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Breeding Bits & Pieces
Along the Way


Pictured above is the original Morgan County Courthouse located in Somerville, MorganCo, Alabama. My great grandmother, grandmother, my mother and I have all, in our childhoods, played on the wall surrounding it. Good times and great memorie!


The following is a collection of bits & pieces that I have picked up along the way in my search...perhaps, one day they will fit into my family puzzle...some do already, but only need entering.

  1. Thanks Ivydene & Sue and Rootsweb & USGenWeb!
    CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: lyle.txt)
  2. 1840 MorganCO, AL Census Breeding, Saml. 22
  3. Sender: breeden-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu From: Frandsen@pacbell.net Date: Sat, Jul 10, 1999, 1:27am (CDT+1) To: breeden-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu (Multiple recipients of list)
    Subject: Re: History of Southwest VA 1746-1786 Washington Co.
    Reply to: breeden-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu
    Earnie,
    The information about the Breedens that you posted comes from a petiton drafted by a group of settlers in the KY Co to the governor for soldiers to help with the Indians. The petition states that it was Henry and two of his sons that were killed while at the lick getting salt.
    Donna
    Earnie R. Breeding wrote:
    Quoting from page 423: "With the opening of the spring of 1788, the Indians began, again, to disturb settlements, and on the 20th of April, came into the Rye Cove settlement and carried off three boys and a negro man, two of the boys being the sons of Thomas Carter, who then represented Russell County in the General Assembly. Early in the month of March, a party of Cherokees visited the settlements on the lower Holston, wounded one man and carried off about a hundred horses, and in the month of June, 1788, four men were killed in Russell county, and three men were killed and scalped on the Black mountain. One of the Elmires, three of the BREEDINGS and Neal Roberts, from the New Garden settlements in Russell county, were found on Black monutain, killed and scalped."
    Earnie
  4. Thanks to geocities for Breedens of Sevier County, TN: at
  5. From: FJGB@aol.com
    Date: Fri, Oct 8, 1999, 7:23pm (CDT+1)
    To: ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com
    Subject: [ALMORGAN] HOG HOLLOW
    I am looking for "HOG HOLLOW". My great- grandfather, Amos Young Amerson, picked up his two nephews in Hog Hollow and went to Decatur to become their Guardian in 1865. The children's father, JOHN GILMORE AMERSON, and mother, NANCY BREEDING had died. The boys' names are John Bridle and Benjamin Gilmore Amerson. We believe that Amos Young Amerson's mother, Elizabeth McDonald Amerson, and his sister, Elizabeth Amerson Salyers, were living in Blount at the time. They are all shown on the 1866 census in Blount.
    John Gilmore and Nancy Breeding Amerson with sons were shown on the 1860 census in Aston Store, Blount Co. Alabama 1860 census near his brother, William McDonald Amerson, and wife, Julia Ann Hawkins, with children.
    We do know the John Gilmore owned property in Morgan Co. also.
    Thanks for your help in advance!
    Hugs, Frieda Glenn Bennett
    Amerson, McDonald, Holder, Lewelling (sp) Hallmark, Easley, Murphree, Brindley, Calvert in Blount Co. Area
    Glenn and Moore in Jefferson Co., area.
  6. Thanks to Earnie R. Breeding
    Date: Tue, Nov 30, 1999
    To: ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com
    Subject: [ALMORGAN] Estate of Samuel Breeding
    Here is an order splitting the land of Samuel Breeding who died 4/15/1852. It is in Book 10, page 398 of the Morgan Co., Probate Court. I have several questions regarding this document. The first is what date was it signed? If it were signed after 12/1/1852 Elizabeth should be referred to as Elizabeth Draper, as she married David Q. Draper that date. If after 10/10/1855 Levisa should be Levisa Russell, as she married John W. Russell that date. Samuel, Levisa, James and John were all minors at that time and property would have been given to a guardian until they reached majority. Please note that this is 1200 acres of prime farmland surrounding Center Springs, more toward the river. In 1860 census, Samuel's estate, James, John Mason, and Telitha, the widow are shown owning over 130 slaves. You would think that someone with that many assets could afford a lawyer to draft a will.
    Book 10, page 398 Morgan Co., Alabama probate Court records:
    This day came William Breeding & Tho's E. Grantland, two of the Administrators of the Estate of Samuel Breeding, Deceased, and filed this petition for a division of the lands of which said decedent died seized and possessed and in fee simple, particularly describing said lands as the NW1/4 of Sect.14, T6 R2, & the NE 1/4 of the NW1/4 of Sect. 29, T6 R2 & the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sect. 14, T6 R2, and the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sect. 10, T6 R2, & the NE 1/4 of Sect 15, T6 R2 & the E side of the NW 1/4 of Sect. 10, T6 R2 & the W Side of the W ½ of the NE 1/4 of Sect. 10, T6 R2 & the N side of the NE 1/4 of Sect. 15, T6 R2. & the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sect 10, T6 R2 & the N ½ of the NW 1/4 of Sect 8, T6 R2 & the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sect. 8, T6 R2, & the N1/2 of the W ½ of the SE 1/4 of Sect 20, T6 R2& the E ½ of the SE 1/4 of Sect 21, L6 Range 2, & the SW 1/4 of Sect 15, T 6 R 2 and the said Administrators stating in their said petition that they believe that the said above mentioned land (Dower excepted) can be fairly, equally and beneficially divided among the heirs and legatees of said estate. It is therefore ordered by the Court that a writ of division issue to the Sheriff of said County Commanding him to Summons five discrete freeholders, residents of said county, connected with the parties neither by blood or marriage and entirely disinterested, who first being sworn for that purpose are required, empowered and authorized to allot and set off fairly and equally the respective shares of the Legatees and heirs of said decedent (To wit) To Horace Draper in sight of his wife Lucinda, Thomas E. Grantland in sight of his wife Emiline, William Breeding, Elizabeth Breeding, Samuel Breeding, Levisa Breeding, James Breeding & John Breeding all heirs and legatees to said estate and the said Sheriff together with the Commissioners are . . . .
    The last few lines are on the next page which I do not have. ERB
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