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Susan Crawford (Barnett) Gilmer (1798 - 1874)

Susan Crawford Gilmer formerly Barnett aka Gresham
Born in Georgia, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 28 Oct 1823 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 25 Aug 1831 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 76 in Lowndes, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

Susan Crawford Barnett was born on August 12, 1798, in Georgia. She was the daughter of Joel Barnett and Mildred Meriwether.

Susan married John Gresham on October 28, 1823, in Georgia.[1] They had one son - Joel Barnett.

John died on February 11, 1827. In his will, he stipulated that the land where he lived, two slaves, and other property "as may be thought necessary" should be sold in order to pay all of his debts, and the remainder and all other property (including additional slaves) should be divided between his wife Susan and son Joel. Susan and two of her brothers were appointed executors.[2]

On August 24, 1831, Susan married John Gilmer, a widower, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.[3][4][5][6] They had five children - James, George, Susan Barnett, Charles Scott, and John.

Sometime after 1830 they relocated to Lowndes County, Mississippi (along with his brothers Thomas and James and their families), and appeared in the 1837 Mississippi Census with several children and 89 slaves (47M, 42F).[7] (From the birth dates and places of their children, it appears the move to Mississippi occurred around 1835). In 1840, the family was in Lowndes County, Mississippi, with various children and 98 slaves (58M, 40F).[8]

In 1850, John and Susan were planters in Lowndes County, Mississippi, along with five children and 108 slaves.[9][10][11][12]

John died in January 1860. In his will, his first item was to name Susan as the sole executrix, and stipulate that anyone who challenged her management would lose "all claim to what may hereafter be given to them."[13] [14] He gave amounts ranging from $2,000-$8,000 to his children, stepson, and several grandchildren, and the remainder of his financial assets, plantation and livestock, land, and slaves, to Susan. (A separate 85-page estate file provided extensive detail on the administration of this estate).[15]

In 1860, Susan lived in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, with three sons, two of whom (Charles and John) were running the plantation (the oldest, James, was identified as 'idiotic' in the census). She owned 38 slaves.[16][17][18] In 1870, she was living in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, next door to her son John and wife and near to other Gilmer family members. [19]

Susan died on November 4, 1874, in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi. She was buried at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.[20]

Her will was written in March 1869 and probated on November 7, 1874. In it, she gave her son Joel Gresham (from her first marriage) the value of the loans he had outstanding with her. She made bequests to various children, and where children had died, their children. The remainder she left to her daughter Susan McGee and son John Gilmer, who was named as executor.[21] [22]

Sources

  1. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7839 #10397
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 [database on-line]. Oglethorpe County. Registers Office (Georgia); Probate Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia. Link
  3. ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 Database with images, FamilySearch, John Gilmer and Susan Gresham, 25 Aug 1831; citing Marriage, , Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 158,730.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Link
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Link
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Link
  7. ↑ Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. State census returns 1837. Image
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Year: 1840; Census Place: Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: 215; Page: 212; Family History Library Film: 0014841. Image
  9. ↑ United States Census, 1850 Database with images, FamilySearch, John Gilmer, Lowndes county, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; citing family 458, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Home in 1850: Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: 376; Page: 80a. Image
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Image
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Image
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #4662492
  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #4431723
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #5028094
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: M653_586; Page: 764; Family History Library Film: 803586. Image
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Image
  18. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Image
  19. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: M593_738; Page: 200A. Image
  20. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13094013
  21. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #5191579
  22. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 8995 #4660057




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