Florida Family Group Sheet for Bennett ABBOTT, Sr. Family 
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         Subject*      Bennett ABBOTT Sr. 
         Birth*        cir __ ___ 1767  NC, USA.1 
         Milit-Beg*        __ ___ 1822  Major, 97th Battalion, Georgia Militia.1 
         Milit-End*        __ ___ 1826 1 
         Death*        bef 20 Feb 1830  Appling, GA, USA.2,3 
         Father* 
         Mother* 
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         Marriage*     cir __ ___ 1788  NC, USA.4 
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         Spouse*       Frances GROOMS 
         Name-Nick:    Fannie 
         Birth*        cir __ ___ 1760  NC, USA.5,1 
         Death*            __ Feb 1830  Baxley, Appling, GA, USA.5 
         Father* 
         Mother* 
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         ?/F    Mary ABBOTT 
         Birth*            __ ___ 1790 1 
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         ?/M    William W. ABBOTT 
         Birth*        cir __ ___ 1795  Warren, GA, USA. 
         Marriage*         10 Apr 1817  Elizabeth MCMURRIAN, dau of John MCMURRIAN; 
                                        Jefferson, GA, USA.6 
         Death*              1860-1870  Bradford, FL, USA. 
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         ?/M    Bennett ABBOTT Jr. 
         Birth*            __ ___ 1801  Jefferson, GA, USA.7 
         Marriage*         25 Apr 1830  Mary JACKSON (b. c1810, d. bef 1833)8 
         Marriage*         16 May 1833  Arjane FULFORD (b. c1815), dau of 
                                        Jordan FULFORD; Thomas, GA, USA.9 
         Death*            __ ___ 1850  Thomas, GA, USA.10 
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         ?/M    Ezekiel ABBOTT 
         Name-Var:                   Pap 
         Name-Var:                   Uncle Eke 
         Birth*        cir __ ___ 1812  Tattnall, GA, USA.3,11 
         Marriage*         21 Dec 1842  Eliza FERGUSON (d. bet 1845 & 1850), 
                                        dau of Daniel FERGUSON; Thomas, GA, USA.12,13 
         Marriage*         27 Apr 1851  Dorcas WHEELER (d. bef Feb 1856); 
                                        Thomas, GA, USA.12,14 
         Marriage*         24 Feb 1856  Sarah HIGHSMITH; Thomas, GA, USA. 
         Death*            __ ___ 1902 15 
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         ?/M    John Seborn ABBOTT 
         Birth*            __ ___ 1813  Tattnall, GA, USA.16 
         Marriage*         __ ___ 1832  Elizabeth GEORGE (b. 05 Mar 1813, d. c 1880?), 
                                        dau of Brice GEORGE Sr. and Sarah (--?--); 
                                        Appling, GA, USA.1 
         Death*            __ ___ 1876  Appling, GA, USA.1 
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         ?/F    Elizabeth ABBOTT 
         Birth*            __ ___ 1816  Tattnall, GA, USA.3 
         Marriage*         23 May 1836  Martin H. HANCOCK; Tatnall, GA, USA.10 
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         ?/M    James ABBOTT 
         Birth*            __ ___ 1818  Tattnall, GA, USA. 
         Birth:            __ ___ 1820 11 
         Marriage*         25 May 1843  Susannah MELTON (b. 1808, d.c1865), dau of 
                                        Nathaniel MILTON Jr. and Nancy BURNETT); 
                                        Thomas, GA, USA.17,1 
         Marriage*     cir __ ___ 1865  Nancy (--?--) (d. bet 1874 and 1879) 
         Marriage*     cir __ ___ 1878  Emily (--?--) (b. c 1842); Bradford, FL, USA. 
         Death*              1881-1885  Bradford, FL, USA. 
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References 

       1. Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia; A Biographical 
account of some of the 
       Early Settlers of that portion of Wiregrass Georgia embraced on the 
Original Counties of  Camden, Glynn, Wayne, Appling and Irwin in no series, I through IX 
(Jesup, GA: Sentinel Press, 1954). 

       2. Judge Folks Huxford, Genealogical Material from Legal Notices in 
Early Georgia 
       Newspapers in no series (n.p.: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., n.d.), 
Notice appeared in The Southern Recorder. 

       3. Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. VII. 

       4. Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol VII,, page 1. 

       5. private 

       6. _________, Georgia Marriages 1811 Through 1820; Prepared from 
extant legal records, and published sources. in no series (Danielsville, GA 30633: Heritage 
Papers, 1988). 

       7. Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol VII, page 1. 

       8. Joe E. Craigmiles III, Thomas County, Georgia Marriages 1826-1925 in no series (516 N 
       Broad St, PO Box 546, Thomasville, GA 31799 (912)226-2449: 
Craigmiles & Associates Publishing/Printing, n.d.), Book A-59. 

       9. Marriage Record, James Abbott and Susannah Melton, 25 May 1843, 
n.d., Photocopied original. 

       10. no title, n.d., 
www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/a/b/James-A-Tabor/GENE4-0001.html. 

       11. private 

       12. Marriage Record, James Abbott. 

       13. Joe E. Craigmiles III, Thomas County, Georgia Marriages, Book B-62. 

       14. Joe E. Craigmiles III, Thomas County, Georgia Marriages, Book E-40. 

       15. no title, n.d., jjabbt@4ez.com  (re: Ezekiel ABBOTT's 
descendants; write for more info) 

       16. Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. VII, page 2. 

       17. Marriage Record, James Abbott, Marriage Record; photocopied 
after seeing original, Book B, page 174. 
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