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Dear Mr. Sims,
I have a little information to add to what you posted for James Hartsfield.
JAMES HARTSFIELD (born 16 July 1790)
James Hartsfield was probably born in Wilkes County, Georgia just south of the North Fork of Clarks Creek on 200 acres of land owned by Reuben & Christiana McElroy that was part of 2140 acres originally granted 5 January 1785 to James Denley ("where Richard Hartsfield formerly lived" in 10 February 1795 deed from Reuben & Christiana McKleroy to Isaac Bolton [Wilkes Deed Book "OO", page 84 (I own a book, Michal Martin Farmer: "Wilkes County, Georgia, Deed Books A-VV, 1784-1806)]). His father, Richard, is shown as a resident of the Clarks Creek area in the tax lists from 1785 through 1792 [Frank Parker Hudson: "Wilkes County, Georgia, Tax Records, 1785-1805; (I own a set.)].
In 1793 Richard Hartsfield moved to his land grant between Little Beaverdam Creek and Golden Grove Creek where he remained the rest of his years. This area was still in Wilkes County when Richard Hartsfield was taxed in 1793. It became Oglethorpe County on 19 December 1793 and remains so today.
James Hartsfield turned 21 in 1811 and appears in Oglethorpe County tax records for every year from 1812 through 1823. He married Nancy Olive, 15 April 1812. On 12 November 1812 James sold Nancy's 120 acres on Big Clouds Creek that she inherited from the estate of her father, Anthony Olive. On 27 May 1813 he was a Lieutenant in Georgia Militia District #236 (the district, then and now, contains the lower parts of Little Beaverdam, Golden Grove, and Clouds Creeks). James was taxed for two male slaves from 1813 through 1817, three male slaves from 1818 through 1820, four in 1821, and three in 1822 and 1823. Sometime in 1817 James Hartsfield acquired 200 acres of 400 acres originally granted to Samuel Houston on Little Beaverdam Creek (Samuel Houston sold all 400 acres to Richard Hartsfield, 6 May 1800). James sold this 200 acres to Gabriel Jones, 14 January 1820 [Oglethorpe Deed Book "J", page 263]. In the 1820 Census James Hartsfield's household included one male aged 26 through 44, one female aged 16 through 25, three males aged 0 through 9, one male slave aged 14 through 25, one female slave aged 14 through 25 (female slaves were not taxable), and two male slaves aged 0 through 13. James was then taxed for 137 acres in 1821, 131 acres in 1822, and 128 acres in 1823. James Hartsfield, resident of Oglethorpe County, sold the 128 acres 22 December 1823 [Oglethorpe Deed Book "N", page 278]. James won Lot 83 in the 15th District of Houston County in the Land Lottery drawing, 9 July 1821, and paid taxes on this lot the last two years he was taxed in Oglethorpe County (1822 and 1823).
James Hartsfield purchased Lot 169 in District 2, Pike County, 31 December 1823 [Pike Deed Book "A", page 371] and sold the same lot 13 April 1827 [Pike Deed Book "B", page 200]. He purchased Lot 182 in District 1, 17 January 1826 [Pike Deed Book "B", page 121], but this was sold by the Sheriff, 4 March 1828 [Pike Deed Book "B", page 266], purchased by Berry Hartsfield, 29 December 1828 [Pike Deed Book "B", page 373], taxed on James Hartsfield in 1829 and sold by James in 1834. James Hartsfield paid taxes in 1825 and 1826 in Pike County for the Houston County lot he won in the 1821 Lottery. He apparently sold the Houston County lot before 1829 as he was not taxed for it that year. James Hartsfield was not taxed for any slaves after his move to Pike County.
In the 1830 Census James Hartsfield's household contained a male and a female aged 30 through 39, one male aged 15 through 18, two males and two females aged 10 through 14, one female aged 5 through 9, two females and one male aged 0 through 4, and no slaves. In 1835 James Hartsfield was taxed for 40 acres in Cherokee County (Lot 490, District 4, Section 3). In 1837 James paid only a poll tax (he was not taxed for any land).
In the 1840 Census James Hartsfield's household contained one female aged 50 through 59, one male aged 40 through 49, two females aged 15 through 19, one female and one male aged 10 through 14, one male aged 5 through 9, one male aged 0 through 4, and no slaves. On 16 October 1848 James purchased 150 acres of Lot 106, District 1. He sold 74 acres of this 28 October 1848.
On 1 November 1850 his household was enumerated in Henry County, Georgia: J. Hartsfield, 59, male, farmer; N. Hartsfield, 53, female; N. K. Hartsfield, 22, female; J. Hartsfield, 20, male, farmer; D. T. Hartsfield, 17, male, farmer; W. F. Hartsfield, 13, male; and S. A. Hartsfield, 10, female. James was taxed for 100 acres in District 12 in 1852, 101 acres of Lot 49 of District 12 in 1854, 100 acres in District 12 in 1855, and 50 acres of Lot 43 of District 12 in 1857.
The first seven children of James and Nancy (Olive) Hartsfield (William, Richard, Anthony, John, Elizabeth, Eliza, and Martha) were likely born in Oglethorpe County in Georgia Militia District 236 and the other six children (Mary, Nancy, James, Davis, Wiley, and Sarah) were likely born in Pike County.
Nancy (Olive) Hartsfield was likely born on Anthony Olive's land grant along Clouds Creek in Oglethorpe County as he was taxed there from 1785 until his death before 1802.
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