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REF: George Braden Roberts, GENEALOGY OF JOSEPH PECK & SOME RELATED FAMILIES; ; State College, PA. 1955; ; Family History Library Book 929.273 P334r, Fiche 6049146; NOTES: Alice remained his widow, for, in 1739, she was a witness to will William Leeds. On 14 May 1760 was appraiser. Held land, was a wheelright, took part in court rebellion for Moses Butterworth. Was a freeholder. Will dated 17 Mar 1714/5 proved 16 Apr 1715.
BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 43; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11; NOTE: Lieutenant for Middletown in 1683.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; NOTES: (Stillwell "Hist & Gen Misc", Vol III, p 259)
PARENTS: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; REF: Monnette's "First Settlers of NJ," p 875. "First Settlers of Pisc. & Woodbridge," p 813. Unsure how marriage was Cal 1661 which conflicts with birthdate of son.
PARENTS: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; REF: Monnette's "First Settlers of NJ," p 875.
BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p46; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11;
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; NOTES: info from John Winters, Coweta, OK. 6 children (not listed).
REF: George Braden Roberts, GENEALOGY OF JOSEPH PECK & SOME RELATED FAMILIES; ; State College, PA. 1955; ; Family History Library Book 929.273 P334r, Fiche 6049146; NOTES: Will of Andrew of Middletown; proved 30 April 1760.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; NOTES: info from Edwin Wallace, Keene, NH.
BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; 46-7; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11;
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; NOTES: info from Edwin Wallace, Keene, NH. Left a will.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; REF: Monnette's "First Settlers of NJ," p 875. "Vital Rec. of Scituate, MA to 1850," p 414. Info from Wm P. Winter, Silver Springs, MD. In Scituate, Massachusetts by 1637. Some records indicate he was murdered.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; NOTES: In 1652, she was accused of fornication with step-father, James Turner.
Joseph was called "Joseph R. the Cotton maker." He was the 1st man to raise a 100 bales of cotton on his plantation after the invention of the cotton gin. Followed his parents to Hancock Co. GA and settled nine miles west of Sparta on Town Creek.
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Other death data of 1889.
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Mary Elizabeth (Polly) SASNETT
She was the second wife of Henry Harris of Hancock Co., later moved to Meriwether Co. and died leaving Hon. Henry R. Harris (U.S. Congress - 2 terms) living in Meriwether Co. and Col. Wm T. Harris who was killed leading his regiment at Battle of Gettysburg. She had nine children only two who survived to adulthood, and died of old age.
Harris, Henry Richard (1828-1909) of Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga. Born in Sparta, Hancock County, Ga., February 2, 1828. Democrat. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1873-79, 1885-87. Died October 15, 1909. Interment at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Ga.
HYPERLINK: [ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000239 ] HARRIS, Henry Richard, a Representative from Georgia; born in Sparta, Hancock County, Ga., February 2, 1828; moved to Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga., in 1833; attended an academy in Mount Zion, Hancock County, Ga., and was graduated from Emory College at Oxford, Ga., in 1847; member of the State constitutional convention in 1861; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army as colonel; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1879); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress; elected to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1887); was not a candidate for renomination in 1886; appointed by President Cleveland as Third Assistant Postmaster General of the United States and served from April 1, 1887, to March 18, 1889; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Odessadale, Meriwether County, Ga., October 15, 1909; interment in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Ga.
In the book, Brooks of Honey and Butter- Plantations and People of Meriwether County, Georgia (p.141, Vol II) by William H. Davidson (1971) is a painted portrait of William Terrell Harris, and photo of
his sword and scabbard. Both items (in 1971) were owned by "Mrs. C. Edwin Beach of Fernandina Beach, Fla.".
Sarah married and then moved to Alabama soon after settlement by whites. She was the mother of 12 children, all sons but one. Her only daughter married a Pierce (Pearce) and their children settled in Northern Louisana.