On the 1800 U.S. Census naming John Giddens as head of household, there were two white females living in his household. One was between the ages of 10 and 15, and the other was under the age of 10.[1] Jemima Giddens may be one of those girls. There is no documentation naming John as the father of Jemima, but the three documents described in this post are enough to infer a relationship.
Jemima is first found in The Wilmington Gazette as marrying in Wayne County on 11 December 1806. Isaac Giddens was married the same day. Jemima married William Jones of Wayne County.[2] As Jemima Giddens was said to be from Wayne County and John Giddens was the only Giddens head of household in 1790 and 1800, I feel safe believing she might be John's daughter.[3]
Jemima's husband's Jones family was probably very well known to the Giddens family. Land of William Jones Sr. was situated close to land owned by John Giddens, and John Giddens was one of two men who was charged with settling the estate of William Jones Sr. in 1786. The six children named in the probate for William Jones Sr. were Sarah Taylor, John, Polly, Elizabeth, Nancy, and William.[4]
The second and last document naming Jemima is a land record showing that both Jemimah Jones and William Jones sold a parcel of land to Jesse Flowers on 20 December 1811.[5] Jessie Flowers married John Giddens' widow, Sarah before May 1808.[6] Jemima must have had some claim on the land as her name was on the transaction. A careful look at the record showed that the land began at the Jethro's Marsh Branch. Other Giddens family deeds, including Sarah Giddens' dower, contain land beginning at Jethro's Marsh Branch.[7]
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| The land is described as "beginning at a maple on the run of Jethros Marsh Branch and runs east 139 poles to a stake then North 75 pole to a pine then North 75west 75 pole to a white oak then North 75 west 65 pole to a sweete gum on the run of said branch then up and with the run of the same as it meanders to the beginning" |
Jacob Giddens was the substitute for William Jones, of Wayne County, in the War of 1812. A letter telling this is found in Jacob Giddens' pension record and is the third document.[8] Jemima was not named in this letter, however; if she is the daughter of John, Jacob Giddens would be her younger brother.[9] I haven't found documents that say other family members often served as substitutes for those conscripted. Still, with two young men over 18 in the Giddens family (Jacob and Abraham), they may have been asked prior to asking others in the community.[10]
Not any of these records alone prove Jemima's relationship to John but all three documents, along with numerous documents placing John Giddens in Wayne County, provide some credible circumstantial evidence pointing to Jemima as the daughter of John.
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Jemima was found marrying William Jones in 1806, and she is probably with the William Jones in the 1810 U.S. Census in Wayne County.[11] Jemima and William sold land in 1811, and William was probably conscripted sometime between 1812 and 1814 when Jacob Giddens served as his substitute. What happened to Jemima and William after that time? Did they remain in North Carolina, go to Alabama with some of the Gidden brothers, or did they move elsewhere?
Continued Giddens research and a search, to include land and court records, for the children of William Jones Senior might reveal more about William and Jemima.
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© 2022 1. "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-ZJR: accessed 15 January 2022), John Giddens, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 856, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
2. Married, The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, North Carolina), 23 December 1806, p.2; database with images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/325641/marriages-isaac-giddens-to-fame-futch/ : accessed 01 Feb 2014).
3. "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-CJD : accessed 30 January 2022), John Gideons, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 467, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147. Also, "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-ZJR : accessed 15 January 2022), John Giddens, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 856, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
4. Thomas M. Byrd, Land Grant Map Mount Olive Quadrangle Duplin, and Wayne Counties, North Carolina (Cary, North Carolina: n.d.). Also, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9CF-JS1V?cc=1911121&wc=Q649-SSB%3A1066694502%2C183331401%2C1066699209 : 21 May 2014), Wayne County > J > Jones, William (1788) > image 4 of 7; State Archives, Raleigh.
5. Wayne County, North Carolina, Deed Book 9: 437, Jemimah and William Jones to Jesse Flowers, 20 December 1811; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98Q-Q2W9?i=221&cat=307067 : accessed 1 December 2021), images 598.
6. "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9CF-2P37?cc=1911121&wc=Q649-S69%3A1066694502%2C183295401%2C1066696236 : accessed 3 January 2022), Wayne County > G > Giddens, John (1802); State Archives, Raleigh.
7. Wayne County, North Carolina, Deed Book 13: 5, Asher Flowers to David Giddens, 30 May 1823; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998Q-7HHG?cat=307067 : accessed 1 December 2021), images 308. Also, Wayne County, North Carolina, Deed Book 9: 437, Jemimah and William Jones to Jesse Flowers, 20 December 1811; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G98Q-Q2W9?i=221&cat=307067 : accessed 1 December 2021), images 598. Also, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9CF-2P37?cc=1911121&wc=Q649-S69%3A1066694502%2C183295401%2C1066696236 : accessed 3 January 2022), Wayne County > G > Giddens, John (1802); State Archives, Raleigh.
8. "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/313175019: accessed February 17, 2022)
9. "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch Giddens, John, 1802; State Archives, Raleigh.
10. Ibid.
11. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-HQT : accessed 18 February 2022), William Jones, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 809, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
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