Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs
3rd great-uncle
BIRTH 1785 • Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
DEATH APR 1870 • Haralson, Georgia, USA When Joseph Henery Hobbs was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, his father, Robert, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 26.
He married Margaret Peggy Summerland on January 25, 1807, in Greene County, Georgia. They had seven children in 23 years.
He died in April 1870 in Haralson County, Georgia, having lived a long life of 85 years.
Family
Parents
Robert L Hobbs 1754–1845
Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853
Siblings
- Curtis Hobbs 1778–1802
Sarah Sally Hobbs 1781–1860
James H Hobbs 1783–1838
Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834
Nathan Augustus Hobbs 1790–1889
Isham Hobbs 1792–1854
Mary Polly Hobbs 1797–1879
Robert Jr Hobbs 1805–1856
Spouse & Children
Margaret Peggy Summerland 1786–1860
Mary C Hobbs 1807–1900
Thomas Hobbs 1812–
Elizabeth D Hobbs 1814–1894
James H Hobbs 1816–1889
Joseph Henry Hobbs 1827–1915
Henry Hobbs 1830–1889
Frances Caroline Hobbs 1830–1901
1789
AGE 4
Birth of Sister
Joseph Henery's sister Nancy was born in 1789 in Spartanburg, South Carolina when Joseph Henery was 4 years old.
8 JAN 1790
AGE 5
Birth of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Nathan Augustus was born on January 8, 1790, in Spartanburg, South Carolina when Joseph Henery was 5 years old.
Jun 1790
Age 5
Joseph H Hobbs, father, Robert L Hobbs moved his family from Spartanburg District, South Carolina, to Wilkes County, Georgia. It appears that they stayed with a family member, Thomas Hobbs, it is not known how he is related.
1792
AGE 7
Birth of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Isham was born in 1792 in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 7 years old.
19 SEP 1797
AGE 12
Birth of Sister
Joseph Henery's sister Mary Polly was born on September 19, 1797, in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 12 years old.
1802
AGE 17
Death of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Curtis died in 1802 in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 17 years old.
26 JUL 1805
AGE 20
Birth of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Robert was born on July 26, 1805, in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 20 years old.
25 JAN 1807
AGE 22
Marriage
Joseph Henery Hobbs married Margaret Peggy Summerland on January 25, 1807, in Greene County, Georgia, when he was 22 years old.
| Name: | Joseph Hobbs |
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| Spouse: | Peggy Summerland |
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| Marriage Date: | 25 Jan 1807 |
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| Marriage County: | Greene |
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| Marriage State: | Georgia |
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1807
AGE 22
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Mary C was born in 1807 in Greene County, Georgia.
1812
AGE 27
His son Thomas was born in 1812 in Greene County, Georgia.
9 FEB 1814
AGE 29
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Elizabeth D was born on February 9, 1814, in Greene County, Georgia.
1815
AGE 30
Tax
1815 Greene Co., GA Tax Index 1814-1817 in 1815 #038
Robert Hobbs
Isham Hobbs
James Hobbs
Joseph Hobbs
Nathan Hobbs Greene
/Le 15 034
Note: All of Robert Sr's son but the youngest Robert Jr, my ancestor"
22 MAR 1816
AGE 31
Birth of Son
His son James H was born on March 22, 1816, in Haralson County, Georgia.
27 MAR 1819
AGE 34
Property
On the First Tuesday in May next, will be sold at the court-house in Greensborough, within lawful hours.
......70 acres of land, more or less, on Rush creek, adjoining Moseley and others - levied on as the property of John Wiggons, to satisfy sundry executions from a justice court, in favor of Willis Houghton, vs said Wiggons, Vinson Sanford vs same, and John Nicholson, William Anderson vs same, Robert Hobbs, for use of Joel Hobbs, vs same. Terms cash. Alexander Hall, Sh'ff
March 27 24 tds
7 AUG 1820
AGE 35
Residence
Joseph Henery Hobbs lived in Walton County, Georgia, on August 7, 1820.
Joseph Hobbs Walton, Georgia Males - Under 10: 2 Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Females - Under 10: 2 Females - 10 thru 15: 1
| Name: | Joseph Hobbs |
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| Home in 1820 (City, County, State): | Walton, Georgia |
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| Enumeration Date: | August 7, 1820 |
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| Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: | 2 |
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| Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: | 2 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: | 1 |
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| Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Under 16: | 5 |
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| Free White Persons - Over 25: | 2 |
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| Total Free White Persons: | 7 |
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| Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: | 7 |
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There is a pretty good chance that Joseph moved here because of the land lottery of 1820. I have not found the list of winners of that drawing, the information of how one qualified is following this census.
7 AUG 1820
AGE 35
Land Lottery
With millions of acres up for grabs in the 19th century, Georgia implemented a lottery system to encourage settlement.
Hundreds of men, widows, and orphans over the age of 18 rushed to stake their claims when millions of acres in Georgia—land taken from Cherokee and Creek tribes—opened up for settlement in 1805 to white pioneers.
Tickets representing the hopeful landowners were pulled from barrels at crowded public drawings. About 20 percent of applicants won, taking home between tracts that were 40 to 490-acres, some rich with gold.
1820 Land Lottery in Georgia
Authority: Act of December 15, 1818; Act of December 16, 1819
Date of Drawing: September 1, 1820 - December 2, 1820
Counties
- Appling: 13 Districts (1-13)
- Early: 26 Districts (1-23; 26-28)
- Gwinnett: 3 Districts (5-7)
- Habersham: 10 Districts (1-6; 10-13)
- Hall: 5 Districts (8-12)
- Irwin: 16 Districts (1-16)
- Rabun: 5 Districts (1-5)
- Walton: 4 Districts (1-4)
Size of Land Lots
- Appling: 490 acres
- Early: 250 acres
- Gwinnett: 250 acres
- Habersham: [Districts 1-4; 10-13] 250 acres; [Districts 5-6] 490 acres
- Hall: 250 acres
- Irwin: 490 acres
- Rabun: [Districts 1; 3-5] 490 acres; [District 2] 250 acres
- Walton: 250 acres
Grant Fee
- $18.00 per land lot either size
Person Entitled to Draw
- Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen United States – 1 draw
- Soldier of Indian War, residence in Georgia during or since military service – 1 draw
- Invalid or indigent veteran of Revolutionary War or War of 1812 – 2 draws
- Invalid or indigent veteran of Revolutionary War or War of 1812 who was a fortunate drawer in either previous land lottery – 1 draw
- Married man with wife or minor son under 18 years or unmarried daughter, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen United States – 2 draws
- Widow, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Widow, husband killed in Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Indian War, 3-year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Family of one or two orphans under 21 years, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Family of three or more orphans under 21 years, father and mother both dead, 3-year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Family of one or two orphans under 21 years, father and mother both dead, 3-year residence in Georgia, 1 draw
- Orphan under 21 years, father killed in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, or Indian War, 3-year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Invalid or indigent officer or soldier in the Revolutionary Army who had been fortunate drawer in either previous lottery – 1 draw
Persons Excluded
- Any fortunate drawer in either previous land lottery, except families of orphans consisting of more than one person and such other persons as indicated above.
- Citizens of the state who were legally drafted in the War of 1812 or the Indian War and refused to serve a tour of duty in person or by substitute.
- Any person who resided upon the lottery territory previous to the extinguishment of the Indian title to the same.
How do I find the names of the winners?
- The Third and Fourth or 1820 and 1821 Land Lotteries of Georgia, [comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.]. (Easley, S.C.: Georgia Genealogical Reprints/Southern Historical Press, 1973).
- The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia, comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.. (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986).
More information on Land Lotteries
Given that thousands of Cherokee and Creek Native Americans had been forcibly removed from their homelands for the lotteries, the system was met with resistance. Their protests were taken all the way to the Supreme Court that ruled in favor of protecting native lands in 1832. But backed by the U.S. Army, U.S. President Andrew Jackson ignored the mandate and relocated the tribes to reservations out West.
After eight lotteries over the course of 28 years, 75 percent of the state’s land had been redistributed before the system was disbanded in 1833.
In the 1832 case Worcesterv. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee and Creek tribes, declaring that it was illegal to trespass and settle on Native American land. Regardless, tribes were forced onto western reservations along a path dubbed the Trail of Tears.
Land distribution was originally managed using the headright system, which granted tracts to any able-bodied white male who could afford the costs involved in bringing laborers to develop the land. The system eventually went out of favor after too many Georgians complained it favored the rich. 1817, Georgia. Credit: Historic Map Works LLC
The lotteries gave land to about 100,000 families. Unlike other redistribution programs like the Homestead Act, Georgians weren’t required to settle the land. They simply had to pay a nominal fee to collect the deed. 1832, Georgia. Credit: Cculber007/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
25 Jul 1821
Age 36
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| This shows Joseph Hobbs in the Militia in Walton County as an Ensign from 1821-1822. |
4 AUG 1821
AGE 36
The Saturday Evening Post
In 1821, Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs was living in Georgia around the time the beloved Saturday Evening Post first delighted entertainment-hungry Americans. Back in those days they worked, told stories and talked with others to find out the news, and read. So this would have been a welcome change.
A title of “America’s Magazine” demands consistently top-notch articles and the Saturday Evening Post delivered—to America’s newsstands and homes each weekend.
The premier issue of the Saturday Evening Post hit the streets August 4, 1821, as a four-page newsletter without illustrations. It came along at a crossroads for the American magazine industry.
Earlier years had brought magazines only for the educated elite as they were too expensive for most to purchase.
By 1800, however, over 100 magazines gave Americans great choice and over the next few decades magazines became both more affordable and less elitist.
The Saturday Evening Post presented original fiction that was neither literary nor highbrow; it was chosen to appeal to the broadest audience possible, the “everyday” American.
Illustrations soon joined the existing artistic elements of poetry and cartoons. By 1840, it was considered “a family newspaper, neutral in politics, devoted to morality, pure literature, foreign and domestic news, agriculture, the commercial interests, science, art, and amusement.”
It was redesigned as a journal in 1898 with a focus on public affairs, business, and romance, presumably to entice both genders. It expanded to 30 pages in 1899 and a whopping 200 pages by 1913. Today’s Saturday Evening Post offers health, fiction, and current event articles with a heavy dose of nostalgia.
9 NOV 1827
AGE 42
Birth of Son
His son Joseph Henry was born on November 9, 1827, in Paulding County, Georgia.
3 APR 1830
AGE 45
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Frances Caroline was born on April 3, 1830, in Cherokee County, Georgia.
1832
AGE 47
Birth of Son
His son Henry was born in 1830 in Paulding County, Georgia.
1832
AGE 47
Military
Joseph Henery Hobbs served in the military in 1832 in Carroll County, Georgia, when he was 47 years old.
Thomas Hobbs agent for Joseph Hobbs
1834
AGE 49
Death of Sister
Joseph Henery's sister Nancy died in 1834 in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 49 years old.
Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834
27 MAR 1838
AGE 53
Death of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother James H died on March 27, 1838, in Columbus, Mississippi when Joseph Henery was 53 years old.
James H Hobbs 1783–1838
27 Aug 1838
Age 53
1 JUN 1840
AGE 55
Residence
Joseph Henery Hobbs lived in Paulding County, Georgia, on June 1, 1840.
| Name: | Joseph Hobbs |
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| Home in 1840 (City, County, State): | District 858, Paulding, Georgia |
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| Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: | 2 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: | 2 |
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| Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: | 1 |
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| Persons Employed in Agriculture: | 1 |
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| Free White Persons - Under 20: | 4 |
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| Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: | 2 |
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| Total Free White Persons: | 8 |
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| Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: | 8 |
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7 JUN 1845
AGE 60
Death of Father
Joseph Henery's father Robert L passed away on June 7, 1845, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 91.
Robert L Hobbs 1754–1845
1850
AGE 65
Residence
Joseph Henery Hobbs lived in Paulding County, Georgia, in 1850, he was also a slave owner as this schedule shows.
| Gender: | Female |
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| Race: | Black |
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| Age: | 12 |
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| Home in 1860: | Georgia Militia District 839, Paulding, Georgia |
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| Name of Slave Owner: | Joseph Hobbs |
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1850
AGE 65
Residence
Joseph Henery Hobbs lived in Paulding County, Georgia, in 1850.
1852
AGE 67
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs lived in the United States when Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in 1852.
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s antislavery novel worsened the hostile relationship between North and South in the years before the American Civil War.
A heart-wrenching tale of the cruelties of slavery in the United States, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe played a decisive role in turning Northerners more firmly against “the peculiar institution” of southern slavery.
Stowe, the daughter of well-known minister Lyman Beecher, first published the manuscript in serial installments in the weekly newspaper the National Era. The book version was published in 1852 and soon became a best seller: It sold 300,000 copies in the United States in its first year, and 1.5-million copies in Great Britain.
Though some critics charged that the novel was not a strong enough call for abolition, mainstream activists used it as effective antislavery propaganda.
By contrast, Southerners were outraged, accused Stowe of exaggeration, and sent her threatening letters. She responded with The Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a list of annotated sources, and soon became an internationally known abolitionist.
Death of Mother
Joseph Henery's mother Mary Marion passed away on November 20, 1853, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 94.
Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853
Death of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Isham died on March 18, 1854, in Tippah County, Mississippi when Joseph Henery was 69 years old.
Isham Hobbs 1792–1854
Death of Brother
Joseph Henery's brother Robert died on March 27, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 71 years old.
Robert Jr Hobbs 1805–1856
CourtAtlanta Weekly Intelligencer
Oct 14, 1858
Haralson Deputy Sheriff Sales
Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Buchanan, on the first Tuesday in November next, between the legal hours of sale the following property to wit: The undivided half of lot No 1141, 29th District 3d Section containing 40 acres more or less levied on as the property of Elisha Brooks, to satisfy two Justices Court fi fas from 1077 District GM in favor of Joseph Hobbs vs Elisha Brooks, Wm Garner, and Elijah Brook Security property pointed by Def't levied and returned to me by a Baliff.
Death of Sister
Joseph Henery's sister Sarah Sally died in June 1860 in Greene County, Georgia when Joseph Henery was 75 years old.
Sarah Sally Hobbs 1781–1860
Death of Wife
His wife Margaret Peggy passed away about 1860 in Haralson County, Georgia, at the age of 74. They had been married 53 years.
Margaret Peggy Summerland 1786–1860
The Emancipation Proclamation
Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs lived in one of the states of the Confederacy in 1863 when President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
In just 25 words, President Abraham Lincoln announced that enslaved negroes living in the South “shall be free.”
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was a bold document: it freed enslaved African Americans while condemning the Confederacy. Initially, Lincoln was of two minds on slavery:
Although he believed slavery “an unqualified evil,” he also pledged not to interfere with states that practiced the “peculiar institution.”
But with the outbreak of war, Lincoln’s attitude shifted, stating, “We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued,” thereby demonstrating a keen awareness that the federal government must take a stand.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed 3.1 million enslaved negroes. Lincoln went even further, inviting former enslaved individuals to take up arms against the Confederacy. Nearly 180,000 negroes took him up on his offer. Lincoln paved the way for the eventual passage and ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865 that abolished the institution of slavery entirely. There were almost as many if not more slaves who fought for the Confederacy. They were mixed in with white people fighting and fought voluntarily with the Confederacy. Most were given the opportunity if they fought in the war, they would be free men after.
Residence
Joseph Henery Hobbs lived in Haralson County, Georgia, on August 1, 1867.
Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 about Joseph Hobbs Name: Joseph Hobbs Registry Date: 1 Aug 1867 Location: Haralson Record Type: Oath Book Election District: 38
Death
Joseph Henery Hobbs died in April 1870 in Haralson County, Georgia, when he was 85 years old.
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 about Joseph Hobb Name: Joseph Hobb Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Estimated birth year: abt 1786 Birth Place: Georgia, USA Age: 84 Death Date: Apr 1870 Cause of Death: Inflammat
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29 Jul 1870 • Militia District 1078, Haralson, Georgia, USA
