Richard Gill, Senior of Richland County, SC, (Barnwell) Allendale County, SC and Clarke County, AL
Richard hisXmark Gill, "Senior" (Clarke Co., AL records), a documented son of James Gill, probable fifth born, and definitely the youngest,son , born <c1767-70 died 19 May 1845 in Clarke County, Alabama (X is his mark). {born <c1767 (if 21 when had first of 2 children in 1790 census, 1790-21- 2=1767. This age estimate is also consistent with his census ages.)}. A Barnwell deed states that Richard was a brother to Valentine, and therefore Richard Gill is a son of James Gill, since Valentine is documented as a son in a deed (see Valentine). Richard Gill was in Lancaster County, SC (just above Columbia) in 1790 with wife and 2 sons under 16 (born 1774-1790), no slaves. The adjoining census families were: Shadrick Sims, Frances Nelson, John Nixon, Peter Thompson, John Peach, Joseph Collins, Wm. McGill, John Gregory, widow Miller, Isaac Dubos, and David Ballard. Sims and Miller are names associated with our Gills in Allendale.
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Richard Gill was in Barnwell Co., SC (the area in which he resided is in what is now Allendale Co., SC) in the 1800 census, 16-26 years of age (born 1774-1784) ( with 2 sons under 10 (born 1790-1800, note these would not appear to be the same two sons as in the 1790 census, but I am not sure I believe that! I conjecture that these two sons were born in 1790 +/- one year.), 3 daughters under 10 (born 1790-1800), wife 16-26 years of age (born 1774-1784), and one slave, who was not present in the 1790 census. As usual, the census records are not consistent. Immediate neighbors in the 1800 census are: Henry Harrison, Sarah Bast, Parker Savage, Stephen Phillips, Thomas Riley, Thomas Edenfield, James Henderson, Arthur Genkins (his daughter was "associated," shall we say, with John Gill), Valentine Gill (Richard's brother), and Jesse Hall. Richard Gill does not appear in the SC census thereafter. Richard removed to Clarke County, Alabama. 9 January 1809 Richard Gill & Daniel Jackson, (Richard is a common Jackson name) along with James Myrick and Henry Myrick, sent a letter signed by, among others, Tarleton Brown, Col., O.D.A. Allen, Clerk of Barnwell District, and James Duncan Park, Master of Barnwell Court House, for a passport through the Creek Nation (i.e. they migrated west, Richard Gill to Clarke County, Alabama. See record below.). 11 March 1983 in The Low Country Courier, Mrs. Virginia W. Gill, 41 Ridgeview Dr., Chickasaw, AL 36611, ran a query for information on Richard Gill bc1770 SC, left Jan. 1809 for Mississippi Territory, AL, now Clarke Co., AL. Sold his land to Valentine Gill. Died in Alabama 19 May 1845.
1805 Barnwell Deed Book B page 79: I Valentine Gill for $200 paid by Richard Gill sell 334 acres originally granted to George Weekly, on Jackson's branch NW by Joseph Brooker, NE by Wm. Edenfield, SE by John Cradock, SW by Stephen Roberts. Signed Valentine hisXmark Gill.
1805 Barnwell Deed Book B page 80: For Love and Affection for my brother Valentine Gill's children: Mary, John, Sarah, Louisy, Valentine, James, Elizabeth, and Anna, children of Elizabeth Johnson (Valentine's youngest children Mary and Richard were not yet born), I give to said children all land where Valentine Gill now lives plus a negro boy named Tom. Land is on Jackson's Branch adjacent to Stephen Roberts, Joseph Brooker, Parker Savage, and John Cradock, 3?4 acres, plus two mares Venus and Poppet, 2 horses pirate and obscurity, and all my stock of cattle marked with a swallow fork in one ear and a bolt in the other and branded thus: adjacent VG, (note Mrs. Hicks may have taken this mark as an indication that Richard Gill had stock of a Valentine Gill, presumably his father, but this is an odd set of deeds) also my hogs marked with a swaller fork in one ear and a bolt in the other, also 3 feather beads (sic) with all my house furniture and plantation tools, and eutentials (sic) of every kind found on the above plantation. Property is to remain in the possession of Valentine Gill until his death at which time if Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of his children Mary excepted, then be alive, the Elizabeth is to have use of 1/9 of the property during her life or widowhood. Elizabeth is to be dispossessed should she get married after Valentine's death or if she live with any man tho they should not be married. Signed Richard hisXmark Gill, wit. Wm. Edenfield & Wm. Nickels.
Robt. Hutchson vs Owen Riley and Valentine Gill decree for pltff $55 w/int from 25 Dec. 1807 20 March 1809 (Barnwell Common Pleas Journal 1800-1811 page 255)
1816 (Barnwell deeds page 53? book? my photocopy missed this) The mark for cattle and hogs of Richard Gill and Mary Gill plus an under Keal in one year and a boult in the other -16th October 1816. Valentine hisXmark Gill. Recorded 16th October 1816.
Richard Gill was in Clarke Co., AL for the 1816 census when it was part of Mississippi Territory. Most of the Clarke County records of Richard Gill and his family have been located by, and thanks to, Jack Buckalew.
1835. Richard Gill married Elizabeth Lewis 27 day of July 1835 in Clarke Co AL (Clarke Co. Marriages, Book B, p11) (courtesy C. Griffin). Was this Richard Gill, Senior, or a son?
Richard Gill is present in Clarke County, AL in the 1840 census at age 70-80 (born 1760-1770) with only three slaves: male 24-35, female 10-24, female 36-55. Nearby are the families of Price, Myrick, and Riley, all found in the Allendale Co., SC area.
1842: Clarke Co., AL Deed Records, Book D p36, estate of Richard Gill, senr. to Jas. Savage. (Courtesy our cousin, D.A. Murphy)
To all whom these presents shall come, I William Cleaver Sheriff of Clarke County send Greetings. Where as by the writs of execution issued out of the Circuit Court of this County of Clarke in the State of Alabama to have directed and delivered _ __ the Twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty one, I was commanded to invoke? of the goods and chattels of Richard Gill ser. in my county the sum of Three Hundred and ninety -803/u/100 Dollars, which James Savage has recovered against him in this said County for his damages __ he had sustained as well by reason of the nonperformance of certain promises as for his costs and charges and that of sufficient goods and chattels could not be found that then I should causes the said damages to be made of the lands and tenements where of the said Richard Gill senr. was seized on the ninth day of October in the year 1841 or at any time afterwards in whose hands __ the said might be as by the said writ of execution reference being thereunto had now fully appears. And whereas after the coming of the said writ to me, and before the day of the return thereof I did by virtue of the said writ seize and take the lands here after particularly described and have for writ of goods and chattels in my County of the said Richard Gill senr. to satisfy the said damages sold the said lands as is herein after mentioned at public auction according to there stated in such case made and provided to James Savage for the sum of Fifty Dollars being the highest sum bid for the same. Now know of that I the said William Cleaver, the Sheriff aforesaid by virtue of the write of Execution and of the statutes such case made and provided in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to be in hand paid by the said James Savage the receipt when of is hereby acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said James Savage and to his heirs and assigns forever all that tract, piece or parcel of lands herein after mentioned to wit The South East quarter of Section ___ of Township Seven of Range Three East with its appurtenances and all the estate rights and interest which the said Richard Gill senr. had in the said tract piece or parcels of land on the said Ninth day of October in the year 1841, or at any time since had or now hath. To have and to hold the said land and premises and every part there of appenterances unto the said James Savage or his heirs and assigns forever as fully and absolutely as I the said William Cleaver as Sheriff aforesaid and under the authority aforesaid might could or ought to sell and carry the same . To witness whereof I have __ set my hand and affixed by seal this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and forty two. Wm. Cleaver, Sheriff, <LS>
The State of Alabama Clarke County, Personally appeared before me Terrell? Pervis or Power? Clerk of the County Court of the Sate and County aforesaid the above named William Cleaver, Sheriff who acknowledged that he as Sheriff as aforesaid signed sealed and delivered the foregoing deed to the aforesaid James Savage for the uses and purposes there mentioned on this day and year there written. Given under my hand and seal of Office, that __ the third day of January 1842. Attest Terrell Pervis, Clk. Recd in office the 3rd January 1842 Recorded the 5th day of August 1842 Book D Terrell Perves Clk
In other words, Richard Gill lost a court case to Savage, perhaps a debt or mortgage, and had his land sold and public auction on the court house steps.
We have a statement that Richard Gill died in Clarke County, AL on 19 May 1845, but I am unaware of proof of this yet. Does anyone have a Bible record that contains this date? There appears to be nothing left to probate, so there may be no court record of his death.
Children of Richard Gill (son born before 1774 in the 1790 census, son born before 1774 in the 1790 census, son born 1774-1784 in the 1800 census, son born 1774-1784 in the 1800 census) I interpret the 1790 and 1800 census records to imply that Richard had two sons born in 1774. Note that to the best of my knowledge only one of these children is documented as a son or daughter of Richard Gill, Rebecca. Does anyone have a family Bible, or other record, showing that they were children? All documentation on these children is welcomed, as well as oral tradition, or other family tradition.
Clarke County Records Page (information that is ambiguous, or we are not sure how to assign to this family, and those that I have just been sent, and have not yet integrated with the proper person below.)
Children: unknown Gill (conjectured below to be a Richard), James J. Gill, Mary Gill, Abby Gill, Kelly Gill, Uriah Gill, Catherine Gill, Rebecca Gill.
(1) Richard? Gill born 1774-1790. Two sons are shown in the 1790 census, but there is no evidence that more than one survived. Did this child die young, after the 1790 census, or did he remain in SC?? Does anyone have clues? Was this another Richard Gill? Please send them. I have placed this child solely on the basis of two records: census and the 1863 marriage record that seems to fit no place else. Is this record of Richard Gill, Senior, son of James Gill, or was this a son: 1835. Richard Gill married Elizabeth Lewis 27 day of July 1835 in Clarke Co AL (Clarke Co. Marriages, Book B, p11) (courtesy C. Griffin) Is this record of this man, his son, or somebody else: 1863. Richard Gill Senr. marriage license to marry Susannah Lewis, license issued 24 Jan. 1863 (Clarke Co., AL Marriage Book B p78)(Courtesy C. Griffin) Since both wives are of the Lewis family, I assume this Richard Gill married a sister of his first wife. It is unlikely that he had a son who married someone of the same maiden name as his mother, although it is possible.
(2) James J. Gill born 1790-2 (in 1790 census) died 1839 married 1 March 1817 Cathrena Till (Clarke Co. Marriage Records Book A page 48). This information provided by, thanks to, and is the line of E. Whitten.
(3) Mary Gill born c1800 married Joab (Jacob) Antley (Antiley) in 1817. She died about 1837 and Joab (Jacob) Antley married 2nd Mariah White. Jacob Antley died in Clarke Co AL in July of 1854 . Jacob's second wife, Mariah White Antley then followed James Antley to Union Parish, Louisiana after 1850. There is no concrete record of the youngest daughters of Jacob and Mary Gill Antley, Martha and Melissa, in LA. The 1860 Union Parish census has many errors and omissions. The Antley households have children of all ages listed who don't show up before or after this census. Some families are even listed twice with different info in each entry. (1860, 1870 & 1880 Union Parish, La census/1880 Lincoln Parish, LA census courtesy of D. Antley Murphy, via Brenda Nichols). Mariah White Antley's pension application for Jacob Antley's service in the War of 1812 states that he died in 1854 in Clarke Co AL. James Augustus Antley stated on his pension for the Civil War that he came to LA in the autumn of 1850. Everything previously found, including land in Clarke Co and Union Parish, La, census records for the places of birth of children, the death date of Jacob and James being in the 1850 Clarke Co census, pointed to them migrating about 1856 (as opposed to the 1850 statement in the pension application). This is the line of D. Antley Murphy. Antley Records.
(4) Abby Gill born 1790-1800, married Walter Beall, bond and security 12 Sept. 1822, recorded 27 March 1823 (Clarke Co. Marriage Book A, 1814-1834).(courtesy C. Griffin). Apparently both were dead by 1841: Minutes of Orphan's Court, Book C. 1841-1844, Page 63 (courtesy C. Griffin): It is Ordered by the Court that James Gill (this is Abby Gill Beall's brother, #2 above) be appointed Guardian of the persons and property of Sarah Beall and Mary Beall, minor children of Walter Beall, deceased. It is Ordered by the Court that James Gill Guardian of Sarah Beall and Mary Beall, minor heirs of Walter Beall, decased, give bond and security in the sum of two hundred dollars. It is Ordered by the Court that the bond this day given by James Gill, Guardian of the minor heirs of Walter Beall, deceased, viz. Sarah Beall and Mary Beall, with Richard Gill senr. and James H. Saint? as securities by? and the same is hearby approved and accepted by the Court and it is further Ordered that the letters of Guardianship issue? to the said James Gill accordingly.
(5) Kelly Gill born 1790-1800 "Kelly" (I've seen it "Holly", "Helly", and "Hellen") Gill, died before 1850, married 1816 George Walwork b. 1785 England (1850 Clarke Co., AL Census and Clarke Co., AL Marriage Records Volume A) (courtesy B. Nichols)
Randy Walworth writes: In my family history, we have listed an Abby Gill (Helly) who married my great great grandfather, George Walworth in Clark County Alabama in 1816. I noticed in your records you record Abby and Helly as two different persons. Also, there is an oral tradition in our family that Abby or Helly was of the Choctaw tribe somehow. Some years ago, I called the library in Clark County, Alabama, and ended up speaking with a Mr Gill at the newspaper. He was of the same Gill family as my ancestor (Abby or Helly) and his family line also had the same oral legend that one of those Gills was Choctaw. The Choctaw link cannot be verified or explained and may have to remain an interesting question. Any thoughts?
FOC comment: We have an "Indian grandmother" legend in our line also, supposedly a grandmother of Allen Jerry Gill. This could be the mother of all three documented sons of James Gill: John, Thomas, and Valentine Gill. Indian ancestors are usually associated with whatever tribe is known locally. She would definitely not have been Choctaw. I suspect our Indian ancestor was the mother of James Gill of Richland County, SC (born in Virginia), consort of "old David Gill." Her tribe is anyone's guess at the moment, if this is correct.
(6) Uriah Gill born 1805 in South Carolina was alive in Clarke Co., AL in 1880 (census, from B. Nichols). Uriah was the son of a Richard Gill, fits this one perfectly, and cannot be the son of Valentine's son, Richard (the ages are inconsistent). His children were born in Lowndes Co., Alabama according to the 1860 Clarke Co., AL Census. He was married to Elizabeth Till b. 1806 SC (marriage info from Barbara Till Prestridge ) (Is he "buried in Branton Cemetery on Childton Road"?). 1850 census, Clarke Co., AL, page 207 roll 3, family #42, 45 farmer, born SC, cannot read or write. Wife, Elizabeth, 44, born 1806 in SC. (from Coley Scott & B. Nichols).
(7) Catherine Gill nfi. This Catherine Gill did not marry John Myrick. John Myrick born 1792, SC married March 17, 1825 in Clarke Co., AL to Catharine Gillis, b. 1805 in Scotland. This is not only from the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Clarke Co., AL census, but also from our family Bible dated 1887. She came to America when she was 18 years and married at 20. [ I don't know who Catherine Gill married.](from 1B. Nichols)
(8) Rebecca Gill born before 1812. Perhaps the only documented child. (1833: Clarke Co., AL Deed Book D p364). Could this be a daughter of Richard Gill, Junior?
Does anyone have further information, and especially documentation, on the children of Richard Gill? Please forward it if so.
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