We start with a John Spurlock on the 1860 census of Barbour County, age 104. He was said to have lived another eight years. Another said he died in 1862. The census gives his birth place as North Carolina and he was said to have been in the Revolutionary War. Another claim is that he married Sallie Aven (Avent) in Washington County, Georgia in 1791. I was skeptical of this claim but now believe it likely. Supposedly she was born 1766 and died 10 May 1846, the latter squaring with census records in 1830 Pike County, Alabama and 1840 Barbour. Dates for “Sari”, the daughter of Joseph Avent , are born 24 Aug 1768 with a middle name “Elelphair”.

We next jump to a son Solomon born 1795 with whom old John was living in 1860. Solomon served as a private in Wimberly’s company of the 1st Georgia militia regiment in the Creek war of 1817-1818, Solomon then married Susannah Pearce 17 June 1821 in Twiggs County, Georgia. After six children, Susannah died and Solomon married 15 Jan 1835 in Crawford County, Georgia to a widow, Mariah (Terry) Fry who bore Solomon five more children. Solomon died 4 July 1872. Susannah was the daughter of Jacob Pearce born 1760s whose likely son was Theophilus Pearce, age 20/30 , living near in 1820 Twiggs County. Solomon died 4 July 1872.

Births recorded in Twiggs County include the following -

James Madison born 1 Jan 1822 m. Tabitha Lawhon (Lawhorn ?) 17 July 1851. He died 1884 in Eufaula, Ala. (Barbour Co.), buried Fairview cemetery. A son James, born 1860, died six days after his father. Tabitha “Taby” was born 1832, died 1912. James, Sr. was listed on the 1850 census as an overseer.
Theophilus Solomon born 1 Jan 1824. Living in Russell County, Georgia in 1850. Wife Mary
Ruth Jane born 11 Sept 1825 (Was this ”Jane” who married in 1863 ?),
John S. born 3 Sept 1827, also an unmarried overseer in 1850.
Sarah Ann Susan born 1 Aug 1829
Melvina born Aug, 1831.

Note: Children named John and Sarah.

Then by Mariah -
Mary B. born 1836, m. 21 Jan 1855 Gabriel N. King born 14 Nov 1829. Had a daughter Patience.
Patience born 1837 m/ 25 July 1856 John Piper.
George W. born 1841, died March 1863 in Virginia in the Civil War
Obedience born 2 June 1842 in Georgia, died 28 July 1890 in Floyd County, Ga. Married 28 Nov 1855 William Coleman Bryan.
Calvin born 1845 married Carrie. Living in Barbour in 1880. Served in Kolb’s artillery battery in the Civil War. Since Calvin appears in two different households in 1850 and 1860, I think he might have been a son of John, Jr, deceased by 1850. Mother ?

Living with Solomon and Mariah in 1860 was Edward Fry, age 22 born Ga., apparent son of Mariah by her first marriage. Another child of the first marriage was said to Adaline Fry. Solomon was still in Georgia in 1842 when daughter Obedience was born. Hence, any Spurlock born in Pike/Barbour before that date had to have been children of William, John, Jr. or another unknown sibling.

As we all know, dates on census records are often unreliable. I think it is possible that William had three sons who ALL died in the war.

Returning to Georgia, we find a John Spurlock as a tax defaulter in 1793 Washington County, In 1820 Twiggs a John was a drawer in the land lottery that year, drawing a lot in Early County Ga. By 1820, John would have been near 65 years old and perhaps already living with a son or daughter as we find no further reference to him in Georgia although there are several John Spurlocks by then that rather confuses things. However, in 1830 and 1840, old John was a the head of a family in Alabama.

Sometime in the 1820s, John and some of his children sought new land in the recently (1819) created mew state of Alabama locating in Pike County. The 1830 census there shows the following.

Males -1001 plus John at age 60-70 (should be 70-80 if born 1756) - Females 1001 plus wife 50=60 (should be 60-70) if born in 1761. Incidentally, if John was 35 and Sallie 30 in 1791, a prior marriage for each is possible.

William Spurlock born 1792 , an apparent son of old John, was also on the 1830 Pike census. William was said to have married “several times”, His wife’s name was said to be Catherine. Their 1830 family. 100001 - 11001 with another male 60-70, perhaps the father of the wife. By 1840, there were two more sons. The 1860 Barbour census reveals a rather bizarre situation . William is by then age 68 is shown with a wife Sarah (Bird/Byrd), age 13, both “married within the year”. Living in the same household were Nicey and Daniel Byrd, both ages 52 and 49, apparent parents of Sarah. The 1860 Barbour census lists Sarah as age 24, confirming the age of 1850. (See below).

When we study the 1860 Barbour census, we find the following Spurlocks who were not children of Solomon.

Meredith born 1832 in Ala. No record. Died in war ? (M.R. Spurlock, 15th Alabama regiment ?).
Daniel A. born 1832 in Ala. Died in war (D.A. Spurlock, 15th Ala.) Married Mary Jones, 1859 at the home of James M. Spurlock , his cousin.
“Obedine” married 1857 Mr. Davis. No data for an Obedine.
William Green born 1835 in Ala. Died in the war at the first battle of Cold Harbor, 1 June 1862. Married Martha Driskell . Left two sons and a daughter named “Green”.
Sarah “Spullock” m. 23 Jan 1838 John Farrion (Farrar maybe ?) in Pike County, Ala.

One of the above men born 1832 was almost surely a son of William but not likely both unless twins. William Green was likely his son or the son of John, Jr., William‘s apparent younger brother or possibly his son. Both John, Jr. and William showed a son under age five on the 1840 census. We find young John no longer after the 1840 census.

Missouri Caroline born 1828 who married in 1848 William Austin Horne was the 10-15 daughter of 1840 of William. They had children born in Dale County, Ala. And by 1880 lived in Holmes County, Florida. Both are buried at Pinckard, Ala. (Dale County).

Later on we find records of marriages in Barbour for a yet younger generation as follow. Only a check of the 1870 Barbour census can sort these out.

Green (female) m. 17 Nov 1881 A.H. Henley. Green a daughter of above William Green and Martha.
John born by 1853 m. 3 Aug 1882 Anna Newman
Niecey m. 17 Nov 1870 Thomas L. Jackson.
The latter two were children of William Spurlock and his teen-age wife, Sarah Byrd.

William Green Spurlock m. 10 Feb 1859 Martha A. Driskell. He died in the war as a member of the 15th Ala. Regiment. In 1880 Martha appears as a widow, age 32 in Barbour. Children were Jeff 20, James 18 and Green 16, the latter a daughter. Some say WG died in June, 1862 in Virginia.

Jane m. 25 Nov 1963 J.W. Williams. Was this the Mary Jane mentioned earlier ?
Frances m. 23 June 1866 Ned (Edward) Davis. Theophilus, son of Solomon, had a daughter born 1849, living in 1850 in Russell County, Ga. (or Ala -check) named Frances. This was possibly her.

Ransom Spurlock was born 1807 in Washington County, Georgia, died 1896 in Bienville Parish, La. He was in Barbour County in 1833 and 20 April 1836 he married Eleanor Vickers in Barbour. He them lived 1837-1842 in Hinds County, Mississippi and then 1844-1856 in Claiborne County, Louisiana and later in Bienville Parish, Louisiana where he died. dren John and Sarah. The 1833 state census for Pike County. Georgia enumerated two Johns, William and Ransom.

Two Spurlock ladies living in the Bienville/Claiborne stated years later that they, Mrs. Sarah Jane (Spurlock) Duncan and Frances Emily (Spurlock) Miller, daughters of Ransom, had a grandfather who lived to age 119. They exaggerated a bit but their claim would seem to establish Ransom as a son of old John of Barbour. Ransom too had a son named William Green Spurlock who also died in 1862 at Camp Green in Mississippi as a member of the 12th La. Regiment.

Margaret Spurlock was born 1787 in Montgomery County, Georgia. In Cass (later Bartow) County, Ga., 1834, to Barbour 1837. She married Lemuel Percy Hargrove . He supposedly died that same year of 1837. Lemuel was a half-brother to Kinchen W. Hargrove who had married Winnifred Spurlock in Twiggs County, Georgia. She was a daughter of James who died 1806 in Clarke County, Georgia (lived 1800 in Oglethorpe), married Mourning Ford. We know James was a son of Drury and Comfort of Craven County, South Carolina. Was old John a brother to this James perhaps born on the Drury family’s trip from Virginia to South Carolina ? If so, he would be a fourth son of Drury to have been in the Revolutionary War. James, grandson of this James, was one of four men who founded the town of Rome, Georgia. (Floyd County). A co-founder was Zachariah Branscomb Hargrove.

Lemuel and Margaret Hargrove had sons John William born 19 Apr 1829 and Lemuel, Jr. born 29 July 1830 and a daughter Mary born 1826-27 who died before April, 1839. John married Charity Herring, Lemuel, Jr. married Martha Virginia Clark. Margaret re-married to Daniel M. Grisset and went to Texas.

Let us now investigate Sarah “Sallie” Avent, alleged wife of old John Spurlock. The same source that gave “Sallie Aven” as the wife of old John also said she was born in 1761 and died 1846 (date ?) and that she married John in Washington County, Ga. In 1791. However, the “Sari” who was a daughter of Joseph Avent was born 24 Aug 1768. (date ?) The Avent Gen Form message board informs us that Joseph Avent lived in 1781 in Washington County., Ga. Among his children was a daughter Sari Elephair Avent and a son Ransom. Ransom Davis Avent born in the 1760s in North Carolina died 1849 in Washington County. His son Ransom Taylor Avent born 18 Feb 1810 in Washington, died 12 Sept 1882 in Bibb County, Georgia. Other sons of Joseph were John, William, James and Joseph. William Avent, age 42, was listed on the 1850 Barbour census on the same page as a Spurlock. The year of birth of Sally (Avent) Spurlock makes a big difference in determining whether Ransom born 1807 could have been her son - 1768 possible, 1761 less likely. Aven/Avent/Avant, not a real common surname, pops into Spurlock connections quite frequently.

It may or may not be note-worthy that three of Sarah’s brothers had the middle name of Davis and two Spurlock ladies in Barbour married men with the surname of Davis.

Hanson Spurlock was said to have been a brother to Ransom. He was born in 1819 in Twiggs County, Georgia. Sarah, wife of old John, would then have been about fifty years old so it does not sound feasible that he and Ransom could have been brothers. Hanson did live later in Barbour County and then in Bienville Parish Louisiana near Ransom.

We now consider the oft-repeated contention that Solomon and William had a brother James. In examining the many James in ca 1800 Georgia, the most likely candidate appears to be the James who was born ca 1801 and who married Catherine “Kate” (O’Banion) Woodall . This James was born in Georgia (Twiggs County ?) and married in Wilkinson County, Ga. and in 1850 was on the census for Marion County, Georgia. Another possibility is a James D. (Dillard?) born ca 1798 who lived in Georgia, Louisiana and Texas before going to the gold rush and dying in Washington Territory. He certainly had the right genes as he too lived to be hundred years. Too many James to be certain.

I now take up the tragic story of the Spurlocks from Barbour who fought with the 15th Alabama infantry regiment, Law’s brigade, Hood’s division, Army of Northern Virginia. The 15th was organized in July, 1861 at Camp Mitchell in Russell County , Ala. It included men from Barbour, Pike, Henry, Dale, Macon and Russell counties. It went to Virginia in early 1862 under the command of Col,. James Cantey who later was a Brigadier General in the western theatre of operations. They fought in most of the major battled of the ANV and in many smaller engagements. Of 1633 men who appeared on the rolls of the 15th during the war, 260 were killed, 440 died of disease or other causes, 231 were discharged and only 170 were left to surrender at Appomattox.

At least four Spur locks f rom Barbour County served in the 15th. In H. company was William Green , called just “Green” on the rolls and Daniel A., likely brothers and sons of William Spurlock. Both enlisted 10 Mar 1862 and both died at the battle of first Cold Harbor, 1 June 1862, One record has Green as mortally wounded, another dying of disease which might not be incompatible.

In K company was 2nd corporal (all the others were privates) George W. who enlisted at age 22. He died 7 Mar 1863 in the winter after Fredericksburg. James A,. was also in this company and he was killed at Knoxville which was the following fall or winter. I have not yet identified him. M.R. Spurlock was also in this company and no data survives for him. In such a case, I suspect he died soon after enlistment. He was probably the Meredith of Barbour who never surfaced after the war to my knowledge. His wife was Mary by the 1850 Barbour census.

The Civil War was hard on country boys who gathered for the first time in large crowds, their leaders knowing nothing of germs or mosquito-caused malaria, even basic sanitation,. They often made camp in swampy areas and drank impure water. They died like flies and more men in the Civil War died from disease than in battle.

Also in K. company was a “Ras” Spurlock who enlisted at 18 and was discharged with a disability 1 Dec 1861. Also there was a R.S. Spurlock who could have been “Ras“. No data for R.S. An R.G. (Richard) from Crenshaw also died in the war but he was in another regiment.

The great movie “Gettysburg” portrays the 15th under Colo. William C. Oates directly confronting the 20th Maine commanded by Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain. Col. Oates was never confirmed at that rank by the Confederate congress but post-war, he served fourteen years in the U.S. congress, a term as governor of Alabama and was a United States Brig. Gen in the Spanish-American war. Before the war he had been a notorious brawler before he settled down and practiced law.

At Gettysburg the 15th took 644 men into action ; 72 were killed, 190 wounded and 81 were reported missing for a casualty rate exceeding 50 %. Their next most deadly action was at Deep Bottom in 1964 in Virginia where they lost 1/3 of their 275 men.

1880 census, Barbour County, Ala. -

Martha (Driskell) Spurlock, widow of William Green Spurlock. Jeff 20. James 18, Green (daughter) 16. 17 Nov 1881 - Green Spurlock married A.H. Henley as stated earlier.

(James) Madison Spurlock 58, born Ga. Wife Taby (Lawhon/Lawhorn) 48 born North Carolina, Ella 17, Eulalie (f) 14, Osborn 11.

Sarah (Byrd) “Sparlock“, 40 (should be 44 as she was born ca 1836) , widow of William. John 27, Columbus Thorn 19, Sallie Cufoy 14, Jerry Cufoy 8, half sibs to James.

Calvin “Sparlock” 34, Carrie 34 (wife), Edgar 13.

I will now add a number of items that may or may not connect to the Barbour County family.

Obedience Spurlock who married William Coleman Bryan later moved to Rome, Georgia (Floyd County). She is buried there in the Beech Creek UMC. Now the town (now city) of Rome was co-founded by James Spurlock, son of Owen, son of James who died 1806, son of Drury and Comfort. Does this tend to confirm a connection (brothers ?) between James died 1806 and old John of Barbour ? Or is this a stretch ?

In 1850 Barbour, Selah Spurlock, age 20, was living with Samuel and Margaret Wallace, ages 29 and 20, both born in Georgia, I do not know if Selah was related to the Wallaces or not.

The same source that gave us “Sallie Aven” as the wife of old John made the following claims.
John’s middle name was “Lowell”. Another claim was that he was born 12 May 1757 in North Carolina. This dates conflicts a bit from the age on the 1850 and 1860 Barbour census. I cannot confirm or refute these claims but anytime an exact date is given, it is impressive.

Another claim wa that John was a son of “Ruben”. In several decades of researching, I and other Spurlock researchers have never found an early Spurlock named Reuben. I do know that men named Robert were sometimes called “Robin” in early America and it is possible John was a son of one of a couple of Robert Spurlocks who were in ca 1760 North Carolina.

As we tabulate the younger Spurlocks in ca 1850 Barbour, it becomes apparent they number more than the 1830-1840 Alabama censuses record for children of old John, William and John, Jr. In 1830, old John had in his household a man and woman age 15-19 and a girl and boy, each under age five.
This does not fit John, Jr. of 1840 unless his wife and children of 1830 died and he re-married as 1840 shows a wife 15-19 and one child, a male under 5.

William in 1830 had one son under five and daughters under five and 5-10. By 1840, the older daughter was gone (married ?) and two sons , under 5 and 5-10, had been added. The total of these does not match the number of younger Spurlocks of 1850-1960. Perhaps an unmarried daughter had a child or two or a son died young and did not appear on a census. I just do not know.

In 1850 Barbour, newly-weds Daniel and Mary (Jones) Spurlock were living next visitation to Benjamin A. and Mary Davis, ages 27 born S.Car. And Mary, 23, born Georgia. Ben and Mary had sons named Calvin and James. Could Mary Davis be the same as “Obedine” mentioned on page two above as marrying a Mr. Davis ?

We start with a John Spurlock , age 91 in 1850 and age 101 in 1860 on the census records for those years for Butler County, Alabama. In 1850, he was in the household of a younger John Spurlock, age 32. In 1860 he lived with Samuel Spurlock, age 40.

Internet postings say that old John was a Revolutionary War veteran from Henrico County Virginia, born in 1759.

We will now take a look at the younger John and Samuel starting with John in 1850. His wife of that year was listed on the census as “Elander“ born in South Carolina, yet another version of her name. Children then born were John 7, Mary 4 and Sarah 2, all born in Alabama which dates their coming to Alabama as prior to 1844.

In 1860, we encounter that bane of genealogists, a census-taker who used only initials for given names. Grrr. Hence we have in 1860 these listings of children. J.T. 19, M. 14, S. 11, B. 9, S.A. 7, J. 5, G.H. 3. The parents are J. 47 and A. 35. The 1870 census clarifies these as Sarah 20, Lewis B. 18, Ann 17, (Andrew) Jackson 14 and George 12. “Ellen” 47 is a widow and since she was only about 37 in 1860, we can conclude John died not much after that year as no more children arrived after ca 1857.

By 1880 we find Jackson is age 24 living alone, George is 22 with a wife or sister Ann and L.B. is 27 with a wife Martha and a son Hubert (Herbert), age 2. It is reported that Mary born 1845 married Sion Lansdon born ca 1825. (see below).

Going to Samuel born 1810, we find a record of his marriage 4 Dec 1829 in Washington County, Georgia to Mahala Bedgood, daughter of John and Mary (White) Bedgood . John was first married to Mary Glover. In 1830 Samuel was in Jefferson County, Georgia , age 20-30 with a wife 15-20 and no children . By 1840, Samuel was back in Washington County.

The family was in Butler County, Alabama by 1850, Samuel and Mahala. Ages 40 and 35, and their children were Isabella born 1831, unknown daughter 1833, Nancy Ann 1833, Richmond G. 1842, (the first to be born in Alabama), Thomas 1844, Axy A, 1844, Samuel H. 1846, Mary C, 1850 and later James Y. 1853. Mahala was likely deceased by the mid 1850s. My later research does not agree with all of these years of birth. (see below)

By 1870, Samuel had left Butler County, lost Mahala , acquired a new wife Martha and was living in Henry County, Alabama. The 1880 census for Henry County, Alabama finds Samuel at age 73, (would suggest an earlier birth than 1810). His wife was Martha, age 44, born in Georgia. Two daughters were home, Roxey 9 and Martha 8, both born in Alabama. Their PO address was Chipola, Ala.

We now attempt to align the children of these two men, Samuel and John, Jr. An unanswered question is whether these men are sons or grandsons of old John. John, Sr. Would have been about age forty at the birth of Samuel and nearly sixty when young John was born. It would thuis appear Samuel was a son but John, Jr,. is less certain.

The names and ages given on the census records for these families collate less well than almost any I have viewed. Hence the dates and ages given are almost all “circa”.

Children of Samuel and Mahala -
1) Isabella born 1831 in Georgia married a Mr. Williams.

2) The second child was supposedly an unknown daughter but I find no evidence of that.

3) Nancy Ann Elizabeth born 1833 married (1st) Nathaniel Jenkins in 1855 Henry County, Alabama (2nd) William Yotog Bedgood, no doubt a kinsman , in 1857. He died in the Civil War as a member of the 17th Ala. Inf. Regiment. Richmond Bedgood and Samuel F. Bedgood were in the same regiment. In 1880 Covington County, Ala. Nancy was living with sister Mary C. Hughes, both being widows. The two Bedgood children of Nancy I were Samuel Lawson Young Bedgood born 21 July 1858, died 7 Feb 1939 in Bay County, Florida, He married Sarah Caroline Rowell born 22 Aug 1861 in Ala., died 1 Aug 1943 in Bay County. Ten children. A daughter was Mary Ann Elizabeth born 1855 in Ala.

4) Richmond G. born 1835 in Ga. Later records give his name as “Richard”. Richard G. died in the Civil War after marrying Elizabeth J. Sellers in 1859 and leaving sons John born 1860 and James born 1861. Perhaps Thomas born 1859. The 1880 census enumerates Elizabeth Spurlock, a widow, age 41, living next to Samuel, age 73. Sons John 20 and “Jamey” 19, are with her. Thomas, age 21, is in the household of Jesse Vickers, Richard G. was a member of the 39th Alabama Infantry regiment which at Chickamauga in Sept. 1863 was a part of the Alabama brigade of Brig. Gen. Zachariah C. Deas. It is interesting that in that battle, the 39th fought side-by-side with the 15th Alabama transferred from Virginia for that battle. The 15th early in the war contained several Spurlocks but some were dead before Sept, 1863. I have no information on when or where Richard was killed.

5) Thomas born 1841 (census interpreted by some as “Theresa”). He was the first child born in Alabama, which dates the coming to Alabama for Samuel’s family as 1840-1841 as he was in Jefferson County, Georgia for the 1840 census. Probably the Thomas Spurlock who was in the 17th Ala. Inf. regiment in the Civil War. In the same regiment were three Bed goods (see above) and J.T. Spurlock. Probably John T., son of John and “Aley” Spurlock

6) J.A. (female) born 1843 in Ala. No data.

7) Axy A. (female) born 1845. I once read this as “Any” or “Amy” but everyone says “Axy”. No data.

8) Samuel H. born Nov, 1846. Married Susan R. (surname unknown) in 1879. Had children Samuel H., Jr. born Jan, 1884 and Dyer W. born 1889

9) Mary C. born July 1850 married Mr. Hughes who died before 1880. Their two children were Jackson born Sept 1869 and Eller born 1873 who were with her and sister Nancy Bedgood in 1880 Covington County, Ala. Jackson married (1) Josephine who died in 1901 (2) Sintha. He lived in Covington County 1900 and 1901 and these wives were on the respective censuses for those years.

10) J.Y. (male) born 1853. (perhaps middle name also Yotog?).

Now for John Spurlock, Jr. born ca 1818 in Georgia. By 1860, he was caring for his 101-year old father, John, in Butler County, Alabama, soon to be Crenshaw. His wife was Elander Jones, also Ellen and Aley in the records.

Their children -
1) John T. born 1841-43. Married 1865 in Butler to Miss Goen. Likely the J.T. Spurlock in the 17th Ala, Inf. regiment with his cousin Thomas in the Civil War.

2) Mary born 1847. Married in 1864 as second wife to Sion Lansdon. (See # 5 below.)

3) Sarah Jane born 1848. Married 1873 Marshall Y. Summerlin born 1852, son of William and Elizabeth Summerlin. The 1870 Crenshaw census shows William and Elizabeth with children William E. 24, Marshall Y. 18 and Needum 15.

4) “B” on one census. I believe this was Lewis B. born 1851 whose wife was Martha Ann Rhodes. born 1854 in Ala. They had four children, one being Herbert C. (“Hubert” on one census)He born 1878, married 1901 in Crenshaw Birdie Elefair Beasley. The 1900 census for Crenshaw, Fuller Cross Roads, enumerates the following. Lewis B. and Martha Ann and children , all born in Ala., Herbert C. Feb 1879, Johnnie (son) Oct 1881, Ether ? (dau ?) July 1883, Mary E. Sept 1890. I find it interesting that in Jackson County, Georgia in ca 1830-1850, the Spurlock family there, scions of old “Iron Pott”, was intermarried with a Rhodes family.

5) Sarah Ann (1852-1931). OBVIOUS ERROR as John did not have two daughters named Sarah. - It was Mary who married Sion Lansdon. See Mary above. Married Sion M. Lansdon born ca 1827 This does not correlate with later censuses. In 1860, Sion’s wife was Sarah born 1823 in Georgia, six children all born in Ala. This Sarah was not present on the 1870 Crenshaw census. Sion had a wife Mary, age 23, twenty years younger than he. This Sarah was probably not a Spurlock. Sion M. Lansdon served in the 59th Ala. Inf. and in Hilliard’s Legion in the Civil War.

6) Andrew J., called Jackson and Jack. Born 1 Aug 1858, died 2 Aug 1933 (grave marker). Married Sallie Knowles born 1869 in Ala. Son Luther H. born 1887. Mother of Jackson was “Aley”, age 72, living with them in 1900 Crenshaw County. Luther born 20 Dec 1887, died 24 Aug 1922, married Docie Susan Watson.

7) George S. (I thought George W. but his grave stone has George S.) Born April 1856. Died 1910. Wife was Ann born Nov. 1855 in Ala. The 1900 Crenshaw census, Fuller Cross Roads, has these children at home, all born in Ala. Edith D. July 1880, James Oct 1881, Gillis (son) Oct 1883, Fletcher (son) Oct 1885, George D. Oct 1891. George married Virgie J. Moses.

Frances Spurlock married 1862 in Butler Mr. Peacock. I cannot identify her but Dyer Spurlock in Autauga County, Alabama had a daughter Frances born 1842-43.

Speculation follows on the parentage of old John born ca 1759 in Virginias, allegedly Henrico County.

As I stated above, the possibilities are very limited. In an era when families were often 6-12 children, we have only definitely identified TWO for John “Iron Pott” Spurlock born perhaps 1720 or earlier, son of William and Ann whose will was probated in 1754 Henrico, naming only John and two daughters as children.

We are quite certain two of IP’s children were Judith “Judy” born ca 1740s who married Charles Fain and Allen born ca 1740s who was killed by Indians in 1783 Georgia. I think it quite likely that John of Butler was another child of Iron Pott. No proof.

As always, comments, corrections and additions to the above are welcomed.

THE MANY JAMES SPURLOCKS IN CA 1790--1850 GEORGIA, by Ken Haas

IN ORDER OF BIRTH.

1) - Born ca 1750-60 probably in Albemarle County Virginia, son of Drury and Comfort (Hopper) of Cravens County, South Carolina after ca 1765. Died 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Left will.
Received land grants for his service in the Rev. War.

Married Mourning Fort, daughter of Arthur Fort , died South Carolina, brother of Owen Fort of 1784 Edgefield County, S.Carolina. Owen Fort gave a deed that year witnessed by James Spurlock. James and Mourning named children Drury and Comfort which indicated his parents. A son was named Owen .

1800 Oglethorpe census - 210100 - 230110

Children - James, Owen, Drury, Mary, Sarah, Winifred, Sophia, Elizabeth.

2) Born 1775 probably in Surry County, North Carolina. Son of Allen Spurlock, born ca 1740s, son of "Iron Pott" John from Henrico County, Virginia. Allen was killed by Indians in 1788 Washington or Jefferson County, Georgia. James had a land grant in Elbert County, Georgia , lived in Oglethorpe by 1809 and was in Jackson County by 1820. Had a brother Allen (m. Traylor) and sister Sarah (m. Street). Probably died in the 1830s in Jackson County, Ga.

Children - James, John, probable children judging by marriage dates were Mrelvina, William, Adelaide, Anney (Nancy ?).

1820 Jackson census - 010101 - 000110
1830 - Age 50-60.

Mother may have been Massa Spurlock named in Oglethorpe records 1791 and later

3) - Son of # 1 above. Born ca 1793. Orphan and had a guardian in 1813. Was himself a guardian of his younger sisters in 1814. Was administer of his brother Owen's will in 1823. Later ?

Monroe County, 1830-40 ???

4) Son of # 2 above. (see # 6 below, the same).

1820 Jackson census - 100010 - 100200
1830 - 200100 -

5) James (Dillard?) born 1798. Parents not known, perhaps Robert Franklin of Robert . Lived in Rapides Parish , Louisiana in 1830-1840. Owned quite a few (42) slaves. Married Eliza (Tippet?). Lived in Austin County, Texas 1850. Eliza was still living in Austin county in 1870, age 65. James deserted his family and went to California. Then to Washington Territory , later Thurston County, where he "married" a young wife and fathered several daughters. Had mulatto great, grandchildren back in Texas.

James D. claimed to have been born in Newberry, South Carolina and that he had a twin sibling who died. He further claimed to have had an older sister Teresa, who married a Mr. Gray or Grey, a devout Baptist, that his parents died when he was a teen-ager and that he lived for awhile with his sister.

Children by first marriage - Adaline only.

By second probably bigamist marriage Married Caroline E. Ricker, age eighteen, in Washington Territory 19 June 1867, age 68-69. Five daughters, no sdons.

Daughters - Lilla Alice born 1858, Cora Eve (1869-1874), Cora Leona (1875-1902), Nina Estella (1877-1887) and Della Pearl (1881-1975).

6) - Middle initial "M" (usually Madison). Born 1797-98. Married Margaret "Peggy" Hill in Jackson County, 1822. Must be a second wife if # 4 above is he. Living in Coweta County, Georgia in 1850. Same as # 4 above .

1840 Clarke County, Georgia. 2320001 - 111001

Children - John H., , Allen, , Newton, Joseph, William. James E., H. (Hanford ?) Spurlock was a railroad worker in 1880 Coweta but the census shows him born in Tenn. By 1860, the first four of these brothers were living in St.Claire County, Alabama.

7) - Born 1802. Married Catherine "Kate" (O'Banion) Woodall. Widow, 16 Nov 1824 in Wilkinson County. In Marion County, 1840-1850. In Schley County 1857-1870, age 68 in 1870. May have been a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bush) Spurlock of 1820-30 Laurens County, Ga. as two sons shown on the census of 1820 in his age bracket are not accounted for elsewhere.

Children - William, Julia, Caroline, Mary, James H., John Ross, Ellen, Elisa, Sarah.

8) - Born 1805, son of Allen of Oglethorpe, brother to James, Sr. of Jackson. Moved to Claiborne/Amite County, Mississippi Territory, in 1808.

9) James M., born 1815, son of Owen and nephew of # 3 above. Married 25 Oct 1838 in Henry County Elizabeth (Cloud) Hardin, widow, daughter of Ezekiel Cloud, Founded the town of Rome, Georgia (Floyd County) with kinsman Zachariah Hargrove and a third partner. Became mayor of that town. Nominated in 1859 to the U.S. Senate to be United States Marshal for that district. Do not think he got the job. Not sure. In real estate, 1880. Died 1892. Living in Schley County, Georgia in 1870.

Children - Martha B., Frances C., California, William, Owen H., James H., Ida Norma, Jessie F. (male),

10) - Another James M. Son of Solomon, son of John of Barbour County, Ala. Born 1822 in Twiggs County, Ga. Married 1851 in Barbour County, Ala. to Tabitha Lawhon. James died in 1885.

11) - James Horton Born 1829=30, son of James and Kate # 7 above. In Marion County, 1850. Sisters Caroline and Julia. Married Emily Chapman . In Taylor County, Georgia, 1880, age 50.

Children - Thomas, David S., John W., Eunice ?, Lou B. (female), "Pelelipy" (male), Mauddie. Erder

(12) - James E. born 1833. Recorded on the 1850 Coweta County, Georgia census as age sixteen. Son of James and Peggy # 4/6 above.

(13) James W. born 1836, son of John and Elizabeth (Morris) Spurlock, John brother to # 4/6 above. Elizabeth born 1819, daughter of Jemima Morris born 1775. John died ca 1840 tp ca 1848.

Children of Elizabeth - Benjamin M., James W., William M.

14) - James E.. born 1848 in Alabama. Wife Mattie E. born 1855 in Ga. Living in Carroll County, Georgia in 1880. Son of Theophilus, 1850 Russell County, Georgia. Theo son of Solomon by his first wife.

NOTE - check initial - E. or M. ???

Children - Eugenia, Emma Mae.

15) - Born 1853. Wife Lydia born 1850. Living in Randolph County, Ga. in 1880.

Children - Charlie, Eva, Susan.

16) - James H. born ca 1863. Married Etta Saul. (CHECK ON PARENTS ?).

17) Son of Rev. of 1880 Randolph. Same as # 16 ?? CHECK
I have notes for the following three but I cannot find data for them . Could be errors.

In 1830 Jefferson, In 1840 Montgomery, in 1850 Putnam.

SPURLOCK-CONNECTED FAMILIES FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO GEORGIA , by Ken Haas

As I researched Spurlock and connected families across Georgia and into other cotton states, I was struck by how many had earlier connections in a cluster of counties in south central North Carolina .

So, a bit of geography.

Bath, Craven and Bladen counties were early N.Car. vounties created before 1739.
1739 - New Hanover was created from Craven.
1746 - Johnston from Craven.
1750 - Duplin from New Hanover.
1754 - Cumberland from Bladen.
1784 - Sampson from Duplin and New Hanover.

If you take a map and center on the small town of Clinton in south central North Carolina, you will see Clinton is surrounded by Johnston, Duplin, Cumberland and Sampson counties.

As I researched Spurlocks in Georgia and on into the other cotton states, I could find dozens of families, and many scores of example of these connections but I wll restrict myself here to some of the more glaring examples.

THE BUSH FAMILY.

In 1790-1795 Samuel Spurlock is found in the Effingham County, Georgia militia and on a delinquent tax list in Washington County. By 1797 and on into the 1800s Samuel and an apparent brother named William Woodward are together in Montgomery County. Their part of Montgomery is incorporated in Laurens County by 1815 and they are there with the same neighbors. William W. dies there in 1817 with a widow Mary and Samuel goes to Early County where he last appears on the 1830 Early census.

Quite recently I am informed that in 1795 Montgomery, there was a fracas with Indians that involved Robert Spurlock. I think this must have been a brother of Samuel and William. Also involved in the struggle were William and John Bush, Levi Glass , Benjamin Harrison, yet another neighbor of the Spurlocks in Laurens County and Moses Tyson. The latter married Silvey Bush, sister to Mary and Elizabeth (Bush) Spurlock.

William Bush married Mourning Sheffield and they arrived in Wilkes County, Ga. in 1788 “from Jones/Johnston” counties. His father was John Bush who died in Sampson County, N.Car. In the same year, William moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, then to Montgomery where William left a will in 1808 naming daughters Mary Spurlock and Elizabeth Spurlock, wives of William W. and Samuel respectively. William W. dies in Laurens in 1817 with a widow Mary and his estate is administered by Levi Glass.

Even more recently, I was sent an entry from the 1820 Laurens census for an apparent widow named Jane Spurlock with a large family. This could well be the widow of the above Robert of Montgomery.

Later you will see where the Sheffield connection carried on into post -Civil War Texas. But now for a few more Bush connections

James Bush (1794-1869) was the younger brother of Mary and Elizabeth Spurlock. He married Nellie Glass. One of their sons was David Van Allen Bush. David moved to Rapides Parish, La. In the 1850s where Robert and James D. Spurlock from Ms. had lived in 1830-1840. David received bounty land there for his service in the Creek wars of 1836-1837. Three Spurlocks of Pike/Barbour County had served in those years in a company commanded by a Capt. Bush of the 42nd Alabama militia regiment. David had a brother John Calvin who moved to Newton County, Texas in the late 18840s. David also had an uncle John Calvin, brother to James and to the two sistetrs who married Spurlocks.

Moses Eason Bush married Jane Calhoun in Laurens un 1815, went to Houston County and was then in 1830 Pike County, Ala. and then Barbour County (same as old John Spurlock and family. for the Alabama counties.). Irwin Calhoun (ca 1813=1879) was in the Mexican War. He was from Dublin, Georgia (Laurens County). Julia Ann Calhoun born 1797 in Laurens died 1847 in Barbour County, A;a. Shed married Moses Bush. Moses born 1799 was from Washington County, Ga. He married (1) Julia Calhoun (2) Nancy Jane Johnson . He married in Laurens 1815 Georgia County, was in Houston 1817, Pike 1821, Barbour 1832 where he died 1847. One Moses was also in Henry County, Ala.

William Bush, brother to the Bush/Spurlock sisters, married Elizabeth Pope in Laurens County, Ga,. Witnesses on deeds, etc. for Spurlocks in Laurens ca 1815 included Jonathan Pope, Joseph Calhoun and James Johnson, James and Isaiah Powell, Calhoun.

16 Apr 1817 - Charity Spurlock married Joseph Flowers.
27 Jan 1827 - Frances Spurlock married Josiah Powell. Both in Laurens.

13 Mar 1822 - Britton Spurlock of Laurens sold land to Rebecca Johnson of Laurens. Witnesses were James Johnson and James Powell. Britton was Samuel’s son born 1795 allegedly in S. Carolina.

Britton had a daughter, Georgiana (1848-1922 La.), age two on the 1850 Baker County, Ga. Census
Who married James M. Maxey born 1843 in Butler County, Ala. They had children born 1872-1886 in Jasper County, Ms. And she died in Ouachita Parish , La, all counties with a Spurlock presence at one time or another. With a few hundred counties in these three states, that seems a HUGE coincidence.

THE SHEFFIELD FAMILY.

Martha Roberts married Wright Sheffield, son of John of Duplin County, N. Car. Her father was Frederick Roberts born 1733 in Virginia who moved to Duplin and then to Burke and Laurens County, Ga. And died in 1823. John Sheffield had a son Drury whose daughter Elizabeth married Wright’s brother Isham. (married her uncle ?).

John Sheffield of New Hanover County, N. Car. Married Nancy BUSH Beasley, daughter of Austin Beasley who wrote his will in 1822 Duplin. His son, Austin, Jr. went to Butler County, Ala.

Numerous Sheffields were in ca 1840-1850 Early County, Ga. And several went to Tyler County, Texas in the early 1850s and there inter-married with Spurlocks., children of William Woodruff and Britton, sons of Samuel of Montgomery/Laurens/Early who married Elizabeth Bush. William Woodruff’s wife was Rebecca Hooks., Britton’s Barbara Philmon.

Nancy Sheffield married William E. Swearingen. Arthur Padgett Sheffield (1870-1943) married Laura Lee Spurlock, daughter of Patrick. R. Spurlock, son of William Woodruff and Rebecca (Hooks) Spurlock.

A “West” (Westley) Sheffield (1789-1859) was a son of John of Duplin who left a will in 1781. In that line was John C. Sheffield (18212-1897 Tx) who married Susan Hooks.

Austin Sheffield was in the same militia company as was Samuel Spurlock in 1794 Effingham County, Ga.

See below for more Sheffield.

THE HOOKS FAMILY.

William Woodruff Spurlock (1811-1861) , son of Samuel, married Rebecca Hooks in Early County, Georgia. Her parents were George and Susan (Bright) Hooks from Columbus County, N. Car. Susan’s father was the son of David and Susannah (Dickson) Hooks who married in New Hanover County, N. Car. The mother of Susannah was Barbara Boney Sheffield Dickson whose first husband was a Sheffield. David and his father, Thomas Hooks, were from Duplin County.

Nickleberry Hooks in 1865 Tyler County, Texas married Mary Ann Sheffield born 1844 . daughter of Isham E. They too are buried in the Beech Creek cemetery in Tyler County. Ja,mes Hooks married Rebecca Sheffield.

THE HARE FAMILY.

“Hair” Was a prominent Cherokee family. I can find no connection between these two.

Calvin Spurlock, apparent youngest son of old Samuel, married Elizabeth Jane Hare in 1836 Early County, Georgia.. In the late 1840s, they moved to Newton County, Texas amnd are on the 1850 Newton census. There you find James C. Bush and family (see above). Another reference says Calvin’s wife was Averilla Hare. I think this is correct. Averilla was first married to Mr. McDonald and their daughter Mary Susan McDonald, often called a Spurlock, married 23 Jan 1846 to James Jeferson Key (1826-1802). in DeKalb County, Ga. They are buried in Kissatachi Forrest, La. He served in the 26th La. Inf. In the Civil War. Averilla was the daughter of Edmond and Mary (Scott) Hare of Sumter County, S. Car. Calvin Spurlock was born 1816 in Laurens, Averilla the same year. She is given as “Avorilla” and “Everilla” on various records.

In Tyler County, Texas Rebecca Hare was married to a Sirmans. Widowed she then married in 1883 to George Washington Spurlock, (1849 Ga-1932 Tyler), son of Britton Spurlock, son of Samuel.

The Hare family was from Joseph Hare (1749-1853 Giles County, Va.) from Sampson County, N.Car. They were supposedly Huguenots and Joseph served in ythe Montgomery County, Virginia militia., He appears on a Montgomery County, Va. Tax list 25 June 1789 living on Wolf Creek.

THE SHEFFIELD AND SIRMANS FAMILIES

We have covered the fact that the mother--in-law of Samuel and William Woodward Spurlock was a Sheffield. Samuel went to Early County, Ga. In the 1820s and numerous members if the Sheffield, Sirmans and Swearingen families are found there in 1840 and 1850. A wagon train left Baker County with Early families included in the early 1850s with their destination Tyler County, Texas. The families of William Woodruff Spurlock and Britton Spurlock were included. William died in Ty;er in 1861 leaving a widow Rebecca (Hooks) and two daughters and two sons, the latter both officers in the Confederate army with one, William, Jr. being killed in 1864. The other, Patrick, supposedly married the fiancee of his dead brother. We cannot be sure Britton ever lived in Tyler. Supposedly he left for the gold fields of California and was never heard of again. He would have been 55 years old in 1850.

The cemetery records of Tyler County with added annotations disclose the following.
All in the Beech Creek cemetery.

William Jackson Gautney Spurlock (1871-1929) , son of Britton, married Susan Rebecca Sheffield.
Patrick Henry Spurlock, (1838-1913) son of Wm. W., to Eliza Jane Collier.
Samuel Sampson Sheffield (1830-1888) to Ellaphair Swearing (1835-1912).
Isham Sheffield (1812-1890) to Nancy Ann Roberts (1813-1890).
W.W. “West” Sheffield (1835-1894) to (?)

Britton’s descendants are in the Franks Branch cemetery in Tyler County

A note on the name “Woodruff”. I think it was the intent of his father, Samuel, to name William for his brother William Woodward Spurlock. However, people could not handle that name. On the 1850 Early County, Ga. Census, he appears as “Woodras“. His grave stone reads “William Woodruff”.

Ransom Spurlock was born 1807 in Washington County, Georgia. Reportedly his father was a John Spurlock. He married 20 April 1836 in Barbour County, Ala. to Elender Vickers. They soon went to Hinds County, Ms. and then to Bienville Parish, La. where he died as an old man. He too named a son William Green. That son died in a training camp early in in the Civil War.

NOTE -

I am going to stop here and go to some tentative conclusions (is that a contradiction of terms ?). I will add more connections later.

Conclusions (tentative as usual) :

Taking the Garner family as an example in another Spurlock line, we found Garners connected to the James Spurlock family in Jackson County, Georgia. We then found two Spurlock-Garner marriages in the Allen Spurlock family of Amite County, Mississippi. Had that been our only evidence and hasd we concluded James and Allen were related, we would have been correct as we know now they were brothers.

Applying the same reasoning to the above multiple connections, I would come out with this. We can follow the Samuel born ca 1773 through Effingham (militia, 1794) and Washington counties, Georgia to the Montgomery/Laurens area. From there Samuel jumped to Early County, Ga. In the late 1820s where he presumably died the next decade. Along the way, Samuel had connections to many of the above families such as the Bush and Sheffield families.

Then many of these families traveled to or at least through Barbour County, Alabama where the most numerous Spurlocks were the off-spring of old John Spurlock, born 1756 in North Carolina. I would thus conclude that the Montgomery/Laurens/Early families had a connection to this old John Spurlock.

But what connection ?? Samuel and William Woodward were close and married Bush sisters so were almost certainly brothers. We have no data on the Robert Spurlock who was with them in 1795 Montgomery . Data on Samuel indicates his birth as the early 1770s so he was born some fifteen years after old John. This is not too wife a spread for brothers, especially for that era when women started having children at eighteen an continued well into their forties,. Since we know of no “in-between” births, this might indicate two marriages for their father, one before 1755, one ca 1770.

Robert and his son David had “draws” on the 1805 Washington County (Montgomery ? CHECK) lottery. This could possibly be the Robert involved in the Indian fracas of 1795 Montgomery or a brother of David. We know the older Robert who went to Mississippi by 1808 had sons Drury, Robert and David.

I think we can rule out that this clan was of the Drury and Comfort family of South Carolina or the Allen/James family, sons of the Allen, Sr. killed by Indians. That leaves us seeking a third Spurlock clan with North Carolina roots. This takes us back to Johnston County, N.Car. among the cluster of counties from which came so many related families.

So we are now asking who the Robert of the 17860s Johnston County was. Two other (?) Robert Spurlocks were in eighteenth century North Carolina, one who acted as a witness in Mecklenburg County in 1767 and one who was sued over two horses in 1777 Rowan County. Robert lost. Robert of Johnston was not likely either of these men but he is not accounted for after he sold his land on Middle Creek in 1768 to Robert Mims, another family remotely connected to the Spurlocks in Virginia.

So we now go back to Robert Spurlock of New Kent County, Virginia, the first Spurlock in America for which we have any substantial data. He was the father of William who married Anne Toney in 1709 and also of a Robert. Jr. born 1707. A man living in the1760s , born in 1707 would be only about 53-60 years old. He could well have a son born 1756 but not likely sons born ca 1773 , but possible.

So I now believe Robert who went to Mississippi was likely a son of Robert of Johnston County, N.Car. Old John of Barbour County, Alabama was also a son of Johnston Robert. Samuel and William Woodward are still in limbo. John was probably too young to have children born early 1770s. The children we know about for John were born after a marriage in 1791. Robert of Ms. seemed to have sons born in the early to mid 1780s.

So as we have suspected for years, Samuel and William Woodward and unknown parents are the key to many mysteries among these cotton-state Spurlocks.

JAMES AND MOURNING (FORT) SPURLOCK OF EARLY GEORGIA CA 1800, by Ken Haas.

This James is documented as a Revolutionary War soldier as he received a land grant in Oglethorpe County, Georgia based on his war service. He was likely born about 1760 as his first child was born in 1785. He was considerate enough to name children Drury and Comfort, making it quite obvious that his parents were Drury (born 1715( and Comfort (Hopper) of ca 1760s-1770s Craven County, South Carolina., Drury the son of William and Ane (Toney) Spurlock if Albemarle County, Virginia. James married 1790 probably in Edgefield County, South Carolina Mourning Fort, daughter of Arthur and ___(Pace) Fort . A brother to Mourning was Owen.

The family of James appeared on the 1800 census for Oglethorpe County, Georgia but soon was in Clarke County where he died in 1806. He left a will so between the 1800 census, his will and subsequent marriage records, it is reasonably easy to chart his family and some descendants. Mourning was deceased by 6 Sept 1813 on which date her estate was probated in Clarke County, Georgia.

First the 1800 census. 210001 - 23001, both adults 45 or older. This census enumerated eight of the nine children. Oldest son Drury and son-in-law Peter Williamson were the administrators of his 1806 will. Alas, the men of this family did not enjoy long lives as 23 Sept 1812 in Clarke County, we find Owen , another son, serving as administrator for the will of brother Drury. Then Owen too died in ca 1823 (will) but he did live long enough to leave a considerable progeny behind.

From all this, we can identify the children of James and Mourning as follows.

DRURY - Born ca 1785, hence filling the 10/16 bracket of 1800. He died in 1812 and we have no record of a marriage or children. Brother Owen was the administrator of his will.

ELIZABETH - Born in the ca 1790, married 16 Mar 1808 in Clarke to Peter Williamson. Peter administrator of the will of Drury in 1812 and co-administrator with Owen of his father-in-law James.

SOPHIA - Born in the 1790s. When sister Elizabeth died, Sophia married her widower, Peter Williamson.

MARY (???) - Born ca 1792. Married 2 Jan 1809 in Oglethorpe James Collins. Query - Or was this a daughter of James born ca 1773, son of the slain Allen, Jr. The latter I now believe. Mary is not named on FGS prepared by descendants of James and Mourning.

OWEN - Born in the 1790s. Married 15 Nov 1812 in Morgan County, Ga. To Mariah Farrar In 1821, he “of Clarke County” drew a lot for land in Dooly County in that year‘s lottery. His will dated 24 Mar 1823 , probated 14 Apr 1823 with executors “brother” James and wife Mariah. Children were Matilda, James, Mariah, Owen and Sarah, all minors. The son James was co-founder and mayor of Rome, Georgia. Owen was guardian for sister Comfort and brother James in 1813 and for sister “Sallie”in 1814. In Clarke County 20 Nov 1834 Matilda F. Spurlock wed John C. Bailey and also there 4 Sept 1842 Sarah Ann Spurlock married James D. Kelly. I believe these must be two of the daughters of Owen. I show an Owen F. Spurlock on the 1833-34-35 tax lists for Morgan County, Ga. but he is not on either the 1830 or 1840 censuses for that county. Could he have been the “Fauntroy” Spurlock killed during the Civil War at Black and White, Virginia ? I find a Faunteroy nowhere else.

JAMES M. - Born ca 1793. Under guardianship of Peter Williamson in 1813. Was himself guardian ias of 7 Nov 1814 of sisters Winifred (spelled “Winifred” elsewhere) and Comfort. On 3 Dec 1822 in Henry County, Ga. Two deeds are recorded. Both were for land purchased at a sheriff‘s sale “to satisfy indebtedness in Twiggs County in favor of James Spurlock”. This land was purchased respectively by Kinchen W. Hargrove “of Twiggs County” and Ezekiel Cloud “of Putnam County”.
James, son of Owen, was to marry a widow Elizabeth (Cloud) Hardin, daughter of Ezekiel. It was he who became the mayor of Rome, Ga. (Floyd County). They married 25 Oct 1838 in Floyd County .Their children were Martha, Frances, California, William, Owen, James H., Ida, Jessie (female).

COMFORT - Born 1794-1800,. Married (Peter Williamson also ? ).

WINNIFRED born 1799. Living in 1850 , apparently divorced or abandoned by husband Kinchen William Hargrove who she married 28 Aug 1817 in Twiggs County, Georgia. Five children. Kinchen was at least part Cherokee as he moved in Cherokee circles and had children by a Cherokee woman, Isabella (Hicks) Watie, one-time wife of Cherokee chief and Brig. Gen, CSA, Stand Watie. Kinchen’s half-brother Lemuel Percy Hargrove married Margaret Spurlock and a full brother, Zachariah Branscomb Hargrove was with James Spurlock, son of Owen, as co-founders of Rome, Georgia/ Kinchen had a most interesting, if unconventional . Winnifred was last found in 1850 Murray County, GA. With her “three youngest children “ as was Kitchen but they were not in the same household !

Old Kinchen is a story in himself. In 1840 he was with Winnifred in Murray Counyty, Georgia but In 1843, he fathered a child, Mildred Cherokee by Isabella (Miller) Hicks Watie. Hicks was murdered and Stand Watie took off in 1841 for the western Cherokee Nation leaving Isabella behind. In 1860 Kitchen is found in Clark County, Missouri and by 1870 he is residing at age 72 with his daughter, Mildred Cherokee, her husband J.D. Ray and Isabella in Dallas County, Texas. Margaret Spurlock who married Lemuel Percy Hargrove, half-brother to Kinchen, also died in Dallas County. Kitchen was educated as I have a letter he wrote and it us very literate. He moved in circles where he knew the governor and U.S. senator for Georgia in ca 1845 (or so he claimed in the letter).

Children of Winifred (spelled two ways) by Kinchen were the following -
Augustus Newton born 1818, married 1838 Harriet E.J. Ware.
Byron DeWitt born 1825, married 1843 Mary Wacaser.
James Emmett born 1828, married Mary R. ?
Terrieir ? Born 1832, married William Lamaree.
Marcus D.L. born 1834, married Rebecca E. Rhee.
Births were in Twiggs and Newton counties and at least one marriage in Fulton County, all in Georgia.

SARAH - - Born 1800-1801., at least after the 1800 census. Under guardianship in 1813 and 1814. Married 12 June 1817 to Kennedy Dennard. Kennedy was born 1799 in Washington County, Ga. His parentage is in dispute but one possibility is John “Denard” born 1764 who lived in Elbert County near the Wilkes County line on the Middle Fork of Falling Creek. Kennedy and Sarah moved to Lumpkin, Ga. (Stewart County) in thee winter of 1830 and he died there before 1840 . Their children included Jasper Newton, Thomas and James, the latter with a daughter Helen E,. Dennard.

ROBERT SPURLOCK AND FAMILY OF MISSISSIPPI and LOUISIANA , by Ken Haas

The first known reference we have of this Robert Spurlock is when he and son David registered for a land lottery in 1805 Washington County, Georgia along with an unknown John Spurlock. Very soon thereafter Robert and family betook themselves to Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory which part they lived in shortly became Wilkinson County.

1 Oct 1808 , Claiborne County - Robert and son Drury sign a “memorial” to the president asking that the man nominated for congress in their district , Francis Johnston, not be approved.

14 Jan 1809 , Claiborne - A deed was recorded in which Robert deeded slaves to sons Drury Franklin and Robert, Jr. , witnessed by Gideon Allen. Robert F. Spurlock lived in 1747 in Johnston County, N. Car. and was still there in the 1760s buying and selling land. A Gideon Allen was born there in 1760 and was in Twiggs County, Ga. in 1804. The witness Gideon Allen was a younger man.
I think this Robert F. was a good bet to have been the father of Robert of Ms. Territory, We do not know the wife of Robert, Sr. of Ms. He remarried to Lucy Fuque .

1814 Wilkinson - David Spurlock signed a petition.

1815 Wilkinson - Drury signed two petitions “west of the Pearl River".

Children of Robert, Sr. -

DAVID - Born before 1785 married Elizabeth Dixon, born before 1784, daughter of James Dixon. David died 25 Mar 1828. He moved to Rapides Parish, La. before 1820. A power of attorney by David and Elizabeth, signed (date ?) , was given to “our son” James D. Spurlock. It gave James the legal right to try to reclaim property in Williamson County, Ms left to her by her late father. The 1820 Rapides census showed David and Robert Spurlock. (CHECK) In 1830, James D. 30/40 and Robert 20/30 are enumerated in separate households ; in 1840 James D. only. More on James D. below.

DRURY FRANKLIN born 1776- 1785. In 1820 Wilkinson, the census for Drury showed 300110 - 1001. He was in Ouachita Parish, La. , bracket 26/44. by 1830 where he was on the census as age 40/50 as follows - 2012001 - 011000 , wife deceased, nine slaves. He was thus 36 or older born at the latest in 1784. Children were Joseph born 1812 in La. (by census(., James 1825 an overseer, David 1828, Drury Franklin, Jr. 1818, also an overseer. The male 16-26 in his 1820 household could have been his brother Robert, Jr.

In 1850, this family was in Carroll Parish, La. On this census were James, David, Joseph and D.F., all likely sons of Drury Franklin. The latter was supposed to have been in Claiborne County, La in 1850. He and John in Carroll have not yet been found on these censuses.

The 1850 shows these details on the above sons of Drury Franklin.

Joseph 38, a planter born in La. Wife Louisa 28, all born La. Unless otherwise stated. Children were Joseph L. 12, Drury 9, Eugenia 7, Henry L. 5, Richard G. 2. The mother-in-law was in this household and her name was Louisa “Sicrese/Surese ?” born ca 1800 in Ms.

David, the previous household, he age 22, a planter with wife California 22 and daughter Lucy C, two mos.

James 25 is near. Also an overseer. Next to William R.C. Lyon , perhaps his employer.

D.F. age 32 , an overseer, was a visitation some distance from the others. His wife was Martha 23. They were quite wealthy.

ROBERT, JR. - Born before 1787, likely quite a bit before to have a daughter marrying in 1821. He died ca 1830.

Lucy Spurlock was almost certainly young Robert’s daughter. She married 18 July 1821 in Wilkinson to James Shaffer. On 30 April 1830, James Shaffer and wife Lucy were in court as administrators of the estate of Robert Spurlock.

ALLEN AND FRANCES SPURLOCK OF AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI , by Ken Haas with additions from Eleanor Colson

I believe I have sufficient evidence to identify this Allen Spurlock as the son of Allen, Sr. who was killed by Indians in 1783 Richmond County, Georgia. Allen, Sr. was a son born ca 1740s of John Spurlock of Henrico County, Virginia, Surry County, North Carolina who due [?] in Wilkes County, Georgia in the 1790s.

Allen, Jr. was born ca 1775 (age 75 on an 1850 Amite County, Ms. Census). His father had just come to Surry County, N.Car. A few years earlier from southside Virginia. It may be he went on to eastern Georgia with son-in-law, Charles Fain, partly to aid his orphan grandchildren, Allen, James and Sarah, children of the slain Allen, Sr. By then John must have been well into his seventies, if not eighties.

We first find serious data on Allen when he is enumerate on the 1800 census for Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The James counted at the same time was not as close relative as this James was a son of Drury and Comfort Spurlock from Albemarle County , Va. who went to Craven County, South Carolina well before the Revolutionary War. James, brother to Allen, also passed through Oglethorpe slightly later and went on to Jackson County, Georgia with sister Sarah who married Samuel Street. A William Street had witnessed the will of their great, grandfather , William Spurlock, in 1751 Henrico County, Virginia.

The 1800 census showed the young family of Allen as follows:

Census from Eleanor Colson.
1800 Census of Oglethorpe Co, GA
3 males < 10; 1 male 26-45; 1 female 16-26; 2 slaves

We next read that in 1808, Allen received a passport to cross the Territory of Alabama (check) on the way to what became the State of Mississippi. It is not long before we find record of Allen and his family in Amite County, Ms. Where Allen was to spend the rest of his life, marry a second time and die in 1864, almost ninety years old. Frances died 15 Jan 1846. On 23 Dec 1846, Allen married Martha Sutton , age 58, in Lawrence County, Ms. Martha died Feb, 1863.

We find that Allen had married June 1794 in Oglethorpe County, Ga. Frances Traylor born ca 1778. In 1841, Allen wrote his will although he was to live another 23 years. By then Allen was a wealthy man for the times, willing money and slaves to his children. The will gives us an outline of his family and other records can allow us to add to this data.

His children -
WILLIAM H. born `1797-1800 (1850 Amite census gives his age as fifty). Died 2 Aug 1870 in Amite. Married 2 Oct 1917 Lavinia Wilbourne, also age fifty in 1850.

JOHN born ca 1800, died in the summer of 1833 in Lawrence County, Ms. Married 11 March 1819 Nancy Garner, daughter of James Garner. Married (2) 20 Dec 1832 in Lawrence County, Mary Ann Wilbourne. John was deceased when his father wrote his will in 1841.
[Comments from Eleanor Colson - The second marriage here I have as the second marriage of Josiah, not John. I have John dying around 1839-40. His estate file "175" covers the years 1839-1842 I believe. Included is a mention of Louisa V. Spurlock and other minors.]

MARY - Born ca 1800. Married 22 Nov 1817 Henry Jones who wrote his will 22 Nov 1833 in Amite. Mary married (2) Edward S. Brown, called Mary Brown in Allen’s will of 1841.

JOSIAH S, born ???. Married 21 Dec Feb 1826 Rebecca A. Knox. Josiah was deceased when his father wrote his will in 1841.
[Comment from Eleanor Colson - I have Josiah married 2) to Mary Ann Wilbourne on 20 Dec 1832 in Lawrence Co, MS. My notes:
After Josiah's first wife, Rebecca, died, he left his two small daughters in Amite County and came to Lawrence County to open a store. Josiah, Jr. was the only child of his second wife and Josiah, Sr. died before he was born, probably prematurely, for "he would have fit into a coffee pot". Mary Ann remarried three years later and the Winborne grandparents reared him.

Amite Co MS
File 173, Josiah Spurlock estate, deceased, year 1833
File 173 Rebecca A. Spurlock estate, deceased, year 1833.

1830 Amite Co Ms census: 1 male 20-40 ; 1 female 10-20 ; 2 females under 10]

ELIZABETH born 1799-1810, married 21 June 1826 Wilfred Garner. Elizabeth was deceased when her father wrote his will in 1841.

ALLEN born 1810 (age 38 in 1848 on a document concerning his Mexican War service in the lst Ms. Rifles. ). He is not found later. Died ca 1849 ? Married three times ????

JAMES M. born 1805-1810. Married 14 Jan 1836 Caroline S. Russell. Apparently living with his parents in 1840 Amite County (census). Went to the Mexican War and never returned.

THOMAS JEFFERSON born 1813. Married 18 Jan 1831 Elizabeth “Eliza” R. Hunt. Live in Avoyelles Parish, La. By 1850. Was a large slave-owner by 1860. Enlisted in the 1st La. Cavalry and served as a private and by 1864 as a sergeant. He was a physician as of the 1860 census but a farmer by 1870. There were two Amite physicians named Thomas Jefferson, the other, CSA surgeon, from the Grandison-Matthew line.

Start with William H. Spurlock, I will attempt to reconstruct at least part of these families. I could use some help if any of you have additional information. William moved around a bit. He was in Jasper County in 1840 and 1850 but in Simpson County in 1860.

Jasper and Simpson were both formed from Indian “cessions”.

1840 census, Jasper County, page 178 -
1111001 - 0212101 - Parents ages 40-49, four sons six daughters.

Some of these were likely John born 1830, 16th Ms Inf, CSA, Allen 1834, 39th Ms. Inf., the one who died as a POW at Camp Douglas, Illinois, Robert Winston 1837. Fourth son ? Daughters likely Martha 1824 who married a Sutton, Mary Jane 1829 and possibly S. Spurlock , age 45 in Lawrence County, Ms. This Allen was probably the one who 9 Dec 1854 married Susan Mobley born 1825 in Ms.

Other Spurlock marriages in Lawrence were these.
3 Mar 1836 - Mary Ann to James Weathersby.
17 Dec 1871 - Josiah to Amanda R. Weathersby. Very likely the Josiah who served in the ??? Ms. In the war.
1 Feb 1874 - George to Josephine Berry.

As many of you know, the Allen Spurlocks of Mississippi are a special problem ass there were so many. We do know Allen and Frances had a son Allen, Jr. who was born 1805-1810 . The 1840 census for Amite showed as follows for this Allen, Jr. 211201 with an elderly man , age 80-89, too old for Allen, Sr. Females were 001001. Here we have six apparent sons and one daughter.

Some of these places COULD have been filled by these marriages in Amite.
8 Jan 1849 - Letitia to John Everett, Jr. [Eleanor's comment - daughter of Thomas J. Spurlock and granddaughter of Allen]
25 Jan 1853 - Milton to Mary N. Hales. [Eleanor's comment-probable grandson of Allen]
14 Apr 1859 - G.J. (male) to A.J. Robinson. [Eleanor's comment - Thomas Jefferson Spurlock, son of Grandison]
19 Oct 1865 - Thomas J. to Sarah Gardner. [possible son of Walter Spurlock or possibly grandson of Allen]
19 Mar 1866 - Richard to Elizabeth Harrell.

In succeeding years we find many descendants of Allen and Frances in Mississippi. However, we have not yet found sufficient data to place these people into their proper families so, for the time being, I stop this paper here.

[Data on Allen Spurlock from Eleanor Colson.

1774/1775
Allen SPURLOCK born in NC, probably Surry County.

12 Mar 1788.
Probably father Allen SPURLOCK, Sr. is killed by Indians trying to reach the safety of the fort in Washington Co, GA in the vicinity of Williamson's Swamp. Allen, Jr. would have been 12-13 years old.
Possible involvement of Benjamin ALLEN and that could be the reason he gives land to Allen and Sarah Spurlock by way of David Allen.

16 Nov 1791.
Benjamin ALLEN of Wilkes Co to Allen SPURLOCK of the county afsd. for 50 pounds paid by David ALLEN in behalf of the said Allen and Sarah SPURLOCK, 200 acres granted to John VANWINKEL in Wilkes County, adj. lins S. by David ALLEN, NW and SW by Widow Cane, surveyed 19 Sep 1785 and certified by Samuel Crewsell Surveyor for Wilkes Co, s/Benjamin ALLEN. Wit: David ALLEN, Job ALLEN.; Pr. by David ALLEN 27 June 1794 before John Davenport, JP. SOURCE: Oglethorpe County Georgia Deed Book B, 1795-1798, p. 231-232.
Allen about 16 years old in 1791

1792 Tax list of Wilkes Co, GA.
Page 55
Captain Edmond Jordan's Company - District V
Allen SPURLOCK - noted as minor. No poll.
3rd quality land - 100 acres in Wilkes on Indian Creek. Land joins David ALLEN
This area of Wilkes Co became Oglethorpe in December of 1793

Listed next door is Sarah SPURLOCK; 100 acres in Wilkes Co on Indian Creek; adjoining Allen SPURLOCK; Return for her by Allen SPURLOCK

25 Oct 1793.
He is listed on the Franklin Co, GA muster roll of Capt. Ben Easley's Co.

June 1794.
Approximate month of the marriage of Allen SPURLOCK to Frances TRAYLOR.

1796.
Tax List Oglethorpe Co, GA
Allen Spurlock, 200 acres, adjoining James Keith, originally owned by David Allen

1798.
Tax List Oglethorpe Co, GA, Lee District, page 29.
Allen Spurlock, 200 acres, adjoining James Jones, originally owned by David Allen

1800 Tax List, Oglethorpe Co, GA
Allen Spurlock, 200 acres, adjoining Jay Jenkins, originally owned by David Allen

1800
Census of Oglethorpe Co, GA
3 males < 10; 1 male 26-45; 1 female 16-26; 2 slaves

1801 Tax List, Oglethorpe Co, GA
Allen Spurlock, 200 acres, adjoining J.Van Winkle, originally owned by Samuel Street?

04 Dec 1803.
Allen SPURLOCK received 118 acres in a headright and bounty grant in Oglethorpe Co, GA, on brances of Indian Creek [Book EEEEE, page 601]

18 Oct 1803.
Sells land on Indian Creek in Oglethorpe Co, GA to Lewis Suddoth [ Oglethorpe Co, GA Deed book D, page 278] Also Allen SPURLOCK of CLARK COUNTY [Clarke Co formed from Jackson Co in 1801] sells 100 acres on Indian Creek, branch of Long Creek to Samuel Hay [ part of 200 acres granted to John VANWINCLE - this is the land that was bought by David ALLEN from Benjamin ALLEN; VAN WINKLE is also seen with John SPURLOCK in Surry Co, NC] [Oglethorpe Co, GA Deed book D, page 282]

21 Aug 1804.
Allen SPURLOCK of CLARK COUNTY sells 118 acres on branches of Indian Creek to John Newby [Headright and bounty grant of 05 Dec 1803] [Oglethorpe Co, GA Deed Book E, page 293]

1805
Family Heads in 1805 Georgia - Taken from 1805 Georgia land lottery Registrations
Allen SPURLOCK, CLARKE County, wife Frances TRAYLOR, d/o William, B B

17 Nov 1808.
Ordered that a passport through the Creek Nation be prepared for Edward MOORE, James KEITH, Allen SPURLOCK, William BROOKS, Greene COOK, and Littleberry THOMPSON which was presented and signed on that date. SOURCE: "Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770-1823", p. 229.

1810 Amite Co, MS census
Allen Spurlock - 1 male over 21 ; 6 males under 21 ; 1 female over 21 ; 2 females under 21 ; 4 slaves

2 Dec 1811.
Allen Spurlock paid $660 for 330 acres in Amite Co, MS. In 1817 he added 245 more acres. Section 13, Twp 3N, Range 5E, East Fork of the Amite River.

27 Dec 1811, Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of the Mississippi Territory to enable the people to form a constitution and state government; Signed by: Allen SPURLOCK

1820 Amite Co, MS census
Allen Spurlock - 1 male over 45 ; 2 males under 10 ; 2 males 10-16 ; 1 male 16-26; 1 female over 45 ; 1 female 10-16 ; 1 female 16-26

1830 Amite Co, MS census
Allen Spurlock - 1 male 40-60 ; 2 males 10-20 ; 2 males 20-40; 1 female 40-60 ; 1 female under 10; 18 slaves

1840 Amite Co, MS census
SPURLOCK, A., Sr. 000010001-10001001

1850 Amite Co, MS census
Allen SPURLOCK 75, farmer $110 NC House 13/13
Martha 58 VA
Walter 27 Amite Co farmer
Thos J, Jr 11 Amite Co
James 8 Amite Co - Allen's grandson, probable son of James M. Spurlock according to family members

1860 Amite Co, MS census
Allen SPURLOCK 85 3000/2000 NC Planter House 291/291
Martha 64 0/8000 VA
Sw?nom? 11 MS (female) Lenore?]

JAMES SPURLOCK BORN ca 1802 MARRIED CATHERINE (O'BANION) WOODALL, WIDOW BORN 1 SEPT 1802, by Ken Haas

First a bit of geography in Georgia. If one draws a triangle from Macon (city) to Columbus to Albany, it encompasses of nearly so all the counties in which most of this family lived ca 1830-1900 and probably later. To wit : Marion, Schley, Worth, Macon, Taylor, Randolph, Terrell and Tifton.

Diligent research has failed to identify the parents of this James Spurlock although theories abound.
We know he and "Katie: were married 16 Nov 1824 in Wilkinson County, Georgia., she the daughter of Elijah and Martha O'Banion, By 1850 they appeared on the census of Marion County, Ga. with a large family. Said to have been in Marion since 1827.

The children were James Hunter, John , William, Allen Jackson , Julia, Caroline, Mary, Ellen, Elisa, Sarah and one unknown (Jane ?).

JULIA - Married 21 Dec 1851 in Marion County to John Payne.

MARY - Married 6 Sept 1855 in Marion to David C. Chapman . Mary living in 1897 in Macon County. It was with her that Katie lived in her last days. Two David Chapmans were in the Confederate army but they are listed in the records with middle initials S. and L.

CAROLINE - Born ca 1839 by 1850 census. Married 3 Jan 1856 in Marion to Reddick Blount Perry Jr. who was in the Confederate army.

JAMES HUNTER - born ca 1830, lived in Taylor County, Ga in 1880. Married Emily Chapman born ca 1836. Probably the same as James and/or J.H. who served in the 46th Inf. regiment, CSA. His profession was that of a miller. Buried in the Ty Ty Baptist church cemetery, Tifton County, Ga. His tombstone records his birth as 16 April 1832, his death as 12 Oct 1898 Buried next to him is an infant granddaughter Alice L. born 8 Nov 1901, died 16 Sept 1902. See below for more on James Hunter.

ALLEN JACKSON - Married Martha Chapman. Enlisted 10 May 1862 in Co. B, 46th Inf. Regiment . CSA, same regiment as brother James Hunter. Surrendered 26 April 1865 at Greensboro, N.Car.

ELIZABETH (Elisa) - Married 23 Dec 1869 in Schley County, Georgia to James Franklin Payne.

MARY JANE - Married 12 Nov 1878 in Schley to James Thomas Payne.

SARAH - Born ca 1848. Unmarried in 1880, living with parents , age 32.

More on James Hunter -

Children (from the 1880 Taylor County, Georgia census).

Thomas J. born ca 1859 m. 3 Dec 1883 in Schley to 1883 Susy Dunn.
Lou B. (female) born ca 1866. Probably "Lula" who m. 24 Feb 1884 in Schley to E/Z/ Payne.
David S. born ca 1868
Penelope born ca 1869 m. 6 Feb 1887 in Macon County to Andrew J. Payne
John W. born ca 1873 m. 11 Oct 1890 in Terrell County to Susie Oliver.
Maud born ca 1875 m. 1 Dec 1889 in Worth to J.W. Kenedy.
Eunice born ca 1877. May be "Emma: who 7 Oct 1895 m. J.A. Miller in Worth.
Erder/Ertle/Earl Hartley born ca 1879 m. 29 Apr 1900 in Worth to Ella Mae Lipps.

One can clearly see James was away to war 1861-1865.

The 1880 census also showed "Abrams" Spurlock born ca 1856 at the same address as James Hunter Spurlock with a wife born ca 1854 and a son Ollie L. Age 1. This man is probably the one referred to by some descendants as "Ambrose". They also name Walter, "Sol" and George as children about who I know nothing. Emily was about 43 years old when Ertle was born. Perhaps these were children who died young. When you add the below children, Emily would have been a busy middle-ages lady. Unless there was a second wife, (?)

In addition, I have these likely born after the 1880 census.
A. Spurlock m. 17 Dec 1899 in Worth Luna Lipps.
Bula m. 19 Sept 1899 in Worth to W.E. Wingate.

Hence it would appear the family was in Taylor in 1880, Schley 1884 and Worth 1889-1899 at least.

We now come to son William B. of James and Katie. . Born ca 1828, he married 1851 to Margaret Ann Stewart (1833-1914). William enlisted 5 May 1862, age 34, in Co. G., 55th Ga. Inf. R He was promoted to Cpl. March 1863 and was captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. 9 Sept 1863. He was not released until 15 June 1865 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. In 1880, the census for Randolph County, Georgia enumerated his family as of that year. There were likely older children.

Jefferson D. born 1862 when Jefferson Davis was riding high.
Joseph born 1868. Once again, the father away to war 1862-1865.
Carrie born ca 1870 (likely Caroline named for his sister).
Thomas Newton born 1872.
Martha born ca 1876.

An older son was likely James, reportedly a minister, who married Lydia born 1850 and who was living in Randolph County in 1880 Children were James L. born 1864, Eva 1877, Charlie 1876 , Sula (Susan ?) 1881, Elizabeth 1886, Alice 1889. Pearl 1891.

Cumberland Gap changed hands several times during the war. It was captured 8-10 Sept 1863 by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, the Confederates under Brig. Gen. J.W. Frazer losing 36 guns and the garrison of 2,500 men captured, William being among this number. Frazer was considered, among many generals of the war, as incompetent.

OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA TAX LIST, 1796-1801 , by Ken Haas

(1) Person paying the tax (2) Owner of the adjoining land (3) Original owner of the land.

(1) James Spurlock taxed on 100 acres for the following years.
1796 - (2) James Street (3) not stated, 1797 Samuel Street - Massey Keen., 1798 Massey Keen-Samuel Street, 1799 none, 1800 William Brown, Massey Keen, 1801 John Stiles-John Wallis.

(1) Allen Spurlock taxed on 200 acres as follows.
1796 - Andy Bell-none stated, 1798 James Keith-David Allen, 1798 James Jones-David Allen, 1800 Jay Jenkins and Samuel Stree-David Allen, 1801 James VanWinkle-Samuel Street.

Samuel Street lived on Indian Creek in 1797, only year so stated on my record. He had as neighbors 1797-1801 James Spurlock, Gilbert Keen, Allen Spurlock.

Gilbert Keen had as neighbors Samuel Street and William Brown.

James Keith had as neighbors Allen Spurlock and William Brown.

CONCLUSIONS :
James Spurlock, Samuel Street, Allen Spurlock, James VanWinkle, William Brown, Gilbert Keen, James Keith, Massey Keen all lived near each other.

David Allen was the original owner of the 200 acres of Allen Spurlock but not that of James Spurlock.

We know from other records that the land David Allen paid for for Allen Spurlock was land previously owned by James VanWinkle This land was on Indian Creek in what was in 1791 Wilkes County.

The 100 acres allotted to Sarah Spurlock by the David Allen purchased was perhaps half of the land for which Allen paid the taxes.

Only the 1801 record for a James Spurlock does not fit the pattern. Same James Spurlock ? The James of the earlier years was clearly the brother of Allen and Sarah, children of Allen, Sr. killed by Indians and grandchildren of “Iron Pott” John Spurlock. It was this James Spurlock found later in Jackson County, Georgia as was Sarah who married Samuel Street, Jr. there in 1811. Allen Spurlock went to Mississippi territory in ca 1808.

The James Spurlock family on the 1800 Oglethorpe census fits the James who married Mourning Fort judging by the age brackets for their children. This James die in 1806 in Clarke County, Ga. Mourning died in 1813. Their son James became an adult that same year and was named guardian for two younger sisters.