Isham E. Varnado (1795 - 1830)

Born 1795 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died 1830 at about age 35 in Liberty, Georgia, United States

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Biography

ISHAM VARNEDEAU, b. 1795, ,Orangeburg Dist, SC; d. Bef. 1830, ,Liberty, GA48; m. CHARITY ???; b. 1795, ,,GA; d. ,Liberty, GA.

Migration

Isham Varnedeau probably came to Pike Cty. Mississippi with his father. (See Dates Later) Samuel's sons, Leonard and Moses Varnado, obtained passports in Jones County, Ga. in Oct. 1809 which stated they had arrived there in late last winter. George Varnedo was issued a passport on March 2, 1810 which stated that he was from the Orangeburg Dist. of S. C. Samuel Vernando and family were issued a passport on March 18, 1811 which states that he was from the Orangeburg Dist. of S. C. and that he had a wife and seven children and two slaves.

Surname Spelling

Surname spelling of these families in very interesting. Insofar as these two brothers are concerned, Nathaniel's descendants chose the Varnedoe spelling in effect today. Isham signed his name Varnedeau below. His son, Alfred B., had a son, James I. Varnedore, which line uses for the most part the Varnedore spelling today.

I have found that Nathaniel's spelling and influence so strong that the Varnadores tend to change their spellings to Varnedoe even after 1920. Samuel's sons, who came to Miss. and La., spell their names Varnado, Samuel's brother, Henry, settled in Georgia and use Varnadoe and his brother, Leonard, who remained in S. C. used Varnadore.

When Samuel came to Pike County, Ms. Nathaniel was only 21 and Isham 16. Nathaniel and Isham apparently were not satisfied with the Miss. Territory and returned to Georgia where they had stopped earlier on their trip from S. C. to make a crop.

Return to Georgia

The document below shows Isham had returned to Ga. to settle and other data comes to light after study. The first document is listed below. (Outside) Chatham Isham Varnadeau To His Excellency John Clark Hail / Millegeville (Page 1,Inside) State of Georgia } Chatham County } Personally appeard Isham Varnedeau who being duly sworn, Saith. That He has been three years a Citizen of the U. States and has Resided in the State of Georgia for three years immediately preceeding the passage of the Act-/ except absent upon Lawful business/ and That he is now an Inhabitant of the same. That he was Eighteen years of age at the time of the passage of the Act: That he has a Wife and two children; That he has not given in his name for a Draw or Draws in the present Land Lottery in any other part of the State: That he has not drawn a Tract of Land in any of the former Land Lotteries in his Individual capacity as an Individual (Page 2, Inside) Orphan and that He did not directly or Indirectly evade the Service of the United States or this State in any of the late wars between great Britain or the Indians: And the Deponant further Saith that he was absent from the County of Chatham for several months and did not Return until the Receivers Books were closed and forwarded to the Execuative Department. Sworn to before me this 8th August 1821 Isham Varnedeau Thos. N. Morel J.J.B.B.C (Page 3 Inside) To His Excellency John Clark: Sir: Annexed is my affidavit in the form required by Law. your Excellency will therefore be pleased to have my name Registered for two Drawn in conformity to the Act. Respectfully yr Excellency obt. Servt. Isham Varnedeau Original on file with the Sureveyor General Dept., Archives and Records Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. 30334. (The spelling of his name is exactly as shown in the document.) We know from this record that Isham was in Chatham County, Ga. in 1821. He was in Bryan County, Ga. in 1827 as the records show he participated in a land lottery in that state in that year and that he drew Lot # 126, Lee County District 16. Isham must have died before the 1830 census since only his wife and children appear in the Liberty County census that year. He stated he had a wife and two children in the petition to participate in the lottery. However, only Alfred's interest is recorded in the estate settlement in Adams County, Ms. This estate settlement where Nathaniel signs as A. B.'s attorney shows that (1) Isham had died (2) that A. B. was alive and grown or Nathaniel would have signed as guardian. (3) Another legal document found in Liberty County, Ga. names A. B. as Nathaniel's nephew, and names A. B.'s minor children. See A. B. Varnedore and James I. Varnedore following for more about this document. Isham was a member of Midway Congregational Church according to their records.^[1]

Notes for CHARITY ???: Charity Varnidore appears in the 1830 census as a female family head age 30-40. Since Isham does not appear, we can assume he had died. With Charity is Alfred B. indicated as a male child between 10-15 years of age or born about 1818 and a daughter whose name we do not know between 5-10 years of age. This daughter has been found at least by oral word of mouth to be Mary Varnadoe who married Young Davis. Why she is not shown in the Mississippi estate settlement of George Varnado in 1842 is not known. Sources: Other : 1830 Ga. Liberty Cty. Page 54 Charity Varnidore Age 30-40 Other : 1830 Ga. Liberty Cty. P 54 1M 10-15 is A. B. Varnidore 1818 Other : 1830 Ga. Liberty Cty. P 54 1F 5-10 Mary Varnidore 1824

Isham was born in 1795. Isham Varnadoe ... He passed away in 1830.

Name

Name: Isham E /Varnado/^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Group of Offline Sources:Death Date: 1830 Ga. Liberty Page 54 Only Charity His Wife Family Head Father : Willard Wilson Varnado Early Genealogy Research Records Father : Resource Records of Pike Cty. Ms. E. Russ Williams Page 168 Father : Heir in Settlement of George Varnado's Estate in Adams, Ms. Father : Pike County, Miss. 1798-1876 Luke Ward Conerly Page !!! (3) Father : Leonard Vernadeau Chart Varnado Genealogist Spring 1987 Pg3 Father : Birth & Death By Doris Varnado Green via R. La. Gette Burris Mother : Leonard Vernadeau Chart Varnado Genealogist Spring 1987 Pg3 Mother : Birth & Death By Doris Varnado Green via R. La. Gette Burris Other : 1821 Isham Make Affidavit Made in Chatham County, Ga. Other : 1827 Bryan County, Ga. Isham Drew Lot 126 in Lee Cty. Ga. Other : 1830 Ga. Liberty Page 54 Only Charity His Wife Family Head
2. ↑ Source: #S95 NOTEhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=blmlandpatents&h=1421141&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=31271733&pid=869

• Source: S2 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Source: S95 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Springfield, Virginia
• Group of Offline Sources:Death Date: 1830 Ga. Liberty Page 54 Only Charity His Wife Family Head Father : Willard Wilson Varnado Early Genealogy Research Records

Father : Resource Records of Pike Cty. Ms. E. Russ Williams Page 168 Father : Heir in Settlement of George Varnado's Estate in Adams, Ms. Father : Pike County, Miss. 1798-1876 Luke Ward Conerly Page !!! (3) Father : Leonard Vernadeau Chart Varnado Genealogist Spring 1987 Pg3 Father : Birth & Death By Doris Varnado Green via R. La. Gette Burris Mother : Leonard Vernadeau Chart Varnado Genealogist Spring 1987 Pg3 Mother : Birth & Death By Doris Varnado Green via R. La. Gette Burris Other : 1821 Isham Make Affidavit Made in Chatham County, Ga. Other : 1827 Bryan County, Ga. Isham Drew Lot 126 in Lee Cty. Ga. Other : 1830 Ga. Liberty Page 54 Only Charity His Wife Family Head

Acknowledgments

• Varnado-50 was created by Halla Johnson through the import of VLJ.ged on Dec 1, 2014 and by Julie Johnson on 24 Oct 2013.