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Generation 1
8 Children of Wiley Stringfellow (1)
& Nancy Youngblood (2)
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Name |
Birth Date |
Birth Place |
Spouse(s) |
Children |
Residence |
Date of Death |
Cemetery |
Sources |
| 1 |
Eli (3) |
@ 1818 |
Barnwell County, SC |
Louisa Favors (M-1840) |
8 |
Talbot County, GA |
? |
? |
AS, HS, DP |
| 2 |
Henry (4) |
@ 1820 |
Barnwell County, SC |
Zilphia Bush (M-1842) |
3 |
Chatahoochee County, GA |
? |
? |
HS |
| 3 |
Mary Ann (5) |
@ 1828 |
Barnwell County, SC |
Did not marry? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
AS,HS,DP |
| 4 |
Martha Ann (6) |
@ 1829 |
Barnwell County, SC |
Vincent Horn, Elijah Phillips, Alfred Chalkley |
?/2/? |
Marion County, GA |
1915 |
County Line Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery |
DP |
| 5 |
Darling T. (7) |
@ 1830 |
Barnwell County, SC |
Elisabeth Favors |
9 |
Marion County, GA |
1915 |
Stringfellow Cemetery, Marion County, GA |
HS |
| 6 |
James (10) |
9/1834 |
??? |
Elizabeth J. Alderman (M-August 14, 1856 |
??? |
Marion County, GA |
before 1869 |
??? |
HS |
| 7 |
Elizabeth(8) |
@ 1835 |
GA |
married? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
HS |
| 8 |
Wiley P. (9) |
9/1836 |
GA |
Tabitha Alderman |
6 |
Marion County, GA |
1/4/1914 |
Stringfellow Cemetery, Marion County, GA |
HS |
Wiley and Nancy's Story
Wiley Stringfellow was born in Richmond County, NC to unknown parents circa 1796. At some point in the early 1800's Wiley and his family moved to Barnwell County South Carolina. (Note the exact location may now be located in Aiken County SC, as Aiken County was partially created from areas of Barnwell County in 1871 [source-JS])
Wiley received a 1000 acre land grant from the state along side the land of Henry Stringfellow. The land grants were issued by the State Of South Carolina, sign by the Governor and Commander in Chief in Columbia S.C. on May 3rd 1819 and certified by the Surveyor General on 19 April 1819 for Wiley, For Henry his was signed on the January 3rd 1819, they were both on Boggy Gut land and side by side. [source-GTS]The land was of little value as it was mostly swamp land. However, some 150 years later, the United States Government bought huge tracts of this land to build the infamous Savannah River Nuclear Testing Site. Most of the towns, farms, cemeteries and lives of these residents were bulldozed over. It is believed that all the gravesites were moved however. (This is an issue in finding the missing gravesite of the mysterious Henry)
The fact that Henry and Wiley owned land next door to each other in this area makes many of us Stringfellow cousins alive now and fascinated by genealogy believe that Henry was Wiley's father. We have no legal proof at this point, and are stuck with cutting off the family tree at this point until other facts surface.
Wiley Stringfellow married Nancy A. Youngblood. Nancy was born circa 1800 in North Carolina. No marriage license has been found. We do not know who her parents were and know little of her life except for what is mentioned in legal documents, and church records listed below. Nancy gave Henry 8 children between the years of 1818 and 1836. Their children were Eli Stringfellow, Henry Stringfellow, Mary Ann Stringfellow, Martha Ann Stringfellow, Darling T. Stringfellow, James Stringfellow, Elizabeth Stringfellow, and Wiley P. Stringfellow.
Between the years of 1831 and 1833, the couple moved to a farm in Talbot County, Georgia, where the family would live for the next 40 years. In the 1860's their two sons Wiley Jr. and Darling would go off to fight in the Civil War. Wiley died in 1870, at about the age of 76. Nancy outlived Wiley, but we are not sure how long. We have no record of her death. Our family is still looking for the graves of Wiley and Nancy.
| Wiley and Nancy's Historical Documents |
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Wiley ~ 1820 Federal Census in Barnwell District, South Carolina.
[source-HS] |
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Wiley Stringfellow baptized ~ June 1824, Rosemary Baptist Church, Barnwell County, South Carolina" minutes. From: "Early Records of Rosemary Baptist Church"
[source-HS] |
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Wiley ~ 1830 Federal Census in Barnwell District, South Carolina.
[source-HS] |
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Wiley appointed a special deputy by court ~ 1831, of Barnwell County, South Carolina to assure the appearance of (John) Rueben Stringfellow (Sr.), living in Talbot County, Georgia.
[source-HS] |
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Wiley on jury list ~ 1833, Talbot County, Georgia.
[source-HS] |
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Wiley and Nancy join the church September 21, 1839, County Line (Primitive Baptist) Church, Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Information is from "The History of Chattahoochee County, Georgia". [source-HS] |
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Wiley ~ 1840 Federal Census Talbot County, Georgia. [source-HS] |
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Wiley ~ 1850 Federal Census ~ James and Henry listed seperately in Census listings in two different Georgia Counties ~ Talbot County, Georgia. Wiley's children listed for the first time by name in this Census were: Martha, Mary Ann, Darling, James, Elizabeth, and Wiley. Eli and Henry were already married and living away from home with their own wives. Henry and Zilphia (Bush) were living on Zilphia's brother's farm in Muscogee County in 1850. The brother's name was Thomas Bush. Henry and Zilphia had children Mary Jane and Julia by this time. James was only 16 in 1850. He married Elizabeth J. Alderman on August 14, 1856 in Marion County.[source-HS] |
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Wiley ~ 1860 Federal Census Talbot County, Georgia. [source-HS] |
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Wiley's sons go off to fight in the Civil War. 1861-65. Sons Darling and Wiley fought and survived the war. Wiley was wounded however (more of their story in Generation 2!!!) [source-HS] |
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Wiley writes a will. December 28, 1869, April term 1870, Marion County, Georgia Wills, Book A. (*Note ~Some portions abbreviated)
"It is my will that my sons Eli, Henry, Darling and Wiley and my daughter Martha Phillips to have no part in my estate as they have already had from me property the full share of what they would be entitled to if what they have received should be thrown back and become a part of my estate.
All my estate real and person to my wife Nancy Stringfellow and my
two daughters Mary Anne and Elizabeth Stringfellow. If either of my daughters should marry, then her share to go to daughter remaining single and to my wife Nancy. If wife should marry and neither of my daughters marry, then my wife's share to go to the two daughters except two cows which shall belong to my wife absolutely.
I will and bequeath that in the event of the death of my wife or daughters, the share of the deceased to be divided between the surviviors."
Executrix: wife Nancy.
Witness: S.F. (Solomon F.) Phillips, Wm. Powell, J.B. Hendricks.
(Recorded July 12, 1870 by Jas. W. Sone, Ordinary)
[sources-HS, DP] |
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Nancy ~ 1870 Federal Census of Marion County, Red Bone District, Georgia. Also living with Nancy at the time of this census, September of 1870, was Mary, age 46, Elizabeth, age 30, and Franklin, age 11. [source-HS] ***Note - We do not know who Franklin was and what his relationship was. |
Places Wiley and Nancy lived |
1887 Antique Map of the Southeast showing the 3 Principal Residences of Wiley and Nancy
1. Richmond County, North Carolina (Wiley @ 1796 - 1818, Nancy @ 1800 - 1818)
2. Barnwell County, South Carolina (Wiley and Nancy @ 1818 - 1833)
3. Marion County, Georgia (Wiley @ 1833 - 1870, Nancy @ 1833 - 1870+)
Closeup of same map showing towns and locations more consisely.
Highlighted 1890'S Map of Richmond County, NC
Highlighted 1890'S Map of Barnwell County, SC
Highlighted 1890'S Map of Marion + Talbot County, GA showing Boxspring, or Boxsprings, GA in secondary highlight.
The same map without highlighting to visualize the stategic location of Box Springs with the counties of Marion, Talbot, Muscogee, Marion and, Chattachochee Counties all within a range of 10 miles of that location.
Richmond County, NC. short history
Richmond County, NC. Map
Barnwell County, SC. short history
Current Day Barnwell County, SC. Map showing the Savannah River Site.
Current map of Boggy Gut Land (along Upper Three Runs) possibly now located in Aiken County, SC
A closer view of the layout of the former lands of Henry and Wiley Stringfellow in present day South Carolina, near Boggy Gut Road and US highway 278.
Marion County, GA. short history
Box Springs, GA. Map
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