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John Stephens [uncertain] Drew

Born about 1790 in North Carolina, United States

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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Hulda S. (Ticer) Drew — married [date unknown] (to about 1831) [location unknown]

[children unknown]

Died about 1831 at about age 41 in Laurens, Georgia, United States

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Biography

John S. Drew is mentioned four times in Emanuel County Legal notices, first in 1819 when it seems part of his land is to be sold to fulfill a debt to James Walea. The notice is signed by Josiah Drew who acts as an agent for the court and at least once is called Sheriff. . ^[1] A number of land disputes noticed in the newspaper show John S Drew, Thomas Drew, James Walea, and Seaborn Johnson resided on or near Ogeechee Creek in somewhat adjoining properties.

Birth year is a guess based on family ages in 1820 US Census at Emanuel County, Georgia. John S. Drew is believed to have come from N.C. (according to the History of Laurens Co., Georgia) and the census of Laurens Co., Ga. ^[2]

John S. Drew was the third husband of Huldy Teicer who was a long time resident and midwife in Laurens County, Georgia. John's middle initial is thought to stand from Stephens, and he was thought to have come from elsewhere like from the north or from elsewhere in Georgia. Since Huldy married her second husband Henry Gay on 25 Nov 1819, her marriage to John must have been after this date.

John S. Drew is mentioned in an advertisement regarding a runaway slave from "The Georgia Journal" published in Milledgeville, GA, printed Tuesday, August 16, 1825. It said:

"Ten Dollars Reward: Runaway from the subscriber, living on the Ogeechee Road leading from Milledgeville to Savannah, in Emanuel County, on the 17th June last, my negro man Daniel, stout and well made, yellow complexion, down look when spoken to, about 5 feet 4 inches high. . . I suppose him to have made for the place of Richard Smith in Twiggs County, or the place of John S. Drew in Laurens County. . . above reward and all reasonable expenses paid. . . (Signed) Seaborn Johnson."

It is unclear just why Seaborn Johnson considered John S. Drew's place to be a destination for Daniel, the runaway slave. Both Seaborn Johnson and John S. Drew resided in Emanual County in 1820. ^[3] ^[4] In 1815 John S. Drew had received a land Grant in Emanuel County for 200 Acres.^[5] An extended Drew Family in Emanuel County received over 2000 acres in land grants and are thought to have operated the Drew Plantation. ^[6]

Later in the 1830 Census at Laurens County, Georgia, John and his household of four can be seen with no slaves, though their neighbors the Hesters did have them.

John S. Drew must have died after the 1930 Census and before his estate was administrated in 1831 since the "Laurens Co. Book D, 1830-1852" indicates that on June 6, 1831, Huldy Drew & Stephen B. Hester, & Alexander Graham were administrators of the estate of John Drew, deceased. The year 1831 is reportedly on John S. Drew's Tombstone which is said to be in the Drew Family Cemetery in Tweed, Laurens, Georgia.

A few years after John's Death, in April 22 1833, his namesake the younger John Stephens Drew was born to Huldy Drew. The likelihood that this child was fathered by Stephen Braxton Hester has been confirmed by DNA results. This younger John Stephens Drew went on to become a jurist of great stature in his county.

While Huldy did go on to marry Stephen Braxton Hester, she was buried as Huldy Drew with the following inscription: HULDA T. Wife of/JOHN DREW/AGE 96 YEARS/We trust that with Christ/She has gone to reign. Huldy and her husbands John Drew and Stephen Braxton Hester are all said to be buried in the Drew Cemetery.