Descendants of William Ansley

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2. Thomas Ansley

Thomas moved from Monmouth Co., New Jersey after November 1760 to Orange Co., North Carolina. He moved from North Carolina to Wrightsboro (a Quaker village begun in 1768) Warren Co., Georgia before 1773. Thomas constructed a stone home in the early 1780's similar to homes found in New Jersey at that time. Thomas completed this home in 1785. This home is now called The Rock House and has been completely restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The three story field stone home, with it's original floor plan intact, is unique for Georgia and is the oldest house in the state. It is part of the annual Ansley Reunion.

1794 ANSLEY THOMAS Warren County GA 186 Neals District Tax List GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index GAS1a81746
1794 ANSLEY THOMAS Warren County GA 186 Neals District Tax List GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index GAS1a81753

1773 ANSLEY THOMAS Sussex County NJ 005 Knowlton August Tax List NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 NJS1a81758
1773 ANSLEY THOMAS Sussex County NJ 133 Knowlton Township August Tax List NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 NJS1a81754
1773 ANSLEY THOMAS Sussex County NJ 133 Knowlton Township August Tax List NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 NJS1a81757

Surname Ansley Thomas Ansley, 1737-1809, New Jersey, Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine 112 7 August 1978
Periodical Title: American Monthly Magazine
General Subject Area: U.S.
Topics: , DAR

124 11th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE Thomas Ansley Stanton's Newton
Issues per Year: 12x
Other Titles: New Title: Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine with V.43
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ACPL Holdings: v.1-42 1892-1913
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Repositories holding this title include:
Allen County Public Library
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Publisher: Daughters of the American Revolution.
Publisher Address: 1776 D St NW : Washington, DC 20006
Persi Code: DARM

Joseph Duckworth

Will signed 4/7/1827; probated 5/1/1827.

3. Benjamin Ansley

Benjamin came from NJ with his wife and two daughters and, in 1773, asked for land on "Upton Creek", south of Little River. The creek referred to was probably Maddox Creek, a branch of Uptons.
GENDEX (9/97) lists DOD as 'before 5 JUN 1783 Savannah GA'.

: Brothers Thomas and Benjamin Ansley, though not themselves Quakers, were closely associated with the Wrightsborough settlement from its start. Thomas built the famous Rock House, the only original structure from the Wrightsborough period still standing. In addition the Ansleys married into a number of Wrightsborough Quaker families, including, the Coxes, the Morrises and the Sanders. Benjamin is believed to have come to Georgia with his brothers Thomas before 1773, however some sources state that he did not arrive until 1773. He remained in the Wrightsboro area (now Thomson, McDuffie Co.) for about five years before moving to Chatham Co., Georgia in 1778.
248 12th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE Benjamin Ansley Stanton's Newton

4. William Ansley II

All children of first marriage named in DAR application of Mrs. Jacqueline Rawls Noland; 12 of 16 children named in will probated 24 JUN 1820 at Lincoln Lincolnton Co GA. Booklet from Raymond Ansley (Houston TX- 7/95) states,w/o any proof, that his DOD was 06 OCT 1819. Orange Co NC Tax records list him in 1779. Some in family say he brought family to Abbeville Distr SC about 1798- 1800 and then moved on to Lincoln Co GA about 1800.

William moved from Manmouth Co., New Jersey to Orange Co., North Carolina in 17??.
He purchased a Grist Mill about 1780 on the Eno River in Orange Co. from Mr. Abercrombrie, the builder. This Mill has been restored as the West Point Mill located in Eno River Park in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He also owned Synott's Mill, which was down stream from the West Point Mill, also on the Eno River. William transferred 200 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina to his son Gilbert in 1798. This transfer was witnessed by William's son David. William moved from Orange Co., North Carolina with his sons Gilbert and David in late 1798 or early 1799 to Abbeville District, South Carolina. William then moved from Abbeville District to Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., Georgia in 1799. William left a will - Will Book B, page 100 - Lincoln Co., Georgia

*William Ansley II - Born 1744. Baptised 2 Sep 1744 at the Old Tennemt Scotchish Presyterian Church Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co. New Jersey. It is believed that William travel to South Carolina with his brothers' Thomas and Benjamin prior to 1769 . William first bought property in North Carolina in 1769 and a total of four land grants are listed prior to 1880. William is listed in the Orange Co. Tax records of 1779. Three of the grants are in Hillsborough Orange County and the fourth is in what was then Western lands of North Carolina but now Eastern Tennessee. William sold out his land holdings of 987 acres in 1798 and crossed over the Georgia border into Lincoln County. Settling in Lincolnton. I have found two marriages one to Anny or Amy Edwards or Edmund (b. 1786 in SC. D. 1857 in Lincoln Co. Ga.)3 Jan 1808 in Lincoln Co. Ga. The first marriage to Sarah Strayhorn ( b. In 1746 in Hawfield Orange Co NC. D. 1808 in Organge NC.) Abt 1770 in NC. All of the children of the first marriage are named in the DAR application of Mrs. Jacqueline Rawls Noland. William died in 6 Oct. 1819 and his will was probated 24 Jun 1820 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia. 12 of the 16 names listed in William's will and presumed to be his children

26. Margaret Ansley

Married ? Norwood, probably in Abbeville Distr. SC..

Amy Edmonds/Edwards

All children of this marriage named in DAR application of Mrs. Jacqueline Rawls Noland.

7. Mary Ansley

Mary Ansley, wife of Job Morris, was sister to Thomas, Benjamin, Rebecca and William Ansley, Jr. Thomas married in Monmouth County then moved to Warren County, GA. Mary and Job also married in Monmouth County and Mary moved to Warren County with the children after Job died. It was in Warren County, Ga where Thomas' son Abel Ansley and Mary's daughter Lydia Morris (first cousins) married on January 30, 1790. Jimmy Carter is descended from Abel and Lydia through their daughter Ann Ansley who married Wiley Carter. Wiley and Ann Carter's son, Littleberry Walker Carter, married Mary Ann Diligent Seals and moved to Sumter County, GA. Jimmy is their great grandson. When Thomas moved to Georgia, he settled in Wrightsboro, a community Royal Govenor Wright gave to emigrating Quakers for religious freedom, thereby giving Augusta a buffer from the Indians. Thomas fought in the Revolution and when he returned from the war the elders would no longer let him live in Wrightsboro (anti-war, anti-violence, royalists that they were). As a result Thomas bought land just outside Wrightsboro and built a house for his family, known as the Rock House, which still stands and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Database: Full Context of Marriages--New Jersey 1665-1800
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Ansley, Elizabeth, Monmouth, and Jacob Morris, Monmouth 1765 Feb. 13
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Ansley, Mary, Monmouth, and Job Morris, Monmouth 1760 May 17