UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215):
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina ... my
daughter, Rachel ROBERTS and her husband, James R. ROBERDS...
..Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS,
Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September 1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215):
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina ... my
daughter, Rachel ROBERTS and her husband, James R. ROBERDS...
..Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS,
Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September 1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215):
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina...
my daughter, Jane SWAIN... my worthy friend, N. BUCKSTOCKS as sole executor of
this my last will and testament...Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses
WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September
1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215):
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina...
my daughter, Jane SWAIN... my worthy friend, N. BUCKSTOCKS as sole executor of
this my last will and testament...Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses
WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September
1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 103. "William PICKENS... married Elizabeth BRITTAIN, a daughter of a
Revolutionary soldier, William BRITTAIN, who lived two miles from Weaverville,
NC on Flat Creek..."From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina knowing the
certainty of death and the uncertainty of life... do make and declare this to
be my last will and testament which follows forthwith:...that my daughter,
Jane SWAIN and my youngest son, George W. BRITTAIN... to the heirs of my son,
Joseph BRITTAIN, Deceased... to the heirs of my son, A. BRITTAIN...my
daughter, Elizabeth PICKENS and her husband, William PICKENS... to my
daughter, Rachel ROBERTS and her husband, James R. ROBERDS... my worthy
friend, N. BUCKSTOCKS as sole executor of this my last will and
testament...Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses WHITE and A.
BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September 1889. W.T.
REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
!FATHER-SIBLINGS: Tillery, BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RECORD OF WILLS, VOL
B; ; ; p. 540; text sent by John C. Pickens, St. Augustine FL to Jack Reynold,
Okmulgee OK, to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA. Will of William BRITTAIN, Buncombe
Co., NC, date 1841, mentions 'the heirs' of his son, Joseph BRITTAIN; FILE: Enc
#P-215.-------------------------------
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A. Tillery,
1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina...
.. to the heirs of my son, Joseph BRITTAIN, Deceased... my worthy friend, N.
BUCKSTOCKS as sole executor of this my last will and testament...Signed William
BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and
subscribed 2nd day of September 1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215):
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina ... to the
heirs of my son A. BRITTAIN ..Signed William BRITTAIN, Witnessed by Moses
WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd day of September
1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-11
From John Pickens, St Augustine FL to Jack Reynolds, Okmulgee OK - May 1995
forwarded via e-mail by Jack Reynolds to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (Enc #P-215:
"The [following] is a quote from a will:
BUNCOMBE CO NC RECORD OF WILLS VOL B, p. 540: Abstracted by Clarence A.
Tillery, 1618 Milan Rd., Greensboro NC 27410
"Be it remembered that on the 31st day of July in the year 1841, I, William
BRITTAIN of the County of Buncombe and the State of North Carolina... my
youngest son, George W. BRITTAIN... my worthy friend, N. BUCKSTOCKS as sole
executor of this my last will and testament...Signed William BRITTAIN,
Witnessed by Moses WHITE and A. BUCKSTOCKS, Severally sworn and subscribed 2nd
day of September 1889. W.T. REYNOLDS, CSC."
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 169. "Levi Wesley ROGERS, son of Simeon P. and Margaret PICKENS ROGERS
was born November 10th, 1854, and died May 15th, 1890. A letter written by his
mother just five days after his death gave the following information:
'Levi Wesley ROGERS was a consistent member of the church, was
superintendent of his Sunday School, led in prayer, kept up family prayer at
home. After sickness of nineteen days with congestion of the brain he died May
15th, 1890 at his home in DeKalb County Georgia. His wife and seven children
survived him'.
On December 20th, 1877 he married Annis BURGESS and they had [7 children]."
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 169. "Levi Wesley ROGERS...married Annis BURGESS...."
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Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 168. "Margaret E. ROGERS, daughter of Simeon P. and Margaret PICKENS
ROGERS
was born May 10th, 1848, and died December 26th 1913. On March 14th, 1878 she
married a Mr. KEMP, who was born in 1844. As she did not have any children of
her own, she was able to give an orphan boy a home from babyhood to young
manhood. She also gave another young man a home from the age of sixteen until
he could complete a course in medical college."
UPDATE: 1996-10-31
DIRECT LINE OF: Lynn Ramsaur.
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Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 164. "Margaret PICKENS... married Simeon P. ROGERS, who was at the time
working on her father's farm as overseer, July 23rd, 1832 [Anderson County,
SC]. They continued to live with her parents for a while, but soon bought a
farm near the old homestead. After several years they moved to Forsyth County,
Georgia and lived on a farm near Cumming Courthouse..."Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"Patty Pickens, deceased (wife of Robert Pickens of Bradley Co.), was named
as a daughter in the will of William Smith 27 Oct 1829. Her children were
named: Margaret (wife of Simeon Rogers of Forsythe Co., Georgia)..." [Wills
and Estate Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless
Boyer, 1966]
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
DIRECT LINE OF: Lynn Ramsaur.
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Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"Patty Pickens, deceased (wife of Robert Pickens of Bradley Co.), was named
as a daughter in the will of William Smith 27 Oct 1829. Her children were
named: Margaret (wife of Simeon Rogers of Forsythe Co., Georgia); W.S., Robert
M., Martha A., James M., and Israel W. Pickens, all of Anderson District,
South Carolina; James (deceased) also left children: William of Hamilton Co.,
David of Bradley Co., and Israel G. of Green Co., Alabama. [Wills and Estate
Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 164. "Margaret PICKENS, oldest daughter of Robert and Martha SMITH
PICKENS was born at Three and Twenty, Anderson County, South Carolina, January
27, 1816 and died near Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, June 14, 1905. She married
Simeon P. ROGERS... July 23rd, 1832. They continued to live with her parents
for a while, but soon bought a farm near the old homestead. After several
years they moved to Forsyth County, Georgia and lived on a farm near Cumming
Courthouse. Margaret PICKENS ROGERS was the mother of eleven children, and at
the time of her death she was the grandmother of forty-one children and had
about as many great-grandchildren [sic]. She was 89 years old."
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 168. "Sarah S. ROGERS... on October 1st 1886 she married a Mr. MANNING,
who was born in November 1839 and died in September 1893. After Mr. MANNING's
death she continued to live with her stepchildren until 1906...."
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 168. "Sarah S. ROGERS... [in] 1886 she married a Mr. MANNING, who was
born in November 1839 and died in September 1893. After Mr. MANNING's death
she continued to live with her stepchildren until 1906...."
DIRECT LINE OF: Lynn Ramsaur;
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
!SPOUSE: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author, Memphis TN,
1963; p. 97; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
CHILDREN: source states he had children who all moved to Texas.=============================================================================
Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 163. "...Martha (Patty) SMITH [was] born August 9th, 1798, and died
December 1st, 1835. Martha SMITH was a niece of John SMITH, who married Robert
PICKENS' sister Martha PICKENS, and a sister of John and Israel SMITH who
married daughters of John PICKENS."
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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From: Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
majie@sava.gulfnet.com
"... John PICKENS will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his
wife Nancy an administrator ... [wife] Nancy PICKENS and George BOWMAN as
guardians [of minor children].
[SOURCE]: Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba
Bayless Boyer, 1966..."
DIRECT LINE OF: Lynn Ramsaur;
UPDATE:2000-02-11
!PARENTS-SPOUSE: Todd Young; ; info found on his website at Rootsweb World
Connect Project
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&id=I5657&db=ct
oddyoung
SPOUSE: gives only the surname 'PICKENS' for John's spouse.UPDATE: 1996-01-10
!SIBLINGS: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY,
compiled by Monroe Pickens, Revised and Published by Kate Pickens Day; ; Easley
SC, 1951; p. 163; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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From: Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
majie@sava.gulfnet.com
"... John PICKENS will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his
wife Nancy an administrator ... [wife] Nancy PICKENS and George BOWMAN as
guardians [of minor children].
[SOURCE]: Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba
Bayless Boyer, 1966..."
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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