Kathi Vincent's 1850 Alachua County Census Annotations

Kathi Vincent's 1850 Alachua County Census Annotations Annotations for the 1850 Alachua County Census
Courtesy of Kathi Vincent

William D. Eubanks He was the son of Stephen Jackson Eubanks (son of Stephen William Eubanks and Lucinda Jackson) and Anna Maria Thigpen (dau of Jonathon) He was born 07 Mar 1825, Jacksonville, Duval, Fla. D. 12 Apr 1912, Dade City, Pasco, Fla. He is buried in the Dade City Cem. He served in the 9th Fla. Inf Co. C and recieved a pension #A10839. He married Mary Eliza McMinn (Line 4) b. 1829-1831 in Fla. Died very old. Their children were 1. Elizabeth Caroline (Carrie line 5) b. 1849 in Fla. She married John Martin and moved to Jacksonville. They had 2 children Mary and John. She died when John was about 2 weeks old. 2. Stephen Jackson b. 1851 in Fla. he md. 1st E. J. ?, 2. Sarah E. Barnes in Pasco County, 23 Aug 1888, B.1 P. 27. Back

Benjamin Rollins             Benjamin Rollins was a son of Robert Rollins b. 1795-97, S.C. or Fla. and Jane Sparkman b. 1800-10, m. 6 oct 1824, Duval Co. Robert served in 2nd Fla. Cav. Co. K. C.S.A. at an old age, and was captured and exchanged. Robert was the son of Thomas Rollins and Susanna b. 1775 in Ga. She md. 2nd Redding Blount b. 1755 N.C. d.1813 Samples Creek, Duval, Fla.and had more children. Thomas and Susanna had 1st Benjamin b. 1794.S.C.
            Susanna was convicted of murdering Redden Blount on 29 Aug 1816. She was sentenced to 5 years in the "La Casa del Rocojida" "the house of the recluse" in Havana. Her son Benjamin was found innocent of "witnessing the crime." She returned and in 10 Jul 1821 claimed Redden's land and sold it to her son Robert. Source; Prosecution of James Gray (Reddens son-in-law), Susanna Rowland (his wife, but a slave testifies at the trial that she was not a widow when she married Redden as she professed. He had recently seen her husband alive and living up north with the Indians. Since she was illegally married she was prosecuted under her previous married name.)and Benjamin Rowland for the murder of Redden Blunt. East Fla. Papers,21-126 Bundl 29001, 249 pgs. Spanish Land Grants, Unc. W 22.
            Robert and Jane Sparkman had 1. William b. 1825, Fla. Md. Elisa b. 1824, he served in 2nd Cav. Co. K, C.S.A. as a substitute for R. Masters. 2. Benjamin b. 1827, Fla. md. Dorcas A. Blackshear (dau of Louis) b. 1827 Ga., 3. Martha b. 1833, Fla.,4. John b. 1836, Fla.5.Jane b. 1839, Fla..6. Peter b. 1841, Fla. 7. Susan (Farrold) b. 1842, Fla. 8. Amelia or Permelia Ann b. 1845-48, Fla. 9. Hester b. 1852, Fla. Back

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