HER DAUGHTER ALMIRA'S DEATH RECORD SHOWS HER MOM'S MAIDEN NAME
AS RACHEL "BEYES." The 1880 census of Burnside Twp. shows that her father
was b. in NY and mother b. in Ireland. Can't find her after 1880 in
Burnside. Joshua died "single" in 1885 per his death record.
THERE IS A MATILDA MARRIED TO A BENAGAH DAVIS ON PAGE 51 OF MUSSEY TWP.
1860 CENSUS, WITH DAUGHTER "RACHEL" AND ALSO A "PHEOBE SHARRARD", WHO ARE
LIKELY DAUGHTERS OF JOSHUA AND RACHEL. LIVING IN ARMADA, MACOMB CO. 1880.
DIED OF CANCER. LIVED IN EVERGREEN TWP. IN 1880.
MARRIAGE RECORD TO SPENCER SAYS SHE WAS BORN 1853. SHE HAD
ALREADY BEEN MARRIED TO A BINGLEMAN. SHE WAS LIVING IN EVERGREEN TWP.
WHEN MARRIED. SHE DIED JUST BEFORE SISTER-IN-LAW SUSAN BABCOCK.
ALMIRA DIED OF TYPHOID FEVER TOO. HER DEATH RECORD AS ALMIRA SPENCER
SAYS THAT HER MOTHER WAS Rachel BEYES!!!!!!!!
There was a James married in Berlin Twp. on 06/14/1859 and lived in Almont,
Lapeer Co., to a Nancy HAGADONE also of Almont. He would have been born
appx. 1836. He's on page 825 of the 1860 Almont census.
In Mayfield Twp., Lapeer Co. in 1880, page 358.
LIVING IN MUSSEY TWP. IN 1860. LIVING WITH JOSEPH MATTHEWS & HENRY
BONNEY. PER DOROTHY MILNE, THIS IS PETER'S SON.
He was living with his wife and George and his wife in 1884 Imlay Twp.
census, so I assume that George was his son.
1 NAME Jean /DALZIEL/
Listed as a farmer in 1880
_STATMARRIED
Will of James Brannan 21 Nov 1851 Wilkinson County, Georgia
In the name of God, amen! I, James Branan, Sr. of the State of Georgia, and of Wilkinson County, do make and declair this to be my last will and testament in the manner and form following.
First of all, I desire to commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and believing in the remission of my sins and through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ. My body I commit to the earth to be buried in my own graveyard at the discretion of my Administrator herinafter named. I despose of all my worldly goods and estate as follows:
First I do give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Branan Two hundred dollars in money to be handed to her by myself Two choice bedsteads and beds & furniture with them as much as she wishes to put on them one chest and a sideboard and implements and furniture belonging to the sideboard. Twenty bushels of corn, five bushels of wheat, Three hundred pounds of pork, fifty pounds of coffee, fifty pounds of sugar, one ____ shelf. Also one negroe girl by the name of Luiza to have and to hold during the term of her natural life without impeachment of waste and then what is remaining to be sold and divided amongst my children the Lawfull heirs of my body each one to shear and shear alike also
I fourthly make and devise that the rest of my worldly estate consisting of lands goods & chattels all be sold with the exception of grave-yard. I do except and retain one acre of ground for the use of the yard and equally divided amongst my children the lawfull aires of my body My above named wife to have an equal share with them each one to have shear and shear alike I further divise make and ordain two of my sons to wit Alfred Brannan and Harris Brannan my lawfull adminstrator to Execute and carry out this my last will and testament as good as I would do provided I were in life In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
November the 21st 1851
Daniel McCook James Brannan
Jessee L. Ruston
A his mark X Hooks
Court of Ordinary Jany term 1852
The within last will and Testament of james Brannan having been duly roven at this regular term of this Court by the oaths of Daniel McCook Jessee L. Ruston A Hooks subscribing witnesses to said ordered the same be admited to record
Test Saml Beall JJC
Wm Beall Dpt Clk Ellis Harwell JJC
James Gibson JJC
Wyatt Merideth JJC
Died in a fire at age 16
Moved to Texas
Moved to Alabama
moved Baldwin Co., Georgia