I27153: ELIZABETH de BEAUCHAMP (16 Sep 1417

Notes

"GARLAND, Augustus Hill, 1832-1899 Senate Years of Service: 1877-1885 Party: Democrat:

GARLAND, Augustus Hill, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Tipton County, Tenn., June 11, 1832; moved with his parents to Hempstead County, Ark., in 1833; attended St. Mary’s College and graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Kentucky in 1849; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Washington, Ark.; moved to Little Rock in 1856; Union delegate to the State convention that passed the ordinance of secession in 1861; member of the provisional congress that met in Montgomery, Ala., in May 1861 and subsequently of the Confederate Congress and served in both houses; elected to the United States Senate for the term beginning March 4, 1867, but was not permitted to take his seat, as Arkansas had not been readmitted to representation; Governor of Arkansas 1874-1876; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1876; reelected in 1883, and served from March 4, 1877, to March 6, 1885, when he resigned to accept a Cabinet post; chairman, Committee on Territories (Forty-sixth Congress); appointed Attorney General by President Grover Cleveland 1885-1889; resumed the practice of law in Little Rock; died in Washington, D.C., January 26, 1899; interment in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.

Bibliography

American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Garland, A.H. Experience in the Supreme Court of the United States, with Some Reflections and Suggestions as to that Tribunal. Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman, 1983; Schlup, Leonard. ‘Augustus Hill Garland: Gilded Age Democrat.’Arkansas Historical Quarterly 40 (Winter 1981): 338-46.

Notes

"son of Nathan Thurman married Rebecca Jennings, of Louisa Co. VA, and Heaven blessed them with twelve children, nearly all of whom lived to advanced ages. Of these, Pleasant was born in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, October 23rd, 1783, and died at Chillicothe, Ohio, February 13th, 1856." He was the father of Allen Granberry Thurman the U.S. Senator from Ohio."

Jr's will proved Sept. 1828. "Will of Nathan Thurman Jr. Kentucky, Cumberland County Book B, Pages 358-359. In the name of God Amen, Nathan Thurman of the state and county aforesaid being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make and ordain this instrument of writing as and for my last will and testament, in manner and for following:

1st I give and bequeath and hereby ratify and confirm all of my previous to any of my children, of both slaves to their person property.

2nd I give to Harriet Smith my granddaughter a Negro boy Daniel. My granddaughter Betsey Smith a Negro boy Jim. I give to Susan Smith my granddaughter a Negro girl Mary and her increase. I give to Francis my grandson a Negro boy Peter.

3rd I give daughter Alcy Smith and her four children namely Susan, Harriet, Frances and Betsey five slaves and their increase namely Edith, Judy, Sarah, Shadrack, and Martin to Alcey her lifetime and at her death to be equally divided between the aforesaid four children. But the slaves _________ in the 2 v 3 devise are to remain all together and labor for the mutual support and maintenance of Alcey and her said four children and the slaves given in the 2nd devise are not to be given into the possession of the respective children, till they severally arrive to the full age of twenty one years. But Alcey the mother may loan the slaves to the children or either of them before they arrive to the age of twenty-one years.

4th I lend to my daughter Lucy Wooldridge, wife of Daniel Wooldridge a Negro boy named John and a Negro girl named Aggy their increase and my tract of land in Todd County whereon the said Daniel now lives, for the support and maintenance of said Lucy and her children during her natural life and at the death of said Lucy, the slave and increase and land to be sold by my Executors and the money arising from the sales to be equally divided between the said Lucy's then living children.

5th I give to my granddaughter Amanda Wooldridge a Negro girl named Esther and her increase.

6th I give to Lucy Thurman daughter of my son William two negros named Sylvia and Nelly and their increase.

7th I give to Winifred Alexander daughter of my son in law W.H. Alexander a Negro girl named Anny and her increase.

8th I give to Elizabeth Lucy Alexander daughter of my son in law W. H. Alexander a Negro named Charlotte and her increase.

9th I give Martha S. Alexander daughter of my son in law Jno M. Alexander Jr. a Negro girl named Mariah and her increase.

10th I lend to my daughter Susan Murphy wife of H. Murphy the tract of land where on she now lives, during her natural life or her and her husbands living together in peace and harmony and without fighting and in either event the said tract of land to be sold by executors and the money arising from or by the sale to be applied by my executors to the support and maintenance of said Susan, during her natural life and at her death the money if any remaining in the hands of my executors to be legally divided among her then living children.

11th I give and bequeath to my son Little B. Thurman the lower part of the one undivided half of the tract of land on which I now live, to be run and divided agreeably to an article of agreement entered into between my son LittleBerry and my son in law W. H. Alexander and now of record in the clerks office of the Cumberland County court.

12th All bonds, notes, accounts and all my personal estate of whatsoever kind at my death and also all money which I may have at my death to be equally divided among all my then living children but all my debts are first to be paid and discharged.

13th I hereby revoke and declare null and void all former wills be made and devises therein contained and declare this as my true and last will and testament.

I hereby nominate as executors to this my last will and testament Little Berry Thurman, John M. Alexander Jr. and Willis H. Alexander to carry into effect all and every provision of this instrument of writing. Given under my hand and seal at my residence this 31st day of March in the year of our Lord 1828.
Nathan [ X ] Thurman
Witness: Milton King, Wm Smith, Charles [ X ] Thurman"

"On February 13, 1773 in Prince Edward Co., VA Deed Bk 5 p.207-209 it
shows RICHARD THURMAN, SR. of Prince Edward Co. selling to NATHAN
THURMAN of Prince Edward Co. "For and in consideration of the natural
love he hath and bearath unto his son NATHAN THURMAN" ... 200 acres of
land in Prince Edward Co. along the Appomattox River ... bounded by
the lines of RICHARD THURMAN JR., Simon WOOLRIDGE and NATHAN
THURMAN, being part of the tract of land Richard Thurman, Sr. purchsed of
Edward NIX."

^[S1878] ^[S1878]

My Southern Family

ELIZABETH de BEAUCHAMP

16 Sep 1417 - 26 Sep 1480

ID Number: I27153

Notes

Sources

Abraham FERGUSON

ABT 1760 - ____

ID Number: I75132

Sources

Thomas Oscar FULTZ

28 Nov 1903 - 20 Oct 1983

ID Number: I19916

Notes

Sources

Gov Augusta Hill GARLAND of Arkansas C.S.A.

11 Jun 1832 - 26 Jan 1899

ID Number: I71811

Notes

Sources

Nettie Dove MAYS

18 May 1889 - 7 Jul 1890

ID Number: I23832

Sources

Immogene STOVALL

ABT 1900 - ____

ID Number: I6367

Sources

Nathan THURMAN Jr.

ABT 1769 - ABT 1828

ID Number: I52357

Notes

Sources

Richard Morris WINSTON C.S.A.

27 Jun 1835 - Feb 1862

ID Number: I36436

Notes

Sources