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Missy: I don't know how much of my data you have. I will post some basic Greene County facts which might be helpful to you and others.
Greene was formed in 1786 from original Washington County and was intended for grants to Revolutionary soldiers. A small corner of it, in which various Edmondsons lived, was exchanged with Oglethorpe County in the late 1790's as an adjustment of the boundary lines. As you know, the Edmondsons of Franklin County, Virginia, moved down in the late 1780's with a lot of Swansons and other neighbors and relatives.
Richard Edmondson was on the tax list for Greene in 1789. He appears to be a son of Richard Edmondson who died in Franklin County VA about 1788. James Powell Edmondson, a disabled Revolutionary veteran who was born in Caroline County VA and joined the army there, received land in Greene. You probably have his power of attorney of March 9, 1793, naming Hugh Ennis in Franklin County VA to receive pension money due him. The story of his demand for a pension from Caroline County after his serious injury is interesting. He was a brother of Richard Edmondson Sr. and both were, I am quite sure, sons of Bryant Edmondson who moved down to Halifax County NC about 1750 and died there. Bryant was son of Thomas Edmundson of Essex County VA, our immigrant ancestor who died in 1715. I am descended from Bryant's brother Joseph who moved to Craven County NC in the early 1700's. In 1794 the area of Greene in which James lived was swapped into Oglethorpe. James is shown in the 1800 in Oglethorpe for that reason. The part of Oglethorpe which was swapped to Greene included part of Capt. Humphrey Edmondson's district.
Richard Edmondson was still living in Greene in 1803 when a deed refers to land bounded by his land (Deeds BB, p. 150).
Richard Edmondson and William Edmondson drew blanks in the Land Lottery of 1805.
About 1806, the Downs family moved from NC to Greene County. The wife of David Downs was Elizabeth Edmondson. Her sister Sarah Edmondson married William Downs and settled in Morgan County. No known relationship with Richard and William but Sarah and Elizabeth were commonly used names in the descendants of Thomas of Essex.
Richard Edmondson of Flournoy's District drew Lot 360, Wilkinson County, in the 1807 Land Lottery.
Dec. 31, 1807: William Edmondson and James Edmondson witnessed a deed of a slave sold by Redmon Thornton to Philemon Owen. Deeds BB, p. 714.
March 7, 1809. Richard Edmondson is mentioned as a bounding landowner in a deed from Nelson Harris to Benjamin Boon. Deeds CC, p. 396.
Feb. 9, 1810. William Edmondson witnessed the sale of two slaves to Charles Burk. Deeds CC, p. 362.
Sept. 12, 1812. Richard Edmondson was advertised as a tax defaulter in the Augusta Chronicle whose land would be sold for taxes. This suggests he moved away about this time.
Jan. 27, 1814. Muster Roll, Greene County Militia, shows Samuel Edmondson of Greene County was severely wounded while serving in Capt. Myrick's Company. He was promoted to Lieutenant, April 27, 1814, and to Captain April 17, 1815. Samuel served until Aug. 28, 1818.
April 15, 1815. The Augusta Chronicle advertised that Richard Edmondson had letters in the post office in Augusta.
1814-1815. Phillip Edmondson served as a private in Capt. John G. Colbert's Company, Greene County, in General Stewart's Brigade. Stewart was a close neighbor of the Edmondsons in Oglethorpe County. The roll described him as "age 19, 5 feet ten inches, fair, blue eyes, dark hair".
Dec. 21, 1815. Philemon Edmondson married Nancy McGhee. This is apparently the Philip Edmondson above as the two names seemed to be used interchangably in the family at that time.
Feb. 20, 1817. Sarah English (also given as Dinah English) married William Edmondson in Greene County. William was a son of Philemon/Phillip Edmondson who had come from Franklin County VA with the extended family. This marriage was recorded in an old Bible at "Woodlawn" in Oglethorpe County, home of the famous William H. Crawford.
March 28, 1817. James Edmundson married Elizabeth Humphrey in Greene County, performed by James Greer.
Dec. 31, 1817. Augustus P. Edmondson was born Dec. 31, 1817, son of William and Sarah English Edmondson. Augustus was in Bastrop County Texas in 1850, age 32.
April 14, 1819. Richard was again advertised as a tax defaulter in Greene County in the Augusta Chronicle.
Dec. 13, 1819. Polly Edmondson married Green Evans in Greene County.
April 21, 1820. Elizabeth Edmondson was born April 21, 1820, daughter of William and Sarah English Edmondson.
I will continue in another posting soon. If you have anything else before 1820 please post it for me and others.
You asked about our move. We are settled well in a comfortable place on a mountain ridge near Clayton, where I spend much time developing our grounds, taming the nearby woods and discovering new wild plants.
Stephen W. Edmondson
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