Volume XXII
May 30, 1998
Welcome
to the
Jernigan Family Homepage
Information - Various types of information pertaining to the Jernigan family as well as allied families.
Inquiries - Questions about the various ancestors. Can you help?
Updates - Announcements concerning the Jernigan family.
Reunions - Announcements of upcoming Jernigan reunions.
Other Sites on the Internet - Sites that have something to do with Jernigan genealogy, or sites that belong to Jernigans as well as genealogical sites that might be helpful to you.
Editor's Note - My own personal ramblings of what has happened this month in Jernigan land!
Purpose - The reasons for this homepage as well as for the Jernigan Association.
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Information Exchange
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Who were the Parents of James John Jernigan?
Contributed by Jim Jernigan and Barbara J. Fowler
The following family was found in Dale County, AL in 1850. According to James J. Jernigan, a descendant, James is James John Jernigan. James has been trying to determine the parents of this ancestor.
James b. NC 54 b. c1796
Nancy b. NC 38 1812
Nancy A b. GA 17 1833
Arretta b. GA 16 1834
Wm. 14 b. GA 1836
Elizabeth 12 B. GA 1838
Sarah Ann10 B. AL 1840
Jackson 8 b. AL 1842
James H. 6 AL 1845
Henry W. 2 AL 1848 James’s(son of Needham) grandfather was Henry W. Jernigan
Apparently the family was in GA between 1833-1838 for the birth of their older children. We have been unable to find a marriage record for Nancy Ward and James John Jernigan in Georgia. Because of the names given to his children and the fact that he was in Georgia, we have tried to link him to Needham Jernigan, SR’s line. Our thinking is that perhaps James John Jernigan was the son of Needham’s son James. We know that Needham’s son Henry Sanders Jernigan did live in Putnam Co. and there was James Jernigan there at the same time.
On August 4, 1792, a James Jernigan married Sarah Pierce in Putnam Co. James John Jernigan was born c1796 in what he always said was Greene Co. His family thought that he was born in Greene Co., NC but it is possible that it was Greene Co., GA. From "Marriages & Land Lottery List, Hancock County Georgia" by Martha Lou Houston: James Jernegan of Maj. Carley’s Battalion, Capt. Coffee’s District. Hancock Co., was entitled to two draws in 1806 lottery of Ocmulgee lands. (Note: Males entitled to two draws include every free white male resident of the state for at least 3 years, and over 21 years of age having a wife and legitimate child/children under 21 years of age.) This indicates that he was married and had one child by 1806. That child could have been James John Jernigan born c1796 who married Nancy Ward.
Look again at the names that James John Jernigan gave his children and compare those with the names in James Jernigan’s, (son of Needham Jernigan) family. James John named a daughter Nancy. James(son of Needham) had a sister named Nancy. James John named a daughter Elizabeth. James’ (son of Needham) mother was Elizabeth Sanders. James John named a son William. James (son of Needham) had a brother called William. James John had a daughter called Sarah and James, son of Needham, could be the one who married Sarah Pierce. James John named his last child Henry W. and James’(son of Needham) grandfather was Henry W. Jernigan..
Between 1813 and 1820 James and his family were in Putnam Co. In 1813, James was on the tax digest in Capt. Adams district. On the 1820 Putnam Co. GA census in Captain William Jernigans District we find James Jernighan: 1 m under 10 yr.; 2 m 10 and under 16; 1 m 45+. Females in household: 4 under 10 yr; 1 10 and under 16; 1 26 and under 45. He has 3 sons and 5 daughters by 1820. James John Jernigan would have been about 24 years old now would not be reflected on this census if he were married and had his own family.
In 1830 Putnam Co. GA census, James is gone but Sarah, apparently his widow, is still there:
Sarah Jernigan: 3 females under 5 years.; 2 females age 5 and under 10; 1 female age 30 and under 40. We have been unable to find a will for James Jernigan who must have died between 1820-1830.
James John Jernigan would like for anyone with information or possible leads to this family to contact him.
We have been trying to determine the other children of James and Sarah Pierce Jernigan. We have found several Jernigans in Putnam and surrounding counties that would be in the right age group to the above census records.
Emma Stevenson in Houston TX wrote "I can only prove to Sarah P. Jernigan b. 1825 GA, married Henry H. Huggins/Hudgins 18 April 1839 in Fayette Co. GA. She died after 5 March 1887 in Macon Co. Alabama. In 1830 there is a Sarah Jernigan in Putnam Co., GA with only females in the household .
This could be the widow of James Jernigan who sells property in Bibb Co. GA to William Yates 31 Jan. 1826. This deed is in Fayette Co. GA, Book A, pg. 147."
Only speculation, but Sarah P. could be one of the many daughters of James & Sarah. Maybe the "P." stood for Pierce. Sarah P. Jernigan could be one of the 3 females under 5 on the 1830 census in Putnam Co., GA..
Other possible children are:
Nancy Jernigan m. Lowden Doney 1818 Hancock Co., GA.
Elmira Jernigan m. John Dunn 1831 Hancock Co., GA
Marietta Jernigan m. William Mapp 1846 Greene, GA
Saleta Jernigan m. Bird Kennedy 1837 Monroe Co. (Remember that Needham Jernigan had a daughter also named Saleta but she married an Josiah Askew . Nancy m. David Hoskins 1797 ( from-Columbian Museum & Savannah Advertiser. no county given.) Emory Jernigan m. Ruth Norris 1819 Putnam Co., GA
We have not had any inquiries concerning any of the above except from a descendant of Elmira Jernigan and John Dunn. He did not have any information on Elmira. We would certainly like to get in touch with any descendants.
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The Dunn Reunion
This weekend was so much fun! Even though I didn't go up there until Saturday morning, I had a wonderful time.
As soon as I got to Dunn, I stopped in at the Ramada to see if Don and Jane Jernigan were there. They were. Don came down to the lobby to get me and when I saw him I asked him if he was Don Jernigan. He looked a little surprised but said yes and we hugged. Then he said, "You were supposed to be a blonde!" I laughed. He said that was how he had me pictured. I told him that was probably because I'm so ditzy! But he denied that, thank goodness. :-) Don and Jane immediately adopted me and decided to take me over to Mt. Olive where there was a luncheon for Marion Hargrove.
Kay Stone was at the reception when I went in. On the way in I met the Mayor (nice guy!) and a number of very friendly townspeople. They were so delighted that Marion and his family were here for the ceremony. Marion came in a little later than me. He is such a sweet man! I didn't get to talk to him much because so many people were wanting to see him. But I did get several pictures of him.
The luncheon was very nice. There was a buffet table with delicious food on it. At the luncheon, I met Frank Jernigan. He is the one who lives in Sumter. I told him it was funny that he only lives 45 minutes away, but that we had to travel all the way to NC to meet!
After the luncheon, Don took me to the dedication & reception. On the way we stopped at a house that Marion Hargrove had lived in when he was a boy. It was a neat old house. I took several pictures of it with my 35mm camera.
The library dedication was outside on the lawn of the library. It looked like rain, but it held off until well after the ceremony was over and then it merely sprinkled. Several people got up and spoke to the crowd of somewhere (and I'm guessing) between 50 & 100 people. There were newspaper reporters and tv cameramen all over the place. Marion was presented with some pickles (Mt Olive is Pickle Town USA) and a hat which he gave to his grandson, Benjamin. He also received a certificate framed with a key to the city and May 2nd was declared Marion Hargrove day. Marion got up and spoke for a short while. He introduced his family. Unfortunately, there was no microphone so all of the speakers were very difficult to hear. I don't know who all was there with Marion except by sight. I know that he did have at least one daughter and a grandson. The others' relationships, and there were a number of them, were lost in the wind. There were several cousins there who may have lived in Mt. Olive.
It was at the dedication that I realized that the 3 on my camera hadn't moved while I had taken several pictures. It hit me that it wasn't a 3, it was an E. I had been taking pictures with an empty camera! That also meant that all of the pictures that I took of Marion's house (as well as the ones I took of Krystal and Kim before the 8th grade prom on Friday night) were non-existent! (Oh well, Krys and Kim weren't real happy about having their pictures taken anyway.) I loaded film in the camera and I took a number of pictures at the dedication.
After the ceremony there was a reception inside. Marion donated lots of items to the library. There were letters that were very interesting. I had taken Marion's book, See Here Private Hargrove and his treatise to be autographed, but he was swamped with people! I did take him a cup of punch, poor guy, he never got past the entrance of the library. At least they had a chair for him to sit in! I figured I could wait to get my books autographed until a little later because Kay said that we were going over to his hotel to visit with him after the reception.
At the reception, I met Bobby Jernigan (from Richmond) and Susie Jernigan (from Charlotte) Both of whom I've corresponded with, but never met. I love putting faces to the people I talk to on email!
After the reception, we went to the lobby of Marion's hotel. Marion unfortunately was worn out, and went up to his room to rest. So I didn't get to see him there. But the rest of us had a good time swapping stories and helping each other. Don and Jane Jernigan, Susie Jernigan, Bobby Jernigan, Frank Jernigan and his wife, Kay, Gail ( a friend of Kay's) and me were all there. We stayed for quite a while and most of us decided to go to dinner together.
After dinner, we headed back to the hotel. I was beat since I only had 4 hours sleep the night before. But Kay and I did some genealogy work. We went through the records she had gotten in the NC archives. (One day I'm going to have to take several hundred dollars and go to FL and stay with Kay for a few days and live at Kinkos!) I think we went to bed around 12:30am.
The next morning we were up early and had breakfast. The night before we had agreed to meet with Susie to go sight-seeing at the old Jernigan places. So at 10:00 we met up with her and headed off to find them. We went to the Martin Jernigan home. It was pretty run down. A migrant family had just moved in the day before with the understanding that they would fix the house up. They had already done a considerable amount of work in just one day! They let us take pictures and we went inside too. There had been birds living in the upstairs rooms and they had made quite a mess, but the guy had already gotten most of it cleaned up and the birds out of there. The original wainscoting was still on the walls, and the house seemed much bigger inside than it looked outside. At some point it had been turned into a duplex. I don't know if it could be restored back or not. But the present tenant obviously takes pride in his work and knows what he is doing. He had already scraped a lot of the paint off the outside of the house and had the yard mowed. They certainly had worked hard on the house already. I think that next year when we go back that the house will look much nicer. I can't wait to see what he will do with it.
We also saw the Lewis Jernigan house from a distance. It has been remodeled and looks like a brand new house. Another place we stopped was the Jernigan Mill Pond. It is beautiful and so serene. The last place we stopped was a Jernigan cemetery. It is a little walled area beside a field. We checked out the stones and I took pictures. I don't know how well they will show up because some of the stones were difficult to read.
Then it was on to the reunion. The food was wonderful, the fellowship was fun! I met even more online cousins there. Susie was in seventh heaven. Pretty much everyone there was related to her. Unfortunately, she didn't find out too much though. She was a few years too late. The ones who could have helped her had passed away. She did find Bradley's siblings buried in the cemetery at the church and got several good leads on who she could talk to in the area. At least a couple of them knew about Bradley! She also found another cousin who is from her husband's line. He is Learry Warren. They are working together on their lines.
Marion showed up after we had started eating, (I was worried that he wasn't coming!) but if you've ever been to a Jernigan Reunion, you know that there is no shortage of food! After Marion finished eating, I got him to autograph my books. Once again he was swamped with people, so I never did get to spend much time with him. I did get someone to take a picture of us together just before he left and told him what an honor it was to meet him. He really has an impressive history as an author and screenwriter. A introductory speech was given at the reunion before Marion got up to speak and his accomplishments included writing for several popular TV programs including Maverick (starring James Garner) and The Waltons. He has written a number of books and has done extensive research on the Jernigan family. So you can see why it was an honor to meet him!
Don & I got up at the business meeting of the reunion and talked about the internet sites. Don talked about the Jernigan Connection going online and I told them about the newest addition of the Jernigan bookshelf and asked them to check it out and send me anything that they could add.
After several hours of good food, entertainment, meeting many new cousins and conversation, I headed home. It was definitely a weekend to remember. I had a wonderful time. Hey, next year's reunion will be the first Sunday in May! We'd love to see you there!
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Bud & Kay Cavender made an exciting discovery! The account follows:
We were determined to find something on Lucy on our recent trip to Houston. We knew she was in Dewitt County in 1870 so we went there, spent time at the court house, etc, etc and got nowhere other than to see the type of country that Lucy landed at after making the barge trip to Texas. She probably landed at Indianola or Port Lavaca and made her way inland. Its only 30-40 miles so this is probable. Any how we were aware she spent time in Yorktown, Dewitt County but we found nothing of any value.
We went up the road to Gonzales County, next county up from Dewitt, reason was we had spotted Lucy living with her last son Henry in 1880 in Gonzales County. Went to the court house and things started to happen. A volunteer had made a 3x5 file of cemetery records, no book, just 3x5's, anyhow I went to the J's and there she was!
We would have never found her except for that person doing that volunteer work. The clerks were all laughing at me because I was beside myself when I found the card. The card said she was at the Masonic Cemetery in Smiley, Texas, also in Gonzales County. We drove over there and looked at the area she lived in, we found the creek she lived on and then found the cemetery and there she was.
We took pictures and will have them if anyone wants a copy. The monument said "Lucy Ann Jernigan, born in S.C. (not Georgia!) Feb 22, 1812, died in Tx. Jan 20, 1881. Now the best part was when we noticed that a new base had been placed under the original tombstone and it read, "She was my mother" and was signed W. W. Ellis, which of course was her son and my great grand father. W. W. was short for Wadkins W. Ellis. Remember that W.W.'s father was James Ellis who was killed and then Lucy married Cary Jernigan. So that is how we are connected to the Jernigans!
We travelled a lot of miles to find this lady and it was worth every mile we spent on the road.
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Learry Warren (one of the new cousins I met in Dunn) is looking for info on Robert Fradian Jernigan, b. 7-3-1872. He was the son of Budd Icard Jernigan, b. 4-6-1823 d. 5-30-1902. Robert Fradian was his son by Budd Icard's 3rd wife, Lizzie Herring Jernigan, b. 1-27-1844 d. 5-31-1907. Budd Icard was the son of Lewis Jernigan. Any and all help on Robert Fradian Jernigan would be greatly appreciated including names of wife, children, date of death, etc.. These folks were from Johnston and Sampson Counties, N.C. Thank you so much.
Now Susie Jernigan sent Learry the following info:
I just found an old legal document which sheds some light on Robert F. Jernigan. It refers to a 1961 legal dispute over the will of Lizzie Jernigan who died on September 17, 1961. She bequeathed land in Harnett County to the her nieces and nephews - the children of her siblings. Included in the group are the "children of my beloved late brother, R.F. Jernigan, the children of my beloved late sister, Sarah E. Barefoot, the children of my beloved late sister, Mary A. Hodges, the children of my beloved late sister, Vancie, to Bessie and Charlton - the children of the late B.B. Jernigan (that's Bradley, Susie's husband's ancestor), and to the nephew of my beloved late sister, Mrs. Claudia Jernigan Turnage.
R.F. Jernigan (Robert Fradian) is further described as having died leaving surviving three children:
Pearl Jernigan, unmarried, who resides in Dunn, North Carolina
Reva J. Williams, who resides in Dunn, NC, who is married to Adolphus Williams
Gladys Jernigan Maynard, who died about December, 1959 Gladys's children are described as:
E.T. Maynard, Jr. who resides in Tenafly, NJ and is married to N. Maynard
Marie Maynard Holmes, who resides in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, who is married to Oliver W.
Holmes
Electa Maynard, unmarried, who resides at Fort Knox, KY
Helen Maynard Manning, who resides in Ivyland, PA RD who is married to William G. Manning
There is also information in the legal summons about the children of all the other siblings of Lizzie. According to the Jernigan Reunion book, Lizzie was the next to the youngest child of Budd Icard Jernigan and Lizzie Herring Jernigan. She was born sometime after 1877, so she probably lived into her 80's.
If anyone has further info on Robert Fradian Jernigan for Learry or Bradley B. Jernigan for Susie, please contact them!
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Jean Shroyer sends the following info on prisoners who died in Andersonville. The POW Museum is looking for info on those who died from 1864-65. These folks are interested in obtaining photos of those men who were prisoners at this camp during the Civil War as well as military records on the individual and memoirs so that they can add this info to their database. They recommend obtaining the military records from the National Archives. For more info, please write to:
Andersonville National Historic Site
Attn.: Ranger Division/Andersonville Prison Records
Rt. 1, Box 800
Andersonville, GA 31711
(912) 924-0343
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Here are yet some more of Gerald Thomas' files. If you have any questions you can contact Marla Boots.
Jesse Jernigan's Will
In the name of God Amen 16 day of October 1785 I Jesse Jernigan of the County of Bertie being Very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I Recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Jerusha Jernigan one bald horse and saddle
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son James Jerningan two hundred acres of Land lying on the south side of Cashy swamp to him and his heirs for ever and if he should dye without heir to be devided amongst the rest of my Children
Item I give and bequeath to by beloved Son, Jesse Jernigan ninety acres of Land whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever - after my wife death after my Debts is payd all the remainder part of my Estate hoses cattle hogs sheep and household furniture to be equally devided between my Wife Jerusha Jernigan and James Jernigan and Jesse Jernigan and Farribee Jernigan and Sarah Jernigan and Alse Jernigan and Elizabeth Carter an equal shear with what she has had
I likewise constitute make and ordain my trusty friends Thomas Bond and Benjamin Jernigan and Nathaniel Ve_ ey my sole Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and evry other former Testaments Wills Legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed _____ing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Jesse Jerngan as his last will and Testament in the presence of us
Jacob Jernigan Jesse X Jernigan
Lewis Jernigan his mark
Rachel X Watts
her mark
Bertie County Nov Term 1785
The last will & Testament of Jesse Jernigan decd was proved in open Court in due form of law by the Oaths of Jacob Jernigan and Lewis Jernigan two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded
Steven Gray Clerk
Notes of Gerald's on above will: Rachel Watts is the daughter of Jacob Jernigan. She married Lewis Watts 4/25/1785
John Jernigan's Will
In the Name of God Amen I John Jernagan of Bertie prct. in No Carolina being weak of Bodey but of Sound and Perfect mind and memory praise be therefor Given to All mighty God do make and ordaine this my present Last will and Testament in Manner and form following that is to Say first and Principaly I Commend my Soole into the hands of Almighty God hoping Tough [through?] the Merits Deth and Passion of my Saviour Jesous Christ to have full and free pardon and forgivness of all my Sins and Inherit Everlasting Life and my Body I Commit to ye Earth to be Decently buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named and as tuching the Disposition of all Such Termporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to Bestow upon me I Give and Dispose thereof as followeth, first I will that my Debts and Funeral Charges be paid and Discharged
Item I Give to my Son Henry Jernagan My Plantation to the Branch Item I Give to my
Son Thomas and George Jernagan two hundred Acres of Land over the Branch be it more or
Less Item I Give to my Son David Jernagan Twenty Shillings Item I Give to my Son James
Jernagan one hundred Acres of Land that is Over A Starskey Swamp and all the Rest and
Residue of my Personal Estate Goods and Chatels whatsoever I do give and Bequeath unto my
Loving Wife Temperance Jernagan and Benjamin Hill to be Eaqly Divided full and sole
Exectors of this my Last will and Testament and I Do hereby revoke, Disannul and Make void
all former Wills and Testament heretofore made in witness whereof I John
Jernagan Have Signed and Sealed in presents of us
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The within writing was in Open Court proved to be the last Will & Testament of Jno Jarnagan by the Oaths of John Carrol & Barzilla Hewit and at the same time Temperence Jarnagin wife the Executors within mention took the Oath of an Executor (an unreadable signature)
[This will is on page 251 in "Jernigan Reunion" but there are definantly differences between her translation and mine.]
John Jernagan's Inventory
An Inventory of all the Goods and Chatels of John Jernagan Deceased
To three Deeds and furniture with 2 Bedsteads To one Square Table To 8 Chests To one Sining (spinning?) Wheel To one wooling Do: To 4 Chears To 4 potts To a Goons to 7 Beasons pewter To 7 Pewter Dishes To 2 Plaits To one Pewter tankard To a bowl 2 Doz Spoons Pewter to one funnel To a Shone mug To a percell of hoes To Some old Axes to one Carpenders Adz to one hand Saw To one Broad Ax To one Auger To one Drawin knife to one wooden Can to one washing tub to 2 pails & 2 pigs To one pair of fire tongs to one Earthen Plate & Batter pott 2 porigess & Jugg to one Grind Stone & quernstones to one Carland Wheels to one hamer and Set of Iron wedges to one pr of wool Cards To 3 Slick Baskets To 2 old Bags To Some old Barrels & one hogd to Some Bowls and trenchers to about 30 Barrels Corn To about 3 or three hundred pound Beacon & Beef To a flax Breaks to one Plow to 2 Riding horses and 2 Sadles & Bridles to one young mear to one young horse To 8 Sheep & 5 Lambs To old frying Pan To 51 head of Cattle young & old To a pearcel of old Iron To 17 head of hoggs This day Coll Benj Hill, Samuel Wheatby came before me and made Oath that the above Inventory is Just & true so far as has come to their Possesion or Knowledge Taken before me this 22d Day of may 1734 Jno Boude
Marcus L Jernigan
Marcus L Jernigan, confederate PVT 5 NC Inf enlisted 7/1/61 at Colerain by Capt Garrett age 20 eyes hazel hair dark farmer Born Bertie County died Aug 1861 at Camp Wigfall.
Nathaniel Jernigan's Will
In the name of God Amen I Nathaniel Jernigan of the State of North Carolina and the County of Bertie being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence so make and declare this my last will and testament
Witnesseth as followeth viz, First of all I lend and unto my beloved wife Catherine Jernigan all my land whereon I now live house and all my household furniture, of every description with all my working tools and stock of all kinds and every article that belongs on the said plantation Tis my will and desire for my wife to have the Legacy due me from the estate of Elizabeth White and the youn of the Litwood that I saw have got cut to her the said Catherine Jernigan during her natural lifetime or widowhood and after my decs. and my wife widowhood I give and bequeath unto my son Zachariah Jernigan all my Land that I hold in possession ____ with improvements to him and his ans forever. Tis my will and desire after having all my just debts and funeral expenses and after the deces of my wife or widowhood that all the residue of my property should be sold and equal divided between my wife and children namely; my wife Catherine Jernigan my daughter Mary Hoggard dr Martha Jernigan Dr Penelope R Hoggard dr Belinda Jernigan Dr Sally E Jernigan dr Catherine Jernigan son Dennison Jernigan son Nathaniel Jernigan son William Jernigan:, Its my will and desire what part is cuming to my Ears to be cept in the hands of Executrix and pade unto them when due or when they cum of age Lastly I nominate Constitute and apoint my wife Catherine Jernigan Executrix to the last will and testament revoking all former will made by me in Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th July 1866.
Witness (signed), Nathaniel Jernigan
Johnson S White
Wm H White
Jon Mizell
State of North Carolina
Bertie County
The Executrix of this last will and testament of Nathaniel Jernigan was duly proved before me by the oaths of Johnson White and Jonathon Mizell two of the subscribing Witnesses Hereto., Let it be recorded
Wm P Greeley
Probate Judge
(Notes: Belinda is Belinda Amelia; these children not included in will: James R. & Granderson )
Death certificates
7-352 Melinda Butler d. May 2, 1920 age 82 Father Nat Jernigan; m. Wm H Butler; source: G W Butler
9-42 Wm Henry Butler d. Mar 2, 1922 b. Nov 29, 1838 m. Melinda Jernigan source: G W Butler
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Nathaniel Jernigan b. 1806 m. c1832 d. 1866
Husband's Father: Godwin Jernigan (Hodom), son of George Jernigan, Sr
Husband's Mother: Mary Myers, dau of Nathan Myers & Elizabeth Outlaw
Wife: Katherine "Katie" Caroline White
Issue:
F Mary E b. 1833 in NC m. 1st Oct 11, 1853 David Hoggard, Jr son of David, Sr; m. 2nd
Joseph Bryant
F Martha F b. 1835 in NC
F Pennyrita b. 1837 in NC m. 1856 John T Hoggard, son of David, Sr
F Amilia (Belinda) b. 1839 in NC
F Sarah E b. 1841 in NC m. 1870 (Allen Morris) [not sure]
M James Randolph b. 1842-3 in NC m 1869 Catherine R White,
M Granderson b. 1845-6 in NC m 1898 Dicy Jernigan b. 1861, dau of Wm J Jernigan (?)
M Dennison b. 11/1844 or 1846-7 in NC m. 1879 Melissa J White dau of Johnson L White
F Katherine b. in NC m. 1877 (Martin V Mitchell) [not sure]
M Nathaniel (Jr) b. 1852 in NC m. 1869 Victoria Butler
M William W "Little Bill" b. 1854 in NC m. 1st 1874 Pernicia Jernigan (1st
cousin) dau of George; m 2nd Sarah Mariah Jernigan (dau of Henry P)
M Zacheriah (Preston) b. July 15, 1856 in NC m. 1878 Martha P Myers d. Oct 7, 1922
DAR Notes taken 12/18/80
Source: North Carolina & South Carolina Marr Records - Arthur Jernigan m. Mary Bond 2/25/1790 Bertie.
Source: 1820 Fed Census of Bertie Co
p. 11 John Felgo 200010 20010
p. 9 John Dunderlow 010000 02010
p. 8 John Cale 100100 10100
p. 8 Silas Cale 200010 00010
p. 16 Lewis Jonakin 000010 00010
p. 16 Mary Jonakin 010200 00301
p. 16 Wm Jonakin 210010 01010
p. 17 Wm Jonakin 010010 01010
Source: NC Cemetery Records p. 71 The Katie Jernigan Cemetery (Note: This is the cemetery at Elm Grove where Zacheriah Jernigan. Wm Jackson Hoggard & others are buried.) Katie Jernigan - wife of Nathaniel
Source: Formation of NC Counties
Chowan Co - formed 1670 as a Prct of Albemarle, named in honor of Indian Tribe called Chowanor which lived in NE part of the Colony
1720 - Edenton estab'd
1722 - Bertie Prct
1664 - Albemarle Co formed - covered about 1600 sq miles
Nathaniel Jernigan (Jr)
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Nathaniel Jernigan (Jr) b. Feb 1855 or 1852
Husband's father: Nathaniel Jernigan, son of Godwin Jernigan & Mary Myers
Husband's mother: Katherine "Katie" Caroline White
Wife: Victoria Butler b. 1850
Issue:
John b. 1869 or 1870
Greely D b. 1872 m. Edna G Brown in 1894
Lenorah b. May 1879
Frances b. Jan 1874
Victoria b. July 1881
Florance b. Mar 1887
Josephine b. Sep 1888
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If you have reached a point in your research and can't get any further or if you have a question about something you have found, we'll post an inquiry for you here. Please keep your info as brief as possible.
John E. Davis is seeking info on a marriage of Mary Jernigan to ? Hagood, which probably occurred in the late 1700's in North Carolina. He has an old letter which indicates the maiden name of his ancestor was Jernigan, suggesting that she was partly French. However, I do not have the name of her husband, or where they were married. Family tradition indicates that they moved from North Carolina to South Carolina ca 1810 and the husband died circa 1820. Mary Hagood's sons were named Simpson M. and Milton A. An obituary would place her birth around 1773. Would appreciate any information that would help to identify a "Jernigan-Hagood" marriage in North Carolina in the late 1700's.
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Pat Cummings is very interested in learning more about her Jernigan ancestors. She knows positively her JERNIGAN line moved to Robertson Co., TN. from North Carolina. If you have Jernigan ancestors from Robertson Co., TN that moved to NC, contact Pat.
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Judith Oldham is looking for info on Jefferson C. Jernigan in the Civil War: Just wondering if you know where I might look for my great great grandfather, Jefferson C Jernigan of Coffee and Rutherford County, Tennessee. He is not on the list. He was born in 1845, and died in 1909, so he was a prime age to serve. He lived right in the heart of confederate fighting territory. Do you know where else I could look? I would think that he would have fought right there in Tennessee as the family was a pretty tight clan in that area, as I understand it. Jefferson was born in Coffee County, son of Alexander C., the immigrant from NC, and died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Jefferson was buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Bedford County, Tenn. So Jefferson should have served out of Bedford County! It is his son, my great grandfather James L. who is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Thank you for any information you might have or direction you might provide!
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R. Jernigan is seeking Jernigans researching Benson, NC Jernigans or any researchers who are living in that area.
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Jernigan Updates
Has there been a birth, wedding, death, etc in your family? Or perhaps you are about to publish a book or have heard about one of interest to Jernigan researchers. Let us know and we'll announce it here.
William Morgan and Naomi Buckner both sent me this obit on Frankie E. Jernigan. We send our heartfelt prayers and condolences to her family.
From Orlando Sentinel, May 27, 1998:
FRANKIE E. JERNIGAN, 88, Church Street, Orlando, died Sunday, May 24. Mrs. Jernigan was a resident manager. Born in Warren County, Ga., she moved to Central Florida in 1923. She was a member of North Park Baptist Church. Survivors: brother, Aubrey Rayburn, Orlando; sister, Mary Johnson, Orlando. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
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There will be a Jernigan Reunion of the descendants of Samuel Jernigan of Bertie Co., NC in Aulander, NC at the Aulander Community Building on Saturday, June 20, 1998. It will start at 12:00 noon and last until 3:00pm. Bring food & drinks for your family and visit for awhile!
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Reba Powers sends us news of a Jernigan Reunion in Shelby County, TX. It is a reunion for descendants of Calvin Jernigan and Susan Bardin scheduled for July 11/12, 1998. Reba writes that she already has confirmations from every branch of this family with eight states represented so far! Put it on your calendar. This promises to be a blast! It will be held at the Pinecreek Lodge in Nacogdoches, TX. Each guest room has a kingsize bed, refrigerator, TV/VCR, and extra rollaway beds available upon request. Resort amenities include: driving range, basketball, volleyball, two fishing holes, one swimming pool, two hot tubs and horseshoes.
The schedule is as follows:
Fri July 10
3:00 ..........check-in
6:30...............dinner
Sat July 11
8:00 ..........Breakfast
6:30...........Dinner
Sun July 12
8:00 ..........Breakfast
3:00...........check-out
Reservations are full at the Pinecreek Lodge, however, there are other hotels in the
area where you can stay. Contact Reba for more info on this.
Daytime rates (no lodging) are $5.00 per individual, which gives you access to all
recreational facilities, plus a fee of $8.00 for dinner. Saturday will be BBQ! They have
THE BEST!!! Daytimers also need to call in their reservations. The reservation
number is RWS# 98024.
Pinecreek Lodge; S. Alazan Rd, Nacogdoches TX 75961; Phone: 888-714-1414. If you would
like to put your deposit on a credit card, you may call them at the above number.
Walking the brick-paved (by cousin Ernest Jernigan) streets of the oldest town in TX will be only one of the treats in store for you on this memorable weekend! When I visited PineCreek Lodge, I could hardly tear myself away. The cabins are spread throughout a beautiful pine thicket. The creek is so pretty. And there are lots of wooden stairs, decks, porches, porch swings, rocking chairs. You will love the environment! Be sure and bring your camera; this place is a photographer's dream.
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Other Sites on the Internet
Here you can find other sites on the internet that you may wish to check out. If you wish to visit one of these sites now (you must be online to do this), just click on the highlighted address and it will take you there.
Jean Shroyer sends us the following websites to check out!
Here is a viewing site if anyone has any Jernigans in the Civil War! http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9787/cw.html
Another site to view for the Corinth National Cemetery (Shiloh)..... Check for those who are lost or disappeared between 1860 to 1870. http://www2.tsixroads.com/corinth/cnc.html
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My husband, Ed suggests the following two sites:
For those seeking a particular surname: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html
A Glance at the Past: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5278/
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Homepages - to access the former editions of the Jernigan homepage click on the volume #.
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI
Jernigan Bookshelf - A listing of books and references on the Jernigan family. It also lists people who are willing to do lookups and make copies of these various references.
Jernigan Family Photo Album - The website location of a work in progress of an ever growing list of people who have photos of Jernigan ancestors as well as tombstone pictures.
Jernigan Homepage Cumulative Index - A subject index of all of the Jernigan Homepages including the current one.
Jernigans in the War Between the States - This is a listing of all spellings of the Jernigan name of the soldiers who served in this war. Soldiers, both Confederate and Union, can be found here.
Jernigans in the War Between the States Index - This is an index of all of the names on the Jernigans in the War Between the State Homepage with links to the various state sections listed on that homepage.
Jernigan Researchers List - Names of people researching the Jernigan surname and various other spellings of the surname, as well as how to contact them and which ancestor(s) they are researching.
Mark Gauldin's Homepage - Here is a web site that might interest researchers who are descended from Needham L Jernigan and Jeptha K Jernigan. Mark Gauldin is the webmaster of this site.
Somerleyton Estate - An article about and pictures of this estate in England. The current manorhouse is built on the site of the Jernigan manorhouse. A great way to visit England to see the site where Jernigans once trod.
Southern Leaves and Branches - This homepage is for the descendants of the "Ben Jernigan, Jr.", Jesse Jernigan, Alexander Jernigan, Lewis Jernigan, and their cousin Blake Jernigan. These great men settled in Southwestern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
The Jernigan Connection - An online semi-annual newsletter for Jernigan researchers. It is Co-edited by Dixie Clonts and Don Jernigan.
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These sites have links to the Jernigan homepage. To return to these sites, just click on the linked address.
Terri Davis' website: http://members.aol.com/DavisGen/Genealogy.html
Peter Schlosser site: http://www.sonic.net/~famweb/FamilyWeb.html
Barbara Fowler's line: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/bfowler1/wildbloo.htm
William Morgan's site: http://members.aol.com/wsmorganv/index.html
Jim Jernigan's web page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/e/r/James-J-Jernigan/index.html
Sharman Ramsey's site: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/a/m/Sharman-B-Ramsey/ODT7-0001.html
Sharman Ramsey's online magazine and shoppe: http://www.southern-style.com
The SurnameWeb: http://www.surnameweb.org
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Editor's Note
This has been a full and exciting month. It started with my sister's birthday and ended with a memorial day celebration! Sharon turned 31 this year. And she celebrated in grand style...she left town! Two days later was my dad-in-law's birthday. I wasn't there to celebrate as I was in Dunn for the reunion, but my family said they had a great time. May 11th brought my niece's birthday. She is as cute as a button and is now 3 years old! The twins' birthday ended up the month. They turned 14 on the 22nd. We had a family party with cake and ice cream. It is always fun watching them open their gifts!
The Dunn reunion and the Marion Hargrove ceremony was wonderful! I had hoped to go up on Thursday with Kay Stone, but forgot that the twins' eighth grade prom (well really just a nice dress-up dance) was on Friday night. So I hung around to take pictures (with what I later realized was a camera with no film in it!!!). I left early on Saturday morning for NC. Anyhow, a full account of my weekend is under the info section. I did take a number of digital pictures during the weekend, so if anyone would like me to email them to them, I will...as soon as I figure out which disk they are on!
Krys and Kim, my eighth graders, had an awards ceremony at their school. Krystal received an award for Junior Scholar (this is for doing well on the PSAT) and Kim received 6 awards as well as a nomination for a scholarship award. Her awards included, Junior Scholar award, Principal's "A" Team ("A" honor roll for the year), Outstanding GATE Student (Gifted and Talented Education), the Presidential Achievement award, Math Quest award (this is an academic competition amongst the schools in the tri-county area), Math Counts (a math competition) and the nomination was for the Fred L. Day award (must be recommended by a teacher for outstanding academics and community service.)
Krystal's softball team ended the season with the championship! It was a very exciting playoff game. We thought that we were going to have to play the best two out of three as the score was tied in the bottom of the fifth inning, but they pulled it off and won the game! They will have closing ceremonies on Sunday, when she will get her trophy.
Krystal also received the Student of the Month Award. The teachers get together and decide who was the best behaved and who had good grades for that month. Krystal's teacher told her that they saved the best for last!
On the 30th of May (the real Memorial Day), Ed and I will be going to Florence in our civil war outfits. Think of us as we will be standing in the 90 degree heat in all of our layers of clothes and poor Ed in his wool dress uniform! Pray for a breeze! Ed will be unveiling a monument to the Union prisoners as well as the confederate soldiers who guarded them. Ed is a boardmember of the FRIENDS of the FLORENCE STOCKADE , who are trying to preserve the original stockade where the prison was. This monument is just a first step in their efforts to honor all of the men who were there. I'm sure that it will be a moving ceremony and well worth the discomfiture that we will have for a short period of time. Considering that our ancestors put up with these hardships all the time, it is the least we can do to honor them.
I've been working on the counter. It still isn't working, but I'm hoping to get it working soon. It is on the site, but the numbers aren't moving. At least that is as of the day I put the homepage on. If they are working now, it is to the credit of Don Jernigan! Without his help, there would be no counter! Thanks Don!
I'm sorry that there were problems with the colorized coat of arms last month. But thanks to the efforts of my husband, Ed, they are all fixed now.
I can hardly believe that school is almost over. And the girls are exempting exams which makes the school year shorter! YIKES! I'm sure that our summer will be full of wonderful times. I'm especially looking forward to that reunion in July. We'll also be heading to Pennsylvania for a week. Next month's issue will be coming out a little early as I will be out of town on the 30th of June.
Until then...
Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
The purpose of this home page is to provide:
1. a place for Jernigan researchers to locate each other to help one another through an exchange of info.
2. a listing of Jernigan researchers and the lines that they are working on.
3. a place to list new information found by researchers.
4. a place to post inquiries.
5. a central clearinghouse of Jernigan information to better help everyone in their research.
6. a forum for the Jernigan Association that we are trying to start.
7. a place to post notices on current or upcoming Jernigan events.
The Jernigan name has so many different spellings and variations that it boggles the minds of most Jernigan researchers. Some of the spellings include Jarnagan, Jarnegan, Jannikin, Janagen, Jernagan, Jonikan, Johnikin, Jonikin, Journagan, Jernegan, Jermegan, Jonerkin, Jernican, Jurnigan, Gernigan, Jerningham, Jarningham, and so on. This home page is for researchers of all spellings of the Jernigan name.
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