Born in Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Rogers Tarver
and Elizabeth (Jordan) Tarver
Sister of
Richard Tarver, Patience (Tarver) Gibson, Charlotte Marie (Tarver) Arnold, Wesley B. Tarver [half], Benjamin Thomas Tarver [half], Charlotte Arnold Tarver [half], Allen Tarver [half] and Benjamin Tarver
Wife of
Robert Tarver
— married
7 Oct 1805 in Richmond, Georgia, United States
Wife of
William Gilliam
— married
11 Aug 1809 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Mother of
John Gilliam
Died after
after age 35
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2016
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Biography
Mason was born in 1775. She was the daughter of John Tarver and Elizabeth Jordan.
Estate of John Tarver, Wilkes Co., GA [1]
- 1815 - Receipts of Elizabeth Tarver, Wm. Gibson, Samuel Tarver and Wm. Gilliam in part of their legacies.
- Jan 1815 - Elizabeth Tarver, wid, vs. Richard, Samuel, Benj., and Andrew Tarver and Wm. Gibson, Wm. Gilliam, and Jas Jordan. Bill in equity for dower in real estate, slaves Jesse and Hannah and Hannah’s children.
- Richard Tarver in his answer says while Elizabeth was living with his father as his wife, Richard owned land etc. and that Hannah was loaned to his mother by the will of Geo. Jordan, and that Jim was given to said Richard and Hannah’s other children are younger than Jim.
- The petition of Elizabeth Tarver in this suit was dated 18 Apr 1814. Says she married John Tarver, dec’d, Sept 5, 1795. Apr. 26, 1808 - John Tarver signed his will, in which he named his children, Richard Tarver, Patience Gibson (then and now the wife of Wm. Gibson), Mason Tarver (then the wife of Robt. Tarver and since intermarried with Wm. Gilliam), Charlotte Tarver (then and now the wife of Samuel Tarver), Benj. and Andrew Tarver, all of Wilkes Co., except Charlotte and Samuel who reside in Burke Co.
- John Tarver died Sept. 6, 1810. He app. David Bates, now dec’d and Jas. Jordan now of Oglethorpe Co., excrs.
- John purchased of Wm. Gibson in 1806 or 1807, 25 acres of land being Williams part of a tract he and his brother Geo. Gibson bought of Wm. Digby.
- The slave Hannah and her children were given to the first wife by a Mr. Jordan.
- July 1818 - Dower in land awarded.
Sources
- ↑ Davidson, Grace Gillam, “Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County,” originally published, Macon, GA, 1933; reprinted 1968 and 1992, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC, Vol. 2, pp. 301-302.
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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