I finally have a copy of a picture of my great great grandfather, Marshall Daniel Majors. He was born in 1845 in Marion County, Georgia and died in 1932 in Alabama and is buried in Ripley, Tennessee. This is a copy of the original picture that is in the possession of my father.
I have already written a post about this great great grandparent, the mother of my great grandmother, Ida Pope Majors. I never wrote down her lineage which is very interesting. She comes from an old Georgian family. Remember fathers are the even numbers and mothers are the odd. To find the parent double their number and for the mother, double the number and add one.
1. Ida May Landrum 1854 in Oglethorpe County Georgia- 1895 Lauderdale County, Tennessee, married Marshall Daniel Majors, also of Georgia
2. William Thomas Landrum 1827 Oglethorpe County, Georgia- 1870 Oglethorpe County, Georgia
3. Sara Rebecca Milner- 1834 Oglethorpe, Georgia- 1874 Oglethorpe, Georgia
4. William H Landrum 1794 Orange County, Virginia- 1867 Lauderdale, Tennessee
5. Jane Bledsoe 1791 Virginia- 1861 unknown
6. John Dunn Milner 1808 Oglethorpe, Georgia- 1863
7. Matilda Lumpkin 1813 Oglethorpe, Georgia- 1850 Oglethorpe, Georgia (does anyone have a picture of her?)
8. William Thomas Landrum 1759 Orange County Virginia- 1833 Oglethorpe, Georgia
9. Nancy Bell, there needs to be more research on her
10. William Bledsoe 1761 Fredericksburg, Virginia (nearby where I live, I need to look him up!)- 1841 Oglethorpe, Georgia
11. Jean Bolling 1761 Spotsylvania County, Virginia (Fredericksburg)- 1838 Oglethorpe County, Georgia
12. Jonathan Milner 1778 Georgia- 1844 Oglethorpe County, Georgia
13. Rebecca Dunn 1783- 1829 Oglethorpe County, Georgia
14. Rev. George Lumpkin 1788- 1858 Oglethorpe, Georgia
15. Sarah Pope 1787 Wilkes County, Georgia
16. Thomas Landrum 1727 Essex County, Virginia- 1785 Orange, North Carolina
17. Mary Hawkins 1730- 1785 Virginia, North Carolina?
18. Joseph Bell
19. Elizabeth Morley, there is not a lot of information on them
20. Moses Bledsoe 1720-1764 Spotsylvania County, Virginia probably near Fredericksburg
21. Mary Miller- Spotsylvania County, Virginia
22. John Bolling 1739 Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia (beautiful area)- 1812 Clarke County, Georgia
23. Ursela Bell 1736 Orange County, Virginia
24. John Milner 1746 England- 1812 Oglethorpe, Georgia
25. Elizabeth Godwin 1749 Virginia- 1812 Oglethorpe, Georgia
26. Drury Dunn died in 1811 in Hancock County, Georgia
27. Martha Powell 1752 Virginia- 1825
28. John Lumpkin 1762 Halifax County, Virginia- 1834 Oglethorpe County, Georgia (the father of Governor Wilson Lumpkin of Georgia)
29. Lucy Elizabeth Hopson 1764 Goochland County, Virginia- 1820 Oglethorpe, Georgia
30. Henry Augustine Pope 1760 Halifax, North Carolina- 1807 Oglethorpe, Georgia
31. Clara Hill 1763 Chowan, North Carolina- 1798 Wilkes County, Georgia
32. John Landrum 1700 Essex County, Virginia- 1770 Chatham County, North Carolina
33. Mary Buckner from Essex County, Virginia
40. William Bledsoe (more research needed)
41. Anne
42. William Miller
46. Roger Bell 1705 Fredericksburg, Virginia- 1774 Orange County, Virginia
47. Elizabeth
48. John M. Milner 1720 Ravenstonedale, Westmoreland, England
49. Ann Pitt 1724 England
50. Barnaby Godwin 1723 Virginia??
51. Wilkinora Wilkinson 1727 Virginia- 1790
52. John Dunn 1714 Virginia
53. Lucy Bolling
54. Edward Powell
55. Mary
56. George Lumpkin 1723 King and Queen County, Virginia- 1799 Wilkes Georgia
57. Mary Archdeacon Cody 1729 Halifax County, Georgia- 1800 Lexington, Georgia
58. Henry Hopson 1713 Henrico, Virginia
59. Martha Neville 1720 Albemarle County, Virginia- 1800 Halifax, Virginia
60. Henry Pope 1725 Edgefield County, North Carolina- 1764 Halifax County, North Carolina
61. Tabitha Bradford 1726 North Carolina
62. Abraham Hill 1732 NAnsemond, Virginia- 1792 Wilkes, Georgia
63. Christian Walton 1739 Virginia- 1808 Wilkes County, Georgia
64. John Landrum 1665 Aberdeenshire, Scotland- 1708 Essex County, Virginia
65. Sophronia Jane Evans 1670 Essex County, Virginia- 1707 Essex County, Virginia
96. John Milner 1677 England- 1744
97. Patience Bridger
100. William Godwin 1697- 1736 Isle of Wight, Virginia
101. Ann Pitt
112. Robert Lumpkin 1688 King and Queen, Virginia- 1784 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
113. Unknown 1690-?
114. James Cody 1718 Ireland- 1795 Warrenton, Georgia
115. Sarah Womack
116. Joseph Hopson 1675 Henrico County, Virginia- 1767
117. Margaret Hatcher 1690 Henrico County, Virginia
118. James Neville 1686- 1752 Albemarle County, Virginia
119. Lucy Thompson 1696- 1785
120. John Pope 1692 Isle of Wight County, Virginia- 1745 Edgecombe, North Carolina
121. Mourning McKinnie 1704- 1745 North Carolina
122. John Bradford 1704 Jamestown, Virginia- 1735 North Carolina
123. Rebecca Pace 1706- 1794
124. Abraham Hill
125. Judith Hinton
126. Thomas Walton 1713- 1759
127. Sarah Roundtree all from North Carolina
130. John Evans born in Wales died in 1703 in Essex County, Virginia
131. Marian Johnson said also to be from Wales but no proof.
200. Thomas Godwin 1640 of Virginia
201. Martha Bridger also of Virginia
224. Jacob Lumpkin 1644-1708
225. Ann
232. William W. Hopson 1651- 1732 Virginia
233. Elizabeth
234. Benjamin Hatcher 1644-1727 of Henrico County, Virginia
235. Elizabeth Greenhaugh
240. Henry Pope 1663- 1728
241. Sarah Watts 1664-?
242. Barnaby McKinnie 1673- 1740
243. Mary Exum
244. Richard Bradford 1660 London- 1725 Virginia
245. Ann Roles
246. Richard Pace 1670 in Virginia
247. Rebecca Poythress 1672in Virginia
248. Henry Applewhite Hill died in 1719 in Nansemond County, Virginia
249. Mary Pugh died in North Carolina
250. John Hinton
251. Mary Hardy
252. Thomas Walton
253. Sarah
254. Francis Roundtree
262. Martin Johnson 1625 in Wales?
448. Thomas Lumpkin
464. Henry Hopson 1630 Rhode Island
465. Mary
468. William Hatcher 1613 CAREBY, LEICHESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND
469. Mary Smith
470. John Greenhaugh 1614 England- 1696 Virginia
480. William Pope 1634- 1700 Isle of Wigh, Virginia
481. Mary Bridges
482. John Watts
483. Alice English
484. Michael Macquinny
485. Elizabeth
486. Jeremiah Exum
487. Ann Lawrence
488. Richard Bradford of London, England
489. Frances Taylor
492. Richard Pace
493. Mary Knowles
496. Thomas Hill
497. Mary Marshall
498. Daniel Pugh
1800 There is a Daniel Majors in Fairfield County. 1 male 16-25, 1 26-44, 1 female under 10 and one 16-25. His neighbors were the Hills and Mabry’s.
1810 Daniel Majors Pendleton District (Anderson County?) 3 males under 10, 1 16-25, 1 26-44, 4 girls under 10, 1 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 1 woman 45 and over. (someone’s mother?) His neighbors are William Smith who was probably over 45, James Majors who had 1 boy under 10, 1 16-25, and a female 16-25, and a Robert Smith who was 26-44. There is also someone with the last name of Doudle. (I can’t read their first name)
1820 Pendleton District (Anderson?) There is now an Elisabeth Majors living next to James Majors. James Majors now has 2 boys under 10, 1 male 26-44, 2 girls under 10, 1 female 26-45. His is listed as working in manufacture and has 2 slaves. The Smiths are gone. Elisabeth Majors has 1 boy under 10, 1 boy 10-16, 1 boy 16-18, 2 men 16-26, 2 girls under 10, 1 girl 10-16, 1 girl 16-26, and one woman 26-45. There were 4 as listed working in agriculture and 5 slaves. Other neighbors include the Hammonds, McFall (?), Elizabeth Moore, and James Paget. Robert Doudle and Samuel Doudle still live not too far. Thereis also a Solomon Gier who also lived nearby in the 1810 census.
1830 census- I can’t find anyone. It is easy to find the 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses online, but it is difficult to find the 1830 census for some reason. I can’t find James Majors anywhere. He disappears. I have heard of a James Major, but I don’t think he is the same person. I know that my Majors would now be in Georgia. They had to move to Georgia before 1824. Daniel marries Elizabeth Johnson in Wilkes or Wilkinson (I have seen both) in 1824.
This is also interesting, it may not be connected but is still interesting because the names and dates do match up: From Newberry County, South Carolina Deed Book MAy 29, 1789
Before me Robert Gillam one of the Justices for the County aforesaid Personally came & appeared before me a Certain Woman by the Name of Comfort Stephens and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that William Winchester, Jr. was born out of wedlock and before she the said Comfort and William Winchester, Sr. was married and that William Winchester, Jr. was no Heir to the Estate of William Winchester, Sr. but that Daniel Winchester is the Real Heir and further this deponant saith not. Sworn to be before me this Eleventh day of March 1787. Rovert Gillam, J.P. (Comfort Stephens (her C mark).
Richalnd County: Before me A. B. Ross a Justice for said County Personally Appeared a Certain woman by Name Sarah Majors & being duly qualified on the Holy Evangelist maketh oath & saith that William Winchester, Jr., Son of Confort Polson, Now Stephens, was born before Wedlock to her knowledge & Signed, Sworn to this 7th August 1788. A. B. Ross, J.P. Sarah Majors (her X mark).
Before me A. B. Ross, Esq. Personally appeared Sarah Majors & on her oath saith taht Confort Winchester now Confort Stephens was married to William Winchester, Sr. Nearly a year after William Winchester, Jr. was born & that Daniel Winchester is her son & was born in Wedlock, Sign’d and Sworn to this 7th August 1788. A. B. Ross, J.P. Sarah Majors (her X mark).
Can someone explain this to me?
I don’t know why but for some reason I am stuck on the Majors. I live in Northern Virginia and less than an hour away from Maryland but for some reason I have this interest in finding the Majors in South Carolina. So far nothing has been found about them. We know about them after they arrive in Georgia. Mr. Majors (possibly Daniel Majors) probably died before the family came to Georgia. Elizabeth, his wife, was born around 1781 and had in South Carolina: Sarah Majors (1803), Daniel Webster (1806), Thomas (1807), Mary (1807), John W. (1811), Rachel (1813), Martha (1814), and David (1818). She remarried James Castleberry in 1828. Castleberry died in 1858 and she went to live with her son Daniel Webster Majors. She is listed with him in the 1860 census which states both Daniel and herself were from South Carolina and that she was born around 1781. We have some letters written by her during the Civil War so we know she had some education.
Here are some things I am finding about the Majors in South Carolina in their online archives:
6/3/1766 Majors, Daniel land grant for 100 acres in Craven County
7/14/1770 Daniel Majors involved in a memorial for 150 acres for Isaac Pigeon
11/20/1805 KING, ROBERT, PLAT FOR 926 ACRES ON CHEROKEE CREEK, PENDLETON DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY WILLIAM HAMILTON. Names indexed: CURRY; HAMILTON, WILLIAM; KING, ROBERT; MAJORS, DANIEL; MAYFIELD, ABRAHAM; MURPHREY, ROGER; THOMPSON, JOHN
Louiza Johnson the wife of Daniel Majors of Georgia is another brick wall. They are the parents of my great great grandfather Marshall Daniel Majors. Louiza is the name listed in the Majors bible but she is also known as Elizabeth and Samantha. Daniel Majors’ mother Eliabeth remarried a Castleberry.
Here is a possible theory to research further later.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON/JOHNSON, b 1710 in Chester Co., Pa. and died 1806 in Warren Co., Ga. He was mar 3 times: MARTHA MARSHALL (my gggggg grandmother), MARY TAYLOR and MAGDONE JAMES. He mar Martha 17 Apr 1754 and had a son, CALEB JOHNSON, b 1755 in Chester Co.; died 26 Feb 1850 in Brookhaven, Ms. at the home of his daughter, MARTHA JOHNSON JONES. Caleb mar SARAH FRANCES (”Fanny”) WAGGONER (d 1830 in Ms.) and had these ch: LOUISA (Luvicy) JOHNSON, SARAH JOHNSON (mar ROBERT DAY III, David Day’s brother), MARY JOHNSON (my ggg grandmother), WILLIAM JOHNSON, MARGARET JOHNSON, ANNA JOHNSON, FRANCIS JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, MICHAJAH JOHNSON and ROLAND JOHNSON. MARY JOHNSTON (15 May 1787 in Wilkes Co., Ga. — 9 Oct 1850 near Brookhaven, Ms.), mar DAVID DAY (b 20 Apr 1787 in Hancock Co., Ga. — abt 1860 near Brookhaven). Any info on this family would be appreciated.