Isaac C. Weldon

Name spelled Iseck in father's will, probably Isaac. He was given only 5 shillings in his father' s will, but had probably received land earlier, as was the custom at the time. Probably fought in the war against England with his brothers John and Andrew. Listed on D.A.R. Patriot Index: ISAAC WELDON, Sr., B. c 1745 D. before 11-21-1831. married. Private, Georgia. Complete papers are on file at D.A.R. headquarters. Isaac is always listed as Senior. He apparently entered the war when he was about 31 with a fairly good sized son already, Isaac, Jr.

WILL OF ISAAC WELDON 14 JUNE 1831 GEORGIA, JASPER COUNTY

In the name of God amen. I Isaac Weldon of the state and county aforesaid, being conscious of my approaching dissolution, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, but being in sound mind and memory do ordain and make this will and testament, first of all. I recommend my soul to God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in a decent Christian burial nothing doubting that I shall receive the same again at the general resurrection by the mighty power of Him who gave it, and as touching my worldly effects wherewith God has blessed me I dispose of in the following manner, viz.

1st. I give unto my son Jacob Weldon two Negroes viz. one woman named Charlotte aged about thirty two years and her daughter Lurana about eight years old.

2nd. I give to my sons Moses Weldon and William Weldon my negro man Dick aged about thirty five years and two cows and calves each.

3rd. I give to my son Isaac Weldon one hundred one and a quarter acres of land the place whereon I now live and two hundred and two and a half acres of land in the 22nd district of Wilkinson County Number one hundred and sixty five, one bay horse, one anvil and one sledge hammer.

4th. I give to my daughter Polly Crain and her children one negro girl named Patsey aged about thirteen years.

5th. I give to my granddaughter Elizabeth Crain one feather bed and furniture.

6th. I give to my daughter Catharine Wilkins and her children one negro woman named Winney aged about forty or fifty years and two cows and calves.

7th. I give to my son John Weldon two Negroes viz. one negro girl named Charity aged about twelve years and a boy Henry aged about ten years, and I give to my son John Weldon the balance of my cattle, Hogs, household and kitchen furniture, and all other property belonging to me, not named in this will.

8th. I give to my granddaughter Nancy Weldon, daughter of John Weldon, my feather bed and furniture. I appoint my brother Andrew and Jacob McClendon my Executors to carry this will into effect.

In testimony hereunto before the witnesses I pronounce this to be my last will and testament and have affixed my hand and seal to the same this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one.

Andrew Weldon Isaac Weldon seal

John W. Weldon mark

Jacob McClendon JP

The following information is from the http://members.aol.com/InmanGA/Family.welden.html website:

"Jacob's son Isaac was born about 1745 and died in Jasper Co., GA about 1839. He married Tobiatha/Tabitha about 1760. The D.A.R. Patriot Index lists him as Isaac Sr., born c. 1745 in NC; d.11-21-1831 in GA; and served as a Pvt. in GA during the Revolutionary War (p.3143, D.A.R.) He was given a grant in St. Paul's Parish in 1774, and later obtained other land grants. Part of his land grant in Jasper County was purchased by that county's government to be the courthouse square in Monticello, GA. Isaac and other in his family had been granted passports by the Governor of Georgia to travel in Indian Territory (Isaac's was ordered Sep. 28, 1801).

Indian, Spanish and other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky,

Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina

by DOROTHY WILLIAMS POTTER

GATEWAY PRESS INC. Baltimore 1982

Page 170

GEORGIA

BY 1802 through Georgia's cession to the federal government of her western lands and the purchase of the Louisiana Territory soon after, a vast new area was opened for settlement in the territory organized into the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As these new lands were opened for Americans, streams of immigrants

began to pour in from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.

The state of Georgia in 1788 was on the frontier of the United States. Therefore, numerous. passports were issued to travel from Georgia to the Indian tribes of the Southwest and also to the Spanish and British settlements beyond. Passports were issued because, in order to reach the western settlements, one had to travel through the Creek Indian Nation. Activity along the boundary line was relatively intense, so that many passports or applications are filed in the Georgia Archives The pre-1800 pass applications or affidavits are on microfilm only as Georgia Executive Department Incoming Correspondence, File II, Pre-1800" Microfilm Drawer 202, box_. A few

larger passports have also been retired to microfilm with the originals unavailable to patrons or researchers, e.g., the George McFalls' papers of 1804. Others are being retired as circumstances dictate, hence the index for "File II, Pre-1800" should always be checked, regardless of the date, if the subject cannot be located elsewhere.

The vast majority of the pass applications or affidavits, however, are housed in the Georgia Archives' File II under the individual's name. If more than one person is given on the record, it might be filed under any of the names shown. This is not a problem for users of this book, inasmuch as full references arc given herein.

The earliest passports were usually issued to persons entering the Creek Nation to trade, collect debts, or recover stolen horses and slaves; but, after the opening of the Southwest to the settlers, many passports were issued to those who wished "to view the country" with the intention of settling there.

Passports were granted only to those giving promise of good conduct while so journeying in the Indian country. In seeking the required passport, the applicants were expected to furnish references of good character from local officials or others in a position to vouch for them in a number of cases, these depositions have survived while the passports have not.

Responsible authorities found it prudent to exercise caution in allowing wayfarers to enter the Creek Nation. It was imperative that trouble makers who could so easily upset the balance of peace be kept out. To assure tranquillity among whites and Indians alike, anyone proposing to enter the Nation was required to obtain a passport from the Georgia Governor or the current Indian Agent. The Creek Nation was a semi-sovereign domain within itself, and entry demanded observance of that status.

With the rapid settlement of the and ceded by the Creek Indian Nation through treaties, Georgia's population shifted sharply westward. The old Capital at Louisville was no longer in the center of the settled areas. As a result of this westward movement, a demand arose for the seat of government to be moved to a more central location.

Accordingly, in 1804, the Georgia General Assembly passed an act relocating tile state capital in the town of Milledgeville then arising on the bank of the Oconee River just above Fort Wilkinson. It was 1807 before the records of the state were removed to

Milledgeville, along with the issuance of the Georgia passports.

Page176

"Monday 28th September 1801 ordered That passports through the creek nations of Indians to the settlements on the Tom or Tom Bigby river be prepared for Isaac Weldon Senior, Jacob Weldon, William Whitefield and Frederick Killpatrick Williams which were presented and signed" Has foot note 59.

Page 375 This is foot note 59. "Isak Weldon, Columbia County, Georgia presented a pass by Governor Emanuel to the creek Agency on Nov. 24, 1801. Hawkins Letters" p. 358."

Book "History Of Jasper County, Georgia"

Compiled and Sponsored by the Jasper County Historical Foundation, Inc.

Page 309-311

Issac Weldon by Mrs Sarah Burns Milner and Mrs Weldon Jelks

"Isaac Weldon, b. 1740-50, was one of the early settlers of Jasper County. It is not known the exact date when Isaac , his brother Andrew and perhaps other brothers and or sisters moved to Jasper County. Their father Jacob, had received a 500 acre land grant in 1773 and another 300 acre grant in 1775, both in Richmond County (St Paul's Parish). An Isaac Weldon, perhaps ours, received a grant in the same county in 1774.

Jacob's will signed in Richmond County, January 25, 1779, names his wife Katron, Sons: Isaac, Joseph, John, and Andrew; and daughters: Nancy, Hannah, Gille, and Mary. Isaac and Andrew were in Georgia during the American Revolution, both served in the armed forces - Isaac was a private in Captain Cartledge's Company; Andrew served with Col. Elijah Clark. Isaac and Andrew lived for a time in Columbia County. Both had passports to travel through the Creek Nation Territory about 1801.

The earliest references we have to their being in Jasper County, which was then Randolph County, were property deeds: a deed dated 1808 list Isaac "Welding" of Randolph County; another names "Andrew Weldon" in 1810. In 1808, the commissioners appointed to lay out Monticello bought Lot No. 56 Dist. 16 from Isaac Weldon for $912.12 1/2. He had won this land in the 1807 Land Lottery, and it is now the town square of Monticello and the area surrounding it.

Isaac's son, William (b. 1770 in NC), probably came to Jasper County before his father. An archival source says William was a farmer and that he and his family are supposed to have come into Georgia via the McIntosh Trail about 1800. Since he was old enough to marry in 1801, perhaps he did not live with his parents in Georgia before that date.

He married in Columbia County, but came to Jasper early because their nine children were born in Jasper County between 1840 and 1821. Isaac's will was filed in Jasper County, November 21, 1831. He named sons: Jacob, Moses, William, Isaac, and John; daughters, Catherine Wilkins, Polly Crane; granddaughters Nancy Weldon (daughter of John) and Elizabeth Crane (daughter of Polly)."

Book "Some Georgia County Records Vol. 2" By The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.

Page 200

"Pages 410-411: 18 Aug 1788. John Weldon of Richmond Co. to Wm. Stark of same, for 100 pds, 287 1/2 acres bounded SW by Academy lands.

Signed: John Weldon. Wit: Isaac Weldon, Jas. Fleming, J.P. Reg. 11 Dec 1790."

Book "Georgia Land Owners' Memorials 1758-1776"

Abstracted by Eve B. Weeks and Robert S. Lowery Mary Bondurant Warren, Editor

Page 225

"98 Isaac Weldon, 300 Acres, St. Paul's Parish, 2/100. Bounded by vacant land. Granted 7-5-1774. Signed 9-14-1774 by James McFarland for Isaac Weldon."

1830 census age indicates birth between 1740-1750.

Info from 1820 Census:

3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-18, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 male over 45, 1 female under 10, 3 females 10-15, 1 female 26-44

Info from 1830 Census:

1 male 89-90