowings (Mul) 1 FN

Luke Gowins (M) and two Sons 3 FN, 4 horses

Joseph Gowins (Mul) 1 FN

1814 C, Third District

column for "Free mⁿ of Colour over 16"

Th^o Gowen (FN) 1 FMC

1815 A, Third District

column for "free Negroes over 16 & under 45

Elihu Gowen Negroe & Sons ...3 } 4 horses, 2 cattle, 3 FN

Joseph Gowen Negro 1 FN

Moses Gowen Negroe 1 FN

1815 B, List of Daniel Lovett

separate column for "Free male Negroes above 16"

Samuel Gowins 1 FN

Luke Gowins Jun^r 1 FN

Luke Gowins 4 horses, 10 cattle 3 FN

Zachariah Gowins 1 FN

1816 List of Jesse M^c Veigh

Elihu Gowens (FN) & Tom Gowen 2 tithes 1 horse

W^m Gowen (FN) 1 tithe

1816 List of Daniel Lovett

Luke Gowings 3 tithes 7 horses

Luke Gowings Jun^r 1 tithe

Joseph Gowings 1 tithe

Samuel Gowings 1 tithe

Moses Gowings 1 tithe

1817 List of Jesse M^c Veigh

Elihu Gowens (FN) 1 tithe 2 horses

1817 List of Daniel Lovett

Joseph Gowins (Mul) 1 tithe

Leonard Gowins (D^o) 1 tithe

Luke Gowins (D^o) 2 tithes 4 horses

Peter Guider (Neg) 1 tithe

Petyon Gowin (Mul) 1 tithe

1818 List of Daniel Lovett

Luke Gowings (Mul) 2 tithes 8 horses

Joseph Gowins (Mul) 1 tithe

Leonard Gowins (D^o) 1 tithe

Luke Gowins J^r (D^o) 1 tithe

Petyon Gowins (Mul) 1 tithe

1819 List of Daniel Lovett

Luke Gowins (Mul) 2 tithes 8 horses

Joseph Gowins (Mul) 1 tithe

Luke Gowins (D^o) 1 tithe

Petyon Gowins (Mul) 1 tithe

1820 B, List of Daniel Lovett

Leonard Gowings (Mul) 1 tithe

1821 List of Jesse Timms

Luke Goings 7 horses

1821 B

W^m Stone: William Goings (FN)

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Submitted by Shelley Murphy

Lawson Goens/Goins/Goings was born in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1806, his parents were Joseph and Nancy Goings. The information was obtain from his death record obtained from familysearch.org

I have them from when they arrived in Jefferson County census till 1870. He dies 12 July 1874 in Clarke County, VA,

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1820 Census

Luke Goins (colored)
3 males age to 14
4 males age 14-26
1 male age 45 and over
1 female age to 14
1 female age 26 - 45

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Submitted by Cindy Young

1822-02-05 runaway slave Daniel Goins (Genius of Liberty)

http://www.balchfriends.org/Slaves/pages/1822-02-05RunawaySlaveDanielGoins.htm

Runaway Slave Advertisements
from the
Genius of Liberty, Leesburg, Virginia, 1817-1842.

Was committed to the jail of LOUDOUN COUNTY, as a runaway, on the 12th of December last, a negro man, who calls himself, DANIEL GOINS; about five feet ten inches high, stout made dark complexion. Says he was raised in FREDERICK COUNTY, Maryland, on Canawee Island, and was free at the death of Tramel Delashmit. Supposed to be owned, for a short term, by Joseph Cromwell.

Said owner, or any other, is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, any take said man away, otherwise he will be dealt with as the law directs.

Giles Hammat
Jailor of Loudoun County
Feb. 5, 1822
(The editors of the Richmond Enquirer are requested to insert the above three times, and forward their account to this office for payment)

Jefferson County, KY Early Records

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky

History

Jefferson County was organized in 1780 and one of the first three counties formed out of the original Kentucky County, which was still part of Virginia at the time (the other two being Fayette and Lincoln). The county is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was governor of Virginia at the time.

The last major American Indian raid in present day Jefferson County was the Chenoweth Massacre on July 17, 1789.

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Submitted by Cindy Young

Digital Library on American Slavery
http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=10744

Petition 20782801 Details
Location: Jefferson, Kentucky
Salutation: To the Honble the judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court sitting in chancery
Filing Court and Date: Circuit, 1828-February-22
Ending Court and Date: Circuit, 1828-May-31
General Petition Information
Abstract: In 1812, ROBERT GOWING’S late wife ELIZABETH was given a slave, Dorcas, by her grandfather Nathan Sinclair. Gowing, administrator of Elizabeth's estate, claims that her father, Henry, "in violation of good faith" sold Dorcas to David Ruth for $450 when Elizabeth was an infant. Gowing asks the court to decree that Henry Sinclair pay to Elizabeth's estate an amount equal to Dorcas's value plus the proceeds of her hire since the time of her sale.
Result: dismissed
# of Petition Pages: 5
Related Documents: Receipt, Robert Gowing, 10 February 1829
Pages of Related Documents: 0

Christian County, KY Early Records

Submitted by Cindy Young

Digital Library on American Slavery
http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=10744

Petition 20785905 Details
Location: Christian, Kentucky
Filing Court and Date: Circuit, 1859-March-14
Ending Court and Date: Circuit, 1859-October-11
General Petition Information
Abstract: James T. Garnett states that James O. Ellis and JOHN B. GOWEN sold him "a negro girl named Ellen and warranted and guarantied the title of said girl in consideration of One thousand dollars," which sum “was the full market value for Said girl and all her natural increase.” Garnett now asserts that "only recently he has ascertained that said negro girl was the property of one Nicholas M. Ellis,” who provided in his will that "the natural increase of all his female slaves born after the year 1850 were to be free and go to Liberia in Africa, the males of said Increase to be free at 24 years of age, and the females at 21 years of age, and each to be hired out for the three years next preceding the periods aforesaid for the purpose of raising funds for their transportation." He further adds that Ellen seems to be healthy and will likely have "a number of children-- which will render her almost valueless." Garnett charges that the defendants defrauded him and that the sale is null and void because the slave title is imperfect. He seeks to have the contract rescinded and have the purchase price and interest returned.
Result: granted; appealed
# of Petition Pages: 6
Related Documents: Judgment, 11 October 1859
Pages of Related Documents: 2

Grainger County, TN Early Records

Submitted by Cindy Young

Grainger County has a rich history dating back to its creation in 1796 from parts of Hawkins and Knox counties. It later gave up territory to three other counties: Claiborne(1801), Union(1850), Hamblen(1870) and settled into its current boundaries in 1960 when a small amount of territory was returned from Union County. The county is bounded on the Northwest by the Clinch River (and Norris Lake) and on the Southeast by the Holston River (and Cherokee Lake).

http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1809.htm

1809 Grainger County, Tennessee Tax List,

abstracted by Pat Spurlock Elder, copyright 1987-2005

Used here with her kind permission.

"By the provisions of the act of 1797, the justices were authorized to take lists of taxable property and polls in carious captains' companies of the militia. White polls were "all free males and male servants, between the age of twenty-one and fifty years;" slaves, "all slaves male and female, between the age of twelve and fifty years." On Monday, 3 Nov 1809, the Grainger County Court ordered ten justices to take the list of taxable property and make their returns at the next court session. The returns were made February 19, 20, 21, 1810. The amount of tax was omitted on the copy I abstracted from.

The headers for the following list are 1) on each 100 acres 12.5 cents 2) each town lot 25 cents 3) each free poll 12.5 cents 4) each black poll 25 cents 5) each retail store $5.00. The acreage is listed after item 1.

Polls and Taxable property in Captain William Mayses Company of Militia returned by Moses Hodge

John Goan, 90 acres North Holston, Young's Creek, no polls

Claiborne Goan, 100 acres North Holston, Young's Creek , 1 free poll

James Goan, 1 free poll

List of polls and taxable property in the bounds of Captain Elisha Williamson's Company returned by Henry Boatman

William Goan, 1 free poll

Shaderick Goan, 1 free poll

List of polls and taxable property in the bounds of Captain John Bull's Company, returned by John Moffet

Caleb Gowin, 1 free poll

Captain Samuel Richardson's Company returned by David Tate Captain Samuel Richardson's Company returned by David Tate

William Guynn, 200 acres, 1 free poll

Daniel Goan, 338 acres R. Creek, 1 free poll

Robert Gains, 150 acres R. L. McNabbs, 1 free poll

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1810 Grainger County, Tennessee Federal Census

Abstracted by Pat Spurlock Elder, copyright 1987-2005

Used here with her kind permission.

"Edited by Pollyanna Creekmore McClung Historical Collection, 1956. Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, TN. AGLL Microfilm Reel # V164-22

Note: A part of this census is missing. It is not known which part. This is not film of the original census, but a film of Ms. Creekmore's abstraction.

Page 8--43. Daniel Goin 4001-1201-1 slave

Page 10--32. Robert Ganes 1001-202

Page 12--37. Joseph Guin 1001-101

Page 13--26. William Guin 0001-1101

Page 14--37. James Goan 0-001-fpc's 3

Page 15--24. John Goan fpc's 9

33. Shadrach Goan fpc's 5

Page 16--17. Claibourn Goan fpc's 8

Page 20--25. Caleb Goan fpc's 61

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Petition 11482001 Details
Location: Grainger, Tennessee
Salutation: To the Honorable the General Assembly of The state of Tennessee now in session
Filing Court and Date: Petition, 1820-June-5
Ending Court and Date: No Ending Court Specified
General Petition Information
Abstract: Free black man CLABORN GOWEN complains that he cannot "prove his accounts by his own oath." White men have this privilege, but he cannot act "against a white man." Consequently, he suffers when he is not paid for his work.
Result: No recorded result
# of Petition Pages: 1
Related Documents: Testimonial, William How[ell], et al., 5 June 1820
Pages of Related Documents: 0

Union County, SC Early Records

Submitted by Cindy Young

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Petition 21384554 Details
Location: Union, South Carolina
Salutation: To the Chancellors of the said State (, )
Filing Court and Date: Equity, 1845-October-27
Ending Court and Date: Equity, 1845-October-27
General Petition Information
Abstract: The minor sisters Margarett and Mary Dillard sue by their next friend to collect money owed them by their guardian. In 1838, Charles Dillard "entered into bond and security for the discharge of his trust as" the sisters' guardian; John Craig stood as security. To perfect the bond, Dillard conveyed a total of nine slaves to Craig. During his guardianship, Dillard has “received at different times” $3308 from the girls’ estate. Recently, a number of creditors "have obtained Judgments against" Dillard, who is now insolvent. Sheriff Robert Macbeth has levied on the mortgaged slaves and intends to sell them "on the next sale day" to satisfy the creditors. The petitioners argue that their debt against Dillard takes preeminence over the other creditors. In order to protect their interests, the petitioners pray that the sheriff be enjoined from selling the slaves for the benefit of the other creditors and that, instead, they be sold and the proceeds "applied in the first place to satisfy the amount which" is owed to the sisters. They further pray that Dillard's letters of guardianship be revoked and "that some fit & proper person may be appointed the guardian."
Document mention sthe name CHARLES GOWEN
Result: partially granted
# of Petition Pages: 5
Related Documents: Order, 27 October 1845
Pages of Related Documents: 1

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From the Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Statements: http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm#g
With permission from C. Leon Harris.

Pension application of Merry McGuire R22752 fn29SC
Transcribed by Will Graves 3/21/09
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and/or grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are urged to view the original and to make their own decision as to how to decipher what the original scribe actually wrote. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the original.]

State of Mississippi Panola County
On this the 14th day of April A.D. 1872 personally appeared S B Hollinshead a citizen and resident of the County of Panola and State aforesaid before me __ a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State aforesaid who on being duly sworn according to law deposes and says on his oath that sometime during the year 1854 he was engaged in processing testimony to establish a claim in behalf of the heirs of Lieut. Merry McGuire a reputed soldier in the Revolutionary War of 1776 with Great Britain &c -- That he affiant was placed in possession of a writing purporting to be a certificate of one Isaac Goings dated 14th of July 1854, made out before an officer in the State of South Carolina duly qualified to administer oaths and authenticated by (or according to) the act of Congress in which said Certificate, said affiant Goings averred own oath that he said Isaac Goings, was personally acquainted with and knew said Lieut. Merry McGuire, and that he knew him in the said War of the Revolution, that he knew him to be a soldier in said war of the Revolution because he saw and knew him as such in said Service.

And further said affiant Isaac Goings certified on oath that he knew Abner McGuire of Union District South Carolina to be a son of the said Soldier Lieut. Merry McGuire, and further that Lieut. Merry McGuire married one James Smith of Union District South Carolina further averred on oath that Lieut. Merry McGuire died in the year A.D. 1796, that Isaac Goings the Affiant was a citizen and resident of Union District (now Union County) State of South Carolina. I also certify on oath that I procured a certificate from Mrs. Rebecca Goins of Pickens County Alabama in which she stated on oath that she knew Lieut. Merry McGuire of Union District South Carolina to be a Soldier of the Revolutionary War from general rumors, although she did not see him in the Service, that she knew Lieut. Merry McGuire and his wife, that she also knew Abner McGuire to be a son of the said Lieut. Merry McGuire and that she knew A. J. McGuire to be a son of Abner McGuire. I further certify on oath that I inspected the Records of the Military Service of the Revolutionary War in the office of the Comptroller General of South Carolina in the City of Columbia State of South Carolina in the year 1854 and found by the assistance of the Comptroller the record showing that the United States were in arrears with the said Lieut. Merry McGuire (who was also a Sgt. Major) in a large amount of money stated in pounds shillings & pence according to the Concurrency of Great Britain the precise amount of which I do not remember for his services in the Revolutionary War; and I procured a Copied from the said Records certified by the Comptroller General of South Carolina certifying under oath that the copy was a true copy of the Records in his office, the name of the Comptroller General was one Jacobs to the best of my recollection.

I certify further that I and my partner in the Practice of law to wit C. B. Sullivan, Esquire wrote out a Declaration in behalf of the heirs of Lieut. Merry McGuire and file the same in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions claiming for said Arrearages that the Commissioner of
Pensions either decided on it or referred it to the 2nd All returned in Washington DC or to some other officers, I do not remember distinctly to whom who decided that the [indecipherable word or words] heirs of Lieut. Merry McGuire were not entitled under the then Existing laws of Congress because they were not minor heirs or words of that import.
S/ S. B. Hollinshead

Personally appeared the above S. B. Hollinshead before me
& made oath that the matters & things
Stated in the above & foregoing affidavit
R. true to the best of his Knowledge,
information, remembrance & belief
This the 14th day of April 1872
S/ L. B. McHenry [?], Magt.

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