Obediah came to Georgia most likely in 1797 after having obtained land in the 1797 Georgia land lottery. His marriage to Mary (Polly) Cooper in 1800 in the Marriage book of Greene Co, Georgia.
Obediah was living in Randolph County, Georgia when he purchased a tract of land from Isabel Harris in January, 1810. This land was known as "tract 87 in District 15 of Baldwin, now Jasper County by the waters of Camp Creek". Obediah later gave one acre of this land to the Methodist Church on April 10,1815. Trustees of the Midway Methodist Church in Kelly, Georgia were, Samuel Shy, Henry Ware, James Hodges, Adam Mayberry, and Jeramiah Lumsden.
Obediah died in 1835 and his will was probated Nov 2, 1835. In his will he leaves the remaining parts of his estate to his widow, Mary, and to his two unmarried children, Green Berry and Sophia, who were living at home at the time.
Administrators of the estate were eldest son Obediah R. and son-in-law Seaborne Shy.
Children:
1..Catherine b 1800
2..Harriett b 1802
3..Esther (Essie) b 1803
4..Obediah Russell b 1808
5..Lucinda b 1809
6..Elijah C. b 1812
7..Isham L. b 1813
8..Green Berry b 1817
9..Caroline F. b 05 Feb 1819
10.Sophia b 1820
This may or may not be the burial place of Obediah and Mary Belcher. The possibility of the Shy Cemetery also is at the forefront of what we know so far. These memorials will be updated as more information surfaces.would love to hear from others.
Obediah was living in Randolph County, Georgia when he purchased a tract of land from Isabel Harris in January, 1810. This land was known as "tract 87 in District 15 of Baldwin, now Jasper County by the waters of Camp Creek". Obediah later gave one acre of this land to the Methodist Church on April 10,1815. Trustees of the Midway Methodist Church in Kelly, Georgia were, Samuel Shy, Henry Ware, James Hodges, Adam Mayberry, and Jeramiah Lumsden.
Obediah died in 1835 and his will was probated Nov 2, 1835. In his will he leaves the remaining parts of his estate to his widow, Mary, and to his two unmarried children, Green Berry and Sophia, who were living at home at the time.
Administrators of the estate were eldest son Obediah R. and son-in-law Seaborne Shy.
Children:
1..Catherine b 1800
2..Harriett b 1802
3..Esther (Essie) b 1803
4..Obediah Russell b 1808
5..Lucinda b 1809
6..Elijah C. b 1812
7..Isham L. b 1813
8..Green Berry b 1817
9..Caroline F. b 05 Feb 1819
10.Sophia b 1820
This may or may not be the burial place of Obediah and Mary Belcher. The possibility of the Shy Cemetery also is at the forefront of what we know so far. These memorials will be updated as more information surfaces.would love to hear from others.
Obediah came to Georgia most likely in 1797 after having obtained land in the 1797 Georgia land lottery. His marriage to Mary (Polly) Cooper in 1800 in the Marriage book of Greene Co, Georgia.
Obediah was living in Randolph County, Georgia when he purchased a tract of land from Isabel Harris in January, 1810. This land was known as "tract 87 in District 15 of Baldwin, now Jasper County by the waters of Camp Creek". Obediah later gave one acre of this land to the Methodist Church on April 10,1815. Trustees of the Midway Methodist Church in Kelly, Georgia were, Samuel Shy, Henry Ware, James Hodges, Adam Mayberry, and Jeramiah Lumsden.
Obediah died in 1835 and his will was probated Nov 2, 1835. In his will he leaves the remaining parts of his estate to his widow, Mary, and to his two unmarried children, Green Berry and Sophia, who were living at home at the time.
Administrators of the estate were eldest son Obediah R. and son-in-law Seaborne Shy.
Children:
1..Catherine b 1800
2..Harriett b 1802
3..Esther (Essie) b 1803
4..Obediah Russell b 1808
5..Lucinda b 1809
6..Elijah C. b 1812
7..Isham L. b 1813
8..Green Berry b 1817
9..Caroline F. b 05 Feb 1819
10.Sophia b 1820
This may or may not be the burial place of Obediah and Mary Belcher. The possibility of the Shy Cemetery also is at the forefront of what we know so far. These memorials will be updated as more information surfaces.would love to hear from others.
Obediah was living in Randolph County, Georgia when he purchased a tract of land from Isabel Harris in January, 1810. This land was known as "tract 87 in District 15 of Baldwin, now Jasper County by the waters of Camp Creek". Obediah later gave one acre of this land to the Methodist Church on April 10,1815. Trustees of the Midway Methodist Church in Kelly, Georgia were, Samuel Shy, Henry Ware, James Hodges, Adam Mayberry, and Jeramiah Lumsden.
Obediah died in 1835 and his will was probated Nov 2, 1835. In his will he leaves the remaining parts of his estate to his widow, Mary, and to his two unmarried children, Green Berry and Sophia, who were living at home at the time.
Administrators of the estate were eldest son Obediah R. and son-in-law Seaborne Shy.
Children:
1..Catherine b 1800
2..Harriett b 1802
3..Esther (Essie) b 1803
4..Obediah Russell b 1808
5..Lucinda b 1809
6..Elijah C. b 1812
7..Isham L. b 1813
8..Green Berry b 1817
9..Caroline F. b 05 Feb 1819
10.Sophia b 1820
This may or may not be the burial place of Obediah and Mary Belcher. The possibility of the Shy Cemetery also is at the forefront of what we know so far. These memorials will be updated as more information surfaces.would love to hear from others.
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