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From: Tara Fields <>
Subject: Re: Surname Abner Harrell and Harman Courterof Camden, GA
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:41:20 -0500
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At 11:18 AM 1/16/01, you wrote:
>Do you know if Abner Harrell had a brother John who married a Eliza
>Youngblood Carr and lived in Jax. John was born about 1790.
>
>Sharon

Hey Sharon & Lorie.

The only Harrell information I have is the Woodbine Twineth. I don't see a
John listed in there for those dates. There were several Abner Harrells -
if a brother your John would have been a brother to Abner Jr., the one left
in guardianship with CIaborn Wright.

Here's a quote from the book:

{The minutes of the Superior Court, Camden County, Friday, March 10, 1797:
"We present Robert Allen. George Tillet (or Tilleh) and Abner Harral as
three dangerous characters to this county and the Stale in general from
their holding improper communications with the Indians-purchasing stolen
property and in every respect acting in a disorderly and lawless manner."
These three were probably engaged in Indian trade and no action was taken
as far as I can tell from the Court records. A presentment is not an
indictment. Perhaps our "Indian grand-mother" found her way into the
picture here or perhaps the story has been changed around through the years
until it now comes out that way.

However, Abner, Sr. traveled a good bit after this presentment and he may
have felt it necessary to leave Camden for fear of an indictment or his
work as a trader may have demanded it. It us possible that his parents were
could have been part of the New Hanover settlement. Some of these people
were in Glynn County in the late 1700s on the Turtle River and its branch,
and the deeds in Glynn read "New Hanover." Early Glynn County deed records
were lost in a Courthouse fire and with them history that will probably
remain unknown.

Abner, Sr. was a grand juror in 1798 in Montgomery County, Ga. Blair shows
him still paying taxes on this Montgomery County property for the years
1805-1806. He was back in Camden in 1800 serving on the grand jury in the
March term and for several years after that.

By 1809 he had gone back to Glynn County leaving the son Abner Jr. with
CIaborn Wright. On June 1, 1809 in Camden County Court of the Ordinary,
CIaborn Wright was appointed guardian of Abner Harrell, Jr.

Abner, Jr. was born about 1800 and family history indicates that Claborn
Wright was his grandfather. This could not have been true because of the
ages. They could have been half-brothers, however. "Burch, Harrell and
Allied Families" Vol. I, p 272, says that Claborn Wright made the statement
before Hugh Brown, Justice of the Inferior Court of Camden Co. in June,
1835 that his step-father was Abner Harrell (Senior - Tara). A copy of this
statement appears on pages 48 and 49.} End Quote.

Tara


> > Still looking for Abner Harrell of Camden, GA. He shows up in the 1850
> > >Camden, GA Census. He has a son listed as Abner. I was informed by
>another
> > >researcher that she has an Abner Harrell of Camden, GA that was adopted
> > >by a Wright. I found two Abner David Harrell's listed under the Bicley
> > >Chapel, Ga. Would like to know if these two Harrell's are related as
>father
> > >and son and are the same Harrell's listed in the 1850 Census. Accoridng
> > >to their birth dates they would have to have been born another generation
> > >of Abner Harrell's.
> > >Also looking for anyone related to the harman Courter found in the Gamden
> > >Will 1795-1829 Book A. It lists his wife Hannah. Deed date is December
> > >28, 1823.
> > >I have descendents that went to AL that are related to Abner Harrell.

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