Florida Pioneer Biographies

Submitted by Descendants:  Gregory N., Jon L. III, and Jon L. COURSON Jr. Joseph Alexander McIntosh was born in Nassau County, Florida and lived there his entire life.  Deserted by his father, he was raised by his Grandfather, Joseph Alexander Higginbotham.  He served as a Confederate Soldier during the Civil…

Submitted by Descendants:  Jason Lewis, Keri Lee, and Lee McCormick CORNMAN; Carolyn Marie, Jean McCormick, Kevin Conner, and Susan Leslie IMES; Brian James, Dean Griffin, Ethel Griffin, and Scott Wallace MCCORMICK; William Henry WILLIAMS, Jr. William McGriff was born in South Carolina, circa 1771, the son of Revolutionary Soldier Colonel…

Submitted by Descendants:  Jason Lewis, Keri Lee, and Lee McCormick CORNMAN; Carolyn Marie, Jean McCormick, Kevin Conner, and Susan Leslie IMES; Brian James, Dean Griffin, Ethel Griffin, and Scott Wallace MCCORMICK; William Henry WILLIAMS, Jr. Patrick Augustus McGriff, also known as Patrick A. McGriff or P.A. McGriff, was born on…

Submitted by Descendant:  Cecil P. PEEL Jr. Moses Andrew “Lamb” McClelland was born circa 1821 in Telfair County, Georgia, the son of Silas McClelland and Penelope Anderson.  The family relocated to Florida in the 1830’s and on 17 June 1837, at the age of 16, Moses enrolled during the 2nd Seminole…

Submitted by Descendants:  Elizabeth Louise McClellan SKILLMAN and Linda Colleen SKILLMAN-MITCHELL Only sixteen when his father died, Samuel McClellan clearly inherited his father’s work ethic as well as his religious beliefs.  Moving in with his eldest sister, Margaret Stephens, Samuel worked on her farm until he was at least 28,…

Submitted by Descendants:  Elizabeth Louise McClellan SKILLMAN and Linda Colleen SKILLMAN-MITCHELL Charles McClellan was both a man of the cloth and a man of the soil.  Originally from either North or South Carolina, probably the Barnwell district, Charles migrated from southwestern Georgia to Jefferson County.  Indeed, the 1830 census of…

Submitted by Descendants:  Alexander Kent, Jon Karl, Pamela Denise DOKE; Andy Neal, and Neil Doke DUKES; Mable Claire Doke ELLINGTON; Burnell Mitchell and Patricia Dianne McLean SCHUSTER John Mathews was born 5 May 1800 in Georgia.  When he was about 5 years old Indians attacked the family, killing all except…

Submitted by Descendant:  Charlotte Maddox PIERCE Fred Maddox was born 7 February 1889 in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida to John Wesley Maddox of Apalachicola and Charlotte Wall Maddox of Cheltenham, England. In 1905 Fred, his brother Roy, and their father, John Wesley Maddox was hired to “sound” along St. Joseph…

Submitted by Descendants:  Kathleen Elizabeth Hagan TINDELL and Christine TINDELL-DAWSON Cathrina Margarite Anna Mabrumati was born 13 March 1785 in St. Augustine, Florida.  She was one of six children born to Anastacio Mabrumati and Francisca Llebres.  Cathrina married Josiah “Joseph” Hagan in St. Augustine, Florida, 27 October 1800.  Joseph and…