JOHN SHEARS OLLIFF (1) is the oldest proven Olliff ancestor of the authors.  According to “Looking Back” by Dorothy Brannen, John “Shears” Olliff was the son of John Olliff and Mary (Shears) Olliff.  For additional information on John and Mary Olliff, see the sketch of John Olliff (11).  According to a 1936 D. A. R. application of Annie (Olliff) Kennedy, John Shears Olliff was born around 1752 in North Carolina.  This birthdate was probably derived from the 1846 declaration by John Olliff’s son, Joseph Olliff, who stated “until the time of his death (John Olliff) which happened this declarent believes in the year (1802), but this declarent does not know the age of his father, but has heard and believes that his father was at least fifty years of age when he died.”  The birthplace was probably derived from the same declaration that states that John “resided in Duplin County in the state of North Carolina during the war of the revolution.”  The D. A. R. application of Annie (Olliff) Kennedy also shows that John Olliff married Johannah Jackson in North Carolina in 1785 or 1786.  This D. A. R. application further states that Johannah Jackson was born in 1755 and is the daughter of Joseph Jackson and Anne (Jarvis) Jackson.  Note: primary records clearly indicate that Joseph’s was married to a woman named Sarah and Anne Jarvis is believed to married Jarvis Jackson of Bedford County, Virginia (this is now believed to be in error).  For additional information on Joseph Jackson, see the sketch of Joseph Jackson (21).  The middle name of John Olliff, “Shears,” comes only from secondary sources.  No legal documents indicates any middle name or even a middle initial.

John Olliff (Olive) may have served as a private in the American Revolution.  At least three women have become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution on the service of John Shears Olliff:  Annie (Olliff) Kennedy (Number 298171), Josie Helen (Mathews) Blitch (Number 298593) and Jessie (Olliff) Averitt (Number 391944).  The 1846 declaration of Joseph Olliff states “this declarent is the son of John Olive, a soldier of the revolution, who resided in Duplin County in the State of North Carolina during the war of the revolution, except when engaged in military service in South Carolina.”  It also states “from what the declarent has heard, he believes that his father served both in the regular and militia service about five years, that he served under Gen. Green, Major Fry, Col. Rhodes or Armstrong and was at the battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina.”  The battle of Eutaw Springs was fought on September 8, 1781.  It should be noted that this application for pension was rejected and no benefits were ever issued as a result of this pension application.

Further evidence of John Olliff’s service is found in the D. A. R. application by Annie (Olliff) Kennedy which references:  1)  North Carolina Roster of the Revolutionary Soldiers, by D. A. R., p. 547;  2)  John Olliff received a land grant in Effingham County, Ga. for service rendered, Jan. 8, 1793;  3)  Georgia land grants to Revolutionary Soldiers, their widows and other heirs, Office of Secretary of State, Atlanta, Ga.  John and Joseph Olliff, sons of John Olliff were given grants in Sumerlin’s District, Bulloch County, Ga.  “Looking Back” by Dorothy Brannen also states that “Benjamin Shears Olliff received land in Southwest Georgia, where his descendants now live.”

Declaration by Joseph Olliff/Olive (Page 1 of 2)
Pension Application for heirs of John Olliff, deceased
dated September 7, 1846
Bulloch County, State of Georgia

Declaration by Joseph Olliff/Olive (Page 2 of 2)
Pension Application for heirs of John Olliff, deceased
dated September 7, 1846
Bulloch County, State of Georgia

There are military records of a John “Olive” that state his term of enlistment was for three years from March, 1777 to February, 1780.  Several of his muster rolls list “Sick Georgetown” between October, 1777 and February, 1778.  On November 13, 1777, “Orderly Man at Fredr” was listed and on January 1, 1778, “Orderly man Hospl” was listed.  On May 4, 1778, he was listed as an “orderly man at Lancaster.”  On June 2, 1778, he was listed “Camp Valley Forge - On Command at Lancaster.”  On July 4, 1778, “White Plains” was listed and on July 5, 1778, “Brunswick” was listed.  On September 1, 1778, “Camp White Plains” was listed and on October 1, 1778, “West Point” was listed.

There are also military pay roll stubs that give a similar account:  “September, 1777 - Sick Fredrick Town;  October, 1777 - Orderly man at Hosptl;  August, 1778 - Casualties:  Amited in March Regimental orders.”  All other pay roll stubs from September, 1777 to October, 1779 list “No Remark.”  John Olive also appears in a pay book in “list of soldiers who received certificates for the balance of their full pay, dated February 23, 1785.”  There is no evidence of John Olive’s service beyond his last pay roll stub in October, 1779 even though his term of enlistment was not complete until February, 1780.  All military documentation indicate that John Olive participated in military activity in the north and provides no evidence of any South Carolina activity.  Any South Carolina activity would have been in a second enlistment which is apparently not documented by muster rolls or pay rolls.

The book, “Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution,” indicates that a Col. James Armstrong served in the Eighth North Carolina Line from November 26, 1776 to June 1, 1778.  This book further indicates that H. Montfort received payment for “John Olive.”  These payments were paid between 1784 and 1786.

Perhaps the best evidence supporting that John Shears Olliff served during the Revolutionary War was found with North Carolina pay stubs.  Four pay stubs were issued in the Wilmington District of the State of North Carolina between October of 1781 and March of 1782.  On October 26, 1781, an extremely large sum of 1,200 pounds was issued to “John Olive” for “his claim to ——— was allowed” in Claim Number 63.  On February 7, 1782, “John Oll—-” was issued sixteen pounds and two shillings “for his services in the militia as returned in pay roll No. 670.”  The last few characters of his last name are unfortunately not readable.  Just three weeks later on March 16, 1782, “John Olliff” was issued a pay stub for “services in the militia as returned in . . . No. 948.”  The amount this pay stub is not fully legible but was for - pounds, —-teen shillings and six pence.  On March 30, 1782, another pay stub for one pound and seven shillings was issued to “John Olive” for “his services in the militia.”  This pay stub number 2825 as returned “in Pay Roll Number 1144.”  All four claims were signed by W. Dickson and Thos. Routhledge.  The 1,200 pound claim was also signed by John King.  These pay stubs are the best of evidence supporting that John Olliff served in the North Carolina militia and the one issued to “John Olliff” is the only document discovered that shows any presence of a “John Olliff” in North Carolina.

Pay Stubs for John Olliff for Militia Service
Dated February 21, 1782 and March 16, 1782
District of Wilmington, State of North Carolina

There are two plats showing “John Olive” acquiring land in Effingham County, Georgia in 1791.  The first plat was for 200 acres surrounded on all sides by vacant land.  This land was situated “on the ridge between the head springs of Mizell’s Mill Creek and the waters of Belcher’s Mill Creek.”  The warrant was dated June 6, 1791, the survey dated July 16, 1791 and was advertised on July 19, 1791.  John Olive and William Mizell were listed as the Chain Carriers.  The second plat was for 150 acres bounded southerly by land of William Mizell and on all other sides by vacant land.  This land was situated “on Mizell’s Mill Creek.”  The warrant was dated on February 7, 1791, the survey dated July 15, 1791 and was advertised on July 19, 1791.  Again, John Olive and William Mizell were listed as the Chain Carriers.  These plats strengthen the case that John Shears Olliff may have gone by “John Olive” when he first moved to Georgia.

Land Plat, John Olive, 200 acres
Effingham County, State of Georgia
Plat Book A, Page 408, 1791

The 1846 pension application of Joseph Olliff states “that Joseph Olive, John Olive, Benjamin Olive, Elizabeth Stanford, Susannah Brooks and Mary Robinson are the only surviving children of John Olive.”  Therefore, John and Johannah Olliff were the parents of at least six children:

   Elizabeth Olliff (1.1), b. 1794, Georgia
   John Olliff (1.2), b. 1792, Georgia
   Benjamin Shears Olliff (1.3), b. January 23, 1794, Georgia
   Joseph Olliff (1.4), b. April 18, 1798, Georgia
   Susannah Olliff (2), b. September 22, 1800, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Mary Olliff (1.6), b. 1801, Bulloch County, Georgia

The 1846 pension application states “that after the war, the said John Olive emmigrated to the State of Georgia and resided in Bulloch County until the time of his death, which happened this declarent believes in the year 1802.”  However, in a return of the estate of John Olliff, deceased, the land owned by John Olliff was sold on December 2, 1801, therefore, John Olliff probably died in later part of 1801.  This return states:  “John Olliff, deceased estate, Jarvis Jackson Admr. and Johannah Olliff Admx. sold land granted to John Olliff Jan 8, 1793, Effingham County.  John Shears Olliff deceased.  Returns of estate, 1801, Dec. 2nd.”

The inventory of sale of the estate of John Olliff supports the account that John Olliff died in 1802 as it was recorded on December 9, 1802.  The inventory of sale states:  “From the County records of Bulloch Co., Ga.   An inventory of the sale of the estate of John Olliff, Dec’d, done on this 9th day of Dec. 1802.”  A list of 44 items were sold from John Olliff’s estate totaling $1,496.25 including:  “1 Negro man to Joseph Hodges - 615.00;  21 Head cattle to Ralph Kirkland - 202.25;  1 Black mare to Jn Lanier - 80.50;  14 Head Cattle to Johannah Olliff - 71.00;  1 Bay Mare to Johannah Olliff - 66.00;  1 Lot Hoggs to Thomas Armstrong - 56.60;  1 Bay Colt to Robt. McCall - 50.00;  3 Steers and 1 bull to Joshua Hodges, Jr. - 42.00;  1 Bay horse to David Kennedy - 40.00;  1 Cotton machine to Jarvis Jackson - 35.50;  1 Sorrel horse to Wm Fletcher 30.00;  2 Bed Steads and Furniture to Johannah Olliff - 30.00;  1 Lott Hoggs to Benj Hodges - 19.50;  1 Motherless Colt to Jos. Fletcher Turner - 19.00;  1 Lott Hoggs to Benj Hodges - 15.50;  1 Bay mare to Garrot Williams - 15.00;  1 Saddle and Briddle to Francis Kennedy - 14.00;  1 Church Bible to Luke Pridgen - 10.00;  4 Sides Leather and 1 Raw Hide to Garrot Williams - 10.00;  1 Lot pewter forks, knives, and tumblers to Johannah Olliff - 10.00;  1 Cart to Jn Nevil - 7.00;  1 Sow and pigs to Jos Fletcher - 7.00;  1 French Musket to Bird Lanier - 6.75;  1 Froe and pr wedges to James Fletcher - 4.00;  1 Cutters plow to Thomas Armstrong - 3.18 3/4 and other items.

In 1804, Jarvis Jackson and Joannah Olliff placed a notice in the “Georgia Republican and State Intelligencer” that they were going to sell 900 acres of land in Screven County from the estate of John Olliff.  According to the book written by Martin T. Olliff, children of John Shears Olliff received headright land in Wilkinson County, Georgia in 1808.  This book states:  “After the death of John Shears Olliff, headright land was drawn in the names of his orphaned (fatherless) children in Wilkinson Co. in the 24th Dist., Lot 154.  The headright was made on May 19, 1808 to the orphans who resided in Williams Dist. of Bulloch Co.  Later, in 1814, Jarvis Jackson, uncle of the children, petitioned the Georgia legislature for the power to sell this land for the children for the purpose of dispersing the proceeds to them.”

Johannah (Jackson) Olliff was still living in Bulloch County, Georgia in 1811 when she consented to let her son, Joseph Olliff, take an apprenticeship with William Williams.  This agreement stated:  “Joseph Olliff, son of John Shears Olliff, age 13 years and five months, with the consent of his mother, Johannah, has of his own free and volunteer will, accepted apprentice unto William Williams of Jones County, Sept. 9, 1811.  Signed Joseph Olliff, Johannah Olliff, Jarvis Jackson and William Williams.  Inferior Court Minutes, Book A, Ordinary’s Office, Bulloch County.”

Johannah (Jackson) Olliff was still living in 1815 when she made purchases from the estate of her brother, Jarvis Jackson.  According to “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., “Jarvis Jackson died in the spring of 1815.  His nephew, Benjamine Olliff and his sister, Johanna Jackson Olliff (Benjamine’s mother), were present at the sale of his property in August 1815.  From this sale, Benjamine bought a lot of Smith tools for $100.31 1/4, a pair of wheels for $.50, a shotgun for $11.50, a bed for $28.25, a lot of iron for $.31. 1/4, a lot of axes for $.31 1/4, a chest of trumpery for $.37 1/2, a jug for $.87 1/2, and 3 gimbolts for $.58 1/2.”  According to the D. A. R. application by Annie (Olliff) Kennedy, Johannah (Jackson) Olliff died in 1830.

There are several conflicting pieces of information concerning the Revolutionary War service of John Shears Olliff.  Although most accounts that have been discovered so far could be accurate, little supporting primary documentation has been uncovered to support the history as it is currently is shown.  The most obvious conflict is the name change of Olliff to Olive in the pension application.  John Shears Olliff and all of his known descendants had always gone by the spelling of Olliff (and in a few cases, Oliff).  Another important fact to consider is that the application for pension was rejected and no pension was received.  The pay stubs for militia service provide the best evidence that “John Olliff” did serve in the North Carolina militia.

In support of claims made for Revolutionary service, John has been shown to have received a land grant in Effingham County, Georgia for services rendered.  Also another important source of information that would strengthen the claim for service would be that, in 1814, Jarvis Jackson petitioned to the Georgia legislature for the power to sell headright land for his nieces and nephews.  In 1814, many of the children of John Olliff were minors and this headright land could have been granted on basis of John’s military service.  Unfortunately, the authors do not have any primary source documents concerning either the 1793 land grant in Effingham County and the headright land which was being sold by heirs in 1814.  Inspection of these source documents could shed more light on the validity of the possible Revolutionary War service record of John Shears Olliff.

Another proof being presented for the military service of John Shears Olliff has been that his sons, John and Joseph Olliff, are supposed to have received grants in Bulloch County, Georgia for John’s service in the Revolutionary War.  These sons, John Olliff and Joseph Olliff, did receive land in the 1820/1821 Land Lottery.  John drew land in Appling County, Georgia and Joseph drew land in Hall County, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff also drew land in Early County, Georgia.  It should be noted that these lotteries were open to the general public and were not restricted to veterans of the Revolutionary War.  Veterans, orphans and widows of the military veterans were given additional draws to enhance their chances of obtaining land.  Successful draws usually made notation whether the participant fell into these special categories.  The draws for John, Joseph and Benjamin Olliff showed no special qualification because of military service.  Also, to qualify as an orphan would require the sons of John Shears Olliff to be minors.  By 1820, all of his sons had reached legal age and would not have qualified.

Therefore, the pension application that was denied and the lottery land grants do not establish that John Shears Olliff was a Revolutionary War veteran.  On the other hand, other documents may be able to strengthen the case for John’s Revolutionary War service.  The headright land in Wilkinson County, Georgia that was being petitioned to be sold by Jarvis Jackson in 1814 could strengthen the case for John Shears Olliff being a veteran of the Revolutionary War.  Unfortunately, the authors have yet to obtain copies of these land grants and the legal documents that attempt to dispose of this property.  Another possible proof of John’s service might be found in the land granted to John in Effingham County, Georgia in 1793.  Again, the authors have yet to obtain copies of any legal documents pertaining to this land grant.  To date, the pay stub receipts are the only documentation supporting the claim for John’s service in the Revolutionary War.

Other conflicting pieces of information are the dates of births of John and Johannah Olliff with respect to their children’s dates of birth.  From various sources, the birthdates of John and Johannah Olliff’s children range from 1792 to 1801 (just prior to John’s death).  Normally, this would imply that John and Johannah would probably be born in the early 1770s.  However, the pension application states that John Olliff was at least fifty when he died in 1802 resulting in his birthdate being estimated as 1752.  The D. A. R. pension application also states that Johannah was born in 1755.  If true, John would have been forty when his oldest child was born and Johannah would have been thirty-seven.

References:  1)  Pay Roll Stubs, Wilmington District, State of North Carolina, Number 63, dated October 26, 1781, Number 947, dated February 21, 1782, Number -, dated March 16, 1782, Number 2825, dated March 30, 1782 (sent in by Irene Kittinger);  2)  Plats, 200 acres and 150 acres, Plat Book A, Page 408, Effingham County, State of Georgia, advertised on July 19, 1791 (sent in by Claude Howard);  3)  Estate Return of John Olliff, deceased, December 2, 1801 (abstract sent by Dorothy Brannen);  4)  Inventory of Sale of the estate of John Olliff, deceased, December 9, 1802 (abstract found in History of Olliff Family by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1971);  5)  “Georgia Republican and State Intelligencer,” Page 3, Column 5, October 12, 1804;  6)  Headright Land Grant, Wilkinson County, Georgia, 1808 (abstract found in History of Olliff Family by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1971);  7)  Apprenticeship agreement, Joseph Olliff accepted apprenticeship with William Williams of of Jones County, consent given Joseph’s mother, Johannah Olliff, September 9, 1811 (abstract sent by Dorothy Brannen);  8)  Inventory of Sale of the estate of Jarvis Jackson, August, 1815 (abstract found in History of Olliff Family by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1971);  9)  Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Olive (Olliff), Number R7788, 1846;  10)  “Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution,” Pages 26 and 547, 1932 (reprinted in 1967);  11)  D. A. R. application, Annie (Olliff) Kennedy, Number 298171, 1936;  12)  D. A. R. application, Josie (Mathews) Blitch, Number 298593, 1936;  13)  Ancestor Histories, Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the D. A. R., Statesboro, Georgia, 1981;  14)  “Looking Back,” by Dorothy Brannen;  15)  “The Third and Fourth or 1820 and 1821 Land Lotteries of Georgia,” by Silas E. Lucas, 1973

ELIZABETH OLLIFF (1.1) is the daughter of John Shears Olliff and Johannah (Jackson) Olliff.  According to the 1850 census, Elizabeth was born in 1794 in Georgia.  The 1870 census of Clarke County, Alabama shows the Elizabeth was born in 1795 in Georgia  Elizabeth’s brother, John Olliff, was also born around 1792 in Georgia and it is reasonable to believe that Elizabeth was born in Georgia also.  According to the 1846 pension application, Elizabeth Olliff married a Mr. Stanford.  According to “Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia,” Elizabeth Olliff married William Stanford on January 29, 1813.  Marriage Records of Bulloch County, Georgia confirms that Elizabeth Olliff married William Stanford on January 29, 1813 and further states that they were married in Bulloch County, Georgia.  According to the 1850 census, William Stanford was born in 1790 in Georgia.  According to “Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia,” William is the son of John Stanford and Rachel Stanford.  William Stanford’s sister, Mary Stanford, married Lewis Akins and their son, Solomon Akins married Mary Lavenia Olliff (1.4.1.1).  William Stanford’s sister, Ann Stanford, married Solomon Brannen and their daughter, Mary Brannen, married Franklin Olliff (1.4.4).  John Stanford was a Revolutionary soldier and Mrs. Orie Kirkland Huxford was the first descendant of John Stanford to be admitted into the D. A. R. (Number 377,366).  It appears that William Stanford purchased land from his new wife’s uncle, Jarvis Jackson, on December 6, 1813.  In the 1830 census, William Stanford was living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  In this census, William and Elizabeth Stanford appear to have three sons and four daughters.  In 1840, William and Elizabeth Stanford were living in Dooly County, Georgia.  In this census, William and Elizabeth Stanford appear to have three sons and five daughters.  William and Elizabeth Stanford were the parents to seven children:

   Emaline Stanford (1.1.1), b. 1817, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Joseph Stanford (1.1.2), b. 1825, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Elizabeth Stanford (1.1.3), b. 1827, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Rebecca Stanford (1.1.4), b. February 10, 1834, Bulloch County, Georgia
   William Stanford, Jr., b. 1835, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Martha Stanford (1.1.6), b. 1836, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Susan Stanford, b. 1840, Bulloch County, Georgia

In 1850, William and Elizabeth “Slandford” was in Wakulla County, Florida.  William Stanford died between 1850 and 1860.  In 1860, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford was living in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1870, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford was living in Clarke County, Alabama.  Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford died in August, 1872 in Clarke County, Georga.  On January 3, 1860, William Stanford, Jr. married Susan Gulilford in Henry County, Alabama.  Susan was born in 1829.  In 1860, William and Susan Stanford were living in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1870, Susan Standford (age 30) was living with her mother, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford, in Clarke County, Alabama.  In 1880, Susan Stanford (age 40) was living with her sister, Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith in Choctaw County, Alabama.

References:  1)  Marriage Record, William Stanford to Elizabeth Olliff, 1813 (list of Marriage Records of Bulloch County, Georgia, by Alveretta K. Register);  2)  Deed Book AAA, Page 283, Deed from Jarvis Jackson to William Stanford, 1813 (abstract in Georgia Genealogical Magazine);  3)  1830 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  4)  1840 Census, Dooly County, Georgia;  5)  Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Olive (Olliff), Number R7788, 1846;  6)  1850 Census, Wakulla County, Florida;  7)  1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  8)  1870 Census, Clarke County, Alabama;  9)  “Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia,” by Folks Huxford, Volume 1, Page 260;  10)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  10)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

EMALINE STANFORD (1.1.1) is the daughter of William Stanford and Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford.  Emaline was born in 1817 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On August 16, 1832, Emaline Stanford married Redding Joseph Blanton in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Redding was born in 1812 in Georgia and is the son of Alexander Blanton (born 1788 in South Carolina) and Elizabeth Georgia (Driggers) Blanton.  In 1840, Redding and Emaline Blanton were living in Dooly County, Georgia.  In 1850, Redding and Emaline Blanton were living in Henry County, Alabama.  Redding and Emaline Redding were the parents of at least ten children:

   William Blanton, b. 1833, Georgia
   Matha ? Blanton, b. 1835, Georgia
   Mitchell Blanton, b. 1837, Georgia
   Eliza Blanton, b. November 10, 1839, Georgia
   Caroline Blanton, b. 1841, Georgia
   Lovenia Blanton, b. 1843, Georgia
   Sarah K. Blanton (1.1.1.7), b. April 29, 1844, Georgia
   Nancy Blanton, b. 1847, Georgia
   Martha Blanton, b. 1848, Georgia
   Margarette Blanton, b. 1850, Georgia

Redding Blanton died in 1859 in Henry County, Alabama and Emaline (Stanford) Redding died in 1859 in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1860, William Blanton (born 1833) and his wife, Elizabeth Blanton (born 1840 in Georgia), were living in Henry County, Alabama.  William’s younger sisters, Martha Redding and Margerette Redding, were living with them.  Eliza Blanton married Henry Edgar.  Eliza (Blanton) Edgar died on June 10, 1908 in Choctaw County, Alabama and was buried in Silas, Alabama.  In 1860, Caroline Blanton was living with her grandmother, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford, in Henry County, Alabama.

References:  1)  1850 and 1860 Censuses, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  3)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

SARAH K. BLANTON (1.1.1.7) is the daughter of Redding Joseph Blanton and Emaline (Stanford) Blanton.  Sarah was born on April 29, 1844 in Georgia.  In 1860, Sarah Blanton (born 1845) was living with her uncle and aunt, George and Rebecca Fagan, in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Sarah Blanton married Benjamin Jack Fagan.  Benjamin was born on November 17, 1835 in Henry County, Alabama and is the son of George Fagan (born 1807 in South Carolina) and Mary A. (Wells) Fagan (born 1816 in Georgia).  Benjamin and Sarah Fagan were the parents of five children:

   John Fagan, b. 1866, Alabama
   Ellen Fagan, b. 1869, Alabama
   Benjamin Thomas Fagan (1.1.1.7.3), b. May 13, 1871, Alabama
   Maryland Virginia Fagan (1.1.1.7.4), b. September 3, 1880, Alabama
   Easter Fagan (1.1.1.7.5), b. March 25, 1883, Alabama

Sarah (Blanton) Fagan died in June, 1909 in Choctaw County, Alabama and Benjamin J. Fagan died in 1920 in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Both were buried in Choctaw County, Alabama.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  3)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

BENJAMIN THOMAS FAGAN (1.1.1.7.3) is the son of Benjamin Jack Fagan and Sarah K. (Blanton) Fagan.  Benjamin was born on May 13, 1871, Alabama.  On December 23, 1891, Benjamin Fagan married Sara Lula McAdams.  Sara was born on September 3, 1873 in Alabama and is the daughter of J. W. McAdams (born 1843) and Sara M. (Mixon) McAdams (born 1853).  Benjamin and Sara Fagan were the parents of eight children:

   Julian M. Fagan
   Vera Lou Fagan, b. May 4, 1896, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Benjamin Lou Fagan
   Leola Fagan
   Lemuel Thadeus Fagan (1.1.1.7.3.4), b. July 11, 1903, Martinville, Mississippi
   Virginia Fagan
   Aaron A. Fagan, b. January 11, 1910
   Ollie Fagan, b. May 18, 1911

Sara (McAdams) Fagan died on June 29, 1935 and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  Benjamin T. Fagan died on June 24, 1950 in Florida and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  On July 4, 1912, Vera Fagan married Reverend Willis Alexander Perryman in Ovette, Mississippi.  Willis was born on July 23, 1889 in Wayne County, Mississippi and is the son of John Newton Perryman and Clara Fisher (McInnis) Perryman.  Willis Perryman died on October 5, 1960 in Lucedale, Mississippi and was buried in the Palistine Cemetery.  Vera (Fagan) Perryman married a second time to a Mr. Earl.  Vera (Fagan) Earl died on April 12, 1986 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and was buried in the Palistine Cemetery.  Ollie Fagan married a woman named Verna (born January 10, 1907).  Ollie and Verna Fagan had one child:  -  Ollie C. Fagan, Jr., b. October 9, 1935.  Ollie Fagan, Sr. died on November 27, 1973 and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  Verna Fagan was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  Ollie Fagan, Jr. died as a child on April 1, 1936 and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

LEMUEL THADEUS FAGAN (1.1.1.7.3.4) is the son of Benjamin Thomas Fagan and Sara Lula (McAdams) Fagan.  Lemuel was born on July 11, 1903 in Martinville, Mississippi.  On December 31, 1922, Lemuel Fagan married Grace Isabell Smith in Perry County, Mississippi.  Grace is the daughter of William Thomas Everett Smith (born 1873 in Louisiana) and Eliza Jane (West) Smith (born 1881 in Mississippi)  Lemuel and Grace Fagan were the parents of six children:

   Osee Robert Fagan
   Hertha Jayne Fagan (1.1.1.7.3.4.2)
   Lola Mae Fagan (1.1.1.7.3.4.3), b. March 23, 1928, Richton, Mississippi
   Alton Rudolph Fagan
   Carolyn Grace Fagan
   Lemuel Thadeus Fagan, Jr.

Lemuel Fagan, Sr. died on December 16, 1976 in Arcadia, Florida.  On March 9, 1946, Osee Fagan married Marilyn Sarah Burch in Gainesville, Florida.  Marilyn was born on March 26, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio.  Osee and Marilyn Fagan have three children:  -  Lynn Helen Fagan,  -  Laurie Ann Fagan,  -  Osee Robert Fagan, Jr.  Marilyn (Burch) Fagan was murdered (by gunshot) on August 23, 195 in Gainesville, Florida and was buried in Gainesville, Florida.  Osee Fagan, Sr. married a second time to Dorothy Patricia Tison and they have one daughter:  -  Martha Lee Fagan.  Lynn Fagan married Richard Erlie Hord.  Alton Fagan married Florrie Linda Bateman and they have four children:  -  Vicki Lynn Fagan,  -  Max Douglas Fagan,  -  Myra Ann Fagan,  -  Amanda Lee Fagan.  Vicki Fagan married John Brown.  Carolyn Fagan married Irving LaVaughn Prescott and they have four children:  -  Kenneth Wayne Prescott,  -  Larry Allen Prescott,  -  Sandra Kay Prescott,  -  Glenn Harold Prescott.  Kenneth Prescott married Margot Cantu.  Larry Prescott married Julie Ann Schaeffer.  Lemuel Fagan, Jr. married a woman named Millicent.  Lemuel Fagan, Jr. married a second time to Nell Sanders and they have one child:  -  Sean Fagan.  Sean Fagan is the father of one daughter:  -  Amanda Nell Fagan.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

HERTHA JAYNE FAGAN (1.1.1.7.3.4.2) is the daughter of Lemuel Thadeus Fagan and Grace Isabell (Smith) Fagan.  Hertha Fagan married Norwood Wilson Hope.  Norwood and Hertha Hope are the parents of three children:

   Norwood Forest Hope
   Alva Bice Hope
   Tamala Jan Hope

Norwood F. Hope married Patricia LaVerne Weaver and they have on child:  -  Jamie Hope.  Alva Hope married a woman named Ann.  Alva Hope married a second time (name of wife is unknown).

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

LOLA MAE FAGAN (1.1.1.7.3.4.3) is the daughter of Lemuel Thadeus Fagan and Grace Isabell (Smith) Fagan.  Lola was born on March 23, 1928 in Richton, Mississippi.  On February 10, 1946, Lola Fagan married Samuel Lee Crouch in Arcadia, Florida.  Samuel is the son of Rufus Turner Crouch (born 1878 in North Carolina) and Mamie Artilee (Sparks) Crouch (born 1895 in Georgia).  Samuel and Lola Crouch were the parents of four children:

   Samuel Lee Crouch, Jr.
   Sherri Lynn Crouch
   Rebecca Grace Crouch
   Cynthia Lola Crouch

Lola (Fagan) Crouch died on July 28, 2001 in Fort Myers, Florida and was buried in Gainesville, Florida.  Samuel Crouch, Jr. married Catherine Verna and they have three children:  -  Laura Lee Crouch,  -  David Samuel Crouch,  -  John Louis Crouch.  Samuel Crouch, Jr. married a second time to Celia Aulen.  Celia was previously married to Francis Robert Long.  Sherri Crouch married William Paul Tulenko.  William is the son of Stephen Tulenko and Anna (Dzybyk) Tulenko.  William and Sherri Tulenko have two children:  -  William Paul Tulenko, Jr.,  -  Jennifer Nicole Tulenko.  Sherri married a second time to James Perkins Colbert, Jr.  William Tulenko, Jr. married Betheny Mortimer and they have one child:  -  Ashley Noelle Tulenko.  Jennifer Tulenko married Billy Spears and they have two children:  -  Katelyn Grace Spears,  -  Kassidy Allyce Spears.  Rebecca Crouch married Ralph Joseph Inserra.  Ralph is the son of Ralph Daniel Inserra and Angelina Lillian (Ventricelli) Inserra.  Ralph and Rebecca Inserra have two children:  -  Pamela Caye Inserra,  -  Joseph Ray Inserra.  Rebecca married a second time to Tomasz Antoni Fiala.  Cynthia Crouch married Ronald Lee Gunter.  Ronald is the son of Rollie Junior Gunter and Jean Marguerite (Hill) Gunter.  Ronald and Cynthia Gunter have three children:  -  Samuel Garrett Gunter,  -  Ronald Lee Gunter, Jr.,  -  Andrew Fagan Gunter.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

MARYLAND VIRGINIA FAGAN (1.1.1.7.4) is the daughter of Benjamin Jack Fagan and Sarah K. (Blanton) Fagan.  Maryland was born on September 3, 1880 in Alabama.  On December 12, 1894, Maryland Fagan married James Franklin Doggett in Choctaw County, Alabama.  James was born on January 18, 1872 in Alabama and is the son of William Anderson Doggett, Jr. (born 1841 in Alabama) and Mary L. (McInnis) Doggett (born 1848 in Alabama).  James and Maryland Doggett were the parents of fifteen children:

   Sidney L. Doggett, b. November 4, 1895, Sandersville, Mississippi
   Vivian Cecil Doggett, b. February 26, 1897
   Infant Son, b. and d. April 5, 1897, Emeroy, Alabama
   Sarah Wilmoth Doggett, b. December 29, 1899, Alabama
   Twins (two children)
   Benjamin F. Doggett, b. December 21, 1904, Sandersville, Mississippi
   William Virgil Doggett, b. March 10, 1907
   Mary Lorena Doggett
   James Fredrick Doggett (Reverend)
   Jack Doggett
   Pauline Doggett
   Noel Eugene Doggett, b. December 13, 1916, Sandersville, Mississippi
   Ollie Omega Doggett
   Margaret Earline Doggett

Maryland (Fagan) Doggett died on October 25, 1946 in Sandersville, Mississippi and James Franklin Doggett died on November 15, 1959 in Sandersville, Mississippi.  Both were buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  Sidney Doggett died on July 29, 1918 in Sandersville, Mississippi and was buried there in the Florence Cemetery.  On November 18, 1922, Vivian Doggett married May Jewel Lewis in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  Vivian Doggett died on January 4, 1968.  On December 24, 1919, Sarah Doggett married George Washington Manning in Jones County, Mississippi.  George was born on December 24, 1895 in Jones County, Mississippi and is the son of John Manning and Martha (Parker) Manning.  George Manning died on April 24, 1954 in Sandersville, Mississippi and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.Sarah (Doggett) Manning died on July 19, 1989 in Laurel, Mississippi and was buried in Sandersville, Mississippi.  Benjamin Doggett married Nell Sneed Pierce.  Benjamin Doggett died on December 9, 1983.  Nell (Pierce) Doggett was buried in Hurley, Mississippi.  William Doggett married Kate Trest.  William Doggett died on January 20, 1983.  Mary Doggett married Harrison Ellzey.  James Doggett married Katherine Todd.  Jack Doggett married Martha Sneed.  Pauline Doggett married Reverend Theron Lyles.  Noel Doggett died on August 20, 1957 and was buried in Jones County, Mississippi.  Ollie Doggett married Sam Terry Varner.  Margaret Doggett married Reverend Grady Barnett.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

EASTER FAGAN (1.1.1.7.5) is the daughter of Benjamin Jack Fagan and Sarah K. (Blanton) Fagan.  Easter was born on March 25, 1883 in Alabama.  Easter Fagan married James John Monroe McAdams in Choctaw County, Alabama.  James was born on October 18, 1883.  James and Easter McAdams were the parents of six children:

   John Roe McAdams, Jr.
   Annie McAdams
   Vera McAdams
   Sally McAdams
   Daisy McAdams
   Jack McAdams, b. March 27, 1924

James J. McAdams died on October 6, 1945 and Easter (Fagan) McAdams died on November 3, 1955.  Both were buried in Clarke County, Mississippi.  Daisy McAdams married Oscar Johnson (born 1904).  Daisy (McAdams) Johnson died in 1965 and Oscar Johnson died in 1982.  Jack McAdams married Daisy Tucker.  Jack McAdams died on August 31, 1989 and was buried in Clarke County, Mississippi.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

JOSEPH STANFORD (1.1.2) is the son of William Stanford and Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford.  Joseph was born in 1825 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Joseph Stanford married Patience A. Carter.  Patience was born in 1833 in Georgia and is the daughter of Giles Carter.  Joseph and Patience Stanford were the parents of six children:

   Francis M. Stanford, b. 1851, Alabama
   Mary E. Stanford, b. 1853, Alabama
   William Giles Stanford, b. 1856, Alabama
   Henry Zed Stanford, b. December, 1858, Alabama
   Virginia Stanford, b. August 26, 1860, Alabama
   Elijah Fredrick Stanford, b. 1862, Alabama

In 1860, Joseph and Patience Stanford were living in Henry County, Alabama.  On January 29, 1865, Joseph Stanford married a second time to Lucy McVay.  Lucy was born in 1818 in Alabama and is the daughter of Averette McVay and Jane (Carter) McVay.  In 1870, Joseph and Lucy Stanford were living in Clarke County, Alabama.  Joseph and Lucy Stanford were the parents of at least six children:

   Rebecca Stanford, b. November 8, 1866, Alabama
   Infant
   George Augustus Stanford, b. 1868, Alabama
   Emma Stanford, b. 1870, Alabama
   Dean Stanford, b. May 22, 1874
   Joe Stanford (female), b. 1877

Joseph Stanford died on January 25, 1877 and was buried in the Kersey Cemetery in Franklin County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  1870 Census, Clarke County, Alabama;  3)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  3)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001;  4)  Email, Shelia Chumley to Robert Casey, February, 2003

ELIZABETH STANFORD (1.1.3) is the daughter of William Stanford and Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford.  Elizabeth was born in 1827 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Elizabeth Stanford married a Mr. Smith.  Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith was the mother of at least two children:

   Haseltine Smith, b. 1857, Alabama
   John Smith, b. 1859, Alabama

Mr. Smith died prior to 1860 as Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith was living with her mother by 1860.  In 1860, Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith was living with her mother, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford, in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1870, Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith was living in Clarke County, Alabama next door to her mother, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford, and her brother, Joseph Stanford.  In 1880, Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith was living in Choctaw County, Alabama near her neighbors, her sisters, Rebecca (Stanford) Fagan and Elizabeth (Stanford) Smith.  In 1880, Elizabeth’s sister, Susan Stanford, was living with her family.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  1870 Census, Clarke County, Alabama;  3)  1880 Census, Choctaw County, Alabama;  4)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000