Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Waggener
Descendants of John Waggener
30.SARAH WAGGENER4 SEARS (ELIZABETH3WAGGENER, HERBERT2, JOHN1) was born Bef. 1749, and died Unknown.She married WILLIAM SEARS 1763.He died Unknown.
Notes for SARAH WAGGENER SEARS:
See the notes of Sarah's mother Elizabeth for information on Sarah.
From the International Genealogical Index, Micro fiche #0 1659, Virginia:
Reference is made to John Sears, born 1778 in Pesworth District, Gloucester County, Virginia; and listed as the son of William and Sarah Sears. Also same info, James Sears born 1778, also same, William (Jr.) born 1782, and same info., Annborn 1795.
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From Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, 1655-1900; by Wilkerson, Eva Eubank; Richmond, VA: Clearfield Company, 1953:
****** 1763, Waggener, Sarah, daughter of Elizabeth, married William Sears, Gloucester Co.; Book D-29, page 239
Children of SARAH SEARS and WILLIAM SEARS are:
| i. | JOHN5 SEARS, b. 1778; d. Unknown. | ||
| ii. | JAMES SEARS, b. 1781; d. Unknown. | ||
| iii. | WILLIAM SEARS, JR., b. 1782; d. Unknown. | ||
| iv. | ANN SEARS, b. 1795; d. Unknown. |
31.PHOEBE4 WAGGENER (GREENSBY3, HERBERT2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1753 in Virginia, and died December 15, 1823 in Flat Creek, Williamson Co., Tennessee.She married SPENCER REYNOLDS Abt. 1769.He was born Abt. 1753 in Virginia, and died May 19, 1830 in Flat Creek, Williamson Co., Tennessee.
Notes for SPENCER REYNOLDS:
From Shirley Hern:
Spencer REYNOLDS, Born, circa 1750, in VA. Died, 19 May 1830, in Flat Creek, Williamson Co., TN. Burial: May 1830, in Reynolds Cemeter, Flat Creek, Williamson Co., TN. Prob of Est: Jul 1830, in Williamson Co., TN.
The date of birth on his (Spencer's) tombstone (1767) must either be an error or incorrectly transcribed. He was over the age of 51 in 1812 as he did not pay a poll tax on himself, so born no later than 1761 and probably at least 10 years earlier than that based on the birth dates of his children. There is no doubt that he was born before 1854.
He was residing in Henry County, Virginia, in 1779. Spencer was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on 7 November 1782 when he bought 300 acres on the head of Mason Branch from James Cox Sr. of
Henry County for twenty pounds current money of Virginia. He had 8 whites and 2 blacks in his household that year. Also present in the same county in 1782 were John and Richard Reynolds. He was on the 1785 Henry County tax list and also in Capt. Hagan's district in Wilkes County, Georgia, that same year.
This is the date he probably left Virginia, taking his family with him. I suspect he moved to Georgia about the time of his father's final illness or death. He was named as executor of the will of Joseph Fortune, with Joseph's wife Mary Fortune, in Pittsylvania County, January 1784. The will was not probated until 18 February 1788, however. Witnesses to the will included George Reynolds, Richard Reynolds
and Phebe Tanner. Security was given by Jacob Reiger and David Harris. The will directed that a "Stud Horse called 'Whynot', in possession of Spencer Reynolds, one-half mine, be sold to sd. Reynolds for one half the purchase price less the horse's keep."
He was in the lottery and living in Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1805. He left Georgia after the 1810 tax collection, taking some of his children with him. He was first seen in Williamson County, Tennessee on the 1812 tax list with 0 white poll and 1 black poll. His brother George was living there in 1808. Spencer and his wife were not listed as heads of household in 1820. They were probably in the home of their son Reuben, both over the age of 45. His will was written 20 May 1826. By that time his son Richard C. was dead and Richard's heirs received his share. Spencer was guardian to the son of his daughter Matilda by her first husband John Durham in January 1829. Spencer Jr. and Reuben seem to be the only sons living in the area when Spencer Sr. died.
He married Phebe, circa 1769. Born, circa 1753. Died, 15 Dec 1823, in Flat Creek, Williamson Co., TN. Burial: Dec 1823, in Reynolds Cemeter, Flat Creek, Williamson Co., TN.
Children of PHOEBE WAGGENER and SPENCER REYNOLDS are:
| i. | RICHARD C.5 REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1770; d. Abt. 1826, Williamson Co., Tennessee. |
| Notes for RICHARD C. REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Richard C. REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1770. Died, circa 1826, in Williamson Co., TN. Probate of Estate: Apr 1826, in Williamson Co., TN. He married Prepare, before 1790. He lived on Spring Creek in Williamson County, Tennessee. He was over 45 in 1820 and claimed 5 slaves. His will was dated 31 October 1825. |
| ii. | GREEN REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1772; d. 1853, Walton Co., Georgia; m. ERMIN ALLEN, February 18, 1819, Clarke Co., Georgia; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for GREEN REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Green REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1772. Died, 1853, in Walton Co., GA. He married Ermin Allen, 18 Feb 1819, in Clarke Co., GA. He witnessed the signature of Spencer Reynolds in Wilkes County in 1795. No record of him has been found in Williamson County, Tennessee. He apparently remained in Georgia. His marriage in 1819 was probably a second marriage. |
| iii. | NANCY ANN REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1774; d. 1826; m. JOHN P. KENNERLY; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for NANCY ANN REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Nancy Ann REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1774. Died, after 1826. She married John P. Kennerly. Nancy had a son named Gainum Scroggins, possibly illegitimate, who named her in his will in 183-. She was called Nancy Kennerly in her father Spencer's will. |
| iv. | GEORGE REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1776; d. Aft. 1826; m. SARAH BARBER, Abt. 1798; d. Unknown. | ||
| v. | CATHERINE REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1778, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850; m. REESE BARBER, Abt. 1802, Georgia; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for CATHERINE REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Catherine REYNOLDS. Born, 1778. Died, after 1850. She married Reese Barber, circa 1802, in GA. They were living in Sumter County, Georgia, in 1850. (I found a 72 year old Catherine Barber living there in the 1850 census, in the household of a Moses and Eveline Joiner.) |
| vi. | SPENCER REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1781; d. July 1843, Williamson Co., Tennessee. |
| Notes for SPENCER REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Spencer REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1781. Died, Jul 1843, in Williamson Co., TN. Burial: Jul 1843, in Williamson Co., TN. Probate of Estate: Aug 1844, in Williamson Co., TN. He married, first, an unknown woman. He married, second, Sarah Parker, 6 Apr 1812, in Williamson Co., TN. His will, dated 21 November 1834, provides for his wife and the educating of his children but does not name them. Their names are recorded in undated loose records found in Williamson County, Tennessee. Some of the children were still minors when he wrote his will and when it was probated. William C. is the first named, probably indicating he was the eldest. While he was certainly the son of Spencer, the name of William C.'s mother remains a mystery. Spencer appears to have married for the first time in Virginia, where William C. was born 23 December 1807. He would have been about 31 years of age when he married Sarah Parker. He purchased a tract of land in the 22nd district at the head of Spring Creek on a branch of the Duck River containing 150 acres from Thomas Wilson on 6 October 1823. He still owned this tract at his death. Each male between the ages of 21 and 51 was required to pay a poll tax on himself and a tax on each slave. Spencer stopped paying poll for himself in 1832, over the age of 51, ie. born about 1781. The tax records indicate that he did not own slaves until July 1830 when he purchased a Negro boy by the name of Abram from the estate of his deceased father for $502. plus 1 woman and child not mamed for $271.50. On 14 January 1839 he purchased a Negro woman Claresy, 23, and her children Mary, 3, and Meliss, 18 months, from Zaccheus Wilson for $1950. He purchased a Negro Boy named Bob, aged 16 a slave for life, on 10 September 1843 from W. Neal and N.B. Neal. Witnesses to this deed of sale were W. C. Reynolds and Madison J. Reynolds. Abram was named in Spencer's will and listed in his inventory of 7 slaves in March 1745. Abram 29 years, Clarisy 29 years, Peg 18 (this one would have been the same age as Bob purchased in 1843), Mary 9, Meliss 7, John 6 and Susan 4. Sarah, the widow, renounced her right of administration at the March term 1845 and Addison W. Tippet, their son-in-law, was granted letters of administration. |
| vii. | REUBEN REYNOLDS, b. 1784, Virginia; d. Aft. 1830; m. ELIZA JANE GILLESPIE; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for REUBEN REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Reuben REYNOLDS. Born, 1784, in VA. Died, after 1830. He married Eliza Jane Gillespie. He is said to have settled first in Maury County, Tennessee, before coming to Williamson county. He was on the 1813 tax and the 1820 census there. He was not there in 1830 and had moved on to Marshall County, Tennessee. |
| viii. | COLEMAN REYNOLDS, b. 1785, Virginia; d. Aft. 1826; m. BETSEY DURHAM, November 24, 1809, Clarke Co., Georgia; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for COLEMAN REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Coleman REYNOLDS. Born, 1785, in VA. Died, after 1826. He married Betsey Durham, 24 Nov 1809, in Clarke Co., GA. He settled in Walton County, Georgia. |
| ix. | MATILDA REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1787, Virginia; d. Aft. 1830; m. (1) JOHN DURHAM, October 21, 1810, Clarke Co., Georgia; d. Unknown; m. (2) JOHN BOON, Bef. 1829; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for MATILDA REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Matilda REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1787, in VA. Died, after 1830. She married, first, John Durham, 21 Oct 1810, in Clarke Co., GA. She married, second, John Boon, before 1829. Her first husband died in Georgia in 1814. Matilda moved to Williamson County after his death. They had one son whose guardian was Spencer Reynolds in January 1829. She was called Matilda Durham in the will of Spencer Reynolds written in 1826 but had remarried by 1829. Her second husband was a purchaser at the estate sale of Spencer Reynolds. |
| x. | ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, b. Abt. 1789, Wilkes Co., Georgia; d. Aft. 1860; m. GEORGE BARBER, JR., May 11, 1806, Clarke Co., Georgia; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for ELIZABETH REYNOLDS: From Shirley Hern: Elizabeth REYNOLDS. Born, circa 1789, in Wilkes Co., GA. Died, after 1860. She married George Barber Jr., 11 May 1806, in Clarke Co., GA. They were living in Franklin County, Tennessee, in 1835 and in Chambers County, Alabama, in 1837. Her husband died in Texas 2 July 1854 and was buried in Shelby County where they were living in 1851. He served in the War of 1812 from Oglethorpe County, Georgia. She was living in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in 1860 with her daughter Margaret Hudman. She was living there September 1855 when she applied as the widow of George Barber for Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved 3 March 1855. |
Notes for EDMUND M. WAGGENER:
From Crystal Dingler:
****** 1816 Adair County Personal Property Tax List; "Waggoner, Edmund," one town lot; 1 white male >21; 1 slaves >16; 2 total slaves; 1 cattle
****** Ruth Burdette says that in 1816 Edmund Waggoner purchased a previously unsold town lot in Columbia. "We learn from later deeds that Mr. Waggener erected on this lot a brick building which burned more than seventy years ago. B.F. Waggener (Edmund’s brother) ran a tavern here in 1826 and 1827. It passed out of Mr. Waggener’s hands in 1843 and was later owned an operated as a hotel. P. 28.
****** 1818 Adair County Personal Property Tax List (Note: tax lists starts showing value); 1818"Waggoner, E.M.,"147 acres/town lot/retail store Fork;1 white male >21; 1 blacks >16; 2 blacks total; 1 cattle; value $13,365
****** At some time earlier, the town of Columbia had begun citizen patrols whose duty it was to ride around and inspect all suspicious places. They were appointed for a year at a time and required to serve at least 12 hours per month. In 1822 Reuben’s son, Edmund M. Waggener,was captain of the group. Burdette p. 30.
****** 1826 Adair County Personal Property Tax List; "Waggener, E. M.," 220 acres at $3 each, Adair Setherweed ; Plus 132 acres at $5 eash Adair R. Creek Anderson;Plus one town lot; 1 white male >21; 4 blacks >16; 7 total blacks; 32 horsesValue $4000
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From the 1820 Federal Census of Adair County, Kentucky, Town of Columbia, page 66; found at ancestry.com, image 33 of 33:
Ed M. Waggener; 1 male under 10 years, 1 male 16-25 years, 1 male 26-44 years(Edmund); 1 female under 10 years, 1 female 26-44 years (Jane); 3 persons engaged in agriculture, 1 person engaged in commerce; 3 male slaves under 14 years, 2 male slaves 14-25, 2 female slaves under 14, 3 female slaves 26-44
Notes for JANE MONTGOMERY:
From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82:
Jane Waggener; age- 60, female, real estate- $500, born- Kentucky
Jane Waggener; age- 24, female, born- Kentucky
Edmund Waggener; age- 20, male, occupation- Farmer, born- Kentucky
Adam Waggener; age- 10, male, born- Kentucky
Catherine Waggener; age- 8, female, born- Kentucky
Arthur Waggener; age- 6, male, born- Kentucky
Thomas Waggener; age- 5, male, born- Kentucky
Children of EDMUND WAGGENER and JANE MONTGOMERY are:
| 101. | i. | EDMUND P.5 WAGGENER, b. November 01, 1829, Kentucky; d. January 19, 1895. | |
| ii. | JANE WAGGENER, b. Abt. 1826, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1850. |
| Notes for JANE WAGGENER: From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82. Jane is listed in the household of her widowed mother: Jane Waggener; age- 24, female, born- Kentucky |
| iii. | ADAM WAGGENER, b. Abt. 1840, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1850. |
| Notes for ADAM WAGGENER: From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82. Adam is listed in the household of his widowed mother: Adam Waggener; age- 10, male, born- Kentucky |
| iv. | CATHERINE WAGGENER, b. Abt. 1842, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1850. |
| Notes for CATHERINE WAGGENER: From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82. Catherine is listed in the household of her widowed mother: Catherine Waggener; age- 8, female, born- Kentucky |
| v. | ARTHUR WAGGENER, b. Abt. 1844, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1850. |
| Notes for ARTHUR WAGGENER: From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82. Arthur is listed in the household of his widowed mother: Arthur Waggener; age- 6, male, born- Kentucky |
| vi. | THOMAS WAGGENER, b. Abt. 1845, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1850. |
| Notes for THOMAS WAGGENER: From the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd District, Lewis County, Missouri, page 65, taken July19, 1850, household 104; from ancestry.com, image 13 of 82. Thomas is listed in the household of his widowed mother: Thomas Waggener; age- 5, male, born- Kentucky |