David John Means (1800 - 1865)

Born 1800 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1865 at about age 65 in Boligee, Greene, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Dr. David John or John David Means was born in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

He married Charlotte Agnes (Johnston) Means (1804-aft.1880) and they had the following known children:

1. Rebecca M. (Means) Graham (1830- aft 1880)
2. Hudson Johnston Means (1831-1872) (1831-1872)^[1][2]
3. Proctor Means (1833-)
4. Eliz Gould Means (1836-1936)^[1]

He built the Boligee Plantation in Boligee, Greene, Alabama in 1835.^[3][4]

He was enumerated with his wife and two children on the 1850 U.S. Census in Greene, Alabama^[1] He was enumerated on the 1860 U.S. Census in Tallahatchie, Mississippi.^[2]

He passed away before 1869 when his home was purchased by the Hays family and renamed Myrtle Hill.^[3]

Slaves

He owned 110 slaves according to the 1850 Greene County census.

Research Notes

David Means is named as a minor child of John and Mary Means in the 1805 will of John Means.^[5]

The children of David J Means (dec'd) were named in the 1876 will of David's sister, Martha (Means) Nott.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25;
   FamilySearch Record: MH5M-NRW (accessed 16 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68V3-D58
   Charlotte A Means (47) in Greene, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age/Year	Occupation	Birth Place
   David J Means	M	50/1800		Alabama
   Charlotte A Means	F	47/1803		Alabama
   Hudson J Means	M	19/1831		Alabama
   Elija G Means	M	14/1836		Alabama
   Robert McFarland	M	27/1823		Tennessee

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1860 Census, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GV-32N : 18 February 2021), D J Means, 1860, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States.

   Name	Sex	Age/Year
   D. J. Means
   Hudson J Means	M	28/1832
   H. J. Means

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Forgotten History of Boligee Hill Plantation
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boligee_Hill#cite_note-NRIS-1
5. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1780-1868; General Index, 1780-1865; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Fairfield County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9080 #1666857 (accessed 24 January 2024)
6. ↑ Will: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
   Will Records, 1821-1935; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Greene County); Probate Place: Greene, Alabama
   Ancestry ca Record 8799 #9595258 (accessed 24 January 2024)
   Will of Marth C Nott of Greene, Alabama, granted probate on 1 Oct 1876.