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Descendants of Henry Taunton I

8. ALSEY⁴ TAUNTON? (HENRY³ TAUNTON III, HENRY², HENRY¹) was born Abt. 1800 in North Carolina or Georgia. She married GIDEON SMITH. He was born Abt. 1798 in North Carolina, and died Bet. Sep 1853 - Jan 1856.

Notes for ALSEY TAUNTON?:
1860 Federal Census, Macon County, Georgia, page 86, lines 14-19, 20 July 1860:
SMITH, ALSEY            60      N. Carolina      Farmer                  $2,000 / $2,360
      John            25      Georgia            Teacher Com. School
      Gideon            20      Georgia
      James            18      Georgia
      Alsey            15      Georgia
      Archibald            48      Georgia                              $700
(Alsey Sr. and Archibald could not read or write; James and Alsey Jr. had attended school within the past year; Archibald was listed as "idiot.")

Notes for GIDEON SMITH:
1830 Federal Census, Washington County, Georgia, page 354, line 1:
SMITH, GEDEON
      1 male 20-30 years old            2 females 20-30 years old
      1 female under 5 years old
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Marion Co., GA Archives, Military Records
Men Of Marion Cty, Drafted June 5 1836 - Capt Berry's Co. 1st GA Drafted Militia Indian - Letters
Stewart County Fort Ingersol 1 mile east of Florence on Ga 39C
      [My interpretation of this is that these "drafted men" were on duty at Ft. Ingersol in Stewart County, therefore the signers of this letter were probably a company from Marion County.]

His Excellency Gov
(pg 33)

Fort Ingersol
June the 5th 1836

      To his Excellency the Governor of the State of Georgia Most Excellent Sir We the undersigned, the drafted men from the County of Marion and State aforesaid your most humble constituents and petitioners do most sincerily pray of you to take into consideration, the dangerous situation of our friends and relations, whom we have left behind, they their homes and property being exposed to an Indian population living among them in our County protected by some of the White people thereof.
      We therefore earnestly hope your excellency will extend such relief to our wifes, children and fellow citizen of said County as to you shall seem most proper and just. We select and appoint William Newsom our fellow soldier to bear this petition and acquaint you with the nature of our fears and apprehensions respecting the aforesaid Indians living in our County.

Your most humble petitioners,
      Daniel Parker            Joel Inmon            Henry Swinney            W.M. Howard
      Jeremiah Covington      Thomas Stone            Henry Taunton            James McLemmey
      Ellis Gore            Thomas Hall            Reuben Wall            Joshus Warrin
      P.P. Gamble            Netim B. Stanly            Richard Fauler [Fowler?]      Alexander Adams
      Thomas Ray             Caraway Bonds            Moses Mafey [Massey?]      T.H. Dwight
      R.E. Adams            S.J. Hicks            Albert Atkins            Jos. Childre
      ?Thos Pinkney            Jones Casper            Headrick West            Wilkins Westley
      Lockwood Sus?            A. Stephens            Leven Layfield            Joshua Griffin
      John Huckaby            John Hall                  Jesse Tennison            Jacob Lee
      GIDEON SMITH            Augustus Dixson            John Hill                  Teakle Tailor
      Thos. Traler            Redden Jones            Archibald Barfield            Mordecia Jenkins
      Underhill David            John Blackbern [Blackburn]      Ichabod Herrin            John Sorrel
      Thomas M. Fain            Joseph Watkins
      Muscogee Citizens & Soldiers
      Joseph Coleman            Clayton Franklin             Wm Webster            Martin Shepherd
      John Hosborn            William Mote            Jacob Clark            William Newsom

(On Reverse)
To His Excellency The Governor of Georgia
Letter Citizens of Marion County Williams Indians 5 June 1835
Creek War

Additional Comments: Source: Georgia Dept of Archives and History Vol 8 1836-1837 WPA Project no 5993
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1838 Macon County, Georgia Tax List:
SMITH, GIDEON - P: 1; 202˝ acres pine, #232, district 1, Macon Co.; 250 acres pine, #129, dist. 26, Early Co.; 40 3q. oH, #898, dist. 17, section 2, Cherokee Co.; $0.37, 5ž mills.
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1840 Federal Census, Washington County, Georgia, page 219, line 4:
SMITH, GIDEON
      1 male under 5 years old            2 females 5-10 years old
      1 male 5-10 years old            1 female 10-15 years old
      1 male 30-40 years old            1 female 30-40 years old
      1 female under 5 years old
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1840 Federal Census, Macon County, Georgia, page 2, line 12:
SMITH, GIDEON
      2 males under 5 years old            1 male 40-50 years old
      1 male 5-10 years old            1? female 15-20 years old (unclear if pen mark is intentional)
      1 male 20-30 years old            1 female 30-40 years old
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 3, by Tad Evans, page 276:
      Issue of Thursday, 28 Oct. 1841. Georgia, Macon County: Will be sold before the Court House door in said county on the first Tuesday in December next, between the legal hours of sale, all the property belonging to the estate of Newsom Taunton, late of said county, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Signed: GIDEON SMITH, administrator.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 3, by Tad Evans, page 313:
      Issue of Thursday, 24 Feb. 1842. Georgia, Macon County: Will be sold before the Court House door in said county on the first Tuesday in June next, between the legal hours of sale, all the property belonging to the estate of Nusom Tanton, late of said county, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Signed: GIDEON SMITH, administrator.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 3, by Tad Evans, page 334:
      Issue of Thursday, 6 Oct. 1842. Georgia, Macon County: All those indebted to the estate of Nusom Taunton, deceased, or owed money by that estate, must make immediate payment or present their notes for payment. Signed: GIDEON SMITH, administrator.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 3, by Tad Evans, page 338:
      Issue of Thursday, 27 Oct. 1842. Georgia, Macon County: Will be sold before the Court House door in said county on the first Tuesday in January next, between the legal hours of sale, all the property belonging to the estate of Nusom Tauton, late of said county, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Signed: GIDEON SMITH, administrator.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 4, by Tad Evans, page 11:
      Issue of Thursday, 2 Feb. 1843. Georgia, Macon County: Will be sold before the Court House door in said county on the first Tuesday in April next, between the legal hours of sale, all the property belonging to the estate of Nusom Taunton, late of said county, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Signed: GIDEON SMITH, administrator.
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Macon County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 4, by Tad Evans, page 114:
      Issue of Thursday, 29 Feb. 1844. Georgia, Macon County: Sheriff Sales. On the first Tuesday in April next, before the Court House door in the town of Lanier, Macon County, within the usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit: One black horse...etc...levied on as the property of William Mitchell, to satisfy executions or fi fas in favor of C.B. Strong vs. Eli Tauton, William Mitchell, and GIDEON SMITH, administrators of Newsom Taunton, deceased. Signed: Thomas Dixon, D. Sheriff.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 4, by Tad Evans, page 122:
      Issue of Thursday, 28 March 1844. Georgia, Macon County: Sheriff Sales. On the first Tuesday in May next, before the Court House door in the town of Lanier, Macon County, within the usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit: One negro man...levied on as the property of Joshua Newsom, to satisfy executions or fi fas in favor of GIDEON SMITH, administrator of Newsom Taunton, deceased; Patrick Brady, security. Signed: Thomas Dixon, D. Sheriff.
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From Macon, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Messenger), Volume 4, by Tad Evans, page 128:
      Issue of Thursday, 2 May 1844. Georgia, Macon County. GIDEON SMITH files his letters of dismission from the estate of Newsom Taunton, late of said county, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and others concerned, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Signed: W.W. Corbett, C.C.O.
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1850 Federal Census, Macon County, Georgia, page 119, lines 1-11, 6 August 1850:
SMITH, GIDEON            58      N. Carolina      Farmer            $25
      John A.            16      Georgia            Farmer
      William            14      Georgia
      Gideon T.            11      Georgia
      James H.            9      Georgia
Humphris, Thomas D.      27      S. Carolina      Teacher
Smith, Lewis A.            21      S. Carolina      Farmer
Prine, Redick            20      Georgia            Student
Smith, Archibald T.            45      Georgia
      Alsey            50      Georgia
      Alsey            5      Georgia
(Archibald Smith was listed as being deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.)
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Taylor County, Georgia Deed Book, page 218:
      Taylor County. To all and singular the Constallis. Greeting, you are hereby commanded to levy on lot of land number 146 in the 12th Dist. once Muscogee now Taylor and by District and state thereof make the sum of Twenty one and from the sixth day of Dec. 1845 Interest which was adjudged against William A. Davis and Wesley M. Pasters at a Justice Court held in and for the 767 District Georgia Militia on the first Saturday in September 1853 in favor of GIDEON SMITH Admix. of Newsom Taunton and for the further sum of $2.50 for the Cost thereon and have you the said sum of money together with this writ on or before the first Saturday in October next to re____ in satisfaction of said Debt and cost hereof fail not. Given under my hand in office this 10th day of September 1853, John Sturdivant, J.P.
      I have levied this fi fa on lot of land number 146 in the 12th Dist. this 24th September 1853. John A. Hamilton, Constable.
      Sold the above lands for fifty dollars January 1854. John A. Hamilton, Sheriff.
      Recorded 1st Feb. 1854, John A.W. McCants.
      Whereas in obedience to the writ of fieri facias issued of the Justice Court of county of Taylor at the write of GIDEON SMITH Administrator of Newsom Taunton deceased, I, John M. Thompson, Sheriff of Taylor County, did lately seize the land herein after described as the property of the said William A. Davis and Wesley M. Pasters ___ and after being advertised agreeable to law did on the third day of January 1854 at the place of public sale, when John Sturdivant being the highest bidder the same was knocked off to him -- $50. Land number 146 in the 12th Dist. Witnesses: D.W. Miller, Isaac Mulkey. Recorded Feb. 1, 1854.

Children of ALSEY TAUNTON? and GIDEON SMITH are:

48.	i.	JOHN A.⁵ SMITH, b. Abt. 1834, Georgia; d. Bet. 1881 - 1900.
	ii.	WILLIAM SMITH, b. Abt. 1836, Georgia.
	iii.	GIDEON T. SMITH, b. Abt. 1839, Georgia.

Notes for GIDEON T. SMITH:
1860 Federal Census, Macon County, Georgia, page 86, lines 14-19, 20 July 1860:
Smith, Alsey 60 N. Carolina Farmer $2,000 / $2,360
John 25 Georgia Teacher Com. School
GIDEON 20 Georgia
James 18 Georgia
Alsey 15 Georgia
Archibald 48 Georgia $700
(Alsey Sr. and Archibald could not read or write; James and Alsey Jr. had attended school within the past year; Archibald was listed as "idiot.")

	iv.		JAMES H. SMITH, b. Abt. 1841, Georgia.
	v.		ALSEY SMITH, b. Abt. 1845, Georgia.

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