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Descendants of John Todd, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ TODD, SR. was born Abt. 1695, and died Abt. 1758 in MCINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA. He married SARAH GILES ?.

Notes for JOHN TODD, SR.:

JOHN TODD SR.

1695-1758

JOHN TODD SR. WAS BORN ABOUT 1695 IN VIRGINIA. THERE ARE STILL MANY TODD FAMILIES LIVING IN VIRGINIA TODAY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT JOHN TODD SR. MARRIED SARAH GILES. GILES IS NOT USUALLY USED AS A GIVEN NAME BUT IT IS A SURNAME. JOHN AND SARAH WERE MARRIED AROUND 1720.

SOMETIME IN THE 1740'S JOHN AND FAMILY MOVED FROM VIRGINIA. THEY MAY HAVE SPENT SOME TIME IN NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE MOVING FURTHER SOUTH TO SOUTH CAROLINA. WE KNOW THAT JOHN WAS GRANTED 300 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CRAVEN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1. LAND GRANTS WERE BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE APPLICANTS FAMILY AND BY THE SIZE OF THIS GRANT WE KNOW THAT JOHN WAS
MARRIED AND HAD THREE CHILDREN. THE 300 ACRES OF LAND WERE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE WATEREE RIVER. JOHN SR. AND FAMILY DID NOT REMAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA LONG. ON NOVEMBER 14, 1751 JOHN SR. SOLD HIS 300 ACRE GRANT LOCATED ON THE WATEREE RIVER IN CRAVEN DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA TO TIMOTHY KELLY 2.
JOHN SR. AND FAMILY THEN RELOCATED IN GEORGIA.

ON FEBRUARY 8, 1754, JOHN TODD SR. HAD 100 ACRES OF LAND GRANTED TO HIM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER AT A PLACE CALLED CHERRY TREE BLUFF 3.
SEE FOLLOWING:

REGISTERED MAY 28, 1758

JOHN TODD SR. 100 ACRES OF LAND IN THE DISTRICT OF NEWPORT

GEORGE THE SECOND, BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND, KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH AND SO FORTH TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME GREETING, KNOW YE THAT WE OF OUR
SPECIAL GRACE, CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE, AND MERE MENTION HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, AND BY THESE PRESENTS FOR US OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS DO GIVE AND GRANT UNTO JOHN TODD THE ELDER, HIS HEIRS
AND ALFSIGNS, ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 100 ACRES SITUATE AND BEING IN THE DISTRICT OFSOUTH NEWPORT IN OUR PROVIDENCE OF GEORGIA. BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE RIVER NEWPORT, ON THE
EAST BY LAND OF JOHN TODD THE YOUNGER AND ON ALL OTHER SIDES BY LAND VACANT. HAVING SUCH SHAPE, FORM AND MARKS AS APPEARS BY A PLAT THEREOF HEREUNTO ANNEXED TOGETHER WITH ALL WOODS, UNDERWOODS, TIMBER AND TIMBERTREES, LAKES, PONDS, FISHING WATERS, WATERCOURSES, PROFITS, COMMODITIES, HEREDITAMENTS 4, AND APPURTENANCES 5 WHATSOEVER THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANY WISE APPERTAINING TOGETHER ALSO WITH PRIVILEGE OF HUNTING, HAWKING, AND FOWLING IN AND UPON THE SAME AND ALL MINES AND MINERALS, WHATSOEVER SAVING AND RESERVING NEVER THE LESS TO US OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS ALL WHITE PINE TREES IF ANY SHOULD BE FOUND GROWING THEREON, AND ALSO SAVING AND RESERVING TO US OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS ONE TENTH PART OF MINES OF SILVER AND GOLD ONLY TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID TRACT OF 100 ACRES OF LAND, AND ALL SINGULAR OTHER THE PREMISES HEREBY GRANTED WITH THE APPURTENANCES UNTO THE SAID JOHN TODD HIS HEIRS AND ALFSIGNS FOREVER IN FREE AND COMMON SUCCORAGE. HE THE SAID JOHN TODD HIS HEIRS OR ALFSIGNS YIELDING AND PAYING 6 THEREFORE UNTO US OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS OR TO OUR RECEIVER GENERAL FOR THE TIME BEING OR TO HIS DEPUTY OR DEPUTIES FOR THE TIME BEING YEARLY AND EVERY YEAR ON THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH AT THE RATE OF TWO SHILLINGS STERLING FOR EVERY HUNDRED ACRES AND SO IN PROPORTION ACCORDING TO THE QUANTITY OF ACRES CONTAINED HEREIN THE SAME TO COMMENCE AT THE END AND EXPIRATION OF TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE HEREOF PROVIDED ALWAYS AND THIS PRESENT GRANT IS UPON CONDITION NEVERTHELESS THAT HE THE SAID JOHN TODD, HIS HEIRS OR ALFSIGNS SHALL AND DO WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE HEREOF FOR EVERY FIFTY ACRES OF PLANTABLE LAND HEREBY GRANTED CLEAR AND WORK THREE ACRES AT LEAST IN THAT PART THEREOF AS HE OR THEY SHALL JUDGE MOST CONVENIENT AND ADVANTAGEOUS OR ELSE DO CLEAR AND DRAIN THREE ACRES OF SWAMP OR SUNKEN GROUNDS OR DRAIN THREE ACRES OF MARSH IF ANY SUCH BE CONTAINED HEREIN, AND SHALL DO WITHIN THE TIME AFORESAID PUT AND KEEP UPON EVERY FIFTY ACRES THEREOF ACCOUNTED BARREN, THREE NEAT CATTLE OR SIX SHEEP OR GOATS AND CONTINUE THE SAME THEREON UNTIL THREE ACRES FOR EVERY FIFTY ACRES BE FULLY CLEARED AND IMPROVED OR OTHER WISE OF ANY PART OF THE SAID TRACT SHALL BE STONY OR ROCKY GROUND NOT FIT FOR PLANTING OR PASTURE SHALL AND OR WILL HAVE THREE YEARS AS AFORESAID BEGIN TO COMPLY THEREON AND SO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR
THREE YEARS THEN NEXT ENSUING IN DIGGING ANY STONE QUARRY OR COAL OR OTHER MINES ONE GOOD AND ABLE LAND FOR EVERY 100 IT SHALL BE ACCOUNTED A SUFFICIENT CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROVIDED
ALSO THAT EVERY THREE ACRES WHICH SHALL BE CLEARED AND WORKED OR CLEARED AND DRAINED AS AFORESAID SHALL BE ACCOUNTED A SUFFICIENT SEATING, PLANTING, CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT TO SAVE
FOREVER FROM FORFEITURE FIFTY ACRES OF LAND IN ANY PART OF THE TRACT HEREBY GRANTED AND THE SAID JOHN TODD HIS HEIRS AND ALFSIGNS SHALL BE AT LIBERTY TO WITHDRAW HIS OR THEIR STOCK TO FORBEAR WORKING IN ANY QUARRY OR MINE IN PROPORTION TO SUCH CULTIVATION OR IMPROVEMENT AS SHALL BE MADE UPON THE PLANTABLE LANDS, SWAMPS, SUNKEN GROUND OR MARSHES, HEREIN CONTAINED AND IF THIS SAID RENT HEREBY RESERVED SHALL HAPPEN TO BE IN ARREARS AND UNPAID FOR THE SPACE OF ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME IT SHALL BECOME DUE AND NO DISTRESS CAN BE FOUND ON THE SAID LAND, TENEMENTS AND HEREDITAMENTS HEREBY GRANTED THAT, THEN AND IN SUCH CASE THE SAID LANDS, TENEMENTS AND HEREDITAMENTS HEREBY GRANTED IN EVERY PART AND PARCEL THEREOF SHALL REVERT TO US OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS FULLY AND ABSOLUTELY AS IF THE SAME HAD NEVER BEEN GRANTED PROVIDED ALSO IF THIS GRANT SHALL NOT BE DULY REGISTERED IN THE REGISTERS OFFICE OF OUR SAID PROVIDENCE WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE HEREOF AND A DOCKET THEREOF ALSO ENTERED IN THE AUDITORS OFFICE OF THE SAME IN CASE SUCH ESTABLISHMENT SHALL HEREAFTER TAKE PLACE THAT THEN THIS GRANT SHALL BE VOID ANYTHING HEREIN CONTAINED TO THE CONTRARY NOT WITHSTANDING GIVEN UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF OUR PROVIDENCE OF GEORGIA. WITNESSED OUR TRUSTY AND WELL BELOVED HENRY ELLIS OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF OUR SAID PROVIDENCE THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1757 AND IN THE THIRTY FIRST YEAR OF OUR REIGN.

SIGNED BY HIS HONOR THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL

HENRY ELLIS
CHA: WATSON D.C.C.7

THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE SEEN ON MICROFILM IN THE LIBERTY COUNTY LIBRARY IN HINESVILLE, GA. I HAVE A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT IN MY POSSESSION. THE ORIGINAL OF THIS DOCUMENT IS IN THE STATE ARCHIVES IN ATLANTA, GA.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR TODD'S IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

ON APRIL 11, 1758 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN TODD SR. WAS PROBATED, BY THIS IT IS ASSUMED THAT JOHN TODD SR. DIED EARLY IN 1758 8.

THE DATE OF THE WILL ITSELF IS JULY 2, 1756.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. THE SECOND DAY OF JULY 1756. I JOHN TODD OF THE COLONY OF GEORGIA SAID DISTRICT OF MIDWAY. BEING VERY WEAK IN BODY, BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY, THANKS BE GIVEN TO
GOD, THEREFORE CALLING TO 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 COMMEND UNTO 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 HAS
PLEASED GOD TO BLESS ME WITH IN THIS LIFE. I GIVE, DEMISE AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER AND FORM:

ITEM: I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO SARAH, MY BELOVED WIFE ALL MY WORLDLY ESTATE THAT I NOW STAND POSSESSED OF BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL DURING HER NATURAL LIFE.

ITEM: I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON, GILES TODD, THE PLANTATION THAT I NOW LIVE UPON, AFTER HIS MOTHER'S DECEASE OR MARRIAGE, ALSO MY NEGRO BOY, BEN, WHEN HE THINKS PROPER TO DEMAND THE SAME
AND ALSO ALL THE HORSES AND MARES AND THEIR INCREASE THAT ARE CALLED HIS TO BE SO. ALSO ONE FEATHER BED AND FURNITURE, AND ONE DOZEN OF PLATES AND A PEWTER DISH. ALSO TO MY SON, GILES, I GIVE
ALL MY HOGGS AND 9 CHATTELS WHATSOEVER AND MY LAND AND INTERESTS IN VIRGINIA FOREVER.

ITEM: I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO SARAH, MY BELOVED WIFE, ONE NEGRO FELLOW NAMED CUDGO, DURING HER NATURAL LIFE AND UPON HER DECEASE, TO MY SON JOHN AND AFTER HIS DECEASE TO RETURN TO MY SON, GILES. AND I DO FURTHER DECLARE MY EXECUTORS DR. WILLIAM BARLOWE OF MIDWAY (NICHLAND OR VICHLAND) (I COULD NOT DECIDE IF THIS WAS AN N OR A V.) AND JOHN MIMMACK OF THE AFORESAID PLACE.
GENTLEMEN.

JOHN TODD

WITNESSED BY ROBERT GODFREY: ROGER HOLLAND; AND BARTON PADGETT

PERSONALLY APPEARED BARTON PADGETT BEING A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS OF THE SAID LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN TODD, LATE OF NEWPORT IN THE PROVIDENCE AFORESAID, PLANTER, DECEASED AND BEING DULLY SWORN ON THE HOLY EVANGELISTS MADE OATH THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY PRESENT AND DID SEE THE TESTATOR SIGN, SEAL, PUBLISH, PRONOUNCE AND DECLARE THE SAME TO BE AND CONTAIN HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

APRIL 11, 1758

RECORDED JUNE 21, 1761

JANUARY 9, 1750 JOHN TODD JR. MADE A MEMORIAL OF JOHN TODD SR.'S LAND 10. THE MEMORIAL CONFIRMS THAT JOHN TODD SR. DID RECEIVE TITLE TO 100 ACRES OF LAND ON THE SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER. WHERE JOHN TODD SR. IS BURIED IS UNKNOWN.. IT IS PROBABLE THAT HE IS BURIED ON HIS PLANTATION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND SARAH TODD

JOHN TODD JR. B. 1725 D. 1785 M. MARY (WILLIAMS)
GILES TODD B. 1730

NOTHING MORE IS KNOWN ABOUT GILES TODD AT THIS TIME. HE SOLD , GAVE OR DIED LEAVING HIS FATHER'S PROPERTY IN GEORGIA TO JOHN TODD JR. AS JOHN TODD JR. STATES IN HIS WILL THAT A PORTION OF HIS LAND WAS HIS FATHER'S. GILES TODD MAY HAVE RETURNED TO VIRGINIA TO LIVE ON THE LAND THAT HE INHERITED FROM HIS FATHER IN THAT STATE.

FOOTNOTES

1. CLARA A. LANGLEY "SOUTH CAROLINA DEED ABSTRACTSII" (N.P. SOUTHERN HISTORICAL PRESS 1983) PAGE 266.

2. IBID

3. ALLEN D. CHANDLER, COMPILER "THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA VI" (ATLANTA, GA. THE FRANKLIN-TURNER COMPANY, 1907) PAGE 429

4. HEREDITAMENT: ANYTHING CAPABLE OF BEING INHERITED.

5. APPERTENANCE: SOMETHING WHICH BELONGS TO SOMETHING ELSE. IN LAND DEEDS THE TERM MIGHT REFER TO RIGHTS OF WAYS OR OTHER EASEMENTS, HOUSES, BARNS, OUTBUILDINGS, GARDENS, ORCHARDS, FEMCES, OR ANTHING ELSE WHICH BELONGS TO THE LAND.

6. THE QUIT RENT: A SMALL FEE PAID AS A RENT FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE. IN ITS TRUE USAGE UNDER FEUDAL LAW IT WAS PAID ON PROPERTY BY A FREE HOLDER IN LIEU OF FEUDAL SERVICES. IN AMERICA SOME COLONIES SET UP A QUIT RENT SYSTEM AS A MEANS OF BUYING TENURE ON PROPRIETARY GRANTS. HAVING SUCH RENTS DUE DID NOT PREVENT ONE FROM HAVING FREEHOLD TITLE AS GOOD A TITLE AS ANYONE ELSE HAD.

7. ON MICROFILM LOCATED IN THE LIBERTY COUNTY LIBRARY IN HINESVILLE, GA.

8. WIGHT, "ABSTRACTS OF COLONIAL WILLS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1733-1777", (ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA TOWN COMMITTEE 1962) PAGE 137.

9. CHATTLE: A BROAD TERM FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH CAN INCLUDE BOTH ANIMATE AND INANIMATE PROPERTIES. ALL INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY WHICH ARE LESS THAN A FREEHOLD ESTATE SUCH AS A LEASE ARE ALSO CONSIDERED CHATTLE. IN EARLY TIMES CHATTLE WAS ALSO USED AS A SYNONYM FOR SLAVES.

10 EVE B. WEEKS AND ROBERT S. LOWERY "ABS. GEORGIA LAND OWNERS MEMORIAL" (DANIELSVILLE, GA. HERITAGE PAPERS 1988) PAGE 8

JOHN TODD SR.

1695-1758

We all owe a debt of gratitude to Bill McLean of Atlanta, Ga. He made an important discovery about our Todd's that put a huge hole in our theory that John Todd Sr. was born in Virginia.

Quote " I was looking through a book called "the EXpansion of South Carolina 1729-1765," by Robert L. Meriweather, and found on page 102 a reference to our John Todd, which stated that he was from "Pennsylvania and North Carolina". I was suprised to see this information, so I looked to see if it was footnoted...and it was. It referred me to the minutes of the "Journal of the Council" of SC for 24 Jan 1749 (it turned out to be 1748 instead). I ordered copies of the minutes for that day from the SC Dept of Archives and History to see what the entry actuall said. Sarah Todd and her son John, Jr. had travelled to Charleston in order to petition the Colonial government for a grant of land for each of their families. Below , I have quoted a part of this petition:

The Petition of Sarah Todd for 300 acres of land free of charge is presented to the Board and read:

The Petition of Sarah Todd, wife of John Todd, farmer, being presented to the board, the same was ordered to be read, which was accordingly done, setting forth that the petitioner's husband has a gathering in his hipps, and was not able to travel, that they came about three years ago from Philadelphia and North Carolina and settles themselves on the Waterees, but by sickness was not able to come to town before, and that they had planted some land which was run from them, that they had one son about fifteen years old and three slaves, and never had any grant of land nor warrant of survey and humbly prayed his ececellency and their honors order to the surveyor general to run out three hundred acres land at the Wateree, and that they might have a grant for the same free of charge and as duty bound she would pray and ect. (the land was granted to them).

On the same day John Todd, Jr. also petitioned for 150 acres of land, stating that he had come into this country (SC) with his father and that he had a wife and one child. He asked for land on "Dutchman's Creek". His grant was also approved. Both John Todd, Sr. and Jr. had to pay for the survey. I've also got the plat for John Todd, Sr. The plat for John,Jr is listed in the "Comdex" as being on microfilm, but I was unable to find it (Ihad gone to Columbia later after I recieved the minutes to look for more inf).

Continueing with Bill's work:

From the above information, it would seem that our Todd's came in SC in about the year 1745/46 from North Carolina. I still haven't figured out exactly what Sarah Todd meant when she said that they were from Philadelphia and North Carolina. I do know that Philadelphia was a major port of entry for immigrants to this Country at that time--especially Scotch-Irish immigrants. I would guess that these Todd's came into America at Philadelphia and from thence began their trek southward. John Todd Sr may well be our immigrant ancestor! And possibly John Jr.

From the will of John Todd Sr. it would seem likely that they lived for a time in VA, since he leaves "all my land and interests in Va" to his younger son, Giles--although he could still have acquired the property in VA without having lived there.

I suspect that our Todd's are part of the Scotch-Irish immigration that began in the 1690's and continued until the latter half of the 1700's. However due to the fact that John Sr. was already in SC by 1745/46, I doubt that they were part of the group that came down the "Great Wagon Road" to get to SC. The Great Wagon Road went from Philadelphia through the Shenandoah Valley of VA and on into NC, and was a major migration route for Scotch-Irish and German settlers. I get the feeling that the Todd's came down another way, probably along the coast--because from everything I've read, the first Scotch-Irish settlers using the Great Wagon Road didn't even begin arriving in NC until the late 1760's--and our Todds were already in Ga by then! It's also possible that our Todds had family connections from the SC "Low Country". It's interesting that John Sr. had three slaves. It's also interesting that he lived around swampy land not only when he lived in Sc but also when he moved to Ga. Rice growing required a special knowledge--I'm sure not gotten from your typical Scotch-Irish immigrant coming down from PA via the Shenandoah Valley. There are probably some important clues here staring us in the face if only we could see them.

I've tried to read some on the subject of migration routes and dates and so forth in order to come up with some ideas on where to look for these Todds before they showed up in SC. Another idea I've had is to look at who lived around the Todds while they were in Camden, SC to see if any of their neighbors can be found earlier in NC or Va. Ther is a John Todd in Onslow Co. NC who on May 23 1741 proved his right to land in Onslow Co. On 25 June 1743, Joh Todd of Bear Creek sold 500 acres to Andrew Murray and on 26 July 1743, John Todd sold 100 acres which had been granted to him on New River to Joseph Messer (Missex?) all in Onslow Co."

Many thanks to Bill McLean for the above information. Now if there are any of you out ther doing research on this family we would love to hear from all of you.

On Bill's question as to the neighbors of the Todd's in Camden District, SC they are the following: Wm. Payne 1747; Cornelius McLane 1751; Thomas Hanahaus 1735; Luke Gibson 1749; Aanthony Wright 1748; Jas. Ousley 1733; John todd 1748; Joseph Evans 1752; Timothy Kelly and Roger Gibson 1747; Robt. Milhous 1751; Charles Russell 1749; all of these lived on the west side of the Wateree River. Also living in the area is John Williams 1744; and Samuel Neilson 1748, these names are found in Georgia along about the same time John Todd and family migrated to Georgia.

See "Quakers in South Carolina, Wateree and Bush River, Cane Creek, Piney Grove and Charleston Meetings, by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. copyright 1991 by Southern Historical Press, Inc."

Southern Historical Press Inc.; C/O The REv. Slias Emmett Lucas, Jr; 275 West Braoad Street; Greenville, SC 29601.

Children of JOHN TODD and SARAH ? are:

	i.	DORCUS² TODD.
2.	ii.	JOHN TODD, JR., b. Abt. 1725, VIRGINIA; d. Abt. 1785, MCINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA.
	iii.	GILES TODD, b. Abt. 1730; d. Unknown.

Notes for GILES TODD:
GILES TODD

GILES TODD WAS BORN AROUND 1730 VERY PROBABLY IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY. GILES
TODD WAS THE SON OF JOHN TODD SR. AND SARAH (GILES) HIS WIFE.

APRIL 1755. PETITION OF GILES TODD OF THIS PROVIDENCE, PRAYING FOR ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES OF LAND1.

ORDERED THAT SAID PETITION BE REJECTED2.

AUGUST 1755. READ A PETITION OF GILES TODD OF THIS PROVIDENCE, SETTING FORTH,
THAT HE WAS DESIROUS OF IMPROVING LANDS, HAVING ONE NEGRO; AND THEREFORE
PRAYING FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES, SITUATE NEAR THE HEAD ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE SOUTH BRANCH OF NEWPORT RIVER, BOUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY
VACANT LANDS3.

ORDERED THAT THE SAID PETITION BE REJECTED4.

GILES IS MENTIONED IN HIS FATHER'S WILL. THE WILL IS DATED JULY 2, 1756. JOHN TODD
SR. LEFT HIM LAND ON THE SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER AND ALSO LAND IN VIRGINIA. THE
LAND ON THE SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER IS THE SAME LAND THAT JOHN TODD JR. DEVISES
TO HIS SON AS THE LAND PREVIOUSLY BELONGING TO HIS FATHER.

GILES TODD SIGNED A PETITION AS A RESIDENT OF NEW HANOVER, GEORGIA (LATER A
PART OF GLYNN AND CAMDEN COUNTY GEORGIA. THIS WAS ON MAY 30, 1757. THIS IS THE
LAST PLACE GILES TODD IS FOUND IN THE GEORGIA COLONY.

IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT GILES TODD RETURNED TO VIRGINIA TO THE LANDS THAT HE
INHERITED FROM HIS FATHER THERE.

FOOTNOTES:

1. "THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA" ALLEN D. CANDLER; FRANKLIN-TURNER COMPANY; ATLANTA, GA. VOL. VII; PG 160

2. IBID

3. IBID PG. 240-241

4. IBID

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