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Will of JOHN KING, SR. Recorded 7 July 1818 in Darlington District,SCWILLOF JOHN KIN G , S R . In the name of God Amen, I John King SenioroftheState of South Carolina, Darlingt o n Dis t rict, planter, being ofasoundand disposing mind and memory do make and publish th i s my la stWill andTestament (revoking all former Wills & Testaments & PowersofAttorney by m e mad e ) in manner & form following. First, I desire thatmybody beburied in a decent and C h risti a n like manner at thediscretionof myEcecutors to be hereafter mentioned. Secondly , M y Wi l land desireisthat my Ececutors pay all my Just debts and funeral chargesasspeedil y a sp o ssible. Thirdly, My Will and desire is that all myestateboth real &personal be kep t to get h er and that my negroes andstock bekept on myPlantation for the support of my wif e Zilp h a a ndsuch of ourchildren asmay reside with her until my youngest child shallarriv e att h e ag e ofeighteen years old, at which time my desire is thatall myestate (Exceptas he re i n afte r Excepted) both Real & personal beEquallyandimpartially divided in the followin g m a nner ( to wit) I lendto mywifZilpha King for and during her natural life, should she b e li ving whenmy Child shall arrive at the age of Eighteen as above; twoNegroes /towit, Jac k a n d Morn ing... and all the Rest & Residue of myestateexceptthree smallbequests to my tw o da u ghter s Sarah WilliamsonandNancy Spivyand my son John, I wish Equally & Impartially di vid e damon gmy Childrenherafter named; Viz: JAMES, HENRY, ABIGAIL, MARTHA,CULLEN,HANNAH, NO E L ,shar e and share alike, also the Negroes loaned mywife,after her descease>I wish divi d e d shar e and share alike among mylastseven namedChildren, I also will and bequeath to m y t w o daug htersNANCYSPIVY andSARAH WILLIAMSON together with my son JOHN KING /twentyShilli n g s eac h/to be paid them by my Ececutors out of my estate,havingbefore given thema compet e n cy, i t is my desire that they onlyhave /twenty Shillingseach / as before specified a n d n o more . I doherebyappoint my wifeZilpha King Ececutrix, together with my twobrothersGE O RG E KIN G andJAMES KING Ececutors to this my last Will &Testament.In testimony whereofI h a v e here unto set my hand and affixedmy Sealthis Eighteenth day ofJanuary, One Thousand Ei g h t Hundr ed andThirteenin the thirty seventhyear of the Independence of the UnitedState s o f Americ a. Signed,Sealed, Published, Pronounced and Declared bythetestator John King Sen i or to b e his Last Will and Testament inthepresence of us who havesubscribed our names a s w i tness , in thepresenceof the Testator

JOHN KING SNR. (SEAL) Wit.: Moses Sanders, William Williams,GeorgeBruceRecorded in Wi l l B o ok 5, Page 199 Recorded 7th day July1818GeorgeBruce Ordy. D.D. Apt. A Pkg. 464 Seco n d Doc u ment: The StateofSouthCarolina, Darlington District Personally appeared Moses Sande r s one ofthe Subscribing witnesses to the within will, and made Oath thathewaspersonally pr e s e nt and did see JOHN KING the within testatorSignandAcknowlege the within instrument o f w r i ting as said for theLastWill &Testament, and that the said testator was at the same t i m e ofsound &disposing mind memory and understanding as this deponentdothbelieve andtha t W i ll iam Williams, Geo Bruce & this deponentwitnessedthe same inthe presence of each ot h e r & o f the testator.Sworn andSubscribed tothis Seventh day of July 1818. Geo. Bruce, Ord i nary D DWit.: MOSESSANDERS (Signature) Recorded 2 July 1818 John Kingdies.August 10, 18 1 8 - Pr o 464. Appraisers: John Kirven, StarlingAdams,James Dove.Administrator: James & Geo r g e Kin g in will of 1813.Jamesisadministrator on Aug 10, 1818. On Jan 26, 1820 - Alexand e r McDougoldappointed administrator (husband of Martha King). John Kingwasreferredto as "J o h n Seni or". Dec 30, 1820 - paid Suncan MalloyforCullen E.King's coffin. Deed Book E, pa g e 1 96 - P atience Speights,d/pMoses, wasJohn King's 1st wife. Sarah, Nancy and John were t h e childre nbyPatience. All others by Zilpha. Note: A photocopy oftheabovehandwritten Wi l l o f Joh n King Sr. was obtained by BILL KINGinFebruary1999 from the Darlington County His t ori cal S ociety.

Notes for Patience Speight: From Frances Etheredge (emaildated1/31/2000):"I feel stro n g l y that the Speight name is from CravenCo.,NC as RichardSpeight was an early governo r a n d t he capital was inNewBern which isin Craven CO." Birth order of the three children b o r n toJohn andPatience is not known. Rev. E. Pugh's Diary indicates thatheofficiated at J n o Ki ng's wife funeral, date was 31 Jan 1787.WIFE'Sgiven SpeightsPatience obviously wa s b u t dia ry, the in notname. Notesfor ZilphaStanley: From the Diary of Rev. E. Pugh of Da rli ngton : Rev.Pugh marriedJno King 1 Nov 1787 (no indication of wife's namegiven, butassum e d t o be Zilpha Stanley). The order of the sevenchildren of Johnand Zilpha asthey appear e d i n th e will of JOHN KING,SR. was asfollows: James,Henry, Abigail, Martha, Cullen, Hanna h , N oe lZilpha Kingwas alive atthe time of John King's will being drafted inJanuary 1813i n D ar lington, as she is mentioned in his will. Children ofJohn Kingand PatienceSpeight are:

2 i. John3 King, born January 21, 1782 in NC/SC?(Source:BellevilleCemetery (Conecuh C O , A L ) Records.); died October20, 1829 inConecuhCO, AL (Source: Betty Grimmett Steel (Tuls a ) I n fo8-98.). HemarriedElizabeth 'Betsy' Coleman February 05, 1806 in WinstonSalem, NC(S o ur ce: Talmage Hawthorne (EMail 7-19-99).); born September12, 1783inProbably SC (Source: Be l l e ville Cemetery (Conecuh CO,AL)Records.);died November 24, 1844 in Conecuh CO, AL (Sou r c e :BellevilleCemetery(Conecuh CO, AL) Records.).

Notes for John King: Copied from Ancestry.com (on line) Conveyances of  Slaves The South Ca r o l ina Magazine of Ancestral Research,Number3,Summer, 1979, Vol VII Darlington County Memo r i a lizedRecords(Continuedfrom Vol. 7, p.80) SCMAR, Vol. VII, Summer 1979, No. 3,p.1491 s t . Thomas Speight (of Burke County Georgia) to Nancy King, SarahKing& JohnKing deed of G i f t da ted 25th March 1793 for one Negro Girl named Patt between 13 & 14 years od age with h e r f uture increase to be equally divided among them when the aforesaid John King shall com e t oyear s ofmaturity.

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Children of John King and Zilpha Stanley are: > >5 i. James3King,born1795 in "of Darlin g t o n, SC" (Source: James O KingInformation,June1999.); died Unknown. He married Nancy Kilg o r e ; born1805 (Source:JamesO King Information, June 1999.); died Unknown. > >Notes for James King: Below estate info of Jacob Kelly & Wm Kelly connects thefamiliesofJames Kilgo r e ( f ather of Nancy Kilgore) to William Kingfamily(brotherof John King, the father of Jam e s Ki n g). Nancy Kilgore and James King later married. > >January 3, 1808 > >Appraisers for t h e Estate of JacobKelly, Sr. Pro. 472, were: James Kilgore, Thomas Davis,Wm.King, Sr.,Joh n G r a y > >December 27, 1813; Appraisers for Estate of Wm.Kelly Pro.463: James Kilgore, Wm . Ki n g , Walter Wingate, Henry Hails,James Oates >> > >Notes for Nancy Kilgore: "The only t h i n g Ifoundmentioned aboutNancy Kilgore is that she and her husband, James King,stayed in the county (Darlington). Her brother, James Kilgore  J r.acquired most of hisfather's la n d a n d went into the millingbusiness bydamning SpringBranch creating Kilgore's Pond whic h i s t o day still a landmark. He went into business with Nathan Moore. If you findmore, Iwoul d r ea l ly liketo know, I have nothing else on her. > >Samuelborn in1787. His obituarysai d h e w a s 70 when he died 24 Jan. 1857, inthe homeof his son, MathewT.G. Kilgore. > >Pete r mar ri e d Martha Kelleyca 1817.> >John married #1Ann Duke #2 Charlotte Bell DeLoach > >Jam es marr i edRebecca Bounds 27Dec. 1827 > >On a map of the land in Hartsville..lookslike Har t an d K ilgore were neighbors. > >From: Dorothy Garrison(Apr 23,2001) Email: >>Children of J AME S K I LGORE and ELIZABETHMCDOUGAL (?)are: > >2. i.SAMUEL3 KILGORE, b. 1785, Darlington, S .C . ; d. January 24,1857,Ellisville,Jones CO, MS > >3. ii. PETER KILGORE, b.1790, Darlingto n , S.C.; d. Aft. 1850, Yalobusha Co. Miss.. > >iii. NANCYKILGORE, m.JAMESKING. > >iv. REBE C C A KI LGORE. > >4. v. JOHN WILLIAMKILGORE, b.July 15,1793, Darlington Co., SC; d. Novemb e r 1 6, 1 874,Lillian,Johnson Co.,Texas. > >5. vi. JAMES KILGORE, JR., b. October 19,1805,D a rl ingt on,S.C.; d. March 12, 1863, Darlington, S.C.. > >vii.MARYKILGORE. > >viii.FERSBY KI L GO RE . > > > >6 ii. Henry King, bornUnknown;died March 20,1820 (Source: James O King Infor m at io n, June1999.). > >7iii. AbigailKing, born October 31, 1796 in Darlington County,SC ( S ou rce: "ThomasWilliamson Descendants", (1745-1804), Published1949..); diedApril 27,187 7 i n C r enshaw County, Alabama (Source:"ThomasWilliamsonDescendants", (1745-1804), Publishe d 1 949 . .). ShemarriedRobertWilliamson December 04, 1811 in South Carolina; born Abt.1790 i nD ar lington County, South Carolina; died May 02, 1847 in PikeCounty,Alabama(Source: "Thoma s W i l liamson Descendants",(1745-1804),Published1949..). > >Notes for Abigail King: The 185 0 P i k eCounty,Alabama Censusindicates that the family of Abigail (King)Williamson(then a wi d o w )living at the original home place at the time,consistedof herself, hermarried son, Ge o r g e and wife, Margaret, infantdaughterVictoria; herson William E., and her daughters Sa r a h a ndSusan. Thesons andsons-in-law of Robert & Abigail were landowners andwere farmers . M ost ,if not all, owned some number of slaves. In Jan.1861, the widowAbigail,sold lan d t o h e r son George. > >NOTE: Hoyle A.Simes of Dallasdescendsfrom the family of Abigail Ki n g a n d RobertWilliamson.Abigail's olderhalf-brother, John King, is the ancestor ofBill K i n g o fHouston. Hoyleand Bill were on the same college footballofficiating crewfor a numb e r o f years in Dallas. Later, both Hoyle andBill became NFL'Play Clock'operators for many y e a r s; Bill for theHouston Oilers....Hoyle for theDallas Cowboys. > >Notes for Robert Willi am s on: Brother ofColonelBright Williamson, (from Rudisill's'Darlingtoniana'). Archivesrec o r d sin Washington, DC, show that onSept. 23, 1814, RobertWilliamson joinedthe South Caro l i n a Militiacommanded by Capt. J.K.McIvers. His periodof service was for about fourmont h s . A ccording tofamily tradition,Jno. T. Williamson, oldest son ofRobert, later joinedt h e U S A rmy andparticipated in the Mexican War of1845 (as told to H.H.Williamson byhis gran d fat he r, W.E. Williamson.).> >WILLIAMSONS OFALABAMA > >RobertWilliamson and his family est a bli shed their new homein Alabama about1826 (Pike County). At the time theysettled in Alab a ma ,w hite settlerswere still having some trouble withIndians. All Indiansof that areawer e r e -l ocated on reservations in theOklahoma an Indianterritoriesprior to 1850. > >Beginni n g a s e arly asthe 1850's, severalmembers ofboth the Abraham and Robert Williamsonfamili e s beg a n movingwest to newlocations. Some of the descendents ofAbraham Williamson wereear l y set tlers in Arkansas and many are to befound now throughout thestate. >>According to fam i ly t r adition andmeager records, all adultmembers ofthe family and kin served in theConfe d era t e Army during theWar Betweenthe States. Many of those livingin Pike County, AL were m e mber s of Co.'E', 56th Regiment, AlabamaCavalry. The Alabama Archivesrecords showthat W.E . W i l liamson andseveral of his in-laws joined whenthe companywas organized, early in 1861 , a n d were present at the timeof thesurrender of Joseph E. Johnson in1865. Members of th i s co m panytookpart in the major engagementsin thewestern areas, including theBattlesof Loo k o u t Mountain and Vicksburg,as well as the siege ofAtlanta nearthe close of the War. > >Ac c o r dingto family tradition, theoriginalhome place of Robert Williamson passedinto the pos s e s sion ofWilliamE., the youngest son. The deed record ofthis transfer has notbeenloca t e d . However, the records show thatWilliam E. Williamson andhiswife sold land to W.P. Mo u n t o n May 16,1861. It is believed thatthiswas the original Robert Williamson homeplace . > > WIL LIAMSONS OFTEXAS >>Immediately following the War Between theStates, members of th e Robe r tWilliamson Branch of the family beganmoving to Texas. The firstwere theW.B. String e r a n d John Stinsonfamilies. They first locatedatJefferson, TX, later in Cass County (no w Fran k lin County).Descendantsof the Stringer and Stinson families arenumerous and are tob e f ou n dthroughout Texas. > >Others of the AlabamaWilliamsons moved toTexas inthe period fr o m 1 8 70 to 1872. The John T.Williamson family andJames(son of George) moved to Texas abo u t 187 0 .William E. left AlabamainDecember 1871 and arrived in Texas in earlyJanuary 187 2 . With i n afewyears after their arrival, all of the abovewere located in theBediasarea o f n orth e rn Grimes County, where all ofthe children of John&William E. & James grew to matu rit y a n d married.Descendents ofthesefamilies are now scattered throughout Texas and others ta te s . >>Thesons of Jno. T. Williamson later moved to new locationswithin thestate,Rob e r t t o Marlin, John Jr. to Coolidge and William(Bill) toWaco. Jamesand the sons and daught e r s o f William E. lived anddied inthe Bediasarea. > >In the 1890's, Daniel Shaw Jackson s a n d family (Mrs.Jacksonwas a daughter of Sarah Williamson Curtis) moved fromCrenshawCoun t y , AL to the Crystal City area of Southwestern Texas.Descendantsof theJackson familie s a r e t o be found throughoutTexas.>>********************** > >Archives records in Washingt o n , DC ,showthaton September 23, 1814, Robert Williamson joined theSouthCarolinaMilitia c o m man ded By Capt. J.K. McIvers. His period ofservicewas forabout four months. Accordin g t o f ami ly tradition, Jno.T.Williamson,oldest son of Robert, joined the US Army and parti cip ate di nthe MexicanWar of 1845 (as told to H.H. Williamson by hisgrandfather,W.E.Williams o n ) . > >NOTE: All family info found in thefiles of thechildrenof Robert & Abigail King Wil l i a mson comes from the1949publication:"The Name & Family of Williamson and Descendants o f T h omasWilliamson(1745-1804) of South Carolina", by H. H.Williamson(Washington, DC &Bry a n , T X) and W. N. Williamson (Lubbock,TX). Both ofthe authors weredescendants of Rober t & A b iga il KingWilliamson. Thisbook was reviewedand copies of pertinent data was made byB il l K in gwhile at ClaytonGenealogical Library in Houston on May 17,2000. > >8 iv.Cullen E . Ki ng , born Unknown; died Bef. December 30, 1820in ProbablyDarlingtonDistrict, SC (Source : Ja m e s O King Information,June 1999.).> >Notesfor Cullen E. King: Mention is made in th e pap e r sofAdministration ofthe will of John King in Darlington that on Dec.30,1820, Sunca n Ma l l oywas paid for 'Cullen E. King's coffin'. > >9v.Hannah King, bornUnknown; died Unkn o w n . > >10 vi. Martha King,bornUnknown; diedUnknown. She married Alexander McDougal Unkn o w n ;bornUnknown; diedUnknown. > >Notes for Martha King: Named as a daughterinthe wil l o f J ohn King, Sr., Recorded 7th day July 1818 in Will Book5,Page 199. >>Notes for Alexand e r Mc D ougal: On Jan 26, 1820 -AlexanderMcDougoldappointed administrator (husband of Mart h a Kin g ) ofthe Estateof JohnKing, Sr., deceased. > >John King Estate > >I-344-45.Mortgag e . Mar . 8,1826. Alexander D. McDugald to Geo. Bruce,commissioner in equity,tosecure a bo n d o f $ 3933, conveys to him negroslaves Jack, man agedabout40; Dicey, girl about 17; Will i s , a bo y;Nelly, a girl; Jack Jr.;Ann, agirl; Siller, a girl; Mourning. Thesenegroes form e r ly bel ongedto theestate of John King, deceased. Also,lands of the estate of JohnKing to w h ich M cDugald might be entitled inright of his wife (MarthaKing, dauof John King). Convey a n ce i s void ifMcDugald performs on thebond asintended. > >Witness: James Dove, CalebCok e r , Jr . Ack. Aug. 7,1826.Rec. Aug. 12, 1826. > >11 vii. Noel King,born Abt. 1806 (Source : J ame sO King Information, June 1999.); diedJanuary 25, 1854 (Source: JamesOKing Informati o n , J une 1999.). Hemarried Jane Weaver; born Abt.1806(Source: James O King Information, J u ne 19 99.). > > >From the filesof:William R. King, Houston, TXResearching: KING, KOLB, COL E M AN andrelated families of Old DarlingtonDistrict, SC

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Notes for James King , Sr.: > >James King Sr. was firstmarriedtoElizabeth Padgett (?) . T h e y had a son, >James King, Jr.borninDarlington, SC. Katherine Coleman was James King > Sr . ' s secondwife.>>James King Sr. (b. Mar 8, 1765) and William King (b. 'abt.1765')were> b r o thers, sons of Captain George King. > >ACCORDINGTOINFORMATIONPROVIDED BY CHARLOTTE HUNT I N G TON OF SUMTER, SC IN>OCTOBER1999, Jamesleft an estate in Darlington District which wa s > administered after hisdeath by Catharine King, John King and JamesColeman.>Surety bon d o f $ 6000 was made to George Bruce, DistrictOrdinary, bythese >three togetherwith Lawrenc e Pr in c e and John Hood,with JamesGroves >(Grooms?)witnessing. Letters of Administration we re iss u ed byGeorge Bruce >onJan. 26, 1820. Property was auctioned byCatharine inSept. 182 2 f o r >$438.42, Purchasers included: JohnFountain, CopelandPearce, Levi Grey,>Isaiah and Jo h n D uB ose, Wm Law,Robert & JohnKillen, Joseph McDaniels,>Samuel Dabbs, and George Blai n . >>No te s forCatherine Coleman: > >BothJames King (Catherine Coleman) andWilliam Kingdi e d in S C a nd did not>move to Alabama. Catherine ColemanKing, JohnKing and his wife Betseyw e re >di sm issed from MechanicsvilleBaptistChurch in 1823 to move toAlabama. >. > >********* * ****** * * >>FromMinutes of Bethany BaptistChurch, Burnt Corn, Alabama (1821-1885) >>Page2 5 : "Co n ference held onSaturday before the second Lord's dayin>October 1832, Brother Warren , Mod r . 1st: Rec'd black sister Harrietby>baptism belonging to sisterKatharine King." > >Pa g e 5 1 :"Conferenceheld on Saturday before the 3rdLord's Day in July >1841; Bro.Joel Lee,Mo d er a tor. Whereas it has beenreported that a black >sisterby the nameof Harriet, a slav e o f Si s terCatharine King, has been>guilty ofdisorderly conduct. On motion of Br.Wm Wood i t w a s r esolvedthat >acommittee of two be appointed to makeall necessary enquirys inorde r t o >asc ertain the facts, whereupon theBrethern G. L. Lee and WmWood was>appointed for tha t p ur pos e anddirected to report to thenextconference >held in August next." > >Page52: "Co nfe re nc e heldonSaturday before the 3rd Lord's Day in August>1841. Brother JoelLeemoderato r . 1 st : Received the report of theBrethern >Lee and Woodwhowas appointed at the last confe r en c e acommittee to visit>SisterCatharine King to ascertain the character ofher slave, a b l a c k>sisterby the name of Harriet, who has been reportedto be guilty of>disorderlycond u c t , such as stealing, lying, swearing,and othergross>immoralitys. The church therefore un a n i mously agreed toexcludeherfrom the >fellowship of the church." > >****************** * > > CatherineKing and her sister, Elizabeth King appear on 1840 ConecuhCO, AL>censusreco r d s . > >Catharine King Household > >1 Female60-70(Catharine) > >2Males 20-30 ==>(could b e J o h n Coleman & WilliamA.King) > >1 FemaleUnder 5 (?) > > >Catherine King first appeare d i n Union County, AR onthe 1850 Census at age >71, born in SC, living withherson, Jno. C. K i n g. Her youngest son, William >Augustus King,livednearby. > >CatherineColeman King is bu r i e d at Wesley Cemetery inUnionCounty, AR. >This oldcemetery is located about 5 miles e a s t o fElDorado, near Old >Union. >>Note: Catherine's sister wasElizabethColeman King, w i f e o f John King(a >nephew of James King). >>ElizabethColeman King and John King arebur i e d a t Belleville BaptistChurch>Cem., Conecuh County, AL

In a 1936 El Dorado interview with James Sidney King, thefollowingwas>said: "The du s t o f K atherine Coleman King lies under amoss grownslabin >the graveyard of Wesley Chape l s om e fi ve miles eastof ElDorado inthe >famous 'East Field'. Near her lie children, grand child re nandneighbors of >that early day. And today the morning suncastsacrosstheir grave s t h e > shadow of an oil derrick. But therhythimcalthrobbingof the gasoline >engine canno t dis t ur b theirpeace." >>****************> >To James and his wife, Catherine ColemanKing , we r ebo rn twodaughters; >Mary, on Oct 28, 1809, and Sarah Ann,born on Aug 3,1812.And tw o son s ; > John Coleman, born Oct 11, 1815, andWilliamAugustus,born March 1, 1818. >All chil dre n b or n in SouthCarolina. >>James KingSr. died Oct 10, 1819 and his widow and four small ch ild re nmoved >fromSC to the southern part of Alabama where she rearedherchildren in the>s tr i c t Baptist faith. There, their daughter, Mary,wasmarried (Jan 15,>1828) to James Wither in g t on, whose birth isrecordedas Sept 19, 1805.Mary >King Witherington is said to have d i e d inConecuh County, AL fromchildbirth >in 1846 (Henrietta KingWitherington'sbirth). Ja m e s Witherington and their >children wereliving in UnionCounty, Ark in 1848.He was kill e d i n a d eer >huntingaccident in 1849and is buried 5 mileseast of El Dorado in Wesley >Cha p el Cemet ery, "aspot sacred to thememory of many early settlers". >>Children of JamesKi n g a nd Eliz abaethPadgett are: > >2 i. Anna3 King,born November 30,1795 in DarlingtonDistri c t , SC (So urce: >LelaFletcher Kidwell Research- 1950(Stillwater, OK).); died December 03 , > 1798 in D arlingtonDistrict, SC(Source: Lela Fletcher Kidwell Research ->1950 (Stillwater , O K).) . > >3ii. Rispah King, born August 20, 1797 inDarlingtonDistrict, SC (Source:>Lela F l e tch er Kidwell Research -1950(Stillwater, OK).); died October25, >1798 in Darlington Dist r i ct ,SC(Source: Lela Fletcher KidwellResearch - >1950 (Stillwater, OK).). > >+4iii. Ja m e s Ki ng , Jr., bornFebruary 17, 1800 in ProbablyDarlington,>SC; died 1856. > >+ 5 iv.El i z a Kin g, born March 03, 1802in DarlingtonCounty, SC; died June >04,1845 in Darlington Cou n t y, S C(BuriedFountain Homestead). > >6 v.Elizabeth King, born July 20, 1804(Source:Le l a F letc her Kidwell>Research - 1950 (Stillwater, OK).); diedOctober17, 1808 (Source: Lela> F let che r Kidwell Research - 1950(Stillwater,OK).). > >Children ofJames King and Catherin e C ole ma n are:> >+ 7 i.Mary3 King, born October28, 1809 in Darlington District, SC;died >A pr i l23 , 1846 in ConecuhCounty, AL. > >+ 8 ii. Sarah Ann King,born August03, 1812 in Probab l y Sou th Carolina; >died January 24, 1837in ConecuhCO, AL. > >+ 9 iii.John Coleman King, b o r n Oc tober 11, 1815in SouthCarolina; died >April09, 1891 in Union CO, AR (Wesley Chapel C e meter y).> >+ 10 iv. WilliamAugustus King, born March 01, 1818 in SouthCarolina;died >J u n e 28 ,1858 in Union CO, AR (Wesley Chapel Cemetery).> > >>Generation No. 2 >> >4. James 3 K i n g , Jr. (James2, CaptainGeorge1)was born February 17,1800 in >Probably Darlington, S C (S o u rce:LelaFletcher Kidwell Research- 1950 >(Stillwater, OK).), and died1856(Source: Ch ar l o tte Huntingtonof Sumpter, >SC dated October 1999.).Hemarried Hannah Bacot Unknown. >>N o t e s for James King , Jr.:>>According to information provided byTimothy Mitcham (a descen d a n tofJames >King Sr.) on 2-16-99, James KingJr. was born in SC, livedinAlabama with > t h e f amily for a period butlater returned to SC tolive.Date and place of >death are unkno w n , bu tit appears that heresided inUnion County, AR for a >bit about 1845-1850era. > >It d o e s appear thatJames moved to Union County, AR fromDarlington, SC >sometimebeforeNovemb e r 1 848 . A letter dated Nov. 11,1848 from William A. >Kingmailedfrom El Dorado to his brot h er , Jo hn,still in Alabama stated:>"Fromyour letter to me and from brother James,I suppo s e yo u w ill movein>January. James has bought him a place fouror five miles from ours,asgo o d > a p lace as this section affords. Ihave hired James' three boystohelp me >put up some b u ild ing s to haveready by the time you come.Jameshas picked >out a place for you nearmin e a n d o f the two, hethinks itis the best >situation." > >The letterto John wrote of the sc arci t y ofhogs for pork but says, "We will >havemore horses than we shallneed andit is a h a r d m atter to sell a horse>or mule here for there isa greatmany more driven here than c a n b e sold." > >Children of JamesKing Jr.and Hannah Bacot are: > >11 i. SarahAnn4 King, bo r n Ap ri l 23,1825(Source: Charlotte Huntington of>Sumpter, SC dated October 1999.);diedM a y 10 , 1 857 in Buried WelchNeck >Church. (Source: CharlotteHuntingtonof Sumpter, SC date d O ctob e r1999.). >She married August P.LaCosteFebruary 1854 (Source: CharlotteHuntington o f > Sum p ter, SCdatedOctober 1999.).

In unidentified written papers taken from the bible ofCatherineColeman>King comes the f o l l owing information: "In thememorable year of1849when >thousands of sturdy men with hig h h o p esfought their wayeitherover desert >sands or ocean waves to the new foundland of shi n i ng goldin far-away >California, John Coleman King with hisyoung wife,Mary, andhis inf a n t > daughter, Sallie, bade farewell to herfamily inConecuhCounty, AL, and >made a less ar d o u s journey bysteamboat tofound theirnew home in Arkansas >where nearly three-quarte r s o f acentury later OldMother Earth, after much >teasing, was to pourforth athick blac k s t ream of liquid gold. He brought >with himhisbrave-hearted mother now pasther three scor e y e a rs and tenand>tenderly he cared for her in his homeuntil her death inherseventy-sev e n t h >year." > >The writing continues:" As did manyotherpioneer settlers, John C. King >la n d e d atChampagnolle, thenanimportant village and United States Land >Office.His first h o m e wasnear Wesley Chapel. There his mother Katherine >usedto ride tochurchwith her lit t l e gra ndaughter riding behind her with>some cookiesin herreticule to apease the child's h u n ger d uring thelong >sermon.Thisreticule made of striped brocaded silk was treasuredb y t h e>grandaughter for more than seventy years." > >Continuing, " JohnColemanKingwas to o o l d to ser ve as a soldier in the >Civil War and hisboysweremere children. But he did hi s pa r t. He se nt his >twonephews,JimmieGrooms and Julian Bailey, and contributed corn and > hors es without pay.The war left him poor and lonely, his wife had died, his>slaveswerefreed , h i s cotto n confiscated, a friend borrowed fromhim>severalthousand dollars in gold and th e n t ook adv antage ofthe'Bankrupt >Law'.All was changed but the strong sweet spirit of th e m anand tha t>continuedto grow in patience and gentleness. Afterthermarriage of his>young e s t son (Jam es S.), he made his home withhisoldest daughter(Sarah/ >'Sallie), who years be f o re had giv en upherdreams of a collegeeducation >and kept house for him and cared for hi s motherles s childrenuntil his >second marriage four years later. HediedApril 9, 1891, in h i s old hom e >where he was visiting his youngestson,and was laid torest among his loved >o n e s in Wesl ey ChapelChurchyard."> >Son, JamesSidney King, in the 1936 interview, told a st o ry of hi sfather >and GusWitherington crossing the Mississippi River onrafts andriding >h o r seback when they came to Arkansas. They passedseveralplantations in the>rich Mississipp i V a lle y where the ownershouse,known as the 'bighouse', >was set far back from the roa d a n d a big gateand a lawn werein front of >it. King and Witherington madetheirheadquarte r s a t Norr isSprings and went >out each day with aspadelooking for rich land, butdecide d t o g o to Te xas >where Dallasnow is.They later decided to comeback to Union County wher e >th e transportation on the Ouachita River wasgood and they could get their>cotton tomarke t a t Ne w Orlea ns and wherethe land was rich." > >

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John King and Elizabeth Coleman married Feb. 5, 1806 atWinstonSalem,N.C.They settle d i n C o necuh Co., Alabama near Burnt Corn,likelyin 1823(see below). John King and his wif e Be ts e y and CatherineColemanKing,were dismissed from Mechanicsville Baptist Church in S C in 18 2 3 tomoveto Alabama. July 24, 1824 (per minutes of the BellvilleBaptistChurch ascop i e d b y Margaret Gaston): "The church met agreeabletoadjournmentafter Divine worship sa t i n c onf erence. A door wasopenedfor theadmission of members. First, received REBECCA JACK SO N b yexperience;Second, received by letter the following brethren andsisters,viz: JOHNELL I S a n d CATHERINE ELLIS, his wife, SARAH FOUNTAIN,ELIZABETHS.FOUNTAIN, JAMES COLEMAN and CL A RES S A (King) COLEMAN, hiswife,CATHERINEKING, JOHN KING and ELIZABETH (Coleman) KING, hi s w i f eandSARAH C.KING, his daughter."John King was serving as the ChurchClerkatBellevil l e B a ptist Church when he died in 1829, according totheMinutesof the Church (microfilm co p y re v iewed by Bill King in1999).John KingGravestone Inscription (Belleville Baptist Chur c h Cem etery,ConecuhCounty, AL) Age 48 Years."Blessed are the dead who dieintheLord."1782-1 8 29

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Notes for Elizabeth 'Betsy' Coleman: Elizabeth Coleman King&CatherineColeman King bot h a p p ear on 1840 Conecuh CO, ALcensusrecords. 1840Conecuh CO census shows: > >Elizabeth J . K i n gFamily > >1Female 50-61Male 15-20 1 Female 15-20 The Elizabeth enumeratedin Conecuh( a b o ve)could be either the widow of William King (who diedin SouthCarolina) orthe wido w o f J o hn King (buried at BellevilleChurchCemetery). BothJames King and William King die d i n S C a nd didnot moveto Alabama. >>Catherine Coleman King, John King and his wife'Betsy ' w ere di smissedfrom Mechanicsville Baptist Church in 1823 tomove toAlabama. > >Livingnearb y a r e s everal Coleman, Daniel &JamesWortherington (sic), ChesleyCrosby and the William R . K i n g -UrsulaCrosby King families. >>Elizabeth 'Betsy' Coleman King is buriedatBellevil l e B a ptist ChurchCemetery in Conecuh County, AL. >>GravestoneInscription: "61 Years","As J e s u s died and rose againVictorious fromthe dead, so shall thouMother rise and __?__ wi t h o u rtriumphant Head."(not fully legible) >>3 ii. Nancy King, born Bef. 1787;died Unknow n . S he married JethroSpivy; born Unknown; died Unknown. >>Notes for NancyKing: Nancy wasb o r n b efore 1787, death date of hermother, PatienceSpeights. > >4 iii.Sarah King, born Be f . 1 787 ; diedUnknown. Shemarried Abraham WilliamsonUnknown; born Abt. 1776 in SouthCaroli n a ( Source: "Thomas WilliamsonDescendants", (1745-1804),Published 1949..); diedAbt. 1830 (S o ur ce :"Thomas WilliamsonDescendants", (1745-1804),Published 1949..). > >Notesfor Sarah Ki n g : Sept 6, 1999 Message FromJim King: "Sarah King, dau ofJohn King was thechild of his fi r s t w ife- Patience Speight as wasNancy and John King.Abigail was the dau ofZilpha. Both S a r a h andAbigail md Williamsons." >>Notes for AbrahamWilliamson: Brother ofColonel Brigh t W i l liamson,(from'Darlingtoniana'). > >The followingfrom: Darlington, SC web pagevia5/16/ 2 0 0 0 email from <KathrynGearhart@email.msn.com > >>"AnotherSource Gives this lineage:Wil l i a m Williamson d 10, 1767PrinceFredericks Parish. Heirs - Martha(Patti) Williamson m. Str i c kland,James Williamson*, Thomas Williamsonm. Elizabeth Hinds, JohnWilliamson,Rachel Wil l i a mson m Cook, WilliamWilliamson, BenjaminWilliamson, St.David's Society, d. 9/1793, Ma r y W illiamson. > >JamesWilliamson* d. Feb4, 1796, executors SarahWilliamson, George Canno n , Abr aham Williamson,Bright Williamson.Notation Mary widow Richard Malpas,wf of WilliamWi l lia m son. (MaryBright married Richard Malpas) > >JamesWilliamson*children were -Susannah W i ll i amson d. 7/14, 1849 wife toGeorge Cannon,Darlington,Dicy wife to Abraham Jones, d 18 3 9 Al a bama,Benjamin, James,Jason,Stephen, Needham, Henry Augustus. > >ThomasWilliamso n b . Se p 1 8,1748d. Dec 16, 1804. > >Elizabeth Williamson,wife of Thomas WilliamsonSr.die d int est at e in 1820. > >AdministrationFeb. 12, 1821 by AbrahamandThomas Williamson. > >Adm inist rat or s -Abraham Williamson,ThomasWilliamson, William Williamson, Francis HindsFeb 24 , 182 1 . Appraisers -James King, Patrick Burk and Thomas ChamblissOct 12, 1821. >>Noted inPe titi o n o f Thomas Williamson for theadministration ofElizabethWilliamson's estate: Her heir s we r e W ileyWilliamson, BrightWilliamson,Robert Williamson, Abraham Williamson,Margaret Br uc e , Thomas WilliamsonJr. February 12, 1821 Darlington. >>Abraham Williamsonnoted in Petiti o n o f Thomas Williamson foradministration of estate ofElizabethWilliamson that her heir, Ab r a h amWilliamson, died afterElizabeth, andhis heirs were: Thomas Williamson,Rebecca Ge e w i f e toSamuel Gee,Elizabeth Stinson, Margaret Garner wifeto John Garner,AlfredWilliams o n , A braham Williamson. Noted thatAbraham Sr. diedinAlabama... believe this was Lowndes Co u n ty . > >

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James Witherington moved to Union CO, AR following the 1846 deathofhis>wife, Mary Kin g W i t herington in Conecuh County, AL. Severalofthechildren >of James and Mary Witheringt o n a r e found livingwithJno.Coleman King on >the 1850 Census of Union County, AR. Also livi ng w iththem was Catherine >Coleman King (age 71), the mother ofbothJno.Coleman King & Wil l i a m >Augustus KIng and the wife ofJamesKing.Catherine was the daughter of the >Rev. Jam e s K i ng of SC&ConecuhCounty, AL. > >James Witherington was killed in a deerhuntingaccide n t i n Union County, AR >in 1849 and is said to have beenburied atWesleyChapel Cemetery, a b o u t 5 >miles NE of El Dorado on Hwy.15. >>Familylore states "a silk handkerchief was ru n t h r ough the woundinthe >heartto stop the flow of blood". > >See: WITHERINGTON, James, 18 49 ,W ill BkA, p. 141 Union Co AR > >Will Information provided by EdSanders.> >JohnColema n K i n g was appointed Guardian for the Minorchildren ofJames>Witherington, 7 Aug 1849. > >A ugu s t us L. Witherington(youngerbrotherof James) and William A. King >(younger brother of J o h nC olemanKing)were appointed Administrators of the >Estate of James on 7Aug1849.Apprais e m en t of Jame Witherington's Estate, >filed in UnionCountyon 22Aug 1849, showed a total v a l u e of $5,346. No >real estateislisted, andthe majority of James's assets at death were > e l e venslaves(3 men, 3boys, 2 women/with child, and one 12 year old girl). >>Childreno f M a r yKing and James Witherington are: > >21 i. CatherineElizabethLoretta4Witherington, b o r n D ecember 18, 1828 in >Conecuh CO,AL(Source: BlancheMcCreary, Mobile, AL.); died Novem b e r 28 , >1879inCedar Hill, DallasCounty, TX (Source: Lela Fletcher Kidwell >Research-1 9 5 0 (Sti llwater,OK).). She married William Macklin Grimmett>November08, 1849 in UnionCoun t y , AR ( Source: Blanche McCreary,Mobile, >AL.). >>Notes forCatherine Elizabeth Loretta Wit h e ringto n: >>Found in theresearchmaterials of Virginia Witherington: Macklin Grimmett>( 3 0 ) toMis sC.E.L. Witherington (21), both of Union County, on Nov 8,1849, >byF.Courtney. B o o k 'A' , Page 114 > >1850 Union County Census,dwelling #136(1 slave), no children. > >Ja m e s Jaco b & Mary Catherineweretwins.Other children: Bill, Henrietta, >Cordelia. > >Note s f o rWilli amMacklinGrimmett: The Genealogy Files of LeonRowland>Moore,http://homepages.roo t s web.co m/~lrmoore/fam03651.htm >>MacklinGrimmett> > Born: 08 NOV 1819 at: St. Clair Co. , A l abam a > >Mar: 08NOV 1849at: El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas > > Died: 09 JAN 1896at: Ce de r Hil l,Dallas Co., Texas > >Father:Jacob GrimmettMother:MarthaHudson/Hutson >>Mackli n w a s th e 5th of 8 children ofJacob & MarthaGrimmett > > > >Wife: Loretta Witheringto n > > Bo r n: 1 8DEC 1828 at:Conecuh County, AL> > Died: 28 Nov 1879 at: Ceder Hill,Dallas Co ., Te x as > > > >CHILDREN> > Name: Calistra\Collista CarolynHenrietta Grimmett >> Name: Will iam N e wtin\Mirando Grimmett > > Name:John Grimmett Born:OCT 1850 > >Name:Jim Grimmett Bor n : O C T 1850 > >Name: Ann ElizabethCordellia Grimmett >> Born: 04 OCT 1868 at: TarrantCo . , Tex a s > >Died: 10 MAY 1895 at:Ceder Hill, Dallas Co., Texas>>************************** * **** ****************************** >>FromJune 18, 1999 message received >>from Betty Grimm e t t S teel inTulsa,OK: > >William Macklin Grimmett, bNov 8, 1819, d June 9, 1896 >>Therec o r d s I have from Lela FletcherKidwell show his mother to beMartha>Hutson. She and Jacob Gr i m m ettmarried in Sevier Co., Tenn.,1808. Ihave >been to the court house thereand the libr a r i es. They havenorecords that >early, but the earliestwill recorded there was of aGeorg e H u dson so that >may be the correctspelling. I corresponded witha Mrs.L. A. Klingamon of > N o r th Miami,Fla. years ago and she had theweddingdress of Martha Hudson >(mother ofMackl i n ) . She said theHutsonscleared land, planted, picked, >ginned,carded, spun, wove then ma d e t hedress, very elegant pure cotton.>'Betty'>>**************************************** * * ******************* >>FromRecords of Lela Fletcher Kidwell > >WilliamMacklin served a s a P riv atein Captain Marshall's Company, also >knownas Co. 'B', 1st Regiment,TennMounted I nfa n tr y in the Mexican >AmericanWar 1846-1848. > >Healsoserved in the Confederacy from Dal l a s Co unty,TX.>>*************************************************************>>FromBet t y G rim mett Steel of Tulsa, OK (Aug 1999) >>"WilliamMacklinGrimmett owned land in Jasper C o unt y , TX and NewtonCounty,>MO., aswell as Dallas County, TX. He was quite successful. H e rais e dmules >inJasper County, TX and sol them to the Army. He freed theslaves,Abb and> N a n i n Missouri after the war. I think that CatherineElizabethLorettahad >inherited thes e s l ave s from James Witherington."BJS > >22ii.Sarah Ann Elizabeth Witherington, born Janua r y 0 3 , 1830 inConecuh>CO,AL (Source: Blanche McCreary, Mobile, AL.); died January 25,18 8 6 i n>Belleville Beat, Conecuh CO, AL (Source: Blanche McCreary,Mobile,AL.).She >married Ca l v i n David Gulley November 09, 1848 inProbablyConecuhCounty, AL >(Source: Blanche McCrea r y , M obile, AL.). >>Notesfor SarahAnn Elizabeth Witherington: According to Thomas Crabtr e e> (2-99), thisfamily (Calvin David Gulley & Sarah Witherington)) movedto>Arkansasabout m i d 1 84 0's from Alabama, likely traveling with theKing&>Witherington families. > >1850 Cen s u s o f Conecuh County, ALshows:>>Calvid D. Gulley 25 AL Farmer > >Eliza Gulley 20 AL (Th i s w ouldbeSarah Ann Elizabeth Witherington) > ><> > >Notes for CalvinDavidGulley:Calvin Gu l l e y Served in the Confederacy, >Company 'H',2ndAlabamaCavalry. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Messag e f r o m Thomas Crabtree, Mobile,AL,dated 2-13-99 > >E-Mailaddress: tcrab@bellsouth.net > >M y g gg-grandmother was Sarah AnnElizabeth Witherington who marriedCalvin>David Gulley. Thei r d a u ghterNancy (Nannie), married JamesAlexander(Alex) >McInnis. Calvin was in Co.H, 2d A L C a v , along withtwo of JamesAlex's >uncles. The Gulley's movedto AR around the same time a s t h e>Witherington/King's. Maybe they alltravelled together? I amassumingthat >Eliza an d C al v in were married inAR and returned to ALlater. >>Do you have any more info on this co nne cti on? I do not havemuch atall. I >wish that I had more to contribute atpresent. Also , d o yo u haveanything >on John and Robert Witherington(the father andgrandfather ofWillia m Sr . ) ? >I would be interesting inseeing that too.Talk to youlater. > >Your Cuz, Thoma s > >2 3 i i i. MaryJane AmandaWitherington,born October 01, 1832 in Conecuh CO, >AL (Source: Blanc h e McCreary,Mobile, AL.); died July 25, 1879 in Denton CO, >TX(Source:BlancheMcCreary , Mob i le , AL.). She married John Junius James>December25, 1849in Union County, AR (Source : Blan c h e McCreary,Mobile, >AL.). >>Notesfor Mary Jane Amanda Witherington: From UnionCoun ty Ma r r iage>Records:> >John J. James (19) to Mary JaneWitherington (15) both ofUnion Count y o n > December 25, 1849 > >by JohnH. Hines, MG of MethodistEpiscopalChurch. Mar Book B-Pa g e 1 , > filedJan. 11, 1850 > >24 iv.Emily DrusillaCaroline Witherington, born June 24,18 3 4 i n Con ecuh >CO,AL (Source:Blanche McCreary, Mobile, AL.); diedApril 01, 1901 in>Randol p h C hurch ,Pontotic (?) CO, AL (Source: BlancheMcCreary, Mobile,>AL.). She marriedMarcu s L . Hin es F ebruary 07, 1850in Union County, AR>(Source: UnionCounty Marriage Records.) . > >N ote sfo r Emily DrusillaCarolineWitherington: > >From: Union County, ArkansasMarriages , 182 9-187 0 -Marchus I. Hines (19) to >Emily D. C.Witherington (15) on February17,1850 by W illi a m S . Lacym MG,>Presbyterian Church. > >Anothersource,Sally Percy Coil (undated materi al) p rov ides that Emily>DrucillaCaroline Hies, departed this life April1st at 2 PM, 190 1 i n the >Chicksaw Nation, Pontotic County, IndianTerritory, buried nearRandolph>Church, nor t h o f Was hita River. > >25v. Martha LouisaRachelWitherington, born April 15, 1836 in Conec u h C O,>A L (Source:BlancheMcCreary, Mobile, AL.); died July 02, 1862 in Wesley>Chapel Cem. , El Dora do, Union CO, AR (Source: Goodspeed's 1890 Historyof >SouArkansas(Union County).) . S h e mar ried William ChristieLangford>November 29,1851 in Union County, AR (Source: Unio n Co u nty Marriage>Records.). >>Notes for Martha Louisa Rachel Witherington: >>UnionCounty M ar r iag eRecords show: William C. Langford (25) toMartha>Witherington (16), bothof Union Cou n t y , Novermber 27, 1851 byJames>Grumbles, JP. MarriageBook 'B', Page 53 (Filed 5 Jan. 1 8 5 2 ) >>Notesfor William ChristieLangford: > >From 'Goodspeed's 1890 HistoryofSouthern Ar k a n sas' (UnionCounty): William >C. Langford came toArkansaswith his parents in 1841.I n 1 8 5 4 he was >elected a justice andheld theoffice for six years. In1860, he was elected > cou n t y judge onthe Whigticket, being one of thatparty to secure office. >He served inthe C on f ederacy as a Captain ofthe commissary in Col. >Slemmon'sbrigade, and wasin Texas at th e s u rrender. > >Goodspeed's <1890>History of Sou Ark,[page 848-849)states, "William C. >Lan gf o r d was oneof the founders ofthe Champagnolle A.M. &F.M. Lodge that >met at UnionChu r c h i nChampagnolle." Another foundermentioned was A.L.>Witherington (AugustusLevan Wither i n gto n). This wasduring the 1850's>period. > >TheGoodspeed article further said, "JudgeLan g f or d wasmarried, in 1851, to>Miss Martha Witherington, a native ofAlabama. Shedied in J u l y 1 862and >left four children: IDA (m. H.E.Goodwin),WILLIAM H. of Pine Bluff,JOHN - >Ed i t o r of the El DoradoSentiment, andJAMES A. of Pine Bluff.At the >outbreak of the Civil W a r , the Judgeenlisted, and on theorganization of >the company was electedCaptain.This, C o m p any F, 19thRegiment Infantry, >left El Dorado inMarch 1862,went to Corinth, and atth e r e o rganization of >the regimentwasdischarged and returned home. In1863 he re-enlisted an d > w a sappointedcommissary of what was calledCol. Slemmon's brigade, and held>thispositio n u n t il the war closed."

Record Change: August 03, 2003⁷

Record Change: August 03, 2003⁷

Record Change: August 03, 2003⁷

Note: Correct order of marriages for Joseph Richard Hawthorne was:
1) Patience Elizabeth King
2) Sarah C. (Coleman) King (sister of Patience Elizabeth King)
3) Harriet Herbert of Mobile

Bill King, Houston, TX
BillKing78@comcast.net

Record Change: August 03, 2003⁷

[December 2004.ged]

1 AUTH moved to Conecuh County, Alabama

1 AGNC moved to Pine Apple, WilCox County, Alabama

1 DEST deacon, member of Baptist Church

Owned famous Hawthorne home in Pine Apple AL built in 1852.

Will of J.R. Hawthorne

State of Alabama

County of Wilcox In the name of God--AMEN

I, Joseph R. Hawthorne, knowing that it is appointed unto all men oncetodie, and bein g o l d and weak of body, but of mind and memoryperfectlysound, do make this my last will an d te s tament.

First of all I commit and commend my soul to God, who gave it, and mybodyto the dust fr o m w hence it was taken.

In consideration of the fact that my two daughters Cassie E.HawthorneandLaura W. Powe l l h v e remained with me, and done, as Ibelieve, all intheir power to protect and promot e m y inte rest andcheer, and comfort mein my declining years, I give and bequeath to my twos ai d daughtersCassie E. Hawthorne and Laura W. Powell, my homestead,consistingof my residen c e a n d 80 acres of land. The said 80 acres oflandconsisting of the 40 acres of land on whi c h m y said residence andthebuildings connected therewith are located, and the other 40, bei n g the40 acres lying immediately north of, and being adjoining to thefirstnamed 40, bei n g t h e same 40 on which the Baptist Church islocated,together with all my household furnit u r e of every description,and mybuggy or carriage I may have on hand at the time of my decea s e .To have,to hold to use; to control the said residence, furniture andlands as tothe m m a y se em best, so long as they remain single and inthe occupationofthe same. But if eith e r o f th em should marry, move offof or in anyway abandon said premises the rights herein b e for e giv enshall beforfeited as to the one so marrying or leaving, and immediatelyvest in t h e one remaining,who shall exercise them exclusively andsolely. But ifboth ofthem should m a r ry, move off, or abandon the saidpremises thenand in that event the said premises and eff e c ts sha ll berented out forfifteenconsecutive years from the date of my decease, andthe a n n ual proceedsthereof be annually and equally divided among myheirs. But unlessfor the cau s e s here in before enumerated my two saiddaughters are notto be disturbed in their possessi o n , use and controlof said premises aslong as they may live. But if both of my said two dau gh ters sh ould die,atthe expiration of the aforesaid period of fifteenyears, then theprope r t y bot h real and personal aforesaid should passto my executorsand be sold and the proce e d s thereof be equally dividedamong my heirs.But unti lthat period of event my homestead sh a l l remainand be kept inthe family for the comfort of my children.

I give to my daughter-in-law Hannah J. Hawthorne, widow of my sonJoshuaR. Hawthorne, fo r t h e use and comfort of herself and herchildren,theoffspring of my said son, the house s h e n o w occupies andthe landshereinbefore described, with the garden and yard attached ther eto , theprivilege of taking from the timber on said lands firewoodforhomeconsumption, an d f o r r epairs for said premises, also theprivilegeofclearing around said residence four o r fi v e acres of saidland. Butnomore. To have, to hold to use and control the same until the you n gestof her said children, the offspring of the said Joshua R.Hawthorne,shall become fif te e n year of age. But if before the periodnamed shallhavearrived, she remarries or mov e s o f f or abandons saidpremises,sheforfeits all the rights hereinbefore bequeathed and t h e sa idpremises shall at once pass to my said executors and be rented out,andthe proceed s t her eof, as fast as they accrue to be applied to mydebts,if any, or be equally and annual l y div ided among my heirs.

If my daughter Annie E. Crinn should desire to build and live on thelandshereinbefore des c r ibed, I give her the right to do so. She and hertwosaid sisters, Cassie and Laura agre e i n g as to the particularpieceofsaid lands she shall locate on and the extent of her posse s s ion.I giveher the use, possession and control of the same as long as sheremains awido w a n d resides thereon. But if she should marry or abandonor moveoff said premises as she fo rfe i ts her rights to the same unlessshe andher two said sisters Cassie and Laura should ag r e e otherwise.But hertwo said sisters must pay her a fair value for anyimprovements sh e m a yput on said premises and interest on her money soinvested. If either ofmy two daughte r s E mma Ramsey or Sarah Harris,should become widows, anddesire to build and live on the lan d s hereinbefore described, I givethem the right to do so, with the rightsand privileges, a n d o n the sameconditions to do so, with the rights andprivileges, and on the sameconditio n s a s ar e given and prescribed inthe case of my daughter AnnieCrinn.

It is my desire that all my honest debts & property, other thanthathereinbefore named a n d b equeathed, shall be sold and theproceedsthereof be applied to the payment of my hones t d eb t s. If theproceedsthereof does not pay them, then my executors will sell off myreal e st ate what may be necessary for that purpose.

After setting apart the property hereinbefore bequeathed to mydaughterCassie and Laur a a n d paying off all of my honest debts, myexecutorswill lay off my real estate into parce l s a s nearly equal aspossible andmy heirs draw for them. The lands given to my two said dau ghte rs are notto be included in parceling, but my two said daughters areentitled toand mu s t ha ve an equal share in the drawing.

If my son, J. R. Hawthorne should desire to build and live onmyhereinbefore described hom e s tead lands, I give him the right to doonthe same terms and conditions as in the case of A n n ie E. Crinn. Inthecase of any improvements being made on said lands and afterwardsabando n ed said improvements will be rented out by my executors, and therentsannually and equall y d i vid ed among my heirs.

It is my will that my estate shall be administered outsideoftheProbatecourt, and th a t t h e costs of administration shallbeequallydividedamong my heirs any and all other legit i mat e costsofwinding up my estate, shall be so assessed and paid first.

I nominate and appoint my daughters Cassie E. Hawthorne andAnnieE.Crinnand my friend Jo s e p h E. McWilliams as my executors,without bondandwith full powers to execute the provis i o n s of this myLast WillandTestament. J.R. Hawthorne.

From History of Conecuh:

p. 115-

J. Richard Hawthorne is a native of Robinson County, NorthCarolina,wherehe was born Ma r c h 8 th 1805. Five years later, his fatherremoved withhis family to Wilkinson County, Geor g i a. Here the familyresideduntil1817, when they removed to Conecuh County. The first pla c e ofpermanen tresidence was near the home of the late Henry Stanley, nowinthe beautiful li t tl e village of Bellville. Here was pitched thefamilytent when Richard was a bright boy o f t we lve summers. At the timeof thesettlement of this locality it was known at the time o f th e settlementof this locality it was known as "The Ponds"--a name derivedfrom theextensiv e l ak es which lay to the east of the community. Highlygiftedwith native powers, mental an d phy si cal, Mr . Hawthorne'sinfluence wasfelt as he advanced toward Hawthorne's influence w as fe l tas he advancedtoward the period of manhood's perfect mould. He was equalto thehardsh i p s incident to a frontier section, and fromstraitenedcircumstances he rose to the possess i o n of considerablewealth.

In 1837 Mr. Hawthorne was the nominee of his (the Democratic)party,agains tavery formida b l e opponent, Jeptha V. Perryman. And thoughhebelonged tothe minority party of the county , h i s popularity camewellnigh securing for him the laurels of the contest. For when the bal lot swere counted he came within seven votes of victory. No man who haseverlived in Conecu h e x erted a broader or more wholesome influence,than didJ.Richard Hawthorne . His zeal in a l l m atters relating to thepublicwealwas proverbial. He occupied several positions of publ i c tru stbeforehis removal to another section. In 1854 he removed to Pine Appl e,WilcoxCoun t y. H ere his influence was not inactive, and soonpublicappreciation summoned him to activ e u sefu lness. He was sent torepresentthe county in two terms of the legislature, and has be e n frequentlycalled upon to act in matters requiring calm anddispassionateconsideration . H e has r eared a large and respectablefamily, andaccumulated considerable property. He sti l l lives t o wield agodlyinfluence in the promotion of the genera lgood. Generous , hospitab le asa pr ince, warm-hearted and publicspirited, and above all, adevoutChristian gentleman , h is usefu lness is destined to becommensurate withhis days.

Pp. 104-105

...Nullification struggle, it was destined to be followed within afewyears, by a discussi o n , the excitement of which, if it did not equaltheintensity of the former, it exceede d i t i n general interest. Thiswasthe discussion of the great Bank question. A subject so im por tan t,andofsuch popular interest, touched all classes of persons alike. In themidstof th e s te rnness displayed by President Jackson, which unpoisedthefinancial system of the whol e cou nt ry, producing a serious crashin1837,Thomas H. Benton, Senator from Missouri, urged t he ad op tionofagold and silver currency, as the true remedy for theembarrassmentsofthe times .Th i s financial question drew the line ofdemarcation verybroadly and clearly between the tw o e x isting dominantparties--the Whigsand Democrats--the former of whom opposed the measures ug g ested andadvocated with so much power by M. Benton, while thelatter, withheartiness, ado p t ed them. The two parties became verypronounced in theenunciation of their respective vi e w s . This periodwitnessed the firstpolitical contest, upon clearly defined party issues, t h a t was everhadin the county of Conecuh. True, divergent views hadbeen held byherpeop l e p r ior to this time, and minor differences hadbeen expressedin afeeble way; but now exci t eme nt ran high, and therespective partiesrallied and drilled their forces for a hot cont e s t at the ballotbox.They selected their candidates for the Legislature theDemocraticnomi n e e being J. Richard Hawthorne, and that of the WhigParty beingJeptha V.Perryman. Becau s e o f his enthusiastic advocacy ofhard moneyprinciples, Mr.Hawthorne won from his opponen t s th e sobriquet of "TheBenton Mint Drop Boy." After a thorough and excitingcanvass of the c ounty, the election resulted in the choice of Mr.Perrymen by just sevenvotes. This electio n , fo r a t ime put a quiet usupon the county, theWhigs being exhilarant over their victor y , whil ethe Democrats wereencouraged to renew the contest, by the fact that theycame so ne a r of success . At this period of the county's history, publicattention wasdiverted to a mo r e seri ous question than that whichagitated the peopleat their homes--this was the outbre a k of hos tilitieson the part of theIndians. The policy of the government of removing themf r om thei r oldabodes, which was instituted in 1832, had met withresistance almosteverywher e . Both a long the Chattahoochee and inFlorida, there werehostile demonstrations. A call w a s made fo r troops ,and inresponse,Captain Bell of Bellville, raised a company and went t o Georgia.O f those who were members of that company, the names of none canbesecured,except t ho se of Ab salom Autrey, Pinckney Straughn, andMadisonCrosby.

Conecuh did not become a separately organized county untilJanuary,1818.Prior to this ti m e i t was embraced within the limits ofMonroeCounty,which then embraced an extensive trac t o f t erritory,extendingfrom east to west, from the Chattahoochee to the Alabama. Butafte r th eor ganization of Conecuh into a county, it was bounded on thenorth byMonroe and Montgom er y cou nties, on the west by Clarke andMobile, ontheeast by Georgia, and on the south by Fl or ida - -then aSpanishprovince.Richard Warren became the first representative of thecounty i nthe T erritorial Legislature, which met then at St. Stephens inWashingtonCounty. Ransom De a n (b rother-in-law to Col. J.R. Hawthorne),was thefirst sheriff and by virtue of his offic e , wa s tax assessorandcollector, as well.

History of Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, p. 79.

The Hawthorne family was a true pioneer family in Pine Apple. Infact,theReverend Kadar Ha w t orne organized the Friendship Baptist Churchin1825and the nearby Fellowship Baptist Chu r c h in Mount Moriah in 1828.Webelieve, based on early observation, that Reverend Hawthorn e d o natedtheland for the church and the cemetery across the road. A relative,ColonelJ.R. Ha w t horne, donated land to former black slaves in 1869. Itbecameknown as the Arkedelphia Bapt i s t Church. Kadar Hawthorne'sson,Boardman, was ordained in the Friendship Baptist Church , a n d formanyyears served with distinction as pastor of the Brooklyn, NewYork,Baptist Churc h.

The Hawthorne family was related to the Crum, Ramsey,McCrearyandStallworth families . T h e y were prominent in theirsocial,professional,and civic activities. Ada Sue Hawthor n e a n d hernieceGladys, werebelles of the 1900-1929 era. Ada Sue married Dr.J.O.Tucker , P i n eApple's beloved dentist for many years. Thiscoupleentertained thecollege crowd alon g wi t h their older friends fromPineApple,Greenville, Monroeville,and Camden for many years.

"Miss" Ada Sue was widely traveled and her parties would rival thoseofthe large citie s . D r . Tucker and Miss Ada Sue used extensivelightingon their beautiful grounds during t h e Chr istmas holidays. Theyoungadults always caroled here each Christmas as they began the i r traditionof caroling the aged and the infirm of the town. Caroling to"Miss"AdaSueand D r . Tuck e r was an expression of joy and thanks forthegenerosity of this fine couple. "Mis s " Ada Su e' s brother, Walter,was adebonair visitor as was her nephew, Dr. Julian Hawthorn e . JulianHawthorne received his medical education both in the U.S. and abroad.Hebecame a we l l-know n obstetrician in Rye, New York, a Westchestersuburbof NewYork City near Greenwich , C onnect icut . A member oftheexclusiveWestchester Country Club as well as several yacht cl ub s ofLo ngI slandSound, Julian never forgot his Pine Apple roots. He restoredtheHawthorne m a nsio n to its former glory, restocked it with perhapsthemost beautiful antiques in that pa r t o f the state, and visited itoftenafter his sister, Gladys Hawthorne Whitaker, made it h e r ho me. Helovedto hunt and often brought his friends from the Rye area down tohuntwher e h e ho sted game dinners. Although a Roman Catholic, hecontributedgenerously to the Friends hi p Bap tist Church begun by one ofhisancestors in 1825.

The Hawthorne family in so many ways left their stamp on theirbelovedcommunity.

Hawthorne House, a beautiful southern antebellum mansion, was builtbyColonel Joseph Rich a r d Hawthorne in 1852. The house is constructedofheart pine and it rests on 56 foot long si l l s of hand hewn pinelogs.Themansion's facade is graced by square columns, a lower portic o a ndbalcony of identical proportions and entrance ways using threelargedoors, onthe first f l o or the doors are flanked by full sizewindows andadorned with a graceful fan light wh i c h w s imported fromEngland.Thelower floor plan consisted of a wide central hall dividin g f our largerooms; the parlor and dining room connected by broadslidingdoors.Colonel Hawth o r n e owned large plantations in Conecuh andWilcoxcounties. He was born in 1805 and die d i n 1 889. He was marriedthreetimes, his first two marriages were to the King sisters in Mo bil e,Alabama and his third marriage was to Mrs. Herbert, a widow andguardianofher two grands o n s, John Herbert and Rollin Kelly. The twoboys livedat Hawthorne House during their childh o o d. Rollin died at anearly age.John Herbert left at 17 years of age to attend West Point . W hen the WarBetween the States broke out, he left West Point to join theConfederateArm y a n d became theSouth's youngest General. He was killedat the battleof Franklin,Tennessee , a t t he age of 24.

The house and property was out of the Hawthorne family for a numberofyears. In 1935, M r s . Gladys Hawthorne Whitaker and herbrother,Dr.JulianHawthorne, a noted New York physici a n , retrievedownership ofthe property, restoring the house and grounds to theiroriginal be a u ty.Mrs.Marie Bankhead Owens, director of the State'sArchives and HistoryDe