I had planned to name this post Abraham Giddens a.k.a. Abram - Wayne County, North Carolina to Monroe County, Alabama but as I started writing, I realized that I did not have any direct evidence that connected Abraham of Wayne County, North Carolina to Abraham of Monroe County, Alabama. What if I am writing about the wrong Abraham Giddens?
I have been collecting bits and pieces about Abraham Giddens of Conecuh and Monroe Counties since my first trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in 2008, when I found both Abraham and Isaac Giddens in the vicinity of Monroe and Conecuh Counties.
However, several individuals named Abraham Giddens were found when looking at U.S. census records and other peoples' family trees. Although my search is far from complete, I will not be looking at Abraham again in the near future and think it would be a good idea to share what I have learned so others will not repeat my research.
Note that all of these Abraham Giddens were also seen as Abram and that there were many spelling variations for the name Giddens which include but are not limited to Giddins, Giddings, Geddings, Gideons, Gideon, and Giddons.
Abraham Giddens, son of John Giddens of Wayne County, North Carolina
Abraham Giddens of Wayne County was named as a minor son of John Giddens in the above probate record. John died in 1802, and documents reveal that Abraham was considered a minor in 1815 and possibly as late as 1817.[1]
The probate document pictured above indicates that Abraham may have sold his inherited land to his step-father, Jesse Flowers, in 1817. No deed record was found. However, Abraham was named in a deed when Asher Flowers (relationship to Jesse Flowers unknown) sold Abraham's inherited land in 1823 to David Giddens, Abraham's younger brother.[2]
