A33. Edward George, III
(Richard - Edward - Richard - George )b. c1732, Pennsylvania. m. 11 mo. 14, 1759, Martha Woolaston, at Maiden Creek MM, Berks co., Pennsylvania.
Edward George wrote his will in 1798. Both Edward & Martha died in Jefferson co., Tennessee.
SUBJECT: GEORGE - Jefferson Co., TN
From Will Book - 1 - Jefferson co., Tennessee: page 65
Will not dated but the Wills on adjoining pages are dated in 1801 & 1798:
- Will of Edward George -
All just debts paid by exectors. Son: Silas George, a 200 acres land on north side of French Broad River; son Edward George and dau. Rebecca Sellers, bottom land, 200 acres to George, remainder to Rebecca; son, Samuel George, 200 acres n.e. of the old place to the spring and creek also 37 acres on the island joining Silas; dau. Elizabeth McCollough 70 pounds; dau. Amy Kerr 70 pounds; dau. Martha Wallace 70 pounds, wife Martha George all other real estate and personal property.
Executor: wife, Martha George
Witness: Samuel McSpadden and John Donald
Edward GEORGE, died Abt. 1798 in Will dated 6-25-1798. He was the son of Richard GEORGE and Rebecca ELLIS. He married Martha WOOLASTON November 1757 at Maiden Creek Meeting, Berks County, Pa.
Martha WOOLASTON, died after June, 1798. She was the daughter of Samuel WOOLASTON and Gobitha POWELL of Bern, formerly of Haverford. Edward and Martha died in Jefferson County, TN.
Edward and Martha were dismissed from Exeter Monthly Meeting Dec 26, 1787, for "disunity." They moved to Va., and later to Green County, NC, which later became TN.
The Will of Edward George, dated June 25, 1798, was recorded in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It mentioned his wife, Martha; son Silas; daughter Rebecca Sellers; son Edward; son Samuel; daughter Elizabeth McCullough; daughter AMY KERR; daugher Martha Wallace. At the time of his death, he owned land on the North side of the French Broad River.
August 23, 1788, Edward received a land grant from NC for 400 acres in Green County on the north side of the French Broad River, adjoining the land of Silas Geoerge and James Hubert.
Feb 13, 1791, he received a grant for 200 acres in Green Co on the French Broad River on "the east side of the place they live on." (see NC Land Grant Book # 64, pages 354 & 355 - also Grant Book #73, page 378)
Issue of Edward GEORGE and Martha WOOLASTON are:
Lost Creek MM, Jefferrson co., E. Tennessee - 1798, 10, 20, Edwards children dis joined Presbyterian church
Silas and Mary George lived in North Carolina before Tennessee was a state and the land where they resided was later located in Jefferson and Blount Counties East Tennessee. Silas died in the 1830's and Mary appears in the Bradley County Tennessee1840 census (represented by age and sex) and by name in the Bradley County 1850 census. She is living with William T. and Jane George Wood. There are records of a John George, son of Silas George. I have no single document that states that Martha Ann George Logan is the daughter of Silas George, but have a heap of substantiating material. From my family's history, I know that Martha Ann George Logan had two sisters: Mary (Polly) George who married Daniel Welch and Rebecca George who married a man named Reed.
Sara (Ruiz de Molina) <SaraGRD@aol.com>
Issue of Silas and Mary George
A89. ?. William b. 15 May 1786 NC m. Tabitha Beals b. c1787 in east TN d. Peoria co., IL.
+A90. I. Martha Ann b. 2 Dec. 1792 — d. before 1865 m. 12 May 1811, Henry Logan Blount Co., TN
A91. II. Jane b. m. William T. Wood
A92. III. John b. m.
+A93. IV. Mary "Polly" b. 1797 in Jefferson Co, Tenn.
A94. V. Rebecca b . m. -------- Reed
~ William George ~ Early Settler in Highland co. Ohio ~
#1. W
illiam George was born May 15, 1786, in North Carolina. He was of Welsh Ancestry and he may be a son of Silas George and Mary. Silas was the son of Edward who was a brother of Ellis George that migrated from Merion (Philidelphia) to Berks Co., Pennsylvania and then on to Frederick Co., Virginia and owned land at Dillons Run, Hampshire Co. Virginia. Edward George settled in NC in an area that later became Jefferson co., Tennessee. Williams must have migrated with Thomas Beals family, when they left Lost Creek MM, to join the migration movements of Quakers, (including William's cousins and Barretts') moving from Frederick Co. [Hopewell] Virginia, into southern Ohio, Highland Co. in 1803.In 1807 William and Tabitha were living in the same area in Highland Co., Ohio
as Sarah (George) and her husband Richard Barrett.
Sarah Barrett,was
a dau. of Ellis & Lydia (Lewis) George.
William George is listed in the 1807 census of eligible voters
of Fairfield Twp.
He is also listed in the 1818 voters for Fairfield
Twp., Highland Co.
In June 8, 1825, William purchased 76+ acres in Clark Twp., Clinton
Co., Ohio and he sold this as 80 acres in Clark Twp., September
14, 1839. William and his family then migrated from Highland Co.,
Ohio to Peoria Co., Illinois, settling his family near Elmwood,
in c1841.
In a general history of Elmwood Township, William George is listed
as having the first wagon-shop. So from this we can say he was
a builder and repairer of Wagons, a trade also followed by his
son William.
Tabitha Beals
was of Quaker linage, she and Abel Thornberry, who were most likely
half brother & sister.
Tabitha and Able came into Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1803, when she
was at 17 years of age, with their recently widowed grandmother,
Sarah (Antrim) Beals. Tabitha's marriage in 1806, to William George
was out of unity with the Society of Friends and she was condemned
and she was a member until September 18, 1831, which is the last
entry for her in the Miami, Highland Co., Ohio, Quaker Monthly
Meeting records.
The Beals family migrated from Chester Co., Pennsylvania to Winchester,
Virginia and on to Mt. Pleasant, Grayson Co., Virginia.(Near the
Carroll Co., border and the town of Galax, Virginia, New Hope,Jackson
co., Tennessee and finally to Highland Co., Ohio.
On census records, Tabitha's birth place is listed as, east Tennessee.
William George d., September 1, 1844, age 58 years, 4 months and
15 days.
Tabitha George d., March 1, 1869, age 82, at Elmwood, Illinois.
Both are buried in Elmwood cemetery, Peoria Co., Illinois.
Birth & death dates taken from grave marker; one stone engraved
on both sides.
| +2. | I. | Abel Thornberry | b. January 29, 1808* ~ d. May 29, 1892 Illinois |
| +3. | II. | Jacob B. | b. Sept. 19, 1809* ~ d. April 14, 1874 |
| +4. | III. | Elizabeth "Betsy" | b. June 26, 1811^ ~ d. June 11, 1894 m. John R. West |
| +5. | IV. | Mary "Polly" | b. Feb. 4, 1813^ ~ d. Sept. 24,1891 ~ m. Seth Smith |
| +6. | V. | William S. [Silas?] | b. Nov. 18, 1814^ ~ d. Feb. 22, 1899 |
| +7. | VI. | Rachel | b. 1815^ ~ d. after 1865 ~ m. Jackson co., IN, William A. Jones |
| +8. | VII. | Ellis Barrett | b. March 21, 1818^ ~ d. Dec. 25, 1899 |
| +9. | VIII. | Rhoda "Tabitha" | b. 1820^ ~ d. young, Ill. ~ m. Moses Smith |
| 10. | IX. | unknown | Assume d. young in Ohio |
[ Note in 1820 census No. of persons in Agriculture, 0 ].
1820 Federal Census - Highland co., Ohio page 65:
Males under 10, 2^ ~ 10/16, 2* ~ 26/45, 1
Females under 10, 4^ ~ 26/45, 1
William George Family not located in Ohio in 1830 Federal Census.