James George, Jr. (ca 1774 - 30 Nov 1832)

James George, Jr. was born in about 1774, likely in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was a son of James George, Sr. and his wife Judith George (Stewart).

The 1790 federal census of Chatham County, North Carolina enumerates the James George Household, including three males younger than 16 years. James George, Jr. likely was one of these male members of the household.

James George, Jr. appeared on the 1798 tax list for Warren County, Georgia for land 20 by 16 on Middle Creek in Jones District and for land 22 by 16 on the Oconee River in Hancock County.

In the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, James George of Jones County, Georgia acquired Section 1, District 1, Lot 163 of Bowens District in Lee County, Georgia (302).

The 1830 federal census of Jones County, Georgia enumerates the James George, Sr. household (301). James George, Sr. was age 60-69 years. Also living in the household were a female, age 50-59 years and presumably Mary Hunter George (Hardin), a male age 30-39 years, a male 15-19 years, a male 10-14 years, and a female age 5-9 years. The male age 30-39 years was likely William B. George, and the male age 15-19 years, likely James Hardin George.

James George, Jr. died on 30 Nov 1832 and presumably was buried in Jones County, Georgia.

Notes and Comments

The assessor may have struck through the record on a 1798 Warren County, Georgia tax list assessing James George, Jr. of Jones District for land on the Oconee River in Hancock County.

Assuming that Mary Hunter (Hardin) George was 59 years of age at the 1830 census, the ages of those recorded with the James George, Sr. household are reasonably consistent with other information. In 1830, Mark Alexander George was 27 years of age, married and enumerated by the census of Monroe County, Georgia. In 1830, William B. George was about age 34 years. Perhaps his wife died before 1830, and the unidentified male, age 10-14 years, and female, age 5-9 years, were his children. The 1850 federal census of Jones County, Georgia enumerates William B. George, age 55 years, living alone and working as a farmer. Finally, the suffix Sr. associated with James George as head of the 1830 household may be with respect to his son James Hardin George.

James George, Jr. has not been identified in the 1800 federal census.

Sources

1798 Warren County, Georgia Tax List, Jones District. Images: Georgia Archives.

301. James George, Sr. Household, 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Jones County, Georgia. Series: M19; Roll: 18; Family History Library Film: 0007038. (Images: Ancestry.com. Images on file)

302. Houston, Martha Lou. Reprint of Official Register of Land Lottery of Georgia 1827. Walton-Forbes Company, columbus, Georgia, 1928. URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/galand.htm#1821land

1790 U.S. Federal Census
James George Household
Chatham County, North Carolina
James George, a: > 15
+Wife
Male, a: < 16
Male, a: < 16
Male, a: < 16
Female
Female
Female
Female

1820 U.S. Federal Census
Jones County, Georgia
Captain Mulkey’s District
James George, a: 45+
+Female, a: 45+ (Mary Hunter Hardin)
Male, a: 16-25 (William B. George)
Female, a: 16-25
Male, a: 16-25 (Mark Alexander George)
Female, a: 16-25
Female, a: 16-25
Male, a: 16-18
Male, a: 10-15
Female, a: 10-15
Male, a: < 10
Male, a: < 10
Female, a: < 10

1830 U.S. Federal Census
James George, Sr. Household
Jones County, Georgia
James George, Sr. a: 60-69
+Female, a: 50-59 (Mary Hunter Hardin)
Male, a: 30-39 (William B. George)
Male, a: 15-19 (James Hardin George)
Male, a: 10-14
Female, a: 5-9

James George, Jr. married Mary Hunter Harden on 29 Jun 1794 in Warren County, Georgia. Assuming that James George was at least 20 years of age at his marriage, then he was born bef 30 Jun 1774. The James George, Sr. family resided in Chatham County, North Carolina until about Aug 1784 when William Petty and others deeded land to James George, Sr. Thus, it is likely that James George, Jr. was born in Chatham County, North Carolina.