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Sarah Casey was also known as Sallie Casey. She was also known as Sarah Ketchum. She. Sarah /Sally Casey was born about 1820 to James Calvin Casey Sr. andhis wife which is unknown. Sarah was probably born in Richmond Co NC.
1830 Richmond Co NC: female 5-10 living with James Casey family
1833 Barbour Co AL: 1 of 2 females < 21 living with James Casey. Shemoved with her parents to Barbour Co AL before 1833.
1840 Barbour Co AL: 1 of 2 females 10-15 living with James Casey
In the Feb 1842 Barbour Co AL Orphan's Court, Sarah Casey received apayment of $30.00 from the estate of her deceased brother, MilesCasey. Their brother, Lemuel, was administrator of the estate andtheir father, James Sr., was the guardian of the children of MilesCasey.
Sometime before 1850 she married Bartley W. Ketchum, son of DavidKetchum and Mary Ann L.
In the 1850 Barbour Co AL census, the family consisted of Bartley W.26 AL and Sarah 28 NC.
In the 1860 Barbour Co census, Bartley is 34 and Sarah is 37. Livingwith them are WW 16, James K. P. 14, Lafayette 12, John W. 10 Mary 8AL, and Francis M. 6. It is assumed that WW, James K. P., andLafayette are probably cousins since they did not appear in Bartley'sfather will.
On Dec 3, 1861, Bartley sold Nathan R. Phillips, (his wife's neice,husband of Lemuel's sister Mary), the NW4NW4 of T8R24 S36 for $60. EWCasey and Juleann Casey were witnesses. [156 R], p292
In the 1870 Dale Co census, there is Sarah Ketchum 47 farmer NC,Lafayette 21 AL (Bartley's relative), John 19 AL, Marion 15 AL, M. E.17 f AL, and Elizabeth 8 f AL. Bartley is not listed.
On Sep 21, 1870, Bartley and Sarah sold 180 acres to William W.Ketcham. According to the Jackson Co FL 1900 census, Bartley marriedSarah J. in 1871.
Sarah Casey Ketchum has not been found in the 1880 census.
She died on Oct 2, 1894 and is buried in the Union cemetery in Ozark,Dale Co AL. She, daughter of James Casey, Sr., and Unknown Kirkland, was born on 16 December 1820 in Richmond Co, NCG.²³
Sarah Casey was a resident in the household of James Casey, Sr., in the state census in 1833 in Barbour Co, ALG+.⁴

Sarah Casey married Bartley W. Ketchum, son of David Ketchum and Mary Ann Walker, about 1845 in Barbour Co, ALG+.⁵


Sarah Casey was the Head of Household in the census in 1870 in Beat 1 - Ozark, Dale Co, AlabamaG. Sarah Ketchum 47 NC can't read/write farmer, Lafayette 21 AL farmer, John 19 AL farm laborer, Marion 15 AL farm laborer can't r/w, M E 17 AL, Elizabeth 8 AL.⁶⁷

Sarah Casey was the Head of Household in the census in 1880 in Beat 1, Dale Co, AlabamaG. Sarah Ketcham 55 NC NC NC, Lafayette son 31 farmer AL NC NC, Marion 25 AL NC NC farmer, Lizzie 17 AL NC NC sews.⁸
Sarah Casey died on 2 October 1894 in Ozark, Dale Co, ALG.² She was buried in Union Cemetery, Ozark, Dale Co, AlabamaG. Find A Grave Memorial # is. 12095124.²

John F. McDonald was buried in Ozark City Cem, Dale Co, ALG.
He, son of Randol McDonald and Annie Williams, was born in 1840.

John F. McDonald married Nancy Jane Dowling, daughter of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, in 1870.

John F. McDonald died on 22 October 1922.

Samuel Lawson Dowling was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

Samuel Lawson Dowling was CSA.¹ He. Samuel entered the CSA at Ozark on 28 Aug 1862 as a private in CompanyE of the 53rd AL Cav. He was at home on furlough when the war endedon 19 Mar 1865. (72.) He, son of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, was born on 3 November 1841.
Samuel Lawson Dowling died on 15 January 1919.

Elisha Mathews Conners Dowling, son of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, was born on 7 February 1843. Elisha Mathews Conners Dowling. Elisha entered the CSA at Ozark on 28 Aug 1862 in Company E of the53rd AL Cav Reg. (72) in 1861.
Elisha Mathews Conners Dowling died on 7 January 1929. He was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

Noel Baxter Dowling was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
He, son of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, was born on 15 August 1853 in Dale Co, ALG+. near Ozark.

Noel Baxter Dowling married Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wells, daughter of Eben Josiah Wells and Tamsey Johnson, on 9 May 1874 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Noel Baxter Dowling died on 28 March 1915.

Nancy Jane Dowling was also known as Nancy Jane McDonald. She was buried in Ozark City Cem, Dale Co, ALG.
She, daughter of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, was born on 3 October 1851.

Nancy Jane Dowling married John F. McDonald, son of Randol McDonald and Annie Williams, in 1870.

Nancy Jane Dowling died in February 1925.

Robert James Dowling, son of Edward Dowling and Anna M. Oates, was born on 4 April 1844.¹
Robert James Dowling died on 1 January 1892.¹ He was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Dowling was also known as Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Byrd. She. had 12 children, 6 of whom died as infants. She, daughter of Edward Dowling and Anna M. Oates, was born on 7 March 1854.

Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Dowling married William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd, son of Acreal Byrd and Bartella woAcrealByrd, about 1875.
Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Dowling was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Dowling died on 27 January 1931.

Miles Casey. MARRIAGE DATE: Miles had not established an independent household according to the 1833 Barbour Co AL census. Or if he had, he was still living in NC. I assume that he married after the 1833 census and died in 1839 and had three children before 1839. He would have to have been married in the 1833/1834 time frame in Barbour Co AL. The court records of 1842 mention three children. No mention is made of his wife. One could assume that she died before Miles in 1839 or that after her death in about 1842, the children chose grandfather James Casey Sr. as their guardian. The earliest recorded marriages in the Barbour Co AL marriage books are in 1838. In about 1840, the records appear much more complete.

BIRTH YEAR: Miles' brother Lemuel was bornin 1813 and married in 1836 at the age of 23. Assuming that Miles had children as early as 1834 and fought in the Indian Wars, he probably was 16-18 in 1834 which would place his birth year about1814-1818 time frame. This is just an educated guess.
1830 Richmond Co NC: son 10-15 living with parents
1833 Barbour Co AL: may be one of the males<21 living with father Lemuel Casey
Miles Casey was a Private in McInis' Co, 42nd AL Militia during the Creek War. (63)
On 18 Aug1836, Miles Casey purchased land in Range 9 Township 24 which is NW ofClio. His residence was listed as Barbour Co AL. This could have been a land grant as a result of his service in the war. Samuel (who I believe is his brother Lemuel) also purchased land in the same area three months later on Nov 23,1836. Miles Casey served as a private inthe McInis Company of the 42nd AL Militia during the Creek War along with his brother Lemuel. (63)

Andrew Casey also served, but in a different unit. Relationship of Andrew Casey is unknown. Miles died about 1839. Family legend says that after his wife died, Miles committed suicide at a spring near the Pea River Presbyterian Churchin Barbour Co AL. The land that Miles purchased in 1836 was just across the road from the church so he probably committed suicide on his own farm.

The following information comes from the Babour Co AL Orphan Court records on microfilm at the LDS center in Dothan AL. Feb1839 Stephen E. Brown (brother in law, husband of Eliza Casey) &Lemuel Casey (father) appointed as administrators of the estate of Miles Casey, dec'd.
Mar 4, 1839 Stephen Brown was appointed asadministrator of the estate of Miles Casey and ordered to take aninventory of the estate.
Jul 1839 page with information on Miles Casey missing. Dec 1839 page unreadable
Mar 1840 court ordered that the real estate of Miles Casey be sold. Apr 1840 the court ordered that Stephen Brown and Lemuel Casey appear before the court and givean account of the estate May 1840 Lemuel Casey did not appear beforethe court and the judge ordered a 'scinafaicais issue' be made andthat an attachment of Lemuel's person be issued if he did not appearbefore the next court. Aug 1840 Stephen Brown appeared before thecourt and made his return for the estate of Miles Casey. Fielding R.Brown received $37.89 from the estate. May 1841 Stephen Brownannounced that he is ready for a final disposition of the estate ofMiles Casey. He was instructed to give a 40 day notice in publicplaces. Oct 1841 Stephen Brown announced completion of his role andturns over the administration of the estate of Miles Casey to Lemuel Casey Feb 1842 'And now at this day came Hiram Casey a minor being one of the heirs of Miles Casey dec'd and selects James Casey Sen for his guardian. It is therefore ordered that said James Casey be appointed guardian of the person and property of said Hiram, a minor,and he having given bond in terms of the law it is ordered that letters issue accordingly.' Feb 1842 'And now at this day came James Casey Jr a minor, one of the heirs of Miles Casey dec'd and in open court selects James Casey Sen for his guardian and said James CaseySen having given bond and security in terms of the law, it is orderedthat (he) be appointed guardian of the said minor and that lettersissue accordingly.' Feb 1842 'And now at this day came Nancy Casey,one of the heirs of Miles Casey dec'd and she being a minor in opencourt selects James Casey Sen for her guardian and said James Caseyhaving given bond and security in terms ofthe law, it is ordered thathe be appointed guardian of the said minor and that letters issueaccordingly.' 'And now at this day came Lemuel Casey administrator ofthe estate of Miles Casey dec'd and files his return. It is orderedthat the same be received and recorded' rec'd Alan Teat $23.23 paidJas Casey guardian $90.00 James Henderson $19.75 Stephen E. Brown$30.37 Daniel Campbell $12.93 Tolotson Casey $30.00 for adm StephenE. Brown $35,87 Sarah Casey $30.00 James Casey $93.40 Court fee $2.75 Lemuel Casey signed by his mark May 1843 Lemuel appeared before thecourt and filed his return of the estate of Miles Casey. RESEARCHNOTE: The early Barbour Co AL orphan court records are grouped in fiveyear segments: I 1837-1842, II 1842-1847, III 1847-1852, and so on.Books I and II have an index. The information above comes from theindexed pages. It is not known at the present time if otherinformation exists which was not indexed. Book III and beyond do nothave an index. I have started working through this film but it willbe very time consuming. He, son of James Casey, Sr., and Unknown Kirkland, was born about 1815 in Richmond Co, NCG.¹

Miles Casey married Unknown about 1833 in Barbour Co, ALG+.
He was a witness when James Casey, Sr., and James Casey, Sr., were. [pis] son Miles Casey granted 40 acres adjoining James' land. on 15 August 1837 in Barbour Co, ALG+.²
Miles Casey died in 1839 in Barbour Co, ALG+.

William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd was farmer.
[d] [l] William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd was Methodist. He. when his first wife died, he married his first cousin Ophilia Dowling.They had 12 children, 6 of whom died as infants. He, son of Acreal Byrd and Bartella woAcrealByrd, was born on 15 June 1850.

William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd married Margaret Tacier Dela Pegary Matthews, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, about 1868.


William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd married Vantiller Ophelia Rio Janerio Dowling, daughter of Edward Dowling and Anna M. Oates, about 1875.

William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd died on 6 February 1931.

Elisha Matthews was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
He. In 1824, a South Carolinian, Elisha Matthews of Darlington District,had accompanied a group to the territory surrounding the confluence ofthe east and west branches of the Choctawhatchee River in what is nowDale Co, AL. Elisha was hired by a Mr. Mills to teach his childrenand those of a few other settlers. This was the first school everheld in southeast Alabama. At the close of his school Mr.Matthews got ready for the homeward journey. The time spend in thiswilderness had seemed long to him because of a special interest he hadin the charming Miss Lacy Dowling, beautiful daughter of ReverentDempsey Dowling, who lived near Elisha's father. On arriving homehe confirmed all the stories of fertile soil, abundance of game, thelong waving grasses that bowed and nodded before every water coursewhere cattle might browse to their hearts' content. But the fateofyoung Elisha was not certain. He paid a visit to his fiancee andtold Lacy of all the wonders of this new world. She listenedintently. But could she leave a home of comfort, the love of fondparents, brothers, sisters, and friends for the hardships and hazardsof unknown lands? Young Matthews pleaded for a decision, promisingthat so soon as his financial circumstances would permit he wouldbuild her an elegant home in which she could reign in royal splendor.He was successful and his heart was filled with joy. In Dec 1824,he returned to the Darlington Dist of SC and married his childhoodsweetheart Lacy Dowling, daughter of Dempsey Dowling. On 2 Mar 1825,the Matthews wagon train arrived at the Block House in Dale Co wherewasappointed paymaster of the Dale Co militia. Elisha held theoffice of Dale County Treasurer from 1839 to 1848 being elected eachterm. In 1848 he resigned to run for the state as a JeffersonianDemocrat. He won by an eight hundred vote majority. But four yearslater, in 1852, as the fires of secession began to be fanned, MrMatthews returned to private life, vowing never again to enterpolitics. He, son of Moses Matthews, Jr., and Mary Ann Truitt, was born on 15 May 1803 in South CarolinaG. near Jeffries Creek.

Elisha Matthews married Lacy Dowling, daughter of Dempsey Dowling and Martha Stokes, on 23 December 1824 in Jeffries Creek, Darlington Dist, SCG+.

Elisha Matthews died on 4 July 1889.

Sarah Jane Matthews was also known as Sarah Jane Clark. She was buried in Rocky Hill Cemetery, Dale Co, AlabamaG. Find A Grave Memorial # is. near Ozark.
She, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, was born on 25 September 1830 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Sarah Jane Matthews married John C. 'Jack' Clark, son of ? Clark and Mary Unknown, on 23 October 1848.

Sarah Jane Matthews died on 10 July 1909.

Mary Mancey Matthews was also known as Mary Mancey Martin. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, was born on 29 January 1829 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Mary Mancey Matthews married William Henry Martin, son of James L. Martin and Sarah Smith, on 25 September 1851 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Mary Mancey Matthews died on 26 March 1924.

Elizabeth Ann Josephine 'Betsey' Matthews was also known as Elizabeth Ann Josephine 'Betsey' McDonald. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, was born on 14 October 1841 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Elizabeth Ann Josephine 'Betsey' Matthews married Hugh McDonald in 1860.

Elizabeth Ann Josephine 'Betsey' Matthews died on 2 April 1901.

Margaret Tacier Dela Pegary Matthews was also known as Margaret Tacier Dela Pegary Byrd. She, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, was born on 2 February 1844 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Margaret Tacier Dela Pegary Matthews married William Acreal 'Billy' Byrd, son of Acreal Byrd and Bartella woAcrealByrd, about 1868.

Margaret Tacier Dela Pegary Matthews died on 4 July 1871 in Dale Co, ALG+.

John C. 'Jack' Clark was buried in Rocky Hill Cemetery, Dale Co, AlabamaG. Find A Grave Memorial # is. near Ozark.
He, son of ? Clark and Mary Unknown, was born on 12 June 1822 in AlabamaG+.

John C. 'Jack' Clark married Sarah Jane Matthews, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, on 23 October 1848.

John C. 'Jack' Clark died on 5 July 1890.

William Henry Martin was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
He, son of James L. Martin and Sarah Smith, was born on 4 April 1829.

William Henry Martin married Mary Mancey Matthews, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, on 25 September 1851 in Dale Co, ALG+.

William Henry Martin died on 24 October 1855.

Hugh McDonald was his second marriage. He, was born in 1825.

Hugh McDonald married Elizabeth Ann Josephine 'Betsey' Matthews, daughter of Elisha Matthews and Lacy Dowling, in 1860.

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wells was also known as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Dowling. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, daughter of Eben Josiah Wells and Tamsey Johnson, was born on 25 June 1853.

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wells married Noel Baxter Dowling, son of John Dowling, Sr., and Charlotte Brackin, on 9 May 1874 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wells died on 31 October 1938.

Zilphia Ann Smith was also known as Zilphia Ann Dowling. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, was born on 4 July 1850.

Zilphia Ann Smith married Gabriel Pastory 'Gabe' Dowling, son of Noel P Dowling and Sarah Delaney McDonald, on 13 January 1870.

Zilphia Ann Smith died on 31 October 1925.

Laura Lavinia Boswell was also known as Laura Lavinia Dowling. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, daughter of Thomas Coke Boswell, Dr., and Sarah Martha Herrin, was born on 20 April 1845.

Laura Lavinia Boswell married Angus Simeon Dowling, son of Noel P Dowling and Sarah Delaney McDonald, on 7 November 1865 in Montgomery Co, ALG.

Laura Lavinia Boswell died on 29 April 1909.

Sarah Jane Welch was also known as Sarah Jane Dowling. She was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.
She, daughter of Ned Welch and Cassie Unknown, was born on 29 September 1835.

Sarah Jane Welch married Simeon Dowling, son of Noel P Dowling and Sarah Delaney McDonald, on 7 February 1856 in Dale Co, ALG+.

Sarah Jane Welch died on 23 April 1914.

Judge George Smith Barnard, was born on 30 June 1863 in Eufaula, Barbour Co, ALG.

Judge George Smith Barnard married Laura Rebecca Dowling, daughter of Simeon Dowling and Sarah Jane Welch, on 22 December 1889 in Daleville, Dale Co, AlabamaG.
Judge George Smith Barnard was buried in Claybank Cem-Ozark, Dale Co, ALG+.

Judge George Smith Barnard died on 13 January 1901.

George Smith Barnard, son of Judge George Smith Barnard and Laura Rebecca Dowling, was born in 1890.

George Smith Barnard married Caroline Elizabeth Dowdell, daughter of Silas A. Dowdell and Jamie Samford, on 31 July 1917 in Opelika, Lee Co, AlabamaG.

Kizziah Miller was also known as Kizziah Averett. She, daughter of James Miller, Sr., and Leannah Horton, was born in 1790.^1,2

Matthew Averett ~21 married Kizziah Miller ~15, daughter of James Miller, Sr., and Leannah Horton, in 1805 in Hancock Co, GAG+. NOTE: Marriages in Georgia were not required to be recorded until 1806. Matthew was single at the time the list was created for the 1805 land lottery and married at the time of the 1806 land lottery.^3,3

Kizziah Miller was probably in the household of Matthew Averett in the in 1816 census of in Monroe Co, Mississippi TerritoryG. Mathew Averit- males 2>21 (Matthew) (and John?, see 1820 census for Wilcox Co ), 1<21 (William); females 1>21 (Kizziah), 1<21 (Sarah Mary); 2 slaves.^4,5,6

In the on 14 February 1821 will of James Miller, Sr., Leannah Horton, James Miller, Jr., John Miller, Elijah Miller, Thomas Miller, Solomon Miller, Hiram Miller, William Miller, Raleigh Miller, Elizabeth Miller, Mary Miller, Susannah Miller, Nancy Miller, Kizziah Miller, Rhoda Miller, Lucy Miller, and Sarah Miller were listed as heirs.⁷ Kizziah Miller. 1822 The will of Keziah's father, James Miller, is in the Sparta Courthouse, Hancock Co GA.⁸
Kizziah Miller was the wife of Matthew Averett in the census on 1 June 1840 in Barbour Co, ALG+.²¹
Kizziah Miller died about 1851. According to family stories, she is buried near Matthew in the Averett-Cliatt cemetery in Russell Co. However there is no marker for her in that cemetery.¹

Dempsey Averitt, son of Henry Averitt and Beulah Tillman, was born in 1743 in Brunswick Co, VAG.^1,1 Dempsey Averitt, son of Henry Averitt and Beulah Tillman, was born in 1748.²
Dempsey lived in Cumberland Co, NCG+, in 1790.³
Dempsey Averitt died in 1796 in North CarolinaG.^1,1
Dempsey Averitt died in 1796 in Cumberland Co, NCG+.³
Dempsey lived in Pitt Co, North Carolina, 1760G, in 1810.

Henry Averitt was also known as Henry A Averett.^2,3,1,4 He. Henry was the progenitor of the Averitts in North Carolina, Georgia,Alabama, and Texas. [001]
Around 1741, he married Beulah Tillman and moved to Onslow Co NC.
1742 Bertie Co NC: Henry Averitt
Around 1760, he settled in Bertie Co NC.

NOTE:
A Henry Averett drew land in Washington Co GA in 1784 as aRevolutionary soldier. (33.) He, son of Henry Averitt and Elizabeth Simmons, was born in 1715 in Brunswick Co, VAG.^2,3,1 Henry Averitt, son of Henry Averitt and Elizabeth Simmons, was born in 1715 in Amelia Co, VAG+.⁵

Henry Averitt married Beulah Tillman in 1741 in Brunswick Co, VAG.^2,3,3,2

Henry Averitt died in September 1772 in Bertie Co, NCG+.^2,3,4

Beulah Tillman was also known as Beulah Averitt. She, was born in 1719 in Brunswick Co, VAG.²

Beulah Tillman married Henry Averitt, son of Henry Averitt and Elizabeth Simmons, in 1741 in Brunswick Co, VAG.^3,1,1,3

Beulah Tillman died in 1751 in North CarolinaG.²

Joshua Averitt, son of James Averitt and Unknown Averitt, was born in 1655 in Surry Co, VAG.^1,2,2
In 1685 in Isle of Wight Co, VAG+, Joshua Averitt. Henry Averitt Type: Son born.¹
In 1690 in Isle of Wight Co, VAG+, Joshua Averitt. William Averitt Type: Son born.¹
Joshua Averitt died in 1693.^2,2

In ConnecticutG, James Averitt. from VA Type: Mirgation. Unrecognized GEDCOM data. Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MILT Captain of a company of Indians in the French and Indian War.¹
James Averitt. _ Type: GENERAL NOTES.¹ He. James Averitt was born in 1622 in Cornwall England. His father wasChristopher Averitt. James emigrated to Charles Co VA in 1638 as hisfather had done in 1630. He raised his family in Charles City Co VA.[001]
James distinguished himself after he came to America, not only as acitizen in peaceful pursuits, but also in the military service. Hewas a captain of a company of Indians in the French and Indian War.It is recorded that in one fight, he and another man were the onlyones of the entire company to come out alive. [001]
He later went up into Connecticut. There is a monument to him todayin Stanford, Conn. In many of the earlier records, his name wasspelled 'Avery'. [001]. He, son of Christopher Averitt and Unknown woChristopherAveritt, was born on 30 July 1621 in St Martin-Vintry, London, London, EnglandG.² James Averitt, son of Christopher Averitt and Unknown woChristopherAveritt, was born in 1622 in Cornwall, EnglandG+.¹

The family of James Averitt moved from Charles City, Charles Co, VAG, in 1638.¹
In 1655 in Surry Co, VAG, James Averitt. Joshua Averitt Type: Son born.¹
James Averitt died in 1700 in VirginiaG.^1,2

Christopher Averitt was also known as Christopher Averett. He, was born in 1590 in Cornwall, EnglandG+.^2,3
Christopher Averitt was a weaver.² He. It is possible that the family came to the United States to escape religious persecution, since they were of Huguenot extraction and fearless in expression. All the Averetts, whichever way they spell their names, came from these first immigrants in Virginia. [001]
He came over to Charles Co VA on a boat captained by Captain Chelsman, and was bound for his passage for three years. This was a practice in vogue in those days, and the records in the libraries show that he later completed his contract with the captain of the boat for his passage, and was released from his debenture.
TRADITION
The first knowledge of the family name was in France. The name 'Averitt' or 'Averett' would justify this assumption, anyway. The double 't' in the name would indicate that it was of French extraction. Nothing is known of the family during the Middle Ages except that we were of Huguenot extraction, and tradition has it that in 1066 the family, or members of the family, came over to England with William, the Conqueror. [001]

The Averitt family, that which we know anything about, seem to have been tillers of the soil or artisans.

Over spellings of the Averitt name have been Averett, Avritt, Averyt,and Avery.
NAME SPELLING:
Averitt is the correct spelling.
In historical records, the name can be found spelled as Averett,Avritt, Averyt, Avery, Avera, and Everett, Everitt, and others.²

Christopher Averitt married Unknown woChristopherAveritt before 1614.

Christopher Averitt died in 1625 in Warwick, VirginiaG.³

The family of Christopher Averitt moved from Charles City, Charles Co, VAG, in 1630. as the basis for 600 ac, transportation by Capt John Chelsman(Cheesman) of the Charles River Co for 12 including Christopher Averitt and Phillip Averit.^2,4,5

Isaac Franklin Culver was CSA, farmer. He. Isaac Franklin Culver was born 20 Oct 1830 near Sparta in Hancock CoGA. In the 1850 Hancock Co GA census, I F Culver, age 20, was marriedto Mary E., age 18, who as also born in GA. His occupation was givenas farmer and his worth $2000. About 1851, he moved with his fatherto Henry Co AL. Mary died in 1858, and on 10 Dec 1860, he marriedMrs. Nancy Pugh, daughter of Roderick McSwean, a naive of Scotland.1860 Henry Co AL p 134, Lawrenceville Beat: Franklin Culver A fewmonths later, he enlisted as a private May 1861 at Montgomery in thefirst company that left Henry Co for the Confederate service. CompanyG, the Henry Pioneers, was formed from Henry and Dale Co to serve for3 years oruntil the end of the war. Isaac was 19 years old whenelected first lieutenant. He resigned on 29 Feb 1862 (120). Co Gbecame Company A, Sixth regiment, AL Infantry, and was soon sent toVirginia. When the regiment was reorganized in the spring of 1862 atYorktown, , Isaac was elected captain of Company K of the 6th AL Reg.His first battle aft First Manassas was Seven Pines, where theregiment suffered a heavy loss in officers and men. During a part ofthe Seven Day's campaign, which soon followed, he was in command ofthe regiment. At South Mountain he led his company under theregimental command of Col Gordon command the brigade. He was shotthrough the shoulder,a wound that disabled him until after the battlesof Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. During the battle ofChancellorsville, and upon the death of Maj A. M. Gordon in thatcombat, he was promoted to major. He continued service until the closeof the war and was parolled at Appomatox, VA. (72) His nephew, TassoUranus son of brother Jeptha Grace Culver deceased, was a laborer onhis farm in 1870. 1870 Bullock Co AL, Ridgely, p261: Frank Culver 39farmer $10,000 - $3000 GA, Nancy 42 NC, Arbertha 18 GA, Mary 16 AL,Fanny 13 AL, Roderick 8 AL, Frank 6 AL, Tasso 21 farm laborer GAAfter the war, Isaac became involved in a personal difficulty andkilled a colored man named Buford Whitehurst. He was tried atAbbeville where his old captain, the famous Col William C. Oates,served as his attorney. He was acquitted. He then moved to TX. (120) 1880 1900 1910 Union Springs Ward 4, Bullock, Alabama census Hedied at Brundidge, Pike Co AL on 1 Feb 1917. His tombstone at OakHill Cem, Union Springs, Bullock Co AL has his birth as 10-30-1830 anddeath as 1-30-1917. It also states 'Maj, Co B 6th AL Inf'. He, son of Isaac Culver and Margaret Grace, was born on 20 October 1830 in Sparta, Hancock Co, GAG.¹²

Isaac Franklin Culver married Mary E. Borum, daughter of John Borum, in 1850 in Hancock Co, GAG+.

Isaac lived in Henry Co, ALG+, in 1855.

Isaac Franklin Culver married Nancy McSwean, daughter of Roderick McSwean and Mary Campbell, on 15 December 1860 in Barbour Co, ALG+.


Isaac Franklin Culver was the Head of Household in the census in 1870 in Bullock Co, ALG. Frank Culver 39 farmer $10,000 - $3,000 GA, Nancy 42 NC, Arbertha 18 GA, Mary 16 AL, Fanny 13 AL, Roderick 8 AL, Frank 6 AL, Tasso 21 farm laborer GA.³ He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Bullock Co, AlabamaG.

Isaac Franklin Culver died on 1 February 1917 in Brundidge, Pike Co, AlabamaG.¹

Thomas Averett, son of Henry Averitt and Elizabeth Simmons, was born in 1713 in Brunswick Co, VAG.^1,2
. Thomas Averitt was the progenitor of the Illinois Averitts.³
Thomas Averett died in September 1772 in Bertie Co, NCG+.¹

John Averett. _ Type: GENERAL NOTES.² He. John Averitt was the progenitor of the Averitts in Utah, Wyoming,Nevada, Arizona, and other western states.[001]. He, son of Henry Averitt and Elizabeth Simmons, was born in 1717 in Amelia Co, VAG+.¹
John Averett died on 29 December 1796.¹

Charles Winston married Matilda E. Cox, daughter of William Cox and Jane Unknown, on 15 August 1852.