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to the surprise ot the men an-: Esq., on Sept. 4,182S. Mr. Mitchell is
miration ot all the small hoys. said to hare been the last man in
rider left in an intoxicated con-! Thomas county to wear knee trous-
L U 'ln after stating that he was on his 1 ers, stockings and silver knee buck-
to Augusta, haring changed hi3 les.
about accompanying his two
Ue companions to Florida.
n the dead bodies were “found,
. H. R. Seward and.the Sheriff went
f Augusta, by HawjdnsriUe, Black-
iris Ferry, and Ltmisvllle, a six-
trip; and, haring located the
_iect,.who gave bis name-as James
VlUiams, they returned with him to
Thomasville, where he was indicted
and placed on trial for murder Nor.
27, 1851.
The prisoner offered no witnesses
but' contended Unit he was not the
same man who had been seen with the
covered wagon in Thomas County.
The Jury- found him guilty and Judge
Hansell sentenced him to be hdng.
Before being hung, the prisoner ad
mitted that his name was not James
Williams, but that, on his parent's
account, he would not disclose his true
identity.
The public suspected that the pris
oner was a member of a secret crimi
nal organisation and preparations
were made to prevent any possible es-
Thls seemed to hare been unneces
sary as the hanging took place at the
proper time without anything out of
the ordinary haring happened to
stimulate the excitement.
Slave Sentenced to Be Hung.
, At the May term, 1855, Wash, a Blare
belonging to MaJ. Remer Young, was
, convicted of a capital offense and
sentenced to be hung on Friday. July
6, 1855r-* ’
On the morning of the hanging, Au
gustus C. Swain and William Berwick
had an altercation in the bar-room im
mediately south of the present Bright
on Building in which Barwlck accus
ed Swain of stealing a ten dollar gold
piece. '
Another Thomas County Murder
Immediately after the hanging,
Swain and Green Jackson were stand
ing on the porch of the building in
which was located the bar, Swain’s
horse being hitched to the rack in the
middle of Broad Street.
His' heirs were his children. Sa
una Wyche, Emily Blackshear,
Nancy Stone, Hartwell Mitchell, Nar
thaniel Mitchell, Richard Mitchell,
Thomas Mitchell, Taylor Mitchell
John Mitchell and a grandson, Thom
as Gatlin.
The second will was that of John
Hill Bryan, whose heirs are not men
tioned by name, but whose executors
were Edward, Joseph and Hardy Bry
an and John Coffee.
The third will probated was that
of Edward Blackshear. Mr. Black-
shear waa the son ot James Black
shear and his wife, Katherine, former
ly Katherine Francks. He was born
Jan. 20, 1752, and died in 1829. His
brother, David Blaekshea'( born Jan.
31, 1764, became, a popular hero of
his time and his biography appears
In Mllieria Bench 4b Bar ot Georgia.
Mr. Blackshear’s heirs were his
widow, Emily Mitchell Blackshear,
and his children, Elizabeth J. Colson,
Mary S. Hall, J. J. Blackshear, Thom
as E. Blackshear (General), and Anne
E. Blackshear. His executors were
Duncan Ray, James J. Blackshear
and Thomas E. Blackshear.
The fourth will probated in Thom
as county was that of Archibald Mac
Intyre, formerly of Twiggs county,
and who Is mentioned by Miller as
having been Clark of the Superior
Court of Twiggs county and as hav
ing entertained the veterans and oth
ers on their return from the celebra
tion in MiUedgeville in honor of Gen.
LaFayette.
Mr. MacIntyre’s heirs were his wife,
Hannah Lawson MacIntyre, and his
children, Daniel MacIntyre, Kathar
ine Wyche, John L. MacIntyre, Han
nah MacIntyre Wyche, Archibald T.
MacIntyre and Jane MacIntyre Vann.
His executors were Thomas Wyche,
Daniel MacIntyre and John L. MacIn
tyre after he should have become of
nge.
The fifth will was that ot John Mc-
Barwlck came out of the livery sta-! Klnnon His heirs were his wife,
ble, situated on the corner where the Mary and hls sonB Maloolm> Nellli
TftflAA Hntol nnw ctnmia anil nnmlno _ , , , , __ .. , ’ _ '
John, Roderick, Kenneth, Murdock
Tosco Hotel now stands, and coming
down the street was acoosted by
Swain. Barwlck drew a pockpt knife
and seriously cut Swain before Swain
could get out a long knlfn, or dagger,
which he carried for fighting pnrpos
es, and would doubtless have killed
Swain had not Green Jackson hit
and McIntosh, and hls daughters Eliza
Mary, Nancy and Margaret. The will
is witnessed by Isaac G. Jorden, Jerry
E. Pugh and William W. Pugh.
The sixth will was that of Joshua
Proctor. His heirs were his wife,
him over the head, giving Swain time Cynthia; his sons, Adam, Joshua and
to draw his knife. The dagger pene-(Wilson and hls daughters, Millie, Sar-
trated Barwick’s heart and Swai i| ah - Nancy, Elizabeth and Tobltha.
turned it around after it had entered
the body, Barwlck dying in a few min
utes.
Swain immediately mounted his
horse and galloped away, slapping the
horse with the bloody knife. He reach
ed a residence between the Tallahas
see road and Campbell Street on the
first banch beyond the city limits
where there was a sawmill and was
bleding so profusely that he stopped i Matthews.
The seventh will was that of Thom-,
as Hurst. Hls heirs were his wife,
Serena, and his children not named.
Hls executors were Archibald McMil
lan and Moses Daniel.
The eight will was that of John Col
well. His heirs were his wife, Eliza
beth; his sons, John and Richard;
and his daughters, Katie, Elizabeth
Hollingsworth, Nancy Borden and
and sent to town for help.
After being confined in jail until
he was well enough to eet about, false
keys were procured and Gus Swain
took his departure, accompanied Dy
his brother, John Swain, leaving the
\ keys in the door to exonerate the
sheriff and jailor. It was always a
mystery as to who procured the keys
and how they wer e made.
At Montgomery, Ala., John Swain,
who resembled his brother, was ar
rested by an officer who had a descrip
tion of Gus Swain but not of John
Swain. When it was found that John
Swain had no wounds, as called for by
the description, he was released, Gus
all the time being in a covered wag
on in a livery stable dressed as a
woman.
Made Escape To Texas and
Became a Sheriff.
The two brothers proceeded to Tex
as and had decided to settle in a
promising town when one morning,
Gen. Thomas E. Blackshear, who had
heard nothing of the tragedy, address
ed them very cordially by their Geor
gia name on the street and inquired
about home. They decided they were
not far enough away and went fur
ther.
Gus Swain afterwards became sher
iff of his county and was eventually
killed by Indians.
Johr. Swain Revisited Thomasville
And Told Story of Escape.
About 1898, John Swain visited
Thomasville although some forty
years before he had been indicted for
assisting hls brother to escape. He
got Col. A. T. MacIntyre to identify
him at the hank that he might get a
pension check cashed as a soldier of
the Mexican War. He sat in Col. Mac
Intyre’s office a_ few hours and told
the details of his brother’s escape, and
his life afterwards; after which he
hade goodbye, saying that Gus Hanr.ell
and Tom MacIntyre were the only two
men he had seen of his acquaintances.
He was probably still a little nervous
about the old indictment, so did not,
pay a very Ic*»s visit.
Since writing the above. Rev. Mr.
Richard Green Jackson, a nephew of
the Green Jackson mentioned above,
has informed me as follows:
Nephew of Jackson Tells of Homicide
At the time of the Barwlck homi-
The ninth will was that of Aaron
Everett. His heirs were his wife.
Martha, and his children not named.
The executors were Thomas C.
Wyche, Samuel Braswell, Duncan Ray,
John Brinson and his wife, Martha.
The witnesses were John Gaulay,
John Slater and Lubia Braswell.
The tenth will probated in Thomas
county was that of George Hayes. His
heirs were his wife, Mary; his sonR,
John R. and James T.; and his daugh
ter, Mary Ann Reynolds, wife of Wil
liam H. Reynolds. The Will mentions
three sons, but the third is not nam
ed. The witnesses were J. J. Black
shear, Lucian Raines and Shadrich E.
Dickey.
The eleventh will probated in Thom
as county was that of Peter McKin
non. His heirs were his wife, Mary;
his sons, Duncan, Daniel and Angus
B.: and his daughters. Janet, Chris
tiana, Rebecca and Florrie. His
grandsons, William and Patrick, 4ons
of Angus B.. were also heirs.
The twelfth will probated was that
of Jesse Slater. The witnesses were
Elijah R. Young, Ewen McLean. Hom
er M. Gatlin and A. McMillan. The
executors mentioned were Michael
Young, Jason Brinson and John Sla
ter. The legatees were the testator’s
grandchildren, to-wit: Jesse I. Ever
ett, James Everett, John Everett,
Fairfax Everett, Martha Adams, Sar
ah Ann Porneiga, Eleanor Wylie, Vir
ginia Slater, Georgianna Everitt and
Mary M. Everitt.
The thirteenth will probated was
that of Ignacious Hall. His heirs
were his wife, Elizabeth; his daugh
ters, Bethany Stanfield, Mary Han
cock, Lucinda Bryan; his son, Thom
as I. Hall, and his grandson, Benja
min D. Hall. His executors were
Thomas I. Hall and his son-in-law.
Alfred Bryan.
The fourteenth will was that of Ja
son Brinson. His heirs were his wife.
Jane W., and his children, William A.,
P. W., George M., Jason and Christo
pher Columbus Brinson. His execu
tors were Isaac W. Mitchell, S. A.
Smith and William A. Bryan. The
witnesses w^re James L. Seward, El-
zy Thompson and Tillman D? Dickey.
The. fifteenth will was that of Wil-
clde. Green Jackson was either pro- Ha™ FerriU. His heirs were his chil-
prietor or clerk in a store located dren. not named.
where is now the Upchurch building.
Hearing a noise and looking across
the street he saw Barwlck assailing
Swain, the latter being npon the
ground, and rushed over, striking Bar
wick on the heed with a stick. Bar
wlck was already mortally wounded
The sixteenth will was that of Hen
ry P. Atkinson. His heirs were his
wife, Mary; his sisters, Elizabeth
Montgomery, Martha Fort, Saphronia
Anderson; hl3 nephews, Daniel At
kinson, Henry Dickey, son of Shad-
rich Dickey, Henry Mitchell, son oi
liy Swain and would have died had not | Richard Mitchell, Henry A. Dickey,
the lick by Jackson been given. Greenison of Shadrich Dickey: and a niece,
Jackson mounted his horse and went | Harriet Harvin, wife of William Harv-
to Texas via Bainbridge. , in. ,
In the meantime, Gus Swain was
lodged in the Thomas County Jail,
Jack Ivey and Bill Ivey,- being sheriff
and jailor respectively.
Old man Jim McDonald was a splen
did gunsmith and lived where is now
the town of Pavo. One of tlie Iveys
took the Impression and McDonald
made the keys which released Gus
Swain from jail
Green Jackson and tii* . Swains
were closely associated in Texas, the
latter .being with' Gus Swain when he
was'ldlled by the Indians on the fron
tier.
About 1870 Green Jackson corres
ponded with Col. William McLendon
and was informed about hia Thomas
County relatives. . . . <?. ■•
When Mr, .Gus Hurst was sheriff of
Thomas county, he threatened to go
to Texas and get Green jThe
latter, being informed,, moved to Af-
The seventeenth will probated was
that of John Jones. His heirs were
his children, Augustas Jones, Nancy
Jonee and Martha Braswell.
The eighteenth will was that of
Kindred Hall. His heirs were hls
wife. Susan; his son-in-law, John
Walden, husband of his daughter,
Mary E., and his grandson. John K.
WAlden.
The ninteenth will probated in
Thomas county was that of James
Lovalt. Hi* heirs were his wife,
Katherine, and his children named
are Nathaniel Lovett, Mary Folsom
ton, then in Indian Tj
Oklahoma, where b
time John Swain
County, I
daughters
y. now in
about the
Thomas
and Sarah Edwards.'
The twentieth win was that of Hurl
dock McKinnon. His wife, Anne,
seemed to have been his only heir.
The twenty-first will was that of
John Parramore. His heirs were his
sons. Redden W., John C, Noah and
Adam; and his daughters, Sarah Par
ramore. Mary Foy, Susan Smith, wife
of S. Alexander Smith, Elizabeth
two Adams and Lodusky Smith, wife of
James Smith.
The twenty-second will was that of
>We his
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S. Alexander Smith, who was execu- children, John L. B., William H. and of our visit, and their dark i
tor.
The twenty-third will was that of
James M. Vickers. His heirs were his
wife, Anne E. Vickers, and his chil
dren, Pleasant and Henrietta Vick-
The twenty-fourth will probated
James F. Burnett foliage appeared studded with broad
Hie fifty-third wjll was that of white nine-petaled flowers, of a foot
Pliny Sheffield. His hetrs were his in diameter, exhaling the
children, Susan M. Heeth, Martha T. fume in the cool of the
Parramore, Mary H. Baudy and Pliny , "On our return to
Sheffield. found the inhabitants in a state ot
. The fifty-fourth will was that of increasing ferment.
was*^that of Thomas J. Johnson. Hls Michael Young. His heirs were hls - A Temperance meeting ha! been
heirs were his wife, Martha, and his wife. Sarah, and his children, James j, el( j t )i e preceding evening, at which.
daugiter. Julia Ann, who afterwards
married John W. H. MltchelL
The twenty-fifth will probated was
that of Jordan HalL Hls legatees were
bis wife, TOpah Hall; hls sons. Benja
min D. and Henry C. Hall; and hls
daughters, Nancy. D. Blalock, Mazy C.
BUlingsly and Martha C. HalL
E., William J., Remer, Thomas J-, we were Informed, great disorder
Michael, America MacIntyre. Mary J t, ad prevailed, and the mouths ot the
MrElven and Sarah L. Young. ’ mmu, in r„n, r,f Il, n Cn/Uiv iw,
McElven and Sarah L. Young. [advocates In favor of the Society per-
The fifty-fifth will was that of John emptorOy closed.
d h a e n 1 vhtTr I Ma 1 ^ll 1 ILi “TaHshassee, or ‘the Old Field of
Rebecca and his daught.r, Mary B. H. ^ w hlch from its salubrious
JT& fifty-sixth will was that of J££tod t££
__ , iLjtirfl jwnWn* was Thomas S. Dunbar. Hls heirs were “7"
were,her children. John Vf. Raines, nritotaMn rizdngZteupty on all sides
“ H. Baines, Robert H. Raines, InESTth* -»JgfjgSSwgJ*
James Madison Pringle. The'legs-1 The Uttle
tees were hi. brothers, Robert Marion J**?
and Samuel John, and his sisters,,other public buildings, waa grad
in’ Susannah and Sarah Jane Pri*|j£*
The fifty-eighth win was that ofI vfrlt. might have amounted to sixteen
Malachl Groover. The legatees were. hundred souls. The style of bonding.
Martha E. H. Terrell Henretta
Murphy, Angelina G. Chaires and
Emily G. Blackshear.
The twenty-seventh will probated
was that of William Holloway. Hls
heirs were iris daughters, Nancy Par
rish, Roxy Ann Alderman, Larina
Swain. Katherine Albritton, Susannah
Smith and Orpller Adams; and his
sons, William, James and Griffin Hol
loway.
The twenty-eighth will was that of
Lot Wheeler. Hls heirs were hls
daughter, ApsIUy Myrick, and hls
grandchildren, Sara, Martha, Wei thy.
Anna and John Myrick.
The twenty-ninth is the non-enpa-
tiye will of Francis Jones. The lega
tees were his wife, Rachel, and hls
brothers and sisters, to-wit; Lavinia
Jones Young, Matthew Jones. Berry
M. Jones, Thomas Jones, Mltohell
Brady Jones, Elizabeth Jones Winn
and Harriet Jones Blackshear, child
ren of James Jones and hls wife Eliza
beth Mills, James Jones being the
son of Francis Jones and his wife
Mary Robins. His executor was
Mitchell B. Jones.
The thirtieth will was that of Jame3
Ponder. His only heir was his wife,
Ann Ponder. His executors were
William G. and Ephraim G. Ponder.
The thirty-first will probated was
that of Washington J. Sanders, who
left his property to his brothers and
sisters without naming them.
The thirty-second will was that of
Norman McLeoud. His heirs were his
wife, Katharine; his sons, Murdock
and Alexander; and his grandchildren,
Archibald, William, Alexander, Nor
man, Malcolm, Gilbert and Murdock,
children of J6hn McLeoud, deceased.
The thirty-third will was that ot
John G. Fondren. His heirs were his
wife, Nancy; his sons, David, Eras
mus and John Guyton; and hls daugh
ters, Nancy Ameretta, Cornelia Jose
phine and Elizabeth.
The thirty-fourth win was that of
Jordan Fulford. His heirs were his
wife, Margarett, and his sons, Daniel,
William and John James.
The thirty-fifth will probated was
that of Isaac Futch. His heirs were
his sons, John and Moses, and his
daughters, Lucy Anderson, Ernie Mc
Donald, Lydia McNaly, Lucy Dekle,
Sallie Alderman and Dorcas Young.
The thirty-sixth w!!i was that of
James Slater. His heirs were his
wife, Nancy; his sons, John Slater
and James A Slater; and his daugh
ters, Charity B. Moore, Mary L. Moore,
Martha W. Burney, Ann L. Slater
and Sara M. Everitt.
The thirty-seventh will was that of
Isham E. Howell. His heirs were his
wife, Minnie, and hls children Linton
P. and Isham E. Howell
The thirty-eighth will is the non-cu-
pative will of Peyton Walden. The
legatees were John McLean, John
Kindred Walden and James Wal
den. John Walden was executor. The
testator gave especial Instructions to
his wife, Sarah Ann, and hls children.
Jesse H„ Ellen, Lanza L, and Solomon
Groover.
The fifty-ninth win was that of John
Davis. Hls children were not named
except his son Jasper.
The sixtieth was that of John Miller.
The legatees were hls wife Frances
and hls son, Augustin Hansell Miller.
If both died without issue the estate
was to go to the children ot the testa
tor’s friend, Mary Ann B. Hansell.
The sixty-first was that ot Francis
'R. Walden whose sole legatee was
Fanny Ashurst Walden.
The sixty-second was that ot Ann
E. Merriweather whose children were
Ann, James and Charles R. Merri-
weather.
The sixty-third was that of William
Oliver whose sole legatee was bis
daughter Nancy McMullan.
may be remarked of the better
class of southern erections, is pleas-
ing, and well suited to the climate;
they have in general spacious gal
leries under spreading roofs, and the
boarding and pillars are commonly
painted white.’*
In referring to TaUahasee bever
ages, the traveler described the mint-
Julep, mint-sling. Utters, hailstone,
snow-storm, apple-toddy, punch, Tom
and- Jerry and egg-nogg. He was
about to give the recipe tor the mint-
julep when he used the folio wing lan
guage: “Who knows, that it you get
bold ot the recipe, instead ot being an
erderiy sober member of society, u
loyal subject, and a good Tory; you
will get mossy, and hot-brained, and
begin to fret about reform, and dem
ocratic forms of government,—doubt
your Bible—despise your country—
The sixty-fourth will was that of fice your King—fight cocks, and race
Walker R. RevUle, whose legatees |Uke a Virginian—swear profanely like
were his wife, Mary Ann, and Us chU-l» Western man—covet your neighbors’
dren not named. I goods like a Yankee speculator—and
The sixty-fifth will was that of Lu-« nd by tnrnln * Reformer!"
clan H. Raines. Hls children were Em!-1 The stagecoach northward from
ly B. Manning, Sarah Ann Chaires, Tallahassee left at regular intervals
Harriet B. Raines, Robert R„ Richard,once each week, and the English trav-
M. , and Lncian H. Raines. eler made haste rather slowly for he
The sixty-sixth was that of Hardy says: “But we only reached Milledge-
Bryan. His heirs were hls wife. Me- vilie, the capital of Georgia, after
ria Bryan; his sons, Hardy, Court-[three days and nights ot Incessant
land, Iredelle and Rudolph Bryan; and travel, and that after a goodly propor-
his daughters, Caroline, Magnolia, J tion ot break-downs, and stick-fasts,
Idillar and Mary Louisa Betts. ) besides baring to wade many deep
The sixty-seventh will was that of:creeks and-swim one or two.
James Rembert. His heirs were his | “The streams were all flooded, and
wife, Ehiora, and Us daughters, Har-; ferries and bridges were seldom seen,
riet Abigeil Durant and Jane Barret, j Indeed I would rather take my chance
The sixty-eighth was that ot wyley, for a swim than pass the rocking and
Groom. The sole legatee was Martha.fearful erection whicii under that
Cleora Seward. - ( j name,' span many ot the deep rivers.
The sixty-ninth will was that of ‘‘Of the scenery I neeu say but lit-
Thomas B. Winn. The legatees were I tie. A great proportion of our route
his wife, Elizabeth, and bis children Ia 7 over an uninteresting plne-cover-
not named. The executors were ed country; but there were frequent
James F. Neely, a stepson, and James ■ towns springing up along the line.
N. Winn. [which will doubtless become more
The seventieth will was that of aQ d more frequented. But the names!
Daniel Roberts. His heirs were his what do you say to Suspendersvllle?
wife, Elizabeth, and his children, Ed-[How euphonious! In nothing have
ward A., David M., James Henry, our American neighbors shown such
Martha Eugenia, Sarah Elizabeth j an utter absence of anything like
Smith, Susan Cox and Mary Jane j propriety and good taste as in the
Horne. [ hideous nomenclature of towns and
The seventy-first will, and the last j villages with which they have disflg-
one which I shall mention at tills' » r ed their maps and their language.”
time, was that of Maj. Elijah, Remer State Convention at MiUedgeville
Young, a man with a vision far lie-1 MiUedgeville a State Conven-
yond that of most of his fellows. j tlon summoned for the purpose of re-
This will was probated August 18,1 vising the Constitution was just in
1860. Paragraph 2 donated 32,500 to l,he act of opening Its session. With
St. Thomas Lodge No. 49 oi Free and regard to these Conventions, we found
Accepted Masons. This sum was that thera were very, diverse opinions
used in erecting the building on the, held by different individuals; many
southwest corner of Broad and Fletcb- U1 *8tag that, as an assembly of men
er Streets. elected with carelessness, acting with-
Paragraph 3 of the will donated check, superseding all law, and in
just trial.
Dr. William Holland had mortally
wounded Peyton Walden on April 21.
1854. Dr. Holland was tried and ac
quitted Dec. 2, 1854.
The difficulty occurred in front
his executors to use all honorable $30 000 to building a female college ^ a ®t taking the place of the original
bring William Holland to a near ThomasvI11 e, to be called ‘ tamers of the Constitution of the
Young’s Female College. The execu* they were more likely to do
tors of the will, to wit, William J. jharm than good, and that It was al-
Young, A. T. MacIntyre and David wa >' 8 a matter of thankfulness when
S. Brandon, together with the friends they dispersed without having done
of the testator, James T. Hayes, any * reat mischief. Others would say
j James L. Seward, Augustan H. Han-' that besides the acknowledged nec-
Dr. S?ixas’ drug store. ! se n and Thomas Jones, were appoint- essit 3 r of an occasional revision of the
The thirty-ninth will probated was ed trustees for the college. The tes- Constitution, the Conventions have
that of^.Tohn Hambleton.. His heirs |t a .tor requested that the trustees in- this advantage, that many eminent
James
George: and his daughters. Henrietta
Patterson. America Hambleton, Mary
Hendry and Margarett G. Jones.
The fortieth will was that of Na-
ere his wife, Margarett, his sons, corporate and be given full authority men and servants of the State, whom
Daniel, Wade. John, James and vacancies among themselves distate to a life of constant political
thaniel R. Mitchell. The legatees were
his wife, Lucy A. Mitchell, his son
J. W. H. and George W. Mitchell
and his daughters. Mary Shef
field. Martha Flanders, Sarah Mc-
kinnon, Emily Lightfoot, Elizabeth
and thus perpetuate the organization. war ^ are had sent into retirement, are
The charter for the institution was * Q duced on such occasions to come
granted December 17, 1860, and as toward, and give the country the aid
soon as the strenuous times permitted °* *heir matured experience.
the school buildings were located on “The proceedings of the Convention
Dawson Street, between Monroe and I am unable to detail, as we resumed
Washington Streets, where many girls our route the following morning:
were educated until the property was “In peeping in upon the proceedings
sold by the sheriff in 1914. of retired courts of justice, or listen
Maj. Young's experiment was in no ing to the harangues delivered right
Hardoway and Ann Tyson. His exe- sense a failure as much of the educa- and left for political purposes, by the
cutors were J. W r . H. and-George W\ j tion and culture of this generation is. public men of the United States.
Mitchell and his son-in-law, Neill Mc-. and Q f succeeding generations will be, whether on the stump or in the *en-
Kinnon. . d ue to hie philanthropy and foresight ate. the Englishman cannot but be
The forty-first will was that of Jam-1 Maj. Young’s legatees were his struck with the general diffusion
es W. Jackson. The legatees wet 3 j daughter, Malvina E. Potter, and the throughout the United States of that
, wife ’ ^J a ^ arett „P 1 i i , ver ' a " d ^his children of the following brothers and gift usually called the ’gift of the gab*.
Nothing can be more provoking than
children. William Welles and Flor-! sisters: Willis Young. John Young,
ence Jackson. David Young, Matthew Young, Mika
The forty-second will was that of Young. James Young, Mrs. Price, Mro.
Thomas Selph. His heirs were bi.s J Blackman and Mrs. Lavinia Jones,
wife and children whose names are Maj. Young was the son of William
not given. Young and hls wife Mary Henderson,
The forty-third will was that of Am- william Young being the son of Wil-
elia Diana Sandwich. Her heirs were Ham Young, of Savannah, and hls
her sisters, Lucy Jane Sandwich and ^jfe Miss Remer. William Young was
Celestia Angelina Sandwich, apd her a brother-in-law of Gen. James Jack-
niece, Amelia Jane McIntosh, daogh- SOTL The Major died June 30, 1860,
ter of John McIntosh. aged 62 years, and was burled in
The forty-fourth will was that of Greenwood cemetery.
Jeper S. Sweatman which Is a non-cu-. Magnolia and Other Towns
pative one. The legatees were bis j The first bank in which the town of
brothers, Shadrack W. and Francis M , Thomasville deposited money was the
Sweatman. and his sister Martha C. Bank of Magnolia, between which
w “ town and Thomasville ran the old
Everett, wife of John W. Everett.
The forty^ifth will was that of
Fulton H. Whitely. His only heir was
his wife. Julia M. Whitely.
The forty-sixth will was that of
Ewen McLean. The legattees
his wife, Cynthia C. McLean, and hH
children. John, Richard J., Kenneth. E.
Katherine, Mary Efhily and Cynthia
C. McLean.
The forty-seventh will probated waa
that of Duncan R. MitcbelL The lega
tees were his wife. Mary Magdalene
and his brotheres and sisters, there
being no children.
The forty-eighth will was that ot
Daniel Stringer. The legatees Were
his wife, Mary, and his children^ Jo*
siah H. Elizabeth, Henry M„ Wi
T.. Nancy A. and James H.
The forty-ninth will was that
John Walden. The legatees were
wife, Frances B. Walden; his
John K. and James A. Walden;
daughter Mary and an intnnt
ter.
The fiftieth win was that of
DanieL His heirs were Us .
Matthew W. Daniel, Elizabeth
Nancy Ann W. Groover,
McDuffie and John G. DanieL
The fifty-first will was that of
tag Evans. His heirs were his
hls son, John R.
Magnolia road. In the early days the
currency' of Florida banks waa the
chief circulating medium in Thomas
the fluency of the country lawyers in
spite of their shabby coats: and to
one who would be inclined to con
sider quantity rather than quality,
their unhesitating delivery, command
of language, and long-windedness.
might indeed be a subject of envy.
But a little attention will show Um
that sound and sensf are not always
companions. He win detect innumer
able expletives—sentences without
legitimate beginning or end-deduc
tions from nothing—big words mean
ing little, and out of place, leading to
the moat astounding examples of
bathos—digressions without end—
and, after all. that to extract sense
and facts from that wholesole produc
tion of words, he must patiently sit
down like a searcher after gold
County. Exchange npon New York * od •*«' bosks! after bushel to
and distant points was purchased ,rn<1 “* °*®-
from the bonks in Tallahassee and i The Georgia Gazetteer
Magnolia. The cotton waa honied by j From a copy of the Georgia Gazeti-
wagon to St Marks and all the in- eer, of Dee. 1825. we find «>■»« Baker
coming freight came through this ; County la in the southwest pert of the
port. Some will remember the old’etate. bounded ue the north by the
plank read to Newport. Magnolia and lately acquired territory; on the east
St. Marks. ibr Irwin and Lowndes; on the south
The old town of Magnolia was to- by Thomas and Decatur and on the
cued on Ue riser aereral miles above;by Early. Byron on Gofe.wabee
Newport Spring and waa a far prettier j Cre *b» dght mlles west of Flint Hirer,
and more attzactlre town than either b ap dred fifty mile* MW from
Newport or St. Marks. I MilledgerlUe and forzy-fire mile*
In 1833 Charles Joseph Latrobe,
Esq- an English traveler, need Ue
^ Early courthouse, was
following language in discussing ouri^J?' *ji*j|**tSSrwm’rf
N fn fa. the ' T * ol “* tl13 *- **** *0«lh of
a g * riy cot**® 0 ** forty-ooa milt*
^ T * ,uh “~ *
bright spots in onr southern tour. jcourtl
“At Mugnolia. the river gUdeu;, ul ra
swiftly through a torest remarkable ■ _
buildings had not at Uat time been!Court hare a
impleted. 1 quickly I
We also find that Lowndes County ; At
is bounded on the north bv Irwin; on Bento. ..
Sor i d^and y a"n^ : of 0 Thoma-°Snd ol ln ^ ^ 0t DCCattlr 1
rionaa ami a part ot inouia^ ana on »».- shoHff was ordered to
Ue west by Baker and Thomas. The 1 d “ , endanl as #oon „ prmt _
i - th WH^ir *b® sheriff or jailor ot Decatur Coon-
hundred ninety-seven ^ ,. h0 were qrdcnrf
him for the period of thirty
fnrrf ani) thlrtr mllim nnrth nf Thsm. .UOJTU
asvlUe. The public buildings had not
at that time been completed. (Note; ®*°® F ** 1
At Uat time UeSight District.' after: nf
wards given to Ttaaoaaad-attBlater u
to Colquitt, was to Lowndes County, bawd by me lawyers
The courthouse referred to at beta*;*"®* *”*"*•■
north- of ThomasvU’e. waa ncobably! *■* ucaaa iw# PmHIiIUHII ior
north rest iSdte figbeMT ttTeeg «etoAim.MU. ted tbe»t«®
location mentioned by the Act of Nor. [bodycooeldered that the want o!f»
30. ltac. when the county site of courthouse aed jail had become a i*b-
Loumdee County waa changed from. He nuisance.
Ue home ot Stan Hall to the house of j At the May term. mi. Um Czud
Frauds Rountree. Ik 4328 Franklin- Jury pruueatud Kbeneter J. Fetklns
TiUe waa made the county cent bet for the offense ot malicious mischief
this was almost ea.( of ThonaarlUe. tn breaking opes the door of the board-
being southeast ot what afterwards jins
ot Isaac P. Brooks to the
became Trouprllle.) | great ennoyaace ot Mr. Brooks am hls
la this publication a Us’: of Ue post, boarders.
S!Sw°u < 2 W £i£ At th * ««• the Grand
appears that Byron and Bainbridge j anr conaumned Ue opinion ot the
Comn °* **• Uatt ® d ««*
nave Dees no postokoces in either ^ n Worcester jhmI Batter vIm hod
1 lived flmiMiff the Indian* wJthoat com*
crom roe uconpi uaseueer. prim- ~ ~ sIT #K _ ,v.
ed to 1829. we find tout Bainbridge r ® BvUUo “ °*
contains about twenty houses and .-a tW _,
stores, n courthouse and Jail, and Is hTSStoEdto^U.
Ue logical metropolis tor Ue fire or 1°* presentment* he published to Ue
six counties composing southweet
Georgia. 1 * l the Noretaher term 1823, Judge
We also learn that a part ot *'“* Warren being interested to eer-
Lowndes County has been annexed to J™ 1 cnae®, the Judges at the Inferior
Thomas and that, in 1829. Lowndes Court were called upon to preside and
waa bounded by Thomas ox the arret, i Msesrn. Duncan fay. Simon Ik Had-
Also, that FrankllnrUle. ' b.'rtr tlx ley and Thomas J, Johnson presided
miles northeast ot Thomasville and until such cases bod bean disponed
fifty miles W-SW from War»bom. had ot end. after ezotet-tfru,. and epprsr-
been lately selected for toe count*- Ing of Ue mlnutso, retired,
seat of Lowndes. The new county seat t m the Grand Jsn r*seatmeats lor
contained a courthouse, hewn of log*, ue November tone. > «2. the Interior
costing two hundred fifteen dollar* court was urged to immtoiately hare
one bouse and one store. a iju (, u iu.
We also learn Uat Mr. Mitchell ot At May term. 1522. the mart
_°. ne ordered the county to pay **£*
sand barrels of sng; ? which was worth Moor , < atlor 0 f County.
£ ™ ah d“ 8ee *“ d a *** nol,a len « nt " $25.95 for keeping prisoners at the
per pouna. county. The hoard charged waa tor-
Thomas County was now bounded ty-seveu cents per day per
on Ue north by Irwin. ThomsselUe j At the May term. 1821. Th
was described as situated nine miles '^il. ot Ue territory of FI
east of Stamney’s Feriy on the • admitted to practice law to the court*
Ocblocknee River and thirty-six miles 0 { Orergla.
°f Frankllnrille. It con. j At the Urm Hall mad#
iSS* two « ,ore *’ * the necessary oath aa a RarotoUooary
soldier to get Ue benefits of Ue Act
The best road from MUIedgerille > ( congress of 1532. Simon Hadley.
»as ria Hartford and Fort Early, lak-
ing the left. and. at Parkers, fifteen f? d L ‘S*?’ uTtS!
miles below Fort Early. leaving the, a “ d {*®J*J\ ‘“**
river road which led to Bainbridge. • ‘h**' 1 before Ue Inferior Court.
Coffees Road, crossing the Ocmulgee I The Grand Jury for Um May term,
at Jacksonville, was sixteen miles 1533, derated considerable attention
farther and had no water In dry. In their presentments to stole and
weather. : national Issues. They condemned
The total population of Thomas: Congress for Ignoring (he slate’s
County is given as 1,075. The repre-. rights, particularly Ustr Immediate
sentaUve population was obtained by ' representatives. Senator John FortyU
adding to Ue number of whites three, and Hon. Jams* M. Wayne. They rh" (
fifths of tbe number of negroes. condemned Ue recent stats coarse-
Minutes Superior Court lion tu Its general room but, pcrtlcuV
Tbe Superior Court ot Thomas >®rty. “to destroying Ue Federal basis'
County convened for Ue first time at of representation In this stela."
Ue June term, 1826. The Grand kt Ue November term, 1332. the
Jurors were as follows: Ludy C. Far- U™n<! Jury Indicted George Htuuliu
rill, Henry MUton. Thomas Dekle. ,or ‘be murder of United States Dbr
Duncan Ray, Thomas J. Johnson, trlct Attorney John K. CuiitpbeU fif
Hardy Bryan, Ellas McElreen, Wil- Florida. Mr. Hamlin was u brother
item L Forson. Littleton Wyche. Tay- of Hanlbal Hamlin, Flee Pres of the
lor Mitchell, John Jones. Henry Cook, U.S.
Aaron Everitt. Lewis A. Thomas,' Th ® Grand Jurors for the Novem-
Archibeld McMUllsn. Simon D. Had- ber term. IMS. thanked Us Judge
ley. Malcolm McKinnon, Phillip 8. ® nd Solicitor, for their considerate ««.
Paris, Zacarlah Hobson, Henry D. lentlo i* end said they had no pre-
Atkinson, Michael Horn. Samuel M. »ntmenw to make.
Hadley, Josiab Proctor, Kendred Hail, | Tbe Grand Jury at the May Una.
Thomas Carlton and Edward Bryan. 1834, recommended (be establishment
The Petit Jurors were: Archibald of a Court of Error* and Appeal*.
McNeil. David Sloan. Stephen Coded- there being none et (hot time.
In, Friend Freem, Daniel Huggins. - At Ue November term, IMS, Joseph
James Grinder. John Grinder, Jebiz McCant*. Esq., of Ue territory of Mor-
Ferrill, Silas E. Crawford, John Ida. was admitted to. practice law in
Brooming, Pugh Pollard, Clrvaa An- the state of Georgia,
drew*. Leonard L. Warner. Charlie At tbe same term lh« Grand Jury
Thigpen, Robert Donaldson, William deprecated the proceeding* of certain
Hurst, Robert Hall, William Broom- person* and societies In Ue North,
ley. Thomas Ernest, George Truluck. fearing that their i-ondott - voted
William Kirkland. William Hancock, eventually bring about a disunion of
Greenbery Thomas, Hugh Baty, Beu- the states with ail of Ue horror* re-
Jamln Edwards, Isaac Allen, Josiab suiting therefrom. They admonished
Fafrclotb. .Cooper Goff. Jacob Cole- the citizens of tbe North and East to
man, John Harrell. James Oroover, b* moderate and nrepect the const I to-
Joseph Truluck. William Lofton, 8ber- lional rights of their neighbor*,
rod Edwards, John Chastain. Peter This Grand Jnry recommended tbe
Kempe. Thomas Coggins, Colson formation ol a local volunteer cavalry
Adams, Uriah Johnson, Allen Adams, company.
James Broomley, Thomas Gill, Mur At tbe May term, 1836. the Grand !
dock McAulay, John A. Hall. Benja Jury- called attention tn the bed cop-
min MUton. C. H. Edwards. Dempsey dltlons of the publir roads, •specUtlye”*
Wood. Shadrack Dickey. Georg* Yates. >be road leading frem Thomaavlll* to '
John B^y, Hugh Donaldson, John Magnolia. Fla.
Groover. NeUl McKinnon. George At tlie May adjourned term. 1317,
Yerby, John Mitchell and John Craw- the Grand Jury congratulated Ue
lord- county because Uere were bat two
The only salt returnable to this indlctmeat* at this term of court,
term was that of Robert Parol et. si. We find tbs following very unusual
vs. Littleton Wyche, Executor of Aaa language tn tbe general presentment*;
Travis, deceased, Ue same being a “We have taken under oar serious
hill for discovery and distribution. consideration the Inquest upon the
Court adjourned for Ue term with body of Mack M. Glass and, after mail
Moses Fort Judge end Malcolm Per- lag diligent Inquiry, we ore decidedly
guson Clerk. of lhr opinion Uat the kltflag of him
The court convened on Jen. 4. 1/27. *a* a praiseworthy action and Uat
and Ue first order appearing on the the person* concerned thereto are tm-
minutes Is directed to Ue Clerk and titled to the Uaahs of (fa county geo-
Sbertff Instructing them to pay Chris- orally for their conduct to exeentlug
topher Edwards, the coroner, the cost *k® >»»* of the county. -
snowed by law to him (or bolding as The Grand Jury at Ik* December
Inquest over Us dead bodies of NaU- term, IMS, returned earnercu. la
an and Phillip Parle, deceased, from dltemeau against prominent ritfsaao
the first monies which came Into their for gambling. The games which do
ted*. teadants were charged with playing
The first return of Us Grand Jury were card*. Waff and fare,
was a Xo-BUl In the case of the Stele At the May term, 1U*. the Oread
a NO-BUI in.ua case of the State At ue May term, IMS. Ue Oread ,
Burton Partner, charged with as- Jury recommended Us building ot tbe /
sault wtu latent to marder. The see- Hraaswtcft and Florid# Ranees it They/
oad return fa Uat of a TruoBOl la re recognised It as a gigantic mdartsk '
the State vs. Barton Fortner, charred tog hat ana not to be nmmfdsred toe
wtu opposing and resisting aa official passible,
in Ue execution of a lawful process. The Oread Jury at th*
The prisoner was arraigned and pied U39, reported the Jrfl to
not guilty. »fler which court adjourn- tion lu.so ter es lb* lock* were
mfdtwd toe.
May terse i
hod me,
The court reconveued for the June and safficteat larks ha pat U at the;
term. 1327. and the first ctvO care an tort test oprertauity.
■L i®”* 4 --^“rtotacd that they were r
■npt criminal ru« triad vat Um StMt mmu tram mmr et the ifarafca .
and Ue Jmy returned a verdict of net on dapr<-«teted Florida paparreTSV
f*ilt7, hmalrehf^ff ||f
The next case waa that of Ua Stats In the Minn! luniuumiaii m
vs- Ttotpucha alias BOly alias Hoots April term. 1ML w* find the
Hadjo alias One Eye. Jim. Bob and lag: “We prevent aa i
Billy, four Indian* charged whh mar- act th* vlgUancv and
Jim. Bob and BOly were present. «* Nathaniel H. Hand. Dated jfi
cted and hang but One-Eye had Wright Douglas and Jeremiah Hap
. .ed as hls way from Ue Talto cock ta bringing to justice M-w>.
barter jail toThomseteH* before trial. Vick. Chat Ire Down red takas '
The Cent TTrsrniiatnl* of the notorious highway robber*.* \
Grand Jury ter tlw Jana tons. U27. Tha above «ei - - -
recited that Ue Interior Court had convicted of rot*
discharged their dalle* ta appalnltofi Friedman, on th*
■mtafitarere. They presented fifteen mSSn tnm
££?ASPrSTg 2L2Z.
Wil