John Middleton

Submitter: Robert D. Childress
Husband: John Middleton
Born: 12181779 Place: (Hancock) WrightsboroGa
Married: 07291809 Place: (Morgan) Ga
Died: 02011854 Place: (Choctaw) Miss
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Father: Holland Middleton Sr.
Mother: Mary Parks Middleton
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Wife: Sarah Childress
Born: 11041792 Place: (Hancock) Ga
Died: 07191859 Place:
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Father: Robert Childress Sr.
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1 Name: Mary G. Middleton
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2 Name: Matilda Middleton
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3 Name: Mahalia "Mahalen" Middleton
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4 Name: Susannah Middleton
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5 Name: Malinda Middleton
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6 Name: Zachariah Middleton
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7 Name: William H. Middleton
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8 Name: James C. Middleton
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9 Name: Lucretia Middleton
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This record was updated by ROBERT D. CHILDRESS OF SAN ANTONIO, TX on4 Apr 2002

PARENTS OF SARAH CHILDRESS
I believe that Sarah Childress (Childers) was the daughter of Robert Childress Sr.(Note 17) because of the following facts.
FACT 1. John Middleton was listed on court records as the heir of Robert Childress Sr who died before 25 Jun 1799. (Note 1, 2, 3 & 4) John Middleton was the son of Captain Holland Middleton and Mary Parks. (Notes 16 & 18)
FACT 2. Sarah Childress was not listed on court records as an heir of Robert Childress Sr. (Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4)
FACT 3. Sarah Childress married John Middleton on 29 Jul 1809 in Morgan County, Georgia. (Notes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16 & 18)

BIRTH OF SARAH CHILDRESS
FACT 1. Sarah Childress was born on 4 Nov 1792. (Notes 9, 10, 12, 16, 17 & 18) in (Hancock) Ga (Note 18) John Middleton was born on 18 Dec 1779. (Notes 11, 16, 18 & 19) in Wrightsboro (Hancock) Ga (Notes 18 & 19) John Middleton was the son of Holand Middleton Sr. and Mary Parks. (Notes 13, 18 & 19)

MARRIAGE OF SARAH CHILDRESS
FACT 1. Sarah Childress married John Middleton (Notes 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 & 19) on 29 Jul 1809 (Notes 12, 14, 16, 17 & 18) or 31 Jul 1809 (Note 19) in (Morgan) Georgia. (Notes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 18 & 19)

CHILDREN OF THIS MARRIAGE.
Mary G. Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 7 Jan 1811 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died Feb 1883 (Note 18)
Matilda Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 1 Dec 1811 (Notes 14 & 19) DOB 1 Dec 1812 (Note 18)
Mahalia " Mahale" Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 12 Sep 1814 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died Jan 1815 (Note 18)
Susannah Middleton (Notes 13, 14, 18 & 19) DOB 27 Jan 1816 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 13 Jun 1897 (Note 18) Husband - William Thompson (Note 13)
Malinda Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 13 Apr 1818 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died Jul 1823 (Note 18)
Zachariah Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 12 Sep 1819 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 7 Mar 1872 (Note 18)
William H. Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 8 Mar 1821 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died About Jul 1823 (Note 18)
James C. Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 11 Oct 1822 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 23 Feb 1850 (Note 18)
Lucretia Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 21 Mar 1824 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 21 Jan 1887 (Note 18)
Holland Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 29 Sep 1825 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 28 Mar 1847 (Note 18)
Hosea C. Moses Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 18 Feb 1827 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 25 Feb 1847 (Note 18)
Parks Alexander Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 11 Aug 1828 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 17 Apr 1874 (Note 18)
Benjamin Thomas Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 10 Jan 1830 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died - 5 Dec 1892 (Note 18)
John Dickenson Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 25 Apr 1831 (Notes 14, 18 & 19)
Sarah Frances Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 10 Jul 1833 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 24 Jul 1833 (Note 18)
Abraham Berry Middleton (Notes 14, 18 & 19) DOB 23 Aug 1834 (Notes 14, 18 & 19) Died 2 Jan 1859 (Note 18)
Andrew Woods Middleton (Notes 14,18 & 19) DOB 9 Jun 1837 (Notes 14,18 & 19) Died 11 Jan 1874 (Note 18)

DEATH OF SARAH CHILDRESS
FACT 1. Sarah Childress died on 19 Jul 1859. (Notes 9, 10, 12, 16 & 17)
John Middleton died on 1 Feb 1854. (Notes 11, 14, 15 & 18) in (Choctaw) Miss. (Notes 15 & 18)

HEIR OF ROBERT CHILDRESS SR.
Court records for Bibb County Alabama and for Anderson County (Pendleton District) SC listed the following heirs for Robert Childress Sr. (Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4) who lived most of his adult life in the Old 96th Judicial District (Laurens) of SC.

NAME ASSUMED RELATIONSHIP
Robert Childress Jr. Son Thomas Childress Son James Childress (Deceased) Son Alfred (Alford) Childress Minor Son of James Childress William G. Childress Minor Son of James Childress (Thomas Childress served as their guardian) Mary Stogner Daughter Willis Smith Son In Law Alexander (Alexandria) Richey Son In Law John Middleton Son In Law

SOURCE DOCUMENTS NOTE
1. Court records for Anderson County (Pendleton District) SC. Book P, Page 319 Date Recorded - 3 Sep 1821 Transaction Date - 28 Dec 1820 A copy of this document was sent to me on 25 Aug 1997 by the Greenville County Library, 300 College Street, Greenville, SC 29601.
NOTE 2, Court records for Bibb County Alabama Book and Page Number Unknown Date Recorded - 1 Jan 1821 A copy of this document was sent to me on 25 Aug 1997 by the Greenville County Library, 300 College Street, Greenville, SC 29601.
NOTE 3. 7 Jul 1994 Letter (Atch 3) from Mrs. Ted E. (Dorothy) Childress of Orange Beach, Alabama. Attachment 3 is a 5 Feb 1955 Letter from H. M. Kinard of Nineth Six, SC.
NOTE 4. 22 Jul 1997 Letter (Atch 3) from Jo Ann Childers (Dr. B. E.) of 960 River Road, Woodruff, SC 29388. Attachment 3 is a 29 Feb 1980 Letter from Mrs. Gloria Butler Angel of Atlanta, Georgia. The information in this letter was obtained by Gloria Angel from the court records for Oconee County, Walhalia, SC 29693.
NOTE 5. Marriage Records for Morgan County, Georgia from 1808 - 1850. This marriage was listed on CD 226 (First Edition - GRS 3.03) which was prepared in 1994 by the Automated Archives Inc. A copy of this document was on file at the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Library.
NOTE 6. Publication - "The Georgia Genealogist - Winter 1971 - Number 6 - State Records - Marriages 1800 to 1850 - Page 121". A copy of this document was on file at the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Library.
NOTE 7. Publication - "The Georgia Genealogical Magazine (Queries - Page 2029) Date and Quarter Issued - Unknown". A copy of this document was on file at the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Library.
NOTE 8. 1 Dec 1996 Letter (Page 1) from Jo Ann Childers of 960 River Road, Woodruff, SC.
NOTE 9. 1 Dec 1996 Letter (Atch 3/2) from Jo Ann Childers of 960 River Road, Woodruff, SC.
NOTE 10. 1 Dec 1996 Letter (Atch 6/1) from Jo Ann Childers of 960 River Road, Woodruff, SC.
NOTE 11. Publication. "The Georgia Genealogical Magazine" April Issue 1969 - Number 32, Page 2029 (Queries). A copy of this document was found in the San Antonio Geneological and Historical Library.
NOTE 12. 12 Jul 2000 Email from Dyon (Dee & Rick Abbot at xtxqhorse@hotmail.com)
Note 13. WebWide Surname Locator dated 12 Oct 00 - Search: Childress - Section 9 (John Middleton and Sarah Childress) Location: http://www.picosearch.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl
Note 14. General Forum, Ga Genealogy Forum Message #1852 dated 18 Mar 1999 Subject: Middletons of Ga. Email: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi- bin/pageload.cgi?childress::ga::1852.html
Note 15. General Forum, Ga Genealogy Forum Message #10684 dated 4 Apr 2001 Subject: Middletons in Ga. Email: http://genforum.genealogy.com/ga/messages/10684.html
Note 16. Summer 2001 Research Bulletin (Page 391) published by the Childers-Childress Clearinghouse. This document reports the date of marriage for Sarah Childress (Childers) and John Middleton. Sarah Childress is the daughter of Robert Childress Sr.
Note 17. Summer 2001 Research Bulletin (Page 380) published by the Childers-Childress Clearinghouse. This document lists the children of Robert Childress Sr. This information was provided by Sharon Childers Alderman, 24511 Whitesale, Huffman, Tx 77336.
Note 18. 14 Jan 2002 Extract from the Family Group Record - Ancestral File for John Middleton and Sarah Childress maintained by the Morman Church in Salt Lake City Utah. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyi d=574567
Note 19. 5 Apr 2002 Email (Document # 1852 dated 18 Mar 1999) from Genealogy.com - Address: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi- bin/pageload.cgi?middleton::ga::1852.html This document lists the children of Sarah Childress and John Middleton. Message sent by Dyon Rogers Abbott.
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