William Brannon1

#1817, b. between 1801 and 1810
Last Edited17 Aug 2003
Birth*between 1801 and 18101 
Cen-Head*1830SC Kershaw Co Census 1830; Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA; male age 20-29, females 2 u5, 1 5-9, 1 20-29.1 

Citations

  1. [S241] Census, U.S. of 1830, SC Kershaw Co, pg 3, image pg 5, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William Brannon1

#1899, b. before 1774
Last Edited31 Dec 2006
Comment*there is no known link between these Johnston County Brannons and Rosia, our ancestor, who lived in SC in 1808 with her children. However, the death date of this William Brannon is interesting with respect to Rosia appearing as head of household, and he needs to be looked at further. 
Birth*before 17741 
Cen-Head*1787NC Johnston Co Census State 1784-7; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; white male 21-60, 2 wm u21 or o60, 3 wf2 
Cen-Head*1790NC Johnston Co Census 1790; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; "Branan", male over 16, 3 males under 16, 3 females. Households nearby were Thomas, Joseph, and Casen Brannon.1 
(Witness) Estate25 August 1804Thomas Brannon; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; Leroy Brannan and William Brannan were listed as Executors in papers of sales of estate of Thomas Brannan.3 
Cen-Head*1810NC Johnston Co Census 1810; Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; males 1 o45, 1 u10, 2 10-16; females 1 o45, 1 10-16, 1 16-26.4 

Citations

  1. [S173] Census, U.S. of 1790, Johnston County, NC pg 477, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S122] Alvaretta Kenan Register, State Census of NC 1784-87 (Second Edition Revised; Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1973), Maryland Historical Society.
  3. [S261] Elizabeth E. Ross, Record of Estates Johnston County North Carolina 1781-1807 (Abstracts) (, Vol I; 4841 Johnston Union Rd, Clayton, North Carolina 27520: Ross, 1988), State Library of North Carolina.
  4. [S172] Census, U.S. of 1810, Johnston County, NC, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William Brannon1

#2053, b. before 1760
Last Edited1 May 2004
Comment*this may be the William Brannon from Spartanburg County, found on familysearch.org (father James Brannon, mother Wilmoth Betty Dudley). Site also shows a William Brannon marrying Eleanor Caldwell in around 1779 in Fairfield, SC. 
Birth*before 1760date guessed based on service in American Revolution1 
Military*between 15 September 1779 and 1 July 1781South Carolina, USA; Continental Army in the American Revolution|| The reference cites "496 days duty as a horseman ... in Captains Parson's and Hamilton's Companys of Thomas Roebuck's Regiment", compensating 58 pounds fifteen shillings and 12 pence Sterling.1 

Citations

  1. [S286] Accounts Audited of Claims Growing Out of the American Revolution in South Carolina, Microfilm #RW2734, Series S108092, Reel 50: 1775-1856, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

William Brannon1

#2098, b. circa 1850
Last Edited5 Dec 2004
Father*Harris Brannon1 b. c 1836
Mother*Hannnah (?)1 b. c 1829
Birth*circa 1850Stewart County, Georgia, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Stewart County Georgia, census pg 39, ancestry.com image pg 3, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William E. Brannon1,2

#937, b. 1859, d. 29 May 1946
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited1 Jan 2006
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*James Edward Brannon1 b. 16 May 1833, d. 14 Jun 1904
Mother*Sara Jane Bess1 b. 10 May 1834, d. 16 Dec 1918

Family

 Mima (?) b. 1855, d. 1930
Marriage*say 1877Mima (?)2,4 
Child 1.Thomas Brannon4 b. Dec 1879
Birth*1859Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA1,2 
(Resident) Census11 September 1860James Edward Brannon, AL Henry Co Census 1860; Freeman's Beat #9, HH 73, Henry County, Alabama, USA; Lived adjacent to Rosier and Anzilla Brannon, parents.

Complete household:
"James E. Brannon", age 27, male, farmer, no real estate, assets $289, not reading/writing, born in Alabama;
"Jane Brannon", age 26, born in Ala, not reading/writing;
"Rosier Brannon", male age 8, attending school, born in Ala;
"Curtis Brannon", male age 6, born in Alabama;
"James E. Brannon", age 4, born in Ala;
"William R. Brannon", age 1, born in Ala.3 
(Resident) Census20 July 1870James Edward Brannon, AL Dale Co Census 1870; Clapton, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 35, male, farm laborer born in Alabama, Assets $200 (real estate), $500 (personal).

Household:
Sara age 34, keeping house, not reading/writing;
Rosier, male age 18, farm laborer, born Alabama;
Curtis, male age 16, farm laborer, born Alabama, not reading/writing;
James, male age 14, born Alabama, not reading/writing;
William, age 12, born Alabama, not reading/writing;
Jesse, male age 9, born Alabama;
Sarah age 7, born Alabama;
John, age 3, born Alabama;
"R.A." female age 1, born Alabama1 
Marriage*say 1877Mima (?)2,4 
Census*11 June 1880AL Henry Co Census 1880; Curetons Township, ED#83, Roeville Beat 7, pg 25, hh#86, Henry County, Alabama, USA;
Household:
"William Brannon", age 21, farm laborer, born in AL, parents AL, not reading or writing;
"Mima Brannon", wife age 21, born in AL, parents AL, not reading or writing;
"Thomas Brannon", son age 7 months, born in AL;

Adjacent to brother Curtis Brannon and another William Brannon.4 
Resident: Mima (?)
Resident: Thomas Brannon
Death*29 May 1946Hartford, Alabama, USA2 
Burial*May 1946Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Alabama, USA2 

Citations

  1. [S11] Census, U.S. of 1870, Dale County, AL page 262B, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S151] Researcher J. Riley, reference date 29 April 2001.
  3. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Henry County, Alabama, p. 228, image 10 at ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  4. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Henry County, AL, Roeville, ancestry.com image pg 9, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William Earnest Brannon1

#2559, b. 18 September 1892, d. 8 June 1977
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited20 Feb 2016
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Jasper Brannon1 b. 12 Sep 1844, d. 25 Oct 1934
Mother*Ella Clay Everett1 b. 11 Nov 1860, d. 17 Oct 1932
Birth*18 September 1892Henry County, Alabama, USA1 
Death*8 June 1977Henry County, Alabama, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S430] Researcher Harold Chancey, email February 19, 2016.

William Iverson Brannon1

#2445, b. 1864, d. 1938
Last Edited8 Mar 2010
Father*George Iverson Brannon1 b. 21 Nov 1837
Mother*Nancy A. H. Balkcom1 b. 5 Feb 1843, d. 9 Jan 1919
Name VariationBranan 
Birth*18641 
Death*19381 

Citations

  1. [S229] Researcher M. Woodham, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Michelle-J-Woodham/

William Paschal Brannon1,2

#1787, b. 3 March 1809, d. 1 October 1893
Last Edited18 Apr 2010

Family 1

 Mary Young b. c 1814, d. 1853
Marriage*19 January 1846Mary Young2,4 
Children 1.Seborn Riley Brannon+2,5 b. 9 Nov 1846, d. 29 Apr 1927
 2.Greenberry Elbert Brannon+3,6,5 b. 28 Jul 1848
 3.Charles Paschall Brannon+4,5 b. 20 Aug 1851, d. 13 Nov 1934

Family 2
Reference lists children by all 3 marriages. All born in Wilkinson Co. Mother Elizabeth Hobbs: Amelia Ann F. (b1836), Sarah Jane (B1838), Rebecca (b1840), Louisa Catherine (b1842), Joan Carolina (b1844). Mother Mary Young: Seborn Riley (b 1846), Greenberry Elbert (b1848), Tabitha Frances (b1850), Charles Paschal (b1852). Mother Ann Gassett: William Chappell (b c1854), Amanda Isabel (b1857).2 
Name VariationBranan3 
Birth*3 March 1809Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA1,3 
Residence*1832Crawford County, Georgia, USA2 
Marriage*20 January 1834Elizabeth Hobbs2 
Marriage*19 January 1846Mary Young2,4 
Marriage*January 1854Ann Gassett; Alabama, USA2 
Cen-Enum*1860Schley County, Georgia, USA2 
Migration*1860Dale County, Alabama, USA5 
Cen-Enum1870Dale County, Alabama, USA2 
Death*1 October 18932 

Citations

  1. [S192] Researcher Sylvia Linde, www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S229] Researcher M. Woodham, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=mw4au&surname=B, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Michelle-J-Woodham/
  3. [S229] Researcher M. Woodham, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Michelle-J-Woodham/
  4. [S255] Researcher unknown compiler, Research notes in the Galloway family folder at the Darlington County Historical Commission in Darlington, SC, Jerry Balkcom.
  5. [S350] Index - Some of the Old Settlers of Dale County, Alabama Prior to 1860, Author William E. Preston, 1900?, index by Eustus Howard Hayes, March 28, 1956, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama (, Page 174. Refers to source as family records from E. T. Riley; Pensacola, FL: Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, 1961).

William R. Brannon1

#2178, b. circa 1847
Last Edited23 Jan 2005
Father*James Brannon1 b. c 1815
Mother*Oreander (?)1 b. c 1825
Birth*circa 1847Alabama, USA1 
(Resident) Census30 July 1860James Brannon, AL Dale Co Census 1860; Newton Post Office, hh#577, Dale County, Alabama, USA; "James Brannon" head of household, age 45, farmer, real estate $800, presonal $500, born in SC;

"Oreander Brannon", female age 35, born in Alabama;
"William R. Brannon", age 13, born in Alabama, attending school;
"James S.? Brannon", age 12, born in Alabama, attending school;
"John A. Brannon", age 10, born in Alabama, attending school;
"Ema J. Brannon", female age 8, born in Alabama, attending school;
"Celian Brannon", female age 3 (age probably wrong, has her attending school, and she is out of order in age listing), born in Alabama;
"Marion I.? Brannon", male age 6, born in Alabama;
"Margarett A. Brannon", age 2, born in Alabama;
"Joseph W. Brannon", age 1, born in Alabama;
"Paton A. Branton", female age 21, born in Alabama.1 

Citations

  1. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Dale County, Alabama, census page stamped 582, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

William Riley Brannon1,2

#1322, b. 18 May 1852, d. 29 May 1946
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited22 Apr 2010
RelationshipGranduncle of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Rosier Brannon1,3 b. 14 Sep 1803, d. 9 Feb 1867
Mother*Anzilla Galloway b. 15 Jun 1808, d. 15 Apr 1890

Family

 Celia S. Curreton b. 11 May 1861, d. 15 Jul 1934
Marriage*Celia S. Curreton1 
Children 1.Margaret Brannon8 b. c 1877
 2.James Lears Brannon1 b. 4 Nov 1878, d. 28 Mar 1887
 3.Morgan Arthur Brannon1 b. a 1880
 4.Burman Rosier Brannon1 b. 27 Mar 1896, d. 25 Feb 1971
Birth*18 May 1852Alabama, USA1,4,5 
(Resident) Census11 September 1860Rosier Brannon, Anzilla Galloway; Freeman's Beat #9, HH 74, Henry County, Alabama, USA; Household was adjacent to Rosier/Anzilla sons James E. Brannon and Jehoiakim E. Brannon.

Complete household:
"Rosier Brannon", male age 56, farmer, $3000 real estate, other assets $1117, born in SC, not reading/writing;
"Anzilla Brannon", female age 51, born in SC, not reading/writing;
(The following children were listed by census taker as born in SC (using dup marks). This is no doubt an error and all should have been listed as born in Alabama since Rosier and Anzilla were in Alabama by 1837.)
"John Brannon", age 18, born in SC, attending school;
"Sarah Harrington", female age 16, born in SC, attending school;
"Rose Ann Brannon", age 11, born in SC, attending school;
"William Brannon", age 8, born in SC, attending school.6 
(Witness) Death9 February 1867Rosier Brannon; Henry County, Alabama, USA1,7 
Marriage*Celia S. Curreton1 
Census*11 June 1880AL Henry Co Census 1880; Curetons Township, ED#83, Roeville Beat 7, pg 25, hh#87, Henry County, Alabama, USA; Household:
"William Brannon", age 27, farm laborer, born in AL, parents SC;
"Celia Brannon", wife age 19, born in AL, parents SC;
"Margaret Brannon", daughter age 3 years, born in AL;
"James Brannon", son age 2, born in AL;

Adjacent to brother Curtis Brannon and another William Brannon.8 
Resident: Celia S. Curreton
Resident: James Lears Brannon
Resident: Margaret Brannon
(Witness) Death15 April 1890Anzilla Galloway; Echo, Dale County, Alabama, USA; from the Eufala (Alabama) Daily Times Friday April 25, 1890: "Mrs Azalla Brannon died at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Daniel Riley, near Echo, Dale County, on the 15th".9,10 
Death*29 May 1946Dale County, Alabama, USA1 
Burial*Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama, USA11 

Citations

  1. [S151] Researcher J. Riley, reference date 29 April 2001.
  2. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, A History of Henry County, Alabama (P.O. Box 222, Abbeville, AL 36830: Henry County Historical Society, 1978).
  3. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama (, Will of Rosier Brannon, Chapter XXIX, "Abstract of Henry County, Alabama Wills (1822-1870), Page 129; Pensacola, FL: Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, 1961).
  4. [S226] Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama , Page 173. Refers to source as family records from E. T. Riley.
  5. [S366] Manonia Snell, Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama (n.p.: n.pub., 1991), Citing family bible. Hereinafter cited as Ma-Ma Country, Dale County, Alabama.
  6. [S13] Census, U.S. of 1860, Henry County, Alabama, p. 228, image 10 at ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  7. [S283] Researcher Elnah S. Trawick, Family group sheet located in the Brannon family files, citing information as copied from a bible belonging to John W. and Jane Riley Brannon,, Darlington County Historical Commission.
  8. [S12] Census, U.S. of 1880, Henry County, AL, Roeville, ancestry.com image pg 9, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  9. [S168] Dr. Hoyt M. Warren, Henry's Heritage, 1978, Researcher Lindy Alexander.
  10. [S189] Helen S. Foley, compiler, Marriage and Death Notices from Barbour and Henry County Alabama Newspapers, 1846-1890 (PO box 1267, 374 Wes Broad St, Greenville, SC 29602-1267: Southern Historical Press, 1999). Hereinafter cited as Marriage and Death Notices from Barbour and Henry County Alabama Newspapers.
  11. [S182] Mrs. Marvin Scott, compiler, Henry County Alabama Cemetery Records (n.p.: n.pub., 1993). Hereinafter cited as Henry County Alabama Cemetery Records.

Yancey Brannon1

#2555, b. 24 April 1881, d. 17 November 1881
ChartsDescendants of Eleazer Galloway & Leaty Parrish
Descendants of Rosanna Brannon
Last Edited20 Feb 2016
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Jasper Brannon1 b. 12 Sep 1844, d. 25 Oct 1934
Mother*Martha Jane Smith1 b. 4 Oct 1848, d. 29 Apr 1881
Birth*24 April 1881Henry County, Alabama, USA1 
Death*17 November 1881Henry County, Alabama, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S430] Researcher Harold Chancey, email February 19, 2016.

Francis Brice1

#1687, b. 17 March 1804
Last Edited23 Dec 2001
Birth*17 March 1804Duplin County, North Carolina, USA1 
Marriage*after 1825Elizabeth Ann Murphy; Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; Children Joseph, William Francis, Mary W., David James, Timothy W., Mitchell, Martha, Amanda - all Thomas County, GA except Joseph born Duplin County NC.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S176] Researcher M. C. Herndon, reference date 25 August 2001, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S247] William L. Murphy, Genealogical Abstracts Duplin County Wills 1730-1860 (, Will of Timothy Murphy, extracted from Will Book in Clerk of Court Office, Kenansville, NC; P.O. Box 130, Rose Hill, NC 28458: Duplin County Historical Society, 1982), Duke University Libraries.
  3. [S174] Researcher K. Ricker, reference date 5 Feb 2001.

Wilmeth Brooks1,2

#974, b. circa 1794
Last Edited21 Jan 2002

Family

 John Brannon b. c 1793
Child 1.Thomas P. Brannon3 b. 17 Aug 1820
Birth*circa 1794North Carolina, USA1 
Married Namecirca 1819Brannon1,2 
Marriage*circa 1819John Brannon; Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA1,2 
Married NameBrannin1 
Cen-Enum*25 October 1850AL Dale Co Census 1850; Southern Division, Dale County, Alabama, USA; age 56, female, born in North Carolina, not reading or writing.1 
Witness: John Brannon

Citations

  1. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Dale County, AL, page 177A, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S191] Researcher J. Gomillion, Jan 18, 2002, reference date January, 2002.
  3. [S191] Researcher J. Gomillion, 18 Jan 2002.

J.F. Brown

#43, b. before 1870
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Descendants of William E. Mathews and Ann Nancy Preston
Descendants of James Preston & Elizabeth Jane Clark
Last Edited14 Nov 2004

Family

 Laura D. Baldwin b. 30 Jun 1866, d. 7 Aug 1892
Child 1.M. E. Brown2 b. c 1892
Birth*before 1870date guess based on marriage date 
Marriage*12 December 1884Laura D. Baldwin1 
(Witness) Death7 August 1892(Deceased) Laura D. Baldwin; Laura died at age 26 in the same year as the birth of her daughter M. E., so may have died in childbirth.1 

Citations

  1. [S58] Researcher Lola McTaggart.
  2. [S300] Census, U.S. of 1910, Harmon County, Oklahoma, ancestry.com image pg 10, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

M. E. Brown1

#2080, b. circa 1892
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Descendants of William E. Mathews and Ann Nancy Preston
Descendants of James Preston & Elizabeth Jane Clark
Last Edited16 May 2012
Relationship1st cousin of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*J.F. Brown1 b. b 1870
Mother*Laura D. Baldwin1 b. 30 Jun 1866, d. 7 Aug 1892
Comment*Census of 1910 identifies ME as niece of Ida Lucinda Baldwin, so she must be daughter of Ida's oldest sister Laura Baldwin and JF Brown. Laura Baldwin died in 1892, about the same time as ME's birth.1 
Birth*circa 1892Alabama, USA1 
(Witness) Death7 August 1892(Deceased) Laura D. Baldwin; Laura died at age 26 in the same year as the birth of her daughter M. E., so may have died in childbirth.2 
(Resident) Census21 April 1910(Head of Household) John Ira Balkcom, Ida Lucinda Baldwin; ED#124, hh#62, Dryden, Harmon County, Oklahoma, USA; John Ira and wife Ida lived next to Ida's brother John Christopher Baldwin and his family.

"JI Balkcom" (census head) age 36, 13 years marriage, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama, farmer, read/write yes, renting a farm;

"IL Balkcom" (wife) age 35, married 13 years, mother of 4, 4 now living, born Alabama, both parents born Alabama, farm laborer, read/write yes;
"ME Balkcom" (daughter), age 12, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama, farm laborer, reads/writes, attending school;
"EE Balkcom" (son) age 6, born in Texas, both parents born in Alabama;
"TL Balkcom" (daughter) age 4, born in Texas, both parents born in Alabama;
"JV Balkcom" (son) age 4 months, born in Oklahoma, both parents born in Alabama;
"ME Brown" (niece-in-law) age 17, single, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama, farm laborer, reads/writes, attending school.1 

Citations

  1. [S300] Census, U.S. of 1910, Harmon County, Oklahoma, ancestry.com image pg 10, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S58] Researcher Lola McTaggart.

Minnie Lee Brown1,2

#2417, b. April 1873, d. 23 July 1905
ChartsDescendants of Christopher S. Baldwin & Elizabeth Baldwin
Last Edited22 Apr 2010
Birth*April 1873Alabama, USA1 
Marriage*circa 1890William Jasper Baldwin; Alabama, USA1 
Married Namecirca 1890Baldwin1 
Death*23 July 1905Dale County, Alabama, USA2 
Burial*Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Inscription: "Minnie L. Wife of W. J. Baldwin, Born Apr 4, 1873, Died July 23, 1905"2,3 

Citations

  1. [S77] Census, U.S. of 1900, Dale County, Alabama, ED#66, sheet 3, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  2. [S185] Lydia Hughes Grimes, Dale County, Alabama Kin (; Lagrange, GA: Family Tree, 1984), Library of Congress.
  3. [S367] Tombstone Inscription, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Dale County Alabama, photograph or record held by Jerry Balkcom, 2010.

John Bryan1

#2473, b. before 1785, d. say 1841
Last Edited18 Jun 2016
My ResearchNote*John Bryan was appointed by the court as guardian of John Balkcom's surviving minor children. He may have been related to widow Hester Balkcom, possibly a brother, since it was not uncommon for a widow's brother to be appointed guardian of surviving minor children (see citation).

John Bryan "my friend" was also named co-executor of the unprobated will of Nathaniel Merritt (1819) of Sampson Co. Witnesses were John Bryan, David Merritt, and Lewis Bowen. John Bryan also appeared as a witness to the will of Gabriel Merritt (will 1820).2,3 
Birth*before 1785date estimated from his appointment as guardian of John Balkcom's children in 1806, when he would have to have been age 21 or over. 
(Witness) Estate21 January 1806John Balkcom; Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; The court appointed John Bryan Guardian to Willie Balcom & Tomzin Balcom, Minor Orphans of John Balcom, dec'd, he gave Bond of 1000 pounds; Ordered he take their Estate into Possession. The court appointed Aaron Williams, William Stoakes & John Stallings a Committee to settle the accounts of Estate of John Balcom. It further ordered John Bryan, Guardian to Orphans of John Balcom, dec'd, pay Hester Balcom $30 out of Interest of said Orphans money in his hands for each year she has maintained said two Orphan Children.4 
(Executor) Will18 August 1819Nathial Merritt; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; see attached copy. Nathial Merritt's will names sons Gabriel and Patrick, and daughters Treecy Merritt, Unity Merritt, and Ann Merritt. Son Patrick and friend John Bryan were named executors. Witnessed by John Bryan, David S. Merritt, and Lewis Bowen.5
(Witness) Will3 June 1820(Testator) Gabriel Merritt; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Gabriel Merritt's will names his wife Sally, son Wright, daughter Tempy Jane. Brother Patrick is named executor. Witnessed by John Bryan and David Merritt. In a petition to the court in February 1821, after Gabriel's death, wife Sally declared that the amount provided her (165 acres, goods, and a slave) was insufficient and that she was entitled to dower, identifying specific land.6 
(Witness) Land13 April 1839John Balkcum; Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; (see attached deed)
John Balkcum [grandson of Hester Balkcum] sold land to Hester Balkcum for $1070. Hester within two years gave this land to her daughter Nancy Balkcum and grandson James Lucien Balkcum, a toddler, who was son of William L Robinson and Hester's daughter Mariah. It's not clear if this is the land Hester originally received on the death of her husband John Balkcom in 1803, and if so how grandson John Balkcum came into possession.
"... land lying near the waters of the Beaverdam Creek adjoining the land of Nathan Johnson's and Samuel? Johnson Jr ... tract ... beginning at ?? Rogers' old corner ... Scot's Branch ... along Rogers' old line to the Beaverdam Swamp thence up said swamp to the Horse Branch then up along a marked line to a little branch then across said branch to Matthew Pridgeon's line thence said line to the beginning containing 130 acres ..."
Witnesses Wm L. Robinson and John Bryan.7 
Will*1840Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; The will identifies wife Eleanor Bryan and names children, appoints "my dear friend and neighbor David Murphy" executor, and is witnessed by R. Parish, Patrick Murphy, and B. Stith. It identifies land and refers to a large family bible and religious books including a book of sermons.8 
Death*say 1841Sampson County, North Carolina, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S400] Thornton W. Mitchell, compiler, North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992), Will Book 1/223. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index.
  2. [S401] Cora Bass, compiler, Abstracts of Sampson County North Carolina Wills 1784-1895 (Clinton, North Carolina: Self-Published, 1958). Hereinafter cited as Abstracts of Sampson County North Carolina Wills.
  3. [S394] Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist Blog, http://legalgenealogist.com/. Hereinafter cited as Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist Blog.
  4. [S248] Leora H. McEachern, Duplin County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Abstract of Minutes , 1-10 (, Part 7, 1805-1809; P.O. Box 130, Rose Hill, NC 28458: Duplin County Historical Society, 1980-1995), Duke University Libraries.
  5. [S418] Record of Wills, 1782-1965, Sampson County, North Carolina, Will of Nathial Merritt, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  6. [S418] Record of Wills, 1782-1965, Sampson County, North Carolina, Will of Gabriel Merritt, Ancestry.com.
  7. [S453] Sampson County North Carolina Deeds - Originals: Book 25, Page 424, Sampson County Register of Deeds, www.sampsonrod.org. Hereinafter cited as Sampson County Deeds.
  8. [S41] Ancestry Web Site, www.ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry Web Site.

Nancy Burden1

#1102, b. circa 1814, d. 29 July 1854
Last Edited15 Dec 2001

Family

 James Balkcom b. 3 Sep 1810, d. 21 Apr 1873
Children 1.Lucinda Ann Balkcom3,2 b. 6 Jan 1837, d. 26 Apr 1889
 2.William T. Balkcom2,3 b. 30 Nov 1838, d. 19 Sep 1864
 3.Marquis de Lafayette Balkcom2,3 b. 16 Jan 1840, d. 26 Apr 1921
 4.Nancy A. H. Balkcom+2,3 b. 5 Feb 1843, d. 9 Jan 1919
 5.James Franklin Balkcom3,2 b. 18 Feb 1845, d. 23 Dec 1921
 6.Felicia A. C. Balkcom2,3 b. 3 Mar 1847, d. 27 Aug 1854
 7.Marcus Cicero Balkcom3,2 b. 11 Feb 1849, d. 24 Feb 1930
Birth*circa 1814South Carolina, USA2 
Marriage*17 January 1836James Balkcom1 
Married Name17 January 1836Balkcom1 
Cen-Enum*4 September 1850GA Twiggs Co Census 1850; 84th Division, Twiggs County, Georgia, USA; female age 36, born in SC2 
Witness: James Balkcom
Death*29 July 1854USA3 

Citations

  1. [S124] Researcher Carl B. Balkcom, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/l/Carl-B-Balkcom/index.html
  2. [S14] Census, U.S. of 1850, Twiggs Co, GA. Page 163, image 12, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
  3. [S46] Jr. Banks McLaurin, Charles Van Baucom and Louanna M. Bawcom, compiler, The Baucom Families in the United States (Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, etc.) (Lake Village, AR: Burney Bawcom, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Baucom Family Book.

Allen Winslow Burriss

#2730, b. 17 May 1905, d. 11 November 1953
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited19 Oct 2018
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Euel E. Balkcom
Father*Alonzo Jerome Burriss b. 1881, d. 1956
Mother*Lougenia Knowles b. 25 Mar 1881, d. 18 Nov 1965
Birth*17 May 1905Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA 
Death*11 November 1953Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA 

Alonzo Jerome Burriss

#2729, b. 1881, d. 1956
ChartsDescendants of Hester Balkcom
Last Edited19 Oct 2018

Family

 Lougenia Knowles b. 25 Mar 1881, d. 18 Nov 1965
Child 1.Allen Winslow Burriss b. 17 May 1905, d. 11 Nov 1953
Birth*1881New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA 
Marriage*5 February 1903Lougenia Knowles; New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA 
Death*1956Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA