Jeremiah H. Wilcher Sr. (abt. 1770 - abt. 1830)

Born about 1770 in Jefferson, Georgia

Descendants

Died about 1830 at about age 60 in Warren, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah was born about 1770 in Jefferson County, Georgia. He passed away in 1830 in Warren County, Georgia (what is now Glascock County, Georgia). He is buried in Edgehill, Glascock County, Georgia at Euphrates Cemetery.^[1]

At his death, he owned 84 acres of Headright land in Warren County.^[2]

Land

• 16 Nov 1789 - 200 Acres - BOUGHT - Richmond County (now Warren) from Wm Wilcher (brother?) to Jeremiah Wilcher - little creek of Big Creek - granted 20 July 1787 to Wm Wilcher - Note: William and wife Mary // Deed Book A, p 431
• 28 Jan 1792 - 100 Acres - BOUGHT - Columbia County from William Keenan to Jeremiah Wilcher, formerly William Lyon - Big Creek - part of 2 tracks given to Keenan in 1788 & 1789 // Deed Book A, p 433
• 20 May 1795 - 225 Acres - SOLD - Warren County, Jeremiah Wilcher to Philip Gibbs - Big Creek of Ogechee - granted 23 Jul 1788, Book 222 No 134 - Note: mentions Jeremiah’s wife Jane Wilcher // Deed Book A, p 114
• 03 May 1796 - 84 Acres - SURVEY - Warren County (family headright)
• 30 Dec 1797 - 200 Acres - SOLD - Warren County, Jeremiah Wilcher to Nathanial Williams - little creek of Big Creek - granted to William Wilcher 20 July 1787 - Note: mentions Jeremiah’s wife Jane Wilcher // Deed Bk A, p 435
• 30 Dec 1797 - 100 Acres - SOLD - Warren County, Jeremiah Wilcher to William Williams - Big Creek of Ogechee - granted to William Keener 1788 & ’89 - // Deed Bk A, p 435-6
• 30 Dec 1797 — 74 Acres - SOLD - Warren County, Jeremiah Wilcher to Nathanial Williams - little creek of Big Creek of Ogechee - surveyed for J Wilcher 11 July 1797 - Note: mentions Jeremiah’s wife Jane Wilcher // Deed Bk A, p 436-7
• 08 Sep 1813 - 450 Acres (granted Claborn Curry) & 300 Acres (granted Daniel D Morse) & one enslaved boy named Fortune - SOLD - Jefferson County Jeremiah Wilcher to son Jeremy Wilcher - // Deed Bk D, p 9
• 13 Nov 1815 - 87 Acres - GRANT - Jefferson County, Jeremiah Wilcher - Grants BK kkkk, p 197

Census

• 1820: Jeremiah Jefferson County, Georgia. P34
  • Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
  • Free White Females - 45 and over: 1
  • Enslaved Males - Under 14: 1
  • Enslaved Males - 14 thru 25: 2
  • Enslaved Males - 26 thru 44: 1
  • Enslaved Females - 14 thru 25: 1
  • Enslaved Females - 26 thru 44: 1
• 1830: Jinney (Jane) Wilcher
  • Free White Males - 10 thru 14: 1
  • Free White Males - 15 thru 19: 1
  • Free White Males - 20 thru 29: 1
  • Free White Females - 60 thru 69: 1
  • Enslavee Males - 10 thru 23: 1
  • Enslaved Females - Under 10: 3
  • Enslaved Females - 55 thru 99: 1

Enslaved Persons

The Wilchers enslaved a number of people in Warren, Glascock, and Jefferson County. The following enslaved children were mentioned in deed records:

• 1813 - Boy, Fortune - given to son, Jordan Wilcher
• 1814 - Boy, Seaboy - given to son-in-law Richard Walden
• 1814 - Boy, George - given to daughter Frances Allen

Enslaved persons recorded in census records are detailed in the census section. In 1820: six enslaved people; 1830: nine enslaved people

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66045719
2. ↑ "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MZ-71WR?cc=1914217&wc=M61W-C38%3A200743401 : 7 May 2020), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Whitten, Alvan-Wilkes, Silas > image 279 of 466; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 Sep 2021), "Record of Jeremiah Wilcher", Ancestor # A126332.
• "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-5T1R?cc=1999178&wc=9SYY-3T1%3A267653101%2C267653102 : 20 May 2014), Jefferson > Administration bonds 1823-1872 > image 105 of 352; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.