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Note: N199 1818: Absolom participated in the Fourth or 1821 Land Lottery of Georgia. He had to be at least 18 and a GA resident for 3 years. Fuquay, Absalom Early Co Reids Mil.Dist Lot 168 Sect 6 Drew Land Monroe Co.
15 March 1823, Monroe Co. GA Deed Book C, page 71: Power of Attorney. We Laddin smith and Absalem Faguay of Early Co. give power of attorny to Archibald McDonald of Baldwin Co. to get title to a tract of land in the 6th district of Monroe Co. drawn by Fuguay, containing 202 1/2 acres. Witness: William Boles, Joseph Grimsley, John Cadenhead, J.I. C.Signed: Absalem "X" Faguay. Recorded 18 June 1824 AND Page 71-A of same book. 19 June 1823. Deed between Absalem Faguay and Laddin Smith of Early Co. sell to John Watson of Baldwin Co. for $450.00 the land in the 6th district of Monroe Co., Lot # 168. Witness: R.H.L. Buchanna, Appleton Rosseter, J.I. C. signed Absalem Faguay,Laddin Smith, by thisattorney in fact. (Archd. Mcdonald) Recorded 18 June 1824. From: JAN BABB Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001
1827, March - Ab. Fuquay drawn for petit jury in Early Co., GA. 1827, May - R. R. Fuquay drawn for jury duty in Early Co., GA. 1827 In October of 1827, Absalom sold his land in Early County to Jeremiah Fowler. Early Co., GA Deed Record C, p. 1 1827 Absalom Fuqua must have moved to Oak Grove area, Walton, Co., Florida (now Okaloosa Co.) about this time, because he voted in the 1829 election, which required a two-year residence. (See source below). 28 Nov 1978 1829 Absalom Fuqua voted for Delegate to Congress in Yellow River precinct, Walton County, Florida, now Okaloosa Co. (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1830 Absalom and his wife, no children, were found in the 1830 Covington, Co., AL, census, p. 237: Absalom Fuqua 0000010000000-0001000000000 Had they recently married? No children in the census would indicate so. They apparently married AFTER Absalom arrived in the area, or they would have had children by this date. 1832 Absalom and Tabitha's first child, Wesley, was born. (1850 Conecuh Co., AL census shows him as 18). 1831 Absalom voted at Almirante precinct, Walton County, Florida (now Okaloosa Co.). Reuben and John Barrow were 2nd and 3rd in line behind him. (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1832 Absalom Fuqua, Reuben N. and John Barrow signed a petition of "Inhabitants of Walton County for the Reappointment of H. M. Breckenridge" (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1832 Absalom Fuqua voted for a representative to the Legislative Council from Walton Co. Florida, Reuben and John were 4th and 5th in line behind him. Jesse Senderfitt was just behind him. (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1839 Absalom Fuqua, Randall R. Fuqua, Randal Fuqua, Jr., Richmond Barrow, R. V. Barrow, Jesse Senderfitt all signed a petition requesting the clearing of Yellow River. 1831-1841 AbsalomFuqua's sons, Morton, John and James were all born in Florida, according to the Confederate records. (Census of Enumeration of Conf. Soldiers Residing in AL, 1907) Birthdates found here and in census records, cemeteries and homestead papers are so inconsistant, that there is no way of knowing exactly when they were born. I believe the order given in the 1850 census would at least be the correct order. 1840 Absalom and the family were in the 1840 census for Walton County, Florida. His father, R.R. Fuqua, aged 70-80, was two households away. John Barrow was between them: 1842 Absalom Fuqua and his father, both signed a petition requesting a levy for clearing Yellow River of snags. Source for petitions: Vols. XXII - XXVI The Territory of Florida, 1821-1845, The Territorial Papers of the United States ( 21 vols., Washington, Government PrintinfgOffice, 1934- ))
1845 Randolph Fuqua (was this Absalom's father or brother?) voted in the first statewide election held in Florida. This took place in Daniel A. Wilkinson's house in Almarante. Absalom Fuqua didn't vote. Had he moved to Alabama? 1850 Absolom and the family were in the census for Conecuh Co., Alabama. (All the children were later listed as born in Alabama, but Confederate records showed differently.) I found the voting records in a journal of the Okaloosa County Genealogical Society. The birth places came from the Civil War documents, Brewton, AL. The death date and place came from the Fuqua Foundation files.
1850 Census, Conecuh County, Alabama, Page 762, HH#777 Fuqua, Absolom, male, 50, farmer, AL - 6776 Tabitha, female, 45, SC Wesley, male, 18, farmer, AL Morton, male,16,farmer,AL John, male, 15, farmer, AL Nancy J, female, 14, AL Elizabeth, female, 14, AL James, male, 12, AL Sarah A, female,10, AL Manerva, female,9,AL Reuben, male, 8, AL George , male, 7, AL Wealthy, female, 6, AL Mary A, female, 5, AL Samuel, male, 4 AL Next door, living with the Overstreet family: Richard Fuqua, 13 Was he a child of Absalom, also?
1860 Early Co. Georgia census: Rabren family reunion believes him to be buried at one of the Sepulga cemeteries. However, I found an Absalom Fuqua, same age as ours, listed in the 1860 Early Co. census, living alone and working as a farm hand. Because he left Early Co. to move to Florida/Alabama, I have to wonder if that was ours, returning to his earlier home for some reason. Living next household was a young widow. Could she have been a daughter by a previous marriage?
Although it is not proof of familial ties, the proximity of names on the census record usually shows the physical proximity of homesteads, and this proximity in many cases implies kinship. This is because, in the early days of the settlement of the country, the federal marshals (census takers) rode the dirt roads that bordered section lines and divided rural real estate to access the homesteaders for census interviews. Since the custom at that time was for landholders to subdivide their land between sons and sons-in- laws, adjacent properties were often occupied by kin. Of course, this is only a clue, but a valuable one.
Whose son is this? From: "Carolyn Clark" Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 19:47:53 -0600 To: "Barbara Martin" <barbaramn#gnt.net> Barbara, I have an Andrew J. Fuqua that married my Harriet A. "Hattie" Carter McLeod. He was born 13 May 1865 and died 22 December 1899 in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida. They were married 25 July 1888 in Milton. They had 2 children that I know of : Alva Stewart Fuqua who married Amelia Stewart and Stella Fuqua who married Robert Lindsey. Both children were born in Milton. That is all the info I have, hope it helps. I am not related to the Fuquas, only from Harriets first husband William McLeod.
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