Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1810;

CENSUS:1820;

CENSUS:1830;

NAMED:14 Dec 1836 Marion Dist, SC Ordinary's Real Estate Book
1826-1843 pg 33
Estate of James JOHNSON, minor. Joseph D. JOHNSON, vs Wiley
JOHNSON and
other heirs of James JOHNSON, minor, deceased. Petition. To
Edward B.
WHEELER, Ordy of Marion District. The petition of Joseph D.
JOHNSON
showeth that his brother James JOHNSON died Intestate leaving
as his
heirs at law your petitioner, William JOHNSON, Wiley JOHNSON,
Laura
DURANT (infant daughter of my deceased sister Susan B. DURANT)
and
Abraham JOHNSON. There are eight negroes belonging to the
estate of the
above said James JOHNSON, decd and your petitioner together
with the rest
of the heirs is desirous of having each their portion of the
said estate
to which they are severally entitled. He therefore prays that
a writ of
partition do issue (to divide the same) to the following
persons as
commissioners to wit Stephen GODBOL Sr, John A. CHERRY, Robert
HARLEE,
William G. SINGLETARY and Thomas EVANS and your petitioner
will ever pray
etc. 14 Dec 1836 Joseph D. JOHNSON.
The same vs the same, Writ in partition to Messrs Stephen
GODBOLD Sr,
William G. SINGLETARY, John A. CHERRY, Robert HARLEE and
Thomas EVANS
You are hereby authorized and empowered to divide amongst
Joseph D.
JOHNSON, William R. JOHNSON, Wiley G. JOHNSON, Abraham G.
JOHNSON and
Laura DURANT the following property to wit: negroes Maria,
Cate, Tom,
Elza, Edmund, Lucy and Harry in equal shares .... (more);
CENSUS:1840;
CENSUS:1850;
REFERENCE:"A History of Marion County, South Carolina" by W.W.
Sellers, Esq.
1902. Pg 538 - 543;

!NOTE:Family in Marion Equity Roll # 294;

!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 55 Joseph Davis, 31 Jul 1850
James C. Thomas shows that in Jan 1822 he married Mary Davis a daughter of Joseph Davis, decd, of Marion Dist.
... lived in Marlborough 1822 ...
Joseph Davis died in 1833 leaving children:
Daniel Davis
Maria who married Hugh G. Fladger
Susan who mamrried James D. Liles
William Davis
Joseph J. Davis
Mary wife of Orator
And grandchildren, children of decd sons and daughters
Martha Hall only dau of Joseph Davis's child Martha Thomas who married Tristram Thomas
Abraham Davis, William Davis and Joseph Davis, children of decd son Abraham Davis.
William Johnson, Joseph Johnson and James Johnson, children of Wiley Johnson, decd. Laura Durant child of Susan Johnson who married W. W. Durant, Abraham Johnson, being children of Eliza Davis who married Johnson both of whom have long since departed this life.
Also Catherine Davis who married John E. Collin, Daniel Keen Davis, Susan B. Davis (who married William Davis), James Preston Davis and Benjamin Franklin Davis who are children of decd son Benjamin Davis.
Mary Thomas is advanced in years and has never had any offspring.
...
(heirs repeated, some differences)
Martha wife of Tristram Thomas decd leaving child married to --- Hall.
Joseph's Daughter Rachel decd married James Newsom, no children.
Susan Davis Liles in NC
William Davis in KY
Joseph J. Davis in KY
... William Collins deposition, Joseph Davis' wife died before 1810. Davis was about 80 when he died.
... Henry Davis deposition. Joseph was his brother. "If I live till 17 Oct next I will be 79 years of age. I moved from SC in Mar 1827. (Baldwin Co., AL)


!CENSUS:1850 Marlboro Dist., SC # 79/79
James C. Thomas 57 Planter $5000 SC
Mary L. 49
A. G. Johnson 27 None
Eliza Driggers 30;

!NOTE:Family in Marion Equity Roll # 294;