Susannah (Harvey) McElveen Burnside Bragg

Susannah "Susan" Bragg formerly Harvey aka McElveen, Burnside, Bragg
Born about 1788 [uncertain] in Black Creek, Screven, Georgia, United States [uncertain]. Emanuel Harvey left a will which named her along with her mother and siblings, so, she is the daughter of Emanuel Harvey and Elizabeth Unknown Harvey

Susannah was married 3 times:

1) William Emanuel McElveen, Sr : married 16 Mar 1807 in Bryan, Georgia, United States
2) Edmond Burnside : married 1826 [marriage location?]
3) William Bragg : married 15 Aug 1835 in Chatham, Georgia with whom she had no children.

- Susannah is named as "my beloved Daughter Susannah McElvene" in her father Emanuel's Will dated 1817.
- Susannah is named as "Susan Bragg and Susan Burnside" in the probate of her mother Elizabeth's estate in 1852-1852.

Family and Property

On 16 Mar 1807 in Bryan County Georgia Susannah Harvey married William Emanuel McElveen.
According to ongoing research, William McElveen, the first of the clan to settle in Bulloch County. He left his home in Williambsburg SC to move to Bulloch County GA after his discharge in 1782. He and Susan together had the following 7 live children.

   1. Rebecca (McElveen) Stickland b. 1807 d. 18 Mar 1856m. Peter Richard Strickland.

2. William Emmanuel McElveen Jr. (1812-18800 m. Sophronia Elizabeth Wise.
3. John D (1815 - 1890) m. Esther M. Groover 5 Dec 1844 in Bulloch County GA
4. Esther Groover is a namesake for the Esther Groover who was the Preacher William Marion Groover's little sister and Johannes Gruber and Mary Kralcher's last child after Johannes was shot at the Salzburger's ranch Cowpens in 1780. This might show the Groover family's presence in Bulloch County after the war.
5, Moses (1818-1881) m. Mary Ellen Stevens 20 Jun 1841 Chatham County Georgia
6. Susan Catherine (abt 1820-1893) m. Bridger John Wise 9 Feb 1843
7. Margaret Eveline (10 May 1822 - 18 Nov. 1879) m. Silas Elisha Bowen 3 Sep 1843 in Bulloch County Georgia
===Census===

William is still alive in 1820. The 1820 census Master William “McElvin” is listed as head of the household and is believed to be the free white male listed as age 26 to 44. This range tracks with the birth year listed as 1785.

Those in the household are listed as 11 that includes 3 slaves. The free white persons are William, discussed above, 1 female aged 45 and over (who is this?), 1 female aged 26 to 44 (possibly his wife Susan), 1 female under 10 and 4 males 15 years and under.

William and his wife Susannah recorded in Bryan County Deed Book D dated 8 Sep 1826 “Susannah McElween, Adm. of William McElween, bond with Edmund Burnside and Andrew Bird.”

2nd. Susannah married Edmund Burnsides and they had 2 known children. The census record for Edmund Burnside is included (in case they were married then). In the 1830 census, Edmund Burnside is listed as head of the household. There are 11 free white persons listed and 2 slaves for a total of 13 persons. The details on the free white persons are: 1 male age 20 to 30, 1 female age 30 to 40, 1 female and 1 male aged 15 to 19 and 7 children under age 15.[8]

IS THIS CENSUS CONFUISING?

   1. Della Anne (1826-1890) m. John Dennis Benjamin Hughes 

   2. James Elias (1829-1891m Susan E. Sheffield 16 Dec 1865 

On 3 March 1834, Susannah Burnside was named Executrix for her deceased husband Edmund Burnside. [CITATION NEEDED]

m. 3rd William Bragg

Following Edmund Burnside's death, Susan Burnsides, widow of Bulloch County, married William Bragg on 15 August 1835 in Chatham County, Georgia.[10] William Bragg died about 1938.
Residences

Susan did not appear on the 1840 census.

In the 1850 census Susan Bragg is listed as 62 years old (estimated birth year 1788). She is living in the home of a Heughs (spelling not clear) family.[11]

Susan was living with her son John Daniel McElveen during the 1860 census in the Bengal area of Bulloch County, Georgia with Statesboro as the Post Office. In that census, Susan Bragg is listed as 71 years old (estimated birth year 1789). The census records fit with her estimated birth year of 1788.

Probate

Last Will and Testament of Susannah Bragg
Bulloch County, Georgia.
12 January 1861.
4 February 1861 (proved).

In her Will, Susannah names the following persons, in the following order:

   my Beloved Daughter Delila Ann Hughes and my Son James E. Burnsides and their children

   my beloved Sons John D McElven and William E McElven 

Signed: Susannah Bragg (her mark).
Witnesses: B[ridges] J Wise, Rebecca E Strictland, Margaret A R Strictland.
Executors: my beloved Sons John D McElven and William E McElven.

On 4 February 1861 in Bulloch County Court, John D. McElven produced the Will, Bridges J Wise made oath she saw her sign and Will. John D. McElven was granted Probate, and was ordered to perfrect an Inventory of the estate.[12]

If her Will was written 12 January 1861, how did she die in September 1859? Spratlin-29 19:32, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Burial

It is believed Susan is buried in the Bengal District near Statesboro, Georgia.
Or that she is buried in McElveen Family Cemetery, Arcola, Bulloch Co., GA.

The 1817 Will of Emanuel Harvey (bef.1742-bef.1817), and the 1852–1853 Probate for Rebecca (Harvey) DeVaughn (abt.1776-1852) and her mother Elizabeth (Unknown) Harvey (abt.1745-abt.1835) prove Susannah's parents. The following other children of Elizabeth Harvey, siblings of Rebecca DeVaughn, are listed in the 1852 document:

   William Harvey, living in the State of Georgia

   Susan Bragg (Burnside)

   Martha intermarried with John Sheffield

   Polly (Mary), intermarried with James Martin 

==Autosomal DNA== Following [https://www.geni.com/projects/H1-C16239T-Mitochondrial-DNA/36277]

References

• FamilySearch Person: GFVC-9FF for William Harvey (unk-unk). Under the Sources tab, expand Source Will of Emanuel Harvey, under Describe The Record (Notes), click MORE for Will transcription. [A search is in progress for the Will either online or from the Bryan County, Georgia, Courthouse.]
• County Judge, Jackson County, Florida, Records of estates, 1840-1893, Estates index (dates not given); database with images, FamilySearch (image 27); see pages C44-48, C90-94, C109-111, C151-153, C346-351.
• County Judge, Jackson County, Florida, Records of estates, 1840-1893, Record of estates, v. C 1851-1857; database with images, FamilySearch (image 33); see pages C44-48, C90-94, C109-111, C151-153, C346-351.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 September 2021), memorial page for Rebecca McElveen Strickland (1807–18 Mar 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #137340759, ; Maintained by Cousins by the Dozens (contributor 46904925) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a burial location unknown.
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWZB-D5X : 12 January 2020), William E. Mc Elveen, 1837.
• http://genealogytrails.com/geo/bryan/court_abstracts.html
• 1830 US Federal Census, Bulloch County, Georgia.
• James McElveen Bulloch County [2] Georgia Archives.
• Chatham County, State of Georgia, Court of Ordinary Marriages 1830 to 1837, No. 1772.
• 1850 US Federal Census, Subdivision 6, Bulloch County, Georgia.
• 12.0 12.1 Court of Ordinary, Bulloch County, Georgia, Wills and miscellaneous estate records, 1816-1927, Wills and miscellaneous estate records 1854-1875; database with images, FamilySearch (image 184, image 185).
• 13.0 13.1 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/KGM9-MF9/burial
• Bengal was largest early town in Bulloch County.

See also:

• Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850
• 1850 and 1860 US Federal Census Records for Bulloch County, Georgia.

   FamilySearch Person: KGM9-MF9 for Susannah Harvey (1788–1859).