William Brooks Tankersley (1782 - 1855)

Born 1782 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Tankersley — married 27 Oct 1803 in Columbia, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1855 at about age 73 in Appling, Columbia County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

In the 1820 census William was in Capt William Taynes District, Columbia, Georgia, United States.^[1] He was recorded with 14 enslaved people.

In the 1830 census William was in District 4, Columbia, Georgia.^[2] He was recorded with 19 enslaved people.

In the 1840 census William was in District 4, Columbia, Georgia.^[3] He was recorded with 25 enslaved people.

In the 1850 census William (age 72), Planter, was in Columbia, Georgia, United States.^[4]

William was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Columbia, Georgia, United States as a slave owner of 14 enslaved people.^[5] William was mentioned on a memorial in Old Bullard Place Cemetery, Appling, Columbia County, Georgia, United States with a death date of 21 September 1855.^[6] His findagrave memorial includes the following:

William Brooks Tankersley was an antebellum planter, lawyer, state legislator, and justice of the peace. He served for 14 years in the Georgia General Assembly--12 years as a representative and 2 years as a senator. He also served as Speaker Pro Tem during a special session of the General Assembly. At one point, he served as a justice of the peace in Columbia County at the same time as serving as a state representative and then as a senator.

Records Needed: Inventory and Partition of his Estate

William Brooks Tankersley predeceased his sister Susan. Susan's estate passed probate on 14 January 1861 in Columbia, Georgia, United States.^[7]

William's heirs (his wife and children) were referenced in her will and in the partion of the people she had enslaved. Provisions of the Susan Pace Will quoted within the writ of partition:

I desire that the remaining portion of my Negroes be divided into three equal shares or portions families being kept together as much as possible.

1/3 or portion of said Negroes I give to Margaret Tankersley and her living children share and share. The portion given to Margaret to be turned over to Brooks tankersley as trustee during her life and at her death to be given by him equally divided between her said children.

1/3 or lot of said Negroes I give to my brother George Tankersley and the remaining third I give to Edwin T Jones in Trust for the soul and separate use of his mother Elsie Cartilage during her life and at her death to be equally divided share and share alike between her three children Edmond T Jones, Augustus Jones, and Mary Cutliff wife of John Cutluff,

That is to say:

George tankersley 1/3 of the Negroes

To Edwin T Jones entrust for Elsie Cartledge 1/3 of said Negroes,

To Brooks Tankersley entrust for Margaret Tankersley1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

To AB Tankersley 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

To WB Tankersley 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

To Daniel P Marshall in right of his wife the 1/8 of the remaining 1/3 of said Negroes

To Elsie Tankersley the 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

To Griffin Tankersley the 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

To Catherine Dunn 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negros

To Susan B Coleman 1/8 of the remaining third of said Negroes

They being the living children of Margaret tankersley and the partition on division by you to be made open by lot or otherwise certified to under your hands and seals and have the same before me honor before the first Monday in March next as also this writ given under my hand and seal this 14th January 1861 ...

Daniel P Marshall shown above was the husband of Margaret A Tankersley.

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Capt William Taynes District, Columbia, Georgia; Page: 26; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1427443 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   William B Tankersley in Capt William Taynes District, Columbia, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: District 4, Columbia, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Family History Library Film: 0007036
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1747979 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   William Tankesly in District 4, Columbia, Georgia.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: District 4, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 0007042
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1685198 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   William B Tankenley in District 4, Columbia, Georgia.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Columbia, Georgia; Roll: 66; Page: 251b; Line Number: 8
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18577429 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   William Tankersley (72), Planter, in Columbia, Georgia, USA. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93362339 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   William Tankersly, slave owner of 14 enslaved people, in 1850 in Columbia, Georgia, USA.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #110304664 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Judge William Brooks Tankersley Sr. (1782-21 Sep 1855), citing Old Bullard Place Cemetery, Appling, Columbia County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Clint (contributor 48122086).
7. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Estate Records and 12 Month Support, 1833-1911; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Columbia County); Probate Place: Columbia, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #121812 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Susan Pace probate on 14 Jan 1861 in Columbia, Georgia, USA.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/103279813/person/290026450555/facts : accessed 22 September 2018), profile for William Brooks Tankersley Sr.

• Partition of William B Tankersly Estate 1855

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