ROBERT BROOKS, SR. (1)

Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) is the oldest proven Brooks ancestor of the authors.  According to “The Brooks of Virginia” by Bruce Edwards, Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) was the son of Bruce’s ancestor, Richard Brooks, Jr.  This book states that Richard Brooks, Jr. “made his will on October 8, 1731” and that “his will was not proven in court until July 5, 1734.”  This will mentions “first: to son William, one shilling and second:  to his wife Mary and his other children, Robert, Richard, Sarah and Massila, the rest of my estate.”  The book does not mention the county where the will was recorded.  According to “Virginia Wills and Administrations,” by Clayton Torrence, the will of a Richard Brooks was recorded in Hanover County, Virginia in 1734.  The author of this book has only made a minimal attempt to prove this connection.  This connection should considered speculative as there were many Brooks men in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and its parent county, Lunenburg County, Virginia that could be the father of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1).

According to “The Brooks of Virginia,” Richard Brooks, Jr. left no land, therefore, it is not possible to connect any of his three sons through any inheritance of land.  William Brooks, the son of Richard Brooks, Jr., was stated by Edwards to have resided in Spotsylvania County, Virginia (northwest of Hanover County) and New Kent County (southeast of Hanover County).  Only one son of William Brooks, William Wilson Brooks, was traced.  William Wilson Brooks resided in Buckingham County, Virginia (married there around 1764) and finally to Greene County, Georgia (1820 census and 1825 deed).  This Brooks line has no common migration pattern with the Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) or any of his children.  There has been no attempt to verify the connection of William Brooks to Richard Brooks, Jr. since the migration patterns of this family do not match that of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1).

It appears that the connection of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) to Richard Brooks, Jr. is based on the migration pattern of two known daughters of Richard Brooks, III and Elizabeth Brooks:  Sarah (Brooks) Gentry and Mary (Brooks) Gentry.  According to the book, “Brooks of Virginia,” Richard Brooks, III first resided in Hanover County, Virginia (land grant in 1731) which became part of Louisa County in 1742.  According to “Brooks of Virginia,” Richard Brooks, III, moved to the southern part of Lunenburg County, Virginia which became part of Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1764.  This migration from Louisa County, Virginia to what became Mecklenburg County, Virginia is supported by migration of the daughters of Richard Brooks, Jr.:  Mary Brooks (who married Nicholas Gentry) and Sarah Brooks (who married David Gentry).  These married daughters received land in 1743 from their parents, Richard and Elizabeth Brooks, in Louisa County, Virginia and they can be later found in Mecklenburg County, Virginia where other men named Richard Brooks resided.

According to “The Brooks of Virginia,” in 1759, Richard and Elizabeth Brooks and Elisha and Frances Brooks, jointly sold 448 acres of land in Lunenburg County, Virginia.  This establishes that at least one of the three known men named Richard Brooks that resided in the Lunenburg and Mecklenburg Counties of Virginia was married a woman named Elizabeth.  The 1750 list of Tithables presents a very interesting perspective:  Robert Brooks - 1 Tithe;  Robert Brookes - 5 Tithes;  Richd. Brooks - 1 Tithe;  Wm. Brookes - 1 Tithe;  Nicholas Gentry - 1 Tithe;  Richard Brookes - 3 Tithes - including probable sons: Robt. Brooks (born 1729 to 1734) and Elisha Brooks (born 1729 to 1734);  David Gentry - 2 Tithes - including probable son: Wm. Gentry (born 1729 to 1734);  Richd. Brooks, Junr. - Unknown Tithes.  This establishes that there at least three men named Richard Brooks as well as three men named Robert Brooks residing in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1750.  The Robert Brooks (born 1729 to 1734), probable son of Richard Brooks (implied by Tithe List), is a good candidate for being the author’s ancestor, Robert Brooks, Sr. (1).  Since Richard Brooks, Jr. died in Hanover County, Virginia around 1734, this Richard Brooks (with sons Robert and Elisha) could not be Richard Brooks, Jr.

This author firmly believes that Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) can not be the son of Richard Brooks, Jr. and Mary Brooks as stated in “Brooks of Virginia.”  However, there is a reasonable chance that Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) could be a son of the Richard Brooks who is found in the 1750 Tithe list with two sons Robert Brooks and Elisha Brooks.  Since two daughters of Richard Brooks, III and Elizabeth Brooks (who married into the Gentry family) resided near Robert Brooks, Sr. (1), Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) would more likely be a son of Richard Brooks, III and Elizabeth Brooks.  Elisha Brooks provides the highest probability of being a sibling of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) based on the 1750 Tithe list that has the head as Richard Brooks and sons, Robert and Elisha Brooks.  Also, further research of Mary (Brooks) Gentry and Sarah (Brooks) Gentry are worthy candidates of research as siblings of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1)  These women are known daughters of Richard Brooks, III and Elizabeth Brooks and the 1750 Tithe list implies a Richard Brooks as a possible father of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1).  Other possible siblings of Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) could be Richard Brooks, IV (David Gentry was involved in his estate in 1755) and John Brooks (also involved in land transacations with David Gentry).

It appears that most of the children of Robert Brooks, Sr. were born in 1760’s with a few possibly born in the 1750’s and 1770’s.  From these estimations, it is believed that Robert Brooks, Sr. (1) was probably born in the late 1720s or early 1730’s.  The D. A. R. application of Ella Kelly states that Robert was born in 1723.

Numerous Brooks families resided the Lunenburg County, Virginia between 1746 (county formation of Lunenburg) and 1765 (county formation of Mecklenburg from Lunenburg).  On February 1, 1747, a Robert Brooks bought land from David Walker, Deed Book 1, Page 280.  According to “Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County, Virginia,”  Robert Brooks had a land grant recorded in Patent Book 28, Page 76 on June 25, 1747.  This land comprised of “630 acres on both sides of the Meherrin River.”  This land was located on the boundary of the present day counties of Lunenburg and Mecklenburg.  In 1747, this land was situated in Lunenburg County, Virginia.  Also that same month, “Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County, Virginia” show that Robert Brooks sold to Nicholas Gentry 108 acres of land for twelve pounds.  This land was situated on both sides of the Meherrin River and was patented by Robert Brooks.  This deed was dated June 4, 1747 and was recorded in Deed Book 1, Page 329 on June 6, 1748.  Also on June 6, 1748, Robert Brooks sold land to Richard Brooks, Deed Book 1, Page 329.

According to “Sunlight of the Southside,” numerous Brooks family members lived in early Lunenburg County, Virginia.  In a 1748 tithable list taken by Lyddal Bacon, there was a Richard Brooks and a Robert Brooks listed in the same household which had five tithables.  Next in the list was another Richard Brooks with only one tithable (probably himself).  In 1749, a Robert Brooks was listed by himself as having five tithables.  Next to him was listed “Ritchard” Brooks with one tithable and nearby was another Richard Brooks with one tithable.  Another Robert Brooks was listed in the same household as David Gentry where the household had two tithables.  Also listed near these four Brooks family members was “Nickles” Gentry, probably the same who purchased 108 acres of land from Robert Brooks in 1747.  The four Brooks members were listed in a tithe list “between Hounds Creek and Meherrin” taken by Hugh Lawson.  A third Robert Brooks also appears in a 1749 tithable list taken by William Howard.

The 1750 tithable lists have eight members of the Brooks family listed.  Taken by Richard Witton:  Robert Brookes had five tithables, nearby Richard Brookes had one tithable and William Brookes had one tithable.  Again, Nicholas Gentry was nearby.  Also, included in Richard Witton’s list was a household which listed Richard Brooks, Robert Brooks and Elisha Brooks having three tithables.  Nearby was Richard Brookes, Jr.  Yet another Robert Brooks was on William Howard’s list having one tithable.  The 1750 tithable lists establish that there were three Richard Brooks, three Robert Brooks, one William Brooks and one Elisha Brooks living in Lunenburg County, Virginia.  In 1751, seven Brooks family members were listed in in Lunenburg County, Virginia.  Taken by William Howard:  Robert Brooks with one tithable (same as 1750).  Taken by Lyddall Bacon:  Robert Brooks, Elisha Brooks and Richard Brooks listed in the same household having three tithables.  Taken by Field Jefferson:  Robert Brooks with one tithable.  Taken by Hugh Lawson:  Robert Brooks and John Calvin are listed in the same household having six tithables, Richard Brooks with one tithable and William Brooks with one tithable.  In 1752, five Brooks family members are listed.  Taken by Lyddall Bacon:  Richard Brooks has one tithable and Robert Brooks has five tithables.  Taken by Hugh Lawson:  William Brooks listed with Stephen Crump having two tithables, Richard Brooks with two tithables and Robert Brooks, Jr. with one tithable.

In “Early Wills of Lunenburg County, Virginia,” contains the estate records of Richard Brooks in the December Court of 1755, Order Book 4, Page 64.  This entry shows that Susannah Brooks was granted the administration of the estate of Richard Brooks, deceased, her late husband, and with David Gentry and Robert Brooks her securities, acknowledged bond.  The court also ordered that John Williams, Reps Jones, Samuel Gentry and Drury Moore, or any three of them, appraise the slaves and personal estate of Richard Brooks, deceased.

On October 2, 1759, Robert Brooks was involved in three land sales.  Robert Brooks bought land from Joseph Ashurst, Deed Book 5, Page 477, sold land to Abraham Jones, Deed Book 5, Page 481 and sold land to William Roberts, Deed Book 5, Page 491.  On March 2, 1762, Robert Brooks bought land from Frederick Jones, Deed Book 7, Page 189.  On May 4, 1762, Robert Brooks sold land to Richard Brooks, Deed Book 7, Page 230.  On October 13, 1763, Robert Brooks sold two pieces of land:  one to David Hopkins, Deed Book 9, Page 268 and one to Artha Brooks, Deed Book 9, Page 270.  On November 10, 1763, Robert, Lucretia, Tabitha and Richard Brooks sold land to “Tscharner Degraffenreidt.”  Robert Brooks was of Halifax County, Virginia (formed in 1752 from Lunenburg County).  On July 12, 1764, Robert Brooks sold land to Anthony Street, Deed Book 8, Page 197.  In 1764, there are only three Brooks family members found in tithable lists.  Taken by Thomas Tabb:  Robert Brooks owning 400 acres and “Arther” Brooks owning 100 acres.  Taken by Edmund Taylor:  Robert Brooks having four tithables and 500 acres.  In 1765, Mecklenburg County was formed from Lunenburg County and it appears that most the Brooks’ related to the authors lived in what became Mecklenburg County.

There were many Brooks family members living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia between 1765 and 1800.  Some of the Brooks family members involved in land transactions were:  Dudley Brooks of Chesterfield County:  1774, 1789 (2), 1790;  Thomas Brooks:  1765 (2), 1767, 1780;  John Brooks of Lunenburg County:  1774;  David Brooks:  1772, 1783;  Elisha Brooks:  1765 (2).  A partial survey of the Personal Property Tax Lists show:  Dudley Brooks:  1782, 1783, 1787, 1789;  Richard Brooks:  1782;  David Brooks:  1782, 1783;  Dudley Brooks, Jr. (son of Dudley Brooks, Sr.):  1782, 1787.  On a deed dated November 15, 1766, a Robert Brooks sold land to William Black of Prince George County on the north side of the Roanoke River opposite land of William Black on the south side.  This land was for a public ferry landing and the deed was recorded on February 10, 1767.  In June of 1768, a Robert Brooks sold 200 acres to William Murphe for 40 pounds.  This land was situated in Mecklenburg County on the Roanoke River and Parham Creek.

It is certain that the Robert Brooks found in the Personal Property Tax Lists of Mecklenburg County between 1782 and 1805 are that of the Robert Brooks who is an ancestor of the authors.  The slaves listed in the household make it easy to distinguish him from other men named Robert Brooks that were living in the area.  Only in 1783 and 1785 does Robert’s son, Robert Rose Brooks appear in these lists.  So the other Robert Brooks’ that lived early Lunenburg County either moved out of the area or lived in a different area from that which became Mecklenburg County in 1765.  After the death of Robert Brooks, Sr., his widow, Abigail, was listed in the Personal Property Tax Lists in 1807, 1809, 1810, 1811 and 1812.  In the federal census taken in Virginia in 1782, Robert Brooks is enumerated Lewis Parham’s list in a household having seven whites and seventeen blacks.  Listed nearby was William Brooks having six whites and two blacks.  David Brooks is also listed in Mecklenburg County with four whites.

On May 26, 1782, Daniel Baugh sold Robert Brooks 375 acres for 25,000 pounds of tobacco.  This was Robert’s son-in-law selling his land to his father-in-law.  On February 28, 1786, Hicks and Nancy Ellis sold to Robert Brooks 175 acres for 8,000 pounds of tobacco.  On October 9, 1789, Robert Rose Brooks and wife Mary of Brunswick County sold 115 acres on Great Creek to Robert Brooks.  This probably is Robert’s son selling his land to his father.  On March 5, 1790, Robert and Abigail Brooks sold 100 acres of land to James Lambert for 40 pounds.  On March 18, 1794, Robert and Abigail Brooks gave Frederick Jones 150 acres on Great Creek.  Also on March 18, 1794, Robert and Abigail Brooks gave 150 acres to David Thomas Wynn on Great Creek.  This was probably Robert’s son-in-law, David Thomas.  On December 20, 1797, Robert Brooks gave 283 acres to John and Elizabeth Epps.

Robert Brooks first married a woman whose first name was Brambly.  On a deed dated May 18, 1779, Robert Brooks and Brambly Brooks, his wife, of Mecklenburg County sold 100 acres on the lower side of Little Creek (a branch of Poplar Creek) to Thomas Harrison of Brunswick County for 100 pounds.  This deed was recorded on November 22, 1779 in Book 13, Page 408 in the Brunswick County deed book.  At that time, there was only one Robert Brooks living in Mecklenburg County.  Brambly Brooks apparently died in the 1780’s.  Robert Brooks married a second time to woman whose first name was Abigail.  In 1790, Robert and Abigail Brooks gave two tracts of land to Robert’s son-in-laws.  Abigail is listed as Robert’s wife in his will signed in 1804.  The 1782 census shows Abigail Ellis living near Robert Brooks.  This is the same Abigail Ellis who was made administrator of the estate of James Ellis, very likely Abigail’s late husband.  Because of the estimated birthdates of Robert’s children, it very unlikely that Abigail was the mother of any of Robert’s children and Brambly was probably the mother of all of Robert’s children.

The will of Robert Brooks, Sr. lists only nine of his children.  The 1783 Personal Property Tax List indicate that Robert had at least two more sons:  Robert Brooks and Jordan Brooks.  Both were listed in the same household with Robert Brooks, Sr.  In 1780, Robert Brooks, Sr. gave consent for his son, Robert Rose Brooks, to marry Mary Parham.  Both Robert Rose Brooks and Jordan Brooks migrated to Edgefield County, South Carolina and later to Georgia.  Many of their sisters and nephews followed in the same migration pattern.  Daniel and Lucy Baugh witnessed many of Jordan’s deeds and Jordan also signed the marriage bond for his sister, Penelope.  The reason that Robert and Jordan were omitted from their father’s may never be discovered.  It was probably because they were the first to move away from Virginia to Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Lucy (Brooks) Baugh moved much earlier to Edgefield County and while others received one-eighth share, she only received the token amount of $2.00.  Robert Brooks, Sr. gave his son-in-law, Daniel Baugh, 25,000 pounds of tobacco for 375 acres of land only two years after Daniel married Robert’s daughter, Lucy.  This sizable amount of tobacco could have been considered Lucy’s share of Robert Brooks’ estate and Robert could have felt that she had already received her fair share.

It is almost certain that Robert Brooks, Sr. was patriot during the Revolutionary War.  On May 14, 1782, Robert Brooks gave for “Continental Use” 675 cwt of Beef, 56 diets and 34 diets.  Robert Brooks also signed Legislative Petition Number 392, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, dated May 14, 1777.  This document states:  “Wherefore, your Petitioners pray that all natives of Great Britain, who have not uniformly shown their friendly disposition to the American cause, may be compelled to leave the State, and that some more severe punishment may be inflicted upon those who depreciate the paper currency of the United States, and this Commonwealth, upon credit of which depends the support of the American War.”  The D. A. R. application of Ella Kelly states that Robert Brooks, Sr. “served in Revolutionary War as a private in Captain Thomas Hill’s company, 7th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alexander McClenachan.  The date of his enlistment is not known.  His name first borne on the Company’s muster covering the period from December 22, 1776 to May, 1777 which shows him left sick in Virginia.  Discharged January 31, 1778.”  The author has not attempted to verify this account.

Through Robert’s will and personal property tax lists, it was believed that Robert and Brambly Brooks were the parents of at least eleven children:

   Lucy Brooks (1.1), b. Late 1750’s
   Robert Rose Brooks (1.2), b. June 2, 1762
   Jordan Brooks (2), b. Mid 1760’s
   Penelope Brooks (1.4), b. Late 1760’s
   Winifred Brooks (1.5), b. 1748 ?
   Sarah Brooks (1.6)
   William Brooks (1.7)
   Wade Brooks (1.8), b. Early 1770’s
   Rebecca Brooks (1.9)
   Jane Brooks (1.10), b. Mid 1770’s
   Mary Brooks (1.11), b. Late 1780’s

Robert Brooks, Sr. signed his will on May 11, 1804 and was also listed in the 1805 personal property tax list.  In 1806, the estate of Robert Brooks was listed in the personal property tax list and his will was recorded on June 9, 1806.  It is most likely that Robert Brooks, Sr. died in the early part of 1806.  Abigail Brooks is listed in the personal property tax lists from 1807 to at least 1812.  In 1819, Winifred (Brooks) Butler gave power of attorney to her brother-in-law to sell a slave which was due to her “at the death of my stepmother, Abigail Brooks.”  Abigail probably died sometime in 1818.

References:  1)  “Emigration to Other States From Southside Virginia,” by Katherine B. Elliott, 1966;  2)  “Revolutionary War Records, Mecklenburg County, Virginia,” by Katherine B. Elliott;  3)  “Early Settlers Mecklenburg County, Virginia,” Volume 1 and 2, by Katherine B. Elliott;  4)  “Early Wills of Lunenburg County, Virginia,” by Katherine B. Elliott;  5)  1782 Federal Census of Mecklenburg County, Virginia;  6)  Personal Property Tax Lists, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1782 - 1812;  7)  Lunenburg County, Virginia Deeds, letter from Mrs. Grace T. Marshall, Deputy Clerk to Bernice (Brooks) Casey, June 15, 1978;  8)  “Sunlight on the Southside, List of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748 - 1783,” by Landon C. Bell, 1931;  9)  D. A. R. Application Number 540,348, by Ella Louise Kelly, 1975;  10)  Mecklenburg County, Virginia Deeds, letter from John McKay Sheftall to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., January 29, 1979;  11)  “The Brooks of Virginia” by Bruce M. Edwards, 1985;  12)  “History and Genealogy of Jones and Brooks Families of Escambia County, Alabama,” by John Maxwell Jones, Jr., 1977;  13)  “Brooks Family History,” by Robert and Bernice Casey, 1982

LUCY BROOKS (1.1) is the daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  According to Ella Kelley, Lucy was born in 1753.  Since Lucy married in 1780 and was listed in the 1800 census as being over 45 years of age, this date is a reasonable estimate.  On October 10, 1780, Lucy Brooks married Daniel Baugh in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and John Eppes signed the surety bond.  According to Ella Kelley, Daniel was born in 1745 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  According to Roberta Lumpkin, Daniel was the son of James Baugh, III and Martha Baugh, his second wife.

Lucy Brooks was Daniel Baugh’s second wife.  It appears that Daniel Baugh was previously married to a daughter of Bolling Clark.  Bolling Clark died in 1809 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia leaving a will.  Bolling’s daughter, Daniel’s first wife, obviously died prior to 1780 when Daniel married Lucy Brooks.  When Bolling Clark wrote his will in February of 1809, he mentions several of Daniel’s children, their spouses and some of Daniel’s grandchildren:  Mary Burnett who married Toliver Burnett and they had one son, Bolling C. Burnett, Elizabeth North who married Abram North and they had one son Bolling C. North, John Baugh, James Baugh, Susanna Beasley and Nancy Hogh.  Bolling Clark left a sizable estate and these grandchildren received several slaves each.

When Daniel Baugh’s will was written in 1812, it appears that he left his first wife’s children mostly $2.00 each.  John Baugh was left $200.00 and Nancy Hog was left $100.00.  All other children, we assume children of Lucy Brooks, were left slaves and land.  The exception was Daniel Baugh, Jr. who was left only $2.00 (Daniel Baugh was not mentioned in Bolling Clark’s will).  Daniel Baugh’s may have listed his children in order of birth as all of his children by his first wife were listed first followed by his children by Lucy Brooks.  Estimation of the birthdates of Daniel’s children tend to confirm that the order of the children in the will may have been the order of birth.  Again Daniel Baugh, Jr. is listed with Daniel Baugh’s first wife’s children.  Therefore, it is not certain who was the mother of Daniel Baugh, Jr. but it is believed that he is the son of Lucy (Brooks) Baugh.

Other descendants of Daniel Baugh give different accounts of Daniel Baugh’s first wife.  According to Sallie W. Mathews, “Sallie Baugh was the daughter of Daniel Baugh and Mary White.”  Another descendant, Fannie (Woodall) Miller stated that “Sallie’s father was Daniel Baugh of Putnam County whose wife was Ann.”  The author has found no documentation to support these family traditions.  In fact, it is almost certain that Daniel first married a daughter of Bolling Clark and that Sallie Baugh was a daughter of Daniel Baugh and Lucy Brooks.

Daniel Baugh gave 350 pounds of beef to the American Army during the revolution which should qualify descendants for D. A. R. or S. A. R. memberships.  On September 5, 1781, Daniel gave this beef while residing in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  It also appears that Daniel’s father, James Baugh also gave 600 pounds of beef to the American Army.

The earliest known documentation of Daniel Baugh is dated October 12, 1778 in which Daniel Baugh, James Baugh and John Smith were ordered by the court of Mecklenburg County, Virginia to appraise the estate of James Ellis, deceased.  James’ widow, Abigail, later married Lucy’s father, Robert Brooks.  In 1782 and 1783, Daniel Baugh was listed in the Mecklenburg County, Virginia personal property tax lists.  On May 26, 1782, Daniel Baugh of Mecklenburg County, Virginia sold 375 acres of land to his father-in-law, Robert Brooks of Mecklenburg County, Virginia which was bounded by the Brooks line, James Hix, long branch and Ellis.  Daniel’s brother-in-law, Robert Rose Brooks, witnessed the deed.  Daniel was enumerated in the Virginia census that was taken between 1782 and 1785.  Daniel’s family consisted of seven people at that time.

On June 23, 1794, James Harrison, assignee of Daniel Baugh, sued several men in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Among these men being sued, was what could bave been Daniel’s father-in-law, Robert Brooks.  The nature of the suit is not known, but none of the defendants answered their summons and small judgements were issued against them.  When Robert Brooks wrote his will several years later, he left Lucy, his daughter (Daniel Baugh’s wife), only $2.00 while all other children were left sizable amounts of property.

On May 28, 1798, Daniel and Lucy Baugh witnessed a deed in Edgefield County, South Carolina where Lucy’s brother, Jordan Brooks, sold 200 acres of land to William Terry.  On April 10, 1799, Daniel Baugh witnessed another deed in Edgefield County, South Carolina where Roger Smith sold 72 acres of land to Jordan Brooks.  In the October of 1799, Daniel Baugh, Jordan Brooks, Daniel Bird and William Tury were ordered to appraise the estate of William Moore, deceased.  Baugh, Brooks and Bird made the inventory and returned it to Edgefield County, South Carolina court on January 7, 1800.  Daniel Baugh is enumerated in the 1800 census of Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Daniel Baugh (born prior to 1755) is listed with what appears to be his wife (born prior to 1755), two sons and one daughter (born 1774 to 1784), two sons (born 1784 to 1790) and one son and one daughter (born 1790 to 1800).

Daniel Baugh must have been a devoted Methodist.  On Friday, October 30, 1801, Francis Asbury stated in his journal:  “We came in haste to Daniel Baugh’s:  here we met Bishop Whatcoat, Sylvester Hutchinson, who had come along rapidly.  At the meeting house, where we spent about three hours, we were joined by Stith Mead, John Garven and Lewis Mycrel.  Now we formed a plan for future labours and travel:  it was concluded that Bishop Whatcoat should go from the centre, east to Savannah and St. Mary’s;  whilst I go west, in Georgia.”

On January 11, 1809, Daniel Baugh of Edgefield District, South Carolina purchased 202 acres for $1,200.00 from Isham and Gracy Smith.  This land was situated in Putnam County, Georgia.  This deed was witnessed by Isham Brooks, nephew of Lucy (Brooks) Baugh and brother-in-law of Frances (Baugh) Brooks, Lucy (Brooks) Baugh’s daughter.  On November 6, 1811, Daniel Baugh sold 160 acres of this land for $1,200.00 to his son-in-law, Daniel White.  This land was located Putnam County, Georgia.  Daniel’s son-in-law, Robert Brooks and his son, William Baugh witnessed the deed.

Daniel Baugh and his first wife, daughter of Bolling Clark, were the parents of at least six children:  -  Mary Baugh,  -  James Baugh,  -  Elizabeth Baugh,  -  Susannah Baugh,  -  John Baugh,  -  Nancy Baugh.  Daniel Baugh and Lucy (Brooks) Baugh were the parents of at least six children:

   Daniel Baugh, II (1.1.1), b. 1781
   Martha Baugh, b. 1783
   William Baugh (1.1.2), b. 1788, Virginia
   Sarah Baugh (1.1.3), b. 1789, Virginia
   Frances Baugh (1.1.4), b. 1791
   Peter Baugh (1.1.5), b. 1793

According to Leonard McCown, Mary Baugh married Taliaferro Burnett and they had four children.  Mary (Baugh) Burnett died on March 29, 1856 in Williamson County, Tennessee and was buried there.  According to Leonard McCown, James Baugh married Margaret Smith in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on December 3, 1800 and they had five children.  According to the will of Bolling Clark, Elizabeth Baugh married Abram North before 1809 and they had six children.  According to Joseph J. Baugh, Susannah Baugh married Barnet Beasley on September 29, 1790 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Barnet and Susannah Beasley had nine chidren.  Susannah (Baugh) Beasley died between 1840 and 1850 in either Hickman or Williamson County, Tennessee and was buried there.  According to Roberta Lumpkin, John Baugh married a Miss Bird.  According to Joseph J. Baugh, Nancy Baugh married a Joseph Hough and that they were reported to have moved to Darlington County, South Carolina.  According to Roberta Lumpkin, Nancy Baugh married a second time to John Evans on January 28, 1817.

The estate records of Daniel Baugh state that Martha Baugh married Daniel White.  On December 31, 1811, Frances Baugh married her first cousin, Robert Brooks in Putnam County, Georgia.  Robert Brooks is the son of Jordan Brooks, Lucy’s brother.  For additional information on the descendants of Robert and Frances Brooks, see the sketch of Robert Brooks (2.4).

Lucy (Brooks) Baugh died between 1804 and 1812 as she was included in her father’s will signed in 1804 and was not included in her husband’s will signed 1812.  Daniel Baugh’s will was written on March 16, 1812 and was proven in court on December 10, 1816 indicating that Daniel Baugh died in 1816.  According to Leonard McCown, Daniel Baugh was buried in the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery in Putnam County, Georgia.

References (Virginia):  1)  Public Service Claim of Daniel Baugh, Number 46, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, September 5, 1781;  2)  Deed, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Daniel Baugh to Robert Brooks, Volume 6, Page 171, May 26, 1782;  3)  Virginia Census, 1782 - 1785;  4)  Personal Property Tax Lists, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1782 - 1783;  5)  Court Minutes, Brunswick County, Virginia, Order Book 16, Pages 277, 278 and 279, June 23, 1794;  6)  Will of Robert Brooks, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Pages 354 and 355, May 11, 1804;  7)  Estate Records of Bolling Clark, Chancery Court Cause 843 and 1224, Monroe County, Mississippi, 1809 (written in Dinwiddie County, Virginia);  8)  “Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia,” Volume II, compiled by Katherine B. Elliot, Pages 22, 23 and 25, 1966

References (South Carolina):  1)  Deed, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Jordan and Mary Brooks to William Terry, witnessed by Daniel and Lucy Baugh, Volume 15, Page 440, May 28, 1798;  2)  Deed, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Roger Smith to Jordan Brooks, witnessed by Daniel Baugh, Volume 16, Page 617, April 10, 1799;  3)  1800 Census, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  4)  Inventory of the estate of William Moore by Daniel Bird, Daniel Baugh, Jorden Brooks, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Record Book A, Page 68, 1800;  5)  “The Journal and Letters of Francis Asbury,” by Elmer T. Clark, Volume 2, Page 311

References (Georgia):  1)  Deed, Isham and Gracy Smith to Daniel Baugh, Putnam County, Georgia, Deed Book A, Pages 341 and 342, January 11, 1809;  2)  Deed, Daniel Baugh to Daniel White, Putnam County, Georgia, Deed Book C, Pages 174 and 175, November 11, 1811;  3)  Estate Records of Daniel Baugh, Putnam County, Georgia, 1812 - 1817

References (Descendants):  1)  “Baugh Sketches,” by Joseph J. Baugh, January, 1968;  2)  D. A. R. Application by Ella Louise Kelley, 1975;  3)  “The Woodall’s” by Sallie W. Mathews, twelve pages;  4)  Family Group Sheet, by Roberta Lumpkin, 1979;  5)  Letter, Libba (Harman) Woodall to Robert Casey, August 3, 1981;  6)  Family Roots Charts by Leonard McCown, 1989

DANIEL BAUGH, II (1.1.1) is the son of Daniel Baugh.  Daniel Baugh was born in 1781.  Daniel Baugh married Susannah Bird and they were the parents of at least three children:

   James Baugh
   Lucy Ann Baugh (1.1.1.2), b. July 5, 1805, South Carolina
   Martha Baugh

Daniel and Susannah Baugh lived near Baughville, Georgia.  After Daniel Baugh, II died at an early age, Susannah (Bird) Baugh and her family moved to Talbot County, Georgia.  Susannah (Bird) Baugh later moved to Lee County, Alabama and died there.  According to Joseph J. Baugh, James Baugh married Nancy Woodall in Talbot County, Georgia.  Marriage records indicate that James Baugh married Nancy Robinson in Putnam County, Georgia on December 15, 1831.  According to Joseph J. Baugh, Martha Baugh married a Mr. White and they moved to Lee County, Alabama.  Marriage records indicate that Martha Baugh married John B. Ingram in Putnam County, Georgia on April 3, 1827.

References:  1)  Marriage license, Martha Baugh to John B. Ingram, 1827, Putnam County, Georgia, Automated Archives;  2)  Marriage license, James Baugh to Nancy Robinson, 1831, Putnam County, Georgia, Automated Archives;  3)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  4)  “Baugh Sketches,” by Joseph J. Baugh, January, 1968;  5)  Internet Site, Leonard McCown, July, 1998

LUCY ANN BAUGH (1.1.1.2) is the daughter of Daniel Baugh, Jr. and Susan (Bird) Baugh.  Lucy was born on July 5, 1805 in South Carolina.  On April 29, 1821, Lucy Baugh married Nathan Bussey in Putnam County, Georgia.  Nathan was born on February 5, 1798 in Lincoln County, Georgia and is the son of David Bussey and Eleanor (Fleming) Bussey.  Nathan’s sister, Margaret Bussey, married Peter Baugh (1.1.5).  In 1830, Nathan and Lucy Bussey were living in Putnam County, Georgia.  In 1860, Nathan and Lucy Bussey were living in Talbot County, Georgia.  Nathan and Lucy Bussey were the parents of at least eight children:

   David Bussey (1.1.1.2.1), b. September 14, 1822, Putnam County, Georgia
   William Daniel Bussey (1.1.1.2.2), b. June 6, 1825, Putnam County, Georgia
   James Marion Bussey, b. November 27, 1827, Putnam County, Georgia
   Nathan Bussey, Jr. (1.1.1.2.4), b. October 10, 1830, Putnam County, Georgia
   Susannah Bird Bussey (1.1.1.2.5), b. July 1, 1833, Georgia
   Peter Baugh Bussey, b. July 7, 1835, Georgia
   Lucy Ann Bussey, b. May 5, 1837, Georgia
   Hezekiah Bussey (1.1.1.2.8), b. April 18, 1840, Talbot County, Georgia

Lucy (Baugh) Bussey died in 1860 in Talbot County, Georgia and was buried there in the Bussey Cemetery.  On July 26, 1863, Nathan Bussey married a second time to Catherine Blackman Williams (born 1818 in Georgia).  From 1870 to 1880, Nathan and Catherine Bussey were living in Talbot County, Georgia.  Nathan and Catherine Bussey had no children.  Nathan Bussey died on October 4, 1886 in Talbot County, Georgia and was buried in the Bussey Cemetery west of Talbotton, Georgia.  On December 23, 1847, James Bussey married Elizabeth Kilgore.  On August 2, 1860, James Bussey married a second time to a widow, Molly (Williams) Brannon.  James Bussey died in 1884 in Talbot County, Georgia.  Peter Bussey died as an infanct in August, 1835.  On June 3, 1856, Lucy Ann Bussey married Benjamin Franklin Porter in Talbot County, Georgia.  Benjamin was born on November 2, 1835 and is the son of William Porter and Lucy (Cook) Porter.  Benjamin and Lucy Porter had no children.  Benjamin Porter served in the Confederate Army, Company C, 46th Georgia Regiment.  Benjamin was killed in the Civil War on November 13, 1865 and was buried in the Porter Cemetery.  Lucy married a second time to Dr. William Henry Tatum and they had no children.  William was born in 1817.  William Tatum died on February 17, 1905 and Lucy (Baugh) Tatum died on October 23, 1914 in Georgia.

References:  1)  Marriage license, Loucy Baugh to Nathan Bussy, 1821, Putnam County, Georgia, Automated Archives;  2)  1830 Putnam County, Georgia;  3)  1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia;  4)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  5)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979;  6)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

DAVID BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.1) is the son of Nathan Bussey and Lucy Ann (Baugh) Bussey.  David was born on September 14, 1822 in Putnam County, Georgia.  On February 22, 1844, David Bussey married Martha Stephenson in Talbot County, Georgia.  Martha was born in 1828 in Georgia.  In 1850, David and Martha Bussey were living in Talbot County, Georgia.  David and Martha Bussey were the parents of at least three children:

   Thomas Bussey, b. 1846, Georgia
   Nathan Bussey, b. 1848, Georgia
   Joseph Bussey, b. 1850, Georgia

References:  1)  1850 Census, Talbot County, Georgia;  2)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  3)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

WILLIAM DANIEL BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2) is the son of Nathan Bussey and Lucy Ann (Baugh) Bussey.  William was born on June 6, 1825 in Putnam County, Georgia.  On February 9, 1853, William Bussey married Catherine Amanda Chambless.  Catherine was born on March 17, 1834 in Talbot County, Georgia.  William and Catherine Bussey were the parents of twelve children:

   Lucy Bussey, b. 1854, Georgia
   Hezekiah Bussey, b. 1848, Georgia
   Ella Bussey, b. 1859, Georgia
   William David Bussey, b. 1862, Georgia
   Charles Josephus Bussey, b. 1865, Georgia
   Harriet “Hattie” Bussey, b. October 4, 1866, Georgia
   Nathan Bussey (1.1.1.2.2.7), b. May 8, 1869, Georgia
   Mary Rebecca Bussey (1.1.1.2.2.8), b. October 17, 1870, Talbot County, Georgia
   Martha Susan Bussey (1.1.1.2.2.9), b. June 22, 1872, Talbot County, Georgia
   James Benjamin Bussey (1.1.1.2.2.10), b. July 5, 1873, Talbot County, Georgia
   Clarence Bussey (1.1.1.2.2.11), b. 1876, Talbot County, Georgia
   Fannie Williams Bussey, b. December 25, 1878, Talbot County, Georgia

In 1860, William and Catherine Bussey were living in Stewart County, Georgia.  William Bussey served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.  He enlisted on February 21, 1863 and was discharged on April 26, 1865.  William Bussey was in the merchantile business.  From 1870 to 1880, William and Catherine Bussey were living in Talbot County, Georgia.  William Bussey died on February 14, 1897 in Talbot County, Georgia and was buried there in the Bussey Cemetery.  Catherine (Chambless) Bussey died in June, 1911.  Lucy Bussey married Lewis Goodwin.  Hezekiah Bussey died very young.  Ella Bussey married Lewis Whitley.  Ella married a second time to Simon Flournoy.  William David Bussey never married.  Charles Bussey married Ollie Flournoy.  Hattie Bussey married John H. Matlock.  Fannie Bussey married Beverly Davis and they had three children:  -  Katherine Davis,  -  James Davis,  -  Felix Nathaniel Davis.  Felix Davis married a woman named Barbara.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Stewart County, Georgia;  2)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia;  3)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  4)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

NATHAN BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.7) is the son of William Daniel Bussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey.  Nathan was born on May 8, 1869 in Georgia.  Nathan Bussey married Fannie Lee Hinton and they were the parents of three children:

   Mattie Lou Bussey, February 11, 1902
   Esther Belle Bussey, b. May 6, 1905
   Jessie Virginia Bussey, b. January 5, 1908

On August 3, 1924, Lou Bussey married Henry Greene Brannon.  On June 12, 1925, Esther Bussey married Joseph Dewey Harris.  On August 2, 1924, Jessie Bussey married Julian Grady Page.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

MARY REBECCA BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.8) is the daughter of William Daniel Bussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey.  Mary was born on October 17, 1870 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On November 7, 1895, Mary Bussey married John Calvin Gilbert in De Soto, Mississippi.  John was born on February 24, 1873 in Talbot County, Georgia.  John and Mary Gilbert were the parents of five children:

   George Patrick Gilbert, b. March 7, 1897, Talbot County, Georgia
   Martha Kate Gilbert (1.1.1.2.2.8.2), b. January 20, 1900, Talbot County, Georgia
   Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, b. July 14, 1902
   Lilla Mae Gilbert, b. February 21, 1905
   Fannie Lou Gilbert, b. 1907

Mary (Bussey) Gilbert died on March 17, 1939 in Talbot County, Georgia and John Gilbert died on January 1, 1851 in Talbot County, Georgia.  George Gilbert married Lois Hogam.  Benjamin Gilbert married Mamie Teal.  Lilla Mae Gilbert married Felton Adams.  Lilla Mae married a second time to Harry Littlejohn.  Fannie Gilbert married Robert Anderson Willis.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

MARTHA KATE GILBERT (1.1.1.2.2.8.2) is the daughter of John Calvin Gilbert and Mary Rebecca (Bussey) Gilbert.  Martha was born on January 20, 1900 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On October 29, 1927, Martha Gilbert married William Baldwin Willis in Talbot County, Georgia.  William is the son of Robert Henry Lee Willis and Narcissa (Baldwin) Willis.  William and Martha Willis were the parents of one daughter:

   Carolyn Narcissa Willis, b. December 13, 1932, Hornlake, Mississippi

On June 20, 1954, Carolyn Willis married Harlan Harrison Sears.  Harlan was born on July 29, 1930 in Savannah, Georgia and is the son of Harrison Harlan Sears and Angelea Elizabeth (Bullard) Sears.  Harlan and Carolyn Sears have five children:  -  Cynthia Narcissa Sears, b. August 30, 1955,  -  Rebecca Sue Sears, b. May 17, 1957,  -  Angela Sears, b. March 17, 1959,  -  Martha Baldwin Sears, b. February 25, 1966,  -  Matthew Bullard Sears, b. September 15, 1967.

Reference:  1)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

MARTHA SUSAN BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.9) is the daughter of William Daniel Bussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey.  Martha was born on June 22, 1872 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On September 10, 1905, Martha Bussey married Edgar Thomas Dean.  Edgar and Martha Dean were the parents of twelve children:

   Robert Dean, d. in infancy
   Edgar Clarence Dean
   Ernest Welborn Dean
   William Henry Dean
   Julia Kate Dean
   Jarvis Gipson Dean
   Felton Dean
   Herman Dean
   Raiford Dean
   Olin Johnson Dean
   Ophelia Adelia Dean
   Gladys Dean

Edgar R. Dean never married.  Ernest Dean married Nellie Abney.  Ernest Dean married a second time to a woman named Isie.  William Dean married Bessie Lou Horne.  Julia Dean married Marvin L. Blair.  Jarvis Dean married a woman named Lenora.  Herman Dean married Nellie Biggers.  Raiford Dean married a woman named Vera.  Olin Dean married Nellie Alford.  Ophelia Dean married a Mr. Sanders.  Ophelia married a second time to a Mr. Bassinger.  Gladys Dean married Crawford Philips.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

JAMES BENJAMIN BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.10) is the son of William Daniel Bussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey.  James was born on July 5, 1873 in Talbot County, Georgia.  James Bussey married Rosamond Virginia Persons.  Rosamond was born on September 10, 1873.  James and Rosamond Bussey were the parents of four children:

   Annie Louise Bussey, b. November 16, 1906
   Rosamond Virginia Bussey, b. October 4, 1909
   James Alex Bussey, b. November 12, 1912
   William David Bussey, b. September 24, 1915

On June 12, 1925, Annie Bussey married Fred Louis Griffin.  On October 13, 1934, Rosamond Bussey married William Ellis Mann.  On March 10, 1944, James Bussey married Betty Whisnant.  On July 16, 1939, William Bussey married Josephine Williams.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

CLARENCE BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.2.11) is the son of William Daniel Bussey and Catherine Amanda (Chambless) Bussey.  Clarence was born in 1876 in Talbot County, Georgia.  Clarence Bussey married Mary Lou Fell.  Clarence and Mary Bussey were the parents of three children:

   Clarence Woodall Bussey, b. February 27, 1906
   Edward Nally Bussey
   William Thomas Bussey

Clarence W. Bussey married Vivian Gregory.  William Bussey married Ruth Windsor.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

NATHAN BUSSEY, JR. (1.1.1.2.4) is the son of Nathan Bussey and Lucy Ann (Baugh) Bussey.  Nathan was born on October 10, 1830 in Putnam County, Georgia.  On August 10, 1852, Nathan Bussey, Jr. married Catherine Ann Giddens in Talbot County, Georgia.  Catherine was born on November 6, 1836 in Georgia and is the daughter of Edward Giddens and Louisa (Nalley) Giddens.  From 1860 to 1870, Nathan and Catherine Bussey were living in Talbot County, Georgia.  Nathan and Catherine Bussey were the parents of eleven children:

   Nathan Bussey, III, b. 1850 ?, Georgia
   Lucy Bussey, b. October 9, 1853, Talbot County, Georgia
   Thomas Hendley Bussey (1.1.1.2.4.3), b. June 19, 1855, Talbot County, Georgia
   James Baugh Bussey (1.1.1.2.4.4), b. August 18, 1858, Talbot County, Georgia
   Louisa Virginia Bussey, b. 1860, Georgia
   Susannah Bird Bussey, b. May 16, 1862, Talbot County, Georgia
   Benjamin Bussey, b. 1866, Talbot County, Georgia
   Smithie Anna Bussey, b. 1868, Talbot County, Georgia
   John Respass Bussey, b. March 28, 1871, Talbot County, Georgia
   Lavinia Cooksey Bussey, b. 1874, Talbot County, Georgia
   Sophia Elizabeth Bussey

Nathan Bussey, Jr. died on December 11, 1877 in Talbot County, Georgia and was buried there in the Bussey Cemetery.  In 1880, Catherine (Giddens) Bussey was living with her children in Talbot County, Georgia.  Catherine (Giddens) Bussey died on January 27, 1920 in Georgia.  Lucy Bussey died as a child on September 28, 1868 in Talbot County, Georgia.  Virginia Bussey married Allen McFarland.  Susannah Bussey died as a child on November 18, 1863 in Talbot County, Georgia.  Benjamin Bussey married Octavia Camp.  Ann Bussey married Welborn Neal.  Lavinia Bussey married Hiram Walker Neal.

References:  1)  1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia;  2)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  3)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979;  4)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

THOMAS HENDLEY BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.4.3) is the son of Nathan Bussey, Jr. and Catherine Ann (Giddens) Bussey.  Thomas was born on June 19, 1855 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On May 13, 1896, Thomas Bussey married Mary Eliza Whisham in Talbot County, Georgia.  Mary was born on June 6, 1863 in Chattahoochee County, Georgia and is the daughtger of Thomas G. Whisham and Ann Prince (Hickey) Whisham.  Thomas and Mary Bussey were the parents of four children:

   Arthur Stewart Bussey, b. August 31, 1897, Talbot County, Georgia
   Ann Thomas Bussey, b. May 16, 1899, Talbot County, Georgia
   Mary Lylla Bussey, b. June 14, 1901, Talbot County, Georgia
   Ruth Whisham Bussey, b. October 9, 1903, Talbot County, Georgia

Thomas Bussey died on August 2, 1927 in Harris County, Georgia and Mary (Whisham) Bussey died on November 30, 1928 in Harris County, Georgia.  On May 12, 1924, Arthur Bussey married Maureen Elizabeth Hammond.  Arthur Bussey died on September 25, 1938.  On July 29, 1925, Ann Bussey married Leon W. Cunningham.  Ruth Bussey died a child on June 4, 1905.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

JAMES BAUGH BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.4.4) is the son of Nathan Bussey, Jr. and Catherine Ann (Giddens) Bussey.  James was born on August 18, 1858 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On December 15, 1881, James Bussey married Alice Brimberry.  Alice was born on August 31, 1862 in Mitchell County, Georgia and is the daughter of Benjamin F. Brimberry and Juliette Hodges (Todd) Brimberry  James and Alice Bussey were the parents of one daughter:

   Juliette Bussey, b. May 16, 1891, Cuthbert, Georgia

James Bussey died on December 18, 1934 in Cuthbert, Georgia and Alice (Brimberry) Bussey died on June 5, 1950 in Cuthbert, Georgiad.  On April 8, 1908, Juliette Bussey married James Willis Harris.  James was born on September 29, 1880 in Terrell County, Georgia and is the son of Charles Mallory Harris and Don (Lasseter) Harris.  James and Juliette Harris had one daughter:  -  Alice Harris, b. July 10, 1909, Cuthbert, Georgia.  Charles Harris died on December 31, 1938 in Cuthbert, Georgia and Juliette (Bussey) Harris died on May 28, 1963 in Salisbury, Maryland.  On April 19, 1932, Alice Harris married Wendell Bryan Wight and they live in Albany, Georgia.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979

SUSANNAH BIRD BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.5) is the daughter of Nathan Bussey and Lucy Ann (Baugh) Bussey.  Susannah was born on July 1, 1833 in Georgia.  Susannah Bussey married Willis Cox Holt.  Willis was born on December 10, 1830 in Talbot County, Georgia and is the son of William Holt and Frances (Cox) Holt.  Willis and Susannah Holt were the parents of two children:

   William Franklin Holt, b. 1856, Talbot County, Georgia
   Lucy Ann Holt (1.1.1.2.5.2), b. April 23, 1860, Stewart County, Georgia

Willis C. Holt was killed on November 18, 1864 during the Civil War in the Battle of Cedar Creek at Woodstock, Virginia.  Willis C. Holt was buried there in Masanutten Military Academy Cemetery.  Susannah married a second time to a Whitfield Cain.  Whitfield and Susannah Cain were the parents of three children:

   Emma Cain
   Hamilton Cain
   Susie Cain

Susannah (Bussey) Cain died around 1875.  William Holt married Colonia Thomason.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979;  3)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

LUCY ANN HOLT (1.1.1.2.5.2) is the daughter of Willis Cox Holt and Susannah (Bussey) Holt.  Lucy was born on April 23, 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia.  In 1875, Lucy Holt married James Marion White.  James was born on September 17, 1852 in Stewart County, Georgia and is the son of Anderson White and Martha A. (Harper) White.  James and Lucy White were the parents of eleven children:

   Mary White, b. ca. 1880, Stewart County, Georgia
   Annie White (1.1.1.2.5.2.2), b. October 23, 1881, Stewart County, Georgia
   Johnnie White, b. February 9, 1883, Wood County, Texas
   Infant, b. and d. ca. 1884, Wood County, Texas
   Emma White (1.1.1.2.5.2.5), b. July 29, 1885, Wood County, Texas
   Ida White (1.1.1.2.5.2.6), b. January 13, 1887, Wood County, Texas
   Susie Agnes White (1.1.1.2.5.2.7), b. November 21, 1888, Wood County, Texas
   James Ivan White (1.1.1.2.5.2.8), b. April 28, 1893, Wood County, Texas
   Eula White (1.1.1.2.5.2.9), b. January 2, 1896, Hunt County, Texas
   Jewel White, b. December 11, 1897, Hunt County, Texas
   J. P. White

James M. White died on August 21, 1919 in Anson, Texas and Lucy (Holt) White died on November 26, 1944 in Anson, Texas.  Both were buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson, Texas.  Mary White died as a child around 1883.  Johnnie White died on April 24, 1902 in Anson, Texas.  Jewel White died as a child on December 12, 1898.  J. P. White married Pat Goad.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

ANNIE WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.2) is the daughter of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  Annie was born on October 23, 1881 in Stewart County, Georgia.  On December 11, 1897, Annie White married Wilburn Lane.  Wilburn and Annie Lane were the parents of four children:

   Hurcial Lane, b. July 12, 1896
   Wilburn Audry Lane, b. February 17, 1898
   William Preston Lane
   Rheata Love Lane

Annie (White) Lane died on November 5, 1937.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

EMMA WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.5) is the daughter of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  Emma was born on July 29, 1885 in Wood County, Texas.  On October 3, 1903, Emma White married B. F. Day.  B. F. and Emma Day were the parents of five children:

   Clarence Day
   Raymond Day
   Rheta Day
   Marian Day
   Frankie Lou Day

Emma (White) Day died on June 27, 1949.  Marian Day died in 1955.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

IDA WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.6) is the daughter of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  Ida was born on January 13, 1887 in Wood County, Texas.  On July 8, 1905, Ida White married Robert I. Foster.  Robert was born on November 10, 1883.  Robert and Ida Foster were the parents of one son:

   Robert Foster

Robert I. Foster died on February 23, 1972 and Ida (White) Foster died on June 27, 1975 in Anson, Texas.  Both were buried there in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

SUSIE AGNES WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.7) is the daughter of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  Susie was born on November 21, 1888 in Wood County, Texas.  On December 27, 1903, Susie White married James Pinkney London in Anson, Texas.  James was bon on November 18, 1872 in Wayne County, Missouri and is the son of William London and Jane (Oldham) London.  James and Susie London were the parents of three children:

   Harry William London, b. February 16, 1908, Anson, Texas
   Jack London, b. August 16, 1912, Anson, Texas
   Frank London, b. November 16, 1924, Anson, Texas

James P. London died on August 23, 1954 and Susie White died on December 7, 1976 in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Both were buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson, Texas.  On March 6, 1929, Harry London married Earline Altman in Anson, Texas.  Earline was born on June 19, 1908 in Anson, Texas and is the daughter of Emory V. Altman and Hester (Chappell) Griggs.  Harry and Earline London had two children:  -  Richard Jay London,  -  Ketta London.  Harry London died on January 5, 1991 in Hamlin, Texas and Earline (Altman) London died on January 8, 2001 in Hamlin, Texas.  Both were buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson, Texas.

Jack London married Ila Mae Colmon.  Jack London married a second time to Dottie Thompson.  Jack London died in November, 1978 in Winters, Texas.  Dottie (Thompson) London died on January 22, 2002 in Alhambra, California.  Frank London married Coral Marie Calongne and they had three children:  -  James Harry London,  -  Gerald Frank London,  -  Sue Claire London.  Frank London died on November 21, 1998 in Knoxville, Tennessee and was buried in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Sue London married John Collins.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

JAMES IVAN WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.8) is the son of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  James was born on April 28, 1893 in Wood County, Texas.  James White married Sallie Reese.  James and Sallie White were the parents of two children:

   Jaymie White
   Dickie White

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

EULA WHITE (1.1.1.2.5.2.9) is the daughter of James Marion White and Lucy (Holt) White.  Eula was born on January 2, 1896 in Hunt County, Texas.  On August 15, 1912, Eula White married W. I. Norman.  W. I. and Eula Norman were the parents of three children:

   Johnney Norman
   T. A. Norman
   Margaret Norman

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

HEZEKIAH BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.8) is the son of Nathan Bussey and Lucy Ann (Baugh) Bussey.  Hezekiah was born on April 18, 1840 in Talbot County, Georgia.  On November 13, 1864, Hezekiah Bussey married Francesca Caroline Stokes in Stewart County, Georgia.  Francesca was born on February 3, 1843 in Lumpkin, Georgia.  Hezekiah and Francesca Bussey were the parents of eight children:

   Arthur Bussey (1.1.1.2.8.1), b. March 5, 1867, Muscogee County, Georgia
   Leila Bussey, b. 1868, Georgia
   Stokes Bussey, b. 1870, Georgia
   Loulie Bussey, b. 1874, Georgia
   Frank Bussey, b. 1876, Georgia
   John Hopson Bussey, b. 1880, Georgia
   Brannon Bussey, b. 1883, Georgia
   Herman Bussey, b. 1885, Georgia

On September 10, 1861, Hezekiah joined the Confederate Army and was made a lieutenant in Company K, 27th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry.  Hezekiah was promoted to Captain of the same company.  He was captured on September 13, 1862.  On April 1, 1864, Hezekiah was commissioned as a major and then as an lieutenant colonel on September 27, 1864.  Hezekiah and Francesca Bussey lived in Stewart County, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia and later in Columbus, Georgia.  Hezekiah Bussey died on November 5, 1917 in Columbus, Georgia and Francesca (Stokes) Bussey died on February 4, 1929 in Columbus, Georgia.  Leila Bussey married Clebourne Eberhart and they had one son:  -  Clebourne Bussey Eberhart.  Leila (Bussey) Eberhart died in 1932.  Frank Bussey died in 1905.  Brannon Bussey married Pauline Frances Brewer.  Herman Bussey married Nellie Waters.  Herman Bussey died in 1934.

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979;  3)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002

ARTHUR BUSSEY (1.1.1.2.8.1) is the son of Hezekiah Bussey married Francesca Caroline (Stokes) Bussey.  Arthur was born on March 5, 1867 in Muscogee County, Georgia.  On June 19, 1903, Arthur Bussey married “Starlight” Respess.  Starlight was born on March 30, 1876 in Schley County, Georgia.  Arthur and Starlight Bussey were the parents of three children:

   Sara Bussey
   Eleanor Bussey
   John Bussey

Arthur Bussey died on October 26, 1936 in Columbus, Georgia.  Sara Bussey married Neil Bickerstaff.  Eleanor Bussey married Charles Woolfolk and they have one child (name unknown).

References:  1)  Letter, Lou (Bussey) Brannon to Sallie, September 22, 1949;  2)  “The Bussey Family Genealogy,” by Lynn (Bussey) Guittard, 1979;  3)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Lucy Ann Baugh and Nathan Bussey, by David L. Casey, July, 2002