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From: "Peavy, John R SAS" <>
Subject: [GASCREVE-L] WILEY HURST Effingham Co GA Part I
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 06:38:32 -0700


Dear Dan M. BAXLEY,

I very much appreciate both your writing and giving us so much more
information. I'll locate the Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia articles. The
nine PoWG volumes are still available at the Georgia Historical Society,
while the Genealogical Collection and many other special collections are
held hostage "at least until October" (six months after additional funding
is available) by the Savannah Public Library!.

I never did find out whether R. S. stood for Revolutionary Soldier
or for Revolutionary Service -- it could be the latter since support other
than soldiering counts toward DAR honoring of R.S. ancestors and counts
toward DAR membership. Although we must always check the sources, we owe a
great deal to the DAR for all the research done and many of the resources
available to us today. The importance of sources is underlined by PoWG and
the DAR being at odds about the NC or SC service of Robert MARLOW RS of
Effingham & Screven Cos GA, as well as having differing lists of his
children. At one time ancestry.com had transcripts of the DAR's earliest
lineage books available for free searches.

I also haven't yet found out whether it is proper to indicate
Confederate participation in the War of Northern Agression with C.W. or the
more likely C.S.A. following a soldier's name (or some other way).

While I'm meandering: the tenth PoWG volume was supposed to have
gone to the printer last year, but I do not know whether anyone has it. If
you (or another receiving this post) should happen to see it, I'm looking
for whether anything additional appears about Benjamin Franklin DOWDY of
Tattnall Co GA or about his grandfather Richard DOWDY Jr RS of Screven and
Chatham Cos GA in PoWG Volume X (and the latter's connections to the
MOULTRIE family of Screven Co GA).

May God Bless You and Your Family,

Bob (John Robert) PEAVY
Post Office Box 1519
Rincon GA 31326-1519

-------------------- Forwarded --------------------
From: 05/11/99
Subject: Re: WYLLY Effingham and Chatham Cos GA Part II

Possibly some information I have in hand will help clarify some of the
mysteries that have developed in your research.

>From the book, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vols. 1 & 3, by Huxford, Judge

Folks, several references exist regarding the Hurst/Wyley lines. Quoting
from Vol. 3, p. 148, "Thomas Hurst was born in Duplin County, N.C., in
January, 1776, a son of William Hurst, R.S., (see Vol. 1). He moved with
his
parents to Effingham County, GA., where he grew up and married in 1797 Miss
Serena Wyley. She was born in 1784 and died in Thomas County, April 23,
1845. To Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were born:
1. William B.followed by dates
2. Susannah " " "
3. Mary " " "
4. Serena " " " (probably named after her Mother,
therefore

verification of name of Mother)
5. Thomas J. " " "
6. Sarah " " "
7. John Wiley " " " (interesting spelling of middle
name)
8. Harriet " " "

Mr. Hurst was an early settler of Thomas County, moving there about the time

of its creation. He settled on lands four or five miles north of where the
county-site, Thomasville, had just been laid out. The place where he lived
is now on the present Thomasville-Moultrie highway. He died there Dec. 26,
1837. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were buried in the Wilson Cemetery north of
Thomasville."

Additionally, in hand are certified copies of various land transaction
documents and wills clearly showing the following:

>From a document signed by J.H. Shearouse, Clerk Superior Court of Effingham
County, Georgia, on November 13, 1952 and attached to several typewritten
pages, the following events occurred:

October 19, 1800 - William Hurst of County of Effingham in the State of
Georgia, filed a will giving to his wife Mary Hurst his land and plantation
and stating that after her death, his son William Hurst was to receive the
land he lived on, his mill, half of his stock and half of his household
furniture. Also, after Mary Hurst's death, William Hurst's daughter Zilpha
was to receive 100 acres of land purchased from Jesse Hurst, the other half
of stock, the other half of household furnishings. Wife Mary and son
William
were guardians to the will. The will was written in the presence of James
Conner and Thomas Hurst and after William Hurst's death, on December 1,
1800,
James Conner appeared before Henry W. Williams C.S.C.E.C. and swore to the
documents accuracy.

March, 1819 - W. Thomas Hurst gave to his son William B. Hurst of Effingham
County a tract of land consisting of 150 acres, said 150 acres being part of

three hundred and fifty acres previously granted to Jesse Hurst. The
transaction was witnessed by L. Wilson and recorded by M. Garrason, Clerk
October 7, 1819.

Abt. 1830 - moved to Jefferson County, Florida.

March 3, 1836 - Wm. Budd, Justice of the Peace in the Territory of Florida
Jefferson County and, and V.D. Cawsey attested to a transaction between
William B. Hurst and David Scott to sell to Scott the east half of the
northwest quarter of section two, township one, range five, south and east,
containing 80.75 acres of land in the district of lands offered for sale at
Tallahassee, in the Territory of Florida.

March 3, 1836 - William B. Hurst appeared before Wm. Budd, Justice of the
Peace and swore to the below:

March 23, 1836 - Mrs. Sarah Hurst, the wife of Wm. B. Hurst being separate
and apart (ed. at this time they were apparently separated or divorced) from

her husband appeared before Wm. Budd, Justice of the Peace and swore to and
verified the sale of the property to David Scott and in doing so
relinquished
here rights in the property. She made a mark instead of signing (ed.
apparently couldn't write).

Additional information in my notes (unsubstantiated) are:

Revolutionary War service set forth on pages 286 and 411 of Roster of
Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, published by North
Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution. Served in the militia from
Wilmington District, North Carolina. Payment vouchers 197 and 3657.

I hope the above either clears up certain gaps in your own information or
leads to further research that will further clarify any issues you might
have. Please keep me informed of any developments in your research.

PS: do either of you know the meaning of the letters RS after a name?

Dan M. Baxley
La Quinta, California

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