Edmund Womack, death 2 Nov 1840

 

Macon Georgia telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1836-1844, November 03, 1840, Image 3, Column 3

DIED

In this city, yesterday morning, EDMUND WAMACK, a native of Virginia, but for the last 50 years a resident of this State, aged 74 years

This was the 3 Nov 1840 issue, so Edmund Womack died 2 Nov 1840.  

He was on the 1840 Census of Bibb Co (Macon), GA.

This was Edmund Womack, probable son of Alexander Womack and Milly Buckner of Luneburg Co, VA.  Edmund's was Mourning Crute.

Edmund was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, but strangely indexed as 'Charles Womack', died 2 Nov 1840, age 74, born in Virginia.

Unless there were two Womacks who died the same day, both 74, and both born in VA, the one buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Nov 1840 was Edmund Womack, not Charles Womack.  

This has caused a great deal of confusion.  I need to see the original internment records.

1847 Will of Turner Hunt, Monroe County, Georgia

Monroe Co, GA Will Book A, p.260  (Film 164231, image 165/448)

Georgia 

Monroe County 

February 25th 1845 

In the name of God Amen - I Turner Hunt Senr of the county of Monroe and state of Georgia being of sound mind and memory but knowing that all men must die, do you make and ordain this my last will and testament to wit.

1st I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Hunt one negro woman Keziah, one negro boy Kennan ,one negro girl Margarett, one negro girl Mariah, one negro boy Stephen, one negro girl Amelia, one negro girl Jane, one negro boy Henry, one negro Girl Rebecca one negro girl Harriet.  Also one feather bed and furniture, one mahogany sideboard, six stool chairs and two cows and calves.  I also lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Hunt all that part of lot of land number 118 that lies below the Macon Road it being the Land whereon I now live so long as she sees proper to live on the land, but whenever she moves off of the land or dies, it then to belong to my children to be divided among them as the rest of my property.  I also lend to her one black horse named Salem, one bay mare named Nance and one four-wheeled carriage harness during her natural life.

2nd I give and bequeath to my son John Hunt $10 to be his full distributive share of all my property or estate.

3rd I give and bequeath to the children of my son Thomas Hunt to wit Robert P Hunt John T Hunt William W Hunt Martha A E Hunt Thomas A Hunt Joseph A Hunt James B Hunt Francis P Hunt Marcelus S Hunt and Mary A Hunt, all the distributive share of my estate that would belong to my son Thomas Hunt to be divided among them share and share alike, and I do hereby nominate and appoint Adaline Hunt my daughter-in-law trustee for the children of my son Thomas Hunt.

4th I give and bequeath to the children of my son Turner Hunt to wit Martha T Hunt, Louisa F Hunt, Susan D Hunt, Elizabeth Hunt, Stephen U D Hunt, Marcus L F Hunt and Turner Hunt all the distributive share of my estate that would belong to my son Turner Hunt and if there should be any more children born hereafter of my son Turner Hunt for them to share equal with a children already named share and share alike and I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Turner Hunt Hunt [sic] trustee for his above-named children.

5th I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Lucy Russell that have already been born of her or may hereafter be born of her all the distributive of my estate that would belong to her, and I do hereby nominate and appoint Frances E Manson trustee for the children of my daughter Lucy Russell, I also lend to my daughter Lucy Russell one negro woman named Elizer during her natural life and after the death of my daughter said negro Elizer to be the property of my estate and to be divided among my children as the rest of my property. 

6th I lend to my daughter Polly Harkness all of her distributive share of my estate during her natural life and after her death give said distributive share of my daughter Polly Harkness to her two children Martin Hendrick and Nancy Hendrick. 

7th I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Moreland her equal distributive [share] of my estate. 

8th I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Trippe her equal distributive share of my estate. 

9th I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Clements her equal distributive share of my estate 

10th I give him the keys to my daughter Sarah Jackson her equal distributive share of my estate 

11th I give him a quote to my daughter Tabitha Perry her equal distributive share of my estate 

12th I give and bequeath to my daughter Susan Manson her equal distributive share of my estate, 

13th I give and bequeath to my three grandchildren to wit Frances Womack [sic, Francis Womack], Jesse Womack and William Womack the whole of the distributive share of my estate that would belong to my daughter Rebecca Womack to be equally divided among them. 

14th I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Martha Womack now Martha Roberts one negro woman named Narcissa which negro I have already given her to be her full distributive share of my estate that would belong to her mother my daughter Rebecca Womack 

15th I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Susan Womack now Susan Mobley one negro woman named Angeline which negro I've already given to her to be her distributive share of my estate that would belong to her mother my daughter Rebecca Womack 

16th It is my wish and desire that my land that I now own in the 4th District Early County on Spring Creek containing 750 Acres, be sold privately by my executors and not at public sale for the benefit of my children as before mentioned in my will. 

17th It is my wish will and desire that all property that I have heretofore given to any of my children real or personal by deed or gift or any other way or manner whatever that they keep it and that nothing be said about it at the division 

18th It is my wish and desire that my old negro man named Roger and my old negro woman named Price be maintained and supported out of any estate during their natural life.

19th I do hereby nominate ordained and a point and by these presents nominate and appoint James Connelly, David Clements and Alexander Perkins my true and lawful executor to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all Wills heretofore made by me. 

In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the year and day above written 

Turner (his X mark) Hunt Sen LS 

Signed in the presence of

A D Steele 

John H Greene 

John F Hanson 

Georgia 

Monroe County 

Personally came before us Archibald D Steele John H Greene & John F Hanson the witnesses to the above will & being duly sworn depose and say that they saw Turner Hunt Senr sign seal publish and declare this writing for his last will and testament, that they in the presence of testator & at his request & in his presence & in presence of each other attested said will as witnesses, that said testator at time of the execution of said will was of sound of disposing mind & memory & that he executed the same freely voluntarily and without compulsion.

Sworn to and subscribed before us the 6th day of Septr 1847 

A D Steele 

John H Green e

John F Hanson 

Test 

A G Fambrough J I C 

David Ogletree J I C

Georgia 

Monroe County 

We do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true last will of the within named Turner Hunt Senr to see so far as we know or believe; that we will well & truly execute the same by paying the debts &  then the legacies contained in said will as far as his goods & chattels will thereunto extend & the law charge us that we will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels - so help us God.  Sworn to and subscribed in open court the 6th day of Septr 1847 

E G Cabaniss C C O 

Alexander Perkins 

David Clements 

John Connelly 

The last will and testament of Turner Hunt Senr dec'd having been proven on the oaths of Archibald D Steele John H Greene and John F Hanson before their honors Allen G Fambro and David Ogletree two of the justices of the Inferior Court of said County 

It is ordered by the court that the same be admitted to record and that letters testamentary be granted to Alexander Perkins, David Clements and James Connelly the executor in said well named.

Recorded October 21st 1847 

EG Cabaniss C C O

Brittain Womack 1828 Land Grant, Moore County, North Carolina

Britton or Brittain Womack Jr, born circa 1767, lived in Moore Co, NC, and was there for the federal censuses from 1800 through 1840.

NC Land Grant File No 2759, Moore County, to Brittain Wommack, 25 acres, Grant No 2722, Issued 30 Sep 1828, Entry 2251, Entered 20 Oct 1826, Book 137, Page No 404, Location: On Dannellys Creek.

See this map of old Moore County, NC.  The area Brittain Womack lived in is now Lee County, near the Harnett Co border.  In the upper right corner of the map, notice 'Danieley's Creek', called 'Dannellys Creek' on Brittain Womack's land grant, and called 'Daniels Creek' on modern maps.  Although not shown in the map at the link above, a small branch of Daniels Creek flows from Lee County into Harnett.

The survey shows that the 25 acres on Danellys Creek joined Brittain Wammack's other land, as well as the land of John McNeill.  Surveyor Malcolm Shaw made the survey on 20 Oct 1826, with Wm Wammack and Jno McNeill as chain bearers.

The William Womack who helped survey Brittain's land grant was almost certainly his son.  William married Elizabeth Sheppard, daughter of John Sheppard Sr.  Another William Womack, likely the first cousin of the William who married Elizabeth Sheppard, married Elizabeth's sister Nancy Sheppard.  By the 1850 federal census, both William Womacks were in Marion Co, GA.

The 1830 federal census of Moore Co, NC shows 'Wm Wamac', and the composition of his family matches what we know of the family of William Womack and Elizabeth Sheppard:

• Male 0-4: Robert Andrew Womack, born 24 Oct 1827
• Male 5-9: Elijah John Womack, born 4 Apr 1824
• Male 20-29: William Womack, born circa 1802
• Female 0-4: Nelly Womack, born circa 1829
• Female 0-4: Nancy Milla Womack, born circa 1825
• Female 20-29: Elizabeth Sheppard Womack, born 15 Apr 1805
• Female 20-29: unknown

Note that in the 1830 census, 'Wm Wamac' is listed immediately before father 'Briton Wamac' (indexed as 'Burton Wamac').  Right before William Womack is John Sheppherd Esq, William's brother-in-law, and Wm Thomas, married to William's sister-in-law, Mary Sheppard Thomas.  Nine lines before William Womack is John Sheppherd Sen, William's father-in-law.

As I detailed in another blog post, William Womack who married Elizabeth Sheppard was NOT William Allen Womack, son of John Womack by his common-law wife Susannah Allen for the simple reason that William Womack who married Elizabeth Sheppard was too young to have been named executor of John Womack's will.  Also, William Womack who married Elizabeth Sheppard has other records tying him to Brittain Womack as his probable father.

Note that John Sheppard's 1842 will mentioned daughter Mary Thomas, and Asa Sheppard's 1836 will mention "two children named after him".  In the 1850 census of Marion Co, GA, it appears Mary Sheppard Thomas has died, and Wm B Thomas (age 54, born in NC) is listed with several children, all listed as born in GA, but later censuses show at least his daughter Sarah (age 24 in 1850) was born in NC (Sarah apparently never married and was listed with her father in the 1880 census of Chattahoochee Co, GA as his daughter).  Son Asa Thomas was 21 in 1850.  Along with Asa Womack, son of William Womack & Nancy Sheppard, Asa Thomas was the other child named after Asa Sheppard.

1800 Federal Census, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

 The 1790, 1800 and 1810 federal censuses for Georgia were all lost, with the exception of the 1800 Federal Census of Oglethorpe Co, GA.  A copy of that census was found, and is at FamilySearch, LDS Film # 008153346.

This is part of a series of posts on the Warnock/Silvey connection.  John Warnock was listed in the 1800 Census of Oglethorpe Co, GA, LDS Film # 008153346, image 73 of 155.  His mother-in-law, the widow Rosanna Price, is listed 8 lines before John Warnock.

The breakdown of John Warnock's family in 1800:

• 2 Males 0-9 - John P Warnock & unknown
• 1 Male 16-25 - unknown
• 1 Male 26-45 - John Warnock
• 1 Female 0-9 - probably Rosanna Warnock
• 1 Female 10-15 - probably Mary Warnock who later married Drury Silvey
• 1 Female 26-46 - Mary 'Polly' Price Warnock

Note that Mary Warnock was born 17 July 1793, so was actually only 7, but incorrectly put in the wrong age category, a common mistake in these early censuses.  The 1800 Census date was 4 Aug 1800, and the enumerator was supposed to record people in the proper age categories for their ages on that date.  The other possibility is that Mary was actually older than her reported birth year; otherwise she was very young when she married in 1807. 

The will of Robert Warnock (Oglethorpe Co, GA Will Book A:99), signed on 6 Nov 1797, named his son John Warnock, grandson John Warnock, granddaughter Rosanna Warnock and granddaughter Mary Warnock.

Chatham County, North Carolina - court records

Court records of Chatham Co, NC record the deaths of John Womack (his will here) and his brother Brittain/Albridgton Womack (his estate records here).

LDS Film # 008189498, image 287/593.  Minutes, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1811-1816, Chatham Co, NC, p.139, 14 Feb 1814:  The last Will and Testament of John Womack decd was duly exhibited in open Court and proved by the Oath of Parish Cross a witness thereto whereupon William Allen one of the Executors therein named came into Court and was duly qualified.  Rorie Womack the other Executor therein named refused.

LDS Film # 008189498, image 391/593.  Minutes, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1816-1822, Chatham Co, NC, p.54, 13 May 1817 (court started on first Monday of May 1817, this record was on Tuesday, date derived with perpetual calendar):  Administration of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels rights and credits of Brittain Womack decd is granted Willie [clerk originally wrote 'William' but changed it to 'Willie'] Womack who entered into Bond in the Sum of One thousand Pounds with Thomas Barham and Brittain Womack his Securities & was qualified.  Ordered that Willie Womack Administrator of Brittain Womack decd have leave to sell the perishable estate of said deceased.

Some notes:

William Allen, alias William Womack, was the son of John Womack by common law wife Susannah Allen.  John Womack made his will on 29 July 1813, naming sons Rorie Womack and William Allen as executors of his will.  Rorie was over 21, and William at least close to 21 when John made his will.  John would not have appointed a child his executor.  Yet, I see in multiple online trees the assertion that the William Womack (born circa 1802) who married Elizabeth Sheppard was William Allen Womack, son of John Womack and Susannah Allen.  William Womack who married Elizabeth Sheppard was in Marion Co, GA in the 1850 federal census.  This William would have been about 11 years old when John Womack made his will.  William Womack who married Elizabeth Sheppard was not John's son. 

'Willie' Womack's first name was pronounced Wiley, and often written as Wiley.  Also written as Wile, Willy, Wilie, etc.  Note that several men in this period spelled the name 'Willie', but pronounced it as Wiley, included the 3rd governor of Tennessee, Willie Blount (pronounced Wiley Blunt):  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Blount.  Clerks often confused the names William, Willie and Wiley in written court documents.

John Warnock and wife Mary "Polly" Price

John Warnock was in the 1788 tax list of Greene County, Georgia, listed in Alexander Autrey's District with just a white poll, no land (LDS Film #007903320, image 371/600).  A William Womack was also in the this district with a white poll, no land.  Other important names in this District for Womack and Warnock genealogy were Absalom Autrey, Alexander Autrey, Michael Cupp and Joseph Price.  

William Womack witnessed deeds for the Autreys and for Michael Cupp.  I have researched this William Womack extensively. He moved around a lot.  His wife was Rebecca, maiden name probably Ledbetter.  William moved to Wilkes Co, GA by 1793, then to Pendleton Co, SC, then to Jackson Co, GA, then to Tennessee, then to Kentucky, before moving to Gallatin Co, IL where he died in 1820.

Joseph Price was the father-in-law of John Warnock.  See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Price-14612, search for 'Warnoch'.  I have not verified this research, but it appears the Joseph Price family came to Georgia from Virginia around the same time that John Warnock and his father Robert Warnock came to Georgia from North Carolina.  So, it is likely John Warnock met his wife Mary "Polly" Warnock in Greene Co, GA.  

John Warnock may have been married previously, and the Thomas Warnock who married Charity Peters in 1807 in Oglethorpe Co, GA was possibly John's son from an earlier marriage.  Some researchers believe Thomas Warnock moved to Hinds Co, MS, but I have not verified that research.

The Rebecca Warnock who married John Miles in 1808 in Oglethorpe Co, GA was Robert Warnock's daughter, who Robert named in his will in 1797.

The Mary Ann Warnock who married Drewry Silvey in 1807, and the John Warnock who married Martha Briant (from deed records, it appears her maiden name was Briant, not Obriant) in 1817, both in Oglethorpe Co, GA, were the children of John Warnock and Mary "Polly" Price.  There was a third child, Rosana Warnock, named in Robert Warnock's 1797 will as his granddaughter; no further info on her.

On 9 Dec 1794, Rosanna Price and Joseph Price applied for letters of administration on the estate of "Joseph Price, late dec'd of Greene County".  (Greene Co, GA WB A:257, Film # 005756648, image 156/778).  Rosanna was Joseph Price Sr's widow, her maiden name unknown, and she administered her husband's estate with their son Joseph Price Jr.  An inventory for Joseph Price starts on p.258 of Will Book A and runs to p.260, dated 9 Mar 1795.  The final page mentions cows given to Polly Warnock and Jinny Williams.  Though not explicitly stated, other documents show these were likely Mary "Polly" Price Warnock and Jane "Jinny" Price Williams, daughters of Joseph & Rosanna Price.  At this time, Polly was pretty much always a nickname for Mary, and Jinny/Jenny for Jane.

Jane "Jinny" Price married first an unknown Mr Williams, followed by her marriage to Ransom Duke, 20 May 1798 in the marriage records of Oglethorpe Co, GA.  The estate records of Ransom Duke have Jane Duke as the administratrix of his estate.  

In the year 1800, the "heirs and representatives" of Joseph Price Sr sold his land in Oglethorpe County, Georgia (Oglethorpe Co, GA DB C:491, LDS Film # 007898905, image 285/666).  The heirs and representatives are listed as John Warnock, Joseph Price, Abel Price, George Price and Ransom Duke.  They all signed the deed, and Rosana Price signed as well.  So, Joseph Price Sr's sons, sons-in-law and widow all signed this deed.

John Warnock and the Price family appear near each other in the same tax district lists in Greene Co, GA and later Oglethorpe Co, GA.  These tax lists also show the relationship to Drewry Silvey, which I will get to.

John P Warnock, born circa 1795, was the son of John Warnock and Mary Price.  His marriage record in 1817 in Oglethorpe lists his wife as Martha Obriant, but her maiden name was likely just Briant, from deed records in Oglethorpe involving John and the Briant family.  John P Warnock was on the 1820 census of Oglethorpe Co, GA; the 1830 Census of Greene Co, GA; the 1840 and 1850 censuses of Troup Co, GA; and the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Russell Co, AL.  He married his second wife, Permelia B Buchanan, on 25 June 1848 in Troup Co, GA.

John P Warnock appears to have living descendants, and descendants of Drewry Silvey and Mary Ann Warnock should compare DNA.

The Calhoun Co, AR death certificate of daughter Martha Maregarette Warnock Grisham, 1 Dec 1830 - 16 Nov 1920, lists her parents as John P Warnock and Patsy Byrant; Patsy was a common nickname for Martha.

John P Warnock had War of 1812 service, and his widow Permelia applied for his pension.  The pension application file may have more genealogical value.  John P Warrnock also has records for the the First Seminole War (2 Regiment (Little's) Georgia Militia, Rank of Private), as well as the Creek War of 1836 (F & S Co., Alford's Batt'n, Ga. Mtd. Vols, Rank of 'Q. M. Sergt').

John P Warnock received a pension, probably for a disability suffered in one of the Indian Wars, and he was on the 'Revolutionary War Pension List', though he did not fight in the Revolutionary War.  Some of the men on the pension rolls were soldiers from later conflicts who were injured while serving, and John P Warnock falls into that category.  See https://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1746.pdf, search for both Warnock and Wamock (a transcription error).

More later...

Drewry Silvey and Mary Ann Warnock

First, I should say I am not convinced the woman 'Mary A' with Drewry Silvey in the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses of Campbell Co, GA was his first wife, Mary Ann Warnock.  It could be that Drewry's first wife died, and he married a second woman named Mary.  If Mary Ann Warnock was Drewry's only wife, and her reported birthdate of 17 July 1793 is in fact correct, she was very young when she married 16 Feb 1807 - 5 months shy of turning 14.

Her youth when she married is one of many reasons the UNDOCUMENTED and highly unlikely claim that her father was Jesse Womack Jr is so nonsensical, in my opinion.  Jesse Womack Jr was living in Washington County, Mississippi Territory (now Washington Co, AL) in 1807 as proven by extant tax lists, so why would he have a 13 year old daughter marrying hundreds of miles away in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1807?  It boggles the mind.

The Warnock family of Mary Ann Warnock Silvey was in Rowan County, North Carolina in the 1750s, in the area which became Surry County in 1770, and then became Stokes County in 1789.  Three Warnock men, Robert, Matthew and Samuel, appear in early records, but their relationship has not been determined.  They were clearly related from their interactions.  A great deal of research has been done by others on this family.  I found a research document entitled "Warnock Family of The Northern Piedmont of North Carolina - 1755 thru 1810" attached to one of these Warnocks in an ancestry family tree, however it does not list the author.  The research is generally very good.

Robert Warnock was listed in multiple tax lists of Surry Co, NC, including in 1774 with son John as a tithable (meaning over 16) in his household. Robert Warnock and wife Mary Ann are listed in a deed where they sold land in Surry Co, NC in 1785 - Surry Co, NC DB C:30 (Film # 007538681, image 236).

Robert Warnock and son John moved to Greene Co, GA where John appears in tax lists as early as 1789.  Matthew Warnock bought land in Greene Co in 1789 (DB 1:432).  Matthew is listed as "of North Carolina" and Robert Warnock was a witness to the deed.  Matthew returned to NC, where he was on the 1790 census of Stokes Co, NC in a household consisting of just himself.  It is unknown if Matthew ever married or had children.  

On 4 Dec 1794, in Stokes Co, NC, "Administration of the estate of Matthew Warnock dec'd was granted to Samuel Warnock..." (Stokes Co, NC, Minutes of County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, LDS Film # 008195646, image 306/816).

On 25 Dec 1794 in Greene Co, GA, "Robert Warnock applied for letters of administration on the estate of Mathew Warnock (on that part of it that is in the State of Georgia) late dec'd, a traveller in Pendleton county, S Carolina" (Greene Co, GA Will Book A:260, LDS Film # 00575664, image 158/778).  

Apparently, Matthew visited his land in Georgia in late 1794, and died in South Carolina while travelling back to North Carolina.  Robert Warnock and Samuel Warnock administered his estate in the two places Matthew had property.  John Warnock later took over the administration for his father Robert (Greene Co, GA Deed Book 3:249), probably when Robert became unable to act as administrator due to age or illness.  Over time, Robert and John Warnock sold the land that originally belonged to Matthew Warnock (Greene Co, GA Deed Book 3:274, 3:599, 4:163, 4:232,  4:359).

Robert Warnock made his Last Will and Testament on 6 Nov 1797 while a resident of Greene Co, Georgia.  It was recorded 10 July 1800 in neighboring Oglethorpe Co, GA.  (Oglethorpe Co, GA Will Book A:99).  Robert Warnock left belongings to son John Warnock, daughter Rebeckah Warnock, grandson John Warnock, granddaughter Mary Warnock and granddaughter Rosana Warnock.  In particular, he left his grandson John Warnock his Janus horse (likely a descendant of the famous race horse Janus), but Robert's son John to have use of the horse until it was seven years old.  

Robert Warnock's wife Mary Ann, from the 1785 deed mentioned above, must have died before Robert wrote his will.  Although not explicitly stated in the will, it seems clear that Robert's grandson John was the son of Robert's son John, and that Mary and Rosana were John's daughters.  This make sense, because John's mother was Mary Ann, so he named a daughter Mary Ann, who later married Drewry Silvey.  There is no further info on John's daughter Rosana, but as I will show in a later post, she was named for John Warnock's mother-in-law.

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