Re: The Multiple John Todds of NC, TN, & GA
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The Multiple John Todds of NC, TN, & GA
Gwendolyn Dalseg 10/25/03
Hi Gwen,
I descend from the John Todd who died about 1819 in GA and had two sons, Benjamin and Levi.Several researchers list him as a son of the Rowan NC John Todd who moved his family to Madison Co KY, but I have seen no convincing evidence yet to make this link.
Documented facts about my John are;
1) He was living in Wilkes County, GA just before (tax records, son's declaration in connection with the land lottery).
2) His son Benjamin drew land in what is now Jones County (then Baldwin) in the 1805 lottery (land lottery records), where both John and Benjamin moved shortly after (birthplace info of Benjamin's children).
3) In 1811 he gave most of his goods to his sons (who he named in the Putnam Co deed), Benjamin and Levi.
4) Both John and Benjamin remained active in Jones Co until at least 1819 (tax records), after which time John is no longer mentioned.Benjamin lived until 1855 there in Jones.
5) Benjamin states his birthplace as North Carolina on the 1850 Census.
Possible reasons others have connected my John with the Rowan NC Todds:
A) Benjamin Todd of Rowan County NC is reported to have had a son named John, who does not travel with the rest of the family to KY.
B) Benjamin's daughter Mary Todd married William Scudder and they were located in Wilkes County GA at the time of Scudder's death about 1799 (several online genealogies mistakenly report William’s death date as Mary’s).Some have reported that the Scudders lived near a Wilkes Co John Todd.
These two facts are, at least to me, not enough to justify identifying my John Todd with the Rowan NC Todds.Unless somebody comes up with something a little more concrete I would like to see the connection clearly identified as merely hypothetical.
In fact, I think it more likely that my John is related to the John Todd who died in Wilkes sometime before February of 1813 and whose wife Elizabeth sold land to Joseph Todd that year.
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Re: The Multiple John Todds of NC, TN, & GA
Michal Cornelius 10/28/03