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Note: HI16831
Note: (Research):Notes by William F. Russell
John Sheridan Whitehurst was called "Uncle Jackie. His first wife was Mary Collins. The place of marriage is not known. She died in childbirth of their only child, Mary Whitehurst. This daughter grew to womanhood, married Buck Holland in Georgia and was the mother of a large family. One of the grandsons, Logan McClain lived in Statesboro, Georgia at one time. Not much is known of his second wife, Mary Griffin, called "Aunt Polly". She was born in South Carolina in 1800 and died at Boca Chica Island, Monroe County, Florida. It has been reported she was tall with dark hair and eyes. Some of the older members of the family said she was of Indian blood. She is buried at Boca Chica Island, Monroe County, Florida but her grave is unmarked.
According to his tombstone inscription, was born June 23, 1783.
His first wife was Mary Collins, but I have never learned where this marriage took place. She died at the birth of their only child, Mary Whitehurst. This daughter grew to womanhood, married Buck Holland in Georgia and is reported to have been the mother of a large family, but all I have been able to learn regarding this family is to the effect that one of her grandsons, Logan McClain, lived at one time in Statesboro, Georgia.
Very little has been learned regarding his second wife, Mary Griffin, (or Alderman) called "Aunt Polly". She is reported to have been tall and slender with dark hair and eyes, and one of the older members of the family claim that she was of Indian descent. The U. S. Census records of Hamilton County, Florida, 1830 lists her "over 30 and under 40". The Hillsborough County, Florida, 1860, lists her "age 60, place of birth South Carolina". She was living at this time with her granddaughter Mary Frances Brownlow (Mrs. W. B. White). She died on Boca Chica Island, Monroe County, Florida, 1865 at the home of her grandson William Edward Erastus McClellan, and is buried there, her grave is unmarked and the exact location is not known.
John Sheridan Whitehurst is found to have lived in various parts of Georgia before entering Florida. Madison, Morgan County, Georgia Deed Book 1, page 58 records his witnessing on September 26, 1807, a deed transferring land in the 15th District of Baldwin County, Georgia, and an affidavit was made in Tattnall County, January 16, 1808 by one John Biggs to the effect that he saw John Sheridan Whitehurst witness the above. This affidavit was registered June 9, 1808 at Madison, on Morgan County Deed Books from Tattnall County, Georgia. Page 62, Deed Book 1, Morgan County, Georgia records John Whitehurst as a witness to receipt signed by Needham Walker.
Georgia Military Records, 1779-1839, Page 287 show that John Whitehurst served as a private in Lieutenant William Cooley's Company, Georgia Militia, during the war of 1812, and was at Fort McIntosh, Telfair County, Georgia from September 5, 1813 to September 15, 1813.
He moved his family from Georgia into Florida some time between 1826 and 1830 but the exact date has not been determined. The U. S. Census, Hamilton County, Florida, 1830, lists him "Over 50 and under 60", his wife "over 30 and under 40", and his children "1 male over 10 and under 15", 1 male over 5 and under 10", "2 males under 5", "1 female over 10 and under 15", and "1 Female under 5". The U. S. Census Hillsborough County, Florida, 1860, lists him "age 81, place of birth North Carolina, Occupation Farmer". At this time he was living in the house hold of J. N. Garrison.
1839 March 16; Elected Justice of the Peace, Hamilton County, Florida Source: Floridian and Advocate, periodical
I have never been able to learn just when he and his family left Hamilton County, Florida (The present site of Jasper, Florida) but they were among the first settlers of what is now Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida.
They settled sometime before the "hurricane" about 1848 to the part of Hillsborough County which is now Pinellas.
My aunt, Sarah Matilda Russel (Mrs. Richard Wallace Knowles) has a photograph of John Sheridan Whitehurst, which is the only one in existence as far as I have been able to learn.
**************************************************************** Notes Prepared by Gail Whitehurst Hughes
John Sheridan Whitehurst (Uncle Jackie) was born June 23, 1793 in Beaufort County, North Carolina. His first wife was Mary Collins, but I do not know where this marriage took place. She died at the birth of their only child, Mary Whitehurst. This daughter grew to womanhood, married Buck Hollan and was the mother of a large family. One of the grandsons, Logan McClain lived in Statesboro, Georgia at one time. Not much is known of his second wife Mary (Polly) Griffin (she was called Aunt Polly). She was born in South Carolina in 1800 and died in 1865 at Boca Chica Island, Monroe County, Florida. It has been reported she was tall with dark hair and eyes and some of the older members of the family said she was Indian blood. She is buried at Boca Chica, Monroe County, Florida but her grave is unmarked. John Sheridan Whitehurst died October 8, 1878 and is buried in Curlew Cemetery. Ozona, Florida.
**************************************************************** Notes by Geoffrey A. Thompson
According to an ARMED OCCUPATION ACT LAND PERMITS, DM ID: 149480, Doc. Date: 08/02/1843, Legacy Doc. Locator: AOP3896 John Whitehurst came to Florida in February 1830.
Participated in the First Statewide (Florida) Election May 26, 1845. He voted at the Chuccocharts (Hammock) Precinct, Benton County. Name recorded is Whitehurst, John. Source: p. 32, Florida Voters in Their First Statewide Election, May 26, 1845, by Brian E. Michaels, The Florida State Genealogical Society, 1987.
Full Context of Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78
Bro. John Whitehurst was born in Pamlico Sound, N. C., June 27, 1783; died at Clear Water Harbor, Fla., Oct. 28, 1877. He moved to Georgia about the time he was grown; to Florida about the year 1830, and has lived in various part of the state. Bro. Daniel S. Whitehurst (brother of the above) preceded him but a short time, aged 87 years, leaving an aged widow and a large family.
**************************************************************** In the 1860 U.S. Census John Whitehurst, age 81 was listed as living with Mr. Joseph N. Garrison and his niece Mary Sutton Garrison on their farm in Hillsborough Co., FL.
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Whitehurst, John State: Georgia Year: 1820 County: Montgomery Roll: M33_9 Township: Unknown Townships Page: 63 Image: 97 **************************************************************** Whitehurst, John State: Georgia Year: 1824 County: Montgomery Roll: Township: Page: 0 Image:
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