Florida Pioneer Biographies

Submitted by Descendants:  Corey James, Heather Ann, Jason Michael, and Mary Ann Sullivan MAMMEN William Hawkins’ actual birth date is unknown, but the 1850 Leon Co. census record states that he was 50 years old.  He migrated to the Territory of Florida from the Greenville area of South Carolina, probably…

Submitted by Descendant:  Nicholas J. LINVILLE Margery Harris was born in Nassau County, Florida on 28 January 1845, and lived her entire life in Florida.  She married James Madison Wilson on 6 January 1859 in Clay County, Florida.  They had ten children together. James served in the Confederate Army during…

Submitted by Descendants:  Ireland Kate, Justin Lee, Lee Henry, Orbra Warthen, and Orbra Warthen HARRELL, Jr.; Caleb Nicholas, Jared Wade and Lydia Karen HATCHER; Karen Harrell Logan LEWIS; David Scott LOGAN; Cindy Logan Hatcher REYNOLDS Henry Haywood William Harrell was born in 1821 in Bullock County to John J. A.…

Submitted by Descendants:  Halley Bronson Jr., Halley Bronson III,  and Halley Bronson IV LEWIS Isaac Pierson Hardee was born in Horry County, South Carolina, the grandson of Joseph Hardee who served in the South Carolina Militia at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.  Isaac was raised and educated in Horry District until…

Submitted by Descendants:  Carl Edward, James Edward, Lora L. KRAMER, and Kelly Kramer WEEKLEY Tobitha Hall was born about 1808 in North Carolina and eventually settled in Hamilton County, Florida, where she remained until her death between 1860 and1870.  She married a farmer, John R. Cheshire, and had 13 children.…

Submitted by Descendants:  Byron Samuel CLEMONS for Holly Mae CLEMONS John Hague (Heck) was born in the Ebenezer Settlement in Effingham County, Georgia on 3 April 1767.  He was married twice.  His first wife was Agnes Poulidge (Pouledge) and they were married c. 1795.  His second wife from whom my…

Submitted by Descendant:  Frank HAGAN Francis Burdette Hagan was born 11 September 1827 at Black Creek, Duval County, Florida and traveled with his parents (purported to be the son of Malachi Hagan) over the next few years before settling in Manatee County in the Late 1850’s. He served in the…

Submitted by Descendants:  Heather Danielle, Paula Townsend, and Tara Lynn MARCZYNSKI James Alfred Hall was born in Georgia, but moved to Florida when he was a young boy.  His family settled in Hamilton County, Florida and he lived there most of his life, except for a brief move to New…

Submitted by Descendant:  William Thomas TUTTLE Sarah Elizabeth Grubb, the fourth child of Nicholas Grubb and Elizabeth K. Nathans, was born in Quincy, Florida on 13 Sep 1837.  Sarah remained in Florida for more than thirty years.  At the age of 16, she married Ephraim M. Tuttle, a resident of…