Re: James East, Sr. from Virginia
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James East, Sr. from Virginia
Melissa 4/03/05
James East Sr , was born in 1738in Louisa County, Virginia. Documentation found in Louisa county gives evidence James is believed to be the son of Joseph East son of Edward, son of Thomas East.
1756, in Lunenburg County, Virginia, James East & William Robertson securities for John East who becomes guardian of Thomas East IV, orphan of Thomas East, (Thomas2,Thomas1) who is old enough to choose his guardian. Order Book 4, page 76
1758-Lunenburg- James East witness to deed-Deed Bk. 5, page 174 also in
1759-Lunenburg-James East witness to deed-Deed Bk. 5, page 9
Around 1760 James marries Eussan or if she was German it would have been spelled Eüßhan. There have been many spellings of her name on different documents
1762?-Charlotte-James East, John East, Burwell Vain sued by Joseph Williams, assignee of Richard Welton. Did not appear. Court Orders
March 17, 1777 Henry County, Virginia, James Shelton, Hugh Armstrong, James East and Benjamin Dillion are appointed to view a road from George Rowland's new road to the Horse Pasture new order at Cogar's Road and make a report.
James felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations. As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.
At age 37 James was a Patriot during the War of the Revolution. He renounced allegiance to great Britain and adhered to the cause of the Colonies, his name is among subscribers to the Oath of Allegiance taken before Edmund Lyne, Esquire, on 30 August 1777, in Virginia. This was a precaution taken by the local authorities with new arrivals to the community during the period of unrest from the Revolution and all men above 16 years, including militiamen, were required by act of the Virginia Assembly in 1777 to take the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth or leave its borders. They had to take the Oath in order to stay in Virginia in the time of the Revolution.
James was a farmer when he lived in Henry County Virginia , where he lived till 1789 before moving on to the land in Oglethorpe County, Georgia he was given for payment being in the Revolutionary war at age 49.
On 8 March 1783 "James East Sr and his wife Ellphan of the county of Henry" sold 106 acres along Horsepasture Creek in Henry county, Virginia to Benjamin Kennon for £5.
This was land where Kennon was living at the time.
( Horse pasture Creek runs west of Horse Pasture, Va Southeast of Martinsville, Va.) On 3 October 1785 "James East Senr and Eusshan his wife of Henry County" sold 400 acres to John Watson, also of Henry Co. This 400 acres joined land belonging to James and to Watson, and was part of a 670 acre tract granted to James in 1780 when he was 40.
Between November 1785 and September 1787 "James East Jr. also of Henry County" about age 21, appointed James East Sr his lawful attorney to collect money owed James (June) from John Watson and Samuel C Morris, due on 1 March 1788.
This power of attorney was witnessed by Mary East (James Jr's wife) and Mrs Sarah East Bradbury, wife of Lewis Bradbury (James Jr. sister). It appears that soon after James Senr sold the 400 acres to Watson, he passed the promissory note to James Junr, his son, and James Junr then gave power of attorney to James Senr to collect the money. Perhaps James Junr was not going to be in the area upon collection day.
In 1787 James was named on a Henry Co Personal Property tax list owning one horse, but he was not taxed for it; again, this indicates that he may have just recently moved, making the tax non-collectable. James married Ellphan (Eusshan?) , This may have been Louisa Co since there is a James East mentioned in the 1762 and 1763 court minutes there. Ellphan was also born about 1740, and moved with James to Georgia. Children of James Senr and his wife Ellphan are:
James East Jr
Sarah East
Robert East
Joseph East
Mary East
Jean East
Elizabeth
The 1782 Henry County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List
James East 1 Tithe 2 horses 5
cattle Joseph East 1
Tithe 1 horse 5 cattle
John East 1, 5 Negroes 7 horses 21 cattle
( cousin, son of John)
10 Mar 1785 - Henry Co VA (Power of Attorney)
I, John Hardman of Henry County do empower my son William Hardman to sell my land on Grassey Creek or trade it to any advantage that suits him to discharge my debt with him. Also to pay him the 20 pounds I owe him.
Wit: James East, William Elkins
3 Oct 1785 - Henry Co VA (Land Sale, Book 3, Page193/194)
James East, Sr & Eusshan his wife to John Watson part of a tract of land, it being part of a tract granted EAST 11 Apr 1780 which contained by survey 670 acres on Horsepasture Creek now laid off to be 400 acres more or less and joins Joseph East and Watson's own line for the consideration of 150 pounds.
Wit: Joseph Morris, Daniel France, John Wright Watson
24 Mar 1786 - Henry Co VA (Land Sale, Book 3, Pages 233/234)
James East, Sr to Benjamin Kennon for 50 pounds sells parts of different tract, the first at Woodson's now Watson's beginning on the south side of Horsepasture Creek containing 117 acres, another part of a tract patented on 10 April 1781 the other 1 June 1782. The other part on Camp Branch with Joseph East's line and Redmon's being 320 acres more or less. Wit: William
Hunter, Thomas Prunty, John Dickerson
10 Sep 1787 - Henry Co VA (Power of
Attorney)
James East appoints James East, Sr my lawful attorney to act to receive acertain sum of money due me the 1st day of March 1788 from John Watson & Samuel C. Morris as appears by bonds dated 30 Oct 1785. Wit: Mary East, Sarah Bradberry (Note: These witnesses were James Jr's sisters, Mary who later married Matthew Galloway & Sarah who married Lewis Bradbury. Other sisters were Elizabeth who married William Elkins & Jean who married William Finch. All of these sisters also settled in Oglethorpe Co GA. with their husbands.
8 Oct 1787 - Henry Co VA (Land Sale, Book 3, Pages 362/362)
James East to Thomas Jervis for 100 pounds sells land on both sides Horsepasture Creek being part of three surveys granted by patent to the said James East in 1780...joins Cannon 210 acres surveyed by Jacob Cox, Dutton Lain's line, 667 acres, Dillen's line, Watson's, it being the same more or
less 375 acres.
1787 - Henry County VA (Tax List)JAMES EAST
(Note: In 1787 James East Sr was named on a Henry County Personal Property
tax list owning one horse, but he was not taxed for it; again, this indicates that he just recently moved ( making the tax non-collectable.) (Need to check for Edmund Edwards)
On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state in the Union to ratify the United States Constitution. Our First President George Washington came into office in 1789-1797, second Presidentwas John Adams 1797-1801. Thomas Jefferon, 1801-1809 was President at the time of James death.
1790, James is believed to be in Oglethorpe county, Georgia. Oglethorpe County was created on December 19, 1793 entirely out of Wilkes County .The area that encompasses Oglethorpe County was originally inhabited primarily by the Creek and Cherokee tribes. It was opened to settlement by a treaty with the tribes in 1771. These "Ceded Lands", as the area was called, became Wilkes County in 1777. In 1793, a northwestern portion of Wilkes County was cut aside to form the new county of Oglethorpe.
Several border adjustments were made in the following years. In 1794, a portion of Greene County was added to Oglethorpe, and the Oglethorpe/Greene county border shifted several times in 1799. In 1811, Madison County was created, taking land from Oglethorpe. In 1813, Oglethorpe acquired land from Clarke County . Taliaferro County took land from Oglethorpe in 1831, and Oglethorpe received land from Madison County in 1842.
The first permanent settlements in what is now Oglethorpe County were along the Broad River ~ settled by a group of Virginia planters in the 1780s ~ and along Long Creek near the town of Lexington. Lexington was incorporated in 1806 as the county seat. Settlers grew mainly tobacco and cotton, and found deposits of granite, gold, iron, copper and other minerals. The Cherokee and Creek tribes originally inhabited Wilkes County. In 1773, Governor James Wright acquired the land within Wilkes County from Indians in the name of the English Government. In exchange for this parcel of land, the English did not require repayment of the large debts the tribes incurred. The land received from the Indians was, at that time, part of Wilkes County. Although Governor Wright's main objective was to populate the newly acquired lands, the Revolutionary War slightly delayed the settlement of Wilkes County.
Many of the first settlers came from North Carolina and Virginia. These early settlers acquired land through two methods. First, the Land Act of 1777 created the "head-right" system that allowed the head of the family to select up to 200 acres of unoccupied land for himself and 50 acres for each family member and slave. Second, those who were loyal during the Revolutionary War or served in the military were given "bounty" land as a method of land disbursement. By 1808, property was also being distributed through land lotteries.
The rich lands and properties surrounding the Broad River were the first areas settled. In the 1780s, Colonel George Mathews (twice appointed Governor of Georgia) led a migration of settlers from Virginia into the Goose Pond/Broad River area of what was then Wilkes County. The families who settled this rich, new territory mainly consisted of tobacco farmers. Prominent families, such as the Meriwethers, Gilmers, Johnsons, Jordans, Marks, and McGehees, brought with them the slave plantation system that quickly thrived.(we are cross relaited to the McGehees thru the Casons)
These families also brought their own cultural traditions once practiced in Virginia. The fertile lands and southern climate proved conducive to tobacco and cotton production. The plantation system and the planted crops soon flourished. Despite the widespread growth of tobacco and cotton, most of the plantations were self-sufficient; capable of providing copious amounts of food and raw materials.
During the colonial period, Georgia counties were divided into "Militia Districts" for the purpose of organizing a military company to defend the area from Indian raids or other threats. This practice continued after the Revolution, and as new counties were formed, new Militia Districts were created within their boundaries.
Each Georgia Militia District (GMD) was led by an elected Captain, who enrolled the names of every able-bodied male between the ages of 16 and 50 who lived within that District. "Muster Days", originally intended for military drilling, eventually evolved into little more than social events. According to George R. Gilmer in Georgians, many Oglethorpe County residents found these Muster Days "a great bore… and resented the practice of being taken away from their useful employments, to be made to stand in the sun, run about the old fields and get drunk…" District residents often elected a Captain who promised not to hold muster days!
1793 Tennessee
Tennessee State Library & Archives County-Tennessee, Roll No. 8 Book-E-5, pages 117-118 Land Grant 1793: Soldiers name: James East State of North Carolina W 1638 Know ye have granted unto the heirs of James East a private in the Continental line of said State six hundred forty acres of land in our County of Sumner on the waters of Pinchen Camp Creek on the East side, beginning at a mulberry and hickory on the Virginia Line eighty five poles East of the Creek, then with the line North eighty six degrees East a crossed a branch at eight poles another at one hundred and seventy-five poles in all two hundred and forth poles to a hickory and dogwood South four hundred and thirty-seven poles to a stake West two hundred and thirty North with the line eighty poles to the corner West nine poles to the corner of a survey made by Thomas Hickman, North with said line to the begging. To hold to the said Heirs their Heirs and assigns forever, dated the 27th day of April 1793. J. Glasgow Secretary Richard Dobbs Spaight Warrant No. 1420. James Sanders James Bradley, James Douglass CC. (Sumner County, TN was formed in 1786, ten years before Tennessee became a state. The second county formed in Middle Tennessee, it is the parent county of many adjacent counties. The land it encompassed at its formation includes much of what is now Middle Tennessee.) The above states James East of North Carolina. I believe this to mean the grant was from NC. The Legislature of North Carolina passed a pre-emption law securing to settlers of Tennessee 640 acres of land provided the settlement was made prior to 1780. Edmund Edwards also received 640 acres in this same area. Edmund Edwards is friend and father in law. The Edwards moved from Virginia with East to GA then to TN. Edmund's daughter Mary, marries James East Jr.
Oglethorpe County, Ga Tax Records
1795 Capt. Simmons (CC-8) Beel Green returns land joining Joseph East.
1795 Capt. Simmons (CC-45) James East returns 327 acres. Oglethorpe Co. and 69+465 ac in Frkln. Co..joining Daniel Barksdale, previously believes that this entry for James East is in error and that it should have been for Joseph East. James East, Sr. (AA-32) and James East, Jr. (AA-63) both made their return in Capt. Sanders District in 1795, same as while it was Wilkes County.
James, Sr. and Jr., continued to live in Oglethorpe Co. until at least 1800.
1796 - Tax List
(Oglethorpe Co GA)
James East Sr Edmund Edwards (Went to Jackson Co GA abt 1798) Isham Davis (Married Sally Edwards sister of James East Jr. wife Mary.)
1790 and 1805
James Sr, James Jr., and a Joseph in Oglethorpe County, Georgia at least between the time of 1790 and 1805. Evidenced by county tax records and land records.
Population in Oglethorpe 1800 9,780
1798- Ogllethorpe County, Georgia. Tax Lists.
James East Sr. g 39 Hudspeth District, Oglethorpe Co GA)
James East Jr. (Pg 40 Hudspeth District, Oglethorpe Co GA)
Isham Davis (Pg 38 Hudspeth District, Oglethorpe Co GA)
Joseph East (a brother of James Jr.)pg 45
1800-tax list
James East Jr., Joseph East
James was one of the first in the East family to vote for President of the new United States .
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Was President till 1797.
Joseph father of James East Sr.:Joseph East(Edward, Thomas) was born in Henrico county, Virginia about 1708.In 1753 he received land left by his father Edward by his will after the death of his mother. By the time he was to marrie and start his family all the land in Henrico county was taken or has been used to where it wasn't usable for farming. He found it nessacery to look for richerland further North. He left Henrico county and moved to Louisa county, there helived on an 100 acre tract on the South Anna River in Trinity Parish. This was more in the middle of the state and the South Anna was a beautiful River. This land was not far (15 to 20 miles) fromWilliam Cason (1218) which lived on Lake Annain Spotsylania county.
1752 - 18 Feb., Henry Delony of Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg Co. to Isham East of same parish and county, 300A for £30; Lunenburg, Southeast side of Cock's Creek at mouth of School Branch to Hayward's [Howard] line, to Harwell's line. Wit: Feild Jefferson, Julius Nickols [Nichols], Charles Burks [Burke], Joseph East Sig: Henry Delony. Frances, wife of Delony, rel. her dower right. Lunenburg County, Va. Deed B2 P468-470.
From the Valentine papers: James Dabney, of Trinity Parish, Louisa Counth from Charles Rice & Martha his wife , of Southam Parish, Cumberland County £100: 150 acres in Trinity Parish. Louisa County (50 acres being formerly sold unto Joseph East by William Harris & 100 acres wheeon Joseph East formerly lived) on South Anna River adj. Josiah East & Dabney. May 10, 1773. D. D "C" p. 501.
Joseph sold this land, and 50 more acres, to Charles Rice and his wife Martha, who then later sold the land to James Dabney. When Dabney bought it on 10 May 1773, the land was adjacent to land already owned by Dabney, and also next to Josiah East's property.
1758 he was stil living on South Anna River because, Nelson Anderson, of Hanover, received deed from John Brooks, 100 acres, Benjamin Temberlake's line, north side of the South Anna adj. Joseph East. David Anderson witness. D.B.B, 338, 1759.
Joseph left a will dated 16 April 1768, which was recorded 14 September 1772. Witnesses were William Terrell, John Walton Jr, and Thomas Jackson. In the will Joseph mentioned his wife Maryand their children. (Adbstracts of Louisa County wills 1743-1801 pg 32: Will Book 2 pg 147-Will of Joseph East.
Thomas East
Josiah East, b a1755
James East
Mary East, Md Cameron
Edith East, Md Thomas Peers
Virginia Colonial Abstracts Records:
p 517. Will of Edward East, Dated Aug. 8, 1734. Prob. Feb 2 1735/36. To son William East a shilling. To son Edward East land on North side of the Run. To son Isham the other part of the land after his mother's death. To daughter Mary a slave, bed, etc. To sons Tarlton and Joseph balance of est.after death of their mother. Wife exor. Sighed Edward X East. Wit: William Porter Jr. John Porter, Ann Porter. Will presented by Extrx. Her name not shown at all. Proved by oaths of William Porter Jr. and Jno Porter.
In 1777 in a list of Tithes for that year we find Mary East andThomas East listed as members of the Parish to pay to Trinity two hundred pounds of current Virginia currency to buy a new glebe, having lost her share in the formerly owned together.
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