RESEARCH SUMMARY

HENRY DAVID and MARY MATHEWS

INTRODUCTION

This report proves the family of HENRY DAVID. All references found to date by the author pertaining to HENRY DAVID and his wife POLLY MATHEWS have been included. Only those references to the issue of HENRY DAVID that pertain to vital statistics or relationships are included. No conflicting information has been edited, changed, or excluded. Additions and corrections are welcome.

HENRY DAVID

Due to his early death nothing is known about HENRY DAVID in the way of biographical data. A few letters from DAVE BOATMAN (Houston, TX) referred to HENRY as "Reverend" HENRY DAVID. This is somewhat unlikely as HENRY DAVID died a very young man. No further research has been completed at this time on this subject. The DAVID family was Baptist.

HENRY DAVID, son of ISAAC DAVID and MILDRED WHITE

b. ca 1783-1787 Franklin (or Henry) County, Virginia, d. ca 1802-1809 Elbert County, Georgia

m. ca October 1803 Oglethorpe County, Georgia MARY (POLLY) MATHEWS, daughter of WILLIAM MATHEWS and MARY _____________, b. ca 1784-1789 , d. ca 1830-1840 Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Her 2nd m. ca January 1810 Oglethorpe County, Georgia to STEPHEN MOSLEY)

Issue:

•          ELIZABETH (BETSY) DAVID, b. ca 1804 Elbert County, Georgia, m. JOHN BELL

•          LITTLEBERRY (BERRY) MATHEWS DAVID, b. ca 1807 Elbert County, Georgia, d. ca 1852 Madison County, Georgia, m. ELIZABETH VAUGHAN 10 October, 1825 Madison County, Georgia

•          PERLINA KEZIAH DAVID, b. 1 April, 1808 Elbert County, Georgia, d. ca 1887 Madison County, Georgia, m. WILLIAM VAUGHAN 19 December, 1827 Oglethorpe County, Georgia

RESEARCH DATA

10 Nov

1789    ISAAC DAVID first purchased land in Wilkes County, Georgia. The deed is recorded in Elbert County, Georgia Deed Book "A", page 40. The land straddled the South Broad River. The larger portion was made a part of Elbert and later into Madison County, Georgia. The smaller portion was made apart of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was located near the mouth of Fork Creek on the South Broad River.

1800    Census. Oglethorpe County

WILLIAM MATHEWS has among others one daughter b. 1784-1790.

1803    HENRY DAVID did not register for the 1805 land lottery. (His first cousin HENRY DAVID registered in Franklin County). HENRY DAVID was probably born after 1782.

24 Oct

1803    Marriage license issued to HENRY DAVID and POLLEY MATHEWS in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The license was not returned. Oglethorpe County, Georgia Marriages Vol. 1, 1794-1832, page 141.

1804    Daughter ELIZABETH (BETSY) DAVID was born.

1807    Son LITTLEBERRY MATHEWS DAVID was born. He was possibly a twin of PERLINA KEZIAH DAVID. The 1850 census shows his age as 42. He paid poll tax in the 1828 tax digest of Madison County, Georgia.

1 Apr

1808    Daughter PERLINA KEZIAH was born. Her birth date is from family tradition. Her grave is unmarked near the mouth of Holly Creek. Her birth date is consistent with subsequent census.

ca 1807-

1809    HENRY DAVID died. There is no estate record in Elbert or Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

5 Jan

1810    A marriage license was issued to STEPHEN MOSLEY and POLLEY DAVIS (sic) in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The license was not returned. Oglethorpe County, Georgia Marriages Vol. 1 1794-1832, page 168.

Nov

1815    ISAAC DAVID was named guardian of the orphans of HENRY DAVID. Oglethorpe County, Georgia Minutes of Court of Ordinary 1813-1830. It appears that STEPHEN MOSLEY was quite poor. He never owned any land in Oglethorpe County or Elbert County. ISAAC DAVID was probably better able to care for the children.

July

1817    ISAAC DAVID posted a guardian bond for the orphans of HENRY DAVID, to wit, BETSEY, LITTLE B., and KEZIAH DAVID. Oglethorpe County, Georgia Administrators and Guardian Bonds 1812-1820, page 98.

25 Nov

1818    WILLIAM MATHEWS SR. named among others in his will daughter MARY MOSLY. Recorded 8 January, 1820. Oglethorpe County, Georgia Will Book B, page 178. Also named in the will is a son BERRY MATHEWS.

1820    Land Lottery. Madison County, Georgia

Orphans of HENRY DAVID drew Lot 70, District 10, Irwin County

1820    Census. Madison County, page 286.

ISAAC DAVID has 1 male and 2 females ages 10-16 among others in his household.

24 Mar

1826     BERRY M. DAVID, m. ELIZABETH VAUGHAN. Madison County, Georgia Marriage Book A, page 56. ELIZABETH VAUGHAN was the daughter of JAMES VAUGHAN and his wife SUSANNAH WILKINS.

1826-

1827    Tax Digest, Captain Moon's district (misdated by archives as 1821). The date estimated by comparing the land holdings of ISAAC DAVID with recorded deeds. B.M. DAVID pays tax on the Irwin County land. No poll tax was paid, hence BERRY was not yet 21 years old.

19 Dec

1827    WILLIAM VAUGHN, m. KIZZIAH DAVID Oglethorpe County, Georgia Marriage Book A, page 112.

1828    Madison County Georgia Tax Digest. BERRY M. DAVID paid tax on Irwin County land and a poll tax. (BERRY born in 1807?)

1830    Census.

            BERRY M. DAVID               Madison County 117

            STEPHEN B. MOSLEY        Madison County 117

            WILLIAM VAUGHN            Elbert County 160

            Note: BERRY DAVID is next to STEPHEN MOSLEY.

1830-

1840    MARY MOSLEY died. STEPHEN MOSLEY does not have a wife in the1840 census. He does report one male child born between 1830-1835.

2 Oct

1839    Will of ISAAC DAVID. ISAAC DAVID named all of his children and the children of his second wife SUSANNAH VAUGHAN as heirs. The children of deceased children inherited per stirpes. Madison County, Georgia Will Book A, page 113.

1840    Census.

            B.M. DAVID             Madison 50 Fork District

            WILLIAM VAUGHN            Madison 51 Fork District

            STEPHEN MOSELY             Oglethorpe 78

1840-

1850    STEPHEN MOSLEY died.

1 Jan

1842    WILLIAM VAUGHAN signed for a legacy as one of the heirs of HENRY DAVID in ISAAC DAVID'S estate. ( 1/3 per stirpes share) . Madison County, Georgia Returns Book F, page 162 et seq.

7 Apr

1842    JOHN BELL and wife ELIZABETH signed for her legacy in ISAAC DAVID'S estate. (1/3 per stirpes share). Madison County, Georgia Returns Book F, page 162 et seq.

3 Jan

1843    BERRY M. DAVID signed for his and his wife's legacy in ISAAC DAVID'S estate. (1/3 per stirpes share for BERRY, plus one stepdaughter share for his wife. BERRY'S wife was a daughter of SUSANNAH VAUGHAN). Madison County, Georgia Returns Book F, page 201 et seq.

1850    Census.

            BERRY M. DAVID                           Madison 202

                        BERRY age 42

            WILLIAM VAUGHN                        Madison 206

                        KEZIAH age 42

            JOHN BELL                                      Madison 206

                        ELI ZABETH age 46

12 Nov

1852    Will of BERRY M. DAVID recorded 31 Mar. 1853. Madison County will Book B, page 60.

1860    Census.

            KEZIAH VAUGHN age 52               Madison 178

1870    Census.

            KEZIAH VAUGHN age 55 (sic)       Madison 95

1880    Census

            KESIAH VAUGHN age 72               Madison 1-2-71

            She reports both parents were born in Georgia

3 Nov

1887    HENRY HEWELL agent of the estate of WILLIAM VAUGHN sells the VAUGHN homeplace to PERLINA K. BRUCE (daughter of KEZIAH VAUGHN). It appears KEZIAH VAUGHN had a dower interest and had died soon before the deed. Family tradition holds her grave is unmarked near the mouth of Holly Creek.

Comments

            Several letters on file maintain ISAAC DAVID married a daughter of HENRY WHITE. Some say LUCY. Others say MILLY. Most favor MILLY.

            The only early clues as to a birth date of HENRY DAVID are his absence as an 1805 land lottery registrant and the necessity of being a young adult to marry. The first record of his father in Georgia is in 1789 when ISAAC DAVID first purchased land in Wilkes County (later became Fork District of Madison). Thus HENRY was probably born in Virginia. (However, KEZIAH VAUGHN reported her father and mother both born in Georgia in the 1880 census.)

            HENRY DAVID probably lived in that portion of Elbert County that later became the Fork District of Madison County with his father ISAAC DAVID. Henry never appeared in any Oglethorpe County tax digest. The Elbert County tax digests 1800-1810 are not extant. He does not appear in deed records of Elbert or Oglethorpe County, Georgia

            Church records have not helped. ISAAC DAVID died a member of Millstone Baptist Church in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The church minutes a re available on microfilm at the Georgia Archives. To date, I have not researched the early minutes of Millstone Baptist Church.

            The full name of KEZIAH was probably PERLINA KEZIAH. The name PERLINA is an old DAVID family name. Her youngest daughter was named PERLINA KEZIAH.

            The middle name of LITTLEBERRY is probably MATHEWS. He was obviously named for his uncle BERRY MATHEWS. One grandson was named BERRY MATHEW MOORE . A nephew was named MATHEW BELL VAUGHN. Another nephew was named MATHEW VAUGHN .

            Several letters by other researchers have referred to BERRY as a son of ISAAC DAVID. This obvious error is due guesswork without the benefit of data contained herein or a review of the original will of ISAAC DAVID. The recorded will refers to "my son Berry M. David". A close review of the original shows that it once said "my son Jacob W. David". "Jacob W." was erased and substituted with "Berry M.", but "son" was not changed to "grandson".

            ISAAC DAVID'S home was located very close to the junction the current Madison, Elbert and Oglethorpe Counties. This is the reason for family records being in all three counties.

David H. Robertson, 15 March 1980, revised February 17, 2000.