James H Hobbs 1783 - 1838
James H. Hobbs b: March 21, 1783 in South Carolina d: March 17, 1838 in Columbus, Lowdnes County, Mississippi. He married Sept 27, 1810 Greene County, Georgia to Jerusha Atkinson b: March 04, 1792 in Roberson County, North Carolina d: Abt. September 18, 1856 in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
1805 Georgia Land Lottery
Robert Hobbs #748 Greene PB married
James Hobbs #911 Greene B
Thomas Hobbs #871 Greene BB married
Drury Hobbs #2008 Washington BP
John Hobbs #1703 Richmond BB
William Hobbs #382 Columbia BB
1807 Land Lottery
Prize 202 1/2 acres James Hobbs 1 young man Capt Greer’s Dist Greene County, Georgia
1808 Oct 6
Joseph Hobbs Morgan County, Georgia Superior Court Deeds Book B 1809-1811 pg. 110 George Varner of Morgan County to Joseph Hobbs of Greene County $140, lot 244 20th District Baldwin County, 57 acres wit: M.P. Sharkey, James Hobbs
Oath of James Hobbs 9 Mar 1810
Ref: Some GA Records Vol. 9
1809 Greene County, Georgia Tax List
Robert Hobbs
Joseph Hobbs
James Hobbs
1809 Dec 11
James Hobbs from B.D. Harrison Deed Recorded 4 May 1810 Vol A Book S-406 Greene County, Georgia.
1813
James Hobbs, Isham Hobbs and brother in law Henry Greer served in War of 1812 2nd Reg. Jenkin’s Vol. & Militia
1815 Greene County, Georgia Tax List
Robert Hobbs
Isham Hobbs
James Hobbs
Nathan Hobbs
Joseph Hobbs
1815 Aug 28
James Hobbs to Ephraim Price Deed Recorded 30 Apr 1817 Vol A Book FF-322 Greene County, Georgia.
1819 Sep 7 Walton County, Georgia Court
Georgia, Walton County We, the Grand Jurors of said County at August Term, do present, William Howell for retailing spiritous liquors without a license. James Love and Benjamin M Goverich witnesses James Hobbs (served as a Grand Juror)
Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journals (Milledgeville) Newspaper 1809-1840 Vol II 1819-1823 Fred R Hartz Emilie K Hartz
1825 Jan 4
Estate of James Jackson Perry County, Alabama
A List of the Amount of property sold by A. G. JACKSON
On the 4th Day of January 1825 of the Estate of JAMES JACKSON Sen., Deceased
JAMES JACKSON Deceased
The State of Alabama
Perry County
Green Jackson to one stack of fodder 3.68 3/4
Green Jackson to one stack of fodder 5.06 1/2
James Jackson to 50 bushels of corn at 50 cts per bushel 25.00
James Jackson to 25 bushels of corn at 51 cts per bushel 12.75
Jesse Heard to 25 bushels of corn at 56 1/4 cts per bushel 14.12 1/4
Jesse Heard to 25 bushels of corn at 55 cts per bushel 13.75
A. W. Jackson to 25 bushels of corn at 55 cts per bushel 13.75
Jesse Heard to 25 bushels of corn at 54 cts per bushel 13.50
William Watson to 25 bushels of corn at 53 cts per bushel 13.25
William Watson to 25 bushels of corn at 51 cts per bushel 12.73
Thomas A. Heard to 12 bushels of corn at 51 cts per bushel 6.12
Aaron Victery to 21 bushels of corn at 52 cts per bushel 13.00
William R. Carter to 25 bushels of corn at 50 cts per bushel 12.50
James Hobbs to 45 bushels of corn at 50 cts per bushel 22.50
William Watson to 25 bushels of corn at 50 cts per bushel 12.50
William Radliff to 14 bushels of corn at 50 cts per bushel 9.00
John G. Jackson to 25 bushels of corn at 37 cts per bushel 9.37 1/2
Green Jackson to one Negro boy at 205.00
Green Jackson to one lot of fodder 3.95 1/2
Cotton sold at private sale 325.04 Aggregate amt of sales 744.59 1/2
The State of Alabama Perry County
I, A. G. JACKSON, executor of the Estate of JAMES JACKSON, Sen. Deceased do hereby certify that the above is a true list of the sales of the property belonging to the said Estate not severally in Will. A. G. Jackson, Executor Recorded December 12th 1825 Sam'l H. Nelms, Clerk & Register O. C. P. C./1 /1 Orphan's Court, Perry County
1830 Perry County, Alabama Census
James Hobbs 2 males 10 females 0 slaves
1834 Oct 14
James Hobbs of Lowndes County, Mississippi obtained land in land office and Mount Salus for S 1/2 of W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 7 S of TN of Range 17 W in the District of lands subject to sale at Mount Salus Mississippi containing 40 acres and 28 hundredths of an acre.
Ref: Bureau of Land Management
1835 Sept 9
James Hobbs Lowndes County, Mississippi Land Record search via General Land Management site on the internet
Patent Description MS0230__.318 Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 7834 Misc. Document Nr. : Patentee Name: HOBBS, JAMES Warrantee Name: Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566)
Signature Present: Y Signature Date: 9/14/35
1 S½W½NW 7/ 18-S 17-W N HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN 40.28 LOWNDES
1835 Jan 13 Lowndes County, Mississippi
James and Jerusha Hobbs' daughter Minerva Hobbs m. Elijah Moore
1835 Oct 14
James Hobbs of Lowndes County, Mississippi has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Mount Salus whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said James Hobbs according to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 24 Apr 1820 entitled An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands for The South half of the West half of the north west quarter of section seven South of Tennessee of Range Seventeen West in the District of Lands subject ot sale at Mount Salus Mississippi containing Forty acres and twenty eight hundreths of an acres. Now know ye, that the United States of America, in consideration of the premises and in conformity with the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided, have given and granted, and by these presents, do give and grand, unto the said James Hobbs and his heirs, the said tract above described; to have and to Hold the same, togehter with all the rights, privledges, immunities and appurtenanous of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto the said James Hobbs and to his heirs assigns forver. In testimony whereof, I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the Fourteenth day of September
October in the year of our Lord one thousand and thirty four five and of the Independence of the United States the Fifty ninth Sixtieth By the President Andrew Jackson By A.J. Donelson, Sec. Ethan A Brown Elijah Hayward
1832 August 24
James Hobbs bought from Joseph Thompson for $350.0 a piece of land - east half of northwest quarter of section 7 of twp 18 of Range 17 - containing 80 acres.
1835 Dec 22 Lowndes County, Mississippi
Sarah Ann Hobbs m. James Smith Lowndes County, Mississippi daughter of James H Hobbs and Jerusha Atkinson
1837 Lowndes County, Mississippi Census
HOBBS JAMES No Township Listed MS1543223
1838 Sep 18
Probate records 18 Sep 1838 authorizing Thomas Moore, Samuel G. Wells & Ephraim Leech to appraise the goods, chattles, & personal estate of James Hobbs late of Lowndes Co. Followed by sworn appraisal of goods totaling $757.50. Property was sold 20 Sep 1838 fetching $517.25 most of the goods being bought by members of the family.
Guardianship reports filed by Jerusha Hobbs for Martha E., James, William, Angeline and Peninina A. Hobbs for 1840 & 1841.
1839 Mar 17
James H Hobbs died Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi son of Robert L Hobbs and Mary M Caldwell Hobbs
1839 Jul 1 Lowndes County, Mississippi
Emily Antonet Hobbs married Samuel Wells daughter of James H Hobbs and Jerusha Atkinson.
1842 Feb 21
Jerusha Hobbs sold to the elders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Bethel for ten dollars a piece of land beginning 39 poles west of the NE corner of the east half of the northwest quarter of section 7 twp 18 range 17 running south eleven poles , thence west thirteen poles, north eleven poles, east 13 poles to the beginning, containing 143 poles more or less.
1843 Feb 21 Lowndes County, Mississippi
Jane Caroline Hobbs m. James A Powers daughter of James H. Hobbs and Jerusha Atkinson
1844 Aug 21 Greene County, Georgia
Robert Hobbs Sr. to James Hobbs note recorded Oct 10, 1844 Vol. B Book OO-184
1845 Sept 8 Greene County, Georgia
Estate Record of Robert L. Hobbs, deceased executor assignment of Nathan Hobbs and John Holzclaw, Robert Newsom and John Armstrong dated Sept 8, 1845. Holding $20,000 for payment of court, heirs, executors, debts, etc.
List of Heirs:
William Harvill $1,020.00
Joseph Hobbs $ 63.06 3/4
Mary Hobbs $1,041.14 wife
Nathan Hobbs $ 249.12 1/2
Isham Hobbs $ 810.00
John Southerland $ 100.00
James Greer $ 121.56
Robert Hobbs $ 60.12 1/2
Robert Hobbs $ 980.89 1/2
Inventory of Possessions $ 6,187.20
1845 Oct
Samuel G. Wells & William G. Wells posted bond for William to be guardian for Emily A, Martha, James A, William, Angeline & Pernina Hobbs Oct 1845.
1847
James Hobbs is deceased and his heirs are:
Louisa Nash, formerly Hobbs; Elijah Moore in right of his wife Minerva Hobbs Moore; William V. Nash in right of his wife, Mary Hobbs Nash; James Smith in right of his wife, Sarah Ann Smith; Nancy Hobbs daughter of James Hobbs, deceased; James Powers in right of his wife, Jane C. Hobbs Powers, George Gunter in right of his wife, Amanda M. Hobbs Gunter,
minor children, Emily A. Hobbs, Martha E. Hobbs, James A. Hobbs, William R. Hobbs, Angelina Hobbs and Panina Hobbs
Children of James Hobbs late of Mississippi.
James wife is Jerusha Adkinson Hobbs md. Sept 28, 1810. Also in Feb 1847 Jerusha Hobbs is guardian of the children of deceased Louisa Nash’s minor children in Lowndes County, Mississippi Saphronia, Lucinda, Caswell Swandey Nash listed as the great grandchildren of Robert Hobbs, late of Greene County, Georgia
1853 Apr 11 Jerusha Hobbs, Perninah Clayton, her husband Mansfield Clayton, Elijah Moore & his wife Minerva Moore, Mary & William Nash, Amanda Gunter, her husband George Gunter, Jane Powers & her husband James Powers, Martha Yarborough, her husband Yarborough, Emily Wells and her husband Samuel Wells, Nancy Wells, James & William Hobbs and Angeline Hobbs, heirs of James Hobbs, dec'd, sold to Thomas L. B. Hughes for $600.00 the east half of the northwest quarter of section 7 twp 18 range 17.
1856 Mar 31 John G. Harper & Margaret A. Harper sold to Jerusha Hobbs for $325.00 a piece of land - the west half of the northeast quarter of section 14 twp 17 range 18 Lowndes Co.
Children of James H Hobbs and Jerusha Atkinson
Louisa Hobbs b. January 08, 1813 Greene County, Georgia d. October 29, 1846. She married 21 Jul 1843 Wilkinson County, Mississippi to John Conner Nash b. Jul 21, 1809 South Carolina d. May 23, 1847 in W Felciana Parish, Louisiana. ch: Saphronia Nash, Lucinda Nash, Caswell Nash and Swandy Nash.
Minerva Hobbs b. April 12, 1814 in Greene County, Georgia. She married 13 Jan 1835 Lowndes County, Mississippi to Elijah Moore b. September 10, 1810 in Abbeville District, South Carolina d. April 07, 1897. Ch: John W Moore, Sarah P Moore, Martha A Moore, Thomas T Moore, James P Moore, Margaret G Moore and Annie Elizabeth Moore
Mary A Hobbs b. March 22, 1815 in Greene County, Georgia d. April 19, 1857 in Mississippi. She maried 30 Oct 1834 Lowndes County, Mississippi to William Valentine Nash b. December 03, 1796. Martha Nash, Reuben Nash, George Nash, James Nash, Larkin Nash, V William Nash, Emily Nash, Mary Climmie Nash, Leanidas W "Bud" Nash, Laura Nash (I have to make sure I got this right, I had this Valentine Nash mixed up with another one that went to same area of LA as Louisa Nash and her Husband John Nash went to.
Sarah Ann Hobbs b. February 24, 1817 in Greene County, Georgia d. February 18, 1838 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. She married 22 Dec 1835 Lowndes County, Mississippi to James Smith
Nancy Hobbs b. February 03, 1819 Greene County, Georgia. She married 5 Jun 1851 Lowndes County, Mississippi to William G Wells ch: Sarah Wells
Jane Caroline Hobbs b. November 16, 1820 in Greene County, Georgia. She married 21 Feb 1843 Lowndes County, Mississippi to James A Powers b. 1821 in Georgia ch: John Powers, Mary Powers, Charles Powers and Georgiana Powers
Amanda Melvina Hobbs b. January 03, 1823 in Greene County, Georgia d. January 19, 1859 in LaGrange, Choctaw County, Mississippi. She married 14 Feb 1839 Lowndes County, Mississippi to George Washington Gunter b. January 03, 1820 in Warren County, Tennessee d. August 22, 1882 in LaGrange, Choctaw County, Mississippi. ch: Dora Gunter, Mary Frances Gunter, Claiborne Preston Gunter, William Wilson Gunter, Mary Louise Gunter, Andrew Jackson Gunter, Madiera Gunter, Samuel A Gunter, Martha A Gunter and Amanda M Gunter
Emily A. Hobbs b. November 17, 1824 in Perry County, Alabama. She married 1 Jul 1839 Lowndes County, Mississippi to Samuel G Wells b. 1807 in South Carolina. Ch: Martha Wells and Julia Wells
Martha Elizabeth Hobbs b. July 04, 1827 in Perry County, Alabama? d: December 23, 1906. She married 24 Jan 1848 Carroll County, Mississippi to Manoah Yarborough b. 1813 in South Carolina ch: William Yarbrough and Sue Yarbrough
James Augustine Hobbs b. September 30, 1828 in Georgia or Alabama d. June 01, 1864 in New Hope Church, GA. He married 2 April 1837 Duck Creek, Carroll County, Mississippi to Mary Susan Ware b. April 02, 1837 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama d. September 14, 1868 in Duck Creek (Garland), Texas ch: William Rufus Hobbs, Susan Martha Hobbs, Mary Frances Hobbs and Anne Elizabeth Hobbs
William Rufus Hobbs b. January 1831 in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi d. in Byars, Oklahoma. He married Isadore Yarborough no children
Angelina Hobbs b. March 21, 1838 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. She married 12 May 1853 Lowndes County, Mississippi to Greene Hilliard Gupton/Gaston b. 1820 in North Carolina. Ch: Lucy Gupton, Julia Gupton, Penina Gupton, William Gupton and Rebecca Angeline Gupton
Panina Alensas Hobbs b. December 07, 1834 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. She married 11 Nov 1851 Lowndes County, Mississippi to 1. Mansfield Clayton b. February 07, 1815 d. July 06, 1854 in Lowndes County, Mississippi 2. Aug 12, 1855 Lowndes County, Mississippi to W H Hudgins b. 1823 North Carolina 3. Mr. Cooper. Ch: Julia Clayton, Ella Clayton, Asa Hudgins, and Albert W Hudgins.
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