Excerpt from Pioneers of the Wiregrass, Vol 1:
WILLIAM MONK, a Revolutionary soldier, and ancestor of a large family connection in Wiregrass Georgia, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, in 1763, and died at his home in Bulloch County, Georgia, about 1825. He was a son of Malon (sometimes spelled Menon and Menin) Monk. The family moved to Burke County, Georgia, in 1777-1778, and later to Bulloch County.
Richard Monk, brother of William, was appointed administrator of their father's estate in Bulloch County, Nov 10, 1808.
William Monk married Jerushia Parrish, born 1773, sister of Henry Parrish, Sr. To them were born the following children (list that follows shows county where most of each one's descendants now live) :
1. Hiram b. 1790, m. Mary. Died 1817 in Bulloch Co.
2. Rhoda b. 1792, m. James Mathis; Berrien County.
3. Telitha b. 1794, m. William B. Cowart; Lowndes County.
4. Charlotte b. 1797, m. Moses Tomlinson; Clinch County.
5. Mahlon b. 1800, m. Elizabeth ______; Colquitt County.
6. Nannie b. 1801, m. William Carter; Lowndes County.
7. Sarah b. 1802, m. David Mathis; Cook-Lowndes counties.
8. Malachi b. 1805, m. (1) ______ DeLoach, sister of Ebenezer (2) Mehala Rice, daughter of John, Clinch Co.
9. William b. 1809, m Ailcy Dampier, daughter of John, Worth Co.
10. Miel or Miles b. 1811, m. (wife unknown).
11. Pollie b. 1812, m. James Griffin, son of Thomas, Berrien Co.
12. Susannah b. 1814, in. (husband unknown).
13. Jemima b. 1816, m. Ebenezer DeLoach; Lowndes County.
William Monk was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a private in the Georgia Line (p. 388, Knight's Roster of the Revolution). Mrs. Maude E. Garrison of Adel, became the first descendant to join the D.A.R. on this line. She is a member of John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. and her National Number is 378429.
A few years after William Monk's death his widow and unmarried children moved to Lowndes County, also others of the family connection. She is shown in the 1830 Census of Lowndes as the head of a family consisting of self, three sons and two daughters.
In 1850, she was living with her daughter, Rhoda and her husband, James Mathis in Lowndes County (territory now in Berrien County). She died about 1857 and was buried at Union Church.
WILLIAM MONK, a Revolutionary soldier, and ancestor of a large family connection in Wiregrass Georgia, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, in 1763, and died at his home in Bulloch County, Georgia, about 1825. He was a son of Malon (sometimes spelled Menon and Menin) Monk. The family moved to Burke County, Georgia, in 1777-1778, and later to Bulloch County.
Richard Monk, brother of William, was appointed administrator of their father's estate in Bulloch County, Nov 10, 1808.
William Monk married Jerushia Parrish, born 1773, sister of Henry Parrish, Sr. To them were born the following children (list that follows shows county where most of each one's descendants now live) :
1. Hiram b. 1790, m. Mary. Died 1817 in Bulloch Co.
2. Rhoda b. 1792, m. James Mathis; Berrien County.
3. Telitha b. 1794, m. William B. Cowart; Lowndes County.
4. Charlotte b. 1797, m. Moses Tomlinson; Clinch County.
5. Mahlon b. 1800, m. Elizabeth ______; Colquitt County.
6. Nannie b. 1801, m. William Carter; Lowndes County.
7. Sarah b. 1802, m. David Mathis; Cook-Lowndes counties.
8. Malachi b. 1805, m. (1) ______ DeLoach, sister of Ebenezer (2) Mehala Rice, daughter of John, Clinch Co.
9. William b. 1809, m Ailcy Dampier, daughter of John, Worth Co.
10. Miel or Miles b. 1811, m. (wife unknown).
11. Pollie b. 1812, m. James Griffin, son of Thomas, Berrien Co.
12. Susannah b. 1814, in. (husband unknown).
13. Jemima b. 1816, m. Ebenezer DeLoach; Lowndes County.
William Monk was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a private in the Georgia Line (p. 388, Knight's Roster of the Revolution). Mrs. Maude E. Garrison of Adel, became the first descendant to join the D.A.R. on this line. She is a member of John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. and her National Number is 378429.
A few years after William Monk's death his widow and unmarried children moved to Lowndes County, also others of the family connection. She is shown in the 1830 Census of Lowndes as the head of a family consisting of self, three sons and two daughters.
In 1850, she was living with her daughter, Rhoda and her husband, James Mathis in Lowndes County (territory now in Berrien County). She died about 1857 and was buried at Union Church.
Excerpt from Pioneers of the Wiregrass, Vol 1:
WILLIAM MONK, a Revolutionary soldier, and ancestor of a large family connection in Wiregrass Georgia, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, in 1763, and died at his home in Bulloch County, Georgia, about 1825. He was a son of Malon (sometimes spelled Menon and Menin) Monk. The family moved to Burke County, Georgia, in 1777-1778, and later to Bulloch County.
Richard Monk, brother of William, was appointed administrator of their father's estate in Bulloch County, Nov 10, 1808.
William Monk married Jerushia Parrish, born 1773, sister of Henry Parrish, Sr. To them were born the following children (list that follows shows county where most of each one's descendants now live) :
1. Hiram b. 1790, m. Mary. Died 1817 in Bulloch Co.
2. Rhoda b. 1792, m. James Mathis; Berrien County.
3. Telitha b. 1794, m. William B. Cowart; Lowndes County.
4. Charlotte b. 1797, m. Moses Tomlinson; Clinch County.
5. Mahlon b. 1800, m. Elizabeth ______; Colquitt County.
6. Nannie b. 1801, m. William Carter; Lowndes County.
7. Sarah b. 1802, m. David Mathis; Cook-Lowndes counties.
8. Malachi b. 1805, m. (1) ______ DeLoach, sister of Ebenezer (2) Mehala Rice, daughter of John, Clinch Co.
9. William b. 1809, m Ailcy Dampier, daughter of John, Worth Co.
10. Miel or Miles b. 1811, m. (wife unknown).
11. Pollie b. 1812, m. James Griffin, son of Thomas, Berrien Co.
12. Susannah b. 1814, in. (husband unknown).
13. Jemima b. 1816, m. Ebenezer DeLoach; Lowndes County.
William Monk was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a private in the Georgia Line (p. 388, Knight's Roster of the Revolution). Mrs. Maude E. Garrison of Adel, became the first descendant to join the D.A.R. on this line. She is a member of John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. and her National Number is 378429.
A few years after William Monk's death his widow and unmarried children moved to Lowndes County, also others of the family connection. She is shown in the 1830 Census of Lowndes as the head of a family consisting of self, three sons and two daughters.
In 1850, she was living with her daughter, Rhoda and her husband, James Mathis in Lowndes County (territory now in Berrien County). She died about 1857 and was buried at Union Church.
WILLIAM MONK, a Revolutionary soldier, and ancestor of a large family connection in Wiregrass Georgia, was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, in 1763, and died at his home in Bulloch County, Georgia, about 1825. He was a son of Malon (sometimes spelled Menon and Menin) Monk. The family moved to Burke County, Georgia, in 1777-1778, and later to Bulloch County.
Richard Monk, brother of William, was appointed administrator of their father's estate in Bulloch County, Nov 10, 1808.
William Monk married Jerushia Parrish, born 1773, sister of Henry Parrish, Sr. To them were born the following children (list that follows shows county where most of each one's descendants now live) :
1. Hiram b. 1790, m. Mary. Died 1817 in Bulloch Co.
2. Rhoda b. 1792, m. James Mathis; Berrien County.
3. Telitha b. 1794, m. William B. Cowart; Lowndes County.
4. Charlotte b. 1797, m. Moses Tomlinson; Clinch County.
5. Mahlon b. 1800, m. Elizabeth ______; Colquitt County.
6. Nannie b. 1801, m. William Carter; Lowndes County.
7. Sarah b. 1802, m. David Mathis; Cook-Lowndes counties.
8. Malachi b. 1805, m. (1) ______ DeLoach, sister of Ebenezer (2) Mehala Rice, daughter of John, Clinch Co.
9. William b. 1809, m Ailcy Dampier, daughter of John, Worth Co.
10. Miel or Miles b. 1811, m. (wife unknown).
11. Pollie b. 1812, m. James Griffin, son of Thomas, Berrien Co.
12. Susannah b. 1814, in. (husband unknown).
13. Jemima b. 1816, m. Ebenezer DeLoach; Lowndes County.
William Monk was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a private in the Georgia Line (p. 388, Knight's Roster of the Revolution). Mrs. Maude E. Garrison of Adel, became the first descendant to join the D.A.R. on this line. She is a member of John Floyd Chapter, D.A.R. and her National Number is 378429.
A few years after William Monk's death his widow and unmarried children moved to Lowndes County, also others of the family connection. She is shown in the 1830 Census of Lowndes as the head of a family consisting of self, three sons and two daughters.
In 1850, she was living with her daughter, Rhoda and her husband, James Mathis in Lowndes County (territory now in Berrien County). She died about 1857 and was buried at Union Church.
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