Re: William D. b.abt1784 Scot>NovaScotia?>Ms
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William D. b.abt1784 Scot>NovaScotia?>Ms
Morace Duncan 9/03/01
I am interest in the Spears family of southern Mississippi.My earliest known ancestors appearing in Marion County, Mississippi, around 1819.Therefore, I am rather interested in the Ann Spears that married William McDonald there in 1829.I recently sent off for the War of 1812 widow's pension of Ann McDonald.It gives the following information about your William McDonald.From War of 1812 pension #30,282.
William McDoanld was drafted as a private in the company commanded by Captain Stroman of the South Carolina militia at Orangeburg District, South Carolina (this is per bounty land warrant applied for by William, but his widow states that the place was Charleston, South Carolina) in June 1815.He was "about" 27 years of age, a farmer, and a native of Nova Scotia.He was 5 foot 10 inches, rudy complexion, dark hair.He was discharged at Simmons Island in South Carolina on th 15 September 1815 (per his bounty land application but again his widow says near Charleston, South Carolina).
He married first Nancy Mundy whom he survived.
He married second on 17 September 1829 in Marion County, Mississippi by David Collins, a Baptist Minister, Ann (Bradford) Spears, widow of William Spears.William McDonald applied for a bounty land warrant which was rceceived after his death.He lived in Marion County South Carolina until about 1853 when he moved to Livingston Parish, Louisiana, where he died 14 May 1856.
Ann Bradford, the wife of William McDonald, was born about 1803 (she was age 76 in 1879).She married first William Spears, whom she survived.She did not remarry after the death in 1856 of William McDonald.At the time she made her pension application (1879) she was living at or near Otts Mill, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.She died 1 January 1900 as reported by her daughter, Mrs. Susan Williams of Otts Mills, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. She "left no property and no sucession" was opened.
Other names mentioned in the pension without identification as to possible relationship are Madison Bradford and William Y.? Justice who witnessed the bounty land warrant application; D. H. Talbot, of Sioux City, Iowa, her attorney; Thomas Bennett (age 42 in 1879 and of Livingston Parish) and Stephen Safford (age 57 in 1879 and also of Livingston Parish) who identified claimant; and H. F. Bennett who assisted McDonald in 1856 in applying for his bounty land warrant
I hope this helps.If you find any information on this Spears family please let me know.
John Caskey