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Note: 1740's: Thomas Kea and allied family notes, from c. 1740.
1746: Edward Woodham, Sr., moved from Charles City, Va., to Granville Co., NC in mid-1740's. [family history]
1761: By 1761, Edward Woodham, Sr., owned land in Dobbs Co., NC, his farm adjoined land owned by Richard Caswell, the 1st Governor of the new State of North Carolina. Richard Caswell was named as Administrator of the Estate of John Woodham in 1767. [family history]
1769: ...between Bear Creek and Walnut Creek in Wayne County, formerly Dobbs County, a 200 acre tract, part of a 400 acre tract granted to Benjamin Skinner, Sr., dated 12/16/1769...adjacent to property of Benjamin Skinner, Sr., and his brother, William Skinner...to James Johnson's corner, which originally belonged to Benjamin Skinner, Sr...(Deed Book 1, 1780-1785; dated 1/13/1783)
1771: Robert Kea obtains a land grant of 300 acres in then Dobbs County, NC (now part of Lenoir County), on 11/14/1771 (on the South side of the Neuse River and on the East side of Marsh Branch that runs into Fauling (Falling) Creek.) Edward Woodham,Jr., father of Ariss Woodham; Benjamin Skinner, Sr., father of Lemuel Skinner; and James Johnson, father of LEONORE JOHNSON; also owned land in the Dobbs (now Lenoir County) area. [also see Thomas and Leonore Kea / Benjamin Skinner, Sr., entry for year 1826.]
1772: David Cannon receives a King George III land grant (aka 'Royal Grant') of 300 acres; 'in Craven County, on the North side of Lynches creek, bounded on all sides by vacant land;' ref. Royal Grants, Vol. 28, pp 483, plat dated 10/6/1772, recorded 3/19/1773. [see entries for 1785, 1813, 1833.]
1773: Prior to Edward Woodham's move to SC, John Beasley receives first land grant of 100 acres from South Carolina on 3/12/1773; on Boggy Gully, branch of Sparrow Swamp, waters of Lynches Creek.
1775: [This is the earliest calculated birthdate for Thomas Kea.] Thomas Kea, age < 1 in 1775. 'William Thomas was born in 1790, and Lanie was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, Green, pp. 2]. [Based on the 1820 census, dated February 22, 1820; Thomas was age 26 and less than 45, (b. 1775 - 1794); Lanie was age 16 and less than 26, (b. 1795 - 1804).]
1777-79: Curtis Ivey recorded as Ensign 5th Regiment NC, 4/23/1777; 1st Lt, 10/10/1777; trans to 3rd Regiment NC, 6/17/1778; Capt, 2/1/1779; trans to 4th Regiment; Camp Southern Army, Ponpon, North Carolina, 2/6/1782, Lt Col Archibald Lyttle, commander; served to close of war. [From Rev War Records]
1780: Edward Woodham, Jr., listed on the 1780 Dobbs County, NC Taxlist, Taylor District, Lenoir County, in the vicinity of present day LaGrange and the Institute community.
1780: Edward Woodham, Jr., listed on the 1780 Dobbs County, NC Taxlist, Loftin District, Lenoir County, in the vicinity of present day Kinston, south of the Neuse River.
1780: Edward, Jr., drafted into the North Carolina militia 11/4/1780. He was in the Dobbs Regiment, Captain Lofton's Company.
1780: James Johnson listed on Dobbs County, NC, 1780 Taxlist. The property is located in Taylor District, Lenoir County, (in the vicinity of present day La Grange and the Institute community.) Listed next to James Johnson is Edward Woodham, Jr., and Benjamin Skinner.
1782: Benjamin Skinner's family left Lenoir Co., NC., c.1782-3, and moved to Darlington Co., SC. The James Johnson family was still in Lenoir Co., NC., until after 1800. (notes from W. Garrett Johnson, Sr., descendent of James Johnson.) [from Skinner family history]
1782: Curtis Ivey recorded as Ensign 5th Regiment NC, 4/23/1777; 1st Lt, 10/10/1777; trans to 3rd Regiment NC, 6/17/1778; Capt, 2/1/1779; trans to 4th Regiment; Camp Southern Army, Ponpon, North Carolina, 2/6/1782, Lt Col Archibald Lyttle, commander; served to close of war. [From Rev War Records]
1783: ...between Bear Creek and Walnut Creek in Wayne County, formerly Dobbs County, a 200 acre tract, part of a 400 acre tract granted to Benjamin Skinner, Sr., dated 12/16/1769...adjacent to property of Benjamin Skinner, Sr., and his brother, William Skinner...to James Johnson's corner, which originally belonged to Benjamin Skinner, Sr...(Deed Book 1, 1780-1785; dated 1/13/1783)
1783: Benjamin Skinner, Sr., receives land grant of 200 acres on Sparrow Swamp, dated 5/11/1783. (also see year 1813: Thomas Kea purchases 85 acres from Frederick K Skinner, Benjamin, Sr's., son.)
1784: Thomas and Robert Kea, and (Capt.) Curtis Ivey, recorded in 1784 Sampson County Taxpayer records.
1784: Thomas Kea recorded in 1784-1786 Sampson County State Census; in Kenan's District; one white, one black, total two.
1785: Edward Woodham, Sr., died in latter part of 1784. In January, 1786, Eleanor Woodham sold land to Lemuel Hardee. The Woodham's settled on the north side of the Lynches River. Edward Woodham, Jr., is enumerated on SE side of 200 acre plat of Benjamin Skinner land dated 5/11/1785, on what is now Hebron Church road.
1785: 200 acre land (State of SC) grant to Benjamin Skinner, Sr., on 5/11/1785. Property described as 'in the District of Cheraw, on Sparrow Swamp' bounded by Edward Woodham Land. [Darlington County RMC (State Plat)] [also see entries for Thomas Kea, years 1813, 1816, 1819]
1785: 200 acre land (State of SC) grant to Philip Pittman on 6/6/1785. Property described as 'in the District of Cheraw, near Lynches creek' bounded by David Cannon Land. [Darlington County RMC (State Plat) Vol. 17, pp 332, Frame 348, 6/6/1785]
1785: On 8/19/1785, Edward Woodham, Jr., receives another 350 acre grant, adjoining John Beasley's Lynches River property and Edward Woodham, Jr's., property.
1786: Robert Kea was appointed to serve as a juror in Sampson County; May 11, 1786.
1786: Philip Pitman plat for 100 acres, North side of Lynches Creek, for Harmon Hollowman, 6/14/1786.
1790: James (Johnston) and family enumerated in the Dobbs County, NC census; 1 male, >16; 2 males, <16; 4 females. page 135, electronic. (1-2-4, three males and four females.)
1790: 'William Thomas Key (his ggg grandfather was named Thomas) was born in 1790.' [Eleven Generations, pp. 2] Note: Hampstead Parish is now part of the Camden Borough; Greater London area. Since 1965, Middlesex is no longer a county.
1790: Robert (Key) and family enumerated in the Sampson Co., NC census, page 51, image 0409, electronic. (2-4-5, Six males and five females.) 2 males, inc. head of household; 4 males less than 16; 5 females.
1790: Thomas Kea, age <15 in 1790. 'William Thomas was born in 1790, and Lanie was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, Green, pp. 2]. [Based on the 1820 census, dated February 22, 1820; Thomas was age 26 and less than 45, (b. 1775 - 1794); Lanie was age 16 and less than 26, (b. 1795 - 1804).]
1790: John (Johnston) and family enumerated in the Sampson Co., NC census, page 52, electronic. (1-3-4, four males and four females.) 1 male, head of household; 3 males less than 16; 4 females.
1791: Edward / Anna Skinner sells Sott Segars 100 acres for 30 pounds. This parcel is part of a 170 acre land grant to Philip Pitman, dated Feb. 7, 1791. This land is bounded by Benjamin Skinner, Valion Skinner, and Jonathan Cotton. [dated 7/22/1806, recorded 2/28/2807]
1792: 'Curtis Ivey, son of John Ivey, was a Captain in the Continental Army, served as first Clerk of Court of Sampson County, NC. Curtis (1759-1792) married Sarah Routledge and lived on a plantation near Turkey, NC; he is buried near Turkey, N.C., in the Moore Cemetery.' [Helen Flach] kwflach@@aol.com
1792: Thomas Kea probably born in year Capt. Curtis Ivey died in 1792.
1793: 'Laney was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, pp. 2]
1794: [This is the latest calculated birthdate for Thomas Kea.] Thomas Kea, age 1 - 19 in 1794. 'William Thomas was born in 1790, and Lanie was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, Green, pp. 2]. [Based on the 1820 census, dated February 22, 1820; Thomas was age 26 and less than 45, (b. 1775 - 1794); Lanie was age 16 and less than 26, (b. 1795 - 1804).]
1794: [This is the earliest calculated birthdate for Lanie Johnson Kea.] Lanie Kea, age <1 in 1794. 'William Thomas was born in 1790, and Lanie was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, Green, pp. 2]. [Based on the 1820 census, dated February 22, 1820; Thomas was age 26 and less than 45, (b. 1775 - 1794); Lanie was age 16 and less than 26, (b. 1795 - 1804).]
1795: Benjamin Skinner deed dated 11/10/1795 to Fadius Brown, Sr., 220 acres; part of two tracts, 170 acres (the 170 Pittman grant), and 1000 acre tract (Elias DuBose); Darlington Co., RMC, Book A, pages 492,493; recorded 3/30/1797.
1797: John Alexander bought land from his father-in-law, Edward Woodham, Jr., on 9/5/1797. The land was located on the north side of Lynches Creek. Both John and Edward later bought land on the south side of Lynches Creek and moved there. [John William Reese Alexander, son of John, married Delilah Alexandra Kea, daughter of Thomas; about 1840.]
1798: William Bramlett's daughter, Esther, marries Reuben Beasley, son of John Beasley. [Thomas Kea's purchase of 100 acres from John Phillips, dated 9/27/1821, was part of a 320 acre land grant to William Bramlett, dated 5/14/1810.]
1800: Benjamin Skinner, 20010-00101-00; Darlington Co., SC census, pg 121.gif [electronic] The 2 males under 10 and female over 45; related to his mother? [see the 1810 census, there are no males aged 10 - 26; no females over 45.]
1800: Thomas Kea, age 6 - 25 in 1800. 'William Thomas was born in 1790, and Lanie was born in 1793.' [Eleven Generations, Green, pp. 2]. [Based on the 1820 census, dated February 22, 1820; Thomas was age 26 and less than 45, (b. 1775 - 1794); Lanie was age 16 and less than 26, (b. 1795 - 1804).]
1800: Thomas Kea; rootsweb taxlists/21.ipg electronic
1801: 'Thomas Kea owns land he bought from his father James Kea, Esq., in 1801 and 1802, but the land is sold back to his father in 1803. Thomas not found on land or tax lists in Surry County, Virginia after 1802. He either died or left the county.' [Mary Catherine Flythe]
1806: Jacob and Jean Kelley sell 100 acres to Edward Skinner for $200. This was originally a 100 acre land grant to Philip Pittman, dated 2/17/1791. This property is bounded by Samuel Hearon and William Mozingo property. [dated 4/2/1806, recorded 2/28/1807]
1806: Edward / Anna Skinner sells Jonathan Cotton 50 acres; part of a 6/5/1786 Philip Pitman 200 acre land grant. [dated 4/2/1806, recorded 2/28/1807; Bk A, p 158]
1806: Edward / Anna Skinner sells Sott Segars 100 acres for 30 pounds. This parcel is part of a 170 acre land grant to Philip Pitman, dated Feb. 7, 1791. This land is bounded by Benjamin Skinner, Valion Skinner, and Jonathan Cotton. [dated 7/22/1806, recorded 2/28/2807]
1808: John Powell plat for 200 acres on Boggy Swamp (Clyde Community), Darlington District surveyed by John Harrell on 8/31/1808 and 600 acres for John Powell by John Harrell, recorded 12/27 and 12/28/1810, respectively. Property adjoined Thomas Kea, the Elder. SC Archives & History, Series S213192, Vol 45, pgs 214, 218. (Thomas Kea, the younger, would be about age 14 in 1808.)
1809: Abraham Beasley plat for 1,074 3/4 acres located on Long Branch (near now Una community); Darlington County Plats, Book 1, page 41; dated 1/2/1809, recorded 1/10/1809. [also see his year 1830 entry]
1810: Samuel Hearon sells 54 acres to Winston Delk on 3/10/1810; described as part of 200 acres originally granted to Philip Pitman, situated between William Mozingo and Samuel Hearon, recorded 3/25/1811. [ref Book C-D pp 21, roll # C 7001.] [see Pittman, year 1785]
1810: The official (as of) date for the 1810 census was August 6, 1810; to be completed within 9 months, and extended by law to 10 months.
1810: Edward, Benjamin, John, and Frederick Skinner, sons of Benjamin Skinner and Pricilla Woodham, were recorded in the 1810 Darlington Dist., SC. US Census. The recording order: Phelps Thomas, [Warren Key,*] Edward Skinner, Benjamin Skinner, John Skinner, James Oats, Frederick Skinner. Ref: rootsweb, ~usgenweb/sc/darlington/census/ 1810/0009.gif
1810: Jonathan Cotton recorded in 1810 US Census, adjacent to his brother-in-law, William Mozingo; and 22 households from Phillip Pittman. [0-0-0-1-0 : 1-0-0-1-0]
1810: Newitt Delk, brother of Vincent Delk, was recorded in the 1810 Federal census, next to Stephen Oates. Newitt's plantation adjoined the 3,000 acre plantation owned by Moses Sanders, who lived in Darlington Village. The Sanders plantation encompassed nearly all of the immense bay known as the 'Big Cypress': 34:14:16 North; 80:10:28 West, near US Hwy 15 / SC Road 22. [Darlington Plats; Book 1, page 231, film C-7297]
1810: Jeremiah Belk recorded in 1810 Federal census 2 households from Philip Pitman; Philip originally owned the first 54 acres of land that Thomas Kea purchased in 1812.
1811: 'Thomas married Laney in 1811.' [Eleven Generations,' pp. 3] The original Thomas Kea home is .5 miles SW of Stokes Bridge; at 80 W 12'15" and 34 N 17'17". This is now S.C. Road 13, north from U.S. 15, running parallel to Lynches River (the old 'Chesterfield Road.') [Darlington RMC, Book R, Page 242-243, dated 12/8/1846, recorded 10/12/1854.]
1812: 'Soon after (Thomas] married, he took out naturalization papers and became an American citizen.' ['Eleven Generations, page 5] "[The US Congress passed the first law regulating naturalization in 1790 (1 Stat. 103). The two-step process took 5 years; after residing in the US for 2 years, an alien could file a 'declaration of intent' ('first papers'); and after 3 additional years, the alien could 'petition for natuaralization.' A certificate of citizenship was issued after the petition was granted.]"
1812**: Thomas Kea purchased his first land tract, 54 acres, from Vincent Delk** on Tuesday, January 14, 1812, near Lynches Creek, adjacent to William Mozingo**. This property, 200 acres originally owned by Philip Pitman, was owned by Samuel Hearon in 1810. Samuel Hearon sold the 54 acres to Winston Delk on 3/10/1810. (Book L, pp 77) also see entry for 1806: Edward Skinner sells Jonathan Cotton 50 acres; part of a Philip Pitman land grant of 100 acres. [dated 4/2/1806, recorded 2/28/1807 Bk A, p 158]
1812: Thomas and Lanie's first child was born on Wednesday, December 23, 1812; Curtis Ivey.
1813: Thomas Kea and Leonore Kea sells to Benjamin Skinner (one ninth part-her share) of all the lands of James Johnson, Deceased, in Lenoir (Old Dobbs) County, North Carolina; on Fawling (Falling) Creek, July 8, 1813 (see year 1780 above, same property. Darlington County Deed Book E, page 105) Thomas "X" Kea and Leonore "X" Kea. Witnessed by John and Frederick Skinner. (also see comments for Robert Kea, year 1771.) ...between Bear Creek and Walnut Creek in Wayne County, formerly Dobbs County, a 200 acre tract, part of a 400 acre tract granted to Benjamin Skinner dated 12/16/1769...adjacent to property of Benjamin Skinner and his brother, William Skinner...to James Johnson's corner, which originally belonged to Benjamin Skinner...(Deed Book 1, 1780-1785; dated 1/13/1783)
1813: Samuel Hearon to Vincent Delk; 200 acres on the east side of Lynches Creek, adjacent to Mozingo and Cotton; a part of the "(David) Cannon Grant," next to the original Philip Pitman grant (certified 6/6/1785), now property of Thomas Kea. [dated 9/29/1813, recorded 10/20/1818; Book G, pp 249, roll # C 7002.] [also see entries for David Cannon, years 1772, 1785 and 1833]
1813: Thomas Kea purchases 85 acres from Frederick Skinner. The land was adjacent to William Mozingo,** near Lynches Creek. [also see entry for Benjamin Skinner, year 1785]
1814: Thomas and Lanie's 2nd child was born on August 26, 1814; Mary Ann.
1815: 'Soon after [Thomas] married, he took out naturalization papers and became an American citizen.' [see 1812 entry - Federal Court records, District of South Carolina, Books 1-12, 1789-1861; Film Box M-1183-1, South Carolina Archives; original records in Atlanta, Georgia]
1815: Benjamin and Elley Skinner sell 50 acres to Jonathan Cotton; part of a Philip Pitman land grant dated 2/17/1791; bounded by Kea's land on the west, and Mozingo land on the east; dated 10/21/1815.
1816: Samuel Hearon sells 200 acres to Asa Woodham. Adjoins Vincent Delk, Samuel Hearon; running SW 58:55; running SE 16:27; running NE 85:28:10. [dated 12/30/1816]
1816: Thomas Kea purchases 35 acres from Benjamin [X] Skinner, and Elenore (X) Skinner. The land was adjacent to Thomas Kea's old line, and was adjacent to William Mozingo**, near Lynches Creek; dated 7 March 1816; deed witnessed by William Skinner and Wilds Smith. William Skinner appeared before Edward Skinner, J.P., and witnessed that he saw Benjamin Skinner and Elender Skinner deliver deed to Thomas Kea; dated 7 March 1816.
1817: Thomas and Lanie's 3rd child was born on May 4, 1817; Winniford.
1818: Thomas and Lanie's 4th child was born on June 13, 1818; Nancy.
1819: Thomas Kea purchases 100 acres from Benjamin [X] Skinner. The land was adjacent to Thomas Kea's old line; dated 6 August 1819; witnessed by James Skinner and John Phillips. Edward Skinner, J.P., witnessed that Eleanor Skinner appeared and renounced her dower to the land deed to Thomas Kea; dated 12 October 1819, signed Elenor [X] Skinner. John Phillips appeared before Edward Skinner and swore he saw Benjamin Skinner, sign and deliver deed for 100 acres to Thomas Kea; dated 12 October 1819.
1820: J Belk listed on 1820 Mills Atlas map; adjacent to Lynches River, between Dubose's Ferry and Newman's Ferry, on what is now Lee State Park Road (SC 22). [From his Will, Jeremiah leaves two pieces of land in the Lynches Creek Swamp to descendants; ref. decendant Frances Stinnet: stinnet@@unicomp.net ]
1820: The recorded order of the 2/22/1821 census: Burton Beasley, William Mozingo**, Elijah Marshall, James Outlaw, Absalom Elmore, Wilder Smith, Moses Shirley, Jeptha Jones, Thomas Gay, Vincent Delk**, Daniel Hearon, Abraham Beasley (also see year 1809 entry), Thomas Kea, and William McClendon. The original Thomas Kea home is .5 miles SW of Stokes Bridge; at 80 W 12'15" and 34 N 17'17". This is now S.C. Road 13, north from U.S. 15, running parallel to Lynches River (the old 'Chesterfield Road.') [Darlington RMC, Book R, Page 242-243, dated 12/8/1846, recorded 10/12/1854.]
1820: Thomas Kea, with family of six, was listed in 1820 Darlington Dist., S.C., US Census; Two Males: one aged < 10 yrs [Curtis Ivey]; one aged 26 - < 45yrs (between 1775 - 1794 [Thomas] ; Four Females: three aged < 10 yrs [Mary Ann, Winniford, Nancy]; and one aged 16 - < 26 yrs ['Lanie'].
1820: Thomas and Lanie's 5th child was born in March, 1820; James.
1820: The official (as of) date for the 1820 census was August 7, 1820; to be completed within 6 months, and extended by law to 13 months. The Darlington County census is dated February 22, 1821.
1820: 'Atha' Woodham, brother of Asa, sells John Beasley, Jr., 168 acres; property bounded by Vincent Delk, Henry Beasley, and Bramlett land. [dated 8/11/1820]
1820's: 'Skinner's Meeting House (Hebron Methodist Church) became an active Methodist Society in the early 1820's.' [History of Wesley Chapel, J L Andrews, 1992, page 26] also see Hebron entry for 1838.
1821: Thomas Kea appointed as appraiser of Estate of Edward Skinner, Deceased, dated 4/16/1821; Darlington, SC Estate Package 648, SC Archives Film # N49. [Edward was the son of Benjamin Skinner, Sr.]
1821: Thomas Kea's final purchase: 100 (actual 86) acres from John Phillips, dated 9/27/1821. This is part of a 320 acre land grant to William Bramlett, dated 5/14/1810.
1821: Thomas and Lanie's 6th child was born in 1821; Delilah.
1825: Thomas and Lanie's 7th child was born on February 11, 1825; Zachariah.
1826: Johnathan Cotton and Emanuel Hearon witness the Friday, August 25, 1826 Will of Thomas Kea: Of the 374 acres owned by Thomas Kea; Curtis Ivey inherited 100 acres 'on the upper part or corner;' James inherited 110 acres 'on the lower part or corner;' Zachariah inherited 110 acres 'on the lower side of my land;' and Lanie received a life inheritance for the remainder, 54 acres. 'The remaining acres are to be divided between my three sons at Lanie's death.' (Darlington Co., Probate Records, Case A, Nr. 969)
1826: Thomas Kea appraises estate of Moses Shirley; included in Will file is record of 325 acre Shirley plat adjoining Lynches creek; the land borders Samuel Hearon, Charles Beasley, Asa Woodham. On the 1820 Mills Atlas map, Moses Shirley next to Samuel Hearon; presently SC Road 13, north from US 15, running parallel to Lynches River.
1827: Thomas and Lanie's 8th child was born in 1827-1828.
1828: Thomas and Elenor Kea witness the Will of Benjamin Skinner, Sr., on Thursday, June 26, 1828. Thomas Kea, William Mozingo, and Vinson Delk appraise estate of Benjamin Skinner, Sr. (Will Bk 7, p 332)
1830: William born 3/7/1830.
1830: Thomas Kea, born 1791-1800, recorded in 1830 Federal census, between William Kelley and James Belk. [1 male under 5; 3 males 5 under 10; 2 males 15 under 20; 1 male 30 under 40] [3 females 10 under 15; 1 female 30 under 40] census date as of 6/1/1830
1830-31: John Key was the Lord Mayor of London; serving 2 years. [Electronic]
1833: Thomas and Lanie's 10th child was born on March 10, 1833; Margaret.
1833: Jesse Skinner sells Asa Woodham 100 acres. Bounded by Vincent Delk, Cannon land, Lewis Hicks, and Samuel Hearon line. [dated 2/2/1833] [also see entries for David Cannon, years 1772, 1785 and 1813]
1833: 1,282 acre plat for James Skinner; between Lynches River and Chesterfield Road, bounded by estate of Edward, his brother; Alexander, son of Edward; and estate of Charles Price; recorded 5/25/1833; Darlington County, Book 1, page 226 1/2. [This land adjoins the land of Thomas Kea; see 1833 entry below.]
1833: Vincent Delk sells Asa Woodham 394 acres on Chesterfield Road, January 10,1833, on Lynches Creek. Bounded by John Mattuse; [land of Thomas Kea, on NE & SE]; Daniel Hearon; Wesley Skinner (Lewis Hicks); and Samuel Hearon. [Darlington Co., RMC Book L, page 436, recorded 3/3/1834] Also see plat and year 1851. The Thomas Kea land is adjacent to the Chesterfield Road, at 80 W 12'28"; between 34 N 16'53" and 34 N 17'18", or 2,640 feet. This is S.C. Road 13, north from U.S. 15, running parallel to Lynches River.
1833: Vincent Delk sells 3 parcels to Asa Woodham; 260, 95, and 45.
The 260 acre parcel bounded by Thomas Kea, William Mozingo, Lemuel Skinner, John Gatlin, Byrd Skinner, and John Beasley, to line on (David) Cannon grant. Vincent Delk originally purchased this land from Samuel Hearon on 9/29/1813. [also see entries for David Cannon, years 1772, 1785 and 1813]
The 95 acre parcel. Vincent Delk originally purchased this land from John Shirley on 12/12/1826.
The 45 acre parcel bounded by Redden Beasley, Samuel Hearon, Jesse Skinner, to the 95 acre line.
1835: Thomas and Lanie's 11th (last) child was born on October 9, 1835; Thomas Jefferson.
1835: (1) Curtis Kea and Kinchen Mozingo appointed Administrators of Estate of Thomas Kea, deceased, on Tuesday, October 20, 1835. (2) Darlington County Bond for $4,000 for Thomas Kea, Deceased, on Monday, November 2, 1835. (3) List of funeral expenses of Thomas Kea, on Monday, December 7, 1835.
1836: (1) Lanie Kea appointed Executrix of Estate of Thomas Kea, deceased, on March 4, 1836. (2) Curtis Ivey Kea was named Guardian ad Litem for the eight minor children of Thomas Kea, Deceased: Nancy, age 18; Delilah, age 17; James, age 16; Zachariah, age 11; John W., age 9; William, age 6; Margaret E., age 3, and Thomas, age five months; document dated March 4, 1836. (3) Jonathan Cotton, Alexander Skinner, and William Mozingo, who married Laney Cotton, was appointed as appraisers of the Estate of Thomas Kea on March 31, 1836.
1838: Thomas' son Curtis was a trustee of Hebron Methodist Church at Stokes Bridge, S.C. in 1838; with McKenzie Mozingo, brother of Kinchen Mozingo. Mary Ann Kea, sister of Curtis, married Kinchen Mozingo. [History of Wesley Chapel, J L Andrews, 1992, page 636, note #28] also see Skinner's Meeting House entry for 1820's.
1846: W R Josey to John O'Kelly, 110 acres; land previously inherited by James Kea, bounded on North by C I Kea, East by K Mozingo, South by Asa Woodham, West by the Estate of Thomas Kea. The Thomas Kea land is 2,211 feet, 15 degrees N.W. on the Chesterfield Road, at 80 W 12'28"; between 34 N 16'53" and 34 N 17'18". This is now S.C. Road 13, north from U.S. 15, running parallel to Lynches River. [Darlington RMC, Book R, Page 242-243, dated 12/8/1846, recorded 10/12/1854.]
1851: Curtis Ivey sells 250 acres on Chesterfield Road to his brother-in-law, Kinchen Mozingo on September 9, 1851. This is 3 parcels; his, Lanie's, and Zachariah's. The land bounded by William Kelly, Jarrett Woodham, and McKenzie Mozingo. [Book Q, pp 478]
1854: John Gatlin to son Wright; 200 acres on the west side of Chesterfield Road, bounded by Shirley land; dated 10/28/1854.
1856: Kinchen Mozingo, husband of Mary Ann Kea, sold 250 acres on Chesterfield Road to Stephen Woodham, brother of Asa Woodham, on November 27, 1856.
1858: Stephen Woodham sells 250 acres, on Chesterfield Road, to his nephew, Hugh Middleton Woodham, the son of Asa Woodham. [dated 8/14/1858, recorded 7/23/1859] [Darlington Co., RMC Book T, page 124]
1860: Kinchen Mozingo, Mary Ann, son James, 28; Thomas, 23; M J, 21; Robert, 18; W W? 27; J L 15; Laney 14; Lorey 10; C J, 9; Claiborne Par., 707 Minden PO; 1860 Census. [Louisiana census states Mary Ann's father was born in North Carolina, and her mother was born in South Carolina.]
DATE ERROR - Will of Thomas Kea:
1830/1836: The Will of Thomas Kea was recorded in the 60th year after our Independence (1776), which would be the year 1836. The typed Will Record Date of March 4th, 1830 is in error, the typed Will Record Date should be March 4th, 1836.
1967: Included in 'Lena' Green's personal files in Texas, was a letter, written to Thomas Pipes on December 15, 1967. The writer, Mr. Horace F Rudisell, Darlington County Historian, stated: 'I knew the daughter of John Wesley [Alexander], a maiden lady who died several years ago and was about 88 years of age. She did not know anything about the Kea's, except that her grandmother Delila was a Kea.' [Of all John Wesley [Alexander's] daughters, Maggie [Alexander], who died in 1965 at age 86, is the only one that fits the profile described by the writer.] This is an amazing piece of information; in it Mr. Rudisell gives information about the Thomas Kea Will, and information about the South Carolina Kea family; that did not fit 'Lena' Green's "Eleven Kea Generations" profile. Mr. Rudisell also stated: 'I am satisfied that 'Leonore' and 'Lanie' Kea is the same person and that she was the daughter of James Johnson of Lenoir County, North Carolina.'
1967: It is also the opinion of Mr. Horace F Rudisell, Darlington County Historian, that 'although there is no evidence of Kea's buried at Hebron, Thomas and his wife are probably buried there; many unmarked graves abound.' [Pipes letter, page 2] Hebron Church is 80:11:21 West; 34:17:34 North.
1967: 'Arms in London places him (Thomas) as son of Wm Cade Key...I corresponded with a member of College of Arms in England...Queen Victoria St., London, E.C. 4' [from letter Lena wrote to Thomas Pipes, March 6, 1967]
[The 'Eleven Generations of Kea' information was provided courtesy of the Floyd County Historical Museum, PO Box 304, Floydada, Texas 79235. The Kea family records are maintained in the 'J. H. Green' file. 'Lena' Green, born on 8/30/1885 in Louisiana, died 1/22/1974; she is buried in Floydada Cemetery, Floydada, Texas.]
1970's: Elinor McCalman Seward, the wife of Chester Raymond Seward, wrote the following note in the margin of 'Eleven Generations,' page 7: 'This date is incorrect. His Will was entered for probate in Darlington Dist., S.C., 4 March 1836.' This note is a reference to the sentence in 'Eleven Genertions' that: 'Great Grandfather Thomas died in 1858.' (Chester was a grandson of Mary Ann Kea; and a g.g.grandson of Curtis Ivey Kea.)
1997: 'Howard Skinner, in his paper on "The Descendents of Benjamin Skinner" shows that Benjamin Skinner, Jr., born sometimes between 1765 and 1774. married Eleanor...... No surname was given, but in a copy of an e-mail letter from a Bob Skinner to a Ken Roberts (part of a pack of letters sent to me by a distant cousin) Bob says he is a descendent of Lemuel Skinner, brother of Edward, and that Lemuel's brother, Benjamin Skinner, Jr., married a Kea, too. He asks, "Do you know of Elenor and Curtis Ivey Kea are related?" Bob Skinner shows that Benjamin Skinner, Jr., and Eleanor Kea married sometime between 1775 and 1784.' [from Garnett Johnson letter to Larry Kea, dated July 29, 1997.]
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