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Israel Gauntt, II

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Biography

Religion		Israel Gauntt, II, was Quaker, Member of Bush River & Wateree Meetings.6
Occupation		Israel Gauntt, II, was a Farmer & Blacksmith, Owned 627 acres in South Carolina.7
Person Source		He had person sources.1,8,9
Residence	1753	He lived - moved with his brother Zebulon Jr & his wife, sister Sophia & her husband Daniel Mathis to North Carolina in 1753.8,1
Property	1753	He owned in 1753 in Rowan County, North Carolina. This area of Rowan County later became part of the newly formed Guilford County in 1770. The attached map shows land owned by Israel and brother Zebulon Jr in 1753 and brother-in-law Daniel Mathis in 1757. Map was produced by Fred Hughes to show early land ownership.10
Religion	3 Sep 1753	He was Quaker moving from the Burlington Meeting to the New Garden Meeting in North Carolina on 3 Sep 1753. At the Burlington Monthly Meeting on 6 Aug 1753 Zebulon Gaunt requested certificates of removal for sons Israel and Zebulon Jr to move to the New Garden Meeting in Orange County, North Carolina. On 3 Sep 1753 the certificates were approved and signed.11
Religion	5 Jan 1754	He was Quaker accepted by Cane Creek Meeting by certificate from Burlington dtd 3 Sep 1753 on 5 Jan 1754 in North Carolina.12,13
Religion	29 Jul 1758	He was Quaker at New Garden Meeting and discharged for marrying out of unity on 29 Jul 1758. At the 30 Apr 1757 Quaker New Garden Monthly Meeting it was reported that Israel Gaunt had a young widow woman keeping house for him. Men were appointed to tell him to refrain from this practice. At 24 Jun 1758 meeting it was reported that the woman was still living with him and he was claiming they were married. The men were ordered to get testimony against him for next meeting. On 29 Jul 1758 the testimony was presented and ordered to be read at the Deep River Meeting. At the 26 Aug 1758 New Garden Meeting the man reported he had read the testimony against Israel as ordered. No other mention was made about it.14,15
Residence	abt 1765	He lived at - moved to Newberry County, South Carolina, abt 1765.1
Property	3 Jan 1765	He owned on 3 Jan 1765 at 350 acres on the Broad and Saluda Rivers in Newberry County, South Carolina.1
Misc	bet 1775 and 1783	He and his wife Hannah and his daughter Hannah were attacked by men who served with Tory Bloody Bill Cunningham and tried to rob them during the Revolutionary War. The daughter Hannah was a large woman who threw man with gun to ground enabling her father Israel to hit him. Both Israel and his daughter were grazed by bullets bet 1775 and 1783 in South Carolina.16
Misc	bet 1775 and 1783	He provided provisions to the patriots during the Revolutionary War and is recognized by the DAR for service bet 1775 and 1783 in South Carolina.17,18
Census	1779	He appeared in the census in 1779 in Ninety-Six District, South Carolina.19
Property	8 Nov 1784	He owned on 8 Nov 1784 at 50 acres on south side of Saludy River in Ninety-Six District, South Carolina.20
Property	bet 1785 and 1788	He owned 14 acres on Bush River and 27 acres on norht side of Saluda River bet 1785 and 1788 in Newberry County, South Carolina.21
Will	25 Dec 1798	He signed a will on 25 Dec 1798 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He left his estate to his wife Hannah; sons: James, Joseph, and Jacob; and daughters: Hannah Money, Rebecah Gilbert, and Mary Coats. He named his sons James and Jacob Gauntt as executors.5
Probate	1800	He had his estate probated in 1800 in Newberry County, South Carolina. The will was prvd 24 Mar 1800 and the letters of administration were issued to Jacob Gauntt and James Gauntt I that day. The estate inventory was done on 29 Mar 1800 and the estate sale was 24 Apr 1800. He left substantial property to his sons.22

Citations

1. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet
2. [S148] Daughters of American Revolution, Ancester #A043682, Israel Gauntt
3. [S51] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Source Medium: Book, Vol I, p. 541, No name for wife given, just that he married out of unity
4. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, New Garden Monthly Meetings dtd 30 Apr 1757, 28 Ma7 1757, 24 Jun 1758, 29 Jul 1758, and 26 Aug 1758
5. [S123] Will of Israel Gauntt, Newberry County Courthouse, SC, dtd 25 Dec 1798, prvd 24 Mar 1800, rcd 15 May 1800, Will Book C, p 21, Source Medium: Official Document
6. [S186] William F. Medlin, Quaker Families of South Carolina & Georgia, p 51
7. [S186] William F. Medlin, Quaker Families of South Carolina & Georgia, p 97
8. [S139] Leah Blackman, History of Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington, NJ (1880), pp. 285-294
9. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, Burlington Monthly Meeting, 6 Aug 1753, Israel identified as son of Zebulon
10. [S185] Fred Hughes, Guilford County North Carolina Map Supplement, p 130, (Guiilford County was formed in 1770 from parts of Orange and Rowan counties)
11. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, Burington Monthly Meeting, 1753, pp 251, 254
12. [S51] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I, p. 390
13. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, Cane Creek Meeting Minutes, New Garden, 5 Jan 1754
14. [S51] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I, p. 541
15. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, New Garden Monthly Meetings dtd 30 Apr 1757, 28 May 1757, 24 Jun 1758, 29 Jul 1758, and 26 Aug 1758
16. [S227] Marjorie Young and Nancy Diwer, South Carolina Women Patriots of the American Revolution
17. [S148] Daughters of American Revolution, Patriot #A043682, Sites SC Accounts #2735
18. [S150] Salley, Stub entries to indents, Book X, Part II, p 129, #3281, Issued 12 Jul 1786
19. [S1] Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. - Compiler, 1779 Census, Source Medium: Internet, Compiled from two jury lists
20. [S225] R. Wayne Bratcher, Index to Commissioner of Locations, Plat Books A & B 1784-1788, p 31 (Bk A, p 153)
21. [S226] Alma Spires Smith & Jean Smith Owens, Patent Land Survey 1770-1820 in Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, Union Counties , Book C, p54
22. [S228] Probate Papers of Israel Gauntt, Newberry County Courthouse, SC, Box No 8, Pkg 17, Est. No. 180

Rachel ?

Biography

Citations

1. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet

Jacob Middleton Gauntt

Parents

Gauntt House - Gauntt Jacob M - abt 1808

Biography

Person Source		Jacob Middleton Gauntt had person sources.6,7,4,8
Census	1800	He appeared in the census in 1800 in Newberry District, South Carolina.9
Property	1800	He owned three tracts of land inherited from his father Israel Gauntt in 1800 in Newberry County, South Carolina.6
Residence	abt 1808	He lived in a house he built in Newberry County, South Carolina, abt 1808. The Gauntt House is believed to have been built by Jacob around 1808, although some descendants believe it was built earlier by his father Israel. The house has been restored by the Newberry Historical Society and is believed to be the oldest frame house in Newberry. For more information and pictures, go to Gauntt House on the Images page.10,11
Census	1810	He appeared in the census in 1810 in Newberry, South Carolina.12
Property	15 Jun 1810	He owned land and sold one acre on Bush River, south of Gauntt's land, for $500 for Methodist Episcopal Church with free use of the springs adjoining the land on 15 Jun 1810 in Newberry District, South Carolina.13
Property	abt 1815	He owned two acres of land and the house his mother Hannah was left in her husband Israel's will, left to Jacob by Hannah's will, abt 1815 in Newberry County, South Carolina.7
Census	1820	He appeared in the census in 1820 in Newberry County, South Carolina.14
Probate	bet 1835 and 1837	He had his estate probated bet 1835 and 1837 in Newberry District, South Carolina. Jacob Gauntt died intestate bef 22 Nov 1835. James Gauntt II was appointed administrator. On 22 Nov 1835 his widow, second wife Mary, went before the judge to swear that the feathers in the bed tick belong to her father R. Eckls (Eckles). The appraisal of the estate was done on 21 Dec 1835. Philip H. Crotwell was mentioned as a possible appraiser in the warrant but did not participate. He, Robert Neel, and James Gauntt were among the buyers at the estate sale. In 1837 the amount for distribution to heirs was $2,020.21. The widow got her third ($673.40) and the rest was distributed to his eight children at $222.50 each. The children by his first wife were Mark, Luke, Janet (w/o James Gauntt II), Sophia (w/o Robert Neel), Hannah (w/o Clement Jackson), and Phoebe (w/o Andrew Nates). Children by his second wife, both minors, were Karen and Carbo.15,5

Citations

1. [S2] 1800 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm
2. [S4] 1810 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm
3. [S5] 1820 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm
4. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet
5. [S162] Estate Records of Jacob Gauntt, Newberry County SC Probate Records, Box 43, Est 5, 1835
6. [S123] Will of Israel Gauntt, Newberry County Courthouse, SC, dtd 25 Dec 1798, prvd 24 Mar 1800, rcd 15 May 1800, Will Book C, p 21, Source Medium: Official Document
7. [S122] Will of Hannah Gauntt , dtd 15 Aug 1813, Box 9, Pkg 19, Est. 200, Source Medium: Microfilm
8. [S186] William F. Medlin, Quaker Families of South Carolina & Georgia, p 97
9. [S2] 1800 Census, Series M32, Roll 50, p 76, Listed as Jacob Gant
10. [S213] Newberry Historical Society, Bicentennial History of Newberry County, South Carolina , Medium: Book
11. [S77] Newberry County Histoical & Museum Society, South Carolina
12. [S4] 1810 Census, Series M252, Roll 61, p. 111A
13. [S229] Edith Greisser, Equity Decrees: Record Books A2, B2, D2, P, Newberry County, SC, Medium: Book, p 36
14. [S5] 1820 Census, Series M33, Roll 120, p 150
15. [S174] Sandra Lee, Newberry County SC Equity Records 1818-1844, p 188, Will Book M (pp 183-185)

John Henry Boozer

Biography

Citations

1. [S168] Dallas Leroy Phelps, Boozer from Newberry, South Carolina (Genealogy Gophers: n.p, n.d), p 59
2. [S120] Will of George Crotwell, Source Medium: Official Document, dtd 14 Nov 1834 (Gwinnett County Georgia), Proved 1 Aug 1837 (Jefferson County Alabama)

George Hemiter

Biography

Citations

1. [S120] Will of George Crotwell, Source Medium: Official Document, dtd 14 Nov 1834 (Gwinnett County Georgia), Proved 1 Aug 1837 (Jefferson County Alabama)

? Atkerson

Biography

Citations

1. [S120] Will of George Crotwell, Source Medium: Official Document, dtd 14 Nov 1834 (Gwinnett County Georgia), Proved 1 Aug 1837 (Jefferson County Alabama)

Rebecca Crotwell

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Biography

Citations

1. [S168] Dallas Leroy Phelps, Boozer from Newberry, South Carolina (Genealogy Gophers: n.p, n.d), p 59
2. [S120] Will of George Crotwell, Source Medium: Official Document, dtd 14 Nov 1834 (Gwinnett County Georgia), Proved 1 Aug 1837 (Jefferson County Alabama)