Saturday, October 28, 2023

It’s Family Time~The Jeremiah‭ & ‬Phoebe‭ (‬Sellers‭) ‬Gulledge Family

Jeremiah Gulledge,‭ ‬borne about‭ ‬1796,‭ ‬was the son of the Rev.‭ ‬Joel Gulledge and his wife Zilpha Huntley.‭ ‬His father was an pioneer Baptist Minister associated with The Moriah Association.‭ ‬Jeremiah was their first born son.‭ ‬The Rev.‭ ‬Joel and Zilpha had eleven‭ (‬11‭) ‬children‭; ‬5‭ ‬daughters and‭ ‬6‭ ‬sons.‭ 

Jeremiah Gulledge married Phoebe Sellers about the year‭ ‬1816. ‭ ‬Phoebe Sellers,‭ ‬born about‭ ‬1787,‭ ‬was a daughter of Hardy Sellers and Mary Cook of Chesterfield County,‭ ‬South Carolina. ‭ ‬Jeremiah and Phoebe made their home in Anson County and raised a family of eight consisting of‭ ‬4‭ ‬daughters and‭ ‬4‭ ‬sons.‭ ‬At the time of Jeremiah death he owned a large tract of land that was divided among his‭ ‬8‭ ‬children all named within the land deed.‭ ‬Each child received‭ ‬71‭ ‬1/2‭ ‬acres plus in some cases money to make the estate equally balanced for each heir-at-law.‭ ‬The LAND DEED,‭ ‬Division of the Lands of Jeremiah Gulledge can be found in Deed Book‭ ‬14,‭ ‬pages‭ ‬273-275,‭ ‬Register of Deeds,‭ ‬Wadesboro,‭ ‬Anson County,‭ ‬North Carolina,  ‭ 

Phoebe‭ (‬Sellers‭) ‬Gulledge died almost‭ ‬10‭ ‬years before the passing of Jeremiah.‭ ‬Her exact death date is unknown.‭ ‬She most probably died due to child birth at the time that Harriet Elizabeth was born.‭ ‬She was ‬alive on‭ ‬8‭ ‬August‭ ‬1833‭ ‬and died before‭ ‬14‭ ‬Jul‭ ‬1834.‭ ‬The first date is the day her daughter Harriet Elizabeth Gulledge was born‭ (‬8‭ ‬August‭ ‬1833‭); ‬the second date is the day Hardy Sellers wrote his Last Will‭ & ‬Testament‭ (‬14‭ ‬July‭ ‬1834‭) ‬and on that date he stated,‭ ‬in his Will,‭ ‬that his daughter Phoebe was deceased and left‭ ‬3‭ ‬surviving children. ‭ 

6. ‭ ‬To the three children of my deceased daughter Phoebe Gulledge viz:‭ ‬Elisha Gulledge,‭ ‬James Gulledge,‭ ‬Phoebe Gulledge,‭ ‬I give to each three hundred dollars to bare interest from my death until they arrive to twenty-one years of each which sum is to be a full share of my estate both real and personal to the three last children named.

After the death of Phoebe‭ (‬Sellers‭) ‬Gulledge in‭ ‬1833/1834‭ ‬Jeremiah had two additional children,‭ ‬Jeremiah Gulledge,‭ ‬born‭ ‬1837‭ ‬and Sarah Ann Gulledge borne‭ ‬1838.‭ ‬The Mother of these two children are unknown.    ‭ 

Jeremiah Gulledge died on‭ ‬14‭ ‬April‭ ‬1853. ‭ 

Jeremiah Gulledge and Phoebe Sellers had the following children:

i.‭ ‬James Ratliff‭ "‬Wooly Jim‭" ‬Gulledge,‭ ‬born‭ ‬1‭ ‬May‭ ‬1817‭; ‬died‭ ‬24‭ ‬Mar‭ ‬1901,‭ ‬Anson County,‭ ‬North Carolina.

ii.‭ ‬Elisha Gulledge was born on‭ ‬2‭ ‬Nov‭ ‬1818.‭ ‬He died on‭ ‬10‭ ‬Dec‭ ‬1886‭ ‬at the age of‭ ‬68‭ ‬in Gulledge Township,‭ ‬Anson,‭ ‬North Carolina.‭ ‬Married Elizabeth Webb

iii.‭ ‬Phoebe Gulledge,‭ ‬born abt‭ ‬1825‭; ‬married William J.‭ ‬Griggs,‭ ‬abt‭ ‬1844‭; ‬died‭ ‬20‭ ‬Jan‭ ‬1892,‭ ‬Anson County,‭ ‬North Carolina.

iv.‭ ‬Zilpha Gulledge,‭ ‬born abt‭ ‬1830‭; ‬married Reuben Phillips,‭ ‬abt‭ ‬1855‭; ‬died‭ ‬1863.

v.‭ ‬Harriet Elizabeth Gulledge,‭ ‬born‭ ‬8‭ ‬Aug‭ ‬1833,‭ ‬Anson County,‭ ‬North Carolina‭; ‬married William C.‭ ‬Porter‭; ‬died‭ ‬22‭ ‬Apr‭ ‬1914,‭ ‬Anson County,‭ ‬North Carolina.

vi.‭ ‬Thomas Charles Gulledge,‭ ‬born‭ ‬2‭ ‬Apr‭ ‬1834,‭ ‬Chesterfield County,‭ ‬South Carolina‭; ‬married Sarah H.‭; ‬died Apr‭ ‬1900.

vii.‭ ‬Jeremiah Gulledge was born about‭ ‬1837.‭ 

viii.‭ ‬Sarah Ann Gulledge was born about‭ ‬1838.‭ ‬Never Married.


Phoebe Sellers Gulledge is my 4th Great Grand Aunt and Jeremiah Gulledge, her husband, is my 4th Great Grand Uncle by Marriage. 



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1. Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 11: page 285, Joel Gulledge to Jeremiah Gulledge; 24 November 1843, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.

2. Jeremiah Gulledge, 12 April 1852, , ; North Carolina State Archives of North Carolina Land Grants, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

3. The Fayetteville Observer, "Died in Anson County," Death Notice,  Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, N.C., 28 May 1853, Died In Anson Co, on the 14th ult., Jeremiah GULLEDGE, aged about 58 years.

4. Land Deed - Division of the Lands of Jeremiah Gulledge; 9 December 1853; Deed Book #14; Page(s) 273-275; Register of Deeds; Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina; 16 April 20.

5. Jeremiah Gulledge, compiled military record (MAJ. CAMERON'S COMMAND, NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA), War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, NARA Microfilm Publication M313 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 102 rolls.

6. James C. Pigg, Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865 &: Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869 (Tega Cay, South Carolina: self-Published, 1995), pages 107 & 108.

7. 1790 U. S. Census, Cheraw District, South Carolina, population schedule, St Thomas, Cheraws District, South Carolina, Page: 373; Line 939, Household of Hardy SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 11 January 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M637_11.

8. 1800 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 106; Line 16, Household of Hardy SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M32, Roll 47.

9. 1820 Census of the United States, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 128; Line 5th from bottom of page, Household of Hardy SELLERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 January 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M 33_119.

10. 1830 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 68; Line 8, , Household of Jeremiah GULLEDGE.

11. 1840 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 94; Line 8, Household of Jeremiah GULLEDGE; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed May 2018); citing  National Archives Microfilm M704, Roll 354.

12. 1850 Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, Page: 174A (Stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 181, Family 181, Household of Jeremiah GULLEDGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 August 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 619.

14. Hardy Sellers Equity Notice, The Cheraw Gazette, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, 30 August 1836, page 167, Image 3, column 2.


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