Todd
Family 155
Descendants
of John Todd d 1758 McIntosh County Georgia
This is a fascinating
family that came into Philadelphia and migrated through North Carolina to South
Carolina prior to 1749, got a grant on the Wateree River, sold the land in 1751
and then moved on to St Andrew’s Parish where they got a grant on the South
Newport River by 1754. John died in
1758.
(St Andrew’s Parish became
Liberty County in 1777; McIntosh County was created from the southern portion
of Liberty County in 1793.)
Despite extensive
effort, we have been unable to get representative DNA samples from this family;
so its origin and relationship to other Todds remains a mystery.
Extensive research on
this family was done by Annette Todd (see extracts from her website below for
the first two generations and see her website for more details. Extensive research was also done by Cheryl Todd
of Lavernia, Texas.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/o/d/Annette-B-Todd/index.html
http://GeorgiaTodds.blogspot.com/
The first generations of the family
can be summarized:
John Todd abt
1695 d 1758 md Sarah
Giles
Todd b abt 1720 fate unknown
John
Todd 1724-1785 Liberty/McIntosh County GA Mary Williams
William Todd b. 1752d. 1816m.mary ___________
John Todd, B. Abt. 1775, Georgia; D.
Abt. 1835, Mcintosh
County, Georgia.
William Todd 1802-1872 md Susan Wallace
1802-75
William A.Todd 1832–1863 md 1855 to Martha
Catherine Marchman? 1832- 1901
. William
James Todd 1855
John Adam Todd 1857– md Lula Wylly
Thomas L. Todd 1859 – Unknown
Robert Colter Todd 1865 *born after
Wm’s
Death
Edward
J. Todd 1838 no children
George
W. Todd 1810-1860 md Lindy (Melina Reals?)
John
E. Todd 1838
Charles
W. Todd 1839
Jemina Todd,
B. Abt. 1780; D. Unknown.
Ann Todd, B. Abt. 1782; D. Unknown.
William Todd, Jr., B. Abt. 1785, Liberty County Georgia; d.
Unknown. Md Esther Dyess
John
Washington Todd 1815-1880 md Elizabeth Deloach
William
Todd b 1838
George
H. Todd 1856-1882 (poss George F. Todd)
John Todd
1840
Wiley
Hampton Todd 1845-1920 md Florida
1854-94
J.D. Todd (John E.F. Todd) 1876-1894
Arnauld Munson Todd 1884-1934
Arnal Joseph Todd 1911-1989 no
sons
Lucious H. Todd1889-1979
Harry
Todd 1915-1963 no chidren
Edward
J. Todd 1856-1928 living w sister 1900
Stephen
Jackson Todd 1860-1937
William
Arnie Todd 1888-1967
Wm
Clevie Todd 1914-2004
Edsel
Todd
James Washington Todd
1884-1960
Aldredge Vernon Todd 1918-2006
No sons
Lemuel J. Todd 1928-1983
3 sons
George Todd 1900-1929
Jerry
Lamar Todd 1925-2000
father
Elton Todd
Aubrey Wendell Todd 1916-1979
Aubrey
W. Todd1941-2005
Chris
Todd (Robyn):
Midway
Jane Todd b. 1754d. 1816 md.S. Hawthorn,
J. Campbell, E. Taylor
Mary Todd b. 1756m.______dial
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Descendants of John Todd, Sr.
Generation
No. 1
1.JOHN1 TODD, SR. Was
born Abt. 1695, and died Abt. 1758 in MCINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA.He
married SARAH GILES ?.
Notes for JOHN TODD, SR.:
JOHN TODD SR.
1695-1758
John Todd Sr. Was born about 1695. It is
believed that John Todd Sr. Married Sarah Giles. Giles is not usually used as a given name
but it is a surname. John and Sarah were
married around 1720.
Sometime in the 1740's John and family moved from Virginia. They may have spent some time in North Carolina
before moving further south to South Carolina.
We know that John was granted 300 acres of land located in the Craven District
of South Carolina. Land grants were
based on the size of the applicants family and by the
size of this grant we know that John was married and had three children. The 300 acres of land were located on the
south side of the Wateree River. John Sr.
and family did not remain in South Carolina long. On November 14, 1751 John Sr. sold his 300 acre grant located on the Wateree River in Craven District,
South Carolina to Timothy Kelly John Sr.
and family then relocated in Georgia.
On February 8, 1754, John Todd Sr. had 100 acres of land granted to him on the
south side of the South Newport River at a place called Cherry Tree Bluff
See following:
registered May 28, 1758
John Todd Sr. 100 acres of land in the district of Newport
George the second, by the grace of god of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King
defender of the faith and so forth to all whom these presents shall come
greeting, know ye that we of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere
mention have given and granted, and by these presents for us our heirs and
successors do give and grant unto John Todd the elder, his heirs and assigns,
all that tract of land containing 100 acres situate and being in the district
of South Newport in our providence of Georgia,
bounded on the north by the River Newport, on the east by land of John Todd the
younger and on all other sides by land vacant.having
such shape, form and marks as appears by a plat thereof hereunto annexed
together with all woods, underwoods, timber and timbertrees, lakes, ponds, fishing waters, watercourses,
profits, commodities, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining together also with privilege of hunting,
hawking, and fowling in and upon the same and all mines and minerals,
whatsoever saving and reserving never the less to us our heirs and successors
all white pine trees if any should be found growing thereon, and also saving
and reserving to us our heirs and successors one tenth part of mines of silver
and gold only to have and to hold the said tract of 100 acres of land, and all
singular other the premises hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said
John Todd his heirs and alfsigns forever in free and
common succorage.he the said John Todd his heirs or alfsigns yielding and paying 6 therefore unto us our heirs
and successors or to our receiver general for the time being or to his deputy
or deputies for the time being yearly and every year on the twenty fifth day of
March at the rate of two shillings sterling for every hundred acres and so in
proportion according to the quantity of acres contained herein the same to
commence at the end and expiration of two years from the date hereof provided
always and this present grant is upon condition nevertheless that he the said John
Todd, his heirs or alfsigns shall and do within three
years after the date hereof for every fifty acres of plantable
land hereby granted clear and work three acres at least in that part thereof as
he or they shall judge most convenient and advantageous or else do clear and
drain three acres of swamp or sunken grounds or drain three acres of marsh if
any such be contained herein, and shall do within the time aforesaid put and
keep upon every fifty acres thereof accounted barren, three neat cattle or six
sheep or goats and continue the same thereon until three acres for every fifty
acres be fully cleared and improved or other wise of any part of the said tract
shall be stony or rocky ground not fit for planting or pasture shall and or
will have three years as aforesaid begin to comply thereon and so continue to
work for three years then next ensuing in digging any stone quarry or coal or
other mines one good and able land for every 100 it shall be accounted a
sufficient cultivation and improvement provided
also that every three acres which shall be cleared and worked or cleared and
drained as aforesaid shall be accounted a sufficient seating, planting,
cultivation and improvement to save forever from forfeiture fifty acres of land
in any part of the tract hereby granted and the said John Todd his heirs and alfsigns shall be at liberty to withdraw his or their stock
to forbear working in any quarry or mine in proportion to such cultivation or
improvement as shall be made upon the plantable
lands, swamps, sunken ground or marshes, herein contained and if this said rent
hereby reserved shall happen to be in arrears and unpaid for the space of one
year from the time it shall become due and no distress can be found on the said
land, tenements and hereditaments hereby granted that, then and in such case
the said lands, tenements and hereditaments hereby granted in every part and
parcel thereof shall revert to us our heirs and successors fully and absolutely
as if the same had never been granted provided also if this grant shall not be
duly registered in the registers office of our said providence within six
months from the date hereof and a docket thereof also entered in the auditors office of the same in case such establishment
shall hereafter take place that then this grant shall be void anything herein
contained to the contrary not withstanding given
under the great seal of our providence of Georgia. Witnessed our trusty and well
beloved Henry Ellis our lieutenant governor and commander in chief of our said
providence the thirtieth day of September in the year of our lord 1757 and in
the thirty first year of our reign.
Signed by his honor the Governor in Council
Henry Ellis
cha: watson d.c.c.7
This document can be seen on microfilm in the Liberty County library in Hinesville,
GA .I have a copy of this document in my possession.the
original of this document is in the state archives in atlanta,
ga.
This is the beginning of our Todd's in the state of Georgia.
On April 11, 1758 the last will and testament of John Todd Sr. Was probated, by
this it is assumed that John Todd Sr. Died early in 1758.
The date of the will itself is July 2, 1756.
In the name of god, amen.the second day of july 1756, I John Todd of the Colony of Georgia said
district of Midway.being
very weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to
god, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament.
That is to say, principally and first of all, i give and recommend my soul into
the hands of god that gave it, and my body i commend unto the earth to be
buried in decent christian burial at the discretion
of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection i shall
receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching such worldly
estate, wherewith it has pleased god to bless me with in this life.i give, demise and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form:
item:i give and bequeath to Sarah, my beloved wife
all my worldly estate that i now stand possessed of both real and personal
during her natural life.
Item:i give and bequeath unto my son, Giles Todd, the
plantation that i now live upon, after his mother's decease or marriage, also
my negro boy, ben, when he thinks proper to demand the same and also all the
horses and mares and their increase that are called his to be so. also one
feather bed and furniture, and one dozen of plates and a pewter dish.also to my son, Giles, i give
all my hoggs and chattels whatsoever and my land and interests in Virginia
forever.
Item:i give and bequeath unto Sarah, my beloved wife,
one negro fellow named cudgo, during her natural life
and upon her decease, to my son John and after his decease to return to my son,
Giles. And i do further declare my executors Dr. William Barlowe
of Midway (Nichland or Vichland)
(i could not decide if this was an n or a v.) And John Mimmack
of the aforesaid place.
Gentlemen.
John Todd
witnessed by Robert Godfrey: Roger Holland; And Barton Padgett
personally appeared Barton Padgett being a subscribing witness of the said last
will and testament of John Todd, late of Newport in the providence aforesaid, planter,
deceased and being dully sworn on the holy evangelists made oath that he was
personally present and did see the testator sign, seal, publish, pronounce and
declare the same to be and contain his last will and testament.
April 11, 1758
recorded June 21, 1761
january 9, 1750 John Todd Jr. Made a memorial of John
Todd Sr.'s land The memorial confirms that John Todd Sr. did receive title to
100 acres of land on the South Newport River.
Where John Todd Sr. is buried is unknown.. It
is probable that he is buried on his plantation located on the South Newport
River.
The following are the known children of John And Sarah
Todd
John Todd Jr.b. 1725 d.1785m.mary (Williams)
Giles Todd b. 1730
Nothing more is known about Giles Todd at this time. He sold , gave or
died leaving his father's property in Georgia to John Todd Jr. As John Todd Jr.
States in his will that a portion of his land was his father's. Giles Todd may have returned to Virginia to
live on the land that he inherited from his father in that state.
Footnotes
1. Clara a. Langley"South Carolina deed abstractsii" (n.p. southern
historical press 1983) page 266.
2. Ibid
3. Allen d. Chandler, compiler "the colonial records of the state of Georgia
vi" (atlanta, ga. The franklin-turner company,
1907) page 429
4. Hereditament:anything
capable of being inherited.
5. Appertenance:something
which belongs to something else.in land deeds the term might refer to rights of
ways or other easements, houses, barns, outbuildings, gardens, orchards, femces, or anthing else which
belongs to the land.
6. The quit rent:a small fee
paid as a rent for a special purpose.in its true usage under feudal law it was
paid on property by a free holder in lieu of feudal services.in america some colonies set up a quit rent system as a means
of buying tenure on proprietary grants.having such
rents due did not prevent one from having freehold title as good a title as
anyone else had.
7. On microfilm located in the Liberty County library in hinesville,
ga.
8. Wight, "abstracts of colonial wills of the state of Georgia
1733-1777", (atlanta, ga. Atlanta town committee
1962)page 137.
9. Chattle:a broad term for personal property which
can include both animate and inanimate properties.all
interest in real property which are less than a freehold estate such as a lease
are also considered chattle.in early times chattle
was also used as a synonym for slaves.
10 eve b. Weeks and robert s. Lowery "abs. Georgia land owners
memorial" (danielsville, ga. Heritage papers
1988) page 8
John Todd Sr.
1695-1758
We all owe a debt of gratitude to Bill Mclean of Atlanta, Ga.He
made an important discovery about our Todd's that put a huge hole in our theory
that John Todd Sr. Was born in Virginia.
Quote "I was looking through a book called "the expansion of South
Carolina 1729-1765," by Robert L. Meriweather, and found on page 102 a
reference to our John Todd, which stated that he was from "Pennsylvania
and North Carolina".I was suprised
to see this information, so I looked to see if it was footnoted...and it was.It referred me to the minutes of the "Journal of
the Council" of SC for 24 Jan 1749 (it turned out to be 1748 instead).I
ordered copies of the minutes for that day from the SC Dept of Archives and
History to see what the entry actuall said. Sarah Todd and her son John, Jr. had
travelled to Charleston in order to petition the Colonial
government for a grant of land for each of their families. Below , I have
quoted a part of this petition:
The Petition of Sarah Todd for 300 acres of land free of charge is presented to
the Board and read:
The
Petition of Sarah Todd, wife of John Todd, farmer, being presented to the
board, the same was ordered to be read, which was accordingly done, setting
forth that the petitioner's husband has a gathering in his hipps,
and was not able to travel, that they came about three years ago from
Philadelphia and North Carolina and settles themselves on the Waterees, but by sickness was not able to come to town
before, and that they had planted some land which was run from them, that they
had one son about fifteen years old and three slaves, and never had any grant
of land nor warrant of survey and humbly prayed his ececellency
and their honors order to the surveyor general to run out three hundred acres
land at the Wateree, and that they might have a grant for the same free of
charge and as duty bound she would pray and ect.(the
land was granted to them).
On the same day John Todd, Jr. Also petitioned for 150 acres of land, stating
that he had come into this country (SC) with his father and that he had a wife
and one child.He asked for
land on "Dutchman's Creek". His grant was also approved.Both John Todd, Sr. And Jr. Had to pay for
the survey.i've also got the plat for John Todd, Sr.The plat for John,Jr is listed
in the "Comdex" as being on microfilm, but I was unable to find it (I
had gone to Columbia later after I received the minutes to look for more inf).
Continueing with Bill's work:
From the above information, it would seem that our Todd's came in SC in about
the year 1745/46 from North Carolina.I still haven't
figured out exactly what Sarah Todd meant when she said that they were from
Philadelphia and North Carolina.I do know that
Philadelphia was a major port of entry for immigrants to this Country at that
time--especially Scotch-Irish immigrants.I would
guess that these Todd's came into America at Philadelphia and from thence began
their trek southward.John Todd Sr may well be our
immigrant ancestor! And possibly John Jr.
From the will of John Todd Sr. It would seem likely that they lived for a time
in VA, since he leaves "all my land and interests in VA" to his
younger son, Giles--although he could still have acquired the property in VA
without having lived there.
I suspect that our Todd's are part of the Scotch-Irish immigration that began
in the 1690's and continued until the latter half of the 1700's.However due to
the fact that John Sr. Was already in SC by 1745/46, I doubt that they were
part of the group that came down the "Great Wagon Road" to get to SC.
The Great Wagon Road went from Philadelphia through the Shenandoah Valley of VA
and on into NC, and was a major migration route for Scotch-Irish and German settlers.I get the feeling that the Todd's came down
another way, probably along the coast--because from everything i've read, the first Scotch-Irish settlers using the Great
Wagon Road didn't even begin arriving in NC until the late 1760's--and our Todds were already in Ga by then!It's
also possible that our Todds had family connections from
the SC "Low Country".It's interesting that John
Sr. Had three slaves. It's also
interesting that he lived around swampy land not only when he lived in SC but
also when he moved to Ga. Rice growing
required a special knowledge--I'm sure not gotten from your typical
Scotch-Irish immigrant coming down from PA via the Shenandoah Valley. There are probably some important clues here
staring us in the face if only we could see them.
I've tried to read some on the subject of migration routes and dates and so
forth in order to come up with some ideas on where to look for these Todds before they showed up in SC. Another idea i've
had is to look at who lived around the Todds while
they were in Camden, SC to see if any of their neighbors can be found earlier
in NC or VA. There is a John Todd in
Onslow Co. NC who on May 23 1741 proved his right to land in Onslow Co. On 25
June 1743, Joh Todd of Bear Creek sold 500 acres to Andrew Murray and on 26
July 1743, John Todd sold 100 acres which had been granted to him on New River
to Joseph Messer (Missex?) All in Onslow Co."
Many thanks to Bill mclean for the above information.
Now if there are any of you out there doing research on this family
we would love to hear from all of you.
On
Bill's question as to the neighbors of the Todd's in Camden District, SC they
are the following: Wm. Payne 1747; Cornelius Mclane
1751; Thomas Hanahaus 1735; Luke Gibson 1749; Aanthony Wright 1748; Jas. Ousley 1733; John Todd 1748;
Joseph Evans 1752; Timothy Kelly and Roger Gibson 1747; Robt. Milhous 1751;
Charles Russell 1749; all of these lived on the west side of the Wateree
River. Also living in the area is John Williams
1744; and Samuel Neilson 1748, these names are found in Georgia along about the
same time John Todd and family migrated to Georgia.
See
"Quakers in South Carolina, Wateree and Bush River, Cane Creek, Piney
Grove and Charleston Meetings, by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Copyright
1991 by Southern Historical Press, Inc."
Southern Historical Press Inc.; C/O The rev. Slias
Emmett Lucas, Jr; 275 West Braoad Street; Greenville,
SC 29601.
Children of JOHN TODD and
SARAH ? Are:
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JOHN
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Generation No.
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2.John2 Todd, Jr. (John1) was born abt. 1725 in Virginia,
and died abt. 1785 in Mcintosh County, Georgia.he
married Mary Williams ? Abt. 1750 in South Carolina.she
was born abt. 1730 in South Carolina, and died abt. 1787 in Mcintosh County, Georgia.
Notes for John
Todd, Jr.:
John Todd Jr.
1725-1785
John Todd Jr. Was born in Virginia.he was the
son of John Todd Sr. And sarah (Giles).John Todd Jr. Was born around 1725.John left Virginia
came to South Carolina with his family
around 1740s. by the size of his
father's land grant in South Carolina it is assumed that John Todd was
unmarried when they left Virginia. While
residing in South Carolina it is thought that John married Mary Williams. She
was possibly the daughter of John Williams.the Williams
and the Todds were neighbors in the Craven District of
South Carolina(1).
On June 12, 1751 John Todd Jr. was granted 150 acres of land in the craven
district of South Carolina. This grant
was located on the south side of the Wateree River at Dutchman's Creek. By the size of the grant John Todd was newly
married and had no children at this time(2).
On November 10, 1752, John Todd Jr. And Mary (Williams) sold the Wateree River grant
to William Harrison(3).in the deed John Todd refers to
himself as a laborer. After selling this
land, John and family moved to st. Andrew's parish in
Georgia. (RKM Edit: This later became
Liberty Co in 1777 and McIntosh County was taken from Liberty in 1793.)
The colonial records of the state of Georgia volume 6 page 429
Friday the 8th day of February 1754
read a petition of John Todd Jr. Wherein he prayed for 100 acres of land
situated adjoining west to lands petitioned for by his father on the south side
of the newport river.
Following is a copy of this land grant to John Todd Jr.
Registered july 25,1757
John Todd jun.
100 acres of land
in the district of newport
george the second by the grace of God Of Great Britain, France, And Ireland,
King Defender Of The Faith and so forth.to all whom these presents shall come greeting.know ye that we of our special grace, certain
knowledge and mere mention have given and granted and by these presents for us
our heirs and cessors do give and grant unto John Todd
the younger, his heirs and alfsigns, all that tract
of land containing 100 acres situate and being in the district of newport in our providence of Georgia bounded on the west by
land of John Todd the elder, on the north by the south branch of the newport river and on all other sides by land vacant having
such shape , form and marks as appears on a plat thereof hereunto annexed
together with all woods, underwoods, timber, and
timber trees, lakes, ponds, fishing waters, watercourses, profits, commodities,
herediments, and appurtenances what so ever thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining together also with privilege of hunting,
hawking, and fowling in and upon the same and all mines and minerals whatsoever
saving and reserving
nevertheless to us our heirs and successors one tenth part of mines of silver
and gold only to have and to hold the said tract of 100 acres of land and all
singular other the premises hereby granted with the appertances
unto the said John Todd,
his heirs or alfsigns forever in free and common succorage.he the said John Todd, his heirs or alfsigns yielding and paying thereof unto us our heirs and
successors or to our receiver general for the time being or to his deputy or
deputies for the
time being yearly and every year on the 25th of march at the rate of two
shillings sterling for every hundred acres and in proportion according to the
quantity of acres contained herein the same to commence at the end and
expiration of two years from the date hereof provided always and this present
grant is upon condition never the less that he the said John Todd, his heirs or
alfsigns shall and do within three years after the
date hereof for every fifty acres of plantable land
hereby granted clear and work three acres at least in that part thereofas he or they shall judge most convenient and
advantageous or else do clear and drain three acres of swamp or sunken grounds
or drain three acres of marsh if any such contained herein and shall do within
the time aforesaid put and keep upon every fifty acres thereof accounted barren
three neat cattle or six sheep or goats and continue the same thereon until
three acres for every fifty be fully cleared and improved provided also that
every three acres which shall be cleared and worked or cleared and drained as
aforesaid shall be accounted a sufficient seating, planting, cultivation, and
improvement to save forever from forfeiture fifty acres of land in any part of
the tract. Hereby granted and the said John Todd, his heirs and alfsigns shall be at liberty to withdraw his or their stock
in proportion to such cultivation and improvements as shall be made upon the plantable lands, swamps, sunken grounds, or marshes herein
contained and if the said rent hereby reserved shall happen to be in arrears
and remain unpaid for the space of one year from the time it shall become due
and no distress can be found on the said lands, tenements and herediments hereby granted that then and in such case the
said lands, tenements and herediments hereby granted
and every part and parcel thereof shall revert to us our heirs and successors
as fully and absolutely as if the same had never been granted provided also if
this grant shall not be duly registered in the registers office of our said providence
within six months from the date hereof and a docket thereof also entered in the
auditors office of the same in case such
establishment shall hereafter take place that then this grant shall be void any thing herein contained to the contrary not withstanding given under the broad seal of our
providence of Georgia witness our trusty and well beloved , Henry Ellis,
Esquire, Our Lieutenant Governor And Commander In Chief and over our said providence
the seventh day of June in the year of our lord 1757 and in the thirtieth year
of our reign.
Henry Ellis
this document can be viewed on microfilm in the Hinesville Library.
John Todd Jr. Made his memorial on this piece of land on January 9, 1759.(4)
John Todd Jr. Had two children, we know this by the petition that he made in August
of 1755 for additional land. This
petition was rejected by the proprietors of the state of Georgia.they
gave no reason for rejecting this petition.(5)
He requested an additional 200 acres of land on august 5, 1757. In his petition he says that he has a wife
and three children.(6)this property was located on the north side of the little
sappalo river, the land was the former land of Robert
Johnson.the petition was initially approved by the
proprietors, at a later date this land was found to be occupied and John Todd Jr.'s
claim was revoked.(7)
John Todd tried to petition the proprietors for additional land again on april
1, 1760.he asked for additional land on the South Newport River adjoining lands
of William Law And Edward Mcguire. The proprietors
rejected this land immediately because the same land had already been granted
to John Lawson Or Laghteston.
(8)
March 27, 1762 John Williams made a memorial of 500 acres of land granted to
him in St. Andrew's parish on July 7, 1761 (9). It is believed that this is the
same John Williams of craven district South Carolina the father of Mary Williams.
His lands were bounded on the north by the south newport
river and west and south by lands of John Todd sr and
John Todd Jr.
John Todd Jr. Successfully made a petition on september
1, 1767 for an additional 150 acres of land located in st.
Andrew's parish. (10)the land was surveyed on october 1, 1767 and was bounded on the north by the salt
marsh and on the west by lands granted to William forbes.(11)the
proprietors gave him a crown grant on december 1,
1767(12).John barnabee made the memorial on this land
for John Todd Jr. On february 15, 1768 (13).
John Todd Jr. Made another application for land on march 3, 1772.this land was
located in st. Johns parish adjoining the lands of middleton evans (14).in the
petition John Todd states that he
has a wife, three children and three slaves.this
petition was granted. John Todd lost a caveat concerning this land grant and
had to release 100 acres of the land to a mr. Harvey
(15).
John Todd Jr And Mary (Williams) Todd had the
following known children:
William Todd b. 1752d. 1816m.mary ___________
Jane Todd b. 1754d. 1816 m.s. Hawthorn, j. Campbell, e.
Taylor
Mary Todd b. 1756m.______dial
a copy of John Todd Jr.'swill which was probated in Liberty
County Georgia on June 7, 1785 follows:
In
the name of God amen. I, John Todd of Liberty
County, state of Georgia, planter, being weak of body but of perfect mind and
memory, thanks be given unto god; calling into mind the mortality of my body,
and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain
this my last will and testament.that is most
principally and first of all, i give and recommend my soul into the hands of
the almighty god that giveth, and my body i recommend to the earth to be buried
in decent christian burial at the discretion of my
executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, i shall receive
the same again, by the mighty power of god.
And as touching such worldly goods wherewith it has pleased god to bless me in
this life i give to my wife and her progeny of the same in the following manner
and form:
first i give and bequeath to my only son William Todd two tracts of land
containing two hundred acres, known by the name of Todd's bluff, one hundred
given unto my father, the other to myself to be held by him, his heirs and alfsigns for ever together with all its appurtenances.
Secondly i give to my daughter, Jane Hawthorn And Mary Todd fifty acres of land
each with all its appertances to them the said Jane Hawthorn
And Mary Todd their heirs and alfsigns forever,
it being apart of the plantation i now live on.upon lastly i give to my dearly beloved wife Mary, fifty
acres of land it being the remainder of the plantation i now live on together
with all my negroes, cattle of every kine, household
goods, bonds, notes, debts, and all moveable effects to be in her possession
and at her sole use and disposal, during her lifetime, but what remains at her
death if anything, to be equally divided among my three children, William, Jane,
And Mary.
And i do make and ordain John Thorpe And Dorcas, his wife and William Thomas
Harris Jr. My executors and executrix of this my last will and testament.and i do hereby disallow all former wills and or
executors, ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.in
witness whereof i have hereunto by my hand and seal this tenth day of april one
thousand seven hundred and eighty four.
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said John Todd as his last will
and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of
each other have subscribed our name.
James Douglas
Dorcas Thorpe
Susannah Westberry
State of Georgia, Liberty County.personally appeared
before one hepworth carter, esq. One of the justices
assigned to keep the peace in the county afforesaid mrs. Dorcas thorpe who being duly
sworn as to the fact that this disposition shown was in her presence and in the
presence of james douglas and
susannah westberry the
within named John Todd signed, sealed, published and declared the within to be
his last will and testament, sworn to before me the 7th day of june 1785.
Hepworth carter and dorcas thorpe
lodged in this office 11th july 1785, John Todd will
this document is in the probate court of Liberty County Georgia.
It is highly possible that dorcas Thorpe was the
sister of John Todd Jr.Dorcas Thorpe was married to John
Thorpe.
Footnotes:
1.clara a. Langley; "South Carolina deed abstracts 1719-1772 ii"; (n.p. southern historical press) page 214.
2.clara a. Langley; "South Carolina deed abstracts 1719-1772 ii"; (n.p. southern historical press 1983); page 320.
3.ibid
4.eve b. Weeks and robert s. Lowery; "abstracts of Georgia owners
memorials"; (danielsville, ga. Heritage papers
1988); page 8.
5.allen d. Candler, compiler: "the colonial records of the state of Georgia
vii"; (atlanta, ga. The franklin turner company
1907) page 240.
6.ibid, vol. Vii; page 522.
7.ibid, vol. Viii; page 278.
8.ibid, vol. Viii; page 278.
9.eve b. Weeks and robert s. Lowery; "abstracts Georgia land owners
memorials"; (danielsville, ga. Heritage papers
1988); page 62.
10. Allen d. Candler, compiler; "the colonial records of the state of Georgia,
x"; (atlanta, ga. The franklin turner company
1907); page 293.
11. English crown grants in st. Andrew's parish
1755-1775, pg.132
12. Ibid
13. Eve b. Weeks and robert s. Lowery, "abstracts Georgia land owners
memorials"; (danielsville, ga. Heritage papers
1988); pg.123.
14. Allen d. Candler, compiler; "the colonial records of the state of Georgia,
vol. Xii"; (atlanta,
ga. The franklin turner company 1907) page 224.
15. Ibid; vol. Xii; page 344.
Notes for Mary Williams ?:
Mary (Williams) Todd
Mary (Williams) Todd was the widow of John Todd Jr. They were possibly
married in South Carolina.so far no marriage record has been found for
them. John Todd owned land on the west
side of the Wateree river in south
Carolina and John Williams owned land on the east side of the Wateree
River in South Carolina1. John Todd and John
Williams sold their land in
South Carolina and moved to st. Andrew's parish in Georgia.
I have no idea about the year that Mary was born. The women in this period were treated as chattles of their husbands with no separate identity.they did not own land
except after the death of a spouse. Upon marriage whatever they owned became
the property of their husband unless there was a prenuptual
agreement.
Although we know little about Mary Todd we owe her a
great deal of appreciation for furnishing us with the following deeds of love. These deeds of love give us the names of her
grandchildren.
To
all people to whom these presents shall come.i, Mary Todd,
do send greeting, know ye that I the said Mary Todd of the county of liberty
and the state of Georgia, widow for and in consideration of the love, goodwill,
and affection i have and do bear towards my loving grandchildren, George Dial
And John Dial both of the state andcounty aforesaid.have given and granted and by these presents do
freely give and grant unto george dial his heirs, executors, administrators, or
alfsign a certain tract of land containing fifty
acres, situate and being and hulon bluff in the
county aforesaid.with twenty one head of cattle
branded it marked with a crop and slit in the left ear and a poplar leaf in the
right ear.to John Dial, his heirs, executors, or alfsign
do freely give and grant twenty seven head of cattle branded it marked with a
flour de lis in the right ear and crop and slit in
the left , one cow branded thus (upside down it) of which thereof i have
delivered them, they the said george and John Dial an
inventory signed with mine own hand and seal bearing same date to have and to
hold the said goods and chattle, their heirs,
executors, or administrators from here forth as their proper goods and chattles absolutely without and manners of conditions.in
witness where of i have here unto set my hand and seal. Dated this fourteenth
day of December, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty six and in the tenth year of american
independence.
Mary Todd (x her mark)
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Leonard Jurdine And William Kenneth
personally came and appeared before me John Lawson, ___ one of the justices
assigned to keep the peace in the county of liberty, who being duly sworn on
the holy evangilists of almighty god, Leonard Jurdine who deposed and sayeth, he saw Mary Todd sign,
seal, and deliver this at her____and deed and that he
did sign as an witness with William Kenneth Thereunto.Leonard
Jurdine
sworn before me the 5th february 1787
John Lawson,___j.p.recorded the 10th august1787 John Graves
cccl.
To all people to whom these presents come, i Mary Todd, send greeting.
Know ye that i the said mary tod
of the county of liberty and state of Georgia, widow, for and in consideration
of the love and good will and affection which i have and do bear towards my loving
grand children, John Todd, Jemina
Todd, William Todd, And Ann Todd of the said county and state aforesaidhave given and granted and by these presents do
freely give and grant unto the said John, Jemina, William,
And Ann Todd, their heirs, executors, administrators or alfsign,
twenty two head of cattle branded it marked with a poplar leaf in the right ear
and with a crop and a slit in the left ear, to be equally divided between the
four of which these presents i have delivered them the said John, William, Jemina, And Ann Todd an inventory, signed with mine own hand
and bearing _____ date to have and to hold the said goods and chattles to them their heirs, executors, administrators or alfsigns from henceforth as the proper goods and chattle
absolutely without any manner of condition.in witness whereof i have hereunto
set my hand and seal, dated this fourteenth day of December in the year of our
lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six, and in the tenth year of american independence.
Mary Todd (x her mark)
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Leonard Jurdine And William Kenneth
personally came and appeared before me, John lawson___
one of the justices for the county of Liberty, Leonard Jurdine,
who being duly sworn, deposed and saying he saw Mary Todd sign seal and deliver
as her act and deed the above deed and that he with William Kenneth did
subscribe as witnesses to the same
sworn before me this 5th february 1787Leonard Jurdine
John lawson, ___j.p.
recorded the 10th august 1787 by John graves
to all people to whom these presents come i, Mary Todd, send greeting.know ye thati the said Mary
Todd of the county of liberty and state of Georgia , widow for and in
consideration of the love and good will which i have and do bear towards my
loving daughter, mary dial, of the said state and
county aforesaid.have given and granted by these
presents do freely give and grant unto the said mary
dial, her heirs, executors, administrators, or alfsigns
all my household furniture, namely, one bed, two pair blankets, one pair
sheets, ten new plates, two dishes, five old
plates, three ________, one trunk, two _____, and all the movables belonging to
me or might here after belong to me in any way whatsoever of which these presents.i have delivered her the said mary
dial an inventory, signed with mine own hand and bearing ______date to have and
to hold
the said goods and chattles to her and to her heirs,
executors, administrators, or alfsigns from henceforth
as her proper goods and chattles absolutely without
any manner of conditions.. In witness whereof i have hereunto set my hand and
seal this fourteenth day of december in the year of
our lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty six and in the tenth year of American
independence.
Mary Todd (x her mark)
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Leonard Jurdine And William Kenneth
personally comes and appears before me, John lawson,
___ one of the justices for the county of liberty, Leonard Jurdine
who being duly sworn, deposed and sayeth he saw Mary Todd sign seal and deliver
as her act and deed the above deed and also with William Kenneth subscribe as witness
thereunto.
Sworn before me this 5th february 1787
Leonard Jurdine
John lawson, ___j.p.2
Mary Todd of Liberty County Georgia to her grand children
Catherine And Winifred Dial.gift of cattle,
instrument dated october 9, 1792.memorandum attached
says she had given the property to stephen Hawthorn's children. After the said Hawthorn's
children's deaths she took the same back and now gives
them to her other grandchildren, the said catherine
and Winifred dyall3
we know by these deeds of love that Mary Todd was still alive on October 9,
1792. After this no further
records can be found relating to Mary Todd.
Children of John
Todd and Mary ? Are:
3.WILLIAM3 TODD (JOHN2, JOHN1) was
born Abt. 1752 in MCINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA, and died May 1816 in TATTNALL COUNTY,
GEORGIA1.He married MARY.
Notes for WILLIAM TODD:
WILLIAM TODD
1752-1816
William Todd Sr. Was born around 1752 probably in the St. Andrew's parish in the
State of georgia.
William Todd was the only son of John Todd Jr. As evidenced in John Todd Jr.'s
last will and testament. The last will and testament of John Todd dated april
10, 1784 devises a tract of 200 acres of land to my only son William Todd. This property was compiled of two tracts of
land containing 100 acres each.one from John Todd Jr.'s father land grant and
the other from John Todd Jr.'s land grant. Both tracts were bounded on the
north by the South Newport River.
William Todd probably grew up in the st. Andrew's
district of the state of Georgia.William married
around 1775 to mary _____________. The records for St.
Andrew's parish were burned in a fire at the courthouse in Darien, GA. The
county seat.
William Todd Sr. Was old enough to have participated in the American Revolution.
No record of his participation has been found.it has been suggested that his
family were of the quaker belief1.
British forces over ran this area in November of 1778. Many of the residents fled this invasion into
Florida and South Carolina.it is possible that William Todd and family were among
these refugees.
Mary
Todd the widow of John Todd Jr. Made a deed of love in Liberty County to her
grandchildren, John, Jemina, William and Ann Todd, This was done
on December 14, 1786. These were the
children of William Todd Sr.
William Todd Sr. And Mary sold to David Delegal 40
acres of land. This land adjoined to the
lands of james Nephew. This sale took place on February 18, 1790 in Mcintosh
County Georgia2. After this sale of
land no recorded records of William Todd can be found this could be in part due
to the fire in the courthouse at Darien, ga.
Land grants in Liberty County and Tattnal Co. Ga.
Page 158;William Todd 135 acres, aug. 5, 1810 on bull
creek, bounded by Todd.cc: William Todd Sr.,
William Todd Jr. , serveyed by j.a.
tippens
page 159;William Todd; 150 acres; aug. 5, 1816 on
indigo branch, all sides vacant.cc: William Todd Sr., William Todd Jr.
Page 79, vol. 2 no. 3 William Todd, sept. 6, 1813, 100 acres on bull creek,
adjoining tippins and wildes.
Cc: w. Todd, t. Lillerton; serveyed
j.a. tippins.
The next mention of William Todd Sr. is on December 30, 1811 John Palmer of Liberty
County gave a mortgage to William Todd Sr. For the purchase of one slave. This
document was witnessed by Abraham Deloach And James
Barnard3.the witnesses were residents of Tattnall County Georgia
and so William Todd is found residing in that part of the state of georgia. Why he left
Mcintosh and Liberty County is unknown. William
Todd Sr. is on the tax digest of Tattnall County Georgia in 1814. He owned two tracts of land both being grants.
William Todd Sr. Made his last will and testament on September 1, 1815. this will is on file at the Tattnall County courthouse .
State
of Georgia Tattnall County.in the name of god, amen. I, William Todd of the county and state
aforesaid being in a very lowly state of body and calling to mind the mortality
of man, and being in my perfect senses, mind and memory do make this my last
will and testament. First of all i recommend
my spirit to the lord that giveth it, my body to the dirt, to be buried in a decent
manner at the discretion of my friends.
Secondly i dispose of my earthly goods in the following manner.i give and bequeath to my lawful married wife,
Mary Todd all and singularly my goods and chattles,
movable or immovable real or personal during her natural life and after her
death to be equally devided amoungst
my children.
I,
William Todd do hereby ordain this my last will and testament and do
leave my loving wife mary Todd and no other person
the only executor to the above estate.
In
witness whereof i have hererunto set my hand and seal
the 1st day of september in the 39th year of the american independence and in the year of 1815 and in the
presence of Baxter And Peacock.signed
William Todd
this will was attested to by Isreal Baxter on may 3, 1816.
William
Todd apparently died in the early part of 1816.
His burial site is unknown.
The names of William Todd's children are known from the will of Jane Taylor.the aunt of these children. She leaves her entire
estate except three cows to the heirs of John, William and Jemina
Todd.
Children of WILLIAM TODD and
MARY are:
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JOHN4 TODD, b. Abt.
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WILLIAM TODD, JR., b. Abt.
1785, LIBERTY COUNTY GEORGIA; d. Unknown. |
For
more generations see the above referenced websites.
For
Annette Todd’s descendants list