I went to Abbeville to pick up copies of the Edward Arnett estate 1783... Edward Sr. lived in southeast Spartanburg Co southside of the Tyger River. I will continue to just edit it, rather than write new entries.
S213184: Colonial Plat Books (Copy Series) BACKLER, EZEKIEL, PLAT FOR 700 ACRES ON THE FORK OF ENOREE AND TYGER RIVERS
1783 Edward Arnett estate adm in Abbeville Court House
1786 Edward Arnett property mentioned in Spartanburg Co. after Spartanburg had its own courthouse
1807 Edward Arnett of Spartanburg Co, son of Edw Arnett, dec'd (no notion yet what was mentioned or what it was about)
1812 Edward Arnett of Wilkes Co, GA dec'd, admx. Catharine Quearns Arnett
1812 Catharine Quearns Arnett is admx of Edward Arnett's will children: 1812 Kitty Arnett in Edward Arnett's will 1812 Felix Arnett in Edward Arnett's will 1812 Martha Anne Arnett in Edward Arnett's will 1812 John Arnett in Edward Arnett's will
1812 William Arnett in Edward Arnett's will as administrator
1812 Samuel Arnett in Edward Arnett's will as Admin.
[all above jwa notes to MH]
Ann Spears ("the children of Mrs. Ann Arnett" from a court note) -according to family tradition - was sister to John Spears who was half brother of John Querns according to court notes, which could mean that John Querns was also a half brother of Ann Spears. It looks like the family moved down to Wilkes Co GA after Edward Arnett Sr. died and grew up under the eyes of their uncle John Quern who was well established in Wilkes, having founght in the Rev. in GA. He had come from Harford, Maryland but I do believe he had land in Spartanburg next to John Speer his half brother. There are 6 court records of his being called John Daniel Kern with land next to Edward Arnett on the Tyger River near the Enoree. This John Daniel Kern has transactions of 1000s of acres in this vicinity of Spartanburg. He had a father, cousin or brother named John Frederick Kern because they went to court on 2 occasions against another party. Why did he call himself Quern in Ga and Kern in SC? because he was probably traceable from the beginning in SC transactions as Kern and kept it that way- perhaps by mistake? But where the British had been in control in GA he was known as John Quern. I cannot be sure, but I suspect it is possible. Perhaps the 2 states decided to spell his name differently- or he did.
http://www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com/ga_county/wks.htm
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gawilkes/
map from http://georgiarefugees.tripod.com/
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Abbeville Court House
Edward Arnett estate.
864 366 5312 ext 211 Karen
ARNETT, EDWARD—BOX 1, PACK 16: Est. admr. Sept. 20, 1783, by Ann Arnett, Wm. Bouland, Ralph Smith to Jno. Thomas Jr. Ord. 96 Dist. Sum 2,000 lbs. Sale, Oct. 13, 1783. Byrs: Ann, Mary Arnett, Wm. Bowland, Benjamin Wofford, Larnard Smith, Gowen Clayton, Wm. Cleyton. Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills and Bonds as on file in the Abbeville, South Carolina, Courthouse, by Willie Pauline Young, Page 9
The 2 Edwards are the only Arnett names listed as having a will in Abbeville 1783 (where the courthouse for Old 96 District was) and Spartanburg SC 1807 and 1811 (courthouse for Spartanburg in 1786). It is not that he lived in Abbeville District. It is that the courthouse records for the Old 96th District were at Abbeville till 1785. Edward Arnett actually lived at Spartanburg, south of the Tyger River in the southeast section of Spartanburg Co. near the Clayton, Tod(d) and Bobo families, as well as near John Spear, and James and Mary Spear (who moved to Charleston SC eventually).
In a Wilkes Co court paper it says "Mrs Ann Arnett" is the "mother of the children" mentioned in the John Querns will and in another reference that John Spear's sister Ann married the father of the 6 children named in John Querns' will. That he is a half brother to John Querns.
1830 Wilkes GA This should prove that this William in 1820 Wilkes GA and 1830 Wilkes GA is the descendant of Catherine "Querns" Arnett, as the descendants are all living together still in 1830 Wilkes while William Arnett of Edgefield/Abbeville is living in Indiana with wife Sarah Henderson and is from an entirely different father. I have no proof they are related to the Arnetts of Wilkes GA and Edgefield District SC (pre 1785 courthouse in Abbeville) and Laurens/Spartanburg SC. William Arnett left Edgefield (while his in-laws Thomas and Elizabeth Arnett stayed in SC until at least 1830 where 2 Thos Hendersons appear in census data- in 1840 there is only one Thos Henderson in Edgefield SC- this could be a son) and migrated to Indiana, then to Alabama and then back to Indiana. Thos. Henderson is in Edgefield, SC 1790 census thru 1830 at least.
The Indiana State Library does have a microfilm copy of the Greenfield, Hancock Co. Democrat dated 28 August 1873, which has an article about William Arnett. obituary for William Arnett, 1777/Edgewood SC - 5 Aug 1873 - 97 years old - died Buck Creek Twp - Hancock Co, In. His death is noted - his life - travels and is part of a website whereby one cannot contact the webmaster. He m. first Sarah Henderson - she d. 1846, m. 2nd Catharine Meek. He was father of Shadrach Arnett and William F. Arnett.
From: ask@library.in.gov
To: nanpexa@sbcglobal.net
Autumn Gonzalez
Librarian, Genealogy Division
Indiana State Library
A transcription reads:
William Arnett: b 1777 in Edgefield (near Abbeville) SC
"The death of a very aged Pioneer.
Some time since we noticed the death of Mr. William Arnett, the aged
father of S.H. Arnett, Esq., of Buck Creek Township, in this county, and
promised to give a short sketch of his life. We do so this week, as
we are of those who believe that too much honor cannot be paid to the
memory of the sturdy men who broke the silence of the Western wild, and
helped make it teem with life, energy and prosperity:
William Arnett was born in Abbeville, District, South Carolina, about
the year 1776, and in 1797 was married to Sarah Henderson.
They were the parent's of nine children, of whom four are living,
three daughters and one son. He emigrated to Indiana in 1804 and settled
on the west bank of Whitewater below where Brookville now stands. At this
time game and Indians were plenty all over the county, and hunting and
killing game were his delight. The fall of 1817 found him dissatisfied,
when he moved to Alabama, but in the spring of 1818 he returned to
Indiana and settled in Knox county, near Vincennes, and remainded there
until fall, when he returned to the Whitewater country near where he
first settled. The year following he returned to Fayette county and
settled in the beech, seven miles southeast of Connersville, where he
remained until he cleard a good sized farm. In 1831 he concluded to sell
out, and did so in order to give his children a start in the world. In
the fall of 1831 he settled in Hancock county, near the center of Buck
Creek township. Here he found game abundant, and was never so well
satisfied as when in the woods with his rifle.
It seems that he was better satisfied while living on Buck Creek
than at any former place, although the hardships through which he had to
go were trying and numerous. In the fall of 1846 he had the misfortune to
lose his companion. He then broke up housekeeping (which was hard for him
to do) and lived with his children for near two years when he married
Catharine Meek, who was a great support and comfort to him in his
declining years.
In matters of religion he was a Predestinarian Baptisit, and believed
in the sovereignty of God over all things. In his dealings with his
fellow men he was ever just and had difficulty with none. He was
generous, we might say, to a fault, and the orphan was always received
with an open hand and never sent away hungry.
He died the fifth day of August, 1873, and was about ninety-seven
years old."
Added by: Ruth (Hickman) Wicks
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=7806076&CRid=84190&
His children are
I also have no proof that the Edgefield District Edward Arnett widow's name was Catherine Querns Arnett- in fact I am inclined to think someone added that "Querns" in simply because she was in John Querns will. There is no proof she was a Querns and no indication- other than she must be related. This also happened to Mary Ann Arnett who was his neice- someone decided she was a daughter and called her Mary Ann "Querns."
The Indiana State Library does have a microfilm copy of the Greenfield, Hancock Co. Democrat dated 28 August 1873, which has an article about William Arnett. obituary for William Arnett, 1777/Edgewood SC - 5 Aug 1873 - 97 years old - died Buck Creek Twp - Hancock Co, In. His death is noted - his life - travels and is part of a website whereby one cannot contact the webmaster. He m. first Sarah Henderson - she d. 1846, m. 2nd Catharine Meek. He was father of Shadrach Arnett and William F. Arnett.
From: ask@library.in.gov
To: nanpexa@sbcglobal.net
Autumn Gonzalez
Librarian, Genealogy Division
Indiana State Library
A transcription reads:
William Arnett: b 1777 in Edgefield (near Abbeville) SC
"The death of a very aged Pioneer.
Some time since we noticed the death of Mr. William Arnett, the aged
father of S.H. Arnett, Esq., of Buck Creek Township, in this county, and
promised to give a short sketch of his life. We do so this week, as
we are of those who believe that too much honor cannot be paid to the
memory of the sturdy men who broke the silence of the Western wild, and
helped make it teem with life, energy and prosperity:
William Arnett was born in Abbeville, District, South Carolina, about
the year 1776, and in 1797 was married to Sarah Henderson.
They were the parent's of nine children, of whom four are living,
three daughters and one son. He emigrated to Indiana in 1804 and settled
on the west bank of Whitewater below where Brookville now stands. At this
time game and Indians were plenty all over the county, and hunting and
killing game were his delight. The fall of 1817 found him dissatisfied,
when he moved to Alabama, but in the spring of 1818 he returned to
Indiana and settled in Knox county, near Vincennes, and remainded there
until fall, when he returned to the Whitewater country near where he
first settled. The year following he returned to Fayette county and
settled in the beech, seven miles southeast of Connersville, where he
remained until he cleard a good sized farm. In 1831 he concluded to sell
out, and did so in order to give his children a start in the world. In
the fall of 1831 he settled in Hancock county, near the center of Buck
Creek township. Here he found game abundant, and was never so well
satisfied as when in the woods with his rifle.
It seems that he was better satisfied while living on Buck Creek
than at any former place, although the hardships through which he had to
go were trying and numerous. In the fall of 1846 he had the misfortune to
lose his companion. He then broke up housekeeping (which was hard for him
to do) and lived with his children for near two years when he married
Catharine Meek, who was a great support and comfort to him in his
declining years.
In matters of religion he was a Predestinarian Baptisit, and believed
in the sovereignty of God over all things. In his dealings with his
fellow men he was ever just and had difficulty with none. He was
generous, we might say, to a fault, and the orphan was always received
with an open hand and never sent away hungry.
He died the fifth day of August, 1873, and was about ninety-seven
years old."
Added by: Ruth (Hickman) Wicks
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=7806076&CRid=84190&
His children are
Children
| Birth | Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 SEP 1801Hancock county, Indiana | ||
| 2. | 1802 (named after her grandmother) | ||
| 3. | 1804 | ||
| 4. | 1808 | ||
| 5. | 1809 | ||
| 6. | 8 SEP 1810 (named after her Aunt- Jemima Henderson) | ||
| 7. | 15 APR 1815Franklin county, Indiana | ||
| 8. | 3 SEP 1819 (named after his Uncle- Shadrach Henderson) | ||
| 9. | 1823 | ||
| 10. | 1824 (named after her mother) |
I also have no proof that the Edgefield District Edward Arnett widow's name was Catherine Querns Arnett- in fact I am inclined to think someone added that "Querns" in simply because she was in John Querns will. There is no proof she was a Querns and no indication- other than she must be related. This also happened to Mary Ann Arnett who was his neice- someone decided she was a daughter and called her Mary Ann "Querns."
Catherine's children listed includes no children named Samuel or Edward. SC records say 1807 Edward, son of Edward, decd, meaning that an Edward 1807 death followed an Edward 1783 death and whose wife was Ann Arnett, so Catherine's husband was the 1807 Edward, meaning Jr. What they dont say is that Ann Spears likely may have also been the half sister of John Querns which is the reason they were his nephews/nieces.
Catherine's children were John 1794 (1830 census next to William), Martha Ann, Catherine "Kitty," and Felix G. Arnett born 1809 before the death of his father 1811. In other words Catherine was a young enough age still to be having children in 1809, and her husband had been living next to Samuel and William and Nancy Anderson. Siblings all together. Her son John is the inheritor of John Quern's bequeath to his father (Edward jr.). They were all living on plantations given to them by John Querns, not by a father.
Felix C. Arnett marker
| Nov. 2, 1809 | |||||
| Death: | Jun. 26, 1886 | |||||
 Arnett, Felix G. 02 Nov 1809 26 Jun 1886 Civil War Veteran CSA | ||||||
| Burial: Oak City Cemetery Bainbridge Decatur County Georgia, USA | ||||||
As a successful business man John Quern had plenty of land to spare and no descendants to will it to. Since the children's father died early before he had acquired much, John took over as father and gave them the start of what they had in 1820 where Wm. Arnett, Saml. Agenet, John Arnet are all indexed on the same page. Catherine remarried or died and was living on with Felix and this was devided in the end bewteen John and Felix who made a fresh start in Decatur in 1860. The marriage of Arnett, Catherine to Martin, William Nov. 1, 1819 would be Catherine or her daughter Kitty.
Samuel Arnett Sr of Fairfield died in 1806 and left a will. He had a Samuel Jr but no William and his wife Elisabatte was still alive. So Samuel Sr of Fairfield is not Ann's husband. I believe this Samuel was of German descent and is not related to the Spartanburh SC and Wilkes Co GA Arnetts. Joh Q. Arnett went up to Fairfield because he married a Coleman from Fairfield.
MD>SC>GA Arnett guesstimates of dates
1720 unknown b 1720 married unknown Querns b 1720, had 2 boy Querns in Maryland, including
John Querns b ca 1740 of Harford (not Hartford, a misspelling) MD. He moved to GA and fought in the Revolution in GA including at Kettle Creek. He is registered in Harford MD and by 1768 in the Wrightsborough community in GA (Wilkes)
1747 mother of John Querns remarried a Spears, had John Spears ca 1748 and Ann Spears ca 1752, half siblings to John Querns ca 1740
1768 Ann Spears b 1752 married Edward Arnett Sr "Mrs. Ann Arnett" was still alive in 1817. She is mentioned in a court paper as the "mother" of the following children.
These children are proven. (tentative Arnett birth dates)
1. Mary Ann Arnett 1769 m John Stephens b 1761 (son of Moses Stephens of Wilkes Co GA and possibly Edgefield District SC) moved about 1818-1820 to Montgomery, AL which became Lowndes Co AL
5 children details on http://moses-stephens.blogspot.com/ :
1. Sarah Stephens m. Ransom Meadows
2. William Stephens
3. John Stephens
4. James Edward (Jim Ned) Stephens who picked up money for his mother, Mary Stephens, from the court in Wilkes from the John Quern estate)
5.Moses Stephens m.
5 children details on http://moses-stephens.blogspot.com/ :
1. Sarah Stephens m. Ransom Meadows
2. William Stephens
3. John Stephens
4. James Edward (Jim Ned) Stephens who picked up money for his mother, Mary Stephens, from the court in Wilkes from the John Quern estate)
5.Moses Stephens m.
2. Samuel Arnett 1771 (1830 census is 50-59) d 1831 m 1st unknown (some say Ann Spears, dau of John) and 2nd widow Anne Catchings Ashmore
Samuel's children;
1. Henry W. Arnett
Marriage-Matilda ELLIOT
Marriage: 24 Nov 1827 Upson Co., Georgia
2. Seaborn Arnett
Marriage-Matilda ANDERSON
Marriage: 28 Apr 1821 Wilkes, Georgia
Marriage-Elizabeth IVY
Marriage: 13 Jul 1827 Wilkes, Georgia
Marriage -Nancy P STEED
Marriage: 20 May 1838 Wilkes, Georgia
3. Nancy Arnett m. William Glaze- Nancy had 9 children, and three children that went to Sabine, Texas (Glaze).
Father: Thomas Glaze b: ABT. 1759
Mother: Amelia Frazer b: ABT. 1765
Marriage 1 Nancy Bond
Marriage 2 Nancy Arnett
4. Mary Polly Arnett may have married William Newman in 1828 in Warren Co., Ga.
5. Oliver C. Arnett - details at http://moses-stephens.blogspot.com/
1. Henry W. Arnett
Marriage-Matilda ELLIOT
Marriage: 24 Nov 1827 Upson Co., Georgia
2. Seaborn Arnett
Marriage-Matilda ANDERSON
Marriage: 28 Apr 1821 Wilkes, Georgia
Marriage-Elizabeth IVY
Marriage: 13 Jul 1827 Wilkes, Georgia
Marriage -Nancy P STEED
Marriage: 20 May 1838 Wilkes, Georgia
3. Nancy Arnett m. William Glaze- Nancy had 9 children, and three children that went to Sabine, Texas (Glaze).
Father: Thomas Glaze b: ABT. 1759
Mother: Amelia Frazer b: ABT. 1765
Marriage 1 Nancy Bond
Marriage 2 Nancy Arnett
4. Mary Polly Arnett may have married William Newman in 1828 in Warren Co., Ga.
5. Oliver C. Arnett - details at http://moses-stephens.blogspot.com/
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3. Edward Arnett (Jr.) b 1774 died ca 1811 married Catherine b 1774. four children: John 1794, Catherine (Kitty), Martha Ann, Felix G. 1809 who died in Bainbridge, Decatur GA and is buried there. See fotos above. He was a commissioner of the Flint River.
4. William Arnett 1776 (1820 census 26-44, 1830 is 40-49) m Sarah Glaze and had 12 children or more
1. Mary Ann Arnett b: 10 APR 1803 in Lincoln Co, GA
Marriages 1 Thomas Dallis Jr. 2 ? Glaze 3 Isaiah Cullars
Marriages 1 Thomas Dallis Jr. 2 ? Glaze 3 Isaiah Cullars
other children
2. John Q Arnett 1804
Marriages 2nd Eliza T. Coleman (children- Feaster, Berry, Robert and Susan) and 1st Frances Elam - she died by lightening leaving 3 young children. His will also includes 2 illegitimate children by Lucy Roberts:
H. Paulina and William Thompson Roberts of Chester, SC
Marriages 2nd Eliza T. Coleman (children- Feaster, Berry, Robert and Susan) and 1st Frances Elam - she died by lightening leaving 3 young children. His will also includes 2 illegitimate children by Lucy Roberts:
H. Paulina and William Thompson Roberts of Chester, SC
click on his illegitimate children children of Lucie Roberts
Name: J Q Arnett
Residence: 1830 - Chester, South Car1850 Fairfield SC
J Q Arnett 45 born GA merchant and Planter
Eliza T Arnett 34 born Fairfield SC
Feaster Arnett 12 b. Chester SC
Benny (Ann) Arnett 10 b. Chester SC
Robert Arnett 4 b. Chester SC
Susan Arnett 6 b. Chester SC
Wesley Mayfield 25 clerk b Chester SC (her future husband)
Isham Mayfield 17 laborer b. Abbeville SC
Freedom Archy 56 carpenter b. Abbeville
Maria Archy 20 b Abbeville SC
(Elisha Mayfield age 65 b Chester SC is next door)
3. Berry A. Arnett 1811-17
4. William George Arnett 1818 buried at the Smyrna Methodist Church where John Querns is supposedly buried m. Sophia Bird
5. Mitchell D. Arnett 1819
1860: Wilkes, Georgia Post Office: Washington
M D Arnett 41 GA
Margaret A Arnett 32
Frances J Arnett 16
Mary Ann Arnett 14
Emma E Arnett 13
Alexander F Arnett 10
Camilla S Arnett 9
Susan K Arnett 7
Carrie A Arnett 5
Harper Arnett 3
Charles K Arnett 1
6. Albert Winfrey Arnett b: 1822 m. Mary Ann Kilgo
7. Samuel J. Arnett m. Ellen Cullers
8. Bradford Arnett
9. Milly Arnett m. William Florence
10. Sarah Arnett Marriages 1 Taylor Or Tyner 2 Ben Cartledge 3 William Corneilson
11. Jane Arnett
5. Margaret Arnett b 1777 m Charles Anderson b 1777- no information as yet
6. Nancy Arnett b 1781 (1830 census is 40-49) d 1848 m Martin Anderson b 1769 d 1814. She is a widow in 1830 census and living near her brothers William and Samuel (same page)
Illegitimate children of John Q. Arnett children of Lucie Roberts http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?recordId=306365
Samuel Arnett
The way Samuel Arnett (son of Edward Sr) worded his will, he assured that his son Oliver C Arnett had a mother and the step mother Ann Catchings had an estate to live from. It was to stay in her hands for Oliver unless she married or died. He wills her 2 daughters by William Ashmore 100 dollars each. Her mother Mildred married Ben Catchings who died in 1798. Their daughter Anne married Samuel Arnett- for both it was at least a second marriage. Samuel had a son named Oliver C Arnett b 1818 who was the last born before Samuel married Ann Catchings in 1819. Ann raised him as her own. Mildred lived with the family until she married Carlton. Mildred may have considered Oliver C. her own grandson because of the closeness
Elender Ashmore b 1782 married Richard Madden. Margaret b ca 1772 married George Terry. These girls were step daughters and perhaps nieces or cousins of William. She was the widow of a Walter Ashmore who died 5 FEB 1791 in York, SC.
Reference William Arnett of Edgefield (married Sarah Henderson) (not of Wilkes GA, not directly related to John Querns)
This page talks about Mildred Carlton relict of Ben Catchings, also Oliver C. Arnett and Ann Bird page 8
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Samuel Arnett married Anne Catchings Ashmore, widow of William Ashmore, Dec 1819 in Wilkes GA. Talks about Ann Arnett becoming exc for the Ben Catchings estate. Her mother Mildred had died 1840. of+Estates+Wilkes&printsec=frontcover&source=
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Samuel Arnett, son of Ann Spears Arnett
Will
Georgia, Wilkes Co.:
In the name of God Amen. I Samuel Arnett of the county and state of aforesaid being of sound mind and disposing memory calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament revoking all others. First, I command(?) my soul to God who gave it and my body to be decently buried. As to my earthy property I wish to make the following disposition of it. Item 1st: I give and bequeath to my son Henry W. Arnett's children the following property (slaves?), Sunthia Eady and her three children James, Green, Caroline, and three hundred dollars in cash he has heretofore received and receipted for; and I give and bequeath unto said children one negro boy, John, at my death and I also give unto my son Henry W. Arnett fifty dollars for his__________use. Item 2nd: I give and bequeath unto my son Seaborn Arnett the following property, Sally a woman, Peter a boy, and five hundred and fourteen dollars and seventy cents in cash, three negroes, Stephan a man, Lucinda a girl, Liza a girl, which property and money he has heretofore receipted and receipted for. Also I give three negroes at my death, March and Ned, boys and Clarisa, a girl. Item 3rd: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy (b Sept 1807 died 9 Apr 1857) (will of her husband William Glaze) the following property, Patience a girl, Clark a boy, Betty a woman, Evaline her child, Nancy a woman and her child Dianne, cash one hundred dollars which she has heretofore received and receipted for by William Glaze her husband. Also I give her one negro boy named Wilkes at my death. Item 4: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Newman the following property, Sarah a woman, Bob a boy, Jane a woman, Isham a boy, Marion a woman and child, Jefferson, cash one hundred dollars thirty seven and one half cents which she has heretofore received and receipted for by William Newman; also at my death Joe and Jimmy. Item 5th: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife the following property during her natural life and widowhood, one negro woman Nancy, my interest that I bought of Thomas M.M.(W.M.) Hud (Thomas W.Marbury Steed-husband of step dau Mildred Ashmore), also one man Len and Feruby his wife, Mary and her child Caty—also supposed to be one hundred and fifty acres of land, taking the dwelling house and kitchen beginning at a persimmon in the lane and running due east to my east line adjoining Mr. Florence, thence with said line to Little River, thence up the river to the mouth of Upton's creek, thence up said creek to the mouth of the Spring branch, thence up said branch to a bridge, thence up the east side of the lane to the beginning coming into the lane sixty yards north of the dwelling house, also two beds and furniture. The above land I wish to give to my son Oliver C. Arnett at my wife's death or intermarriage, also the rest of the property left her to my children. Item 6th: I give and bequeath the balance of my estate both real and personal to my son Oliver C. Arnett (by 1850 he owned 57 slaves in Wilkes Co and in 1860 he owned 89 slaves in Decatur Co). Item 7th: It is my will at my death that the crops on hand is for the support of the plantation and that the property is all to be kept together and an overseer employed by my executors to attend to both farms and at the end of each year the net produces(?) of all the crops to be equally divided according to their_______. Item 8th: It is my will that my son Oliver C. Arnett's money be kept out at interest by my executors and that my wife and son be equal in all expenses in proportionate to their property. It is my will that my wife attend to the clothing of the family as usual______(does he mean the laundry?). Item I will and bequeath to Mildred Hud(Steed) And Patience Paschal (stepdaughters) one hundred dollars at my death to each. I hereby nominate and constitute my beloved wife Ann Arnett my whole executor of this my last will and testament___________ given by my hand and seal this 27th day of March 1834. Samuel Arnett Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of R. Booker J.J. West Job(?) Coleman R.J. Holiway, J.P. Marbury Steed died in Wetumpka, Coosa Co., Alabama 11 january 1861 Nancy Arnett, STEP daughter of Ann Spears Arnett, married William H. Glaze: from
Will
Georgia, Wilkes Co.:
In the name of God Amen. I Samuel Arnett of the county and state of aforesaid being of sound mind and disposing memory calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament revoking all others. First, I command(?) my soul to God who gave it and my body to be decently buried. As to my earthy property I wish to make the following disposition of it. Item 1st: I give and bequeath to my son Henry W. Arnett's children the following property (slaves?), Sunthia Eady and her three children James, Green, Caroline, and three hundred dollars in cash he has heretofore received and receipted for; and I give and bequeath unto said children one negro boy, John, at my death and I also give unto my son Henry W. Arnett fifty dollars for his__________use. Item 2nd: I give and bequeath unto my son Seaborn Arnett the following property, Sally a woman, Peter a boy, and five hundred and fourteen dollars and seventy cents in cash, three negroes, Stephan a man, Lucinda a girl, Liza a girl, which property and money he has heretofore receipted and receipted for. Also I give three negroes at my death, March and Ned, boys and Clarisa, a girl. Item 3rd: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy (b Sept 1807 died 9 Apr 1857) (will of her husband William Glaze) the following property, Patience a girl, Clark a boy, Betty a woman, Evaline her child, Nancy a woman and her child Dianne, cash one hundred dollars which she has heretofore received and receipted for by William Glaze her husband. Also I give her one negro boy named Wilkes at my death. Item 4: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Newman the following property, Sarah a woman, Bob a boy, Jane a woman, Isham a boy, Marion a woman and child, Jefferson, cash one hundred dollars thirty seven and one half cents which she has heretofore received and receipted for by William Newman; also at my death Joe and Jimmy. Item 5th: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife the following property during her natural life and widowhood, one negro woman Nancy, my interest that I bought of Thomas M.M.(W.M.) Hud (Thomas W.Marbury Steed-husband of step dau Mildred Ashmore), also one man Len and Feruby his wife, Mary and her child Caty—also supposed to be one hundred and fifty acres of land, taking the dwelling house and kitchen beginning at a persimmon in the lane and running due east to my east line adjoining Mr. Florence, thence with said line to Little River, thence up the river to the mouth of Upton's creek, thence up said creek to the mouth of the Spring branch, thence up said branch to a bridge, thence up the east side of the lane to the beginning coming into the lane sixty yards north of the dwelling house, also two beds and furniture. The above land I wish to give to my son Oliver C. Arnett at my wife's death or intermarriage, also the rest of the property left her to my children. Item 6th: I give and bequeath the balance of my estate both real and personal to my son Oliver C. Arnett (by 1850 he owned 57 slaves in Wilkes Co and in 1860 he owned 89 slaves in Decatur Co). Item 7th: It is my will at my death that the crops on hand is for the support of the plantation and that the property is all to be kept together and an overseer employed by my executors to attend to both farms and at the end of each year the net produces(?) of all the crops to be equally divided according to their_______. Item 8th: It is my will that my son Oliver C. Arnett's money be kept out at interest by my executors and that my wife and son be equal in all expenses in proportionate to their property. It is my will that my wife attend to the clothing of the family as usual______(does he mean the laundry?). Item I will and bequeath to Mildred Hud(Steed) And Patience Paschal (stepdaughters) one hundred dollars at my death to each. I hereby nominate and constitute my beloved wife Ann Arnett my whole executor of this my last will and testament___________ given by my hand and seal this 27th day of March 1834. Samuel Arnett Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of R. Booker J.J. West Job(?) Coleman R.J. Holiway, J.P. Marbury Steed died in Wetumpka, Coosa Co., Alabama 11 january 1861 Nancy Arnett, STEP daughter of Ann Spears Arnett, married William H. Glaze: from
GENERATION EIGHT: WILLIAM H. GLAZE: William H. Glaze (WHG), Jane Glaze's father, was the second son and second child of Thomas Glaze Sr., and Milly Frazier. He was born 9-1-1785 in Granville Co., NC. He second married Nancy Arnett, daughter of Samuel Arnett and Ann Spear. He died sometime before 2-7-1859. He is buried in the Glaze Family Cemetery, east of Midland, Harris Co., GA. The dates on his headstone read born 9-1-1787 and died 1850, but these dates do not correspond with the dates given by Milly Frazier Glaze in her pension application. In fact, he does appear in the 1850 census of Harris Co., HH 46. Nancy Arnett was born 9-1807 in SC, and died 4-9-1887. She is also buried in the Glaze Family Cemetery. From Milly Frazier Glaze's pension application we know that WHG was in GA, in 1800. His oldest daughter, our Jane Glaze, was born in 1815, and WHG appears in both the 1820 and 1830 census records of Lincoln Co., GA. Nancy Arnett appears as a widow in the 1860 census of Harris Co., GA. It should be noted, however, that there were at least four William Glazes in early Georgia and North Carolina and care should be taken to distinguish one from the other. Our ancestor's occupation was that of "planter" (to be distinguished from "farmer") and by the time he prepared his LWT owned a substantial plantation and many slaves. In 1848 he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, 67th Regiment. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees for "Shoal's Academy," in Harris Co., GA. The following is taken from "History of Harris Co., 1827-1961," by Louise Calhoun Barfield, The Columbia Office Supply Co., Columbus, GA, 1961, pp. 435-436: "Ellerslie is located on what was the intersection of the stagecoach route of the Alabama Road and the Talbotton Road eighteen miles from Columbus Ga...That the community was interested in education is evidenced by two advertisements for early academies: (1) Ellerslie Male and Female Academy...(2) Shoals Academy two and one half miles south of Ellerslie. A typical noticed of accommodations listed detailed information: Principle James Castleberry, Board, including washing and lodging, can be had with the teacher (described as excellent). Board, females at $5-10 per month: tuition: reading, writing, spelling $12; geography, English grammar, arithmetic, history, ancient geography, and English classics $16; Latin, Greek, Algebra, Surveying, Chemistry, Rhetoric, Trigonometry. Opening date: School will be opened the second Monday in January. Signed John McFarin, William Glaze, Charles Huguley, W.W. Wellborn (Board of Trustees), Harris Co., 12-20-1853." William H. Glaze left a most interesting LWT dated 11-1-1856, Harris Co., GA.: State of Georgia, Harris Co. In the name of God Amen. I William Glaze of said State & County, being of advanced age, and knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper both as respects my family and myself, that I should make a disposition of the property of which a kind providence has blessed me, do therefore make this my last will and testament. Hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. Item I: I desire and direct that my body after my death be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life. My soul I trust may return to rest with the great God who gave it. Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved wife Nancy for and during the duration of her natural life, ten negroes, such as she may choose from my entire lot of negroes, also two horses or mules at her option to be chosen by her from my stock, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, one feather bed and furniture, one pleasure carriage and harness, and at the death of my said wife Nancy, the property herein devised to her, to revert to and be equally divided between the children she now has or may hereafter have by me. Item 3: I give and bequeath to my sons-in-law, John H. Frazier and James O. Burdette, each five hundred dollars in money to be paid over to them respectively twelve months after my death by my executors hereinafter mentioned and which I intend as being in full for their distributive share of my estate. Item 4: I give and bequeath to my son William H. Glaze in trust for my daughter Jane Gulat (Gullatt) wife of George W. Gulat, five hundred dollars to be paid to hm twelve months after my death by my executors, to be invested by my said son William H., to the best advantage according to his judgment for the use of my said daughter Jane Gulat. And at my daughter's death I wish the same equally divided between her children. Item 5: I give and bequeath to my son Wesley B., one negro to be taken from my lot of negroes that will make him equal with the negro I gave my son William H., one roan horse colt, one bed and furniture, once cow and calf, one trunk to be delivered to him by my executors when he marries or becomes of age,
Item 6: I give and bequeath to my two daughters Cynthia D., and Frances E., each a negro woman or girl such a negro each as will make them equal to the negroes that I gave my daughters as they married off, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, one trunk and one side saddle to be delivered to them respectively as they marry or become of age.
Item 7: All the residue of my property and effects, I wish and desire to be kept together, except such perishable property as might from time to time be conveniently shared, or advantageously disposed of for provident causes, such as _______ and worked on my present plantation the surplus of________after the families support to be sold and the proceeds put out to interest but when my youngest child arrives at lawful age or marries I desire that all my property both real and personal except the specific bequests herein before mentioned, shall be sold to the best advantage by my executors and the proceeds thereof equally divided between my wife, and all the children she now has or may hereafter have by me (except the portion going to my daughter Sidney Glaze, wife of William Glaze Sr.); that portion I will and bequeath to my worthy son-in law John W. Jackson in trust for my said daughter Sidney Glaze the said portion to be by the said Jackson reduced to money and loaded at interest, or invested in other profitable property according to his judgment as he may deem best, the proceeds and or interest thereof to be paid to my daughter Sidney. The said John W. Jackson is to turn over to said Sidney the portion hereby bequeathed, but in the event of my said Sidney's departing this life without issue then the said property to be equally divided between her brothers and sisters, share and share alike; but should my wife die or marry again, I wish the sale and distribution to take place immediately after such event as provided in this 7th
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Item 8: I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Nancy Executrix and my beloved son William G. Glaze and my worthy son-in-law John W. Jackson executors of this my last will and testament—this 1st November A.D. 1856. William Glaze Witnesses: Charles Huguley George Huguley J.A.F. Lee. Recorded 2-7-1857 Geo. W. Mullins, ordinary
Note that WHG refers to William H. Glaze Sr., who married his daughter Sidney. As of 1999 this man had not been identified. He also refers to his "worthy son-in-law," suggesting that he was not fond of all of his sons-in-law. Finally, note that WHG leaves his daughter Jane Gullatt's (wife of George W. Gullat) inheritance to her brother William H. Glaze Jr., to hold in trust for her. One might suspect that WHG was not especially fond of George W. Gullatt. WHG died shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. Evidently, his property was divided as he desired, but was lost by his survivors in the aftermath of the War, said aftermath being known as the "Reconstruction Period," a period of extraordinary pillage and exploitation by the northern "carpetbaggers."
Note that WHG refers to William H. Glaze Sr., who married his daughter Sidney. As of 1999 this man had not been identified. He also refers to his "worthy son-in-law," suggesting that he was not fond of all of his sons-in-law. Finally, note that WHG leaves his daughter Jane Gullatt's (wife of George W. Gullat) inheritance to her brother William H. Glaze Jr., to hold in trust for her. One might suspect that WHG was not especially fond of George W. Gullatt. WHG died shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. Evidently, his property was divided as he desired, but was lost by his survivors in the aftermath of the War, said aftermath being known as the "Reconstruction Period," a period of extraordinary pillage and exploitation by the northern "carpetbaggers."
- book MMM p60 Mildred Carlton appointed Samuel Arnett agent for her grandson Oliver Arnett.(Land deed) And there are others out of Wilkes County, GA. According to one, a reference to Dr. Samuel Arnett. Then reference to Dr. Seaborn Arnett in the Marshall Cemetery.
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Mildred Ashmore Steed, step daughter of Samuel Arnett, son of Ann Spears Arnett
Children
1817 Frances Steed
6 Sept 1823 William Ashmore Steed
15 June 1825 Phillip M(arbury?) Steed
ASHMORE, WILLIAM, dec'd. est. 2 Mar 1818 probate Anne Ashmore (Anne Catchings b 9 Oct 1779), excx. Receipt of legatees, Samuel Arnett Anne's new husband 13 Dec 1819), Marbrey Steed (m Mildred Ashmore) and Isaiah Paschal (m Patience Ashmore) for their distributive shares, Dec. 22, 1819. Receipts of Allender Ashmore and Geo. Terry for their shares of est of Claranner (Clary) Ashmore, 1801 and 1798 respectively. Also Richard Madden 1801.
The reason the 2 Ashmore girls are mentioned in connection with William Ashmore is that he managed the estate for Clarey when she died, as the executor.
Elender Ashmore b 1782 married Richard Madden. Margaret b ca 1772 married George Terry. These girls were step daughters and perhaps nieces or cousins of William. She was the widow of a Walter Ashmore who died 5 FEB 1791 in York, SC.
Children of Walter Ashmore and Clarender
Margaret ASHMORE b: 1771 in SC m George Terry
William, Sr. ASHMORE b: 1773 in SC Death: 15 Mar 1845 in Nagodoches, Republic of TX
Walter, Jr. ASHMORE 1776
Patience ASHMORE b: in SC 1779
Eleander Alexander ASHMORE b: 1782 in SC m Richard Madden
The Early Records of Georgia, Volume I, Wilkes County - Start of Page 51 [WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA] RECORD OF WILLS--1792-1801 Page 127--ASHMORE, CLARY. Nov. 8, 1794. To dau. Margaret Terry five shillings and what she has had already. To son Wm. Ashmore 150 acres of land, he to pay all debts. To son Walton Ashmore five shillings. To daus. Alender and Mary Ashmore, mare, feather beds, cattle, household goods, etc. To dau. Patience Ashmore feather bed, etc. Probated Dec. 17, 1794. Richard Madden, William Ashmore. Test.
William Ashmore only had 2 daughters. He was kin to Clareana Ashmore, but not her husband:
Children of William Ashmore and Anne Catchings b Oct 1779 Mildred Ashmore b 1799 married January 1815 Wilkes Co GA to Thomas W, Marbury Steed Patience Ashmore b 1800 married Isaiah Paschal.
[WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA] WILL BOOK--1818-1819 Page 114--ASHMORE, WILLIAM. To wife and two daughters (not named) all estate, final division to daughters. Mentions notes on William Leverett in his lifetime for services rendered, on George Tucker, William Leverett, Jr., and Henry Leverett. These to be collected and equally divided between my brothers John and Peter Ashmore and sisters.
William Ashmore married Anne Catchings before Sept 1798. Clarender must have been William Ashmore's relative, and she was married to Walter Ashmore of York SC who died in 1791.
"The Early Records of Georgia, Volume II, Wilkes County " - Start of Page 213 CATCHING, BENJAMIN dec'd. Apprs. app Sep. 17, 1798, Milly and Benj. Catching, admrs. Inv. shows slaves Jinny given t o Wm. Ashmore; Sharper to Benj. Catching; Geo. to Seymore Catching, bay filly to Philip Catching. Div of est Jan. 8, 1 801, the wid Milly Catching for herself and gdn of Jos., Jonathan and Silas Catching; Benj, Philip, and Seymore Catching and Wm. Ashmore, distributees. Receipt of Jos. Catching to Mildred Catching, admx for $327.00 in 1804. Receipts Joseph, Seymore, Jonathan and Philip Catching to Spencer and Mildred Carleton (Mildred Criddle Catchings had remarried), admrs, Jun. 1806, Jan. 1807, of Silas Catching 1810.
[WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA] WILL BOOK--1818-1819 Page 114--ASHMORE, WILLIAM. To wife and two daughters (not named) all estate, final division to daughters. Mentions notes on William Leverett in his lifetime for services rendered, on George Tucker, William Leverett, Jr., and Henry Leverett. These to be collected and equally divided between my brothers John and Peter Ashmore and sisters.
William Ashmore married Anne Catchings before Sept 1798. Clarender must have been William Ashmore's relative, and she was married to Walter Ashmore of York SC who died in 1791.
"The Early Records of Georgia, Volume II, Wilkes County " - Start of Page 213 CATCHING, BENJAMIN dec'd. Apprs. app Sep. 17, 1798, Milly and Benj. Catching, admrs. Inv. shows slaves Jinny given t o Wm. Ashmore; Sharper to Benj. Catching; Geo. to Seymore Catching, bay filly to Philip Catching. Div of est Jan. 8, 1 801, the wid Milly Catching for herself and gdn of Jos., Jonathan and Silas Catching; Benj, Philip, and Seymore Catching and Wm. Ashmore, distributees. Receipt of Jos. Catching to Mildred Catching, admx for $327.00 in 1804. Receipts Joseph, Seymore, Jonathan and Philip Catching to Spencer and Mildred Carleton (Mildred Criddle Catchings had remarried), admrs, Jun. 1806, Jan. 1807, of Silas Catching 1810.
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Fairfield SC Arnett / Arnutt family of probable German/Irish descent-
The Fairfield Co SC Arnetts who seem NOT to have been related. They may have been Arnutts of Germany. Samuel Arnett of Fairfield County SC died in 1806 and left a will. He had no Edward and no William in the will. However since William Arnett of Edgefield (Sarah Henderson) has a dau Agnes, I would be cautious in excluding him from being related to the Fairfield Arnetts because a widow Agness Arnet was from Fairfield District.
(John Q. Arnett of Wilkes Co GA relationship to Fairfield was the Colemans or other family, not the Arnutts.) Looks to me like the Fairfield District Samuel Arnett is identified by this will and his wife was Elizabeth McDowell. Will is March 12, 1807.
However I would like to note that the spelling of Elizabeth is in the German form as Elisabatte or Elisabette. Children Hugh, Samuel, Ervin (gets a saddle from his uncle James McDowell 9 Nov 1813), John, Martha Esther (gets a horse from uncle James McDowell 9 Nov 1813) Ten Agnes (William Arnett of Edgefield named a dau Agnes) Mary http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?recordId=306829 names: ARNET, AGNES; ARNET, ELISABATTE; ARNET, ELISABETTE; ARNET, ESTER; ARNET, GEORGE (Witness- probably brother or nephew); ARNET, HUGH; ARNET, JOHN; ARNET, MARTHA; ARNET, MARY; ARNET, SAMUEL; ARNET, SAMUEL EWIN; BUCHANAN, JNO.; MCDOWELL, JAMES (brother in law); POTTS, ROBERT Samuel's mother was probably Agnes who received land in 1768. William Arnett of Edgefield/Abbeville names a daughter Agnes. Series: S213019 Volume: 0017 Page: 00286 Date: 5/13/1768 Description: ARNET, AGNES, LAND GRANT FOR 100 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY. Names indexed: ARNET, AGNES Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY Document type: LAND GRANT James McDowell's father was most likely Alexander McDowell whose will was written 2 July 1793 Alexander McDowell executed 1799. Typed is "Jane Annah," but it is indexed as Jane Arnet... perhaps that was Elisabeth Jane because her brothers Hugh, James and Andrew are mentioned also receiving only one dollar and she names a son Hugh. Sons Smith and Alexander not yet 21 in 1793 receive the estate. Wife Jane to receive house and 5 acres and slave. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/ViewImage.aspx?imageNumber=S108093001100363000a.jpg&recordId=306946 James McDowell- talks about sister Elisabeth as his executrix. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/ViewImage.aspx?imageNumber=S108093001100363000a.jpg&recordId=306946
Here is a reference to Arnet and McDowell in a plat in Camden District of Fairfield Co SC- Series: S213190 Volume: 0025 Page: 00335 Item: 001 Date: 1/26/1791 Description: BREADY, ROBERT, PLAT FOR 90 ACRES ON WATERS OF WATEREE CREEK, CAMDEN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY ANDREW MCDOWELL. Names indexed: ARNET, SAMUEL; BREADY, ROBERT; MCCROREY, MRS.; MCDOWELL, ANDREW; MCQUATEN, HUSTON Locations: CAMDEN DISTRICT; WATEREE CREEK Document type: PLAT This is for land NOT granted- Series: S213197 Box: 0001 Item: 00024 Date: 4/10/1773 Description: ARNET, SAMUEL, UNRECORDED PLAT FOR LAND NOT GRANTED, 50 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SURVEYED BY ALEXANDER TURNER. Names indexed: ARNET, JANE; ARNET, SAMUEL; MCDOWEL, ALEXANDER; TURNER, ALEXANDER Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY Document type: PLAT Samuel was in the Revolution. Series: S108092 Reel: 0003 Frame: 00506 Date: 1776 C. or later Description: ARNET, SAMUEL, ACCOUNT AUDITED (FILE NO. 156) OF CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Names indexed: ARNET, SAMUEL There was a Samuel Arnet who received land on Long Canes in 1768 but he may never have settled there for obvious reasons. He may have sold it immediately. The family of William Arnett who married Sarah Henderson claim his father was William but I find no proof for this. Samuel Arnet plat which William Cullars made me aware of http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?recordId=104586
Here is a reference to Arnet and McDowell in a plat in Camden District of Fairfield Co SC- Series: S213190 Volume: 0025 Page: 00335 Item: 001 Date: 1/26/1791 Description: BREADY, ROBERT, PLAT FOR 90 ACRES ON WATERS OF WATEREE CREEK, CAMDEN DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY ANDREW MCDOWELL. Names indexed: ARNET, SAMUEL; BREADY, ROBERT; MCCROREY, MRS.; MCDOWELL, ANDREW; MCQUATEN, HUSTON Locations: CAMDEN DISTRICT; WATEREE CREEK Document type: PLAT This is for land NOT granted- Series: S213197 Box: 0001 Item: 00024 Date: 4/10/1773 Description: ARNET, SAMUEL, UNRECORDED PLAT FOR LAND NOT GRANTED, 50 ACRES IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SURVEYED BY ALEXANDER TURNER. Names indexed: ARNET, JANE; ARNET, SAMUEL; MCDOWEL, ALEXANDER; TURNER, ALEXANDER Locations: CRAVEN COUNTY Document type: PLAT Samuel was in the Revolution. Series: S108092 Reel: 0003 Frame: 00506 Date: 1776 C. or later Description: ARNET, SAMUEL, ACCOUNT AUDITED (FILE NO. 156) OF CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Names indexed: ARNET, SAMUEL There was a Samuel Arnet who received land on Long Canes in 1768 but he may never have settled there for obvious reasons. He may have sold it immediately. The family of William Arnett who married Sarah Henderson claim his father was William but I find no proof for this. Samuel Arnet plat which William Cullars made me aware of http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/Thumbnails.aspx?recordId=104586
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William Arnett but of Abbeville /Edgefield District SC and perhaps related to the Arnetts of Fairfield
William Arnett but of Abbeville /Edgefield District SC and perhaps related to the Arnetts of Fairfield
Reference William Arnett of Edgefield (married Sarah Henderson) (not of Wilkes GA, not directly related to John Querns)
William Arnett and Sarah Henderson - 1794: Edgefield Co, SC William Arnett, John Slater and John Glover witnessed a deed of land from Drury Glover to Jacob Miller of Edgefield Co, SC on Cuffey Town Creek at mouth of Beaver Dam Creek. Deed Bk 11, pg 124-126 [from Edgefield County South Carolina, Abstracts of Deed Books 1-12] Series: S213190 Volume: 0032 Page: 00474 Item: 002 Date: 10/28/1795
Description: JONES, MOSES, PLAT FOR 458 ACRES ON MOUNTAIN AND HORSE PEN CREEKS, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY SHADRACK STOKES FOR PETER JONES ON NOVEMBER 24, 1794. Names indexed: ARNET; GLOVER; JONES, MOSES; JONES, PETER; STOKES, SHADRACK
Locations: EDGEFIELD COUNTY; HORSEPEN CREEK; MOUNTAIN CREEK; NINETY SIX DISTRICT; SAVANNAH RIVER; STEVENS CREEK
Document type: PLAT (Horse Pen Creek is where the german settlement was)
Series: S213192 Volume: 0036 Page: 00049 Item: 004 Date: 2/27/1797
Description: BLOCKER, JOHN JR., PLAT FOR 132 ACRES ON WAGGONERS BRANCH OF CUFFEETOWN CREEK, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JAMES BLOCKER.
Names indexed: ARNET; BLOCKER, JAMES; BLOCKER, JOHN JR.; COURSEY, WILLIAM; GLOVER; JONES, PETER
Locations: CUFFYTOWN CREEK; EDGEFIELD COUNTY; NINETY SIX DISTRICT; SAVANNAH RIVER; WAGGONER BRANCH (Cuffeytown Creek is where the german settlement was)
Document type: PLAT
The area mentioned as Cuffeytown and Horse Pen Creek as well as Hard Labor Creek was settled by Germans about 1766 who had come by way of London by the king of England. They would have been labled "poor protestants immigrants" perhaps. perhaps the German Arnutt became Arnett. A Samuel Arnet received 100 acres on Long Cane Creek in 1768 and this may have been related to the German immigrants who came in 1766 applying for land, but may never have moved there as it was a more dangerous area and had already had a massacre called the Long Canes massacre in 1760. Long Canes separated British South Carolina from the Cherokee Nation. Since this was right on the edge of civilization it was a risky place to live. Forts were established to serve as protection for the region. The Cherokee had been useful to the British in resting the lands from the French control. After the French were driven out the British started moving in. The Cherokee Indians were probably incensed by the continued increase in the number of settlers. www.next1000.com/family/EC/LongCane.massacre.html This attack was made on February 1st, 1760, on a descent just before reaching Patterson's Bridge, as they had stopped to encamp for the night, while they were entangled by their wagons, and could make but little resistance. Some, by cutting loose the horses, and joining a portion of the company in the advance, were so fortunate as to escape, under cover of the night. Among the slain was the mother of the family, Mrs. Catherine Calhoun, and a curious stone, engraved by a native artist, marks the spot where she fell, among her children and neighbors. Two little girls, daaughters of William Calhoun, brother of Patrick, were carried into captivity, the eldest of whom was, after some years, rescued; the other was never heard of. [Reference: MS. of M. E. Davis] The grandfather of Mr. Samuel Clark, now of Beech Island, and several members of his family, were killed in the attack. The wife and four children escaped. In the congregation of Long Canes, about the end of 1763, the Creek Indians broke in and killed fourteen persons in one house, on the Savannah River. from: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lynneb/articl.index.html So what I am saying is that the Germans considered Long Canes too dangerous and settled further east. These may have been the Fairfield Co Arnets. The Spartanburg Edward Arnett was more likely from Maryland. The Catchings were from Maryland, as well as John Querns.
From the Book "The Hard Labor Section" Col. John Henry Christian de Stumpel, a German officer, out of a job, in order to receive large grants for bringing emigrants to America, persuaded about 500 Germans called Palatines to leave their country and sail to America by way of London. Fearful of frequently hostile Indians and their murderous raiding parties, this advance group chose the thinner land east of Hard Labor Creek, west of Cuffee Town creek rather than richer lands of Ninety Six or Long Canes near Abbeville.
On the 15th of March 1765, Governor Bull in a letter to the Lord's Proprietors said: "I have the honor to acquaint your Lordships that in obedience to his majesty's command, the German Protestants are settled together about 12 miles south of Ninety Six, which spot was pitched upon by the first party who went out of town as most eligible on account of their security, having many English settlers on their Frontiers, who are more accustomed to see Indians and know better how to behave toward them. The land where the Germans are seated is good but not quite so rich as that which lies more westerly; this they were informed of, but for the reason above mentioned declined going there." From The South Carolina Palatines of 1764 Narrative: " Maps indicate an area of 16,000 to 18,000 acres, and we know that Lt. Gov. Bull directed that Patrick Calhoun, a prominent and respected back country landholder, and Deputy Surveyor John Fairchild should select "about 20,000 acres of good land" for the Germans. That instruction was given in a letter dated December 23, 1764, nearly two weeks before the first party of Palatines left Charles Town. It is now clear that most of the Germans did not choose to settle on lands within the designated area. Instead, we find them widely scattered to the east and southeast, some as far as sixteen miles from the town site. Lt. Governor Bull reported that a town site was laid out for them twelve miles south ofNinety Six. Today, the village of Kirksey is situated at that approximate location, but it is morelikely that Bull was referring to Londonborough, fifteen miles southwest of Ninety Six, as the crow files. November, 1964, a marker with the title "Londonborough Settlement" was erected onthe west side of State Route 48 near the eastern boundary of the Zimmerman property tocommemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of that community. "Cuffee Town. Although the location of the small stream which bears its name is well known and easilyfound on South Carolina maps even today, Cuffee Town itself is a place which has disap-peared without leaving a trace, or even a documented statement as to its former location.That it lay somewhere between Kirksey and Winterseat is certain, but exactly where, is not.Perhaps the most definitive references to its location may be found in the plats of MichaelKeiss (see below, "Palatine Land Grants on Horsepen Creek") and George Schieldknecht.Both are described as being "at a place called Cuffee Town." The Schieldknecht land wassome three miles northeast of the Keiss place, and five others in the immediate vicinity ofSchieldknecht are described as "near Cuffee Town." If we ignore the Keiss reference, all ofthe remaining plat data would support a location very near where Highway 25 crossesCuffeetown Creek. "The recorded land plats surveyed by John Fairchild show that the Palatines remained to agreat extent segregated according to the ship on which they were passengers. The first toselect lands and have their plats recorded were from the Union, probably because they wererelatively healthy on arrival and did not require the long period of recuperation needed by thepassengers on the Dragon. Their homesteads were located in clusters, one along Cuffeetownand Horsepen Creeks in the vicinity of Kirksey (now Greenwood County), another about tenor twelve miles west on Hard Labor Creek north of Winterseat (now Greenwood County),another three miles southeast of Winterseat on Cuffeetown Creek (now McCormick County)and another on Sleepy and Little Stephens Creeks in northern Edgefleld County.By mid-June, 1765, all but one of the Union people had had their plats recorded. Betweenthat time and the end of August, those who had arrived on the Dragon and Planters Adven-ture were settled along the various branches of Turkey Creek called Log, Mountain, LittleTurkey, Little Rocky, Sleepy, and Little Rocky, Sleepy, and Little Stephens Creeks in Edgefleld County midway be-tween Kirksey and the town of Edgefield." After the War, the Loyalists properties were confiscated and they were treated as outcasts. Those who were Loyal to England, were put on ships and sailed to Nova Scotia to start over, in what was their original destination and were put out in Charleston SC instead."
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