Benjamin Sirmans was born on February 6, 1792, a son of Josiah Sirmans.[1] He married Martha Johnson in July 1814 near or in Emanuel County, Georgia.[1] Benjamin and Martha had David J., Josiah Jr., Ezekial J., Cassie (who married John Smith), Lavinia (who married Aaron Tomlinson), Martha (who married Elihu Morgan), Lucretia (who married Charles Strickland), Benjamin E., Lyman A., and Levi J. Sirmans.[1] He was the first postmaster of Allapaha[1]Allapaha (now named Lakeland) was on where the Franklinville-Jacksonville Post Road crossed the Allapaha River.[2] Benjamin was appointed on June 27, 1838.[2] He joined the Union Primitive Baptist Church in 1848.[1] He was one of the five organizers of Clinch County in February 1850.[1] He served in the state legislature as the representative from Lowndes County and served one term as senator for Clinch County (GA Senate).[1] He died on May 1, 1863 and is buried in the Fender graveyard in Lanier County, Georgia.[1]
Birth Notes
Benjamin Sirmans was born in either Bullock or Montgomery county, Georgia. Emanuel County was formed in 1812 from Bullock and Montgomery counties in Georgia.[1]
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Probable census:United States Census, 1820, database with images, FamilySearch 1820 Census, Benjamin Sermons, Emanuel, Georgia, United States; citing p. 96, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 175,765.
Probable census:United States Census, 1830, database with images, FamilySearch 1830 Census, Benjamin Sirmon, Lowndes, Georgia, United States; citing 86, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 7,039.
Probable census:United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch 1840 Census, Benjn Sirman, Lowndes, Georgia, United States; citing p. 228, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 45; FHL microfilm 7,045.
United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, Benjamin Siemons, (formerly Lowndes County), Clinch, Georgia, United States; citing family 909, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 , database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Slave Schedule, Benj Sirmons, Clinch county, Clinch, Georgia, United States; citing line number 33, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,898.
United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch 1860 Census, Benj Sirman, Southern District, Clinch, Georgia, 1860.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 January 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Sirmans (6 Feb 1792–1 May 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #31273582, citing Fender Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, USA.
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Sirmans-2 was started through the import of DMCGEDCOM.GED on Aug 3, 2011 by Dale Crawford.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
Sirmans-12 and Sirmans-2 appear to represent the same person because: This Benjamin is the son of Josiah Sirmans and Harty Hardeman. The info was taken from a SAR application of a descendent of Perryman Carter. His mother was Rachel Sirmans, daughter of Benjamin, and married to Isaac Carter.