(Page last updated Dec 08, 2023)
Born between 1771/1778 in Edgefield Co SC. Giles married Agnes Talbert about 1796, mostly likely, in Edgefield County South Carolina. He was the son of James Letcher and Malinda "Milly" [Key] Letcher. His father, James Letcher was killed in battle near Charles Town SC, on Mar 24th, 1783, and was buried on the battle field, in that area. James and Milly married Jan 6, 1771, Amherst Co VA. It is said, Giles was the grandson of Giles & Hannah [Hughes] Letcher. His Grandfather was born in Ireland about 1710.
We guess that Giles was born abt. 1773, he was not 21yrs old in 1790, and thus needed
a guardian to handle his business, Henry Key II, Milly's brother, applied for and
was approved as guardian of Giles Letcher, in 1790, these records are on file at
the SC Archives. His father was killed in the Revolutionary War 1783.
Their are only 2 known children of Giles and Agnes. John David Letcher and Stephen Tolbert Letcher. There may have been other children.
In 2002 a male descendant of Stephen Letcher and a male descendant of John D Letcher, agreed to take a genetic genealogy DNA test on their Y-Chromosome, to verify that they were related via the two sons. They took the 12 marker test, and matched perfectly, In 2014, we retested Howard and Neal's DNA, up to the 67 markers, they matched perfectly on the 12, 25, 37, and varied by a genetic distance of 2 on the 67 marker, which can be expected, as Howard is on John D's branch and Neal on Stephen's branch, the DNA down two different branches can mutate over generations. Genetic Geology, DNA testing continues to advance with each passing year.
Family lore says that Giles died while surveying lands he obtained from his service in the War of 1812, in Alabama. Said to have been killed by Creek Indians still living in the area. It is also speculated he died while in service to his country somewhere in Florida, no records are found after 1816. Agnes fulfilled her husbands desire to relocate from SC to AL, by moving the family about 1820, or just prior, to Alabama.
1812 - Giles served in his Uncles unit during the War of 1812, a Pvt in Capt John Key's Company, Austin's Regiment. John was his mother's brother.
1800 - Will's Record Book 1800-Cornelius Lofton
(Evidence that Giles Letcher was in Edgefield in 1800)
Page 129
Warrant of appraisement on the estate of CORNELIUS LOFTON
to JOHN BURROS, JOHN TOLBERT, GILES LETCHER, NICHOLAS GRIFFIS appraisers, ANN LOFTON administratrix, issued by JOHN SIMKINS, O.E.D. Inventory of CORNELIUS LOFTON, late of Edgefield District planter, deceased made 7-22-1800. No value totalled.
1810 Edgefield Co SC Census page 47
John Key-----00100 001000 5
Garbriel Key-00100 001000 1
Gils Letcher--30110 120100 3
1840 Autauga Co AL Census page 20
Agnes Letcher
0000000000000 0100000010000
No Males
1 Fem = 05-10
1 Fem = 60-70
Things we know about James, Milly, and Giles Letcher,
Time line by the late Bob Campbell:
1. James Letcher was born abt. 1742 in VA.
2. Milinda (Milly) Key was born 11 Oct 1755 in VA. According to Henry Key's Bible.
3. They were married in VA on 6 Jan 1771 according to VA records. (Some say it is in ---Henry Key's Bible, but the abstract of it I have list's no marriages).
4. Henry Key started selling land in order to go to SC according to VA records.
5. Henry Key got a land grant from SC in Granville, 5 Jan 1773 and left for SC in Apr of ---1774 according to VA records. (These VA records were found on the Uof GA web site).I ---do not believe that James and Milly went to SC with her family, I am of the opinion ---that she may have been pregnant with Giles, and didn't get there until a few months ---later after his birth?
6. James Letcher got his land grant 23 Jun 1774, for 350 acres according to SC records, (I ----have a copy).
7. Henry Key made a Deed of Gifts to Milinda, wife of James Letcher, for 465 acres, on 4 ---Mar 1776. Deed Bk 9 pg 435-438 (Don't have).
8. Henry Key died Aug 1776 in Edgefield Co. of Old 96 Dist, SC. (According to Key & kin, in ----the Birmingham Library, Tutwiler Collection).
9. James Letcher and Henry Key were both on a early census done in 1779 and listed as ----being in Old 96 District with no township. (USGenweb).
10.James Joined the Militia after the fall of Charleston to the British on 12 May 1780, & -----fought in Col. Anderson's Unit until he was killed before March 1783. (James Audit -----File A-4532 of which I have a copy).
11. Milly Letcher got a L14,000 Citation on James Estate for Letters of Administration on 12. Mar 1783. (I got a copy of these while in Abbeville at the Court House).
-----Milly was awarded the Letters of Administration on 24 Mar 1783.
13. Conveyance Book 15 pgs. 163-167 of 1798 to 1799, Jiles Letcher to John Hardy of -----Lincoln County, GA, Deed 12 Mar 1798, $130, 159 ac in Edgefield County on Turkey -----Creek, part of 350 acres granted to James Letcher. (I don't have this but will order). -----(This deed never showed up on any of the searches I had done by the SC Archives, ------and I didn't find it while I was there).
14. Deed Bk. 10 pgs 24-26, 26 Jul 1790—Isaac Leaferer & Millinda, his wife of Wilks -----County, GA to John Tlbert, Edgefield County, SC for L25 & virtue of sale made for -----during Millinda Leferer's natural life sold 465 acres. (I have deed). This deed proves -----that Milly married Isaac Leferve between march 1783 and 26 Jul 1790.
15. I could find no deed or probate activity in Edgefield or Abbeville County from July -----1790 until 17 Jun 1803 when Giles sold land to Nicholas Griffis. Giles sold land in -----1803, 1806 and 1808. Giles sold land to John Talbert in 1806, the Leferve children all -----sold their land to John Talbert or Sterling Harrison (John Talbert's son-in-law) from -----to 3 Mar 1814, then Harrison sold his land to John Talbert Sep 1814. Deed Bk 32 pg. -----45, 23 Sep 1800, you may want to add 15a, part of tract originally granted to Henry -----Key, decd, thence conveyed to Milley Letcher by Deed of Gift, thence conveyed by -----heir Les Letcher to John Talbert. The first 2 letters Gi are lost in the binding, but it -----could only be Giles. A Transcript doesn't read that way but I have a copy of the deed.
16. December 1808 Giles Letcher and John Cheatham sold 300 acres to Jonathan -----Glanton, on this deed there is a relinquishment of dower rights signed by Agness ------Letcher wife of Giles Letcher, 31 Dec 1808. (Deed Bk. 29 pg. 295 - I have a copy).
17. Giles Letcher is on the 1810 Census for Edgefield with a wife, 3 boys and 2 girls -----(Ancestry.com, I have a copy of the census page., it shows 3 males under 10, 1 age
-----16 thru 25, & 1 age 26 thru 44, 1 fem. under 10, 2 age 10 thru 15 and 1 fem age
-----26 thru 44 & 3 slaves. wonder who the male 16 to 25 is? If we disregard the male
-----it means that Giles and Agnes married around 1794-95).
18.--Giles was in the War of 1812 and served in Col. Austin's Regiment.
------Com and I have nothing on it – I need to order the file).
19.--On 3 Feb 1817 Agnes Letcher bought $300 worht of land from Sterling Harrison and ------on 11 Nov 1818 she sold it for $400 to Martin Burress (I think I have the deeds).
20.--That is the last we hear of Agnes or Giles until 1834 when she got a Land Patent in ------Autauga County, AL, and another in 1837 in Dallas County, AL. (BLM on USGenweb).
21.--She is on the 1840 Census for Autauga County, AL.
22.--She died in 1856 in Coosa County, AL, and is buried at Old Union Baptist Church ------Cemetery. (Transcript of cemetery – I have).
Born between 1771/1778 in Edgefield Co SC. Giles married Agnes Talbert about 1796, mostly likely, in Edgefield County South Carolina. He was the son of James Letcher and Malinda "Milly" [Key] Letcher. His father, James Letcher was killed in battle near Charles Town SC, on Mar 24th, 1783, and was buried on the battle field, in that area. James and Milly married Jan 6, 1771, Amherst Co VA. It is said, Giles was the grandson of Giles & Hannah [Hughes] Letcher. His Grandfather was born in Ireland about 1710.
We guess that Giles was born abt. 1773, he was not 21yrs old in 1790, and thus needed
a guardian to handle his business, Henry Key II, Milly's brother, applied for and
was approved as guardian of Giles Letcher, in 1790, these records are on file at
the SC Archives. His father was killed in the Revolutionary War 1783.
Their are only 2 known children of Giles and Agnes. John David Letcher and Stephen Tolbert Letcher. There may have been other children.
In 2002 a male descendant of Stephen Letcher and a male descendant of John D Letcher, agreed to take a genetic genealogy DNA test on their Y-Chromosome, to verify that they were related via the two sons. They took the 12 marker test, and matched perfectly, In 2014, we retested Howard and Neal's DNA, up to the 67 markers, they matched perfectly on the 12, 25, 37, and varied by a genetic distance of 2 on the 67 marker, which can be expected, as Howard is on John D's branch and Neal on Stephen's branch, the DNA down two different branches can mutate over generations. Genetic Geology, DNA testing continues to advance with each passing year.
Family lore says that Giles died while surveying lands he obtained from his service in the War of 1812, in Alabama. Said to have been killed by Creek Indians still living in the area. It is also speculated he died while in service to his country somewhere in Florida, no records are found after 1816. Agnes fulfilled her husbands desire to relocate from SC to AL, by moving the family about 1820, or just prior, to Alabama.
1812 - Giles served in his Uncles unit during the War of 1812, a Pvt in Capt John Key's Company, Austin's Regiment. John was his mother's brother.
1800 - Will's Record Book 1800-Cornelius Lofton
(Evidence that Giles Letcher was in Edgefield in 1800)
Page 129
Warrant of appraisement on the estate of CORNELIUS LOFTON
to JOHN BURROS, JOHN TOLBERT, GILES LETCHER, NICHOLAS GRIFFIS appraisers, ANN LOFTON administratrix, issued by JOHN SIMKINS, O.E.D. Inventory of CORNELIUS LOFTON, late of Edgefield District planter, deceased made 7-22-1800. No value totalled.
1810 Edgefield Co SC Census page 47
John Key-----00100 001000 5
Garbriel Key-00100 001000 1
Gils Letcher--30110 120100 3
1840 Autauga Co AL Census page 20
Agnes Letcher
0000000000000 0100000010000
No Males
1 Fem = 05-10
1 Fem = 60-70
Things we know about James, Milly, and Giles Letcher,
Time line by the late Bob Campbell:
1. James Letcher was born abt. 1742 in VA.
2. Milinda (Milly) Key was born 11 Oct 1755 in VA. According to Henry Key's Bible.
3. They were married in VA on 6 Jan 1771 according to VA records. (Some say it is in ---Henry Key's Bible, but the abstract of it I have list's no marriages).
4. Henry Key started selling land in order to go to SC according to VA records.
5. Henry Key got a land grant from SC in Granville, 5 Jan 1773 and left for SC in Apr of ---1774 according to VA records. (These VA records were found on the Uof GA web site).I ---do not believe that James and Milly went to SC with her family, I am of the opinion ---that she may have been pregnant with Giles, and didn't get there until a few months ---later after his birth?
6. James Letcher got his land grant 23 Jun 1774, for 350 acres according to SC records, (I ----have a copy).
7. Henry Key made a Deed of Gifts to Milinda, wife of James Letcher, for 465 acres, on 4 ---Mar 1776. Deed Bk 9 pg 435-438 (Don't have).
8. Henry Key died Aug 1776 in Edgefield Co. of Old 96 Dist, SC. (According to Key & kin, in ----the Birmingham Library, Tutwiler Collection).
9. James Letcher and Henry Key were both on a early census done in 1779 and listed as ----being in Old 96 District with no township. (USGenweb).
10.James Joined the Militia after the fall of Charleston to the British on 12 May 1780, & -----fought in Col. Anderson's Unit until he was killed before March 1783. (James Audit -----File A-4532 of which I have a copy).
11. Milly Letcher got a L14,000 Citation on James Estate for Letters of Administration on 12. Mar 1783. (I got a copy of these while in Abbeville at the Court House).
-----Milly was awarded the Letters of Administration on 24 Mar 1783.
13. Conveyance Book 15 pgs. 163-167 of 1798 to 1799, Jiles Letcher to John Hardy of -----Lincoln County, GA, Deed 12 Mar 1798, $130, 159 ac in Edgefield County on Turkey -----Creek, part of 350 acres granted to James Letcher. (I don't have this but will order). -----(This deed never showed up on any of the searches I had done by the SC Archives, ------and I didn't find it while I was there).
14. Deed Bk. 10 pgs 24-26, 26 Jul 1790—Isaac Leaferer & Millinda, his wife of Wilks -----County, GA to John Tlbert, Edgefield County, SC for L25 & virtue of sale made for -----during Millinda Leferer's natural life sold 465 acres. (I have deed). This deed proves -----that Milly married Isaac Leferve between march 1783 and 26 Jul 1790.
15. I could find no deed or probate activity in Edgefield or Abbeville County from July -----1790 until 17 Jun 1803 when Giles sold land to Nicholas Griffis. Giles sold land in -----1803, 1806 and 1808. Giles sold land to John Talbert in 1806, the Leferve children all -----sold their land to John Talbert or Sterling Harrison (John Talbert's son-in-law) from -----to 3 Mar 1814, then Harrison sold his land to John Talbert Sep 1814. Deed Bk 32 pg. -----45, 23 Sep 1800, you may want to add 15a, part of tract originally granted to Henry -----Key, decd, thence conveyed to Milley Letcher by Deed of Gift, thence conveyed by -----heir Les Letcher to John Talbert. The first 2 letters Gi are lost in the binding, but it -----could only be Giles. A Transcript doesn't read that way but I have a copy of the deed.
16. December 1808 Giles Letcher and John Cheatham sold 300 acres to Jonathan -----Glanton, on this deed there is a relinquishment of dower rights signed by Agness ------Letcher wife of Giles Letcher, 31 Dec 1808. (Deed Bk. 29 pg. 295 - I have a copy).
17. Giles Letcher is on the 1810 Census for Edgefield with a wife, 3 boys and 2 girls -----(Ancestry.com, I have a copy of the census page., it shows 3 males under 10, 1 age
-----16 thru 25, & 1 age 26 thru 44, 1 fem. under 10, 2 age 10 thru 15 and 1 fem age
-----26 thru 44 & 3 slaves. wonder who the male 16 to 25 is? If we disregard the male
-----it means that Giles and Agnes married around 1794-95).
18.--Giles was in the War of 1812 and served in Col. Austin's Regiment.
------Com and I have nothing on it – I need to order the file).
19.--On 3 Feb 1817 Agnes Letcher bought $300 worht of land from Sterling Harrison and ------on 11 Nov 1818 she sold it for $400 to Martin Burress (I think I have the deeds).
20.--That is the last we hear of Agnes or Giles until 1834 when she got a Land Patent in ------Autauga County, AL, and another in 1837 in Dallas County, AL. (BLM on USGenweb).
21.--She is on the 1840 Census for Autauga County, AL.
22.--She died in 1856 in Coosa County, AL, and is buried at Old Union Baptist Church ------Cemetery. (Transcript of cemetery – I have).
(Page last updated Dec 08, 2023)
Born between 1771/1778 in Edgefield Co SC. Giles married Agnes Talbert about 1796, mostly likely, in Edgefield County South Carolina. He was the son of James Letcher and Malinda "Milly" [Key] Letcher. His father, James Letcher was killed in battle near Charles Town SC, on Mar 24th, 1783, and was buried on the battle field, in that area. James and Milly married Jan 6, 1771, Amherst Co VA. It is said, Giles was the grandson of Giles & Hannah [Hughes] Letcher. His Grandfather was born in Ireland about 1710.
We guess that Giles was born abt. 1773, he was not 21yrs old in 1790, and thus needed
a guardian to handle his business, Henry Key II, Milly's brother, applied for and
was approved as guardian of Giles Letcher, in 1790, these records are on file at
the SC Archives. His father was killed in the Revolutionary War 1783.
Their are only 2 known children of Giles and Agnes. John David Letcher and Stephen Tolbert Letcher. There may have been other children.
In 2002 a male descendant of Stephen Letcher and a male descendant of John D Letcher, agreed to take a genetic genealogy DNA test on their Y-Chromosome, to verify that they were related via the two sons. They took the 12 marker test, and matched perfectly, In 2014, we retested Howard and Neal's DNA, up to the 67 markers, they matched perfectly on the 12, 25, 37, and varied by a genetic distance of 2 on the 67 marker, which can be expected, as Howard is on John D's branch and Neal on Stephen's branch, the DNA down two different branches can mutate over generations. Genetic Geology, DNA testing continues to advance with each passing year.
Family lore says that Giles died while surveying lands he obtained from his service in the War of 1812, in Alabama. Said to have been killed by Creek Indians still living in the area. It is also speculated he died while in service to his country somewhere in Florida, no records are found after 1816. Agnes fulfilled her husbands desire to relocate from SC to AL, by moving the family about 1820, or just prior, to Alabama.
1812 - Giles served in his Uncles unit during the War of 1812, a Pvt in Capt John Key's Company, Austin's Regiment. John was his mother's brother.
1800 - Will's Record Book 1800-Cornelius Lofton
(Evidence that Giles Letcher was in Edgefield in 1800)
Page 129
Warrant of appraisement on the estate of CORNELIUS LOFTON
to JOHN BURROS, JOHN TOLBERT, GILES LETCHER, NICHOLAS GRIFFIS appraisers, ANN LOFTON administratrix, issued by JOHN SIMKINS, O.E.D. Inventory of CORNELIUS LOFTON, late of Edgefield District planter, deceased made 7-22-1800. No value totalled.
1810 Edgefield Co SC Census page 47
John Key-----00100 001000 5
Garbriel Key-00100 001000 1
Gils Letcher--30110 120100 3
1840 Autauga Co AL Census page 20
Agnes Letcher
0000000000000 0100000010000
No Males
1 Fem = 05-10
1 Fem = 60-70
Things we know about James, Milly, and Giles Letcher,
Time line by the late Bob Campbell:
1. James Letcher was born abt. 1742 in VA.
2. Milinda (Milly) Key was born 11 Oct 1755 in VA. According to Henry Key's Bible.
3. They were married in VA on 6 Jan 1771 according to VA records. (Some say it is in ---Henry Key's Bible, but the abstract of it I have list's no marriages).
4. Henry Key started selling land in order to go to SC according to VA records.
5. Henry Key got a land grant from SC in Granville, 5 Jan 1773 and left for SC in Apr of ---1774 according to VA records. (These VA records were found on the Uof GA web site).I ---do not believe that James and Milly went to SC with her family, I am of the opinion ---that she may have been pregnant with Giles, and didn't get there until a few months ---later after his birth?
6. James Letcher got his land grant 23 Jun 1774, for 350 acres according to SC records, (I ----have a copy).
7. Henry Key made a Deed of Gifts to Milinda, wife of James Letcher, for 465 acres, on 4 ---Mar 1776. Deed Bk 9 pg 435-438 (Don't have).
8. Henry Key died Aug 1776 in Edgefield Co. of Old 96 Dist, SC. (According to Key & kin, in ----the Birmingham Library, Tutwiler Collection).
9. James Letcher and Henry Key were both on a early census done in 1779 and listed as ----being in Old 96 District with no township. (USGenweb).
10.James Joined the Militia after the fall of Charleston to the British on 12 May 1780, & -----fought in Col. Anderson's Unit until he was killed before March 1783. (James Audit -----File A-4532 of which I have a copy).
11. Milly Letcher got a L14,000 Citation on James Estate for Letters of Administration on 12. Mar 1783. (I got a copy of these while in Abbeville at the Court House).
-----Milly was awarded the Letters of Administration on 24 Mar 1783.
13. Conveyance Book 15 pgs. 163-167 of 1798 to 1799, Jiles Letcher to John Hardy of -----Lincoln County, GA, Deed 12 Mar 1798, $130, 159 ac in Edgefield County on Turkey -----Creek, part of 350 acres granted to James Letcher. (I don't have this but will order). -----(This deed never showed up on any of the searches I had done by the SC Archives, ------and I didn't find it while I was there).
14. Deed Bk. 10 pgs 24-26, 26 Jul 1790—Isaac Leaferer & Millinda, his wife of Wilks -----County, GA to John Tlbert, Edgefield County, SC for L25 & virtue of sale made for -----during Millinda Leferer's natural life sold 465 acres. (I have deed). This deed proves -----that Milly married Isaac Leferve between march 1783 and 26 Jul 1790.
15. I could find no deed or probate activity in Edgefield or Abbeville County from July -----1790 until 17 Jun 1803 when Giles sold land to Nicholas Griffis. Giles sold land in -----1803, 1806 and 1808. Giles sold land to John Talbert in 1806, the Leferve children all -----sold their land to John Talbert or Sterling Harrison (John Talbert's son-in-law) from -----to 3 Mar 1814, then Harrison sold his land to John Talbert Sep 1814. Deed Bk 32 pg. -----45, 23 Sep 1800, you may want to add 15a, part of tract originally granted to Henry -----Key, decd, thence conveyed to Milley Letcher by Deed of Gift, thence conveyed by -----heir Les Letcher to John Talbert. The first 2 letters Gi are lost in the binding, but it -----could only be Giles. A Transcript doesn't read that way but I have a copy of the deed.
16. December 1808 Giles Letcher and John Cheatham sold 300 acres to Jonathan -----Glanton, on this deed there is a relinquishment of dower rights signed by Agness ------Letcher wife of Giles Letcher, 31 Dec 1808. (Deed Bk. 29 pg. 295 - I have a copy).
17. Giles Letcher is on the 1810 Census for Edgefield with a wife, 3 boys and 2 girls -----(Ancestry.com, I have a copy of the census page., it shows 3 males under 10, 1 age
-----16 thru 25, & 1 age 26 thru 44, 1 fem. under 10, 2 age 10 thru 15 and 1 fem age
-----26 thru 44 & 3 slaves. wonder who the male 16 to 25 is? If we disregard the male
-----it means that Giles and Agnes married around 1794-95).
18.--Giles was in the War of 1812 and served in Col. Austin's Regiment.
------Com and I have nothing on it – I need to order the file).
19.--On 3 Feb 1817 Agnes Letcher bought $300 worht of land from Sterling Harrison and ------on 11 Nov 1818 she sold it for $400 to Martin Burress (I think I have the deeds).
20.--That is the last we hear of Agnes or Giles until 1834 when she got a Land Patent in ------Autauga County, AL, and another in 1837 in Dallas County, AL. (BLM on USGenweb).
21.--She is on the 1840 Census for Autauga County, AL.
22.--She died in 1856 in Coosa County, AL, and is buried at Old Union Baptist Church ------Cemetery. (Transcript of cemetery – I have).
Born between 1771/1778 in Edgefield Co SC. Giles married Agnes Talbert about 1796, mostly likely, in Edgefield County South Carolina. He was the son of James Letcher and Malinda "Milly" [Key] Letcher. His father, James Letcher was killed in battle near Charles Town SC, on Mar 24th, 1783, and was buried on the battle field, in that area. James and Milly married Jan 6, 1771, Amherst Co VA. It is said, Giles was the grandson of Giles & Hannah [Hughes] Letcher. His Grandfather was born in Ireland about 1710.
We guess that Giles was born abt. 1773, he was not 21yrs old in 1790, and thus needed
a guardian to handle his business, Henry Key II, Milly's brother, applied for and
was approved as guardian of Giles Letcher, in 1790, these records are on file at
the SC Archives. His father was killed in the Revolutionary War 1783.
Their are only 2 known children of Giles and Agnes. John David Letcher and Stephen Tolbert Letcher. There may have been other children.
In 2002 a male descendant of Stephen Letcher and a male descendant of John D Letcher, agreed to take a genetic genealogy DNA test on their Y-Chromosome, to verify that they were related via the two sons. They took the 12 marker test, and matched perfectly, In 2014, we retested Howard and Neal's DNA, up to the 67 markers, they matched perfectly on the 12, 25, 37, and varied by a genetic distance of 2 on the 67 marker, which can be expected, as Howard is on John D's branch and Neal on Stephen's branch, the DNA down two different branches can mutate over generations. Genetic Geology, DNA testing continues to advance with each passing year.
Family lore says that Giles died while surveying lands he obtained from his service in the War of 1812, in Alabama. Said to have been killed by Creek Indians still living in the area. It is also speculated he died while in service to his country somewhere in Florida, no records are found after 1816. Agnes fulfilled her husbands desire to relocate from SC to AL, by moving the family about 1820, or just prior, to Alabama.
1812 - Giles served in his Uncles unit during the War of 1812, a Pvt in Capt John Key's Company, Austin's Regiment. John was his mother's brother.
1800 - Will's Record Book 1800-Cornelius Lofton
(Evidence that Giles Letcher was in Edgefield in 1800)
Page 129
Warrant of appraisement on the estate of CORNELIUS LOFTON
to JOHN BURROS, JOHN TOLBERT, GILES LETCHER, NICHOLAS GRIFFIS appraisers, ANN LOFTON administratrix, issued by JOHN SIMKINS, O.E.D. Inventory of CORNELIUS LOFTON, late of Edgefield District planter, deceased made 7-22-1800. No value totalled.
1810 Edgefield Co SC Census page 47
John Key-----00100 001000 5
Garbriel Key-00100 001000 1
Gils Letcher--30110 120100 3
1840 Autauga Co AL Census page 20
Agnes Letcher
0000000000000 0100000010000
No Males
1 Fem = 05-10
1 Fem = 60-70
Things we know about James, Milly, and Giles Letcher,
Time line by the late Bob Campbell:
1. James Letcher was born abt. 1742 in VA.
2. Milinda (Milly) Key was born 11 Oct 1755 in VA. According to Henry Key's Bible.
3. They were married in VA on 6 Jan 1771 according to VA records. (Some say it is in ---Henry Key's Bible, but the abstract of it I have list's no marriages).
4. Henry Key started selling land in order to go to SC according to VA records.
5. Henry Key got a land grant from SC in Granville, 5 Jan 1773 and left for SC in Apr of ---1774 according to VA records. (These VA records were found on the Uof GA web site).I ---do not believe that James and Milly went to SC with her family, I am of the opinion ---that she may have been pregnant with Giles, and didn't get there until a few months ---later after his birth?
6. James Letcher got his land grant 23 Jun 1774, for 350 acres according to SC records, (I ----have a copy).
7. Henry Key made a Deed of Gifts to Milinda, wife of James Letcher, for 465 acres, on 4 ---Mar 1776. Deed Bk 9 pg 435-438 (Don't have).
8. Henry Key died Aug 1776 in Edgefield Co. of Old 96 Dist, SC. (According to Key & kin, in ----the Birmingham Library, Tutwiler Collection).
9. James Letcher and Henry Key were both on a early census done in 1779 and listed as ----being in Old 96 District with no township. (USGenweb).
10.James Joined the Militia after the fall of Charleston to the British on 12 May 1780, & -----fought in Col. Anderson's Unit until he was killed before March 1783. (James Audit -----File A-4532 of which I have a copy).
11. Milly Letcher got a L14,000 Citation on James Estate for Letters of Administration on 12. Mar 1783. (I got a copy of these while in Abbeville at the Court House).
-----Milly was awarded the Letters of Administration on 24 Mar 1783.
13. Conveyance Book 15 pgs. 163-167 of 1798 to 1799, Jiles Letcher to John Hardy of -----Lincoln County, GA, Deed 12 Mar 1798, $130, 159 ac in Edgefield County on Turkey -----Creek, part of 350 acres granted to James Letcher. (I don't have this but will order). -----(This deed never showed up on any of the searches I had done by the SC Archives, ------and I didn't find it while I was there).
14. Deed Bk. 10 pgs 24-26, 26 Jul 1790—Isaac Leaferer & Millinda, his wife of Wilks -----County, GA to John Tlbert, Edgefield County, SC for L25 & virtue of sale made for -----during Millinda Leferer's natural life sold 465 acres. (I have deed). This deed proves -----that Milly married Isaac Leferve between march 1783 and 26 Jul 1790.
15. I could find no deed or probate activity in Edgefield or Abbeville County from July -----1790 until 17 Jun 1803 when Giles sold land to Nicholas Griffis. Giles sold land in -----1803, 1806 and 1808. Giles sold land to John Talbert in 1806, the Leferve children all -----sold their land to John Talbert or Sterling Harrison (John Talbert's son-in-law) from -----to 3 Mar 1814, then Harrison sold his land to John Talbert Sep 1814. Deed Bk 32 pg. -----45, 23 Sep 1800, you may want to add 15a, part of tract originally granted to Henry -----Key, decd, thence conveyed to Milley Letcher by Deed of Gift, thence conveyed by -----heir Les Letcher to John Talbert. The first 2 letters Gi are lost in the binding, but it -----could only be Giles. A Transcript doesn't read that way but I have a copy of the deed.
16. December 1808 Giles Letcher and John Cheatham sold 300 acres to Jonathan -----Glanton, on this deed there is a relinquishment of dower rights signed by Agness ------Letcher wife of Giles Letcher, 31 Dec 1808. (Deed Bk. 29 pg. 295 - I have a copy).
17. Giles Letcher is on the 1810 Census for Edgefield with a wife, 3 boys and 2 girls -----(Ancestry.com, I have a copy of the census page., it shows 3 males under 10, 1 age
-----16 thru 25, & 1 age 26 thru 44, 1 fem. under 10, 2 age 10 thru 15 and 1 fem age
-----26 thru 44 & 3 slaves. wonder who the male 16 to 25 is? If we disregard the male
-----it means that Giles and Agnes married around 1794-95).
18.--Giles was in the War of 1812 and served in Col. Austin's Regiment.
------Com and I have nothing on it – I need to order the file).
19.--On 3 Feb 1817 Agnes Letcher bought $300 worht of land from Sterling Harrison and ------on 11 Nov 1818 she sold it for $400 to Martin Burress (I think I have the deeds).
20.--That is the last we hear of Agnes or Giles until 1834 when she got a Land Patent in ------Autauga County, AL, and another in 1837 in Dallas County, AL. (BLM on USGenweb).
21.--She is on the 1840 Census for Autauga County, AL.
22.--She died in 1856 in Coosa County, AL, and is buried at Old Union Baptist Church ------Cemetery. (Transcript of cemetery – I have).
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