George Waggoner Sr. (abt. 1738 - 1811)

Born about 1738 in Colony of Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sidwell) Waggoner — married 1751 in Georgia

Descendants

Died 1811 at about age 73 in Warren, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

George Waggoner was born about 1720 (or 1738) in Georgia. He passed away about 1811 in Warren, Georgia.^[1]

Military Service: George Waggoner, Sr. was a Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia.

Will: 1781, Warren County, Georgia

Family

Wife: Elizabeth Sidwell 1720–1813^[2]

Children in the will (alive in 1811)

• Rebecca "Becky" Waggoner Ward 1752–1851
• William Waggoner Sr 1753–1820
• James Merrell Waggoner Sr. 1755–1805
• Sarah Jane Waggoner Feuget Webb 1757–1799
• Henry Waggoner 1759–1803
• Mary Waggoner Shaw 1760–1851
• John Waggoner 1762–1812
• George Waggoner Jr. 1764–

WILL of GEORGE WAGGONER

Warren County, Georgia Probate Records, Wills 1810 - 1829

In the Name of God Amen. The Sixth day of February, One Thousand seven Hundred and ninetyseven, I George Waggoner Of the State of Georgia, being very sick and weak of Body, but of perfect Mind and memory (thanks be given unto God therefor) Calling into mind The mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed unto all men once To die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament. That is to Say, Principally, and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands Of Almighty God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be(?) in a decent burial, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General resurection (sic), I shall receive the same again by the power of Almighty God. And as touching such worldly estate (?) (?) it hath pleased Almighty God to (?) me in this life, I give D(?) &(?) of the same in the following manner and form: First:(Page 7.)I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Waggoner my whole estate after the Just Debts (?) paid. I give and bequeath my dearly beloved son William Waggoner five Shillings Sterling. I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Sarah Webb, five shillings Sterling. Item. I give and bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Son James Waggoner, five Shillings Sterling. Item. I give unto my dearly beloved Son Henry Waggnoner, five shillings Sterling. Item. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved Daughter Mary Shaw five Shillings. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son John Waggoner five Shillings Sterling. Item. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved Son, George Waggoner, five Shillings. Item. I give and bequeath unto My dearly beloved Daughter, Becky Ward, five Shillings Sterling

his (George + Waggoner) mark

Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced, and Delivered by the said George Waggoner, as his Last Will & Testament. In The presence of the subscribers William Luckett, Charles Webb, John M. Cray

Georgia January (?) 10th day 1808

Warren County

I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Waggoner and William Smith, my Executors; in case a deed of Gift That I have given should not be lawful, to conform the property unto My beloved wife, this Will to be proven, and to stand good in Law As hereunto I set my hand and Seal.

his (George X Waggoner) mark

Benjamin Hurt

Robert Edwards

Wm Butt.

Probate

Georgia

Warren County

Personally appered in open Court Benjamin Hurt, and Robert Edwards, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, Deposeth and saith that they saw the within named George Waggoner sign his mark to the last part of the within Instrument of Writing which is under date of January 10th 1808 and did also at the same time hear him the said Waggoner acknowledge the foregoing instrument, dated at the beginning the Sixth day of February 1797, to be his last will & Testament. And also (Page 8) that he was in their Opinion of belief, of sound and Disposing mind and Memory; And did in his presence and in presence of each other, at his request, become Witnesfes to the said last dated Instrument.

(Sign'd)

Benjamin Hurt, his mark

Robert Edwards

Sworn to in open Court

2nd September 1811

Before J (?) Torrence Clerk

Name

Name: George B /Waggoner/ Sr.^[3][4]

Event

Event:

Type: Civil

Date: 1798

Place: Washington, Georgia^[5]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1794

Place: Robinsons District, Warren County, GA^[6]

Notes

Removed "Warren, Georgia, United States" from birth place. None of these places were formed in 1720.

Hold for future edit

From son-in-law John Shaw's profile:

• 1785.Jan.01 — According to Georgia 1785 Quaker Meeting minutes, sisters Mary and Elizabeth Sidwell are expelled from the Society of Friends for marrying non-Quaker brothers James and George Waggoner on this date. George Sr’s wife Elizabeth’s will, probated in 1813, refers to her Sidwell daughters-in-law as widows. The entry reads "Mary and Elizabeth Waggoner formerly Sidwell hath 
accomplished their marriage contrary to the good order used amongst friends
 with men not in unity with us. Mary and Eliz. Waggoner declared to be no 
longer members of our Religous Society."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #176794796
2. ↑ Ancestry Profile
3. ↑ Source: #S-1093966228 APID: 1,3542::3892348
4. ↑ Source: #S-1093966215 APID: 1,3467::10461
5. ↑ Source: #S-1093966215 APID: 1,3467::10461
6. ↑ Source: #S-1093966228 APID: 1,3542::3892348
7. ↑ Dick Waggoner, 1999.Jun.13. “Waggoner in Georgia before 1800.” Post to ‘’Rootsweb Waggoner Genealogy Forum’’ <http://genforum.genealogy.com/waggoner/messages/334.html> accessed ‘’ca’’ 2007 and 2015.Mar.10. This is a compilation of mentions of Waggoners/Wagners in the records and in newspaper articles. Since the marriage took place in Wrightsboro, Richmond County, Georgia, the Meeting would likely have been held in Richmond County.

• Granite marker Warrenton Georgia
• EXCERPT FROM GEORGIA’S LANDMARKS
• Will of George Waggoner
• About George Waggoner Sr.
• Source: S-1093966215 Repository: #R-2145262784 Title: Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799 Author: Jeffery, Alice Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3467::0
• Repository: R-2145262784 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1093966228 Repository: #R-2145262784 Title: Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3542::0
• Source: S-1721746076 Repository: #R-2145262784 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1844216&pid=947
• Webb data given to John Kelton by Roxie Smith 1974

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Deb Perry for creating WikiTree profile Waggoner-370 through the import of Lindsay wikitree 2013-01-19.ged on Jan 19, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Deb and others.

Thank you to Michael Finn for creating WikiTree profile Waggoner-855 through the import of Finn_s of Hamilton County Ohio.ged on Jan 5, 2015.