William Wilcher
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William George Wilcher (1788 - 1866)

William George Wilcher
Born in Wilkes, Georgia, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 1808 in Georgiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 77 in Glascock, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was born in 1778, likely in Jefferson or Warren County, GA. He passed away in 1866 in Glascock County, GA.
He married Nancy Grace on 16 August 1808 in Jefferson County, GA.[1]
William died intestate, leaving a large estate that was inventoried on 20 Nov 1865. The total value of his real estate was appriased at $6,000 and his perishables sold for $4,313.20[2]

Occupation

Occupation: Baptist Clergyman (1850 census), Farmer (1860)

Enslaved Persons

Based on various records, the family enslaved between 30 and 40 people in the decades before the Civil War.
  • 1849 Taxes: 34 enslaved
  • 1850 Slave Schedule: 40 enslaved
  • 1850 Taxes: 37 enslaved
  • 1860 Slave Schedule: 36 enslaved
After the Civil War ended and William had died, Nancy placed a claim with the Southern Claims Commission in 1871 which mentions the following formerly enslaved people:

Gilber Wilcher (witness) - then age 4_?, living in Washington County, GA Randall Wilcher (witness) - then age 62, living in Washington County, GA Martha Hannah (witness) - then living in Glascock County, GA Anderson Wilcher - a boy in May 1865 who left with the US army

Documents

Census

  • 1850 - Subdivision 90, Warren County, Georgia, pg 4
    • 1850 Slave Census - 40 slaves
  • 1860 - 1169 Militia District, Glascock County, Georgia, p 213
    • 1860 Slave Census - 36 slaves

Slave Census

1850 Slave Census 1860 Slave Census
  • Male 61
  • Female 46
  • Female 8
  • Male 9
  • Female 35
  • Male 16
  • Male 9
  • Female 7
  • Female 5
  • Male 2
  • Female 40
  • Male 20
  • Female 16
  • Male 17
  • Male 11
  • Female 10
  • Male 11
  • Female 8
  • Male 5
  • Female 26
  • Female 8
  • Male 6
  • Male 4
  • Male 6/12
  • Female 21
  • Male 4
  • Female 1
  • Female 23
  • Female 8/12
  • Female 13
  • Male 37
  • Male 37
  • Male 30
  • Male 26
  • Male 28
  • Male 32
  • Male 26
  • Male 20
  • Male 15
  • Male 15
  • Male 25
  • Male 45
  • Male 40
  • Male 40
  • Male 35
  • Male 30
  • Male 30
  • Male 40
  • Male 35
  • Male 28
  • Male 26
  • Male 26
  • Male 17
  • Male 25
  • Male 16
  • Male 15
  • Male 15
  • Female 44
  • Female 40
  • Female 39
  • Female 26
  • Female 24
  • Female 24
  • Female 28
  • Female 20
  • Female 5
  • Male 4
  • Female 3
  • Male 2
  • Male 1
  • Female 1
  • Female 1
  • Male 1/12
  • Female 7/12
  • Male 11/12
  • Female 34
  • Female 34





Tax Lists

  • 1817 - Warren County - Captain Travis District No. 151 - 269 Acres on Little Creek
  • 1849 - Warren County - District No. 151 - 1800 Acres, 34 slaves
    • Warren County - 224 Acres
    • Jefferson County - 400 Acres
    • Randolph County - 202.5 Acres
  • 1850 - Warren & Jefferson County - District No. 151 - 1800 Acres, 37 slaves
    • Warren County - 224 Acres
    • Jefferson County - 500 Acres

Administrator's Sale

"Will be sold, before the Court House door, in Gibson, Glascock county, Ga., on the FIRST TUESDAY in DECEMBER next, within the legal hours of sale --
Seven hundred and eighteen (718) acres PINE LAND, lying in said county, on the waters of Ogeechee river, adjoining lands of Geo. W. Allen, Larkin Wilcher, John McCoy and others. Said lands will be sold in lots to suit purchasers. Sold by virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary, as the property of William G. Wilcher, late of said county, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs at law; said lands being the dower of the widow of said deceased, and will be sold subject to her lifetime oposession.
Terms will be cash.
This 5th October, 1868.
WM G. Lyon
S.P.L. Wilcher, Adminstrator

Sources

  1. ↑ Jefferson County Marriage Book.
  2. ↑ Glascock County, GA. Inventory & Appraisement, Book A. P 275-277
  • Estate Notice. Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). 5 Sep 1846.




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