Clayton Huff (1795 - 1840)

Born 1 Mar 1795 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Farr) Huff — married 9 Nov 1815 in Warren, Georgia

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1840 at age 44 in Newton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Clayton HUFF (1 Mar 1795 Warren Co, GA - 28 Jan 1840 Newton Co, GA) on 9 Nov 1815 in Warren Co, GA, md Elizabeth FARR (3 April 1795 Warren Co, GA - 19 July 1882 Conyers, GA), dau of John and Jollary FARR. Both HUFF and FARR families were farmers who were moving with the advancing mainstream of people into GA. Clayton was bur. in the Old FARR Burying Ground, 9 miles South of Covington, GA, in Newton Co.

Clayton Huff was born 1 Mar 1795 in Warren County, Georgia. He has been claimed to have been a son of Jonathan Huff (c 1771 Warren County, Georgia – c 1810) and Martha (Middleton) Huff (1775 Wilkes County, Georgia -1845 Warren County, Georgia), estimated to have married about 1789 in Warren County, Georgia. Further, he is said to have been a grandson of Jonathan Huff (c 1746 England? - c 1775 Warren County, Georgia) and Elizabeth (Farr) Huff (1748 - 1845). Jonathan and Elizabeth (Farr) Huff were described as marrying about 1748 in St. Mary Magdalen, Norfolk?, England.^[1]

It appears that there was yet another Jonathan Huff, called the "Old Pannel." He was perhaps a brother, cousin, or other relative, and was associated with the same vicinity (Little Briar Creek and Reedy Creek, Warren County, Georgia). He was Rev. Jonathan Huff (Aug 1789 Warren County, Georgia - 25 Nov 1872 McDuffie County, Georgia, who married Sarah McMath in 1807 (they had 10 children), and Mrs. Mary Patterson in 1843 (they had no children).^[2]

Clayton Huff was listed on the same page as Jonathan Huff and Martha Huff w[i]d(?) on a tax list in Captain Harris' District No. 150, Warren County, Georgia, grantees Powell and Harrison, watercourse B.B.C., adjoiners Hobbs and Merchant, date not located.^[3]

On 28 October 1815, in Warren County, Georgia, Clayton married Mary Elizabeth Farr^[4] (1795 – 1882).

Children

1. Palatyne (26 Aug 1816 GA - ) on 15 Ece 1831 md William Miles PENN in Newton Co, GA, and had 17 ch.
2. Martha Ann (17 Nov 1818 ­ 6 May 1900 Birmingham, AL) md Wilson WALLER and moved to AL.
3. John Floyd (29 May, 1820 GA - 28 Dec 1890 Cobb Co, GA) md (1) at New Sharon Church, Pamela A. "Effie" COWSERT (1825 GA - 2 Apr 1886, Austell, GA), dau of Major COWSERT, and their ch were William T.; James Clayton; Henry Thurman; John Wilson; and Mary Effie "Mollie". He md (2) Matt ??? who md Brock COCKRAN after John F. died. John F. was in Cobb's Legion, Comp. B. He lived later in life at Austell, GA.
4. Mary Angeline (25 Sep 1821 GA - 6 Jan 1880) on 14 Aug 1845 md Coleman H. BRUCE in Newton Co.
5. Grace Luana (8 May 1823 GA - d. Seale, AL) on 30 Nov 1841 in Newton Co md John SELLARS and had 11 ch. They lived at Sinclair, AL and Seale, AL.
6. William Mosely (7 May 1824 GA - 4 July 1828).
7. Winder Marion (18 Feb 1825 GA - 29 May 1906 De Kalb Co, GA) md (1) in Newton Co on 11 Dec 1845, Mary Jane MARKS (7 Jan 1892 GA - 1 Dec 1852 Conyers, GA) and their ch were Margaret E.; Nancy Ann E.; and Martha Jane. He md (2) in Newton Co on 8 May 1853, Julia Ann MARKS (27 Oct 1837 GA - 24 Mar 1904 GA), and her ch were Mary Emma; Augustus Baker "Dock"; Joseph Mathew; Telitia Romalina; James William; Edder C.; Columbus Marion; and Paul Hillman. He established a family in DeKalb County.
8. Jonathan Wilson (1827 GA - 9 Feb 1865 while a POW in Union Prison at Camp Chase, OH) md Elizabeth HUFF (June 1833 GA - ), dau of Rev. Jonathan HUFF, and an apparent first cousin. Ch incl Emma B.; Jonathan Judson; Jonah N. C. and possibly four others.
9. Jeremiah Clayton (4 Mar 1831 GA - 1 June 1907 Atlanta, GA) md (1) Matilda CANARD and their ch was John Henry. He md (2) on 6 Nov 1853 in De Kalb Co, Elizabeth Matilda Independence America (NORTON) WELLS (4 Jul 1821 GA - 27 Nov 1906 GA), widow of Thomas WELLS, and their ch were Sarah H. C.; Cordelia; and Silas Clayton. There were three WELLS ch of Montgomery, Margaret, and Warren.. Jeremiah was well known as a citizen of Atlanta and was the owner of HUFF HOUSE used as a Union headquarters during the Union occupancy of Atlanta.
10. Susan Elizabeth (1 Mar 1833 GA - 30 Mar 1919 GA) md James CRAWFORD. She may have been listed as Ann (1838 GA) on the census in 1850 with Elizabeth.
11. Daniel Abner (5 June 1835 GA - c 1864, believed to have died in the Civil War as a prisoner in a Union Hospital) on 30 Nov 1856 md Mary Ann NOLAN (May 1833 GA - after 1910), dau of mother V. NOLAN. Ch incl Arrie; Vestie; and Georgianna. They lived in Coosa Co, AL. In 1910, Mary A. was shown as mother to Marion HOLLEY, not identifed as a child above.
12. Thomas Josephas (6 May 1837 GA - 24 Dec 1861) on 22 July 1858 in Coosa Co, AL, md Nancy POWELL (or POWERS). He died in Confederate service. Ch incl Mary Ophelia and possibly Jody and Sanford.
13. James Madison (9 Mar (or 3 Mar) 1838 Newton Co, GA - 11 Apr 1900) on 26 Dec 1866 md Arry Ann Evelyn PETERS (1840 GA - 8 Sep 1890), dau of his mother's sister, Susan Elizabeth (FARR) PETERS, and a first cousin. Ch were John H.; Thomas Wilson; Cora; Roland; Fletcher; Homer; and Claudia Cordelia.

In 1870, Kizziah FARR was with the family. She d. 21 June 1870 of consumption at age 97.

Huff lineage is Clayton and Elizabeth (Farr) of GA; Jonathan and Martha (Middleton) of NC and GA; Jonathan and Elizabeth Huff of MD, NC, and GA; poss. family of Thomas Huff and Elizabeth Huff/Hough of Newcastle Co, DE;

Notes:

• 1818 Warren Co, GA, Jonathan Huff acted for Claton and Martha Huff and for Rigdon Carroll in a legal action.

• 1820^[5] Warren Co, p , Clayton Huff

• 1830^[6] Newton Co, p 33, Clayton Huff 210001-022011

• 1833 On 27 Mar 1833, Clayton Huff bought 125 acres from estate of Thomas Johnson.

• 1833 Butts Co, GA, Clayton Huff was in records of John Barron estate (Butts Co Equity, pp 220-221)

• 1840 Newton Co, p , Elizabeth Huff 22201-1101101

• 1850^[7] Newton Co, p 507, 65th Dist, Elizabeth Huff hh.

• 1860 Newton Co, GA, p 461, E. Huff fam at Starrsville.

• 1870 Newton Co, GA, Subdiv. 96, p 45, #318, Elizabeth Huff hh.

• 1880

Sources

1. ↑ family tree at may be https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KCXB-PLS.

   According to Julia Huff Goza genealogy, Jonathan Huff first located in Maryland, then in Georgia. According to Julia, he served in the Revolutionary War.

   Jonathon came from England to Virginia or Maryland (Maryland according to Georgia Archives), then to Warren County, GA. He resided in England, Maryland, then Georgia (Briar Creek Community, later in Warren County, GA). This was before the Revolutionary War.

   He came to Virginia in the ship "Swan".

   He was an ardent Patriot, and he died in a fight with the Tories while serving in the Revolutionary War.

   (From Sarah Huff's Collection, Atlanta Historical Society files.)

2. ↑ Biographical sketch in History of the Baptist Denomination In Georgia. Volume 2. By Samuel Boykin. The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc., 2001. pages 283-284.
3. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1729/images/40141_1020705384_0026-00018?pId=4806806
4. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJK-D2H : accessed 27 May 2016), Clayton Huff and Elizabeth Farr, 09 Nov 1815; citing Marriage, Warren, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,569.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-HDT : accessed 27 May 2016), Clayton Huff, 1820.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGL-BK5 : accessed 27 May 2016), Clayton Huff, Newton, Georgia, United States; citing 33, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 7,040.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-Y5T : 20 December 2020), James Huff in household of Elizabeth Huff, Newton, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Granville Hough, "CLAYTON AND ELIZABETH HUFF OF NEWTON CO, GA", 8 Aug 1994:

• Sarah Huff, Memoirs

• Atlanta Historical Society, Sarah Huff's Scrapbook

• p 69, Warren Co, GA, Marriages, 1811-1825.

• Wife's grave (Clayton died 40+ years prior and does not appear to have been laid to rest in the same cemetery): Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121114263/mary-elizabeth-huff : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Farr Huff (5 May 1795–19 May 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121114263, citing Old Conyers Cemetery, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Ginny (Womack) Howard (contributor 47947030) .

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Ginny Howard for starting this profile.