Keziah (Simmons) Westmoreland (1784 - 1868)

Born 1784 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Reuben Westmoreland — married 14 Feb 1805 in Mississippi

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1868 at about age 84 in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Keziah was born in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1784. Her father was John Simmons and her mother was Rebecca. The maiden name of her mother is not known. Rebecca was from Scotland. The father of Keziah was a veteran soldier of the Revolutionary War. He had moved from North Carolina to the Ceded Lands of Georgia about 1778. Keziah's mother died of fever in 1793. John Simmons the father of Keziah died in 1797 on his plantation in Lincoln County, Georgia.

Keziah was named in a deed record in Wilkes County, Georgia in which her father deeded land to his 8 children. Keziah's father had 650 acres in Wilkes County that he received as a Headright Grant.^[1] In that grant the land is described as bounded Northwest by Walters land, Southwestwardly Thomas Mitchells Southeastwardly by Vacant land and Northeastwardly by Stern Simmons

He also had 287/1/2 acres in Hancock County, Georgia formerly Washington County that he had obtained as a Bounty Grant for his services as soldier of the Revolutionary War. Keziah received her portion from each of these acres of land.

In 1801 Keziah and her siblings with the exception of her brother, Elijah, deeded their portions of the 650 acres to William and Felix Gilbert of Wilkes County.

Keziah's brother, Elijah, deeded his portion of the 650 acres to William and Felix Gilbert in August of 1802. He had moved to Washington County in the Mississippi Territory.

Keziah was married to Reuben Westmoreland in Mississippi Territory in 1805. She was the second wife of Reuben.

She and Reuben moved back to Georgia. They were living in Jasper County in 1820 and in Pike County in 1830. By 1840 She and Reuben had moved again and were living in Coweta County. Reuben died in Coweta County in 1845.

Keziah was living in Campbell County in 1860. Her daughter Angelina had married William D. TIdwell. Keziah was living with them.

Keziah Simmons^[2]

Birth: 1784 Wilkes County, Georgia

Death: 8 Mar 1868 DeKalb County, Georgia (aged 83–84)

Parents and Siblings:

John Simmons 1712–1797

Rebecca Unknown

William Simmons unknown–1819

John Simmons 1744–1835

Robert Hicks Simmons 1780–1852

Rebeecca Simmons Davis 1784–1852

Spouse and Children:

Reuben Westmoreland m.14 February 1805, Mississippi

Harrison Westmoreland 1814–1882

Angelina Westmoreland Tidwell 1819–1885

Burial

Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Plot:. Section 17 Block 294 Lot 2

Find A Grave: Memorial #39438584

Kiziah was born in 1784. She passed away in 1868.

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYF6-NSPZ : 2 February 2022), John Simmons, 1784.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34NZ-5SH

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39438584/keziah-westmoreland "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BP-JBGX : 21 August 2019), K Westmoreland, 1868; citing Burial, 1868, 08 Mar 1868, Atlanta History Center, Georgia.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMH-JWN : 13 December 2017), Kiziah Wesmorland in entry for Wm D Tidwell, 1860.

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