Martha Jarman (abt. 1811 - abt. 1889)

Born about 25 Nov 1811 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1889 at about age 77 in Dellwood, Jackson, Florida

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Biography

BRYAN (T) MESSER AND MARTHA (Y) GERMAN/JARMAN Bryan (t) Messer was born on March 2, 1809 in North Carolina. Martha Jarman was born on November 25, 1811 in North Carolina. They married prior to 1830, whereas oldest son, Hardy B. Messer was born about 1831-32. An article on John Messer, Bryant and Martha's youngest son, in the Florida, Past, Present and Future (1513-1913) states that Bryan (t) and Martha (sp. Germaine) Messer, natives of North Carolina, who in about 1865 moved to Florida, locating in Jackson County. To their union were born fifteen children. He was a carpenter by trade and followed this occupation in early life but after to florida turned his attention to farming.

Residence

1850: District 22, Decatur, Georgia

1860: District 21, Decatur, Georgia

1870: Marianna, Jackson, Florida

1880: Precinct 10, Jackson, Florida

Occupation

Bryant Messer

1850: Occupation not legible

1860: Occupation is listed as a Farmer, real estate $500, personal value $400.

1870: Occupation is listed as farmer, real estate $500, personal value $881.

Children

1. Margaret possible one daughter, Margaret
2. Sarah
3. David
4. Note: Betty mentions Margaret because her father, B.E. always carried the story that there was a daughter named Margaret that died at age 12 in North Carolina. This has not been documented.
5. Hardy B. died in the Civil War.
6. William F. was in the civil war.
7. George W. was in the civil war.
8. H. D. (his name could of possible be Harvey or Henry) died in the Civil war.
9. Ferney S. was in the civil war. Moved his family to Louisiana.
10. Zachariah T. was in the civil war. He moved family to Calhoun County, Florida.
11. Charles Messer was last documented in the 1870 Jackson County, Florida census being age 21, farm laborer in the household with Bryant and Martha. The story is that Charles left for West Texas. Information furnished by laudia Messer Justiss, dated June 28, 1969: "Charlie had one son, Charlie, Jr., he was a preacher, Baptist, she thinks. In addition to Louisa Messer, There was another girl, but she died while a small girl, she believes, do not know her name." At this time we have not been able to find any trace of Charles.
12. Louis C. was in the Gadsden County Home Guard.
13. Pierce F.
14. Council
15. Louisa Messer married Hardy L. Green
16. John Messer

Land

Property sold

April 15, 1829

Bryan Messer to Sidney Jarman for $100.00, all my right in 150 acres on which I now reside, which was conveyed to me by my father, William Messer, April 15, 1829........registered Book R-18, page 213, which land is between Beaver Dam and Long Branch. Wts: Wm C Murphy

Propert Suit:

Recorded June 16, 1858. Georgia Decatur County.

Whereas in obedience to the Superior Court of said County, at the suit of Duncan Turner against Bryant Messer & Otis smith Security returnable to the April Term 1857. I Abner P. Belcher Sheriff of said County did lately seize lot of land number four hundred & six in the twenty first District of said County - as the property of Bryant Messer and after being duly and publicly advertised agreeabe to law, did on the Second day of June 1857, at the place of public sales in said County expose the same to public sale, when Thomas Mann & Richard Smith being the highest bidders the same was knocked off the (?) for the sum of five dollars...

Signed, Sealed and delivered In presence of Daniel Humphrey, I. Law Ory. A.P. Belcher Shff (LL).

Property Articles of Agreement

1866 Jan 13, Jackson County, Florida, USA

State of Florida, Jackson County. Articles of agreement made and concluded upon this the 13th day of January A.D. 1866 between Joseph Hinson of the one part and Bryan Messer of the other part both of the County and State aforesaid. First the said Joseph Hinson in consideration of fifteen bags of cotton, each bag to weigh five hundred pounds of lint cotton to be delivered to him by the said Bryant Messer on or before the 1st day of Janary 1867... to the said Bryan Messer and his heirs or to whom he or they shall appoint or direct the following described land lying in the County and State foresaid to wit: the north half of the north east quarter of section thirty: the east half of the north west quarter and the east half of the south west quarter of section twenty nine (29, the east half of the south east quarter of section nineteen and the south west quarter and the south east quarter of the north west quarter of section twenty, all in Township Five (5, of range eight north & west containing five hundred and twenty (520, acres more or less with covenants to be therein contained...

Wm E. Anderson, W.S. Spears, Joseph Hinson. B. Messer

(On October 12, 1867, Bryan Messer paid Joseph Hinson the sum of $1000.00 for the 520 acres, more or less, which is described in the agreement. In the Jackson County, )

Indenture

1874 Jan 12: State of Florida. County of Jackson.

State of Florida. County of Jackson. This indenture made the Twelfth day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Four, between John Hartsfield... of the first part and Bryan Messer... of the second part... party of the first part in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars lawful money of the United States to (?) in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, semise, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever, one Bay Horse and his crop four the year 1874, also... peoperty unto said party of the second part...

W.H. Harvey, Thomas F. Batzell, John Hartsfield (his mark).

(At the Jackson County Courthouse in Book F, Page 247, on January 22, 1874, Bryan Messer brought from John Hartsfield, one horse and his crops for the year of 1874.)

1875 Jul 25

State of Florida. Jackson County.

Know all men by these presents that Bryan Messer and Martha Messer his wife... for the consideraton of four dollars received to our full satisfaction of Georgia E. Lewis... do grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Georgia E. Lewis... that part and parcel of land lying and being in the State and County aforesaid and lying on the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 Section, Township 5, Range 8, commencing at the crossroad at the source of the house known as Pierce F. Messer's store, then (?) east seventy yards to a lightwood post, then north seventy yards, then west seventy yards, thence back to the starting point also in the same Section, Township, and Range another part and parcel of land commencing at a post where the Bellview Road crosses the West line of the aforesaid Section, then running along said line better known as the Section line road; seventy yards thence, one hundred and forty yards in such a direction as to be seventy yards from the road at the stopping place, then seventy yards to the Bellview Road then down such road to the starting point...

B. Messer, Martha Messer (her mark) Witnesses: S.C. Stibbins, (?) P. Coulliette.

have not found documents for:

In the Marks and Brands Book, page 46, at Jackson County Courthouse, Marianna, Florida, states: Bryant Messer records his mark and brand as Follows: Mark crop in one ear and swallowfork and underbit in the other. Brand and eight pointer star.

On July 25, 1876, Bryan and Martha Messer sold to Georgia E. Lewis, for $4.00 a parcel of land for their proper use and foresee for a school. Which at this time there is an old school building on the land.

On January 11, 1887, Marthie Messer deeded a portion of land to John and Ida V. Messer. Which was recorded on January 20, 1905.

On July 5, 1888, Martha Messer deeded another portion of land to Ida V. Messer, wife of John Messer. Which was recorded on the same day. For some unknown reason, Council and wife, Sallie C. Messer deeded land to John Messer.

Which all these deeds were portions of land that once belonged to Bryant Messer.

No deed has been found where he deeded the land to the church, but the church is located on the land that Bryant owned. Deeds were found where others deeded portions of their land for the cemetery. According to the 1884 minutes of the West Florida Baptist Association meeting. The Dellwood Baptist church address was PO Dellwood, R. C. B. Lawrence was Pastor, L.C. Messer was Clerk and Messengers were Z. Hamilton, G. W. Messer and Henry Green.

Military

B. Messer in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: B. Messer

Side: Confederate

Regiment State/Origin: Florida

Regiment: 5th Battalion, Florida Cavalry

Company: B,

Rank In: Private

Rank Out: Private

Film Number: M225 roll 6

Martha Mercer in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Mercer[Martha Messer] Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1822 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1850: District 22, Decatur, Georgia, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 115

Household Members:

Name Age

Bryant Mercer 35

Martha Mercer 28

Hardy Mercer 16

William Mercer 14

David Mercer 12

George Mercer 11

Harry Mercer 10

Sarah Mercer 13

Fern Mercer 5

George Mercer 9

Taylor Mercer 4

L Cass Mercer 3

Lewis Mercer 2

Charles Mercer 0

Martha Messex in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Messex [Martha Messer] Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1811 Gender: Female Birth Place: Georgia Home in 1860: District 21, Decatur, Georgia Post Office: Faceville Family Number: 793 Value of real estate: View image Household Members:

Name Age

Bryant Messex 55

Martha Messex 49

Wm Messex 25

Harvy Messex 16

Femy Messex 14

Zachariah Messex 12

Luvis Messex 10

Chas Messex 8

Pierce Messex 6

Council Messex 4

Louisa Messex 3

John Messex 2

Martha Messer in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Martha Messer Age: 70 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Precinct 10, Jackson, Florida Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Bryan Messer Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: House Keeper

Household Members:

Name Age

Bryan Messer 72

Martha Messer 70

Ervin Messer 22

Died

Martha "marthey" Jarman Aka German Messer in the Web: Florida, Find A Grave

Name: Martha "marthey" Jarman Aka German Messer

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1811

Age at Death: 78

Death Date: 1 Dec 1889

Burial Place: Dellwood (Jackson County), Jackson County, Florida, USA

Sources

• Source: S11 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record; Repository: #R1
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• Source: S15 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records; Repository: #R1
• Source: S16 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the; Repository: #R1
• Source Information

National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NPS_civilwarsoldiers&h=2028017&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=70504

• Source Citation

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 22, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M432_67; Page: 38B; Image: 189 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18595641&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=6742

• Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: District 21, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M653_119; Page: 213; Image: 213; Family History Library Film: 803119 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=10998890&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=8054

• Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 10, Jackson, Florida; Roll: 128; Family History Film: 1254128; Page: 582A; Enumeration District: 070; Image: 0730 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=martha+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=messer&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1811&msrpn__ftp=florida&mssns=messer&cp=0&MSAV=1&uidh=ikq&pcat=35&h=4424373&db=1880usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1

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• Source Information

Ancestry.com. Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WebSearch-3896&h=4086720&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=8054