John Warmack notes

My notes in {}. I copied Womack/Warmack references. Also, I am typing out some Sherrard/Sherrod references that happen to be on the same photocopied pages.

This is primarily about John Warmack Sr of Yazoo Co, MS. These are the records of his family in Georgia before they moved to Mississippi in the early 1820s.

Note that I think the William Womack/Warmack in these records was the father of John Warmack, but it may be his brother, or some records may be John's father and some are his brother.

John Warmack also had a probable brother, Timothy D Womack/Warmack, but I have found no records of him in Georgia, other than his Army service records that says he was born in GA (which I will abstract in another blog entry).

Georgians Protest the Yazoo Land Fraud, 1795, in Georgia Genealogical Magazine (GGM), Vol 22, No 2-3, p.95 - Washington County
{This record is very important because there are almost no surviving records of Washington Co, GA, in addition to the early GA censuses also being lost.}

The petitions protesting the Yazoo Land Fraud survive and are substitutes for Georgia's lost censuses. Reproduced below are the signatures from the Washington County petition, now in the Telamon Cuyler Collection of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscripts Library, University of Georgia Libraries. The petition is undated but presumably was signed in 1795.

{many names} ... William Wammack, John Wammack {in a row}, {three Blackshear men a few lines above William & John Wammack} David Blackshear, Edwd Blackshear, Elijah Blackshear. {NOTE: A David Blackshear was involved in deeds with the Womacks in Montgomery Co, GA, see below.}

Montgomery County, Georgia, a Source Book of Genealogy and History, by James E Dorsey and John K Derden

Deed Abstracts - (p.115) Deed of conveyance, William Lott, Jr, to John Jones, 200 acres, Wt Arthur Lott, John Wammock, Thos Davis, 14 Jul 1800.

Deed Abstracts - (p.116) Deed of conveyance, Moses Hornsby to John Jones, 930 acres, Wt Arthur Lott, John Wammock, Thos Davis, 14 Jul 1800.

Deed Abstracts - (p.236) William Womack, Henry Moffet. Wit: David Blackshear, Simon Hadly. 28 Mar 1803.

Deed Abstracts - (p.242) Joel Sherrard, Sarah Sherrard (wife), John Jones. Wit: Seaborn Jones, James Thomas. 9 Apr 1803.

Deed Abstracts - (p.279) Joel Serrard (Sherrard) ... Negro girl Rymer ... prop of Samuel Williamson. Wit: William W Roberts, Henry Hilliard. 14 Jul 1804.

Deed Abstracts - (p.279) William Wammock, David Blackshear. Wit: John Mitchell, John Wammock, John Hill Bryant. 5 Oct 1804.

Deed Abstracts - (p.362) John Warmack, Daniel McIntosh. Wit: Murdock McIntosh, Charles McKinnon, Abner Davis. 3 Feb 1808.

Deed Abstracts - (p.368) John Lowe, John Warmack. Wit: Simon Hadley, Thomas Raines. 5 Feb 1808.

Deed Abstracts - (p.368) William Wamock, John Wamock, John Jones. Wit: Nevin Culbreath, Abner Davis. 5 Feb 1808.

Deed Abstracts - (p.369) Jesse Flugham (of Washington County), Talliaferro Fulgham. Wit: Joel Sherrard. 5 Feb 1808.

Deed Abstracts - (p.120) John Warmack (of Twiggs County), Murdock McIntosh. Wit: Donald McIntosh, Christiana McIntosh. 30 May 1810.

Will Book A (1808-1863), p.5 - LWT of William Ryals ... Wife Elizabeth {this abstact is incorrect, wife was Edith} ... Son John B Ryals ... Son Joseph Ryals ... Son William R Ryals ... Dau Elizabeth Womack ... Dau Matilda Ryals ... Dau Winniford Colq(-) ... Son Joseph ... Dau (?) Mary Ryals ... Grandchildren: Thomas B, Mary Anne and Edith Colquhann .. Son in Law: Angus (?) Colquhann ... Testators: George Wyche, Nirdham(?) R Bryan, Benj F Harris ... 24 Nov 1827. {NOTE: this Womack reference unrelated to all others - Elizabeth Ryals was the wife of Nathaniel Green Womack, grandson of Abraham Womack IV and Judith Minter.}

Jury Lists, Jurors 1805 - Henry Moffet, John Wamuck (among others)

Jury Lists, Jurors 1806 - William Wammack (among others)

Womack Land Grants in Montgomery County, Georgia

Wamack, Wm - Montgomery, Book G-5, p.471, 960 acres, 1809 [Plat Book WW, p.21, William Warmack].

Wammock, Jno - Montgomery, Book F-5, p.71, 650 acres, 1805 [Plat Book VV, p.39, Swift Creek, John Wamock].

Womock, Wm - Montgomery, Book AAAAA, p.550, 700 acres, 1798 [Plat Book CC, p.433, William Wamock].

Womock, Wm - Montgomery, Book EEEEE, p.402, 100 acres, 1803 [Plat Book DD, p.479, William Wamock].

Also, one land grant in Washington Co, GA which *may* be this William Womack, but since there were several William Womacks in GA at the time, it is hard to tell if this is the correct William Womack:

Womock, Wm - Washington, Book AAAAA, p.236, 50 acres, 1798.

The 1797-1798 tax list for Montgomery Co, GA is at the Georgia Archives Virtual Vault; William Wamock (on p.23) paid taxes on 700 acres.

Georgia Land Lottery Records - see my early GA Womack Records.

Note that John Wammock and William Wammock from Montgomery Co, GA registered for the 1805 GA Land Lottery but did not win.

In the 1807 GA Land Lottery, John Warmack and William Warmack from Montgomery Co, GA both won (John won two lots):

John Warmack Montgomery 54th Wilkinson 12 325
John Warmack Montgomery 54th Baldwin 7 64
William Warmack Montgomery 54th Wilkinson 27 171

By 1809, Wilkinson and Baldwin Counties had been divided into several smaller counties, including Twiggs and Pulaski, in which we find records of John Warmack's family. Note that an unrelated Womack family was in Pulaski Co, GA at the same time: David Womack (son of Abraham Womack & Martha Mitchell) was on the 1820 Census in Pulaski Co, GA, and he later moved to Gadsden Co, FL (see the book, Little River Pioneers, by Miles K Womack). So, there are some Pulaski Co, GA records that refer to David Womack's family, not John Warmack's family.

Early Twiggs Co, GA records are lost, and so are all census records before 1830. John Warmack apparently lived in Twiggs Co, GA in 1810, since when he sold his land in Montgomery Co, GA to Murdock McIntosh, the deed said John Warmack was from Twiggs Co. John Warmack had sons Benjamin Warmack and Joel Sherrard Warmack who begin appearing in Georgia records in the early 1820s. Also, there was a William Warmack who married in May 1815 in Pulaski Co, GA. Since John Warmack had a son named William who was too young to be married in 1815 (see later Mississippi records), this William Warmack was either John's brother or father.

Georgia Marriages, 1811-1820

Wormack, William to King, Elizabeth, 23 May 1815 (license), Pulaski cr.

Although early Twiggs Co, GA records are gone, John Warmack had dealings in Pulaski Co, GA (which at that time was adjacent to Twiggs, to the south of Twiggs), and luckily, records of Pulaski Co, GA have survived.

Early Court Records of Pulaski County, Georgia, 1809-1823, by Lee G Barrow.

Petit Jurors, Oct 1818 - John Wormack {among others}

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.38, Apr 1816, ... Elizabeth Wormack formerly Elizabeth King admx of the estate of Samuel King decd.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.53, Sep 1816, ... Elizabeth King, now Elizabeth Wammack, Admx on the estate of Samuel King, decd.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.53, Sep 1816, Ordered that letters of administration de bonis non with the will annexed on the estate of William Roberts decd be granted to John Sherrod - andthat he be bound in the sum of $6000 and that Simon Bardin be his security.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.56, Jan 1817, Ordered that the verbal will of Elizabeth Roberts be recorded and that John Sherrod & John Wommack be executors to the same & John Sherrod be appointed guardian for Henry Roberts and John Wommack guarian to Benjamin Roberts, both sons of Wm Roberts decd.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.62, Jan 1817, Ordered that Wm J Murrell be appointed guardian to the person & property of Simon Roberts and that he [be] bound in the sum of $1200 and John Wommack and John Hodges be his securities.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.70, May 1817, Ordered that Wm J Murrell appear at the next Court of Ordinary Minutes to give new security in place of John Wommack & John Hodges.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.74, Sep 1817, Ordered that a warrant of appraisement on the estate of Elizabeth Roberts decd be directed to Thos McGriff, Wm May, Hinchey Warren, Jno Wommack, and Blakely Edins.

Court of Ordinary Minutes, p.74, Sep 1817, Ordered that John Sherrod be appointed guardian to the person & property of Simon Roberts and that he [be] bound in the sum of $1200 and John Wommack be his security.

More Georgia Land Lottery Records - see my early GA Womack Records.

In the 1820 GA Land Lottery, Benjamin Warmack of Twiggs Co, GA, son of John Warmack, won:

Benjamin Womack Twiggs Bozeman's Habersham 10 164

In the 1832 GA Land Lottery, Elizabeth (King) Warmack of Pulaski Co, GA, widow of William Warmack, won:

Elizabeth Wammock, widow Pulaski Bryan's 2 9 91

The following marriage records appear in Pulaski:

Lucretia Womack - John Rodgers 23 Dec 1819 Pulaski
Martha Womack - George Little 2 Mar 1820 Pulaski

Lucretia and Martha Womack were daughters of David Womack (son of Abraham Womack & Martha Mitchell) who was on the 1820 Census in Pulaski Co, GA, and who later moved to Gadsden Co, FL (see the book, Little River Pioneers, by Miles K Womack). Thus, they are unrelated to John Warmack.

Also, Wyche Womack of Pulaski Co, GA, son of David Womack, won in the 1821 GA land lottery:

Wyche Wammack Pulaski Regan's Monroe 2 252

Georgia Newspaper Records

John Warmack, and his sons Benjamin Warmack and Joel Sherrard Warmack, were mentioned a few times in early GA newspapers.

Genealogical Abstracts from the "Georgia Journal" (Milledgville) Newspaper, 1809-1840, by Fred R Hartz and Emilie K Hartz.

Issue of 18 Apr 1820, List of unclaimed letters, dated 18 Apr 1820, at Marion, GA post office: Benjamin Wamock {among others}. {NOTE: Marion was the county seat of Twiggs Co, GA until 1868 when the county seat was moved to Jeffersonville. See Twiggs County Courthouse.}

Issue of 18 Jul 1820, List of unclaimed letters, dated 1 Jul 1820, at Madison, GA post office: Joel S Warmack {among others}. {NOTE: Madison is the county seat of Morgan Co, GA; unknown why Joel was there.}

Issue of 10 Oct 1820, List of unclaimed letters, dated 10 Oct 1820, at Madison, GA post office: Joel Warmack {among others}.

Issue of 30 Jan 1821, List of unclaimed letters, dated 1 Jan 1821, at Marion, GA post office: B Warmack {among others}.

Issue of 27 Feb 1821, Will be sold at the court-house, in the town of Hartford, Pulaski Couny, on the first Tuesday in April next, the following property, to wit: ... One gray horse, 17 head of hogs, one cow, all taken as the propery of William H Mathers, to satisfy sundry executions in favor of Benjamin Warmack ... (signed) B Barker.

Issue of 30 Oct 1821, List of unclaimed letters, dated 30 Sep 1821, at Marion, GA post office: Benjamin Warmack {among others}.

Issue of 24 Sep 1822, On the first Tuesday in November next, will be sold at the place appointed for holding court in Fayette County, the following property, to wit: ... One lot of land, No. 252, in the 13th district of formerly Henry, now Fayette, levied on as the property of William H Mathers, to satisy a fi fa from the Superior Court in Pulaski County, in favor of Benjamin Warmack ... (signed) John S Welch, Sheriff.

Issue of 15 Jul 1823, On the first Tuesday in September next, will be sold at the court-house in Early County ... the following property, to wit: One lot of land, No. 393, 28th district of said county, taken as the property of James Kendrick and John Warmack, to satisfy an execution in favor of Henry Bunn ... (Signed) William A Carr, Sheriff. {NOTE: this may have been a different John Womack/Warmack}

War of 1812

John Warmack may have been in the War of 1812, see Georgia Military Records War of 1812 (partial roster). Note that the page also mentions General David Blackshear, probably the same David Blackshear in Montgomery Co, GA records with the Warmacks.

This is everthing I have on John Warmack in Georgia. I will do another post on the records of John Warmack's family in Mississippi.