Hadden Parham

Male, #4871, (say 1748 - 1823)

Note* See e-mails to Parham-L@Rootsweb.com. 
Birth*say 1748 Hadden was born at Virginia say 1748. 
Residence*1787 Hadden resided at Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., Virginia, in 1787. 
Marriage*after 1790 He married Argent Culpepper at Georgia after 1790. 
Event-Misc*8 Dec 1792 On 8 Dec 1792, Brother [William] Culpepper was directed to cite Brother Hadden Parham (his son-in-law) to the next conference of the Church at Williams Creek in Warren Co., GA to give satisfaction for his misconduct.1 
Death*1823 He died at Baldwin Co., Georgia, in 1823. 
Biography* "MATTHEW PARHAM of Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., to HADDEN PARHAM of same, 200 pounds Virginia money. 200 acres, joining John Leeth, Joel Hall, HADDON PARHAM, Charles Raines, and the road. Witnesses were: JOSHUA HILL, JOHN PARHAM, PETER PARHAM. 29 Jan 1787. Recorded 20 Sep 1787 Sussex Co. Deed Bk.
G. pg 80.
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4 Oct 1790 -- Andrew King, to Joel Heath & Haddon Parham, all of Wilkes Co., for 35 pds., 200 acres on Harts Creek. (signed) Andrew King. Wit: Benjamin Catching, J. P., Richard B. Wooten. Regd. 29 Oct 1790. (Wilkes Co. Deed Bk GG, p. 112)
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15 Dec 1792 -- Haddon Parham and Argean his wife of Wilkes Co. to Mathew Parham of Columbia Co. for 48 pds., 275 acres adjacent Rees, A. Smith, Haddon Parham. Wit: John Parham, Elizabeth Kelly. (Columbia Co. GA Deed Bk. B, p. 1126-127)
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1794 HADDAN PARHAM 200 acres in Wilkes Co. on Harts Creek next to Sanford & McClung. Also 257 acres in Hancock Co., on Fort Creek next to Rains.
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From "Early Court Records, Columbia County, Georgia":
1807, March 13: HADDEN PARHAM to daughter, AGNES DOZIER,           for natural love and affection, and $1.00, a negro fellow named ANDERSON.
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Hadden Parham's will, Baldwin County, Georgia April 7, 1823:
" In the name of God amen. I Haddon Parham of the state and county aforesaid, being of sound mind and knowing that man is mortal and must die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following.
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I desire all my just debts to be paid out of my estate by my executors.
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Item 1st - I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Argen Parham, my negro woman Moly, 2 beds and furniture, a necessary quantity of household and kitchen furniture and farming utensils, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, 25 acres of Land where she chooses, including the houses and if what I given proves to be insufficient for her maintenance, I desire execrs to allow her a reasonable support out of any property not other wise appropriated and at her death I desire my son Rowland Parham should have the said negro woman
Molly in addition to what I hereafter give him. The balance found at her decease I desire should be equally divided.
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Item 2nd - I give and bequeath unto my son Rowland Parham my negro man David, one bed and furniture to be his right in addition to the above mentioned Molly.
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Item 3rd - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lisha Redding my negro man Peter, one bed and furniture.
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Item 4th - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Rogers, my negro man Andrew, one bed and furniture.
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Item 5th - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Gincey, my negro girl
Violet, one bed to be hers during her life and after her decease dieing
without issue, the said property to belong to my daughter Lisha Redding.
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Item 6th - I give and bequeath unto my daughter Agnes Dozier one bed and furniture.
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Item 7th - I give and bequeath unto my two grandsons John H. Parham, Wm. Burge $200.00 each to be raised out of my landed property.
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Item 8th - I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Redding $100.00 to be raised as last above mentioned.
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Item 9th - I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Anderson Redding my negro girl Mary for the many favors and services he has rendered me.
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Item 10th - I desire my 2 negroes Anthony and Polly at my decease to be valued and choose their owners among my heirs, their amt of expenses equally divided amongst the whole and also any amount arising from any interest of my estate not specially willed should be equally divided amongst them all.
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And lastly I appoint and ordain William Searcy, Rowland Parham, and
Willing [sic]. Redding my executors to this my last will and testament, signed and sealed in the presence
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James Berryhill
Haddon Parham (Seal)
Rowland Redding (Is this correct or should it be Parham?] 

Family

Argent Culpepper (say 1748 - after 1808)

Last Edited 24 Nov 2000

Citations

  1. J. Kenneth Brantley, The Records of the Church at Williams Creek (Warren Co., GA), Powder Springs, GA: Brantley Association, 1995/2002, Repository: Warren Culpepper's Personal Library.
    pages 11-12.