Re: Ebenezer Fain
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In reply to:
Ebenezer Fain
5/09/98
Do you know who Herbert Harwell was the son of?I know he must have been a grandson of Samuel Harwell who died in Lincoln, later Catawba Co., NC in 1793.Herbert and his brother Francis Harwell sold 2 tracts of land in Lincoln County, NC from Habersham County, Ga in 1829 and 1831.Herbert Harwell must have come to Habersham County, Ga. in about 1822. There were two seperate wagon trains of settlers coming at that same time from Burke County and from Lincoln County, NC. The Harwells and Abernathys of Lincoln/Catawba County had come from Brunswick County, Va. ca 1780-1790.Samuel Harwell married a cousin, Abigail Harwell, the daughter of "Little" Samuel Harwell (1710-ca 1792) and Anne Jackson.Samuel and Abigail had children:
Buckner - ca 1749 married ? Browder, 2nd Sarah Brown
Buckner - ca 1749 married ? Browder, 2nd Sarah BrownMilly - ca 1751 married John Abernathy
Milly - ca 1751 married John AbernathySamuel - ca 1753 married Mary ?
Samuel - ca 1753 married Mary ?Harbert - ca 1755 married 2 Feb. 1784 Anne Westmoreland
Harbert - ca 1755 married 2 Feb. 1784 Anne WestmorelandFrancis - ca 1757 married 27 July 1786 Elizabeth Loftin
Francis - ca 1757 married 27 July 1786 Elizabeth LoftinAbigail - ca 1759 married Robert Abernathy (my ancestor)
Abigail - ca 1759 married Robert Abernathy (my ancestor)Raleigh - ca 1762 married 29 Nov. 1790 to Sarah Featherstone
Raleigh - ca 1762 married 29 Nov. 1790 to Sarah FeatherstoneSusannah - ca 1764 married 22 Dec. 1788 Harbert Abernathy
Susannah - ca 1764 married 22 Dec. 1788 Harbert AbernathyRev. Francis Bird, another of the group that came to Habersham County, married Frances Abernathy, the daughter of Robert Abernathy and Abigail Harwell.His daughter Nancy married the Rev. Thomas M. Hughes in Habersham in 1828.Thomas M. Hughes's brother John Wilson Hughes married another daughter of Ebenezer Fain.
Rev. Francis Bird, another of the group that came to Habersham County, married Frances Abernathy, the daughter of Robert Abernathy and Abigail Harwell.His daughter Nancy married the Rev. Thomas M. Hughes in Habersham in 1828.Thomas M. Hughes's brother John Wilson Hughes married another daughter of Ebenezer Fain.Revolutionary Pension Appication of Ebenezer Fain - 3/11/1836
Revolutionary Pension Appication of Ebenezer Fain - 3/11/1836This declarent states that he is known in the immediate neighborhood by the Reverend Jesse Richardson and the Reverend Francis Bird clergymen of the Methodist Church and by Thomas Hughes, Esquire who can testify as to his character for validity in the tours of service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.He does not produce them in court because the Reverend Francis Bird has just lately moved a considerable distance and the Reverend Jesse Richardson is unable to attend on account of old age and sickness.
This declarent states that he is known in the immediate neighborhood by the Reverend Jesse Richardson and the Reverend Francis Bird clergymen of the Methodist Church and by Thomas Hughes, Esquire who can testify as to his character for validity in the tours of service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.He does not produce them in court because the Reverend Francis Bird has just lately moved a considerable distance and the Reverend Jesse Richardson is unable to attend on account of old age and sickness.Affidavit of Francis Bird - 1/19/1836
Affidavit of Francis Bird - 1/19/1836. . . he has been acquainted with the present applicant Ebenezer Fain for he last forty years and has just reason to believe from general report that the said Ebenezer Fain was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in behalf of the United States and that the said Fain has always supported an honest character and that he stands fair in society and that his word or oath may be relied upon.
. . . he has been acquainted with the present applicant Ebenezer Fain for he last forty years and has just reason to believe from general report that the said Ebenezer Fain was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in behalf of the United States and that the said Fain has always supported an honest character and that he stands fair in society and that his word or oath may be relied upon.Affidavit of Thomas M. Hughes - 1/19/1836
Affidavit of Thomas M. Hughes - 1/19/1836I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the Reverend Francis Bird as preacher of the gospel for the last twelve years and that he has always supported an honest and upright character and that his word or oath may be relied upon and that he stands fair in society.
I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the Reverend Francis Bird as preacher of the gospel for the last twelve years and that he has always supported an honest and upright character and that his word or oath may be relied upon and that he stands fair in society.Recorded June 20, 1829
Jno. T. Carter C.S.C.
James Gilliland
To
The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church This indenture made this twenty-sixth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight between James Gilliland & Elizabeth his wife of the County of Habersham in the State of Georgia of the one part & Ebenezer Fain, Benjamin Crumley, David Fain, Francis Bird, Benjamin Allison, Malchsadic Charles, John Richardson, John Harwell & Thomas Hughes . . . all of the County aforesaid of the other part.Witnesseth that the said James Gilliland & Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar . . . hath given granted bargained sold released & confirmed & conveyed & by these presents doth give grant bargain sell release & confirm & convey unto them the said Ebenezer Fain, Benjamin Crumley, David Fain, Francis Bird, Benjamin Allison and their successors in office . . . a certain Lot or parcel of land situated lying & being in the County & State aforesaid it being part of lot No. 67 in the third district . . . one acre of land more or less . . . in trust that they will erect & build or cause to be erected & built thereon a house or place of Worship for the use of the Members of the Methodist episcopal Church in the United States of America according to the rules & disciplines which from time to time may be agreed upon & adopted by the Ministers of the Said Church at their General Conference in the United States of America . . .
Wit: John Butt Senr., A. Vickery J.P.
Rec: June 22, 1829.
Jno. T. Carter C.S.C.
James Gilliland
To
The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church This indenture made this twenty-sixth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight between James Gilliland & Elizabeth his wife of the County of Habersham in the State of Georgia of the one part & Ebenezer Fain, Benjamin Crumley, David Fain, Francis Bird, Benjamin Allison, Malchsadic Charles, John Richardson, John Harwell & Thomas Hughes . . . all of the County aforesaid of the other part.Witnesseth that the said James Gilliland & Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar . . . hath given granted bargained sold released & confirmed & conveyed & by these presents doth give grant bargain sell release & confirm & convey unto them the said Ebenezer Fain, Benjamin Crumley, David Fain, Francis Bird, Benjamin Allison and their successors in office . . . a certain Lot or parcel of land situated lying & being in the County & State aforesaid it being part of lot No. 67 in the third district . . . one acre of land more or less . . . in trust that they will erect & build or cause to be erected & built thereon a house or place of Worship for the use of the Members of the Methodist episcopal Church in the United States of America according to the rules & disciplines which from time to time may be agreed upon & adopted by the Ministers of the Said Church at their General Conference in the United States of America . . .
Wit: John Butt Senr., A. Vickery J.P.
Rec: June 22, 1829.
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