Wiley Acree (abt. 1782 - bef. 1867)

Born about 1782 in North Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died before 3 Jun 1867 before about age 85 in Taliaferro, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Wiley was born about 1782 in North Carolina.^[1][2][3]

He married Susannah^[3] "Susan"^[2] and had the following known children:

1. Elizabeth Acree was born about 1822 in Georgia.^[2]
2. Wiley Acree was born about 1827 in Georgia.^[2]
3. Franklin Acree was born about 1830 in Georgia.^[2]
4. Maryan Acree was born about 1831 in Georgia.^[2]

In 1805 he was living in Greene County where he was entitled to a single draw in the Georgia Land Lottery of that year indicating he was an unmarried adult male.^[4]

He appears on the 1809 tax list of Greene County, Georgia in Moore's District.^[5]

In 1816 he is found on the Wilkes County, Georgia tax list.^[6]

Wiley appears on the 1827 Georgia state census of Taliaferro County, Georgia in District 601 (Captain Justice) with the following household members:

males)-18:5 ; 18-45:1

females)-18:3 ; 18+:1

9 slaves^[1]

And he was living in Taliaferro County, Georgia in 1830 with the following household members:

males)-5:3 ; 5-10:2 ; 15-20:1 ; 40-50:1

females)10-15:1 ; 15-20:1 ; 30-40:1 ; 60-70:1

8 slaves^[7][8]

In 1840 the following persons are listed in his household in Taliaferro County, Georgia:

males)-5:2 ; 5-10:1 ; 10-15:2 ; 15-20:2 ; 20-30:1 ; 50-60:1

females)-5:1 ; 5-10:1 ; 20-30:1 ; 30-40:1 ; 70-80:1

13 slaves^[9][10]

He appears in the 1860 Taliaferro County, Georgia Census^[3] and continued to live in Taliaferro County until his death in 1867.

Wiley died intestate sometime before 03 Jun 1867 the date that Lilburn and Susan Acree signed an oath of administration for his estate.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} R. J. Taylor Foundation. Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliaferro 1827, Lumpkin 1838, Chatham 1845. 1979. pTF5.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY6-XQ9 : 12 April 2016), Wilie Acree, Taliaferro county, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States; citing family 273, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMB-8VL ), Wiley Acree, 1860; Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States.
4. ↑ Graham, Paul K. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery Persons Entitled to Draws. The Genealogy Company, Decatur, Georgia. 2005. Repository-Clayton Genealogical Library. p1.
5. ↑ R. J. Taylor Foundation. An Index to Georgia Tax Digests. Volume 2. 1986. p2.

   Akrey, Elizabeth. Greene. Moore's. 1809. p22

   Akrey, Nathaniel. Greene. Moore's. 1809. p81

   Akrey, Starling. Greene. Moore's. 1809. p22

   Akrey, Wyly. Greene. Moore's. 1809. p81.

6. ↑ R. J. Taylor Foundation. An Index to Georgia Tax Digests. Volume 5. 1986. p1.

   Acre, Wiley, Wilkes County. Solomon Perkins District #9. p59.

7. ↑ US Federal Census 1830 Taliaferro County, Georgia page 359.
8. ↑ 1830 Taliaferro County, Georgia Census.
9. ↑ 1840 Taliaferro County, Georgia Census Abstract.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBZ-YV5 : 15 August 2017), Wyley Acree, District 604, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States; citing p. 250, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 7,047.
11. ↑ Taliaferro County, Georgia Oaths of Administrations and Guardians Book A. p.7.