Son of Solomon Strickland born 1742, Guilford Co., NC, and Amy Pace Strickland, born 1739, Guilford Co., NC.
Barnabas's father was a private in the Georgia troopers and fought in the Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War, although it's unlikely that he moved his family to Georgia until after the war was over.
Barnabas was 19 years old on 10 Nov 1787 when he married Mrs. Rachael (McKie) Brixey, a widow with three young children. She was probably older than him, b.c. 1763, Tyrone Co., Ireland. Her parents were Thomas and Rosanna (McIntyre) McKie.
Rachael and John Brixey had children:
1. Janet Brixey b. 1780, m. c.1800/04 to Josiah Powell, went to MS in 1817 and d. 1843 near Summit, Peak Co., MS.
2. Thomas Brixey b. bet 1781-86, still living in when Barnabas made his will.
3. John Brixey b. bet 1782-87, still living when Barnabas made his will.
In Barnabas's will (undated, but he died in 1840), he mentions a debt of $350 that the US government owed him and specifies that if it is ever paid it is to be divided between his two stepsons. This would appear to be for his claim for restitution for horses stolen during an Indian raid on the Georgia frontier:
Payments to Citizens of Georgia:
1788. Barnabas Strickland. Seven horses, value $575. Claim rejected for lack of proof.
Sometime between about 1813 and 1818, Barnabas came west to Missouri with his youngest child, Ephraim B., who was still a teenager. There is no evidence that Rachel ever came to MO; she died 1836 in GA. Barnabas brought three slaves with him from Georgia, who were listed as his property on the 1819 Franklin Co. tax roll. It's not known why Barnabas decided to come west; maybe it was his son Ephraim's idea. Several geography and map books would be inventoried in Barnabas' estate when he died years later.
Barnabas was listed as a taxpayer in St. Johns Township (Washington area) in 1819 with three slaves, but no land. He also served that year as an appraiser of the estate of one of his neighbors, Samuel Dent. His nineteen year old son, Ephraim, bought land on 10 Dec 1818. About 1823, Ephraim married Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of neighbors Matthew & Ann Caldwell, who were among the first white settlers of the county. This land was located just west of the future town of Krakow a few miles south of Washington.
Barnabas bought land in 1825 from a man named Nathan Richardson, although the deed wasn't recorded until 1853:
Recorded in Volume 5, page 366
Filed Oct 6th 1853
Recorded 29th Dec 1853
"John Quincy Adams, President of the United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Barnabus Strickland, assignee of Nathan Richardson, having deposited in the General Land Office a certificate of the register of the land office at St. Louis in Missouri, whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the south west quarter of section five in township forty-three of Range One west containing one hundred & sixty acres of the lands directed to be sold at St. Louis by the Acts of Congress providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in Missouri, there is granted by the United States to the said Barnabus Strickland and to his heirs the quarter lot or section of land above described to have and tohold the said quarter lot or section of lnd with the appurtenances unto the said Barnabus Strickland to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twnety five and of the independence of the United States the forty ninth."
(signed) J. Q. Adams
By the president
Geo. Graham, Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office
In 1825, upon a petition from the citizens of Franklin County, an act was passed by the state legislature to move Franklin County's seat from Newport on the Missouri river to the center of the county. Accordingly, a new site was selected in what is present-day Union, and three men, including Barnabas, were appointed as the first commissioners of the courthouse and jail and assigned to acquire the land for and build a new courthouse and jail:
Whereas, a majority of the citizens of Franklin County, having petitioned for the removal of the seat of justice to the center of the county, therefore:
Be it enacted, etc. First. That John Brown, of St. Louis County, Benjamin Horine, of Washington County, and William T. Lammie, of Montgomery County, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners with full power to point out and select the most eligible situation which can be procured, at the center of said county of Franklin, or within three miles thereof; and the place where they, or a majority of them, shall agree onshall be the permanent seat of justice for said county of Franklin.
Sec 3. Barnabas Strickland, Moses Whitmire, and Bracket Burnes, or a majority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners of the courthouse and jail, whose duty it shall be to purchase or receive as a donation the land, including the site delected by the first named commissioners (who were appointed to select the site), for the permanent seat of justice of said county of Franklin, the said land, lot or parcel of ground, not to contain less than fifty nor more than one hundred and sixty acres, and it shall be their further duty to take to them and their successors in office, for and to the use of said county of Franklin, from the person or persons from whom they may purchase or receive a donation of land, a good and sufficient warranty deed or deeds in fee simple, which deed or deeds shall be made to them in trust for the said county of Franklin.
In 1830, Barnabas doesn't seem to be living in the immediate neighborhood of Ephraim and his family. Instead, he lived alone with his slaves.
1830 census, Franklin Co., MO, St. Johns Township, pg 134
Barney Strickland
one male aged 60-70 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-44 (Grace)
one male slave aged 24-35 (Cobbin?)
one male slave aged 10-23 (Parker)
one female slave aged under 10 (Cheney)
His wife Rachael died 1836 back in Elbert Co., GA.
In 1836, Barnabas and son Ephraim were both listed in St. Johns Township on a special census of slaveholders in Franklin County:
Stricklon, B, land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 4 slaves, value $1,300
Stricklon, E B land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 5 slaves, value $750
In 1840, Barnabas lived next door to his son Ephraim and his family. He himself still lived alone with his three slaves. While Grace and Parker may have been a married couple, and Chaney their daughter, Barnabas's will indicates that he thought of Grace as the head of their family. It's therefore more likely that Grace was the mother of both Parker and Chaney, which would make Grace closer to age 55 and Parker closer to age 36.
1840 census, Franklin Co., MO,
Barnabas Strickland
one male aged 70-80 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-55 (Grace)
one male slave aged 36-55 (Parker)
one female slaved aged 10-24 (Chaney)
Barnabas apparently made his will well ahead of time and left it undated. He died in 1840, presumably on his farm near Krakow, south of Washington, Franklin Co., MO. He doesn't mention any debts, and none are mentioned in settlement of estate. One of the witnesses to the will, Robert Brocks, was the first school teacher in the county, was sheriff in 1822, and was appointed to conduct a special census of county residents in 1824 and 1825. In the will, Barnabas frees his three slaves, an older woman named Grace and what appear to be her two children, a grown man Parker and young daughter Cheney. He then leaves almost his entire estate to this family, with the land to revert back to his estate upon Grace's death. He also instructs the girl, Cheney, to remain with her mother and care for her as long as Grace lives. This Grace may have been one of the three slaves that Barnabas had owned back in 1819, and it is very likely that she had kept house and cared for Barnabas for all the years since he came without his wife Rachael to Missouri. During that time, with most of his children and grandchildren still living back in Georgia, it was Grace's children who grew up in his house and it is apparent that he was very attached to them and anxious to provide for their future. That the terms of his will were carried out without objection from Barnabas's children is shown by the lack of any papers contesting the will and by inventory of the estate taken in 1840 upon Barnabas's death. The slave man Cobbin, who Barnabas sent back to his son Ephraim, does not appear on the census of Ephraim's slaves in 1850, and he may have been freed by Ephraim by that time.
On file at the Franklin Co., MO courthouse in Union, MO; will book A, p. 193; will not dated, but recorded 20 Aug 1840:
"In the name of God, amen, I, Barnabas Strickland, of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri, being of sound mind and in perfect good health; nevertheless, being sensible of the certainty of death, do make, constitute, and decree this to be my last will and testament, revoking all former will or wills heretofore by me made.
Imprimus, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Mary Ware the sum of five dollars in cash.
Second, I give and bequeath to my son Solomon Strickland, the sum of five dollars in cash.
Third, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Rosannah Avary the sum of five dollars in cash.
Fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Ephraim B. Strickland my riding horse, saddle & bridle, & my wardrobe or wearing apparel.
Fifth, the Government of the United States justly is indebted to me the sum of three hundred and twenty five dollars, which of it should ever be liquidated or paid, my will is that the said sum of three hundred & twenty five dollars shall be equally divided between my two step-sons, Thomas Brixey and John Brixey.
Sixth, it is my will that my house servant, a slave woman by the name of Grace, shall be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Seventh, I further will to said servant Grace, the use of the south room of the dwelling house which I now occupy during her life time; I also give and bequeath to my said servant Grace three feather beds and bed clothing, one walnut cupboard, six framed or common sitting chairs, two tables, one bay mare, one quilt frame, looking glass, and all the poultry and geese that may be in the yard.
Eighth, it is my will that my two servants, Parker, a man of color, and my girl Chaney, a servant of color, both to be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Ninth, it is my will that my three servants, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney, to have the use of rail, timber, firewood, and water on all that part of my land lying in the forks of the branch, together with the privilege of cultivating all the cleared land lying in said forks of the branch known as the Richardson field and the use of all the out lots of ground adjoining the same during the life of the same woman Grace and no longer.
Tenth, it is my will that my three servants, Parker, Grace, and Chaney, shall have at my decease, and I do hereby give and bequeath unto them the three said servants at my decease jointly, three milk cows, eight head of sheep viz. four ewes, and four (wetherd?? male sheep) and as many hogs as will make meat enough for the three servants for two years thereafter, and four brood sowes to raise a stock of hogs from.
Eleventh, it is my will that my said girl of colour named Chaney is to remain with, and be under the direction and control of, my servant woman of colour, named Grace, during her, Grace's, life time.
Twelfth, it is my will and I do give and bequeath unto the three above named servants for the joint use and benefit of them all three (four words illegible due to bad xerox copy at top of page) given unto them for the purpose of aiding them to cultivate the farm or part of the farm, which I have devised to them according to the ninth paragraph in this will.
Thirteenth, I also give and bequeath unto Parker, Grace, and Chaney all the corn and wheat, which may be on hand at the time of my decease.
Fourteenth, I also give and bequeath unto the above named three servants all of my farming utensils.
Fifteenth, it is my will after my decease that all the remaining stock (which shall not have been devised in this will) which shall remain shall be sold, viz horses & cattle, sheep and hogs; and the money arising from the sale of said stock I dispose of in the following manner. First, I will to Cobbin, a man of colour (who is now in my possession), out of the proceeds of the sales of said stock of horses & cattle the sum of forty dollars. Second, the balances of money which may remain or arise from said sales of the stock of horses, etc., aforesaid, my will is that it be equally divided between my three other servants which I have emancipated in this my last will and testament, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney.
Sixteenth, my will is that Cobbin, a man servant which I now have in possession, shall at my decease be returned back again to my son Ephraim B. Strickland.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute, empower, and appoint my son Ephraim B. Strickland my sole executor of this my last will and testament. Signed and sealed in the presence of Robert Brock and (blank space) who hereunto subscribe their names as witnesses." (signed) Barnabas Strickland
(witnesses)
(signed) Robert Brock
(signed) James Jones
State of Missouri, Franklin County
This day personally appeared James Jones, who being duly sword states upon his oath that the above aforegoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Barnabas Strickland, deceased, was signed by the said Strickland as his last will and testament, that the said testator was at the time of sound mind and that he signed his name as a witness whereto in the presence of the said testator. Sworn and subscribed to before me the Clerk of this County. Clerk of Franklin County this 22nd day of August 1840. (signed) James Jones
C.S. Jeffries, Clerk
Barnabas was likely buried by his son Ephraim in his wife Serena (Caldwell)'s family's cemetery, as they had no other relatives in Missouri. It's also possible that he was buried on his farm nearby.
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Children of Barnabas & Rachael (MacKie) Strickland:
1. Solomon Strickland, b. 6 May 1790, GA; m. 3 Oct 1818, Madison Co., GA to Mary Smith "Polly"; he d. 9 Feb 1851, Madison Co., GA; buried Blue Stone Creek Cemetery, Elbert Co., GA.
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2. Mary Pauline Strickland, b. 24 Apr 1787, GA; m.c. 1809, Madison Co., GA to Phillip Ware [born on 28 Nov 1786, Amherst Co, VA; d. 10 Mar 1853, Danielsville, Madison Co., GA; buried Ware cemetery; son of Edward Powell Ware and Sarah Thurmond]; she d. 2 Nov 1872, Lafayette, Chamber Co., AL; buried LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers Co., AL.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 63
[listed 6 doors away from Mary's parents]
Philip Ware 2-0-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
In 1827, DeKalb Co., GA - Philip administered the estate of Mary Pauline's sister Rosannah's husband, Bennett Sowels.
1830 census, Coweta Co., GA
Phillip Wear
1832 Cherokee County Georgia Land Lottery
Released 05 December 2002
22nd District 2nd Section, Cherokee
204 Philip Ware, s. 1. w., Ware's, Coweta.
They moved with Philip's nephew Edward Meeken Ware to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1840 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware
1850 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware M 64 Virginia
Mary Ware F 63 illegible
Mary Mcsimson F 12 Alabama
Isabella Mcsimson F 6 Alabama
[source?]
"Philip Ware died in Danielsville, Madison Cty, GA while on a visit to his sister Elizabeth, wife of James Long. On reaching her home he was violently ill, dying within a few hours. Before he was buried his sister's husband was stricken with the same disease, dying in a short time. The two men were buried the same day. Soon the servants of the
house were sick snd several died. It was pronounced to be cholera.
It seems that Philip had contacted the disease on his way from Alabama to Gerogia, barely reaching his sister's house before succumbing. It was thought at first that he had eaten fish or some food that had poisoned him but after others had contacted the disease it was decided to be cholera."
1860 census, Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., AL, p. 64
Mary Ware, 71, farmer, born GA
1870 census, Chambers Court House, Chambers Co., AL, p. 151
Jonathan Ware, 54, GA
Annie E., 48, GA
Mary Ware, 83, GA
Ella, 9, AL
Mary Strickland's children:
1) Matilda Ware, b. 1809, Madison Co., GA; m. 24 Jun 1828, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold; d. 28 Sep 1847
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book A (1812-1843)
ARNOLD, James WARE, Matilda 67
Children of Matilda Ware:
i. Samuel James Arnold b. 1841; m. 1867 to Monterey Houston
ii. Irene Ophelia Arnold b. 1844; d. 1916; m. Samuel Eberhart
2) Cynthia Ware, b. 8 Dec 1810, Madison Co., GA; m. 14 Dec 1848, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold [b.c. 1810];
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book B (1843-1876)
Arnold, James Ware, Synthia 42
3) Walton Ware (or Watson), b. 14 Feb 1811, Madison Co., GA
4) Rachel Militia Ware, b. 27 Jul 1814, Madison Co., GA
5) Jonathan Ware, b. 13 May 1816, Madison Co., GA; m. Anne Eliza Love [b. 1821; d. 1888]; he d. 3 Jul 1887, Chambers Co., AL; buried Lafayette cemetery.
1860 Chambers Co., AL, p. 990
Jonathan Ware, 44, GA
Ann E., 38, GA
John L. Love, 10, LA
Martha Love, 6, LA
Virginia McLemore, 8, AR
6) perhaps others
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3. Rosannah Strickland, b. 27 Sep 1795, GA; m. 1st 16 Sep 1819, Madison Co., GA (ceremony performed by D.P. Jones, M.G) to Bennett Sowells [b.c. 1795; d. bet. Oct 1824 - Feb 1827, GA]; m. 2nd bet. Aug 1829 and Mar 1830, Madison or DeKalb Co., GA to Benjamin B. Avery [b.c. 1795]; she d.
Rosannah's father gave or sold Rosannah and Bennett land near the family home on Bluestone Creek in Madison County.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 66
Bennet Sorrels 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-1
One male 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Bennett
One female over 45; b. by 1775 - Rosannah's mother Rachael?
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Rosannah
no land, but 3 slaves.
Oct 1824, Walton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells was sued by Ridley Roberts for $8.50.
7 Oct 1824, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells sold land.
12 Feb 1827, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells' executors widow Rosannah Sorrells and brother-in-law Philip Ware sell land from his estate.
1827, DeKalb Co., GA - "The orphans of Bennett Sorrells drew from Lokey's District, DeKalb County, in the 1827 Land Lottery, winning Lot No. 82, District 4, Coweta County, Georgia. Their names were not given on the grant, but the land was taken up and registered, showing they claimed it or sold it by 1843."
Aug 1829, Madison Co., GA, land on Bluestone Creek - Bennett Sorrells executors widow Rosannah and brother-in-law Philip Ware sold the land on Bluestone Creek, some of which had originally belonged to Barnabas Strickland.
30 Mar 1830, DeKalb Co. GA - land that Bennett Sorrells had owned in Walton Co., GA was sold from his estate by executors Philip Ware, Rosannah Avery, formerly Rosannah Sorrells, and her new husband Benjamin Avery.
1830 census, DeKalb Co., GA, p. 52
Benjamin B. Auvery
1840 census, DeKalb Co., GA
Benjamin Avery
One male age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Benjamin
One female age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Rosanna
One female 20-30; b. 1810-1820
Two females 15-20; b. 1820-1825
23 Dec 1840, Madison Co., GA - Benjamin Avery and Philip Ware, both of DeKalb Co., GA, sue to receive payment for the land on Bluestone Creek they sold from Bennett Sorrells' estate back in 1829.
Rosanna Strickland's children by Bennett Sorrells:
1)
2)
perhaps others
Rosanna Strickland's children by Benjamin Avery:
3) Daughter Avery, b. 1820, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
4) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1822, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
5) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1824, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
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4. Strickland, Ephraim B. b. 5 Oct 1799, Madison Co., GA; m. c. 1823, St. John's Township, Franklin Co., MO, to Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of Matthew & Ann Scot (Martin) Caldwell; d. 1866, Washington, Franklin Co., MO.
Barnabas's father was a private in the Georgia troopers and fought in the Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War, although it's unlikely that he moved his family to Georgia until after the war was over.
Barnabas was 19 years old on 10 Nov 1787 when he married Mrs. Rachael (McKie) Brixey, a widow with three young children. She was probably older than him, b.c. 1763, Tyrone Co., Ireland. Her parents were Thomas and Rosanna (McIntyre) McKie.
Rachael and John Brixey had children:
1. Janet Brixey b. 1780, m. c.1800/04 to Josiah Powell, went to MS in 1817 and d. 1843 near Summit, Peak Co., MS.
2. Thomas Brixey b. bet 1781-86, still living in when Barnabas made his will.
3. John Brixey b. bet 1782-87, still living when Barnabas made his will.
In Barnabas's will (undated, but he died in 1840), he mentions a debt of $350 that the US government owed him and specifies that if it is ever paid it is to be divided between his two stepsons. This would appear to be for his claim for restitution for horses stolen during an Indian raid on the Georgia frontier:
Payments to Citizens of Georgia:
1788. Barnabas Strickland. Seven horses, value $575. Claim rejected for lack of proof.
Sometime between about 1813 and 1818, Barnabas came west to Missouri with his youngest child, Ephraim B., who was still a teenager. There is no evidence that Rachel ever came to MO; she died 1836 in GA. Barnabas brought three slaves with him from Georgia, who were listed as his property on the 1819 Franklin Co. tax roll. It's not known why Barnabas decided to come west; maybe it was his son Ephraim's idea. Several geography and map books would be inventoried in Barnabas' estate when he died years later.
Barnabas was listed as a taxpayer in St. Johns Township (Washington area) in 1819 with three slaves, but no land. He also served that year as an appraiser of the estate of one of his neighbors, Samuel Dent. His nineteen year old son, Ephraim, bought land on 10 Dec 1818. About 1823, Ephraim married Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of neighbors Matthew & Ann Caldwell, who were among the first white settlers of the county. This land was located just west of the future town of Krakow a few miles south of Washington.
Barnabas bought land in 1825 from a man named Nathan Richardson, although the deed wasn't recorded until 1853:
Recorded in Volume 5, page 366
Filed Oct 6th 1853
Recorded 29th Dec 1853
"John Quincy Adams, President of the United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Barnabus Strickland, assignee of Nathan Richardson, having deposited in the General Land Office a certificate of the register of the land office at St. Louis in Missouri, whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the south west quarter of section five in township forty-three of Range One west containing one hundred & sixty acres of the lands directed to be sold at St. Louis by the Acts of Congress providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in Missouri, there is granted by the United States to the said Barnabus Strickland and to his heirs the quarter lot or section of land above described to have and tohold the said quarter lot or section of lnd with the appurtenances unto the said Barnabus Strickland to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twnety five and of the independence of the United States the forty ninth."
(signed) J. Q. Adams
By the president
Geo. Graham, Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office
In 1825, upon a petition from the citizens of Franklin County, an act was passed by the state legislature to move Franklin County's seat from Newport on the Missouri river to the center of the county. Accordingly, a new site was selected in what is present-day Union, and three men, including Barnabas, were appointed as the first commissioners of the courthouse and jail and assigned to acquire the land for and build a new courthouse and jail:
Whereas, a majority of the citizens of Franklin County, having petitioned for the removal of the seat of justice to the center of the county, therefore:
Be it enacted, etc. First. That John Brown, of St. Louis County, Benjamin Horine, of Washington County, and William T. Lammie, of Montgomery County, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners with full power to point out and select the most eligible situation which can be procured, at the center of said county of Franklin, or within three miles thereof; and the place where they, or a majority of them, shall agree onshall be the permanent seat of justice for said county of Franklin.
Sec 3. Barnabas Strickland, Moses Whitmire, and Bracket Burnes, or a majority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners of the courthouse and jail, whose duty it shall be to purchase or receive as a donation the land, including the site delected by the first named commissioners (who were appointed to select the site), for the permanent seat of justice of said county of Franklin, the said land, lot or parcel of ground, not to contain less than fifty nor more than one hundred and sixty acres, and it shall be their further duty to take to them and their successors in office, for and to the use of said county of Franklin, from the person or persons from whom they may purchase or receive a donation of land, a good and sufficient warranty deed or deeds in fee simple, which deed or deeds shall be made to them in trust for the said county of Franklin.
In 1830, Barnabas doesn't seem to be living in the immediate neighborhood of Ephraim and his family. Instead, he lived alone with his slaves.
1830 census, Franklin Co., MO, St. Johns Township, pg 134
Barney Strickland
one male aged 60-70 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-44 (Grace)
one male slave aged 24-35 (Cobbin?)
one male slave aged 10-23 (Parker)
one female slave aged under 10 (Cheney)
His wife Rachael died 1836 back in Elbert Co., GA.
In 1836, Barnabas and son Ephraim were both listed in St. Johns Township on a special census of slaveholders in Franklin County:
Stricklon, B, land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 4 slaves, value $1,300
Stricklon, E B land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 5 slaves, value $750
In 1840, Barnabas lived next door to his son Ephraim and his family. He himself still lived alone with his three slaves. While Grace and Parker may have been a married couple, and Chaney their daughter, Barnabas's will indicates that he thought of Grace as the head of their family. It's therefore more likely that Grace was the mother of both Parker and Chaney, which would make Grace closer to age 55 and Parker closer to age 36.
1840 census, Franklin Co., MO,
Barnabas Strickland
one male aged 70-80 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-55 (Grace)
one male slave aged 36-55 (Parker)
one female slaved aged 10-24 (Chaney)
Barnabas apparently made his will well ahead of time and left it undated. He died in 1840, presumably on his farm near Krakow, south of Washington, Franklin Co., MO. He doesn't mention any debts, and none are mentioned in settlement of estate. One of the witnesses to the will, Robert Brocks, was the first school teacher in the county, was sheriff in 1822, and was appointed to conduct a special census of county residents in 1824 and 1825. In the will, Barnabas frees his three slaves, an older woman named Grace and what appear to be her two children, a grown man Parker and young daughter Cheney. He then leaves almost his entire estate to this family, with the land to revert back to his estate upon Grace's death. He also instructs the girl, Cheney, to remain with her mother and care for her as long as Grace lives. This Grace may have been one of the three slaves that Barnabas had owned back in 1819, and it is very likely that she had kept house and cared for Barnabas for all the years since he came without his wife Rachael to Missouri. During that time, with most of his children and grandchildren still living back in Georgia, it was Grace's children who grew up in his house and it is apparent that he was very attached to them and anxious to provide for their future. That the terms of his will were carried out without objection from Barnabas's children is shown by the lack of any papers contesting the will and by inventory of the estate taken in 1840 upon Barnabas's death. The slave man Cobbin, who Barnabas sent back to his son Ephraim, does not appear on the census of Ephraim's slaves in 1850, and he may have been freed by Ephraim by that time.
On file at the Franklin Co., MO courthouse in Union, MO; will book A, p. 193; will not dated, but recorded 20 Aug 1840:
"In the name of God, amen, I, Barnabas Strickland, of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri, being of sound mind and in perfect good health; nevertheless, being sensible of the certainty of death, do make, constitute, and decree this to be my last will and testament, revoking all former will or wills heretofore by me made.
Imprimus, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Mary Ware the sum of five dollars in cash.
Second, I give and bequeath to my son Solomon Strickland, the sum of five dollars in cash.
Third, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Rosannah Avary the sum of five dollars in cash.
Fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Ephraim B. Strickland my riding horse, saddle & bridle, & my wardrobe or wearing apparel.
Fifth, the Government of the United States justly is indebted to me the sum of three hundred and twenty five dollars, which of it should ever be liquidated or paid, my will is that the said sum of three hundred & twenty five dollars shall be equally divided between my two step-sons, Thomas Brixey and John Brixey.
Sixth, it is my will that my house servant, a slave woman by the name of Grace, shall be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Seventh, I further will to said servant Grace, the use of the south room of the dwelling house which I now occupy during her life time; I also give and bequeath to my said servant Grace three feather beds and bed clothing, one walnut cupboard, six framed or common sitting chairs, two tables, one bay mare, one quilt frame, looking glass, and all the poultry and geese that may be in the yard.
Eighth, it is my will that my two servants, Parker, a man of color, and my girl Chaney, a servant of color, both to be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Ninth, it is my will that my three servants, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney, to have the use of rail, timber, firewood, and water on all that part of my land lying in the forks of the branch, together with the privilege of cultivating all the cleared land lying in said forks of the branch known as the Richardson field and the use of all the out lots of ground adjoining the same during the life of the same woman Grace and no longer.
Tenth, it is my will that my three servants, Parker, Grace, and Chaney, shall have at my decease, and I do hereby give and bequeath unto them the three said servants at my decease jointly, three milk cows, eight head of sheep viz. four ewes, and four (wetherd?? male sheep) and as many hogs as will make meat enough for the three servants for two years thereafter, and four brood sowes to raise a stock of hogs from.
Eleventh, it is my will that my said girl of colour named Chaney is to remain with, and be under the direction and control of, my servant woman of colour, named Grace, during her, Grace's, life time.
Twelfth, it is my will and I do give and bequeath unto the three above named servants for the joint use and benefit of them all three (four words illegible due to bad xerox copy at top of page) given unto them for the purpose of aiding them to cultivate the farm or part of the farm, which I have devised to them according to the ninth paragraph in this will.
Thirteenth, I also give and bequeath unto Parker, Grace, and Chaney all the corn and wheat, which may be on hand at the time of my decease.
Fourteenth, I also give and bequeath unto the above named three servants all of my farming utensils.
Fifteenth, it is my will after my decease that all the remaining stock (which shall not have been devised in this will) which shall remain shall be sold, viz horses & cattle, sheep and hogs; and the money arising from the sale of said stock I dispose of in the following manner. First, I will to Cobbin, a man of colour (who is now in my possession), out of the proceeds of the sales of said stock of horses & cattle the sum of forty dollars. Second, the balances of money which may remain or arise from said sales of the stock of horses, etc., aforesaid, my will is that it be equally divided between my three other servants which I have emancipated in this my last will and testament, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney.
Sixteenth, my will is that Cobbin, a man servant which I now have in possession, shall at my decease be returned back again to my son Ephraim B. Strickland.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute, empower, and appoint my son Ephraim B. Strickland my sole executor of this my last will and testament. Signed and sealed in the presence of Robert Brock and (blank space) who hereunto subscribe their names as witnesses." (signed) Barnabas Strickland
(witnesses)
(signed) Robert Brock
(signed) James Jones
State of Missouri, Franklin County
This day personally appeared James Jones, who being duly sword states upon his oath that the above aforegoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Barnabas Strickland, deceased, was signed by the said Strickland as his last will and testament, that the said testator was at the time of sound mind and that he signed his name as a witness whereto in the presence of the said testator. Sworn and subscribed to before me the Clerk of this County. Clerk of Franklin County this 22nd day of August 1840. (signed) James Jones
C.S. Jeffries, Clerk
Barnabas was likely buried by his son Ephraim in his wife Serena (Caldwell)'s family's cemetery, as they had no other relatives in Missouri. It's also possible that he was buried on his farm nearby.
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Children of Barnabas & Rachael (MacKie) Strickland:
1. Solomon Strickland, b. 6 May 1790, GA; m. 3 Oct 1818, Madison Co., GA to Mary Smith "Polly"; he d. 9 Feb 1851, Madison Co., GA; buried Blue Stone Creek Cemetery, Elbert Co., GA.
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2. Mary Pauline Strickland, b. 24 Apr 1787, GA; m.c. 1809, Madison Co., GA to Phillip Ware [born on 28 Nov 1786, Amherst Co, VA; d. 10 Mar 1853, Danielsville, Madison Co., GA; buried Ware cemetery; son of Edward Powell Ware and Sarah Thurmond]; she d. 2 Nov 1872, Lafayette, Chamber Co., AL; buried LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers Co., AL.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 63
[listed 6 doors away from Mary's parents]
Philip Ware 2-0-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
In 1827, DeKalb Co., GA - Philip administered the estate of Mary Pauline's sister Rosannah's husband, Bennett Sowels.
1830 census, Coweta Co., GA
Phillip Wear
1832 Cherokee County Georgia Land Lottery
Released 05 December 2002
22nd District 2nd Section, Cherokee
204 Philip Ware, s. 1. w., Ware's, Coweta.
They moved with Philip's nephew Edward Meeken Ware to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1840 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware
1850 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware M 64 Virginia
Mary Ware F 63 illegible
Mary Mcsimson F 12 Alabama
Isabella Mcsimson F 6 Alabama
[source?]
"Philip Ware died in Danielsville, Madison Cty, GA while on a visit to his sister Elizabeth, wife of James Long. On reaching her home he was violently ill, dying within a few hours. Before he was buried his sister's husband was stricken with the same disease, dying in a short time. The two men were buried the same day. Soon the servants of the
house were sick snd several died. It was pronounced to be cholera.
It seems that Philip had contacted the disease on his way from Alabama to Gerogia, barely reaching his sister's house before succumbing. It was thought at first that he had eaten fish or some food that had poisoned him but after others had contacted the disease it was decided to be cholera."
1860 census, Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., AL, p. 64
Mary Ware, 71, farmer, born GA
1870 census, Chambers Court House, Chambers Co., AL, p. 151
Jonathan Ware, 54, GA
Annie E., 48, GA
Mary Ware, 83, GA
Ella, 9, AL
Mary Strickland's children:
1) Matilda Ware, b. 1809, Madison Co., GA; m. 24 Jun 1828, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold; d. 28 Sep 1847
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book A (1812-1843)
ARNOLD, James WARE, Matilda 67
Children of Matilda Ware:
i. Samuel James Arnold b. 1841; m. 1867 to Monterey Houston
ii. Irene Ophelia Arnold b. 1844; d. 1916; m. Samuel Eberhart
2) Cynthia Ware, b. 8 Dec 1810, Madison Co., GA; m. 14 Dec 1848, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold [b.c. 1810];
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book B (1843-1876)
Arnold, James Ware, Synthia 42
3) Walton Ware (or Watson), b. 14 Feb 1811, Madison Co., GA
4) Rachel Militia Ware, b. 27 Jul 1814, Madison Co., GA
5) Jonathan Ware, b. 13 May 1816, Madison Co., GA; m. Anne Eliza Love [b. 1821; d. 1888]; he d. 3 Jul 1887, Chambers Co., AL; buried Lafayette cemetery.
1860 Chambers Co., AL, p. 990
Jonathan Ware, 44, GA
Ann E., 38, GA
John L. Love, 10, LA
Martha Love, 6, LA
Virginia McLemore, 8, AR
6) perhaps others
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3. Rosannah Strickland, b. 27 Sep 1795, GA; m. 1st 16 Sep 1819, Madison Co., GA (ceremony performed by D.P. Jones, M.G) to Bennett Sowells [b.c. 1795; d. bet. Oct 1824 - Feb 1827, GA]; m. 2nd bet. Aug 1829 and Mar 1830, Madison or DeKalb Co., GA to Benjamin B. Avery [b.c. 1795]; she d.
Rosannah's father gave or sold Rosannah and Bennett land near the family home on Bluestone Creek in Madison County.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 66
Bennet Sorrels 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-1
One male 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Bennett
One female over 45; b. by 1775 - Rosannah's mother Rachael?
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Rosannah
no land, but 3 slaves.
Oct 1824, Walton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells was sued by Ridley Roberts for $8.50.
7 Oct 1824, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells sold land.
12 Feb 1827, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells' executors widow Rosannah Sorrells and brother-in-law Philip Ware sell land from his estate.
1827, DeKalb Co., GA - "The orphans of Bennett Sorrells drew from Lokey's District, DeKalb County, in the 1827 Land Lottery, winning Lot No. 82, District 4, Coweta County, Georgia. Their names were not given on the grant, but the land was taken up and registered, showing they claimed it or sold it by 1843."
Aug 1829, Madison Co., GA, land on Bluestone Creek - Bennett Sorrells executors widow Rosannah and brother-in-law Philip Ware sold the land on Bluestone Creek, some of which had originally belonged to Barnabas Strickland.
30 Mar 1830, DeKalb Co. GA - land that Bennett Sorrells had owned in Walton Co., GA was sold from his estate by executors Philip Ware, Rosannah Avery, formerly Rosannah Sorrells, and her new husband Benjamin Avery.
1830 census, DeKalb Co., GA, p. 52
Benjamin B. Auvery
1840 census, DeKalb Co., GA
Benjamin Avery
One male age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Benjamin
One female age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Rosanna
One female 20-30; b. 1810-1820
Two females 15-20; b. 1820-1825
23 Dec 1840, Madison Co., GA - Benjamin Avery and Philip Ware, both of DeKalb Co., GA, sue to receive payment for the land on Bluestone Creek they sold from Bennett Sorrells' estate back in 1829.
Rosanna Strickland's children by Bennett Sorrells:
1)
2)
perhaps others
Rosanna Strickland's children by Benjamin Avery:
3) Daughter Avery, b. 1820, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
4) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1822, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
5) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1824, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
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4. Strickland, Ephraim B. b. 5 Oct 1799, Madison Co., GA; m. c. 1823, St. John's Township, Franklin Co., MO, to Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of Matthew & Ann Scot (Martin) Caldwell; d. 1866, Washington, Franklin Co., MO.
Son of Solomon Strickland born 1742, Guilford Co., NC, and Amy Pace Strickland, born 1739, Guilford Co., NC.
Barnabas's father was a private in the Georgia troopers and fought in the Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War, although it's unlikely that he moved his family to Georgia until after the war was over.
Barnabas was 19 years old on 10 Nov 1787 when he married Mrs. Rachael (McKie) Brixey, a widow with three young children. She was probably older than him, b.c. 1763, Tyrone Co., Ireland. Her parents were Thomas and Rosanna (McIntyre) McKie.
Rachael and John Brixey had children:
1. Janet Brixey b. 1780, m. c.1800/04 to Josiah Powell, went to MS in 1817 and d. 1843 near Summit, Peak Co., MS.
2. Thomas Brixey b. bet 1781-86, still living in when Barnabas made his will.
3. John Brixey b. bet 1782-87, still living when Barnabas made his will.
In Barnabas's will (undated, but he died in 1840), he mentions a debt of $350 that the US government owed him and specifies that if it is ever paid it is to be divided between his two stepsons. This would appear to be for his claim for restitution for horses stolen during an Indian raid on the Georgia frontier:
Payments to Citizens of Georgia:
1788. Barnabas Strickland. Seven horses, value $575. Claim rejected for lack of proof.
Sometime between about 1813 and 1818, Barnabas came west to Missouri with his youngest child, Ephraim B., who was still a teenager. There is no evidence that Rachel ever came to MO; she died 1836 in GA. Barnabas brought three slaves with him from Georgia, who were listed as his property on the 1819 Franklin Co. tax roll. It's not known why Barnabas decided to come west; maybe it was his son Ephraim's idea. Several geography and map books would be inventoried in Barnabas' estate when he died years later.
Barnabas was listed as a taxpayer in St. Johns Township (Washington area) in 1819 with three slaves, but no land. He also served that year as an appraiser of the estate of one of his neighbors, Samuel Dent. His nineteen year old son, Ephraim, bought land on 10 Dec 1818. About 1823, Ephraim married Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of neighbors Matthew & Ann Caldwell, who were among the first white settlers of the county. This land was located just west of the future town of Krakow a few miles south of Washington.
Barnabas bought land in 1825 from a man named Nathan Richardson, although the deed wasn't recorded until 1853:
Recorded in Volume 5, page 366
Filed Oct 6th 1853
Recorded 29th Dec 1853
"John Quincy Adams, President of the United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Barnabus Strickland, assignee of Nathan Richardson, having deposited in the General Land Office a certificate of the register of the land office at St. Louis in Missouri, whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the south west quarter of section five in township forty-three of Range One west containing one hundred & sixty acres of the lands directed to be sold at St. Louis by the Acts of Congress providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in Missouri, there is granted by the United States to the said Barnabus Strickland and to his heirs the quarter lot or section of land above described to have and tohold the said quarter lot or section of lnd with the appurtenances unto the said Barnabus Strickland to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twnety five and of the independence of the United States the forty ninth."
(signed) J. Q. Adams
By the president
Geo. Graham, Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office
In 1825, upon a petition from the citizens of Franklin County, an act was passed by the state legislature to move Franklin County's seat from Newport on the Missouri river to the center of the county. Accordingly, a new site was selected in what is present-day Union, and three men, including Barnabas, were appointed as the first commissioners of the courthouse and jail and assigned to acquire the land for and build a new courthouse and jail:
Whereas, a majority of the citizens of Franklin County, having petitioned for the removal of the seat of justice to the center of the county, therefore:
Be it enacted, etc. First. That John Brown, of St. Louis County, Benjamin Horine, of Washington County, and William T. Lammie, of Montgomery County, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners with full power to point out and select the most eligible situation which can be procured, at the center of said county of Franklin, or within three miles thereof; and the place where they, or a majority of them, shall agree onshall be the permanent seat of justice for said county of Franklin.
Sec 3. Barnabas Strickland, Moses Whitmire, and Bracket Burnes, or a majority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners of the courthouse and jail, whose duty it shall be to purchase or receive as a donation the land, including the site delected by the first named commissioners (who were appointed to select the site), for the permanent seat of justice of said county of Franklin, the said land, lot or parcel of ground, not to contain less than fifty nor more than one hundred and sixty acres, and it shall be their further duty to take to them and their successors in office, for and to the use of said county of Franklin, from the person or persons from whom they may purchase or receive a donation of land, a good and sufficient warranty deed or deeds in fee simple, which deed or deeds shall be made to them in trust for the said county of Franklin.
In 1830, Barnabas doesn't seem to be living in the immediate neighborhood of Ephraim and his family. Instead, he lived alone with his slaves.
1830 census, Franklin Co., MO, St. Johns Township, pg 134
Barney Strickland
one male aged 60-70 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-44 (Grace)
one male slave aged 24-35 (Cobbin?)
one male slave aged 10-23 (Parker)
one female slave aged under 10 (Cheney)
His wife Rachael died 1836 back in Elbert Co., GA.
In 1836, Barnabas and son Ephraim were both listed in St. Johns Township on a special census of slaveholders in Franklin County:
Stricklon, B, land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 4 slaves, value $1,300
Stricklon, E B land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 5 slaves, value $750
In 1840, Barnabas lived next door to his son Ephraim and his family. He himself still lived alone with his three slaves. While Grace and Parker may have been a married couple, and Chaney their daughter, Barnabas's will indicates that he thought of Grace as the head of their family. It's therefore more likely that Grace was the mother of both Parker and Chaney, which would make Grace closer to age 55 and Parker closer to age 36.
1840 census, Franklin Co., MO,
Barnabas Strickland
one male aged 70-80 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-55 (Grace)
one male slave aged 36-55 (Parker)
one female slaved aged 10-24 (Chaney)
Barnabas apparently made his will well ahead of time and left it undated. He died in 1840, presumably on his farm near Krakow, south of Washington, Franklin Co., MO. He doesn't mention any debts, and none are mentioned in settlement of estate. One of the witnesses to the will, Robert Brocks, was the first school teacher in the county, was sheriff in 1822, and was appointed to conduct a special census of county residents in 1824 and 1825. In the will, Barnabas frees his three slaves, an older woman named Grace and what appear to be her two children, a grown man Parker and young daughter Cheney. He then leaves almost his entire estate to this family, with the land to revert back to his estate upon Grace's death. He also instructs the girl, Cheney, to remain with her mother and care for her as long as Grace lives. This Grace may have been one of the three slaves that Barnabas had owned back in 1819, and it is very likely that she had kept house and cared for Barnabas for all the years since he came without his wife Rachael to Missouri. During that time, with most of his children and grandchildren still living back in Georgia, it was Grace's children who grew up in his house and it is apparent that he was very attached to them and anxious to provide for their future. That the terms of his will were carried out without objection from Barnabas's children is shown by the lack of any papers contesting the will and by inventory of the estate taken in 1840 upon Barnabas's death. The slave man Cobbin, who Barnabas sent back to his son Ephraim, does not appear on the census of Ephraim's slaves in 1850, and he may have been freed by Ephraim by that time.
On file at the Franklin Co., MO courthouse in Union, MO; will book A, p. 193; will not dated, but recorded 20 Aug 1840:
"In the name of God, amen, I, Barnabas Strickland, of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri, being of sound mind and in perfect good health; nevertheless, being sensible of the certainty of death, do make, constitute, and decree this to be my last will and testament, revoking all former will or wills heretofore by me made.
Imprimus, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Mary Ware the sum of five dollars in cash.
Second, I give and bequeath to my son Solomon Strickland, the sum of five dollars in cash.
Third, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Rosannah Avary the sum of five dollars in cash.
Fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Ephraim B. Strickland my riding horse, saddle & bridle, & my wardrobe or wearing apparel.
Fifth, the Government of the United States justly is indebted to me the sum of three hundred and twenty five dollars, which of it should ever be liquidated or paid, my will is that the said sum of three hundred & twenty five dollars shall be equally divided between my two step-sons, Thomas Brixey and John Brixey.
Sixth, it is my will that my house servant, a slave woman by the name of Grace, shall be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Seventh, I further will to said servant Grace, the use of the south room of the dwelling house which I now occupy during her life time; I also give and bequeath to my said servant Grace three feather beds and bed clothing, one walnut cupboard, six framed or common sitting chairs, two tables, one bay mare, one quilt frame, looking glass, and all the poultry and geese that may be in the yard.
Eighth, it is my will that my two servants, Parker, a man of color, and my girl Chaney, a servant of color, both to be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Ninth, it is my will that my three servants, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney, to have the use of rail, timber, firewood, and water on all that part of my land lying in the forks of the branch, together with the privilege of cultivating all the cleared land lying in said forks of the branch known as the Richardson field and the use of all the out lots of ground adjoining the same during the life of the same woman Grace and no longer.
Tenth, it is my will that my three servants, Parker, Grace, and Chaney, shall have at my decease, and I do hereby give and bequeath unto them the three said servants at my decease jointly, three milk cows, eight head of sheep viz. four ewes, and four (wetherd?? male sheep) and as many hogs as will make meat enough for the three servants for two years thereafter, and four brood sowes to raise a stock of hogs from.
Eleventh, it is my will that my said girl of colour named Chaney is to remain with, and be under the direction and control of, my servant woman of colour, named Grace, during her, Grace's, life time.
Twelfth, it is my will and I do give and bequeath unto the three above named servants for the joint use and benefit of them all three (four words illegible due to bad xerox copy at top of page) given unto them for the purpose of aiding them to cultivate the farm or part of the farm, which I have devised to them according to the ninth paragraph in this will.
Thirteenth, I also give and bequeath unto Parker, Grace, and Chaney all the corn and wheat, which may be on hand at the time of my decease.
Fourteenth, I also give and bequeath unto the above named three servants all of my farming utensils.
Fifteenth, it is my will after my decease that all the remaining stock (which shall not have been devised in this will) which shall remain shall be sold, viz horses & cattle, sheep and hogs; and the money arising from the sale of said stock I dispose of in the following manner. First, I will to Cobbin, a man of colour (who is now in my possession), out of the proceeds of the sales of said stock of horses & cattle the sum of forty dollars. Second, the balances of money which may remain or arise from said sales of the stock of horses, etc., aforesaid, my will is that it be equally divided between my three other servants which I have emancipated in this my last will and testament, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney.
Sixteenth, my will is that Cobbin, a man servant which I now have in possession, shall at my decease be returned back again to my son Ephraim B. Strickland.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute, empower, and appoint my son Ephraim B. Strickland my sole executor of this my last will and testament. Signed and sealed in the presence of Robert Brock and (blank space) who hereunto subscribe their names as witnesses." (signed) Barnabas Strickland
(witnesses)
(signed) Robert Brock
(signed) James Jones
State of Missouri, Franklin County
This day personally appeared James Jones, who being duly sword states upon his oath that the above aforegoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Barnabas Strickland, deceased, was signed by the said Strickland as his last will and testament, that the said testator was at the time of sound mind and that he signed his name as a witness whereto in the presence of the said testator. Sworn and subscribed to before me the Clerk of this County. Clerk of Franklin County this 22nd day of August 1840. (signed) James Jones
C.S. Jeffries, Clerk
Barnabas was likely buried by his son Ephraim in his wife Serena (Caldwell)'s family's cemetery, as they had no other relatives in Missouri. It's also possible that he was buried on his farm nearby.
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Children of Barnabas & Rachael (MacKie) Strickland:
1. Solomon Strickland, b. 6 May 1790, GA; m. 3 Oct 1818, Madison Co., GA to Mary Smith "Polly"; he d. 9 Feb 1851, Madison Co., GA; buried Blue Stone Creek Cemetery, Elbert Co., GA.
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2. Mary Pauline Strickland, b. 24 Apr 1787, GA; m.c. 1809, Madison Co., GA to Phillip Ware [born on 28 Nov 1786, Amherst Co, VA; d. 10 Mar 1853, Danielsville, Madison Co., GA; buried Ware cemetery; son of Edward Powell Ware and Sarah Thurmond]; she d. 2 Nov 1872, Lafayette, Chamber Co., AL; buried LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers Co., AL.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 63
[listed 6 doors away from Mary's parents]
Philip Ware 2-0-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
In 1827, DeKalb Co., GA - Philip administered the estate of Mary Pauline's sister Rosannah's husband, Bennett Sowels.
1830 census, Coweta Co., GA
Phillip Wear
1832 Cherokee County Georgia Land Lottery
Released 05 December 2002
22nd District 2nd Section, Cherokee
204 Philip Ware, s. 1. w., Ware's, Coweta.
They moved with Philip's nephew Edward Meeken Ware to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1840 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware
1850 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware M 64 Virginia
Mary Ware F 63 illegible
Mary Mcsimson F 12 Alabama
Isabella Mcsimson F 6 Alabama
[source?]
"Philip Ware died in Danielsville, Madison Cty, GA while on a visit to his sister Elizabeth, wife of James Long. On reaching her home he was violently ill, dying within a few hours. Before he was buried his sister's husband was stricken with the same disease, dying in a short time. The two men were buried the same day. Soon the servants of the
house were sick snd several died. It was pronounced to be cholera.
It seems that Philip had contacted the disease on his way from Alabama to Gerogia, barely reaching his sister's house before succumbing. It was thought at first that he had eaten fish or some food that had poisoned him but after others had contacted the disease it was decided to be cholera."
1860 census, Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., AL, p. 64
Mary Ware, 71, farmer, born GA
1870 census, Chambers Court House, Chambers Co., AL, p. 151
Jonathan Ware, 54, GA
Annie E., 48, GA
Mary Ware, 83, GA
Ella, 9, AL
Mary Strickland's children:
1) Matilda Ware, b. 1809, Madison Co., GA; m. 24 Jun 1828, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold; d. 28 Sep 1847
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book A (1812-1843)
ARNOLD, James WARE, Matilda 67
Children of Matilda Ware:
i. Samuel James Arnold b. 1841; m. 1867 to Monterey Houston
ii. Irene Ophelia Arnold b. 1844; d. 1916; m. Samuel Eberhart
2) Cynthia Ware, b. 8 Dec 1810, Madison Co., GA; m. 14 Dec 1848, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold [b.c. 1810];
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book B (1843-1876)
Arnold, James Ware, Synthia 42
3) Walton Ware (or Watson), b. 14 Feb 1811, Madison Co., GA
4) Rachel Militia Ware, b. 27 Jul 1814, Madison Co., GA
5) Jonathan Ware, b. 13 May 1816, Madison Co., GA; m. Anne Eliza Love [b. 1821; d. 1888]; he d. 3 Jul 1887, Chambers Co., AL; buried Lafayette cemetery.
1860 Chambers Co., AL, p. 990
Jonathan Ware, 44, GA
Ann E., 38, GA
John L. Love, 10, LA
Martha Love, 6, LA
Virginia McLemore, 8, AR
6) perhaps others
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3. Rosannah Strickland, b. 27 Sep 1795, GA; m. 1st 16 Sep 1819, Madison Co., GA (ceremony performed by D.P. Jones, M.G) to Bennett Sowells [b.c. 1795; d. bet. Oct 1824 - Feb 1827, GA]; m. 2nd bet. Aug 1829 and Mar 1830, Madison or DeKalb Co., GA to Benjamin B. Avery [b.c. 1795]; she d.
Rosannah's father gave or sold Rosannah and Bennett land near the family home on Bluestone Creek in Madison County.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 66
Bennet Sorrels 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-1
One male 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Bennett
One female over 45; b. by 1775 - Rosannah's mother Rachael?
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Rosannah
no land, but 3 slaves.
Oct 1824, Walton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells was sued by Ridley Roberts for $8.50.
7 Oct 1824, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells sold land.
12 Feb 1827, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells' executors widow Rosannah Sorrells and brother-in-law Philip Ware sell land from his estate.
1827, DeKalb Co., GA - "The orphans of Bennett Sorrells drew from Lokey's District, DeKalb County, in the 1827 Land Lottery, winning Lot No. 82, District 4, Coweta County, Georgia. Their names were not given on the grant, but the land was taken up and registered, showing they claimed it or sold it by 1843."
Aug 1829, Madison Co., GA, land on Bluestone Creek - Bennett Sorrells executors widow Rosannah and brother-in-law Philip Ware sold the land on Bluestone Creek, some of which had originally belonged to Barnabas Strickland.
30 Mar 1830, DeKalb Co. GA - land that Bennett Sorrells had owned in Walton Co., GA was sold from his estate by executors Philip Ware, Rosannah Avery, formerly Rosannah Sorrells, and her new husband Benjamin Avery.
1830 census, DeKalb Co., GA, p. 52
Benjamin B. Auvery
1840 census, DeKalb Co., GA
Benjamin Avery
One male age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Benjamin
One female age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Rosanna
One female 20-30; b. 1810-1820
Two females 15-20; b. 1820-1825
23 Dec 1840, Madison Co., GA - Benjamin Avery and Philip Ware, both of DeKalb Co., GA, sue to receive payment for the land on Bluestone Creek they sold from Bennett Sorrells' estate back in 1829.
Rosanna Strickland's children by Bennett Sorrells:
1)
2)
perhaps others
Rosanna Strickland's children by Benjamin Avery:
3) Daughter Avery, b. 1820, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
4) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1822, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
5) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1824, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
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4. Strickland, Ephraim B. b. 5 Oct 1799, Madison Co., GA; m. c. 1823, St. John's Township, Franklin Co., MO, to Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of Matthew & Ann Scot (Martin) Caldwell; d. 1866, Washington, Franklin Co., MO.
Barnabas's father was a private in the Georgia troopers and fought in the Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War, although it's unlikely that he moved his family to Georgia until after the war was over.
Barnabas was 19 years old on 10 Nov 1787 when he married Mrs. Rachael (McKie) Brixey, a widow with three young children. She was probably older than him, b.c. 1763, Tyrone Co., Ireland. Her parents were Thomas and Rosanna (McIntyre) McKie.
Rachael and John Brixey had children:
1. Janet Brixey b. 1780, m. c.1800/04 to Josiah Powell, went to MS in 1817 and d. 1843 near Summit, Peak Co., MS.
2. Thomas Brixey b. bet 1781-86, still living in when Barnabas made his will.
3. John Brixey b. bet 1782-87, still living when Barnabas made his will.
In Barnabas's will (undated, but he died in 1840), he mentions a debt of $350 that the US government owed him and specifies that if it is ever paid it is to be divided between his two stepsons. This would appear to be for his claim for restitution for horses stolen during an Indian raid on the Georgia frontier:
Payments to Citizens of Georgia:
1788. Barnabas Strickland. Seven horses, value $575. Claim rejected for lack of proof.
Sometime between about 1813 and 1818, Barnabas came west to Missouri with his youngest child, Ephraim B., who was still a teenager. There is no evidence that Rachel ever came to MO; she died 1836 in GA. Barnabas brought three slaves with him from Georgia, who were listed as his property on the 1819 Franklin Co. tax roll. It's not known why Barnabas decided to come west; maybe it was his son Ephraim's idea. Several geography and map books would be inventoried in Barnabas' estate when he died years later.
Barnabas was listed as a taxpayer in St. Johns Township (Washington area) in 1819 with three slaves, but no land. He also served that year as an appraiser of the estate of one of his neighbors, Samuel Dent. His nineteen year old son, Ephraim, bought land on 10 Dec 1818. About 1823, Ephraim married Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of neighbors Matthew & Ann Caldwell, who were among the first white settlers of the county. This land was located just west of the future town of Krakow a few miles south of Washington.
Barnabas bought land in 1825 from a man named Nathan Richardson, although the deed wasn't recorded until 1853:
Recorded in Volume 5, page 366
Filed Oct 6th 1853
Recorded 29th Dec 1853
"John Quincy Adams, President of the United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that Barnabus Strickland, assignee of Nathan Richardson, having deposited in the General Land Office a certificate of the register of the land office at St. Louis in Missouri, whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the south west quarter of section five in township forty-three of Range One west containing one hundred & sixty acres of the lands directed to be sold at St. Louis by the Acts of Congress providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in Missouri, there is granted by the United States to the said Barnabus Strickland and to his heirs the quarter lot or section of land above described to have and tohold the said quarter lot or section of lnd with the appurtenances unto the said Barnabus Strickland to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twnety five and of the independence of the United States the forty ninth."
(signed) J. Q. Adams
By the president
Geo. Graham, Commissioner of the Gen. Land Office
In 1825, upon a petition from the citizens of Franklin County, an act was passed by the state legislature to move Franklin County's seat from Newport on the Missouri river to the center of the county. Accordingly, a new site was selected in what is present-day Union, and three men, including Barnabas, were appointed as the first commissioners of the courthouse and jail and assigned to acquire the land for and build a new courthouse and jail:
Whereas, a majority of the citizens of Franklin County, having petitioned for the removal of the seat of justice to the center of the county, therefore:
Be it enacted, etc. First. That John Brown, of St. Louis County, Benjamin Horine, of Washington County, and William T. Lammie, of Montgomery County, be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners with full power to point out and select the most eligible situation which can be procured, at the center of said county of Franklin, or within three miles thereof; and the place where they, or a majority of them, shall agree onshall be the permanent seat of justice for said county of Franklin.
Sec 3. Barnabas Strickland, Moses Whitmire, and Bracket Burnes, or a majority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners of the courthouse and jail, whose duty it shall be to purchase or receive as a donation the land, including the site delected by the first named commissioners (who were appointed to select the site), for the permanent seat of justice of said county of Franklin, the said land, lot or parcel of ground, not to contain less than fifty nor more than one hundred and sixty acres, and it shall be their further duty to take to them and their successors in office, for and to the use of said county of Franklin, from the person or persons from whom they may purchase or receive a donation of land, a good and sufficient warranty deed or deeds in fee simple, which deed or deeds shall be made to them in trust for the said county of Franklin.
In 1830, Barnabas doesn't seem to be living in the immediate neighborhood of Ephraim and his family. Instead, he lived alone with his slaves.
1830 census, Franklin Co., MO, St. Johns Township, pg 134
Barney Strickland
one male aged 60-70 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-44 (Grace)
one male slave aged 24-35 (Cobbin?)
one male slave aged 10-23 (Parker)
one female slave aged under 10 (Cheney)
His wife Rachael died 1836 back in Elbert Co., GA.
In 1836, Barnabas and son Ephraim were both listed in St. Johns Township on a special census of slaveholders in Franklin County:
Stricklon, B, land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 4 slaves, value $1,300
Stricklon, E B land 43.1W St. Johns Twp, 5 slaves, value $750
In 1840, Barnabas lived next door to his son Ephraim and his family. He himself still lived alone with his three slaves. While Grace and Parker may have been a married couple, and Chaney their daughter, Barnabas's will indicates that he thought of Grace as the head of their family. It's therefore more likely that Grace was the mother of both Parker and Chaney, which would make Grace closer to age 55 and Parker closer to age 36.
1840 census, Franklin Co., MO,
Barnabas Strickland
one male aged 70-80 (Barnabas)
one female slave aged 36-55 (Grace)
one male slave aged 36-55 (Parker)
one female slaved aged 10-24 (Chaney)
Barnabas apparently made his will well ahead of time and left it undated. He died in 1840, presumably on his farm near Krakow, south of Washington, Franklin Co., MO. He doesn't mention any debts, and none are mentioned in settlement of estate. One of the witnesses to the will, Robert Brocks, was the first school teacher in the county, was sheriff in 1822, and was appointed to conduct a special census of county residents in 1824 and 1825. In the will, Barnabas frees his three slaves, an older woman named Grace and what appear to be her two children, a grown man Parker and young daughter Cheney. He then leaves almost his entire estate to this family, with the land to revert back to his estate upon Grace's death. He also instructs the girl, Cheney, to remain with her mother and care for her as long as Grace lives. This Grace may have been one of the three slaves that Barnabas had owned back in 1819, and it is very likely that she had kept house and cared for Barnabas for all the years since he came without his wife Rachael to Missouri. During that time, with most of his children and grandchildren still living back in Georgia, it was Grace's children who grew up in his house and it is apparent that he was very attached to them and anxious to provide for their future. That the terms of his will were carried out without objection from Barnabas's children is shown by the lack of any papers contesting the will and by inventory of the estate taken in 1840 upon Barnabas's death. The slave man Cobbin, who Barnabas sent back to his son Ephraim, does not appear on the census of Ephraim's slaves in 1850, and he may have been freed by Ephraim by that time.
On file at the Franklin Co., MO courthouse in Union, MO; will book A, p. 193; will not dated, but recorded 20 Aug 1840:
"In the name of God, amen, I, Barnabas Strickland, of the County of Franklin, State of Missouri, being of sound mind and in perfect good health; nevertheless, being sensible of the certainty of death, do make, constitute, and decree this to be my last will and testament, revoking all former will or wills heretofore by me made.
Imprimus, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Mary Ware the sum of five dollars in cash.
Second, I give and bequeath to my son Solomon Strickland, the sum of five dollars in cash.
Third, I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Rosannah Avary the sum of five dollars in cash.
Fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Ephraim B. Strickland my riding horse, saddle & bridle, & my wardrobe or wearing apparel.
Fifth, the Government of the United States justly is indebted to me the sum of three hundred and twenty five dollars, which of it should ever be liquidated or paid, my will is that the said sum of three hundred & twenty five dollars shall be equally divided between my two step-sons, Thomas Brixey and John Brixey.
Sixth, it is my will that my house servant, a slave woman by the name of Grace, shall be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Seventh, I further will to said servant Grace, the use of the south room of the dwelling house which I now occupy during her life time; I also give and bequeath to my said servant Grace three feather beds and bed clothing, one walnut cupboard, six framed or common sitting chairs, two tables, one bay mare, one quilt frame, looking glass, and all the poultry and geese that may be in the yard.
Eighth, it is my will that my two servants, Parker, a man of color, and my girl Chaney, a servant of color, both to be emancipated or set free at my decease.
Ninth, it is my will that my three servants, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney, to have the use of rail, timber, firewood, and water on all that part of my land lying in the forks of the branch, together with the privilege of cultivating all the cleared land lying in said forks of the branch known as the Richardson field and the use of all the out lots of ground adjoining the same during the life of the same woman Grace and no longer.
Tenth, it is my will that my three servants, Parker, Grace, and Chaney, shall have at my decease, and I do hereby give and bequeath unto them the three said servants at my decease jointly, three milk cows, eight head of sheep viz. four ewes, and four (wetherd?? male sheep) and as many hogs as will make meat enough for the three servants for two years thereafter, and four brood sowes to raise a stock of hogs from.
Eleventh, it is my will that my said girl of colour named Chaney is to remain with, and be under the direction and control of, my servant woman of colour, named Grace, during her, Grace's, life time.
Twelfth, it is my will and I do give and bequeath unto the three above named servants for the joint use and benefit of them all three (four words illegible due to bad xerox copy at top of page) given unto them for the purpose of aiding them to cultivate the farm or part of the farm, which I have devised to them according to the ninth paragraph in this will.
Thirteenth, I also give and bequeath unto Parker, Grace, and Chaney all the corn and wheat, which may be on hand at the time of my decease.
Fourteenth, I also give and bequeath unto the above named three servants all of my farming utensils.
Fifteenth, it is my will after my decease that all the remaining stock (which shall not have been devised in this will) which shall remain shall be sold, viz horses & cattle, sheep and hogs; and the money arising from the sale of said stock I dispose of in the following manner. First, I will to Cobbin, a man of colour (who is now in my possession), out of the proceeds of the sales of said stock of horses & cattle the sum of forty dollars. Second, the balances of money which may remain or arise from said sales of the stock of horses, etc., aforesaid, my will is that it be equally divided between my three other servants which I have emancipated in this my last will and testament, to wit, Grace, Parker, and Chaney.
Sixteenth, my will is that Cobbin, a man servant which I now have in possession, shall at my decease be returned back again to my son Ephraim B. Strickland.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute, empower, and appoint my son Ephraim B. Strickland my sole executor of this my last will and testament. Signed and sealed in the presence of Robert Brock and (blank space) who hereunto subscribe their names as witnesses." (signed) Barnabas Strickland
(witnesses)
(signed) Robert Brock
(signed) James Jones
State of Missouri, Franklin County
This day personally appeared James Jones, who being duly sword states upon his oath that the above aforegoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Barnabas Strickland, deceased, was signed by the said Strickland as his last will and testament, that the said testator was at the time of sound mind and that he signed his name as a witness whereto in the presence of the said testator. Sworn and subscribed to before me the Clerk of this County. Clerk of Franklin County this 22nd day of August 1840. (signed) James Jones
C.S. Jeffries, Clerk
Barnabas was likely buried by his son Ephraim in his wife Serena (Caldwell)'s family's cemetery, as they had no other relatives in Missouri. It's also possible that he was buried on his farm nearby.
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Children of Barnabas & Rachael (MacKie) Strickland:
1. Solomon Strickland, b. 6 May 1790, GA; m. 3 Oct 1818, Madison Co., GA to Mary Smith "Polly"; he d. 9 Feb 1851, Madison Co., GA; buried Blue Stone Creek Cemetery, Elbert Co., GA.
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2. Mary Pauline Strickland, b. 24 Apr 1787, GA; m.c. 1809, Madison Co., GA to Phillip Ware [born on 28 Nov 1786, Amherst Co, VA; d. 10 Mar 1853, Danielsville, Madison Co., GA; buried Ware cemetery; son of Edward Powell Ware and Sarah Thurmond]; she d. 2 Nov 1872, Lafayette, Chamber Co., AL; buried LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers Co., AL.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 63
[listed 6 doors away from Mary's parents]
Philip Ware 2-0-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
In 1827, DeKalb Co., GA - Philip administered the estate of Mary Pauline's sister Rosannah's husband, Bennett Sowels.
1830 census, Coweta Co., GA
Phillip Wear
1832 Cherokee County Georgia Land Lottery
Released 05 December 2002
22nd District 2nd Section, Cherokee
204 Philip Ware, s. 1. w., Ware's, Coweta.
They moved with Philip's nephew Edward Meeken Ware to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1840 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware
1850 census, Tallapoosa Co., AL
Philip Ware M 64 Virginia
Mary Ware F 63 illegible
Mary Mcsimson F 12 Alabama
Isabella Mcsimson F 6 Alabama
[source?]
"Philip Ware died in Danielsville, Madison Cty, GA while on a visit to his sister Elizabeth, wife of James Long. On reaching her home he was violently ill, dying within a few hours. Before he was buried his sister's husband was stricken with the same disease, dying in a short time. The two men were buried the same day. Soon the servants of the
house were sick snd several died. It was pronounced to be cholera.
It seems that Philip had contacted the disease on his way from Alabama to Gerogia, barely reaching his sister's house before succumbing. It was thought at first that he had eaten fish or some food that had poisoned him but after others had contacted the disease it was decided to be cholera."
1860 census, Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., AL, p. 64
Mary Ware, 71, farmer, born GA
1870 census, Chambers Court House, Chambers Co., AL, p. 151
Jonathan Ware, 54, GA
Annie E., 48, GA
Mary Ware, 83, GA
Ella, 9, AL
Mary Strickland's children:
1) Matilda Ware, b. 1809, Madison Co., GA; m. 24 Jun 1828, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold; d. 28 Sep 1847
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book A (1812-1843)
ARNOLD, James WARE, Matilda 67
Children of Matilda Ware:
i. Samuel James Arnold b. 1841; m. 1867 to Monterey Houston
ii. Irene Ophelia Arnold b. 1844; d. 1916; m. Samuel Eberhart
2) Cynthia Ware, b. 8 Dec 1810, Madison Co., GA; m. 14 Dec 1848, Madison Co., GA to James Arnold [b.c. 1810];
Madison Co., GA Marriage Index
Book B (1843-1876)
Arnold, James Ware, Synthia 42
3) Walton Ware (or Watson), b. 14 Feb 1811, Madison Co., GA
4) Rachel Militia Ware, b. 27 Jul 1814, Madison Co., GA
5) Jonathan Ware, b. 13 May 1816, Madison Co., GA; m. Anne Eliza Love [b. 1821; d. 1888]; he d. 3 Jul 1887, Chambers Co., AL; buried Lafayette cemetery.
1860 Chambers Co., AL, p. 990
Jonathan Ware, 44, GA
Ann E., 38, GA
John L. Love, 10, LA
Martha Love, 6, LA
Virginia McLemore, 8, AR
6) perhaps others
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3. Rosannah Strickland, b. 27 Sep 1795, GA; m. 1st 16 Sep 1819, Madison Co., GA (ceremony performed by D.P. Jones, M.G) to Bennett Sowells [b.c. 1795; d. bet. Oct 1824 - Feb 1827, GA]; m. 2nd bet. Aug 1829 and Mar 1830, Madison or DeKalb Co., GA to Benjamin B. Avery [b.c. 1795]; she d.
Rosannah's father gave or sold Rosannah and Bennett land near the family home on Bluestone Creek in Madison County.
1820 census, Madison Co., GA, p. 66
Bennet Sorrels 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-1
One male 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Bennett
One female over 45; b. by 1775 - Rosannah's mother Rachael?
One female 16-25; b. 1795-1804 - Rosannah
no land, but 3 slaves.
Oct 1824, Walton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells was sued by Ridley Roberts for $8.50.
7 Oct 1824, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells sold land.
12 Feb 1827, Newton Co., GA - Bennett Sorrells' executors widow Rosannah Sorrells and brother-in-law Philip Ware sell land from his estate.
1827, DeKalb Co., GA - "The orphans of Bennett Sorrells drew from Lokey's District, DeKalb County, in the 1827 Land Lottery, winning Lot No. 82, District 4, Coweta County, Georgia. Their names were not given on the grant, but the land was taken up and registered, showing they claimed it or sold it by 1843."
Aug 1829, Madison Co., GA, land on Bluestone Creek - Bennett Sorrells executors widow Rosannah and brother-in-law Philip Ware sold the land on Bluestone Creek, some of which had originally belonged to Barnabas Strickland.
30 Mar 1830, DeKalb Co. GA - land that Bennett Sorrells had owned in Walton Co., GA was sold from his estate by executors Philip Ware, Rosannah Avery, formerly Rosannah Sorrells, and her new husband Benjamin Avery.
1830 census, DeKalb Co., GA, p. 52
Benjamin B. Auvery
1840 census, DeKalb Co., GA
Benjamin Avery
One male age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Benjamin
One female age 30-40; b. 1800-1810 - Rosanna
One female 20-30; b. 1810-1820
Two females 15-20; b. 1820-1825
23 Dec 1840, Madison Co., GA - Benjamin Avery and Philip Ware, both of DeKalb Co., GA, sue to receive payment for the land on Bluestone Creek they sold from Bennett Sorrells' estate back in 1829.
Rosanna Strickland's children by Bennett Sorrells:
1)
2)
perhaps others
Rosanna Strickland's children by Benjamin Avery:
3) Daughter Avery, b. 1820, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
4) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1822, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
5) Daughter Avery, b.c. 1824, DeKalb Co., GA; 1840 living with parents
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4. Strickland, Ephraim B. b. 5 Oct 1799, Madison Co., GA; m. c. 1823, St. John's Township, Franklin Co., MO, to Serena K. Caldwell, daughter of Matthew & Ann Scot (Martin) Caldwell; d. 1866, Washington, Franklin Co., MO.
Family Members
Siblings
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Ephraim Lee Strickland
1765–1788
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Henry Strickland
1766–1817
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Emily "Milly" Strickland Higginbotham
1771–1840
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Ezekiel Moton "Zeek" Strickland
1774–1850
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Eunice Strickland Thompson
1776–1845
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Elizabeth Jinsey "Jennie" Strickland Dunnam
1776–1845
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COL Solomon Strickland II
1779–1843
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Hardy "Devil Hard" Strickland
1782–1872
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Melinda Jane Strickland Ware
1784–1867
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Bersheba Zephoria Strickland Stroud
1786–1856
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