Andrew Tucker (1778 - 1799)

Born 1778 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 1799 at about age 21 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Andrew was born in 1778. He passed away in 1799. ^[1]

1793 – Sep 17 – GA Effingham – Admin – Andrew Tucker - To Jemima Tucker, Trustee for her children, unnamed. Gift instrument dated Sept 17, 1793, of livestock, furniture, ½ of his corn and fodder, cotton and potatoes he to “have the liberty to eat of them while I stay on the place.” He renounces claim to same now and after his death whether by matrimonial rights or otherwise. Witnesses: John Knight, Miles Hunter, John Cook. (Effingham Co Deed Book C, p. 5, incl in Lucas & Wilson (1976), Eff Deed Books trans. section, p. 42) Note: This looks like a separation agreement between husband and wife. The 1820 census shows an Andrew Tucker in Camden Co, and the 1830 census shows Mrs. Jemima Tucker in Lowndes Co. Mrs. Jemima Tucker was in Camden Co in March 1820 when she made a gift of property to her son, Elijah Ross Tucker. The latter lived in Wayne Co. Two of the witnesses, John Knight and Miles Hunter, moved in the 1790s from Effingham, Knight to Wayne Co and Hunter to McIntosh County. Sarah Tucker, sister to Elijah Ross Tucker, married Abraham Knight of Wayne Co.

Research Notes

Could this Andrew Tucker be conflated with William Andrew Tucker?

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 3 Mar 2022), entry for Andrew Tucker (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQ5X-CMK); contributed by various users.