Gotthilf Israel (Niess) Nease (1779 - 1844)

Born 18 May 1779 in Effingham County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Neidlinger) Nease — married 24 Mar 1804 in Effingham Co., Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1844 at age 65 in Effingham County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Birth

Gotthilf Israel, also called Godliff, was born on 18 May 1779 to Johann Leonhardt Niess and Christina Elisabeth Schmidt Niess Mengersdorff, and was baptized on 22 May 1779 at the Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Ebenezer, GA.^[1]

Gotthilf Israel, son of Leonhardt Niess and his wife Christiana, was born May 18, 1779, and baptized May 22, 1779. Sponsors, Gotthilf Israel Schmidt and Hannah Elisabeth his wife and Mr. Jacob Meier.^[1]

Marriages

He married first to Anna Neidlinger after they obtained a marriage license on 24 May 1804 in Effingham County, GA.^[2]

Anna and Gottlieb had 10 known children:^[3]

Elvira

Jane Eliza

John Robert

Anna Louise

William Frederick

Rosanna Harriett

Eveline

Caroline

Edward Leonard

James Jeremiah

After Anna's death, he was married to the widow Mary Eula Heidt Shubtrine Nease. Their marriage license, dated 24 Nov 1840 in Effingham County, GA, says that they were married on 22 Oct 1840 by Joshua Gnann, J.P.^[4] This is obviously an error.

Gottlieb married second, Mrs. Mary (Heidt) Shuptrine on November 20, 1840.^[5] She died in June 1841.^[5]

Deeds & Mortgages

• 22 Oct 1804 – Effingham County, GA – Gotthilf Israel Smith, Esq. & his wife Christiana, both of Bryan County, GA, to Gotthilf Israel Nease, taylor, of Effingham County, GA, for $25, a 65-acre tract of land. Wit: Ann Dasher, J. G. Neidlinger, C.S.C.E.C.^[6]

Last Will & Testament

Godliff wrote his will on 24 Jun 1844, four days before his death, and appointed his sons Frederick Israel Nease & John Robert Nease executors. His will was witnessed by his half-brother John George Mingledorff, Jno. G. Morel, and Jno. Charlton. He died on 24 May 1804, and his estate was probated on 2 Sep 1844.^[7]

Death

Godliff died on 28 Jun 1844, and was buried in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, GA.^[8]

Notes

Alternate marriage date: He married Anna Niedlinger, daughter of John G. and Hannah (Dasher) Neidlinger on March 24, 1804.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Ebenezer Record Book, 1754-1781 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/49140/FLHG_EbenezerRecBook-0178/33703?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return&rc=118,1802,419,1852#?imageId=FLHG_EbenezerRecBook-0089. Original data: Jones, George F. Ebenezer Record Book, 1754-1781: Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church of Effingham, Georgia, More Commonly Known as Ebenezer Church. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991.
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4L-LJ7 : 17 October 2017), Gotthilf I. Neave and Anna Neidlinger, 24 May 1804; citing Marriage, Effingham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,394.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families, p. 245-246.
4. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4L-R8S : 17 October 2017), Godhedt Israel Nease and Mary Shubtrine, 26 Nov 1840; citing Marriage, Effingham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,395.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families, p. 246.
6. ↑ "Deed and mortgage record, 1786-1918; general index to deeds, 1786-1918," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-98CH-W?i=177&cat=166933), Gotthilf Israel & Christiana Smith to Gotthilf Israel Nease, 22 Oct 1804 > microfilm 180,332 > image 178 of 495; citing Clerk of the Superior Court of Effingham County, Effingham County Courthouse, Springfield, GA.
7. ↑ "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93G-X7YT?cc=1999178&wc=9SYB-RMQ%3A267650301%2C267756901 : 20 May 2014), Effingham > Wills 1829-1950 > image 47 of 633; citing Effingham County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 28 Jun 2019), memorial page for Godliff Israel Nease), Find A Grave: Memorial #50573094, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia.

• Gnann, Pearl Rahn. Georgia Salzburgers and Allied Families. Second reprinting with Additions Sept. 1976, Amy LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints edition. Savannah, Georgia: Pearl Rahn Gnann, 1956.